The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07
THE WAR IN CUBA.

CIVIL AND MILITARY CONGRATULATIONS AMONG
THE sPANIARDs-GUTIERBEz DE LA VEGA
HIS ''RING" RoBBRRIEs AND HIS FRHNDs-
WHAT MAY COME OF IT-sLow PROGRESS Ii
THE FIELD IN THE FACE OF ACTIVE REBEL
COMMANDERS.
HAVANA, July 81, 1875.
In previous letter lstated that serious charges
had been brought against Gutierrez de Ia vega
but as they were OF a grave character nesitated
TO state them until could obtain full particulars
lie left here yesterday Tor SPAIN covered with the
excavations OF every loyal Spanlard and branded
as the greatest public robber that has ever been
sent to Cuoa. IL has been known for some time
that smuggling mas been carried on in TINS and
other Cuban cities grand scale. The New
York Cr0ntstd denounced r. but no one could be
lieve that 1t had assumed the gigantic proportion,
that 1t did acquire. More than 81 800 900 In gold
IS the lowest estimate. Part OF this punder
lately RENTED TO Madrid as hush money
Gutierrez de la Vega, with a list OF those
were TO share II. This document all nc .
clude the name OF the Minister for the Colo
and he, suspecting the honesty or his prot
for even public thieves are supposed 10 be nt
among MISUNDERSTANDING TO General
maseda requesting information as TO the d b..
button OF the S25O,O0O, and asking who had eu
IL. THIS telegram broke the speil that the qe.
CUBAN siren, COncnlla, nau cast over
THE ENCHANTED TENT
Las Cruces, and hurried our gay Lothario
TO Havana as well TO answer The MlnsttT be-
pleading ignorance OF the whole proceedings s
insure himself from further attacks. The unc9
peced disclosure naturally produced great r1
tion, and the result of the repeated telegram haf
been the summary
DISMISSAL OF GUTIERREZ DE LA VEGA
AS his bad luck had pursued him mp 10 tht l'fa
inst, hts last day in ONCE, he endeavor, 90
manipulate the Havana lottery so that he a. nis
trends should get the capital prize. The nu moeg
Boost was blleted for the capital prize, wtercas
the number should have been 30,oSs. The Il erg
being drawn in public, the swtndle was SOC d3.
tlced nv the crowd who had collected TO W trere
the drawing, and 'he right numoer was
tuted. THIS ends the oflica term OF the poI
ex-Gobernador Poiiuco OF Havana, VINO plI .fsr
the charity tunds OF he city, and in MS 1sH
Office of Director General OF the Royal Excr pcf
closes his career in the grand emDezzlem 0l
over a million IN nard cash.
THE MALEDIcrIoNs
OF naked, starving and unpaid army accol
him 70 Madrid, whore his -govten wealt uN,
PROBABLY be spent in intriguing Tor anott
office wherein to 1ul1l the OLD axiom that 81 .rtf
repeats itseu."
GLAD TO DE HoME FROM THE SEAT OF
Some Valmasedas stan officers and other
amateurs belonging to all the arms OF the rrc.
celeb1ateo their return from the fatigue la
ennui Of the Cinco Villas campaign by gett -Is
a private bull hgnt on the 27th inst rh' .rii-
was gotten up in grand style anu the you 71
deXteritv. rms was TO amuse the inmates -78
brothel houses of this city, who were the o. ih.
y!ted guests / regret to saw that few af
highest officials OF the government dis .rnl
themselves by their presence at THIS scar ,cls
exhibition and their utter disregard OF the 100
morality OF Havana.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
The DfdrfO De Ia a1ri1la furnishes Its sadors
WIN It's usual forraghtly exhibit of mllital aner-
ATOMS winch, summed up. mean simply llar 'ae
Spanish army, as general thing, lies gu ~
rest summer quarters, the Commander 1iai
luXurlatlng IN the cool ana secluded Ut -tA SO
los Monuos. and a lew cOntraguerillas 4ra t1l
only parties seeking the wary Mambl IN hi ri0f
tain businesses.
From the nSurgent army have the int
that Sanguill Is encamped WITHIN twenty a5 1i
Colon with 5000 well armed men, the $50 1itH
commanders KNOW that no Is there, but laFa t"
anxiety IL attack MN.
1t Is STATED tnat Garcia is in the vcinit rt
Tunas with 3, 000 men, ana that Maxine Sc MOI l5
III command OF 1900 men in The vicinity G o.upE
and Cleniuegos.
DEPORTED TO SPAIN.
Quite number army and naval ONO rera
sent nome on Yesterdays steamer by
Valmaseda. They have all been guilty
meanors, and suppose form part Of trr
clique That Concna denounced as InSuoOrt
Jovellar Will probably be able TO fin
places for them In tAe army operating agllass
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