New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-12
The War In Cuba .

The War In Cuba.
A letter from Havana. July 81, 70 the
New York Herald, says:
In previous letter stated that serious
charges had been brought against Cutter
rez de la Vega, but as they were of grave
character hesitated to state them until
could obtain full particulars. He left here
yesterday for Spain. covered with the ex.
ecrations OF every loyal Spaniard and
has ever been sent to Cuba. 1t has been
known for some time that smuggling has
been carried on in this and other Cuban
cities on q grand scale. The New York
Cronista denounced it, but no one could
believe that it had assumed the gigantic
proportions that it did acquire. More than
81 SOC, 900 in gold is the lowest estimate.
Part of this plunder was lately remitted to
Madrid as hush money by Gutierrez
de la Vega, with list of those who
were to share it. This document did not
include the name of the minister for the
colonies, and he, suspecting the honesty Of
his protege-for even public thieves are sup
poeed to be honest among themselves-tele-
graphed to General Valmaseda, requesting
information as to the distribution of the
s250.O00, and asking who had sent it. This
tclcSI6u UIVA0 CuO opCl1 tudV tuO AUVoly
Cuban siren, Conchita, had cast over the
enchanted tent at Las Cruces, and hurried
our gay Lothario back to Havana, az well to
answer the minister by pleading ignorance
of the whole proceedings as to insure himself
from further attacks. The unexpected dis
closure naturally produced great sensation,
and the result OF the repeated kilograms has
been the summary dismissal of Gutierrez de
Ia Vega As his bad luck had pursued him
81 ;0kh ~ 1oek
in Office, he endeavored to manipulate the
Havana lottery 80 that he or lis friends
should get the capital prize. The number
30,037 was billetted for the capital prize,
whereas the number should have been
30,0SS. The lottery being drawn in public,
the swindle was soon noticed by the crowd
who had collected to witness the drawing,
and the right number was substituted. This
ends the official term Of the pompOus ex.
fered the charity funds Of the city, and in
his new office of Director General Of the
Royal ExcheQuer closes his career in the
grand embezzlement Of over 3 million in
hard cash.
The maledictions of naked, starving and
unpaid army accompany him to Madrid,
where his ill-g0tten wealth will probably be
spent in intriguing for another. fat Office
wherein to fulfill the old axiom that "his-
tory repeats ITSELF"
Some of Valmaseda's staff officers and
other amateurs belonging to all arms of the
service celebrated their return from the fa-
tigues and ennui of the CincO Villas cam
paign by getting up Q private bull tight on
the twenty ty-seventh instant. The affair was
gotten up in grand style, and the young
officers We'd with each other in feats Of valor
and dex terity. This was to amuse the in
mates Of the brothel houses of this city,
who were the only invited guests. regret
to say that few of the highest officials of
the government disgIa aced themselves by
their presence at this scandalous exhibi-
ton, and their utter disregard of the public
of Havana.
The Diario de la Marina furnishes its read
ers with its usual fortnightly exhibit of mill
tary operations, which, summed up, mean
simply that the Spanish army, as general
thing, lies quietly at rest in summer quar- |
ters, the commander-in-chief is luxuriating
in the cool and secluded Quinta de los No /
limos, and q few contra guerillas are the |
only parties seeking the wary Mambi in his |
mountain fastnesses. |
From the insurgent army have the in
telligence that Sanguili is encamped within |
twelve miles of Colon with 5000 well armed |
men. The Spanish commanders know that |
he is there, but have no anxiety to attack |
him.
1t is stated that Garcia is in the vicinity |
Of Las Tunas with 5000 men, and that Max |
mo Gomez is in command of 5000 men in |
the vicinity of Sagus and Cienfuegos.
Quite number of army and naval officers
we're sent home ON yesterdays steamer by |
order OF valmaseda. They have all been
guilty of miedemean0rs, and suppose form
! part of the army clique that COncha de- |
aOuuced a. insubordinste.
Jovellar will probably be able to fnd
Useful places for them in the army operating |
agaiDef thA Caflista