The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-15
NO MORE FIGHTING IN CUBA.
THE REVOLUTIONIsTS TALKING BIG
but DOING NOTHING.

Claimed That n Provisional Cow
ernment Has Been Organized with
Gen. Mnru as President-Edward
CaStIeten's strange Actions.
Jacksonville. Fla. March 14.-Judge E.
c. Murphy OF Brooklyn, N. Y, accom-
panied by party of friends. arrived in
the city to-day from Havana. Judge
Murphy. like many others. when asked
about the Cuban insurgents. said that
he had heard very little about the trouble
while on the island. He is OF the opln-
ion that the trouble is not half as bad as
reported. The captains and officers OF
the Spanish army attended the operas
every night and seemed in no way dis
turbed over the matter. Everything is
quiet and business-like on the streets,
and n there Is any trouble Il is not ap-
parent and must be in the back coun-
try and smaller towns.
The judge and his party viii remain in
the city few days before leaving for
the north.
Tampa. Fla. March 14-when
the steamer olivette arrived this
evening from Havana a rush
was made for the passengers in
search of Cuban revolutionary news. Very
few would admit knowing anything un-
I'll, finally the Southern Associated Press
correspondent struck Cuban who had
come on an important mission. He stated
that a provisional government had been
organized and that Gen. Marti had been
made provisional president Gen. Gomez
was made general-in-chief. The revolu-
tionary army as now organized consists
of 5000 infantry and 5000 cavalry. The
Cubans are armed with machetes and
rifles, while the Spanish forces are armed
with rifles and old-style swords. which Is
very clumsy.
Last Saturday a peace commission in
behalf OF the government visited Man
silla and conferred with the insurgent
commander Gen. Maso. with a view to
Inducing that officer and his command TO
lay down their arms and take the oath
OF allegiance to the government, In which
case they would be granted pardon. The
commission consisted OF Gen. Marco Gar
cia, one Of the most noted rebel leaders
OF the last insurrection and +. Spoturno.
Tuesday they returned unsuccessful and
thoroughly disgusted. Gen. Maso received
them courteously, listened to their argu-
ments and granted them an hour In
which to leave camp or else suffer tho
penalty Of being shot. Cuba will be FREQ
from Spanish misrule" said Gen. Maso;
for the war will endure ten years or
longer. II necessary"
From Santa Clara, In the eastern part
OF the island come reports OF a general
uprising during the past ten days.
In Havana there are no signs OF rebel
lion although during Tuesday night the
police quietly raided house on St. Nich-
olas street and confiscated n magazine
OF cartridges and powder stored there.
No arrests were made, as the house had
no occupants at the time of the raid.
In Havana up to the time of the de-
parturo of the Olivette no word had been
received regarding the firing upon the
Colon-New York mail steamship Allianca
by a Spanish gunboat. If the outrage
occurred, as there is no reason to doubt.
from the statement of Capt. Crossman,'
said a well-informed passenger, 1T must
have been the torpedo cruiser Nuevo
Espana, which has been painted black
since being assigned TO shore patrol duty
The NuevO Espana is known to be ora
the east coast, and Is only capable OF
running Is to II knots an hour. which
accounts for the ease with which the AL
lianca distanced her.
Rumors have for several days been cir
culating in Tampa that consignment Of
arms was en- route to a Gulf port for re-
shipment to Cuba in aid of the Cuba4
insurrection. Rumors further asserted
that fiilibustering expedition would re-
ceive the arms at this place and sail fon
Cuba.
On Tuesday morning Edward Castletons
evidently an American, visited Gavino
Gutierrez, the Spanish vice consul ar
Tampa, presenting a passport ISSUED in
New York to Cuba and asked that it be
endorsed. He presented no Credentials.
yet he represented himself as an American
agent OF the Spanish government and re-
quested the consurs cypher code, stating
that he must have 1t. He also requested
all the names Of the consurs secret serv-
ice agents in Florida These WE'RE re-
fused and the consups suspicious were
aroused. Castleton exhibited a telegram
of Identification from the Spanifh min
lister at Washington. The consul wired
Washington to verify II, thinking II n
forgery. Castleton was shaNoved. He
chartered yacht and a schoontr. These
were followed and examined. Nothing
suspicious was found. Castleton was ar
rested, as the consul construed the movo
as strategem, covering UP the real mo-
tive, and came here last night. To-day
all the freight houses werel examined
for consignments of arms. Nbthing was
found that could be shipped aboard a
fishing smack and transferred at sea. A
suspicious person has been discovered, and
is being shadowed. There are no boats
in port or about to leave port deserving
suspicion. A secret agent has been sta
toned here
Yesterday morning Castleton created
sensation by shooting into the Office OF
the Spanish vice consul ~ this port.
This morning he was fined S In the may
or's court, and was taken in charge by
the STATE he lS now IN Jd1i- AtllS uOfn~
ing he sent three kilograms to the Span
ish consul at Washington. but up to this
hour no reply has been received Deputy
Vice Consul J. NJ. Fernandez wired the
consul at Washington yesterday concerns
ing castleton. and the reply was: I'VE
know nothing Of him" The kilograms
sent by Castleton to-day were in cipher.
Madrid March 1.-THE government has
begun exercising the stBictest censorship
over all dispatches to and from Cuba.
Nothing unfavorable to the government
is permitted to pass. No cipher messages
are sent unless the key be given to the
government.
London, March 1.-THE Central News
correspondent in Madrid says: Private
kilograms from Cuba do not confirm the
official statement that the rebellion has
been virtually crushed. They declare that
the insurgents gain strength daily"
Revenue Collector Robbed.