The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
HAVANA NOW THE CUBAN HOPE
EUMORs THAT THE PATRIOTS MAY
ATTACK THE CITY.

ATTACK THE CITY.
FortificafiOns Vow Being Erected in
the suburbs for the Defense OF the
city to he Heavily Armed-MartinI
Law TO Be PrOcIaimed-FIor Crom-
bet Reported AIive-The Sugar
Plantations Deserted-The Bout
well watching the british steamer
Jason.
Key West. Fla, Aug S.-F. Pi vi Mar
GALL leader of the republican party in
spain. recently published in a weekly pa
per called Don Quixote. an article headed
East Cuba" which has caused consid-
erable excitement in Cuba. The article
severely censures the government and
claims that it alone ia responsible for the
political state Of affairs in Cuba. The pa
per said for 50 per copy translation
would he sent by mail.
Private advices to this city state that
much uneasiness Is felt in Havana. The
oficials fear that an attack will be made
on that city in the course of a few weeks.
il is reported that shortly martial law
will be declared in Havana. Fortihca-
tions are being erected at Puentes
Grandes, a suburb of Havana, which will
be heavily mounted with cannon.
Roloff. in the early part of last week,
attacked a guerilla band composed OF 90
men near Remedies, completely routing
them Immediately on the landing OF
Roloff he was joined by many young men
of the best families in the Santi Spiruu'
Santa Clara and Remedies provinces.
afflfFN
in the province of Santa Clara that IN
the course Of a few weeks they Will be IN
complete control
1t is rumored in Havana that Col Ba-
guerro died from wounds received at the
battle of VAanzuella He was olsllh-
guished officer in the Spanish army.
Valencia. the Cuban traitor, who be-
traved to the Spanish authorities the arms
and ammunition stored away in the Nuelta
Abaio district, has been rewarded by
trip to Spain.
Gen. Meua reports officially to the gov
ernment that on the I'd, Sd and 4th he at
tackled and completely routed the insur-
gents under Gen. Gomez, killing three.
His three companies being exhausted ne
would not pursue the enemy
on the list near Matanzas seventeen
members of the civil guard attacked the
hand of Matangas the notorious bandit
They lost three killed and many wounded.
II is positively asserted that notWith-
standing official reports, Flor Crombet Is
alive and well, and will soon rejoin the in
surgents, having completely recovered
from his wounds
The Louvre cafe. IA rendezvous for all
the prominent young men of Havana, is
almost deserted Many of its patrons have
joined the revolutionists at Puerto Prin-
cipe and others have formed bands near
Matanzas.
Passengers by the Mascotte report that
business is terribly depressed in CienfI-
Pos and the people demoralized fearing
an attack from the insurgents moment
arily, as the surrounding country is lit
orally swarmng with them. All the sugar
plantations are deserted. orders having
been issued by the insurgents that the
grinding of cane viii not be allowed,
threatening dea,4 and destruction of
property to all who attempt to work the
plantations.
Havana, Aug. 8.-Col A. Ebada. oper-
ating in the CienfUgos district, reports
that the men under his command had an
engagement with a rebel band led by the
bandit Matagas, at Cienaga Desapata. The
rebels lost several killed and wounded
and were driven of. One insurgent sur
rendered. The loss on the government
side was one seriously wounded.
Capt Bonet reports from Trinidad that
he has had a fight at Condado with an
insureent band under Cantero. Two reb-
ment troops were wounded.
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 8.--The British
steamer Jason which reached here Tues
day and took on a cargo of orange box
material and nine passengers for Kings
ton, Jamaica, weighed anchor and left
port this morning at $3.50 o'clock. About
fifteen minutes before she started the
United States revenue cutter Boutwell,
steamed down the river and rounded
Commodores point on her way to the sea.
The sailing of the steamship, about which
there has been so many rumors, and of
the revenue cutter within a few minutes
of each other gave rise to more rumors
to the effect that the cutter would watch
the Jason until the latter reached the
high seas. to see that nothing was SNUG
gled on board
Manuel Garcia Cruz. the Spanish con-
SUI, recently transferred from Cardiff 10
Jacksonville, has arrived in the city. Be-
fore coming he went from Cardiff to Ma
drid where he received his instructions.
lie arrived in New York a week ago last
Wednesday on the steamer Tutonic. From
New York he in company with Enrique
Mariatgui, appointed to the vice consul
ate at Tampa, went to Swanscott. Mass,
10 confer with the Spanish ambassador,
after which they left for Florida. Mr..
Cruz said that his mission was to look
out for any filibusterlng expeditions which
might be gotten up by Cubans. He said
hat he thought there would be little for
him to do.