The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11
CUBA COMPARATIVELY CALM.
THE REVOLUTION PETERING OUT
ALL OVER THE ISLAND.

Consul General Williams Denies Any
knowledge of Request by the
Spanish Government for His Re
eaII-Au But About 200 of the
ReVOlutionists Reported 20 Have
Laid Down Their Arms and Taken
the Oath of Allegiance 10 the Gov
ernment-The Uprising Prema-
ture.
Port Tampa. Fla. March 10.-The steam
er Olivette arrived to-day with advices
from Cuba up TO 1 o'clock Saturday. La
Lucha OF Havana publishes an interview
with Consul General Williams, in which
that gentleman denies any knowledge Of
request on the part of the Spanish gov
ernment for his recall Gen. Williams
states very emphaticany that his duty is
to protect American citizens and their
property, and that he will do so at all
hazards
From statements made by a half score
of well informed passengers. the so-called
revolution has about petered out. Last
Tuesday the government issued a procla-
nation, granting amnesty to all who laid
down their arms and took the oath Of al
legiance within eight days All but about
200 of the insurgents have done so, and
these are divided into two bands, under
the leadership of two negro brothers,
named Santurius. who are operating near
Santiago, burning plantation buildings
and raiding stores belonging to those not
in sympathy with their cause.
The insurgents about Matanzas, who
were under the leadership of a Cuban doc
tor and Guarberto Gomez, have surren-
dered and taken the oath.
The killing of Manuel Garcia, the jesse
James of Cuba, who has terrorized the
island for seven years, has demoralized
the bandits. who are surrendering under
the amnesty pardon.
julius Rendon, proprietor of the FL Tel
egrafo hotel in Havana, reports every
thing quiet on the island with the eX-
ceptiOn of a small band near Santiago.
Mr. Rendon states that the leaders were
not ready for rebellion when several Of
the smaller bands took the field. This
put the government on guard, and its
preparations and precautions were Of
such effect as to dispel all hope Of a
successful insurrection. The people are
taxed beyond endurance, but their only
hope for relief appears to be annexation
to the United States, which all the better
class of citizens desire.
Col. Charles E. Sprague, president of
the Dime Savings Bank of New York,
who has large interests in Cuba, reports
the utter failure of the revolution: Col.
| Sprague has visited all parts Of the
I island, and states that eight miles from
Matanzas there is a small armed body,
but that they are surrounded and are
powerless to injure the government Sc
rously. There are many bands of half
lawless marauders, but the government
troops are able to keep them from mass
ing, and Will soon, from present indica-
; tiOns, suppress them. Troops are leaving
Havana daily for the interior.
Judge Ed Murphy, of the municipal
bench of Brooklyn, n. Y, returned to-
day, fully restored to health and bright
and clipper He visited all points of in
terest and reports that everything is as
quiet as a Sunday in Brooklyn, with the
exception Of the daily parade of troops.
Judge Murphy does not understand how
a rebellion in Cuba can amount to any
thing serious, as he believes that a small
contingent of properly-bre Brooklynites
can do them all up.
Fernandina. Fla, March 1O.-The story
sent out by the organization styling itself
the Associated Press" that the British
schooner Jennie Parker, now at this port,
had been detained on suspicion Of being
loaded with arms for the Cuban revolu-
tionists, is a fake pure and simple.
The vessel is loaded with lumber, is open
to all for inspection and the custom au-
thorities are satisfied that the vessel is
not connected with any filibustering ex-
pedition.
Madrid, March 10.-The impartial has
this dispatch, dated at Havana to-day:
"On the 7th, two infantry regiments at
tackled the insurgents at Los Negros, near
Barre. One soldier was killed and seven
were wounded. The loss of the insurgents
is not known
THE brothers, Sartorius and Emiliano
Vasquez, have submitted to the authori-
ties at Holguin. The other insurgent lead
ers, Joaquin Pedroso and Charles Aguirre,
have given themselves up at Colon"
London, March 10-The Times learns
from Madrid that $500 more troops will
start for Cuba on the 10Th, with six
cruisers and nine gunboats.
CUTTING OFF THE CLERKS,