The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-08
CUBA AND HER HARD COMBAT.
THE sPANIARDs REPORTED To
HAVE WON MORE VICTORIES.

Tifty-Six Lives Lost in the Flood in
the VueIta Abaio District and the
number May BE Greatly Increased
when Reports From the More Re-
mote Districts Come In-EnOrmOus
Damage Done in the Tobacco Dis
trict.
Havana, Oct IA dispatch from San
tiago de Cuba says that Lieut.. Col. LeJe-
da. with his command started from San
I.uis for Palmarosino to-day to protect
the telegraph wires. On his way he sur
rrised a band of 300 rebels under DemetrIo
castillo and dispersed them. The rebels
left three dead on the field. They carried
OF their wounded, who were numerous.
The troops captured a large quantity OF
arms ammunition, provisions, etc.
Gen. Suarez Naides reports from san
Delara that he has had a battle with COM
bined bands of rebels commanded by Hay
as SuareZ, Nunez ana Aleman at Palma
Roqueta and Menas, killing hve and
wounding a large number of the enemy.
The government troops had two men
wounded.
Havana. oct. 2 via Key West Fla,
Oct THE Spanish cablegrams pun
lished here indicate the anxiety in the
mother country Senior Maura, eX-min-
lister Of the colonies, haA delivered his
promised speech on the Cuban question,
in which he declared his plan of reform
embodied in the measure introduced by
him, offering measure of home rule,
had not provoked the present outbreak
in Cuba. He said that Cuba, to solve
the race question, must remain Spanish
colony. He warmly praised Capt. Gen.
Martinez Campos, but the Spanish con
stitutionals" he denounced as calumnia-
tors.
In the name of the minister of the col
onies, Senior CastellanOs, there has been
issued a royal decree, under which rig
orous application of the law Will be made
to all municipal judges in Cuba who show
sympathy for the rebels.
In official circles in Madrid it is re-
ported that the relations between Spain
and the United States are friendly and
cordial, Notwithstanding rumors to the
contrary published in Paris and London.
It has also been stated in Madrid that
the government at Washington Will not
recognize the rebels as belligerents, nor
will it interfere in the Cuban question,
unless the war is prolonged. In Madrid
the alarmist rumors of the Frenchsand
English press are attributed to specula-
tors.
on Sept. q, Senior Romero Robledo,
the minister of justice, returned to Ma
nrid, and rumors with regard to an
approaching cabinet crisis are being cir
culated. Senor RobledO continually OBJ
structs the majority of the cabinet, and
by his imperious will seeks to dominate.
AS regards the dtssenslons in the con-
servatiVe party, the liberals hope that Pre-
mier Canvas Del Castillo will fail in re-
uniting the factions and that their leader,
Senor Sagasta, may come again into
power with a strong following.
The leading citizens in Madrid express
regret that the United States courts ac-
quilted the fiibusterers recently on trial.
Further details have been received of
the loss of life and damage caused by
the heavy rains of Sept. &c. Several locali-
ties in the Nuelto Abajo, the great tobac-
co-groWing district, were inundated. 1t is
known that ffty-siX persons were drown
ed, and it is feared that the number may
be increased when the remote hamlets
are heard from. The railroads in the dis
trict are heavy losers from the flood.
Several bridges were carried away, and
the tracks in many places were washed
out. Many houses were destroyed, and
large fields of tobacco were completely
ruined by the torrents of water that pour
ed over them. There is much suffering IN
the districts The government has de-
cided to extend aid to the victims of the
flood, and has set aside $1,000 for this pur-
pose. In addition to this one days civil
or military pay will be allowed to eacn
of the sufferers. Private charity is also
active. and to-day several prominent men
subscribed $l0,3l0 for relief purposes.
Reports from the scene of the wreck OF
the cruiser Cristobal Colon are still very
meager. Acting Admiral Gomez Ymaz
has gone to the scene on the gunboat Con-
tramestro to ascertain whether the strand
ed warship can be got afioat. The crew
of the Dutch steamer that went ashore
close to the place where the Cristobal
Colon stranded have arrived at Esperanza.