The herald., 1895-06-14
REBELS USE THE TORCH
Cuban Insurgents Burn a Village
and Kill Citizens
TWO MORE. ENGAGEMENTS
The New Spanish Cavalry Being Armed
With Lances
1t Is Reported That the Steamer George
Childs, Which Left Key West With
FiIibusters, Is at Jamaica
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated HroSS SpeClal wire.
HAVANA, June 13.-The insurgents
have burned the village of Nuevetas, near
San Diego de Cuba, destroying twenty
houses. In addition to this they barbar-
ousH murdered five citizens by hacking
them with machetes. ana wounded two
others. The president of the Red Cross
association has disappeared from San
Diego de Cuba, and is supposed to have
joined the insurgents. A professor of the
institute, Pinnerco Maxine Abunsa,
while examining students who presented
them selves for graduation, sustained an
atheist thesis upon revolutionary princi.
pies, and was unfavorable to continued
rule OF Spain over Cuba. The govern
ment promptly ordered the suspension
of the professor; also of doctor OF the
institute.
NEW YORK. June 13.-A special to
the Herald from Panama says: 1nforma-
tion has been received here from Cuba
that battle has been fought near the
city of Jaguani. The goverifme ent troops
were defeated. In another fight near the
city OF Brarcoa the rebels were defeated
by the Spanish forces.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, June 13.-The revo.
lutionsts are putting an EN- barge on the
coffee. cocoa and tobacco crops in the
interior. They have forbidden planters
to transport these products TO market.
The government is Strengthening the
fortifications of FL Crsto. A column of
Spanish troops under Colonel Vasallo has
had skirnlish with guer las under
Gazon, near Sevilla. and captured the
Cubans' flag. Captain-General Campos IS
arming the now Spanish cavalry with
lances such as were used by General
Crespo In Venezuela.
In light near El Cobre the govern
ment troops killed one revolutionist and
tore up the railway near Autraus and
Fraboenito the next day. He had 1900
men with him.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The steame
George Childs carrying the filibustering
expedition from Key West has landed at
Jamaica. Definite information to this
effect has been received here. 1t was due
in large measure to the sailing of this
expedition last week that the admins
tration determined on energetic steps to
prevent violation of .he neutrality law and
that President Cleveland issued his proc
lamation last night. The information
from Jamaica states only that the steamer
has landed, but does not add details as
to whether the tilibusteis are still on
board or were landed at some point in
Cuba. The fact that the information
from Jamaica gives only the arrival of
the ChlldS, without mention of the hli
busters, leads to the impression In
some quarters that the suspicious directed
against her may prove unfounded, as there
is only irregular information thus far to
show that the steamer carried the party.
Ii the steamer, as alleged, has carried
from the United States a supply of muni-
tions of war and armed men TO aid the
rebels in Cuba. he incident may raise a
grave question as to the responsibility of
the government. On the statement of
facts to our officials the case bears n
strong resemblance to the celebrated Ala
bama affair which cost the British gov
ernment many millions OF dollars to set
tie.
In the Childs case the vessel was under
the United States flag, and practically
the expedition started in this coun try
1t was said that the government was duly
advised of the intended departure OF the
Childs expedition, though whether the
advices were in themselves sufficient to
make prIma facie case, justifying the
arrest of the parties or the detention of
the vessel under The terms of our law.
cannot be learned. By the terms of the
treaty of Washington, the United States
bound Great Britain and itself to the doc
trlne that Il nation is bound to use "due
diligence" to prevent the departure of
armed expeditions against friendly
nation. This raises the point whether
the United States can be held to have ex-
erclsed due diligence in the matter.