The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-11
CUBKS WAR AND PESTILENCE.
FEVER PLAYING A BIG PART IN THE
DANCE OF DEATH.

Seventy-Six Deaths at Santiago de
Cuba I'm Four Days and Twenty-Six
Of the victims SOIdiers-The TOtnl
Deaths for the Month of June Es-
timated Mt 3OO-Gens. GascO and
Navarro Report Victories Over the
Insurgents.
Santiago de Cuba. July 1O.-Brig. Gen.
Gasco, commanding the Spanish troops at
Cristo. reports having had a three-days'
battle with the insurgents at Sierro Mae
ira, in this province. capturing a quantity
Of arms, provisions, etc. No details Of the
fighting have been received.
Gen. Navarro reports having attacked
and dislodged from their position the in
surgent band under command of the rebel
leader Victoriano Garzon. This leader held
a strong position at Alto de Villalon and
his band greatly outnumbered the troops
under Gen. Navarro. The battle was des-
perately waged, but Garzon was finally
compelled to retreat with heavy losses,
Garzon himself being wounded. The gov
ernment troops are in pursuit of the re-
treating band. Cen Navarro's loss was
very light, only three men being seriously
wounded.
The sanitary condition of this city con-
tinues very bad. From June % TO 20 there
were 76 deaths, 26 Of which were of soldiers.
The death rate for the past three months
shows a frightful increase as compared
with the same period of 1894. Last year
the deaths reported for April were SO;
May II, and June IS. This years figures
are April 157; May, 1913, and while the
June figures are not yet known, the indi-
cations point TO something over 800. .
The death rate in Puerto Principe is very
heavy owing to the prevalence of yellow
fever Forty-hve per cent. of the deaths
there are of soldiers.
Since the beginning of the war. Spain has
sent to this island % steamers with troops,
20 205 soldiers, 269 leaders and officers and
three generals.
Washington, July 1O.-Mr. Dupuy De
LONE, the Spanish minister, left Washing
ton this morning for Boston and will pass
! the remainder of the summer in Massa-
chusetts. Previous to his departure, Mr..
De LONE had received no intimation that
his government desired an explanation of
the Figaro -Eustis interview. Ambassador
! Eustis' denial of the alleged interview is
accepted in official circles as conclusive.
This denial has been accentuated by the
following cable sent from Paris by
personal friend of the ambassador to the
Washington bureau of the Philadelphia
Ledger: There is no truth whatever in
the reported interview published in the
Figaro with Ambassador Eustis. He new
er uttered what is attributed to him, and
did not discuss with any person the sub
jects treated in the publication. The full
| est and most emphatic denial is given the
entire story by the ambassador"
New York. July 10.-A national Cuban
presidential election is being held all
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in Mexico, Jamaica and South America.
Last night the political clubs composing
the international party of Cuban revolu-
tionists met in the various cities Of these
countries and every one elected a dele
gate to the electoral college, which will
decide who is to be president of the pro-
visional government of Cuba to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the late
president, Jose Marti.
The election being special for the office
of president only, the delegates of the
electoral college will not meet together,
but will send their attested ballots TO the
office of the treasurer of the party in every
one of the countries named Then the
International delegates will count the bal
lots and declare the election of the sue
cessful candidate. The treasurer OF the
party in the United States is Mr. Benjamin
J. Guerra, whose headquarters are in this
city. To-day Mr.. Guerra is absorbed in
election returns.
There are, it is said over 100 clubs. con-
trolling as many election districts, in the
United States. AT l o'clock returns had
been received from New York city, Chica-
go, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Vera Cruz,
Mexico and Philadelphia
The delegates from all these cities will
cast their ballots for Thomas Palma. 1.-THE
indications are" said Mr.. Guerra to-day,
that Mr.. Palma win be elected unani-
mously, for all the other candidates have
withdrawn or are withdrawing"
when will the new president be inau-
gurated?"
'As soon as practicable. The convention
of the provisional government will meet in
Cuba at a very early date, perhaps to-
morrow, but cannot give the exact time
for cable communication is so much inter-
rupted that delay is often caused on most
important matters.
THE new president Is a lawyer by pro-
fession and has a good record as a wise
statesman. a man of broad views and a
brave soldier. He has been identified with
the cause of Cuban independence for many
years.
There is now no doubt that a good re-
publican government will soon be firmly es-
tablished in Cuba, and 1t will be a great
country after that"
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