Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-17
CREDITED TO THE SPANISH MINISTER

State Department Officials Refused to
Either Confirm or Deny the Report,
which Was oabled from Madrid-nay
Have Emanated from the Spanish Minis
ter--Havoc Wrought by an Insurgent
Bomb on Cuban Railroad. 81
Madrid, Spain, Oct. II. 1t is stated
on the best authority that the govern
ment of the United States has notified
the Spanish Minister at Washington,
Senior Depuy de LONE, that it is neces-
sary that Spain should act promptly in
her efforts to crush the insurrection in
Cuba.
The news has caused quite sensa-
ton here.
NOT CONFIRMED AT WASHINGTON. =,
Washington, Oct. 1l.--The statement
cabled from Madrid to-day, 10 the effect
that the United States government has
intimated to tho Spanish Minister here
that there 10 need Of prompt action on
the part OF his government in putting
down the Cuban ipaurrection, cannot
be confirmed at the State Department,
The officials, when approached, would
neither confirm nor deny tho report,
though their manner would indicate
disapproval of its accuracy.
1t is considered probable that repre-
sensations may have been made to
Spain OF the wisdom Of aggressive and
active operations against the Cuban in !.
surrectioniats but it Is thought the
| United States government did not
make these suggestions and IL made
that they came frou Minister De I.omo
and were based on his personal views
Of the situation, and on hia obserye-
ton of the trend of sentiment in the
United States and his knowledge of the
purpose Of the friends OF tho insurgents
to press their cause vigorously soon
after the assembage of Congress.
| IT is apparent that the Cuban Junfa
| does not intend to urge recognition ut
the insurgents as belligcrents prior to
| tho opening of Congress, and daily
events point quite aa strongly to de-
termination to force the question OH
the attention of Congress- in the belief
that the legislative channel affords the
most practicable route to tho accom-
! plishment of something In behalf of
| Cuban Independence.
HAVOC ny AN INsURGENT SHE'LL.
Havana, Oct. IL. FURTHER details
received from La Resbalosa, near which
place mixed train of passengers and
freight cars was attacked by the in
| surgents, who threw e dynamite shell
between the cars, show that two of the
passengers each lost a leg and both
hands. The leg Of another one has
been amputated and three othcrs are
in danger of death. Two Of the
wounded passengers have already sue
cumbed to their injuries.
Havana, Cuba Oct Ii. There have
been a number of additional slirmishes
between the government troops and tho
insurgents during tho past few days.
AT the Chubasco plantation, Province
of Santa Clara, the troops commanded
by Col. Hernandez had brush with
an insurgent force which left ono killed
and one man wounded on tho fold, MS
we'll as one prisoner in the bands of
tho troops.
The troops had another skirmish
with the enemy at San Juan de Las
Placas, as a result Of which the latter
left tvs killed ON the field and the
troops captured 30 saddled horses.
At Measures the insurgents have
burned 25 tobacco huts, and at Sala.
manca they destroyed by fire the school
house and the Santa Leocadia planta'
tion.
At Camarones, Province of Santa
Clara the column Of troops commanded
by Maj. Trevino overlook band Of in
surgents, and in tho fight which fol-
lowed two Of the latter were killed and
two wounded.