The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
sPANIARDS AGAIN IN A STEW.
THE ACTION OF THE CONFEREEs
sTIRs UP THEIR WRATH.

Fears THAT the Government VIII
Ffnd DIFFICULTY in Controlling the
National ExasperatiOn.-The Au-
tonOmists 10 Refrain From Voting
in the Coming EIectiOn-WeyIer
orders the Insurgents Treated as
Bandits.
London. March 27.-The Standard will
tomorrow publish dispatch from Mad
rid saving that even the most moderate
papers in their issues Friday expressed
great Indignation at the action of the
American congress anent the belligerency
of the Cuba insurgents and asked the gov
ernment to spare no effort to prepare for
any development.
The action of the captain general in de-
Gliding to treat the insurgents as bandits
is almost unanimously approved.
The dispatch adds that public feeling is
running so high that the government will
find difficulty in controlling the national
evaporation.
The republicans advocate the granting
of autonomy to Cuba, and declare they
will. with view to avoiding responsible
,ty. abstain from taking part in the cleo
tions for members of the Cortes.
Havana, March 27-Madrid cablegrams
Of to-day refer to meeting between
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo and
senor Romero Y. Robledo, ex-minister OF
grace and mercy. 1t is reported that fol-
lowing the conference Senor Romero Y.
Robledo telegraphed to Havana that he
would abstain from any Intervention III
the approaching elections. Yesterdays
cablegrams from Madrid announce that
the autonomists of Puerto Rico have
agreed to take no part in the approaching
elections.
senior Castellano. minister of colonies,
fears that the autOnOmists of Cuba will
likewise refuse to act. Senior Castellanos
regrets the stand taken by the reform
party particularly the Importance thai
may be attached to such action by other
Much comment has been caused in Ma
drid by the very weak denial given by the
official press TO the report that Gen. Wey-
Ter viii return to the continent Ell Impair
ca has published a notice of his early
return.
The news received from the western pro-
vince lPinar del Rio) is, meagre. Several
columns Of government troops are pursu-
ing Maceo and other rebel leaders, who
are said to be moving westward. The in
surgents have attacked the fort at Pinar
del Rio City aud are destroying great
deal Of property.
The government troops have been or
dered to prevent the return of Maceo into
Havana province,
Capt Gen. Weyler has issued an order
declaring that inasmuch as the rebels are
eluding engagements with the government
troops. and committing arson and other
crimes, such bands hereafter will be re-
garded as bandits and treated in accord
ance with the captain generals last de-
crees relating to such persons.
Government troops report the capture
of an ipsurgent camp in the vinicity of
Los Palos, near the line dividing the pro-
Vinces Of Havana and Matanzas together
with number of cattle, medicine chests
and quantity of provisions, machetes,
etc. The official report of the affair says:
THE enemy had many losses, leaving in
our hands. ten dead. The government
troops had none killed and only few
wounded
Gen. Pando, in command of the second
army corps, has moved his headquarters
from Santa Clara, an interior city, to Glen
fuegos on the southwest coast
Madrid, March 27.-Reports received
here from Havana say the rebel leader,
Calixto Garcia, with a number of his fol-
lowers and a quantity of arms, ammuni-
ton, etc, has landed on the shores of
Cuba.
Count Mortera, the leader of the Cuban
reform party, is dead.