The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-24
SMALLPOX AND FEVER STALK.
DREAD DISEASES NOW ALLIES OF
THE CUBAN BANDS.

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Diseredited at the State Depart
ment-Movements of the FniBus-
ters.
Washington, June 23.-Reports TO the
surgeon general Of the marine hospital
service from the United States sanitary
inspectors in Cuba show terrible increases
Of deaths from contagious diseases in the
Island. DR.. Cameron. the official at San
tiago, writes that smallpox is raging cpl
demically, and the cases, which can be
counted by the hundreds, are increasing
daily. There are no precautions to keep
the sick Isolated, and wakes over the
corpses are Of daily occurrence. Yellow
fever has decreased somewhat, and there
are Ohly two deaths reported this week
Malarial affections of the most deadly
character are very common, especially
the remittent and pernicious forms, zen
teris among the children and the dysen-
terry among the adults also providing "a
large contingent 10 the general mortal
ily."
The American consul at Sagua La
Grande reports that yellow fever is on
the increase among the troops at that
point and. from Cienfugos the consul re-
ports forty-nine deaths from smallpox,
and Increasing yellow fever for the past
week.
The publication of an alleged letter, said
to have been written by Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee at Havana, to "a rela-
tive in this city" (name not given, Is
regarded by state department officials
Wltn grave sus plcion. Cnul the identity
III the relative is established there are
lew that believe that Consul General
Lee, charged with important semi-diplO-
tlatic duties, can have discussed pubHc
Llatters OF such grave Importance
tnrough the medium of private CORE
spOudence, and il is certainly regarded
Ls Incredible that he could have author
: ed the publication Of his letter. Until
.dcial continuation is received from Con-
tul General Lee that he has done so the
i-ory viii be treated by the department
as an invention.
The letter referred to discusses the sit
Iation in Cuba - about the same terms
OF condemnation of the Spanards and lau-
Lation OF the Cubans as nave been adopt
IA by many newspaper correspondents IA
NOrable to the Cuban cause during the past
fsw months. The alleged letter 30 exactly
cJinC des with what has been published
from the pens of the correspondents that
IL might have easily been written in Wash
ington. 1t adds nothing to the general stock
OF Information upon the situation in cuba
and its value, if genuine, consists of the
somi-offic-al confirmation it gives of the
published stories of incredible Spanish
brutality and Cuban sacrifice, heroism and
Further doubt is thrown on the story that
anything like a crisis is mn ent In Gu
ban matters or that any important report
on the subject is expected by the fact that
Secretary of State Olney has gone out Of
the city, presumably to join his family in
Massachusetts.
Frederichsburg, June 2S.-Consul Gener-
al Lees brother. Capt. Dan NJ. Lee Of Stat
ford county, Va. who is in constant corre-
bpondence with his brother, denies emphat-
icallv that Gen. Lee has written the pri-
10 ron Cuban
ported in the morning papers.
Tampa. Fla, June 23.-The steamer
Commodore, which left Charleston for this
port last Wednesday with a cargo of
arms arrived to-day. When searched by
customs officials no arms were found
Capt. Morton explaining that heavy
weather forced him to throw the NUM-
tions overheard. 1t is believed, however,
that the munitions are now in the hands
of Cuban insurgents
Madrid, June pa dispatch to the I'm
parcial from Havana says that an expe-
dition, consisting of 200 Americans and a
quantity of dynamite and a number of
rifles landed a few days ago near car
denas. They were attacked by spanish
force and compelled to retreat Ihe
Spaniards captured the mumuons OF war
and are in pursuit Of the hlibusters
In addition to the 10000 troops Whlch
these dispatches have oheretoto2ITe an
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Der, 10000 will be dispatched in october
and 10000 more before January
1t is reported that the government Will
Introduce in the cortes measures aeallng
with Cuba. Ex-Prime Minister Sagasta
will support the measure. It's contents
have not been divulged.
Havana, June 23.-Gen. Gonzales Munez
reports that on June 10 he left Bramales
estates, near Cabanas, province Of Pinar
del Rio, and marched toward the Ruby
hills The rebels opened fire upon the
a Trigorous attack they were Obliged to re-
treat Continuing their march on June ~
the troops captured. rebel camp al AM
mas. after q sharp fight. The troops
DESTROYED insuTgent plantations ana burn-
pd over three hundred nuts. Inc reDels
were commander by Ba9ueIa oei e4aq4 tia43
and Diaz. They left four dead on the neld
and carried many wounded on thslr re-
treat Nine prisoners were taken Dy the
SDaniards They will be summary court
Tnsrtisied The troops lost thirteen
wounded. including lieutenant ana ser
geant. ,,.,., 1ioh ,ondad
recently between Naradero ana CaInaIlo-
"a near Cardenas, had an engagement
with the troops under Col CASTOR. ne
fightine lasted five hours ana the nnbus-
fers were dislodged from their positions.
The rebels, who were commanqeu py
Ricardo Trujillo, lost Z3 Killed ana many
Svounded. The Spanish loss was IS wound
81 incII,dine a CAPTAIN. The troops are
in pursuit Of the rebels, who fled into the
interior. 80, 1t,..
Bucet, who were accused OF completely
in the recent blowing up of bridges have
confessed their guilt, but declare they
caused the explosions as anarchists, and
not as rebels.
New York. June 23.-Internal Revenue
Collector william Ryan of Richmond, Va.
who has been in Cuba for a week, visit
inc. Consul General Lee, and who was de-
tained on Hoffman Island for tWenty-four
hours because he did not have acclimaG-
cation papers, arrived in this city this
afternoon.
of the Southern Associated Press, Collec-
tor RYAN declared that ae went to Cuba
on a purely social visit to Gen Lee, and
not on official business for the govern
ment but in the next breath stated just
as positively that he had been Instructed
oficially not to talk on the result of his
visit to Cuba.
"Do you bring any documents address
cd TO the state department or to President
Ciaveland from Gen. Lee?" he was asked.
II bring no official documents what
ever.a he replied. with a strong accent on
official.