The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20
3 ORIDA HAS A WAR FURRY.
orp,REPORTED SOLD TO ENGLAND
BY SPAIN.

n-,.ident Cleveland Alleged to Have
o-dered the White Squadron 10
~uban waters and Called on the
-o,ernOr to Have the State Troops
&, readiness to Take the Field.
7..ksonville, Fla, Jan. 19-It is rumor-
- here among Cubans that England has
lit cuba, that her flying squadron is
/ destined for Cuban waters, and that active
--..s will be taken to quell the insur-
-s..ion. The rumor is widely credited. and
i reinforced by private letter from
ra state capitol at Tallahassee to a
ra.sew of Judge NJ. A. Dzialynski of this
-r.,- to the effect that Adjt. Gen. Patrick
u1uston has received advices from Wash
-rton indicating that it may be neces-
ss-v TO call out the state militia. This
;sr-ar however, was not from Gen. Hous-
',-1hans are considerably discounted by
emo belief that England is to quell the
j-surrectfon. They believe that England
-.1 10 ii. but hope in the event of a
r99nffestation of belligerency that the
United States il order to prevent a Tres
pass upon the principles OF the Monroe
foetrine must interfere, and that the
Island will eventually come out Of the
rompications free and independent. All
nj them admit, though, that British rule
I'm cuba would De laE Detter IMAM lhe Tyr
ann is.i15otber Tumor afIoat at Tallahassee is
IN The effect that President Cleveland has
recoeuiZed the belligerency of the Cubans
aTd ordered the vessels of the white
squadron, now at Norfolk, to Cuban wa
The governor and other state OFFICIALS
were seen, but refused to say anything
about the rumor in reference to the MI
IT Jacksonville lit is claimed that the
news leaked out of one of the ot1ces OF
the state department.
Mai. Turner of the Third Florida bat
TALON with headquarters in this city, was
sem tonight and positively declared that
ba had not received any news from the
adfutant general that would indicate that
the state troops would be called out lie
was much interested in the rumor anu
left his home in the suburbs and came
down town, a mile distant, to ascertain at
the telegraph office if there was a mes
sage for him, but he received none.
At every cigar store in the city CuDans
are discussing the alleged situation.
Madrid. Jan. 19.-It is officially stated
here to-day that the government had ap-
pointed Gen. Weyler to succeed Gen. Cam
pos in Cuba. He will sail from Barcelona
for Havana on Jan. p.
owing to differences with his colleagues.
the Duke of Tetuan, minister of foreign
queen regent who has accepted 1t. lie
will be succeeded by Senior FL Duayen.
Gen. Suarez Valdez has been appointed
second in command under Gen. Weller.
London, Jan. 19.-The Standard to-
morrow will publish a dispatch
from Madrid saying that Gen,
Weller is very popular. He is an ener-
getic soldier and it Is expected that he
win adopt more severe measures than did
Gen. Campos towards the insurgents and
their direct and indirect aiders. The gov
ernment will give Gen. Weller twenty
battalions of infantry, twenty-five squad
rons of cavalry and several mounted bat
teres Fresh reinforcements will be sent
10 Cuba in February. All the money re-
quired to push operations decisively be-
fore the rains of May set in will be fur
nished to the new commander.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Gen. Calisto Gar
cia who commanded the Cuban revolu-
tionists on their last war, lasting from
1S6S to 1878, is in this city conferring with
the Cuban delegates Palma and Ques-
da, upon the inauguration of new matters
concerning the insurgents policy, which
are expected to give a decided additional
impetus to that cause. 1t is the impress
sion that Gen. Garcia will again become
active in the military movements of the
reyolutionists, but nothing definite as tC
his course is yet determined.
Washington, Jan. 19.-Senor Dupuy dC
LONE, the Spanish minister, received no
uce tonight that Senior Ell Duayen, tht
new Spanish minister of foreign affairs
whose title is Marquis Del Paso de La
Merced, had taken the oath of office, anC
entered upon the discharge of his duties
The ministers advices to-day from Cubs
We're to the effect that only minor engage
ments between the insurgents and loya
troops had occurred in the past day OF
TWO, none of them being of Importance.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 1s.-Henry Floer
chnd, for five years a drill sergeant II
the German army, has accepted an Offer
from Cuba patriots to join the forces
and drill their cavalry. Yesterday he
closed out his liquor store here and pre-
pared for departure. ST. Louis is the
point of quiet departure of American vol
nteers for Cuba and if belligerent right:
are granted the insurgents several large
expeditions will depart from here equip
ped for active operations