The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11
AMERICAN GOODS TABOOED.
BY THE SPANISH MERCHANTS
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA.
OUR FR|ENDL|NESS TOWARDS CUBA
Has Caused the Narrow Gauged Span
iards to Seek This Mode of Revenge
Two Spanish Forces Fire on
Each Other by Mistake.

Havana, May 29.-(Copyright. 1896,
by the Associated Press 1.-The Spanish
newspapers teen with articles on the
loyalty of Spaniards in the republics of
Mexico, Uruguay and Argentine. But
that is too well known to require eX-
tended notice. Spaniards of Argentine
and of Uruguay have enrolled volun-
teers in Cuba to maintain Spanish rule
and Spanish supremacy.
Spaniards in the United States and all
Spanish have initiated a naval
fund, the subscriptions extending over
three years
The latest evidence of loyalty of the
Spanish in Spanish-America has taken
Il new form. What is deemed to be Il
strong anti-Spansh feeling in the Ameri-
can senate and in the United States gem
orally has been developed by the press
in the mother country as well as in
Spanish America. 1t has led to calling
together of Spanish merchants in the re-
publics of Mexico, Uruguay and the
Argentine. They have protested against
what they regarded as the unfriendly
utterances Of the American people, and
have unanimously decided to cease fur
Their purchases in the United States. The
movement was initiated in South
America quite recently. Spanish mer-
chants of Mexico City and Vera Cruz
have decided on similar action.
Exports to the three republics have
been considerable. and the following are
the latest figures obtainable. They are
from United States sources, the report
of the bureau of statistics, treasury de-
partment, Washington, 1896:
| Value of American exports to Mexico
in 1892, $14. 800: in 1893. $19.56S,-
634; in 1894. $12,S42, 149.
Value of American exports to Uruguay
in 1892, 1898, 030: in 1893, $500, 406; in
1894, $1,015,171.
Value of American exports to Cuba in
1892, SIT ,953.570; in 1893, sd, 157 sos; in
1894 $20,125,621.
Some soldiers on detachment duty at
the Olympia estate, near Cimarros. on
the afternoon of the oath inst. went into
the hills of the nearby Toro estate to
bring in some horses placed there for
pasture. The Spanish column of Para
was encamped on the Toro estate. The
men searching for the horses saw them.
and. installing them for insurgents. fired
upon them. The firing alarmed the re-
mainder of the detachment ut the
Olympia, when they went to the relief
of their comrades but, seeing The sup
posed enemy in large numbers in the
woods, they fired a volley and fell back.
Their retreat deceived the Pavia column,
who had also mistaken them for rebels,
and concluded that they were retreat
ing The Pava column actively
pushed them when the proprietor of the
Olympia estate recognized the mutual
mistake and rode in between the fire.
He waved Il white handkerchief. He
in turn was taken for an insurgent and
was fired ut by both sides. His horse
was killed under him. However. his
courage and daring put Il stop to the
firing. AS result of this bungle sol
der of the Havana battalion was killed,
while one of the royal engineers was
dangerously wounded.
La Discussion of this city, of the 9th,
under the heading. ITO Gen. Weyler.'
prisoned in this city. the first case
being that of Juan Ponce Gomere. Il
teamster proprietor. from the interior of
the island. He owns II transport sys-
TEN of teams and previous to his arrest
had been transporting supplies for the
government. His alleged crime con-
sists in having expressed a wish to pur-
| CnaSe Il REMOVER 1rOlH IL Noiuuletl' us ne
alleges to defend himself from the in
surgents. La Discussion states that
Senior Gomere is we'll known to the mill
tary and city authorities of Placetas and
vicinity. While in the common prison
since January |. no specific charge has
been made against him. nor has any
lawyer or judge been named TO inquire
into the case. mo doubt the govern
ment will put this unfortunate matter
right"
Continuing. La Discussion adds:
I'VE also ask clemency for Antonio
Perez Guerra and Jose Nacuero Torres,
likewise prisoners since January l. who.
SO far have not been identified by the
authorities. They are we'll known to be
wholly reliable citizens"
Official advices from Consolation del
Sur state that during the illness of Gen.
Valdez his command in that department
of Pinar del Rio will be transferred to
Gen. Moline.
Gen. Standez will be promoted for
bravery in action.
4 resident of Cagunabo reports that
insurgents following the battles of Cal
motto and Caiguinabo recovered lou
wounded from the field and safely trans
fcrred them to their own lines.
FL Heraldo de Madrid. referring to a
statement published by the minister of
war. giving the casualties among the
insurgents. makes the following sum-
mary for the eleven months of 1895:
Thirty-siX chiefs or leaders and 1l90
rebels were killed. four chiefs and sos
men wounded. and 21S men were made
prisoners.
FL Heraldo draws contrast between
the early months of 1895 and 1896:
During January. February, March and
April. 1896. thirty chiefs and $685. men
were killed. while twelve chiefs and 1918
men were wounded, and twelve chiefs
and $50 men were made prisoners. The
result in favor of four months of 1896
compared with eleven months of 1895
shows Il difference in favor of 1896 of
eleven chiefs and 1895 men killed and
eight chiefs and 1860 wounded. while 112
prisoners were captured.
The band of Acea demanded the sur
render of the fort at the village of
Gabriel in Havana and sent threat to
blow it up with dynamite. The chief of
the garrison detained the messenger who
had been sent to parley with him as
prisoners After keeping up fire for two
hours the insurgents retreated. burning
fourteen houses. They buried five killed
and carried off their wounded.
In the course of several SEirmiSheS in
Havana. MatanzaS and Pnar Del Rio
provinces the insurgents have lost twenty
killed.
Col Figuero attacked the insurgents in
defensive positions held by them on the