The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
Three Political Prisoners Are
Convicted and One Is
Doomed to Die.
SPANS PECULIAR TACTICS.
Madrid Authorities Make an Adverse
Communication in Reply to
Damages Demanded.

HAVANA, CUBA, July 31.-News has
been received from Santiago de- Cuba to
the effect that an engagement has
taken place between the command OF
Colonel Seguera and party of insurgents
under the leader, Rabi, near Bayamo. De-
tails OF the fight are not now obtainable,
but it is said that the rebel loss was heavy,
while that of the Government troops was
slight.
Three political priseners-AlfredoA Adam,
Alberico Varona and Nunez-have been
found guilty by court-martial at Puerto
Principe of the charges against them and
Adam and Verona have been sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment in chains and
Nunez is condemned to be shot.
In the skirmish between Spanish troops
and rebels near Gabriel, Havana province,
yesterday, the killed, included besides
Juan Bruno Sayas. the other leaders of the
party, Perpinan and Captain Julio Pianos,
and a lawyer named Nayarret.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July 3L-A Her
aid special from Washington says: The
State Department has just received an ad-
verse communication from the Madrid
authorities in answer to the demand made
on them for an immediate settlement OF
the claim pre- eserred against the Spanish
Government by DR.. Jose Delgado, an
American citizen who Was outrageously
treated by the Spanish troops on his estate
near Havana, Cuba.
In its note containing the demand the
department sets forth evidence to prove
the Justice of the claim, laying particular
stress upon the statement and action OF
Captain General Weyler after the outrage
had been committed.
The reply which has been received from
Spain goes into the details respecting the
visit of the Spanish troops to the Dalgado
plantation and to their subsequent actions
while there.
Immediately after The receipt of the
demand from the United States the Mad
rid authorities ordered that an investi-
cation be made ipto the occurrence, and
the report OF this investigation was for
warded on com pIetion to the Spanish
capital. The report sustains the action
OF the Spanish forces ana attempts to
explain the outrage committed on DR..
Delgado.
The claim that the department is press
ing is that for personal injuries sustained
by DIR. Delgado. The damage to his prop
erty has been assessed and forwarded to
Spain as q separate claim. 1t will be con-
sdered in conjunction with many others
which have been filed and submitted to
the Madrid authorities by joint commits
sion, which will be appointed by the. two
Governments at the close of the Cuban
rebellion.
In reply to Spain's note that the de-
partment is preparing reiteration OF the
demand will be made and the weak points
in Spain's case will be pointed out.
Seniors Hector de Saavedra and Fer
nando de Feraraye Andrade, the former
a prominent lawyer and political
writer and the latter a former men,
Der of the bench in Spain, were
commissioned by the Cuban iunta
in Paris short time ago to bring to this
city and place at the disposal of the Cuban
delegation here fully equipped battery of
French mitrailleuses, manned by French
veteran artilIerymen. The battery con-
sists of four mitrailleuses and seventeen
men. The guns and four gunners have
arrived here. The others will come in
pairs, and in fifteen days the entire bat
terry will be here. The men and pieces
will then be sent to Cuba by the Cuban
delegation in this city.