The record-union., 1896-03-23

HAVANA, March IA (via Tampa,
March 22).-"El Tobacco of this city
saws: 'eUp to this writing the gathering
of the crop has been attended with diff
culties at times, especially in connection
with the famous crop of the Vuelta
Abajo; but in view of the activity and
energy of the Governor-G General and
Commander-in-Chie who has sent
columns after the rebels. it is to-day
peaceful and quiet. The planters who
had feared a total loss of the crop are
inspecting their fields and making the
most of the time and gathering such OF
the crop as may be mature.
Fortunately, the seed this year
yielded a full crop, and despite all the
drawbacks and neglect of the crop fo1
months in the field, we can rely on half
q crop, and that of superior quality
Nor must we forget that a part of last
years crop is still in store, but until
that has been used by the many manu-
factories known to us, and until the
company which controls the conces-
sicns has it's full supply laid in, every
body will look toward Cuba and they
forget all about the crops in Kentucky. -
REBEL LEADER KILLED.
MADRID, March PA dispatch
from Havana states that the rebel
leader Perez was killed and the insur-
gent chief Verona wounded in their last
encounter with the troops. The dis
patch adds that the rebels have hanged
near Guanes sixteen peasants of Span
ish origin.
The reporter of the United Press
learns that the Government has de-
cided not to buy the cruisers that were
offered to it by Glasgow builders. The
Spanish Naval Commission that was
sent to England to examine the vessels
has made a report against them, adding
that most of the warships now on sale
in England are not of the type or ton
mage required by Spain.
STEAMER COMMODORE'S RETURN
CHARLESTON. Is. c., March %
The alleged f1libustering steamer Com
modore, which left this port on the 18th
for Tampa with a cargo of arms and
ammunition, returned here to-day
minus the cargo and twenty-three of
her crew and thirty-one men. The Off
GERS will say nothing, but the steward,
who is a Charleston man, says when in
the Florida Keys the Commodore ex-
perienced bad weather and struck a
snag, which caused her to leak so badly
that it was necessary to throw all of her
cargo and much of her coal overheard.
The crew became alarmed, and twenty
three insisted on leaving the ship in
boats. These twenty three were Gu
bans Hansens story is not credited.
HORRIBLE DEEDS OF SPANISH.
CO T \
The following letter was received in
this city yesterday by a prominent gen.
tleman of this city from an American
correspondent in Cuba:
Il wrote you a few days ago, and
yesterday I received your letter of the
Sd, the first I have heard since 1 left.
see no possibility of leaving the is
land, as things are getting worse and
worse every day, and owing to the last
news from your side the feeling against
US here is very bitter, and 1 am fear
ing from one day to another some public
manifestation against US, and that
some one will perish.
LAS to my going to the country, it is
almost suicide, as they are killing peo-
pie right and left, and letting them lay
in the fields to be eaten by the vultures.
after ten or twelve days killed, among
them a poor friend of ours, and another
friend has disappeared, and fear that
he met with the same fate. 1 have been
told that there are here scattered about
thirty or forty bodies, but did not care
to see more than the ten ! saw, as it
made me sick, the sight and smell.
Il have been fired at twice. Forum
ALL \
to be away from the piazza where had
the habit of sitting at breakfast. They
seemed to know it. AS the force of
troops passed the place from the high
road they fired at the house, and most
OF the shots struck the piazza. The
second time was going from the place
TO another plantation, and on the road
that separates that place from ours
again they fired at me, but fortunately
in both cases no harm was done
"Our friend, the doctor, is also on the
missing list. I hope he has been able
to get away, otherwise he will meet the
same fate that so many others have met.
Il do not care to mention names.
otherwise I could relate to you great
many atrocities that have been com
mitted in this neighborhood. I could
oSb DChCfC II Aols uiilu L maze I'D
my mind to go and see for myself. There
have been cases of poor man killed be-
fore the eyes of his own wife and child
rem for no reason whatever.
IF l should ever see you again I
will tell you things that will make your
blood run cold. I have often heard of
the cruelty of these people, but 1 must
confess did not believe half of it until
] saw with my own eyes. and now /
am ready to believe anything that is
told me of their horrible deeds"
ANOTHER EXPEDITION LANDED.
NEW YORK, March 22-The Sun
will say tomorrow: Information has
been received by a prominent Cuban in
this city of the landing of another ex-
pedition. This one was commanded by
(rRnpraI R11iz Inr,rr