Evening star., 1896-01-22
Reported Shooting Of an Alleged
American Citizen at Havana.
HAD been IN MSURGENr RANKS
Dr. Tamayo Arrested While Pro.
testing to the State Department.
DtsCoRD AMONG sPANIARDs
From The Stars Special Correspondent.

HAVANA, January IL, 1896.
A so-called American citizen, Jose I.o-
reto Cepero, was shot in the Moro Castle
yard early this morning. He was q lfeuten-
ant colonel in the rebel army, but deserted
at the battle Of Nal TEMPO, three weeks
ago. A couple of days since he was ar
rested on a steamer bound from Cienfue-
gos to Havana, where he was destined, he
said, to give information to the govern
ment. In his pocket was found notorial
certificate, granted at Key West, of his
American citizenship.
Gen. Pando telegraphs from Santiago de
Cuba today. saying that the warship San
Duval yesterday fired upon and destroyed
the rebel intrenchments, cabins and other
buildings at DaiQuiri.
At this place are located the stores and
warehouses of the American Mining Com
pany. Some months ago Mr.. Smith, the
companys manager, had trouble with Gen.
Navarro, and Gen. Campos went person
ally to adjust the matter. He took a
large body of troops with him. When
raised the American flag over his store,
but the building was fired upon and three
men inside were killed. Campos ordered
the flag hauled down. DR.. Tamayo, attor-
to write protest to the State Department.
when he was arrested and taken to the
Moro. He has since been sent a prisoner
to Ceuta, Africa.
Dissatisfaction With Cnmpos.
The fact that Gomez. supposed to be
trapped in the province of Pinar del Rio
and supposed to be at the mercy of the
many Columns that were hurrying after
him, again quietly slipped across the boz
der, and is doing the work Of destruction
once more. greatly chagrined loyal sup
nrf nj fhn nrY,Yr1 nnf md a
beginning of a bitter feeling against Cam
pos and his generals.
The palace officials appreciated the fact
| of this change of sentiment in certain
quarters, anG forthwith many prominent
| business men and politicians were sum-
moned before the captain general. All
| that passed at the meeting is not publicly
known, but it Is certain that Gen. Campos
| told those present that it was no time for
| discord. and he did not propose to have
any of it. He went even further, accord
summoned, and threatened to have shot
any or all Of those who might murmur at
| this very inDpportune time.
Those who have closely studied the situa-
| tion and all its phases during the past sew
| eral months have been inclined to believe
| that within the Spanish army itself there
was ranking discord. 1t appeared that
the Spanish generals were wholly lacking
| in military ability. The rebels marched
whittier they liked, won about all the bat
| ties and destroyed the greater amount of
| landed property in the rich and fertile
! province of Matanzas. There seemed to
| be none to oppose them; yet there are for
| ty-two generals and 10000 men under Gen.
| Martinez CampOS!
And now that Gomez has marched about
| Pinar del Rio, picked up several ex-
| petitions along the coast, burned half a
| dozen towns. and again reached Havana
| province with a part of the army, the dis
appointment and clamor was great. There
| were open insinuations on every hand that
| Gen. Campos was not backed by the gen.
| erals under him; in other words, that dis
| cord, amounting almost to complete rup-
ture, was apparent in the Spanish ranks.
Bombarding seacoast Towns.
During the past two days Spanish gun.
| boats have bombarded the towns of Mariel
| Cabanas, Bahia Honda and Rio Blanco, on
the north coast west of Havana Maceo
with part of his force, was occupying
| Rio Blanco when the coasters appeared
A few minutes after the first shot from the
| gunboats was fired, the entire town was in
| flames. When Maceo later reached Caba
mas he called all the poor people to the
public square and divided among them the
great amount of the food and clothing
taken from the stores.
Forbidden to Grind Cane,
The managers of the Lugareno, Senado
| Congresso and Jose Fina plantations have
been forbidden by the government to GRIND
their cane. This is because permission was
first obtained of the rebels, large sums
having been paid for rebel protection
Planters in other sections, whose proper
ties have been threatened with destruct tior
by the rebels, have been ordered by the
government to proceed with grinding ever
though the latter cannot afford them prop
er protection.
Gen. Campos decided to rigidly enforc,
the Cuban vagrant act. In an order ISSUED
he said to them: IF you are afraid t.
work upon the plantations, we do not pro
pose to have you loafng about the towns
and you must join the volunteer corps Of
leave the country
Gomez issued an order to all the com
hands of the rebel army to cease burnin,
cane after the Goth instant. In the sam,
order, however, he warns planters not t.
of having their buildings and machiner,
destroyed by dynamite. This change Il
brought about by the fact that in man!
| quarters cattle are scarce, and the rebel
must have the cane to live upon.
Relieving Refugees.
Some time ago Gen. Campos asked tn
Spanish ministry to have money voted TO
the relief Of the refugees in the cities. TIL
ministry refused. Then Campos aske,
that a popular subscription be started IL
Spain, but he was answered that the Span
ish people were not in active sympath,
with Cuban sufferers. Determined to re
lieve the distress In some way he ordere,
that every government official, including
soldiers and officers of the army, shoul
from this time give one days salar,
each month toward the fund. Those oh
jecting to the assessment will be relieved o
their places.
A Conflicting Statement.
special cable dispatch to the New Yor
World from Havana, dated yesterday, says
Assistant Secretary of State Uhl notifie
Consul General Williams this morning tha
the insurgent general, Jose L. Cepero, wh
is confined in the Cabanas fortress, wa
recognized as an American citizen in 1851
when passport was issued to him. Thi
will cause his case to be transferred to
civil court, as he had no arms in his posses
| sion when taken. Campos resisted tn
| clamor for his life.
If, as reported, Cepe-o was shot tn
morning of the 18th, the transfer of hi
case to civil court will do him very littl
good.