The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-03
CUBANS Wild With JOY
Encouraged by Action of the Foreign
Relations Senate Committee.
THE SITUATION At HAVANA
Spa aninrds Are Indignant and the Position
OF American Residents Is Becoming
uneomfOrtnbIc-AM Mnn.or.Wnr
Needed in Cuban Waters.

s@''o' w. hV ii'Ns VI tpV
action OF the foreign relations commit
Zee or the senate was like bomb shell
mere The Spaniards had relied ON as
surahceS that the United states would
reluse 10 recognize the belligerency of
the Cubans All cables intimating the
committees probable action We're sup
pressed. frequent cables from Madrid
were pupiiShed statihg that there was
no propabilty Oh favorable action. The
Spahiards ielt secure, and the Cubans
hau iost nope Oh recognition. The frst
S.eP created tremendous sensation.
Ine government refused 10 permit the
papers 10 publish New YORK cables but
aioWeu them 10 PRINT tne MADRID cable
statlns that the cabinet neid session
~ coisiuer the actioh OF tne commit
iieerenc~ Th. & Snan;a 81. 'u.. nra =, h,nhI,. uT
indignant. The newspaper organs of
the conservative and reform parties
announce the action and refuse to be-
lieve that congress and the uresident
will approve. Thev declared If ths
United States took such action they
would lose more than Spain. They
called attention TO Spain's additions
to the navy and increase of defenses
for Cuban ports saving Spain is pre
pared for any emergency.
The Cubans went wild with ioy.
Many failed to understand that final
action has not vet been taken The
Cubans declared all they wanted was
an opportunity to buy ships, arms and
ammunition. They said the adoptjon
of the report meant victory for The
Cuban cause The feeling against
Americans in Spanish circles is increas
ing. There is little doubt that further
action by the United States will MAKE
their position here uncomfortable. The
American residents would feel more
secure If warship were here. The
moral effect alone would be great
Germany is the only foreign nation
represented here now. She has three
school ships in the harbor. The French
fleet is said to be coming. The Ameri
cans declare keeping the warships
away is an outrage.
Genera, Marine Onn,r,ur,,.
ce,.ro, ,Io,;,, ,oo,. a,.s
t;,.a all @ ~ 'ooh thare Oh the ac-
cis;,a hn ,,,,.,, 's % III hppe OF de-
onnor,,,ni,, 80. ,.'tH' ne mas great
ler No., t,no,,, ."s a.IiSal oi Wey-
ter ~ uo,,a,,o '.,, a'v .'aSstu III the CEN
FORE ,rhara nr,, ~, ,t,, ,art .nun ever pc
a'.a,,. s.n,;er .re s.ronE lortihcations at
ahla !, ,ona w. a, a, ;I'' 'ars are move
tions and al, au nni,,,' @ 'Ween tne sta-
taIegranI W; En. a'. ~ ~'o.',iecteu %!
nIaas.,s Mi. oineA cIosSeS Wneh he
aiaW ;rh ,r,aa, S.a,.eu % West ,or huah,
nv.r n;rht 90, c. h an" stopped
tranlxs hairs .,,,l, A'oi'' oWlhS 10
wast Jon,,ss ,,',;l ai,u wires cut
Monao ,,.arn ,,' 10" .soInez ana
In, NJ ,n,an,i', ~ ~ I,nar prov
ing Guanaiav the base ~ nna,o,;nns
Gomez. instead of continuing his march
westward to meet Maceo. moved
around Guanajay, brushed against
Marin's pickets Thursday at San An
tonic. passed east through Banos
struck the railroad line between Rei,,-
cal and Quivican, twenty miles south
of Havana, crossing to the vicinity oc-
Gu ,)ied last week.
General CanalIa moying IN the line
on train from BatabanO. with 500 mon
Thursday afternoon. was Stoned Inv tbe
rails being removed. Supposinp thare
was only a small band of rebels no M
dered the troops to attack and found
himself surrounded by Gomez and his
party in danger of being wiped oui
The troops were saved by the arrival
of reinforcemepts after losing MANY
men. The government refuses TO frr.
nish nny information Tho otbor