The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
HOT SPANISH WAR TALK
Threats Of Dire Results To Follow the Final
Action Of the United States.
FOURTEEN MEN KILLED WITH SWORDS.
Frcnehnan Shot Dcnd while In the
Act OF loistin- the French Flag
spanish Troops ipduIgcd In All of
The Horrors OF War-Even women
Are Not Spnreu-StudentsG Quiet.

Havana, March {. via Key West,
March 1.-The tension In the public
inind since the action of the Senate
and House continues. The result Of
Mondays session is awaited with great
suspense. The Spaniards are much con-
cerned. The talk OF war between Spain
ana the United States adds joy
to the Cubans. The students made
no attempt at u demonstration
and are divided among them
selves. Half approve the attitude
of the United States. The Spanish mer-
chants made themselves ridiculous by
threatening to boycott American goods
The leading newspa pers advise prudence
and calinness. There is some hot Span
ish talk i'll the cafes. hotels ana clubs
and some threats OF dire results to- fol-
low thr final action of the United States
Troops are still kept in the city as n
precaution. General Weyler is ready to
stop any trouble.
The prospect Of grinding cane is grow
ing less. Thousands of acres have been
burned recently in Matanzas. Santa
Clara and Havana provinces. The in
surgents are more numerous than ever
In these provinces. Macen is in Havana
province nj present and Gomez is in
Matan2as, near the Santa Clara line
Several recent encounters bstwcen the
troops and large forces of insurgents 8
are not reported officially in detail
'rhere were two cngagcmc nts so close tn
he city the wounded were brought into
Jesus Del Monte. IL suburb
ladisla Quintcro. the American citi-
zen taken prisoner in his own house at
iuntao, and afterward shot in the arm.
Is still confined in Moro Castle. Mar
quis Gervora and Captain Calvo. who
commanded the troops at the Guatao
massacre. still hold positions. The in
vestigation has had no result yet. The
wives OF the murdered men and also
those of the fifteen prisoners taken
have visited the palace several times.
but were prevented from seeing Weyler
An affair similar to Guato, II is
claimed, occurred on the Morales estate
near Casiguns, Havana. on March {.
The official report says General Mele-
euiso found Maceo there intrcnchcd be-
hind stone fences. The Spanish troops
behaved so valiantly the insurgents fed
Mt sight of their valor, leaving eighteen
dead on The field. The Spanish reported
no dead and two wounded. The neigh
bors say no battle occurred, the iusur-
gents moving on rs the Spanish en-
tered. After the latter left the owner
of the estate, an American named Jose
Gregorio Del Gado. his son, DR.. Del
Gado, and fourteen employees were found
dead. All were killed with swords.
there being no bullet wounds Oh the
bodies.
y Frcnchman named Bcrnado Duartc
manager of the Oyafita estate. near
San DinGo. was shot dead i'm the act OF
raising the French flag. on March !. A
Spanish officer took the flag. The reb-
els who had encampcd on the estate
We're dislodgcd just before Duarte was
killed. After the fight the troops burned
sugar houses and all buildings on tho
estate except the residences. Thirteen
dead bodies were found after the fight.
Eyewitness say the troops fired right
and left upon entering Ovalita. killing
Duarte and thirteen other nacincs Ono
woman was among the dead.
The departation of suspects to Ceuta
and Isle of Pines continues No official
report is made of executions that are
being held
Nearly every Government report OF
an engagement mentions Il number OF
prisoners taken. There is no subsc-
qucnt mention and the men drop out OF
sight The terrified relatives ask no
questions. The commanders of columns
are authorized to take summary pro-
cecdinps in case of prisoners captured
The provisions require detailed reports,
but if reports arc made all are sup,
pressed
General Weylcr says no executions
are being held.
The Cubans say Il portion of the Col
iaZo expedition under command of Pc
dro Vidal has landed at Guanabo. on
;hc north coast, between Havana and
AlaianZas.
tSignedD J. FRANK CLARK