The herald., 1896-04-14
In the Opinion of A Havana
Correspondent u
THE LANDING OF MUNITIONS
Continues 10 Spite Of Coast 0uar6o
and Cruisers
The United States conseul at Havana ueo
nade Honey Enough and ResighS IN
Position-An Intimation That Spain WIZ
Grant Cuban Autonomy
AssocIatsd Pres, Special Wire.

AssocIatSd Press Special Wire.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 13-THo
Picayune tomorrow will print the fol-
lowing from it's special corresponding
HAVANA, April 5.-The condition 0e
affairs is continuing to draw to . criso
and soon there will be clash which will
either rebound to the benefit of the
Spaniards or the Cubans. For the pass
four days no official news has been
given out at the in-generaPs once
and runors are rife of a battle In which
the insurgents were victorious. Nc
details can be learned. but there has
been considerable hurrying and scurrys
ing around the palace.
The landing of the expeditions under
CalixtO Garcia and FrauliO PenA has
caused a bad effect here, especially ID
the coast was supposed to be SO well
guarded. L am informed of the real
details Of the Collazzo expedition. It
seems that while the expedition wao
landing it's arms and ammunition =
cruiser hove in sight and the vessel
carrying the expedition put to seas b6-
ing pursued by the cruiser, whose
search light was used to discover the
vessel In the meantime the force Of
coast patrol came up and captured =
score of rifle boxes and carried them u
the nearest town, which was GardenaSv
and placed them in a warehouse on the
outskirts of the town. During the
night the Cuban forces which were t.
| protect the landing of the expedition,
and who had been informed OF the
arms. overpowered the guards at the
warehouse and before reinforcements
arrived recaptured the arms and carried
them away, while detail of insurgents
protected the retreat and held the
Spanish troops in check.
fhere are two absorbing topics a
present. One Is the attitude Of the
United States and the other is the &C.
ton that President Cleveland wiz
take.
A CONSUL RESIGNS.
The resignation-o of Ramon o. williams
from his office as consul-general Of the
United States at Havana, which was
made public through the nomination Of
| Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as his successor.
caused no surprise here. 1t is known
that Mr. Williams has been DESTROYS to
surrender the office, having accumulate
ed a private fortune, being interested in
private business which requires much
| of his attention, and, more than ALL be-
/ ing thoroughly tired of official duties OF
his place. He has been twenty-tHsos
| years in this service, being appointed
! in 1874 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at Havana
and promoted to be consul-general ten
years later He was born in the Dis
trict of Columbia and was appointed
from New York
Fitzhugh Lee, who was today ap-
g
a nephew of the late Gen. Robert r.
Lee. He was a major general of con-
federate cavalry during the war. At
present he is a collector of internal rev.
enue of the Lynchburg Wirginia) dis
trict. He is. also an ex-governor Of
Virginia.
DIPLOMACY NEEDED.
NEW YORK, April 13.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says: With the
employment oS a, little diplomacy by
the United States the impending trouble
with Spain can be averted. Your corr
respondent is able to state this all
most authoritatively after conversation
with the leaders of the two important
political parties in Spain. If the United
States will approach the Spanish gov
ernment in friendly spirit and ask
exactly what conditions of autonomy
the Spanish government will grant to
Cuba before the former government
recognizes the insurgents, the Spanish
will meet such overtures halfway.
The press here evinces ill-humor be-
cause American juries have acquitted
the captains of notorious f1ilbusterers
intended for Cuba.
The Epoca declares that in the event
of conflict between Spain and Amer |
lea over Cuba. Spanish diplomacy would
make the matter an European question
and it insinuates that Spain is sure Of
European aid in such an event.
RUSSIAN OPINION. 81
ST. PETERSBURG, April 13.-The
Novosti scores the Americans for their
attitude toward Spain on the Cuban
question: 1t says: THE revolution
would have been finished long ago had
it not been for the support of the Amer
lea. From an internal point ok
view, the attitude of the Americans
would not bear criticism. 1t is due TO
an extravagant appetite for extension
of the United States. Spain's cause =
lost. for she is dealing, not with Cuba,
but with America"
| INSURGENT REPULSEs.
| HAVANA, April 13.-Col. Tort, south
| of Melana, province of Havana, has
| been engaged with about 200 insurgents
under Masso and Carrillo. The enemy
left twenty killed and retired with sixty
wounded. 1t is stated that the inSur-
| gent leader. Cardenas. is seriously
wounded. Maximo Gomez Is now said
to be in the Santo Espiritus district,
| province of Santa Clara.
Gen. Aroles personally oversees every
detail and passed the whole nteht yes
| terday in watching the military line
across the Province of Pinar del Rio.
Three soldiers were tried by COURT
! martial for mutiny.
| A dispatch from Matanzas today an
nounces that the insurgent incendiary.
| Mesa, was shot there this morning. IL
is reported here that it was Collazzo,
the insurgent leader, who. with 800 men.
| set fire to the town of Santiago de lnA
Vegas on Tuesday last. The govern
| ment has ordered horse levy, and VIII
| purchase for ready cash here all horses
| not required for business purposes.
| They must be delivered to the authOri-
ties within a short period ana those
who fail to comply with the order WIFI
be considered traitors and their horses
will be confiscated.