The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-09
rUBANS ARE OF GOOD CHEER.
VIEW HOPE INSPIRED BY THE AC-
TION OF CONGRESS.

y.ceo Not Crushed Yet, Despite the
Roasting of the Spanish-Lacret
Also Pierces the Strong Line With
qoOO Wen and Enters the Province
Of Havana-GOmez still in Santa
Clara.
Havana. April S.-The Cubans are great
~ encouraged by the action of congress.
rbev say it is certain to have a good
moral effect and hope for practical benefit
also.
Members of good families are leaving
eties and towns to join the insurgents in
great numbers. The severe enforcement or
Cen. Weyler's DEGREES is driving many to
take the field.
The government has still failed to crush
Maceo in the western province He Is
west of the strong line between Mariel
and Majana, but several parties have
crossed and entered Havana province.
Iacret, with 5000 men, has entered from
the east All the wires west and south
are cut and no accurate news of the
movements of the insurgents is obtain
able. The government has been silent for
. four days although it is known here that
+. several important engagement have been
N fought The hospitals are crowded with
f. wounded and sick soldiers. Now that the
yellow fever season is beginning there is
10 room for victims. The prisons are
also filled, mostly with political suspects.
n The government was Obliged TO transfer
.seventy-six from Cabanas fortress to the
city prisons.
Gomez was last reported i'm Santa Clara
province, moving in the direction of Sign-
anea valley. His forces entered the inn
pOrtant town of San Juan de las Yeras,
taking supplies and ammunition. The
troops shut themselves in forts and al
lowed the town hall and several other
buildings to be burned. Refugees from
the town have arrived at Ranchuelo.
The small Spanish gunboat Alvarado
|was badly damaged by rebel fire in at
tempting to enter, the port Of Marabi,
pear Baracoa The balls shattered the rud-
der, penetrated the deck house plating,
Hand traversed the sides The gunboat
Returned to the attack three times, but
1nally went to Baracoa for repairs. The
ofticial report says one sailor was wound
During a night attack upon the town
ot Hoyo Colorado, about fifteen miles west
nj Havana, the Spanish troops shot and
BILLED four women and two children, and
Iwounded others. The troops occupied four
rorts. The insurgents entered the town,
crawling on their hands and knees, fired
upon the forts burned a number of houses
hnd retired. The troops later, seeing
group Of people on the principal street,
Nnred a volley from the fort, mistaking
3pwing to the darkness. The accident is
greatly deplored.
Seven prisoners of war condemned to
n be shot in Cananas fortress last Monday
lnorning have been respited, pending a
vote of the House. Their lives will prob
5ably be saved, as l can learn no date set
I1or the execution. The general belief is
that since the action of congress no more
the bandit decree
There Is nothing. new in the cases of
. nd r,fh frora aff
Eens imprisoned. Clark.
Havana, April s.-A committee of ladies
of this city and the Bishop of Havana
have presented petitions to Gen. Weyler
asking for the pardon of the political pris-
|Oner, Jose Cabrera Rogue, whose execution
has been fixed for tomorrow. Rogue has
sOnly one leg, having lost the other at
the time he was captured, and this fact
|is urged upon Gen. Weyler as a reason
for granting his pardon.
The town of La Salud, in Havana prov
nce. was entered by insurgents, who
sacked several stores and set fire to a
plumber of houses.
The insurgents also made their way into
Marianao, in the same province, at 8
o'clock last evening, and before their pres
ence was known to the troops stationed
at the forts, robbed the store of Manuel
Valdes of a number of pairs of shoes
and a quantity of provisions and succeed
ed in making their escape.
Gen. Barges reports the capture of
rebel camp at Jarahuca. In the fight
which occurred before the rebels were
compelled to abandon their camp five of
them were killed.
The capture of a camp at III Ariba, in
the province of Santiago de Cuba, is also
reported by Gen. Barges. In this engage
ment the insurgents lost fifteen killed and
Two of the Spanish force were wounded.
Gen Pando reports that a column un-
Ger command of Maj. Moncada discovered
a party of insurgents on the banks of the
MaraguaQa river, near CienfuegOS, and
attacked them. After a fight, in which
The rebels lost IA killed and many wound
ed. they were dislodged from their position
and forced TO retire. The Spanards suf-
Tered no loss.
Col Fort reports having had an en-
gagement with parties of rebels under
lacret and other leaders, south of Guines,
IN Havana province The Spanish force
succeeded in destroying bridge which
had been built by the rebels across the
flVer Mayaheaur.
A political prisoner, who had been con-
hned in Pinar del Rio city, was executed
thls morning, and Jose Calrera Roca, who
Is also in prison for political offenses,
will be shot tomorrow in the Cabanes
fortress.
London, April S.-The Standard to-mor-
row publish dispatch from Madrid say
ing that the civil government of Madrid
has forbidden the holding of the pro-
posed demonstration of protest against
me action of the American congress on
the Cuban resolutions.
SCHOONER MARTHA SEIZED.