The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
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I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAN
CRUFL SLAUGHTER IN CUBA.
AFFAIRS LIKE THAT AT GUATAO
REPORTED NUMEROUS.

The Morales Estate, Near Havana,
the Scene of One of Them on March
4-SuI Another tInssacre said 10
Have Occurred on the OyaIita Es-
tate-seeret Executions of Prison.
ers Also Relieved 10 BE Growing
Numerous.
Havana. March THE tension in the
public mind since the action OF the Sen
ate 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
and the United States gives JOY to the
Cubans
The students have made no attempt at
demonstration and are divided among
themselves. Half approve the attitude or
the United States.
The Spanish merchants have made
themselves ridiculous by threatening to
boycott American goods.
The leading newspapers advise prudence
and calmness There is some hot Spanish
talk in the cafes, hotels and clubs. ana
some threats of dire results to follow the
final action of the United States. Troops
are still kept In the city as a precaution.
Capt. Gen. Weyler is ready to stop any
trouble.
Ihe prospect OF grinding cane is grow
Ing less Thousands of acres have been
burned recently I'm Matanzas. Santa Clar.
ana Havana provinces. The Insurgents
are more numerous than ever In these
provinces. Maceo is in Havana province
az present and Gomez is In Matanzas. near
the santa Clara line. Several recent en-
SOunters between the troops and large
torces Of insurgents are not reported ON
cially in detail. There were two engage
ments so close to the city that the wound
ed We're brought into Jesus del Monte. a
suburb
Ladisla Quintero, the American citizan
taken prisoner in his own house mi C1IaTac
copfaad t,' WaTd shot IN the arm, is still
OvnIneu IN Moro castle.
MARQUIS Cervera and Capt Calvo. who
commanded the troops at the Guatao mas.
tinn Z, sun hoId positions. The investiga-
.oh mas had no result yet. The wives ar
Sf SIS murdered men, and also those OF the
nlteeh prisoners taken, have visited tha
Prom so,t sgserai ~ tunes, but were prevented
rom seeing Gen. Weyler.
q, Al ~ alIair similar 10 that at Guatao. IL
&c., ~ e,s'liieu, occurred on the Morales estate
nsSntoI ,,edi TIasls uas' Havana, on March T. The
oinclal report says Gen. Mele1iizo found
Maceo there entrenched behind stone
Iences. The Spanish troops behaved 50
,yhaliiantly the insurgents fed at sight Of
1hsir valor leaving eighteen dead on the
neld. The Spanish reported no dead ana
Two Two Wounued The neighbors say no baf
ne t5e oesSurrted snti the insurgents moving on as
f.fa
iett the owner Of the estate, an American
,aineQ Jose Gregorlo del Gado. his SON
for;na ~; az a9 Saao ana fourteen employees were
bodies. she
~ a Frenchman named Bernado Duarte.
minaBer or the Oyalita estate near San
domingo, was shot dead in the act OF
eealslng the French flag on March l. a
Spa spanish officer took the flag. The rebels
had camped on the estate, but were dis
iouged Just before Duarte was Killed. Az
yer yer the nght the troops burned the sugar
itta houses and and al the buildings on the es-
bodies were found after the fight Frva
witnesses say the troops fired right and
sSid nnd upon entering Oyallta, killing Duarte
Was among the dead.
Ihe deportation Of suspects to Ceuta
ana Isle Of Pines continues.
NO official report is made of the exa-
cuuons that are being held.
Nearly every government report OF an
engagement mentions a number Of pris-
oners taken. There is no subsequent men
tion, and the men drop out OF sight. The
terrified relatives ask no questions The
commanders of columns are authorized To
prisoners captured. The officials reolIira
detailed reports, but If the reports are
maze maze all are suppressed. Gen. Weyler
says no executions are being held
The Cubans say a portion OF the CoI
Iazo expedition under command of Pedro
vidal has landed at Guanabo. on the
:. a.
'aii~"s' Clark.
Key West, Fla. March THE steamship
Whitney arrived in this port this mornine.
from Havana in ballast. The captain re-
ports that the merchants Of Cuba are
holding meetings to protest against the
importation of merchandise in American
vessels. The merchants in Cienfuegos
have already boyeotted American shfns
ana the general belief is that the same
measures Will be adopted in Havana. The
Ieenng OF the Spaniards I'm Cuba IS very
bitter against everything American
Passengers by the steamship Olivette
tonight report that the Spanish ner-
chants in Havana held several meetings
during the past week to discuss the mat
ter OF Withdrawing all their orders for
American goods Realizing the ridiculous
position in which 1t would place them IL
SUCH measures were adopted, they have
abandoned the subject
Things are very quiet in the city OF
Havana All news of the doings Of the
troops is strictly guarded.