Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-19
MUST NOT CRITICISE.

Havana Newspapers Must Suppress
Expressions of Dissatisfaction.
HAVANA, March 19-The governor of
Havana has prohibited the editors of news
papers from expressing disaffection toward
the government.
Volunteers at Palma. Santiago de Cuba
have captured the insurgent captain, AL
coles.
hester Palma. a famous violinist, and
several Santa Clara students have joined
the insurgents.
The escort of an Esperanza train was
fired on. They returned the fire, killing
four insurgents.
General Prats has had an engagement
with the insurgents in Matanzas in which
the insurgent major. Sosa, was killed.
Cannon firing Is reported in the noun
tains on the plantation of La Bori
General MelGuizo reports five insurgents
killed and an unknown number wounded
| in a brush near TapaSte.
Gomez's presence in Havana is supposed
to be for the purpose of protecting the
| landing of an expected expedition.
dispatch from Colon, province of Ma
tanzaS. says that insurgents of that vicin-
| ity have hanged a respectable citizen.
Lieutenant, Rodriguez with a detachment
of ten soldiersa left for the Yabucito.
province of Santa Clara. in pursuit of the
| insurgents, and after travelling a short
distance he was surprised by numerous
bands. commanded by Robau. Nunez and
Torres. The soldiers were compelled to
retreat fighting as they did so, and the
lieutenant was Killed. After the death Of
their commander four of the soldiers we're
killed.
Fuste. an insurgent leader, has surrender
ed to the Spanish authorities at Sagua La
Grande.
During the storm of Monday the Spanish
gunboat Ardiila ran ashore near Trinidad
on the south coast of the province of Santa
Clara. She has now been floated, but is
found to have sustained considerable dam
age.
toll
the province of that name, announces that
a lawyer named Jose Cabarro, Antonio
Berenguer. Miguel Gutierrez, Garcia Caro-
falo, copyist attached to the local court;
Leopold Ramos. notary; Pho Valdes and
Luis Oropesa, members of the board of
aldermen; Argus and Juan Machado, and
the CalicheS. father and son, all prominent
| people, have been imprisoned by the Span
ish authorities there on the charge of con-
spring against the government.
Wey1er Well Supported.
MADRID, March 19-It is semi-oficially
denied here that the statement attributed
to Gen. Weyler. the captain general of
Cuba, in an interview cabled here from
Havana, suggesting the possibility of his
resigning, really points to the probability
of his relinquishing his command. 1t is
further stated that he has the support of
both government and the public.
LONDON. March ia dispatch 20 the
Pail Mall Gazette from Madrid published
this afternoon. says that the pacificalion of
cuba is now looked upon as being imp ossi-
hle except as the result of supreme effort
involving the sending of large reinforce
| ments to that island, and instituting a
complete blockade of it's coasts.
Expedition Landed.
The steamer Three Friends of Jackson
vile. in command of Captain Napoleon B.
Broward has arrived at Key West, having
| succeeded in landing in Cuba General En-
| rique Collazeo, Major Charles Hernandez
| and Duke Estrada. besides f1fty-four men
taken Off the schooner Ardell from Tampa,
and the entire cargo of arms and ammuni-
tons of the schooner Mallory, from Cedar
Key.
1t was by long odds the most important
expedition that has set out from this conn
try.
The secretary of the Cuban legation here
Mr.. Quesada, mas received telegram an
nouncing the safe arrival in Cuba of Gen
Enrique Collazo, with arms and ammtlni-
| ton. This the Cuban officials here reea rd
| as serious blow to Spain, for they say
| that with Gen. COLLAGE went a number Of
Gistlhguisnea veterans. among whom is
Brig. Gen. Pedro Vasquez. The expedition
| had more than thousand rifles and one
million rounds of cartridges
Death of Judge HoIman's Wife.
Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, wife of
Judge William s. Holman, ex-Congressman
from Indiana, died suddenly about @
o'clock yesterfay evening at her residence,
2125 r street northwest Mrs. Holman suf-
| fered from stroke of paralysis last sum-
mer. and SINCE that time her condition had
| been rather delicate. Mrs Holman came
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