The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-16
gLooDrHlRs!Y IN HAViNa.
Scene at :. Bull Fight, Which indicates ms
SpIrEt of the Rabble.

HAVANA, Dec. ., via Key West :
The few Americans in havana are IN
constant dread. They believe that
their lives are in danger.
A gentleman connected with me
Diario De La Marina newspaper, totd
me that the gist of President CleTe-
lands message had been received by
the Havana newspapers, but mat lhe
censor had prohibited publication lear
inc that the warning TO Spain to cease
butchery would inlame the popuiace
and cause attacks on Americans.
DR.. Burgess, who has been mere Tor
wears. and who is cne Of the nerVlesI
men ever born under the Stars and
Stripes, SAYS that the situation is gray
er than it has ever before been. Joe
Springer, who has been IN the Amecl-
can Consulate Office for twenty,slx
wears and is now acting Consul Cen
eral. intimated to me this morning
that he wished Secretary Carlisle had
accepted the proposition OF captain
Evans (Fighting Bob 10 come 10 ia
vana with the battle ship Indiana 70
buy box OF cigars. Mr.. Sprlhgsl 2st
suggested that the Americans IN tos
city would be overjoyed Ii Captain
Evans was still selecting the brand OF
tobacco and his ship was at archor II
Havana.
was with a small party OF Amer
cans last night in the Gale OF the hoIe
fnelaterra, a leading hotel: Two Q
the party speak Spanish. Nearly al
the chairs around the small taoles Il
the cafe were occupied by civilian
and military officers, including som
common soldiers, who had attenoe
= the bull fight during the day. Man
COMES Of La Lucha supplement
which contained the account OF me n
ported death of ..Maceo, were oeln
= read and discussed. Suddenly one
= the Americans said to the gentlemee
e with him, 'sDid you hear that? Let
- oct out of here" On the SIDE Walk q
J Explained that the group OF SpanlarlI<
IL who was sitting near US had IN I. u
- course of the conversation remafke'
" 1--WE ought to kill the American pig
the same as we have killed Maceo. =,
the rebels had no sympathlZers IN u
ID United States we would have end'
this war long ago. ~
a The gentleman who Translated IN
Spanish epigram explained that Inc
o who were so fortunate as 10 nave
right to claim protection unaef
~ American flag were always deslgns!
by the term pig"
"a Mr.. Louis Silva, who IS IN HaVa
in The interest OF large pump MAI
l." featuring house, with Offices IN N
on York, says he notices teeln1g OF
an rest among the Spanish people Wh;
he never observed before and ne
ro- made several trips to Havana durl
the last seventeen years. Mr.. 81
Iii saws the government made mlsts
when it allowed that bull fight yes'
lis day. that it helped to raise the bio
thirsty proclivities OF the raDole.
nd A Cuban, though a loyal Spanla
told me last night that the Cove
Is ment officials evidently did not bell
in the reported death of Maceo,
IGN the news would have been given ou
the palace; that the report was
OF seminated to appease the Spanish +
pie and give them something 10
ign about, take their minds OFT rlotlng,
let them think that the Go7ernn
de- would soon end the rebellion
It is singular that Maceo, accoSc
ign to the report, was killed near II
Bravo and that Weyler telegrar
OF 10 Havana yesterday from Arter
for reinforcements, saying that ne
sign Maceo hemmed in and wanted TO CT
out the insurgents at once. bu'
de. Spaniards have wonderful powers
The character of the Spanish ra
II Is can best be described by citing a; al
cident Of yesterdays bull tight. !
n OF bulls had been 6illed IN accora'
with the recognized formula.
sign fourth bull was either so tame or
that the professional matadoreS
n OF fused to kill it aud went home.
mob then tore up the benches
sign threw them with bottles and s.
into the ring at the bull: The an
shals finally ran into its stall. and I'M
are: lice locked the stable doors.