The herald., 1896-03-05


pursuing them.
Maceo, Gomez and La Crete are all sup
posed, according to the official dispatches,
to be in a desperate situation. A letter
has been seen from Maceo complaining
that he is short of ammunition.
News of the death of the insurgent leader
Regime Alfonso has been confirmed.
According to reports received tonight
both Maceo and Gomez suffered serious re-
verses today at the hands of the Spanards.
General Melguiseo reports that he fought
Antonio Maceo at Casiguas, in Havana
province, and that when the insurgents re-
treated they left thirty killed.
Generals Prats and Arolas also report
that they fought the forces of Gomez today
at Hanabano, on the borders of Matanzas
province, including the band of Lacrete
and others. These forces, the official re-
port says, we're routed and the insurgent
leader, Castillo, was wounded seriously in
the head and abdomen.
The queen regent has cabled congratula-
! tions TO Rrigadier General Beral upon his
| brilliant engagement at Mamri.
| The captan-general has taken measures
| to protect the American consulate in this
| city, though with great discretion and with
! out calling attention to the fact. This was
done through abundant caution, though no
I demonstration was feared.
| Numerous bands of insurgents recently
attacked the government guerllas who
| were guarding plantation in the neigh
borhood OF Sagua la Grande, province of
Santa Clara, but column OF Spanish
troops surprised the insurgents from the
rear, killed thirty OF them and wounded
many others. No further details have been
received.
| The educated leaders are uneasy. Thev
| fear the effects of disappointment upon Il O
men when they find that, should it be CON-
| pleted, tho recognition of Cuban beliger-
ency does not produce immediate and
great results in favor OF The Cuban cause,
10 conduct successfully prolonged fight
with the sword alone against the finest OF
modern rifles requires high courage in Il e
Cuban cavalry. This they have, and this it
| Is what the leaders are afraid disappoint
ment may weaken. The machete must be
depended upon.
Cartridges are what the Cuban leaders
want. They have men enough and guns
enough-they want cartridges. And they
want their men to keep their spirits up un-
til cartridges come. They feel that their
agents in the United States would have an
easier time IN sending ammunition under
bellgerent rights than without them.
But if cartridges and congress both fail
them they still think Spain will have to
spend more money than she can get to win
the war. The Spanish troops have not
been paid for three months. They are
without money and there is not sufficient
food to sustain them properly.
This question is not serious to the Cubans
for their projects have been storing up
food in safe places for months, and the
mountains with their thousands of cattle
are alwss at hand. No difference has been
seen in the field movements since General
Weyier assumed charge. Vigor in the
field depends entirely upon the column
commanders.
BAsED ON CANARDs
NEW YORK, March 5.-The World this
morning publishes the following signed
cablegram from the duke of Tetuan, min
lister of foreign affairs, dated at Madrid,
spain:
1.-The resolutions which the congress of
the United States have adopted in respect
to the Cuban insurrection are based on
0anards spread broadcast throughout the
United States for the sole purpose OF in
naming the passions OF the people against
Spain and awakening an unmerited sym
pathy with the insCrrectionists.
| YAH the reports OF barbarous and un
necessary cruelty in the manner of con
Quoting the war in Cuba are absolutely
| false.
II thank the World and avail myself OF
the opportunity which it gives to express
my profound regret that resolutions which
strain the mutual friendship and esteem of
the two nations have been declared by the
house of representatives"
INSURGENTS REJOICING.
New YORK. March ga special to the
World from Havana says:
The news of the action of the United
States congress has penetrated to every in
surgent camp within thirty miles of Ha-
vana, and the Cuban patriots are wild with
joy. Comment is various, depending upon
comparative intelligence. All the rank
and file seem to take President Cleve-
lands concurrence as matter of course.
iutsIIant
soon be glorious finale. The more
ignorant honestly believe that now
Spain must lay down her arms. They
cannot distinguish between diplomatic
recognition and armed interference. TIE
less ignorant think that now cartridges and
and expeditions from the United States
will arrive daily. The intelligent, about
l 5 Eer cent of the Cuban soldiers, realize
that it will be at least month before any
real effects will be felt. The feeling among
the common soldiers is that something
great is to happen at once.
GERMAN VIEWS.
LONDON, March 5.-The Times has q
dispatch from Berlin reporting that the
Koelnische Zeituug has an article which is
believed TO represent the views of the gov
ernment on the subject of the United
States attitude toward Cuba, and which
treats neither the United States nor Spain
with leniency. 1t taunts the Americans
with concealing their schemes of conquest
under the mask of humanitarian senti-
ments, though it adds it is not their custom
to clothe their ambitious design in diplo-
matte form. 1t warns the Spaniards
against giving violent expressions to their
national feeling as they did in the Caro-
line islands dispute, because they now
have to deal with much less indulgent
adversary than Germany.
The Times correspondent proceeds to
quote as follows:
"Germany's interest in the dispute will
be confined to the protection of her Cuban
trade. She has no debts of gratitude to
ness received, but rather the contrary. 1t
is generally believed Germany's trade in
terest would fare better under American
predominance than under the Spanish
maladministration, but the difference
would be small, and Germany will be
guided by her conception of International
law. We would advise Spain to follow the
precedent of the United States in the Sc
cesson war when it repelled with boorish-
ne 50 the English and French mediation in
behalf of the south. Spain might then
add, with monarchistic politeness. that she
would not venture to carry the comparison
further lest she might be compelled to
place General Lee on the same level with
Antonio Maceo.
PRUDENCE is COUNSELED
MADRID, March 4.-The feeling both
political and financial ia calmer on the
news that President Cleveland is disposed
10 offer friendly mediation before he
officially recognizes the belligerency of the
CubaDs. The principal newspapers now