Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-26
CUDANS ENTER HAVANA.


within the Next Two wcelss-span-
ish Success Not Apparent.
New York. Nov. 25.--On Sunday
morning for the first time in the his
tory of the Cuban war, rebel bullets
sought the palace in Havana, says
dispatch to the Herald from Havana.
The shots came from Casa Blanco, 600
yards across the entrance to the har-
Dor, and while nobody was hurt, the
palace. with its electric lights. was
shining mark and must have been hit.
the Spanish authorities attempted to
make light of the affair. but at the
same time reporter for La Lucha,
who wrote up and attempted to pub
lish the facts in the case, was arrested
and Is still in prison. The attack on
Casa Blanca,wa made by Brig. Gen.
Cardcnas and fifty rebels. They en-
tered the town shortly before midnight
on horseback, and at the end of four
hours each man led out of town
horse, with one extra head appropriate
ed, laden with clothing, provisions, sill
yer plate and considerable money. Be-
| fore they left they fired two volleys
across the narrow ntTbpT tntIdHtt at
the palace, then cody retired to a
friends house inside the Spanish lines
and took supper. previously ordered.
| All this was under the guns of Caban-
as and Moro.
| II is learned from an inside source
that the object of the rebels was to
/ effect the release of Gen Ruis Rivera
and hang n citizen named Fumiero,
who Is known as spy. They failed in
| the first only because of some miscon-
ception regarding the appointed time
on the part of the confederates within
the prison, with whom arrangements
had been made to admit the raiders
! into the fortress. Fumiero managed
| to escape across the harbor. The whole
affair was well planned. General
| Cardenas came in the early evening
with two colonies along the seashore
and Mt ten o'clock the men followed.
| The first visit was to Cabanas. When
| they saw that the arrangement had
| failed the rebels went after Fumiero.
lie fed across the harbor and the reb-
els did not dare to follow. Then the
! rebels went to Casa de Los Frailes, the
| priests house, where they took blank
cts, silver plate and money. This house
| is close TO Moro castle. The priests
made great cutlery, but no soldiers
came. Then the rebels sacked the
| store of Fumiero. securing some gold.
| They also looted some other stores.
at midnight, approached n cavalry
outpost and secured several horses.
| These they led back into town and
loaded with spells. The horses then
set out with small detachment of
men, and the other rebels went to sup
per at the house of friend. For two
hours they enjoyed themselves. then
rode to the harbor edge and fired two
volleys Mt the palace, conspicuous by
| its lights. This aroused the Spaniards
| troops turned out the rebels had gone.
| The authorities made every effort to
suppress the details of this raid though
| an official report admitted that six
rebels entered the town.
The rebels approached and fired up
on Mariana last night. There was
| great excitement, the volunteers We're
called out and along with the troops
returned the rebel fire. The residents
We're panic-stricken and locked them
selves In their houses, The rebels did
not succeed in entering the town. The
| lines have been strengthened about
| Havana.
Correspondence received from the
! east states that Gen. Gomez is massing
men near Sagua and is preparing to
march westward to strike a potent
| blow before Congress meets. Unusual
activity of the rebels is reported from
all quarters. The Spaniards are also
making preparations for action, but ms
| vet each avoids the other. Where and
! in what manner this blow is coming
cannot be predicted. but II is more
surely coming than autonomy.
| Gen. j. NJ. Rodrigues, commander
in-chlef of the western provinces. is
out In manifesto stating that he will
accept nothing but independence. He
| contrasts the treatment OF Cuban pris-
oners with that of Spanish prisoners
and says only the Spanish under arms
! are considered as enemies, He prom
ises equal rights to other Spaniards If
| independence ia gained.
| Gen. Rlanco's general shake-up Of
| the police force throughout the island
is causing some excitement. The
heads of dennrtments nr police Were
nearly all changed. Wherever fraud
or undue cruelty was discovered dras-
tic measures We're taken. Secretary
| General Congostos knowledge and ex-
! pericnce Rained in America. are of val
| liable assistance I'm this direction,
| Special reports from the Herald cor
| resnondents in various parts Of the is
| land statcs that the Spanish soldiers
| ARE ms badly Off as the paclficos md
| concentrates. In MANY cases the
troops have been forced nv circrnl-
stances TO beg from door 10 door. Gen.
1 Rlnnco is making every effort to 70
lievc their condition and reform the
| hospital service.