The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-15
CUBAN EXILES

Madrid, Oct. 1.-THE Cabinet council
to-day decided to pardon All Cuban eIiles
not included in previous arnnesties and to
suspend the decree OF September l. rela.
tive to legislative reforms in the Philippine
Islands.
The decree ordered "A vigorous suppress.
sion OF political associations and the secret
pact of blood societies.
Reinforcements Of Spanish troops for
Cuba are being hurried forward by the
military authorities.
About 500 additional soldiers will leave
Spain for the island before the end OF the
month.
Havana, Oct "A The news published
to-day that 1870 Cubans who had been de-
ported to the African penal settlements
had been pardoued caused the greatest tx
element In Havana, and the friends OF the
persons who have been cxiied on absurd
pretexts during this war eagerly scanned
the official lists hoping to discover he
names OF their relatives thereon.
Among those pnrdoned are several Per
sons of Importance who have incurred
Weylers deadliess hatred. When he
heard the news lie remarked nngrily:
"Hn they are letting the wild beasts
come back here to flgh'. hen they will
say never cleared the iusurrectionists
from the island"
All the ignorant classes of Spaniards
| herc who came to Cuba to serve ia the
| volunteer force and work in civil Gapnci-
ties are rejoicing over Woylrr's depnrjurc
| The manifestations in his favor are re.
strictcd wholly to Governments officials,
VIII. find it polite 10 ftwn ut tho feet OF
the chief.
General BlnnCo, however, has the repu
talion Of being q strict ,IiscipIinariuil, and
| his advent is not looked forward to with
| joy by the Spanish officials. who have had
IN easy time under Weyer's corrupt
regime. The business men, however, are
enthusiastic over the change.
wEyLER PAgDoNs FoRTY.sIx.
| Havana Oct, 14.-Gcncrul Weylcr, the
retiring Captain General, has granted
amnesty 70 forty-six more political prison
crs, including several women who have
been incarcernted on the Isle Of Pines
| 1t Is reported in official circles that d
| fllhusterinE expedition including Jose
| Lorcto Cephero, All American citizen ami
fourteen others, has been landed at the cn,
trance OF tho River Arimuo Province Of
Santa Clara, and has succeeded in joining
the insurgcnt forces commanded by Rcgo.
BLOODY FIGHT OF LAS TUNAs.
Kansas City, Oct. II, Especially. "A let.
ter from Frederick Funston, son of ex-
| Con FRESHMAN Funston, Of Kansas, IL lieu :
|
| graphic description OF the capture OF Las
| Tunas, in which he took IA conspicuous
| yayt. Colonel Funston writes
| we hnve Just won the biggest victory
| Of slii1 revolution by capturing the city Of
Las Tunas. The fight lasted three days
and Two nights and WAS fear fully
| bloody affair.
On the night of tho 9th We threw up
cntrcnchmcuts on the north side Of he
| mo- f,Ir ttl =
distant, and placed therein four brcoch.
loading field guns and Dudley pncu-
| matte dynamite gun. The dynamite gun
did wonders, wrtcGing the cavalry head
quarters In Two shots, blowing the top off
fort Conception.
THE morning of the Both saw the cud
At hand After an hours bombHrdment
| the flag of truce was sent from the in
.fnntry Quartet, and, the pluGky command
Sr having been killed, his men surrender.
ed and The fight WAS over, but at II fearful
cost, one thiri OF the Cubans having fail, IL
HI, the Spaniards had fought rs hcror,
losing ~ per cent. of their garrison in the
d,frnse We captured twenty, one forts,
1850 Alias, with Loo, O0J rounds OF N!nmu-
Alttun two krupp cannon and train load
Of pI!s,ners"
GA"ClA CAPTURES a TOWN.
Havana, Oct. 1i.-tienernl CalYto
G"lciH Ia, attacked and captured tho city
| Of i'eGulta iii thu province of Santiago de
, Cuba His army WAS operating IN the
vicinity aDd hc learned that Is large Span.
ISL convey HAD stopped there On route for
Ga!.g!Gi lIuquen driuy near BAyainU. The
Spanish made u stout defense, but we're
| uytipsStrrrd
General Garcia captured tho whole con
voy, fifty Carlloadb oil supplies, 100 mules
and $IO, Geo IN paper money, which is good
| tn liza. ti,I,