Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-19

ported late yesterday evening that Mar
shall Blanco had received cabled in
structions from Madrid to release the
prisoners captured on board the Amer
lean schooner Competitor in April,
1896, by the Spanish gunboat at Mesa
gera, and that they will sail to-day for
the United States.
It is also reported that the instruc-
tons to the Governor General direct
the return of the captured arms and
of the vessel to the owners. Admiral
Navarro, it is said, was at first inclind-
ed to disobey these instructions, and
with the other naval authorities, was
disposed to resign before carrying them
out.
Marshal Blanco has requested the
military authorities at Madrid to send
Col. Escribano, former chief of staff Of
Gen. Weyler, back to Cuba to account
fer his actions in the matter of cattle
supplies.
0Ch. SkuiAtiu 8dulIId Whit NCu
Gomez last December ordered to be
court martialed for disobedience to a
special instruction as to military pro-
cedure, has been arrested by order of
the Cuban commander-in- chief on a
charge of immortality.
Gen. GARLIC has reached the camp
of Gen. Gomez with 1000 cartridges
from the expedition that recently land
ed near Cienfuegos. Reports from
Pinar del Rio say that an expedition
has landed at Las Poseas, on the north
coast.
On Monday night the insurgents fired
on the forts of Cuator Caminos, on the
outskirts of Havana, but without spec
ial results. They attacked the town Of
San Juan Yeras, province of Santa
Clara, as already cabled, and succeeded
in burning few houses and sacking
two stores at the rear Of the town.
They burned two railway culverts to
cut off achievements but were finally
repulsed, leaving eight killed.
The insurgents have burned large
portion Of the cane fields on the Por-
tugalete plantation, this province, the
property of Senior Manuel Calixto. Gen.
Bernal having left Colona with large
force, squad of thirty men, belong
ing to the San Quintin battalion, who
struck off from the man body to ex-
plore the line of march, was fallen upon
and macheted by the insurgents.
According to reports from Jaruco, %
to 80 reconcentrados die there daily
from famine The whole garrison is
sick at Manzanillo. Col. Escaro, who
escorted provision wagons to Guamo,
found the garrison there suffering Sc
verely from fever and lack Of food. One
officers and 20 soldiers had died of
starvation.
The only persons who have gone to
the American consulate to contribute to
the fund for the relief of the reconcen-
trados are Senores Milia Perez and
Viuda de Fumes, who contributed SO in
paper currency and $3.50 in silver.
All others apply to the consulate for
money.
1t is officially stated that the govern
ment considers it necessary that all
Spanish residents in the island, from
the ages of IA to 40, should enlist as
volunteers on behalf of the government.
1t is asserted that the chiefs of the
volunteers assured Gen. Pando that this
proposal met with their approval.
Gen. Hernandez de Velasco denies
that the recent engagement near Cay
ajabas, Pinar del Rio, was a severe one,
for, although the insurgents were num-
erous, the Spanish troops had much the
advantage in position. Gen de Velasco
adds. A3'fhe rebel leaders are trying
by insidious arguments to create divis-
ions of opinion among those who ex-
pect that autonomy will be established
in order, if possible, to defeat its estab-
lishment"
PARDONED BY THE QUEEN.
Minister Woodford Notified of the Release