Evening star., 1897-02-03
Havana Volunteers Chased Nearly to
the City's Gates.
OFFICERS TO Be COURT-MARTIALED
Rumors of Renewed Attempts to
Secure Peace.
FALL OF PAPER MONEY

CINCINNATI Ohio. February "a spe-
cial to tie Commercial Tribune from Key
West, Fla, says:
One OF Colonel Hernadez's bands met 300
Havana volunteers Sunday ten miles from
Havana and defeated them badly The
Cutans feigned a retreat and drew the
volunteers into an ambuscade in the sides
OF the road, from which they delivered a
terrible fire. The volunteers fled and the
Cubans pursued them almost to the gates
OF Havana. \ part of the block house
garrison there attempted to stem the tor
rent OF Crbans, but We're driven into their
fort. The loss of the volunteers was over
nifty men wounded, killed and missing.
while half of the force returned to Ha-
vana unarmed.
The Spanish officials have ordered all of
fcers of the corps to be tried by the court
martial for cowardice.
Reports of Peace Negotiations.
HAVANA, February 3.-La Lucha in its
editorial columns pronounces as ridiculous
the rumors now afloat of an attempt on
the part OF reformists to secure the prompt
re-establishment of peace through a pro-
cess of mediation. The claim has been
made that Marcos Garcia is supposed to
have come to Havana for the purpose of
arranging the terms of peace with Captain
General Weyler. La Lucha asserts that
Marcos Garcia never saw Captain General
Weyler during his stay at Havana. Cen
eraI Weyler was absent when Garcia ar
rived. La Lucha insists that peace will
come, but that when it does come it will
be through other channels than through
mediation negotiations with former insur-
gent chieftains.
To Help Paper Currency.
Intendante Fsgoaga recently called
meeting Of the local money lenders and
charged them with being responsible for the
recent fall in the value of paper money
1t Is said to be pitiful sight to see the
crowds, including many poor people, flock
ing to the Spanish Bank. Intendante
Fagoaga threatened the exchanges and an
rounced that he would notify Captain Cen
eral Weyler if within the next forty-eight
hours paper money does not rise to about
enc per cent discount. The money brokers
anrounced that they would close their Of
fees and Withdraw from business if the
order is Carried into effect. The Patriotic
Association met and resolved to offer ex-
plantations to Intendante Fagoaga why the
paper money has so deprecated in value.
The claim is made that the Spanish Bank
which have been adopted Of changing gov
ernInent bills. 1t is announced that eX-
change has been selling at Az per cent
discount. The resolutions adopted by the
ish Bank should establish branches at the
offices Of the various exchanges of the
city.
Notes of the War.
Gen. Suarez Imclan has arrived from
Guanajay, after operating in the province
of Pinar del Rio for year or more as
commander of the forces in the vicinity of
the trocha and between Jucaro and Moron.
Gen. Domingo Bazan has arrived at Ha-
vana. He was named, on January -, COM
mander of the first brigade, first division al
Pinar Del Rio. now under the command of
Gen. Melguizo.
The general subinspector of sanitary mat
ters, Senor Isadora, has arrived from the
province of Santa Clara. He announces
that he is satisfied with the sanitary con-
ditions of affairs in that province.
The political prisoners in the Havana
Jail, Ramon Hernandez, Martinez Santos
Arsolo Herrera and Juan Vega, and ten
others, have been transferred to the hos
pital at San Ambrosco
The engineering forces engaged in the
work of repairing the railroad recently
blown up by dynamite at Oseguera, prov
ince of Pinar Del Rio, detained three hand
some, well-dressed young ladies. One of
the trio was negress. They are suspected
OF being Cuban sympathiZers and sweet
hearts Of the insurgent leaders, Zarraga
and Tucas Martinez.
Advices received from San Antonio De
Los Banos announce that the military au-
thorities there have imprisoned the Cuban
leader Felix Toledo. At the time of his ar
rest he was serving as a labCrer, and was
charged with aiding Gomez in the burning
OF the railroad stations al Govea and Lom-
b:llo and the destruction Of many houses
at Bejucal.
Advices from San Antonio De Los Vegas
are to the effect that the prefect Rafael
ecorro, native leader of the province of
Puerto Principe during the ten-years' war.
recently Cuban collector, has surren-s
dered.