The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-20
ONE CHANCE LEFT
wtYLER GOES FORTH TO MEET
VICTORY Oh DISGRACE
With the Chances Largely In Favor OF tho
Latter-Story of the Blowing Up of the
Spanish Gunboats Re-Toid In Greater
Detail-Spain Proposes Amnesty That
Will Include AL the Noted CUBAN
American Cases - Peace Negotiations
Denied - Convicts in the philippines
Show a Sample of Real War.

Havana, Jan. AT s O'Clock this
morning Captain General Weyler. accom-
panied by his son, his aides-de-camp,
Chief of Staff Escribano, Colonel Do
mingo. Governor Porrua and the chief
of police, left the palace in coach, go
ing by the highway to Luyano and as
corted BY five squadrons Of cavalry. II
is thought TO be the captain generals
intention to concentrate the Spanish for
ces on the outskirts of this city, and
there. it is believed. TO advance with
them eastward and endeavor TO compel
the insurgents to evacuate Havana pro-
vince preparatory, possibly, 10 pushing
further eastward 10 meet the insurgens
army under Maxine Gomez. The oppo-
nents of General Weyler say that # lie
returns 10 Havana again without having
accomplished something definite towards
the pacification OF the island, mis- recall
will follow almost Immediately.
Advices received here from Puerto
Principe say that Sonora Gabriela Va
rena. the widow of the insurgent leader
Miranda. and Sonora Eva Adam, wife of
the insurgent leader Alexandra Rodri-
euez. have been imprisoned by oreer Of
the governor Of that province Bodri-
guez is naturalized American citizen
The women are charged with being COM
promised in a political conspiracy.
GUNBOAT STORY RETOLD.
Havana, Jan. 19.-When the gunboat
Relampago struck the torpedo which
sunk her off Mango there was no time to
lower a boat. and almost before the ex-
tent OF the disaster could be realized the
vessel went down. Those on board who
were not injured jumped into the water
and made their way in the direction of
the Cestinels, aboard of which the great
est excitement prevailed As soon as IL
was seen that the Relampago was sink
ing the Centiseia's boats were ordered
away to assist in the rescue of the crew
If the former. The rebels appeared to be
in strong force along the river. and when
they saw the Spaniards in the water they
directed heavy rife fire upon them. The
Centinela opened fire upon the rebels but
as they could not be seen, il is believed
that no serious losses were inflicted upon
them. When the Centinela's boats at
tempted to rescue the men in the water
the rebels fired upon them. butsall the
men were taken from the water. Nearly
every survivor was wounded. and there
were on,y few of the men belonging 10
the Centirela who had not been hit The
cimmander If the Centinela was seriously
wounded. The condition of the surviv-
ors was such that ii was impossible for
the Centinela TO proceed 10 Guiana. and
she therefore returned to Manzanillo,
Where the news of the disaster caused in
tense excl ament.
AMNESTY IN CHUNKS.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The amnesty
proclamation to be issued by the Spanish
government on the Kings saint day"
January %, it is said. gives pardons in
full To all political prisoners now con-
fined in Cuban jails Among those 10 be
released by It's provisions are the Com
petitor prisoners: Captain Alfredo La
Rorde. VIM. Giidea, Mate John Melton,
DR.. Elias Bedia and Theodore Mata.
Julio Sanguily. who has just been con-
demned TO what is practically life inn
prisonment, and Henry Deigado. said 20
be the correspondent of a New York pa
per, Dr. Betancourt and many other
American citizens are said 10 be in jail
in various paris of the island. and in the
general Jail delivery are contemplated.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Madrid. Jan. 19.-The HeraIdo asserts
that the United States has refused 10
continue the negotiations 10 restore peace
in Cnba, on the ground that the time for
such has passed. In official circles il is
reiterated that such negotiations were
never instituted