The herald., 1897-02-02

of course, equal to ripened cane, but the
efforts are being continued and it is
| hoped will result soon in an abatement
| of all the onerous restrictions COM
planned of by the planters.
CANE GRINDING RESUMED.
HAVANA, Feb. 1.-The grinding of
sugar has already begun or Is on the
point of beginning on the plantations of
Asturias, Dolores, Conchita, Maguica,
Perfuerza. Union, Jicarita. San Fran
| cisco. Ammonia, San Rafael. San Cahe-
tano and Luisa, in the province of Ma
| tanzas. The Perseverance, plantat tion
by Saturday last had made 1900 bags
of sugar.
Antonio Perdomo and Enrique Selles
Osma, prisoners of war. were shot here
| today. Another batch of political pris-
| oners, numbering eleven men, sailed to-
day for the Spanish penal settlement on
the Island of Pines.
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
HAVANA, Feb. 1 (via Key West).-
The Santiago de Cuba police force have
| placed under arrest on the charge of
| conspiracy a number of Cuban women.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba re-
! ports that General Calixto Garcia, with
5000 men, has concentrated his forces in
the vicinity of Baamo. and that he is
now marcming to the eastward.
Another dispatch from Santiago de
| Cuba asserts that thousands of persons
are without subsistence and that they
| are anxiously awaiting permission to
grind cane from Captain-General Wey-
Ter, for the purpose of saving themselves
| from actual starvation.
| ManZanillo reports are to the effect
| that at 9 o'clock at night on January IS
the insurgents, assisted by friends, en-
tered the town of Palmas Atlas, sixty
miles from Manzanilo. After plumber
| ing the town and stores they burned
| sixty private houses and three we'll
| stocked dry goodssastablishments Ow-
| ing to the unfavorable location Of the
| Notifications, the soldiers were unable
to fire upon the attacking party of Gu
bans, because in SO doing they would
have been compelled to kill the peaceful
inhabitants who were running through
the streets seeking to gain refuge at
the Notifications. Some of the irhab-
itants even joined the insurgents and in
this manner escaped with their lives.
On the night of January 27 the insur-
gents attacked the fo\ of Alfonso KILL
in the province of Matanzas. Being re-
pulsed, they burned the cane fields in
the vicinity of the town, leaving line
of fire as far as Colchitas, six miles dis
tant.
Reports from Taspeste are to the ef-
feet that the families of the pacificos,
concentrates WllilH tilC iiiiMeo VI sAiS
cultivated zone, are molestedt night and
day by the insurgents making subsist-
ence difficult because of their 1naDll1ty
to carry vegetables and other farm pro-
ducts to the town of San Jose de las
Jajas and Havana for the purpose OF
effecting an exchange.
Because of the rapid movements of the
insurgents in the vicinity of San Jose
de las Lajas and this continuous destruc.
ton of property, the inhabitants of that
town are compelled to live on sweet po-
tatoes and honey.
The mortality from smallpox at Ha-
vana is very great, many persons having
died here during the past two days. 1t
is estimated that 80 per cent of the
deaths In Havana now are due to small
pox, 81 per cent dying from the combined
effects of other diseases.
H. X. Sheridan, an American citizen
from the state of Ohio, now stopping at
the Hotel Ingleterra, while going yester-
day to Cojimar, was stopped while en-
route because he had not obtained a
permit He was arrested and sent back
to Guanabacoa, where he was confined
in room in the city hall. He states that
he was we'll treated. Military Governor
Narcisco Fondsdeviela procured his
supper for him. He says he was rather
frightened when first arrested, the SOL
diers pointing their bayonets at him and
lent nature.
w. G. Burker. an American consul.
while retiring to his home in Havana,
was detained by policemen, who
searched his valise. He protested to the
authorities, who Immediately released
him and apologized for the mistake. Mr..
Burker expressed himself as satisfied |
with the explanation.
Puerto Principe insurgents have sue |
ceeded in burning the farmhouses on the |
plantation of Guirabito, Ell Pello and |
Ceibito. The Moran plantation has also |
been destroyed.
Cuban insurgents recently entered the |
town of San Nicholas, province of Ha- |
vana, and plundered the grocery and |
dry goods stores. Other insurgents |
forced their way to the town of Batabano |
and looted the few houses and stores re- |
naming. The officials on the Spanish |
gunboats, advised of the presence of the |
Cubans, bombarded the town.
The Pizarron squadron, while going to |
the assistance of the fortifications, sus- |
tained the fire of the insurgents. Five |
of the soldiers of the squadron were |
killed and several wounded. After the |
insurgents effected a retreat from the
town ten of the natives joined them
CAUSE FOR DISAGREEMENT
MADRID, Feb. 1.-The Correspondent
cia Espana reports that the disagree.
lnent alleged TO nave taken place be-
tween Hannis Taylor, United States
to Spain, and the Spanish min
ister for foreign affairs the duke OF
Tetuan, is due to two causes. First, it
is stated that Mr.. Taylor wanted the
Cuban tariff reforms, which he claimed |
We're of special interest to the United
states, published at the same time as
the political reforms. This the Spanish
government opposed.
The second cause is said to have been
or more serious nature, for it is asser-
ted the American government not con-
tent with the adoption of tariff sched-
ules favoring foreigners generally, want
ed special tariff discriminating in ia
vor of American goods. To this the
duke or Tetuan strenuously objected
urging that the consent of the other
powers could not be obtained to an ar.
Of this character.
DIR. WELLS DEAD.