The herald., 1897-12-07


the schooner and transferred to shore,
a large Spanish vessel was seen bearing
down on the schooner.
The men in the small boat pulled for
their lives and managed to reach the
White Wings. When they got under way
1t was found that she had sprung leak,
so they were compelled to beach her,
the crew putting to sea in small boats.
Capt. Metz Of the White Wings COM
manded one boat and the steward,
Montgomery, commanded the second.
The second boat had no compa IS or
mariner aboard and got lost beating
around the greater part of Friday night.
being finally picked up by Norwegian
fruit vessel and landed at Nassau.
The men shipped on a Key West
sponge boat for Florida and arrived
here this morning.
The men in the boat with Capt. Metz
were undoubtedly compelled to land on
the Cuban shore.
The men with Capt. Metz, who were
forced, as supposed, to land, will prob
ably escape to the interior, although the
Cubans who met the expedition had al
ready left for the interior when the
boats were returning to the White
Wings.
FIGHTING AT GUISA
HAVANA, Dec. "Details have been
received of the fighting at Guisa. The
Spanish column under Gen. Tovar was
delayed four days before arriving and
capturing the position of the insurgents.
The Spanish lost a captain, lieuten-
ant and twenty soldiers wounded. Ac-
cording to the official account the Span
ish garrison defended the town heroic
ally. It consisted of 800 men. The forts,
five houses and 300 huts were destroyed.
Eight men in charge of the heliograph
resisted until all were wounded.
The insurgents were 5000 strong and
had six cannon. They were command
ed by Gen. Calixto Garcia, Gen. Jesus
Rabi and Gen. Ramirez. A large guam
tity Of dynamite was used.
MESSAGE COMMENT
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 6.-Herbert
w. Wolcott, president Of the Cuban
American league, gave out q statement
for publication today regarding the Gu
ban clauses in the presidents message.
Mr.. Wolcott said: II see by a morning
paper that the attitude of Mckinley on
the Cuban question is gratifying to
Spain, according to Senior Dupuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister. Since read
ing McKinley's message this afternoon,
I can easily say that-and I think that
his position Is much more gratifying to
the Spanish than it is to the friends of
Cuba in this country. To tell the truth,
I am really disappointed. had not ex-
pected very much on account of the late
news from Washington and the presi-
dent shows by his message that he will
not do anything now and probably never.
Il hope that congress will be more
friendly to us Cubans than the presi-
dent, and something may yet be done for
them within a short time"
REFORM TOO LATE
LONDON, Dec. THE Daily Chron-
iCle pub ishes this morning letter from
correspondent in Havana, who says:
Sagasta's efforts are too late Under
Weyler's vile regime half the Cuban
population disappeared and the remain
ing half has been converted into implac-
able enemies Of Spain, enemies who will
absolutely refuse to accept Spain's
word.
The central provinces are desert
waste. The sugar industry can be re-
stored only by the infusion of English
and American capital, which few dare
to invest. The island is lost to Spain,
and 1t Is clearly the duty of the United
States to intervene in the interests of
humanity and civilization and end this
warfare.
CONSULAR ADVICES
HAVANA, Dec. 6.-Consul- General
Fitzhugh Lee, when interviewed today
on the statement cabled from New
York that he forwarded to the govern
ment at Washington copy of the con-
stitution adopted by the insurgents, re-
piled that he had sent no such docu-
ment as was ascribed. He added that
he hs had no communication with the
insur tents, such as was intimated by
Havana paper, but said that naturally
he would forward, in his official capac-
ity, whatever documents bearing on
Cuban difficulties came into his hands,
even though unsolicited. Gen. Lee also
asserted that he was in the habit of
forwarding statements of both sides i'm
partially.
CARRIED COAL ONLY
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 6.-The
schooner Silver Heels, which slipped out
of New York harbor October 18th, sup
posedly laden with a cargo Of war ma
terial for the Cuban insurgents, came
into port today with a cargo of 100 tons
of coal, consigned to local firm. When
searched by customs officers nothing Of
9 suspicious nature was found. The