The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
CUBA IN A P|TEUL STATE.
RELIEF FUND SADLY INADEQUATE
TO MEET THE NECESSITIES.
Cane Fields in Havana Province De-
.troyed by Insurxents-A Crowd OF
sDanfards I'm Havana Get to Riot
ing. and Are Dispersed by Police.

HAVANA. via Key West. Dec. 3-Ru-
mors which have been circulated here that
Sylvester Scovel, a New York newspaper
correspondent, had been hanged by the
insurgents are untrue Il is reported that
he and Senior Rafael Madrigai, the Amert-
can consul at Sancti Spiritus. were the
bearers of an important dispatch from
President Mckinley to President Masso
and Gen Gomez
Generally speaking. the condition of the
concentrates is as pitiful as it was dur
ing the administration in the island OF Gen.
WsyIer, despite Capt Gen. Blanco's relief
DEGREES. A relief fund OF xla9,o viii hard
ly give the sufferers 20 cents each.
La Lucha demands that the amounts ex-
pended by municipal authorities for the re-
lief Of the destitute inhabitants be pub
lished.
During the last month numerous rob-
berries and stabbing ARRAYS are reported TO
have occurred in Havana These outrages
are ascribed to the return to Havana from
Ceuta prison OF the Manages" who have
been pardoned for political offenses under
recent DEGREES.
Ii is officially stated that many cane
fields In Havana province have been
burned nv the insurgents. Il is reported
that Brig. Arangueren was at Guanabacoa
night before last A party Of insurgents,
- reported unofiicially. recently dyna-
mited culvert and bridge on the railway
between Sagua and Remedies.
1t IL reported that in various engage
ments with the insurgents the forces OF
Gen. Pando have suffered considerabl
losses The column for several DAYS was
short of provisions owing to the vigorous
resistance made by the insurgents to the
advance OF the Spaniards and many i'm
pediments were placed in their way. Gen.
Pando's exact losses are not known, ow-
ing TO the difficulty of communication.
Eighty residents OF Bejucal In Havana
province, while foraging a few DAYS apo
were surprised by a band of insurgents
who stripped them Of their clothing.
Inc insurgents have burned the cane
neids on the estate of Senior Cardenas. at
CalabaZa Sagua.
While number OF insurgents were car
rying case containing dynamite in the
province OF Puerto Principe, the dynamite
exploded, killing seven OF the party and
woundiDg eight others
AS is the custom here on Christmas eve.
large crowd of Spaniards assembled in
tentrai park and INDUCED in dancing, sing
ing and other forms of amusement A
large number of those present becoming
intoxicated began to make demonstrations
and shouting ''Vive Weyler" .Viye Es-
pana. Five Union Constitutional"
Down With Autonomy" and other dis
turbing cries. The police were summoned.
and upon their arrival ordered the crowd
TO disperse. No attention was paid to tba
orders. and the officers. being reinforced.
guards were stationed in all the avenues in
the vicinity of the park. In the meanwhile
the groups in the park continued their
shouting and demonstration, compelling
the cavalry, a detachment OF which had
been summoned to the scene, to charge
b t.
them. Several Of the police were slightly
injured by the stones thrown by the popu-
lace. Eight arrests were made, but no
shots were fired.