The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-14
GUARDING GENERAL LEE.
FEARS OF AN ATTACK ON OUR CON-
sULATE IN HATANA.

The Spanish There Are Very Angry over the
Presidents Me~ssaEe-ssnor Cannidas says
that Spain Will I.oso ana
Other Leaders Forming the New Cnbinet.
HAVANA, Dec. 1O.-The American Consulate
in this city is guarded by four soldiers OF tho
military police of Havana and two detectives.
There Is much apprehension In Government
circles that an attack may DO directed upon the
consulate by the uncomprising spaniards, who
are very angry over the message Of President
Mckinley. La Lucha upon the mes
sage as IN insult to Spain. la linton Constt-
t%uciondl and El Concrete are daily exciting the
anger of the Spaniards over the message.
Gen. Lee Is serene amid this storm OF passion.
and continues to receive every caller with his
usual politencss, and performs his duties with
great regularity, as though nothing had hap
pencd.
The pessimistic impressions Of Sefor Canale-
jas concerning the war in Cuba. and his con.
cluBion that Spain will lose the island. fill sew
eral columns of an extra issued by Didrio de Ia
Marina. After a second reading of the extra
the preso censor consulted with Gen. Blanco and
speedy orders were sent to the Diario to stop
the publication. Nearly the entire edition Of
the extra was then burned.
Senior Arturo Amblard, a prominent Raformist
deputy, now In Madrid, is said here TO have re-
ceived instructions from Schores Sagasta and
Moret to go to New York and confer with the
Cuban Delegation. The instructions Of Sehor
Amblard are to offer to the Cubans all the con-
cessions they ask, provided that the sovereign
ty OF Spain in Cuba is granted.
The insurgents are so very active around Ha-
yana city that the trains from Havana TO Guiana
bacoa, a town only fifteen minutes by rail from
the capital, are accompanied by a heavy Spanish
pua ri for fear of nm n tta III from, tho patriota
The dreadful epidemic called beri-beri is max
ing ravages in Guanabacoa and Matanzas.
At Sabanas dc Ciego, near Moron, Santa Clara,
a terrible engagement took place six days ago.
in which q Spanish column of 1000 men was
totally defeated. 1t lost all its officers, the ser.
of soldiers. An impressive silence with regard
to the affair is observed by the Government.
censor to assist in spppervisine the news sent
from this city; the number of American CORE.
Colonel. Emilio Collazo. is said here by the Span.
ish newspapers to have been killed in the battle
Caiman, in this province, two days ago. Col.
lazo. according to the report, was struck by two
last week by the report that no hanged in his
camp the negro Julian Osma. n popular agent
OF the ns Sp smSlox GSvs f9 ,Rs nu whq in n, t bnnS,, Of
osma went to Callazos camp to propose that he
Another official report published to-day in
Havana says that in an engagement this morn.
ing at Rio Seco. Guines. Havana. province. the
insurgent leader Pitirre. famous for his activity
during the last few months in Pinar del Rio
was also killed by the Spanish troops. The re
port adds that besides Pitirre two other Cuban
officers lost their lives. The Cuban Captain
Regime Alfonso is also officially reported at
killed by the Spaniards in an engagement neal
MatanZas.
In Pinar del Rio province the Spanish com
mander Of the forces Of the Central Amcrics
battalion was killed in n skirmish. Gen. Her
nandez de Velazco reports that he surprised
and destroyed a Cuban camp. putting to fight
100 INSURGENTS. The insurgents. says the Gen
wounded.
Gen: Blanco and the Reformist and Autono
mist leaders are very busy preparing the new
Reformists are said to have finally agreed OF
the terms Of their fusion. Twenty Reformist,
will be members of the Board Of Directors of the
new party, and they will also have two Vice
Presidents. Two Secretaries of the Reformis
party will also be appointed TO the new Cabinet