Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-22
TIE SITUATION In CUBA.
Smallpox Among tho Prisoners Con-
fined al CabanaS.
srS.n VIII send no More Soldiers 10
the 1slnnd-Insurkents
Hold q Port.


New YORK, April GA dispatch
toithe Herald Gays smallpox has made
Its appearances In Cabauas prison. Ona
Melton, an American correspondent
and member of the Competitor crew,
contrived 70 send note TO friends
here under date Of April 18th, in which
he eayt:
Smallpox has appeared in cell No. 4,
In which there are four Americans.
One prisoner has died and three others
have the disease. l nursed friend
named Cos zales. not knowing he had
emslipox, anu sv l suppose 1 VIII have
1t. can only hope for the best"
This Information was at once carried
to General Lee and he promptly in.
formed the United States government
OF the state OF bfisiIs and alec wrote
to Acting Captain General Ahumada,
inqulring II, the reports aboul ismallpox
in Cabana kwere true ana what steps
had been taken to guard the health OF
the Americans imprisoned. Reply was
received, making no reference to
smallpox In the prison but stating that
the Americans would be vacciuated at
once. 1t 10 thought here that the ap.
pearance Of smallpox Will make the
American government press for the
release Of Melton anu the others, as 1t
is understood Spain has practically
decided to liberate them. q ,nerai
Weyier IL an obstacle TO the release OF
any Americans. He said last week in
Ssnta CLARA that Americans were set
at liberty without good cause.
a la L..
that Santa Clara Is paciheI mea MS
that official news OF fighting there will
be meager. Nevertheless he admits,
himself, that within three days OF his
declaration OF tranquility more than
ninety rebels were killed in the
province. He Gays he will no longer
require any troops to ill the places OF
his killed and w0unded, which means
simply that he has been told TO expect
no more soldiers from Spain.
The situation In Bsnes, seaport
town ia SAINT ago de CUBA now com.
manus much attention here. The
gunb1at Galicia ami the cruisers
Neuva and Espana and Reina Mer-
cedes are waiting outside the narrow
bay until three columns sent by Gen.
erai Weyler nave HAD time TO move on
the rebels by land.
The insurgents have held the town
since Roloff's expedition landed there
on March 20.
The hatuor 10 one naturally capable
of easy defense and IL Ia said the in.
surgents have placed tOrpedoes In the
channel. 1t Ia most d I'd cult to learn
any dtflnite news OF tue recent opera
ti0ne there, but II 10 plain that the
Spanish recognize the necessity OF
moving In force against the town anu
attempting 10 attack simu lts neouBIy
by land and sea for the purpose OF
preventing the rebels continuing TO
hold the seaport. Gen. Conner, accord
Ing to the last reporls, has lett A rroya
Blanco district and moved nearer to
Trinidad. There IL q report that he
may be elected president Of the Cuban
republic to replace Cisneros. Another
idea IL that he has deciued to contest
the possession OF Banos and many
who thouSh his siege OF Atroy q
Blanco was ruee to entlce General
Weyler INTO tue country where
moderate force might De attacked to
advantage, now believe that WeyleI's
move toward BANGS will me Il steady
resietance, which will add to the owl
denco already piled up to uisprove
Gen. Weylei's declaration OF paci tica.
ton.
OUBANs REPORT A VICTOR.
HAVANA, April %. - (Via Key
Well -rOm Puerto Priooipe comes
news VI severe lighting which lasted
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