The sun., 1897-06-18
CUBANS WIN A BIG PRIZE.
THEY GOT $500, 900 IN GOLD ON THE
TRAIN THEY DESTROYED.

The Money Will Ne Sent 20 the Junta Mere -
Buy Munitions or wnr-spain Orderu Geu.
wcyier to Enpioy Less savage Methods
OF wnrrare-spaniards Join the Cubans.
HAVANA. juno l6, via Koy West, juno IT,
The train from Havana to Matanzas which was
blown up last week by the insurgents between
Minas and Campo Florido as already reported
In THE Sun, carried 100000 in S5
gold pieces. All this money foil into
the hands OF tho Cubans and will be
sent to New York to the Cuban Junta to be
used in buying arms and ammunition for tho
patriots. Though tho fact has been carefully
concealed by the Spanish authorities, 1t 10 posi-
lively known now through direct communica-
tion received from the Cuban camp.
The dcsertions In the Spanish army become
more numerous every day. Over 100 soldiers Of
tho PiZarro battalion have Joined the insurgents.
few minutes after they arrived at the Cuban
lines they were attacked by q Spanish column
and fought desperately ON tho Cuban side, de-
feating tho column. which was compelled to re-
tire with seventeen killed and twenty y-one wound
ed. many OF them officers
The Spanish descrters say that life In the
Spanish army is simply intolerable. The SOL
diers arc roughly treated, have scarcely any
thing to eat and receive their pay only In paper
money.
The steamer which left for Spain on June IS
carried twenty-sevcn Spanish guerrilleros SEN
fenced to hard labor in Africa. They had planned
to join the insurgents, but on their way to the
Cuban lines they encountered the battalion Of
Segovia, which captured them.
Tho Spanish battalion of San Quintin mutinied
and refused to accept their pay in paper money.
The soldiers were not appeascd until their
Colonel solemnly promised them that payments
would hereafter be made half in gold and half
in silver. Notwithstanding this promise, several
soldiers of the battalion deserted to the Cubans.
Tho financial situation is worse than last
week. For immediate payments the sum Of
10000. 900 is required by the Spanish Treas
ury. and there Is no hope that the money will
be forthcoming from SDain.
The Diario dc la Marina has published
savage attack on Consul-General Lee. The
American representative Is called q liar" who
fakes news against Spain to impress the Amer
ican Administration in favor of the Cubans.
Gen. Weylor has received strict orders from
the Central Government to modify his policy of
cruelty and his war of determination. 1t 10 said
here that such orders were issued after several
notes from Senior Dupuy dc LONE. pointing out
| to his Government that public opinion In the
! United States aroused by reports Of the
| cruel conduct of tho Cuban war, and that a
| change in methods of warfare would be very
| effective in favor Of the Spanish cause in
America.
| Gen. Weyler has received these orders with
! great disgust. He says that his policy OF herd
| Ing the pacifcos in the towns and exterminat-
| ing the Cuban people is the only way to crush
| the revolution.
Gen. Weyler has announced that he is work.
! ing upon new plan that will soon settle all the
difficulties which beset the paper money ques-
| tion.