The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
THREATS FROM CUBANS
PROMINENT HAVANESE WARNED
THEY MAY BE TORTURED.
Doubt Expressed by Editors Whether
President Mckinley Is Pledged to
Give Cubans independence.
From a Spanish Correspondent.

From Spanish Correspondent.
HAVANA, Aug. 23.-The local papers ex-
press considerable doubt. based upon a re-
reading of President McKinley's message
to Congress last April, in the light of re-
cent events whether the United States gov
eminent has definitely pledged itself to de-
clare Cubas independence.
A number of prominent Havanese have
recently received threatening letters, signed
by insurgents or anonymous and evidently
of insurgent origin. Several letters tell those
to whom they are sent that they may
choose the sort of tree on which they will
be hanged after the insurgents have en-
tered Havana. This correspondent heard
well-known resident, who has always been
in the employ of Spanish houses, advise his
son, an insurgent leader, not to come to
Havana unless at the head of a victorious
column, even if the Americans ordered him
to come. Paschal Goicochen, a prominent
native planter at Guinese, has received a
letter from the insurgent leader Camejo, a
native of Santo Domingo, now at Nueva
Paz, Matanzas province, telling him he
hopes to capture him. II will not kill
you." says Camejo, but 1 shall tie you to
tree so that the mosquitoes may kill you
and the Ouray bird devour you" Others
en-. Leading merchants at Cienfuegos
and planters in that district have been
warned that they must leave the island
The authorities have declined to allow the
landing of a number of American corre-
spondents, who arrived off the harbor from
Santiago de Cuba, among them the repre-
sentatives Npf the New York Herald, the
New York World, the Chicago Record the
New York Evening Post and the Philadel-
phia Press. English residents have siren
uously objected to the governments action
and Mr.. Jerome, the British consul accom-
panied by Captain Stewart Brice, son of
former United States Senator Brice, called
upon General Blanco and urged him to al
low the correspondents to land. General
Blanco, however, declined to comply with
their request on. the ground that their
presence In Havana, prior to the arrival of
the military commissioners from the United
States might prejudice the work of the
commissioners while discussing the peace
details. His attitude Is supported by the
opinion of Intelligent Spaniards, for, al
1nough IN nothing OF disa,greea a nature
of the correspondents in the city, it would
be impossible for the government, no mat
ter how earnest its wishes to guarantee
the safety of the correspondents against the
act of some fanatic; but the proposal is
still under discussion
The Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel left
Havana on the 14th inst. and arrived in the
vicinity of Gibara on the 10th. Before en-
The Gned States gunboat Which
was in port, inquired if she carried docu-
ments for. the American ship. the Isabel
the peace protocol had been signed The
news was received aboard the Nashville
enthusiastically, the crew cheering and
shouting. The Infanta Isabel's crew
sponded with vivas for the King. When
the Infanta Isabel entered the port an
her commander that the town was in. the
hands of Gen. Calixto Garcia. AT o'clock
on the the mo- morning of the nth inst a number
ashore together. They were met at the
landing by Col. Alfredo A. Range. General
Garcia's adjutant, who. with three men,
escorted them to Auras, where the insur-
gent escort remained. while the American
ed sp IN ear to A
Luque. At a. m. on Aug. Is there arrived
at Gibara from Key West an American
cans General Rueue Upon oD
Gibara, proceeded with his troops. by way
of Mayari, to Holguin:
1t is reported that General Calixto Gar
cha, after entering Gibara, assaulted the
custom house administrator, slapping his
face and afterward ordered a negro to beat
him with a machete. 1t is also said that
General Garcia demanded money from the
Gibara merchants. The merchants refused
to comply with the demand whereupon he
ordered that they should pay double the
amount of his first exaction. General Gar
cia also ordered the arrest of over 1,400
Spanish residents who were liberated after
the arrival of the Infanta Isabel. The
commander of the Nashville said he had no
troops ashore but that he would not allow
the inhabitants to be i'll treated.
1t is reported that General Garcia resigned
on the 18th inst, and that his command
was taken over by the leader Luis Feria.
1t was also said that General Garcia was
about to leave Gibara. Nothing is known,
however, in official circles regarding the re-
port that Garcia had resigned and that his
resignation had been accepted by the insur-
gent government. A person who is in a po-
sition to be we'll informed says he believes
the report, but insurgent sympathizers deny
it. Lack of means of communication pre-
vents an authoritative confirmation or de-
NAL of the report being obtained.
Advices from the authorities at Nueva Paz
and neighboring places have been published
in Havana local papers denying the reports
of recent outrages.
A band of insurgents under Gen. Alexandra
Rodriguez, under a flag of truce, recently
entered the towns of Photo and Puerto
Gope to obtain supplies They paid for
what they bought and retired in an orderly
manner.
Yesterday the troops at Marianao detained
an insurgent sergeant named Robustiano
Mauquera, but later set him at liberty I'M
der orders from General Blanco.
General Blanco has ordered the liberation
of IA prisoners of both sexes from the Isle
of Pines.