The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10
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railroad from here up to Mantanzas
will be repaired by tomorrow.
1T Is rumored that certain Brit
ish steamer, the name is not given, will
leave Cienfuegos next Saturday for
Kingston, Jamaica.
There were only five American
warships blockading Havana this at
ternoon. They were all about IL miles
away from the coast.
THURSDAY, MAY 10TH,
1T is rumored here that the ex-
change of the American correspond
ents of New York paper now con-
fined at Cabana fortress, fof the Span
ish Colonel Vincente Cortijo, his as
sistant, the army surgeon, Isidro Car
cha Julian, and his assistant also, that
are imprisoned at Fort MACPHERSON,
Atlantic, Ca, Is almost arranged.
The Norwegian s. S. Bratsberg that
was coming from Progresso was taken
to Key West, coming thence to
Ysabela de Cuba. 1t is reported that
her crew stated that at the Cardenas
bombardment, the Americans had one
of the vessels badly damaged, five men
killed, among them an OFFICER and six
wounded.
The American warships approached
this morning at Santiago de Cuba. Nor
70 and Socapa forts opened fire. The
Americans retired with one Of their
vessels damaged, which was a mer-
chant vessel armed with seven cannons.
armed with seven cannons.
THE German consul DIR. Falk, yes
terday visited the German warship
Gieir, being saluted by the guns. This
morning the Commander Of the Ger
man war vessel Gieir, accompanied by
the German consul, visited Captain
General Blanco. and the president of
the Cuban council of secretaries.
1T is officially reported that Cam
airy company and Bahia Honda guer-
rilla met the insurgents at La Milata,
Pinar del Rio province killing three.
The Spanish troops had two soldiers
bruised. 1t Is also officially reported
that a dynamite bomb placed on the
railroad between Catalina and Guines,
Havana province, exploded but caused
little damage. On account of damage
done by the insurgents on the railroad
the passenger train that on the 10th
was due at a. M, at MantanZas
zas until $3.50 p. m.
FRIDAY, MAY 10Th.
Five Spanish warships under the
command Of Admiral Cervera have ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba.
To-day at 8 p. m. the Cuban cham
bers resumed their sessions. President
Galvez, presented the new council of
secretaries to both chambers and de-
clared that the program of the Colonial
government shall be to defend the
autonomist constitution. All the repre-
sentatives and great crowd which
was present acquiesced with the de-
clarations of the venerable president
of the Cuban government.
1.-TWO of the shells fired by the
American warships at the Cardenas
bombardment and which did not ex-
plode have been brought here to the
Palace
1T Is officially reported from Man
tanzas that to-day at dawn an Ameri-
can gunboat fired two cannon shots
at Punta Canacho and eleven against
Veradero without causing any dam
age. 1t is also officially reported from
Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, that
this morning two American warshps
tried to enter the harbor making be-
lieve that they were Spanish vessels
having the Spanish flag hoisted. When
they found that they could not go into
the harbor. they started to fire ashore
and against the Spanish gunboat San
doval. They fired 70 shots without
causing any damage. The Spanish
forces from Punta Caracoles and the
mouth of Guantanamo river answered
the fire. The American warship retir-
ed pursued by the Spanish gunboat
Sandoval, which, however, returned
slightly damaged.
1T is officially reported that thirty
Spanish soldiers. commanded by Lieu
tenant Hernandez. fought at Diana
slopes, near Corral False Mantanzas
province, an insurgent band Of thirty
men, killing ten of them.
THE passenger train that left this
morning, at 6. arrived at Man
tanzas at 11.30 a. M, but had
to go by the Union de Reyes
line instead of going directly
which proves that the track is not vet
fixed.
This afternoon at five o'clock the
American warships blockading Havana
consists of eight vessels about twelve
miles from the coast.
SATURDAY, MAY DIST.
"To-day's official Gazette publishes a
decree from the encouragement or
dering that the territorial division OF
the island into three regions cease, and
suppressing at the same time the re-
gional and provisional councils created
by Romeo Robledo Spanish ex-secre-
tary of the colonies). Hereafter the is
land will be divided into six provinces
The decree published in the official Ga
zette also suppresses the general coun-
Gil of administration created after the
Zanjon peace.
1.-THE secretaries of the Cuban coun-
Gil held session yesterday under the
presidency of Senior Galvez, deciding
that the coal, nourishments and all ne
cessity articles brought to any port by
any vessel be given entrance at any
port. The provisions brought to a port
blockaded by the American fleet will be
exempt of duties.
1.-THE commander of the Spanish gun
boat Antonio Lopez, Domingo Monies
who arrived at Havana last night, was
presented to General Blanco, who con-