Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-12
TO ATTACK HAVANA
Insurgents Preparing to Cooperate
with United States in Case
War is Declared.
SENSATION MAY Be SPRUNG
General Lee Will Undoubtedly Make In
teresting Disclosures Spain Expects
European Assistance and Hopes to
Retain Cuba and Porto Rico.

| jacksonville, Fla. April l2.-The
Cuban junta has received an important
letter from General Gomez via Key West.
While it's contents have been guarded
carefully, yet it is asceriained it brings
news of General Gomez preparing to CO.
operate with the United States forces in
case of war in an attack upon Havana.
Generals CaliXto Garcia and Gomez
with 1s, 900 troops are marching west
ward toward Havana. The insurgents
are recruiting in all sections.
General Gomez promises to have 25,-
900 to 10000 troops behind Havana to
aid in reducing it.
The Expected May Not Happen.
New York, April IA special to the
Herald from Washington says
Should the president be clothed with
authority to use the military and naval
forces to intervene solely for the pur-
pose of establishing peace and order in
Cuba, he will deliver an ultimatum to
Spain before making naval demon
stration, in the hope that Spain may at
the last moment consent to concession
of independence for the island, and an in
demnity or some other basis, which
would be satisfactory to all parties in
vOlyed.
significant sign of peace is that
diplomatic relations between the United
States and Spain have not been severed.
Sensation May BE Sprung.
A dispatch to the World from Wash
ington says:
The sensation of the week may follow
General Lees appearance before the
senate foreign relations committee on
Wednesday or Thursday.
There is an extremely interesting but
unveried story, in the best informed
circles here, that General Lee has been
able to trace the shore and harbor bat
teres which controlled the 500-pound
submarine mine planted by the Spanish
government under the Maine.
Troops to BE Massed.
A special to the Herald from Washing
ton says: Should the recommendations
of Major General Miles be approved by
Secretary Alger, all United States in
fantry east of the Rocky mountains will
be massed at Chickamauga national park
before the end of this week.
General Miles and army officers gen
orally regard the situation as serious in
the extreme and war imminent.
Spain's Foolish Beliefs.
From ministers downward, with few
exceptions, the Spaniards are convinced
that the maintenance of Spanish SOW
creignty in Saba Is assured now. says
the Madrid correspondent Of the World;
they believe the cessation of hOstilities
must necessarily lead, through the as
sistance OF the European powers, to 4
settlement satisfactory to their honor
and dignity-which means the retention
of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Philippine Islands Rebellion.
Madrid, Apri' 19.-Advlces from the
Philippine islands report, that the rebel
lion there is increasing and that 10000
rebels are under arms,
Quiet Prevails In Spain.
Complete tranquility prevails here.
There were patriotic demonstrations
yesterday evening at Barcelona and Va
lencia, but no disturbances.
Think No Ground Exists for Interven tion.
Havana, April 12.-The newspapers
regard President McKinley's message as
favorable to the continuing of Spanish
sovereignty. They say that the suspen-
sion of hostilities removes all pretext for
intervention by the United States.