The times., 1898-04-08
AMERICANS COMING HOME
None viii Be Left in Havana
By Monday.
THE INDECENT CARRIED FREE
La Luchn Advocates War and Pro-
fesses to Believe That Spanish
Arms Will he Triumphant-The
LiveIiest Kind of Fighting Re-
ported From the Country.

Havana, April 7.-over 200 passengers.
almost all American citizens. will leave
today for Key West. and 50 more for
Tampa on the Mascotte. About 100 other
persons, all Cubans, win leave for Vera
Cruz
The Mangrove will take to Key West
40 Americans. who have no money with
which to pay for their tickets -on the
merchant steamers.
The Olivette is expected here tomorrow
to take to the United States ali the re-
manning Americans. The idea is that no
American should be left in Havana by
next Monday
Some American merchant firms are hur-
| riedly winding up their affairs here. The
| house of Lawton. Childs & Co. agents of
| the Plant Line steamers closed its bank
ing business yesterday. The Spanish
firm of Mallon e Co. will take charge of
/ its affairs.
| No anti-American demonstration has
| yet occurred in Havana, though the pa
triotic feeling of the Spaniards is very
much aroused.
| La Iucha for War.
La Lucha, in a ringing editorial today,
says that war will prove very conVe-
| nient thing for Spain.
VERY few changes like this it says,
| will ever be presented to Spain for
reaching a solution of all pending prob
| lens. The United States offers the great
est opportunity If Spain is defeated
she will lose little or nothing. She will
| be defeated with honor. Today the du'
| ty of all Spaniards is to defend the ISL
| and of Cuba Our possession of this
island will always be disputed if this
war does not settle the question forever
and Spain fails to fight the matter out
| to the bitter end The United States has
encouraged and helped the insurgents. II
will not cease to do so until it has had
war with Spain.
There is no danger that Cuba viii be
lost. All the European powers will in,
tervene to preserve Cuba for Spain. This
will be the solution and then Cuba will,
remain Spanish. The Cuban debt SO
| overwhelming in view of the condition
| of our finances, will have to be paid by
the Yankees as an indemnity.
IF Spain wins the advantage will be
! enormous. and Spain will win, because
the Spaniards fight for glory and the
Americans for money.
Such is the temper and such are tbs
| arguments IN IdhbI % Wal put IoA W al y
by the Spanish press here.
Havana presents today its usual aspec'
on Holy Thursday All traffic has beer
interrupted, and no carriages are allowed
in the streets. The churches are crowd
ed with people.
This will continue until Saturday at j.
a m.
The Insurgents Active.
In the country they are keeping up the
liyeliest kind of fighting. An official re
port from Encrycijada, Santa Clara
province. describes a fierce engagement
between Spanish troops in command o
Capt Sarabia and the insurgent bands o
Jose Gonzales. Airabal and Robau Tht
firing was continued for a long time ant
then \ hand-to-hand fight ensued which
the Spanish official report claims to hav,
been won by the Spanish troops.
Key West, Fla, April 1T is officially
stated that the lighthouse steamer Man
grove has left Havana for Key West witt
thirty American refugees on board. Peo
pie here expected her to bring at leas
200 of the 2O0a Americans in Havana.