The evening times., 1898-05-16
AFFAIRS II tENfUEG0s
Refugees at Kingston Tell Of
Danger and Riot.
ENGLISH ARE HATED ALSO
They Are Chased With Americans
as Yankees-SixteenG Gunhoats Are
Now Lying on Cfenfuegos Harbor.
spaniards Thought Dewey Had
Been Defeated.

Kingston, Jamaica, May 1.-THE 2SI
passengers who were brought here by the
British steamer Adula from Cienfuegos
and kept in quarantine since last Thurs
day morning. were landed yesterday. An
answer to cabiegram sent to the Brit
ish consul at Havana Thursday asking
as to the state of health at Cienfuegos
came yesterday afternoon and the quar-
antine board held a special meeting and
granted the release Of the passengers.
The permission was given at o'clock
and about o'clock the Adula got up
from Point Royal and began. discharging
passengers, Of whom many had been
sleeping on the deck Of the little steam
er. About 100 Of them, Americans and
others, are of the best families Of Glen
fuegos and most of them appear to be
well supplied with money or goods. Some
of them brought but few articles of
clothing.
Among the passengers are a brother of
British Consul Fowler at Cienfuegos and
DR.. Isdore Cabana of Philadelphia.
relative Of Fowler. Both say that United
States Consul McGarr at Cienfuegos did
ice AWAY a SA6AC <AincIlSEil Except VICE
Consul Casanova. whom he took with
him, when the steamer Beverly sent at
the order Of the State Department by
Consul Dent. of Kingston, went to Cien-
fuegos to take home the American con-
sui and citizens, though the Beverly was
there two days, Mr.. Fowler says that
McGarr told Consul Fowler of the Bev-
erly's visit and his own intention to de-
part and bade him not to mention It as
1t was a state secret.
Dr. Cabana says that Cienfuegos is
more Spanish than Havana. The Spanish
commander, Gen. Augustera, the doctor
says. told his relatives that he could
protect the Yankees from the citizens
generally, but he feared he could not pro-
tect them from the mob. which might at
any time gather. The English and Ameri-
cans alike were called Yankees and the
natives bitterly decried both with equal
vehemence, notwithstanding the fact that
Consul Fowler's two daughters are mar
ried TO Spaniards.
The people of Cienfuegos were cut off
from information practically 1t took
from three to six days to get an answer
to cablegram from Kingston ordinarily
and all news was suppressed. The au-
thorities, DR.. Cabana says. had been act
ing fairly, though the confscation of
American property had been threatened.
Ihey were taxing possession oil provlS-
ions, however. and giving therefor due
bills without date.
There was a riot in the plaza a. Cien-
fuegos on the Sunday before the Adula
left. Some of the soldiers had been in
sulting the women of the officers fami-
lies and upon complaint all soldiers were
forbidden to walk in the plaza. This in
censed the soldiers. and they went to the
plaza in such numbers and raised such 4
row that the general commander had to
go to the plaza in person. He found il
necessary to placate both sides and coun-
termand the order forbidding the soldiers
to use the plaza
Mr.. Fowler says that there were six
teen Spanish gunboats at Cienfuegos
Mos. of them were small craft. though
four-we of about 600 tons each. The
harbor is mined. The Adula was boarded
by a boat from the United States ship
Eagle upon leaving the harbor.
Until the Adula was boarded by the
Eagles boat her passengers thought that
Admiral Dewey's fleet had been destroy
ed. 1t was so announced in Cienfuegos
and the bells of the city were rung for
three hours