The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-01
AN INSURGENT PROTEST
BDANCO,s PRESS AGENT ON THE
GARCIA-sHAFTER INCIDENT.
Senior Castillo Said to Be ON His Way
to Washington with FOr-
NAL Complaint.

HAVANA, July 31.-Advices from San
tiago de Cuba report that the insurgent
general Calixto Garcia, having become dis
gusted with the Americans, has left for
Porto Principe to present complaint to the
so-called Cuban government. Gen. Garcia,
it is said. is willing to dismiss his separat-
lists. The civil elements have met to pro-
test to orders given by the commander of
the American troops. Senior Castillo will
take the protest to Washington La Lucia.
commenting on the above statement, says:
I'VE do not know what effect the protest
will produce on President Mckinley and his
Cabinet, but we hope it will not prejudice
the general who gave the orders, because
it cannot be supposed that President Nc
kinley will try to weaken the moral
strength of the army chief at the beginning
OF the campaign, nor even indirectly the
military authority needful to all chiefs to
whom are intrusted the wars direction. and
who on the ground can better than any one
else appreciate the necessary disposition and
measures to be dictated"
La Lucha adds: If Senior Castillo is
obliged to return after delivering the pro-
test at Washington, without obtaining what
he was expected to gain by those who pro-
count of the arguments advanced and the
appropriateness of the protest of Senior
Castillo and others. The situation will be
little thought of by the chief of the invading
army, and will demonstrate the impatence
of the Cuban insurgents, who are not salts
fed with the plans of a government which
is accustomed to proceed with mathematical
calculation, the same privately as in public
life"
La Lucia further says: lone must be
crazy to believe that regular army, sent
by one country to another to aid a revolu-
ton against government legitimately con-
sltuted is to be a mere auxiliary to a force
of eight or ten thousand armed citizens who
are not recognized by the country that sends
its aid, even as simple regular war elements.
and which has been denied as MANY
times as it has asked to be recognized as
a belligerent. The United States has ALWAYS
declared that the Cuban rebels had right
to ask their independence. but it is of no
use to think that a powerful and strong
country which decides to dispute with its
sea and land forces the sovereignty and
possession of territory of another country
to which the territory by proper right be-
longs would come to Cuba to subordinate
It's army and general to the chief of irregu-
lar forces without military organization
Inc Tree kitchens established in Havana
Tor the purpose of feeding the poor of the
city have increased in number to twelve.
and now daily distribute from 500 to 1900
rations
A detachment of local guerrillas, while re-
turning to Placetas, after having conveyed
an expedition to Guaracabela, was sur
prlsed by a number of rebel bands and a
herce combat ensued. The Spanish forces
lost eighteen killed and eighteen wounded
The insurgents also suffered severe loss.
On the morning of July 25 collision oc-
CURED on the railway near Encrucijada
province of Santa Clara resulting in the
loss of three lives and injury to twenty-nine
persons. The killed were bugler and two
soldiers. OF the injured, four were en-
ployes of the road and the others were
colonel, a captain and two lieutenants OF
the army. physician and twenty private
soldiers Ten of the latter were seriously
hurt. One train was moving slowly when
the other dashed into it, damaging a num-
Der of first. second and third-class cars
The accident is believed to have been due
to the steep grade on which the trains were
running.
The British cruiser Talbot. from Jamaica,
arrived here on the 29th bringing Mai Geo
f. Ieverson, of the British Royal Engineer
Corps, who is accredited to the British con-
sulate and is authorized on General Blan-
cos staff for the purpose of watching the
military operations, On the S0th Major Lev
erson, accompanied by the British consul
paid a visit to General Blanco. General of
Staff Selano and DR.. Jose Compost, the Sec
rotary general of Cuba, visited General
PARADE, second in command in Cuba.
On the afternoon of the Goth the cruiser
Talbot sailed.
The Norwegian steamer hansen has left
Sagua, bound for Halifax. She had on
board 21,C00 bales of leaf tobacco and car
ried 100 passengers.
The weather has improved, and the album
dant rains assure great crops of vegeta-
bles and corn, especially corn.
A detachment of Spanish troops has cap
tured at the farm Flor Ytabo, in MatanZas
province, the well-known irsurgent leader
Augustin Cervantes, and the captive is now
imprisoned in San Severino Castle Ger
vantes came to Cuba at the breaking out
of the revolution with an expedition from
the United States.
Lieutenant Pokhirisraff of the Russian
navy accredited to General Blanco's staff
to watch the war operations, has paid a
visit to Cardenas, where he was given din
ner by the commanders of the Spanish gun
boats Antino Lopez, Aerta and Lygeria
and several army officers