The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-06
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Battle
sEauRA DECLINES TO SERVE
BELIEVING CUBA ALREADY LOST
TO SPAIN
Smallpox, Hunger and PrivaHon Have
Brought Death to Half
Million Cubans
.ssocIated Press Special wire

HAVANA (via Key West), Jan. b.
Today Gen. Blanco, Gen. Parade and
Gen. Pando called upon Gen. Segura at
the Hotel Florida to try to induce him to
remain in the field. He refused. He
does not wish to be responsible for what
he declares the future development Of
the "disgraceful Spanish rule in Cuba"
Gen. segura Is an intelligent and hon.
est tighter and is wholly Disguised with
Gen. Pando's method of campaign. He
says Pando spends more gunpowder In
greeting autonomy than in fighting in
surgents. and adds that in his opinion
Cuba il lost to Spain unless the govern
ment send Gen. Polieveja or returns
Gen. Weyler. The latter he considers
out Of the question, because Weyler
was relieved Of his command at the re-
quest Of Washington.
Cen Segura also believes war newt
able between Spain and the United
States and that the pretext Of 1t will be
the filibustering expeditions.
The insurgents are carrying out the
orders of Gen. Gomez not to allow grind
ing. and they set fire to the cane fields
whenever possible, from one end of the
island to the other.
The insurgent General Ducassi is in
sight Of Bahia Honda with $50 men.
Troops have been sent to meet him.
Senior Marcos Garcia, civil governor of
santa Clara, reports that 800 reconcen-
trados died there during December
last, and over 1000 in November. TIe
predicts that about the same number
have died during the present month
from lack Of food, clothing, fuel. shell
ter and medicine.
Consul General Lee today called upon
Gen. Blanco with regard to the distribu-
ton Of food and relief to the reconcen-
trados in the province Of Santiago de
Cuba.
The report Of the death Of the insurg-
snt leader Luis Delgado is believed to
be unfounded. He is believed to be in
the Carman hills, where he was sum-
moned by Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez.
Senior Canalejas was coldly received
at Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish Ca
sine refused to tender him banquet and
he was Kissed on the street. 1t is under
the fact that he is the editor Of Ell Her
9toO 0O k0o0AAob WhkSAA nus NAOAChtAy at-
tackled Gen. Weyler. It is reported that
his impressions regarding Cuba are pes
simistic and that he will advise the
Spanish government to abandon the ISL
and.
MILLIONS STARVING
KEY WEST, Fla, Jan. EEL Diario
de Ia Marina, the Havana reformist
paper, editorially states that over SOC, 900
people have died in Cuba of hunger.
most Of them being women and children.
The concentrates are still starving, and
there Is need Of active work to relieve
the suffering. At La Esperanza. in
Santa Clara Province. there are 1000 per-
sons starving or dying of smallpox.
The insurgents under Sayato Alvarez
have attacked the town of La Esperanza
again, sacking several stores. The Span
iards made no resistance. The forces of
the Murcia battalion, near Sancti Spiri-
tus, were attacked by the insurgents
under the leader Gonzalez. The fight
lasted four hours. The Spanish retreat
ed, leaving twelve dead, among them
two officers, snd carrying away fifteen
wounded. The Cubans lost fourteen
dead.
FEVER SPREADING
HAVANA, Jan. 5.-There has been an
alarming spread Of malarial fever at
Puerto Principe, both among the inhab- |
itants Of the city and In the garrison. |
No fewer than $500 persons have been
affected by the disorder.
CUBAN EXPORTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The follow
ing telegram has been received by the |
secretary of state from Minister to |
Spain Woodford:
Tobacco bando revoked; leaf tobacco |
can be exported on paying tax Of - |
pesos per 100 kilos. All manufactured |
tobacco, except picarduria. free Of ex-
port duty. Santiago de Cuba excepted |
from new order. Importation Of tobac-
CO from all ports into Cuba prohibited. |
New order takes effect January 18TH"
This message refers to the revocation |
Of the embargo on the expectation Of |
tobacco from Cuba.
WEYLER SEEMS TO WIN
MADRID. Jan. 5.-The question of call
ing General Weyler to account for pro-
testing to the Queen-Regent against the
wording Of President McKinley's mes
paee is closed. the Public Prosecutor hay
ing informed the Supreme War Council
that there Is no ground for prosec,,tion