Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-29
Natives Returning To Farms.

TABANA. December 2S.-It IS a favorite
mort among the Cuban young men TO stop
,a the streets persons supposed to be
rro-Spanish and 10 make them kiss the
Cuban flag and cry "Viva Cuba LAbre."
Sometimes these incidents. have their
humorous features. but quite as often,
the victims are viciously treated. To-
day. a fight was started by some Cubans
carving American and Cuban flags. who
declared they had been insu!ted by
sDauish marines. A Cuban drew a pistol
end declaring that he would defend the
American flag. fired. and other shots fol-
lowed. According to unofficial reports, a
Spanish soldier Of the Cavaleria Battery
was killed. a Spanish marine fatally
wounded. and at least one other, il not
several. hurt.
NO STARVATION NOW.
Charles W. Gould returned here to-day,
after his second visit with the supply
ship Comal to Cardenas. Matanzas, and
saeua la Grande. He reports that there
IS no starvation 10 speak of now in those
districts. Since his first visit, a month
aeo. ten thousand persons have moved
upon the farms. where they are supported
by the rations supplied by the Americans,
pending a crop.
This morning two battalions of the
First Texas and the Second Louisiana
Volunteer regiments, which arrived here
Yesterday on the transport Mobile from
savannah, marched Ihrough a portion Of
the Prado TO Camp Quemados. The mas
cot cats Of the Texans were borne in front
Of the column.
CASTLE LA PUNTA OCCUPIED.
The United states troops occupied Castle
La Punta this evening.
The patrols OF American troops made
thirty arrests for misdemeanOrs last
uight. and turned the culprits over 10
the civil authorities. TWO Of the men
arrested for the Vegas BOmba Cafe
affair are Spanish marines. They were
surrendered 10 the spanish authorities.
Fifty United States soldiers have been
arrested for being in the city without
leave. They were sent TO the camps for
punishment
CUBAN TROOPS IN CITY.
A detachment Of 100 Cubans. under the
command OF Colonel jose Estrance, has
entered Habana.
The Spanish transport Munchon sailed
for Cadiz to-day, with 200 Spanish troops
ON board.
Major-General Brooke does not recog-
uIze tne CUBAN army, and Will do every
thing compatible with tact and Judgment
TO cause its disbandment An auxiliary
force oil Cublns may be formed but the
recruits viii be taken as individuals. Con-
sequentiy volunteer police work on the
part Of the Cuban commanders in the
provinces Of Habana, Santa Clara, and
Piuar del Rio will not be encouraged. The
offers Of assistance which are continually
being made by the Cuban chiefs are po-
Itely received but are not accepted
NEWSPAPERS NOT CENSORED.
The Habana newspapers will not be
censored i'm the Spanish sense, but will be
watched against incendiary and untruth-
ful utterances and Suppressed if habitual
offenders. Press cablegrams viii not be
censored.
1t is understood that the United States
Treasury will fix the value OF the centen
at Sl52 and of the Spanish silver dollar at
60 cents.
SUB-COLLECTORS AT SCHOOL.
To-day the army officers who have been
appointed sub-cOllectors OF customs at the
various posts outside Of Habana went 10
school so 20 speak. Fourteen gathered at
the banking-hOuse Of r. J.. Childs, OF the
Habana Chamber Of Commerce, and were
instructed by him I'm the intricacies Of
exchange and how 10 calculate the double
ratios Of silver TO Spanish gold and Ameri-
can gold.
SPANIARD MURDERED.
This afternoon a Spaniard named Fer
nandez, a member Of the municipal police,
was surrounded By q crowd Of Cubans in
BOmba street Cuban and American flags
were waved in his face. his rifle was twist
Ga out OF his hands, and half hundred
men yelled 10 him: Shout Viva Cuba
Libre' or die" Fernandez threw up his
arms as II 20 assent. and then. when the
mob had quieted down 10 hear what he
had 20 say ne cried In clear tones: viva
Espana! viva Espana!" Three knives
were thrust into him. and he is dying.