Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-29
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Further Details of the Killing Of the
'1Sheridansof Cuba s..
IBy Tleorph


suren, the nsurgent Brigadier General
known as The Sheridan OF Cuba" have
peSn received They show that Colonel
AIansa;be, of the Spanish forces, had
Known for some time that Aranguren
was visiting his mistress in hut in
Fapaste Hills, and the day b fore yes
telaay he order. d three columns of
troops. reinforced Iby cavalry, to sur
iris the insurgent chief. with IN result
that the latter wasfshot and Kill cd with
one of his compan Mons. The troops also
capured two women and the father of
Arrangements mistress, who is described
as being the dynemiter of the band
About f.GoO parsons havx- visited the
| morgue where the body of Aranguren
lies exposed. among them being many
ladies': The remains VIZ iierri fled BY
the chief of the FIRE department, sew
eraf "tfi ers .iLd d number of frs M n,
as We'll as by relatives. Thee Is con-
Siderable comment in different circlts
h&re a. the fact. which lis now being
pointed out. that aearlyall the insur-
gent chiefs of tha&province of Havana
rave been killed owing to their visiting
their mistress S.
Another fact which is being COM
If:snted uron considfrsbl in social cir
rleS IS that the bishop of Havana has
VISITED all the secretaries of the ouiur-
| omous E vernment, while. al;,l rgn
Wo VIC ks have elapsed since he did so,
EI
visit.
1t IS said that the mistress o. ..fa:.-
suren ard another woman, who We're
fcsh wound i when the irs,tgent chief
VAS captures, have since died of t.s ir
injuries
Anansuren. it is now stated. was shot
while he was writing.
The Spanish authorities s,y ,h,.
among the papers which I'll into III
nan.s of the troops when Aranyurcu
was Killed. was his dia,&y, showing that
ne ordered the execution Of Lieutenant
| Coion,i Ruiz
The royal society of friends Of peace
| - %.i friends of Cuba, under the presi
,iency Of Senior Rafae. Montoro, has an
pointed committee. to formulate =
commercial treaty with the United
| States
The nsurg; nts have dynamited a SUI
| gar cane train on, the plantation at SoIa
dad. ar Glen Fuegos. province of
santa S,$ Clara owned by Mr. Atkins.
! ne tain was derailed ana five persons
| ".re injured. two OF them seriously.
General Parade, tbs acting captain
neral visited the United States bat
| t!eship Maine. starting at ab,,t II
| o'clock this morning. He was salutad
~ the guns of Cabanss fortress as he
Vent on board. This was return If thu
| visit Pad to him yesterday by CAPTAIN
SIsSose of tbs, Maine, who was a com
| panied by Consul General Lee and Lieu
tenants Howard and Holeman of tha
American warship.
-aptatn General Blanco, it is an
Hounc from Spanish sources at Man
| -an!.!o. province of Santiago de Cuba
n addrS ssEg the municipality CT that
place sail the Country should look for
"a". with confidence to the near an
| Prcach OF peace. which. he believed.
would he arrived at in February, owing
10 new folicy adopted by the govern
snent and the support it was receiving
!1 u 5h hi,to !, n
I the river ana forts and Cauto.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. pS-The state
department. has received from Consul
| General lie condirmat ton of the killing
| OF Aranguren. The cablegram gave no
| ue tatls. The reported concentration OF
me SiaHlsh naval fleet at c. d;z is view
! "a with ucconcern in Official circles
mere. though as yet there has been nc
On IA, confirmation of tbs reported or
| der Tor the r-ndezvCuS. 1t is not be-
leved that the fleet is TO be ordered Il
| una IN its entirety. 1t would be a to-
an of unlimited confidenec on the part
| on the spanish government in the CON
tlnue-' n'iltariiity of oths,- nations tc
| deprive the Spanish home Iorts If tht
| protection of III fleet
! ID Spatches from Madrid sta ting thai
| negotiations between the United States
| ''i+H Spun are Neli alU!B toward com
| h!et!"h, not only as TO rcciprGcity but
| also peace and tbs end OF the cub. +
! iFoupts, cannot G,e confirmed in Official
| quarters so far as they relate to peace
| negotiations.
Respecting the negotiations OF. r ci-
| pretty treaties between the United
| states on one side and Spain and CuEa
and pc haps Porto Rico on the 9th r
t is off tally admitte&! at the state de-
| '5artni~nt that such negotiations ar;
| under way. They have not progressei,
very Ear. towev.r, for the reason, that
an expert commission is required to
| iSal with the intricac.es of the tariff
| schedules. which are especially comfley
n tn case of the Spanish tariff with
| its three sets of schedules, each olayinc
| particular pS!t. AS her tCfore stated
| ne Ensis for the treaties Will he found
! IN the c!proclty treat With Spain
! Cuba ana Porto Rico drawn under the
Mckinley act and nullifiel by the VIII
sen a t. though changed business cond
tons will be taken into account in max
| ing the new arrangements. The neso-
i!atlons W re Initiated at the,~instance
Of eur government Minister Woodfor
inviting the Spanish government to en-
| ttr INTO such negotiations, in that re-
| sreci carrying out Instructions that
| We're sent to vv5ry United States repre-
| sentative abroad.
The Cuban tobacco whic:. has been
Tor so long held in Havana is now com
!ng to the United States in large guam
titiss- g. neral Lee has Informed the
| state department that by the steamer
Olivette there has been shipped sixty
six la s of filler tobacco fer Tampa
! while the steamer Seguranca carried 2,
i26 bales of the same to New York. 121
bal@s Is, New Haven and SO balSs to
| Ba!tinnr.
| lMMDRID. Jan. pa se,ni-officin]
| note just issued in relation to the visit
Of the United States battleship Maine
| to Cuba says:
This nee. ssitates Captain Genera
Blanco sending a battlesh as well as
the cruiser Vizcaya to visit American
ports. The visit win be made the occa-
| sion for festivities in honor of the
! Spanish sailors and the iiffer mt navaI
| commanders will exchange visits The
| forthcoming festivities are regarded
here as We'll as in Washington. as a pa
cific demonstration calculated TO b:
satisfa tory TO both countrits."
| Tha Heraldo says that besides the act.
| We squadron which viii shorty leave
sadiZ, fleet Ct four torpedo boats and
| i've TORPEDO boat q StrOyerS WI he g n