The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-28
Her C0D|0In Sold Some AGu]n|y
Things about This Country.
The IhFANTA .ARRIA COMING INSTEAD
Captain SfGsHlce Calls on The Acting
Captain General Ships ut Havana
Honor Emperor WilIinn's Rirth-
day-Hody Of General AranguraD
brought 20 Havana.
Madrid, Jan. 81, 1898.


United States Minister Woodford' .
note, announcing the cruise of the
Maine and the reply of the Foreign
Minister, Senior Gullon, intimating that
Spanish war vessel will visit Amer
lea, are both couched in markedly
polite and friendly terms 1t has been
decided 10 send the first-class cruiser
lnfantta Marie Teresa to America in
stead of the Vizcaya, because the lat
ter'S commanding officer, Captain Con-
cas-, in the course of lecture before
the Madrid Geographical Society, in
1876, censured the United States in a
manner that provoked the then Ameri-
can Minister, Hannis Taylor To de-
mand un explanation.
The lnfatta Maria Teresa. which
was in New York harbor at tie Grant
Mausoleum ceremony, is an armored
cruiser tEurbette) of 1000 tons dis
placement. She was built in 1880 at a
cost or G6Oo000 t$S,000,000 She has a
complement OF 500 men and her nor
NAL coal supply is 200 tons. She is
$40 feet long and siNtyLfivc feet In the
beam. She carries two l1-nch guns.
Two oa-inch tall HontoriaD guns, eight
2.2-inch quick firing guns, eight 1.4-inch
guns, TWO MaXims and six torpedo
tubes.
Havana. Jan. 27.-Captain Sigsbce. of
the United States war ship Maine. ac-
companied by Consul General Lee and
Lieutenants Howard and Halcman. OF
the Maine, paid Il visit TO General par
rado, the Acting Captain General. who
received them courteously and cordially.
they expressed themselves as we'll sat
lshed with the interview. Tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock General PARA do.
accompanied by Consul General Lee,
Will return the visit on board the Maine
me war ships in the port are flying
colors In honor of the birthday of En-
peror William. Awilcry General Flu
entis to-day visited the German school
ship GneiSenau.
AT noon today Lieutenant Colonel
Benedicto, with the Spanish Rcina Bat
TALON, surprised, near Tapas:e, this
province, the camp OF the iusurgent
brigadier Nesto Aranguron. killing
Aranguron and four privltes, capturing
five of the insurgents and wounding
others, who made their escape
The body of Brigadicr General Aran-
guron was brought by train 20 Havana
this afternoon and delivered to the mill
ta!y authorities. After Identification,
il was sent TO the morgue. Erigadier
Aranguron was evidently about twenty
four years of age, of fair complexion,
with blonde hair and small mousta che.
The body, which shows two bullet
wounds, one in the head and one in the
right leg, is dressed in cashmere panta-
looms, gray woolen coat. yellow shoes
and Eaiters comparatively new Ii is
said that the Gaitccs and the vest once
belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Joaquin
Ruiz the aide de camp of Captain Gen
eral Blanco, who. having gone last De
cember 10 Aranguron'S camp with terms
oil surrender, was executed by Arang1l-
ron or with his approval.
According 20 the Spanish authorities
B!iGadier Aranguron was surprised
while on 4 visit to q young woman on
the Pita farm, between Campo Florida
aud Pariste. He was wounded. and on
trying 10 escape was shot dead.
Among the prisoners is the father OF
the young woman. He was the dyna-
miter of Aranguron's band.