Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-17
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Havana. July 16.-The following are
Spanish versions of events which have
recently dranspIred in Cuba: 1t is re-
ported that $4,000 additional troops un-
der Gen. Coppinger recently landed in
the province of Santiago de Cuba. They
came on twenty-five transatlantic
steamers which were lately seen before
Baiquiri. Before Santiago at the time
there were eight battleships and twen-
ty-four auxiliary cargo ships; in front
of Havana there were eight warships.
before Cardenas two warships did
blockade duty, and there were two
men-of-war before Cienfuegos.
Official reports received from Santi-
ago de Cuba on July 10 say the same
state of affairs prevailed then as on the
day previous. 1t was reported that
heavy reinforcements of Americans, I'M
der Gen. Miles, were landed lately and
have been pushed to the front, which
Is said to have increased the activity
Of the besiegers and to have rendered
the task of the garrison more difficult.
But" the report continues, this has
only shown UP in better light the ad-
mirable conduct of the brave Spanish
soldiers, who, in spite of the heavy
rains and the fact that they are in water
up to their waists, are willing to de-
fend their positions to the very last"
During the night of July 10 the in
surgents attacked Virtudes, a village of
the province of Pinar del Rio.
THEY WE'RE REPUISED
by the garrison. One officer and one
soldier were wounded.
Spanish ships have engaged and dis
persed the insurgents at Estrella. The
enemy left some men killed on the field
and the troops captured twenty-five
saddle horses and quantity of arms.
Advices received here from Sagua La
Grande say that on Friday last the
Norwegian steamer hansen, from Car
denas, arrived there and began loading
sugar. The French steamer Chateau
LATTE arrived at Sagua La Grande on
Tuesday.
At 8 o'clock on Thursday morning,
July IA, the French cruiser DEstaing
fired salute in honor of the national
fete of France, the anniversary of the
taking of the Bastile, and repeated the
salute at noon and at shutdown. The
Spanish gunboats in the bay hoisted
the Spanish flag and also displayed
French flags, while the Spanish cruiser
Condo de Venandito saluted the French
flag while the salutes were being fired.
The Austrian warship Maria Theresa
arrived here during the afternoon of
Thursday. While passing Cabanas
fortress the Spanish band ashore play
ed the Austrian Imperial March, which
was answered from on board the Aus
trian vessel by the band of that ship
playing the Spanish Royal March. The
people assembled on the wharves greet
ed the visiting warship enthusiastic
ally. She saluted the Spanish flag and
the salute was answered from the Ca
banas batteries and from the guns Of
the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII. At
ter the Maria Theresa had reached her
mornings she hoisted the French flag
and saluted it, the compliment being
returned by the French cruiser DEsta-
ing.
1t Is reported here that the Ameri-
cans, since the night of July IA, have
CEASED ATTACKING
Santiago, and have again made PROPOSE
lions to the garrison to capitulate.
There are continual rumors that the be-
sieged and the besiegers are treating
in regard to the conditions of capitu-
lation.
Juan Masso Parro, the former in
surgent brigadicr general, who surren-
dered to the Spaniards and who raised
a brigade of Cubans, known as the Gu
ba-Espanola. brigade, for the service of
the Spanish government, has written
a letter to Capt. Gen, Blanco in which
he says: GAS a result of the loss of
Admiral Cervera's fleet. and other
things, write to say that l have never
as much as at the present time under
stood how dearly l love Spain, the
country of heroes of which l am proud
of being a son. Never as now have l
felt as sorry for having fought against
her, and l also regret, In view of the
great events which are developing,
among them being the conflict going
on around us, that have not ten lives
to lose for Spain instead of only one.
I am willing to sacrifice the latter for
the country which has been always
great. and though at times unfortunate,
always triumphant at the last mo-
ment even when things have looked
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In conclusion the former insurgent
brigadier general says he will be one
of those who will take revenge on the
"perfdious Yankees"
The commander of the Austrian cruz
ser Maria Theresa and some Russian
army and navy representatives who ar
rived here on board of her to join the
Spanish army for the purpose of study
ing the war, visited the palace to-day.
The Russian party is composed OF
Lieut.. Pokhinsff, of the Russian navy.
naval attache, A. L. Ambrose. OF the
Russian legation at Madrid; Capt. Geo.
Bendz. of the Sweeden-Norway artil-
lery service, and Col. j. de Gilnski. OF
the Russian army.
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