Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-28
CUBA DEVASTATED,
The Spaniards Abandoning interior
Towns and Burning Them.
i SPANISH DECREE IS CAzET1ED.
DpD Reserve the Right to Have Recourse
- Prlvateseiag Proposed Concerted
Action Of the Power.-N0 News Of
PArls-No Spanish Captures.

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United States consul at Baracoa. Cuba,
Alfredo 7. TRAY, his wife and child,
two Spanish merchants and ~ Cubans
and Spanish Americans, mostly women
md children from Guantanamo, de.
1arked from the Ely here yesterday,
after q "a hours quarantine When
H. steamer left Guantanamo on FRI
day last Spanish mob, including
many soldiers, filed the public
square and adjacent streets, yell
ing: death to the Ysnkees.
Several American flags were soiled,
torn. trampled and treated with
elaborate nmentionable indignities.
Some naturalized Americans were COM
pelled to take part in the insulting
work, on the threat Of death II they
refused. Orders TO the Spanish army
declaring the armistice ended we're
publicly posted at Guantanamo last
Friday. Two days previous the troops
began concentrating at the principal
asacoast cities, abandoning all the In.
terror towns and plantations, In many
oases burning them. The passengers
~ the Ely believe the devastation OF
that part Of the island will be COM
plsted before the Americans invade
The ports held by the Spaniards.
NJ "A SPANISH DECREE GAzETTED.
Madrid, April 25. The following
Aecree was gazetted yesterday:
Diplomatic relations are broken of between
Spain and the United States, and the state Of
VAR being begun between the two countries,
numerous questions Of International law arise,
which must be precisely defined chiefly be-
cause the injustice and provocation come from
our adversares, and It IL they who, by their
detestable conduct have caused this grave con-
1icG
The royal decree says Spain main.
tains her right to have recourse to pri-
watering, and announces that for the
present only auxiliary cruisers will be
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