The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10

1.-THE French gunboat Fulton arrived
on Thursday, May Goth, to Santiago de
Cuba from Kingston, Jamaica.
TT is officially reported that Santa
Teresa and Sitio Grapfe guerillas beat
the insurgents at San Rafael (Sagua),
killing seven of them. The Spanish
troops had three wounded 1t Is also
officially reported that a numerous in
surgent band attacked Palma Soriano,
situated on the opposite side of Cauto
river, Santiago de Cuba province; they
fired thirty-one cannon shots and sus-
tanned a fearful musketry fire. The
garrison of Palma Soriano compelled
them to retreat toward Altos Cuchillos.
The column commanded by General
Vara del Ray persecutes them. The
insurgents losses are unknown. The
garrison reported that only one volun-
teer was wounded.
"The Havana military governor,
General Arolas, acceded to petition
from the civil governor, Rafael Fernan-
DEE de Castro, and ordered that some
flour which came consigned to Consul
Lee, and was confscated by the Span
ish government, being given to the or
phan asylum here in Havana.
"All day yesterday the American
cruiser Wilmington, the monitor MAN.
tonomah the gunboat Legion, the
cruiser Mohican, the monitor Terror
and the tugboat Triton We're clearly
seen from Havana.
1.-THE civil governor of Santiago de
Cuba province, Mr.. Capriles, a Cuban,
who is lieutenant in the Spanish
navy, has resigned his office to take
the office on the Spanish fleet given to
him by the Spanish secretary of the
navy.
SUNDAY, May %.
Last night all the garrisons Of the
forts were doubled on account of the
number of the American war vessels
that were off Havana late yesterday.
They numbered nineteen, and among
them were the Indiana and New York,
which caused the belief that they were
going to attack Havana. Early this
mirning there We're only seven gum
boats and four cruisers, but in the af-
ternoon two monitors and the battle-
ships appeared again. There were
crowds of men, women and children
watching from the shore. In many of
Havana's tall houses watch towers
have been built to see the American
vessels, and on the seashore people hire
small telescopes for two cents to watch
the movements of the American fleet
for a while.~~Many people have gone
to-day to the San Lazaro embankment,
hoping to witness the exchange of the
American prisoners, which it was ru-
mored would take place to-day.
ut is officially reported that San
Quintin battalion No. AZ fought the in
surgents at San Crstobal Pinar del
Rio province, killing four of them and
securing much ammunition and jerked
beef.
'To-day's La linton Constitutional
publishes an article stating that as the
German steamship Polaria was not al
lowed by the American government to
take Spanish passengers at this port,
she has left Key West for New York.
1t adds that a British steamship will
soon leave Cienfuegos for Kingston,
carraying any kind of passengers. La
Union Constitutional says that it does
not see the reason why the British
steamer would be preferred to the Ger
man steamship. She ends the article
by asking what would have the proud
Emperor william of Germany thought
about it.
New volunteer battalions have been
formed and they all have already their
complete equipment to go to war. AS
soon as the American soldiers invade
the island they will go to their encoun-
ter.
MONDAY, MAY %.
"Some people have been already ar
rested here in Havana for selling horse
flesh.
la Lucha continues publishing
many Geographic dispatches from
towns in the island describing the pa
triotic manifestations on account of
the safe arrival Of some of the Spanish
fleet at Santiago de Cuba. In the man
Hesitation done at Encrucijada. Havana
province. one of the banners had the in
scription reading, War to the inva-
ders.'
"The positions of the American ves-
sells this morning blockading Havana
follows: A battleship, one monitor,
two cruisers TO the east; two supply
boats, a monitor and a gunboat to the
north and toward the west a gunboat;
nine ships in all.
1.-THE Havana captain of marine has
called upon all discharged Spanish cap
tains and mates residing in Havana for
important secret work.
"The Norwegian steamship Tito ar
rived on the Goth at Boca de Sagua
from New York. She is loading sugar
there and will return to New York.
yesterday three American warships
were sounding Bahia Honda waters,
Pinar del Rio province, and during the
night they made signals. Fifteen
American warships were sighted off
Havana yesterday. The Indiana and
New York were clearly seen. Two
American warships were sighted yes
terday off Cardenas. One stayed over
night at Cayo Piodra, but the other re-
tired toward the north in the evening.
Seven American warships remained
yesterday off Cienfuegos; among them
were the Brooklyn and the Iowa.
General Vara del Ray pursued the
insurgent forces that under the COM
mand of the rebel general Cabreen re-
Gently attacked Palma Soriano in San
tiago de Cuba province. He passed the
Canto. and fought the insurgents at the
Catalan slopes, dispensing them and
obliging them to retreat toward San
Jose. The insurgents losses were not
mentioned; the Spanish troops had