The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
Numerous Defeats of Our
Troops and Insurgents
Reported News
paper Talk.
ERy Cable to The Associated Press. ]


HAVANA. Aug. 5. 1sss-The German
cruiser Geir has arrived here from Vera
Cruz, Mexico. She had on board promi-
nent German, Herr Gustave Book, well
known here in business and other circles.
! AS the Gelr passed Cabanas fortress she
played German Indrch.
The French cruiser D'Estaing is ex-
pected at Sagua Ia Grande
A French steamer, the Manoubia, was
captured last Saturday at noon off
Isabella Sagua and was taken to Key
West by American ships.
A Spanish report says that at noon on
Saturday last an American warship, near
the Punta Maya Mantanzas, battery,
opened FIRE on the latter after the battery
had previously fired on the warship, which
is said to have Withdrawn for time and
to have returned with another ship. The
two vessels, it appears, fired eight shots
at the battery, which were answered by
| twenty shots from the shore guns, where
upon the ships are alleged to have with
drawn. 1t is said that only one Spanish
artilleryman was wounded.
During the evening of Saturday last
only one American ship was In sight
fxom Matanzas.
1t is announced from the Palace that
on Saturday morning last the plantation
| of Precise, Matanzas, was attacked by
force of infantry and cavalry under
| the American flag. 1t is added that a
| squadron of Spanish cavalry from the
plantation of Dos Rosas assisted in
routing the Americans who are said to
have left ten men killed on the field.
The Spaniards, according to the report,
had two men badly wounded.
| In the Provinces of Havana and Ma
tanzas recently there have been several
unimportant skrmishes between Spanish
forces and bands of insurgents. An in
surgent force, under the leadership of
Camejo. opened fire on Thursday last on
San Nicolas, but was seemingly repulsed
by the garrison after short period of
firing.
The insurgents are also announced to
have attacked the village of Gamarraga,
defended by a fort, in the province of
Santa Clara, for the purpose of capturing
cattle which were pasturing there. The
! Spanish version of the affair says the In
surgents were driven off after an ex-
change of shots which lasted ten minutes.
The free kitchens have distributed about
1900 rations during the last two days. It
is estimated that about 1900 persons are
| being fed daily from charitable sources.
The municipality contributes $4,000 month
| ly to the charitable funds. From today
on about 1900 rations VIII be distributed
daily.
! The Union Constitutional in an ed-
torial yesterday said the Spanish temper
ament, additionally excited by the tropi-
oa1 in a onrt fnt no ioh-
est pitch of enthusiasm or. sinks to the
most exaggerated point of depression. In
| explanation, the paner remarks that the
| shout of every one help himself viii de-
moraIize the army here as much as the
cry that everything is lost
| Continuing the Union CONSTITUTIONAL
advises the people not to give way before
the alarming statements of the pessi-
mists, asserting that nothing is lost as
! yet. as the Americans have not found a
/ strong insurgent organization existing in
Cuba, where the people it is further
pointed out, '.hate the rebels, revolution
and anarchy, which are the elements de-
sirous of representing this beautiful
country"
Tnereupon the Union Constitutional
says
"If the United States sincerely wishes
this country to be prosperous and to en-
! joy peace, it will find in Spain's SOW
| ereignty the most satisfactory elements
| to bring such a state of affairs about We
are convinced as to the impossibility Of
discovering anything stable among the
| Separatists. Besides, Spain has not yet
surrendered and still disposes Of sufficient
elements to keep up the struggle. How
ever, If the peace rumors are confirmed,
Spain is still in condition to make an
honorable treaty Of peace. We repeat
once more the Spanish sovereignty over
this island win not be lost and the Span
ish flag win continue to wave over this
land, discovered and civilized BY our Span
ish ancestors. AT the last moment the
/ army and the people VIII do their sacred
and patriotic duty.
| In second editorial the Union Con-
stituciona1y calls upon The people to re-
sist 10 the utmost. saying that even II