The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23
Gomez and other Leaders Are REPORT
ositiOn for Autonomy.
JOY And SORROW In HAVANA
SCENES AND INCIDENTS DESCRIBED
BY A CORRESPONDENT.
Beggars Numerous i'm the City-Ohicial
List of Observation-Disclosures
Lees Orphan Asylum.

HAVANA, via Key West. March PIT
is now known positively that the negotia
tions between General Pando's delegates.
Ramirez and Charvez and General Calixto
Garcia and other prominent insurgents. in
which the radical Autonomists made what
are said to be final offers of practical in
dependence have proved an absolute fail
ure No particulars have yet been received
at the palace here as to the place the
particulars of the meeting, but that the
negotiations have failed is shown by the
resumption of hostilities. General Pandos
command is again moving eastward pur-
posing to carry out the plans in the prov
ince of Puerto Principe and Santiago de
Cuba made prior to the generals arrival
at the city of Santiago de Cuba. The fact
that General Maxine Gomez remains in
side the Jucaro-Moron trocha and in Gen.
Pando's rear makes the latter the subject
of criticism on the part of the military
men in Havana. However, in view of the
fact that the details of the movements of
the Spaniards and insurgents are meager
any Judgment passed is liable to revision
on receipt of fuller information The in
surgents recently captured and destroyed
Fort Oleso. in the district of San Juan Mar
tinez, province of Pinar del Rio. Five of
the Spanish garrison. were killed and five
wounded.
Rumors that General Pando has been re-
called and is awaited at Havana with 5000
men, are pronounced to be without founda-
ton by the authorities. Generals Pando
and Saliedo, it is given out are continuing
their operations In the province of Puerto
Principe.
The cruiser Alfonso XIII was placed in
the floating dock to-day. All the machinery
cleaning the bottom of the vessel, but the
dock Will not be accepted until more fully
tested by a heavier ship. Some minor de-
fects of construction in the dock have been
noted, but nothing vital.
The wrecking contract divers have been
busy on the Maine to-day, raising two six
inch guns from the after cabin with great
difficulty and getting ammunition from the
magazine aft. In doing this the divers are
aft in narrow chute and then along the
deck to the magazine opening. They are
liable to be damned and great care is taken.
1t may be necessary to cut hole through
the decks direct into the magazine. More
over, the divers are somewhat nervous
about handling explosives.
1t is announced from Spanish sources
that the insurgent brigadier general, Rafael
Cabrera. died recently from sickness at the
Spiritus, province of Santa Clara. In
skirmish at Jibbaro eight insurgents were
killed, according to the Spanish report. and
the government force also lost eight men.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock Bishop
Manuel santander Trutos. of Havana as
sisted by Chaplain Chadwick will conse-
crate the central relief station in Estrella
street The central relief station is feed
ing twelve thousand persons daily. AL
though it will be formally opened to-mor-
row 1t is partly in use, already. The system
is admirable and food IS plentiful There
are LOSS tons of supplies now on hand or
af1oat Advices from the country districts
are satisfactory and show the same con-
ditons as have been recently described.
La Discussion to-day criticises the edi-
torial of La Lucha, referring contemptu-
ously to the charitable work of Americans
in the islands, a synopsis of which editorial
has been cabled and says that the editorial
was inspired by hatred of the Cuban peo-
pie, from whom La Lucha has derived
part of it's income. THE editor of La
Lucha," says La Discussion, knows that
there are 100000 victims of starvation, and
would not care if there were many dead.
He is ignorant of the great charities main
tanned by the United States, and also of the
gifts of supplies from the United States to
other countries than Cuba in time of need"
La Lucha and La Discussion political
opponents and their editors are personal
enemies.