The herald., 1898-01-31
BLANCO is WELCOMED
BY PEOPLE OF FOUR INTERIOR
TOWNS
Consul-General Lee Banquets the
Officers of the Maine and Feeds
the Poor Cubans

HAVANA, Jan. 3O.-Gen. Blanco ac-
cording to the version of his trip re-
ceived from Spanish sources, was well
coined enthusiastically at Santiago de
Cuba. The provincial deputies rendered
him a banquet, at which, in the course
Of a reply to toast to his health, Gen.
Blanco urged that all elements of the
population should endeavor to contrib
ute to the establishment of peace.
The Spanish General Luque, with 500
infantry and 160 cavalry in two columns,
while reconnoitering near Macagua and
Cayun in the direction of Mejades, be-
yOnd Holguin, discovered that the in
surgents had concentrated their forces
He attacked them at Mejia and sharp
engagement ensued. The Spanish ac-
counts say that Gen. Luque took the in
surgent trenches in a bayonet charge
,, The insurgents fled, leaving Ave. killed.
OF the Spanish, Maj. Segundo Camarara
and Lieut. Augustin Luque, son of Gen.
Luque, were seriously wounded, two
soldiers were killed and twenty wound
ed. On January 9th Gen. Luque arrived
at Holguin
This morning United States Consul
General Lee gave banquet at the Ha-
vana Yacht club house at Mariana beach
to the officers of the United States war
ship Maine. The guests of the occasion
were Capt. Sigsbee, Lieuts. Catlin, Jol-
man, Hood and Jungen, Chaplain Chad
wick, Paymaster Littlefeld DR.. Henne-
berger, Chief Engineer Howell and Ca
diets Holden and Boyd Of Washington.
The company included also several
well-known residents and representa-
tives of the English and American press
Messrs. Atkins. Caldwell Halstead, Hill
got. Lane, Pepper and Scovel.
Consul General Lee presided, assisted
by Vice Consul General Springer. The
former proposed, Captain Sigsbee and
the splendid officers of the Maine
Capt. Sigsbee responded and then pro-
posed "The United States and Consul
General Fitzhugh Lee, it's representa-
tive in Cuba"
There were no other toasts.
Consul General Lee. Vice Consul Gen.
eral Springer and another member OF
the party distributed aims among a
number of poor people whom curiosity
had attracted to the clubhouse.
After the banquet several officers OF
the Maine witnessed bull fight, box
having been provided for them by Act
ing Captain General Parade. The at
traction was Mazzantini, Spain's most
celebrated bull fighter
The forces of Gen. Valderram, it is re-
ported, have found the body of Lieut.
Col. Joaquin Ruiz, who was executed
by the late Brig. Gen. Nestor AarangVer-
en-. but further investigation will be
necessary before the report can be ac-
cepted finally.
A TARIFF TREATY
LONDON. Jan. 31.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: 1t is
expected that further negotiations for 6
commercial treaty between Spain, Cubs
and the United States will be transferred
to Washington.
The proposed treaty will provide fol
| two sets of tariff schedules, one between
Cuba and the United States, and the
other between Spain and the United
States.
1t Is expected that the Cuban insular
government will embrace the oppor-
tunity to secure practical reciprocity
with the United States. At the same
l.time the Spanish government hopes the
Cuban ministry will do entire justice to
Spanish interests.
THE SPANISH FLEET
| MADRID, Jan. 30--It is announced
| that the Spanish fleet will, In the first
place, proceed to the Canaries TO engage
| in maneuvers there.