Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-09-24

Washington, Sept. 22.-Mgr. Martin.
ELI, the apostolic delegate in Washing
ton, received a cablegram from Carolina
Rampola. secretary of the vatican, Tues
day. informing him that the bishop %
New Segovia, Philippine islands. ant
several priests had been arrested by the
insurgents and We're being brutal.
treated by their captors. Rampola
directed Martinneli to lay, the case be
fore the war department with reQues
that some action, if possible. be taken
to protect the prisoners from harm.
Martinelli presented the facts as com
municated to him To Secretary Meikle
john and urged that the department,
communicate with General Otis in Ma
Mia with view of affording relief tc
the captured priests.
In compliance with the request the
secretary directed that General Otis b.
informed of the situation of the priests
and asked to protect them from bad
Il eatment, If they We're within his juris-
diction. Adjutant General Corbin sent
the following cablegram to General
Otis: The secretary of the vatican
advises that bishops and priests in New
SegoVia have been captured by in
surgents and brutally treated. If UNI
der the control of your forces, protect
them from inhuman treatment"
In response to this General Otis cabled
the war department as follows: Be
lieve reports of extent of brutality to
Spanish priests exaggerated. VIII
send officer to investigate, which will
require several days. New Segovia
bshOpric 100 miles distant"
Havana, Sept. 22.-Disturbances in
public places between Cubans and Span
iards are becoming frequent. The Gu
bans are assuming an insOlent and abu-
slve manner in their treatment of the
Spaniards, whom they lose no oppor-
tunity of openly referring to the van
pushed. Many of them wear min
iature Cuban flags, the lone star of which
acts upon the Spanish officers as does
red flag upon a bull.
Several Cubans adorned with these
emblems entered saloon that was
filled with Spanish officers, some in uni
form and some in civilian dress. The
Cubans at once began abusing and in
sulting the Spaniards, comparing their
quiet behavior to the cowardice of a
whipped cur Their remarks were re-
scented by several of the officers, who
administered sound thrashing to the
GnhanS nj these dis
orders. Governor Arelas has issued d
general order making it obligatory upon
every officer to wear his uniform and
carry arms in public, whether on duty
or not, in order to avoid mistakes as to
identity.
Two boats rOwed across the bay to-
ward the transport. One was occupied
by Cubans from Regla, among whom
was the wellknOwn insurgent chief,
Rodriguez. The other was filled with
Spanish pleasure seekers. The boat
in which the Cubans We're drew along
sid. the other, and it's occupants began
taunting and jeering at the Spaniards,
who answered back. When the boats
were close to the Resolute, Rodriguez
tooN up al Val oHo n viz VI NhN7
Sluniards ever the head with it, in
liicting painful wound. One Of the
latter's companions jumped into the
Cuban boat srrung upon Rodriguez
and bit his nose Off The fight BEGAN q
general, and several of the participant, :
We're woun lGd. When tat men had
been separated the boats r0wed away
in different directions, but both finally
landed their bruised and wounded uc
:upants at Rega.
A serious quarrel took place at the
1oOr of the university between Professor
LeZzano, Cuban, and Lieutenant Col
onel Benedicto of the Spanish army,
who killed the young Cuban general,
Aranguren. The excuse for the quar-
rel was dispute as to which of the
two men should get off the sidewalk
in order to let the other pass. the Ha =
vana sidewalks only allowing one pc
destran to pass at a time, although the
real motives are believed to have been
deeper. The professor and the officer
exchanged several blows before they
were separated by friends and passers-
by 1t is understood that seconds have
been sent to the officer by the prOfes
Sor.
These disturbances are looked upon
as having political color. as they al
ways occur between Spaniards and Gu
bans. The city is heavily patrolled, but
disturbances of a like nature are fire.
quent in the suburbs.
The insurgent chief, Edward Garcia,
with 800 men, pitched his camp two
miles from Matanzas, within the limits
of the zone designated by the Spanish
government. General Molina. the mil
itary governor, sent a polite commune
cation to Garcia, informing him that he
was inside of the limits and would be
expected to move his camp. The in
surgent leader answered that he con-
sidered that he was not infringing the
provisions of the armistice and would
remain where he was. To more uI'-
gent request Garcia retorted that he
could only be moved by force. GEN
eral Molina mustered his men and pre-
pared to send them to dislOdge the Gu
bans, but first consulted Captain Gen
eral BlancO by wire. BlancO advised
Molina to avoid Il elias The Cubans
continue in their previous position. Ad =
vices from Matanzas report great dis :
I 4. 4.