Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

| diary of the blockade of the port of Ha-
| vara. kept by a Spanish correspondent in
that city. and detailing events there from,
the standpoint of the Spaniards:
MONDAY, MAY 10.
| "a terrible tornado came up at midnight
! last night. Every body jumped from bed in
| fright. as the thunder claps seemed as If
| al the artillery about Havana were firing
| against a fleet that bad tried to surprise
| the city. There not house in Havana
| In which its residents were not frightened,
| and it is reported that great many ladies
1 tainted.
| General Arolas. military commander o.
| Havana. has gi;en an order marking the
] prices that must pe charged a. wholesale
| or retail on provisions in order to avoid
| abuses
La Lucia publishes today an article un-
der the title of The Fruit is Sour saving
that the American government gave Spain
| only forty-eight hours to retire her army
| from Cuba. and yet after twenty-three days
| OF blockade the Americans not only have
rot driven them away from the island, but
| have not succeeded In landing their own
| troops in the island La Lucha adds: This
| fact Of it Icing impossible for them to
make landing Will show them that the
| island contains more soldiers than could be
| removed in forty-eight hours In conclu-
! SIGN the article says that the present state
| OF affairs will last long enough to convince
/
grasp the fruit of a neighbours orchard
| Local papers state that the declarations
| made by Mr.. Chamberlain in favor of an
alliance between the United States and
| Eli gland are approved by Mr.. Salisbury
| which has caused rejoicing in the United
| States, preoco upa ton among the European
powers and indifference in Spain.
| 1t Is reported from Cardenas that one of
| the pilots on board the American warships
| that bcmbarded the city was the husband
| of a woman killed and the father of child
wounded at the bombardment. All day
yesterday three American warshiDs and
| seven merchant vessels used as supply
| boats were within sight of Cardenas Some
American warships were also sighted yes
| terday at Cenfuegos.
AT Mantanzas the gas and electric lights
| have been eNtinguished. Religious services
were held during three DAYS. as at Havana,
| for the restoration of the peace. great
| many young men that had left Guines TO
| join the insurgents have returned to their
allegiance.
TUESDAY, MAY II.
This morning the marine and fortress
| cannon fired salutes in honor of the twelfth
birthday anniversary of Alfonso XIII, King
of Spain. The salute of twenty-one shots
was repeated at midday and at sunset
Those inhabitants of Havana who failed to
remember that today was a national holi-
day were awakened thunderstruck when
they heard the cannon reports; but when
the motive was ascertained calm was re-
stored.
Gen. Blanco signed yesterday afternoon
the appointments of the secretaries of the
Cuban council that will act for five wears
he appointed the same secretaries that
nave been acting professionally, namely
GaiVez, president; Montoro, finances; GOWN
justice: Laureano Rodriguez, commerce:
Zayas, instruction, and Dolz, public works
and communications. The Cuban chambers
VIII resume their sessions next Friday.
Mr.. Jones, one of the American report
| ers confined now at Cabana fortress had
brother who was killed while a member
| Of the American schooner Competitor ex-
| petition.
The Spanish secretary of the colonies
tMt reO has sent cablegram to General
| Blanco, Stating that London dispatches say
| that Naxlmo Gomez nere and DIR. Botanc IS
at Paris oppose the occupation of the island
| by American troops. 1t is also added that
DR.. Botances is willing to come to an ar
raLgement with the Cuban autonomic gov
erEment.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
This morning at 10 o'clock the new sec
retaries of the Cuban council took the oath
Before the governor general. 1t was a pri-
| vate ceremony, witnessed only by Generals
| Pando, Parade and Secretary of the Gov
ernor General Congosto.
| La Lucha published today an article
| stating that public opinion is against the
| war and policy of President Mckinley.
| La Iucha SAYS the politicians of the United
| States have turned that country into Tie
| most demoralized one of the world. and
| that the United States admins ira ton
ranks about with that of Turkey and Mo-
| rocco.
| THE Spanish steamship Santo Domingo,
| which some American papers reported as
totally lost at Progreso. entered this morn
| ing in the drydock to repair the DANA ce
| that she suffered.
| 1t is rumored that British steamer, the
| name is not given, will leave Cienfuegos
next Saturday for Kingston, Jamaica.
| There were only five American war
| ships blockading Havana this afternoon
| They were all about twelve miles away
| from the coast.
THURSDAY, MAY 10.
1T is rumored here that the exchange of
the American correspondents of the New
| York World. now confined at Cabana fort.
| ress, for the Spanish colonel, Vincente Vor-
! tito; his assistant, the army surgeon, Is
| idro Garcia Julian, and his assistant also
that are imprisoned at Fort Mcpherson
| Atlanta, Ga, is almost arranged.
| Two American warships approached
Santiago de Cuba this morning, openins
fire against the batteries Moro and So.
capa- The Americans retired with one al
| their vessels damaged. which was a mer.
chant vessel armed with seven cannon
| 1t is officially reported that Canary
company and one from Bahia Honda com
La
Mulata, Pinar del Rio province, killing
three The Spanish troops had two sol.
| diers bruised. 1t is also officially reported
that a dynamite bomb placed on the rail.
road between Catalina and Guines, Hayanu
province, exploded. but caused little dam.
age on account of damage done by tho
! insurgents on the railroad the passenger
| train that on the 10th was due at a. m nj
Matanzas from Havana did not reach Ma.
| tanZas until $50 pm
| FRIDAY, MAY 20.
Five Spanish warships, under the com
nand of Admiral Cervera, have arrived nj
| Santiago de Cuba.
To-day at pm. the Cuban chamber.
resumed their sessions. President Galye;
presented the new council of secretaries t,
both chambers and declared that the pro
gram OF the colonial government shall b,
to defend the autonomist constitution AL
the representatives and a great GROVE
which was present acquiesced with thu
declarations of the venerable president O.
the Cuban government
Two OF the shells fred by the American
warships at the Cardenas bombardmen