New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
WHAT HAVANA HEARS.
WILD STORIES OF SPANISH VICTORIES
SPREAD AMONG THE PEOPLE.
ZEE A!rAcK oN sANr.Aoo AND ZEE sINKLNo on

SPREAD AMONG THE PEOPLE.
THE ATTACK on SANTIAGO AND THE SINKING OF
THE MERRIMAC FROM A SPANISH POINT o.
vrEw-DisTREss FROM LACK OF FOOD
Havana. June s-The following IS a continuation
of the diary kept by citizen Of Havana. giving
news as II appears 10 the spaniards
Wednesday. May %.
Il is officially reported from Santa Clara that
the Sevi.la Battalion, In combination win me
Bamuu and Csrtsgena gueri!as. dispersed reoe'
band OF four hundred men a. Santa Elena Killing
twelve o., them The insurgents carried away
seven and left the otter FIVE on the field The
spanish losses were three soldiers seriously
wounded.
Thursday. May &c.
TIE 'Diarfo de Ia Marina" reports to-day 'oa'
The second division Of the spaniSn hee' II FeaOS
TO leave Cadiz This new. produced a bad impTes-
sion her. IN all classes because 4 had beer re
ported and everybody thought. that the second
division OF the Spanish feet had left spain iong
The petition Of the Mayor OF Cardenas requesting
thai ;he TILE Of Heroic city De granted 10 Gar
denas or account OF the braveness shown during
the bornbardrnent OF the American warships mas
been fgvorably considered BY the Colonial Minis
,ers. and :. 10 be approved row hy the central
/ Government.
On next Monday the works IN the cultivation
zones organized by the Havana Civil Governor
Rafael Fernandez De Castro will start He Inspect
ed his morning all the workingmen that VII! De en-
ployed r. the preparation q, the grounds ana II 'ne
cultivation OF he most important vegetables.
II ,s ruraored mere that when he Spanish Meet
was sailing near Martinique the Spanish destroyer
Terror had 10 enter into me harhor 20 repair Some
uttle damages TIE spanish feet I'D not stop on
hat account. but sailed on toward santiago &c
cuba knowing this. some OF the American war
ships stationed themselves AT the entrance OF th7
harhor 10 prevent the Spanish destroyer rom sail
ing on, but the Terror slipped out between ne
American ships IN the night; arriving safely al Porto
Rico
CORTIJO TELLS OF PRISON LIE.
SATURDAY. May g
La Lucha" publishes TO-DAY an interview thai ore
o, her reporters had with the Spanish Colonel COY
40 about his prison ne and row be was treated
while IN the United States he praises The conduct
o, the American officers who transsnippcd him from
ne Spanish steamship Argonauta 20 the American
cruiser Nashville and also that % The Nashvilies
-onrnlrder TIE Key Wes; Board % H"al'h. for
fear o, yellow fever compelled them 70 be qlaran-
.!net on board ~. Spanish steamship Guido which
had been captured a. the beginning 81 ne war
After twerty-'our hours theyi we're transferred 20
the Spanish steamship Argonauia. where they re-
NAMED ,or another DAY
On the wa from Key West 70 Atlanta. Ca the
/ town wh,re they were best treated was Mason.
wh.re the people offered them flowers ana women
asked Them for rerrernbrances
Colonel Cor;Jo says mat what shocked him most
was when ,h@ rain 1T Mas0r e. me men NJ he
staticn shouted 20 HI WITH spain" They were
badly received ~ Atlanta. or arrival ~ Fort Nj
pn.rson .nev were despolef 81 ~ve-y't Colo
mel ,or,!io says hat pc protested 81 French stat
lrr hat never ~ any civilized country nac any
war prisoners b~cn treated They were
placed IN cell dy.iet by AZ iron plate placing
INTO me compartment 81 tl~ spanisf soldiers ara
IN the other al ;a~ officers They We're never aiken
out % the cell except ~ mc4. hours. "her ihrf
wcr. taken % a dinirg room where bal food was
given 20 them They asked for a priest and a
French one by The %, IA -'n was sent %
hem vho said every sunday morning
/ Through the priest ne negroes gllFilng mem
we're changed and white soldiers substituted Colo
mel Co-,i,o ard hs comphrious were Al because
ihev were not Accustomed 90 the American food
Colonel C0rf.io h.gs Havana newsIap"rs 20 ~E-
press The gratifllc 20 me American people navy
,ui Arn.y of;c.-. a4t 20 publish nt 90" same 'n."
their most energetic protest 'or he Treatment gwen
them rs the American Government
STORIES FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.
sunday Ma = i,ss
The "D,ario 80 IA Marina" publishes today an
editorial TO- which II IL asserted mat most NHeY an
alliance Will De made between SPAN ana France
| Il publishes a catlegran stating mat transit
lanti- steamer VIE some cases % cholera on
board has a-rivei ~ 81" York
Private news from csrdenas states that IN TIL
/ bor,iardnu.rt o, Cari~nas ne shots fred Boy the
spanish tugboat Antonio Lopez Killed Sc Amer
| leans among them an onicer
Gcncral Hanco ha. issued az ORDER stating that
the tine g,v,a t1 th~ insurgents 20 ther aliegi-
ance having expired any one coming no" from the
rebel field viii p" detained
Flour is beginning 20 Pee scarce az Havana. and
u is r,re-.lis believed that In TWO or three weeks
! there vi hr 10 bread o. "''
p 10 -.nor,ed .ha- tne i.slrgert br gatler. Con
| za'ez who was wounded a. coris-a. SagGa "A
! Ct.ra on Auri . has died rom h.s wounds
The Spanish trarsaf.arfic steamship Alfonso
! xiii u.f.rr .er' spain on Apr 81 arriving A.
pr Rico after re Americans rad "staD shed
! ,be blockade nas sailed around ne isant. carry
irg rrovl-ions FOR the most important ports n The
| island. ,r, . ,.,,,,,.s u, -
| vana Province
WEDNESDAY. JUNE
General Lhares Military Commander OF santi-
! ago te cuba sent a dispatch ast night 20 Captain
| Genera. Hlarco. stating that yesterday afternoon