The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-18
SPANISH ARE SARCASTIC
CHIDE THE AMERICANS ON RE-
MOVING TROOPS FROM CUBA
Say They Have Failed to Accom-
plish In Twenty-Three Days What
They Demanded Should Be Done
in FOrty-Eight sHeurs-Budget of
News From the Cuban Capital.


Copyright by the Associated Press.
HAVANA. May t17.-Inquiries made at
the palace here show that Capt. Gen..
Blanco was unwilling ito receive Lieut.
Brainard. U. S. NJ, the. special agent of
the government of the United States in
the proposal to exchange Spanish pris-
oners for the two = newspaper men,
Messrs. Thrall and Jones, because the
general considered the last was not en-
powered with sufficient authority.
Therefore, he simply accepted the docu-
ments presented by the lieutenant, and
consulted with the Spanish government
on the subject. The answer from Mad
rid has not yet been received.
On Sunday morning the representa-
tives of the United, States government
arrived off this harbor, on a. small
steamer. bearing a flag of truce. There
were five American vessels in sight Of
Havana, and four of them were in sight
the same afternoon. In addition, a yes-
sci. supposed to be a Norwegian frigato,
was in the off1ng. Yesterday morning
sight of this 1larbor. So
The Spaniards say an American force
attempted to make a landing on May
Ii, at Tabla Aqua beach, and that after
two hours firing the Americans retired.
Three American Warships were re-
ported off Marcel Sunday, three
Were sighted of, Cardenas and there
were some American ships off Glen
fuegos.
10 q ma, ~ ft%o IL.
Spanish force, on Saturday last, was
engaged ait Chimborazo, province Of
Havana, with combined force. Of In
surgents under the leadership of Maya,
Acea, Colazo and Jacinto-Hernandez
The whole insurgent force Is said to
have numbered 800 men, and It Is all
legged that the enemy lost eleven men
killed. The Spanish loss is officially
represented as being two lieutenants
and three soldiers wounded.
The French third class cruiser DIES
tang Is expected here shortly.
The Norwegian steamer Bratsborg
arrived on Sunday at sagua la Grande
and will leave there on May IS with
passengers for New York.
Captain General Blanco yesterday
definitely appointed the secretaries Of
the colonial council, who have been
reelected. They are Senior Galvez,
president Of council; lSenor Montero
secretary Of finance; Senior Gown, Sec
rotary of Justice; Senior Dolz, secre-
tary Of public works; Senior Rodriguez,
secretary Of commerce; Senior Zayas.
secretary Of public instruction.
There are seven American warships
in sight off Havana this evening, and
rumor has it that the Spanish fleet is
making for an important part of the
United States.
The captain general of Porto Rico
has cabled to Captain General Blanco,
saying that. although the lombard
ment of San Juan de Porto Rico took
place at rifle shot distance, not gun
Of the forts was silenced, and, he adds,
the Spanish losses were only eighteen
men wounded, among the troops COM
posing the garrison, and a few per-
sons wounded among the civil popula-
ton of the place.
The captain general of Porto Rico
further reports that the United States
warships Indiana, New York, Mont
gomery and Amphitrite were in sight
of Porto Rico during Saturday last.
The Lucia, in an editorial article
yesterday, said: 2
''The American government gave the
Spanish government forty-eight hours
to remove it's troops from this island
and it now finds, after twenty-three
days Of blockade. that it cannot land
American troops. Apparently the
island contains more sspldiers than they
thought. Such aunumber could not be
removed in forty seighta hours"
This last remark was intended to be
sarcastic. III