The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-28
TIE NEWs FROM 1IAE1Nl.
Spanish Bishops Pastoral sham De.
 fense Movement by the Troops,


 [Copyrlght, 1898, The Associated Press.l
 From a Spanish Correspondent.)
 Havana, July 27,-The bishop of Ha- vana, Mgr Manuel santander Frutes, has published a pastoral that has been read in all the churches, in which he says that there are times when war is justifable, and reminds his people how Saint Louis, Saint Maurice and Saint Fernandino became perfect in military exercises. The pastoral proceeds:
 "rhe war which Spain is sustaining against the United States is a just war Spain is doing nothing but to defend her rights The United States provok- ed a war to make away with Spanish property. Conscience arises such in- justice, and the appeal is to the justice of God. It is sweet to die for ones country. Life without honor is a thou sand times worse than death. It is impossible to ask the heroic Spanish army to lay down it's arms without 9 struggle. The Catholic religion does not enjoin upon it's votaries such hu- mility as that. Otherwise nations would be but the playthings of those who do not believe in God. The right to repel force by force is not merely a permissi- ble right, but it is an obligatory right. In this case 1t is all the more so be- cause the United States declared the war In the days of Pelayo and In the times of Isabello, Spaniards cared noth- ing about the number of their enemies It was a shame to surrender and they did not give up their rights. They fought to the death Neither the army nor the people is the authority to set tie the issues involved. When the word goes forth for resistance to invasion all must obey without murmuring or with out finding fault"
 The pastoral calls upon the people to give aims to the poor and to help them in other ways, so that their lives may not be in danger from failing subsist- ence. There is much unfavorable com ment upon the refusal of the United States to allow the captured Spanish officers to telegraph to their families as to their condition of health. Last Sum- day along the whole defense line around Havana there was sham defense movement in which the regular infan- try and volunteer troops. all under the command of General Arotas, partioi- pated. Many foreign officers were pres- ent, accompanying the staff of General Arotas. They expressed themselves as highly pleased at the excellent spirit of the men and the rapiiity and smooth ness of the exercises and evolutions.
 On the morning of July 23 and again yesterday several American warships bombarded Tunas de Zaza on the south coast of the island. Details have not yet been received The Americans landed at Tabacoa and, uniting with insurgent bands there, attacked with cannon the Spanish forts. The garri- son defended brayely. Further details have not yet been received.
 Advices from Manzanillo dated yes- terday report that the city it quiet The Americans are encamped at Calis- ite, near Manzanillo. General Blanco has published a. bando announcing that General Linares, commander in the province of Santiago de Cuba, has ceased to exercise jurisdiction over the eastern section of the province. Gen. eral Linares was appointed in Novem- Der last General Glance this evening gave banquet to the officers of the French cruiser d'Estaing. The princi- pal foreign officials were present, to- gether with the officers of the general staff.
 Late Monday night the insurgents under Leaders Recio and Mario Diaz, attacked the plantation Nuestra in the Jaruco district. The principal attack was directed against the American building. The wife of the manager his brother-in-law and two children, were wounded. The small garrison finally succeeded in repelling the insurgents who left several guns behind them.