The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-10
BARRON sWoRE GREAT oATHS.
no, nays ADMISSION THROUGH a
usCONsTRUCTION OF ORDERS.

Were to BE Admitted and
Yankee Pigs Resisted, But "A Ser
mt Got MIXED Up-Gen. ParrOn
,,oAe the Palace SuIphurOus and
,,...otcned Death to the soldier.
orders From Havana to Resist
.,,erjenns to the Last-SDaniar ds
,,-..re to Evacuate on the 9th-COl.
Rny to Take the City From the
Mayor.
,t,nzanillo. Oct delayed in Transmits
The collision between the Spanish
c-.rrison and Col. Rays troops yesterday
1.as it appears, even nearer than then
med to be the case. Gen. Parron's or
a.rs from Havana were to resist the
Americans 10 the utmost. Additional
r,,,njs had been issued TO the troops, and
,.olunreers would probably have brought
tn. spanish force up 60 100, as against
fever than 800 Americans.
Col Ray would certainly have obeyed
his original instructions when the hour
Ear closing the cable arrived, and there
would have been only the slightest chance
of wedding a fierce engagement, with the
odds largely against the Americans, both
On numbers and in arms. The Spaniar,s
we're armed with Mausers, while the
Americans have Springfields.
The echoes of yesterdays excitment
have not died away. Though Gen. Parron,
on the surface, is courteousness and dig
nifty personifed, he created great scene
at the palace after the incident, striking
III. lar,rnf
He cursed in flowing Castilian, complete
IL forgot his dignity, and with the oaths
Of a iongshoreman, vowed that the honor
of the Spanish army had suffered a blow.
The Spaniard to blame for it, he declared,
must die and that quickly
In his fury he sent for the military COM
mander; but it was found that this officer
had eft with the Spanish troops on the
Joscdta the night before. Then he sent
for the adjutant general and asked him
why the Americans should have been let
through the city gate. The reply was a
disclaimer of authority, and a suggestion
that the inquiry should be put to
the officer who was in charge of the
guard Then it was discovered that the
officer had been Withdrawn several days
before leaving a Sergeant in command.
When the sergeant arrived, he declared
that Cen Parrons orders We're to permit
the Americans to pass. THAT was the
mules" shreked Parron, mot the soldiers.
Away with him to the guard house,"
The luckless sergeant has been court
martaled. A first 1t was reported that he
was 90 be shot tomorrow at daybreak.
Thereupon Collector Donaldson and the
Rev Mr.. Zimmerman, as private citizens,
called upon Gen. Parron to entreat him
TO do what ne could for the unfortunate
man Parron reMed that she was grateful
for the sympathetic feeling displayed by
the Americans in the welfare of the Span
ism soldier and promised that, if there
was a conviction, he would infiict the min
imum penalty-probably a few days pay
As the Spanish rank and file receive no
pay. anyway, this would be no very great
infliction.
The Spanish troops expect to leave Man
zanillo tomorrow. Gen Pafron. the Span
ish commander, will turn the city over to
the Mayor, who viii make the official
transfer to Col. Ray, representing the
United States, on Monday.
Gen. Parron paid a visit to Col. Ray this
morning, and the two officers exchanged
compliments. The conversation touched
mainly upon military life in the tropics.
All the political prisoners here have been
released The military convicts will be TAX
en- TO Cienfuegos and sent thence to Ha-
yana, possibly afterward to Spain
Forty Spanish soldiers now In the hos
pital, win leave with the retiring forces
and go by train to Havana, whence they
will be sent by hospital ship to Spain
The Spaniards had intended taking away
the lantern of the Cape Cruz lighthouse,
with the appurtenances, claiming the
whole as movable property; but Col. Ray
objected and the Spaniards, after being
shown a copy of The evacuation agreement,
abandoned their intention.