The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-06
CANALEJAS GIVES UP CUBA.
THE EDITOR To ADVISE SPAIN TO
ABANDON THE ISLAND.

Spanish Casino at Santiago de Cuba
Refuses to Tender Him a Banquet
and Kisses Greet Him On the
Streets Gen. Segura Refuses to
Listen to Entreaties of Brother Of
ficers That He Remain in Cuba and
Expresses Himself as Disguised
with Gen. PandO's Method of Con-
ducting the Campaign.
Havana. via Key West. Jan. 5.-Senor
Canalejas was coldly received at Santiago
de Cuba. The Spanish casino refused to
tender him a banquet, and he was hissed
on the streets. 1t is understood the oppo-
sition to him is due to the fact that he is
the editor of FL Heraldo de Madrid, which
violently attacked Gen. Weyler. 1t is re-
ported his impressions regarding Cuba are
pessimistic, and that he will advise the
Spanish government to abandon the is
land.
To-day Gen. Blanco, Gen. Parade and
Gen. Pando called upon Gen. Segura, at
the Hotel Florida, to try and induce him
to remain in the island. He refused. He
Goes not wish to be responsible, he de-
clares, for the future development of the
"disgraceful Spanish rule in Cuba"
Gen. Segura is an intelligent and honest
fighter and is wholly disgusted with Gen.
Pando's method of campaigning. He says
Gen. Pando spends more time and gunpow-
der in greeting autonomy than in fighting
insurgents, and adds that in his opinion
Cuba is lost to Spain unless the govern
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Gen. Weyler. The latter he considers out
of the question, because Gen. Weyler was
relieved of his command at the request Of
Washington. Gen. Polavieja he holds in
high esteem believing this officer could
end the war if an determination policy
were adopted.
Gen. Segura also believes war inevitable
between Spain and the United States, and
that the preteXt for it will be the filibus-
tering expeditions.
The insurgents are carrying out the or
ders of Gen. Maxine Gomez not to allow
grinding, and they set fire TO the cane
fields wherever possible, from one end of
the island to the other
Gen. Pando will sail tomorrow morning
by the steamer Panama, going eastward.
He will probably go first to Nuevitas, prov
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by steamer to Gibara, thence proceeding
to Santiago de Cuba.
The insurgents recently made a strong
attack upon Nuevtas in considerable
force, with loss on both sides. 1t is be-
lieved this is the reason why Gen. Pando
is going there
The insurgent general, Ducassi is in sight
of Bahia Honda with $50 men. Troops
have been sent to meet him.
SRnOr NaSS9tO civil governor of Puerto
Principe, sent Senior Prinelles to the in
surgent camp to induce the insurgents to
accept autonomy and to get a permit to
drive away his cattle. He was held by the
insurgents, but fortunately met a former
servant in his household now an insurgent
chief, who saved him from certain death.
Capt Cabaceleri chief of the gueriilas
who captured the insurgent leader, Villa
nueva, left Caimeto, this province, and
was soon after seized by the insurgents,
who macheted him and fifteen others.
Senor Marcos Garcia. civil governor of
Santa Clara, reports that $50 reconcentra-
dos died in that city during December last,
and over 1000 in November He predicts
that about the same number will die dur
ing the present month from the lack of
food, clothing, shelter and medicine.
Gen. Pandos campaign along the Auto
river was a total failure.
Cen Molina will probably soon return to
Spain.
The local conservative press comments
editorially upon the circumstances Of
swearing in the new colonial ministers.
The company that assembled to witness
the function was small and very cold, and
there were no crowds in front of the pal
ace as usual. The new cabinet hesitates
to remove the existing officeholders, who
are acquainted with the work IN the de-
partments, and are afraid to substitute in
expert new officials. More than this,
among the old employees are many Cubans.
Consul General Lee to-day called upon
Gen. Blanco with regard to the distribu-
ton of food and relief to the reconcen-
trados in the province of Santiago de Gu
ba At Serrao in that province, several
persons are sick in a small hut, without
medicine or food.
According to reports from. Pinar del Rio
many reconcentrados there live in caves
for lack of other shelter, and one family
of three men is living under a tree.
The report of the death of an insurgent
leader, Luis Delgado. is believed TO be
unfounded. 1t is understood that he is
now in the Carmen hills. this province,
where he was summoned by Gen. Alejan-
DIRE Rodriguez.
CUBAs TOBACCO EXPORTS.