The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
NOTES FROM THE
CUBAN CAPITAL.
A Diary Kept by a Resident of the
BIOckaded City,
COLONEL CORTUO'S PRISON LIFE
lie Tells i'm an Interview of His Treat
ment by American officials While
In Prison Daily Happen
ings in the City.

Copyright 1895. by thc Associated Press)
HAVANA. june G-The following is a
continuation of The diary. KEPT by req
dent of havana, giving events tIdhap4'-
irg as they apuear o. spanish ,,Eta' nh
WEDNESDAY, MAY 451h' 1ho
American fleet commanded by 9 9s,ll,5'1
and Schlcy passed each other OH olehI W.
gos al III a. NJ. 1estcrQty sampson
uoet was going toward Santiago ue Cuuai
while SchIet Was moving toWdIu w.
san Antonio. The CuDah Cohst ,,a.ii bc
to-day 20 discuss a measure thSl VIII oo
presented by the secretary or JuauCC,
about the nou-payment oI house rent
provided that the monthly rent OF IN,
house does not exceed 81 IN Bol9' -
similar measure Will Zoe preae hIea So,ies
corning Tho rooms not renting over p
per month. The tolollal A-ilet,I - 49,
me presideucv of The GOvenor-Geueral
and approved; FIRST that the SECRETARY
OF Justice present TO the cuban thdhi-
bers a project 90 help Havana munlclpal-
ify during the prcen precduQua cIc4ln-
stances. second. approving the proJeCt
thar the same secretary VIII present Nv
the Chambers iu order 20 help the poorer
classes; third. authorizing the secretary
~ Commerce % establish q m9ilsdBlls
bank. fourth. authorizing the secretary
OF PuDlic Works and communlcauoha 10
ask Of the railroad companies 20 tIehs-
port from "a place ~ the island 10 dnother
free OF charge AN nourishing articles
during the present hostlities.
MUST PLANT VEGETABLES.
The Cuban Chambers will issue a law
ln The nelghborhood of cities ana towns
70 plant vegetables and cultivate them.
u after the five days OF the promuiga-
S S,g he grounds may De cultivated
IN anvbody but ten per cent OF the
pTofts viii BE eiven 90 tine owners or the
grounds. 49,. --.,i.
ers and 4 sun boat on Havana. The Nor
Vreglan steamship Ito lett boca dc "a ga
Yesterday for New YORK. She carried i@.-
0o0 sscks OF sugar and 80 boxes Of cigars
shiDped by Ciaxito Lopez. she also car
FOREIGNERS LEAVE. .,,.
The Se leierno"6 ", IN o'clock for Vera
Grug Mex Sine carries lhlitA-HNn pas
etngers and AN German and SWISS olu-
Yesterday at1P. NJ no American war
.bine wsrc seen at Matanzas but q,
o'clock in the evening nine were VIII,
the slght OF tho city. bar Tar OH III '''
raef SUNDAY morning many warships
we're sighted on ClcnfuegOs. The Sp@n-
SEN gunboat Ardilla went % meet tl IN
thinking fIaf they were me spanish Nt,l'
Soon after So was found ih9t lne sso..,,,.,,
measures were taken an an the forts ano
an forces were alert. Inc number on w
American ships was seven, ana am9 non.
them there were tho Indiana, iowa NJ"
York. and Brooklyn.
REBELS DISPERSED.
II Is officially reported from santa
Clara that tho scvilla battalion in com
binsfion win me Mamuil and Cartagena
guerillas dispersed rebel band OF 400
men al Santa Elena, killing twelve OF
them The insurgents carried away sew
en- and left the other I'VE on the heid'
The Spanish losses were three soldiers Sc
rously wounded.
The officers of the new organized bat
TALON OF cOlOrel volunteers commanded
by Colonel Senior fAgadofe. were pre-.
sented yesterday afternoon 70 General