The evening times., 1898-04-19
WAR FIERCELY WAGING.
No Cessation os Hostfiities I'm Cuba
Under the Armistice.

Havana. April 19.-The Spanish steam-
er Montevideo entered this port
yesterday loaded with explosives
and other war material for the
Spanish government in Havana.
The captain says that when he left spain
the belief prevailed that war would be
declared between the United States ana
Spain before his arrival, and that his
instructions were to sink his steamer De-
fore surrendering 1t If attacked by Amer
lean warships.
The captain of the Montevideo brings
interesting news about the Spanish squad
ron at Cape Verde Islands, but this IN
formation is not allowed By the press cen
sor to be sent abroad. The only thing
that can be said is that the torpedo boat
Osado has arrived at Cape Verde Islands
and joined the rest of the fiotilla- An
other steamer Is expected today from
Mexico with money and provisions sent
by Spanish iuntas in that republic as a
gift to Havana city.
The steamer Mortera has arrived from
Santiago de Cuba bringing over 1000 reg
ular Spanish soldiers to re-enfOrce the
garrison of Havana.
The steamer Olivette, chartered. it IL
said, by Gen. Blanco. is expected here at
any moment with 400 Spaniards from the
United States. The war is fierceiy wag-
ing and no attempt to conceal IL Is Haoe.
Ii Is officially reported that a large
number of insurgents, commanded Dy
LOres Aguilara, RHO and NenSas, TINS
morning attacked the Fort of EsquiJa-
rosa, near the Francisco ward OF Plnar
del Rio City. The fort was guarded Dy
-al. TtID :
gents opened a deadly fire, which was
answered. says the report, by the voiun-
teers for three hours.
The insurgents broke the lines of the
volunteers. carried their trenches, and
even entered the town, securing large
booty The report praises the courage
of the volunteers and says that the en-
trance of the insurgents was due TO their
superior number. column of regulars
then came 10 the rescue of the fort and
the insurgents fled. About thirty men
were lost on each side. The column fired
200 shots.
The insurgents have blown up rail-
/ road bridge on the road to Cienfuegos
/ AT the door of the Church OF Alfonso
XII Havana province dynamite bomb
exploded killing two persons and wound
( ing three others.
Feru1in Pinon and Cosme Pinon were
Z
/ ing dynamite bombs i'm Havana. The
{ sanitary situation at MatanZas CITY is re-
ported to be wretched An epidemic OF
beriberi prevails there and three hundred
people are afflicted with the disease al
the public Jail and hospital.
This morning the port of HAVANA was
closed 10 all vessels for several hours
while water pipe was being placed un-
der the bay connecting the Cabannas Iofl-
ress with the VentO Water Works
panic spread in Havana when II De
| came known that the port had been
eIosed An American steamer was sight-
ed. and though it was a merchantmen
I the rumor circulated that the American
sauad-on was in front of Havana and
Z about to open fire.
Families began TO close their doorS
/ and people began to pray. and only re-
peated assurances by the authorities
I that nothing was out Of the way couio
[ appease the population
/ Senor Montero, a prominent member OIL
the Autonomist cabinet. has decided to
send his family away.
The AutonOmist cabinet passed an or
der Yesterday forbidding the return to this
! island of the American newspaper CORE
/ spoDdents who left with Consul Genera
/ Lee Ii has ordered also that the ponce
I shall closely watch the foreign CORE
snondeDts now i'm Havana