The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-06
PANDo Is VERY UNHAPPY.
H1s STORMY TILKs WITH BLlNoo
ARE THE TOPIC IN HAVANA.

ne Thinhs Bissce's Decision % rake the
Field IL 80 AHront "A Fart or the
Cuban H~1iuistry win Coae to washinE-
ton TO Talk Abeut Commercial Reciprocity.
HAVANA. Jan. 6.-Gcn. Pando has held several
conferences with Gen. Blanco, expressing his
great disgust because no achievements were
sent to him to continue his operations on
tho Cauto River. Tho resolution OF Gen.
Blanco to take the field in Santiago
de Cuba is regarded by Pando as q per-
sonal humiliation. The last stormy interview
between thom, this morning, is tho absorbing
topic In Havana. Gen. Blanco insists that the
whole responsibility for the defeat rests upon
Pando's shoulders.
Hundreds of starving people, most Of them
women and children, surround the American
Consulate in Havana asking for food. Tho
Spanish authorities are bent upon controlling
the distribution OF relief from the United
States among the starving people In the coun-
try. 1t Ia known that at MatanZas several mu-
nicipal employees have pocketed q great deal Of
money given to them to help the concentrates.
Mr.. Madrigal. the American Consul In Sancti
Spiritus, who went to Gen. Gomcz's camp, had q
long interview yesterday with Gen. Blanco.
Immediately afterward the Governor-General
sent a long cable despatch to Madrid, in which
all the statements from Gen. Gomez already
published in THE Sun were given.
TIT fact ia confirmed from authoritative
sources that Gen. Blanco 10 greatly disappointed
over the results OF autonomy.
The war is waging fcrcely In Matanzas
province. Large insurgent forces, commanded
by Gen. C%arrillo and Coils. Cepero and Cayito
Alvarez. are burning all the sugar estates In the
the strong Spanish forces sent against them.
In the south Of Matapzast the INSURGENTS. com.
stopped the grinding. Of sugar.
At El Coliseo. within sight OF Matanzas city,
the column OF Gen. Molina was utterly defeated
To- retire to the city with heavy losses. 49,.
The sugar estate Alava, after q severe. fight
that guarded it, had to stop grinding ON Tues.
day because the patriots took away all the 9xen
f TSo sns ari ss,sts as emR IsS: in 'dsssatsa. III Ha plsSs.
we'll. for al It's cane deidR. have been burned and
In this province and around tho capital fight
codilaso a Yesterday erds 'r routed the 6e' Battalion sftees Of Bar.
r. $Ss''' ss s5sS: al" ss sSs!'R'" sspo! {. say: sd! hf ssss
Tho spaniards Intended to dislodge Collszo from
were repeatedly repulsed. and finally retired.
The last plot of the spaniards here to deceive
the 1 a sassao ASm %as eensse, ss to to.d saS at wG shs
Ssis Of MSnsS sS9'q ssssssss s9'' Ct 'Ni Finance sss|
other prominent A~utonomists will make a trip
to Washington to confer with tho American
Administration about a treaty Of commercial
reciprocity between tho United States. and
Cubs S,,1 The w Gsh', thing y 10 planned to o, give 70 to
and authority which do not pertain to 1t under
the terms Of the Sagasta decree.
sent to the Bishop of Havana from all
the parishes in the. island. Of which
last month. wero given out to-day. The
Biahop says that since the war began In
Cuba $50, 900 persons have. been buried in the
or dying from starvation during Weyler's rule
were not buried In the parishes. The mortality
town in Havana, 305 persons died last week.