The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
TRAINS COLLIDE IN CUBA.
,,rr PERSONS KILLED AND
i' rHIRTY-NINE INJURED.

-.,,.d BuGIer and Two Sol
Accident Due to Steep
rrsde on which the Trains were
,.,,,ips-British Army Officer Ar
Havana to Watch the War
auous - WeII-knOwn Insur-
m, Leader Captured.
30 July S1.-On the morning Of
collision occurred on the rail
''' sar Encrucijada, province OF Santa
w., rssulung in the loss of three lives
injury to thirty-nine persons The
a' we're bugler and two soldiers.
injured four were employees of
.3 and the others were a colonel,
lin and two lieutenants of the
nhvsician and twenty private sol
r.o of the latter were seriously
hurt ,.,. .,o..,,, whom rho
..,..r dashed into ii, damaging number
grsr second ana third class cars. The
5.nt is believed to have been due to
z.-tssn Grade on which the trains were
british cruiser Talbot from Jamaica
here on the 18th, bringing Maj.
0o - Leverson of the British royal
.srino corps, who is accredited to
parish consulate and is authorized
,-, R1anco's staff for the purpose of
chino the military operations. On the
sa.t Mai. Leverson, accompanied by the
p.t,..b consul. paid a visit to Gen Blan-
General of Staff Selano and DR.. Jose
r.-oosto the secretary general of Cuba,
,,ts.rira Gen. Parade second in command
n cuba. on the afternoon of the Both
the cruiser Talbot sailed.
rba Norwegian steamer Nansen has left
eas,,s hound for Halifax. She had on
hoard 2l000 bales of tobacco and carried
l21 passengers.
The weather has improved Abundant
rains assure great crops of vegetables and
corn. especially corn.
A detachment of Spanish troops has
cantured at the farm Flor Ytabo, in
1Iatanzas province the well known insur-
gent leader. Agustin Cervantes, and the
cantjve is now imprisoned in San severini
castle. Cervantes came to Cuba at the
breaking out of the revolution with an ex-
r4dltion from the United States.
Lieut.. Pokhriszaff of the Russian navy,
accredited to Gen. Blanco's staff to watch
the war operations, has paid visit TO
Carienas where he was given a dinner
bv the commanders of the Spanish gun
boats Antonio de Lopez, Alerta and Ly-
geria and several army officers.
Advices from Santiago de Cuba report
that the insurgent general Calixto Gar
cia having become Disguised with the
Americans, has left for Porto Principe TO
present complaints to the so-caled Gu
ban government.
Cen Garcia, il is said, is willing to dis
miss his separa lists. The civil elements
have met to protest against orders given
by the commander of the American troops
Senior Castillo win take the protest to
Washington.
La Lucha, commenting upon the above
statements, says: I'VE do not know what
effect the protest will produce on Presi-
dent Mckinley and his cabinet but we
hope it Will not prejudice the general who
gave the orders. because it cannot be sup
posed that President Mckinley win try to
weaken the moral strength of the army
chief at the beginning of the campaign,
nor even indirectly the military authority
needful TO all chiefs to whom are entrust-
ed The wars direction, and who, on the
ground, can better than any onse else APP
preciate the necessary disposition and
measures to be dictated"
La Lucha adds: IF Senior Castillo is
obliged to return after delivering the pro-
test at Washington, without obtaining
what he was expected to gain by those by
who protested, as is believed will happen
on account of the arguments advanced,
and the inopportuneness of the protest of
Senior Castillo and others, the situation
viii be little thought of by the chief of the
invading army, and will demonstrate the
Impotence of the Cuban insurgents, who
are not satisfied with the plans of gov
eminent which is accustomed to proceed
with mathematical calculation, the same
privately as in public life"
La Lucha further says: "One must be
crazy 10 believe that a regular army sent
by one country to another, to aid a rev.
oiuuon against a government legitmately
constituted, is to be a mere auxiliary to a
force of 500 or 10000 armed citizens who
are not recognized by the country that
sends Us aid, even as simple regular war
Clements, and which has been denied as
many times as it has been asked to be
recognized as a belngerent The United
states mas always declared that the Cuban
feoeIs had right to ask their independ-
ehce, but it is of no use to think that a
powerful and strong country which de-
cldes to dispute with its sea and land
FORCES the sovereignty and possession of
teIIIlory OF another country to which the
territory by proper right belongs, would
come 10 cuba to subordinate it's army and
seneral to the chief of irregular forces
"!lhout military organization
The free kitchens established in Havana
Iof the purpose of feeding the poor of the
Guy nave increased In number to twelve
ana now daily distribute from 500 to 1,5OO
a detachment of local guerrillas. while
IeturAing 10 Picetas after having con-
s0seH an expedition to Guaracabella, We're
SUI pItSeO by a Qupobar of ,sahal bord.
uerce combat ensued The Spanish
iolees lost is killed and IS wounded. The
mo- gents also suffered severe losses.