The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-10


teenth King of Spain. The salute of
Fl shots was reported at midday and
at sunset. Those inhabitants of Ha-
vana who failed to remember that to-
day was a national holiday were awak-
ened thunderstruck when they heard
the cannon reports; but when the mo-
tive was ascertained calm was re-
stored.
1T is reported that the German s. s..
Polaria, which was bringing a cargo Of
rice for Santiago de Cuba and for this
port, after having discharged the cargo
that she had for Santiago de Cuba at
that port went to Key West to get
the permit from the American govern
ment to pass through the blockading
lines established by the American fleet,
at Havana 1t is said here that the
American government not only does not
allow her to discharge her cargo here
but prohibits also her taking from here
Spanish passengers that desire to leave
the island. This is to grant her less
than was allowed the French S. S.
Lafayette. 1t is believed here that a
conflict between Germany and the
United States might arise from this af-
fair.
General Blanco signed yesterday at
ternoon the appointments of the secre-
taries of the Cuban council that will
act for five years. He appointed the
same secretaries that have been acting
Professionally; namely, Galvez, presi-
dent; Montoro, finances; Gown, Justice;
Laureano Rodriguez, commerce; Zayas,
instruction; and DOLE, public works and
communications. The Cuban chambers
will resume their session next Friday.
Sat dawn to-day, of the American
vessel blockading Havana there We're:
A three masted cruiser an artillery
tug boat and a supply boat visible.
''Mr. Jones, one of the American re-
porters confined now at Cabana for
tress, is a brother of member of the
American schooner Competitor expe-
dition, who was killed.
Some American warships were off
Cienfuogos all day yesterday.
1.-The mail and passenger train from
Matanzas and Las Villas did not
reach Havana last evening, as the in
surgents had blown up with dynamite
some drains in the railroad from here
to Matanzas. The explosions were
uGdIu lIOIll WlClll CebuSCNi
great panic among the inhabitants of
that town, they thinking that the in
surgents were attacking the town. The
sexton of the church and two boys got
a candle and went to the top of the
church tower to see what was going
on, but the military authorities think
ing the boys were making signals to
the insurgents arrested them. After
everything was explained they We're
set at liberty.
1T is officially reported that the
garrison of the Dulce Nowbre sugar
plantation fought with a rebel band
that had attacked the house. Two of
the rebels We're killed and the cattle
that they We're carrying away was re-
covered. A returned rebel declares that
at the Melon encounter, Santa Clara
province the insurgents had eleven
killed, among them a chief and thirty
wounded.
1.-THE Spanish secretary of the Colon
les Moret has sent cablegram to Cen
eral Blanco stating that London dis
patches are sure that Maxine Gomez,
here, and DR.. Betances, at Paris, OPP
pose the occupation of the island by
American troops. 1t is also added that
DR.. Betances is willing to come to an
arrangement with the Cuban Auto
nomic government
1.-THE American fleet off Havana this
afternoon consisted of three cruisers,
one gun-boat All are about eight
miles distant.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH.
This morning at 10 o'clock the new
secretaries of the Cuban council took
1t was a private ceremony witnessed
only by Generals Pando, Parrando and
secretary of the governor general,
Congosto.
LA Lucha published to-day an arti-
Gle stating that public opinion is against
the war and policy of President Nc
Kinley. La Lucha says: The politicians
Of the United States have turned that
country into the most demorolized one
Of the world and that the United States
administration ranks about with that
of Turkey and Morocco.
Sat $3.50 a. m. to-day the German
warship Gioir entered this harbor.
from Porto Rico and Santiago de Cuba.
She saluted and was answered by the
Cabanas fortress and the Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XII, the flagship.
"It is reported that the Spanish gov
eminent, as the American government
does not allow the Spaniards to leave
the island on board the German S. S.
Polaria that is expected her soon, has
prohibited American citizens leaving
the island on board of the Norwegian
S. S. Bratsburg that Is to sail tomor-
row from Isabella de Sagua.
"The Spanish S. s. Santo Domingo
which some American papers reported
as totally lost at Progresso entered this
morning in the dry dock to repair the
damage that she suffered.
The Spanish Colonel Rodriguez
Sanchez with 500 soldiers attacked at
Garzon, Flor de Mayo, and Gristales
slopes, Havana province, the insurg-
/, ents commanded by Mayia Rodriguez,
mayor general of the Cuban army at
the eastern department The i1surg-
ents had Is killed and many wounded.
Spanish losses were one officer bruis-
ed and two soldiers wounded. The pas
sengers and mail that ought to have
arrived here from Matanzas and Las
Villas day before yesterday, did not
arrive until this morning at 1920. The
train instead of coming directly, came
by Guinos line, staying over night at
TTnion de Rayos. The daily train from