The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-04-28
FROM HAVANA
ALI Sorts of Contradictory News
Is Served Up in the Cuban
Capital.
Spaniards There Reserving Their
Wrath for the Coming Of
the Americans.
Dreaming of Victory Without a
Doubt as to Their Ability
to Gain 1t.

HAVANA, (via Cienfuegos) April 28.-
Nobody here is able to make a definite
statement as to the whereabouts Of the
Spanish fleet. All kinds of contradic-
tory news reaches Havana from Spain,
and the United States on the subject,
causing considerable confusion. If
anything definite is known officially
regarding the naval movements of
Spain, the matter is kept profound
secret. The Spanish troops through
out the island have Teen concentrated
at different point along the coast, SO as
to be ready to meet any attempt to
land troops from the United States
Thousands of men are reported to be.
snlisting in the volunteer battalions
throughout Cuba, and very many Of
the men have served in the Spanish
regular army. They are expected to
prove very valuable to the defense Of
the island.
Have Joined the Insurgsnts.
Jose M. Del Vale, the proprietor of
q magnificent central plantation at
Maposa, in the district Of Sancti Spir.
titus, province Of Santa Clara, Modesto
Amulli, railroad employs, and Arturo
Chalu and Jose Merille, prominent cit
liens OF Sancti Spiritus, with some
Spanish artillery captains and various
other people of that district, have
Joined the insurgents. Senior del Vale
has been appointed colonel in the in.
surgent army.
General Pando, the commander of
the Spanish forces in the field, when
last heard from, was travelling from
Trinidad 10 Sancti Spiritus Oh his way
to Jucaro.Moron trocha, from which
place he goes to Manzanillo and San.
tiago de Cuba, inspecting forts and
other Notifications. From Santiago de
Cuba, it is said, General Pando is go
ing to visit all the ports on the north
coast of the island as far as Neuva
Vltas. He will then go to Puerto Prin.
cipe to await developments.
The life of foreign newspaper corre-
spondents in this city is far from envi-
able. The recent publication by Mr..
Ackers, the correspondent of the Lon.
don Times, has caused more and more
i'll feelings against correspondents,
among the masses if not in the enlight.
ened circles. However, it is generally
admitted that the government is doing
every thing possible to protect The for
eiyners who remain here, Americans
included, but the auth critics may not
be able to prevent some isolated cases
of attacks on certain persons.
The excitement caused by the recent
developments in the political situation
is very great, though OF the subdued
kind. Correspondents are not allowed
to obtain any information regarding
the military and naval movements,
and it is not wise for them to ask any
questions.
Have No Doubt Of Victory.
The quiet maintained by the public
under the circumstances is astonishing
to all those who understand the Span.
ish character, and the only explanation
which they can furnish is that the
Spaniards are. saving up their anger
and hate for the explosion which will
occur when the United States troops
land. The Spaniards have no doubt of
the result of the fighting. They are
dreaming day and night of victory and
are waiting anxiously for news or de-
feat of the United States naval forces
by the Spanish feet.
News from Mexico and the Spanish
American republics is also awaited
here, it being believed in certain quar-
ters that assistance is coming from
those quarters in some shape or an.
other.
On the other hand the Americans
here are looking forward to the day
when Spanish misrule in this island
will be ended forever, when the Stars
and Stripes float over this unhappy
land and the red flag OF Spain is hauled
down forever.
The commission Of colonial govern.
ment which went to confer with the
insurgent government has not returned.
and even in government and political
circles here it is admitted that the eff.
forts of the commission to bring about
q settlement of peace have proved q
failure.
An Encounter Near Cardenas.
The Spanish gunboat Ligora, it is
announced here. encountered at Cayo
Piedra, near Cardenas, not far from
Natanzas, an American torpedo boat
destroyer, which opened fire on the
Spanish warship. The gunboat, it is
added, answered with eleven shots. 1t
is claimed the American destroyer was
damaged and retreated.
The Spanish steamer Montserrat,
from Cadiz. on April 10. via Las
Palmas on April IS. for Havana, has
arrived, it is announced. safely at Glen.