The evening times., 1898-07-21

New York. July 2l.-The Herald prints
, the following from its Madrid correspond
ent:
!, After talking with many leading men,
bers of the Chamber and the Senate of
different parties l can positively state
that the opinion already indicated in a
previous telegram reigns-that is. that
| Spain today prefers an American protec-
torate to Cuba independent under the in
surectionists.
| "a fairly logical argument which seems
| universally to have taken hold is that
the riches of Cuba in the main belong to
| Spanish residents. and ina, those inter-
| ests will be better guaranteed in the
hands of a powerful civilized nation like
| the United States than under the power
! of the insurrectioniSt negroes of the
Manigua with minds flied with revenge
| full sentiments.
"A Spanish general today said that he
! was confident that the Cuban volunteers
would fight with the Americans against
the separatists of the Manigua. / repeat
these opinions confirming those previ-
ously given. because they are essentially
living reflections of the sentiment form
ing the foundation over which the all
absorbing question of prompt peace might
easily be built
dispatch to the Herald from a Span
ish correspondent a: Havana says:
"Senor Galvez the president of the au-
toRomist government, yesterday. accom-
panied by Senor Zayas visited the Aus
trian cruiser Maria Teresa, where they
were received with marked n tentions
The cruiser left for Kingston. Jamaica
this morning, carrying several foreign
passengers.
Two Russian and one Swedish officer
who arrived on the Austrian cruiser.
have been attached to Gen. Blanco's
headquarters for the purpose of study
ing the Cuban war. Accompanied by an
escor, Of artillery. they visited the SAM
ia Clara batteries. They expressed sur
prise at the strength of the fortifcations.
and warmly declared that the defenses
of Havana could not be excelled.
AN American ship iasS Saturday fired
one hundred shots from a distance at
the port of Santa Cruz del Sur. withou;
Going any damage Another American
ship on Sunday fired one hundred shots
at Santa Cruz. on the north coast near
Jaruco.
Gen Blanco has recommended the
granting of the much-prized San Fernan-
do Cross 10 Gen. I.inares and to Gen.
Nara del Rey: to the first for his brave
behavior. and to the second for his glo-
rious and heroic death in battle at Sc
villa. '-'"' ~'.''~' -""a
The Spanish troops. in a battle with a
large band of insurgents at Aqua Villas
Hili killed five OF the Insurgents and cap
tured some arms. ammunition and cattle
The insurgents during the battle explod-
ed three dynamite bombs. Two Spanish
soldiers and one officer were seriously
wounded. and one officer and ten soldiers
We're slightly wounded
Ninety kilometerS cat from Havana. on
the Western Railroad. d bomb was eN-
ploded under the engine and armored car
OF passenger train coming in from Pi-
mar del Rio. The engineer and stoker
We're injured.
THE brigade comma njed' by the former
insurgent. Masso y Para, has been car
rying on effective operations against the
insurgents near Sgunea and Cieueqa
Some battalions of Massos brigade
which went recently to Manzanillo. are
reported to have behaved admirably in
the defense of that place"