The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-24
LAST DAYS OF SPANISH RULE.
&C ERUPTION AND PLUMBER BE-
COMING MORE OPEN IN CUBA.


Cuban Colonel TOrriente Carrying
on Campaign Against Americans
and PrOcIniming Gen. Garcia
Traitor-spnnish Colonel Cervern
Advises Cubans TO Resist AmerI-
cans.
Havana, oct. %, via Key West Fla,
Oct. S.-Paz y Libertad one of the daily
papers of Cienfuegos, published, with the
sanction of the government, prints a
manifesto with over 800 signatures.
great many of which are those Of Span
iards, openly proclaimng Cuban independ-
ence.
Owing to the fact that Spanish officers
are selling commissary stores at any price
obtainab,e, army supplies are now drug
in the market in the interior, making le-
climate trade impossible. II is asserted
that as the Spanish rule draws toward a
close, corruption, plunder and robbery be-
come daily more open and wholesale.
The commission Of transportation.
charged with furnishing passage tickets
to Spanish officers returning to Spain. is
charging the arbitrary rate of 81 each
AOA q bNiAls IL tne NlclAin refuses 10 give
up he is made TO wait for several steam
ers, the commission claiming that there
is no room. Generally the officer Is glad
to pay the tax in order to get away. This
abuse is openly spoken Of, but the present
situation is a free-for-all, grab-as-grab-
can game, and every one appears eager
to make money. while the Spanish sun
stlll shines.
The official report of the burials In the
city of Havana since the first of the pres
ent year shows that there have been ,s2l
interments, The average death rate keeps
on steadily at A per day.
Great discomfort prevails among the
Spanish troops because Of non-payment
I'm some cases for six months In others for
seven months andln still others for even
eight months, and the soldiers fear that
they will be embarked for Spain without
receiving their pay The poor quality of
the food supplied to nearly all the SOL
diers has occasioned much Ill feeling, and
serious insubordinaiion is feared in sew
eral localities. In the province OF Puerto
Principe Of the 400 members OF the civil
hN"NAtif'f yNV A4aNN htN't Ati 1i4 SQIt OAtF
70 the insurgents. AL Nuevitas the Tara
gona battalion became insubordinate and
attempted to join the insurgents on ac-
count of the short rations and the wretch
ed quality Of the food supplied by their
chief. Gen. March, IN command OF that
province, on learning of this occurrence,
went to Nuevitas and succeeded in con-
trolling the soldiers by furnishing them
with good and plentiful rations.
Many soldiers until recently were de-
serting but Gen. Blancos decree regard
ing disbandment has put stop to the
defections. over 5000 soldiers have been
mustered out since the issuance of the
decree.
The sanitary brlgades of Havana, Ga
habacoa, Regla and Guines, with those
of several other localities in Havana prov
ince, have petitioned Gen. Blanco that
they be disbanded so they may remain in
the island. Some Of the engineer brigades
have also solicited their discharge here
The greater part Of them are composed Of
the best drilled soldiers. over 400 Of the
700 members of the Orden Publieo at Ha-
vana have also asked to be mustered out
in order that they may remain in Cuba
and 50 per cent. of all the civil guards
in the island have made a similar request
None Of the artillerymen, however, have
son for this is said to be that the ar
tillery chiefs maintain an honest admins
tration and that the soldiers are well sup
piled with food and clothing and are paid
up to date.
About fifty Cuban patriotic clubs have
been organized In Havana under the man
arement in a large majority of cases by
physicians, lawyers and other professional
men. Many OF the members of some of
these clubs attended the first meeting
wearing Cuban and American flags crossed
The presiding officers Of several of the
clubs, noticing the insignia In the but
tonholes Of the coats of the members Or
dered that in future only the Cuban flag
should be worn. In many instances this
order was compiied with.
The Cuban Gen. Rego has arrived a,
Havana from Puerto Principe, and Is
preaching in the Havana cafes and the
nsurgent camps near the city a holy war
against the Americans. He has Interview
ed many Of the leaders OF the Cubans and
has urged the carrying on of war against
the Americans If independence Is not at
once granted to Cuba.
The Cuban Col Torriente has also ar
rived at Havana from the East, and Is
carrying on a strong campaign against
the Americans and Calixto Garcia whom
he processes to look upon as a traitor 20
the Cubans, and as bribed by American
gold. Col. Torriente, in an interview with
the editor Of one Of the leading news
papers OF Havana, made all sorts OF dec
larations against Gen. Garcia and the
Americans, but the censor would not al
low an account Of the interview to be
published, fearing that 1t might give rise
to disturbances.
A secret circular has been sent 10 the
presidents OF all the Cuban patriotic com
mittees. denouncing a large number OF
Cubans, who are looked upon as traitors
to the cause of Cuban independence and
are charged with being attached 10 the
Americans. TIE circular recommends a
vigorous contest not only against Spanish
residents. but against Americans as well.
"who are endeayoring to steal the Gu
bans victory"
The Spanish Col cervera. military gov
ernor OF Marianao, pays daily visits TO
the insurgent camps in his district advis-
ing the Cubans not to surrender their
arms and to make resistance until the
independence of the island Is declared.
Col. Cervera Is an intimate friend OF Gen.
Parrando, president Of the Spanish evacu-
alton commission.
During the last two weeks several hun
dred Remington carbines and s large