| Show SPANISH CLAIMS IMPORTANT OXES WILL HE PRESSED PRESS-ED UPON VENEZUELA A Report Current That France Will Join Spain as She Has a Few Differences She AVonld Like to Settle NEW YORK Nov 20A special to the Herald from Havana says It is reported here that Spain is preparing pre-paring to press important claims upon the government of Venezuela simultaneously simul-taneously with the demand of Great Britain upon the same country There is a report current in tlhis city that France will join Spain as she has claims of her own to settle with Venezuela The cruiser Alfonso XII has sailed for Da Guayro Venezuela The Spanish warship left the port of Havana hurriedly last nigftitv Senor de Castro the Spanish minister to Caracas who has been in this city for some time was on board the vessel Senor de Castro before his departure < held a conference with high officials here It is said that matters of great importance were discussed I Ciihaiu Refugees NEW YORK Nov 200n the steamer Saratoga of the Ward line which has just arrived were two Cuban Cu-ban refugees maimed L Avarez and R Mazzora They were put on board the Saratoga at Havana and were escorted by two Spanish army officers who were responsible for their safe embarkation Both gentlemen are entirely ignorant of the English language and refused to talk through an interpreter Their fellow passengers could give no information infor-mation as to what led to their exiles Some Important Orders WASHINGTON Nov 20It can be definitely stated that in dealing with filibusterers against Spanish authority in Cuba the United States will not take any action for the sole purpose of securing delay in restoring arms to masters of vessels which upon arrival have beon acquitted of the charge brought against them Recently a United States attorney instituted a proceeding for libel against a suspected suspect-ed vessel which was dismissed because of some technical irregularity Today he was instructed by the government to reinstate the proceedings and prosecute prose-cute it if in his opinion there was reason rea-son to believe that a judgment for the government should and could be recovered recov-ered and that no proceedings should be instituted or returned to the docket merely for the purpose of detaining arms or men or vessels The duty and object of the government this high ° authority declared was the observance and enforcement of the laws with rigid impartiality The following is a copy in translation transla-tion of an order believed to be authentic au-thentic and issued from the headquarters headquar-ters of a portion of the insurgent forces operating partly in Santa Clara and partly in Matanzas Liberating army of Cuba Fifth corps of the army First brigade In accordance with orders of the provisional government and to the end that no one may allege ignorance I hereby make known to the sugar manufacturers man-ufacturers cane planters cooners and proprietors of this zone under my command com-mand FirstThe buildings and cane fields of all plantations will be considered and respected provided no work is given to any ablebodied laborer nor the operations of grinding commenced Second When there are no fortifications fortifi-cations nor forces located In the same for their protection ThirdA term of ten days to expire on the 12th inst is hereby granted for the suspension of all work if commenced com-menced the destruction of the fortifications fortifi-cations which may exist and the withdrawal with-drawal of troops if any from the sameFourthThose Fourth Those who contravene this order will be severely punished and n their buildings and cane fields reduced I to ashes I Headquarters of operations Nov 2 1S95 FRANCISCO PEREZ I Chief of the Brigade I |
