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Show Warned to Take Pilots. HAVANA, Feb. 14. The American minister, W. B. Gonzales, today received a message sianed by Major Rigoberto Fernandez, military' commander of the insurgent in-surgent forces in Santiago, stating that he had mine! the port and advising all ships to ask for a pilot. Another dispatch to the minister from the same source said that If any army officers of-ficers or others were held prisoner in Havana Ha-vana he would retaliate. He claims to have 2000 regular troops, besides 2000 mi- , litia.. . i Mr. Gonzales, in replying, said he did not believe there was any intention on tile part of General Monocal to execute prisoners and that there was no justification justifi-cation for such an act. |