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Trying The Boycot. Loyal Merchants Will Stop Business With America. _i_ F rom a Staff Correspondent of the Uoited Press. Habana, March 5 -AU the mer? chants of Oienfuegos have agreed to cancel the orders given to their corres lr pondents in the United States as a protest against, the action of the Ameri? can congress on the Caban question. The merchants talked of holding a de? monstration, but Captain General Wey ler prohibited it. The chamber of commerce here met to-day to consider the question of taking similar action General Weyler advised the chamber to be prudeut. There is talk of stopping exportation of tobacco io bales and to perm?t the export of only the manufactured pro? duct. General Weyler has piaced restrict? ions on the sale of petroleum and bas prohibited its sale in the interior towns which the insurgents visit. TOWNS DESTROYED. The following towns in the province of Pinar del Rio have beeu recently burned by the rebels : Cabanas, Babaia. Honda, Saodiego de Nunez, Santa C<uz de Lospioo-\ Palacios, Paso Rea', Sandie^o dc Los Bano9, San Juan Y Martinez and .Quiebra Hacha. The gunboat line, which was carry? ing rations to Gibara ou the south coast of Camaguey, found chains across the entrance of the harbor The vessel ? was fired upf>n by the rebels and replied j with her guns. LOSSES ON ONE SIDE. News bas been received here to the ef? fect that 500 mounted rebels attacked a convoy of ammunition near Gibara, province of Santiago. The insurgents were repulsed witb>a loss of 25 killed. The S painish loss was one lieutenant killed and seven soldiers wounded. Gen Lacbambre reports that troops have reconnoitred in the zone of Jara hueca and destroyed the huts on the farms used by rebels The troops had an engagement with the insurgents. The latter left two dead on the field'. The volunteers at Jibacoa surrender? ed the fart there to the rebels. The in? surgents took all their arms and then released the men. General Melguizo reports having had an engagement with the rebel forces under Maceo at Casiguas, between Bai noa and Gaines, in the province of Ha? bana, in which the rebels lost 20 killed and many wounded, and several other fights, mostly uoimDortant, are report ed. ?WILL APPEAL TO THE POWERS. Tt is announced this morning that in the event of the United States govern? ment declaring its recognition of the belligerency rights of the Cuban rebels, the government will prepare a m?mo? randum making an energetic protest against such action and send it to all of ?the 'European ministries. MONEY FOR WARSHIPS. A popular subscription has been .opened io San Sebastian, the money .raised to be devoted to the purchase of warships. The subscriptions Lave .reached the aggregate sum of $5,000 pes?tes. THE MOB STILL PROTEST. Demonstrations against the action of the American senate and bouse of rep? resentatives were held in Toledo, Se? ville, Granda, Cadiz and Malaga last evening The only one of especial im? portance was that at Malaga, where the police were obliged to charge upon the mob and protect the United States consulate. Decrees closing the univer? sity in Madrid, Barcelona and Granda have been signed and others will follow if necessary. The republicans of Valencia are making preparations to hold a meeting on Sunday to protest against the recog? nition of the belligerency of the Cu? ban rebels. PLENTY OF MONEY. The cabinet has decided that Spain -does not need a loan and have resolved to authorize the fitting oat of privateers in the event of war. Italian and Eng? lish ship owners have telegraphed the ministry inquiring as to the intensions of the government. The government has examined the proposals submitted by an English ship? ping firm which offers to sell two fast cruisers of 4,000 tons each and the ves? sels will probably be bought. The Trans-Atlantic company has offered to the government the use of six of their best steamers, and the government has accepted the offer. Tbs student who burned an Ameri? can flag here yesterday has been order- j ed to lose a year's studies. He will also be criminally prosecuted. The other students who were arrested for '? participation in disorderly demonstra- j tion against the United States will be i handed over to the police courts for : pnnishment. The university at Valencia has been closed. Rioters in that city proceeded ? to the American consulted, hooted thc consul and the United States and j smashed the windows of thc building j with stones and other missiles. The j police dispersed the mob, but had much ? difficulty in-doing so. It is feared that j the student^ pf th** urtivsTsities that] have be; c already closed will issue a | ! manifesto against, the closing of the j others. lu the event of their doing ! this, all the universities in the kingdom i will bc shut up. The Genius of Gomez. j Weyler Outwitted by the Cu? ban Commander. The government forces extended their lines io the shape of a triangle and for ? two days a report of a decisive engage? ment was awaited with interest. As no correspondent* are now permitted to ac? company the troops, just, what occurred is not c.'ear From all ? can learn, I believe that G-">inez pushed one side ?:f the triangle back, while Maceo pushed back the other, and the iosurgeuts oassed our the opening. The fighting that occurred was not serious, for with about 10,000 on the insurgent side and double the number of Spanish troops, the losses ali told were less thau 100. Wheo it was Irarned that the rebels bad gone east, into Matanzas, the troops followed. Other columns were sent by rail to head them off on the line into Santa Clara There were no engage? ments of importance there, for when the troops had all been started east, it was learned that both rebel ieaders were go? ing west They had sent th^ir wound? ed over the line into Santa Ciara and were unincumbered for future opera? tions. Gomez countermarched to the middle of Matanzas province, wheie he stopped to see i hat the estates should not obey Wey lei's order to grind cane.. These found to be preparing had their cane burned. Maceo returned to Elabana province. He brought, with him his own column of about 5,000 men and as many more belonging to :he columns from the Orient which have been mov? ing west, for about a month. These forces, added to those which remains io this province, make the situation mote sarious here than at any time The outposts of the enemy are within 10 miles of the city. The government holds nearly every railroad town, al? though most of these towns have been entered and partially burned down Only by the use of forts are the troops able to exchange shots with a portion of the invading party, other detachment search stores for arms, ammunition and other supplies and set fire to buildings owced by Spaniards. As a rule, prop? erty of Cubans who sympathize with the rebellion, also that of Americans, is spared, though in some instances whole town? are given to the torch. Outside fortified towns in this province are many small towns which have been occupied by local bauds of insurgents for weeks. The Cubans melt away upon the approach of a large column of Spanish troops, but reappear as the Spanish leave. Railroads are operated in this man? ner : As telegraph wires are down most of the time, and there ?8 no telling what is ahead of the train, an explor? ing engine with one armored car ad? vances cautiously along the line Thc enginer watches for missing rails and sawed ties, while the troops watch for insurgents. The rate of progress is about five miles an hour. The train follows closely, also with one or more armored cars, and a strong guard. Wheo rails are found missing others are laid unless there is an attack. The train to Batabaoo is 6ent out two days a week. Although it runs a'ong the strong line across the islandj and has block houses within rifle range of each other, the train seldom reaches its desti? nation in one day. On the return trip, rails which have just been hid are missing and others have to be substi? tuted. The western railway into Pinar ! del Rio bas not run further that 10 miles from this city in six weeks. No trains have gone to Guauaj&y in a month. Trains to Matanzas seldom get through. Nearly every station on the line has been destroyed. In other provinces affairs are about the same. The operations of the insurgents are directed against railroads which are employed for moving government troops and against planters whose crops fur? nish Spain with the revenues of war. Incidentally much other property is destroyed ard people are made home? less and desmure. Prowling bands of robbers and incendiaries follow move? ments of both columns of both armies and commit outrages. The insurgents hang these men and the Spaniards shoot them, whenever they are caught and con? victed. Every war has its horrors, and this one is not excepted The blame for the depredations committed does Dot all belong to the Cubao side, however. Spanish colums which have been forag? ing for supplies have been accused of wanton destruction in many places. The prospect cf any kind of a sugar crop is less encouraging than ever. Go? mez has apparently the power to pre? vent grinding except on estates very close to cities, and where large forces are retained for defense. Tho outlook for gathering and sending off the to? bacco crop is also not encouraging. Gomez, in a talk with an American piantvr recently said : "I divide the war into three periods. That of inva? sion, that of occupation and that of ex? pulsion. We are now in the second period.'' Ho alluded to his march westward, and ro that of Maceo through Pinar del Rio as the invasion. His people certainly occupy a large portion of the teritory of Cuba now, and as to how he proposes to expel the Spaniards my inf irmant was silent. (Slgucdj J. Frank Clark. WEYLER HOLLS Ul'-A LITTLK. Habana, March 6.-Captain Gen ' eral Wey 1er has issued a circular to rbc various military command i instructing them to arrest no more c?viiianti for de ! por?ation except nuder indisputable proof of their connection. with tbe . iosurrenction. All ;>iiioers making ar i re>t8 based upon evidence furnished ! by interested parties will be beld to a j strict accountability. I PREPARING FOR MORE TROUBLE. Madrid, March 6.-The arsenal at i Cadiz is being worked to its fall ca? pacity in tbe ruaoufacturc of gun car? tridges for artillery, etc , and the great? est activity prevail* The city of BarceloDa is perfectly quiet. Meetings were held at Valla dolid, Graoada and Ovidio last night, calling upon the government to adopt the most energetic measures. The governor of Galcncia has apologized to the Uoired States consul there for thc hostile attitude of the rioters in that city towards the consulate, which was j attacked with stoues and other missiles I by %he mob. it \f, proposed in several towns that, addresses be signed thanking the British and French press for the expressions of sympathy with Spain and'be handed to the consuls of those countries. Silver Men. Called Together For the Cam? paign ; In an Address, Mr. Bowden, of tho National Silver Party, Calls on the People to Line up for the Fight. i i : To the People of South Carolina. ! With the prasidsntul campaign of I 1896 the rime has again come in thc j history of civilization when men are I compelled to take a defrw?Led staud -with a courage and firmness that knows oo defeat-for the rights of humanity agaiosf the greed nf an iu j trenched money power. ' This year j may prove the last opportunity for the j cause of the people to win peacefully j by thc ballot. Bondholders and their cohorts of centralized wealth are rapidly riveting the shackles of a degraded serfdom oo the producers of the whole world, j Meo of all classes of business-to pro j duction, maoufacturc aod distribution -are feeliog more heavily every day the burden of tribute they are paying to baokiog aod bondholding classes the plutocratic socialists. The intelli? gence of the citizens? of this republic renders it necessary for our people to lead the Dations in the fight for cur rency reform. Through the discus j sioo8 of the last few years the intelli? gent voter bas come to understand, much better than formerly, bow the profits of all industry are absorbed by the drones of the creditor classes, by I controlling the issue and volume of all money and continually increasing its purchasing power. The period of educational agitatioo aod theoretical discussioo is rapidly passing. The time for action has come The united action of the people on the financial issue is the only means of success for the reforms necessary. Ail patriotic citizens especially the producers of the raw j material, the farmer and miner; the j producer of the finished artie'e-the I manufacturer-and the distributors the merchant and commercial men- ' should equally bear the responsibilities of this grand fight for humanity against the Shylocks of England and Wall street. We cannot dally with the danger nor longer be deceived by the dilatory tactics of party .politicians. That both parties in charge of our government now are servile tools of the money pow? er is a notorious fact known of all men. ? Shylock has already led out the Kepub- j Hean party as the winner this year. The Democratic leaders themselves con ' fess that there is no hope for their party i in the coming elections. Its national j convention will only be held to give the j leaders-pretended friends of silver, ' but really the slaves of Wall street ! goldolators-a chance to try their hands I ac keeping some of the Southern States I in line with another platform straddle I and a milk-aod-cider candidate. Going ! into the natiooal convention of either j one of the old parties only means i deception and division of the silver j forces and final defeat to the cause of i currency reform. The people must ' take charge of this fight themselves ! from the begining-make it open, hoo . est and straight, and resigo none of , their vital interests into the hands of i party leaders, who only work for party success. A conference of silver men of all parties, was held in Washington, D C., oo Jan. 22-3 ultimo, lc was the unanimous opiuion of that conference that the friends of silver coinage must at once prepare for independent action. A National Convention was called to meet at St. Louis cu July 22d. In adoption a platform and nominating candidates, this convention is to co? operate with the People's party and al! other friends of curreocy reform. A natiooal commmittee was selected and headquarters established at Washing? ton Mid tho work o? organization will bc rapidly pushed. After consultation wit h friends of the cause in this State, and feeling it my duty as a member ol thc National Committee ? the American Silver Par? ty from Sooth Carolina, I have decided to issue this address-appealing to all pa fiii ?n.-. ir?iize?-..- IT h s? realiz tho 'i pr toe importance ot the money isfue i without regard io p*?rty affiliations or views on other questions, to unite at once in an organization with thc fol? lowing proposition as a basis : 1st. The free and unlimited coinage j of gold and MIVPT, at the legal ratio of : 1 to 16. by the United States govern? ment, independent of the action of any , fo'eigo power. 21. The power to control and regu I late a paper; currency is inseparable , from the power to coin money ; hence, j bank issue should be abolished and ail i currency intended tu circulate as money should be isMied, and its volume cm ; trolled, by the general government I only and it. -hould be a full h-gai ten? der. The volume of currency-^old, : silver and paper-tn be sufficient to do I the bu-iness of the country oo a cash ? basis. 3d. Unalterable opposition to the is j sue of interest-bearing bonds by the i United States io time of peace. The , payment of coin obligations of the ; United States, as provided hy existiug j law, in either gold or silver coin, at the ! option of the creditor, j To facilitare th- organization of the j silver forces io this State I will make j the following practical .suggestions : First. Organize a Silver League, with a pledge to stand by the above platform, at every voting precinct, io the i State-and more if nece.-sary. As ' ?oon as organized send me at Denver, i - i Anderson (Jo , S C., the name, ppst ; office and county of rbe secretary of j each league, so th^t ? can have sent I him literature for distribution The '.only officers needed are : president, j vice.president, secretary and executive : committee Second. A county convention should j be held not later than May ist, to elect i ! a county chairman, a county executive j I committee and a member of the State i executive committee. I Third A-^ so:;n as possible after j May 1-r a meeting of the State exeou , tive committee should be held to elect : a State chairman, determine how dele? gates to tho National Convention shall be chosen and such other matters as may be necessary. A simple organization is all that is neces ry to give machinery for the -.?.nt "0. 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