Zertuccha, who betrayed Maceo.
A telegram from Havana says that a major in the Spanish army, with 100 men
and 50,000 rounds of ammunition, joined General Gomez the other day. At
Puerto Principe, a Spanish colonel, with a whole company of well-armed
men, also went over to the Cubans.
The Cubans think this is a very favorable sign for them, and look for a
speedy end to the war.
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The filibustering steamers _Three Friends_ and _Dauntless_ have been
released.
Their owners have had to promise to give them up again whenever they are
wanted. They have also had to give the court some money, which they will
lose if the ships are not brought back when the court calls for them.
If the cases of piracy and filibustering against them are found to be
true, the ships will become the property of the Government, and the owners
will lose them altogether.
The United States cruiser _Montgomery_ has been ordered to Key West, to
prevent filibustering parties going over to Cuba, and the _Raleigh_, which
has been doing this duty, has gone to be repaired.
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People who are interested in the comfort of the poor of New York are very
glad to know that some dreadful rear tenement houses in Mott Street are to
be taken away by order of the Board of Health.
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