Will Mine Harbors

New York, Jan. 20. - The Press says: Glad tidings to Cubans in this city were those which announced the sinking oL the Spanish gunboat Relámpago by means of a torpedo, while the ship was hurrying to the assistance of the garriEon of Fort Guannio, on the Cauto river, the most important inland waterway of the island. Anxiously during the last three weeks news of this kinc had been awaited by Cubans who knew that their government had decided to attack Soain's fleet in the only way open to the insurgents, namely: by submarine explosions. Three weeks ago a letter was received in this city in which the writer said that the delay in beginning war upon Spain's patrol fleet was due to the blunder of those who shipped the wire and the generator of electricity to be used in exploding torpedoes. The mistake had been rectifled and that the material reached its destination safely is proven by the destruction of the Relámpago on Saturday of last week. T.horoujfhly Profïcient. A gentleman who knows the electrician who accomplished the flrst marine victory for Cuba libre, says: "The man under whose supervisión the insurgents have begun war on Spain's gunboats is thoroughly proficient in electrical engineering, and is in Cuba now because of his enthusiasm in the cause of freedom. I believe this new departure will result in the loss of many more of Spain's gunboats. The commanders of the patrol neet are afraid to keep their ships in the open sea at night, and their places of rendezvous - behind the little islands scattered all along the Cuban coast - are perfectly known to the patriots. The torpedo service will devote its energy exclusively to rivers navigable by the Spanish gunboats, and to the unprotected anchorages to which they retreat at night. There are more than forty war vessels of different kinds in Cuban waters. They are seldom in Havana harbor. They will be easy game when once our torpedo service has become in a degree perfected. I shall be disappointed if we do not hear of other successful attacks upon Spain's fleet wichin the coming fortnight." CUBA'S KATÜKAI RESOURCES. United States Consul Hyatt ilakes an Interesten! Report. Washington, Jan. 20. - In answer te what he conceived to be a popular demand on the part of the people for information as to the productive powers of Cuba, United States Consul Hyatt at Santiago has supplied the state department with an interesting report devoted entirely to a complete description of the enormous natural resources of the queen of the Antilles. He says that Cuba should rank among the foremost communities of the world. and he leves she will soon attain this distinction whenever a stable government and cheerful obedience to the powers that te present to the homeseeker and investor conditions that will make home pleasant and capital secure. The iron mines, overshadowing in importance all other industries in the eastern sections of the island. constitute the only industry that has made any preense to standing up against the shock of the present insurrection. Two comjanies (American) with capital of $5,00,000 and employing from 800 to 1,400 men, ship their rich ores to the United States. American capital opened a mang-anese mine at Ponupo and built a railroad to it, but after shipping one cargo the mines were stopped by the insurgents. The coffee plantations were just getting nicely started when the present rebellion broke out, and there will, says the consul, probably be but a few if any coffee plantations remaining when the struggle ends. Weyler Makes War on Woniea. Washington, Jan. 20. - Senor Quesada, charge d'affaires of the Cuban legation in this city, says he has received j thoritative information that General is following the tactics he cmployed in the last Cuban war, when he infticted all sorts of indignities upon Cuban women. Acting under his orders, Avecilla, the governor of Puerto j cipe, has arrested four of the most : prominent ladies in Cuba. Quesada said: "These ladles, who are the peers of any women on earth, were dragged through the streets of Puerto Principe by Spanish soldiers as if tney were common crimináis and were thrown into prison." Died in a Cuban Prison. Washington, Jan. 20. - Consul General Lee telegraphed the state department Wednesday that Henry Delgado, correspondent of the New York Mail and Express, who has been a prisoner, died in the hospital there Tuesday night.