Here And There

Havana Id Danger. Chicago Tribune, special: Arraed parties of revolntionists are already in the province of Matanzas and actually within 7" miles of the city of Havana. Of greater importa nee is the reportad advance into the province of Matanzas. If, as it is said, they have quantities of arms and munitions there concealed and if they are really advancing in force, the crisis is not far off. The west end of the island will soon be the scène of an uprising. U hen this fact develops the formidable nature of tlie revolntion will be come apparent. With arincd forces on both sides of lluvana it would reqnire not sü,O()O. but ")OO,O(Jü Spani.sh troops to keep the ï-KVolutionistsiu check. (leu. Múreme:: Campos is at once hiding the trutli of defeat aud disaster and creating a belief in the immense power of his, troops. It is safe to say the rebels have 25,000 men uuder arms at the present time, and their forces are growing daily. Letters recei ved at Tampa, Fla., state that a constitutional convention was held at Najasa at which üartola Masso was elected president of the Cuban republic; Marquis of Santa Lucia, minister of interior; Tomas Estrado Palmo, representative in the exterior, and Máximo (iomey. general-in-chief. A New York dispatch says: Arrangements have been perfected to get np a monster petition that the United i States recoguize the insurgents in Cuba as beiligerents. It is believed i that if this is done there will be a i speedy end to the revolution, and that j .Spain will acknowledge the i ence of the island and relieve the I Cuban patriots of the oppressive Spani.sh yoke. It is expected that there will be at least 15,000,000 signatures. At Wilmington, Del., in the ü. S. district court the jury in the trial oi the 21 Cubans charged with violation of neutrality laws. returned a verdict of "not guilty."' The verdict was received with tumultuous applause. Washington: John Sowers, silgar planter at Sagua, Cuba, who was exiled on short notice by Gen. Campos, will (Iemand heavy indeinnity through i the state department. John Repko, hotelkeeper at Havana, who was given a similar dose, wants $üO,000. Uoth are Americans.