The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-03

supplied with horses as they need be and
there are people who claim that this order
might have been issued with better advant-
age some months sooner.
The damage being done by the Cubans
Is terrible. They have burned the best
part or the town Of Jeguey and the cane
n Ids or Perla. Rosario and Australia In
that district. and In the Navarrette dis
trict the plantations Of Vinas, Mendez,
Garay, Escalant and Haza have been de-
stroyed by the torches OF the insurgents.
In addition, the Cuban forces have burned
many houses in the Cardenas district or
the province of Matanzas and have set fire
TO and destroyed many canefields in the
Union de Reyes, Buena Vista, Jaguey
Grande and Macurijes district. In addition
the village of La Yagua. whose inhabitants
did not receive the insurgents as well as the
latter would have liked, has been blotted
out by fire. Between La Yagua and
Cumanayaguay alone, i've railroad bridges
stroyed by the insurgents. But the in
surgents are not paying attention to the
plantations exclusively. The houses OF the
wealthier classes and the stores of the in
are being sacked unless ransomed by the
payment of money in proportion to the
value of the property.
The friends of the insurgents here claim
that this is perfectly fair, as the planters
are the chief support of the Spanish gov
eminent system here and that in lessening
the revenue-contributing power of the plant
ers they are only cutting off the sources OF
supply of the Spaniards. The government
officials, however, lnSlSt tndI the INSURGENTS
are robbing the poorest inhabitants of any
thing they can lay hands on, even stopping
to taking their watches and any little
money they may find in their pockets. An,
me news that the insurgents are stlll
on the borders of the province OF Havana
has increased the feeling of nervousness
which has prevailed here from the time
they entered the provine OF Matanzas and
no explanations which the authorities can
furnish seem able to dispel popular impress
sion that there has been no real check
efforts OF the Spanish troops to drive them
out of Matanzas have proved more than
fruitleSs. AS already cabled, every man
who could be spared from the regular and
volunteer forces has been sent to the front.
but this does not seem TO have changed
the situation and the military authorities
continue working night and day in their
efforts to place Havana in the best posi-
ton TO resist a siege. But sentiment or the
population here, as already noted is grad
ually undergoing change favorable to
the insurgent cause and nobody would be
astonshed TO find that 1t has taken more
decided form than passive sympathy. The
police are carefully watching the quarters
inhabited by people supposed to be in SYM
pathy with the insurgents, but this has not
escaping from the city and making their
way to the inSurgent camps.
In addition to the trouble threatened
Matanzas It is feared that there will. be
more trouble from the direction OF the
province of Pinar del Rio on the other side
VI riaNdHd' AitnousH al news -oti ILLS SUI
iect is carefully guarded, il is known that
the insurgents in that part of the country
are rapidly increasing in number and dar-
ing, and nobody would be astopished I,
hear that insurgent forces will advance
upon Havana from Pinar del Rio so soon
as the main body of insurgents, under
Gomez is close enough to Havana to war
- ~ such n movement.
Cable communication with Trinidad,
Tunas de Zaza. Jucaro. Santa Cruz and
Manzanillo all towns on the southern coast
of the island. was inaugurated to-day.
IT was announced this afternoon that
Fe Felipe RODRIGUEZ, the insurgent
leader. has been killed in engagement
with the Spanish troops.