The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-17
THE MORNING NEWS,
Established 1850. Incorporated 1888.
J. II. ESTILL. President.
CARNIVAL OF FIRE IN CUBA.
SCORES OF TOWNS WHOLLY OR
PARTLY BURNED.

Mast of Them Fired by the Insur-
srents for Resisting Attacks or Be
.ause They Were Being Used ns De-
DotS of Supplies for the Spanish
Troops-Gen PandO Calls on All
1tan Able TO Bear Arms to Join the
volunteers.
Havana. March Il, via Tampa, Fla,
.farcb 1e-Some idea of the devastation
already wrought by the war in CUBA
NAV be gathered from the following list
Of towns which have been destroyed in
the four western provinces: Benjucal, ia
ruco Waiay Melena del Sur, Bainoa, lie
catalina. San Nicholas, Nuva Paz in
Havana. province; Cabana, ,Cayaja Bos, Ba-
1acios. Paso Real, San Diego de Los Ba-
nos. Whales, San Juan Martinez, Monte
zuelo. Los Arroyos, Guane, Behia Hon
da. San Diego Nunez and Quiebra Hacha,
in Pinar del Rio; Macagua, San Jose Los
Ramos Roque and Torriente, in Matan-
zas; and Amaro, Salamanca, Mata Flora,
NIaltiempo, San Juan, Los Yeras and Ran
chuelo, in Santa Clara.
Resides these over twenty-five towns
have been half burned. Most of these
towns have been burned by the insur-
gents for resisting attacks, or because
they were being used as depots of sup
plies for government troops In some
cases, like that of Cabanas. the troops
demolished the town to prevent the in
surgents from occupying it. Very little
Of the destruction has been done wanton-
ly bu either side.
When the insurgents led by Maceo en-
tered Pinar del Rio every town in the
col ,aH
him with open arms and no property was
injured. Later the government troops
entered the province and, moving in strong
columns, dislodged the insurgents from
town after town, establishing their own
garrisons there. ThereupOn the inhabi-
tants burned their own town and nearly
the entire province is now in ashes. Span
ish troops occupy the city of Pinar del
Rio the towns of Candeleria, Artemisla
and Port COlima. All the rest of the PROV
ince is in the hands of the enemy. Re
Gently a Spanish force was sent to estab-
lsh a base of supplies at Guane. Upon the
approach of the column the residents
burned their own town.
In the general devastation of Pinar del
Rio the tobacco warehouses have been
burned, and the indica tions are that this
years crop will not be permitted TO reach
the coast. The banana and pineapple
crops Will also be interferred with. Ship
ments from the interior to the sea coast
towns nave been so completely blocked
that at Guines, in this province, COWS are
offered for sale al 81 each, pigs at 81: tur-
Keys, 40 cents; eggs have no price. Here,
IN Havana, these things are worth four
times the customary prices, and Goldfish
imported in large quantities for consump-
tloh IN the interior, is offered for - cent
per pound, but little more than the duty
alone. Thousands of people are destitute
and We're il not for tropical fruits and the
uopicaI climate starvation would be the
Gen. Weyler's decree, in ordering the
confscation of the property in Havana
ana Plnar del Rio provinces of all who
IAN 70 report allegiance to Spain, has pro-
duced great indignation. His decree
against planters and others who contri-
butte funds or aid to the insurgents in any
way applies to those American owners of
the estates who have advanced money to
the insurgents for the protection of their
property. Yesterday three owners of es-
Jates not twenty miles from Havana
called upon Gen. Weyler and asked ner-
mission to pay tax to the insurgents so
mat they could be permitted to grind and
save their crops. Gen. Weyler became
very angry at once, and told his callers
That II they paid peseta to the rebels he
Spain.
Gen. Pando, in command of the second
army corps at Santa Clara, has issued a
Proclamation, calling upon every citizen
To- join the volunteers, and declaring that
an VINO are able to carry arms and do not
10 so show weakness in their patriotic
sentiments. All mayors of towns are di-
rected to prepare lists of all who are in
Iinerent or suspected and send them to
iiiA' al d mass meeting called
for the purpose in Santa Gala,
Gen. Luque read the decree and
called upon all to obey it. He
our situation is critical. Every day we
chastise the rebels, but there is a nation
now that wishes to sympathize with those
1ordes, and the hour has come when the
Spanish should be on one side and on the
other those who sympathize with the
Americans"
Thursday, 10 political prisoners or sus-
no frnV3 +a 10 30
and were sent to Moro castle. Clark.
Havana, March 16.-Antonio Maceo, the
msurgent leader, with his forces, has
crossed the province of Havana and en-
tered the province of Pinar del Rio.