Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-08
CUBAN WAR.
The Insurgents Hopes Were
Never Brighter Than Now.
More Gained in the Past Month Than
Any Two Preceding 1t.
Ihe Spanish Loss Through Fever. and
Other sickness Placed mt $4,000 since
september. and Over $4,000 Dur
Ing the Year Ending March,

HAVANA, April l, via Tampa. Fla.
APril Army preparations have been
pushed with great vigor for the past
month Cen Weyler has given officers
ana men no rest. His orders have beer
perenptory, and many a general has
incurred his displeasure by hardness
ne result of these movements have
peen To tire out a large portion
OF the army in the field. The insurp
ents have been kept moving; thei
camps have been destroyed and n dozer
OF their hospitals have been burned
during the month that has Just passed
out the government has not forced
single battle upon the rebels The
only serious engagements have beer
those In which the insurgents have had
the advantage of position or numb ers as
AT CuyaJobas and Candelaria assumed
the offensive and defeated the regular
troops OF Spain. There have been many
rearguard skirmishes, which appear in
the spanish reports as battles and vic
tories for the crown, but which, upon
investigation, number of them proved
To be massacres of unarmed citizens,
and there have been more tales of hor-
rors committed than battles fought in
TINS island OF Cuba during the month
of March. If Tooth part of the stories
that reach here of the operations
OF the columns of Gems. Meluuizo and
Bernal and of Coils Molina. Tort. Sc
guerra and others are true, the reason
why Gen. Weyler cancelled all passes
held by correspondents is plain. own
ers OF estates report excuses committed
by detached bodies of Spanish troops
In all parts of the island and there is
no longer talk of attempting to grind
sugar this year, the problem is how to
preserve the lives of employees and pre-
vent wanton destruction by the troops
The insurgents have gained more in
the past month than in any two that
have preceded IL. Weyler's decree COM
pelling people to abandon their homes
In the interior has driven many peace
able inhabitants into the rebel armies.
The harsh measures adopted toward
suspects in cities and towns have also
increased the number of recruits from
families of the better class in cities.
The landing of four important expedi-
lions has given inspiration to the in
surgent army.
Iheir hopes were never brighter
Hot weather is already here and the
rains are not far off. Tie limited time
rem aiming for military operations this
spring, makes IL plain that Spain can
not crush the rebellion before the wet
season sets in and the serious problem
of caring for the lives of her soldiers
presents itself. A Spanish officers saws
that the losses of the army through fe-
Vers and other sickness have been IL 600
since September and over -, 900 during
the year ended March /.
Gems. Aldrea and MADAM have been
sent back to Spain, making nine gen
erals who have been returned since
zen. Neyler arrived. Gen. Obrcion is
also booked to return and Gen. Pando.
commander of the first army corps. has
been ordered back for allowing Gomez
TO enter Santa Clara without fighting
a battle. Gen. Suarez Valdez is also on
the list. He is in command of Pinar
Del Rio and besides failing to suppress
the rebellion in his section, he sent an
impertlnent message to uen. Weyler
by Photograph. Weyler says he can
get more active work out of colonies
than from generals, and the exodus con-
tinues. There is much dissatisfaction
among officers of higher grades.
Gen. Weyler has been in a highly
nervous state for several DAYS. and
many stormy interviews between him
and his men have taken place. His
troubles with the politicians are lust
beginning. He has assured the home
government that elections can be held
in Cuba. and now he has two parties
the reformists and autonomists-
refusing to take part, leav-
ing the union constitutional
or conservative Spanish party alone in
the field. Rumors that Weyler will be
recalled are persistent. Since advices
that the United States will not recop-
nize the belligerency of the Cubans
Gen. Weylcr has begun open execu-
ton of prisoners of war. Three have
been shot at Cabanas prison within "A
week, and more are doomed to the same
fate.