The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-10
ACTIVE OPERATIONS.

Inn
Rather than To Efficiency. mud al. M.
,''"'s tanned More Ia March than Duein.
Amy Two Months isefore-Th Rainy >,,
40" Approaching.
HAVANA April l., via Tampa. Flu,
aprh Army preparations have
oeeh pushed with great vigor for the
past month. Gen Wcylcr has given
oihcers and men no rest. Ills orders
nave been pcremptory, and many 4
general has incurred his displr,Spr,
10y hardness. The result Of these ac
tive movements have been To com.
pleteiy tire out large portion
oi The army IN the field. The insur-
gents have been kept moving; their
camps have been DESTROYED. and a doz.n
OF their hospitals have been burned
during the month that has just passed;
out the government has not forced n
single battle upon the rebels. The
only serious engagements have been
those in which the insurgents have had
The advantage Of position or numbers
as at CuyaJabos and Candelaria, as
sumed the offensive and defeated the
regular troops of Spain.
There have been many rear guard
skirmishes which appear in the Span
ish official reports as battles and
victories for the crown, but. upou in
Vcstlgation, number of them proved
To be massacres of unarmed citizens
ana there have been more tales of hor-
rors committed than battles fought in
this island of Cuba during the month
Oh March. If one hundredth part az
"a 81 tria n
operations of the columns of Generals
Melquiso and Bernal, and of Colonies
Molina, Tort. Sequera and others are
true, the reason why Gen Weylcr can
ccllcd all passes held by correspond.
ents i plain.
owners Of estates report excuses
committed by detached bodies Of Snu,.
ish troops in all parts of the island
and there is no longer talk Of atteinpt.
ing to grind sugar this year. the prob
lem Is how To preserve the lives of en-.
pioyes and prevent wanton destruction
by the troops.
me Insurgents have gained more in
the past month than in any two that
have preceded it, Wcyler's decree
compelling the people toabandon their
Il ONES In the interior has driven manv
peaceable inhabitants into the rebel
armies. The harsh measures adop,ed
toward suspects in cities and towns
have also Increased the mum Der of re-
cruit> from families Of the better class
Ia cities.
The landing of four Important expe-
cltions has given inspiration to the IN
'urgcnt army. Their hopes we're
never brighter. Hot weather is AL
ready mere. and the rains are not far
'h. The limited time remaining for
military operations this spring. makes
pam that spain cannot crash the
before the we, season sets
n, ana the serious problem of caring
or the lives Of her soldiers pres .nts
tself. Spanish Ollie AVS that the
psser OF the army th 'yu IA fcycrs ana
ther sickness have been la.ooo since
rptcInbrr, and over TWENTY-FIVE th,u-
anu curing the year ended March /.
Generals Aldrea and Malan have
cen sent back to Spain, making nine
encrdis who have been returned since
en-. Ncyler arrived. Gen. Obrcioa *
$50 booked to return and Gen. Pando.
'nlmander OF the first army corps.
as been order back for allowing CO.
Ie1 10 enter Santa Clara without
ghting battle. Gen. Suarez Valdez
also on the list. lie is in command
Pinar del Rio. and besides falling Ia
ippress the rebellion in his section
: sent an inpertinent message 10
'eylcr by Photograph. Wcylcr saws
can get more active work out OF
'lolels than from generals. and the
'odus continues. There is much dis
tisiaction among officers Of higher
AIDES.
Gen Weyler has been in highly
'rvons state for several days and
any stormy interviews between him
ia ms men have taken place. His
publes with the politicians are lust
e inning. lie has assured the home
'vernment that elections can be held
Cuba, and now he has two parties
{ retornists and the autonomists-
iusing to take part, leaving the
unconstitutional or conservative
anish party alone in the field.
Auinors that Wcyler will be recalled
persistent. Since advices that the
ll,cd States will not recognize the
iilgerency of the Cubans. Gen. Wev-
mas begun open executions Of pris-
crs OF war Three have been shot
'apanas prison within week. and
re are doomed to the same fate.