The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-03
HAVANA IN STATE
OF CONFUSION
Encouraging News Received by Cubans
in New York.
ALL BUSINESS IS AT A STANDSTlLL
Many Ofthe Merchants and Bankers
Who Are Dlssusted With Genera
Weyler's Mismanagement Have
Offered Money to Gomez and
MaceO..Texas Cowboys Perform
Excellent Service With MaccO's
Cavalry.

New York, Dec. 2.-The Ward Line
steamship, Yumuri, recently up from
Havana, brought news of the revolvu-
tion which has greatly encouraged the
Cubans in this city. The Yumuri was
in the harbor Of HAVANA on the day
of the second departure of Captain
General Weyler in quest Of Maceo.
a Cuban who had escaped to Mexico
was one of the first cabin passengers.
He came on q secret mission to the
Junto and travelled under an assumed
name. He said this morning that ev-
erything was in confusion in the city.
Soldiers We're tramping through the
streets and officers were dashing about
with orders. The most rigid watch
was kept on persons leaving the city
far fear that news of the movements of
the Spanish army would reach the in
surgents. All the efforts Of the Span
iards to prevent this information from
reaching the Cubans, however, were
futile. The Cubans knew Weylers
every move. They had spies diStrib-
uted all through the city and the Span
iards had no means of detecting them.
These spies were in constant commu-
ncation with the armies Of Gomez and
Maceo. Business in Havana was a.
a standstill when the Yumuri sailed.
Half the stores We're shut up and
diers were to be seen in the streets.
Persons suspected of insurrectionary
leanings We're watched by spies and
We're in contant danger of being
thrown into prison. In letter to a
Cuban in New York, which escaped
the Spanish censors, Is the statement
that a number Of Havana bankers
who have hitherto held aloof from the
revolution have sent word to Gomez
and iMaceo that they would let them
have money to buy arms with if they
would hurry the war to a conclusion.
These bankers, it is said, are very
much annoyed at Weyler's misman-
agement of affairs, and in consequence
their business has been seriously i'm
paired.
TEXAS COWBOYS GOOD FIGHTER
Austin Aguero, who left this city on
one of the recent expeditions, has
written an account of Weyler's recent
defeat in Pinar Del Rio to friends
here. Augero is in Maceo's cavalry
and took part In the battle in the Rubi
Hills. Augero says that there were a
number of Txas cowboys who have
seen service in the Ranger corps on the
Rio Grande. with Maceo's cavalry.
They have proved themselves to be
very daring soldiers, always ready for
any service that requires physical en-
durance and desperate enterprise.
Since the defeat of Weyler. Maceos
soldiers see very little Of the Spanish
soldiers in Pinar Del Rio. They do
not venture from their strongholds ex-
always on the alert, and when they
catch small detached bodies they in
variably destroy. A great many of the
Spaniards captured have Joined the
revolution. They say that SPANS
commissarial has been so frightfully
mismanaged that half the time they
did not get enough to eat. The Spani-
ards cannot get anything by foraging,
because they are afraid to forage.
The Cubans, on the other hand, are
living well. The people of Pinar Del
Rio are thoroughly patriotic and the
atrocities Of the Spaniards have
aroused their resentment to high
pitch. They voluntarily contribute to
the support of the CUBAN soldiers.
ATTACK ON GUANADACOA.
Havana, Dec. "A party of rebels
made an attack last evening upon the
town of Guanadacoa, in the province
of Havana. near this city. The fire Of
the attacking party was returned ~
the garrison and the rebels were re-
pulsed. Before retiring the rebels set
fire to house, which was destroyed
The rebels left one man dead on the
field and the garrison also had one
man killed.
Nothing is known here regarding
General Weyler's movements and no
news has been received from his forces
No engagements have occurred be-
tween Weylers troops and the rebels
In the Pinar Del Rio province. News
4 Tp-l~
effect that General Melquizo has had an
engagement with a force Of insurgents,
which resulted In a victory for the
Spainards who dispersed the rebels
comletely. Seventeen of the insur-
gents were killed.