The record-union., 1896-04-09
Certain to Have Good Moral Effect and
Practical Benefit.
Members of Good Families Leaving
Cities and Towns In Great Numbers
to Join the Rebels-The Severe En-
forcement of General Weyler's De-
crees Driving Many to Take the
toll

good moral effect and hope for prac-
teal benefit also. Members of good
families are leaving cities and towns
to join the insurgents in great
numbers. The severe enforcement of
Weylers decree is driving many to take
the field.
The Government has still failed to
crush Maceo in the western provinces.
He is west of the strong line between
MARCHES and Majana, but several par
ties have crossed and entered Havana
Province. Lacrete, with 5000 men, has
entered from the east. All the wires
west and south are cut, and no accurate
news of the movements of the insur-
gents is obtainable. The Government
has been silent four days, although it
is known here several important en-
gagements have been fought.
The hospitals are crowded with sick
and wounded soldiers. Now. that the
yellow fever is beginning, there is no
room for the victims. The prisons are
filed with political suspects. The Gov
ernment was compelled to transfer
seventy-six from Cabanas to the city.
Gomez was last heard of in Santa
Clara Province, moving in the direction
the important town of San Juan de las
Veras, taking supplies and ammuni-
ton. The troops shut themselves in
forts and allowed the town hall and
several other buildings to be burned.
Refugees from the town have arrived
at Ranchuelo.
The Spanish gunboat Alvarado was
badly damaged by the rebel fire in at
tempting to enter the port of Arambl.
Shots shattered the rudder, penetrated
the deckhouse plating and traversed
the sides. The gunboat returned to the
attack three times, but finally went to
Baracoa for repairs The official re-
port says one sailor was wounded.
During night attack upon the town
of Hoyo Colorado, about fifteen miles
west of Havana, the Spanish troops
shot and killed four women and two
children and wounded others. The
troops occupied four forts. The insur-
gents entered the town, crawling on
hands and knees, fired upon the forts,
burned a number of houses and re-
tired The troops later, seeing group
of people on the principal street, fired
a volley from the fort, miStaking the
women and children for insurgents,
owing to the darkness. The accident is
greatly deplored. Seven prisoners of
war condemned to be shot in Cabanas
fortress Monday morning have been
respited pending vote Of the House.
The general belief is that since the ac-
ton of Congress no more insurgents will
be publicly shot under the death de-
cree.
There is nothing new in the case of
Walter Dygert and other Americans i'm
prisoned.
General Pando reports that the col
umn under command of Major Moncada
discovered a party of insurgents on the
banks of the Magaraya River, near
Ciengugos, and attacked them. After
a fight in which the rebels lost fourteen
killed and many wounded they We're
dislodged from their position and
forced to retire. The SpaniardS suffered
nc loss.
Colonel Tort reports having had an
engagement with parties of rebels un-
der Lacrete and others south of Guines,
IL the Havana Province. The Spanish
force succeeded in destroying bridge
which had been constructed by the reb-
els across the river Mayabeque.
A committee of ladies Of this city and
the Bishop of Havana have presented
petitions to Captain General Weyler
asking for the pardon of the political
prisoner Jose Cabrera Rogue, whose ex-
ecution has been fixed for tomorrow.
Rogue has only one leg, having lost the
other at the time he was captured, and
this fact is urged upon General Weyler
as reason for granting his pardon.
The town of La Salud in the Havana
Province, was entered by insurgents,
who sacked several stores and set fire
to number of houses.
Three insurgents also made their way
into Mariana, in the same province, ait
8 O'Clock last evening, and before their
presence was known to the troops sta
toned at the forts robbed the store of
Manuel Valdez of a number of pairs of
shoes and a quantity of provisions, and
succeeded in making their escape.
General Barges reports the capture of
rebel camp at Jaregua. In the fight
that occurred before the rebels were
compelled to abandon their camp five
Of them were killed.
The capture of a camp at I'll Arriba, in
the Province of Santiago de Cuba, is
also reported by General Barges. In
this engagement the insurgents lost
fifteen killed and two of the Spanish
forces were wounded.
Two arrests have been made by the
police of Guanabacoa, near Havana, in
connection with the recent swindle Of
the New York banking house of August
Belmont & Co. One OF the prisoners is
named Peligrin and the other is an ex-
employe of the Hidalgo Company. In
the possession of the latter was found
several blanks and papers which prove
his connection with rhe swindle.
J. FRANK CLARK.
SCHOONER MARTHA SEIZED.
KEY WEST Fla), April S.-The
schooner Martha, that left this city on
the night of March 31st with arms and
| ammunition, was seized to-day by the
Collector of Customs for violation of
| Section 1887 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, having departed from
this district for foreign ports without
first obtaining certificate Of register.
An article published in the Equator
Democrat" yesterday described a trip