The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
Spanish General Castellano Re.
ports Having Routed the
Insurgents.
sIEGE OF CAeCoRR0 RAISED.
In Many Sections of Cuba There Is
Great Misery Among the
Inhabitants.

HAVANA, CUBA, Oct. 13.-Rumors were
in circulation here on Saturday that
Captain-G General Weyler had gone or was
about to go to Pinar del Rio. These
rumors were absolutely without founda-
ton as General Weyler has not left
Havana, and it is not known that it Is his
intention to do so at present.
The rebel leader, Maria Rodriguez, has
been wounded in an engagement upon the
, ranch Junceo, near Esperanza, with the
Spanish forces under the command oi
General Aldaves.
General Castellano has reported to the
Government that he has raised the siege
OF Cascorro, Camaguay, routing the rebels
after sixteen engagements on October
and s. The rebel forces numbered 5000
men, under the command of Maxine
Gomez, Caixto Garcia and other leaders.
The Spanish troops numb bered 1900 in
fantrv and 300 cavalry. They had two
pieces of artillery. October the troops
entered Cascorro and began to repair the
damage caused by the fire of the rebels.
The insurgents fired 219 grape shots dur
ing the thirteen days of the siege.
On October the Spanish forces had an
engagement with the rebels on the Des-
mayo estate. The fighting lasted four
hours and resulted in the rout of the
rebels. The rebel losses are unknown,
but are believed to be heavy. The Span
ish lost FIVE killed, including two officers.
Three officers and fifteen prlvates were
wounded.
General Avolar, commander of the
Artemisa Trocha, has improved upon
Weyler's bank bill edict. He has issued
an order forbidding merchants along the
military line to alter the price of goods.
Pernicious fevers are scourging Santiago
de Cuba. The mortality in September was
nearly 500, against 200 births. Smallpox
is decreasing.
The families in the interior towns are
terror stricken with the renewal of Wey-
lers edict ordering that the wives and
children of insurgents who may attack
any city or town be expelled to another
province. This measure constitutes the
greatest outrage upon the Cubans. 1t aims
at the corruption of families. Unscrupu-
lous Spanish officers are we'll aware of the
terrible power they can WELD, and do not
hesitate to threaten women where the en-
forcement of the edict is concerned,
The correspondents at Santa Clara writes
The Spanish Colonel Rodriguez wa,
thought to be superior to most OF his col
leagues. He had always acted humanely
and was respected by all. But few day.
ago he caused the arrest OF Cheche Capote
Jose Maris Ceballos, Camille Rodrigue,
and their children, and other persons t.
the number of seventeen, and all were
hacked to pieces with machetes. The re
suit of this was that many peaceable mel
have joined the insurgents.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 13.-The Her
AIDS special from Gibaria, via Key West
says: The HeraId's correspondent in Cuba
reports the landing of a new fllbusterine
expedition in Marive, in Eastern Cuba. Il
is understood the party brought 100 00t
rifles and great store of war munitions
The men disem barked from a Hay tiar
schooner between two Spanish forts. Tnt
war material was all transferred into the
interior before any alarm was raised
Such is the state of suffering among the
poorer classes in Baracoa that the loca
Spanish commandant is now permittine
women and children to go through the
Government lines 10 beg food in the rebe
camps. More than 800 passes for this pur
pose are being issued daily. The wome1
are subjected to rigid search as they gC
outside OF the walls of the town to prevent
any medicines being taken to the insur
gents and also upon their return for CORE
spondence.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 13.-W
A. Bisbee who owns the steamer Daunt.
less, said to-day that the statements about
his vessel going on a flibustering expe
ditiou were incorrect. The Dauntless
said Mr.. Bisbee, is now engaged in legiti
mate business and she can be brought tc
Jacksonville within forty-eight hours i
the Government officers desire. "But O
course" he added, 81 shall demand in
l. demnity for the time she loses. l am no
the flibuster some of the newspaper,
make me out to be. and while am heart
lily in sympathy with the Cuban cause,
am a law-abiding citizen and regret to see
so much buncombe publicity given my
tug and myself The Dauntless is no
taking any chances and there are toe
many of Uncle Sans ships of war around
for me to jeopardize my boat, which i,
now attending strictly to business"
MADRID, SPAIN, Oct. 13-A dispatch
from Havana says the sick and wounded
among the Spanish soldiers on the island
of Cuba mum Der 1900