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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-01-25
CACETA OFFICIAL De HOY

Gobiorno General de la isla -Hacien-
da.-Se dispone SO ponga en- circulation
deSde ell "a del corriente la mOneda frac.
cionaria recibida de la Peninsula para f.
oilitar en- su dia el canje de Ia mejicana.
Kin otra secci6n de este diario SO reproduce
LEI disposition del Ge bernadoro
Administration Central de Contribu-
clones y Rentas.-Se publican Estados de
Ia recaudaci6n obtenida durante ell mes
de Diciembre por la Secci6n de Aduanas
en- las Administra cionesaaocales compare
das con Ia de i9ual~f scha del aifo de 1894;
All como della Renta de bieneg del Estado,
Rentas estancadas, Rentas de contribucio
mes Y Renta de inQreeos eventueles.
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Con esos datos la vista. que proce-
den de una casa giradora, deben cesar las
exageracionesN que SO han hecho en- unO y
otro sentideS y cada cual puede juzgar
CON aoierto. =
Verdad es que cuando Sc conoci6 Ell
Real Decreto sobre el canje, sc temieron
infiuitos pleitos y disgustos entire acreedo-
res deudores, pero tambien 10 es q. hasta
la feche no tenemos noticias de que Sc
haya iniciado ninguna question judicial
Segdn sc We, ha predominant Ell oriterio
susfentado por los Bancos de esta Capital.
En- cuanto S las nebetlos6dGdes que
aluden algunoS colegas, ser& precise que
hablen mas clarO y concreten sus carRoS,
por que aqu1 NO Sc ha vistO ninguna de
aquellas, que pueda servir para despres
tigio del Ministro. Por Ell contrario se le
debe agradecer al Sr Castellanos que en-
mcmentos de perehtorias atenoiones que
cumplir con los aSuntos de Cuba, abordase
una question en- la que NADIA PRACTICE hi
cieron sus predecesores. Aunque no sean
sino tres las ventajas alcanzadas, resultan
estas de verdadera importancia. Primera:
cortar de raiz eli contrabando de mexicanOs;
Segunda: que circule en- Puerto Rico una
moneda con las armas nacionales y terce.
ra. conOcer exactamente Ia cantidad de
plata en- circulation. .Ahora falta por ell
momento, que Sc decrete la admission en-
Ia Peninsula y Cuba de nuestra plata pro
vinciAl.
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La PRENSA MADRILENA.
YEL CANJE EN- PUERT0-RICO

Oasi toda la prensa de Madrid sc ocu-
pa largamente del canje realizado en- esta
Isla de los soles mexicanos, bien sea
Dor err6neas suposiciones por informes
pesimistas enviados esos de aqu1, resultan
exaQeradas en- muchos extremes las apre
ciaciones emitidas y en- otros, palmaria-
mente injustas.
los empleados, altos y baios, que han In
tervenido en- ell canie, se han mantenido
dentro de la mas exquisite correction, sin
Ofrecer motive para la mas ligera sospe-
cha de que Sc separasen nj una Inca de
los mas estriotos deberes I'm cuanto al
Be6or Ministro de Ultramar, no sabemos
que eHista nadie en- Puerto Rico que haya
audado un solo instante de aus buencs de.
Beos, nj de la honradez aDrisOlada CON
que ge ha realixado la operation. Que es-
ie pudQ ser haio condiciones mas ventaio-
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m6nstruos q. aborta la manigua espesa, Q)
que por do Quiera van, dejan impresa
la huella de su furia y de su eaf1a.
Para ellos el pillaje es ina hazaha,
ell robo y el incendio noble empresa,
y no luchan de frente, porque es esa
la primer condicion de la alimafa.
La sangre de Cain CORE en- sus venas;
por ESQ asolan con Ia guerra impfa
I'm pals que era aver pr6spero rico.
Reunion de chacales y de hienas,
sin Dios nj ley, sin religion nj gu1a,
son las hordas de Atila y de Alarico."
En- este mundo de horrores. .. cosmo
politas no hay mas que un refugio:-la
ciencia 8 el arte, que tienen On 81 Ell aisla
miento, la hermosa soledad que describi6
Zimmerman, y en- la que vive encerrado
| ell doctor Marmorek, inventor del suefo de
la fiebre pauperal de la erisipela.
'Tiene-dice uno de sus bi6grafos-
un gran deaprecio por todas las vanidades
humans. Los pario dicos los les en- la ca
lie, mientras anda rapidamente, sin hjar
SO en- NADIA, nj en- nadie; y, trabalador in,
| fatigable, no ha lido 6 la embajada de Aus.
tria a buscar la condecoracion que Sc lie
ofreci6, porque no hG tegaadO tempo. He
podido hacer fortuna; perO prefere vivil
en Ell modesto c'iarto de un hotel"
Y este az 10 tlnico que hay que hacei
para vivir fuera del horror humane gus
lleman VgdG ......
de Enero Luis BONAFOUX.
(Prohibida la reproducci(n.)
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sas para los tenedoree de los mexicanoe,
es question aparte, en- cuyo fondo no que
remos entrar, pues va Sc han emitido OPT
niones autorizadas sobre ese extreme.
yendo, eue el canie de los mexicauos por
moneda provincial ha il huido POGO ma
da al movimiento de baja an los cambios
Todo Ell mundo sabe q 81 mpre han obede
cido esos movimientos & la cantidad mayor
menor de frutos listos para la exporta
ci6n, y que los giradores tratan siempre
de obtener ell mejor provScho. Como da
to exacto del a'za y b sja que hemos teni
do tlltimamenta, publcamos ell siguiente
cuadro de los tipos que SO vendieron gi
ros sobre la Peninsula:
Por Prov5ncioles Por Mer3cGnos
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G0BIERNO GENERAL
DE LA ISLA DE PUERTO RICO
N A GLE nA

Con objeto dc facilitar en- au dia 81
canje de la moneda fraccionaria, he dis
puesto se ponga en- circulation desde esta
fecha la que Sc ha recibido dc la Penfnsu
la, y que ha de sustituir aQuella.
Las nuevas monedas que empiezan &
circular son de plata de veinte centavce
dc peso cada una, y de bronco de uno y
dos centavos respectivamente.
Esto no impide que la antigua none
da fraccionaria conserve ell valOr legal que
antes tenia, hasta tanto SO efectue la re-
cojida forZosa de la misma.
Puerto Rico, "a de Enero de 1896.-E
Gobernadar General. ~ Emilio March.
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CARTA De BARCELONA
z de Enero de 1896.

Sr. Director de LA CORRESPONDENCE.
Muy senior milo y amigo: Habiendo
vistO en- las columnas de su ilustrado dla-
rio, defender una tests que pugna, en- ell
conc 3pto de nuchas personals inteligentes
de aQu1, con Ia raZ5n natural; tai es La que
Sc refiere al solvento de los cr6ditos pen
dientes en- esa isla, deSpu6s del caDje, al
tipo de IS centavos moneda especial, con-
ira eli peso meiicanO; he de guDlicarle SO
sirva ingertar mi opinion, que realmente
no tiene pretensiones de impOnefse, sino
de cooperar al esclarecimiento de dudas
que podrfan originar algunos disgustos
faciles de evitar fijandose CON alguna de-
tencion en- las raZones siguientes:
Ell artlculo g. del r. d. de de Di-
ciembre dltimo, dice textualmente; "La
recojida de los pesos meiicanos circular
tss en- Puerto Rico, zen la fecha de Ia pro-
mulgaoi6n del presonte Gecreto," Sc harA
por el 95 por ciento DO su valor nominal, 8
sea por IS centavos cada moneda."
Como Sc v6, el citado decreto, en- su
espfritu y letra. solo determine I'm que
branto de 5.26 por ciento, sobre la cantidad
de pesos meiicanos "recojidos en- la fecha
de su promulgaci6n", sin referirse en- NADIA,
porQue no podia ser de otro modo, las
|operaciones posteriores Ia citada fecha.
Habiendo resultado de todas las ope.
raciones del canje, una cantidad total de
s6. 1O3, ,922 nejicanos, fu6 redimi3a, mitad
vos, otra mitad con bilI6tas & Ia par.
Los citados billetes fueron va remiti-
dos, tambi6n, por su pleno valor nominal,
sin Guebranto alguno para el poseedor, S.
gun 10 prevEene el articulo 13 del cltado
decreto.
Resutado: que Ell canje de la cantidad
total, equivale a un promedio de 974 cen
tavos por psso mejicano, y no de S5 centa-
vos como SO supOno por alguien
Ahora bien, terminada asi dicha ope-
raci6n, ideben tsner alguna conexion con
ella las liauidaciones 10 creditos cuentas
futuras? pareca qua 81 sentido comun nos
indica que no, tonando en debida conside.
raci0n los siguientes principios:
La cantidad de mej;canos que resu1t6
en- la circulation y sobre la cual correspon-
de los poseedorss sufrjr ell que brantO de
q centavos por peso: es de CLOS, ,922 pesos,
segdn antes hemos dicho, ascendiendo por
consiguients el quebranto verdadero, 6
152, 593 pesos 10 centavos.
Los cr6ditos pendientes de liquidation,
suponiendo que cada casa comercial, auxi-
liada del cr6dito, opera por trss tantos
mas de su capital, y quedandOnos cortos
para compansar las operaciones industrial
les, agr1colas, ETC., bien podemos calcular
que ascsnderau proximamente q 18 milo
nes 311, ,766 pasoe, los que representation,
a razon dc q cantavos, TN qua bfanto de
457.794 pesos so centavos.
iSarla iusto este triple sacrificio? Sc
gun nuestro ieal sabar entender, no.
Lo previene alguna leyf No. ergo, no
basta Ia voluntad de una 6 mas institucio
nes para isaponerlo su convenieneia.
Otra razo3 deb8mos aducir en- abono
de nuaat1o. oriserio es la que sigue:
En- el afo comeTcial de 1894 & a5, lQs
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Ia CORRESPONDENCE DE PUERTO-RlC0'
SABADO, IS DIN ENERO DE 1896
1OJO AOUl!

HARINA DE TRIGO CATALINA
MARCA "ELEFANTE"
NON PLUS ULTRA Y TRIPLE FUERZA COLOSSAL
Estas harinas fabrice as expresamen-
te para este pals superau en- calidad, fuer-
za y blancura las mejores hRrinas anne.
ricanas que SO importan esta leila. Sc
pueden amasar solas sin mistura con otrae
harinas, produciendO un pan excelente CO.
mo nunca SO ha visto aqui.
UPrueba h0ce feN
Su tnicO receptor:
A. RAUSCHENPLAT.
San Juan, Tetuan Is. .. 12-C
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La Gaceto Official de hoy publica ell 81.
guiente Decreto del Gobernador General
sobre circulation de Ia nueva moneda
fracciOnaria:
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TRESPALACI0S Y ALDAB0
g PRINCIPE ALFONSO 1926 Y 1927 Y CASTILLO 1e-HABANA.

Fabcanes de cores c campanada mporadores gand
Pnvego de
Especidadd de COGNAC WEYMOUTH
RECOMPENSAs OBTENQAs: Primer premo Chicago,
liza Habana Medala de Pueto-Rico,
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(D la manigua, Sr. Iglesias, es espesa, no es
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inocentes, publicando Ia lista apo
crifa :. uno de cuyos acusados es Ell Pa
pa Leon XIII.
Sc explica, 81, que Ell diputado Gendre
Sc retire de la polftica "agqueadO de intri-
gas infamias", la manera que Sc RETRO
dc la vida, quitandosela mano airada, el
flosofO que busco inutilmente trabajo
ajustadO q la sinceridad de su conciencla
y su dignidad de hombre. .....
Y 81 la vida publica marca I'm retroce-
so, en- la vida privada, vamos arrastrados,
como ha dicho alguien, "al torbellino don
de sucumbsn las sociedades epil6pticas" -
Que as1 en- esta como en- aquella vida, cam
pean imp1dicas escenas buenas solo para
REPRESENTATIVES ante phblico de borrachOs y
meretrices, entire regueldos del aguardlen
tie y risotadas de la lujuria.
Ese diputado Frebault que ech6se
llorar como I'm benditO, cuando lego su
honrado nOmbre en- la inicua lista que cite
antes, par6ceme sfmbolO del dolOr presen
to, que por igual abate ell alcazar del pc
derOsO la choza del mendigo. .
LlOrar, llorar mares sobre los es
| combros dc TODD 10 que SO ano0 en- el mum
A la manera de los previsores manda
rines de Francia que fines del pasadt
siglo pagaban trabaiadores para enjuga
la sangre que como ell aqua de un cane
corria diarlamente por la plaza de Ia Re
voluci0n, otrcs mandarines haran enJuga
las lagrimas que llore en- las GALES una 80
ciedad arrepentida y afeminada..
Cada ciudadano llevara, & guisa d.
barbiquejo, un paraguas para las lagri
mas;-con 10 cual hasta el misrno llant
sera un paso de risa!......
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-12

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Co.
Time Card Effective Nov Is, 1896.
Leave-East Bound.
Train No 10, kansas and Ne
braska Limited" for Fort Scott
and St LOUIS: W.n::. CIV and at ~ " ~
1am Tnm,. 20 Ern-e.s. - .s.............. ~ $40 ?. m.
Leave for South and West.
Train No. S, for Clearwater Con-
way Springs, Anthony, Kiowa.
Kingman. Norwich. Oxford.
rEssn Belle fls,ne Nol i aad ioT Conway " M
Springs and Anthony. .........-.- 40 p m.
Leave for North and West.
Train No 9. kansas and Ne
braska limited" for Hutchtn-
SON. Pueblo. Colorado Springs
ras.I ana Tenver Ne sss iexcept Sunday ' p A'
aon sor No'n' Tn a. m.
Arrive at wichita from the East.
Train No. q kansas and Ne
hra<ka limited" from Fort
Scott and ST. Louis. 1:1o p. m
Train No. 8. from Kansas City
and ST. louis. .:.-.-...:;... ITO ?. m.
Arrive at Wichita from South and West
Train No 6, from Kiowa, An
thony. conway Springs and D.
Train "a AN No. iss. from Anthony and
Awe rG,v~s At wichita from North and west
Train No. 10. from Denver. Col
orado Springs. Pueblo and
Hutchinson 10 a. m
Train No. 4sa. from Hutchinson
and Mt. Hope. $50 .. m.
dress city Ticket ONCE. Mo. Pac. Ry.. Ia
N Main St. Wichita. Kan.
r. z. BLECKLEY. p. and T. A.
Depot corner Wichita and End st.
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Ehe ai1v Eaolc saturday Iorg

Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada. ida
no. Montana, Oregon, Washington. New
and Old Mexico. Arizona and Califor-
mia
No. 106. St Louis limited-Hae re-
clining chair cars (seats free) and Pull
man buffet drawing room sleepers to 81.
Louis. Reclining chair cars (seats free)
and Pullman Palace Sleeper Monett TO
Dallas, Tex, via Paris Connects at
Monett with No for points in Arkansas
and Texas. Connects at Monett with
No. s which connects at st. Louis Union
Station with all lines for the east, north
and southeast.
For further Information call on or
address E. c. HOAG.
City Ticket Agent.
Or. W. TORREY, Depot Agent
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GOING NORTH AND EAST.
No 2 Kansas City, st. Louis
and Chicago limited daily
No2Colorado Springs. Den
yer andPacific coast daily
No 4 Kansas City st. Louis
and Chicaganight express
daily except Sunday.
No&Accoinmodation daily
except Sunday...........-l
GOING SOUTH AND WEST
No l Fort Worth. Dallas,
Houston and Galveston
express, daily..............l
No ! Oklahoma, Ft Worth
New Orleans and Pacific
coast, daily................l
No 8 Oklahoma, Ft Worth
Dallas and New Orleans
express, daily, except
sunday ,...................l
No 8Fort Worth, Houston
Galveston and San Anto-
Mo express. daily, except
sun Gay. y.............-
No 81 Accommodation, ex-l
cept Suuelay..,
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The
Greatest
Medium. j.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established in 1872 and for twenty-four
years has stood at the head of all Week
lies in the state. There are people in
this county VINO have read it from its
first issue and are readers today. Why
do they read 1t? Simply because they
are after the reliable and latest news
and can only get it through this medium
1t has more columns Of live reading
than all the Weeklies in the county.
Business men are approached daily by
representatives and even proprietors Of
these local papers with the srereotyped
expression tina. they nave the largest
circulation in the county. Well we pay
the postage. They do not. II they
are the local papers they claim they are
hard to locate. There have been hum
dreds Of them in the twenty-four years
that the Eagle has been in the field and
have died as many more must do un-
der their false representation. You
want a good medium to do your adver-
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r. p. MURDOCH, Manager
The Season
Is Here A..

y ASS&oOA
Is Here 30.
Calling Is now the order of
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properly unless you are equip
ped with engraved cards.
They are artistic; all others
have been relegated to days
of barbarism. If you haven't
the proper thing, We will get
them for you. They cost no
more than the the cheap
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and besides, you are mp with
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If you have Z plate We will
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eraved at $3.50 per hundred.
We have samples and de-
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Invitations, At Home Cards
At prices that viii get your
trade.
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VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

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news for soc as they get from the other
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can. Therefore the Weekly Eagle is
the paper for the advertiser and reader
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Rates made known on application.
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CONNECTIONS.

Nh I'M Kansas maiL-Has reclining
ohair cars (seats free and Pullman
- wing room sleeper TO Wichita and
pvrr,o1 Kan. Connects at Wichita.
Ean with A. 7. & ;. +. FOR points in
NSsrokee strip and Oklahoma Con-
e,s at Burton. Kan. with A. 7. &
FOR points in Kansas
~ fas st. Louis mail-Has reclining
- cars (seats free) 10 81. Louis ana
S,l.1,-,e, drawing-room sleeper 70 No
.~onnects at Pierce City, No. win
ne %, for points in Indian Territory via
S>osTo at Monett with No. ). the Tex-
- IS,,,stsd (vestibuleO which has re-
aIs,ing chair cars seats free. Pullman
srarsSr room sleepers 10 Galveston VIA
49, and Dallas. has dining car Tau-
,, 20 DaIlas; connects at Monet with
n which connects at Union Station,
:, Touis. with al iiaes FOR the cas-,
north and southeast
No los. Colorado and California isrn-
,taa-Has reclining chair cars tseats
freel to Burton and Anthony, Kan.
Pullman buffet drawing rov-s sieepe-s
20 Burton. Kan. Through Pullman
slee2ers Burton. Kan, 20 Pueblo, Den-
yer. Ei Paso. Lon Angeles. San Diego and
San Francisco Connects at Burton.
Kan. With A. r. 4 s +. sor points in
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ecriptien CT for advertising should - 40,
dressed to the business manager. Al
other communications 20 the ,editor.
The only daily paper n soutnwestetn
Kansas or Oklahoma receiving the COM
piste Associated Press report.
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WICHITA AND WESTERN.

ARRIVE FROM WEST.
No. Pratt ard Kingman passen-
ger daily except Sunday .........
No. 4 Pratt and Kingman accom-
modation. Tues., Thurs. and Sat.
DEPART WEST.
No. ] Kingman and Pratt passen-
ger daily except Snndayl. .........
No. 3 KinHman and Pratt accom-
mediation, Mon.. Wedn. and Fri.
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TRAINS

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
Time table effective Sept. 13. 1895
TRAINS Arrive Leave
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el0am e9am
910m s3am
1913 p m Jo5o p m
Q 50 m 10 50 a m
6 IS p m lisp m
6 So p m rs pm
5 Is a m $50 am
525 Am Da m
e35 PM 400 p m
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Elegant free reclining chair cars on all
trains and Pullman Palace sleepers from
Wichita to Chicago and Kansas CITY WITH
out change. Also sleepers on all nlghI
tonic and New Orleans. ilckets
sold and baggage checked to all points
north, SOUTH east and west. SteamsnIp
tickets sold to all European points az low
est rates. Passenger station corner 90 Dous
las and Meade avenues. Telepnone ISo
HAL 8. RAY, D. T. A
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
G. p T. A.. Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-31

HAVANA. Jan. 3O.-General Marin.
the captain-general pro tenn, with
the headquarters staff, has left for the
field in order to take charge of the
operations against the insurgents
General Suarez Valdez has been ap-
pointed acting captain-general in the
absence of General Marin.
The sound of what appeared to be
serious engagement was heard here
yesterday between Seborucal and La
Celba. 1t is believed that the lighting
took place at the Saladrigas farm.
Much artillery firing was distinguished
and it is supposed that the columns
of Spanish troops commanded by Colo
nels Cannelas and Galbig have been
engaged with the insurgents under
General Maxine Gomez, who, it is
said, is making for the province of Pr
mar del Rio. in order to reinforce the
insurgents under General Antonio Ma
Geo.
A dispatch from Placetas in the
province says that the plantations of
Adela, San AuguStin, Alta Maria, San
Pablo, San Felipe and Zaza have been
burned.
IN SORE STRAITS.
Antonio Maceo is in sore straits, his
following being scarce of both ammu-
milton and provisions and being obliged
no slaughter their own horses to eat.
These reports are not to be traced to
any very authoritative source, and
are in part based on surmise.
There is no doubt that Gomez is
making strenuous efforts to open a
railroad along the military reservation
to Patabano anG it is said Maceo has
sent several emissaries to Gomez ap-
pealipg TO him for succor.
In response to this appeal Gomez
has succeeded in passing the military
line. but the authorities claim he had
not been able 10 keep any line of re-
treat open for himself. Be that as it
may, he is making his way westward
either with the purpose of joining Ma
Geo or creating a diversion in the north
and drawing off the forces in pursuit
of Maceo while that leader works his
way eastward.
The Spanish authorities are claiming
that if Gomez has in reality set out for
the west. and is not merely planning a
countermarch back towards Havana
province. his position will soon be COM
promised: but these claims have been
made before. and the fact remains
that Gomez is apparently in a way to
succeed in his immediate purpose of
forming a junction with Maceo or of
affording him relief Maceo is reported
to be still in the Sierra de los Or
ganos
The insurgents continue the work of
ravaging the province of Santa Clara,
and the destruction there is vide
spread. A band of thousand has
burned isolated haciendas and destroy
ed the crops in the cultivated zone of
the district of Los Egidos. Number
less families are homeless. Fort Mar til
nez was attacked and the garrison
made a heroic defense until night when
the insurgents retreated with consider
able loss. The band of Quintin Ban
dera is reported to be moving in the
vicinity of Manajabo, Santa Clara
They are troubled by a scarcity of
ammunition.
The insurgents forces in Santiago de
Cuba are by no means depleted and
numerous bands are securing the
country around Bayamo Between
Canas and Alfonso Doce, in Matanzas,
the insurgents stopped an exploring
engine and hanged the engineer