The herald., 1896-08-31
Drags Along Through the Season
of Rain
SPAIN IS STILL HOPEFUL
And Will Spare No Effort to Crush the
Uprising
Efforts to Secure Freedom OF the Phiiippine
Islands Assume 7ore Serious Propor-
tions- Troops Asked for
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 30.-Charles
Aclxers. London Times correspondent
In Cuba, has just arrived, and in an in
terview with the Mexican Herald, says;
Gen. Weyler is an extremely able
officer, perhaps the ablest man for the
position to be found in all Spain. The
martial law established by the Span
;ards in Cuba since the outbreak OF the
insurrecton is absolutely the same as
the martial law anywhere. 1t is GER
tainly impossible to predict when or how
this devastating struggle will terminate.
The Spanish government is firmly de-
termined to make use of every possible
resource in order to maintain it's hold
on the island You may consider as
good as settled that the Spanish gov
ernment will spare no sacrifice toward
retaining its sovereignty. Whether
right or wrong, Spain imagines she can
crush this rebellion"
In regard to the accounts of Spanish
atrocities, he says:
II cannot state from personal obserNa-
ton that | have come across any act OF
wanton cruelty inflicted by the Spanish
on Cubans, but of course, this Is war,
and the Spaniards cannot afford to be
led by any false information or any
covert or open sympathy with Cubans.
Naturally there have been gross eXag-
gerations made by both sides. From my
personal knowledge, l can say that the
weight of evidence seems to be against
the Cubars, as it is a well known fact
that they hang and shoot suspects as
we'll as inoffensiVe people freely, and do
not hesitate about it.
This is the time of heavy rainfalls In
Cuba and much cannot be done in mill
tary way
SATISFIED WITH WEYLER.
LONDON, Aug. 30-A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid says that the
Spanish government has approved of
the conduct of Captain General Weyler
and of his issuance of the orders pro-
hlbiting the people of Cuba and for
eigners resident in Cuba from having
any intercourse with the foreigners out
side the island of Cuba, and also his
much discussed decree prohibiting the
gathering of the sugar and coffee crops.
\ FILIBUSTER HELD.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Aug. 30.-The tug
Dauntless, supposed to have been on
filibustering expedition, has returned
70 port and is detained at quarantine
Ander an order from the treasury de-
partment, on suspicion that she has been
in Cuban waters.
PHILIPPINE TROUBLES.
MADRID, Aug. 30.-Ohicial kilograms
received here from Captain-G General
I3lanco. governor of the Philippine is
lands. announce that 1000 rebels took the
field against the Spanish forces for the
purpose of bringing about a revolution.
The insurgents were badly armed and
easily defeated. Troops are now in
pursuit Gov. Blanco, however, esti-
mates the Separatists' number at at
least 1000. He has asked the govern
ment to send reinforcements. The Span
ism ministry today decided to send 2oo0
troops to the Philippine islands without
delay.
SMALL BATTLES REPORTED.
HAVANA, Aug. 30.-Guerillas from
vergor Sapine connected with the Lu-
citannia division overlook recently at
Lusa the bands of Castillo and Bande-
ras. After sharp fighting the insurg-
ents We're dislodged from the trenches.
They left five dead on the field behind
them as they retired with their wound
ed. Seven of the troops are said to have
been wounded in the engagement.
Insurgents lurking in the outskirts of
San Antonio de los Banos. in the prov
ince of Havana, recently fired into the
Spanish military hospital, occupied by
yellow fever patients. A temporary
panic resulted among the patients ami
the excitement in consequence of this
attack by the Insurgents was with diff
Guilty suppressed
An aged Spaniard named Felipe Ma
deras. peaceabe citizen residing in
the town Of Managua, the father Of
large family, was recently captured in
the suburbs of the town and hanged by
the insurgents, so the Spanish officials
report. Maderas was a highly respected
man and members of his family are con-
nected with some Of the best families in
the island of Cuba.
a ManzanillO correspondent is au-
thority for the statement that the in
surgents last week dragged Jose Billa-
dosiga, another peaceable Spanish citi-
zen, away from the British plantation Of
Media Lucia last week and hanged him
to tree in the vicinity of that town.
Before life became extinct and while he
was swinging in midair they mutlated
his body in a ftightful fashion with ma
chetes. His wife, a native Cuban, was
assaulted and finally beaten unmerci-
fully, the only excuse for this outrage
given being that she had been guilty OF
the offense of marrying a Spaniard.