The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-01
THE SPANISH ARMY.
About 10000 Men VIII Have Been
Sent 70 Cuba by October.

About 1SO,OOO Men VIII Have Been
Sent 70 Cuba by October.
HAVANA, Feb. 29-The steamers San Fer
nandina and Colon arrived here to-day from
Spain bringing achievements OF four thou
sand troops, consisting OF the Almansa, AL
burma, Guipusecoa and Infante battalions
They were accorded a most enthusiastic re-
ception. General weyler win publish an
other circular after all the reinforcements
have arrived here from Spain.
After the last engagement which he had
with the insurgents, accommodating party
belonging to General Linare's column found
twenty-five more killed. The bodies OF the
insurgents had been hidden in the woods.
The newspapers and the people generally
are not compelled to fall back on the hell
ographic stations for communication between
different points, as the telegraph lines are
nearly all In use.'
1t Is now believed that the instruction will
not be crushed until October OF the present
year. at which time Spain will have sent
10000 troops to Cuba, in order that the
island may be completely occupied by the
military. The military authorities here Will
shortly have at their disposition two thou
sand mountain guns OF rapid-fire pattern.
The excuses committed at Guato and Punta
Bravo are said to have been the work Of the
military mayor of Marianso, the Marquis de
Cervara, who Is a Cuban.
The garrison OF Manzanillo, province Of
Santiago de Cuba, has repealed an attack
OF force of insurgents which had been
trying TO interrupt the construction of the
railroad there. Thirteen soldiers were killed
and the bodies Of nine insurgents were
picked up on the field.
Heliograph stations have been completed
at Candelaria, Palacio and Consolation.
Colonel Hornadez has been engaged with
insurgent forces on the limits OF the prov
inces OF Santa Clara and Matanzas, and he
has also had a skirmish with a force OF
insurgents which succeeded in crossing the
military line along the borders of Santa
Clara.
Lieutenant Colonel Palanack, while recon-
noitering at San Limo had skirmish with
a force of five hundred insurgents, supposed
to have been commanded by Maceo. In adj
Colonies Zorro and Vasquez have had a
brush with the insurgents, who LETT five
killed and one wounded behind them. The
troops also captured one prisoner.
General Pando telegraphed that he be-
lieves Maceo and Gomez have passed three
miles from Macagua. going in the direction
ma Generals Prats and Arolas are pursu-
ing Maceo and Gomez, and the government
has already sent by steamers, north and
south of the coast. and by land. fourteen
battalfons of infantry. nine squadrons of
cavalry and fourteen mountain guns to re-
inforce General Pando in the province OF
SANTA cara.
Alfredo Betancour,. and seventeen pris-
oners OF war have arrived at Raggy. Alfre-
do Betancourt was recently sentenced TO
twenty-five years Imprisonment for taking
part in the insurrection.
Official adyiceS received here are to the
effect that the Spanish troops have sue
ceeded in bringing about the separation of
Gomez and Maceo. 1t is believed that
Gomez will be forced to go back into the
province of Santa Clara, while Maceo will
be compelled to ret-ace his steps westward
through the province Of Havana. IL is
reported that he now has in his command
fourteen hundred insurgents.
The reformists now assert that the war
will operate to put an end to all prospects
of reforms in the near future. These de-
mands for reformation I'm the methods of
administration OF government in Cuba,
they assert, are in reality the cause of the
Instruction.
An incident has come to light showing
that the Spanish soldiers are doing exc
cution on the hearts of the ladies, as we'll
as upon the bodies of the insurgents.
Senorita Ana Merida Is a dark-eyed Span
ism miss from Malaga, who left ali to fol-
low her lover who Is a cornetist in the
Wadras battalion, to the war in Cuba. She
disguised herself as q soldier and went
with the young cornetist to the camp, and
it was not until the fifth day out that her
sex was betrayed. The young woman,
nothing daunted. now demands permission
to marry the man of her heart and to go
to the field with the battalion as a canteen
girl.
Brigadier General OF the Civil Guard
Emiliano Lono has been appointed military
Governor of Havana. Gen. Suarez Valdez
has been appointed to similar position
in Pinar del Rio.