Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-09
CUsAN WAR.
The Insurgents Hopes Were Never Bright
err Than Now More Gaingd In the Past
Month Than Any Two Proceeding IL.

err Than Now More Gaincd In the Past
Month Than Any Two Proceeding IL.
HAVANA. April |. via Tampa, Fla,
April Army preparations have been
pushed with, great vigor for the past
month. Gen. Ncyler has given officers
and men no rest. Ills orders have been
peremptory, and many a general has
incurred his displeasure by hardness.
The result of these movements have
been to tire out large portion
of the army in the field. The insurg.
cnts have been kept moving; their
camps have been destroyed aud a dozen
of their hospitals have been burned
during the month that has just passed;
but the government has not forced n
single battle upon the rebels. The
only serious engagements have been
those in which the insurgents have had
the advantage of pc, ition or mum bcrs as
AT Cuyajohas and Candrlaril, assumed
the offensive and defeated the regular
troops of Spain. There have been many
rcarguard skirmishes. which appear in
the Spanish reports aS battles and vic
tories for the crown, but which, upon
investigation, "A number of them proved
Ia hr massacrcS of unarmed citizens,
and there have been more tales of hor-
rors committed than battles fought in
this island of Cuba during the month
of March. II Tooth part of the stories
that reach here of the operations
of the columns of Gems. Melquizo and
Berual and Of Coils. Molina. Tort, Sc
guerra and others are true, the reason
why Gen. Weyler cancelled all passes
held by correspondents is plain. Own
ers of estates report eNceSSrs committed
by detached bodies of Spanish troops
in all parts of the island. and there is
no longer talk of attempting to grind
sugar this year. the problem is how to
preserve the lives of employees and pre-
vent warton destruction by the troops
The insurgents have gained more in
the past month than in any two that
have preceded it. Weylers decree com
pelling people tn abandon their homes
in the interior has driven many peace
able inhabitants into the rebel armies.
The harsh measures adopted toward
suspects in cities and towns have also
increased the number of recruits from
families of the better class in cities.
The landing of four important expedi-
tions has given inspiration to the in
surgcnt army.
Their hopes were never brighter.
Hot weather is already here and the
rains are not far off. The limited time
rem aiming for military operations this
spring, makes it plain that Spain can
. IL
season sets in and the serious problem
of caring for the lives of her soldiers
presents itself A Spanish officers says
that the losses of the army through fe-
vers and other sickness have been IL, 900
since September and over %, 900 during
the year ended March l.
Gems. Aldrea and MADAM have been
sent back to Spain, making nine gen
erals who have been returned since
Gen. Weyler arrived. Gen. Obrejon is
also booked to return and Gen. Pando,
commander of the first army corps, has
been ordered back for allowing Gomez
to enter Santa Clara without fighting
a battle. Gen. Suarez Valdez is also on
the list. He is in command of Pinar
Del Rio, and besides failing to suppress
the rebellion in his section, he sent an
impertinent message to ten. Weyler
by Photograph. Weyler says he can
get more active work out of colonies
than from generals, and the exodus con-
tinues- There is much dissatisfaction
among officers of higher grades.
Gen. Weyler has been in a highly
nervous state for several days, and
many stormy interviews between him
and his men have taken place. His
troubles with the politicians are Just
beginning. He has assured the home
government that elections can be held
in Cuba, and now he has two parties
the reformists and autonomists-
refusing to take part, leav-
ing the union constitutional
or conservative Spanish party alone in
the field. Rumors that Weyler will be
recalled are persistent. Since advices
that the United States will not recog-
nize the belligerency of the Cubans,
Gen. Weyler has begun open execu-
ton of prisoners of war. Three have
been shot ut Cabanas prison within a
week, and more are doomed to the same
fate.