The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02
WEARING THE INSURGENTS oul
Plan Is to Keep Them Continually III
the Move.
SIX SICK SOLDIERS BUrcnEREb
Barbarity Of Spanish Trssps fswasa nlss
abied Insursents-s Spanish cabiDst 4
Held . Mseting.


by the Associated Press.)-Conaiderabss
anxiety IL felt here regarding tho rssa,t4
Of military operations now being cor.R
Quoted against General Maxine GomesV
and Antonio Maceo. under the personal d.
rectlon Of General Marin. acting captafn;a
general OF Cuba 1t Is believed that Martno
has an ambition to strike a death blows
to tho Instruction before the arrival frouxx
Spain of General weyler thessuccessor ~
Martinez do Canpos. as captain Reneraf6
of Cuba, and II ds understood he has taker&
every step possible under the circ,xmi&
stances to accomplish this end. II is CONF
ing TO be admitted. even In Cuban circiesi4
that the inslrrection has reached pre{S
cnrlous stage from several causes. notablskr
lack OF ammunition and arms and want6if;*
fresh horses and supplies The steps takc5x
by tho Spanish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aEs-
the horses and cattle possible halls hes{r
tho effect Of weakening the insurgxnt}s
considerably. Their horses nre almcssc
worn out The tactics OF the Spaniard{l-
| seems to be to keep the Insurgents CON-
stantly moving from place TO place, nigh 4
and day. and so gradually wear them puttn 4
are feeling the effects OF these tacticst-
for their trails are marked by numbers obs
lame emaciated horses and their numba{yS I
Is increasing time wears on "a
Hitherto the great drawback undss I
which tho Spanish have Iahored have hceAi
the lack Of cavalry with which to PURSUE
the quickly moving infantry OF the inf i
surgenia. This defect Is being gradualiS>.
remcdied and General Marin has noe
with him IN tho Province OF Pinar al,
Rio a force of cavalry almost cnuai W. (
numbers. 1t In saii. to the cavalryn,en oEe
Maceo. who is still understood to be ~
the vicinity of Pinar del Rio waiting Cos
meg. Sc Z
The Spanish commanders have up to tt{sy \
present been successful In keeping the irFs
surgent armies apart. With this object III:
view n new military line has Just bee1% i
drawn north and south from Married, OF. [
the northern coast OF Pinar del RiNs (
through Guanajay and Artenisa, to thE I
southern coast near Mangas II
While Canello maintains the military iin6,. /
General Marin. At IL reported. will pustf 1
on westward in an attempt to enEag1-
Maceo ~
Gomez, when last heard from yesterdays 4
WINS In the neighborhood Of Paso KedordoH 1
n little north OF Batabano. which woulc' q
seem TO substnntIate the Oft repeated statek II
mtnt to the effect that Gomez has beeeF 4,
driven eastward from the frontier OF mi, II
province OF Pinar del Rio. owing 70 thfe
pursuit Of the Spdniards. Il I!
The health OF Comes continues - givG' n
much anxiety to his friends ConhrmaM II
ton was received Of the report that Co. II
meg was suffering from consumption anG IA
that he was not expected to live over two. X
months longer. %X
report was circulated in Cuban cir<S r.
cles here yesterday that there II consid6r& t.
able dissatisfaction in Gomex's camp - H.
some of the actions OF the Cuban tuut&s ~
in New York and 4. is said tn.st the bod&F IL
In strongly blamed for the failure Of th&F n
insurgents to receive much needed supplie8E "A
of arms and ammunition and runner 49, IA
has 1t that there are disagreemcnts Pei III
tween the insurgent armies In the ncid n
Such rumors, however, are known 20 naN& XXX
been circulated by the Spanish aufhoradef 81
In the past and II may be that the ~ N
ported discord between the Cuban geu38
erals IL not an actual farf. ~ II
dispatch from Santiago de Cuba today "
announced Colonel Sandovai has cap{ire1{ III
the insurgent positions at Ia5on Beferff ~
md the heights of Augustine. The i1f- 81
surgcnts left eight killed on thesfotd eh;;r Il
retired with many wounded. The epAf4 r
ish troops had two officers ana privat r.
wounded. 81 rs
Tho exodus Of the better class Of peopt n
from Cuba continues and the Spr1ce Gla n
PROVISIONS etc, continue TO 60 Up lt,;p &
fact. matters have almost reached IN g.
point when tho poorer classes VIII 49, f.
to depend almost entirely upon tne NJ T.
thoritIes for relief. Luxuries are WcsRH 81
their weight In gold, business - neal b
thing of the past and trade VIVID "A, r.
interior may be said to have ceaaeo
The ins,irgent leaders Prudencia 1890 r.
mas. Felix velace and Pedro Histegl1sf
have surrendered to the authorizes f.
their arms. i, n ~ E.
Lieutenant General Pando recenuy VII f.
sued notices Offering employment uo ~
lauorers on different plantations IA C~R4&
The general situation Is 50 bad herHs 44&
suffering has been SO extreme that
dreds thronged mis- headquarters ~ XE'
Spouse TO the ofrer and he found = II
possible to furnish employ n,ent to- ~ a
applicants. So fH
SPANISH CABINET VIEW
New York. February LA spec}ea -
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