The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-05
\ HEAVY ENGAGEMENT REPORTED.
official Reports Claim Everything
Tor the Spanish.
MACEO'S MARCH NOT CHECKED
And He Proceeds Toward tho Province of
Havana--sixty Two OF His
Force Killed.

New York, February 1.-THE Mail and
Express Havana correspondent writes
under date of January @: Alarm amount
ing almost to terror has spread among
the Cubans in the provinces. and every
day that brings General Weyler's landing
near Is increasing the panic. In two days
100 people have fed to Matangas from
the country south. Others are coming
into Havana from all directions. In
Sabanilla, after the Spanish garrison had
killed men TO whom amnesty had been
granted in revenge for their losses and
defeat by the insurgents. n reign of ter
ror began in the city. Women have not
dared TO leave their homes. In many
cases they have been dragged out by
the Spanish and by the drunken rabblo
of the town. who have had license given
to them at the same time protection has
been withdrawn from the homes The
whole matter has been laid before the
captain general. but he has taken no
measure of relief.
a committee of citizens came here from
Jovcllanos. another place where the same
sort of numbering has been going on. 1t
was composed of both Spanish and Gu.
successful in their mission to Marin than
the inhabitants began to leave. and more
than half the population has deserted the
city.
The mayor OF Saoanilla was here In
Havana day before yesterday but re-
turned tho same night
Alarm is spreading 10 other places, and
not without cause. Arrests OF ''suspectp't
are being made In every town where there
is a Spanish garrison. here have been
arrests all along, but now there are
twenty where there was one before. here
In Havana suspects are being taken
every day. OF tho suspects fate only one
thing can be learned from ofiicials-"he
Is in communicate" That means ne !s
buried from the world. No one but Span
ish officers are then permitted to see him.
and unless his arrest was observed 10y
some one who knew him, not a word ever
reaches friend or family to explain the
cause of his disappearance.
There have been in tho past 1--WE days
forty-scven arrests in Pinar del 1,lo "on
suspicion From JoNcllanos, In Mdtan-
zas province. 500 people have fed because
thirty-six suspects" have been arrested
in two days. Some OF these refugees nave
reached Havana, and their story Is six
of the prisoners were marched out OF the
city at night. that firing was heard AMI
the guard returned without them. Friends
of the victims were too much terrified to
manifest their sympathy or attempt to
recover bodies Tor tear OF being them
selves apprehHnded as suspects
From Santiago people have come to
Havana with the same reports. At Hojo
Colorado. between Havana and Gunajay,
the Spanish garrison have taken seventy
nine suspects" within few days. This
town was peaceably held by the Cuban
army for several days, and while insur-
gents were there they hung some OF the
dssolute characters IN the place who
had used their presence as an excuse for
crime. After their retirement the span
sh moved in. and the wholesale arrests
began.
II Is noteworthy that when Weylor was
named as a possible successor TO Captain
General Arias In 1891. Campos, who was
not candidate for the office, the choice
lying between Weylcr and Calleia, said;
"lf Wovlcr Is nominated. even the dead
would rise from their graves to protest"
Callcia was arioinied because affairs
and the Spanish ministry feared that Wey-
ler's namc alsone would be dangerous
TO all interest
Whenever such methods were urged
upon Campcs when he was here he stead
tasty resisted and declared that humanity
had a call upon any ration'3 acts In war
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