The record-union., 1896-06-06
His Unfitness to Cope With Rebels
Manifested Daily.
Madrid Papers Bitter in Their Attacks
Upon the Commander of the Span
ish FOrces-YellOw Fever and
Smallpox Raging on the Island,
Playing Havoc to an Alarming Ex-
tent, Particularly With the Troops.

HAN NANA, June 5, (vfa Tampa, June
o).-The dry season can be considered
practically closed. The last fifteen days
il has been raining fearfully. In Ha-
vana the rains have been periodical, the
last week beginning at about p. m.
and lasting until 8 or Z p. m In the
country, from reports received all
around, the rainfall has been consider
able. 1t is said that the Majana swamp,
forming the southern section of the
trocha line from Mariel, has overflowed
and trenches and bitches which had
been made have all disappeared.
In consequence of this state OF things
the military operations-at least on
the Spanish Side-have come to a stand
still. All the troops are cooped up in
the towns In the interior untouched by
the rebels and in the fortified citieseo
the coast. Not so with the insurgents.
for this is the appropriate season for
them, as it permits them to rove un-
molested throughout the country, thus
justifying their boasts that they are
masters of the field.
AS result of the climatic conditions.
that terrible scourge, yellow fever, has
made it's appearance, and it is said is
playing havoc to an alarming extent.
particularly with the troops. The Gov
ernment tries to hide the truth, but
somehow it manages to leak out. AL
though no accurate data can be OBJ
tained, for no statistics are allowed to
be made still it is known that the NAL
ady has extended all over the island,
and the death rate Is very great. In
some places, as for instance the mill
tary line, it is known that there are
hundreds down with this terrible dis
ease, and that it is increasing daily in
alarming proportions.
Smallpox has also made its appear
ance in many towns and cities, espe-
cially in Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos.
in which latter place ninety-six deaths
occurred last month, there being 1876
cases now ON record.
l That Weyler has failed in his Cuban
campaign is admitted by everybody,
even by the rabid Spaniards. His un-
fitness to cope with the insurgents is
manifested daily. No outward demon
strations have been made yet, but in
private converse tionS denunciations are
made of his inability to quell the revo-
luton. The Spaniards are getting de-
Spondent, and the emigration of their
prominent leaders. including Santos
Guzman, is significant as tending to
show the loss of faith in their cause,
which they now consider doomed.
The Madrid papers have already in
itiated a campaign against Weyler.
All are very bitter in their attacks, as
for instance La PaZ" recently started
to defend the autonomist solution for
Cuba.
Two dynamite cartridges have been
exploded under the Canas bridge in the
province of Matanzas. The damage
done the structure was slight.
Calixto Garcia, the rebel leader, who
was last reported to be near Jiguani,
is now at Victoria de Las Lunas.
Engagements at Corral, False and
Iimonar, province of Matanzas, have
resulted in rebel defeats The insurgents
lest forty-eight killed. The troops lost
one killed and fourteen wounded.
The fotilla sent to the assistance of
the troops at Baracoa have succeeded
in capturing the port of Maravi, which
was in possession of the rebels
LEE CALLS UPON WEYLER.
HAVANA June ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Fitzhugh Lee visited Captain General
Weyler to-day. The meeting was cor
dial. In the course of the conversation
General Lee touched upon the case OF
Dawley, the correspondent OF "Harpers
Weekly" who was arrested two days
ago, and is now confined in Moro Castle.
General Weyler, it is said, promised that
a prompt investigation would be made
into the matter. 1t is believed Dawley
will soon be released, on condition thai
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