Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-06
SATISFIED WITH THE HOSPITALS.
General wcyier Pays Them o visit of
Inspectfon.


weyler visited the military hospitals today
and expressed himself satisfied with the man
ner in which the wounded and sick were
being cared for and with the condition Of
the buildings.
Up to date the insurgents have burned
thirteen villages and towns In the province
of Pinar del Rio Among them are several
important places. including San Juan de
Martinez. In addition they have burned
many tobacco houses and the extensive sugar
estate at Guacamaya, with its splendid fac
tories and buildings.
GARLIC and Rojas, the insurgent leaders,
at the head of about 700 OF their followers.
recently attacked company Of the Stella
battalion and the local guerilla force of San
Andres, near Holguin, province OF Santiago
de Cuba. The soldiers made brilliant de-
fense and repuleed the insurgents with a
loss of twenty-five killed. The enemy re-
tired with many wounded The troops lost
one lieutenant killed and had several guer-
illas wounded
Salvador, Rios. Fenseca. Romaldo and
Change, insurgent leaders, at the head Of
about 600 men, recently attacked lieu
tenant and several guerillas The insurgents
fired from the cane fields and obliged the
troops to retreat with the loss of lieuten-
ant and four men killed and several
wounded.
fuegos, province of Santa Clara, recently,
the insurgents had several killed, incud-
ing their leader, Abreu. 80
The Spanish authorities at Alquizar, prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, have captured four
spies of the insurgents.
Captain General Weyler has issued cir
cular prohibiting the sale of petroleum and
other infammabe articles of a like descrip-
| tion in the villages of Cuba and regulating
their Importation.
| nIS Al
Major Ferrear in charge Of detachment
| of troops guarding provision train bound
| from Sancti Spiritus to Pico Puerto, prov
| ince of Santa Clara, has repulsed an insur.
| gent attack Four insurgents were killed
| and the troops lost sin men.
The Spanish gunboat lines conveying pro
visions to Jbacoa found the entrance of the
river closed by a chain stretched from BANK
to bank. The insurgents fired upon the gun
boat and the latter returned the IRE. The
troops were sent in pursuit OF the insur'
| gents.
A force of 500 insurgents has attacked g
passenger train between Palos and Cabezas
province of Matanzas, but they were re
PEELED with the loss of six men.
| The column of troops commanded D!
Colonel Martin has been engaged at Santf
Cruz province of Puerto Principe, with
band of insurgents. There were some lively
exchanges of rife shots and nine shots were
fired by the Spanish artillery, causing th'
the government troops Lieutenant Gon2ale!
Valdos was seriously wounded.
Small columns of Spanish troops in th'
vicinity of Palmira, province of Santa cara
have killed seven insurgents
| A detachment of insurgents belonging u
Maceos forces have captured The fort a
I Santa Cruz, this province, small place
north of Jibacoa, by unfair means II Il
claimed. The insurgents called upon the Ut
tie garrison to surrender and the Spanish
al,,r loft hn nllrDOSe
comforting with the insurgent leader.
the meanN hile the insurgents surrounded tn
fort, entered it aad made prisoners OF TN
ycluteers defending it, also, capturing al
The volunteers were subsequently release
| and the military governor OF Jibacoa sent
detachment of troops In pursuit. !,
Lieutenant Colonel Aldea Of the Valenci
battalion, near Cidra, province OF Matahzas
has been engaged with numerous band o
insurgents coming from, the direction c
Matahzas. The troops pursued the enem
! in tine direction of Santa. Elena ana Arroy
! Vieja, inflicting severe loss upon them an
capturing one prisoner. Generals Prats an
, Arolas are closely pursuing Gomez, who
now on the limits of the borders of the prov
nce of Santa Clara according to the oihcia
adyices General Prats' command kille
four explorers" at Arolas. He also kliie
several others at Arola Whiie CONTINUING !"
9 pursuit of Gomez.
, The troops commanded by Colonel L
, Chambre in the Santiago de Cuba distric
while accommodating in the vicinity oil Pare
a huca killed two insurgents and destroye
. a cartridge factory and a tanners shop q
longing to the insurgents.
BETTER FIXED IN PINAR DEL Rl(
e The situation in the province of Pinf
del Rio has greatly improved. 1t was n
= Gently entirely lacking in telegraphic con
munication and in garrisons ana was at ~
mercy of the insurgents. But order ht
|
: usual state although communication is man
r tained by the photographic system
n The insurgent leader, Calunga, VINO VIZ
4 reported to have been killed IN an eheas
' ment with the Spanish troops, is still aiiV
The man was a fisherman Of the same nam
I General Balduz had an engagement
y the plantation of Moraloc, near Casigue
this province, with the bands OF insurgeh
s belonging to Maceos command me i,,o tiooi
=, dislodged the insurgents from the position
' which they occupied and the .Castillco squa
, | ron and the Taretces volunteers, IN purs
= ing them, killed eighteen of!the enemy al
=, wounded many more. TIE troops had Sc
> eral wounded Colonel Martin later mad
! other engagement with the insurgents
q the zero farm after crossing the river Iu
n clio not far from Santa Cruz, IN the pro
y ince of Puerto Principe, ana the coioll u
l. afterward dispersed the insurgents at I
bacao and at Pco Pico, where the lnsu
;, gents had again united their forces. Colon
c Martins cavalry charged the insurgent iro
:, aud dislodged the enemy from the posit'
- occupied without loss. The colonel also
a rested five suspicious persons
y. A committee representing the Champer
!. Commerce and the Spanish Casino call
!. upon General Weyler today and assur
&c him Of their patriotic adhesion to him
p" his policy. u
In consequence OF a distribution OF CT
cular containing General Weylers proclaim
It tion requiring the concentration OF all cou
le try people within the limits CT the tow
IS fer protection, there haze been many del
It cations Of farmers colning to santiago
= Cuba to inquire of the military authoriti
p how far the requirement applies to the
and for an Interpretation of the provision
is The consuls of foreign governments a
N seeking the same information
l. A column Of troops coming into Ramon
is Los Laguas, Santiago DE; Cuba, was mr.
Is upon by the insurgents near the mountai
10 of Palmarieas. The latter were routed, lea
10 ing several dead. The, leader. Vega vera
: was wounded and made prisoner.
H. The Spanish bark Grain Canarla, OF
~ tons. has been lcet of Cayo Conftes, nor
,e of Romano. 1t is believed all OF the cr'
m were saved.
~ Admiral Caravo will leave here tomorr'
IN on board the cruiser Herman Cortes for I
~ north coast Of Pinar del Rig Generals B'
" nal and Vicuna have arrived hefe for a co
~ ference with Captain General Weyler'
;, 1t is reported that In the engagement VIM