The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-02
WEYLER'S DEAD LINE
1T NOW RUNS CLEAR ACROSS THE
ISLAND OF CUBA.
$4,000 Soldiers Are ON Guard and No
Pass-What Senator Call Wants.

HAVANA, April 1.-The new mil
itary line established across the
island through the province Of Pinar
del RIO from Mariel. on the north coast,
to Majano, on the southwest coast, is COM
p,ete. The field telegraph has been extend
Ell the whole distance OF sixteen miles. This
line includes the towns of Guanajay, Ar
tenisa and Mangas. There Is double line
OF works, with small forts at regular inter-
walls. and about Is. 900 troops are now guard
ing the line TO prevent a sudden dash by
Maceo on single point in his efforts TO
go eastward. The remainder of the Spanish
army. at least 5000 strong. is instructed
to keep closely in touch with the insurgent
army and follow closely all its movements.
From all that can be learned no meeting
between Maceo and the Spaniards has 0c-
CURED during the past week. but it is diff
cult to- see how an encounter can be de-
layed much longer. The food question must
soon compel Maceo TO go eastward Commu-
nication with Pinar del Rio city continues
by courier and heliograph telegraph. The
wires are still down beyond Artemisa, but
the railway from Havana to Artemisa is
open for the transportation of military sup
plies. as is also the road to Guanajay.
Maceo. according to the accounts is ia
a.
near San Diego de los Banos.
General Weyler is pursuing a new policy
Of conducting military operations. When he
arrived in Cuba there were something like
forty generals, ranking from brigad.er up
to lieutenant generals. Weyler believes in
young men, He says that when he was
lieutenant colonel he did more work than
he ever did afterw ards He believes that
young officers with their spurs TO win
more useful than older ones in rank He
says that this war Is not suited to regular
m a IL
visions; that companies OF 1000 men or less
are most useful against an enemy that pur-
Suarez will return to Spain, and also
Lieutenant General Pando, commanding
santa Clara province. Lieutenant General
La Chambre, commander of Santiago, is now
in Havana, and it is uncertain whether he
VIII return to his department. Other gen.
erals are slated for retirement from COM
tween weyler and VALDEZ over over the treat
ment of prisoner. Valdez wanted to exc
cute him, but Weyler interposed and would
not permit il.
The rumor of the certain death of General
Gomez is still current here. and is being
added to by alleged details of his demise.
The latter are that the Cuban leader is said
tysis, and the locality mentioned with some
confidence as the scene Of his passing away
Is the socorrD plantation: in the provinces OF
have been Inferred In the official center"
But no dates are given, and there are no
IdclS IOTlncOIulnS 10 COulTm IepOTt VI
GomeZ's death.
Private news Of reliable character re-
ceived here through other than official chan
nels states that Gomez passed six days since
by Cruces and Santa Clara, going towards
Puerto Principe These advfces assert that
Gomez's health is very much broken and
that he desires to return to Santo Domingo.
The insurgent bands commanded by Ber-
mudez, in the province of Pinar del Rio,
have ordered the countrymen Of Halo de las
Vegas, Quemado and Paso de las Mangas to
join the fnsurgent ranks The countrym men
have complained to the government officials,
and column of troops has been sent to
transfer the families into the towns The in
surgents have already burned the homes of
these families.
Several skfrnishes have taken place be-
tween the troops and the insurgents in the
province Of Santa Clara, as we'll as in the
province of Pinar del Rio. At San Jose de
las Legas and at Gabriel there have been
outbreaks. Twelve insurgents were killed at
the former place and at the latter the insur-
gents hanged six milkmen. The troops I'm
Pinar del Rio have captured twelve insur-
gents.
Hermino Leyva, Central delegate of the
Lesundi, Autonomst, will present himself
as an independent candidate for the Cortes.
General Pendo has arrived here for the
purpose of holding a conference with Cap
tain General Weyler
band of insurgents has again attempted
20 pass the military line of Mariel, but with
out success.
An exploring engine near Cifuentes was
fired upon by a numerous band of insur-
gents The engines escort inflicted con-
siderable loss upon the insurgents