The Oskaloosa herald., 1896-12-31
REFORMS FOR CUBA.
The Spanish Premier Says They
Win Be Introduced
AWAITS ACTION By OTHER POWERS
More Fighting Reported Near HavanA-
Weyler's Campaign OF Destruction
Contiuned-Gen. Rivera Threat
ems TO Retafiate.

ens TO Retafiate.
Madrid, Dec. 26.-Senor Canoyas del
Castillo, the prime minister, has again
affirmed in the presence of his cabinet
that he is determined to introduce e
forms in Cuba, dating their application
from the conclusion of the negotiations
carried on with other powers, which
are already tending in a direction fa-
yorable to Spain, 1t is understood that
Senior Canoyas referred TO the attitude
of France, Germany, Austria and Great
Britain, the governments of which coun-
tries, it is stated here, are of the opinion
that the United States cannot oyerstep
President Cleveland's message to con-
gress.
More Fighting,
Havana, Dec. 20. - An official am
nouncement was made Friday that the
Spanish troops under Col. Rabanal have
had an engagement with several rebel
parties under Rojas. The scene Of the
fighting was near C~imarroones, prov
ince of Puerto Principe. A rebel camp
was captured and the insurgents were
completely dispersed, with the loss Of
So killed. The Spanish loss was
killed and eight wounded. Advices from
another source than the government
claim that the so-called engagement
was simply a massacre of unarmed non
combatants by the troops.
While a train was passing along the
railway between Caibarien and CANA
juani, province of Santa Clara, a dyna-
mite bomb exploded, wrecking the ar
mored car containing the trains mill
tary escort. Two soldiers were killed
and two wounded.
weyler's Campaign.
New York, Dec. ga Times special
from Key West says: Passengers from
Havana report that another attack was
made Wednesday night upon Regia,
just across Havana bay and almost un-
der the guns of the fortress. This and
other fights near there have greatly
alarmed the people of Havana. The
troop night watch in the suburbs has
been doubled.
News from Pinar del Rio shows that
Gen. Weyler is keeping his word 10
make that section a desert. He has or
dered the guerrillas to collect all the
| cattle and provisions, destroying that
which they cannot carry off, and to
fire all plantations, cane fields and
houses. To the petitions of the people
for food he has turned a deaf ear, and it
seems as though nothing could prevent
hundreds from starving.
Retaliation Threatened.
Gen. Rivera has sent word to Gen.
Weyler that if the latter persists in his
threat to kill all pacificos he (RiVeria)
will make reprisals on Spaniards cap
tured by him. Weyler affects to disre-
gard this, but good authorities say that
he will not dare to carry out his ideas
as broadly as he declared. Already a
wide stretch of country has been visited
by Maj. Archimedez, commanding one
of the bands of Spanish guerrillas, and
he has left a wide path of ruin and des-
olation behind him. Houses have been
burned, plantations destroyed and all
provisions boarded by the country peo-
pie taken or destroyed.
Gen. Rivera is moving out of his in
trenchments, and reports indicate that
a battle may be fought oon Weyler
has visited various points on the trocha
and San Cristoval, but he is always ac-
companied by q large force. A battle
has been fought in the Santa Clara
province between guerrilla bands, the
Cubans forcing the Spaniards to retire
into Remedies with heavy loss.
A Correspondence View.
New York, Dec. 26.-The World prints
Il long Havana dispatch giving an &C
count of its correspondents visit to the
province of Pinar del Rio. He says that
there has only been sporadic fighting
in that province since the death of the
great Cuban leader, Maceo. The
Cubans, he declares, mainly lack lead
ers. He says that residents of the prov
ince are pursuing their ordinary ayoca-
tons. Indeed" he added, "but for
some uncultivated fields, a few ruined
sugar plantations and the presence Of
soldiers in a few towns and villages, he
saw nothing that would indicate that
the country was in a state Of civil war.
VIII Go to Cuba.
New York, Dec. ga Sun special
from Washington says; Senator-elect
Money, of Mississippi, whose term In
the house does not expire until March
4 and who is one ofNhe democratic mem
bers of the house foreign affairs COM
mittee, has determined to visit Cuba
and find out for himself the true situa-
ton of affairs in the island. According
to letter received from him by one of his
personal friends, he will leave Tampa this
morning for Havana, and calculates to
remain a week or ten days. in Cuba.
| Col. Money has provided himself with
all necessary letters and passports. It
is his purpose to seek an audience with
Capt. Gen. Weyler as soon as possible
after arriving at Havana. Col. Money
proposes to request the captain general
to provide him with an escort and a flag
Of truce 80 that he a go into the heart
Of the territory occupied by the In
surgents with a view of finding out
what is going on. AS a member of con
gress and Of the house committee on
foreign affairs he wishes to know what
he Is doing before he casts his vote for
or against any n Of the several reso-
lutions pending.
A Christmas Tragedy.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 26.-During a
Christmas dance al John Garbarinos'