The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-16

the military authorities at the collecting
centres have been authorized to purchase
the corn at market price or receive II
on deposit. At the expiration OF the
twenty days all the corn not deposited or
so purchased by the military authorities
will be considered
CONTRABAND OF WAR
and the owners of it will be punished as
criminals. The Spanish authorities yes
terday sent from CIenfuegoS, province OIL
Santa Clara, to Cruces, a prisoner OF
war, MammeriO Romero, one or the IN
Surgent leaders who had been sentenced
to death by a court martial at 9 o'ciock
in the morning. He was executed at
Cruces at O'Clock the same evening.
The report of the death OF Aguira, the
lnsurgenG leader, has not been confirmed
During the recent skirmishes in the
provinces of Havana and Pinar del Rio,
the insurgents have lost thirteen killed
and the troops captured two prisoners
In addition, at different points seventeen
persons have surrendered to the author
tiles.
sHssous dissensions are said to exist
between Antonio Maceo and Quintin Ban
dera. The former is said to be lacking
in officers, and Bandera's forces are
said OF be leaving the mountains of Pinar
del Rio ON account of hunger.
1t is believed an important engage
ment will be fought along the military
lines shortly.
Manuel Martinez, classed as an in
death chapel today and Will be
EXECUTED TOMORROW.
1t is stated here that Maxine Gomez
is still with his main force in the district
of Santo Domingo, province of Santa
Clara, although the insurgent leader Ze-
layas and a strong body of insurgents at
Jaguaya la Grande, Matanazs province,
and the advance guard of Comes army
is west of Jaguaya la Grande.
A letter written by Gomez has fallen
into the hands of the Spanish authorities.
1t was addressed to the insurgenf min
and ammunition with which to carry on
the war in the western part of the is
land, adding that if these supplies d:d
not reach him soon the revolution would
be in danger.
The cause of the ill-feeling between
Maceo and Bandera is said to be the
anger of the former because the lat
ter disobeyed orders in not allowing the
peaceful countrymen to concentrate IN
the villages.
The insurgents recently tried to gather
a strong force south of the military line
near Mariel. but were
COMPELLED TO RETIRE
to the mountains. Detachments of Span
ish troops are starting to occupy the IN
surgent positions.
The authorities are now engaged IN
taking special measures to meet the ex-
igencies of the rainy season. General
Suarez Ynclan, after several long con-
ferences with Captain General Weyler.
goes tonight to Bahia Honda 10 take
command of his column General Iesado
is also going to Pinar del Rio to inspect
the hospitals and the sanitary arrange
ments. He has been ordered further TO
examine Immediately into the effect of
the explosive bullets used by the insur-
gents.
The authorities express satisfaction at
the sanitary state of the whole island,
which is pronounced to be very favorable.
They estimate that there is only 90 per
cent as much of all kinds of sickness
as there was in the last rebellion: The
mortality in the new hospital of Alfonso
Trace, in Havana, is Is per LOCO inmates.
while in the old hospital there was IA
deaths for every 1000
The cases of James Barnett and VIM.
Leavitt, who came to Cuba on board the
Competitor. and were captured after
they had landed, has been referred to
the authorities at Madrid and their de-
cision is awaited before proceeding
against the two Americans.