The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

Sept. 14)-''The revolution is in the cit
les, not in the country" is the popular
saying among the rabid Spaniards, and
Weyler, not caring to take personal
command of the troops in the field, is
venting his fury on inoffensive citizens.
Ever since the arrests of Miguel Won
1 adj, General Sanguilly, eminent coun-
! sell and DR.. Casulso, the noted physic-
! ian, it was seen that an era OF persecu-
! lions had been initiated, especially
/ against prominent citizens. Those who
were in a position to leave the country
! Immediately did SO, but others who
could not afford it, or were confident
! that they were shielded by their limo
cence and their high responsibility, re-
manned to become
A PREY TO WEYLER's RAGE.
When there is not sufficient proof to
indict the party arrested, the govern
ment resorts to Infamous tricks in order
to justify it's reasons for the arrest Of
! the same. Take, for instance, oscar De
Los Reyes case. This noted Awyer be-
came suspicious to the government and
not having any discriminating proofs
against him, the police, when searching
/ his house, introduced amongst his pa
( pers an anonymous letter he had re-
/ ceived two months ago of compromns-
/ ing character which he had shown to
/ several naval officers and Spanish vol
unteers of his acquaintance and then
handed them over To the chief of police
in person. And this very same letter
has served to substantiate the charge
against him and condemn him to per-
petual Punishment to the African penal
colony OF Ceuta. Now comes
THE WHOLESALE ARREST
of prominent citizens, which has caused
a commotion in the city and struck ter
ror to all the Cuban residents of the
same. Sunday last it became known
that jose Antonio Gonzales Lanaza, the
eminent lawyer and profound jurist,
holding a chair in the university; Al
fredo Zayas, another lawyer of local
reputation. brother of the unfortunate
revolutionary chief; Juan Bruno Zayas,
killed in ambush; Herbert De Blanc,
Hungarian musical composer Of fame,
and director of the conservatory Of
music; Alfredo Hernandez, naturalized
American citizen, brother-in-law of
Samuel T. Colon, the Cardenas mer-
chant, recently arrived on board the
American steamer Seneca, and cane
planter Of considerable means; the
brothers Hernandez Lamas. men Of
good social position, and finally Pedro
Becera, formerly judge at Jaruco. nad
been taken to police headquarters and
held in communicate that is, locked
in a small closet, each without being
allowed to communicate with anybody
on the outside world. What are the
charges against them nobody knows,
but the government will surely ind
some indictment by the proceedings
already mentioned. The news caused
SUCH A TREMENDOUS SENSATION
in the city that the local press, gagged
as it is, has given expression in very
timid and cautious manner to its els
approval of the measure.
Whilst this is occurring in the cities,
there comes from the country many
tales of misery, hunger and bloodshed.
The stories of famished people, especial-
ly women and children, held back by
the troops around their camp Kettles
IN order to prevent them from taxing
their scanty rations; news Of rebel hos
pitfalls captured almost daily by the
Spanish troops, and officially reported
as a glorius victory over the rebels;
stories of butcheries committed by the
Melguizos, Fondlievas and others, on
peaceful, law-abiding citizens, etc.
Monolas last deed was the killing of
eighteen laborers and four women at
the sugar estate OF Las .Canas, near
AIfOnZO Kill. HSaSduL NUS, 1dl III 4iOlAE-
es and sugar estates have been
BURNED BY THE REBELS
or the Spanish troops. The great sugar
estates of Layita, belonging to
Frenchman; Batalla, owned by Tavio,
a rebel chief; Jesus Maria, Moralito and
Others were burned by the Spanidrds.
And during all this time what is Gen
eraI Weyler doing? Practically nothing
rFho n
surgents, in full possession of the field,
are organizing and drilling their forces
for pext winters campaign; Gomez, IN
the far east, is preparing his next IN
vasion of the western provinces, and de-
termining what ample resources he mas
now at his command to strike declS-
i've blow at Spanish rule in CUBA; Ma
Geo. perfectly well entrenched In the
fastness Of the Ouzco mountains in Pr
mar Del Rio. is ready to receive the on
sqaught of all the Spanish forces, which
are said will be thrown upon him as
soon as new reinforcements arrive from
Spain and will no doubt repel them, as
he formerly did when they tried to dis
lodge him from the Cacarajicara and
Rubi hills. Nevertheless, 1t cannot pc
said that Weyler remains idle, for ne is
daily occupied in signing death sen
fences on the criminals and incendiarles
which are constantly executed publicly;
issuing DEGREES forcing the circulation
of paper money, which is reluctantly
accepted and is expected to be hatly
refused in the near future, thus orlgl-
mating a conflict in our money market,
which will be of serious consequences;
giving orders 10 convert our great
founding asylum, a private charitable
institution, into a military hospital and
throwing out the little waits from their
comfortable quarters into close-wailed'
unheated building.
When the rebels entered the town Of
Bolondron the other day, they carried
away eighty pack mules loaded with.
effects.
Francisco De Paula. within sight OF
Havana, has surrendered to Baldomero
Acosta, who attacked it with 200 men,
and after laying the greater part OF
the town in ashes, carried away all the
arms. munitions and horses. The sound
of the firing was heard in Havana and
caused great excitement