The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-24
The Spaniards Are Such Butchers that Men
Dare Not Stay on The Plantations.
PRISONS ARE FULL TO OVERLOOKING.
Epidemic Among the Cnbnn Prison
ers Fcarcd-Thc Remedies Prison
I'm IL Tcrribfc Sanitary Condition
Containin@ as IL Does Two Thou
sand Men-Spnninh wnrfhrc.
.From a staff Correspondent of the


United Press).
Havana. March 81, via Tampa, March
s3.--The arrests of suspects continues at
such rate that the prisons are now full
ana epidcniicS among the prisoners are
feared. The Remedies prison is in ter
lible sanitary condition. with 1000 pris-
'nets In quarters which are very much
uvercrowded.
AT SaGua there are 226 prisoners and
ihere is room for no more. The same
state of affairs prevails at many other
points. The DEGREES of General Weyler
are being enforced With great harshness
against the Cubans supposed to have
Cuban sympathies. 4 state of panic. as
result of these dccrees, exists, and the
action OF the troops prevails in all por-
tions of the island occupied by the Span
ish. The peaceablc citizens have no fear
oi the insurgents. who follow more hu-
name methods. 1t Is absolutely impos-
sihle for correspondents to learn the
Whereabouts of the prisoners Of war who
are reported TO be taken in the battles
fought. The subordinate Spanish Off
GERS say that secret orders have been
given TO take no prisoners. The C,ubans
release ali the spanish soldiers ciptur-
Gu me Spanish give 10 quarter. So
many plantation employees and managers
'1are been hutchcred that tie men dare
hot remain on the plantations and the
women nave been left IN charge of Them
me men hide in the woods at the an
prnach of the Spanish columns.
te'e Is the proclamation of General
Mach 'mmandin. the third division nf
The First Army Corps. recentIv ,ss,eI
from headquarters at Ho,cuin SANTA
60 province: " ''A' 90
te II known that the forces operating
III 'he territory OF this division have or
eis ueis 10 nre without giving the signal +,
I't'' III any person who travels mt night
~. al H..
~ ana Tor IN" purpose of preventing
accidents this is hereby pu11lisbed re.
general knowledge"
Is giving CUBA. ""' 7i"'h
MucN dissatisfaction In army circ,as
.S,s' sH:,s' inrte hundred officers have np-
P!'eu ior leave OF absence ANA n,,,..r,
a'e beng sent home having incurred
General Weyler's (iispltasurc, Jhc f,n
io"ihS generals have failed to rasis, ~.
ehrnIE operations IN the provinces. +
'ieia-S Navarro. Cannello, Mclla
n'"pu.ua' Macon. Ordoncz ana Cornell
fcceni army operations against T,nn"'
rats Gomez ana Macro have cnmnlo. H.,
!aied ana apparently the only rcsor r;,..s
ic't is marsh measures araIns, ,hr M,
a!ihed residents. wherhe.. Cub3ns Amer,
icahs or o;her foreigners on the ernund
shat they extend aid TO the insurrent
forces '''S" se"'
Foreigners here wonder Now ,onu
c!Ni!iZei nations intend remaining M
e!Ve. Tile authorities fail 10 protect
lncir property and lives. They con
Iihue throwing into prison IHrench
EhSliSh and American citizens ro. poli,.
lcal reasons, There Is no evidence 10
War,an ~ the!r arrest. The attention of
lhe hi;ed states Govcrnncn; should h..
called 10 the arrest OF cic,h, Amsricon
clt!2"nS wn'o are In prison They will
p'opaoiy remain in Jail indefinitely.
YUMA. March 21.--Nia Tampa, Fla.
March. 23-Spain. with the rcbellinn
growing anace in Cuba. tokens of com
ing revolution at home. dangers of 20
with the United States exhnusind croa ".,'
IT, courtes dissolved. pending new rI,c.
'IohS. Is In perilous position. politi
cal leaders here. who are well Informed
say that the crisis is not far off on of
me economist party said to-day "\Vbcn
tahoVas succeeded Sagasta. the Cuban
i.pt''loh WAS just begun. and Sagast;.
VINO was supported by the Fusionists
offered him support in whatever w.o,.
measures should be adopted to supprnss
the rebellion. But CanovaS. cyidrn,ly
lacklng confidence I'm the support or
sagasta and the Fusonists. who with
the revolutions formed a majority aud
feared a coalition with the Carlists and
olhcr dissatisfied factions for Tho. mr.
pose of crushing him. he dpcidad 10
dissolve the Cortes and. with all the
Government machinery at hand. obtain
n victory over his opponents by return.
Ing majority in his favor in the new
corteS.
Then Canovas Issued the decree dis.
solving the Spanish Parliament. Nov
when II has become manifest that m
elections can be held In Cuba. and Sa-
Easta has taken hand and denounced
the action of Canovas in allowing the
Cortes to be dissolved at this critica i
period. tho political chaos that has fol-
lowed is indcscribablc. The autononist
party in Cuba have refused to take mn
In bogus election and the Reform
Darty in Spain talks of remaining away
from the polls. What the outcome will
be no one can tell. 1t would not be sur
prlsinE IL the Republicans who have
been gaining in strength for some Time
should improve the opportunity to over
throw the monarchy
In the recent engagement between the
rebtls and the troops. after the land
Ing of the iilibustering expedition near
Cardenas. the insurgents los; eleven
killed. The troops had only two wound
ed.
General Bernal reports having had
an encounter with rebel parties led by
Gogaus and AurclIo Betanconrt, who
has assumed the title OF civil governor
of the Province Of Havana The fight
took place on the Estlalla plantation.
Geveral insurgents were captured.