The morning times., 1896-12-03
.WEMER's MOVES WATCHED
Everything He Does Known to
Insurgent Commanders.
THEIR SPIES VERY ACTIVE
Havana Bankers Said to Have Made
Offers of Funds to Gomez and
MaceO to Buy Arms-D Disguised
with Wey1er's Mismanagement.
Soldiers Suffering for Food.

New York, Dec. 2:-The Ward Line steam
ship Yumuri, recently up from Hayana,
brought news of the revolution which has
greatly encouraged the Cubans in this city.
The YGmuri was in the harbor 1f Havana
on the day of the second departure of Capt.
Gen. Weyler i'll quest OF Maceo
A Cuban who had escap ped Ia Mexico was
one of the first cabin passengers.
He came or II secret mission to che junta
and Travelled under IN assurled name He
said this morning that when the Yumari
left Havana everything was jn confusion
in the city. Soldiers We're trampin ng thraugh
the streets and officers We're dashing about
with orders The most rigid watch was
kept on persons leaving the city for fear
that news of the movements OF the Span
ish army would reach the insurgents.
All the efforts OF the Spaniards I y prevent
this Information from reaching the Gu
bans, however. were futile, he said. The
Cubans knew Weyler's every move. They
had spies distributed all through the city,
and the Spaniards had no means of de-
tecting them. These spies were in con-
slant communication with the armies Of
Gomez and Maceo.
BANKERS OFFER TO GOMEZ.
Business in Havana was at standstill
when the Yumuri sailed. Half the stores
were shut up and scarcely anybody except
Spanish soldiers was to bc seen in the
streets. Persons suspected OF insurrecJi )n-
airy leanings were watched by spies AMI
were in constant danger OF being thrown
into prison.
In letter to u Cuban in New York, which
escaped the Spanish censOrs, is the state
uent that number OF Havana bankers
who have hitherto held aloof from the
revolution have sent word To Gomez and
Maceo that they would let thcm have
money to buy arms with if they would
hurry the war to conclusion. These
bankers, it is said, are very much an
noyed at Weyler's usnanagcment of af-
fairs. which has seriously impaired their
business.
Austin Aguero, who left this city ON
one or tile recent expeditions, has written
an account of Weyier's recent defeat in
Pinar del Rio TO friends here. Aguero
is in Maceo's cavalry and took part in the
battle in the Rubi Hills. He pays a high
tribute to the skill OF the young American
electrician, Linn.
Aguero says that there are a number of
Texas cowboys, who have seen service in
the ranger corps, on the Rio Grande witt
Maceo's cavalry. They have proved them.
selves TO be very daring soldiers, always
ready for any service that requires PIN ysical
endurance and desperate enterprise
SPANISH s SOLDIERS INVISIBLE
Since the edcfeat of Weyler Maceo' ssoldiers
see very little of the Spanish soldery in
Pinar del Rio. They do not venture from
their strongholds exceptinlarge numbers.
The Cubans are always on the alert. and
when they catch small detached bodies they
invariably destroy them A great many OF
the Spania rds ca ptured have Joined therevu-
luton. They say that Spain's commits
sariat has been SO frightfuny mismanaged
that half the time they did not get enough TO
eat. The Spaniards cannot eetanytbing 10y
foraging. because they are afraid TO forage
The Cubans, on the other hand, are
living well. The people OF Pinar .le
Rio are thoroughly patriotic, and thu
atrocities of the Spaniards have aroused
their resentment to high degree. They
voluntarily contribute to. the support OF
the Cuban soldiers.