San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
CUBA REMAINS NERVY
THOUGH BUTCHER wEYLER GROWS
MORE BLOODY.
Inaction of the United States EmbOldens
Him to Many 0Owardly Deeds of
Petty Revenge and Murder,
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.

BY Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
HAVANA, April 4.-War opera
tions have been pushed with great
vigor for the past month. General
Weyler has given his officers and
men no rest. Orders have been
peremptory. Many generals have
incurred his displeasure by tardi-
ness in persecution of the enemy.
The result OF this active movement
has been to completely tire out a
large portion of the army in the
field. The insurgents have been
kept moving, their camps have
been destroyed and dozen hos
pitfalls have been burned during
the month just passed, but the
government has not forced a
single battle upon the rebels. The
only serious engagements have
been those in which the insur-
gents, having the advantage Of
position and numbers, as at
Cuyajabos and Candelaria, as
sumed the offensive and defeated
the regular troops. There have
been many rear guard skirmishes,
which appear in the Spanish OFF,
cial reports as battles and victories
for the crown, but which upon in
vestigation prove to be like some
battles fought by Don Quixote.
Quite a number of them have been
found to be massacres Of una m ed
citizens.
There have been more tales Of
horrors committed than battles
fought In this land of Cuba dur
ing the month OF March. II one
hundredth part Of the stories which
reach here of the operations Of the
columns Of Generals Mieguezo and
Bernal and Colonels Molina, Tort,
Segura and others are true, the rea-
son why General Weyler cancelled
all the passes held by correspon.
dents is plain. From all sides
come reports of excuses commit.
ted by detached bodies OF Spanish
troops in all parts Of the island,
There is no longer talk of attempt.
ing to grind sugar this year. The
problem is now to preserve the
lives Of employees and prevent the
wanton destruction OF property by
troops.
Insurgents have gained more in
the past month than in any two
that have preceded it. Weyler's
DEGREES compelling peoiate to aban-
don their homes in interior
have driven many pee Ne in;
habitants into the~-ss6e1 armies,
The harsh msasGres adopted to-
ward suspects in cities and towns
ALSO ,4sSye Increased the number Of
Y6cruits from families OF the bet
ter class in cities.
The landing OF four important
expeditions has given inspiration
and cartridges to the patriotic
army. Their hopes were never
brighter. The hot weather is
already near and tho rains are not
far off. The limited time remain
ing for the military operations OF
spring makes it plain that Spain
cannot crush the rebellion before
the wet season sets in. The seri.
Gus problem of caring for the lives
OF the soldiers presents itself. A
Spanish officer informs the press
that the losses of the army through
fevers and other sicknesses have
been 1900 since September, and
over $4,000 during the year ending
March 1st.
Recent statistics made public by
the Spanish consul-general at New
York, Senior Baldssana, in which
the total losses for the year were
given as 377, of whom 2S6 were
killed in battle, are so palpably alb.
surd that one wonders II the Span
ish government is serious in pre-
senting them. There have been
single battles in which the Spanish
losses amounted to more than that
given for the entire year.
Generals Aldeco and MADAM have
been sent back to Spain, making
nine generals who have failed to
satisfy General Weyler since his
arrival. General Obrejo is also
booked to return.
General Pando, commander Of
the first army corps, has been or
dered back, allowing Gomez to en-
ter Santa Clara without fighting a
battle. Gen. Valdez is also on the
list. In command of Pinar del Rio,
beside failing to suppress the re-
bellion in that section, he sent an
impertinent message to Weyler by
heliograph. Weyler says he can
get more active work out of the
colonels than from the generals,
and the exodus continues.
There is much dissatisfaction
between the officers of high grade,
and this does not make Weyler's
task any more pleasant. He has
been in a highly nervous state for
several days, and many stormy
inkaruI..uyo hafxuoon him ond thc