Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-01
LATEST CUBAN ADVICES.
Many Women Arrested Charged with
Conspiracy.
Insurgents Plumber and Burn n Toy.n
Natives Join the Rebel
Ranks.

HAVANA, via Key West. Feb. L.
The Santiago de CuDa police have
placed unuer arrest on the charge OF
conspiracy the following. CUBAN
women:
Gregoria Desoendsz, EnleIla ORAL
Ruet, Dsla Bell, Amelia Diaz, Nicsnora
Bell, Julia Belno. Nicolasa Veitz.
Justina Velez, Innocencia Gilar, Iuez
Brown, Lareto Litorcsda, Paula Bell.
Margsrita Caron, Rita Gilar and An
tonia Espsrn.
A dispatch from Santiago de CUBA
reports That Gen. Calixto Garcia, with
5000 men has concentrated his forces
IN the vicinity OF Bsyamo and'ibas no
is now marching eastward.
Another report from Santiago de
Cubs also snys that thousands OF per-
sons are without subsisLencs anu that
they are anx'ously awaiting permis-
sion to grind cane from Captain-Gen-
eral Weyler, for the purpose of saving
them from actual starvation.
ManzSnillo reports are to the effect
that at 8 O'Clock at night on January
l7ih the insurgents assisted by friends
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sixty miles from MGnzlnilio. After
plundering the town and the stores
they burned sixty private houses ami
three well stocked dry goods and
grocery establishments. Owing to the
unfavorEble location OF the FORTH.
cations thp soldiers were unable 10 ire
upon the attacking party of Cubsns be.
cause IN 80 doing, they would nave
been compelled to kill the peaceful
inhRbirants who were running through
the streets seeking To gain 8 refuge al
the Notifications. Some OF the In.
habitsnts OF the town even Joined the
insurgents and in this manner escaped
with their lives.
On the night OF January 81, the in
surgents attacked the fort OF Alfonso
MI in the province OF Matauzss. Be.
ing repulsed they burned the cane
fields in the vicinity OF the town ieav.
Ing limo OF fire as far IS Colchitas,
six miles distant. Reports from
Taspese are TO the effect that the
families OF the Pacificoes concentrated
within the limits Of the cultivated
zone, are moiested night ana day by
the Insurgents, making subsistence
difficult because Of their inability to
carry vegetables and other farm
prouucts to the town OF San Jose des
lac Lsjas and Havana for the purpose
OF effectiug an exchange. Because OF
the rapid movement OF the insurgents
In the vicinity OF San Jose des las
Lsjas, and this continuous destruction
OF property the iHhabitsnts OF that
town are compelled to live on sweet
potatoes and honey.
The mortality from small pox at
Havana is very great, Ilany persons
having died here during the past two
days.
IL is estimated that SO per cent OF
the deaths In Havana now are due to
small pox, 6l per cent dying from she
combined effects OF other disease.
II. X. sheridan an American citi.
zen from the state OF Ohio, now stop
ming at the Hotel IngIeteria, while
going yesterday to Cojimer was stop-
red while en- route because he had
not obtained permit. He was ar
rested and sent back to Guanabacoa,
where he was confined to room Ut
the city hall. He says he was well
treated.
Military Governor Nsrciso Fons.
doviela procured his supper for him.
He SAVE he WAS rather frightened
when first arrested, the soldiers point.
ing their bayonets at him and making
other demonstrations OF violent ma
ture.
MIR. w. g. Barker an American con-
sui while returning to his home in
Havana WINS detained by policemen
who searched his vnlise. He pro-
tested to the authorities who immedi-
ately released him and apologized for
the mistake.
MIR. Barser expresses himself as sat
isfied at the explanation.
Puerto Principe insurgents have
sueceeued In burning the farm houses
on the plantations OF FuiraoItO, I'll
Polio and Ceibato.
The Moran plantation has also been
destroyed.
Cuban insurgents recently entered
The town OF Dan Nicholas, province OF
Havana, and plundeIsu the grocery
and dry goods stores. Other insurgents
forced their way to the town OF Bata-