The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-10

--.,ss.4 iss7 b the Associated F'rsss-
E.vsvA. via Key Vest, Fec. s--Ths
-. -eaorfs ard statements q CAPT
Wrgvsss. announcing the pscsilcatioa
- - s~aysaes Ct Pisar de- kio snG the
conpssie dlsaE'2esFancs o. tha IN
49,. = .hst rzrt u the Island. are far
50 80 b,yra out b. facts. AS inti-
sfsl- = gs,ss. dispatches when the span
So e--.-,srssr made the remark cited. Il
81 Res was a. quiet as he alleged
- shzf has become Of the arms.
.mmunltlon. stores, etc. OF the
- xaofu he admitted were also un-
- srns there
-. mater q fact, the insurgsnt forces
go del RIO seem 70 De better Of
- tseroaghlg equipped and disciplined
- = say previous stage or the cam
- T-hese forces OF the known leaders
= aegk are estimated 10 mum Der about
80 vss the captain general claims
-. pssar de- no IS '-pacaTied" In add
-. : ,beas forces q strong body % tn
.~.varts i ssi4 70 have mysteriously dis
1870 from the ns4ghDorhood Of Ha-
- TIE whege8bouf Of this force is
.<erlng much attention and Is known 10
!. sanslng the Spanish stAn considerable
s.x,.sy. The friends 81 the insurgents IN
,swsts that BIZ surprise Is being pre-
- sor Capt Gen. Wsyler when he tries
: rstsgn to Havana.
~ Fehraary / the insurgents destroyed
= kvnam!te a culveFt about 100 kilo-
...,.vs from here. between Taco Taco and
E.esn4xg4, Pinar del Rio. At the mo-
80 ~ The explosion an exploiting train
49,, vvsita Aba5o Was passing over the
.sx,fs ana the engine fell through. The
ss,v.r, nas totally destroyed and one pas
sarsr on the train was killed. The en-
ssssr. g.o firenea. saptain OF artillery.
sasaseers and Eve soldiers Of the battai-
- 81 asturizs, were seriously wounded.
20 81 them have since died OF the inju-
y,<s tsas received In addition eight sol
ssr. were slightly wonnred. They were
aat 70 Palacfos. as we're the rest Of the
.een1ea men The explosion caused a
sksse among the passengers. who were
sssasaaily transferred TO another train
.. llns vas interrupted on Tuesday.
thousands Of persons are being yacctn-
sssd daily throughout the entire province.
+ spite o. this II is asserted about $500
eassS a. smallpox exist ia Havana. and
.sriag the last four DAYS thirty persons.
e. psr eeaL OF the entire mortality. have
tsa frem this disease. During the month
4 January a. Jaruco alone. out of ~
kfatttt 81 were Nk1 10 smallpox
AL the statements 10 the contrary, Il has
iesa gseertsined on excellent authority
fsai the Insurgents expect In the long rlin
is ssn something much more than given
= The reforms proposed by the Spanish
ssrsrrnent. II IS recalled that the Diaro
4 q Marina during the captaIn-generar =
seaeFziship announced that the latter had
&C iniention o. going great deal further
4 tie direction % giving Cuba home rule
tAan eui.laed iu the Cuban homo rule
shsme just proposed ia Madrid The
sszalsrds here. q cannot be denied, are
hsafilly sick OF the war. excepting only
sAese who are without monsy or property,
she actually make better living out OF
ts feVolntlon than they ever did before or
eaais hope 70 DO again n peace is pro-
dalueG Then there IS another class anX-
has for the war To contlnme-those who
Aa2e to better themselves considerably
eeali the insurgents triumph.
Cen Gonzales aiunoz fs on the point OF
'sisrnlag n Spain or leave OF absence.
rs example is TO be followed BY Generals
assana. Pia Figueron and Lsosas in
March These officers. the friends OF tho
an9Tgeats claim. see absolutely no chance
Y glory In Cuba and considerable danger
q Disgrace 20 say nothing Of disease and
Eoaz6s. Consequently. their enemies add.
esshg that the Insurgents must eventually
rTamph hy the machete or otherwise they
afe adopting the policy OF rats. when the
alter become aware the ship which har-
aars them Is upon the point OF sinking
As this dispatch Is sent Il Is known that
~ most prominent 81 the home rulers
AsFe. after consulting together over the
ftlarms projected for cuba. succeeded I'm
sealing a cable dispatch TO the Madrid
seswnmeat. requesting the latter 10 am
fs'y The reform scheme. adding that under
y present form there Is absolutely 10
shsfce u So meeting the wishes OF the n
ssFssnt leaders and bringing about the
fs1iacation Of cuba
IA Wonid Mean Freedom.
NEW YORK. Feb. ia.--In answer 20 the
saesiiou. Could You materially Increase
ne size of yo1ir army n ycu had plenty OF
srfas snd 8mmuuittona F' asked OF Gomez
e Worli correspondent. the Cuban gen
ffai said
= coea march into the province Of
havana NTH s5.ooo men 81 a month. and
TAT woai mean the almost immediate
freedom a. Catu. fer one cuban ia as good
e lse Sq8ular3a More than that. I am
faurlnccA shaf with Sa ~ men property
afuet ana equipped AMI escorted by ar
N.sry. The SPANISH army caul3 be driven
ffam Cuaa within three months"
nr. netanrourt Released.
HAVANA Feb a-pr Caspar Betan-
saert ihe American deutist. who was ar-
ffsiaa oH December as "a political sug-
49, NHs liberated last evening