The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
CUBANS AROUND HAVANA.
THEY ATTACK SEVERAL OF THE SUB
URBs OF THE CAPITA L.

The Cubans Seize IN Trains for the City-No
Provisions Gould Ne Taken Into Havana
On aatuFday-Ths spaninrds Declare That
weyier IL to Binne for the Situation.
HAVANA. July 81, via Key West, Aug. This
morning 200 insurgents, under command Of
Major Andres Hernandez, entered Las Puentes,
a suburb Of Havana city. and took possession Of
the place. They plundered the military station
in which the Spaniards kept money for the
troops, and sacked several stores, among them q
drug store. from which they took all the modi-
cines. Strange to say, .they did not take any
provisions, and all the stock In the grocery
stores was thrown into the streets. A Cuban
Captain when asked to explain this. replied:
A these food supplies are from Spain. the
rice from Valencia, sausages from Arragon. and
beans from Castillo. We don't want anything
Spanish. even In our food"
The four large grocery stores in the suburb were
ruined, and the all goods they contained were
scattered to the four winds Five other stores
in the outskirts were also ransacked.
Two hundred other insurgents, under Gen.
Baldomero Acosta, were near the suburb to
check the Spanish column, which is operating
around Havana. In case it should como to help
the garrison. The Spanish surrendered after
short resistance, In which they lost q Captain.
Last night several other insurgent bands at
tackled La Vivora, another suburb Of Havana,
and advanced TO Jesus del Monte. Many young
men Of the capital Joined them. wajay, an
other Havana suburb, and Arroyo Apollo have
been fred upon by Cuban bands.
To-day NO provisions from the country could
enter the capital. The Cubans had seized all the
trains coming to Havana. In none Of these Gu
ban attacks have houses or other private prop
erty been burned by the assailants. Less impor-
tant raids were made In tho neighborhood Of
Havana all last week.
Only the Spanish troops remain now In the
suburbs. All tho other inhabitants have fed
to the city. Havana 10 panic stricken and the
raid Of this morning In Las Puentes had In
creased the general alarm. The spaniards 40
cuse Gen. weyler Of being wholly responsible
for the situation.
Gen. Alexandra Rodriguez, Commanderin-
Chief of the Cuban forces in Havana province,
has notified Gen. weyler that he will continue
to make raids upon the capital until the Span
iards are convinced that the best they can do 10
to leave 1t.
The large sugar plantation, Central Triunvi-
ratio. in MstanEas province, has been burned by
an unknown insurgent force. So says q letter
received here from that place, in which 1t is
added that many believe that the plantation
was destroyed by special orders of Gen. Weyler.
In Santa Clara. Matanzas. Puerto Principe,
and Santiago de Cuba provinces the war is
much more active now than last month. In
Santa Clara the Spanish official reports them
selves give a larger average OF daily encounters.
Major Andres Hernandez has issued a notice
for the benefit Of the inhabitants OF Havana
that the Spanish report, authorized by Gen.
Weyler. that Gen. Quintin Banderas had been
killed in Santa Clara province, 10 a lie.
The insurgents say further that Col. Enrique