Evening journal., 1897-04-10
-tLER is IN DISFAVOR
Spaniards Complain That His
Expedition Was a Failure.
THE CUBANs WIN A BIG BATTLE.

They Are Reported TO Have Captured Two
Iunired RIFLES and % Great Quantity OF
Ammunition In Pinar del Rio--Isivera
Now In Cabana Fortress.
Havana. via Key West. April TO-
The extraordinary conduct OF General
Weyler mas caused a storm OF adverse
comment His much vaunted campaign
has been an absolute failure. Indeed
since he left Havana on March q the
captain general has done simply moth
ing from military standpoint
General Weyler Is now IN Trinidad,
ana Ills believed he is going to the Ju-
caro- Moron trocha, presumably 10 in
spect that much talked Of barrier, which
apparently serves no purpose but to
fence General Gomez off from Calixto
Garcia
While 1t has been notorious that Gem
eral Gomez has been near Arroyo Blan-
co since before General Weyler set out
no attempt has been made to dislodge
him. and nearly three weeks OF valuable
fighting weather has been marked by
no military operations OF even pretend
ed Importance.
The"captain generals morality cam
| paign against corruption is a byword
throughout the Island as, however much
need there Is IN the Spanish service for
reform. General Gomez, 1t Is considered,
is the all Important issue. and it has be-
come plain that General Weyler has
| been lodging it. 1t is believed here
/ that the captain general was warned
| By SenOr Canovas not to remain longer
| IN Havana as the great and growing
dissatisfaction might necessitate his re-
call. and his so called trip to the front
was made simply to give the Impression
| in Madrid that he had actually taken 10
the field
Reformation Laughed At.
The idea of reformation in the service
is openly laughed at here. while rebel
activity In every province proves that
SPANS problem IS farther than ever
from a solution.
1t is asserted that a few days ago.
during a temporary marshaling of in
surgent forces in this province under
| Rodriguez, Castillo, Delgado and Acos-
Ia, 1000 men were encamped within
cannon shot Of MORO castle. This, with
the daily reports of fighting, shows what
stories of pacification amount TO. In
the meantime it is estimated that the
Spanish loss to date in the field and in
hospitals VIII reach $1,000.
Mrs. Rosalia LANAI GA years old,
four Of whose sons are with The insur-
gents and a fifth IN a Spanish prison
in Africa, has sailed for Key West,
having been released after several
months Of imprisonment in Las Recog-
itas with the lowest class of female
criminals. OF her five sons three Joined
81. & Ia.
other two were arrested. One was re-
leased and one was sent without a trial
to Chafarinas. then to Ceuta, inconu-
nicado. The one who was released then
Joined the rebels.
AS Mrs. Lamas suffered from parel-
ysis. her unmarried daughter Rosaua
was accorded permission to 30 with hei
To- the vile prison. Mrs. Lamas was fin
ally sentenced to go to the isle Of Pines
then TO Fernando Po but now it hal
been decided to allow her to leave cuba
She was charged with maintaining cor
respondence with the rebels and send
ing them medicines. In reality her sol,
offense was that her sons were In arm;
against Spain and could only be pun.
ished through her.
There is renewed talk here about ne.
gotlating for peace based on the belief
that Secretary Sherman and Minister
De LONE are discussing some plar
which will have the approval of the jun
"a in New York and General Gomez
and the Cuban civil government. IL q
not thought here that anything shor
Of independence is under consideration
General Gomez who hates a Spaniard
and is too old to reap any selfish re-
ward, is wholly committed To the prof
ect of freeing the island.