The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
SPANS CRUEL AGENT.
GEN. lROIls HAS BEEN BADLY
FOUNDED IN BATTLE.


nj, uer may Have e Ne Amputatea to Save
nj, L,re-Garcia IL Keeping 900 span-
lara, -t nay-UsinH Bloodhounds In Pursuit
ar Cubsn sIck and wsunded-The Starving.
HAVANA, Dec. 18.-GoD. Don Juan Arolas,
military commander OF the district Of Manza-
nilIo. Santiago do Cuba province. has been
aevereIy wounded by the insurgents. A bullet
atruck him In the right leg and broke a bone.
o.ngrepe followed, and It 10 believed here that
the surgeons will have to amputato the log to
save Gen. Arolas's life.
oen. Arolas was wounded In tho ManEanillo
district during n severe battle on Dec. 8. In
which his column OF $500 men was dispersed
nv the forces OF Gems. Garcia and Rabi. Tho
Spanish disaster was so complete that the news
caused a panic in Manzanillo. and II was noces-
sary for Gen. ScRura to set out with over 1000
mon to reinforce Gen. Pando. Then the Span-
ish residents partly recovered their eQuanimity.
The Government has taken all possible meas
urcs to prevent this news from spreading. A
stormy scene was caused yesterday at the Cap
tain.General's office by the publication of the
following paragraph In the Dfdrio de Ia Marina,
at. the end Of a long letter from ManEanillo;
81 have had the honor Of visiting Gen. Arolas
in the name Of tho Didrio. He 10 still lin bed as
tho result Of the wound no accidentally In
f,ioted upon himself, one OF his legs being In
jurod. Gangrono has interviewed. but 1t 10 hoped
that tho General will soon be able to resume his
command"
Gen. Blanco and tho other members Of the
ptaf wero very angry when they read the
Diarfo's paragraph. Tho two press consors and
the official in charge Of the Press Bureau in
Secretary Congosto's Office were summoned be-
fore the Captain.General and severely upbraid-
cd. The utmost vigilance is now exercised in the
supervision Of tho slightest news details.
Gen. Arolas has been conspicuous in the Cuban
war since carly In tho days Of Gen. weyler. He
WAS the military commander Of the trocha from
Mariel to Maiana, built by Wcyler against
Maceo. in the province of Pinar del Rio. His
cupied, tho town Of Artemisa. Woyler ap;;
pointed him, later, military commander of
Principe. .Aroias, when in Spain. was, q
leader, Of the Republican party, blu, since his
and his hate Of the Cubans. He has a reputa-
tion among the Spaniards rs n military man.
ana has been very frank in some Of his critioisms
eral in Cuba, and he is Maxine Gomez"
by Gen. Pando to dislodge the forces of Gen.
Calixto Garcia from the neishborhood Of tho
pr%sE asi IS really ally amazing, Gems: PSndo and
Segura have now under their orders In that
province 40, 600 men, regulars and militia. and
also fourteen ships, including u large steamer, the
jose Garcia; two others of regular size, Fausto
and Eulalia; five sailing vessels towed by tugs
dhu INC luIBcbL ulboel 'Dpuhioh ~
is considered tho best. heads this squadron.
to gain control Of the ,Capto River. so
strong are the positions held BY the Gu;
Of the vitality OF the Cuban cause. Il is won
derful how the Cubans, with only the aid they
by their. countrymen abroad, hold their own
against the powerful armies Of Spain:
that tho Spanish authorities hero deny per
mission to lntrodnce free Of duty the provisions
American Citizens and tho poor concentrates
who are dying by thousands. This attitude is
l Ths z is all sh1 ir Lif9 Est persons s $ ;m wa, ied l9 on tbs f6oa
introduced. not for speculation, but for hui
manity's sake.
American llD@ Ta%i n peopie from from of heipins % tRRec%e s Starving ing
Cubans. This attitude is n strange one for q
Captain-General who claims to have changed
Weylcr's policy OF determination; The $780,
distributed among the local Juntas for the re.
lief of tho concentrates is already exhausted.
i EG,mine g TSs la,t ss making iT9 Pny Ma,sn al o SaT tb bhe
1000 persons have died oil hunger in the prov
In the province of Havana Gen. Gonzalez Par
RADIO has bloodhounds which accompany the
guerrilla forces in tho pursuit Of tho Cuban sick
in the last war by Valmased and in this war BY
Wcy. er. is now carried out to a considerable ex.
on every whit as 6arbarously as it was six
months ago.
Pitirrc and Regime Alfonso, the last two in
surgent leaders reported killed in battle by the
Spaniards. were ass,ssinated, Pitirre by a
traitor who Joined the insurgent forces es-
following manner: A Cuban courier from Gen.
Betancourt was killed by tho Spanish column OF
found on him giving an appointment to Gen.
Betancourt for an Interview. Alfonso went to
ambush prepared by Molina. He was murdered
with machetes.