The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-10
SITUATION In CUBA
The Strength Of the Insurgent Forces
and Their Movements.
LATEST RELIABLE NEWS
Something More Than Reforms
the Patriots Propose to Get
Recent Engagements-We
ler In a light Place.
copyrIght lN7 by AssocIalea Pros.


Florida.)- THE various reports and
statements of Captain General Wey-
ler's announcing paciilcation of the
province Of Pinar del Rio and the al
most complete disappearance OF the in
surgents in that part of the island are
far from being borne out by facts. AS
intimated in these dispatches, when
the Spanish commander made the re-
marks cited, IL Pinar del ,t,o vas as
quiet as he alleged 1t to b., what has
become OF the arms. horses. amnuni
tion, stores, etc, of the 1000 men whom
he admitted We're under arms there?
As a matter of fact the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio seem better Off. more
thoroughly equipped and disciplined
than at any previous stage of the cam
paign. In support OF this assertion the
following statements have been gath
cred from most reliable sources:
In the ncighborhood of Catalina and
Las Cueyas are the insusgrnt leaders
Narena Rivero and Luis Perez. with
about loo men. well armcl md hav-
Ing plenty of ammunition. though
poorly clad. In the zone OF Jaucia and
Mula Is the insurgent leader l.aGo with
some GOO men. LaZo is wounded In
both arms. In the districts Of Bayas
Rio del Medic, Manganese, Pena Blan-
ca and Pan do Azucar, are various
groups OF insurgents with 4 total of
more than 500 men under Vidot Ducasi.
Al the heights Of Gobernador and the
Sierra del Riosario the insurgents are
under command of Brig. Gen. Rus III
vera and Leaders Jose Nanirl Earrie
and Perico del Gadi. They consist of
infantry and some cavalry estimated
to number about 500 men. At Sorrra IL
force OF insurgents under Antonio
Nunez. Nunez, however. Is also said 10
he wounded. Al Iona heights is Torro
Bermudezs band and at Blyate and
in the district of Punta Brava are in
surgents under Garraga and Lucas
Martinez. The insurgent leader Bred
erico Nunez IL at Las Mangls, and near
Arabia la Carlota and Arttmisa are
insurgent forces under Lorau.
These forces alone. those of known
leaders of the insurgents In the fields,
are estimated To number about 5000
men. and yet the captain general
kylaims that Pinar del Rio is 'pacihed" !"
Nm addition to these forces u strong
tbody of insurgents which seems To
nave mysteriously disappeared from
the neighborhood of Havana. The
whereabouts of this force il exciting
much attention and Is known to he
causing the Spanish STAFF considerable
anxiety. The friends Of the Insurgents
intimate that big surprise is being
prepared for Captain General Weyler
when he tries to return tn Havana.
ON Feb. |, insurgents destroyed by
dynamite a culvert situated at point
about lis kilometres from here between
Taco Tacon and Bacanagua. Pinar del
Rio. AT the moment Of the explosion
an exploring train from Vuelta Abajo
was passing over the culvert and the
engine went through. The culvert was
totally destroyed and one passenger on
the train was killed. The engineer,
two firemen. "A captain OF the artillery
volunteers. Suraz and five soldiers Of
the battalion of Asturias We're seriously
wounded. Two of them have since died.
In addition. eight soldiers were slight
ly wounded. They We're sent to Pala-
clos. as were the rest of the wounded.
The explosion caused "A panic among
the passengers. who were eventually
transferred to another train. The line
was interrupted on Tuesday.
Dioncsio Ysarragorro, n well known
insurgent, surrendered last week at
Trinidad. He was Immediately liberia
ted under the captain generals decree.
but was afterwards arrested with his
companion. Caciniro Vivas Owing 10
the campaign of La Lucha thousands
Of persons are being vaccinated daily
throughout the entire province. In
spite of this. IT Is asserted. about 5000
cases uf smallpox exists in Havana and
during the last four days 30 persons.
or per cent. of the entire mortality.
have died from this disease. During
| the month Of January NJ Juareco alone,
out of S62 deaths 81 were due To small
pox.
General Weyler, from Las Cruces.
| marched to Villa Clara. the capital OF
the province of Santa Clara. and It was
reported from Villa Clara that he will
| push on to Placetas and Remedies.
| Advices from Remedies say that Gen.
| Maximo Gomez has moved from the
| district Of Sanctl Pirititusto I.asiguina.
which has caused rumors to be circu-
| lated Of q probable conference between
| the generals and eventually the con-
have since been denied from insurgent
! sources.
/ All rumors published about promi-
nent home rulers and former leaders
| Of the 10 years war being engaged in
| treating for peace are entirely without
foundation and are only inspired by
| the Diario de Lamarina and perhaps
reproduced by some correspondents
| here. All statements 60 the contrary.
| IL has been ascertained on excellent au-
thority. that the insurgents expect. In
| the long run. To win something much
more than reforms proposed by the
Spanish government. II Is recalled that
/ the Diario de Lamarina. during the
captain Eeneralship of Calleja. an
nounced that the latter had the inten-
| tion of going a great deal further In
the direction of giving Cuba home rule
than outlined 10y the Cuban reform
scheme. Just proclaimed in Madrid
The Spaniards here. II cannot be- de-
MED. are heartily sick of the war. eN.
cepting only those who are without
money or property and who actually
make better living out Of the revolu-
tiOu than they ever did before Then
there Is another class anxious for the
war to continue-those who hope Ia
better themselves considerably should
the insurgents triumph.
Gen. Gonzales Munuz Is upon ths
point ~ returning To Spain on a leave
Of absence Hts example is to be fol-
| lowed by Generals Basana. BernAl. Piu
and Figures in March. These officers
the friends Of the insurgents claim. see
hui A small chance Of glory I'm Cuba
and considerable danger OF disgrace
To saw nothing of wounds
As this dispatch Is sent II has he.
| come known that some OF the fnnsi
prominent home rulers here. after con.
sulting together over the reforms pro.