Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-03

Havana, September 2.-If the Duke
of Tetuan's OF Ter for the removal OF
Evangelina Cossio CisneroS from the
Recogdas to convent has been receiv-
ed here, which the authorities Will not
admit, no action has been taken. Ac-
cording to precedent. nothing will be
done until General Weyler returns from
the field. The date of his return is un- |
certain.
In the meantime there is no danger |
that the girl will be harshly dealt with. |
1t would appear that her release from
prison is only question of time.
Evangelina does not wish to go to a
convent Her chief desire is to face
her accusers in open court. She still
remembers that she has a sweetheart
and she is very anxious concerning her
fathers fate.
She is as comfortably situated now
as possible in a Spanish prison. She
is well dressed, has her meals sent
from a restaurant and is afforded pri-
vacy.
There is a fortune lying in chancery
here to which she has better claim
than anybody else. 1t is not publicly
alleged that any official is trying to
cheat her of her inheritance, but the
matter will be investigated. The for
tune amounts to $1,000,000.
Five thousand of proud SPANS SOL
diers commanded by blue blooded Cas-
lillian officers, down on theier knees
pulling up sweet potato vines. is not
an edifying spectacle, yet that is what
General Weyler and his troops are do
ing since they left the capital last Sun
day. General Weyler's idea is to cut
aft the food supply of the rebels.
From the outskirts of Havana to
Tapaste, where he is at present, Gen
eral Weyler has cut a swath OF de-
struction. Every horse and COW IN
sight has been seized, and growing
crops uprooted. Since military COM
manders would simplify matters by de-
stroying the rebels first, put that 10
not Weyler's plan.
The ravages of disease in the island
increases weekly and the hospitals are
oyercrowded. The foreign consulates
in Havana are besieged with people de-
manding food. h Guanabacoa ratlons
are distributed 3yice a week by the
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crowd in their efforts to get at least
half of small piece Of bread.
The insurgents will hold their cleo
lions for President of the Cuban Repub-
lie to-day. 1t is stated that they have
about $4,000 men under arms and are
possessed of sufficient supplies to last
through the coming winter should the
war continue.
All business is at a standstill and
gold is quoted at premium of 100 in
paper money.
Ofhclal adVices state that within
the last ten days the insurgents have
lost 257 killed, including two chiefs.
In the province of Santiago de Cuba.
the advices say, 81 insurgents have
been killed; in Santa Clara, 25; in
= Mtaanzas, So; in Havana, 60, and in
Pinar del Rio, 54 1t is also stated
that during. the same time AT insur-
gents, 157 of whom were armed, have
surrendered. The Spanish losses DUR
Ing the same period were, according
to these reports, 50 soldiers and six
officers and IS soldiers wounded.
An official report says a detachment
OF regular troops and guerillas while
reconAitering at San Andres. near
Gibara, were attacked by a large force
OF insurgents and after sharp engage
ment dispersed the enemy with loss
of % killed and Is wounded.
On Sunday morning the town Of
Taco Laco, province Of Pinar del Rio
was attacked by band of INSURGENTS
under Pierce Delgado, who entered the
town, plundered several stores and
captured the horses of the local o,ar-
HAS. They also attacked the sarri- !
son at Cachimba. where they captured |
the Tort after a spirited resistance So |
curing a quantity of arms and ammr-
nltlon and killing the garrison.
A report from San Felipe, in the
Havana province, says that force q,
insurgents under Gen. Castillo SURPRISED
a pand OF local guerrillas and killed
80 OF them with machetes.
A party of IS pacifcos which left
Madruga to secure a supply of veset-
aoies were surprised by the Insurgents
and robbed OF their clothing.
Capt. Gen. Weyler has left b;s oo
on the sugar estate of San Anton;a
near Madruga, and has gone in the di.
rectlon of Iona Grillo mountai,
where the insurgents in the Havana
province have again concentrates tho;n
forces.
a CALL FROM THE L-TNrc IN o.A