The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-19
(copyrIght. ls9l BY the Associated Pfess.)


HAVANA, via Key West, Fla, Feb.
ls.-lf the Official reports are correct,
the lnsurgeut army under General
Maxine Gomez. has been divided into
small corps. and Gomez, himself, is in
full retreat before the continued adj
vance Of Captaln-G General weyler.
Dispatches from CIego de AvIla say
that the Insurgent commander-In-chlef.
with four thousand men, has re-cross-
ed the military line in the province OF
Puerto Principe, extending from Juca-
ro 70 Moron, and that he is going east
ward through Puerto Principe and in
the direction OF the capital OF that pro-
vince, also called Puerto Principe.
Genral Calixto Garcia, CGomez's sec
ond In command), was reported four
days ago to be in the vicinity of Puer-
to Principe, and retreatlng towards the
same point as Gomez.
Captain General Weyler arrived yes
terday at Sancti Splrltus, the most Inn
portant town In the eastern part OF
the province OF Santa Clara, near the
boundary OF Puerto Principe and In
the territory where the insurgent head
quarters was recently located, and as
he has been able to reach that place,
apparently without any serious moles-
tatiOn upon the part OF the insurgents,
the report that Gomez is retreatlng,
would appear 10 be borne out by facts.
The statements from the Spanish
headquarters are even more explicit 1t
is announced that the insurgents have
retreated to the mountains and to the
tta fakN nd
that from Sancu Spiritus. Captain
General Weyler VIII push forward his
columns to Moron, Clego de Avlla and
Jucaro, thus seemingly sweeping across
the Island with a large force and drtv-
ing the enemy before him towards the
eastern part OF the island.
Strategetically,G General Weyler'sposi-
ton Is n good one and well adapted to
keep his troops supplied well. He eH-
poets 10 trap Gomez between the two
wings OF the Spanish column and thus
force a decisive engagement: before the
rains put an end to military operations.
The Cubans believe, however. that Co
mez Will as usual, slip through the
Gordon before being completely enVel-
oped.
Advlces from Santa Clara, under date
of February II, said that n force OF
over u luOuSNuu lAlsuA AbGAlL1 NuS StAA.AF
ed at San GIL, twelve miles from that
city, under the command OF Generals
Mayla Rodriguez and Chuco Montag-
udo apparently intending to continue
their march towards the Vuelta qlS-
trict In the same province.
A dispatch from Consolation del Sur
adds that Pinar del Rio Is far from be-
ing pacIted. NumerollS bands OF In
surgents are said TO be hidden In thick
woods and on Monday last the insllr-
gents dynamlted and derailed an eX-
ploring train from Pinar del Rio be-
tween Los Palacles and Paso Real. The
line is stIll interrupted and passengers
bound from Plnar del Rio to this city
have to be transferred to trains IN
waiting at the point where the explo-
sion occurred Otherwise, trains to
and from this city are running as
usual.
Pinar del Rio reports that small
expedition from the Elsie, which landed
at la Muleta. several days ago, was
led by Manuel Maria Coronado, a cor
respondent of FL Liberal OF Madrid and
by the editor of Ia Discussion. II is
further stated that CollaZo landed a
band OF insurgents, dressed like Span
Ish Guerrlllas. The schooner Mercedes
was captured on February II, 1t is now
in the river Canambo. Sac
had ON board thlrty-threR tons OF coal,
owned by Smith & Company, OF Trlnt-
dad. Four OF her crew escaped into
the burned canefelds OF that district
The Insurgents have attacked Vega
Alta and succeeded in burning two
houses on the outskirts Of that town.
The military commander or Artlmlsa,
Senior Hidalgo, after reconnoitering the
= q
can resume cultivation there under the
terns OF weyler'S first edlct, but not
as living inside fortified zone. Ac-
rordlng to the terms OF the captain gem
erals second edlct over sixty families
OF that district were compelled to abnn-
don their homes, burning all the houses.
including some handsome dwellings and
a large starch factory, and reducing
them 10 state OF the greatest poverty.
At CandelarIa, Pinnr del Rio, there is
n great scarcity of vegetables, etc, as
the Insurgents will not permit the cOun-
try people to send such supplies into the
place.
A dispatch from Jaruco says that
Emilio Nunez has landed near there
The bank bills question is producing
serious differences among the proprie-
tors OF the exchange houses, and the
government OlllClhlss AAhhS VI NhSAh
have returned their licenses TO the gov
ernment and intend to close their busi-
ness.
The whole matter has caused great eS-
cltement among the people, particularly
in the case of the poorer classes. as the
stores Of all descriptions have, IN cor-
sequence of the forced silver bill cur
rcTicy, raised the price OF all kinds OF
merchandise 40 per cent.
This is making the people here des-
perate, and has added greatly to tho
burdens they have been bearing for a
long time past, MIX and beef are
scarce; nll kinds OF provisions are very
dear; the butchers have Just raised their
prices another 30 per cent, and grocers
and others have followed their example,
TO make matters worse, no lottery
ticket sellers are to be seen on the
streets, which deprlves the government
OF fruitful source Of revenue and cont
pcis II to adopt other measures to raise
The funds necessary to continue the
campaign agAist the insurgents,
The statement that everybody is
tired OF the war has 80 frequently been
made that II Is almost useless to repent
1t. But recent developments have In
tenslned this feeling conidcrRbly and
there Is evidence of this on all sides.
The feeling OF depression cannot be dis
sipatcd by changes In tho features OF the
campaign. Everybody seems TO be anN-
ious for the war to end, one way or the
other, Rnd among business men, rier-
chants uud their employees generally this
sentiment Is the most strongly cN-
pressed.