The evening times., 1897-03-11
WEYLER WORKS HIS SPITE
WithdrawS the Regular Troops
From Sancti SpirituS.
SAVAGE VOLUNTEERS LEFT
People in Dread because the Cap
tain General Has Denounced the
City as "Hotbed of Rebel Sym
pathizers" - Spaniards Continue
to Massacre. Harmless Pacifieos.

Havana, March 1.-THE exploring en-
gino OF the passenger train coming from
Pinar del Rio city was blown up on the
Sth instant by dynamite bomb at Kilo-
meter 141, OF. say, between the Herradua
and Paso Real stations. The engine
was completely wrecked and travel in
terrupted. The engineer and fireman
were slightly wounded. Five hundred
yards off wire was discovered leading
to culvert, which was also found de-
stroyed.
On the I'd instant repair train, moving
in front of the regular passenger train
from TInas to Sancti spiritus, and carry
ing eleven workmen To repair the track,
when about 500 yards from Paredes sta
tion. and at about the same distance from
a Spanish fort, was completely wrecked
by dynamite bomb placed on the road by
a rebel party. The bomb was Intended for
the passenger train, but the repair train
happened to move in front. and as soon as
the locomotive struck the bomb cap 1t
caused the explosion. For this fortunate
circumstance a tremendous calamity was
averted, as the passenger train was full Of
soldiers and passengers. Nevertheless four
workmen perishcd and six were severely
wounded.
When the news reached sancti Spiritus-
it created great excitement, which is
easily explained, for the reason that the
road fr5m Tunas 70 sancti spiritus, only
twenty-one miles distant, is the bestpro-
tected in the country, having about thirty
or forty solid forts made OF iron rails on
each side of the line. Besides that, there
is a string of soldiers stationed all along
the road, keeping a sharp vigilance on the
same. Despite all this watchfulness the
rebels managed to commit this bold deed.
tits now feared there that other attackswill
be made on the road until it is finally
destroyed
The same correspondent writes that great
fears are entertained in the city OF Sanctf
Spiritus, on account of Gen. Weyler hav-
ing taken away the regular troops gar
risoning the city and left it In the hands
of the volunteers, six hundred strong. IL
is currently believed that Weyier's idea
in leaving the city so unprotected is to
allow the rebels an opportunity OF enter
ing the same, and after their departure
ne will order It's destruction. 1t appears
that he has sworn vengeance on the city
because he says it lis hot bed of rebel
synlpathizers,' or, it may be that he has
purposely left the city in charge of the
volunteers, kno owingthem to be alawlesss set,
affording them chance TO wreak their
vengeance on Marcos, Garcia and others,
to them obnoxious citizens.
In any case, the rumor is persistently cir
culated that Sanct Spiritus will disappear
some day, and there are many reasons to
believe it is true, since a rabid Spaniard or
prominence, a correspondent OF the Diario
De La Marina, named Fernando Gomez,
was heard stating the above facts. This
may explain the reason why Sylvester
Scovel, the American newspaper CORE
spondent imprisoned in the Sanct Spiritus
Jail, so earnestly requested to be trans
ferred to Havana some days ago, he SEEM
ingly being alarmed with the news about
the destruction OF the city, or an outbreak
amongst the volunteers, as they would
surely drag him out of Jail and kill him in
the event this should happen. The anti
American sentiment amongst the Spaniards
is very strong in Sancti Spiritus.
Santiago de Cuba advices report all mer-
chants dealing In hardware, provisions,
clothing, ETC., have decided to suspend
their foreign orders, ,inview ofthe monetary
conflict existing 1t is further announced
that many merchants have agreed to close
their stores. Great apprehension is felt
in the city, and fears are entertained that
this win provoke q conflict with the au-
thorities, and goods and provisions will be-
come SO scarce as to create famine in
the city.
reported. The rebels were commanded by
Gems. Castillo, Arrange, and Pitirre. and
numbered only 500 men. They sacked
seven stores and carriedaway over $50 900
worth of goods. Fhey also looted thir-