The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-05
PARDONED By WEYLER
CU8ANs RELEASED ON PROMISE
THEY WILL LIVE IN SPAIN.
Town Raidcd by Insurgents and
stores Looted-Garrfson Arrested
for Criminal Negligence.

HAVANA, Aug. AIN addition to the
forty-seven political exiles whom Captain
General Weyler pardoned last Saturday,
permitting them to return here from the
Spanish penal settlements, the official Ga
zette prints to-day a list of fifty-eight
others liberated on the condition that they
will reside in Spain. and E Pals announces
that unconditional pardon has been granted
to siXty-three prominent a~utonomists now
in prison. Among them are the ~well-known
Lawyer Miguel Viendt, Antonio Fernandez
Castro, Maccias Aware, Emile Ledon,
Emile Muchado. Eduardo Armenteros,
Rafael Andrade. John Nunez, Antonio Mac
las, Alvaro Ledon, Augustin Cruz, Joaquin
Bosch, Haturi Cespedez and Juan BolanOs
Eondoro, all of these being pardoned upon
the petitions of the central committee Of
the Cuban Home Rule party. The local
press praises this act OF Captain General
Weyler, calling it 'magnanimous, and
describing is as lin honor of the birthday
Of the Queen Regent"
The insurgents dynamited the culvert
near Esperanza, the railroad station of the
city of Santa Clara, on the night of July 20.
The culvert was destroyed, traffic being
stopped and all telegraphic communication
being cut off. The authorities Signaled by
heliograph to CienfuegoS for relief. The
next night, while the local volunteer forces
We're patrolling the town they came sud
denly upon a group of insurgents in the
center of one of the principal streets. The
challenge was given and the insurgents re-
piled with Viva Cuba Libre!' and opened
fire. The authorities are entirely at a loss
to know how the insurgents entered the
town and succeeded in getting by the fort,
garrisoned by the Third Regiment of local
guerrillas, which was at the extreme end
of the street. AS soon as the insurgents
were discovered a great PANIC ehsued
among the residents-women, children and
the aged fleeing through the streets ana
begging for protection, while the men either
took sides with the insurgents or Joined
the Spanish forces. The stores were loot
ed, the invaders providing themselves with
food, clothing and cash. The military
commander ordered the garrison to help
he patrolmen in the attack on the insur-
gents, who were intrenched in broadway.
The latter were finally repulsed, the regu-
Iar troops losing one killed and twelve
wounded, among the latto~ q lieutenant and
a captain. The Insurgents left four killed
and took away about twenty n The
general belief is that some of the inhabit-
ants helped the insurgents to enter the
Gown. Twenty of the guerrillas who We're
g~arriSoning the fort at the entrance have
been arrested for criminal negligence. Gen
eral Prattos, obeying the Instructions Of
Captain General Weyler, ordered that all
the stores and dwellings on the streets
through which the insurgents entered
should be closed. This order was carried
out by a major and the police.
At 8 o'clock p. m. on Monde" the insur-
gents opened fre on the Tort 1rQlnS the
entrance to Santiago de L. gas Ha-
vana. The firing continued an hour,
but without special conseque. T: beyond
the alarm Produced among the residents.
Artemesia, on Captain General Weyler's
western trocha, was fired upon by a small
band of insurgents on July p, but without
result,
Numerous trifing skirmishes near CANA
guey show that part Of the insurgent force
is in that locality. Headed by General Ca
lixto Garcia, they have marched there to
take part in the presidential election cam
paign.
1t is reported that in a fight at Rio
Amoro, Sagua, Andrade and other we'll
known Havana men formerly with General
Maxine Gomez were killed.