Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-04
CONDITION IN CUBA.
The IESursent President Has No
Abiding Pace.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE JUNTA.
Gomez Has Political Asp raliOns-Clyil
Sr.fe-Dislress IN Puerto
Principe.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a Havana
special to the World sayt:
Puerto Principe province is com.
paratively quiet. 1t is the largest
province in Cuba, except Santiago,
but has the smallest population. OF
its $4,000 inhabitsnts $4,000 live in
Puerto Principe city, provincial
capital.
The railroad connecting Puerto
Principe city with the seIport Nue.
vitas Ia in regular operation. There
has boon great Improvement in that
respect since last summer when the
railway was blocKaded. The country
between Puerto Principe and the sea
was Overrun by the lnsurgent bAnde,
but the death Of their leader, jose
Maria RIdriguez, was q severe loss
which tney have not recovered from.
A large part OF the province beieg
uninhabited the Insurgents were about
to roam about until General Csstells-
nos ana the military government pur-
sued the different bands and drove
them into Santiago or into the wilder.
ness of the Nslasa hills, In tho south.
eastern part oil The province.
The so.callei president and his cabi-
net have no fixed abiding place.
1t has been reported in the United
States that point called, Cuevitas was
the seat OF government OF Cisneroe.
Cusvitas 10 not town but q plantation
belonging to QUE OF tue well known
Belancourt family. Ragged hills rise
In its center. Ii has beun fEequented
by Spanish columnp. but General Cas-
teilau0s does not regard 1t as point OF
| sntii cient consequence TO regularly
| garrison.
The insurgents hold no town or vii.
laRe 10 the province.
The only thing like town ever
taken by the Insurgents was Gugusi-
mnri and that was not held by them.
An intercepted EIetter to Gomez
and dated Dece mber was filieI win
| violent complaints against the junta
| Ia New York. Gomez Ia 10 O bad
| physical condition anu IL generally
dissatisfied. He has quarreileu with
| other lenuers OF the rebellion. Toe
dissensions were lik. those in The
| former rebellion.
Gomez has attempted to ignore Cls-
neros and maze himself dictator in
political as well as in military affairs.
Cnlixto- Garcia As tbs-s soS y a-s ader
who shows signs oil activity. lnfiuea j.
iial creole families In Puerto Prinuipe
| strongly desire that a civil strife should
| endure and they will Withdraw the
| province from the Influence of the
| revoutlonists, II 1t were possible.
There is some poverty ADD distress
In Puerto! Prince city on acct unit OF the
numerous refugees. There has been
oh trt Ia. A.,u ,lah
that section, especially on the line OF
the eastern trocha, chiefly maIarlal
fever, sput there has been great i'm
provement reosntly. Major Jininicz
commanding three squadrons OF cav
airy Of Ell Principe reg Iment, has bveu
prom oteu for warR in the field north OF
san Cristobsl, Pinar del Rio province.
While moving along the base OF the
hills near GeorOial anu Blanquite, he
swooped down on some bands OF in-
surgents foraging, killed twenty and
wounded most OF the remainder. Those
VINO escaped into the hills were cap
tured In arms.
All the trains are running regularly
10 Pinar del Rio, Havana and Matan-
zas provinces. Parts OF some lines In
Santa CLARA province are not operated
because the bridges destroyed have
not been replaced.
Trains run daily TO Cleniuegoe, 1876
miles from Havana. LasI May ali the
lines were wholly interrupted or trains
were run In portions at irregular In
tervals.
MAKING GOMEZ MAY SURRENDER.
MADRID, Jan. 4,-Pnvats telegrs ms
from Havana say 1t is possible that
Maximo Gomez and other influential
CuDans will surrender to the spanish
authorities.