The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19
CUBANS ON THE RUN
IF OFFICIAL DISPATCHES ARE TO
BE RELIED ON.


Beng Purely a Coincidence - WeyIe
Plays That He is Sweeping all Befor
Him and That He VIII Soon Have Come
Sarrouuded- Pinar del Rios Non-Pacifi
cation-Fiusncial straits of Tradesnen-
FiIIbustering-F Foreign News in General
copyrighted 1897 by the Associated Press.
| Havana, via Key West, Fla, Feb. 49,
If the official reports are correct the in
| surgent army under Gen. Gomez hat
| been divided into small corps and Go
mez himself is in full retreat before tbs
continued advance of Weyler. Dispatch
IS from Ciege de Avila say that the in
surgent commander-in-chief with 400
men has re-crossed the military line il
the province of Puerto Principe extend
| ing from Jucaro to Moron, and that he
Is going eastward through Puerto Prin'
cipe
General Calixto Garcia, second in com
mand, was reported four days ago &c
| be in the vicinity Of Puerto Principe and
| retreating towards the same point as
| Gomez.
Weyler arrived yesterday at Sanci'
| Spiritus, the most important town in the
eastern part of the province OF Santa
Clare. near the boundary OF Puerto Prin-
cipe, and in the territory where the in
surgent headquarters was recently To-
Gated, and as he has been able TO reach
that place, the report that Gomez Is
retreating would appear 10 be borne
out.
AT SPANISH HEADQUARTERS.
The statements from the Spanish head
quarters are even more explicit. L; is
announced that the insurgents have re-
treated to the mountains and TO the
woods before the Spanish advance and
that from Sancti Spiritus, Weyler will
push forward to Moron, Ciego de Avila
and Jucaro, thus seemingly sweeping
across the island with a large force and
driving the enemy before him towards
the eastern part OF the island.
Strategetically. Weyler's position is a
good one and we'll adapted to keep his
troops supplied we'll He expects TO trap
Gomez between the two wings of the
Spanish column, and thus force deci-
sive Engagement before the rains put
an end 10 military operations. The Gu
bans believe, however, that Gomez will
as usual, slip through the Gordon before
being completely enveloped.
Advices from Santa Clara under date
OF February Il, said that force OF over
a thousand insurgents was camped at
San Gil, twelve miles from that city un,
der the command OF General Mayla Rod
FOL ar1r
intending to continue their march to-
wards the Vuelta district in the same
province.
IN PINAR DEL RIO.
A dispatch form Cancellation del Sur
adds that Pinar del Rio is far from be-
ing pacified. Numerous bands of insur-
gents are said 10 be hidden in thick
woods. and on Monday last the insur-
gents dynamited and derailed an explor-
ing train from Pinar del Rio between
Los Palacios and Paso Real. The line
is still interrupted and passengers bound
from Pinar del Rio to this city have to
be transferred to trains in waiting at
the point where the explosion occurred.
Otherwise the trains to and from this
city are running as usual.
Pinar del Rio reports that small ex-
petition from the Elsie, which landed at
La Mulata several days ago, was led
by Manuel Maria Coronado, a CORES
pendent of FL Liberal. of Madrid, and
by the editor of La Discussion. 1t is
further stated that Collazo landed band
OF insurgents dressed like Spanish guer-
rilias.
The schooner Mercedes was captured
on February -, it is now announced, in
the river Canamambo. She has on board
thirty-three tons of coal. owned by Smith
g. Co., OF Trinidad. Four of her crew
escaped into the burned cornfields OF
that district.
The military commander OF Artimisa,
Senior Hidalgo, reports that families can
resume cultivation in Las CAMS district
under the terms of Weyler's first edict,
but as living inside OF a fortified zone.
According to the terms of the second
edct over sixty families Of that district
were compelled toabandon their homes
burning all the houses, including some
handsome dwellings and a large starch
factory, and reducing them 10 a state
of the greatest poverty.
dispatch from Jaruco says that Emil
Ito Nunez has landed near there.
FINANCIAL STRAITS.
The bank bills question is producing
serious differences among the proprietors
of the exchange houses and the govern
ment officials. Many OF them have re-
turned their licenses 10 the government
and intend 10 close their business. The
whole matter has caused great excite
ment among the people. particularly IN
the cases OF the poorer classes, as the |
stores of all descriptions have, in con-
sequence OF the forced silver bill cur
rency. raised the price OF all kinds OF |
40 per cent.
This IS making the people here desper- /
ate and has added greatly to the bur-
dens they have been bearing for long |
time Milk and beef are scarce. all kinds !
Of provisions dear. and grocers and 9TH |
ers nave raised prices another 80 per |
cent.
To make matters worse no lottery tick |
p sellers are 20 be seen on the streets. |
which depriyes the government OF a fruit |
full source Of revenue and compels it 10 |
adopt other measures 10 raise the funds |
necessary % continue the campaign /
against the insurgents.
ANXIOUS FOR THE END.
The statsment that everybody is tired |
of the war Aas 50 frequently been made /
that il * almost useless 20 repeat il. !
out recent developments have intensified 1
this feeling considerab bly, and there is ev-
cry evidence OF this on all sides. TIE I
feeling Of depression cannot be dissinat-
Everybody seems 70 be anxious for III.
war 70 end. one way O. the other, and /
among business men. merchants ard l
their employees generally. this sentiment I