New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-19
MAKING WAR on THE WOMEN.
WIVES AND MOTHERS OF CUBAN LEAD
ERS ARRESTED
THEY ARE CONFINED WITH COMMON CRIMINALS
"EL PUEBLO" sUPPREssED--GoM SAID TO
BE CONCENTRATING HIS FoECEs-RAv-
AGES DE SMALLPOX IN EANANA


AGES OF SMALLPOX IN HAVANA
Key West. Fla Jan. 1S.The following Ha-
vana news has been received here; by orue' /"
the Civil Governor OF Puerto Principe orua~
Avecilla. the following women have been ar
rested in that city: Conception Agrdihoh'e'
widow OF Francisco Sanchez Betancourt. Secre
tary OF the Treasury in the last war and mother
OF Benjamin. Calixto Armando, Alfredo ana
Eugenio Sanchez Agramonte all In the reVo'u-
ton. the latter (Eugenio) being Gomez Ph!si-
cian Angela Silva de Reco. wife or brlsauiei
Lope Reclo Loynaz; Maria Agular. sister Oh
Antonio Aguar Varona ex-Cuban CIVIL Govern
OF Puerto Principe.
1t IS also rumored that President Cisnero's
sister and the following prominent citizens have
been arrested Jose Morell Xliquas. Carlos
Adam Masvida Ramon Bosa Boza. Alberto
Agramen;o y BOA Jose More Pera, Nlcete
Ramirez Ledesma, and many others.
The CITY is terribly excited not only on account
OF these arrests but also because OF the suppress
sion OF eel Pueblo" Persons wishing to leave
the city are unabl. TO do So the Governor pro-
hbting their departure. Tho condition OF the
Jail is frightful. There are no accommodations
for women. and those arrested are confined with
common criminals
Campana near Sancti Spritus. There are
many rebel movements In that section and Re-
medos Gomez appears to be making a con
centration of rebel forces preparatory to
formal advance The Government is rushing
troops to that section and establishing a strong
line on the borders Of Matanzas and Santa
Clara provinces 1t is said that Gomez has
given orders to continue the skirmshins policy
and to press fights with troops. but to harass
them until the dry season is over He has also
ordered the capture Of all cattle possible.
II appears that Gomez Will not come 10 n a.
province vet. knowing that he would he
caught in a trap this section AFFORDS no
facilities to depoy his forces There are no
woods or hills and besides il is crossed with too
many roads. railroads. towns at short distance.
etc. Then. too. Weyer would throw on Gomez
10000 or $4,000 men the Governor-General has
in hiding behind the trocha. Gomez knows Wey-
lers plan and is too smart to be caught
The rebels continue active around Havana
city. The people Of the city have been without
milk for the last four days. Vegetables are be-
coming scarce. and prices increasing. the
poor people OF course. being the greater sufferers.
The condition OF things Is alarming. Smallpox
has extended to all wards If the city. and has
assumed frightful proportions. The death rate
is - per cent Smallpox has been officially de
clared epidemic
The censorship is more rigorous than ever. The
publication Of all news OF tho burning Of cane
fields farms. estates. etc. known to be curing
daily in the western provinces. especially Ha-
vana and Matanzas. is prohibited. The flames
can he seen from the city. Rumors OF many
fights reach the city. but are never printed. Pres
sure is exerted on correspondents Of local papers
never to transmit important happenings In the
section named. nor news Of rebel movements.
Havana. Jan. 1S.-Oficial news has been re-
ceived here of the hating and plundermG Of
railway train near this city on the night of Janu-
airy 16 by bands of patcados The robbers
stopped the train at 1890 o'clock and covering
the passengers with their ,uns proceeded to rob
them Of everything Of value they had about
them. There were ten Spanish officers on board
the train who had been pleasure trip to the
CITY and were returning to Guanabacoa across
the bay These the robbers made prisoners and
took away with tn I'M Nine Of the officers were
subsequently released. but one or thern a naive
Cuban was killed for being found in the Spanish
service.