Evening journal., 1897-03-12
CUBRNSBLOWUP RAINS
Effective Use of Dynamite II
Santa Clara.
SPANISH TROOPS NEATLY ELUDED

The Butohery by weyIcr's Soldiers stin
Goes on--An InoGensive Cuban Slain L.
the Sight OF His wife and Children.
Spain Wants to Sell Out.
HAVANA. March 12. - News received
here from Santa Clara province shows that
the Cuhans understand the effective U.s.
OF dynamite I'm their campaign against the
Spanish soldiers under Weyler The ex-
ploring engine of the passenger train com.
ing from Pinar del Rio city was blown up
on the sth inst by o dynamite bomb be-.
tween tho Herradua and PasO Real sta
tions. The engine was completely wreck.
ed, and traffic on the road was interrupt.
ed. The engineer and fireman were slight
ly wounded
A repair train moving In front OF the
regular pas sengor train from Iunas to
Sancti Spiritus and carrying II workmen
was completely wrecked near paredes sta
tion by dynamite bomb placed on tae
road by a rebel. The bomb was intended
for the passenger train, which was filed
with soldiers and passengers. Four OF the
workmen on the repair train were killed,
and six others were seriously wounded.
When the news reached Sancti Spiritus, II
created great excitement The road from
Iunas 10 Spiritus only 81 miles distant,
is the best protected in the country. hav
ing about 80 or 40 solid forts made of iron
rails on each side of the line. Besides,
there is string Of soldiers stationed all
along the road supposed TO be keeping
sharp vigilance. Despite all this watchful-
ness, the Cubans managed 20 place THEN
dynamite on the tracks IL is feared there
that other attacks will be mado on the
road until IL Is destroyed
There is great alarm at Sancti Spritus
at the action of Weyler in taking away the
regular troops and leaving the city 10 bC
protected by volunteers. IL Is currently
believed that Weyler's idea Is to allow th,
rebels an opportunity OF entering the city
when he will order its destruction.
Merchants to suspend Foreign Orde's.
Santiago de Cuba advices report that al
merchants dealing in hardware provision,
and clothing have decided to suspend theil
foreign orders in view of the monetary
conflict existing. IL is further announce,
that many merchants have agreed 70 clos,
their stores.
Great apprehension is felt in the city
and fears are entertained that this vii
l provoke q conflict with the authorize
and goods and provisions will become 81
scarce as 20 create q famine.
Although il is very hard to obtain exnc
/ information of the crimes which are dali,
committed all over the island hy Woylcr
/ ferocious followers, word OCCASIONAL,
comes from tie country describing ospr
cially horrible infections on the poor un
/ offending paciflcos which raises cries o
| Indignation. On March the gucrrillas @
Santa Clara went to the house of quie
and lawabiding citizen named lose FRA
doy Liera, who resided with his wife ant
four children in the oulskiris OF the city
close TO % fort called Barquin.
He was dragged out of hil homo gnC
in spite OF tic cntreat.os cf his wi.o an
the despairing cries of his children, wa
hacked to pieces with machetes ana lei
dead on the road. The poor woman had I
take refuge in Santa Clara, because he
life was also threatened. The crime ha
caused great indignation, for Liora was e'
teemed as an honest and hard workin
citizen. Many other murders quite as hon
rible have occurred there.
The presence at Santa Clara of the Nal
lorca battalion, commanded by Gencra
Segura and that commanded by Colone
Alsina, belonging to Weyler's brigade
seem TO indicate an important movemen
Of the rebels i'm that direction and tha
Weyler is rushing troops to that city, fcai
| ing an attack.