The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
PINAR is NOT ~PAClFIED."
TALES FROM OFFICIAL
SOURCES.
REFORM SCHEME UNSATISFACTORY
Government Mt Madrid Urged to
Radically Enlarge the Scope of
the Autonomy for Cuba.

Capt. Gen. Weyler announcing the
pacification of the province of Pinal
del Rio and the almost complete dis
appearance of the insurgents in thai
part Of the island are far from being
borne out by facts. AS intimated ir
these dispatches. when the Spanish
commander made the remarks cited
II Pinar del Rio was as quiet as he
alleged it to be, what has become OF
the arms, horses, ammunition and
stores, ETC., Of the 1000 men whom he
admitted were under arms there AS
a matter Of fact, the insurgent forces
in Pinar del Rio seem better off than
at any previous stage Of the campaign
In support Of this assertion, the follow
ing statements have, been gathered
from the most reliable sources:
In the neighborhood of Catalina and
Las Cuevas are the iEsErgent leaders
Varona Rivero and Luis Perez, with
about 1,200 men well armed and having
plenty of ammunition. though poorly
clad. In the Zone Of Jaucia and Mula
is the inSurgent leader Lazo with 600
men. LaZo is wounded in both arms.
Medic, Mangnacos, Pena Blanca and
Pan de AZucar, there are over 500 in
surgents under Videl Ducasi.
AT the heights of Gobernan of Gober-
nadora and the Sierra del Rosario, the
insurgents are under command of Brig.
Gen. Ruis Rivera and the leaders Jose
Manuel Barrio and Perico Delgado, and
consist Of infantry and cavalry to the
number Of about 800. At Soroa is a
force under Antonio Nunez, though
Nunez is said to be wounded. At the
Iona heights and at Bayate and in
the district Of Punta Bravo, the insur-
gents are under Ga1'raga and Lucas
Martinez. The leader Federico Nunez is
at Las Mangas, and near Arabia la Car
lota and Artemisa are insurgent forces
under LOrau. These forces alone, those
of the known leaders Of the insurgents
in the field, are estimate to number
about 5000 men, and yet the captain
general claims that Pinar del Rio is
"pacified."
In addition to these Is a strong body
of insurgents which seems to have
mysteriously disappeared from the
neighbOrhood of Havana. Their where
abouts lis known to be causing the Span
ish staff. cOnstdera BILE anxiety The
friends Of the insurgents intimate that
a big surprise is being prepared for
Capt. Gen. Weyler when he tries
to return to Havana.
On Feb. 1 the insurgents destroyed
by dynamite a culvert near here, at the
moment that an exploring train from
Vuelta Abajo was passing over the
culvert, and the engine fell through.
The culvert was
TOTALLY DESTROYED
and one passenger on the train was
killed. The engineer, two firemen, an
artillery captain of volunteers, Sua-
rez, and five soldiers of the battalion
Of AsturiaS were seriously injured,
two of them having since died. Eight
other soldiers were slightly wounded.
The line was interrupted on Tuesday.
Gen. Weyler has marched to Villa
Clara, capital of Santa Clara province,
and it is reported that he will push on
to Placetas and Remedies. Advices
from Remedies say that Gen, Gomez
has moved from the district Of
Sancti Spiritus to La Siguanea, which
caused rumOrs to be circulated of a
probable conference between the gen
erals and eventually of the cOnclu-
sion Of peace, but these reports have
sources.
All the statements to the contrary
it can be affirmed on excellent author
ity that the insurgents expect in the
long run to win something much more
than the reforms" proposed by the
Spanish government The Spaniards
here, it cannot be denied, are heartily
sick of war, excepting only those who
are without money or property, and
who actually make a better living out
of the revolution than they ever did
before, or could hope to do again if
peace is proclaimed. Then there is an
other class anxious for the war to
continue-those who hope to better
themselves considera bly,, should the in
surgents triumph.
Gen. Gonzales Munoz Is upon the
point Of returning to Spain on leave
Of absence, and his example is to be
followed by several other generals in
March. These officers, the friends OF
the insurgents claim, see absolutely no
chance of glory in Cuba, and consid-
cradle danger of disgrace to say moth
ing OF disease and wounds. Conse-
quently, their enemies add, seeing that
the insurgents must eventually tri-
umph by the machete or otherwise
they are adopting the policy of rats
when the latter become aware that the
ship which harbors them is upon the
point of sinking.
The insurgents on Monday fired upon
a MatanZaS train near Camp Florida
Wounding a Spanish major and tw1
passengers.
AS this dispatch is sent, it has be-
come known that some of the most
prominent of the home rule leaders
here, after consulting together over the
reforms projected for Cuba, succeeded
In sending a cable to the Madrid
government, requesting the latter to
radically amplify the reform scheme
adding that under it's present form
there is absolutely no chance of its
meeting the wishes of the insurgent
leaders and bringing about the pacifi-
cation of Cuba
AT Regia yesteray, the Spanish au-
thorities arrested Charles Scott, an
American. Consul General Lee says
that up to the present time he has been
unable to ascertain the charges made
against Scott.
DR.. Casper Betancourt, the Amerf-
can dentist, who was arrested on the
charge of completely in the insurgent
cause and set at liberty last night, to-
day visited Consul General Lee and
thanked him for the interest manifested
in his behalf by persons connected
With the American consulate.