New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-03
IS GOMEZ SUING FOR PEA CE !?
\ RUMOR IN MADRID THAT THE IN
SrRGENT CHEF Is WEAKENING.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE DEVASTATED
IsrAND-FOrR MEN IMPRISONED by MIS-
TAKE FOR FIVE YEARS.

IsrAND-ForR MEN IMPRISONED by MIS-
TAKE FOR FIVE YEARS.
Madrid April "A rImor was circulated in tie
Chamber Of Deputies to-day to tho effect that Cen
oral Maxine Gomez the commandments OF
the Cuban Army. j. suing for peace
Havana April :.-rho military line across the
province Of Puerto Principe. from Jucaro, i'm the
south. 10 Moron in .he north. has been entirely
closed Tho Spanish troops occupying the Island
OF TUT guiana. OFF the Moron coast. have construct
81 fort in the ONLY pass which IT is possible 10
cc' through and the Spanish military authorities
believe that the line Of forts stretching across
taat part cf tie island has restrained the
r1)vements OF the insurgents under General Max
mo Gomez t5at nothing IL LEFT to the latter but -
escape by Sc in boat
The report .cnt ont from Key West to the effect
thatSicnera Rivera was shot at sunrise this morn
Ing Is untrue. The trial by court-martal OF Gen
eral Rivera * being proceeded vita behind closed
doors AZ san Cr.sjobal
Dispatches from Cicufucgos. Province Of Santa
Clara. announce that "aptain-ieneral Weyior mas
ordered the arrest and imprisonment of the chief
Of Police there S.Nor Merina. several police in
spcctors ana thirty-1vc other persons. 1t appears
that TIE Captain-Genrral while visiting the Marine
Hospital. which contained twenty patients. made
inquiries which elected the information that the
rat'ons there were Of a poorer quality than those
served I'm tho military hospitals where there are
2co patients Thercupol no issued orders 10 the
effect that Will I'll useless expenditure % be
avoided. all persons convicted % deprivng the
sick OF what IS due to them will be severely pun
shed.
Among those who are said be implicated in
the hospital scandal is a prominent property
owner and member Of the Santa clara Provincial
Deputaton. IT is further believed that the respon-
sibility will reach other and more important per-
sons OF hish social standing It is also said that
several officers Of high rank will shortly be
rested in connection with the same affair.
A dispatch from Santa Clara announces tho ar
rest there of Senior joaquin pena, Editor OF Eel
Universe"
The first telegrsphic dispatch recei'ed from san
Juan Martinez. I'm the western part OF the Prov
ncc OF Pinar del Rio, since the insurrecton broke
The MARQUIS PalmcroIa. Secretary Of the Gov
eminent has arrived here from 'ionfuegos. and
difficulty which is pointed TO by the Spanish
authorities as being proof Of the decline OF tho
The Alfonso XIII battalion. at ford across tho
Uanahana River. on the borders Of Santa Clara
near Guaracabuya, has been engaged with a force
Of go insurgents. who w,rc trying t. cross the
river into the Province OF Matanzas The enemy
occupied good positions. whore they awaited the
advance Of the troops. In the fight which fol-
lowed The insurgents were defeated with the loss
Of many men.
There is a great scarcity Of water at Santiago
de cuba and the authorities there have been com
PEELED 20 reduce the water ratiOns of the prisoners
and sick persons in the ilii and i'm tho hospitals
A merchani Of this city named Nicholson has
ordered philadelphia steamer bound for San
tIago de cuba TO load minerals to carry water
there for the thirsty residents Four hundred
casks of water arrived there ballast on the
steamer Earndale and thousands Of persons "a; TIL
cred about the wharf In order to obtain Of
the water.
In a tour Of Inspection which the Governor Of
Matanzas has just made Of the asylums and iails
of the city of That name. ne learned that four
prisoners had been kept In confinement for five
years through The Of court official. The
court. II appoars threw ont the charges against
them, ana the court clerk In charge OF the matter
forgot to carry out the orders which he had re-
ccIved TO secure the release OF the prisoners. and
the papers in the case have been lost The court
will now prosecute the offenders