The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-10
General Weyler's Statements
Lack Confirmation.
The Butcher General is Anxious
About the DOings OF Rebels.
Reliable Reports Say There Are Fully 10000
Insurgents In the Province.

statements that the province of Pina
Del Rio is thoroughly pacified sadl!
lacks confirmation. In a recent inter
view, the captain general stated that th'
insurgents in that part of the islant
had completely disappeared, but they
arc expected to reappear at any mo
ment, to the everlasting discomfort o
the Spanish.
The facts are, that the rebels In Pinal
Del Rio, numbering fully 1000. are bet
ter equipped and disciplined than at any
time during the war.
In support of this assertion, the fol
lowing statements have been gathered
from the most reliable sources:
In the neighborhood of Catalina ant
Las Cuevas are the insurgent leaders
Varona Rivero and Luis Pezes, with
about 1900 men, well armed and having
plenty of ammunition.
In the zone of Jaucia and Mula is the
insurgent leader Lazo, with some 60t
men. Lazo is wounded in both arms.
In the districts of Bayes. Rio Del
Medic, Managnacos. Pena Blanca and
Pan de Azucar are various groups OF
insurgents, with total of over 500 men,
under Vidal Dusaci.
At the heights of Gobernadora and the
Sierra Del Rosario, the insurgents arr
under the command of Brigadier Gener-
al Rius Rivero and the leaders jose
Manuel Barrio and p. Del Gado. They
consist Of infantry and some cavalry,
estimated to number about 500 men.
At Soroa is force Of insurgents un-
der Antonio Nunez. Nunez, however, is
also said to be wounded.
At the Iona heights, Is the Torro
Rermudez band, and at Bayatc and in
the district of Punta Bravo are the in.
surgents under Garraga and Lucas Mar
tinez.
The insurgent leader Federico Nunez
is at Las Mangas. and near Arabia La
Carlota and Artemisa are insurgent
forces under Lorau.
These forces alone, those of the known
leaders of the insurgents in the field, are
estimated to number about 5000 men,
and yet the captain general claims that
Pinar Del Rio is 'pacified."
In addition to these forces is a strong
body of insurgents which seems to have
mysterlously disappeared from the
neighborhood of Havana. The where
abouts of this force is attracting much
attention. and is known to be causing
the Spanish staff considerable anxiety.
The friends of the insurgents intimate
that a big surprise is being prepared
for Captain General Weyler when he
tries to return to Havana.
Thousands of persons are being vac.
cinated daily throughout the entire
province. In spite of this, it is asserted.
about 5000 cases of smallpox exist in
nd he l..
80 persons, or per cent of the entire
mortality, have died from this disease.
During the month of January, al
Jaruco alone, out of 362 deaths, 81 were
due to smallpox.
AL the rumors published about promi-
nent home rulers and former leaders of
the 10 years war being engaged in treat
ing for peace are entirely without foun.
dation. and are only inspired by The
Diario De La Marina, and perhaps re-
Produced by some of the correspondents
here.
All the statements to the contrary. II
can be afiirmed on excellent authority
that the insurgents expect, in the long
run, To win something more tangible
than the reforms" proposed by the
Spanish government.
The Spaniards here, 1t cannot be de-
MED, are heartily sick of the war, ex-
cepting those who are without money Oh
property and who are actually making
better living out Of the revolution thar
they ever did before or could hope to dc
again, IL peace is proclaimed. Then there
Is another class anxious for the war to
continue-those who hope to better
Themselves considerably should the in.
surgents triumph.
General Gonzales Munoz is upon tn,
point OF returning to Spain on a leave ol
absence. His example is to be followed
by Generals Basam, Bernal Pin, Figuer
on and Losas I'm March. These officers
the friends OF The insurgents claim, Sc,
absolutely no chance of glory in Cuba
and considerable danger Of disgrace, te
say nothing OF disease and wounds
Consequently. their enemies add. seein,
that the insurgents must eventually tri
umph. by the machete or otherwise. the,
are adopting the policy of rats, when tn,
latter become aware that the ship whicl
harbored them Is upon the point o.
| sinking.
AS this dispatch is sent, 1t has be
come known that some OF the mos
| prominent OF the home rule leaders here
after consulting together over the re
forms projected for Cuba, succeeded 4,
sending a cable message to the Madrit
government, requesting the latter I,
considerably and radically amplify tn,
reform scheme, adding that. under III
| present form, there is absolutely n,
chance OF Its meeting the wishes of tn
insurgent leaders and bringing abou
the pacification OF Cuba.
L C.Ix
rested Charles Scott, an American
Consul General Lee has been unable I,
ascertain the charges against Scott.
| DR.. Casper Betancourt. the American
dentist. arrested on the charge OF com
plicity In the insurgent cause. has beer
liberated.