The news & observer., 1897-02-10
The Promised Peace Does Not
Satisfy Fighting Cubans.
THEY WILL NOT SURRENDER
WEYLER'S FALSE STATEMENTS
AS TO PINAR DEL RIO.
THE cuBANs STILL STRONG
Many Spanish Seeing More Chance
of Disgrace Than Glory Are Re-
turning to Spain, Having Given
Up Hope of Victory.

turning to Spain, Having Given
Up Hope of Victory.
[Copyright 1897, by the Associated
Press.l
Havana via Key West, Fla., Feb. -
The various reports and statements OF
Captain General Weyler announcing the
pacifcation of the province OF flnar dei
Rio and the almost complete disappear
anee of the insurgents in that part OF the
island are far from being borne out py
facts As intimated IN these dispatches
when the Spenish commander mace the
remarks cited, if Pinar del Rio was as
quiet, as he alleged it TO be, what mas pc
come of the arms, horses, ammunition
and stores, etc, of the 1000 men whom
he admitted were under arms thereE
AS a matter of fact, the insurgent
forces in Pinar del Rio seem better OH,
more thoroughly equipped and disciplined
than at any previous stage or the cam
paign. In support of this assertion, the
following statements have been gathered
from the most reliable sources:
In the neighborhood of Catalin and Las
.Cuevas, are the insurgent leaders Narona
Rivero and Luis Perez, with about LOO
men, well armed and having plenty of
ammunition, though poorly clad.
In the zone of Jaueia and Mula, is the
insurgent leader, Lazo, with some 600
men. Lazo is wounded in both arms.
In the districts of Bavas, Rio del Medib,
Pena Blanca and Pan de Azucar, are
various groups of insurgents, with total
Of over 500 men under Yidel Ducasi.
At the heights of Gobernadora and the
- Fhf fract anfG "a
snder the command of Brigadier Cen
,e1al Ruis Rivero. and the leaders Jose
Manuel. Barrio and Perico Delgardo.
They consit Of infantry and some cavalry,
estimated to number about 800 men
AT Soroa, is a force of insurgents un-
der Antonio Nunez. Nunez, however, is
also said to be wounded.
At the Iona heights, is the Zorro Ber-
mudaz band, and at Bayate and in the
district of Punta Bravo, are the insur-
gents under Garraga and Lucas Mar
tinez.
The insurgent leader. Federico Nunez,
is at Las Nfangas, and near Arabia La
Carlota and Artemisa are insurgent for
ces under Loreau.
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 ''pacied."
In addition to these forces is a strong
body Of insurgents which seems to have
mysteriously disappeared from the neigh
borhood of Havana. The whereabouts
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 big surprise is being prepared for
Captain-G General Weyler when he tries
to return to Havana.
On February 1st, the insurgents de-
stroyed by dynamite a culvert, situated
at point about a hundred and fifteen
kilometres from here, between Taco-Taco
and Bacangua, Pinar del Rio. At the
moment of the explosion an exploring
train from Vuelta Abajo was passing
over the culyert and the engine fell
through. The cuvert was totally de-
stroyed and one passenger ON the train
was Killed. The engineer, two fremen,
a captain of the artillery volunteers,
Suarez and FIVE soldiers Of the battalion
of Asturias were seriously wounded; two
of them have since died of the injuries
thus received In addition, eight soldiers
were slightly wounded. They We're sent
to Palacios, as were the rest of the
wounded.
The explosion caused panic among the
passengers, who were eventually trans
ferred to another train.
Dionesio Ysarragorre, a well-known in
surgent surrendered last week at Trini-
dad He was Immediately liberated un-
der the Captain Generals decree, but
was afterwards arrested at Union, with a
companion, Caciniro yivas.
Owing TO the campaign of La Iiucha
thousands of persons are being vaccinated
daily throughout the entire province.
In spite of this, it is asserted, about
FIVE thousand cases of smallpox exist
in Havana and during the last four days
80 persons, or per cent OF the entire
mortality, have died from this disease.
During the month Of January at Jaruco
alone, out of 1862 deaths, BIT were due
to smallpox.
General Weyler from Las Cruces
marched to Villa Clara, capital Of the
province of Santa Clara, and it was re-
rorted from Villa Clara that he will push
on to placetas and Remedies.
Adyices from Remedies say that Cen
eral Maxine Gomez has moved from the
district Of Santi Spiritus to La Siguanea,
which caused rumors to be circulated OF
probable conference between the Cen
erals and eventually of the conclusion OF
peace. But these reports have since
been denied from insurgent sources.
All the rumors published about prom
inent home rulers and former leaders OF
the ten years war being engaged In
treating for peace, are entirely without
foundation and are only inspired by the
piario De La Marina and perhaps repro
d,cad nv some of the correspondents