The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-10
HOW IT IS PAClFIED.
The Forces Of the Insurgents in
Cuba
COMPARED WITH WEYLER'S STORIES
Over Five Hundred Thousand Troops
Under Recognized Leaders.
SURPRISE AWAITING NEYLER.
Cinfm that an InsurGent Force TINT
Has Disappeared win lie Found
when Wanted the Lenst.
SURPRISE AWAITING NEYLER


copyrighted. 1897. by the Associated |
Press Tho various reports and state
ments Of Captain General Weyler announc- |
ing the pacifcation OF the province OF
Finar del Rio and the almost complete |
disappearance of the insurgents in that
part Of the island. are far from being borne
out by facts. AS intimated in these dis
patches. when the Spanish commander
made the remarks cited, IL Pinar del Flo
was as quiet as he alleged 1t TO be. what
has become of the arms. horses ammuni-
ton and store(, ETC.. of the 1000 men of
whom he admitted were under arms there
AS matter OF fact. the insurgent forces
in Pinar del Rio seem more thoroughly
equipped and disciplined than at any nrevi-
Gus stage of the campaign. In support OF
this assertion. the following statements
| have been gathered from the most reliable
sources:
| In the neighborhood of Catalina and Las
| Cuevas are the insurgent leaders Varona
| Rivero and Luis Perez, with about 1900
men well armed and having plenty Of am
munitlon. though poorly clad. In the zone
| Of Jauca and Pande Aruca are vigorous
|
| 500 men. under Vidal Ducasi.
| At the heights OF Gobernadora and the
| Sierra del Rosario the insurgents are under
the command OF Brigadier General Ruis
Rivera and the leader Jose Ma'.uel Barrlo
| and Perco Delgado. They consist of in
| fantry and some cavalry, estimated TO num-
| Der about 500 men.
| At Sorioa Il force OF insurgents under
| Antonio Nune2. Nunez, however, is also
said to be wounded.
At the Iona Heights is the Zorro Ber-
mudas band and at Bayate and in the dis
| trict OF Puta Bravo are the insurgents
| under Barrada and Luis Martinez.
| The insurgent leader. Federico Nunez, Is
at Las Mangas and near Arabia la Chariot
Ia and Artemlsa are insurgent forces I'M
| der Lorau.
These forces alone, those Of the known
leaders of the insurgents in the field are
estimated at 5000. yet the captain general
claims that Pinar del Rio Is pacfed.
In addition to these forces. Is a strong
| body of insurgents which. 1t seems, mys-
| ieriously Disappeared from the neighbour
| hood of Havana. The whereabouts of this
force is attracting much attention and is
known to be causing the Spanish stan con-
siderable anxiety.
The friends of the insurgents intimate
that a big surprise is being prepared for
Captain General Weylor when he tries to
return 10 Havana.
On February / the insurgents destroyed
by dynamite a culvert situated at point
about l15 kilometres from here between
Tano Taco and Bacanagua. Pinar del Rio
At the moment of the explosion, an cxplor-
ing train from Vdelta Abajo was p-0ing
| over the culvert and one passenger on
the train was Killed. The engineer, two
firemen, a captain of the artillery volun-
teer guard and tve soldiers OF the bat
talon were seriously wounded Two OF
them have since died OF the injuries thus
received. In addition eight soldiers were
slightly wounded. They were sent 10
Palacos with the rest of the wounded
The explosion caused a panic among the
passengers, who were eventually trans
ferred TO another train. The line was in
terrupted on Tuesday.
Dinozeo Ysarragorre, n well known in
surgent, surrendered last week at Trinidad
He was Immediately liberated under the
captain generals decree. but was afterward
arrested al Union with companion, Ca
ciniro Vivas.
Owing to the campaign OF La Tucha
thousands OF persons are being vaccinated
daily throughout the entire province. In
spite of this 1t is asserted about 5000 cases
Of smallpox exists in Havana and during
four DAYS thirty persons, or per cent OF
the entire mortality, have died from this
disease. During the month of January at
Jaruco alone out of 362 deaths 3l7 were
due to smallpox.
| General Ntllcis 'iNl itaS VI ht''s
marched 10 Villa Clara, capital Of the
y province OF Santa Clara. and 1t was re.
J ported from Villa Clara that he will push
! on 10 Placetas and Remedies.
; Adyicos from Remedies say that General
Maxine Gomez has moved from the dis
trict, Sanct spritus Of La Siguana. which
caused rumors to be circulated of a prob
!; abIe conference between the generals and
eventually of the conclusion of peace, But
these reports have since been denied from
insurgent sources.
All the rumors published about promi-
nent home rulers and former leaders OF the
len years war being engaged In treating
for peace are entirely without foundation
and are only inspired by the Diaro de La
Marina and perhaps reproduced by some OF
The correspondents here. All the state
ments to the contrary Notwithstanding, II
can be affirmed on excellent authority,
that the insurgents expect IN the long run
to win something more Tangible than the
oreforms" proposed by the Spanish gov
eminent 1t is recalled that Diaro de La
Marina during the captain generalship OF
Calico announced that the latter had the
intention of going a great deal further In
tho direction of giving Cuba home rule than
ontlIned by cabed reports OF the cuban 5
reform Just proclaimed in Madrid The
Standards here. 1t can not be denied are
J heartily sick OF the war, excepting only
those who are without money or property
and who actually make better living out
of the revolution than they ever did before
or could hope to do again II peace Is pro-
claimed. Then there is another class anx-
. ious for the war to continue; those VINO
hone 10 better themselves considerably
should the insurgents triumph.
General Gonzales Munoz is upon the point
NJ returning to Spain on leave OF absence
Ii,s example is to be followed by Generals
pasana Bernal. Pin. Fignerene ana L"sas
! ~ March. These officers, the friends OF
he insurgents claim, see absolutely no
chance Of glory in Cuba and considerable
\ danger OF discharge, TO say nothing OF dis
sase and wounds. Consequently, their enc.
r,ias add. seeing that the Insurgents mus