Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-19
MAKES WAR UPON WOMEN
And Has Them Cast Into Prison to Mingle
With Common felons.
SMALL pOx BECOMES EPIDEMIC
Periodicals Important Happenings Sup
s. presse A. Gomez's Movement = Two
Victories for the Insurgents.

Key West, Fla. Jan. 1S.-The following
Havana advices have been received here:
By order of the civil governor of Puerto
Principe Ordaz Avecilla, the following
distinguished ladies have been arrested
in that city:
Conception Agramonte, widow of Fran
cisco Sanchez Batancourt, secretary of
the treasury in the last war; and mother
of Benjamin Calixto, Armando, Alfredo
and Eugenio Sanchez Agramonte, all in
the revolution, the latter (Eugenio) being
Gomez's physician.
Angela Silva De Recieo, wife of Briga-
dier Lope Recieo Loynaz; Maria Aguilar,
sister of Antonio AguiIar Verona, ex-Cu-
ban civil governor of Puerto Principe.
1t Is also rumored that President Cis-
nero's sister and the following prominent
citizens have been arrested:
Jose Morell Y. Xiques, Carlos Aban Y.
Masvidat. Ramon Borea Y Boza, AL
berto Agramonte Y. Boza, Jose More Y.
Pera, Vicente Ramires Y. Ledesma and
many others.
The city is terribly excited, not only be-
cause of these arrests, but because of the
suppression of Eel Pueblo" Persons
wishing to leave are unable to do SO, the
governor prohibiting their departure.
The condition of the Jail is frightful.
There are no accommodations for ladies',
and those arrested are confined with
common criminals.
Gomez was last reported at the ranch
La Campana," near Sancti SpirituS.
There are many rebel movements in that
section and Remedies. Gomez appears to
be making a concentration of rebel forces,
preparatory to a formal advance. The
government is rushing troops to that sec
tion and establishing strong line on
the borders of Matanzas and Santa Clara
provinces. 1t Is said Gomez has given
orders to continue the skirmishing policy,
and to press no fights with troops, but
harass them until the dry season is over.
He has also ordered the capture of all
cattle possible. 1t appears Gomez will
not come to Havana province yet, know
ing he would be caught in trap, as this
section affords no facilities to deploy his
forces There are no woods or hills, and
besides 1t is crossed with too many roads,
railroads, towns al a short distance, etc.
Then, too, Weyler would throw on Gomez
the forty or fifty thousand men the cap
tain-general has in hiding behind the
trocha. Gomez knows Weyler's plan and
is too smart to be caught.
The rebels continue active around Ha-
vana city. The people of the city have
been without milk for the last four days.
Vegetables are becoming scarce and the
prices are increasing. The poor people
are suffering thereby.
The condition of things is becoming
alarming. Smallpox has extended to all
the wards of the city and has assumed
frightful proportions. The death rate is
AZ per cent. Smallpox has been officially
declared epidemic
The censorship is more rigorous than
ever The publication of all news con-
cerning the burning of cane fields. farms,
estates, etc, known to be occurring daily
in the western provinces, especially Ha-
vana and Mantanzas is prohibited. The
flames can be seen from the city. Ru-
mors of many fights reach the city, but
are never printed. Pressure is exerted
on correspondents of local papers never
to transmit important happenings in the
sections named nor news of rebel move
mentS.