San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-05
BLOODY BRUTE KEYLR.
Puts A Whole Family
To Death
BECAUSE A DEUGHTER WAS AZ
FIANCED TO A REBEL
STAFF OFFICER.
The Hound Condemned By Citizens
Throughout The Island For Para
Lying Business And For Wait
ing So Long To Crush
The Rebellion.

new YORK, Aug. "a dlSpatcn 10
the Herald from Havana says:
1t is rumored that Capt Gen.
Weyler's departure for Mantanzas was
due to orders direct from Madrid send
ing him to the front. Gen. Weyler
made preparations to take his leave
some days ago, but according to a
statement by an officer at the palace,
he delayed his departure in order to
mature plan to entrap Gen. Cas-
tillo.
The captain general is severely crit
icised here for not having taken the
field earlier. For three weeks now,
bands of insurgents from the east have
been swarming into Mantanzas and
even into Havana. They have raided
small towns and made demonstrations
before larger ones. They have laid
expeditions and have had time to or
ganize. Yet Gen. Weyler contented
himself with remaining on the defens-
i've and only retaliating on the in
surgents by issuing DEGREES that cruel
ly aggravated the sufferings of the un-
fortunate reconcendradoes.
IT WAS only-whens the insurgents
boldly attacked the suburbs of the cap
ital itself and public opinion forced
him, that Weyler decided to go.
Public opinion with regards to Wey-
ler's policy is beginning to manifest
itself. Business is at a standstill and
the merchants throw the blame upon
the government. They say Gen. Wey-
lers edicts practically restrict them
from doing business with the interior.
The arrests that have lately been
made and the terror of the people on
the outskirts of the city help to swell |
the feeling of uneasiness and discomfort |
with the way the campaign is being |
carried on.
According to the insurgent procla-
nations, Gen. Gomez is due in Man
tanzas just about the time Gen. Wey-
Ter will arrive there. The chances are
there will be some heavy fighting. |
There is a possibility too, that Wey-
ler's and Gomez's forces may come
face to face.
The insurgents not only stopped all
traffic on the railway lines in MAINTAIN
zas and Santa Clara during the last
week, but they successfully attacked
several towns garrisoned by Spanish
troops On July p a large band en-
tered Encrucyada and carried off
whatever they wanted. They raided
and burned the stores and when they
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herds of cattle. The Spanish comman-
Ter of the town, Simon Guenec, shut
himself up in a church with his SOL
iers. The men in the fort fired in
Iiscriminately without exposing them
elves.
Thirty-six hours after the insurgents
lad left the town a column of troops
tarted in pursuit. Encrucyada has a
opulation of about 5000 and is situa- | I
ed on the railroad line.
The insurgents entered Esperanza
mother railroad town of 5000 people
n July 20. There they met with some
existence and there was considerable
ghting in the streets. According to
ficial accounts the insurgents left
wenty killed when the finally retired
AAS VI Tic lOMA was SER
'usly wounded. He admits that the Q
lsurgents raided several stores. .
Bolondron, another small town n
bout eight leagues from Mantanzas, 4
as also raided and many stores and II
uildings were destroyed. d
In Havana province on last Sunday A
lsurgents attacked Santiago de las
egas, five leagues from the capital.
band was playing in the park at the
me and most of the citizens were out X
A panic was threatened Of
ut the Spanish officers kept their 10
lads and took prompt steps to repel til
lie insurgents. There was brisk FIR Ii
g in the streets for time, but even las
ally the insurgents were forced to hf
treat. Several on both sides were lei
lied. The insurgents remained close ID,