The herald., 1897-04-03
GENERAL GOMEZ PENNED IN
AND CANNOT ESCAPE EXCEPT
BY WATER
Reports From Manila Claim Spanish
Success Which Will Soon End
the Insurrection


ordered the arrest and Imprisonment of
the chief OF police, Senior Merina, several
polics inspectors and thrty-five other
persons. 1t appears that the captain
general while visiting the marine hos
pital, which contained twenty patients,
made inquiries which elicited the infor-
nation that the rations there were OF
poorer quality than those served In the
military hospital, where there are 800
patients. Thereupon he issued orders to
the effect that, while all useless expendi-
ture was to be avoided. all persons con-
yicted of depriving the sick of what is
due them will be severely punished. Some
prominent citizens and officials are said
to be implicated.
The military line across the province OF
Puerto Principe from Jaruco, in the
south, to Moron, in the north, has been
entirely closed. The Spanish troops oc-
cupying the island of Turiguana, off the
Moron coast, have constructed fort In
the only pass which 1t is possible to get
through and the Spanish military au-
thorities believe that the line OF forts
now stretching across that part OF the
island has so restrained the movements
Gomez that nothing is left to the latter
but to escape by sea in boat.
The Marquis Palerola, secretary OF the
government, has arrlverd here from
Cienfuegos, and trains are now running
east and west without difficulty, which
IL pointed to by Spanish officials as proof
OF the decline of the insurrection.
RUIZ STILL ALIVE
HAVANA, April 2.-The report sent
ft.1 =,
General Rivera was shot at sunrise this
morning, Is untrue. The trial by court
martial of General Rivera is being pro-
ceeded with behind closed doors at San
Cristobal.
NEW YORK. April "A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says General
Ruiz Rivera and Colonel Bacalao, his
chief of staff. will be taken to Havana
for trial before an ordinary court
martial. The government so directs.
1t is not at all likely that the death PEN
atty will be imposed upon either.
WATER is SCARCE
HAVANA. April 2.--There is a great
scarcity of water at Santiago de Cuba
and the authorities there have been COM
PEELED to reduce the water rations of the
prisoners and sick persons in the jails
and in the hospitals.
A merchant of this city named Mich
aelson has ordered a Philadelphia steam
er, bound for Santiago de Cuba. to load
minerals, to carry water there for the
thirsty residents. Four hundred casks
of water arrived there as ballast on the
steamer Erndale and thousands of per-
sons gathered at the wharf in order to
obtain some of the water.
AFFAIRS AT MANILA.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The Span
jsh legation has received offHial dis
patches from Madrid under date of April
list, announcing the most decisive en-
gagements in the Philippine islands since
the insurrection there began. The
strongly intrenched towns of Novelta,
iLecbau and Rosario were stormed and
taken by the Spanish troops. At the
same time the SpanEh feet shelledl the
seaport town of Cavilevgo and other
strategic points leading to the insur-
gents stronghold of linus The losses
were heavy and 1880 prisoners surren-
dered as result of the sheIling of Cav
ilevgo. The fleet engaged in the latter
operation included the cruisers Reina
Christiana, Don Juan de Molina. With
these were a number of gunboats and
dight draught ships for maneuvering
through adjacent swamps. The officials
of the Spanish legation are highly graf
died at the announcements aud state that
the results practically close the conflict
dn the Islands. these being the last of
series of severe engagements.
Minister Dupuy de Iona cabled at
o'clock last night his congratulations to
Gen. Polavieja, commander of the Span
ish forces, and after making the circuit
OF half the globe. an answer was receiv-
ed at 9 o'clock this morning from Pola-
Rie1a. expressing his thanks.
General Polavieja's plan of campaign
was to advance from the south on the
several towns held by the insurgents
y f.xlo 1.>x<<
ern coast the two government forces
gradually coming together. Part of the
time he was obliged to be carried on
litter, and active operations were en-
trusted to Major General La Chambre.
The fighting on the northern marsh has
been severe, the losses running into the
hundreds, and has been in marked con-
trast to the small engagements in Cuba
The towns of Silary Das Marius and
9alitaran were stormed successfully
and taken. These, with the towns taken
yesterday constituted, 1t is said, all
the strongholds formerly held by the
insurgents in the province of Cavite.
The Spanish forces have sustained
considerable losses, General Savalla and
two colonels being among the killed dur
ING the several storming operations.
At one point General La Chambre
round an insurgent town so strongly in
trenched that he devised plan of send
lng Iorce OF government troops around
20 the nank. The men lowered them
selves by means of ropes. and in this
way the town was taken. When rho
trouble in the islands began the snanish
force consisted of only one repimart
Of artillery and one of marines Cow
Polavieja's force now numbers 25 0oo
men. '''
MADRID REJOICING.
MADRID, April 2.-The queen repep+
was attending concert yesterday when
telegram was handed her ANNOUNCING
the victories of the Spanish troops in
the Philippine islands Her maiestv
caused the dispatch to be read from the
stage. which caused the greatest enthus
iasm. The orchestra played the nation
al anthem and other patriotic airs
Additional advices from Manila saw
that the Spaniards have inflicted anoth-
er defeat on the insurgents. killing 200
OF the enemy.
OLNEY'S LATEST.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-The clos
dng chapter Of the correspondence which
has passed between the United states
and Spain. reepeqti ting The prQhihitioo e
tobacco exports from Cuba, sS shoWn 1
"a the fcrsiEn rslaticns Just published, /