The herald., 1897-02-01
Ordering Cubans to Come Into
Town
SPANISH CUBAN PROGRAM
Is The veriest Mockery Of the Reforms
Promised
Insurgents Under an American Captain
Dynamite a Train and Burn
the Cars.
Associated Press special wire

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| HAVANA, Jan. 31.-Captain-Gener
Weyler has caused to be published IT
the official Havana Gazette three edicts
promulgated for the guidance of the
| people of the province of Santa Clara
supplementing the former edicts regard
! ing the concentrating of people in tbs
towns and the sale, as we'll as the cul'
tivation of the products of the soil In
| that province. All of these edicts were
dated and proclaimed yesterday from
| the generals staff headquarters at Cru
cos. Senior Miguel Diaz has been ap-
| pointed mayor of Havana.
A regiment Of cavalry and the local
Bourbon guerilla from Guayra Melina
province of Havana, under Lieut.-Col
Herrera, recently met so insurgents neal
the Gertrude farm. Twelve of the
Cubans were killed including the lead
er, Luis Gonzales. A large quantity OF
arms, considerable money and valuable
documents were secured. OF the Span
ish troops and their auxiliaries eleven
soldiers were wounded.
MOCK REFORMS.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard announces
that he is enabled to state that the con-
templated Cuban program will be moth
ing more than to assert the Willingness
of the government to entertain sugges-
tions for the reform of the West Indian
tariff and the subsequent Improvements
of commercial relations with the United
States, question: which it is estimated
the government and the cortes must ap-
proach cautiously. both measures being
likely to clash with the Spanish agri-
cultural and manufacturing interests,
as well as the interests of the powers
in matters growing out of the situation
in Cuba and Porto Rico.
In conclusion, the correspondent of the
Standard announces that it is prema-
ture to suppose that colonial reforms in
the present condition of the colonies can
be so shaped as to resemble the Canadi-
an or the Australian systems of SELF
government.
AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 31.-The
Commercial Tribune's special from Key
West says: On Friday one of Gen. Wey-
ler's supply trains was dynamited on
the railroad near Cieze, north of Cienfu-
egos. Two bombs were exploded under
the engine and four under the train, be-
ing fired by electricity as the train was
corssing a trestle. The engine was
tered. They rolled over the trestle into
the ditch. the fall completing what the
dynamite had left undone. Out of the
guard of 100 soldiers on it. 45 were in
stantly killed, and the others surren-
dered as force of 200 Cubans appeare, I,
The train was looted, the insurgents Sc
curing small field piece that Gen. Wey-
Ter had just ordered from Havana. After
securing all the provisions and, ammuni-
ton, the cars We're burned. The prison.
ers were released, and the Cuban captain
sent Weyler box of sweet bread with a
polite note. The captain of this Cuban
band was an American named Burke
from Indiana. The famished condition
of the people in Pinar del Rio, at Art.e-
misa and at San Cristobal is we'll known.
Hundreds of country people have f1ocked
to these cities in obedience to the cruel
orders of Col Hernandez, San Martin
and Inclan.
THE FULL PARTICULARS.
HAVANA, Jan. 81 (via Key WesD..-
Despite rumors lately circulated to the
effect that the insurgents were COM
pletely demoralized and that the Cubars
had broke nibto scattered bands of fifty
or so in the province of Pinar del Rio,
news has been received here that the in
surgentis have blown up a passenger
train, causing much damage and con-
siderable loss of life. Although the cen
sor prohibited the publication of the
news in Havana, it soon leaked out in
that city, creating a sensation and the
liveliest discussion in places where
groups gathered. At 6 o'clock on the
morning of January 30 military train,
with engine No II. carrying Captain
Dupla and force of engineers, left Ar
temisa and while passing a culvert at
a place called Ocemura, between Can
delaria and Mangas stations. a dyna-
mite bomb exploded destroying the EN-
gine and the armored tender, as we'll rs
the culvert; also wrecking several of the
cans. Egineer Genaro Rodriguez, an
American; Ciaraco Carreras, the fire.
man, and three soldiers were killed
Military Doctor Gonzales Aedo, the con-
ductor, the brakeman and twelve pri-
vate soldiers we're wounded. Captain
Dupla and the sergeant escaped injury.
The bodies of the engineer and the fire.
man We're sent to Havana for burial.
A repair train has been sent to Havana
for the purpose of repairing the injuries
to the line. All the wounded were sent
to Candelaria. Rafael Rodriguez, 90
years old. of Genero was at the station
awaiting the body of Genaro Rodriguez.
The family of the fireman was also in
attendance Immense crowds gathered
and escorted the bodies to the final rest
ing place, interment taking place yes
terday.
Other reports from the province of
Pnar del Rio announce that Mariel
Rodriguez and 1900 men succeeded in
crossing the trocha and joining the in
surgents in the province of Pinar Gel
Rio. Gen. Ruis Rivera. it is asserted,
also succeeded in passing the trocha.
entering Havana province. and it is now
claimed that he is in charge of the in
surgent forces in this province. Since
the death of Aguirre the Insurgents in
Havana province have been without
real leader though they have been pro-
visionally commanded by Rafael lie
Cardinas. 1t is now expected that an ag
gressiVe campaign will be carried on in
the province Of Havana by Gen. Ruis
Rivera.
Two nights ago large fire was OBJ
served to the east of Havana, so bright
was the blaze that it attracted general
attention. Being late at night, the hori-
zon in the vicinity seemed one continu-
Gus line of fire. Nothing was published
investigation disclosed the fact that
In the vicinity of Havana. burning and
looting the town of Berrera, near Gu
0nabacoa.
PLANTERS ACTION.
NEW YORK Jan. 31.-A special to the
World from Washington says: Amer
lean sugar planters in Cuba at last have
taken decided stand.
At their request, Secretary Olney has
cabled to the Madrid government that
the grinding on American sugar plarta-