San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-01
CUBAN BUDGET.
GEN. WEYLER SENDS IN ANOTHER
BATCH OF NEWS"
In Which the Insurgents Are Accused Of
Burning Cities. and Committing
Other Acts of Violence.

Havana, via Key West, Feb. 1.-The
Santiago de Cuba police have placed
under arrest ON the charge of conspir-
acy, the following Cuban women:
Gregorio Dezsecendes, Estella Dram
guel Dila Bell, Justiana Velez, Mica
nora Bell. Julia Delno. Necelasa We
laz, Justiana Velez. Inocencia Gilar,
Inez Brown, Lareto Laforceda, Paula
Bell, Margareta Caron, Rita Gilar and
Antonio Esparn.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
reports that Gen. Calixto Garcia with
5000 men has concentrated his forces
in the vicinity of Bayamo, and that he
is now marching to the eastward.
Another report from Santiago de Gu
ba asserts that thousands of persons
are without subsistence and that they
are anxiously awaiting permission to
grind cane from Captain General Wey-
Ter, for the purpose of saving them
from actual starvation.
Manzanillo reports are to the effect
that at 8 o'clock at night on the even
ing of January II, the insurgents, as
sisted by friends, entered the town Of
Palma Saltas, six miles from Manzan-
lilo. After plundering the town and
the stores they burned sixty private
houses and three well stocked dry
goods and grocery establishments. Ow-
ing to the unfavorable location of the
Notifications, the soldiers were unable
to fire upon the attacking party of
Cubans, because in so doing they would
have been compelled to kill the peace
full inhabitants, who were running
through the streets, seeking to gain a
refuge at Notifications. Some of the
inhabitants of the town even Joined the
insurgents and in this manner escaped
with their lives.
On the night of January 25,the insur-
gents attacked the fort of Alphonso
XII, in the province of Matanzas. Be
ing repulsed they burned the cane fields
in the vicinity of the town, leaving
line of fire as far as Conception, six
miles distant.
Reports from Ispasta are to the et-
feet that the families of the Pacificoes
concentrated within the limits of the
cultivation zone are molested night and
day by the insurgents, making sub
bility to carry vegetables and other
farm products to the town OF San Jose
de los Lajas and Havana for the pur-
pose of effecting an exchange. Because
of the rapid movements OF the lnsur-
gents in the vicinity of San Jose de
los Laias and this continuous destruc-
ton of property, the inhabitants OF
that town are compelled to live on
sweet potatoes and honey.
The mortality from small poX at Ha-
yana. is very great, many persons nav
ing died here during the last two DAYS
It is estimated that 30 per cent Oh tne
DEATHS in Havana now are due TO small
pox. sixty-one per cent dying from the
cobined effects of other diseases.
Marx sheridan, an American cltlzeh'
from the state of Ohio, now stoppiRs
Of the Hotel Ingletezsia, while goins
Yesterday to Cojimara, was stopped en-
ronta because he had not obtained a
hermit. He was arrested anu So
hack to Guanabacoa, Where ne vi
confined to a room at the CITY nan
He states that he was well trea'eu'
Military Governor FonsdoVlela Pr
cured his supper for him. he says
that he was rather frightened wnen
FIRST arrested, the soldiers polhIiiis
their bayonets at him and making oth-
or demonstrations of a violent nature
Mr. w. G. Barker, an American con-
sui. while returning to his home IN
Havana. was detained by policemen
who searched his valise. He protested
to the authorities who Immediately
released him and apologized for the
mistake. Mr.. Barker expressed MINI
self as satisfied with the explanation.
Puerto Principe insurgents have sue
ceeded in burning the farm houses and
the plantations Of Guierrabito. Ell Pei
10 and Ceibatour. The Moran planta-
ton has also been destroyed.
Cuban insurgents recently entered
the town of San Nicolas, in the pro-
vince of Havana and plundered the
grocery and dry goods stores. Other
insurgents forced their way to the
town of Batabano and looted the few
houses and stores remaining. The ofn-
GERS on the Spanish gunboats advised
of the presence of the Cubans, bonn
barded the town.
The Pizarro squadron, while going
to the assistance OF the Notifications,
sustained the fire of the insurgents,
Five of the soldiers on the squadron
were killed and several were wounded.
AS the insurgents effected a retreat
from the town ten Of the natives join