San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-04
ROSY REPORT.
LITTLE CUBA ALL BUT COMPLETE
LY PAOEFIED.
All of the Railroads Are Running on
Tims-Business is Very Good
People Are Oontented.

New YORK, Jan. IA special 10 the
Herald from Havana says: Puerto
Principe province is comparatively
quiet.
1t is the largest province in Cuba
except Santiago, but has the smallest
population. OF its $4,000 inhabitants,
$1,000 live in Puerto Principe City,
the provincial capital.
The railroad connecting Puerto
Principe City with the seaport, Nue.
vitas.- is in regular operation. There
has been great improvement in that
respect since summer when there
was a blockade.
The country between Puerto Prin-
cipe and the sea was Overrun then by
the inSurgent bands. but the death of
their leader, Jose Maria Rodriguez,
was Il severe loss from which they
have never recovered. A large part
of the Province being uninhabited the
insurgents. were able to roam about
until Gen. CastellanOs and the mill
tary government pursued the different
bandh and drove them into Santiago
or into the wilderness of the Naiasa
hills on the southeastern part of the
province.
The sO-called president and his cab
met have no fixed abiding place.
1t has been Scircumstantially report
ed in the United States that a point
called CuevitaS was the seat of gov
eminent of CiSperOs. Cuevitas is not
a town. but plantation belonging to
Of hn In e.,
lilies. Rugged hills rise in it's center.
1t has been visited frequently by
Spanish columns but Gen. Castclle-
nos does not regard it as a point of
sufficient consequence to regularly
garrison it.
The insurgents hold no town or vii
lage in the provinces. The only town
actually taken by anything like a
siege in the whole rebellion was
GuayamarO and that was not held.
An intercepted letter signed by Co
mez and dated Dec. :. was filed with
violent complaint against the iunta
in New York.
Gomez is in bad physical condition
and is generally dissatisfied. He has
quarreled with other leaders OF the
rebellion. The discussions were like
those in the former rebellion.
Gomez has attempted to ignore CiS-
nerOS and make himself a dictator in
political as well as in military affairs.
CaliXtO Garcia is the only leader
now showing signs of activity.
influential Creole families in PucraO
Province strongly desire that civil
strife be ended.
They would have withdrawn the
province from the influence of the rev
OlutiOn if it were possible.
There is much poverty and distress
in Puerto Principe City on account of
numerous refugees.
There has been much sickness in the
Spanish army in that section and
practically on the line of the eastern
troach. chiefly malaria fever. but
there has been great improvement
recently.
Mai. Jameson. commanding three
SquadrOns of cavalry. has been pro-
NOTED for work in the field north of
San ChriStObal. Pinar Del Rio prov
ince.
While moving along the base of the
hill near Cerejal and Blanquizal he
swOOped down on some bands of in
surgents fOraswing, killing twenty
and wOunding many of the rebls.
Those who escaped into the hills were
captured in arms.
All trains are now running regular
ly in Pinar Del Rio. Havana and Ma
tanZas provinces. Part of some lines
in Santa Clara province are not Oper-
ated, because theb ridges Destroyed
have not been repaired.
/. Trains run daily to ClenfuegoS. 195
miles from Havana. Last May all the
lines We're either wholly interrupted
or trains were run only at irregular
intervals.