The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11

Story of the Capture Given By Gu
ban officer.


EtvEna via Key West, Fla, April TO-
The Associated Press correspondent. had
AZ Interview with JOS Dolores Aieya, q
rSioasl n TIE Cuban army. brought to
CasSnas on the 7ta Of April and released
C. The sth- AInleya was formerly DENTS:
q &ant2n1As City, snd has been an Amer
.osn Citizen during the past sixteen years.
I le was with General Rivera when the lat
( tsf vas wounded. lie says that al this
t1s Rivera had only 100 men AID fifty
Carriers. Several columns attacked them
sua-saly q, Cabezebas. Nearly al! escaped.
except Rivera, who suffered from heart
disease and tainted al critical moment.
Co1o-el Bacsllss and Sepor Terry remained
WIN General Rivera Ter the purpose OF
assisting him. Shortly before the arrival
Oh Tie regulars AEaieya had been ordered
- retire Win tbs wounded, otherwise he
100 would have bean captured Terry re-
ssted capture so1 was fired on by the
spAnia-ds and wounded.
GfiaeEal Aio!Bra missed his way after L
recent hight near this tro he. He remained
conceAlt7! for a time. but mas captured
Anu afterwards transferred 70 Havana. He
was well treated ly tho guards along tho
!l1e. but II Havana be was delivered 10
iae soidlers, y 10 treated him roughly. Up
70 me time he vas released at the fortress
h5 Vas well treated by General CARTS and
Otte- cfficers
Colonel Anieva says General Rivera /.
very sanguine Of the final triumuh Of the
feyoirtton He inx.sted upon remaining
u tfe hio Hondo region. where he was at
lacked seven Consecutive times Three
days after Commissioners Jorrn ana Por-
Ter returned from Amieyas camp he was
attacked by General Iciasco. a number OF
documents which were seized reveal dis
agreement existing between the insurgerl,
t1leis 10 the province Of Pinar di Rio and
Il Eastern Cuba.
Several peasants {, IS reported we're at.
lacked on the Pukiol highway. n the pro-
vince Of Santa Clara. recently. They LEI,
he CIV In search ~ food and vegetables.
j. j. c.aclallv announced that all we're hung
IS suies ny The insurgents. The insurgents
recently razed the town OF Vereda Neuya,
s1eHng the stores and burning the houses.
hey were finally compelled to retreat by
the local garrison
General Ku!s Rivera and other prisoners
CAPTURED with him have not been sentenced.
Tie report that they were 20 have been
stot within twenty'ouT hours was untrue.
The Spanish authorities do not shoot
Prisoners until completely recovered from
their wounds
Many persons were waiting in tho vicin-
ny ot Crisunia station houing 10 catch
sight Of General Rivera on the occasion
o, his arrival there. General Rivera was
placed scommunicado and could not be
interviewed. He Will remain Ia SOLITARY
confinement until the prosecutor coDsid-
crs * advisable TO issue other orders
Rumors that Batanaho had been captured
by nc Insurgents have been pronounced
untrue The military commander Buta-
nabo q lieutenant, and two minor officers.
left the town for the purpose o. meetlng.
according TO the official advtera the rerre-
Fentatiyes of the Cubar congress 1t Is
claimed they we're arnhnshed and the mlli-
larry commander wounded. Two Of tho
on cers We're Killed. Lieutenant Colonel
Rolger viii Investigate the matter. 1t is
quite generally believed that the officers
lcft the town for the purpose OF INDUCING
81 briei walk and tina, they were sur
PRICED BY tho Insurgents.