The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-03
EDICTs BY wEYLER.
Orders Intended to Prevent Rebels
Securing Supplies.

HAVANA, Jan. 2.-Since Fonsdeviela was
appointed military governor of Guanaba-
Goa peace has reiened in that suburban
town, and greater confidence exists among
persons loyal TO the Spanish government.
The insurgents have apparently ceased
their attacks upon the town, and the un-
casiness of the inhabitants caused by the
continual firing at night has evidently
ceased.
General Bosch, who, with General Rey.
is encamped at Gyiri, in the province of
Santiago, has succeeded in effecting the re-
moval of insurgent Notifications in the
path of his advance. he claims to have
dislodged the insurgents from their posi-
ton among the hills of Lordo and Piedera
as well as to have inflicted considerable
loss upon the insurgents. The column of
Laker Munoz rendered effective aid to
General Rey. Among the wounded on the
Spanish side were three officers and Dr.
GaValda.
Considerable skirmishlng has been going
on recently in the provinces of Santa
Clara and Matanzas. 1t is claimed that
the insurgents left thirty-four dead on the
field. among them Lieutenant HernadeZ.
General t'uentes, while reccnno1tering
from San. Juan de Dos, in the province
of Pinar del Rio, in the vicinity of Begona
Asuncion and Herradura, fought several
groups of insurgents.
Upon their arrival from Candelaria Jacin-
to Estevez and Julia and Teresa Belan-
court were arrested for reasons political.
Julia and Teresa Belencourt mother
and daughter, respectively. Teresa Belan-
court carried with her child only two
months old.
General Weyler, from Bayato encamp-
ment, issued two edicts dated on New Year s
day. These edicts prohibit the existence
and sale of hardware, saddlery. clothing.
provisions and medicines i'm towns where
fortifcations do not exist. Eight days after
the date of the issuance of the edict stores
in ali unprotected villages ana hamlets must
be closed, and all of the goods must be re-
moved to stronger places. This same or
der applies TO stores on sugar estates, un-
fortified, in the other provinces. This edct
takes effect eight days after publication,
and persons found guilty of violation of
these orders will be considered as rebel
sympathiZers, and tried and condemned as
such. The second edict orders the forma-
ton of cultivated zone around the
larger towns. A piece of ground will be
allotted free of charge TO the different fam
lilies there assembled These families will
be allowed TO plant vegetables and to har-
vest the crops thus raised. An exception
Is made in the case OF women who have
brothers and husbands now serving in the
insurgent army No allotment of any kind
will be made for them. This freehold use
OF the land viii last six months after the
war is over
1t is reported that he well-known leader
Jose Maria Aguirre ecently died of pneu-
mOnia ~ Mariel.
The surrender on horseback while armed
of the well-known Havana insurgent
leader, Maj. Juan Manuel Perez Alderete.
who. nineteen months ago, was named as
secretary OF the province of Santa Clara
by the so-called insurgent President Cis-
neros, is reported. He left Santiago some
time ago for the purpose of delivering to
Maceo documents written by Gomez. He
says that many of the insurgents are de-
srous of surrendering He asserts that
they are naked, sick and without horses.
Alderete is sure that Maceo was killed. He
claims that he has not been we'll treated
by Maceo and Gomez He is also of the
opinion that DR.. Zertucha was not Well
treated by Maceo. Alderete adds an ac-
count of how the secretary of Julio San
gully. Gerardo Pertela. was deserted by
Antonio Maceo while suffering from "a ball
wound i'm his ankle. Alderete says he came
from Santiago by sea- and that this is a
favorite route of travel for many of the in
surgents.
Vice Consul Springer sailed for the
United States on the steamer Orizaba.