The Portland daily press., 1897-12-04
CUBAN PEASANTS IN WANT.
Unfortunate State Of Affairs in
Pinar del Bio.
FORTY THOUSAND CONCENTRATES
GATHERED NEAR TOWNS.


Municipal Authorities without Means to
Relieve Them-Great Anxiety to Know
Terms of President KcKinIey's Mes
sage-spanish Cavalry Defeated.
Havana, December 3.-Senor Canaleias,
the special commissioner of the Spanish
government, has returned here from his
visit to the province of Pinaf Del Rio.
He says there are 10000 concentrates
peasants gathered in from the neighbor-
hood of the towns in order to protect
them from the insurgents or prevent
them from joining the enemy, in the
province of Pinar Del Rio, and that they
are all in want OF this number $4,000
are orphans and the majority are children
of tender years The commissioner adds
that the concentrates are badly dis.
tributed. AT Pinar Del Rio, the capital,
for instance, there are only AGO of these
unfortunate people, while at towns like
Consolation, Candelaria, there are at
each place over 1000 of the sufferers.
The municipal authorities of such
places, the commissioner further points
out, are without resources and therefore
they are unable to do anything to relieve
the destitution existing.
There is great anxiety there to know
the terms of the message of President Nc
kinley to Congress.
1t was officially announced that the
Spanish cavalry in pursuing the insur-
gents under Gen. Dudasii, who is said to
have been badly defeated recently in
Pinar Del Rio By the Spanish forces
under General Bernal, has surprised an
insurgent force killing 10 of the enemy
and capturing five mounted men.
| WANT THIS COUNTRY LICKED.
Madrid. December Bel CorrespanoI,
the Carlist organ, concludes a protest
against autonomy for Cuba as follows
In obedience to its chief, the Carlist
party has imposed upon itself u patriotic
truce, but d catastrophe is approaching
and will mark the turn of the truce. 1t
is well to recall that from the beginning
OF the campaign in Cuba the Carlists said
that the war was really between Spain
and the United States. If Spain had
pursued an energetic policy, even to the
extent OF war il nee iary against the
protectors Of filihustering, the Carlists
would have made every sacrifice to pa
triotism. In this day of catastrophe we
will save our country or perish with
her,
ORGANIZE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
Madrid, December 3.-The newspapers
publish the following, which is much
commented upon: Captain General
knowing thatEGen Correau, minister OF
war, is opposed to sending further rein
ftrcements, he having studied the means
of creating a volunteer corps of whites
and negroes, who would reply to the
guerilla tactics of the rebels by similar
warfare; but he would need for this I'M
dertaking 1000, COO, pesetas monthly HE
is convinced that By making such a Pc
cuniary effort Cuba. except in the eastern
part, would be pacified by June next,
when the local government would finish
| the war.
NEW CUBAN GOVERNMENT.
Washington, December 3d. Consul GEN
eral Lee has informed the State Depart
ment that the insurgents in Cuba elected
and installed at Yaza, Puerto Principe on
October 20. the following officers: Presi-
dent, Partoli MRsso vice president,
Domingo Mendez Cacote; secretary of
war, Jose b. Altman; secretary of the
treasury, Barnisto Point Stearling; secre-
tary of foreign affairs, Andres Moreni De
La lore; secretary of the interior;
Manuel r.. Silva; general in chief,
Maxine Gomez; lieutenant general,
Calixto Garcia.
luis said at the State Department. that
General Lee communicates this list to
the Department as mere news gossip in
havana and that it is by no means
official
PARTIES IN CUBA.
Havana, December 8 .-Although the re-
formists have appointed committee to
negotiate with the autonomists, it is be-
lleyed nevertheless that nothing definite
viii be de ided upon until the arrival
1fon Madrid of leading members of the
party who have been appointed as dele
gates by the Cuban re ormists there and
who are now on the way
| The central committee of the autono-
mist party has passed a vote of confidence
IN Its president as result of the labter's
negotiations with the reformists party
| TO bring about q union of both parties.
Consequently Seniors Jose Pellon, Car
los Font, Antonio Mesa and Dolninguez,
allslawyers, have Withdrawn their resign
ations as members Of the central com
mittee of the autonumists.
SPANIARDS CONFIDENT.
Madrid, D9oem Der 3.-Accoriiing to
despatch received here from Havana it is
believed that the present forces in Cuba
are sufficient to suppress the insurrection
before the rainy season begins.
MORE INSURGEN rs DEFEATS.
Havana, December 3.-The SPANS
column under Lieut. Col. Altolagurre,
engaged the insurgents at Arroyo Banco,
near Santi Spritius and inflicted censid-
cradle loss upon them. Later it had an
other hot engagement with the insur-
gents at the Delicass. farm, the insurgents.
according to the official account being
defeated badly.
At Remedious, the insurgent leader
Eloy Monteagudo, has formally surren-
dered. The columns under Col Bruallo
and Col. Palanca, while in the Remedies
district, fought the insurgents under
Gen. GARLIC and Gen. Gonzales. Ac-
cording to the official account the iusur-
gents left 20 dead upon the field.
TURKEY HAS NO MONEY.
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