Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-01
LATEST CUBAN ADVICES.
Many Women Arrested Charged with
Conspiracy.


HAVANA, via Key West. Feb. L.
The Santiago de CuUa police have
placed under arrest on the charge OF
conspiracy the following CUBAN
women:
Gregoria Depcendsz, Entella ORAL
guet, Dala Bell, Amelia Diaz, Nlcanora
Bell, Julia Belno, Nicolasa VelCz,
Justina Velez, Innocencla Gilar, Iuez
Brown, Lareto Laforcsda, Paula Bell,
Margsrita Caron, Rita Gilar and An
tonia Espsrn.
A dispatch from Santiago de CUBA
reports That Gen. Calixto Garcia, with
5000 men has concentrated MS forces
IN the vicinity OF Bnyaoo snd that ho
Is now marching eastward.
Another report from Santiago de
Cuba also says that thousands OF per.
SONS are without subsislence anu that
they are anx,ously awaiting permis-
sion to grind cane from Csptain-Gen-
erai Weyler, for the purpose OF saving
them from actual starvation.
ManZsnillo reports are to the effect
that at o o'clock at night ON January
liza the insurgents assisted by irienus
entered the town OF Palmss Atlas,
sixty milee from MRnzlnillu. After
plundering the town anu the stores
they burned sixty private houses and
three well alocked dry gOoda and
grocery establishments. Owing to the
unfavOrEble location OF the FORTH.
cations thp soldiers were unable to FIRE
upon the attacking party OF Cubsns be.
cause IN 40 doing, they would nave
been compelled to kill the pesceiul
inhabitants who were running through
the streets seeking 10 gain = refuge al
the notifications. Some OF the In.
habitants OF the town even Joined the
Insurgents and in this manner escaped
with their lives.
On the night OF January 81, the in
suTgents attacked the fort OF Alfonso
MI In the province OF Mstanzss. Be.
iug repuIsed they burned the cane
fields in the vicinity OF the town ieav.
ing u line OF lire as far as Colchitap.
six miles distant. Reports from
TAepese are to the effect that the
families OF the PacificOes concentrated
within the limits OF the cultivated
zone, are moiested night anu day by
tho insurgents, mnking subsistence
difficult because Of their inability to
Gritty NtEtkhDlGb DtutI
prouucta to the town OF San Jose des
Lac Isjas and Havana for the purpose
Of effectiug an exchange. Because OF
the rapid movement of the insurgents
In the vicinity of San Jose des las
Lajas, and this continuous destruction
of property the Inhabitants OF that
town are compelled to live on sweet
potatoes and honey.
fnA,a from, upnaI ,n- NJ
Havana Is very great, many persons
having died here during the past two
days.
II Is estimated that SO per cent OF
the deaths In Havana now are due to
small pox, 81 per cent dying from the
combined effects OF other uiseasee.
III. *. Sheridan an American citi-
zen from the stats Of Ohio, now STOP
ming at the Hotel IngIeteria, while
going yesterday to COjimer was stop-
red while en- route because he had
not obtained a permit. He was ar
rested and sent back to Guanabaoos,
where he was confined to a room ut
the city hall. He says he was well
treated.
Military Governor Narciso Fons.
doyiela procured his supper for him.
He ssys he was rather frightened
when frat arrested, the soldiers point.
ing their bayonets ut him and making
other demonstrations OF violent na-
ture.
Mr.. w. g. Barker an American con-
sui while returning to bis home in
Havana wns detained by policemen
who searched his valise. He pro-
tested to the authorities who immodi-
ately released him and apologized for
the mistake.
Mr.. Bnrker expresses himself as sat.
Ia fed at the explanation.
Puerto PIincipe insurgents have
succeeded in burning the farm houses
on the pluntations OF FulraoitO, Ell
Polio and Ceibato.
The Moran plantation has also been
destroyed.
Cuban insurgents recently entered
The town OF Ban Nicholas, province OF
Havana, and plnndeIsu the grocery
and dry goods stores. Other insurgents
forced their way 10 the town OF Bata.