The San Francisco call., 1898-01-03
To Add to the TerrOrs the Smallpox Epidemic Is
 Increasing.
CONCENTRADOS STRICKEN.
But the Spirit of Patriots Is Not Broken and They Refuse to
 Accept Autonomy.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HAVANA, Jan. 2-The insurgent General Francisco Carillo, with 1000 men from Santa Clara province. has entered Matanzas province near Ha- bana and is supposed to be on the way to re-unite with the concentrated in surgent forces under Brigadier- Gener- als Suarez and Cepero, in Havana prov ince
 Before the disarming of the laborers on the tobacco plantation of Boch & Co.,, in Pinar del Rio, recently reported, fifty armed laborers are said to have joined the insurgents at Ceiba del Agua, Havana.
 Three thousand concentrates have been returned to their homes in Ma tanZa's province, railroad transporta- tion being provided by the Government
 The Diario de la Marina calls the at tention of the authorities to the pitiable condition of the people of the town of Alonzo Rogas, in Pinar del Rio prov ince. During the first ten days of De- cember 100 persons died. Whole fam lilies of eight and ten persons have per ished. Of ninety-two volunteers only nineteen are fit for duty, the remainder being sick with smallpox.
 At Santo Domingo, Santa Clara prov ince, the smallpox epidemic has in creased terribly in spite of the splendid weather, but the levers have slowly de- creased. In the districts of Jicotea, Menacas and the central plantation Es- peranZa smallpox is raging among the concentrates, many of whom have died. Many of the concentrates are without medicine, food and other nec- essaries of life. Families resident in the stricken districts are unable to emigrate thence because they have no resources.
 The Government has for a second time sent S10.000 for the relief of the concentrates in Matanzas province.
 It is reported from Santiago de Cuba that General Pando is greatly disheart- ened on account of the obstacles which prevented a successful campaign against the insurgents in that province He declares that he has no base of op- eratiOns, the insurgents control being so complete that it is impossible to con vey supplies to Spainsh columns oper- ating in the interior of the province 1 General Pando is said to be convinced that the insurgents of Santiago de Cuba province will not accept autonomy When he was in Spain he did not real ize that the insurgents in the province had such strength.
 It is said that General Sagua, oper- ating in Santiago de Cuba, has been unable to agree with his superior off cers, and on the preteXt that he was sick, he has arrived in Havana and will return to Spain by the first mail steamer
 Ex-Minister Canelejas, the Madrid editor, who has been Investigating the situation in Cuba, is said to be thor oughly discouraged with the outlook He will return to Spain shortly, the sudden death of his sister being given as the cause for hastening his depart ure.
 Senor Amblard, who has just returned from the United States, is said to take the same hopeless view of the situation as Senor Canelejas, and it is stated that he will decline the proffered ap- pointment of secretary to the Cuban autonomiSt cabinet.
 Senor Capules, Governor of Santiago de Cuba, has resigned, being unwilling to make appointments dictated to him by the Government through General PandO. Military Commander Oliver is acting in Capules' place.