The Portland daily press., 1898-01-03
PANDO DISHEARTEIED.
Spanish General Discouraged at His
Want of Success.
ONE THOUSAND REBEL TROOPS
lENTER MATANZAS PROVINCE.
Are Supposed to Have United With the
insurgent Troops in Havana Province
The Ravages of Small Pox on the In


Ansurgent troops in Havana Province
The Ravages of Small Pox on the In
crease.
Havana, January 2.-(via Key West)-
The insurgeDt general Francisco GARLIC,
With one thousand men has entered Ma
tanzas province near Habana, and is SUP.
posed to have reunited with the concen-
trated insurgent forces under Brigadier
Generals Suarez and Cepero in Havana
province.
Before the disarming of the laborers on
the tobacco plantation of Book s. Co.,
in Pinar Del Rio, recently, fifty armed
laborers are said to have Joined the insur-
gents at Ceiba Del Aqua, Havana.
Three thousand concentrates have been
returned to their homes in Matanzas
province. railroad transportation being
provided by the government.
The Dlaro de la Marina calls the atten-
ton Of the authorities to the pitiable
condition of the people of the town of
Alonzo Rojas, in Pinar Del Rio province.
During the first ten days of December
one hundred prisoners died. Whole
families Of eight and ten persons have
perlshed. OF ninety two volunteers only
~ are lit for duty, the remainder being
sick with small pox. At Santa Domingo
the small pox epidemic has increased in
spite of the splendid weather, but the
feyers have slowly decreased. In the
districts of Jicetea, Menacas and the
Qtrickan OF
CRATE because they have no resources. In
these districts small pox is raging among
the concentrates, many of whom have
died. They are without medical attend
anco, food and other necessaries of life.
The government has for second time
sent $4,000 for the relief Of the concen.
trados in Matanzas province
1t is reported from Santiago de Cuba
that Gen. Pando is greatly disheartened
on account of the obstacles which pre-
vented successful campaign against the
insurgents in that province He declares
that he has no base of operations, the in
surgent's control being SO complete that
it is impossible to convey supplies to the
Spanish column operating in the interior
of the province. He is said to be con.
WINGED that the insurgents OF Santiago de
Cuba province will not accept autonomy.
When he was In Spain he did not realize
that the insurgents had such strength.
1t is said that Gen. Sagua, operating
IN Santiago de Cuba, has been unable to
agree with his superior officers and on
the pretext that he is sick, has arrived in
Havana and will return to Spain by the
first mail steamer.
Elk. Minister Canalejas, the Madrid
editor who has been investigating the
situation in Cuba, is said to be thorough
ly discouraged with the outlook. He will
return to Spain shortly, the sudden death
of his sister being given Us the reason for
his fastening his departure.
Senior Arnblard, who has just returned
from the United States is said to take
the same hopeless view of the situation
and it is stated that he will decline the
proffered appointment of secretary of the
Cuban autonomist cabinet.
Senator Capules, governor of Santiago
dc Cuba, has resigned being unwilling
to make appointments dictated to him by
the government through Gen. Pando.
The military commander Oliver is acting
in Capules's place.