Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-24
TIE VAR IN cuba
4 Confirmation OF the Report Of the
Capture Of Esperanto,

QQplulO VI GopoL olILd,
MILO Headquarters Of the Insurgent
f+overnment-Spain May Be Ex-
nallad from the Postal Union.
snanish Using Money to Induce
1osurrents to Surrender-A Pet
~ War Between Havana News
osners- General War News.
Havana, via Key West, Fla, January
-Insurgents concealed behind the
..froad station at San Miguel, eight
-.;ios rom Havana, fired upon train,
,.a,ioo several animals in one of the
Jaws Another band entered the Guilt
,.rsd zone of the town of Las Vegas,
raar Havana, destroying all the huts
end the crops that had been planted.
Cen Pando has sent Col. Domingo, of
Contain General Blanco's staff. back to
cnain under serious charges.
The coast line steamer Mortera has
left Havana with two battalions of
troops and one battery, en- route to
Gibara. to aid the garrison at Holquin,
which is besieged by Gen. Calixto
Garcia.
A private report from Puerto Prin-
dpe
CONFIRMS THE REPORT
that Gen Castellano has destroyed Es-
1eranza lat the extreme west of
Serre Cubitas), the headquarters of
the insurgent government, which
moved to Najaza, saving documents
and files. When the insurgents retired
they left ffty-seven of their number
dead on the field, but carried away
their wounded.
The government troops lost twenty
seven killed and eighty-seven wounded.
Juan Masso, whose surrender to the
authorities was recently reported, is
a nephew of Bartolomo Masso, presi-
dent Of the Cuban republic, not a
DUlutI, DIS D6lOI0 Sldltu.
It is reported here that the gov
ernOr of Havana province, who is a
sockholder in La Discussion, has Sc
cured a subvention of $3.50 monthly
for that paper.
Additional troops are to be sent to
the province of Santiago de Cuba to
carry on the operations there
The action of the government in
searching certain mail matter before
allowing it to be delivered is con-
sidered by persons well informed upon
the subject
4 DIRECT VIOLATION
Of the International postal union
treaty. Many persons, including a
number of loyal Spaniards, such as
Senior Francisco de los Santos Guzman,
ex-president of Congress, and others
Of social standing in the city, make
complaint of the non-delivery of letters
addressed to them. 1t is reported that
IN consequence of the governments
action steps will be taken to expeI
spain from the postal union.
Endeavors have been made to induce
Dr. CABRERA to remain at Siguanez and
10 OBTAIN the surrender of the leaders
hego and Monteaguado. Il is said that
$4,000 has been wired to Gen. Aguirre
LOT the surrender of Masso and his
party.
senior Lopez, who formerly held
commission in the Spanish army in
Oeoa, put who was discharged and
SENTENCED TO JAIL.
ana VINO escorted Gomez and Maceo
uurihg their invasion, but later sur
rendered, has now been appointed by
Ten Pando chief of guerrillas. and is
now acting as d government agent,
l9uhg throug the territory in the Santa
lL3fa province, trying to induce the
Asurgents to surrender.
Inc gunboat Galicia has captured a
schooner manned by four men, one of
won stated upon being questioned
al they had been engaged to assist
Al lle iandlng of provisions, ETC., from
'u English vessel. The schooner was
@Ss"(ed by the gunboat six miles off
VIC coast, and they decided to surrend-
y" Inc member of the schooners
H." VINO made the above statement
"1uel That the insurgents did not lack
oy'1'ng, and that he was ignorant
VI lne fact that they were short of
ammunition
several of the local papers com
a'.. upon the report of the surrender
- @3asso with one hundred and ten
'e''Q" sis, which number, they declare,
is EXAGGERATED.
., ~ Dlarlo de la Marina says that
9 papers which preach xlyalty most
i print the news without flavor
NJ s lAe same, adding that Ell Liberal,
o.aiA' declares that there are many
,lPaH.Sh who would see with pleasure
IT,. ,atIure OF autonomy in order to
r lhe triumph of principles con-
"LS to their own.
,b ne mon Constitutional replies to
H.. 10, saying that the autonomists
IT,, VI the surrender of Masso and
IF 10 credit it to autonomy rs a sign
to. pedee. To prove the success of au-
ssrI " the paper adds, it is neces-
rsai 20 obtain the surrender of the
of j., gaders with the greater masses
N. '.tT followers. In their opinion
H. sffender of Masso was due to the
a. y. nee of Marcos Garcia. governor
,orl mar del Rio. and money. The
a. continues by saying that during
c,-. eIler's administration there oc-
sas the surrender of Col. Cuelvo