The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-24
'ESPERANzA FALLEN
Confirmation Of the Destruction u
the Capital Received. rs
INSURGENTS SAVE THEIR ARCHIVES
Cabans Lost So aad Spanish 27ia
the Engagement.
The MAIL MATTER SEARcHED.
steps to he Taken Ia Expel sSaiA
from the Postal Uniou-fcaorfs 20
Bribe the Rchels.
REGENTS SAVE THEIR ARCHIVES
the MAIL MATTER SEARCHED

Havana, via hey West January cs.--In-
surgents concealed behind the railroad sta
tion nj san Miguel, eight miles from Has
vnna, fired upon train. killing several
soldiers In one OF the cars. Another band
entered tho cultivated zone Of the town OF
Las Vegas. near HAVANA. destroying all the
huts and the crons
General Pando has sent Colonel Domingo
OF Captain General Rlanco's stan TO Spain
under serious charges
The coast line steamer Mortera has lcft
Havana with Two Dattalions Of troops and
ono battery en- route for Gibara to aid tho
garrison OF Holduin, which Ii bcsleged Nv
General CaliNto Garcia,
private report from Puerto Principe
confirms the news that General Castcllanon
has destroyed Esperansa tat the cxtrcmo
west or the Sierra cphitasl, the hcadquar-
tiers OF the insurgent government which
moved TO Na3asa, saving documents and
files. When the insurgents retired they left
fifty seven OF their number dead on tho
Geld, but carried away shclr wounded.
The government troops lost twenty seven
Filled and eighty -sayea wounded.
Juan Masso. wliose surrender 10 the au-
thorities was recently reported. IL
nephew OF Baltoiome Masso. president or
the Cuban republic, not d brother M br-
fore stated
II is reported hero that the governor OK
Havana province. who is stockhoder In
La Discussion. has secured tue snbvenIian
OF $3.50 monthly for that paper.
Additional troops are to be sent to the
ptoNince Of Santiago 10 carry out Inc Oper-
atoms there
Troops are searching certail mail matter
before allowing il to Ne delivered. Many
persons. including u number OF loyal Span
ards, such as Scnor Guzman, ex-prestdenI
of the congress. and Others or social staiid-
Ing In the city make compliant OF the lon-
delivery OF letters addressed 10 them. II LIS
reported that III consequences OF the gov
ernment's action. steps Will be taken TO ex-
pel Spain from the postal union.
Endoavofs have beet mudu to induce
Dr.. Cabara to remain at Stguanea 10 Oh
tain the surrenders OF the leaders Rego
ard MoDteagnado.
4 II is snid $4,000 has been sent TO Qrn-
cral Aquirrc Tor the surrender Of MhAss
|sand his party.
Senior Lopez. who formerly held a copa.
mission in the Spanish army in Cuba, but
who WAS dishonored and sentenced to jalI,
and who escorted Gomez and Maceo dur
Ing their invasion, but later surrendered,
has not been appointed by General Pando,
chief OF gueriiias and is now acting as
a government agent, riding through Santa
Clara province trying to induce the in
surgents to surrender
The gunboat Galca has captured q
schooner manned by four men, one OF
whom stated that they had been engaged
TO nssist In the landing OF provisions, etc..
from an English vessel. The schooner
was sighted by the gunboat six miles OFT
tho coast. The member OF the schooner's
WIN made tho n bnyp audaA
that the insurgents did not lack clothing
and that he was ignorant OF the fact that
they were short OF ammunition.
Several of the local papers comment upon
the report OF the surrender Of Masso with
40 followers, which number they declare
Is exaggerated.
lll Diaro De La Marina says TINT the
papers which preach loyalty most coldly
print the news without fiavoring the Same.
adding that El Liberal of Spain declares
there are many Spanish who would sse
with pleasure tho failure OF autonomy In
order 10 avoid the triumph of principles
contrary TO their own.
The Union Constitutional replies to tho
DIaro. saying that autonomy is a sign Of
peace. To prove The suocess of autonomy
the paper adds. II Is necessary TO obtain
the surrender VI the real leaders with tho
greater masses OF their followers. In their
opinion the surrender OF Masso was due
TO tho Influence of Marines Garcia. gov
crnor OF Pinar Del Rio, and money The
paper continues by saying that during den-
eral WeyIer's administration there 0r-
Cured the surrender OF Colonel Cuervo and
his men, who tried TO give them up under
condition OF receiving money. which proves
that the surrendcrs are not due to entc-
nomy. The same parties the paper az
sorts. after peace was restored. would re-
turn 10 the field to satisfy their personal
ambitions.
The cigar manufactures and the Ofheen
of ri Diaro De La Marina and l.s Discus
sion arc SIN guarded day and night Tha s
government today prohibited officers nass-
lug through O'Reiliy street on which ara
situated the university and tho printing "
offices OF La Reconcentrado. Detarhmepfs
OF the orden publico arc patrollinx the
street In the vicinity of Central Park ana
In other localities. These new preca,l-