Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-01
SAY WEYLER IS NEAR NACEO
Reports from Cuba Indicate Possibility of a
Battle Soon,
CAMPAIGN OF THE CAPTAIN GENERAL
Spanish Commander nnd Ills soldiers
March Hack Into the Hills Past
Ruin, Ashes and
DcsOIntIOn.

HAVANA, Nov 3O.--lf 1t Is true that An
tonio Maceo is in the vicinity Of Consolation
del Norte as reported, then Weyler should
b. this time be within striking distance
OF the insurgents.
Details Of the movements OF General Wey-
Ter reached here today. At o'clock during
the afternoon Thursday he left Artemisa
following the advance guard of his columns
which were nanked by squadrons from the
Principe regiment. lie was accompanied
by General Ruis, who commanded a brigade,
and by General Escribano, his chief of stan,
and the aids-de-camp. The Spanish forces
followed the highway and little else but
ruins, ashes dynamited cuverts and desc
lation were seen in place of the once pic
turesque landscape Twice the columns
were compelled to halt on account Of the
partly destroyed roadway and 1t was not
until Z o'clock the same evening that the
troops arrived at the River Bayate, three
miles from Candolabria. BY that time dark
ness had already set in and the column
Campcd there for the night and made an III
teres,ing spectacle, camphres burning
brightly on all sides, the cooks preparing
supper while the soldiers not thus employed
hunted for fuel marked out the camp lines,
helped put up the tents, washed, brushed,
oiled or polished away the stain OF travel
left by the days march. The captain general
to the correspondent of FL lmparcial OF Mad
rid, who. as a very great favor, was allowed
to accompany the troops operating against
Antonio Maceo. The captain general ana
his invited guests for supper that night mad
chicken and rice and omelets.
At o'clock the next morning the reveille
sounded, breakfast was hurriedly prepared
and at o'clock the columns resumed the
march to Candelabra still following the
highway. Some time later the troops ar
riyaI N gipht Of "A which
Eagement evidently had been fought with
the insurgents and It soon became known
that IT was where the Spanish forces under
General Seguara met the enemy under Ma
Geo on February and the former afterwards
occupied San Cristobal. The troops on Fri
day last found the bridge near that spot de-
stroyed by fire, and the highway being thus
impossible the columns made dctouf'
camped for the night at convenient place
near the River Calves and entered San Crls-
tobal at o'clock the next morning. There
they found all the houses decorated and were
welcomed with enthusiasm by crowd OF
people The columns were afterwards drawn
up i'm tho main street, where they were in
spected by the captain general. The Spanish
commander after a brief chat with General
Seguara who was in command at Crlstobal
left that town. going westward. Before SO
doing, however, General Weylor expressed
great satisfaction at the behavior OF the
troops on the march, saying he was much
pleased to say that there had not been
break in the columns from the time OF leav-
ing Artemisa until they arrived at san Crls-
tobal
During the past week column Of troops
led by General Obregon has been recon-
noitering in the direction OF Sabana. An
other column commanded by General Sc
gurn. has been operating in the direction
of PuercOs GOrdOs and a third column
under the command OF General Hernandez
has been feeling for the enemy In the vi
cinity of Macurijes. But after five days
of tolsome work the commanders of the
three columns report that the insurgents
were not to be found, although they have re-
Gently destroyed a number of procedures
and country dwellings. Accommodating ex-
tended from the railroad to the coast. Quite
a quantity OF cattle was found, but OF the in
surgents nothing material was found.
> Ouinten Hernandez, classed an insur-
gent rebel, was shot this morning outside OF
Cabanas fortress.
dispatch from Cardenas announces the
arrest there on a political charge Of DR.
Pedro HeVid,
At o'clock a sick soldier in the Havana
military hospital while looking out of win
dow, was shot by a sentinel, who had been
ordered to prevent the inmates from lcok-
ing out inaSmuCh as persons who had been
imprisoned for political offenses, and were
i'll were in the hospital The soldier thought
the victim was one Of these prisoners, at
tempting to escape.
La I.ucha commenting upon the letter
general, asserting that his father was moi
responsible for much of the talk attributed
to him in newspapers in the United states,
says: The general talks where and when
he likes and not when others wish. That
we already know here, but there are many
persons in Cuba and in the United States
who do not know it,"
TAMPA. Fla. Nov 3O-Private advices
from Havana received today are to the
effect that Weyler will soon issue another
tobacco order prohibiting the expectation OF
Remedies tobacco from the island of Cuba.
This was not included in his other order
and great deal has been exported Havana
merchants have petiti1ned Wcyer to close
the Cuban ports on this tobacco, as northern
and eastern manufacturers were buying all
of 1t for expectation to the United States.
NEW YORK, Nov. 30-PrCSident Palma
of the Cuban Junta has received a letter from
the camp Of General CaiXto Garcia giving
details of the capture of Guamaro by the
Insurgents. The letter says not only did
Garcias army capture the town, but enough
arms and ammunition to III out 400 recruits.
General Garcia's forces numbered nearly
5000 men. He made n desperate attack on
the fort using the two cannon which the
insurgents had with good effect He drove
the Spanish from their position and occupied
the town, which was later destroyed by the
torch In the battle $50 Spaniards were
taken prisoners. The arms and ammunition
captured were l25,OOO cartridges 500 rifles
and two field pieces. General Garcia says
his men have not suffered from the yellow
fever and are in frst-class condition and
have a good supply OF ammunition. He
Will not, as the reports have said, march
westward to join General Maceo, but will
remain in Puerto Principe
DENIES CUBAN PURCHASE STORY.
Spanish Insult To America Also Not