The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-01
WEYLER WITHIN STRIKING DIS
TANCE OF THE MAIN BODY OF
INSURGENTS.
NOTHING YET ACCOMPLISHED.
GENERALS OPERATIONS AT
THE FRONT.
cUBANs AVOIDING ENCOUNTERS.
Forces of the Spanish Commander
Marched Up and Down Pinar
Del Rio Highways.

HAVANA, Nov. 30.-Details of the
movements Of Gen. Weyler reached
mere today. At o'clock, during the
afternoon, Thursday, he left Artemisa
following the advance guard Of his col
umns, fianked by squadrons from the
principal regiments He was accom-
panied by Gen. Ruiz, who commanded
brigade, and by Gen. Escribano, his
chief Of staff, and the aides de camp.
The Spanish forces followed the high
way and little else but ruins, ashes
dynamited culverts and desolation were
seen In place Of the once picturesque
landscape. Twice the columns were
compelled to halt and it was not until
clock the same evening that the
troops arrived at River Bayet, five
miles from Candelaria. BY that time
darkness had already set in and the col
unm camped there for the night and
made an interesting spectacle. camp
fires burning brightly on all sides. the
cocks preparing supper while the SOL
dlers not thus employed hunted for
fuel, marked out the camp lines, helped
put up the tents and washed, brushed
oiled or polished away the stains Of
travel left by the days march.
The captain general was very gra-
c1ous to Gen. Escribano, and to the cor
respondent Of Ell impartial, of Madrid
VINO as a very great favor was allowed
to accompany the troops operating
against Antonio Maceo.
AT O'Clock the next morning the
reveille was sounded, breakfast was
hastily prepared and at o'clock the
column resumed it's march to Candle
bn tcr1,x
Some time later the troops reached a
spot where an engagement had evident
~ been fought with the insurgents, and
II soon became known that it was
where the Spanish forces under Gen.
Segura met the enemy under Maceo, on
February T.
The troops, on Friday last, found the
bridge, near that spot, destroyed by
fire, and the highway being thus i'm
passable, the columns made a detour
camped for the night at a convenient
place near the river Calvres and en-
tered San Cristobal at o'clock the
next morning. There they found all
the houses decorated and were well
coined with enthusiasm by a crowd of
people. The column were afterwards
drawn up in the main street, where
they We're inspected by the captain gen
eral
The Spanish commander, after a
brief chat with Gen. Segura, who is in
command at San Cristoba1, left that
town going westward. Before so doing,
however, Gen. Weyler expressed great
satisfaction at the behavior Of the
troops on the march, saying he was
much pleased to notice that there had
not been break in the columns from
the time of leaving Artemisa until they
arrived at San Cristobal.
During the past week, a column Of
f7O lad bxr( Lnn
reconnoitering in the direction Of Sa-
bana. Another column, commanded by
Gen. Segura, has been operating in
the direction Of Puercos Gordos and a
third column, under the command OF
Gen. Hernandez, has been feeling for
the enemy in the vicinity of Macurijes.
But after five days Of toilsome work,
the commanders of the three columns
reported that the insurgents were not
to be found, although they have recent
ly destroyed a number of prefectures
and country dwellings. Reconnoiter-
ing extended from the railroad to the
coast Quite quantity of cattle was
found, but of the insurgents nothing
material was seen. Quintin Hernandez,
classed as a rebel incendiary," was
shot this morning outside of Cabanas
fortress.
La Lucha, commenting upon the let
ter from Fitzhugh Lee Jr., son of the
United States consul general, asserting
that his father was not responsible for
much of the talk attributed to him in
newspapers in the United States, says:
''The general talks what and when he
likes. That we already know here, but
there are many persons in Cuba and In
the United States who do not know 1t.
AS the result of several skirmishes,
the insurgents have had two captains
and seventeen privates killed. The
had fhTaA killed and nine
wounded.
If it is true that Antonio Maceo is
in the vicinity of Consolation del
Norte, as reported, then Gen. Weyler
should by this time be within strik-
ing distance of the insurgents.