The herald., 1896-03-09
Regarding the Conduct of the
Cuban War
FULL PARDON IS PROMISED
To Priests and People, Making Immedl.
ate Submission
Insurgents to Be Treated as Outlaws anl
Bands Of GueriIIas Organized to
Hunt Them Down
Associa ted Press Special Wire,

Associa ted Press Special Wire.
HAVANA. March S. Copyrighted, 1895,
by the Associated Press. Captain-C Gem
eral Weyler has issued the following cir.
culars:
II have promulgated an order that the
teachers of divinity of the provinces Of
Matanzas. Santa Clara. Puerto Principe
and Santiago de Cuba, who, confessedly
have taken part in the movements of the
rebels, shall be pardoned on making their
submission, surrendering their arms and
placing themselves under the surveillance
OF the lawful authority, provided that they
have not committed other crimes since the
issuance of my last proclamation.
at will be commendable circumstance
that these submissions may be made by
bodies of those affected.
1.-The teachers of divinity who, without
arms. shall come in under the same cir
cumstances. will be Immediately trans
ferred to the encampnents, forts and
towns. and in general to places where they
may be under the immediate vigilance OF
the troops; and all the teachers will be
under the control of commandants in
whatever jurisdiction they may be as-
each column, encampment or fort, will be
kept and their superiors will make re-
port every fifteen days concerning the con-
duct Of the teachers, and Will determine
the time at which they will be permitted to
reside in whatever place it may be deemed
advisable to conduct them. placing them
under the supervision of the local authori-
ties or making any other disposition of
them which they may consider proper.
"ln the meantime they will become per-
manently attached to the military forces
and will give their attention to the dying
and will be entitled to such rations as
troops in the field or travelling.
"Ihese directions will not go into effect
in the provinces of Pnar del Rio and Ha-
vana until those provinces have extended
to them the prevailing law in the case of
those who deliver themselves up to the au-
thorities.
(Signed) "WEYLER."
Havana, March 3, 1896.
The following proclamation has been is
sued:
Proclamation of Don Valeriano Weyler
Nicolar. Marquis de Teneriife. governor
general, captain-general of the Island of
Cuba and general-in-chief of the army, etc.
l make known to your harrassed troops
and to those who attempt to demoralze
them. as they pursue eastward rebel par
leave i'll the provinces of Pinar del Rio and
Havana, that the time has arrived to pur-
sue with the greatest activity and rigor the
little bands. more of outlaws than nsur-
gents, who remain in the said provinces;
and to adopt Whatever measures are neces-
sary for the immediate carrying out OF that
intention. it is hereby ordered:
tir3t-That the troops be divided into
columns to operate in both provinces, and
that the guards civil he established OH the
lines of that now existing in Pinar del Rio
and in a part of Puerto Principe and that
in Havana and a part of the province of
Santiago de Cuba, and that they occupy
only the places remote from the present
pacitied or tranquilized districts until they
are able to occupy the positions which they
held before lin the districts now in revolt
Second-The commander of each zone,
or the corresponding official who may be
otherwise characterized in each place,
shall be the commander of the native army
and shall have municipal powers, but in a
less degree than those he exercises in the
same position with any garrison force of
the army. In this case the command OF
the native armies will devolve in accord-
ance with seniority of service.
Third-Each community seeking to do
so, and applying TO the general staff of the
army, may arm section of volunteers, or
guerillas, of thirty men equipped as i'm
fantry soldiers, which force will defend
the country and operate under orders from
the military authorities of the locality.
Each section may be commanded by re-
tired officers or deputed officials, or by
persons of satisfactory qualifications and
autecedents, Obtaining the pay of those