The herald., 1896-11-28
GENERAL WEYER
WELL SATISFIED
With Results of His Late
Campaign
THE INSURGENTS FLED BEFORE hin
And His Soldiers Are Chasing
Them Yet
REBELS USED NO DYNAMITE
Nor Were Any Of the Spanish Soldiers
Killed
Insurgents Are Still Active But the Lenders
Are Dead
The Captain General Returns at Once
REBELS USED NO DYNAMITE
Nor Were Any of the Spanish Sol3iers
Killed
Insurgents Are Still Active But the Leaders
Are Dead
The Captain General Returns at Once
to Pinar del Rio to Resume Ac-
tive Operations--Prompt Paci-
fication is Promised IA
Associated Press Special Wire

HAVANA. Nov. $50 many contra-
dictory statements have been attributed
to Captain-General Weyler since his re-
turn from the province of Pinar del Rio
that correspondent of the Associated
Press was instructed to ask the Spanish
commander for a full official and author
lied statement on the subject. Therefore,
just previous to the departure of General
Weyler for Pinar del Rio, the corresponds
ent called at the palace, where he was
courteously received by the general. who
was asked to supplement the exclusive
interview with the correspondent of La
Lucha at Artenesia. which was cabled
to the Associated Press Tuesday after
noon and which contained the first pub
lie utterances of the general since his re-
turn from conducting operations against
Antonio Maceo. This the general agreed
to do.
1T is understood you returned from
Pinar del Rio highly cortented with the
result of your recent operations. and it
is asserted that you believe Pinar del
Rio will soon be pacified?"
In reply the captain general said: II
am not only contented but entirely sat-
fed with the result of my military
plans there. 1 went over the northern
hills and occupied the insurgents posi-
tions without any serious resistance
upon the part of the enemy. Cacaraja-
cara and Rubi. which the insurgents
claimed We're impregnable. were occu-
pied by our troops after dislodging the
enemy at Rubi. They offered the great
est resistance but yielded after few
hours fighting. We found no trace Of
Maceos people after that, although all
other points were reconnoitered by small
detachments of our columns. The south
erly points were also reconroitered, and
the positions where the rebels had de-
camped are now in the possession of our
troops. There remains still to be recon-
noitered the ranges of hills in the east
ern part of the province. Maceo has
nothing left him to do hut scatter his
followers into small parties, in order to
enable them to escape our columns,
which are now hunting for them, since
they offer no resistance and refuse to
accept a meeting with our troops, who
are chasing them in all directions.
Does your eXcellency expect soon to
crush the Insurgents in the province Of
Pinar del Rio and bring about it's pacifi-
cation within short time?"
Il am confident shortly of pacifyinR
Pinar del Rio" replied the captain gen.
eral, since all the strategic points are
in my hands, and the constant activity
of our troops in all directions complete
ly hinders the escape of small groups
of insurgents who are fleeing before them
in disorder"
do you think the condition of the pro-
vinces of Havana, Matanzas and Santa
Clara hampers or favors the suppression
of the insurrection?"
These three provinces are more cas-.
lily subdued from the nature of the
ground. They have no hills like tho
province of Pinar del Rio and the facil-
tiles for the movement Of bodies Of
troops are, therefore. greater. Besides
the rebel bands of these provinces are
less numerous and lack the elements
and conditions of those in the province
of Pinar del Rio The leaders of tho
rebels in those three provinces also lack
the Importance possessed by Maceo.
Those who had any prestige have been
killed"
1T is asserted" said the correspond.
ent, that Maceo lost many leading men,
who were with him. besides those who
joined him after the invasion OF Pinas
del Rio?"
The captain-general answered: Near
ly all Maceo's leading men, who were
at all valuable and were possessed Of
military ability, perished in other pro-
vinces or in districts where they heade1
uprisings."
"It appears that the insurgents Of Pu-
erto Principe and Santiago de Cuba are
displaying more activity than BEFORE
suggested the correspondent.
Yes" answered Weyler. but the pro-
vinces mentioned are not in a state Of
insurrection. Puerto Principe is pro-
ducing little and not much projections
is needed there. The same may be said
in regard to Holguin and Bayamo dis
tricts. The rebels destroyed all they
could, and besides, with the death Of
Jose Maceo, the rebellion in the pro-
vince of Santiago de Cuba lost much Of
its Importance. l have no intention OF
allowing the attention of the troops to
be diverted in that direction. for II is
evident that it is the object Of the in
surgents under Gomez and Cal!xto, who
possess dominating influence over In
surgents in those districts"
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