Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-03-14
CAPTAIN General Of Cuba Issues
More ProcIamations.
THE TEACHERS OF DIVINITY
All VIII he Pnrdoned if They VIII
Give Themselves Up and he
Good Hereafter.

Havana, March 8,--Captain Genera
Weyler has issued the following circu
lar:
II have promulgated an order tina
the teachers of divinity of the provinces
of Matanzas, Puerto Principe and San
tiago de Cu9a who confessedly have Ia
ken part in the movements of the rebels
shall be pardoned on making their sub
mission, surrendering their arms ant
placing themselves under the surVeiI
lance OF the lawful authority, provided
they have not committed other crimes
since the issuance of my last procla
nation.
1T will be a commendable circum
stance that these submissions may b'
made by bodies Of those affected.
THE teachers of divinity who, with
out arms, shah come under the same
circumstances will be immediatel!
transferred to the encampments, forts
towns and. in general, where they ma!
be under the immediate vigilance OF The
troops, and all the teachers shall bt
under the control OF the commandant:
in whatever jurisdiction they may bt
assigned. A record of those SO attached
to each column, encampment or for
will be kept, and their superiors VII
make a report every Is days concern
ing the conduct of the teachers and viii
determine the time at which they viii
be permitted to reside in whatever
place it may be deemed advisable e
conduct them, placing them under the
supervision Of local authorities.
In the meantime they VIII become
permanently attached TO the military
forces and will give their attention tC
the dying and will be entitled to such
rations as troops in the field.
"These directions will not go into ef-
feet in the provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Havana until those provinces have
extended to them the prevailing law il
the case of those who deliver themselves
up to the authorities. WEYLER."
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation has also
been issued:
proclamation of Don VaIerainC
Weyler y Nicolau, marquis de Tene-
rife, governor general captain general
of the island Of Cuba and captain gen
eral of the army: | make known to our
harassed troops and to those who at
tempt TO demoralize them as they pur-
sue eastward the rebel parties, more MI
erous than those whom they leave in
the provinces of Pinar del Rio and Ha-
vana, that the time has arrived to pur-
sue with the greatest activity and rigor
the little bands, more Of outlaws than
insurgents, who remained in the said
provinces, and to adopt whatever meas
ures are necessary for the immediate
carrying out of that intention l hereby
order:
"First-That the troops be divided
into columns To operate in both prov
inces.
"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 less degree than those he
exercised in the same position with auy
garrison force of the army. In this
case the command Of the native armies
will devolVe in accordance with senior.
ity Of service.
Third--Each community seeking to &c
so and applying to the general staff OF
the army may arm a section of Volun
teers or guerillas of 30 men, equipped
as infantry soldiers, which force will de
fend the country and operate under The
military orders from that locality. Th'
military governors of Havana and Pi
mar del Rio will present reports to tn
captain general for the guidance of tn
commander in chief of the third arm.
corps.
The authorities of the villages VIII
will show themselves friendly within
term of 10 DAYS and those of the Yicin