The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-11

been witnessed in Havana. This Is mainly
due to the fact that in many quarters Gen
eral Weyler is looked upon as likely to be
the man who will restore order in Cuba,
which would mean a revival of commerce
and business, developments which are
anxiously looked forward to by the COM
| mercial community.
General Woylcr was welcomed by the
city council on board tho Alfonso XIII.
He was presented with an address of wei
come and assurance of loyalty. At II
o'clock the captain general came ashore
and was received by General Marin and
staff The streets were packed with peo-
pie, who displayed the greatest enthusiasm.
In fact, rarely has n distinguished person
been received so warmly as was General
Weyler.
General Weyler seemed to, be much
pleased with his reception and upon ar
irving at the palace formally took over the
duties of the captain generalship, taking
the oath of fealty over n CrucifiX and upon
a Bible. General Marin administered the
oath of Office, and soon afterwards General
Weyler received the local military and
civil authorities, the different corporations
and the bishops and priests.
After the reception of the local military
and civil authorities, corporations and
clergy was completed General Weyler APP
peared upon the balcony of the palace and
reviewed the troops, His appearance be-
fore the public was the signal for a long
outburst of the most enthusiastic cheer
ing, the firing of cannon and the sound of
martial music, all the bands in the city
being stationed at different points.
Accompanying General Weyler were
Captains Gelaber and Linares who are
known as military editors. They will
most likely have charge of the press cen
sorship here, and it is already rumored
that there will be considerably more diff
Guilty experienced in this connection by the
correspondents in the future.
So far as the general situation is con-
cerned, there is not much change In
deed, no change of Importance is expected
for some days General Weyler will first
devote himself to a complete review Of the
operations already undertaken, and he
will then figure out the situation rs it ac-
tually exists For this purpose, almost
Immediately after taking the oath of
fealty, he caused orders to be sent to all
the commanders in the field to draw up
promptly and forward to headquarters
here complete returns of the condition of
their commands, together with the state of
the railroads, telegraphs and public thor
oughfares and the probable location and
strength of the enemy in their neighbor-
hoods,
General Marin, who has been appointed
captain general of Porto Rico is expected
to leave for his new post today He has
not donc much since he assumed com
mand here after the recall of Marshal
Martinez de Campos, but he has certainly
displayed activity, and has been on the
move almost continually.
The exact plan of campaign of General
Weyler is not known, but it is believed
that it will be very different one from
that of Campos. He is likely to call in all
the small detachments of troops which
have from the first had such a weakening
effect upon the Spanish operations, and
he will try to drive the insurgents into
position from which they cannot escape
without pitched battle.
The Insurgents are understood to be
concentrating their forces in anticipation
of having u much more difficult task be
fore item than they have had up TO the
present. In fact some reports credit the
insurgents with desiring the concentrate
all their scattered detachments and
columns into one body, and so bring the
insurrection to direct issue. Ii so, there
seems to be no doubt that the Spanish gen
erals will nor put any obstacle in the way
Of tho insurgent commanders But span
iards hero who are well posted ON the STU
alton say that there is no truth in the re-
port that the insurgents will make any
effort to risk pitched battle.