Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-11-28
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 the suppression of the Yaqui Indians ol
 Santa Teresa fanatics who attacked Mex
 icsn Noeales iu last August and to tho
 raids of renegade Apsohes. The labor
 performed in efforts to rid Arizona oi
 these pastiferous renegadss, he ssys can be appreciated when he states ths,
 in a single year his troops iu Arizons and New Msxlco marched 42,457 milea on this duty. General Wheaton re. ports that Fort Stanton. N. M., has been abandoned. He recon meuds m,nor i'm. provements at Fort Bsysrd, N. M.. Fort Douglass. Utah, and the rebuilding of the posts Ut Fort Grant and Whippls Barracks, Arizona. He also urges tbe
 attention of congress be called to the disparity of pay bet xeen sojutsnt gener.
 sl's clerks compared with the clerks si
 tae supply department.
 KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 2O-Advices
 received from CUb bs today by the steam
 ship Whitney cast discredit upon the
 statement that the csm paign of Captain General Weyler sgsinst Autoulo Maceo
 in Pinar del Rio has failed and that
 Weyler will shortly return to Havana.
 tts stated on the contrary that Weyler
 has no intention of returning to the cap- ital until he has exhausted every effort
 to compel Maoeo to meet him in a pitch ed battle. When last heard from the Spanish commander was massipg his forcing for sn attack upon the insur. gents. It is whispered that at the con- olusion of any pitched battle a truce
 A- 1. A I- toe conference between the insurgent leaders and rspresen tstives of Spain looking for . settlement of the var.
 This is most significant ss showing that all clssses are utterly tired of war and its burdens. A great deal of misery exists in Havana and the outlook grove darker as the days pass. Business is al- most at sstandstill; prices of all commod- ities have gone up to an sxtravseant rate while the loyal portion of tho popu. lation has been drained of all its able bodied men to send volunteers.
 HAVANA. Nov. 19-Gsn. Munoz. who is DOW suffering from sickness. hes had two engagements with the insurgents at Sitio and Hondu. The enemy left 18 killed on the field and retired without its wounded. The troops had one csp- tain and one soldier killed and twenty. i've men wounded.
 Col. Mendoza, while Ieeona oiIering on the heights of Grillo, his province. has been engaged with tbs insurgents unders Aracgo. The enemy was sn- treIchsd, but after three hours fight ing the insurgents, wers dislodged from their positions and left seventeen killed behind them. The Spaniards had six men killed and three officers and thirty eight privatss wounded.
 Little Lews regarding Captain Gener. al Weyler's operations against the insur- gents in Pinsr del Rio was allowed to leak out from the palace today. Malor Bszsn of the Spanish commanders stsff however, arrived here today from the front. He says operations are meet diff ioult, and adds that the oaptain-g general slept two rainy nights on the ground without blankets and has been several times without meals. The msior further says the captain-genersi yesterday swss between Zor0s and Csndelsris. In spite of tho fact that the weather hes greatly improved in Pinsr del Rio the au- thorities sseert the health of the troops
 the field shows DO improvement. TOO sick men have already arrlved hero and 300 more gre expected to reach the oity during the day. The local newspapers sre raising popular subscriptions to pro- vide funds to make Christmas presents 70 the troops. Each newspaper with this object in view, will pu blish special edition Christmas night.
 The insurgents are said to have four ieen factories in operation between Sor- roc and Csbanss, in Pinsr del Rio. Nsv- srtheless reports are received of scarcity of food and clothing. The constant rifle volley3 which have been beard since the invasion of Pinar del Rio oy Weyler have frightened the cattle asd they have hidden iu the mountains, where it ,s difficult to secure tbsm for food.
 Tho Marquis of Apeztequia, Cuban and ths leader of the conservative party in Cuba, hes received the following ;ablegram from Sspor Canovas, the Sranish prerh,er, acknowledging the re- ceipt of the recent manifesto O; three political parties in the island of Cuba. The Conservative, the Reform and the Autonomistic, in which they and their members pledged their loyal support to the mother country in aiding her to suppress the rebellion in Cuba.
 "Msrquis of Apeztequis: I beg your -xoelleocy to convey the following ia formation to the signers of the telegram. duly gave her ma3esty the intorms- sion in the telegram in which you sd- vise tho patriotic unsaimity and accord of the three political parties in Cuba, stating that they will uphold the ban. ners of their respective parties during the devastating ~sy ID Cubs; that they will rank themselves with the govern nent in tidipg it to triumph of our arme, after which Cuba will be rt stored 10 her political, economic sud admInis- .cat,ve rights.
 "Her majesty has commanded me to | 'tsts this accord gives her heartfelt pleasure. In t she has hope for hap pier days for Cuba aod for Spsir; hap pier than the present. For my part. ss he responsible leader of the govern | nent, permit me to offsr my sffectionste | for the agreement and lccord of which you inform me. It is in | .eepiuR with my hopes for the welfare # Cuba. Hopes that never have left ne. h the sentiments of her m- jesty. | 'our president fully participates. as well Is all tha members of the cabinet.
 TAMPA, Fla, Nov. 19.-Cuban leaders ,ere tooay recslvsd informstiop that the have just ~on one of the nost importsnts battles fought on the slsnd during the war. The battle wss Q Pinsr del Rio. but DO details are .iven. Oubaus here are rejoicing, as his Is the fret real battle since Wsyler sok the field.
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