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WEYLER SATISFIED.
Claims to Be Pie ased with Result
of His Campaign.
WAS UNABLE TO FIND GEN. MACEO.
Reasons for His Return to Havana Are
Given in an observation-disclosures of
Court-Martial of Competitor
Prisoners Denied.

Madrid, Nov. 25.--A dispatch to the
Impartial from Havana says that in an
Gen. Weyler stated that he
lad returned from the province of Pinar
del Rio owing to the necessity of set
ting the question of the new issue of
notes by the Spanish bank and other
matters. After these were set
tied he would be ready to return to the
that NLaceo had more than 5000 men
and that these We're scattered in remote
positions. The object of the recent
Spanish operations had been the occu-
patton of the hills and passes and the
cutting off of the supplies of the insur-
gents. The few insurgents in the
provinces Of Las Villas and Havana
were easily kept in check. There We're
more rebels in Camaguey than in Las
Villas and Havana, but the Spaniards
had little to lose there. Moreover, the
object of the insurgents in gathering
there might be to distract attention
from Maceo in Pinar del Rio. At any
rate, he would crush the rebellion in the
latter province before dealing with the
insurgents elsewhere.
Couldn't Find Maceo.
Havana, Nov. 25.-The unexpected ar
rival here of Capt. Gen. Weyler from
the province of Pinar del Rio without
having been successful in bringing
about an engagement Of any impor-
lance with the insurgents under An
tonic Maceo is causing considerable
comment, and there are many rumors
in circulation. On one side it is as
serted that Weyler's return means that
he will shortly go back to Spain, though
this is denied. However, the impress
sion prevails that there will shortly be
important changes here.
La Lucha's correspondent in the field
had an interview with the captain gen.
cral previous to the latter's arrival here
from Artemisa and NIariel, and it is
gathered from the statements the cap
tain general is said to have made that
he may not resume personal charge of
operations against the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio. In this interview the cap
tain general was asked for an express
sion of opinion as to the course of the
campaign, and he said:
IT am contented with it, We entered
Rubt hoping to give battle to the combined
insurgent forces, and you know the result.
They went southwark, much to our regret.
Maceo himself went toward Mocurrias,
Mayria and Corojai da Yaniguas. Never
theless our columns, in two divisions, ar
rived without firing a single shot and only
saw band of about $50 insurgents in the
woods near San Luis.
'Maceos whereabouts are unknown. The
truth is that the insurgents We're not found
in the mountains nor on the plains. Never.
theless they boast that our troops always
fly before them.
Endured Many Hardships.
Speaking of his operations since leav'
ing Havana, the captain general eN.
planned that he had been all over the
mountains and had camped severa
nights in the woods. From Other
sources it has been stated that he has
frequently been without his regular
meals and that he has slept on ths
ground in the rain.
In insurgent circles it is said theil
leaders claim that the return of the
captain general to Havana without
bringing about an engagement will
| Maceo is equivalent to q defeat of the
| Spanish forces, for the latter have com
| pletely failed to carry out the pro
| gramme mapped out by the Spanish
commander, and he has returned her.
in every way unsuccessful. 1t is assert
ed that the plan of Antonio Maceo wa
to avoid a general engagement with The
Spanish troops, as he feels confiden
that the wearisome campaign being
conducted by the Cubans must ulti
mately exhaust the Spaniards an,
bring about the concession of all o
nearly all the demands of the insur
gents.
The Spanish View.
The Spanish view of the return o
| Gen. Weyler is entirely different. Il
| the first place, it is said that no ciphe
kilograms can be sent from Havana
except by representatives of foreign
| governments to the governments the
represent. This, it is explained, woul
be true of any place in time of wal
Again, it is pointed out that Gen. Wey
Ter is not only commander of the troop
but encouragement of Cuba, and i
Havana there is large amount of off
cial business needing his attention. !
is stated that in the campaign just mad
Weyler has been to the strongholds Q
the insurgents and has passed throug
many towns and destroyed their SUI
plies.
From the Spanish point of view tn
81 L. s,>t
chasing small bands of insurgent
about the country, and it would be al
surd for the captain general to plac
himself at the head Of one company O
another of these troops and follow til
struggling bands of insurgents frol
one cover to another. Gen. Campos we
quite severely criticised because he al
scented himself from Havana for sue
long periods.
AS to the assertion that Gen. Weyle
says it is too hot to fight, it is said thi
the rainy season has not yet ended
Cuba, and that the movement of til
troops is still very difficult. From tn
Spanish standpoint there is nothing di
couraging in the return of Gen. Weyle
Ready to Strike.
New York, Nov. 25.-An evening p'
per contains special dispatch frol
jacksonville, Fla, stating that Mace
is master of the situation in Pinar d.
Rio province, and that it is intimate
that he will soon make move that wi
Q put Weyler and Havana in peril.
i The city is patrolled by large squad
of soldiers, all guards being double
Many arrests were made last week, II