Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-12-04
VEYLBR IN HAVANA
7heSpanish Commander Returns
From His Campaign.
SURPRISE At THE CAPITAL
The Cuban commandments
Says He Has $4,000 Well
Equipped Men and that
He Intends to Proceed

iSiO' 49,
He Intends to Proceed
TO Havana Province.
Captaln. eneral Weyler arrived In Havanu
on board the cruiser Legazpi from MarieL
His return was complete surprise, as 20
had asserted In an interview with the COZ
respondent Of Ell tibera, OF Madrid, that no
was pleased with the results SO far OF MS
campaign In Pinar del Rio, and announceo
that he expected to remain to conduct active
operations in Plnar del Rio province Tor III
teen or twenty days longer, adding; "ai'
until Christmas. BY that date we snaii ns'o
dealt mortal blow to the revolution.
Reception at Artimisa.
Exploring trains left Artimisa for Candle
lerie and San Cristobal In order to prepare
for the arrival at Artimisa OF Captain-den-
oral Weyler.
ArtImisa is in the Province OF Pinar del
pio near the border OF the Province OF
| Havana.
Att o'clock in the morning Artimisa and
its vicinity was in state OF considerable eH-
element, for 1t became known that the Gap
tain-General was at Mangas, five miles dis-
tant.
General Arolas accompanied by his SIAN
and an escort Of cavalry, started soon after
ward for Mangas, and at $50 news was re-
ceiyed at Artimisa that the cruiser lie oaspi
had arrived at Mariel, tho port at the north
ern extremity Of the military line across tne
Province OF Plnar del Rio, with Instructions
10 her commander to place the vessel at the
DISPOSAL OF the CsptainGeneral.
Ate o'clock General Weyler entered Artl-
n,.s with the columns commanded by Cen
erals Aguiar and Arolas. 1t was seen Ina'
the Captain-General was considerably sun
hurned He wore field uniform, with
Panama hat. and rode black horse. de
put up at the house OF Appointment citlzen'
Those large garden enabled the Spanish
commander to receive there the stan officers
ho1 others and transmit orders Ia various
directions. There he also transacted con-
siderable business with his chief or stan.
The Captain General was received on ar
riyel at ArtImisa by the town authorities,
crowds Of people and bands OF music
Trumpet salutes we're sounded and oeiis
were rung In his honor.
After visiting military hospital and break
fasting the Captain General started foi
Mariel
Political Charges.
Prof. Jose Diaz, OF the University OF Ha-
yana, has been suspended on o poiitlca
) charge.
A dispatch from Santiago do Cuba an
nounces the arrest OF Francisco Berenguer
yictoriano Reyes and Jose Carrera.
Colonel seguras troops have escorted t'
Candslaris, Plnar del RIO, largo numbers o.
families who wore camping about ia differ
ent parts Of the country owing to the de
struction OF their homes by the insurgent
and the burning OF the procedures and VII
, lages of that province.
In an engagement at Damas the insu'
gents left IS killed on the field, b 'riea o
; dead and retired with lSO wounded
1t tho approaching public trial OF Loui
someillan. tho American citizen who ha
been go long imprisoned on charges OF con
spIracy, rebellion, etc., counsel for the de
). fense will demand his acquIttal, basing th
y request ubon the conclusions arrived at D
:, the public prosecutor when the latter aske
. that sentence OF Imprisonment for life
!. imposed upon the prisoner.
q Insurgents have dynamlted an explorlr
train near Cardenas. Province oil MatanSa
! derailing the engine and upsetting and burr
- ing the cars. passenger train which 10
lowed 1t was fred upon, and although I'll
. passengers threw themselves upon the no'
lady and FIVE men, gendarmes and areme
were wounded.