Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
ON WEYLER.
5ERNAL's BITTER DENUNclATloN OF
THE CAPTAIN GENERAL.


sition Is 1mpreEnabie-says weyIers
Plans Are Futiie-DauntIess outwits
Revenue Cutters.
KEY WEST Oct. 1.-The return Of
General Bernal to Havana on the govern
ment transport Vigia, from Esperanza, a
port on the northern coast Of the province
VI Pinar del Rio, where he was sent by
General Woyler to command the Spanish
forces In the recent engagements against
Antonio Maceo, together with the stric-
lures he is said to have INDUCED in of a
lack of military discipline on the part of
the Spanish troops, has caused profound
sensation In Havana.
Accounts thereof received by steamer
state that General Bernal has returned on
siok leave and has asked to be sent to
Spain, being thoroughly disheartened
over the result of the campaign Just in
augurated against the insurgents In Plnar
del Rio. The force of his alleged utter
anoes will be appreciated when 1t is stated
that they were made In the heat of passion
at being hissed upon landing at the Ha-
vana wharf
The general is reported to have turned
fiercely on his sooffers, calling them cow
ards for remaining at home instead of GO
Ing to the front to defend the national in
tegrity, and saying that Maoeo had not
been idle during the last few months,
marked by the inactivity of the Spaniards,
but had improved his opportunity TO thor
oughly organize his forces and intrenoh
himself In the most commanding positions
of the mountain Businesses, any attempt to
dislodge him from which with only 5000
or 10000 troops being sure to result in
foiItvra pr1 srholapo1o tor
Of the Spaniards.
Maoeo's Position Impregnnble.
Maoeo was really the only one, General
Bernal is alleged TO have said, who had
built formidable military trooha, his po-
sitions today being almost impregnable
against any force General Weyler could
muster.
The folly of attempting to dislodge Ma
Geo had been fully demonstrated, General
Bernal said. in all the recent engage
ments, when, from commanding positions,
the Spanish officers were picked off by
sharpshooters, and the troops lacking lead
ers, became demornlized and were slaugh-
tered like sheep.
General Bernal, SO Havana reports state,
declares that General Weyler's plans are
futile, that Maceo's true strength is mis-
understood and underestimated and that
he himself has been vilely duped.
After reaching Spain, the general said,
he would prefer being shot for disobedienoe
of orders rather than again to return to
active duty in Cuba under the existing
military rule. Maoeo's forces, he added,
were we'll equipped, apparently, having
plenty Of arms and ammunition.
The general also declared that the most
potent factor in the recent engagements
was the insurgent dynamite gun. Every
explosion of bombs discharged therefrom
he likened to an eruption of Vesuvius.
huge bowlders being torn thereby from
the mountain sides and scores of mangled
bodies filling the air in every direction,
causing CONSERVATION among the troops
and forcing them 30 retreat terror stricken.
The Dauntless Lands an Expedition.
PALM BEACH, Fla, Oct. 12-The fill
clustering expedition which left this place
early on Friday morning on the steamer
Dauntless was the largest that has yet
been dispatched to Cuba from Florida.
The Dauntless carried nearly 200 mon
and four carloads of arms and ammuni-
ton.
The munitions consisted of 2, 900, 900
cartridges, 1000 shells for artillery, 800
maohetes 5000 rifles, 1900 revolvers,
four hotohkiss and five melinlte guns and
great quantity of dynamite and gun
powder. The Dauntless also carried cleo
trical apparatus and medical supplies.
The expedition was well managed by
Colonel Emilio Nunez and Dr. ]. b. Cas-.
tillo, agents of the Cuban junta, and got
away without interference, although the
United States cruiser Newark and revenue
cutters were watching the east coast of
Florida to intercept the filibusters. The
Dauntless left Jacksonville last Monday,
escorted by the revenue Gutter Boutwell,
The vessels crossed the St. Johns bar In
company and proceeded to sea. Once out
side the marine limit the sauoy Dauntless
showed her heels to the Boutwell, ard rap
idly steamed southwark, the cutter fol-
lowing for a few miles and then returning
TO Jacksonville. Eight hours after the
Dauntless had left port the cruiser New
ark, from Jacksonville, passed here in
quest of the filibuster, but the warship
was too late. A gentleman in this town,
who is In touch with the Cubans, received
word from Key West that the Dauntless
had landed the men and arms just before
daylight yesterday morning on the south
coast Of Plnar del Rio and was now head
cd for American waters