The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-09-25
A WAR OF DETERMINATION
Weyler to Commence a Vig-
orous Campaign.
oEATH-DEALING YELLOW FEVER
Over Fifteen Hundred Patients II. the
Military Hospitsls-GuerrilIa Forces
Join Insurgents and Loot the Town.

Over Fifteen Hundred Patients ia the
Military Hospitals-GuerrilIa Forces
Join Insurgents and Loot the Town.
Havana, Sept 21-Ehere was much
animation in the captain generals pal
ace yesterday. General Weyler hled
conference with various commanders
of columns, also with the ommanding
officer of marine and and the chief of
the medical department.. These con-
ferences are the precursors of an ap-
preaching campaign. which is intended
to be vigorous and resolute.
Captain General Weyler will assume
personal command at Pinar del Rio,
Ahumida and Palmeroa, taking charge
respectively of military and political
affairs at Havana. Among other meas
ures General Weyler thinks of adopt
ing as prelude to the campaign is the
revocation of the edict of pardon. oblig-
ing families having connections in the
ranks of the insurgents to move into
other provinces, and making concentra-
tion in villages obligatory, considering
all persons found in the country as ene-
mics or supporters of the enemy.
Captain General Weyler's order re-
Gently issued putting line officers in
command of regular guerilla and vol
unteer forces, is bitterly resented and
in consequence thereof many desertions
are occurring.
At Sagua la Grand, where Captains
fr gyen and Quintero, of the regular
army, were lately appointed, one third
of the men have disappeared. At Cam
rons, Santa Clara town, the. l. cal
Spanish guerilla went over to the en-.
emy in body few days ago, and re-
turning with the insurgents, assisted
the latter to capture government fort
in the suburbs. They then raided the
town, looted stores and ransacked vari-
GUS private residences, seized the local
archives and carried off the municipal
seal.
At Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba,
mounted Spanish guerilla force armed
with Mauser rifles at the expense of
Bayamo merchants, recently went over
to the rebels, joining Calixto Garcia.
The captain is nephew of Garcia, and
obtained his commission from Martinez
Compos, former captain-g general.
According to the latest information
Maceo has moved south of his former
position. No steps will be taken to
follow him until the com mencement of
the concerted operations above referred
to.
!: Captains Carrerez and Oliverette, of
the Sauga la Grand guerilla forces.
who have long been the terror of resi-
dent naturalized aliens and native paci-
ficos of that vicinity, have beep relieved
Of their commands and both thrown
into local fortress to await court
martial. Carrerez is alleged to have
captured and shot prisoners of war. as
we'll as pacificos, without the formality
of trial.
According to the official returns,
the number of men suffering from
yellow fever in the military hospitals
throughout the islands is 1,555. The
death rate is said to be under l 5 per
cent.
La Lucha, this afternoon, says the
governor of the Spanish bank is re-
sponsible for the actual monetary con-
fiict. He went to the palace yesterday
in order to confer with Captain Gem
eral Weyler, but was unable to see
him, and it is rumored the governor
of the bank has been dismissed.