The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-28
THE CUBAN SITUATION
As Given from General WeyIer's
Point of View.
TELLS OF HIS RECENT CAMPAIGN.

from Their Positions and Occupied Them
with Spanish Troops Report of a Bat
tie In the Rubi Mountains In Which the
Insurgents Defeated the spaniards, Kill
Ing Over 1000 of Them.
Havana, Nov. 2S.-[Copyrighted, 1896,
by the Associated Press. $50 many
contradictory statements have been at
tributed to Captain General Weyler
since his return from the Province of
Pinar del Rio. that the correspond
ent here of the Associated Press was
instructed to ask the Spanish COM
mander for a full official and author
lied statement on the subject. There
fore, just previuos to the departure OF
General Weyler for Pinar del Rio, the
correspondent called at the palace.
where he was courteously received by
the general, who was asked to supple
ment the exclusive interview with the
correspondent of La Lucha, at Arta-
misa, which was cabled to the Asso-
ciated Press on Tuesday afternoon,
and which contained his first public ut
terances since his return from conduct
ing the operations against Antonio
Maceo. This the general agreed to do.
Opened the Interview.
The correspondent opened the inter-
view by informing the captain general
that the Associated Press was anxious
before his return to the field, to place
before the public in the United States
his official views on the Cuban situa-
ton, adding:
1T is understood that you have re-
turned from Pinar del Rio highly con-
tented with the result of your recent
operations, and it is asserted that you
believe that Pinar del Rio will soon be
pacified."
In reply the captain general said:
II am not only contented but am en-
tirely satisfied with the result OF my
military plans there.I went over all the
northern hills and occupied the insur-
gent positions without any serious re-
sistance upon the part of the enemy.
Cacarajacara and Rubi, which the in
surgents claimed were impregnable,
were occupied by our troops after dis
lodging the enemy. At Rubi he Of
fered the greatest resistance but yield
ed after a few hours fighting. We
found no trace of Maceo's people after
that. although all the other points were
reconnoitered by small detachments
from our columns.
Know Where the Rebels Are.
THE southerly points were also re-
connoitered and the positions where
the rebels had encamped are now in
possession of our troops. There re-
a a
ranges of hills in the eastern part of the
province. Maceo has nothing left for
him to do but to scatter his followers
into small parties in order to enable
them to escape our columns which are
now hunting for them, since they offer
no resistance, and refuse to accept a
meeting with our troops who are chas-
ing them in all directions.
Does your excellency expect soon to
crush the insurrection in the Province
of Pinar del Rio and bring about its
pacification within short timer"
1T am confident of shortly pacifying
Pinar del Rio," replied the captain gen.
eral. "Since all the strategic points are
In my hands, and because constant ac-
tivity Of our troops in all directions,
which completely hinders the escape OF
the small groups of insurgents who are
now fleeing before them in disorder"
More Easily subdued.
The correspondent asked: do you
think the condition of the Provinces Of
Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara
hampers or favors the suppression OF
the insurrection? The captain gen.
eral replied:
"These three provinces are more cas-
ily subdued from the nature of the
ground. They have no hills like the Pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio, and the facili-
ties for the movement of large bodies
of troops are therefore greater. Be-
sides the rebel bands in these provinces
are less numerous and lack the ele-
ments and conditions of these in the
Province of Pinar del Rio. The leaders
of the rebels in these three provinces
also lacA the Importance possessed by
Maceo. Those who had any prestige
have been killed"
TT is asserted" said the correspond
ent, that Maceo lost many of his lead
| ing men who were with him, besides
those who Joined him after the invasion
| Of Pinar del Rio"
Perished in other Provinces.
To this the captain general ansWereu'
NEARLY all of Maceo's leading men
who were at all valuable or possessed
| of military ability, have perished In
| other provinces or in the district where
| they headed uprisings."
1T appears that the insurgents In
| Puerto Principe and In Santiago de
Cuba are displaying more activity than
| before" suggested the correspondent.
Yes" answered General Wyler' but
the provinces mentioned are not IN a
| state of insurrection. The rebels have
DESTROYED all they could find. and be-
| sides. with the death of Jose Maceo. the
| rebellion in the Province OF Santiago
de Cuba lost much of its Importance.
| have no intention of allowing the at
tention of the troops to be distracted
| I'm that direction. for II is evident thai
| that is the object Of the insurgents un-
/ der Gomez and Calixto, who possess
i s...t.o.tnc, fpdnapca over the inSur-