The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01
WEYLER MARCHING ON.
But Thus Far He Has Not Met
the Insurgent Forces.
THE SCENES OF DESOLATI0N
Through Which the Spanish Troops Passed
In Their Reported Search for the Enemy.
A Letter from General Garcia Reporti
His Troops in Good COndi tlOn.

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HAVANA, Dec. "details of the move.
ments of General Weyler reached here yes
terday At 2 o'clock during the afternoon
of Thursday he left Artemisa, following
the advanced guard of his columns, which
were flanked by squadrons from the Prin
cipe regiment He was accompanied by
General Ruiz, who commands the brigade
and by General Escribano, his chief Of
staff, and the aides do camp.
The Spanish forces followed the high
way, and little else but ruins, ashes, dyna
mited culverts and des olation were seer
in place Of the once picturesque landscape
Twice the columns were compelled to hal
on account of the partly destroyed road
way, and it was not until o'clock tn,
same evening that the troops arrived M
the River Bayate three miles from Can
delaria. BY that time darkness had al
ready set in and so the columns campeG
there for the night.
The captain general was very gracious
to General Escribano and to the CORE.
spondent Of El Impartial, of Madrid, who
as very great favor, was allowed to ao'
company tho troops operating against An
tonic Maceo. The captain general and his
ilNltcu BucsuS iOE supper luuU hlBiu AttO
chicken and rico and omelettes.
The next morning breakfast was hur'
riedly prepared and at o'clock the col.
umns resumed the march to Candelarla,
still following the highway. Some tims
later the troops arrived in sight of a spot
upon which an engagement evidently had
been fought with the insurgents, and il
soon became known that it was where the
Spanish force under General Segura, met
the enemy under Muceo on Feb T. and the
former aftcrward occupied San Cristobal.
The troops, on Friday last, found the
bridge near tho spot destroyed by fire, and
the highway being thus impossible ths
columns made detour, camped for the
night at conveniepb place near the River
Calveras and entered San Cristobal at 6
o'clock the next morning. There they
found all the houses decorated, and were
welcomed by n crowd of people.
During the past week column OF
troops led by General Obregon has been
recOnnDitering in the direction of Sabana.
Another column, commanded by General
Seguro, has been operating in the direc.
ton of Puercos Gordos and third col.
umn, under General Hernandez, has been
feeling for the enemy in the vicinity OF
Macurijes. But, after five days of toll.
some work. the commanders of the three
columns report that the insurgents were
not to be found, although they have re-
Gently destroyed number of prefectures
and country dwellings. Reconnoterins
extended from the railroad to the coast.
At9 o'clock yesterday morning sick
soldier in the Havana Military hospital,
while looking out of Il window was shot
by a sentinel, who had been ordered to pre-.
vent the inmates from looking out mas.
much as persons who had been imprisoned
for political offenses and were i'll were in
the hospital. The sentinel thought the
soldier was one of these political prisoners
attempting to escape.
La Lucha commenting upon the letter
from Fitzhugh Lee, Jr, son of the United
States consul general, asserted that his
father was not responsible for much Of the
talk attributed to him in newspapers in
the United States, says; "The general
talks what and when he likes, and not
when others wish. That we already know
here, but there are many persons in Cuba
and In the United States who do not
know 1t"