The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-28

Gen. weyIcr Gives Reasons for Ills Re-
cent Action.

Madrid. Nov. 25.--A dispatch to the
Impartial from Havana says that In an
interview Gen. Weyler stated that ne
lad returned from the province OF Pinar
del Rio owing TO the necessity OF set
fling the question OF the new issue OF
notes by the Spanish bank anu other
urgent matters. After these were SET
tied he would be ready TO return 70 the
field. He added that he did not believe
that Maceo had more than 5000 men
and that these were scattered IN remote
positions. The object OF the recent
Spanish operations had been the occu-
nation of the hills and passes and the !
cutting off OF the supplies OF the insur-
gents. The few insurgents in the
provinces of Las Villas and Havana
were easily kept in check. There were
more rebels in Camaguey than In Las
villas and Havana, but the Spaninrds
had little TO lose there. Moreover, the
object Of the insurgents In gathering
there might be to distract attention
from Maceo in Pinnr del Rio. At any
rate. he would crush the rebellion in the
latter province before dealing with the
insurgents elsewhere.
La Lucha's correspondent in the field
had mn interview with the captain gen
cral previous to the latter's arrival here
from Artemisa and Mariel, and ii is
gathered from the statements the cap
tain general is said to have made that
ne may not resume personal charge OF
operations against the insurgents in
Pinar del Rio. In this interview the cap
tain general was asked for an express
sion OF opinion as to the course OF the
campaign. and he said:
ct am contented with H. We entered
4 Rubi hoping 20 give battle TO the combined
| insurgent forces. and you Know the result
! They went southwark. much TO our regret
/ Mayria and Corojai da Yaniguas. Never
theiess our columns. IN two divisions, ar
| rived without firing single shot and only
saw a band OF about 100 insurgents ia the
| woods near San Luis.
..Maceo's whereabouts are unknown. The
| truth Is that the insurgents were not found
in the mountains nor on the plains. Never
theless they boast that our troops always
| fly before them
In insurgent circles IL Is said their
leaders claim that the return OF the
captain general to Havana without
bringing about an engagement win
Maceo is equivalent to a defeat OF the
Spanish forces, for the latter have COM
pletely failed to carry out the pro-
pramme mapped out by the Spanish
commander, and he has returned here
I'm every way unsuccessful. 1t is assert
ed that the plan of Antonio Maceo was
to avoid general engagement with the
Spanish troops, as he feels confident
: that the wearisome campaign being
conducted by the Cubans must ulti-
mately exhaust the Spaniards and
, bring about the concession OF all or
nearly all the demands OF the insur-
+, gents.
: The Spanish view of the return OF
Gen. weyler is entirely different. In
/, the first place, Il Is said that no cipher
! kilograms can be sent from Havana
I except by representatives of foreign
: governments TO the governments they
3 represent. This. IL is explained, wouic
Y be true OF any place I'm time Of war
o Again, IL Is pointed out that Gen. Wey
y Ter is not only commander OF the troops
n but encouragement OF Cuba, and IL
o Havana there is n large amount OF OH
o cial business needing his attention. l
# Is stated that In the campaign just mad
4 Wcyler has been TO the etrongholds o
n the insurgents and has passed through
! many towns and destroyed their sup
: plies.
II From the Spanish point OF view tn
n war at present has resolved itself int
II chasing small bands of insurgent
ID about the country. and il would be ali
e surd for the captain general to plnc
10 himself at the head of one company o
IA another of these troops and follow th
h struggling bands OF insurgents fror
Is one cover TO another. Gen. Campos wa
'r quite severely criticised because he al
v sented himself from Havana for sue
~ long periods.
NJ AS TO the assertion that Gen. Weyle
as snys IL is too hot 10 fight, IL is said thu
the rainy season has not yet ended
Cuba, and that the movement OF III
troops is still very difficult. From th
Spanish standpoint there is nothing di
m oouraging In the return Of Gen. Weyle
Havana, Nov. 25.-The report circ'
q, lated by the New York World TO the c
III feet that the men captured on the Anne
10 :can filibustering schooner Competit'
n had been retired by court-martial. d
m spite a protest filed by Consul-Gener
Lee prior 10 his departure from lIavan
- Is absolutely without a word OF trut
I Only the preliminary examinations
the prisoners on their second trial.
ordered by the supreme military M
: naval tribunal in Madrid, have as v
: occurred. II is not known when q
trials will take place.
The Hudson hay Route.
Toronto, Ont. Nov. 25.--Lieut- C.
Scoble. OF Winnipeg, read paper b
4l.... Tho military insfiinfn Monde