The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-17
VEYLER'S STERN DECREE
Spies and Traitors to Spain to
Be Put Down With an
Iron Hand.
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

HAVANA. Feb. II, 1S96.-Captain Cen
eral Weyler issued three proclamations
yesterday. The first defines the offenders
who are made subject to military juris
diction and trial by court martial, as fol-
lows
First-Those who invent or circulate
by any means whatever news or infor-
nation, directly or indirectly, favorable
to the rebellion will be considered guilty
OF acts against the security of the coun
try as defined by Article 223 of the Mill
tary Code, as they thereby facilitate the
operations of the enemy.
Second-Those who destroy or damage
railroads, telegraphs or telephones, or in
terrupt the operations of the same.
Third-Those who are guilty of arson.
Fourth-Those who sell, carry or deliver
arms or ammunition TO the enemy or in
any other way facilitate their introduce
ton through the Custom House. Parties
falling to cause the seizure of such arms
or ammunition will incur criminal re-
sponsibility.
Flfth-Telegraph operators delivering
war messages to other persons than the
proper officers
through the medium of the press or in
any other manner, shall belttle the pres
tige of SPAIN the army, volunteers, fire.
men or any other forces operating with
the army
Seventh-Those who by the same means
shall praise the enemy.
Eighth Those who shall furnish the
enemy with horses or other resources Of
warfare.
punished TO the fullest extent of the
law.
Tenth-Those who shall act as guides
to the enemy and fall to surrender
themselves Immediately and give proof
of their loyalty and report the strength
Of the force employed by the enemy.
the food Of the army or alter the prices
of provisions.
Twelfth ftlha,Thoge using explosives in yio-
Thirteenth-Those who shall use pige-
ons, rockets or signals to convey news
to the enemy.
toned are punishable by penalty of
death or life Imprisonment, the Judges
to take proceedings.
Fifteenth.-All orders conflicting with
the foregoing are hereby revoked.
The second proclamation is as follows
First-An the Inhabitants of the country
within the jurisdiction of Sancti Spiritns
and the Provinces of Perto Principe and
Santiago viii present themselves at the
column Ct the army ana provide them
selves with a document proving their
identity inside of eight days from the pub
lieation of this order in their respective
Townships.
! Second-To go into the country within
the radius of the columns operating there
il it is now necessary to obtain a pass
from the Mayor or military commander
Those failing to comply with this re-
Guirement will be detained and sent TO
Havana subject to my. orders. In case of
| doubts as to the genuineness of a pass or
| If there are reasons to suppose a party
to have sympathy with the rebels. or to,
aid them in any way. due responsibility
for the same will be placed upon the Off
Ger lssung the pass
Third-All stores in the country districts
must be vacated at once by their owners
Chiefs of columns must also decide as to
the. disposition of such property, which,
while being unprcductive to the country.
may at the same time serve as a habita-
tion or hiding place for the enemy.
Fourth--All passes issued prior to this
Gate are hereby cancelled.
In the third proclamation General Wey-
Ter delegates full powers to proceed with
| military trials to the commanders of the
First and Second Army Corps and also to
the commander of the Third division.
Prisoners taken in action will be sub
ject to summary court martial
1t was reported here yesterday that the
Spanish authorities had caused twenty
four political prisoners in the Cabanas to
he shot on Wednesday night General
Weyler denies all knowledge of it.