, 1896-11-28

Inc captain general Fepllei. nest
three provinces are more easily sub.
dued from the nature of the ground
They have no hills like the province o
Pinar del Rio. and the facilities for tht
movement of their bodies of troor ar,
therefore greater. Besides the rebe.
bands in these provinces are less mum
erous and lack the elements and con.
diticns of those in the province o
Pinar del Rio, the leaders of tho rebels
in those three provinces also lack The
Importance possessed by Maceo Those
who had any prestige have been kill
ed
1T is asserted said the correspnnd-
ent, that Maceo lost many of his lead
ing men who We're with him, besides
those who Joined him after the inva-
sion of Pinar del Rio"
To this The captain general answer
ed: Nearly all of Maceo's leading men
who were at all valuable, and were
possessed of military ability persisted
~ 'AiNi Iio iIl''o VI III AHt % us
where they headed uprisings."
1t appears that the insurgents in
Puerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba
are displaying more activity than be-
fore suggested the correspondent.
Yes answered General Weyler.
but the provinces mentioned are rot
in IA state of insurrection. Puerto Prin-
cipe is producing a little, and not muyh
protection is needed there. The same
may be said in regard to the HOlquin
and Bayamo districts. The rebels have
destroyed all they could and besides
with the death of Jose Maceo the rebei-
lion in the province of Santiago de Gu
la lost much Of its importance" The
general added: Il have no intention
OF allowing the attention of the troops
to be distracted in that direction, for il
is evident that thai is the object of the
insurgents under Gomez and Calixto.
who possess dominating influences ov,
err the insurgents in those districts"
Therefore. the commercial element
finds it better just now to keep this
money under key until the crop opera,
tons can be begun under normal on
ditions."
1T is reported that the Spanish min,
lister for war intends to send mother
large contingent of troops to Cuba in
January"
Il do not know" replied General
Weyler. Il only think. l can assure
you that the nation is prepared to
make all kinds of sacrifices, both M
money and men. which has already
been proved, t o conquer in this under
taking. and make SPANS sovereignty
respected before and above everything.
All the money spent and to be spent
will be Spanish money. Cuba has been
asked for nothing; neither for men nor
for money. Spain does not hold Cuba
to exploit her, nor has she had any
thing from her. Her pride in her great
pels Spain, and she will defend Cuba
and will exhaust her last dollar and
her last man in so doing. This is not
only the feeling of the government. but
also of the Spanish people. as is shown
by the daily growing enthusiasm and
sacrifices by the nation"
do you think that the recognition
of the belligerency of the insurgents by
the United States would be taken as an
offense by Spain?"
1T would be strange if any act di-
rectly aimed at a recognition OF any
challenge Of SPANS right of sovereign
ty here. which our people look upon as
being beyond question. did not evoke
an explosion Of popular feeling. which
it would be impossible TO check, excit-
ed and ardent as public sentiment is
now on the Cuban question in Spain"
d o believe President Mckinley
will follow the policy of President
Cleveland in regard to Cuba"
mckinley represents public wealth
and the producing elements Of the
country. and | cannot Delileve that a
mar who represents the work virtue
and ~prosDeritv of his country can carry
ont a policy which would comnromise
the interests entrusted tn his taIents
and discretion as a public man. Hence
7 think that Mckinley will he o,,;daa
BY a lust and equitable po,icv without
passion and with prudence sucb as i.
counseled bv The in.eres,s Of tho