The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-19
GEN. WEYLER IS SURPRISED
AT CHARGES MADE AGAINST HIM IN THE
UNITED STATES
The Normal Development Of the War Is
Stopped BY the Attitude Of congress-Ae.
cessions to the Insurgent Ranks-Specu-
Iation Regarding tho Hawkins

Associated Press Special Wire.
MADRID, March 1S.-In an interview
with General Weyler, published here, the
captain general is quoted as expressing
surprise at the charges made against him
in the United States, 'in view of his great
prudence pending the settlement of the
question of belligerency."
General Weyler is also credited with
having said the attitude of congress stops
the normal development of the war. Con-
tinuing. the interview states that Weyler
says that numbers of persons are joining
the insurgents from all parts of Cuba and
from the capital, because they hope they
will be recognized as belligerents. The
Spanish soldiers, the captain general is
said to have added, are fighting heroically
and it is impossible to ask them to do
more.
In conclusion Weyler is said to have re-
lated that he is confident of the eventual
success cf the Spanish cause, but 1.-THE con-
Trajectory demands of prudence and ex-
treme measures, combined with the diff
culties arising from the question of bellig-
erency and the elections" may compel
him to resign.
TIE HAWKINS CASE
NEW YORK, March 1S.-The Herald this
morning says: The Spanish detectives en-
gagged in keeping watch on the movements
of the Cubans in this country were very
much exercised last night over the report
the morning of January 2Stb. out that she
made her way to the island, landed her
cargo and is now laid up at one of the
Florida keys.
The story took two forms. One was that
the Hawkins carried double crew. Both
crews were we'll paid, one to serve until the
steamer returned to port and the other to
be discharged in small boats about five
miles from the New Jersey coast. The
vessel left port Saturday night and by
Tuesday night she had gotten no further
than Barnegat Point. As an ordinary yes.
sci could make this distance in much less
time, suspicion was at once aroused.
The detectives argue that the Hawkins
was merely along the coast waiting for a
storm. The storm broke on Monday night
and on Tuesday morning the crew left the
ship in small boats, taking a good many of
the passengers with them.
The detectives say that at the time the
Cubans knew their intended movements
were known to the United States and the
Spanish authorities in this country. They
knew that the cruisers Raleigh and Mont
gomery, under command of Admiral
Bunce, were watching for them outside,
assisted by the revenue cutters Morrill,.
Mclean and Colfax. 1t was necessary,
they say, to take some desperate measures
to make it appear that the Hawkins had
not gone to Cuba, and this means was
adopted.
General Garcia was the only man of con-
seuuence rescued, and. the detectives say,
that was done in order 10 allay their suspi-
cions further. Besides, they say Garcia
can do more good in this country at the
present lime than he can in Cuba. More
over, the detectives say that the Hawkins
had on board twice as many men as she
could carry to Cuba, and it was absolutely
necessary to dispose of some of them en-
route.
Another version of the story on which the
detectives are working is that the Hawkins
is actually at the bottom of the ocean, hav-
ing been scuttled by the Cubaus after her
cargo had been transferred to another ves-
sci. They do not take up this theory with
any degree of activity, however, as they are
inclined to think she actually made her
landing in Cuba. They believe she went
to the north and east of the island and
then made her way to the Florida keys,
where she is waiting for an expedition.
INSURGENT SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, March lS.-The secretary
of the Cuban legation here. Mr.. Ouesada,
has received telegram announcing the
safe arrival in Cuba of Gen. Enrique Col
lazo. with arms and ammunition. This
the Cuban officials here regard as q serious
blow to Spain, for they say with Collazo
went a number of distinguished veterans,
among whom is Brigadier General Pedro
Vasuuez. The expedition had more than
1000 rifles and 100000 rounds of cart
ridges.