New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
SURRENDER CHARACTERIZATION
THE ALTERNATIVE EXPECTED FROM
GENERAL. wEYLER ON HIS ARRIVAL.
GENERAL. MARIN TAKES THE FIELD AGAINST
coMEz-wIII. TRY TO PREVENT THE IN
s1rRGENr GENERAL FROM JOINING
MAcEo-ro FORCE THEM INTO
A PITCHED BATTLE.

"A
Yondon Ian 3O-A dispatch from Madrid TO the
Central News saws that soon as Genera' "ey'ei'
the new Governor Of Cuba, arrives at havana lie
will Issue n proclamation giving the reDeis e'sn.
dave IN Law down their arms ana suIreHiuoi' ~
thov do not do this ne Will then besin caihpais"
NJ blood and fire against the repeis anu ''e
friends ~ ,,, .otng
~a,oIn General left this city to-day ma special
train T. WAS said that he had gone on TRIP OIL
inspec;ion along the line between havana ~
Ratanaho thrty-fve miles southwest OF '"e 0A''
raj bu, II later became known that ~ ha' so"e
70 tho field presumably to prevent Gomez from
r.c,irg = junction with Maceo In the province
~ pinar del Rio Whatever his ultimate d'S''na
,ion may be- II is certain that he was aceo'"P'
by his entire staff. company ol 'ne O -
l,co battery OF artillery, de'ach'i'e"' Vi va
airy a hospital corps. a Chaplain anu wv
ubo are familiar with the Nueta AoaJo tie eie''
" WV ,,~,r,o, Tho presence Of these guides reii-
aor. q nro.,v certain that General Marin Is ooun"
for pnar del Rio The train. which was very 'o''H
one was preceded by pilot engine io' p
oso of aeeing that the tracks. bridges ana cur
verts had not been tampersd win oy uo '',n' ~.
cents The cavalry horses filed sixteen cars Inv
ha,terv Of artillery included one rapid-nrr gun
Tho train left Rincon and proceeded TOT "ui"d
, ,re terminus OF the railway. The caNa'ry io'ce
was augmented by l,lo men, W'o' VIZ,
horses were taken from Rincon' thus ''a''',s w
column strong In this branch OF arms anu pm
- on more equal terms with the rebe.s most 0l
whom mounted - -, ,...s.
7, ,s believed here that General Marin i"'c"us
~ conduct the field operations persoha'! ""''
General VIEWER tho newly appointed "oNc'"o'' ~
rlves when he Will probably return TO ha'ani ~
consult with him as to the cainpaisn Waldnz
lowed General Alarin lei' Hc"0'
In command here. 49,, ..ro I. 10 l,novn that
canez ia moving west near the northern coast W
the Province OF Pinar del RIO The lniest trus, ,nr
worthv information placed Maceo In the ~
nart OF the province. but II may DC tnht ne ia,
s'ncc marched eastward. with the nt''''loh "
meeting Gomez The military authorizes are coz
adent that the troops viii be aDe 10 pen Do'n
rebe leaders in Plnar del Rio and ioTce thein 10
n,tchod battle. They hope that once ihey arc Hu.o
10 compel the rebels TO stand they VIII cfusn tnol,
cuhan svmpathiZers here point to both t'oHicH :
and NTocoo's success heretofore IN aVolrHg the
Snansh troops when II has suited them 10 90 50
ana contend that their gencralshlp - OF such !"
high order that they will delude the spanish con-
rnand,rs as 20 Their whereabouts and VIII ieiNe t'
nrovincc when they feel SO inclined. 1he scatclN
~ ammunition among the rebels VIII prevent uelh
from attempting decisive engagement with IN"
Spanish troops ,, l., tr....,o
Five hundred volunteers. recruited In havana
have been sent south to strengthen the trochA or
military line between Havana and Batabano.
Several small engagements between spanish
,roops and bands Of INSURGENTS AZ" reporter 70
have taken place at MGuZaniilo, N tn troVlhc" o
Santa clara 80 importance IL attached TO them,
however