The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28
WEYLER BOASTS OFSUCCESS
Patriots Hemmed I'm. lie Says-Spain
mas Always Becn Kind to the
lnRratefu1 Gubnu.

Copyright lsas by the Associated Press
Havana. Nov. $50 many contradictory
statements have been aftr butexi TO Can't
Ger. Weyser since his return from the
province OF Pinar del Rio, that the corre-
spondfnf OF tho Associated Press was IN
sSrurted to ask the Spanish commander
Ter ful offtc.al and authorized state
ment on the subject. Therefore ms, nra
vaous 20 the departure OF Gen wtsv,er so-
P-nar del Rio. the correspondent called Al
the palace, where he was courteouxlv ~a
eetved by the general who was asked "a
supplement the interview wsgh the co~re-
spordent Of La Iacha. at Artenlfza. which
was oabled TO the Associated Press .ueS-
day afternoon, and which contafnez. Ms
first pubic uttsranceS since his return
frer, conducting the operations against
Ansor.o Maeec. This the general agreed
10 do The correspondent opened the in
tervsew last evening by saying:
WeyIcr Tell. of His Succ~...
1t Is understood that you returned
from pirar del RIO hsghly sentenced with
the result ot your receaf operations ard
i = asserted that you believe Pinar del
Rio viii soon be paciaed" "
va reply the captain general saifs
u am pcg only coHsented sYslt entirely sat
tS5ed WITH the result OF nay recent military
plans there. ! Wtut over tho uortherr
hills ard occHpied tie Insurgents posi-
tien without any serious raS5srarsrs Fsy,,,-,
the part of tire enemy. C-se-aya is(lars
and kget which tks Insurgents claimed
were supregnstle. were psssstsnlef by sss,-
trooFs sitter atslodESng the enemy, Al
R0ht They offered the greatest resistance
bus yielded after a few hours HxhsfnC
We tnuna Nc trace ef Macso-s pssanl@
attcs that, although al other points wer~
reconnoiSeFed oy srsaA detacnn9entx o.
cur columns. So8theFiv rsfins. v~ro slx,
teEonUoltsred, sud positions where rebels
had encausrea are now IN possession Of
c9T troops There remain STD 70 BE- re-
coanolgere3 The ranges of ng1is Ia So
eastern part 81 the province. Mseea has
nothing s@ft for him 70 do hat Ia xtzatf.r
MS feisowefs into small parties IN order
10 Stiaose tHefn - escape eur columns
wAfra are now hunting for fheru since
Fasy elfsr no Teslstsnc@ ard refuse 20 ass-
ceHt neetinS with 9ar troops. wao are
closing in on them fran ali directions
does youT exceliency expect soon to
cFGSa the lneuTSrnss ~ the province ~
PinsT del Bio and bring aspout its pacla-
cation wtfAsn saort time
4 arn rcaa3ent shortly of pae1fylnr
ElnRE asi Eae. sance ali tho strategic
paiats ara iE nay hands and the constant
completely binders sne escape 81 snail
groups 81 Insurgents. ~ae are sAelnx be-
fore thefn n disorder
DO yea th!nk she condition ef TIE prov
tacss ~ Havana, Matsrxa< and Santa
Cara hampers or f&voTs IRE suppression
az Sae suSurrecx6on -
Tness shges provinces are more easily
siyntGed rysri .Ee rStare 90 fhe Ere4ua
rhrY hAvz no hfIls Hks The Province os
Yinar del Y}ie ana fscls-ies f3r th4s rsewe-
raens 81 tsetsss - irooTs are taerveofe
GreazcE. tea~s.5es TIRE rebel bands .a tkesa
Kr1Sirces ARE less nAu4erst1s. Tlsa Feeders
cf fiss r@Esls os these suse~s provinces ssss
lack she tTEs af ttifs sas7s-ssssfs4 ~ = AtsETs
Vaess Mo haa any prestige hsse aeea
kstsea
III Is asserted that Msceo lest rzanv
leading naea wno MNrs 1ita hsu1 AeseTs
these 10 ffsee1 htsH S.fser flse t3FaSssaF. -
se%Sartv as N23so see&aax Eseu xs5,
wers zt al valuable. RnS we're she p=.s-
ssrssorS % military aBt1gv. Fs~f<n4ss Ia
A@sSis<s uprissngS-
1t A2sssaxs that ts- Insurgents ~ Tga-
eEso ETa2ekps .a2 Santiago Go Sun2 are