The San Francisco call., 1896-03-09
Those Classed as Sympathizers
Are to Be Treated as
Insurgents.
PROPERTY TO BE C0NFIsCATED
Armed Rebels Surrendering Within
the Time Limit Will Receive
PardonS.
HAVANA, CUBA, March 8.-The follow.
Ing proclamation was issued by Captain.
General Weyler to-day:

HAVANA, CUBA, March 8.-The follow.
Ing proclamation was issued by Captain.
General Weyler to-day:
Harassed by our troops, beaten and demor.
allied, the rebel forces in the provinces of PinaR
del Rio and Havana returning east. The
moment has arrived to pursue with all activity
and vigor the small parties, more bandits than
insurgents, remaining in said provinces, and
to adopt the necessary means to attain greater
and more imm ediate success. The authorities
OF the towns are given ten days in which to
make lists of the people in their localities who
are in insurrection. Those who tail in present.
ing themselves within fifteen days of the pub
lication of this proclamation, their properties
will be seized and subjected to civil admins.
tration, for which board will be appointed.
If rebel parties have robbed, sacked, burned
or committed other crimes besides rebellion
the authorities shall inquire into the part
taken by those. Rebels IN the ranks and aIso
neighbors remaining in their houses helping
these shall receive a corresponding penalty
Rebels not responsible for other crimes, who
surrender to the nearest authority i'll either
province within fifteen days, will not be mo.
Tested, the military authorities keeping list
of those thus presenting themselves, those pre-.
viousy pardoned, those who have committed
other crimes and those who have deserted off.
cial Positions which shall be placed at my dis.
posal; those presenting themselves with arms
with q special recommendation If made coll
lectively), and all those presenting themselves
after the expiration of the time placed by my
disposal.
Planters. estate-owners and others within
| said provinces, who facilitate with money the
elements of whatever class, except they have
been compelled to do so by pressure, which
! must be proved in an undonbtea manner,
win be considered unfaithful for supporting
rebellion.
A circular was also issued, stating that
those rebels presenting themselves with
their arms in the four other provinces
would be pardoned subject to the super
vision of the military. Those presenting
themselves without arms would be sent
to military camps, where they would be
held under the vigilance of the troops.
The last OF the 100 new troops arrived
on the steamer Santiago last night.
Yesterday the columns of Gomez and
Maceo, numbering 1000 men, were near
Corral Falzo, in the center of the province
of Matanzas. They were attacked by
Colonel Vicuna and retreated to San
Miguel de Los Banos. 1t is officially re-
ported that seventy-one of the insurgents
were killed. They carried off their
wounded. The Spanish loss was three
killed and nineteen wounded.
General Pando reports that Gomez is
passing Voladores, near the line of the
Havana province. Three columns are
pursuing him.
A passenger train on the Cardenas Rail-
way has been burned. It's escort caused
loss to the rebels. ]. FRANK CLARK.
There is disc repancy in the above dis
match regarding the position OF the insur.