The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-25
EN-. WEYLER RETURNS
He Is Once More In the City
of Havana.
MANY RUMORs IN CIRCULATION.

Ono Is That His Return Means That He
VIII shortly Go to Spain - The I'm
preston Prevails That There VIII Short
ly Be Important Changes In Havana
interview with the Captain General by q
Correspondent of Havana Paper.
Havana, Nov. 25.-[Copyrighted. 1896.
by the Associated Press. 1.-The unex-
pected arrival here of Captain General
Weyler from the Province of Pinar del
Rio. without having been successful In
bringing about an engagement of any
Importance with the insurgents under
Antonio Maceo. is causing considerable
comment here, and there are many ru-
mors in circulation. On one side II Is
asserted that Weyler's return means
that he will shortly return to Spain on
some plan or another. However. this
is denied. The impression prevails,
however, that there will shortly be i'm
portant changes here.
La Lucha's correspondent in the field
had an Interview with the captain gen.
eral previous to the latter's arrival here
from Artemisa ana Mariel, and II is
gathered from the statements the
captain general is said to have made
that he may not resume personal
charge of the operations against the
insurgents in Pinar del Rio. In this
review the captain general was asked
for an expression of opinion as to the
course of the campaign. and he said:
Insurgents Went Southwark.
IT am contented with It, We entered
Rubi, hoping to give battle to the COM
bined insurgent forces and you know
the result. They went southwark, much
to our regret. Maceo himself went
toward Mocurrias Mayria and Corejal
da Yaniguas. Nevertheless, our col
umns in two divisions arrived without
firing single shot and only saw
| band of about $50 insurgents In the
woods near San Luis"
The captain general was then asked
| II he knew the whereabouts OF Antonio
Maceo at present. He answered:
His whereabouts is not known. The
| truth is that the insurgents were not
| found in the mountains nor on the
| plains Nevertheless. they boast that
| our troops always fly before them
| General Weyler was then asked IL
many cattle remained in the part OF
Pinar del Rio which he had visited.
and he said: Not many. Only few
bullocks and calves remain. the insur-
gents having killed or captured the rest
and the Spanish columns will finish the
rest"
| Been All over the Mountains.
| Speaking of his operations since leav-
Ing Havana, the captain general ex-
planned that he had been all over the
mountains and had camped several
nights In the woods. From other
sources il has been stated that he has
frequently been without his regular
meals. and that he has slept on the
ground in the rain.
The correspondent asked the cap
tain general how the Spanish soldiers
behaved, and whether they had shown
the right spirit. He said: THE men
are contented and show themselves
courageous at every opportunity FOL
fighting against any odds. The result
is most satisfactory, although we have
not yet finished our worw. But enough
has been done until the end OF the
year. am now going back to HaV'
ana"
when will you return?" asked th'
correspondent. The captain genera
smiled and said:
"I can never say what i shall do
General Munoz will take charge OF TIT
division as soon as his health Is re-es
tablished."
: Equivalent to Defeat.
: The captain general also took the op
portunity to warmly praise General
Munoz, Echague. Obregon, Bernal
Aguilar, Suarez Ynclan, Hernandez ant
Velasco. In insurgent circles II Is sal
. that their leaders claim that the return
Of the captain general to Havana with
out bringing about an engagement
with Maceo Is equivalent to defeat o
the Spanish forces, for the latter hav
completely failed to carry out thei
programme mapped out by the SPANS
commander, and he has returned her
In every way unsuccessful. 1t Is as
serted that the plan of Antonio Mace
was to avoid a general engagemen
with the Spanish troops. as he feel
confident that the wearisome campaig
being conducted by the Cubans mus
ultimately exhaust the Spaniards an
bring about the concessions or all Q
nearly all, the demands OF the insui