The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-19
WEYLER SENDS BACK NO WORD
HE is EXPECTED TO SOON RETURN
To HAVANA.

The Weather Regarded as still Too
Warm For Active OperntiOns-Ma-
Geo Expected to Attack the TrO-
cha-TvO of the Insurgent Leaders
Hard Pressed and MaceO Unable to
Spare Men TO Assist Them.
Key West, Fla, Nov. 49, 10 p. mad
vices received in Havana from Artemisa
yesterday state that Gen. Weyler was ex-
pected to arrive at Cayajabara or Tomas
Rub to-day. A parlor car, plated with
iron, is awaiting him at Artemisa.
The insurgents are reported in force
near Cienega, the leading military author
tiles being in command.
Gen. Arlos believes the time has not yet
arrived for large operations, and that 1t
is necessary to wait for cooler weather
to improve the sanitary conditions. 1t is
believed Gen. Weyler has the same opin-
ion and has announced his intention to
return to Havana inside of three or four
days.
The insurgent leaders, Perico DiaZ and
Perico Delgado, are reported hard pressed
by the Spaniards. They have asked
Maceo to assist them with reinforcements,
but they were told it was impossible to
do anything for them and that they must
90 the .DeSI Cney could. II - liOu5AI
that Maceo will attack the trocha-
Paris, Nov. 1S.-Le Journal publishes
report of an interview with Senior Canovas
Del Castillo, prime minister of Spain, in
which he says that the relations between
Spain and the United States are excel
| lent The United States government, the
| premier says, has always observed a cor
rect attitude, and he does not believe will
change it's policy for the sake of the Gu
ban negroes and Adventures. If, how
ever, the United States government should
do so, Spain would cause her rights to be
respected. While he is in power, Senior
Canovas is reported as saying he will
make no concession to rebels, nor will he
show the weakness of drawing back be-
| fore anybody. Spain, the premier added,
regards the question as one of internal
| politics.
Havana, Nov 1S.-Col. Moncado has had
an engagement with combined parties of
| rebels who were found strongly entrench-
ed in the Grille hills, in the province of
| Havana. The enemy were dislodged and
| dispersed, the Spanish column advancing
| and capturing the position of the rebels
under a heavy fire. The Spanish troops
| had six privates killed and a captain,
| two heutenants and thirty-eight privates
wounded. The rebels left seven dead on
the field and carried off many others.
Gen. Gonzales Munoz has had two en-
gagements with rebel parties between
Sitio Hondo and San Cristobal in the Pinar
Del Rio province. The Spanish had
private and one captain killed, and TWEEN
ty-seven privates wounded. The insurg-
ents had twelve men killed.
Chicago, Nov. ia special from Key
West. Fla, says private advices from the
Cuban insurgent lines via Matanzas are
that the rebel brigadier general, Bernar-
do Sofa, former president of Costa Rica,
has been killed in a skirmish with Span
ish guerrias on the Havana border. Gen
Sofa accompanied Gen. Calixto Gerrica's
expedition to Cuba, joining the personal
staff of Maxine Gomez
Madrid, Nov. 1S.-The cabinet has &C.
cepted the bids of 4OOOOO,OOO pesetas rep
resenting the total amount of the new
Spanish loan authorized by the queen re-
gent, and the bonds already subscribed
for 250, 900, 900 pesetas-wil be allotted pro
rata. The sum of 7,250,000 pesetas deriv-
ed from the loan will be alocated for the
purpose of repairing war ships.
The cabinet at its meeting yesterday
passed a resolution of thanks to the coun-
try for the generous and patriotic man.
ner in which the people had subscribed 10
the new loan.