Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-17

special means the dispositions ruling
and frequently applied during such
times as the present, through which the
island is now passing and to make
clear how far certain points go in
adapting them to the exigencies of war
and in the use of the faculties conceded
TO me by number y, article 7, of the
code of military justice and by the law
OF public order of % April, 1870 And
make known, order and command
that the following cases are subject TO
military law, amongst others specified
by the law:
Clause 1-Those who invent or pro-
pagate by any means, notices or asser-
tions favorable to the rebellion shall
be considered as being guilty of Of
lenses against the integrity of the ma
ton, and comprised in article 223,
class 6, of the military code, whenever
such notices facilitate
THE ENBMY'S OPERATIONS.
Clause 2-Those who destroy or
damage railroad lines. telegraph or
telephone wires or apparatus connect
ed Herewith, or those who interrupt
communication by opening bridges or
destroying highways.
Clause S-Incendiaries in town or
country. or these who cause damage
as shown in Cap. 8. Article Is. vol 2.
Of the penal code ruling in Cuba
CLAUSE 4-Those WHO sell, facilitate,
convey or deliver arms or ammunition
to the enemy, or who supply such by
any other means, or those who keep
such in their power or tolerate or deal
in such through the customs, and en-
ployes of customs who fail to confis-
cate such importations will be held
responsible
"ClCuse 5-Those who. being tele.
graDhists, divulge kilograms referring
to the war, or who send them to per-
sons who should not be cognizant Of
them.
CLAUSE 6-Those who. through the
press or otherwise, revile the prestige
of Spain, her army, the volunteers or
fremen, or any other force that CO.
operates with the army.
CLAUSE Those who, by the same
means, endeavor to
EXTOL THE ENEMY.
CLAUSE S-Those who supply the
enemy with horses, cattle, or any other
war resources.
CLAUSE 9-Those who act as spies
and to those the utmost rigor of the
law will be applied.
Clause 10-Those who serve as
guides, unless surrendering at once
and showing the proof of force majeure
and giving the troops ev uence at once
of loyalty.
Clause 11-Those who adulterate
army food or conspire to alter the
prices of provisions.
CLAUSE 12-Those who by means of
explosives commit the offenses refer
red to in the law of 10 June. 1894
made to extend to this island. by the
royal order of II October. 1895, see
ing that these offenses affect the pub
lie peace, and the law of % April. 1870
grants me power to leave to the civil
authorities the proceedings I'm such
"Nses as are comprised in captions 4
and 5. and treatise of volume 2 Of
the common penal code. when the cul-
prits are not military or when the i'm
portance of the offence renders such
action advisable.
"Clause 13-Those who by messen>
ger pigeons, fireworks, or other sig
nails. communicate news to the enemy
CLAUSE 1.-THE offeuses enumer-
ated, when the law prescribes the death
penalty or life Imprisonment. will be
dealt with most summarily.
Clause 15.-All other proclama-
tions and. orders previously issued in
conflict with this are annuelled by
this.
(Signed) "VALEIRANO WEYLER.
"Habana, 16 February, 1896"
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Lieutenant Colonel Moreti reports
that he has destroyed the insurgent
camps at Herredura and Gallego.
In an engagement with the band of
Vera near Bayamo, the troops sustain
ed a loss of three killed, while the in
surgents lost one prisoner and their
leader, Eduardo Baze. was wounded.
1t was related that he afterwards died
at Veguita.
Col. Molina has captured an insur-
gent camp on the farm of COcos, Ha-
vana province. together with the leader
Eduardo Garcia. Two insurgents were
killed and arms were captured.
At Duran, in Havana province, the
troops have killed two insurgents and
wounded three.
The band of Agure. numbering
1867. attacked d detachment oil troops
at PochO. and five armed volunteers
surrendered to them.
The leaders Cardenas and Agulrre
led an attack upon the village OF Cara
bello I'm Havana province. The garri-
son consisted of Captain Lorenzo and
forty-one volunteers, who offered a
heroic resistance to the insurgents
and repulsed them. inflicting a loss OF
two killed besides rs wounded, which
were carried off.
The column of COnde Lersundi
fought the insurgents at Ruenos Aires,
in the Sancti Spiritus district, and cap
tured the camp hospital, making pris
oners of the wounded.
Police Inspector Trujillo Monagas,
who was on the steamer Olivette pre-
paratory to departing for Florida, was
detained by the authorities Leandro
Aguirre was also detained on a charge
Of completely in furnishing ammuni-
tion TO the insurgents, having attempt
ed to get away under false name.
Tampa, Fla, February 16.-One hun
dred and forty passengers arrived on
the steamer Olivette from Cuba to
night. They say that the rumOr pre-
walls in Havana that the prisoners in
Moro Castle are being shot as the fir
ing can he heard in the city. Gomez