The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-21

KEY WEST, Nov. 20.-Advices re-
teiycd here from Cuba to-day by the
steamship Whitney cast discrcdit upon
The statement that thu campaign OF
Captain General Weylcr against Alto
MO Macco in the province OF Plnar del
Rio has failed and that weyler Will
shortly return to have Havana. It Is
t,aled, on the contrary, that Weyler
has no intention OF returning to the
capital until he shall have exhausted
every effort 60 compel Maceo to meet
him in pitched battle. When last
heard from, the Spanish commander
was massing his forces for an attack
upon the Insurgents. The latter are
said to number only 10000 men all told
and they are reported to be suffering
from 4 scarcity OF provisions, etc.
Macco Is awaiting reinforcements,
and, in this connection, news OF tho
whereabouts and dosngs of Maxine Co.
mez. who Is believed to be at the head
Of the main body of the insurgent
forces. Current reports, sometime ago,
had Il that he was In the province OF
Santa Clara and advancing westward
@ward Matanzas. his objective point
being the province OF Havana and pos
sbly the city Of Havana itself.
While Weylers present campaign Is
regarded in Havana as marking;a crisis
In Ia. 10 ttrht tot
conclusion OF any pitched battle that
may be fought. truce may be de-.
clared and arrangements made for a
conference between the insurgent lead
srs and the representatives OF Spain,
boxing to 2 settlement Of the war. This
Is most significant as showing that all
classes are utterly tired of the war
and It's burdens and longing for some
way out of the present difficulties.
Tired OF War.
Under these circumstances an i'm
pot;aEt insurgent victory would al
most be hailed IN commercial circles at
Havana with the same satisfaction that
Spanish victory would be, received. A
s'tat deal of misery exists In Havana,
and the outlook grows darker, and dar-
Aer as days pass. Business is almost
at a standstill. The prices OF all com
mcdities have gone up to extravagant
ratcs. while the loyal portion OF the
population las been drained OF all its
able bodied men in order TO send volun-
teers into the field to assist the 100000
troops operating against the insur-
gents in various parts OF the island.
Qutnan Bandera, the well known in
surGent leader, was reported yesterday
% be N the vicinity Of the PInar del
Ro military line with a strong force
0. !nsurgcnt cavalry and infantry and
Ca!!Gto Alvarez Is said to be with him.
LaCret, another Of the best known of
the !nsurgent leaders, Is said TO be suf-
i='!aS from q wound. General Echague,
the Spanish officer. who was wounded
severely in the thigh in the attack on
The Rubi Hills, Is improving.
i rumor was In circulation at Ha-
TaTa yesterday that the captain gener-
al had been killed. But. 1t appears to
have originated in the blowing up Of n
railroad train, upon which he was re-
parted to be travelling, between Candle
IlTia and Punta Bravo. The Spanish
commander was at Candelaria and may
have Intended to take the train which
iTas Destroyed; but he did not do SO,
havtns left Candelarla some time pre-
y!Ous. al5E 4 s.
The last detachment OF volunteers,
Consisting OF four batallions, left Ha-
yana yesterday for the front under
the command OF Colonel ARGOS. Pre-
Yious 10 their departure they were re-
viewed BY General Ahumado, who Is in
command nt FnvnOo rnrrs- '.gs .--