The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-01
Will Inaugurate a Campaign
of Destruction.
cANovAs DICTATED THIS MOVE
He Says the Republicans Must BE
Promptly Crushed-Weyler is
Granted Full Sway.

HAVANA, Aug. 31.--The rebels must
be defeated before the end of the year.
Premier Cano7as cabled to General
Weyler explaining that the Spanish gov
ernment has taken alarm at the devel-
opments of a recent interview between
U. S. Minister Taylor and the Duke of
Tetuan, Spain's minister of foreign af-
fairs. General Weyler cabled back to
Madrid that in that case he must resort
to extreme methods.
''Do as you please" replied Senor
Canovas.
Thereupon General Weyler determined
to issue shortly an edict forbidding the
grinding of the seasons sugar crop.
When that edict appears, war will be-
gin in earnest. Cubans will occupy
hills and woods, the Spanish troops will
be in cities and towns. The sugar mills
will be destroyed by both sides, for
Weyler will adopt Gomez's tactics, and
enter upon a campaign of extirpatIon.
Cuba will be desolate by fire and sword.
The torch will be applied by regulars
and insurgents alike to everything which
might give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Every ybody outside the military lines
will be shot without challenge.
There was a panic in political and
financial quarters when General Wey-
ler's intention leaked out. The Mar
i. quis of Apeztegula, the chief of the con-
servative party, was Immediately sum-
moned to Havana by wire ana arrived
yesterday from the Constanzia sugar
plantation, where he was making ex-
tensive preparations for next year.
A meeting of the conservative leaders
was held. Planters and politicians of
great influence were present. After a
long and hot discussion, in which Gen.
eral Weyler's expected edict was de-
nounced without stint, resolutions were
adopted to this purpose:
First-That committee composed of
the Marquis of Apezteguia, Pasquel
Goigochea and Fatacco Sanchez visit
Weyler and try to prevail upon him not
to issue the edict.
Second-If he persists in his deter
D1ination TO issue the edict, that the
government at Madrid be urged to recall
Weyler to Spain.
The workmen in Spanish cigar fac
tory operated by an Englishman named
Book made public demonstration Fri
day night in favor of Spain, at which the
favorite cry was "Death to the Ameri-
cans.''
General Quintin Banderas. after de-
feating the Spanish forces under Captain
Di-or Die
province, wrecking train and seizing
the booty, marched eastward with 800
men, crossing the trocha unmoiested
through the Pirgua hills. He camped
at Aguirre, southwest of Alquizar, Ha-
vana province, and is reported to be at
the ruined sugar mill, Mirosa, near
Quivican.
The Matanzas court of justice refuses
to obey General Weyler's order to re-
move the Sagua judge. General Weyler
threatens to abolish the court if it disre-
CARDS his .autocratic order. Lawyers
here, Spaniards included, resent General
Weyler's interfering with the civil
courts.
The Spanish liner, City of Cadiz, has
aErlNeo Will reAnioACeLn0n'e' OoPEeeiA
Tomaso reports that 500 soldiers, mostly
Andalusians of the worst character, mu
TIMED on the voyage. Their leaders haC
todbe put in irons. Nothing serious hap
pened, however, as precaution agains
just such thing had been taken pre-
vious to their embarkation. They wer
not allowed to have their arms while ol
the ship.