The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
GEN. wEyLER's NEWS BULLETIN
lie Reports the Continued Success OF
the ~paniasis.

Havana March 5-Gen Weyier VISITED
the military hospital today and expressed
himself satisfied with the manner tn
which the wounded and sick are being
cared for. and al the condition OF she build
ings.
Up 10 date the insurgents have burned
thirteen villages and towns IN the province
of Pinar del Rio. Among them are several
important places. including San Juan do
Martinez. In addition they have burned
many tobacco houses and the extensive
sugar estate Of Gtacsmaya-
Garlic and Rclas. the insurxent leaders.
al the head os about 20 Of their followers.
recently attacked a eomplnv of the scslIia
battalion and the local guerrilla force OF
San Anareas. near HolgAsn. province &C
Santiago de Clsia. Tho soldiers made a
brilliant defense and Fcpalsed the rebels
with a loss Of twenty-five killed. The enemy
retired with many wounded.
Capt Gen. weyler has issued circu-
lar prohibiting the sale OF petroleum and
ton IN the villages OF Cuba. and regulating
their Importation.
Mai. Ferrura in charge of detachment
Of troops guarding provision train bound
from Santo Espsritu 20 Pico Puerto. prov
ince os Santa Clara. has rsplilsed an insar-
gent attack Four insurgents were killed
and the troops lost six men.
The Spanish gunboat Lines. conveying
provisions TO Jsbacoa. found the entrane.
Df the river closed hy chain stretched
from bank 10 hank. The insurgents fred
upon the gunboat. and the latter returned
the fire. Troops were sent In pursuit Of ths
insurgents.
A detachment OF troops belonging 10 Ma
ceo's forces has captured the fort at Santa
Cruz. a small place north n Jihaeos, by nn-
fair means, II Is claimed. The insurgents
called up0n the little garrison 10 surrender.
and the Spanish officer In charge left the
fort for the purpose OF couferrsng with tho
insurgent leader. In the meantime the In
surgenls surrounded the forl and entered
aud made prisoners of the volunteers de-
fauding a. also capturing all their arms and
the supply 0f ammunition. The volunteers
We're later released. and the military gov
ernor of Jibleoa sent detachment sf
troops IN pursuit.
Gems Prats ard Arcias are closely pur-
suing Gomez. who is now on the limits ot
the border of the province 81 Santa Clara,
according to the official advieeS.
Thn sltumfina in the province of Pinar del
Rio has greatly improved II was recently
entirely lacking IA telegraphic communion
ton. and the gafrIsons were AT the mercy
or the insurgents. But order has been re-
stored. and matters are now IN their usgiaf
state, although communication is main
tained by the photographic system.
THE fnslreent leader Caluaea. who was
reported 10 have been killed. II still alive.
Gen. Melgtlize hss Rad an engagement
n the plantation eg Moraloc near GaslRaes.
this province with the bands 81 Insurgents
belonging 10 Naceo's command The troops
dislodgea the insurgents from the positions
which they occupied. and The 1asiiiios
squadron and the Tar~icea volunteers, Ia
pursuing them. Killed eighteen ~ the en-
envy w0undins many more. The troops
had several wounded.
s-al Martin later had another engagement
with the insurgents at the Yero farm. after
crossing tho RIVER Tunlco. not far from
santa cruz in the province ~ Puerto Prin-
cirs,. and tho colonel afterward dispersed
the insurgents AZ Saforaco snf at Pico
plea. where the insurgents hai RRain united
their foree-s Col Martins cavalry charged
tf,s ipeargpnf ffont and disia8ged the en-
envy from the position occupied with loss.
In consequences of the distribution Of a
circular containing Gen Wsgler's proeia-
nation requiring the concentration os all
country people within the limits u the
towns for proieefion. there have been
many delegations Of farmers coming 70
santiago de Cuba 70 inquire of The mill
tarx authorities haw far the requirement
apnlies 20 them. ard for an Interpretation
~ me provisions. The consuis II foreign
governments arc seeking ths same 1nfoF-
nation.
ae T<s InaEi1as, Santiago DE Cuba. wss
ere4 upon by the insurgents near ths
.eonp+ainz ot PafmaTeas. The latter were
roosss leaving severai dead. The leader.
verwa yeraia. was wounded and made
s,-he Suanlsn bark Grain Canaria. n 80
. bas tsen lost or Cayu Conhtes.
,,a-eb ~ Tornano. II IL believed all - shs
rraw were saved
.4,-srsi caravo wlli leave here fonsr-
-, -, board the cruiser HernanSo Earfss
80 the north coast % Piuar del no
Gems Bernai and Nicuna hass 49,
-. ferr a conferences with Capt. Gen.