The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-13
WEYLER is WEAKENING.
He Offers More Liberal Terms to
Those Who Surrender.
THE BUTCHER" GROWING MILDER.

4 Proclamation in Striking Contrast to
the Autocratio Pronunciamentos ISSUED
When lie First Succeeded Campos-A
Significant straw for Cuban Patriots.
HANANA, March 13.-Captain General
Weyler has issued another proclamation.
the terms of which indicate a purpose to
still further soften the severity of the proc
lamations he issued soon after his arrival.
This latest official edict provides that
all persons captured up to date in the
provinces of Havana and Pinar del Rio
who are suspected of having been mem-
bcrs of rebel band, should they Of their
own free will deny that they belonged to
such band will be liberated in every case,
provided they give their promise before
two witnesses to be loyal to the Spanish
cause, and provided also that no one ap-
pears against them to offer charges of any
other crimes.
70 this end instructions are given to
Judges that they shall record in the files
personal description of those against whom
proceedings shall have been taken and
shall then ask for the release of those COM
/ ing within the above mentioned provis-
/ ions as being discharged of the crime of
]
| the vigilant surveillance Of the authori-
ties.
The same proceedings will be adopted
with regard to those who are arrested and
who are not accused of common crimes.
The Arapilos battalion, while reconnoi-
tering in the vicinity of Mauagua, about
twelve miles from here, had IL skirmish
with n band of insurgents commanded by
Palacios. The insurgents lost five wounded
and the troops captured three prisoners
with arms.
1t is now officially announced that Go
mez will not seek to penetrate into the
province of Santa Clara, but 1t is said that
Maceo. Gomez Lacret and other insur-
gent leaders will concentrate their forces
in the immediate vicinity of ManJuarli
province of Matanzas.
The columns of troops under Colonels
Vicuna, Bernal Suarez and lnclan have
started reconnoitering in that direction,
and General Prats is pursuing Gomez
The columns Of troops under Colonels
Tort and NIilina and the Alamanca bat
TALON have taken up positions so as to
prevent the insurgents from entering the
swamps south of the province of Matanzas
and adjoining the province of Havana
Colonel Tort telegraphs that some insur
gent forces passed Las Cocas "Wednesday
night, going in the direction of the prov
, ince of Havana, and he announces thai
5 there is an insurgent force at Guanamon
General Linares reports that small bands
: of insurgents have passed through th'
. military line in the province of Havana
between Batabano and Posarodondo, HI
) adds that these men belonged to the dis
Z persed bands of Castillo, Bermudez ant
Il Colunga.
General Bernal reports from Coral Fals'
4 that false confidence led him and Colone
i Vicuna astray, as the general remained
n with column of troops at the plantation
of Flora and Miguel de Asopardo, will
Gomez encamped between and o'clocl
the same afternoon in the immediat
vicinity of the Spanish troops The owne
] of the plantation where the insurgent
:, camped is blamed for not having tabel
) steps to notify the Spaniards of their pres
Q ence.
: The insurgents have destroyed the high
: way in the vicinity of Canto del Crist
!; with dynamite. The explosing dug hol
u u nine feet wide and six feet deep, killed
a number of horses and wounded severa
: soldiers.