Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-26
FROM MANY POINTS.
NEW ITEMS OF VARIOUS KINDS
BRIEFLY RELATED.
Weyler a Hot Time In Pinar del Rio
Uncle May Get Mixed Up In the
Fracas-weyler's Resigned, tits Said

Uncle May Get Mixed Up In the
Fracas-weyler's Resigned, tits Said
Havana: No news, official or other
wise, is obtainable concerning the
movements of Capt. -Gen. Weyler and
his army, which is supposed to be in
pursuit of the insurgent forces under
Maceo in the province of Pinar del Rio.
No news from a Spanish force in the
field, as rule, means bad news, and
the insurgents are making the most of
the situation by circulating reports of
Spanish defeats. There is ground for
the belief that the captain-general has
not met with the success he anticipated
and, while he is reported TO be moving
along the northern part of Pinar del
( Rio, Maceo is said to be south of him
and not far from the trocha, or mill
tary line, which would indicate the pos
sibility of the insurgents turning the
Spanish flank and making it difficult
for the captain-general to return to
Havana.
Jacksonville, Fla: Cipher dispatches
just received report a fierce battle in
progress in Pinar del Rio. 1t is be-
lieved Maceo and Weyler have met.
The reports of firearms have been al
most necessarily heard for several
hours. Insurgent forces are well 10
Gated in the hills and are pouring a
hot fire into the Spanish troops which
have repeatedly been driven back in
attempts to capture the Cuban strong
hold. The insurgents have the advan-
tage of position, but the Spaniards are
making a most desperate attack.
A dispatch from Madrid gives an in
terview with the Spanish premier,
Senior Canova del Castillo, in which
he says: 1.-The United States has al
ways observed a correct attitude. l
believe the United States will not
change its policy for the sake of Cuban
/ Negroes, but in the event that she did
so, Spain will cause her rights to be
respected. So long as / remain in
power, l will not make any concession
or yield to anybody"
Uncle Sam and the Dons May go to War.
Senior de LONE, the Spanish minister
| at Washington, was asked the direct
question: do you believe there is any
danger of war between the United
States and Spain?" 1T is possible, :"
the minister answered 1T would be
a terrible one. One can foresee the
beginning, but not the end"
With this reply in mind it may be
interesting to learn of the great activ-
ity at the Brooklyn navy yard. Though
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PLANTATION it is generally believed that
instructions have been received from
Washington to have every available
vessel ready for sea. In any case the
men in the construction department
are working day and night to put all
the ships in perfect condition. Fort
d 5ess Monroe as also scene of the
q yeaSest activity, and tfse rdtssiIsdg 10
" Ward of all sorts of improvements
is the old post is generally thought to
the result of the disturbing war rumo
d now afoat. Whatever the cause til
IS work is certainly being pushed. Of
Y. GERS are extremely reticent and decliI
te to express an opinion as to the meal
$ ing of the unusual movement.
IN Capt.-Gen. weyler Has Resigned.
r. A private dispatch received in Ne
,p York City from Madrid says that Gel
Weyler has resigned as captain-gener
-, of the Spanish army in Cuba, and Thu
e Gen. Prando has been named ny Il
~ government as his successor. A repo
- is current in Havana that Capt. -Gei
Weyler will return at once from I'll
field TO the city
Cuban's Appeal to Latin-America.
- The minister OF Latin American go
% ernments have each received an apes
from the government of the Cuban T.
he public asking these countries TO int
70 pose their good offices with Spain
n order to induce the Spanish govern
T. ment to withdraw from the islam
re The document reviews the history
a. the uprising and recites the grievanc,
~ of the Cubans and says the Latin
IN American governments will take hi
20 name and noble political step in doin
p as requested because because Cuba
determined at all hazards and at an
e. cost to secure her independence.
6, consideration of any assistance in il
% ducing Spain to withdraw, the govern
/ ment pledges itself to see that Spai
% shall receive just compensation for he
"a territorial loss.
&c Vessel Broke In Two-Eight browne
d The steamer San Benito, from T.
/, coma to San Francisco, went ashore
n IL p. m. seven miles north of Poir
ID Arena, CAL. during heavy storm
> with A people on board. Boats WEI
lowered, but one capsized Immediate
1T and five men were drowned. Anoth,
is boat with four .of the crew capsize
y nina times 1oSino t,ro ,non m, =,