Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-02
WEYLER SATISFIED.
Insurgents, He Says, Are Driven
from Their Strongholds in
the Rubi Hills.
Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.

| C2pJ.-Gen. w eyer since MS return from
the Province of Pinar del Rio, that the
correspondent here of the Associated
! Press was instructed to ask the Spanish
| commander for full official and author
lied statement on the subject. There
| fore, just previous to the departure of
| Gen. Weyler for Pinar del Rio, the cor
| respondent called at the palace where he
| was cOurteOuSly received by the general,
who was asked to supplement the eXclu-
| sive interview with the correspondent of
! La LUchau at Artemisa, which was ca
| bled to the Associated Press on Tuesday
afternoon and which contained his first
| pubic utterances since his return from
conducting the operations against Anto-
Mo Maceo. This the general agreed to
do.
The correspondent opened the inter
view last evening by informine the cap
! tain-general that the Associated press
| was anxious, before his return 70 the
| field, to place before the public III the
! United States his official view on the
| Cuban situation, adding:
! 1T is understood that you have re-
turned from Pinar del Rio highly con-
| tented with the result OF your recent
opera tons and it is asserted that you
believe that Pinar del Rio will soon be
pacifed."
Entirely Satisfied.
! In reply the captain-general said: 81
! am not only contented but am entirely
satisfied with the result of my military
plans there. | went over all the north
ern hills and occupied the insurgent posi-
| lions without any serious resistance
upon the part of the enemy. Cacarajara-
| ara and Rubi, which the insurgents
| timed were impregnable, were occupied
~ our troops after dslodging the enemy.
- Rubi he offered the greatest resist
ance but yielded after few hours fight
ing. We found no trace of Maceo's
| people after that although all other
| points were reconnoitered by small de-
tachments from our columns.
The sOutherly points were also recon-
no;tered and the positions where the
rebels had camped are now in possession
of our troops. There remains still to
/ be rex 0Cnoitercd the ranges Of hills in
the eastern part of the province. Maceo
has nothing left for him to do but to
scatter his followers into small parties
| in order to enable them to escape our
columns which are now hunting for
them. since they offer no resistance and
refuse to accept a meeting with our
troops, who are chasing them in all di-
rectiens."
VIII Pacify Pinar del Rio.
''Dt,cs your excellency expect soon to
crush the instruction in the province
of Pinar del Rio and bring about its
pa cification within a short time?"
Il am confident of shortly pacifying
Pinar del Rio" replied the captain-gen-
eral, since al the strategic points are
in my hands and because constant activ
ity of our troops i'll all directions which
completely hinders the escape of the
small groups of insurgents, who are now
fleeing before them in disorder"
The correspondent asked:
do you think the condition of the
provinces of Havana, Matanzas and San
ia Clara hampers or favors the suppress
sion Of the instruction"
The captair-general replied:
"These three provinces are more easily
subdued, from the nature of the ground.
they have no hills ike the province of
P;nar del Rio and the facilities for the
movement of large bodies of troops are
therefore greater. Besides the rebel
bands in these provinces are less numer>
Gus and lack the elements and condi'
lions of those III the Province of Pinar
lei Rio The leaders of the rebels in
those three provinces also lack the i'm
Dortance possessed by Maceo."
Imsurgent Leaders Dead.
"Those who had any prestige have
been killed.?
1T is asserted said the correspond
ent, that MaceO lost many Of his lead
ing men who were with him, besides
SNSAOA1
OF Pinar del Rio"
To this the captain-general answered.
NEARLY eli of Maceo's leading men who
We're at all valuable or possessed Of mill
tary ability have persisted in other
provinces or IN the districts where they
head ed uprisings
ct appears that the insurgents in
Puerto Principe and in Santiago de Cuba
are displaying more activity than be-
fore" suggested the correspondent.
Eyes" answered Gen. Weyler, ''but
the provinces mentioned are not in Il
state of instruction. Puerto Principe
is producing Il little and not much pro-
lection needed there. The same may
be said in regard to the Holguin and
Bayamo districts. The rebels have de-
stroyed oil they could and, besides, with
the death Of Jose Maceo, the rebellion III
the Province of Santiago de Cuba lost
much of it's Importance
| The general then added:
81 have no intention of allowing the
attention of the troops to be distracted
| in that direction for it is evident that
! that is the object of the insurgents under
Come and Calixto. who possess domi-
| mating influence over the insurgents IN
! those districts"
Has Faith in Mckinley.
| "Do YOU believe President Mckinley
| will follow the policy of President Cleve-
land in regard to Cuba?"
mckinley represents PUBLIC wealth.
| and the producing elements of that coun-
try and l cannot believe that man who
so represents the work, virtue and pros
oerity Of his country can carry out a
! policy which would compromise the in
1erests entrusted to his talents and dis
cretion as u public man. Hence, l think
that Mckinley will be guided by a just
and equitable policy without passion and
with prudence, such as is eounseled by
| the interests of the American people and
the cordial relations long existing be-
tween Spain and the United States
rs it true, general" asked the cor
| respondent, that You propose to publish
A decree confscating the property Of the
Cuban insurgents?"
Nothing to Confiscate.
With motion of ironical surprise
Gen. Wyler answered:
1T is not possible, since the rebels have
nothing to confscate. They do not rep
resent anything of the wealth of the
country. However, if you possess data
of any property owned by insurgents
let me know. / will convince myself OF