Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-25
COMPETITOR FAKE.
STORY OF RETRTAL OF MEN Br
COURT-MARTIAL BAsELEss.
WEYLER'S RETURN TO HADLHL
comment Upcn IL by Press and Peo-
pie-The Captain-GeneraI Himsetf
says He Is Satisfied with IN, Cam
paign.
pnign.

hApANA' November H-The report cir.
cuiated by the New York World n ~.
enect that the men captured n, ,h.
American hlibustering schooner co,,r,..,-
TOR mad been retired by court-mar,ia, A.
spite protest filed by Consul-GeneraI
Lee prior TO his departure from Uaban.
Is absolutely without a word Of ,r,,,h
only the preliminary examination. a, %.
prisoners on their second trial n. or-
dered by the supreme military and nava,
tribunal, in Madrid, have as yet occurred
as was reported at the time by the rrn,,ea
Associated Press. 1t is not known when
the trials Will take place.
Every effort has been made to learn N.
true reasons for the return last nigbt IN
haoana OF Captain-General Weyler from
the province Of Pinar del Rio. All that ix
known Is that he came here on the gun
boat from Mariel, accompanied by only
one adjutant The rest OF his stan CANA
by rail from Artemisa.
General Weyler has made no official de-
claration concerning the condition OF
affairs In the province Of Pinar del Rio.
In an interview had with him
Just before he left Pinar del Rio.
ne said he was satisfied with his CAM
paign. He hat crossed to the south end.
ana had expected to meet Maceo TO give
him combat lie had, however, met only
small bands OF rebels, who disappeared
when the Spanish troops came near to
them. = x,ss
When questioned concerning the where-
abouts Of Maceo. General WeyIer said:
4 DO not know where he Is. II is certain
that did not meet him In either the hills
or the dells Of Pinar del Rio. Despite
their reputed bravado. the rebels always
nee on the approach OF troops"
General Weyler added that the supplies
OF cattle that had been obtained By the
Insurgents are disappearing. the troops
capturing and destroying all that they
saw. The military combinations planned
by him had resulted as he had expected.
All these combinations were not finished,
but there would be much less to do at the
end OF the year.
The press comments on the return OF
the Captain-General are very guarded. as
IS natural, under the strict censorship
exercised here. IL is rumored that he will
soon return to the field. one report has
IL that the chief reason for his return TO
Habana was pressing government bust
ness, which demanded his personal at
tention However, nothing really definite
is known. Some dissatisfaction Is quietly
expressed, even by loyal people, that Gem
eral Woyler, after his long preparations
to infict a crushing blow on Maceo.
should now come back to the capital
without even catching sight OF the main
body of the rebels. The rebel sympa-
thizers are jubilant, believing that Gene
raj Weyler's return signalizes the aban-
donment of his personal leadership OF the
campaign.
JUBILATION AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, November 2.-The SYM
pathizers with the Cuban cause I'm this
city were very jubilant to-day over the
news that Captain-General Weyler had
returned tO Habana. Several reasons ara
given for the Gsperars action in with
drawing from the'neld, one of them being
that Marquis Ahumada. who took charge.
Of affairs in Habana during the absence
Of General Weyler, did not properly con-
duct the war The Cubans all agree that
Weylers campaign I'm Pinar del Rio has
been a failure. Senor Estrada Palma.
president of the Junta, in conversation
with a reporter to-day. said:
II think General Weyler has disgraced
himself by leaving the field, for. although
he had over three times the number OF
men at his command than Maceo has In
Pinar del Rio. he has not accomplished
his avowed purpose of crushing the reyo-
lutionists.
''The Information has come 10 me-" ne
continued, that the insurgent forces un-
der General Calixto Garcia have BE-
sieged Puerto Principe the fourth largest
CITY i'm the island and now practically
controls IT, and this has. | believe, had
something TO do with Weyler's return,
for he is needed in Habana to direct the
entire movements of the Spanish army"
WEYLER EXPLAINS.
MADRID. November PA dispatch
70 the impartial from Habana says that
I'm an interview General Weyler stated
that he had returned from the province
~ Pinar del Rio. owing 10 the necessity
Of settling the question OF the new issue
Of notes BY the Spanish Bank, and other
urgent matters. After these wtge set
fled he would be ready TO return TO the
field.
He added that he did not believe that
Naceo had more than 900 men, and that
these we're scattered in remote positions.
The object OF the recent Spanish opera
tions had been the occupation OF the
hills and passes and the cutting off OF
inc supplies Of the insurgents. The few
Insurgents i'm the provinces OF Las villas
and Habana were easily kept in check.
There were more rebels in Camaguey
than I'm Las Villas and Habana, but tho
Snaniards had little 10 lose there. More
o,-ar the objects OF the insurgents In
Gathering there might be to distract at
tention from Maceo in Pinar del Rio.
A. any rate. he would crush the rebellion
I'm the latter province before dealing with