Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-28
WEYLER A FAILURE.


I WEYLER A FAILURE.
inc Doughty Spanish General. wh
D. lately Took tho Field In Person o Crus
oot the Insurrection, Returns to uavan
.ne race OF Orders From Madrid I
llshed SoIneih hing --Msceo Too Mnc,, ,i'
rs Him. ""'" 10
HAVANA, Nov. 24.-Capt. Gen. View
Ter arrived here last evening from tn,
province Of Pinar del Rio. His retur,
r has caused much comment, but as va
l. ~ Is impossible to learn the true rea
d son Tor his leaving his command and
d returning to the capital. The mill
. tary authorities will vouchsafe no in.
! formation on the subject.
a Postpone Decisive Action.
: NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Gen. Wevler.s
statement that he will wait until nj.
ter Christmas before he attemn,s IN
, strike death blow at the insurgents
nnder Gen. Maceo in pinar del Rio
province is regarded by Cubans here
US an admission that he can do moth
Ing against the Cubans.
1T is certainly showing OF weah-
ness said Delegate Palma to-day to n
reporter, "and 1t is probable that Gen
Meyler Will now return to Havana
ms action OF Gen. Weyler will not
only affect his prestige but also hurt
the Spanish cause. When Weyler took
the held he said he would defeat the
forces of Gen. Maeeo. This he bas
1aiied to do, although his men out.
numbered those under Maceo about
three TO one, as 1t is said that Maceo
nus under his command not more than
three Thousand men. The Official
statement of Gen. Weyler, therefore.
confirms the claims of the Cubans that
MS campaign in Pinar del Rio has been
a failure.
contradictory Statements Concerning
Gen. Weyier's Movements.
MADRID, Nov. 94.-Many contradic.
Tory statements have been received
regarding the intentions of Capt. Gen.
neyier' who is leading the campaign
against Maceo in the province of pinnr
dei Rio. Cuba. 1t was stated some
days ago that the campaign had re-.
suited in failure and Gen. Weyler pro-
posed returning to Havana. This was
denied and later the statement was
maue that the government had in
formed Gen. Weyler that owing +,
questions of international and domes.
tic politics it would not be expedien,
Tor him to return to Havana until he
had won decisive victory.
Vn top OF the conflicting statements
comes dispatch to-day from the Ha- !,
vana correspondent of the Imparcial
VINO Is generally well informed. stat.
ing without reserve that Gen. Wevl.r
VIII arrive in Havana this evening
from Pinar del Rio. Reliance is placed
upon the dispatch here, it being held =
.hat II 1t was not true it could hardly
nave passed the censor at Havana.
Hil-success Of Demands on Spain. h
NEW YORK, Nov. s4.-A Herald spe. e
'lai from Washington says: Il
Inc state department Is meeting g,
with ill-success in its efforts to induce a
spain to either pay or promise to nav
me claims OF American citizens who O.
ia'e suffered losses and personal out. Fl
ages as a result of the Cuban re. b,
,elion. "
IN the case OF damages to property n,
ma other personal losses there has
'een no disposition on the part of the ci
uthorities to press Spain for an i'm rc
'euiate settlement. But cases Of per. ov
ohai violence, false Imprisonment. ~,
'c.' are regarded in different light. Il.
hd the practice has been to instruct in
ur minister at Madrid to present all a.,
hch claims and to press them for i'm tL
lediate action. w.
inns was notably SO in the case of w;
H. Delgado, who was so outragsouslv mn
Gated by the Spanish soldiers In mo-
us case the authorities agreed to ,
parate the claim for destruction of 10,
'operty from tho indemnity do. w. w.
anded for the personal injuries soa
hected, and allow the former to e. e.
st until claims commission T.,
'uld be appointed. Bat the per. nm
maj indemnity claim has been ,Lo
sisted upon, thus far without sue r;a
IS. There has not even been nrom. 10 80"
to pay. All the satisfaction the ;n1. n.
lte department has received is that .a., ns
Madrid authorities have the mat ~.
r unde; consideration. .o'
other personal indemnity claims tSo M
We not met with any better recen. W.
N. Indeed, some of them have beep "
omptly denied.
pain Would Fight II In,orfered With.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga Boston spe. Inc
i says:
Spain would fight any nation that VI
nld interfere with her possessions .hol
the Philippine islands or In Cuba. ella
makes no difference what nation il an
yht be-" said Senor Manuel Garcia con
IL, Spanish consul to Boston. In an nan
erview Sunday. Continuing, he and
d: "' In
True, we have comparatively few shor
tiersi only between 10000 and 10. was
In Spain, because the most of our ceny
ops, to the number of 200. 900. are false
engaged In subduing Cuba. But Nc
,ould be naval war. and II would peni
ought upon the high seas. 1t must use
be thought that because our raw The
not shut the flibusters off from hung
q we have no naval powern cour
w. Mich
woFry,ns' Ko
-" Nv'. ihe rigaro, In an the v
Gle on the relations of the United mr.. ,
l., CIV Cla 'paih III view Oh The situa- cial 9
NJ, S"ye' that
49,. eric"n newspapers which ing b
Cs C.s ."o ohi'eo states TO war bank
Spain on account of Cuba ought wa.
'emember that Spain will have that
~ "" iier' than
IN. GOMEZ HEARD FROM.