The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-18
Three Proelamations.

Havana, February 16.-Several strin-
gent proclamations have been issued by
Gen. WeyIer. One of them is to the fol-
lowing effect "All Inhabitants OF the
district of Sancti Spiritus and the pro-
vinces of Puerto Principe and Santiago
de Cuba will have to concentrate In
places which are headquarters OF divls-
ion, brigade, column or troop, and
will have to be provided with documen-
tary proof of identity within eight
days of the publication of this proclama-
tion in the municipalities. $50 travel
in the country in the radius covered by
the columns In operation it is absolute
mayor, military commandments or chiefs
Of detaohments. Any one lacking this
will be detained and sent to headquarters
OF divisions or brigades and thence to
Havana, at my disposition, by the first
possible means. Even if pass IS exhibit
ed which is suspected to be inauthentic,
or granted by authority to persons with
known. sympathy toward Ruhe rebellion,
or wins show favor thereto, rigorous
measures will result to those responsible
= '.All owners Of commercial establish
ments in tine country districts will va
cate them and the chiefs of columns
will take such measures as the success of
their operations dictates regarding such
places, which, while useless for the coun-
try's wealth, serve the enemy as hiding
places in the woods and in the interior.
All passes hitherto issued hereby be-
come null and void" Another says:
prisoners caught in action will be
subjected to the most summary trial
without any other investigation except
that Indispensable for the objects Of the
trial.
'sWhen the sentence is pronounced, if
the sentence be deprivation of liberty,
+ ho Ira,,if ho I,rnr1 yht m Hnp
with the papers in the case, so that the
testimony can be issued as to the penal
Effect sfl ana 'n' sentence Do carried 'n'0
mo sentence OF death shall be effected
without the acknowledgement by my au-
thority of the testimony of the judg-
ment, which must be sent to me immedi-
at8ly.'
A third proclamation says: sit is
necessary at all cost to reanimate the
patriotic spirit of the inhabitants, max
ing them u Understand that am resolved
to apply all the rigor of the law to those
that in any form help the enemy, praise
them or lower the prestige of Spain, of
its army or the volunteers.
sit must be impressed also upon the
minds of the people that those who are
on our side must show by their acts that
they are on our side. There can be no
middle land. The country's defence
exacts the sacrifice of her sons.
''It is nece sary that the towns defend
themselves. There should be no lack of
guides for our troops.
''Citizens must not give information
to the enemy. 1t must not again occur
that rebels are better informed than our
selves. The energy and rigor which the
rebels have shown in exacting informa-
ton from the Inhabitants must make out
our line of conduct.
you will proceed to detaln and place
at my disposition, or submit to tribunals,
those who in any way show support or
sympathy to rebels.
tNeither will you forget the advisa-
bility of organizing the population into
bands of volunteers and guerilas. Orga-
nize each % male citizens into a squad
and report to me-
Gen. Weyler has also issued a procla-
nation to the effect that any correspond
ent of u paper who sends out reports Of
engagements unfavorable to the Spanish
cause will be at once arrested, tried by
court martial, and, if found guilty, will
be Immediately shot,