Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-24
WLYLER DETAILS HIS PLANS
Proposes to Sweep the Insurgents Out of
Finar del Rio.
WILL THEN CLEAR MATANzAS AND HAVANA
Further Evidence in the Trial of
SHnEuiIiy-Progress Of the Span
ish Campaign In the
Island.

LONDON, Dec PA dispatch from Mad
rid to the Standard says Captain General
Weyler's advance in Pinar del Rio Is the
first stage in a policy concerted between him
and the Spanish government for a vigorous
movement with 10000 men in ten columns,
90 clear the province of pinar del Rio of
the rebels, who will be obliged to submit
or fly from the province. General Weyler ex-
poets to clear the provinces of Havana and
Matanzas in similar manner The govern
ment is very sangune of success, in which
case reforms will be inaugurated in Porto
Rico and then gradually in Cuba, and the
Cortez will be asked to grant still further
concessions to the colonies 1t is known that
an exchange of views on the pacihcation of
Cuba has been proceeding ever since last
winter
HAVANA Dec. 23.-The colonel in COM
mand OF the Pavia battalion, with the forces
under his command has been engaged at
San Redondo, near Holguin, province OF San
tiago de Cuba, with an insurgent force. The
Spanish troops destroyed the enemy's camp
and killed twenty-one of the insurgents. The
troops had lieutenant and four privates
killed and nine men wounded.
Captain General Weyler, according to ad-
vices from pinar del Rio province, went
today in the direction of San Cristobal, by
the highway, and It Is believed that he Will
camp tonight at Bayate, on the south coast.
Private adyices from the interior represent
that the iEsurgent general, jose Maria
hguirre who held the chief command of the
insurgcnt forces in Havana province, was
mortaly wounded In a recent engaSemen.
with the Spanish forces near Campo Flor
ida
The Spanish journalists in Havana are or
ganizng a flying squadron of mounted vol
untCcrs.
Senior O'Reilly, military commandant Of
the town of Guanabacoa opposite Havana,
has been replaced by Lieutenant Colonel
Fonsdievel
United States Vice Consul General JcseTh
A. Springer will leave for Washington on the
first steamer after the return of Consul
General Lee, who Is expected to arrive here
the Goth.
The trial OF Julio Sanguilly was continued
today. United States Vice Consul General
Springer coming in during it's progress.
Senior Mesa, Songuilly's attorney, continued
his speech for the defense. He asserted that
proofs were lacking to sustain the charge
of conspiracy and treason. Sanguilly could
be arrested he said, on the order of General
Caleja, who only had confidential evidence
of Sanguilys alleged conspiracy. Senior
Mesa referred to the official report of the
government to show that It has no data as
to Sanguillys implication in tho revolt He
cited in addition the evidence of the chief
of police that he had no knowledge that
Sanguilly engaged in any conspiracy
and that he had received no orders to watch
him. He pointed out also that all of those
arrested had been set free except Sanguilly
Senior Mesa insisted that the reading of
Lopez Coloma's declaration was illegal, and
that his deposition should have been taken
before he executed He also argued that
the papers and letters which had been found
did not prove Sanguillys completely in the
revolution. The alleged appointment of
Sanguilly to position in The insurgent army
by Colonel Azcuy had only incomplete evi-
denCe behind it, as Colonel AZCuy had swat
lowed the paper The handwriting experts,
he said, had asserted that papers were writ
ten by Sanguilly which had not been writ
ten by him and he considered that the evi-
denCe of the experts void. The attor-
ney alluded to the fact that Sanguily had
not been arrested in the country, but in the
city, and that. therefore, he was not a rebel
but presumably conspirator. But this had
not been proven, proofs being entirely lack
ing, only General Calejas word being offered,
who said he had confidential information,
which was no evidence. He had offered no
facts but only supposed conversations, which
was not legal evidence.
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. PA special to
the CCmmercial-Tribune from Tampa Fla,
says one Of the Cuban leaders here re-
received news from Havana tonight con
ilrming the report recently received of Span
ish losses sustained near Santiago, and other
towns near, while attempting to capture
the cargo Of a fibustering vessel The
Spaniards were routed and they returned to
Deschaillane, thirty miles away, for aid.
A train was made up there at once, with
great secrecy. but the watchful Cubans
there knew of it and sent word out to a
nearby nsurgent camp The track was
dynamited as the train came along, the
bombs causing great destruction. four cars
being blown into spinters. The terrified
Spanish soldiers poured out of the wreck
only to receive a withering fire from the
Cuhans concealed behind the roadbed. The
Spaniards fought brayely for a few moments
but the odds were too much and they fled
In all directions, the Cubans pursuing them
for miles. over forty Spanish soldiers were
killed T wounded and forty taken pris-
oners. The Cubans secured a quantity Of
arms, ammunition and medical supplies
II is reported that the expedition landed
safely, and that all the cargOes We're taken
to Gomezs camp. In Havana much specu-
lation has been indulged in today to
why Weyler changed his mind and went to
the Pinar del Rio section instead OF going
to Matanzas as had been arranged The
solution Is that bad news was received
from the Spanish front. near the trocha and
that the Spanish commander, not wishing
TO stand the responsibility, wired for Weyer.
british Advice 10 Spain.
LONDON, Dec. 2i.-The Times this morn