The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
CoRNERING THE CORN IN CUBA.
WEYLER ORDERS ALL IN PINAR
DEL RIO TAKEN TO THE TOWNS.

Growers who Fail to Comply to BE
Proceeded Against as Disloynl.
Spanish Advlccs Report Two Vic
tories over the CubRns-SpanIsh
Agents Buying Horses In This
Country For Cavalry Service in
CubN-A Cuban Lieutenant Reports
MaceO's Army as In No Danger.
Havana, Nov. 26.-Capt Gen. weyler Is
sued decree to-day notifying all grow
ers OF corn in the provinces OF Pinar del
Rio, Havana and Matanzas to gather to-
gether all the corn still In their possession
and transport 1t to the nearest towns and
settlements by Dec. 20. After that date
all corn found in the possession of the
| farmers Will be regarded as contraband
| of war and It's owners will be liable to
criminal proceedings on charge OF dis
| loyalty.
An official dispatch has been received
| here announcing that a body OF troops
| under Gen. Figueroa attacked and de-
feated band of rebels at San Jose, ln
the province of Matanzas. Nine OF The
rebels were killed.
Official advices have also been received
of the defeat OF a force of insurgents at
El Cano, in the province Of Havana, by
range, ten of the former being killed. The
losses of the Spaniards In both engage
| ments, according 60 the official dispatches,
were only six men wounded
The Official Gazette will shortly publish
a decree issued by Capt. Gen. Weyler or
dering the redemption OF the present gold
| bills In fifteen days, and a new issue of
2O,OOOOOO in silver bills in place of them.
number Of planters consulted Gen.
| Weyler to-day In order to obtain permis-
sion to grind sugar cane at their own risk.
| Their request was refused on the ground
that the order stopping grinding was OF a
| general character, and would be enforced
without any exception being made.
Lopez Coloma, who, It was announced,
would be shot this morning for the crime
| of revolution, was kept In the chapel for
| the condemned for twenty-four hours He
was executed this evening. No reason is
given for the unusual delay.
Two trains on the Western railroad were
fired upon by rebels yesterday In the pro-
vince Of Pinar del Rio. The conductor
of one of the trains was wounded.
Dallas. Tex. Nov. 27.-Three hundred
west Texas raised horses, occupying two
special trains of eight cars each passed
through Dallas to-day over the Texas and
Pacific railway for New Orleans. They
were in charge OF Senior Alberto Utget of
Havana, Cuba, purchasing agent OF the
| Spanish government Twelve subordinates
were with him. The horses will be shipped
from New Orleans to Havana for use in
the Spanish cavalry and artillery service.
| The average price paid for the horses,
which are OF the average ranch-raised spe-
cies, was $40 per head.
Lieut.. John c. Resch, Of Pinar del Rio,
| Cuba, arrived in Dallas yesterday even
ing, and took night train for New York.
| He came direct from Cuba to Galveston,
| having left the war-torn island unknown
| to the Spanish authorities. He declined
| to give Dallas newspaper men anything
| tangible for publication, but stated to an
| attaohe of the St. George hotel that the
| Cuban army is in no danger from Gen.
| Weyler's forces. He left Pinar del Rio on
| Nov. 8. after having been in active field
| serivec at Artemisa and Candalera, and
at that time Gen. Maceo's army had the
| advantage Of the entire situation. Lieut.
Resch is believed to be the bearer of con-
| fidential communications to the Cuban
Junta In New York, or is on a mission TO
recruit soldiers and procure arms and am
munition In the United States.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. pa special to
the Times from Findlay, o.. saws.
"Lieuts. stlIlman and Lafferty and Tim
othy shafer OF Company A., Second reg
lment, Ohio National Guard, left to-day
for Tampa, Fla, to join an expedition for
Cuba. 1t is understood that for some
time Cuban agent has been enlisting
| members of the National Guard OF this
state, and that a few men will 20 from
each regiment, all of whom are under or
ders TO report at Tampa. The two Off
GERS from here were we'll supplied with