The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-01
And IL His Courage Has Not OOze0
Away During the Night He May En-
gage Maceo and His Men To-day.
HIS MARCH FROM ARTEMISA
RECONSOITERING PARTIES UNABLE
TO FIND TRACE OF REBELS.
Gen. CalixtO Garcia's Account of the
Capture and DestruG, Ion of Town
by His Band of Cubans.

HAVANA, Nov 30-Captain General
Weyler probably goaded by the criticism OF
his enemies has lost little time in leading
his army 10 the strongholds supposed TO be
occupied by General Maceo and his band of
insurgents. 1t was reported to-day that
Maceo had been seen in the Vicinity of Con-
solacion del Norte, almost due north Of the
city Of Pinar del Rio and about half way
between that place and the northern coast
of Cuba. If the report is true General
Weyler should be within striking distance
of the rebels, for he was due at Consolation
del Norte this evening and If Maceo does
not run away and the Spanish commanders
courage holds out, a battle should take
place tomorrow. Details of the move
ments of General Weyler reached here to-
day. At 2 o'clock during the afternoon of
Thursday he left Artemisa, following the
advance guard of his columns, which were
fanked by squadrons from the Principe
Regiment. He was accompanied by General
Ruiz, who commands a brigade, and by
General Escaribano. his chief of staff. and
the aid-de-camp. The Spanish forces fol-
lowed the highway, and little else but ruins,
ashes, dynamited culverts and desolation
were seen of the once picturesque land
scape. Twice the columns were compelled
to halt on account of the partially de-
stroyed roadway, and it was not until
o'clock the same evening that the troops
arrived at the River Bayate, three miles
from Candelaria. BY that time darkness
had already set in, and the columns camped
there for the night, forming an interesting
and attractive spectacle-campfireS burning
brightly on all sides. the cooks preparing
supper, while the soldiers hunted for fuel,
marked out the camp lines. helped put up
the tents, washed, brushed, oiled and pol
ished away the stains of travel left by the
days march. The captain general was very
gracious to General Escaribano and to the
| correspondent of El Imparcial. of Mad
| rid, who, as a very great favor, was al
lowed to accompany the troops operating
| against Antonio Maceo. The captain gen.
| eral and his invited guests for supper that
| night had chicken, rice and omelettes.
| At o'clock the next morning the reveille
| sounded, breakfast was hurredly prepared
| and at O'Clock the columns resumed the
march to Candelaria. still following the
| rived in sight of spot upon which an en-
| gagement evidently had been fought with
that it was where the Spanish force under
| General Seguro met the enemy under
| Maceo on Feb. z, and the former afterwards
| occupied San Cristobal. The troops on Fri
| day last found the bridge near that spot
| destroyed by fire, and the highway thus be-
| ing impossible the columns made a detour.
camped for the night at a convenient place
near the River Calvers and entered San
| Crstobal at 9 o'clock the next morning.
and were welcomed with enthusiasm by a
| crowd of people. The columns were after
| wards drawn up in a main street, where
they were inspected by the captain general.
| The Spanish commander, after a brief
chat with General seguro st who is son IN
/ inor Pofnra doinQ hnyVQVpr
| General Weyler expressed great satisfac-
| ton at the behavior of the troops on the
march, saying he was much pleased to no.
tice that there had not been a break in
| the columns from the time of leaving Ar
| temisa until they arrived at San Cristobal.
| During the past week column of troops
| notering in the direction of Sabana- An
| other column, commanded by General Sc
| Of Puercos Gordos. and third column, un-
| der the command of General Hernandez,
has been feeling for the enemy In the vicin.
ity of Macurizes. but, after five days of
| toilsome work, the commanders OF the
| three columns report that the insurgents
| were not to be found, although they have
| recently destroyed number of prefectures
and country dwellings. Reconnotering ex-
tended from the 81 rar9ad & to the fonS coasts ht
| of the insurgents nothing material was dis
| covered.
incendiary," it was Shot this morning outside
| of CabanaS fortress.
| La Lucha, commenting on the letter from
| Fitzhugh Lee. jr., son of the United States
| consul general asserting that his father
| was not responsible for much of the talk
| attributed to him in newspapers in the
| United States, says: The general talks
| what and when he likes, and not when
| others wish. That we already know here,
| but there are many persons in Cuba and
| in the United States who do not know it,"
| AS the result of several skirmishes the
| insurgents have had three killed and nine
| wounded.
| A dispatch from Cardenas announces the
| arrest there a political charge of DIR.
| Pedro Hevia.
| At . O'Clock this morning sick soldier in
| the Havana Military Hospital while looking
! out of a window was shot by a sentinel
| who had been ordered to prevent the in
| mates from looking out, inaSmuch as per-
| sons who had been imprisoned for political
| offenses and were i'll were in the hospital.
| Tte sentinel thought the soldier was one
of these political prisoners attempting to
escape.
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