Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-03-13
THE TEACHERS OF -



weyler has issued the following circu-
lar:
II have promulgated an order that
the teachers of divinity Of the provinces
OF Matanzas, Puerto Principe and San
tiago de Cuba who confessedly have ta-
ken part in the movements of the rebels
shall be pardoned on making their sub
mission, surrendering their arms and
placing themselves under the surveil-
lance Of the lawful authority, provided
they have not committed other crimes
since the issuance of my last procla-
nation.
1T wilI&beusa commendable circum-
stance fh5t these submissions may be
made ~ bodies of those affected.
1.-The teachers of divinity who, with
out arms, shall come under the same
circumstances will be Immediately
transferred to the encampments, forts,
towns and, in general, where they may
be under the immediate vigilance of the
troops, and all the teachers shall be
under the control of the commandments
in whatever jurisdiction they may be
assigned. A record of those so attached
10 each column, encampment or fort
VIII be kept, and their superiors will
make a report every 10 days concern
ing the conduct of the teachers and will
determine the time at which they will
he permitted to reside in whatever
place 1t may be deemed advisable to
conduct them, placing them under the
supervision of local authorities.
s'In the meantime they will become
permanently attached to the military
forces and will give their attention to
the dying and will be entitled to such
Frations as troops in the field.
These directions will not go into eff
feet in the provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Havana until those provinces have
extended to them the prevailing law in
the case of those who deliver themselves
up to the authorities. WEYLER."
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation has also
been issued:
Proclamation of Don Valeraino
Weyler y Nicolau, marquis de Tene-
rife, governor general, captain general
of the island of Cuba and captain gen
eral Of the army: make known to our
harassed troops and to those who at
tempt to demoralize them as they pur-
sue eastward the rebel parties, more nu-
erous than those whom they leave in
the provinces of Pinar del Rio and Ha-
vana, that the time has arrived to pur-
sue with the greatest activity and rigor
the little bands, more of outlaws than
insurgents, who remained in the said
provinces, and to adopt whatever meas
ures are necessary for the immediate
carrying out of that intention 1 hereby
order:
"First-That the troops be divided
into columns to operate in both prov
inces.
''Second-The commander of each
zone or the corresponding official who
may be otherwise characterized in each
place shall be the commander of the
native army, and shall have municipal
powers, but in less degree than those he
exercised In the same position with any
garrison force of the army. In this
case the command of the native armies
will devolve in accordance with senior
ity of service.
Third-Each community seeking to dc
so and applying to the general staff Of
the army may arm a section of volun
teers or guerillas of 80 men, equipped
fend the country and operate under tn,
military orders from that locality. Tht
military governors of Havana and Pi
mar del Rio will present reports to tn,
captain general for the guidance of tn,
commander in chief of the third arm,
corps.
The authorities of the villages VIII,
will show themselves friendly within
term of 10 days and those of the vicin
ity of the same and all those within it
limits that are engaged in the insur
rection are warned to surrender them
selves within the space of 10 days from
the publication of this proclamation
otherwise they will be subject to arrest
and we'll disposed persons will be he'll
to their civil responsibilities
IF in the case of insurgent partie
who have robbed, sacked, burned O
committed other outrages during tn
rebellion, any one will give informatio
as to the participation that such pei
son may have had in them, not onl
those who may have peen in the rebe
ranks, but also those who succeede
them or who have not remained |
their homes, they will be fittingly pur
ished. Rebels who may not be respons
BILE for any othe.' crime who, within tn
term of 10 days. present themselves I
the nearest military authority in bot
provinces and who will assist in tn
apprehension of any one guilty of tn
foregoing offenses will not be molestet
All the authorities or civil functional
les OF whatsoever kind who do not hol
license for attendance upon the sic
and who are not found at their post
after the end of eight days in both pre-
vinces will be named to the governo
general as ceasing to act for the loca
authorities.
For the repair of roads, railroads
telegraphs, etc.. the personal co-opera
ton of the inhabitants of the village
will be required, and in the case of tn
destruction of any kind of property tn
occupants Of convenient habitatIon