The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-12


Proclamation of Don Valerino Wey
Ter Nicolau, Marquis de Teneriffe.
governor general captain general of the
Island of Cuba and general in chief of
the army:
~ make known to our harassed
troops and to those who attempt to de-
i moralize them as they pursue eastward
rebel parties more numerous than those
whom they leave in the provinces of
Pinar del Rio and Havana, that the time
has arrived to pursue with the greatest
activity and rigor the little bands, more
OF outlaws than insurgents, who have
remained in the said provinces, and to
adopt whatever measures are necessary
for the proper carrying out of that in
tenton, | hereby order:
flrst-Ihat the troops be divided
into columns to operate in both provinces
and that the guards civil be re-estab-
iished on the lines of that now existing
i'm Pinar del Rio and in part of Puerto
Principe and Havana and part of the
province of Santiago de Cuba, and that
they occupy only the places remote from
the recent pacifed districts until they
are able to occupy the positions which
they held before lin the districts now
in revolt.
"SecOnd-The commander of each
zone who may be otherwise charcter-
lied in each place shall be the com
mander of the native army and shall
have municipal powers, but in less de-
gree than those he exercises in the same
position with any garrison force of the
army. In this case, the command of
the native armies will devolve in ac-
cordance with the seniority of service.
| "Third-Each community seeking To
do so and applying to the general staff
| of the army may arm a section of vol
unteers or guerillas, equipped as infantry
soldiers, which force will defend the
country and operate under orders of
the military authorities of the locality.
Each section may be commanded by re-
tired officers or deputized officials or by
persons of satisfactory qualifications and
| antecedents, obtaining the pay of those
| holding second command of infantry,
the appointment of the officials of these
sections to be approved by the captain
| general. TA1N
| "Fourth-Those who are in possession
of arms must he placed in a state of
complete defense and enabled to avoid
a surprise.
"Fifth-The military governors of
Havana and Pinar del Rio will present
reports to the captain general for the
guidance of the commander-in-chief of
the third army corps and will send to
the governor general proposals for the
nominations of mayors or magistrates in
the places where guards civil exists,
or if they deem it eXpedient, to recall
those officials retired persons or author
lied persons who possess the necessary
qualifications.
"Sixth-The authorities of the villages
who will show themselves friendly with
in term of 10 days and those of the
vicinity of the same and all those within
it's limits that are engaged in the insur-
rection are warned to surrender them
selves within 10 days from the publi-
cation of this proclamation, otherwise
they will be subject to arrest. and well
disposed persons will be held to their
civil responsibilities and to effect this
it will be proposed to the governor gen
cral to nominate a body which VIII see
to carrying this out
"Seventh-If, in the case of insurgent
parties who have robbed, sacked, burn
ed or committed other outrages during
the rebellion, anyone will give informa-
ton as to the participation that such
persons may have had in them, not only
those who may have been in the rebel
ranks, but also those who have sue
cored them or who have not remained
in their homes, they will be fittingly
punished; and moreover, If any town
or other place where rObberies have
been effected is known to them they will
be required to make Identification that
proper responsibility may be fixed.
"Eighth-Rebels who may not be re-
sponisble for any other crime, who,
within the term of Is days, present their
surrender and will assist in the appre-
hensiOn of any one guilty of the fore
going offenses, will not be molested, but
will be placed at my disposal Those
who have presented themselves at any
earlier time will be pardoned; those who
may have committed any other crimes
or who INSTRUCTED any public cargo pro-
ceedng to its destination will be judged
according to the antecedents and their
case will be withheld for final deter
mination. He who presents himself
and surrenders his arms. and in a great
er degree if there is n collective presenta-
ton, will have his case determined by
me. All who present themselves after
the time mentioned in this warning will
be placed at my disposal.
"Ninth-All the authorities or civil
functiOnaries of whatsoever kind, who
do not hold a license for attendance upon
the sick and who are not found at their
posts after the end of eight days in both
provinces will be named to the governor
general as ceasing to act for the local
authorities.
"Tenth-The planters, manufacturers
| ana Otner persons VINO, WITHIN the ter
ritory of provinces warned, shall pc
riodically facilitate or even for single
time shall give money of any kind what
soever to the insurgents, save and except
in the case of their being obliged to
yield to superior force, circumstance
which will have to be examined in
most searching manner, will be regarded
as disloya through helping the rebel
lion. lt
"Eleventh-For the repair of roads.
railways, telegraphs, etc, the personal
cooperation of the inhabitants of the
villages will be required and in the case
of destruction of any kind of property
the occupants of convenient habitations
will be held responsible If they do not
inform the nearest authority of such
occurrences.
(SigneD "VALERINO WEYLER.
Havana, March 8, 1896"
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT.
Havana, March San important en-
gagement is reported to have taken place
in the central portion of Matanzas prov
ince Colonel Vicuna reports thai he
met the force of insurgents, numbering
1000, and led by Maxine Gomez An
tonic Maceo, La Crete and others, at the
plantation of Diana and Aureus in the
district of CoralfOso. They were driven
from their positions by the troops and