The herald., 1896-03-13
WEYLER PROCLA|MS AGAIN
To Indicate His Extreme Ten
derness of Heart
ALL INSURGENT SUSPECTS
Will Be Liberated Upon Promise TO
Become Loyal
English Anxiety Regarding Spain's Expressed
Intention to Go Into the Pirate Bcsi.
--lnsurgent Activity
Asso ciated Press Special Wire.

Associated PreSS Special Wire.
HAVANA, March 2.-Captain.G General
Weyler has issued another proclamation,
the terms of which indicate a purpose to
still further soften the severity of the
proclamations he issued soon after his ar
rival.
The latest official edict provides that all
persons captured up to date in the
provinces of Havana and Pnar del Rio
who are suspected of having been members
of a rebel band, should they, of their own
free will deny that they belonged to such
band, will be liberated in every case. pro-
vided they give their promise before two
witnesses to be loyal to the Spanish cause,
and provided, also, that no one appears
against them to offer charges of any other
crimes.
10 this end instructions are given to
judges that they shall record in the files a
personal description of those against
whom proceedings shall have been taken,
and shall then ask for the release of those
coming within the above mentioned pro-
visions as being discharged of the crime of
rebellion, but they shall remain subject to
the vigilant surveillance of the authorities.
The same proceedings will be adopted
with regard to those who are arrested and
who are not accused of common crimes.
The above proclamation is signed
Weyler.
Between San Jose and Tivicala large
force of insurgents has been seen moving
westward. Gomez is still reported to be
near the Gran Cienega Occidental de Ia
pata. and the authorities say he appears TO
he trying TO enter the province of Santa
Clara SO as to pass between Rodas and
Cienfuegos, province of Santa Clara.
1t is now officially announced that Co.
m Y will not seek to penetrate into the
Maceo, Gomez, Lacrete and other insur-
gent leaders will concentrate their forces
in the immediate vicinity of Manjuari,
province of Mantanzas.
The columns of troops under Colonels
Vicuna, Bernal Suarez and Inclan have
started reconnoitering in that direction,
and General Prats is pursuing Gomez. The
columns of troops under Colonels Tort and
Molina, and the AlameDca battalion, have
taken up positions SO as to prevent the in
surgents from enlarging tie swamps south
of the province of Man,anzas and ad join
ing the province of Havana.
EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS
LONDON, March 12.-In the house of
commons today. L. G.. Boles, conservative
asked the government if notice had been
taken of the statements in the Spanish
press that in the event of war between
Spain and the United States Spanish priv
a'eers would prey upon American com
merce and whether, in view of the compl
cations and injuries British trade would
suffer from such an event, or in the case
of war between Great Britain and coun-
try which had not acceded to the declar alton
OF Paris. the government would consider
the whole effects of the declaration of
Paris and the advisability of Great Britain
Withdrawing therefrom.
The first lord of the treasury, Mr.. A. ].
Balfour, in reply, said that the govern
ment does not question Spain's right in the
matter, hut in view of the faci that no
privateers have been used in any war since
1856, even by the powers not acceding to
the declaration of Paris, and that the doc
trine that neutral flag covers enemies
goods except contraband of war. has been
generally accepted during recent years, it
may be doub ed if Spain would actually
resort to such measures.
He had consulted with the admiralty and
his colleagues on the subject and believed
he was correct in saying there had been a
general acceptance by all the powers, al
though not as formal treaty, that a neu-
tral flag covers enemies goods, except
contraband of war.
SYMPATHY EXPRESSED
PARIS, March 12.-The Eclaire, today,
commenting on the Cuban resolutions of
congress, says that, in view of the exagger-
ated pretensions of the United States, it is
difficult to see why European diplomats
cannot at least extend their good offices to
Spain.
FUNDS BUOYANT
New YORK, March 13. "A special to the
World from barcelona says: Owing to
the American senate's adjournment of con-
sideration of the belligerency resolution,
Spanish funds are buoyant and exchange
is lower even than before the war panic.