New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-27
NEWS FROM GEN. RIVERA.
MACEO's SUCCESSOR WRITES TO T Es-
TRADA PALMA
HE DECLARES wEYLER's CAMPAIGN IN PINAR
DEL RIO WAS RIDICULOUS FAILURE
SPANISH FORCE NOT SUFFICIENT TO
TAKE THE OFFENSIVE IN
THE HILLS.

THE HILLS.
T. Estrada Palma received at the Cuban Junta
yesterday letter from General Rivera, OF the
Cuban Army, dated Rio Hondo. January II, 1891
which is in part as follows
write this to you under the sorrowfu impression
beloved General and friend Antonio Maceo, which
al pears TO he fully confirmed. 1t is sad. indeed
that this perhaps the greatest figure of our reVou-
ton, should disappear but our hearts feel sore
and we are almost tempted to doubt the existence
of Providence when this occurs at the time when
the triumph of the cause for which he fought
mSTf man our any 4a6 9Re fse Is b aw & the same
all the Spanl. lids rejoice TO the verge of insanity.
that the revolution has received its final blow
Now they occupy themselves spreading the news,
sending their columns as far as our outposts who
receive them with bullets They reply with few
shots and retreat, leaving many sheets of paper
diers receive these papers. will say that many of
them have been returned with words like these
IF you have killed our General Maceo. to avenge
his death and defend Cuba each one of us is
paper you viii not vanquish US Cuba Iibre for
General weylsrs e%mpaign in Pinar del Rio has
person on November 9 in Rubi Rosario with
seventeen battalions six or eight field pieces
and gather the fruit Of all his troubles and abors.
We DID not oppose all our forces to him in that
understand. if he has not disdained to study lit
tie our defence General Maceo started firing about
some At h mdde of the Scf n @ OF
fire. and while the fight was going on we con-
ferred about the passage Of the trocha which he
TO undertake the following day and also in
on November TO- AT a. m. after delivering to
me the general archives and giving to me his last
instructions. and presenting TO me. with the letter
OF which nclOse COPY, the flag OF the invading
army in which desire my body 10 be wrapped.
either In peace or war forgive the simple wish
he left me 10 cross the trocha. and ! went 70 the
line Of fire. with a reinforcement | received from
the Northern brigade. 70 continue directing the
battle. that had been renewed since a. m.
The first news that ] received from Havana of
cation was the news Of General Gomez's victories
In CamaCuey. Weyers failure here must have
taught him plan Of campaign. His march tow
ard Havana showed us that something disastrous
Lucha" his interview with reporter. in which he
asserted. with most bare-faced cynicism. that he
had left our positions occupied by his forces the
hills. knew he had been depending on this lie he
cause he had lost faith in his plans Of campaign.
We know that the campaign decidedly In our
favor sooner and easier than We expected and you
my dear friend. must not be in doubt The balance
OF Weyler's forces. after trying once twice TO
take our positions on the hills without success
dedicated themselves 10 burning the lowlands 10
occupied by the pacifcos that Weylcr sent 10
concentrate. of whom great many went
positions the hills. and the that could not
help themselves went to the city. These orders OF
these Door people. among whom there is a great
deal Of sickness.
What is left Of the Spanish forces in this district
Is sufficient protect the towns. but not be on
the offensive against MS in the hills: but II they
do not designate Of the achievements that they
intend to receive In January from Spain q great
number to this province will be able to soon
take the offensive.