The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-07
GUERILLA WARFARE


with This He Thinks He Can Subj ugate
Most Of the Islaao by r. It J~uns-fOrty
Thous.sd ".ooesasr.dos'' In P1nar Del
Rio T-owns-FIGssea Thousand Of Them
Orphan aud the M.jorify.Chtidren-A.. In
wans-Auton0miss Organ Approves she
Cow rnmens's Plan
Madrid, December 3.-The newspa-
pers publish the following which Is
much commented upon:
Captain General lance has cabled
the government that General Correa,
minister of war. being opposed to send
ing further reinforcemen;s. he has
teer corps OF whites and negroes who
would reply to the guerilla tactics OF
the ebels by similar warfare: but he
would need for his undertaking 4.000.-
600 pesetas monthly. He Is convinced
tina by making u a %pecuniary effort
Cuba. except in the eastern part, would
be pacifed by June next. when the
local government could finish the war"
Havana, December 3.-Senor Canale-
Jas, the special commissioner Of rhe
Spanish government, has returned from
his visit TO the province OF Pinar del
Rio. He says there are in the prov
ince 40, 900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
gathered in from the country in the
n~eighborhood Of the towns for protec-
ton from the insurgents, or to prevent
them from joining the enemy. and
that they are all in want OF this num-
Der Is. 600 are orphans and the majority
are children Of n years.
. There is great anxiety here to know
the terms OF the message OF President
Mckinley to congress. The central
committee Of the autonomist party has
passed a vote Of confidence in its pres
ident, Is a result Of the ~laster's nego-
tiations with the reformist party to
bring about a union Of both parties.
Consequently. Jose Pellon. Carlos Font.
Antonio Mesa and Dominguez. all law
yers, nave withdrawn their resigna-
tons as member of the central COM
mittee of the a~utonomists.
1t was officially today that
the Spanish cavalry, in pursuing the
insurgents Under General Ducasi, who
is said to have been badly defeated re-
Gently in Pinar del Rio by the Spanish
0rces under General Bernal, has sur
ptfsed an insurgent force, killing nine
teen OF the enemy and capturing five
mounted men.
The Marquis de Apezteguia, president
of the standing committee Of the Plant
ers' Association. expresses the opinion
that all signs indicate the success Of
the season. sugar crop.
Although the reformists have APP
pointed a committee to negotiate with
the autonomists, it is believed never
theless that nothing definitely will be
decided upon Until the arrival from
Madrid Of leading members Of the par
~ who have been appointed as dele
gates by the Cuban reformists there
and who are now on the way.
The governor of Pinar del Rio is en-
deavoring to relieve the critical situa-
ton in that province, where a majority
of the inhabitants are identified with
the tobacco trade. The crop this year
is only half the normal. though some
good judges have put it at about SO
per cent. of the usual yied.
Washington, December 3.-Informa-
ton was received here today from Ha-
vana that the organ of the autonomist
party Of the island has issued q for
NAL circular, declaring, in behalf Of the
Cuban autonomists, that they Were sat-
lSllCO Will lNc pan OIL CUBAN autonomy
now extended to Cuba, a realization of
the policy they had urged from the be-
ginning OF the century; expressing the
greatest hopes in the new regime, and
declaring that with the fulfllment of
all the aspirations Of the Cuban peo-
pie, there emains no reason for con-
tinuing the fight in the field. The tate
ment closes with a patriotic appeal to
the men in arms to return to the peace
full homes Of their regenerated father
land.
This declaration from the autono-
mists of Cuba is said to be an impor-
tant feature in the present situation,
as the success of the autonomy plan
granted by Spain is dependent on the
attitude Of Cuban autonomists to-
ward If