The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-01-08
THAT Is, IT, CAPT. GEN. SNEYLER -
TO DE BELIEVED. q
He says That rinar del mo Previaes
Is Pacincd And That There Are
Only About Five Hundred Insur.
gents An the Province-There II
Talk I'm spain Of Recalllng the.
Captain General. 5s


Gen. Weyler, whose column he Joined
assured the correspondent that there
was only about 500 insurgents In the
Province of Pinar del Rio, adding:
II am able to say that the province
Is pacified. Sickness, bullets and hum
ger will terminate the revolution. I
will treat the leaders with c0nsidera-
ton IL they surrender all, or nearly dill,
OF their followers. Nobody can con-
slider himself the owner Of the cattle
in the mountains and woods which
were born last year, and allow the
soldiers and the poor to gather them
together and get what benefit they can
from them. have also provided for
the establishment of cultivated zones
In order to avoid famine, and con-
graduate myself upon the suppression
Of the revolution in Pinar del Rio. The
rebels are lacking in valor and other
elements to make the uprising O sue
cess. With the assistance of the COM
mercial chambers hope to establish
cultivated zones in the Province of
Havana, between the two railroad
lines, but l cannot allow people to
build houses outside Of the towns, as
they only serve as refuge for bandits.
Rus Rivera is disregarded by the
Cuban partisans, and is lacking in the
qualities required to make an insur-
gent commander, and neither Quintin.
Banderas nor Claxito Garcia has US
much prestige as Antonio Maceo."
Talk Of Recalling Weylcr.
Madrid, Jan. 2.-The Dia, referring
to attacks of the HeraldO and Impair
cial on Capt. Gen. Weyler, says 1t is.
possible that they may result in a cab
met crisis and that many people be-
lieve there will be a change Of policy.
A meeting of Spanish generals was
held last evening to consider these
newspaper articles. full text Of
which was not allowed to be tele-
graphed abroad for fear Of causing dis
may among the troops in Cuba and en-
couragfng the friends Of the insurgents
in the United States. 1t is persistently
asserted that O decision has been
reached to relieve Capt. Gen. Weyler
Of his functions, but that the premier
has suspended the order. All the min
listers met ut the premier's residence
last evening In order to discuss the
matter. "A feeling Of general public IN
dignatiOn prevails. It Is asserted that
the sutu1erS are SUFFERING TrUm hunEcry
exposure and lack Of medical care,
while nobody seems to know what has
become OF the money sent from Spain.
Gen. Rtveren Loses His Life.
Havana, Jan. 2.-Gen. Ruis Rivera,
who succeeded Antonio Maceo at the
head OF the patriot forces In the Prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, was injured in
an engagement, according to advtces
received here from Artemisa. 1t is
stated that he subsequently died of his
wounds. 1t is further stated that Brig.
Gen. Salvador Rios, who was wound
ed in an engagement at Peralej0, died
some time later. Private advices re-
cclved here from Col. Cirujeda say
that at the fight which took place near
Cayo Rosa the insurgent general, Sill
verio Sanchez was among the killed.
Arms for Cuhans.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 2. The
steamer Commodore cleared at the
custom house at o'clock yesterday Of
ternOon with cargo Of arms and anu
+ munitions. consigned to Salvador Cts
norOs, president Of the Cuban Republic
at Cienfuegos, Cuba. A crew Of twen-
ty-seven men were carried despite the
fact that the Commodore is only 80
tons register. Most Of these were
Cubans. Among the number was
Stephen Crane, the novelist, who
signed as seaman at $50 per- month.
The cargo consists Of 1000 pounds Of
dynamite, two boxes of electric ap-
paratus, twenty-five rifles, 2O3, 900
cartridges, 800 matchetes, fourteen
boxes drugs and three bundles Of cloth
ing. Clearance papers were issued
Notwithstanding that q formal protest
was made by Senior Solos, Spanish
consul for Florida, which was made in
writing.