The record-union., 1897-02-15
WEYLEREl'S s PACIFICATION.
GOES ON SWIMMINGLY, ACCORD
ING TO HIS STATEMENTS.
lie Will Enforce the Government s
Regulations Relating to-
Bank Bills.

HAVANA, Feb. 1.-THE war corre-
spondent of La Lucha," Senior Cam
arte and the Civil Governor Of the
province of Santa Clara, Senior Vidal,
arrived yesterday from Place tas. Dur
ing their trip to the interior they met
Captain General Weyler, who was stop
ping at the house of fLieutenant-C Colonel
Palanca. The Civil Governor and
General Solano had breakfast with
Captain-General Weyler, Senor Can
arte joining the party. During the
course of the breakfast Captain-Gener
al Weyler was interviewed. He said
that from the railroad lines of Glen
fuegOs and Sagua, columns and bri
gadeS were reconnoitering continuous
ly up to the edges of the Rivers Saga
and Yaguay. General Weyler asked
Senor CanaTte about the situation in
Pinal del Rio province, a part of the
island in which Senior Canarte had been
travelling recently. SenOr Canarte de-
tailed the operations there and the
work accomplished by the division of
General Melquizo, and both agreed that
there was only work for local guer
rllas.
Captain General Weyler said that in
the province of Santa Clara. the revo-
luton was still i'm a primitive state; but
he added, that with the concentrate ting
the Spanish would soon obtain a posi-
tive advantage and an increase in the
number of towns held by the Govern
ment forces would soon be noted. Gem
eral Weyler said Maxine Gomez had
intended TO invade the provinces of
Matanzas and Havana, but that he
had been obliged to retreat, owing to
the tenacious prosecution of the war
by the Spanish and the activity of the
Government columns. He said the So
called insurgent Government which
came with Gomez had returned TO
Najasi, fearing the rapid advance Of
the Spanish troops.
Being asked where he was going.
Captain General Weyler said he did not
know, but that he would not return to
Havana until he had completely or
ganfzed the plan of campaign in the
province of Santa Clara If other urg-
ent necessities did not require his pres
ence temporarily in Havana, he would
continue his operations in the field. He
added that the recent conference which
he had held with Intandente Fagoga
and Secretary Palmerola had been a
most important one. On being asked
what steps he had taken in the matter
of the depreciation of the bank bills
he said:
II am disposed to be most severe ac-
cording to the circumstances required
The Government regulations must be
obeyed, even if we deplore the same,
and even though the enforcement
should send all spectators to the poor
prison. The disposition regarding the
cultivation and expectation of tobacco
were ordered by me personally, but
this money question is a Governmental
matter and / am resolved to make all
comply with the rules in regard to the
bills. | will try to prevent exchange
houses from becoming private bourses"
In conclusion the Captain General
said he would favor the industries
tending to enlarge the towns, avoiding
the scattering of houses through the
woods and plains, thus affording refuge
for bandits.
General Weyler has ordered that the
Placetas infirmary shall be changed in
to a hospital and has sent for vaccine
virus and ordered free vaccination.
Those persons now interested in the
cultivation of tobacco are considering
whether the production of that article
is not more beneficial than the produc.
ton of sugar cane and a report on the
subject will be presented to General
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