The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
NEWS FROM WEYLER.
The Captain General Talks as II lie llao
the Situation Grabbed.

Havana. Feb. 1.-THE correspondent OF
La Lucha, Senior Canarte. and the mon
civil governor of the province OF santa
Clara. Senior MOntcrrO Vidal, arrived yes
tprday from Placctas. During Their TRIP
TO the interior they met Captain Gcheral
Wcylcr. who was topping at the mousse
of Lieut. Col. Panaca. The civil governor
and Gen. Solano had breakfast with Cap
tain General Wcyler. Senior Canarte JONI
ing the party. During the course of the
| breakfast Captain General Weyler was
| interviewed. He said that from the rail
road lines of CienfucgoS and Saglla col
umns and brigadcS were accommodating
! continuously up to the edges of the rivers
| Sagua and Yaguiay. Gen. Wcyler asked
| Senior Canarte about the situation III n
/ mar del Rio province. Il part of which Sc
nor Canarte had travelled through recent
| ~. Senior Canartc detailed the work
there and the achievements of the diviS-
| ions of Gen. MelguissO. Both agreed that
there was only work for local guerllaS
Captain General Wcylpr said that i'll
the province of Santa Clara the revolution
was still in primitive state adding that
with concentration the Spanish would soon
secure positive advantage and the num-
Der of towns occupied by the Spanish
would soon he noted. Gen. Weyler said
| Gomez had invaded the provinces of Ma
tanzas and Havana, hut had been obliged
to retreat owing to the activity of the
| SpaniardS. He said the so-called insurgent
government which came with Gomez had
retired to Nagasi fearing the rapid ap.
proach of the Spanish troops. Being ask
ed where he was going. Gen. Weylcr said
that he did not know. hut that he would
not return to Havana until he had com
pleted the plan of campaign in the prov
ince of Santa Clara. If other urgent no
cessities did not require his presence tenn
porarily in Havana he would cOntnu,
his operations in the field. He added thai
the recent conference which he had heC
with Intendant Fagoaga and Secrctar!
Palmeroa had been an important one.
Being asked what steps he had takcr
on bill discOunting. he said:
II am disposed to be most severe ac
cording as the circumstance required. Tn,
government regulations must be obcyed
even if we deplOre the same. and even
though the enforcement should send al
spectators to the Fernandoes prison. Th
dispositions regarding the cultivation an,
expectation were ordered by me personal
ly, but this money question is a govern
mental matter. and | am resolved to make
all necessary arrangements. | will try tC
prevent discounting on exchanges of the
bourses."
Continuing, he said he wished to avoid
scattering of houses through woods, thus
affording refugees for bandits.
Gen. Weyler has ordered that the Place
tas refOrmatory be changed into a hos
pital. The new hospital will be under the
command of the well known sanitary doc
tor. Justo Martinez. Gen. Weylcr ha,
sent for vaccine virus and made arrange
ments and issued orders providing foi
free vaccination.
Those persons now engaged in the cul
tivation of tobacco are considering wheth
or the production of that article is no
more beneficial than the production Of
sugar cane. and a report on this Subicc
will be presented to Captain General Wcy
ler