Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-29
BUTCHER GENERAL WEYLER Received With an Ovation at
 Santiago de Cuba. THE HOUSES DECORATED Says He Comes for Peace or War-lf War, He Says, Forty BattaIions Are Behind Him
 Wholesale Surrender of Rebels.

Havana, June 2S.-Capt. Gen. Wey.er, after stormy passage on a coastng steamer from Manzanllo, arrived at san tiago de Cuba yesterday afternoon. The steamer was mat by a number of tugs having on board the municipal authori- ties, provincial authorities and Gen. Lin ares, the military commander of the dis trict. The port and shipping were pro- fusely decorated in honor of the captain general and he was cheered by large numbers of people who lined the route from the wharf to the cathedral and thence to the palace in spite of the fact that rain was falling heavily. At the pal ace the oeptain-geperal received all the local, civil and military authorities.
 Addressing the local authorities in the palace of Santiago de Cuba last evening Capt.-Gen. Weyler said he remembered with pleasure that region where he had engaged in a campaign during the prev ious insurrection in Cuba.
 Continuing he explained that he was coming to pacify that part of the island and though he was strongly desirous of peace his system of making war was to be rigorous towards the "rebels'' who re- fuse to accept the clemency which Spain through him offered them.
 The general added: "Notwithstan nding the examples in rigor set by other col onial nations, I attended to the recon struction of the wealth of the island. This was the purpose that called forth my Hast decrees and I desire to continue this poll cy all through. I have in some instaEcss been compelled to counsel destruction as in some cases it has been deceasary to de-
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 The captain-general then referred to the sincerity of the Spanish government to introduce reforms in Cuba coEcluding with the remark:
 q come to bring peace or war. If the former is accepted we will then return to the law. Buti the latter is desired behind me :, come forty battalions Of troops.''
 At g o'clock last evening Gov. Orda ban quetted the captain general Much en- thusiasm is said to have been manifested by the people. s
 The coasting steamer Tritan Which mas arrived here from ports in the province of Pinar del Rio. brought eleven of1cers and twenty-five sick soldiers, in addition to fourteen prisoners of war. .~
 The coasting steamer Alva, Which mas arrived here from Santa Clara ports, has on board fifty-two prisoners Of war The Puerto Rica battalion in the direction of Sancti Spiritus has destroyed an insur- gent rifle store and captured nine insur- gents and fourteen women.
 Advices received from official sources at Sancti Spiritus announce the surren- der there to the Spanish authorities of the insurgent governor, Felix Companio- nj, an insurgent major. three insurgent projects. three irsurgent mail carriers, six insurgents belonging to the escort Of Voloso, the leader and S4 men and 344 women and children.
 Official dispatches from Trinidad, Santa Clara say that 390 persons have sufren- dered there to the Spaniards The fami- lies, it is added, are lodged in the railway station, which is overcrowded. Fifteen of the party have died from fever. Small skirmishes only have taken place recent ly in the other provinces with but slight loss on either side.