The herald., 1897-06-29
PROMISES
TO PACIFY
Made by Cuban Captain
General
WEYLER REACHES SANTIAGO
AND REBELS WILL BE TREATED
RIGOROUSLY
WEYLER REACHES SANTIAGO
The Insurgent Leaders, Garcia and
Gomez, also Propose to Do
Some Of the Treating
Associated Press Special Wire.

Some Of the Treating
Associated Press Special Wire.
HAVANA, June 2S.-Captain- General
Weyler, after stormy passage on a
coasting steamer from Manzanillo, ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba yesterday af-
ternoon. The steamer was met by
number Of tugs having on board the
municipal authorities, provincial au-
thorities and General Linares, the mill
tary commander of the district. The
port and shipping were profusely deco
rated In honor of the captain general,
and he was cheered by large numbers of
people who lined the routes from the
wharf to the cathedral, and thence to
the palace. in spite of the fact that rain
was falling heavily. At the palace the
captain-general received all the local
civil and military authorities.
Addressing the local authorities last
evening in the palace of Santiago de
Cuba Captain-General Weyler explain
ed that he was coming to pacify that part
of the island, and that though he was
strongly desirous Of peace, his system
of making war was to be rigorous toward
the rebels who refuse to accept the
clemency which Spain, through him, Of
fered them.
INSURGENT ACTIVITY
NEW YORK, June 28.-A dispatch 10
the Herald from Key West says: Pri-
vate advices just received from SAINT
iago province give further details of the
fighting during last week around Gibara
and Banes, between insurgents ana
Spanish forces. The advices say that
the insurgents under Gen. Calixto Gar
cia and Col. Torres, numbering between
5000 and 5000 well armed and equipped
men, attacked both Of the seaports 81
multaneously. but met with stubborn
resistance from the Spaniards who had
been advised of their coming and wers
prepared. The demonstration against
Banes, which is less than ten leagues
distant from Gibara, was merely feint
by the rebels to divert attention and
draw the Spanish forces from Gibara,
which was the only point really to be
attacked and which they knew had been
strongly fortified and garrisoned. The
ruse was partially successful and Garcia
with his forces entered Gibara. His
success. however, was only of short du-
ration as he was subsequently driven
out after a hot fight, in which many
were killed and wounded on both sides.
Col Machado, a veteran of the ten years
war and who is actively engaged in pro-
noting the present struggle, says:
my advices from Cuba are that Gen.
eral Gomez has planned his summer
campaign and put it in operation. AL
ready columns Of thousands of we'll
armed men under efficient leaders will
have been distributed throughout the
different provinces. Gen. Garcia's at
tack on Gibara and other important
operations by our forces will be directed
by Gen. Gomez from Santa Clara, where
he will pitch his headquarters"
CASTELAR, FOR WASHINGTON
HAVANA, June 2s.-Senor Santos
Guzman, the well-known leader of the
uncompromising Spanish party in Ha-
vana, is reported to have informed his
adherents that Senor CASTELAR, is about
to be appointed Spanish Minister to
Washington, the position now held by
De LONE.
THE FATE OF THE PRISONERS
NEW YORK, June 2S.-A dispatch 10
the Journal and Advertiser from Hav-
ana says: Consul General Lee has final
ly been officially notified that Ona Mel
ton, the American newspaper CORES
pondent; Captain Laborde and others
belonging to the captured schooner Com
petitor and one or two Americans in
carcerated with them in the Cabanas
fortress will be called for public trial
July 1st. The hearing will go before
civil judges and judgment will be en-
tirely based on the declarations previ-
ously made within the walls of the mill
tary prisons on evidence taken by gov
ernment official or crown prosecutor,
acting on behalf Of the Spanish Admir-
atty and War Department. The court
will listen to no new testimony save in
support of the written declaration al
ready filed.
George Ferran, the only witness the
Competitor men were permitted to call
on their behalf, was arrested immediate
ly after his examination and Is still a
prisoner His sworn statement was that
the vessel was beyond the three mile
limit and had the American flag at her
masthead when fired upon and seized.
This statement displeased the Spaniards
and Ferran was therefore detained here
and charged with perjury. Consul GEN
eral Lee has as yet received no instruc-
tions from Washington as to employing
counsel to defend the men.
A Spanish magistrate said the men
would undoubtedly be found guilty
again and sentenced to death or long
terms of Imprisonment, but he added
their friends need not fear their being
executed or deported Our people are
too diplomatic to force Americas hand"
The rebel Generals. Rivera and Bac-
calao will not be shot. Gen. Weyler has
received a cable from Minister Of War
Azcarraga, to indefinitely suspend the
court martial sentences of death "pend-
ing the close of hostilities," when their
pardon may be expected.
Gen. Weyler himself has taken no
steps to stop the court martial and
shooting of other and less important
prisoners OF war during the last three
days. At Matanzas, at Sagua, at Santa
Clara, Sancti Spiritus. Cienfuegos and