Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-19
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN IN CUBA
General Weyler Says He Will Stick
to the Field.

Havana, Feb. 14.-The war correspond
ent of the Lucia, Senior Canarte, and
the civil governor of the province Of San
ia Clara, Senior Vidal arrived yesterday
from Placotas. During their trip to the
interior they met Captain General Wey-
Ter, who was stopping at the house of
Lieutenant Colonel Palanca The civil
governor and General Solano had break
fast with Captain General Weyler, Senior
Canarte joining the party. During the
course of the conversation Captain Cen
eral Weyler was interviewed He said
that from railroad lines of Cienfugoes
and Sagua, columns and brigades were
accommodating continually up to the edge
of the rivers Saga and Yaguaja. General
Weyler asked Senior Canarte about the
situation in Pinar del Rio province part
Of the island in which Senior Canarte had
been travelling recently. Senior Canarte
detailed the operations there and the
work accomplished by the division of
General Melquizo and both agreed that
there was only work for local guerillas.
Captain General Weyler said that In the
province of Santa Clara the revolution
was still in a primitive state; but he
added that with concentrating the Span
| ish would soon obtain a positive advan-
| tage and an increase in the number of
towns held by the government forces
would soon be noted.
General 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
/ Mt CHI nd 1f
ment columns. He said the so-called In
surgent government which came with
Gomez had returned to Najasi, fearing
the rapid advance of the Spanish troops
Being asked where he was going, Cap
tain General Weyler said he did mo-
know, but that he would not return tt
Havana until he had completely organ
lied the plan Of campaign in Santa Clara
If other urgent necessities did not re
quire his presence in Havana he woult
continue in the field. He added the re
cent conference which he had held will
Intendente Fagoga and Secretary Palm
erola had been a most important one.
In conclusion the captain general salt
he would favor the industries tending t.
enlarge the towns, avoiding the scatter
ing of houses through the woods an
plains, thus affording refugees for bandits
Rivera In High Spirits.
Cincinnati, Feb. 14.-The Commercial
Tribune special from Jacksonville, Fla
says:
Colonel FREDERICK Perez Carlo, late dis
patch chief general to Maceo, received
letter from General Luis Rivera from tn
Pinar del Rio section today. 1t spoke i
the highest terms of his men, their en-
thusiasm and denied In strong terms tina
: the province was pacifed.
THE Spanish do not come out of thei
t entrenched camps wrote the genera
land when we want to fight them W
have to go down to them. We have flu
= | control of all the open country
7 His army consists of over 5000 men, a
well armed, and the troops health
4 generally good. Several important er
! gagements have taken place, and in eN
t | cry one the Cubans have been victorious
While the men regret the death of Ma
Geo, yet they are full of patriotism, an
the fight is being continued on the plar
: outlined by Maceo. One expedition ha
! landed there not long ago with needle
supplies and the general was in goo
spirits over the outlook for Cuban ind,
pendence.