The herald., 1897-01-07
The REBELLION IN CUBA
WeyIer Continues the Campaign
by Edict
THE WHOLE POPULATION
Ordered to Make Reports TO Mayors
Of Towns
Weyler Engineers a Mass Meeting ot
Havana Citizens Which Strongly
Endorses His Methods.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
HAVANA, Jan. 6.-Under date of to-
day Captain General Weyler has issued
another edict, giving orders that within
period of eight days all owners of
estates, managers AID tenants in the
provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana and
Matanzas shall appear before the mayor
of the nearest fortified town and pre-
sent police passport and document
proving their ownership and the pay
ment of their last taxes. They must
show the number of hands employed by
them, with police documents to prove
each. These papers being found all in
order, they will be allowed to return
upon showing their certificates and doc
uments to the troops which they pass
on the way. Those who do not comply
with the above requirements must con-
| centrate in the towns. At the expiration
OF the term of eight days the troops viii;
pass through the farms and will con-
Uuct 10 the towns those not presenting
the required certificates, aud they will
be proceeded with according to instruc-
tionS received.
Foreigners engaged in cultivation or
pursuing any industry under the con-
ditions above prescribed must prove
their nationality as we'll as show the
number of employees under their con-
troll. and must guarantee all information
rs to their origin and must show their
police documents under the same terms
as natives
An owner of live stock must present
documents proving his ownership and
the location Of the stock. The formali-
ties having been complied with, the
mayors will deliver certificates to ap-
pMoants. These certificates must be
exhibited upon demand to troops pass
ing after the expiration of the term of
eight days. The troops will capture
all stray cattle unclaimed, and they will
be brought to the towns.
There was a numerously attended
meeting at the Spanish Casino tonight,
the gathering being largely made up OF
merchants, planters. etc.
Considerable excitemnt developed
over a proposition to send long dis.
patch to the Madrid government giving
assurance of support and expressing re.
gret at the attacks made on Captain
| General Weyler by the Madrid press,
and asking the government to let Wey-
Ter remain here, as his presence Is me-
cessary for the pacificaton of the island.
The discussion over this proposition was
hot, and it was only after considerable
opposition that it was adopted
LACREET ALIVE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-General Jose
Lacreet. the Cuban insurgent leader
whom the Spaniards reported dead. is
alive and wel!-- President Palma of the
Cuban 5unta today received a letter
from General Lacreet in which he said
he was busily occupied in ORGANIZING
troops and had also started two news
papers Within the insurgent lines
Hon Joseph A. Springer, Unfte,l
States vice consul at Havana arrived
today on board the Ward line steamer
Orizaba, on a nor.th's leave of absence.
He went at once to his home in this citv
where he will remain two weeks, at the
expiration of wEich time he will pro-
ceed to Washington
10 reporter who called upon him to-
day Mr.. Springer sal Being an Of
ticial l can employ little less than gem
eralities in talking of Cuban affairs.
One noticeable thing is the heavy impor-
tations before the Beginning of the new
year After the first of January the
DUTY on imports is increased four p.r
cert. The result is that the prices in the
markets there will be much higher here
after
Communication seems to be urinter-
rupted on the island except in the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio The trains run
regularly, although they are armored
y
batch of Spanish troops. NUMBERING
25.coo, were landed about two weeks ago
and no more troops are expected, SO it
is said, for some time.
'TraVelelS are. Of course scrutinized
carefully, and no one can leave the is
land without a passport that is carefully
Inspected. AS far as the censorship of
the telesraph is concerned have seen
nothing of it ard do not think II
an1ourts to mach"
WAITING FOR WEYLER.
LONDON, Jan. IA Daily News spec
ial from Paris explains that the Spanish
government postponed the cabinet coun-
cil on Friday to cradle Captain General
Weyler to send reassuring news, and es-
pecially regarding the withdrawal Of
the press correspondents from Cuba,
whicll will be one of the subjects of
the debate
1t Is believed the Porto Rico reforms
will be exterded to Cuba" this Gispa tch
adds, directly General Weyler of1icially
advises the government that Western
Cuba is pacfied"
NOT YET FACIFIED
NEW YORK, Jan. Tho World this
morning publishes a letter from a spe-
cal correspondent at Arroyo Arena,
province of Havana, dated January 4th
VINO says: j have been fortunate
enough to get into Havana, get out of il
again and to find an insurgent force
all in just twelve hours. This island is
six miles from San Pedro, where Maceo
is reported to have been killed. 1t is
not true that either Pinar del Rio or
Havana provinces have been paciffed.
The insurgents are not thinking of MAX
ing peace. They are more active and
hopeful than ever There were never
but 5000 rebels in Pinar del Rio province.
They are still there. General Weylar.
at the head OF 10000 Spanish troops. did
rot conquer them. All reports from
Spanish towns or forts are utterly un-
trustworthy. Maceo never fought in
heavy columns; his bands were always
scattered. He never had more than 200
men with him. His plan was to harass
tease and tire out the enemy The sit
uation here looks better for the insur-
gents today than when | left Pjnar del
Rio last August. Even the Spaniards
admit that uone of the insurgents have
surrendered -
Il rouc .or four weeks with the same
force of insurgents under Baldonero
Acosta eight months ago and over this
same ground Acosta's cavalrymen are
positively fat. Their horses, too, look
better fed. From this appearance at
least 1t does not seem that the insur-