The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-15
GEN. WEYLER TALKS,
Tie Still Makes Claims Of Pacifica-
tion Of Provinces.
ACTION AGAINST SPECULATORS
Captain General Says Government
Orders Must BE 0beycd.
ACTION AGAINST SPECTATORS
IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR CuBANs.
Col. san Martin Attacked u Hospstal
aud Was Defeated with Heavy
Loss-Pnctftcos murdered.

Havana. February i4.--Tho correspond
cnt Of La l.ucha. Senior Canarto. aud the
Union civil governor of the province OF
Santn Clara. Senior Montorro vidal ar
rived yesterday from Plas ias. During
their trip to the Interior they met Cap
tain General Woylcr, who was stopping at
the house OF Lieutenant Colonel Haraca.
Tho civil governor aud General Solano had
breakfast with Captain General Wcylcr.
Senior Canarto Joining tho party. During
tho course of the breakfast Captain Gen.
vral Wcylor WAS Interviewed.
lie said that from the railroad lines OF
Cientuosos and sagua columns and brigados
were rcconnoiterins continually up to tho
edges OF the rivers salyua and iaguajay.
General Wcylcr naked Senior Cantyto about
the situation In Plnar del Rio province, a
part OF the island IN which Senior Canarto
has boon travelling recently. Senior Canarte
detailed the operations there and the work
accomplished by tho division Of General
Mclquso and both agreed there was only
work for local gucrillas.
captain General Weyior said that In tho
province OF Santa Clara the revolution
that with concentration the Spanish would
now soon obtain n positive advantage and
an increase Ia the number of towns held by
the government forces would soon be uoted.
General Waylcr said that General Max
imo Gomez had intended TO invade tho
provinces of Ma,an.as and Havann, but
that he had beon obliged to retreat owing
10 the tenacious prosecution Of the war by
the spanish and the activity OF the gov
eminent columns. He said that the 80
called insurEent government. which came
with Gomez. had returned to Nagasi. fear
| Ing the rapid advance OF the Spanish
| troops.
| Bong asked where he was going. Wcyicr
| said he did not know. but that be would
| not return to Havana until he had com.
| pletply organized the plan Of campaign In
| the province OF Santa Clara. II other
urgent necessities did no. require his pres-
| encc temporarily In Havana ho would con.
sii,ue nd upsfntinifs In tic Held Ho aided
that the recent conference which he had
held with lniendente Fagoaga and Secrc-
| tar, Pnlmcrola has been o most important
ono. Being asked what steps he had
taken IN the matter OF the depreciation OF
thu bank bills, ho said:
| ~ am dlxpoGed 20 deal with this most
| important question as the circumstances
| require. The government regulations must
| be oboyod. even If we dcplpre the same aud
| oven though the enforcement should send
| all spectators to the Fernando 20
! prison The dispositions regarding tho cul-
| iyatinn ard expectation OF tobacco wero
| ordered by me personally but this money
question " n governmental matter and
am rcanlycd 20 make MI comply with the
bills. ! Will try 20 prevent exchange
! houses from becoming private bourBcs.'
In conclusion he said that he would
| favor Industries tending to enlarge the
towns, avoiding gratierlng Of houses
| through tho woods aud places thus afford
| Ing refugees for bandits.
General Weyler has ordered that tho
rlacetas reiormaiory shall DO changed into
| a hospital. The new hospital VIII be under
the command ~ well known sanitary
doctor. Justo Martinez. General WcyIer
has sent for vaccine virus and made ar
| ranromeuis and issued orders providing
fcr free vaccine. Those persons now inter-
rcAod IN the cultivation Of tobacco are con-
Bidering whether the production OF that
article Is not more beneficial than the pro.
ducion OF sugar cane and report ON the
subject VIII be presented 10 Captain Gen.
| cral Wcyler