The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-15
wEYLER TALKS
Ofthe SttuatiOn Tn cUba-c claln,S the In.
GnrEentS are IItIrtatIng.

or the Situation In CubA-ClRlnte Nne AhS
anrgents are IEtIrsatlnE.
HAVANA, Feb. H.-The war cores
pondent OF La Lucha, Senior Can1rte,
and the Union Civil Governor OF the
province OF Santa Clara, senor Monte
no Vidal, arrived yesterday from Place
ta.. During their trip to the interior,
sfAsy met Captain-General Weyler, ,Eh2
was stopping at the house OF Lleuten-
art.Colonel Panacn. The civil governor
and General Sol1no had breakfast
with CaptaIr-General Weyler. Senior
Canarte joining the party. During the
course OF the breakfast, Captain-Gen-
eral weyler was interviewed. He said
that from the railroad lines OF Cientue-
goes and Sagua columns and brigades
were accommodating continuously W
to the edges of the rivers Shgua and
Ynguajay. General Weyler asked Sem
or CanaT'c about the situation In Pin-
ar del Rio province. a part OF the Island
In which Senor CanaTte has been tray
elling recently. Senor CRnarte detail
ed the operations there and the work
accomplished by the division OF Gener-
al MelguIzo and both agreed that there
was only work for local guerrillas,
Captain General Weyler said that In
the province Of Santa Clara the revo-
luton was still In n primitive state,
but, he added. that with concentra-
tlon, the Spanish would nOw soon OBJ
tain positive advantage and an In
crease in the number OF towns held by
the government forces would soon be
noted. General Weyler said that Gem
eral Maximo Gomez had intended TO
Invade the provinces OF Mntanzas ana
Havana. but that he had been obliged
10 retreat, owing 10 the tenacious
prosecution OF the war by the Spanish
and the activity OF the government
columns. He said the so-called insur-
gent government which came with Co
mez had returned TO Najasl, fearing the
rapid advance Of the Spanish troops.
BeIng asked where he was going,
Captain-General Weyler said that he
did not know, but that he would not
return 90 Havana until he had COM
pletely organized che plan OF campaign
IN the province OF Santa Clara. II
other urgent necessities did not require
his presence temporarily IN Havana ne
would continue his operations in the
field. He added that the recent confer
once which he had held with Intendente
FaRonga and Secretary Palmerola had
been a most lmportan; one. Being ask
ed what steps he had taken In the mat
ter OF inc depreciation Of the bank bills.
he said: Il am disposed 10 be most
severe according to the circumstances.
Tho government regulations must be
obeyed. even II wa dcplore the same
and even though the enforcement
should send all spectators to the Fer
nando poor prison. The dispositions re-
garaIng to cultivation and expectation
OF tobacco were ordered by me, per-
sona!ly. but this money question is "a
governmental matter, and am resolV-
ed to make all comply With the blils. l
will try to prevent exchange houses
from becoming private bourses.
IN conclusion, he suid, that he would
favor Industries tending 60 enlarge the
towns. avoiding the scattering OF
houses through the wo6ds and places
thus afrordIng refugees for bandits.
General Wcyler has ordered that the
Pllcetas refOrmatory shall be changed
Into n hospital. The new hospital VIII
bc under the command Of we'll known
sanitary doctor Justo Martinez. Cen
oral Weyler has sent for vaccine virus
nrd has made arrangements and issued
orders providing FOR free vaccination.
Those persons now Interested In the
cultivation Of tobacco are considering
whether the production Of that article
ig not moro beneficial than the produc-
lion sugar cane and a report upon the
subject win bp presented TO Captaln-
General Wcyler