New-York tribune., 1890-08-29
TIE NEW CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF CUBA.
ARRIVAL At HAVANA OF GENERAL PoLAvIEJA
Ills CAREER As \ SOLDIER AND AN AD-
,,r,rr>r1p Anon ~ SPAIN AND CTpA.

MINISTlRATOR N SPAIN AND CrBA.
The arrival at Havana three days ago OF General
Polayein The ncw viccroy Of Cuta. Is an incident OF
some importance TO the United states in these times
when questions Il snglr dute. coal stations and caA
orcuinrs attract American eyes 10 the Islands IN ,he
Culf Of Mexico. General polaecla is the third Nlc'Ny
the ever faithful slco has hal during the first eight
months Of this year. enc of thcm' "ehcfnl S''e
manca died In February. after having done great
deal for the prosperity Of Cula. lie was succc' d'd
by his friend General Chlnchllla former Minister Of
,yor who through a noble though perhaps exaggerated
sentiment Of dcllcacy. gavc Ia his rcsiSnlton on near
ing that the Liberal Cabinet 81 his chief sIsasa. hah
been replaced by the Conservative Ministry OF cahoVe
del Castillo. Tho latter appointed General Polnvirja
os .ho successor to Chinchllo. These ohanre' did
NO, occaslon OF course any pondnS changes or
alterations In the traditional policy OF spain respect
ing the internal and external affairs q Cuba Eat
more vigorous policy may now ic hpplisn' lot i"''
vleia being n trained soldier and former "oNcFh"r
Of a district in the island, viii hardly bcf''e u'c
cxplos of Garcia and other highway robbers w' nave
cau.ed lately Comfortable excitement IN Tic CnbaA
country
The new Captain n-oicncr,l was born IN Madrid II
1898 His father, - merchant engaged III The u'uc
Of the philippine Island, aud Later IN the mah"i'c'u'
Ing business at Alcoy was MEMBER Oi inc Ic'"'"
tionary Cortcs Of CadX and suffered great pc'>'n''''
on account of his political ideas Ills son. the present
General IOaNicla, j. also q islrTdA hi'"t'
by a 20 called Conscr alive Cabinet. There Is no" IN
spain no longer with the exception of the '"h>t''
any rcnctonary party dcyOtc4 10 the doctrines 4" past
acc, there ar. only Liberal Conservative lGiN anu
Iroeic,si,t and = Republican party. 1Oune Io.IfH!1
vae uurSuuc his studies preparatory u" NJ l,'cHu'
entrance INTO the school of the General otal "heh I'
f,thcr', death occurred leaving him without hc'hs -
,nish sIs cOur-r at school. lie enlisted ds N"lul
,ccr In IrJ- IN The Navarro Regiment NJ i,''ra nlI
soon won all hi, military eBccs~-lc il ilh.hl. wv
himself during the African 'iinInieh' WhH "0iI'1o'
and received the Crp,> OF ISABEL Maria llNa I"I ~
salnut behavior IN the lattlc Of Monte NrSfOh ne
L.c,nc a Lieutenant In thc course ol the campaign -,
s,uin Domingo. and again wounded ~ one ol
thr many fight, IN which BE- participated uuIIns ~.
Crbe,r Mar After his exploit, during the 'aII',
war IN the Peninsula Ec va, mate o"ll,Io' ,, u,
prlucc,s Regiment and aided considerably IN uc hniI
def,,t Of the Cdrli-t-. On April -, l7'., "chor
polavicin vas promoted Rrfadicr General, pnccu ~
command of thc corona district and scnt WIN 'chcl"i
Nnrtincz Campo, % Cuba. whcrr h" took ehAigc oi
iic district Of sancti Spiritus. lie won INC graz, Gi
tcnctai Of Division aud thc Cross oi nh'aff M,tl
a. reward for hi bravery IN The struggle "~ul' wv
Cuban chlcftain Macao General rolNcJa lrtuIlca 10
sn,im I'm ISo2. WAS made member Il" ulc SnPrr'"lc
Cnuncil 81 War and Navy. Captain ''cneIl ~ AuhIu9n
and lnld the Office Ol supreme thlri 0i the 'clcIli
Imspc,1lon of Infantry when hc was appointed zap
tan-G General ~ Cuba