The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-18
CAMPOS HAS RESIGNED.
THE REFORMIsTs IND cONSERTA-
TIVES OBJECT TO ms METHODS.
General Sabanc- Marin VIII Probably Sue
ceed HINT H. Alleged That Campos
Has Been Too Lcnicnt.

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| WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Senor Dupuy
/ dc LONE, Spanish Minister, iate 'his
evening received a caDieGfam IRON ,l.o
/ Duke Of Tatuan, Minister or fOfelbu
: Affairs, at Madrid, saying tnat ihe o..
I fetal news from Cuba and the state -.
/ the insurrecliOn are a. satisfactory ~ /
! telcgraphed you this morning. iluepen-
dent OF the military action the Govern
/ ment has authorized Marshal Marih'N
! Campos 70 resign ms coiNi.idHI 10 - -
/ eral Marin and return 10 SPAN lh con-
/ sequence Of the conduct or me pOhtlcdi
parties contray 10 the Commander-in-
/ Chiefs system OF conducting the war
| SouOr DuDuy de Lone does not thlilh
/ that the change IN command az TINS
| functure will have any injurious erect
I on the campaign or that any Taoltdi
/ change IN the conduct OF operations VIII
I take place.
/ spain has shown a readiness 20 agree
/ 10 The retirement OF General Campoa on
/ the request o. leading loyal cltlIt ua vA
/ Cuba, who found, aa has ntth sla''i,
/ when General campos was iI.t S'nt ~
/ Cuba. that hc was disposed 20 Poe lehitut
/ with the insurgents. He was frequently
criticised however justly Tor being TOO
As shown by its dispatch the Govern
ment is perfectly satisfied wiln the stale
of the campaign generally, hnA u0,9
not borrow any trouble ass long as tne
rebels are controlled within 'ih"" '''
'''' THE CONFERENCE.
HAVANA. Jan. l7.-An important con
} ference was held yesterday alltlh hoo,
committee composed oi three loh III
/ leaders each representine one or ti.'
| three existing political parties. ne OD.e e
! ference was held lor il',- 1nv ,,e iconduct
/ OF the Spanish campaign aba"i'1 '-'o
! Cuban insurrecuOnl5l-. t
/ General Martinez tampos asked tdCn
! Of the leaders his opinion DO REGARD 10
/ q ufr1.f O.
/ candid expression OF opinion.
! The leader of the Autonomist piIts -
/ pressed satisfaction with me co"ueo' +t,o
/ The campaign, but the icahrfs ol 80 80
! l4eforrnists aud Conservatives eNpI-hseu
/ exactly contrary opinions.
/ AT the conclusion of the convention
| General Camr0s informed ne ~.
! Tee of his decision 10 consult the Gov
! erument at Madrid in regard TO the tN-
nrcesion OF opinions concerning tht 'l"l-
| pairn against the insurgents. ii's '.s,..roi
strong feeling of sympdlHy VIZ 80 Class
/ MARTINEZ Campos amCnB tle De,, 49, ae
! 81 residents. bv whom he is reealutu ~
/ SPANS ablest commander. . .-,,r.,,,,or,
| General Martinez Campo7 ha7 Mi,
ed Leutenant-Gc Gcnefal 3a,,.,, a.,ov coTps. 90
| commander OF INC 0'No'i" '-''
! come to Havana.
ARDUAS RECALLED.
| LONDON. Jan. Ia nI7 p- pa.cn .tat ~
! Central News from Maullu s"i .,,.aii
| cabinet this evening decided 90 leeal, i
| frnr, cuba Captain-G General tampoa anu
| biq brother-in-aw, General Afuuas' Sec
| Ond in command. - -.-tt,. -,,1,
| General Marin VIII De temporarily '"D
| stituted I'm their place. -, i.,r1
| 4,be supreme command In the laithd
| will be conferred on General MeyicI'
| who will sail for cuba forthWith ii CUM
| pany with General PolivaJe. ...
FJADRID Jan. 1.-THE leaders or the
| constitutional. Union and lteiormist par
/ tirs of cuba cabied TO the GoNerumeht
| here demanding the recall OF General
savanna. COLOMBIA. Jan. r.-The
! Star and Herald confirms the siateiueN,
! made upon semi-oflioiai authority ftfflii
/ dsvs ago that General AlfaFo, supreme
! f,hlef ~ the ReDubnc of Ecuador, had
! written "a letter TO the Spanish roFeiN-
! ment begging Spain 90 recognize the ln-
| dependence OF Cubans.
ALLEGED VICTORIES.
WASHINGTON. Jan. li.-senor Dupuy
| de Lone the Spanish Minister received
| the following cabegram this afternoon
| fron Madrid. signed by the Duke OF
| Ta-tuan Minister of Foreign Affairs.
| 'The commander-in-chic teioeiaphs
| that General LuQues overcome DO Anto-
| fros province of Iinar Del Rio. portions
I OF the bands OF Antonio Macf', COM
| mandcd by Nunez and others. capturing
! their flags one hundred horses. saddles,
| arms and ammunition, ana taxing some
| prisoners and dispensing them.
! Captain Sanchez. with about forty
! men. had an engagement with a large
! band commanded 10y Lacert la ,"sict,
| province of Matanzas, capturing Their
/ cncampment.
General Pratt reached the vanguard OF
| Gomez at Encruajada. TlOFince OF lia-
/ bano putting 1T TO flight
I "rhere are reports OF oihef small enc
| gaeoments OF less Importance
| "rhe enemy docs not resist ami h it
/ does DO is beaten The division OF lne
! enemy I'm small bands causes great ln-
/ convenience 20 the troops but tneF
I harass them closely and continually
Press Censor.
HAVANA. Jan. Is. via TAMPA, FLA,
/ Jan. il.-SenOr Canazas, the political sec
! letary. has recently replaced the CHIEF oi
/ stan. the former censor
General CamDOs has drawn an the
| available troops from the provinces oi
| Santiago, Santa Clara, and Puerto Prin-
! cipts ami thrown them into the narrow
| portion Of tine island around Havana and
| MafanZas. To ls country Wllnotl
mountains or forests it is rich in sugar
| cane and has more towns, more people,
| more railroads, and more Improvements
| generally than amy other part OF the
I island. CampOs is supposed 70 have $780,
| O0D regulars ana $1,000 volunteers az ms
| disposal
| The latter are kept in the cities and
| towns for home delence, except Jew
| regiments which have been sent out with
| the regulars.
Gomez men have set fire 20 freight
| trains and started them running across
the country. They have moved lu.lino-
| tyes two miles apart and started them
| running toward each other at fun speed.
| They have burned trestles, stations,
| coaches, and freight sheds
| After destroying about one-thlrG OF the
! cane Of the field, and causing most OF
the planters 10 stop grinding. Gomez Is
| sued the following proclamation.
| General Headquarters OF the liberat-
ing Army OF Cuba
| Sugar estate, "Mir0sa," Jan. 10, 1886.
| "ln consideration that the crop has
| been suspended in the western districts,
and whereas it IS not necessary that
| the burning Of the cane fields should con-
! tinuo I dispose the following.
Article +. The burning OF the cane
| fields is now prohibited.
Article II. Those that conu avene
! this disposition, whatsoever be their
! category or rank in the army, Will be
treated with the utmost severity Of mill
| tary discipline in behalf OF the moral or
! der OF the revolution.
| Article III. The buildings and ma
! chinery of the sugar estates will be de-
| str0vod If in spite of this disposition
! ufv should intend 10 renew their work
| Article ~. The pacific inhabitants of
| the island Of Cuba. whatsoever be- their
| nationality viii be- respected, and agricul-
tural laborers win not DE interfered with.
signed the general "a command.
m. GOMEZ" !"
The war is costing Spain SG.uODW a
| alone From the outbreak. February 30
I 1875 until January /, lSab. the cost
amounted 10 SO. 6OO.OJO according 10
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