The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
LENIENT POLICY
Win Not Be Followed by the New
Governor OF Cuba.
WEYLEa ACCEPTS THE TRUST.
Campos Makes a Statement In
q Private Capacity.

HABAvA, Jan 20.--It is announced that
General Valeriano Weyler has accepted
the appointment 20 the governorship OF
Cuba. He will sail from Spain on Friday
next. General Weyler win abandon the
lenient policy toward the insurgents and
adopt complete change OF tactics.
General Marin, governor pro tempore OF
Cuba, says that the situation is not dan
gerous. since the insurgents are always
defeated in every engagement in which
they take part He intends, he said, TO or
ganize fresh plan OF campaign.
General Campos. after surrendering the
supreme command in Cuba TO General
Marin, made the following statement:
II speak because / am now private
citizen and not the governor-general. Bc
A. known that / have not resigned; the
government has removed me, and has
done well. l feel "A great resentment,
caused by the conduct OF the parties in
Cuba. Nations exercise their sovereignty
in various ways, but the head should al
ways rule. The principle OF authority
should rise superior TO all else.
~ have been opposed because while
may break, / never bend / have pre-
vented a repetition of the sad scenes of the
last war, and this has been distasteful to
the mob.
"The situation Is this: Here Is prov
incc distant from the mother country,
where the political parties by the attitude
they are taking think 10 shape the policy
of Spain. If they had not this idea, 1
could speedily show what the necessities
Of the situation are.
But they know that they would find
mo in the way IL they should ask me to
shoot II students Tan allusion TO the mas
sacrc OF students in the last war;, and he
cause of this knowledge they conspire be-
hind my back.
"Yes, this justides the true saying that
Spain has lost the Americas because OF the
Spaniards themselves.
''This is country of shopkeepers who
want to govern, and IL is they who are
sweeping the country to ruin. Time will
tell il this is not So"
Foreboding In Habana.
Spain's loyal subjects are less happy to-
day than they were yesterday, not because
of any especial move on the part of tho
patriots, but because of fear that has
grown wonderfully that Campos removal
will not aid the governments case.
That Campos, SPANS greatest soldier,
the man who put an end To the l0-year
war and who settled her troubles in the
East, should fail now, is taken as n bad
sign.
The Autonomists still believe in Cam
pos, and unhesitatingly say so. Senior
Galyez, the leader of tho party, says pub
licly: "Tho Autonomist party OF Cuba,
however small figure 1t may cut in
pcninsular politics, where It counts as
section of the Liberal party, has the proud
honor today of repeating its oft expressed
confidence in General Martinez Campos;
IL believes he is the only man who can
sustain the honor of the Spanish flag in
the island of Cuba; IL believes he is the
only man we can hope may bring about
peace, sustaining at once the honor OF
Spain and ayerting the total destruction
OF property on the island.
1--WE sustain him Internationally, be-
cause wc believe he is the only man Spain
can have at the head of Cuban affairs
whose presence will inspire confidence
abroad, and especially in the United
States, recalling ms we do n recent Madrid
interview in which the minister of war
said that Campos recall from Cuba would
be in the eyes of the world the first signal
of Spanish defeat"
Cuban patriots express their sentiments
by quoting the words uttered by General
Campos few months since, when the
name OF General Weyler was first men
toned as his probable successor in Cuba.
He said them "If Weyler comes TO Cubn.
the dead will rise TO fight him"
News From the Front.
r.,
the insurgent band OF Alberto and Pastor
Rajas has made an unsuccessful attempt
t. break through the military line of La
Trocha. This band comes from Placetas,
and they attacked the Spanish forces near
Las Cruces.
The insurgents have also attacked n fort
on the plantation ef Constantia in the
Cienfucges district aud, it Is said, were
repulsed with loss OF six killed
A train from Nuevltas, in the province
of Santiago de Cuba, was dynamitcd by
the insurgents and the engine destroyed.
NO details aro given of the casualties.
In Habana province the insurgents At
tackled Spanish detachment at the plan.
tation Of Averhoff, near Aguacate, and
are reported 20 have been repulsed with
heavy loss The troops had two killed and
six wounded
IL is also reported that Colonel Galbius
has fought the forces OF the insurgents
which have been in Pinar del Rio at
Pozo Rename north OF Batabano, and on
the railroad between that point and Ha.
bana. The new military line, which has
been established TO keep the insurgents in
the Vuclta Abaio district follows this
railroad, and IL is explained that the in.
purgents were endeavorinR, though un.
successfully, to break through this line.
Maxine Gomez was reported as moving
from Alquizar Saturday night and n,
having slept in the bed OF the Maroue,
Davalos on the plantation II San Antonio
Further reports have now been received