Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-19

1uuS-lL q Ii C6iNl4Ol4 IOOIJlAJeN CAOA4 e'H'
a Man of Blood and Iron-Cruelty
to Women and Denfenseless
Prisoners Hinted At.
Havana, January 1S.-The civil gov
enor of the province Of Havana through
his secretary. Senor Francisco Calyo
Munez, and the chief OF the treasury de-
parment. Senoc Miguel Cabezes, ad-
mi,Jed late tbs afternoon that they
AavS received cable messages from
Madrid announcing that a successor to
Marshal Martinez de Campos viii be
appointed IN the person Of Gen. Nalerl-
anO Weyler. and that they are TO expect
his arrival shortly at Havana to as
sumo the duties OF governor general OF
Cuba and general IN chief Of the span
-sh f0- ces in the island Of Cuba.
Washington, January 1S.-The an
nouncement of The appointment OF Cen
Valeriauo Weyler. as civil captain gen.
eral of Cuba. was received at Cuban
headquarters here as contirmaJory o.
the view they had already expressed
upon the news Of Campos's retLemen-,
that there has been a radical change
in the policy of the Spanish cabinet,
and that hencefOrth there is 10 be a
re.gn of blood and terror in Cuba. The
change IN the cabinet itself. n The re-
t,rement Of the Duke of Tetuan and the
succession OF Senor Elbuayen as Min
.stec Of Foreign Affairs. IS regarded as
still further confirming this idea cen.
Weyler is a veteran soldier and mas
had his own experience in revolutions,
for he followed the fortunes Of the Span
ish administration IN Cuba for years
during the last revolution, with the
rank Of colonel and earned for himself
a dreadful reputation as man CT blood
and iron. Moreover. the Cuban lead
ers here hint al acts of cruelty TO wo-
men and defencelesS prisoners IN his
past IN a fashion that augurs Ill for
the rebels who come within mis- power
time. and they predict that ne will soon
become involved in trouble with the
United States government. as the result
of the ill-trea ment of American c-r-
zeus who may be unfortunate enough
to fall under suspicion. General Wey-
Ter quilted Cuba soon after the sup
preston of the last rebellion and has
since dwelt in Spain, holding the I'M
p0rtant command of Captain General
Of the province Of Catalonia.
Madrid. January 1S-Cwing to the
recall, in some quarters dismissal IS
the word used. of Marshal Martinez de
Campos 6Om the captain generalsh-p OF
Cuba. the Duke of TeUan, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. has resigned. He
has been succeeded by Senor Elduayen.
Madrid. January 1S.-Senor CanOvas
del Castillo. the president of the council
of ministers. has received the follow
ing dispatch from Marshal Martinez
de Campos: 81 consider your telegram
as an order; but l ought TO state that I
have not given my resignation. I
have no sense of failure l am the
first to congratulate the government
upon it's decision. which, perhaps, Will
avert disagreements which do not affect
me and vet might be hurtful to Spain
Gen. Polavieja. whose name has been
mentioned as the probable successor of
Gen. Campos. had a conference to-day
with the president of the council Of
ministers. SenOr COnOvas del Castillo
The general expressed himself as fa-
yoring the appointment Of Gen. Valeri-
anO Weyler as captain-general, and in
consequence the latter was sent for.
Gen. Weyler viii arrive here tO-mOr-
row. when the question of Gen. Cam
pos's successor will be definitely settled
Gen. CampOs Will return Immediately
to Spain.
Washington, January 1S.-Senor Pal
ma. the representative IN the United
States of the Cuban. revolutionary party,
speaking to-day of the supe. seding Of
Campos. sad:
This action on the par- of the SDan-