Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-20
NEW MARLBOROUGH
PoIaxisja Not to Command the
Spanish Forces.
GEN. WEYLER TO GO TO HAVANA,

Man OF i" Blood and Iron," Whom the In.
surgent Leaders Hint Will Have No
Mercy on Man OF woman-Campos Makes
Ssnguinary Remark rs to How He
Would Treat Hostile Demonstration in
Havana-Cuban War Notes.
HAVANA, Jan. 20.-The successor of
General Campos in command of things on
this island is, it seems. not General Polo
vieja, after all. The official announce
mcnt of General Campos' successor makes
him General Valeriano Weyler General
Neyler Is n veteran soldier, and has had
his own experience in revolutions, for he
followed the fortunes of the Spanish army
In Cuba for years during the last revolu-
ton with the rank of colonel, and earned
for himself dreadful reputation (among
cuban lnsurgent circles) as n man of blood
anu iron. Moreover the Cuban leaders in
the United States, according to dispatches
women and defcnccless prisoners in his
past in a fashion that augurs ill for the
rebels who come within his power, and
they predict that he will soon become in
volved in trouble with the United States
government as the result of ill treatment of
American citizens who may be unfortunate
enough to fall under suspicion.
Valdez To Ise Second in Command,
A dispatch from Madrid says that Gen.
cral Wcylcr has accepted the appointment
and will sail for this city next Friday
General Suarcz Valdez has been appointed
second in command. An interview with
General Marin, who is in charge
temporarily, is reported, in which he says
the situation here is not dangerous, since
the insurgents are always defeated in
every engagement in which they take
part. He intended, he said to organize
fresh plan of campaign. General Cam
pos has hidden farewell to the acting
captain general. General Marin, and to
the chief officers of the soldiers, volunteers
ana iiremen. and in his speech OH the &C.
casion he said: Il have not been able
to follow out tho war policy which in the
opinion OF the conservatives and reform
lists it was DESTROYS l should follow, but
which my conscience forbade me to
adopt"
How He Would Treat Enemies
The old general indicated at a farewell
American papers here that it would have
been bad for any party in Havana which
had organized a demonstration against
him while he was in command. During
his remarks to the newspaper men he
said: Public opinion seemingly has not
been united in my support refer to the
people who have been doing the talking.
The views of those who have maintained
silence, of course, l have no means OF
knowing. In the past few days there
have been meetings and consultations. I
have laid the facts fully before the gov
ernment and it has recalled me. 1 have
known there have been rumors of demon
STATIONS in antagonism of my policy, but
am not the man who will stand any
such manifestations, because l would dis
solve them with shot"
No Change in the Policy.
There is to be no change in the policy
Of the government in Cuba, it is an
nounced, as the result of the recent
changes in the executive officers. 1t is
also asserted..that political reforms will be
inaugurated rs soon as the progress of tho
war will allow. No further specifications
are given as to what the contemplated re.
forms are, or how far they will extend.