The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
HAVANA'S HORNET NEST.
WELLER IS tn TING TO ALLAY THE
STORM HE CREATED,
II His Admirers Are Too Boisterous Over His
Recall He Will Go TO Spain without Wait
inE for Bianeo-CubnuH Too Intent on Free
Ing Their Island TO Caro- for tho Change,

II His Admirers Are Too Boisterous Over His
Recall He Will Go TO Spain without wait
log FOR B~ianco-Cubnun Too Intent on Free
Ing Their Island to Care for the Change.
HAVANA, Oct. 8. via Key West, Oct. TO-
Gen. Wcyler.is trying to mollify the feelings of
his fervid supporters here and seems now very
solicitous over tho situation he himself created
by his Indictment of the volunteers to make
demonstration IN his favor. Tho steamer
which will leave tomorrow Sunday for Spain
will be detained in port until q late hour. In
case the hotheaded partisans OF Weyler should
not rclinquish their desire to mako ~riotous
demonstration in Havana as a protest against
the recall of the Captain.G General. Weylcr will
Immediately embark for Spain to avoid further
trouble.
What Weyler and This friends now desire Is
to keep the peace in Havana until the arrival of
the new Captaln-General. Then a final demon
~stration in honor Of Weylcr will be made as O
send.off, and 1t will be intended also as a warn
ing to Gen. Blanco that in case he should not
follow tho policy OF his predecessor the Spanish
party will be greatly displeased with him.
The Reformist party has received with joy
the news Of Gen. Blanco's appointment, but the
Cubans do not believe that tho new Captain.
General will transform the warfare OF the
Spanish Army save in some minor aspects.
The war has assumed such a bloody character
during tho two years Of Weylor's rule and tho
hate between Spaniards and Cubans is SO intense
that the ablest diplomatist would fail in any CT.
fort to assuago tho implacable bitterness OF
feeling. Furthermore, Gen. Blanco's record of
crueltics in thc.Philippincs makes him an object
Of suspicion to the Cubans. A prominent Gu.
ban here who is In constant communication
with the leaders OF tho revolution has said to
me:
"Wc'arc not fighting here for Blanco against
Weyler, or for Sagasta against Azcarruga. We
are fighting to achieve the freedom OF Cuba
from Spnin. 1t Is II matter Of very little i'm.
p~ortancc to us who Is The Spaniard who com.
mands the Spanish troops. BE no Weyler or
Blanco, hc is equally our enemy until our coun.
try Ia free. That is what Gen. Gomez has re-
peatedly declared. 1t Is true that among the
Spaniards Wcylcr is the champion, but we arc
not going TO give up our sacred cause because
no leaves Cuba. With Weyler or with Blanco
Cuba shall be free"
Tho irreconcilablo Spanish newspapers, such
as FL Pueblo and La Union ConStit uciondI,
publish insulting editorials against tho United
States and Gen. Woodford, who Is said by those
newspapers to have asked Weylcr's recall from
Spain. Gen. Weyler's friends say that as soon
as he arrives in spain he will issue a manifesto
explaining to the country his policy and dc.
fonding himself of the charges of cruelty made
against him.
At Mogote, Pinar del Rio province, a hard
fight took place on Friday between the Spanish
forces under Capt. Bale and the Cubans com.
manded by Gen. Diaz. The Spanish lost seven
teon killed and twenty-one wounded, and tho
Cubans about the same number. After two
hours fighting the Spaniards retreated.