The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-09

MADRID, Oct. s (Midnight).-The
cabinet has decided upon the immedi-
ate recall Of Gen. Weyler from Cuba.
A decree was issued appointing Capt.
Gen. Blanco Y Arenas, Marquis of
Pena-Plata, governor general of the
island. The queen regent will sign the
decree tomorrow. According to the FL
Heraldo, 10000 reinforcements will ac-
company Gen. Blanco to Cuba.
Gen. Blanco will be accompanied by
Gen. Arderine as vice governor of Gu
ba, by Gen. Gonzale Painals, as chief
Of staff and Gems. Panco, Bernal and
Canella
Capt. Gen. Ramon Blanco Y Arenas,
who will succeed Capt. Gen. Valeriano
Weyler as governor general of Cuba,
has had his chief administrative eX-
perience in the Philippine islands. He
succeeded Capt. Gen. Despujol as cap
tain general of the Philippines in 1894,
and for his services in that capacity
was raised to the rank of marshal in
May, of 1885, In August, of 1896, he re-
ported to the Spanish minister of the
colonies the existence of an extensive
plot aiming at the independence Of the
islands. This rapidly took on the pro-
portions of a formidable insurrection,
which the efforts of Gen. Blanco were
powerless to check. In September of
that year he narrowly escaped assassi-
nation. A plot was formed to surprise
the garrison at Manila, to seize the
headquarters and to murder the captain
general. 1t was discovered just in the
nj Of ha a hI1n
persons were arrested for completely in
it.
Prior to this Gen. Blanco had not re-
sorted -. to- extreme. measures; but,
spurred on by the personal danger
to which he had been exposed, he is
sued a decree ordering that all prop
efty belonging to residents of the
Philippine islands who had been i'm
plicated in the rebellion should be for
feited for the benefit of the govern
ment, a weeks grace being offered to
those who were willing to surrender
But neither this decree nor Gen.
Blanco's military tactics nor other ex-
ceptional measures which he took to
suppress the rebellion, prevented it
from spreading, and in December, af-
ter broad hint from the government
that his methods were not sufficiently
severe, he rendered his resignation
and was succeeded by Gen. Camille
Polavieja, commander of the Sixth
army corps, who was sent to the
Philippines with instructions virtually
identical with those given to Capt
Gen. Weyler when the latter succeeded
Marshal Martinez Campos in Cuba.
Shortly after this Marshal Blanco
was appointed chief of the military
household of the queen regent He has
been described as the "softest hearted
soldier in Spain," and his whole career
indicates his disposition to employ mild
rather than violent measures. Ever
since the fall of the Azcarraga cabinet
the name of Marshal Blanco has been
the most prominent of possible succes-
sors of Gen. Weyler, and the impress
sion in some well informed quarters
has been that if appointed governor
general of Cuba, he would be empow-
cred to approach the insurgents with a
view of arriving at mutual agree
ment for the cessation of hostilities.
He enjoys the personal friendship and
entire confidence Of the queen regent.
In the course of the cable message
sent by Capt. Gen. Weyler to Premier
Sagasta, placing his post in Cuba at
the disposal of the government, he
said: IF the functions with which they
had entrusted me had been merely