The record-union., 1897-11-06
WEYLER WILL Be
C0URT-MARTIALED,
Must Answer for His Farewell Utter
anCeS at Havana.
Such Decision Has Been Arrived al by the
Spanish Ministry.
Full Text Of Spain's Reply to the
Note of Minister Woodford Re-
ceived at the State Department
of an Important Chapter in
McKinley's Message to Congress.

of an Important Chapter IN
McKin1ey's Message to Congress.
| MADRID. Nov. 5.-The Spanish Gov
ernment, as a result of the delibera-
| tions of the Ministers over the utter
ances of General Weyler. the former
Captain General of Cuba has come tn
| the decision to try him by court-mar-
tial, no matter where he lands. il he
confirms the accuracy of the press re-
ports of his utterances.
| The commanding officers at all the
ports of the Spanish kingdom have
| been instructed 10 demand of General
/ Weyler the moment he can be CON-
municated with the exact terms of the
| speech which ne delivered in reply to-
the manifestation at Havana on ths
occasion of his embarkation for Spain
on Sunday.
! The steamer Montserrat, on which
General Weyler sailed for Spain on
Sunday, on Wednesday, as cabled TO
| the Associated Press, reached Gibarra,
on the northwest coast of Cuba, with
her engines disabled. and may be COM
PEELED to return to Havana, in which
case 1t is not unlikely that there viii
be interesting developments.
SPANS REPLY TO WOODFORDS
| NOTE.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-The full
text of the Spanish reply TO the note
of United States Minister Woodford
| came to the State Department in the
| last mail and is under examination by
the officials. So far as can be learned,
it is not the intention of the Admins
| frat tn srix- = i.f+
expected that the President will make
this note and the correspondence lead
ing up to it the basis for one of the
| most important chapters of his coming
message to Congress, and meanwhile
| it is not believed to be probable that
any radical change in policy will char
acteriZe the correspondence between
the two countries unless something un-
foreseen occurs.
1t appears that the determination OF
the Spanish Cabinet to court martial
General Weyler, while not directly due
to a request of this Government was
probably inspired by an intimation by
the State Department that his utter
ances We're not calculated to smooth
the way of negotiations. 1t is surmised
that by thus acting with promptness
the Spanish Cabinet has paved the way
for counter-remonstran against the
publications of ex-United States Min
| lister Taylor.
The conditions in the two cases. how
ever. are said at the State Department
| to be entirely different. General Wey-
ler, being a Spanish officer. is amenable
| to discipline for any interference with
the policy of the Government, while
Mr.. Taylor, being a private citizen, is
not accountable to his Government for
his individual utterances.
BLANCO'S ORDERS TO TROOPS.
HAVANA Nov. 5.-The proclamation
of Captain General Blanco to the
Spanish army in Cuba, which will soon
be issued, contains the usual exhorta-
tions to the troops in regard to main
tanning discipline, respecting property,
etc, and urges that the utmost energy
be displayed during the fighting with
the enemy and until victory is achieved.
after which the soldiers are instructed
to act with clemency toward the van
quished, taking care of and curing the
wounded prisoners, who are to be de-
livered to the proper military author
tiles. Families needing assistance and
unarmed people who offer no resist
lage, and are to receive help during a
stated time, according to orders pre-
viously issued.
CONSUL-GENERAL LEE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ). - United
States Consul General Lee has returned
to Washington, and this morning be-
fore the meeting of the Cabinet he
called at the State Department, and
later at the White House.
AT the State Department he saw Sec
retary Sherman and Assistant Secre-
tary Day, who had just returned to the
city from Canton. The Consul-GeneraI
is here simply for the purpose of re-
ceiving any instruction that it is
deemed necessary to give him before
his departure to his post at Havana
FREE ENTRY FOR CATTLE.
HAVANA, Nov. 5.-Captain- General
Blanco will shortly issue a decree abol-
ishing for two months the import du-
ties on cattle.
WILL NOT GREET WEYLER.
SlNTANDER (Spain) Nov o. A
public meeting. which was organized
here to arrange reception to General
Weyler, the former Captain General of
Cuba, was attended by such riotous op-
position that the Mayor was obliged to
dissolve it,
THE THREE FRIENDS.
HAVANA, Nov. Sit is semi-offi-
cially announced that there will be no
trouble here on the arrival at this port
of the American steamer Three Friends.
which is alleged to have taken part in
filibustering expeditions, and is now
hound to Havana on a legitimate coO-