New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-30
VIEWER EMBARKS FOR SPAIN
GREAT CROWDS CHEER HIM At THE
WHARF.

,tp MAKES 4 SPEECH DILATING on TIE MINI
xrss AND WISDOM or HIS POLICY IN CUBA
Havana. oct. 29.-Lieutenant-General Weyler
embarked on the steamer Montserrat shof'S
after o'clock this afternoon. but. under IN
,o,,ors From, Madrid the vessel will not sail
until after The arrival Of Marshal Blanco. the new
c.ovarnor General OF Cuba. The palace IL be-
,,c nrenared for the latter's reception, ana IL
q or1cialIv announced that the accommodation
,bera would he insufficient for both Inc
Ouinta Molinos mansion In which "ehera'
1y.vI.r had expected to live temporarily was
found to be in too rad condition.
In authorization Of mis- embarkatlon prepara-
tiops for a demonstration began about noon
All the business houses and shops were Cioscu'
and amid the firing Of rockets tho puoic "eE''
70 assemble In various quarters ana To ''"'o"
through the decorated streets To the pd'd0o ~
bid farewell to the retiring Governor q"
All the morning General Weyler was occuPieu
in receiving farewell visitors ana iedui't Wv
Grams from Spain and the interior Of the island
Many valuable and artistic gifts were 'ei' "'
the palace in token Of sympathy
At | o'clock a deputation oil Au'o''o''''''
called. and this was followed b! dePu'd''on
az Conservatives headed by the Marquis u
Pinar del Rio. 1870,
/ WpNler,
odsr.rts of their "sympathetic references 10
bie annroachinc withdrawal" said that ne luIiS
understood that their praise was for his policy
,,d ,ot Cor himself He declared that he had
, ALWAYS done his duty in accordance Win HIS
| - -, notriotis,n and that he would leave
Cuba with A serene conscience. He had never
orad no said for the criticism of the sym
notbizers with the rebellion. because he haa
.,ravs felt assured OF the real kindness ana
wisdom, of his policy He said that MS 'e''-
rorarv nrohibition in connection with the idS'
SUGAR crop was only intended to prevent the
rebels from raising a loan in the Oni'eu "'a'e''
He had always been in favor or grlh"lhs' "'
was afterward done. So far as the order oil con
| centratjon was concerned. an order WHO" ''u
bean the subject of so much censure ny some' II
was requested by all Spanards in Cupa iron'
the very outset lie did not decide to put J,
into force Immediately. preferrnG I" Nat q
more favorable opportunity. "". u"o ,,n force
| tn concentration policy. once put INTO I"'ce'
| had been very favorable To the national IN
! terests. $500. a resnonsbi-
MY release from my post and resP SrS vi
! itics = he said did not surprise me. hdu 90
! n.cted II from the death of Senior CanoVas not
| believing that any political leader Wouiu ~ "
| strong enough to sustain me Wien nv ,ar,i,.
| states and the rebels were together constantly
| demanding that Spain should come to settle
ment | count it an honor to have been loe nv
| fed with the local Spanish party but the POI
! icv which | have followed was not duoP''u ~
! obedience to any political party nut tor "hdt
! il represented on behalf Of my country. be,ore
| came was well aware or the patrl2uc COM -,
| of the volunteers, and since my arrival J. NAV Z
often seen il illustrated. | have repeatedly ad-
/ vised the Spanish party not to ne ihtlnua,,n
! but to make known TO the home boNerhH'n' w.
! outcome Of the reforms which nave herh pu,
! into force AS for the future. offer myself ana
/ shall always hold myself in readiness 10 serve
the party aiming to retain Cuba for spain