The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-07

says: 'I shall not resign"
HAVANA, Oct. 6.-In spite of Capt.
Gen. WeyIer's prohibition, a notable
demonstration took place here today
in his honor The bourse was closed,
as were also the principal stores and
the tobacco and other manufactures.
All the main streets were gatly dec
Grated. The various professions unit
ed at Central park and then moved to-
gether to the plaza in front of the
captain generals palace, where as
many as 10000 people were gathered.
Several bands discoursed patriotic
music The plaza and the thorough
fares leading into it were densely
crowded A number of deputations
went to the palace, where they were
received by the captain general. Ac-
cording to the official accounts, they
assured him that it was the desire OF
all the loyal Inhabitants of the island
that he should continue at the head Of
the government and carry on the cam
paign against the insurgents. They als2
expressed confidence that the Madrid
government was inspired with alto
gether too high designs for the welfare
of the country to withdraw the illus
trious chief who had subjugated the
insurrection.'
Capt. Gen. Weyler, after thanking the
deputations for their assurances, said
he had accepted the command in diff
cult circumstances and without condi-
tions The success of the campaign
could be estimated and properly ap-
A1.l vic
ible facts. In the course Of sever
months four important provinces had
heen nearly pacified, and he was con-
fident of being able to pacify the two
remaining provinces at the proper time
with the forty battalions ready for the
| task He said he expected to be able
| to pacify Puerto Principe and Santiago
| de Cuba at an early date, for the
| rebels there know me and fear me an
will not resist me-
STILL" said the captain general, 90
! believe the war should be ended with
war, here as everywhere else, and moi
with shamful dealings, disgraceful tt
my nation, and all the more so in view
| of the terrible condition Of the rebels
I have followed the policy Of the illus.
| trious Canovas. 1 would like to please
those who are today demonstrating In
my honor by remaining in Cuba, but
| the delicate position in which 1 have
| been placed has compelled me today
to request the government to dispose OF
my position in whatever way it may
| think convenient, and however the
| matter may be decided. I shall ALWAYS
! be profoundly grateful to the loyal in.
| habitants of Cuba, who, in such elo.
quent terms, have expressed their alb
| solute approval of the policy 1 am fol
| lowing to bring the war to close.
'I care little for the criticism made
by a section of the Spanish press
whose newspapers have been found
even in expeditions landed in the
| island, or for the calumnies Of the dis.
guised and undisguised insurgents o.
the towns"
| When Capt. Gen. Weyler appeared OF
the balcony of the palace he was, ac
cording to the official accounts, fran
tically cheered" by the crowd, afte1
which the various professions paradet
| through the principal streets for two
| and a half hours, shouting for Spain
the regent and the government. The
entire demonstration was orderly, anG
is officially described as without poll
| tical color"
The chiefs of the volunteers visited
Capt. Gen Weyler at the palace toda!
| and expressed their desire that h
should remain at the head Of the gov
ernment in Cuba. Subsequently the.
cabled to the cabinet at Madrid request