Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-09

Also to Take 10000 Men with Him When
He Sails-Correspondence Between v-ey-
Ter and Sagasta Given to the Public
General Says He Has the Rebels Whipped
-Sasasta Says There Will BE q Change
of Policy and Weyler Won't Do.
y Madrid, Oct. 9.-The cabinet has de-
cided upon the immediate recall of GEN
eral Wsyler from Cuba. 4 decree will
be issued appointing Captain General
Bianco Arenas, Marquis ofPena-Plata,
governor general of the island. The
queen regent Will sign the decree today.
According to Ell HeraIdo 10000 reinforce
ments will accompany General Blanco
to Cuba. In the course of the cable
message seEt by Captain General Wey-
Ter to Premier Sagasta, placing his post
IN Cuba at the disposal CT the gov
ment, he said: If the functions with
which the government entrusted me had
been merely those of governor general
OF Cuba 1 should have hastened to re-
sign. But the two-fold character Of my
mission and my duty as commaIder-in-
chief in the face of the eremy prevent
my rendering a resignation.
Asks the Confidence of the Government
Nevertheless, although can rely up-
on the absolute, unconditional support of
the autonomist and constitutional par
ties, as we'll as upon public opinion. this
would be insufficient without the corfi-
dence of the government, now more than
ever necessary to me after the censure
OF which 1 have been made the object by
the members and journals of the Liberal
party and by public opinion in the Unit
ed states, which latter is largely infiu-
enced by the former. This confidence
would be necessary to enable me to put
an end to the war. which has already
been virtually concluded from our lines
at Juraco to Cape Antonio"
Sagnsta's Reply to vvey,cr.
Senor Sagasta replied: 'I thank you
Tor your explanation, and value your
frankness. 1 wish to assure YOU that
the government recognizes your services
and values them as they deserve. but 1t
thinks change Of policy, in order to
succeed. requires that the authorities
should be at one with the ministry. This
has nothing to DO with the confidence
felt in you by the government. for the
Liberals have always said that the re-
sponsibility for given policy does not
tall upon those who carry it out, but
upon the government inspiring it. I
snail communicate your communication
to the government shortly"
Softest Hearted Soldier In Spain,
Marshal BlancO has been described as
the ''softest hearted soldier in SPAIN"
and his whole career indicates his dis
position to employ mild rather than vio-
lent measures. Ever since the fau of
the AZcarraga cabinet the name of
Marshal Bianco has been the most prom
inent. among the possible successors Of
General Weyler and the impression in
some well-informed quarters has been
that if appointed governor general Of
Cuba he would be empowered to ap-
proach the insurgents with a view Of
arriving at a mutual agreement for the
cessation Of hostilities. He enjoys the
personal friendship and entire conf
dence Of the queen regent.
Takes Time to Deny Report.
Havana, Oct. 9.-General Weyler gave
yesterday an emphatic and absolute de-
NAL to the reports that he would resist
removal from his command in Cuba and
in certain contingencies might espouse
the Carlist cause. He said according to
the official account: My principles and
nay military record are firm guarantees
that l Will never oppose the constituted
government, whatever It may be. ]
never have put obstacles in the way Of
the government and I never shall. /
have always obeyed orders, and I al
ways shall So far as popular demor-
stIatiCns go I accept them only as ex-
pressions Of approval Of my military
policy and as tokens of personal SYM
pathy."