The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-09
So the Spanish Cabinet Re-
calls Butcher Weyier.
WARM .CABLEGRAM
FROM THE RECALLED GENERAr
TO THE SPANISH PREMIER.
HIS MISSION WAS TWO FolD
Complains That the Liberal Party and ass
United States Have Made Him an OBJ
iect of Censure.

Z
ject Of Censure.
Madrid, Octo -Midnight.-The Ch..
binet has decided upon the inmediaM
recall of General Weyler from Cuba. A.
decree will be issue appointing Captai~
General BlancO Y. Arenas, MARQUIS oe
Pena-Plata, Governor General of the
island The Queen Regent will sign the
decree tomorrow.
According to El Heraldo, twenty
thousand reinforcements will accompauw
General Blanco to Cuba.
La the course of the cable message seuS
by Captain General Wayler to Premier
Sagasta placing his post in Cuba at the
disposal Of the government, he asked:
IF the function with which the gov
eminent had entrusted me had been
merely those of Governor General OF
Cuba, l should have hastened to re-
sign. But the two-fold character Of
my commission and my duty as COM
mander-in-chief in the face of the enemE
prevent my rendering a resignation.
Nevertheless, although, / can rely.
upon the absolute, unconditional snpl
port of the Autonomist and Constitn-
tional parties, as well as upon public
out the confidence of the government, t,now
more than ever necessary to me after the
censure of which | have been made the
object by the members and journals az
the Liberal party and by public opipiaiu
in the United States, which latter Is
largely influenced by the former. This
confidence would be necessary IL enabk
ne to put an end to the war which
has already been virtually concluded
from our lines at Jucaro to Cape AM
tonio'
Senor Sagasta replied:
i thank you for your explanation and
value your frankness. l wish to assure
you that the government recognizes your
services and values them as they de-
serve, but it thinks a 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 con-
hdence felt in you by the government.
for the Liberals have always said THAI
the responsibility for given policy does
not fall upon those who carry il ont
but upon the government inspiring it. Il
shall communicate your decision to the
government shortly
WILL NOT RESIST REMOVAL,
Havana, Oct. 8.-General Weyler gave
To-Day an emphatic and absolute denial
to the reports that he would resist re-
moval from his command in Cuba and
N certain contingencies might espouse
the Carlist cause.
lie said, according to the official aes
count:
My principles and my military record
fhof Y
oppose the constituted government.
whatever it may be. never have put
obstacles in the way of government and
never shall. l have always obeyeT
orders and l always shall. So far as
popular demonstrations go, / accent
them as expressions of approval of my
military policy and as tokens Of personal
sympathy"
The merchants of the island, according
to the official accounts, continue to send
cable messages to Senior Sagasta ex-
pressing their approval Of General Wey-
ler's campaign and their entire conf
dence in him.
Madame Ana De Bendou, who has
been in charge of the new hall at the
Casa De Recojidas, where Senorita
Evangelina Cassie was confined and in
whose house in San Rafel street the no.
lice several months ago found trunks
containing dynamite and cartridges, is
one of the four employees, who, with
the Jailor, have been arrested, and con-
fined incommunicado, pending the result
of the inquiry being made into the cir
cumstances of the escape of Senorita
Cassie.
Madrid, Oct S.-General Blanco VIII
be accompanied by General Arderino as
vice governor of Cuba, by Gen. Con
zalez Pairals, as chief OF staff and Cen
erals Pando, Bernal and CaneHa.