The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-09
WEYLER. MUST RETIRE
The Spanish Cabinet Decides Upon
His Recall.
GENERAL BLANOo SUCCEEDS HIM.

The Retiring Captain General of Cuba
Denounces the stories That He
Would Resist Removal or Espouse
the Carlist Cause.
Madrid, Oct. 9.-The cabinet has de-
cided upon the immediate recall of Cen
eral Weyler from Cuba. A decree has
been issued appointing General Blanco
y Arenas, Marquis Of Pena-Plata, cap
tain general Of the island. The queen
regent signed the decree today. Cen
eral Blanco will be accompanied by
General Arderino as vice governor Of
Cuba, by General Gonzalez Pairals as
chief Of STAFF, and Generals Pando,
Bernal and Canella.
According to Ell Heraldo 10000 REIN
forcements will accompany General
Blanco to Cuba
In the course of the cable message
sent by Captain General Weyler to
Premier Sagasta, placing his post in
Cuba at the disposal of the government,
he said:
IF the functions with which the
government had entrusted me had been
merely those of captain general Of
Cuba should have fastened to resign.
But the twofold character of my mis-
sion and my duty as commander-in-
chief in the face of the enemy prevent
my rendering q resignation.
Nevertheless. although I can rely
upon the absolute, unconditional sup
port of the Autonomists and Constitu-
tional parties, as well as upon public
opinion, this would be insufficient with
out the confidence Of the government,
now more than ever necessary to me
after the censure of which l have been
made the object by the members and
journals of the Liberal party and by
public opinion IN the United States,
which latter is largely influenced 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
Jucaro to Cape Antonio"
Senior Sagasta replied.
II thank you for your explanation,
and value your frankness. l wish to
assure you that the government recog-
nizes your services and values them as
they deserve, but 1t 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-
fidence felt in you by the government.
for the Liberals have always said that
the responsibility for given policy
does not fall upon those who carry It
out, but upon the government inspir-
ing 1t. l shall communicate your de-
cision to the government shortly"
A Havana dispatch says that General
Weyler yesterday gave an emphatic
and absolute denial to the reports that
he would resist removal from his COM
mand in Cuba, and in certain contin-
Gencies might espouse the Carlist
cause He said:
my principles and my military rec
ord are firm guarantees that l will
never oppose the constituted govern
ment, whatever it may be. / never
have put obstacles in the way Of gov
eminent, and l never shall. have
always obeyed orders, and I always
shall. So far as popular demonstra-
lions 60, l accept them only as ex-
pressions of approval of my military
policy and as tokens of personal SYM
pathy."
The merchants of the island continue
to send cable messages to Sener Sa-
gasta expressing their approval Of Gem
eral Weyler's campaign, and their en-
tire confidence In him