The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
KEYLER AGAIN IN THE FIELD.
And Now the Usual Butcheres May Be
Expected IN Central and
Eastern Cuba

HAVANA, CUBA, March 22.-Captain-
General Weyler, accom- panied by his staff,
left Havana on board the transport
steamer La Gaspi this afternoon. His
destination is not known.
ENGLAND, ENG, March 22-The Mad
rid correspondent of the Standard tele-
graphs that Captain-General Weyler has
informed his Government that he is leav-
ing Havana to resume his operations
against the central and eastern parts OF
Cuba.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Central
News says that General Primo de Rivera,
Csptain-G General of Madrid, has been ap-
pointed to succeed General Polavieja,
Captain General OF the Philippine
Islands, who is to be invited home. Gen.
eral Polavieja is disgusted with the lack
of support furnished him by the Govern
ment in his attem pit to crush the rebellion
in the islands. The nomination of Cen
eral Rivera as his successor has created a
big i'm preston, as he is regarded as want
ing in energy
NEW YORK, N. Y, March pa dis
patch to the Sun from Havana says: 1t is
declared here in Spanish circles, upon the
strength of private dispatches received
from the United States, that the admins
tration in Washington is preparing for
cooperation with the Spanish Minister,
Senior de LONE, some solution of the
Cuban question. A mercantile firm of
Havana has received a communication
from its correspondent at New York
which gives what the correspondent be-
lieves to be reliable news" from Wash
ington.
The news is that the plan which is be-
ing considered by the American Govern
ment and the Spanish Minister is the old
scheme of ending the war in Cuba 9y in
demnity to be paid by the island to Spain
in exchange for the recognition of its in
dependence.
1t is added that in the opinion of some
persons well acquainted in Washington
with the Spanish Minister Spain under
the Government of Senior Canovas is in
clined to offer more liberal home rule to
Cuba than that contained in the last de.
cree OF reforms instead of accepting the
plan OF indemnity, which means the sale
of the island, and which would produce a
storm of opposition in Spain against the
Cabinet.
A great sensation has been created by a
dispatch from Madrid in which it is said
that Senior Sagasta. leader OF the Spanish
Liberal party, has declared that he is
willing to accept Office if the Queen
Regent calls upon him to form Cabinet,
and that he is confident he can ext ricate
Spain from the grave situation in which
she is at present involved, just as he saved
her from the treme ndous difficulties that
environed her monarchy when the death
of the late King Alfonso XII occurred.
In the opinion OF the more important
persons here Senior Sngasta rather than
Senior Canovas is the nsan to accept the
plan of the sale of Cuba to the Cubans.
The plan meets with the approval of all
thoughtful business men here, provided
the United States would act in an inter
mediary capacity and guarantee the fulfill
ment of the compromise of both sides.
The insurgents are ready to accept it.
All the reports from Sancti Spiritus con-
tain terrible details about the conduct of
the Spanish troops there. The city is in
state of terror, anj as it is inland and the
Spanish columns swarm all around it.
there are no means OF escape as there are
at the seaports, where. when the barbar-
tiles of the troops begin, many of the
peaceful residents take refuge abroad.