The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-13
Carried ON the Shoulders OF a Crowd
and ..peath to Yankeesv,
SPEECH BY THE "BUTCHER"
HIS AMBITION Is TO LEAD AN ARMY
AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
He Thinks Spanish Newspapers Have
Been Too Cold in Denouncing
President McNinIey's Message.

MADRID. Dec. 12.-L.ieutenant General
Weyler arrived here this afternoon. He was
received at the railway platform by General
Azcarraga former premier; General Bor-
rero. former commander OF the Sixth Army
Corps. and by number OF Republicans.
Carlists, Conservatives and RobeIdoists. AS
he alighted from the train they cheered i'm
and then carried. him shoulder high to the
entrance of the railway station, where he
took a carriage and was rapidly driven off.
There was no further incident the public
appeared Indifferent. few friends includ-
ing Senior Romero Robledo accompanied
him to his apartments. About a hundred
people had collected, but dispersed almost
Immediately after he entered the building.
The partisans of General Weyler pretend
that crowd of eight thousand people ten-
dered him an ovation with shouts of Long
live Weyler!" Death to the Yankees," and
the like. He will be received by the Queen
Regent tomorrow
General Weyler, in the course of an inter-
view. expressed the pleasure it had given
him to find, from the demonstration accord
ed him. that the glorious traditions of the
Spanish race We're not dead, and that it
was still ready for sacrifices in defense OF
the honor of the Nation and the army. He
knew, he said, that the Canovas Cabinet in
August last gave the Washington govern
ment to understand that 1t was the nations
will to pursue his (Weyler's 81 policy in Cuba
until the rebellion should he suppressed,
without even consenting TO American inter-
ference. He failed to understand how the
United States, silent before the declarations
of Canovas, now adopted In President Nc
Kinleys message a tone insulting to Spain
and the Spanish army" He believed. he
declared emphaticaly. that the government
should be compelled to publish the Canovas
note as satisfaction to the army, and also
to protest by all means in it's power against
President McKinleys message to Congress-
To his personal knowledge. he asserted, the
generals residing in Madrid felt keenly on
this point, while he was confident that all
the conservative element of the country
would combine to avert the ruin and dis
honor of the nation.
El Correo Espanol says that the Carlists
have abandoned their projected demonstra-
tion against President McKinley's message
to Congress, as they have not been able to
agree on the subject.
1t is alleged that the insurgents in eastern
Cuba have asked the government for details
as to the extent and nature of autonomy,
with view of coming to terms.
Weyler Wants to Fight Uncle Sam.
MADRID, Dec Eff General Weyler has
been reported correctly his highest ambi-
tion is to lead an army against the United
States. He is alleged to have said at Barce-
Iona before coming here: ''Consider-
ing our military and naval elements
and the courage of our soldiers, we have
nothing to fear from war with the United
States. If such a war comes 1 will con-
slider as my greatest military glory call
to take command of expedition against
the United States. / approve the language
of the papers hostile to Mckinley, but 1
think that even they are too cold in their
censures of his message. Never have such
insults as those Of Mckinley against the
representative of a friendly nation remained
unpunished. In defense of the campaign
and the honor of the army in Cuba / will,
in the Senate, ask the government to pub
lish the diplomatic notes exchanged with
the United States, chiefly the ones sent by
Canovas Aug. of this year.