The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
WEYLER HAS BEEN RECALLED
Captain.General Blanco 7 Arenas to
Take His Place in Cuba.
WEYLER'S MESSAGE TO The PREMIER.
Hessvs He Would Have Resigned II no
Had Only Been GovernorsGeneraI, but
as Commander lea Chief He Could
Not Quit In the Face of the Enemy.

MADRID. oct. S.-Midnight.-The Cab
met has decided upon the immediate re-
call OF General Weyler from Cuba
A decree will be issued appointing Cap
taln-General Blanco y Arenas. Marquis
OF Pena Plata, Governor-General Of the
island. The Queen Regent will sign the
decree tomorrow.
According 70 El HeradO twenty thou
sand reinforcements will accompany
General Blanco to Cuba.
In the course Of the Cabinet mes
sage were read from General Weyler 10
Premier Sagasta placing his post IN
Cuba at the disposal Of the government
il reads as follaws:
WEYIHRS MESSAGE.
"If the functions with which the gov
ernment has entrusted me had been
merely those OF GOvernor-General OF
Cuba / should have hastened to resign
but the twO-fcld character of my mission
and my duty as commandments III
the face OF the enemy prevent my ten
dering a resignation.
Nevertheless. although can rely upon
the absolute. unconditional support or
the autonOmist and constitutional par
les as well as others. this would be in
sufficient without the government now
more than over necessary to me after the
censure OF which / have been made the
object by the members and journals OF
the Liberal party and by public opinion
I'm the United States which latter IS
largely Influenced by the former.
This cOndence would be necessarily 70
enable me to put an end TO the war
which has already been virtually con-
cuded from our lines at Juncotaro to
Cape Antonio"
sAGASTAs REPLY.
senor Sagasta replied:
II thank you for your explanation and
value your frankness. I wish to assure
you that the government recognizes your
services ana values them as they deserve
but It thinks a change Of policy I'm order
to succeed requires that the authorities
should be 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 II out
but upon the government inspiring IT. l
shall communicate your decision to the
government shortly"
WEYLER WON'T RESIST.
HAVANA. October S.-General Weyler
to-day gave an absolute denial 10 the
from his command in Cuba and in GER
tain contingencies might espouse the
Carlist cause. He said, according to the
official account:
my principles and my military record
are firm guarantees that ] Will never
oppose the constituted government, what
ever il may be never have put obsta-
cles i'm tho way Of government and l
never shall. ! have always obeyed or
ders and I always shall. SO FAR as
popular demonstrations go. / accept them
only as expressions Of approval Of my
military policy and as tokens Of personal
sympathy"
The merchants OF the island. accord
ing to official accounts. continue TO send
cable messages to SenOr Sagasta eX-
pressing their approval Of General Wey-
ler's campaign and their entire coni-
dence in him.
Madam Ana Milan de Bendou. who has
been in charge of the New Hall at the
Casa de Recojidas where Senorita Evan
gelina Cossio was confined. and I'm whose
house I'm San Rafael street the police seve-
raj months ago found dynamite and car
:ridges. is one of the four employees who.
with the taller. have been arrested ana
confined incommunicado pending the re-
suit OF the inquiry being made into the
circumstances Of the escape Of Senorita
CossiO
MADRID. oct. S.-General Blanco will
be accompanied by General Arderino as
vice-governor OF Cuba. by General Con
zalez Pafrais as chief of staff and General
PandO, Bernal and Canclla.