The sun., 1897-10-10

says that the falsity OF the charge is shown BY
the TACT that even before the uprisinR he lad
or Of Se ans
proved ihe sentences of death passed upon
n@hE "I pTisHSners Hi r whose names he gives: t., N.
MA who wished mo to have men shot at ran.
DOM whether innocent or not, And this could
no no wH, r"r s9rh persons energy consists IN
@ 1ne wholesale shooting OF suspects, but In my
opinion opinion II should be all the contrary, AT
oSnt tn EnI wv, When passion rcigns the qasy Thing is
This Is what Gcn Rlanco. says in 1897. 1t
would be interesting TO know what Gen.
poiaeiela, formerly his subordinate and now
II; Blan'o was Capt ain. General of Cuba in $50
y, Mhen thc second h7urreGtion broke out. BIS
CaniIo Iulavicia, The movement found no
nSho nScho among the inhabitants of the province;
out even tie % shadow % Oft of trial before the Coum.
els OF War. during tho short period that the
rebellion lasted. II was then that Poavicja
showed himself a, worthy rival OF Woylcr but
he mudcstly declined all prasie for his acts,
which he often declared he had ACCOMPLISHED
upon instructions from Gen, Banco. Blanco
has III Cuba the reputation OF being rs san
sNinnry a. Wcy!lcr himself. .-,-,-
ur The struggle in 1850, Gen. Calixto Garcia,
nov, Commander of the Cuban patriot forces
General Vnrea, by which the ins,lrgcnt forces
who were to surrender would not be in any way
nu'cstcd by the Spanish authorities, and Garcia
with his officers would be allowed to remain in
the island if they chose to do so. As Narea was
supposed to act with Blanco's authorization,
Garcia had no hesitation in signing, the com.
pact; but he disco, cred later that he had made
u mistake, for Blanco ignored ii. Garcia of.
iiCers were placed in Jail or transported and
the Cuban leader himself was taken to Spain
as a pris Oncr He was released subsequently,
but the Spanish got the Impression that he had
h"cu generously pnrdbned, and now they hate
Garcia more than they hate all the other pa
triot leaders put together, the Spanish newapa-
pcrs always referring to him as the TRAITOR
Garcia or Judas" Garcia.
Gen. BlGncO, however, will act in Cuba in
strict compliance with the instructions that he
may receive from the Cabinet. He is no longer
II man of action. His energies. notwthstand.
inE what he says. or, rather what the Philip
have disappeared; n fact persons who have
lately seen him declare that he is almost a
complete wreck ply sically as well as mentally
Field Marshal Jo,r Ardcrius Garcia Blanco'
Campos. He is very well known in cuba, where
he niuassed fortune through interruptions
means.
Lieut.. Gen. Pando has already held impor
tant military Office In Cuba, where he is inter
| cstcd largely in sugar ana mining; He viii
probably take command OF the Spanish troops in
Gen. Gonzales PARADE is an intimate friend
Of Gen, Blanco He will be the real Captain
General Of the island
Gen. Fernandez Bcrnal is one Of the many
Spanish Generals who failed in conguerinG
Gen, Macco in Pinar del Rio. His failure tc
reach Cucaragicara at the appointed hour was
tanned there by several Spanish colu .1ns Will,
attempting 10 storm Macoo's position.
Gen. Canella is ono of Maritime Composs favo
rites. He was defeated by Jose Maceo at Sas
del lndis with loss OF more than 800 men
Upon his return to Spain In February; 1896
Gen. Canclla gave pcssmistic view OF the situ
DUNG an entire people, was the case will
the Cubans, vas almost Impossible.