The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-06
Unless He Can satisfactorily Explain
His Havana Speech He VIII
Probably BE Degraded.
SPANISH OFFICERS WROTH
THREATEN TO MUTINY IT GREW
ANCES ARE NOT REDRESSED.
Republicans and Car1ists May Seek
WeyIer's Support-Marshal BIan-
co.'s Cuban PrOcIamatiOns.

MADRID, Nov. 5-The Spanish govern
ment, as a result of deliberations of the
ministers over the utterances of General
Weyler, the former captain general Of
Cuba, has come to the decision to try him
by court-martial, no matter where he lands,
if he confirms the accuracy of the press re-
ports of his utterances. The commanding
officers at all the ports of the Spanish king
dom have been instructed to demand of
General Weyler the moment he can be COM
municated with the exact terms of the
speech which he delivered in reply to the
demonstration a. Havana on the occasion
Of his embarkation for Spain on Sunday.
The steamer Montserrat, on which Gen.
Weyler sailed from Havana for Spain on
Sunday reached Gibara, on the northwest
coast of Cuba, on Wednesday with her en-
gines disabled and may be compelled to
return to Havana, in which case it is not
unlikely that there will be interesting de-
velopments.
A public meeting which was organized at
Santander Spain. to arrange a reception to
General Weyler, was attended by such
riotous opposition that the mayor was
obliged to dissolve it.
The government received a cable message
from 1hdESLdl bIaHcO to-day, saying InaL
"the autonomist party in Cuba is reorgan-
izing," and that several families who had
emigrated are returning to the island
Why the Spanish Cabinet Took Action
WASHINGTON, Nov. Sit appears that
the determination of the Spanish Cabinet
to court-martial General Weyler while not
directly due to a request of this govern
ment, was probably inspired by an intima-
ton from the State Department that his
utteranceS were not calculated to smooth
the way of the negotiations. 1t is sur
missed that by thus acting with promptness
the Spanish Cabinet has paved the way for
q counter femonStrance against the publ
cation of ex-Unted States Minister Hannis
Tayior. The conditions in the two cases,
however, are said at the State Department
to be entirely different General Weyler be-
ing a Spanish army officer and amenable
TO discipline for any interference with tho
policy of the government while Mr.. Tay-
lor. being private citizen. is not account
able to his government for his individual
utteranceS.
The government has expressed it's salts
d Ga with the statements of the United
states ambassador to Germany, Mr. An
drew ID. White, on the subject of Cuba, as
reported in Tuesdays issue of the Vienna
Iageblatt, where he is represented as say
ing IN the course of an interview, that
America will patiently await the realZa-
ton OF autonomy, and when it is realized
the relations between the United States and
Spain VIII return to their normal condi-
lions. IhlS statement of Mr. White is re-
garded in official circles as accurately re-
Meeting the real opinion of the American
government and Virtually repudiating
anything to the contrary in the much dis
cussed article by Mr.. Hannis Taylor in an
American magazine, although Ambassador
White did not mention Mr.. Taylor's name.