Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-09
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Powerful Influences at Havana
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NEW YORK, Jan. s.--A copyrighted dis
patch to the World from Havana, via Tampa
January s, says: An intrigue is on foot
here against General weyler as a year ago
there was an intrigue against General Cam
pos, and that fine old gentleman was COM
PEELED to retire from Cuba. The leaders
OF the union constitutional party Spanish
conservatives), whose policy has always been
that a rule or ruin, at that time finding
that General Campos was disposed to recog-
nize others than themselves. plotted against
him in Spain. as well as in Cuba, and the
honest, sincere and chivalrous gentleman
was forced to retire. Already some OF
the same men who led the movement against
Campos are engaged in the same kind of
plotting against General Weyler. The Mar
quis de Apezteguia is the Official leader of
the conservative party. He Is a Cuban,
but he outdoes the most pronounced Span
lard in his conservatism. lie Is the manag
ing director of a great sugar estate near
Cienfuegos that Is owned by company
controlled by the Welsh brothers OF New
York.
De Apezteguia and others have done much
to create the conditions which led to
the present rebellion. He is eXecrated
by the insurgent leaders. Gomez tried to
destroy the Constanzia sugar plantation, but
De Apeztegula placed private armed
now maintains
Weyer has forbidden the grinding OF cane
and sugar making as military measure,
and thus he has run up against the interests
of the marquis. The latter does not dare
openly to antagonize the captain general.
A cell in the Cabanas would very likely be
the fate Of any one who attempted to criti-
else Weyler. This was done with impu-
nifty with Marshal Campos.
De Ape2teguia said through the press that
he will sail for Spain shortly. This move
ment is regarded as being Intended to show
that he proposes to make his fight In Mad
rid.
There are unmistakable Indications that
Weylers official term will soon end Pri-
vate intelligence shows that crisis may be
precpitated any day. The death of Maceo
tided over a crisis that was then impending
and which may again arise He is in
quarrel with the representatives of powerful
Madrid newspapers, who are boldly critics.
ing some of his executive acts. 1t is not
question of the rebellion, but side issue
arising out of the administration of the
army.
There is no question that a governor gen
eral possessing the diplomatic ability OF
Martinez Campos could, at the present
period, accomplish better results than can
be obtained by strictly military policy
such as Weyler follows. He has aroused so
widespread a fear OF himself that there are
no chances for him to conduct negotiations
OF any kind. Martinez Campos and Maxlmo
Gomez entertained n certain degree of per-
sonal good feeling toward each other that
would serve a good purpose at the present
.!me.
II believe" says the correspondent, that
Martinez Campos would have ended the re-
bellion had he not been constantly ham,
pered and thwarted by the selfish politicians
who ultimately drove him to Spain. l stated
in the World at the time of his departure
that crime had been perpetrated that would
react on the perpetrators. The marquis OF
Apezteguia was quite as responsible for the
driving away of Campos any of the
Others"