The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-10-12
ORDERED TO MADRID
Spanish Ministry's Orders
are Emphatic.
BLANCO HAS STARTED FOR CUBA
The New Captain-GeneraI Sails For
Havana TOday--TuesdaS.

NEW York, Oct. IA dispatch to
the World from Madrid says:
The minister of war has cabled to
General Weyler to embark for Madrid
Immediately, handing over his command
to the Marquis de Ahmuda or General
Linares. All high civil officers and the
principal lieuteEants of Weyler will be
replaced promptly.
The government telegraphed an order
to cease instantly all vigorous methods
of warfare practiced hitherto.
With the exception of conservatives
and republicans who persist in courting
Weyler, the majority of the press open
ly applaud the new government for ga
zetting DEGREES recalling General Weyler
and appointing Marshal Blanco govern
or-general of Cuba.
So determined was the cabinet to act
vigorously that Immediately after the
council of ministers approved the above
DEGREES, Count Xinquena, minister of
public works, carried them to the pal
lace. The queen got up from dinnor to
sign them. The minister of war tele-
graphed the Transatlantic Company to
postpone the departure of the mail
Steamer to allow General Blanco to en-
bark Tuesday with a numerous staff.
Six generals, officers who served under
Marshal Campos in the early part of the
present war, and 10000 men as rein
forcements, will follow in November.
General Blanco is not expected to be in
a position to form a correct estimate as
to the situation, or to suggest the best
course to follow before about lhe middle
of November.
Military operations will continue as
soon as fine weather will permit against
all insurgents who are not disposed to
submit on hearing of the contemplated
reforms and the reversal of the policy of
the past two years.
General Blanco, now captain-generai
of Cuba, announces that he will act with
great energy against the insurgents, and
will employ all political means to restore
equality of treatment In various sections
of the community. He has the greatest
desire to end the war and esta blish
peace by the system adopted in 1879.
The inhabitants OF Palma, the birth
place of General Weyler, are preparing
to give him an ovation on his return
from Cuba.
The government has received unfavor-
able intelligence of the reviva! of the in
surrection in the Philippine Islands.
The situation there is serious. Six fl
clustering expeditions from japan and
China have landed arms and war stores
on various parts of the coast. Consider
able reinforcemeuts will have to be sent
to Manila before the fine season opens,
when the rebels are likely to resume Of
fensive operations, because the present
governor, Marshal Rivera, has sent
home halt the European forces, believ-
ing the rebellion to be subdued.
Marshal Campos declined to go to the
Philippines, believing his presence in
Spain more necessary if the eventuali-
ties of the colonial ware should make
military dictature necessary.
A Gillian county boy put a garter
snake in his fathers private jug. When
the old man little later went to take a
snort, the snake poked his head up and
lolled his tongue at him. OF course he
tainted, but when he "came to'' he