The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
OPPOSITION TO BLANCO.
Tho Union Constitutional rnrty in Cuba IL
Against Him.

Against Him.
HAVANA, Oct. 80. via Key West, Oct. 81
Gen. Blanco nnds in Cuba the strong opposition
of the Union Constitutional party, which
backed Wcyler, and the friendly support of the
Reformists. The Autonomists, though they
also gave their support to Weyler, are ready to
receive Blanco with equal enthusiasm. They
comprise only a small number of ruined poll
ticians, without any real influence in the coun-
try, and they find great cause to rejoice over
the news that with the promised grant of au-
tonomy to Cuba the Spanish Government will
present them with several important offices in
tho island.
Gen. Weyler, before resigning his command,
wreaked vengeance on the Rcformists. He
heavily fined tho editor of the Diario de la
Marina. because he published a letter from
Santa Clara describing the desperate situation
of the pacficos and the ravages made by fam
inc, in terms similar to those of earlier reports
to II Sun.
Weyler wished to show to the last that he
adhered to his unique theory that pacifcation
is n fact and that the alleged ruin of the island
by his barbarous warfare is nothing but an in
vention of American journalists. The publ
cation, therefore, in II Spanish organ of a re-
port of the dire distress of Cuba in the sam
words used by an American newspaper, was,
In his opinion, ian unpatriotic act" Such are
the words Of the decree filming the editor of tho
Diario.
Gen. Blanco finds the city of Havana
stirred up by a strongly worded proclamation
signed by Gems. Maxine Gomez, Calixto Garcia,
and Bartolome Masso, in which the inhabitants
of Cuba are assured once more that the Cuban
army will not yield because Weyler has been
recalled, or autonomy, no matter how liberal,
suys that the Cubans are fighting for ''inde-
pcndence or death" 1t has been widely cir
oulatcd.
The war did not assume a more humane
character when Gen. Weyler left his palace and
went on board the Monserrat TO wait for Gen.
Blanco. Reports of barbarous massacres com
several parts of Havana and Plnar del Rio
province, exactly as il the Butcher was still
in his gloomy office in front of the Armas square
was raided Yesterday by. n Spanish column.
The insurgents, Jenaro ,Tejera, Pedro Gonzalez.
and several others, sick and wounded. were
mot the same fate. The hospital was burned,
together witt, the bodies of the victims;
The Chief OF Police of Havana, Senior Labarra,
an abcttor of Wcylcr in several assassinations
here, has resigned his office.
Gen. i,uque, who was defeated by the insur-
to leave for Spain.
The war in santa Clara province is being
forces under command OF Ccpero and a spanish
column of 1900 men under Col. Sedeno had
a fight on Friday which lasted eight hours,
with heavy losses on both sides.
At Collector, Havana province, another en-
gagement took place yesterday, in which the
Spanish losses We're one Captain and seventeen
soldiers killed and nine soldiers wounded. The
insurgents had about the same number of
killed and wounded. The Spanish forces were
commander WAS Col. ltaoul Arrange.
The well-known Cuban officer, Hernandez
i hss% OF Ma M a es' eitS. was nS XIII d r reee Ssiy i ia am
engagement near Havana.