The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-08
COURTESY
Gen. Wade Makes Official
Visit to Gen. CaStellanos.

Havana, Dec. 3, via Key West, Fla,
Dec. THE official visit of General
Wade, as president of the Cuban evac-
uation commission, to Captain General
Castellanos. at the palace this morning.
was marked by display OF official and
military courtesy and honors fully in
keeping with the rank of the visiting
officers, in sharp contrast to the sys-
tenn which prevailed during the regime
of the late Captain General Blanco,
when these ceremoniaIs were totally
diregarded.
The reception accorded to General
Wade today was a revelation in matter
of official ceremony and Spanish gal
lantry. At the conclusion Of the inter
view, General Castellanos in person de-
scended the stairs with his visitor and
conducted him TO where his carriage
was IN waiting at, the curb, remaining
, there until the American general drove
away. The palace guard, drawn up in
double file, presented arms as General
Wade and his party passed through the
lines, and the arrival of the Americans
had been heralded by shriu buge
blast.
One Of the interesting things of the
hour is the changing of the name o.
Weyler street to it's former name of
Oblspo street. 1t appears that upon
motion Of the city council, General
Blanco, several days before his depar-
ture for Spain, signed an order author
lziing the removal of the plates bearing
the name Of Weyler, which during the
latter's regime had been fastened at
every corner of Obispo street to per-
petuate his name
General Blanco, in signing the order
however, made an express provision
that the change in names was not to
be effected until after he had sailed.
The vessel bearing the former captain
general has weighed anchor but a com
parattVely short time when a gang Of
Workmen, bearing hammers and lad
ders, were busily engaged in tearing
down the Weyler plates, amid the
shouts, yells and curses and execra-
lions Of hundreds of students and pass
ersby. Spaniards and Cubans engaged
in violent disputes, which threatened q
disturbance of the peace. When the
matter was reported to General Castel-
lanOs, he was greatly incensed at what
! he termed a trick of General BlancO to
apparently make him answerable for
the dissertation of the name of Weyler,
his old friend and companion in arms.
Local newspapers publish the follow
ing petition addressed to the queen re-
gent of Spain by the Spaniards in Gu
ba:
THE Spanish residents of Cuba,
wishing to preserve their nationality.
ignore totally the guarantees for the
preservation of their lives and property
by the AMERICA. government which is
about to take control of the island.
They do not at the present moment
| believe that the guarantee of their
own nationality is sufficient as their
country finds itself in a predicament
being unable to defend this territory
and forced to abandon il. Therefore il
could not be expected to raise its stihed
voice here to defend it's children's
rights if by chance they are persecu-
ted or trampled upon. The example in
Porto Rico of what daily occurs in diff
ferent towns and villages occupied by
United States troops, shows clearly
what would be our future if not fore
warned and farearmed and if the gov
eminent Of our country does not de
mand with tirmness a solid and re-
sponSible guarantee from the United
States, or does not make an alliance
with some European power to insure
our protection. The latter solution we
consider the most honorable, and as
more reassuring as to our personal
safety and in respect to our rights OF
property. We cannot trust the United
States authorities. who, being cur flu
ture judges and lawgivers, have neither
known how nor wish to fulfill their
promises of absolute protection for this
island of Porto Rico.
I'VE, therefore, trust your most gra-
cious majesty that this petition will
be heard and that your sympathies
will be enlisted for the Spaniards, who
numbering over 100000, will remain
here and who, after defending and
maintaining the sovereignty of Spain
with such faith and enthusiasm for
so many years, will be deprived, after
the evacuation of the Spanish army OF
all means of defense and shelter"
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