The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-01
ARE NOW LooSENED.
sp,NTARDS IN CUBA BITTERLY DE-
NOUNCE CAPT. GEN. BLANCO.

,,rity-Loolxed Upon as the Cor
INF instrument of the Unprinci-
.,ed Few who Direct the Desti-
ries of spain-ChaFges That He
WAS the Cause of the Loss of Ger
v,ra's Fleet.
Havana. via Key West Fla, Nov. 3d.
nh circumstances of Marshal Blancos
ssnsrture, particularly the clandestine ma
,,re of his movements at an early hour
This morning, have furnished occasion for
.,.b gossip. and for bitter vituperation,
- the affair throws light upon his meth
as and conduct during the entire period
~ his captain generaIship. The oft-re-
ae,te5 statement that he was not popular
among the Spaniards in Cuba gets con-
srmation from the fact that none of his
tsvow countrymen prominent in civil, So
.al or industrial circles, men whose loyal
~ 70 Spain is above suspicion, went near
him to say farewell.
A, the palace and on board the steam
ar he was met only by those whose official
military duty it was 10 pay tribute of
rssnect and courtesy to the ex-governor
general of the island, but no personal
friar5s were present to relieve the gloom
and 3u,lness of his last hours in Cuba.
This he appeared to feel keeniy, for he
was morose and silent, showing visible
signs of his disappointment and regret.
His only outburst of feeling was when he
embraced Gen. RuberIe, military governor
Of Cabanas. an old and trusted friend and
er officer in his arms Marshal Blanco seem
cd greatly affected
The details of his slipping away from the
palace about midnight and going quietly
On board The Villaverde, without the blare
Of trumpets and military honors and sa-
ntes usual on such occasions, have al
ready been cabled to the Associated Press.
Now that he has gone, tongues are loos-
ened He is openly accused of weakness
and lack of character. He is made re-
sponsible for the reverses of the campaign
and the fnal result of the war, as the
corrupt instrument OF the corrupt and I'M
principed few who rule the destinies of
Spain. In support of such charges it is
pointed out that, though he had 10000
men at his disposal, he withheld rein
forcements from Santiago, and that, while
decelying people by announcements that
Cen Pando had left for the eastern prov
inces at the head of a powerful army, no
such movement was even contemplated,
Cen Pando, instead, leaving secretly for
town in Central America, ostensibly on
diplomatic mission, the exact import of
which has never been actually explained.
Finally, his countrymen make him ans
Terable for the destruction of Cerveras
squadron, laying at his door a command
thar Admiral Ceryera should make a dash
out of Santiago harbor. Cervera answer
ed that the loss of the fleet was inevitable
and asked authority to land all his guns
and 10 mount them on the shore batter
les, TO man them with marines, to aban-
don the vessels, to make a brilliant and
possibly victorious resistance by land and
as a last resort, if the Americans took
the city, to blow up the vessels, thus
sparng the lives of officers and crews,
who, if the squadron were sent out, would
go to certain sacrifice.
This mas aroused the ire of the Spanish
population, and can be safely considered
the keynote of their present reviling of
Blanco. By the decree they claim that
their brothers are handed over for judg-
ment to their natural enemies, the Cubans,
most of the judges now sitting in the is
land courts being Cubans There is no
doubt that this provision may yet give
rise 10 many serious troubles.
The official Gazette of Havana, the gov
eminent organ, to-day publishes the con-
ddons governing the concession for the
Central Railway, for whose construction
bids We're asked by the Spanish govern
menC. Although technically correct, and
in order as a matter of official routine, the
publication savors of the ludcrous, en-
failing as it does the gratuitous cession to
the concessiOnaries of lands, one-haf of
which were either acquired by American
conquest. as in the province OF Santiago
or occupied by American troops after
Spanish evacuation.
Blanco, it is asserted, acting on his own
authority, answered briefly and CURLY by
reiterating his order TO make sally His
counlrymen here now wish to make him
crimnaily responsible for the order that
entai!ed this tremendous loss of life.
All mis-, of course, is given merely as
gossip current in Spanish circles mere.
Last and by no means least in this list
Of charges. is Blanco's recent decree trans
1erring all cases of prosecutions against
members of the volunteer and irregularly
modified forces from military TO civil
tribunals.
Col. Clous, secretary of the United
states evacuation commission, nad just
nnshed reading the decree in the Official
Gazette this morning, when Col. Giranta,
the secretary of the Spanish commission
ers, arrived at the Hotel Tro ha. He pro
tested energetically against the puUnca-
uon of any decree whereby the Spanish
government appeared to cede lands be-
longing to the United States.
There are numerous reports of coils
Ions and minor disturbances between
spaniards and Cubans all over the ISL
and which, although Of no great signifi-
canoe, shows the ill-feeling which exists,
and will continue to exist.
Ever since the wrecking of the printing
once at Gunes last week by the Spanish
garrison, because the proprietor had pub
Ashed an article entitled "Adieu,' disor-
oers there are of daily occurrence. The
spaniards patrol the streets al night. at
lacking all unprotected citizens whom
they found out after O'Clock, and spread
ing alarm and CONSERVATION.
senior Jose Bolande, the Mayor of Gui-