The record-union., 1898-01-23
His Troops Are Not in Sympathy
With Policy in Cuba.
They kre Quietly Demanding a Return to
the Methods Of WeyIer.

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Not on Autonomy, and That the
Wishes OF the Army Should be
Followed.
| HAVANA, Jan. 22-There seems to
! be no animosity to General Blanco IS
an individual, though decided objec-
tions to Secretary General Congosto on
/ personal grounds are manifested. Of
course the Madrid Government will pay
no heed to the attacks on Blanco, be-
cause to recall him would be to revise
! the policy with which he is charged,
but the knowledge of the feeling among
| Spanish classes must inevitably make
the Sagasta Ministry uncomfortable.
| The time does not yet seem in sight
| when the volunteers and the Havana
populace will seek to put the Captain
| General on shipboard and send him out
/ of the country, or when his own army
! may turn against him. 1t may be sig
nificant of the prevailing unrest that
this should be discussed at all, but the
discussion is not a sign that it Will
happen.
The Government has partly recov-
| cred its composure. Since Sunday
PASSED without expected uprisings OF
the volunteers there has been no dan
ger of a further outbreak. Whether the
| heavy reinforcements brought in On
| that day have had a share in prevent
ing a revolution can only be surmised.
The volunteers are satisfied with the
situation. Whether the Captain n-Gen-
eral had actually orders from Madrid
TO disarm them or not, since the events
of a week ago, he would not attempt il.
The delegation of officers of the volun-
teers who called on General Blanco
We're profuse in repudiating the idea Of
organizing insubordinate or disloyal
action. He on his part. accepted the
spontaneous demonstration of loyalty,
but there was no understanding on
either side. The volunteers will not be
disarmed, nor will they go into the
| field to fight the insurgents as some of
the Spanish papers have demanded.
The volunteers, having shown their
hostility to autonomy and strengthened
their position, are not disposed TO en-
courage further disturbances.
The next crisis seems likely to come
over the military campaign. A show
must be made of operations in the field.
The army has been Modified by the
press law and the other means taken
by the Government to protect it from
criticism. The certainty that the ring
| leaders in the riot will not be punished
keeps it in good humor. But while not
disposed to crowd the Government, the
army knows its power.
Captain G eneral Blanco cannot con-
tinue the policy of conciliating the in
surgents if he is to have the support
of his own troops. They are quietly de-
manding a return to Weyler's methods.
This demand is already known in Ma
drid An account of it has possibly
reached Washington in the form of an
official report by this time. The Con-
servative newspapers, in a guarded
way, encourage it. They put the case
that Spain's sovereignty in Cuba rests
on the army and not on autonomy and.
this being so. the wishes of the army
should be followed in conducting the
campaign.
Consul General Lee is receiving very
full reports from all parts of the island
about the attitude of the Spanish prop
erty-owners. The disturbances in Ha-
vana have increased their lack of con-
fidence in the Government, while their
fears of what would happen under in
surgent success are not lessened. They
want the Intervention of the United
States Private declarations of their
sentiments are yoluminous. They do
rot put their wishes on record, and all
the Consuls can do = to report the
wishes of the Spanish property -owning
class to the State Department.
In tie country declarations are made
more emphatic than in Havana. Here
the Government has given a blunt hint
to the leaders who some time ago start
ed a movement to ask for an American
protectorate. and they remain quiet.
Their sentiments, however, are not
changed. and their purpose is not al
tered, but they await better oppor-
tunity.
TORTURING CUBAN PRISONERS
HAVANA, Jan. 22-A German man
of-war, the Charlotte. is expected TO ar
rive at Havana on Saturday The Ger
man Consul announces that the Gneise-
nan will also arrive two days later
Reports from the east state that
General Pando is fortifying Cuerto Riv-
er to enable the regular supplies to be
sent inland to the garrisoned towns
Thus far every convoy sent up the river
has been captured by the rebels. and
the garrison forces are in a deplorable
condition.
Cane fields are still burning in every
province. The rebels are also burning
grass. so that the Spaniards may not
get fodder for their horses.
Advices from Limon, railroad town
in Matanzas Province, state that the
rebels ambushed a whole guerrilla
force. killing all but three. Several
small towns have been attacked and
plundeIed. correspondent in Santa
go de Cuba writes that the filibustering
boat recently captured near Hortillo by
the Spanish gunboat Galicia has been
taken to Santiago de Cuba. and that
two men found aboard We're put in Jail.
The account states that the boat. which
is about five tons, and owned st Man
zanillo when captured was loaded with
provisions for the insurgents No arms
or ammunition We're found aboard.
Members of the crew say the supplies
were taken ashore at Santa Ana. Ja-
maica. whence the boat sailed on Janu-
ary 9th. When nearing the Cuban
coast the boat became becalmed and
was overtaken by the warshp at day
light of the following morning. They
were transferred to the gunboat, placed
: in irons and tortured in order to force