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present CuDa ls once more the scene
of insurrectionary troubles, to make
known that Gen. Valerian Weyler,
Marquis Of Teneriffe, who played so
important role in the recent his
tory Of the island, has just been pro-
noted to the very highest rank in
the Spanish army, that of captain
general.
This is the Spanish equivalent for
field marshal In Great Britain, Ger
many, Austria and Russia, and in
these countries and in Spain, as well
as everywhere else, the insignia Of
Office consists of d golden baton
Weyler Is one Of the pillars of the
Spanish monarchy, although on his
return to Europe from the Antilles in
1898 he was so bitter against the
government for the poor support
which he had received that he was
suspected of Carlism.
To-day, in spite of his brusquerie
and soldier-like bluntness, he is the
most popular commander among the
rank and file Of the army; is honored
for his straightforwardness, loyalty
and incorruptibility, and known to
have the soldiers welfare at heart,
there Is little danger as long as he
lives Of either Carlists or republicans
ever being able to organize one Of
those military "pronunciamentos"
against the government and crown
which throughout the greater part
of the nineteenth century were the
blight of Spain.
Romantic Marriage to Peasant Girl.
Save for his official duties and his
constant intercourse with King AL
fonso, Capt. Gen. Weyler leads
very quiet life. He is but rarely
seen at the opera, at theaters or in
society He is devoted to his family.
BY the way, his marriage was some
what in the nature of a romance, for
the Marquise de Teneriffe is the
daughter Of highly dignified and hon
est, hard-working peasants on one Of
the islands Of the Balearic group,
where beautiful women are the rule
instead Of the amazing exception, and
Of which he himself is native.
Weyler had attained the rank Of
colonel, and was in command of a
crack regiment stationed in Mallorca
when he fell in love with Teresa Can
tacana. Weyler notoriously abhor-
red Don Juanesque methods of lay
ing siege 70 the feminine heart, and
as soOu a. he va" sure his aIfoctiol
was recjUr0CaLcd, l& resolved to
make the lovely "paySana' his wife
though She vas igporant-~ ne toe
Spanish proverb says-"w whether the
sun went round the earth or the
earth round the SUM- and had not
even been taught to read or write.
He did not disclose his matrimo-
NAL projects to his family and
friends, but made preparations for
carrying them into execution. Twen-
ty-four '!ours before the time fixed
for the celebration Of the wedding.
the officers Of his regiment received
requests to meet him at a certain
church door early the next morning.
He was, then as now, extremely
popular with his subordinates, what
ever their rank, though the strctest
disciplinarian, and thus the regi-
mental corps d'officiers accepted the
invitation unanimously.
Fellow Officers Saw Ceremony.
At the hour indicated they found
him awaiting at the main entrance,
on ";
he addressed them as follows: BRO
ther officers, none of my people know
that | am to be married this morn
ing. | did not tell them for reasons
Of my own, mainly because l detest
useless discussion. But l do not
want to 60 to the altar without my
comrades SO l asked you to stand
by me as witnesses and friends, and
] want you to note what | shal. 10
when the officiating priest shall have
united me to my dear young fiancee"
This tersc speech was hailed with
really heartfelt acclamations, and the
military cortege filed into the church
at the heels of their beloved colonel,
only too eager to give him their full
support and cOuntenance on so mo-
mcntous an occasion, besides not
little curious as to the denOuemcnt.
At the conclusion OF the religious
ceremony, and after all the military
witnesses had signed the register, the
colonel left the church with his wife
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