America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . a trap to capture Weyler, but the latter escaped. Weylers Cuban career, however, was near its end. Premier Cauovas,who had appointed him, and who indorsed his policy, including concentrationand all its atrocities, was assassinated on August 8, 1897, and the SagastaLiberal Ministry, which succeeded the Conservative Cabinet, in response topressure from President McKinley, removed Weyler. He was recalled onOctober 2d, an
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . a trap to capture Weyler, but the latter escaped. Weylers Cuban career, however, was near its end. Premier Cauovas,who had appointed him, and who indorsed his policy, including concentrationand all its atrocities, was assassinated on August 8, 1897, and the SagastaLiberal Ministry, which succeeded the Conservative Cabinet, in response topressure from President McKinley, removed Weyler. He was recalled onOctober 2d, and Blanco took his place in the latter end of the month. Under Blancos regime an attempt was made to return to the milder policyof Campos, but it was not carried out. Some of the rigors of the concentra-tion barbarity were abated, but very little perceptible difference was made inthe actual condition of the people affected. Deaths from starvation anddisease continued at about the same rate as under the Weyler is estimated that the mortality from these sources alone, to the beginningof 1898, exceeded 200,000; and by some reliable authorities the number is. 54 AMERICAS WAR FOR HUMANITY. placed as high as half a million, up to the time of the commencement ofhostilities. The rest of the story of the events in connection with the rebellion, sinceBlanco assumed control last October, may be quickly told. Blancosmilitary efforts were as unsuccessful as those of his three predecessors—Calleja, Campos and Weyler. November 27, 1897, the Madrid governmentofficially published a decree granting autonomy to Cuba, but the insurgentsrejected it; and Minister de Lome, in a private letter which got to the public inFebruary, 1S98, confessed that it was a sham. A few days after the letter was made public, or on February 15, 1898, the United Statesbattle-ship Ma in e ,anchored in the har-bor of Havana, wasblown up, and twohundred and sixty-six lives were horribleincident
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