The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16
THE CUBANS In NEW YORK on MIR
O,KELLY,S CASE.

Yesterday afternoon o HERALD reporter had few
minutes interview with one OF the most prominent
Cubans in this city concerning the fate Of Mr..
O'Kely, and the following conversation took
place.
REPoRrER-what do the majority OF your coun-
trymen think about Mr. O'Kelly's fate al the pres
ent moments
GUIANA few days ago they considered him a
lost man, but new they are most sanguine that he
will be back in the HERALD onice within few
weeks.
REPoRTER-Wny this change OF opinion
CUBAN-We all believe that the present Captain
General Ceballos, who is shortly to be superseded,
wants to wash his hands OF the matter. and Is eav
ing the matter for the adjudication OF the new
Captain General, Senior Pieltain, who Is shortly
expected at Havana. l have to-day received o
letter from Madrid which states that he was to
embark for Havana on the 3oth OF last month by
the Spanish mail steamer at Cadiz, and, II he has
taken passage on that day. he would
ARRIVE AT HAVANA ABOUT TOMORROW;
but believe my informant must be in error, or we
should have heard by telegraph Of his departure,
on the principle that the departure OF reinforce
ments for the Spanish army in Cuba are always
scrupulously telegraphed. 1 believe that the new
Captain General Is to bring out large number OF
republican officials to Havana, and that Q complete
that city.
REpoRrER-what do you know OF the new Cap
tain Generals character and dispositisnY
CUBAN-Merely this, that he Is a stanch repub-
can and is said to possess most liberal views and
In view OF this, !, in common with my country
men, believe that as soon as he arrives In Cuba
Mr.. O'Kelly's Imprisonment will instantly termi-
nate for Spain cannot afford to be on bad terms
with the United States
MR.. o'KELLY's TWO HAMMERS.
Mr.. O'KelIy holds in his hands, as we say In
Spanish, two hammers-one il Great Britain and
the other the United States. am not q betting
man, but | would willingly bet hundred to one
that Mr.. O'Key will be speedily released through
the intervention Of one or both OF these Powers.
Here is a Madrid paper have this moment re.
ceived which speaks Of Mr.. OKelly-Ld EstreRa
de los Dos Mstndos.
MADRID PAPER ON MR.. o'KELLY.
Mr.. James O'Kelly, the new commissioner OF the
HERALD to Cuba, has been threatened with death
by General Morales de los Rios at Palma seviano.
menting on the fact, says that the con-
sequence OF numbering an inoffensive Amer
ca Dc are es acna on the
while the volunteers are meditating raids on the
cities, and we believe Of truth that we are on the
groes s1,Ioo q head; Chinese 5000, oxen $50, and
salvation tor Cuba lies in the establishment Of
the Republic, and we affirm that IL 1t Is not
speedily put on solid basis Spain will soon lose
her Cuban and Porto Rican possessions.
THE CAPTAIN GENERALS COMPROMISE.
report was circulated in this city yesterday
that the new Captain General Of Cuba will
endeavor to effect compromise with the Cuban
patriots, and that he had been empowered by
the authorities at Madrid to restore to the widows
and orphans OF Cuban patriots the property seized
from the former on account OF their relatives tax
ING nm arms aQainst the Spanish government.