The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-18
THE SCISSORS WAR.

A Cuban Patriot AnnOys spanish Edin
tor in HIS Editortal Privacy and Gets
Badly Cut-The Row Originates I'm =
Charge that some Cuban Omcefs Have
Sold Their Country to the Proud Cas-
tilian-General Jordan vs.. Eerrer dc
Couto. ~
A short time ago the Spanish newspaper in this
city published an interview In its columns which
was reported to have taken place between one of
It's reporters and General Jordan, in which the
latter was made to say that the Cuban
insurrection was practically at an end and
that the prolongation OF the struggle was
useless General Jordan, who was and Is strong
sympathizer in Cuban independence, having dis
tingulshed himself at the head OF the patriots IN
Cuba in many well fought contest, naturally re-
given to his words while in conversation with the
said reporter and wrote letter requesting that
correction be made as early ss possible in the
Cronista. No attention was paid, however, to the
communication, copy OF which was published,
however, subsequently, In the Cuban organ In this
city, La Revolution de CUBA. General Jordan then
wrote the following letter q few days ago to the
Spanish edit0r:-
To Mr. JOSE FERRxR DE Couro:-
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anAr Respectfully your 0'sden! r ifdSfas JORDAN
In reply to this letter the Spanish editor. under
the heading Of "Rectincation," published report,
telegraphed from Havana by the Associated Press,
in 1859, to the erect that General Jordan had
offered to sell the patriot forces to the spanards
when General De Rodas was Captain General of
Cuba. When General Jordan was shown q paper
containing the above mentioned statement he
wrote to General Rodas at Havana and challenged
him to produce his evidence for allowing such
once and be telegraphed on to the United States.
The letter, 1t is reported. reached the hands OF the
Captain General, but no reply was vouchsafcd.
AN AFFAIR OF SCISSORS.
The editor Of the Spanish paper took occasion,
nn reen VI sbs aHdrnss racn1nasd
the handwriting, and, snarting under the insults
received at the Spaniard's hands, resolved to re
turn the letter to its writer unopened which Is
considered one OF the gretest insults that can be
offered TO q Casttlian. The person selected to
carry out this mission was Cuban gentleman en-. who
named Alberto Fernandez, and q friend OF Mr..
Ponce de Leon, and what ensued has been told by
him to his Cuban friends as foows:-.I entered
his editorial room and told him that was the
bearer OF an unopened letter OF bis addressed to
General Jordan. Mr. C0uto got very excited and
refused to receive 1t, and, seeing that he was be-
side himself ! left the room for few mo-
ments till he had cooled down. i then returned
turned letter from General Jordan; and, to faci-
tate matters, should 1t suit him, offered, as
Joke, to open IL. This would not suit him, Tor by
this time he was In rabid state Of anger and
seizng pair OF scissors he tried to stab me In the
face but, fortunately for me, merely inflicted a
slight wound. Meanwhile had thrown the letter
at him, and, being unarmed, left the place. have
not done with him yet and ne viii have legal cause
to remember the scissors tragedy used some
very choice epithets towards him, 0fwhIch Spanish
spy and coward were among the mildest."
It is reported that General Jordan intends to
prosecute the Spanish editor for libel What the
Cuban will do who Is still suffering from his
wounds remains TO be seen; put he states that he
will be revenged for the cowardly attack, come
what may.