Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-05-01

Says the Reports OF the Cuban
Revolution Were Greatly
Exaggerated.

New York, April 25.-Senor Dupuy de
Lone, the new Spanish minister to the
United States, was interviewed by an
Associated Press reporter today on board
the revenue cutter which brought him up
from quarantine. Senior de LONE spoke
or the lack Of interest in the Cuban in
surrection which he observed during his
stay in Havana, which place he visited
en- route, and also of the exaggerated re-
ports sent out from the island concerning
she progress Of the instruction. He eN-
pressed his conviction OF the speedy eX-
junction of the revolt. 1.-THE arrival OF
Gen. Martinez Campos in Cuba" the
Spanish minister said, brought a feeling
OF security to the people and an assurance
that the mSurrectiOniSts would be speedl-
ly suppressed. 1t is needless for me to
repeat the statements that have been
made so often regarding the greatly eX-
aggerated stories sent out by newspaper
correspondents. l must say that the re-
ports Of the Associated Press are the
most truthful of those cabled from Cuba.
The newspaper correspondents from the
time of my arrival in Cuba have made me
say and do all manner of things of which
| am not aware of saying or doing. A New
York paper published a long interview
with me in which | was quoted as MAX
ing a number of very positive and I'M
pleasant statements about the American
press. AS a matter of fact | never said
a word on such a subject to a reporter of
New York paper, nor indeed to a re-
porter of any paper printed in English.
My mission to America is not to talk
politics to the authorities at Washing
ton. AS for the matter of firing upon
the steamer Alliance, I have nothing to
say. 1t is a matter which seems to have
been already satisfactorily settled. |
must say, however, that / think it would
ha va no fol f ho
Alliance to have stopped when requested
and to have fought for indemnity after
wards. Concerning Gen. Campos and
his proposed plans, l think it is worthy of
note, as characteristic of the excellent
soldier and tactician that he is, how lit
tie he has said since his arrival in Cuba.
The general is a most loyal and patriotic
man who has nothing to gain by the
present campaign. 1t is his policy to be
as lenient as possible with the insured
tionists except in the case of the leaders,
who will be most severely dealt with.
The government proposes to send to Cuba
1000 men in all before May 1. With
this force there can be no doubt as to the
fate Of the inGGrrectionists. Gen. Cam
pos has with him two of his sons, Miguel,
the Marquis Of Jazdan, who holds the
rank of first lieutenant, and Josef, who
is a second lieutenant. The former is a
young man who has given up a life of
leisure to endure the hardships of a Gu
ban campaign in the hct season.
Statements have been made that the
money Gen. Campos brought with him
was for the purpose of buying off the
leaders of the revolution. 1t is well
known that this policy was pursued dur,
ing the last Instruction in Cuba, but the
government has no intention of repeating
the mistake in the present instance. The
revolution is to be stamped out by force
of arms.
Estimates by conservative men who
have been among the revolutionary forces
place the number of them at about 1000,
not more than half of whom are armed
and equipped. We estimate their num-
Der at about 1000, with the same armed
proportion. 1t is a difficult matter to get
a correct idea of their numbers for one
day many of them will be at work on
the crops and the next day they are off on
a skirmishing expedition. Four thou
sand, however, is certainly a most liberal
estimate and they are of class that
would scarcely be taken as serious in
America.
Spanish war vessels in Cuban waters,
Seven Of these are second-class cruisers
and one is frst-class boat. The ship
I came over on with Gen. Campos was
the Reina Marie Cristo. the vessel in
which the Princess Eulalie came to this
country. 1t is not intended, [ think, to
send any more ships to Cuba than are At
present on the way there"
Senior &c Lone said it was his inten-
ton to stay in this city for the next few
days if possible to await the arrival Of his
family, who are en- route to New York.
The minister remarked that the several
changes of climate he had experienced
since leaving Spain had tired him and
that he was anxious for few days rest.