New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
OUESADA REPLIES TO DE LONE
REAFFIRMs THE CHARGES OF CRUELTY
AGAINST WEYLER.
SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF OUTRAGE IN THE FOR
MER CUBAN WAR. WHICH THE SPANISH
MINISTER is INVITED TO REFUTE

SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF OUTRAGE IN THE FOR
MER CUBAN WAR. WHICH THE SPANISH
MINISTER IS INVITED TO REFUTE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l
Washington. March 9-Gonzalo de Quesada. the
secretary Of the Cuban delegation in this city. has
repled to Minister Dupuy de Lomes structures on
the critic of SPANS military policy In Cuba In let
ter 10 the Editor Of The Post. Mr.. Frye at
tempted TO have this letter read to-day In the Sen
ate when his colleague. Mr. Hale. offered the De
LONE interview part OF speech against the
Cuban resolutions reported by the Conference Com
mittee Mr.. Hale declined to allow Mr. Quesadas
letter to be read In his time, and sad 1t could be
put in She Congressional Record subsequently
by some supporter Of the House resolutions. The
text of the reply Is as follows;
Minister Dupuy de LONE against all propriety
and precedent. has turned from his unsuccessful
work in diplomatic circles to the newspaper arena.
The Cubans glad to see him discuss this burning
question Of the revolution in the public press which
he has so often condemned. but We will not allow
him distort facts as ne has to his Government.
ID the reported cable be true in which he said that
the President Of this great country had taken him
into the confidence Of the Administration and de-
ciared that during Mr.. Cleveland's term OF office
the Cubans would no. be recognized as beigerents.
Mr. Dupuy de LONE will find that we are prepared
to meet him here none the less. as our gallant
armies In Cuba meet the thousands OF unfortunate
recruits who fight to maintain oppression and the
power Of Spain in the island which literally pays
a Spanish Minister in Washington to insult the land
from which comes his salary.
TREATMENT OF NEWSPAPER CORRESPOND
THE newspapers OF this country need no de-
tenders In every one of them the Minister sees an
enemy, because he does not want the truth TO be
known. Why have the correspondents been de-
MED entrance into the ranks OF the Cubans? Why
have they all had to leave the island? To-day an
American chelson-teis OF his ex-
perlences in the Moro for trying to expose the
fruits of General Vaieriano Wey,ers recent brutal
procla mations. massacre OF unarmed, peaceful
country people at the town OF Guatao. dozen
miles from Havana. by Spanish volunteers. and de-
scribes the fortunes to which Walter Grant Dygart.
an innocent American, is subjected sylvester
Scoveil. another reporter. was thrown into jail as
soon he arrived in Cuba. and yet Dupuy de LONE
cynicaliy says that statesmen do not know the real
situation in Cuba.
But let refute the Al nster's statements. The
book OF Donderis exists. and II the name OF Weyer
does specifically occur 1t is because Namaceda
and other superiors OF his take the credit for his
| atrocities viii Minister Dupuy de LONE deny
! that eight students were butchered In Havana in
November. 1871? Win he deny the assassination
committed by Burrel In the Virglnius affair where
Americans and Cubans murdered. and after
ward their private parts desecraied. as was done
from whose skulls Spanish beasts drank Spanish
| wine? Is the crime of the Mora family Of January
g. 1871 forgotten by Spain. when two of Cuba's mos;
| beautiful women and their children violated
! insulted and burned alive conceal the horrible
crime? And did not Hamilton Fish. the Secretary OF
State of the United States. himself take cognxance
/ ~ the barbarites committed by Spain's officers
! among which was Weyler!
can Mr. Duruy de LONE deny this crime Of Wey.
,er committed under his command the farm Of
Lavsda. in the territory OF Las Tunas? There are
I witnesses TO mis- occurrence. and 1t Is no excuse
tor Wsvler 70 say that he only obeyed orders OF
for he LONE to argue hat he was a subordinate
Two young men. Eugenio and Lorenzo odoardo
brothers and relatives OF Asuilera' the Nice-rres
dent of the Cuban Republic. were sick on thei'
farm. They were cared for by lady VINO was &C
companied by her daughter. eight years OLD. Inc
troops of weyler surprised the place. captured TN
men and the woman and child. and took them u
the c.mp OF Weyler weyler ordered the men to b
killed with machetes in the presence OF the lazy
He foDned the soldiers in a circle. placed IN tn'