The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-10
GETS INTO PRISON
CONSUL GENERAL LEE ON THE IN
SIDE OF a CUBAN DUNGEON.

1t, Seither-He Reserves the Red Tape
Part Until He has Found Out What He
Wants to Knoxville Asks WeyIer for
What He Wants and Gets the Promise
of It-Cuban News.
Havana. June Son Sunday evening
United States Consul General Lee Wis
i'ed he Cabanas fortress and saw
Julio Sanguilly and the prisoners Ia
General Lee found them shut I'D in a
dungeon with negro prisoners. Al
fredo Ia Borde, who is said 10 have been
the leader of the Competitor expedi-
ton, and VINO Is an American citizen,
was found to be very sick. He said
he was suffering from grip and that
the doctor had said he would get bet
ter care while confined IN the fortress
than in the hospital La Borde did
not complain Of bad treatment, though
the air of the dungeon where he was
confined was damp and the walls moist
Consul General Lee. having learned
that the officer of the guard was rep
rirc.anfed by the e. vernon OF the fort
ress Tor allowing the visit, visited Cap
tam General Weyler to offer his ex-
cuses- Captain General Weyler, how
ever, apparently did not think badly
OF General Lees visit to the prisoners,
although it contravened the rules and
laws of the fortress. General Lee in
formed Weyler of the sickness of the
prisoner and of the bad condition OF
the dungeon. General Weyler promised
that they should be placed in a better
situation and should be changed imnle-
diateiy to a room separated from 9TH
er prisoners.
Generals Earcf, Melquiso, Bazan,
Ruise, Albacete, Hernandez, Ferrer and
Colonel Segura have recently arrived
in this city, and there is considerable
speculation as to the reason for their
absence from their command. Common
rumor has it that they have been cali
ed here to take part in an important
council of war.
Luise DiaZ. who served in the last
revolution, and Mario Adam, also an
old fnsurgent leader. and Aienjandro
RodeTiguez, have Joined the insurgents
from Puerto Principe.
In the Trinidad district of the province
of Santa Clara the insurgents have
Jul HGd Tue NllId6S OIL biTdDld-
Colonel Landa, while reconnoitering
in front OF the military line in the vi
clnity of Dolores and Catalina, met an
insurgent force holding parapetted po-
sition. The enemy was dispersed with
a loss of seven killed.
Jose Maceo, Perico Perez and Rabbi
have entered the town of Jiguani, prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, which was
defended by a garrison of $50 Spanish
soldiers. General Gasco afterwards dis
lodged the insurgents from Jiguani
No further details Of this engagement
have been received.
The insurgents who were recently
defeated at Ventas and Casanova were
under the leadership of Galixto Garcia.
Major Ramus had a skirmish at Pu-
gents lost two killed and the troops lost
lieutenant and four guerriilaS killed
and five men wounded.
The insurgents have burned the VIII
iage of Cagio. They were fired upon by
the Spanish gunboat Dardo and fed in
confusion.
The gathering of the sugar crop Is
nearly terminated. 1t will amount 10
about one-eightf1 of the crop of last
year. The g, vernment Q giving cor
siderable consideration to the question
OF assisting unemployed laborers. If
they are allowed to remain in idIeness
there is little doubt that they will go
over TO the insurgents
Maxine Gomez is reported ito be In
the province of Puerto Principe. pre-
pairing something to distract the atten-
ton of the government In the mean
while Garlic is advancing westward
and Maceo Is overrunning Pinar del
Rio.
Key West, Fla. June 9-The following
report has been received from Las Villas,
Cuba, by letter:
The Cuban army in this territory is COM
posed OF more than 5000 patriots. The
Spanish commander acknowledges the loss
OF LEO men killed and wounded at Caicai-
aJacara. The Spanish colonies, Segura
and Palanca. have been defeated several
times in the past month by General
Gomez, who in these engagements captur-
ed two cannons- GU March %, at San
Juan and de Los YarraS a column of
Spaniards, composed of 5000 men and 100
cars of food and ammunition under Col
onel Segura's command, were attacked
by squadron OF CubanS, with a loss 10
the Spanish of 30 killed on the first day.
The march lasted three days and during
that time the Spanish loss was % men
killed and e cars captured, and il s b.
level that Colonel Segura was either
Killed. or capture. TIE a LgA.S vc.C -
leader OF the last var. There is no truth |
in the report that Garridi and Pineiro, |
Cuban leaders have been killed Vicuna, |
the Spanish general. did not die of yellow |
fever. but of a wound in the thigh.
New York, June 1.-TWO Americans
came through the Spanish line with Lieu |
tenant Arteaga, General Gomez's aide-de- |
camp, who arrived in New Y ork City Mon |
lay. These were Messrs. Betancourt aid /
Hilligaus. Both were members OF the /
Illinois state militia and went 70 Cuba on 1
the Tore expedition lest November and |
worked their way up TO the rank OF first 1
ieutenants Now they ara IN co-opera- 1
ion with Lieutenant Artsago In fitting out /
IN important expedition. Associated with /
hem in this work Is Major Thomas Ros-
ger Roemer, who was also with Gomez. |
These four men have creden tials signed /
1y the commander-in-chief.M Maxine Co
10 forward supplies OF am
nunition 10 the insurgents
The trocha is not much moro difficult
% pass than any other Spanish line," sad
Lieutenant Artesza today Our mes
'enEsrs go back and forth AT will have 4
q, 90 Spsniards shut in along that trocha
Inc. I wish Weyler would establish mora |
They are as good as prisoners. As long
IS the SDania7ds are there they 90 10 |
arm In fact they die along that ditch !
rom fever more rapidly than they would
e killed n battle.
That IS true The ditch Is broad and
0 feet deep In this season :: Is full %
ya:sr from which rises vapor that = bad
or Spanish constitutions. The fever Is
Oing more for US than bullets
TALK OF A CUBAN SETTLEMENT
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