Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-18
SOME FACTS ABOUT CUBA.
Experience of General Hrnaies
Johuson-GenernI Lee'

New York Correspondence Baltimore
American OF 17th)
General Bradley T. Johnson, OF oai'i-
more. was to-day released from foi' ma.
Island whittier he was sent yesteiuas
upon his arrival from Cuba, to coinpleIs
his five days from Habana REQUIRED u
those not possessing cerr.hcaIcS1 nose
cfirnafization Native CubanS dul - 49,.
who have had yellow-feyer are pa Sf,st,ors
the quarantine authorities mere. Nlsl'o.y
to Cuba are required 10 De nv Ji,,so1 In
the island before they are aul .. a. ,,e
this port General JOhnsons nEe ues
cvnired at O'clock this afternoon, WIFI
he was discharged ana cainc W. dent
York. lie was net by the coIlt9p ',,'. ne
and said that his day $ stay aisiC ~, mn
gusnects at lower quarantine was hot ,u vi.
nieasant. General Johnson was ASK
iirst about the challenge 10 duel Hl't 80
ne received and which seemed ny , "
have made him look any olGtr; .. 800
s.'The duel cot 10 be a political represent
tative affair Ampudia. a relireu ~ ~,
tain Of the Spanish army, wrote ,lS aii
offensive note, reiiectlns on NJ ~, tvho
North Americans. as he called thel,, ar
he said wanted both courage anu a., o.
appreciation Of honor. and chdllenelnsso ~
to fight This note was ielt AT tn. .o,,-
office. and was treated as an auJ,s 81 In
scurrilous letter. He then pubilsneu - 80 -,
Ia Jucha. an official organ OF thS oP eli't -
Government. To this | replled pE ~
tcrview I'm Ia Discussion, a Cupal pPre'
snonsible PARTIES and never puOlsh Ihe. .
IN the nevyspapers. and that III l had u
Tended any Spanish officer by my WII1 i,3
] was ready to back my WORDS, anu an, 49,, 80,
nv address was the Hotel lnglateIia-
This brought two seconds from Aiif -,
to deliver his challenge In proper loi ~
They met my two seconds anu tl.s ~
Ivered 10 Ampudia's seconds my pefenP
tory acceptance Of the challenge. AitsI
consultation. Ampudias SECONDS WIZ
drew mis- challenge and apologlZed LOT
The offensive language Of his note anu
''1 General Johnson was asked about the
other stirring incidents Of his stay on ~
island-fhe narrow escape itoin tlr
surgents bullets while he was rldihs III
"XVhv" said the General that was
close call. There were thrty-tWo bullets
fred into the one car in when J sdt; an, az
men were wounded on both sides OF me-
The train had been stopped py us h@iiii'e'
and was literally riddled by shots.
General Lee" said General Johnson
'is most popular, not only WIN thS ,r az
bans. but with the Spaniards as VII
Everybody likes him. The CupanS uhiOl
tunatelv think him pOssessed or para
mount authority. and tnlnk lt poss' ~, III -,
him through some occult power W eii' s,,
cipate them from Spanish rule ] was SIT
ting In the Generals Office q rev cay
ago when a Cuban related tne stoIy ~ ~
what he saw. | tell II as an lnStahce O %,
the brutality OF the Spanish soldiery III
cuba. He said he saw poor coiored InaH
mon the hack of a mule being chased by
Sp9nish soldiers He was finally shot
from the mule and killed. Instead or let-
ting the body remain, the soldiers cut the
hands and feet from the corpse ana othsr-
wise nutilated II. I don't believe the
stories Of the Spanish atrocities IN Cuud
have been the least exaggerated.
"Will the Cubans win QUIT .,
"Thev will" answered the General.
"They are now in control or the isiauu'
with the exception OF the clues- ei -,.,.,-
IN, fQ nl4 havoc
the Spanish army The trocha, Whlou u
n ditch twenty-five miles long, across the
island. has be 'ome during The RAINY sea
son a breeder Of disease. The Cubahs are
not suffering as the Spanlards are: lhey
are determined. and will pIolong the war
until Spain retires exhausted, or tnS
United States steps In and saves the is
land from destruction. The sentiment OF
all the Americans on the island WIN
whom ! talked is for annexation
General Johnson said his stay upon IN. tne
island had been longer than ne expected
He had been asked by his newsnaper TO
remain and had done so. Although
| said he. every line l sent from Habana
passed through the official censor, uiu
! not have n line cut out Any one can
| send whatever he wants 20 or from ia
| bana by intrusting ii 10 a messenger on
| the boats that ply regularly between
| Habana and Key West. Fla. Tiey know
! that i'm Habana. but they are children,
| and continue to edit the newspaper teie-
grams sent from Habana. As 10 my be
| ing ordered out. there Is not WORD OF
| truth in IL. II was not even limited 10 me
| that / had better quit. Some OF the news
| paper correspondents sent the very stun
| that would cause their deportation, ana
| 1 believe they considered their arrest
sort Of journalistic martyrdom, and
| revelled I'm IT,"
General Johnson said that. while tho
| conversation with the Spanish omclals
! had 10 be conducted through an inter
| Dreter most educated Cubans spoke Eng
| fish. and spoke II wei. lie was asked
| whether General Lee liked his post. but
| aid ne must decline to answer that ques-
| ton.
| General Johnson will leave here early
| tomorrow morning 10 visit his family m
| Richmond Va.