The morning times., 1896-10-16
MIDNIGHT
How Weyler Keeps MOrfO Cas-
tie from 0Yercr0wding.
OF HIS BARBARlTIES
~. 's+s.se 80
American In Cuba Writes Of Recent
tion Revived by Orders from SPAIN
Deiense OF Consul Lees Course
Not Friendly with Weyler.

Not Friendly with Weyler.
New York, oct, 15.-The following private
letter ,tii,s been received III lhis ei,y nom
reliable correspondent in Cuba:
havana, OCT. z +, 1896
Dear Sir: In its Issue Oi Svplciuber 2S,
Tie fniiAueil,ha. iiess, ..n,ri vac heauins
-aisiS.ie.Ai.s .-iSstiiit, ih tGnd, piin,s i,n
alieSeu tntcnlcw WITH an aiiiei i,iiii Cit
--o-1, s.Iiu ~ nave aiitNSu ie,enIy iIOiu
S'is country, anu whu, aiter s,apni,any
ucsciluiDs tIe hOflUis oI lIie IuLan war
anu now the lives ana pIoperues OF the
Aineilcan ciu.ens are eiiuiiIiS cred by
lhis state oi tinnis, makes h,alhlnS ic-
iIIdfk5 and severely CiniyiseS the weak
.oi not takilr, a n.iiiu III stuppIn, ;,ii ,i.es,.
outfdSes, WnIcn are being uaily Coiumilteu
at us very uoOrs.
In ali ..,is ne Is absolutely correct for
Dotiiins can suIpass the lhI4uities, tie
uutOiu Chimes anu UuIraSeS, wnicii II re Coli
stdnliy being perpeua,ed 10y the blood
thlfsuy abd itio,ivus SPANISH tioops all
diound uie tUuntry, do tesliieu TO by
trutiiui Correspondents, who have been
.on s,antly iepoitins all ,nese hoirors:
oLl wneie M. MannlX lior l believe 1t
is thnO gentleman VINO has wlltlcn Tie
...ti.iei nds inaae misslatemcnt Is i'll
ms comments feSaiuiuS Consul uebeiai
Lee, wiien lie says.
ENFokrs1,- r, Al ERICAN RIGHTS.
Spanish oiii,ials seemed to think tnaL
A.neilcan lights there must be respected
ana tnat such respect must be enioiced.
a. Was tLoU -iG iiiau .io wouiu d puiJ
- .I.io -osSIDiiicnL or the IaIts liae iie
could discover, ana nathe woulu be la Cked
Dy Ills SovciUnfeHt III his uemaDus Tor
protection. Time went OH and no report
| seems 10 nave ucen inaue That save ANY
| iued oI lne real sl.LatiUu OF aiiaifs.
ueI. Lee mds S~re,,e.. maintain
The uigniGy or TINS government Iii CUBA
OIIat the relations De,wecu this Col utry ana
spain, as far as a fairs in Cuba went, were
oI the noSL pie.isaaI character. he ana
Heyier are KNOW 10 De on terms OF read
| liness. When "A CoLni3iaInJ Is n,;i,le
ucii, Lee Is said 10 gu To yea. neyier aud
ask concerning tile aoLse that s complained
Now all this is Unfair, and does great
.n- n-usL1cr To Cunsui-ucueIai Lee. Ia the
tirst place Gen Lee Sent his report To the
spNeriunc.ll, coucernins tiie sta.e OF
Lars IN CdDa, Two months aIler his ar
rival here. cannot give you the text
nor the nature "a the report, because as
! yod may presume II rs ullionatlc secret,
.-I ,o4i sd. VIA .ItuGii COatoI.iC,,
| ample and sufficient Information on the
| ConuitioAs OF things ih lnt island To guide
| tine government III It's future RELATIONS
| '-lu a.Ic ss,..t.,isI goSerIl-lu.
| MAINTAINED NATIONAL DIGNITY.
| In the secoDd place he mas maiu.aIned
| the .uighiiS,, VI lne Americitn Government
| slld p.V,,ic, for i1 eu ms ued.ings MiUn .nc
.St,'tn+sh a.tiofiei;s ntre ii'. nds aiw.a4s Ini-
| ..s.S,. I..-,.. - "a ...e ,orc,. %. ms vuat-
| actar, placing the American interests above
ga -4,'.i Il Iidst.ii,
| communications To deliver to the author
-,..s "..iSii 'i1 d. Va 'so"c.tcJ ~ VtiS iiuHt
severe and VIGOROUS termS-hc hands Them
pcrSonais III orier 10 SHOW Jncui the Ili-
.-tess Ite o.ta.s i.i lid ,'ns sie atlair pIonp,-
| ly and satisfactorily arranged, aud TO
| argue NIateSer uniiculUes should arse.
| III The Iniru place IL is absolutely false
| that wnen Il COMPLAINT is maze 10 INN
| he 1lrst gues 10 Gen. eyIcr 10 get iLIur-
| Iiallun at-put II, because TINS wuulu stem
| 10 imply tnat he supVruIuates All ms
| actions 10 the Spanish siue ui the ques-
lIUIIs, ami Is ioilueuteu by the REPORTS tudt
We!ier may give MN OF ti,e Ia,ts, When
| IL i> Just the CONTRARY. lake tnc GOWN
| case as an Instance. Long before the
| id.Is we've hilOnu la the .,uitra I.v " as
| ilahing his Investigations on certain IN
formation furnished him, which greatly
| i,,>Iate>. iiiii Ia tnr WIN On ilh,n"S vut
the truth.
NOT wEYLER's FRIEND.
| In this particular case Cui.sui Lee never
| for Il n.oIIienL consulted with the Spanish
| authorI,ies uiiIli oD.aine., Ia1us 49,,
| reiiabIc ouisiuc sources, and then I,rcse,l. Il
| the calm To Meyer susl Il Gay Uciore isc
| received instrucuuns from Washington
| 10 investigate the matter. Lasuk, rr.aiu-
lag n,s uo,iiS oh~terins OF friepaliness with
| 1en. Ne.irt, ~ IL DuL i.ul.I,.. i.. E.
! diplomatic way he should appear Ia be
Gen Lee cannot he on terms Of friendship
| WIN oen. NeAier, "tB uenerai - "a DuaG
toir," as hocneiort styles him.
Referring 90 tue story of the shooting
of UI .y-vur pIl>OIrrs Iii lie IaLara ultitsr
4 uiiuk you can now afntm that III Ga
happen, because for Some time there have
,seI.. iO I'u.., ,.tt'. ADi.5, ~ .i,I ..t.l'I..u
Considerable u .teullon, and were severely
ana justly crIiicIsed in all foreign ma
uons, esprcldiIy-. America. Me!icr, 1ol-
flowing lLs .rucuons from De IolJie or tue
| home guveruincn., has auOpleu Inc oiu IN
1 oil away WIN
| tue prisoners IN The sii;uioM of the night
| wi.Lout In4uiSltiye Sazes and s!mpaUhcu'
| comIncn.s, tuus giving nIm better opportuni
| ,its 10 '-ciean CUT Lac ,eiis oI Tie pilson,
| in order 10 make room ior other unfapp!
| vic inns.
uuuu Godi That such things should hap
pen a. lie end of Tie enIieiILt=Ltu I.lliuUeelill
| cen Jury III d CLnsllan ana ClNliIzeu coGn
Try, and at the very doors oil q great ant
| generous ia lion. 1 cont Leneye uiat fres
Iuen. Jieyeianu viii Ieave power with tht
rcproacu that he has been Indifferent Il
Tie walls and laments of the unhappy
CuDanS and las ILie Iy ailoW eu aii .i.,s'
crimes 70 he Committed without having a
leas. protested against item.
a piDUi JudU tney are still DelnS COM
mlJUed All over uhe country mere Is Cas-,
taken from The many that are daily hear'
Of
A letter from Santa Clara, dated Sep
teuDer 10, wnUuenpya iady Who nides lie
ndme under the nom de plume OF Vegas d.
| SaEua, surely ON account or Uhe shaihe Sin
experienced when wrltlnS IL, says That DI
tile otn vi The same month, in the toDacc,
settlements of Vegetas, Neuvas and bernia
the local guerrilias, styled 'gulas de
General fanup,,'' comnaisied by d CERTAIN
Magma renegade colored man, escape
| IIu.u Jaii lor NE IInprisonnenv for I.uf
| ders and parduned-and cavalry force
OF Lopez AmOr's ooiumn, now under com
| Inand OF Col. Sruch, assaulted and outraged
seven respectable women, four single an,
twelve days after childbirth. Comment
are unnecessary.