New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-24
MIR. RYAN SEES MACEO.
HIS STORY OF A TALK WITH THE CUBAN
GENERAL OUTSIDE HAVANA.
AN AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT CONDUCTS THE
REVENUE COLLECTOR TO THE PLACE OF
MEETING IN SUBURB OF THE
CITY-THE INSUFFICIENT CHIEF

HOPEFUL
william Ryan. OF Richmond. Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Eastern District OF Virginia, who
arrived at Quarantine on Monday on the Ward Lie
steamship Yumurt from Havana. and who was de-
talnei there brought up TO the Ward Line
pier yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock by the
tugboat Governor Flower. After his baggage had
been Inspected by the customs officials he consented
to talk to reporters about the condition OF affairs
In Cuba He said: II went to Havana by way o.
Tampa and Key West. and reached there week
ago last Sunday morning. ! went down there on
leave OF absence and In order TO my friend Cen
eral Fitz Hugh Lee, tho Consul General TO Havana
But ! am not the bearer OF any official dispatches
from him to the Government. I will say that /
have an autograph letter from General Lee. and /
cannot deny that It Is meant for either President
Cleveland Secretary Oney Who the letter is for
l cannot say"
Although Mr. Ryan said that he I'D not so TO
Cuba IN official capacity later on he said that
he had been warned Officially before he ef; this
country not TO talk. These two statements seemed
somewhat a: variance. He then went on TO say:
While I down there I went outside " Havana
about twenty miles. 10 place In the nesghborhood
OF Mariel. which Is abou: ten miles outside OF
Havana Province | rode out there horseback.
and took the byways instead OF the main road I
had no pass. but went there as "A tourist was
accompanied by Captain otto Mathison. who had
been In Havana about four months. We went out
10 see the trocha. and went close 10 It's northern
pon: and then SOUTH in the province OF Pinar del
RIO. Everything towns. crops and houses was
burned, and tho country was completely dcsolatoI.
There were no Inhabitants. and had chance 10
talk with few groups Of insurgents. They were
all OF them small groups with six or cigh: men 10
n group. also san the trocha. the fences and the
Spanish troops | did not get close enough 20 the
rocha TO be discovered by the Spanish soldiers. bu;
got away before they SAW me
tonic Msceo. one OF the insurgca. chiefs hap
poncd 10 Doe WITH one OF the American core ~pond-
ents one evening who knows Mace He askcd me
- ! wo.G no. Tx" ~ see him. AMI after had
answered the affirmative he took out inio tho
suburbs. and there mot The General lie waS
accompanied BY three or four followers. but none
OF them was dressed IN uniform Ma ceo himself
shabbiiy dressed also learned mat he has
been IN the habit v coming into the ciy oi Havana
%2 o. inr,e tines ~se' Eron@nN IN oIGeF 20
night when saw him Mas not predrrlng'd as ihr
! Wa. concerned. AMI WIS Just by accident
Mac"o speaks Engi-n wei ana he seemed n'i"iGtl.
He seid mar Dc was tn"i" ior war, ai'i hhc" nom
ing OF the civil government lie SAID That D" " az
confident 81 tne r,ruli and Of American sympathy.
before lc.t MIN De- save 10" POUR" 81 INNS Z
that was taken a. n wcil-kno". Photographic studio
In the civ ~ Havana about two months AZ"
Genera! lee. the American consul Genera. has
the Yacht club. about i~ev" mill. rom i'F"nl. q,
week ago last sunday. was with him, We r''.ca, !
there about 80 In the afternoon. Tn. breakfast
was given him by arou' tn.riy-nye persons VINO
he ha an otr,1rtunty 10 scr the trocha from tho
house There be was enabled 10 gun a military
mai'e idea OF the SPANISH arf,nccs let Havana
on Thursday, ana at ina: time General L.e had
already begun 20 make ont his ono report 10 the
T,,n,rfment OF state. lie hopes that !; VIII leave
there on Thursday OF his week
II also SAN Genera. Wcy.cr while / was IN IA
yaua He ia 4 very sIAvc. polite man. but ne L. Also
ouirk ana stern and has a lower jaw that looks as
fnoueh II could bite 4 nal n TWO or course. ne
said that the Spanish cause WIS improving. Trn'Ihi
Ice h,s ALREADY taken dinner win him In ON 'ial
capacity. but he has also been inyi-i 10 come ana
Il Ca d lar
con win him Informally. found that the cubtns
are all In favor OF annexation They talk Of nothinS
else They wish for republic nor monarchy or
tIelr own General Maceo would say nothing on
This subject Personally. believe that ihe insuf-
cents have an excellent chance TO WIN. The span
larfs arc slow and sleepy. shall leave New YORK
for Washington tonight