The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14
CONSUL LEE CALLS IT WAR.
Saws American Citizens Property VIII
suffer TIL Peace Comes.

son.
HAVANA. June 1.-THE war now be
ing waved IN Cubt II devasting the ISL
ana " said Consul-General Lee TO me
yesterday.
Il understand enough OF the situauoh
10 know that the destruction or properly
between the lines OF the contending forces
4 enormous. Bodies OF troops fun ooih
the Cuban and the Spanish arni'es "hd
hands OF men belonging 10 neither Nde
,ob and burn because there IS no au-
,horf,v between the lines TO restrain
them .,.,.o,. o.
sufforine greatly and viii continue 70
suffer until peace comes. fea;e sn"u'u
come Immediately. But thcre IS no peace
and will not be for long 'lme
depends on a decisive controversy b' ehe
SIDE or the other
was aroused IN the mo.n'ns at !
o'clock by Mr. Bry3)n. of the deidia'
Who had received a yol.ce nollcc - "l-
peal before the judge Of mht~ry h''i -
ton between y and o'clock Itesudy'
He was tlen over nine nOurs behind tlinf'
but IN two minutes We were IN CAP,
rafting down to whlt We supposed WOULD
be "a police office and open Ill night.
II turned out 10 be the military judges
urlvate residence snI we raped aim 10
I'm short order. lie 10 a htte man, ana
little men are lrl5 :'bic. - We w'Te
neither surprised nor shocked at his pro-
testing vigorously that we ought to go 10
iai for waking him up al that hour. We
did not mind that, as Mr. Bryson oiIy
wished 10 report.
MIR. Bryson was absolutely guiltless or
any offence against any law. human OF
divine, Cuban or curious. The judge
said Mr.. Bryson should appear IA court
Tile Spaniards wanted him to testiy
In the case Of Thomas K. Dawley' the
"uarper's Weekly artist.
pawlev'g tris began at O'CLOCK !"
tho morning. General Lee was % 80
e1ent that the man was IN 10
mat he GA not think II -,
appear at the trial. But went W -
- ~ Judges house and introduced H'S
III NV 'D,'is,,sal for Dawley. He was not
- hut the Judge went ON WIN N"0
case. r,au.,s, was TO
-, ~ his knowledge an AH4eIi~.A''-
~. ct,i1on that lis business was PM
,l.,..rnic artist for Harper :. eehl'
~ i,o hae seen photographs IN "a"
49, nossesslon which ne sal1 no
toicn rut there was none OF ~. -
INDICATIONS. There was one OF Chui0H
rrbicb Pryson heard hnd been CONVEX ''1
''i Tba tn6ce was exceedingly well as
nosed Dawiey was acquitted anu "i'''
> Will. he Will be discharged. ,.,..
I volunteered in DaWley case 800
and entirely because he IS an Ail'. -,
| citizen. and l believe he mas 1"e ri
10 protection We Will see j al .'.,,,,o,',
go citizen can be arrested Wi''0u'
- tr,arcerited in a hlthy dungeon
y.,tb thousands Of rats, ana then 'utile'
80 ON the world without rel aIau0n
neville, Is an Inherent photographer flo
ooas over the country taking pictures %
9nT,an qiris OF scenery, " soldiers u
rohels and anything else that Is H''eies'
40 WAS pursuing this peaceful pursuit
-, ia teas arrested HIS arms were
! tel behind him, and he was aflVeh =,
the poiut OF the carbine ana threa'"i.cu
10 be shot because he would not c"'l'
his baggage with his arms in sooh con
6iflon. lie will DO released AT lHe le
oi,est" Of Consul General Zee ny wa,
Of grace. but 1 fail 10 understand Ho~
THIS unmiugated outrage on '''''
can be cOndoned. a..
n a. not a matter Of favor or grace, H
&c an attempt 20 cover up and moe a
barharitv 10 an innocent man. Ana an
he fovors and cOurtesies IN the woIia
Will not extenuatc In or mitigate Tie
injury and the wrong.
Dawlcv has got 20 be vindicated ana
compensatod lis Consri has not yet
seen him. The courtesy and favor and
grace has not been extended 70 THIS
troatv right of this humble American
citizen guaranteed by the faith, AZ II
ought TO be backed by the whole power
Of the great republic. II VIII be breach
Of the faith Of the Uaited States II he is
not protected for he came here on Its
guaranty.
This Is q country which requires
Consular Court where the Consul-Gencral
can issue his writ OF hahcas corpus 20
any Spanish officer and command him
20 produce the body Of any American c.tl-
zen held by him with the cause and rea-
son Of his detention.
General Lee saw the Captain-Gencral
yesterday. who tod him that be should
release Dawley In a few days as a mat
ter Of favor 10 Lee. / told the Consul
General that there could be no grace
or favor between the Spanish Govern
ment and Dawley. Justice was the only
basis Of action between them and he
would have "no grace" but / would see
n justice could not he obtained.
Stewart Jaruey, Of Baltimore. is, 1
hear on Calixto Garcia's staff Latrobe
and McKim are doubtless with him.