The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26

New York. Nov. .s-Tas ofYscsrs OF the
steamer City of Washington which ar
rived today from Havana. say that Hav-
ana il In the worst possible state Of fear
The residents are momentariIy expecting
an attack by the Insurgents. The prisons
are full. business is at a stanastilI and
rnerchanfs Of Spanish ideas are preparing
10 leave tho country.
Dr. Taylor. passenger. says that
Spa lD 8 cause Is lost and thai Gen. Weyier
has a.ss sick soldiers on hts hands.
Another passenger was J. W. Brown. an
EnElishman. recently released from q
Cuban prison. where he spent a month fer
shouting In the streets OF Havana .'caba
LfDse.~ He was expelled a week ago by
order of captain-fienerai weyler Brown
said his treatment by spanish authorities
was brutal In the extreme. and that IL be
had not had papers proving him to he a
British subject he would have been shot
or would stiil be in the Spanish jail. He
had been four years in Havana and is
now on his way home. He said: Cuba.
In my mind Is lost To Spain. The latter
country Is now on her beam ends. and the
storm on the little island will soon engulf
her"
Brown declared no political prisoners In
Cuba knew what they were arrested for
until they had been In prison for some
time. As to his own case, he does not re-
member having given the Spaniards any
just cause for his arrest Brown had this
TO say or the captain general:
Let me tell you something of Weyler's
system. Honore f.aine was captured by
Gen. Naeeo. of the Cuban army, about
nine months ago He was detained but a
few days. After his liberation Laine re-
turned to his home In Havana. Later he
Was arrested at the instigation of per-
sonal enemy. a particular friend Of Wey-
ler- Several months after his arrest he
was tried before a jury composed OF Wey-
ler's own creatures and declared innocent.
Did that make any difference Not a bit.
He Is stiiI held prisoner and his ease has
been refe red to Madrid.
''Weyler showed his dispieasure toward
the court that declared Lame innocent ty
sending its officers into the field as a pun
ishncnt- Laine Is n Frenchman and is
trying TO call his case TO the attention Of
the French government.
-Weyler has had many foreigners ar
rested. He detes;s them. Most of these
priaouers have never seen the light OF day
since their arrest. Finally they drop out
OF sight. * saves the cost of trial. The
poor Cuban gets short snTift II is ssaffi-
cicnt to know that he is ssmpathizer In
the cause. That Is his death warrant"
Brown related many instances of alleged
cruelties by the Spanisrds.
Castillo Would Fight America.
The World today prints statement
by Senior Josede Armas-Carienas. a dIp.o-
matte agent OF the Cuban republic who
Claims 20 have visited Span TO negotiate
for sale of Cuba to the :Cubans The
purchase price, he asseT-;s, was 10 be sfe0-
eo.tpn He describes two Interviews with
Premier Castillo. He says the premier
promised reforms II the Cuoans would
abandon the fight. He suggested that an
arrangement; he made by which the United
States guarantee tDe fulfilIment OF SPANS
promises Al this Castillo burst out;
Never The United States are respon-
sihle FOR everything that Is taking place N
Cuba. ..aey are the true authors of the
war. and ] guarantee you that 4 Spain
loses Cuba the United States wiz pay
Spain what Cuba s worth. The Moro
damages are now costing them dear The
;ndsInnit.es which Spain has asked of