Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-08
ADVICES FROM CUBA.
The HsIuIo Of lhs Mission oI Consul
General Lse.
AxFarc,S CITIZENS COMPLAIN
A State Of War Recognized by spain
UneAs ness Felt for a filibusier
steamer.

the World from Hhvhna tnyG
A local newspaper prints an Inter-
view with Consul General Lro on the
subject o, his mission, In which Gen.
ersl Lee is quoted rs saying he came
10 inform himself on the problem PFC.
scented In Cuba and would report to
Washington with strict impariiall,y
and Justice. The reasons why he was
selected were, firat his grea, friendship
for Cleveland with whom he is identi.
fed In ideas aud sentiment; and, eco.
ond, having commanded General IL.
IL. Loe's cavalry and been accustomed
TO rsconoitre, no better than anybody
elno IL able TO understand tue kind OF
war the Insurgents arc waging.
Consul General Lee has visited the
several Americans imprisoned 10 Ca.
banns fortress. He found the Com
pslitor men very wrelched and In
flthy vuarterp. He will apply for
thor Telioi ut once.
IL reported that no formal charge
has yet been made In the case Of Thos.
D0wley, tho correspondent OF HarpuTs.
1t istxbected that no Will be released
soon.
Hs complains that bis arms we're
tied behind him when he was arrested
and that he was threatened with death
because no could not carry. baggage.
General Lee has received THE letter
from Dowiey, wrltten In prison:
"5if. 1 have the honor 10 call your
attention 10 tho TACT that am an
American citizen, born In New York,
49, Nr.ARianUaA "a "a aalllfusU
prison without having any hearing
whatever. 1 look up my residence ia
ATiemlsa about the firt OF May last.
The colador Of the place threatened
mo with arrest at the time because
was an Amrrloan. obtained per-
mission from the oilicer In command
there 10 remain. About q week ago
this officer came TO Havana aud Gen.
Melquisc went 10 Ariemlss. This
colador there tried again anu succeeded
In having mo arrested. am oon-
nnei among political prisoners who
are awaiting court martial.
"rrusting that you will give your
immediate attention 10 this case,
/ am, your obedient servant
THOMAS II. DowLEY."
General MelquiEo, who had Dowlsy
I - ~
CHARGED with tbs fespduiibility for
many murders Of pachsos.
| General Arolas whom h- succeeded,
has recently gone back 10 Artemisa 10
resume command OF the trocha.
Americans In Havana breathe more
easily now that General Lee has come.
| lie has pleased everybody. His
promptness Ia tho Bowloy case 'gives
promise OF u vigorous administration OF
tho consulate In tho interest Of Amer.
cans. In may be Interesting In New
York 10 know that n Havana news.
paper has already named him for
vice. President on a ticket with Cleve-
lhnd.
Dowley has been In Cuba for some
time No correspondent Of Harper
Weekly, ana all the recent work in
that Journal on tins Cuban war has
been from him.
! Notwithstanding the reluctance OF
the American government to recog-
nlzo that n state OF war exists here,
General wcyler and the Madrid
government soem 10 recognize II. In
denyiag General Bradley permission
TO visit Dowicy In Moro, the captain d.
general used there signileant words.
"Undor Spanish laws no foreigner eau
enter u Spanish fortress In time oil
war;
Tho words are much commented on
In Havana. They arc commended ~
the consideration OF Mir. Oincy.
| Another Tact OF much interest here
IL the not OF this kadrid government
In sending = note 10 the powers com.
planning OF tho alleged use OF OK plosivs
bullets by tho rebels. Why, since no
war exists, and the rebel government
10 not recognized 10 belligeTeni
power, should spain do this? IL Ia
customary for q government not only
10 avoid bringing Its domestic concerns
10 ths attention OF foreign govern.
ments, but even 10 resent any notice
taken by other powers Of Its demo cratic
troubles.
usEAsINEss FOR A fILIBusTER.
NEW YoRIl, June s.-PrivAtv adj
vlcss from the Cuban Junta Ia Tam.
ps, Fla, to the Cubans In This city,
Indicate that there 10 much uneasiness
because OF tue failure TO receive nows
Of tho fllibustoTlng steamer Laurada.
Bhe has not been reported for ten
days, and fears are entertained thai
she haa met with disaster. The Laura
ds, after successfully landing tho Gen
eral Ruise expedition In Cuba,
returned 10 Jacksonville, whore abe
arrived May 20. At that point she
waited at tho bar because OF warning
that II shs steamed into tho river she
would be overhauled by the United
States revenue cutter boutwell,. Bhe
then went northward to Charleston,
3. q. bhr salad from Charleston on
May rs. Four days nfierward the
iunta at Tampa received Information
that the Iaurada was lying 10 tn,
westward OF the Bahamas.
IN PilsoN ron TKLLINd THE TRUTH
CIEoINNATI, o., June S.-A. J,
DiHz, CubAn-born within eight miles
Of Havana, for twelve years pastor Of
Gethsemane Baptist church In Cuba,
now an exile by order OF Genera
Weyler, preached yesIard0y In Gov
ingtOp, also In Mount Aupnrn, and
last night at Nintn Street Baptie.
church. Ho was a nOp.c0mbatant Az
Cuba until his exile. Now ne propose.
20 navel nnd Nclufe all over Tia,
Unlloi states IN ths interest OF ia,
Cuban pstriots, Ms no calls them.
lie WAS recently released from Moro
Castle prison In O0edionce 10 M,
orders from Melrid,to whom Pre- slden
Cleveland had sent overluses, In hi
behalf. he said no had bsen a NON
combaiHnt anu neuual. Hs founded