The herald., 1896-06-06
Assumes His Duties in the Cuban
Capital
CONFERENCE WITH WEYLER
Regarding American Citizens Now Impris.
0ned in Cuba
Artist DowIey's Case to Receive Prompt At.
tention-rhe Campos Duel Is Still
the Spanish Sensation
Associated Press Special Wire

HAVANA, June 5.-General Fitzhugh
Lee, the new consul general for the
United States, had u long conference
with General Weyler today, in company
with his predecessor. Consul General
Lee has interested himself in the case
of Artist Thomas Dawley, confined in
Moro castle, incOmmunicado. When he
called on General Weyler he explained
to Weyler that the artist had been sent
to take pictures for newspapers in the
United States. General Weyler prom
ised General Lee to recommend that his
case be attended to at the earliest op-
portunity. He did not authorize Cen
eral Lee to see Dawley at the fortress,
as the law prohibits prisoners being
seen, and it's provisions could not be
evaded without considerable trouble.
He declared, however, that General Lee
might see the prisoner tomorrow at the
palace.
CAMPOS WILL FIGHT.
MADRID, June 5-The Campos-Bor-
rero affair continues the sensation of the
hour 1t appears the captain-general
of Madrid went to the grounds of the
Marquis of Cabrinana, which was the
rendezvous OF the participants, and
prevented the duel. The marquis tried
to stop the captain-general from enter
ing his grounds, but the latter asserted
his military authority, entered and
placed the combatants under arrest. 1t
y
the earliest possible occasion. General
Borrero has many partisans, and par
tlcularly among the younger officers OF
the army. General Borrero accused
Marshal Campos of systematically pre-
venting promotion in the army. He as
serted that Marshal Campos for the past
twenty years had been the irresponsible
arbiter of Spanish politics, and had be-
come a sort of mentor of royalty
Changes in the cabinet and of high Of
iicials, General Borrero asserted, were
often due to his influence Campos. he
said. further, despite the Cuban check.
still claims preponderating influence in
politics.
ACUBAN ESCAPE.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 5.-John Per-
ez, wealthy Cuban cattle dealer is in
this city, having recently escaped being
! summarily shot in his native land upon
| the charge of having furnished arms
| to the insurgents.
MIR. Perez was arrested in Sancti Spir-
| titus, Cuba, on February 24th and thrown
| into jail. A few days later without
any trial, he says, he was told that he
was to be shot on June 14th. BY the lib
eral use OF money. among the prison
officials and through the influence OF
powerful friends on the outside, however.
he was granted provisional freedom, -
| which meant that he must remain with
| in reach of the Spanish authorities. Re
coming alarmed at the fate of the Others
| who had been treated likewise, he fed
to this country.
A CUBAN PAPER.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The World this
morning says:
b. j. Guerrero, treasurer of the junta.
has received several numbers Of the
first paper published in Cuba in behalf
of the independence of the island. 1t
is called Ell Cabano Libre (The Free
Caban).
THE place of publication does not APP
pear anywhere on the paper, and Mr..
Guerrero says that the editorial staff
and the entire printing outfit are part
of Gomez's army, and that the paper
is published at whatever place they may
hannen to be ,,