The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-15

Washington to investigate the matter.
Lastly, regarding his being on terms of
frlendliness with General Weyler. il IS
nothing but natural that in diplomatic
way he should appear to be so but in
the natural sense Of the word General
Lee cannot be on terms Of friendship
with General Weyler stJn General
d'abbattoif as Rochefort styles him.
In making the above statement I am
soieiy guided BY sense of justice to-
wards Consul Lee, whose firmness OF
character, integrity and stauneh Amer
canism have won for him the confidence
and esteem of his fellow citizens here
who know they have firm supporter Of.
their rights and trusted friend in case
Of need am in a position to affirm the
above facts. and having been h0Eored
with his confidence for some time, I can
testify that his conduct Ia the defence
of the American interests has aIways
been firm, energetic and dignitied ana
that he is the right man in the r8ghi
place" It is no fault OF his II he is rot
properly backed by his Government ara
is left alone to fight hisscwn battles
here, for l am convinced that if he were
sufficiently supported the American pea-
Die would see the stand he would take
Ior them, ana there would not be any
more disparaging remarks about him.
Referring TO the story of the shoot 'nE
of fffty-one prisoners in the Cabauas For-
tress ! think you can now affirm that 1t
did happen. because for some time there
have been no public executions which
attracted considerable attention and were
severely and justly criticized in all for
eign nations, especially the American.
Consequently Weyler, following irs sfrue-
tfons from De LONE or the home Govern
ment, has adopted the old inquisitorial
proceeding Of doing away with the pris-
oners in the shadows Of the night with
out inquisitive gazes and sympathetic
comments, giving him better epportuni-
ties to clean OUT the cells of the pris-
ons in order to make room for other un-
happy victims. Coed Godl that such
a Qf ffs.
enlightened Nineteenth Century in a
Christian and civilized country and at
the very doors of a great and generous
nation 1 don't believe that President
Cleveland will leave power with the re-
proaeh that he has been Indifferent ts the
walls and laments and mas quietly al
lowed all these crimes TO be committed
without having, at least, protested
against them.
And as a proof that they are still be-
| ing committed all over the country here is
case taken from the many that are
daily heard.
A Letter from Santa Clara, dated septem-
ber TO- written by a lady, who hides her
name under the nom de plume" of
Vegas de Sagua, surely on account of the
shame she experienced when writing 1t,
| says that on the Sth of the same month
| in the tobacco settlements of Vegas,
Nuevas and Bernia, the local guerrillas
! styled eGuias del General Pando'' COM
! manded by a certain Magfn--a renegade
| negro, escaped from Jail for life inn
! tliot1ii1lGHl lOT nuTQSFS, ana D2rUOQSlt-
| and cavalry forces of Lopez Amors coll
| umn, now under-eOmmand of Colonel
| Sruch, assaulted and outraged seven re-
/ spectacle women. four Single ladies and
| three married ladies, one OF them only
| twelve days after child birth. Comments
/ are unnecessary.
William and Louis Clean were passen-
| gers on the Ward line steamship Yumuri
| from Havana, which reached Quaran-
| tine last evening When seen at Quar-
antine this morning the brothers said
/ they We're glad to get away from Cuba
with their lives, although financially ruin
/ ed. Their fine plantation at Sagua was
/ entirely destroyed Both men were in
prison for thirty-nine days. but through
| the efforts of the United States Consul
| at Sagua and other influential friends
| they We're finally liberated. No cause
was given by the Spanish authorities for
/ their arrest. Our only crime was the
! fact that we were American citizens,
which in Spanish eyes was sufficient
I evidence that we were hostile to Spain,' =
they said
Both men are warm in their praise of
| the United States Consul at Sagua and
| also of General Lee. the United States
| Consul General at Havana, who were
untiring in their efforts to secure their
freedom.
The Clean brothers will lay their case
| before the State Department at Washing
| ton within few days.