The San Francisco call., 1897-04-21

Mexico, Cuba, Washington and pretty
much all over. 1t is stated that Senior
Eliseo, who is about 80 years old, scholarly
and diplomatic, is an agent Of the Cuban
cause. He has plenty of money and
spends it with an open hand.
Senior Eliseo arrived in this country, so
he says. sixty-thrse days since, and has
been travelling almost all the time. He
has visited New York and Washington
and stopped at different places on his
way out to Denver. There he was inter-
viewed, or rather story was writ
ten about him. With it appeared a
picture of the Cuban. The story was that
Senor Eliseo was the son OF millionaire
Cuban planter, W no lad raised large sums Of
money to carry on the war. 1t added
that the Senor was himself immensely
wealthy and ad extensive interests all
over the world. 1t was ated further tn at
he had come West partly on mining busi-
ness.
showed the story, which had been fur
nished him by friend. He said it badly
misrepr esented him.
81 Cannot go into details as to who
am, he said, "because l have no wish to
reveal my identity. But l have been
pretty much over this country in the last
sixty-three days. After 1 left Denver 1
L
now on my way 10 Mexico. and en- route
will stop at Los An eles and El Paso.
Nov. about the war IN Cuba, 1 can tell
you we expect it will last five years
longer. 1t will be dragged out like the
ten years war. the last one We had. We
are going to just let it drag along. In the
end Cuba will win, but before the war is
ended there will he a conflict be-
tween the United States and SPAIN
The reason is this. Spain has be-.
tween 100000 and 10000 600 people,
and Cuba but about 100000 Well,
Spain which once owned The whole
of this great country, and lad possessions
Cuba. 1t would be disgraceful if Spain
lost Cuba, and i: she does lose Cuba there
will be revolution in Spain and Alphonso
will not be King. Spain will be a repub.
lie. When Spain finds at last that she
must lose Cuna she will commit some
overt act against the United States, in.
volve this country in war with her and
she will regard it more creditable than to
be defeated by little Cuba alone.
$50 we are just going along and letting
things wear out. We are not in hurry,
but we will tight to the last. Cuba IS a
little close for money now. There is about
$3O,0GC tied up in this country, $11, 900 OF
which Is on account Of General Rotaljo.
You see, so many bonds have had to be
put up for different persons that it has
made things a little slow.
II am afraid the Gr@co-Turkish war will
hurt Cuba little in drawing away inter
est from it, but all over America more
than three-fourths of the people have
always been heart and soul with the revo-
lutionists.
"In Cuba we haven't been fl ehting very
hard lately. We are laying off and wait
ing for the cholera. The cholera is our
greatest ally. 1t will begin again about
the Goth of next month"
Senor Eliseo wore magnificent jewels.
On two fingers Of his lett hand were heavy
gold rings set with diamonds, rubies and
other stones. In his tie was a Cuban bat,
the top of which was large pearl and
the remainder diamonds. On his lapel
was the ensign of the dauntiess Pearl OF
the Antilles" consisting OF a single star
in red field. from which ex ended three
pars of blue and two of white. Translated
into EngIis Mr.. Eiiseo's name would be
William Henry Ellis.