Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-06-26
HAVANA NEWSPAPERS
SCORE The CONSULS
Wake a Bitter Attack on the Ameri-
cans and Especially on CAL
houn and Lee.
NEYLER HAS BEEN CALLED DOWN
Madrid Authorities Anxious Z Get
Rid OF Him but Can Find No
One willing TO Take
His Place.

Havana, June ELL Diaro de La
darina is very bitter against the
.Dited States and all its consular Off
ers. Just now il is directing its bat
cries against General Lee and Mr..
,alhoun. OF the latter il says that he
night have written his report in New
fcrk. as he came to Havana with his
mind made up, and that his interviews
n New York, even before ne hal seen,
he president, showed that he was an
i-Spanish at heart and that he deeply
Empathized with and tried To aid the
Insurgents. OF Lee the paper has not
nough strong adiectives TO express it's
lisplcasure. 1t scores the Americana
onsul general for the premature publ
ication of his report and insinlates
hat Lee was paid $4,000 for his report
~ a New York paper. IL adds that
as long as Lee allows New York news
japer correspondents to make his Of
Ice their headquarters tuft - long
will his reports be questioned"
IT thinks that the Havana officials
Mould take cognizance of the many
'eports sen out on the steamers by
veil known correspondents, who are
laid to lie and who are well earning
heir money"
Regarding Weyler, il is not thought
hat he will be supplanted at present.
The Madrid authorities want To get rid
If him, but they cannot find anyone
IS yet who will take the position of
governor general in the present crisis
Who is acceptable. Blanco has re-
used, il is stated, and the queen re-
rent is looking about for other mate
.ial.
II is an open secret here that Wey-
Ier has been called down by the Mad
rid authorities regarding his brutal
methods and forcibly commanded 10
cease the many murders at once. It
IS understood from "A private channel
hat strict orders have been issued
from the palace to stop the indiscrim-
mate killing of paciticos and also in
creasing the censorship pressure. 1t
is rUmored that the American cores
pondents are to be again warned, es-
pecially one or two, hose letters have
teemed with reports Of Spanish atroc-
tiles, 10 cease their reports or else
they must go.
Joseph Devine. an American. was
run off his plantation in this province
and he complained TO Weyler of il. He
was given "A safeguard in Weyler's own
hand writing and returned home.
Some days afterwards a guerrilla force
rode up and began burning his barns.
He showed them Weyler's pass and il
took them aback. After some discus
sion they agreed To withdraw if the
American would not complain of what
they had already done. This he prom
Used TO do and they rode off with many
"adios' in very polite manner
Alarm is felt over the attitude of Me
Kinley, as the officers here feel that
C%alhoun's report may have an effect
upon the president and that he may
do something hat will encourage the
insurgents. Some of the papers make
fun of the American navy and decry
it's usefulness i'm case of war. They
compare it 10 China. saying that Spain
would be the Japan of such "a war
and that the American jingoes had
better take warning from the fate Of
China and not provoke the Spanish
honor, as then something might hap
pen that would humble the mcrcena-
ries of the American continent"