The evening times., 1897-05-19
A CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
New York sun on the Chicago Assu-
Ciated p reSs.

Havana, May 1c.-Tbe arrest by the
Spauish police here OF Eduardo Garcia
Mates, a correspondent OF the New York
Sun, is the result OF conspiracy against
that newspaper, headed by the Chicago
Associated Press, through its Representa-
tive in Havana. This man, known under
the alias of Pancho el Aleman (Francis the
Germany, was guerillero during the war
of 1868, an indication that he has par
ticipated in the barbarous warfare which
always distinguishes these Spanish irregu
lars. lie was decorated by the Spanish
government and employed as political de-
tective 10y the Spanish police. As a repre-
sentative of the Chicago Associated Press
he has always made war upon independent
and trustworthy journalists in Cuba.
When, some time ago, the Sun esta blished
a special news service from Cuba, the Chi
cago Associated Press gave orders to its
representatives to discredit and hinder
that service. The Sun gave exclusively
the news of the important report TO the
British government about the situation in
Cuba, presented at the foreign office by
its special comm .issioner, Mr. Gossln.
The Associated Press man in Havana
made every effort to obtain an authorized
denial of the fact. But he failed to do SO.
Then he called the attention OF the officers
of the press censor and governor general TO
the Suns report OF interviews with Gems
Gomez and Garcia and with President Cis-
neros, of the Cuban republic. As result the
Spanish police in Havana received orders
to discover and arrest any person giving
news to the Sun that was not favorable to
the Spanish government.
Two weeks ago Gen. A Castillo. one of
the revolutionary leaders in the province of
Havana, sent to the Sun a signed state
Inent of the operations under his comma nj
during the months of March and April.
A correspondent of the Sun in Havana
also sent report of the assassination in
Govea OF the sick and wounded Cubans
confined in a hospital established by the
nsurgent leader, Baldomero Acosta, for
the men of his band
Both these eimportantnew ws reports aro used
the indignation of the Chicago Associated
Press reporter, as well as of the Spanish
government, and the order to capture the
Suns correspondents was re-enfurced by
the offer OF the government OF
reward Of 81 900 to any one
The Chicago A Associated Press reporter
faxed report abont the situation of the
prisoners OF the Conpetitor in the CahaneIs
fortress, and the Sun obtained a signed
statement by the prisoners themselves
Indignantly denying that they were as
welltrcatcd as the Chicago A Associated Press
declared. This rebuff entirely exhausted
the man patience, and then he denounced
Edouardo Garcia Mates, assuring the
authorities that If he was not the CORE
knew who the person or persons were, as
all were serving the same newspaper.
Before this the Chicago Associated Press
man exhibited his grudge against Seuor Gar
cia in q letter against him, which he pub
lished in La Lucha, over his signature
Furthermore, he Cabled TO New York de
nial Of "a story sent out from Havana to
the New York Sun about the massacre
Gf several Eon-combatants by a Spanish
captain named DiaZ This was to remind
denounce once more Senor Garcia Mates
Scnor Garcia was arrested dt last The in
Justice Of this act is evident He had moth
ing and has had nothing To do with the
Cuban special service of the Sun Even
il tortured ne could not give their names
an y more than Gel. Weyler could give them
Furthermore Seuor Garcia has rather in
clned To tile Spanish side, and he is a ma
tive Spanidrd, born in Madrid