The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-04
CUBA LIBRE
only a Matter Of a Few Months,
Says seygard.
MEMBER OF GEN. MACEO'S STAFF
suyu Dynuniso Win Do Is-Havana soon
obo Taissn-cuba6 Troops VITA b Lea
10 Victory by a FOrsiEnsr-strifa an
spain Aiding .l.s InsurE'nt'.

heayy-set man, erect. and evidently
~ former soldier. Jumped hastily out on
the platform. and looked about MIN as
though expecting someone In mo-
ment q man. dark In complexion, who
had ben walking nervonsly up and down
beside the track, hastened up. ana the
two shook hands in q hearty manner
and exchanged greetings. In answer to
the dark mans query, the new arrival
nodded. and they withdrew Into the
chadow Of nearby coach. The arrival
was Lieutenant II, seygard, and the
man who met him, Mr.. seysard atter-
ward said, was L. NJ. Duslane.
The men talked earnestly in an UNDER
tone untli the porter's "all abesrd' told
the traveller that his stay was at an
end. During their talk the men eN-
changed several legal-looklng docu-
ments evidently Of an important ma
Are Judging from the discussion each
one involved. After the parting the
man said to be Mr.. Dushane' hurfiediy
walked away.
When Lieutenant seygard boarded the
train he was followed by reporter. ne
gave the scribe n pleasant recepVoh'
i7uf tpag eyIdep tly loath to be interview
cd. as shown by his anxiety for the IN
truder's safe leave-taklng OF the train
inter II had started Reucent al nrst'
after Interest had been aroused he tRlK-
ed freely yet carefully.
II am a Frenchman by birth, but nave
spent much OF my time recently IN Cuba
/ was on General Maceo'a staff for some
months. AS an army officer, l served
in the Franco-Prussian war, and being
interested In war, ] made my way 10
Havana / do not call the method pur-
sued by Weyler and his army warfare.
1t Il an indlscriminate slaughter OF in
nocent peOple BY these tactics, my
sympathy for the revolutlonlsts was
aroused, and with It my fighting blood.
], succeeded IN gettl2g out OF Havana
and Joined the Cuban arnly. Through
friends / have made l met Mafeo. he
welcomed me, and shortly afterward l
was placed on his stair.
Visited Many cities.
''How do come 10 be here? / was
taken III with fever and came to New
York by way of Havana without detec-
tion. l visited the junta there, and
after recovering started out tn work
IN a little interest in the Cuban cause.
have visited Cincinnati, st. Louis and
Chicago and have met with favorable
receptions. In St Louis saw junta
agent who said there were 500 able
bodied men thar he could start for CUBA
dlnOst at a moments notice.
yes, am afraid poor Maceo is dead.
He was magnificent man. Reckless
and daring, almost TO rashness. i IS
remarkable that he was not killed on
the field His deSth was a sad blow
TO the cause, but 1t is not defeat. Mark
my words. Within short time tuoa
win gain her independence. Bpth arm
les are becoming FESTIVE under me
strain, and deceive blow VIII be
struck. Havana viii be taken in a
short time. Dynamite Will be used as
II never has been before In warfare.
and when the troops take the city they
Will not be under the guidance OF a
Cuban. To take Maceo's place we have
Rivera, Nerada, Cajava, or 'Corusses.
All are able men, The game az hide
and seek that the armies are playing
Is almost at an end.
what the island needs most Is the ass
elstance OF American troops. II we
could get your state soldiers we would
be free. Now that n new ruling has
been established with regard to ships
carrying Cuban eupplies, more aid VIII
he given. It Is deCreed that 4 ship
with cargo for Cuba can be cleared II
the commander swe2rs as to The char
acter OF her cargo Under this decree
New Orleans Is important"
10 Learn tho Sentiment.
Mr.. seygord suddenly discovered that
he was talking fuently and saying
much. The flow OF information stopped
Questions failed to elicit any Informs
tlon. He strenuously denied being in
the employ of the junta, doing the same
for the friend he mad met at the st1>
tlon. His mission is In New Orleans
where he said he want6 10 ascertain
what the sentiment is towards Cuba,
HIS c0antrynieR. he said, do not know
what has become of him. He told no
some where he was going except conh'
Dental friend. The train pulled into the
Allegheny depot and the talk was at an
end.
round Of Pittsburgh hotels revealed
the fact that T. NJ. Dushane had been
Al the st. James hotel. He arrived
Thursday evening, registering from
New York. His actions while here were
foniewhat mysterious. During the day
ne was out most of the time, and In the
evening he was visited by large numbers
Of friends, Many a mysterious consul.
tatIon was held in his room. Lastnlght
about o'clock he came down with his
yalise. the only baggage he carried
That vallee was peculiar, covered witt,
many foreign labels, and carefully
r1iarie by Ns owner. After leaving the
hotel no more was seen OF him until ht
turpen up nj Union station shortly aftel
0 O'Clock. What has become OF him Is
like the man, a mystery.
Lieutenant Seygard talked excellent
English with tine slightest 9erceptlblt
foreign accent. He Las cordial hate
for Weyier, aud epeRkiRg OF the Spanish
army always brouEhe a fiery CLEAN int
Ms eye. He objected to the name In
surgeit. saying the Cuban5 were revo'
intionlRts. CuriOusly enough he 6pok'
az the nation In the first person. He es
pecIaliy Insisted that independence was
near at hand. Dynamite In large guam
lilies had been aiready landed ON The
island, lnasmuCh as strife between tht
Cubans to victory he would not men
ton. He affirmed that conditions IN th'
mother country were favorable to thu
island, Inasmuch as strife between tn,
authorities and the newspapers haG
bcen excited. In addition to this tn
Philippine Islanders were at work ant
gpaln had big contract on her itandt
there. Cuban lnformantS IN MndriC
mad sent word that the Spanish govern
ment was worried over Che iinancla
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