The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-04
A STARTLING
REVELATION
Spanish Deput, Now in New York
DlscIoSes keylcr's ferfidy.
MR.. CALHOUN RETURNS HOME
ruIIled by the Situation and Thinqs Re-
main Where They Merchants
reaes II Possible.
MR.. CALHOUN RETURNS HOME

New York. June 3-rhe Herald says;
scnor Santiago narro,,a. who until rc-
Gently was a deputy ln the provincial as
srmbly OF Santa Clara province. Cuba. Is
nt present IN this city while the agents
OF General wcylrr are siii looking for
him, IN order 70 bring him before court
martial In Havana, His address In this
city IL known TO only a few trusted
friends. sepor Barroeta l. o native OF
Spain,
senor Barrocia, referring to his expo
rlrnccs to a close friend. said
My ,roublrs with General weyler be-
with him asulns, his bitter foc. the Mar.
quits OF Apvstcgul. the leader of the CON
sr7ntiyr party IN cuba. After valniy
trying TO enlist my cooperation in h!s
nEh, against the leaders Of my own par
~. the general sought TO have revenge
on me by duplicating me IN frauds dis
covered In his own military administra-
ton IN Santa clara province. In which
senior Nidcl appears as a leading char
nctcr orders FOR my arrest were issued
hy General Wcylcr. who brought all the
charges he could think OF against me,
even that OF being rebel sympathlEsr
and ordered that bee brought before IA
court martial OF his own portIsans
Warned by high officials, | was able to
hide until opportunity offered ana 1
boarded At Ci,nfugos a vessel for pos.
ton. While hiding l received note sent
To my home by General Woyler offering
to forgive ana forget everything n | gave
myself up | did not heed his ofIcr, be-
cause I learned that only the day before
he had one OF my servants tortured
to extract from him confession Of my
Whereabouts
/ At once came to this city, where ! will
remain only a few days before sailing
for Spain, where will lay before the
government the proofs OF the frauds
committed In the military administration
in Cuba, In which General weyler has
"A great share,
My object In remaining here Tor q
few days Is for the purpose OF issuing
pamphlet exposing the frauds and cor
ruption of the administration under Gen
eral Wcylcr will mail u copy of my
book TO every leading political man IN
Spain as weil as In Cuba, before leaving
the country"
The Herald has obtained copy OF this
book II appeals 70 the Spanish premier
to appoint a royal commission and send
II to cuba to investigate every charge
he makes In the book.
Referring TO Weylers report as to the
pachcation OF the provinces, Senior Bar
reota rldlcules the idea and declares that
the alleged pacihcaton is only part of a
scheme between Weyler and his sup
porters In Madrid to keep him In power,
Senor Barroeta includes In his book Of
fetal and private documents to prove all
his assertions.
Senior Barroeta declares that under the
administration of Weyler every official
place In cuba IL for sale. Every eoole-
slastlcHl position has its price. He closes
the book with n declaration that Gem
eral Weyler is really a monster. well 1e-
scribcd by the American press, His
crimes, he says, are a dlshonor to Spain,
and unless the evils are corrected he rc-
CARDS as certain the loss of Cuba to
Spain.