Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-12
CISNEROS ROMANCE.
GENERAL LEE WILL NOT EXPRESS
HIMSELF UPON IT.
CARL DECKER HERO OF THE ESCAPE.
He Ii a Dashing Newspaper-Man,
and Is Now Said to he on the
Way tn Washington With the
beautiful SenOrita I'm Charge.

WASHINGTON, October 11.-(speclal.)
| General Fitzhugh Lee, who arrived here
last night from Richmond, had brief
conference at the State Department this
morning, and afterwards left for War
renton, Va, to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Eppa Hunton, Jr., came back to-
night. General Lee was besieged by
newspaper men on his return from War
renton. but he declined to say anything
in reference to Cuban affairs. When
asked about the escape of Miss Cisneros,
and whether 1t would lead to internal
tional complications, he smiled, and de-
clined TO express an opinion. He said
he had been telegraphed upon the subject
by the New York Journal. but that
owing to his official position, it would not
be proper for him to say anything.
CARL DECKER THE RESCUER.
II transplres tonight that the Journal
man who so heroically rescued Miss Cis-
neros was Mr.. Carl Decker. of this city.
who was known in the matter as Charles
Duval. General Lee, when / asked him
about it tonight, said that he believed
that Mr.. Decker was the hero of the
occasion, but he did not believe that the
rescue Of the young lady would lead to
international complications.
Among the newspaper fraternity here
Mr. Deckers achievement is glorified to-
night, and as it is said that he is on
his way 10 this city via Key West.
with the beautiful Senorita in charge
he will have a magnificent reception here.
A DASHING NEWSPAPER MAN.
Mr.. Decker is a dashing and daring
newspaper man. He first went to Cuba
several months ago. succeeded I'm getting
within the insurgent lines, and was for
a time with Gomez. He returned to
this country. and after a brief stay with
his family I'm this city went back TO
Cuba. and to-day Is the hero of the
rescue of Miss Cisneros. General Lee
tonight told me that when he first met
Decker. the latter presented him with
letter Of Introduction from your cor
respondent, and that he had a high
opinion of Decker as a faithful and
daring American.
General Lee would not talk about
either Cuban matters or political affairs
i'm Virginia From a friend. TO whom he
talked privately. ] understand that he
said there is no possibility, under present
of Spain's conquering a peace
in Cubs.
MISS CISNEROS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE Herald
tomorrow will say:
Senorita Evangelina Cossio Cisneros. |
the Cuban girl who escaped from the |
Casa de Recogidas. in Habana. on Wed |
nesday last. arrived in this city yesterday |
American friends accompanied |
her by train from New Orleans. on |
reaching Jersey City Miss Cisneros was |
taken in a closed carriage to the head
quarters of the Cuban sympathizers i'm |
this city. at 50 New street. where she |
was joyfully received. After a short re-
,eption she was taken away, and no one
vas allowed TO see her until this evening.
\ special edition Of the local Cuban
newspaper was published this evening,
lsking all loyal Cubans to assemble at
he office of the Junta at s o'clock. to
DIN i'm a torchlight parade I'm honor of
he young woman's delivery
All the employees of the New York
Journal, and particularly the person
having charge of the Senorita Cisneros
natter, were closely questioned in regard
o the whereabouts of Miss Cisneros but
Without effect. A tour Of the Journal Of
Ice was without result.