San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
HAS AGENTS IN MADRID WHO
INFORM HIM HOW TO
ACT HIS PART.
His TrOchaS Are Only For Squander-
ing Money On And His Hos
pitfalls Are Robbers! DenS.
Positions Of All Kinds
Sold For Money,

New York, June S.-The Herald this
morning says:
Senior Santiago Barroeta, who until
recently was a deputy in the provin-
cial assembly of Santa Clara province,
Cuba, is at present in this city, while
the agents of Gen. Weyler are still
looking for him, in order to bring him
before courtmartial in Havana. His
address in this city is known to only
few trusted friends. Senior Barro-
eta is native Spaniard, and has dur
ing the last fourteen years held inn
portant judicial positions in the upper
court, under the Spanish government
in Cuba. AS editor and proprietor of
Ell Nacional, a Spanish newspaper pub
lished in Cienfugos, he has always
waged a fierce campaign against the
opponents of Spanish rule in Cuba. De-
spite his other pursuits, Senior Barro-
eta Joined the Spanish army, and as a
captain of the guerrillas, fought
against the insurgents in many en-
gagements.
Senior Barroeta referring to his eX-
perience to a close friend here, said:
My troubles with General Weyler
began when some time ago, refused
to side with him against his bitter foe,
the Marquis of Apezteguia, the leader
of the Conservative party in Cuba. At
ter vainly trying to enlist my co-opera-
ton in his fight against the leaders of
my own party, the general sought to
have revenge on me by duplicating me
in the frauds discovered in his own
military administration in Santa Clara
province, in which the governor of the
a leading character.
Orders for my arrest were made by
Gen. Weyler, who brought all the
charges against me, even that of being
a rebel sympathizer, and ordered that
be brought before courtmartial of
his own partisans. Warned by high
officials, was able to hide until an OPP
portunity offered, and boarded the CT
enfugos a vessel for Boston.
while 1 was in hiding received a
note sent to my house by Gen. Wey-
Ter offering to forgive and forget every
thing if 1 gave myself up. I did not,
however, heed his offer, because L
learned that only the day before he
had one of my own servants tortured
in order to extort from him confess
sion of my whereabouts.
ARRIVING in Boston a few days ago,
/ at once took the train for 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 militia
ny administration in Cuba in which
Gen. Weyler himself has great share.
My object in remaining q fugitive is
for the purpose of issuing . pamphlet,
exposing the frauds and corruption of
the administration under Weyler in
Cuba. L viii mail q copy of my book
to every leading political man in
Spain as well as in Cuba, before leav-
ing this country"
The Herald has obtained a cory of
this book. II appeals to tAo cT"nish
premier to appoint a royal commission
and send il to Cuba to investigate ey-
cry charge he makes In the book.
Senor Barroeta also makes a fierce at
tack on Nicola Rivero, editor of Diaro
dc la Marina, whom he calls ''The sub
sidizeG agent of the Havana custom
house corrupt officials"
Referring to Cen. Weyler's official re-
port of the pacificatlon of four of the |
Cuban provinces, Senior Barroeta ridi- |
CUES the idea and declares that the al |
legged Dacification is only e part of a |
scheme between General Weyler and
his supporters In Madrid to keep him
in power. Senior Barroeta quotes In
his book, official as well as private doc
uments. which he says he Is willing to
produce to support all his assertions.
Among those documents he produces
a letter purporting to be written by
Senior Retano. deputy in the Spanish
cortes, Gen. weyler's trusted agent in
Madrid, In the letter Senior Retain
warns Gen. Weyler that unless he is
able to impress public opinion in
Spain with the idea that the pacifica-
ion of Cuba is near at hand and that
he insurgents are demoralized and
to the Spanish authors
les, he will be recalled by the home
Senior Retano suggests Il