The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

= CITY Full Of saesk Thief Detectives
-Wiies Of tte Spanish W01as
Spy-Trfeke 81 the Soldier SPY
strataxems OF spyins Hotel HeiD.


moment 1e may DC affsSt%s a4s1 talo~A
Into Casssnas prison. On what charge. As
'.an American spy"
From Morning tn Wight
II you leave year hotel and so gu; In
the early morning you at once feel your
self In the omnsprssexst shadow OF the
spy. With the first drum beat OF the
volunteers the plaza In front OF the opera
EossEe. the streets OF the city begin TO I'll
with r,eopie--nlostiy cigar maksrs--on their
way TO work. Hut they all move along
with the air of people VINO know that they
are watched. They talk but little to each
other. and IL Is evident that they fear TO
speak freely. Moving among the people,
ard conspiesos1s by their uniforms. the
volunteers are seen. with their rifles over
their shoulders. s!ouching along. singly and
1n groups OF tive and three, In the. dir.c-
ton OF MORO castle. where they are going
10 do swentysfosir hours duty. They. too.
have an anxious. worried look. Every one
seems TO be living IN sE atmoaphere of ssis-
picion-spying and being spied upon. There
IL poorly concealed expression OF dis
trust upon the face Of nearly every one.
soldier or civilian, whom you pass. The
trail OF o. the serpent-iike spy Is over ii
al.
And 20 life goes on In Havana from
morning 70 hight. II In n one-sided state
OF things The Americana 10 not In the
their agents as spies They say: I'VE are
IN our own city. mtndng our OWN business.
What right have these Yankees spying
upon Us? They are spies. Let's kick 'em
out" The Hpaniards cannot expel us In a
body 80 they proceed to get rid Of Us one
by ere
As ian American spy" you are put In
Cabanas on the charge OF general con.
spiracy against the government OF Spain"
ftxu Aux. hat Tn xr hxsyv mn rrla nj
mous he can be. the Spaniard offers you
your freedom II you viii leave Havana.
This has been the experience of more than
q score CT Americans since the blowing up
OF the Maine
The spanish Woman spy.
The spies are all sorts and conditions Of
men and women. And the chief Of these Is
the Spanish woman Woe to the American
who succumbs to tha wsies and walks into
the snares OF the plump and paie-facsd
sonora. She seems charming. She II usu-
ally beautiful. She wears black mantilla.
She looks at her victim thrcagh the man
tilta with giances that kill. She IL a de-
lueiou and a snare. Her eyes seem TO swim
with love, but hatred fills her heart. Her
seductive smile seems all sympathy. II IL
the smile OF the woman who hates--it is all
cruelty.
The sonora gives her services to Spain
Spain, but OF spying. Let this be warn
ing to all Americans who intend coming TO
Havana
Your correspondent occupies the apart
ment In which an American was arrested
recently at midnight. The spy responsible
for his Imprisonment was n beautiful
senora. On the evening OF his arrival ia
Havana he was strolllng in the park OPP
poasts the Inglatcrra hotel. A stranger
jostiesi against him and stopped TO apollo
xise In Enolish- An acquaintance followed.
The stranger said he would Hike TO present
chs American to--ah. she was sitting just
beyond the fountain. Two minutes later
the American was seated by woman
whom the stranger called wife. The
stranger disappeared. The hand was play
Ing. the Cuban night WAS charming. the
senora's eyes were large and luminous. her
tes'h were giistening-the American talked.
The next evening he aaet the sonora again
In the same place. and again ha talked.
lie met her again aud again. He talked
TIL he talked too much. Even an American
WI. tell woman things which the rack
Itself could rot draw from him.
The soldie: Spy.
The hosaest of the Spanish spies Is the
soldier, He mikes no attempt 10 disguise
his contempt FOR the Americans whose
steps he Is logging. Americana" The
without an accompanying sheer or gesture
Of cc1temps. The soldier spy fciicws the
unfortunate American here. there every
where. His plan OF procedure is Ia at
tempt to pass sad on one Of the uarrowes,
OF Hayans's narrow sidewalks. He pushes
you aside roughly. You naturally resent.
He proceeds on his way wsthou. a word
gees direct 10 his senior Officer and reports
that sssaor. Ss~anti-So pushed him. a soldier
Of Spain. Violently from the sidewalk. Tie
had witaes$es--fellow spies, % course.
Charge aied against you nauiting the
military by laying violent hands On Span
ish soldier" That night the clerk at yonr
hotel informs you that you have heen
ordered e laelvv Havana Is the first
staarlaF. To refuse ts 10 'tAas the con-
sequences" The nature Of tae said conse-
auesce@ Is nos specified. This little trick
was PLACED mon one Of the American
newspaper correspondents within TIE last
few days.
cAbaaas prison Is not always the fate
os the suspected American. 8S Is seen In
the case fass mentle1ea. The fact Is that
the Spanish are uog anxious - sill cahanas
with American prisoners. Uncle sam
mlghs rake soaae incensenisnl Inquiries
The Spaaianrs principal object In employ
ting Spias Is - 9s{ sse Americans osss OF
havana.
Sometimes The soldier spS Soes not sue
sod IN tsusnfsag a. a chstsW against the
American wscsa he has been set 10 watch.
III that ease the JOB Ii given 70 M officer
Tae officer eaatrtves ~ meet s7e American.
fstredscox the victim ~ ihe Military club.
and Is 81 extremely polite IA manner ana
- particularly insulting In speech that ;he
American talks tack. and = row fa3seus
la sach Instances she vtctisa has always
teen lA-ked up IN Caoanss fer safe kees,-
tns td lte next steamer dssN. Thea a.
has beea marched assAsFst she steamer b.
3 8ie st eight soldiers VITA Fact hayonatS
The sntss aii saeak Essz5ssa. thaugh thsy
fsFstcsl not ia understand Nprd al ear
language. ises.ee. more tsssm oae American
has made lnass@Esss rsuaFks - fellow
citizen IN tAs presence OF 4 Seaasara whaus
the AEasyscaa ssnpo<saa could DOL usasas-
ssara sac Essglfsa tongue
~pstnx at the Hotels
TIE saSSt dangerous rsest -s7ers.ras,s
aEd Essesss 6sssaesls,n 90 fsse Spanish xF.ses
ara sagei crsgssossx. There i ahse,ls1t.fx
nc Way % kaeaser which IS these Aatei
Fascafs - sess sssTtt>Hbar enemy Wha.
esrr Be IS BE s1@Ass lnta sso@s- yxs.-,
whenever Se,l 40 esst, s~arcasz tire s.s~ssts
ss year cAsshSaS. and sea1s e,~ rv ss;ser or
ssyap o. szspes @hieh Saa aayz. ssc-n ear