The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-05
CHIEF OF THE SPIES
LETTER WRITTEN BY LIEUTENANT
CARRANZA AT MONTREAL,
Which Has Caused a sensa ton In
Canadn, and Shows the Spaniards
Are Well Posted.
ADMIRAL CAMARA CRITICISED
AND THE SPANISH NAVAL PLAN OF
CAMPAIGN CONDEMNED.
bad Luck BewaiIed Because Two of
Schley's and SIMPSONS Movements.

WASHINGTON. June 4.--Chief While, of
the United States treasury secret service, to-
day made public the letter which was re-
Gently written by Mr.. Carrapza, former
naval attache OF the Sapnish legation in
Washington, now in Montreal to a party in
the Spanish Ministry of Marine at Madrid
and secured by Mr.. Wilkes operatives and
brought to Washington. The officials here do
not know who the Senior Imay, to whom
the letter is addressed, is, but believe him
to be a high official The letter was re-
ceived here about one week ago, but for
public reasons it has been withheld until
to-day. Copies this morning were furnished
to the secretary of the treasury and the
secretary of state, and it is altogether prob
able that action will be Immediately taken
to secure the instant departure of the Span
tsh contingent from Canadian soil.
The letter is of the most sensational char
acter and discloses the very elaborate sys-
tenn OF spies which has been conducted in
this country in the interest of Spain. Since
their departure from the city Chief Wilkes
agents have been fully cognizant of every
move of the Spaniards, and for the last
several weeks he has had agents employed
IN the homes where they lodged, and moth
ing of interest has apparently escaped their
vigilance The letter. however, was secured
by an operative who called at the house in
the capacity OF a health officer while Mr..
Carranza was at dinner. The letter was
found on his table addressed for mailing 1t
was handed by this man to another in wait
Ing and he to a third, who instantly started
with it for Washington The party under
suspicion in Montreal of having taken the
letter Chief Wlkie says, is entirely inno-
cent the man who took the letter never
hur inc hoo.
Gals who have had knowledge of Chief
Wilkes moves regard it as one of the most
clever pieces of detective work ever done
in this country. The letter is as follows:
My Dear Don josef was my belief that
they would have appointed you 10 command
the Cadiz fleet, and ii was my intention to
nave sent you telegram asking that you
take me with you, to meet you in the An
titles or wherever you may say. The case
mas not turned out thus. however. and it
seems as though God were not on our side.
because the election of Senior Camara,
fear will be fatal, although he may be hav-
possibly suit him, because he is very capri
cious, and, besides. is not hard worker;
on on me contrary he Is lazy. and would pay
VIII not take this for hattery. but to-day no
one but you and Don Pasquale should have
command of our fleet, and this is the be-
lief of the younger element of the per-
sonnet. Now there is no remedy and may
In His hands
Il wrote to the minister. and with the
confidence due to my special duties, / said
paper containing a cabegram from Cadiz,
speaking of our fleet and its admiral that
II was not Senior Camara but you who
should command it, and that we. the lower
personnel, who have Travelled about little,
know you very Well 1t may be that this
action may have made a bad impression en-
him. but ! don't care. because If can do
so shall leave the service when this war is
finished. have been left here to receive
and send kilograms and to look after the
Spanish service which have organized, or.
had / better say. am establishing here, be-
permitted to do as pleased. 4
we have had bad luck. because they
have captured our best two spies, one In
Washington. who hanged himself-or else
they , did It for him-and the other at Tam
extraordinary vigilance.
II do not wish to remain here without
taking an active part In the wal, and de-
and do something. / shall be extremely
gratihed TO have ship in order to run the
rather than playing second fiddle. However.
II there Is no other remedy. ] would go per-
fectly willing on board a large ship. / am
very sorry that this war finds me so low in
rark. for it offers opportunities for any one
who wishes to work and 10 risk himself.
Il cannot believe that Don Pasquale
could be in Santiago. ,ss reported by the
American press. he entered II on the 18th,
ne woud I bave met only two m e Ia
front Of H. / make IL out that he entered
that place only to coal and for the moral eff
feet fl would produce in Spain. suppose he
went out Friday the Goth. If he had gone
10 the north and through tile Province chan
mel he would have passed into Havana right
under the noses OF the Americans, who had
only small cruisers. for Schley was at sea
on the night Of Thursday. Sampson on that
OF Friday, and that Of sunday the I'D, he
took the lower channel for the east and on
Wednesday turned back towards Havana.
Schley's squadron has been reinfosced by
the Iowa and SIMPSONS by the Oregon
II believe that In war one has to teu1nf
fortune If i had not been because Samp-
son was afraid that Don PasquaIe might %
20 Havana and that Schley would not &c