Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18
BOAST FROM WEYLER
HE HAD PUNISHMENT" PREPARED
FOR AMERICAN WARsHIPs.
MINES IN HABANA HARBOR
Testimony Ia Effect Thai Two Tons
of Dynamite Were Laid There, and
That Wires Connected the Ex-
pIosiye with the Cabnn,s.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Kew York
Journal this evening prints a statement
written by Honore F. Lame. the news
paper correspondent recently arrested
and searched by Spanish officials I'm
Cabanas prison, Habana, and later ex-
PEELED from the Island. This Is the OPEN
ing Of LANES statement:
ION January 9th, at 10 o'clock at night.
l met in the Cafe Inglaterra, the head
quarters Of the press representatives in
Habana, Francisco Diaz, a reporter Of
the rabid Spanish paper La Union Con
stitutional, with whom l frequently ex-
changed news.
ION asking him IL he had anything to
give me, he took from his pocket a letter
and handed it to me, saying: Weyler
wrote this letter 10 Santos Guzman, who
sent ii to Move 0he editor Of La Union
ConstitutionaD, for him to read, and
write IN article on the acceptance by
the Cortes from Habana. l took this
copy, which you can keep"
The following is the alleged letter re-
ferred To above:
His Excellency, Don Francisco de los
Santos Guzman, Habana;
| MY Distinguished Personal and Pollti-
cal Friend,-Since the latest events !
have changed my views about the atti-
tude which our political party in Cuba
ought TO assume.
IF / have thought before that 1t was
more dignifed for US to abstain from the
electoral contest, / believe now that II Is
a patriots duty for US 70 go TO the polls.
our success cannot be douOtedi neither
can our majority of voters; nor that with
a programme OF defence OF the national
! honor we will have side ~ side with us
all those lukewarm politicians, who,
though Spaniards at heart, are d@Seiyed
by the inside combinations Of Moret n
Sagasta, and take as scientific solutions
| OF our Colonial problems what are really
| dishonorable humiliations OF our country
before the United States. Write on your
flag. the dag Of Spain, Defence of ma
tional honor and / offer you my name as
your candidate.
after having commanded during two
years 10000 Spanish heroes in Cuba, the
title 1 shall be more proud OF is that of
deputy from Habana in the Cortes OF
| Spain.
PUNISHMENT" FOR L. s. WARSHlPS
..By the way, have read these days
| that the Americans are pondering about
| sending one of their warships 10 that
| city. During my command IN Cuba they
aid not even dare To dream about II.
| They knew the terrible punishment that
| awaited them.
81 had Habana harbOr well prepared Tor
such an emergency. l rapidly finished the
work that Martinez Campos careiessly
abandoned.
IF the insult is made, ! hope that there
viii be a Spanish hand TO punish 1t as ter
ribly as II deserves.
..Romero is In better health h his
| friends could have expected, and notwith-
| standing how morally sick l feel breath
ing this h%umiliating atmosphere, l am
well: also, your arectionate friend and
| servant. "VALERIANO WEfLER.'
Madrid January 8. 1898"
L.aine says hat he read the letter and
| ~pigeon-holed Il. When the Maine arrived
he called at the office Of the Union Con-
| stitutlonal TO see DiaZ, in an enort 10 Sc
cure the original Of the letter. Some
| days after the Maine explosion Lame mel
| Diaz. who asked him IL he remembered
the letter. and what It's contents were
about an American warship. The Ameri-
can correspondent replied that he did,
| and that he believed some one had fol-
| loved Weyler's advice. Lame says that
he has since found out that Diaz In
| formed the Chief OF Police that ne CLaine)
| had a copy OF a letter written by Weyler'
which might bring trouble to the Spanish
| Government, especially as he was an
| American newspaper correspondent VINE
was associating with Captain Sigsoee'
| Hence his arrest on March 4th.
DYNAMITE FROM THE CABANAS.
: Continuing his narrative. Laine says: y