The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05
Full Text of the Famous Letter, the
Disclosure of Which Exposed
His Little Game.
HE ROASTS OLD CAMARA
Who lie Says, Was to Bombard New England
Cities--Admits Himself a Chief of Spies-
Thinks Spain Better Yield Cuba.

Montreal. Que. May IS. ISsS
'Tupper Street. a. To His ExceIlency
Senior Don Jose Gomez Imay.
My Dear Don josef was my belief
that they would have appointed you TO
command the Cadiz fleet. and it was my
intention TO have sent you n telegram
asking me 10 take me with you. 10 meet
you in the Antilles. or wherever you
might say. The case has not turned out
/ thus. however, and II seems as though
God were not on our side. because the
! election OF Senior Camara. fear. will be
fatal. although he may have a good chief
/ of-staf officer. No one could suit him.
/ because he IS very capricous and. be-
| sides IS not a hard worker: on the con-
/ trary. ne is lazy and would pay no atten-
| ton TO the advice OF any one. You will
not take this as fattery. but today no
one bat you and Don Pasquale SHOULD
have command of our feet. and this Is
the belief OF the younger element OF the
personnel Now there IS no remedy. and
may God shed His light upon him and
keep him IN His hands I wrote 10 the
minister and. with the confidence due 70
my special duties I said 70 him. on send
ing clipping from a newspaper contain
Ing telegram from Cadiz. speaking Of
our feet and its admiral. that Il was not
Senior Camara but you who should COM
mand II and that we. the lower personnel.
who travel about a little know you very
well. II may be that this action NAV
have made a bad impression. but / don't
bRF2Mga ~ A..
the service when this war IS ended.
have been left here to receive and send
kilograms and 10 look after the spy serv-
ice which I have organized. or. had bet
ter say. am establishing here. because
until very little while ago I was not
permitted 70 do as l pleased
We have had bad luck. because thav
have captured our two best spies. one in I
Washington. who hanged himseIf-or else /
they did-and the other. day before yes
terday, in Tampa. The Americans are /
showing the most extraordinary vigilance.
/ do not wish to remain here without ak
ing an active part in the war. and I de-
sire duty in which I can take the inItiat-
i've and do something. I shan be cx-
tremely gratifed 20 have n ship In order
TO run the blockade or n torpedo boat.
anything rather than playing second I'D
die. However. II there is no other rom
edy' would be perfectly willing 10 co ,
on board 4 large ship 7 am sorry this
war fnds me 50 low in rank and II offers
opportunities FOR any one who wishes %
work and TO risk himself can,o- ~
leVe that Don Pasquale could he in San
lago. as reported by the American press
he entered IL on the 18th and II ne had
zone Immediately to Havana he would
lave met only two monitors In front Of II
make out that he entered that place
MY 70 coal and for the moral effect Z,
would produce in Spain. Suppose he wen.
ut Saturday the 2oth-if no had gone n
ne north and through tho Providence
hannei he would have passed into ia
ana right under me nose ot-the Ame-f-
ans who had only small cruisers: f9-
chiey was al sea on the night II Thur
ay Sampson on that OF Friday and on .
hat OF Sunday the End. ne took he 3
over channel for the east and on Wed.
esday turned back towards Havana
chley's squadron has been reinforced
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on. ! believe that IN war one has >, !
axe fortune. II IL had not been because .
ampson was afraid Don Pasquale might =
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