The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-18

met IN tho Cafe Inglaterra the head
quarters Of the press representatives IN
Havana, Francisco Diaz, reporter OF
the rabid Spanish paper, La Union CON-
stitucional with whom 1 frequently eX-
changed news.
ION asking him II he had anything 10
give me he took from his pocket a letter
and handed II 10 me. saying:
"Weyler wrote this letter 70 santos
Guzman. who sent it to Move tthe editor
OF the La Union ConsutucionaD Tor MN
10 read and write an article an tne ac-
ccptance by Weyler Of the candidacy or
deputy 10 the Cortes FOR Havana. 1
took this copy which YOU can Keep.
Tho following IS the alleged letter Ie-
forrsd 10 above:
WEYLER'S LETTER.
"1is excellence. Don Francisco De Los
Santos Cuzman Havana:
my Distinguished Personal ana foh-
tical end.-Since the latest events /
have changed my views about lhe alu-
tude which our political party IN Cuod
ought 10 assume.
~ | have thought before that IL Wiz
moro Identified for us 10 abstain from
tbe electoral contest / believe now that
II is a patriOts duty for Us 10 90 70 me
uoUs. our success cannot Doe douDleu,
neither can our majority or voters "oI
that with programme OF dei nee vl
the national honor We viii have side ~
side with us an those lukeW1rm po"IN'
ans. who. though Spaniards by he@it' AT
deceived bA the inside combinations OF
Noret and Sagasta and take as sc''h,l
solutions 81 our colonial problems "hde
aro roaly dishonOrablc humihauoh5 OF
our country before the United Siat,s'
.sVVrfto on your flag. the flag OF opil"
Defence of National Honor. and oil-r
YOU my name as your canuluatt-
after having commanded duin- wv
wears two hundred thousand Spanish "'-
roos in cuba the title ] shall DE- n'oIo
proud Of IS that OF deputy from h'''" "ii"
al the COrtcs of spain.
"Bv the way. / have read these days
that the Americans are pondcrins ABOUT
sending one of their warships 10 lha'
citv During mv command in CUBA thcy
did not even dare TO dream ABOUT IT,
They know the terrible punishment that
awaited them.
HARBOR PREPARED.
Of had Havana harbOr well prepared
for such am emergency. ! rapidly hhi7n-
ed the work that Martinez Cdmpos care
lessly abandoned.
III the Insult SIS made hope that theIe
will be a Spanish hand 10 punish u dr.
terribly as II deserves.
Your afectionate friend and servant
lEIEneOl lAisl4fNl 4h+fR ~ 80
"Madrl. Jan. s. 1885,.
T,oino saws that he read the letter ana
pieeon-hoied il. when the Maine arrived
he called at tho Office of the Union con-
sfitutional IN see Diaz. IN on effort 10 se-
cure the original Of the letter Some days
after the Maine explosion Lame met
Diaz who. asked him IL ne rememberen
the letter and what its contents were
about an American warship. 1he amer
can correspondent replied that ne uIu
and that ha believed some one hdu loilo"-
cd WcyIer's edyice.
Ialne sats that he since found ont that
Diaz informed the Chief-of-Police that ne
U.aint1 had a copy Of letter written by
Wcvler which might bring trouble 10 the
Spanish government. especially as ne was
an American newspaper CORE .pohuehl'
who was associating with Captain SlSa-
bee. hence his arrest on March AIN.
WHAT LAME SAW.
Continuing his narrative. Lame says
~ mad noticed for several nights mys-
terious work which was being done VA lhe
fortress. ON inquiring from solaler
whom | knew what 1t was, he informed
me that they were carrying from inc
magazine Of the fortress large quantities
Of dynamite which were being lald III 'ho
harbor.
INV Investigations during my period Oh
imprisonment were carried as far as q
political prisoner could do i'm Spanish
fortress. but it was sufficient for me to
ascertain with certainty that the quanti-
~ Of dynamite placed in the harbor ID
different places was two tons and that
Inc wires Of the mines were connected
with the Cabanas Fortress and the Capi-
tania De Puerto. or marine headquar-
tcrs."