The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-18

Flaced IN the HarD0r was TWO IONS ana
Was Connected by Wire With the Fortress.
New York, March 17.-The New York
Journal this afternoon prints a state
the newspaper correspondent recently
arrested and searched by Spanish Off
cials in Cabanas prison, Havana, ano
later expelled from the island. This is
the opening of Laine's statement:
ION January 24, at 10 o'clock at night
/ met in the Cafe Inglaterra, the head
quarters Of the reporters in Havana,
Francisco Diaz. a reporter of the Rabid
Spanish paper. la Union Constitutional,
with whom j frequently exchanged
news.
.'On asking him if he had anything to
give me, he took from his pocket let
fer and handed it to me, saying: 'Wey-
Ter wrote this letter TO Santos Guzman,
who sent it to Novel the editor of the
In Union ConstitutionaD for him 10
read and write an article on the accep-
tance by Weyler of the candidacy of
deputy TO the Cortes TO Havana. ! tO9k
this. copy. which you can keep
The following is the alleged referred
to alpOye:
His Excellency, Don Francisco de los
Santos Guzman, Havana.
My distinguished personal and politi-
cal friend:
{ ..Since the latest events | have changed
my views about the attitude which our
political party in Cuba ought to as
sumo
s.If j have thought before shat it was
mare dfgnifed for us TO abstain from the
electoral contest. ] believe now that it
Is Il patriot duty for us to CD 10 the
polls. Our success cannot BE doubted,
neither can our majority Of voters, nor
that with q program of defense of the
national honor we will have side by side.
with MS all these luke-warm politicians
who, though Spaniards by ieart, are
deceived by the inside combinations of
M0ret and Sagasta, and take as scienti-
fic solutions in our colonial problems
what are really dish0norable humilia-
tions of our country before the United
States.
Write on your flag, the flag Of Spain.
defence of National Honor" and / Of
fer you my name as your candidate
AFTER having commanded during Two
years two hundred thOnsand Spanish he
roes in Cuba the title | shall be more
proud Of is that of Deputy from Ha-
yana at the Cortes of Spain.
by the way. have read these days
that the Americans are pondering ahont
sending one of their war ships to that
city. During my command in Cuba
they did not even dare to dream about
IT. They knew the terrible punishment
that awaited them.
Il had Havana harbor we'll prepared
for such an emergency. | rapidly finish.
ished the work that Martinez Campos
carelessly abandoned.
.If the insult is made / hope that
there will be a Spanish hand to punish
it as terribly as it deserves.
Romero is in better health than his
friends could have expected, and not
withstanding how mOrally sick | feel
breathing this humiliating atmosphere.
an evil; always your affectionate friend
and servant.
Madrid. January s. 1893.
.'I.aine says that he read the letter and
pigeon-holcd it, When the Maine arriv-
ed he called at the office of the Union
Constitutional to see DiaZ, in an effort 10
secure the original of the letter. Some
days after the Maine explosion lIalne
met Diaz, who asked him if he remem-
bcred the letter and what its contents
We're about an American war ship. The
American correspondent replied that ne
did. and that he believed some one had
followed Weyler's advice. I4aine says
he has since found out that Daz in
formed the chief of police that he
lIsaine) had copy of a letter written
by Weyler which might bring trouble to
the Spanish government, especially as
he was an American newspaper CORE
spondent who was associating with Cap
tain Sigsbce. Hence his arrest on March
4th."
Continuing his narrative, Laine saws:
Il had noticed for several nights mys-
ferions work which was being done in
the fortress. On inquring from soldier
whom / knew what it was he Informed
me that they were carrying from the
magazine of the fortress large quantities
of dynamite, which were being laid in
the harbor.
MY investigations during my period
of Imprisonment were carried as far rs