Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-11
An Illustration of spain's Sinister Methods in the Poisoning
 of Moricado.
Campos Is Clothed With All Authority - Consul General Williams Denies That He
 Has Resigned

Special Cab'e Mess sage to the Age-E erald.
 HAVANA, Cuba, April l0.-Consul-Gen eral Williams was seen this afternoon, and said to me that he had not sent iu his res ignation. He admitted that he had written itswith the intention of sending 1t, but he was still holding it. Discussing the affair, he said:
 'I will not go away from Havana as long as my government wants me here. It is an unpleasant sit uatioD, of course, but will not in any way embarrass President Cleve- land.''
 Yesterday Consul Williams admitted to me that he had resig ned but today he made the foregoing statement.
 ''I rquest the American press, said Consul General Williams, 'to deny em- pbatically that l have ever said that the rebels were wholly in the right. have never said that Cuba should be annexed to the United States. All that have done was simply to make a statement to my government concerning the misrue of Spain in this island, and that still assert; have merely pointed out the fact that this island was unjustly taxed by Spain. l wish to emphatically deny having ever written the alleged dispatch which was prin ted April in the New York World as a special from Washington. l was quoted as having said that I would give the rebels my entire sympathy. While am a representative of the United States government propose merely to take such steps as are necessary to the protection of the rights of America, and the people whose represen tative l am here can rest assured that no act of mine will ever cause airtp p6ar afar 1 hatxx Gt,oi in and the United States unless the interests of the American people are jeopardized. am as ardent believer in the Monroe doctrine and the words ut tered by it as Jefferson on the subject of autonomy of republics on this hem- isphere."
 ROYAL PROCLAMATION
 was issued here today proclaiming that Campos will be governor general as soon as he arrives without going through the usual process of taking the oath of office. This proclamation has been circulated gen. erally throughout the provinces. Gen. Martinez Campos, if he had fair weather, should have arrived here today, and is ex pecled at any time.
 War news is issued in bulletins every hour now, but it is all favorable to the government. Other sources of iaforma- ton prove 1t 10 be in the main untrue. Campos has s2, ,0oo, coo to put down the re- bellion. Itwss loaned to Spain by France.
 TEN CUBAN-AMERIcANs,
 who were in jail in Puerto Principe, were released this morning and the consul there has so advised Consul General Williams of the fact. It was thought here that the United States might make some demoustra- ton these persons were not released. The consul at Puerto Principe has also wired Consul General Williams that everything is quiet there today.
 MoRICADo POISONED.
 Moricado, chief of the revolutionists at Guaytanaro, in the province of Pu- erto Principe, died from being poisoned. Spanish war bulletins announce the death and make it prom inent in the bulletins, but no mention of his being poisoned is made. Insurgent sympathizers, however, claim that government officials induced Mori- cado's servant to place a poisonous liquor ina cupof coffee which was served to the insurgent chief.
 The Havana papers, all of which are in perfect sympathy with Spain, announce that Moricado, fearing that he had been ptiiSACu WILL JoiioW 'cFci SoDlaiteco oui- cide. He was one of the foremost chiefs outside of Gomez, Maceo and Crombet. He had taken part in the last rebellion and was with Maeeo when the latter acceded to the terms of peace stipulated by the Span- fish government. These terms have not been fulfilled and the rebels will not be de- ceived in the same manner again. They declare they will put no faith in any prom ises Spain may make.
 REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
 meeting was held today in the province of Gusytanaro and Combet and Maceo by proxies proclaimed republic. The proc