The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
wINCHEsTERS WANTED.
Patriots Receive Some Cheer
ing Reports at a New
York Meeting.
sPANIARDs URGE HUMANITY
This, However, Is Said to Consist in
Speedily Crushing the Fighters
for Freedom.

CHICAGO, ILL. Oct. I-That last nights
meeting at Central Music Hail is to result
in more than moral sympathy for the
Cuban revolutionists was evidenced to-day
by the statement of an authorized person
that fire arms had been pledged TO aid in
the cause and negotiations have been COM
menced for their purchase.
Ex-State Senator Edward T. Noonan,
who was appointed one of the vice-presi-
dents at the meeting, made the assertion
this afternoon that committee is making
arrangements to buy 100 Winchester rifles
and a large quantity of ammunition, and
that all would be ready for shipment to
Cuba in a very short time. Senat or
Noonan says the rifles are. to be had at any
time and that the friends of Cuba are only
waiting for an opportunity to ship them
before the Cubans ask for their delivery.
= Gonzales de Quesada said tonight the
Cubans were very anxious so have their
army equipped with Winchesters, as it
rendered the problem of ammunition one
of easy solution.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. About 200
Cub&ns and sympathizers with the Cuban
cause met this evening at the rooms of the
James G. Blaine Club. 7 he chairman and
principal speaker was S. c. Henriquez. He
said that the deaths OF insurgents accord
ing to Captain General Campos were RI
diculously exaggerated. The speaker
claimed that the Cuban cause was getting
on famously and that it was hoped that
the United States Government would soon
recognize them as belhgerents.
J. W. kemple, a politician of West Vir-
gina, made a speech in which he hurrahed
for the Cubans and casually remarked that
the United States could lick any Govern.
ment on the face of the earth.''
CEDAR KEYS. Fla, Oct Nothing is
known here iustifying rumors of tiibus-
tering parties expecting to leave from this
section. The revenue cutter Morrell came
inside the bar this morning and the war
ship Cincinnati was in sight off the outer
bar. 1t is supposed they were watching
the steamer Electra from Tampa, which
came in last night. The three steamers
left about u o'clock day.
HAVANA, CUBA (via Key West), Oct.
: The public announcement which wa:
made here that the Canovas cabinet would
pursue moderate and humane policy in
Cuba gives the greatest satisfaction. The
recognized enemy of a moderate policy in
the Cabinet has been Senior Rome re
Robledo as Minister of Justice and legal
adviser to the Govern ment, who has
proven violent obstructionist to the mod
crate policy that now has the cordial ap-
prevail Of a majority of the Government,
including the Premier, Canov as del Cas-
tillo; the Duke of Tetuan, Minister of For
eign Affairs; Senior Castellanos, Minister
for the Colonies, and others. They, one
and all, are in favor of the liberal measures
for Cuba voted by the Cortes in March
last. As soon as the war is closed the new
laws will be put in force.
Captain-General Martinez Campos is in
active touch and sympathy with the
Madrid Cabinet. He insists on a liberal
and humane policy. The policy of the
Canovas Cabinet naturally is in favor OF
active operations and the early crushing Of
the rebellion, which it regards as really the
most humane course. Spain must be
mindful of her unacclimated troops in
Cuba. No cruel measures will be tolerated
by General Campos. The strict neutrality
observed by the American Government has
been cited by Premier Canovas del Castillo
as the best evidence of the friendliness oil
the United States, likewise its activity in
suppTessing revolutionary expeditions.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1.-The at
tention of Attorney-General Harmon was
called this morning to a London Times
dispatch from Madrid, quoting Minister
Depuy de LONE to the effect that the
7 United States had decided to confiscate
arms and ammunition found upon vessels
detained by the United States authorities
and which are supposed to be engaged OF
about to engage in tiiibuStering expeditions
to Cuba.
Attorney General Harmon stated that
there had been no change at all in the po
sition of the administration toward the
Cuban insurgents. The neutrality laws
he said, were being enforced with vigol
and impartiality, and it is the intention to
continue to do so. Arms and munitions
of war, alleged to be for the use of the in.
surgents, bad been captured by United
States officials and the matter brought to
the District Attorney by United States
officers.
The decisions of the courts in these mat
tiers were as binding upon the Government
as on those under arrest, and, when al
acquittal followed, the Government, Of
course, was powerless further to act. The
acquittal of alleged filibusters in crimi.
nal proceedings carried with it the sur
render Of property seized with them. In
some cases this property had not been
called for and still remained in the custody
of the United States.