The herald., 1895-10-24

ing in all a formidable force to be re-
pulsed by the Cubans.
1t is supposed that the hardest fight
Ing will occur in the provinces of Santa
Clara. As soon as the sugar cane fields
ere relieved from dam pness of the recent
heavy rains, the insurgents Will begin to
burn them. Gomez has given orders to
destroy everything.
. DETROIT Mich, Oct. 23.-The News
today prints an extended interview with
Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson on the Cuban
question. Mr.. Dickinson's expressions
show him to have been close student of
Cuban history, and his conlusions are re-
garded to be to some extent indicative OF
the sentiments of the national admins
tration. In the course of the interview
Mr.. Dickinson says:
while We must maintain the laws OF
neutrality, yet the law of humanity Is
higher and whether or not the United
States recognizes the belligerency or the
Independence of Cuba, this country should
certsIn ly-rintervene in the interests
utilization to restrain the atrocities upon
persons and property daily perpetrated
upon the island. This is what the Gu
bans are hoping and praying for. No law
: Fan restrain the expression of our natural
feeling of sympathy. nor should IL re-
s vtrain, In my opinion, such an expression
ncm his country.
~ "Cuba is at our doors in the highway
of our commerce-so near that, as the
m urders go on, we can hear the Shrleks
2 of women and children, and can see the
: horrors in Cuba that were practiced by
Alya in the Netherlands. We can send
our sympathles to Greece, to Poland, to
$ Hungary, but here at home-at our very
doors, shall this struggling people
"ross their fettersd arms on high
And groan fol- freedoms gift in vain.'
& WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-The pub
hshed intmation that SecretaryOlney in
tends to resign because he has not been
supported by the president in his foreign
policy is wholly dlscredited here. and
persons close to the secretary insist that
The relations between him and the presi-
dent are of the most cordial and intimate
nature, and have been such since Mr..
Olney assumed the administration of the
state department. His visit TO Boston is
said to have been required by pressing
private business, and ne was ena bled to
plead an excuse for his absence from the
Atlanta party on the ground that he
would be expected to accompany o num-
Der of diplomats from Washington to At
lanta later on, TO be present there on dip
Iomatic day.
A letter received at the navy de-
partmens from the commander OF the
q. s. :. Yantic at Mentevideo states
Eat on Septem Der 10th last the steam
ship san Francisco carried from that port
over 1900 Spaniards who nau volunteered
to JON the Spanish army in Cuba. Elev-
en- hundred Of these were from Uruguay,
and ne remainder were deserters from the
Spanish army who had volunteered to
return for service in Cuba. A great pro-
portion of the total number were mere
boys. They were taken charge of on the
San Francisco by guard of Spanish sol
diers and not allowed to leave. The ship
bore no Spanish flag or insignia of ma
tionality. No formal enlistments took
place ashore, but each man ON boarding
the vessel presented paper proffsrng his
services to Spain.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 23.-The Cuban
expeditions from this country, accord ing
to the statements of local readers, have
come to an end by the capture on Sunday
of one of the N ost important expeditions
which has gone from this country for
Eome time,
Fifteen of the twenty-one m en- captured
we're acquitted al Wilmington, Del. about
a month ago of fill busteirng. They sail
ed from New York on October Sd on the
steam er Delaware and landed at Lyman
qua, expecting to secure passage thence
TO CUBA. They remained several days
without securing the desired Lransporta-
tion.
Cubans IN New York becoming annoy
ed at the non-recept ion of information of
their landing in Cuba. sent to Nassau,
New Providence, for information. When
the nature of it was received orders were
given to return to this country. The
men were waiting for a steamer, when a
British man -of-war landed some marines
and arrested them. They were taken to
New Providence, where they are now
held prisoners