The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-27

dium or Vocal TransmtssfOn-Au About
Pacificos and Presentados and How
Utterly Laughabie He Finds the Whole
Cuban Farce, Anyhow Palma Gives
WeyIer's Laugh the Horse Laugh Latest
Partisan fake-Lee Lands at Havans-
Cuban and Other Foreign News.
New York, Dec. 26.-A dispatch tofthe
Herald from Camp Arroyo Grande, foot
OF the Rangel hills, Pinar del Rio prov
!nce, via Havana, Cuba, says:
In an interview with your correspond
ent Captain General Weyler said:
IT have twenty-six battalions, ranging
from 500 to 1000 men each, occupying all
the hills of the province. These columns
have destroyed everything in sight, and
have been able TO subsist on the cattle
OF the insurgents, which were found
grazing in the hills and with whose de-
struction died their remaining hope of
sustenance They must either starve
now or submit, and may prefer to do the
former, owing TO their remarkable an
sipathy."
But why are there so few presentados
general; in other words, persons able to
lay down their arms?"
That point is easily cleared up. I
know that they have held a meeting
with the idea Of coming in as presenta-
dos. but have been told that I would
murder them all. which is absurd is it
not? Certainly, l shall not harm them.
they hope to throw away their arms as
pacificos still.
When the presentados begin to be-
come crowds, and the rest find that they
are not killed, there will be a general
rush to surrender
You can tell pretty well by the num-
Der of arms given up how many have
teen concealed, can't your
II am sure that there are more arms
than there are insurgents. To show their
desperate condition, 1 can tell you that 1
know positively that Maceo himself went
three days without food before he was
killed"
You still believe him dead?"
beyond a doubt. We even know
where his body is, but we do not like to
dis:nter it, as it would SAVIOR too much
of proclamation of the grave"
why has Arolas left the trocha with
s,Goe men TO take part in the active cam
paign?''
Because the necessity Of the trocha
as a defensive line no longer exists.
There is, however, a considerable force
there still. amply sufficient for all pres
ent purposes"
''Do you expect to capture Rus Ri
veria?" / asked rather irreverently.
II don't think Rivera will show him.
self as ALL said General Weyler. I'VE
never hear from him, but some times do
from one of the Ducasse brothers"
PALMA CAN LAUGH TOO.
New York. Dec 26.-At the headauar-
ters of the Cuban junta today General
Estrada Palma and his secretaries were
kept busy answering questions as to the
disposition of the potriot forces in Cuba
and denying reports that General Ma
ceo's death was but the beginning of the
end C. the war. In talking of affairs
General Palma stated that the Cuban
army was now as strong in point Of
numbers and enthusiasm as it ever had
been, and that the Cubans have full
faith in General Rivera. who has sue
ceeded Maceo in command. The Cuban
forces in the provinces of Pinar del Rio,
M said, are camped on the mountain
tops, and could afford to laugh at Gen
eral Weyler's declaration that he would
soon dislodge and scatter them, and wind
up the war.
General Riveria," said General Palma
has 5000 armed men under him at pres
ent, and with provisions enough TO last
for six months in his mountain strong
hold. 1t is simply idle for General Wey-
Ter to make such sweeping declarations
There has not been and there will be no
general laying down of arms on the part
OF the Cubans, such as has been report
ed.
JUST A PARTISAN FAKE.
Washington. Dec. 26.-It can be de-
MED officially and authoritatively that
any European government, either direct
ly or indirectly, has made any represen-
t&tion whatever to the United States, or
~ resent its free action in connection
with the Cuban instruction A similar
report was denied by authority several
weeks ago, and the latest denial results
from the publication of a Paris dispatch
In the London Times. The London |
Times dispatch was denied not only by |
the state department but in diplomatic |
circles, which declared the story 10 be |
Newspaper gossip. Mr. A. Won Breuning
The secretary of the British embassy. |
said today relative 10 the statement that |
Germany was already prepared to es- |
pouse Spain's cause, that so far as the 1
embassy here was concerned, no such |
tntina:ion had been received He dis |
credited the whole story. I'VE have not |
heard word concerning Cuba" said |
h, for three months"
SPANS NEW THUNDERER.
Washington, Dec 26-An interesting
Il
intelligence office is the statement of the
naval construction that the Spanish gov
eminent has in hand II appears that
orders have been given to a large Italian
flm near Genoa 10 build Immediately an
armored cruiser which will be named
Pedro Aragon. She Will be on the lines
OF the crack cruiser Guiseppi GaribaIdi
ii. which Spain has purchased and re-
christened Cristobal Colon The latter
Is ia be delivered by the builders TO the
Spanish government complete next Feb
rudry. Only fifteen months are allowed
far the construction of the Aragon |
sBotle of these cruisers are TO be supplied !
with the tubulor boilers in vogue IN the
French Amy. When finished the vessels
Will be slightly more formidable than
our best afnored cruiser, the New York |
THE THREE FRIENDS.
Washington. Dec 26-The secretary of
The treasury has received official notice
OF the seizure Of the Three Friends. No
action has yet been taken on the infor-
enaticn
LEE LANDS IN HAVANA.
Havana. Dec. 26.-General Fftzhush
Lee. the United States consul general
here, Mrs. Lee. his wife. and their
daughter, arrived here today. via Tam
pa, Fla. Mr.. Joseph A. Springer. the
vice consul general. the staff of the Unit
ed States. consulate and representatives
sn this city OF American newspapers, re-
ceived the general on landing
To GO AS COLONIZERS.
FL Reno, Dec. 26.-Cuban sympathizers
here have formed on aothbound organ
'zauon which contemplates fighting for
the Insurgents without violating the neu-
tralitT laws OF the United States. The
members. c.mpcsed of able-bodied men.
are 10 go to Cuba as colonizers. and are
TO purchase or lease land for the cult