The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-17
srrl1 Dlsnr1IlrrmIcno's ofArH
Friction Between ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
Fights Suppressed.


HAVANA. Dec lG. Via. KEY WEST
FLA. Dec. lG-Ihc body Of Macco is sim
undiscovered. and uO further proofs nave
been aduuDca. except inc "ii'lhi rti
rieuf which lead tNr tundnr To- lhlnh me-
f4 etif alive. ln fact. tho residents OF
lrnI, II.yu tnc vicinity .n which the
,n.antmput occurred. olShtIeNt lHe
story. Iertuch1 continues 10 give contra
dicfOrv evidence. Dice now says inc hHI'
,autured belongs TO Gomez son. ana Not
D.. Afareo Thc Cuhans consider it sis-
ninoant that the objects captured are NOT
shown. and also the alleged written stdte-
ment- Of Come IS SON. il Dis a ai., ~i5 7..l nm
cant that uo Cuhans nave -,ii M .D",. ,'t
since che leaders alleged utalh. li"Nih-
chat 10 viii not affect the feNolu'loh OF
that Mucoe is NOT dead.
More rumors are aiioat in connection
viih Macco's death. and ail are confusing.
cone is that % major at Canzztis Man
1is. ttlelaphcd that Maceo passed near
tnr town with a. large force Anothei Is
tAu Aeuirfe has written under u"'e 20, Oh
The lNth hut does not mention thc Ia't'
Many c0urlels have hDcu schl 10 lhNe7ti-
pafr but have not returned.
The marine authorities are ihdlt iiah'
pt VIEWERS statement mat Maceo cross
cd the roeha in "a boat. and IL Is sald
have cahIel tO Spain protesting. lht
Minister laid the lact before the cabinet
meeting. THE relations of the naval and
military authorities are strained
The demonstration m Weyiers honoI
was simply to coyer the failure I'D ll''r
~ Is Said friction has occurred lctween
Wcyier and civil Governor ioruna on
account of the former not promoting
Chief of Police Lahariorl. who is only
major of civil guard
Reports from the field are scarccr every
day The Government is hiding AN inn
pOrtari iula .Dmtnts ]. is said several
encounters have occurred in pinar Del
Rio and Maniauzas. but the details are
suppressed ln fact. the Government
ImnFN.. Ila TIIIIIfI frHf the
rebel ranks are demoraiized since Macco s.
alleged dca and shirS fights Quite
the contrary. The rebels are displaying
moro activity even in the vicinity of the
city. whore outposts are fired upon night
" The same happens at Guanabacoa
4 DEADLY CANNON.
ST LOUIS Dec. lf.- Enlistment Of re-
cruits and solicitation of funds 20 assist
the Cubans continues here undated and
s carried on without attempt at conceal
mont
To-day United states Circuit-Attorney
Anthony Felt was called upon TO interfere
and Senior Ramon AQuahCl'a. the active
Cuban agent here. received note from
the attorney calling me formers atton-
tl0n TO the neutrality law.
Revolutionary agents left for New Or
leans Yesterday. accompanied lv Corue-
lfns Knott "a chemist. and j r. CoOanor
"a mechanical engineer. who have new
tangled cannon that IS said TO work deadly
execution.
THREE FRIENDS ESCAPES.
KEY WEST FLA. Dec. lG.-The
cruiser Newark returned 10 this port
this morning n IS reported that she
went over as far as the Bahama Banks.
but she failed TO see anything OF the
Three Friends
THE LAURADA AT GIBRALTAR.
VALENCIA. Dec. 16.-A dispatch from
Palermo saws tho former cuban nlibus-
tcrine steamer laurala has left that
port for Gibraltar. where she win ship
her cargo and proceed for America.
SURPRISING RECRUITING.
DALLAS. TEXAS. Dec. l6.-United
States Marshal Love. by Instructions
from Washington to-day took measures
20 suppress Cuban recruiting Tho In
dependent Cuban League tonight issued
an address 10 the public in which D.
was stated that the general public seems
not 10 understand that the arming and
equippng OF forces 10 aid Cuba would
be an offence against Federal law, aud