The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-03
TELLS LIES ON LEE
MADRID PAPER FAKING FOB THE
GOOD OF sPAIE's CAUSE

Plays Up an Alleged Interview Of Its IA
vana Correspondent With tho Ameri
, can Consul General, in Which He
Made to Compliment seniIe Spain an
Savage Weyler and Predict the Earl
Triumph of spain-Insurgents Capture
Spanish Ship-Havana to be Bcseigsd-
Bismarck-General Foreign News.
Madrid, Nov. Eel Liberal today pub
fishes an interview which its correspond
ent at Havana claims 10 have had witt
General Fitzhugh Lee, the United States
consul general, previous to the sailing Of
the latter for New York on board the
Ward line steamer Vigilancia yesterday
In this interview the consul general was
represented as saying that he was going
TO New York on private business and
that he would return in few weeks with
his family. He is also quoted as express
ing confidence that the "heroism OF the
Spanish soldiers under General Weyier
would soon triumph over the rebellion"
General Lee. the Ell Liberal cores
conduct of the war in Cuba.
SPANISH VESSEL TAKEN.
Key West, Fla, Nov. 2.-Colonel Gus
pierre, formerly of the French army, and
Colonel Ortega, formerly OF the VeneZue-
| Ian army, with Lieutenant Trias and
Car,os Garcia, arrived here today from
Nassau. These men say they captured
| q Spanish vessel off the coast OF Cuba
ard conveyed the crowd and provisions
! to the insurgents, after which they EN-
barked on board the captured vessel and
arrived at Nassau, where they Were de-
tanned three days in quarantine. They
also report having been present at the
action Of Casccrras and state that Max
| imo Gomex and other insurgent leaders
| have sufficient arms and ammunition to
carry on the winter campaign. In con-
clusion they said that the island from
Mantanzas up is called Cuba Libra. The
men are members of a special commits
sion from Pureto Principe.
HAVANA TO BE BESIEGED.
New York, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Key West, Fla, says: re-
dictionS are made that the city of I la
vana will be besieged by Maxine Con lez
within the next sixty days. To that nd
Gomez and all the rebel forces, it is re-
ported, are now marching westward to-
ward the capital.
Havana, Nov. 1.-THE report that a n
konio Maceo crossed the military line
after attacking Artemisa and being re-
pulsed with great loss. according to the
official account, is again denied and it: is
stated that the insurgents upon that DC
casion acted without unison. disobey ing
orders, made no attack upon the forts
Ia 70 af11,-a hn Sy,a Sc,
intrenchments.
Still, according to the official version. of
the affair, Maceo, the day after bt pm-
harding Artemisa. in conversation with
the manager of a firm near Mangas, iPi-
mar del Rio, deploreG the loss his 70 rces
had sustained, and admitted that it was
no easy matter to cross the military line.
The Spanish forces are slowly occr iDy-
ing the positions which iMsceo may + ave
intended to use, and is said to be res ting
in order to care for his wounded.
There are two versions as TO the VIII ere
atoutS of Maceo. One of them has. it
that Maco and Rubia are in the m pun
tains on the limits of Cubalas and c ava
jabos, which constitute a part of the
Sierre del Rosa Rio, and another report
has il that he is in a range of noun tains
Of the Sierra south of San CristobaL 1t
is difficult to accurately locate him.
The Spanish troops are continuing their
advance westward toward the insul:gent
strongholds without receiving any as
sistance from the troops stationed along
the military line, which is being still fur
Their strengthened.
General Montanoe. operating in the dis
tricts of Quenedo, Gines and Saguia, has
been engaged with the insurgents, who
ROT with no IF aicv Iii cd
AT Conslacion del Sur, province of Pin
ar del Rio, over 200 families from Lena
and Lajas are concentrated and more
are expected there.
During recent skirn1ishes n the pro-
Einces of Santa Clara and Mantanzas
the insurgents lost thirty kille d, including
two officers.
REPLYING TO BISMARCK.
Berlin, Nov. 1.-The Reic hsanzieger
this morning replies to Prince 6ismarchs
organ, the Hamburger NachI ichten, on
the latest phase of the dispute concerning
the disclosure of the Russo-GeI man trea-
ty of 1SS4-90:
''The question Of the period OF time
required for secret diplomatic occur
rences to lose the character of state Sc
crets can only be decided by the states
men in office by virtue of their response
bility and special knowledge of the DO
ltical situation. Any deviation from this
principle would expose the country's for
e:gn policy TO surprises and perturbation
and thereby endanger interests of state.
II Germany gave an unconditional
promise to keep secret the fact as well as
the purport of the negotiations which
Russia before 1890, the obligation is still
binding upon all cognizant of the mat
Ger and this obligation also precludes the
possibility of discussing the essential
points OF the negotiations
CASE OF THE CASTLES.
London. Nov. AT the opening OF
the Clerkenwell sessions today, Chair
man OConnen directed the special at
tention OF the grand jury to the case of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter N. Castle of San
Francisco, who are charged with steal
ing goods from various London stores.
saying that it represented some remark
able circumstances. He added that the
facts did not differ from the ordinary
charges Of larceny except for the posi-
ton Of the parties.
Continuing, the chairman stated that
upon most occasions the Castles visited
the stores altogether. but sometimes Mrs
Castle was alone. Still, he further as
serted there was evidence which bore
the construction that there was joint
possession Of the articles. and he ex-
pressed the opinion that il was proper
case for investigation by a common ju-
~, as, with the exception of one. all the |
seven charges were shoplifting. The |
hearing Of the case was SCI for Friday !
next at 1880 a. m
CANADIAN TRADE
Ottawa, Ont. Nov. e-Oncial figures |
OF exports and imports for the fiscal |
year ended Iil-.a 20 iss,,ai h1- he s.o,-arr, |