The record-union., 1896-12-16
Call Issued by the Friends of Cuba
Organization at New York.
A r1adrid Official Telegram to the
Spanish Legation at Washington
Denies That General MaCeO Was
AsSasSinated, and Asserts That He
Lost His Life in Battle.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The organiZa-
tion known as the Friends of Cuba to-
day issued the following:
To the American Public-FelloW
Citizens: We are informed through the
columns of the daily press that Spain
has added another to the long list of
outrages committed by her. Failing in
her efforts to suppress the people of
Cuba in their struggle for liberty by the
ordinary methods employed by civil
lied nations in war, she needs must re-
sort to treachery and bribery to accom-
pliSh by trick and stealth what her i'm
potent army and incompetent Generals
failed to accomplish by arms.
We call your attention to the dast-
ardly murder of that gallant leader of
the Cuban people. General Antonio Ma
Geo, inveigled into an ambush under
the flag of truce, and there with his
companions foully murdered. That is
the latest accomplishment of Spain.
Can we as citizens of the United States
stand by and let this crime pass by un-
noticed? Shall we let the ghoulish glee
OF the Spanish people at their own in
fanny go unrebuked? Or shall we act
in accord with the traditions of our
country and extend a helping hand to
the struggling Cubans?
What we should do at once is to pc
tition Congress to act. Every citizen
should forward his earnest protest
against such outrages as have been
committed there by Spain, as well as to
show Congress that the people of this
country are ready to uphold them in
any action they may take.
The American Friends of Cuba ap-
peal to you in this matter and urge
every citizen to do his duty and join
with us in our petition to Congress that
these outrages may cease at once.
(SignedD FRANZ MAYER, President"
DENY MACEO WAS MURDERED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Span
ish Legation here furnishes the follow
ing translation of a cablegram received
tonight:
MADRID, Dec. 15.-To Spanish Min
lister, Washington: Maceo's death took
place in loyal fight at Punta Bravo and
was caused by our soldiers bullets.
This is evidently proved by the letter
written by the son Of Maximo Gomez, in
W
in order not to abandon the body of his
General. The handwriting of the letter
has been verified, and also every detail
of the fight, time and place where the
men We're wounded. All these details
have been published in Europe by tele-
grams from both Spanish and foreign
correspondents. (SigneO TETUIN."
The legation attaches to the cable
gram a note saying that the Spanish Le-
cation at Washington hopes to dis
cover the origin of the report Of Ma
ceo's assassination, and to trace it to a.
certain Cuban resident in Jacksonville
The note further says thatthe presence
in Jacksonville of several newspaper
correspondents at the time of the reports
Of the assassination of Maceo explains
the whole circulation Of the SANDER"
LAURADA CASE.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE case of
the American steamship Laurada, un-
der charge of ]. II. Seward & Co. of this
city which is threatened with violence
If she attempts to enter the port of Va
lencia, Spain, because she is alleged TO
have been engaged in flibustering oper-
atons some time ago, promises to de-
velop an international controversy re-
garding the neutrality laws and prom
ises to strain the relations existing be
tween the United States and Spain.
II. Il. Tucker. of Seward & Co. went
to Washington to-day to see Secretary
Oney and supplement letter he sent
to the Secretary last night by a personal
appeal for protection for the steamship.
In his letter TO the Secretary Mr.. Tucker
explained his firms connection with the
Iaurada, and stated that she had been
ordered TO Valencia on a purely busi-
ness mission, and not to create dis
turbanee.
THE THREE FRIENDS.
KEY WEST (Fla), Dec. 15.-It is re-
ported the Three Friends passed this