The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
WEYLER'S LATES 7 DECREE
Inhabitants Outside Fortified
Towns Must Concentrate
Quickly.
Transportation of Goois by Land and
Sea Is Also Strictly Pro.
hibited.

HAVANA, CUBA, Oct. Captain Gen.
eral Weyler has issued decree ordering
the Inhabitants of the country outside the
fortifications of towns in the province of
Pinar del Rio to concentrate within the
limits OF the Notifications within eight
days. Transportation of goods to or from
the country towns by land and sea with
out permission is prohibited.
At the expiration of the eight days all
persons found outside the limits will be
considered rebels and tried as such.
According to an official report the Piz-
zaro regiment, under Colonel Flores, sur
prised the rebel band under Acosta and
Delgado at Cocosolo. near Bejucal, prov
ince OF Havana. The cavalrymen made a
furious attack upon the insurgents, who
were disconnected by its suddenness and
fled in disorder. Nineteen dead rebels
were found upon the field, including the
leader Acosta. The Spaniards had three
men wounded.
On tie 17th inst. Alfredo Laborde and
Orna Melton of the schooner Competitor
were taken to the cuarto de Banderas in
Fort Cabanas and their depositions taken
before the Judge Instructor. who informed
them that they were to be tried for piracy
and rebellion by court martial. They
had received no previous notification, and
were given no opportunity to commune
cate with Consul Lee. The in
dictments and method OF procedure was
Identical With that of the former trial.
Laborde and Melton entered a protest
against the proceedings. 1t is believed
that General Lee had no notification OF
81 4 l. L., fIor.
1t is not known whether Leavitt and
Barnett will be tried at the same time or
not. On the 10Th Laborde, Melton and
Leavitt were again taken before the Judge
Instructor and again entered their protest,
claiming their right to communicate with
General Lee and that trial held in the
Cabanas would be illegal for the reason
that no representative of the Con sui could
be present, and also that trial by court
martial was not in accordance with the
treaties existing between the United States
and Spain. No communication has been
received by the prisoners from Consul
Lee since the trial began. The merits of
their protests will be passed upon before
the real trial takes place. Two English
subjects, Gildea and Barnett, made depo-
sitions, and also DR.. Elias Bedia and
Teodoro Mazas.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 22.-No
official report has been received by Collec-
tor of Customs G. r. Bisbee of the firing
on and capture of the alleged Cuban fill
clustering tugs Dauntless and r. L. Mabey,
off Jupiter Inlet yesterday by the United
States cruiser Raleigh. The revenue cutter
Boutwell, left Jacksonville for the st.
Johns bar this morning to take charge of
the Dauntless ard escort her TO quaran-
tine station at Fernandina, where she will
be fumigated and afterward brought to
this port and delivered to the United
States authorities. The tug R. L. Mabey,
which was also captured, did not reach
the bar last night, as she is much slower
than the Raleigh and the Dauntless. The
Mabey arrived, however, early to-day in
charge of a prize crew from the Raleigh,
and will be brought to Jacksonville and
delivered to the United States authorities.
The cruiser Raleigh left for the south
this morning. 1t is said she is going to
Turtle Harbor to discover, If possible, the
island on which it is said The Cubans have
stored quantities of arms and ammuni-
ton.
The firing on and seizure of the Daunt-
less and Mabey has caused indignation
here and is regarded as gh-handed on
the part of Captain Miller of the Ralei Ugh,
Neither the Dauntless nor the Mabey had
arms on board. The Dauntless had only
her regular crew and the Mabey had on
board cargo of coal.