The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-17

times as the present. through which
the island is now passing, and to make
clear how far certain points go in
adapting them to the eXigencies of war
and in the use of faculties conceded to
me by No. II. article z, Of the code Of
military justice, and by the law of pub
lie order of April %, 1870 And make
known and command that the following
cases are subject to military laws,
among others specified by the law:
CLAUSE 1-Those who invent or
propagate by any means, notices or
assertions favorable to the rebellion
shall be considered as being guilty of
offenses against the integrity Of the
nation and comprised in article 22S,
clause of the military code, whenever
such notices facilitate the enemy's
operations.
Clause 2-Those who destroy or
damage railroad lines. telegraph or tel
ephone wires, or apparatus connected
Herewith, or those who interrupt COM
nunication by opening bridges or de-
stroying highways.
CLAUSE S-Incendiarisn in town or
country, or those who cause damage as
shown in chapter 3. article Is, volume
9, Of the penal code rulings in Cuba.
Clause 4-Those who sell, facilitate.
convey or deliver arms or ammunition
to the enemy, or who supply such by
any other means, or those who keep
such in their power or tolerate or
deal in such through the customs, and
employees of the customs who fail to
confseate such importations will
be held responsible
Clause 5-Those who being tele-
graphists divulge kilograms referring
to the war or who send them to persons
who should not be cognizant of them.
Clause 6-Those who, through the
press or otherwise, reYile the prestige
of Spain, her army, the volunteers or
fremen or any other force that coop
crates with the army.
Clause 7-Those who by the same
means endeavor TO extol the enemy.
Clause S-Those who supply the en-
envy with horses, cattle or other re-
sources.
CLAUSE 9-Those who act as spies,
and to these the utmost rigor of the
law viii be applied.
Clause 1O-Those who serve as
guides, unless surrendering at once
and showing proof of force make sure
and give the troops evidence at once
of loyalty.
CLAUSE 11-Those who adulterate
army food or conspire to alter the
prices of provisions.
L
explosives, commit offenses referred to
IN the law of June 10, 1874, made to ex-
tend TO this island by the royal order
OF October, 1874 seeing that these Of
lenses affect the public peace, and the
law of April %. 1870, grants me power
ITO leave to the civil authorities the
proceedings in such cases as are com
prised in captions and and treatise
g. Of volume q of the common penal
code, when the culprtts are not mill
tary or when the Importance of the Of
tense renders such action advisable
"Clause 13-Those who by messen-
ger, pigeons, fireworks or other signals
communicate news to the enemy.
Clause 1.-THE offenses enumerated
when the law prescribes the death pen
atty or life imprisonment will be dealt
with most summarily.
Clause 15-All other proclamations
and orders previously issued in conflict
with this are annulled by this.
(Signed) ''VALERIANO WEYLER.
Havana, Feb. Is, 1896"
OTHER NOTES.
Lieutenant Colonel Mortoi reports
that he has destroyed the insurgent
camps at Herredura. and Gallego. In
an engagement with the band of Vera
near Payamo, the troops sustained
loss OF three Killed, While the inSur-
gents lost one prisoner and their lead
er, Eduardo Baez, wounded. 1t is re-
ported that he afterwards died.
The band of Aguerre, numbering 1 1000.
attacked d detachment of troops at
Pocho and five armed volunteers sur
rendered to them.
The leaders Gardenas and Aguierre
led an attack on the villages of Car
hello, in Havana province. The gar
rison consisted of Captain Lorenzo and
forty volunteers who offered a heroic
resistance to the insurgents and repuls-
ed them, INJECTING loss of two killed,
besides seVenty-eight wounded, which
were carried off.
The column of Condo Les Eunde
fought the insurgents at Buenos Ayres,
in the Sanctt Espiritus district, and
captured the camp hospital, making
prisoners of the wounded. The police
inspector, Trujillo Menegas, who was
on the steamer Olivette, preparatory
to departing for Florida was detained
by the authorities. LeandrO Aguerre
was also detained on a charge Of com
plicity in furnishing ammunition to
the insurgents, having attempted to
get away under a false name.