The herald., 1896-12-18
OFFICERS OBJECT
70 AID FOR CUBA
National Treaties Must Be
Observed
PROMPT ARREST IS THREATENED
Of Persons Engaged in Aiding
the Insurgents
SECRETARY OF STATE OLNEY
Cautions Foreign Relations Committee
Against Precipitancy
The Reason Given Almost Amounts to
Threst
SECRETARY OF STATE OLNEY
Cautions Foreign Relations Committee
Against Precipitancy
The Reason Given Almost Amounts to
Threat
If the Present Spanish Campaign Fails
of Success Intervention by the
United States Seems Likely.
Enlistments Continue
Associated Press Special Wire


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 7.-United
States Marshal George Shelby declared
officially today that all persons within
his jurisdiction who were engaged III
aiding the Cuban insurgents contrary TO
the treaty laws of the United States
would be arrested wherever found.
D. S. Hartman who is leading the
movement here, said, after becoming ac-
ouainted with Marshal Shelby's order,
that nothing would be done contrary
to the laws of the country.
One hundred and fifty Texas rangers,
commanded by Temple Houston, who
has notified Mr.. Hartman of their will
ingness to fight Spain, are said to be in
readiness to so to Cuba at a moments
notice.
CAPTAIN A. L. Carpenter. who earned
something Of a record as captain OF COM
pany C, Colorado national guard in the
latter part of the '7Cs by lighting White
river Utes in the San Juan country, is
OF gauizing a company OF sharpsnooters,
composed of men from Colorado ana
Missouri Captain Carpenter said today
that he had received several decoy let
ters from persons in eastern cities, writ
ten with the evident purpose Of drawing
from him some statement that might
get him into trouble with the United
States authorities
THE REASON FOR CAUTION.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Post
tomorrow will say: The secretary OF
state has cautioned the members of the
committee on foreign relations to so
vary slowly in regard to the Cuban ques-
ton The secretary of state urgently
recommends that all action be postponed
in congress until the end of the present
campaign, when, If the Spariards are
not successful, he believes, IS recon-
mended in the presidents message. tina,
some form OF intervention should be ap-
piled by the United States.
CAN'T GIVE RATES.
OMAHA. Dec. 17.--Omaha railroad
headquarters have been asked to figure
on transportation from Colorado points
to the gulf for two hundred men who are
going to join the insurgents. Most of The
men are at Denver now, One of the
roads refused to give rate, stating that
It is a business that 1t does not care 10
handle for the reason that it might lead
to trouble with the government.
THEY WANT a KERNEL
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. IA
paper is being circulated here among the
Coicred people for the purpose of secur-
ing the names of men who are willing to
enlist in the Cuban army should their
services be required. The paper soys
there are many indications that action
will soon be taken by congress which
will permit the sgners to enlist in the
Cuban army. Already nearly 500 men
have signed the paper. All promise to
furnish their own rifles.
RUMORS OF FIGHTING
CINCINNATI, Dec. ia special to
the Commercial-Tribune from Key
West, Fla, says: Passengers by to-
nights steamer from Havana state that
rumors of fighting near the trocha were
rife in Havana today. The movements
Of troops in the streets were more fire.
quent than usual, indicating important
operations under way. The reports in
Havana that Maceo is not dead have
bewildered the people, All the news
papers state that this matter must be
sifted out and settled at once. They
call upon the officials to have Maceo's
and young Gomez bodies exhumed and
brought into the city for Identification.
All the papers say that the present SEN
sational accounts and rumors injure the
Spanish cause. Cubars are still divided
In opinion, though the general belief is
that Maceo is dead. The reports from
Matanzas cannot be explained except
upon the theory that some Of Maceo's old
army under the command Of Ruis Ri
vera is operating there, and then 1t is
wondered why he Is so far eastward.
Gomez Is advancing westward, but ow-
Ing to strict censorship over the tele-
g1aph lines and the espionage over all
American correspondence in Havana, it
10 dif1cult to get reliable news.
It is known that the officials feel great
ly worried over the state Of affairs
around Matanazas, but whether it is
Gomez or Rivera who is operating there
is hard to determine.
Heavy siege guns have lust been
mounted on the outer sea walls of a new
fort recently constructed west of the
city on the coast. Many new fortifica-
tions have been built in the CITY. and
Weyle3 seems preparing for a siege. This
action naturally awakens suspicion and
worries the residents greatly. The news
of the departure of another expedition
from the Florida coast for Cuba has
caused the Spanish newspapers to raise
aonther howl against the Americans
and their policy of sureptitiously aiding
those whom they don't dare to help in
the open. 1t is stated that the govern
nlent has sent out several squadrons of
cavalry to attempt to capture 1t on land
ing.
LUCKY FOR WEYLER.
NEW YORY, Dec. IA dispatch 10
the World from Madrid says: Antonio
Maceo's death happened most fortu-
lately for General Weyler. General Can
oTas and the minister of war were so