The herald., 1896-12-15


bans under the orders of Major General
of October.
And DR.. Manuel Huelva Romero said
that on representation of the Spanish
General Castellanos and in conformity
with what has been declared. by DR..
Padro, he admits the receipt of the
sick, wounded and other prisoners men,
toned, declaring that among the wound
ed there is a chief and an officer, and
in order that 1t shall appear from the
proceedings, for its proper use, they
draw up the present minutes making
two of the same TENOR
1t is signed by DR.. Padro and DR..
Manuel Huelva.
DISORDER FEARED.
HAVANA, Dec. 4.-The United States
consulate in this city is under special
guard Of armed policemen. This pre-
caution is taken by the Spanish author
tiles owing to the fear that the indigna-
ton expressed by Spanish sympathizers
against the United States would find
vent in an attack upon the consulate.
There have been fresh signs of the hos
tile feeling against the United States in
view of news from there of the ardent
sympathy felt with the insurgents over
the death of Antonio Maceo and the al
legations there of the manner in which
he was killed.
In the absence of Consul-General Lee,
the consulate is in charge of Vice-Con-
sul-General Joseph A. Springer.
OFFICIAL INTEREST.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The report
ed assassination of Maceo has rekindled
interest in the Cuban question in the
house, although it is hardly likely that
the interest will be the product of any
executive action. Representatives are
unanimous IN denouncing the methods
by which it is alleged the Cuban leader
was entrapped to his death, although
many of themi say that the information
up to date is insufficient to justify any
assumption by congress that Maceo was
assassinated.
Several Joint resolutions calling for
the recognition of the independence and
of the belligerency of the revolutionists
have been referred to the house commit
tee on foreign affairs. Chairman Hit
of that committee says a meeting will be
called this week to take UP the dirlo-
matte appropriation bill and to consider
general business. 1t is probable that the
Cuban partisans on the committee will
endeavor to bring up their projects for
recognition and there will be a discus
sion of the question.
The house leaders are disposed to be
conservative in their treatment of this
question, and most of them believe with
President Cleveland that there should
be no Intervention by this congress.
This is understood to be the opinion held
by Speaker Reed. Messrs. Hit, Draper
and Adams constitute the standing SUBJ
committee on Cuba of the foreign affairs
committee. Gen. Draper said today the
conflicting reports left him in doubt
whether Maceo had been assassinated or
whether he was really dead.
He thought it quite probable that Pres
ident Cleveland's assertion that the con-
f1ict had become one of wanton murder
on both sides might be correct. He saw
no possible outcome of the revolution
but the final victory of Spain or interven-
ton by the United States. Gen. Draper is
opposed to Intervention, as he was in the
last congress.
Representative McCrear of Kentucky,
formerly chairman of the committee,
said that the killing of Maceo was a great
outrage, if it had been perpetrated as re-
ported. Such violation of faith never
had occurred during the civil war.
There was much talk about the house
that there should be an investigation ca
Maceo's death, but congress could hard
ly conduct a satisfactory inquiry, even
if it had the authority for such pro-
ceeding under international law. 1t is
quite possible that the state department
will be called upon to furnish all the
information it has concerning the af-
fair.
MACEO's COMPANIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Cuban
junta has received complete list of the
members of Gen. Maceo's staff who
were killed recently. Some of the little
band that fell with Maceo We're supposed
to have been from California, but the
junta cannot confirm this report. part
of the staff, which consisted of sixteen
men, was recruited in this city.
A MEDICAL VOLUNTEER
DENVER, Dec. 14.-Launcelot E.
Dawson, NJ. d.! a prominent physician
and surgeon for many of the principal
mining companies of Creede and for the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad at that
place, has written Col. John McAndrew
of the Cuban volunteers here, Offering
his services as surgeon Of the regiment.
OFFICIAL ACTIVITY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 14.-A
special to the Citizen from Key West re-
ceived this evening states that the cruis-
ers Newark and Raleigh received tele-
graphic instructions from Washington
at noon today and that the cruisers at
once put to sea to capture the steamer
Three Friends which left Fernandina at
an early hour this morning with a cargJ
of arms and ammunition, besides about
fifty Cubans, to be landed in Cuba.
Instructions were also received for the
revenue cutters McLain. at Miami, and
Winona and Forward at Key West, to
intercept the Three Friends if possible.
Every effort will thus be made to catch
the little tilibuster, which has succeeded
in getting away with its cargo despite
the vigilance of the government officials
and Spanish spies. This was done by
using the Commodore as a decoy the