The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-25
DELGADOIN DANGER
NEW CASE ARISES OF A NON
BATANT In CUBA.

Not Merely . Naturalixed Cuban, Bnt Born
and Bred in This Country-Represented
the New York Mail and Express and
Olney is appealed to to Save Him From
Execution by the Butcher, Into Whose
Hands He has Falien-Reforms for Porto
Rico But None for Cuba-Forei.n News
in General
New York, Dec 24-The Press says:
From a copy of the Havana paper La
Lucia, Of December Is, received yester-
day at the Office of the junta, 1t was
learned that the Spaniards have captur-
ed Colonel Enrique Delgado, VINO was Ill
sn a hospital in the province of Pinar Gel
Rio. Colonel Delgado IS an American
citizen and his wife and child are now
living at Hudson, n. Y. he was for
several years purser on the Ward line
steamers. Ee resigned from the Ward
line about five months ago, since which
time he has been fighting in the insur-
gent army. Colonel Delgado's niece mar
ried w z. d. Stokes. She is the daugh-
ter of a stock broker.
ban, but was born in this country. His
mother died when he was baby, and he
was taken into the family of Ricardo
Acorto of this city. He was looked up
On as a son and was reared as q brother
Of MI. Acor:o's daug liter. now the wife
pf W Z. d. Stokes. The young man was
educated at the Charlier Institute, and
later went to the Mount Pleasant Mill
tsry academy, from which he was grad
uated.
He desired to earn his own way in the
world, and obtained employment as a
purser on one of the Ward line steam
ers. He became fluent Spanish student
through his home associations, and last
fall an evening paper employed him to
20 TO the front and join the insurgents
as correspondent.
Young Delgado waited until the Three
Friends expedition started out last Sep
tenber. He obtained permission to go
with il, not as an insurgent, but in the
capacity of a, newspaper correspondent.
Some time ago letter was received
from saying he was suffering from in
famed ankles, caused by his journeys
with the insurgents.
He added that he intended to go into
@ hospital in Pinar del Rio for treatment.
After the hospital was captured, Del
gaao was hustled off TO Havana as
prisoner.
Delgado was married some years ago
10 Miss Granger Of Hudson, n. Y. They
have a daughter.
FOR THE NAH, AND EXPRESS.
New York. Dec. 24.-The Mail and
Express says:
Delgado, the American. is a special
correspondent of the Mail and Express,
detailed two months ago to join the in
surgent army in Pinar del Rio. Failing
10 Nir IN
was to have joined. IL he could, the Span
fish forces in the field. This alternative
did not become necessary.
The correspondent, who was landed in
Cuba by one of the expeditions from this
country, went strictly in his capacity as
a news commissioner for the purpose OF
telling the truth just as he found it
When ne left here ne carried letters OF
Introduction to Maceo and another to a
Cuban gentleman. When captured these
letters were found on him, together with
an order from Maceo to the project of
Las Tumbas, commencing the bearer 10
his consideration. These documents
could scarcely be regarded as incriminat-
ing.
OLNEY IS INTERESTED.
Washington, Dec. H.-The stnt e de-
partment has been requested to interest
itself IN the case of Enrique Delgado, an
captured by the Spaniards while lying
wounded in a Cuban hospital, and be-
leved to be in danger of summary eXecu-
ton A representative of the New York
Mail and Express waited on Secretary
Olney .oday and claimed the protection
OF our government for Delgado, whom
ne described as a legitimate correspond
snt OF that newspaper, and, in no sense.
n conbatant. kilograms also have been
received by Secretary Olney from some
OF Delgado'S relatives in New York,
notably from ". E D. Stokes, begging
him to act at once to rescue the man
from the peril in which he stands.
The. department, so far, has received
no officials news o. the arrest, but IN
compliance with these requests, instruc-
tions have been cabled TO Acting Consul
General Springer to make inquiries i'm
,nediately into the facts. 1t also happen
ed tnat Senior de LONE, the Spanish min
sster hero. called al the state department
and Secretary Olney took advantage OF
the opportunity to bring the matter 10
his attention with {, view to preventing
snap action in the case.
PUBLISHER DORIS LETTER.
The matter was laid before Secretary
Olney through the following. by r. F.
a DcIT, publisher of the New York Mail
and Express:
the New York Mail and Express. who
reached Cuba early this month, was
captured on December l. in a hospitsI
camp OF the insurgents in Pinar del Rio
province. He is an American citizen
who has passport. He was unarmed.
not uniformed. He had letter stating
his authority 20 act as correspondent OF
the Mail and Express. a letter of intro
nuctfon 10 Maceo and a letter of intre-
duction to a Spanish general. He had
framped 200 miles from the coast 10 the
place where he was captured. He had
been taken TO Havana, and. unless al
ready executed, is in Moro castle. Make
strong presentations of state department
this morning, urging them 20 cable 10
Havana 10 release and expel from Is
land, If they choose. or to at least deiay
execution until further representations
Ere made
SPANISH SECURITIES.
Paris. Dec 24.-Spanish securities were
Strong on the bolF-se to5ay. owing 70 the
report that a dispatch received from
Washington indicated that the Unite,
States was ready 10 recognize Spanish
sovereignty in Cuba on the condition
that the United States be invited to in
tervene and end the war.
But CUBA HAS BEEN BAD.
London. Dec. PA special dispatch
from Madrid says: The queen regent on
Christmas day will sign a decree intro
nuclnS reforms in the administration OF
Porto Rico.
DENVER Is FOR CUBA.
Denver. Col, Dec e4-The Denver
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