The herald., 1896-12-30

Tumbas was found on his person. 1t be-
ing represented to the consul that Del
gado is a native born American citizen,
all the rights to which he is entitled un-
der our treaty with Spain and subsequent
protocols have been claimed for him."
Mr.. Delgado is confined in the military
hospital of San Ambrosio, outside Ha-
vana. The rights spoken of in this stat
ment consist of trial by the ordinary 1u-
dicial authorities unless the prisoner is
taken with arms Then he must be
tried by 2 council of war.
A FILIBUSTER IN TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The author
tiles of the treasury department and the
department of Justice expect the prose-
cution of the alleged hlibustering
steamer Three Friends will be under
section $3.50 of the revised statutes.
This will be new method of prosecu-
tion. Heretofore the proceedings have
been mainly under section 5286, covering
expeditions. Section 52S2 is directed
against the arming and mounting Of
guns on vessel intended to be used
against friendly nation.
AS those on board the Three Friends
have given circumstantial detail as to
the mounting and firing of a Hotchkiss
rapid fire gun, it is believed by officials
that section 52S2 will apply to the case.
The proceeding against the vessel is
much more severe than in the case cf
libel for fitting out an expedition. The
statute provides that on conviction the
vessel and all tackle, stores. etc. shall
be forfeited to the United States. The
proceedings are in charge of District At
torney Clark of Jacksonville, who is
acting under general instructions, and is
not reporting on the details of the pres
ent case, although the general character
of the procedure is known here. The
assistant collector of customs will turn
the vessel over to the legal officers of the
government on her arrival at Jackson
Vile. and thereafter Mr. Clark will have
entire control of the prosecution.
AN INNOCENT MISSION.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. 29.-A spe-
cial to the Commercial Tribune from
less. one of the alleged Cuban fiilibusters
of this port, left this afternoon ostens-
IDLY on towing expedition.
An application was made for clearance
papers to Port Antonio, Jamaica, but
this was only to cover her purpose to
clear with arms and ammunition for
Cuba The collector refused to issue
papers until he had informed the Wash
iEgton officials of the matter. After
waiting till late this afternoon the tug
steamed down the river
w
ying the legal aspect of her captains de-
mand the Dauntless left, escorted by the
Boutwell,. A night report from the OBJ
server at Ft. George, Below Mayport, at
the mouth of the river. fails to show her
present whereabouts.
The Boutwell, is at Mayport now, but
whether the Dauntless has shipped her
cargo and escaped from the cutter can
not be ascertained tonight.
THE USUAL THING.
HAVANA, Dec 29.-News has been
received that the local column of troops
in Mantanzas met the insurgent band
of Sotolongo at the farm Of Abrsu. in the
Jaguey Grande district. There was a
fight and the insurgents were dispersed.
MASSACRE OF CUBANS
NEW YORK, Dec. Pa dispatch to
the World from Key West says: re-
cent massacre by General Melzuioz's S
troops in Western Cuba is described in
a letter received today from an insur-
gent leader In little hamlet forty
miles north of Pinar del Rio dwelt about
seventy-five people, most Of them old
and all non n-combatants. They lived from
hand to mouth. having a few cattle and
some small cane fields and truck farms.
Spanish guerrillas, commanded by
Pierronto visited the place fortnight
ago. All the people were assembled and
searched for valuables. the women and
girls being subjected to irdignities.
Not finding as much as they wanted
the guerrillas shot two young men, pre-
tending that they We're Spanish desert
ers Six others were tied to trees and
horribly whipped. Two young women
were tied to trees, their backs barred
and the lash applied because they re-
sisted the soldiers advances. Their
screams so aroused the anger of the
other women that they made a COM
bined attack on the guerrilas with
clubs. The guerrillas easily beat them
off ard fired indiscrimirately among
them, killing fifteen or twenty men and
women and two'ycung children. The
others escaped, the Spanish murderers
shooting at them as long as they were
in sight. The guerrillas then fired the
houses, throwing the dead bodies in the
buildings, drove off the cattle. destroyed
the crops and tramped their horses over
the potato patches, so nothing in the
way of food could be had. These poor
people, left without food or shelter, took
up their abode in the foothills, building
themselves huts of branches and grass.
Some have died of exposure and not
more than ten of the seventy-five now
survive.
The letter told of other outrages and
stated that for miles and miles where
formerly were happy hOmes ana hour
ishing fields, not a house nor a living
being is to be seen.
MAY MAKE SUGAR
NEW YORK, Dec ga World spec
ial from Havana says: Permission to
make sugar will be given to the planters
in the western province of Cuba. This in
formation comes from high official, who
is in position to know. He said explicit
ly, however, that his statement was not
official, because he has no authority to
give out such news as official.
The condition of affairs is now such
as to remove the objection of allowing
planters to grind cane.
Edward Atkins, the proprietor of the
great Soledad plantation near Cienfue-
gos, is particularly anxious to make
sugar, as is also the manager of the
estate of Welch Brothers of Al Wall
street, New York.
Information that grinding will be
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