The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-16


stories coming from all portions of the
country indicating that enlistments are
going on Of parties Of men 10 go to Cuba
10 Join the insurgents in their struggle
against the Spanish These enlistments
are In direct violation of the neutrality
laws and are prohibited under severe
penalties. For accepting commission
to serve against Spain, country with
which the United States is now al peace,
the penalty prescribed by section 5.2S1,
revised statutes, is $1,000 fine and three
years Imprisonment, while for enlist
s,1ent to serve against Spain or hiring
any one to enlist, the penalty is almost
as heavy, being a maximum of s1,Ooo
fine and three years imprisonment
HALLECK is HEARD FROM.
Gathrie, 0. T, Dec. 15.-Letters receiv-
ed here from Cuba give the information
that Prof e. L. Halleck, once superin>
iendent Of the public schools OF wichita,
and late of this city and Oklahoma city,
was in the Cuban army, lieutenant
under Maceo, and very prominent in the
councils of the Cu5ans. Prof. Halleck
has a family in Chicago, from whom ne
has been separated.
PHYSICIANS SYMPATHIZE.
St Paul, Mimi, Dec. 15.-The physl-
clans of st. Paul, aroused by reports OF
suffering among the Cubans, have start
ed a subscription list througout the pro-
fession for money with which to buy
medicine and bandages to send imne-
diately by way of Tampa, Fla, direct to
the camps and town of the patriots.
The affair started with DR.. w. ID. kel-
ley and DR.. Charles A. Wheaton. The
list is going among the physicians, and
by them it is expected that quite large
sum viii be realized as others are also
subscribing. The physicians intend to
buy all the medicines, bandages and ma
terial and express it immediately TO Tam
pa. Fla, and thence to Cuba. If the gov
ernment attempts to interfere in this hu-
name movement an appeal will be made
10 the president for the expedition as
made from q humanitarian standpoint
The story that comes from Cuba to the
physicians of this city is that there are
5000 sick people in Cuba.
GOMEZ THREATENS WEYLER.
Cincinnati. O., Dec ia special TO
the Commercial Tribune from Key West
says:
Fighting is reported west Of the trocha
in Pinar del Rio, where the insurgents
under Maceo's successor, General Rios
Rivera, have taken the field against the
Spanish forces left there by General
Weyler No details have been received
vet but fifty wounded soldiers came in
temisa.
Ii is stated in Havana that General
Weyler has called in some of the troops
now stationed outside of the city, fear
ing an attack by General Gomez, who
is reported as coming eastward with
large force, well armed and provisioned.
The insurgents have already occupied
several small towns held by the Spanish
in the astern part of the province of Ha-
nd hod r5i
Two trainloads of provisions and arms
were captured by the insurgents on the
Mantanzas railroad Saturday and Sun
day, with slight loss.
1t is reported that an expedition from
Honduras landed on the south side Of
the island Saturday with large supplies
of ammunition and arms and that the
cargo was safely delivered into the pos
session Of General Rivera.
TETUAN ON MACEO'S DEATH.
Washington, Dec. 15.-The following
dispatch from the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs in regard to the death of
General Maceo, received at thelegation
here, was made public by Minister De
LONE
Madrid. Dec. 15.-To the Spanish
Minister, Washington: Maceo's death
took place in loyal fighting a. Punta
Brava and was caused by our soldiers
bullets. This is evidently proved by the
letter written by the son of Gomez, in
which he states that he killed himself
in order not to abandon the body of his
general The handwriting of the letter
has been verified and also every detail
Of the fight time and circumstances,
when Maceo and the son of Gomez were
wounded All these details have been
published in Europe by kilograms from
both Spanish and foreign correspondents
(Signed) 'TETUAN.''
Mr.. Du Boisce, the secretary of the le-
cation, speaking for the minister, said
tonight that theo fficials - the legation
hoped to discover theo rigin of the re-
port of Maceo's assassination and to
trace 1t to certain Cuban resident of
Jacksonville, Fla
LEE SHUTS HIMSELF UP.
New York, Dec. 15.-Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee is still in New York bu,
refuses to Sc callers, claiming that he is
engaged with private business He will
leave the city Thursday, going by rail to
Tampa, Fla, and will sail from there to
Havana On the Clyde line steamer Oil
vette, reaching Havana Sunday morn
Ing. Mrs. Lee and Miss Lee will accom-
pany the general
MEXICO READY TO MIX.
City of Mexico. Dec. 15.-There are I'M
confirmed reports circulating here to-
night that a mob in Barcelona has as
sauited the Mexican consul on account of /
his Cuban sympathies.
Considerable ill-feeling against the |
Spaniards has been aroused here by an !
anonymous circular signed ''Son of Pc |
layo' and containing phrases insulting
70 the Mexican nation and government. |
The Spaniards claim the Cubans got =, |
up to further infiame the public nina |
against them. All kilograms from San
Luis Potosi tonight say that this doc |
ument. together with imprudent articles |
TO oring about stage of high tension |
there, and fears are expressed that the |
police will have TO be called in TO pre- |
vent collision between the populace and |
resident Spaniards. The governor has
given orders TO protect the Spaniards.
A further cause OF the irritation is an
attack made on a laboring man in this |
city, who, having shouted viva Cuba"
was set upon by two Spaniards and |
beaten. The newspapers tonight print
an account of the case Popular svmpa-
thy is especially enthusiastic with the
Cuoans. and their cause is immensely
popular since it has come TO be believed /
That Maceo was betrayed to his death.
The Mexican people cannot under |
stand why the United States does not |
recognize Cuban belligerency.
Paris. France. Dec. 15-Baron James
De Hirsch and Emil Chatrouse. the sculp |