The herald., 1896-04-12
CANARDS REGARDING CUBA
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND HAS MADE NO
OFFER OF MEDIATION
Consul General Williams 10 Still EeJoying
the Best Of Health and Maceo's Troopers
Are Still In Condition to Fight-The
Bermuda Arrives Home
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE re-
port that Secretary Olney addressed q
note to United States Minister Taylor
in Madrid suggesting mediation is a
pure fabrication.
When the published story was called
tothe attention of Senor Dupuy de LONE,
the Spanish minister, he said that he
had received no information of the TAX
ing OF such action and that he knew
of no such note either as going to Min
lister Taylor or himself The report
has appeared in various forms within
the present week, the first statement
being that the communication had
been sent to the Spanish minister. 1t
advises the minister of a country as to
is customary in diplomatic affairs to
the course of negotiations which are
proceeding with his government, whe-
ther the note is sent through him or
not.
MORE CANARDS.
Havana: There is absolutely no truth
in the story from Madrid, printed this
morning in New York. that United
States Consul General Williams had
been murdered. A representative of the
Associated Press found Mr.. Williams
enjoying the best of health.
Washington: A dispatch under to-
days date was received at the state
department from United States Con-
~ disposing of a published rumor that
he had been assassnated
The reports of the battle in which
500 of Macco's men fell is similarly dis
missed.
THIS MAY BE TRUE
HAVANA. April 1.-THE insurgents
have burned the machinery houses of
the central plantations of Diana and
Bdrbon, Hear Moraiito, the approximate
I,a ;r,c.r ,fe
also burned 10000 tons of cane on the
plantation Of Santa Gertrudes, belong
ing to Antonio Gonzales Mendoza.
IMPRISONED AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE secre-
tary of state today received a commu-
nication from Consul General Williams
at Havana that the governor general
has ordered the release of Lapsto Quin-
tero. Dygert is well and the governor
general is taking great interest in his
case, but says that every executive au-
thority has to respect the courts hav-
ing cognizance of the matter.
THE BERMUDA ARRIVES
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE
steamer Bermuda, which has proved a
successful Cuban filibuster, arrived in
port last night. Captain O'Brien was
not ready to risk any chances of arrest
that might be lurking in Philadelphia
the vessel. When she reched Marcus
hook. twelve miles south of here, Cap
tain O'Brien and several Others among
whom are supposed to be General Gar
cia and Senor Nunez disembarked
and were carried by the tug boat to
the wharf. The party then took a train
for New York.
The Bermuda came to the city leis-
urely and cast anchor. No one has been
admitted yet to board the vessel. Some
of the crew have come ashore. One of
them recounted the incidents of the
famous filibustering journey. He said
they carried 80 cases of war supplies
to Cuba. He told how the Bermuda had
been repainted on a single night to
avoid detection. He said six Spanish
cruisers were lying within seven miles
of the Bermuda at Baracoa harbor
when the munitions were being landed.
No arrests have yet been made of
any memebers of the Bermuda S crew.