The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-17
WEYLER,S RECALL. DEMANDED


MADRID, Dec. 16-"El Correo Mill
taire" demands that General Weyler be
recalled from Cuba and replaced by
General Marin, with General Macias,
now in command of the troops in the
Canary Islands. succeeding the Mar
uuis of Ahumada as second in COM
nand.
VIOLATING THE U. S. LAWS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.-Enlistment Of
recruits and solicitation of funds to as
sist the Cubans continues here unabat-
ed, and is carried on without attempt
at concealment. This is done in direct
violation of legal enactment, and to-day
United States Circuit Attorney Anthony
felt called upon to interfere.
Senior Ramon Aquabella, the active
Cuban agent here, to-day received a
note from the attorney calling attention
to the neutrality laws reading: Every
person who within the territory or jul
risdiction of the United States begins
or sets on foot or provides or prepares
the means for any military expedition
or enterprise to be carried ON from
this, against the territories or domin-
ions of any foreign Prince or State,
colony, district or people with whom
the United States are at peace, shall be
deemed guilty of high misdemeanor,
and shall be fined not exceeding $4,000
and imprisoned for not more than three
years"
Had the work of enlistment been car
ried on with a show of secrecy as here
tofore this note of the attorney would
not have been written. But for week
recruiting and the soliciting of funds
have been public.
Julius Won GerSte and w. G. Carter,
revolutionary agents, have been quietly
picking up the right kind of men and
shipping them to New Orleans. They
left for that point yesterday, accompa-
MED by Cornelius Knott, chemist, and
j. L. Goodner, a mechanical engineer,
who have new-fangled cannoa that is
said to work deadly execution. Won
Gerste claimed he had sent 200 men out
of st. Louis, and that he would pick up
80 more on his way down to New Or
lenas. Preference is given to veterans
of the British or German armies not
citizens of this country.
RECRUITS FROM CHICAGO.
tation all through the United States has
become so acute since the Presidents
message and the death of Maceo that
Chairman Cragin of the local Cuban Re
lief Committee decided to-day, after
conference with his associates, to call
a general meeting of the committee of
one hundred prominent citizens at the
Union League Club Friday afternoon to
consider the local state of affairs, and
prepare for the contingency of Congress
sional action in favor of the Cubans.
Mr. Cragin estimates the number of
patriotic young men who have applied
for enlistment in the Cuban army from
this city at 800 In the last few days
there has been a large increase. The
committee is not receiving any applica-
lions, because the laws forbid such en-
listments, but 1t is well known that
there is almost a daily exodus of men in
small bodies, SO that no attention has
been attracted. Members OF the Chicago
regiments of the National Guard are
anxiUos to help the Cubans as soon as
bellgerent rights are accorded.
GOVERNOR HOLCOMB'S ATTITUDE.
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Holcomb to-day made public his atti-
tude concerning the Cuban insurgents
and the assassination of General MaceO.
He said:
''The belligerent rights Of the Cuban
revolutionists should be recognized by
our National Government Their valiant
fight so long continued to free them
selves from the yoke Of European OPP
preston entities them to the sympathy
of every American"
The Governor declared that in the
event of war with a foreign nation Ne
braska could furnish 1,200 drilled and
organized troops and THAT 100000 Ne
braskans stood ready to defend the
country's honor.
Major Fechet, L. s. A, of the Gov
errors staff, who is familiar with Cuban
and Spanish warfare, questions the ac-
Curacy of the report that Maceo was as
ssaSSinated under flag of truce,