The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-31
AGAINST THE CUBANS
President Cleveland VIII En-
force Neutrality Laws.
This r HI nsDly - fhs hsseinfson
ef conwruas Asksng Him 70 fseoox-
nixs Insurxsuts - Bssligereuss.

washinwson City. July W--The president
has lxszed Q proclamation. bearing ezfs
OF Jsly z. again commanding the csslz>ns
Of the United States 70 observe TIE
neutrality laws Ia respect % TIE C4Dsa
fnsurreotson. and gives notice that al
violations viii De vigorously prosscstea-
The president cites tfs decision 81 TIE SUI
prems court IN the Wisorx case Ia cresr
that citizens may not De fnixssd 40 10 tne
Law.
Tbe procIAnsatson I'm fuil Is ~ follows:
ssEy the Presissnt Of the United states
Of America. A Proclamation
Whereas b. q prDe3zuasfcns Gated
the f1fh Day Of June. A. ID. Its. attention
vna called 70 the ser1De2s csgI disturb
ancAs. accompanied BY armed resissafcs
e the established government Of spain.
prevailing IN the islass Of Cuba. and eits-
gers Of the United States and other per-
sens ~ere adnonishsd 70 abstain from
paftaking ia such disturbances in cen
prevention OF the neutrality laws Of the
United States. and
where's. Bald civil disturbances and
armed rez.sEanee 10 tire authority 81 said
power. with which the United States ara
On terms Of peace and asatfy. continue
70 prevail ia said Island Of Cnb4, ard
"Nhereas. esnce the dnte Of said proc
iamzf,on said neutrality laws Of the Unit
ed States have been the subject Of au-
thcFsEat1Es exposition By TIE Judicial
tribunal OF iasf resort. ard Il has thus
been declared that any combination Of
persons organized Ia the United States
for tie pufpoes Of proceeding 70 and
making war af1x foreign country with
which the United States are 81 peace,
snd provided with arms TO be used for
such purpose. constitutes a military sx-
resisloa or enterprise within the mean
ing Of said neutrality Law. and that The
providing or preparing the means for
such military expedition or enterprise.
which ~ expressly prohibited ~ sald
laws. includes furnishing OF aiding IN
transportation fer such military sxpe-
dltion or enterprise: ard
w neseas. BY express enactment. II
tso or mere persons conspire 10 commit
an ofTense against the United States. any
act Of one eonspsTstcr 20 the effect OK
sucn conspiracy renders AL the c0nspaFa-
tore liable to fine and Imprisonment:
and
whereas. There IL reason 10 believe
that citizens OF the United States and
others viii fail 20 sppr-hend the mean
Ing Of the neutrality iaws OF the United
Fsafss as authorffafivriy interpreted as
aforesaid. ard may be mislsd into partscs-
pa In transactions which are viola
lions Of saoh laws and win render them
liable 10 thu sevsTess penalties provided
Nov. therefore. that tho laws above
referred 10 "a tadicialfy construed may
be duly executed. that the international
obilxaf1oas 81 the United States may
he fully satisfied. ard that the citizens
snd all others within their Jurisdiction.
being reasonably appraised Of their legal
duty tn the premises may abstain from
disosesisnes 20 fhs laws OF the United
States and thsfebY escape Inc f0FfeIlurss
and penalties legally consequent thereon.
/. Grover Cleveland. president Of the
United States. DO hereby seaexnniy warn
al esttxeEs 81 the ialtsd States and
AL othars within their Jurisdiction a. Alnst
violations OF tie saId laws. Interpreted
ss hsxranb<fors explained. and gsse no
siee tAat al suea Violations viii be xsgor-
enxy prosecuted And 1 do hereby In
soke the cooperation OF all coed cfti-
sens In tbs enforcement Of said laws and
In the ds<e~fscn and apprehension Of any
offenders sra.nss the same. ard DO
hereby entntn upon all the executive Of
hcsrs ~ the United States Tire utmost
diligence In preventing. prosecuting and
Furnishing any infracfipus fher~cf
I'm testimony whereof I have here
unfo act my hard and caused the seal OF
the Tnltee States to Be affixed Done az
Tire City Of Washington this eth dar Of
July in the year OF oar Lord. one thou
Sand eighteen hundred and nisety-ssx.
and Of the Independence Of the United
States the one hundred aasd twenty-frst.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
"Ry the president;
.ffcHARD orSEY.
secretary OF State"
Havana. July sn.~~Enri4nls soisar hAs
tsen shot at Mataaxas.
IN The course % various sklrmssnes In
the provinces or Santa Cara. Havana
and Mstanx&s. tho Insurgents lost rtne-
fssn killed. TIRES wounded and I'VE pris-
cnsrs white tbs troops loss thirteen kf.ias
ara three erfears wosr5ed
The police % Havana hava entered sew
erAi hardware stores. where they alzcov-
srsd . stock % eAEhsnes. revoIvers ard
cartridges
Several striking cswa-rnaksrs have been
legged tn rTtNsn for trying 10 compel ne
sneAece workers IN other factories 20 ioa
them.
A party ef insurgents rai8ed the L.
rsaes sugar estate, near iarnnrar Ma
sarxzs last night and attempted 20 de-
stFer the machinery. They we're repulwed
~ guerTilsss. Atterwar4 they looted N.
saperantenfents windows and smashed
the doors. II Is reported that th- raid
srs wers led ny Hetaaconrt srt Mckay
They carried away three wounded
Col. FeFnandes ~ho i operating In
Finar Del Rio. engaged = detachment Of
Brmn6sz rebels three Tires yesterday IN
the vicinity OF Arrpyas. San FELIPE. taxi
ing three prisoners ard killing shree. Fer
nanAss had an ofscsr and four soldiers
wounded
Or. Matthias Rahl. enc Q, Mscso's sur
seoas. surrendered TO Gen. Bsrnas last
SUNDAY. seeking amnesty.
Froua Santiago % Ctshs Gen. r1nsres re-
porte CARTS. reres. Ferns nter ans Car
for. ef MAJ sssTriaa's nesoriaus Spanish
guerrilla force. woundsA n recent atsrra-
tons akasass TIA Insurgents in thls
vicinity.
ssnor f.osssa. surgeon general 81 ~.
KxaneNex NztAANshfrx Atftttnr.a II
-slllsssy Hospitals ~ Msssnss. province.
al gesrllenus ara Union ts Raxas. rlrar
d. RIO and az Ngnas ana ssa crlstoeal,
IA tssa province.
The revsrner Of Santa Clara provinces
T. IN Cssafarsos urstng TIE municipal aa-
tAcrfsts. - take radical measures % prr~
vert smallpox.
A Chan. Antonio rsrzsaasx. a rssaen-
ger from Artenllsa. rinsr aei RE. en- ar
riwtaw az Havana by TIRE Western railway
last atkAt. was arrested Twenty carrier
rlsssrs As hraegAs with htsn wer~ eoa-
sscafed Pie l. new . prisoner az pe,scs
headquarters.
rea Francisco Urrsssls. 81 rrratsa's rail-
way express. hantssRx parcels between
Havana sns interior tewas, was xass az
resteA on political charge.
n sssrchsrE q hoaee sstac-at 80 shs
1sAeau market last ntxht 10 Havana
-,elsce srsred aaanftsy ~ cenfraAara -
var 90 vArteas k'nfs. Prohibited raars
were afss srfrNs at .tstseaers' sAeps BAT
there wee He arrests
Prisoner %Arrisse HciFsEasa TYRE. as
convicted ~ IRE rnune.f 90 war at O.
banas castle Hs - - =. shas te1ax.
rka spanish rnsu stsamer NavanA. ssE
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