The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23

transportation Cap be AR, anse d-Niola-
lion OF Neutrality Laws-U Uncle sam EN-
pected to stop It.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-The atten
ton of officials uere hiss been attracted
DIV the stories coming from all por.
tons of the country indicating that
enlistments are going on Of parties OF
men to 60 to Cuba to join the lusur-
gents in their struggle against the
SpaniardS. These enlistmentS are IN
direct violation of the neutrality laws,
and are prohibited under severe pen
alsies. For accepting g commission to
serve against Spain, q country with
which the United States is now at
peace. the penalty prescribed by Sec
ton 52S1, Revised Statutes, is $4,000
fne and three resrs Imprisonment,
while for enlistment to serve against
Spain. or hiring any one TO enlist, the
penalty is almost as heavy, being
maximum of 1000 and three years
Imprisonment. The enforcement Of
;4eSe laws naturally fall within the
OF the United States official
II whose knowledge the attempt al
Infringement is brought; but if the
movements continue on a large scale,
5 reported, it is probable that the De
partment OF Justice will send instruc
ions of a special character to all OF
Is agents, calling their attention to
me proclamation issued by the Prasl
,isnt last spring aud epjoining upon
| lem strict enforcement Of the neu-
ality laws. The government doubt
less will be obliged to do this in order
II manifest its purpose to meet the re-
q ,irement:; OF international law, just
i it has warned the shipping interests
: 5ainst taking part in flbusterlng
movements and has sent rigid instruc
,;ons to judicial officers at Atlantic
i,orts to prevent the infractions Of the
laws in that respect.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 15.-The physicians
DIST, Paul, aroused by the reports OF
Suffering among the CubanS, have
started a subscription list throughout
tie profession for money with which
t buy medicine and bandages to SEND
, nmediately, by way of Tampa, Fla
d:rsct to the camps and towns OF the
patriots. The affair started with DR..
w. D. Kelly, DR.. Epoecock and Dr..
Charles A. Wheaton. The list is
.rowing among the physicians this
4 ternoon, and By tomorrow it IS ex-
;ected a large sum will be realized, as
lhers also are subscribing. The ply
5 clans intend to buy all the medicines,
olndages, material and express it to
Sampa and thence to the coast of Gu.
ii. If the government attempts to
,aterfere in this humane movement,
ao appeal will be made to the Presi-
cent from humanitarian standpoint.
The story that comes from Cuba to
tie physicians of this city, through
oae of their humber, is that there are
1900 sick people ID Cuba, many OF
Them the families OF insurgents.
DENVER, Col, Dec 15.-Aside from
tie regiment of Cuban volunteers that
being organized here under the
leadership Ast-&ttorney McAndrew,
company of 800 men has been quietly
raised by DR.. Homer L. Darnel, a
surgeon of the Darnel1 Sanitarium,
AID is ready to start for Cuba as soon
as arrangements can be made for their
transportation from the Atlantic coast
to the island. The members of the
company are all said to be men OF
means and have armed and equipped
themselves at their own expense, and
only ask that the Cuban Junta at
New York arrange for their safe land
lug On Cuban soil. 4 brother Of Dr.
Darnell is in New York to perfect ar.
raDgements for the transportation OF
the company.
New YORK, Dec. 15.-The New York
Council of Cuban Revolutionary Clubs
has issued an address paying tribute
10 the character Of the soldier and
martyr, Antonio Maceo, and conclud-
ing as follows: LIST every Cuban
family reafirm their warm devotion
to tne cause of independence by for
warding to our brethren now strug-
Cling on the fields of battle, as cheer
Ing voice from every home and as a
new proof of our close union in the
common cause, at least one rife, with
which a new arm, also ready to fall
III glorious death before yielding,
shall respol d 10 the supreme and final
effort and to the presumptuous conf
derce Of the Spanish people"
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 15.-One hun.
dred and six able bodied men of Butte
have signed the roll which calls on
them to aid the Cuban insurgents.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted condemn
ing the methods OF Spain in the war
and pledging CO. cooperation of the Gu
ban Libre Club, and calling on repre-
sentatives in Congress to do all in
their power 10 have the beligerency
Of Cuba recognized. G. F. Grant, the
recruiting officer at Denver, has been
: telegraphed to for instructions, and
tins command is ready to move at a
moments notice.
= DEs MONIES, Iowa, DEc. 15.-George
P. Guiot, railway ticket agent the
union depot, has organized com
pany for the Cuban war. He has ar
ranged tc equip fifty men, and has
twenty-ei on the list nov. The
men have agreed to 60 as soon as be-
ligerent rights are recognized. Gulot
is a graduate Of Orchard Lake Military
Academy, was several years a Ser
seant OF the United States Cavalry,
End is now chief engineer Of the Iowa.
National Guards. He says several
other companies are being organized
in Iowa. All the work Of organiza-
ton has been done since the assassi
nation of Maceo.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The Offices OF
the Cuban Juuta was besieged to-day
by applicants for enlistment in the
Cuban army. Even before any OF
the officials connected with the lega,
ZION had arrived, crowd of sturdy
young men stood at the entrance OF
the headquarters waiting for the doors