The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-23
D FIGHT FOR CUBA.
FARY COMPANIES ORGANIZING
VARIOUS CITIES.


Ready to Start for the Island as Soon as
TRANSPORTATION Can be Arr auge d-Viola-
tion of Neutrality Laws Uncle Sam Ex-
pected to stop It.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The atten.
ton of officials here has been attracted
Dy the stories coming from all por,
tions of the country indicating that
enlistments are going on of parties OF
men to 90 to Cuba to join the iusur'
gents in their struggle against the
Spaniards. These enlistments are in
direct violation of the neutrality laws.
and are prohibited under severe pen.
alties. For accepting commission to
serve against Spain, country with
which the United States is now at
peace, the penalty prescribed by Sec
ton 52S1, Revised Statutes, is $4,000
fine and three 'ears imprisonment,
while for enlistment to serve against
Spain, or hiring any one to enlist, the
penalty is almost as heavy, being a
maximum of $1,000 and three years
Imprisonment. The enforcement OF
these laws naturally fall within the
functions of the United States official
to whose knowledge the attempt at
infringement is brought; but if the
movements continue on large scale,
as reported, it is probable that the De-
partment of Justice will send instruc
tons of special character to all OF
its agents, calling their attention to
the proclamation issued by the Presi
dent last spring and epjoining upon
them q strict enforcement OF the neu-
trality laws. The government doubt
less will be obliged to do this in order
to manifest its purpose to meet tho re-
quirements Of international law, just
as it has warned the shipping interests
against taking part in tlbusterlng
movements and has sent rigid instruc'
tions to judicial officers at Atlantic
ports to prevent the infractions OF the
laws in that respect.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 15.-The physicians
of st. Paul, aroused by the reports OF
suffering among the Cubans, have
started q subscription list throughout
the profession for money with which
to buy medicine and bandages to send
Immediately, by way of Tampa, Fla Z,
direct 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
growing among the physicians this
afternoon, and by tomorrow it is ex-
pected a large sum will be realized, as
others also are subscribing. The ply
sicians intend to buy all the medicines,
bandages, material and express it to
Tampa and thence to the coast of Gu
ba. If the government attempts to
interfere in this humane movement,
an appeal will be made to the Presi'
dent from a humanitarian standpoint.
The story that comes from Cuba to
the physicians of this city, through
one of their number, is that there are
1900 sick people ii Cuba, many OF
them the families of insurgents.
DENVER, COL, Dec 15.-Aside from
the regiment of Cuban volunteers that
is being organized here under the
leadership OF Attorney McAndrew, a
company of 300 men has been quietly
raised by DR.. Homer L. Darnell, a
surgeon of the Darnell Sanitarium,
and is ready to start for Cuba as soon
as arrangements can be made for their
transportation from the Atla1 tic coast
to the island. The members of the
company are ali said to be men OF
means and have armed ard equipped
themselves at their own expense, and
only ask that the Cuban Junta at
New York arrange for their safe land
ing on Cuban soil. A brother of DR..
Darnell is in New York to perfect ar
rangements for the transportation OF
the company.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The New Y York
Council of Cuban Revolutionary Clubs
has issued an address paying tribute
To the character of the soldier and
martyr, Antonio Maceo, and copclud-
ing as follows: Let every Cuban
family reaffirm their warm devotion
TO the 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
new proof of our close union in the
common cause, at least one rifle, with
which a new arm, also ready to fall
in glorious death before yielding.
shall respond 10 the supreme and final
effort and to the presumptuous conf
dence 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 cooperation of the Gu
ban Libre Club, and calling on repre-
sentatives in Congress to do all in
their power to have the belligerency
Of Cuba recognized. G. +. Grant, the
recruiting officer at Denver, has been
1elegraphed to for instructions, and
the command is ready to move at
moments notice.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 15.-George
P. Guiot, railway ticket agent at the
union depot, has organized COM
pany for the Cuban war. He has ar.
ranged to equip fifty men, and has
twenty. eight on the list now. The
men have agreed to 60 as soon as be-
ligerent rights are recognized. Guiot
is..a graduate of Orchard Lake Military
Academy, was several years a ser
geant of ths United States Cavalry,
and is now chief engineer of the Iowa.
National Guards. He says several
other cnmnanies are being ORGANIZED