The herald., 1896-12-19

puy de LONE. the up4nISn minister, Was
informed of the action of the senate
committee on the Cameron resolutions
Just after 1t occurred. He did not seem
either disturbed or surprised.
He said. az it was matter before con-
gress, he must decline to discuss 1t OF
comment upon it in any way. Anticipat-
ing, however, that statements of vari-
Gus sorts would be attributed to him by
the press. he wished to forestall them by
saying through the Associated Press
that any alleged interview with him
would be unauthorized.
DENVER. Col, Dec. 1S-The Rocky
! Mountain Cuban volunteers. nearly 1000
strong, decided today to leave for the
| Florida coast on December 20, on foot,
provided horses enough are secured to
carry their supplies and accoutrements.
| PUBLIC MEETINGS.
| ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 1S-The most
| enthusiastic public meeting ever wit
! messed in Atlanta was held at the court
house tonight when 1000 citizens ex-
pressed their sympathy with the Cuban
patriots. Ex-Gov Northen presided.
Resolutions We're adopted favoring the
recognizing of Cuban independence.
IN ARKANSAS
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 1S.--A mass
| meeting was held here tonight at the
board of trade rooms. and resolutions
We're adopted urging the recognition of
Cuban independence. The meeting was
participated in by many leading citi-
zens
IN OHIO.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 1S.-Fifteen
hundred citizens attended mass meet
ing at the city hall tonight to express
sympathy with the Cuban insurgents.
Resolutions were adopted urging the
president and congress to recognize the
| independence of Cuba Congressman
| elect j. J. Lentz was among the speak
| ers.
ARTILLERY FOR CUBA.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 1S.-Two
carloads of heavy artillery passed
| through this city yesterday for the
| south, over the Iron Mountain road. The
| conductor said the cars We're billed to
| Texas point and that the artillery was
consigned to Cuban parties, but would
not give their names nor the port to
ductor stated that the arms We're for the
| Cuban patriots
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
! CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 1S.-A spe-
| cial to the CommercialTribu from
| Key West, Fla. says. Reports from Ha-
vana state the Spanish soldiery in the
| Pinar del Rio are deserting quite rapidly,
| and that sickness on the trocha and de-
| sertions have made reinforcements nee
essary there. Weyler is keeping all the
| troops he can in Havana.
| The news from Matanzas province is
disouieting. The palace officials refuse
| information about the results of the
engagements at Toco and Purga Tono
this week. 1t is known the Spanish lost
many men and much provisions, arms
and ammunition. At Neavaraz large
! detachment of insurgents gathered on
| Tuesday, and the Spaniards under Col.
| Jose Inglarez. attacked them. The in
surgents ambushed and outfianked the
| Spaniards. sending them flying after
! two hours fighting. The Spaniards lost
| seventy men and the Cubans twenty. A
| large quantity of arms was collected
|
surgents.
| A reign of ror-exists in the small
towns in that section, as the country is
| full of soldiers of both sides, and the
country people, who are disposed to re-
| main neutral. cannot do so. More than
fifty men have been killed there the past
| fortnight by both sides. Many families
! have come into the larger towns, but as
supplies are not abundant, fears of short
| rations have occasioned much trouble.
| Many arrests have been made in Ha-
vana this week, five of them charged
with being agents of the junta.
GEN. MACEO's DEATH.
! TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 1S.-Roberto Solar,
| who spent seventeen months in the in
surgent camp of Col. Raol Arrange in the
provinces of Havana and Matanzas. ar
rived on the steamship Olivette tonight
Mr.. Solar, in an interview, said:
Il was told before leaving Havana
that the last expedition of the Three
Friends had been successfully landed
on Tuesday night. / believe the report
to be true, as official circles in Havana
were greatly agitated that night.
| There can be no longer any doubt
| that Maceo is dead. l saw letter. which
should now be in the hands of the junta
at New York, from Brigadier Adolpho
Castillo, who is fighting in Havana
province, stating positively that Maceo
had been killed by Spanish treachery.
He did not give any particulars, saying
that he would forward them in a few
days, or as soon as he was satisfied he
had obtained the true story. I also saw
the accredited agent in Havana, and he
told me Maceo was dead. but that his
death was surrounded with mystery
cannot doubt this proof"
'The conditions in Cuba are such that
the Spaniards have dominion only over
that part of the island on which they
stand: this is principally the cities. The
entire country is in possession of the
insurgents. even that Immediately sur
rounding the city of Havana.
1.-The talk of the insurgents being
starved out is ridiculous.
1.-The world may not believe it, but the
Spanish authorities are drowning some
of their prisoners at Playa del Chivt
(Beach of the GaoD, near Havana. Those
whom they drown they declare belong
to secret negro society called Mani.
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