The herald., 1897-02-07
Falls Into the Hands of WeyIer's
Myrmidons
SERVED ON MACEO'S STAFF
Suspicious Spaniards Offer Large Re'
ward for His Arrest
The Three Friends Welcomed Into Port by .
Libel Charging Piracy-A Havana
Editor Deported
.ssoc,ated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Counsel-
General Lee today telegraphed the state
department from Havana that sylvester
Scovel the World correspondent, was
arrested yesterday at Tunas, santa
Clara province.
GOOD REPORTER.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Sylvester SEQ
vel is the only New York newspaper cor
RESPONDENT who has been for any length
of time with the Cuban army in the field.
! He has considerable success in eluding
the vigilance of the Spanish troops and
! in getting his dispatches out of Cuba
He is the son of Rev. DR.. Scovel, presi-
| dent of Wooster university. He is we'll
educated and an ali-round athlete.
Scovel was manager of the Cleveland
Athletic club when the Cuban rebellion
broke out. In spirit of adventure he
determined to join the patriots and in
october, 1895. he left Cleveland for Cuba.
A LITTLE INDISCREET.
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 6.-Sylvester
Scovel. who it is stated has been arrest
ed by the Spanish authorities, was
resident of this city and went to Cuba
about a year and half ago. He was or
Maceo's staff and was entrusted by that
officer to carry important dispatches to
Gomez He has also acted as corre-
spondent of several newspapers in the
United States TWO or three times he
boldly left the Cuban army and entered
Havana and finally caused suspicious to
be directed against him by the Span
iards. Some months ago, it is alleged,
Gen. Weyler offered $4,000 reward for
the capture of Scovel.
FTLIBUSTERS' CASES.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-When the cases
of Roloff. Luis and Trujillo, charged
with the violation of the neutrality laws
were called for hearing before united
States Commissioner Shields, United
States Marshal McCarty asked that the
action based upon the defendants al
legged participation in the Woodall eX-
pedition be dismissed. This course was
taken in view of the fact that indict-
ments have been found against the men
named by the United States grand jury
at Baltimore, from which port the Wood
all sailed on her so-called filibustering
expedition. The commissioner COM
piled with the request whereupon bench
warrants from the Baltimore court were
served upon the accused Cubans. Coun-
sci for Roloff, Luis and Trujillo waived
examina ton upon the charges relative
to the Horsa expedition and the men
were released upon their own recog-
niZance.
THREE FRIENDS LIBELED
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 6.-The
steamer Three Friends wa5 seized and
Hbeled upon her return today from trip
down the coast. The libel charges pir-
acy in that Hotchkiss gun was mount
ed upon the bow of the steamer and was
fired at a Spanish gunboat at the mouth
of the San Juan river, while endeavoring
to land an expedition. The persons
named in the libel are John O'Brien, w
T. Lewis. John Dunn, August Arnau,
Michael Walsh and Ralph d. Hayne.
Judge Locke fixed bond at $4,000. which
was Immediately furnished, and the
boat was released upon the special pro-
vision that deputy marshal should be
placed on board and have authority to
take charge of the boat in case an at
tempt should be made to violate the law.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Span
ish minister tonight received dispatch
from the Spanish consul at Jacksonville
stating that the Three Friends had re-
turned TO that port and that she had
been libeled for piracy.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
HAVANA, Feb. 6.-The Havana mon
ey brokers today waited on the colonial
treasurer for the purpose of informally
discussing the question of paper cur
rency The treasurer recently called to
his Office all the money brokers of this
city and made them responsible, owing
to their speculations, for the deprecid-
ton of the paper currency, which was
at 26 per cent discount on gold. They
were warned that if within forty-eight
hours the paper currency was not quot
ed at the silver rate or at a small dis
count the matter would be placed be-
fore the captain general. At a meeting
subsequently held the brokers decided
to petition the government to allow
them to carry on a Legitimate business.
They claimed that they We're not respon-
Gibe for the depreciation, and that if
they We're compelled to adopt lower
rates, it would close their offices. The
treasurer, as shown at todays confer
cnce, has entirely changed his opinion
in regard to the alleged hurtful prac-
tices of the money brokers. He stated
that he now in no way blamed them for
the depreciation of the bills, and agreed
to give them better facilities for their
operations. He also said that a change
would be made in the monetary sitpa-
tion in accordance with the demands of
the public.
AN EDITORS SENTENCE
dAN ANA, FeD. 6.-Senor Eduardo
Arial, editor of Ell Pueblo, published at
Juerto Principe, in the province of the
same name, and correspondent of La
Discussion, who was charged with be-
ing guilty of evolving newspaper articles
inimical to the government of Spain,
and who has been confined in prison in
this city, will be embarked tomorrow for
the penal colony of Chafarinas.
Eduardo Hernandez, Rafael Herman
dez, Luis Case and forty-three Mani
goes, charged with political offenses.
We're placed in jail here yesterday to
await a disposition of their case by the
governor general. Abrea, a sister of
Francisco and Esperanza Sanchez, who
a few days ago We're captured in the
province Of Pinar del Rio, has been i'm
prisoned in the Woman's refuge to await
action on the part of the regional gov
ernor Another prisoner confined by the
order of the Spanish authorities, is Val
entine Buzz, who at one time acted as
executioner for the Nanigoes.
WEYLER WORRIED.
NEW YORK, Feb. IA Key West
special to this mornings S World says: As
Cen Weyler was marching with his col
umns, just before entering Santa Clara.