The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-31

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| the Maguanimoaa with Indifferent
| Success None at all-Doesu's Mind
| His Own Wrongs. But whoever Say.
\ Anything Against the Spanish Troops
In Cuba Has Got Him to whip-Bi~nce
| Permits the Resumption of Tobacco
Exports-Cubzn News
| Madrid, Dec. 30-General Weyier, the
| former captain general OF Cuba. in his
memorial to the queen regent on the
| subject Of President McKinley's mes
| sage to congress, says ne is honored by
| the attacks made upon him and that his
| conduci as governor general was that Of
a soldier animated by honor and patri-
otism- Such attacks, therefore. General
Weyler adds, viii do him no harm. as
they are aimed at him, ne asserts. sim
e,theless "since the message contained
insulting observations on the Spanish
troops in Cuba" he believed /, 10 be MS
duty to address a protest 10 the crown.
General Weyler affirms that the So
called pscificos whom he concentrated
in the fortified districts were the prime
abettors OF the rebellion. The protest
of the general is couched in courteous
language.
TOBACCO WILL MOVE NOW.
Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 30.-A special to
the Constitution from Havana, via Key
West, says:
From a strictly private and yet respon-
sible source comes the Information that
the port of Havana will be opened to
exporting within rwenty-four hours. the
port was closed by Captain General
Weyier's edict of May 14.1S96. for the
purpose OF cutting the tobacco industries
OF the United States. particularly those
OF Tampa and Key West, off from their
supply. General Weyler did this. he
claimed, 10 insure permanent employ
ment to the dfscontented cigarmakers in
Havana, during the Troublesome times o.!
war. but it is known that mis- special
aim was to paralyZe the Cuban colo
nies of the United States, from which
was coming the fostering strength that
made the insurgents formidable. There
are about 10000 bales of tobacco now
choked in the warehouses of Havana
ready to be shipped to the states the
minute the port is opened. 1t is said
that the crop is promising. all of which
indicates that brighter days are dawn
ing for the paralyzed commerce Of Cuba
and the waning cigar factories OF the
United States.
r Havana, Dec. 3o.-According 10 re-
port from Spanish sources at Esperanza.
province Of Santa Clara. party OF in
surgents fired into that town on Satur-
day night. Bullets struck number OF
residences and one bullet went through
the sleeve OF Serorita Valdes, daughter
of the mayor of the town.
Geenrai Pando and his staff have ar
rived at Santiago de Cuba, by, sea from
the river Cauto.
The Official Gazette prints tomorrow
an edict of General Blanco. permitting
the expectation of tobacco.
RELIEF SUPPLIES.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Assistant Sec
retary Day has just received response
from the superintendent of the Ward
Line steamers in New York in answer to
his inquiry as TO whether he could an
nounce that his line would convey sup
plies to Cuba for the relief of the suf-
fering people free of cost. The prompt
answer was:
will be pleased to accept supplies for
Cuban sufferers, free OF cost. Presume
they will be consigned to General Lee?"
The Anaconda (Montana) Standard
telegraphed last night that the secretary
OF state could draw on the National
Park bank Of New York for $500 already
subscribed and paid in by Montana peo-
pie for the benefit OF the Cuban suffer-
ers. More money is promised from the
same source January /. All OF this
money is being distributed through Con-
sui General Lee.
The secretary OF state has directed the
dis0ursing officer Of the state depart
ment, Frank Brannigan, TO take charge
of any money and supplies that may De
delivered 10 him and forward the same
TO Consul General Lee al Havana.
Mr.. Roos. the despatch agent Of the
state department. a. New York, has been
directed to draw the $500 contributed oy
the people Of Montana, through the An
aconda Standard. and with that sum,
purchase and send 70 General Lee, con-
densed milk.