The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-26
THEY LAUGH IT OFF
SPANISH OFFICIALS MAKE LIGHT
OF A DYNAMITE PLOT,
Giving 1t Out that the Tube Found Near
There for q Joke, and Most Likely by
the Man Who Found 1t and Reported Il
to the PoIfce-Neverthe1ess, They Take
the Precaution to Guard the Consulate
Against Any More such Jokes-News of
Cnba and Spain.

Havana, Nov. 25.-The tubes reported
10 have contained dynamite which were
found by man subsequently arrested by
the private watchman of the American
consulate building yesterday afternoon,
near the door of the consulate, is classed
in Official circles as being nothing more
than a Joke. The man arrested is be-
lieved to be the individual who placed
the tube where 1t was found But in or
der to guard against any possibilities,
the Spanish officials are taking Drecau-
lions to guard the United States consul
ate and to protect the United States con-
sui general. General Fftzhugh Lee.
Rear Admiral Vicente Manterola ar
rived today from Spain and took charge
Of the admiralty office With him came
also 300 soldiers and 275 seamen.
Senior Barrerona, formerly chief Of po-
lice, now in Spain, has been summoned
by the governor general TO attend the
inquiry into the circumstances under
: which Senor Galvez, the Portuguese con-
sui, and his son, met their death on the
Santo Vonia road while going to join the
insurgents.
El Diorio De La Marina says that
there is no ground for the rumor that
Senior Guzman and SenOr Jose Con-
COSTA, the secretary general of Cuba,
have had a serious quarrel as to policy.
The Union Constitutional, on the other
hand, declares that they have had a seri-
Gus difference Of opinion.
From today there will be daily dis
trfbution Of 1000 rations, instead of 1000.
among the reconcentrados at MatanZas
and tomorrow an infirnary battalion viii
be organized. Several sugar estates near
San Fernando and in the Natividad dis
trict of Sancti Spiritus have been re-
covered by the Spanish from the insurg
ents. The latter lost several men and
had several taken prisoners.
Pardons have been extended to sixty
nine persons guilty of forcible resist
ance" in various localities of the island.
Among these are ten women and also
twenty-three subjects of foreign govern
ments The list includes Mrs. Clemencia
Arando, Matilda Ferrer, Maria Teresa,
Rosalia Garcia, Emilia Cordoba, Panta-
ieona CatilIa and Inociena Arajo.
Major Roberto Echarte and Captain
Juan Ygnacio Echarte, the latter a
brother-in-law of General Julio Sanguily,
have formally surrendered in the prov
snce OF MatanZas.
ADORNED FOR WEYLER-
Palma. Island of Majorca, Nov. 25.-
This town and its port are decorated to-
day IN honor OF General Weyler, who
was born here. Preparations have been
made to give the general a public BAN
quet after his arrival from Barcelona.
The municipality of Palma, however,
has refused the request made by the Con-
servatives, Carlis;s and Republicans, to
rename the square in front of the town
hall, and call II Weyler square.
Madrid, Nov. 25.-The Official Gazette,
publishes this morning G'riday) two
deonees signed by the queen regent and
by Senior Sagasta, the premier.
Tire first decree applies to the An
titles the laws inscribed in the first
chapter of the Spanish constitution,
with a guarantee of the application of
the general laws.
The second decree extends to the An
TILES the universal suffrage larw of 1890.
According TO the isw of June 26, 1890,
the electoral qualification was held by
all male Spaniards twenty-five years Of
age. who enjoy all civil rights and have
been citizens OF a municipality for at
least two years.
London, Nov. 25.-The Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail says:
Spanish imports into Cuba are to
haye preferential rights varying from
oto IS per cent over those of other