The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

Contribute in Money or Provisions lo'
the Benefit of the Poor Miserable ne
concentrate, Being Assured That TheiI
AImswnl Reach Their Destination and
without Paying Any Duties-spain
Works the Sympathy Dodge For all IL
ia Worth. on the Killing of Ruiz.
washington, Dec. 24-The following
appeai to the American people mas been
issued:
Department of State, Washington
D. c., Dec. "a, 1897.
ssBv direation Of the president the
cenublic is informed that, in Difference
70 the earnest desire of the government
n contribute by effection action toward
the relief of the suffering people IN Vhe
Island of Cuba, arrangements have been
nerfected by which charitable conulou-
tions, in money of in kind, can De sent
to the island by the benevolently dlspos-
81. neople Of the United States.
Money, provisions, clothing. medl-
cires and 4he like articles of prime neceS-
sitv can oe forwarded to General fAtz-
hugh Lee. the consul general OF me
United States at Havana, and all arIl-
cles. now dutiable by law, so conslsneo'
will he admitted into Cuba free OF duty.
The consul general has been instructed
- yAceave the same and to cooperate
with the local authorities and the char
liable boards for the distribution or sucn
relief among the destitute and needy
people OF Cuba.
ssThA president is confident that the
people of the United States, VINO have
on many occasions in the past responded
most generously to the cry for bread
from peoples stricken by famine or sore
calamity. and who have beheld no less
generous action on the part Of foreign
communities when their own country
men have suffered from fire and flood
will heed the appeal for aid that comes
from the destitute at their own threshold
and. especially at this season Of good
viii and rejoicing, give of their album
dance to this humane end.
(Signedo JOHN SHERMAN,
(Sjgnedo JOHN SHERMAN"
The appeal was issued after cOnsulta-
ton with Senor Depuy de LONE. The
Spanish minister called at the state de-
partment about noon and conferred with
Judge Day concerning the relief Of the
concentrates in the island. He made it
clear that the Spanish government
would cooperate in any relief measures
and that there was entire Witness that
the supplies go direct to Consul General
Lee instead OF through the Spanish re-
lief channels.
The negotiations have been proceed
Ing for some time. The first active step
In this direction was taken by the presi-
dent on December !, and was in the form
Of request that Senior De LONE learn
from mis- government whether the regu-
lar tariff duties would be remiuted.
Senior De LONE soon afterwards answer
ed that Spain had consented to grant
even more than had been requested and
that the duties would be remitted not
only on articles which the president mad
referred to but also on all medicines,
soap, salt and similar articles of prime
necessity which might enter into the
plan of relief.
II was arranged also that supplies sent
to the Spanish minister here would be
forwarded to the authorities at Havana.
Since then there have been criticisms Of
the system adopted, and reports have
come from Havana that the reconceil-
tradOs were starving as result of OBJ
stacles in the way of transmitting re-
lief. The Spanish authorities state, how
ever, tflat there has been no delay on
their part and that since the arrange
ment was made no offer OF supplies,
medicine, etc, had been made. There is
a general desire, however, to adopt
system by which the supplies will go
direct to General Lee and as a result of
Ihe Spanish minister's call today this
will be the plan adopted under the call
nov issued.
NO CUSTOMS TO PAY.
Havana, Dec. 24-Captain General
BIanco has cabled to the Spanish minis
lister at Washington, Senor Dupuy De
LONE, that agents. have authority to
send supplies 10 the reconcentrados Of
the island without paying customs duty.
General Pando, the Spanish general
conmander-in-cnief who, with an escort
recently landed on the south coast of
Santiago de Cuba, in order. according 10
the official report, - reoonnojter a part
Of the island, has not been heard from
for FIVE days. 1t was learned yesterday
that he had arrived safely at the city of
Santiago de Cuba. Still another report
has il that General Pando has arrived
At Baire. in the province of Santiago de
Cuba. In that vicinity and in the Bay
an1n department the insurgents are said
to be in force weH armed and supplied
with ammunition. They are under the
command Of Calixto Garica and Rabi.
Havana, Dec. 2-United States
onsui General Fitzhugh Lee has received
cable message from the government at
Washington saying that supplies viii be
sent for The reconcenTados under the ar
rangement authorized by Captain Cen
Hral Blanco, which viii admit them free
pf duty. He viii confer with the various
charitable organizations as 10 the most
convenient and effec,ual method OF dis
lribution.
AVIsTT- TO GOMEZ.
Washington. Dec. 24-An official dis
patch received here states that the
Spanish authorities al Havana have
granted permission to sylvester ScoviIle
II accompany Rafael Madrigal. the Unit
cd States consular agent. 10 shrdlue,a
ed States consular agent a. Sancti Spir-
i,uS 20 the camp of the insurgent con-
mander-in-chief, General Gomez
The trip ot The consularagent is made
for the purpose Of closing uP The estate
Of an American correspondent killed in
CUBA, the assets having been in the