The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-24

Follow-Cubau News
Cincinnati. o, Jan. ga special to
the Commercial-Tribune from Key West
says:
A horrible story comes from Jumento,
province of Santa Clara, telling Of quick
retrioution to the Spaniaris for their
butchehry and barparous methods of
warfare.
A Spanish force under Captain Mae
telli entered the place, which had been
the camp Of the insurgents, aid before
going away. secretly poisoned the wells
and a fine spring noted for afordinS
extra pure water. That evening a
Spanish band of guerrillas entered the
town after the others rad left and used
the water, from which ever w enty- five
men died. The guerrilla ca2tain charg-
ed the Cuban residents .ysth poisoning
his men. He took the principal residents
and shot them dead. lie then turned
the women over 10 the tender nl5rcieS or
the men. who shot voing crys who at
tempted to save their n1".hers and sis
ters. He burned the village. The next
day some of the Spanish TN ops told the
guerrillas the story OF the trap they had
set for the Cubans sId learned that
their own companions-in-arms had been
caught by their own parbarous plots.
HARMON REVERSES LOCKE.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Sinee the decis-
ion of Judge Locke some days ago at
Jacksonville. Fla, in the case OF the
supposed filibusterer The Three Friends.
Attorney General Harmon has given the
question raised by the defense careful
o0r idar .ha In
sion that the decision is not good law.
The decision was TO fhe effect that the
law prohibiting the outfitting and depar-
ture from the United States of armed ex-
petitions to aid people in its contests
against the lawful authority of a nation
with which the United States is on
friendly terms. does not apply 10 the
Cuban insurgents, they not being a peo-
pie within the meaning OF rhe law. The
attorney general takes view directly ii
opposition TO that announced by Judge
locke and in order that the matter may
be brought TO a speedy termination he
has applied 10 the United States supreme
court for a writ of certiorari on tAe
United States court of appeals a New
Orleans directing that the case be at
once certified to the United States su-
preme court for trial. The attorney gen.
eral in speaking of the matter today
said that IL Judge Locke's Interpretation
of The law that these expeditions are
non-roiitical is correct, ii necessarily foi-
lows that persons engaged in them are
pirates, and that he was seriously consid-
ering the question of arresting them "a
such. The attorney general Is very much
ir earnest in this matter. and 1t is not
at ell unlikely that heroic steps will be
taken to put a stop 10 the expeditions
wh.ch are constaDtly being ser on foot
IN aid Of the Cuban Insurgents.
LAIIRADA SHOWS UP.
Rreakwater, Del, Jan. 23-The alleged
filibustering steamer Laurada passed in
Cape Henry this morning and proceeded
10 Hampton Roads.
TO AFENGE HIS UNCLE.
Oakland. Ca. an. GA young man
known to the employees Of the Oakland
Trotting park as Antonio Maria Maceo.
and said 70 he nephew OF the late Gu
ban general Antonio Maceo, has disap-
p:ared from f1s haunts and is supposed
to be on his way TO Cuba 10 join the in.
surgent army A dispatch from the east
announced that the Cuban junta had
learned OF the whereabouts OF the young
Cuban and had telegraphed him TO come
Maceo is not on his way now TO New
York, but is in New Orleans, where he
intends raising volunteers 10 aid him in
avenging the assassination Of his illus
triouS uncle.