The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19
gh Daily gao graau Eaoriug Eebruary 1e 1897

| tured IL and the whole army then wen
through the trocha. All OF the arms an6
ammunition OF the fort were captured
The army then continued to march and
J was eacamped at Veguite when the new!
was sent TO this city by a courier. HI:
order in taking the fort was 10 use tn:
machetesonly, and the cavalry made {
gallant fight
THEY NEVER GOT AWAY.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 1S-A special Il
; the Commercial Tribune from Havana
says: A band of Spanish gueri,las undel
Major Loron raided a camp of country
pacificos near Casigua, this province, Oh
Tuesday. killing eight OF the ten mer
found there and bruta.ly treating tbs
twelve women. A Cuban lad escaped
and carried the story to the camp OF a.
insurgent band near by, commanded by
one of General Lacret's officers The
Spanish troops were closely pursued and
later attacked as they forded a small
stream. The Cubans fell upon them and
FOR half an hour the fight ragged fiercely
Many of the Spaniards were drowned in
the creek and the troops were driven of
in utter rout. with the loss Of nearly for
~ men. Four prisoners captured by the
Cubans were instantly shot
A raid was made night before last up
on an outpost five miles from the city.
| the Spanish sentry lines being driven
| half mile with a loss OF ten men. The
insurgents fired several buildings. Troops
were ordered sent to the scene Of the dis
turbance today. The Cuban bands camp
in plain view OF the block houses in the
| 10 l.
seldom they are attacked by the garri-
sons.
DESERVES IT THOUGH.
| Havana, Feb. 1S.-Members Of the fam
| ily Of Dr. Zertucha. who was Maceo's
| physician, and who accompanied the in
surgent leader at the time of his death.
deny the report cabled from Madrid 10
| the effect that Zertucha has been assas-
! sinated by the Cubans for revenge. They
! say DR.. Zertucha was alive and well
| two days ago at Melena del Sur.
PROMISES TO BEHAVE.
| Philadelphia, Pa. FEB. LS.-The steam
| err Bermuda, which has gained world
wide celebrity because OF its Cuban fill
| clustering expeditions, passed out from
the Delaware breakwater early this morn
the Bermudas. The Bermuda, which had
been detained by The collector Of customs,
was released yesterday after affidavits
setting forth that she will not violate the
neutrality laws. Ii is reported that Gen
eral ROloff, the Cuban insurgent chief,
whose bail was forfeited in Baltimore,
is a passenger on the Bermuda.
TRIAL OF JOHN d. HART.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 1S.-The trial Of
John d. Hart, charged with fitting out
a filibustering expedition in violation of
the United States neutrality laws, in con-
nect!on with the steamer Laurada which,
it is alleged, sailed for Cuba early n Au-
gust, 1896, with arms and ammunition for
the insurgents, was continued in the
United States district court today.
Hubert s. Heath. seamon on the Lau-
rada. said he was hired by Mr.. Hart to go
on the vessel. He had seen men and
boxes placed on the Laurada when that
steamer was off Barnegat. The witness
detailed at length how the boxes had
been unpacked and rifles and cartridges
taken from them. The balance OF his tes-
timony was devoted to the trip TO Cuba
and the transfer Of the arms, ammunition
and men to the Dauntless when off Ma
vassa Island.
PENNSYLVANIA SYMPATHY.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 1S-In the house
of representatives todaw a Cuban reso-
luton was reported from the federal rela-
tons committee and adopted. 1t requests
the senators and representatives in con-
gress from Pennsylvania to earnestly
forward by all proper means any move
ment looking to a speedy end TO this
conflict, and, remembering the generous
martial aid and support received in our
own struggle for independence more than
a century ago. to urge as far as intecna-
tional law and obligations will permit,
the right Of the people of Cuba TO gov
eminent by and for themselves
All other resolutions on this subject
were negatived by the committee.
CARLISTS ARE RESTLESS.
Madrid. Feb. 1S.-The impartial and
other newspapers of this city are calling
the governments attention TO the reviv-
al Of the Carlist agitation in Catalonia
and the Basque provinces. 1t is reported
that the Carlists are buying arms and
preparing for coup de main. Their
officers are said to be already appointed
and placed on half pay. Numerous Car
list meetings have taken place in the
north of Spain.
GERMAN PIRATES HEADED OFF. |
Washington, Feb. 1S.-American bicy- |
c.es are threatened with destructive pi--
acy in Germany. and United States Con- |
SUI General De Kay, VINO reports the fact
- hA
work 10 Immediately check the move !
ment. He says that certain PERSONS il |
Berlin have undertaken TO copyright the /
trade marks Of as many American biCy- |
cles as are yet unprotected by the Ger |
man law. This they are enabled 20 do 4
through the fact that the law does noc
inquire whether the applicant has the 4
right 70 a trade mark. only demanding I
in Germany. The German 1
paten.ee can thus prevent the sale ot /
goods by foreign manufacturers un.ess
the latter make terms wiki him. To head 4
off this movement. Consul General De /
Kay has induced a responsible importer
o. American bicycles ID anticipate the
vould-5e pirates by taking out in his
own name trade mark patents for all
American bicycles os which Re has any
with the exception OF three.
which already protect themselves. This
2 gent has agreed 70 charge the c0mpan-
les thus protected only the SIS costs II
each case.
SUEZ CANALS PROFITS.
Washington. Feb. Is.-The business OF
the year just closed was the most rsmun-
s-ssive ever experienced - the Suez ca
nal. according . United States Coasu.
General Pefeld az Cairo, and the traffic
aggregated almost sixteen millions y