The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-10
is CONSUL BRICE ALIVE
is Feared He Has Been Murdered
While Giving Out Provisions.

Is Feared He Has Been Murdere0
While Giving Out Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo-. April 9.--That the po-
eition of Consul Alexander c. BIice. at
Matanzas, is critical. provided he has not
already left the island, IS shown in re-
ports received here tonight from the
agents of the Kansas City Star who went
TO Matanzas to supervise the distribution
of relief supplies collected in the west for
the suffering Cubans. The Stars agents
the men who were compelled to seek ref
uge on the steamer Utsstein, in Matanzas
S1arbor, 70 escape indignities heaped upon
them by enraged Spaniards. were landed
at Port Eads today and reached New Or
leans at 10 o'clock tonight.
The last seen of Consul Brice by them
was when his boat put of FROM the ITS
5ein as she left port at 6 O'Clock Monday
evening.
Consul Brice and his clerk, Frederick
Delgardo, were being rowed ashore. AS
the flag went up they waved their hats
and cheered. A boat lead Of Cuban wo-
men were being rowed out to the British
ship Aloedene at the same time They
were kissing their hands and waving their
handkerchiefs to the American flag.
Just before going ashore from the ITS
tein, Consul Brce told the Star men of
his determination to distribute the sup
plies if he lived to do it. He was urged
10 stay on the Utstein and proceed to
america on her. but he said:
mo; my duty is here. I have a trust
These poor starving Cubans need me- Ig
] were to go they would not get pound
of these supplies.
Il am going to give them 10 the people
TO whom they. belong if 1 can. Then L
will go If it should become necessary"
The Norwegian consul, Mr.. Brinkerhof.
had expressed his desire to send a num-
Der of Cuban women and children, includ-
ing his own family, aboard the Utstsin
for safety. Consul Brice said they would
be taken care of and urged the captain
of the Utstein to take her TO sea without
delay.
You are safe on board the ship, even
in harbor,' he said, but you will be safer
after you have left Cuban waters"
The Americans were sent on board the
Utstein after Consul Brice had visited
General Armas, civil governor of Matsn- /
zas, to ask that the Americans be pre-
tected from the threatened violence
General Arnas told him bluntly that |
he could offer no protection, that such /
was not in his power
When Mr.. Brice went aboard the steam
er to bid the Americans goodbye Consul |
Brice was pale with suppressed emotion, |
but he spoke of his safety with confidence. |
Speaking of the consul, the Stars cor
respondent says;
''Brice has unlimited nerve. He is a
western man. He holds at least the re-
spect Of the Spaniards in Matanzas. even
IF they do not love him. The Cubans idol
ize him A man well qualified to know
what he was talking about, said, on Sun
day:
'Brice is in no danger here, even
should the Spaniards determine to do vio-
lence to him. forit VIII be known to the
Cubsns at once. They will protect him
Not witharms. for they have no arms
but he will be concealed or smugged
through the lines into the camp of the
insurgents, or else he will be sent to sea
and placed imposition of safety. If none
of these expedents are possible he will
be concealed here in Matanzas safe from
danger.
- There IS an understanding among the
Cubans that he shall be protected at all
hazards "