The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-29
CUBA DEVASTATED.
The Spaniards Abandoning Interior
Towns and Burning Them.
A SPANISH DECREE IS CAzETTED.
Dons Reserve the Right to Have Recourse
to Prlvateering-Propos Concerted
Action OF the Powers-No News of
Paris-No spanish Captures.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 2j.-The
United States consul at Baracoa, Cuba.
Alfredo T. TRAY, his wife and child.
two Spanish merchants and % Cubans
and Spanish-Americans mostly women
and children from Guantanamo, de.
parked from the Ely here yesterday.
after "a hours quarantine. When
the steamer left Guantanamo on Fri
day last a Spanish mob, including
many soldiers, filed the public
square and adjacent streets, veil
ing: Death to the Yankeesw
Several American flags were soiled.
torn, trampled and treated with
elaborate uncomfortable indignities.
Some naturalized Americans were COM
PEELED to take part in the insulting
work, on the threat of death If thew.
refused. Orders TO the Spanish army
declaring the armistice ended were
publicly posted at Guantanamo last
Friday. Two days previous the troops
began concentrating at the principal
seacoast cities, abandoning all the in.
terror towns and plantations, in many
eases burning them. The passengers
by the Ely believe the devastation of
that part of the island will be com
pleted before the Americans invade
the ports held by the Spaniards
SPANISH DECREE uAZErrED.
MADRID, April 25.-The following
decree was gazetted Yesterday:
Diplomatic relations are broken of between
Spain and the United States and the state of
war being begun between the two countries.
numerous questions OF international law arise,
which must be precisely defined. chiefly be-
cause the injustice and provocation come from
our adversaries. and II is they who, by their
detesta0le conduct, have caused this grave con-
hict
The royal decree says Spain main
tains her right to have recourse to pri-
watering, and announces that for the
present only auxiliary cruisers will be
lifted out. The rules Spain will OBJ
serve during the war are outlined in
five clauses covering neutral flags and
goods, contraband of war, what will be.
considered blockade, the right of
search and what constitutes contra
band of war, ending with saying for
eign privateers will be regarded as
pirates. Continuing the decree reads:
We have observed with stricteSt fidelity the
principles Of International law and have shown
the most scrupulous respect for morality and
the right OF government There is an opinion
that the fact that we have not adhered TO the
declaration Of Paris does not exempt us from
the duty OF respecting the principles therein
cnunciated the principle Spain unquestion-
ablv refused TO admit then was the abolition of
The government now considers
II most Indispensable to make absolute reserve
on this point. in order to maintain our liberty
OF action and unconteStcd right to have re-
course to privateering when we consider IL ex-
pedlcnt
PROPOSED ACTION OF POWERS.
WASHINGTON, April %. - The pro-
posed concerted action of the powers
for the protection of the flags of neu-
trial powers is believed here TO be de-
signed more as warning to Spain than
to have any other significance. The
OF the powers say the
action is very likely
and natural move, although their home
governments have transmitted to them
no notification of the negotiations
10 that end. 1t is measure of pre-
canton sanctioned by the usages of
past conflicts, but there is not to be
implied in IL, as understood here, any
disposition to question the sincerity of
This government as expressed in the
formal notification as to the course it
will adopt. which has been commune
Gated - all the foreign governments.
so NEWS OF THE PARIS
LONDON, April 25.-A point of vital
interest for all Londoners is whether
The Paris has escaped the Spanish war
ship. Up to midnight there was abso-
utely no news as to the liner at
southampton.
No CAPTURES OF AMERICAN VESSELS.
MADRID, April THE government
las received no official information of
The capture of any American vessels.
Young Lady EIlIen IN nm Accident.
'HiiLicolliE' Mo, April 2G-Miss
anu" McNuily'a prominent and highly
'eNpe'trd Young lady of Monroe town
WI p was instantly killed in runaway
accident at Dawn. this county.