The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1896. I THE CLUTCHES OF THE SPANIRIS The Imprisonment of Henry Delgado, the Newspaper Correspondent. Secretary Olney Asked to Look After the Wrongfully Ar- rested American. The Accused Man Made a Long Jour- ney on Foot to Visit Ganeral Maceo. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24 —Henry Delgado, an American citizen, the news of whose capture in a Cuban hospital by Bpanish troops was confirmed this morn- ing, is a special correspondent of the Mail and Express, detailed two months ago to join .he insurgent army in Pinar del Rio. The correspondent, who was landed in Cuba by one of the expeditions from this country, went strictly in his capacity as a newspaper man for the purpose of telling the trath just as he found it. When he left here he carried letters of introduction to Maceo and to another Cuban general. ‘When captured these letters were found on him, together with an order from Maceo to the Prefect of Las Tumbas, com- mending the bearer to his consideration and courtesy. These documents could hardly be re- garded as incriminating. Mr, Delgado reached Maceo’s camp in the hills, and in his quest for news tramped nearly 200 miles. One of his ankles gave way and he was ob'iged to go to bed in one of the field hospitals. There he was taken with convulsions. He is now believed to be in Morro Castle. Immediately upon learning these facts the Masil and Express telegraphed to Sec- ratary of State Oiney in Washington and cabled to Consul-General Lee in Havana, asking that the le:al rights of Mr. Del- gado be regarded, and that if he has not already been shot that the execution be stayed until it can be shown that his mission was not one of sympathy or in- tended participation on either side. The cable to General Lee has probably been acted upon by Vice-Consul Springer. Mr. Delgado was born in this city and lived uearly all his life here and in Brook- lyn. He was educated in the Charleroi Institute and was afterward graduated from the Mount Pleasant Military Acad- emy. He married Miss Granger of Hud- son, N. Y., some years ago. His wife is now in New York. The couple have one | chila. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—The State Department has been officially noti- fied of the capture of Henry Delgado, an American citizen, by the Spanish authori- ties in Cuba. The announcement oi the capture was made in a Havana paper De- cember 18, and has greatly alarmed his friends and family in New York. The matter was officialiy laid before Secretary ‘Qlney this metning, The Secretary stated that the case would be atonceinvestigated and action taken in the matter. AR IMPRISONED AT HAVANA, The American Consulate Takes Up the Case of Delgado. HAVANA, Cusa, Dec. 24.—Enrique Deigado who is described as an adjutant of the rebel general's staff was captured in the Prefecture of General Melguizo on December 5. Yesterday he was brought 1o Havana and imprisoned incomunicado. 1t is unknown whether he is wounded or sick. The American consulate has taken up the case and will submit it to the gov- . ernment as Delgado claims he is an American citizen and came to Cuba as correspondent of a New York evening newspapar. He denies he was a rebel officer, or that he took any part in the re bellion. : He is known to many persons in Havana and elsewhere in Cuba, he at one time baving been a purser in the employ of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company. A Spanish newspaper reporter says that when captured Delgado had in his posses- sion a letter to Antono Maceo and an order from Maceo to the commander of the rebel district in which he was cap- tured directing the latter to treat him with courtesy. Captain Castillo and eleven of his fol- lowers have been surrounded at Calimite, Province of Matanzas. It 1s reported that the rebel leader, Juan Ruiz, died on the night of Decem- ber 12. e NO PRISONEES ARE TAKEN., Quickly Put to Death All Cuptured Patriots. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—Marion D. Perdue, a resident of Richmond, Va., who claims to have been a soldier in Gomez's Cuban army and to have made his way out of the island through tue ei- forts of Consul-General Lee, has been in the city for a day or two on his way home, where he goes to recuperate from wounds received in that service. He talked freely of his experiences and observations in the army and some of his statements shed new lizht on the condition of warfare in the island and of the sitnation. - “In reaaing accounts of battles, in Cuba,” said the young Virginian, ‘‘you . Bpaniards Unde Sam—If yéus don’t stop that 1 will from the United States is more feared by Weyler's soldiers than several regiments of infantryv. Its work in the hands of its clever manipulators is awfully destructive to both men and structures, A squad of Texas cowboys in the Fourth Brigade are armed with heavy telescopic rifles, which will kill nearly, two miles away. They call themselves the “Lone Star Riflemen,” the solitary star being the emblem of both Cuba and Texas. One of the squad named Ryan keeps a record of the Spanish officers he has shot. He claims to have tumbled nineteen aiready, not to mention privates. Perdue described a machete drill by col- ored Cubans in camp. These negro troops, he said, are desperate fighters with that keen-edged weapon, The machete of peace, which is used for cutting sugar- cane, is different from the machete of war. The former has a point which 1s curved backward on the order of a scimi- tar. Those which are used in bat:le are perfectly straight and go off to a point like a sword. b PROJECIS FOR PEACE. Cleveland and Olney Considering the Possibility of Ending the War. NEW YORK, K. Y., Dec. 24.—A Herald special from Washington says: Projects for peace in Cuba are receiving considera- tion from the President and Secretary Ol- ney. The effect of Secretary Olney’s dec- laration that the executive branch of the Government would not be influenced by the resolution of Senator Cameron to recognize the independence of Cuba has encouraged both of these officials to be- lieve that the time is ripe for a peaceful solution of the existing trouble. It is reliably stated that several plans in the interest of peace have been discussed. 1f General Weyler is able to give a practi- cal demonstration in the next few weeks tnat the backbone of the rebellion is broken, as he has claimed, it is the earn- est conviction of tbe authorities here tbat a way can be found jor an adjustment of the pending difficulties satitfactory to all concerned. The attitude of Spain until recently has been such as to afford little ground for nope that the Madrid Government would consider any propositions contemplating the granting of autonomy to Cuba in any form in advance of the total collapse of the insurrection. The death of General Maceo, coupled with developments in this country, itis believed, caused a decided change of sentiment on the part of the Madrid authorities. Intimations bave also been received here in a semi-official way that the Euro- pean powers are bringing pressure to bear upon Spain to accept the good offices of have noticed no doubt that the reports read so many Cubans were killed and sc many wounded, but you scarcely &ver see it stated that such a number were taken prisoners. There are twoawful rea- sonsdfor this. The Spaniards do not take priconers. They have practically hoisted the black flag and any Cuban patriot who is unlucky enough to be taken alive never sees the sun on the following day. He is ghot down very soon after he is taken and his body added to the number of the . enemy killed in battle. The other reason is that Cuban soldiers know very well the fate which is in store for them and they prefer to die fighting rather than be assas- ginated in the ranks of their foes. Many of Gomez's and Maceo’s men for this rea- son have registered a solemn oath not to be tazen alive. ‘The hundreds of Americans in the ranks of the insurgents, says Perdue, are rated among the best fighters on the island. They are mostly from the Southern and Western States, and being expert marks- men are given Winchester repeating rifles when possible and put forward as sharp- ghooters. Many Spanish soldiers have bitten ihe dust owing to the unerring aim of the rifiemen hidden in the thickets. Americans are in the artillery service and make the best of gunners, The dynamite canuon which is manned by volunteers the United States for the re-establishment of peace iu Cuba. The message of Presi- dent Cleveland and the report of Secretary’ Oiney served to open the eyes of the Eu- ropean Governments to the desperate condition of affairs in Cuba, showing as they did that unless the conflict should be terminuted by concessions on both sides, the war would be prolonged until the island would be almost beyond rehabilita- tion. It is known that officials of the admin- istration are viewing with considerabie satisfaction the attitude of England, France and Germany in regard to the po- sition assumed by the United States in the Cuban matter, and although it is not expected there will be any direct co- operation between the administration here and those three countries for a for- mal mediation of the Cuban difficulty, the authorities are led to believe that these European countries will materially aid in inducing Bpain to uitimately accept the good offices of the United States. A Sun special from Washington says: Senator Vest has not abandoned hisin- tention of speaking on the Cuban ques- tion in the Senate Tuesday. Senator Hale, who islooked upon as the leager of the anti-Cuban party in the Senate, said to-day that he will not resort to filibuster- ing tactics to defeat the Cameron resolu- tion, because it will not be necessary. He thinks there will be a full and free discus- sion, however, and that, as it must be carried on in the intervals when there is no regular business of the Senate press- ing, it will be an easy matter to prevent it from coming to a vote. Senator Hale says that Senator Hoar is opposed to the Cameron resolution and asks to be paired in any way to secure its defeat. Senators who have talked with Secretary Olney within the past two or three days say that he is more than ever determined to uphold the right of the administration to override Congress on this question.’ — e = THE QUESTION OF RECOGNITION, Powers of the Prosident Discussed by Abie Lawmakers. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 24.—Sena- tors and Representatives are commenting on the apparent misunderstanding the public have of the issue that has been raised by Mr. Olney between the execu- tive and legisiative branches of govern- ment. The recognition yesterday by President Cleveland of the Greater Re- public of Central America has been re- ferred to in the press as if this act by the Executive related ts a question in contro- versy. Those who resent the assumption by Olney of an inherent power in the President superior to acts of legislation call especial attention to the fact that the President’s right to recognize is not called into question by Congress and has not been. There is a sort of dispute over this. It isa well-known fact that the President may, without reference of the question to Congress, give such recognition. The present controversy proceeds from & declaration that it is not in the power of law-making authority to direct the Presi- dent to grant such recognition—the decla- ration that the executive is paramount. It is not contended that the President must ask the permission of Congress be- fore granting recognition; norisitclaimed that Congress alone, by a simple resolu- tion, coutd direct the President to take the action desired. The proposition of Congress is that nothing thatis not in violation of the constitution is beyond the authority of the legislative powers, composed as they are of two houses of Congress and the President, or of two- thirds of both houses. The antagonists of Mr. Olney point to the fact that Congress is not seeking to curtail the powers of the President, but that Mr. Olney, presumably speaking for the President, is seeking to curtail the powers of the law-making branch of the Government. They say that recognition of Cuba might be given volun- tarily by the President if Con- gress were silent on the = subject, or it might be withheld at his discretion, but that if an act goes through forms provided by legislation and becomes law tue President is compelled to obey that law, whether it was perfect or by his sig- nature, by the expiration of ten days without veto, or by a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate following the veto. The contention of Mr. Olney, as they explain it, is that the President may ig- nore a law enacted in accordance with legislation. They insist that the Presi- dent cau never be supcrior to a properly enacted law. The importance of the question does not depend upon the matter of recognition or non-recognition of Cuba, but strikes at the very root of popular zovernment. Many of the ablest men in Congress regard Mr. Olney’s assumption as an attempt at usurpation of power which would be extreme!y dangerous if permitted. INSURGENTS VERY ACTIVE., Gomes, Garoia and itiveria Are Worry- ng the Spaniards. [ HAVANA, Cusa, Dec. 24.—News from Gomez’s camp reports his force in fine condition and very anxious to try conclu- siona with the Bpaniards. They recently got a large and needed supply of ammu- nition. The men were never in such good ‘Take laxative BromoQuinine Tab. refund condition before. They are greatly in- censed at the murder of Cubans by Spanish guerrillas, and they thirst for a chance to encounter any of their country’s enemies. At Havana the departure of Weyler for Pinar del Rio has caused great surorise, as it was given out that he intended zoing toward Cardenas to fight General Garcia and to stop Gomez's forward movement. The change is taken to indicate that seri- ous news has been received from Arte- misa, forcing Weyler to go there instead of leaving General Arcos to fight it out. General Riveria has completely duped the Spanish officers as to his movements and plans, and hence Weyler was wired to ex- tricate them from their dilemma. Two Spanish vessels suddenly sailed last night, and it 1s rumored that they are after another filibustering steamer. Span- ish officials intimate that several big moves will be made as soon as Congress reassembles at Washington, in order to prove that Spain has ability to cope with the insurgents. BRAZILIANY FAVOR CUBANS, Street Parade of Spaniards Leads to a Lively Fight. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24.—The Her- ald’s special cable from Buenos Ayressays: Rio Janeiro advices ‘state that a serious encounter occurred between members of the Bpanish colony and Cuban sympathiz- ers yesterday. The Spaniards were en- gaged in a parade, and many cried ‘“Viva Cuba Espanola.” This was answered by the Cubans, who sbouted ‘‘Viva Cuba Libre.” A fight at once took place and several persons were wounded. The Cuban com- mittee here hasissued a manifestoin tavor of the Cuban revolution. The denial of the Brazilian Minister in Madrid that his Gov- ernment intended to recognize the bel- iigerency of the Cubans was personal and was not authorized' by cable order from the Brazilian capital, The Cuban guestion is assuming a se- rious aspect in Brazil. The Spanish colony in Rio Janeiro is becoming greatly excited over the recent actions of the Cuban com- mittee, and the meetings which have been held in favor of the rebels. Itis reported that a group of Spanish residents have threatened to kill membsrs of the Cuban committee. The president of the committee has asked for police pro- tection. LT e SENATOR PROCTOR’S FVIEWS, Denies That He Is in Favor of Cam- eron’s Kesolution. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24.—Senator Proctor of Vermont is a guest at the Fifth- avenue Hotel. In an interview with a re- porter of the United Associated Presses to-day, he denied that he was in favor of Senator Cameron’s resolution recognizing the independence of Cuba. Proctor was of the opinion that the resolution wou!d not be acted upon without a prolonged aiscussion. He thought the fact that a constitutional question had arisen over the matter wouia tend to make many of the Senators who favored a decided stand to change ground and adopt a waiting policy, delaying action until after the in- auguration of McKinley. He did not be lieve, however, there would be any fili- bustering. He would not discuss the question that had arisen between the President and Congress as to their respec- tive authority in the matter, but said it would no doubt be fully discussed by Con- gress aftér the holidays. —_—— Mules for the Cuban War. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 24.—Senor Lamien Trezo, an agent of the Spanish Govern- ment, to-day purchased of a local firm of livestock . dealers two hundred mules for use in Cubs. They will be shipped Batur- day to Havana. This'is the fourth large urchase of mules here by the Spanish &onm‘mem since the Cuban war Lgln. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. lets. Alldrug. gists ihe money i it falls to cure. 25¢, | possible complications. TURKISH TRODPS DEMAND WAGES They Seize the Captain of a Vessel and Put Him in Iroms. Refuse to” Land Until They Receive Arrears in Pay and Clothing. After Threatening to Pillage the Town of Moudanai the Vali Sends the Money. CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, Dec. 24.— A few days ago a regiment of Turkish troops ifrom Yemen, Asiatic Turkey, em- barked at Hodeida, on the Red Ses, on board a Government transport en route for Constantinople. 5 ‘When the ship reached Moudanai, on the Sea of Maimosa, at which point they were to disembark and proceed by rail, a journey of six hours, to Constantinople, the troops seized the captain of the vessel and put him in irons. They then in- formed the commanding officer of the regiment that they positively refused to land until they received their arrears of pay and a supply of clothing. A vali was notified at cnce of the de- mand of the soldiers, and that official sent the sum of 150,000 piastres, but this the troops refused to acceptand threat- ened to pillage the town of Moudanai un- less they received what they demanded. As the soldiers were fully armed and fiercely determined the vali, who was only fifteen miles away, sent 500,000 piastres, which he held in reserve ior deposit in the National treasury, accompanying the remittance with a note stating that the sum was all that he had at his dis- posal, and also sent a supply of clothing. After receiving the money and ciothing the troops landed. SPANISH 1ROOPS WURSTED. They Made an Attempt to Capture @ Fil- ibustering Steamer. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24—A Times special from Key West, Fla., says: A private dispatch received here iast night from Santiago de Cuba confirms the state- ment that Bpanish troops were worsted on the southeast side of the island in their attempt to capture a filibustering steamer and its cargo. A special train left that city very secretly at noom, bound for a town several miles distant near the sea coast to bring back to the hospital a large number of wounded Spanish soldiers, in- jured by the Cubans in a dynamite explo- sion. Many Spaniards were killed. R B SRS ' NOTES FROM MADRID, Certain Reforms About to Be Instituted in Porto Rico. MADRID, Sraix, Dec. 24.—Queen Re- gent Christina will on Chrismas day sien a decree ordering the operation of certain reforms in the island of Porto Rico. Admiral Beranger, Minister of Marine, denies that the Government is purchasing ‘warships. X General Azcarraga, Minister of War, has rendered an account to the Queen Regent of the work which has been done by the ‘War Ministry with a view to the arising of CHRISTMAS TO BE DULY CELEBRATED Queen Victoria and Some of Her Children to Dine at Oshorne. Three Thousand Presents Will Be Made by the Gracious Sovereign. Throughout Great Britain There Is a Three Days’ Holiday and Gen- eral Rejoicing. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24.—A London dispatch says: Surrounded by a small but lively part of her children and grand- children Queen Victoria will spend her Christmas at Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, where she arrived for a six weeks’ stay a few days since. The family party will be precisely the same as last year—the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, with their children, Margaret, Arthur and Victoria; and the Duchess of Albany, widow of the late Prince Leopold, and her children, Alice, Mary and Leopold Charles. During the past few days the venerable sovereien has been actively engaged in perconally directing the dispatch of Christmas presents to her relatives and other friends. Some of these have been articles of jewelry of considerable value, and others pieces of embroidery and knit- ting which derive their value from the fact that they are her own handiwork. The officers and servants of the royal household and the tenantry of the various estates have also been remembered, and in the aggregate the number of presents sent out with her Majesty’s compliments has exceeded 3000. To-morrow morning her Majesty will attend divine service in the chapel at- tached to Osborne, and at the family din- ner in the afternoon the roast of beef, which this year wei:hs 110 pounds, will be borne in with the usual quaint cere- monies of the time of Henry VIIL. In accordance with time-honored precedent, the plum pudding will weigh an even hundred pounds, and will decorate the center of the table, resting upon a gold platter and decorated with holly and mistletoe. The toast to the memory of the late Prince Consort will be drunk by the com- pany standing, and the loving-cup will be passed, The Duke of Connaught will do the carving. The Prince of Wales and his family will spend the day, as usual, at Sandringham, the tenants of which have been well re- membered. The family will attend ser- vice in the morning at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham Park, and afterward there will be a skating party on the lake. The Christmas dinner will not be served untit 8 o’clock. LONDON, Exa., Dec. 24.—The fact that Christmas day falls on a Friday wili give the businsss men and the wageworkers a rest of three days from their labors. Sat- urday, “‘Boxing day,” is a bank holiday under the law, and consequently there will be a complete cessation of business throughout the country from Thursday night until Monday morning. Advices irom the large townsand the provinces say that owing to the improved trade and commercial conditions the cele- bration of Christmas will be of a more general and festive character than for many years past. In the big towns, such ] found in the Seine to-day. as Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Birming- ham and Bristol, the purchases of holiday presents have exceeded by 100 per cént the totals of last year. Another sign of the times is the large advanca sale of railroad excursion tickets to people who propose to ronnd up about the Christmas table at home. Last year and the year before this traffic was almost nominal. Altogether there is every indi- cation that this will be the cheeriest Christmas that Great Britain has had for several years. (s (R DR In the Fatherland. BERLIN, GerMANy, Dec. 24.— The Kaiser will have a big party at the palace to-morrow and Christmas will be cele- brated in the old-fashioned German way. The party will include the Empress Fred- \erick, the Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse-Cassel and her four sons, the Prin- cess Henry of Prussia and her family and the Prince and Princess Adolphus. To-night after dinner the big Choristmas tree in the baliroom of the palace was lighted and the gifts distributed. It is understood that the Emperor’s Christmas preseat to his wife is a necklace of dia- monds. There will be a tree for each of the young Princes and Princesses, to- gether with numerous gifts. This afternoon ths Dowager Empress Frederick will visit a8 number of the hos- pitals and other charitable institutions and distribute gifts and flowers. FOUND IN THE BSEINE. Recovery of the Body of Missing Novelist Hubert Crackenthorpe. PARIS, France, Dec. 24.—The body of the novelist Hubert Crackenthorpe, who has been missing since October 10, was Mr. Cracken- thorpe is said by his friends to have left the Pams hotel where he was staying in the latter part of October, but the name of thé hotel! is not given, In the latter part of November a Mr. “Crackthorpe’’ was re- ported to have passed through Bordeaux en route from Bayonne, accompanited by a lady, but nothing definite was learned of the whereabouts of the missing novelist from bis disappearance until the finding of his body to-day. Of the Jack-the-Ripper Type. LONDON, Exa., Dec. 24.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Amsterdam says that a series of tragedies of the Jack- the-Ripper iype are happening in that city. The body of a woman with the throat cut and otherwise mutilated was found in the street this morning. The object of the crime was not robbery, as a sum oi money and a quantity of jewelry was found on the body. T Taylor 1s hemanded. - LONDON, Exc., Dec. 24,.—Edward R. Taylor, alias Arthur W. Platt, who was arrested 1n Oxford last week upon a war- rant obtained by the United States Em- bassy, charging him with the murder of Jessie Tyree 1n Kentucky in 1895, who was arraigned in the Bow-street Police Court on December 18, was again ar- raigned this morning and remanded for a week pending the arrival of documents concerning the case fzom America. NEW TO-DAY. OPEN TILL NOON TO-DAY. The Merriest of Merry Christmases To You All! With hearts bubbling over with gratitude to owr friends in this State and beyond the State lines, we extend to yow owr deep Sratitude for the over-liberal patronage received by owr house during the year and especially this month. We have enjoyed the most prosperous year and the most prosperous December the big Kearny-Street Store has ever enjoyed. We trust by owr efforts to cement the bond of friend- ship now existing between our howse and the publie, closer and closer, as the years roll by. We shall not rest content with the present systems of the house or its present management, but shall try and strive to improve with the advancement of each day. We extend to yow all, friends and competitors, a merry, merry Christmas. The Ecky Guessers. After five howrs of ardwows labors performed by representa- tives of the Examiner, Chroni- cle and Call, the commiitte finds that Little Red Riding Hood's stocking, which was exhibited in our window and wpon which yow were called to duess the number of candies therein, con- s Candies. Upon close scrutiny of the 18,000 guessing blanks counted by the committee, we find that the following are the nearest Zuessers and they will kindly call at the big store this morn- ing and receive their rewards for their clever Swessing : ARCHIE JONES, 1803 Folsom St., City, Receives $50, being the nearest Guesser. CHAS. M. HARRIS, 18 South Park, City, Receives $30, being the second nearest Swesser. MINNIE BRADLEY, 6 Wall St., City, Receives $20, being the third nearest guesser. IDA SCHUMACHER, 12238 Pearce St., City, Receives $10, being the fowrth nearest gwesser. - RAYMOND M. SIEM, 610% Third St., City, Receives $5, being the fifth nearest Suesser. The following twenty will re- ceive Coasters, and they will kindly call for them this morn- ing. GARTON KEYSTONE, 1116 Bush St. JOHN WILLIAMS, 1604 Guerrero St. MABEL M. KELLY', Mill Valley, Cal., Marin Co. NELLIE FINLAY, 1604 O’ Farrell St. JOHN THOMPSOXN, 547 Franklin St SER®'T. GEO. A. SAYER, Troop I, Presidio. FRED MACPHERSON, 209 Bartlett St. EDDIE O'BRIEN, 88 Clipper St. WALTER McGERSHOWN, 5 2613 Post St. Tracy, Cal. G. W. BOGGS, CELIA DOLAN, 731 Harrison St. FLORA FLYNN, 6 Sherwood Place. FRANK CLANCY, 260 Lexington Ave. R.T. WARD, 610 Clay St. E. MANNIE, 648 Minna St. J. BRENAXN, 1809 Steiner St. JUANITA STAHL, : 2932 Jackson St. CHARLIE COEY, 1220 Golden Gate Ave. WELWYN DALLAM, 936 Magnolia St., Oakland. HAZEL DAWSON, 2219 Devisadero St. R. C. JEWELL, J. H. CULBERON, Chas. E. ARNOLD, Again wishing yow all a Merry Christmas, we are, Yours very gratefully, RAPHAEL'S Com- mittee, (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, 9, 11, 18, 15 Kearny St.