No. 721.
Mr. Hall to Mr. Fish.
[Telegram.]
Havana, November 8,
1873. (Received at 12.30 p.m.)
Ryan and three Cubans, styled chiefs, shot on fourth, before news of capture reached here. No other executions reported. Claimed rights and considerations under treaty for our citizens, and that no death-sentence be enforced without knowledge of both governments. Telegraph interrupted with St. Jago de Cuba. Some details already sent; others go to-day and will follow.
HALL.