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ESTABLISHED 1887.
► A DASTARDLY DEED
Capt. Gaziwiy Berry of Effingham Mur
deied on His Way Home,
BE WAS SHOT IN HIS BUGGY AT NIGHT
While on His W a y Home From
Savannah Parties Unknown
ROBBERY HARDLY THE OBJECT
His Pistol Holster Was Found But’the
I Weapon Had Been Semoved From it
. Probably After the Fatal. Shot Had Been
* Fired and There is No Clew to the Cause
of the Deed.
Savannah, Sept. 28. —Captain Gaz
away 11. Berry, of Berry, Effingham
county, commanding troop A of the first
regiment of Georgia cavalry, was shot
and killed Saturday afternoon on the
* Augusta road, 8 12 miles from the city.
Captain Berry had left the city shortly
after 10 o’clock in the morning to return
to his place near Berry, on the Florida
"• Central and Peninsular road. He had
■descended the farther slope of Cherokee
Hill, and it was at the foot that he was
assassinated.
The fatal shot was fired from the right
side of the road, and, sti iking him on the
upper right side of the head, blew that
entire portion off. The murdered man
fell forward and out of his buggy on the
right of the road, amt lay there while the
murderers added robbery to their greater
crime by rifling his pockets, some of
which, when found, were turned wrong
. side out. His watch, however, remained
on his person and as 2 bill and one or
two small coins were left on the ground
beside him.
!| These facts pointed to the suspicion
P that robbery was, perhaps, not the
moiive of the orime, but that it was
L committed for some ether reason, though
it is poss'ble that the murderers might
have been frightened away by some
fancied danger of discovery before their
purpose was carried out.
. Captain Berry’s pistol holder was
k found on the ground beside him, but the
weapon hud been carried away. It was
• a large cavalry pistol, and on account of
its size and weight would have been
r carried in the buggy rather than in his
pocket.
\ For this reason it seems probable that
he had attempted to draw the weapon
; when he was waylaid, and it fell with
r him to the ground.
Chief of Police McDermott, Detective
h Godbold, Coroner Goette and County
Detective Morgan at once secured teams
I and went to the scene of the killing.
" They found Captain Berry’s body lying
| as has been described with a crowd of
people gathered about.
Nothing was in evidence to place the
on any one, though the officers ob-
Btained clews to the fasten suspition on
two ne g roes - It is thought that the guilty
V party or parties can be apprehended by
■F means of the pistol taken, which is one
■ot the regulation calvary revolvers with
Captain Berry’s number in the Effingham
Hussars on it. Two other robberies have
been reported from that neighborhood,
and in case the parties held up and re
lieved of each their case and vauables,
have said the work was done by two ne-
► groes with a shotgun, so it is not im
probable that the same were Captian
Berry’s slayers.
Captain Berry was commanding officer
of the Effingham Hussars, having suc
ceeded Captain Morgan. He was about
. 45 years old and leaves a wife and eight
|k chilpren.
J SCHAEBERKE IN A STORM.
L President of the Lick Observatory Meets
, With a Thrilling Adventure.
■ Oakland, Cal., Sept. 28.—The Lick
■ observatory eclipse expedition to Japan,
■) it is expected, will arrive here on Fri
day next. Their homecoming is fraught
with much interest, for several of its
■ members met with thrilling adventures.
Dr. E. O. Shuey, President Schaeberke
and Louis Maste, while returning much
■ disheartened from the station in north
ern Japan selected for the observations
that were made, determined to climb
the snow summit of Fujiyame, 1,200
feet above the sea level, uotwithstand-
. ing the ominous conditions that threat
! ened a severe storm.
, "The assent was not marked by any
extraordinary features until the snow
line was well below us,’’ writes Dr.
■ Shuey. "The storm broke furiously
upon ns within a very short time after
wards. It was the mi st furious that
beat the snowclad mountain top for
j many years. Blizzards rolled in torna-
Mk does, swept the crags and we nearly
|F .perished. For six hours we were storm-
H bound. Our food supply was exhausted
■ and we suffered much. We searched
B for shelter and at the summit located
g a ramshackle hut which afforded a
K slight obstacle to the fierceness of the
■ storm which raged about us. ”
■ CHAIRMAN MANLY TALKS.
■ Says Fusion With Pops and Silvorites Givei
General Satisfaction.
■ Raleigh, Sept. 28. —Democratic State
Hk Chairman Manly is enthused over the
fusion of Democrats, Populists and Sil-
verites in this state. He said:
“I hear from every source that our
electoral fusion with the Populistsand
. Free Silver party gives satisfaction. At
least 100 letters and telegrams have bee/
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
received congratulating our party and
committee on their arrangement. The
number of Democrats who will not vote
this electoral tickat will be very small."
There are many Democratic papers,
however, which are violently antagon
izing this fusion. A number of them
advise Democrats to vote only for the
Democrats on the electoral ticket.
Near Henderson, two negroes went to
the house of a 19-year-old white woman
of ill repute named Faulkner and tried
to gain admission. She ordered them
to leave. They forced an entrance and
attacked her with an ax. She raised
her arms to shield her head and both
were nearly cut off. Her head was cut
in five places. They spared her infant
child, 4 months old. The murderers
fled, but were captured and are in .Sail
at Henderson.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
The Assistant Cashier of the Bank of Lan
caster Speculated In Wheat.
Columbia, S. 0., Sept. 28.—Earnest
Hasseltine, acting as assistant cashier
in the bank of Lancaster, only 18 years
of age, has during the past month been
speculating in wheat and cotton futures
through S. Munn, Son & Co., and Clapp
&C0.,0f New York city. The sequel
is the bank has lost through him $3,500.
Colonel Leroy Springs, president of
the bank, accidentally learned that the
young man was dealing in futures. He
immediately notified the cashier, and
they, on investigation, caught up with
him. He has been operating in futures
since about Aug. 15, almost the entire
loss being in wheat contracts being sold
short.
The young man made a clean breast
of the whole matter, but while the pres
ident and cashier were in consultation
he disappeared. The bank has offered
a reward of SIOO for his capture.
MANY PEANUTS ROASTED.
The Fourth Largest Groundnut Factory In
the World Destroyed by Fire.
Norfolk, Sept. 28 . The Mer
chants’ and Farmers’ peanut factory
caught fire from some unknown cause
and was completely destroyed. The
factory occupied five floors of the big
brick building on the corner of Water,
Taylor and Division streets. The total
loss reached $65,000 and over 12,000 bags
of peanuts were destroyed.
The Merchants’ and Farmers’ was the
fourth largest peanut factory in the
world. This makes the third time that
this company has been burned out on
the same site.
Several firemen were slightly hurt by
falling walls during the progress of the
fire. Three firetugs assisted in subdu
ing the conflagration, and at one time
there were not less than a dozen streams
playing on the burning building.
JONES GOES TO NEW YORK.
The Democratic National Chairman Will
Meet Gorman and Hill.
Ohica’go, Sept. 28.—Chairman Jones
of the Democratic national committee
has gone to New York, where he will
meet Senator Gorman and other Demo
cratic leaders and endeavor to straighten
out the tangle in which the New York
Democrats find themselves by the with
drawal of John Boyd Thacher. An in
vitation will, it is said, be extended to
Senator Hill to meet the leaders at the
Fifth avenue hotel and advise with
them.
The, Democratic national leaders an
nounce that the fusion between the
Democrats and Populists is practically
completed in every western state except
Indiana. The last state to agree on
terms was Kentucky, and the silver men
now hope for success there.
Storm on the West Coast of Mexico.
City of Mexico, Sept. 28.—The west
coast of Mexico has been visited by a
tremendous storm, which has caused
great damage and consternation. The
town of Altata, port of the state of Si
naloa, is inundated, and the capital city,
Culiacan, has suffered severely. Many
small towns have been flooded. The
little railway from Altata to Culiacan
has been badly washed out and is in a
ruined condition. Streams of water
poured into the principal streets of Ma
zatland and created consternation, and
new embankiueuts for the protection of
the town were torn to pieces by the
enormous waves, impelled by the wind,
against which nothing could stand. Aid
is requested for the sufferers, who have
lost a large amount of property.
Ingersoll to Speak For McKinley.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Colonel Robert
G. Ingersoll will come to Illinois ufext
month and make four or five speeches
for McKinley. A letter to this effect
has been received at national Republi
can headquarters. Ho will make his
first speech in Chicago on the evening
of Oct. 8 in a big tent which will be
erected for the occasion in some locality
whsre the largest number of laboring
men can hear him. He will then go to
Bloomington, Galesburg aud Galena,
and if he will consent to remain longer
than three days, other towns may hear
him. On his tour Ooldnel Ingersoll will
be accompanied by ex-Governor Oglesby,
ex-Governor Fifer and Senator Cullom.
Joseph Granddaughter Weds.
Buzzard’s Bay, Mass., Sept. 28. —
There took place at the residence of Mr.
Charles B. Jefferson, near Orow’s Nest,
the marriage of Miss Margaret Jeffer
son, eldest daughter of Charles Jeffer
son. and granddaughter of Joseph Jeffer
son, aud Glen McDonough of New York.
The ceremony was pe formed by the
Rev. Herman Paige of Fall River and
the form of the Episcopal church was
employed. Among the prominent guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland,
who were driven over from Gray Gables.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 1896.
MET AT MILWAUKEE
The National Prison Congress Now in
Session,
PRESIDENT? ANNUAL ADDRESS
The Members are Engaged In a
Good Work
THEY WANT TO REFORM CONVICTS
General Brinkerhoff Points Out the Folly
of Sending a Confirmed Criminal to
Prison Except For Life and Declares
That Prejudice Against Prison Labor Is
Most Unfortunate.
Milwaukee, Sept. 28. —The national
prison congress began its meeting here.
Ex-Mayor John C. Koch, as chairman
of the local committee, called the meet
ing to order. After responding to the
address of welcome by Governor Up
ham and Mayor Rushenburger, General
Brinkerhoff delivered his annual ad
dress, which was iu part as follows:
"The importance of the prison ques
tion cannot well be overestimated, since
in its solution the very existence of free
institutions is at stake, for if safety to
persons and property cannot be main
tained a stronger form of government
becomes a necessity. In this question
every citizen ought to be actively inter
ested, for unless protected he is at the
mercy of the criminal.
“In dealing with the criminal, society
should have but one object in view, and
that is the protection of its members
from his unlawful acts. If the protec
tion of society is the fundamental prin
ciple, it follows that there are but two
ways that will certainly accomplish
that result —reformation or imprison
ment for life. Experience shows that a
large majority of prisoners convicted of
their first offense are not confirmed
criminals. They are the victims of en
vironment, of a bad heredity, of a spe
cial temptation, or of something else for
which perhaps society itself is to blame;
and if they are properly cared for the’y
can be cured. To send a criminal to
prison for any specific period except for
life is as senseless as it would be to tie
up a mad dog for a certain number of
dpys and then turn him loose in the full
frenzy of his madness.
Labor Is Absolutely K-xeutlal.
"Under all prison systems, if discip
line is to be maintained atita best, and
reformations promoted and health pre
served, some form of labor is absolutely
essentia). Unfortunately, in late years,
there has been a prejudice against prison
labor, which has crystalized into legis
lation iu a number of states to such an
extent as to make it difficult to provide
employment for prisoners, and the re
sult is that .they are to a large extent
kept in idleness. Men in idleness rap
idly deteriorate' both physically and
mentally; some go to the hospital for
want of exercise; some go to the insane
asylum through loss of reason; and all
upon discharge go out impaired to such
an extent as to render it difficult and
often impossible to earn an houest liv
ing, even if they had an opportunity to
do so.
“The entire prison labor of the coun
try, as compared with the same kind of
labor outside, amounts to only 2J£ per
cent, and in the nature of things "can
not affect prices or wages to auy appre
ciable extent. Prison labor, as com
pared with all kinds of labor outside,
the only proper comparison, is shown
by investigations of the census and la
bor bureaus to be only 34-100 of 1 per
cent of prices and wages. Doubtless
locally, in rare instances, it may cause
injurious competition, but this can eas
ily be remedied by suitable legislation.
In the larger field of the country, as a
whole, the competition is not worth
considering.
A Most Injurious Practice.
“The greatest hindrance to the im
provement of the various grades of
prisons is unquestionably the appoint
ment of officials for the administration
as rewards for political services. This
practice is almost universal, and the re
sults cannot be otherwise than inju
rious. Another direction in which
there is a pressing need of more enlight
ened public sentiment is in the con
struction and management of county
jails. Another requirement is that
every prisoner, upon discharge, should
be cared for and aided, if worthy, in
securing occupation. In the work of
reformation this is half the battle, for
unless a prisoner, upon discharge, can
have an opportunity to earn an honest
living, he is driven back to crime.
"All criminal statistics show that a
large proportion of prisoners have never
learned a wage-earning occupation, and
I think all prison wardens will agree
that this deficiency is a prolific cause of
crime. To correct this our schools must
educate the hand as well as the head,
aud no common school system should
be considered complete in which indus
trial training is not an important part.
_ "If we are to have any hope of suc
cess we must have the active co opera
tion of all good citizens, and especially
of all Christian men and women. Doubt
less, as long as human nature remains
as it is, there will be a need of prisons,
but I am very sure that if society will
utilize tne forces at command the num
ber of prisons now in use can be reduced
tenfold in a single generation.”
The lexas Cotton Crop" Damaged.
Austin, Sept. 28.—Reports from all
sections of the state, received here, indi
cate that the cotton crop has been seri
ously damaged by the heavy rains of
Friday night and Saturday.
BRYAN LEAVES BATH
Democracy’s Leader on the Way to
New York.
MADE SPEECHES ALONG THE ROUTE
He is Still on the War Path in
Great Shape
THE PHENOMENAL RACE CONTINUES
•At Boston, Lynn and Newberryport, Mass.,
Large and Knlhu.lastlc Crowds Greeted
the Nominee—rhe Factory, on Which
Was Uung Bryan’s Picture on a Red
Flag, Is Destroyed by Fite.
Boston, Sept. 28.—Mr. Bryan and
his escort had a taste of the hardships of
campaigning Monday morning. Leav
ing Bath, Me., at midnight, where there
was a scramble for sleepers, the party
was aroused from much needed sleep at
5 o’clock when Lynn, Mass., was
reached. The candidate was billed for
a speech at this place, and at Newbury
port a portion of the Democratic city
committee boarded the train to receive
Mr. Bryan, and at the Lynn station the
other members were in waiting. The
committee had provided carriages aud
the party was driven to the Hotel Sey
mour, where breakfast was served and
an informal reception held.
Shortly after 7 o’clock, Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Sewall were escorted to High
land square, where the stand had been
erected. Here Mr. Bryan delivered a
brief address. At 8:20 the party caught
the train for Boston, arriving at the
Boston and Maine station about 20 min
utes later, where they were met by sev
eral hundred enthusiastic admirers.. A
quick trip across the city in carriages
was necessary in order to make connec
tions for the Colonial express, which
left Providence depot at 9 o’clock.
Bostonians Are Surprised.
There was much surprise in the city
when news reached it of the burning of
the underwear factory of W. H. Burn
ham & Co., on Salem square, Worces
ter. This was the building on which
was displayed last Friday, during Mr.
Bryan’s speech, directly in front of it,
a large American flag, bearing Major
McKinley’s portrait, and an equally
large red flag with Bryan’s picture. The
police are making efforts to obtain the
original of the dispatch sent from Wor
cester to Mr. Bryan expressing satisfac
tion that the factory had been burned,
but the telegraph people have thus far
declined to surrender it. Mr. Bryan re
fused to discuss the matter.
Mr. Bryan’s departure from Boston
was -notable for the enthusiasm evinced
by 15,000 people, who saw him aboard
the colonial express at the Providence
depot. He made no speech and simply
stood upon the platform of his car and
smiled to his yelling admirers. Cheer
after cheer greeted the party on its ar
rival at the depot. It was with the
greatest difficulty that the party forced
their way through the __crowd. So in
tent were the people to "see Mr. Bryan
that the vice presidential candidate was
entirely overlooked, until he, with more
of the committee, forced their way
thro ;gh the crowd and mounted the
platform. He was recognized and given
three cheers. He doffed his hat and
smiled before entering the car. As the
train moved away Mr. Bryan stepped
on the platform and smiled a goodby.
Bryan Speaks at Providence.
Before the train left Boston, a recep
tion committee from Providence, headed
by John E. secretary of the state
central Democratic committee, boarded
it and greeted Messrs. Bryan and Sew
all.- The train left at 9 o’clock and only
one stop was made. This was at Mans
field, Mass., and from the platform Mr.
Bryan shook a few hands. Providence
was reached at 10:40. Here a 50-min
ute stop was made. The crowds com
pletely filled Exchange Place, where
Mr. Bryan spoke from a stand directly
in front of the city halt
Mr. Bryan reached New London,
Conn., a little after schedule time and
was immediately escorted to the public
square, near New Monument, where, in
the presence of about 5,000 people, he
delivered an address. He was well re
ceived and spoke about 40 minutes.
George Fred Williams also spoke for
ten minutes, after which the party left
fox. New Haven at 10:15.
Mr. Sewall may go south with the
presidential nominee. Mr. Bryan states
that he will be in St. Louis on Oct. 3,
from which place he will go to Mem
phis. Nashville and then back to In
dianapolis, and after that possibly to
some points in Michigan and return to
Burlington, la., on Oct. 8.
SENATOR MORGAN* - SPEAKS.
The Alabamian Pays His Bespeots to Pres*
hlent Cleveland and Others.
Troy, Ala., Sept. 28.—Senator Mor
gan delivered an exhaustive speech here
on the financial question, contending
for the complete rehabilitation of silver
on terms of equality with gold, criti
cizing the issuance of bonds in time of
peace and paying his respects to the In
dianapolis ticket. He referred to Sena
tors Palmer and Hill in no very com
plimentary terms and declared that Mr.
Cleveland had been twice elevated to
the presidency by the votes of those
who were now designated as "silver
lunatics.”
“It is not our fault." he said of Mr.
Cleveland, "that he made the mistake
of supposing that he was ever a Demo
crat. After proving his devotion to his
ideas of true Democracy in the appoint
ment of Gresham as secretary of state
as a reward for his lifelong services to
the Repuplican party, and his devotion
to pure Dem.'iorr.iy -in thp eff-Y-t to fas-
ten thd Tioble louden Lilioulcalaiia on
her island throne, and his devotion to
the safety of the country by putting the
treasury under the guardianship of the
Rothschild’s syndicate, after he had
done these things the Democratic party
abandoned him as a stranded mug
wump.”
REPUBLICANS AT DUBUQUE.
Generals Alger, Howard, Slckels and Oth
ers Speak In Behalf of McKinley.
Dubuque, la., Sept. 28.—Generals
Alger, Howard, Sickels and Siedel and
Corporal Tanner arrived from the west
before daylight, and even at that early
hour were welcomed by a large number
of citizens. They remained in their
special car until 9:30, when they were
escorted to Washington park, where
they spoke for two hours in behalf of
McKinley.
During the early morning special
trains brought in hundreds of excur
sionists, and it is estimated that not less
than 10,000 people were in line. Sev
eral hundred local and visiting G. A.
R. men formed the escort and they
were accompanied by a detachment of
cavalry, a long liue of marching clubs
and several bands.
On the platform at the park, besides
the generals and other distinguished
visitors, were Senator Allison, Congress
man H. D. Henderson and Governor
Drake.
Colonel Henderson presided and pre
sented the speakers, each being received
with enthusiastic cheers of the assem
bled thousands.
Taudem Road Have al san Francisco.
San Francisco, Sept. 28.—The Bay
City wheelmen conducted a most inter
esting tandem road race. Six teams
started and finished under the previous
record for five miles, 12:13, held by the
Lagan brothers of Philadelphia. George
Dixon and Charles Krafts rode the five
miles in 10:22 4-5, and the other five
teams finished close behind them. The
conditions of the racing were that the
teams should start separately five min
utes apart and ride unpaced. The start
was a standing one and the timing was
accurate and according to the necessary
regulations.
Paymaster Wilson's Wound Proves Fatal.
Charleston, W. Va., Sept 28. —W.
L. Wilson, paymaster for the Longsdale
Coal company, who was held up and
robbed of $2,800 while going from Sew
all to Cliff Top Saturday evening to pay
off the men, and who was shot by the
robber, Joe Thompson, has just died.
A heavy reward has been offered for the
arrest of the highwayman, and the po
lice are in hot pursuit. Thompson is a
western desperado and it is not expected
he will be captured alive. If captured
olive lynching will be inevitable.
• .T— « T TT— —
a Real Estate Man Missing.
San Francisco, Sept. 28.—Relatives
and friends of R. M. Kennedy, who for
more than a year past had a real estate
office on Market street, are very much
alarmed at his disappearance. Mr. Ken
nedy left the mining town of Angels,
this state, several weeks ago, and since
then has not been seen or heard of. His
friends believe that he has committed
suicide and are making every possible
effort to obtain some reliable informa
tion concerning him. The missing man
is about 32 years of age, of medium
height, and weights about 145 pounds.
Prior to coming to this city, Kennedy
was engaged in the real estate business
in Salt Lake, where he was successful.
He has a wife and two children living
in the east.
The Schooner Edward Webster Lost.
San Francisco, Sept. 28. —Captain
Scott of the little schooner Herman,
who has just arrived from Kodiak
with the excellent catch of 85 otter
skins for the Pacific trading company,
brought further assurance-of the loss of
the schooner Edward Webster and the
lives c/ the 29 men she carried. The
Herman and the Webster sailed out of
Kodiak harbor together on the morning
of April 25 and shortly after they were
out a terrible snow squall came up, sep
arating them. The Webster has not
been seen or heard from since, and it is
almost certain that she went to the bot
tom. Webster was commanded by Cap
tain Frank Johnson and her first officer
was Gustave Weaver.
ik.
Fireman Jerry O'Keefe's Funeral.
Leadville, Colo., Sept. 28.—The fu
neral of Jerry O’Keefe, the fireman
murdered last Monday morning, be
cause of turning a hose on the fire, oc
curred Sunday. It was the longest fu
neral procession ever seen here. The
funeral of M. W. Higgins, who was lit
erally filled with buckshot while en
gaged in the attack on Coronado, was
held in the same church, and immedi
ately following that of O’Keefe. Almost
the entire Miners’ union, including fully
1,500 people followed the remains to the
cemetery.
Dr. Parkhurst Reaches New York.
New York. Sept. 28.*— Richard Cro
ker was not a passenger on the steam
ship Germanic.’which has just arrived.
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst and Rev. John
Watson. D. D., (lan Maclaren) were
both on board, but both had gone to
bed. From passengers it was learned
that Dr. Parknurst seemed tv be physi
cally exhausted during the entire trip,
and spent most of his time dozing in
the saloon or on deck.
Negro’. FIT-ad Too Hard For a Ballet.
Chattanooga,Sept. 28.—Manuel Gre
gory, a negro, was shot while attempt
ing to rob the house of Ernest Nail, a
wefi known citizen. The bullet was
fired a distance of 12 feet, struck Gre
gory iu the head and flattened out as if
it had been made of paste. The negro
is hot seriously
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AMERICAN ABUSED
Peter E. Rivery Maltieaitd by Spanish
Guerillas.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
He is a Prominent Planter From
the United States
BUT THE SPANIARCS IGNORED THAT
The Intervention of a Scout Is All That
Saved Him—Consul Hyatt Enters a Pro
test—Spanish Volunteers Surrounded by
Insurgents and Killed—Havana Papers
Praise President Cleveland.
New York, Sept. 28.—A special to
The Herald from Santiago de Cuba
says Vice: Consul Hyatt has entered an
energetic protest in the case of Peter E.
Rivery, an American planter, mal
treated by Spanish guerillas on his cof
fee estate, La Esperanza, near St. Luiz,
on the road to Bayamo. On his pro
testing to the Spanish officer in com
mand of the guerillas against the de
struction of his fences and property by
the latter’s forces, Rivery was abused
and led out to be summarily shot.
The timely intervention of a Spanish
scout, who pleaded with the officer aqd
vouched for Rivery’s neutrality, alone
saved him. The guerillas were so an
gered that in defiance of the officer’s or
ders they brutally maltreated Rivery
with their machetes before leaving his
plantation, and tore down the Ameri
can flag waving over his residence,
warning him not to display it again.
Rivery was born in New Orleans. He
is of French extraction and came to
Cuba some years ago to assume control
of the property left him by his grand
father, who died in Martinique. He is
highly respected by the resident element
and is in no wise suspected with sympa
thy with the revolution.
The Spanish colonel in command at
St. Luis apologized to Rivery for the
outrage done him and expressed his per
sonal regret at the insolent acts of the
guerillas in the field.
lueurgeuts Surprise and Kill Volunteers.
Thirty-five Spanish volunteers, com
manded by Lieutenant Romero, were
surrounded by a superior force of insur
gents as they were leaving the town of
Quivican, province of Havana. A des
perate fight ensued, the Spaniards at
tempting to cut their way through the
rebels. Their efforts were without avail,
but they did not cease fighting until 23
of their number were killed and four
wounded. Among the killed was Lieu
tenant Romero. The volunteers who
escaped reported that severe loss was in
flicted on the rebels.
The Havana newspapers comment
with satisfaction upon the detention by
the federal officers in the United States
of Cnban filibustering agents.
El Diario la Ejercite, the Spanish
army organ, applauds President Cleve
land’s forcible manifestations of inter
national sincerely, adding:
"Spain can never forget these new
proofs of good faith so nobly displayed
at Washington by the executive.”
El Diario de la Marina, which pro
fesses to voice the sentiments of the
navy, accredits President Cleveland with
having struck a heavy blow at the ac
tual violators of the neutrality laws, but
again complains that he is responsible
for the fitting out and dispatch of fili
bustering expeditions, and that the pres
ident and secretary of the revolution
junta in New York have not as yet been
arrested, nor are their open collection of
funds for such illegal purposes any
where interfered with by the federal au
thorities.
A Newspaper's Ironical Suggestion.
La Lucha ironically suggests that now
that President Cleveland is acting with
justice it would be quite unnecessary
for Spanish warships to continue their
patrol of the Cuban coast.
Havana grocers, owners of clothing
establishments and cigarmakers have
been placed under the same military
supervision as others with regard to the
sales of retailers in the interior towns.
These in future must bring or send a
memorandum of the article required, to
be approved by the local military com
mandant.
Consul General Lee, who has finally
obtained the release of Samuel S. Tolon,
was informed that Tolon must leave the
island on next Wednesday.
A correspondent in Santiago de Cuba
says that the American prisoners, Frank-
Agrament and Julius Sanz, have been
transferred from Moro castle to the civil
prison in the city, together with Gon
zale, a Venezuelan.
It is expected they will soon be called,
for trial The Americans are visited
frequently by Consul Hyatt or his dep
uty consul, Prevat, who reports them
as well treated by the Spanish prison
authorities.
A Well Known tifeiiroacf Man Dead
St. Louis, Sept. 28.—Colonel Joseph
Hill, formerly assistant general man
ager of the Vandalia liue and one of the
best known railroad men in the .coun
try, is dead. He had been ill for some
time, and his death is the result of ill
health and the heat flaring last summer.
Jaundice is the direct cause of his
death Previous to his connection with
the Vandalia he was superintendent of
the Pan Handle, at Logansport, Ind.
Xorfolk ain't Western’. New President.
Columbus, 0., Sept. 23.—Henry Fink,
receiver of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, has been made president of the.
reorganized company, jvhich is to as
sume control of the property at mid
night of Sept. 30.