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BLACKS LEAD
CUBAN REVOLT
No Serious Uprising, However, is
Feared by Authorities*
MOVE IS TO GET OFFICES
A ‘
Very Few Places Have Been Given Them
and They are Sore-Three Cuban
Generals Arrested.
A Washington special says: War de
partment officials, while admitting
that agitation is rampant among the
negro population in Cuba, because of
llieir failure to receive their proper
•hare of ot&cea, discredit the proba-
aay uprising against the pio
visional government on that account.
The negro population, composing 90
per cent of the people, who opposed
Palma’s government, claim they have
not been fairly treated. A continua
tion of this agitation, it is admitted,
might have a serious effect in driving
t
some of the malcontents to attempted
risings in isolated places, but Gov
pernor Magoon is said to be prepared
to prevent anything like an insurrec
tion. Acting Secretary of War Oli
ver was at* the white house Thursday,
hut he did not regard the stories of
41 Cuban revolt of sufficient import
ance to bring it to the president’* at
tention.
Governor Magoon is keeping the
war department advised of the situ
ation and is consulting freely with
•General Barry and ether military om
cers in Cuba. The agitation has been
alive in Havana and Pinar del Rio
provinces, in the latter province be
ing among the lawless class, mainly
negroes. In a large measure, the gov
ernment is disposed to treat the whole
matter as not of any serious conse
quence, as the leaders of the last rev
olution are actively opposing the pres
ent agitation. General Barry tele
graphed Thursday from Havana:
“Referring to newspaper accounts
agitation in Cuba, have beei|j.'alive to
situation for some days, though noth
ing has developed worthy of Reporting.
All intelligence officers and station
•commanders have been alert arid have
reported everything concerning it. Re
ports from them show tranquility in
all provinces except Pinar del Rio,
where there is some light agitation
among lawless class, mainly negross.
Am satisfied any friction which may
arise will be promptly and success
fully handled.”
A special from Havana says: The.
secret' police early Thursday arrested
General Maeso Parra and a little later
took int,o custody General Juan Du
cassi and General Lara Miret, charged
with conspiring against public erdm.
General Parra is the alleged leader
of the conspiracy to start a revolution
against the Americans in Cuba, with
the use of funds supplied from or
brought from some firm on Broad
way, New York. It is known that
simultaneously with the arrival . of
Parra at Havana three San Doming
•-ans, well known on account of their
previous revolutionary records, also
•reached this port, and it is stated that
otfefer individuals of a similar charac
ter are working in eastern Cuba.
The government has knowledge of
■the fact that General .Jiminez, the ex
president of Santo Domingo, has re
cently been at Santiago de Cuba, but
whether he was connected with the
conspiracy is not yet known.
It is known that the conspiracy
originally was hatched in Ne" iork
by certain Americans whose names,
It is said, already are in the posses
sion of the United States government
secret service officers, and it is stated
that the leaders here were simply pio
fessional revolutionists hired for the
job.
In consequence of the arrests made
here, it is believed the movement will
•result in a miserable farce.
Governor Magoon, however, is not
taking any chances. He is amply pre
pared with 5,000 American soldiers
and 5,000 rural guards to crush any
movement an instant after it is
started.
A general strike of the employees
of the United railroads and the Ha
vana Central railroad was declared
Thursday. Trains are running v, ith
the help of the engineers onlj’, >th
out firemen or conductors. A tie-up of
all the roads in the island is feared.
DEATH-DEALING WRECK
Occurs on Baltimore and Chio Railway.
Eight Killed and Score More
or Less Hurt.
Eight men were killed, four fatally
injured and seventeen more or less
injured late Saturday when the Chi
cago and Wheeling express train No.
14, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, was wrecked in the yards at
Bellaire, Ohio. A freight train had
just taken a siding for the express.
The passenger train, however, failed
to pass over the switch and crashed
into the freight.
The wreck was due, it is said, to
the failure of an operator to throw
a switch. The west-bound freight had
received orders to meet the passenger
at the limits of the Bellaire yard, and
was moving slowly along the siding.
At the point where the wreck occur
red there is a very sharp curve, which
prevents the engineers of the east
bound trains from seeing more than a
few feet ahead.
The passenger train swung around
the curye very rapidly, being three
hours late, and should have gone on
in safety on the main line. The switch
to the siding, however, had not been
turned, and the train shot on to the
siding and into the freight. There was
scarcely time to apply the brakes, and
no time for the enginemen to jump.
The two big engines were reduced to
junk by the impact, but the worst
damage was done to the smoker, which
was telescoped so completely by the
baggage car that every seat was
thrown out of the coach. Every occu
pant of the smoker was badly injured.
The passengers in the other day
coach and the two Pullman cars were
tumbled from their seats, but not se
riously injured.
Engineer Galbraith was burned to a
crisp by escaping steam. The injured
were taken to the Glendale, West Vii
ginia, and Bellaire hospitals.
General Manager Fitzgerald, who
was in the neighborhood on an in
spection tour, and General Superin
tendent W. C. Loree of Wheeling per
sonally superintended the rescue worn.
Great difficulty was experienced in re
moving the injured passengers from
the wrecked smoker. Work was slow
because every movement of the debris
caused someone to shriek with pain
as the victims were entangled in a
mass of timbers and twisted irons.
Among the passengers on the wreck
ed train were the members of Richard
Carles’ “Spring Chicken’’ ccrnic opera,
which was to have played at V\ heel
ing Saturday afternoon and evening.
All the members of the company es
caped serious injury except Alfred
Bolby, the musical director. It was
found necessary to amputate his right
arm, thus ending his career in his
profession. He was riding in the smo
ker, and was found with a heavy tim
ber binding him by the arms.
At the office of Superintendent Loree
it was said that they were net yet
certain which operator is to blame for
the accident,'but a thorough investi
gation was under way.
A curious feature of fhe wreck is
that the baggage car and the smoker
were the only cars on the passenger
train damaged.
Engineer H. A. Lipscomb, on the
passenger train, underwent probably
the most heroic surgical operation in
modern times. Caught beneath his en
gine, it was found impossible to re
move the broken iron from his body
on account of the way in which one
of his legs was entangled. Escaping
iam across his face made it impos
sible to administer an anaesthetic and
as a result physicians amputated the
leg as he lay there conscious. It is
feared that he will die.
Thanksgiving services were held
Saturday night by every member of
-The Spring Chicken”" company of 7
people, from Richard Carle himself
down to the humblest chorus man.
ROOT WELCOMED BY MEXICANS.
Secretary's Advent Over the Line Heralded
by Music of Brass Bancs.
At 8 o’clock Sunday morning Secre
tary of State Elihu Root crossed the
Rio Grande river at Monterey and be
came the guest of the republic of Mex
ico.
The train drew into the little sta
tion on the Mexican side to the
: str ains of two military band, . wch
: played lively American airs. When .
came to a halt, General Rincoin Gal
lardo in the name of President Diaz
and the people of the republic of Mex
ico tendered the distinguished vmßor
the freedom and hospitality of the
| country.
CUBANS PLOT
A REVOLUTION
Move Against American Rule in
Island is Frustrated.
MAGOON IS WATCHFUL
Outbreak Could be Easily Quelled Saya
Governor-New York Capitalists
Said to Be Involved.
A conspiracy to start a revolution
ary movement in Cuba has been dia
covered, according to a Havana dis
patch. Under instructions issued by
Governor Magoon a number of sus
picious persons believed to bo eon
nected with the conspiracy have been
shadowed for sereral days past. It
is believed that the movement is
backed by New York capitalists.
Governor Magoon lias been aware
for several days past that certain in
dividuals were conspiring against the
government, but he did not attach to
the matter much importance, owing to
the fact that the Cuban rural guard
and the American forces in the island
had been so assigned as to ho able
to crush any such movement in a
few hours’ time.
The fact that Governor Magoon was
cognizant of the conspiracy and the
movements of the agitators, seems
to have served to suppress the threat
ened outbreak, and advices received
by the government Wednesday from
all the provinces show that there is
no ground at all for apprehension.
It is a fact that certain parties dn
Havana have been conspiring fdr the
purpose of starting a revolution simul
taneously in the extreme eastern and
extreme western provinces of Cuba,
and members of the secret police have
shadowd a number of Cubans promi
nent politically who had taken lead
ing parts in the revolutionary out
breaks.
If by any chance the revolutionary
movement had started, the rural
guards, backed by the Arm rioan forc
es in the island, would have crushed
it in its inception.
It is persistently stated that, the
money to finance this revolution was
furnished from Wall street. There
are reports current that a certain
American who was In Cuba recently
and spent four days in Havana, is
connected with the conspiracy. The
movements of this man were myste
rious. No matter who is behind this
attempt, Governor Magoon is prepar
ed to stamp it out immediately.
There is every reason to believe
that not more than one general or
other prominent officer who was a
party to the pact with Secretary '1 aft
at the conclusion of the last revolu
tion is connected with this conspir
acy.
FIRST LOCKER CLUB CHARTERED.
Superior Court Judge at Atlanta Grants
Petition cf Incorporators.
Georgia Club is the name selected
for the latest social organization to
be launched in Atlanta. A charter,
the first since the prohibition law
was enacted, and its subsequent at
tachment to the tax act of a SROO tax
on social clubs carrying lockers, was
granted in open court by Judge W. D.
Ellis of the Fulton county superior
court Wednesday.
The petition states that the club
is to have no capital stock, but Is
to exist from the receipts of Its mem
bers secured as initiation fees and
dues. It aaks for the right to sue
and be a&ed, to contract or buy, sell
and exchange property, make loans
and the like. The principal object as
named is to promote social inter
course.
BANK CASHIER SKIPS OUT.
Swiped $74,000 and Sleuths of Uncle Sam
Are Hot on Tcail.
Oscar Kondert, formerly cashier of
the First National Bank at Baton
Rouge, La., is missing, while United
States officers are searching for him
with a warrant sharping hirn with a
defalcation of 74,000. 'lhe shortage
was discovered over a month ago,
but Kondert and bis friends made
good the greater part of the loss.
The bank officials, it is said, de
clared themselves satisfied, but the
federal officials decided to prosecute
the cashier.
FOR MURDER OF GIRL
Ack Ha’e is Arraigned in Court at Bristol,
Ten*.—Victim’s Mother Creates
Scene in Court Room.
The trial in Blouiitville, Tenn., of
Ack Hale for the murder of Lillie
Davis, his sweetheart, iu East Hill
cemetery, in Bristol, March 27, came
to a dramatic climax HWdneaday.when
Mrs. J. W. Davis, mother'erf the dead
girl, as a witness for the prosecution,
arose and, pointing a finger of scorn
at the prisoner, who satr>pale and
wan, shouted: j
"You scoundrel, you killed my child,
and you know I know you , did."
At this she collapsed and was car
ried from the court room. %
The state, introduced practically all
of its evideuce during the day.
John Bruner, a farmer residing near
Bristol, testified that he saw Hale hold
the girl and pour whiskey down her
throat several times sfiortly before
she was. found dying, and that he
made a dpsperato effort to assault
her. He was sustained by a number
of other witnesses.
Hale was indicted on two charges,
criminal assault and murder.
There was no eyewitness to the
girl’s death and for tills reason the
evidence against Hale is all circum
stantial.
Dozens of witnesses told of having
seen him abuse and whip the girl
shortly before lier death, and several
little children saw him practically
force her into the cemetery, where
ho says she committed suicide with J
his pistol, while between sobs she!
pleaded with lilm to allow her to go j
home.
M. M. Floyd, who was first to reach |
the dying girl, stated that she wan
unconscious when he arrived and 1
made no coherent statement. This
came aS a blow to the defense, who,'
it is said, expected the testimony (
would be more consistent with the j
suicide theory.
Efforts will be made by the defense |
to prove the girl impure; but nearly j
all of their witnesses on this point
are admittedly women ot 111 repute,
and the state will seek to impeach
the evidence of Jill of them.
Dr. W. R. Rogers and Dr. \V. C.
Boolier gave expert testimony. Rog
ers was unwilling to give it as liis
opinion that Miss Davis, had been a
virtuous girl, but Boolier, who had
twice been called in to assist with
the autopsy, was positive that there
existed strong evidences of criminal
assault.
FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Borrowod to
Maintain Georgia Institution.
Provision was made Wednesday by
the trustees of the Georgia state uni
versity at a meeting held in Atlanta
to secure $30,000 for the maintenance
of the state colege of agriculture at
Athens during the coming year. The
fund will be borrowed by the board,
as follows:
There will be taken from the funds
of the state university proper $lO,OOO
to be applied to the agricultural col
lege.
The trustees of the university will
make a note for $13,000, each of them
endorsing It, and the trustees of the
state agricultural college will mase
a similar note for $5,000, these three
amounts making up the $30,000 that
is needed.
BIG BUSINESS DONE BY ROAD.
Annual Report of Illinois Central Show's
Handsome Receipts.
The annual report of the Illinois
Central Railroad company, of which
J. T. ilarahan is president has been
Issued. It shows that the gross re
c. Ipts from traffic for the year end
ing June 30, were $36,610,633.10, while
the operating expenses and taxes
were $40,065,524.76, leaving $16,545,-
108.40. This left the net income, af
ter interest bad been paid, at 13,*
000,918.03.
ACK HALE MAKES STATEMENT.
Denies Murder and Says He Was
Intimate V/ith Victim.
Ack Hale, on trial at Blountville,
Tenn., for the murder of Lillie Davis,
took the stand in his own defense
Thursday. He made a sweeping de
nial of the charge of murder, and
contradicted all the witnesses for the
prosecution. IU testified that he had
been intimate with his alleged victim,
but ocers were call; and in rebuttals,
who declared that he denied while
under arrest that there had been anj
Intimacy between them.
'TAFT WAVES
OLIVE BRANCH
On Arrival in Domains of the
Muchly Dicussed Jap.
A HEARTY WELCOME
Yellow Men Look Upon Big Sccietary as
Peace Envoy and Greet Him With
Joyous Spontaniety.
Secretary Taft arrived at Yokohama,
Japan, early Saturday morning and his
first day in the mikado’s domain con
tributed much toward reassuring the
Japanese in the matter of the feeling
entertained regarding them in Amer
ica. Thomas O Brien, the new Ameri
can ambassador to Japan, who arrived
with Mr. Taft, did not fail in doing
his part in the creatkffi of hotter feel
ing between the two countries.
The llochl Shimbum, displaying
commendable enterprise, published a
half-tone picture of the secretary land
ing at Yokohama and an interview in
which Mr. Taft is quoted as saying:
“America and Japan will always be
friends. 1 speak as the secretary of
war of America and also as the secre
tary of peace.’’
The newspapers of Sunday published
similar Interviews, as well as lengthy
editorial articles, welcoming Secretary
Tal’t as the representative of ’Amer
ica, the friend of Japan.’’
After an uneventful voyage across
the Pacific from Seattle, which port
she left September 13, the Minnesota
stole up Toklo bay just as dawn was
breaking Saturday morning and an
chored at the Yokohama quarantine
station.
Among those who were received by
Secretary Taft on board the Minnesota
were a number or leading journalists
of Japan. Replying to a felicitous
speech of welcome, Secretary 'I aft
said, referring to the matter of racial
prejudice, that it was only necesrary
to refer his questioners to the mes
sage of President Roosevelt on this
• #
Eubject.
The secretary of war was tlion a-:k
ed if the United Staton intend and to
sell the Philippines. To this Mr. Tatt
replied that America had no intention
of selling, adding that he had no mis
sion in Jupap except a friendly greet
ing and a visit with old friends on
his way to Manila.
Continuing, the secretary outlined
his proposed trip around the world,
and spoke of his plans for tho future
government of the Philippines. In con
clusion Mr. Taft said:
“Tho future lies in Mr. O’Brien’s
hands.”
Mr. O'Brien then Krade a brief ad
dress, in which he said his mission
was a peaceful one, and that lio was
extremely gratified at nls reception.
Preliminary to three days of social
and diplomatic activity, Secretary of
War Taft and his party spent a quiet
Sunday resting in the palace of Shiba,
an ancient and picturesque residence
belonging to the Imperial family in
Toklo.
Charlie Taft organized a baseball
game on the famous lawn of the cas
tle with a number of Japanese youths.
It wan Intended to play the game Sun
day, but his father objected and caus
ed a postponement until Monday.
Among the most important of the
callers of the secretary was Lieuten
ant General Terauchi, the imperial
minister of war, who had a lengthy
conference with Mr. Taft, and from
this fact it is believed in certain quar
ters that the ground work is being
laid for an entente concerning immi
gration which, it is conceded, is the
•only point on which there Is difference
of opinion between the two countries.
Another of Mr. Taft’s callers was
Loveus Wilfley, representing American
commercial interests in Shanghai, who
is anxious concerning the attitude of
the United States in vi w of the talk
of the dismemberment of China,t and
who came to request Mr. 'I aft to make
a positive statement concerning this
on the occasion of the dinner to be
given in his honor by the American
Association of Shanghai. It is under
stood that Mr. Wilfley was informed
that Secretary Taft would make
statement on the question.
Secretary Taft and his family took
a long drive In the imperial carriage
Sunday afternoon. The crowds in the
streets recognized the American secre
tary of war, and greeted him with cries
of “banzai" and bows and smiles. It
was quite evident that the enthusiasm
waft spontaneous. The Japanese
lleve Mr. Taft is a peace envoy.