Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-26
The CASE OF GENERAL BuRpRrBeE.-I

The CASE OF GENERAL BURBRIBGE.-lt
will be recollected that some months sine
Gen. Burbridge was arrested here under the
Judiciary act of 1898, an indictment Eaving
been found aganst him in the United State
Court of Missouri, charging him with frauds
in connection with the internal revenue, and
he was discharged by Judge Wylie, who wa.
holding the Criminal Court at the time, be-
cause the papers were defective. The papers
were therefore returned TO Missouri, and the
defects having been remedied the Indictment
was again gent him day or two ago, and to-
day Mr.. N. Wilson, for the Government, moved
for a writ to aid his removal to Missouri,
which motion is resisted by Mr.. DaSidge for
General b. The motion was made before Judge
Fisher.
SPANGLERs STATRMENT.-The FhTO2icIe and
Republican Of this morning copy paragraph
from the Washington correspondence of the
Philadelphia Press that Spangler's statement,
a synopsis of which appeared in Thursdays
STAR, "was written up by a Washington le.-
ter-wrlter from notes taken during an inter-
view with Spangler,r and that the latter, "af-
ter much elsuasion, was induced TO swear
to the so-called confession" We have evidence
before us that the correspondents statement is
incorrect. Spangler wrote all of his statement
voluntarily many weeks ago, and it was pub
the grammar to render it fit for publication
| Ever since Spangler's return from the Dry
| Tortugas he has worked a. his trade liz Balti-
more as a journeyman carpenter. In Nd re-
gard has he been lioIzad or favored. He Is a
| strictly temperate man, while all OF his rela-
| uves are among the most respectable people in
York, Pa, and are good radical Union people.
| The ECUBAN ENVOY, Mr. j. Nj. Lemus, has
4 ha1 rxyia N tba
| President since his late arrival, aud Will not
| urge his recognition for the present. he
l deems it best to wait a short time, believing
| that aculon will be taken by the Government
| on the strength of news of the continued sue
| cess of the insurgents, OF which he seems to
| think there is no doubt. Dispatches recsIved
| by him within the past few days, he says, are
| very satisfactory to the friends Of the Cuban
cause and he expresses the belief that news
/ will be received from Cuba shortly which will
| cause our Government to take some defaite
| action. He is very reticent in regard to Cuban
affairs, but is said TO have received intelli-
| gence that since the battle of Puerto del Padre
| there have been but two unImportant engage
ments, in botn of which the Spanish forces were
| defeated, with the loss of over fifty in killed
| and wounded. In one Of them the Oubans cap
| tured a provision train. The Cuban army is
l reported IN good condition, while that OF their
| opponents is suffering greatly from cholera
| and congestive fevers. Disease and discontenr =
| are proving more destructive to the Spanish
| forces than could have besn accomplished by
| the most successful operations in the field
| The commanders find 1t difficult TO maintain
| their organizations. The feud between the reg
ulars and volunteers is growing more intense
| every day, and all hopes of a settlement seem
| 10 be a. an end. The volunteers have CONF plets
| control of their commanders. and lnde or bable
ourrages are being perpetra,ed at their Instiga-
Il