Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-24
POISON FOR The MEN
Hs~si'sa v'oops Suddsaly Taken
aoyAlisIs DENY TINE act
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aoyAlls1s DENY TIVE act

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hasksnsiss Irngsads arrived fsoa Aoar
olatu toaishs hssasing sdvicss ~ 10
April IL Ths Isa<lsag svsa2 siscs NJ
izss isttss % thu United Hsuo 90 tAo
supposrd vhoissaIs stSsnps % poisua
the sDi<iisrs and nssnhsss ~ ths uatioaAl
guard On the Night Of April II thirty
ssloiisss as tn barracks we're tstss
With v'os~a. vo'niting sgsiiA Sur
gsoa Rodssss sac hastily sunmolssi.
and hosnd that meu showed symptoms
81 isrstAnt poss5 az. The men vsrs %
distress-i - Ia Be Obliged Ia take 20
their Gotta In the meantime the seppr,
came from tho government buildiag
where Company A. National Guard 10
stationed. Ia the effect that number Il
non there sers, suffering Uith severe
nts Il vomiting DIR. Day was cum
mon-d and relieved the men.
Captain Gos<is. 1t the barracks. said
the men had dinner 1T d o'clock The
ball - fare Vas roast he~f. boilssi tongue.
canned peas and fresh vegetable With
tea and coffee. tie could not account
for the trcable lie hal eaten dinner ut
the barracks. but he had escaped nlnssa
Tn. men laid the blame In the boiled
tongue. and did not hesitAte 10 accuse
some one Ia the employ Of the royalists
cf an attempt Ss poisoning. Five Chi
namen are employed In the kitchen st
the government building but NO suspi
cion 10 attached To theta
In all about sixty men. thirty at the
barracks and thirty In Company A.
National Guards. we're rendered unfit
for duty. but mo-t of them soon recov-
cred. and none are likely To suffer per-
manentiy or fatally. Much mystery
surrounds the affair. and u has
caused great sensasion. The royalists
very Indignantly deny tho existence
a a plot TO deesroy the government
forces In this murderous manner. The
most charitable and very natural theory
10 that poisonous liquids were accident
ally administered with canned goods.
and until the mystery v thoroughly
solvcd the prb.ic for the most part IL
willing Ia take this siew.
The published ststsmeat that United
States ~ nistsr Stevens would relin-
quish hi posision and return homo
July ~ J.. further s,urcss Of eratifica-
ton to tie sntlsnnes iorisa. The name
o! hls successor !. awaited vith in
terest. many protesting 10 believe
thar Commissioner Blount will be
the man. Tho United Prers corrcs-
pondent called GA the commissioner this
morning aud asked IL there was any
truth in the report a. At ne had intended
leaving for home in the steam ship Aus-
trsha wh IN leaves here April ~. Mr..
Blount replied thai there MAS M truth
in 10 whatever.
MY length - stay here 10 indefinite.
In may be two m ntbs. u may be- three
months II ~ss- la the sfates," he
continued. Il frankly say 10 you | would
talk more freely. bat here l do not wish
o. assist IN propsxatng rumora
When asked II his position were moro
clearly defined in would not Assist to
prevent many rumoFs. he said he Was
not giving himself any trouble about
the 4uessbon.
Il suppose he aid With some irony.
Il should nave rnade a speech st the
lowering - The hsl.. bat am not max
ing any speeches W issuing any
pyTOtccknIc declamationa