The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-11-08
A CUBAN AFFAIR.
Captured Spaniards Treated with
Great Kindness.
THE MURDERER OF IDA GASKILL.
He Was Removed TO the Penitentiary in
Time TO Escape Mob VIoIence-An
Ohio Once Seeker Sets
Unusual Example.

HAVANA. Nov. 5--Details have been
received here from C.e7fugoes regard
ing the release of the fourteen Spanish
soldiers who were captured 10y the in
surgents in the engagement fought at
Tardio Ojo de Aqua. In the en-
counter sixty-six Spanish soldiers
had made gallant stand against
1900 insurgents. The soldiers were
commanded by Col. Valle, Maj.
Sanchez and Capts. Navarro and Rio
who were among those captured and
released by Rego, the insurgent leader.
The latter was first to greet the
Spanish officers, and embracing Col.
Vale, he said: Return to your com
rades, heroes. You are an honor to
the Spanish nation, and l am proud 10
be able to boast of descending from
such a people" Then followed a
touching moment, during which
the Spaniaris and the Cubans
embraced each other and bid each
other farewell, the Cubans shouting
as the Spaniards went away: "AdiOs,
valientes Espanoles." The Spanish
soldiers, nearly all of whom were
wounded, were we'll cared for, while
the bands of the insurgents ate at the
same table as Rego. The action of
the Cubans has caused no little good
feeling towards them.
THE MURDERER OF IDA GAsKIIL
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 5.-The murder
of little Ida Gaskill. the 1l-year-old
child. Sunday night, has been positively
traced to George Morgan, a teamster,
who lives near where the body was
found, and was the last man seen with
her. His clothes were covered with
blood when arrested. SO great was the
feeling against the prisoner that he
was hurriedly removed to the peniteu-
tiary at noon. Later Il committee APP
pointed by those favoring lynching
went through the Jail to satisfy the
people that the murderer was not
there. Last night crowd of several
hundred people surrounded the Jail.
They were orderly, and drawn more
by curiosity than any disposition to do
violence.
Early in the morning, as soon as the
papers had given out their information
of the horrible crime, a crowd was
about the doors of the morgue. The
body was taken to the ground floor,
and then admission was granted to all.
From that early hour until a little
after noon, when it was thought ad-
visable to shut the doors and refuse
further admittance, the morgue was
thronged. a steady line of people
poured in, each person stopping mo-
ment TO gaze with yelling ewes upon
that innocent face. 1t is estimated be-
fore noon that ;, 900 people had looked
upon the dead body.
ONE STAMP ENOUGH TO SPEND.
New YORK, Nov. 5.-S. C. Packard =,
of Toledo. O.. is at the Fifth Aven ue
hotel. He has acquired national rep
utation as the man who refused to al
low any politicians or business men to
sign his application for the post of
customs collector for the district of
Northern Ohio. Residents of
Toledo and other Ohio cities,
members of congress included,
have offered to sign his application,
but he says the present method is
wrong in principle. lie spent cents
for a postage stamp, and refuses to
spend any more in office seeking. Mr..
Packard's friends say he might have
been appointed long ago if he had al
lowed them to urge his appointment
on the president, but he says that
while he would not object to the Office,
he does not approve of scrambling