The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-19
DE oAMPOs' HIGH-HANDED ACT.
An American Given Twenty-Four
Hours TO Leave the Island.

Key West. Fla. Sept. lS.-John a.
Sewers, an American, and a prominent
sugar planter for the past thirty years.
living in Sagua la Grande, passed through
this city tonight having been ordered
out Of Cuba by Martinez Campos.
On Aug. q Mr.. Sewers was arrested for
no cause whatever, and imprisoned for
ten days, after which he was released
and given twenty-four hours 10 leave
the country. Mr. Sewers is well known
IN financial circles and his name from
the last three decades has been consld-
cred a synonym for integrity and probity.
He feels very indignant over his treat
ment. and says that the Spanish govern
ment has begun system of persecu-
ksmIU lsoW 9V uodn pals91IB 9IB suosI9d
preteNt, and life and liberty are insecure.
Passengers on the Mascotte tonight
say that matters look very gloomy for the
Spaniards. The insurgents are commit
ting great depreda tiOns all over the
country, and the spanish troops fear to
meet them, as they are invariably driven
back to the towns. Roloff. with a heavy
force, in operating around Placetas, and
the whole country Is IN sympathy. Up 70
the departure of the MascOtte to-day over
seventy arrests have been made of Cuban
sympathiZers. The authorities are search
ing every house, looking for contrahand
goods, To-day they searched the place Of
l.. Someillan, but failed 10 find anything
TO implicate him.
The fireman, Topez, who was taken
from the Mascotte on her last trip Tor
landing a box OF cartridges, has been
convicted and sentenced to life imprison-
ment. The boatman suffered the same
fate.
Many sxirmishes between the insur-
gents and troops are reported, the latter
generally being worsted.
Havana, Sept. 1S.-The Spanish trans
port steamer Santa Barbara arrived here
to-day with additional troops from Spain.
She QmthngIugfipnllN pnegFen un0n
her arrival by a large crowd of people,
who had gathered to welcome her
Wilmington, Del. Sept. 1S-The United
States court room was well filled this
morning in anticipation OF the beginning
of the trial Of the TWEEN ty-one alleged Gu
ban filibusters. District Attorney VAN
dergrift asked for a postponement of the
case for one week In order to secure evil
idence that Is not yet obtainable. The
judge refused the request, stating that II
would be manlfestly unjust to detain the
accused any longer without giving them
an opportunity to be tried. There was
some delay to permit the attorneys for
the prisoners To prepare their papers,
which lasted nearly an hour, during which
the accused, all Of whom are on bail, re-
tired to the court lobby.
At 1920 o'clock Attorney Ward returned
and with him was United States Senator
Gray Who took seat with counsel for
the defendants. There was a hum Of sur
prise when the senator made his ap-
pearance.
+AA AhAhhha NiiAfltu n utHlMIItI 10 seven
counts OF the Indictment. He held that
they We're defective. because they
charged conspiracy against some country
unknown to the grand jury, but with
which the United States was at peace.
District Attorney Nandegrift replied at
some length, holding that the United
states was at peace with the whole
world, ana that conspiracy against
any foreign nation was unlawful.
Senator Gray, for the defense, held
that the accused were entitled to have
"a of In all 4
offerse in the Indictment. The thirty
counts not objected to specified that a
military expedition had been set on foot
against the King OF Spain. The senator
spoke Of the seven faulty counts as con-
tanning a nebulous charge which hangs
in the air without shape and without
form. He referred with some sarcasm
In his tone to the argument OF the dis
trict attorney.
Judge Wales sustained the demurrer
flied by MI. Rubens, and jury was en-
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