davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16
KILLED BY SPANS AssAss1Ns
Maceo Not the First Cuban Patriot Muir
dered on Invitation to a Peace
Conference.
Cnhn's strncgles for IND


dered on Invitation to n Peace
Conference.
Cuba's struggles for independence have
| been replete with treason and murder
| similar to the assassination of Antonio
| Maceo.
In 1869 Gov. Mena, of Puerto Prin-
| cipe, proposed a treaty with the rebels
Of Camaguey that would honorably end
| a war which had begun in 1868. Gen.
Augusta Aranga was commissioned by
the insurgents to hear Mena's proposals.
| Mena claimed to have been delegated
with full powers by Gen. Dulce, the
| Spanish Captain-General of Cuba.
Gen. Arrange entered Puerto Principe
under the escort of Spanish soldiers. He
was received by the chef Of police, who
offered to accompany him in person to
the palace of the Governor. Gen. Arrange
dismounted. They had gone only a few
steps when the chief of police gave n
signal to the soldiers. In an instant they
set upon the Cuban General with fixed
bayonets. He fell dead, stabbed by a
dozen blades.
The most horrible crime OF Spanish
treachery happened in 1871, when Juan
Clements Zenea, a member of the Cuban
Revolutionary Junta established in New
York, went to the island for confer
ence with President Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes. 1t was a mission to bring
about peace, and he bore safe conduct
passport signed by the Spanish Minister
in Washington, Senior Lopez Roberts,
The central government in Madrid be-
sides had ordered Captain General Bal
maseda to let Zenea pass to the Cuban
camp.
Zenea was arrested in Havana and
promptly shot at the fortress of La
Cabana.
When the so-called Little War broke
out in 1879, after the peace of Zanjon,
Arcadia Leite Vidal and his brother
Francisco were invited to dine with the
commander of a Spanish gunboat that
lay in the bay OF Santiago. AS they sat
at table the commandant arose suddenly
and gave a prearranged signal. Several
sailors rushed into the dining-room and
attacked the Vidals. Francisco, Sc
verely wounded, broke away through the
midst of the assassin. Arcade was
hanged.
During the present conflict it has been
proved that Manuel Garcia was assassi-
mated by soldier in his army, who was
under Spanish pay.
Maceo himself was invited to confer
ence in April, 1896, with the leader Of the
Spanish forces at palmarito. Maceo re-
fused to go. Flor Crombct. a valiant
Cuban General, volunteered to enter the
Spanish lines. Ten minutes after the
conference, when Gen. Flor Combet was
returning to the Cuban camp, Spanish
company fired on him from ambush. He
died instantly, pierced by several bullets
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16
HE FORGOT HIS TROUBLES.

A sad-looking man went into chem.
lists.
"Can you give me-" he asked, 'fsome-
thing that will drive from my mind the
thought Of sorrow and bitter reeollec.
ton 70
And the druggist nodded, and put him
up little dose of quinine and worm.
wood, and rhubarb, and EPSON salts
and a dash Of castor oil, and gave it to
him; and for six months the man could
not think Of anything in the world ex-
cept new schemes for getting that taste
out Of his mouth.-Spare Moments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16
Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company
OF BALTIMORE.


Capital, $1,000. OOOO
Surplus and undiv'd profits, Ss7. 1910
This company is legal depository for
money paid into court, and is authorized
to act as executor, administrators, guar
dian or trustee.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DE-
POSITS,
which may be made at any time and
Withdrawn after FIVE days notice and
will be entitled to interest for the whole
time they may remain with the company.
Acts as trustee Of mortgages or corpor-
atoms, and accepts the transfer agency
and registry of stocks.
Executors, administrators or trustees
of estates, religious and benevolent insti-
buttons, and individuals will find this
company a convenient depository for
money and for the safe-keeping of Sc
curities.
Safe deposit boxes for rent. Vaults
supplied for storage of silver chests, etc.
OFFICERS:
JOHN Gull, President.
w. w. SPENCE, Vice-P President
G. X. SPENCE, Third Vice-President.
L. G. FISHER, Secretary and Treas
urer
JOHN M'HENRY, Assistant Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
LOUIS M'LANE, Chairman,
ANDREW REID,
JOHN A. HAMBLETON,
BERNARD Calm,
ALEX. SHAW.
DIRECTORS:
w. w. Spence, G.. Morton Stewart,
e. Austin Jenkins, Christian Devries,
Andrew Reid, William A. Whitradge,
John E. Hurst, VIM. I'll. Blackford, r. G..
Hoffman, Lawrason Riggs, Charles w.
Slagle, Gabriel ID. Clark, Louis Mcane,
John A. Hambleton, Bernard Calm,
Charles ID. Fisher, Wesley w. Tucker,
Thomas Deford, Stewart Brown, Alex
ander Frank, Alexander Shaw, VIM. IT.
Perkins. Charles f. Mayes, John Gill;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money Il it
fails to cure. 25c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21

has been worked up by the Gulf Transit
Company. and % is assuming such large
proportions that the steamship company
has removed ITS chief clerk. who speaks
Spanish and is thoroughly versed in MeXi-
can commercial rules. from Mobile 10 this
port. He is located al Pensacola for the
purpose OF supervising an the Mexican oils
Of iadins.
Tampa correspondence Morning News,
Aug. is. r. j. Hodsson Of Fort Meade.
Fla. was arrested and brought before
United States Comm lssiouer Crane Tues
day morning charged with retailing liquor
without government license. He was held
10 await the action OF tGe United States
Court Mr. HolEzou is one o. the most
respected citizens Of Polk county and is
the republican candidate for senator in
thar district. He has always been iden-
ufed with the temperance people and
took an active part in the late contest.
which resulted iu an overwhelming major
lty for prohibition. His friends feel sure
that he ls not guilty Of the charge.-Mar-
Gus Cljdcns. who has been spending a
few days with relatives at Charlotte
Harbor. returned yesterday. He reports
politics badly mixed In De Soto.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21

Douglas, Ca, Aug. 2O.-Sea island COTTON
has begun to come in, bringing TO AZ
cents in the seed. Jno. NJ Lott. ST.. wa
the first to bring in any E. A. BUCKS
commodious new hotel, near the depot. viii
be ready for occupancy by Oct. l Mrs
Eliza Phillips, late of Baxley, will be tbe
lessee. She is well known to the travelling
public
Mr.. E. A. Buck has returned from Asba-
vile, N. c. Mrs. Buck and little Ethel
have improved much in health, after sew.
eral weeks sojourn there. Mr.. and Mrs
W. W. Deloach returned yesterday from
a pleasant visit to relatives in BulIocb
county. T. S. Deem has returned from A.
lanta thoroughly restored to health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
BEANS ron EVERY MEAL.
Remarkable Diet of "A Man who Was
From Boston
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
Sixty-two days. Three meals a day.
Beans for every meal.
That was the record of Pierre Richelieu's
Imprisonment by the Spanish authorities
at Santiago de Cuba.
If Pierre were a native Bostonese he
would probably have liked nothing better,
but he was born in France and is a man
of the seat withal, and that prOtracted Pc
riod of subsistence uoOn beans has left
rancor in his heart an , utter demoraliza-
ton in his interior eco my.
Pierre had taken OUT aturalization pa
pe-s in Boston previous , risking his life,
liberty and digestive mec 1anism in Span
ish territory. He hoped, fOndly but vainly,
that this ceremony would render him bean
proof. In his travels about the world he
had heard of the vast use the Spaniards
make of beans.
He is now standing off and on" about
the corridors of the United States district
court in Boston, waiting for the authOri-
ties to look up his citizen papers," and
with them as a basis to file a $4,000 claim
against the government of the dons for
the destruction of his Intestinal equipment
Pierres complete name is Pierre Gus
tave Laymet Richelieu. In February of 1895
he found himself at Port au Prince, Hayti.
One day he started out in a little boat
called the Yankee Doodle, and with a COM
panion named August Bolton went fishing
along the coast for turtles.
A storm drove them out of their reck-
oning, and on a dark night they went
ashore upon the coast of Cuba. No SOON
er had they set foot upon the soil than a
lot of vigilant seniors thrust them into
prison as insurgent sympathizers. There
they remained for sixty-two days.
Now Spain feeds her army and navy
principally upon beans, and the Spanish
captors reasoned that what was good
enough for the warriors of CASTLE were
| certainly good enough for rebel suspects.
So beans they got, and nothing more.
| The weary weeks OF confinement and
| bean diet were punctuated with cheer
full announcements from time to time
| that they might expect to be shot with
in a day or two. We'll" says Richelieu,
they didn't do that, but it's about the
only thing they didn't do. We had moth
ing to eat but beans"
Whether it was really the beans or the
fear of death that did it, within a few
days both the men were so i'll they could
| scarcely stand. They managed at last
to gain the notice of the American con-
| sui, and were released. There was no
| evidence against them. They came back
to New York. victims of beans and An
| dalusian perversity and demanded that
! the United States government obtain re-
! dress for them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
SLAVES OF THE TEA TRADE.
The Indian Coolies on CeyIOn Tea
Plantations.

From the YOUTHS Companion
A great deal OF hard and ill-paid work
goes 10 the produci1s and preparation
OF tea for the MARE Edward Carpenter
says that the coolies " CeyiOn are unfor-
tunate. They go over iu gangs from the
mainland of India, men, women and chill
dren. An agent is sent 10 conduct them
10 their destination. and on tnelr aTrlFal
at the tea estate each one rnds himself
several rupees in deat Tor the expense Of
the transit.
Their average amount Of wages IS about
II cents a day; but each man is set Ger
tain task, and If IL Is NOT completed, he re-
celFes only half-pay. So that IL he is slow,
or lazy, or 81, he may expect but SIX cents
daily Under theze circumstances, th'
debt keeps on Increasing, for the estate
is far Ga the country away from any town
or village, and the tea company conse-
quently sells rice and other neoess aries OF
life 10 its own coolies. They-cannOt buy
elsewhere.
ION. but they like 20 be in debtr said
young planter. They think they are
not doing the best pOss. BILE thing for them
selves unless they owe as much as the
company will allow That planter was
very young. and perhaps he did not real
lie the force Of what bee was saying; but
in any case, what "a suggestion Of despair.
A. the end of the week the cOOlie does
not receive any money. his debt Is simply
licked down little deeper. II ne runs
away to a neighboring estate, he is soon
sent back IN irons. He Is a slave. ana
mUst rem @ s" to the end Of his days;
but poor food, thin clothing and the cool
air and mists of the mountains soon
bring on lung disease, Of which the slight
bodied Tamil easily dies.
Il dare say three-pence a day seems to
you very small wages" said a planter to
a traveller, but it is really surprising TO
see how little these fellows will live on"
1T is surprising indeed, when you sec
their thin frames, that they live at air.
"Ah. but they are much worse off at
home! You should see them when they
come from Indian
And so the conversation ended. Like
wine, tea demands a vast amount of toll,
in order that it may reach its lovers, ana
like wine again, a great amount OF SUI
fering.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21

supporting the roof 1t came to pass
however that Sagatay died. Now the
Saracens were full Of rancor about that
stone that had been theirs, and which
had been set up in the church Of the
Christians; and when they saw that the
prince was dead, they said one to another
that now was the time to get back their
stone, by fair means or by foul. And
that they might well do for they were
ten times as many as the Christians. So
they got together and went to the church
and said that the stone they must and
would have. The Christians acknowl-
edged that 1t was theirs indeed, but Of
fered to pay a large sum of money and so
be quit Howbeit, the others replied that
they never would give up the stone for
anything in The world. And words ran so
high that the prince heard thereof, and
ordered the Christians either to arrange
to satisfy the Saracens, If it might be.
with money, or to give up the stone. And
he allowed them three days to do either
the one thing or the other.
The Saracens would, on no account,
agree to leave the stone where it was,
and this out of pure despite to the Chris
tians, for they knew we'll enough that II
the stone were stirred the church would
come down by the run So the Christians
were in great trouble. But they did do
the best thing possible; they besought
Jesus Christ that he would consider their
case, SO that the holy church would not
come to destruction, nor the name of its
patron saint, John the Baptist, be tar
nished by its ruin. And so when the
day fixed by the prince came round, they
went to the church betimes in the morn
ing, and 10, they found the stone remov-
ed from under the column; the foot of the
column was without support, and yet it
bore the load as stoutly as before Be
tween the foot of the column and the
ground there was space of three palms.
So the Saracens had away their stone,
and mighty little joy withal. 1t was a
glorious miracle, nay, 1t is so, for the
column still so standeth, and will stand
as long as God pleaseth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
More About THAT Mint in Mexico


A morning paper has a story from
Washington about the discovery of nest
of counterfeiters in Mexico who are man.
ufacturing United States dollars by the
wholesale and circulating them in that
country. I have a letter from Chihus-
hua which evidently refers to the same
enterprise. 1t states that an amateur
mint is in operation at the little town Of
Ascension. which is situated in the state
of Chihuahua, about 10 miles south OF
Deming, n. NJ, near a Mormon colony
named ColOnia Diaz. 1t is reached via
Los Palomas on the frontier, via the VIII
lage of Magadelena, on the Mexican Cen
trail railroad, which is the nearest rail-
way station. There are several Americans
engaged in mining at a settlement named
Sabinai near by. one of the parties rum
ming the mint is an African adventurer.
but the others are MeXicans: they use
both bullion and Mexican coins, and their
plant is capable of turning out from 200
TO 300 very close limitations of the Bland
dollar day. The chief of the secret ser
vice at Washington is already il posses
sion of this information. and probably has
his agents at work.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
FLORIDA.

The large stables occupied by II. b.
Masters at Ocala for delivery teams were
burned last night. Three of the best horses
were destroyed. The fire is supposed TO
have been the work Of an incendiary.
There is municipal ordinance pending
In jacksonville requiring the removal Of
screens in front of barroom doors and pro-
hibting the employment Of females in sa-
looms, or allowing them TO sing or dance.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union Of ST. Augustine placed two barrels
of ice water in convenient places in the
plaza on Wednesday for the benefit of the
Georgia excursionists. The barrels were
kept full Of cool water during the stay of
the visitors in the city.
John Maddox was shot by George Gran
berry. both colored, in a gambling room in
North Miami on Wednesday The wound
may prove fatal. The negroes were engag-
ed in a game of cards when the fight oc-
Cured. Maddox was shot in the neck.
Cranberry has not been arrested.
Jacksonville Citizen: A democratic club
composed exclusively of negroes was or
ganized at Tampa a few days ago. Similar
Incidents may be expected to occur in other
gro to vote the democratic ticket was
somewhat dangerous; but that time has
passed, and every colored man now votes
as he chooses.
The Jacksonville Metropolis received a
letter on Wednesday from Washington,
stating that the treasury department had,
on Saturday last, instructed the disconun-
uance of the National Bank of the State
OF Florida, at Jacksonville, Fla, as a de-
pository Of public moneys, and all public
officers which had heretofore deposited
with that bank have been directed to de-
post with the First National Bank of
Tampa, which has been designated de-
pository.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News, Aug. 20: The following fac
ulty has been selected for the
State Normal and Industrial Col
lege by the state board of education: T.
DeS. Tucker, president; T. Y. Gibbs, as
sistant; A. Cuppage, professor of agri-
culturei 7. w. Talley, professor of natu-
raj science; l.. T Hilliland, professor of
mechanic arts; p. A. Won Weller pro-
fessor Of music and English; Mrs. F. z.
Keyser. maUon; Mrs. c. B. Tucker, chief
Of dairy department. Mrs E NJ How
ard. teacher Of domestic economy.
A Pensacola special to the Citizen saws
that two large steamers of the Atlantic
and Mexican Gulf Steamship Line are now
IN port loading with corn for Mexico. Two
eargoes of corn have been sent 10 Tam.
pleo within the last two weeks. This trade
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
LIVER CLOSING
WHEN YOUR STOMACH CLOGS YOUR
LIVER SEE TO YOUR DIGESTION.

Not one person in a thousand knows tnat
the cause Of bHiousness is the closging OF
the liver by the polsons Of indige ton
Nor that the only proper cure for IL is
tonic 20 aid the stomach
But modern medicine declares the truth
Of fl. And the Shakers have proved it by
the wonderful success Of their Shaker Di-
gestlye Cordial
one Of the most important uses OF the
liver is TO arrest and destroy all poisons
which try 20 find their way into the blood.
When IT'S ciogged. 80 can't DO this.
Undigested food ferments and putreles
in the stomach. and the poisoHs of putre-
faction clog and paralyze the liver. after
which they find their way into the blood.
Here is the true explanation or all the
distressing disorders and complications
caused by indigestion.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is the only tonic
cordial which aids the stomach iu nat
ural way 20 digest its food. By tlis me n B,
DO cures Indigestion. restores the liver. and
frees the body from poison and disease
Headache dizziness. neuralgia. mental
depression. weakness, bad taste, fever,
Gatuleucc, constipation, loss Of appetite,
anaemia. rhucmatsm, and many other
disorders are relieved and cured by Shaker
Digestive Cordial
Al druggists. Ten cents for a trial bot
tie.
Write for book to The Shakers. 30 Reade
street, New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
A sky scrnping Tower.


On plan similar to that employed for
the Eiffel tower, in Paris, it is proposed to
construct a much more ambitious SKY
scraper" in Chicago to be known as the
city tower, which will rise $50 feet in the
air. That such a lofty structure should be
reared in Chicago is strictly in keeping
with much of the other building which
has characterized that go-ahead town for
some years past. Excelsior would seem
more properly to have been the motto all
along of Chicago than of New York state,
or anything in it. SO far as buildings are
concerned, they have been getting higher
and higher into the air of the Windy City
until now, if the City Tower project is
realized, ''Altissimus" should be the legend
on it's coat of arms.
The specifications of the ambitious pro-
ject call for a base 326 feet square; in other
words, for an entire city block of ground.
The first landing is designed to be 225 feet
from the ground, on which $4,000 square
feet of flooring will be laid and space af-
forded for the accommodation of %. 900
people. Another 225 feet up in the air is
to be another platform $50 feet square. The
third landing is to be 675 feet above ground
and the fourth landing at an elevation of
1000 feet above ground, and from there to
the apex of the tower will be stairs to the
top. 1150 feet in the air. While the Eiffel
tower cost s., 600, Chicago proposes to
rear this one of superior hight for 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
GARTER MAY CAUSE DEATH.
Strange Illness That Has Afflicted N
LittIe Girl.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Mary McGovern. the six
year-old daughter of Barney McGovern,
Of Everson, was brought to the city this
morning and sent to the Mercy hospital
where a delicate operation will be per-
formed. DR.. a. A. Meyers, who has been
attending the child since July 4. says the
child will hardly survive. The indisposltion
of the child was noticed on July T. After
enjoying the day in the woods she went
home, complaining of having a stiff knee
The following morning she grew worse
and DIR. Meyers diagnosed the case as one
of rheumatism. He afterward found he
had made a mistake, and that the child
was suffering from an acute Inflammation
After treating the case several weeks he
attributed all the trouble to a light garter
worn by the child
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
Blown on His wheel by an E1pIOd-

From the Morning Oregonian.

From the Morning Oregonian.
w. B. James had an amusing accident
yesterday morning while out wheeling. Mr..
James had had trouble with his rear tire,
and was fearful it might blow up He had
been out to the lower reservoir at Mount
Tabor, and was wheeling back on the
sidewalk in the Ladd field Some one, ev-
identity to startle him, called out: Get off
the sidewalk" Mr.. James thought a po-
nceman was after him, and commenced
to pump with all his power. There was
another wheelman in advance of him, who
was not an expert. AS Mr.. James passed
him his (JamesO rear tire exploded with a
report like a gun. The other rider was
blown off the sidewalk into the gutter.
Mr. James dashed on on the rim of the
wheel. until he thought he was safe He
then looked back, but could not see the
policeman. nor anything of the other man,
who went off the sidewalk.
About an hour after the occurrence a
boy reported to an officer that, while he
was riding out in the Ladd tract, he was
ordered to stop and throw up his hands
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
A MIRACULOUS STONE.
1t Was Taken From the Base of a
Pillar and the Pillar stood.

IOIH INC IIIsUWIB DI9IdICH.
Samarcan' is a great and noble city to-
ward the northwest, inhabited by both
Christians and Saracens. who are subject
to the great Kaan's nephew. Caidou by
name he is, however, at bitter enmity
with the Kaan. l will tell you of a great
marvel that happened at this city.
1t is not great while ago that Sagatay,
own brother to the great Kaan, who was
lord of this country and of many a one
besides, became a Christian. The Chris
tians rejoiced greatly at this, and they
built a great church in the city, in honor
OF John the Baptist; and by his name
the church was called. And they took a
very fine stone which belonged to the
Saracens, and placed it as the pedestal
of a column in the middle of the church,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21

said he pulled out, but the man overlook
him and shot at him as he wheeled by.
but the bullet punctured his tire, and he
fell off the sidewalk. He was greatly ex-
cited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21

Really, Mr.. Graduate" said the bro
ker to his new clerk, a this-year gradu-
ate Of Yale. Il am very sorry, but after
Saturday | shall have to dispense with
your services. ], of course, admire your
enthusiasm. but 1 really can't stand hav-
ing you giving your college yell every
Jlme the market rises few points. -
Harper's Bazaar,