Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-11-14

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 take the duty off sindow Riass.
 TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Nov. ll-Goyer. nor Mitchell has addressed the follow. ing letter to the governors of the north ern snd western states: "ln view of the dangers which threaten the deienseless Gulf and Southern Atlantic sesports ol the United States We have deemed II proper to iesue 8 call for a convention in the interes. of the Gulf and South At lantic harhors and their defences The object of this convention which will as. semble ID Tampa, Fla, on the 2Orh day of January 1897, IS to discass the modes of proper defense cf southern harbors To the interest of this import tant subject we respectfully request your exceiIeDcy to honor this convention with your presence and also appoint delegates from your commonwealth to attend the ssme."
 TRAyERs CTTY, Mich, Nov. 1l-Four. teen buildings m ths business portion ot this city were burned last night entail ing a loss of $50,O00. Ed Newberry, a porter of the Front Street Hotel was bu ned to death. It Is runored that others have lost their lives bat DO other bodies have been recovered. Thirty guests escaped through the windows in their night clothing.
 ST. PAUL. Nov. 1l-When Arch bishop Ireland's attention was called today to the published rumor that his recent ut terances were disapprovsd at Rome, and that he would be rsmoved from the See of St. Paul, he refused to dign:fy the rumor by making statement, laughing away the whole matter. From those near the arch bishop however, brief statement that the rumor was absurd and unworthy of any credencs or notice was secured.
 HAVANA, Nov. 11-GeLeral Weyler is now at the head of his troops in Cahauas in person, and it is expected he will lead an attack on Msceo's forces immediate. ly.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-Stste depart ment officials say the story published yesterday that Ramon Williams, ex- United States coDsul-general of Cuba, was sent to Spain as a secret agent of the government, to endeavor to secure the consent of the Spanish government 70 project to sell Cuba to the ipsar- gents, the United States to guarsnte tee bonds in payment, Is pure invention. Williams hse no connection with the state department, either open or secret. There also is said to bs lack of founds- tion for the story that the Spanish miu- ieter promised the president that If tne Spanish troops were unable to subdue the instruction within sixty days, the island would be abandoned.
 THE DARING DAUNTLRss.
 JAoKsoNvILLE. Fla, Nov. 10.-The steamer Dsuntless, which has already landed three expeditions in Cuba. is of again with large cargo of arms, ammu- nition, medicines and supplies for the insurgents. The Dauntless was releas- ed from custody Saturday morning by the collector of customs of Fernandipa. She at once took on 8 supply of coal, but not enough to sttracS the attention of the revenue officials. She then went down Nassau sound, where che lay to until sundown. Three yawl boats, manned by seven Cubsns each, and tow Ing two hatbOats, boarded the Dsuntless at o'clock. The Three Friends and the Kate Spencer joined the Dauntless, and 6 number of boxes and packages were transferred to the Dsuntless. The steamer, with Capt. John Myers on board, then headed southeast.
 Tue steamers Kate Spencer and Three Friends returned to St. Johns bar, but had hardly got inside when the revenue cutter seized the Ttree Friends ou a charge Of aiding an expedition against Spsin. Lieut.. Hildrioh of the Boutwell, wss placed on board and the vessel brought to Jacksonville.
 This expedition is the meet daring of any yet undertaken by the flibustere, as the Windom, Boutwell, and ColfsI have been stationed in the St. Johns river to prevent any expeditions leaving
 The Raleigh arrived of the St. Johns bar last night from Key West to watch 
 KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 10-Advicee from Havana last night, per steamer Olivette, give details of bn out 'Age on an American citizen and the outcbery of nineteen non- com batsnt Jubsns, including four women, by Span- sh soldiere. The massacre occurred last near the town of San Jose de ss Layas, Havana provincs. A detach- nent of Spanish soldiers surprised six who, howeve made their escape, which anaered the Spanish, and hey began to raid the houses in the ,e gh borhood, alleging that the inhabi- ,ants were in sympathy with the retels. The SpaniaFds went 10 the sugar estate ,f Frederick l.. Cray croft, Nho came lers from Indiana about three years I9o. Some of the soldiers entered the louse, and two of them ss.zed Mrs Cray croft and assaulted her. The hus- ,and, in desperation, rushed to his wife's id, but was struck down by sword in he hands of sn officer. The Spaniarde ootsd the house, took S660 in cast. and hen rsided other houses on the estate. They burned eight buildings and shot nineteen inmates, four of whom were vomen. Crsycrott, when he had recov red sufficiently, wrote to Vice Consul Springer at Havana. 1t is understood hat the vice consul csbled an account f the outrage to Secretary Olnsy.
 The Spanish authorities in Havana re greatly disturbed because several housand insurgents from Gomez army ave entered Matapzas province. So erious dOee Weyler consider the situs- lon that he has withdrawn coco troops rom Pinsr del Rio and dispatched them | nts Msntspzas to stay the advance.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 9-The Times-Hersld | omOrrow will print the following from | valter Wellman, it's Washington cor 
 "Altgeld, Tillman and Debs are to be ropped from the silver combination. | 'efore Senator Jones and other free sil- | CT le ders left Chicsgo last week they greed upon line of policy for the com ,g four years. Whether or not they | i'll be able to follow it is another mat ,r, but sm able to tell with accuracy 1e nature of their agreement. They | scided the agitation for free coinage of lver must go on. They wish. however, , cut loose from Altgeld, who, they aim, wss a millstone around Bryan's eok; from Tillmsp, whose uncouth and olent uttersnces was the cause of uch harm, and from Debs, who pro- thence in the campaign fir Bryan