The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-21
THE ARREST OF MR.. DIAZ.
PTTERsBURG BAPTfSTS PETITION
THE sT.fTE DEPIRTMENT
To Take Action in the Matter-Mr. Maury
Young and Miss Minnie Newcomb
Married i'm North Carolina.

PETERSBURG. VA, April 2O.-spe-
cial-The Baptists Of Petersburg had
mass.meeting last night at the First
Baptist church to take action looking 10
securing the release OF Rev. Alberto ).
Diaz. missionary OF the Southern -Bap-
list Home Mission Board and the super
intendent Of the Baptist missions TN Cuba
who is now incarcerated by the Spanish
authorities at Havana.
Resolutions were adopted praying the
authorities Of the land 10 do everything
consistent with the honor Of the country
to secure his liberation.
The following telegram was ordered
TO be sent TO the Secretary Of State AT
Washington. which was hled to-day
PETERSBURG. VA. april -. 1876.
ITO the Virginia Senators, Senate Cham-
Der. Washington:
ION our behalf very respectfully rep
resent to the Hon. Secretary OF state
that We, the Baptsts OF the city OF
Petersburg, more than one thousand
strong. in mass-meeting assembled, feel
the utmost Indignation over the incarce-
ration I'm Cuba Of our missionary. \.
Dtz, by Spanish authority and be
pleased TO earnestly petition that prompt
and vigorous measures bee taken by our
Government 10 secure for our honorcd
brother and felow-citizen that justice
which we believe would bring to him
immediate release
Rev. II. W. Battle ID. D., pastor Of
the First Baptist church. left this morn
ing for Richmond TO confer with General
Fitzhugh Lee. the newly appointed con
sul-general to Cuba, in regard TO the
matter.
MARRIED ~ NORTH CAROLINA.
Mr. Maury Young and Miss Minnie
Newcomb left here this morning for
Halifax. n. c., where they were mar
ried this afternoon at / o'clock. The
groom is a popular young man of this
place and his bride IS the pretty daugh-
ter of Mr.. J. NJ Newcomb. a well-known
merchant OF this city.
Mr. Young will leave In the morning
for Baltimore to accept position wlth
the Baltimore Traction Company.
The annual meeting Of the congregation
Of Tabb-Street Presbyterian church was
held yesterday after the morning service.
Rev. j. W. RoseOro, ID. D., was the
moderator. The report OF the session OF
the churcn was read. as follows: Elders,
.. deac0ns, = added on examination, Z,
ship, 434; adult baptlsms >, infant bap-
tisms, 13; baptism on-communicahts,
lGO: officers and teachers OF Sunday school
and Bible classes, y. scholars. ltD; died
during the year. II, transferred TO other
churches. >: foreign missions. SlO.A1.
Assembly home mission, S239.B; local
home mission. sol -: cOlOred eVangeli-
zatlon fund, Sll.2J, invalid fund, s11 %
education, SZ2J.fS. publication Sf2.Jt. BIZ
BILE Society. S33 90: Presbyterial S45. pas
tors salary. $500: congregauonal,.
Si,19.10 miscellaneous, Sl2J.oJ. Total,
SJ.JJJ.21.
The representatives. from Petersburg 10
the Grand Council, Royal Arcanum, OF
Virginia. which cOnvenes In Il. T.. Lee
Camp Hail, in Richmond. tomorrow, are
George y. Thompson. from Southside
Council, and X. ". Collier, from syca-
cards of invitation are out for the mar
riage OF Miss jamie Bruce and Mr.. L.
{. Crowder, at the home Of the parents
Of the prospective bride, Mr.. and Mrs.
George 4. Bruce. at Hampden-S-dney
Prince Edward county Va, on Wednes-
day morning. April 18th. at . o'clock. The
prOspectls. groom is a well-knOwn mer-
Mr. - stanhope, Of the New York
Base Ball League, has been signed by
the Petersburg team, He VIII play rrst
base and catcher. Mr.. StanhOpe VIII sue
coed Powers who IL sick. and who viii
return 70 his home, In Canada 10 get IN
Miss Brownie Petit Of Richmond who
has been visiting friends heEe' has re-
Mr. John b. Alsop. OF this city, has ac-
cepted position with the Norfolk. Abe
marie, and Atlantic Railroad Company,
and Will be stationed at Virginia Beach.
Diaz and America.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 2O.-Rep'
resentative Black. of Georgia, had an
interview to-day with State Department
officials in regard to Rev. A. J. Diaz,
the Cuban Baptist missionary who is
under arrest in Havana for completely
in the insurrection. After the inter
view Mr.. Back said that there was no
doubt that Diaz had taken out naturalizA.
tiou papers during his residence in the
United States, and is a citizen Of the
United States The State Department.
he said, will see to II that Diaz is given
a fair trial and is accorded his rights
as an American citizen. Many requests
are coming to members from the South
ern States from Baptist churches which
contribute to the support OF the mis-
sionary work carried on by Diaz. that
the Congrcssmen viii use their influence
to secure the missiOnary's release. There
Is. however. nothing to be done by mem.
bers OF Congress except TO request the
Dauartrncnf of State tOfusc its power I'm