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Cuban Refugees Story.

PETERSBURG, Va, March ED:
ward McC Collough, a Cuban refugee OF
English birth and education, is strand,
ed in this city, having made his way
here from Norfolk, at which city he
arrived on a sailing vessel yesterday.
He claims to have been an officer on
General Gomez's staff, and says he
was forced to flee from Cuba for hav-
ing shot and killed Col. Ciencious, a
Spanish officer, who had insulted his
fancee. The tragedy, he says, occur:
red in plantation in the Province OF
Mantanzas. Mccullough was captured
but escaped bygiving his guard $4,000
in Spanish gold.
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Negro Fanatics.

ATLANTA, Ca, March 4.-The negro
Ascensionists who expect to be carried
up into Heaven on Friday nac9ning
received q cablegram this 'nfefning
from London newspaper informing
them that the date of the ascension
had been postponed for seven years
and seven months. The Ascension
lists are greatly excited and declare
that they will 60 up any way and that
no London authorities can defer the
trip. The idea of the Ascensionists is
that a power which will come in a
whirlwind will lift them up into the
clouds, where they will reside for five
years, when they expect to return to
earth. In the meantime, however,
they say that the earth will be burned
over and only the righteous will re.
main. The band of Ascensionists
number about 100 members here.
Their faith is strong. One of them
left home yesterday morning, locking
her two children up in the house. She
was so carried away with religious
fervor that she forgot to return home
and tonight the police broke into the
house and found the children nearly
starved. The members of the band
are giving away or selling all their
possessions. Most of them give their
chattels to friends, believing that they
will have no further use for house
hold articles. The leader of the band
is an ignorant negro named John
Smith. He has been holding nightly
meetings in the southeastern part of
the city for two months. The cable
gram was an advertisement for the
London paper.
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cumulated one dollar above actual

cumulated one dollar above actual
necessary commercial capital"
1 did not say he had not accumulat.
ed assets or stock, but that ne had not
accumulated one dollar above actual
necessary commercial capital since
November 3d.
In his article in this mornings Reg
lister he says: But at that time" (viz
November Sd, 1885, "when $4,000
was drawn from my cash surplus, l
was in less time than it takes to write
it and by the stroke CT a pen placed in
the position of owing. in round num-
bers, 5000 more for merchandise
and supplies than I had cash with
which to pay"
This admission from the Commis-
sioner, coupled with the fact that on
Thursday, February 9th, the special
dispensary account in the State Treas
ury was drawn down to $17 .23, proves
the absolute correctness of my state
ment.
1 have written from the standpoint
of this Office alone. 1t takes actual
money-cash-not dispensary assets,
to pay claims against the State. l do
not think it prudent legislation to
count on such contingency as the
$l93, 900 of dispensary assets in max
ing provision to raise supplies to run
the State government.
1t is well known that I have not
been prompted by prejudice against
the Commissioner or the dispensary
in what I have written. I desired to
place myself on record and discharge
a duty I owed to myself and the pub
lilo. w. T. @. BATES.
Columbia, March 5.
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the country. You can all see this;
but we need people. We need those

tuo COuuLTy. lou Cdll Ill See LulS;
but we need people. We need those
who have gone out and conquered the
wilderness of the nothw est to come
down here and settle on our surplus
lands. We could take the 10000. 900
of people in this country and put them
in the southern States and the country
would not be one fourth as denselv
populated as England is today. The
State of Georgia was nearly as large
as all the New England States. Texas
was larger than the New England and
capital, skilled labor, more people,
good Middle States together. We
haye 500, 900, 900 acres of land in these
southern State. Not in 100 years could
we get too much population.
What is the best way to develop it?
That's what I am here for. Iwant
you to duplicate your Atlanta exhibit.
It will do more good than if shown at
80 southern expositions, because the
people we want to attract won't see 1t
at southern exposition. He had al
ready printed an address on this ques-
ton to the governors of the southern
States. He hoped the governor of
South Carolina would make this mat
ter the subject of a special communica.
ton to them. He hoped they would
make generous appropriation for this
purpose. The State would receive the
greatest benefit from it. He did not
know how to impress the magnitude
and the importance of the matter upon
them. There never was a day when
all the circumstances were more pro-
pitious than now. There never was a
time when there was less sectionalism
than today. The State that failed to
embrace this golden offer of Chicago
would miss grand opportunity to ad-
vance her most vital interests. 1t was
to his mind the most magnificent op-
portunity to advertise to the people Of
fhe northwest the unrivalled re-
sources of the grand southern country
Everything combined in the south
to produce cotton in the greatest abun-
dance; coal was produced at less cost
than anywhere else; we make pig iron
$6 ton less than anywhere else.
Mr.. Walsh made an eloquent pero-
ration, saying no man living could do
justice to the subject. God had filled
his cornucopia full and scattered its
contents all over this broad southern
country. The time will come when
these southern States will become the
great and thriving centre of success
full agriculture and of manufacturing
and other industries. 1t is our mani
fest destiny.
His highest ambition was to do
something to fill up and utilize the
waste places of this great contry until
peace and happiness shall possess this
land. You have it in your hand to-
day to bring about the grandest re.
suits for your State and people.
As Mr.. Walsh closed there was con-
siderable applause.
Mr.. Magill then offered this resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted: /:
Resolved. That the general assem-
bly, has heard with pleasure and profit
the able and instructive address of the
Hon. Patrick Walsh and the thanks
of the general assembly of South Car
oina are hereby rendered the distin-
guished visitor for such address,
State.
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The Cuban Resolutions.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The con-
ferees of the two houses on the Cuban
resolutions, consisting of Senators
Sherman. Morgan and Lodge on the
part of the Senate and of Messrs. Hit,
McCreary and Adams on the part Of
the House, reached conclusion more
speedily and with less diff
Guilty in their conference to-
day than had been anticipated. The
consultation was of about 40 minutes
duration, and it became apparent i'm
mediately that the representatives of
the Senate would be satisfied with the
House substitute. -
Senator Morgan was strongly in IA
vor of that clause OF tho HOUSE les0-
luion which contemplates interven.
.tion, adeclaration which he had sug-
gested should be made when the ques.
ton was before the Senate.
There was mention made of the pos.
sibilities of war with Spain as result
of the action by Congress, and the
exclusive statement concerning the
position of the administration in oppo-
sition to recognition made by the As.
sociated Press was also the subject OF
some talk.
So far as the House is concerned,
the resolution is closed question fo1
the present. There will be no more
debate because it is only necessary
for the Secretary of the Senate to re.
port to the House that the Senate con-
ferees have agreed to the House reso'
lutions.
The resolutions agreed upon are as
follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of
Congress, state of public war exists
in Cuba, the parties to which are entl
tied to belligerent rights, and the
United States should observe strict
neutrality between the belligerents.
Resolved, That Congress deplores
the destruction of life and property
caused by the war now wagilg in
that island, and believing that the
only permanent solution of the con-
test, equally in the interests of Spain,
the people of Cuba and other nations
would be in the establishment of a
government by the choice of the peo-
pie of Cuba, it is the sense of Congress
that the government OF the United
States should use its good offices and
friendly influence to that end.
Resolved, That the United States
has not interviewed in the struggles
between any European governments
and their colonies on this continent
but from the very close relations be-
tween the people of the United States
and those of Cuba, in consequence OF
its proximity and the extent of the
commerce between the two people, the
present war is entailing such losses
upon the people of the United States
that Congress is of opinion that the
government of the United States
should be prepared to protect the ie-
gitimate interests of our citizens, by
Intervention, if necessary.
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Disaster of the Deem.

GALVESTON, March 4.-The steamer
Pensacola arrived this morning from
a relief triep along the Texas and
Mexico coasts in search of the steam.
ship Monstow, found disabled off
Point Isabel. On her return, the
Pensacola sighted the schooner Willie
Ann, wrecked. The Willie Ann has
been missing one month. She carried
the following crew, all of whom were
drowned: Captain Simon Baker, OF
Lake Charles, La; Larry, seaman
William Anderson, cook, and M.
Moguat, of Rockport, Texas. The lat,
ter was O passenger.
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A Costly Fire,

DANBURY, Conn.,, March 3;-For
four hours this morning, the fire de-
partment battled with fierce fire
which ragged in the center of the city,
and before it was subdued property
worth $15O,OOO was destroyed. Half
the damage is covered by insurance.
Captain Hoyt and Frank Eastwood, a
hoseman, were badly injured, and
Mrs. Sadie Carpenter, colored woman,
who jumped from window, was in.
ternally hurt. Fifteen buildings, all
but one wood, we're burnt to the
ground.
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Columbia, S. G., March 4.

Editor Evening News: What the
Commissioner objects to in my brief
article is as follows:
Because I know that since Novem-
ber Sd the Commissioner has not &C.
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spaips Mode of Warfare in Cuba--Prison-
ers Butchered In Cold Blood The Dead
Bodies of Twelve Victims Left In the
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mad hunt for blood and shot down
every one in sight. Several Spaniards
were found among the dead. The
mounted guerillas pursued fleeing in
habitants across the fields, shooting at
them or cutting them down with their
sabres. Others rushed into houses,
clubbed women who impeded their
entrance, shot men hiding under beds,
killed one man sick in bed and drag
ged the bodies of their victims out into
the streets. Some of the troops con-
tented themselves with making pris-
oners of all the Cubans they could
find. After pinioning the arms of an
inofensive citizen behind his back,
his captors marched him to the centre
of the town, clubbing him and making
him shout 'Vive Espana, "as he went.
The cavalry who killed men running
across the fields brought their bodies
in, carrying them across the horn of a
saddle or dragging them if the dist
ance was short.
The bodies were laid on the ground
in front of the main store. One troop
er who was kicking and splitting at
the body of a man whom he had kill
ed, was stopped by an officer, who
told him not to abuse the dead. One
of the inhabitants of Guatao was Lad
islao Quintera, an American citizen.
He had not been fighting with the in.
surgents and he had no arms. He hid
in his house and though his wife, with
a two months old babe in her arms,
threw herself in front of the soldiers,
they forced their way in and shot
Quintera. the ball passing through his
arm. He was made prisoner and IS
now in Moro castle. His wife and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-08
WHIT STAR BROUGHT BACK.
Charged with Committing n Number
Of Burglaries I'm This City.

Whit Starr, the burglar. who was arrest
ed IN Louisville Tuesday night, was brought
to this city by detective Thornton last night
ard was lodged in jail to await hearing
ln Police Court to-day. Starr is charged
with robbing the residence of George +.
Adams, las East New York street, one night
some weeks ago. Several hundred dollars
worth OF Jewelry was stolen, all Of which.
with the exception of few pieces. has been
recovered. The police are particularly elated
over his capture, as he Is regarded as one
OF the worst burglars that has infested this
city for years 1t is said of him that he
never took a hand in petty robberies and
that he always operated where he was sure
to secure large amount of valuable plum
der. For several months after his return
TO this city from the penitentiary the last
tirle he vas apparently too I'll to do any
ting Then one night a daring burglary was
committed This was followed by several
oth>rs. and Starr was at once suspected
put nothing could be fastened on him until
the Adams robbery Through the arrest of
one or his pals, Banjo" Carr, at New AL
tany, last week. trace OF some of the stolen
articles was discovered and they were traced
70 starr. who was still at Louisville, al
though he escaped from the police of that
city two weeks ago on straw bond" be-
fore requisition papers could be secured and
an ofhcer could be sent after him. While in
louisville detective Thornton recovered sew
eral articles in the Adams collection which
had been pawned.
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FOUGHT OVER A CHILD.
Joseph Lawson Felled to the Floor by
His Father-fn-Luw.

Emanuel Flora, the timer living at No.
LA Elizabeth street, had trouble with his
son-in-law, Joseph Lawson. last night, and
struck the latter on the head with a billet
Of wood. 1t was at first thought lawson
was fatally hurt, but he revived after being
taken to the hospital, and the physicians
found that the blow had caused nothing
worse than a concussion. Flora was ar
rested and charged with assault and battery
with attempt to kill.
The trouble happened at the home Of Flora
about $50 o'clock. 1t was brought about
by Lawson's desperate attempt to get
possession Of his infant child. A
few days ago Mrs. Lawson came
to her father and complained that her
husband had mistreated her. She vas in
vited to remain at home with her eight
months-old child, and for the last week has
refused TO see her husband, despite his at
tempts TO get an interview with her.
Wednesday evening, it is stated, Lawson
sent his little sister over to Flora's to tell
his wife that he would like to see her. Mrs.
Lawson sent word back that she wanted
nothing more to do with him. Lawson,
however, hung about the neighborhood and
finally went to the door of the Flora house
and called his wife. She came out with the
child in her arms and Lawson grabbed It
the evening.
Last night he made several attempts to
again get possession of the child, and finally
entered the house. Mrs. Lawson, with her
parents, We're with some visitors in the
sitting room. Lawson boldly walked into
the room and before he could be prevented
snatched the babe from its mothers breast.
Mrs. Lawson chung frantically TO the child S
clothing and 1er husband was unable to dis
lodge her hold. The woman screamed for
her father and Frank Flora, her brother.
aged twelve, caught up a chair and tried to
strike Lawson. The latter grabbed the
chair from the boys hands and flung 1t
at him across the room. AT this moment
the father-in-law came from the kitchen
with a stick of wood and struck Lawson
across the head. The blow feled him to the
floor, where he lay in an unconscious condi-
ton until taken TO the City Hospital.
Flora sent for the police and gave himself
up. He says that Lawson is worthless and
has treated his wife brutally. Lawson. Ii
is said, tried to hang himself last winter at
his mothers home on Indiana avenue. He
is about twenty-six years old.
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TO-DAY'S BIG PARADE.
Buffalo BiII's Show to He Seen Here
This Afternoon.

Buffalo Bills Wild West is wonderful and
interesting exhibition. The sweeping charge
of the cavalry companies from the United
States, Great Britain, France, Russia and
Germany. the queer antics of the Indians.
the Buffalo hunt, the rough riding INDUCED
in by the cowboys and South American
gauchos, the wonderful display of shooting
by Miss Annie Oakley, Johnny Baker and
Colonel Cody, the reproduction of the battle
of Little Big Horn and the attack on the
Deadwood stage coach, are all features that
have not only won the admiration of the
people of the United States, but of Europe.
This season the entertainment will be pre-
scented In new, improved and enlarged FORM
To round out the efforts in the past of Col
Cody and Nate Salisbury, who have so long
been associated together in the management
of the Wild West, has been added the ma
terial experience of Mr.. James A. Bailey,
now and for many years the acting head
of Barnum's show.
The line of march for the street parade is
as follows: Leave the grounds. on West
Washington street at 10 o'clock, east on
Washington street to Delaware, north on
Delaware TO Market, west on Market to
Pennsylvania, north on Pennsylvania to
Vermont west on Vermont to Illinois, south
on Illinois to Washington, out Washington
to camp grounds.
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mako motion for judgment and IL refused
take exceptions to the ruling of the court.
1927. killan VS.. State ex rel Spoyd- Spen-
Ger G. c. Affirmed in part: reversed In part.
Ross, il. A specification of error must
rest upon a ruling Of the court made against
the party assigning IL, for several appellants
cannot base error upon ruling which effects
is joint the error must affect all or it cannot
be considered 2. The bondsmen OF trus-
tee are bound to account to the township
for all moneys received by the trustee from
tie proper and regular source and for which
he executed the obligation OF the township
and which the township has since paid. g.
In order TO bind the bondsmen of a trustee
executed the bond sued upon
1887 Trimble vs. stephens Warren {. e
Transferred TO Supreme Court
Superior Court.
Room 2-Lawson NJ. Harvey, Judge.
Walter Cory VS.. Grace d. Cory, divorce;
decree granted plaintiff
William Gansberg, ct al, VS.. James Hig-
missed by plaintiff.
Room 3-Pliny w. Bartholomew. Judge.
Fred Fuehring ct al, VS. Jennie NJ. Hill;
lien dismissed and costs paid.
Lydia Mainland vs. Florence NJ White, ct
al, to quiet title; dismissed and costs paid.
New Suits Filed.
John Bates VS.. William Loording, ct al,
suit for restraining order. Supreme Court,
Room g.
habeas corpus. Circuit Court
Hide, Leather & Betting Company VS.. Har-
rison Ringer. ct al; suit on note. supreme
Court, Room 3.
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THE COURT RECORD.
supreme Court.

1lSio. Vought VS.. The State. Huntington
and information that charges assault and
battery with intent is not insufficient for not
charging the present ability, when the de-
PENDANT is also charged with shooting and
wounding-" 2. When 1t is shown by the de-
fendants acts that he made an attempt to
kill. the evidence OF his previous good char
acter cannot avail to change those acts. g.
liz an assault and battery Is perpetrated with
a deadly weapon, used in such manner as
to be reasonably calculated to destroy life.
the intent to kill may be inferred.
1871 Castle VS.. Bell. Fountain c. c.
Affirmed. Jordan, 1.-THE proceedings for a
license to sch Intoxicating liquors Is a ju-
dicial one. and the burden Is on the petition
ers to prove before the commissioners. and
in the Circuit Court in the event of an APP
peal, that he is not in the habit of beconl-
Ing intoxicated. or is otherwise under the
law suitable person to whom license should
be Entrusted TO sell liquors. 2. remon-
STRANGE 10 an application TO sell liquors may
be signed by an attorney for the remonstra-
tors.
i7sss. vandevender VS.. Moore. Madison
C. c. Reversed. McCabe. J.--When II is
found and adjudged by the court that the
lien or mortgage Is prior and superior to
mechanics lien. which is foreclosed. and un-
hrs deed executed. the holders OF such deed
take title subject 10 the lien OF the mort
gage. and the Wife OF the holder of the deed
executed on the foreclosure OF the mechan-
les lien has no inchoate interest therein TO
enable her 10 have a partition OF the real
estate when she is not made party TO the
seQuently brought
Appellate Court.
1902. Mattix vs. Leach. Upton c. c. Re
versed- Gavin. g il A bankrupt will
not be permitted 10 enforce against his
sureties note OF his own that he has pur-
from paying ms debts under a BANKRUPT SS
law, such discharge relieves him from either
individual or partnership debts provabie
against him. 3. When a note IS purchased
by one of the makers the title does not
pass until delivery.
1869. Hopper VS.. Chapman. Jay c.. c.
Affirmed. Lotz. il. A complaint is good
vhen not questioned until after verdict 2.
Where money Judgment Is sought the YER
dict Is sufficient when IL finds such facts
which leave nothing 10 do but make a mere
mathemati teal calculation 3 The jur,sdic-
ton OF this court Is confined 20 errors OF
law. T. When a person appeals from the
court refusing to render Judgment on the
special verdict In his favor. ne mus first
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There were about seventy-five members OF
the Indiana Physio- Medical Society at the
morning session yesterday and there was an
exhibit OF the y rays with the microscope
and shadowgraph given by Mr.. Turner Bot
tome. and many OF those present saw the
bones OF their own hands.
A paper on gynecology was read by DR..
J. NJ Thurstors OF Richmond, which was
discussed at some length.
Obstetrics was the subject OF a paper
by DR.. Bedford, of this city. and there was
. spirited discussion. especially about the use
Of instruments. The subject of medical leg
1slafion was talked over and there was a
general expression favoring IT,
The election OF officers occurred at II
O'Clock. with the following choice: Presi-
dent. r. A Smith, NJ d, Greensboro: vice
president, j. o. Morrison. NJ. D., Anderson;
secretary and treasurer, A. W. Fisher NJ.
d. city.
In the afternoon the subject OF Surgery
was discussed by Drs- Haggard, Outland
and others. This was followed OF a busI-
ness session OF the executive committee.
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PICKPOCKETS COMING.
Police Watching for an Influx of
Thieves and Thugs To-Day.

The police expect a large influx of pick
pockets, thugs and confidence men to-day,
as a warning that large crowd OF crooks
has been following the Buffalo Bill Wild
West show has been received Superintend-
ent Colbert was fearful last night lest the
Republican convention might hold over for
to-day and that large force, which would
otherwise be engaged In watching for the
''light-fingered gentry" who are expected
in town, would be necessary. He said last
night that the department is fully prepared
TO watch for the thieves and that they would
be arrested on sight. Police departments OF
other cities where the Wild West show has
been given have notified Superintendent COL
bert that wholesale robberies were made
during the stay of the show in their cities.