San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-15
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
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rally was generally as expected it
would be, though Governor Foster
and the rest of the campaign party
made speeches. From present ap.
pearances it will be nip and tuck
between the republican and DEM
ocratic nominee, with chances
slightly leaning in favor Of the
former.
A MICHIGAN LOVE TRAGEDY.
BENTON HARBoR, Mich, March
l4.-Gertrude Bailey, a prominent
young lady of this city, was MUIR
dered at her home, near this city
today by a Tilted sutton, Archie
Balinger, who arrived here during
the day to visit the girl. He was
refused admission to the house and
upon forcing an entrance, shot
Miss Bailey through the heart.
Turning on the girls sister he fired
at her, infiicting serious wound
in the neck. He also tried to shoot
Mrs. Bailey. Then Ballinger went
about a half mile from the house
and put bullet through his
brain.
ARMY OFFICERS MUST STAY AT
HOME.
WASHINGTON, March IA. - The
president is known to be giving
much attention to the situation In
Cuba, but so far as can be learned
nothing definite has been the out
come of the consideration.
Rumors that an investigation
commission of army officers will be
sent to Cuba do not find corrobora.
tion among we'll informed officials.
Several army officers have applied
for leave of absence with permits
sion to 60 to Cuba, but the permits
sion asked was refused. While
it is not believed by the
war department that any officers
who made such application
desired to take part in the present
hostilities, it was deemed best to
keep them away from Havana.
There were several reasons for it.
1t was thought the Spanish gov
eminent might be suspicious of
,tie presence of United States army
Officers in the perturbed sction,
and it was feared that the feeling
against them might lead to incl
dents in which these army officers
might be involved, that would be
decidedly embarrassing to the
government at Washington and
Madrid. 1t is obviously impossi-
BILE that any American army
officer could have visited
Cuba under the present
conditions. Permission to 60 to
Bermuda and other British forth
fed posts near the United States
coast has been refused to United
States army officers since Mr..
Cleveland's Venezuelan message
was sent to congress. The reason
for this is obvious. The American
officers might be held in distrust
as persons seeking information
about British Notifications and the
war department does not propose
to take any chances.
CUBAN WAR OPERATIONS.
HAVANA, March 14.-All Of the
seventeen thousand additional
troops sent from Spain since Feb
ruary have arrived, equipped for
service. Most are in the field now,
but six thousand are held in
Havana and the outskirts as a
precaution against disturbances in
the city.
A large force is detailed for
Pinar del Rio, where the rebels
have had things their way for
month.
The outlook for any more cane
grinding in Mstanzas and Havana
provinces are not bright.
Thetnsurgehts are gaining new
recruits daily but at only a slow
rate, owing to the difficulty Of OBJ
tanning arms. II rifles and am
munition are landed in any guam
tity there will be many more men
in the field and hot fights will fol-
low almost Immediately.
KEY WEST, March 14.-Private
advices received in this city per
steamer Olivette, from Havana,
dated March 10th, at General
Aguirre's headquarters, report a
battle at the town of Jiguibo, in
which the rebels defeated a de-
tachment of Spanish troops and
captured their arms and ammuni-
tion.
The insurgents, under command
of Major Paul Arrange, have cap
tured the town of San Antonio de
Rio Blanco, one-half mile from the
city of Jarusco, which was guarded
by detachment of Spanish volun-
teers. At the approach of the in
surgents the volunteers sent a COM
mission to the insurgent leader
Offering to surrender. They de-
livered eighty rifles and 1900
rounds of ammunition, besides