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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
HORROR Of SPANISH RULE
DR.. Diaz and Correspondent Law
renee Tell of Atrocities
in Cuba.
Women and Children Imprisoned as
Sympathizers With the Island
Patriots.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 90 DR..
Albert Diaz and Correspondent Frederick
w. Lawrence of the New York Journal and
San Francisco Examiner, who were ex-
PEELED from Cuba, were before the Foreign
Relations Committee this afternoon DR..
Diaz's testimony referred principally to
the atrocity of Spanish rule in the island
He compared from personal experience the
insurgent and Spanish methods of war
fare, greatly to the advantage of the
Cubans.
Among other incidents, he mentioned
the long Imprisonment OF a lady in Havana
whose only offense was being suspected of
sympathy with the irsurgent cause, and
the Imprisonment OF children as rebel
sympatbizers. His details were in full
accord with hundreds of others about the
results of Spanish war measures in the
island and he begged Congress, for hu-
manity's and civilizations sake, to stop
the existing evils.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
MRS. MAVERICKS CASE,
Little Hope of the Unfortunate
Woman Securing a
Pardon.
Queen Victoria Is Prejudiced Against
the Prisoner and Will Not
Extend Clemency.

NEW YORK, n. Y, May 2O-A dis
patch from London says: The recent ex-
traordinary and Unprecedented statement
made few nights ago in the House of
Commons by Home Secretary Ridley TO
the effect that Baron Russell, Lord Chief
Justice of all England, had intimated to
him in recent letter that person
now undergoing life imprisonment for
murder was innocent and should be re-
lessed-the 'person" in question being
Mrs. Florence Maybrick-but that, not
withstanding this representation. he was
satisfied OF the womar's guilt and would
refuse to appoint commission of inquiry,
has had the effect of directing renewed at
tention to this remarkable case.
The situation in a nutshell is that
Queen Victoria is thoroughly familiar
with the evidence in the Maybrick case,
having been furnished al her own request
with an abstract of the testimony; that
the evidence showing that Mrs. MAVERICK
had an intrigue with a lover during the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
MISSION OF THE BERMUDA.

One of It's Passengers Frites That the
Steamer Is Loading Frsit.
CAMDEN, n. J.. May 2o.-Surrogate
West, whose son, Hayden a. West, is a
passenger on the alleged fhbustering
steamer Bermuda, which left the United
States several weeks ago, received letter
from his son to-day, which was dated
Puerto Cortez. Honduras May IL
In his letter to his parents he stated that
he had Just arrived at the above-named
port after fine voyage. He stated that
he would be home in about two weeks, and
asked his parents not to be alarmed about
newspaper reports about the Bermuda, as
the vessel was all right and the steamer
would load fruit for the Hart Com pany.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
WOMEN AS WHTEcAPS, S,
Female Vigilantes in Kentucky
Wreck a "Moonshine
Still"
It's Owners Are Put to Flight and
the Beer and Whisky Casks
Overturned.

HINDMAE, KY, May 2o-The first
band of women whitecaps in the history of
thiscountry made itself known here last
Friday night. Moses Maggord had sold
his farm and purchased a small track of
land on a creek on the road leading to
Prestonbnrg, and had set up moonshins
still or "blind tiger" He had placed the
business in the hands of }umes Root, who
was doing thriving business with the
young men of this and Floyd counties.
The women of the neigh porhood fire.
quently sent signed petitions requesting
Root to close up the place, but he laughed
at them. They then threatened to burn
his place, but he said this plan was imprac-
ticsble, because there was nothing 70 burn.
The women finally decided to destroy
the still Last Friday fifty of them con-
gresated on the banks of the creek. They
carried rifles. A numb Der of young men
who had heard of the proposed raid were
on hand to see the fun. The women ad-
vanced upon the place and fired their
rifles. The young men took to their heels.
as did the proprietor. An the whisky and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
NOT 4 RETALIA1onT MEASURE.
Senior De LONE on the Order Prohibiting
Tobacco Erportdffon


WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 20.-Senor
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish Minister,
declares that the order prohibiting the
export of tobacco from Cu0a is misrepre.
sented in dispatches attributing il TO Gen.
eral Weyler as a retaliatory measure
against insurgent sympathizers in this
country.
He says that it is not political measure
in any sense. but was adopted by the Gov
ernment ct Madrid after serious consider
alton to meet an economic necessity: that
the Government for long time DELAYED
taking action because of the injury 10
commerce, but was driven to the step by
the fact that, without it, over Is, 900 cigar
makers in Havana would soon be thrown
out OF work for lack of raw material, and
so, 900 to 60, coo women and children de-
pendent on them would be in danger of
starvation.
The Minister disavows Spanish re-
sponsibility for the conditions which have
forced the decree. He says the tobacco
crop has been destroyed by Maceos forces
during their long stay and numerous raids
in the western part of the island; that the
royal troops have injured no property, and
crop is to be laid wholly at the doors OF
the insurgents.
Senor Dupuy de LONE says that Spain
has been frequently importuned for the
past year to stop the tobacco exports.
which gave employment to the chief con-
tributors OF the insurgents in this country
but the petitions were steadfastly refused.
He declares that there are as many cigar
makers in Tampa to-day who are loyal to
Spain as there are insurgent supporters,
but that all must suffer alike to avoid
more serious consequences in havana.
The prohibition, he contends, is exactly
of the same nature as if the United States
were compelled to stop the expectation of
cereals from this country in time of famine
or great industrial depression. He is in
formed that there is as muoh Cuban to-
bacco now in this country as in Cuba, and
that the hardship here will not be as great
as was at first supposed. As any rae. he
claims, Spain was left no alternative in the
matter.
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period of her husbands mysterious i'll.
ness produced 8 profound impression on
the mind OF the Queen, whose views on
domestic morality are so strict that she
will not even allow woman who has pro-
cured a divorce from her husband to be
presented at the court, and that she has
consequently formed conclusion un-
favorable to the prisoner that will not be
removed in her lifetime.
1t is a fact known TO those whose official
duties bring them the most close to the
court, that Queen Victoria intimated to
Hon Herbert Henry Asquith, who was
Home Secretary OF State in Lord Rosebery' s
Cabinet, and has since intimated to Sir
Matthew White Ridley, who occupies the
same position in the present Cabinet, that
under no circumstances would she receive
or consider ony memorial in favor OF the
release Of Mrs Maybrick or a commuta-
ton of her sentence, and in his emphatic
declaration concerning the letter of the
Lord Chief Justice, Sir Matthew Ridley
was but carrying ont the expressed will of
the SOVEREIGN.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
The Young Ruler and the Czarina
Pass Through the City's
Gates To-Day.
THEIR ESCORT THE FLOWER OF
RUsSIA'S ARMY.
Nearly a Million Pilgrims Journey
Long Distances to Attend the
Coronation.

NEW YORK, \. Y, May 20.-A special
cable dispatch 10 the Herald from ST.
Petersburg says: Tomorrow is the great
day OF the solemn entry OF the Czar and
Czarina into Moscow. So far their i'm
perial maiesties have been outside of the
city, at the Petrotsky Palace. They have
as yet received no welcome from the city
of Moscow itself.
The morning procession is the popular
one. The coronation itself may be more
imposing, bnt SO very few see II that in
the main the people look forward to the
solemn entry more than to all else.
OF the people, let it be stated, TO give an
idea faint one, even-of their multitude.
that somewhere about 10000 have come,
some from enormous distances, and by
road to see the sight, thousands of whom
are content to camp in any open space
available. They venerate the Gear. If
they catch 8 glimpse Of him in the
distance-and there are few of them who
do more-they will be perfectly satisfied.
To them the gilt carriages Of the pro-
cession are of massive gold. To them the
gilt cupolas which rise in their hundreds
of hundreds in this city are OF solid gold
Early tomorrow morning the entire
Tverskais will be crowded and the people
will meet with sanity patience for de-
velopments, with that patience which none
but true Russian crowd can display.
All the troops will be out. They will form
one solid line on either side OF the
space where the procession is TO pass from
the PetrofSky palace 10 the Kremlin.
For weeks the military have been pour
ing into Moscow, from Warsaw, from ST.
Petersburg, ETC., whence at one time six
teen extra military trains were running
daily. The troops, roughly speaking,
gathered together at Moscow consis; of
eighty-three and half battalioas, thirty
six squadrons of cavalry, seven Cossack
Sotnias, and artillery, with 120 neldpieces
In addition TO these there are the guard
re giments, which are not counted among
the ordinary troops. These latter include
q section of the special guard OF mounted
police, two battslions OF the First and Sec
ond divisions, Infantry of the Guard,
which together form a temporary special
division, also three posed of
the seFeralregiments of=the Third Division
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
BArr1ED WTrH REELS.
/ Thirty Insurgents Slain bV Detach-
naenf of japanese Soldiers.

Thirty Insurgents Slain by Detach- :
,,aenf of japanese Soldiers.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 20.-News OF
fresh trouble between Japanese troops and
Korean insurgents has been received on
the steamship Empress of India from
China and Japan to-day. 1t having been
reported that the insurgents were assem-
bling at Kim Hal Flu detachment OF
japanese troops stationed not far distant
from that place proceeded on April q 10
ascertain if there was any truth in the re-
port
At sight of the japanese, the rebels,
about eighty strong, opened fire. The
Japanese retaliated, but the insurgents
were re-enforced by some 500 more, and it
seemed as If the little party of japanese
were doomed. Fortunately one of the
soldiers escaped and informed Captain
Tanakos, detached at ( tho. Thirty SOL
diers were sent TO relieve their comrades.
On the arrival OF the e-enforcements the
rebels dispersed, leaving thirty dead be-
hind them.
1t is still dangerous for japanese to ap-
proach the coast of Kang Wal Do since
the murder of Japanese in that province,
and lis fshing-boats have assembled at
Flu San. Rebels at various places in
Chung Chong Do have not dispersed, and
peace has been temporarily restored.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
THE PRISONERS
At PRETORIA.
Sir Hercules Robinson on
the Reformers' Heavy
Sentences.
ONLY A MATTER OF FORM
The Governor Thinks They Will
Not Be Put Into
Effect.
MINOR OFFENDERS PARpONED.
Short Terms Must Be Served By
Some Before Clemency Will
Be Considered.

LONDON, Eng, May 2o.-A dispatch
from Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of
Cape Colony, has been received by the
Government. in which il is announced
that the Transvaal authorities have
reached decision in the cases OF ifty-nine
members OF the Reform Union, who were
recently convicted in connection with the
conspiracy against the South African Re-
public, and were sentenced TO imprison-
| ment, fine and banishment.
A number OF these prisoners will be re
! leased Immediately and others will be
given their freedom at the expiration OF
three months, while part of those still
remaining in custody will be allowed to
| renew their requests for cancellation of
their sentences after five months shall
have elapsed, and four of the condemned
men will be given the same privilege at the
end OF year from the date of their sem
| tences.
That portion of the Judgment of the
| court imposing fine upon the convicted
men will stand, but the banishment clause
viii be suspended provided the prisoners
| give their word of honor not to interfere
In future in politics of the republic. The
names of the prisoners whose sentences
have thus been reduced are at present
kept secret
AS regards Colonel Frank ". Rhodes,
Lionel Phillips, George Farrar and John
Hays Hammond, the leaders of the Re-
form Committee who were condemned to
death for high treason against the Trans
vaal, Governor Robinsons dispatch saws
their sentences have been commuted TO
/ fifteen years imprisonment. with a pro-
vision for their future Communication. These
cases will be considered by the Executive
Council of the Transvaal next week.
| Governor Robinson further states that
| he learns that the coInmutation of the
| sentences of the four leaders in the reform
movement to Imprisonment for fifteen
years vas merely a matter of form, as it
was necessary to impose such sentence
upon the prisoners Immediately, and that
the sentence will probably not be put into
| effect
OF the prisoners whose sentences have
been commuted. The men who are to be
released at once are nine in mum Der.
Among them are the Americans H J.
King, Captain Mein and Buffers. Those
| who are TO be released after three months
number twenty-four and include T.
1ngraham, an American. Among eighteen
who are to serve five months before being
allowed to renew their requests for their
release are the Americans V. B. Clement
and J. W. Leonard. The four who are to
serve year include Hammond and S. w.
jameson, brother of DR.. Jameson.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
NOT CONFIRMED.
The British Colonial Office Is Silent on
the Subject.

The British Colonial Office Is Silent on
the Subject.
LON DON, Eng, May 2o.-No confrms-
ton can be obtained at the Colonial Office
of the Pretoria dispatch published in the
Times this morning that the Executive
Council of the Transvaal has decided that
Colonel Frank W. Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes, Lionel Phillips. George Farrar
and John Hays Hammond, the leaders of
the johannesburg Reform Committee, who
were sentenced to death for high treason
against the Transvaal, but whose sentences
were commuted, shall serve terms of IF
teen years imprisonment each.
1t is reported in London to-day that
President Kruger has granted pardons to
fifty-nine of the minor offenders.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
beer was spilled. the barrels being chopped
with axes. The still was wrecked.
RENoUNcEs The DISCIPLINE.
So Rer. Samuel Richard Fuller Resigus
Pdstorofe.

Pdstor0fe.
BOSTON, Mass, May 20.-Rev. Samuel
Richard Fuller, rector OF st. Paul's Church
IN Maiden for several years, refuses to
accept the sentence imposed. In a letter
TO Bishop Lawrence he says:
II insist upon my good faith in everv
step taken by me, and upon the innocence
OF wrong, intended or committed, toward
the church or toward any individual.
Therefore l cannot submit TO any condem-
natory or disciplinary sentence whatsoever
without doing violence to my conscious
ness OF integrity. Accordingly 1 resign
my ministry in the Protestant Episcopal
church, and herewith, as in its canons
provided, declare to you IN writing my re-
nunciation OF said ministry in said church
and demand immediate deposition there
from for the reason that I do hereby
abandon and renounce the discipline OF
said church"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
Of the Infantry Guard and the reserves OF

OF the Infantry Guard and the reserves of
the guard.
1t may be added, while on the subject of
troops, that there ha. always been shown
among all divisions of the army
the greatest desire to be present
at the coronation ceremony. and in
order TO satisfy as much as possible
that desire nen and officers are drawn
from all the regiments which are within
distance and they arrange it by lots or
otherwise as to those who shall be present.
There are advantages financially which
officers derive from attending the coroDa.
ton.
In addition to the soldiery there are not
less than SO, coo police, an enormous us,n,.
Der Of which have been dratted from ost,er
cities-St. Petersburg, wilma, Noyeoxod
and Warsaw. II may be mentioned that
this enormous mass of police includes
those of the secret police and the unofficial
police, the drilled dvornicks, or house
portsre, who are brought into service for
euch occasions.
The1e are many reasons whY such a.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
4 RriIroad for Korcn.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2o.-John
NJ. B. Sill, United States Minister to
Korea, has4eported TO the State Depart
-mest tilst'a concession TO build, operate
and maintain railroad between Seoul.
the Capital, and Ohenufpo, ITS seaport.
a as been granted James r. Morse, for an
American syndicate. Mr.. Sill saws the
ia apanese Government put no difficulties
in the way of the scheme and thEou oh its
foreign officers indicated to Mr.. Morse's
friends As willingness that the concession
should fail to an American syndicate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

kill his wife and sister-in-law ON Sunday
last, was captured In aswamp-sbout half
mile from his fatber's house. Otis pre-
sented a pifiabie appearance. He was
weak from loss Of blood and a gaping
wound on the left side OF has neck showed
that be had made e desperate effort to
take his lie. He Also had a bad cut on
his left arm and his head was badly
bruised, where he had butted it against
trees to end his existence. He will be
taken to the insane asylum at Concord to-
day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
A TRIPLE EXECUTION.
Father and Son in the THo-The Hn1oi1o
Witnessed BY Twenty Thousand
Peopfe of Texas.

BRENNAN. TEX, May 2o-John Ruth
erford and his son, Brody Rutherford, and
Joe Goodser were executed in the presence
OF %. 600 persons, half a mile east OF here,
to-day, for the murder OF Thomas Dwyer.
on January 29. They we're taken from the
jail at 1 o'clock and carried to the scaffold
under heavy guard. The drop fell at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
VIoToRIA,s BIRTHDAY.

OI'cidl Celebration of the Ereat at Eng
lands Capital
LONDON, Eng, May 20.-The Queens
birthday was officially celebrated in Lon
don to-day. The Prince Of Wales, the
Duke OF Cambridge and General Lord
Wolseley attended military parade at
Whitehall this afternoon, and number
OF official dinners in honor of the occasion
were given tonight. Lord Salisbury gave
dinner TO the diplomatic corps.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
Moscow Thronged by Faithful Subjects of
the Second Nicholas

large force of police is necessary. OF the
great mass OF people in Moscow at the
present time there is not single mortal
who has not had 10 show papers and give
some account of his or her presence. This
o. itself, when you consider that the town
has quite doubled its population, Is e
matter which causes yoluminous work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
ESNO JAIL BREAK.
Ttro Young Prisoners Escape but Are
Soon Recdptured.

Soon Recaptured.
FBESNO, CAL, May 20.-John Grady
and Charles Chenoweth to-day broke Jail
and were captured five hours later while
making for the mountains. They are IA
years old, and are charged with burglary.
The boys crawled through q wicket door
while the jailer's back was turned. They
had been let into the corridor for exercise.
and when the cook unlocked small
wicket door to pass dinner into the jail for
the prisoners, the boys made their escape.
A. n. Grady, the father of one of the boys,
captured them six miles from Fresno and
return ed them to jail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
AWAITING THE ENTRY OF THE CAR

9:l0 and all of their necks were broken.
They were cut down in twenty-five min
utes.
They ali protested their innocence to
the end and declared that they were going
straight to heaven.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
Condttsor, of the Tre.,,.ry.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2o.-The
!. treasury gold reserve at the close of bust
ness to-day stood at $i11, SIC, 1866. The
days Withdrawals were S64o, 500, OF which
$500, 600 was for export.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
FOUND ~ A'sWAMP.

Pittable Plight of Hadman Who Had
Attempted Double MHrder.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H, May 2o.-Yes-
terday Charles II. Otis, who attempted to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-16


Special efforts have been made in the
past year or two to enlighten the public
mind as to the necessity of preserving
our forests from the widespread and
ruthless destruction that Is going on
over our extended domain at the hand
of mill owners and incendiaries. The
latter may not generally act from
malicious motives, but their carelessness
and Indifference are in effect the same:
and the resulting loss and devastation
are incalculable. II the American
people wish to preserve the purity of
their water supplies; II they wish to
prevent their rivers from becoming, ex-
cept during rainy seasons, mere dry
channels; II they wish to preclude
cyclone and deluge, they must demand
from the State Legislature and from
Congress efficient legislation to protect
their forest areas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-16

Col r. H. Thomas, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, who has been secretary Of the
Pennsylvania State Editorial Assoc'n
for number of years, and who is now
president OF the National Editorial
Association is candidate for Public
Printer under the Mckinley admins
tration. Col. Thomas is a veteran
printer in active business, man OF
excellent executive ability, and THE
STAR unhesitatingly asserts that the
government will get good and efficient
service II Bro. Thomas is placed in the
position of Public Printer. Consider
ing Col. Thomas ability to fill the
position and the fact that the Keystone
State has not been honored by the
selection of one of her sons for Public
Printer for II number OF years, Mr..
Thomas has good chance for the
appointment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-16
I have bought the
Finest and Best
line of Goods ever
brought to Reyn-
Oldsville.

A line of novelty goods
from 10 TO so cents a yard;
dress goods in all colors and
at all prices; plaids from 8 to
rs cts a yard; Shepherd plaid
from 12l to IS cts; cashmeres
in all colors and at prices to
suit the times; forty-five inch
Henrietta in black, blue,
green and rose at 4S cts a
yard; former price 81. 90.
A large line in wash goods;
Dimity, Percale, Gesmonda
and Moire Esistal, Dotted
Swiss in white, blue and pink
at prices lower than ever;
white goods at all prices;
satines in plain, striped and
figures.
Large line of embroideries
from 2 cts up to IS cts a
yard.
Ladies' waists from 4S cts
to S1.2
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-16
CLOTHING.

You will save money by
buying your clothing at
Hanau's. Mems all wool
cheviot suits at $50, worth
1000; mems all wool cheviot
suits at 500; mems clay suits
from $50 to S14; youths
suits in cheviots, worsteds
and clay, all colors, at all
prices.
Boys and children's suits
from 75c up to 500.
A large line of laundried
shirts, white and colored,
from SOC to 1.25.
A fine line in neckwear,
hats and caps.
Please call in before buy
ing elsewhere. No trouble
to show goods.
N. Hanau.