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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
LAURADA, FILIBUSTER.
ACCOUNT OF HER LAST EXPEDI-
TON TO CUBA.
A Spanish Spy Was on Board, But Hes
Afraid to Oroak, Lest Uncle Sam
Takes Hand.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE Herald this
morning publishes the following cor
respondence from Kingston, Jamaica,
dated September 6:
"Al circumstances point to the fact
that on her voyage the steamer Lau-
rada included among her crew, a Span
ish agent and spy. AS far as known
here, his identity has not been discov-
cred.
THAT the Laurada carried a filibus-
tering expedition OF Cuba on this trip,
seems to be beyond all doubt, although
there will probably be great difficulty
in proving the fact, for the Spanish spy
who, it is now well known, was on
board, will hardly care to reveal him
self in the witness box.
IF the party is known, no action will
be taken against him and he will not
be disposed to carry out to the end,
the part he has been playing as hired
spy. The explanation is simply that
this man attempted to wreck the ves-
sci, and should he appear to swear
to the information he possesses, regard
ing the filibustering part of the voy-
age, he will have to face a charge Of
the United States.
ION the contrary, if his identity has
really been ascertained, no legal action
will be taken against him, as that
might bring the question as to his pos
sible testimony about the landing of
the biggest filibustering expedition of
modern times.
"The facts in connection with the
stranding of the steamer at Port An
70 "a HnrnId'd c.
pondence has been able to ascertain,
are as follows:
Upon the arrival of the Laurada,
at Port Antonio, some person, IN
known, gave information to the
customs authorities that she had
been engaged in a filibus-
tering expedition, and that there was
a large quantity of rifles still on board
which had not been landed, but which
would be put ashore on the return voy-
age.
1.-THE ship was searched before she
proceeded to the out ports to take up
her cargo of fruit, but the arms were
not found The informant thereupon
secretly promised one of the customs
officials that on the vessels return
from the out ports, he would find means
for discovering the secret recesses in
which he convinced Captain Murphy
she had concealed the arms, since they
had not left the vessel.
ION the night of September !, as the
Laurada was entering Port Antonio,
and the Lamar was going out, the two
vessels passing one another in the deep
but intricate channel, the Laurada had
10 veer to make way for the outward
bound ship. At the critical moment
and with a strong current running, the
steering gear of the Laurada gave
way. At that moment the probable
effect of the breakdown would have
been to throw the Laurada across the
Lamar's bows, and bring about COLI
sion that would have sent the former
to the bottom, but as it happened, the
current was swifter than the Lamar,
and the Laurada escaped the latter's
brow and was steered on the coral
reef, where she was lightered and pull
ed off with the rising tide"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
Price $500 a Year
CUSTOM HOUSE ATTACKED.
But The Bandits Were Repulsed, Two
Being Killed.

Silver City, n. NJ, Sept. 16.-Advices
received by the Mexican consul at De-
ming, n. NJ, from Mexican custom
house officers at Las Polomas, gives
particulars of raid upon the custom
house there Monday, by band of arm
ed men composed of Tomachic Indians,
Mexicans, and three or four white men,
numbering in all about so. The ban
dts were resisted by the custom house
officers and guards, the battle lasting
for seven hours.
Two of - bandits were killed, two
of the Mexican custom house employees
MORALLY wounded, and several slightly
wounded. The bandits were finally
driven off and retreated across the line
into New Mexico.
Gov. Ahumada Of Chihauhau has
troops en- route for Las Polomas. The
white men in the gang are supposed
to be the leaders of the border bandits
recently chased by a United States
marshal and troops. Robbery is sup
posed to be the motive, although it is
claimed that it is the result Of border
agitation by supporters of Saint Tere-
sa. The custom house force numbered
twenty-five men.
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KILLED HIMSELF WITH GAS.
Had Once Been Prominent Attache
of Foreign Legations.

Brooklyn. n. Y, Sept. 16.-John
Files. employed as foreman of the
custom department of a large cloth
ing establishment in this city, was
found dead in Miller's hotel, where ne
had committed suicide by inhaling
gas through a rubber tube which he
had attached to the gas fixture.
Recently he had been moody and
Elorose at times and it is thought
that while suffering from one of these
attacks he took his life.
Files at one time was private secre-
tary to Lord Dufferin and remained
with him while he was the English
ambassador to ST. Petersburg, Rome
and Constantinople. At the latter
place he was appointed official inter-
prefer of the embassy, where he be
came a great favorite of the sultan,
who conferred several honors upon
him.
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POOR, SUFFERING CUBA.
HEARTRENDING STORY WRITTEN
IN BLOOD
Daily Slaughter is More Cruel Than Ever
And 1t Is All Done By Orders of
the Brute Weyler

Havana, Sept. II, via Key West Fla,
Sept 16.-"The revolution is in the cit
les, not in the country" is the popu-
lar saying among the rabid Spaniards,
and Weyler not having the courage to
take personal command of the troops
in the field is venting all fury on
harmless, inoffensive citizens, whose
only crime consists in being mere spec
tators and not participants, of the ruin
and desolation which is laying this
country waste.
Ever since the arrest of Miguel Won
di, General Sanguily's eminent coun-
sci, and DR.. Casuso, the noted physi-
clan, it was seen that an era of perse-
cutions had been initiated, especially
against prominent citizens, and those
who were in position to leave the
country, Immediately did so, but others
who could not afford it, were confident
that they were shielded by their inno-
cence and their high responsibility,
remained to become a prey to Weyler's
rage, and the Spaniards' everlasting
hatred of everything that bears the
stamp of Cuban origin. And when
there are not sufficient proofs to indict
the party arrested, the government re-
sorts to infamous tricks in order to JUS
tify the reasons for the arrests.
Take, for instance, Oscar de Los
Reyes case. This noted lawyer became
suspicious to the government, and, not
having any discriminating proofs againt
him, the police when searching his
house introduced among his paers an
anonymous letter he had received two
months ago of a compromising charac-
ter, which he had shown to several
navy officers and Spanish volunteers
of his acquaintance, and then handed
to the chief of police in person. And
this very same letter has served to
substantiate the charge against him
and condemn him to perpetual Danish
ment to the African penal colony Of
Ceuta, there to rot and die in its foul
dungeons.
Now comes the wholesale arrests Of
prominent citizens, which has caused
commotion in the city, and struck ter
ror to all the Cuban residents of the
same. Sunday last the news flashed
like lightning that Jose Antonio Con
zales Lanuza, the eminent lawyer and
profound jurist holding chair in the
University, and an orator of remarka-
BILE powers; Alfredo Zayas, another
lawyer of local reputation, brother OF
the revolutionary chief, Juan Bruno
Zayas, killed in treacherous ambush:
Hubert de Blanc, Hungarian musical
composer of fame; pianist Of consider
able ability and director of the con-
servatory of music; Alfredo Hernado,
naturalized American citizen, brother
in-law of Samuel t. Tofon, the Carde-
mas merchant recently arrested on
board the American steamer Seneca
and a cane planter Of considerable
means; the brothers Hernandez LANES
men of good social position, and finally
Pedro Becerra, formerly judge at Jaru-
co, had been arrested. All these per-
sons were taken to the police head
quarters and held "incommunicado."
that is locked up in a small, close cell,
each independent, without being allow
ed to communicate with anybody from
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REVOLUTION ON THE TAPIs.

New York, Sept. 16.-The Herald's
correspondent in Rio Janerio, Brazil,
telegraphs that the Jacobine party is
organizing a revolutionary party, and
that the Italian question will serve as
a basis for the insurrection against the
government. The authorities are
aware of the rumors, and are taking
measures to prevent the plans of the
agitators from coming to a head.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
BOURKE COCHRANE.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 16.-Hon.
Bourke Cochrane will speak here octo-
Der /, during the carnival week, ac-
cording to the statement of Judge
Trimble, of the National Democratic
club, of Jackson county. Although
the program Of Mr.. Cochran's stay in
Kansas City has not been arranged,
the Auditorium, the largest house in
the city, has already been secured for
the occasion.
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WAS OF NOBLE BIRTH.
But Died In The Aims House All The
... Same.

But Died In The Aims House All The
... Same.
Wichita, Kas., Sept. 16.-An examina-
ton of papers left by Henry Dixon, the
Englishman who has Just died in the
aims house here, reveals the fact that
Dixon was of noble birth, and that his
wife was the grand daughter of the
Earl of Albemarle, and daughter of
Lady Georgiana Hill, who eloped with
Thomas McGann, the Fenian agitator.
The story was told in diary found
among Dixon's papers. During the
boom days of Wichita they moved here
from Australia Subsequently they
had trouble and Mrs. Dixon went east
to live. Financial reverses brought
Dixon to the poor house.
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1T IS HOPED HE is NOT.

Paris, Sept. 16.-P. ]. P. lyman, the
alleged Irish dynamiter, up to last
evening had not applied for the protec-
ton of the United States embassy at
this capital, and there is considerable
doubt as to whether he is naturalized
American citizen.
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COOLER TOMORROW.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1e.-For
Western Texas: Generally fair and
cooler; variable winds becoming north
westerly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
A STUB TICKET.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Populist state
convention left the head of their ticket
blank, and nominated Henry d. Lloyd
for Lieutenant Governor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
SULLIVAN YET LOOSE.

Paris, Sept. 16.-There is no truth in
the report that Alexander Sullivan, the
Chicago Irish leader has been arrested
here.
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GOV. ASHLEY DEAD.

Toledo, Sept. 16.-James M. Ashley,
ex-congressman and territorial govern
or of Montana, died here this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16

Tomorrow being a holiday our
stores will be closed the entire day.
Open again for business Friday morn
ing. JOSKE BROS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-16
TELEPHONE

Over the long distance lines of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company to nearly $500 subscri-
bers in the principal cities and towns
of Texas.
Toll stations In the Central office,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
Ask Central for stations connected
and rates charged.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19

The hen seized the hawk, and being join
ed by two other hens, they beat the NE
out of him. and left him Tying dead on the
ground. These hens were of the Griest
breed5 from Georgia
Suits have been entered by Arthur W.
Sewen and George R. Foster, Jr., against
the city of Jacksonville each, for $4,000
damages. The suits are brought to OBJ
tain judgments for work performed in paw
ing streets.
The receiver of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West railroad has been author
lied to issue $25 900 receivers certificates,
bearing per cent. interest, for the pur-
pose of paying the state, county and city
taxes, due by the company.
An unknown man entered the house OF
Laura Moore at Starke about a. m. Sat-
urday and proceeded to beat her over the
head with a pistol. Her wounds, whle
painful, are not serious. Sheriff johns
has not yet located the party who COM
mitted the assault, but is quietly follow
ing the clews with an energy that prom
ises the speedy arrest of the culprit.
Heavy rain and thunder storms are of
daily occurrence at DeFuniak Springs.
Much damage has been done to the farm
ers throughout. the entire county, and es-
pectally to the gruit growers. The streams
everywhere are full to Overlooking and
continue to rise. Travel through the
county is now almost impossible. A saw
mill on a small creek, several miles north
east of DeFuniak, was washed away.
Where the mill stood is now the run or
the creek.
After about twenty years of idleness the
old Cape Florida light, at the southern
most entrance of Biscayne Bay, viii be
re-established as a beacon light for vesA
sells entering the harbor. Considerable re-
pairing will be necessary, as the old iron
stairway up the tower was several years
ago pronounced unsafe The tower is in
a pretty fair state Henry Weatherford,
assistant keeper of Fewey Rocks light,
has been spoken of as keeper at Cape
Florida, at a salary of 5000 per year.
Maj Mahan. in charge of the opera
tons in the south, reports that at Apa-
lachicola Bay. the cut at the bar
has begun to fill up, although it is less
than four months since the last dredging
was done. One result of the years work
at Pensacola harbor, the report states,
Is TO prove the practicability of dredging
at Pensacola at a reasonable cost. sec
ond result is a cut through the Caucus
shoal, which, while having better depth
than that in the old channel, has not the
width necessary to make 1t navigable.
A mysterious poisoning case has just
occurred at Crystal. Citrus county. Mrs.
Paul. mother of J. w. Paul. engaged
colored woman to do some scrubbing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19
MACON's NEW BONDS.
The Morning News job Department
to Turn Them Out.


From the Macon (Ga) Evening News.
The contract has been let for printing
$4,000 of paving bonds for the city of
Macon.
The work will be done by the savan-
nah Morning News Publishing Com
pany of Savannah, Ca. and under the
terms of the contract the bonds must be
printed in three weeks.
OF these bonds $4,000 are to be used
for paving the streets of Macon and $780,
600 for paying the floating debt.
When the bonds are received notice
will have to be published inviting bids
for the purchase of the bonds. There
will be no trouble whatever to sell the
bonds. There has already been consider
able inquiry from parties in the north
and west concerning the bonds and an
n.ouncing their desire to bid on the same
There will, also, be some local bidders,
no doubt The bonds will sell at a good
price for Macon's credit is as good as any
southern city.
All the preliminaries necessary to the
printing and sale of the bonds will be ac-
comphshed quickly.
Bids win be solicited for doing the paw
ing, and it is hoped to commence the act
ual work of paving by the first day of
next October.
Bids will Re solicited for different paving
material OF course, nothing is known
at this writing as to the kind of material
that will be used on the streets, but the
people are anxious for the work to begin
as soon as possible.
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POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

paper Talk on Party Policy.
An effort is being made to bring out an
independent candidate for the legislature
and for some of the county offices in
Dougherty in opposition to the nominees
of the democratic primary held on June
6.
Capt. J. A. J. Tidwell, of Spalding, has
announced his intention of running as an
independent candidate against Judge Boyn-
ton, unless there is a recount of the votes
in the primary in which he was defeated
by only seventeen votes by Judge Boyn-
ton for the nomination for representa-
tive.
Atlanta Constitution: In a number of the
state senatorial districts there will be OPP
position to the democratic nominees on
meet them with candidate for candidate,
and lively times are expected. Among the
districts which may test the fighting abil-
ity of the democratic candidates to the
limit are the Second, Sixteenth, Nine
teenth, Twentieth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty
first Thirty-second, Thirty-third, Thir-
ty-sixth Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty
first Dr. p. A. Flewelen of Epson coun-
ty who has been asked by the democrats
to represent the Twenty-fifth district in
the upper house, may reckon on a fight to
beat Populist j. T. Beverly. This district
includes Epson, Taylor and Harris. Col.
NJ L. Everett of Lumpkin, the regular
democratic nominee in the Twelfth, has an
opponent in the person of Mr.. ]. W. May
the candidate of the third party people,
This district is safely democratic. Col F.
democrat against Harry Dunwody in the
Fourth.
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GEORGIA.
D. II. Gabriel, a prominent Hebrew citI-
zen OF Columbus, died Thursday.
The undertakers of Georgia will organ
-e an association at Atlanta Aug. % and
n The organization when formed will he
rio, the Georgia Embalmers' Associa-
oVhh Heneke, John NJ. Green and E.
'Rsate' Chicago capitalists, who are
icy interested in southern immigra-
no az HIe IN Amerlcus with a view of buy
~ i@Ise tracts of land in that section
- which they propose to settle i'm
- 'Ils' Ihey have purchased lands
|colony. ~ sep'4e one
mere was a wreck on the Savannah
l0Iida and Western road Thursday night
Tween Naylor and Valdosta. An ax1e
S 5nieI a freight car broke. derailinp five
|dsa7 Sars loaded with mixed mercha.n-
s5rr ne cars took fire and were con-
IIIiheu. The loss will be $40 400 at Ieast
H. H. rams We're delayed twelve hours No
lFes We're lost. NJ
Alfred Bates a 17-year-old how u,bo
nails from Macon, was bound over 70 ~
F7 oyl,-e court at Atlanta Friday by Justice
a05 lot carrying concealed weanons
B- - or pointing a pistol at anotber
49, nodrded a train near the river 90
na.ila+ aDout 10 be put off, drew from his
ine- ~ large pistol and began hourish-
O. ~ lll the faces of the trains crew who
II Z 'tGLea hlm and took him to Atlants
0ohu IN each case was fixed at s10O
MIS- Martha Berrien Duncan died on
NJ the 18th inst, at the residence of
DU DIM 1, w. Glover. at Marietta. ca. Mrs
larei ~ was IN her 18th year. She was re.
the sts4oa number of prominent people in
b.. T one leaves only one child. Hon
Screw esDltt OF Marietta. Col. ,John
1ntosb el savannah and DIR. B, M. Nc
H n 81 81 MARIETTA are sons-in-law. Mrs
Mrs r9larhes of Experiment. with wbono
keaeo[ll1.u ncan had lived during the Urinte-
ms Is her granddaughter.
~ an accident occurred near Ricbland
-,-'Sd ay resulting in the death of a ne
oUD .,ltid or I years old. As the trai,,
been y,s1i. Sila[p curve an old woman wa
chIld bbIa.ihAihg down the track. LEADING ne
engina9 me hand. At the approacb ~ tba
'but laft ~ woman stepped from the rails
strIeIt me child to it's fate. The enyias
legs ne plckaninny, cutting off 6o4b
being LEV inches from the body DIR
taeb ~ -''s ydntaneous. No blame co,IS -
sibIe ~ me train crew, as In was ir1-,c-
up within such short space.
v-.,,. FLORIDA.
rs..- nam Mcdowell of Arredondo VIII,
si1ee game chickens. saws a fevg 49,
&c haWk seized one of his hens.
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and not being satisfied with her work.
DISCHARGED her Mrs. Paul and son War
rem were taken sick Immediately after
supper. They had taken coffee into which
poison had been put. Mrs. Paul became
unconscious, and remained so till the next
day, when she died. Six others were made
very SICK but, by the prompt action of
the doctor, all are In fair way to recover.
How the poison got into the coffee is not
known. The woman who made the coffee
protests her Innocence.
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ed are the Baldwin bride and groom, of
California, married a week ago. Mrs.
Baldwin, the bride, was Miss Hobart of
unquestioned millions, and Mr.. Baldwin
is the popular Charley of all the New
York clubs. He Is, by the way said to be
the youngest brother of Mrs. Edward Par
ker Deacon, of domestic fame, and is con-
nected with all the aristocracy of the
country.
This couple, travelling overland with
trunks upholstered in white chiffon, will
be given a genuine fete at Manhattan. Can
they be lured to II they are to be seated
upon a broad veranda hung with white
ribbons and roses and dined upon Cupids
served in all forms.
A very odd mission visited here the other
day Is was headed by we'll known phi
lanthropist, who had in her charge six
young ladies. They were of the type
known as Settlement Girls" young wo-
men of wealth, who renounce the world
in order to reforms the slums.
Coney Island, which is one end of Man
haitian Beach, was the object Of their
crusade. They had never been on the
streets of Cairo and were surprised to
find such pleasant walking; and as for
the Coney Island snake charmer. she
really was a very delightful young per-
son, If only she would wear skirts!
There are worse places than Coney.
Another mission passed through here
the other day. In II were two daughters
of Arson Phelps Stokes, who are on their
way around the world to visit the missions
thereof. Strange occupation for the sum
mer girl!
A BEAUTIFUL summer matron Is Mrs. Frank
Beard, who was Maude Howard. daughter
Joe, Jr" Mr.. Beard is one of the best
known gentleman sportsman of the
country, and Is said to own a string"
that would reach from Washington park
to New York.
A whist congress-" where in fish stories
had a strange way of declaring them
selves tremps, has been in session, with
the result of calling the game into I'M
usual summer activity, and you see men
whom you would not suspect guilty of such
hard work sitting soberly ana solemny
down for midsummer rubber with the
thermometer al SO degrees.
Horse dinners" are popular. You In
vite your guests, get up a menu, and spend
two hours, after the coffee, telling horse
stories, each greater than any fish anecdote
invented. Phil Dryer, the horse owner,
gave the first one
It is rumored that the political head
quarters will be shifted from New York
to Manhattan for August; and 1t is during
that time that Herbert, Whitney and Hin
are expected here and Depew, Miller and
Platt, a sextet who can love each other
less, and their party more thany six since
Blaine and Conkling disagreed almost on
this same spot
The Manhattan girl is variously de-
scribed by eye-witnesses. She is very
stylishly dressed young woman, and takes
to water as a duck takes to dry land
not at all! She is a piazza girl.
Harry Germaine,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-19

According to the eightieth annual re-
port of the American Bible Society which
covers the year ending March 81 last, the
total issues of Bibles by the society, at
home and abroad, amounted to l750,283
copies, says the New York World. The
issues of the society during the eighty
years of its existence amount to g. 05,Sn
copies. These have been printed in nearly
one hundred different languages and dia-
lects in all parts Of the earth by agents in
eleven capital cities. Last year the society
employed $50 men in its general work OF
distribution in foreign lands. More than
one-half Of the issue in 1895 went into the
hands Of pagan, Mahometan or nominally
Christian people outside of the United
States Not less than $4,000 Of them were
sold in China alone. For carrying on its
work the society expended during the year
S503, 500.52. Agents everywhere report a suc-
cessful year, except in Cuba and Turkey