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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-11

THE PRESIDENT PREPARING A
CUBAN SENSATION.
After n Brief Period OF i7nibus,pripo thr
immigration I'm Was Made thc tn
finished Business Of the Srnatc-Iaban
Rebels lave a Paper.

]
! washington, June 6.-SnN2' Ors. rep
reSentatives and c,Her h3bjtuos of the
HI%LoI reFeIIed IN EumorS Ui war yes
'eNGaY afternoon, Il Was all coca
S4o"eu ny The senate s-l9g ->;o eXeru-
/ 1--WE session over Cuba, Senator Nor
gan WIZ" has takeA the distressed is
iahd uhder MS immediate rrUtcc:iCa
WAS cut or IN the midst OF fool Ct
Mapa'S'oned e!o1Ecnc", .m2Hding
F'StIFe %c,IGn by his government By
senator Sherman, chairman CT tie
'oIl'"l1I'ee Cn lorelEA aifairs, who sug-
seS'ed 'hat such delicate subject had
oe'Ier De discussed in The privacy CT a
Staf cn'0nl'>r s1ssECA.
men Th~ S2iieEo5 Wore cleared the
u'"1i'y PaIl!H lace Oil the Old Sena or
from AlaoaMa was as red IS The comb
VI aA IhlNria'cd turkey gCJE,or. He
WAS ho'CN3hiy WryusIr. up, and
ou44hs the hGur and q quarter
tle senate remained II executive ses-
S''i IHe capitol corridors We're filled
"loA all sorts CT sensational rNmOrs
OF "hatWas going Oh beAind the closed
doors. The general tMprcss:O1 was
Vn|t VNe senate was breeding a sensa-
ZION or colossal magnitude and that
uf"Stic measures looking TO Cuban in
oepesue'lce would result. 1t was as
hiuoh as a senator's Life was worth to
SUCK MS mead out CT any OF ;he NIL
neroo" uCOrs, while not Cne OF them
CARED 10 visit the restaurant down
stairs for a drink or a slab of pie.
HGl 1t Was all over the sum total
" the secret paIaver was discovered
~ NC lAccll5eQUentiaa. Morg2a was
gwen ohaNlce 10 finish his speech,
WHICH was plea to confer upon the
president che power, in the event Of an
e"elsencS' 10 declare WAY without
""DIIAe 10 convene congress He found
Jew hackers CT the proposition. Chand-
A0l oOe'l 'ou d i'yuSn Oh Morgan by the
s'Is'55eSI!cn tAat 1t would be just as
W." 70 10 "ltnout uhIS authority until
toDleF Vhe democratic convention, In
July
lA'S iNolcNoVs turn In the discussion !
was oESlastetul to Morgan, who snarl-
eu IKE coyote, but 1t dulled the jim
50 euSe OF the debate, (which gradually |
VoHeu uC"A' Inc president WIFI not be |
eAuo"ea with the klngIy power to de- |
.i"' VIZ C' "uM c'her k'ng!y power !
NC uOe' ho' now ENJOY, not by this
congress.
~ Is alot utterly improbable, how
eVef' Vlac Vne president will take con-
sress INTO ms confidence before ad-
]ouFhment by communicating to it the
inIoIHlatloh ne has been able to collect
Us 10 the actual situation on the island
u Cuea' lndeed hints THAI ne will Do
81 are alloat' lhese facts have been
prepared, classified and summarized by +
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-11

San Francisco, Cal, June 9.-James
Corhett and James Sharkey met and
si3nedarticleso Of agreement for a four
round bout under the auspices of the
National Athletic club on Wednesday
evening, June a. The contest will be
fought under the Marquis of Queens
bury rules, five ounce gloves. the de-
ciSion to be made by the referee, to be
selected at the ringside. Corbett is to
have % per cent of the gross receipts.
II Sharkey should gain the decision he
VIII receive 80 per cent OF the net pro-
ceeds, and if it is declared a draw he
VIII receive . per cent Of the net pro-
cnsQS.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-11

Paris, June "a socialist attack
upon the government was defeated in
the chamber of commerce Yesterday,
the order Of the day being adopted By
31S to 2SS votes.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-11

Washington, June 9.-The president
signed the revised general deficiency
appropriation bill. which has been
amended to meet his objections.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-11

FOR THE MURDER OF HISS
PEARL BRYAN.

10 Got Rid of EnraSrd Wasps. Coon Riley
Dives Under water and Strikes His
Head Against Rock and Hccom,s
'LomplcteIy raraiyzro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03

Democrats were the better friends OF the
colored race. Where were the proofs? /?
Were they to be found il, TIE fact that in
the south, where the Democrats were in
control, the colorci people were not only
deprived of higher education but were
robbed OF their civil rights. The records
ia the election cases showed that thas
stolen power was used in the house of rep.
:esentatives. publican applause.1 As
illustrating the solicisude of southern
Democrats for the colJred race he drew
attention to the flcs that the new corsti.
tuition Of South Carolina provided for
separate schools, and that mo child of
either race should ever be permitted to at
tend the school Of the other race
Cannon, Evans and other members sup.
ported the amendment. The house final.
ly voted 129to lC5 TO retain the appropri.
alton, thus I'm n measure reversing its &C.
ton when the District bill was up. An
analysis Of the vote shows that lO1 Repub.
licans, 10 Democrats and 6 Populists
voted for the amendment. and 80 Il pub
licans, IL Democrats and Populists
against it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
DEBATE TAKES A DEPRESSION.
Sharp Discussion NJ to Party Claims on tho
Colorcd Citizen.

Snycrs supported the amendment and
dr,ftcd into u sharp political discussion
with regard to the respective claims Of tho
two parties to the friendship Of the colorcd
people. Saycrs called attention to the
fact that In the south colorcd and white
men work side by side. Tho Democratic
party In the south had been the real
friend Of the cuiorcd people. They stood
ready now to vote this money. lie had
no doubt that In every political speech
made hy the gentleman from Nebraska
he had told his culOrcd friends that tho
Democratic party was not in favor of Civ
ing the colutcl people fair chance. Arc
you nbw in favor uf giving them n fair
chnncyy' he asked
II denounced the pcmocratic party"
replied Haiucr, "as ] dn now. because IL
denied to the colnrri people their riyhts
rs mon AMI now you scck tu degrade them
further by Offering them charity" savers
Indignantly denied that the culursd pp,,-
plc in tho south wcrr deprived II ;hcir
rights lie said that the white people OF
the south. who paid niuc-tcuths of the
taxes. maintained schools FOR the cplnryi
people as gpri n those for she white. =
sharp running debate bctwccn SaycrS and
Haincr followed. In the course OF which
uaincr insisted upon his charges regard
ing the south and affirmed that the races
In the north stood upon an equal footing.
Cen they cct into the unions In tn,
northy' asked Saycrs. There they arr
ON an curni footing with the whites ~
plird ll,incr.
WAS any colorcd boy ever nominated
ns a cadet To West Point or AunapolisY
u don't know"
'Di you ever nominate ouci' 'Thl
cadets Ia my district are elected by com
pcttiyc examination" replied Haincr.
'oh yes wcknow about the ccmpetitiv'
examination" SAIL sayers, amid Demo
cratic laughter
"havc YOU ever nominated n co.orc.
\ boy asked Haincr.
- "Nc, promptly responded Saycrs. "a
now constituted bclicvc the white race !
the superior rae, and should dominate.
And you are the bOastei friend of IN
co.orcd mauy"
Yes, and q better friend than the gen
tieman from Nebraska"
Hepburn asked " the University n
Texas, devoted to higher education. nd
mittcd colored youths Frankly, no.
replied saycrS but the state support
other schools for coiored people"
uspeuru sidieulcd the ,dea that u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
ABBREVIATED TELEGaAMS

The Chinese government has decided to
enter the postal union.
Jacob Sauers, from Chicago, n boy oI
IS years. was caught on Salt Creek bridge
near Effingham, lbs. Ey westbound
passenger train on the Tc-re Haute and
indianapolis railroad and ground TO pieces.
The infant child OF Mrs. Hannah Lu:sa.
who lives at Yorktown, Ills, was found
dead in bed at Chicago, where the mother
was visiting. 1t Is supposed to have been
smothered By the bed clothing.
The telegraph line between Korosko
and Murat Wells, north Of Wady Halfa,
in Egypt, has been cut.
The new pubic library of GOO volumes
at Oshkosh Wis, has been opened. A
bequest of So, ,o1} awaits it jlst us soon as
the city raises an equal amount
Mrs. ". ID. Sabin, of Lansing. Mich, a
leading exponent of the doctrine of Chris.
tian science, was stricken down with
paralysis while addressing q company of
ladies at her home upon the subject of the
cure of ills by faith.
Obituary: At Crown Point. Ind, Her
rick G. Furnald, IS. At Jacksonville,
Ind, Captain Andrew 7. Briscoe. ST. At
Eiwardsville, HIS. Judge VI. G. Dale, So
At Mount Pulaski, Ills, Jabcz Capps. At
Bowen, Ills, Steven q. Rock, a.
The latest charge against President
Cleveland is that he whistles at his work,
his favorite air being silver Threads
Among the Gold"
The annual report of the Chicago post.
office shows that the receipts from the
sale of stamps, stamped envelopes news.
paper wrappers and postal cards We're So.
G6!, 53l 81, an increase of 500, 255 S5 over
the deriod ended March 81 1885.
Ole Ecton was killed, VIII Goodwin was
shot in the face and side. and Lee Cum
ningha,n received a scalp wound during a
row at CarrolltoD, Mo. Goodwin and Gun.
ningham are in jail charged with Ecton's S
murder
The new public library of 6, coo volumes
at Oshkosh, Wis, has been opened. A be.
quest of $1,000 awaits it just as soon as
the city raises an equal amount.
Unfavorablc reports regarding the pope 8
health are circulating ut Rome.
Robert Seaman, the New York million
aire tin merchant. and his wife, Nellie
Bly," dined together at the Waldorf, and
it Is said that they bave effected q recon.
ciliation after their cstrangement.
The exports of Sheffield, England. to
the United States for the first three
months of 1895 amounted to SS32 ,20, com.
pared with S563 010 for the same period of
1885
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
THE PosTorFIcE IN Politics.
Move to Lessen the Influence of the Post
master Warmly Opposed.


In the senate the subject of debate was
the fourth class postoffice, the reason
therefor being a proposition to lessen the
number Of those centcrs of political in.
fuencc, the fourth'class Offices. German
opposed the amendment It was n step
toward doing away with the small fourth
class postoi'iccs and making them branches
OF the city postoiiices. 1t was, said Cor
man, part of the prevailing tendency of
the world TO absorb power and place it in
the hands OF u few men. Those small
postOifices were local institutions; the
postmaster was one OF the local people
and the people did not want their ,ffice
absorbed by the great city offices. Cor
man declared that this consolidation was
undcmocratie and un American
II am loath to take the postofiices away
from the people," declared German We.
hcnently. Tho entire tendency of the
day is to discrsdit the pcopl,, to take from
them the powers Of government ard the
power 10 name thci: own servants. When
the people are to have guardians appoint
cd over them then this government will
become a failure" German went on to
make pointed references TO the politics in.
yolyci in this consolidation. The men
who had shouted loudcst for civil service
reform were Isiny this plan as power
fui machine to accomplish political ends.
From headquarters came the orders To
this man, with enlarged powers" pro-
cecdcd German, ito selSc. the men who
should go TO tho congress of the United
states, and at least one of them cane
Villas felt compelled to Disagree with the
senator from Maryland He favored the
amendment. first because it would i'm.
prove the postal service. and second be-
cause it would gradually extend civil
seryics to the postoi!icc system. He felt
that the civil service idea had been much
used for exploitation by persons who used
1t 20 attract attention to themselves. yet
hc believed it was the true principle to
maintain democratic institut!ons--not
Democratic in the party sense.
NO one would suspect" interjcctcd
Frye, sarcastically, that the senator
would make such use of the word Demo.
crlt,' because everybody understands now
that that word would not commend TIE
amendment to American people
Villas took the remark seriously and
said he must decline to be diverted by a
partisan remark. although" he added.
perhaps something might be said on that
subject, in view of some recent develop
mcnts which now lead TO the hope that
the American people are not yet quite
ready to be sold or bought"
"Thc senator is taking me entirely toe
seriously" responded Frye.
Hawlcy spoke in favor of the old fash.
ioncd rural postoflicc-an institution that
was in the affections and traditions of the
people. The town postmaster was the in.
tcrmcdiary between the citizens and the
fntt ntuit han1 s,f NJ W,eh;r,,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03

ATLANTA, April 5 Six thousand peo
plc gathered last night in the big tabe.-
nacle using during the recent sam Jones
meetings 70 hear the second of the series
OF joint debates on the currency between
Secretary Of Interior Hoke Smith and ex.
Speaker Charles +. Crisp. Both speaker:
were greeted with salvos of cheers, but
Smith was most warmly welcomed as At
lanta is his home and sound money"
center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
RIOT THReATEoED AT CLEVELAND.
Old Men Say That New Men Shall Not Take
Their Places.

CLEVELAND, April 3-The entire day
police force was held in reserve for several
hours yesterday in anticipation of riot
mt the works of the Consolidated Steel
and Wire company. A few months ago
the company announced n reduction of
wages in the Cleveland mill The men
threatened to strike and the works were
closed and have SO remained. Yesterday
the company tried toput n force of new
men ut work and mob Of the old work.
men gathered. declaring 1t would attack
the now comcrs. The company demanded
protection, but in view of the threatening 9
aspect Of affairs gave over it own effort
toward noon. The lockcd-out men declare
that they will resist to the last any at
tempt to fill their places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03

CHICAGO, April 3.-The body of the man
found in trunk and which has caused SO
much trouble rs to identification. has been
shipped to the relatives of Oliver Pike in
Ohio. Ono reason why so strenuous at.
tcmpts We're made to prove the body to he
Chazal's is said to be the wealth he was
possessed of. When he disappeared he
left over 8, ,03) in cash behind him on de.
posit in the Deseret National bank. of Salt
Lake City. He also left considerable
property in France, and since his death
has been LETT a large fortune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
Made 1t a Case of Butcaery.
MORE DETAILS OF THE EXECUTION.
Horror Caused by the Garrote Not Being
in Good Order.

Horror Caused by the Garrote Not Being
in Good Order.
The horrors of that execution are still
folt by the Havana public. Zacharias
Santa Cruz was the first OF the five to be
executed, and like all of his fellows he was
perfectly cool. He noticed that there was
:ampness on the death bench. and he de-
mandcd that the executioner should wipe
it eff before he sat down, which was DONE
As the executioner was fixing the iron
ring around his neck the religious broth
ers present intoned in chorus the word s
Ego to Absolvo" Il forgive thee).
1t was not until the third turn of the
garrotc that he was killed. Valentin
Ruiz, the assistant cxecutioner, said that
the trouble was due to some of the screws
being badly fixed. The body of Santa
Cruz lay where it had fallen when Isidro
Calderon, the next TO pay the penalty,
was brought forward and subjected to
lingering agony through the period of
three attempts by the executioner to do
his Office
Juan Bautista Gutierrez sought to make
an address before he was executed, but he
was seized and the iron ring adjusted
about his neck and while the executioner
was still engaged in pinioning his legs
the assistant executioner turned the lever
A nurmur of indignation and horror
arose from the crowd. Ruffino Ordinez
was the fourth one executed and the last
was Marcelino Gonzalez, who was smok-
ing a cigar as he mounted the steps to the
instrument of death and who smiled as
he saw his four comrades lying dead ne ar
the garrore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
Disaster ON a ChiIian war,hip.

VALPARAISO, April 3.-The monitor
Huascar. fresh from the new dry dock in
Ta'cahuano, has arrived here. Scarcely
had she cast anchor wnen dreadful dis
astcT occurred on board. Without warn.
Ing the main steam pipe Of the engine
burst, killing eight Of the crew and proba-
biy iniuring nine others No further de-
tails can be obtained as no one is permit
ted to 20 aboard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03

MANCHESTER, " II, April 3-H NJ
Putney. chairman Of the committee on
resolutions Of the Republican state con-
vention. has written a long letter to Sen
ator Chandler telling him that the gath
eriDg was Mckinley convention and
that he should be thankful that the reso.
lutions did not indorse the Ohio man ard
denounce him (Chandler) by name for his
attacks on the McKinleY increment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
CALL HIM "THAT MADMAN CALL
Spanish Editors Wroth at the Florida Sen.
ator-A warlike Catalan,

atoT-A warlike Catalan.
New YORK. April "A special to The
World from Madrid, Spain, says: Popu-
lar excitement has been revived. The
Madrid newspapers speak in terms Of
angry r;dicule of the resolution intro
duced in the United States senate by
THAT madm,n CALL as they style him.
An cntcrprlsing Catalan even goes to
the length OF seriously offering to raise a
corps of l., 600 volunteers if the govern
ment will arm, equip. carry them across
the Atlantic and land them on any coast
of the United States, where the Catalan
promises to make a raid into the interior
and sustain his guerrillas directly Cuban
belliSerency is recognized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
Young Lady MysferiousIy Missing.

DESvEI, April 3.-Miss Chic Ruchlen.
. wealthy orphan. aged - years, of Belle
fontainc, O. who arrived in Denver u
week ago. left her lodgings to take a car
ride sunday, and has not since been seen
by her acquaintanccs. As she left all her
effects in her room the landlady fears she
was kidnapped. The police are searching
for hcr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
HAVANA'S HORROR
Crime That Preceded That Bun.
gled Execution.
BUTCHERY THE MEN COMMITTED.
Seven Persons, Five of Them Beinc
Women OF Girls, Slaughtered with the
Machete, One Woman Being Decapi.
tated at q BIow-Another. Left fol-
Dead. Has Life Enough Left to Tell Who
Did the Deed and then Dies.

= Did the Deed and then Dies.
HAVANA, April 3-The following is the
story Of the crime committed by the five
negroes who were the victims of the bung-
ling execution by the garrote on Monday,
the details of which were cabled to the
Associated Press. Their names were
Zlcharias Santa Cruz, Isidro Calderon,
Juan Bautista Gutierrez, alias Lucumi,
Rufiino Ordinez, and Marcelino Gonzalez
house on the road from San jose to Ti-
jiragua. In the evening of July 12 Jose
Castillo, the owner of the house, had Just
left it, his wife, four daughters and three
friends remaining there, when the gallop-
ing Of several horses approaching the
house on the highway aroused the in
mates
Horrible Death Of CastiIlo's Wife.
Soon afterwards five negroes dismounted
before the house. brandishing their gilt
tering machetes and ordered every one in
it not to move. They then demanded Of
Castillo's wife that she should give them
al, the money there was in the house. She
gave them two gold pieces, asserting that
they were all she had. But some of the
wretches in ransacking the house found
thirty-six more gold pieces which wrought
the men up to a state of fury over the de-
ception played upon them. One of them
struck the POOR woman with the keen
edge of his Inachete, decapitating her with
the blow.
Made It a Case of Butc!,ery.
The negroes seeing the blood of their
first victim became transported with rage,
and put TO death all but one of the in.
mates. the exception being one of the visi-
tors, who was left so badly wounded that
he died soon after giving testimony of the
affair. Seven days after the commission
of the crime the civil guard succeeded in
capturing the five murde:crs and they
Were lodged in the dungeons of the Ca
banos fortress and sentenced to die by the
garrote on Monday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03
Nine Men Hurt. 1hrse Perhaps Fatally.

PoTrsvIiLE, Pa, April 3-By the fall,
ins Of n htt ut the silver Creek shaft @.
the fhiiade!phis and Reading railroad.
near New Philadelphia. nine men wers
injured Ihrrc of them were So badly in
IuFcd that death may result. The others
we're slightly hurt,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-03

third
clothing
Chicago failed bought
s35 the dollar THIS LUCKY
PURCHASE FOR YOU. FINE SPRING
CLOTH THE PIECE is K have al
ways made CLOTHING MADE CHICAGO.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-10-08
Local Happenings.

.B. Willis How. spent Sunday with his
brother i'll Duluth.
M. Hogan went to Long Prairie on
business on Tuesday.
The family of L, w. Squier moved to
Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Webb Harmon of Fargo, spent Sum
day with his parents in this city.
Senator Keller went to St. Cloud on
Monday evening, returning on Tuesday.
A. o. Scriyener, who was so seriously
injured last week, is about on crutches.
T. d. Davidson left on Sunday for
Milwaukee, returning on Wednesday
evening.
Miss Lucy O'cennor OF Anoka, is
visiting her sister Mrs. <. /. O'Connell,
of this city.
Mrs, L. P. Grundman of Minneapolis,
is in the city on short visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Jenkins.
Gov. Barto had the misfortune to
sprain his ankle by tall on Thursday
last, and is confined to his home in st.
Cloud.
Mrs. A, E. Marie and daughter OF
Minneapolis are visiting her friends and
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Silas Noble OF
this city.
ND. TAYLOR. one of the leading at
torneys of st. Cloud. was in the city on
tuesday, and remained to listen to
judge Morris.
George Jenkins strained himself by
over lifting the other day. and severe
attack. of rheumatism ensueu, from
which he is still suffering.
Alyah Eastman, Editor of the st.
Cloud [ournal-Press was in the city on
Tuesday evening. He came up to at
tend the Morris meeting.
Geo. M. Bennett of Phllbrook was in
the CITY on Friday of last week. he had
been over to westport looking after his
farming interests at that point.
Mrs. Wagner and Miss Werth who
have been visiting The family of George
Oldham in Birchdale, returned to their
home in Indiana few days since.
H. P. Gallup, the ever welcome and
ever welcome and popular travelling
man was in the city on Tuesday. He
attended the Morris meeting in the eye
uing.
Harvey Grim n,er, the brilliant and
versatile city editor of tine JournaEPress
of St. Cloud, was in the city over Sun
day. He IS something more than
bright young newspaper man,-one OF
the most genial fellows in the world,
socially. -.
Byron F. Carr came down from the
woods IN the northern part OF the state
driven home by sickness. He is improv.
ing rapidly, and will be all right again
: soon. He was away from any connection
with civilization tor about SIX weeks
from the first OF July until the middle o.
August, and it was a matter OF interest
ing speculation with the, crew during
that time to who was the nominee Of
the democratic Convention.