Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-05-23
4 KANSAS SBOY|
Under Death Sentence in
 Cuba for Filibustering.
WEYLER'S PROCLAMA-
tion-Daring Bank Robbery at Springfeld-New Sealing
 Regulations.

Regulations.
 KANSAS CITY, May 15-Owne Milton.
 a Kansas boy, now under sentence of
 death az 8 Cuban filibuster, was born 24 years ago on 6 farm near Viuland, . village about 10 miles :rom Lawerepce, Kansas.
 Five years ago Milton left Vinland with his parents wto settled on farm iD Boston mountains near Aurora, Ark, a place remote from railroads.
 After his parents settled in Arkansas, be applied for situation ss teacher in the district schools and passed sn exami. ration but was refused certificate to teach on account of his youth. He then went to Little Rock, Arkapsas, where he entered the normal school, and event. ua!ly graduated. Then he became eag- CT to leave the quiet of the hillside farm and try his hand at newspaper work.
 About that time the Cuban rebellion broke out and suggested an opportunity to him. He set out for Florida where he did desultory work until the Times Union sent him to Cuba as it's accredit- ed correspondent.
 He has written his parents of his work from time to tune, but the latest letters received by members of his family in Kansss, conveyed no news of his intention to immediately go to Cube
 O. B. Jones, at Lawerence. Kansas, his uncle, has written to the state de- partment all facts in his possession con- corning the young mans newspaper work and to establish his right as 6 non combstsnt. As the mail to Milton'e home is slow, 1t not believed his parents at Aurora have yet been acquainted with his situation.
 HAVANA, May 15-Captain General Weyler has issued a proclamation give ing country people twenty days in which to deposit in the government centres all coin procurabls in the prov ipces of Pinsr del Rio, Havana and Ma tanzas. The military authorities at the collecting centres have been authorized to purchase coin at the market price UT receive it on deposit.
 At the expiration of twenty days all coin not deposited or 60 purchased by the military authorities, will Do cOnsid- cred coutrsbsnd of war, and owners of it will be punished as criminals.
 The Spanish authorities sent from Cienfuegos yesterday, in the province of Santa Clara to Cruces, prisoner of war. Msmmerio Romero, one of the in- surRent leaders who had been sentenced to death by court martial. He was executed at Cruces at o'clock the same evening. The report Of the death of Aguirra, an snsurgent leader, has not been confirmed.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May 15-The most daring bank robbery that ever occurred in this part of 1llinoi1 was perpetrated at noon today at Buff4lo, thirteen miles east of this city, the cashier being bound and gagged and Sl1.0O0 carried of by the robbers. The bank of Buffalo is owned by A A. Pickrell & Go.
 This noon two masked men entered the bank just as Carl Kloppenburg, cashier, was locking up the safe, pre- psratory to going to bis dirner. Klep penburg was the only person in the bank at the time. The robbers seized him from behind, hound and gagged him and then took all the money in the bank. amounting to sl1, ,0OO.
 William Lawson, who entered the bank some time later, saw Kloppen burg lying on the floor bound, end released him. Kloppenburg could give but mesgre description of the robbers. It Is thought tLes are experts at the busi- nees. The coapty has been secured by mounted men " ithout success.
 WASHINGTON, Jay 15-The secretary of the treasury bas instructed J. B. Crowley, ageu. for the Seal Islande, that he may permit the North Ameri- can Commercial company to take male seal skins the coming sesson to the number of 30,000, if in his judgement that number may be taken and still leave 8 sufficient number to fertilize the females which may come to the rookeries- Last year the company were allowed only l5,OO0 skins but the secret- tsry has come to the conclusion that as the seals, after leaving the rookeries are slaughtered in great numbers by poschers and hunters outside the sixty mile limit, the government might as we'll realize profit on the skins as pri- vste parties, especially foreigners, and hence he has doubled the number which may be taken out.
 SHERIDAN, Tex, May l6-The results of the terrible cyclone which swept Grays Hill and Fsirview additions to Sherman at 3:30 yestrdsy afternoon are not yet complete. The list of dead up to noon today included 78. At least dozen more are expected to die before night. It is estimated that 20 or 30 bodies are yet unrecogpized but several hundred are searching the fields. dig Ring up debris and dragging the creeks. Six more bodies, four dead and two alive were recovered this morning. A misc ing child of Luke Montgomery was found this morning 2C0 yards from its home. The little ons'a skull was crush ed and brains all gone as if scooped out. This completes the destruction of Mont gomery's family. His dead wife and two babes were found last night. It is reported that l2 bodies of dead whites are being brought in from north of Sherman. The streets are crowded with stricken people. A hundred farm CTS are in town and it seems that half the population of Dennison are here to- aor Tbo 1afo;Io of tho ctorp, OpoW