The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-30
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The Entire Southern Coast Of cuha IL
a Perfect Plague Spot Of Disease. Z
YELLOW FEVER RAGING IN THE IsLAHei
United States Quarantine Oafeers Aas
viseh TO Carefully Guard Aesinas
the Iniportnifon or the Dfaeases.4
Three Friends aud City OF Rreks
mond seizea-oapt. Riiey,s Case.


Washington, June 29-Advices recefy-
ey to-day by Surgeon-G General Wyr,1a,r5.
OF Oh the Marine Hospital Service. from
santiago DE Cuba state that there are
over e, 900 cases of smallpox in that ctty-s
'. mere are number of families down
WIN Win Ut within 200 feet of the United
states Consulate. The officer states tf,ats
the whole south coast of Cuba frn,,s
Sienfuegos to Baracoa is a.'plague-stof
OF smallpox" and he advises the uilfar-s
anime oIicers In the United States to ne
on guard to prevent the transmission OF
the disease to this country. 81.
me Consui at Matanzas, Cuba, fas
M M.nat there is no cholera there. Ho
says. however, that Yellow fever is 1aYay-e
aiehs among the troops, anu one case oe
snail-pox reported in the city.
,rt hey west, Fla. June 29.-The steamer
inree Friends and City of Richmond
mt mJae sei1eo 10y the custom authorities
Wis morning The case will be hears
Wednesday. The steamers are clarses
Win Win engaging lin nubustesinsr exnef,t.
vions IN Violation of the treaty betyyaat,
the United States and Spain. The Tbras
riends and City OF Richmond werss
orousht into port last Friday by q. prize
crew from the cutteh Wtnona. Ths
City OF Richmond had 500 cases ~ J rr.s
anu a. ammunition on board and also near
~ i00 Cubans. 1t Is said the a rms q ~
men were to be transferred to the rrhree
Friends and that the latter woi,i.J 70 t.
them to Cuba 'HN's' = NV
.,acksonville. Fla. June 2s-cartrI,,
reward q. Riley, who commanded3 fJa
kIehmer Bermuda when she LEFT this
SorL on April '27th. on an alleged tiits
clustering expedition to Cuba. was ,ba.
.,,t .Te United States Commissioner Otto
COZ ons morning. and was placed under $40 g
@mnen @ He VIII be given n preliminary
nearing, The cause of the delay was
lhe failure of the Government. TO nros
uuce the witnesses against the defend
ant. Ihe witnesses are in PhiladeInI,ia
put nave been telegraphed to come here
aI once. The charge against Captsin
iIieV Is based upon the affidavit az
anrnm u. MYERS. who swears that on
Hnrii ~. 1876. In this city, Captain RiIey.
1onn I.t5 ~. Hart and Emilio Nunez did pro-
Vide ana prepare the means for q mill
tarv expedition to be carried on againse
the territory and dominion of a for
elRn prince and people and State WITH
Wnonl the United States is at peace. Wig:
me King and Government OF Spe M
and the people of the Spanish Govern,
n,ent. The case was transferred to this
ccity Tor q hearing by order of the Unitetf
States Court for the Eastern Dtstriet
OF pennsylvania. at the request of the
defendant. who secured a writ of haheass =
corpus after having bond fixed by Com
missioner Craig. in Philadelphie
among the interested spectators pres-
ent this morning was Spanish Consul
Soils. OF Tampa, and Vice-ConsuI Mar
iatigui.. of this city. The case is deemed
or so much Importance by the Spanish
government that Consul Soils is here
IN person to watch Its progress.