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New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
SPANIARDS TIRED OF WAR.
f. p BUTLER. THE ORIZARA'S PURSER.
TELLS OF THE CUBAN SITUATION.
NEWS SENT THRO"IH WEyI.ER's HANDS REVISED
TO FAHOR PAIN-BELILGERENTs WOULD
MN IN THREE MONTHS IF THEY
AMMI'NITTON
HAD AMMUNITION.

HAD AMMUNITION
Frank p. Butler who lives in Flatbush is the
son Of the proprietor OF large sugar plantation
in the Province Of MatanZas. Cuba He is
second purser on the Orizaba of the Ward Line.
He has just returned to Brooklyn from Cuba,
and he brings with him considerable interesting
information about the struggle of the Cubans
for liberty. Mr. Butler. when yesterday,
said about the state Of affairs in Cuba:
THE stories that reach this country from
Cuban battlefields by way of General Weylers $
press bureau are not worth the paper they arc
printed on. The official reports are in most
cases made TO tell the exact reVeIre of what
really happens This is made necessary by the
desire of the Spaniards 10 have II understood
that they win in the engagements which take
place The eXaggeratons are always In favor or
the Spanish troops. ! believe that If this conn-
try should grant begerent rights to the Cubans
the would come to an end In three months,
and the Cuban. would win.
In numbers and valor the insurgents are re-
markably strong Their one need is a sufficient
supply Of ammunition. II beIlig'reHt rights
were granted the lack Of arms and ammunition
would not long exist Thcrr would b" a series
of decisive pitched battles. ana these. believe.
would end disdstrouSlN for ihe SpInardS ~ al
most every instance.
The Spaniards themselves are sick Oi the pres
ent warfare. and believe they would all Ike 10
get back - Spain. whether or not they succeed
in subduing the bclligcrents. They care more TOR
personal glory and promotion ma. for anything
else Their object in going on thn battlefield -.
Therefore" 4 less inspiring one than iAat 90 in'I
opponents and this is the main reason whf they
are unable to accomplish moro than 'h"y have
done Havana is fun & soldiers. All the old
time gaNrty IF the city is lacking. and Whatever
of social fcstivly there s in the city is confined
10 the Spanish soldiers.
THE majority ~ he cuban people and the in
,olgent class ~ tn" foreigners are firmly 81 the
opinion that ne Cublns are able 10 rule them
selves ana that they should b" all lowed to do 80
My father who has Thousands . dollars worth
of property At stake. declares that tn" day when
cuba f. freed from IN. Spanish yoke will De- the
haupiest % his l.fe
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
GATHERED ABOUT THE ~" "

Tho paines law did not seem 20 bother Cohey
,,na ,.as,erdav Drinking began early at the
,,,ch hotels and between midnight and a. m
~ ro ,u,en,v--tx arrests FOR intoxicatlon. In
h .o, of the city things seemed 10 be as dry as on
.os cu,davs There were only ten arrests IN
,ho entire city exclusive Of Coney Isianf UP 10
a. m.
,ro,ev ,falcio an Italian. living at NO rnc"aiu-
- ., yae stabbed on the head. late Satnlu'y
.t,, 4, &. alleged by Frank de Demusico' ie''o"-
cn,r,rvman IN a quarrel The wound was III
o,c,ed with a siIlctio De Demusico escaped
Burglars entered the stationery ana DOOM ''''o
90 1y,o,rtr,ch AT no 33i Bedford-ave.. some
49, a,,, yesterday morning and carried on
bicycle and so in money. An e"''"'''' ""
gained from the rear
Tho annual meeting and dinner OF 'he JonhS,o""
t,,ood Correspondents' Association VIII De "''' ~
80 u,cuesne club house, PittsbirB on "i'"'
evening June T. The representatives Vi '''' "
.rn noncrs will leave TO take part III '"e '
from, Iyberty-st New-York, on wednesday NJ
noon at 3 O'Clock They nave e"e'e' a. 80.
cor and q ls hoped that every man WIN wa"
aod IN the work at Johnstown IN ina. ''
.ason of 1859 VIII report at the Ic'! !."
.hor,vst a few minutes before c'o0A W
,V,nosdav The arrangcn ents are In charee VI
rhn Tregaskis OF No. 81 Coof@r-st' WHO -
member of the Ex scutve Committee
Iames F Mccall, twenty-five years oiu VI
-, ., u,as arrested yesterday, charged WIN
tak,ng into Charles Henry's feed store a, 40 ~,
Jtnave and stealing number OF DasH VI
T. oats were found in the stable OF y
o",n 1 ., Va e,o DeKslb-ave. Kelly said they were
sold u him.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
SBOT WJTH ONE or HIS OWN GUNS.

Matthias Fauistt. nineteen years old, OF NO. I"'
East Eighty -fourth-st.. New-fork CITY, was sno' ~
tho hack AT Brighton Beach yesterday by tdinuhd
uorrseev seventeen years Old OF No. l6l Hendricks
st Rrooklyn Fauisst is the proprieo oi shooi-
ing gallery and Morrissey was one OF crowd
standing near the establishment late in the after-
noon According to Fauissts story. MorriSsey was
Interfering with the shooting at the tdrg-ts ana
making trouble generally. The proprietor 'od MIN
IN leave the place but he refused and scIimnage
foloved in which Morrissey siczed Of the get
rifles ana fired Fduisst. hitting him In me PACK
An ambulance cdiled and Fauisst was taken 10
The Norwegian Hospital. where 1t was said that he
was badly wounded. . =,
Af,er The shooting Morrissey disappeared In the
crowd Roundsman Sheehan and Sergeant Lewis
were detailed to find him. They soon did 80. ana
took him before Fauss who fully identinod hm
and he was locked UP.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
THETR TROI RLES Not SE11LED.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TROLLEY tM-
pLOYES AND THE COMPANlES-COM-
pr.IXTS FROM PASSENGERS.

The differences which have eNiSted 'o' Sum- "''
h.,veen the knights OF Labor in the employ OF the
urootlvn Heights Railroad Company au! the com
nanv's officials have not yet been sette1. some
time ago the local assembly OF the hihKh'S OF
Labor Of which the men are M mbcrs ISSUED
statement Of their grievances ana requested the
pubc 20 paironize the lir"s Of the Nassa" 'o'"piS
In preference TO those of the brooklyn iieishtS
romnan, Now. however. II Is said that tnc I'M
ployes Of the Nassau company haKe Sa' n,'.r
nngsinst il also They claim that they are oVeI-
WORKED and underpaid and that IN" teh-h Jaw & u
Joilv violated by the company ihere ) aiso n''h b
rDr,In,aint on tho Sevenih-ave. line from poth u'
.nuioves and the public. The motorineh anu con-
aurors say that they are constantly pei,s "h ,hr,
fcrrel from one line the other. whch causes tnci'
tn lose much time for which they receive no re- T.,
,nuneraton The people who patronz" the me al
ii 10, Tho cars are not run time at all. ana
~, would be passengers are subjected 10 u"-
rca asnnahlX long and tedious WAITS Ih conr-H"
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
AFRICAN ". +. CONFERENCE.
BISHOPS MINISTER'S AND LEADING LAY MIN
PREPARING TO ATTEND THE An
NTAI SESSION.

Mos. Of the bishops. general officers ana 'a1l"e
churchmen OF the African Methodist hpscopai
Church Will attend the annual session oi t"e ~"
yorl, Conference which will held from June II 20
,e Inclusive in the Bridge street African Metho1iS'
Enscopal Church. The visitors VIII De o'K"l III
tho homes OF the members OF n" various h'"'"F"
churches oS this denomination. Meals VIII De pro-
,,i1od Tor them in the basement Of the church
The Rev George T. watkins. pastor OF the hr''Rc
Street Church. is hard a. work on the H'a"E''"''
f,r the OCCASION and has the assistance oi HPo'''
committee OF which Mrs. Anna Williamson ls '""'
mon Another committee Will provide social enter
,sirn.nt for those who attend Each tape VIII De
&, charga OF a committee Mrs Annie Eihsoh =
chairman Of the committee that VIII nave IN. "''u
90 leaking after the bishops tablo. Mrs "'llia" !.
,tho,, IL ,no,her member OF this committee
R,shop Grant late OF Texas. who has Jn'' b"eh
asstyre1 to this the Fist Diocese, BY me l"a'r'"-
nal Conference viii preside at The confefence
Ofhers Of the bishops who VIII attehn a." i'''
Dontanir Tucker Tanner the reuilng iHsh9p -.
ne Srnrrse. Bghop I}enjamin .Nneti BAShpp Lien'y
NcNeal Turner. Bishop James g Hi.eIy' "'1mop Ipp
Ioscph H. Armstrong. ana BlShop N's''S ''''
a.. IN. close Of the Conference there viii be a
council Of the Board Of Bishops <.,., t. ,ho
The African Methodist Episcopal 'hurch - ny wy
largest negro organization IN thr "Vt.r - .,
e,,,,.d ~ Richard Allen IN l7Hl. ana has Drhhcha
y. % III ~ the continents Allen and the otn'r cor
DbIa Withdrew from that church IN 'he year dD"He
,,nnn;fone1 rather than submit 10 ne" iuit '%DiH %
r'niiinr coored members to st in IN" 'nurcn ta-
inries They secured a ba acksml'h's shop' ana AlI'n
Prench OF Mcthcdisrn thrivci. and Alien became d
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
FEAR THAT HELPS AID HINDERs.

7, tho Bedford Avenue Baptist Church. y"st"rday
morning ne Rev Or : Gnard Nelson preached
from Mlrk \ %. And ~ they followed th"y were
,frltI" uc said iu part: THE Master and Ills
disciples wrr,. taking their last Journey Ih'y
w.. on the WY 10 Jerusalem, where lie h'i pre-
dlcfod 'hai He should suffer. A. th" N''le band
followed their leader who. immersed in Ills own
solemn thoughts went before Tiny were AFRAID
The land upon which they trod had vibrai~l 20 the
march ~ the cpons OF Assyria. Babylonia Persia.
,;r..c. and Rone In later days IT, hills echoed the
war cry OF the Saracen But army ev'r sw"p:
over s plains and no leader ever won such prowcss
mon ~ sli ~ this lltjlr ravei-stainei army OF
iA.fS. with the Prince OF the House Of David at
their head And yet the disciples were afraid. Nor
a., -. marvel "" are al disposed TO fear. We
500 ihe danger bar not the de'iverince. Fear is an
Instinct of The natIr" that has IT, right and It's
wrOne exercise We may he helped and greatly
hlil,rel los It, There Is ~ unworthy and censur-
able fe,r such ~ tho fear Of mnn-a different ihlng
'lrl trt-fcnr' ami r~prci that has it, 1905 In self
depreciation. moral weakness and distrusi OF God.
There L. b"numbng fear. also. OF failure 10 ac-
compli~h ne NISSAN. such failure - Impossible
otll.. princ.-ih~ Chief the Head Man. whose lie
VA governed 10y princpc Man of high thoughts
and of devotion greatest and noblcst aims. Such
q lifc has fl- pi"lg" of infal.ib." victory.
Then there Il the fear u tn future that haunts
every one who has no pledge OF security therein
such fears are lish0noring - thos" who have be-
a fear that T. 10 De- coninendci Hdch ~ Inc hp-
propl1. fear OF ones self Each has In him the po-
-lhiiiiirs OF every quality OF action What any has
done - good bad any may do Becoming, also.
/. the fenr of G)I-not blind and s"rvilc terror
that can arise only from misapprchen -iOr OF Coils
nature but the fear that ariIcs our OF reverence and
consolation ami galncss In HIS mercy as displayed
IN the atoncmcni OF Jesus Christ"
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
G. A. X. POSTS ATTEND SERVICE.

George II. Doane Posts. Nos. 49o and 499 attended
service In the Baptist Temple Schermerhorn-st
and Th!rd-ave last night The pastor the Kew
Cortland Myers. preached a special sermon on An
other Gettysburg" The posts were escorted TO the
church by the Baptist Boys Brigade. OF the church
The musical programme was elaborate The Rev
w l. Southerton. assistant pastor or tne cnutcn
sang the Battle Hymn OF the Republic. the c@noir @
and congregation joining In the refrain me
Heavens Are Telling" and THE Haelujah' chorus
were sung by the choir.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-01
u,,,,r IS GOING on TO-DAY.

Meeting of Common Council. p m
Meeting of Democratic General Comn,''ee' =, -"
.oe a' o,ac,,on NJ Fire Insurance Salvage Corps
M lC Court-st.. 10 a. m . m. H.,
Annual election of Mechanics nahA' NJ '''
ton-st IL m cmoa,ies y a and
Rife practice NJ Creeu'
7 l7fh Reg .nent
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-22
A SMOOTH TRICK
Captain DOvener Plays Very Slick
Confidence Game on Two Colleagues
and Advances Mrs. COnly'S Pen
sion Bill.

Special to the Register.
Washington. December 21.-Capt.
Dovener has got the pension bill Of
Mrs. Sarah E. Comfy in such shape
before the House that he is confident
it will pass before the close Of the ses-
sion. Mrs. Comfy, widow Of Maj. Cliff
ton Comfy. of the regular army, now
resides at Clarksburg with her brother
in-law, MIR. Henry Raymond. The
bill grants her a pension of $50
month because of the fact that the
death of her husband was due to the
nature of his services at the Indian
Head proving ground, near Washing
ton. Mai. Conly's duties required his
presence at the testing of cannon, ar
NOR plate, projectiles, etc, at Indian
Head. and the terrific concussion ac-
companying the discharge Of the big
guns produced a disease of the brain
which terminated fatally in 1894. The
Senate passed the bill to pension Mrs.
Comfy last session. At Friday nights
meeting of the House to consider PEN
sion bills Capt. Dovener succeeded IN
having the Senate bill substituted for
the House bill, thus giving it an ad-
vanced status. which insures its adop-
ton by the House this session. To
bring about the substitution which re-
ouired unanimous consent Capt. Dow
ener had to resort TO stratagem. he
knew that two members intended to
c ect of the substitution, so he entered
into a conspiracy with a friend to have
these members decoyed into the cloak
room during the evening. The pros
pective objectors fell into the trap;
Cant. Dovener detained them in the
cloak room, telling them stories for a
few minutes. and meanwhile Represan-
tative Bromwell. of Cincinnati, made
the motion to substitute the Senate
bill for the House bill. This motion
prevailed. This will give an idea OF
the difficulties members encounter in
trying to get pension bills through the
House. They are frequently compelled
to resort to stratagems to get the OBJ
iectors off the floor for a few minutes,
as Capt. Dovener did.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-22
RELIGIOUSFANATIC
Antonio JoriO, an Italian Murderer.
Makes a Desperate Effort to Kill
the Sheriff and JaiIOrs.-Will Try a
Dungeon on Him.

Bridgeton, n. J.. December 21.-An-
tonic JOriO. the religious fanatic. VINO
murdered his father near Vineland last
week lies in the court house here with
two bullets in his arms and a gaping
wound five inches long on his head.
He was shot down by Sheriff Cheese
man while trying to murder the lallers.
JoriO threatened to kill the jail Of
ficials when he was brought here. He
was kept in the court house as a new
iail is being built. He was known to
be revengeful and desperate and was
watched day and night
Yesterday morning JoriO asked to
see his mother and two brothers who
are in Jail charged with being accessor-
les to the murder of the head of the
family. The murderer's request was
refused and he became furious, raging
like a mad man, tearing furniture and
finally breaking the big gate which sep
arated him from Watkins
The murderer attacked the jailer with
a piece Of broken bedstead, his inten-
tion being to beat in the keepers skull
in the same manner as he had killed
his own father.
Sheriff Cheeseman arrived on the
scene at this time and fired four shots
at JcriO. Two Of the bullets took eff
feet. one In each arm. but they seemed
20 further inSuriate JOriO and did not
disable him. He seized spittoons.
chairs and every movable article with
in reach and hurled them at the sheriff.
and keepers. Deputy Keeper Louis
Marks was struck on the head by one
Of the flying missiles and badly cut
Keeper Watkins secured a club and
succeed In telling the maddeHed Italian
with blow on the head and then the
keepers. by a united effort. put man
acles on him. Even when helpless and
suffering excrusiating pains from his
wounds JOriO swOre with terrible oaths
that he would never rest until he had
killed the keepers. When Jorio re-
covers sufficiently to he moved he will
be taken to the Cape May county Jail
and confined in a dungeon.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-22
TWO MORE DEAD,
Making Five Victims Ofthe Poisoned
Beverage INDUCED in By Benwood
Oil Men Saturday Night.
speclal to the RegIster.

Special to the Register.
Sistersville. W. Va. December G.-The
latest news from Benwood in regard TO the
poisoning case. was that two more men
were dead. The names Of the men who
died last night are Col. Clegg. and another
man who is supposed TO be the cook in
the boarding house. who was reported
insane yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon two physicians
from Sardis went over TO Benwood and as
soon as they got there they commenced
TO work on those who We're still very sick,
and pumped them out with stomach
pump. All the matter taken from them
was dark green in color and very offensive.
1t was learned to-day that as soon as the
men who were affected by the poisonous
substance had died they had turned black
and commenced to decompose. Within an
hour after the death of w. Harvey Price
his body turned black, and as was the
same i'm the cases Of the other men who
died. The excitement at Benwood over
the affair is still at a high pitch, as it is
known that a great deal of the stuff was
disposed of and great many Of the peo-
Pile are still apprehensiye that they may
be taken ill.,
It was reported here to-day on good
authority from Woodsheld that the county
authorities were going to probe the matter
TO the bottom, and that the coroner and
prosecuting attorney were taking steps in
that direction now and were hunting up
evidence in the cases. This matter will
come under the pure food laws Of tho
State, which are very strict and some one
will probably suffer prettey hard Tor the
death of these men.
1t is a pretty hard matter to get reliable
news here Of the situation in Benwood at
present on account Of the poor facilities
for communicating with that place. There
IS only a telephone lire over there and as
Il is a private line It is not I'm good shape
and it IS almost impossible TO get news.
There nave been several people in from
that place to-day and all have corrobor-
ated the story as published yesterday and
say that the situation is even worse than
was reported. No more persons have ta-
ken i'll.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-22

A Nasty Little Fire at Martins Ferry
Early This Morning.
It Started About Three O'Clock, in
the Rear of A. D. Newland's Shoe
Store, on Fourth Steet-Adjoiping
Property Threatened With De-
struction.

A few minutes after three o'clock
this morning fire was discovered in the
rear portion Of the shoe store owned
by A. D. Newland, on Fourth street,
Martins Ferry, and before the fremen,
who were promptly summoned, could
get to work, the building was in blaze,
the flames blazing high above the roof
and threatening adjoining property
with destruction. The building was
occupied, in addition to the Newton
store, by A. w. McGlenn's news stand
and the postofice, and at half-past
three telephone messages were to the
effect that the entire building would
probably go although two streams Of
water had just been turned on.
on the south Of the threatened property
and Immediately adjoining it. was a two
story brick building, occupied on the lower
floor by Z. K. Hoge's drug store and the
Exchange Bank. and in the upper story
by two families while on the north side
and also directly against the Newland
building. was frame dwelling, belonging
TO and occupied by J. c. Gray.
The fire appears to have originated from
a small lamp left burning in the rear por-
ton of the Newand store room.
At q quarter Of four the fire was under
control, having been confined to the
building in which 1t originated. The ad-
joining property escaped damage, but had
rather a close call The portion Of the
building occupied by Newland is owned by
Frank link. and the loss to the real es-
tate will probably be 500, while the loss
to Newand Will be half as much. The
other portion Of the building is owned by
Edward Haas, of New York Water
caused fully as much loss as fire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-22
EXPLOSION.
Dynamite in a Pennsylvania Mine
Causes the Loss Of Several Lives.
Most of the Men in the Mine ES-
capped, However.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, December 21.-A
terrific explosion Of gas occurred this
afternoon in Baltimore shaft No. 2, of
the Delaware & Hudson Company.
Over twenty miners were imprisoned,
but at late hour tonight fourteen had
been rescued alive, and there was still
hope of reaching the others before the
deadly after-damp claimed them as
victims.
Immediately af or the disaster be-
came iMUa.,,. ,.ao5tI ~ gangs descended
the shaft, but it was some time before
the ventilation had been so arranged
that they could work in safety. The
party which entered the mine at 9:45
tonight succeeded in pushing their
way to the plane where the imprisoned
men had been working and there they
stumbled over the bodies of a number
Of unconscious men. AS quick as the
work could be accomplished they were
brought TO the surface where a corps
of doctors was in waiting. Wrapped
in blankets some Of the victims were
sent to their homes and some to hes
pitals. The physicians have hopes
that all may recover. Had they been
in the mine five minutes longer all
would probably have died of suffoca
ton.
John Healy. one Of the rescuers. who
was first to discover the bodies on the
plane says the men were huddled closely
together They had apparently abandoned
all hope Of rescue and were resolved to
die together. The supposition IS that the
men. when they realized their danger.
made their way to the highest point on
the plane The smoke found its way TO
them. however. and they were all but suf-
focated when found.
The theory of the explosion now IS that
there was n fall Of rock on the slope where
the dynamite wa. stored. that the dyna-
mite exploded and the smoke filed the
planes.
Grief was turned to Joy when the res
cued men were brought to the surface.
Women and children wept and strong men
clasped each other in their arms.
The rescued men are: Frank Howard.
pump runner; Michael Conway. miner;
James Lavery driver boy: Daniel Mum
day, miner: Con Mooney. laborer: Ed Con-
non. miner; VIM. O'Day. miner; John
Moulter. laborer: John Scholoski. miner;
Mike Baleb, laborer; John Davis. laborer;
Mike Hollovitch. miner; Michael Gary.
laborer: Patrick Barrett. laborer.
It is probable that those men who were
in tho immediate vicinity of the spot
where the explosion occurred were the
only ones killed. and their number may
moi he more than fOur or five