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rWo DIroRoEs LINKED.
Mrs. -. ,. Psiheuaus oct the FIRST ani A. 4.
S1eyers the Second on tho Same Evidence.

Augustus L. Meyers Of 3lk Riverside Drive
obtained q decree Of absolute divorce against
Florence N. Meyers from Justice Pryor Of the
Supreme Court, yesterday, on the report Of
Charles Donohue a. referee. The Moyerses were
married on March 4, 1895. and went TO live at
the Gerard apartment house. where Mrs. Meyers
made the acquaintance Of Willard u. Polhemus,
q member Of the Stock Exchange, tho husband
OF Daisie Isabelle Polhemus- Mrs. Meyers and
Polhemus went driving and occasionally to the
theatre together. They also corresponded, and
hs referred to her as Dear Little Vixen"
Dear Duchess" and Dear Lady Charming"
She called him Polly" Some OF his letters to
her he signed " Chlmmie Fadden."
Mrs. Polhemus. on learning Of her husbands
relations with Mira. Meyers. brought an action
for absolute divorce against him about q year
ago and obtained n decree from Justice Smyth
Of the Supreme Court on the report of Henry T.
Rowland as referee. AZ the result OF that case
Meyers separated from his wife and brought tho
present action through How & Hummel, which
results In tho fnal separation Of both couples.
Mrs. Sarah B. Halsted who has claims OF
$4,000 for arrears Of alimony against Charles y.
HHalstsd procured Yesterday an order from
o summon by publication In an action to recover
the arrears from certain trust funds. She says
that her husband Is keeping without the juris-
diction In New Jersey and Is. well able to pay
her, as he has an income Of about SIC, 900. She
is trying In the present action to get at an inter
est of the defendant In the estates of his rela-
tives, William A. and James Halsted.
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rEEsE hocUsrs rnr BBAooM.


Before Justice Dlckey in the Supreme Court
the habeas corpus proceedings begun b. MrsL
Daisy r.. Teese TO compel her husband, William
d.. Teese, to produce in court their children.
Lester Dwight Teesc, @ years old. and Mar
guerite Cooper Teese. 8 years old. The Teesoa
were married on April Ia, 1891, and lived In
Babylon, l. l., with Mrs. Teeeo's mother. Mrs.
Teese alleges that after tho separation in Feb
ruary last her husband visited Babylon and kid
mapped the two children. She says no 10 not
able TO give them proper care, and that he never
contributed over S3 q week for the support of
herself and children.
Mr.. Teese. who is a lawyer, produced tho chill
dren In court. He said that the mother vas
unfit to care for the children. He alleges that
last winter the Rev. Isaac Newton Phelps, the
deacon formerly in charge Of Christ Church, In
West Islip. visited his wife in his absence, and
that they drove out together, causing gossip
and scandal. On Feb. % he says no learned that
Mr.. Phelps intended TO visit Mrs. Teesc, and he
concealed himself in. the house. Phelps called,
Ing from his wife. He reproached his wife, who
said: Its all over now; take the children and
20. lie then LETT as soon AZ he had made pro-
vision for his children. He says they arc now
being cared for by his mother.
MT. Teose says, he threatened to ,denoqnce
Phelps publicly II he ever conducted religious
services in the West Islip church. Whether the
deacon was afraid OF tho throat or not Mr.. Teeso
does not know, but he has never oficiated in the
church since.
Justice Dickey appointed Cen. Almet r.. Jenhp
as a referee in the matter. He will take testl
mony at Babylon.
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PLAIN CASE or FooA POLICEMAN.
He shut Up the Man who Knew tho Truth
and Let the Evidence Get AwaS.

80 onut ~ nc - WI NUt" " IFutu
and Let the Evidence Get AwaS.
The three men and the woman had come all
the way from Coney Island to the bridge on a
trolley car, and 1t wasn't until they stood inside
the bridge entrance that tho oldest man. who
was also the smallest, discovered that his watch
was gone. Up to that time he had been on most
cordial terms with his companions, but he looked
suspiciously at one Of them, "A tall. powerful
man, as he held the end Of the watch chain In
his hand and said softly:
M watch Is gonel'
The tall man and the other two showed much
concern Immediately, and asked him when he
had last seen II, and whether he suspected any
body. With so much candor that IL attracted O
crowd at once. the little man declared that no
suspected the third man, who was a stout. red
faced young fellow. of having taken 1t. and that
he believed the other man was In the game to
rob him.
This Is serious said the tall man. Lets
get the woman out of the way and then we'll
man who had lost the watch. LET her stay"
The woman didn't want to stay. very much.
but when she started for the stairs the little man
followed, so she came back again. There was
more argument, and while It was going on the
watch, probably tho missing one. from her
pocket. A man on the street who had heard the
He got in just as a Sergeant. OF police, an
oficious fellow, and three bridge policemen
came up. When he undertook TO telf the Ser
geant what no had seen the officer told him
70 shut up, and demanded .dsd an sxplSnatioa
in the row. This opportunity tho woman
took TO dart, up the stairs. She was
not seen again, but ns soon as the tall man and
the fat man noted her disappearance they be.
came indignant for the first time, and insisted
on being taken to the station house and searched.
The little man was considerably Mustered by this
move, and didn't want to make a complaint,
but with a great show OF injured innocence the
others insisted on the Sergeant taking immedi.
ate action. The Sergeant Obliged them, and in
| ten minutes they We're free again. exonerated.
"Now. they'd got the watch and the thief"
said tho man who had been rebuffed, "if they'd
listened 70 me-, the men, simply passed the
| policeman helping q criminal to escape"
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PUT ON THEIR HATS IN COURT.
This wa Dsne 10 Facilitate the Idenuncstiou
OF TIVE Thieves.

Hats on In court. Put your hats on out
there" was the rather startling order directed
to the spectators In Jefferson Market Court yes
terday. The reason for the reversal OF the usual
state Of things was made evident when two boys
walked around through the court room and
picked out two youths who were seated among
the spectators. Tho latter wore then arraigned
on complaint Of Policeman Westerbury Of the
Mercer street station, who had caught them
breaking open q bootblack's stand at 1875 Sixth
avenue early in the morning and arrested them
after they had taken 81 cents and % worth Of
shoe laces.
The policeman explained that he had seated
his prisoners at different points in the court
room, as he suspected them OF being concerned
in the burglary Of a plumbers shop at l33 Gin.
ton place on Monday night, He said that the two
boys, who were Harry and Willie Shack, aged 8
and II years. respectively, had seen the men
break In the plumbers shop, and their identifi-
cation Of the men in the crowd had proved his
suspicious.
The prisoners described themselves as John
Young, 10 years old, of 283 West Thirty-second
street, and James Braizer, II. years old, OF, $50
West Twenty sixth street. They were held for
aramination-
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OhIs's Average In L,nchIug..

from INC CTeVfTund TTuIN TeuTeT,
CoLUMBUs. June 5.-The CrbRna lynching Is
the tenth To occur in Ohio in the last twenty
years. The following is believed to be a COM
plcte list:
William Ullery, Champaign county, 1878.
Sylvester Newland, Iushylvania, Logan coun-
ty, 1898.
William Bolcs, Knnton, Hardin county. 1891.
John Wilson. Athens county, 1881.
James Wagner, Lawrence county, 1888.
Thomas Mcdonald, PiCkaway county. 1888.
Roscoe Parker, Adams county, 1898.
William Mangum, New Richmond, Clermont
county, 1880.
Unknown Colored man, murderer OF Banker
Franklin Friedman, Clermont county. ls9b.
"Click Mitchell, Champaign county, 1897.
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CAPT. BUoKHoLz sURPRIsED.
His Daughter R0sie and John Reis Wore Wed
ded without MIs Knowledge.

His Daughter R01ie and John hei1 Wore We'd
ded without His KnowledEe.
A surprise was sprung on Police Captain
George Buckholz of Brooklyn during the colo
bration of q birthday party at his home in Cleve-
land street On Tuesday night In the midst Of
the festivities John Rein, whose brother Is mar
ried to one Of tho Captains daughters. and who
has himself for some time been devoted to Miss
Rosie Buckholz. the Captains youngest daugh-
ter, called the Captain aside and confessed that
he and Rosie had been married on Palm Sunday.
Before the Captain had q chance TO recover
from his surprise Rosie approached and
blushingly admitted that she was a bride. The
young couple went for a walk on Palm Sunday,
and, accompanied by two friends, called at the
parsonage OF st. Marks Evangelical Church and
were married by the Rev. August i. Fray.
Capt, Buckholz gracefully accepted the situa-
ton and the young couple will remain with him
until they get ready TO set up a home on their
own account.
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RENTED THE RECTORY.
YOnksra Real Eatate Agents Disturb tho yea-
trymen or 81 MarL,s Church.

TARRyTowN, y. Y, June l0.-Frce s. Murray,
real estate agents. have rented the rectory OF
st. Marks Church to George f. Hutchinson,
former superintendent for John d.. Rockefeller.
The vestrymen said that the agents had no right
TO lease the place, and are very indignant about
It.. The rector. the Rev. A. II. Itcdding, Is now
in Europe for his health. The ycstrymon are
for him when he returns. Mr.. Hutchinson will
take possession on July !. according to the lease
he has signed with Free & Murray. The YES.
trymen promise to make a strong light before
they allow him to enter the rcctory. Free &
Murray say that they have the rector's consent
to rent the place,
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CoLLEGIANs STEAL SILVER.
University Of Vermont Men Detected In q Thet
fsP Souvenirs NJ View Hlavep.

or Souvenirs At View Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, June 1O.-The members
Of the University Of Vermont baseball team,
who came from Burlington yesterday to play
Yale. revenged themselves for the rain, which
prevented the game, by taking solid silverware
as college trophies from the Hotel Majestic and
the Union Depot restaurant. c. K. Redfeld is
proprietor of the restaurant, and missed his
silverware after serving the colleRians with a
meal. and while they were awaiting the $50
afternoon train for home he notified Police
man John LOughlin. The policeman
found the stolen articles in one of the
ball players ~yalises. Every player denied
no arrests were made. Policeman Loughlin
found In the same valise q fork stamped with
the mark Of the Hotel Majestic, which had not
been missed at the hotel. The collegians left
silently for home without the souvenirs they
had stolen. Policeman Loughlin did not even
hold the vsliss in which the sllyerware was
found. In this gay th he owner might haze Az been
erty. and did not desire to prosecute any one.
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FARMERS WILL COOPERATE.
County. n. J.. Mon ForD an Associa-
ton 70 Buy and Sell.

s%oMERvILLE. N. j., June lO.-The farmers Of
Somerset county have formed a Farmers ALI.
ance Cooperative Association with a capital
stock Of %. 900. Papers OF incorporation were
nlsd to-day at the County Clerks office. and the
association will commence business with offices
at somerville, Bound Brook. Rarltar. South
Jersey City, Brooklyn, and Easton, Pa. Simon
p, Neuvius OF North Branch and Jacob Peterson
association, and many farmers throughout the
county have subscribed for the stock. The oh,
sale OF groceries, dry goods. hardware. tools.
farming Implements, horses, cattle, sheep. milk,
and general produce and the manufacture OF
buttar and cheese,
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"DIAMoND" SMITH BEATEN.
His Accusations Against His wife Fail and shl
Gets an Absolute Divorce.

He AccuAATIOuo ABUInDt HE ~ VII uHu buO
Gets an Absolute Divorce.
Mrs. Kate N. Smith has been declared by q
Jury to be innocent Of the charges made against
her by her husband, Melvin Smith. known as
Diamond" Smith. who sued for an absolute
divorce. The case has been on trial for three
days In the Supreme Court in Brooklyn before
Justice Garretson. The jury. which came in
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, having been
out about two hours, also decided that Mr..
Smith was guilty OF the charges made by his
wife In her counter suit for an absolute divorce.
Miss Sarah Smith, the eldest daughter, testi-
ned yesterday morning that while living In
arated, she saw her father kiss Ada Renauf. a
servant employed In the house, and that her
father spent the nights In the servants room.
Melvin Smith, Jr., corroborated his sister, and
testified that when he objected his father pun
ished him with q rawhide. which caused hin to
be Ill for several days.
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Thompson-LonEyeaF.

KINGSTON, June lO.-Miss Ella Longyear,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Longyear, was
married this afternoon at 3 o'clock to Capt.
Aaron Wesley Thompson, at the residence Of
the brides parents, 81 Elmendorf street. The
groom Is teller OF the National Bank OF Rondout
and was formerly Captain OF the Fourteenth
Separate Company. Charles b.. LOngyear. a
brother Of the bride. and Robert w. McMillen of
New York were ushers, and Miss Jennie Long
year was bridesmaid.
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window in Capt. sIarshAI's MsHory.

A memorial window TO the late Capt. II. Mar
shall is to DO placed in the Church of the Sailors
Snug HArbor on Staten Island. Capt. Marshall
was q trustee OF tho Snug Harbor and was 4
manager Of the fAmous Black Ball line OF pack
League Club. Tho window was designed by Fred
eriek CroWninshield, and for the conVenience
studio or J, Il X. Lamb vt 1870 Sixth avenue
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NEWARK ELECTION FRAUDS.
The Grand Jury FINDS Evidence OF Repeating
No Indictments.

In its last presentment, tho Grand Jury at
Newark. \. j., declares that there was an Or
ganized conspiracy to corrupt the elective fran
chise " ct the recent charter election In Newark.
1t says:
with q view Of carrying this conspiracy into
effect. 1t appears that an agent was sent from
Newark to New York for the purpose OF hiring
vote at the polls In different election districts.
Seven or eight men were actually hired for this
purpose and brought to Newark. They were In
structed to present themselves Mt various polls
and vote upon names standing upon local regis.
tiers. which had been furnished them. The con
sidcration for such fraudulent acts was IA fixed
sum OF money, TO be paid TO each man for every
ballot successiyely deposited, the amont being
two dollars 1921 per vote"
No indictments were found.
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CATHOLIC YoUNG NEWS SOCIETIES.
Arrangements Making for Their National Con-
yehtion In Doaton.

Representatives Of the Catholic Young Mems
Societies from New York. Brooklyn. Albany.
Newark, st. Louis. 81. Joseph, and other cities
met last night at the passionate of the Church of
the Visitation In Brooklyn and made arrange
ments to hold a national convention In Boston
lected as some Of the, topics for discussion:
THE Intellect9sl Life The Social Life" and
1t was determined to push forward the plans
for the Orestes Bronson memorial as rapidly as
possible. II was also recommended that a big
rally of the societies bo held ut an early day in
Madison Square Garden.
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MRS. l.. 7. POWELL TO WEDY
IL IL said she Will Return TO Brooklyn ms the
bride OF David y. Harris.

David S. Harris. who recently resigned his
place rs cashier OF the National City Bank in
Brooklyn. sailed for Europe on Wednesday.
His friends say that when he returns he will be
accompanied by Mrs. Leander 7, Powell as his
bride, arrangements having been made for their
marriage in London on Junei2i. Mrs. Powell IL
well known in society circles in Brooklyn and
has u residence on the Park slope. she Is y
daughter OF John Francis, q retired merchant.
Her daughter, Miss isabelle Powell. was married
TO Or. Clarence Elebash OF this city about a year
and u half ago. Mrs. Powell has been in England
several months.
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4 PARK SITES.
Send Aay suEGestlons to Jacob a. His, aoI
Mulberry street.

The Advisory Committee appointed several
days ago by Mayor Strong to select sites for adj
ditional small parks for which 81, OOO, 900 q
year may be spent met in the Mayors office yes
terday. Several sites in tho crowded quarters
of the city were suggested. Mayor Strong said
he wanted one park at the foot of Iiivington
suggestions as to proper sites. Communications
should be sent to Secretary Jacob A. Riis at 3Ol
Mulberry street. Woodbury. Langdon, who was
10 serve. and his place has beeu filled by the APP
pointment of DIR. Joseph ID. Bryant. The Presi-
the Park Department have also been added as
sx-01icio members.
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WANTS PAN FOR THE BoULEVARD.
Commissioner Coils Says He'd ne MIEhty
Glad TO Oct II.

Commissioner OF Public Works Coils sug-
gested yesterday that II the Park Board decides
finally to reject the statue of the great god
Pan, recently offered by the estate OF Alfred
Corning Clark, II might be erected upon some
thoroughfaro under the control of his depart
ment.
"Twould gladly accept tho figure" he said.
named In the French law on municipal statuary,
decide that II 10 suitable. 1t would be a splen.
did ornament for the space at the beginning Of
the BouleYard at Ffty.ninth street"
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WheeImaH DlIleuLoner walked Home Uneon-
sci0us.


TFW"T VI VFW |VWTF'T FT'WTU'
DUNRIRK, June 5,-JOhn Dillcnkoffer met
with a singular accident last evening. lie was
coming from Fredonia on his bicycle, and when
opposite the Driving Park the forks broke. He
fell, striking upon his head. He walked home,
carrying the broken pieces, but does not remem.
Der anything that transpired from the time that
the accident happened until IL o'clock last
night. four hours later, when he resAined con.
BclousneAAs
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xEWARK's NEW r.. G. CATHEDRAL.
IL VIII Cest sI.o00. OoO-A Of
Priests TO Invttc Ptans.

Priests TO Invite Pians.
1t has been determined TO build In Newark q
Roman Catholic cathedral to cost 81. 200, 900
and to have a seating capacity of $500. 1t is
expected that ground will be broken early in
next year and the building completed inside of
ten years. The project has often been preached.
but nothing definite was done in the matter
until Wednesday evening. when Bishop Wigger
proposed it at the monthly meeting of tho
priests Of the diocese. The iO7 priests signiied
their assent to q plan for an Individual assess
ment to be paid annually for ten years. They
each parish. Bishop Wiager was authorized TO
appofnNa committee OF seven priests TO fix the
assessments. TO invite plans, and to arrange
other preliminary details.
The cathedral will be erected on the block
bounded by Fifth and Sixth avenues, Ridge
street and Clinton avenue. and will face on the
new Branch Brook Park, The property Is 200
by 500 feet In extent 1t has been owned by the
Newark diocese for twenty-five yeara-
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Nally-Redd.

LEXINGTON, KY. June lO.-Edmund J. Nally.
superintendent Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany in Chicago. was married here to-day to
Miss Lee Redd, daughter Of County Assessor
ltcdd. They will spend the honeymoon in
EuroUe.
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BUSINESS NotireS.

Mira. Wiusiow's Soothing Syrup for children teeth
ing; softens the gums, reduces NINA aliays
pain, cures wind collie. diarrhoa. 25c. . bottle.
No sensible man will expect to nnd Eo0o
liquors where inferior mineral waters are kept
CARR II SCHULTZS mineral waters cost q ntti0
more, Icing absolutely pure and correct.
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Arriyea-THunspAr. June 10.

Ss Saale. Blanke. Southampton Juno Q.
So Colorado. Wilton. Hull May 90.
ss Persia, Spliedt, Hamburg May 80.
IS Michigan, Pfndlay, London.
IS Leon. Lampe, Port Antonio.
SIS Lady Furness, TreEerthen. st. vincent, o. v.
SIS FL Paso. Gardner, New Orleans.
Ss Algonquin. Plat, Jacksonville.
SIS Nacoochee. Smith, Savannah.
Sc City Of Columbia, rapiey. Norfolk.
Sc Guyandotte, Davis, Norfolk.
IS Menemsha, Shadwtck. Baltimore.
Ship PRlgrave. Dixon. Calcutta.
Ifor later arrivals SEQ First Ptco.1
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MARINE ENOE.

IMMATURE AInAsAc-rHs DAT.
Sun rises. u. 4 2s Sun SETS. 2 80 Moon SETS. l0a
HIGH wATER-THIs DAY.
Sandy Hook. 8 81 Gov. Isl'd. 4 08 He'll Gate. o %
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Special Notires.

CHRONIC stomach troubles cured. Consultation
free. "A. Red Cross Medical Institute, 9th Rr, 2sth 81,
STEAM CARPET CLEANING, the e II, trown Co,
2gi L. JHth ~. teie., 1891 3athi altering aud %relaying.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-11

Sc Majestic, from New York, at Liverpool.
IS Hekla, from New York. at Copenhngon.
So Manitoba from New York, ut London.
Sc Normannia, from New York, at ~CherbounR.
IS Fulda, from New York. ct Naples.
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Qtw Publications.

EnC. Les MIserables," Z" HarkAwAy." Whit
mans Leaves Of GrAss," josh PiilinEs" Nor
Jones," "SAlGmbo." Open evening".
PRATT, l6l etA 0S
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The library Of Columbia University will DO
closed TO all readers ON and after Monday next
until 1t Is reopeped at the new site Of the uni.
yersity In the fall.
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rlsr Roof garden OpsaIns postponed.

The opening OF the roof garden pier at the foot
Of East Third street has been postponed EOm
June 10 W June ~,
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WIZ AND sTH AVENUE ROADS.
SIS Everything Possible 70 Protest tina
N"'s Interests VIII No Bone,

b. AZ strong said. when urged yesterday
ss,,taa OF tho West Sid Taxpayers AS
nysSs. 20 use his influence TO have the tax.
aiIosa SUIT against the Sixth and Eighth avenue
vsssiT n companies, which was decided ad.
sAs hiSbsenre plaintiff BY Justice Beach, carried
kLppesiSs se Is going TO be carried TO the Court
u ettyis anu everything possible 10 protect
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OUTGOING sTEAusIIrfa


So Britannia. from Queenstown for New York.
Sc Massachusetts. from London for New York.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-17
CAMPAIGN OF DEvAsrAr1oN.
Weyler is Keeping Up the Work of EN-
terminating Paciilcos.


Havana, Sept. 16.-In an official dis.
patch to General Weyler. published by all
the Havana newspapers, with full au-
thority from the press censors, Gen.
Lugue reports that ut the head of his col
uuln of 5000 soldiers he has utterly de-
stroyed 1900 farms in the province of San
tiago dc Cuba.
The country people found by his col.
umn on the farms were obliged to march
with the soldiers, and afterward we're
herded around Manzanilo as concen-
trados. Officially only ten were reported
as arriving at Manzani.lo The others,
numbering over 1000. are not mentioned
in Gen Lugue's dispatch. News from
Cuban sources say they were shot by the
column.
Since the Spanish defeat at Las Tunas
Weyler has issued new orders to his
troops to carry on the war ruthlessly
The captain general has said: 81 will
convert Cuba into a desert or destroy it
all by fire before allowing the triumph of
the insurgents. When the last Spanish
soldier leaves the island only flames and
ashes will be behind him."
He has declared also his intention of
startling formidable campaign against
revolutionists in the East. Fifty thou
sand Spanish soldiers, according to Ney
Ter, Will mach into the province of
Puerto Principe and lay waste the whole
territory.