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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-14
OBITCART.

Seymour Griswold Hess died on Saturday
night at the residence OF his parents, SO West
Sixty-eighth street. OF tuberculosis OF the throat.
Mr.. Hess was 20 years old and the only remain
ing child OF Jacob Hess, Commissioner OF Flee
trical S~ubways. He was graduated from the
Columbia Law School and entered the law Office
OF his uncle. Charles A. Hess. Young Hess had
displayed marked ability as a light comedian.
and in August, 1890. embarked on a stage
career. Mr.. Hess advanced rapidly in his chosen
field. ami was apparently assured Of brilliant
future. He will be best remembered for his per-
formance of several OF the principal charac-
tiers in THE Passing Show" at the Casino.
He was remarkably clever as an understudy,
than an hours notice, he assumed one OF the
principal singing parts with complete success.
in the musical comedy THE Star.Spangled Dol.
lar" Intimate friends OF the young actor knew
o conn a,sT OF OF merit. He leaves a WIDOW. who be.
fore her marriage was Miss Florence Carlyle, an
actress.
Howard Saunders. a well.known banker of 10
Wall street. and formerly a member OF the
banking trm OF X. A. Lancaster s Co. OF the
same address, died at his home. 81 West Thirty
monia. Mr. saunders was 81 years old. He
was taken i'll ON Thursday. Mr.. Saunders was
Athletic Cub and Of the southern society. lie
WAS treasurer OF the old southern Club, now
the Southern Society; Mr.. saunders was born
lery during the war. He was with Gen. Leo
when the latter surrendered. The body will be
taken to Richmond for burial. Mr.. Saunders
was a bachelor. and his nearest living relatives
were two nephews and two nieces.
Albert A; Drake. one Of tho charter members
at his home in westheld.,N NJ. Of blood poison
ing. Mr., Drake was born in this city in Septem-
Der, 1884. and on completing his education en-
tered the office Of his brother, James T. Drake.
partner in the business. which was soon re-
moved to "a Broadway. 4 year ago Mr.; Drake
was suspended from the Exchange for allowing
others 10 do business under his name. He was
reinstated in March. Mr.. Drake was operated
on in 1896 and again last month for kidney dis.
ease, from which his fatal sickness resulted. He
leaves n widow and an unmarried daughter.
Mary y. Mason. wife OF Earl Philip Mason of
Providence. X. l., and daughter OF the late
Henry J. Raymond. formerly editor OF the New
| c. c. Burnett, II West Ninth street, this city.
after q brief illness. Mrs. Mason was 60 years
old. Her husband is a member OF tho old Mason
family of Providence, and is at the head Of the
Mason Locomotive Works in that. city. Mrs.
Mason will be buried from 23 Charles Field
street, Providence. on Wednesday.
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FAMINE IN
Meat OF Poor Quality sells at On = Pound.
veyier's Heartless words.

Meat OF Poor Quality sells at 81 . Found
weyier's Henrtiess Words.
HAVANA, June 12, via Key west-FHmine Is
now fclt in Havana. La Luchd to-day urges
the Government TO allow the importation Of
cattle from abroad, as there is no meat in the
capital. A pound OF meat Of inferior quality Is
sold to-day for 81. The situation in the suburbs
is terrible.
Gen. weyler said to q commission that called
to show him how desperate is the situation:
II don't care very much II the people Of
Havana don't eat meat. In time OF war meat 10
a luxury.
what I do say is that I regret to see tho
Government at Madrid turning sentimental. /
am ready to leave and another may como to give
you what you want. But II I should remain
three months more in Cuba l would end the war
by exterminating the Cubans, which is the only
remedy for the evils of the island"
1t is positively known here that the Cubans
entered the city of Puerto Principe and did
what they pleased for seven days. They retired
later. but the city is practically besieged by
them.
The Spanish battalion OF Pizarro has refused
to, accept its pay In paper money, and so has an.
other Spanish battalion at Ciego dc Avila.
ish forces under BriRadier De Oriente have been
defeated by the insurgents and compelled to re-
tire to Olsaga- They left on the field three Off
GERS and fourteen soldiers dead, carrying with
them tsenty-nine wounded.
Another train was blown up by the insurgents
yesterday near Alguisa. The explosion was
heard In Havana This news is concealed by the
press censor. on account OF the bad effect which
the attacks Of the insurgents in Havana prov
ince and near the capital make on the Spaniards
themselves. saw after midnight a great many
the. place where the train was destroyed. Sew
eral dead were left in the country.
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OTHOMPSON'S SONS
6O gas BROADWAY
WkINIEY LEAVES CHATTAyooeI.
Tho Nay Spent in ChurchEoinE and In Driv,,r
on Missionary Ridge.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. June l3.-Presideut
Mckinley spent a very quiet day in Chatts-
nooga, going TO church in the morning, tAkinzs
drive along Missionary Ridge in the afternoon,
and receiving a few informal calls at the homo
OF Commissioner OF Pensions Evans in the even.
ing. At the last moment the programme OF
leaving was changed owing to the excessive
heat Instead OF leaving at Q in the morning
the train pulled out at midnight and was side.
tracked in a spur Of the mountain and the s,art
for Asheville was made in the cool Of the morn.
ing.
The party arrived from Nashville at . in the
morning, and remained in the cars until time
Mckinley went directly to the house Of Com.
missioner Evans, where the President :oined
her at 10 O'Clock. The President and Mr.. Evans
and Judge D.. NJ. Key. Postmaster-Genera in
Hayes's Cabinet, and Mrs. Key went to the First
Mr.. Westhafer. A large crowd was presen. al
the church. The party went TO the Evans homo
for lunch. and in the afternoon Mr.. Evans took
the President for a drive along Missionary
Ridge. Mrs. Mckinley remaining at the Evans
house.
The members Of the Cabinet and their families
and others OF the Presidential party, and the
Misses Key and Misses Brown spent the day on
Lookout Mountain. returning to town early IN
the evening. From : TO 5 the President re-
oeived callers in the Read House parlors, aud at
$50 o'clock an informal reception TO Chatta-
nooga citizens and others was held at Mr..
Evans's. The day was very hot and several mem
bers Of the Presidents part, suffered severely.
suffered no especial Inconvenience. both having
rested and taken maps during the day. AHhe-
vile will be reached at 10 o'clock tomorrow
at "Biitnore and the Battery Park Hotel.
leaving at 3 p. NJ. for Washington
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HUNTING 4 CUBAN EXPEDITION.
The spaniah Minister Sends n Part OF the Navy
on . wild Goose Chase.

WASHINGTON. June l3.-The Navy Depart
ment has autographed orders 10 the commander
of tho gunboat Wilmington at Jacksonville to
make an effort to locate and Illustrate a big fli-
clustering expedition reported to be in prepara-
ton at some point on the east coast OF Florida.
No definite information concerning tho expedi-
tion has been received here. Senior Dupuy de
LONE, the Spanish Minister, officially informed
tho State Department that he understood that
1t was in process OF formation. but he had not
been able to locate, through his agents in Flori-
da, the exact point OF organization.
Several communication sent to the State De-
partment recently by the Minister show that the
flibusters are actively engaged In attempts
TO send arms. ammunition, and men to Cuba.
The naval and revenue officers have been en-
deavorinR for about a week past TO locate an
expeditionary force on the west coast of Florida,
but without success. Senior Dupuy de lone
told the State Department that he had infornla-
ton that this expedition was heing organized
somewhere near the mouth of the Suwanee
River. A revenue cutter sent to investigate has
not succeeded in finding anything corroborative
OF the Minister'S belief. Federal officers in
Florida under the Department OF Justice and
the Treasury Department have been instructed
TO keep a sharp lookout Tor these reported f!i-
clustering parties.
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ARRESTED As 4 HORSE THIEF.
A Hotel Empire Bearder's Queer EIperienco
In Central Park.

n ElOLSl empire NuGcE AIpOEl6uCO
in Central Park.
Edward Nathan. Jr., a boarder at the Hotel
Empire, from Dallas. Tex. hired a horse and
wagon yesterday afternoon from George Scher-
rer. a liveryman at the Boulevard and Sixty
fifth street, for a drive in Central Park. When
he reached tho Park entrance at Eighth avenue
and Fifty-ninth street a man approached with
uplifted hand, and asked II Mr.. Nathan was the
owner OF the horse.
"Why, no." said Mr.. Nathan. q
That's just what | thought" said the man.
Come over to the Arsenal with me-" AS soon
as Policeman Mulvey had been called from his
post at the corner. the three went to the place
where horse thieves caught in the Park arc
locked up.
What is the prisoner charged with y asked
Sergeant Hodeins, turning to the complainant.
Well. ~ tell yon how 1t is. your Honor"
and keep up at the Boulevard and Sixty.eighth
street. A friend OF mine lost a horse IKE this
one only ten days ago. and III bet that this Is
the SANE horse, cause I used to know his horse
we'll. I'll bet u hundred It's the Same animal!
Just n minute and III got him over here"
Then F0y went to the telephone and told some
body whom he called Jim a long story about tho
capture OF u long lost horse. When Foy finished
his enthusiasm was on tho wane, because Jim
had replied that the horse he had lost was again
safe in the stable.
well" said Foy. 81 thought 1t was the same
horse, for fair. but 1t looks like IL was q horse on
me. Don't itf' and he bowed himself out rs
Sergeant Hodgins discharged the prisoner. and
sent the policeman back to his post.
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FILIBUSTERS WIN THE DAY
THEY LAND THEIR RIO SUPPLIES
IN SPITE OF SPAIN.

The Spanish Band Force and . Gunboat Fight
Hard. but In Withdrawing stores while
SHELLS Arc Dropping Around - Other BiE
Cuban Successes - Pncincos Murdered.
KEY WEST, Fla, June l3.-Havana adviccs
say that at the river Agabama, Santa Clara
province, on the southern seacoast, a sharp fight
occurred last week over the landing OF an expe.
diticn from the United States. The Spanish
coast guard saw the vessel coming in and i'm
mediately sent OF for reinforcements. The
Cubans attacked the coast guard and almost cut
them to pieces, and then ambushed the rein
forcements on the way, defeating them. The
vessel then put in and began unloading.
A Spanish gunboat from the direction OF Trim
idad came along before the cargo was fully out
and began firing shells at long range, the shoal
water not permitting the vessel to come close to
land. While the shells were falling in close
proximity tho American vessel continued I'M
loading. When all was out the vessel took the
inside channel and ran out to sea, pursued by
the gunboat, firing all the while. 1t was re-
ported that one shell took effect on the flibuster-
ing vessel, carrying away her smokestack. but
she succeeded in escaping.
The gunboat came back later and attempted
to land u lot Of marines to secure some Of the
cargo. The Cubans made q strong stand, and
mounting one of the rspid.nring guns that had
just arrived fred at the boats with deadly effect,
sinking two OF them, and sent the other one
back to the vessel in q hurry. 1t Is said that
fifteen sailors were drowned or killed by the fire.
The gunboat shelled tho shore for some hours,
but that did not deter the Cubans from taking
the cargo inland.
A sharp battle occurred at the River De Zaza
between a Spanish band of 800 men and n Cuban
detachment OF about the same number. The
Cubans drew the Spanish troops into an ambush
and then. charged them, with fierce yells Of
Cuba Libre!'
The Government troops met the charge with
spirit, but the insurgents went over them with II
rush, and then, reforming, swept back, deliver.
ing n warm fire and doing much execution with
their machctes. The Cubans were armed with
rapid. II ring guns, and the Spanish loss was con-
siderable. The Spanish officials report ten in
~surgents dead, and one Spanish soldier. 1t is
believed in Havana that the Government loss
was fully seyenty-ive men.
The E~strenmadura battalion was defeated by
the Cubans last week with a loss OF sixty-seven,
according to the Junta reports ut Havana,
though the details arc meaRre.
At Las Toironas. Pinar del Rio province, q
band OF p~aciicos, working on a sugar estate and
in the tobacco fields, with papers from the
Spanish commander allowing them to do so.
were raided by a guerrilla band, and all except
the women were killed. There were twenty
four men and boys, all Of whom were tied 10
trees and used as marks by the Spaniards, their
bodies being left in the open. The women were
carried of.
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CEN. srocKroN Defeated.
uistsry er washinEtsn,s sonerviiis neaaauaE-
tern Accerfea ~ Authsntic.

. - n.-h.- :, ~.
STATE RevoIu,jop,rv Memor,al Society and of
az n...n1s"a~1 -. p.wai,,,on donv tbe s,.ts-
inc DeushVers inc IVo'oiu'io" "ony ,'
y. stookton ~ pr;nceton. To the effect that those
49, ....s -, L. ,ho n,r.
chase Of the Wallace house az a headquarters OF
Washington. The statement that tho societies
Il, ~ .ut,a, "a .h.t 81.
VIII investigate the alleged swinale ana tnat tno
formal opening Of the headquarters on june IL
will he postponed IA denounced by the Execu-
~ = hISsa,.. n.or,hor =,
Two eommittee as taise' ieaoink mo"ooi vi
the Executive Committee said to-night:
1.-THE statement purportinR to come from Gen.
=. A.. .,..L.. a.,
oVockuohi s uhWarranteu' ~ RUG .ua' uoh
Stockton questioned the authenticity OF the his
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A PECULIAR SAFE ROBBERY.
The Days Receipts OF . Brookiyn shoe store
Taken-A Clerks story.

Iuheu-A toE
The safe in the store Of the Regal Shoe Com.
pany at 357 Fulton street, Brooklyn, was robbed
Of $685. on Saturday night. The robbery was
reported to Capt. Miles o'Reilly Of the Adams
street police station about l o'clock Yesterday
morning by Charles NJ. Hodson, the manager Of
the store. Hodson said that on Saturday night
Ellsworth d. Marshall, tho manager Of the COM
pany's store on Nassau street, visited the
Brooklyn store. About 10 o'clock the two men
went to a bowling alley on Montague street.
leaving the store in charge Of two clerks, a Mr..
Spencer and NJ. B. axwell. Shortly after IL
O'Clock Maxwell called at the bowling alley and
told Hodson the safe had been robbed. He said
that Charles L. Nieberg and another man had
entered tho store and remained n short time.
Nieberg was formerly in the employ of the Regal
Company. Maxwell said that he went to the
safe, as was his custom before closing the store,
TO count the money and found the money drawer
empty. Maxwell said he had not seen any one
near the safe during the night
Hodson and Maxwell then returned to the
store. Hodson counted up the sales and discov-
cred that $685.. the receipts of the day. had been
taken. Hodson notified Capt. O'Reilly, and
Maxwell loft. saying he was going home. Capt
OIteilly Intercepted Spencer, the other clerk,
who was found at his home. Spencer said he
was positive that no person went near the safe
while he was in the store. At MaXwells board
ing house at 11s Willoughby street IL was. said
he had not returned up to g o'clock last night.
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WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN 4 sHANTH.
A Man and . Girl Under Arrest. the Latter
as n Witness-

YoNKERs, N. V, June 1871 is not clear
whether a woman found dead in a shanty in the
rear of % Washington street this evening was
murdered or whether she committed suicide.
Her name Is Katharine Washash, and she was
about 81 years old. Joseph Foley, who is 30
years old, is known to have been more than ordi-
narily fond of the woman. Hc and Catherine
Mullarah, 10 years old, have been arrested, the
latter as q witness.
On Saturday night Foley attended a ball. He
went home late TO 2s Washington street,
where all connected with the case live. with a
strange woman who has not yet been located by
the police. A quarrel followed. How bitter
this quarrel became, or whether or not blows
were struck. has not yet been made clear.
The first impression the Coroner got was that
the woman through jealousy, had taken poison.
woman took poison. and now the Coroner is in
clined to agree with her, He thinks there was
some kind OF an internal injury. A post-mortem
examination will be made tomorrow.
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HOME RULE FOR CUBA.
Spain About to Put Into Operation the FROM
ised Neforns-Rivera Not TO he shot.

WASHINGTON, June l3.-Oficial Information
has been received here that the Spanish Govern
ment is about to put into operation political re-
forms promised for Cuba by the Queen Regent.
Tho reform scheme guarantees to the Cubans a
system OF Government practically similar TO that
OF the Dominion OF Canada. 1t provides for a
legislative assembly, composed of members
elected directly by the people and by a number
OF conservative corporations, most OF them de-
voted to charitable purposes. The legislators
elected directly by the people are to form the
majority. Secretary Sherman 10 said to be in
favor OF the Spanish proposals, but President
Mckinley has not Endorsed 1t, These reforms
were guaranteed some time ago. and a copy of
tho proposals was furnished the State Depart
ment.
Just when the reforms will be inaugurated can
not BIO ascertained. There is reason TO believe
that the present critical aspect OF Cuban affairs
has caused the Madrid Ministry To begin prepa-
ratiOns for putting the reforms into execution
with the least possible delay, and an Official an.
nouncement OF the granting OF home rule 10
Cuba may be expected at any time. Iii learned
on excellent authority that the Spanish Govern.
ment believes that a persistent attempt is to be
made to excite prejudice against spain in this
country at this critical j%uncIure to prevent tho
promised reforms from being carried out. The
SpanislAA authorities are of the opinion that the
enemies Of autonomy hope TO force the United
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JUDGE FORBES PRosrR4rED.
six Attacks OF Nervous Prostratioa That Lsn
him In n Critical Coadiuou.

CooPERsrowN. y. V, June l3.-JudEe g. A
Forbes of the Sixth district, who has been hold
ing court here the past week hearing the Euer
son-Westcott will contest case, was prostratsd
last night after dinner while talking with the
Rev. DR.. Lord in the office of the Hotel Feant-
more DIS. Burton. Bassett, and Conkling were
summoned and he soon rallied and passed .
quiet night. the doctors being in constant at
tendance. Judk" Forbes insisted last night thai
he would soon he better and that il would not
be necessary 10 telegraph his wife at CanAstotA-
This morning at about 10 O'Clock he suffered
another attack. followed by four others In quick
succession. with another at o'clock tonight
He has rallied and is now resting quietly. The
attacks are not OF an apoplectic nature. HIS
physicians pronounce II nervous prostrat!oa
brought on by overwork and the severe stra!n
OF the trial OF the important case he has been
hearing for the past week. Judge Forbes's con-
dition is critical. but his physicians and friends
hope for his recovery. His wife and family ar
rived tonight.
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STRANDED At GOOSE CREEK.
A New York Cop and HE Friends HAD to Ap
peal for n Special Train.

peal for n Special Train.
Twelve men. equipped with poles. lines. and
bait Of various sorts, went down to Goose Creek
yesterday morning for a days fishing. Goose
Creek is the first station on the trestle OF the
R~ockaway Beach Railroad after leaving tho
mainland. One OF the twelve anglers was Emil
Slayer, a cop in this city. He was to report for
duty in his precinct at midnight last night.
The cop and his eleven companions, well salts
fed with their outing, grouped themselves at
the Goose Creek station last night in readiness
to board the 9:49 train from Rockaway for this
city, the last train up. The 9:49 train usually
stops at Goose Creek. Last night it Numbered
by, and twelve fishermen, including one anxious
cop. were left on the trestle.
Ed Paul of 1873 Palmetto street, Brooklyn. q
member of the party. walked the long trestle
and trudged to Aqueduct. There, at the race
track. he found a telephone. He called up the
officials OF the Long Island Railroad. and OK
planned the situation. Paul particularly set
forth the cops p~redicament. and incidentally
remarked that there were neither sleeping ac-
commodations nor standing room at Goose
Creek station.
The officials kindly despatched a special train
of an engine and one coach and rescued the
stalled fishermen about II 80 o'clock. The cop
was late in reporting for duty and may have to
explain matters to his superior officers.
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BABY JAGUAR FOR cESrRA1 PARH.
Caught In veneznela AFTER Its Mother Had
Been Shot

A two-months-old jaguar. which has attracted
crowds to the window of a delicatessen store on
Eighth avenue. near Twenty-third street, for
the past two days, has been accepted by the
managers of the Central Park MenAgerie, and
will be taken there to-day.
The animal was captured about a month ago
by DR.. Panaro. a resident of one OF the inland
towns Of Venezuela. south America During
the spring many of the inhabitants of the VILLAGE
lost young stock OF various descriptions, and. 40
cording to the doctors story. one night a small
child was missing.
A hunting party was organized, and the fol-
lowing day ii came upon a huge ~jaEuar. which
was shot. The young one was found near by
and taken to the village. II was then only a
month old and weighed about FIVE pounds.
During its four weeks OF captivity the animal
pounds. II is two feet long and about q foot
high. Il is tame and playful. Its food consists
this city il has amused itself by catching flea
The animal is valued at $500.