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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-09
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RIVERA NOT ORDERED SHOT.
NO STEPS YET TAKEN TOWARD De-
GLIDING HIS FATE.

His wounds Not Dangerous-The
Conduct of Cuban SympathizerE I'm
This Country May Have Much to-
DO in Settling Rivera's Punish-
ment-SanguilIy's Alleged Inten-
tiOn of Assisting In Sending out N
FiIibustcring Expedition After Be-
ing Pnroled Naturally Exasperat-
ing 10 spain.
Washington, April s.--Advices received
by the Spanish minister here state that
Gen. Luis Rivera, who is lying wounded
near Havana, is not in a serious condi-
ton. Inquiry as to the status Of the pris-
oner resulted to-day In statement by the
minister to the effect that at no time has
the Spanish government nor Gen. Weyler
had an idea of shooting Gen. Rivera. It
was added that 1t would certainly not
have been in order to express any such
opinion, whatever the belief might have
been. In view Of the fact that Gen. Rivera
has not been tried, much less sentenced
to be shot.
For the same reason, II can hardly ba
asserted that Gen Rivera's future Is abb
solutely assured. When questioned ON
this point the minister inclined to the be-
lief that the man would not be shot, but
showed that much depended upon the con-
duct of Cuban sympathizers in the United
States. He declined to say whether his
reference was TO the conduct of Gen.
Sanguilly who is now under arrest on
suspicion of aiding another hlibustering
expedition, or to the proceedings In the
Senate which might be regarded as tend
Ing to inflame bad feelings. II Is evident
however, that Senior de LONE felt that
Sangullly In breaking his parole, was not
strengthening the argument that the
Spanish forces In Cuba should be held
TO a strict observance of the rules of war.
This minister has received word that o.
600 Of the insurgents in the Philippines
have offered to surrender.
Havana, April Seen. Ruiz Rivera stilI
remains at San Crlstobal. He is recover
ing from his wound. In the event of a
summary trial It is not likely that he will
be sentenced, but he win be held as a
prisoner of war.
The acting civil governor of Santa Clara
and the acting civil governor OF Santiago
de Cuba have issued energetic circular
orders against gambling. The terms If
the latter order are particular severe the
practice Of gambling being denounced as
a scandal to society,""
While the Aragon battalion was recon-
notering at the north Of the railroad, be-
tween san Cristobal and the San Juan
river, they encountered a body of insur-
gents who had descended the hills for
vegetables. According to the official &C
count, the Spaniards pursued them into
the thickets. killing seven and making
seven prisoners" The latter will be pun
ished on the charge of raiding the planta-
ton.
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PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBTS.
senate Committee Reports on the
Bill For a Commission.

senate Committee Reports on the
Bill For n Commission.
Washington, April S.-senator Gear of
Iowa to-day made a report on the bill to
authorize a commission, consisting of the
secretaries of the treasury and interior
and the attorney general, to adjust the
debts of the Pacific railroads to the gov
eminent
The report reviews In detail the nnan-
cial condition of the roads and their rela-
tlons to the government. The bills for ex-
tending the debts of the roads have fail
ed to pass congress, II Is said, because of
its judgment that the questions are so
complicated that 1t could not devote the
requisite time to their consideration or
reach satisfactory conclusions. Therefore
the committee thinks II would best ex-
press the wishes Of congress by a plan
permitting the executive officers, with the
approval Of the President. to make an ad-
1ustment with the owners OF the prop
erty.
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DAYS MISSION TO CUBA.
lie Goes 20 Specifically Investigate
the Death OF Ruiz

Washington, April S.--Judge w. n. Day
OF Canton, who has been charged by the
President with a mission to Cuba. will
be in Washington next Saturday. when
he will receive his final instructions.
From administration authority II can be
stated that the scope OF Judge Days mis-
sion has been much exaggerated He has
been selected as a lawyer to specifically
investigate the death of Ruiz and is not
commissioned to handle the Cuban-Span-
ish situation generally. The President did
not ask him to do this. and he does not
expect to attempt IL. He will, however,
report to the President all that comes to
his knowledge as incidental to the inves-
tigation he will make.
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oNA MEbrON's IMPRISONMENT.
An EGort 10 he Made 10 Have Him
Released as n Non-Combntant.

Washington. April s.-The state depart
ment has been informed that the health
Of Ona Melton, one Of the Competitor
prisoners. which has been reported 70 be
very bad, Is now much improved. When
he recovers completely an effort will be
made 70 separate his case from those OF
the other prisoners on the ground that no
was a newspaper man and not a cOmba-
tant, and secure his release
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BROKER SHOPS il HOTELS.
One at the Imperial Closed ns a
Bucket shop.

New York. April s--chief Conlln. recent
ly ordered n number OF his men 10 investl-
gate the brokers. Offices which are being
operated IN the principal hotels Of the city.
with a view OF ascertaining whether any
Of them are conducting business as bucket
shops. As "A result Of this Investigation the
police to-day arrested Leslie Lathrop and
Reynold y. McAlpln who. under the firm
name OF LnthTOp a. McAipin. conducted a
brokerage business az the Imperial hotel.
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FIGHT IN PINAR DEL mo.
The Cubnns Under DeIgado and Du-
cassi ROuted.

Havana, April s.-The Corona battalion,
while accommodating In the vicinity OF En-
crucijada, province Of Pinar del Rio. sur
prised the lnsurgent force commanded BY
Perico Delgado, and the remainder Of the
force commanded by Ducassi. The enc
my left eleven men killed on the field and
the troops captured eig-4t prisoners and a
quantity OF arms and ammunition. Del
gado Is reported 70 be seriously IN, ana
Vidal Ducassi rs reported 10 have been
badly wounded on March 2. The second
OF the Ducassi brothers Is also wounded,
according 10 a rumOr which has been re-
ported 60 the Spanish authorities.
Advlces from pinar del Rio say that tho
insurgent, Col Amicra Fuentes, has sur
rendered TO the Spanish commander at
that place.
A detachment OF the provincial guerll-
las cf Matanzas has captured Dr. Joscayo
Gown. the auditor Of the insurgcnt war
department.
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---S-~o-S--
WAR On IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Cape Volunteers Lose Five Men
Killed and six wounded.

Cape Town, April S.-A dispatch from
Vryburg says that in an encounter with
the Bechuanaland insurgents on Tues
day, near Kuruman. the Cape Volunteers
lost five men killed and had six men
wounded. A later dispatch from Vryburg
says that the volunteers have captured
and burned the insurgent stronghold at
Gamessepe. Lieut.. Harris was among
the killed.
London. April s.-A dispatch to the
Times from Cape Town. says that ad-
vices received there from Delagoa Bay,
announce that the country bordering on
and across the Limpopo river. forming for
many miles the northwest and northern
limit Of the Transvaal is IN open revolt.
II Is added that the situation Is serious.
Troops are leaving for Delagoa Bay by
the steamer Carnarvon. A further rising
is expected in Mapulaland.
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ToKAT RED WITH BLOOD.
Two Thousand Persons Perished in
the Recent Massacre.

London. April 9-lThe Daily Chronicle
publishes to-day an extract from letter
written by an occasional correspondent IN
Asia Minor. declaring that 200 persons
have perished by Moslem massacre ia
Tokat, and that fresh outrages are ex-
parfod
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Madrid, April SAN Official denial has
been issued OF the report that a revolt
against tho Spanish government has brok-
ca oct In the island Of Porto Rico.
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Minister Mc<enEIc out OF danger.

Lima, Peru, April s.--United States Min
Ister McKonzle's maiady has yielded 20
treatment. and his physicians now pro-
nounco him out OF danger.
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SHUT our or THE MAILS.
Fraud order Issued Against the E.
5. Dean brokerage Concern.

Washington. April s.-Tho r.. 8. Dean
brokerage concern. whose suspension OF
operations az New York and elsewhere al
ready has gained general notice. has been
formally barred from the mails by fraud
orders Just issued by the postmaster gen
craL
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D1sPExsARY LAW ron FLORIDA.
Temperance Committee of the Legis-
Iature 10 Report One.

Tallahassee, Fla. April SIT is probable
that the temperance committee appointed
to-day will bring In a bill based on the
South Carolina dispensary law Senator
Tllman's famous measure had many ad-
mirers IN the legislature who believe they
can frame a law that will be free from OBJ
jectionable features Of the South Carolina
scheme.
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herded the few cattle and horses remain
ing to them on the levees and high grounds
in the flooded districts. 1t is likely that
an immediate effort will be made to secure
the passage of another resolution amend
ing the first so as 20 permit such stores
to be supplied.
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Nashville, Tenn, April S.-To-night the
Cumberland river has reached 41.O5 feet
on the government gauge, and is rising
slowly. A stand will be reached by morn
ing, and 1t is not believed ~ feet will be
passed. Forty feet Is the danger Line. 1t
is raining tonight, but not enough rain
is expected to check the fall in the riv-
er expected tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-09

Kansas City, Mo, April Sat o'clock
this evening the Missouri river had reach
ed to within four inches of the danger
mark. According to the predictions Of
the local weather observer, 1t win remain
stationary for two days or so, with a ten
dency to fall.
The times., 1897-03-28

Nichol, of this city, Every opera Is equip
ped with special scenery and special cos
tunes, and the repertoire embraces fifty
grand, standard romantic, and comic
operas. Z
A new operas will be given every week
of their stay. They will open with an
Easter Monday matinee with Strauss
Gypsy Baron Then the bill will be
changed to the successes of the Boston and
Philadelphia runs. ''Lohengrin," which
grand opera companies as such can only
give occasionally, was played in Boston
for three weeks. Carmen" III Trova-
tore and other grand operas were played
for two weeks each. But the lighter w orks
are just as popular, though IL is less
remarkable. We will see 'Mikado,"
''Queen's Lace Handkerchief" 'Falka,"
'Niignon, Beggaf Student, Black Hus-
sar, Bohemian Girl" and others of the
popular grade.
A specially popular feature OF the season
will be the uniform grade of bargain prices
which VIII prevail all season through.
At the evening performances the general
admission will be 25 cents, and reserved
seats will he 80 cents and 10 cents.
No seats, not even box seats, will be higher.
For matinees the highest price will be 80
cents, and boxes seating six will cost
but So.
But If there is anything about this enter
prise more remarkable than the season s
plan itself, it is the novel manner i'll which
the company is To be introduced to Wash
ington. The entire Castle Square Opera
Company, singers, musicians and scenery,
will be brought to the Lafayette from
Philadelphia for special matinee On
Thursday of next week, April 9. The in
terestof this flying visit of the Castle Square
Opera. Company and the arrangements
made to bring them from and back to
Philadelphia so as TO meet Their evening
performance in that city make it in every
respect Il very extraordinary occasion. The
opera on April will be Chassaien S beau
tiful "Falka, which will be given with
the same magnificent cast, chorus and
orchestra and superb surroundings rs pre-
sented at the Grand opera House, Phila-
deIphia, that week. This special perform
ance Messrs. Nixon and Zimmerman have
arranged so as to give theatergoers and
opera-iovers in Washington an excellent
foretaste OF the splendid operate repre-
sentations in store for them when the
The times., 1897-03-28

When you think OF the worship or the
matinee girl of the extraordinary success
| referto the wa y in which society," has taken
him up in the theater-Mr. SotheTn has
attained, it is rather surprising that he is
a man unSpoiled These things do not al
ways spoil tile artist, but, alas, they have
made monke Us Of sOmany men Mr.. SOthern
will not acknowledge that ne has been
flooded with what are yulgarly known as
.smash notes but he did confess that the
ingenuity OF the autograph fiend, male ana
female, had caused him 10 little weari-
ness of spirit. The eccentric interviewer
has also given him a twistOr two. One day
a young woman Git is said a reporter, at
that, but dOubtit Sentinher card with the
message that she had very important buSi-
ness with Mr. Suthcrn. would he come 70
the stage door? He slipped on his over
coat and went. The young woman said ar
once, What have you got in your pockets,
Mr. Sothern?'' MI SotheTn didn't know.
but he empticd his pockets then and there
to save trouble, and then the young
woman explained that she was demonstrate
ing new theoryin character reading and
was greatly relieved TO find that Nh
Sothern was inclined neither to murder nor
wife-beating. in so far the contents Of
his rockets Indicated
The times., 1897-03-28
rh. Adv,ntupes Of Debt.

EeIateJudgeAsa vedthata
rich man ought to be in debt. because it
beIued rim maintain his credit. One day
he was questionedas TO Why he maintained
sucb a large ndebtedness when he could
could so easily wipe it out. The Judge re-
plied that he aid it 10 maint tain his Credit
..were J. said he, Ito wipe out my in
debt ess and at some future time see an
opportunity 10 make large sum OF money
and attempt 20 borrow, everybody would
marvei and say Judge Packer is borrowing
money As it is can borrow almost any
amount and no questions are asked or
comments made. "-CbiCago Times Herald
The times., 1897-03-28

Several of the recent productions in New
York this month have proved successes,
but the most conspicuous Of all of them Is
the success Of a serious artist Ia serious
play: Mrs Fiske i'll Lonmer Stoddard' s
decentralization of Hardy's Tess OF the
DTrbervilles. The acknowledgment in
thsisn not only gratifying forthe encourage
ment given Mrs Fiske and Mr.. Stoddard,
hut it is the first Indication of healthy
sentiment given by Gotham in long,
long time Worthy people and worthy
The times., 1897-03-28

1t begins to look as if the Biograph would
enlist public attention indefinitely. The
various pictures are now changed every
week, which furnishes q practically new
entertainment very week The BiOgrdph
is not mere curiosity. II is thing or
repeated Joys The pictures are fun OF
interest aside from the marvellous motion
reproduced. Each change seems to bring
back those who have seen the preceding
pictures. For my part | could again and
again watch the realistic rush OF Niagara,
the rolling SURF, the interesting inaugural
ton pictures. the vidid melOdramauc scenes
and those pictures which are real and
truthful comedy.
The times., 1897-03-28

leads to an exciting and realistic scene. 10
takes pface in the :hiTd act at the COyent
Garden Theater. The scene shows the
foyer of the opera house leading to the
boxes. A brilliant and distinguished au-
dience is assembled The strains Of music
from the orchestra. the voices of the sing
ers and the enthusiastic applause Of the
audience is heard in the lobby. Sir GeOf-
frey Pomfret is being congratulated on
every side, when Eric wanders on the scene,
recognizes the music and songs OF his own
opera and denomces Sir Ge0ffTey a thief
The situation is an intensely exciting and
dramatic one, ana has been declared by
New York critics to be one of the best pieces
of dramatic work seen in this country for
many gears. Among the members Of the
excellent company are Louise ThOrndy ke
BouccicauIt, Grace KiHball, Nanette Com
stock. John T s,;Iliyau. Frank Burbeck,
Max Figman, Leslie Alien and Edmund y.
Lyons.
The times., 1897-03-28

Poor BuIwer Lytton's ''Richelieu is
often badly treated by those who know
better. on the program of theater Ia
Athenic Boston IL was last week typed
as by Shakespeare. Tom Keene, on his last
presentation here, gave the rather startling
reading that ''Thc pen is weighter than. the
sword
The times., 1897-03-28
ward Craig.

Ell. S0thern produces An Enemy tothe
King at the Lafa yette tomorrow night.
In this play Mr. Sothern is clad in the ha-
bliments of Il very romantic period and
wearing upon his sleeve heart that is
true and noble in adversely and peril.
As a follower of the white plume of Henry
of Navarro and an outlaw with price upon
his head. he wins the hearts Ofhis audience
They had been loyalists and supporters of
the rightful king of France. While the fires
of poetry and romance were flaming high,
the play written affords E. ii. SOtheTn
an admirable opportunity for the display
of his peculiar talents. AN Enemy to the
King is Ike, and still unlike, everything 3
good that has appeared in the line Of rO-
mantle drama of late years. 1t affords a
vehicle for the presentation OF the most
powerful acting, and the picturing OF the
most sublime emotions. The play brings one
far from the coloTless present and back into
the haZy, shadowy past, when men We're
brayer and women were fairer than they
now are 1t carries one intothe years when
the white-plumed Hugenot fought his
royal cousin and the stake was a throne.
Almost every emotion of which humans are
possessed is portrayed 1t is a beautiful
story, and its Inconsistencies are passed
over in the thrill of pleasure and interest
one feels as he witnesses It's production.
As the Sieur de In TourDOirc. Mr.. 5 othern
sust aims his already well-wUn reputa-
ton. conveyed with perfect fidelity in the
sentiment of the noble character whom the
author, f. II Stephens, created.
The times., 1897-03-28

Digby Bell played good one on some
friends recently Thomas Q Seabrooke,
the comedian; George Fl Broadhurst, the
author OF The Spectator and number
of New York managers and newspa per
representatives Journeyed to Newark last
Saturday night as the guests of Duncan B.
Harrison. to witness Digby Bell and Laura
Joyce Bell in their presentation of Augustus
Thomas new comedy, The HOosier Doc
tor" The coterie OF gentlemen alighted
from the train and proceeded to the New
ark Thcater, where the production was
made.
AS they stood chatting In the lobby Of
ttetheater. hich w as pretty W ell crowded,
a long-haired. bewhiskered Individual ap-
preached the group, and in drawing, pro-
yincial tones asked what was going on
there tonight to which Interrogation Mr..
Bart WorreiI, the manager of the thea ter,
responded. .'Hoosier Doctor" The old
gentleman turned on him and said: None
OF your blamed business who my doctor
is; you're pretty saucy, anyway, young
Teller. I suppose you're one of tho sc smart
young guys that think you know every
thing. and because I'm an old man with
long whiskers you take me for jay, and
want to poke fun at me-"
Mr. Worrell and all the gentlemen pres
ent attempted to rnolify the old gentleman,
but with no avail He finally became so
The times., 1897-03-28

One OF the largest operate deals in which
Washinpt was ever concerned was con-
sunated last week, and it guarantees us
q summer season opera on the most sub
stantial and artistic basis. 1t is an ar
rangement between Mr.. Albaugh, Messrs.
Nixon and Zimmerman, and Mr.. c. W.
Southwell, of Philadelphia, by which the
Castle Square Opera Company, in all its
completeness is to be brought to Washing
ton April 20, to remain indefinitely.
The Castle Square Company is a unique
enterprise 1t is a standard high-class
permanent stock opera company, which
has played in Boston for two years, and
for twelve months in Philadelphia 1t has
Its own orchestra of twenty, its own
chorus of fifty, and list of fifteen
principals, among whom is Lizzie Mac
The times., 1897-03-28

At the Criterion Thcater, London, on
Thursday last, was produced Henry Ar
thur Jones newest play, The Physician" e"
A new play by this author Is always Of
moment in the dramatic world, but in his
instance the production was OF especial
interest from the fact that E. S Willard
will produce the play in America next
season
The times., 1897-03-28

The diStins suished English actor. Mr-
John Hare. and his complete London Gar
rick Theater Company, under the direc-
ton of Mfr Charles Frohman, will spend
q week at the Lafayette Square opera
House. beginning Monday, April ., next.
presenting the same repertoire as during
the recent run Of two months ut the Knick-
erbocker Theater, New York Pinero 8
comedy, 1.-THE Hobby Horse" viii be the
openInc bill. and it viii be its first pres
entation in Washington. 1t was written
bv this great master of stagecraft for Mt.
Hare and originally produced about ten
raors 400 when it was considered little
roo advanced for its tine Now, how
oyer. its theme and treatment are voted
unite uD-tO-date.