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carry 21r.'o out S'h Indirect intsrsereSee in Cuba. He viii
sympathy with the Cuban Insurgents. Our
rulers did not foresee this contingency.
peasants in tho cities is pushing on in Cuba, so
that nsc,o The 2 Gov rn.nSt =, max say shs &c S9pSntTy s is
oktiss IL ssdded TO The rsyssss in the aeid.
upon his as a pretext to rush to the relief Of his
follow. citisens. and orders an investigation
Yankees we're fSvorabiy disposed toward us.
What kind of a Government Ia this which IL
thus taken BY, surprise end docs not prepare to
trying to solve the problem What can be
and then declaring the island TO DO paciisd,
whan the disastrous effects of such concentration
arg n RG y SSSl SS. e, 20 c sS ~ r%Te sse p sHt,SG of 'decoiv.
ing the country. Gloomy days, much gloomicr
thsn those already. passed. arc coming; The
tho ortes meets today, II viii begin It's cam.
psiEn against the many outrages inflicted upon
The cable correspondent in Hayann of the
Hsraid9 says Of the situation in Cuba; =, .oo
mon scattered in groups under command OF un'
Important leaders.
Of Havana. They have there OYER 1000 men.
nearly al cavalry. They move ss they please In
spite Oh the vigilance OF our COiuiunh.
"Matanzas Is the only province which IL
nearly paciied. In Las villas the insurgents
have from 5000 to 1000 men. Maxine Gomez
In In the forests ON the estate La Reforma. Ho
intended making u fresh invasion OF the western
provinces. but was prevented by the so-callod
insurgcnt Government.
Outside of the cities OF Puerto Principe and
Nuevitns, the insurgents are masters In Ca:
maRley, where the insurgent Government still
remains. In the east. between ManZanillo and
Bayamo, Caliyto GarciR is lord and master. He
has some 5000 men. OF whom 600 are mounted.
There are also from 900 to 1,500 insurgents in
the district Of Santiago de Cuba, and an equal
number In Guantanamo, SaSua dc Tanaino, and
Baracoa.
A a rule the insurgents In the east are all
well Glad and have plenty of resources of every
kind. Many millions have been expended on the
Jucaro.Moron trocha. which Is now completed.
1t 10 divided into five sections and IL guarded by
5000 soldiers under Gen. Arolas. We have
there many cannon, many forts, and q numerous
force of engineers. Trains on the military rail
road along the trocha carry artillery.
"There are Id. 800 sick soldiers in the military
hospitals. Yellow foyer is on the increase. and
Inspector-Genera Losada of the Sanitary Corps
than last year. or sevon physicians who were
recently attacked three died. Malaria also
claims many victims. Gen. Losadn believes
that 10000 soldiers, unfit for service, should
Immediately be sent back to Spain. Other ply,
sicians say that many thousands more should be
sent home"
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spokane seat . q British Columbia, bu
Thsv were Reciined.

VANCOUVER, n. O., June Six hundred
tpuEhs and tramps. turned out OF Butte, Mont,
were passed on TO British Columbia at the Joint
OF rifles by Spokane. Wash. authorities. The
provincial Government has been appealed to to
establish an armed bodyof special police along the
boundary line TO drive the hobos back. Already in
South Kootenai there 10 q surplus population OF
1000 persons whom that district cannot sup
port. Canadian mining towns will not permit
such an undesirable addition a. Butte's army Of
idlcrs. The tramps are not TO be allowed to
enter. They are being stopped with the present
inadequate police force as much as possible.
On their way to British Columbia the tramps
captured a freight train ON the Northern Pacific,
and after riding as far an they wanted TO per-
mitted the crew to take charge again. They fed
with the farmers en- route. and helped themselves
to the best the farmers could provide.
On catching them the Spokane police detailed
for the purpose rounded them up with rifles and
marched them TO the Canadian boundary line.
They have since been marched back.
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4 WEALTHY sHEEpMAN ARRESTED.
Kenneth RIoCrea Accused or the Murder of
Robert Gorden. One OF Ms merders.

Kenneth McCrea Accused or the Murder OF
Robert Gordon. One or HIS merders.
CASPER, wy, June 5.-Sherih 8. /. Patton
and Mr.. E. Norton have just returned from the
place where Robert Gordon. a herder, was shot
and killed on Thursday, on Wallace Creek, about
scventy-hve miles northeast OF Casper. Immc-
diately upon their return q warrant was sworn
out for Kenneth McCrea and he was arrested,
charged with the killing.
McCrea is one Of the wealthiest sheepmen In
this section, and his arrest has caused n sensa-
ton.
The prosecution bases It's case upon the evil
dence Of a man named Pete, who ia a herder en-
ployed on McCrea's ranch. Pete was asleep
under a supply wagon about thirty feet from a
tent in which Gordon and McCrea were lodged.
On Thursday morning. before daybreak. Pete
says he heard McCrea and Gordon quarrelling
over some whiskey. Finally Gordon left the
tent. Pete alleges that soon after McCrea came
out of the tent and declared that he had had
enough Of Gordon and intended to kill him.
Then he returned to the tent and went to sleep.
Between 6 and 7 o'clock Pete says he was
again awakened by McCrea and Gordon
quarrelling, and q few minutes later
Gordon rushed out of the tent. exciaim.
ing: II am shot! I Am shot!' Advans
ing to where Pete was lying under the
supply wagon. Gordon fell to the ground on
his face. Pete alleges that McCree then emerged
from the tent with a rifle in his hand. and aP:
him over and found he was dead. McCrea's
statement to the Coroner's jury was as follows:
Between z and 8 o'clock In the morning Mr..
Gordon came into camp after q trip to the Drop
Bend and seated himself at the table for break:
fast. I had been sick for three or four days and
was still ailing, but arose and spoke a few words
to Gordon. I returned to bed, when / heard the
report Of a gun; jumped up and saw Gordon
shot! I'm shotr ] ran out just as Gordon fell
face downward between the tent and supply
wagon. When / turned him over he gasped
once and expired"
Mr.. McCrea testified that Gordon came from
Scotland in July last, and had been in his en-
ploy ever since. He was a good herder and
had ever existed between them. When
Gordon entered the camp he placed his
Ing at the foot, The ride must have
slipped from the bod and been discharged.
From the manner In which McCree said the
rife fell. Gordon would have received the bull
let in the left side had he remained seated. but a
post mortem examination showed that the bull.
let entered his right side and made It's exit on
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nssu,..l ana vhe,r other Racers vgin n
seld.

HeNuhtNA bBa NIeH Vtao
The racing public learned with no small degroe
ofsurprise yesterday that the Mossre. Las. and W..
p. Thompson, sons Of the late Col. w. p. Thomp-
son, one Of the mainstays Of the Jockey Club up
TO the time Of his death, a year and a half ago,
had determined TO sell their stable Of race horses
and retire, at least temporarily, from active par
ticipation In tho turf. They own, among
others, Requital. the winner Of the Flu
turity stakes two years ago, and until
recently regarded as the best horse In train.
ing In America, the crack two-year-old hlly
rAlouette and the smart performers Wolhurst,
Blarneystono. The Huguenot, Sagacity, Bastion.
to say nothing Of the maiden three-ycar-olds
Elkins, Manassas and Destiny, and a host OF
two-yoarolds that have not yet been seen In
public. Their trainer is James Rowe, for many
years trainer for Dwyer Brothers and the late
August Belmont, and for a number Of seasons me
starter for the Jockey Club, which latter post ne
resigned to accept charge OF the Brookdalc
racing string.
to boar upon the Messrs. Thompson TO sell out
their racing string and TO %confne their interests
"a bIIS anSre az sBrookd a me near Red Bank. NJ.
Requital's boot showing this spring, IT Is said,
has hastened the determination TO give up tho
time every horse in the Brookdale string has
bad a price on him. Requital has been held at
On the farm at Brookdale there are several
fashionable sires, including the Englsh horse
Juyensl and the American stations Faverdale
and Uncas, and in charge OF Fred Morsom are
perhaps q hundred of the best bred and best
| looking mares that can DO found anywhere:
| The buildings, paddocks, and other features Of
| Brookdale cannot DO surpassed. and some first
class horses have been bred there. Il 10 the in
| tention TO continue Brookdale as Q breeding es-
tablishment, and to sell the produce yearly at
auction.
The date for the sale has not as yet been
| fixed. Had Col. Thompson lived, II 10 probable
that tho Brookdale colors would have been
prominent for many year! 70 come. Col.
| Thompson was extremely fond OF the thorough
bred, although the trotter was his first love.
He was willing to spend vast sums Of money,
\ English horse Meddler, now In the Neponset
stud OF W. H. Forbes Of Massachusetts,. He
gave $50, 600 for Requital when the crack son
OF Eothen was sold by David Gideon, and IL was
his desire to see his colors always In the thickest
| of the light
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PATSY L WINS.
Jimmy Dever 10 Game. but No Match for tn
20, Runnio Boxer.

Jimmy Dover Ii Game. but No Watch for the
% Buffalo BoHer.
Patsy Haley. the Buffalo boxer, had very little
trouble in defeating Jimmy Dever at the Polo
A. @. last night. Dever was game. but was
badly punished, and in the tenth round Referee
Frank Abraham ended the battle In Haley's
favor.
In the first preliminary bout Al Allen made
Bob Dwyer quit after 2 minutes and 90 seconds
OF hot work in the second round. The second
go" was equally short. 1t was between Jack
Burge OF Mount Vernon and Billy Needham of
California. In the second round. as Burge was
roughing matters in fierce style. Police Captain
Donehue stopped the bout The referee decided
Deyer and Haley were put on next for twenty
the first round. He jabbed Deyer's face with his
lett until the blood began TO flow from the nose
am snd b q cut s 1vf9 the which 5isst s sSs; Ger Ssd d spt Iasd
in the second round until Deyer shook him
up with several hot swingers on the head and
Q couple Of body punches. Then Patsy fought
his man at long range until the bell
opponents face in the third round, and al the
same time managed to avoid most OF Deversdes-
In the fourth round. throwing in jabs until De-
we're face was a sight. Jimmy swung both
Dover braced up In the fifth round, and for the
first time put Patsy on the defensive. The latter,
looked like a cinch for him TO win at this stage
OF the game. Haley did q little posing in the
sixth round until Dever got in q chance right
handler on the jaw, which nearly knocked Patsy
down. Then Haley became more careful and
avoided Dever's right, which was thrown
across continually. Though the latters face
was in ribbons, when he came up for
the seventh round. he bored right in and com
PEELED Haley to stop his aggreesiyeness. Patsy
had by long odds the better of the argument,
but Derer was very, strong and had plenty OF
hard punches left In his arms. Haley fought at
long range all through the eighth round. but he
landed whenever he pleased. and Dever was in
diBtress at the end.
Deyer was a chopping block in the ninth
round, but he took his medicine pluckily and
came up for more in the next round. Dever had
a "cAulifower" ear in a moment, and when
Haley split IL open 1t bled in q torrent. Haley
then refused TO hit his unfortunate opponent.
and the referee very properly stopped further
proceedings by giving the battle TO Haley.
Dever was severely punished.
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OBITUARY.

Col. II. De B. Clay died at his home at New
port News. Va. yesterday. He was a native Of
Cincinnati. He had been twice Collector Of Gus
toms at Newport News. and at the time Of his
death was an applicant for reappointment to
this office. He was President OF the Virginia
League OF Republican Clubs and 4 member OF
the Executive Committee Of the national or
ganiZation. He had always been very active in
politics and was ono Of the best known Repub
licans In Virginia.
Miss Clara wauner. q teacher in Public
School No. 6, Jersey City, died at a hospital in
this city on Friday. after undergoing an opera
ton for the removal of q malignant tumor. She
was to have been married in July to Mr.. James
Minihan, a railway purchasing agent.
Mrs. Isabella Hardness, the mother Of William
Hardness, formerly President of the Brooklyn
Department of Assessors. died at the home of
her son-in-law, Jacob w. Lockwood, 90 South
Oxford street, Brooklyn, on Friday. in her eighty
eighth year.
Benjamin +. Crowell, one OF Colorado's best
known pioneers, died yesterday in Colorado
Springs. He was born in 1885 in Manchester-by
the-Sea, Mass, and went to Colorado, then JEFF.
ferson Territory, In 1850.
Henry +. Bauer, assistant cashier OF the Lin
coin National Bank. Washington. died suddenly
yesterday morning, aged 46.
The Rev. Lawrence J. Guerin, the pastor of
ST. Andrews Catholic Church at Sag Harbor.
died yesterday.
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LEGIsLArURE IN 4 RToT:
rrois,erous sosse at the Cisse or the sessioh IN
lllinnin.

SPRINGFIELD. H.. June Sat A:3o O'Clock
this morning tho Illinois Legislature adjourned
sine die, after u session lasting ave months. Tho
were boisterous.
The usual scenes OF wild excitement which
have usually been confined to the House were
trnnsplanted to the Senate side. and during the
early hours this morning n riot was only pre-
vented by force Of police.
The row cam up over tho "butterine" bill.
Two days ago a clerk in the House conveniently
allowed the purloining OF the Senate compromise
bill after the House had amended It In the dairy.
mems interest. Speaker Curtis Cody caused
the bill TO be engrossed from a printed copy.
When the bill was sent to the Senate there
was a great protest and this morning Mr..
Mahoney took the chair and quick as q fash Mr..
Anthony shot in a protest against the bill. The
protest was accompanied by afidavits Of Score.
tary Paddock of the Senate and (. L. Mccoy,
who was in charge ofthe bill when 1t was stolen.
Mahoney recognized q memorandum friendly TO
the oleomargarine interest and q recess wal
taken for an hour.
When the Senate reconvenod Mr.. Fisher took
the Chair and Mr.. Berry moved that the protest
% S1 e1R Pm sSe fs Fpeats sss 1 disorder. a anS s %snS
members were made %Iiotous by numerous
visits to an improvised bar In Q COMMITTEES
motion. and Mr.. Mahoney ran down to the Sec
retery's desk and shouted to Fisher.
Don't you try to bulldOZe this body"
Fisher. The clerk pointed to midnight, and
OBrien stood watch oyer the clock and dehed
anybody TO turn 1t back. Members forced theiI
way down to the desk and voted aye and nc
Us each name was called. O'Bnen finally
closed with Dunlap, one OF the d~airymep's ad
herents, and 1t required dozen officers to pre-
vent a free-for-ail5 light. The protest was finally
expunged.
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AGNES READS STORY OF AssAuLr.
she Causes the Arrest OF Howard HeaGie, .
Former Vederal Employee.

She Causes the Arrest OF Howard Heagie. .
Former VederaI Employee.
A woman who said she was Agnes Read. wife
of Frank Read of Philadelphia, went to tho
West Thirtieth street police station last even
ing and said that an attempt to assault her had
been made in tho top nat in tho building at
1872 West Thirty.seventh street. She said
that she was living at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
having left her husband. and had attended a
dinner In the fiat in the evening. A man, she
said. burst into the room where she was. They
fought, and rolled down stairs. breaking the
balustrade In their struggle. .
Policeman Leayeabee was sent to the fiat and
arrested Howard NeaRle, 81 years old, of lo2
West Thirty-seyenth street, who SAID he WAS
formerly superinisndent q the registry depart,
edge of the alleged assault; He was locked up
as q suspicious person. Mrs. Read identified
him as her assAilant. Seagle sent for City Mag.
istrate Job Hodges. who talked to him in his
cell, and then refused To interfere
Several theatrical people. including Merrl
Osborne, called on Neagle In the police station.
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel 1t was said that Mrs.
Read was not known there.
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KNOCKED oUrBF1HE "oMAH4 KID"
Charley Leopold Il Put to sleep In Five
ROundR.

Charley Leopold IL Put to sleep In Five
1t took Oscar Gardner. the Omaha Kid" five
rounds to knock out Charley Leopold of this city
at the regular weekly boxing show of the Ma
tional Sporting Club last night. The contest
was scheduled for twenty rounds at 100 pounds.
Gardner forced the fighting from the start,
and tried both hands for the head. The local
boy, however. had . good defence and wArded
OF the blows.
The Kid changed his tactics In the second
round and landed some hard body blows. A
straight left knocked Leopold down near the
close of the round. In the third round Gardner
displayed considerable science and hit Charley
where he pleased. but his blows seemed to lack
force. The former grew careless in the fourth
round. and Leopold ripped in a swift
left on the body, following it with a
straight right on tho face. This rally
surprised Gardner. who cut loose in the next
round and, after feinting for the body. put a
Two 1870 Founders. Mike Martin. this city, and
Dave Barry of Boston. figured In the opening
bout of ten rounds. They fought each other
ficrcely in the first round, but let up after that
until the seventh round, when they went at il
again. Martin had the better of the "Go" and
received the decision.
Sid Scales Of London. announced as "Kirby's
Unknown" and Harry Sheldon were the princi-
pals in the second bout, OF ten rounds at ITO
round, when Sheldon started to rough it. After
being cautioned several times he was disQuali.
fed by the referee, Jimmy Carroll, and the YER
dict given to Scales.
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WEYL Err TAKES GOLD oNLK.
Not Any or spain's Paper Money for Him
Bitterness Against the United States.

Not Auy OF SphinTb hhpef MONEY noF Hill
Bitterness Against the United States.
HAVANA. via Key West, June AT Niguas,
in Santa Clara province, a Cuban named Rivero
was captured by a Spanish guerrilla. The Span
iards tied him by the neck to a horses tail. and,
whipping up the horse. made him run until he
fell. when he was dragged to death. Afterward
Rivero's body was hacked TO pieces.
In the streets of Santa Clara city the country
people. gathered In by order of Weyler. are
dying of hunger. The Spanish authorities do
not make the least attempt to relieve them.
The Spanish columns under Weyler are plum.
dering and killing all along their lines of march.
Weyler has declared ut Sanct Spiritus:
THE romantic propaganda made against him
in the United States will not compel him to
abandon his warfare, which has been SO effec-
tive against the Cubans."
In Havana the indignation Of the Spaniards
against the Americans is increasing, and threats
of q demonstration against the American Con-
sulate in case the Spanish Government should
give satisfaction to the United States for the
firing made on the steamer Valencia by the
Spanish war steamer Reina Mercedes, are made
freely on all sides.
The insurgent leader. Carlos Mendieta, at.
tackled the garrison on the sugar plantation San
Antonio, one league from Santa Clara city.
Thirty-two Spaniards were killed in the fight
anu many moro were WOunuen. Inc opRnlAruB
were put to flight and the plantation was aban.
doned. Mendieta secured q large stock of am
munition and provisions.
Near Union dc Reyes, Matanzas province,
Gen. Molina was defeated by the insurgents
after an engagement which lasted two hours.
Mr.. Calhoun has maintained great reserve
about his views on the situation. All that has
BEEN said of the nature of his report to President
MCKINLEY Is premature.
The paper money question has produced a riot
in Ma.anZas province. The police being unable
to quiet the people. q regiment Of Spanish
the rioters; wounding and dispensing them. :,
Indignation, prevails in Havana among the
commercial classes because it is said that Wey.
Ter, notwithstanding his support of the paper
money, refused to accept paper money In payment
Of his own salary. An amusing scene 10 reported
to have taken place at the Palace in Havana
before Weyler started for Santa Clara. A
month"; salary was presented to him, 70 pei
cent. of the total amount in paper money
Weyler grew angry and sent a summons tC
Senior Fagoaga. the Director OF Finances. Sehol
Fagoaga was not in his Office, but Senior Col
lazo, his private secretary, called on the Cap
tain-General and received the first outburst Of
his Indignation When Senior Fagoaga cam,
the C~aptain-General told him that he was not
mar to be trified with. and that he wanted hi
salary in gold. Tho gold was brought to Wey
Ter, and his wrath was appeased. When Selo
FagoaRa returned to his Office he pocketed hi
own salary in gold also, and the subordinate of
hcials had to take all their salaries in paper.
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RECE1TER FOR 4 STONE FIRM.
Aahirs OF Doleso 4 Shepard or Chicago In
the Courts for SettIsment.

AhotfS Oh Doleoo q bhepAfo OF OhtChBO IN
the Courts for settIement-
CHICAGO. June 5.-After passing through var
led litigation the stone firm Of Dolese s. Shepard
has passed into the hands of q receiver. Thomas
Phillips, President Of the Chicago and Napervillo
Stone Company, was appointed to-day to take
charge of the assets of the firm, upon the appli-
cation Of John Dolese, one OF the partners, to
Judge Hansey of the Circuit Court.
According to the bill the present troubles OF
the firm arise largely from the fact that Shepard
has lately collected a large sum Of money. which.
ship debts. and also that the arm has been in.
yolved in litigation and other difficulties.
1t IL asserted that for the last eight or nine
years the business has amounted to $500. 600 a
year. and that the profits have been on an aver
age $4,000 a year. The bill recites that the
partnership has still property in its name, con-
sisting of real estate. horses, carts. and bonds
and accounts valued at about 81 ,O00. 900. The
outstanding debts of the Arm are 1880, 900, a
large part OF which are secured by mortgages on
chattel property and real estate.
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The Greenwood A. C. held its regular weekly
hstic entertainment NJ the clubhouse, Twenty
ffth street. near Third avenue. Brooklyn, last
night. Three ten-round bouts were scheduled.
The first one was at l2s pounds. between Jack
Gibbons and Jack Lynch. both OF Brooklyn. Al.
ter 2 minutes and IS seconds of fighting Glib
bons landed q right-hspd hook on his opponents
jaw. Lynch went down, but got up and hung
on the ropes The referee stopped the fight and
awarded the decision to Gibbons
The second bout was at 1S5 pounds, between
Owen Harvey of New Orleans and Jack Vance
OF Coney Island. In q mix-up in the seventh
round Vance landed q riRht-hand swing on HA..
ney's nose. drawing the blood
In the tenth round Harvey rushed Vance 10
left eye. nearly closing 1t. The men went the
limit, and the referee declared the bout a draw.
The event OF the night was at 15s pounds. be
tween George Blakeley OF Brooklyn and Charley
Hildt Of the Ninth ward. The result was a draw.