The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29
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American says. Sir, c. 9. Montgomery.
the Newspaper cortPspendent who was
mentioned ia the American yesterday,
ana who arrived In this city Friday
night, ftom cuha, brings tho arst aa-
thehtIr news nom Matt KeTsey 70 hta
fri6ndS in this city snd Washington.
Many rumors have been from time @
time pubilShed By different papers on
dtha Kersey case, and g present the
state department Is investigating tho
report brought hero by German sailor
q month aGo that KeFacy was ~ Gus
ban prison and badly wounded,
Montgomery Il a taember OF 8. y
Davis Lodge knights Ot PYthlas, Of
Mas fonviiie ,FloridS and Il was through
his making the acquaintance OF =. II.
HaiRht, q Jersey City new8pap per man,
another member OF his order, that ne
INST learned OF K0fsey, who 70 also
member OF that order.
KOFseg arrived IN Jacksonville. acs
cotdinR 20 MONTGOMERY, October J, ana
went 70 work a. Inachlnlst IN AefTtll
Stevens & Company'B shop. Here he
worked until November :, When. unuer
an assumed name, he shipped as oiler
on the notorious Three FRIENDS, tnea
preparing 90 make q HID 90 CIea.
When the tug arrived At Nuevitas,
Cuba. the sailors and flrefnGSl were or
dered to man the boats carrying the
caf0O Ashore and IN some manner Kerr
sey and HRiRht were left on the island,
After several days wandering about,
they feil IN with . hand Of Americans,
Known as tho Texas and Roanoke
SharpahOOters, and have remained with
them, shooting Spanish officers wnen
the opportunity presents ITSELF. a. 40
per head.
When Sylvester Seovil was arrested
and carried to the prlson In SGncu Spir.
mas. Rerscy made o number Of efforts
% communicate with him. and 81,
though not entirely successful, hc did
ulannge to smuRgle number OF mes'
SlgeS from Scbvil and other prisoners
10 friends on the outside, When asked
by Montgomery u he was SOon to return
10 this country, Kefsey was silent. His
partner, Mr. HaiRht, moreover, was
more laxative, and replied To n SINH
lar question that Matt and are Do
ing well enough here. IL we can nSe
through the fever season, we Will re.
HAa&1 III AFAAbs ANA| NAARAA s''~
TX Ks Ts, smiled when clippings OF
Washington papers we're shown him,
and In 4 rneerInG manner asked u the
people Of Washington considered him
too foolish 10 look out for himself. he
seems 10 have some strong reason Tor
not communicating with his mother.hut
when the seriousness Of the case dawn
ed upon him he promised 20 write 70
his mother at the FIRST opportunity, and
requested Captain Mat1. OF the Wild
Rose to stop In Alexandria ana state
his true condition 10 his family ana
friends
10 bring our nation IL serious trouble
with q friendly power has been ended.
The claims az MEs. keFSeg's lawyers
on the state department have been ar.
Vued with great vigUr. The only proof
that they have OF his Incarceration Is
the word OF a German sailor. VINO
claimed to have been on ship with q
man answering his description, and go
Ing by the name Of Matt,
Montgomery says that while he was
in Cuba. two weeks ago, there was
great rejoicing among all classes OF
Cuhans and so-called paclhcos over the
nevra OF the success OF the patriots IN
CoFinto san CristobRl and Cameguey.
An az those towns have been taken by
the army OF General Gomez. and the
loss TO the Spanish In each case was
more Than double that OF the tnsur'
gents. Al the battle OF Corlnto, March
3. the Spaniauis. numbering nearly
1880, under command OF General Rlyl-
era, were attacked by Cononel Bonito
and 100 members OF General Gomez
cayRiry. After four hours OF stubborn
r6SlSteucc, they were finally repulsed.
WITH q loss OF over three hundred killed
and wounded and ten sElall field can
non.
All the valley for sixty miles east ana
north OF Sancl. Splritus IL now in the
heads OF the rebels. Recruits are COM
ing In daily. The assertions OF the
Spanish are becoming more common
ana OF greater proportions. In some I'M
stances. whoIn companies desert. and.
hI8IpG IN the mountains, live on game
and fish. Many Of them. however, 50
tlIrectly to the Cuban camp.