The National tribune., 1897-03-25
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and crew of the steamer Vile de st. Nssaire.
which sailed from New York, March 6, for
Haiti. only four are known to have survived
the disaster which befell the ship AZ hours
after leaving port. These survivors were
brought to Perth Amboy, N j., by the schooner
Hlda, which had picked them up on March IA,
as they were drifting about at sea, with the
dead bodies Of four Of their fellow passengers,
in one of the small boats of the lost vessel
The survivors were almost dead from starvation
and exposure, and were too weak to relieve tho
small boat of the weight of the four corpses.
According to the story told by the survivors
leak was discovered the first day. 1t became
more serious the day following. and in the eve
ming terrible storm rendered the escape OF
the vessel impossible. Capt Jagnneau ordered
the four lfeboats lowered. Thirty-fve people
crowded into the boat from which the surviv-
ors were taken. One by one they died from
exposure and hunger, or were swept into the
sea. At frat the bodies were thrown overheard,
but those who had managed to live without
food or drink at last became too weak to rid the
boat of its CHASTITY freight. Capt. Berri. Man.
ager of the Indian Line of the Campagnie
Trans-Atlantique Generate, was one of the sur
vivors.
The Custom authorities at Honolulu have
refused to permit the landing of over 500 Japa-
nese by Kobe Immigration Companys
steamer, and the local agents OF the Japanese
company placed under arrest. The authori-
ties believe they have unearthed scheme 70
import Japanese in violation of the law.
Luis Day, an American, who was arrested at
Regla last December and confined in the Ca
| banas Prison, has been released and expelled
from Cuba. Charles Scott and Estoban Venero,
both American citizens, have also been set at
| liberty.
Capt. 8. A. Day, q. s. A., on his return to San
t.. 1oot of ataV
| months in Japan, brought news of the death OF
the Crown Prince Of Japan, which occurred
few days before the sailing ct the steamer Peru,
| on which Capt. Day took passage. Although
| the event was freely discussed in Diplomatic
circles, the news was q state secret, aud Kept
| from the public.
! The adoption of tho gold standard by Japan
| has caused considerable weakness in the silver
| market. Bar silver declined one cent Ito 62
| cents) in the New York market last week on
| reports received that the London market was
disorganized.
| Two antitrust bills were introduced into the
| New York Senate last week. One makes 1T
crime to conspire against competition. Inc
other compels the filing Of financial statements
by foreign trusts with the Secretary of State.
| The earnings of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
| road Co. for the month of February, 1897, were
| 81. 725. 235, an increase of 1890 over the
! month of February, 1896. The increase for the
eight months of the fiscal year was $1.1OO,47
The block occupied by the Ely-Walker Dry
! Goods Co., Eighth and Washington streets, st.
Louis, Mo-, was entirely destroyed by hre:
Tuesday of last week. The total loss is placed
at 81 SOC, 900, which includes the stock Of the
Ely. Walker Co., valued at about $1.2OO,OOO.
| The insurance was 81 ,OOO,OOO.
The insurgents attacked the town Of Jiguani.
| Province OF Santiago de Cuba. on the night OF
| March IA. They we're provided with artillery,
and the fort was considerably damaged before
| the Cubans were repulsed. According to the
Spanish reports of the affair the loss of the At
| lacking party was II killed. besides many
wounded. The Spanish lost one volunteer
officer and four men killed and several wounded.
The command of Col. Rey, which left Veguita
March Is, to reinforce the garrison at Jiguani,
| was attacked by insurgents. who kept up an
/ incessent rife fire from the swamps and woods
Mai Juan Lopez and Capt. Enrique de Desms
were seriously wounded. Five soldiers were
! killed and over 80 wounded.
Scott jackson and Alonzo NJ. Wslling were
executed at Newport, Ky, last Saturday Tor I'M
| murder of Pearl Bryan, little over IA months
| ago. The trial of these two men has been tht
| most sensational in the State for years. Feb
| I. 1885, the body of girl was found on farm
near Fort Thomas, Ky. The head had beer
cut off to prevent Identification. Four day
later the shoes. gloves, ETC., were identified
Greencastle, Ind, by the parents OF Pear
BRYAN. jackson and Walling were roommate
at Dental College in Cincinnati. The crime
was traced to them, and they were arrested
Both men admitted having been with th'
murdered girl the afternoon previous to he
death, and each ascused the other Of having
her in his care and declared that he had seel
nothing of her afterwards. negro drive
was found who swore he had driven Wallin
to Fort Thomas. where the murder was com
mitted. Walling and Jackson were tried ant
con victed. The men were to have been hange'