New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-23
IN PATRIOTIC CIRCLES.
MISS SCHLEY HAS RETURNED fNOM
CUBA, BUT DID NOT SEE IN
SURGENT CHIEFS.
THE INTERESTING EXPERIENCE OF WOMAN
WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO WENT TO sANTI-
.cn np AN1NG AL. OBSTACLES
AGO. PRAvING ALL OBSTACLE

-r,r ,vrrprsr1NG EXPERIENCE OF A WOMAN
WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO WENT TO sANTI-
AGO pRAvING ALL OBSTACLES
,,,.. ,ossta scb1ev the niece Of the Rear-Ad-
,-al who returned from Havana on Wednesday
evening has evidently decided TO bury the hatche'
~ NOR for she has refused say anything about
the country she has Just left or tel ABOUT her
visit 10 Spain as a peace envoy TO the queen.
7, is said that Miss Schley has ventured the
statement TO friends that she had had good deal
IN do with the cessation OF hostiues between
Spain and the United States. and that she went
10 Cuba TO see the insurgent generals in order 10
facilitate terms of peace and make the armistice
cdIme1 or any other one Of the cuban leaders
consented TO Interview with neT h4 9Se, Pc.
1e MisS in Which work she IS associated with the
Empress Eugene ana th01s9hdS o Gi WSn5
she went 70 the Queen Regent she carried WIN
her monster petition signed by the members ,S of
establishment Of peace. Miss Schley mas been IN
turned to the world and became leader in many
philanthropic schemes She was an ART student II, IN
Paris az the time when she was CHOSEN 10 GO 10
Madrid 20 represent her society. II Is sald thSt
an elegant apartment-house in this city Is 10 be
loaned TO the Peace League as its meeting house.
THE PATRIOTIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
An unusually full meeting OF the Woman's Patri-
Otto Relief Association was held yesterday after
noon al the Hotel Manhattan. a resume OF the en-
tire work OF the organization from It's inception
was read together with itemized list OF all re-
cepts Of money supplies and all disbursements
The doll given by Mrs. John Seymour. when was
sold on chances at 80 cents each. has been rafied.
and was won by Mrs. " Whitney. OF No. $50 LIN
coin Place BROOKLYN one hunareI a a dbs pro
NorwoSd Psrs Mrs "A. scr rfsTsSn IN
6sR R N'1 her report for the work in BrooKyn said
that too much favoritism has been SHOWN 10 me
pitats stand equally ready to receive and care FOR
patients. resolution was proposal 20 IN ~ rs
The reason Of this attitude in regard 10 'he nos
NorhE9R gave TeP2T Of the s s1pPyd de dSd
the work voted 70 be continued
WOMAN CORRESPONDENT TO LECTURE.
An interesting outcome OF the is the opening
OF a new theme for the platform and the advent
Of new woman lecturer. Miss Anna Nof'hehu
BENJAMIN. the woman correspondent rom the
United States who reached Cuba. and the interest
excited by her experiences led TO her being asKeu
BY members Of different clubs 10 give talks before
their associations She therefore. hnds herself
with a half dozen engagements for me ensuing
TWO months and number Of others IN prospect
Miss BENJAMIN Is Of good old Sahm pareniage
Going TO Tampa early in May. she was there until
,,a e,oharkatton Of the troops Then she went 70
Kew West to find transportation 10 cuba. "here
she expected 10 be under the protection OF me
Ped Cross The Government officials assured her
n TAMPA and with added emphasis in Key West
Cuha The blockade barred all but Government
vessels and the Government would not give any
voman transportation. There were rich women
there. wives Of officers, who were straining every
point 10 get permission. but failed.
N,ss BENJAMIN heard OF collier that was gong
~ santiago with coal for the Navy. She went
down and interviewed the captain He was a New
England man. and not proof against her Salem
wnchery: therefore it occurred to him that when
the Government chartered his vessel rs carrier
Il did not charter the cabins. Not Noro was IN
only Miss benjamin. but also a young woman VINO
wanted 70 go to Join the Red Cross 49,,
c,rcuitous route to escape the peripatetic Spanish
gunboats but at last Guantanamo was Ieachsa
T Who P M'' hsf on Board ARD The Transport
bound f9, Mag or 3an as as Every
age taken She was laden with the entire
unmportant and there was no effort made 70
land her supplies A, last ihey ioRn1 vent
on shore every day after that and saw everything
that there was TO be seen taking photographs con-
When the transport came North Mics BENJAMIN Sn1n
remained board. and was the only woman there.
There were about sixty cabin passengers. mostly
cheers and foreign correspondents. and nuinper
Lieyen. captain in the Russian Navy; Major
sheiba Of the japanese Army Colonel Wester ol
f Phn Robinson OBJ the famous English
other notables were among the list Everybody
wa, III except Miss BENJAMIN. and she was gen
There was milk. no butter nothing but hard hard
JACK and bacon When Tampa was reachcd theIe
were five awful days OF quarantine under a prom.
Ssssun bu, last they were landed at midnight at
he end OF a coal wharf Everybody had 70 get
ms own luggage up the head OF the wharf by
means OF coal barrows. not excepting the Russian
F,ince and Colonel Aston. 81
Bliss Benjamin describes their hrst real am
her In weeks" with great enjoy nent She was IN,
st,ea by Colonel AstOr to Join him. the Irince ana
s.F.La other at dinner. ana they lounI
stdltnng deficiency Of dishes as well as eataD,es
p p"Ins 10 the unexpected influx OF guests, mis-. MISS
.,ehJamln ate from breadplate and Colonel Astor
ioon demoralized platter go
Mss Beujamin has had lantern slides MADE
ION her photographs. and will use them with