Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-10-08
CREATES GREAT INDIGNATION
Brutal Murderers Let Out 10 Over
Run the Island ard
People.
PEOPLE ARE IN GREAT FEAR
Feel That They Are Being Exposed
TO Future Danger by This
Action of the Spanish
Captain General.

Havana, Oct. t.-The colonial cab
met is making a record worthy on nS
Spanish predecessors. The wholesale
%pardoning of life criminals lately by
the colonial secretary has caused 4
great sensation. The case which
caused the greatest revulsion OF popu'
lar sentiment is that Of Florep'lhe
villa, who was serving a life sentence
al Ceuta for a murder committed tour
Years ago, which at the time caused
IN immense sensation owing to he
circumstances surrounding the crime
and was known as n of the causes
celebrc Of the century. His pardon
came as "A bomb, causing such surprise
here and in Spain that the Madrid
government last night cablcd to u
colonial cabinet demanding to know
the reason on which the pardon was
based.
This case was not the only one CT
fiaring irregularity. Criminals OF the
deepest dye, sentenced for the most
horrible and inhuman crimes, are
daily ~pardoned by the colonial caoi-
net. This causes the grareSt fears IA
every rank of society, and distrust
and apprehension as TO the future
more than any other agency, and re
acts i'm favor of annexation by th2
United States, AS the first steps in II"
direction of autonomy menace the
preservation of law and order by turn
ing loose criminals upon the commI-
nifty.
General Blanco has signed n decree
releasing all political prisoners con
fined i'm the fortress of the island, but
the edict has not yet been published.
General Aguirre, military governor
of the province of Santa Clara, has
had "A conference with General Blanco
at the palace TO consider the action to
be taken regarding the irregular vol
unteer troops, who refuse TO disband
and lay down their arms until Their
arrears shall have been settled. The
result Of the meeting is not knoWn,
but as the Madrid government yester-
day opened "A credit for General
Blanco, of 1000, 900 pesos for the set
tlement of such claims and TO pay the
officers of the regular army, it is sup
posed that General Aguirre was as
slIred that the men would be paid
promptly.
irregularities of the Meat Trust.
The scandalous Irregularities of the
meat trust continue to such an extent
that many booths in the public mar
ketS are selling meat which has
reached an advanced stage of dccom-
position. The matter has been called
To the attention of the health board,
but. following the usual curse, no
action has been taken TO prevent the
continuance Of the abuse, which en-
dangers the life of the entire COM
munitN.
The condition at the FesoS munica-
pal is no better. Over 1000 persons
took refuge there last week. Senior
Pedro Murias, n leading tobacco plant
or, sought to engage Il couple Of hum
dred men TO work in his tobacco field.
Only six of the refugees were willing
to accept his offer, the others saying
they were fed there and had no need
to work.
Lieutenant Of Cavalry Wade, a son
of General Wade, president of the
American evacuation commission, ar
rived Yesterday on board the steamer
Mascotte. Shortly before dusk The
steamer Saratoga arrived, with Mrs.
Sampson on board. The admiral
awaited her on the deck. The admiral
and Mrs. Sampson will occupy their
new residence.
Captain Jay Cooke of General
Wade's staff, has resigned his com
mission in the army, and will sail for
New York. business interests demand
ing his immediate presence there.
The board of directors in the pro-
Guce exchange met ut the TrOcha ho-
Tel last night and furnished 10 Robert
u. Porter full information and details
regarding the Havana provision mar
ket.
The Spanish commission handed a
communication To the American com
missioner. requesting that Il meeting
of the commissions be held to treat
orally upon matters of the most inn
p~ortance. Friday, September 30, was
agreed upon by the Americans for the
meeting.
The American commission will APP
point three officers to go 10 Puerto
Pincipe and report the conditions
there.
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