New-York tribune., 1899-02-08

and the youngss, OF the family, started for the
company headquarters to assist IN superLntend5ins
fornia with relatives and came through direct
taking the boat at New-Or.eans
This was the situation Of affairs when the Pitts
burg party before enumerated decided 70 pay a
personal visit 70 the mahogany property They LETT
Valentine and Colonel D. B Cooper at the St.
Saturdays Mncheca Lire boat for Honduras Colo
nel Cooper l. ihe wel-known Nashville capital ST
U ior Is SI wSe r rs yaentns ASs its 2s re
sentative Of ne new Vanderbilt syndicate OF which
Wien the train wa1 passing throug6 Tough Mississippi
al $50 o'clock Friday evening. 1t was Intercepted
Mr. Pears. ANNOUNCING that The ,reyoiutionn ha9
started thai Sar Fedro had been barrcaded and
thar his brother Frank had been shot and danger
ously wounded by native sentry. THIS mssage
eIal other cable dispatches were received confirm
ing the news of the revolution and stating that
d se1ed rom friends at Pittsburs Urging the party
not 10 proceed % Central America. but 10 wait at
had an immediate conference with Messrs. Nalen-
Ia tt,e programme Io and expressed the opinion that
whatever danger had eX sted was past Their OBJ
'e en a ~ Sand shd hy "e expeed I@ed TO ee
mounts at Puerto Cortez and Journey thither on
visited but no further light the subject was OBJ
tanned The Macheca Company received a telegram
faay sanS mST9 ha he Sd S oad % Of banana m read
for the s,ea ner. He made 10 reference 70 the
,enressntativcs in th,ir theory that the troub C.
however Il had resulted WAS then over. According
lv they took the Machcca boat yesterday after
noon the Plttsburg men remaining az the 81.
Nj Pears and Mr.. Hastings seen BY a
Times Democrat" reporter last evening Tbhsy
received. and were disinclined 70 make any state
ment. ,, .,. 49,. ,,,.u ,.e hes- r,oro " said
Mr. Pears = have TO doubt whatever OF my
brother Franks death. Ny other brother would
never have cabl"d ne unless ne had knqwn ne
exact facts Frank quite young. and one or
the euietest and most peaceable a. men. cannot
conceive that he became embroiled through any
dellberate act OF his own. My theory Is that not
Urdersfarding the language and being totally IN
familiar with the customs Of the country, he m
odverfcntlv attempted 10 pass one or th- sentries
and was shot down before he could explain him
I've do not think that property interests will
suffer" said Mr Hastings we nave telegrahi
been fully advised of the impending trouble and
bes ordered the gunhoat Machlas 10 proceed 20
Puerto Cortez from Cuban waters The boat IS prob
American property holders are not disturbed IN
The Pears family are prominent IN Pittsburg. ard
e.e peop Of wealth and social importance The
death OF Frank Pears VIII undoubtedly create a
painful sensation at his home Ihat the TevoIu-
Sow as indicated by the cable dis patch is a sur
rrisA 10 those who have watched the course o.
rrac4nt eyentg II was understood that Nasquez.
was st IN Guatemala City. gathering toeether
his forces and II he has taken personal hand IN
his tracks better than has been supposed one G 0
his Principal arents Is known 10 have peenn IN ~
Mobile only few DAYS ago and II was S sag on Ti,
et'SSnfly mad not as yet been shipped san PEDRO -
such an out-of theway place for tne t ne W
the hghtng that me been started prema
tursly and independently BY one Oh 'assaSAs -"
tive lieutenants