The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-06
MAROONED ON A
BARREN ISLAND
Abducted Striking CigarmakerS
Return From Exile.
AWFUL TALES OF HARDSHIP
Landed oa Barren Island OF the Cosst OF
Honduras Rescued by 40 ladisu--
Washington Authorities 70
Make Investigation.

NEW YORK. sept 5-A special 90
the Herald from Key Yves. says:
The ;hi-;eea abducted leaders Of the
striking oigarmakars Of Tampa, Fla
have returned from exile The men VIII,
composed the central committee ot
Resis;enzla union Of Tampa arrived here
ON a small fruit schooner the Ger,ruse
OF this port Maroone3 on q harren. an
inhabited island or the coas, Of Hon
duras, they aad, by an unexpected turn
Of fortune escaped death from exposure
ana starvation and made their way %
civilization ana safety Thev believe 70
was ;ha intention Of their cap,ors chat
they. should never return from exile.
The authorities Of Washington have
instructed the United States district at
torney at Jacksonville Fla 70 make
an investigation of the matter Sworn
deposirions of ,ha men taken be'ora
federal officials have been mailed 10
Washington
The party consisted ot six Spaniaris.
six Cubans and enc Englishma7. The
Cubans and Jha Engllshman. however,
are naturalized American citizens. The
men. whose names are Francisco Rod
ridguez. Ramon Pignero. Luis Blrc.a.
Revino Prieto. Jose Fuego. Peiro. Car
elias. Es.anis'aus LAMA. Es.acio Va.des.
Badilla Parrond3. jose Belen Veld=z,
Cercenci5 Gonzales AMI Charles Kelly,
all bear evidence Of the harjships en-
countersi during their forced exile and
presen, a pidful appearance. The
stories they tell are substantially ,he
same. differing only in minor details As
20 the violence resorted to by their ab-
ductors.
Luis Barcia. who was taken at mid
night from the bedside os mis- wifa who's
aoouchmenth had :aken place three days
before ami whose death has since been
reported as a result Of the shock incl
dent 20 her husbands disapp=oranc-
says H. was forced into a closed carriaza
and taken 10 the railroad station. where
he vas pu, into an electric car Of
which the lights were out. the curr=n.
having been shu- Of. Eigh, ~ his
companions. who had been similarly
captured, were taken int, the rear
compartment Of the car and taken 90
Ballas, Point. a few miles wes. u Tam
pa, on Hllsbor1ugh Bay Four other
members OF Resis:nzia Union had pre-
v.ously been taken through The woods
in wagon TO The same place where a
tug with steam up awaited them. Sew
aral Of the guards On the car. The 'nen
say were prominent citizens 3f Tampa
and wei known 30 them.
Af.s- brief conference az Bauas,
Point the thirteen men Were dragged
a5oarl .h- trg and ths start was maie
amid d=r.-iy- farswsls from -a- aa-
auc'Hs an .h- deck Th- Tug healed
for me schooner Marie '11rr #a.ar
was riding as anchor 20 the stream "..a
all sails sa. Tn. men v.-- transfer
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d'app.af-d ln ia- d's-aH'7.
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plies, ami w..hou. ene'l2,eHng Au-
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