It is said that tlie schooner had made a
landing and laibor.b-. wlio is subject to
«-;>ih ■ t . , was overcome and Inc gun-
boat - ..min;; uj ott tin-ni. Dr. H.-dia. the
. ti. j.ond. iit and tiie two others stood i.y
Lal. .rd.-.
.- ’ > w< re to I ring the scliooner
to ts ■ port jumtml ov. ri oa-.d and were
reported killed Tin- r» pon.-d killing of
the six, how. v r. is not b- liev. d in Havana,
I>r il,«- r- ..ii ti at tiu dead bofli.-s were
brought t > th.a port.
Th. troops . aptui. 1 only on - wagon load
of n. .in: ’ ei. and I k- am-.iint on tin
s Inion- r win brought into Havana was
1; - igt th-ant <-omiin . d w ' h tin- amount
carricl on th* v. ss< I.
With Aiding Cuba.
Kii 4<»n. Jiinr irii, .'•laj l(< .titly a
quantity of ..rtiei. s. contra!.and ot war,
huve be.-n shipped from Jamaica to Cuba.
I i » t .- fact I- coming known to the au
thorities. th.- alleged shippers, of the goods
w r.- taken into custody. I it th.-ir r.bii?.
was ordered later, i: being found impos i
!!< t > . nr.- -nitieient ovio- nie to prove
tlie charges airainst them.
AN AMERICAN SENTENCED.
Among Those Given tiie Death Penal
ty Is John Hays Hammond.
Wasnit ton. Ai.rll 2- S.-.-rctury < »n. y rn
i,. .j a e.it.h dilj.ateh today from Mr. C.
H. Knight, tin- Umted Stat. 3 Vice consul
at C.ii.- Town. South Africa, hriefiy an
nouncing the si-nteiiee of John Hays Ham
mond.
