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2 INTHEVILESTPRISON s Miss Cisneros Confined in Filthiest Place Imaginable. NOT EVEN GIVEN CLOTHES IF THEY FALL OFF THEY MUST (TO NAKED. SPITE OF THE MARQUIS OF CERVERA Delicately Reared Cuban Girl, Cossio Cisneros, Scours the Floors of a Prison, Fifthy Be yond Belief, to Gratifiy the Spite of a Spanish Nobleman (New York Journal.) The Uasa de Reeojidas, or prison for abandoned women, in Havana, in which Senorita Dvangolina Cossio Cisneros, the delicate and extraordinarily beautiful young Cuban girl, is imprisoned, is one of the most abominable jails in Cuba. The conditions that exist there, as de scribed bv Senora Agramonte Sanchez and Seno'rita Maria Aguilas, who were ißcareoirated with Miss Cisneros, ainl are now in New Tork, would be beyond belief were it not known that the Span iards have not yet learned to treat pris oners as human beings. Last winter—of course it is always summer in Havana—when these two wo men were in the Casa de llecojidas, there were ninety-two prisoners in all there. Twenty belonged to the best Cuban fam ilies. and were imprisoned for political reasons. They were not political offend ers themselves. They merely happened to have brothers or other male relatives in the ranks of Cuba’s army of libera tion. The remaining seventy-two were women of the lowest class, mainly ne grosses, who were serving sentences ranging as high as twenty-five years for the worst crimes, including murder, known to the code. These latter were all confirmed criminals of the vilest habits. ALL TREATED ALIKE. The economy of the Casa de Recoji das management makes no allowance or provision for the separation of these two classes of prisoners. The delicate, refin ed woman who is thrust within its walls, like Miss Cisneros, must not only asso ciate with the criminals, but has to sleep by their side. The Recojidas is a low, one-story building that was constructed in the ear ly days of the Spanish conquest as a con vent. It is situated near the Paula pro menade, not far from the sea. It has two large apartments that are long and nar row, and three small rooms. The latter are abaut twelve feet square, and each has one window and one* door opening into the courtyard. In these five rooms were housed, rather penned, the ninety two prisoners! The twelve square feet rooms held from nine to twelve each. All are abso lutely bare of furniture —no chairs or anything else of thnt kind. There are only long tables extending the entire length of the room on both sides, and on these the women sleep. There are no mattresses. The bare board is the bed, and there are no pillows and no bedclothes. In the two larger dormi tories the women are crowded on these planks, which incline somewhat from the wall, toward which their heads lie, so that the feet of those on the one side are opposite the feet of those on the other side. SMALLER, BUT BETTER. The conditions in the smaller rooms in this Tespect are a trifle better, but nevertheless, so bad that the difference is not worth mentioning. However, the smaller rooms are the more desirable, and are assigned to those who have met ■with favor in the eyes of the huge ne gress, herself a prisoner serving a term of twenty years for murdering a woman of her class, who is the overseer of the unfortunates under the keeper of the prison. The place is horribly dirty. There are no sanitary arrangements. A shallow pretext of keeping it clean is made in the way of compelling the inmates to scour the floors, but this is more for their punishment than otherwise and can not in any case, as the place is consti tuted, he effective as a means of remov ing foul odors. There are no provisions for bathing, and the inmates must thus go from week to week with only the simplest ablutions. Again, the prison authorities do not supply the prisoners with clothes. If those with which they enter the Recoji das should fall from their backs through wear or be torn off in a fight—and fights are of constant occurrence—then the prisoners must go naked. There were about ten persons during the time that Mrs. Sanchez and Miss Aguilar wore there that were absolutely without clothes. They had no money to send out to buy any. They had no friends to bring or send them any. They therefore had to go around like savages, and the Government of Spain, as rep resented by Wevler in Cuba, saw every thing of reproach to it in that disgrace ful fact. .OLOTIIES ALL GONE. Besides these ten that were without a stitch on their backs there were many ©there who wore the merest rags and ■were hardly any better off. Miss Cisne ros’s condition in this Tespect was not far above those latter when these two wo men entered the Reeojidas. They gave her some of their clothes, but since then there has been nobody to befriend her. Not only Ss.she without available rela tives and friends, but the kindly dispos ed in Havana who would have helped the poor girl with food fit to eat and clothes fit to wear have been frightened away, and dared not risk Weyler’s wrath by even going to see her. much less sending her things to make life bearable in the terrible Reeojidas. The chief official of the prison is a Spaniard, and he has two men under Thfl ftn-dmae signatnre oftW fig on ever® wrapper of C ASTORIA WHAT FUSION RULE HAS DONE. “The State Board of Equalization has raised the taxes on poor people 500 per cent, and in some cases 1 000 per cent. The taxes of rich people have been increased only 10 per cent.”-State Auditor Ayer. him. The immediate supervision of the inmates, however, is intrusted to this hujre iiogress, who was selected for her ability to beat any of the other women. She has two general assistants and five other aids, all of them prisoners like herself. The duty of the five aids is to keep order at night in. the five apart ments, one being assigned to each and being, as it were, its captain. These eight women have practically the lives of their fellow prisoners in their keeping. They can beat them with impunity and do. and they can im pose any conditions they please. Spain finds this system a particularly advan tageous one in her bankrupt condition, because these women, being prisoners, can be made to serve without pay. They enjoy the authority that they have. ORDER OF THE DAY. The order of the day in the Reeojidas is as follows: At 0 in the morning these women open the doors, and the prisoners must immediately go out into the court yard, naked, or half naked. 1 here are two hours before the first meal. These two hours are employed by some of the women in washing their clothes. All must use the same large tub. Others sew. The majority chat, lounge, sing, smoke. At 8 each gets a piece of broad and nothing more. At 10 two men bring in a huge tin pail containing a soup-like mixture of rice, potatoes and another vegetable. Each of the women lias a tin plate and a large spoon. As they are called by name they go up to this pail and take «s much as their spoon will hold. They can dip in only once. This latter process is repeated at 4 o’clock, when a piece of meat is added. At 8 at night the chief woman guard blows a whistle and all must hasten to the dormitories. Until this hour they are permitted to pass their time as they please in the courtyard, and the air is filled with quarrellings, cursing, bicker ings and cries, for fights are of almost constant occurrence, atad fierce* fights at that. It is among such women and amid such mirroundings, and in such conditions that Evangelina Cossio Cisneros —every- body says she was the most beautiful girl in Cuba—has had to live these many months. And her life has boon made even harder in Reeojidas than it might have been, for since her idlcceration there she had the misfortune to attract the attention of the Marquis de Cervora and de Villaitre —he holds the two titles, which are among the highest in Spain. PERSONALITY OF THE MARQUIS. The Marquis is reputed to be of monu mental degradation. Ilis name is syn onymous in Cuba, not only among the natives, but among his own countrymen, with vileness, viciousness and dishones ty. He has served terms in Havana pris ons for robberies and gambling frauds. He was degraded from his rank of colo nel in the Spanish army for having filch ed money from fellow army officers in the barracks. Brit he ingratiated him self into the Infanta Eulalia’s favor when she visited Cuba in 1893, after having been the guest of this country on the occasion of her visit to the Chicago World’s Fair, and through her interces sion with the Queen Regent the Mar quis was restored to his rank in the army. Decent Spaniards in Cuba, as all Cu bans, shun the Marquis of Cervera as if he were poison. He is one of Weyler’s most intimate companions, however. The Marquis went to .the Casa de Recoji das and offered Miss Cisneros, with whose beauty he was impressed, his pro tection. The young girl spurned his ad vances and the offers of his assistance. BOASTS OF HIS CRUELTY. He is known to have boasted that in consequence he has had the few privil eges that she had previously been allow ed withdrawn; that he had her removed from one of the small rooms in the Re cojidas to one of the larger; that by his influence with Weyler he got the Recojidas authorities to make the girl scrub the floors once a week, as the more hardy prisoners do, and as she had not had to do before, and that to him would belong the credit of having broken her haughty spirit! Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. WOMEN TO HELP THE S. A. L. (Patron and Gleaner.) Mrs. Lucy A. Boyce and Miss Juliana Peele have been appointed assistant in dustrial agqnts by the S. A. Line, at this place, to act with Mayor Albert Vann, chief industrial agent here. These are most excellent selections and we shall look forward for great improvements and benefits from this enterprise which is doing much for other places. 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The purses offered in the different races, shows that the sporting fraternity of the old ‘.‘City of Elms” has been aroused, and a great meet will be had. Race horse owners of the State know the Oaks half-mile track to be a good one, as some of them have had the pleas ure of training their valued animals on its beautiful, level, clay soil preparatory to race meets. The Oaks Driving Club has lately been organized, with Mayor William Ellis president, and Charles Reizenstein, sec retary. It lias a handsome membership of the monied men of the city and expects to give lovers of sport generally good races at the October meet. It. will be seen by the following pro gramme that the horses will be here, and the success of the meet is assured. FIRST DAY, OCTOBER 19. I Trotting or pacing—2:lo class—Purse SSOO. Trotting to harness —2:27 class—Purse SSOO. SECOND DAY. Trotting to harness—2:so class —Purse SSOO. Trotting to harness—2:24 class—Purse SSOO. THIRD DAY - . 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MOTHERS. NOTE THIS! Winkelmann’s Diarrhoea and Cholera Remedy is a perfect means of treatmen for children’s summer diseases, am’ should be in every family. It’s timeb use may save life. Useful on the Farm, In the Factory In the Household, At Saa and on Land. Everywhere. It is safe under all conditions and eit eunutances, and is recognized as one v the very best remedies ever introduced. Th Ingredients are just what «our Doctor prescribes almost daily. Valuable information with every bottle. Bold by Dealers and Druggists Generali) Prio 25 Cents Per Bottle- If druggists should not have it, will hi sent on receipt of 25 cents to any address by Winklemann A Brown Drug Co., Bole Proprietors, Baltimore Md. U. S. A NOTICE. The following property having been seized for violation of the internal rev enue laws: 1 keg corn whisky from Joe Lee, 3 barrels of corn whisky from U. S. Baines, 8 gallons from J. H. Siles, one barrel from J. D. Carroll, 4 kegs from B. J. Robinson, 10 kegs corn whisky seized at Southern Express office in Durham, N. C. Any person claiming any interest in any of the 6aid property must file claim before me at my office in Raleigh, N. C., within thirty days from date of this notice, and show cause why said proper ty shall not be forfeited to the United States. F. M. SIMMONS. Collector Fourth. DisL N. 0. Aug. 1, 1897. H. E. BONITZ, bTL, WILMINGTON, N. C. Architect and Superintendent Plans, details and specifications fur nished. Correspondence invited For Sale. Forty acres improved land one and a halt miles east of Raleigh; $12.-0 per acre. One pbieton, harness and thoroughbred young mare, well broken, 8126. J GERALD M’CARTHEY. aug2l-e o d WANTED. A position by registered druggist. Ad dress “W.,’ care News and Observer. 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Thomas Pescud. THE GROCER. NASAL CATARRH Can ba Cured by Ualna SIMPSON’S Eczema Ointment ?OR ALL STOMACH AND LIVE* TROUBLES, USE Simpson’s Liver Pills THE BEST IN THE WORLB. Clthe lent b mall far 26 oenta. Simpson's Pharmacy WM. SIMPSON, The Champion Harvesting. . MOWING : MACHINE are the strongest and require less repairing than any others now on the market. Work easy and satisfactory. They are endorsed by some of the moat practicable farmers in the State. See Allen & Cram MACHINE COMPANY <nd examine the machines before you buy. They will take pleasure in explaining their merits. Also, manufacturers and Importers are por table and stationary engines and boilers saw mills, cotton gins, presses, Ac. Correspondence solicited. $500,000 to Loan in North Carolina. In large or Bmall amounts on life in surance policies in first class companies. Larger loans at lower rates than are made by any other company. For particulars and terms, address English-American Loan and Trust Company, PHILIP W. AVIRETT, Attorney, Citizens’ National Bank Bnilding, Raleigh, N. C. LONG TIME LOAN AT LOWEST RATES. NOTICE i —TO— J stices ot the Peace - AND COUNTY OFFICERS. THE N 0» T H CAROLINA Manual of Law i Forms Revised to date, lno.uding Laws of 1807, is now ready. It is by a., odds the best book fer Magistrates, County Officers and lawyers ever issued in North Carolina. This valuable book contains: Entire Htatu tory Law of North Carolina, 370 Legal Forms, Marriage Ceremony, &c.. Bills, Bonds and Promissory Not-s fully treated; a complete ana reliable Fee Bill; rules for computing ln ) terest. &c„ &c. A Complete Hand-Book for MAGiM rRATK. COUNTY OFFICERS, LAW j FEES and BUBINBSB MEN, Prim <y mail. 52.00. Addreaa. Edwards & Broughton, PnbUahera. MALEIC*. n. « IF IN^/VANT OF A GOOD Wheat Fertilizer Write to S. W. Travers & Co, Bransh V. C. 0. Co , Richmond, Va. BRANDS: “Beef, Blood and Bone.” “Capital Bone Potash Com pound.” “Champion” Acid Phos phate. Sale of Valuable Land. By virtue of power of tale contained in mortgage de>-ds, executed by C. E. J. Good win, of Wake county, N. C„ to Mrs. Emily W, MeVea, of said county and Biate, on the 29th day of March, 1893. registered in the Reg ister’s office of Wake county, in book 88, page 612, and C. E. .1. Goodwin, of Wake county, N. C., to Rev Bennett Smedes, of said county and State, on the 15»h day or January. 1889, registered in the Register’s office ol Wake county, N. 0., in book lot, page 651. I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for ca‘h. at the court house door of Wake county, Raleigh, N. C., on the 20th day of September, 18»7. at one o’clock, p. m., the following described lands, to wit; Atiactof land of 420 acres, more or less. In Swift creek township. Wake county, N. 0., adjoining the lands of the late W G Upchurch, W, J. King, W. H. J. Goodwin, Christopher Wood ard, R. L. Powell, cl. Camobell, W. W. Wood ard, and the laie Donald Campbell being the land conveyed to the said C. E J Goodwin in several parcels, to-wit: T. H Briggs and wife by deed July 6th, 1881, registered In Reg ister’s office of Wake county, N, C., book 6§, p*ge 167 Mly Mays, bv deed of April 25th, 1881, ret ired In Register of Deeds office of Wake c—mty. book 6t, page 535, Wlnny JohLSon and others, by deed of March 25th, 1881, registered in Register of Deed* office ot Wake county, baok 78, page 693, D, R. Up church, Com’r , etc , by deed of Marcn 21st, 1881. registered In Register of Deed’s office, Wake county, book tit, page 314, W. J King and wife, by deed of December 2d, 1881, regis tered in Register of Deed’s office of Wake county, book 65, page 639, W. j King and wife, by Ufeed of Julv 17th, 1885, registered In Register of Deed’s office of Wake county.book 81, pagesßS, Hilliard Hamilton and wife, by deed of April 25th, 1881, registered In Regis ter of Deed’s office of Wake couoty, N. C , book 61, page 516. and W. C. Stronach and wife, by deed ot April 17th, 1886, registered in Register of Deed’s office, Wake county, N. C„ book 88, page 681. J. E, ERWIN, Attorney. aug2o-tds AN ELEGANT SUMMER RESI DENCE FOR SALE. Desiring to move to the city I offer for sale my place near Raleigh. It contain* about one hundred and sixty acres, on which is a small one story dwelling house of six rooms, carriage house, barns, 6tables, etc., an elegant new two story dwelling house of ten rooms, with water-closets and other modern improve ments. This is the prettiest place in Wake county. Delightful in summer, comfortable in winter end within three miles of the Capitol over a macadamized road. Terms easr. Title perfect. SPIER WHITAKER. Under a mortgage made the Bth day of July, 1891, by Spier Whitaker and his wife to R. S. Pullen, we will on the 13th day of October, 1897, at the court house door, at public auction for cash, sell a tract of land situated in the county of Wake, in Swift Creek township, near the city of Raleigh, and accurately de scribed as follows: Beginning at a stake on the east side of Fayetteville road abount three miles from Italeigh, being the northeast corner of the tract of land, and formerly vwned by R. O. Badger; running thence with the line of said tract N. 83% degrees W. 225 poles to a eteak in the line of a tract of land formerly owned by N. J. Whitaker, now deceased, which stake is 42% poles north of said Whitakers southwest corner, a postoak, thence N. 4% E. 108% poles to a stake, thence with G. H. Snow’s and Bledsoe’s line S. 83% E. 238 poles to Fayette ville road, thence along same S. 10% de grees W. 114 poles to the beginning, containing 159% acres more or less. JOHN T. PULLEN, J. S. WYNNE, OHAS. H. BELVIN, Executors R. S. PULLEN, Deceased. ROSES, CARNATIONS AND OTHER — Choice Cut Flowers FLORAL DESIGNS. Eto PALMS, FERNS AND VARIOUS OTHER POT PLANTS FOR HOUSE CULTURE. Choice and rare Chrysanthemums, Gera niums, Coleus and all kinds of out-door bed ding plants. Moon, Clematis and other vines or the veranda. Early Cabbage, Tomato, Egg and Pepper riant*. Celery plants in their season. Mall orders promptly attended to. H. STEINMETZ 1 FLORIST. RALEIGH, N. C.
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