Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. (www.pgdp.net) _FIVE CENTS._ THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. APRIL 22, 1897 Vol. 1. NO. 24 $2.50 PER YEAR [Entered at Post Office, New York City, as second-class matter] [Illustration] A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON. PUBLISHER NO. 3 AND 5 WEST 18TH ST. NEW YORK CITY =Copyright, 1897, by WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON.= * * * * * [Illustration: THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY: SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE COMPANY NEW YORK] An 80-Page Monthly Magazine, Written, Illustrated, Edited, and Published ="By Sportsmen and For Sportsmen."= =_20 CENTS A COPY. $2.00 A YEAR._= Send _Postal Card_ for 16-page illustrated prospectus for 1897, and _premium list_ of guns, pistols, bicycles, fishing-rods, and all other sporting goods offered free for new subscriptions to _The Sportsman's Magazine_. * * * * * =Send five 2-cent stamps for SAMPLE COPY.= * * * * * =_Address_ THE SPORTSMAN'S MAGAZINE, 377 Broadway, New York.= Mention THE GREAT ROUND WORLD. * * * * * [Illustration: THE GREAT ROUND WORLD AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT.] VOL. 1 APRIL 22, 1897. NO. 24 * * * * * The news from Cuba this week confirms the story of the capture of Gen. Ruis Rivera. It seems that the Spanish General, Velazco, was told by some of his scouts that Rivera was encamped in the near neighborhood, and only had a force of one hundred men with him. Acting on this information, the Spaniards surrounded the camp and attacked the Cubans, who fought bravely until they were finally overpowered. General Rivera was severely wounded, and was therefore unable to make his escape; the Spaniards captured him, just as his chief of staff was trying to carry him away to a place of safety. Both men were taken prisoner and conveyed to San Cristobal. They will be tried by court-martial, and it is feared that the General will be shot as a rebel. If Rivera is shot, it will create a great deal of indignation, as it is the custom to exchange prisoners of war, and not to kill them. General Weyler has, however, sent out a proclamation, that any man found outside the Spanish limits without a proper pass shall be shot, and as Rivera of course had no pass from the Spaniards, it is feared that Weyler may take advantage of his proclamation to have the unfortunate General shot. The Cuban war, however, seems to be on such a strong footing that even the loss of Ruis Rivera cannot seriously hurt the cause. Another General has already been appointed in his place, and though his loss will cause much sorrow, the affairs of the little island will not be interfered with.