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UBANS FAIL TO CALL FOR THEIR MONEY
Those In Havana and Vicinity Were Not Present On the Day Set
Apart By Gen, Brooke For Paying Them Off,
THEY SEEM TO PREFER THEIR ARMS TO UNCLE SAM’S COIN
Several Cuban Officers Jeered At the Proceeding—-Gen. Brooke
Disappointed At the State of Affairs.
Last Saturday was the day set to
begin the payment of the Cuban army,
Advices from Havana state that seven
Cubans were paid $75 eaoh as the re¬
sult of the first day’s distribution of
the money allotted by the United
States for the payment of the Cuban
soldiers. The cabal of the members
of the former military assembly to
prevent the soldiers from accepting
the gift of the United States and giv¬
ing up their arms, is successful, there¬
fore, so far as Havana is concerned.
It is too early to predict what will be
done in other cities and in the inte¬
rior, but the indications are that the
money will not be asked for to any
great extent. Some arms may possi¬
bly be turned in voluntarily.
The anti-Gomez and anti-American
elements are cheerful, thinking
that the Americans are baffled and
angry, but Governor General Brooke
does not regard the event as set¬
tling the question or as especially sig¬
nificant. ,
A few privates in Havana and a
number of officers have had sufficient
otnerwise willing to accept tne Amen
can terms, but different results are
expected in the country districts
At three minutes to ten Saturday
morning, the hour set to begin the
payment of the troops, Major Irancis
Dodge, of the paymaster’s department
drove up in a four-mule team with
$3,000 in gold and $39,000 in silver.
Six guards accompanied him, and de-
tails of men from the eighth infantry
were under arms to preserve order
among the mobs which it was supposed
would gather.
Colonel George M. Randall, of the
Eighth infantry, was present as com-
missioner of the United States.
General Ruis Rivera, who was in¬
ducted into the office of civil governor
of Havana, was present to receive the
arms with a representative of General
Gomez, four or five Cuban officers and
fifteen reporters. Half a dozen Amer¬
ican clerks, with the rolls of the Cu¬
ban army, sat at a long table at the
headquarters of the Eighth regiment.
A bag of gold was displayed, but
there was no applicants for it. The
spectators spent the time in discussing
why no Cubans appeared.
General Rivera said that though
there were 4,319 eurolled privates and
non-commissioned officers in the
Fourth corps, few of them lived in
Havana. He explained that they were
outside the city, and would probably
appear at other places in the province
and get their apportionment. Nearly
all of the officers, he added, are in
Havana.
The representative of Gomez, who
has been acting with the latter in the
interviews with Governor General
Brooke, took a gloomy view of the
affair. He said the Americans had
made a mistake in stipulating the
Cubans must give up their arms, as
this had caused a bad impression among
the Cubans. A group of Cuban officers
who proved to be some of General
Mayia Rodriquez’s staff, had in the
meanwhile assembled.
They smiled at each other, twisted
their mustaches and grew confident as
RAINS FAVOR REBELS.
Wet Season In Philippinea Stirs Them
To Greater Activity.
The approach of the wet season in
the Philippines finds the insurrection
seemingly taking a new lease of life.
All along the American lines the rebels
are showing more aggressive activity
in their guerrilla style than at any
time before since the fall of Malolos.
They keep the United States troops in
the trenches, sleeping in their cloth¬
ing and constantly on the alert against
dashes upon the outposts, and they
make life warm for the American gar¬
risons in the towns.
HARRISON IN PARIS.
Ex-President Calls Upon Head of the
French Republic.
A Paris dispatch says: Former Pres¬
ident Harrison, accompanied by Hor¬
ace Porter, United States ambassador,
Saturday morning had in interview
lasting twenty minutes with M. Del-
casse, minister of foreign affairs. The
interview was one of the most cordial
character. Harrison . and ,
In the afternoon Mr.
Ambassador Porter called upon Presi¬
dent Loubet. After a ceremonious
introduction, the former and actual
president dropped all formality and
conversed in the most friendly manner
URDU toDics of intferest.
VOLUNTEERS MAY RE-ENLIST.
General Otis Issues An Invitation To
Soldiers Now In Philippines.
A Minila dispatch states that Major
General Otis has issued orders invit¬
ing volunteers to re-enlist the act for of ^six
months, according to con-
gress bearing on the matter.
The United States transport Morgan
City, which left San Francisco April
25th with 600 recruits for various reg¬
iments in the islands on board, has ar¬
rived at Manila.
the quarter hours passed and no sold¬
iers appeared. Finally they jeered in
a quiet way at the whole proceeding,
Toward 11 o’clock an unarmed ool-
ored man in the Cuban uniform came
across the ,, dusty , . square, attended ...___ by
all the American spectators. He was
shown to the paymasters, but turned
out to be an assistant, or camp fol-
lower.
The American military men consult-
ed together, and as it was thought he
was not entitled to a share of the
$3,000,000, and his name not being on
the rolls he was dismissed.
Major Scott, Geueral Ludlow s ad-
jutant, sent word that a man named
Harris, a Cubnn-Americau serving a
sentence in the penitentiary, would be
sent under guard to get his $75, so at
least one man was sure to take the
gratuity. About 400 men had been
expected, and possibly many of these
will come later.
But the scheme of payment, so far
as Havana is concerned, looks like a
failure
Quite different results are expected
- pnnnirv f li P trict.p, where the
assembly and anti-
a ^°“ez mnuence . not t a t ®ng^
A no °" wa^wastinJhis
. | , time to stay
^ ^ Dodge w9nt to th0
■ ' Brooke of
® , «. •
Proiessea wrivate8 privaies at)Beared appeareu , » t
names were 0 not t on u th tne ro rolls ils they iney were were
no £*“?’ '® la P 8 ®“ a « ar a PP“
; ' demands were refused owing to
* >'° , . f J Jhn ■ Lni b JhZd fore
“Xworv evidfnce^hat^hld^ S00a
Several
persons appeared, but were refused
because they could not furnish the
uecessary proof. Some were musi-
cians and others hospital attendants,
but all were without the necessary
vouchers.
It seemed for a long time as though
none would qualify, but early in the
afternoon one man, about twenty-six
years old arrived and gave his name as
Ililario Esquivel Perez. He claimed
that he had been an orderly at Gen-
eral Gomez’s headquarters. He had
no arms, but stated that his duty con-
sisted in gathering forage for the
horses and hunting for food, etc. Af-
ter some delay the papers were signed
and the money was handed over.
Colonel Kandall found one man
threatening persons who wished to ap-
ply and ordered him off the premises,
Within the next two hours six more
men were paid. Not one of them had
a receipt for arms surrendered, but
each proved that he had been connect-
ed with the army in the capacity of a
servant.
Antl-Gomea Resolution*.
The generals of the Cabans in the
province of Santa Clara met at Sagua
la Grande during the day and adopted
anti-Gomez resolutions, agreed to dis¬
band their commands and to cause
their arms to be surrendered to the
Alcados, but to accept no money for
them.
FAVORABLE TO DREYFUS.
The Celebrated Prisoner May Now Be
Given a New Trial.
•A special from Paris states that the
president of the civil section of the
court of cassation, M. Ballot deBeau-
pre, has reported to the president of
the court of cassation, M. Mazeau, in
favor of a revision of the Dreyfus trial
and sending the prisoner again before
a courtmartial.
It is believed the recommendation
is practically certain to be accepted by
the court of cassation and means that
Dreyfus will be brought back to
France and retried.
MACABBES AS ALLIES.
MacArthur Hay Enlist Them To Fight
the Tagals.
Advices from Manila state that Gen¬
eral MacArthur is in favor of the ex¬
periment of enlisting the Macabbes
against their old enemies, the Tagals.
A delegation of tjie leading Macabbes
has visited the general and its spokes¬
man read an address assuring the
American commander of the friendship
of the Macabbes and of their willing¬
ness to transfer their allegiance from
Spain to the United States. They com¬
plained that the Tagals murdered them
and burned their villages, and they
asked to be protected and given arms
to protect themselves.
AS DEAD FREIGHT.
Seven Chinese Are Illegally Smuggled
Into This Country.
At Rochester, N. Y., Judge O. A.
Coxe has handed down a decision to
the effect that seven Chinese who#e
case was arsued at the Rochester term
of the court must be deported.
These Chinese were smuggled to
this country in boxes as so much dead
freight. They were discovered, how¬
ever, and arrested. They are now in
the Chemung jail at Elmira, N. Y.
TO REDUCE STOCK.
Savannah, Ga., Hanks Forced ToEcon-
omlze On Account of Taxes.
Several of the banks of Savannah,
Ga., are preparing to reduce their cap¬
ital stock as a stop iu the direction of
economy. In a few days the Savan¬
nah Bank and Trust company will hold
a meeting for that purpose. Applica¬
tion will be made to the secretary of
state for a charter amendment which
will permit this reduction. Its pres¬
ent capital is $350,090, and th > proba¬
bility is it will be reduced to $300,000.
The Southern Bank and the National
Bank of Savannah have already taken
this step aud the Merchants’ National
Bank is contemplating doing the same
thing at an early date.
The cause of the desire for reduced
capital stocks seems to be the in-
j creased taxation a large stock entails
upon a bank. A bank with a small
capital stock can do as much business
almost as one with a larger stock and
do 11 Reaper. A bank with a small
stock can borrow from the east all the
Cllrrency ired to tide it over cer .
tain periods and does not have to pay
such heavy taxes for its use.
A bank official, in speaking of the
matter, said that he knew of one
hanking house in Savannah where the
taxes for 1899 were but $300 below the
salary list. This is a clear indication
that t he taX0S> 1)oth city and state> are
too high, he stated, and there should
b 0 relief from some point,
REWARD FOR BENEDICT.
Good Sum Is Offered For Information
As To His Whereabouts.
A special from Greenville, S. C.,
says: Thursday was another day of
ceaseless but futile searching for the
. John Benedict. There
i “ 1SS ‘ U S was
absolutely , no clew discovered.
Two hundred dollars reward has
been offered for any information which
ma, lend ,o the finding of B.ne.Hot
dead or alive. Placards to this effect
are being pogted in of the country
about Greenville. Thursday afternoon
Ur- Benedict, a brother of the missing
man, and Dr. White, with several as-
sistants, scouted the country along the
1 line of tbe Southern railway between
GreenviUe and areer - 8 station, while a
similar P art y under the leadership of
Hon Bob Qantt worked down to
Greers from Spartanburg.
At every cross roads and almost at
f a »nhouse copies of the proclam-
ati °n of reward have been left. At the
8a “« time a lot of them have been sent
to Spartanburg "here for distribution along
tbe line to Columbia.
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IN CONTROL OF SOUTHERN.
The M “ and B - Qoss lnt0 Hands of the
BI K System.
On Thursday the Mobile and Bir-
mingham railroad extending from
Selma to Mobile, 165 miles, passed
into the hands of the Southern rail-
way, under a ninety-nine year lease.
The road will be made a part of the
Anniston division with headquarters
in Seljna.
Mr.’ Frank Browder, general freight
agent of the Mobile and Birmingham,
has been appointed division freight
agent of the Southern, with jurisdiction
from Rome to Mobile, Selma to Merid-
ian, Selma to Akron and Selma to Bir-
mingham. J. A. Maryman, general
agent at Selma, will be transferred to
Mobile and Mr. J. W. Hunter, chief
clerk to Division Freight Agent Green,
of Birmingham, will succeed Mr. Ma-
ryman at Selma.
The acquisition of the Mobile and
Birminghom gives the Southern the
short line from the Birmingham dis-
trict to the gulf and it is anticipated
that the road will do an immense bus-
iness.
COLORED SPOUSE JAILED
Whl e Her White Soldier-Husband Is
In Hiding.
A Columbia, S. C., special says-
The colored bride and the preacher
that married her to Geo. Hamilton,
white, have been arrested in Green¬
ville. Hamilton was a member of the
Fourth New Jersey regiment, stationed
; Greenville. After going home he
e ame back to Greenville and made his
headquarters at the home of Marion
Love, a negro. He then married Me-
li 88a Love, daughter of his host,
against the laws of South Carolina,
The negroes in the neighborhood were
jubilant. A warrant was issued for all
the parties. Hamilton has hidden
away, but the bride is in jail and Rev.
Thomas Minus, the preacher, has
given bond for appearance at trial.
••ANTI-SPIT” LAW.
City Fathers of Norfolk, Va., Are On
Right Line.
Some time since a sanitary commis¬
sion, composed of heads of the sev¬
eral city departments of Norfolk, Va.,
was organized to frame such sanitary
ordinances as were deemed essential
to the maintenance of publio health.
The commission completed its work
Thursday, including an “anti-spit-
ting” ordinance, imposing a fine of
from $1 to $5 on every man who spits
upon the sidewalks, in public halls,
street or other cars, reception rooms,
etc.
The ordinances will be submitted
to the city council for enactment.
FLORIDA SOLONS
Pass the General Appropriations Bill
For State Expenses.
A special from Tallahassee says:
Both houses of the legislature at
Thursday's session passed the general
appropriation bill for expenses of the
state government for the next two
years. The senate killed the radical
house revenue bill and the house kill¬
ed the senate revenue bill. A com¬
promise is being arranged.
AUDITOR IS SELECTED
To Wind Up Affairs of Southern
Mutual. j
WILL CAUSE LONG DELAY
Hr. Thod. A. Hammond Appointed
By the Court, With Concur¬
rence of Attorneys.
Thod. A. H immond was appointed
auditor in the Southern Mutual Build- |
ing and Loan Association case at At¬
lanta Wednesday morning by Judge
Lumpkin, The test case which was
under way collapsed and further pro¬
gress being impossible, owing to the
inability of the attorneys to agree on
the facts, the auditor was appointed
upon motion of one of the attorneys.
It is thought that the litigation has
been delayed a year and a half by the
change in the course of affairs.
Under the conditions which the
ease was progressing, it was thought
that the court would settle the ques¬
tion of withdrawing members, but
when the attorneys for the plaintiff
offered an amendment to their peti-
tion there ,, was considerable objection
a nd this was the beginning of the
breakdown in the proceedings
To settle the difficulty Judge Lump-
ki „ i, tb.ir wa. an, objeetlon to
a n auditor. There was some discus-
sioD of the proposition, but no decided
opposition was offered. Many of the
attorneys present agreed that it was
the proper thing to do. Suggestions
were then made as to who should be
appointed. R. Atkinson
Judge Spencer was forward sug-
gested. Other names were put
and there wa8 a i on g discussion over
the selection It was finally agreed
that Mr. Hammond should be appoint-
e d by the court. Judge Lumpkin then
directed an order to be drawn to that
effect.
The entire case will be in the hands
0 f the auditor and he will hear all the
evidence that is to be presented, the
contentions of the parties and he ar-
gument on any qnes ions of the " 101 ma will Y
a «se. Every feature case
be considered by him and he is in¬
structed by the court to have his re-
port ready to be submitted >y I ecem-
^ of tbe pr e8ent y ear -
The answer of the receivers to ape-
tition asking for a^ reduction o ex-
penses waR bled with the court. n l
tke receivers stated hat the wor
! "’ h ich had been entailed on them by
v * rtue of wading up of the a airs
0 * * be association had been very grea
i aud would continue as much so as in
the past. of
j « was stated while the expenses
the association for ofhee help during
! the prosperity of the concern ha ex-
! ceeded $2,000, 8lnce tbe receiver oo
bold ^the office expenses had been
ab ° ut 0 P er moutb or ^ eRS one
fifth of the amount expended eac year
by the association when it was in its
corporate existence,
Tbe y sbowed who had been employ-
! ed by the receivers and how they had
! been conducting the affairs on a great-
j reduced scale. It was stated that
in the original order of the court receiver, re¬
garding the appointment of a
while the court thought it best to have
two receivers, compensation for only
one was provided. work of caring
It was stated that the
for the numerous ancillary receiver¬
ships in various other states than
Georgia had been very great and the
work w-ould continue so long as the af¬
fairs remained open. They said that
the appointment of an auditor will
place upon them considerable more
work.
The question of reducing expenses
precipitated a long discussion. Judge
Anderson and Mr. O'Brien both spoke
of the work they had done and that
which will fall on them in the future.
Judge Lumpkin announced that he
would make no cut in the expenses at
present, but in the future if there was
any provocation he would consider the
question f urther.
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MRS. HUGHES’ TRIAL.
For a Second Time She Will Be Ar¬
raigned On ITurder Charge.
Mrs. Mattie A. Hughes, the young
woman who killed her husband at
Greers, S. C., last fall, will be again
arraigned on the charge of murder at
Greeneville next week. At the last
term of court she was tried and a
mistrial resulted. The case will be
called this session on motion made by
defence. The allegation was that ow¬
ing to Judge Townsend ordering a
mistrial and dismissing the jury in the
absence of the defendant amounted to
a practical acquittal. The new con¬
stitution forbids twice plaeingin jeop¬
ardy a citizen on the same charge.
MAY BUY UP LINES.
Baltimore Capitalists Are After Chat¬
tanooga Railways.
It is authortiativeiy reported that
Frank S. Hambletou and others
Baltimore, have engaged Mayor F.
Watkins and Frank Thompson, of
Obattanooga, Tenn., to secure options
on all the street railway interests in
Chattanooga. This includes the two
inclines up Lookout mountain. The
local representative of Hambletou &
Co., is said to be ihte ested.
CANADIANS BLAMED
For Difficulties Experienced In
Settling Alaskan Bound-
ary Question.
A Washington special says: Feeling
is to be necessary at this stage in the |
exchanges and Great between Britain respecting the United the States Ca- j
nadian boundary controversy that the |
exact attitude of the American com-
missioners should be defined and that
the people not only of the United
States, but of Great Britain might
have opportunity to judge for them-
the selves actions of the of comparative the United rectitude States and of j I
Canada, respectively, the following j
statement has been obtained: i
“Canada continues to be a lBnd of I
surprises. The friendly proctocol of 1
Washington was signed on May 30,
1898, for the adjustment of all differ-
ences between the United States and
Canada in a most amicable spirit. The j
ink of that proctocal was only well
dry when the province of Ontario dis-
covered a chance to exhibit her idea
of international equity. American
lnmbermen had been invited to take
lumber limits in that province with
the privilege of cutting logs and ex-
porting them to the United States.
The provincial government, after giv-
ing them their lease and taking their
money into the treasury, passed a de-
eree prohibiting the export of such
logs, with the result of causing some
bankruptcies in Michigan.
“During the sessions of the com-
mission the same peculiar idea of in- !
ternational justice was exhibited in
another province—that of British
Columbia. This time it was the min-
ing interests that were involved. The
authorities of that province took the
money of the American miners who
had made the discoveries of gold, al-
lowed them to spend thousands of
dollars in constructing a roadway to
the scene of their interests and then
proceeded to change their laws to con-
fine such mining privileges to British
subjects and British corporations.
“Auother such issue of this kind of
practices worked out to American nur-
Kerymen. They had taken contracts
to supply certain stocks to certain
Canadians when under the pretense of
fear of San Jose scale, the Canadian
authorities prohibited any further im-
porthtion of nursery stock. At the
same time the Canadian courts held
the Americans liable for violation of
tbe contracts to which their own laws
had caused to be vacated.
“The dominion government also
seems to share these peculiar princi-
pies of international intercourse in re-
spect to boundary of Alaska. They
protested indignantly against any con-
ditions saving the existing right of
Americans to the country to be arbi-
xrated. Years before the commission
met United States citizens without any
question or protest against their right
to do so, had occupied the head waters
of the Lynn canal and established
towns and settlements there. Canada
had never asserted claim to the region,
The Americans had built paths over
the passes from the Lynn canal be-
yond the mountains and established
communication with the Yukon by in-
tervening lakes and streams. This,
too, was done without protest or ques-
tion of their rights to pass over the
mountain summits.
“Under these circumstances the
United States commissioners thought
it right to withhold such tidewater
“settlements from the arbitrator’s ju-
risdiction, and it was against this
limitation that the Canadian commis-
sioners so vehemently protested. Now
it seems that Canada is protesting with
equal vehemence against arbitration
unless the United States shall agree to
give them in any case the Pyramid
harbor region, to which they never
before the meetingasserted any rights,
which they had never occupied with
flag or constable or a Canadian subject
or even a canoe.
“How they reconcile this claim with
their proposition in the commission in
respect to referring the boundary
question to arbitration remains to be
explained to the British government.
There seems little prospect of adjust¬
ment of the boundary question if it is
left to the control of the Canadians.
If they are to control the action of the
imperial government it is important to
that government that Canada should
bring her ideas to conformity to those
which have hitherto guided Great
Britain and the United States in the
paths of peace and friendship.”
TRIBUTES AT MANILA.
American Soldi rs Observe Memorial
Day In Far-Off Philippines.
A special from Manila says: Memo-
rial day was celebrated Tuesday at
Battery Knoll, where Scott’s guns
were planted against the Filipino
trenches in the first day’s fighting at
Manila
Nearly 300 soldiers lie buried there
on a bleak mount.
t The few soldiers who could be
pared from the trenches came to Bat-
tery Knoll dusty and bronzed, bear-
ing flowers with which to strew their
comrades’ graves. was'placed
A silk flag above each
mound.
HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES.
Principal City On Island of Mindanao
j Bombarded and Bm-ned.
A dispatch to The New York Journal
j and Advertiser from London says that
; a special dispatch from Labnan an¬
nounces that severe fighting is report¬
ed between Americans and Filipinos
on the island of Mindanao.
The principal city on the island,
Zamboanga, has been bombarded and
burned and is in ruins.
CUBANS ARE LENIENT
--
A Few Come Forward For
Their Pay.
OPPOSITION BEING BROKEN
Bandits intimidate Would-Be De¬
serters—Army Rolls Are
Defective.
A special from Havana states that
Monday’s events in connection with
the payment of the Cuban troops cn-
titled to apply in that city for a share
in the American gratuity have effeo-
tively killed off the opposition to the
receipt of the bounty by privates. In
American military circles it is consid-
ered , tbat . a flae « 8tRrt . . . baS , be eD “ _, ad . *
and * ke °PP 0S iG° n 18 defeated, ,
Three hundred privates arrived dur-
ing the day to apply for payment, but
though Lieutenant Colonel George H.
Kandall, of the Eighth United States
infantry, the commissioner superin¬
tending the distribution, kept hia
office open from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.,
only 112 could be paid during that in¬
terval, as each man took up several
minutes.
Many who brought arms were not
on the rolls at all. Ninety-nine rifle*
were surrendered, most of the appli-
cants declining to take any chances in
turning the weapons over to the may-
or of Havana, evidently believing it
would be better to give them direct to
the Americans.
All day it was virtually impossible
to get through the front door of the
office unless the sentry cleared the
way. The Cuban officers, who on the
first day tried to discourage any who
were disposed to apply, finding now
that the tide of feeling has turned, are
offering all the assistance possible to
Colonel Randall. At the conclusion of
the day’s work there were more than
200 who had not been heard. These
will have to wait until after the return
of the pay car on June 15th, when
there will probably be extra days «s-
signed to Havana,
One thousands posters were sent
Monday afternoon into the province
of Pinar del Rio to announce the
places and dates of payment,
General Pedro Delgado, command-
ing the Cuban forces around Gnana-
jay, called his men together Monday,
told them they were disbanded and
ordered them to take their arms and
go home.
Of the 200 some thirty who were
mounted on ponies, said they would
ride to Havana and get their money,
Thereupon Delgado, who was formerly
a notorious bandit, called upon th«
rest to draw up in line and to sh*ot
any man who took the road to Havana,
The thirty mounted men gloomily
persed. They will have an opportn-
nity to receive their shares later. It
is said that most of the Cubans whe,
though having arms, did not fignrqla
the muster rolls when they applied for
payment, were furnished with the
weapons by friends at Guanabacoa,
where many arms had been stored with
keepers of grocery shops by people
who had purchased them from the
Spanish guerrillas and volunteer*,
These were given out to enable the
holders to secure shares in the Ameri-
can gratuity. Some Cubans, un-
doubtedly entitled to payment, hav*
also obtained arms from the same
source and are thus able to retain the
weapons that they used during the
war.
The disbanding of the troops con¬
tinues. Twelve hundred men, under
the command of General Jacinto Her¬
nandez, who were encamped at Sail
Jose de las Lajas, about twenty-one
miles from Havana, have been muster¬
ed out. They were given certificate*
of service redeemable under the first
Cuban government. Some of these
men were in the Cuban service three
and a half years. One party of eighty,
living in Santa Clara, started imme¬
diately for their homes. The horses
of many have died with disease or been
killed off, and consequently most of
the men go home by trains, which give
them free passes.
REBELS CAPTURE OFFICERS.
While On a Pleasure Cruise the Fil¬
ipinos Nabbed Them.
Details regarding the capture by
Filipinos ____ . of „ two , officers of . the ... hospital ,
« bi P Ke he f Tuesday have just been
obtamed , from t Manila. The Relief
bes ln th « ha ^ bor tbe olt ?:
Tlie tllird , officer » Fred Heppy, and
Aaaistant Engineer Charles Blandford
ri g$ ed a sad ODe of the ehl P 8 boatfl
and weD * sailing along the shore on
* be soll ^ b ’ opposite the insurgent lines,
The boat became becalmed near the
s ^ ore an ^ v Bome ^ fttlve canoes with
Filipinos on board put out and cap-
tured the two men, who were unarmed
an< ^ took possession of the boat.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS MEET.
Party In Massachusetts Nominates a
Full State Ticket.
The state convention of the social
democrats of Massachusetts was held
in Boston Sunday, twenty-five branches
being represented by fifty-Bix placed dele¬
gates. A state ticket was in
nomination, a state central committee
elected and a platform containing a
declaration of principles was adopted.