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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. ---- 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. ___ 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.