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Village Clerk narton OF Nelsonvrlo Missing.

PEEKsKILL, y. Y, March O.-Eugane u. Bar.
ton, village clerk OF Jacksonville, II little north OF
Peckskill, and n member OF the Board OF school
Trustees, has been absent since last Sunday.
The village election was held on Tuesday, and
Barton should have made his annual report OF
the village finances before that time. This ho
did not do. Sherman Il. Mekccl, the village
Treasurer, had made his report, ana found. hn
village for more than no was entitled 10 receive.
on Friday evening OF last week Barron pre-
scntcd u dram tor 10, which MckC'i refused 10
nay. Iy this time Mokcrl suspected that every
Thing was hOt right. An examination OF tho
drafts shows, so il Is alleged, that the names of
William VI. Dcnncy, George G. NlchU.s. ana Levy
Moot had been forged to nine drafts, amounting
to i 40 Josiah Ferris, Treasurer Of the srhOo.
district, has In his possession n draft for $40
payable TO the order of Barton, siynod by Trus.
ices stephen MokCcl aud william q. Reid, which
Mr.. Mukeel prOnOnnees u IOrgory.
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Mr.. Edward Lauterbach told a L reporter
yesterday that the Chicago season OF the Metro
politan Opera House Company would be con-.
tinued for at least another week. On the result
OF the patronage during that period will depend
the future action Of the company. II Is practi.
cally settled now that there will be no spring
season OF opera here. Nine. Melba has telc-
graphed TO Mr.. Grau that it will be impossible
for her to return to New York this spring, as her
health continues poor. q. q. Haven and w. G:
Whitney OF tho opera house stockholders and
Messrs. Fowler, Dunlap and LauterbaCh OF the
Abbey, Schoetfel * Grau company met on Fri
day and talked over the situation. Ii was de-
cided then to continue the Chicago season for at
least one week. and in accordance with that plan
the company will not close its Chicago engage
ment as had been generally expected.
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MRS. KREIzER HER OWN LAWYER.
A woman succe.sr uily Pleads for tho Custody
OF Her child.


WHITE PLAINS, y. Y. March O. Before Jus.
tlce Keogh to-day In the Supreme Court a wo-
man pleaded In hor own behalf against two
attorneys. The case was that OF DR.. Charles
Kreizer OF $50 West Thirty-second street.
New York city. who sc-ks 10 gain possession
OF his nlne.yesr-old son Frederick. n nupll in
the military school known as westchester
Hail. at Yonkers Park. conducted by Gait. c.
J. Babbett. DIR. Kreizer and his wife, Lucia.
have thre. children. They separated In July,
1898, aad the mother kept the children. Last
November 500 placed Frederick in the mill
tary school,. paying for his tuition until April
l OF this year. Or. Kreizer went to the school
la-, week and demanded his child. but Capt.
Babbe,t, upon learning that both parents
claimed the child. refused TO surrender the
boy until legal proceedings were taken TO COM
PEI him 10 10 80. Last night the attorney for
Ir. kreiZer ierved upon Capt. Babbett a writ
OF h ,beas corp $ recurring him TO show canse
TODAY why lie should not surrender the child.
After the counsel for the father made his mo.
ton RS. Kreizer arose. and with considerable
emotion said that her husband had taken adj
vantage or her In such a way that she had no
tine TO employ ,ou"sel. and had 10 appear per-
sonally. Cpon being questioned by Judge
keogh. she stated that wnen she and her has
band separated he left tho children with her
ago she had to send her daughter 10 lin. as she
was unable to care for all he children. The
father declared that he wanted to educate the
boy in n Catholic school.
Justice Kcogn. In denying the motion. held
that, rs the father lett the children vita the
mother when he separated from her. he ad'
m,ttpd that she vas "A roper person TO have
their custody. The trouble between the pa
rents originated from differences In their re-
but was converted TO Catholicism. His wife
sas A Protestant. lie waited the children
brought, up in the Catholic faith, but his wife
objected. Divorce proceedings have been insti'
tuteu by the hut baud.
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NOTES or MUSIC EVENTS.

The season OF the Damrosch Opera Company COM
menccs to. morrow night at tho Metropolitan with
a performance OF ''Die walkuere.'' which will be
sung by NM. Kraus. Fischer. and Hoooins and
ame.. Lehman, osdsti. Eibenschuetz. VoiImAr.
Rrsndis. IN Matfeid. ooettich. and Dcrnsr.
on "Wednesday evening ''Der Fliegende HoilAen'
DER VIII he given by n cast including MN. som
Ger, st.hmann, Ernst, and Nanten ami Mines. Cad.
sKi aud Mattfcid. on Friday evening "Tannhaeu'
SER Is TO be sung. and It's Interpreters are TO DO
Nm. Kalisch. Fischer. Merrens. Ernst, and Lange
ami Mmcs. Gadski. Einsnschuctz. and Mattfcld. AZ
the Saturday matinee "siegfried' VIII be sung by
Nd. Kraus. Lanse. stenmann. aud Mertens ana
Mines. Lehman and Volimar.
The Metropolitan permanent orchestra will give its
nrst concert undrr the direction OF It's newly en-.
gagged conductor. AdoIph Neuendorn, On sunday,
March "a, at Carnegie hall. Martinus sieveking
Will DO tho soloist.
The NTH afternoon and evening concerts Of the
symphony Society will take place on Friday. March
10, aud Saturday, March go. Tho soloist 10 Ella
Russell, who will make her American debut at this
concert.
Victor Herbert aud his Twenty second Regiment
band will give q concert nj Carnegie Hall to night.
Thi. band played last week at tho inaugural cere.
monies In Washington. and the programme 10 night
Will include the more important selections given by
them there. Marie Donayin, Ernest II. Clarke, and
VIC or Herbert will be the soloists.
Ros.nthai, the pianist. Will shortly return to Eu'
rope to MI his engagements there. Hc Will come
back TO this country In September anu resume the
tour Interrupted by his illness.
Walter Dnmrosch Is IN repeat his s-rIcs Of OK.
planatory lectures On the Wagner operas som.
meucing to morrow morning, whom he viii
explain with the accompaniment OF the plano
pie Mclstersinger." Lectures VIII he held on
March IL, Is. 2s, 20. and ~. Tho order OF the
operas to DO explained on these dates IL Tristan
una Isolde" "DIs Rnelugold.' 'pio WalGucrc,'
"SiesrrIed,' and "nle Goetteriaemmerung.' The
recItals VIII he held In the mornings.
Louis n. Parker will repeat on "Wednesday after
noon MS lecture on "Wayuer: His operas and Ills
Music when ne delivered first a month ago at
the Sew YORK College OF Music III East fIfp eighth
street. TIE repetition OF the lecture VIII be given
at the same place,
The StilI society viii have one German opera, "Die
walkurc." performed under it, %auspice' AT the Acad'
envy Of Music, ~Rrooklyn, March 30 Ia the date, aud
the advance sales have been 50 large that the success
az the venture ought to encourage the society to va
into upcrl next season, Mr.. Damrosch will give n nna
performance with Lii Lehman In the cast also
Kraus, Gadski. Fischer, and Others, and all the stage
accessories OF tho New York performance.
ON Tuesday afternoon. March 10, at . O'Clock, Mr
Damrosch will give an explanatory lecture on the
opera At Plymouth Church, to which holders Of opcrs
| tickets will have admission free.
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hero with Mr.. Damrosch. Frauloin Gadski, with
whom New Workers are already familiar, VIII be
heard this year In several new roles. One OF
them is Sentd and another Siegiinde.
In addition to these singers Mr.. Damrosch
has brought back a number. some OF them
familiar already, and Others still unknown here.
Some OF his singers are American by birth or
adoption. His chorus includes sixty singers, and
Is said 10 be fresh voiced and well trained. His
orchestra is largo and efficient. and the season
commences here with every prospect OF u sat
i~sfactory outcome. The Wagner Society is
actively interested In the result. The
roster OF tho company is as follows, NM.
Ernst .Kraus, Paul Kalisch, Emil Fischer.
Paul LANCE, Heinrich Hobbing, Carl SOM
mor. Wilhelm Xanten, Gerhard. %Slehmann.
Fritz Ernst. William Mertens, and Fritz Der
sehuch. and Mines. tilli Lchmanp, Lillian Nor.
schuetL. Marie Mattfeld. Augusta. Nollmar.
Marie, Brands. Marie Hartmann, Lena Goct'
itch. Lena Hartmann, and Mathildc Dcnncr.
Mr.. Damrosch Is. OF course. the director, and his
chorus master Is Elliot Schcnck.
Walter DamrosCh telegraphcd yesterday to
New York a denial Of the sensational story that
he was almost In n state OF physical ex-
haustion, due to ovcrwork." lie conducted in
Pittsburgh yesterday both THE Flying Dutch.
man" and ~,Siegfricd." and his telegram said
that he would be here tonight In time for the
opening Of his season at the Metropolitan.
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NcNNious Notirrs.

CuURClI MADISON Az. AND 9sTH ~.
y Rev. Itulrrlck Terry, u. D, pastor,-Services AZ IL
A NJ aud ~ !. VI,
nmRCH OF TIE MESSIAH, aith St. cor, Park
az. -,cryirn ~ \, NJ, Rev. Mlnut J, savage Will
preach seventh srruon in series on Religion for
TODAY" Subject, ~ This n Good NorldS"
81 M\HK'S CHURCH I'd av and 10Th St.-Sunday,
- MurrII I, II 4. w., pr, RylAncc viii preach on
r Foolish aud rrrvcr5, l~Iaudlings Of the Bible A.
= O'clock T. NJ, wnn'aly organ recital.
SO,lErY FOR ETHICAL Cu~LruRE.-sunday, March
- :. 1907, at lll5 4, s., lecture by Prof, FELIX
ADLER at Carursic Music Hall. corner OF 9Th 81, and
TIN aN. subject, " !iciSioh Of To Day The address
To b. preceded by music aud the exercise ~ OsglA
promptly at ll;l5 o'clock.
All Interested are invited
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Tho Wagner operas. barring "Rienzi" and
-Parsifal," will be sung In chronological ar.
rangement, commencing with THE Flying
Dutchman." on next Wednesday night. In ad.
dition to this Wagner Cyclus," the four operas
OF the Niebelungen Lied will be given in order.
so that the unusual opportunity to hear the
trilogy, commencing with "Das Rheingold " and
be offered TO New Workers for the first time In
several years. THE Flying Dutchman." which
will be sung on the second night OF the season.
has not been heard here since the winter OF
1892, when Jean Lassalle, Emma Albani,
and Paul Kalisch were in the cast. The opera
was sung in French then.
Mr.. Damrosch's programme announces sixteen
performances-twelve at night and four In the
afternoon. Mime. Nordica is to sing four times,
Isolde, and Brunnhiide. II is probable that she
and Nine. Lehman will appear as Ortrude and
Elsa In " Iohengrin.' with Ernst kraus In tho
title role. such a performance ought to attract
an enormous audience. Mr.. Damrosch is for
tunate In having in his company the two
greatest Wagner singers In the world
Mime. Nordica and Nine. Lehman.
Ernst kraus is n young man, and IL Ia
said that he was employed In u brewery when
hs wonderful vocal abilities were discovered.
lie has sung at Wcimar and Mannheim in Ger
many and is now engaged for the Royal Opera at
berlin 10 suppldnt the venerable Gudchus. who
his finally torn himself from the boards with a
seIi-eitaceincnt astonishing In "a German tenor.
Mr. DainrosJh was fortunate enough last sum.
mer 10 secure the services OF Herr Kraus for the
I'VE months or 50 OF his season, and this spring
the young tenor returns TO his place In the
royal company at Berlin. His best role Is
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FOR GERMAN OPERA.
OPENING or THE DAMROsCH COM
pIyI,S SEASON.

yhs Rrnppcnrnnce In New York OF LII Irh-
unpn n source OF Interest Among Lovers
OF a~inslc-Thc Programme aud PERSONNEL OF
the Compan,- Nordica to sing Four Times.
The four weeks season OF the Walter Dam
mach Opera Company commences tomorrow
riybt at the Metropolitan Opera House, and the
orcning performance will return Nine. LiHi
Lohmann to her admirers In New York after an
absence of Ave years. Ernst Kruus. n young
Wagncrian tenor of whom much favorable COM
ncnt has appeared In the out-of.town papers. is
TO BE- another feature Of the first performance
ond Of the entire season. but Nine. Lohmann's
,eorpcarnnccs In opera arc quite the particular
90, nj OF the season. and Nine. Nordica's debut
here as Bruanhilde in 'Sicgfried" will also he an
interesting incident OF the engagement. Tho
pnmrosch company commenced its season In
Philadelphia In January, and since that limo
has sun. in Baltimore, Washington. Boston,
Cincinnati. st. Louis, and Pittsburgh. Tho
Wagner operas havo been In the majority at Its
performances. and when 1t is taken into con-
alteration that a travelling company gave
forty.nine performance OF Wagner's works, in.
Guiding the later and moro difficult opera, IL
will lie seen that the organization Is n well
equipped and capable one. Mr.. Damrosch first
undertook the difficult task OF giving these
heavier Wagner operas throughout the coun.
try. and he continued this plan again this year,
with considerable success. Out OF the forty.cight
Wagner performances. the number was divided
rs follows: "Lohcngrin' eight times. Tho
Flying Dutchman" six times, "Sicgfriod' six
times. Tristan und Isolde" four times. "Dio
Melsicrsinger three times. Rheingold' twice.
and " Die Goettcrdaemmcrung" three times. In
addition To these performances. the company has
sung In Faust Carmen" Don Giovanni"
al Trovatore" and other operas of the French
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a light to a heroic tenor. Herr. Kalisch ia well
remembered here from his earlier performances
at the Metropolitan during the later years Of
the German regime, and afterward with Abbey.
Schooifel & Grau during their first season at tho
theatre.
Carl Sommor, Mr.. Damrosch's now baritone,
has been for some years one OF the leading sing
not yet been heard In New York. Herr Ernstin
Berlin was for IA number OF Seasons one OF tho
light tonors OF the Royal Opera House, and he
has SUM there often as LOhcngriH In tho Wag-
ner repertoire. He sang Tristan In one OF the
performances given here In the West.
Herr Fritz DersChuch is another baritone In
the company, and his musical education was ac-
CURED IN Germany, although he Is an American
by birth. lie went to Germany when "A very
young man. and remained there until his return
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ON Saturday. 9TH inst. Annie. relict OF
Thoma, Icakey.
Funeral from Carmclitc Church, ERst 2sth st. Mon
dag, ut 10 o'clock A.. NJ, Relatives and friends
invited to attend.
CHOIV Fill ON FRIDAY, March ,, AT her home In
Norwalk, Conn, ~ pneumonia, Frances Dennis
Chulwell, wife ~ UrurSc Conrad Cholwcll aud
daughter OF the late Charles Dennis Of Brooklyn,
n. Y,
Funeral from her late residence ut O'Clock, sunday
March :, Intcrmont at the convcnIenc" ~ the
family,
DRNNOD1 .-AtSt, Franrls's Hospital, uth 81, March
!, Ann Dermoly, for thirty two years - fAlt"i"l
friend and servant In tho late Henry H. 'tacJs
family,
Requiem mass at II O'Clock In hospital chapel
GlLl. March ., suddenly, at his late residence NO
75U East 10th street, Edward h, son OF Robinson
and Hannah Gin OF Keap street, Brooklyn,
Funeral services win be held at his late residence
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fnitUri,cd which, as he is still a very young man,
htrr hraus Is said to invest with just the
a., nhSetTS:ary youthful qualities; Hc began singing
On me operate stage, although he has u regular
Iepertolre Of the stock French and Italian roles.
"a we" o. the prevailing scarcity Of really fine
,vWhp's, Alr, pdinrosch's new singer Will be heard
Shth great interest: He sings here first. rs
nno,9mntd ip DE Walkuere,"' a role which is
p pGr TIT q ,Tc as having played so important II
me interest 10 hear and see Lilli Lchmann In
Upbg TG once more IS probably greater than that
iallhaFy announcements has aroused. 1t has
ofeh s"id that Nine. Lchmann's two song reCit-
W. eslanll,hGd the fact that she enjoys to-day u
noF rfapprnrance will draw out hor admirers IN
fIeaJ hunters, and probably all OF them are
Az r'p "n "i HIDING in her, voice and her art the
'' w. Voich' charm that helped to establish her
pl9luuh ~ the affections Of New Workers.
tN,hHF lh.re are grounds for believing this TO
W. lrGr. Mr.. Ddlnrosch himself assured a sun
,,po.l'r "lIy a month ago that her voice was as
n"' v IT. ever 1,u,l been. Her probable appear
JJ1,o mere wan Nine. Nurdica "a OrtrHdc TO tho
aI'"pI me American primH donna 10 the result Of
ma tt,n' ,Hii.H she has had for many ycnrs 10 APP
ptar IN he role. Mime. Lehman has long recog-
i"'",yc'I ~ UriMlii.c possibilities, just as she So.
"r.%i N pr, Of Si,gl,Hdc, pcrceiying the op.
n"riunllins that it really held. Hut she had
",Ng' htu occasion to slug the role, and came
n,"'''i 10 II hyc years ago in hi. country, when
r. was asked to sing OTtrHdC with Emma
r",n', Hn| JeMl dc i'cshkc. Blt she knew tho
VIZ ~ nvTihan and not in Italian, 20 Nine.
Inc i,r,,, ''" l"oh hvr pace; Nine MHlerhh,
,n bI'N, soprano Of Vienna, has always sung ns
,GtTI,lr'"iC IN the opera. 1t his not YET been dc.
'uGl whether ornot Nine, Lehman will appear
a. ,W'rUdt When Nine. Nordica makes her ilrst
u IN " lohou-rin," '
vEmll Fischer j. one Of Mr.. Damrosch's singers
~ ~ 700 Wen Known here to need one word of
mm.,IpiHr'l9n, lie isagain to hc heard in thc roles
nmH W.hVh his local reputation is identiticd.
~" n ia, h, remembered here as u good Eric.
.'n" "t'1r'", NnilrirO, or Don lose, returns us
G.'tul'itlor, and will be heard first as Tam
h" HEr Later he "ill sing Tristan, in which
hOic as Cologne, In Rhonlsh Prussia, and Gin,
sShhati, In Ohio. He is said to have accom-
vuShed with unusual success the transition from
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T.. search the \, ooa. for IA Missing Hoy.

RosLYN, l.. l., March G.-piorcc Dlrgan, Jr.,
Of this village has been missing from his homo
since Tuesday. lie is III years old and has not
been IN good health. 1t is feared that constant
broodinS over his i'll health has affected his
mind; Searching parties h VII s' gsa,tt hosmr' I"snS Sc ~
intondent of the Coffin estate, two miles from
the village.
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Spcrial Uotircs.


RANpEL, E%AREMORE & BILLINGS.
The PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between Henry
Raud-l aud chester billings, composing the hTm It
KANDEl. BARRYMORE : RlLLINls, has this day. been
dissolved Iy mutual consent. HENRY RANDEl.
New \ ork. Frn. .3i. l~Ui, CHESTER BILLINGS,
Referring to the Enuyr motto" 81 dissolution, the I'M
dersig"cd wish Ia Notify ti" trade aud their friends
that they VII! cor lluc thu business under the name "
CHESTER Wli.LiSGN Il son, AZ the old address. -
NHS.a an street. thFNlEk HlLlINuS'
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Tho Volunteers OF America, Of which RallInG-
ton Booth is CHIEF, will bosin to.
day to celebrate their first anniversary. Three
meetings will he held tonight in different parts
OF the city; Tomorrow night the principal
meeting will be held In Association Hall n West
DR.. Josiah Strong, and Commander and Mrs.
Ballington Booth will speak.
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on Monday evening, the sth inst. at 1880. The
intcrment will take place on Tuesday morning. the
9th inst. at 10 o'clock.
enthusiastically. on Friday. March 5, Elizabeth
Kershaw, widow OF John J. Green and mother Of
John II. X. Green.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited 70 at
tend funeral services on Monday evening, Marrh
3. at 3 O'Clock. at her late residence, IL 9th av..
brooklyn, lntcrment private.
HOfFNAN.-At Jckyl Island, Georgia, on THURSDAY,
March 1. 1897. the Rev, Charles Frederick Hon.
man. D D.. IL. D., u c, L., rector of All Angels
Church In this city and Vice-Chancellor OF Hobart
College. Geneva. \. Y, in the 9th year OF his age.
Fureral service at All Angels Church. corner OF
Eishty.nrst street and West End avenue. on Mon
day. March :, at II A. Nj, The clergy are requested
to bring their SUPPLIES and white stoles and meet
In the parish house at 1890 4. VI.
MOTION Saturday, March y, at his residence, 307
West t7th st, Richard Mott, In the saith year OF
his age.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the flu
neral services at the Central Baptist Church. West
42d St. near eth ayr on Monday, March 8, at 1850
o'clock. Please omit flowers.
STAPLES. -On Saturday. March 9. 1897, at West
port, Conn. Horace staples. in the cath year Of
his age.
Notice NJ funeral hereafter.
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GOODS.

Our Dress Goods section is
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tivity. And no wonder. with
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Examines and Canvas Ia latest
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Al the dain'ies in Imported
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Lawns, Linon and Silk-and-L;noa.
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DlID.

INDIGESTION radically cured by tho use of pr,
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The Metropolitan permanent orchestra viii give its
nrst concert undrr the direction OF It's newly en-.
gagged conductor. AdoIph Neuendorr, on sunday,
March -, at Carnegie hall. Martinus sicveking
VIII be tho AOloist.
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The NTH afternoon and evening concerts Of the
symphony Society will take place on Friday, March
10, aud Saturday. March go. Tho soloist Is Ella
Russell, who will make her American debut at this
,Nn,.rf
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-14
PIT FILLED WITH CORPsES.

Spanish Soldiers Shoot at People
Moving Their Household Effects.
New York, Jan. 1O-A Key West dis
patch to the World says: Evidences of
awful butcheries at Guanabacoa accu-
mulate daily. Advices from, Havana
report that a great pit filled with
corpses and human fragments was dis
covered Monday In a cane field not
more than mile from that place. A
careful investigation revealed at least
twenty whole bodies and many more
legs and arms, other parts of the dis
membered bodies being missing. OF
the bodies remaining entire four were
those OF women, three Of young misses,
one of a girl not more than ten years
old, four Of boys and the rest of men.
Permission to bury the remains was
brutality refused, with threat that ii
this slaughter was complained of many
more would be added to what Spanish
officials called the Cuban dirt pile"
The edict refusing permission to re-
move furniture and other things unless
asked for twenty-four hours previous
ly, is taken advantage of by the Span
isl soldiers to wreck buildings and re-
vile and insult, if not kill, persons sus-
rected of Cuban leanings. Some fami-
lies in the poorer section of the city
who did not know of the edict started
to move Sunday night. After they had
loaded their furniture on wagons the
police and soldiers fired on them, kill
ing eight persons, including several in
nocent passers-by. In the official re-
port it was stated that the troops had
been attacked and that several rebels
had been killed.