Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11

| SIG. as nothing will be deducted fo1
| caterers fees, the United States having
| undertaken to pay the latter from the
time the men arrived in camp. All The
! members of the militia who volunteered
and who We're rejected for physical dis
ability will be paid for the time they
were in camp. All accepted recruits who
were mustered into the companies and
who went with the regiments will be
paid from the time they Joined the regi-
ments until the date of muster in of the
cOlOnels.
The following petitioners for COM
panies to be attached to the provisional
militia have been approved and the COM
panies will be mustered into service and
designated as follow: Henry w. Pit
!nan and others of SOmerville, as the
Third company of infantry; Benjamin
II. Pellison and others of Haverhill as
the Fourth company of infantry; Robert
Treat Paine, Jr., and others of Boston,
as the Fifth company of infantry;
Samuel II. Borofsky and others of Bos-
ton, as the Sixth company of infantry
Isaac Fl. Marshall and others of South h
birmingham. as the Seventh company
of infantry: Edwin H. Gray and others of
Orange, as the Eighth company of in
fantry; George l.. Fowler and others of
Lowell, as the Ninth company of in
fantry.
Brigadier General William A. Ban
croft. Second brigade, having accepted Il
position In the same grade in the United
States volunteers. Colonel Jophanus II.
Whitney. Fifth regiment. will assume
command of the brigade.
Madrid, June 9.-The following COM
municatiOn from Captain General Au-
gusti. dated at Manila. June 3. has been
published: "The situation is very grave.
Asuinaldo has succeeded in stirring up
the country. and the telegraph lines and
railways are being cut. | am without
communication with the provinces. The
province of Cavite has completely re-
belled; and the towns and villages are
occupied by numerous armed bands. A
Spanish column defends the Zapota line
to prevent the enemy invading the prov
ince of Manila; but the foe has entered
through Bulacan. Lagina and Moron,
SO that Manila will thus be attacked by
land and sea.
Il am striving to raise the courage of
the inhabitants and will exhaust every
means of resistance; but | distrust the
natives and the volunteers because there
have already been many desertions.
Raccor and linus have already been
seized by the enemy. The insurrection
has reached great proportions; and If l
cannot count upon the support of the
country. the forces at my disposal will
not suffice to hold the ground against
two enemies"
The commander of the island of Wis.,
ayas sent two gunboats to the island Of
Luzon with instructions to try to com
municate with Manila. but they We're
compelled to return unsuccessful. The
government instructed the commander
to restore communication with Manila
at all costs. General COrrea declined to
furnish the text of the dispatches for
publication on the ground that it would
be prejudicial to the cOuntry's interests.
but member of the government ad-
mitted that the dispatch of Spanish
troops to the Philippine islands could not
change the situation. He said I'VE
could send 5000 troops. but if the natives
are against us such a force would be
inadequate. If they We're with us, it
would not be necessary to send troops To
the Philippines"
London. June 9.-John Morley. Liberal
member of parliament for Montrose,
speaking at Leeds and referring to the.