The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IHE First California volunteers RE-
ceiyed an ovation, on the Esd. as they
marched from the Preside 70 the Pa
cifu Mail dock In san Francisco. to
board the steamship City Of pellin ON
which they are to make The trip TO
Manila. The demonstration was one
long 10 be remembered
THE Massachusetts Unitarian ASSOC
citation want the government to refuse
10 purchase goods Of any kind bearing
the motto Remember fine Maine. ON
the ground that "a is provocative Of d
spirit OF vengeance,
A SPECIAL train on the Florida Cen
trail 81 Peninsula railway, carrying
North Carolina troops en- route 20
Florida. coIlided with q north-bound
vegetable train on the 22d Private
William Barbee, Company /, Of Dur
ham, N, G. was killed, and Private j..
NJ. Colelough was fatally injured
GEN, MEREIrf, az years Of age, got
into nn engagement en- route to the
Philippines lie captured Miss Laura
Williams, O. ~20.ycur-uld Chicago belle.
II rs also asserted that after he gets
fairly established 40 Manila, Miss
Williams will join the general and the
wedding win take place there
NoItCE has been given to all the
powers that, pending the present hos
]tiltties, the United States will not only
hold coal to be v]1ntrabaud OF war, but
vessels carrying &c win be regarded as
alien enemies.
A sEysArIoSAL story was circulated
at Key West, ON the 2ad, to the effect
that the Maugroye had heou captured
by the S~pauiards while graphing for
the Santiago cable. Tho story, how
ever, lacks confirmation.
The house, ON the 23d, passed the
senate bill providing for the payment
Of volunteers from their enrolment
and authorizing the secretary of war
90 pay troops embarEing for Manila
one month ia advance,
ruE navy department has concluded
to allow the naval commanders In Gu.
ban waters TO be their ssh s]trategists,
simply forwarding such information as
may, from time 10 time, come 10 hand.
DUKE AINEnpyER DE RIO has au.
ccptod the portfolio Of minister for for,
| eign affairs, offered TO but declined by
Senior Leon y Castillo, the Spanish ann
blssadur ut Paris,
A SPECIAL from Key West says that
| the mar arrested on bonrd the steamer
Panama ON suspicion Of being a Span
tsh spy, is Lieut. sobral formerly ma,
val attuehe Of the Spanish legation at
Washington.
TuE plant Of the Stoughton wis
Wagon Co, ono OF the largest concerns
Of IFS kind ia that state, was damaged
$4,000 by fire ON the 25th, Insurance
on the stock aud building, $4,000.
TIM semi,nuuual meeting Of the
Womeu's board Of Missions OF New
England aud the territory east Of the
Ohio began, on the Goth, at Worcester.
Mass Delegates 20 the number Of over
600 were present
AntspArCu from Hong Kong on the
seth, said' Manila is tranquil The
foreign cruisers have agreed upon con
certed action for the protection Of for
eiguers In any emergency,
JAMES J. DoRsEy was found dead il
a yard ut Key West, Fla, within a hal
block Of the Key West hotel, on tn,
a5th His face and head were bruiset
beyond recognition, This, together
with the assault Of q negro upon two
sailors, on the night Of the Faith, has
reused the people 10 demand that tbs
city be put under martial law.
MRs. GEoBoE NJ, PULLMAN has finally
decided to renounCe the terms Of hen
husbands win and accept her dover
right in the estate, Hs permitted bl
law. She will thus secure a one-thirt
life interest in the Pullman realty ans
one-third Of the personal property alb
solutely.
ACCORDING to advices from Copenha
gen, The United States has resumed
confidential pour parleurs for the pur.
chase Of the Lesser Antilles, the Wash.
ington authorities desiring 10 get pos.
session ofthe So Thomas hurbor The
prospects are said 10 be favorable
GOV BsApaEY has announced that.
unless otherwise Instructed by the
president, the second Of Kentucky 8
regiments on the second call win con.
sist Of oolored troops
MADRID newspapers urge the cutting
of she American cable connections
across the Atlantic ii the Cuban cables
are severed