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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

of the VIII & Finck Co. rendered a ban
quet to Corporal Morris L. Markowitz,
Company A, First California Volunteers.
Before his enlistment Markowitz was en-
ployed in the crockery department of the
store. and as soon as he is mustered out
he will assume his old position; In the
first battle fought by the Californians
Markowitz was promoted from private to
corporal for bravery. The following were
present: NJ Markowitz, William Litzius,
D. J. Broderiok. E. P. Thyes, E. F. FasSs-
Levy. l.. P. Ober, c. James A. Cook, C.
E. Wiggin. F. C. Stab. c. H. Kansteiner,
J. Neuenburg, r. Samish. F. E. Coolidge,
F. w. Scott, G. c. Sapin, w. w West and
W. H. Middleton.
Captain Edward T. Winston. Nineteenth
Infantry. has been assigned TO duty with
the recruits al the Presidio pending his
assignment to the Philippines.
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Nellie V. Spear has been granted a di-
vorce from Charles NJ. Spear on statu-
tory grounds. Ann f. Henry has Sc
cured a decree Of divorce from George
: Henry on the ground Of failure to
provide Max Cohen was granted di-
vorce from Hulda Cohen on the ground
of extreme cruelty.
Suits for divorce have been filed by
Fanny Mullee against James II. Mullee.
for cruelty: Rosa Asmussen against
lIathaes Asmussen for desertion: George
Scott against Anna 3. Scott for deser-
tt0n. Sylvia Neuman against Walter s.
%euman for desertion and Eunice A.
Muller against Frank II. Muller for fail
ure 10 provide.
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DOWN AND ROBBED
Experience of Harry C. Carlton, q
Member of the Colorado
ReUiment

Harry G. Carlton. a member of Com
pany G. First Colorado Regiment, was
treated at the Receiving Hospital early
yesterday morning for a severe lacerated
wound in his scalp.
He said that while in the neighborhood
up behind him and struck him on the
back of the head with some instrument,
knocking him down. He was robbed of
CARTON waikad r. III the CAFE FW Rnvai and
there asked for a drink of water, as he
felt faint. He told the bartender of what
had happened him and Policeman Hurley,
who was notified, had him sent to the
Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon.
He was unable TO give any description Of
his aSsalant
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California Soldiers Plav Ball.

The Oakland Heesmans, one of the best
known baseball clubs on the coast, will
play the regimental baseball club First
California Volunteers. on Sunday, the 18th
inst, at the Preside baseball grounds.
The volunteers comprise some well-known
players, and a splendid game is antici-
pated. Neither money nor pains will be
spared by Manager Noble to make this
affair the event of the season.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

g TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
y ner First and Brannan streets, p. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasak and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India. etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU. Tuesday. September y
AMERICA Friday, October
HONGKONC MARU......... Wednesday, Nov
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at company's office,
421 Market st, cor. First.
w H. AVERY. General Agent.
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Receptions bv Native Sons.

Tonight California Parlor No. ! of the
Native Sons of the Golden West will ten
der a reception in its hall to its soldier
members who have returned from Manila
On the night of the 18th National Parlor
VIII hold a reception at Delmonico's in
honor of it's thirteen members who enlist
ed for the Spanish-American war. All but
two of these are either commissioned or
non-commissioned officers. This parlor
furnished the largest number Of volun-
teers during the war.
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UNION SQUARE CONCERT.
First California Regiment Band Will
PLAY This Afternoon.

The ladies of the California Club have
made arrangements for concert to be
given by the First California Regiment
band in Union Square this afternoon be-
tween and o'clock. The band con-
sists of twenty-five pieces and the follow
ing programme of music has been
specially prepared.
March General Miles; overture mpromp-
tu; two-step, My Soldier Man; waltz
Autumn Flowers; Filipino march (Paso
Dobles for bugles) by A. Nelson Adams; Sc
lection, Wang rag time When Dewey
Comes Home Again; medley "Brudder Gard
ners Picnic; overture, "Strathmore"; march.
"Charlatan."
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duced by President Nippert. A number Of

duced by President Nippert. A number Of
short addresses were made T. Bennett
spoke on Patriotism; w y. Kings
bury on THE Flag; ". p Humphrey
Jr. on The Army and Navy; Past
President Thresen on The Native Sons ;
Judge j. r. Aitl1en on The First Cali
fornia Regiment and Eugene r Bert on
The State of California" There were
vocal selections by the Columbia quartet
and NJ Colgan; instrumental selections
by H. Cramer and other entertaining
numbers. besides anecdotes of the war
by the guests of the evening. An ex-
cellent collation. was served.
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REUNION OF COMPANY B.
Veterans and Active Members
Dine Together at the
Occidental.

Company p of the First California Regi-
ment held a notable gathering last even
ing The affair was a banquet given by
the veteran members of the company to
the active members so lately returned
from the Philippines laden with new hon
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MISS MAY BALDWIN WILL
WEAR THE ROYAL ERMINE

~ ANITA CRUZ. Sept 6-Miss May
~ Baldwin will reign as queen of
81 the carnival, which is to be one
of the biggest and most beautiful
features of the celebration of Admission
day. which begins in this city on Friday.
The contest for the royal ermine closed
tonight. and the counting Of the ballots
showed that Miss Baldwin had won with
1903 votes Her nearest competitor, MISS
Anna Linscott. polled S23.
Miss Baldwin is the daughter of L. X.
Baldwin, president of the City Bank, and
is q prominent and immensely popular
Native Daughter. Her election is hailed
with general satisfaction.
This city is wildly enthused over
telegram received this evening from Col
onel Victor Duboce, stating that himself
and 600 of the First California Folun-
teers will arrive Saturday morning to
participate in the big parade
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SOLDIERS AT A SMOKER.
Mission Parlor, N. S. G. W, Enter
tains Members Who Served in
the Philippines

Mission Parlor No. 3S, n. S C. W. last
night entertained its soldier members
who returned with the California Volun-
teers. These are ]. c. Belcher w. r.
Gerdes. f. A. Waite, T. r. Pfaff and A.
\. Waite. The entertainment was in the
form of a smoker. which was presided
over by Dell B. Bowley, who was intro
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given to soldier members by Golden Gate
ParlOr last Wednesday has been post
pOned until next w Wednesday night.
Sequoia PaTlor is arranging a reception
TO its soldier members on a date to be an
nounced hereafter.
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ADMISSION DAY CELEBRATION
Extra Train Service to Santa Cruz

vice between San Francisco and Santa
Cruz and the special train which is to
be run over the narroW-gauge at $3.50
o'clock on the evening of the Sth inst.
the Southern Pacific Company will ex-
tend the run of the 4:15 p. m. train to
Santa Cruz on that date. Trains will
return from Santa Cruz at 5:35 a. M.
September g.
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In the Divorce Court.

Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
OF without removal J. Noonan. lol7-l023 Mission.
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onMpAGNIE eENERALg TRANsATLANTIQUE.

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIS, ~sc=.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m: KEN
from Pier AZ North River, foot of rS"TEs7==s'
Morton ST. LA CHAMPAGNE, Sept. 8; LA
GASCOGNE, Sept. 16; LA BRETAGNE, Sept.
DIE Oct T. First-class to Havre. $65 and up
ward per cent reduction on round trip. Sec
ond-class to Havre, S45, 10 per cent reduction
on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 30 Broad
yyay Hudson building). New York ]. f. FU-
GAZI & co. Pacific Coast Agents. Mont
goulery ave. San Francisco.
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2 2s October and every nth day theFea15er eteaTeTs
fnr Alaska and G. n. Ry.; at Tacoma to n.
P Ry.; at Vancouver to c; P Ry. eo
For Eureka HIumboldt Bay, p m, sep
teTnber /, 6, ii, Is, q, 26 October l. and every
MN En- Gay Santa Cruz, Monterey San Simeon.
cayqcos Port HartoTd SaD aD+1a Luis HGenee 0S5sRos
San Pedro East San Pedro CLOS Angeles and
Newport a. m, September !, s. g. S; u, H. zi
25. %, October 8, and every fourth oay lheie
For San Diego stopping only at Port Har, 5a,
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and Redondo G4os Angelesl. II a
m, September g. 7, II. 10, 19 23. r. OCTOBER l.
and every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San jose del deI
Cabo. Mazatlan Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalis aa
and Guaymas CMex.). 10 a. m, TIN OF each
month. ,., .,sa
The company reserves the right TO change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
and hours OF sailing. ..
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street tG66BhII 3hTIIIIceP PERKfNs & CO.. Cen Agts
10 Market St, San Francisco.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Go

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco.
For Alaskan ports. 10 a. M
September 8, 8, 13, is, %. g
October 3, change at Seattle.
For Victoria, Vancouver 3
CO. Port Townsend, Seattle.
Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes
and New Whatcom CWash. 3,
N q m. September 8. s. 13, Is,
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

The above is for 81, 5O-cent and 25-cent tick
cts. In proportion.
APPROXIMATION PRIZES One hundred
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
Homeseekers' Excursions.

On February and 2lst and March z
and 2lst, the Chicago Great Western R'y
will sell round trip Homeseekers' ex-
cursion tickets to points in the follow.
ing states at one fare, plus;;S20o tor the
round trip: Alabama, Arizona, Arksn-
sas, Colorado, Indian Territory, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North and
South Carolina, North and South Da-
kota, Oklahoma, Oregon, TENNESSEE
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and
Wyoming. These tickets are limited to
return twenty-one days (21) from date
of sale with stop-over privileges on 60
ing trip at any point within homeseek-
ers territory. Any Agent Chicago Great
Western Ry. will give you full informa.
ton as to routes, rates and time of
trains, as will also +. II. Lord, General
Pass. Il Ticket Agent, 1l3 Adams st.
Chicago. 4-8w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
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CRIME OF A CHICAGO MAN.
He Murders His Wife and Then Tries to
Kill Himself.

He Murders His Wife and Then Tries to
Kill HIMSELF
Chicago, March Thames Medgram,
an Italian laborer living at 1853 Grand
avenue, shot his wife, Theresa. and sent
a bullet into his own brain. The woman
died on the way to the county hospital,
but her husband has a chance for re-
coVery. The shooting occurred at the
home of Mrs. Madgram's mother Mrs.
Theresa Ponduska, 172 Austin avenue.
Jealousy was the cause of the murder.
Medgram and his wife had not lived
happily together. the police say, and
after quarrel Thursday night, Mrs.
Medgram left the Garnd avenue home
and went to that of her mother.
Medgram went to the latter place and
was admitted. He entered bedroom,
where his wife was, and they talked for
few minutes. Medgram wanted his
wife to return to him. but she refused,
and he drew a revolver. He fired two
shots the first striking a wall The
second entered his Wife's left breast
and lodged over the heart. She fell
across the bed unconscious, and Med
gram walked out into the kitchen. He
said nothing. but raised tn erevolver to
his right temple and fired. He, too, was
rendered unconscious and it was at
first thought both would die. The police
soon arrived and removed husband and
wife to the hospital. On the way Mrs.
Medgram expired. Her husband did not
regain consciousness, but the physicians
say he may recover
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
Senatorial Vacancies.

Ihere are now five vacancies in the
United States Senate. In Delaware the
legislature has adjourned without being
able to agree upon choice, and the va
cancy In that state is likely to continue
until the legislature meets again in
1871. In Pennsylvania, California and
IAN the legislatures seem to be dead
locked with little hope for agreement
IN The near future. In Florida the leg
lsiature adjourned without electing a
senator, and the governor Immediately
made an appointment which the senate
VIII not recognize as legal. In Del
aware, Pennsylvania and California the
legislatures are republican and in Flor
Ida and Utah democratic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
BLOW Onen l;lrce-S.Ics.

Waverly, N. Y, March 13.-A hold-up
in true western style occurred here
about 2 O'clock in the morning. AT that
hour eleven masked and armed men en-
tered the power house of the Waverly,
Sayers & Athens Traction company,
and ordering the three employees to hold
up their hands, bound them securely
and placed them in an empty car where
the workmen were secured by ropes
around their necks attached to the
handlebar above them. Then. leaving
one man to guard them the robbers
blew open the three safes in the office
and secured s175 in cash. Nothing but
money was taken. About o'clock one
of the men succeeded in freeing his
hands and all We're quickly cut loose
The police were summoned, but there
is no clew.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
CITY OF PASIG TAEEN
Genera, Wheaton's Brigade Does
Good Work.
ENEMY nGsIsrs FOR ONE HOUR.

At the End of That Time the Filipinos
Are Forced to Retreat with the Loss 81
Thirty Dead and Sixteen Prisoners-Six
Americans Wounded-Gunboat Shells
the Jungle with Calling Guns-General
Gomez Lays Down His Sword.
Manila. March 1S.-At daylight Mon
day General Wheaton's divisional bril-
gade consisting of the Twentieth Unit
ed States infantry, the Twenty-second
infantry, eight companies of the Wash
ington volunteers, seven companies Of
the Oregon volunteers, three troops of
the Fourth United States cavalry. and
mounted battery of the Sixth artil-
lery, was drawn up on ridge behind
San Pedro Macati, a mile south of the
town. The advance was sounded at
$50 a. M, the cavalry leading the col
umn at smart trot across the open
to the right, eventually reaching
clump commanding the rear of Guada-
lupe. Supported by the Oregon yolun-
teers the advance force opened heavy
lire on the rebels. The response was
feeble and desultory, apparently coming
from handSful of men in every covert
Rebels Made a Stand.
While the right column was swing
mig towards the town of Pasig they ad-
Vanced and poured volleys into the bush.
A small body of rebels made a deter
mined stand at Guadalupe church, but
the enemy We're unable to Withstand the
assault. AT 1870 a. m. river gunboat
started towards Pasig. The rebels were
first encountered by this vessel in the
jungle near Guadalupe Steaming slow
~ the Gunboat poured terrific fire from
her gatling guns into the brush. For
all of an hour the whirring of the rapid
fire guns alternated with the booming
of the heavier pieces on board.
In the meantime Scott's battery
ashore was shelling the trenches and
driving the enemy back. The artillery
then advanced to the ridge of bamboo
and drove few of the enemy's sharp
shooters away with volleys from their
carbines. The artillery then advanced
and met with little opposition. In the
meantime the infantry had been sent
forward in extended order, the WASH
lngton regiment resting on the edge of
the river, each regiment deployfne on
reaching its station and furnishing its
own supports. The entire column then
wheeled towards the river, driving the
enemy towards his supports and then
advanced on Guadalupe.
The Attack on Pasie.
The artillery moved to ridge com
manding Pasig and Parteros BY this
time the enemy was in full flight along
line over mile in length, and the
firing was discontinued temporarily in
order to give the troops a rest before
making an attack on Pasig. The enemys
loss was believed to be severe. but only
eight Americans We're wounded. At this
stage of the engagement it was rain
ing heavily.
General Wheaton attacked and capt
ured the city of Pasig, east of Manila.
The enemy made a stand for an hour,
but at the end of that time were
forced to retreat. The loss of the Fill
ipinos was thirty killed and sixteen
prisoners. OF the United States forces
six were wollnded
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15

The,next democratic state convention
will be held in Des Moines shortly after
the republicans hold their convention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
Commerce Commission in Chicago.

Chicago. March 1S.-The interstate
commerce commission is in session in
this city to consider charges of unjust
discrimination in freight rates on ex-
port corn which, 1t is claimed, are made
against Chicago and Illinois in favor of
Iowa and Nebraska points by the rail-
roads of the Central Traffic association.
1t is charged by the board of trade
men that through this discrimination
2o,000,0O0 bushels Of corn in Chicago
warehouses has been locked up so tight
that its sale has become impossible.
The session of the commission has
wide interest from the fact that during
it the first fight in what may be
struggle of years for Chicago to retain
its control of the grain shipping BUSH
ness will be begun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
WOMAN Is HANGED.
Quebec Woman Dies on the Gallows 70,
Killing Her Husband.

quebec Woman Dies on the GallOWs for
Killing Her Husband.
st. Scholastique. Que. March 11.-Mrs.
Cornelia Poirier and Samuel Par
slow were hanged here. The drop fell
at $685.
Life was declared extinct in eight
minutes, the neck Of both having been
broken. Mrs. Poirier, who said fare
well to her relatives the night before,
was firm and collected throughout. She
took part In the mass said at o'clock
In the morning, and on the scaffold
shook hands with the hangman without
tremor of fear. The crowd inside the
ALL jeered at her. but even then her
composure did not desert her, and at
the suggestion Of the executioner. she
turned and faced the jeerers, and stood
erect and prayed to the last. Parslow
exhibited much less courage, and was
more dead than alive when the drop
fell. The condemned were taken to
the scaffold separately and were pre-
vented from seeing each other by a
screen placed between them. Six hun
dred men who had remained up all night
witnessed the execution.
Outside the Jail there were 1000 more.
who. with beam tried to batter down
the gate OF the Jail yard and could only
be made to desist by the provincial DO
lice firing their revolyers into the air.
The behavior Of the crowd inside was
such that one Of the priests, Rev. Fa-
ther Meloche. had to reprove them from
the scaffold.
Mrs. Cordelia Poirier and Samuel
Parslow We're hanged for the murder
of Isidore Poirier. the woman's hus-
band, on Sunday. Nov. 81, 1897. The
crime was committed in the Poiriers'
home in st. Canute. Que. Mrs. PORTER.
who was SO years Of age, though not
especially attractive in appearance.
possessed more than ordinary accom-
plishments of the women in her situa.
ton of life. She had fair education
and was the organist of the Roman
Catholic church at st. Jerome, where
Parslow sang in the choir. PORTER.
who was an Industrious workman. built
his wife neat little cottage home and
maintained her in comfort On the ia.
tai Sunday Poirier attended church at
st. Jerome in the morning. as did his
wife and Parslow.
In the afternoon the husband did mt
attend vespers. but stayed at home
drinking, while Mrs. Poirier went to
church and played the organ for the
services. She returned home. where
she found Poirier ard Parslow, Poirier
being under the influence of drink and
asleep. She asked Parslow to hitch I'm
the horse. that she might drive to her
fathers. four miles distant. and Parslow
did so. Then he unhitched the horse
again. after which he and Mrs Poirier
entered the house. and 1t was at this
time the crime was committed Parslow
took butcher knife and slashed the
sleeping husband across the throat.
Poirier awoke and sought to defend
himself, when desperate life and death
struggle ensued resulting in the death
Of Poirier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
.HANGMAN' BUSY day.
Executions Of Criminals in New
Jersey and Elsewhere.
HANGING OF A WOMAN IN CANADA.

Mrs. Cornelia Poirier and Samuel Pars-
low Arc Executed in Quebec Province
for the Murder of the Woman's Hus.
band-Louis Roescl Hanged in the I'm
ion County Jail at Elizabeth, N. j.. for
the Murder of James G. Pitts.
New York, March 11.-Louis Roesel
was executed by hanging in the Union
county Jail at Elizabeth. N. j., for the
murder of James c. Pitts of Summit
James c. Pitts was murdered at his
home in Summit on the night Of Sept.
8, 1897. Roesel, who was only 20 years
old, was said to have planned the MUIR
der and to have been the one to actual
ly strike the fatal blow. His partner
In the crime was George Manshanda.
The object was robbery. Roesel worked
for Pitts, who was reputed to be
wealthy. He left the farm and went to
New York some months before the
crime. There he met Nanshanda and
the crime was planned in a Bowery
lodging house. Pitts lived alone, except
Tor Mary Davis, colored woman, who
kept house for him. The plan was to
beat out the brains Of both and ransack
the house at leisure. The plan failed
through misdirected blow, but Pitts
was killed.
Different Stories Told.
AS to the circumstances of the murder
Manshanda has told one story, Roesel
told andother, and Mary Davis told a
part of one. Manshanda said Roesel
struck Pitts on the head with man.
drill. Roesel claimed that 1t was Man
shanda who struck the blow. Mrs Da-
Wis said she was asleep on a lounge in
the farmhouse kitchen. When she fell
asleep Pitts was sitting by the fire
reading paper. She was awakened
and saw two men in the room One
of them aimed blow at her head. It
fell and gashed open her scalp. She was
not rendered unconscious and ran
screaming from the house and fell I'M
conscious at the doorstep of a neigh
Dor. who hurried to the Pitts house to
Investigate There was evidence on the
kitchen wall of the farmhouse that told
why the woman was not killed. AS the
mandril descended its point struck the
wall and dug out chunk of plaster
This broke the force of the blow suffi-
GENTLY to save the woman's life After
Mrs. Davis escaped the two men fled
They were arrested few weeks later.
Each confessed. but the state accepted
Manshandas as state evidence and con-
victed Roesel. Manshanda was sent to
states prison for twenty years.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15
GOMEZ Is OUT.
The General Bows to the Action of the
Assembly.

The General Bows to the Action of the
Assembly.
Havana, March 13.-General Mayimo
Gomez has accepted his dismissal by the
assembly from the command of the Gu.
ban army in dignfied open letter. The
gray chief acknowledges the authority
of the assembly to depose him, and de-
clares his intention of withdrawing from
politics and retiring to his Dominican
home. My only aspiration after thir-
~ years of fighting" he says, sis the
welfare of Cuba, which 1 love so
much!"
Havana is dumfounded at the mani
festo, and all day the streets have been
thronged with excited men denouncinp
the action of the assembly and shouting
'Vivas" at every mention of Gomez. A
procession of men and women, bearing
Cuban, American and Dominican flags.
paraded the streets the entire morning.
and made frantic protestations OF loyal-
ty before the governor generals sum-
mer palace, where the COMMANDMENTS
chief is lodged. Threats of personal
violence against members of the assem-
bly, are freely banded about, and mass
meetings to protest against the assem-
bly's course are being arranged by the
dozen at the political clubs.