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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23

and Virginia, fair and warmer tonight and
Tuesday; light southerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Since Saturday showers have occurred in
the Pacific coast states, and thence over
the middle and northern plateau and north
ern Rocky mountain districts, and also in
areas in the lake regions, New York and
New England
The cool weather which prevailed Sat
friday and Sunday from the lower lake
region and upper Ohio valley over the At
Iantic coast states has been succeeded in
The districts named by a marked rise in
temperature, and this morning the tenn
pcratuTe IS above the seasonal average.
except in the Atlantic coast states south
of New Jersey and in the south Pacific
coast districts.
Brisk to high northeasterly winds have
prevailed on the eastern Florida coast and
ever western Cuba, and the winds have
been fresh to brisk from the south and
southwest over the great lakes.
The barometer continues very high over
the Atlantic coast states, and thence over
the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys
A marked barometric gradient over the
Florida peninsula and western Cuba will
cause brisk to high northeasterly winds
over those sections during the next twenty
four hours. Although conditions rather
favor the formation of a disturbance over
the western Caribbean sea, there is as
Yet no evidence that a storm is develop
ing In that section.
Along the south Atlantic coast the winds
will be fresh from the northeast On the
middle Atlantic coast light southerly winds
will prevail and light to fresh southwest
erly winds are indicated for the New Eng
land coast.
The following heavy precipitation lin
lnches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Alpena, 1O2
During the twentyfour hours ending 8
g. m. Sunday: Sydney. LOG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
The sun and Moon,

Today-sun rises, G19 am; sun sets
$40 pm.
Moon rises, $50 pm
TomOrrow-Sun rises, G:2O am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
FAIR AND WARMER.
Weather Indications for Tonight and
Tuesday.

Forecast till s pm. Tuesday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia, fair and warmer tonight and
Tuesday; light southerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
a Perfect Shirt


OFFICE or THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY VI the District OF Columbia COP
Perna. ave n.w.. Washington, Oct. IA 1899 -
Policy holders are notified that on and after
November list. 1899. the Managers will pay a Re
!9ru OF savings, IN proportion TO the Surrender
value Of each policy, out Of the savings of lSeS
one PEI centum premium charge for Insurance the
coming year, 10 payable to the Company al same
time INSURANCE POLICIES MUST BE PRE-
sENTED, that pay ments may be stamped thereon
This Company insures Brick dwellings at from
Slco 10 sl,25 Per 5000 Of insurance and Frame
dwellings, without shingle roof, at from 81 50 10
IS so per $1,000. Wv ~
Please present your policies EARLY and avoid
G By OTter e! q Board of Managers.
.. II. %AaLAEK; L. PIERCE BOTELER,
- --et9eee. Secretary.
DR. F. II. SEEBoLD HAS MOVED HIS DENTAL
S--He - 1o-I ". 1. ave ocs-lms
PRICES N
CLEVELAND PARK
VIII soon be advanced.
seSs-9 once. $40 I4th st.
Jaeger's Underwear
PREVENTS COLD AND PNEUMONIA"
Agents Gsrdner q Van Laundry Of ". Y. oc7-s,f
OSTEOPATHY,
G. p. KIRKPATRICK,
1911 g 81. NV. opposite Rigs Hotel
ae1e-3ms Consultation free,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
Jessie Porter, a chambermaid at the

Jessie Porter, a chambermaid at tbs
Palmer house. Chicago. was shot and
fatally wounded. on the night of the
25th. by a man supposed 20 be William
G. Preuitt. who killed himself. The
shooting occurred III the courtyard of
the hotel.
Mrs. f. D. f. Y. Southworth, the
well-known novelist. is quite ill at
her residence in West Washington.
ID. C.. Her weakness is due mainly to
the infirmities of age, she being in her
cightieth year.
Capt. Daniel j. Carr, volunteer sig
nal corps, has been ordered from
Washington city to Angel island. Cal,
to command the signal company at
that point destined for the Philippine
islands.
Samuel Harris. emeritus professor OF
systematic theology in Yale theological
seminary. died at his summer home
i'll Litchfeld. Conn. on the Goth, aged
- years.
Mr.. Dawes, the comptroller of the
currency. returned to Washington.
on the 2Gth, after Il months trip to the
northwest.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
MISSOURI A NEWS.


CALVIN Marion Willard. for many
years a prominent business mar OF
southwest Missouri. at Houston. aged
20.
Col. John w. Emerson. at his resi-
dcnce in Ironton. of paralysis. ut the
are of 90. Col. Emerson was an Off
Ger in the Union army during the civil
war. During Cleveland's first term as
president he was appointed United
States marshal for the eastern district
Of Missouri.
Elizabeth Luckett. aged 81, an early
settler of st. Charles county. SIX miles
south of Foristell. Her husband. Th"S.
ii. Luckett. aged 50. survives her. They
recently celebrated their SiXtv-fhicd
wedding anniversary.
Beal Greene. ST.. n of the oldest
residents of Kansas City. He vas II
wears old. Mr.. Greene was born i'll
Montgomery county. NY. When he WAS
- years of age-in 1S4O-he and his
bride stepped from Il Missouri river
steamboat AT Kansas City. then known
as Westport landing. He had lived
there ever since.
George Lawrence. - years old. n
of the b~est-known residents of SPRING
field. suddenly of heart failur" while
sitting in his chair. He leaves an es-
tate valued at 100000.
W. H.. Hatch. aged -. an old busl.
EesS man OF Carthage. He WAS pre-
pairing to celebrate his golden we'd
din" July :.
Capt. Richard Dcpont Emerson. 4
relative of Ralph Waldo Emerson. AZ
KahOkia. aged -. He was Il Union SOL
dicr.
O. y. Gibson. a pioneer farmer of
Jackson county. He was in all the
skirmisheS with Prices army in the
vicinity of Kansas City, serving the
federal side.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Spanish government is about to
take steps to determine how many
SpaniSh-born residents of Cuba. Porto
I;ico and the Philippine islands in
tend 10 maintain their allegiance to
thc crown of Spain. Provision for
ills WAS made in the treaty OF Paris,
which allows one wear from the date
OF exchanging Publications of thetreaty
within which Spanish-born residents
may make known their wish to re-
n.Iin subjects of Spain.
An impression prevails at the war
department that a larry" proportion of
the volunteers now serving with Suct:
honor in the Philippines may he re-
enlisted if some arrangement can tie
made whereby the men can he allowed
Ia make a visit to their friends and
relatives in the United States. Ii"
idea is to r~c-cnliSt them in h Philip
iimcS and give them a four months
lurIough Ia return to the United
Sratc>.
DENYING the report that he j. Il can
diGatr for the yicr-pre>idrncy. Senator
Thur.tou. of Nebraska. said on the
9Th: My ambition i to retire to tn"
rracticr of my profession at the end
al rv ur,srnt Term. would gladlv
r,.-fur from TN, ~rna1e for that pur.
ro-, if my ulae. could be- filled hv I
r.ruhiicau successor. can not enter
tain the thought ut ever h"ldin" an
| GrE.r uubli. office"
comIris.forrr-G,nrraI Povderly cf
,L. Imminr,tior br,rpau on the nh,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
spanish Professions of Friendship.
MUST DECLARE ALLEGIANCE.
Standards in Cuba. Porto Rico and the
Philippines May Choose Whom
They VIII Serve.

Washington. June 2S.-The Spanish
government is about TO take steps tC
determine how many Spani>h-born res
iGpntS uf Cuba. Porto Rico and the
Philippines intend To maintain their n
lc"iancc to the crown of Spain. Pro-
vision for this was made in the treaty
OF Paris. which allows one year from
the date of exchanging ratification OF
the treaty within which SpaniIl-bom
residents could make known thrirwiSh.
To remain subjects of Spain.
The ncwly-appnintcd Spanish con
sui generals at Havana. Manila and
san Juan will open registers at thcir
respective stations and at other points,
where SpaniSh-horn residents may
make Il declaration before a court of
record of their intention to continue
allegiance to the ROY ri Spain; oth..
crwise allegiance is renouncc1. and
they become citizens of the territory
in which they may reside.
There Will he no more Spanish con-
sular appointments for the present.
the purpose being to allow the new
consuls general to determine how far
the service should he extended N Gu
la. Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The appointees then will be drawn
from the local Spanish residents. Ii
this way. the Spanish authorities ex-.
pcct To secure an organization in
touch with the local Spanish senti--
ment.
The Spanish minister, Duke of Ar
cos. leaves for Observation-Disclosures
to-day. where the Spanish Legation will:
be located through the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

T1roebrr :, Go1I,--p county No
chow, - very unnf. wheat Weld.
49, ;Ii,;. IN :, ~. VIII ,.,r. of
.riah,rn .,,,nt,- X, Ms DESTROYED
.I..,, ,,..,r
,.n,or. vird mud ,oi, storno passeL
n,,uL ,rr..,s,. r..r Jr,I.r, nm.
rcnfiHr house.. and ,Y,,rio~ crops.
Thn I.,Jv of uocL r,.,r.r. the init
81 &c., ,m.L,E ar,,.,od IN Grand
W.. =. no, -, r.c,,-
$780,.
u;Ir I,, -, fo,-I entity Of
$50; r.,I,.,t o.. ri.r.,iI. Mo and
- .,,,i,r for .n
,,.r
Ios+o, : ,ci,o,.a .s +o what
L,.... r,ilo .L,,LI 10 ,.;,b ,Lc nr,s-
n.| ;..a,da.I e.. ~. arid. nf Gsorre
II plaa.
r.u,n,ia Dous - ,.a,rs old of =
rlni. :. mi,si,m II. b,Ir,.vcd n
20 -, T,,r.,,,I in sa,rch
-. ~ .a.k,n
,r roo orros,od for
mnI-o;+r :, ,L.a Urm,hr.vs lynch.
r"licrH I aiah't nara .rro.,s
-
49,. uu; 1s
.' I'n, -. ~ nc
I n;-,.. ,nd nri,iIores
-
u nv Coh
~ ''n a1 hta ra,aa Hi
N a. III haan IN
-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
ODD MENTION.

Over three-fifths of the mail of Des.
Moines, Ia, was collected last year from
the boxes on street cars.
In Berlin the pawnshop is a royal and
philanthropic institution. Any profit
that is made is spent on charity.
Painted coffee beans are among the
latest curiosities of the aGulterated food
market. Inferior beans are colored
with burnt urlber and made to look like.
the finest Mocha. They are described
os sidney brown outside. yellow inside,
and ~tastelesS"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
From a Football Injury.

Warner :. Pope, a graduate from the
law department % the Kansas state
university. died in Kansas City from
paralysis. the direct result OF an in
jury received while PLAYING football
in Kansas City Thanksgiving day. 1885,
with the Missouri university team. He
was practicing law.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
twenty Years for Train Robbery.

Bill Jennings was found Guilty Ct
train robbery. at IIartyille. Wright
county. and sentenced to the pcni.en-
tiary for 20 Years.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
Matches Sometimes DANGEROUS.

Ella Wells. OF No. los North Four
teenth street. 81. Louis. stepped on a
match. her dress was ignited and she
was badly burned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
i.i>c ed With Broken Back.

Robert l.. Smith. son of :. Smith. of
the Santa Fr railway. died 1T Kansas
City. Il few days ago. He fell out of
tn, window of Il boarding house and
broke his hacl, in two places. y nan
with Il broken back seldom lives more
thar Il week. but this Young man sur
priscd the doctors 10y living two weeks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

The governor has appointed Mrs. VI.
Whc, Ter. Kansas City; +. II. Warren,
Richmond. and L. ID. BARBER. =.
James. members of the board of trus-
tees of the federal soldiers home at
ST. .IamrS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

forces are in bands of 81 20 500 in 9th
cr portions of Luzon. In Cavitc and
Ratan@as provinces they could assem-
bic possible 1000. though demoraliZed
from recent defeat. The mass of peO-
pie. t~errorized by the insur%ent SOL
dicrs. desire peace and American pro-
lection. and no longer flee on the ap-
preach OF our troops unless forced by
the insurgents. but gladly welcome
them. No recent burning of towns.
The population within our lines is be-
coming dense. taking up land cultiva-
ton is becoming too great to be cared
for. Natives of southeast LuZon are
combining to drive out he insurgents.
The only hope of the inSurgent lead
crs is United States aI1. They pro-
claim the near overthrow of the pres
cnt administration. to be followed by
thci- independence and recognition by
the United States. This is the influ-
nee which enables them to hold out.
Much contention prevails among them.
and 10 civil government remains.
Trade with ports not in our posses
SION, the former source of i~nSurgent
revenue, is now i~nterdicted. / am not
certain of the wisdom of this policy,
as the people in those ports are with
ou; supply of food. and merchants are
suffering losses: mediate restoring
trade privileges. although the insur-
gents reap the benefits. The courts
here are in successful operation under
the direction Of able Fiiipinos.
Affairs in the other islands are
comparatively quiet, awaiting results
in Luzon. All are anxious for trade,
and repeated calls for American troops
are received. Am giving attention to
the .Jolo archipelago and Palawan isl
amos. Our troops rave worked to the
limit of endurance. The volunteer or
carnations have been called in. and
replaced by regulars. who now occupy
salient positions.
Nebraska. Pennsylvania and Utah
troops are now taking Transports, and
the Sixth infantry has been t. to
NerrOs to relieve the Californians.
These troops are in good physical on
diiion. Sickness among the troops has
increased lately. due mostly to ardu-
Gus service and climatic influences.
Nothing alarming. OF the II per cent.
OF the command reported sick. nearly
6 per cent. are in general hospital. of
whom , per cent. have typhoid and
l. malarial f~evers; % per cent. LAY in
t~estinaI trouble: the remaining 30 per
cent. have various ailments. IA of
which are due to wound injuries.
Many officers and men who served in
Cuba break under recurrence of Cuban
feSer, and regular regiments lately re-
cei,ed are inadequately Differed.
-nu'IC
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
One Trouble Remedied.

The inadequacy of the number of
officers mentioned in last part of
above cablegram has been remedied
by the sailing of the transports Yea
landia and Sheridan, carrying a num-
Der of officers for regiments in the
Philippines.
Adjt.-Gen. Corbin says that all of
ficers belonging to regiments in the
Philippines who are not absent on ac-
count of a surgeons certificate are I'M
der orders to join their regiments at
once. Forty-four officers have sailed
On the recent transports going from
Manila.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
suit DrOpped.

Philadelphia, June EFT is stated
here that the suit of Walter r. Kern 70
prevent the payment of the recently
declared dividend on the commaH
stock of the Federal Steel Co. has be.n
dropped.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
Fell From 81 Window.

Mrs. Katie CoIman and her infant
fell from Il third-stnry window. in st.
Louis. while watching Elks iroiickinG.
The mother was fatally injured. hut
the child escaped uuhurt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
Can Not BE Appointed.

The attorney general decides that
the governor can not appoint Il MEM
commission to locate the Southeast
Missouri asylum for the insane.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

Vt the reunion o.. the Rough Rider.
al Las Vegas. Y. NJ. m the 18th. Col.
Roosevelt WAS taken by surprise and
presented with Il medal. the gift of the
rough wcSternerS who #idoliZe him As
their gallant leader in war. The Gel
ontl WAS Visibly affected. and his re-
srcnse WAS more eloquent of feeling
than of words.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

john W. Rose. aged 81. an old citi-
zen of 81. Joseph, fell in aIjghtiag
f:on. IA street car and received injuries
thai proved fatal in four hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

William Jennings was prevented
from escaping from the Springfield
Jail. He WAS unable to get through a
hole which had given liberty to two
%. IL cnllmntns.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

While Farmer Roland. OF near Mon
roe. was moving Il binder out of his
barn it fell on his daughter. Pearl, and
fatally injured her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

After a conference, among the own
erS Of the new cup defender Columbia,
Col. Oliver ISclin. the managing
notified the Herreshotf company. On
the 10Th. that the yacht would he ac-
ccptcd without a further builders
trial.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

.Io~hua GRAY. an inventor. died IT
Msdturd. Mass. on the 18th. aged -
year.. lie invented Il system OF quick
stoaming boiler tubes; Il rIbh"r tipped
lead pencil: a hrrrchloadin" Scvcn-shut
repeating rife: 4 sewing machin" shut
tie. railroad signal and AN automobile,
ali of which are in practical use.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

The second big lot of returning
klondihcrs since navigation opened
reached Seattle. Wash. on the 80. on
the steamer Humboldt. There wcrr
about 80 of them and some of rhcm
brought considerable" dust. Others
were reported TO have drafts Cor l1r"e
Mount while some came home with
out riches.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected by the BAPTIST Young Peoples
Union AT Slater. Rev. j. +. Kemper,
of Marshall. is president.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
= Herself.

Mrs. Andrew ~SandcrSon. of near
Sy,Gcorg. Pulaski county. hanged
herself To Il pol" in the COW she'd Dis
ease had temporarily affected her
mind.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

Frank Lewis. a Chicago civil en@i-
ncer, says the Chinese government con
Templates the destruction of the an
Client Chinese wall that separates China
proper from Chinese Tartary. lie is
en- route to assist in tearing down the
famous structure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

4 violent demonstration against the
budgrtary proposals of the Spanish
government took place in SaragoSsa
on the Goth. The mob piIla%ed the
building of the SaragosSa council gen
eraI and stoned the gendarmeS on
guard. several Of whom were severely
injured. Troops dispersed the mob
and martial law was proclaimed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

Samuel RauSch. who bought Il farm
nine miles southeast of Bolivar. and
moved there recently. committed sui
eide by shooting. Despondcnt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

The first trial trip of the new Amer
ica's cup defender Columbia. which
took place in Narragansett bay, on the
18th. was more successful than either
her builders of her owners had reason
to hope.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
to hope.

The village Of st. Raymond. IS miles
from Quebec, Can. was almost wiped
out bv Il fire on the 18th. About forty
building were burned. and the convent
was badly damaged. The loss is about
$4,000; we'll insured.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
by His Sleeping Wife.

Capt. NJ. V. MoSlcy. a farmer. near
Troy. committed suicide by shooting
himself in the forehead at the bed
side where his wife lay sleeping.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

The buhonic plague has come" half
Wy across the Pacific ocean. IN"
Niupcn Naru. arriving at Honolulu,
the board Of health. on the report OF
lac~terioIogistS that Il death which had
occurred three days before the vessel
arrived there. WIS due to the huhonic
SCDiIrUC.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

The grand lodge of the benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks COM
plcted the work before it in It. Louis,
on the 2%d. and adjourned to meet IN
Atlantic City, y. J.. July II. 1900.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01

Germany has officially Endorsed the
international commercial congress
project to be held under the auspices
OF the Philadelphia Commercial mu-
scumS. and will have AN official d"I"-
gate present ut the opening Of the on
gresS on October 10.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
PHILIPPINE PORTS OPENED.
Busy Scenes in Trade Centers Filipino
B~Iockhouses Destroyed Spanish
Professions of Friendship.

Manila, June 2S.-Mai. Gen. Otis has
ordered the opening to trade OF many
important ports that have been closed
since the outbreak. THESE include
San Fernando, on the west coast OF
Luzon, APART, on the north coast,
Curimna and all ports in the islands of
Sanar and Leyte.
An Animated Scene.
Many ships used in inter-island COM
mcrce have been tied up in, the har-
Dor here for months and the shippers
and merchants have been urging the
government to raise the blockade.
When the decision was made knOwn-
Yesterday the scene in the custom
house was as animated as the floor of
TN American stock exchange 1t was
u busy day. Shipowners rushed TO-
get their clearance papers.
Great Boom in the Hemp business.
There will be Il great boom in the:
hemp business. which has been at a
standstill. The ships will race to
bring the first cargoes before the de-
mand weakens. As there is Il heavy
export duty on hemp. this will greatly
increase the n
WHY the Ports Were Opened.
The interest of the natives. aS well
rs the merchants and TRADERS gener-
ally led Gen. Otis to talk this action.
delegates from the southern islands,
told him that the cessation uf business
wa, bringing much suffering To peace
full Inhabitants.
Shippers Must Risk Confiscation.
Gunboats will protect the shipping
/ "a some ports. but elsewhere shippers
must risk contiscation ny the insur-
gents. who exact heavy tribute of all
ships they permit to sail.
EIrnored Assassination of AGuinaido.
The rUmor that .Aguinaldo had been
| assassinated was in circulation here
fcI several days. 1t was not believed.
Iut its currency gave it a definite
form. according TO the story. Gen.
Pic del Piiar called upon -~Aguinaido
iron June 10. and accused him OF
causing Gen. Luna To he killed. -AgUIn-
aIin denied responsibility and added
tat he deeply regretted Luna's death
Gen. Pho del Pillar. as the story goes,
called him Il liar and s~"Oundrrl. shot
him twice in the head with his revOl-
Yer and walked away unmoicsted. The
It port finds no credence in Manila.
Supposed to he Aguinaido.
y Filipino general. mounted on q big
horse. with a numerous stan. has
since been seen haranguing the Fill
Tino troops around San Fernando. in
I'ampanca ]prnviacc. and this officer
IL supposed to lie A~"uinaido.
Filipino BIockhou-cS Destroyed.
y yesterday four guns uf Hobbs bat
terry and other ratillery bombardeG
The Filipino b~lockhoUseS and trenches
about two miles north of san Fer
naudo. The blockhouscs. which had
been used 10y Filipino ShGrpshooterS &c
annoy American outpostS. were de-
stroycd. The enemy maze 10 resist
uncc.
spanish Professions of FriendshiP.
Yesterday the Spanish consul! "ener-
al. wearing a brilliant unIforrr. visited
Mai. Gen. Otis. He WAS received IL
the ~latter's office. which is hung with
portraits of Spanish royal p~crsona@cs-
III the course Of Il graceful speech. he
SAID that the Spaniards in tn" Philip
Eiucs would hold no resentment be-
cause of the past. and would entertain
70 sentiments but those OF respect
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-01
Proved m Attraction.

The fifth annual meeting of the
Southwest Band association drew q
large crowd and a great many bands
10 Springfield.