Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1899 — FILIPINOS SUE WILDMAN. [ARTICLE]

FILIPINOS SUE WILDMAN.

Declare U. 8. Consul Holds Independence Fund of 047 000. The Filipino committee at Hong Kong has broken off all relations with United States Consul Wildman. The committee has issued a writ in the Supreme Court to recover the sum of $47,000, which the Filipinos claim to have deposited with Mr. Wildman ns treasurer of the Filipino independence fund iu June last. The members of the committee further allege that sensational disclosures are probable, showing, they add, that the Aftierican Government recognized the Filipinos as belligerents by* affording them assistance in arms and moral influence to co-operate against Spain, “thus hidorsiug the agreement made with Aguinaldo at Singupore in April.” \ Great excitement was created in shipping circles at Philadelphia by the arrivaj at that port of the Norwegian steamer Fram. Everybody thought it was Explorer Nansen's historic craft. A solid five-foot vein of copper ore, 20 per cent pure, just below the surface, and containing silver and gold, has been struck by Tacoma men at the Leola mines, in Pierce County, State of Washington. A letter from President McKinley has been received at Macon, Ga., requesting half a dozen badges of the Confederate veterans, the same as the ones pinned on him on-bis recent visit to Macon, Farmers of New Jersey having failed with sugar beets are going to experiment with sorghum cane.