America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . sition of Philip II. has still its nominal representative, where the civil PE H ?/{ i .V 21b censorship is exercised with a rigor and nnscrupulousness without equal else-where, one may imagine with what joy entire populations sought entranceto the ranks of Freemasonry. The native lodges of Manila and its suburbs,in fellowship with the Great Eastern of the Peninsula, numbered sixteenwhen the insurrection b
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . sition of Philip II. has still its nominal representative, where the civil PE H ?/{ i .V 21b censorship is exercised with a rigor and nnscrupulousness without equal else-where, one may imagine with what joy entire populations sought entranceto the ranks of Freemasonry. The native lodges of Manila and its suburbs,in fellowship with the Great Eastern of the Peninsula, numbered sixteenwhen the insurrection broke out in July, 189(i. In each of the provinces ofCavite, Batangas, Bulacan,and the Pampanga, there were from ten to twentylodges. There was at least one in each of the other provinces. The clericalauthorities, with an instinct of self-preservation, perceived the danger of theMasonic brotherhoods, and implored General Blanco, who was then gover-nor, to arrest the rising flood of the secret society. Blanco refused to troublehimself about Freemasonry till a dispatch from Spain conveyed to him theorder to act with promptitude. As a result of this, four hundred native and. THE LOOKOUT ON HOARD A WARSHIP. half-breed Freemasons were sent to prison. Blanco was, nevertheless,accused by the clergy of being incapable, and of treating the insurgents withtoo much indulgence. A merciless regime of banishment and capital pun-ishment seemed to be the favorite clerical remedy for the rebellion. Blanco was succeeded as commandant in the Philippines by Polaviega,and he, in turn, by Primo de Rivera. The first was relieved of his dutiesbecause he was detested by the monks ; the second was stricken by fever anda liver complaint contracted in Cuba ; the third, who had before been gov-ernor of the Philippines, and who is believed to have made a fortune out ofgambling licenses, adopted the policy of restoring the population to the influ-ence of the monastic orders. Against the success of this there
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