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Show TREACHEROUS SERVANT. Filipino In the Kmploy of General Wheaton Attempts to Murder His master. Washington, May 23. A Manila newspaper, the American, of date of April 10, received at the war department, depart-ment, contains a story of an attempt to assassinate General Wheaton, which seems to have escaped the attention of the American newspaper's correspondents corres-pondents at Manila, or to have attracted at-tracted the blue pencil of the censor. This item reads: "Last Friday evening Brigadier-General Wheaton, while away from headquarters, head-quarters, was attacked by one of his native servants, who made at attempt upon his life. After attacking him, stones and other missiles were thrown at him. "The general was brought to the city last night for medical attention, and then it was discovered that he had three broken ribs. However, he refused re-fused to go to the hospital and returned return-ed to his command an hour later." |