I In- \\ milter 1 1 mIuvi KAIN, The News and Observer. VOL. XLVL NO. LEIDS ILL HORTH CAROLMA DJUUEB IN lEIS All CIRCULATE In the Hands of the Foe CAPTURE OF AMERICANS ON AN ERRAND OF MERCY. Lieutenant Gilmore and Others of the York town Ambushed by Filipinos While Seeking to Succor Beleagured Spaniards in Baler. Washington. April IS. —The Navy De partiiH'lit has given out th«* followinJ? dispatch from Admiral Dowry: "Manila, April ISth. "Secretary v»t the Navy. Washington. “The Ynrktown visited Baler, Luzon, oast coast of Luzon. I*. L, April 1-tn, for the purpose of rescuing and bringing away the Spanish forces consisting of eighty soldiers, three officers and two priests, which were surrounded by four hundred insurgents. Some of the insur gents armed with Mauser rifles * * * by natives. Lieutenant .1. C. Gilmore, while making * * * ambushed were fired upon and captured. Kate unknown as insurgents refused to communicate afterward. The following are missing: the officers previously referred to. Chief Quartermaster W. Walton. Coxswain .1. Ellsworth. Gunner's Mate 11. .T. Hy gard, Sailmakcr’s Mate' Veudgit. Sea men W. 11. Hynders and C. W. Wood bury. Apprentices It. W. A. Yanville, .1. Peterson. Ordinary Seamen E. BrUmes. <>. B. McDonald. Landsmen L. T. Ed ward. E. Anderson, J. Dillon and C. A. Morissey. (Signed) "DEWEY." The dispatch from Admiral Dewey caused nuieh excitement in naval circles as soon as its contents became known. It was received late in the day and con siderable delay was occasioned by the blindness of some of, the *ipher words. It was impossible to completely decipher it. and the asterisks indicate the unin telligible words. Lieutenant .7. C. Gilmore, the officer referred to as captured, is well known in Washington, having been stationed here* for some time. His wife and family live here. He was born in Philadelphia, July Kith, 1854. and was appointed a naval cadet from Arizona in September. IN7I. He reached his present grade of Lieutenant in 1891. His main service has been on the Monongahela. Marion. Bancroft. Vesuvius, and Maehias: lie has seen besides considerable service on hoards. Just a year ago ite reported to the St. Paul, then commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser, and served on that ves sel. under Captain Sigsbee, throughout the war. On January 14th last he was ordered to the hospital ship Solace, which was about to sail for Manila, and on arrival there was assigned by Admiral Dewey to the Ynrktown. The capture of the Yorktown's men was discussed with much feeding in naval circles. The misfortune was felt with added keenness as the navy has prided itself thus far on immunity from re verses. The Admiral's dispatch of today was the first knowledge the Department had that the Ynrktown had gone on this MILES IS NOT SUSTAINED THIS Will BE THE COURT’S FIRDIVG, IT IS SAD. Testimony Shows that Bo'h Canned and Re frigeratid Beef Were in Good Cordition When Delivered to Government. Washington. April IK.-—The army court of inquiry has begun the framing of its report. It is regarded as certain that the court will find that General Miles' charges that embalmed or chemi cally prepared beef was sent to the army have not been sustained. The positioii of the court is believed to he that the testimony is conclusive that both the refrigerated beef and tin* canned beef were in good condition when delivered to the Government and continued so tin til issued to the troops, except that por tion damaged in transportation or af fected by tropical conditions, and to these causes of injury and these condi tions tin* chief causes of trouble will he att rihuted. Il will hi* shown that the refrigerated beef after being taken from the ice in t lie-Jj'opieal climate spoils quickly unless well eared for and that the canned beef ofter being opened, because of the great boat, becomes repulsive fn appearance and soon unpalatable. But the court will hold as the result of chemical inves tigations by experts that the canned beet is wholesome amt nutritions. CGNSI'L MANSE I .LAMED. But for Him Moorse Says There Would Have Been no Outbreak. Chicago. April IK. A letter here today from N. J. Moorse. an Ameri can merchant in t tmoa. who for years has been Malanias' close lYjeml and ad visi r. relates some interesting details of the troubles in the island. The letter, written March 23rd. says; "When I received, in advance of its posting, a copy of the proclamation deci- special mission to relieve the Spanish garrison at Baler. 1 hat the capture should have been effected while the I American forces were on a mission <>t mercy toward the Spaniards, rather than in the prosecution of a '•antpaign, led to the belief that Spain would have no further ground for questioning the good faith .with which flit* Americans were seeking to relieve the condition of the Spanish prisoners. Although the dispatch gave no indica tion that Lieutenant Gilmore and his men had lost their lives, yet great anx iety was aroused by the mystery sur rounding their fate while in the hands of an uncivilized enemy. This is the first capture of any Americans, military dr naval, so that it is unknown how the insurgent will treat our men. If civil ized methods were pursued an exchange could he quickly effected, as General Otis has a large number of Filipino prisoners but the insurgents have been averse thus far to exchanging prisoners, and this raises a question as to what they will do with the Ynrktown. The purpose of officials here ts to spare no effort to secure the speedy release of our men. THEY WILL SEEK TO MEDIATE. Manila. April IS. 0:15 I’. M.—-V num ber of prominent and wealthy Filipinos are organizing a committee to take steps to bring alsmt if |w>sslhle an un derstanding between the rebels and the 'Americans. One branch of this com mittee intends to ask the Fuit.**d Stales Philippine commission to make a state ment as to what terms will he offered the rebels if the latter will surrender, j Another branch of the committee will approach Aguinahlo with the terms and j will endeavor to persuade him to ac cept them. It is considered doubtful, however, if any.members of the commit tee will dare to personally confer with the rebel leader. ! The committee includes several persons j recently condemned to death by Aguinal do for petitioning him to cense fight ing. i M ajor General Otis has appointed a j hoard, headed by Colonel Crowder, to ideal with war claims. Many such claims have been filed, aggregating mil lions of dollars, particularly as a result Jof the Iloilo tire. | Major General Otis, who has hitherto i handled these claims is unable to devote i any of his time to them now. i General Lawton has ordered Colonel j Whalley f the Washington volunteers. | who was Lieutenant in the regular army, to command General King's brigade dur ing the latter's illness. ded upon by the British and American sides, and issued by Admiral Kautz, 1 j thought it si very moderate document | ami one that might well be observed. I sent word twice to the natives in Muli jnuu that 1 thought they shouhl obey it. land I think they so intended, as Muli ' mill was soon deserted and the prisoners liberated, while the Royalists went to jTutuila for those who were tip there. I | promised Captain White, of the l’hila | delphia. when he value ashore that I j would do all 1 could to facilitate a quick ! and satisfactory arrangement and sent j word to .Mataafa and the chiefs that no ' sailors would be bunion and no yams given to the prisoners, that they ought to go to their homes and observe peace while the j lowers deliberated, i “I am sure Mataafa's followers would have done just as Admiral Kautz wanted and as 1 was advisiny. when British Consul Maxse commenced arminy and returniny prisoners, and they began to I boast of what they were yoiny to do with the assistance of the warships. This ta ws arrived when Malaafa was speak ing in the midst of a meetiny in which he was dismissing the people. At once a great number arose, eryiny •Tin* weak cannot govern the strong: our slaves shall not rule us: we will tight.’ and the j meeting was broken up. "It is as singular as it is instructive I that these w ild savages, as they are fro qnciitly represented to be. have not up to now destroyed a single white man’s house, though all over the islands they are in full possession of them everwhere, ; and ttli of the back part of Apia is at their mercy now. While the guns of the -Porpoise can now tic heard blasting ’habitations, the home: l of tlurr and Cairuthcrs, who have caused all this trouble, remain unmolested by a tan fa's ; follow ers. J "To subjugate this country will require I not less than 10.000 troops, with all , ecessories and then a great loss from ex : posure and casualties must be counted : on. The Samoans are not cowards— j they are fighting in a just cause and Cod knows 1 hope this will soon lie rec oguized and appreciated.’’ I he National Cnvcrnniniit through the Marine Hospital Service has taken I charge of the Savannah quarantine. HALKIGII, NORTH UAKOUNA, " EIINKS!)AY MORNING. AVKII, It*. 1599. THE CZAR TIIIRS THE AMERICANS I His Peace Proposal Gratefully Received Here. LETTERS WRITTEN HIM HE REPLIES THROUGH IHS AM BASSADOR. CASSINI TO CUR SECRETARY OF STATE The Kaiser Sends McKinley a Souvenir of His Trip to the East. Condensed History of Christianity from the Birth of Chris'. Washington. April IS.—The Secretary of State has made public the following note addressed to him hv His Excellen cy, Count Cassini, the Russian Ambassa dor: “Russian Embassy. Washington. April 17th. 1599. ‘Air. Secretary of State: “Since the publication of the circular of the 12th of August, last year, which His Excellency. Count Mouravieff. ad dressed to the representatives of the foreign powers accredited at St. Pe tersburg. numerous evidences of grate ful recognition have come from the Fit ted States to his Majesty tile Emperor, my august master, in the form of ad dresses. letters and telegrams. "His'Majesty, the Emperor, is pleased to see in the unanimity of the sentiments which attend the courteous acquiescence of all the Governments in taking past in tlu> conference of The Hague, ,-iyn additional pledge for the success <tr efforts tending to cause the growth >jf the fruitful principle of universal peaifc in tin* mind and in the public life of all nations. “Deeply affected by the expressions which have reached him from the Cni-j ted States and which prove how coi,: pletely the ideas of pence. rounded upon the development of the moral and ma terial well-being of the peoples, find warm response in this great country. His Majesty, the Empeflpr. has de signed to charge me to convey his most sincere thanks to all those who have sent His Imperial Majesty the expres sion of their sentiments with regard to so highly humanitarian an achieve ment. "In hastening to fulfill this order of my august master. I beg Your Excel lency to be pleased to accept the assur ance of my highest consideration, tSigned) “(\ CASSINI." SI,OOO FOR HIS ARREST. Still Tracking the Murderer Sam Hose. With Bloodhounds. Atlanta, Ga.. April 18. — Rewards ag gregating one thousand dollars are of fered for the arrest and delivery t-- tile sheriff of Campbell county, of Sam .Hose, the murderer- and rapist. Gov. Candler to-day doubled the State's re ward ol s2.»i>. and issued a special pro clamation urging sheriffs and authorized officers in the State to make every ef fort possible to capture the negro, who is now being pursued by hundreds of men and the best bloodhounds that can he secured-. The Atlanta Cnstitutiou offers n re ward of SSOO for Hose, and in its issue to-morrow will say in part: "Georgia is an agricultural State. Her people are forced to the isolated life of the fann, and as the farmer goes about his daily labor he must leave mother, wife or daughter in the lonely cabin to await his homecoming. Are they sale? Answer comes from the humble home in Campbell county, where an industrious citizen who bore his part toward family and State, was brutally murdered by the negro whom he had given food and employment, and Ids wife assaulted.” In several churches in Coweta county prayers were offered yesterday for the capture of Hose an\) the infliction of a penalty which is to Ik* in keeping as far as jiossihle with his heliums crime. ANOTHER SHOT IN HIS CELL. Clinton. Ark., April is. Will Harden, held on a charge of murder was shot to death in his cell at the comity jail early this morning by a mob of about fifty masked men. Hardenwus accused of murdering Harden was accused of murdering several members of the latter's family in December. ISK7. Harden, and Let- Mills were arrested for the crime. Seve ral attempts tt> lynch them were frustra ted and an atemept on the part of friends to liberate them resulted in a guard being killed. Mill s was ronvirttHl on n union's testimony and he paid the death penalty several months ago. Har den was convicted last September and sentenced to death hat his ease lias since lieen in the courts on appeals. General Shatter stated in Chicago yesterday that if General Lawton de clared KMt.ddU men necessary (o the subjugation of (he Philippines, the prob abilities are that more than that num ber are needed. The taking of testimony in the Lake City case ended yesterday, and argu ment before the jury will begin today. HEAVY BLOWS AHE DEALT FOH QUAY The Evidence Against Him Modified and Shaken. ATT. ROTHERMEL’S CLAIM HE HAS CLEARLY PROVED A CONSPIRACY. HE SAYS. FOURTEEN VOTERS DESERT QUAY’S RANKS He Reads in the Court Room a Telegram Con taining the Announcement of the Break, and Frowns, but Says No'hirg About the Matter. Philadelphia. Pa., April IS. —The de fence had it* innings to-day in the trial of Seuator Quay, and it made the most of its op|Mirtunity. Expert Accountant Meyer Goldsmith, the Commonwealth's witness, was under a scorching fire of cross examination all day. and tin* re sult thereof justifies the opinion that the network of evidence wrought by the prosecution from the books of the broken hank tending to show Senator Quay’s guilty participation in the nn lawful use of the banks money, was very much shaken by the admissions the witness was compelled to make under the skillful questioning of Attorney A. S. L. Shields. Nearly all of the apparently damaging entries attached to Senator Quay’s name or account in the hank as testified to yesterday were explained away or greatly modified by tin* statement of the Commonwealth’s own witness. Judge Biddle's ruling of yesterday had the effect of confining testimony tending to show the existence of a conspiracy be tween Quay, Haywood and Hopkins, as charged in the indictment, to the two years ending November 17tb, 1898. Lawyer Shields got from the witness the admission that if Hopkins had proper ly credited Senator Quay’s account with amounts that belonged there, the books would slimy that at the beginning of the alleged conspiracy November 17th, 1896, the Senator owed the hank only $239 in stead of over $70,090. as is alleged. Taking up the allegation that Senator Quay borrowed $85,000 during the settlement period ending Octo ber 31 sf, 1897, the last settlement be fore the hank closed, Mr. Shields forced from Goldsmith, piece by piece, facts tending to show that in nennv every instance the amounts charged to Sena tor Quay were really loans to other persons, politicians mostly, for whom Quay endorsed. Where there was a definite loan to Senator Quay the re payment was clearly proven. In this connection it might be well to say that District Attorney Rotliermel claims that he has clearly established the fact he started out to prove.-namely, that $200.- 000 of the State deposit in the bank was set aside for the use of Senator Quay, and whether he used it himself or loaned il to others is not material in proving the conspiracy. Toward the close of tin* day's pro ceedings Mr. Shields asked Goldsmith some questions which indicate that the defense is about, to attempt to prove its contention that Senator Quay was the victim of Cashier Hopkins, who they assert, used the name and account of the Senator without the latter’s know edge. to cover his own juggling with the hank’s funds. Mr. Shields put a different complex ion on the entries in the "red hook" by compelling tin* witness to admit that many of his figures were not proven by entries in tin* regular hank Imooks, but were the result of what he practically acknowledged to be his "guesses” at the meaning of certain unintelligible entries written in the ‘‘red hook.” Gold smith was still on the stand when court adjourned for the day, and the questions put to him near the close were full of promise of interesting developments to morrow. Much of the sting was taken out of the famous “shake the plum tree” tele gram by the statement that the pur chase of Metropolitan stock contem plated •thereby was made with SIO,OOO of Senator Quay's money, his deposit at that period exceeding SOO,OOO. While Senator Quay was listening in tcntlv to the cross examination of the expert, a telegram was thrust into his hands containing the announcement of the break in his ranks at Harrisburg. The Senator carefully adjusted his glasses and rein I the dispatch. Then a half frown cairn* over his features, and his fact* turned from the witness to the court room window, out ot which lie gazed In a rout cm pla live manner for several minutes, lit* made no com ment to any of those seated near him on the news tin* telegram conveyed to him. EOI RTEEN DESERT QUAY. The Break Started By Crawford of Allegheny. Harrisburg, I’d.. April 18. Fourteen votes dropped away from Quay nt to-day’s ballot for Knifed States Senator. The anti Quay Republicans and the followers of Senator C. L. Ma gee, of Pittsburg. combined and cast their votes for B. F. Jones, of I’iltslmrg. The break was started by Senator Craw lord, of Allegheny, who switched from Quay to Jones, and was followed by Powers of Coir/.ission ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT TO BE SUSPENDED IN SAMOA. Consuls Now to Call Upon People of Samoa to Cease Hostilities Pending the Commission’s Arrival. Dip lomatic Changes. Washington, April 18. —Secretary Hay entertained the Samoan high commis sion at lunch at his residence at 1:30 today. It was the first time the mem bers of the commission had come to gether. and while the gathering was quite informal and social, mainly for the purpose of getting acquainted, yet it afforded an opportunity of discussing the Samoan topic in its general phases. 'Pin* commission will he off on its mis sion tomorrow. The members will make no effort to keep togethei on the way to San Francisco. Tin* members are making plans to he gone about four months. They w'll return together to Washington, and their respective reports as well as their joint conclusion will he framed here some time in the early autumn. The instructions to the commissioners have been completed. They are alike in all essential respects. They were sum med up today by one of tin* high com missioners substantially as follows: The commission is given complete au thority to carry on a provisional govern ment for Samoa. In doing this, the in structions carefully prescribe the preser vation of order and the security of life and property as a first requisite. It is provided that the duties of all officials heretofore exercising authority in Samoa shall he suspended in order that the high commission shall have complete au thority over the affairs of thq island. The commission is required to make re port upon a variety of things, including tin* recent collisions and the causes leading up to them; also as to flu* ad ministration of the islands, the rights of the several claimants to the kingship; also as to what, changes are desirable in the methods provided by the treaty or' Berlin. The instructions call for unanimity in all,action by the commis sion. The action taken by the commis sion, when unanimous, is to he conclu sive. without referendum, except when it suspends a provision of the treaty of Berlin. In that ease also a provision of Senators Magee, of Allegheny; Loseli, of Schuylkill, and Scott, of Luzerne. Tile first break .from the Quay ranks in the list of members was Mr. Clark, of Washington, whose colleague, Mr. McLaren, went with him. Mr. Murdoch, the third member from Washington, re mained loyal to Quay. Others who changed from Quay to .Tones were Messrs. Hosacli. Klump, McFarland, MeWhinney, Nisbet, Robison, Shaw and Srodes, of Allegheny. Mr. Jones is connected with the firm of .Tones iV Laughlin. of Pittsburg, iron and steel manufacturers. lie was chair man of the National Republican com mittee in 1884, and conducted tin* cam paign of the late James G. Blaine for President. He was Mr. Blaine's person al choice for the honor. He has been a life long Republican, and has never held any public office, except Presidential elector. He was voted for by Senator Magee and his friends in the Allegheny delegation at the caucus which nomi nated Quay for re-election. To-morrow * will he the last day ’for taking a joint ballot. THE KAISER TO McKIN'LEY: Washington. April IS.—President Mc- Kinley has received the following from Emperor William of Germany. “Great and good Friend: "In commemoration of the consecra lion of the Church of the Savior a! Jerusalem, which took place on the 31st of October last, which was so important an event for the evangelical portion of Christendom, and in which, to my joy, a representative of the Evangelical Synod of North America took part. 1 have caused a number of copies of the artist 1 cully executed memorial to he prepared, and take liberty herewith to send you a copy of this memorial, with the request that you will kindly accept it. | “Accept flu* assurance or my distiii- . guished consideration. "WILLIAM. i "I. R." "Berlin Castle. February J2tli. 1899.” The memorial is beautifully engrossed and hears the autographs of Emperor William and Empress Victoria. The memorial is a condensed history of Christianity from the birth of Christ. The President has forwarded a suita ble answer. ANTI-TKCST LAW STIRS ’EM CP. Hundreds of Texas Business Men Lob bying Against It. Austin. Texas. April 18.—Never in ils history lias Texas been so stirred up as il is at present over the introduction of the Arkansas anti trust law in the Legislature. Many hundreds of busi ness men of the State arc here per sonally lobbying against the measure and telegrams poured in all day long. This afternoon wires wore worked from the Arkansas side and telegrams I'KICK SIVK CKNTS the treaty may he suspended by unani mous agreement of the members, but the suspension is ad referendum, and is not finally binding until the three Gov ernments approve or disapprove it. The exact extent to which the treaty can he temporarily suspended ts not quite clear, and one of the commissioners said today thJt it would require consultation among filie commissioners to make this point certain. The instructions are broad enough to include the recent troubles, the bombardment, fighting, ar rest of a German citizen, etc., so that those acute phases, as well as the gen eral government of Samoa, will lit* ad justed without further conflict between tin* three Governments. INSTRUCTIONS TO CON SI L ROSE Berlin, April 18.— I The correspondent here of the Associated Press hears ,>:i authority that the German Consul at Apia, Samoa. Herr Rose, will receive cabled insructions. to he convoyed to him by steamer from the nearest cable sta tion. to join in a tripartite proc'nma tion calling upon all the inhabitants r-f Samoa to immediately desist »rom aii hostilities and agitation pending the ar rival at Apia of the joint commissi.,!) of the (towers appointed to settle the affairs in dispute in the islands. OCR DIPLOMATIC CHANGES. Washington. April 18. —The following important diplomatic changes have been announced as the result of the Cabinet meeting to-ilav: W. W Rock hill, now Minister to Greece, has resigned that post. Arthur Sherman Hardy, of New Hampshire, now Minister to Persia, has been pro inoteil to succeed Mr. Rockhili. Win. P. Lord. ex-Governor of Oregon, has been apiminted Minister to Persia. Hon. John N. Irwin, of lowa, former ly Governor of Idaho, has been appoint ed Minister to Portugal to succeed Lawrence Townsend, transferred to Belgium in place of Bellamy Storer, who goes to Madrid. fli sided both houses. Many business men protested that the hill had done Arkansas an unspeakable injury, while the Attorney General and ohers wired that the law was a perfect success, and the people approved it. Upon receipt of telegrams from Imth houses of the Arkansas Legislature con gratulating Texas upon the introduction of the measure, and wishing for it a speedy and favorable action, the Texas Legislature sent a vote of thanks to Arkansas for this moral support. Ac tion on tlu* bill has been deferred until Monday of next week to allow a full hearing. 8Y A FALLING LADDER I | I * TWO PER f ONS INJURED AT GREENSBORO AT H. AND L. PRACTICE Guilford County Has Bought All MtcMmry f r Macadamizing Her Roads. Heats of her husband’s Deaf' by Drowning. Greensboro. N. <’.. April 18. Special.i ! —While the hook and holder eompait.x were practicing with their new truck a ladder fell and badly hurt Mr. Bird, a barber, and a colored woman. The wo man had a leg broken and Mr. Bird received a eat on the head. It i> not yet ki«>wn how seriously the parties are hurt. Mrs. George Yates of this city, re ceived a telegram to-day from the cap tain of a vessel from Jamaica to San tiago. that while on the voyage her husband had been washed overboard and probably drowned. The county of Guilford made a splen did step forward to-ila.v h.v the purchase of all machinery necessary to marndi mize the roads. EIRE NEAR SELMA. Mr. Pittman's House Burned and Noth ing Was Saved. Selma, N. ('.. April IS. (Special.•• Sunday morning about eight o'clock the residence of Mr. It. S. Pittman, about two miles in the country, was destroyed by fire. Mr. l'ittman was not near the house when the fire started, consequently when lie arrived the tire had gained such headway that it was impossible for him to recover any of Ids furniture or clothing. The building was insured for about two-hundred dollars. The Monetary Committee appointed at a eaticus of the Republican members of the Lower House of Congress, held its first session, which was secret, in Atlantic City, N. J., yesterday.

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