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The Weather 1 o-Dayi FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 66. HMDS MI NORTH GMIOUNA DAILIES IN NEWS MB ORCUUTMNL METHUEN WINS ANOTHER BATTLE With 7,000 British Troops ;Against 2,500 Boers. FOUR HOURS OF BATTLE THE FIGHT AT GRAS PAX, TEX MILES FROM BELMONT. JOUBERT RETIRING FROM MOOI RIVER Signs Point to a Strong Boer Expedition for the Capture of White's Army. Telegraphic Communication With Estcourt Restor. d. Boers Occupy Stormberg. London, Xov. 27.—General Methuen again defeated the Roera on Saturday. He encountered the enemy 2,500 strong at Grass Pan Hills, and after a stub born battle of four hours forced him to retire. Gras Pan is ten miles north of Bel mont, and 40 miles south of Kimberley. It is on the railroad line along which Geueral Methuen, is advancing. General Methuen gives few details, leaving it an open question whether the result was on the whole favorable to the British. His force was about 7,000 men. It is- known, telegnu*hs General Meth ueu, that the Boers lost at least thirty one killed and forty-eight wounded. Among the killed were Commander Ethelston, of the Powerful, Major Pluinbe, of tin* Doris and Captain Guy Senior, of the Royal Marines. The Briteli loss is not stated, but is pre sumably heavy, as the British com mander says: “The enemy showed the greatest stobborness.” General Metb # uen’s force will halt one day at Gras Pan to rest and rejJenisb ammunition. General Methuen is now in heliogra ph ie communication with Kimberley. The Boers occupied Stormberg. Caj«* Colony, Sunday morning thus heading off the line of General Gat acre's- ad vauee. It i« reported that General Joubert is retiring from Moo river, Natal, to Ladysmith, and signs point to a strong Boer expedition for the capture of White's army. The British have restored telegraphic communication with Estcourt. The retirement of the Boers may la* a sign of weakness. An Estcourt dis patch indicates that it is because they lack food. General Hildyard, who com manded the British troops at Ladysmith, 'has advanced northward to Frere. General Kir Redvers Duller has ar rived at Durban from Gape Town, and started northward. It is understood that the Government will mobilise and embark another divis ion of 10,000 men at once. It is feared that the Ninth Lancers, who were sent in pursuit of the Boers at Gras Pan have been captured by the enemy. / REPO It I ED BRITISH SU'WESS Cats* Town, Xov. 27.—Afternoon —It is reported that General Methuen 'has captured Honey Xest Kloof, ten miles north of Gras Pat; and two million rounds of ammunition. COM BINE D ATTAC K PI,A X XEII >. 'Ebtoourt, Sunday, November 20.—Tae railroad bridge at Frere, sparmig a wide stream, has been destroyed by the Boers, who are reported to I** ret img rapidly. <A general advance upon Ooleuso has 1 ieen ordered, and a Hying ooiumn has left here to intercept the Boer raid ing parties. A reliable messenger from Ladysmua says he gathered from tne nuers that they had proposed a combined attach ail over the country for today. General Janbert is exqxected to stoutly dispute the passage of the Tugcla Hirer. BOER DEFEAT AT BEAN HILL London, Xov. 27. —The War Office has received the following dispatch from General! Bidler, dated Pietermaritzburg, Sunday. November 2t>th: “Hildyard, from Estismrt, made a ■suc cessful attack November 23rd with three battalions, one field battery, a naval gun and. 700 mounted troops, on the enemy occupying Bean - Hill, which domicat*** William Grange, ami ha.l interrupted his comummication. As a result of the opera toms tin- enemy is retiring and the railway and telegraph lirp» have been restored llietween Eist<iourt and' Weston. “Our loss was alsout fourteen killed and fifty wounded. “Hildyard has advanced to a iMtsvkon near Frere, as he IwrjieiJ to out off the enemy, who is believed to be retiring on •Colciii-o, via Weenon. “Barton, from Western, has advanced to tEstcourt. “As ***m as commit incut ion is r<*s'toivd 1 will telegraph particulars. So far .‘is T can make out tin' operation! is (m lo for which Hildyard and the t roops disserve much credit. Tlu- railway is now open to Frere.” ENGLISH SUFFER HEAVILY. •Durban. Natal. Nov. 27.—The latest reports of Genera! Hildyard's losses al the Beacon Hill engage merit show Inal fifteen men were killed and seventy-two wounded. The West Vor k shire regi ment suffered heavily. Major Hobbs ■was captured and several men are unix wing. A pigeon message from Colonels Hum •iltou ail'd Duff at Ladysmith, undated, reports all well. Another naval contingent from the British class cruiser Terrible. with two 4.7 inch guns, started for the front to- Wight. THE SAMOAN ARRANGEMENT. Our Government Rejects British-Ger man Draft and Submits Another. Washington, Xov. 27. —The United States has declined to accept the agree ment as to the disposition of the Sa moan Islands reached by Great Britain and Germany. The reasons which in fluenced the State Department here in rejecting the British-German arrange ment related entirely to minor matters and touched rather upon the form than the substance of the arrangements. Our government has. at the instance of the other parties, prepared and submitted jy draft of a treaty which it is hoped will be acceptable to all three powers. This is now before the Foreign Offices at London and Berlin for consideration, and it is confidently believed here that it will receive unanimous approval, ns it does not differ in principle from the original project. Charred Corpse on an Ash Heap. Macon, Ga., Xov. 27. —A number of body of an unknown negro, supposed to be a tramp was found on the ash dump of the MeOaw Manufacturing Company herc this morning. He was horribly burned and there were no distinguishing marks about the clothes oi- body. How he came to his death and how his body came to l** on the ash pile is a mystery which the coroner has been unable as yet to unravel. MILLIONSJNVOLVED Cotton Seized and Sold Dur ing the War. Supreme Court Decides Government Has No Right to $11,000,000 Realized from Sale Effort for Congressional Action Asked. Columbia, *S. (’., Nrrr. 2?.—Governor Milea B. McSiweeucy today addressed a letter to the Governor of eadli South ern State, asking for misted effort to get Southern Representatives an Congress to work for the passage as a hill refund ing eleven million dollars to Southern people from whom cotton was seized by United States troops during tin 1 War between the States. The cotton was sold by the Collector of Customs of New York, and tin* funds placed in the United States Treasury. The United States Supreme Court Was decided that the Government has no right or title to these funds, which are held for the ultimate return to those eiv titled thereto. But these funds cannot Ire recovered except by Congressional action, \ts legis lation is necessary before action can be brought against the sovereign Govern ment. By special legislation some few elarrue have been granted, but it is de sired that Congrest* remove all restraints so that lawful owners or heirs may oe reimbursed. A Senate bill was intro duced last year, and was reported favor ably by the Senate Committee on Claims, but was lost sight of in soms* way. SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY. Annual Meeting. M. J. O’Brien Elect ed President. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 27. —The annual meeting of tin* Southern Express Com pany was 'hekl here tills morning. It was the first meeting since the organiza tion of the company not attended by Mr. 11. B. Plant, its organizer, who died some three months ago. The stockholders elected the following directors: M. J. O’Brien. Morton F. Plant, R. G. Erwin. H. Dempsey, T. W. Isaury, <i. H. Tilley and O. M. Sadler. The number or directors was inoreasiv'd from five to seven. This was in accordance with a change made in the by-laws a year ago. The new members of the board are n. G. Erwin. G. H. Tilley and O. M. Sad ler. Mr. Erwin succeeds the late 11. B. Plant. After their election the directors met and elected these officers: President—M. J. O’Brien. Vice President —Morton F. Plant. Secretary and Treasurer —George 11. Tilley. General Counsel —F. G. Dubignou. The directors by a rising vote endorsed tin l resolutions otf resqueot .amd regret at the death of Mr. Plant passed at a meet ing of the directors in New York. The meeting was attended more largely by division superintendents than any held in years. ALI tine directors were here also. C. L. Isiop, of Chattanooga, rlraf fie Manager; W. M. Hulbert, Superin tendent at Atlanta: \V. J. ‘Crosswell, Superintendent at Wilmington. N. C., and W. *l. Haile, ‘Superintendent at Jacksonville. The financial sta lenient was not given out today, but it. was announced that the company haul enjoyed a prosperous; year. The Acme Damaged. Amsterdam, Nov. 27.—The British steamer Acme, from Pensacola, October 25th, via Newport News, November 4th, arrived here today, and reports having lost her derk load and two boats and Kustained sunduy damage# from gales en countered oui the passage. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER ‘lB, 189a. HIS DUPES LEGION Letters from Miller’s Victims Pouring In. Temporary Receiver Appointed for the Frank lyn Syndicate. Other Institutions Con ducted on the Blind Pool Basis Under Surveillance. New York, Nov. 27.—Hubert G. Tay lor, a lawyer, was appointed temporarv receiver for the defunct Frunklyn Bank today by Justice Smith, of the Supreme Court. The application was made by William O. Inglis. who stated th;P he held 12 shares in the company. Accord ing to Inglis the liabilities exceed $200,- 000, the assets being about $0 000 cash in tin* hands of the police. Taylor was required to furnish a bond of $15,000. The hearing set for this afternoon i:i the case of Louis 11. Miller, brother of the missing man, did not take place, ow ing to the District Attorney not being ready to proceed and the matter was adjourned until Wednesday morning. Miller was released on $1,01)0 bail. Lawyer Robert Ammon, of Nassau street, Manhattan, did not call on Dis trict Attorney Steele today to enlighten him as to the whereabouts of liis former client, William F. Miller. Steele says lie is positive that Amnion does not know where Mailer is, and that he is as much in the dark regarding his hiding place as the police are. The police officials have found no trace of the missing man. Letters poured m today from all parts of the country, writ ten by persons who said they had be *n deceived by literature that had been sent broadcast by Miller and his em ployes. .VII wanted information as to tbe la st way for them to recover 'heir money. Soane of the writers in their ly.ters stated that they had deposited from S2OO to SSOO. Other syndicates conducted along lines similar to the Franklyn Syndicate are being investigat ed J>y the police and by the district at torney of King’s comity. All institu tions conducted on the “blind pool” basis which promise unusual profits, art* un der surveillance. John G. Agnew, who says he is the manager of the Washington Syndicate at No. SI Greoiipoint Avenue, Brooklyn, was taken into custody today by the Brooklyn police on a warrant charging Agnew with violating section (109 of the penal code, which intakes it a misdemoa nor for a person to display a banker's sign on his premises when he does not rate ns such. Agnew also had printed on his bill heads “Private Banker.” He was later identified’ as >a person who four years years ago was arrested for running policy shops in the Borough of Brooklyn. The indictment found :«?ainst him is still pending. Bail was fixed at SSOO. Agnew will have a hearing in police court tomorrow morning. MILLER OFF FOR MEXICO. Kansas City, Mo., Xov. 27. —William F. Miller, the Xew York promoter or the Franklin Syndicate, for whom hun dreds of detectives all over the country are on the lookout, is reported to have passed through Kansas City last Satur day en route to Vera Cruz, Mexico. 'Paul J. Maas, a Chicago newspajier man, who is visiting friends in this city, is quoted as having seen pud talked to Miller on an incoming Maple Leaf train. Miller apparently toqk the first train Southwest. No further trace of him has been secured. DEATH OF MRS. MeCOKMICK. A Lineal Descendent of the Brother of William the Conqueror. Chicago, Nov. 27. —Mrs. Henrietta Hamilton McCormick, a pion«*or of Oii cago, and the wife of ,!. Mc- Cormack, one of the four,«k rs of the McCormick Reaper Works, died last night of ’cerebral apoplexy, aged 77 years. She was born in Rockbridge county, Va., May 25th, 1822. On her father's side she traced her lineage to Kotiprt, Earl of Iwiccster. 'brother of William the Conqueror, one of whose desceiwhvnits 'married Isabella, daughter of Robert Bruce. Contracts for Six Cruisers. Washington, Nov. 27.—Contracts for the six new 2,500-ton cruisers were awarded today at tin* Xavy Departmenfr in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Construction, one to each of the following firm*: William It. Trigg, of Richmond; Lewis Xixon. of EJizalietbjiort, X. J.; The Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Maine; the Unioii Iron Works, of 'Sun Francisco, Cal.: the Fore River Engine Company, or Braintree, Mass., and Xentie and Levy, of Philadelphia. Newark Wins the Race to Manila. Washington, Nov. 27.—The Newark, Captain McCalla, has won the race to Manila, a cablegram received at the Navy Depart in enlt announcing her ar rival there on Saturday. The Brook lyn is now hastening front Aden to Colombo, closely followed by the New Orleans, which has been steadily gain ing on her bigger competitor. The Kentucky Breaks the Record. Newport News, Va., Nov. 27.—0 n the run down the coast from Boston to Hampton Roads, the new battleship Kentucky, which came into the Roads last night, broke the record for ships of her class. Her average speed' for the trip was fifteen knots per hour. BRYAN IS THE MAN she Trusts and Imperialism Are the Issues Emphatic Parting Statement of Croker. Tam many Will Heartily Support Bryan. No Running Ma e Has Been Chosen For Him as Yet. Xew York, Xov. 27. —Kit hard Oroker, who is ito sail for Europe tomorrow, was (interviewed today at the Demo cratic Club. He said: "I want to say before my departure for Europe that Win. J. Bryan will lx* the standard -1 water of the Democratic party in the next national campaign. The tight will be made against trusts amd iirqn rialism and Mr. Bryan i* tine only man to lead such a tight. Tam many Hall will give him its .. earliest support, you may rest assured of that. Xo running mate for Mr. Bryan has lieen selected yet. Several names have 'bean under consideration, but no decision! has been arrived at. "There isn’t any truth at all.” said Mr. Croker. “in the statement that Senator Gorman and I have been talking together about another can didate. Senator Gorman and I had some talk, hut it had no connec tion with politics. I haven’t changed my opinions about Bryan since 1 comic back two months ago. I believe tonight stronger than ever lief ore that lie is just the man we want for next year. ” FEDERAL AID ASSURED. Deboe Says That It Will be Forth coming if Needed. Frankfort, Ivy., Xov. 27. Senator De ls** left ifor Washington tonight, and after has departure a story emanating from Republican <.!r: !es was put abroad that in tin* event Goebel is given a cer tificate of election next Saturday by the throwing out of tin* vote of Jefferson, Knox amid Johnson ccu::.tiis. S nator l>e boe. Senator Lindsay, Gov. Bradley. Gen. Taylor ami other Republican leaders ‘will unite in an appeal to Bn -iilcnt Mc- Kinley to declare partial law in Ken tncl*- recognizing Taylor as Governor, ami supporting his a lm:nistratio>r*.. Srn aton* Delwni* stated to the Associated Press riqi'erter that be felt confident no emergency would arise requiring the as sistance of the Federal authorities, bui! intimated that he had assuraiicis that 'Federal aid could lw* had drf it Ibecmne mecssa ry. The expected move of the Goebel lead ers to take the gulK*ri:atonal controversy into the courts prior to its hard leg ny the '■‘State Ehstion Board has not ma terialized >o far. anil many Isdieve it has been abandoned. The refrort that Warden Millard, un der tin* 'darertiioui of Goel el lenders, is arming convicts and 'preparing to take the Gocls*l side in the event Bradile.v calls out troops Saturday is absolutely unfounded. It is probable tin* sitting of the State Election Brand will extend over several days, and it is stated that the Democratic (’onnnissuoi'crs will re fuse* to begirt canvassiiug tlu* returns in the event that Bradley plans a mili tary guard over them. WOULD KILL ABDUL HAMID. Turkish Officials Arrested Charged With Plotting His Assiassnation. Constantinople, Xov. 27. —A nnmiber of arredts of Mussulmans have been made, including a general of division and! sev eral iniportanit officials, charged with being engaged in u plot to assassinate the 'Sultan with dynamite Iwnnlbs on the occasion of the Selaimlik Friday. Four bombs have lieen seized. The accused who have lH»en exiled to Yemen, have already been sent to their places of im prisonment. The Mnsmilmans of Stamboul are greatly excited. Vigorous measasrew have been taken to preserve order. Shot His Wife’s Insulter. St. Ismis. Xov. 27. —The coroner’s jury this afternoon returned a verdict of justifiable homicide in the case of Attorney James T. Roberts, the lawyer, charged with the murder of Prof. R. A. Simpson, the dramatic agent, who was killed Friday afternoon. At the inquest Mrs. Roberts testified that Simpson, who was giving her the atrical lessons, had insulted her. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, who had been sep arates! for some time, became reconciled at the inquest today. CUTS SOUTHERN MEMBERS. Measure That Would Send Few South ern Republicans to Convention. Milwaukee, Wis.. Xov. 27. —Henry <’• Payne, the Wisccm-du number, will present at the meeting of the National Republican, (’oinniittec in Washington, Ujeeeniliei* 12th, a resolution recotinr iccudiiuig a cliage a*ui the basis of rei«re sentation in lutiire Republican Na tional t’onventio.Uis, as follows: “'Each State to be entitleil to four dele gates at large, and one additional dele gate for each 10,000 votes, or majority fraction thereof cast ait the last preced ing presidential election for Riquilhlican electors; and four delegates from each organized territcry and the IHstri<*t of Columbia.” If this plan is adopted by the conven tion, Alabama would have ninie dele gates, Arkansas eight. Florida five, Georgia ten, Louisiana six, Mississippi five and South Carolina five—a total of 49. instead of 129, as under the present apportionment. '— — dho other d(*ereases would be: Colo rado one, Idaho one, Montana one. Ne braska two, Nevada one. North Caro lina two, Tennessee five, Texas nil!**, Utah one, Virginia six and Wyoming one. The total number of delegates would be 894 as art present . A STATE OF WAR. We Are Officially Informed That it Exists in South Africa. Washington, Xov. 27.—The British Ambassador, I*ord Puuncefote, lias in formed the Secretary of State that he has been directed by the Marquis of Salisbury to inform the Secretary of State as an act of courtesy that a state of war has actually existed since the 11th of October between England and the South African Republic and the ■Orange Free State. Congressman Bartlett’s Mother Dead. (Macon, Ga., Xov. 27.—Mrs. Virginia Ixmise Bartlett, mother of Congressman Charley L. Bartlett, died here today at the age of 71 years of age of heart fail ure. She hail been sick for several months. •Mrs. Bartlett's maiden name was Saunders and her people came from Southampton, Va. Charter for a Pottery. Macon. Ga., Xov. 27. — An umber or local capitalists will apply tomorrow for a charter for a pottery and clay works at this place. They have pun based 200 acres of the best clay land in the vicinity and have ample capital to put up anu operate an extensive plant. THE CURRENCY BILL Some Chief Features Believed to be Correct. Gold Measure of Coin Suggested. Schemes to Stop Raids on Reserve, Start More National Banks, Reduce Tax on Circulation. Washington. Xov. 27. —The General Currency Bill prepared bv she Republi can caucus committee appointed by the last Congress will la* given to the press tomorrow afternoon for publication Wednesday, after a copy has I**oll mail ed to each Republican representative in Congress. It will I** calk'd up for con sideration at the caucus of Republican members of f lit* House to be held prob ably next Saturday. The Evening Star today prints the following as some of tin* chief features of the hill ami which in the main are probably fairly accurate: “An amendment to the coinage, laws, making 25% grains of gold. 900 parts fine, the standard coin measure. “An amendment to the green!tack re issue act of 1878 providing that those treasury notes shall be redeemed with gold, and when so redeemed shall not, be reissued except in exchange for gold. This provision will prevent the opera tion of the endless chain which hitherto has been the means to raid the gold reserve. "An amendment to the specific re sumption act directing she maintenance of a gold reserve of not less than SIOO,- OOO.tHM). The maintenamei* of the re serve at that figure now being entirely discretionary with tlu* Secretary of the Treasury. “An ainendmcnt to the National Bank A< I, authorizing banks to la* organized with a Capita* st<*-k of $25,000. At present tlu* minimum is $50,000. Anoth er amendment to tin* same act authoriz fhe banks to issue notes to the par value of the bonds they have on deposit to secure circulation. At present the limit is 90 i»er cent. A third amendment to this act reduces the taxation on bank circulation to one tenth of one per cent. This tax is to pay the expense of engrav ing and printing the notes. The pres ent rate more than meets this expense.” HOSTILE TO ADMINISTRATION. Rumors of an Alarmist Character Plen tiful About Havana. Havana, Xov. 27.—-Nothing is known at headquarters in this division, or in Geueral late’s, to justify the report, pub lished in the United States and cabled back here, that a thousand armed Cuban insurgents have taken to the tvoods in the province of Pinar Del Rio and that a general uprising against tin* Ameri cans has lieen planned for Thanksgiving Day. Indeed, the story is absolutely discredited by the American authori ties. who say it is impossible that any thing of the. kind should hsm* happened or should be in prospect without knowl edge of it coming to some army post. Rumors of a more or less alarmist character have for some time been plen tiful around Havana. It is said, for instance, that this general or that is about to t'aike to the woods, and is is ap parently true that certain men are nurs ing programs hostile to tin* American Administration; but in any event no trouble is likely to occur until after Con gress meets. A Brakeman Killed. Radford, Va., Nov. 27.—Charles Gil more, aged 24, a brakeman in the em ploy of the Norfolk and estern Railway, was struck by an incoming passenger train and killed here today. " r AICE FIVE CENTS GUERRILLA WAR THEPOLICY NOW Aguinaldo Himself Ordered His Troops to Scatter. THIS WAS ON THE 14TH REPORTS OF AMBUSCADES COME FROM EVERY SIDE. OFFICIALS WHO WEL'.OME OUR MEN DIE Thus the Hlipinos Show Their Bitter Resent ment at Malasiqui and Threaten All Natives Who Wecime Americans With a Simi ar Fate. Manila, 'Xov.27. —It has been learned here that the last Filipino council of war was Field by the retreating leaders at Bayambaug, on she Manila-Dagupan Railroad, on November 13, in the house now occupied by General MacArthur. The council was attended by Agui naldo, Pio dell’ilar, Garcia, Alejaiidriuo and some members of the Filipino Cab inet. Information has reached! General MacArthur (from several sources to the effect that the council recognized the fu tility of attempting further resistance to the Americans with united farces, and agreed that the Filipino forces should scatter, following guerrilla methods here after. Rejiorts of ambuscades and skirmishes come from every section of the country along the railroad. These districts seem to be filled with small bands of inostile natives. Yesterday four men of Company I), Ninth Infantry, were foraging be -1 yond Bambau, when 29 Filipinos took them in ambush, killing one and captur ing the other three. The Americans re sist* si for half an hour. The firing being 'heard at Bambau, Lieuteaut Frazer, with a squad, follow ed the Filipinos several mikes. Tin* Americans found the body of the soldier eilt to pieces with a balo. They burned the handet where the light took place. Three Filipino riflemen ambushed an American surgeon near Cai>as. He shot j one and the others tied. Between Bambau and Angeles a mule train was fired upon by natives, and a Spaniard who was with the train was shot. At Malasiqui the officials who welcom ed the Americans were afterwards mur dered. This xvas the only railroad town xvhicii the Americans did not garrison- On the night, the troops withdrew a band of Filipinos entered, dragged An tonio Mejai, president of the* town, into the street, and cut his throat. Til** band Then killed the vice-president and five mepibers of the town council in the same manner, and told the frightened natives who 'witnessed the deaths to spread t!he news that a similar fate awaited all friends of the Americans. IMilitary activity continues in every section. Celonel Bell's regiment had ad vanced from Bayanubnng upon Manga laren, where it is supposed there is a large Filipino force. Two battalions of the newly arrived Twenty-eighth In fantry have been sent to Bacoor to rein force the south line. Major Silence, with 50 men of the Thirty-second 1 infantry, surrounded a village near Bant Eton in the night and attacked the place at daybreak, capfur ing a Filipino captain and 15 men, with seven iritles. The latest news from General Young is that there are 10 cavalrymen and 200 Macabebes with him, most of .the horse men who started having been compelled to drop out because their steeds failed them. The Filipinos took their American prisoners from Victoria to San. Carlos. On the walls of the Victoria prison ami of fin* San Carlos Convent are the fol lowing names: Oviliam— George Langford, Thomas Hayes. 'Soldiers —Harry Winfield. Philip Bet terton, J. I. Salisbury. A. X. Gordon, K. X. Nugent, Frank Stone, John Desmiond. George Saekett, David Scott. Martin Brennan. Thomas Edwards. I>. P. Cur ran, John Cronin, Charles Baker, C. L. Davis, Iceland Smith. On the Avails of the San Can-Ins Con vent were also found the following names: Ovili ants’ —Charles Bird, W. >l. Slieehy. F. E. Iluber. Sailors —Edward Burke. battleship Oregon: C. B. Powers, gunboat I’rdan etn: John J. Farley, B. J. Greene. Til deu Herbert. ZAMBOA MCA SI J R RENDERS. 'Washington, Xov. 27.-—(S** ret ary Long today received the following cablegram from Admiral Watson: Cavite. Xov. 2d, 1899. Secretary of the Navy, Washington: November 18 entire Province Zambo anga surrendered to Commander Very unconditionally. Delivery of all guns promised. Numerous local chiefs de clared loyalty. WATSON. Commander Very is the officer in charge of the gunboat Oastino. MAXGALA REN 'EVACUATED. Manila, ‘Xoa\ 27.—11:30 a. m. Ihe in surgents have evacuated Mangnlarrn. Province of Paugusiunn, leaving seven American and 94 Spanish prisoners, who escaped 'in the confusion of the Fili pino retreat. The Americans are P. .1. (.Continued on Second Page.)