The Weather 1 o-Day: FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL. xlvii. no. cr. LEADS ALL NORTH OAROLDIA DAILIES II HEWS AID #MLAT»OI. _ DEATH OF GENERAL ROBERT B, VANCE He Passes Away After a Lin gering Illness, BROTHER OF SEN. VANCE HE WILL BE BURIED WITH MA SONIC HONORS. THE FUNERAL TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY General Vance’s Life in the Confederate Army, the State Legislature, Congress, the Church and the Masonic Order Was Filled With Labor and Honors. Asheville, N. C., Nov. 28.—4, was captured in Cook county, Tennessee, by the* Federal troops. He was kept in prison the rest of the war, first at Nashville, then Louisville, Camp Chase and lastly at port Delaware. He was finally released on parole by President Lincoln,that he might se*cure elothes for the Confederate prisoners. lie was not allowed to come South hut made a trip through the North and secured a large amount of clothing and 875,0(10 in money, which relieved a great deal of suffering among his com rades. At the close of the war General Vance represented Buncombe District in Con gress for thirteen years. General Vance served in Congress con tinuously from 1872 to 1885. At the Congressional convention at Asheville in 1884, he declined a re-nomination, withdrawing his name. On April lltli, 1885, the President ap pointed him Assistant Commissioner of Patents, which position, he held for several years. He has served several terms here in the Legislature—the last in 1892. After that lie retired to private life and has devoted himself to his farm and his IsKiks. General Vance was twice elected Grand Master of the Masons in North Carolina, and he has also been several times honored by his church —the M. E. Church South. He has been many times a delegate to the General Conference. In 1875 he was one of the Cape May Commission that settled the property question between the M. G. Church and the M. E. Church, South. The College of Bishops also aj>pointed him a delegate to the Ecumenical Methodist Conference in 1/ondon in 1881. A lift* full of labor and of honors. NEW PUBLISHING COMPANY. Cotton and Roller Mills Incorporated. Increase in Manufacturing. Columbia. X. Nov. 28.—The Record Publishing Company was commissioned today. The capital stock is to he $19,- 000. The company is compost*} of busi ness men who will build up tlie Evening Record. The Seneca Cotton Mills, 8200,000 capital, was incorporated today, and the Abbeville Roller Mills. 850.000. The increase in nuimifacturing enter prises in this State the past year is over 30 i>er cent. . ADHERE TO BRYAN DEMOCRACY. Executive Committee of National Sil ver Republican Committee Meet. Chicago, Nov. 28.—Informal discussion by the members of the Executive Com mittee of the National Silver Republican Committee and Chairman of the State (Committees, at the meeting held here today, developed as the consensus of purpose, adherence to the Bryan De mocracy, “if the right men are nomi nated.” There was no dissent from the opinion that as, the Presiden.'ial candidate, Wil liam Jennings Bryan would be the “right man.*’ Most of the session was devoted t<> hearing reports on the condition of Silver Republicanism in the various States. Ex- Governor Altgeld was present by invi tation and was greeted by a rising salu tation from the meeting. He made a brief address in which lie paid a high tribute to the “patriotism and disinter estedness” of the silver Republicans. Chairman J. G. Johnson, of tin* execu tive committee of the Democratic Na tional Committee and Sam B. Cook, the head of the Democratic Press Commit tee, were visitors. Chairman Charles Towne made an ad dress in which lie inveighed against the tendency of the McKinley Administra tion towards absolutism. Senator Tel ler, of Colorado, said that tin* drift or the Republican party was away from its original principles and that if he had not quit the party In 189(1 be would have had ample cause to do so since then. .A committee was op/pointed to report on the l>est time and place to hold the National convention, the manner of is suing the call and details of practical organization after tin* convention. The committee will report at tomorrow's meeting. PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL MESSAGE. It Is Unusually Long. May Not Reach Congress Before Tuesday. Washington, Nov. 28. —The Presi dent's annual message is practical! com pleted and ready for transmission to Congress when it assembles next week. •The message will Ik* unusually long on account of the numerous and impor tant topics it discusses. lit is not cer tain that tin* message will la* sent to Congress next Monday. It is customary to send it on the day of the assembling of Congres, hut as the death of the Vice-President makes it certain that the Senate, at least will adjourn imme diately out of respect to his memory it is not uftMkely that the message will be withheld until Tuesday. In the House the adjournment will only be delayed until that body is organized when, upon the announcement of the death of the Vice-President, it also will adjourn. HARDWIGK BILL DEFEATED. It Was Buried by a Vote of 137 to 3 in the Georgia House. Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 28.—The Hardwick Bill introduced into the Lower House of the General Assembly for the purpose of placing such limitations on the negro vote in this State as to practically dis franchise the colored 1 voter, was over whelmingly defeated today, the result of the ballot being 127 to 2. The result was a surprise as it was expected the measure would receive strong support. MR. AND MRS. BRYAN IN AUST IN Mr. Bryan Will Remain There for the Winter. Austin, Tex., Nov. 28.—W. J. Bryan and wife arrived here today to spend tin* winter in this city. They are the guests of Ex-Governor Hogg tempora rily, hut will shortly rent a private resi dence for the winter. Mr. Bryan stated today that he had only come to Texas to spend the winter, to rest up land pre pare for the campaign of 1900, which he expected would In* a very hard one, and that lie would only make a few speeches in Texas during his stay. SEWERAGE FOR TARBORO. The Contracts Awarded, Work to Begin at Once. Tarboro, N. <’., Nov. 28.—(Special.)— The contracts for sewerage were closed today. Contract for tin* construction was awarded to Guild & Co., for $7,258.20; for pijH* to Montague & Co., for $2,519.00, both of Chattanooga, Tenn. Work begins at once. Bell Defeats Alejandrino. Manila, Nov. 28.—(Wednesday—10:10 A. M.) —Colonel Bell has defeated and scattered the brigades of General Aie jandrino and General San Miguel. The engagement took place on tin* summit or a mountain, the insurgents being so confident of the impregnability of their position that they hail their families with them. The Americans captured all the ene my's munitions and artillery. The Fiist Tennessee. New Orleans, La., Nov. 28.—The First Tennessee regiment, the last of the re turning volunteers from the Philippines passed through New Orleans today. They were met here by Governor Mc- Millan and party who acconqmniied the regiment to Nashville. j— On the invitations of th<* Secretary of the Navy Miss Mario Teneyck Decatur Mayo, daughter of Mr. W. li. Mayo, of Norfolk, and grand-daughter of Admi ral Decatur, has consented to act as sponsor for the torpedo boat destroyer Decatur on the occasion of its launching. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1899. FIGHTING DEATH OH A TRANSPORT Four Hundred Men Bailing Night and Day. THE SHIP IN DARKNESS ROLLING IN A TYPHOON, HER ENGINES BROKEN. MEN TOILED BREAST DEEP IN WATER They Say the Manauense Was Unseaworthy, Undermanned and Short of Provisions, Mmy of the Crew Deserted. Arrival at Manila. Manila. Nov. 28.-7:35 p. m.—The transport Manauense, with Lieutenant Colonel Webb-Hayes anil throe compa nies of tin* Thirty-first infantry on board has. arrived here. She narrowly escaped disaster. The officers and sol diers were for twelve days bailing with buckets. The steamer was unsenworthy, undermanned and short of precisions. Her engines broke down and file rolled three days in a typhoon. When ‘the Manauense anchored in Manila Bay this morning, 22 days from Ban Fraueisoo, there were several feet of water in her hold, ami four hundred grimy, greasy, hungry, exhausted soldiers and sailors Lad been passing cachets of water since November 17tth. mght and day. First Assistant Engineer Dun lea vy was under arrest and. according to Colonel Wdbb-Hayes’ official report, the chief engineer would also have lieen un der arrest if there luid been any one to replace him. The Colonel's report also declares that the captain of tin* vessel told him that the only tiling which brought them through was the fact that the men were greenhorns and failed to realize their danger, while exoteric need seamen would have deserted tin* ship and taken to the boats in mid-ocean. Tire Marauease is a chartered ship flying the British flag. She 1 K'longs to a firm of Which Senator Perkins, of San Franeiseo is alleged to Is* a junior mem l>er. The officers say the firm bought her for $45,000 and they claim euorts were made to sell her to the Government for $150,000. She started from San Francis co accompanied by the transport Pekin, which carried the remainder of the regi ment. and encountered heavy seas to Honolulu without accident. After smart ing it. ileveloped that she was under-, manned and soldiers had to be detailed to act ns firemen, coal passers and waiters and to do other work. Before reaching Honolulu, tlhe Crew conclude!, that the ship was not safe and fljbe majority agreed to desert. Though they were closely watched many of the crew suc ceeded in getting away and the Ma nauense left Honolulu with less than half her crew. The captain of the trans port on November 17th told Colonel llayes that the vessel ihad sprung a leak, and an Investigation resulted in finding several feet of water in, the Ibokh The steam pumps were tried, but failed to work and there were no hand pumps on board. However, 4(5 buckets were found, others wore improvised and the soldiers not employed an working the ship weie organized into five shifts and, stripped, ami forming lines, they began hailing, the officers working with the men, pass ing the buckets which were* sent up to the deck by a windlass. They longest time a shift could stand was two hours, and, often, the period was not longer than half an hour. The bailing continued until the* ship anchored here. Tlhe same day the leak was discovered, the .machinery collapsed, and the electric lighting plant and evaporating, distilling and refrigerating apparatus failed to work. There were no lumps and the few candles found were exhausted after a few days. During the last week of the passage the Manauense was in utter darkness at night. She bad been, rolling in heavy seas all the way. but November 22nd site encountered a typhoon and pitched and tossed alarmingly. The Pekin became separated from the Manauense in the storm. The water row* rapidly and the bailing force was doubled. But the buckets were gradually smashed and barrels and boxes were substituted for them, the men working in darkness, planks and pieces of iron shafting living violently washed among them. The firemen could only feed the fires by being lifted on the shoulders of the other men, tlirougn water waist deep. The typhoon lasted two days and a half, and in the midst of it the engines stopped. The officers then held a coun cil and found that there were 420 per sons on board with lifeboat accommoda tions for 212. In the meantime the men below, ignorant of their extreme peril, were passing buckets amt singing “What the Hell Do We Care,” while the ship rolled lielples on the ocean, with hatches closed. The heat was intense until the ty phoon passed, and then the Pekin, which had retraced her course about seventy miles, came alongside the Manauense, which was rolling so heavily that the soldiers in tin* hold could at each roll sec the Pekiu through the hatches over head. Colonel James S. Pettit, commander of the Thirty-first volunteer regiment, or derod the Mianauense to proceed to Guam and await relief, but the captain of the Manauense demurred, the officers say, because the Government was renting the ship for 8500 per day. Throughout the remainder of the voy age the engines of the Manauense failed frequently and the ship would roll lor a few hours while the engines wen* re pairing. Then the steamer would proceed again for a few hours. The meat and vegetables rotted be cause of the failure of (lie refrigerators, and were thrown overboard. After the storm, the water supplied to the ship at Honolulu had to he used for the boilers and there was little or none for drinking. In fact it is as serted that during the last, week of the voyage the men lived almost entirely on whiskey, beer and hard tack. The officers and soldiers were utterly exhausted when they reached Manila. They declare the engineers were grossly incompetent. The officers also say that the behavior of tin* troops was beyond praise. For days they worked in the dark, suffocating hold with water up to their shoulders), and planks washing about in a manner dangerous to life and limb. The officers took tin* lead in bailing and encouraged the men. The captain of the ship promised the men twenty-five cents a flay for bailing, hut lie now proposes to pay them a dol lar and a half. The soldiers talk of at taching the ship. The regiment will proceed to Zam boanga on the Pekin to garrison several ports on the Island of Minandano. CUBA WAITS ON CONGRESS. She Wants No Civil Governor General but Absolute Independence. Havana, Nov. 28.—Despite the tran quility of ,tln* country, some apprehen sion exists lest within the next few months some trouble should occur, in the event that the United States Con gress does not give definite assurances respecting the future of Cuba. It is as serted by reliable people that many of the police have for several weeks been paying a fraction of their salaries to a fund intended for use in case of an out break against tin* United Stales. It has also lieen reported that “recruiting for future emergencies” is in prog res in various parts of the Island. The best op'uton, of filial and non-of ficii, rejects 4 t he id; a. however, that there Mill be any trouble before the beginning of next year. General Collazo, a veteran of the Chi lian army, and now editor of the Oulwino, who fairly represents the views of the Cuban revolutionary lenders, said today: "At present CuC.ii is perfectly tranquil, although, as the result of General Lud low's recent statements, and of the pos sibility of a civilian Governor General, a feeling of tension exists. Our jsstple are waiting for a declaration by tin* United States Congress. No one would Ik* so foolish as to prejudice the whole case by starting a rebellion before we have heard what Congress will do. Cu bans regard tile present issue as almost vital.” ' General Collazo asks- the Associated Press to deny, in his n. 'ine, that there is any intention on the pant of Cubans to take the woods. There is. however, a movement on foot in Havana to found a monthly subscription list to defray the expenses of four or five Cubans who would travel through the United States and urge the granting of absolute independ ence. TAX UPON STATE BANK NOTES. Movement to Test the Constitution, ality of the Act. Richmond, Va., Nov. 22.—A move ment has been started by the leading bankers and business men of Richmond to test the constitutionality of the Act of Congress imposing a tax of 10 per cent upon the issues of State Bank notes. A committee composed of R. A. Lancaster, Joseph Bryan, John L. h illiams, E. B. Addison and \V. M. Habliston, has liepn formed, and they have retained William L. Royall as counsel, to take a test ease to the Su preme court of the United States, it is believed, it. is stated, that tin* way has been opened to have the act declared un constitutional by the income tax decision of the Supreme court. The committee will associate with Mr. Royall some of the most eminent counsel in the Uni ted States when the case comes on for argument in the Supreme court. The committee invites all persons who feel an interest in the subject to send con tributions towards the expense of the litigation to Colonel William H. Pal mer, of Richmond, who will lie the treasurer of the fund. Asks $14,755,439 for Yards and Docks. Washington. Nov. 28. —The report of Rear Admiral End'.cott, chief of the Bu reau of Naval Yards and Docks, sub mits estimates for improvements amount ing to $14,750,439. The recommenda tions arc made with a view /to so im proving the various stations that the* entire navy may be put into immediate service and kept there* continuously. Among tin*' items recommended are a new stone and concrete dry dock at the New York navy yard to cost $1,000,000, and at Norfolk to cost $1,200,000. An other important item is $1,500,000 for barracks at Boston, Brooklyn, Ik*ague Island, Norfolk and Mure* Island, each to cost $300,000. The total estimates for various navy yards and stations are as follows: Norfolk. Virginia, $1,(549,000, including $300,000 to begin new dock and $500,000 for additional land to increase scope of yard; Port Royal, X. C.. $882,000; Pen sacola, Fla., $20,000: Key West, Fla., $117,000; Dry Tortugas, Fla., $200,000. lit is denied at San Francisco that flic Manauense when she left there was unseaworthy, short of men or poorly provisioned. SENATOR RAWLINS J DEFENDS UTAH He Says She Has Sacredly Kept Her Pledges. POLYGAMISTS IN OFFICE A FEW ELECTED AND A FEW AP POINTED. LATTER BY THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE The Senator Denies That the Mormon Church Sought Stateho:d as a Shield for Po lygamy. Utah Demands the Chsest Investigation. Washington, Nov. 28.—Senator Raw lins, of Utah, forth« present the sole representative of that State in the Sen ate, issued a statement today denying certain charges against his State* on ac count of the election of iMr. Roberts to the Horns** of Representatives. Senator Rawlins says there is no truth in. the claim that the Mormon church by deceit and fraud brought about the admission of Utah into the Union so that behind statehood lines polygamy might be prac tices! with iinimnity. me statement is in part as follows: “Utah, both in her constitution and statutes has provided for the punishment of polygamy and all kindred offenses. “No complaint has been made or can truthfully lie made that these laws are not enforced. ‘'During the past year the State has been raked in search of eases of i>olyga my with which to feed this new modern sensation, blit no complaint has been pre sented against any man charging him with this offense. "Some eases of ‘unlawful cohabitation’ have Ihk*u prosecuted and punished. "So far Utah has sacredly kept the compact. •'But (i't is charged that the people of l Utah have elected jiolygaaiMsts or iarsons in that status to office. “This is true in some instances, and it is equally true that the United 'States, acting 'by the President with the con sent of the Senate, has appointed polyg | a mists to office and under such appoint* | incuts for almost three years these polyg ! a mists have held and are now holding | important Federal offices in the State of I Utah. “Tlhe ]H*opl<* of Utah are ready for this i issue. They propose to stand by their i pledges and keep absolute faith with the nation land they do mot propose to rest under any suspicion to the contrary. “Now that this question is raised, a fid the moral sentiment of the country is alarmed, they propose to demand a searching investigation and will Ik* found rendering full aid to any remedial meas ures deemed necessary to give assurance to the country that polygamy cannot live anywhere in the United (States, or in any plain* over which they have jurisdiction. “To this end at the first opportunity I shall ask the Senate to pass this reso lution: "Be it resolved by the Senate of the United States that the 'Committee on Judiciary hereby instructed to inquire into and report to the Senate, first, to what extent polygamy is practiced or polygamous marriages entered into in the United States or ini places over which they have jurisdiction. Second, have lKilygamists, or persons reput«*d to have 11101*1* than one wife been elected to office by the people of Utah, and if so, has such election been for the purpose of encouraging polygamy or in violation of any compact between said States and the United (States. Third, have polyg amists, or persons reputed to have more than one wife, been appointed to office by tlhe President, by arid with the advice and consent of the/Senate, or in cases where the concurrence of the Senate is not required, and it" so have such ap pointments been made in aid of polyga my dr in violation of the compact be tween tihe United States and the State of Utah with reference to that subject. Fourth, what, if any, steps should be taken or measures enacted for the pre vention of polygamy im the United States and in places over which they have jur isdiction.” At the M. P. Conference. Plyles, N. C., Nov. 28. —(Special.)— The pastor’s reports at the M. I*. Con ference here are generally incoimiging. Assessments for pastor’s salaries are small, hut more of them report the full amount paid than usual. Tlie Conference Brotherhood' met in regular annual session in the afternoon. The treasurer reported amount collected and paid to widow of a member who had died during tin* year. Several new members were received. Church Extension Board report larger collections than usual for this important work, but not nearly enough for the de mands. The Finance committee make a ringing report recommending a twentieth cen tury offering of $3,000 for this cause which was adopted by an enthusiastic vote. At the evening session Miss Annie I;. Forrest, returned missionary and repre sentative of the women’s work gave an interesting and instructive address on the work in Japan. On Sunday am old time Methodist ex perience meeting was held which nearly culminated in an old time shout. PRICE FIVE CENTS INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT. Receipts Show Increase Over Preced ing Year of $102,617,000. Washington. Nov. 28. —Commission- er George W. Wilson, of the Internal Revenue Bureau, in his report to the Sec retary of the Treasury of the operations of his office for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1899, shows that the reeequts from all sources aggregated $273,484,- 572, an increase over the preceding year of $102.(517,000, and an increase of 484,572 over the estimates of the* com missioner made one year ago. The re ceipts from the several sources of reve nue during tlie last year, and the in crease or decrease in each as com pa red with the year 1896 are given as fol lows: Spirits, $99,282,524; increase, $0,736,- 524. Tobacco, $52,492,207; increase, $16.- 262.(585. IFenneitKed liquors, $08,044,558; in crease. $29,129,127. Oleomargarine, $1,930,018; increase, $(540,828. Filled cheese, . . 18,098; increase, sl,- 579. Mixed flour, $7,040, law in force last year. S|K*cial taxes not elsewhere enumer ated $4,921,592, law in force only small part of last year. legacies and distributive shares of personal property $1,235,435. Stamp taxes under /schedule “A” of the war revenue act $38,018,081. Medicinal proprietary articles and preparations required to he stamped un der schedule "B” of the act $5,219,737. The collections by districts during the year where the amount is over $8,000,- 000 include the following: Two counties in Virginia $8,130,409. The total amount expended in the col lection of revenues during the last fiscal year was $4,591,754. or SI.OB per cent of the collections. This percentage of cost is the smallest that has ever been reached in the history of the Bureau. The estimated expenses for the next fiscfil year are $4,877,340, a slight in crease over the last year. During the last year officers of the internal revenue seized 2,190 illicit stills and in the discharge of their duty one officer was killed and three wounded. Seven hundred and eleven prisoners were arrested in connection with illicit dis tilling, which the commisioner says is rather on the increase in certain sec tions of the country. The commissioner recommends a num ber of amendments to existing laws. THE HARPER BROS. HOUSE. Trustees Assume Control and Appoint G. B. M. Harvey Agent. New York, Nov. 28.—The State Trust Company, as trustees of the first mort gage of Harper and Brothers, having taken possession of the Harper Publish ers’ property and apiaiinted G. B. M. Harvey its agent in carrying on ami controlling the business. President Har vey. of Harper and Brothers, says in explanation: “The action of the State Trust Com pany was taken primarily at my in stance, with the approval of the mem bers of the. Harper family and of the principal creditors. Eeither ii or any body else who ventured to assume the personal responsibility for the manage ment of the company without first ef fecting a thorough readjustment of its finances, would have been confronted by a Herculean task. Every publica tion issued from the Harper presses will now be strengthened in every possible way without hindrance, and 1 trust, with the hearty co-operation of the thousands of friends of the great house, whose honor, dignity ami prosperity it has lK*eome our duty to maintain." Will Strengthen the Goebel Law. Frankfort, Ivy., Not. 28.—Governor Bradley denied tonight that he had been informed by President McKinley that troops would he furnished if asked for. and declined to say whether he had eou wotmded several men of the naval brig aid. Instead of repealing the Goebel elec tion law, which was the chief issue in the late Gubernatorial campaign, as Re publican leaders hoped to do by an alli ance of Republicans and anti-Goebel 'Dpmdcraifcs, Democratic leaders assent, thalt the law will not only Ik* maintained, hut will be strengthened by some im portant amendment. One of these, it is said, will be the removal of the devices on the official ballot and requiring that, a voter scratch out 'the names of such candidates as he desires not. to vote for. This practically amounts to an educa tional qualification and would disfran chise the bulk of colored voters, who constitute over one-third of the Republi can party in this State. S., F. & W. Stockholders Meet. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 28. —The annual meeting of the Savannah Florida and Western Railway was held here today. Directors were elected as follows: Morton F. Plant, R. G. Erwin, S. R. Ivnott, Morris Iv. Jessup, Henry M. Flagler. B. F. Newcomb and J. 11. Refill. The directors subsequently elected the following officers: President, R. G. Erwin; vice-president, S. It, Knott; secretary, R. B. Smith; treasurer, J. Moultrie Lee. One .of the features of the meeting was the election of Mr. S. R. Knott n director and an officer of the company. Mr. Knott is at present with the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad. The financial report sho\yed the. net earnings of the road for tilt* year to Ik* $183,711.72. ’Hie Texas has sailed from Fort ft Mon roe for Brunswick, Ga., and will go thence to Havana to bring home the bodies of the Maine victims now interred there, , ,