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The News and Observer.
VOL.XLVII. NO. 69.
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THE AMERICANS
LEO OUT TO BE SHOT
When Aguinaldo Interposed
and Saved Them.
THE STORY OF GILLMORE
Ag TOLD BY SONNEXSH El X, AX
ESCAPED PRI SON Ell.
EFFORT TO KEEP FILIPINOES IN SOUTH
Whereabouts of the American Generals. Cordon
F.xim San Fabian to San Isidro. MacArthur
.Prepares For a Clean Sweep. Aguin
aldo’s Mother at Manila.
Manila, I Km*. 1. —{Friday—12:50 A.
M.)—When the landing party from the
United States battleship Oregon, under
Lientenant Commander McCraekin,
took the town of Yigan, Province of
South lloeos, last Sunday, they found
then* an escaped prisoner. A. L. Son
nettsheiu. who furnished the first au
thentic account of the experience of
Lieutenant James C. tiilinore. of the
United States gunboat Yorktown. who,
with a party of the Yorktown. was caje
lured by the insurgents near Boiler, on
the East Coast of Luzon, last April,
while making an examination of the
mouth of the river in an armed boat.
Mr. Somienshein was imprisoned at
Afcxa for a long time with Lieutenant
Gilmore and seven sailojv. but contrived
to escape carrying a concealed note,
written in naval cipher. dat«sl Abra. Xw
vende r 19th, addressed to "Any Xattl
Officer."’ and saying:
"You may have perfect crarafidem-e in
auythiug the bearer says.”’
Tin* note was signed "Gilmore." Ac
cording to Mr. fSonnensheil}, when
Lieutenant Gilmore's launch entered the
river, front Baler harbor, under cover
of Ensign W. 11. Standley’s gun. the
landing was received with three volleys.
Two of the Americans were killed and
two mortally wounded. Every man was
hit. Lieutenant Gilmore receiving a
flesh wound in the leg, and his foot
stuck fast in the mud. It was a choice
between surrender ami being slaugh
tered. Lieutenant Gilmore asked the
term* of release. The insurgents pro
posed that lie should procure the deliv
ery to them of the arms ami munitions
of the Spanish garrisons, undertaking,
if this were accomplished, to send the
Spaniards and the Americans to the
Yorktown. A sailor of Lieutenant Gil
more's party carried this proposition to
the garrison. The Spanish command
ant replied that it was an insult to
Spanish arms, and expelled the sailor,
a Spanish soldier, tiring upon him as
he went.
The Americans were then hound hand
and foot and taken to San Isidro, where
General Luna ordered their execution.
They wore marched to the plaza, and in
the presenec of a great crowd, were
aligned to be executed.
Lieutenant Gilmore said:
“Aw am American officer and gentle
man, I protest against being shot with
my hands tied.”
, Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the
execution. When General Lawton ap
proached Han llsidro last dune the
Americans were removed to Abra, where
they were kept <*ontiiiod in cells for
two months. Subsequently they were
allowed liberty, but the report that Lieu
tenant Gilmore was given a bouse and
servant is untrue. He had the same
quarters as the men. and it he Ameri
cans were given the same ■allowance as
the Spanish prisoners—live cents a day
with which to buy rice and bananas,
virtually the only rations.
General MacArthur is now in Bay am
bling (or Bay a m bunt preparing to sweep
tin* country on lioth sides of the Manila
Da gup an Railroad. General Wheaton
is at San Fabian and General Lawton
nt Tayug.
'l'he cordon from San Fabian to San
Isidro covers all the roads and occupies
all the towns on the line. The Ameri
can policy is to prevent any more in
surgents escaping to the north and 1 to
force them toward the country west of
the railroad.
Major March, with » imraiiou of the
Thirty-third infantry. Ge*up»* Vigan.
The remainder of the regiment is on
ihe way.
General Young, with a handful of
cavalry and the Macabubis. is in Vigan.
and Lient-Col. Howze, with tour d»ci
nv'ed com panic* of the Thirty fourth
infantry, barefooted and fagged, is
struggling toward Vigan ft.mi Aliaga.
When last reported he was wii.hin fifty
ntfh-s of his destination.
There are 5,(100 Spanish prisoners in
Abra Province, whose release through
the military • iterations is exp cited root.
It is learned that Aguinaldo had a
large amount of stores at Bayombong,
Province of Xneva Vizcaya, which Gen
eral Lawton's troops have probably cap
tured.
The stteamer Francisco Reyes has
taki-n a cargo of supplies to Dagupan,
where a base will be etc*)bUshed. Hos
pitals have been equipped- at San Isi
dro, Cabanatuau and Tayug. Many of
the American troop* are suffering from
exhaustion, fever or dysentery, and are
in mid of 1 Hospital fir atm nt.
<'aptflJti Fowler's march after General
Alcjandrino's brigade, w tii one company
< f the Thirty-third regiment was one of
the bravest incidents of the war. Tin
company left Dagupaai alone, under or
ders to locate vhc enemy. Captain Fowler
had Imm n warned by the natives that he
and his men would be extertnfranted. The
guides deserted them beforeManga 1 aren
was reached. AH of Alcjnnd.inn’s artil
lery was focussed ii]K)n the main street,
along which, the Americans advanced.
The gums were manned by Spaniards
who said afterward that they had fired
over the heads of the Americans ns
tihey desired that the latter should win,
hoping thus to gain their own freedom.
Major Johnston, of General MacAr
thur’s staff, brought here by special t aiu
Clmribian. Seen tary of The Treasury n
the so-called Filipinb Government, and
Mariana Lin Gap. a Chinese half-breed,
director of railways and post of tin s, both
of whom surrendered, in Bayambaug,
with thtSir families and servants.
AGI ’IXU LI JO’S M (>TI l Ell.
Manila. Dec. I.—(Friday, 12:50 a. m. -
Agu Iran Ido's mother has arrived' here and
has been given shelter by ’Settor Le
gatee, «. prominent amigo, who was
’Secretary of tlie Treasury before the
outbreak and avho resigned when it came.
It stems that Bueneniraino’s .party took
refuge in a bandit village, which had
offend A grain* kl a am asylum, intending
to sell him to the Americans. The ban
dits assassinated half of Btiencamino’a
guard ami propos'd to ki*e*p Agumaldn/s
mother for ransom.
THE CREW OF THE URDANETA.
Further Details of Their Fate in a
Cablegram from Watson.
Washington, Nov. 30.—A dispatch to
the Navy Department from Admiral
Watson at Manila, recemsl today gives
additional details of the fate of the
crew of the gum-boat Urdanefa. which
was attacked and destroyed by insur
gents some time since. The dispatch
folloAvs:
“Manila, Nov. 30.
“Oregon's force turned over Yigan
to portion of Wheaton’s command on
28th. Returned here with one hundred
and sixth recaptured Spanish prisoners.
Taking of Yigan creditable to naval
force. Coxswain Green® and Appren
tice Powers of Urthmeta’s crew es
caped insurgents, reijiorted ora flagship.
Report Cadet Woods mortally wounded;
died fifteen incmites. Mitchell, Drraav
ujond, Stone and Grey killed outright.
Bodies of Wood and Grey oidy recov
ered. Buriul place unknown; will «#•
>leaver to locate.-. Farley. Herbert and
Prarke alive and well October 30th.
Present whereabouts mi known. T’rdati
eta fougilt till gnus failed; made gal
lant fight, date September 17th.’’
THE FIGHT AT PAVIA.
Manila, Nov. 30.—10:10 p. nk) —Dis-
patches just received from Iloilo, Island
of Panay, Mv that at one o’clock on the
evening of Sunday, November 20th, the
Eighteenth regiment encountered an en
trenched force of the enemy n't Pavia,
who ojieited a heavy fire. The leading
battalion replied, and after several vol
leys the Nineteenth flanked the Filipinos,
driving them out of their trenches. The
enemy retreated to the mountains. At
the beginning of the fight one captain
and one private of the Eighteenth were
killed.
SUCCESSOR TO SETTLE.
63 Ballots and no Election. Chicago
and Louisville Platforms Affirmed.
-Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 30.—The Seventh
district Democratic Congressional Con
vention convened today to elect a sue-*
eessor for the late Congressman Settle.
John It. Allen, of Lexington, and 'June
W. Gayle are tin* two leading candidates
with J. It. Julian, of Frankfort, \
strong third.
The convention which Avas expected
to sound the aranti-elestiou key-note for
the Goebel Democracy, as well as to
nominate a candidate to succeed Evan
Settle, deceased, convened at 2 o'clock,
but owing to a tie rap in the Committtee
era Resolutions, it accomplished nothing
this afternoon. The hitch m the com
mittee arose over the question, of re
affirming the phi,tform of the LouisA'ille
Convention at. which Goebel was nomi
nated.
Two members of the Committee on
Resolutions, who objected to the reaf
firming of the Louisville platform gave
in. and resolutions reaffirming ls>th the
Chicago platform of 189<> and the Isniis-
A’ifle platform, together with denuncia
tion of Governor Bradley for calling
out the militia on election day, were
adopted.
,At 10:30 o’clock 47 ballots had been
taken but no nomination had been made.
The vote stood: Alien, 29; Gayle,
23; Julian, 20; Moody, 20. Necessary to
a choice, 48.
The convention adjourned at 10:49
until tomorrow, having taken. 03 bal
lots Avithout making a nomination.
Victims of the Paterson Wreck.
New York, Nov. 30. —The bodies of
the six Iversons killed in last night’s
Avreck on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad, were positively
identified today. Those killed were:
ALEXANDER CRAIG, of Scranton.
I’a., business manager of the Scranton
Tribune.
ESTHER S. CRAIG, his wife.
ESTHER OIIA'IG, their 13-yeur-old
daughter.
JESSE CRAIG, their 11-year-old
daughter.
MRS. MAY BEItT ROE. wife of
David Roe. of Ithaca, X. Y.
WALTER JACOB WA LB ROOK, 19
years old. of New York city. *
Mr. Walbrook was a student at Cor
nell.
The accident wiped out the Craig farai
ily. Tky were on their way to spend
Thanksgiving with relatives in Brooklyn.
All of the injured persons -in the hos
pitals at, Paterson are doing well and
it is believed that all of them \\ill re
covet. . „ .. _ . JAußJit
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 1899.
THE HIGH HOPES OF
MO, CHAMBERLAIN
On the Alliance Between Fng
land and America,
EXPLAINS USE OF TERM
THE ALLIANCE MAY BE WRIT
TEN OR UNDERSTOOD.
A GUARANTEE OF THE WORLD’S PEACE
Mr. Chamberlain Thinks That a Triple Alli
ance, the Parties Being Great Brita : n,
the United States and Germany,
Is Most Desirable.
London, Nov. 30. —Joseph Chamber
lain, the Secretary of State for the Col
onies, in a speech, at a lunched at
Leicester today, said that ever since
the great split in the liberal party he
had found himself a mark for the slan
ders and misrepresentation# of “the
baser sort of politicians,” but that he
had found compensation in the generous
appreciation of the majority of his coun
trymen.
Continuing Mr. Chamberlain said lie
was deeply gratified that the foreign il
lations of Great Britain were so satis
factory and he asserted that the cO'in*
try owed a debt of gratitude to Lord
Salisbury for the great improvement in
Great Britain’s position. ; It Avas espe
cially gratifying, he said, to note the
friendly relations existing between the
Anglo-Saxon, branches, saying that the
understanding between the United
States ad Great Britain was indeed
a guarantee of the peace of the world.
This statement Artis greeted with
cheers.
The world, he asserted, was not *g3v
erued entirely by interest. Sentiment
was one of the greatest factors.
Refering to the attacks of the for
eign press, Mr. Chamberlain said those
neAvspitpers had not even spared “the
almost sacred person of the Queen.”
This, continued the speaker, provoked
natural indignation, “which mpy have
serious consequences if one neighbors
do nut mend their ways.”
An outburst of cheering greeted this
threat of the Colonial Secretary.
It was a matter for congratulation.
Mr. Chamberlain asserted, that the
worst of these “disgraceful attacks"
did not appear in the German paja'is.
Dealing with the attitude of the for
eign relations, Mr. Chamberlain said:
“I rejoice, and it is perhaps natural,
for I have taken a personal interest
in the matter, in the friendly feeling
which 1 hope is now permanent between
the two great branches of the Anglo-
Saxon race. I have so many friends
in the Uraitd States, almost as many as
l have here, and I can conceive of no
greater disaster to tin* two countries
than to find themselves hostile to each
other. Yet I remember, when I first,
visited America, my surprise and as
tonishment at tlu* evidence given me by
statesmen and politicians and in articles
in the press of constant suspicion of the
objects of Great Britain, constant doubts
as to her integrity and a generally un
favorable estimate of our prospects and
character.
’’This ill-feeling was due, no doubt,
to many causes, due to the fact that
the United States has never lieen ar
war with any great power but England,
due to theirNtraditiows, extending over
a century, due to a feeling that the
sympathy of Great Britain was not
with them in their Civil War, and to
the general belief that the people of
Great Britain Avould see with satisfac
tion any harm that might befall them.
“It appeared to me almost useless
to contradict these mistaken opinions.
But what the asseverations of states
men could not do was done by the sym
pathy avc Avere able to give when the
United States found itself the object
of tin* suspicion which has so often
accompanied our own transactions Avhen
engaged in a war of justice against
oppression, a war in favor of civilization
and good Government. Our action
pro veil to th<* Americans that we Avere
imbed one inople, of the same thoughts
and guided by the same principles. The
assurance that was given them in the
course of the Spanish War will, 1 be
lieve, never la* forgotten, and has placed
our relations in art admirable position.
The union, the alliance, if you please,
the understanding between these two
great nations is indeed a guarantee of
the peace of the world. But there Is
something more which I think any far
seeing English statesman must have
long desired, that avc should not remain
permanently isolated from the continent
of Euro|H*. and I think it must have ap
peared evident to everybody that the
natural alliance is between ourselves and
the German Empire. We have had
■our differences, quarrels and conten
tions, but they have all been about
liett.v matters. These difficulties have
been gradually removed, until now 1
cannot conceive that any point • an ar’rae
in the immediate future which can
bring ourselves and Germany into an
tagonism of interests. On tin* contrary.
I can foresee many things in the fu
ture Avhich must cause anxiety to the
statesmen of Europe, bill in which our
interests are clearly the same as Ger
many’s and in which the understanding
of which I have spoken in the ease of
America, might if extended to Germany,
do more perhaps than any combination
of arms to preserve the peace of the
World.”
A new triple alliance, bet ween the
Teutonic race and the tAVO great
branches of the Anglo-Saxons, Avould,
said the Colonial Secretary, be a potent
influence in the future of the Avorld.
The speaker explained that lie used the
word “alliance,” brat it mattered little
whether they had an alliance committed
to paper or ‘an understanding which
existed in the minds of the statesmen of
the respective countries.”
A determination in every ease to
look for favorable motives upon the
part of those with whom friendship
was desired would be an enormous ad
vantage to both the nations concerned
and others.
HE PUT SPRAGUE TO SLEEP.
Teddy McGovern, Champion Bantam
weight of the World, W ins Easily.
Hartford, Conn., Nov. 30. —Terry Mc-
Govern. champion bantam-weight of
tbe world, made short work of Eddie
Sprague, of Streator, Ills., this afternoon
at the Nutmeg Athletic Club, disabling
him in less than on*» minute in the sec
ond round. He practically disposed of
his. men in the first round, ii-hen after
a fierce exchange of blows McGovern
landed a heavy bloiv on Sprague’s solar
plexus that laid him on the floor.
Sprague went down three times in
tlie first round, slipping once and re
maining down another time until eight
seconds aa ere called off. For the re
mainder of the round he managed to
keep away from McGovern. Sprague
landed two hard bloAvs on McGovern,
otic of them on the jaw which staggered
Terry.
In the second round McGovern sailed
ih with right and left swings on
Sprague, the latter finally going down
and remaining on the floor until counted
out. He had to be assisted to his cor
ner.
RESTRICT REPRESTENTATION.
Bill With Which Crnmpacker Would
Rain Blessings on the Sonth.
Wshiragton. Nw. 30. —’Representative
Edward D. < Yuirapnckcr. of Indiana, a
•member of Election Uommittee No. 3
ira the last Ctengrev#, arrivul in Was’v
angton today and i citi rated his intention
of pressing for legislative action at the
ooiuioK session o* Ccugsretrs a bill to
- restrict the ‘repre-eutatiosi of the Souih
•ern States to the votes actually east in
the Congressional elec+irais.
“I believe the enactment of such a
lw.” said Judge Cln in quicker. “would
tie one of the greatest blessings that
<-onld hapi»en to the South. Their local
jioHtical interests would be offset by a
desire fur a large representation ;u the
Electoral College, and there would lie a
tendency 'toward granting what would
lie fair. I do not forget that the race
problem of the ‘South cannot be remedied
by legislation. We cannot legislate
brains for the ignorant negro. The
racial question is one that must lie solv
ed by gradual development of the negro
race, but the eonditicus should In* mask'
equal for all voters,/
NO PART IN THE CONTEST.
Bryan Neither Favors Nor Opposes
Any Candidate For Speakership.
Austin. Tex.. Now 30.—AV. J. Bryan's
attention having been called to a re
port from Washington that it was hint
ed there that lie av«s inclined to fa
vor the nomination of SuJzer for Speaker
by the Democratic Congressional con
tingent, expressed himself as follows oil
the matter:
"I have not said or written anything
for or against a;uy candidate fer Speak
er. 1 haA-o not takin any part hi the
ecu test and shall not. The Democrats
in Congrtvs art* entirely competent to
•settle the question of leadership for
themselves, and I hnve no doubt that
tlu* caucus will make a wise selection."
Naptha Launch’s Long Voyage.
IVnsncola. Fla.. Nov. 30.—The Nap
tha yacht Zebu, of NeAV Orleans, .i 2
feet long, having on board (’apt. E. W.
Detuning and his two daughters, ar
rived here this evening after an event
ful journey of <5.(H)7 miles. The Zebu
left New Orleans on July Bth, went rap
the Mississippi river and tributaries to
the great Inkps, therice through the
Erie canal to the Hudson and doAvu
to New York. The party sailed down
the Atlantis coast and around the Flori
da peninsular into the Gulf of Mexico
ami u]i to this city. Contiug through the
inland passage of Fast Pass on Novem
ber 24th, the yacht Avas blown high and
dry on the beach. After hard work
the Zeba was floated ora Thursday last.
She will sail tomorrow noon for Noav
Orleans.
Race to the Philippines.
Washington, Nov. 30.—The cruiser
Noav Orleans has arrived at Colombo
on her way to Manila. This brings her
up to the cruiser Brooklyn* for the first,
tinn* since their ocean race to the Phil
ippines began. The Brooklyn arrived
at Colombo yesterday and will coal
probably in time to get away ahead of
the New Orleans. Tlu* latter has been
gaining or late, how caw, and has bet
tered her position by two days against
the Brooklyn since leaving Aden. At
this rate the iiwlieatiieaiH are that the
.Wav Orleans will lie the first to ar
rive at Manila.
Garland Gutted by Fire.
Garland. Texas, Nov. Bi).—Fire tonight
destroyed tin* business part of the town.
It started in tin* News office ami binned
two dry goods stores, three groceries,
bank, drug stores, the postoffiee, two
barber sin ps, a saddlery > ore and a
number of other buildings, The loss
will be heavy.
THE WAR OFFICE IN
LONDON BESIEGED
Waiting in Agonized Sus
pense for Casualty Lists,
GEN. METHUEN WOUNDED
IT IS MERELY A FLESH WOUND
IN THE THIGH.
GEN. JOUBERT RETREAT'S TO COLENSO
It is Said He is Hurrying Back to Oppose the
Advance of Col nel Baden-Powell.
A Boer Reverse at
Weenen.
Loudon, Nov. 30. —The bank late has
risen from five to six i>er cent and there
is great excitement in the city. Today
1 icing pay day, the stock exchange mar
ket Avas unusually active.
The scenes at the War Office today
were distressing. Crotvds have gathered
since early morning, among them wo
men dressed in the height of fashion
with pale, anxious faces, touch the el
bows with their poorer sisters from the
East end as they ask, trembling, for
some- news from the front. It is ru
mored that a rough estimate of the
losses it already received at the War
Office but so far no information is given
out.
GENERAL METHUEN WOUNDED.
Isimion, Nov. 30.—1 tis officially an
nounced that General Methuen was
among those wounded at the battle of
I Modder River.
General Methfuen, it developed biter.
! Avas slightly wounded by a bullet winch
I inflicted a fleeh wound in. the thigh.
I Lieutenant I.sutg, of the Second York
| shires, is raifothev officer killed. Ten
j offUmts were wounded.
The War Office today makes public
I the following dispatch from the offi
cers commanding at Cape Town under
date of November 29th:
“Kimberley all Avell to November 23d.
Rail and telegraph open to Modder River.
Gataere reports November 28th that the
situation is unchanged.”
The office has received the following
dispatch from General Braller dated
Pietermaritizbrarg, Wednesday, Novem
ber 29th:
“Mitchell, a telegraphist. has just made
his way out of Ladysmith to Weenen.
wltenetj he sends the following message:
“On Nov. 9th we beat liack the Boers
with great loss to tin* enemy. The total
casualties Avere remarkaoly small. Then*
were only eight men killed during the
siege by shells, and hi ail the battles,
etc., only a. hundred men have lieen kill
.ed or wounded.
“ T left Ladysmith the night of XV
vemlier 25th. Since November 9th no
attempt has been made to attack Lady
smith in force.’ "’
The War Office lias received from the
general commanding at Oa]ie Town the
following: »
"Received from Mix’d* r River No
vember 30th:
“Killed, staff. ■Colonel, H. P. N'orth
eott; Second (’oldstreams. Lieutenant
Colonel H. R. 'Stopford: Captain S.
Earle.
“Wounded, artillery/ Major IV. Lind
say; Captain Farrell: Lieutenant Dim
lop: Lieutenant. Frarso. Third; Grene
diers. Major Count. Gleiclien: Lientenant
the Honorable E. 11. Lyger. Cold
Streams. Lieutenant Viscount Aeheson.
Medical Co*nw*» Captain C. A. Moor®.
“The casualties among the officers of
the Ninth brigade and' the men of the
division will follow.”
JOUBERT FALLS BACK.
Fsteourt, Monday, November 27.
The Twelfth Lancers are repoirted t<»
have attacked Piet Retiet’s force at
Weeneii and to have inflicted great loss
on the Boers.
General HiblyaivTs tiawips bivoiuieked
last >niiglit at Frere. Two Boers have
been captured. One of them, a dor
ter. entered the British camp under the
belief it was a Boer bivouac.
General .Torabert is reporteil to have
retreated to Colon,so yesterday byway
of Ovieveley. He travelled in an Aninii
bus drawn by six horses. It is rumor
ed that he is hurrying back to oppose
( N ilonel B a deal-Bowel 1 .
Two b/stcourt trains arrived at Frerc
last evening. There is great rejoicing
at the opening of the line.
Boor prisoners report General Hi* -
yard’s night attack with cold steel
paralyzed tin* burghers, whose loss avhs
thirty killed aunt lover a hundred
wounded.
HEAVY BOER LOSSES.
Orange River, Nov. 27. —(Monday.)—
Poor prisoners here rejxirt that tlu* num
ber of Boers killed at Beliiwwnt is lie
lie veil to be 140, and at Gras Pan 400.
Among the prisoners aix* several with
enormous wl crosses ora their sleeves. It
is ’reported that they fought with the
artillery.
SHE LLI NtG ()F I>A I WS.MI TIL
London, Dec. I.—(Friday.)—The Times
publishes the following dispateh from
Frere, Natal, dated Monday, November
27 th:
"Dulysmith was bea\ily lionJbarded
toiluy.”
Political reform may be all right, but
ixditieam corruption lias the advantage of
age uudp experience.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CONDITION OF MANAUENSE. 91
Reported A No. 1, Amply Provisioned,
Fully Manned When She Sailed.
Washington, Nov. 30.—The Quarter
master Gegicnil has received a detailed
report by telegraph from Lieutenant
Colonel (). F. Long, in charge of the
traivsport service at San Fraraeieo, mi
the transport Mananense, which recent
ly arrived at Manilla after undergoing
hardships in a Pacific typhoon. The re
port which Avas requested because of the
statements of the unfitness of the ves
sel for transport service, is as follows:
“San Francisco, November, 29th.
“Transport Manauense sailed October
25th for Manila, auu Honolulu. Capacity
28 officers .and 530 enlisted men. Car
ried 17 officers and 380 enlisted men.
She was inspected by Captain Metcalf,
surveyor of Lloyd’s register, who offi
cially reported vessel ‘in good order and
condition when she left this port, both
in hull and machinery.’ She is classed ;«
number one, star one. Lloyd’s. Also was
thoroughly inspected, here by Treasury
Department inspector of hulls and boil
ers, Avho reported her in excellent condi
tion. Official reports of these officers
are on file ami recorded.
“Treasury officials would not allow any
unsea worthy ship to leave port.
Maneuense was provided with all life
saving apparatus, even more than
Treasury Department regulations re
quired. Her crew under ordinary cir
cumstances numbers 32 men. *She ac
tually carried from San Francisco a
crew of 40 men. which fully met re
quirements of Treasury officials. She
carried 55 days provisions for 400 en
listed men and wan provisioned for crew
and army officers by agents of vessel for
160 days. Besides, she hail in her hold
000 tons measurement of bacon, flour,
canned goods and other commissiry sup
plies. Manauense was also thoroughly
insqxKti'd by Colonels Garlington and
Maus. Inspector General, and by Cap
tain Bameson, Marine Superintendent
ami by other transport officials. Lieu
tenant Colonel Hayes also frequently
inspected transport previous to depar
ture. All were satisfied. The ship met
Lloyd’s requirements', which are highest
kuown among shipping people
“Hie vessel made an average speed of
10 knots from Honolulu to Manila. Had
her machinery lieen seriously impaired
she certainly couhl not have made the
iHstance covered in the time she (lid.
I believe, and all our officials conaected
with the transport service here concur,
when Mamnense left here she was i>er
feetly seaworthy, fully mu mud and
amply provisioned.”
Colonel Ballinger, in charge of the
transport service hen*, said it seemed
clear that the utmost vigilance had
been used by everyone connected with
the inspection of transports at Han
Francisco, and as the commissary
branch had also shown the care used
by them, such hardships as had occurred
must be attributable to the elements,
against which no amount of care could
prevail with absolute assurance. Offi
cers here had received Honolulu newspa
pers showing that the M.immense was
all right when she arrived rhere. so that
the trouble must have occurred between
Honolulu and Manila.
NEGRO INDUSTRIAL HOME.
A Great Work for Negro Boys and
Girls Inaugurated.
Columbia. S. C„ Nov. 36.—A great
work for uplifting negro children was
inaugurated today when “The South
Carolina Industrial Home” for negro
Ixijs and girls was dedicated. This
undertaking was started last April by
Rev. Richard Carroll, a negro Baptist
preacher, late Chaplain Tenth immuncs.
The home is designed to give negro
waifs a rmtinrentary and Christian edu
eation: to teach them habits of # tidh\*>s
in household work and of thrift in farm
work or a*t tin* lathe yr bench. Tuske
gec, Booker Washingtt n’s school. docs
for the grown negro what Carroll pro
poses to do for children,
Carroll last siring received a dona
tion! from Judge E. 11. tittle, of Bloom
field. Pa. With this he bought Carpen
ter Heights, the former homestead cf
Judge D. A. Carpenter, near this city.
In August while at Xorthfleld Sun.nu r
School. Carroll ro<*eivcd a donation from
Mrs. ,T. Lewis Crazier. of Upland, Pa.
With this he bought Albemarle, a tract
of 226 acres adjoining Carpenter
Heights.
But 25 children can la* accommodated
mow. There will be four teachers, two
of them nurses, one sustained by the
Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society
of Chicago. 'Several waifs are main
tained by Southern white friends. The
rooms were furnished by white friends
and w'a.gonis, horses, etc., have been
donated.
Mr. Julius 11. Walker. Vice Presi
dent of the Central Xatiional Bank of
this city. 4s treasurer. Carroll hopes
in the next few months to establish a
training school for colored nurse* amd
to build a home for superannuated col
ored ministers.
Lippincott’s Plates Saved.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Xov. ‘lO. —It was
learned today that with few exceptions,
the valuable electrotype plates stored in
vaults in the J. B. Lippiucott Com
pany's building were not damaged by the
tire which yesterday destroyed that pub
lishing house.
Secretary Mortimer of the company,
said that this (means a salvage of be
tween SIOO,OOO ami $150,000. With theite
plates saved, the loss on the contents of
the building may be rightly estimated at
$300,000. The Imilding is valued at
I $150,000.
The only plates of importance that
were in a<*tual services ami were de
stroyed are not numerous. Among them
are Dacostus “Idiagnosis' ’ anal Anne
'Hollingsworth’s “Salons Colopial and
Republican.”