Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL VIII.
REBELS CAPTURE fiUNBOAT
An Officer and Nine Hen Either Captured
or Killed By the Filipinos.
VESSEL WAS BEACHED, DISMANTLED AND BURNED
Warship Was Doing Patrol Duty On Orani River.
Other Manila News.
A report reached Manila Monday
that the insurgents had captured the
United States gunboat Urdaneta, in
tlie Orani river, on the northwest side
«f Manila bay, where she was patrol -
ing. One officer and nine of her crew
are missing.
The United States gunboat Petrel,
sent to investigate tho matter, return¬
ed and reported that the Urdaneta was
beached opposite the town of Orant,
on the Orani river. She was riddled
with bullets and burued and the fol-
lowing guns, with their ammunition,
were captured:
A oue-pouuder, one Colt automatic
gun, one Nordenfeld 25-millimeter
gun.
The crew of the Urdaneta are pris¬
oners or have been killed. Further
details are lacking.
Cammauded l.y Navel Cadet.
The gunboat Urdaneta, which was
captured with her crew at Orant, about
twenty-five miles from Manila, on the
bay of Manila, is a little craft of forty
tons displacement, not much larger
than a small early tug. She was captured
by the navy in the war and has
been on police duty in the bay for
months past. The records of the navy
department show that she was one of
the boats of whioh the Oregon is the
parent ship—that is, she was supposed
to dmv all her supplies from the bat¬
tleship, to be manned by the Oregon’s
crew and to act under the instructions
of the Oregon’s commander.
According to the Inst reports to the
department the little boat was Inst
May under the command of Naval
Cadet Welborn O. Wood, but the per¬
sonnel of the crew is not a matter of
reoord, being subject to frequent
changes. Wood was appointed to the
naval academy from Oregon, had
passed his academic course aud was
performing the two years’ sea Naturally service
at the time of his capture.
th* department officials are vexed that
the difficulties of the negotiations
looking to the release of Lieutenant
Gilmore, of the Yorkman, and his men
should be added to by this last misfor¬
tune. Still there is no disposition
unnecessarily to curb the junior offi¬
cers of the navy who are doing such
gallant service in the Philippines.
KILLED FATHER BY MISTAKE. .
A Thomson, Ga., Merchant Shot By On©
of His Sons.
Mr. W. R. Hays, a merchant of
Thomsor Ga., was shot aud killed by
his son, Willie Hays, Sunday night at
9 o’clock. The weapon used was a
shotgun loaded with slugs.
The deceased was under the influ¬
ence of whisky and left his home just
after supper ami was not seen again
until the time of the killing. About 9
o'clock tine of his Bons, Mat Hays, was
passing through a cotton patch near
the house, when he heard n strange
noise in the edge of the woods.
He called to his brother Willie to
bring the gun, and together they pro¬
ceeded to the place whence the noise
came. When within forty feet of the
woods they saw something white upon
the ground, making a noise which
they described to be like the the noise
made by a mad dog or a wild cat.
Willie fired the contents of the gun
into the object which proved to he his
father.
An inquest was held and the jury,
after hearing all the evidence, brought
in verdict exonerating the sons.
Steamer Founders; Five Browned.
The Atlas Steamship Company’s
steamer Aduln, CaptainMcAuley, from
Kingston for Baltimore, foundered
Monday off Port Morant, on the Boutb
coast of Jamaica. Five lives were
lost, including the first officer.
SECOND CEREMONY PERFORMED.
juliu Dent Grunt and liuawian Count Are
Lawfully Made One.
The Episcopal marriage service, sup-
plementiug that of tho Russian
dox ohurch, which made Prince Can-
tncuzene, Count Speranzky, of Russia,
aod Julia Deut Grant, daughter of
Brigadier General Frederick D. Grant
nnd granddaughter of General U. S.
brant, husband and wife, was celebra¬
ted at All Saints chapel in Newport,
j>. I., Monday. The assembly of in¬
vited guests, notable for social and
military distinction, made the cere-
mony one of the most brilliant ever
w.tnessed at Newport.
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ASH BURN.* (i A., SATURDAY. SKPTEMBKK «0. 18M.
Negm Igltuid Now Willing to
Mako Peace.
Two important dispatches from
General Otis were made pnblio by the
war department at Washington Mon¬
day. The first dispatch indicates that
the insurgents on in e Island of Negros
are about to recognize the authority of
the United States. The dispatch fol¬
lows:
Manila, September 28.—Adjutant
General, Washington: Hughes, Iloilo,
reports Lopez aud 04 armed men snr-
rendered to Byvue at Castellano, Ne¬
gros. Election in that island October
20th. Sought conference. Cbcif in-
surgents of Paney wished to know
what promise could be given them of
formal submission. Told no arrange¬
ments possiblo until surrendered and
force disbanded. "Oris,”
( i Tbe second dispatch is as follows:
"Manila, September 25.—Adjutant
General, Washington: Bates returned
from Iloilo ‘21st instant, having placed
garrisons ot Sinssi and Buuglmm,
Tawi Tawi group; one company each
place. Affairs in archipelago satisfac¬
tory. Bates saw chief insurgents
Zamboanga; still anxious to receive
United States on condition of with¬
drawal should Aguinaldo success iu
Luzon. Proposition not entertained.
Zamboanga having trouble with more
Datos in viciniiy who have raised
United States flag. Date Cagan, Sain
island, visited Jolo, gave a decision
and desired to raise American flag in¬
stead of Spanish flag on island.
American flag will be raised there.
Ready to give six months’ notice in
order to establish in archipelago cus-
toms regulations nndor protocol be¬
tween Spain, Germany and Great
Britain in 1885. Bates’ report by
mail. Otis,”
Americans To Bo Belonged*
Further advices from Manila state
that two Englishmen who have been
held by the insurgents since June,
have arrived at Angeles. They report
that the Filipino congress has resolved
that fourteen American prisoners shall
be surrendered. They have, however,
no information as to the whereabouts
of Captain Charles M. Rockefeller, of
the Nineteenth infantry, who disap¬
peared in April last, and of whom no
trace lias been discovered. They as¬
sert that three Americans who were
captured by rebels are noting as offi¬
cers in the insurgent army.
VETERANS WILL PARADE
Notwithstanding Refusal of Offi¬
cials of the G. A. R. To Order
Them Out.
Veterans of the civil war will partic¬
ipate in the land parade in honor of
Dewey at New York, despite the
decision of the officials of the Grand
Army of the Republic not to or¬
der out different posts. Among tho
organizations which have decided to
parade are two platoons of the Medal
of Honor Legion, under command of
General T. S. Peck, of Burlington, Vt.
Those who will parade will he largely
members of the New York command-
cry, but other commanderies will be
represented. All of these men are
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic. the
There will he a contingent from
Eleventh Veterans’ Association of the
Civil War. The Hawkins Zouaves
and two full Grand Army posts are ar¬
ranging to take part in the parade.
The confederate veterans, who had
nlso decided not to parade, are now
arranging to have a representation of
their organization in the procession.
Two Deaths From Bubonic.
Five n'ewcases of the bubonic plague
j, ave beeD officially reported nt Oporto,
Portugal, during tho last three days
Xwo deaths from the disorder are also
reported.
Hobart Steadily Improving.
Vice President Hobart’s brother-iu-
law says in answer to inquiries that
there is no truth iu the report that
yj r Hobart had Bright’s disease. The
v j ce president, he declares, is suffering
f,. om 0VerW0 rk, but he has been slowly
] mt steadily improving,
ITialrman Wellington Resigns.
United States Senator George L.
Wellington has resigned the chairman¬ central
ship of the republican state
committee in accordance with the re¬
cent written request of Governor Lloyd
Lowndes. General Tliornas J. Hhry
cock was elected to succeed him.
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS
Hold Convention In Boston. Name
Ticket and (indorse Bryan
and Silver.
The Massachusetts Demooratto state
convention assembled at Boston Thurs¬
day for the nomination of state officers
and the election of delegates to the
National Democratic convention.
In less than two hours it was in a
tremendous wrangle, and the police
were called in to restore order.
George Fred Williams was given an
enthusiastic reception as lie mounted
the platform. Christopher T. Cal¬
houn, chairman of the state central
committee, called the convention to
order, delivering a long address. Com¬
mittees were appointed and William
S. MoNary was elected permanent
chairman. In his speech chairman
MoNary said: for
"We pronounce for bimetallism,
the money of tho constitution, for the
free coinage of both gold and silver,
the policy which was followed by this
country from 1789 to 1873 and under
which we grow great, happy and pros¬
perous.”
The convention nominated the fol¬
lowing ticket:
Governor—Robert Treat Paine, Jr.,
of Boston.
Attorney General—John II. Morri¬
son, of Lowell.
Boston. Secretary of State—Harry Lloyd, of
State Treasurer—Joseph J. Flynn,
of Lawrence.
Auditor—J. J. Knmsdcll, of Lynn.
The personalties which were in¬
dulged in were directed as much
against Congressman Williams, Fitzgerald as
against Mr. the parry lead¬
er, and hard names were called on
both sides. The final result of all the
confusion and discord was the over¬
whelming passage of every motion
and report that was made by the state
committee, and tho election of na¬
tional convention delegates.
Tho delegates at large aro: George
Fred Williams,Col. A. C. Drinkwater,
William F. MoNary and Christopher
T. Callahan.
The financial plank of the Chicago
platform is particularly reiterated,and
the financial Ills ef the five years prior
to 1897 are ascribed to "a contracted
currency for whioh republican finan¬
cial legislation has provided no form
of relief.”
Trusts are condemned and the war
in the Philippines is characterized as
criminal nggrossion, wanton, needless
and wasteful, and incompetently and
corruptly prosecuted.
CHARLESTON (JOT CONVENTION.
League of American Municipalities Close
Thefr Work si Syracuse.
At the opening of Thursday's session
of tho League of American Municipali¬
ties at Hyracnse, N. Y., the question
of tho place of holding the next annunl
convention of the league was taken up.
Alderman Hammond presented the
claims of Atlanta, Ga., nnd Alderman
Gorman those of Peorin, Ill. Mayor
J. E. Smythe, of Charleston, S. C.,
extended the invitation of his city,
saying in the eomso of his speech:
"We were the birthplace of seces¬
sion, but we stand today with every
part of tho United States. We show¬
ed it in the glorious war just closed.”
Mayor George R. Perry, of Grand
Rapids, invited the convention to
Grand Rapids.
Charleston was selected as the place
of the next convention. Atlanta re¬
ceived 11 votes, Grand Rapids 7, Peo¬
ria 3 and Charleston 19.
At the afternoon session certain
amendments to the constitution were
adopted. Mayor Henry V. Johnson,
of Denver, was elected president, re¬
ceiving twenty-one voles to thirteen
for Mayor Marbury, of Detroit.
Mayor J. E. Smythe, of Charleston,
nominated for vice president J. A.
Johnson, of Fargo, N. n„ who was
elected unanimously.
Mayor Driscoll, of Now Haven, was
elected second vice president and
Mayor Flower of New Orleans, was
elected third vice president. Mayor
Charles Taylor, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
was elected treasurer.
B. F. Gilkinson was ro-eleoted sec¬
retary by a unanimous vote. Mayor
Smiths, of Charlestou; Councilman J.
Hartley, of Columbus, and Mayor
Chas. J, Ansley, of New Bedford,
were elected trustees.
SIX KILLED OUTKICIIIT
In Collision Between Freight and Pa«-
nnnuer Train* In Colorado.
A special from Denver says- Bix
passenegers were killed outright and
five iujured, one perhaps fatally, in a
collision on the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad at Iteno siding, near Florence,
Saturday evening. The trains in col¬
lision were the Phillips-Jiidsou excur¬
sion from the east and the cast-bonnd
fast freight.
The excursion train had run from
Chicago over the Chicago and Alton
aud Missouri Pacific railroad and was
turned over to the Denver and Rio
Grande at 2 p. m.
SHELLS WJIECK
FILIPINO FORT
Tho American Warships Entail
Fearful Destruction.
INSURGENTS RESIST FIERCELY
Mon From the Charleston and
Concord Land Under
Hot Fire.
A special from Manila says: The
United States cruiser Charleston, the
monitor Monterey and tho gunboats
Concord aud Znfiro, with mariner and
blue jackets from the cruiser Balti¬
more, left Oavite September 18th aud
proceeded to Subig bay to destroy on
insurgent cannon there.
Owing to the bud weather the oper¬
ation was postponed until Saturday,
when the warships for three hours
bombarded the town of Olangapo and
the intrenohments where the gun was
situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord
and Zafiro were then lauded under a
heavy insurgent fire, proceeding to the
cannon, whioh waH utterly destroyed
by gun cotton and then returning to
the warship. Tho Americans had one
man wounded dining the engagement.
While vnltiug In Subig bay for bet¬
ter weather, the Americans descried
Filipino re enforcements moving to-
ward Olangupo. At 0:40 a. in. Satur¬
day the Monterey began the advance
upon the town, which waa about throe
miles oast of the monitor’s anchorage.
The Charleston, Concord and Zanro
followed.
At 7:25 tho Monterey opened fire
with her second artillery and main
batteries, tho Charleston and Co*oord
joining immediately. At 7:88 the in¬
surgents’ cannon answered, the first
shot p&saing olose to the Monterey’s
smokestack. Tho gnn was fired twice
only. be¬
The American bombarding then
came general. At 9:30 the Monterey
advanced to a range of 000 yards,
using her main battery. Two hun¬
dred and fifty men were landed about
800 yards east of the cannon at 11
o'clock under a severe Mauser fire.
Tho men from the Charleston wore
the first to roach tho beach, but the
Concord’s men were the first to the
gun, which they readied at 11:10.
The cannon was found to be s sixleen-
oentimeter Krnpp gun, presumably
obtained from the Spaniards. continued
Meanwhile the warships
to shell the shelving beach on the
east and west to silence the insurgent
fire upon the sailors from the trenchoH
skirting the beach, pounds
Gunner Olsen exploded fifty
of guncotton, in three discharges, in
tLo cannon, which had suffered from
the fire of the warships. Tho Ameri¬
cans thou returned to the boats, the
firing inland being kept up to protect
the embarkation. The Concord’s men
were the last to leave the shore nnd
the warships were reaehed at 12:50
p. m. Concord’s
Cadet Brinser, with the
launch, armed with a gatllng, did ex¬
cellent work on the left of the
landing party. Captain Myers, of tlie
mraines, ciuiturod a mnr.zle-londing
field piece. Lieutenant McDonald was
in command of tho lauding party and
the movement was splendidly executed
aud controlled.
The number of Filipinos there could
not be ascertained and no dead were
seen.
The Monterey fired for four hours—
twonty-ono shots from her ten-inch
guns and seventeen from her twelve-
inch guns.
Tho town, which was riddled with
shells, took fire at several points.
Fatal Oil Explosion.
While tnukfng preparations Wells- to
"shoot” tho Ilayl oil well, near
ville, O., Balurday afternoon, tlie well
overflowed and the oil ignited from the
fire under the boiler, causing a terrible
explosion. Two men were killed ont-
right and three others injured, two of
them it is thought, fatally.
VERDIflf IN TWO SECTIONS.
Cartorville Jury Undecided ft* to I'artie*
Who Bhot Negro©*.
A Carterville, Ill., special says that
tho secret verdict of the coroner’s jury
in the Carterville riot case is in two
sections.
The first states that four of tho ne-
groes came \Ao their death by gunshot
wonnds in: (noted during a riot and
charges a number of white men with
being engaged in the riot. Tlie jury
states that it is nnable to say which
of the accused men killed the negroes,
In the second section of the verdict
the jury finds that tho fifth negro
killed, Barn Cummings, was shot by
Elmer JumeB and others.
READY FOR DEWEY
Beoeption Arrangements Com¬
pleted at Now York.
DEMAND TOR TICKETS ENORMOUS
A Hundred ThouHiind Applicant!* For i»
Twenty Tlioumind hnne Kxpciipofi
HIoro Than Kipeeted,
A New York special says: All tho
general arrangements for tho recap-
ion of Admiral Dewey are now com-
pleto and only a few details aro left to
he settled. The majority of those can¬
not bo attended to until tho admiral
has arrived and Ills wishes hnvo been
consulted.
All the sub-committees have ubout
finished ihelr work and have presented
their reports to the general committee.
The committee on distribution of
tickets was at work all day iu the
mayor's office until late at night. They
ipportiourd nearly ‘do,009 tickets, all
there were at their disposal. There
were applications for more than 100,-
900. Their work did not include tho
distribution of tickets to tho munici¬
pal assembly and the school children’s
stands. Those tickets will bo at tho
disposal of the municipal legislators
and the prosidont of tho board of odu-
cation.
The committee on stands is yot to
decide exactly what will ho the capaci¬
ty of tho new stands. If tho commit¬
tee stands for all the expenditures it
has authorized, it will have spent more
than 845,000 In excess of the first ap¬
propriation made to it of 830,000 and
81,000 more than it has iu sight even
if tho municipal assembly votes to give
It tho additional $25,000 that is to lie
asked for at the next mooting of the
aldermen and council.
For tho seventy odd thousand ex¬
pended, ahont 20,000 the committee Iikh furnished
seats to the ticket com¬
mittee, 4,000 on the city hall stands,
3,090 for the school children, 10,000
for tho municipal assembly afd 25,000
for the veterans of the Grand Army of
the Republic, a total of about 40,500
seats for about $78,000.
Concerning tho committee of seven
that is to attend Admiral Dewey daring
Ills stay In Now York, Mr. Foster said
he had received a reply in writing from
Channoay Richard M. Dopexv and In person
from Oroker and William
McAdoo. Mr. Oroker said the com¬
mittee could make any fase of him
they desired nnd that ho was ready to
do anything in bis power to help along
the Biiooess of tho celebration. With
the exception of Levi P. Morton and
W. C. Whitney all the members of the
committee have aooeptod.
MISTRIAL IN HUGIIICH CASK.
Jury Announce* That Jfc Whn VinpoMtitle
to ftc&cU AgrtHiiiiMit.
Another mistrial lias resulted iu the
Mattie A. Hnghos murder cobq at
Greenville, B. C.
The jury retired Friday night shortly
after 0 o'clock and at 10 o’clock an¬
nounced that It would be Impossible
to agree. They were sent back to their
room with instructions to deliberate
further.
At 8 o’clock Watnrday morning they
asked that they bo discharged, having
reached no verdict.
The jury stood eight for acipilttsl,
throo for manslaughter and one for
oop viction.
Tho defendant will be tried again at
the coming spring term of court. Blie
is charged with the mnrdrfr wf her
husband, George W. Hughes, on No¬
vember 18 th, 1898.
FAMOUS AftTHOLOUEIl HEAR.
II© Predicted lint© of HI* I.lkn-
wln© That of III* Wife amt Han.
Dr. Luke 1). Broughton, president
of the Astrological Society of America,
died in Now York Saturday. Ho cast
his horoscope many years ago and pre¬
dicted that the critical periods of his
life Were the 15th, Kith and 21st, days
of the present month and present
year. His death, he predicted, Would
occur on Hej t -mber 22d.
Dr. Broughton bus made many suc¬
cessful predictions. On his advice
his eldest sou did not marry, ns his
father had predicted the exact time of
his death in 1885. Mrs. Broughton
also died us predicted in 1891. lie
wrote many many pamphlets and one
book on astrology.
BRITISH CABINET MEETS.
KdiuU of the Conference in Kept From the
Public, However.
A London dUpatoh aays: A cabinet
council wa» held Friday. A largo
crowd assembled about Downing street
early iu the day. The cabinet minis¬
ters were loudly oheere l, the secreta¬
ry of the colonies, Mr. Chamberlain,
receiving the lion’s share of the ap-
planes.
The meeting began at 12.30 o’clock
and ended at 2:40 p. m. The mints-
ters were cheered as they came out of
the foreign office. Nothing transpir-
ed regarding the action taken, though
the general impression boon adopted. spread that a
vigorous lino had
No. s
flRNED DOWN
BY COMMITTEE
(i. A. R. Men Must Take the Place
Assigned Them.
GOV. ROOSEVELT IS SCORED.
An Interesting Circumstance In
Connection With the
Dewey Parade
A new York dispatch says: Major
General Roe, who will command tho
national guard ot Now York state in
the Dewey land parade, received a
telegram from Governor Roosevelt,
Friday, directing him to give the
Grand Army of dhn Republic tho
choice of any place in tho parade.
Immediately General on receiving tho telo-
grani Roe had a conference
with Mayor Van Wyck, and then Chair-
nian Guggeuheiincr, of the plan and
scope committee, was notified of the
governor’s dispatch. Aftor pointing
out that his committee alone hail tho
right to assign places in the line of
march, Mr. Giiggenhoiiuer said of tho
governor’s action:
"It is peculiarly Roosoveltinu. It is
a most impudent, unjustified and un¬
warranted interference in a mutter that
is without hia proviuoe. Ido not bo-
leive, however, that our committee
will take any notice of It.”
At u meeting of the committee,
Friday morning, General Roe made
the following statement:
“Iu order that there may be no
misunderstanding, I wish to make this
statement iu reference to the declina¬
tion of the Grand Army of the Repub¬
lic to take part In the Admiral Dewey
laud parade:
"On my representation, at my in¬
stigation and On iny ruetriutfcui, I was
authorised by this committee to ex¬
tend uu invitation to the Grand Army
of the Republic of Greater New Yo»k
to trfko part in the parade by having a
certain nurnl . r f than selected from
each post, formingu battallion or re 4-
iment, according to tho number. I
put myself in eorumunioaMou with tho
slate commander ns soon as possible.
At the request of a prominent Grand
Army man I wrote and asked General
O. O. Howard to take command of
this body, being assured that this was
agreeable to the state nommundcr. At
an interview between tho state com¬
mander, several members or the Grafld
Army and myself, 1 understood that
the selection of General Howard wa«
agreeable. At this interview, after
some discussion, I informed them
that the Grand Army would Iks as¬
signed a position In the lend of the
unarmed organizations.
I»«>t«iitn4 Mh< 1« iinfl Befu**>*!.
"At a later inlerview between the
eomin«tider-in chief of the Grand Army
of tho Republic, the state commander,
Colonel Gouldeu, anil in yself, practi¬
cally a demand was ma ce that ilia
Grand Army should have tho right of
the line or head of the column, Colo¬
nel Gonldon dating that at a meeting
held the day before tt was the snnji-
miint of the Grand Army of the Re¬
public that if they could not lyive tho
lead they would not parade. 1 called
their attention to the fact that it was
not a Grand Army affair, that it was
a city affair,and that that position was
not their propor one, mud said:
" “Positively and absolutely tho
Grand Army cannot have the head of
the column,’ whereupon they retired.
At another interview the coiumniulhr-
in-chiof, with the state rrttnniaruknr
present, slated that he Brought Gen¬
eral Howard should not command itlo
Grand Army. T informed him that lie
was asked at tlse request qf several
Grand Army aimi, hot l would write
nnd ask General Howard to \titlidrrfw,
whereupon the oommander-in-ohtof
said:
“ ‘That is a simple matter and ran
lie easily arronged—’
• * Thou lie asked if I would allow a
picked body of 300 Grand Army men
and himself to have tlie head rtf tho
column. I answered:
«< * T poaitlvoly and absolutely will
not authorize any portion of the Grand
Army to bo at the head of the column,’
"Hubscquently I received the letter
cf declination. I have, tqkan tho po¬
sition from the beginning that the day
miral was amjdiationlly Dewey and a the navy sailors day, that Ad¬ tho
on
Olympia should be in the lead with
nothing whatever to detract. I have
taken this stand relative to the Grand
Army as light. I am thoroughly convinced
that T am 1 nssnmo all respon¬
sibility. I do not ask the committee
to approve my action, bnt abide by
what I have done, I have the honor
to be a member of the Grand Army of
tlie Republic, Oeorge Washington
Post.”
The committee agreed unanimously
upon the motion of Mr. Gugfpffhoimer
to approve the action taken by Gen¬
eral It or:. No mention was made of
tlie dispatch of Governor Roosevelt.