Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-11
A HEROIC VIRGINlAN.
SURGEON LANGHoRNE, OF LYNCH
ptRG. DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF.
DEWEY MIGHT COME IN NOVEMBER.
Richmond should by All Mems In
wife Him To the ShubrlclS Launch
ing-Masonic Washington Ceiebrn-
tion I'm December-PcrsOnnI

WASHINGTON, d. c., October lC.-
(sptciaL) -Rear-Admiral Watson. in n
report received at the Navy Department
to.Cay. regarding the attack of the
marines on the insurgents at Novaleta,
commends in the highest terms the con-
duct of Assistant-Surgeon Cary Lang
hcrne This officer it appears was shot
while dressing the wounds Of a man who
had fallen early in the fight. lie never
theless continued in the battle, and was
taken from the field in an exhausted con-
d'ton. Surgeon Langhorne is native
of Lynchburg, and Is a graduate Of the
Virginia Military Institute. He also
graduated in medicine at the University
of Virginia. His father is associated
with Colonel Edgar Allan in the Practice
Of law I'm this city.
INVITATION TO DEWEY.
Admiral Dewey left for his home in
Vermont last evening. His residence is
at Montpelier which is said TO be one Of
the most beautiful towns in the United
States. As the shubrick will not be
launched until November, the Admiral
could very easily take Richmond IN on
his Atlanta trip the same month"; going
or returning. 1t would also be a nice
outing for a Richmond committee 10 run
In 10 MONTPELIER TO extend the invitation
10 the Admiral, though there VIII be
annie time to do this when he returns
here. From present indications, there
will be no trouble in securing the Ad-
mira, for the launching of the Shubrick.
MANILA CENSORSHIP ABOLISHED.
The round robin of the Manila news
paper correspondents, accusing General
Otis of unduly censoring press dispatches
or of so distorting the facts as TO mis-
lead the American reading public, appears
after all to have borne fruit. Ii VIII Dc
remembered that the War Department
officials tried to belittle the protest ana
feigned to ignore il, while not Few al
ministratiOn papers went SO Tar as 10
insinuate that the complaining news
paper correspondents should be ordered
out Of Manila. The protest struck re-
sponsive chord in the American people,
however, for, irrespective of politics, Gen
eral Otis's course was universally con-
demned. Ii would seem, in the light or
to-day's developments. that the admins
tration saw III, too. 10 heed the COM
plants of tho newspaper-men. II Is an
nounced here to-day that the censorship
was abolished September 9th, as the result
OF Geographic communication had be-
tween the War Department and Geneial
Otis Is. This acknowledgment of a re-
scinding OF General Otis's press censor
ship grew out Of complaints lodged with
the department that the press dispatches
from Manila yesterday morning describ-
ing Sundays attack on Novaleta did not
apparently give due credit 10 a certain
battalion. The accusation was met with
the answer that tho press censorship had
been discontinued. The explanation was
n little tardy, but was no doubt withheld
10 shield the administration and its blum
dering representative In the Philippines.
MASONIC CELEBRATION.
Tho Masonic demonstration TO mark
the centennial OF George Washing on $
death Will be an event OF more than ordi-
nary interest 10 Masons of all degrees
and TO the public at large. The final
preparations for the affair are about COM
plcted. and the exercises will consume y
portion OF two days. The services will be
under the supervision Of the Grand Lodge
OF Virginia. and this body will act as the
host Of all the invited guests some OF
whom will come from as far away as
California.
In arranging for a fitting reception of
these guests, the Virginia Grand Lodge
invited the Grand Lodge Of the District
OF Columbia TO act Jointly with IL. The
invitation was accepted, and each lodge
appointed committee TO act as a Joint
committee to arrange the details.
The representatives OF the grand juris
diction throughout the United States and
Canada will meet In this city December
18th and proceed 20 Alexandria, where
they will be received by the Grand Lodge
Of Virginia. which will be In session.
There will DO some Masonic ceremonies
during the day.
On December Bth the representati
Of the grand jurisdictions will be escort
"a by the Grand Lodge Of the District Of