The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

with me- and repeatedly asked me 10 Join him In
his scheme. and throw over SpitDel & Co. He
certainly had the goodwill Of Admiral Dewey,
which Sylvester had not
oTHEIl SHIPMENTS TO THE REBELs.
MY knowledge OF the dongs Of the steamship
Oslo is but limited. | informed she made
several voyages to the Philippines, chartered by
Souza & Co. bringing provisions from this side,
and returning with sugar and hemp also that on
| two occasions she took few hundred rifles
and revolvers, and disposed Of same to the Fill
| pnos
| 1t is necessary for me to add that IL would be
| OF great assistance to me in my intended claims
| against L. Spitzel & Co, to obtain from the Pro-
| vost Marshal General of Manila certified copies
| Of whatever evidences obtained from the letters
which were distracted from my effects during
| my apprehension, which surmsc Gen. Hughes
| possesses for future reference, or as evidence
| against Mr. Sylvester
| "The man Cruickshank, who understand
has been placed under arrest by the United States
| military authorities in Manila accomplce
Of Spitzcl and Sylvester know TO be an employee
| OF them. All his expenses hotel bills and passage
money to Shanghai and Manila, were paid by
Etzc for the concern as can he easily accertained
| by inquiry at the hotel or steamship Offices I
know remittance of $500 was sent from Shanghai
for Cruickshank's expenses in Manila He went
30 Manila on his last trip in their employ.
81 will now relate that Sylvester. Bray and the
others Of their party have many times said that
they would drive Consul Wildman out of his Office.
BY their instructions Chcsney Duncan got the
Filipnos to bring suit against Mr. Wildman
toward the end of January. Sylvester, Bray
Duncan and DR.. Bedoe made up a letter full Of
all kinds OF charges against Consul Wildman,
which know they sent to the American Secretary
of State at Washington. also wrote letter to
the President of the United States from Shanghai.
There was no truth in any Of the charges therein
made. so far as know, as may be seen by this con-
fession. DR. Apacibie now claims that the FIJI
ipino committee in Hong Kong are not on good
terms with either Sylvester Spitze or Etzel but
do not believe him know. however that H.
". Bray advises them in everything II has
been told me that he receives 81, 600 Mex, month
for his services, and that Chcsney Duncan gets
$3.50 a month for attending to the newspapers.
u. II. GRIMES.
Sworn 10 in the United States Consulate Gen
eral in Hong Kong. before Rounscvelle Wildman
L. S. Consultieneral. March 14th, 1899"
TIE DECEPTION OF CARLOS
When Cruickshank, who was one Of the Spit
zel-Sylvester- Souza gang, Of their tools,
came TO Manila early in January Of this year.
the same old business he was arrested and
held in Jail here for some time He had in his
possession some letters for Aguinaldo which he
had had no opportunity to deliver These letters
were from the Carlos mentioned by Grimes. and
constitute portion Of the sad story of his life
1t is 10 be regretted that there no. OF them
They break of in style that would capt.
vate the writer's of thrilling stories for readers
OF lighter literature. 1t is known to be sure what
did happen to morrow morning" the very morn
ing in fact of which the luckleSs Carlos wrote,
but the tragic effect on the sensitive soul Of this
unhappy defender OF his country can hardly be
imagined by the phlegmatic Western mind and
one SighS for the description of his feelings and
his actions when he learned that the boxes he
saw all piled up the decks of the steamer near
Nankn contained no arms at oil for the Filipi-
nos, and that Of all that money which might have
bought so many good things. not one centavo
had gone for the defense of his noble. struggling
country. Alas! my native country" is q mild
expression in the matter OF fact west Gifted
with highly poetic imagination as these Orien-
tails are. the language used by the detected and
deceived Carlos must have been a symphony of
cuss words that would have brought flush of
envious shame TO the check of even Fighting
Bob Evans, who has some reputation as a pretty
fair cusser himself There is nothing, alas!
to show how Carlos ever got away from Shang-
hal, or even in fact that he ever did get away
from the scene Of his undoing. Whether he has
faced his disappointed but tender hearted and for
eiyin, obi.t n. va, ,ri,h 49, ~ 49, nv
there Is no information. Lichauco, whom Carlos
and dono,or 70 ,ho ar,or,,rian '"uo'o
bocL 10 WaniI. Trou, aho,.r,, ~. ~ I'i'o
snot ~ bid;n,, To 10 bor, ro,,, ~, aI ~.
,,nrt Funiros ho 10 en- ,,i,h wv , uiII, ,'
t;,onco ,nr,L,,,Iar, 49,, 49,, " NV a"'u'
he did M, e,.t ~, .,rmir.Id, at,,,,-, ' r'I's
for ,horn "'e' Nv P"'u
C.,Ios,, ,.,,,-., ,,,,, .,,,. ,.,,.,
nm, T., ,rhio,, w. t ~ s'' u.au''iu, man
while he was in Shanghai 40 tho stor,. Coos |
the gang never maid ont a dollar f,, arms tn
arms were ATTAINED from The Jsnsrcoo CIV.
ment ON the pretense that they wore IN, tho Weave,
of Nankin. and they were In he maid f,r .t ,hoir |
delivery. The Vicerov was in an Tho sch..n. !
and thought he was eoin, To nnEe 500 400 o,,, !.
Of il vitbou, doing a hing ~ nnt,ir,, 49,, ,o,,,
All he had 10 do was 10 Ie, the s,n,s h, hirn.d |
to him and To certify ,ba, they we,. 10, h;r,
il any trouble arose After ,bot h. did No., oa
how they got out of the river or who got ,hcm y.
he was lust to shut his cves and not 500 r,ho, |