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ship threw the horses and mules against
stall timhers with frightfui force. In a
few Instances horses We're actually pitched
headong out of the stall. and once a
mule came near being thrown down one
OF the hatchways Any number of mules
had their necks broken by the Iurchiug
OF the ship.
The hos,lers say Ii was really pitiful 10
see the horses bracing themselves In their
stalls They would obtain foothods and
elinch the feedhox sides with their teeth
I'm grim determination to withstand the
steamers plunges. Three horses had their
jaws broken In this way. Legs were frae-
tured and ribs snapped and battered into
f,.tat erS ~esr-s --s-- -F ss~
During all this tossing Of the vessel the
Aostlers did everything in their power for
the helpless and suffering dumb animals
But they could give but poor relief 1T
was most pitiful' said Charles Torey one
Of the teamsters During the worst Of
the storm the mules would bray and the
horses neigh and moan almost like human
beings In pain. IL would almost bring
tears to ones eyes to witness their awful
sufferings
Very few, II any, escaped injury. Those
that were provided with the resisting con-
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SAY SHE WAS sEAWoRTHA.
officials at san Francisco Puzzled
over Mapau~ps~ story.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. es.-The sov-
ernmsnt officials are at loss 20 explain
the alleged unsesworthiness ~ the trans
pert Manausnse, whose arrival az Manila
MAS reported today. 4 reporter Of ths
Associated Press interviewed "a number ~
oftae lais today. an3 In every instance tee
alleged unseaworthy. UNDERMINED and
unjerprovisionei condition Of the vessel
was ridiculed
II WAS stated that The Manauense Nas
in tirst-class condition when she left thls
port on October ~. Her engines had been
thoroughly averhauled and her itsings Il
Is alleged. were IN the best of condition
she was thoroUEaty prDvisioue3. euoaEa
supplies being taken for A six months
trip Her hold was Fun Of supplies Ser
soldisgs and officials are az a l0ss 20 cx-
plain the alleged shortuoss Of the foES sup
PTS
That the vessel Vas undsrnaaune3 IS All
soIu,e.y denied The iN'd inspectors II
hail< and Boilers made a thorough exsmi-
natios ard fcan3 her engines IN excellent
condition IN fact. fhe Mans0fnse Vas
generally credited wiz being otse - the
best-atJe3 vessels the transport service
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for this Storm one OF the oldest seamen
on the vessel told me he never expert
enced worse weather. so | think the VIC
toria came out Of the affair remarkably
well. Al times IL was simply impossible
10 navigate the ship. She struck what her
officers term a storm center, and got ii
from every side. Seas came rolling upon
her from every direction. The vessel went
out in fine order. She was splendidly VEN
tilated, and. in fact, to my notion, In better
condition than any transport We have sent
from this port. The horses in one part OF
the vessel suffered about as much as those
in another. There was little difference.
The less injuced onas-- Me~-baSe re-
moved to the camp formerly used for
them on the corner Of Harrison street
and Second avenue. Those most MANNED
and crippled We will stall in the stables
on the water front. We have retained
Drs. Payne. Dunn. Tiiton, Mcintosh and
Holcomb all good veterinary surgeons"
Unloading the Crtpples.
Capt. Parker. the train master. super
intended the discharge of the horses from
the vessel. Many were able to hobhle of.
while others. confined on the lower decks.
had TO be "hoisfed" onto the wharf Not
a few on reaching the docks dropped
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IAC{ TO FACE WITH DEATH
transport MANAuENSE BARELY
ESCAPES FouNDERING AT SEA.
panies Of Infantry Aboard with
Several Feet of Water In Her
Hold and Engines Disabled.

MANILA. Nov sS-The transport Man
saense. with Lieut.. Col. webb Hayes and
ihrse companies of The Thirty-tirs infan
ny on hoard, has arrived here, She mar
ieslg escaped disaster The officers aud
hlalers were for twelve days battling with
eecseis The steamer VAS unseaworthy,
snislmanned and short of provisions. Her
easines broke down and she rolled three
ssSs IN typhoon.
When the Manauense anchored in Manila
Bay this morning thiriy-taree days froTn
San Francisco there was several feet OF
water In her hold and 4ss, grimy. greasy.
aansry, exhausted soldiers and sailors had
beer passing buckets of water since No
senher l.. night and day, First Assistant
Engineer Dunloavy MAS under arrest. and
aeroriing - Cox Webb Hayes Official IT,
Ns', the chief engineer would have been
%a0er arrest also n there had been any
sic ~ replace him
The colencrS report also declares that
zee captain - TIE vessel told him the oniy
eng which hrouSh: chem through was the
~ taat ghe men were grTpRhorns and
~sea :" realize iAe}r danger, while ~
ssflenc@s seameD would hav deserted the
sap sud taken - the hosts ~ mtdecrar.
I've Nanagens Is a chartered ship fyiag
- Rrit's1 flag She belongs 80 firm =
s~AS0 senator Perkins. u San Francisco,
allfEei ,0 Il, a sanior partner,
ihe Officers say the firm bought her for
~" ana they claim offers "a sell her ~
- government for sfsAsa were made she
%Fted nom san Francisco accompanied
= zee transport Pskiue. wAich carried the
Fna1ndcr - ras regiment She encnun-
sFsd heavy saes so Honolulu. Nut arrived
A'aout accident After starting IL ietel-
~ mat sha vas unssgr-Enanuei and sol
~fI$ had - he detailed - ass as Firc nsar7.
sefk
Ae'eFe reaching Honolulu he crew oan-
VOTED ~" SAtp VAS nor safe an3 the MA
seffF agree q dessert Though sAry were
TeS wa'rHC& many - tae crew sstc~
as9s} n gFtt'ux away AID she AAraBerse
aoaal&5a NisA less than bali 1tr crew.
- eaN'aia q NV transport Oh November
Vsi Col AsNes thas tae v,-Saei hfss
sFehs 4 leak Anf a. investigation result
- ars.us several feet of wa;rr s. Der
- Tia ~'ssal p&wps were tried. elF
$50 - eg~s ars theve were nc hand
NFs % hoard
.1sefF-. sorts-SX b9cSess were faGn &.
.~s ~f-e !nspscvtse.i and the soldiers
TnsF@nyvd r. working ,ae sN!n were or
sra iefa eSc shsfts and stripped sr3
"'as hnts .&ev began hasEas the esYs-
~efAnS w3t1 tire men passing The
AetS. Nh.-a ee~e sent AZ - the deck
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STATISTICS OF VIRTUE NEEDED.
Unreliable Figures Used by Pessi-
mfsttc Writers and Speakers.
Quilcene. Wash. Nov. q. 1899.


To the Editor: IL Is a favorfte theme-l
may say favorite fad--with many pessi-
nlistic writer's and speakers. that in this
country crime IS much more than keeping
pace with the Increase OF population. The
proof OF this assertion IL assumed TO be
based on statistics, but the statistics OF
crime must OF necessity always be incom-
plete. as the criminal record can only reach
that class Of unfortunates who through
weakness fall into the grasp o. the law,
while the shrewCer knaves often-yes, gen
eyally-eyade the law. Then again. il is
false assumption "a undertake 10 coi,ate
crimes or criminals with the increase Of
population. for crime can only Re properly
callated or contrastea with it's antlthesis,
good. and not with individuals. who are
none II them perfectly innocent of crime
nor perfectly criminal
Until statistics Of the good acts Of the
people shall be- fairly recorded, as we'll ms
a true record Of the wrong acts there can
he no Just comparison made as 20 the in
crease or decrease Of crime. Wherever
this comparison has been honestly and in
diligently made. the pessirlst has been left
without leg 20 stand on In these United
States there Is "a general gain Of virtue
over vice. which must be apparent to every
Intelligent. honest observer. We have
clearly DENIED progress IN me line Of NOR
in overwhelming prvpouderance, as com
pared with purely criminal acts. Let any
fsir-nin3ed citizen make Il secret canvas
~ al! the peopie with whom he Is wel-ac-
quainted-sfudy them well. without saying
a word to praise or Gispara C*---anf ne viii
~ compelled 20 admit 50 himself that the
good far eyeYhaiaRces the bad I have bFen
quietly making observations On This line
for many years tn typical localities and on
t.racal cases, and ana tbs results most
snrou.a xinr In The great n7a ]oTtty 81 my
acquaintance I have found much more wiz
,aa than vice. Even in the worst case of
ny knowledge I Sas not convinced az to-
.ai deprayity.
Tae pregzarderance - good over had
amonE the masses = further proven ~
their patient perseverance In fhs n@cesSary
experiences II ute amid couagse tition and
confusion amid success and failure amid
riEht ard wrong IN aH tho degrees Of rl~u-
tai power. from gross ignorance 10 keen
Practical knowie5gs And .n Il all can
see that the great iaw ~ human brother
5od is gaining steadily year hy year. not
withsta0ft}g the Impotence ef tl1czsss " !0
fan IN See IL Just in proportion ss this
.ruts j. recognized viii geo9ie became hap
py Tor we and oDr greatest nsppgacss Bra
confirming happiness .f our fellows. AMI
there s. nos crime stained person EylnK
gsf3rg this earth to-day who sS So vfle ina;
~ has uot a, Some sweet moments et MS
+. poor Ete fels tnss hapgsrsss- Trae worst
vzan ever knew ard % vas saree t.rDes a
murderer woBl3 divide hls ASK dollar wifa
a s8~ersr.
We ueea statistics q virtue w~ll as u
crime and these must both ~ inclusive o.
ne same 1nffvidasL F'fsI1iA.
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night oil bags 10 allay the seas ana save the AMI
mails were continually hep; zains.
Friday morning Wind falls away 10 light. trix-
gng rain A. m, vessel put to fun speed. At
n N. the Thermometer begins TO fall Wisd In
cTeases ia heavy gale. Ship rolls heavily Horses
and mules suffer from exyoenre to weather, Noon,
sale increasing. Hugh. dangerous barometer
continues to fall Hard squalls Vessel hove-to at
2. m. At p. m tho ship In such heavy waters
that the matches have TO he hastened down. In
spite Of all the oil bags. the screening the
port side Il carried away. ship rolling heavily and
barometer siiil falling. Horses and mules suffer
terribly slrnost overcome Many OF them hanging in
the swings. and badly injured.
Saturday. at 2 a. m. barometer rising and vessel
running At half speed At I m. the wind and
>osmezee TO Increase. BY a. m. ship rolling
violently that the vessel has again be hose-tn
Her excessive rolling has completely exhausted ami.
mails. Middle Saturday afternoon. strung gales Oil
bags In use Gale increases. strain on the veNsel
somsthiug terrible. Wind still increasing Seas
running mountain high No matter what course Ia
attempted. ht vessel bfoasiside Horses dyins
Deck hands busy all night
"sunday-A continuation Of the bad weather
Stronger gales Several horses upper deck dead
Etoke their neeks. At n Capts Michael and
ranton hntd consultation and decide TO return
All badly injured horses shot and KILLED al 10 a M
Horses continue 10 die From farthsst paint no
miles seward. ship returns, reaching CAPE Heaic
Monday at 10 Us n, n. Enter Puget sound 4 n m .
and anchor smith core at II 30 D. m Monday
night
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Torn Bleeding and Bruised, the Living Cargo Of Trans
port Victoria Is DISCHARGED.
Distressing Scene Arlington Dock When the Suffering Horses
Mules Are Put Ashore-Death Comes to
the Relief Of Scores.

trivance were cut and torn most. That il
plainly apparent The greater the liberty
the horse had in his stall. the less he
suffered In consequence Of the tossing OF
the vessel They would display almost
human intelligence in their efforts 10 save
themselves from punishment"
When Old Ocean In Mad.
Capt. Robinson had busy day
looking into the transport disaster, which
he regards purely the work Of the ele-
ments. As far az / can see.'' the captain
said mo one is TO blame 1t simply dem
onstrates that when the old ocean gets
mad she Is TOO mich for any arrangement
We Or any one else could make The heavy
loss Of animal life Is simply due TO the con-
tinuous bueking and pounding OF the ship.
One horse was thrown bodily out of the
stall. and came near landing In a hatch.
The survivors are badly used up. None
Of them will be fiji 10 go TO sea within less
than a month. BY that time I think a
ma jority OF the surviving animals Will DO
In serviceahle condition.
This storm demonstrates the danger of
either route TO the Philippines when the
elements turn loose. ON the southern
route 600 horses were lost on one trip. As
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by MINDLESS The longest time shift
could stand was two hours and often the
period was not longer than half an hour.
The battling continued until the ship an
choreG here.
The same day the leak VAS discovered the
machinery collapsed and the electric light
ing plant and distiliing. evaporating and
refrigerating plants failed 20 work. There
were no lamps and the few candies found
We're exhausted after a few days. During
the last week OF the passage, the Manu-
ense was in utter darkness at night she
had been rolling In heavy seas all the way,
but November - she encountered ty-
phoon and pitched and tossed alarmingly.
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from sheer exhaustion. They would
stretch their tired and worn frames at
full length upon the dock. For the sick
hay beds and pillows were prepared with
exceeding care by sympathetic attend
ants.
1T has been long. hard siege caring
for these poor horses and mules" Capt.
Parker said. I'VE are ourselves tired and
worn out. Many of us have been on a
strain with little or no sleep for 70
hours As for the sufferings of the ami
mails, no one could depict them. The poor
dumb brutes were most pitiahle in their
misery. Horse after horse dropped dead
In his. stall, Some we had TO kill after
they had broken their legs and others
viii no doubt die from injuries sus-
tanned"
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TRANSPORT VICTORIA

cry one. Capt J. J. Parker, trainmaster,
believes was more or less injured OF
conre. not ali viii be unfi. for cavalry or
other service. though Capt w VI Robin
son. jr.. assistant United States quarter
master. thinks IL will be a month before
any Of the horses will be In condition TO
go to sea again. And Just what proportion
or the surviving animals viii be sufficient
iy strong and healthy to again attempt
the voyage To Uncle Sans Oriental posses
sions only time and the skill of veterinary
surgeons, OF whom four or five are now
in attendance can tell
OF the original shipment Is2 were horses
and 2z2 mules, If possible the horses APP
pear to have suffered most. They were
torn and iacerated TO a greater extent
than tae mules. whose plight. however.
was pltiahie enough. Some of the horses
were torn and cut as II their stalls had
been studded with nails yet these apart
mentg. the horsemer and those charged
with the handling of the cavalry animals
say. were faultless in their construction.
The swinging sling arrangement contrived
Tor the purpose of allowing the horses to
rest, proved a most disastrous affairs The
ropes knots and canvas cut and lacerated
horses and mules alike frightfully. and
especially about the legs This was par
tiouiariy noticeable. Il was observed by
the teamsters and keepers thar the ami
mails that had heen left loose TN their stalls
Jared best And doubtless 1t would have
been better had none of them been even
tied,
Animals Pitched HeadlonE.
But none escaped violent shaking up.
The constant hucking and pitching Of the
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Rumar af trrtsing Planned Asain.,
americans Tn Cuba.

WASHINGTON Nov. SS-NothsuE IS
kuassY. here tu official cirCIes 20 warrtnf
s1o p1hfl~at,t predictions 20 the effect ths
ar stf.s TX IN q large scale - set fF-
handwriting day tn CuAA directed against
Americans
tDy, the CONTRARY. sU advises from osficial
sources 70 tNe ~ar = pAvtuleut - 70 show
thar generally conditions in tahA are sat
ssfae:arv The story - ase-fced here %
5!s~arfsstes3 rnemosfs - the ia1e Cu5aa
var gAFSy.
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las TO what Is The true situation In re-
gard 10 the fate If the tunnel railroad that
has promised 10 again bring the rosy
blush OF prosperity 10 old Dyea and the
snowy crests OF the peak above her, can
not he said In positive terms. but there Is
NJ doubt in the minds Of the spectators
that something Is about 20 happen that
Will clear away the nfists''
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TIE Northern Pacific net earnings for
September. Just made public reached 81
Ess Fer tsse SANE month last year
shay amounted 30 sz.E4 sss. which shown
an exceedingly heavy Increase. Tire gross
earnings for ssptsm5er. isss. were SOIL
als while ss1s@ earnings for the same
serlod lss; year we're =. ~. GO. The Dcto~
Der gross earnings statement ~ not yet
complete, hut ss Understood To be remark
ably heavy. both in passenger and freight
revenue The steady Increase exceeds any,
thing ever before met Ia the history At the
road.
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For distressing scenes Of silent agony Of
dumb animals those presented on the
United States transport Victoria, particu-
kn Of whose disaster at sea were told in
yzserday's Post-Inteiligenoes, have hardly
! parallel. Lovers Of animals, particularly
i The noble beast which has from time
mmemosial borne mans material burdens.
Ssb not have looked upon the spectacle OF
II crippled, manned and torn horses and
na<s as they were discharged from the
tssport onto the Arlington dock without
klngs Of sympathetic emotion. It was a
mi no one could afterwards have expres-
u satisfaction at having witnessed, but
vhich hundreds did look at in horror and
ina,ement. BY the time the vessel reached
X dock from Smith cove where she
,nehorsd Monday night after her return.
sne seventy horsss and mulss had sue-
mnbsd and during ths day snosgh died or
ysst killed in order to relieve their suffer
cgs. 10 swell the number to perhaps eighty
ise or ninety.
NF the 4ef horses and mules shipped
IN from Seattle at 100 O'Clock last
Thursday morning on the Victoria for
United States cavalry service In the Phil
k7ines not IA sound animal returned. Ev-
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rfoarseness IN II child that 81 sabt@c; 70
r~ogst 81 a sure Indication - the aF,-
rsroark ~ the disease II Cham berIslgs' q
s-nuxts Remedy Is given "a soon az the
rhssa becomes HF5arss, or even after the
s-rss3s,y cough has appeared. 10 will pre-.
vent tn. attack. Many mothers who have
croupy children always keep this remedy
M hard ard 1nd thai II saves them rfasseh
trouble and worry. IL can always be
depended spoa and Ii pleasant to take.
Far sale by all dealers
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On a bottle - sesF Is ii guarantee II sur
rsar merit WHEN re Az heEzssr Busch trade
marx sns name Also appear oI the Label.
Ysgs~~s, usost popular brand Of beer n tie
weird. -A@s
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Extracts From ships Log.

The following extracts from the Victo-
rias log reveal something of the violence
OF the storm she encountered:
Left Seattle Il % a. N. Thursday. November q
Encountered strong wind and southsriy swell IN
reaching Straits. After passing Cape Fiattery tho
wina fFeshcned from the east and southeast TO
sale by Thursday noon. Thursday afternoon hard
squalls aud high. confused Vessel striving 40
heavily and shipping much water that the IN
Eines have 20 he ,nt SLOW. During evening and
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EYEGLASSES a. ssE -rTcs 20 returned
Wasrsrxtod volunteers Mis- W..xtnesl
GrsaaAts OIsicisn. LID Cherry.
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But none escaped a violent shaking up.
The constant huckins and pitching Of the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01
A Ricyle Combine.
tBy Telegraph to virgln,an-Pr,

tBy Telegraph to virgln,an- Pllot.)
New York, Aug. 31.-The American
Bicycle Company completed it's perma-
nent organization to-day by the cleo
ton of Albert G.. Spalding president,
and the other officers and directors. for
me purchase or The varioVs plants
which include the oldest and most
prominent bicycle concerns In the
United States. There will be issued
S1000O.000 five per cent. twenty year
gold debenture bonds; $4,000, 900 seven
per cent. preferred stock and $50, 900 900
common stock.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-01
THE PENSION ROLL.
ANNUAL VALUE LARGER THAN
EVER BEFORE.
(By Telegraph 10 YIrglnian- Pllot.l

tDS ASieStaplt W RlTSlHlhn-EllOt.)
Washington, Aug sl.-The forthcom-
ing annual report of Hon. II, Clay
Evans, Commissioner Of Pensions, will,
show that during the year there We're
added TO the pension roll 1891 names
nd 43,1S6 We're drnp ped * 81, 845 .nf these
byTeason OF dea the NhereswaEs expsnd.
ed for pensions sl3S, S55,o5e. The annual
value of the entire pension roll amounts
to sl31,6lT96l, being s649,496 more than
1t was ever before. due 10 the higher
average annual value of pensions Tha
roll Is made UP of I63,45l surviving sol
diers, 237.4l5 widows and dependent rel
atives and $50 nurses.
The total of disbursements to pen-
sioners since 1866 were 81, $3.50, 9lO, 9l3,
During the same period $l5, 400, 9S6 went
to examining surgeons; sl2,09a.I7S to
pension agencies and S5a.a3T,a2S for
salaries and other expenses of the PEN
sion Bureau. The total number Of
original applications filed during the
year including those on account OF the
war with Spain, were 1875. The num-
her OF original claims allowed were
1907. During the year 10T ,9i9 claims of
all Glasses were rejected, a large per-
centage of these being claims for in
crease.
The report will state that the DELAY
In the adjudication OF claims is In
nearly every case the fault OF the
that the present complex system of
penslpning may be slmplitied, and to
secure more uniform practice in the
fQture, the appoint,ncH, OF n commits
sion on the revision of the laws, rules
anu regulations is recommended. f.3