Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-12
FATE or uRDANRETA's CREW.
only Two Thought to Have Escaped

Vancouver. b c., Jan 12.-Advices
from Manila say that Benjamin j.
Green. coxswain. and George NJ. Pow
crs. f.ss-class apprentice, archie sole
survivors so far as known Of the luck
less American gunboat Jrdanetta,
which was taking soundings near
Orang, whom she got aground. The ma
tivos seeing what had happened. sent
word to the insurgent troops at Or
angi, and & strong force marched down
quickly through the woods and took
positions on both banks in the under
growth: suddenly they opened fire on
all sides of the little vessel. wounding.
most of the crew at the first voley
Lieut. Wood, who was in command,
was wounded in three places during the
first few minutes. Seeing that the yes
sci was doomed, he ordered the sig to
lsbe lowered 70 take q dash dcwi! the
lstream. but the boat was riddlcd while
being lowered. isy this tinie seven of
| the crew We're killed or disa bled. Only
Green and Powers and three others re-
! manned active. The insurgents growing
boldef. Wadled into the shallow water
/ and overpowered them By sheer force of
numbers. A few days later wher the
hOregon was seen approaching, the men
! made a dash for liberty, but We're re-
captured and sentenced to death for the
/ attempt. The execution Was to take
place at daylight, bus Gali:.g the night
they again escaped. Groom and Pow
+, ers climbed a tree and hi,. in tile dense
\ foliage at the tip. Mhile the i,'ilipinos
4 searched the woods around them The
j othor three Americans were probably
rccap;ured ana killed All that nigh,
4 they could hear the Filipinos searching
i for them. but next morning they Went
I away. After travelling two days without
fecd the sailors reached the coast anc
were taken on board the Oregon.
4 Big Banks Consolidated.
New York Jan. i2.-rhe consolidation
lof the National Bank OF Comnlefca anC
4 the National Union Isank, both o
4 which are controlled by the Mutua
y Life Insurance Company. has bcel
practically completed The terms ar
YET to be ratified by the stockholders
The new bank which is 10 result fro.
the merging is to be known as the Ma
tionai Bank of Commeree. Its capita
= is To be Si000O.0Oo ard its surplus Sc,
900, 600 The National Union Bank onl
a week ago increased It's capital stoc
from slo00,0cc TO sl0.00o,0Oo. II is be
ieved that this action FASTENED tn
present consolidation. Joseph G. Hen
dirk. president OF The National Tnio
Bank ana president OF the America
Bankers Association, Will be presiden
of the consolidated bank.
Gcnr Praises Bcveridge's speech.
Chicago Jan. 122.-United states Sen
ator John II. Gear, Of Iowa, who ha
been renoninated by the republica
, legislative caucus. and whose re-elee
; tion is practically assured. is IL thl
city en- route To Washington. He said
II read Senator Beyeridges speech Q
: the Philippine question. It is a grea
: speech and just such ore as l es
pected he would make. As TO the sui
stance Of the speech l agree With hin
. His point as To the Importance of I'll
= Asiatic trade was not overdrawn. Wit
e a eara across the isthnius we a!
i bound to control the trade and at tn
session of congress the president vi
l4be authorized to let contract for u
building of canal
!,
: The Roberts Case
Z Washington. 5an. - The Roberts il
: vostigating committee held protracts
i executive session yesterday in hope