The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-18
aAMEwELL WAS HERE.

WAsHtNGrON Jan. i.-The British
! EmbaEsador has communicated to the
Secretary of state "A dispatch recent y
Z received by him from the Marquis uf
/ Lansdowue commencing tine gallant
conduct OF certain Americans VINO dis
/ tinguished themselves last summer
during the attacks on the legation
quarter IN Picking The text of the
dispatch follows:
My Lord-With reference to my
preceding dispatch OF this days date,
| have to inform you that Sir &. Mac
donald has brought to my notice the
conduct of certain Americans who par
ticularly distinguished themselves dur
ing the attacks on the iegation quar-
ter. and who gave valuable assistance,
both to him personally and to the de-
fense in general
Sir Claude mentions the names of
the Rev. +. ID. Gamewell OF the Ameri-
can Methodist Mission and Herbert
Squiers, secretary of the United States
legation. He states that the Rev. II.
-. Gamewell carried out the entire de-
lenses OF the British legation, and that
these defenses have excited the admir-
alton Of the officers of various nation
alities who have since inspected them
II request that you will bring the
names of these two gentlemen to the
favorable notice of the United States
Government and express the apprecia-
tion felt by her Majesty's Government
of their eminent services. l am, etc,
"LANSDOWNE."
CHAPELLE ON PHILIPPINES.
PEKING, Dec. 5.-That the Philippine
war is to be the subject of an exhaust
i've report by Archbishop Chapelle, papal
delegate to the islands, to the Pope, Is
the belief of Mons. Paul Bressi, secretary
OF the French Jesuits in Manila, who is
here ia Peking.
Father Bress is in possession of a per-
sonal letter from Archbishop Chapelle. In
his talk with Minister Conger a few days
ago he referred to the correspondence of
the papal delegate, and after seeing the
letter Minister Conger requested a copy,
that he might forward 1t to Washington.
Il gave Minister Conger a copy of the
letter, because 1 know exactly the feel
ings of the Archbishop on the present un-
called for and unnecessary war between
the natives of the Philippines and the
Government of the United States" said
Father Bressi, land l am certain he will
not regard 1t as breach of personal or
clerical confidence.
"In his letter to me Archbishop Cha
pelle says as much. He will urge the
Pope to send special envoy to Wash
ington for the sole purpose of advising
a change of policy in the Philippines. 1t
must be remembered that while the |
Archbishop is like a father to the Fill |
pno people, he is strongly opposed to
the exercise of too much clemency to- |
ward the disturbing element. 1t must
not be understood that he would see in
a rule of blood and iron. Not !
at ALL He is an apostle of the God of
mercy, and would be happy did all men
live in love and harmony with each 9TH |
er, But he feels that the rebellion in |
the Philippines is not the work of men
having the best interests of the Filipino |
people at heart. He feels that a large
ma aiority of the natives who are at pres
ent bearing arms against American au
thority do so through fear of Aguinaldo |
and the other leaders more than because !
of a hatred for the United States or a
feeling that American rule is oppres- |
sion" II Sf-
GREAT SHIPS FOR BRITAIN.
LONDON, Jan. 5.-The British Ad-
miralty has decided to build two bat
tie ships which are intended to be the
of having the largest warships has
hitherto been held by Italy with the
Lepanto and her sister ship, the Ital- |
lana. Great Britain's two projected
large warships, to be respectively
named the Queen and the Prince of
Wales, will be 1000 tons heavier than
the Italian ships mentioned, each hav-
ing the displacement of $4,000 tons
which is $500 heavier than Americas
biggest armor-clad vessel.
SUFFRAGE BILL RECOMMITTED.
WASHINGTON, Jan 4.-The House
today had another spirited struggle
over the Olmstead resolution to inves- |
tigate the abridgement of the suffrage |
in certain Southern States with a view |
to reapportionment upon the actual |
basis of suffrage. 1t was finally refer |
-
opposition desired it to go originally. |
Some of the Republican leaders We're |
not in sympathy with the resolution. |
Olmstead tried to get Hopkins to agree |
that the committee would consider the |
resolution within week, but the chair
man of the census committee declined
to make any pledge to that effect The
debate upon the resolution was marked
by exceeding frankness. Some OF the
Southern members aVowed that the at
tempt to enfranch!Se the negro had
been lamentabe failure, and the ac-
ton of certain States in legally elimi-
mating the blacks as factors at the
polls, they said, was in the interest of /
and progress. After the
resolution had been disposed or the
bill was taken up. An
attempt to agree upon time for the
final vote on the bill failed, although
the general opinion is that the debate
will conclude early next week.
MANY PROMO |,
TIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Presi-
ient touay sent the following nomina-
lions to the Senate:
To be brigader generals in the volun-
Ieer army: Colonel Samuel NJ. White
side, Tenth Cavalry; Lieutenant Colo
mel James r. Campbell, Thirtieth In
rantry United States Volunteers; Ma
ior Charles Burd, qunrtermaster, Unit
I'd States Army.
NaVy-Commander j. j. Hunker to be |,
captain; Lieutenant Commander G. II /
Curtis to be commander; Lieutenant j.
i. Quimby To be a lieutenant COM
Surgeon w. A. McClurg to be
4 medical inspector; First Lieutenant |,
II. G. Davis to be a captain In the
marine corps. h
Second lieutenants to be first lieu