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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
In AN OPEN BOAT
A Boy Drifted Over Five Hundred
Miles on the Ocean,
BUT WAS RESCUED AT LAST.
He Was Nearly Starved to Death
When Picked Up Off the
Coast Of Georgia by

OF the coast Of Georgia the stea.
nner Ell Dorado, bound from Calves
ton to New York, last week picked up
by accident an open Cuban fishing
boat, a dying boy and story of Monte
Cristo improbability. The story, as
told by the New York World, is
bourne. out by indisputable evidence,
the boy is now in hospital in New
York and the boat is on board the El
Dorado. Here is the story as told by
the World:
The sole occupant of the boat, Jose
Vega, a twelve-year-old waif of
Havana, had drifted in the "canoa,"
as the Cubans term this type Of YES
sci, from Cuba to the waters Of the
United States. The distance Of the
drift had been $50 miles, the time six
days-for the Gulf stream sweeps
things along at the rate Of eighty
miles a day-and the boy during this
interval had been without food or
drink, Capt. c. D. Prescott, Ell Do
RADIO, calls it the most remarkable
drift within his knowledge.
GARMENTS his ONLY FOOD.
When the boy started involuntarily
from Havana on his trip through the
Florida Straits he wore pair Of
trousers and a red shirt. Capt. Pres
colt found him with only a ragged
remnant of the trousers. In his per-
ishing hunger the castaway had eaten
his garments. He had also tried to
quench an agonizing thirst with salt
water, which had made him deliriouS,
and caused his lips to swell and crack
and his eyes and skin to become in
famed. The brown skin Of the Cuban
boy peeled off in patches, his black
hair had been bleached a yellow brown
and his body had wasted to skele-
ton.
After the rescue the bit Of human
hotsam revived, under the skilful
treatment Of Capt. Prescott, with
wonderful rapidity. He was picked
up on August 10. After he was taken
to St. Vincents hospital; Jose, who
speaks only Spanish, was able to tell
bis story, which he interrupted with
constant appeals for food. The doc
tors would allow only little beef
juice, broth and ice-cream. When his
nurse gave him the ice-cream his dark
eyes lighted up, his face brok. into
smiles and be said: "Mantecado
ferie!" (cold ice-cream. Thereafter
he kept calling in Spanish for More
cold ice-cream."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
CASTAWAY TELLS his STORY.

Jose is a bright boY-a child Of the
Havana streets. This is his story as
be told it, while lying on his cot in
the hospital, to a World reporter:
My name is Jose Vega. My father
l do not remember. His name was
Andres Vega. He was a fisherman
and the canoa' belonged to him. My
father sold the boat to Chinaman
and went to the war.
My father was Spanish volun-
teer. He was killed in fight with
the Cubans at Rlncon, near Havana.
My mother, Luizsa Fernandez, lived
until after the end Of the war. !
went to school for three months be-
fore my mother died, but since her
death l have not had to go to school.
II have a married sister, about
twenty years old, but she lives in
Mexico. I have no home. | don't
have to work. I sleep ont Of doors,
sometimes in boat, sometimes in a
box and sometimes under shack.
Friends give me bowl OF soup,
or some rice and chicken or a piece of
bread, sometimes, and again / 60
hungry. There is always plenty Of
fruit and l can always find bananas,
if nothing else.
Sebastian is another boy with
whom I play in the streets and about
the water. Sebastian is good swim
mer and can swim little.
OUT AND OUT FROM THE LAND"
II and Sebastian borrowed my faith
er's boat from the Chinaman. The
Chinaman let US take it on the day
that I kept going out and out from
the land.
1--WE took the 'canoa' and went
swimming off the Reina Battery Of
Havana. A breeze came up hard and
turned the boat over. Sebastian
swan ashore, leaving me by the boat.
l tried to manage the boat, but could
not. After a while I turned it right
side over and got in.
THE boat kept going more out,
more out, and I could do nothing.
Once l jumped out and started to
swim toward the shore, but it was too
far away. Then l swan back to the
'canoa.
II had lost the oar. The other
fellow had left me and l could not
manage it alone.
Il went to sleep that night and /
wasn't hungry at hrst. Next day the
sun was burning. l got hungry, but
there was nothing to eat, and l was
thirsty, but there was nothing to
drink.
Il kept getting worse and worse,
and by and by l didn't remember
much. l don't remember what day |
went swimming off the Reina Battery,
but it was as much as six days ago.
when I got so thirsty that l
couldn't wait any longer / drank salt
water. When the sun burned me SO
bad l would drop over the 'canoa' and
hang down in the water on the shady
side the boat as much as could.
SA TED F1hS1 S1l1I he pa "
I got so hungry that first ate my
shirt and then l ate part Of my
trousers. I never saw any land after
that first night, and the ship that
save me was the first saw
After drifting through the Straits
of FLORIDA, by the Florida Keys and
by the Great Bahamas, swept north
ward by the friendly Gulf Stream, El
Dorado steamed in the lads way.
This part Of the story was told by
Captain Preston, of the Morgan liner.
1t was about p. m., on August
10, and we were in latitude 30.5l and
longitude 1882" be said. 1t was as
hot a day as ever remember, the "a
lay in a dead calm and the sun Scorch'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
TAMMANY WINS.
Greater New York Goes Democratic
by Large Majority.
a GREAT DEMONSTRATION.
Mcclellan is Elected Mayor by
Seventy Thousand Majority
and the Result is Con-
ciGorod sionificanr
sidered Significant.

After remarkable campaign II
which there was united against hin
nearly all of the newspapers anC
practically every minister Of religion
in the city, George b. Mcclellan, sor
Of the Civil war general, was Tuesday,
3rd instant, elected third mayor o
Greater New York over Seth Low
FuSionist, the present mayor, by the
large plurality Of 10000.
Edward NJ. Gruut was elected comp
troller and Charles V. ForneS presi.
dent of the board If aldermen. These
two men were originally on the Fusion
ticket and were endorsed by Tam
many, whereupon the Fusionists took
their names from the Low ballots and
nominated other candidates. 1t was
the nomination OF Grout and F)rneS
by Tammany that caused Hugh Nc
Laughlin, the veteran leader OF the
Kings county Democracy, t. bolt and
declare that he would not support
men who were not Democrats. In
spite OF this detection, however, Nc
Clellan. Grout and FOrneS carried
Kings county. The management Of
their campaign there was taken over
by State Senator Patrick H. McCarren,
when Mclaughlin refused his aid.
NOT IN IT.
A surprise was the small vote for
VIM. S. Devery, former chief OF police,
who ran on an independent ticket,
which was given practically no sup
port. This result shows tremend-
Gus change in public sentiment since
Mayor Lows election two years ago,
when be won by 1882. At that
time he carried all the boroughs but
Queens, his plurality in Manhattan
and the Bronx being 1868 in Brooklyn
25,767, and in Richmond 1853. In
Queens, Shepard, Democrat, had a
plurality Of 56l.
Wednesday Mcclellan carried Man
haitian and the Bronx by about 56,-
900, gain Of $4,000; Brooklyn by
about 5000, a gain Of $1,000, and
Queens by about 5000 gain OF more
than 1000. This makes a total net
gain for Mcclellan of about 103,00
as compared with Shepards vote OF
TWO years ago.
Low carried only one borough
Richmond by about 200 votes.
The result was known early and at
SIS Mayor Low sent telegram of
congratulation to Col. Mcclellan.
LOWS CONGRATULATIONS.
1t was as follows:
''I congratulate you on your cleo
ton. If l Gao be Of service to you
pray command me. Seth Low"
The mayor then said: L think
that the telegram sums up all that /
have to say tonight"
Col. Mcclellan, who is at present a
member of congress, made the follow
ing statement:
Il am deeply grateful to my fellow
citizens for their confidence IN me. l
renew the promises which I made be-
fore the election.
Il have no bitterness Of feeling for
any one.
Il shall go at once to Washington
to prepare for the extraordinary ses-
sion and as soon as the question Of
Cuban reciprocity is disposed Of shall
turn my attention to the affairs OF
the city.
Il invite the cooperation Of every
citizen, whether be supported me or
not and regardless Of his political
views in the advancement of the city'S
good.
This victory should encourage and
unite all Democrats for the preSiden-
tial contest in 1904"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
THE TAMMANY LEADER.

Charles F. Murphy, the leader Of
Tammany Hall. said: The figures
speak for themselves and the people
have spoken. OF course we are pleas
ed at the result. 1t bears out the
figures we gave. II the election had
been a week further off the chances
are that Devery would have pclled a
larger vote than Low"
Robert Fulton Cutting, at the Citi-
zens Union headquarters, gave out a
statement in which be expressed
astoniShment over the result and his
belief that The partisan adminiStra-
tion which Mr.. Mcclellan proposes
cannot maintain the standard set by
Mr.. Low"
Meanwhile, he says, the Citizens
Union will occupy itself in preparing
for the next election. He is persuao-
ed that it's services will be required at
that time.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN RHODE ISLAND.

The returns show the reelection Of
Governor Garvin, Democrat, in Rhode
Island, though admitted by his friends
to be at a greatly reduced plurality.
The Republicans made steady gains in
this state.
In Providence Mayor Miller, Demo
crat, was elected.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
NOT A FUNERAL NOTE.

With Commissioner Greene at police
headquarters watching the returns
was District Attorney Jerome. When
the election OF Mcclellan was assured
Mr.. Jerome was asked if he had any
thing to say. Not funeral note" ;"
he replied.
Later, however, a statement
which he made before Low was no
minated in which he said that the
mayor, if renominated, would be
beaten by a majority Of from 25, 900
to 10000 was shown to him.
That was my calm judgment OF
the conditions" he said, but when l
got into the fight my instructive judg-
inent was lost. 1t simply resolved
itself into question OF whether you
could not put out naked princi pie
to be supported by an unlovaole
man
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN KENTUCKY.

Governor J. c. W. Beckham is re-
elected in Kentucky, after a bitter
contest with Colonel Belknap. Beck
hams majority is estimated at Is, 900.
Republicans make many charges Of
fraud in Kentucky. The Democrats
carried sVerything before them.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN COLORADO.

Republican victory is complete in
Colorado, though the vote was very
light. The vote has been light
throughout the state and returns are
very incomplete. The Daily News
(DemocraD comedies the election Of
Campbell. The Republican state
committee claims Campbell's election
by 5000 to 1000 plurality over Will
SON
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
HOW THEY VOTED.
4 Summary Of the Results Of Last
Weeks Election.
MARYLAND GOES DEMOCRATIC
Kentucky is Also in the Democratic
Column, but Ohio and Other
States Stick 70 the Re-
publican Party.
The following is a summary Of the
election held in several states on Tues
day OF last week:
IN NEW YORK CITY.

| A-> -SSW 4OflA I'LL 1.
George B. Mcclellan, Democrat,
elected mayor by majority Of proba-
bly, &c, 1000, which means the resurrec-
tion Of Tammany and its restoration
to power in the Greater city.
Mcclellan stands for Democracy, a
complete administration Of the city's
affairs, Tammanyism and the elimina-
tion Of DeVery and the grafters.
Low stood for Republicanism, anti.
Tammanyism and the reformation
Of New York.
'Devery, who declares be has been
counted down and out forever from
politics and will retire, stood for
"DeVeryism," while the fusionists
paid his campaign expenses because
every vote for DeVery was a vote for
Low.
IN MARYLAND.
Returns in Maryland show the cleo
tion Of Edwin War6eld, Democrat,
and the control Of the legislature.
Warfeld has carried Baltimore by.
5000. Returns are very slow, as the
ticket vas long and tedious to count.
Stevenson a. Williams, Republican
candidate for governor, was confident,
until Wednesday, when he gave up.
hope. Williams stood for Repubhc
ism and an endorsement OF Rooseyelt'ss
negro policy, social and political
equality. Warfeld stands for Democ-:
tfacy> and white supremacy in Mary
land. The election Of Warfeld and
bis ticket means os:.; Reoseyelt has
been repudiated by Mary 49,
The legislature, which is Demo
cratic, will elect a successor to United
States Senator McComas, who is
Republican.
IN OHIO.
Ohio is Republican by 100000,
though the Republicans claim 125, 900.
Colonel Myron T. Herrick is elected
governor, the legislature is Republi-
can and the election of Mark Hanna
certain.
Tom L. Johnson Is badly defeated.
Ine pluralGy on joint ballot OF 100 IN
legislature is three times as great a
victory as ever won in Ohio;
The principal feature in the contest
in Ohio was the fight to elect Hanna
and this has been accomplished with
apparent ease. The Democrats prac-
tically admitted the defeat Of John
son, but to the very last declared that
their candidate for the senate, John
81. Clarke, would be elected.
The fight between Hanna and Clarke
was one of the bitterest ever waged in
the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
MASSACHUSETTS.

Massachusetts, is Republican by
good figures. though the city OF Bos-
ton went Democratic by almost two to
one. John l.. Bates, Republican, is
governor, defeating William A. Gas
ton, Democrat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN IOWA.

The Republicans carried everything
in sight, re-electing Governor Cum
mings by a majority Of so, 900 or more.
The house will have 81 Republicans
and 18 Democrats and the senate will
have 40 Republicans and 10 Demo
Gratis
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Pennsylvania sticks to Quay, piling
up a plurality Of more than 100000
and these figures may be increased
when full returns are received, to
$4,000. Philadelphia elected al Be-
publican city officers. The entire
state shows gains for Republicans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN NEBRASKA.

The home Of Bryan has been cap
tured by the enemy and the Republi-
cans have carried the state by 10000
plurality. Republicans claim to have
elected the entire state Republican
ticket without a single exception.
The claims Of the Republicans are
Borne cut BY the polls printed by the
leading newspapers Of the state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-11-11
IN NEW JERSEY.

Very light vote was cast in New
jersey, as the contest was almost
purely Of local interest only. It is
positive that the Republicans control
both houses Of the legislature, proba-.
bic with slight gains over two years
apO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21
CARS RUN
/, UP NUUANU

Beginning with this morning the
Rapid Transit will run its cars regular
ly over the newly completed Nuuanu
street section as far as School street.
ten-minute service will be maintain
ed over this line which runs from
School street down Nuuanu to Bere-
tania, along Beretania to Fort, down
Fort to Allen street past the Naval
Station to the Honolulu Iron Works.
A trial car went over the line yester-
day afternoon.
The mule cars will be taken off the
remaining portion Of Nuuanu street
and from Fort street, the trans run
ming over these portions for the last
time last night.
The company is at work in putting in
an electric connection from School
street to Bates street, and when this
is completed the line will probably be
extended up Nuuanu valley as far as
the Mausoleum.
-
the brickyards may not be consumma-
ted for some time, as the road is quite
narrow in places above the Mauso-
leum.
a soon as Inc Nuuanu street line is
completed to Bates street, the company
will turn its attention to Beretania
street. The electric line will run
straight out this street from Fort to
Alexander street The section now
operated by the tram system on Puma
hou street from Beretania to Wilder
avenue will be cut out entirely.
Just what will be done with the old
horse cars has not been decided upon.
Some of the large open cars may be
mounted on new trucks and run as
trailers over the electric lines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21

company should have some approxi-
mate idea of the quantity of reading
matter to be printed.
This was one of the things, among
many others, which Mr.. Carter had to
straighten out in paving the way for
the great success he finally achieved in
floating the loan.
With examples such as these in mind,
Governor Carter feels that an injus-
tice is being done to him by any people
who think he wants to run all the de-
partments of ofgovernment, for the fact is
that his anxiety is to have heads to the
departments capable of conducting
their ordinary details with the least
possible reference thereof to himself
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21

jury to meddle with Territorial mat
ter, denounced the investigation goi,ig
On inside as farce and justified Clerk
Meheula in standing off the. .imperti-
nent press in it's inquiries about the
vouchers.
There was even talk to the effect
that Meheula would refuse to yield the
custody of the vouchers to the grand
jury. When Meheula emerged from
the sweating house, within a space of
time precluding his having argued the
matter at all, there was a falling of
countenances in the corridors. The
game was up.
The House members, with some ex-
ceptions, have not yet been released
from their subpoenas. After the in
spection of vouchers more witnesses
were examined.
"It is not that there was graft" one
who knows, part of the revelations
commented last night. "All legisla-
lures have more or less graft. But
much of this graft is a combination of
boldness and want of intelligence
which battles ordinary comprehension.
1t is a very humpy graft
Governor Carter was asked if the
Territorial authorities would take ac-
ton, on their own part. in view of the
discovery of the vouchers. His reply
was to the effect that he did not see
what could be done at present. The
matter was previously given to the
Territorial grand jury, which had re-
ported having found no cause for any
indictments in the matter But that
jury hadn't seen the vouchers and it
contained men who were able to defeat
the indictment of any native.
At the same time Governor Carter
expressed his qualification that some
authority had arisen to expose the
House corruption. He realized that
the exposure of the offenders would
have it's effect upon future legislators.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21
EXAMPLES OF KEPOIKArS
RARE OFFICIAL CAPACITY
What Governor Carter Has Reason to- Expect
if Compelled to Forego Choice of
Head of the Treasury.

An application was received by Gov
ernor Carter from the Honolulu Rapid
Transit and Land Company for permis-
sion to extend its Nuuanu avenue line
from Bates to Judd street, 1t was oc-
conpanied by written consent of
property owners, certified as full and
correct by Surveyor w. E. Wall.
Governor Carter transmitted the pa
pers to Treasurer Kepoikai, as the Gus
todian of public franchises, with re-
quest that he ascertain if all of the
conditions of the Rapid Transit Com
pany's franchise We're complied with
in the matter.
Treasurer Kepoikai, after due time.
returned the documents to Governor
Carter with a letter made long by quo
tations from the Governors letter of
transmission to him, and merely citing
the already known Territorial Survey
or's certificate as evidence that the
application complied with the cendiT
{ tions of the franchise. The purpose
OF reference TO the Treasurer was en-
tirely unfulflled.
Governor Carter regards the incident
as a foretaste of WHAT he may expect,
in point of efficiency of service, from
the head of the Treasury Department
in matters of detail belonging thereto
should Mr.. Kepoikai persist in clinging
to his commission.
Another instance of Treasurer Kepoi-
kafs capacity in financial administra-
ton. among Mr.. Carter's grounds for
desiring a different head to that de-
partment, arose in connection with the
loan f1otation. When Mr.. Carter
reached New York he found that the
United States Mortgage & Trust Co.,
was on the point of throwing up its
purpose of having a hand in the busl-
ness. It's reason was the unsatisfac-
tory nature of the information supplied
by the Treasurer of Hawaii.
The company had written for a form
of the bond intended to be issued.
Treasurer Kepoikai in response sent it
a specimen bond variously marked
with copy of the Loan Act pinned to
#. This combination was so indefinite
that the company could not make any
proposal without taking the risk OF
varied complications. AS the COM
pany desired to include the printing of
the bonds in its services, which was ul-
timately settled thus. and it cost seven
and a half cents word to engrave
the form, it was important that the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21
GOVERNOR CARTER
IS COMMISSIONED

Governor Carter he is now fairly en-
titled to be called, without the cumber-
some handle acting" prefixed. Yes
terday he received the following cable
gram from Secretary Hitchcock:
'.Hon. George r. Carter, Honolulu
Take oath of Office as Governor in dup
licate. Commission by mail.
sc. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary"
Mr.. Carter doubted whether the COM
mand was to be sworn into office forth
with or related merely to the manner
of recording the oath-taking it in dup
licate-when his commission arrived
He therefore cabled the following in
quiring reply:
Secretary Hitchcock, Washington,
D. c. Shall take oath before commits
sion arrives?
CARTER
Some of Mr.. Carter's friends inter-
pret Secretary Hitchcock's message as
a telegraphic condensation of his COM
mission, on receipt of which evidence
of his commissioning he is desired to
take the oath of Office as Governor.
The reason for such an Interpretation
is that the instruction as to duplicate,
if intended for the time of the commis-
sion's arrival, might as well and prob
ably would accompany that document
by mail. Besides, it is easy to imagine
to relieve Mr.. Carter of any embarrass-
ment in the administration of affairs
upon the retirement of Governor Dole.
Up to yesterday evening Governor
Carter had not received an answer to
his inquiry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21
SENIOR SENATORS MAY
SUCCEED MILITARY STAFF

Those been accustomed seeing the executive OF
the Hawaiian Islands going about State attended by
brilliantly military staff with pumed hapeaus epaue
ted and aguetted swords be disappo IN future
Governor Carter decline appoint such staff Tor his own
Governor Carter has made decision about the matter but IS
turning his mind Should he decide that the military stan
executive then future functions when the
Governor aboard warshp attends State reception or "
ceives dgnas the mainland from foreign countries his
companions will probably members OF the Senate
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-21
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA

WELLINGTON, Nov 2I-The Legislature of British CoIum-
bia has adopted bill giving imperial imports from twenty
fifty per tariff preference foreign imports This is
blow aimed principally the United States and the dis
appointment O aovert the Alaskan