The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1896. after a hard struggle, where they lay for some time unable to move. The after starboard boat was then launched, with Second Assistant Engi- neer Harry Jackson and two others in it. Before it had gone twenty feet it was thrown over several times and the crew hurled out. Jackson says it was capsized nine times before he got loose from it. Three men managed to reach the shore, and found the others on the beach, Then ‘they started for assistance. T. E. Foster, who was acting quarter- master, and was at the wheel, says it had been blowing a gale all Saturday after- noon, and the sky became totally obscured when night came on, and the rain fell in sheets. No lights were seen in any direc- tion. He had just besn given orders to change the course one ana a half points as asual after passing the Point Arena light. Scon after *‘Breakers abead!” was shouted by the lookout and the wheel was put hard over and the bell rung to back the engines at full speed, but in an instant she struck, head on. The waves were high and breaking continually, so that it looked, when they could be seen, as though the ship was going right into the breakers all the time. As soon as the San Benito struck, he says, ibe whistle was blown continuously, until she broke in two and the steam pipes were broken. The sea was breaking over her constantly, and all hapds got into the rigging forward as soon as possi- ble. The men in the rigging expected every moment to be thrown into the seething sea, as the masts toppled and snapped and seemed to be going by the board with each sea. Those of the crew who had turned in rushed on deck when the crash came without waiting to put on any of their clothing, and they were compelled to pass twenty-eight hours in that condition. No personal effects were saved, butitis believed that the wrecker Whitelaw saved all the papers, instruments and most of the valuables in the cabins not dam- aged by water, as that part of the wreck was least exposed after breaking and drifting around on the beach. Owing to the darkness while launching the boats the survivors who got ashore made some mistakes in the names of men who got into the boats. Michael Pende- gast did not start, but remained on the wreck and was taken off by the steamer Point Benito’s boat. Noue of the bodies of the drowned have been recovered, and it will be some time before they will fioat, as the thin clothes covering them are undoubtedly filled with sand. Some may never come ashore. It is said one body was seen floaiing two miles north of the wreck to-night. Tne gallant captains and crews of both the Point Arena and the Weott cannot be too highly praised, and all those who risked their lives in the glorious work of trying to succor their suffering brethren deserve greatreward. Those who watched on the beach and saw everything say they would not again experience the awful suspense for any sum of money. The wrecking steamer Whitelaw was at the wreck this afternoon and took a few valuaole articles that were in danger of being lost, but at 5 P. M. she suddenly whistled for her boats and disappeared in the heayy rain that came up suddenly. The lifeboat belonging to the San Benito was taken by some of the ranchers to-day, and they went on a foraging expedition. Although the sea was very smooth they managed to capsize the boat twice and had a narrow escape from drowning. They finally reached the wreck and re- ported the storeroom full of valuable pro- visions and canned goods which could be saved; but, the steamer Whitelaw coming up, they got ashore as quickly as possible. Nocommunication could be had with the wrecking steamer, so her intentions can- not be learned. If the weather continues good her machinery, anchors and chains will be removed. - SURVIVORS REACH MENDOCINO. Story of the Disaster Told by the Rescued Seamen. MENDOCINO, Car., Nov. 23. — The steamship Point Arena arrived here this afternoon, having on board the survivors of the San Benito disaster. After inde- scribable suffering these men-—thirty-one in number—were rescued from the doomed vessel when the sea had calmed down sufficiently during the forenoon. They are near'y worn out from exhaustion, but here they have been given comfortable quarters and are in a happy state of mind because their troubles are at an end. Those who were taken from the San Benito this morning are: Captain W. Smith; Richard Zolling, first officer; James Swan, second officer; Charles Bile, third officer; W. Wood, chief engineer; Peter Cleary, third assistant engineer; Gus Johnson, quartermaster; F. Nelson, carpenter; James W. Stewart, seaman; Nicole Nelson, seaman; John Benson, sea- man; J. A. Barclay, seaman; O. Simmons, seaman; Arthur White, seaman; John Perry, lamp-trimmer; William Sloan, en- gineers’ storekeeper; James J. Riley, fire- man; James Kehoe, firemah; James Mc- Da:d, fireman; Barney Fahey, fireman; Edward Fahey, fireman; M. Pendergast, fireman; William Sheehan, coalpasser; Manue! Fernandez, coalpasser; Michael Kelly, coalpasser; W. H. Jeffs, water- tender; John Keen, water-tender; James Ward, water-tender; John J. Wilson, second cook; OC. Meyers, saloon man; Frank Dean, messboy. Six more of the survivors are at Point Arena. Captain Smith, worn out with harGships and sad at heart over the loss of his ship and men, declined to give any details, and beyond giving the names of a few men who left the San Benito, either in the boat that got off or by swimming, he made no statement. Martin Kelly of the engineer’s department gives the following accqunt of the disaster: The San Benito struck about 1:15 in the morning and broke in two in twenty minutes, parting through the en- gine-room. The bow of the ship was thrown northeast toward ihe shore and the stern lay due east, about fifty yards distant. When the ship struck the two port boats swung out seaward. A terrible sea was running and as the ship swung around these boats were rendered useless. The men went to the lee side toward the shore and launched the forward boat. Captain Smith asked the mate what he thought about getting into the boat and the mate replied : “We don’t know where we are,” The mate sawd, further, that he thought there were rocks all around them, as the surf was breaking high on all sides, and bhe advised everybody to stand by the ship. Probably some did embark in this who thought it tended to their safety to g0 in the boat. He told them they could not get to the shore through the break- ers, and advised them to keep out to sea. In this boat went O. W. Scott, first as- sistant engineer; C. Condon, second as- sistantengineer; H. Jackson, fireman; N. F. Fitzgerald, N. Lyva ana C. Brown, coal- passers; F. Foster and C. Jansen, seamen, and J. Shreran, messman. It was very dark and hazy and aiter the boat pushed off it was not seen again by those lelt on the wreck, but later it was learned that four of these men reached the shore. Of those who left the ship some time after this boatload, George Christopher swam to the shore and was saved. L W. Wilson tried to swim to theshore. but the ebbing tide carried him out to sea and he was drowped. H. Fehen was washed off the ship, and although unable to swim was thrown up on the shore and saved. After the boatload of men left the ship the remaining men and officers took to the foremast rigging, and stayed there until they were rescued. Even after the sea had become somewhat calmer, the waves still dashed over the deck. The only ones who were not in the rigging were Third Assistant Engineer Peter Clary, Chief Cook I. W. Wilson, J. J. Wilson, second cook, and three or four others. They went under the gallant forecastie head, aud locked themselves in to keep out the waves that swept over the helpless wreck. At 2:45 o'clock a cry was heard from the shore, and the crew, rejoicing in the safety of their comrades, responded with a cheer. They felt sure it was some one from the ship, as up to this time they had neither seen nor heard anything on shore, altbough as long as the engine would work a constant whistling had been kept up. Soon after this fires were bmlt on the shore and they could see people moving about. Had there been a lile-saving service or a rocket-gun at the lighthouse it would nave been easy to have sent a rope to the wet and freezing men hanging in the rigging, and all might then have reached the shore in safety. No effort, as far as the men on the wreck knew, was made to save them by the people on shore, and they remained in their terrible position until the steamer Point Arena’s boat arrived at 6:45 o'clock this morning. The men from the unfortunate San Benito cannot praise the Point Arena’s captain and his gallant crew enough for their humanity and skili. As soon as possible a boat was sent to them and six men were carried to the deck of the Point Afena. The boat returned, but the tre- mendous seas mearly carried it onto the deck of the wreck, and with difhculty the crew saved their craft from being stove in. Reluctantly they went back to their own vessel and waited for a chance to aid the shivering men, over whom the spray con- stantly fell. The Point Arena stayed by the wreck, and at 6:45 o’clock this morning, when the sea had grown calmer, the men were taken from the rigging and landed on board the steamship. Then they looked back upon the terrors and sufferings of the iast twenty-nine hours. They had not fled to the rigging without making a gallant attempt to help themselves. As soon as the ship parted they threw hatches into the sea with ropes attached, hoping they would drift to the shore and afford them the means of saving themselves. These hatches, however, were carried out to sea. Martin Kelly put on @ life-preserver with a line attached and tried to swim ashore, but the tide set off shore and the line was heavy and he soon returned to the ship and was drawn to the deck. After that they waited for help or death, more in expectation of the latier than the former. While in the rigging they had no food until 10 o’clock last night, and only a quart botile of water that Kelly di- vided with his suffering shipmates. About 10 o’clock it became calm enough so that the carpenter could cut through the deck into the storeroom and get some crackers, cheese and canned goods, which he and some of the men who were least benumbed aud chilled passed to the men in the rigging. Captain Strand of the Point Arena,when he found a boat could not reach the San Benitc, sent a boat to the lighthouse with the Point Arena's lifeline and rocket-gun. These were hauled to a point opposite the wreck and the lifeline was thrown by the gun toward the wreck, but it fell short. The second time the line broke and the weight whistled over the unfortunate men. Fireman Shinn said the ship struck at about 1:30 o’clock. He was in the fire- room at the time. When she struck he called out to his comrades and then climbed for thedeck. The engineer blew the whistle repeatedly for assistance, but none came, and there were no signs that any one on shore, at the lighthouse or anywhere else paid any attention to their signals of distress. Of course this may not have been the case, but in the darkness the men couid not learn whether or not assistance was near. Oy e CAPTAIN SMITH'S PREMONITION, Had a Presentiment of Disaster to the San Benito. TACOMA, Wasn., Nov. 23.—Captain Smith of the unfortunate San Benito had a strong presentiment that his ship woula be wrecked this winter, and, further, that she would split in two, just as she after- ward did. He has numerous friends at the City Hall here, and always called on them on the occasion of his semi-monthly visits. One of these is Chief Olerk Jackson iof the Controller’s office, who said to- day: “I know Captain Smith had a dread of just what happened to him, and not once but on numerous occasions bas he talked of having a feeling of disquiet and fear of his vessel being wrecked. Smith on his last wip was especially impressed by the premoniticn that something was about to happen to his vessel. Idon’t suppose he talked in public as be would to us, who were his friends, but the day before he left he sat with us the greater part of the afternoon, and during that time often macde reference to his queer feeling that his run would soon be ended in the wreck- ing of his vessel. “The truth is that he feared the San Benito. He' explained to me that she was long and slender; that when her ordinary winter cargo of coal was on board she was really dangerous. He said that about 4500 tons of coal would be put on board, divided into two’ lots, one at each erd of the vessel, leaving nothing but the weight of her machinery to balance the ship. He feared that in rough weather she would begin pounding on the waves up and down, and that the sheer weightin boat, but because of the confusion that |the ends of the vessel would simply break followed Mr. Kelly does not know to a cer- tainty. ‘ Just at this moment there was an awiul crashing of timbers and the mate called to the crew to look out for falling masts. The masts, bowever, stood intact, but the gallant ship broke in two pieces, Assoon as the forward part of the ship became so placed that the men could do anything they launched starboard boat number two. The captain said to his men, “We might as well stick by the ship.”” He advised all §, stay on the yessel, bui allowed those her in two and the ship and crew would go to the bottom. “While here he also binted that he was arranging to give up seagoing and get into something else for a livelihood. He bas long had a feeling of impending danger, but it was especially noticeable last week. While he never flinched his duty, I am sure he often Jeft here with anxious mis- givings. When the Keweenah was sup- posed to have foundered Captain Emith remarked that sooner or later his ship would meet with a sumilar fate.” FRANK P, SLAVINS CAREER CLOSED Beaten by a Negro Boxer, Who Is by No Means a Star. Bob Armstrong of Chicago Has the Australian at His" Mercy. After Being Sent to Ground Several Times Slavin Gives Upin the Fourth Round. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—Frank P. Blavin of Australia wound up his career of defeat in this city by quitting in the fourth round of his battle with Bob Armstrong of Chicago before the Park Athletic Club to-night. Armstrong was by no means a star, and if Slavin had been a good second-rater he could have disposed of the colored pug. The Austra- lisn has seen his best days and was by no means entitled to make the demand he did before he went. Having signed for a percentage, he was dissatisfied with the house and endeavored to back out. Hngh McWinters of this city and Andy ‘Watson of Boston, both colored, boxed ten rounds at 135 pounds in the opening bout. McWiaters won. Patsey Broderick of Providence and Jack Madden of Brooklyn were the next pair. They went ten rounds at 160 pounds and were evenly matched during the first six, but in the seventh and eighth rounds Broderick cut loose and punched his man hard. They mixed things up at short range in the niuth and the honors were even. In the tenth both landed hard lefts, but Broderick wss a bit stronger when the bell rang. The referee decided the bout a draw. Rumors of a disagreement about the principal “go” then grew rife. It ap- peared that Slavin and Armstrong had | signed articles to box for a percentage, but that Slavin was not satisfied with the size of the house and flatly refused to go on. Armstrong expressed himself as ready to box. Afterward some of the Aus- tralian’s friends induced him to stick to his agreement, and he entered the ring at 11:15, where Armstrong had been waiting for him mnearly fifteen minutes. They shook hands at 11:20. Armstrong weighed 185 ana Slavin 178 pounds. Sam C. Mus- tin was referee. Round one—After a moment’s sparring Slavin led with the left, but was stopped | and countered on the mouth. Every time | Slavin tried to land he was stopped by | Armstrong’s left. The colored man put a right on the body and left on the neck, and sent his man to the floor with a rignt on the neck. Armstrong punched the Australian right and left and had him against the ropes when the bell rang. Round two—Armstrong shot his long left to the jaw and easily avoided Frank's awkwara rushes. Armstrong rushed and had Slavin against the ropes punching him, while the referee seemed unable to break the men. At last, having tired of the hammer and tongs fight, they broke away, ana Blavin landed on Armstrong’s jaw. Both were in distress when the bell rang. R%nnd three—Siavin rushed, but got one on the neck from Armstrong’s right. Slavin was groggy, but fought back gamely. Armstrong swung right and left on the jaw, and Frank clinched to save himself.” Siavin then came in with a couple of hard rights on the neck and jaw, and Armstrong was groggy when the vell rang. Round four—Armstrone opened with a leit on the nose, bringing blood. . Slavin gotin a herd body blow, but a left on the neck sent him to the floor. He got up and shoved his left three times on the ne- gro's wind. Armstrong then landed some terrific punches and Slavin threw up bis bands and quit aiter 2 minutes and 56 seconds. e ALL PRINCETGN CELEBRATES. Great Joy Uver the Winning of the Double Championship, PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 23.— All Princeton was out to-nightand celebrating in earnest. A baseball championship and a football championship both in the same year has filled the undergraduates with enthusiasm,and every one from the green- est freshman to the gravest sophomore felt himself in duty bound to-night to make as much noise as possible in honor of the occasion. Early in the afternoon the bulletin board bore the notice, “Everybody get wood,” and it was not long before the first load of boxes and barrels arrived ai the old cannon. As soon as it became dusk whole sections of fences, together witn ash-boxes and other property which it was not convenient to get in broad daytight began to come in. By 8 o'clock the pile had assumed mammoth proportions, be- ing over fifty feet in diameter and nearly as high. At about this time pandemonium broke loose. The bell in the “‘Old North Tower’" was kept constantly ringing, and shot- guns, revolvers and firecrackers added to tne mediey, while trom the region of the new library building came the sbrill notes of the sieam whistles ou the hoisting- engines, A brass band then came on the camp: playing the “Triangie Song,' and the irain was caught up by over 1000 voices. All the students formea in line and marched about the town, fifty of them drawing a coach decorated in orange and black in which were the victorious tiger footbail team, the champions of ’96. At exactly 9 o’clock Captain Garrett Cochran applied the match to the big pile of wood, and is a few seconds flames shot uptoa distance of nearly 150 feet. So intense was the heat that it set on fire the trees surrounding the quadrang e, making it necessary to turn the hose on them. When the fire burned the students gathered about thi lio Hall and each member of the team was dragged to the front and cheered heartily, and each one spoke a few words telling how Yale was defeated on Saturday. Alex- ander Moffatt, Frank Moore and Bcotty McMasters also spoke, and all declared that Yale must be beaten again in 1897. The hilarity continued late into the night, and the undergraduates worked off sheir exuberance of joy by dancing about the gllowlng heap as long as it continued to aze. el i Failure of a National Bank. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.—The Comptroller of the Currency this morning was advised that the Dakota National Bank of Sioux Kalls, South Dakots, had closed its doors. No reason is assigned. Examiner Zimmerman was notified to take charge.. The October report shows ugiul stock $50,000, surplus ,000, due other banks $32,000, due depositors $175,000, borrowed money $22,500. Marcus Smith Resigns. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23,—Mar- cus A, Smith, delezate-elect to Congress, has resigned as United States District At- toruey for the District of Arizona. On the Eastern Tracks. wew NASHVILLE, Texx., Nov. 23.—Three-quaz- ters of amile, B, F. F.y Jr. won, Gilford Ham second, Royal Prince third. Time, 1:1534. Three-quarters of a mile, Mamie Calian won, :‘"8';‘ Saint second, Susie Hawze third. Time, 21834, g Seven-eighths of a mile, Lauretta D won, Iola second, F M B third. Time, 1:3334. Five and a hali furlongs, N.C. Creede won, Koscio second, Trilby third. Time, 1:12}4. Five sud a half tariongs, If wod, )hrimt Allen second, Thornbury third. Time, 1:10. NEW ORLEAN! . Nov. 23.—One mile, Paul Pry won, b?&k];fncond, Fustleer third. Time, 1:47. Three-quarters of ile, John Conroy won, Hill Billy second. Tvory third. Time, 1:173; Seven-eighths of & mile, Van Brunt won, San Johan second, Dick Behan third. Time, 1:34. Five-eighths of a mile, Alvin W won, Doom- ful second, Hickey thira. Time, 1:03. Three-quarters of a mile, Marguise won, Poet second, Elano third. Time, 1:1 LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 23.—1hree-quarters of a mile. A B C won, Bill Ellison second, Skate third. Time, 1:19, Five-eighths of 8 mile, Suydam won, Flotow second, J H C third, _Time, 1:05}. One mile, Garland Bar won, Ace second, Bil- lion third. ' Time, 1:47%. Seven-eighths of a mile, Loyalty won, Nance second, Cecil third. Time, 1: Four and a half furlongs, Margaret L won, Carrie F second, Lyllis third. Time, 1:58%5. e e Broke ndem Record. f DENVER, Coro., Nov. 23.—Sager and Swanbrough, the crack Denver tandem team, broke the five-mile professional fly- ing start, unpaced tandem record at Den- ver Wheel Club Park this afternoon. Time, 10:87. ‘Watts and Smith, local amateurs, broke amateur records, tandem, flying star(, un- paced, as follows: Two-thirds of a mile, 1:17; mile, 1:59 2-5; two miles, 4:123-5. The timing was official. i EaRat Dog Show in Prospect. BAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 23.—The Santa Clara Poultry and Kennel Club will hold a dog show in this city next February. Many valuable prizes will be offered, and itis expected dogs will be entered from ell over the coast. J. Otis Fellows of Hornelisville, N, Y., has been secured 1o judge the animals. TAKEN FROM THE RIGGING Continued from First Page. was dark, and while the flashes of light could be seen distinctly, the object could only be seen vaguely. There were thirty passengers on the car who saw it. The gripman’s name1s G. W. Britton. Another person who saw the object in the air was J. Wyatt, conductor on the car following mine.” e BENJAMIN TALKS. Inconsistent, but Refuses to Father the Invention. Dr. E. H. Benjamin, the man who has either by chance or for a pur- pose been suggested as the inventor of the airship, was seen at 633 Ellis street last night by & CALL reporter. He had retired and was asleep, but arose, partly dressed, and cordially invited his late visitor into his room, a large single bedchamber at the front of the boarding-house and witha bay-window overlooking Eliis street. Dr. Benjamin is a sinewy built man above the average height, and with a large mustache and brown hair and gray eyes, He frankly denied having any connec- tion with or personal knowledge of an airship, but his avowals of willingness to impart the information were it his to give were not consistent with his acknowledg- ments that 8 man with so very valuabie an invention, not completely perfected and not yet securely patentable, would be justified in lving in & straightforward manner in order to divert from himself all attention that might result in his being persistently followed and the whereabouts and design of the flying device made known. During a long conversation he said in part: “I am a dentist and have been for twelve years. I am 34 years old and a bachelor. 1 have a married uncie in Placerville; his name is ¥. W. Benjamin | and heis a practicing physician of some means. George Collins is my attorney, for I have known George for & long time | and whatever little law business I have | wanted done I have had him do it. Isaw | him to-day and Le laughed heartily when | Itold him that they had me the inventor of the airship. He is a shrewd fellow. Well, I only wish I was the inventor. But I am inclined to think I would be afraid to go up in it, “It is true tbatIam an inventor, but | along other lines. My inventions have to do with dentistry, and consist in patented crowns and bridges for teeth and are- dacer to draw the gold bars in making gold eaps without seams. Then I havea number of other little dental inventions. Since my name appeared this moraing in connection with this affair my friends have joshed me a good deal about being the inventor, and I have told some of them that they may have a ride with me to-morrow if the night is favorable. I have given some thought to the possi- bility of inventing an airship. “1 firmly believe that there is an air- ship somewhere near here, and that it will not be long before the public sees it, foras yet, as I unaerstand the newspaper ac- counts, no one has really got a good view of an airship so much as of a bril- followed for a while and given a warm re- ception until people are convineed that 1 am not the man they are looking for.” EAE A HE IS WELL KNOWN. The Alleged Inventor Recently Visited In the Interlor. Dispatches were received last night from Woodlsnd and Oroville concerning Dr. Benjamin. The list of towns claiming him while he has been supposed to be the inventor of an airship is lengthening, like the list of towns that claimed Homer. A Woodiand dispatch claimed that Dr. Benjamin visited Woodland first about eight years ago, when he was traveling for Sherman & Clay. He became acquainted with Dr. L. B. Holmes and many others, and treated pa- tients in the office of Dr. Holmes, who con- sidered him a proficient workman, He has not been in Woodland forabout a year and a halt. He tcld some friends that he would soon complete an invention that would revolutionize the world. The fact that he has a wealthy uncle in Oroville probably gave rise to the rumor that au Oroville millionaire had built the airship. A dispatch from Oroville alieges that Dr. Benjamin is a native of Carmel, Me. He was in Oroville November 15 visiting his uncle. e READY TO SAIL IN AIR. Court Judges Asking for Passes and Others Seeking Positions. George D. Collins, who claims to be the attorney for the inventor of the airship, has evidence that there are persons who believe that there is a real airship afloat. One of these, 8 boy who has been in the | navy, has written to him making applica- tion for position of cabin-boy or deck- hand. A large part of his time is taken up answering questions. Judges of the courts bave already made application for passes, he says, and he has no end of chances to iscuss the mechanism of the vessel. With all this, Mr. Collins throws adash of cold water on some enthusiasts who base their theories upon alleged ut- terances of his, “I am sorry to see,” he said yesterday, ‘““that the newspapers have been attribut- ing to me such an extensive knowledge relstive to thisairship, In truth I know very littie about it. “'On Thursday last there came to my office a former client of mine for whom 1 had prosecuted a claim against the Crocker estate ubout six months ago, and asked me to get qut a patent for him for an air- ship he said he had invented. I said I could not do anything unless he produced a model, and he said he would have one made at once. He attempted to give me a description of the invention, but I told him it would be of no use to me. I am now awaiting his return with the model. He may call any day. When he brings the model I will make application for his patent. “I know nothing about the airship. I do not know what it is made of, what power propels it, nor where its inventor now is. Iam just as skeptical and in- credulous regarding it as anybody can be. “The reason I believe this airship that people claim to have seen is his invention is that on the day he cailed he remarked: ‘*'Did you see an account of my airship passing over Sacramento in the newspaper this morning?’ “I told him I'had not seen it. “He then said: ‘I passed over Sacra- mento last night and arrived on the other side of the bay this morning at 3 o’clock. I e solved the problem of atmospheric navigation.’ ” —_——— Balloon In the Sky. OROVILLE, Car., Nov. 23,— Several people in this vicinity saw a moving hight in the heavens Sunday evening. To-day’s investigations result in learning of a Por- tuguese, Living in Cherokee, who sent up an experimental balloon last evening in- flated with gas from a fire attached to it in which turpentine and resin are the principal parts. There is no doubt this is the light seen here. The Portuguese says he does not think kis balloon sailed more than twelve miles. It was his intention to send up another to-night but rain pre- vented it. Speals Highly of the 2rmy. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.—The | report of Gemeral J. C. Breckinridge, inspector-general of the army, was pub- hished to-aay. It speaks highly of the army as being in as good condition in respect to instruction, discipline, equip- ment and supplies as ever before in its history. Considerable attention, he says, has been given to minor tactics and train- ing in the field, which under the present short service term have become more pressing. 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