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THE message Harrison Lays the Situation Before Congress. The President Defends Minister Egan’s Course. Demands Made Upon Chile Must Be Satisfied. Full Text of the Ultimatum Sent To Santiago. No Notice Taken of the Demand for Egan’s Recall* Aoology Must Be Made for the Matta Note. The Chilean Government Assured That the United State* Will not Recede From the Ground Taken— Courteous, but Firm. Washington, Jan. 25.—The follow ing is President Harrieon’s message on the Chilean situation sent to congress today: To the Senate and House of Represents fives: In nay annual message, delivered to congress at the beginning of the present | session, after a brief statement of the fact9 I then in possession of this government j touching the assault in the streets j of Valparaiso, Chile, upon the sail- ! ers of the United States steam- j ship Baltimore on the evening of the 16th ; of October last, I said: ‘‘This movement; is now awaiting the result of an investiga- j tion which has been conducted by the criminal court at Valparaiso. It is re-1 ported unofficially that the investigation j is about completed, and it is expected the j result will soon be communicated to this j government, together with some j adequate and satisfactory recompense to the note by which the attention of Chile I was called to this incident. If these just! expectations should be disappointed or | further needless delay intervene, I will by ] a special message bring this matter again ; to the attention of congress for such action ] as may be necessary.” In mv opinion the time has now come when I should lay be- j fore the congress and the country the cor respondence between this government and the government of Chile, from the time of the breaking out of the revoltion against Balmaceda together with all other facts in the possession of the executive depart ment relating to this matter. The diplomatic correspondence is here with transmitted, together with some cor respondence between the naval officers for the time in commanddn Chilean waters and the secretary of the navy, and also the evidence taken at the Mare island navy hards since the arrival of the Balti more at San Francisco. * Egan’s Course Defended. I do not deem it necessary in this com munication to attempt any full analysis of the correspondence or of the evidence. A brief statement of the international ques tions involved and of the reasons why the responses of the Chilean government are unsatisfactory is all that I deem neces sary. It may be well at the outset to say that, whatever may have been said in this country or in Chile in criticising Mr. Egan, our minister at Santiago, the true history of this exciting ueriod in Chilean affairs from the outbreak of the revolution until this time discloses no act on the part of Mr. Egan unworthy of his position or that could justly be the occasion of seri ous animadversion or criticism. He has, I think, on the whole borne himself in very trying circumstances with dignity, discre tion, and courage and has conducted the correspondence with ability, courtesy and fairness * n is worth while alto In beginning: to say that the right of Mr. Egan to give shelter in the legation to certain adherents of the Balmacedan gov ernment who applied to him for asylum has not been denied by the Chilean authorities nor has any demand been made for the surrender" of these refugees. That there was urgent need of asylum is show n by Mr. Egan's note of Augusts, 1891, describing the disorders that prevailed in Santiago and by the evi dence of Captain Schley as to the pillage and violence that prevailed in Valparaiso. The correspondence discloses, however, that the request of Mr. Egan for a safe conduct from the country in behalf of these refugees was denied. The precedents cited by him in the correspondence, parti cularly the case of the revolution in Peru 1865, did not leave the Chilean govern ment in a position to deny the right of asylum to political refugees and seemed very clearly to support Mr. Egan’s con tention that a safe conduct to neutral territory was a necessary &4& acknowl edged incident of the asylum. These re fugees have very recently, without formal safe conduct, but by the acquiescence of the Chilean authorities been placed onboard the York jown and are now being conveyed to Callao, Peru. This incident might be considered wholly closed but for the dis respect manifested toward this govern ment by the close and offensive police JjrveiUanee of the legation premises len was maintained during most, the period of the stay of the ugees therein. After the date of my an Buai message and up to the time of the "*for tlie refugees to the Yorktown tl„ lePakon premises seem to have been rounded by police in uniform and po ce agents or detectives in citizens* 0®€nBiv,ely scrutinized persons 0 nnE or having the legation and on or more occasions arrested a member w the minister's family. i p A Veritable Prison. »o«^InAII^er Kvan*» who by my directioi hi* visit®d Mr. Egan at Santiago, ii •priK tli* M-vy department, de *"'bed„ the legation' a. n “veritnbh •i. ?n.’ aad state, that the police ngenti I™, were after hi* arrival with drawn during hi* atay. c*„ti at'l'eiira further from the note of Mr ,n °‘ November 20, 1891, that on one oc hr ,i’”1 at eftst these police agents, whon , Glares to be known to him, invaded th« diL '0n Prern‘*«*, pounding upon its win ianiFi nild U8*nP insulting' and threatening !««»«■ toward* person* therein. <l’hii dom «.°* the right of a minister to free term .on? Police espionage and restrain! Ar“ave been so flagrant that tb< dint™ rainister, who was dean of thi ca , "rat,c c°tp»i having observed it, fell Chii.. upo.n to protest against it to th< Tt.„a<"i^'.ln^*tcr °i foreign affair*. 1# Chileans have, as will be observed refill6 cur,resPondenee, charged th< with i e* the inmates of the legatior Ue i ""‘‘““if the police, but it seems ti that men whose lives wer< P®rdy and whose safety could onlj onl»*.?ecure<* *>y retirement am * "hould have sought to provuki in th.:*1 jlon which could only cut 'ondUi. 1?tr.uction or to “OTr»yate tbei inethby intensifying a popular feel t»tln.ttt Bt one ti™* so threatened the le Iht ml-”,10 r*«l“ire Mr. Egan to appeal t< “tints tor of foreign s flairs. „ Baltimore Affair. But the most serious incident disclosed py the correspondence is thst of the st uck upon the sailors of the Baltimore in the streets of Valparaiso on the 18th of la,t' ,,In, “r annual measure, speaking upon the information then in my possession, X said: ‘ Bo far as I have yet been able to learn, no other explanation of this bloody work has been suggested than that it had its origin in ?T0*iV jyi° the*e tnnn as sailors of the United States, wearing the uniform of their government, and not in any individ ual act or personal animosity.” Views Not Modified. We have now received from the Chilean government an abstract of the conolu sions of the fiscal general upon the testimony token by the judge of crimes in an investigation which was made to extend over nearly three months. I very much regret to be com pelled that this report does not enable me to modify the conclusion announced in my annual message. I am still of the opinion that our sailors were assaulted, beaten, stabbed and killed, not for anything the or any one of them had done, but for what the government of the United States has done or-was charged with having done, by its civil officers and naval commanders. If that be the true aspect of the case the injury was to the government of the Unltid States, not to those poor sailors who were assaulted in a manner so brutal, and so cowardly. Legal Aspect of the Case, Before attempting to give an outline of the facts upon which this conclusion rests, I think it right to >ay a word or two upon the legal aspect of the case. 1 he Balti more was in the harbor of Valparaiso by virtue of that general invitation which na tions are held to extend to the war vessels of other powers with which they have friendly relations. This invita tion, I think, must be held ordinarily to embrace the privilege of such communica tion with the shore as is reasonable, neces sary and proper for the comfort and con venience of the officers and men of such vessels. Captain Schley testifies that when his vessel returned to Valparaiso, on September 14, the city officers, as is customary, extended the hospitalities of the city to his officers and crew. non rersonai Matter, It is not claimed that every personal collision or injury in which a sailor or of ficer of such naval vessel visiting the shore may bo involved raises an international question, but I am clearly of the opinion that where such sailors or officers are assaulted by a resi dent populace, animated by hostility to the government whose uniform the sailors and officers wear, and in resentment of acts done by their government, not by them, this nation must take notice of the event as one involving an infraction of its rights and dignity: not in a second ary way, as where a citizen is injured and presents his claim through his own government^ hut in a primary way precisely as if its minister or consul or the flag itself had been the object of the same ebaraoter of assault. The officers and sailors of the Baltimore were in the harbor of Valparaiso under the or ders of their government, not by their own choice. They were upon the shore by the implied invitation of the gov ernment of Chile and with the approval of their commanding officer, and it does not distinguish their case from that -of a consul that his stay is more permanent or that he holds the ex press invitation of the local government to justify his long residence, nor does it affect the question that the injury was the act of a mob. If there had Men no participation by the police or military in this cruel work, and no neglect of their part to extend protec tion, the case would still be one, in my opin ion, when its extent and character are con sidered, involving international rights. The incidents of the affair are then recited by the president He reviews all the testimony col lected from an sources, Chilean, Amer i can and neutral, and analyzes it in a clear and luminous fashion. He calls attention to the fact that while eighteen of our sailors were clubbed, stabbed or killed, but one Chilean was injured at all, and it is doubtful whether he was not hurt by a missile thrown by his fellow rioters. This fact, the president thinks, disposes of the charges that the American seamen were the aggressors; or that they were armed with deadly weapons at all. The charge is further refuted by the fact that seven penknives were the only weapons found upon them when searched by the police. The president then shows in a strong light the brutal and inhuman treatment to which one of the sailors was subjected in the police stations and the hospitala “No amount of subterfuge or evasion,” says he, “is able to cloud our dear vision of this brutal work.” The evidence of the existenoe of animos ity towards our sailors in the minds of the sailors of the Chilean navy and of the populate of Valparaiso are so abund ant, are so various as to leave no doubt in the mind -of any one who will examine the papers submitted. These incidents con clusively establish that the attack was upon the uniform, the nationality, and not upon the men. Origin or tne Hostility. The origin of this feeling is probably found in the refusal of this government to give recognition to the congressional party before it had established itself; in the seizure of the Itata, for on alleged viola tion of the neutrality law in the eablc incident, and in the charge that Admiral Brown conveyed Informa tion to Valparaiso of the landing of Quin ter. It is not my purpose to enter here on any defense of the action of this govern ment in these matters. The president then quotes the ulti matum sent to Chile January 21 and continues: I desire to say that I am of the opinion that the demands on Chile by this govern ment should be adhered to and enforced. If the dignity as well as the prestige and influence of the United States are not to be wholly sacrificed we should protect these who in foreign parts display the flag or wear the colors of this govern ment. against insult, brutality and death, inflicted in resentment of the acts of theli government, aud not for any fault of theii own. . , . I have as vet received no reply to oui note of the 21st in*t., hut in my opinion i ought not to delay longer to bring these matters to the attention of congress foi such action as may be deemed appropriate. (Signed,) Bsxjamin Harrison. Executive Mansion, January 25, 189A TEXT or THE ULTIMATUM. Telegram Transmitted by lilaln to Min ister Egan. Washington, Jan. 25.—The Chilean correspondence from the department oi state forma nearly 300 pages of printed matter and is a complete history ol the alienation of the two countries. The state department, for the conven ience of the press of the country, and in order to impress public sentiment, prepared and sent out by mail last Wednesday a printed synopsis which I will occupy a full page of a seven column newspaper. This synopsis ii in the main a defense of Ministei Egan. It shows as a matter of fact that he erred in judgment as to the ► • I outcome of the revolution In Chile, j over the controversy between the legis lative and executive departments, be-; gun August 15, 1890. It is a history of ' that revolution and of the part played in it by the United States and oilier foreign governments. * I On the Slst lust. Secretary Itlaine I sent the following telegram to Mr. 1 Egan: j I am directed by the president to say to you that he has given careful attentlou to all that has been submitted by the govern ment of Chile touchiug the affair of the assault upon the crew of the United States 1 warship Baltimore, in the city of Val paraiso on the evening of the ltjlh of Octo ber last, and the evidence of the officers and erew of that vessel and of some others who witnessed the affray; and that his conclusions upon the whole case are as follows: First, That the assault is not relieved of the aspect which the early information of the event gave to It, vis: That of un attack upon the uniform of the United Slates navy, having its origin aud motive ina feeling of hostility to this government and not in any act of the sailors or any of them. Second, That the public authorities of Valparaiso flagrantly failed in their duty to protect our men, and that some of the police and of the Chilean soldiers and sailors were themselves guilty of unprovoked assault upon our sail ors before and after arrest He thinks the preponderance of evidence and the inherent probabilities lead to the conclusion that Riggins was killed by the police or soldiers. Third, That he is therefore compelled to bring the ease baek to the position taken by this government in the note of Mr. Wharton of October 28 lust (a copy of which you will deliver with this) uud to ask for a suitable apology and for somo adequate reparatiou lor the injury done to this government • You will assure the government of Chile that the president has no disposition to be exacting or to ask anything which this government would not under the same ciir cumstances, freely concede He regrets that, from the beginning, the gravity of the questions involved has not apparently been appreciated by the government of Chile, and that an affair in which two American seaman were killed aud sixteen others seriously wounded, while only one Chilean was seriouslv hurt, should not be distinguished from an ordinary brawl be tween sailors in which the provocation was wholly personal and the participation limited. No self-respecting government can con-J sent that persona in its service whether i civil or military,shall be beaten and killed in a foreign territory iu resentment of acts ! done by or reputed to their government, without exacting a suitable reparation, i The government of the United States has j freely recognized this principle, and acted j upon it, when injury was done by its peo ple to one holding an official relation to a ! friendly power, in resentment of acts done by the latter. In sueh case the Uuited States has not sought for words of the smallest value or equivocal meaning in which to convey Its apology, but has con demned such act in vigorous terms and has not refused to make other adequate reparation. But it was not the purpose here to dis cuss .the incidents ol this affair, but only to state the conclusions which this govern ment has reached. We have given every opportunity to the government of Chile to present any explanatory or mitigating facts and have have had due regard to the fact that the government of Chile was for a considerable .part of the time that has elapsed since October 10 upon a provis ional basis. I am further directed by the president to •ay that his attention has been called to the note of instructions sent by Mr. Mattu, secretary of foreign affairs, to you under date of the Uth ult Mr. Moutt very pru dently, aud, 1 must suppose, from a just sense* of the offensive nature of the dispatch, refrained from com municating it officially to this gov ernment. But iu view of the fact that Mr. Monti was directed to give it to the president of this couuiry and that it was given the widest possible publication throughout the world, this government must take notice of it You arc therefore directed to say to the Chilean government that the expressions therein imputing un truth and insincerity to the president and to the secretary of the navy in their offi cial communications to the congress of the United States are In the highest degree offensive to this government. Kccognizlng the usual rules of diplomatic intercourse, of the respect and courtesy which should characterize international relations; which he cannot assume arc wholly unfamiliar to the Chilean foreign office, the president was disposed to regard the dispatch re ferred to as indicating a purpose to bring about a suspension of diplomatic relations, but in view of the fact that Mr. Matta was acting pro visionally and that a reorganization of the Chilean cabinet was about to take place, and afterward in further view of the expectation that was held out of a withdrawal and of a suitable apology, no tice of this grave offense has been delayod. I am now, however, directed by the president to say that if the offensive parts of the dispatch of December 11 are not at once withdrawn and a suitable apology offered, with the same publicity that was given to the offensive expressions, he will have no other course open to him except to terminate diplomatic relations with the government of Chile. lur. iuuuitiu u iwi<c uu a un uary «u u;i» advised.me that be has been directed by his government to inform the government of the United States that you are persona non grata to the government of Chile and to request your recall. This has been laid before the president and he directs you to say that in view sf the foregoing, he does not deem in necessary to make and present a response thereto. It will be quite time enought to consider this suggestion after a reply to this note is received,as we shall then know whether any correspondence ean be maintained with the government of Chile upon terms of mutual respect. You will furnish to the minister of foreign affairs a full copy of this note. On ihe 23d Mr. Egan telegraphed ac knowledging the receipt of Mr. Blaine's telegram of the 21 at, further stating that in an interview on the 12th instant the minis ter of foreign affairs pressed upon him the acceptance of the with drawal of Mr. MstUs' telegram on the basis stated In Mr. Egan's tele gi am of that date, saying that this basis was entirely acceptable to Mr. Blaine and was in fact suggested by him. Notwith standing these assurances Mr. Egan would only consent to submit the poposi tion as he had done. * With regard to his being persona non grata, Mr. Egan said that ot a diplomatic banquet at the homo of the miuUter of for eign affairs on the Idh inst. Prime Minis ter Lucco told him.with the approbation of some of his colleagues, and in the presence of the English minister and Spanish min ister, that the present cabinet entertained the most cordial feelings for the United States and for himself personally In the afternoon of January 21 Senor Montt delivered to Mr. Blaiue the following note: * “Sir—I have teceived Inntruct'ons from my government to state to you that in its desire to cultivate co-dial and friendly <e lations with the United States the eontin ance of Mr. Egan as minUlei of the United Staten at Sautiago is not ag eeabie to it. Mr. Egan is not per ona grata for my government, which will huvg much pleasure in receiviug another repre sentative of the United Staten, 'i he «!e*| e of the government of Chile to dtaw closer its re'ations with that of the United States. U Its motive for tak:ag this step " The communication in f;om Senor Montt to Secretary Blaine of the 23d inst, iuclos In* the testimony of Sailor John M. T»l hot, taken nt Valparaiso, which Senoi Montt declares to have been very different from tho elute of facte he testified to nt the hearing at Vallejo. Tulbut was Higgins Immediate companion when the latter re colved his death wound. MORE TIME ASKED. President Montt Not at the Capital and Perierw Request* llrlqy. Washington, Jan. 25. — Secretary Blaine received a cablegram today from Minister Egan, at Santiago, in which he states that President Montt was not at this time in Santiago, having gone to a watering place in tho mountains of Chile, called “The Baths." In the ab sence of President Montt, Senor Perl era, minister of foreign affairs, re quested Minister Egan to ash u delay of ono or two days of this government until President Montt could be recalled to Suntlgo. On his return a reply would 1x3 sent to the demand of the United States to' reparation. It is understood that this delay will be granted und that Secre tary Blaine so informed Uhdcun Minis ter Montt this morning at an interview between them at the state department. NAVAL BATTLE PROBABLE. Halted States War Ship Sent to Intercept the Captain Prat. Washington, Jan. 25.—An exeitlng impetus has been given to the Chilean situation by tho statement that the United States steamer Philadelphia had licen ordered to the straits of Gib raltar to intercept the Chilean war ship, Captain Prat, now in coursa of construction at a French ship yard, and which was to be hurried off to Chile for its finishing touches, lest the French republic be requested to hold her us an enemy of the United States in rbASAD I UUSIUMb Grand Duke Sergiu* Investigate* Charges Against linker*. London. Jan. 25. —A dispatch from Moscow gives detailed particulars of a sensational story in which the Urand Duke Sergius, governor of that city, figures in a remarkable way. In order to discover the truth of charges that bread in small quantities could be bought with great difllculty, he disguised himself as a poasant, and proceeded to investigate. He first pre sented himself at a baker's shop and asked the price of bread per pound. The figure given him was three and a half copicks. lie then asked for three copecks worth, saying that the sum in question was ail the money that he had. The baker refused to sell him less than a pound, but* the supposed peasant insisted upon his right to buy as much ns the money that ho offered was worth. Thereupon the baker be came- abusive, and attempted to put the would be customer out of tiie shop Finding himself unable to accomplish this, the police were called in and the “peasant" was placed under arrest. On being taken to police headquarters a declaration was drawn up containing the charge, ana, in accordance with the Russian method, the prisoner was ordered to attach his name. The grand duke at once complied, adding his title of governor, and then throw ing off his disguise, he revealed him self to the dum founded bystanders. The affair had a tragic sequel, for on the evening of the same day the three police officers that made the arrest committed suicide, and on the follow ing morning the unfortunate baker blew out his brains All the bakers o( the city now display notices to the ef fect that they will sell the smallest quantity of bread that may be called for. BIG DAMAGES DlMANDED. _ The Washington Typographical Union Sued for £25,000 tor K.under. Washington, Jan. 35.—A case which will bo of the greatest interest to the craft of printers everywhere Is the suit of Ueorge At Ramsey against members of the Columbia Typographical union. No. 101, asking 825,000 damages for slander and injury to his reputation. The trouble grew out of a communica tion sent by Ramsey to the New York Union Printer last .June The print ers claimed that Ramsey's article in their craft journal reflected upon theii honesty and good fu.th. When Colum bia union learned that Ramsey was the writer it sent to other typograph ical unions a set of resolutions which set forth that Ramsey, who held an honorable withdrawal curd from tlw union, had maliciously published a li belous article intending to injure his fellow craftsmen, and instructed the officers of the union to refuse to issue him a traveling card until he apolo gized for his statement through the columns of two printers’ papers. The libel suit is based upon these resolutions and the refusal to grant him a traveling caid. < MINIIMU 1-fcVfcK ■n UULUKAUU Cripple Creek Camp Excited Over it Colt Find-Glowing Account*. Florissant, Cola, Jsn. 25.—One ol the biggest strikes ever realized in Col orado was made at Cripple Creek, eighteen miles from here in the E Paso mine, when ore that assays fcl.Ot# per ton was taken out The strike was made forty feet from the surface The first ore found was a talcist quartite, in which free gold was found then a bluish qnartz was struck whicli proved to be tellurium. This ore runs *300 per ton, and for the last three days has been quarried like stone. The -ein is tifteeD feet wide. L:is1 night's closing blast opened into a veil of almost white qnartz, which is spark ling in every part with plasters anc pins of gold. It dazzled the eyes o: those who saw it by lamplight, and ii took only a glance* to see that it wai the richest strike Cripple Creek has yei enjoyed. A large quantity of ore wai immediately tested. It. proved to carrj 240 ounces of gold per ton The veil was investpnlcd It is seven feel thick. Tlie caiup is wild over thi strike. WHITELAW K*l_» DESIGNS. The Minister to France Pleads IJi-.alaie* 41 Rviwmit, New Voiik, Jan 25 —A Herald dis patch from Washington says teat i was reported last night that ministci to France, Whitelaw llcid. iiud ten dered his resignation, giving bnuineai affairs as his reason. GHI6A60 THE LUCKY CITY Without Effort She Gets the Demo* cratic Convention. Alter Flirting With the Several Ambltloue Asplrnnte the Convention Declares Its Choice on the Fifteenth Unllot — Incidents. Washington, Jsn. S3.—Promptly at noon yesterday the national demo cratic committee was called to order. The call of the roll showed the various states and territories all represented. The committee went Into sect-et session for the purpose of settling all questions of proxies and contests. At 3 o'clock the committee was en tertainod at luncheon by the demo cratic reception committee of the Dis trict of Columbia. At 4 o’clook the | committee was again called to order by Chairman Brice, and the roll of cities was ordered to be called by the secretary. Cincinnati being the first on the alphabetical list, her representatives were first accorded a hearing. Hon. William Ramsey was Intro duced by Chairman Brice and greeted with great applause. The claims of the various cities seek ing the convention were ably presented by their special representatives, but Chicago, which did not even ask the honor, was chosen as the convention city. When the balloting began the inter act became Intense. The hotel corri dors were crowded with the delegatee from the various cities, and as their city showed gains the corridors re sounded with cheers. It soon became apparent, however, that the commit tee ; was coquetting with several cities When on the first ballot Kansas City led its adherents gave a wild western cheer. On the third bal lot, when San Francisco received 15 votes, the number who wanted to visit the Goldon Oatc would doubtless even have appalled the generous Cali fornians St Paul's hopes were raised by leading on the fourth ballot by 13 votes, only to be dashed on the subse quent ballots Perhaps the worst col lapse was that of Detroit, which on the sixth ballot received 10, while on the next it dropped to 1. Indianapolis' hopes were raised on the eighth ballot only to disappear from tho contest on the next ballot, when she received 1 vote. The men from Mil waukee were perhaps the uoisiest amt rent the air when the Badger state re ceived SO votes on the ninth ballot The crowd was in great good humor and their enthusiasm rose and fell as their favorites fared on each recurring ballot When, on the fifteenth ballot, it was announced that Chicago had 27 votes and tho convention, the crowd in the corridors were fairly struck dumb. That a city which had not even asked for the convention should be selected was inexplicable. The Milwaukee, St Paul and Detroit delegations went out on the sidewalk and cheored for Cleve land. The Ballets, First—New York 5, Milwaukee 8, Ban Francisco 8, Cincinnati 3, Detroit 2, St. Paul 7, Indianapolis 2, Kansas City 13, Chicago 1. Second—New York ♦, Bt. Pant 7, Cincin nati 1, San Francisco 8, Detroit 2, Mil waukee 10, Chfcago 2, Kausas City 12, In dianapolis 3. Third—Milwaukee 10. New York 1, Cin cinnati 3, St. Paul V, Detroit I, San Fran cisco 15, Indianapolis 2, Kansas City 5, Chicago 3. Fourth—New York 1, St. Paul 13, Cin cinnati ft Sun Francisco 2, Detroit 8, Mil waukee 8, Chicago 3, Indianapolis 7, Kan sas City H. Fifth—New York 4, St. Paul 8. Cincin nati 4. Detroit i, Milwaulceo 10, Chicago 8, Indianapolis 2, Kansas City 10. Sixth—New York 3. St. Paul 8, Cincin nati t, Detroit it), Milwaukee 8, Chicago 5, Indianapolis 3, Kansas City ft Seventh—Milwaukee 2, New York 8, Kansas City 7, St. Paul 4, Detroit 1, In dianapolis l, Cincinnati 2, Chicago 5, Des Moines 17. Eighth—Milwaukee 0, SI Paul 5, Cin cinnati 1, iudianapolis 22, Kansas City 5, Detroit 1, Chicago .1, New York 1. Ninth—New York 10, St Paul 6, Cincin nati 1, Detroit 1. Milwaukee 2, Chicago 4, Indianapolis 1, Kansas City ft Tenth—Milwaukee 18, New York 1, St Paul 8, Indianapolis 1, Chicago 13, Kansas City 7, Detroit 1. Eleventh—New York 1. Bt Paul 8, De troit 1, Milwaukee 22. Chicago 15, Indian apolis 1. Kansaa City 3 , Twelfth—New York I, St Paul 6, De troit 1, Milwaukee 20, Chicago 17, Kansas City 3, Indianapolis 1. Thirteenth—Milwaukee 21, Bt Paul 6, Indianapolis 1, Chicago 17, Kansas City 4, Detroit I. Fourteenth—St Paul 3, Detroit 1, Mil waukee 21, Chicago :2, Kamas City 1. Fifteenth—Detroit 1, Kansas City 2, Milwaukee 18, St. Paul 1, Chicago 7. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, of Wis consin, the vote was declared to be unanimoua The resignation of Committeeman | Mitchell, of Wisconsin, was accepted, j and the committee adjourned to meet I in Chicago on June 21. The Official Call. Washington, Jan. 22.—Chairman Brice today taaued the following call for the democratic convention: The national democratic committee at a meeting held on this day in the city of Washington baa appointed Tuesday,' the 21st day of June, 1993, as the time, and chosen the citv of Chicago as the place for ’ hold ing the national democratic convention. Each state is entitled to a representation therein equal to double the number of the representation to which it is entitled in the next electoral college, and each territory and the District of Columbia shall have two representatives. All democratic con servative citizens of the United States, ir respective of past political a-socistlons ana differences, who can unite with us in the efforts for perfect economical and con stitutional government, are cordially in vited to join us in sending delegates to the convention. Calvin 8. Brice, Chairman. Simon B. Shekin, Secretary. Washington, J nuary 22. 1892. Fell From a Church Spire. Pochabontas, la, Jsb. 23.—While Joe Delrnuck, a Bohemian carpenter, was working on the spire of the new Catholic church in this town he slipped and fell about forty feet, and it is feared that he received fatal Injuries. FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS. Tha MiMta. Warbinoton, Jan. 19—In tbe wnal* there wa» a eparea attendance of aenaton* today. Mr. Stanford, of California, gavo nolle* that ou Tuoadny next ha would call ap bin reeolutlon In relation to providing a *»und circulating medium for the purpo.ee of cub mlttlnir Rome romarke upon It A hill chunirlniF the tlmoe of holding United Htule* circuit and dUtrlct court* In weetern Mlasourl tvua reported by Mr. Weat, from the judiciary comml tea, and po«*cd. . Mr. Pottlgrew, from the committee on Indian affair*, reported favorably a bill lor the partial divUlon of tha Sioux reeer rutlon In Dakota. Washington, Jan. 80.— In the neaata Senator t'lntt, of Couneetleut, by rnpimt, Introduced a bill to admit New Mexico Into tha union. A12 p m. the aenato took up the Mox ■can award bill. Senator Hour moved to atrlke out tha third section of the I.u Abrn award bill allowing an appeal to the aupreinn oonrt. Yrnntor Wnnhlmrue Introduced n bill de an lug “option*” and lmnontax Hpeclal tnxe* ihereon, und Senator Hoar preaeuted * petition from banker* and merchant* of New Orlean*. protecting again*! any legislation prohibiting dealing* lu future*. At 4 :tfi, with La Abra ca«e *till prudlng, the senate adjourned until tomorrow. Wariiimit n, Jan. 21.—In the aenate to* day several bill* of minor Importance were introduced. The commlttoe on commerce , reported favorably the neaate bill to ea tanll*h a marine board. Mr Stanford addre**ed the senate la •uppnrt of hi* bill for o circulating media** tb.tod ou land mortgage*. The Mom*. WAsniNOTOM. Jaii. 10.— In the bone* to day Chaplain MlUmrn, In hi* prayer, took cognisance of Ilia Chilean situation, be •alt): “Inspire, uphold and dlreet thy hon ored eervnnt, tlio president of the United State*, hla constitutional atlrleera and member* of the two house* of oougrosa In thl* solemn url*l* of our history. Let all that shall be advised, decided upon and done for the safety, honor dignity and welfare of the nation In the nplrlt of justice and conciliation to nil other nation*, have the enaction nnd bless ing of the king of the Itlntc* of tha earth.’* A number of executive doeumont* were preaented and referred. Mr. K B. Taylor, of Ohio, reported from the judiciary committee a bill Using the time of holding court in the we-tern dl« tiictof Wlacon*in. Mr. Onte*, of the *amo committee, r© fiorted a kill changing the method* of tsk mr depoaltlon* of wltneaaea In United 8tute* court* to conform to tho method in vogue in the state where the on*e I* pend lug. Fanned. Mr. Oaten alio reported hi* bill to pre vent bluchmnillng la the territory ntAler the jurUdlction of the United fettnte*. It. provide* a maximum puuUbment of tl.tVt Hno and one year1* Imprisonment Fanned. The following bill* were Introduced nod referred: By Mr. Snodgrass, of Tennessee*—Mak ing it a misdemeanor for uny notional bank to eburge a greater rate of interest: than I* lawful in the ntnto or territory lie which the bank I* located. By Mr. Cummings, of New York—T© regulate the pay of fourtb-elass postal no te rs. Mr. Watnon, of Georgia, ankod auant mou* consent to have a resolution on the ■object Introduced by himself several day© ago and referred to (lie committeo on jo diclary recalled that the houna might de termine whether or not It would Instruct the committee to investigate tbo Pinker ton detective agency. He apponled to _ every friend of labor on the floor of th© house to support the motion. Mr. Oates, chairman of the committee^ said the gentleman was a little previona. The pructlce heretofore ob nlning In th© house would be followed by tho commit tee In this case and at tho ueat meeting of the committee a report would probably b© agreed upon and made to the bonne. Ho objected and the mutter was dropped. Washington, Jan. 20—In the house to day Mr. Dolliver. of Iowa, Introduced © bill for tbo relief of -ettlers on the De© Moines river lands. Referred. Mr Springer introduced his bill for free wool and decreased duties on woolen goods. Referred to the wuys and mean© committee. After some routine business the bouse, at 12:5u p. m., adjourned until tomorrow. MINNESOTA INDIANS STARVINO. Government Agents Charged With Total Neglect—Appeal to the Public. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 23.—Tb© Indians on the Fon dti Lae reserva tion near here have addressed a letter to Bishop McUolrick, the Catholic blskop of the Duluth dioeese, setting forth in broken English a heartbreak ing condition of atfuirs and one that should call for instant relief at th© bands of the government. The Indiana claim they are starving and absolutely freezing to death. They say It is of no use to call on the Indian commissioner for help, as his agents and deputies have been unlawfully cutting and'sell lng timber off their reserve, snef sine© they complained to him of this ho ha© been letting them starve. Bishop Mc Uolrick says: “These Fon dn Lacs ara starving. They have not been well treated by the government I laid this matter before the proper authorities last year but nothing came of it Nb.h lug now remains but to appeal to tbs public. While we are aiding Russian sufferers we must not allow fellow creatures at our doors to perish.” WOODY FIBaR AND 6ANDL Some of the Ingredients In the ITrrag Used by Starving Russians, London, Jan. 23.—The Lancet pab* tlshes an analysis of the bread in com mon use in the famine-stricken dis tricts of Russia, showing that 10 per sent, and probably more, of the article is composed of woody fiber, bosks, leafy matter, seeds, silica, sand and other foreign substances The so called bread is of a dirty brown color and resembles peat Experts to whom ft was submitted failed to recognise it as bread. Mexican Kevolutionixts Sentenced. Demino, N. M., Jan 23.—Two of tbe Ascension revolution leaders hare been sentenced to be shot next week for tbe part they took in the uprising. Sev eral others will be tried soon and will most likely receive a similar fate. The Mexican consul here is trying to secure the persons of Sais brothers and Baca* who were arrested in thb Mesilla val ley by United States offiers. , Must Be Prepared. San Fu an cisco, Jan. 23—"Sam’i of Posen” will be brought to trial oa Moutlay next, no matter which side is uuprepart'd. The case of the alleged slayer of Policeman tirant has been postponed three limes, once at tbe re quest of the defense and twice of the I r 'Sedition Now the patience of the court is about exhausted and word baa gone to both sides that no further de lays will be countenanced.