THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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OMAHA ONLY SEEKS JUSTICE
After SufTerin ? from Freight Rate Dlacrim-
\ inatiou for Sii Long Year * .
PATIENCE CLIMBS OFF THE PERCH
Lincoln .lolilior * Want tlio Kntlrn Ciiko nml
All tlio UrntnlM Aronml tlio Hnnlict
\Vnr nil tlin .Mnxhinim
Mnculn will not submit , lo an nn plication of
fhe Nowliurry iinixliiiilin rale bill which will
Injiiro tlm jobbing and manufacturing Inter-
estH that have been built up here at Mich a
cost durliiit tlio past twelvu or lit icon years.
Tlio Nowborry bill In not tlio child of these
Interior commercial points and they will very
strenuously object to beliiR mailu the first victims
'
tims of tlmim'lnltiliyof the demo-pops who
Imagined lliatllioy would Kel rich If "local
rates worn cut down. " There will ho war to
tlio knife Inslaiitor If It proves trim that no
throiiKli ratals to liuKlveu from tlin east to
any ton n In thustatoolT the Missouri river.
That sort of thing will not do. The Inevita
ble Injury wioiiKht by this bill must not bo
concent rated on a few polnti In that way
while others am exempted. The roads tiiiist
make a full-deal In the rearrangement of their
neheduloH. I/lncoln asks for nodlscrliiilnatlon
In her favor In this matter , but bho demands
equity.
ThCBU and kindred expressions from the
newspapers of Lincoln have done much to
create an Impression In the Interior towns of
the state that Omana Is attempting to "hog"
everything under the now maximum rate
law. Many of the stnto papen have taken
up the cry and are demanding equality under
the operation of the new rates. But this
clamor on the part of the Lincoln papers and
Jobbers is very far fetched. According to
the statements of Commissioner Utt of the
Commercial club , the worst that can fall lethe
the lot of the Capital City under the opera
tion of the now law will bo nothing like In
severity to the treatment that has been
given Omaha for the past six years.
"Omaha , " said Mr. Utt , "Is not making
any effort to got the best of any city in the
state under the now readjustment of tariffs ,
but simply wants one of two things : Either
the present rates under the Nowberry bill
or If Lincoln is allowed a differential Omaha
wants equalized distributing rates com
mencing at Omaha and not at Lincoln.
IllHcrlinlimtlon of llio 1'nnt.
"Omalm has been discriminated aeninst
for the last six years by every road crossing
the Missouri river , and Lincoln , Chicago and
eastern points have prollted by the discrim
ination. The Jobbers and manufacturers of
Omaha have submitted to the Imposition
with scarcely a murmur. This city , the cen
ter , commercially , of a district with a popu
lation of 000,000 people , has been placed under
a discrimination of from ! ! 0 to10 percent
In favor of these Jobbing points. Figures
from the railroads' tariff sheets provo this
better than any other way. Talcs it In the case
of Beatrice for instance. The fourth class
rate from Chicago to Omaha Is yo cents ,
while the rate from Chicago to Beatrice is
hut ! IS cents. But the rate from Omaha to
Beatrice is ill cents , making a total rate for
the Omaha jobber who soils Chicago goods
in Beatrlco of 53 cents. . Lincoln with a dif
ferential of 4 cents 'against Omaha and
with n shorter local haul had much
the advantage of Omaha to short
haul points In this territory. The Jobbers
down there are crying equality now , but
Omaha has not had an equal rating with
them for the past six years. Lincoln is will
ing to have Columbus , Hastings and other
cities in the western part of the state suffer ,
but they want for themselves a rate that is
even greater Injustice to Omaha than the
rates under which the jobbers have suffered '
for the past six years.
Lincoln < ) ol > l > nr * Go lo Kxtromex.
"But the Lincoln men , in order to get n
rate that will favor them , go further and
discriminate against Omaha and In favor of
Chicago. Lincoln has a very small repre
sentation In the jobbing business , having
but few lines of trade in which a Jobbing
business Is done. But they get a rate which ,
ns shown in the Hirures quoted on Beatrice ,
gives the Chicago Jobbers : ! U to 40 per cent
the best of Omaha on all of thu towns in a
sixty-mill ) radius on lines that are not rep
resented in Lincoln at all , but are repre
sented in Omaha. Omaha , for instance , haste
to pay a ratoof say "fi cents from Chicago to
this city and another 35 cents toVahoo and
then compete with a Chicago housu which
guts a direct rate to Wahoo of SI ) cents , and
this on a line not represented in Lincoln at
all , and all on account of the discrimination
which has been made against this city and
favor of Lincoln and oilier interior points in
this largo territory immediately tributary to
Omaha.
Iloj ; In tlio Mimccr 1'nlley.
"Lincoln 1ms the ' in
played 'dog the man
ger' policy on this class of trade and has
given Chicago and eastern cities a benefit
as against Omaha on business that she
could not handle herself. The merchants
and shippers of the state should not be
misled by thu protests that are going up
from the Lincoln shippers. They are crying
for equality , but really will not bo satisfied
with anything short of discrimination in
their favor. Omaha Jobbur have submitted
to all kinds of discriminations far years and
are now determined to have equalized rates
and don't want to give Lincoln or any other
town the worst of it and will not have the
worst of It from any other town again if they
can avoid it. They have had enough of that
sort of thing and cannot afford to take any
other position.'J
WAIl ON Til K .MAXIMUM ItATK.
'JTlin ItiirlliiKlon I.i'iul * In th 1'lnht nml
\Viints mi Injunction.
At thu meeting of presidents and general
managers hold In Chicago a fortnight ago ;
on the maximum rate bill it was decided to
observe the bill by putting In tariffs to cor >
respond with thu provisions of the measure ,
hut that the constitutionality of the hill
should bo tested at the earliest moment
possible.
Freight men at once commenced to prepare -
pare tariffs , making Omaha the basing rate
and removing the Lincoln differential , which
has been In existence for several years.
President Perkins of the Burlington , however -
over , was not In favor of romovlmr the
dinVroiitial from a town which has been
owned and controlled by his company over
since the building ot the system , and thu
gentleman was emphatic in his protests
about the removal of the differential. Mr.
Holdrokri ) , general manager of the company ,
while loving Lincoln loved the credit Hide of
tlm ledger page stilt more , and lie showed
President Perkins that toi-oiitinuo the Lin
coln differential , which has fattened many
a jobber In the capital city at the legitimate
expense of other towns , meant lower rates
than these fixed by the maximum rate bill at
many points along thu line of his road , which ,
of course , decreased the earnings still
further.
President Perkins saw the force of Gen
eral Manager Holdrego's statement and
itereed that justice should bo done to all in
tercuts oven though it hurt Lincoln , which
should never have enjoyed the differential Ito I
from the beginning.
l.liii'ulu lulilirm nl Wort. .
Hut thciru wrc other interests at work to
defeat the pur | > oses of lliu hill. Thu Lincoln
Jobbers , seeing that they would ho left hold-
In ; ; the sack should the railroads retnovo the
fi-eent differential , made formal protest tn
the State Board of Transportation , not oy
the groun-l thut they would be materially
injured th'Mild tliu differential bu removed ,
but that llio aboIUhment of the so-called
i-omii.oillty rales would Inlllet liunlbhlps
upi n a class of people that needed the protesting -
testing arm of thu law , and they asked the
Ui.ird , us it is empowered to do , to "reduco
the rates ou ny ulatt or commodity in thu , |
schedule of rates fixed. In the act whenever
It shall scorn just and reasonable to n ma *
jorlty of said board so to reduce
any rate. " The law further says :
' And said Iwanl of transportation
Is hereby empowered and directed to luviso
said clasilllcatlon of freight as hereinbefore
mentioned In this act established whenever
It shall bo appear to a majority of said
board just and reasonable to revise said
classification , provided that said board of
transportation shall never change the
classification in tills net established , so that
by such change of classification the rates on
any freight will become higher and greater
than In this act fixed. When any re
duction of rates or revision of classification
shall bo made by said board It shall bo the
duty of said board to cause notice thereof to
bo published two successive weeks In some
newspaper published In the city of Lincoln ,
in this state , which notlcu shall state the
date of the taking effect of such chaiigo of
rate or classification , and said change of
rate or classification 'so made by the board
and published in said notice shall take effect
nt the time so stated lu said notice. "
The action of thu Lincoln Jobbers found
hearty support at the bands of the State
Board of Transportation and last week they
threatened General Manager Holdrego with
n reelassillcation of certain rates in a visit
they made upon him. Short nml decisive
action was necessary and nt half past four
yesterday the petition for an Injunction re
straining the board from tampering with the
rates was filed In the ofilco of the United
States Circuit court and nt the same time
Invltltig a decision upon thu constitutionality
of the measure.
Decided to Fight llio Move.
The Burlington Is the road that has taken
the initiative , and It lormully declared Itself
Monday afternoon by filing an application
for an injunction In the. federal court , seek
ing to restrain the State Board of Trans
portation from lowering any of the rates ,
fixed by house roll 1(3 ( , better known as the
maximum rate hill.
The wholesalers affected by the bill have
been trying to prevail upon the hoard to
make a reduction to offset the Increase that
will otherwise bo caused by the bill , and it
has been rumored that the members of the
board were disposed to favorably consider
this request.
It Is to prevent this that the Burlington
has souglit an Injunction , and it sets forth
Us side of the case In about thirty pages of
typo-written legal cap. Its contention , when
stripped of legal verbiage and boiled down
to a simple statement , is that It is an inter
state road and therefore subject to the pro
visions of the interstate law , but not to the
regulation of the State Board of Transpor
tation , and that Inasmuch as the maximum
rate bill gives to the state board the right
and authority to regulate Its charges the bill
convoying that authority must necessarily
bo unconstitutional.
. This is the milk of the cocoantit condensed
to a thimble full , the case being brought
not so much to prevent the further reduc
tion of a small portion of the rates as to test
the constitutionality of the hill as a whulo
aim knock it out entirely if prssiblo.
Instead of refusing to put tlio now rates
Into effect and thereby incurring the liabil
ity of penalties amounting to sev
eral hundred thousand dollars a yea. ,
the roads seized upon another phase of
thu situation which will bring up the ques
tion much sooner , and will bring a decision
long bcforo it , could have boon hoped for had
the original plan of violating the-law and
making n test case been carried out. Not
only that , but the roads have by this plan
secured the assistance of a number of
wholesalers located In the Interior towns ,
compelling them to oppose thu law in self
defense.
Attorney ( truouu'n Statement.
The Burlington is represented In this
fight by Charles J. Greene _ , of this city , and
T. M. Marquette , of Lincoln. In speaking
of the matter yesterday morning. Mr.Greeno
said : "The papers filed in court tell the
whole story. Wo hold that the bill is un
constitutional , and shall so provo it. Wu
want the matter settled as soon as
possible , as the operation of that
law will cause us the loss ' of
several hundred thousand dollars a year.
The violation of it , if followed up persist
ently , will also be expensive , ns the penalty
is f UK ) for each violation. On a test case we
could hardly have hoped to arrive at a fln.il
conclusion within a year , put in this way it
ought to bo settled long before snow Hies.
\ uuiu nut ilblt lur the Immediate issuance
of a restraining order , but gave the other
side notice , and this afternoon wo will
argue on the issuance ot a temporary in
junction. Taking it for granted that a tcm-
pory injunction will bo granted , I think we
ought to reach the llnai hearing some time
in September. "
United States Marshal White went to
Lincoln Monday night , and served notice of
the application for in junction on the live mem
bers of the State Board of Transportation.
Secretary of State Allen , Attorney General
Hastings. Auditor Moore , Treasurer Hartley
and Commissioner Humphrey.
r.oiieral Manager lloldrnco Tallin.
Mr. George W. HoldrcRe , when seen yester
day morning , said to a BIH reporter :
"Tho petition tiled asks for an Injunction
against the State Board of Transportation
from exercising authority , delegated to them
by the Newberr.v act , to further reduce rates
by re-classliloation or otherwise. They have
threatened to make some reductions. In the
same suit , of course , the constitutional ques
tion as to the validity of the law will be
tested. It seems to us that the law contra
venes the constitutions of both Nebraska
and the United States and these questions
will bo tested in the suit. "
"When did you arrive at the conclusion to
proceed In this manner and at this time ! "
asked the reporter.
' Not untilyestesday was the matter finally
decided upon , " replied the imperturbable
general manager.
"Does this action of yours estop you from
putting the maximum rate bill into effect ! "
"By no means. Unless wo get a decision
to tlio contrary we shall put the now rates
into olTec.1 August 1. It has been our inten
tion , as I understand it to bo the intention of
every railroad , to put the law In foivu and
then at the earliest possible moment test Its
constitutionality In tlio courts. But learning
of the contemplated action of the State
Board of Transportation wo decided to begin
the action at once. Feeling that we could
nut stand a further reduction in rates wo
have taken the bull hy the horcs with the
hope of showing the unconstitutionality of
the measure. "
The Klliliorii' * I'onltion.
General J. B.
Uawloy of the Hlkhorn was
actively engaged In a search for cases bearing -
ing ui > on the maximum rate law when thu
representative of Tim.BEE asked him
whether the action of the Burlington had
been known to tlio other railroads.
"Yesterday I had an intimation that the
Burlington people contemplated such a
course , hut was not certain of r , until I saw
it in Tin : Bni : this morning. The Klkhorn ,
being a law-abiding railroad , had deter
mined to put the rates into effect ou August
1 , and then to test the constitutionality
. f the bill at the earliest possible
moment. For weeks thu freight people
have worked day and night over the bill ,
the understanding ho.'ng that the law
would bo observed by the roads until the
legality of thu bill could bo thoroughly
tested in the courts , I have never enter
tained any other opinion than that the law
was unconstitutional , for It takes away from
us all our roveuups , hardly leaving enough ;
to pay llxcd charges. Such a law Is neces
sarily bud and the sooner that fact can beef
demonstrated the hotter , "
tiui-rntiiry 1)11"oith oil the Munition ,
\V \ , H. Dilworth , ono of the secretaries of
the boardcame upyi-sterdayjnornlng.accom.
panlcd by a stenographer and Attorney Mar-
ijuotto of the Burlington , and both repaired
to thoolllcoof Mr. ( Jroeno , where thu orig ! (
inal application was in thu hand ) of last
named gi > ntU < iUHn , who had a short tlmo
brtforc gotten It from the clerk of
tlin court. Secretary Dilworth was
given thu voluminous document , and pro-
i-i-odcd to road It to the stenographer , for
thu purpose of taking luck a copy with him
to Lincoln tonight. Ho said that ho came
avc.ty without Invlnsr * eou any of the mem-
hers of the board and ho could say nothing
n to what umild bo done. "Bml
Ono thing that ho could not umlnrstand
[ oo.smi'icu UN btco.su I-AUE.J
SILVER LININGS FOR CLOUDS
Senator Allen and Cbngresiman Brynn
Talk About the White Metal ,
APPLAUSE WAS FREE AND UNLIMITED
ICnropcnn Dictation of I'liinnce Coiidoinnoil
The Onitorl Worn it I.lttlo I.lto
O\vloir tn H Ouod Siiiicr | |
1Vli.il 1Vn S lid.
weather seemingly had no serious
effect on bimetallic enthusiasm In Omaha
last evening. An audience of noirly'-,500
people gathered at Exposition hall to listen
to thu elucidation of free silver Ideas by
Senator . V. Allen and Congressman W. J.
Brynn.
The two distinguished gentlemen kept the
audience walling for nearly half an hour , as
they wcro Invited out to dinner , and
could not neglect the substantial at
tractions set before them for anything so
out of place and comfort as a political spccc
In the middle of summer , and before the
proper opening of the campaign. When
they appeared they wcro greeted with an
enthusiastic outburst that demonstrated
plainly that , the waiting crowd was not In
an 111 humor , although it had been Impa-
tlently stamping and clapping for sovera
minutes previous to the coming of the
speakers.
They were preceded upon the platform by
Mayor Bemls , who had consented to preside
at the meeting. In calling the assemblage
to order the mayor said that ho was invited
to preside but a couple of hours ueforo it was
time for him to assume those duties , and as
ho was busy writing a couple of vetoes , ho
had not had tlmo in which to prepare u
speech. That statement was loudly ap
plauded hy the audience , which appreciated
the reference to the mayor's well known
penchant for disagreeing with the council.
Ho asked leavu to read from an old speech
delivered a year ago at the opening of the
national convention In this city of thu
peoples' party , and proceeded to reiterate
the following as Ills views on the silver
question at that time as well as now :
"There are issues which , like the ghost of
Banquo , will not down. The silver question
still remains the crcat llvinir Issue , but the
way it has been ignored , evaded and thrust
asldo by both the democratic and republican
parties ono might suppose it was already
settled , if not dead and forgotten. But no
question is over settled until it is settled
right. The great wrong done to the people
by the demonetization of 18 ; i remains to
be righted. This can only bo done by re-
endowing silver with Its true money func
tion , and making it , as was intended by the
constitution , co-equal with gold for all money
uses. If republicans and democrats refuse
this they should not complain if the puoplo
take the matter in their own hands. The
cry of 'cheap silver , ' 'a dishonest dollar , ' or
even 'a sound currency , ' will no longer de
ceive , neither will dear gold , as the meas
ure of values , be longer tolerated. Dear
cold means cheap men , cheap property , hard
times , low wages and general stagnation. I
utter these words not only for your consider
ation , but as words of warning to botti re
publicans and ccmocrats , who in the future
will do well to heed them. "
The mayor said he could add nothing to
that , and could only say that if it was true
a year ago , it was doubly true now. He
then Introduced T. H. Tibbie ? , vicepresl-
dent of the Bimetallic league of the state ,
who spoke for a few minutes on the objects
of that organization and on bimetallism in
general.
He was follow.cd by Senator Allen , who
was warmly welcomed as he stepped for
ward to address an Omaha audience for the
Ilrst time.
Senator Allen's Ailurci" .
Ho said that ho was at a loss to knou
what to say , as both the speakers who bail
proceced } him had come with preparci
speeches . , which was something unusual
,
where he came from , as they spoke there
"off-hand , " and said only what they felt am :
meant. It was a source of satisfactioi
to him to meet the people of Omaha , for bo
wanted to learn the wishes and desires of
the people of the state with reference to the
matters that would shortly occupy the at
tention of congress. "A peculiar turn ol
affairs down at Lincoln last winter made mo
your Junior senator , " ho declared , "but
did not seek the place , for the measure ol
my satisfaction was already full. I was
known to belong to that despicable
set known in the west as the
populists. It was also equal y well
known hy all who had tanen the pains toi
quire , that I was In favor of the free am !
unlimited coinage of silver , so it cannot bo
said ntthis time that I was elected under
false pretenses. Wo are confronted in this
country today By a strange condition of bus !
ness and financial depression , the like o
which was never before witnessed in my
lifetime. Six or eight banks are Included In
the daily list of failures. Now. there must
boa cause for this state of affairs , Wo were
told last fall that the most important issue
was tlio tariff. Tlio despised party to which
I belong contradicted that idea , and insisted
that the financial issue was tlio important
one.
one."Inside of nine
months of that tlmo wo
are confronted with the greatest depression
in the financial world that has been ex
perienced In soventy-llvo years. The tariff
has been laid to rest , though I will not
pretend to say for how long. Wo hear a
great deal to the effect that thu Sherman
act is responsible for the de
pression , hut I say that it is not
the Sherman law , which provides for the
purchase of not to exceed -lr > ( X,000 ) ounces of
silver each month , which is stored , and
paper money issued nt a commercial value. )
Wo are further advised that the thing to do
is to repeal the purchasing clause of that
act and restore conlidenco. In my Judgment ,
it lias nothing whatever to no with it. If
my Information is correct , certain parties
in Kuropo and America , and I do not
hesitate to say that I believe they
are actuated by ulterior motives , have en i
deavored to secure its repeal , and are bringIng -
Ing powerful Influences to boar upon the
congressmen and senators to that end , They
say' the gold is leaving the country , and
point to this ns conclusive proof
that the Sherman act la driving
out the gold. They don't say that
the balance of trade last year was in
favor of this country to the amount of ? 2iO.-
000,000 , and that it has been that way , wiili
ono exception , for the past ten years. Is it
true then that gold U being driven out f Is
it not true that the money power of Kuropo
has forced Austria , Hungary , the Argon-
tlnu and a number of other countries to n
gold basis , and they aru Issuing governmen
tal bonds with gold-bearing coupons. They
must have gold to pay that interest , and
that Is the cause of thu exportation.
Kiiropu im n I'lmincliil Dictator.
"Thu truth is that it is the determination
of ICuropo to control the finances and indus
tries of this . sig
country. ICngland failed during
thu dark days of the revolution and again in
1812 , and now seeks to secure control
through the gold question.
" 1 am gratifying no ciiurico in advocating
silver , for 1 will consent to a gold standard
if there la enough of tliat metal with which :
to do the business of
the country. The
banks in the country have ample
resources , but they are unable to
get money with which to ro
their obligations , and the people are suffering -
ing from lack of money with which to pay
their outstanding obligations , The gold
product amounts to but 1,000,000 , and it
requires about & ! l,000,000 in the arts and to
This leaves but Jl'J.l'l.OOO for eomairo , which IS
would give n per capita of 18j cents. It is
absolutely Impossible to gut enough gold
from thu mines of America at best , and now
a number of them have shut down , which
would lese us at luast half thu output. 2ly
"If the people In bulk , regardless of party ,
believe that we need moro monev. whcro aru
wu to gut UI There are two remedies ono
s to go deeper into debt and issue gold-
Ocarlng ; bonds or , wli.MIs Inilnttoly
vorsc , expand our b.mk credits. I have
ecently received n number of letters
'rom Now York saying that the true policy
s ono i of gold bonds. Thun we would have
o abandon the mines of America , and go
> cforo the markets of Kuropo as competitors
of the second-class governments for the sup-
> ly of gold. Wo arc told that bank credits
ire better than currency. 1 think that one
of the great sourccRjOf our evil today. Wo
lave overoxpsmled 'them already , and
low the water Is leaking out. ami our
credits nro coming down. Wo can resort
to the mountains of the west for relief. I
an opposed to expansion , believing it
langerous to the nation to turn over the
lower of controlling the currency lo any set
ifnr men , no matter how honest or good they
nay bo. Congress cannot abdicate the
lower delegated by the constitution and
'arm It out to any private Individuals or cor-
Miration * . 1 bellovo In taking off some of our
expanded credits front the top and putting a
little moro hard cash on the basis. Wo jiro-
lose to resort to the silver mines.
IlilttlhlK Tor Ilrn.ul.
"The mines In six states and three terri
tories have been closed , ns well as a number
of the great industries of Colorado , and
th of our fellow citizens are travers
in , the prairies of our state from house to
house seeklne bread , and the cry of God's
poor Is heard in the laud of plenty. The Bimetallic -
metallic league proposes to pierce tlio tnoun-
tnlnsklo ami let out a silver stream to swell
this volume of plenty nnil give relief to the
suffering ones who are now oppressed.Vo
have been tolil of tlio beauties of prOtee-
tlon. | ' ' and th.it vro must build a Clitncso
wall to keep out the product of tlio labor of
ot countries , but these- same men now
to us that wo must not bro.-uho financially
except through the lungs of Unglnnd.
Silver TlircaiM Among the Unlit.
Tlm vnluo of the silver coinage of last
.vcar was J" > ,000HJO ( , from which de
duct the amount necessary to make
good , abraded coins and to supply
the arts , and we would have a total
coinage of the American product , amounting
to but IM'i.Tconts poreapitawhichadded to the
total gold colmige , would give a per capita of
but $1.15. This is' not sitnioicnt. Wo must
have more than the free coinage of the Amer
ican product. Wo nro told thatothercountries
will dump their silver on our shores. It
is stated that $1.100,0 0,000 represents
the foreign silver , nntt will bo dumped hero
for coinage If wo malte It free for silver.
Its ratio in foreign countries is 15Jtf to I of
gold. Will they uring it hero at that , and
coin It at III to 1 , just for the privilege of
dumping it on our American shores ?
"They call It a dishonest dollar , and I sup
pose that today It Is worth about 51 cents.
Tlio Iniv has been arrayed against silver for
the past twenty years. It was struck down
in lS7t ; , restored In part io 1878 , the Sherman
law enacted in 181H ) , ; and since that
time It has been ; ii system of crip
pled limping in btmutalllsm. Now they
expect congress to knock that out in special
session. It is strange thut they didn't dis
cover Unit the dollar \yas dishonest until
within a few years. Silver stood from 700
years before the Christian era , antedating
gold , even as money , and kept on until 187 : !
unquestioned , when this wowor that struck
It down in Europe trieditp.do it here. Then
it was that the cry wasriiised.
"They tell us about the < .Intrinsic value of
gold , and point to : ho fact.that the bullion is
worth as much as the coin * That is simply
because it is coined freo. but It is not so with
silver. The doors , of the mint are closed
against the white mqtal. excetit so far as
opened by the Sherman act. Gold has Hue-
tuated more times , and has answered
of tcner to itho Ini7. . of supply and demand
than has silver. ' 3'
Comparison of Intrinsic Value * .
"Wo have two schoojs" hero and through
out the world. There is the old Dutch
school , which taught' that wo must have
value in thb disc bearing the stamp. The
value Is not there , but In the money as a
medium of exchange. Silver Is as indestruc
tible as gold , and is no more easily counter
feited. So far as the Intrinsic value la con
cerned , if silver was put on a proper footing
with gold it would soon readjust Itself. It is
charged that silver is Hat money. Wnat is
Hat money ? Where is there a piece of
money that is not HaU In the old days
a Hat was a warrant issuing from a , court a
decree as it were , or a consensus of Judg
ment. There Is no money that Is not Hat In
that sense. Is the value of the biblical in
junction , 'Thou shale not kill , ' in the intrin
sic value of the pagd on which it is written
in the 15-ceut edition of the scriptures in the
poor man's cottage or the gold leaf in the
palace of the prince , or is it in the flat of the
Divine Master for the protection and pres
ervation of the hunmii family ?
"On a page of the Compiled Statutes of the
state of Nebraska , whieJtcost J5.5U down at
Lincoln , hut which' aro-uot worth * JI , is the
law against murder , declaring that the mur
derer shall forfeit his life as the penalty. A
man is convicted and his life taken to expi
ate the crime. What determines
the value of that law the page
on which it is written or the sovereign
eign command of the people of Nebraska ?
The original draft of the constitution of the
United States is at Washington on a parch
ment scroll that could bo urn-chased any
where for $1.50. la that the value of the
constitution of this great country. ' that I
believe to bo the grandest on earth , or is it
Iho mandate of tlio people ? All these are
iiats.
"Hero's a dollar no. I haven't ono about
mo. I luivo been around too lone with Mayor
Ucmls and Mr. Bryan. Hut hero is a dollar
which I got from the mayor's pocket. What
, s the value of It the mere paltry value ot
Lho silver. or the voice of the
ncoplo , saying It is a dollar ? Take a
? ; ( ) gold piece , and go to a man and
attempt to pay a debt after having effaced
the stamp from it. lie will not receive it ,
although every particle'of the gold is there ,
lie will sue and go into court and the court
will hold against you , although you have
proffered the coin , for the simple reason that
the Hat has been stricken off. Suppose you
could get a stamp and put back the Impres
sion on the coin. Then attempt to pass ii
and you would land behind the liars , for the
govoinmont did not authorize you to put it
there , and you would be n counterfeiter * Is
It or is It not the government that makes the
value of the coin ? So It is with silver.
. . .
SucurflHtii reilerntlon.
"When wo Join with . the Latin union in (
response to an oft-issued invitation. Kngland
will come to time. Jt deems to mo strange
that after setting up , iuls government be
cause wo did not like I'Jngland , with differ
ent laws and dlfTorcnisla every lesser way ,
we must aid some oth'er nation in money '
matters , the most itiipoftuut of nil. Wo are
abundantly aolo to nut silver on a parity
with gold at a ratio or 10 to 1. If you con-
ceil n tliat gold is1 standard , you contradict
all the statisticians of the world on that i
'
subject. Silver stands'nearer the products
of the world today than gold.
Honesty u jUuiitriirlN.
' If wo go to pold every obligation will ho
swelled to twice its normal sl/o. I believe
in the honesty of contracts , and that debts
should bo paid in the sumo money as that In
which they are controoUxl. It should boas
wrong to ask a man to pay a debt In an ap
preciated currency us for him to seek to pay
It In ii depreciated currency. I do not advise -
vise anything radical. It will all come
out right. The American people
have been equal to every emergency ,
ana they will solve this ono
well and for some tlmo. Let us get over
tills scare. It Is a dibease of the mind and
not of the pocketbook. I ai'i opposed to runs
and I believe in standing by our ! St
banks. This depression will soon be ir ,
and wo call on the people to leave it for a
lime. I want it understood most distinctly ;
thut I am in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and am not In favor of the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman law.
"Tho Coffee trust want * it repealed , and
counsels iillo'wlng congress to devise some
thing to take its nlace next winter when ieit
will have ample tlmo. I have no faith in
them. A bird In the hand is worth two in
the hush , and I want to see what the pro
posed bill looks like before I u ill consent :
to the repent of the. present ntw.
Proper legislation takes in the in
terests of all the people , from the
[ CONTINUBII OX SECOND riOli.j
TWO HOURS OF AN UPROAR
Disgraceful Proceedings Ohixrnctoriza the
Meeting of New York Silver Advocates.
IT WAS A VERY ILL-TEMPERED CROWD
Unnlilo to Keep tlio UiitlierliiR Within tlio
Honndn of Decency , tlio I.lKlit * Are
Tiirnuil Out The ItcMilittlout
that \Vrro Adopted ,
Nnw YOUK , July 25. Two hours of disgraceful
%
graceful uproar kept guests of the Fifth
Avenue hotel in n state of alarm tonight.
The noise all proceeded from parlor F , whcro
the meeting under the auspices of the Silver
club had been extensively announced to ho
held. I-iOiut bursts of shouting , followed by
peals of derisive laughter , occurred at
very short Intervals and soon after It o'clock
the character of the howling showed that
some of the participants had lost their
tempers ami their wits. At half past U re
spectable business men began to leave the
room In a hurrj' , but the crowd grew thicker
and thicker and more Ill-tempered. At 10
o'clock tlio management of the hotel ordered
the electric lights turned out. For thirty
minutes afterward veils of cxcltod dlspu-
ants , who angrily refused to leave the cham
ber , were heard. A number of those who
were prominent among the tough element
were noticeably under the Inlltieneo of
liquor.
Kturtcil ttiD How.
After all the row was over. It was per
fectly app.irent that tlio meeting had been
imrposely broken up by a gang who did not
hesitate to furnish their names and who
boasted that they represented the Inuimrml
alliance. A member of the populist party
gave their history. "It was the Carey-
ICeogh gang , " ho said , " .lust before the
election these fellows , who had somi1 follow
ing among the labor element , formed what
was called the Republican Industrial alii
ance. They were not recognized by the
labor organizations , though , and when they
made overtures to the populists they were
entirely discarded. Thov represented to the
silver clubs 01' the west they hadsomo power
here , but failed to get money out of tnem.
This is their rovcno-e. They pulled the legs
of the republicans last election and thought
they could do It again. "
A milder faction of the disturbance was a
handful of sclf-stvlcd populists , who were
sore because the mooting was not held under
the direct auspices of that party. They did
not represent anything but their own indi
vidualities. The last str.uv consisted of a
general feeling of derision which vented
itself among the minority of people present.
The silver men could not make an Impres
sion. The disorderly element was not at Ilrst
apparent , but asserted itself with over
whelming force when the resolutions were
launched upon the meeting' .
Opened I'roccuilliif ; * ,
When on the motion of D. H. Harris , who
is credited with being the backbone of the
"missionary movement , " John O. Boyd was
elected chairman , the cot rid ore on both
sides of the spacious apartment were
thronged , principally with curious onlookers.
Mr. Uoyd nominated James W. Murphy and
Stanley O. Hood as secretaries. Chairman
Boyd opened with a brief speech In which
ho referred to the country's progress and
the evidently surpassing wisdom of the
founders of tills system of government. "As
long as the American people have adhered
to the political and economic principle
emanated by the fathers of the country , " ho
said , "they have found prosperity and happi
ness , but when they havodoparted from these
principles , disaster and trouble of some kind
bus always followed. The people of the
United States are now confronted with a
condition of affairs which may well bo con
sidered appalling. The whole political and
moral force of the people of the United States
shquld bo exercised to avert the impending
calamities witli which our country is threat
ened. And to that end a convention of citi
zens from all parts of tlin union who have
faith in the wisdom of the founders of the
government and believe that the money of
the days of Washington , Jefferson , Jackson
and Lincoln ought to continue to bo the
money of the American people will bo held
In Chicago in the beginning of next month
to take such steps in the interest of the
whole people as may bo considered best.
And the ooject of this meeting is to elect
delegates to that convention. "
Itesoliitloris Adopted.
Henry Is'lchols then read the resolutions
amid frequent interruptions. The efforts of
the chairman to obtain order merely met
with moro vociferous obstruction , The reso
lutions , however , were passed. They are as
follows :
Whereas , The population of the Unltci :
.States | H IncrcuKliiR so rapidly that the I
gala Increase In ten years will bo equivalent ,
to Importing Into the United .Statics the pres
ent combined population of Ilolglum , Holland ,
Koiimanln , Switzerland and tlreuco ; and
Whereas , Therefoie , a failure to provldu a
constantly Increasing volume of money In Hu
United State- would bo equivalent to allowing
contraction of Its volume were no Increase of
the population lo onstin ; and
Whereas , A contraction of the voliimo of
money shrinks 'nsldiioiisly thosalablo value
of all commodities and other personal um
other real property ; and
Whurcan , Any IninondlnK shrinkage o
values Imperils thu legltlinatu operations o
business , causing distrust on the part of capi
tal and always restricting the employment "
labor ; and
Whereas , The only assured Increase of Iho
volume of money In Die Unlled Htates at pres
ent Is bv the automatic operation of the so
called .Sherman law ; and
Whereas , This law , by receiving deposits o
Mlvor bullion In the treasury , never lo hi
emitted therefrom , unless In the form of leua
tender coin , and by such recnlvlnxnr bnllloi
Is creating , at tiio market , price , nn Is.stto u
United states legal tender notes ; and
Deceived and l-'riKlitimud ,
Whereas , Many penplu tire deceived , inlslei
and faUoly iiffiluhleil as to tlio real operntloi '
of this ko-called Hhorinnn law a-.d nro thorohj
Instigated lo doinand Us repi-al ; and ,
Whereas , Those who Instigate this domain
propose to Mibitltiitii the Nsue of linn I ; note
In lieu of this Issue of United .Slates notes
Whereas , I'very Increase of hank noten , Ilk
the Increasnof nil other siilntltutes for money
enlarges iiueussarlly the need of lawful inonu' '
with which to redeem them on doinand ; ami ,
\YlicrouK , Thu lilatforms of both pnlltica
parties In Ihn Into uumiinlini doinand the em
ployinont of gold and silver as .our lawfn
money ; and ,
WlioruaK , Tlio platform of tlio party now It
control of congress and the executive do
mniiils explicitly -'the use of both gold and ,
hllver us Iho standard money of ( ho country I
nnd the coinage of both gold and hllver with
out discriminating against either metal or
charge for inintnKu , hut tlio dollar null of coinage -
ago of both metals mcst bo of an Intrinsic and
uxrlmiiKonhlu natiiro or bo adjusted through
an International aKieemunt or hy Mich safe
guards of legislation as shall Insure the main
tenance of parity of thu two meiiilh and tli
ciial ] | : owurof ovury dollar at all tlmos In ! |
mitrliel for Iho payment of dubts. ami that alt
panor currency Mmll bn kupt at par with and
redcoinablu In Mich coin , linlntlii ii | > on thin
policy an especially nt-ei'.sMiiy for llio protec
tion of the farmers and laboring classes , the
Ilrst and most dufunaulolcllmsof unstable
nionuy and lliictuutlngciiiri'iicy ; " now , Ihcre-
fore , bo It
InilrnetloiiH tn Confri-ii.
Itesolved , I'lrstThat thU assumblnKO of clt-
l/.en of Nuw York , vlowlnx with aiipreheiiilon
the coullnulnuHOiikoless attacks upon | | U > MI-
called Shurnmn bill , hereby caution the con-
gri-BS about to nsseiulilu that then ) Is an In-
lluentlal opinion In this community on the
trn-at lbM.io Involved , whlcli Is not expressed
by llio ahiicnihliigo of bankers or merchantb
under dictation from our banks and curtain
now | iiper : .
Second That wu domtind of tlio pirly In
control of contsri'ss and the e.vi'cuilvo the
prompt fullllliiiinit of thu plcdgu of lliolr iilal-
forin as to thu Indiscriminate anil equal tieat-
inoiil of bath gold nml silver for coining ittu
lettul louder monL'y.
Third-That conpress hhall Inillirnanll.v ro-
M'nt tlr'ilemanil fortho iinconilltlonal lopt-alof
thu KO-culIrd Shen IHII law as merely a pro-
IMISH ) lo suliilltutc hunk note.- , for lliu auto
matic ls uo of l.'iuleil .Siute miti-n unit ii'fiuu I
absolutely to repeal Iho said law , c\c"i > t oy an
aut which b ll * t lh iaui Umu fulUll liiur-
ml of the aforesaid platforms of
introl.
t the proposal losiibslllutt'bnnk
ll > * . ll tender notes of the rnlled
04 MS.equlvalent of the obito\loiis
n-pnsal % \tlio hank of tin' I'nlted
tales , a " \ stock corporalloa , rejecled
y Amlrowrtsoii In 1 H.H. nltliotifth nrrfed
y Daniel \v * . \ > r nml hroiuht up In this city
iy Diaries ( f Vor , who wasdpfealed by the
ibor elenienliiMloniocr.ievof Now York
n the uroutic. \ * cold and silver were tlio
rodiiclsof It \hllo bank nole.s wore the
roaturosnf Hiillmtpress. .
I'lfthTliat . \1 iiiiii | our domestic bank-
r , iiiercliants , ' tradesmen , nml men of
mall properly. . . and personal. In Ibis city ,
solsi'Bhori1 , ns well as the limnazors of Instl-
talons Inxestlng .savings of the poor , and
pen all Dixalilrntloiis of labor to commend
hesi > and like riMolullons to fnviirnhlo consld-
ration by the congress of the United States.
Thru Itedlam llroko Iioe.
The flchtlng heg.in as sonn ns the ivsolu-
lens were read. A score of voices shouted
irotosts nil over. Charles Ullman of this
Hy , who signed the call , protested that the
esolutlons wore no good because they put
ho constitutional question first. H. C.
deOoy denounced what ho termed an out-
agcous scheme to railroad the resolutions
hrough. Then bedlam brokn loose , mid
or several minutes there was a mix-
tire of confused arguments , on-
ouraglng cries , laughter and catcalls ,
n n momentary lull the chairman
innoimced that the resolution had been car
ried. After this climax Interest waned.
Several addresses wore made , letters and
peeches read , but not n word of them was
icard , owing to the turmoil.
"This star chamncr had butter adjourn , "
shouted n weary ono. The excitement over
prospective adjournment looked ns if It
vould lead to half a dozen personal eneoiin-
ers. .lust then tiio lights went out and
10:1 : ted brains cooled gradually off by natural
iroccss.
WAST IT KKI'UAI.i : ! ) .
[ evolution * l.iiiiiiliiioiisl.v Adopted by the
Oitiahit Hoard of Tnide.
The Omana Hoard of Trade and Commer
cial ' c.lub , at their meeting yesterday -morn-
tigadopted the following resolutions :
Whereas , This country has often suffered
rrontly by reason of hasty and Ill-advised
inanelal legislation ; and
Whereas , It Is now suffering from the effect
if the silver purchasing elan-o of tlm Slier-
nan net. which , by creating distrust as to Iho
ntorolnunoablllty of our curreni.v ba-ed on
silver with otircurroiicy based on cold , has
caused widespread alarm , and has iilino.it cre
ated n commercial panic ; and
Whereas , In eonsciii"iieo | of this alarm ,
noney Is withdrawn from circulation , Inul-
IIM.H Is greatly depressed , many mills and
nanufaclorles nro closing or prep.iriim lo
close , and thousands of laboring men mo
ihont to bo thrown out of employment ; and
Whereas , ItuMness enterprises will not ho
resumuil nor labor bo mondily employed until
-noncy can bo obtained by mantifaclurcrs and
> y merchants at. moderate rates ; and
Whereas , Ordinary Interest rates cannot. Im
jxpeclod until conlldonco In the stability of all
Hie money of the country shall ho thoroughly
re-established , so that the lender may not fear
repayment In dollars loss valuable than these
io lends ;
Ilo It resolved. That the repeal of the silver
imrchasliiK clntiso of the Sherman act , which ,
month hy month , renders Increasingly dllll-
cilll the inalnteniiiieo of the parity of each
dollar with every other dollar , K essential to
tlio prompt restoration of national prosperity.
This hotly.thereforo , tiroes ih.i .speedy and un
conditional icjioal of such silver piirclinslmr
clause.
Uosolvod , That In the judgment of the mer-
cantllu assochillons of Omaha , nnv future
legislation In the Interest of silver sfionld lie
upon a ratio which will make the silver dollar
possess the .samo market or Intrinsic value as
the gold dollar and such legislation should
also maintain all of our existInit currency
upon tlio gold .standard of value , wit bout
which no Impiovoment Is posslhlo In tlio exist
ing commercial and Industrial situation.
Itosolvcd , That It Isfiirthcr the judgment of
thu Omaha .Mercantllo association that tlu
aforesaid legislation having tlrst olitalned ,
KunrtintcchiK the present gold standard as tlio
basis of our llntincos , tint , u . moil-
crate expansion of natlo-ial hank
or other paper currency may bo hafoly
authorized and Is urgently demanded fortho
purpose of aiding the present situation mi se
verely strained hy the Immense contraction of
the circulating medium , lint such expansion
should Itu so devised that It may not hu iniiilu
any porinanent addition to the volume of cur
rency now existing.
Hesolved , That our nonatorsnnd representa
tives In congress are respectively requested to
support promptly any measure Introduced
which will bo In accordance with thu view
hero expressed and In aiding to .secure sueli
legislation at tlio earliest practlcahlo tlmo
they will earn the gratltudo of thu great body
of tholr constituents , whether farmers , la
borers , hiislnc.ss or professional men , whoso
material Intore.st.s are now all alike threatened
by the withdrawal of the larger portion of the
capital upon which the business of this coun
try has heretofore thrived and prospered ,
NO IWi : FOR TIIHSIIKK.MAN IA\V.
btliics CltlzniiH in Musi Aleotlni ; Make u
for Its l.t'p.Ml.
July 5fl. ! [ Special Telegram to
THE But : . ] At a largely attended meeting of
the Commercial club hold today the follow-
rcsolutlons were Introduced and upon motion
unanimously adopted ,
Klrnt Wo recommend ( no oarllost pnsslblo
repeal hy congress of llio compulsory silver
Iiurchaslhi : clau e of thu Sherman law.
Second That wo regard the attempts of any
state or states to force upon the government
the purchase and coinage of silver without , rn-
gard to the business Interests of tlio uiitlro
country as unpatriotic.
Third That wo favor the use of sliver as a
subsidiary metal iindar limitations su k'ested
hy business icqulromcnts and In such rola-
tfon to gold as lo cnahlo the Koverment con-
venlontly lo maintain it at a recognized parity
thoruwlth.
Fourth -Wo bellovo It , to bo llio duty of our
Kovoriiiiiont to provldo a stable , elastic , con
venient inuinliiinof oxcliangu or currency with
which tlio business of Its noople may ho trans
acted , based npon thai which has a value In
the markets of the woild not less than gold.
Klfth Wo hollovo that nil efforts to reittilato
the volume of our currency , solely by the pin-
hlhllltlosof mine production , lo hu detrimental
to thi ) host Inturusts of Ihu country.
Sixth Wo I'ocoiiiiiieinl that our ropresent.i-
tlvcs In tlio cont'iesoon to asseinlile , III ad-
drusslm ; themselves to the llnanelul prohlumi
sliall rise above the e mllni's of their respe.- )
tlve parties to a point from which they may
discern the dou mid abiding relation mih-
hUtlng hot ween public policy and private wel
fare , dlsiexaidltu , If in'cd bu , p isl alllllatlonit
or piosunt polltleal IniiiortiiiiltlL'S.
TWO iMiA.VAruiis r.
- . . _
Ono "f the Soppmcd Stron i'Ht I ) llil(4
n Mini I OIHI ( io Down.
July 'J5. The ludlan.-ipolls
National bank and the Btnk of Commerce
failed to open their doors this morning
The Indianapolis National was considorei
ono of the strongest banks in the city am
was designated a depository of the Unite *
States , [ 'resident Theodore Haugboy las
night consulted with other Imikcri , having
previously secured $ riOliOi ) to tldo him over
yesterday. Ho said tlinallures at Unils-
vlllo nml Now Orleans had aggravated the
local situation and it was thought best to
suspend.
The Dank of Commerce has not been one of
largo deposits and the failure will not have
much effect locally. Tlio indebtedness is
said to Iw ( IDO.liOi ) . A heavy run Is being '
made on the Indiana National.
The statement of thu Indlairtpalls Na
tional July rj Hhowod resources of $ ! .illilAl. !
Uabilltlcs : Duo depositors , Jlllt ,5bt ' I ;
Uiiltod States deposits , * 1UI,1 ( ) ; deposits of
United Slates disbursing olllcor.s. fimi.lM 0 ; ! ;
due other national hanks , $140-IU.'I ; due state
banks , ( T.'l.riT'J ; notes and bills rcdlscounlcd ,
| 3li : < 7 ; bill * payable , ff.SU ( > 0 ; capital stock ,
j ; )0HMi ) ( ) surpltn , lloij.oou ; undivldod prollts ,
H4.44S.
_
Hard 'lime * In .Ntnv Ihimpililrr.
MtxniKSTKJi , N. M. , July 25.Tno Na
tional Bank of the Common wealth suspunded
payment thiu morning. This action was de
termined on at a meeting of the 'llrcctora
lust night. "The bank U the second of thu six
p-itlonal banks in the city in nmount of de-
l/osits. Its absets and liabilities nro about
Uuposlta , filO.OO'J ; capital stock ,
The suspension of the Now Hampshire
Trust and Bank nf New England precipi
tated the suspension. The savings Innksof
thu city re-solved lo demand tlio ninety days'
notice on all withtlrawals of over } IUO. Tlin
live remaining national bunks trill establish
a sort of clearing home arruu uiiiont fur
mutual "rotoi'liou.
NOT ABLE TO MAKE DEFENSE
Siarn is in n Fractic.xlly Holplcs ? Condition
as Regards Active Warfare ,
ENGLAND CANNOT INTERVENE AT PRESENT
I'orrlciier.t In the flKlitlnc Serrlcn Will
HO IKII In Cine tifVur nml Thut
.Miiko n Hrrlons liernimn linnoi-
Rlblo I'lia hltiiiitliin.
/SU buJitincf ( Jonlii.i Ittnntlt * }
PAULS , July ! iV rNow Vork Hur.ilu Cabin
Special to Tin : BKU.I This dispatch
has been received from the Herald correspondent -
spondent , dated at Bangkok at 2 p. m :
"Tho French ships loft today. The re
mainder of the squadron nrrlved outside
shortly after. A blockade Is uxpoctoil to bo
declared hy Sunday. At present the Brit
ish are unnhlu to Intervene
, though they nro
rymg to. Slam has refused to grant the
Meitong frontier nbovo Intltudo 18. The
.oneral opinion is that the move was Ill-nil-
Ised. The foreigners in the lighting sorr-
ccs will mostly resign In case of war , nnd
i serious defense is therefore Impossible. "
KNJ LAND'S 1.\TIKICST3.
rrnnco UUely Not to llnrn Everything All
llnr O\vn IVajin .Slim ,
Loxnox , July SS , In tlio House of Com-
.lions today Mr. John Iicng ( advanced lib
eral ) , a member for Dundee , asked If the
government was aware that British subjects
iiossessed rights over forty sqti-iru miles of
and in the Siamese urovinces of ( . 'bantu-
.lorn , ICrat and Battambang for working
uby nii-l sapphire mines , and wbetlier , in
.he event of Franco annexing those pro
vinces , caru would bo taken to guard British
ntcrcsts.
Sir ICdward Grey , parliamentary secretary
ot the foreign office , stated in reply tliat the
covernmcnt was aware of the mining rights
iclii in Slam by British subjects , but ho
[ Hiinled out that the provinces In which the
rights are held ho to tlio west of the .Mekong
river , and were not. therefore , Incliu'ed ' in
the territorial demands made by Franco.
Hon. George N. Cutv.on , conservative ,
isked whether Franco hail notified Great
Britain that shu had established a blockade
. ) f the Siamese coasts ; whether the eslnb-
.ishment of such a blockade would bo ro-
s-nrtiud as an act of belligerency between
Franco and Slam ; whether the blockade
liad been or would bo recognized by Great
Britain , and what measures the government
proposed to take In regard to the matter.
Sir Edward Grev replied that Great Brit
ain had received from Franco verbal notice *
of the intention of the French government
to blockade the Siamese co.ibt. The block
ade would certainly bo an act of belliger
ency. The British government proposed to
continue its present protection of Its British
subjects in Bangkok and the property of the
subjects.
Mr. Curzon then asked t "Suppose any
British vessel , even n ship carrying mails ,
should ascend the Menam river after Thurs
day , will U risk being captured or liroil
upon by the French ? If so , what steps will
the government , take to mitigate such a
state of affairs f"
Cries of "Hear , hear I" greeted the ques
tions.
Sir Edward stated that any further com
munications hu might make to the house
must depend upon the communications now
passing between Great Britain and Franco.
As to the details of the blockade , he inust
state the government had only just received
notice of the fact of the Intended blockado.
Ho added that due notice must be given of
other questions tlio members desired to aslc.
Sir Charles Uilko , advanced radicalasked :
"Will there bo a declaration of war , or
merely an implied belligerency ? Will not
the blockade bo established under the pre
tense of its being what is calfed , 'A pacific
blockado1 ?
Sir Edward replied : "I cannot add any
thing to what 1 have said. I hope to bo
able to give you further information on
Thursday. It would not bu advisable nor
to llio public interest to make any further
statement today. "
Sir Kichard Temple , conservative , mem
ber for the Kingslon-on-Tltamcs division of
Surrey , asked if the government was tak
ing ' . steps to secure sonio equality in llio
British and French naval forces in Si'imcso
waters.
This question brought forth cries of.
"Don't answer , " but Sir Edward said : ' !
assured thu house on n previous occasion and
the assurance slll holds , that Great Britain
has a sufliolont force at Bangkok to protect
British life and property. "
1'I.ANS 01' THU rlCKNUII.
HuiiL-kok Will Not Ilo Iloinli.-irdcd Tli
Kxtunt of tint 1'ropn.rd Itloeknde.
LONIIOX , July 'JO. The Bangkok corre
spondent of the Times telegraphs under
yesterday's date : "Great uncertainty oxlsta
as to what will happen If tlm blockade
begins tomorrow. Representatives of nearly
all thu powers have received olllcial i.otlco
of thu blockade and neutral vessels expect
ample tlmo to leave thu rlvor. Measures
are being taken for defense against the
dangerous classes deprived of employment
who may attempt to rise and loot the city.
The government has Issued n proclamation
warning the populace to behave peaceably
and refrain from attacking foreigners. "
At 11 o'clock last night ( July S5) ) the
French vessels passed the mouth of Iho
Menam rlvor and exchanged salutes with
the Slamc.se forts. The British resident *
still complain bitterly of their Interests.
The Slamcsu cabinet is far from realizing
the critical nature of the situation. The
ministers pursue their ordinary amusements
ns if no crisis existed.
The 1'arls correspondent of the Standard
telegraphs : "It is stated seml-ofllelnlly that
the blockade will not bu confined to the estu
ary ( of the Monnm , hut that tlio rivers ami
the oaast also will ho blockaded. It Is re
ported also that there Is no intention to
bombard Bangkok , although the batteries
on both sides of thu river at I'aknam and on
tlie Island in midstream will ho destroyed.
The royal palace , where 12,000 soldiers ara
believed to bu massed , will bo attacked and
occupied. "
MUST i > ici-9iuvi : : : 111:11 : IHUMTV.
Meeting ol tlin I'rflnuli Cnlilnet to G'onilder
Hie M.IIII AITilr.
1'AiiH , July "S. A Cabinet mcntlng was
hold today at Marly-lu-Koi , where 1'resldent
Carnet Is temporarily .sojourning. M. Cnrnot
presided over the dollbnritlons , which were
entirely devoted to the Siamese question.
After the council nrouo , u coinl-oniclal
statement of the proceedings was issued.
This statement WUK that , In conformity with
th'j mianlinoiia vote of the Senate and Cham
ber of leimties ) , the government had tr.ken
such measures to safeguard the Interest *
and dignity of Franco ns wore considered ,
from Slam's reply lo the French ultimatum ,
to have been rendered necessary.
Latent from IlimekiiU nod Nnlon | ,
BANGKOK , July as. I'avlo , the French
minister , started down tlio river this after *
noon on the warship Inconstanto , nceoinpant
led by the war ships Lullu und Cometo. All
is qulot in tlio city.
SAiKdN , July 23. A division of the French
licet , commanded hy Admiral Hutuanu ,
sailed today for the ( itilf of Slum ,
Clioli-r.i In Srim ul ,
I'AHIS , July ! i.riA dlsj'uteh lias been ro-
colved hero stating that cholera liat broken
out in St. 1-ouls , Bi'itogal , capital of the
Fmich iossessioii3 ) In ScncgnmbU. The
doittis im'rngo Ilft.v dnlly. Tlio disease Is
spreading among the Europeans , three of
whom urn numbered iiuioug luoi who
aiuii.