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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19. 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 12 , 1893. SL'NOLR COPY FtVE CENTS.
CAN THEY HOLD OUT
Eopoal of the Sherman Act Now Merely a
Question of Endurance.
CONTINUOUS SESSIONS INSISTED ON
Mr. Voorhces Will Not Listen to a 'Motion
'
. to Adjourn.
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' SILVER SENATORS FIXED FOR A SIEGE
Oookrell of Missouri Starts Out with a
Long String of Words.
, OTHERS ARE READY TO RELIEVE HIM
\Vlilto Met-1 Ailvorntm I'ri-paroil l
lor IJvury Incli "I ( triiinnl Voorlmc
lor the Itlislit of
tin ) Miijurllr to Itnlu.
i
WismxoTos , Oct. 11. The usual methods
I by xvhlch controversies over legislation Jaro
settled by an agreement to como lo a x-oto
huvo failed to carry and the xvorld is now
watching the decision of a great financial
question by a tcsl of physical endurance , not
unlike Iho games of Iho Romans. Like the
undent feats , the multilu-lo lilts the seats
of the ainphilhcator. It may end tonight ;
It may continue , for days. This peculiar con
dition is a necessity under the rules by
which the senate operates. There is no man
ner in xvhich a vote can bo forced except t > y
the tiring out of those xvhoso ipccch ; making
obstructs a natural and parliamentary set
tlement. The method is not a noxv ono , as It
has heretofore been resorted to on numerous
occasions.
Preparing for tin1 Nlclit.
All day long there xvero evidences of
preparation for the fight. Foxv senators
xx-ero in the chamber , but a glance 'nto ' Iho
clonk rooms and a peep into tlio
commltlco rooms showed many of
them sleeping on iho couches
nnd sofas , husbanding their strength
for the siege. Forces on both sides of the
battle xvcro divided so as to bo nblo to glx-o
each other relief by taking up iho defense of
liielr positions in turn. The great
number of employes of the senate
xvcro likewise separated into relays
in anticipation of continuous xx-ork.
The sergeant-iit-arms. Colonel Bright , has
every man on Ids pay roll xvithin call to
night. Holays of doorkeepers are provided
for and a reserve force is ready to guard the
doors of the senate floor. Four men are
ready nnd xvaitlng to hunt up senators aud
request their attendance. * - -
In the committee rooms couches nnd
blankets had been prepared and everything
possible to make comfortable the situation
which senators found themselves in. , When :
the hour of 0 o'clock approached the gal
leries did not contain an unoccupied seat ,
t.ss
nnd thu doorways xvoro Jammed with a mass
ot humanity clamoring for admittance ,
Thousands , tiring o'f their efforts' to gain a
view of the proceedings , turned homoxvard.
When the house adjourned many of the
members entered the senate mid took seats
KV. * on the sofas about the xvall. Speaker Crisp
KV.f f xvus among the number and xvus evidently
keenly Interested in the situation.
Urowdi-il and Nolny ( iiillerlrn.
When 0 o'clock arrived the hum and buzz
of conversation Increased until the voice of
Senator Allen xx-as almost droxvned. Then
the vice president xvarued the occupants of
the galleries thai quiet must be obtained
nnd unless it xvas Iho galleries xvould have
to bo cleared.
When Senator Dubois 'arose to make his
statement of the position ol the anti-repeal
men ono could feel a hush steal over head
assemblage , and until Mr. Voorhees had
made his reply and Senators Harris and Hut-
ler had inado nlaln their positions ihcro
xvas unusual quiet. The silver men had la
considerable aj vantage ox'cr their opponents
and they xx-ero free to admit their plcasuro )
over this condition. While they can rest in
the committee rooms and lobbies , loax-ing
only on guard one speaker and Mr. Duhols
toseo Unit a quorum is present , it is obliga
tory on the part of iho friends ot repeal calo
remain continuously In their soatu in order
to maintain a quorum.
Mornlnc Sfmlon ,
When the senate mot this morning only
Ixvelvc senators xvero present to hear :
the chaplain's ' prayer opening arn
legislative session which miy ; mo
for moro iliiin ono calendar day. The re
peal bill xvas taken up at re15 :
" n. in. , nnd Mr. Cockrcll of Missouri , although
quite bourse , resumed his speech iigiiinsl :
1
the bill begun on Monday , Mr. Cockroll said
' Iho opponents of repeal stood today and
xvould stand throughout the struggle ready
and anxious to pass the pending bill with
amendments.
Some of the members of tho' senate xx-ho ,
believe that compromise Is bolter than the
passing or abandonment of Iho rcpnal bill
have been engaged this morning in the
effort to olTooluu agreement which xvould
settle the question xvithout resorting to
It < f night sessions , The effort xvas , hoxvover ,
only tentative and has so far failed of re
sults.
Not In u Mo'id Tor nn Acrremrnl.
One of the scnatoi s engaged in the attempt
Mild lod.iy the leaders wore not in a mood
for agreement at this time , und the only way
U bring about nn understanding is to begin
the night sessions , and lot the count11/see
tlio impossibility of accomplishing repeal by
that means , lln thinks It will como when
J tlie repeal leaders see , ns lu his opinion they
II * * noon xvill , the Impossibility of holding a
quorum. Leaders of tha various propositions
expect no final result until it becomes uvi-
dent that a quorum cannot be kept In the
eniUo. After that a compromise is ex
pected , but few really i jliovo that a vote on
repeal can bu reached ,
The silver tiinn liavo prepared for a con
tinuous session of forty hours. Mr. Cockroll
xx 111 continiio to speak "all 4ay. ! nnd tonight
Senator Teller and other * xvtll fill in the day.
Senators imx-art and Jones of Nox'ada xvill
_ .rest tonight prepared to occupy tomorrow if
necessary.
Mr. Cockroll , at 2:10 o'clock , yielded the
floor to Mr , Smith of Now Jersey , xvhn ad
dressed the si ] nn to lu favor ot repeal. Ho
iwld ho had no clinuco lo vote nn the pend
ing bill because of n disposition nn the part
of the minority to deprive iho majority of
xvluit seemed to bo considered Us rliht--tho
right lo rulo. Whether thn fact thnl thn
Sherman laxv wasstill , on the statute bonk
becausu of unanimity of opinion that II
ihould uot l < o repealed , ho xvould leave to
somaonu who was moro familiar with the
tlmu-bonorod traditions of the senate than
ho xvas. [ Laughter. ] Mr , Smith denied
that silver had any rights ; neitherhaa gold ;
thu proplo had n right to use silver , but sil
ver had no right to USD the people. The out-
IHiiiring of publicsuntlmoni for free colnugo
xvas the nisiilt of m.-m meetings held in
Colorado , Nevada and Idaho , at which blood
thirsty resolutions xvoro adopted , and from
xvhich itiirttul threats to annihilate anybody
or nn > tiling that stx-d between those people
und und a Jo'iOlo prlco for tha product of
thair mlnej.
llx hpuUe u < u l-'iirmer.
When Mr- Smith had finished Mr , Irby of
South Carolina addressed tlio senate in
opposition to repeal , Hu tuld lie spoke as a
farmer , being the only member of the senate
xvhoso solo occupation was farming. Ho
xvas opposed to the bill ns a man and as n
democrat , and as a democrat ho believed In
the democratic principles as ho did In the
bible.
"That Is pretty rough on the bible , " said a
republican senator from Now ICnglaml.
The people from South Carolina. " he said ,
"do not intend to bo driven out of the demo
cratic party by this or any other sot of self-
constituted leaders of democracy. They
had been honestly opposed to Iho
retiomluatlon of Mr. Cleveland , and xvero
as honestly opposing tlio repeal bill. The
roprcsi-ntalives of republican states had
foisted upon the democratic party n nominee
xvho did uol represent it. That xvus unjust ,
unfair , uudeniocratiij and irregular , and now
It xvas llagranlly xvrong for that nominee to
use thu republican party to pass laxx-s thai
meant ruin nnd destruction to the poorer
classes of the south and xvest. The people
of South Carolina wanted n revision of
tariff , but they xvcrc more xvilllng thai that
and other nubile questions should bo rele
gated to the roar for a quarter of a century
than lo sco the financial question settled as
proposed by the administration.
Would Not lln Cnorcpil.
. Mr. Irby said ho xvould not no coerced.
Ho despised tlio patronage xvhich had been
so ruthlessly xvlthliold from U. . ) percent of
the honest democrats of his state. If It
xvero necessary to overpower democrats
xvlth republican votes in the senate ho
dared to tell democratic senators they could
not revlso the tariff. This , ho said , not as a
threat , but xvlth roluctiiucu and deep regret.
If the administration , by the aid of repub
lican votes , overrode the xvlsh.es of South
Carolina on thu financial question ho xvould
uol follow Ils lead. As for himself , ho
xvould noi accept any compromise short of
the free coinage of silver nt a ratio of
H ) to I.
Tlio joint resolution permitting the state
of Wisconsin to place a statue of Pero
Marquctte In statuary hall of the national
capltol xvas then passed.
Mr. Coekivll then resumed on the repeal
bill , "If the present administration , " ho
'said , "was attempting to force upon the
country the principle thai silver dollars xvero
to bo redeemed In gold it was not dumoeray.
Ifil xvas shtixvn lo bo true he xvould say
'halt1 'haltl1 The people are not ready for
that. They xvill never sanction It. "
Mr. Cockrcll concluded xvllh a reference
to the president's loiter to Governor
Not-then. "Tlio president was fearful of
the delay , but this xx-as not extraordinary ,
for but ono man lu public life had more
unfufllillud predictions than Mr. Cleveland ,
and that man xvas John Sherman. "
At 5:15 : Mr. Uockrell completed his long
speech. His voice xvas nearly gone and ho
could onl. , ' shake his head in rcs | > onsa to the
inquiry of the vice president as to whether
ho had completed his remarks.
InnUtuil on u Continuous Sesftlnn.
After some routine business Mr. Allen ,
populist , ot Nebraska took Iho fioor lo con-
llmio his speech. Mr. Allen xvas still speak
ing , xvhen , at 0:05 : o'clock , Mr. Otibols , re
publican , of Idaho rose aud Mr. Allen
yielding to him , ho observed that it xvas 0
o'clock , thu hour xvhou the senate ucu.-illy
adjourned. Ho asked Mr. Voorhces xyhother
ho was going lo make that motion this oven-
Ing."I
"I fenl it to bo my highest duty , " said Mr.
Voorhecs , "not to make that motion this
evening , but on the contrary to ask the sen
ate to stay together in continuous session
until the pending measure IB disposed of. "
Mr. Dubols said the statement of the sen
ator from Indiana meant thu .senate xvas to
bo held in continuous session until Iho pend
ing bill xx-as brought to a vote , or until it
xx-as demonstrated it could not be brouglit to
n voto. lie said there had been no attempt
at filibustering on tlio part of the null-
repealers. Of the many thai had been heard
in the last few xvecks moro senators
friendly to silver responded to their names
than anti-sliver men. There haa not been a
time xvlien the opponents of repeal could
not have stopped the business of
the senate by simply refraining
from \-oting. There xx-ero , ho said , thirty-
nine senators xvho fax'orcd unconditional repeal -
peal and thirty-eight xvho opposed uncon
ditional repeal. In addition to this the coun
try had boeu drifting steadily to Iho silx-or
side uf iho controversy. In conclusion , Mr.
Uubois said : You know as xvoll noxv as you
xvill know xvhen you cincrgo from the strug
gle tiiat you must fail. With conditions ns
they exist in the senate lliero is no hope of
radical legislation. You arena likely to pass
a bill for the free coinage otsilx'oras to
absolutely destroy silver. It looks as
though you xvero trying to convince -
vince sumo ono outside of this
chamber ot something xvhich you
yourself know. Kven if you succeed in con
vincing these outside parties the result
will not Justify the ordeal which you will
compel senators to undergo. If you con
clude to abandon appeals to reason and sense
and risk a settlement of this question as to
xvhieh side can stand the most punishment ,
wo give notice now wo shall protect our
side by every means in our poxvcr. Wo will
insist that.you . furnish the quorum and that
you keep It constantly , If it lakes innumerable -
blo roll calls. The responsibility for xvhat. is
to follow must rest on you as well as its
ph.ystcal effects on Individual senators.
Voorlieci' Konly.
Mr. Voorhoes replied at great length. Ho
suggested to Mr. Dubols tlio xvisdom of the
suylng , "Lot not htm xvho cirdolh on his
armor boast as him that puttoth it off. II
"Wo xvlil see xvho falls In this transaction
before xvo nro done , " said Air. Voorhces.
"My feet are on sv rock , and there I Minll
stand and vindicate a great and mighty illn
ciple. But before I say n xvord on that sub-
Je.'t , I xvill ask the senator from Idaho
whether ho xvill fix a day to voto. "
Mr. Duliois avoided the question ,
Mr. Voorheesc'ontluued : "Without pirns-
Ing the nenator from Idaho , I understand the
situation. There xvill be no day named. If
there could boa day named by the opponents
of this bill xve xvould como to an understand
ing directly. It is because obstruction is re
sorted to , pure and simple , against legisla
tion that xve are In the attitude wo nro now.
Wo regret exceedingly to hnx'o to resort w.to
thu methods now before you. "
Mr. Voorhecs said Ibis episode In Iho his
tory of the senate xvould result In reforming
the rules of the body. Al the proper time ,
not In connection with a heated divnssion ,
lie xvould vote for some measure by xvhich ube
determination of a. question could ba
reached , "Otherwise this body xvill lese its
proper inllueiico and standing before tlio
American people and before the xvorld I. "
snld Mr. Voorhces , "I believe this body
should have ruins by xvhich lo conclude dis-
elusion and reach a x-oto , higher , moro rea
sonable , 11,01-0 , sensible and moro decent than
the rule ou xvhich wo nro entering now ,
xvhich Is the only one , The opponents of
this bill xvill not iiatna n day for a voto.
They will resort to dilatory measures to prevent -
vent action being taken. Who is to quilt"
of iho Majority , f
"Sir , I would rather ho carried from this
desk feet foremost and put to sleep in my
home in Terrt > Haute forever than to yield
thn principle that tlio majority has n right to
govern. 1 stand hero for the highest prin
ciple of free government known in history.
We stt-'i'ted In herosomo xx'ucks ago to discuss
tlio repeal of a bad measure of financial legis : i
lation. We have reached the question of free
government ; xvo ha vo reached the question
xvliotherur not wo have u government that
can administer Itself. Idle , vapid talk
takes place in the papers In regard to
abolUhlng the senate ot thn United States.
Thn stmato can no moro be abolished than
can the constitution , for It U a great pan
thereof. But it can be governed by rules > of
Its own so us to make it a self-acting body )
of legislators , "
Mr. Voorhecii said when it fell to his for
tune lu tmtnngo the pending bills and he found
how powerless ho xx-as , it almost paral.v/ed
tint energies of his mind. Ho nox-or desired
to bo placed in that nltitiulo again , nor did
hu drslro to yea any other man in that posi
tion , nor should ho if ho could prevent It.
Thr senator from Idaho signified that
povsibly they had u majority.
"Then lul u vote , " said Mr Voorhees ,
"nnd xvo will submit to It xvilllngly if wo are
in the minority. Will you * No. Then the
question comes whether wo Imvo a govern
ment ut all. The question comes when I
( COMINVED O.N tECO.NU I'lOB. )
BECOMING VERY IMPORTANT
Oase of Embezzler Weeks in Hosta Rica At
tracting Much Attention ,
MAY PROVOKE EXTENDED NEGOTIATIONS
Antlinrltlc * of tlio I.lltlo Hrpiilitlo ThlnU
Thin n ( liiiiil Opportunity In Arr.niBon
I'rtvor.iblo Hitrnilltlun TrriUy
tlio United MiUcn.
1C fMraMnl ( > .7 liyJamn finnlnn
SVN JOSH , Costa Klca ( via Galvcston ,
Tex. ) , Oct. 11. fUy Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Special to Tnu UCE. ]
United States Minister Halter , xvho is hereto
to nrgo the propriety of the extradition of
Embezzler Wcatts upon President HodrlgJez ,
intimated to mo today that the Costa Hicau
government [ 3 anxious that the Unlltul
States should at otico enter tipan nogotla-
lions for nn extradition treaty between the
countries. This may give an Inkling of the
reason for the delay xvhkh has from llmo to
time Interposed to the surrender of Weeks
to the two Now York detectives , Vonga-
richton and Rollly , xvho have come down
hero to tuko him back.
In thi-rcourse , annoying as It his : boon to
American residents hero , President Rodri
guez 1ms the support of n largo number of
bis countrymen , who think ho should make
the most ot the opportunity to procure an
extradition treaty xvith the United States.
.Since- the government of thai country la un
willing or unable to make a promise of reci
procity in the surrendering of fugitlx-cs from
justice , they urge that Rodriguez should not
allow himself lo bo pul off xvlth a promise of
n treaty some time in Iho future , bu : on the
principle that a "bird In tlio hand is xvorth
Ixvo in the bush" should hold on lo Weeks
until the treaty is actually put
in force. They urguo that Weeks is
safe enough here , and cannot get nxx-ny , and
that justice can bo done in Ins case Just as
effectually after the expiration of the time
necessary for Using up a treaty as it xvould
if Weeks wore surrendered now a a mutter
of international courtesy and the treaty pro
cured afterward.
As for Weeks ho is naturally anxious to
keep out of the United States ns long as
possible and is qulto xvllling , und oven
anxious , to , ixx-alt the ratification of such a i
treaty. His lawyer and friends , it Is be
lieved , have pressed his view of the case
upon Jlodriguo/ and their solicitations may
have somuthing to do xvith his present atti
tude.
Dr. Gainer , the vice president of Nicaragua
and minister plenipotentiary to this country ,
has just arrived here.
Ho comes to reonon the boundary question.
The ] continued illness of President Kodri
guez and the majority of his cabinet minis
ters xx-ith la grippe , xvhinh is prevalent here ,
ns I cabled you yesterday , is causing further
delay lu'the consideration of the case. The
greater part of the foreign diplomatic corps
resident hero thinks it would establish n
precedent should a xvealc nation like Costa
Hica surrender a fugitix-o from a more pow
erful country , such as Weeks is in in the ab-
bcncc of an extradition treaty. This , too , is
having its influence upon Kodriu'ue/ .
Involution llroxrliiK In Vuiii-znelii.
PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galvcston , Tox. ) ,
Oct. 11. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York
Herald Special to Tin : BnK.l President
Nuno/ , whose health during the early part
of tlio month and the latter part of Septem
ber was not good , has been steadily impiw-
Ing and ho is now entirely recovered and
able to resume the duties of his ofllco , which
was tilled by Do Miguel Antonio Care while
ho xvas recuperating. The rainy season is
over and with the absence of ( 'ampnesj it is
expected President Nunez xvill hax'o no fur
ther trouble.
A dispute has arisen between Colombia
and Venezuela over the Guajira territory ,
which promises to lead to serious difttculty.
The UuJjira peninsula Juts out from the
mainland toitho wc.stof tlicGulfof Maraeaibo
and it is partly owned by each country. 1
The boundary line , like others in Soutli .
America , has nex-er been absolutely settled
upon , and Venezuela claims , and xvlttiout
apparent reason , nearly nine-tenths of the
peninsula. " Its mnw | give Colombia a very
small share of the territory , and almost
none of Its coast line. On Iho o'her
hand , the Colombian official maps include -
cludo nearly all the IIV
peninsula , nlloxv-
Ing Venezuela only so much as borders
upon the Gulf of Muracalbo. The territory
is vulti.-iblo for its susceptibility to agri
cultural pursuits and Its accessibility. riIt
has u lo'.ig coast line and ils shores are not
difficult of approach. Title Is what makes
it so desirable for each country , und it is
not tit all unlikely that a dispute as is
as xvas thai belween Gvoat Britain and
Veno/.uela xvill occur. There nro some other
boundary lines to bo determined upon In thu
Interior , wlicre , II Is said , valuable mineral
deposits exist , and these may enter into the
diplomatic dUcussions.
.News has reached hero thai another roxro-
lutlou U brewing in Venezuela , aud that flit
xvill probably not bo long delayed.
Illltll I'OUTICS.
Mm-tliii ; of Ilit > Niitiiiinil I'tMleratiim A
lloply to iliilin Itodinnnil.
Dunu.v , Oct. 11. The Irish National Fed
eration held n mooting in this city this
evening. Mr. Michael IXivitt In u speech
said the latest development of John Red-
mond's unpatrluim poll".y xvas his attempt
to behttlo the home
rule cause nnd to
orgunuo a movement in tlio country fairs
the purpoSe of thwarting its authors.
If Redmond's policy xvas carried out , said
Mr. Daxitl , the Irish
party xvould soon luix-o ,
to fa en a lory government ami bo estranged ;
from iho radical party. Ireland , hoxvcvor ,
xvould not bo deccmid by this thlijly dis. i
guised treachery to homo rule , and Ireland's
national rcinvsoniatlvos would keep faith
witn the industrial democracy of Great Brit
ain.
ain.A
A circular of the watch committee of the '
Ulster Convention leagno. signed by the
duke of Abeivorn , the earl of Krne , .hom !
Arthur W. Hill , Colonel .Saiindorson , M.P. ,
the mayors of Belfast and Uwdonderry and
Mr. Thomas Sinclair , xvho with the duke
of Abercorn Is mentioned for the
deucy of the Ulster parliamentary meet-
lug to bo held In Belfast November 0 ,
xvas issued tonight. It says that thu attitude
of the Ulster members of Parliameit | is un
changed and that n council of forty men , nilof
courage and discretion xvill bo elected xvho
xvill i-o-operato xvith the members of Parlia
ment in formulating a scheme of opposition
tolho homo rulu movement for submission to
the convention.
Vlrvruy of Inill I ,
if ! , Oct. 11. The earl of Klein has
been appointed viceroy of India. The
Standard says in regard to the appointment
of the carl of Klgin that in porno respects
the earl is admirably fitted for the post , 111-
though ho bus had no official training.
Itlll'lt I'lll'IIV Ullllt Lot.
HIOPB JA.MSIIIO , Oct. 11.-Desultory firing
Is progressing betxveeu the insurgcu's and
the forts , The city U quiet , It 1ms uot been
touched bv thn enemy's sliolls. Banks nnd
other establishments are open and general
business Is progressing. President Pcloto
has Issued a manifesto , In which ho says that
should the congressional elections on Octo
ber.10 result atlvorsely to hum ho xvill knoxv
how to obey the xvill ospr sscd by the
country.
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1.ATKST rAllXKf.MTi : MOVB.
Iti'ilinnnd Annotiiircnn Inimeillnto Hiniir-
rrcllDil of tillSntlonnl l.tiHcur.
Ufin.ts' , Oct. 11. At the National league
meeting yesterday John Redmond said n
scries of meetings would beheld Immediately
,
throughout Ireland in order to bring about a
reorganization of the league. These meet
ings xvill bo addressed by the Parncllito
members of parliament.who xvill not go back
to Westminster unless they can see n chance
of raising thu amnesty or evicted tenants
question.
The companies organized bv II. Harrison
and others xvill henceforth meet dally and 11
Is hoped that xvithin a xveok they xvill bo
nblo to publish n list of twenty public moot-
' U'INDON , Get , 11. The Pall Mall Ga/etlo
publishes an interview xvlth an officer of the
secret service , suppjscd to bo the spy Lo
Caron , suggesting the speech of John Red
mend at a Pnriiollilo meeting nt Dublin
Monday evening , confirms iho reports that
the Clati-na-Gaol is reorganizing , Mr. Red
mond's speech being taken as an appeal to
be ready for active work In the future.
Clilvaco ( ilrl Shoot * llcrnclf In Mndrlil ,
MADIIID , Oct. 11. The name of Iho young
Chicago xvoman xvho attempted to kill her
self in the Hotel do Paris in this city yester
day is Helen Middloton Brown. She is lying
al thu hospital in n dangerous condition ,
She refuses to say anything about iho
motive for her attempt nt siilcldo except
that she had been crossed in love. His
noxv known that she posted loiters to per
sons in Paris and Lisbon before she shot
herself. [ [ [ j Papers in her room shoxv that she
purchased her ticket for Europe at Ixixv's
exchange on Broad xvay , New York ,
Tor the ltcL-ritloii | ol tin : IttlHqlinix.
, LONDON , Oct. 11. A dUpatch to the Times
from " Toulon says the towji is scarcely rooog-
nizablo ' so extensive havojbeen the prepara-
lions for tne reception of the Russian squad-
ron.
ron.The streets are crowded xvith people from
all parts of Franco. The public and many
prixato building are bedecked and painted
ou a Hugo scale. Windows from xvhich n
view , of cho Russian fleet can bo had on its
arrival are being rented at fabulous prices.
The port ls crowded xvlth vessels , the xvholo
French Mediterranean ileet being there.
French Miner * charged 'by ' Dragoon * .
PAIIIS , Oct. 11. A dispatch from I.ons
says thai a turbulent meeting of striking
coal miners xvas held at llenin IIetard in
the Pas-de-Calais district lust night. During
its progress the strikers Irtcamo so disor
derly that the dragoons xvcro called out.
The strikers wcro ordered- disperse , und
upon their refusal to do so. the dragoons
charged . | upon them. Sovi.ral men and
xvoinen xvere trampled upon by the horses
and , severely injured. An agitator named
( Joule xvas arrested.
.Minn Owners Aucupt HID Conipromlxe.
LONDON , Oct. 11. Muny of the miners are
returning to xx-ork. About 2,000 men xvcnt
back today at the Stahlon pjts-In Netting
hamshire. Many of the men have returned
to xx-ork at the pits in Ashton-undur-Lymo
and some at. Leicester.
The mine owners haxc decided to accent
the proposals for a settlemeut-of the trouble
made by the mayors of ftccds , * Sheffield ,
Bradford , Nottingham , Derby and Barnsloy ,
r.ets In Ilirr .1lllion | .
LONDON , Oct. 11. The Yionna correspond
out of the Standard says Iho bill which Count
von Taaffo introduced InthoReiehsrath will
If passed , civo suffrage to about il.OOO.OOO
noxv voters and approaches nearer to unh-er
sal : suffrage than any of the fifteen bills fo :
the increase of suffrage already before the
Relchsrath xvith the exception of the moas
ure offered in behalf of the young Czechs.
For the xVilhdntw.il of Mnall Currency.
PAIUS , Oct. 11. The conference of the late
monetary union has adopted the proposal
presented by the Italian delegates for HIL
withdrawal from circulation of small Itnliai
currency. The method of the xvithdraxx-al of
the currency of the other Latin union coun
tries has not yet been decided upon.
r rdonid HIM l.li-utriiniif.
Vir.NNA , Oct. 11. Lieutenant Hoffmeistcr
of ttio Bavarian " army , xvho..was tried 21y >
court martial at "Wur/.burg. Bavaria , on a
charge of propagating socialist riots , lias
been pardoned ,
Oiniihn I'coplo U'lio XVorii It pren * nlcil nt
tlii < 'Mootlni ; Vt-strnliiy.
CMICAOO. 111. , Oct. 11. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Hr.it. ] Nebraska was represented in
the Loyal Legion meeting today by Com
mander Lieutenant John B. Furay , Major
ThaddouB S. Clarkson , Major Joseph \ orV.
Paddock , Senior Vlco Coinmander Major
Charles W. Pierce , ex-Senior Vice Comman
der Major Nelson G. Franklin , Junior Vice
Coinmander Captain Henry 15. Palmer ,
Hreordcr Major Horace Brown.
General Lucius FnirchUdof ; Wisconsin was
elected commaudor-ln-chiof of the Loyal
Legion at the annual meeting today. Gen
eral Falrchild succeeds ex-President Hayes : ,
who died shortly after his election last fall
at the Philadelphia meeting , Kx-Prosldent
Harrison was the chok'o of a lureo number
of the members of the order , but ho came to
the meeting for the special purpose of per
emptorily , declining the use of his name.
The following oDIcorH wcro also elected :
Senior vice commaiulcr-Iit-rhlof , General
Nelson Cole of Missouri ; junior vice com-
nmndor-in-chlof , AdmifHl Henry in ,
Now York : recorder-In-chiof , Colonel John
P. Nicholson , PoiuiHyh'nnU ; treasurer-Ill-
chief , Colonel Cornelius Cadlo. Ohio ; clian-
cellor-in-chiof , Cnptnln Peter 111Q. ,
Kcysor. Peiinsyl\-anla | rouister-iii-chlof ,
General Arthur Ordwiiv , District of Co
lumbia ; chaplaln-In-chlcf , liov. H. Clay ,
Trumbull , D.D. , PonnsylOania ; coiinclllor-
in-chiof , General O , J > 1. ! Pno. Michigan ;
council , C. H. ICoy , General J. M. Brown ,
Maine ; Major W.I' . Hdxford , District of
Columbia ; Colonel Aroud , Massachusetts.
The next annual moctiiu ; will bo hold In
Philadelphia in October.
It AnNt'mlili'x nt I.IM .AnapJeii Veitorday'n
Ilunliicka. ,
Los As'diaus , Oct. H. Tlio irr'Tatlou ' con
grcss ussemhlod this morning , The proposl
tlon to grant proxies waswrned by thirty
majority , A largo number of resolutions )
.voro . then presented and referred , , A reso
lution was olTcredxvhorostatc.s or territories
did not have nn Irrigation department or bu
reau , steps bo taken at oiu-e * o have the leg
islature establish t > ucti.- Another resolution
elution sets forth lliat the bet-
tiers on , thq i Boini-Hi'id hinds otof !
the government should huvn government aid
In reclaiming xvater supplies and some part
of tills money received by the government
for the land should go to'establish ' watei
basins nnd other' xvatcr "supplies. T. II ,
Newell of the Interior department read 1 u
paper on the government investigations
Colonel John P. JrUn rend a paper on theme
need of unity of action , compilation am :
publication of Irrigation matters. Colone'
Irish represented the department of Irrigu
tlon of the Department , of Agriculture.
Iliimiini ) Kiii'lelU' * In
CHICAGO , Oct. 11. The humane congress
begun Its deliberations today. Proslden
Bouncy opened the congress and introduces
John T. Shortell , who will act as iicrnmnen
chairman , Thomas W , Palmer talked lot
tlio practical tddo of the hutuutio tta
pieties' xvork. Guylord 11. Tliompson of fol
orado spoke of the treatment of cattle L'olon
western plains.
DELL AKIN IN HOLT COUNTY
Barrett Scott's ' Friend Roaches tlio Scene of
the Defalcation.
GREETED BY A NUMBER OF FRIENDS
lo Anunr * Them lijlUcltlne Ills Itx-
| iorlcnro In I lie TVt.i , lnll in
tha ( Incut of ShorllT
Slminnns.
O'Nmu ' , , Neb. , Oct. 11. [ Special Tele-
; ram to Tin ; Unn. ] At 7:15 : this evening
Jell Aklu once more stepped foot on the soil
of Holt county. Ho was brought In as a
iriftoncr by Matt U.xughorty , who was depu
tized by Governor Crounso as the agent of
the state of Nebraska to go to 15 ! Paso , Tex. ,
after him and bring him back to answer to
nn Indictment returned by the spoclnl grand
lury , charging him with unlawfully aiding
ind abetting in the escape of B.irrctt Scott ,
the defaulting county treasurer , and also
aiding and abetting in the embezzlement of
the jiU.OOO In county funds , which repre
sents the shortage In the county treasury at
the present time as the result of Scott's un
faithful stewardship. The pair were ac
companied by Sheriff Fr.uik Simmons of 151
Paso , xvho first arrested Aklu.
drooled by Mitity I'rlcndii.
A number of Scnti's sympathizers xvcrc nl
the depot to meet the train , and Akin xvas
offusix-cly greeted , lie xvas taken to Iho
hotel for supper , and regaled his delighted
audience with a recital of his experiences in
the land of the horned toad. Ho said that
the fun had nol begun yet , and promised
that the newspapers would huvo all the
noxvs they xvinted about the case before ho
xx-as through xvlth It.
Ho declared that lie xx-as golne to shoxv
some of the blankety blanks of Holt county
thai ho did uol propose to bo played with
the xvay they had been playing xvllh some
folks , and It xvas his intention to grind out
some music thai xx-ould make them dance ji
hornpipe In sex-oral languages , .lust how ho
proposed to do it ho did not say and broke
short off in the middle of a story to accom
pany Daugherty to the office of R. II. Dick-
son , who is ono of his attorneys and Inci
dentally mayor of this city.
lroiitnroH of thn Curio.
Mrs. Aklu came in this morning from her
home at Atkinson to meet her husband. She
is stooping at Iho residence of Barrett
"t'ott. .
' Sheriff Simmons siys : ho will not lose any
sleep ox-er the damage suit instiluted by
Akin , in xvhich ho is a defendant. Ho says
a damage suit in Texas Is not xvorth three
xvhoops in hades. Ho has them on his hands
by : the carload , nnd employs his attorneys by
the year. Ho indignantly denied that Akin
XVw maltreated and insisted that his jail
was ns clean and well kept ns any In tlio
country. v Ho objected to the vermin story
and said that Alcin wns shown special favors.
111K xvas given the best cell in the jail and
given \ Iho freedom of the corridor , and xvas
allowed to send outside for his meals.
Simmons Hope * to Got Ilia ICcward.
Simmons hopes to secure the reward
offered by the county xvhieh his partner ,
Cunningham , xvas enjoined from collecting ,
and several of the representatives of the do
fcnso are in favor of paying it to him ,
although they are unalterably opposed to
allowing Cunningham to have It.
Simmons denounces as absolutely und un
qualifiedly false thn statement inado by
IJauglierty lo the representatives of the
press In Omaha to the effect that Iho alcalde
of Cipuahua ihad been removed because of
his action in assisting in the extradition
of Scott. Ho says that the Mexican
officer was appointed governor of Lower Cali
fornia , and subsequently acted in the absence
of his successor. Three different men filled
the place xvithin a foxv days and Simmons
says thai the statement that any of the
changes xx-tro connected xvith this case in
ox-en the slightest degree is as base a false
hood as xvas ox-er uttered.
Sheriff McEvony of Holt county has in
hands a xvarrnnt for Iho arrest of Akin ,
based on the grand Jury Indictment , but ho
1ms made no effort to find Akin tonight , and
helattcris still In the custody of Daughcrty.
iitr.it.iot Jtussr.t.
) uiith In Mnny I'l-ovliu-ns Kiri Into Thrmt
- ' ! | ; ! -H In u Very Kmv 1)113-8.
LONDONOct. . 11. The following cholera
'oturns ' xvere received yesterday morning :
n St. Petersburg since last Friday there
lave been 1UG cases and deaths ; fromOcto-
> orJ to" October (1 ( there xvoro reported iji
Moscow ! } cases and -1 deaths , in Bessarabia
1) ) cases and " ( > deaths , in Volhynia 071 cases
ind tifin deaths , In Voroni-z U2. cases and Dili
dcatha , in Kkaterinoslay' U cases and 110
tenths , in Kazan 127 cases and G deaths , in
Ciov 410 cases and Ifdl deaths , In ICoorsk 168
cases and < ir > deaths , In Mohlleff 158 cases and
05 " deaths , in Samara 107 cases and 4fl deaths ,
"n Saratov 100 cases and 57 deaths , and in
: fnlif > z , Poland , n total of ! ! ! cases and 2U
Icaths.
From September 17 to September ! )0 ) there
xvero l.SOO cases and 6fiO deaths lu Pndolla ,
ind from October n to October 'J there xvoro
" 0 cases and ! I7 deaths In thu government > of
St. Peters ourg.
Mlfiiri 7J/V.I UI.AKII.
Xllmoiirl und the l-Vdornl Oovernmc-nt
l.ll.i-ly to ( 'oinn ToKi-lhrr.
Cirv , Mo. , Out , 11. Wallace F.
Uixvton , prosecuting attorney of StCl'ilr '
county , today filed application of habeas
corpus in division No. 1 of the supreme court
with the object In view of having the Judges
of the county court of St. Clalr county re
leased from tha Jackson county jail , xvhero
they are held by order of .ludgo Phillips of
the United States court. Il will bo remem
bered thai the federal court cudcax'orcd lon
compel the Judges lo Issue a lox'y to pay in
terest on u fraudulent bond issuo. The
application xvill cause u clash of authority
between thu federal and state courts should
thu supreme court decide It has jurisdiction
in the case ,
fiult AKHlnet tlio N'orthiirii I'Hulflr.
CIIIOAOO , Oct. 11. As expected , thu Farm
ers Loan and Trust co.npauy of Now York
today commenced suit in tlio circuit court
against the Chlcairo ft Northern Paelllu
railway , and Judge Jenkins appointed as receivers
ceivers for tlio rery
defendant corporation Henry
K. llowland Van Nordcu and Richard Mor
gan. Proceedings xvoro commenced at the
request of u number of holders of mortgage
bonds representingi ftO.OOO.OOO. The com
plainant states that there has boon a de
fault in payment of Interest upon mortgage
bonus of the Chicago & Northern Pacific
Hallway company and asks that rights of
ihu mortgagees bo enforced and protected ,
The railway company made no objections lethe
the appointment of a receiver.
To u i ) it U Arrri.U-11 und I'lni'd.
x , Oct. II. A special from Sun >
Antonio says : Thirty-soven ol the sixty-
five. men xvho raptured the Araueas Pass
train at Sanderson xvcro fined ? IO each In the
police court this mornlmr. They xvero from
California and Oregon and xvero boilermakers -
makers , miners and laborers. Another
Sc".heni Pacific ) train was captured by
fiftx-fix'o unemployed men at Sierra Blanca ,
They loft the train twentyinilcs xvest of San
Antonio , but worn caplntod by a sheriff's
IK > SSO nnd xvill bo pro-scented under the state ;
law for iiiti-rfcriiig xvith the running of the
Alihorlied 11 n lii iininei1111111111) - .
DKSVKII , Oct. 11. The Royal Fire Insur
ance company of Ixmdon bun absorbed the
Denver luburauco company. The latter
company will return to Its stockholders the
entire cupltal and surplus of fullv fMt.OOO.
The Koyal will assume all liabilities. The
absorption xvns made wholly because of the
discouraging outlook In Insurance circles
throughout the country.
KNIGHTS Of
or DIP Mornliii ; * r 0oii of tlio
( Iranil l.oilRo.
At yesterday's session of thoKnights
of Pythias I quite a gtu.l deal of business xvns
disposed of. Among the matters brought
up xx-as the question of apportionment of
representation for the annual sessions of the
fraud lodge. Heretofore , in addition to the
delegate < allowed each lo.igo , one has been
nlloxx-ed for each fifty members or fraction
thereof. By u x-oto of the grand ledge , , - cst -
t onlay this -
xx-as so changed that the repre
sentation hereafter xvill bo ou a basis of ono
delegate for each seventy-live members or
fraction thereof , In addition to the single
delegate alloxvcd each lodge . -
Another question xvhieh evoked consid
erable discussion , and one xvhieh has boon
the ea-so of moro or loss trouble In the past ,
xx-as definitely settled. The grand lodge de
cided that n member in arrears for dues xvho
becomes 111 or is injured cannot then , bv the
settlement of his account and the payment
of his roiruhir dues , become entitled lo sick
benefits
beiI
Hon. I R. L. C. White of Nashville , Tenu. ,
supreme keeper of records and seal , was
present as the representativeof the supreme
chancellor and met xvlth a xx-arm reception
The 1
afternoon scission xvas consumed in
largo part in the hearing of committee re
ports , notably that of the finance committee ,
lv feature of which xv.-is the reduction of the
estimate for grand lodge evpenses for the
coming year amounting to about S'.ioo ' , duo ,
In part , to the change in apportionment of
delegates.
In Uioox-enlng Supreme Keeper of Records
and Seal \Vhlto occupied about txvo bourn in
Iho exemplification of secret work.
At a late hour the grand lodge adjourned
until 8:110 : o'clock this morning , at xvlilch
time the election of officers xvill begin.
For grand chancellor , W. A. Dilxvorth of
Hastings seems to have thn lead , although
Fred J. Saekott of Omaha is understood to
bo a strong candidate. 1C. H. Grist of Te-
emnneli is the loading candidate , in fact Iho
only ono mentioned , for grand vice chancel
lor. For the olllco of grand prelate , H. F.
McGrcw , the present incumbent , R. 1C. John
son of Valparaiso nnd .1. W. Tanner of Fill-
lei-ton are candidates , xvith the first named
knight in the lead.
John B. Wright of Lincoln xvill doubtless
bo rcnominated for grand master of ex
chequer ami Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal Shacffer xvill probably again bo hon
ored , although George Wright of Fort
Omaha , xvho has already had ono try for the
Job. xvill bo a candidate. K B. Zimmerman
of Ulysses and J. L. Bcntloy of Dubols xvill
strlx'o for the position of grand master-at-
arnm.
Will L. Seism , J. D. MoFarland nnd J. J.
Monoll of Omaha and W. S. Hamilton of
Lincoln are the candidates for supreme rep
resentative.
It was decided that the special assess
ment inado to cover the shortage of ox-
Grand Master ot Exchequer Alton be re
funded to the lodges xvhich had paid it , half
to he paid January 1 , and half July 1 , IB'Jl. '
The next meeting of the grand lodge xvill
probably bo hold a't Lincoln. " "
Hvory Day Srcs Inronda AJndo In tlio Gold
Iti'scrvo.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. The gold reserve
continues lo decrease and today It is loxvcr
lhan il has ovpr been , ( , tanding.at SSO.b'J'J.OOS ,
shoxving a reduction of overo.r , > 00,000 since
the 1st of the month. The gox-ernmcnt , mint
at Philadelphia expects to coin $15,000,000
gold by the Istol December. Today the net
currency balance is flT l..TyS , The receipts
of the month todalo have been $3.703,000 and
thn expenditures § rj'jro,000. Tlio receipts
from customs at the port of Now York dur-
ine the first ten days of October amounted
to fl--ttiO.M. )
- , as compared with receipts ag
gregating W-103'JOO during the saina
number of days in September , and
receipts of $2IG1.02 ! ! ! during the first ten
days of October , Ih'JJ. Of the receipts this
mouth -10.1 pot- cent xvere paid in gold coin.
-M.7 per cent in sllx-er certificates and JKi.O
per cent in United States notes. Tlio total
gold in the treasury , coin and bullion , Octo
ber 10 , xvas $ lGG-Mj,707. :
I'rolri-tlonol 'llinliiir i.iiniln.
, WASHINGTON , Oct. 11. A bill was reported
from thcrommittco on public lands which
provides for protection of timber lands now
included in the forest reserves of the United
States. Under this nothing can be done
with the limber the
xvCl or lands which arc cov
ered with timber , but are not included in the
limits of the reservations. The lull now
pcndinir in the house is intended to obviate
these ditlUultlt-s , but western members do
not desire so much power us the bill confers
01n the secretary of tho'interiurto ' bo granted ,
and will ouposo the bill.
llond-.Aldcd I'mdllo IC llrnul : .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 11.-General Wade
Hampton , commissioner of railroads , in his
annual report submitted to the secretary of
the interior today , recommends the appoint
ment of a commission having full power tlo
sotllo the indebtedness of bond-aidod lon
cine railroads to the -
gox-ernment. The com
missioner also recommends that the Tl.nr-
man act ue Amended so as to apply to all
Pacific roads xvhich hax'o gollen bonds from
iho United Slates ,
Intni-i'Ht Adviinci'd ,
WASHINGTON , Oct , 11. In compliance xvlth
Senator Teller's resolution of Inquiry the
secretary of the treasury sent to the senate
today a statement xvhicli shows thai sineo
July . 1 , IbSO , Interest to the amount of ! ( COte
18)SS'I ) has been advanced before due , and
without deducting interest , except to tlio
amount of { U,7u& The siatemcni shows that
xvlienox-or Interest has been adx-ancce before
It ' xvus duo the roe
action has been taken to pro-
x-ent a financial stringency.
ItcxviiriU Inr .Xlall Itnlihcm ,
WAHIII.VOTDN , Oct. I ) . Postmaster Gen
era ! Hlssel has authorised standing rewards
for the urrost and conviction
of mall robbers
committing offenses durinir Iho ifUeal year
ending Juno'A ) , Ib'Jl , ranging ; from $1,000 to
I'lBlit liotivcun City unit Hullnmil.
SAX FIIAXCIBCO Oct. .
ll.--ln
, - - accordance
with the Injunction served yesterday , the
people of Oadland stopped the xvork of re
moving the fo'ico of piles xvhich the South
ern Pacific company hud placed about the
water front. 1-Jarly this morning the company
caused tlio work of replacing the removed
piles to 1)0 completed. During the contro
versy the railway xvas at ono end of the
line driving piles , while the city al the
other xvas pulling them up. 'J ho rallxvny
finally stopped operations , but the city pile
pullers arc still al work ,
Soulh Carolina' * I'mnllilllcin l.uw.
Coi.i'Miiu , S. ' > - * . , Oct. U.--Judgo Hudson
today sustained the motion quashing Indiol-
ments against parties selling rice beer mil
liquors under the dispensary act. ' 1 ho
grounds were dofcctlvo In form und the dis
pensar.v act unconstitutional , us the state
cannot engage- thf ) liiiior | tranic and the
act cannot rest upon the reasons on which u
general prohihilibn law is founded ,
XX'cuM-rn Union M i > tliic ,
{ YOIIK , Oct. U. The annual meeting
of the Western
Union
Telegraph
company
was hold today. The report , which xvas a
very fuvor.iblo ono , was xvell received.
Did Not l.ivc | | ) Tnii < ti | ( > r.
BIOUNT , S. D. , Oct. 11.--Peter I'icriton ,
postmaster at Lexviston , shot his xvifo and
himself yesterday. Family dlftloulliob are
supposed to be the euus > o.
.Moinini-iiU of Ocean Muumt-r * , Oclubt-r 11.
At Lix-crpool Sighted -Allor , Xiom New
York for Urcmoti.
NO WIND , NO RACE
Vigilant Prevented from Winning the Lust
of the Races forthoOup.
VALKYRIE MADE A MUCH BETTER SHOWING
Shu Started First and Gained Steadily for
Moro Than an Hour.
OVERHAULED HER ON A STERN CHASE
Yankee Seamanship Finally Overcomes the
Advantage of the Britisher.
BOTH WERE LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE DARKNESS
Nnlthnr Turii-d thn St il < llo.U Till Ariel
tlio Sun Und Uonu DIIXVII ThmixnmU
Dlftiippolntrd liy the failure
ot I ho llrvt-ro.
Nixv : YOHK , Oct. 11. What gave promisi
of being the final race lu the international
series for the America's cup turned out to bane
no race at all.
It xvas the fourth contest between the
Vigilant and the Yalltyrio , nnd like tin
first xvas not finished in thu llmo limit , and
xvas therefore counted out. The llotllla that
followed iho yachts down the bay re-
lurned long after .sunset , leaving % the racers
far behind to light tl out in the darkness. The
result of that light the thousands of excur
sionists cared nothing about , for they hail
made up their minds hours before in the
Ilrst place there xvould bo no race , mill lu
IhoscVond tlio Vigilant xvould win if there
xvas.
xvas.A
A lack of xvinil was the cause of all the
trouble. At noon it seemed as though the
race xvould hax-o to bo postponed. The dis
appointment xvas the keener because earlier
in the day there xx-as a uico breeze blowing.
Yachtsmen and landsmen looked knowingly
at each other as the steamers speeded down
the bay and extended congratulations all
around that the ccnditlons for an exciting
trial of skill looked most promising , but ns
the hour for the start approached iho xviad
died oul almosl entirely.
xx'iiltlnt.tr u xvin.I.
The Valkyrie shifted slowly about , xvlth ,
the Vigilant In tow of her tender following
closely in her xvako. There xvaa hardly a
hatful : ' of xvind , though there were clouds in
plenty in tlio sky. The expanse of ocean
looked like a great lukoxvlthout motion , sax'o
xvhero the paddle of n big steamer or the
propeller of a yacht churned up the xvalor
and sent a long swell sxvinging imdur the
surrounding boats. It xvas almost a calm ,
and Iho regalta committee could do nothing
but xvait before It gave the starting signal.
It xx-as long after the usual Hour of giving
the preparatory signal. There xvero certain
signs a breeze would spring : up later from
somewhere betxveou the south and the xx'cst ,
and for this H delay xvas madu.
About 1 o'clock the committee xx-as still
unsatisfied as to the probable appearance of
a hret'zu strong enough to send Iho yachts
ox'er tlio course xvithin the time limit of six
hours , and a signal xvas run up on the flag
ship May asking if the contestants would
consent to a postponement for the day. The
Vigilant answered she was willing.
Vullcyrlu Anxlmiv to UUCP.
The Valkyrie made no response by flag
and the committee lell it incumbent upon it
lo start , Iho boats. A lltllo breeze , ono of
about six miles an hour , had come out from
south-south west In the meantime , and at 1 : . ' ! 5
the preparatory gun was llrod from the flag
ship. The racers xvere then both above the line
and al once began the usual maneuvering
for Iho besl position to bo obtained at the
time of tlio starting signal. ThoA'nlkyrlo
had the best of this figuring , and when , at
l-lf : > , the starting gun xx-as fired , she crossed
the line with a length of clear water be
tween her taffrail and the end of the
VIgilanl's bowsprit. The American boat
had tried hard to get a xx-ealhcr position , hut
xvns unable to do so. The cutter was well to
xvindward of the centorhoardor when they
crossed the lino. They xvent ox'er on iho
porl lack to begin the course. They had.
scarcely gone over xvhen they both xx'cnt
about , thoValkyrlo ( ( till to the windward
and having gained i00 ! or ilUO feot.
Kvi-ry Ntltdlt hut.
Bolh yachts wore carrying , besides their
club topsails and mainsails , forestay wails ,
jibs and baby Jib topsails. When ihoy came
about again they ran close lo the New Jer
sey shore. The Valkyrie was tlio first to go
about altlU ! : , The other boat followed suit
immediately. As they both headed oil
shore II xx-ns scan thai the Valkyrie was
fully half a inllo to the good. The ValkyrlA
only stood on that tack about coven min
utes. The Vigilant had begun to got In her
ccnlerboitrd work , aud the Englishman
knew thai his opponent would mnko weath
ering X'ory fast , so iho cutter went about to
man her weather position if iho could. The
Vigilant passed under the Valkyrie's stern
half a miloaway. The wind had Increased
a mlle or two nn hour whihi ihin gon-
eraliug was going on , hut now il dropped
back lo Ils former velocity.
K inlnlni ; Io t DUIunrn.
On this tack , nt : i.1l : , the Vigilant had
hauled down her baby jib topsail ami ran up
an intermediate. It was a long board off
shore , and the Vigilant was clearly out-
footing the ICnglishor She passed tha
latter to Icunurd and alt'Si ; , thinking she
rouhl cross the Valkyrie's bow , camu about
and tried to do so , Very quickly the
Yauken found HIO ) had made a mistake In
that little calculation and tucked again , The
Vigilant xvas now about A sixteenth of n
milo off from the Valkyno's lee how. The
Valkyrie inado another head to port at1:31. : .
xvhilo the Vlgilanl held on to her starboard
tack. Then the Valkyrie did como about
xvith her head off stioro. She was a mlle
away on tlio S'ii'ilaut'a xxoalhitr port. At
4:11) : ) tlio Vlirllant came around on the port
tack , this limo boiiig successful In crossing
the Valkyrln. Again the wind strengthened
a little , and this linm ihu Vigilant gul Iho
most of It. It came from nboulsouth.
IIll tiiiyn It Uji.
At ! ) . ; i5 the Vigilant madn another tack
for the Now Jersey shore , while the Vnlkyria
Blood io the cast. The Vigilant had to nialto
another lack hoforn nho could turn the outer
buoy , however. Finally iho Vigilant rounded
theutuko alabouilliO. ; ! The Valkyrie xvns
about seven minutes later.
After the raocrs began their run before
thu wind for homo darkucbi sot lu , and the
immense lleol of excursion boats umierloolc
lo get'home ' us quickly as they could ,
The cup defender and challfngor xvero
towed to their moorings In the Atlantic
tinslii a soon as the rnco XVOK declared off ,
They arrived at 0'M : p. in.
I'ma Inre ! ivlili tlio ( 'olonlu ,
Commandiir Banks of the Atlantic Yacht
club offered today to give a cup valued nt
tTlW for a race between the Colon la mid
Valkyrie after the contest for the America' *
cup has been decided. HU idea in that the
Yalxyrlo and Colonm are the two fusUit
keel yacht * of America and KiitfluuUj thut *