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OMAHA i DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNINj NOVEMBER 11 , 1803. SINGLE COVY FIVE CENTS. MR. BLOUNT'S ' REPORT I Btory of the Dethronement of the Qneon of the Hawaiian Islands , [ CONCLUSIONS OF SECRETARY GRESH\M 1 Ho Rccoramondi that the Annexation Treaty BD Not Sent to the Senate. FAVORS THE RESTORATION OF ROYALTY Full Text of Hia Letter to President Cleve land on the Subject. ' MINISTER STEVENS' COURSE DENOUNCED American Interferences In tlio Mnttcr Un- railed For unit Uiiwnrrnnlcd An Seen Thronch the Hyon of the 1'rcil- dent' * Specml Commlulonar. Nov. 10. After the cabinet meeting today the following letter was given out for publication by Secratary Gresham which ho had previously addressed to the president : DEr.AKTMr.NT OF STATK , WASHIXOTOJJ , D. C. Oct. 18 , 1603. To the President : The full nnd partial reports submitted by Hoti James II. Blount , your special commissioner to the Hawaiian Islands , establishes the fol lowing facts : Queen LllluoUalnnl announced her Inten tion on Saturday , January H , 189:1 : , to pro claim a new constitution , but thu opposition of her ministers and others induced her to speedily change her purpose and make pub lic announcement of the fact. .At a meeting in Honolulu late in the afternoon of that day , a so-called committee of public safety , consisting of thirteen men , being all or nearly nil present , the majority of whom , Including live Americans , wcro ulienswas appointed to "consider the situation and dtviso ways nnd means for the maintenance of the public peace nnd the protection of life and prop erty. " This committee met on the 115th , or the forenoon o'f the 115th , and resolved nmong other things that a provisional gov ernment bo created , "to exist until terms of union with tno unued siaies 01 America have been negotiated und agreed upon. " ApptMiled to MlnUter htcvoim. At n mass meeting , composed largely of aliens , whioh assembled at 2 p. m. on the last named day , the queen and her sup porters were condemned and denounced , and the committee was continued and all of its nets approved. Later in the same afternoon the committee addressed -letter to John .L. ' Stevdns. the American minister at Honolulu , stating Hint the-llvcs and property of the people wcro in peril and appealing to him anil the Unjtcd States forces at his command for assistance. This communication con eluded : "Wo arc unable to protect our selves without aid , and , therefore , hope for protection o'f tlio United States forces. " On receipt of this letter Mr. Stevens re quested Captain Willits. commander of the United State ship Boston , to land n force "lor the protection of the United States le gation , United States consulate and to In sure the safety of American life und prop erty. " The well nrmcd troops were promptly landed and marched through thn quiet streets of Honolulu with two Galling guns to n public hall , previously secured by Minisler Stevens for their accommodation. This hall was just across the street from the govern ment building und in plain view of the queen's palace. The reason for thus locating the military will presently appear. The governor of the island immediately addressed to Mr. Slovens a communication proiestmg against the act ns nn unwarranted invasion of Hawaiian neil and reminding him that the proper au thorities hud never denied permission to the naval forces of the United States to land for drill or any other proper purpose. ItiiinriH'd Kvastvo Auswcrx. About the same lime thoquecn's mlnlsier of foreign affairs sent a note lo Mr. Siavens asking why Iho troops had been landed , and Infornilng him that the proper authorities wore able and willing to afford full protce. lion lo the American legation und all Amort can Interests In Honolulu. Only evasive re plies wcro sent to thcso communications. While there were no mnnlfeslatlons of ex cltement or alarm in the island , nnd tha pee ] > lu were ignorant of thu contoinplnlcd movement , the committee entered the gov ernment building , after first ascertaining that It was unguarded , and one of its number , n citizen of the United States , read u proclamation declaring that the existing povormncnl wus overthrown and a provis ional government established in UB place , "to exist until terms of union with the United Stales of America huvo been nego- tialod and agreed upon.1 No audience was present when the procla mation was read , but during the reading , forty or fifty men , some of them indifferently urmcd , entered the room. The executive nnd advisory councils mentioned In the proclamation at once addressed a communi cation to Minister Slovens inforniitt * him that the monarchy had been abrogated and a provisional government established. This communication concluded : "Such provi sional government bus boon proclaimed , is now in possession of the iovcriimont de partmental buildings , the archive * and Iho treasury and Is In control of iho cityVo hereby request lhat you will , on behalf of the United Stales of America recognize It as the existing dp facto government of the Hawaiian islands and afford to it the moi l support of your government and , if necessary sary- , the support of American troops to as sist in preserving the public peace. " thu Now Oovtmunent , I On receipt of this latter , Mr. Stevens Im mediately rccon'iiliod the now government and In a note addressed to Sanford 1) , Dole , its president , informed him that he had douo so , Mr. Dole replied : GOVKUNMENT lllJii.msd , llo.soi.ui.u , January 17 , IH'.ia.To Ills i\collcm-y : John i < . .Slovens , Unltrd Blules MlnUtor Ueuldunt. Sir luc- knnwluilKu Ilia receipt of your valued com munication UiU dny , rocoKnfzliij ; the Hawaiian provisional government , und express deep up- prcelatlon of tlio sumo.'o huvo conferred \Ulli tlui inlnUlor * of tlm Into Kuvurninunt and huvo nuulo doiiKunl upon the inurshul lo sur render thostutlun liotiMVouiu not ucluully yet In possoksltm of thu station hoiibi ) , but tu night Is iipprouchliiK , and our furrrij muy bo InsutUelnnt to nmlntulii order , wo request the limiieillulo hiipporl ot tlio L'nlted ritulos forces and wouM renuon that IhoiMiiiimuiidurof the United Stulea forces InUu command of our military forces t > o that thuy uuy : ucl lOK'uthor for thu protection of tlui city. Itubpectf ully yours , tiANKuui ) II. IOLK , Chairman KxccutKo Council , The station house was occupied by a well armed force under the command of n resolute and efficient officer , The same afternoon the queen , her ministers , representatives of the provisional government und others , held a conference ut the palaro. Kcfusinp ; torocog- nlzotho now authority or surrender to it , she was informed that the provisional gov ernment httd the support of the American minister , and if necessary would bo main tained by the military force of the < L"ulted States , then present : lhat any demonstra tion en her part would preclpilatti a conflict with tlml force ; that she could not , with hope of success , ongaa in war with the United States , and resistance would result tn a useless sacrifice of lite. Surrendered Uuder 1'rotest. Mr. Damon , ouo of the chief leaden of th movement , and afterwards vlco president of the provisional government. Informed the queen thnt she could surrender under pretest - test , and her taso would bo considered later at Washington. Believing that under the circumstances submission wns n duty , nnd thtit her cnso would be fairly eonsxJtred hy tha president of the United States , the queen yielded nnd scut to thu provisional government the paper which reads : I , Mltiiokiilnnl , by the gram of nod nnd under thn cimsiltmioti of tlio llawullnn king dom , queen , do hereby solemnly protest ngiilnsi any nnd all acts done uzulnst myself nml tlio constitutional covnrnmcnt o ( the llnnrnllan kingdom liy certain persons claim ing lo huvo established n provisional govern ment of anil for this klnploni. Tliut I ylold to tlm superior force of tlio I'nlleil Stall's of America , whose mlnUtcr pk'iilpotpiitlnrv , UN Ktt'elU-noy John U fUuvcni , hnscuiisoil United Slates troop * to bo lutuli-il nt Honolulu and declared that ho would .support thoprovUlon.il government. Now. to avoid nny collision of nrnii-d forces , and , perhaps , thu lostof life , I do , utuler this protest and Impelled liysnld force , ylold rny authority until such time as the government of tlio I'nltcil Status shall , upon thu fuels beJiiR presented to It , undo thu notion of Its i'OHesentitlvo | : nnd reinstate mo and the au thority whloli cluliiH the constitutional sov ereignty ot thu Hawaiian Islands. 1'rcnlilunt Dole's lindomomeiit. When this paper was preparcd at the con clusion of the conference , nnd signed by the queen nnd her ministers , a number of per sons. Including ono or more representatives of the provisional government who were still present und understood Its contents , by llielr silence , at least , acquiesced In Its statements , and when It was carried to President Dole ho endorsed upon it "Re ceived from the hands of the late cabinet this 17th day of January , IS'JU , without chal lenging the truth of nny of its assertions. " Indeed , it was not claimed on the 17th day of January or for some tlmu thereafter by nnv of iho designated officers of the pro visional government or any anncxatlonist that the queen surrendered otherwise than us staled in her protest. In his dispatch to Mr. Foster of Januury 18 , describing tha so-called revolution , Mr. Slovens says : "Tlio committee of public safety forthwith took possession of the gov ernment building and treasury and installed the provisional government with the head of the respective departments. This bolng an accomplished fact , I promptly recognized the provisional government as the 'do facto' government of the Hawaiian islands. " Secretary Foster , in a communication of February IB to to the president , laying be fore him the treaty of annexation with the view of obtaining the advice and consent of the senate thereto , says : "At the time the provisional government took possession of tlio government building no troops or officers of Hie United Stales were present ur took part In the proceedings. No public recosnl- tion was accorded to the provisional govern ment by the United States minister until after the queen's abdication , and when they wcro In full possession of the government building , the archives , the treasury , the bar racks , the police station und all the poten tial machinery of the government. " Contradicts Uteroni. Similar language is found in an official letter addressed to Secretary Posler on Feb ruary U by the special commissioners sent to Washington by Iho provisional government to ncpollale a treaty of annexation. These statements uro utterly jit variance with evidence , documentary or'oral. contained in Mr. IJlount's ronort. They are contradicli'd by declarations nnd letters of President Dele nnd other anncxatiomsts and by An * . Slovens' verbal admissions to Mr. Blouut. The provisional government was recognized when it had little other than u paper exist ence and when the legitimate government was in full possession and control of Iho paUcc. iho barracks und the police station. Mr. Slovens' well known hostility and the threatening presence of the force landed from the Boston wus all that could have then incited serious apprehension in the minds of the queen , her officers and loyal supporters. It is fair to say that Secretary Foster's statement was based upon Informa tion which ho had received from Mr. Stevens arid the special commissioners , but I am unable to sco ihnt they were deceived. The troops were landed , not to protect American .life and property , but to aid in overthrowing the existing government. Their very presence implied coercive meas ures against it. Protected by American Guns. In a slatctncnt civcn to Mr. Blount by Admiral Skerrott , the ranking naval officer at Honolulu , ho says : "If the troops wcro landed simply to protect American citizens' interests , they were badly stationed in tlio hall , but if the inlcntion was to aid the provisional government , they were wisely stnlloned. .This hull was so sltiialod that ihe troops easily commanded iho govern ment buildings and the proclamation was read under the prelection of American guns. At an early stage of the nogollalions , if not at the beginning , Mr. Stevens promised the annc\alionists as soon ns they obtained possession of the government building und .there read a proclamation of the character 'above referred to , ho would nt once recog nize Ilium us thu do facto government and supuort them ty force from our warship Ihen in the harbor , and ho kept that prom ise. Tills assurance was the inspiration of the movement and without It the nu- iioxutionUU would not have exposed thorn- solves to the consequences of failure. They relied upon no military force of their own for they had none worthy of the name. The provisional government wus established by Iho action of the American minister and the presence of iroops landed from the Boston , and wus sufficient to lead to the belief thut the Hawaiian : * , If they attempted lo overthrow ll , would cncouniur iho anted forces of the United States. Abiurdlt } of Their Clnlini. The earnest appeals to the American minister for military protection by the offi cers of the provisional trovornmcnt after it had been organized shows the uiter absurd ity of the claim that it was established by a successful rcvolulion of thu people1. Tncso uppeuls wcro n confession by the men who made iho in of their weakness and timidity. Courageous inun , conscious of the strength and justice of thulr cause , do not thus uo't. It Is now claimed that a majority of the people ple having Iho right to vote under iho con stitution of 1B37 ever favored the existing authority , or annexation to this or any other country. The ; earnestly desire that the government of their choice shall bo restored and Its independence respected , Mr. Blount states that while at Honolulu he did not meotu singia annexationist who expressed u willingness to submit the question to a vote of the people , nor did ho talk with ono on that subject who did not insist thai if the islands wore annexed suflruga utiould bo so restricted as to glvo complete control to foreigners or whites and representative nu- noiutlouisis have repeatedly made similar statements to the undersigned. The govern ment of Hawaii surrendered its auihorlly under a throat of war until suoh tinio only as the government of the Unltod States , upQ.ii the fact bolm ; presented to it bhould reinstate the constitutional sovereign , and the provisional government- created "to cxibl unlit terms of union with the United States of America have been negotiated and agreed upon , " A careful consideration of the facts will , I think , convince you that the treaty which was withdrawn from the senate for further consideration should not be resubmltted for its notion thereon. Should not tlio fwut ; wrong douo to a feeble , but Independent , state by an abuse of the authority of the United States be undone by resiorlng the legitimate government ! Anything short of lhat will not , I respectfully submit , satisfy the demands of justice. Can the United States consistently insist that other nations shull inspect the independence ot Hawaii while not respecting li itsolfi Our government was the first to recognize the independence of the islands und should bo the hint to acquire sovereignty over them by force and fraud , licspcctfiilly submitted , W , Q. GHESUIM. lllil : Not lleiird of an WASHINGTON' , Nov. 10. The War depart ment had received no word this morning of any trouble among the Navujocs , as inti mated in an Associated press dispatch from Duraugo , Colo. This is taken to mean that the trouble U not serious , and only such as [ OONTl.S'UKU 03 aeCOMt ) I'iQB.J HOW IT AFFECTS THE TARIFF Hopes of the Democratic Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. INFUENCE OF PROTECTION TIDAL WAVE Chnlrman WlUon llnclnron tlio PitMncn of n Seml-rreitTrndo Hill Will ItoUuro full Confidence. In tlio Pnrty Other Jcmocrati Counirl Moderation. ' WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. It is difllcult to predict what effect the recent olccttoii3 will have on the tariff bill now being formulated by the democratic majority of the ways and means committee , but tlio utterances of Chairman Wilson Indicate that the result will have Httlo weight In changing the policy of the party leaders. Indeed , Mr. Wilson rather confidently predicts that the passage of the very measure now being prepared by himself and his colleagues will bo the only needful to rcstoro public confidence and replace the democratic party on the : > cdcstal of supremacy. This opinion of Mr. Wilson Is not shared by all the other prominent men In his party. In fact there arc Indications that the result of Tuesday's elections will bo to impel several democratic leaders of national reputation to counsel the ways and means majority to moderation and warmly discourage the radical legislation that the free trade wing of the party has been so strongly urging. There has always been a strong democratic faction in the house of representatives op posed to any considerable Increase in the free list or sweeping reductions of the tariff rules , but the ovorwhnlinlug majority re ceived by the democratic party in the elec tions a year ago effectually overwhelmed this eleni"nt up to this tiino. Now , how ever , that the popular expression seems sud denly to have changed , ttio protectionist wing of the party has taUen heart again and will certainly matte itself hoard in council. Callliie ( or 11 Caucus. It has been quite generally believed that the bill to bo reported by the ways and means committed will enlareo the free list bv removing the duty on wool , lumber. Iron ore , coal and salt. Already the democratic opposition to this policy has become so ap parent as to demonstrate much trutli in the famous characterization of Hancock that de clared the tariff question , to bo largnly a local issue. The main opposition to free wool comes from one locality , the objection to free lumber ' from another , the opposition tofreocoa'l from still another and soon through the cntiro list of articles sought to be added to the froohsl. It is natural , therefore , that the deslro for a democratic caucus should bo expressed by the malcontents and it is this desire that Just now is creating some" commotion in the radical tariff reformers. The request for a caucus has been made by so eminent a leader as Judco Culbortsou , chairman of the Ju- dlcinry committee , and even Congressman lUnml of Missouri Is credited with the de termination to light the committee recom mendations if they place all the articles enumerated Tlbove on the free list. Itouily for the Itngtiliir Session. In sneaking of the progress being made by the committee , Congressman Whiting of Michigan , today said : "Tho committee is getting along well and I : hlnk there is no doubt the bill will bo ready for presentation at the opening of the session in December. It is my opinion that there should bo no delay in presenting this bill and passing it through congress in order that the people may have an early opportunity to Judge of its practical operation. Yes , there has been a desire expressed by a number of demo cratic congressmen for a caucus to discuss and approve the bill before it is presented in December , but whether this desire will bccomo so general as to nccessituto n caucus , I cannot say. The most important thing , I think , is to got the bill before the house and also I think the result of the re- ccnt election will enjoin us to caution. While 1 do not ngreo with President Cleve land In everything , I do agree in ihc opinion credited to him that the tariff should bo of the moderate , yet linn and Judiciary charac ter that will commend us to the people with out oblitcratihg or hopelessly embarrassing acy existing industry. Kill-omen to lie Avoided. "I do not think the free list should bo greatly enlarged , and I do not think the platform of our pariv demands that such radical reductions on manufactured article : should bo made as will cripple or close American factories. A gradual and con sistent reduction all along the line Is what I favor. If every democratic member of con gress who hassoino _ industry appealing to him for protection insists that His district must bo protected and reductions made at the expense of some other man's consti tuency and district and some other articles , whore will we bo ? This is a great mutual enterprise wo are engaged In now , and wo mimt all bo mutually co-operative and rea sonable if the principles of the parly uro to bo cart led out successfully. "On the oilier hand , " continued Mr. Whit ing. "the party must not bo dominated by the free traaa sentiment that wo frequently hear by the tariff reform theorists. The re public Is not pledged Irrciriuvnbly to protect the trusts , which invited and mot disaster by pa siiif , a bill that carried protection to a degrco that incurred the prompt disapproval of the Amcrieanjjublic. Wo must not accept this dlsapprnval'as an expression for free trade , and the mistake that Mr , McICInloy mude In ono extreme wo must not make in the other. If wo do , wo will find that the people uro no longer bohir.d us. Theory Is onu tiling , "but the practical workings of a law another , and it is the practical sldo of the question with which wo now have to deal. We must pass it law that , while re- dcomlnc the party pledges , will bo firm , non- sectional , logical and equal and consistent. " APPOINTED UY THU PltBSrOI'Nr. Ono NeunuUan Among a Number of Lucky Ollice Sockorii. WASHINGTON , Nov , 10. The president made the following appointments today : To bo registers of land oftlces Prank M , Hopkins of Hoscoo , S. D.at Aberdeen , S. D , ; Frunk W. Walls of Phoonlx.Arlz. , at Tucson , Ariz. : John C. Slack of Foisom , N. M , , at Clayton , N. M. To Ho Hccelvers of Public Moneys Prank M , Brown of Alliance , Nub , , at Alliance , Neb , , and Joseph HultenUon of Clapham , N. M. , at Calyton , N. M. Charles D. Rogers of Slthn , Alaska , to bo clerk of thodlstalct court for the district of Alaska. The members of the California debris commission who failed to bo confirmed by the senate wcro roappomted as follows ; George H. Mendpll , Lieutenant William II. Hcnyurd and Major William H. Hucr , all of the engineer corps. In it Citizen of Nicaragua. " " \VASIIINOTO . * , Nov. 10. Dr , Guzman , min ister to the United States from Nicaragua , has made presentations to the State department regarding JJonllla , the political refugee who was the cause of the firing upon the American steamer Costa Hica by the government of Honduras , It is claimed lionllla is now an adopted citizen of Nicaragua , although a native of Honduras , and that ho has been olcctcd a member of the constituent assembly of Nicaragua. The personal safety of members of tula body is said to bo guaranteed by the nation , and Nicaragua , consequently , feels herself ag grieved at the action of Honduras. Dr. Guzman is said also to have been empowered to act as agent in the country for tlio Nica ragua canal project and to push the invest ment of money necessary to prevent lira lapsing of the government grant. Nutei. WASHINGTON , Nor , 10 , Commissioner Mil ler of the Internal revenue department ex pects soon to take the necessary steps for the enforcement of the nmenftctl'Ge.iry net , of which ho has little doubt th'tfChinoso will nvall themselves. HI * letter'of Instructions to collectors will bo practically , the same ns that Issue.l under the original act. It was stated at the TroasnT/ department that Secretary Carlisle Would probably hold In nboyanco his plan to coin the sclgnlor.tgo In the treasury. SherlfTof Wooil'mry Coiimy. Io\rn , nml III * Orpntjr Unitor'Arrejt. Sioux CITV , Nov. 10. fSpecIal Telegram to Tun DEI : . ] Sheriff Manner of this county nnd his chlof.doputy , James F. Shnnley , are under $300 bands to await : v hearing on a criminal charge and to xlofend themselves against a forfeiture at their oftlces , The ofllco of sheriff of Wood bury county is considered the best paying ofllco In Iowa. The way It came about Is this : Paul H. Leader , a prominent whole sale liquor dealer who was once convicted of contempt of a liquor Injunction nnd was pardsned by Governor Boles , worked and voted for Frank D. Jackson this year. This aroused the Ire of Magncr'nnd Shanloy , who are democrats , and they arrested Leader for violating the liquor laws nnd confiscated his stock valued at $7,000. Leader employed able counsel and started after their scalps. It Is well known ttiat ttio law has been openly violated hero and that Mugncr and tihanloy know It. Section 2,409. a part of the liquor statute , reads as follows : "All peace officers shall see tl'at the provisions of this chapter are faithfully executed and when informed that the law has been violated or when they have reason to bollovo that the law has been violated and that proof of the fact can bo had , such officer shall go before a magistrate and make Information of the same. Upon trial before magistrates it shall oo the duty of the district ( county ) attorney to appear for the state , unless the person tiling such Information shall select some other attorney. Any peace officer falling to comply with the provisions of this section shall bo adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and shall p.iy a 11 no of not less than ? 10 or moro than $50 , and n conviction shall work a forfeiture of his offico. Every peace officer snail give evidence when called upon of any facts within his knowledge tending to prove a violation of the provisions of this chapter , but his evidence shall in no case bo used against him in any prosecution against him for a violation of the provisions of this chapter. " The information against Mapner and Shanloy is under this section and charges both with failing to do'thcir duty under the section. The cases will bo heard Novem ber 14. _ Sorrlco lor louiiz Aten. MALVCIIN , la. , Nov. 10. [ Special to TUB BEK. ] The Young Men's Christian associa tion of this place will observe the weec of prayer for young men , commencing Sunday afternoon nt 3 o'clock and "each evening of the week at 7:45. : In connection with it all the churches will unite in "a union service for young men at the Presbyterian church in the evening , Ucv. C. W. Brewer of the Methodist church preaching the sermon. It is proposed to hold a district convention of the voung Men's Christian 'association for southwestern Iowa at Malvorn during the cai'ly p.irt of December. Iowa Kepubllcaus Ojlehr.ite. Dns MOINES. Nov. , 10. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. ] The republicans of this city and vicinity held a f-run"d _ qijen , ' nir Jollification ' tion this evening over th'p results of the late election. Previous to the meeting there was a great parade , with many hundreds in line and a conglomeration of noises unequaled In Hie history of Iowa politics. The meeting was addi-esscd by Governor-elect Frank D. Jackson , Lufo Young , A. B. Cummins , James A. Howe. W. E. Odell , C. H. Gatch , James G. Berryhill , Hev. John IN'airman , A. S. Bur nett , George L. Dobson. W. T. Wilcoxcn and J. A. T. Hull. Alleged Thief Arreited. CHESTON , la. , Nov. 10. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. | Fran * Kennedy was arrested at this place last night for stealing $ CO from the residence of Fireman Henry Phillips at Ottumwa. Kennedy resides at Villisca , but had been in OttumWa In search of em ployment. Phillips had taken him to his homo and had boarded turn , and in his bene factor's absence , it is alleged , ho took the money. Trial of tlio N ( > cro Kvan ) Attmidrd with Much Disorder. LOUISVILLE , Nov. 10. A special from BardstownKy.says : This place tonight is in a stale of great excitement , and an occur rence of this afternoon may'precioitate a race war which will result in much blood- * shed. For the past week the people of this and surrounding counties have bcnn aroused to a high pitch , over the assault of Ednu Hall by Phil Evans. The trial has been in progress for two days , and not until this afternoon was any evidence introduced that was at all favorable to the accused. At ttio trial this evening the testimony of ono of the witnesses tended to provo the innocence of tno accused. The negros have all been favorable to Evans. A crowd of them had congregated outside of the court house , and when Evans was being conducted from the court house to the jail by the militia they cheered him. The streets wcro packed with crowds of white people. The cheering of the negroes so exasperated the whites that a fight was the result. The deputies made a charge upon the negroes and arrested three of them. John Wickliffo , a nogro. was badly wounded nnd iwill probably dlo. Paul Abel and another negro named Sims wcro arrested. These men are desperate and wcro badly beaten up. Several negroes and ouo white were also hurt , but their injuri&s are not of a serious nature. Deputies ruin forced by the militia soon dispersed the mob. Moro trouble may result. The negroes are considerably wrought up. over the occurrence and threaten ycngeance. The whites , [ however , largely outnumber the blacks und , an outbreak will result disastrously for1 , tho" latteiy The cheering of the negroes lids' largely intensified ' fied the feeling of the whites , and there are many rumors concerning threats to take the' ' hiw into their own hands and make } Evans pay the penalty for his crime. . , It ,1s thought , however - over , wiser counsel will prevail , nnd serious trouble will bo averted. The militia Isjjilll guarding the jail , and anyiattempt to secure the prisoner will certainly , result In the loss of many lives , Evans , when questioned today , testified that he was nt homo on' 'the night of the crime. His mother's testimony was bauly mixed , however , upd Evhtrs'i testimony will go for naught. Court adjourned at a late hour this evenlnguntil tomorrow at 8 o'clock , and by noon the case will KO to the Jury , which menus death for Phil Evans by the aw or at the hands of an angry mob. LUST TllKIlt NIMH HUltyiUE. Associated Pros TclBgnims Denied tlio \Vurld-llnralil nun I.lucoln Journal , CUICAOO , Nov. 10. The statement pub llstied this morning that tliri Omaha World Hernld had left the Associated press and joined the United preis is utterly untrue. The World-Herald fans never been a"inember of the Associated press at any time , but has always been a client of the United press. The statement concerning the Lincoln State Journal is equally .untrue. It has never been a member of the Associated press , but received a condensed Associated 'press re port under a tomp'orary arrangement which has recently been discontinued by the Asso ciated , and the State Journal thereupon be gan an action to compel the Associated press to continue the delivery of Us report , which ! now pending. WILL IMITATE TUB ALABAMA Retired English Naval Ofiber Preparing a Private Fleet toAidMello , TWO CRUISERS HAVE BEEN SECURED Necotlntloog for Torpedo tloatn Are Under W.iy Severnl Hug-Halt UHlcorn Are to Accompany the Expedition Mcllo seeking Hccocnitlon. * lCi > ' 'i/Hu'ife ' < I JSflJ by James Gonion llcnndl. ] LONDON , Nov. 11. [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Titn BEE. ) I learn on good authority that n well known Ensillsn retired naval officer is forming a small Hoot of cruisers nnd torpedo boats , In command of which ho will proceed to the assistance of Admiral Mel'.o. Ho has already purchased two ships for cruisers and Is treating with londlmr Thames ship builders for two torpedo boats. Sovor.il English ' naval officers are preparing to"uccompauy the expedition , Melto Aiki Ilcoocnltloii. WASHINGTON , Nov. 10. Secretary Gresham has received a dispatch from Minister Thompson nt Kio do Janeiro staling that ho hud received n circular from Admiral Mollo , the Insurgent leader , asicing that the United States recognize his rights as a belligerent. Minister Thompson asKed for Instructions. After a conference between Secretary Gresham and iho president our minister was Instructed to say to Admiral Mcllo lhat in the opinion ot this government he had not been able to establish either a political or military organization which entitled him to the recognition ho asked and ihut it would not be granted. Secret iry Gresham added that tno position of the United States in the present controversy was that of un Im partial observer. LONDON , Nov. 10. The Times has received advices , by way of Montevideo , that all the foreicn locations In Ulo hud received a re quest , by Admiral Mollo for reeogniiion of Ins rich Is as ti belligerent. By so doing , ho claims , the dancer to life nnd property will bo decreased. The foreign representatives nro agreed in considering the application premature. The foreign war ships maintain a position of neutrality and rofuso.to give protection to vessels landing cargoes of war materials. MOIULIZ1NU AGAINST .MI'LLO. 1'raMilant SonU'ii ' c ; Troops to Cap' tare Iliu f ngiir'-fMit llriutnil u tors. [ Cojii/rt 'lite I lSf.1 h j Jii-nii Oni-tlm Reimttt.1 MoNtnviuno , Uruguay ( via Galveston , Tcx.Nov.lO. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tun BGB. ] Re publican troops from San Barju and Itaqi , border towns of Brazil , have uono on to Urgunyann , which is connected by rail with thecapital of the province ot Hio Giundo do Sul and , the sea co.ist. It Is believed they are mobilised there to aid in the struggle for the trecapturo of Dcsterro , the provi sional government's headquarters. The Brazilian steamer S'lntos.anohored in this port , has signaled that the loyal iron clad Buhia which was reported ashore in the Panama river has bsen floated off again. The cruiser Tiradontes will go up the river after her to escort her down in safety. The BrazllUn steamers Santos arid Desterro set out from hero tomorrow for Buenos Ayres whnro they will be furnished with cannon and ammunition. Tonad to the Brazilians' troubles yellow fever Is raging In Snnlos. SAN SALVADOR. Salvador ( via Galvcston , Tex. ) , Nnv. 10. [ By Mexican Cable lo the New York Herald Special to TUB BBC. ] The United States warship Alliance is at La Libertad awaiting orders. Minister Young has telegraphed lo the Houdurian minister of foreign affairs asking if his gov ernment accepts tlio responsibility for the act of the commander of HID port of Ama- paia wncn no nrcu upon ino iracmc man steamer Costa Illa , though she was flying the American flag. KLUUTtO.SS IN 1-JJlHJ. Ilurrocla Chosen 1'reslileiit Flnnnciors Ar- rniiRluer for a Government l.onn [ Conyrla/iud / JSOJ liy James Gordon Hennett. ] LIMA , Peru ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Nov. 10. [ By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to. TUB BEE. ! The result of the special municipality elections hero is that Enrique Burrcda has been chosen presi dent and Isaac Alzamora vlco president. The government has appointed ox-Minlstcr Zay- ala prefect of Lima. Out of sixty persons invited by the man- agorc of three local banks to como together and discuss the practicability of raising u loan for the government only eighteen ut- lendcd. The others all declared they had no money. A grand banquet was given yesterday at the Hotel Franco Anglotorro by 150 officers to General Caccrcs on his birthday. SPAIN'S EI'IltKMIU 01' ' Collision in lllhio : Hurhor Several 1'crgoufi Drowned. Biuuo , Nov. 10. A steamer belonging to tlio same line as the uynumito-luden craft which caused the disaster nt Santandor collided with and sunk a barge crowded with workmen last night. It Is claimed that the steamer did not carry any lights nnd that she did not stop after the collision. Most of the workmen thrown into tlio water from the barge were rescued In an almost lifeless condition by the people who wit nessed the disaster from the shore. Several of the passengers of the barge were drowned In spite of efforts to rescue them. GOVKKNMKNT WILL iNTKItVK.VE. Urltlili Conl Htrlke tn Ho TuKen Up a u Cuhlnet Question. Loxriox , Nov. 10. It Is stated on good authority thut the British mining deadlock will soon bo made a cabinet question , Tlio ministers are now said to bo considering the matter. ThU baa given rise to renewed rumors of dissension among the members of Mr , Gladstone's cabinet. htrlkem Jnliird by Women , MAHSCIU.KS , Nov , 10. The women em ployed in Iho matchmaking shops In this city are lending their support to the strik ing car employes. They attacked a horse car today and tried to intimidate the driver. The police drove them away. Three of the women were locked up. Other women en gaged in the manufacture of mutches marched to the prefecture later on und de manded the release of iho thrco women under arrest. When their request was re.- fuscd ( hey formed in line , and , in company with a throng of men and boys , proceeded to the Bourse Tranquil , but u squad of cavalry had been stationed at the cnlranco to the building and no ono wus allowed within tbo doors. The crowd was finally dispersed without serious trouble , Jlo-l'.IOfttKl the Mayor. VIENNA , Nov. 10. Dr. Prix , the mayor of Vienna , who recently resigned owing to dif ferences regarding his ud ministration , has been re-elected. In acknowledging the compliment in the city council Mayor Prix greatly excited his opponents , whose demonstrations were drowned by the cheers of the mayor's friends. The words of thanks expressed by the mayor eventually caused such nn uproar that the sitting was closed. NANS UN AND Till : NOllTIt POLK. Word Itrcolrrd from Him \Vlilcli Sliinvi thut lie Hin Struck Open Sen , LONDON , Nov. 10.Tho Pall Mall Gac.otto says that Dr. Naiisen's prospects for readi ng the polo nro greatly Improved. H appears that some Norwegian seal hunters who have Just returned from lammcrfcst , n the extreme northern part of Norway , report that Nnnscn's expedition was entering the Kara sea. This was In August last , nnd the seal hunters wcro then able to critlso freely In the northern parts around Nova Xembla Islands , northwest nnd west. The sealers add that there wai every prob ability that the From had gene through the otherwise generally ico-bloolted Kara sea In n few days after leaving Jugor strait. The seal hunters report also that In the memory of all those exiiorlenced hunters , numbering quite 100 men , the sea was nnvcr BO free of Ice as It was lust winter , and that no polar expedition over had such line chances of success as the Nunscn expedition has. has.Another Another seal hunter on September 80 was In latitude lf > = north , and from hero sailed thirty miles direct cast and encountered no Ice during the trip. Another skipper sailed close to the northeast land of Spitzbcrgen , where there was but little Ice. Ur. Ntutjcn himself , In a letter to a friend dated August * ) , says : "Tomorrow wu start westward. It really seems that the wind favors us , as wo find wide open gaps where it is blowing a capital south wind , which must push the Ice far northward Into iho Kara sea. " TWO i\ < ! i.isii u.vcns. llrltlsh MlnlHtrr 5uyx Nlro TlilnK * of the Grcut American Uiipnbllc , LONDON , Nov. 10. Replying lo the toast , Her Majesty's Ministers , " at llio lord mayor's banquet at the Guildhall last niftht , the Earl of Kimberley , lord president of the council and secretary for India , upon whom the duty devolve * ! Ln the absence of Mr. Gladstone and Lord Hosobcry , spoke very fnvor.iblyof the United Slates. After stating thut the foreign relations of Great Britain were friendly , and expressing the lorcod anxiety of the government at the Increase In Ihe armed battalions In the countries of Europe , ho continued : "There is a very different state of things In another continent. We have nothing to fear from our friends and brethren on the Amer ican continent. Wo nnd they have given many signal proofs that Iho dissensions be tween great nations and there are no greitler nations than the great American re public and our own can bo settled without Ihu armament of war. No bettor augury could be obtained for the conlinuenco of those cherished relations between us and the great republic than Iho recent settlo- mcul of tlio Bering sea dispute. I am glad to sea Iho disliucmshcd ambassador with us. 1 can assure him our feeling for tils country , always friendly , has been greatly nugmcnlcd by lhat most auspicious event. " Lord Kimberlovconcluded with a reference to the Siamese und Mulabclo troubles. Mr. Thomas Bayard afterwards spolce. b\VI.VlLii : ) Till ; I'.MCMSll. Americana Undrr Arrest lit Liverpool Charged with Glciintli : 1'niuili. Livcni'OOL , Nov. 10. Four men named Selur , Weldon , Preston and Evans , and two women named Solar und Poole , have boon arrested hero charged with being connected with gigantic frauds perpetrated upon manu facturers and others. The prisoners claimed to bo dotng business under two names , Sealro , Weldon & Co. and J. C. Preston & Co. , both said to bo "American merchants and exporters. " By means of mutual references the people re ferred to nro said to have secured goods from 150 firms under thu pre- lenso lhat the goods were Intended for Iho American market. The merchandise secured is said lo be of every variety and to be worth Ihousands of pounds. It was dis posed oi in Liverpool or sold by action else where. WJLI , iisriusi : TIM ; AHAUS. .Morocco' * Snltnn U'lll Murcli to the Aid of the Spaniards. MADIIID , Nov. 10. A dispatch from Mclllla snys the sultan's sons and uncles , with " ,000 horsemen , arc marching lo disperse the HitT Arabs. If the latter disobey the command to return lo llielr homes Iho sullan him self will go against them with a powo-fnl army. The truce thnt , bus been established between General Murclus and the Hills ex pires tomorrow. The Epoch declared the present attitude of tlio sultan of Morocco IB due to foreign pressure , brought Upon him with a view lo avoid a Kuropenu conflict. Winching for thn AimrchUtfi. PAIIIS , Nov. 10.--Tho French authorities aVe Keeping a watch along the Spanish frontier in the hope ol capturing ihc anarch ists from Barcelona concerned in the bomb oxplosioji in Iho Lyceo theater. It Is bo- lievcd that the band of anarchists who were the authors of the last two outrages is tlio sniuu group that was founded by Kavachol , after whoso arrest tioy took refuge in Catalonia. _ J.iclicy liriic/-uil lo Death. PAIIIS , Nov. 10. Tlio loading steeple chase Jockey , Powell , wr.s killed at Autell yester day. lie wus riding the homo WIsogoth und the animal fell. When the horse regained its feet and bounded away Powell's foot still remained in the stirrup and ho was drugged a disianco of100 yards before the horse was stopped. When Powell was picked up it wus found that ho was horribly mutilated. Knell' h Trail" with Inillii Decreasing. LONDON , Nov. 10. A dispatch to tlio Times from Calcutta says thut the report of the collector of customs shows that the German trade with Calcutta has increased threefold during the lust live years und the English trade with tlio sumo port has de creased UU per cent In the aumu period , louhlo I'xeoiitlon at ICsHiui. BBUI.IN , Nov. 10. There was n double execution at Essen , in the Ithino province. , today. An innkeeper nnined Ubblotieu und a workman named Mougcr were put to death according to thu law for having robbed and murdurcd a cattle dealer. fiutolll to Get tlm Ited Mill. COI.OQNI : , Nov.10. The Voiles Zoltung Is the authority for tha Htalemcnt.tliat Mir. Sutolll Is about to bo mude n cardinal. This will bo done nt the next papul consistory , The Volka Zoiiung further adds that Mgr. Satolil's place will bo taken by the papal nuncio at The Hague. Not In Touch with tlio KInc. LONDON , Nov. 10 , A dispatch to the Times from Vienna says ; The return Ho office at Athens of M. Trlcoupis is regarded hero as a very serious matter. It says It is certain ho cannot long act in harmony with the king , who finds his position well nigh unbearable. _ Ilovtllltlei Itumimuil in .Morocco , MADIIID , Nov , 10. Hostilities wcro re newed yesterday botwecn the Spanish forces and the Moor . The Spanish gunboats Yen- adlto was also engaged in shelling the tribesmen. _ Denied \ > y the Ilotli clilliU. LONDON , Nov. 10. The Hothsrhllds of thin city say the reported formation of a copper syndicate here is not true , so far as they are concerned , Two Trfimonnljlu Il PAIIIS , Nov. 10. It Is said the government will not oppose the granting of a partial am nesty to Meiir * . Uoctiefort uud Dillon. IN OCEAN'S ' DEPTHS Burning of the Steamer Aloiandor Off the Ooast of Oubo , HEROIC BEHAVIOR OflUE VESSEL'S ' CREW Under the Direction of Their Officers They fight the Fire to the Lost. FORCED TO LEAVE THE BURNING HULK Ouo of the Lifo Boats is Swamped While Being Launohod , ELEVEN PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES Six Colored Storeduron Illovru Into thu Sen by nn Ksploilon mid four tlronnntl bjr the I.oni ot the Small Yonit , Nov. 10.Tho steamer Seneca , arrived this morning from Havana brings Captain Hoffman nml fifly six survivors ofjtha Ill-fated steamer City of Alexandria. Flvo of the ship's crow wcro lost nnd also sic coloreifstovodorcs. Captain Hoffman states that they sailed for Matanzas November 1 at 5:30 : a. m. with n strong norlhonst wind and rough soa. All went well until 5 ; 10 p. m. , when Captain Hoffman was having his tea In the cabin. Suddenly an explosion took place. Captain Hoffman rushed on deck immediately nnd found the ship u muss of llatnes in the hold , fore and aft. All hands were called to quarters. The ilro hose was got ready and an attempt made to subdue the fiames. It was soon apparent that the ship was doomed. The utmost discipline prevailed among tho- crew. The b'jats were ordered to bo lowered and also the life raft. Five boats were low ered In charge of the officers , purser and chief engineer. The purser's boat , whllo being embarked from thu falls , got entangled in some gear , and pho swamped along side iho steamer. The purser and four others were lost. The remainder were picked up by the other boats. The force of the explosion was so terrlflo that the fore hatchway was blown clean Into the water. , Some of the colored stevedores wcro blown overboard with it. Forectl to Almulnn Her. The steamboat kept going ahead until 9 p. m. , making some fifteen miles , when the firemen were compelled to abandon the flro room and the steamer was beached on Jurica shoal , thirteen tnlics from Havana. The vessel is a total loss. Captain Hoffman and six others took to tha life raft and were all washed off by the heavy sea , but managed to get back again , excepting Wil liam Foster , an oiler , who was drowned. Captain Hoffman stales that the best of discipline prevailed after the explosion. livery man obeyed orders and went to his post in the coolest possible .manner. Thera was no rush to got inlo the lifeboats. The following are Iho names of the crow who were lost : I'UltSRIl . II. HOWI3N. WFl.UAM FOSTKIt , ollar. ( JKOK(5K ( SMITH , waiter. LOUIS I'LOl'lv , waller. THOMAS UMIKN , ( ] iiirlormaster. : M. C'OI.E , u cudot , was loft behind at Ila- vuna , side. Captain Hoffman , on being questioned as to the cause of the explosion , did not care to glvo anv opinion , pending his official report to the manager ot the lino. It was surmised it may havu been caused by the explosion of rum which was a part of the cargo to ba landed at Havana. Donutv Unltntl Solomon boarded the Seneca at quarantine this morning from the towboat Jowett with warrants from United Slates commissioners for the arrest of live liromon ohargod with , stealing cargo on the passage to Havana. QIIOSSIA iX.UKItATKD , Wild Stories Told Concerning the riillndel- plilu-\llmoy Wreck. Dr.TiioiT , Nov. 10. A dispatch to the As sociated press from the editor of the Ouzottoat Kast Tawas says : The reports sent from hero are misicadlng nnd without foundation. Neither Captain Huff nor Mate Drury liavo refused to' answer any proper question put to bring out intelligent in formation in relation totho disaster and the fatnl results. The story that ono man sur vives and is secreted is purely mythical. Tliora is no foundation for such ro- ; > ort. The Concord and the Dun- iord caiio | togoiher from the sccno of iho wreck , the former having ten bodies , the latter ono. The siory of a sur vivor was sprung twenty-four hours later nnd IB no doubt pure invention. Thocaptuiu of Iho Concord knows nothing of the sur vivors and believes the report a fabrication , ns do all uluzcns hero. The bodies of the dead men were not mutilated nor bruised , us represented , save the body of John Hunt , first main of the Philadelphia , whosa skull was crushed and left leg broken , the story bciiii ; lhat the Concord in sailing around in the fog drew the body Into her wheel. Cap tain Huff loft today for Suglnaw. If moro bodies are recovered and brought hero he will ut once return to Identify them. The coroner's inquest has been adjourned to Sat urday morning. ivuiciuo : : TIN : LIMITED. Knst I'nnoiylTnnlit Kxpreii [ Imliei Into nn Open Swlluh nt- Port Wayne , Font. WAV.SB. ind. , Nov. 10. Train No. 5 , iho westbound Pennsylvania limited , run into an open switch in the yards in this city at 7:30 : this morning and crashed into some freight cars , Knglneer D.ivld lUdy , Fireman Rob ert Griffin n'nd Joseph Craig , road supervisor , were bruised , the two former severely , by jumping. Grif fin Is bleeding internally and Is thought to be dangerously injured. Noneof the passengers were Injured , I'lVK MOICU UKATIIS. Pntnl l.l t of the Itecent KooU liluna Wreck Uronlnc * ' CHICAGO , Nov. 10. Flvo moro deaths hare resulted from iho collision at Soventy-flrsi street on the Hock Island road. They are : I.OTTIK HUIOIIAM , Ohlcngo. DWIUIIT . KNOW. Chicago. \V. II , JAMISON , Chicago. \V. .1. Ullimoil , Jlovcrly Hill , 111. MUri. LA I'll AM , Chicago. This now makes eleven deaths resulting from the wreck. Thu woman supposed to he Currle Hurncs was Identified yesterday as Mrs. Kdward Debeau of Dluo Island , 111. Movement oT Oruiiu htnuiuen , Norembrr 10 , At Qujcnstown Arrived Germanic , New York to Uvoriwol. At Now Vork Arrived Bntannlo. from Llvernonl. At JLondon SIchtod Clflo , from New York , for I.lvoriwol. At Bremen Arrived Allor , irom New York. m Lumber ViirUi ( turned. ST , I'ift , , Nov. 10 , Hugo Bros.1 Immense lumber yards wcro burned this morning , causing a loss of $70,000. l > rtlally IflHitvU.