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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNE G , NOVEMBER 2) , 1833. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TIED UP THE ROAD
Ho Prekht Trains Being Enn on the Lehigh
Valley Line.
STRIKE BECOMING" UNUSUALLY SERIOUS
Hose on the Inside Think the Company Will
Have to Yield.
EXTENT OF THE TROUBLE NOT YET KNOWN
All the Craws Not Tested as to Thsir
Loyalty.
SOME CHANCE OF SECURING MORE MEN
Several Tillo nnllrn.iilcrd In Hie Vicinity ,
but Whether They Will Ilcplaco
the Strikers Is Sat Known
at Present.
BCTTAI.O , Nov. 19. Passenger trains ar
rived and departed on the Lchigh Valley
today as usual , out , freight traffic is tied up
by the strike. The officials arc feeling their
way carefully , not knowing exactly how ex
tensively the strike may prove.
Hero at the western terminus of the
northern division , the work of reorganizing
Ircight crews is proceeding , but probably no
freight will move before tomorrow. For-
tuaitely no perishable stuff is stalled on the
road. With the experience derived from the
struggle inaugurated In August of last year ,
the superintendent and his aides hope to
overcome the yard blockade in a few days.
At 3 o'clock this afteinoon a Rang of
laborers were engaged in bringing down
Irom a store room in the upper floors of the
Lchigh Valley station several wagonloads
of cots and cooking utensils , which were
used in last year's strike. They were being
taken out to the E.ist Buffalo car shops for
the use of the recruits to the freight crews.
The road is ready to hire men to take the
places of the strikers. How many men are
needed cannot be told cractly. Here in Buf
falo therefore about COO employes of the Le--
high and perhaps one-third of them are out
The most of these are trainmen.
Sltuntlon nt Sayre.
At Sayru the oftlclals admit fully halt of
their men are out. They include hraUeracn
and firemen principally , ana a few engineers
nnd conductors. In this city the freight con
ductors have not refused to take out trains ,
because they have not been asked , and there
will bo no chance to know how many of them
will Join the strike until they are supplied
with full crews and ordered to move trains.
No passenger mn have so far refused to
wont.
"Our position is simply this , " said an im
portant functionary of the road , who from
prudential reasons asked that his name be
not used. "We are proceeding slowly to find
out who will work and who will not work.
Three or fourstrikersin a crow arc sufficient
to disgorge it. Wnen.wo.uroablo , by con
solidation or hiring of new men , to put full
crows on the trains we will try to move
them. It may DO that the engineers nnd con
ductors may refuse to work , as they -will
have no pretext to Ho idle , as now. Wewant _
ic organize before we start. "
"How about the operators ! " was.asked. ,
"Some arc out out enough remain to give
us a thorough service. "
Where Violence Mny Hn Kxpeoteit.
The strlko on the Northern division is
purely sympathetic. The trouble was at
the other end of the line. It is there violence
lence may be mostly expected , if anywhere ,
but it may bo the .Buffalo men , once in a
strike , will be the most determined.
The Lehigh ofllcials claim its men at this
end of the division are as orderly and peace
able a set of employes as any railroad of the
country can boast. The Northern division
extends to the Junction at Wilkesbarre. It
comprises several subdivisions , known as
the Buffalo , Auburn , Ithaca , Seneca and
Northern branch divisions.
All the brakemen ( or technically train
men ) on the Northern division went out
against their will , but in accordance with
the majority vote which ordered the strike
because of the grievances in the Eastern
division which the Lchigb officials Ignored.
Tlic grievances of the Lehlgh men arc of
longstanding. Numerous efforts have been
made to secure a settlement by arbitration ,
but the officials of the company have indif
ferently treated all overtures of the em
ployes made by the Railway federation.
llMtory ill the Trouble.
The trouble extends back to the fall of
1S92. The men say General Manager Voor-
bees then agreed to certain propositions , but
they assert ho never kept the terms of the
agreement. Last August he promulgated a
set of rules governing the employment of
men , which contained apparent concessions.
It was not long , the men declare , before
ihcse rules were broken and became a
mockery.
A committee , representing the federated
cmplojes , llrcmcn , engineers , trainmen and
operators , again sought to obtain redress
from General Manager Voorhecs. Another
agreement was obtained , but it was alleged
to bo as worthies * as tne paper it was writ
ten ou. Then the committee went a step
further and essayed to lay trio matter before
President Wilbur , To their surprise , ho re-
tusea to see them.
„
They wont back to Voorhces and he
treated them this time as curtly as bad
Wilbur , It was reported nnd expected that
a strike would occur last spring and would
involve other trunk Hoes at a time wh n the
World's fair traffic was at Its full height , but
the men saw that busy times for the roads
meant more money tor them and funds with
which to back up a struggle have been found
in times past a prime necessity.
OnicinU Were Otcelvrtl.
The Lehlsh officials , however , doubtless
thought that if a strike was not precipitated
curing the fair it would not occur at all and
accordingly , when thciprievanco committee ,
despairing of obtaining an audience with
either WilDur or Voorhees , reduced its
appeal to writing and mailed it to President
\Vlluur on the Hth , that official replied in
substancn that agreements made last sum
mer by the Reading were not binding tnls
fall oo the Lehtgh Valley. The brotherhood
directed a vote to bo taken on the question
of a strike and the verdict uasan almost
unanimous vote of yeas from the Eastern
division and sufficient affirmatives from the
Northern division to make a majority. The
strike , therefore. wa ordered for Saturday
night , November 18 , at 10 n. in.
The members of the brotherhood who
have the foregoing information regarding
the strikers' position wore asked it the
trouble would extend to other road * . "Ye ,
if they handle Lehlgh Valley freight that
wo have refused to move , " was the reply.
It is understood hero that the Lehlgh will
be mot with refusals if it requests parallel
lir.es to move its freight from every road
except the Now York Central.
A trip through the Lchigh yards at East
Buffalo tonleht revealed nothing of a riotous
nature. A few trains had been made up , but
none were sent out. At the passenger sta
tion It was reported that the train due at 10
o'clock is about two hour * late. All passen
ger trains arc running slowly. The head
quarters of the managers of the strike is at
Sayre , Pa. , an excellent strategctlc position.
It was learned tonight that the strike
now is only in Its infancy. The five organ
izations , comprising all the men on the road
except the switchmen , who are not feder
ated , will strikn together , if ncccssiry.
It is predicted that by tomorrow not a
wheel will bo turning between Buffalo and
Philadelphia on the Lehich.
It is not thought violence will be com
mitted here , but Sheriff Beck was called
upon today to swear In deputies to protect
the road's property. The railroad ofllcials
are sending telegrams tonight to Ualcsburg ,
111. , and various other points , asking for en
gineers , firemen and trainmen to take the
places of the strikers.
OX TIIK IIOCIIKSTUII DIVISION' .
Some of the Employe * lluvc l.cft the Coin-
puny.
ROCHESTER , N. Y , , Nov. 19. Two men on
the Rochester division of the Lehigh Valley
road struck this forenoon on an order from
the Brotherhood of Railway Telegraphers.
They are operators in Rochester stations and
did not leave their posts last night when the
order was sent out. They were on duty nt 3
o'clock this morning , but disappeared later
in the forenoon.
The station agent was at the key tonight
when the Associated press reporter visited
the depot. He said the two men constituted
the sum total of the strike on this line.
The operators at Rush Junction and
Rochester Junction nro still working. Ho
also said the tram crows arc runninsr as
usual today. The station master opened a
through wire , from Buffalo to Sayre. It-was
working all right.
P. W. Prentice , deputy grand chief of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers of New
York state , said tonight : "Every operator ,
except ten , is out between Sayre and Buf
falo en the Northern division. These ten
are agents who are under bond and cannot
go out unless they forfeit their bonds. All
members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen went out at 3:30 o. m. Nothing
but United States mail can bo trans
ported. There are Ii5 ! operators on the
Northern division. So far the situation
strongly favors the strikers. The road has
never been so tied up before. Wo received
a telegram from L. N. Coleman , the chair
man of the protective boarJ , saying 'not a
man Is on duty on the Ithaca division. ' We
also received one from M. J. Liwler , chair
man of the Ashburn division , stating , 'all
the men are out.1 Reports from Philadel
phia say no passenger trains have moved
south of Sayro since midnight. The meu
arc quiet and no trouble of any kind is an
ticipated. In my estimation the strike will
not last over twenty-four hours. The com
pany-will have to come to terms. "
GKKAT INTEUEST AT IIUA.OING.
Some Prospect ! of Flndlnc 3en to Re
place the Strikers.
RHADIS-O , Pa. , Nov. 19. The Lehigh Val
ley system strike is creating the liveliest in
terest here , where many Philadelphia &
Reading railroaders res'de. It was expected
some of them would bo asked to go to the
Lchigh Valley , but up to this evening none
of them have left the city under the in
structions of that company , and If any have
gone to seek employment on the Lehigh Val
ley they did so as individuals. The separate
positions of Mr. Voorhees on the Philadel
phia & Reading and the Lchigh Valley rail
ways make itjwsslble that some of the for
mer's employes along the main line from
Pottsvillo to Philadelphia may bo asked to
take the place of the strikers and helpout the
Lchigh Valley , but whether they would con
sent to do this has not been decided.
The Philadelohla & Reading employes ,
since the great strike of some years ago , are
nonunion , but in spite of this many are in
sympathy with the union men. On the
other hand there Is along tha Reading main
line and branches a number of idle railroad
ers , and it is balieved that if these are given
assurances of protection they will go on the
Lehigh Valley.
Several hundred of the Idle railroaders , it
is believed , could be recruited , and it is the
general opinion that they will largely solve
tbo iiuestiou as to whether the Lchigh strik
ers will succeed. If the Philadelphia &
Reading's idle men refuse to go , then a big
point will have been gained by the strikers ,
but as it is a matter of bread nnd butter with
the former they will bo likely to take another
view of the matter.
.MOKE .sciuoirs.
Striken Will Xot 1'ermlt Paiienifer Trulni
to Itun Alter Toilay.
\Tn.KE8iuiiiiB , Pa. , Nov. 19. The tieupof
the traffic Is complete. Since 10 o'clock last
night not a single freight or coal train has
passed over the Wyoming division of the
road.
The strikers are not interfering with the
running of mall trains , but they object to
the company attaching passenger cars to
such trains. They say ufter midcight to
night tliis must cease.
This evening when the Philadelphia flyer
pulled in sne was not allowed to depart on
her western trip until tha passenger cars
were detached.
The strikers , who arc members of the vari
ous brotherhoods , held a Joint meeting in
this city this afternoon. Committees were
appointed to guard railroad property. The
strikers fear their enemies mav damage
property , which would plvolbe company an
cxcuio for calling upon tha militia. Said one
of the strikers , "If we cati keep the militia
out wo will win. "
DTho depots are crowded with thousands of
people who are anxiously awaitiug now de
velopments. Trainmen employed on the
Delaware & Hudson and the Central Rail
road of New Jersey attended the Joint meet
ing of the brotherhood men. It is said they
pledged themselves not to handle anv Le
high freight. The stoppage of coal trafllc
will throw 1.000 miners out of wort.
CluliiM of tile Company.
PUII-ADEM-IIIA , Nov IV. Reports received
by tne general grievance committee of the
I.ehlgh Valley company indicate the strike is
farmoro serious than the railroad officials
re willing to admit. Vice Prcsi3ent Voorhecs
says only two telegraph operators , several
firemen and two engineers have gone out , so
far as his information goes. Ho says Chief
Wilklns of the criavanco committee lied
when he asserted that certain Clausen of the
were omitted from tha bulletins
nco.su rioc.
ARMS WILL NOf BE USED
Phasa of the Hawaihn Situation that Had
Been Lost Sight Of.
GOOD EFFECT OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT
Disposition to Itcitoro the Kx-Queen Not
So stronp No IT IM Heforo the 1'eoplo
Ilntl So Vigorously ExpreMeil
Their Ulnplcnnurc.
WASIIIXOTON , Nov. 10. The State depart-
mcnt is less disposed now than ever to take
the public into its confidence on the Hawaiian
question. In considering the news by the
Australia it should bo understood that much
that has been published during the past two
weeks has been * pure conjecture and sur
mise. The part that In indubitable fact is
that those in the contldcnco of the adminis
tration have felt and expressed the utmost
assurance that the Australia would bring
news that ex-Queen Lilluokalanlhad already
been restored to the throne.
Assertions as to Minister Willis' Instruc
tions have been almost wholly inferences
from this and from the expressions In Sec
retary Grcsham's published letter. 'Ihe in
formation as to thcso instructions sent by
the Associated press ten days a o was re
ceived from what was bcliovcd to bo thor
oughly trustworthy authority. This was
that Minister Willis was to sosk to induce
the provisional government to give way to
the restoration of the ex-queen , but was to
employ no force , waiting for further instruc
tions If he found it necessary.
Several Tlrooriei Advanced.
It is possible that Minister Willis1 has be-
coruo convinced to his en tire satisfaction
without having laid the matter before Presi
dent Dole that the provisional government
cannot bo displaced without force , and so
has determined to await further instruc
tions. It seems certain , at nil events , that
President Dele had no suspicion when the
Australia sailed that It was the purpose of
Minister Willis to restore the ex-nuoen.
It is not possible that Mr. Thurston , the
Hawaiian minister here , could have given
him warning , for Secretary Gresham's let
ter astounded and disconcerted bun when it
was published , and loft no opportunity for
him to warn his government. It has been
the chief fear of the friends of the provi
sional government in this country that In its
ignorance of public sentiment hero and the
first shock of the threatened action by the
United States , it would yield its authority.
It Is true , however , that for some time past
the provisional government has abandoned
all hope of a favorable action by the present
administration toward annexation and has
been considering means to put itself on a
permanent footing.
I'crhup * the Judgment AVas Hasty.
It may be that the public and the press
have come to a wronc conclusion as to the
extent of Minister Willis1' instructions.
They have supposed that Secretary
Gresham's letter declaring what ho thought
ought to be done and President Cleveland's
declaration that lie agreed with the secre-
tary'i opinions , meant that they had de
termined to proceed with what they de
clared ought to be done.
Some people believe that the publication
must have been intended as an appeal to
public opinion for information as to the
course to pursue.
By the regular steamers the first news of
Secretary Gresham's letter would reach
Honolulu by the steamer which loft Van
couver on Thursday or on the one that left
San Francisco Friday. But on last Sunday
or Monday a chartered steamer loft San
Francisco' for Honolulu , having on board
newspaper men , and , doubtless , also some
communication from Minister Thurston to
his government. This chartered steamer
should arrive at Honolulu today or tomor
row. This would be after the next steamer
to arrive at San Francisco had sailed from
Honolulu on Thursday of last week.
UoveriiPil by I'ubllc Sentiment.
It is considered that the chances of action
by Minister Willis to restore the queen will
be much lessened after the news of the re
ception accorded Secretary Gresham's letter
in this country is read in the islands.
A prominent democratic senator , a mem
ber of the foreign relations committee , who
declined to permit the use of his name , said
tonight : "It seems very clear to mo that
Mr. Willis has encountered a state of affairs
ho had not been led to expect , and which his
Instructions did not cover. He found , evi
dently , when ho reached the islands that
the provisional government was disposed to
withstand all overtures for the restoration
of the queen and was far better prepared
than had been supposed to resist any pres
sure to place her upon the throne. I have
private advices of the best character that
President Dole has a well equipped force of
400 or 500 men , who willstand by the present
government to the utmost limit.
II.nl to Chance Ills 1'laim.
" > o\v , I think the iulcrenco is Justified
that when Minister Willis found this well
equipped and determined force , and when ho
discovered that the following of the Intelli
gent peopio of the island was favorable to
the present government , he weakened in his
determination to resent the queen upon her
throne. If , indeed , the Dele administration
displayed a determination to maintain Its
position by force of arms , there was nothing
for Mr. Willis to do but change his plans and
ask for further instructions.
' To have persisted in landing the marines
for the purpose of forcing a change of gov
ernment would have been an act of war , pure
and simple , and no sane man can believe
that President Cleveland ever contemplated
any such move as that. I see that some of
the newspapers have put this construction
upon what they consider the president's in
structions , but it must bo boruo in mind that
thcso Instructions have iievcr been made
public. "
Tire same senator expressed the view that
tbo islands ought to be annexed to the
United States , and said that tha government
could bo made simple anil easy by constitut
ing them a part of California.
ALlItKH IIAItrWBLL'S VIEIV.
Cx-Altorney General of Hawaii Talks on
thn situation.
SAN FiiASCisco , Nov. 13. General Alfred
S. Hartwell. formerly attorney general of
Hawaii , in an interview published in the
Chrouielasays : "Tho fact deserves special
notice that tbo citizens ot Honolulu estab
lished the now existing government of
Hawaii in order to conserve Ufa and prop
erty. Anarchy was rife abroad. Tbo ex-
queen hail no hereditary , no reserved rights.
She became "qualified" as a queen only on
taklnz her oath of ofllce to support the writ
ten constitution of 1S&3 , by vlrtao of which
she succeeded Kalakauu. When she an
nounced on that fateful Saturday , January
U , lust , her intention to subvert toe funda
mental law of the land to govern by royal
proclamation , which she was pleased to cal
n constitution and which was meant to dis
franchise the whites , her ministers barely
escaped with their lives from the palace on
refusing tq assent to her mad proposition.
"If the royalists feared that Captain Wilts'
f Jrco would bo used to assist in the prevention
of blocdshed , and therefore skillfully causa
Uio ex-queen's abJicution to bo expressed us
if U were a surrender to the United State *
force , or that it we/e a temporary surrender
until the United Slates government shouu
make known Its owa"-vctrs on the subject ,
the provisional government was not a party
to such coudltlonst. nor did the United States
government airrefl to act1 an umpire between
her and the provisional froTernmcnt. If such
nirrccmcnt had , however , been made It was
n Judicial larco to take , < cpartc statements
and conceal from the flnvrnllan government's
minister or its representative la Washington -
ton positions Intended to bo claimed by the
United States. That the Washington administration -
ministration , on hcarine nil facts , will re
frain from Inciting mob violence in Honolulu
cannot bo doubted1
OLOUNT'S IlUt'URT.
Samnnry of the Document nn PufolUlied by
the New York llcr.-ilil.
NEW YOHK , No20. . The Herald this
morning prints whnt purports to be a large
portion of the report ot Commissioner
Blount. It sums up as follows :
"Commissioner Blount's report will show
that Minister Stevens landed the troops
from the Boston long before there was
any valid cxcuso for their presence
on Hawaiian soil ; that ho declined to
remove them when requested to do so by the
government , and was informed that tbo
authorities wore wilting and fullvnbloto
preserve order and to protect American In
terests ; that thesd troops were stationed
across the street from the government
building , In which MlnistcrStcvcnsknow the
revolutionists were about to read their pro
clamation , and that the revolution ' com
mittee relied upon the American troops to
protect them In this act of rebellion : that
Minister Stevens recognized the provisional
government according to a preconceived
arrangement before.that eovernmcnt went
into power , and that the mlllitary power
was surrendered , as the queen surrendered ,
only through awe ot the superior force of
the United States. " <
UIO.
MlnUter Onlj and Or. Muat Kicupe
1'clxotn nnd Tell ot I1U Trouble * .
iCopyrljhttJ 1S5J h'j JlTiti ( Jonl-m Tlnn'.lt.\
MONTEVIDEO , Uruguay ( via Galveston ,
Tex. ) , Nov. 19. [ By Mexican Cable to the
New York Herald Special to TUB BEE. ]
Minister Ossis and Dr. Louis Murat of
Brizil , the latter ex-editor of the Cidaae of
Rio de Janeiro , who had to take refuge on
Mcllo's flagship , the Aquidaban , in order to
escape an order for his imprisonment , issued
by President Peixoto , and who arrived here
in safety , as I cabled you yesterday , gave
your correspondent' today much Interesting
information about tha state Of affairs in the
beleaguered capital. Minister Ossis says
Mello has ten men-of-war , twenty armed
merchant vessels , several torpedo boats ,
and 0,000 men , but they reckon among these
the cruiser Llbertad ana some other vessels
which still remain nauiral , as well as the
ironclad Heachuelo and the cruiser Benja
min Constant , which ure supposed to be now
on their way over frotn Europe. They also
count upon several cruisers and torpedo
boats now on their way to Rio from differ
ent points , wnero > they have been recently
purchased.
Minister Ossis says , the rebals declare-
that twenty-seven naval offlcan on the
Reacbuelo and Betijamiji Constant , together
with 000 members ol the crews , are firm sup
porters of Mello's causa. The possession of
the island of Santa Catharlna has been re
garded Trom the start , he says , as most im
portant.
Accustomed to" Cannonading.
The bombardment of Rio caused great
alarm at first and a suspension of business ,
but now the capital has siemlngly become
used to tbo situation , Dr. Ossis declares , and
the banks and theaters and other places of
amusement continue to bo frequented as
usual.
Forts Nictheroy nnd Santa Cruz have
caused th'e explosion of three magazines of
ammunition belonging to thi rebels.
President Peixoto , Dr. Ossis declares , Is
determined to defend Ins.administration to
the utmost extremity. Minister Ossis' suc
cessor in office Is likely to bo Senor Prudente
de Morales.
Ossis says that this struggle is really one
between the navy and the army , and that
the latter will uphold Peixoto to the bitter
cud. The custom house in Hlo produced last
month 10,000 contos of Teis. He amuses
mo , nnd he thinks that in the end the vic
tory will remain with Peixoto.
Dr. Murat declares that the Aquidaban Is
reserving her ammunition and strength for
a struggle with the vessels Peixoto is pro
curing in New York. He confirms the re
port of the active part taiccn in
the cannonading in Rio harbor
by Fort Villcg lgnon and denies
vehemently the reported leaning of Mello
toward a restoration of the monarchy. Ho
believes the ships , Javary and Tamandere ,
will surely declare for Mello's side and says
that the populous suburb of NIctheroy has
been almost totally ruined by the Insurgents'
shells.
In Hlo it was reported when ho left there
that General Tabnrea , with 2,500 men , had
reached Barra del Plrahay. The report of
the capture of Fort Lago is without founda
tion , he declares , b'ut ho says the insurgents
have received funds recently for the pur
chase of more ammunition.
Honduras ICaser for War.
lCopi/rfu/ite < nS33 by Jtim sGordin BMinrtt. ]
LA LIBEXTAD , Honduras ( via Galveston ,
Tex. ) , No19. . fBy Mexican Cable to the
Now York Herald Spaci.il to Tun BEE. ]
Honduras , before agreeing to the appoint
ment of the minister from Salvador for arbi
tration with Nicaragua , awaits the reply of
the other states to Its request to < ntervcno
against Nicaragua. The sentiment in the
Honduras cabinet is still strong 'for war
against Nicaragua.
Kartluiuiike- Report Denied.
[ Copurla'iltlliOj buJam'j Clonlm Ilennttt. ]
VALVAIIAISO , Chill ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Nov. U , [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special t'o THE BDE. ] There
is no truth In the reports recently published
of an earthquake la Chill.
It has been officially .decided to postpone
the Santiago mineral exhibition until Sep
tember 1 ,
St. Joicph Cou-iwrreltcr
ST. JOSEPIJ , Nov. 19 , For several weeks
counterfeiters have flooJed this city with
excellent counterfeit half-dollars and dollars.
The 'work was so good that several of the
banks accepted the counterfeits. Last
night thujjovcniuient officers raided a bouse
wnere they captured a complete outfit and
over JOO in counterfoil dollars. Charles
nnd Annie May. hit wife , were arrested to
day and four other members of the gang will
probably be captured tonight.
Movement or Oceau bfeauien. .November 1O.
At Liverpool ArftveJ Lucanla , from
New York ; Philadelphia from Boston.
At Scllly Passed La Gascogne. from
New York for-Harvc.
At the Lizafd Passed Trave , from New
York for Bremen.
At London Arrived America , from ? ew
York.
At New York Arrived L * Champagne.
from ilarve.
SEVERE STORM IN ENGLAND
Eighty Lives Lost Along the OoaBtof the
United Kingdom.
MANY VESSELS SENT TO THE BOTTOM
Deipcrnte KITort * ol the Cimnt ( InitriMmen
to Save Droirnlnc Seamen List ot
Wreckx Iteportcil nt I'rrncut
Others I'robunly Lost.
Loxnox , Nov. 10. Up to Sunday morning
eighty lives arc known to have been lost
durlnr the gale which has swept over the
British coast for forty-olzht hours past , and
in addition , the crews of several boats are
still missing. It ic generally agreed that
the weather which has Ju.nt visited the
coast ot England , Scotland and Ireland. Is
the most severe In many years.
Dispatches received from Banff tay
that the seasVoro for thirty miles
Is strewn with wreckage of three
vessels. The schooner Pioneer of
Hull was washed ashom Friday night. She
was carried over the rocks and east on the
sand. Her crew was saved in Its own
boat. At Grangcmoulti the barkcntine
Betty was driven on the rocks , but the crew
was saved. An unknown steamer was next
wrecked on the headland and soon sank.
Wreckage Inscribed "Grangemouth" has
been washed ashore , and it is also reported
that several fishing boats have been lost off
the same spot.
In Laugh Foyle two wrecks are reported ,
the A. C. Beans , from New Brunswick ,
which stranded at Mclln Head , and the
Donegal whiehiost her captain and seven of
her crew. The Swedish seamen who were
shipped on the A. C. Beans were saved ,
llnllrout * Much Dama eil.
The bark Lanccfleld Is reported ashore
near Moville. Owing to the severity ot the
weather the railroads and telegraph lines in
the north of Ireland arc virtually stripped.
The vesssls have been lost near Lelth.
Some idea of the force of the gale can bo
gathered from the fact that two heavy rail
road engines were blown oft the track near
Iverness , blocking all traffic north. The
wreckage trains have not inco been heard
from , so that it is expected that the woi'k
, has been impeded by a fall of snow.
The three yachts and two coasting vessels
are reported ashore near GreenocK. Only
four of the twelve members of the crew of
the steamer Clntra which was wrecked near
St. Ivos , Cornwall , escaped.
The coast guard has been on the alert
night and day all along the beach since Fri
day evening , and many exciting rescues by
means of the rocket are reported. During
the rescues the coast guardsmen brought
ashore the seamen of the Vulture and Bessie
and the four saved from the Cintra.
Her Anchor * Parted.
Late Saturday evening the steamer Rose-
dale entered the harbor ot St. Ives , but
after letting go her "anchors both chains
were carried away and she drifted toward
the rocks. The coast guardsmen manned
their lifeboat and _ wcre preparing to go to
the resquo when tKe Rosedale stranded on
the rocks , and they with difficulty managed
to rescue the crow by means of the rocket
line.
line.The tremendous damage that bos ben
ilone at West Hartlcpool by the storm will
cause great loss and consequent suffering to
the miners of that locality.
From places where there Is no telegraphic
communication come reports of the severity
of the gale , which has been accomoanied by
a heavy storm. Several fatalities and
numerous cases of injury are reported at
WaterfordCarrickfergusBelfastNowryand
Skibbercen. Hundreds of fishing boats arc
missing , and numerous wrecks are reported
in addition. Tha harbors are filled with
weatherbound vessels.
All but One I'crUlieil.
Yesterday the steamer Hampshire was
driven ashore in St. Ives bay and was
pounded to pieces near Guernard's Hean.
Twenty-one of the Hampshire's crew were
drowned , only one man managing to reach
the shore alive. The Hampshire belonged In
Glasgow. She left Liverpool Thursday last
and was going to Cardiff for coal. Such was
the fury of the gale she encountered that
tire steamer became almost unmanageable
from the outset and boats were torn from
the stanchions to xyhlch a spare crankhcad
was fastened , loose'ning the latter and caus
ing it to penetrat" the ship's side. The posi
tion of the Hampshire was soon most critical ,
ana Captain Weir decided to run for St.
Ives bay. When entering the bay the
steamer began to sink. This was at .1:30 : p.
m. , and the sole survivor of her crew , Chief
Mate Swanson. and four others got into a
boat which was immediately swept from the
ship's side , and ns the boat was driven away
from from thu steamer the chief mate says
he saw her settling down by the stern and
pounding near Gucrnard's Head. The chief
mate adds that when ho last saw the Hamp
shire there was a boat alongside of her and
some of the crew were making their way
Into it in the hope of escaping , but it is be
lieved that they were all drowned.
Terrible llnttlo ror Lire.
After a fearful nizht of exposure to wind
and wave in the open boat , during which
the chief mate and his four companions
were nearly swamped over 100 times , they
began to land at about 5 a. m. and considered
themselves fortunate In having escaped.
However , Just as the seamen were in easy
reach of land , a more than usually heavy
sea struck the boat , capsizing it and
throwing the flvo occupants into the railing
sea. Then followed 11 terrible battle for
life during which , ono after another , four of
the five struggling men were sucked down
and drowned , only Chief Main Swansou
having strength enough to swim ashore.
The guards at St. Ives have rescued forty
seamen nnd officers. Owing to the severity
of the storm the mall boats running between
Dover and Calais have been compelled to
suspend their trips. Many vessels have
sought shelter , badly damaged , under the
lee of the high Juttlnt cliffs of the channel
and at least two vessels are known to have
perished on the Goodwin sands.
AibUlanca Came Too Late.
The Deal lifeboat went to the assistance
of the crew of ono of tho'.o vessels , but the
Hfo boatmen were compelled to return with
out havin ? been able to reseuo any of the
endangered seamen as both vessels disap
peared before the lifeboats could get along
side of them.
The steamship Lucanla from New York to
Liverpool , was uoable to land nor passengers
at the latter port until today. Of the ves
sels reported stranded between Grimsby and
Clfethoris on Saturday , two were dashed to
pieces during the niht. So fearful was the
sea that tbo lifeboat was unable to leave the
harbor , though its crow made several at
tempts to do so and lost its coxswain.
SeviitMl steamers and a number of silling
vessels are reported in distress off Spurn-
head at tbo entrance of Humber river , York
shire.
Spectator * \Vcro llclp'eii.
The Wilson line steamship Buffalo Is re
ported at ( irlmsby , being unable to proceed
on account of thu furious wind and sou. The
schooner Wicklasses has been wrecked near
Yarmouth and five of the crew were
drowned while tbo boat lay on a ledge of
rovks pounding to pieces in full view of
thousands of spectators. It wat impossible
to launch the lifeboat on account of the tre
mendous tea daahinv upon tbo coasts , and
the schooner was too far out to bo reached
by a rocket hue.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety
of thu larye Yarmouth herring lleet , us well
as for a number of Scotch llsalng boats
which had just started for home wnen the
gale burst over the coast and which have
not been beard from since. The Rest life
boat rescued the crews of thro schooners
yesterday ana today and saved twelve me a
from ilrovnlntr , putting to sea in the face of
a ollndlne snow storm. The reports from
the Tync say much damage has been done to
shipping there and that several smill boats
li.vc been sunk ,
Two tourist steamers on Ike Wlmlcmerc
foundered during the gale , but no lives nro
reported to have been lost by these acci
dents. The streets of Scharlboroueh , the
well known watering place , arc filled with
debris.
Seventeen flshlnesmackj had not ratumeil
up to last night and the greatest anxiety is
felt for thuir safety.
Oallant Work or thn foatt nunrtl.
About 10 o'clock last night amid the driv
ing stonn. a large steamer was seen runnlntr
bcfov ; the iralo with a tar barrel blazing on
board ns a signal of distress. The Scar
borough coist guard Immediately started
down with the rocket apparatus , but when
near Filley. eight miles frotn Scarborough ,
the coast guardsmen lost sic lit ot the
steamer. They , however , notified the coast
guanl station at Filley which then took up
the chaso.
The steamer , which was tbo Rose of Abcr-
dctn. went ashore nearShrcotou cliff , where
the coast puirdsmcn niatingud tofiro n rocket
Una over her , and tho. crew hauling the
breeches buoy tackle on board , they were
rescued Just as the steamer seemed on the
point of breaking up. The coast guardsmen
had hardly got the men belonging to the
Rose ashore through the bolllni ; surf when ,
at about I o'clock 'n the morning , the Nor
wegian three-masted vessel Arrnlo was
driven ashore anc began to uound to pieces
on thu rocks , the sea making a clean swcon
over her and washing the crew overboard
one after another , only the mate being saved.
.Setptal rinhcrincn Lo t.
The fishing boat Vine during the pale cap
sized oft Scarborough and was lost to sight ,
while thousands of pcoplo saw the crew
struglmc In the waves and sink after being
completely exhausted.
Two soldiers attempted to cross Ports-
down hill , near Portsmouth , yesterday , and
were found dead in the snow today. The
Hollyhcaii coast guardsmen , at great risk to
themselves , succeeded In rescuing twenty-
seven men from Uvo vessels which have been
stranded there today.
The Vine , which capsized off Scarborough1
had a crew of eight men on board , all of
whom were drowned. The gale continues
today and reports tonight say there are no
signs of its abating.
It Is said four vessels were stranded oft
Hollyhead and that two of these were after
ward floated. The others are expected to b > <
complete wrecks. In addition six vessels
have been seen showing sigus of distress
and two of the latter have been already
foundered.
The steamer wrccued off Banff is believed
to be the Moray , as much wreckage from n
steamer bearing that name branded or
painted upon it has been washed ashore.
The trawler Dauntless has been wrecked
at Downeay , near Hurse , Calthneiss , Scot
land , and seven of her crew of eight drowned.
Several other trawlers have been driven
ashora near the same spot and arc expected
to become total wrecks.
Later Ilrports Swull the Death LItt.
Midnight The midnight reports make the
total number of deaths from drowning dur
ing the gale 134 , and this Is without reckon
ing the crews of several vessels which have
been seen to founder oft the coast , and the
total fatalities- Irrespective of the numerous
crows of irissing fishing fleets , Is estimated
at quito 200 according to most conservative
estimates.
The packet boat Killarne.v from Milford
arrived at Cork today and reports that
when fifteen miles out on Friday morning
she sighted the disabled National , Line
steamer Helvetia , showing signals of dis
tress. The Killarney stood by the Helvetia
for five hours , but was unable , owing to the
tremendous sea , to take her in tow and was
obliged toJlpavo-her to her fate.
Dispatches from Calais say that a terrific
gale has been blowing there , and that tele
graphic communication is Interrupted. It is
added that twenty-two fishing bouts have
already boon driven ashore and that fifteen
fishermen had been drowned.
Reports received from all parts of the north
of France say tde most severe weather has
prevailed along that coast , and that there
have been many wrecks near Havro.
Telegraphic communication throughout
England is interrupted.
Loss or l.lfc In Fr.inre.
The Standard says : "It is reported that
hundreds of lives have been lost in the
storm in the northern part of France.
Many bodies have been cast ashore in the
eastern part of France. "
MOSKUiS DO TALK.
Prof. Garner Come * Itnck from Africa
Thoroughly Imprcmrd In Tlilt Heller.
irnni/rfo'itfil 1WI \ Jamet Gonlnn Rcnn'At. ]
LON-DOS , Nov. VJ. [ NeW York Herald
Cable Special to THE BEE. ] 1 saw Prof.
Robert L. Garner tonight. He arrived hereafter
after a residence of nearly six months in
cages in monkey land that is to say in the
heart of Africa , where ho went in order to
study the simian language , to which ho be
lieves ho has a key. His face is bronzed
and he is slightlv crayer , but otherwise ho
is unchanged. He said :
"I touched only the edge of the field of in
vestigation , but I have accomplished what I
hoped to in the time and with the means at
my disposal. I was prevented from doing
all that I had intended. My phonograph
never reached me , and my camera would not
work. My photographs were , therefore ,
failures. Despitn these drawbacks I am
satisfied that apes have a language. The
natives are all risht.
"Monkeys converse. They use a language
which is invariable nnd constant. By this I
mean monkeys use articulate sounds which
have been handed down to them from their
forefathers. Many of their sounds I am
able to imitate , but of course I have not yet
obtained a complete knowledge of the
language.
"My Investigations , which were most preg
nant with results , wore made during the
tlmo I occupied my cape In the forest. Then
I was unattended , save by a slave negro boy
and by my pet chimpanzee , Moses , who died
on the coast.
About Onrlllai.
I was enabled there to stndy the habits
of the kulaltlambas , a sort of chimpanzee ,
and of Gorillas and I found much about them
which coes to upsat pqt scientific theories
about ( gorillas. Mnety per cent of the
yarns told me about their methods of attack ,
life etc. , are pure creations of the immaglna-
tion. I kept a young gorilla lu captivity and
closely observed the species. They are not so
Intelligent nor so close to the human racei as
the chimpanzees , but they talk to each other ,
as do also the latter , though the natives say
that the chimpanzees do not talk with a
gorilla mouth. Thus the two species do- not
undeistand each other , "
" \Vns your expedition attended with dan
ger ? " I asked the professor.
' There was as little danger as could bo ex
pected , " he replied. "While I was cased in
the forest I received visits from leopards
and wild cats , but I never used my revolver1
though I was exploring a part of the country
never before visited by a white man. I had
no trouble with the natives , despite the
stories told by the traders and missionaries.
1 found that tact and American 'savoirfaire'
can carry a man anywhere. "
Prof. Gamer will possibly go to America ,
but he intends to return to Africa and pur
sue his researches in n.onUcy language. Ho
has. brought back with him two Kulnkam-
uas who are relatives of tbo Into lamented
chimpanzee Moses.
fc | > < tnitli Mnurchi tt Won.
M.UMIIH , Nov 10. The municipal elections
here have resulted in tbo return of nineteen
monarchists and nine republicans. The gov
ernment hu * aUo been successful in the
provincei ,
IN - DIAZ'S DOMINION
Rebellion in Cuihtmlma is Assuming Pro *
portions of Unexpected Importance
MORE FIGHTING IN THE MOUNTAIN3
Insurgents Uadtt Lopjz and Pachao Stud-
ing Off tha Ninth Cavalry ,
PALOMAS AND CONCEPCION BOTH LOOTED
Stores and Private Propartj
Plundered by the Eevolutionists.
NEUTRALITY LAWS ARE DAILY IGNORED
Agents or the Uprising limy In llorit-I
Ton in Enlisting Men to Swell till
Jtauks or the Itcucl
Army. .
\Copurlyhted \ isn l > u Jnmti Gordon Dennett , ]
Ctriun Jt-Aiicz , Mox. , ( via Galvcston ,
Tex. ) , .Nov. 19.-fNcw Vork Herald Tele-
gram-Special to THE BEn.-Thero ) Is no
excitement hero from reports from Pato-
mas and Concepslon of further engage
ments between- the troops under Santa
Ana I'icrro Lopez nnd Necario Pacheco and
those of the government under command of.
the colonel of the Ninth cjvalry. The country
in which the
revolutionists or bandits are
operating is dinicult of access. Just such a.
country as the Indian feels nt home in when
enfilading white troops as they march
through passes in the mountains. Snow has
lately fallen and the weather is bitterly
cild. On the highlands the snow is two
feet deep and retards the rapid movement
of troops. None of the many rumors of later
attacks on inland towns can bo veriried.
{ .ovrrnnient Evidently Alnrmril.
Around military quarters everything is on
a war footing. Couriers are arriving ana
departing , brief and hurried councils are
held , and while professing to scout the
idea of the present trouble savoring of revo
lution , it is plainly manifest that the govern
ment is greatly alarmed. This city , in which
is a well filled custom house , Is well guarded
by Infantry. Three more troops of cavalry
and two of infantry were today sent west
ward. Lopez has now 300 men with his de
tachment , and with the advantage ot
position can stand off a f ore's flvo
times larger. Palomas has been completely
looted and the custom house funds and an.-
munition were captured. At Conccpcion
the revolutionists secured considerable
booty and arms , besides adding ttfty or moro
men to their number. Two of the rebel
leaders were in this , city and El Paso all
last week. They scoured a number of re
cruits , who crossed last night from Texas ,
and will try to intercept rhe.federal troops
now enroute.
Consul Zagas continues to furnish namoa
of suspects in the Texas"tionler towns which
bis government wants arrested for violation
of the neutrality laws.
Olvo Them a Short Slirirt.
President Diaz has ordered that all insur
rectionists captured be shot liice dogs , those
being quietly arrested In dead of night and
taken out from town and shot to death
"while trying to escape. " In every town
and hamlet on both sides of the river are
secret agents of the revolutionists who are
organizing recruits and Initiating them into
a secret order which binds them under pen
alty of death not to divulge anything. The
government also has spies in Texas as well
as Mexico , and they are not overscrupulous
In whom they mark for arrest and assassi
nation.
There is but one thin ? iirfavor of tha
federal troops. They have full control of
the railroads and telegraph. The rebels are
in possession of the hignways and travel Is
suspended. It is now thought that the rev
olutionists will Join their forces , lead the
federal troops Intoatrau aud masaacro thcni
as Sitting Bull did Custer.
CALLS TIIKJl 1JAND1TTL
Ocncral Keycs Kxpreseua a Vorclble Opinion
or Iopi-/'H Alleged ftolillrni.
MoxTEiicy , Mox. ( via Galveston , Tex. ) ,
Nov. 19. fNew York Herald Telegram-
Special to THE BKE. ] I called upon Gen
eral Darnaiio Ueyes and asked him what ha
thought of the present revolt in Chihuahua.
Reyes il In command of the troops in north
ern Mexico and governor of the state of
Nuova Leon ? "
"I do not regard the present trouble as a
revolution in any sense of the word , " said
ho. "It is but the work of banditti , who
are raiding towns for plunder , ns ia
evident in the manner they looted
the towns of Las Palmas nnd Casa
Grande. Wo are giving the matter
our earnest attention , and cxpccc to huvo
the bandits captured or driven over to the I
other sldo in a very few daya. Wo propose *
placing enough troops In the Held to at once I
crush these fiends out , and no quarter will \
bo shown them. Wo do not rocognke them ?
as revolutionists , but as bandits , and will so 1
treat them. f
Originates In Tnxnt. i
"It is true they are recruiting all along ]
the border on both sides of the river. Wo i
will send troops from the interior to the < j
field , as wo may nt any tlmo expect an uprising - J
rising at many of the crossing places on the 4
Itio Grande. Most of this devilment Is concocted - |
' *
cocted on the Texas sldo of the river by an clement -
ment which has been driven from Mexico and
sooner or later the American government
will have to give ilicao neutrality laws most
earnest consideration. Mexico would not
permit Americans to come over to this side
and organize against the United States. "
The , general refused to give any informa
tion ns to the tenor of dispatches he has re
ceived during the last twenty-four hours but
it is certain that they are causing increased
uneasiness. _ _ _ _ _ _
ii. I'ASO
Operations Acre tlio ISordrr Exciting III *
Tex.i * I'opuliicr.
EL PASO , Nov. 19. Since the marching of
company H , Twenty-third infantry , last
night there hai been much interest in move
ments connected with tha Mexican border
troubles , and any number of stories are
afloat today as to things that had happened
to call out the troops and as to what nas
happened mnco. Tbo story this evening Is
that a body of between twenty-five and tlfty
armed Mexicans from the neighborhood of
Las Crucci , N. M , crossed the line into
Mexico last night about too miles above Kl
Paso. There Is also a story that there hai
bceu a skirmish of some kind below town ,
but neither story can bo verltleil
It U a fact that a company of the Juare *
garrison wa orderal out about 2 o'clock last
night and hurried off toward the mountain ! ,
but when Imjuirlei were made ovir