Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA' DAILY
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNING , NOVEMBER 22 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
TIIUIOT'S ' ANSWER
Hawaii's ' Minister Replies to the Charges
Made by Commissioner BlounU
DEFENDS THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT
Its Course , Ho Says , Was Justified by the
Overt Acts of the Qneen ,
EVERY ONE KNEW OFTHE INTENDED REVOLT
Fraud and Deception Were at no Time
Practiced by. the Provisional.
CHANCES OVERLOOKED BY THE ENVOY
Opportunities Tor UntlirrliiE Itcllnhlo Kvl-
ilrnrc Ileiilqnodly , It In lnUin. ttl l ,
I'nminct lly Part United Slate *
jMiirlncs IMuyed.
, Nov. 21. Lorrln A. Thurs-
ton , the Hawaiian minister , gave out the
following statement tonight :
"I am urged to make a statement for pub
lication , setting forth the position anil
cliums of'Hho Hawaiian government and
making reply to charges contained in Mr.
lilount's report. '
"As I have received no information that
Mr. Hlount has made n report ; have not seen
ft ropy of it nnd do not know what. it contains ,
except from reading the newspaper ab
stracts therefrom , and am unaware of the
present contentions ot the "United States
government concerning Hawaii , I am unable ,
nt present , in the absence of sucli knowl
edge , to intelligently state what the position
and claims of the Hawaiian government are.
It would , moreover , bo contrary to diplo
matic : courtesy for mo to uubllsh n statement
on such a subject prior to informing Me
United States government of the same. A
laro part of the published extracts from
Mr. lliount's report consisted , however , of
personal attacks upon mo and these asso
ciated with mo In the provisional govern
ment , Impugninj , ' our veracity , good fnitti
and courage , charging us with fraud and
duullclty.
"I deem it proper , therefore , to matte a
personal renly to such charges , conllnlne
myself lo statements of fact , of which , an
principal aetor , 1 am prepared to testify to
before any impartial tribunal.
lIUmiit'R AlrtliniloT Milking Up till Ilrpnrt.
"First , oefore stating such facts , I desire
to call attention to Mr. mount's method of
constructing his roport. Although he in
several places states that I was the leader
t the revolution , ho has never asked mo n
nuestion concerning the same nor given mo
nn opportunity to make any statement ,
although I have at all times been ready to do
BO. Thosamnls true of a large number of
other men who took a leading part In the
movement of January. In the second place ,
his evidence consists exclusively of prepared
aflldavlts or of answers to leading questions
put by himself at private interviews , no one
else being present but the stenographer. In
no instance has there ucen any cross-exam
ination of witnesses , opportunity to give
contradiction or explanation of testimony
given or presented as evidence. A brief
examination of the published portions of the
report shows numerous incorrect state
ments , . { .shall try for the present , however ,
to answer the more salient points only.
'First , ' Mr , Dlount charges that the
American troops wcro landed under a pre
arranged agreement with the committee of
safety that they wore so landed as assist
ance In ' { ho overthrow of the queen. In
rcplv thereto I hereby state that at no time
did Mr. Slovens or Captain Wlltzo assure us
these troops would assist in overthrowing
the queen or establishing a provisional
government , and , as n mutter of fact , they
did not so assist.
Can Ho I'lislly 1'rovcn.
"I can produce witnesses in support of this
statement of the highest respousimlity in
overivhelniing-sxjiumbers , and Mr. Dlount
has rendered it- necessary to do bo.
The statements of Mr. Wunaenburg
and Mr. Damon have been put for
ward as tne Strongest evidence In support
of Mr. lllount's contention. In Mr.Vundcn -
burg's ' statement he says when the commit
tee of safety told Mr. Stevens it was not
ready to act , ho replied : 'Gentlemen , the
tronps of the Boston will land'at 5 o'clock
whether you are ready or not.1
"Tho reason for this reply and the subse
quent landing ot the troops Is manifest. The
troops wcro landed to protect American citi
zens and property In the event nf the Im
pending and inevitable conflict between the
queen and * cltlrens. ami not toco-operate
with the committee , and the committee had
no more knowledge than did the queen's
government where the troops wore going or
what they wcro going to do. The whole gUt
of Mr. Demon's long examination Is IIKO-
wise contained In his statement that when ,
after the organization and pioclamalion of
the now government , a request was made
for the support of the United States troops ,
it was refused by the commander , Swin-
bourne , the commandliu : ofllcer , who sent
back word , 'Captain Wlltzo'a orders are :
Hcnmln passive. '
Dill Not < tlil In the Overthrow.
"Second , Mr. Dlount charges that the
queen had ample military forcu with which
to have met the committee , and but for the
support of tlio United States repre
sentative und the troops the establish
ment of thu provisional government would
have been impossible , Inruply thereto ! here
by slate that although the presence of the
American troops , had a quletlnir effect on thorough
rough element of the city mid may have pre
vented some bloodshed , they were not essen
tial to and did not assist in the overthrow of
the queen , The result of the movement
would have been effectual the same if there
had Lxscn no marines present. In support of
this statement I cite the following facts :
"First The troops did not land until Mon
day night , the 10th of January , after the
revolution hud been In full prowess since
\\\o \ \ uftcrnoon of Saturday , the 14th , during
which the committee of safety was openly
organized for the avowed purpose of over
throwing the queen.
"Secqnd .There was absolutely no at
tempt ut concenlment from the government
of the objects und intentions of the commit
tee.
tee."Third The queen , her cabinet and Its
supporters were utterly demoralized , BUS.
plcious of one another und devoid of leader
ship.
"Fourth The committee and Its sup
porters were united , hud umplo force to exe
cute their purpose , know precisely what
they wanted and proceeded with Intelligent
deliberation und the thoroughness and conll-
deuce to do It.
Cunlllct Uunrernliit ; VAC In.
' 'There Is no conflict concerning the ( acts
of the lirst proposition. It Is admitted by
nil that the queen begun the revolution at
noon on the Uth by attempting to promul
gate a constitution ; that such attempt was
.Immediately followed by preparation on the
part of citizens for armed resistance and
that the I'mtcd States troops landed ut 5
o'clock , Monday thu lOtli.
"In support of the second proposition that
tlicro was i'o concealment from the povern-
ment of the intentions of the committee , I
tubiuit the following :
"First On the afternoon of Saturday the
lltli. In reply to the request of thu quevn't
cabinet tot advice at to what It bad bet-
: cr do , the queen then still Insisting upon
.lie promulgation of the constitution and
supporting It by "force , I advised It to de
clare the queen In revolution and the throne
vacant , and at the request and approval of
two of them and the tacit nstcnt of the
other two , then nnd there drew up a form of
proclamation to that effect.
' Second At4.HO Saturday afternoon , Jan
uary 14 , at a melting of about ' . ' . 00 citizens , nt
the oflico of W. O. Smith , the queen was de
nounced in the strongest terms ; armed re-
sis tanceaml n counter revolution wcro openly
Advocated and the queen's minister of the
interior , John Colbourn , addressed the incnt-
ing as knowing their armed support against
the queen. The queen's attorney general ,
Mr. I'etcrson , and her attorney , Paul Neu-
man. were both present taking part in the
meeting. The committee of safety was pub
licly , then ana there , armed and procoodcd
forthwith to organize.
( l.ivo Them Tomml Notice.
"Third At G o'clock on Sunday morning ,
the ICth , 1 tola Mr. I'etcrson and Mr. Col-
liourn , two members of the queen's cabinet ,
that the committee Intended to depose thu
queen and establish n provisional govern
ment ; tint if they would take charge of the
movement , well nnd good , otherwise the
committee Intended to act on Its own ac
count. They nsked lor twenty-four hours i-i
which to consider the matter. I declined to
wait , slating to them that the committee in
tended to proceed forthwith.
"Fourth The committee met openly that
morning at 10 o'clock , with the full knowl.
edge of the government of ltsplacu of n.eet.
intr. It remained in session most of the day ,
while several policemen watched the build
ing from the street.
"Fifth On Monday morninc at 5 o'clock
the committee , without attempt at conceal
ment , met in my oftlce , within twenty foot of
the police olllco , Marshal Wilson's head
quarters , whore the entire police force was
stationed , While the meeting was In prog
ress Wilson i-amo to thoontcoand asked to
sto mo privately , and wo went into an adjoin
ing room. Our conversation was In sub
stance us follows :
ttunfrrrnco with MiinUml Wllion.
"Wilson I want this meeting stopped , re
ferring to the mass meeting of that after
noon.
"I replied : 'It can't bo stopped ; it Is too
lute. '
"Ho said : 'Can't ' this thing be lixed up
some way.1
"I replied : 'No ; it cannot ; it has gone too
far. '
"Hosaid : 'The queen has abandoned her
new constitution idea. "
" 1 replied : 'How do you know she wll |
not take It up again ? She said .she would. '
"Hosaiu : 'I will guarantee she will not ,
even if I have to lock her up to prc\ent It ,
and I'll do It , tea , If access-try. '
"I replied : 'Wo are not willing to accept
that guaranty as sunicient. The thing lias
gene on from bad to worse and wo will not
stand It any longer.Ve are going to take
no chances in the matter , but will settle It
now. onro fop nil '
"Wilson then loft the office. He has since
stated that he at once reported to the
cabinet and advised the arrest of the com
mittee , which was not allowed by the
cabinet.
"Sixth On the afternoon of Monday , the
10th , a mass meeting of : iXM ( unarmed men
was held within a block of tliu pilace. The
mooting was addressed by a number of
speakers , all denouncing the queen. The
meeting , with tremendous enthusiasm ,
unanimously adopted resolutions declarins
the queen to be in revolution , and authoris
ing the commilteo to do whatever was
necessary.
The police were present , but no attempt
was made to Interfere with the.meeting or
make any arrests. The meeting adjourned
mnid the most Intense excitement , and the
citizens dispersed throughout thu town ,
awaiting the further call of the committee.
While this meeting was In proeress another
meeting was being held by'tho royalists
within a block of the armory , which adopted
resolutions in support of the queen. Never
in the history of Hawaii mid there been
such u tense condition of mind or a more im
minent expectation of bloodshed and con
flict than after the adjournment of these
two radically opposed meetings.
( ironniy Inaccurate.
"Mr. mount's statement that the com
munity was at peace und quiet was grossly
inaccurate. It was at this juncture , two
hours after the adjournment of the above
meeting , that Captain Wiltze and Mr.
Stevens , acting upon their own responsi
bility and irrespective of the request or
actions of the committee , lauded the troops ,
which were distributed in three parts of the
city , instead of being massed at one ; > olnt ,
as stated by Mr. Blount. The reason the
queen's government took no action against
the committee or its supporters was that
they were overwhelmed by the unanimous
display of indignation and determination
shown by the citizens , und were cowed into
submission in the same manner that the
king and his supporters were cowed , under
precisely similar circumstances , by the same
citizens , in June , 18ST.
"In support of the third proposition , 'That
the queen nnd her supporters were demornl-
i/ud and devoid of leadership , ' 1 submit the
following :
"First During the few weeks prior to the
revolution Mr , Colbaurn , minister of the In
terior at tiiu tlmo of the revolution , had been
one of the leaders of ttie political party
opposed to mo and was openly and bitterly
hostile to mo personally. On the llrst Inti
mation of the revolutionary intention of the
queen it was 10 o'clock of the 14th Mr.
Colbourn cume to me. He told me of the
queen's intent ion to promulgate u new con-
htitutlon und asked my advice. 1 s.iid to
him : 'Why do you not go to thu members
of your own party } '
"Ho replied : 'I have no party. These
who have been our supporters are support
ing the queen. The down ' town people ( re
ferring to the merchants ) 'havo no use for
mo nnd unless the members of your party
and other cltUens will support us we nro
going to resign rlht away. '
1'eiireil by Her Minister. ) .
"Second At 10 o'clock the same day I mqt
all the members of the cabinet at the at
torney general's ottlco , They had Just inter
viewed the queen , who announced her in
tention of promulgating constitution and
demanded their support. They stated slio
had threatened them with mob violence ,
whereupon they lum left the palace , each
going out by a separate entrance. While
wo wcro talking a messenger came irom Uio
queen , requesting them to return at once to
the puluce , Peterson and Colbaurn posi
tively refused to do so , stating that they did
not consider their lives would be safe there.
I shortly afterward loft ttieni and started.
down'down. After I had gone about two
blocks I was overtaken by u message from
the cabinet , asking mo to return , which I
did. . They asked me to ascertain what sup
port tnuy could cxpccffrom the citizens und
formally authorized mo to state thu coudli
tlon of affairs to the leading citizens and to
call for armed volunteers to resist the queen.
1 immediately compiled with their request ,
and , with the assistance of otherswithin an
hour or two thereat'o ? about eighty leading
citizens had signed a written statement ,
agreeing to support the cabinet of the queen
by force ,
HIT Jlujenty WH All cry.
"Third Later the same nfterppon Mr ,
Colbourn informed mo they had Ilnully gone
to the pulace und held a stormy Interview
with the queen , lasting over two hours , Ho
told mo ho hud no confidence In his colleague ,
Mr. Peterson , who ho bcliovcJ was pUyinp
ilonbln with him , nnd told mo to beware of
tolling Peterson nuvthlng further. As a
reaton for his distrust be said ho knew
notblnirof the Intention to promulgatu a now
constitution , but while they were discussing
the matter with thaqueen she said.in re
ply to an objection made by Petcr/ou : 'Why
did not you make this objection botorot
You have hud the constitution for a month
und made nn objection to it'
"Colbourn said also that in reply to an ob
jection of Peterson , the minister of foreign
affairs , she said : 'Why did you not tell mo
this last night when we wore talking over
the subject t'
"Colbourn further told mo that at n caucus
of their party on the previous Friday night
one of the members nf the executive ,
Kulanauu by name , hud said that If ho could
not establish the new constitution he would
[ OOHTINUJU OX SECOND
UNCLE JERRY RUSK IS DEAD
lull of Years and lull of Honors Ho An
swers the Call to Boat ,
PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME IN WISCONSIN
Horn In Ohio , Ho Itarljr Spttlvd In tlio
M to ol Whlcn llo Wns Thrco
1 linen Governor IIH Career
In tlio Cnlilnot.
VtnoqUAVis. . , Nov. 21. Kx-Socrotar.v of
Agriculture Husk died at 8 o'clock this morn
ing nt his homo in tliis city , lie had been
lying ill hero for saveral weaks , and about
ten days ago the physicians endeavored to
save his life by a delicate operation , which ,
however , proved unsuccessful ,
There was not the slightest Indi
cation of the approaching cud. Col
onel Henry Cnson , his former pri
vate secrntary , left his beJsldo at 0
o'clocic last night nnd gave to an assembled
crowd ot General Huat's friends the most
positive assurance that the crisis was surely
passed.
Tlioiiiht llo \ \ * ( ipttlnic Hotter.
General Uusk himself said to his physi
cians during the evening : "Hoys , I'm
better. " Dr. Gortz and Mrs. Craig ,
the gonoral's ' oldest daughter , remained
with him during the night , llo took nn
unusual amount of milk nnd other nourish
ment and slept a good portion ol * the night.
He had t-alkoJ freely and appeared more
reconciled to hi ? condition than at any time
since hh sickness. Yesterday was the llrst
time ho had admitted his apparent Improved
condition.
Up to ton minutes of dissolution ho talked
with his watchers and ho appeared to drop
into a peaceful sleep. Death came without
a struggle and with no warning whatever.
Only Dr. Coqtz and one or two mem-
bars of his family were present to
watch the tllekerinn light go out. The
surgeons seemed disinclined to olfer any
reason for the sudden and fatal clianzo in
their patient's condition. A postmortem
will bo held to determine the cause of the
general's death.
Colonel lj. ,1. Husk , who had been con-
stantlyut his father's bedside for two weeks ,
departed for his home atdiippowu Falls last
liizht.
Messages announcing the death of General
Husk have oeon sentto ex-President Harri
son , members of the cabinet who were asso-
persons throughout the country. The funeral
will occur Friday.
Ailment of I.on ; ; Htandln-r.
General Husk's death was duo toji com
plication of disorders , the origin of which
dates bank several years. Nearly ten years
auo , while governor of the state , General
KiHlc had'a first attack similar
to that which prostrated hl.m
on his last bed of sickness.
The physician then decided that the trouble
was disorder of the stomach. The treat
ment at that time was successful in
removing the more severe symptoms , and
for some time the general considered
himself cured. Of late years , however ,
there have been slight recurrences of the
attack , while not of such severity as to
seriously impair the general's health , they
have been a warning of what must come in
time.
Last vcar while at tha national encamn-
ment of , the Grand Army ot the Republic
at Indianapolis , General Husk met
Surgeon General Hamilton and explained
his symptoms to him , and the physician
made a diagnosis of the case. Ho decided
thnt General Rusk was suffering from en
largement of the prostratn gland. Within
two months this enlargement of the plund
caused the formation of au ibscess near the
bladder and the nbscess gradually involved
the gland. Seven weeks ago General Rusk's
condition became so serious that ho was
obliged to take to his bed. Still no alarm
was felt for hU life.
On November 10 Dr. Hamilton was sum
moned from Chicago and a consultation
was held. It was decided that an
operation was necessary. Chloroform was
administered and thu abscess was opened , a
drainage tube being inserted. The
frequent reinsertion of this tube caused
the general intense suffering , and
yesterday he stated to friends
that ho could not endure having the tube
again inserted. It was not thought , how
ever , that death was so near at hanu , und
the end was a shock to his friends.
Unolo Jerry'a 1'urin Iluupe.
The house where General Rusk died has
been the family residence for many years.
Blue books , congressional directories and
biographical dictionaries glvo General
Rusk's occupation as that of a farmer , and
rightfully. He owns one of the finest farms
in Vernon county. It lies north of the vll-
liigo of Viroiiuu , and It is in a high state of
cultivation. The dwelling Is u plain frame
structure , a story and a half in height , and is
painted a weather-worn yellow. Locust
trees surround the building. At one side
are large barns , granaries and u tool house.
The rooms of the dwelling are eight in num
ber nnd uro not largo nor roomy , nor are they
hanusomely furnished. The exterior and
Interior has a plain , homelike
look , however , and carry a look of solid com
fort. The apartment In which GcnorulRu.sk
suffered his last Illness and In which ho died
is on the second lloor ana at the front of the
building. The walls are low und the fur
nishings nro In keeping with these of the
other rooms In the modest home. The bed
on which thu general lay us he breathed his
last is of some dart , rich looking wood and
around it uro the low chairs , the purse's
table and other familiar surroundings of a
sickroom.
HU I.i : l .Moments.
Ho slept u considerable portion of the
time lust night und was so cheerful that
ho urged the sunrcon In attendance to go
and tuko a nap , which he aid , At - o'clock
the attendants changed the geieral's posi
tion in bed and ho expressed gratillcation
that ho was felling so well. At this time
Mrs. Cniig was relieve , ! by her sister Mary ,
the general's youngest daughter. At day
light the patient showed signs ot weakness
und very soon lapsed Into a convulsion. The
daughter called for the physician , who on
liis admission to the sick room quickly took
In the situation und caused the whole family
to bu summoned. They wore all at his bed
side when the general breathed his last.
There wus no pain or gusnlne. Ho was un
able to apeak a word to any one except to
say : "I am dying. I urn dying. "
The funeral will bo held In this city on
Friday , nnd the remains will lie in state at
the Methodist church the day previous.
11U I.Unnml Wurki.
Jereniliili Mi-I/aln Itusk nas u native of
Olilo , Hu uns born In Morgan county , tlmf
Mulu , on JUIIB 17 , IbS'J , und llieru icculviul Ills
common school education. When ho WUM 'J3
years of ii u ho moved to Vernon county , \VU-
conhln , and there his lininu 1mheeii over
hlnce ,
1'or \vlillo after fcottlliis down In WNcotibln
ho wns eiiKnged In funning , until In IHU'JIiu
filtered the union ininy us n imijorot volun-
U'er > . During tliuur liu nxu 10 tliu rank of
llmitenunl colonel and wax brovuttud brlgu-
illur general. Ituliirnlni : lo NVlHCOiisJn Ins uunt
Inlo politico and huld ullK-u uscotnptiollurot
thu ht.itu ( rom IbtiU in 1H70. \f.\t your lie un-
icrcd rongrets for ihu llrst tiuiu and servi-d
tlircu tt-mi * .
In 1881 Mr , Husk WIIH oUVr.Ml two positions
by I'rcMldunt UaillwIU , clntrau il'allulrs for I'ur-
u uuy und t iii-finu und chief of tliu buin.iu
ofcntfruvliiKund printing ut Washington , llo
declined them both , und In tliu fall ut tlio sumo
ycur liu u lilected governor of Wisconsin. To
thin oflli'u liu wus twicu lo-ulectud. A tow
months uftortbu I'xplrutlon of hU tlilrd con
tinuous turm ho wui > kvli'fted by i'rukldunt
ilurrlfcon to 1111 the becrutuiythlp of agricul
ture It * lilscublnut.
In tlio full ot ISO' . ) Mr , Husk accompanied
1'resUlont llatrUun 01 Ills famous coiitluonttU
lour , to thu rxtraordl'tury buecosa of which
his kueeclici und presence were u \ < ry cansld-
arublo contribution. At Omaha Mr , flunk de
livered onu of tlio prettiest uddrmscs of tlio
eriut , and nus afterward * tendered u rcetiu-
tlon In TUB BEE building , when several tbou-
mml N'ebnmkans sliookj Ihp" genial secretary
by tlm hand. '
llenuiy boxatd to nnyoDcan the most plc-
turuHiiio | member of thtj llnrrison cablnut. DM
manner was t lint ft f Ih" liall-ielo\v-well-iiiet !
order , whllo hi * nppo.lriuide wiis decidedly
striking , llo was ulniiys , ponutnr man
tliriHipliotit tlio country , nnd In the state of
Wlsconsln.wni'ro he I * best kmwnsuffered ) but
little by the fact tui.lio ! | vvus personnlly In
command ot the trnap' durlnir liK lust term ns
governor ut ttiu labor rloui In Milwaukee ,
Trlbnte * to the Drnil.
MII.WAI-KRE , Nov. iij. The news of the
death of General If'is * spread raplaly
through the city , nVl tuo fooling of sorrow
wns unlvcrA.il and sincere. The news crime
In the nature of a shock , Inasmuch as the
news from the bodsU16 of the distinguished
patient had been Of the most cheering
nature. A special train will bo run from
this city on the day of tlie funeral for the
accommodation of personal irlcnds and atutn
oftlclats. Henry C. Payne this morning tel-
egraphcil to cx-ProsIdont Harrison inform
ing him that If he desired to attend the
funeral n special car would be placed at his
disposal , It Is probable that several of the
ex-cabinet ofllclals will attend the obse
quies. No ante has bccu set for the funeral
ustyct. .
MMIIPOX , Wis. , Nov. SI. The news that
General Husk was dead caused a profound
shock In the capital clf.y. The press re
ports of the last two' days had led to confi
dence that complete recovery was assured.
"Uncle Jerry's'1 horolo form was known to
every resident. No other man over brought
here In oftlclal life won so many nonpolitlcal
friends in the Wiuconshfleapltal as did Gen
eral Rusk during his three terms as gover
nor of Wisconsin. Flags are nt half mast
on the public buildings and a meeting was
held in Governor Peck's bfllco In the capltol
to arrange for a spocfal ( train to Viron.ua to
attend the funeral.
At the Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The news of the
death of ex-Secretary Rusk was received by
Secretary Morton jusPhs ho was leaving his
otllco to attend the cabinet meoCing. Ho at
once ordered the ( lag over the Agricultural
building to bo placed lib half mast out of re
spect to the dead secretary , and will proba
bly take some ofllelal action during the day.
The Department of Agriculture will not be
draped In mourning put of respect to the
memory of ox-Secretary Husk , nor will the
building be closed today and on the day of
the funeral because of the adoption of the
following amendmcnt'to ' ( he last legislative
appropriation bill : " 1 hatjheroafter no build
ing owned or used for public purposes by
the government of the United States shall
be draped in mourning nnd no part of the
public funds shall bo used lor such purpose ,
that hereafter the executive , department of
the government shall be closed ns n mark of
respect to the meniory' of any deceased
executive ofllciul of the United otate . "
Secretary Morton at tjie cabinet meeting
called the attention of President Cleveland
to tlm death of ex-Secretary Husk and -Mr.
Cleveland directed ah order be issued plac
ing the Hag over JheDoyurtmcnt of Agri
culture at half mast. }
Secretary Morton , speaking of the late
secretary , said : > ll navqr .saw him until I
cumo to Washington lust spring. 1 could
not help liking him , asU ho case of every
one who knew him , , the joVial , large-hearted
man he was. 1 was patuqd when Informed
of his death. " I ; ]
Judge Holmou of Indlnila isaid : "Ex-Sec
retary Husk wus usfu6tl : a man ns I ever
knew. He served tufayyears m congress
with me , and thef'tiyas not u batter con
gressman among tlie uew men. He also
mudo an excellent s&crctiry of agriculture ,
coming to the oillccTat wdeuttllarly fortunate
time. liis death is it
Sccretarry Mortoilhod ! y s ufd the fol
io win ; : ' J
Hvdlipctlonof thvproBldcnt t the United
States , the death oJ , Ocuvrul J. M. Husk today
nt hla home In Vlrotjiui , iVlh. , N announced.
llo wus Tor tlio four'Vyuard.ended ' .March 4 ,
IB'J'J , the secretary fit tnupciiartmcnt of ugii-
culttue.
Ueneral Husk was u bravo und KCIIBI-OUI
man. In military and olvll life ho wns oon-
Bpicnous for Ills -jervli-us/to / tlio republic. Xot
for a Runcrailn. ! ! will tfiejA'fiitrlcun people ror-
get him. _ Tlits commemoration ot Ills w or It is
In accordance with nu established Custom and
In perfect liariiiony'nltli tlio 'alTccponuto 10-
gurd In which hu wus universally hold by his
countrymen. Thu United States tliigut/ the
< lontu tincntnf agrlctiltijroii lu-roby ordered
to remain at half-masl ( luring thu month.
A meeting of chiefs df bureaus in ttie de
partment will bo held tomorrow for tlio pur
pose of deciding further1 actions of respect to
be taken. ,
1'roHldont IlHrrl ( jn Will Attend.
I.SDiAXAi-oi.is , Nov. Ex-President Harrison
risen received the news of General Rusk's
death this mcrolng , and woa deeply affected.
Ho expressed the docpost sorrow ut the tak
ing oft of the venerable gentleman. General
Harrison nt once sent' Mrsi-'RUsk a telpftran :
of condolence und stated that , ho woulc
probably , with ex-Attorney General Miller
'
attend the funeral o'f-thc -sccrctary ,
Speaking further of the death of ex-Secre
tary Rusk this afternoon , ex-President
Hnrrison said : "Tlio news of the death of
General Rusk was not only a great prief
but a great surprise to inc. I had been led
from the Into advices to t\Ink ) that ho was
in the way to recovery. 1 had been in com
munlcution byteiesranh withhis'fumlly and
the reports 1 had receive , d were encouraging ,
' 1 have not only u Tory high regard but a
very tender affection for General Rusk. He
was one of the noblcbt and truest men I evoi
know. Ho was a mart of alllil.V und ills
charged every public duty that ho was
called to with fidelity. His grout ehura'u
teristic was his larpojieartedness and his
unswerving loyalty tb his country and to
his friends , My personal and ofticial rela
tions to him were always characterised by
the greatest cordiality. In the Agricultural
department ho did arvcryi great work for
that interest in this country. 1 have tele
graphed Mrs. Husk an expression of my
s.vmiuthv and am waiting now to hear what
the funeral arrangements uro , with a view
10 she wing my rasper t , for him by attending. "
Al.OXtl N10tM.JtS < lTKX VIl.tSiTS.
Wreck-Strcuii lieavi ) a Heiivli frniii
tn Sliiiria ot tho.lliiltlc.
LONDON , Nov. " 1 , The Norwegian derelict
Alpha has been to\yeJ Into Yarmouth with
three dead bodies 011 board , The remainder
of the crow are missing ,
The Dover lifeboat returned to its station
ted a ; , amid the cheers of thousands of people ,
having on board the seven survivors of the
crow of the Jotmu Mur.li ! . The boat had
boon out at sen tlirdut'hout thu night , being
unable , owing to thoi.hoavy sea prevailing ,
to take the crow of the wruskcd vessel from
tlierlgjlnjr , Durlng"'jthonislit , four of the
shipwrecked seaman dropped exhausted
from the rigging apJ . .vjfcre drowned , The
crow of the Johun Mariewiverc In the rigging
of their vessels , halfEdfairned by the towering -
ing waves , from y/stwUy morning until
daybreak Joday. *
A dispatch from Uottftvlain says that the
whole coast of Ho'l ud.liiismirfered from the
storm , and that tliereh.baa been many ship
ping casualties and fatpijtioa. An exciting
scene was witnessed dfTtnotterdam yester
day when the steamerput out torescue , the
crow of a wrecked Qitbujg boat. The sea
was so heavy and the. ipd so strousr that
thu steamer Itself w s iln-sluiil n gainst the
pier und wrecked , Its. crts * being with dim-
culty rescued by the lifeboat. In the mean
while live of the crow of the Hslilng boat
were drowned ,
A dispatch from Copenhagen says that
the gale was severely felt about Jutland
psninsulur , and a nunjbpc of tUblng boats
haVe been wieckcclnnd thirty-seven fisher
men are kaown , to buya been drowned. The
people of the coast nrp Jn great danger and
distress , and many tuning boats arostill
missing. It is probable that 4 Ion ; list of
widows and orphans will bo added to those
already in ttio country.
Movement or Oceitu 8oa uer . N'oveiubir HI ,
At New York-rrArrivoJ. Manitoba , from
London ; Norwegian , from Glasgow ; Prance ,
from Uondon.
At New York Arrived Norwegian , from
Glasgow ; Kibe , from. Uretncu ; Dresden ,
from Bremen. '
At Southampton Passed Latin , from
New York for Bremen.
IT IS HURflNC THE READING
Strike on the Lchijh is Affecting that
Road's Business ,
PRESIDENT WILBITVS OLIVE BRANCH
lo limit * n Circular Which the Mm Look
Upon in Overture Tar it Compro
mise How thu Strike U
1'roBrrmliiC"
PiiiiADEi.i'iiu , Nov. 21. The through
traftlc of the Heading has been greatly 1m-
icded by the Lchigh Valley complications.
'o through trains aru being run from' hero
o either IJufTalo or Jersey City. The cm-
iloyes of the Lclnch system claim to have
natters all their own way. Intelligence
rom the representatives over the system
ndieate a stronger feeling In favor of the
strike. On the other hand , the oftk'lals of
the company say that before many hours
irxvo passed they will be ready to equip the
trains with HOW forces of men.
John .I. Hannahan stated tonight his ad
vice to the Heading would bo to Jet the l.c-
high alone In the light , as it may have the
effect of tylin : up that line also. Ho says
ho docs not mean this as n threat , hut the or
ganization among the Heading men is just
ns strong as that on the i ohlgh.
A. P. Hertford of Scrnnton , superintendent
of the Farmers Dairy Dispatch , called on
the strike committee for the purpose of
entering a protest against sidetracking a
train loaded with 15,000 quarts of milk con
signed to tnls city. The committee refused
to do anything for him. This and similar
circumstances have created a milk famine
iiero. Todav wholesalers got 10 cents a
quart and by tomorrow they will demand
more.
I'reililrnt U'lllmr'n Circular.
President Wilbur issued the following
bulletin today which is understood to bo the
company's ultimatum :
To AI.I. KMIT.OYES : To i-onect any mlsap-
prulionslon regarding the position of tliu olll-
coi-b ot this company , I would state that they
lire at nil times teiitly and willing lo clvo pa
tient hearing to complaint on part of its em
ployee or any number of them in any depart
ment. If disentitled with the conclusions
reached by the division superintendent
the president will hear their cases
and decide. All employes who may
full to ropmt for duty on or
tomorrow , Wednesday noon , will bo
as having loft the service of tin ) company and
all such will 1)2 ) paid In full ns so'm us the pay
rolls cun bo made up. Men falling to corno
forward lo receive llielrngt's will receive no
consideration In roorgMnlzlu ? the train buiv-
Ice.
Ice.When
When ttio strikers read President Wil
bur's bulletin , they looked upon it as a sort
of olive branch nnd the grievance committee
in session was jubilant over it.
llepurt of tlio Flnancml Committee of tlio
Htiiehu of I , ilmr.
Pim.A.iEM'iiiA ) Nov. 21. The financial com
mittee o"r the general assembly of the
Knights"of Labor made * Its long-looked-for
report-tonight. The general executive com
mittee was'Oxoueratcd and the order finds
itself In a fair financial condition. In the
report , nmontr other changes , the committee
recommended the order to dispose of its
political headquarters building in this city
at the highest possible figure and erect n
new but less expensive structure at some
more central point. Indianapolis was one
of the points mentioned. Tlio reuort fully
sustains General Master Workman Pow-
dofly and the executive board in the man
ner in which the strikers' fund was disposed
of and the members of the committee are
very well satisfied with Powderly's explana
tion.
It was announced that at the session to
morrow all the grand ofllccs will be declared
vacant and a new election called. This , It
is said , will bo for the general purpose of
putting new men in oftlco instead of Mr.
Haves and those of his friends who are now
holding ofiU'ial positions.
A secret conference between Rowderly ,
Uavis , Wright and Cuvunaugh was held io-
nigtit anil at 12 o'clock they wcro still in
sesbion.
ritoinsi.n Kxrjurii > .
rchlgh Vallpy Station M-iy Yet llo tliu
Siinno of u lofl | > Drat Oonlllct.
Vn.KnsiiAHiin , Nov. 21. Trouole is ex
pected nt Lehlgh Valley station tonight and
Sheriff Walters swore ill thirty-five deputies
this afternoon. Some of them are desperate
looking fellows. Superintendent Kssor hopes *
to get some trains out tonight. If the strikers
should Interfere the deputy sheriffs will be
called on to protect the crews in charge of
the trains.
Colonel York , commander of the Ninth
regiment , is u very nervous man tonight.
He says ho has trouble ahead. If his regi
ment is called out he knows what the result
will be. It Is safe to say nine out of every
ten men in the regiment symputhl/.o with
the sinkers.
iiii.i'i.s : < ; OUT Tin : iiui < iir.
liiirlluston Iliiclnoers Sent ICist to Take
the 1'lacrH of Sirlkori ,
GAi.r.siiuiui , 111 , , Nov. 21. Some twenty
Clni'ugo , Hurllngton & Qulncy engineers
left hero last night to take the
places of strikers on the Lahigh Val
ley road. Several parties hero
nro employing mop for the I.ehlgh company ,
and as there Is alleged to bo a large surplus
of men on the llurlington , predictions uro' '
made that many more will go. The Burling
ton , it i" said , furnishes transportation and
thirty days leave of absence.
Some of thcso going came hero six years
ago to take the place of strikers on the Uur-
Iht'tton , The feeling against the men who
uro going is strong in labor circles here.
Oultit In , lcr y'lly ,
Jcitbuv CITY , Nov. 21 , From tlm qulctudo
of the yards here it would not scam a strike
was pending on the Lchlgh Valley road.
While no danger is apparent at the termi
nus of tlie roud the probabilities nro sotno-
tblng In the nature of a change will tuko
place between now and tomorrow. One
train for ICImira left on time , but none came
in , ami it looks as though the strikers liuvn
succeeded in lying up the passenger service
of tne eastern turminus pretty iifl'cctually ,
At the freight yards everything was dead
indeed. At tlie oftlces ot the Lehl.zh Valley
Coal company this evening an ofllclut said
President Wilbur had wired tils oftielals that
lie hoped to have things In shape to get coul
moving In a day or s > o. The olllclul did not
say how this wns to bo accomplished , but in
timated that now men would probably be
engaged todo the work.
M iy Ituinlt lu u Mrlk .
PiTTbiii'im , Nov. ai. Tlio failure of the
sheet mill conferences to reach nn agreement
may result in a serious lockout or strike.
The differences between thuiinanufucturers
und the workmen nro BO ullgut that another
effort to secure harmony wilt piobably bj
made in a few days. The workmen are
willing to accept u reduction In all but
"welKhlnif and catching , " and claim the
wages for these nro low enough now ,
At tUe New Vnrli iintl ,
NEW YOIIK , Nov. 21.As far as tills. u4 of
thu Lehlgh Valley strike it , concerned , there
U practically no change. No freight has
been moved and the Jersey City yards have
the desolate looking aspect thnt character
ized them jcstonlay. Passenger trains have
been moving outward on schedule timo. but
their arrivals did not correspond with the
tlmo table. _ _
Ordered tlio Mnlln Tninnfcrrod.
Hociinsmn , N. Y. , Nov. 21. Orders have
been issued by the United States authorities
for the transportation of nil the LcUlch mall
matter over the Central and other routes ,
therefore the strikers are relieved from fear
of prosecution for obstructing tlio passage
of malls.
Cnrry lint Pew 1'
HntMtnsTim , N. Y. , Nov. 21. Trains be
tween this city and the junction are still
running on rogiftar time , but they might as
well remain In the yard as passengers are
few and far between.
IM/.I. svjs mi :
Nlrnrn ut Initrurls 1m MlnlUor to llncln
Asnlnnt tlm Cntml Coiiiiiy. !
ams * ( .Ionianteniiitt.1
MAVAHUA , Nicaragua ( via Galvoaton ,
Tex. ) , No * 21. [ Uy Mexican Cable to thu
Now York Herald Special to Tun HUB. ]
I learned toJnv that Dr. Guzman , the
Nlcaraguan minister in Washington , has
been instructed by the government of
Nicaragua to immediately enter suit against
the Nicaragua Canal company. The basis
for the suit is failure to complete the canal
between the two lakes within the time
specillod In the International agreement.
In accordance with article xlv of thl s
agreement the canal company guaranteed
to complete the canal withln , three years
from thu date the concession was grunted.
In case the canal was not completed within
this tlmo the company agreed to pay the
government of Nicaragua the sum of ? 30Jt
000. This h the amount Involved in the
suit which I understand Minister Uiunum
has been directed to en tor at once.
I am told by members of the now govern
ment that It Is hoped this action will at
least have the effect of stimulating the nnw
company whlcn Is about to take hold of the
canal in the work of construction. This is
what Nicaragua desires more than anything
else.
Itra/ll'M Condition l'ncliiiisol. :
MoXTDvinno. Uruguay ( via Galvcston ,
Tex. ) , Nov. 21 [ IJy Mexican Ciblo to the
Now York Herald Special to Tim Bnc.l
The probability of any more additions to the
ranks of Admiral Mollo's insurgents by de
sertions from'the myal forces of President
Pclxoto of Brazil is now asserted to bo small
by those who pretend to know.
The reported proclamation by Mello of
Prince Pierre as emperor of Dr.i7.il Is attrib
uted "by the rebels to tlio Brazilian adminis
tration as a plan to gain the sympathies of
all lovers of the republican form of govern
ment.
Minister Assis of Dr.izll bellevas that a
party of Brazilian monarchists has secretly
favored the revolution on account of their
enmity to Peixoto , but even thev know , he
says , that Mello would not adopt the im
perial policy unless ho considered his case
lost without their aid.
The reported execution of Dr. Jose Patro
oinio by President Peixoto's order is dcniel
It U believed in Hlo do Janeiro , the Herald
correspondent there says , that he is in hid
ing. Hsnc Adir.iral Wundolkolk is siill a pris
oner in Hio ue Janeiro ,
Pernambuco lias boon declarcJ In a state
of sicjjo. The revolutionists in the province
of Ulo Grande do Sul-aro still unable to cap
ture the government fortresses. Tlics torpedo
boat Aurora , which has been purchase. ! oy
Peixoto for use in his coming se i light with
Admiral Msllo , was reported toi.iv whoa
she passed Saiut Vincent. She was ito'ln ?
the British Hug. Suint Vincent is about
five miles south of Santos.
M.ISGIJHI J.V . \YtlliCK. \ .
Two Men Klllnil in an Accident on tlm
* J''rHco Itouil.
LITTLE HOCK , Nov. 21. A southbound
freight train on the St. Louis &
San Francisco road ran into an
open switch near Van Bure'n this
afternoon. The freight collided with n
switch encjlno and string of c'lr * , demolish
ing botir engines and several cars. Pour
men were caueht in the wreck and badly
munglcU , two of them meeting Instant
death. The dead arc :
.1. It lltlOWN.
W. T. SWIM.
T'IO injured :
W. T. SPOON.
W. U. BENNETT.
To I'romoto Snsiir Ilcct Culture.
CITY , Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEC. ] A movement has boon
started here which , It is hoped , will ter
minate in the passage hy the legislature of a
bill authorizing the payment of a bounty of
\yt cents for each pound of sugar produced
in Iowa. It is intended to cnconrngo the
manufacture of beet sugar. Commercial
organizations all over the slate uro cooperating
ating in the movement.
Art In t htroiiK'H ( lift.
DES Moisr.s , Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The portrait of the late Jus
tice Samuel F. Miller of the United States
supreme court , presented to the state by the
fivttMt. Mnnrv Strnncr nf Now York , fnrmni'lv
of Iowa , was unveiled at the capital building
tocluN. Judge George G. Wright presided
and addresses wore made by Mr. Strong ,
Secretary of State McRirland , Judge Given
of the Iowa supreme court and KJitor Sam
Clark of the Kcokuk G ite City. Stutues of
the Perl und Sappho , by the late Harriett
Kotcham , wore also unvolled ,
I ul'ed ' to Fllu Tnoir ilaportH
UKS MOINBS , Nov 21. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEIJ.J State Superintendent Knoen-
flor has notified the delinquent county
superintendents of public instruction
by telegraph that they mutt immedi
ately send in their reports. The de
linquents number ten or twelve , anil their
reports should have been filed October 1.
N.itli Siraw * I'n/.i' .
StousCiTV , Nov. SI , [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEE. ] A. V , Nash was today ap
pointed disbursing agent for the new gov
ernment bull ling In course of construction
here , Ho Is a candidate for postmaster , und
us It is customary to appoint postmasters
disbursing ascnts It Is gmierallv believed
his appointment has been duciclod upon ,
I'mfrrioil to Die.
CKIUH lUniB , la. , Nov. 21. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE. ] Frank Sykora , who
was yesterday arrcbteJ for stealing money
und chocks from the Muteer drug store ,
where ho was fonnoriv employed , attempted
to commit suicide in jail today by taking
poison Ue will probably dio.
low Creamery Dcmroyetl.
ANITA , la. . Nov. 21. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Hue. j The Anita creamery , pwned by
a stock company , was totally destroyed by
( Ire tills afternoon. I/oss , fO.OOOj insurance ,
f.uOO ) , , in tlio Council Bluffs company.
I'lrnt Know at Dubucjuo.
Di'Bt'Qt'E Id. , Nov. 21 , Snow cover * the
ground hero this morning to the depth Of in
Inch , It'is the firl of the season ,
Wilton l.lner I'ounilrrt.
i , Nor , 21. Fourteen members o
the crew and thirteen passengers on the
Wilson line atoamur ICtectru have bnei
landed at this port. The vessel wu
foundered and tne passengers and crew took
to tue boats , from which they were rescued ,
LYNCH LAW IN IOWA
Prank Qustafson Hanged by Ottumwn Oiti-
zans for a Fiendish Crime.
HAD ASSAULT ED A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD
Little Victim of the Wretch Frightfully
Mangled and Will Die.
TAKEN FROM THE COURT ROOM BY FORCE
Doiperats Strugilo of tha Officers to Protect
. the Prisoner.
STRENGTH OF THE M03 WAS TOO GREVT
Onnrdlntiiof the I'piico < ) v r owcrc < l nnd la
hplto of the Dctri-niliHHl ItrMiitiiiiuo
of tlio Itntuiiur Hniij
OTTUMWA , la. , Nov. 21.-Spcclal [ Telegram
to Tun BCI.J Another black page of history
was written today nt Ottumwa. Swift retri
bution followed an awful crime , and tonight
Frank Oustafson lies dead , hung by a mob ,
and his victim Is In a iiylng condition.
Last night ( iustafson met in the street
two little 4-year-old girls , Mary Lowls anil
Sarah Sax , the latter the daughter of .lonaa
Sax , a merchant , and with candy ho enticed
the Sax child to his room , where ho fright
fully outraged her.
When tlm little girl was released she
staggered to her homo and told the circum
stances , and Captain ihinnon of the polite.
force soon arrested Gustafson In his room ,
where ho found all the evidence of the
devilish deed.
When the crime was bruited about on the
streets this morning there was much talk of
lynching , and u careful observer could detect ,
that trouble was brewing. In order that
there might bo no doubt as to the identity
of the Hand the ofllcers took him to the Sax
homo at an early hour this morning for
identification before the little one might dio.
When the little sufferer saw her assailant
bho drew back in abject horror aiU called
for protection. At this time her father nnd
grandfather , who arc Ijussian .lews , wanted
to kill. Guatafson , out were prevented by
ofllcer.s.
When the .Storm lirokc.
Gustafson was returned lo jail and his
trial bet for 2 o'clock in Justice Trultt'a
court. It is a second story onice and an out
side stairway with iron railings lead to it.
Just asthej > risonor was going up the steps -4
the grandfather of the outraged child ut-
tempted to * strike" 'him'Vith his clenched theme \
fist , but was held back by the ofHecrs.
Then it was that the volcano burst. Fol
lowing the old patriarch was his daughter ,
the mother of the chila , and her husband ,
" *
nd other sympathizers.
"Hans him , " ' -Kill him , " they shouted.
Up the stairs they pushed their way , and J
ncc inside the Justice's room a desperate
battle bagun. There was not mora than
wcnty persons in the room , but suddenly
he window went up ami the whltohoadeil
grand father , Jacob Provolsky , stood wavlnjj
ils arms and calling for help to avenge tha
nurder of his child. Ttio streets filled up as
f by music. A crowd of determined men
rom tlio humbler walks of life surged up Ilia
stairway.
The mayor of the city aim tlio police force
ushed to the aid ofvtho olllcers in the Justice
court , and the sheriff stood on the outer
porch uuu iii the nuum of Wupollo county -1
tiBtico called on the mob to disperse. It J
simply mociced him ami surged.up the stair
way.
Desperate .Siulo : In the Court Idiom.
Mayor IVi Force was thrown over the rail-
nn and held by thu men in the crowd , who
took care that he suffered no further violence
lence , All ol the oflloora wore treated in
similar manner ,
Meanwhile an awful struzglo was going
on in the court room , Th j handful of onleors
were endeavoring to protect their prisoner ,
anil ho fought like a demon for his own
safety.
Suddenly a wonnn rushed quickly down
the stairway and as quickly up again. Sonm
say It was thu mottior of the child , whllo
others dcclitro It was her aunt , Mmnio Pro-
volsky , a noted bzauty of tha city , She lia'l
u cotton clothes him , and was saou swal
lowed up In chaos inside.
Finally u blow fulled the prisoner to tha
floor , the oflluora wore overpowered , the rope
was placed about the prisoner's neck and tie
was thrown over thu balustrade where hu
dangled till ho was ( load. tXo opportunity
was given him to confess , although tills
morning he stoutly nfllrmod his innocence ,
To add to the horror of tlio death struggle ,
the stove was overturned anil u conflagration
waa imminent , /
Wlion thu IOp Ilroico ,
After the body hail been suspcndeJ ten
minutcH tlio rope broke , precipitating the
corpse to the tildovvalk from which it was
picked up nnd tnrown "into a wagon , and ,
amid hoots and cries of the now thoroughly
exulted crowd , the wagon wa § driven at A
rapid gait to the jail.
The mob , fearing life was not yet oxtlnct ,
followed and demanded ttio body.
Mayor I .a Force assured them that th
follow was dead , and ordered them to dU-
perso. Still they refused to do an , Finally
a committee from the crowd was selected to.
view the remains. Upon a report from tha
committee that life was extinct , the mull
dispersed' ,
For a tluio ( t looked an it the mob would
not be satisfied until It had taken another
hfo. The trial of Kd Walton for ttie alleged
murder of A young : ulrl by malpractice began
tlila morning in Judge Pubb's court.Vntn
thu mob made a break for the jail lomo ouu
yelled , "I.et' ' get Wnlton , " bat he had bec-u
spirited away by the ofticari , uud ao lurllur
trouble enbued. . ,