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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , JANUARY 10 , MDJ. SINGLE COPY EIVK CENTS.
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NOW IN FULL SWAT
Congress Again Occupied with a Discussion
of the Tariff.
M ? . WILSON CONCLUDES HIS SPEECH
Free Trade's Advocats Makes nn Eloquent
Plea for His Principle.
HE IS ABLY ANSWERED BY MR. BURROWS
Michigan's ' Orator Evokes Enthusiasm on the
Floor and Galleries.
GREAT INTEREST TAKEN IN THE DEBATE
TlK > u : in < ) I'nr Clone Attention tii the
Clmmplnni of I'nilcrtlon mul FrcoTrndo
A I.lvoly ll.iy In the Homo
In the Senate.
\VASIIINOTOV , Jan. 0. This was a flcld day
in thn house for the tariff. The galleries
were thronged all day and the floor was
crowdedKach side put forth Us most bril
liant orators for the day's session. Mr. Wil
son , the chairman of the ways and means
committee , completed his speech begun yes
terday , aiifl Mr. Burrows opened the debate
for the republicans with a thrcohours' reply.
General Blaclt of Illinois and Mr. Hopkins
of Illinois followed. The good points of all
the speakers were liberally applauded by the
respective partisans.
At the evening session Mr. Halncs , a
democrat from Jscw York , In the name of
the collar and cuff Industries , fired the first
ihot into the Wilson bill. Ho displayed a
( Clgantic petltlonTslgncd by 07,000 people ,
protesting against the collar and curt scho-
tlulo. declaring If It was to become a law It
would ruin tills great industry ,
In Comin ttca ol' the Whole.
At 11:15 : the house resolved Itself into a
committee of the whole for the considera
tion of the tariff bill and Mr. Wilson ro-
lumcd his speech of yesterday. Ho con
tinued the thread of ills argument , present
ing his side of the case In forceful language.
Ills remarks were often interrupted by
democralic applause , but otherwise ho was
allowed to proceed until ho created
something of a stir when ho referred to
the fact that the protests against the pend
ing bill were lartrcly inspired by the power
of capital , which directed , forced and fright
ened employes to sustain the protected in
dustries. Ho said when the effort to abolish
ill a very was being made a patltlon had come
from a largo delegation of slaves , praying
that slavery might bo continued.
This brought to his foot Representative
Doollttlc of'Washington , with the question :
"And do you compare the laboring men of
this country with the sh'.vo clement of the
southJ"
Mr. Wilson I think such a question would
not bo asked by any one above the intelli
gence of n slave. ( Loud and prolonged ap-
plausO on the democratic side. ]
There was much confusion following Mr.
Wilson's answer. Mr. Doollttlo said ho did
not catch the answer and nskiul It to bo re
pealed , witti the evident purpose ot making
u protest against It.
Mr.Vilsonl desire to bo courteous to
every oiio in this debute , so I will now with
draw the answer I gave the gentleman ,
Mr. Heed of Maine But you can't with
draw the democratic applause. [ Laughter. I
Mr. Wilson's peroration was forcible and
eloquent , ilo began with a I'eferenco to the
legend which he said had always been in
scribed on the democratic banner , -'Equal
rights for all and special privileges to none. "
Tlio people bad brought the democratic
party into power on the broad principle of
equal justice to all.
lci' ) rrs the Doinocr.itic I'rlnt'lplr.
ll "Tho democratic party , " he concluded ,
"raises itself as ono man , takes up this great
cause , plants its standard to sink br swim ,
survive or perish , that the democratic party
may continue in power. " [ Democratic ap
plause. ]
"Wo will plant the banner hero ; wo mean
to have n light and wo will call on every true
believer in democracy to rally to our aide.
Let us call upon the American pcoulo , tlio
silent musses , the farmers , scattered and
tumble to organi/.o , who plod their way under
Iho burdens of taxation. Our petition boxes
are filled with protests of combinations and
trusts. Lot us tie true to pur faith. Lot us
go forward until wo make this a country
\ hcro every man shall sco the gateway of
opportunity opening before him. Where
every man shall ace before him the oppor
tunity to rlso to such inlluoneo , to such tiros-
parity as his own merits Just Ify.not.welghtcd
down with burdens of taxation. Let us
labor fora country free to all , equal to nil ,
with opportunity planted In every homo , in
every humble fireside In the land. "
As ho finished the democratic sldo broke
into cheers and u wnvo of applause swept
over the galleries. The applause continued
fully two minutes. After It subsided Mr.
llurrows of Michigan rose to reply. His re
publican colleagues cave him eloso atten
tion , and punctuated the points of his .speech
with liberal applause. 'Iho democrats , too ,
listened to It with evident Interest. Mr.
BurrowssaLl :
Mr. HurraiW Hep'y.
"Mr. Chairman : The measure now under
consideration has for Us avowed object a
radical modification of thu tariff act of IS'.lO.
.It involves not only a change of sales , but a
complete reversal of an economic policy.
Thu act of 18'JO ' was enacted not only witn a
view of securing revenue for the support of
the government , but tor the further pur
pose of giving encouragement to the crea
tion of now enterprises and protection to
Auiorlcan Indiutrlo.i an.l A merle in xvork-
inen against uncqu ; , ! and Injurious foreign
competition.
"In Its practical working * , U nccompliMics
both these results. That act wont Into
effect October 0 , IbSO , and as a measure for
revenue It mot , so long an Its operation was
undisturbed , the needed requirements of the
government. Slnco the 1st of July 1SU1 ,
however , there has been a marked decline
In the revenue until they have actually
fallen below the requirements for the public
Hcrvico. 1 venture to suggest In this con
nection that this decline In the public
revenues during the present llcal yo.ir Is
not attributable to any defect In the law of
1SOO , but rather to the general derangumcnt
and prostration of business throughout the
country. The ascendancy of a political party
pledged UHho destruction of our protective
policy has not only crippled nml suspended
thn operation of our domestic manufactures ,
but the Importer of foreign fabrics naturally
curtails his Importations In Iho hopu of
tccurlng tlielr admission to our market upon
moro favorable conditions ,
llriu lorutlo Victory Ue li-o.ri'd Cunllilenur.
"I ronlUtcntly iis.snrt that If the oleetl.in of
l lfJ had resulted In the retention of the re
publican party In power , accompanied , ns It
would have been with ihc nss-inmco of a
continuance of the American policy of pro-
too'ion , the effect upon the publu- revenue ,
us wi'll ' as general propriety of the country ,
would have been entirely reversed. Prenl-
dent Harrison only affirmed the truth of his
tory when In his last annual message to con *
sro.is he said.So high a detrroo of prosperity
ami so great a diffusion of 11 fo we never before -
fore beheld reached by our people. ' This
exultant declaration , imulo hut n llttlo over
imo year ago. utt it seems in the midst of the
pri-bcnt appalling conditions , was , ncvcriho-
CBS , grounded on indisputable lads. You
Iho democrat B i Ball the act of 1MH )
ivould develop no Industries : it ere-
lied them by hundred * , You ild
It would bring no resultant benefits
to our workman ; It secured for them en
larged employment nnd Increased wages.
You said It would enhance the cost of pro
tected articles ; It ithunpcno.1 It to the con
sumer. You said It would diminish our for
eign trade. It augmented It In Wtl to * lW7-
O0.010. an increase over the previous year of
StW..J.-'il.lWI. You said It would shut ou . our
products from foreign markets ; our export
trade was Increased $ H. > ,7"7W.S : , swelling Its
Income $1HO,278.MS : , the largest over Known
in tin ! history of the country , nnd oxcco.llng
the value of our Imports by $2tK. ,8T3.IWO. You
H.ild It would paralyzoourdoincstlit trade ; It
was never moro vigorous than In the years
immediately following Its enactment. And
so every prophecy of 111 found uwlft and com
plete refutation in Increased industrial ac
tivity on every hand and enhanced indi
vidual nnd national prosperity.
.Mi'Klnlry Hill Triumph * .
"Wo arc , therefore. Justified In asserting
the r.ct of 1SOJ , could Us permanence have
boon assured , would have accomnllsned tno
double purpose for which It was enacted
revenue and protection. The McKinley
tariff never closed a mill In the country ,
shut up a mine , stopped a wheel , blew out n
Furnace llro or drove 11 single workman Into
the streets. This uuneral paralysis of busi
ness throughout the country comes solely
through the ascendancy of a political party
pledged to the repeal of the act of IS'.K ) and
the substitution therefor of a tariff divested
of all protective features. * > \ ith such a
party In lull control , now Is it any wonder
domestic manufacturers suspend oncratlon.s
until advised of the conditions under which
they must market the product.
"This Industrial depression came therefore
not as the result of existing tariff rates hut
from an apprehension , which seems now to
have been well founded , that these rates
were to bo so modified IIH to overthrow and
destroy our protective policy , exposing our
domestic manufacturers to n ruinous foreign
competition and Inaugurate in this country
an era of free trade with all its attendant
evils. How easily you might demonstrate
the beneficent effects of restored confidence f
You have but to abandon the policy upon
which you have entered , recommit this bill
and penult existing tariff regulations to
remain undisturbed and all our industries
will quickly revive. "
Dumorriitlc Xulllflnrs.
Mr. Burrows then took the tariff plank of
the last democratic national platform and
compared It with tha South Carolina ordi.
naneo of nullification.
Ho continued : "It wU ! bo seen , there
fore , that the ground on'which the demo
cratic nullificrs stood In 18U : , ar.d from
which they were driven by the stern patriot
ism of General Jackson , Is at last rcoccupicd
In 18'J-J , sixty years later , in force b.v the
whole domocratio party. It Is not surpris
ing , therefore , u , find the democratic party
In IS' ) , ' , with Us two wings reunited , the
south in the lead , moving under tne confed
erate banner of free trade to the complete
overthrow of our protective system ,
"It may bo safely asserted that both par-
tics 1)cllovo in raising some portion of the
needed revenue for the support of the gov
ernment by imposing duties on foreign prod
ucts coming into our markets , and the only
points nt issue arc :
"First , the class of articles upon which
these duties shall bo levied , and
"Second , the rate of duties they shall
bear. "
Mr. Burrows then argued at length on the
alleged unconstitutionallty of a protective
tariff , citing Webster , Adams , Jefferson and ,
others In support thereof.
What Tai-I.T Id-form Menus.
' 'Tariff reform , " ho continued , ' -Is finally
interpreted to mean 'free raw material' and
reduction of duties on competing foreign
products entering our markets below the
protective point , regardless of the consequences
quences to American Industries and Ameri
can labor. This is tariff reform. Before
proceeding to a speclllo explanation 1 desire
to suy this measure as a whole stands with
out a parallel In the history of the proposed
legislation in the country. It was framed
with intentions of carrying out that portion
of llio democratic platform and policy which
declared for 'Tariff for Revenue Only , ' and
it is ttio boldest stop yet taken by any party
in the United States in the direction of free
trade , a stop which , if It shall find popular
following In this country , will certainly lead
to individual disaster and national bank
ruptcy.
"The first proposition arresting attention
in this bill is the proposed transfer of lil !
artlclCH to the free list. It will not escape
nollcoln this connection that upon examina
tion of the list of articles thus transferred
from the dutiable to the free list interests of
the farmer seem to have boon selected for
special assault and destruction , as nearly
one-half of the Hertis embraced in this pro
posed transfer are the products of domestic
husbandry. The bill is a free donation to
foreicnera at the time when the treasury of
tiio United States Is in pressing need of In
creased resources. It is a bold free trade
gift. The present list ouzht to bo sufficient
to satisfy tha demands of the most advanced
free trader. The act of 1SUO 'enlarged if to
the very limit of safety to American In
dustries and American labor. When you
have completed the proposed transfer to tne
free list it is the beginning of the
end of the protective system In the United
States and 1 apprehend it is the knowledge
of this fact which Inspires the free trader of
today with unllagglng zeal in the advocacy
of free raw material. "
Attacking the 1'reo 1.1st In Dutull.
Mr. Burrows next turned his attention to
individual items of the bill. As to free iron
ore nnrt free wool , he said :
"This will inevitably result In ono of two
things , the destruction of our Hocks and the
closing of our mines or the lowering of our
production lo the level ot our foreign com
petitors. Already the suggestion of free
trade In Iron ere has closed our mines , forced
our miners out of employment and driven a
people who were never buforo dependent
upon public charity to beggary ami want.
Wo ot the minority intend to resist to the
lust this wanton destruction of American
Interests. 1 can conceive of no policy moro
detrimental to American manufacturers and
American laborers than the abandonment
of protection of the production , so fur as
possible , of onr own raw material. Such a
policy would not only drive labor from the
largest Hold of Its employment , hut it would
dry up one of the most bountiful sources of
national wealth and reduce our manufactur
ing Industries to complete ) dependence on
foreign nations for the supnly of raw mate
rials. Such n result would bo disastrous
oven lo Iho Interests it ( s proposed to pro
mote , for when wo have slaughtered our
Hacks , closed our mines , and wholly aban
doned tno production of our own raw mate
rial , the foreigner will take advantage of
our helpless condition and impose upon us
whatever bunion his cupidity mluht sug-
gest. We , therefore , would protect all In
terests.
Spirit or Iloiillliy I'ri'vuil * .
"But , passing from the consideration of
the free list to Iho dutiable Bchcdulo , wo
find here the same spirit of hostility mani
fested in every proviblon. There Is not a
schedule In which thcroaro not some Indus
tries which will bo in paired b.v the pass.igo
of this bill , many of which will bo utterly
destroyed.
"On tlio other liana , IF there Is any pro
vision In this hill which will stimulate a
simjlo damfslio Industry or give employ-
inent to labor It has not boon pointed out.
The measure , as a whole , looks only to les
soiled Industrie. ! nnd lower wages.
"Tho most startling font uro connected
with , and running through tha entire dutia
ble schedule. Is the general subitltutlou'of
ad valorem for specific rates. Umjer such a
policy , coupled with the reduction proposed ,
rovcnuo and domestic Industries will alllco
diminish and the latter lu ir.an > Instancea
disappear. "
Mr. llurrows then quoted from leading
authorities as to the advantage of spi-clllo
duties. Ho added : "Tho laluring people
of this country nst not lower nd valeroms
but work. They prefer lush ad valorem ,
constant employment uud abundant wages
to low ad valorem and Idleness and want. '
After showing the crowth'bf the country
in recent yeaiH Mr , Burrows concluded ns
follows ; "Yet in tlio face of this masrnltl-
cent triumph It U now proposed to call a halt
In Iho Industrial march and turn the column
backward over the deserted pathway load
ing to five trade. Tin command has alreud.v
ICO.STI.NUEO us TUIHD J-AOK.J
ANXIOUS FOR ALL THE NEWS
Hawaiian Matters Freely Discuscd at the
National Caoital.
INFORMATION IS M GREAT DEMAND
Nottilnc Now or Startling Dnrclopeil Yr tcr-
iluy CrloncllItislntloiin Still Mnlii-
tnlned with tlio I'rovlsloniil
Uovorn incut.
WASIIIXOTON , Jan. 0. The definite news
from Hawaii by thu Warrlmoopubllshcd this
morning , brought u flood of inquiries tcTthe
State department. Senator Mil's ' of Texas ,
was one of the u.irllcst to appeal- . Soon at tot
him catno James F. Blount , ex-cominlssloner
to Hawaii. Ho declined to discuss the
news from Honolulu. After visiting the
Navy and State departments Mr. Hlount
wont to the house and mingled with the
members before appearing in the senate
committee of inquiry.
mount' * Opinion Hi tlio ( jiicen.
In rrsponso to a ( | uestlon from n congress
man Mr. Ulount told of his visits to the
queen. They had been BO brlof that they
did not give him n fair opportunity to Judge
of her character or intelligence. The first
visit lasted only live minutes and the queen
had little to say , apparently desiring him to
do all the talking nnd evidently not having
a good Idea of the situation of affairs at
tlwt timo. Mr. Blount said , among the people
ple there was a good opinion of the queen
and thu sensational stories concerning her
found llttlo credence. Ho referred to the
fact that since ho had arrived In Washing
ton ho met a lady , the wife of a congressman
from Mississippi , who had been in Hawaii
and know the queen. The lady stated that
at the time of her visit to Hawaii , which
was prior to the quecn'r. ascension to the
throne , people were honored at receiving at
tention from her and at being privileged to
associate with her.
Mr. Ulount was asked for a statement on
his part of the situation.
"I Imvei nothing to add to my report , "
said he , "and , In fact , 1 have no Information
whatever on the condition of affairs since
I loft the islands and my report closed. I
have been at home , and have had no commu
nication with Washington on the subject
until summoned before the senate com
uiittee. "
Arc. Still Trloiully.
Frank P. Hastings , Hawaiian charge
d'uffalrs , called at the State department this
morning , but did not sco the secretary.
The legation had. received no word from the
Warrlmoo today , but confidently expected a.
telegram. The Hawaiian charge d'affairs
is invited to the diplomatic dinner to be
given by Secretary Grcsham on January 14.
Kclations uctwecn the legation and the de
partment remain undisturbed in any par
ticular.
\Atthewhito house this morning there
wore evidences of special activity in the
rooms of the secretaries and clerks. It is
expected that another special message will
go to congress In a very short time , but it
could not bo ascertained whether work was
being done on that tills morning.
The cabinet meeting was longer than
usual , and was undoubtedly largely devoted
to the Hawaiian question. There were no
absentees.
A surprise was furnished In the Hawaiian
matter by the action of the house committee
on naval affairs this morning , which voted
to favorably report the Boutello . resolution
to the house. This resolution Is an ironclad
one , calling upon the secretary of the navy
to inform the house by what authority in
structions wore issued placing the naval
forces unfler the orders of Minister Blount ,
and to furnish copies of till orders or sugges
tions issued by himself or any ofllcer of the
navy since March , IblK ) , concerning the
naval forces at the Hawaiian Islands.
IiiCorni'ition Will llo Withhold.
An amendment was made changing the
date to March 4 , 1SUJ , so that the operations
of the navy In Hawaii under .tho Harrison
administration will be included. Tlio secre
tary of the navy is instructed to furnish
the information and Is given no option to
withhold documents which ho might con
sider secret or the publicity of which at this
time might bo regarded as contrary to public
policy.
Mr. Boutollo did not object to the amend
ment. Chairman Cuinmincs of the naval
committee will report the Boutello resolu
tion to tlio house at once.
Mr. Boutcllo says he is not surprised at
the course of Minister Willis , in the light of
all correspondence which has been made
public.
The subcommittee of the senate committee
on foreign rotations , which is charged with
the Hawaiian investigations , mot this morn
ing , TJio witnesses summoned were on hand
more promptly than the members of the
committee. They wore Lieutenants Young
and Moore and Paymaster Hobbs of the
navy , who were officers on board the Boston ,
from which the troops were lauded at Honolulu
lulu on January 10 last.
OUlcers of the Ilunluu Testify.
lieutenant Luciou Young was the princi
pal witness examined and , like others before
him , was pledged to secrecy. It Is under
stood , however , during the two hours Mr.
Young was under examination tlio commit
tee made a searching inquiry Into the action
of naval ofllccrs and as to the landing
and position of the troops which were
landed , lieutenant Voting was in charge
of the liindini : and was able to glvo In detail
the movement of the troops nnd the manner
in which they were handled oy the author-
tics. The course of the examination Indi
cated that the committee was doslrous of
doing full Justice to the late Captain Wiltze ,
who commanded the Boston , and not leave
nu implied Insinuation accalnst him if ho did
but obov his orders and perform his duty.
Very lltllo , except the details regarding the
landing , was brought out.
Lieutenant Moore , executive officer and
hydrographerof the Boston , followed Lieu
tenant Young and continued much the lat
ter had said as to tha events connected with
the revolution ami the subsequent occur
rence of the hauling down of tlio American
Hag.
.Snstuliioil CnptnlnYUUe. .
Both Lieutenant Young and Moore are
understood to have sustained Captain \Vilt/.o
In all essential particulars concerning
Hawaiian laffalrs In which the Boston and
Us olllcers and men took part. They argued
there had been no conspiracy within their
knowledge and called attention to the fact
that the vessel was absent on a cruise to
windward for ten days previous to the call
upon the captain for the landing of troops.
The committee then adjourned at ' . ' : > iO
until tomorrow morning.
During thu session of the commlttco Mr.
Blonnt sent In his card to Senator Morgan
and was admitted. After remaining In the
room about ton minutes ho came out , ana
with Senator Oray went to the hitter's com-
mittco room , where the gentlemen spent n
few mlnutcb In conversation.
Mr. Blount suld , after ho had been before
the commlttco , that I'rldny at it ) o'clock had
been set for htm to appear.
.so.ui : ft !
nl NolvH lielwccn till ) 1'ru-
\lMuuil : ( iuviTiuiU'iil itiul Mlnlstrr ,
ICujwtoMrif , IWI , by the . \f3jctalrtl \ l'rtu.\ \
HONOI.VI.U , .Inn. 1. [ Via Victoria , B. C. ,
Jan. I'.J ' Preceding the demand of Minister
Willis that the provisional government
surrender its authority to to queen , the fol
lowing correspondence took place bptween
the two governments :
UCPAIITMUNTOr roilHIQN Af7.llltS , Nl V. 28 ,
IH'j'j. SIr : Having roculvnd ( runumr minister
at Washington , Hon. I.orln A. Tlmr.iUm. ac-
crrdltud tothn I'nltu'l SritiM. InforinntliMi of
tin dllU'Iul letter fioni Secretary n ( .Stuto lion.
\V. Q UrOhham to I'reslcU'nt Ulevulaad , uhlcii
Uot an unfriendly nature t'livarJ tlili govern
ment , H'CMiiiKii'iidln luisilu ai-tlon liy tlio
in evident , lowaidn , uliexi'd coplusof which
Ittur tiuvo IKUU imbutucd In U
, t dctlro to ImmlrnW yon whether the
jiillilMiod report * of Miclh : iotternf Si.vrotury
tiretlmin iircoom-ct. If lliry are I fi > el U dun
to llilM L-overiuiieiit tlmt It ( iliotild be Informed
of the li.tcnllons of .vourtfuvorittiiptit In rela
tion to the HUgHe.stloiiH contained In mild
letter.
Accept the assurance of Iho profound con
sideration and high c.stcoin with which I luiva
thu honor to be your excellency' * most , nliedl-
out servant , HANrnun 11. POM : ,
Minister of I'orelsn AITinrH.
Ills Excellency Allir.rt H.VIIIU , United
Htutcs Knvoy l.Mraordlnury and Minister
Plenipotentiary.
.illnUtor Mllllt' Anuvr.
HONOI.Vl.1 ? , UJC. 2 , 1803. Hlr : t Imvo thn
honor 16 acknowledge the receipt of
your luitu of Ilin I29lli Imiulilnn as
to tlio authenticity of n Idler ot
Hrcrotnry Oioshatn upon thi ! Hawaiian tiue.s-
tlon nnd statins , If tlio nlihllslicd rep irt.s of
Minli letter iiroRUlntantlnlly correct , "I feel It
Is due to this Kovornmctit tlmt It stiotild ho In
formed as to the Intentions of your KOVLTII-
tiicnt In roliitlou Ui the ncKCstlons contulncd
In mild loiter" of Mr. Uroslinni.
As to tlio loiter of Mr. ( truslinin I Imvn the
honor to call vour attuhllon to the fact that It
Is u communication from a inemlier of the
cabinet to tlio president nnd , be I in ; u diunortlc
( locninciit , Is not the subject of action by
diplomatic leprescnlativcH.
Answcrlni ! your not furthpr I inuit express
my sincere regret that It/I * not In my power at
present to Inform yon iif Iho views or Inten
tions of tlio United Hlntos. 1'ho prcsldunt
carniistly desires a speedy huttlnniont of your
troubles and will , In my opinion , lie ready to
maku known Ills purposes ns soon us liu Is In
formed of certain matters ' recently submitted
to him.
With lilgh regards , I am very rosp r.tfully ,
AMIKIITS. Wii.us ,
Knvoy Kxtrnordlnnry , 'und Jllnlsler I'lunlpo-
taiitlnry , Unlti-d Statin.
Hon. Sanford U. Dole , Mlhtstcr of 1'orclgn
AlTulrs.
Aloro InlorinnllonVuiitoil. .
DEI-AIITMEXT or I'Oiinrox ' AFrAin. . Dec. 18 ,
1803.--Sr | : Am In formed you are Incommunl-
catlon with I.llluoUiUanl , the ox-iilcotl | , with u
vlow of ro-cstabllshlng the monarchy In the
Hawaiian Islands and of supporting her pre
tensions to the sovereignly. Will you Inform
mo If this report Is true , or If you are acting In
any wuy hostile to tlia.Kovurnment ? I appre
ciate fully the fact that any such action on
your part would soetn Impossible , but : is the
information liasi-onui to.mti from such sources
tlmt I tiinconipolleil to notice llyon will par
don mo for pressing you for an Immediate
answer.
Accept the assurances of the dUtlnznlslied
consideration with which I have tlio honor to
be , sir , your excellency's obedient servant ,
.S.INFOIII ) II. DOI.K ,
Minister of I'orelgn Alfalrs.
Ills Excellency , Albert . " . Willis , Knvoy Kx-
and MlnlatoL- ' .
traordlnary MlnlatoLI'lcnljiotcntlary.
lloxor.ut.u I.KdATio.v ov mi : I'MTKII STATES ,
Due. 1'J , 1893. Sir : I have tlio honor to Inform
yon that 1 have u communication from my
government which I desire to submit to the
president and ministers Of your L'overnment
at any hour today which It may please you to
.
With high regards and sincere respects , I
nm , sir , your obedient servant ,
AMIKIITS. WIT.I.H ,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
tentiary.
In conversation with President Dele It Is
learned this refusal has been a diplomatic
point not to publish the , answer before it has
been placed before President Cleveland. I
have bscn assured , liow'over , that should the
president of the United States delay the delivery -
livery of this document It will at once bo
made public on the arrival of Minister
Thurston by the steamer Pekiii , duo to leave
here tomorrow.
( Jlarlnc Hcflinco.
The news received here todiy has received
various comment. Koyallsls still assert
they b'illovo restoration will bo accom
plished by. Cleveland , and anncxatiomsts
nro confidently declaring no restoration
shall take place. Tlfo Situation has , in fact ,
settled Into ono of glaring delianco in
which the royalists theic < eU'os adnnt they
would have no show unless aided by the
forces of the United StM&s.
The proposition for thefestabllshment n * a
republic hero , said lo have been brought
down by Minister Thurston and Mr. Castle
of the Advertiser , absolutely denied by
both of these gentIcnicK To the Associated
press Mr. Thurston said : ' 'Such au idea
never entered our hqads. Why should it ?
Wo arunow an established government , we
ha vobeCnrecognised by both the United
States and Hussia , and to establish a repub-x
ho would bo to renounce the recognized na
tion we now have for existence. This wo do
not propose to do. Deny It absolutely and
give it the widest publication , " concluded
Mr. Thurston.
When interviewed , Mr. Castle took much
the same view. Ho said : "You can see
what my views are In the Advertiser. While
like Thurston I am a Hawaiian born Ameri
can , I am not hero to' compromise unless our
national mother. America , goes completely
back on us , which 1 do not baliovo American
patriots would tolerate , "
As far as the financial condition of tlio
government can bo determined it Is ono of
Increasing security. Taxes , are flowing in
and the determined stand taken has caused
the deposits in the postal savings bank to
largely increase during the past month.
Minister Damon Is hopeful that if no adverse
action Is taken by congress n permament
semlamorican form of government can ulti
mately bo established hero which will bo
the forerunner of stable government in un
stable Hawaii.
Komiy to Cut to Son.
VAI.I.IMO , Cal. , Jan. 0. Orders have been
given to Commander Clark of the Mohican
to makoall needed prnparatlons for sea.
Lr.st night the Mohican reported ready and
was towed into midstream and moored to
cne of the buoys.
MCO.VKT.IXKS.
Itcsult of lioprcsontutlvn Ilryan' * Invosll-
eiitlun of the Sulijeot.
WAsnixoTos. Jan. 0. Representative
Bryan of Nebraska , ou behtilf ot the com
mittee on ways and means , today submitted
an elaborate statement concerning the vari
ous systems of income lax In operation In
Kttropo. The statement Is a result of corre
spondence between the State department
and United States consul * located abroad.
In order to svstcmatl/o the information nine
questions were sent to the consuls concern
ing the rates of. the tax , the exemptions , the
amount realized , the manner of assessment ,
punishment Imposed , etc. .
Uroat Britain Is shown to have imposed
an inconio tux continuously slnco lK-it : , The
rate of tax has vnrtyd-fTOni year to year ,
never being below " poilco on the pound
sterling.
t
The various states of tlio Gorman empire
Impose inconio taxes , but the empire has no
such taxes. Prussia hna hud nn inconio tax
slnco 1831. The tendency of Into yours In
Prussia has been to roduon tax on .small in
comes and Increase it oh great ones.
The grand duchy of Hadcn has Imposed an
Income tax within rocoiit years. The rate is
a per cent on all incomes over fKX ) marks.
The entire yield for 1891 was 5,700,000
marks. . J
Bremen han an incimo , tux varying from
year to year. Last year'tho rate was -I per
cent , with an addition for Incomes over GOO
marks.
Austria collected atoat 810,000.000 last
year from an income tax. The tax is divided
Into three classes , according to the amount
of the income. The rate varies from t > K I1"1"
cent up to'-M per cent ,
The Italian govornmcnt'roallzod 45.000,000
llro from its Income tu ? : last year. It covorrf
Incomes derived from all sources , except
lands and buildings.
Said to llo tl lnt ilia .Mulls for
1'urpOMU.
NEW YOHK , Jan. --Special [ Telozr.im to
THE BEE. [ Slnco J. Sicrlinij Morton , secre
tary of agriculture , delivered certain ad
dresses In Chicago In which ho scathingly
attacked the Fanneri alliance and the
grantors Mr. Morton has tried to vindicate
himself by sending copies of explanatory
speeches and i-oplcfi of newspaper comments
through the malh free of postage. One ot
these pamphlets of vlnJIcatlon was uhown
to Postmaster O.u ton. t.idhU Ural assistant ,
Mr. Onylor , and both say that Mr. Morton
has no right to do so , as It Is not "official
business. " Postmaster D.iyton avers that
they are replies to personal addresses , and
should be paid for 115 ordinary mall matter.
Mr. Gaylor told u reporter that they did not
Intend to take official cognizance ot the
abuse , but that probably It would bo referred -
ferred b.v one of the pi'Stofllco inspectors to
the postmaster general sit Wusluujtou.
MORE WILD RUMORS AFLOAT
Stranju Stories that Arc Doming from the
Land of Revolution.
PEIXOrO IS SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED
15rarll' rrmtilnithit Chair lint No Alorc
Clinrnn for Him The Itcport In Not
Crcilltnil nt tnrWtiito Drpirt-
iiient \Vanliliicton. .
PAW ; Jan. U. A dispatch received here
today from HIo do Janeiro says that Presi
dent Polxoto of Brazil ban resigned.
WASUINOTO.V , Jan. 0. SenorMondonca , the
Brazilian minister , tins no Information that
would bear on the dispatch received In Paris
from lilo do Janeiro that President Pclxoto
has resigned.
"It Is possible , " said the minister in
credulously , " .is the president Is free to re
sign If ho cares lo , but I do not consider it
probable. The president Is not ot the re
signing kind. "
The Navy and State departments nro
without Information respecting the resigna
tion.
Loxnox , Jan. 9. The Brazilian minister In
this city denies the report that President
Pelxoto has resigned.
TIIKY Wll.l , PlI.IIT I'Olt
Montly All of thn Nlulhcroy'x American
Cl'PW HllVB llc-HMllltCll.
| Cop H Mcil 1S04 till t > ic Afinelutul .l
PKKNAMiit'CO , Oec. L'3 , ISK.'t. ( Special Cor-
respondcnco to the Associated Press. ]
After more than a week's delay the Nic-
thcroy's rcshipmcnt ditllcultlcs seem to bo
over nnd she will probably leave for the
south tomorrow. She has about 100 of her
original crow on board , and has also some
UOO Brazilians. These Include an admiral , a
licet captain , flag nontenants and fifteen
other lieutenants , fifteen engineer officers ,
some thirty seamen and between 100 and lilO
military cadets. The rest of her American
crow , some eighty In all , have loft the ship.
The Nlcthcroy and America left St.
Thomas on Sunday , December it , at 3 o'clock
p. m. The America followed the Nicthcroy ,
but ran very slowly , rotardlnc the flagship's
progress. For the first hour half , nnd
then about one-fourth speed had to be
adopted to avoid running away from the
smaller boat.
Thought It U'ai nn l.'nomy.
Just as night began to fall on Monday , De
cember 10 , Ceara was sighted. A steamer
started from the port and headed for the
Nictheroy. She carried no signals to show
who she was or whether the port was loyal
or rebel.
The pipe of the boatswain rang through
the ship calling all hands to quarters , and
soon every gun was cast loose and manned
and ready to turn up on the vessel if she
proved nn enemy. The propeller began to
turn'and soon the Nicthoroy was running
to OHO side , away from the stranger's course.
Instantly tno latter put over her helm and
followed. Again the Ntcthoroy changed
her coursb and again the stranger followed
suit. ,
Captain Baker and Lleiitcuant Hill stood
on the pilot houso.
"If she follows us again , wo will Ore
across her bow , " exclaimed the captain.
'
"Do it now , " said Lieutenant Hill , "flro
the iM-poundcr across her ; it will teach her
a lesson. "
Still both officers hesitated. It was , of *
course , nosslble that she was n friendly boat
with dispatches. She was not moro than a
quarter of a mile distant , running at full
speed right nbcam of the Nictheroy , but in
the opposite direction.
A Critical Moment.
"By heavens , she Is coming for us full
speed , " exclaimed Captain Baker , and ho
signalled the engine room. "Keep those guns
trained on that steamer , " ordered tlio cap
tain , "and stand by to fire. "
But Just as it seemed certain the myster
ious craft wus about to try to run the cruiser
down , she put her helm over and turned
away. As her stern showed a small boat
was seen on the waves In her wake. This
soon came alongside and urovcd to carry a
pilot sent out by the Brazilian authorities to
bring in the Nictheroy and.wuieh bud taken
advantage of the departure of a steamer for
Pornambuco in order to get a tow out. Tno
next morning the properly accredited officer
came out , assured Captain Baker of the loy
alty of the northern provinces and instructed
him to go to Pernambuco , as directed In the
Instructions.
Tuesday morning the Nictheroy steamed
away , reaching Pornambuco in forty-eight
hours. About U o'clock a bout came off ,
bringing the captain of tha port and a lieu
tenant sent by Admiral Jose Gonzalcn Dunrto ,
commanding the Brazilian ships In the
harbor. They had a short discussion with
Captain Baker and Lieutenant Hill and went
ashore , asking that both officers and men
should prepare a scale of pay such ns they
would require to induce them to reahlp in
the Brazilian navy. They were also to say
for how long they were willing to enter.
AKUM | | to Mnlio Tlinlr Domiimls.
All hands were mustered forward on the
port side of the gun deck. Lloiitenaiit Hill
uhlresscd thorn as follows :
Men The first thlni ; I want to say to you Is
that this ship Is golni ; to llsht , and the second
thing I want to say Is .sho Is ( jolng to IlKht
under her present olllecr.s , Tlyy want to 10-
Milp nil hur officers and r.s iiKiify of I liu crovr as
they can. They are going lo put some cadets
on board to learn something iihont tlio ves-.el.
and a commandanl. Tlio commandant will
inly supervise , all orders will bo Riven lliioiigb
nor proiimt olllcprs.
When the Brazilians were on bonrd this
morning I cuvo them the pay scale desired by
tlio olllcers. and now thuy nant tliut desired
by the crow. 1 was not willing to Nprali for
you without consulting you. .Now 1 want yon
to cot loKcther In a nort of a caucus and
decide what you want and how long you caio
to Horvn. 1'or myself , I sluill not slifii for
longer Ilian three months. Yotican dtcldo as.
yon please.
1 don't know whore wo are going , hut \ think
our ttr.st worl ; will bi > to bombard I'nrt Vlllo-
Kiilunon. In M.\ months tlio wliolo thing will
1)3 finished. Mello bottled up and the wur will
boon bo over.
Turned Ovrr to llriizll.
On Wednesday afternoon Captain Bcllfort
brought out his pennant to the Nlcthcroy
and look charge of the simo In the name of
Brazil.
Immediately afterward the crew were told
they would recolvo tholr bounty1 of $100 and
$100 u month , and asked If they choose to re-
ship. AU that did not so desire were to re
port to the paymaster and got their inorfoy
nnd go ashore. ' Twelve men. Including the
eight ironed Sunday night , worn told they
were not wanted under any circumstances ,
and \tero at once paid off and Bout ashore
about 11 o'clock Wednesday night. FortA-
four moro were landed an hour later. Thurs
day morning Lieutenant Conway and some
moro c\mo ; \ ashore. Thu rest remained on
board expecting to ship. The only gifllculty
in the way was the security for their wages.
They naturally want this gllt-eagod.
AH no communication is now allowed with
the ship It cannot bo positively said what is
being done , but no QUO doubis ail on board
liavo slirncd.
The situation in Pon.ainbuco Is hard to
define. There nro ao many conflicting
stories that no ono can reach the truth.
Ono papwr has been suppressed and the
other three ao not dave to say much.
lleslltcil Arrcil.
On Thursday last a party of fifty soldier *
were sent to urrcjt Caiibtantln Uorib ( < ; rto. a
prominent nun living at Aguns liciian in
the Interior of thU stale , vrau wan luio M. to
be illsa ' .ed. Ho fortified his liousc.whlch
Is local * n nn almost Inaccessible hill , and
defends msclf furiously , with tlio result
that all \ jojdlcrs were killed or captured.
KetnforeL'iyfciits have been sent and another
light Is expected.
Only the most meager news leaks out.
The treat question here is the whereabout *
of the Aqiddnbnn , The papers regularly
report her nt places UX ( ) miles apart on suc
cessive days , with disabled machinery and
n dlsaflectod crow. It Is , however , ns cer
tain as anything can bo here , that she N nt
urosniit near Bahla , bound north to light
the Nlcthcroy bcfcro the latter Is oulto
ready with her now crew. The Kepublica ,
nnd probably the ICsporanza , accompany the
Aqulduban , nnd u battle might occur any
time.
The coming of the America is anxiously
looked for , Klnco she was reported oT (
Ceara on Wednesday last no ono hasi hoard
of her.
It Is believed hero that Mello , having ex
perienced difficulties , Is hurrying north for n
lliht , while his secret friends here , ninny of
wnoni are In hL'li positions , delay the
Nietheroy all they can for his sako.
t-'riini n I'orimmlHK'o I'.ipcr.
I Prom the Special Correspondent of the
Dalrlo. Pornambuco , December L'lt. IK1U ,
Translated 1'Vcoly. ] HIO DB JASEIIIO , Dec.
14 , l Ji. : "Tho fratricidal struggle con
tinues. The rebel navy continue * to alarm
this city and they resist with Incredible
audacity thu courageous upholders of law
and order. Precious lives are lost continu
ally and no ono can say when the horrible
warfare will ond. It Is now entering on n
now term , which may prolong it Indefinitely.
It is sad to see a party of sailors , aided by
convicts , intrenched in a Kovcrnment fort
ress. The rebels are confined to nocturnal
raids , which they call 'bailcs' ( parties ,
balls ) , which they make under protection of
the guns of the Villegaipnon. The govern
ment's Indomitable troops continually ex
tend their trenches and strike terror to the
rebel hearts.
"Tho rebel ships Hobchlnd Isln das Cobras
and seldom expose themselves since the re
peated disasters they have suffered from the
shore batteries. For many days the rebels
have had no saltpeter nnd that is indlspensi-
blo to the naval laboratory.
"Tho bravo troops will garrison the city of
Nlctlicroy , maintain their position nnd repel
all attacks. The most encouraging victory
has been the sinking of the Jativray. Shells
also exploded In the Tamundarc. killing
many nml doing much damage. Slnco the
fight at Armaco the rebels have had no foot
hold on the mainland. The First of March
and the Jupiter have been Injured badly. "
WITH MISMA.NA < ; IMINT. : :
niiiatisfactliMi Said to llo Foiin : ! with I lie
Iti-ltl h World's 1'nlr Commission.
LONDON , Jan. ' . . Considerable excitement
was caused in American circles hero by the
publication of a statement that J. Hennikcr
Heaton Intended to move the appointment of
n select commlttco to inquire into the man
agement and oxpfcndituro of the British sec
tion of thn World's Columbian exposition nt
Chicago. The Associated press is Informed
the charges formulated against the British
section commission are gross mismanage
ment , inadequate representation and waste
ful expenditure , resulting In neither honor
to England nor credit to British manufac
turers.
Sir Henry Wood , chief of the commission ,
says the charges are groundless , and adds. :
"Mr. Heaton was in Chicago but a very
short time. 1 hear he only visited the fail-
on one , or at the most , two occasions. I can ,
therefore , only imagine that some person ,
probably some disappointed exhibitor who
uld not cot as many medals as he wanted ,
or who had seine other grievance , must have
got with Mr. llestou. "
The commission is soon to make an ex
haustive report.
.M ; JiVIOENCE.
Important l'aprrn holzoil ItelatlnR to the
lEccnnt Italinn IHftturlmnces.
ROME , Jan. 9. The Fan Tula says that
papers seized In the tiouso of Deputy Felice
Guffridl induced the key to a cipher which
revealed a list of stores and arms that are
concealed in Sicily. The documents were
seized In the residence of President Urzel
and disclose tno sources from which the
money employed In organizing the tascl di
L.ivoratori society was obtained. The
paper confirms the finding of this
evidence nnd states the information
obtained points to n concerted plan. It says
SIcr. Cipriani , the socialist exile , and foreign
anarchists were concerted to organize
simultaneous uprisings throughout the
kingdom. The documents include letters
from Marseilles , signed "Marrhal , " which
is thonamo of Vnillant'n mistress : also the
name that Yalllant used nt the lime of his
arrest. Other arrests are expected shorty.
The Hlforma says that Slg. Crlspl will
make the bill for the social reform of Sicily
n question ol confidence. It Is said it will to
proved at the trial that the plot provided
for uprisings in Sicily. Naples , Komo and
else where.
TJEAUIO AT A STANUSTII , ! . .
Latest Atlvlnca from HIo do Janeiro hy
Wny of HIIOIHM Ayrcs.
.BUENOS Avnm , Jan. U. The latest advices
from Kio are as follows :
Trade is at a standstill. Tno arrest of per
sons suspected of sympathy with Iho revolu
tionists is constant. One of the persons ar
rested was an emissary from da Gama and
bearing letters to Admiral .Mello.
President Pcixoto Is fortifying the cast
and preparing to attack Cobras island.
The Insurgents have made an unsuccessful
attempt to effect a landing on the Island of
Mocangue.
Admiral da Clama has Issued n manifesto
declaring Iho recent monarchical pronuncia-
inonto issued In his name was apocryphal.
Ho denounces President Poixoto as a tyrant1 ;
and declares the people ought to overthrow
the Jacobins and establish a civil republic
on a linn basis.
Disorders Imvo occurred at Pcrnainbuco ,
Pura and Ceara.
.11C ) 11 liTTAUAN KIOTS.
Anti-Tux Mnl > < Afjaln Kruort to Oreat Vlo-
IHIICC Itlotcr * Killuil.
ROMU , Jan. I ) . A itlspatch from Barrc ,
near Brmdisi , says an anti-tax mob over
ran the town of ICuvo dl Puglln yester
day evening , burning the octroi office and
sentry boxes , as well us the tax bureau con
taining the registers nnd archives. The
mob also destroyed the Union club
house and tore up the rails of the horse
car line , cut telegraph lines and attacked
the gendarmes In their barracks , The
gendarmes eventually were so hard pressed
that they ilroJ a volley at tha mob , but the
rioting continued until the arrival of the
troops , which had liscn sent for from Barre.
Ono of Iho rioters waa killed and four
wounded. Twenty ofMhoin were captured ,
but cit/lit osc.ped : and lied to Cerate , In the
province of Burreitli tno Intention of
formulating riots thoro.
\Vorli or lln-irl.
Biliu.i. . Jan. 0.-Thnro was a riot yester
day outside the warming rcfugo , situated
binrnth the railroad stations. A crowd of
unemployed , after loudly calling for bread ,
smashed the doors and windows of the
refuge. This crowd was reinforced by
riotous mobs from the adjacent Jlstrlcu ,
and eventually Dec.uno s ) disorderly the
poilco were ordoro I to draw tholr swords
and charge the mob. 'llii * w.is dono.
and after a sharp struggle the tloters were
dispersed and a number of the leaders
arrested. It Is stated that the riot had
been pluuiied for several dnjs.
Unit Soinulhlui ; to Ito \Vltli It.
riEiii.i.s' , Jan. U. Hans Blum , In ; . letter to
the LelpslBCi' Tagoblatt , reasscrtu that
Prince Bismarck was closely connected
with ths authorship of hla book , "Tho
German lOmpiro Under Bismarck , " though
ho was not responsible for the actual text
llerr Blum further says that ho has In his
posse.-aljii a letter from Prltico Bismarck
thanking hi'ii tor the nmlahlo sentiments
to.uir-l himself ejtprci&cd In the book.
NOTHING BUT RUINS
Ashes ami Blackened Beams Murk tlio SilQ
of Man's ' Greatest Triumph ,
DESOUTION TAKES THE PLACE OF GLORY
Mngio Wliito Oitj Now Has Trnly Vauis'aoil
Like n Dream in the Night.
a
BEAUTIFUL PERISTVLE ENTIRELY GONE ) |
(
Scones of Heroism nml Sathoss While th6
flames Did Their Work.
MANUFACTURES BUILDING A MERE WRECK
F.iinmn Horn llronza Vimn Among th
Tranmirm tlmt Am l.oit I'lumluli U'urlc
AiurilioU l Trninpi , AcntnitTlioni
There \Vm I.ltllo Protection.
Cmr.uio , Jan. 9 The first and most uni
versal feeling today regarding tlio YAorld'n
fnlr nrc of lusl uluiit Is ono of keen regret/
tlint tlio B.vminotry of the marvelouslv
beautiful Court of Honor should liavo been
marred liy the red-tonguc'd fiend whoso malice
lias heretofore brouit ( ) sorrow nnd suffering
to Chicago. Others tool : u more philosophi
cal view of the situation , saying the lira bus
anticipated the work which time woulil
have done.
Still others wore oven heard to express the
wish , barring the fact that tlio exhibits had
not all been removed , that the llnmcs had
been given their will without lot and
hindrance that they might have swept the
grounds from end to end. Including the Miu-
way , leaving nothing behind them except
ashen and tlio indcstructiblo portion of thu
great exposition.
So should it have had a fitting flnalo.Un ; -
cxamplud In tlio magic of its erection and
unmatched In Ha almost supernatural beauty ,
Us cud would have boon equally unparalleled
and its grandeur would have been treasured
in memory unblemished by the gnawing
tooth of time instead of falling apart pleco
by picco and becoming a melancholy reminder -
minder of thu vanished loveliness.
Devolution Most Profound.
The scone at the east end of the Court ot
Honor today was ono of utter desolation and
destruction , where , at sunset last night ,
gleamed the white columns of the peristyle ,
flanked by the Music hall. Casino , anil
capped and ornamented by the Imposing
qu.idrlnjs'o over the central arch and the
rows of figures along its cornice. The peri
style is no moro and the Music UallanUCii- I
siuo arc heaps of ashes. \ .
Save for the great golden Statue of. the I
Kcpuhlic standing in unmoved majesty at
th ocas tern end of the Basin t tic view from thu I
( irand Pla/a In front of * lho Administration
building , between the Agricultural building
on one side * and the great Manufactures hall H
on the other , the view out over the blue I
watcr.-j of Lake Michigan is unobstructed , . " I
and what was yesterday a perfect archltcc- I
tural conception is now an unsiglitly and sorrow -
row fill aggregation of unbalanced arehi- I
lecture.
Thus docs ono little change mar the sym- I
motryof an artistic whole ; thus is shown B
with what almost Inspired knowledge of ar- H
tistio unity the builders of the World's fair H
worked. The beauty of t'uo grand court Is H
completely taken away as an artistic whole , H
and the plans for Us preservation have been
completely put to rout unless it shall bo ue- I
tcrmlncd to rebuild the destroyed portions. I
Six Month * Work in SU lloum. I
Last night's flro produced greater changes N
In the appearance of Chicago's famous pleas- I |
tire park than it was oxnoctod would bo . I
mados by six months of building-wrecking. u 1
To the gloomy sight of vacant buildings ami hi
nlir.nst deserted driveways since 'tho ' gates Ml
were closed Is now added the spectacle ) oC I
smoking and blackened heaps ot debris. Thu , I
Casino , where thousands spent delightful 'I
hours watching gay scenes upon and auouc I
the Grand Basin , was wholly destroyed. Ot , J
the I'erlstylo. ouco illuminated with thou *
sands of Incandescent lights and Creek Jlrn
and furnishing endless enjoyment , nothing
remains. Us arches wcru burned away
and its stately columns , half burned
and charred , Ho in confuted musses
upon tlio .briclc promenade which
surround It. The colossal figures which sur
mounted it lopnled to t'uo ground when their
supports burned away and arc broken in
piece ; ) . C'alumbus and his heralds , with
their war horses and chariot , uro unrecog
nizable among the mass of ruins. Muslo
iiull , likewise , is a melancholy heap oC
ashes. Save hero and there , where a twisted
glrder'-'protr s not a portion of It was
saved from the flames. All about the walks
are strewn with debris , charred brands
which the wind blow from the burning
buildings and litllo piles of whlto ashen
where some of the brands were consumed
after falling. At various hydrants , flro en
gines yet romulu to throw heavy streams
upon the smouing ruins to prevent any pos-
sihlo now outbreak of llamcs.
\\rccl ; nl a ( iruut Iliilldliif ? .
The Manufactures building , both within
and without , presents a sight not desired
either by artist or exhibitor. The lattice
work between the top roof and the curved
QUO covering the central aisle on the cast
side- was burned away from it point nbovn
the southern end of the United States sec
tion south to ono above the Husslun section.
On the west sldo the burned portion ot
slmilii * lattice work extends over the British
section to n lltllo distance beyond the koutli
extremity of the German pavilion. Upon
the tin and glass arched roof ho half burned
the plunk * which formed a part of the lat
tice , and which when loosened by the llro
slid downward.
Inside tlio building appearances were wor.vi
than upon the roof. Within the region
burned over ami for sonic distance on cither
sldo the door in uovored with water. Htami-
Ing in Ihu water , which at sumo places it
two Inches doop. are Innumerable boxoi con-
tainiug piwlotiri wares , all baled and bouml w
Tor reshlpinenl as noon as they could bo re
leased from bond. Upon and about them
liu the now destroyed dtvorallons of Ihu
lavllions. The KiMnch , Belgian and Kmjllsli
sections suffered most and In the spaces occu-
ilcd oy them Is to bo xcon the most disas
trous loss. When the latticework roof be
gan to burn untl the embers were ueen to
full upon the light decorations bcncuth llncu
of lioso wore convoyed into the building ami
an attempt miulo to extinguish each hcforu
the llamcs began to spread.
Frenoh Triumphal Aroh Went.
In snlto of all that could bo donn tha
Lnumphul archway before thu French uec-
lion cruisht Uro and lu au mutant wasablnzo
throughout , Streams wore directed upou
It. but It ' 'ontlnuod to biazo until It foil into
Columbia nvcnuo , where u could bo mora