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OMAHA D A ILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUXK 10 , 187F. O MAI LA , WEDNESDAY MORtflKG oSTOVEMUEIl 'JO , 1805. COl Y 3JTVI8 CENTS. [ f SULTAN SAID TO BE DEAD Poison Supposed to Be the Means of Hi Taking Off , SENSATION IN THE EASTERN IMBROGLIO Infortiuillon roinct from Solln , Hut Ifnrln , Via ttcrllii nnil .No le- tnlln of UKAfTnlr Aru I1ERLIN , Nov. 19. A dispatch received hero from Sofia , Utilgarln , says' ' that the Mil- tan of Turkey , Abdul Hamld , has been pol- toned. No details are given. rniiorrrv or KMIIIS AMI 'i l'ro > < il > nl 'I'roulilc Mllh the Anne iilaiiN unit Tlii-n Axinnlli-il Tlu-in. ( OopyrlRht , IS ! ' ' , liy the Aeioclntcd I'rcta ) CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. IS. ( Via Sofia Hulgarla , Nov. 18. ) In response to the tele grams Kent to Kharpnt by United State Minister Terrell In regard to the burning am pillaging of the American inlrslons the Port has furnished eomo Information to Mr. Tcr roll , and adds the facts that have been oh tallied fiom other sources. As Mr. Terrell wll communicate direct with the Stnto departmen at Washington on the subject , the facts 1 bis possession cannot he given out here , llti enough ls known of the disturbances a Kharput to unable the Associated press t give the following general outline of th occurrences The troiiblf bctw en the Kurds nnd Mussul mang at Kharput had been brewing for som time. On one hand It was claimed tint th Armenians , Incited by the ngcots of tliel revolutionary committee , hud been arming themselves , holding secret meetings , and pre paring for revolt against the Turkish author ! ties. The crisis was to be precipitated by at attack upon the Mussulman quarter. A recond version of the affair Is that th Turks , acting under Instructions from tht Ylldlz Kiosk officials , if not from the sultni himself , deliberately ulanned tu massacre th Armenians of Kharput. The Kurds , who / were not armed with rifles , were provldei with weapons similar to tlioro used by tin. Turkish soldiery , nnd ammunition was plen tlfully distributed among them. At a igna ngretd upon a quarrel wns provoked will fcomu Armenians and the ittack upon the ! quarter was commenced. ARMENIANS WERE ARMED. The Armenians , however , had been antlcl piling an outbreak for some time past , hat tinned themselves as well as possible and hat barricaded their dwellings and made t > o dc tcrmlncd n resistance that the first attack o the Kurds was repulsed. As announced In these dispatches exclu Rlvely at the time , when It first became ap patent that a dlstnrbincc was Imminent , the American missionaries at Kharput applied for protection to Mr Terrell. The latter callei p ° r oiii\lly on the Porte and sent suvera mit-'s on the subject to the minister of for eign affairs , Insisting that the Turl.lrh olll- cluls should protect Ameilcan missionaries and notifying the mltin and his mlnlstTs they would ! > > held responsible for the sate' } ot the missionaries. In view of thrso representations the Turklsl officials promised to protect the lives of Iho missionaries and detailed gendarmes lo guard their property with the following result : When the Armenians repulsed the first at tack of the Kurds the latter were so In furiated at the check they had received that they proceeded to the quarters of Kharput , v hero the American mission Is located , am ! ec lly overcoming the opposition of gendarmes , If there were any present , ( a point which has not been definitely ascer tained ) , they ransacked the houses , Including light of the Ameilcan mission building" , and I'Milodoil n shell In the house of one of the missionaries. The \merlcnn missionaries however , escaped uninjured and placed UK-III- belves under the Immcdlite protection of the TinkUh governor , who still has the.n fa ft under his caic. During the pillaging , It has been ascertained liejend doubt , the Kurds weie supported by the Turkish troops In a number of In stances and In home eases the boldltrs re run.ned passive speclatorn of the rioting. SKCON1) ATTACK MADE. Later n second and more successful attack wns made by the Kurds upon the Armenian quarters and a 'erilble m.u-sacio followed. The. number of victims has not yet been ascertained , but It Is declined to bo enormous Conservative estimates say tlint from 800 to 1 000 persons were killed during the rioting. The American mlrslrnarlea have formally piotcsted agnliiHt the destruction of their piopcrly to the Turkish uuthoiltles nnd to Mr Terrell , who , when all the facts In the case ure tlnroughly established , will most likely demand that Americans be compensated for their losses. In fact , It Is understood Mr. Terrell has already been assured that thp Turkish government Is prepared to do what Is right in the can ? when nil sides have been iieard and the blame la placed where it be- longs. A fresh fanatical outbreak has occurred nt Moosh. but It was suppressed by the Turkish niitl'Oiltles nfter foity Armenians had b en Mllcd. There is cvlclenco from ninny direc tions Unit the porte has- been frightened by the gathering of the foiolgn fleets In Salonicn bay and by the ndvlro , iiccompanled by a clear statement nf the teal situation , received from Germnny and Austria , who seem to be acting In nrcord , into adopting leilly en ° r- getlc repressive measures. This stnte of nffnlrs is commended on all sides. The situa tion In HOiithv.cft Anitolla , where th ? Chris- thins are congregating In Inrga numbers. Is liuphlng the most grave anxiety , not so much nt tl.o Ylldlz Kiosk as among th representa tives of the powers here , mi this outbreak compllcatoH matters In a manner well calcu lated to crcitu alarm " , for It Is dillleult to see hov the Turk can "bo prevented fiom res'tor- iug older time by force , which would mean morebloodshed. . A Hrltlili wnr ship has been ordered to Alexaiidiettn , northern Syiln , nnd the United States cruiser San Francisco , flagship of the European squadron , Is c\pEctcd there dally. In nddltlon n French wnr ship has been dis patched to lUyrout , Syria. SULTAN MUCH ALARMED. The suit in coitlnucs to e.\h > t In a state of thn grcatert ndarni , which I ? telling terribly upon his already much weakcneil nerves. Rumors of the discovery of plots ngnlnit Abdul Hnmld's life me now oo frequent that they are no longer attracting attention and roam of the minister1 , It Is known , have to bo 1. pt constantly guarded by soldiers In order to give them courage enough to trans- net the business of their rcrpective offices. Throughout the night of Saturday last. No vember 10 , which was a most critical day for the TuiKUh empire , the sultan was engaged sitting clooo to the telegraph Instrument In iho YlldU kiosk , personally dictating In- 'ructions to the different provincial gov ernor * lo do their utmost to restore order In tliclr district" . This Inillnitts that the sultan hna at last had hi * eyes opened lo the charac ter of his ndvUvrv , and that hi ) liau nnully determined to take the reins uf government lu his own lumlx TV lack of regular fundti to equip the ro- save * railed out and the tcirclty of regular troops In tha disturbed prov Incus are matters greit concern to the raltan , who IE mid to bn rapidly getting an Idea of the extent to vvhirli inlvgovernment has tpreail. Ho appnently deluded himself vvl'h the Iidl-f that there would be nu ending to tha caiiurtion prevnlllng and that there would h worte. riflilts from It thitn had been t'ir ' adiieil fnr no iniiny years psst. There l mn gt am of hope , however , for the unhappy 'Ultui Winter with It * deadly cold and d < p rnons ( a Interrupt communication with Uin nioiB dliturbed dUtrlcts la upproachlng , nii-l nrvvK from jiUcea now teadlly nece < l- | 'l- ' will lie cut off for long periods. This , U Is expectBvi , ! | | tml a Ktcp lo t,0 | , Kurdlth ni'brcaks . more effectively than the Turkish ti"o.j | t \v | | | ago , uevet , , mC , | , , | , , tts , fi m rcii'-hing I'oiutantltmph- older to Ii' nifo aKBHift un outbreak hero It I ic | M-iri t'a in p > wpr have detfrmiti'-l lo llK- > \\3 \ fimrl I It ! < | utc a rf rlli , fjr eaca i Jiitry , In ilia Hoyihoiun. T'rn ' . sent of thd porte , It Is b"lleved , can be ob- talned for this arrangement. It Is learned In diplomatic circles that the Turkish authorities of Moosh have btn re cently displaying great energy In quelling the fanatical outbreak there , which was re cently announced. They prevented much bloodshed , nnd In Hie. Idlest of the disturb ances there wire only ljc persons klllei nnd forty wounded. TheMussulman soldiers behaved well This Is regarded hero ns nngtirlng for a speedy suppression of the ills- lurbancc" ! elsewhere In Auli Minor The greatest anxiety certainly prevails at present nnioig the Turkish officials to stop the carnage. STANDS I'P roil TERRELL. WASHINGTON , Nov. ! . Rev. George Washbiirn , president of Robert college , Con stantinople , writing from there under date of October 29 , 1S95 , to n friend In Ameilca upoaks ns follows ot the United States min ister to Turkey , Mr Terrell"Mr. . Terrel has been so bitterly ntlncked that It seems to mo that nt this critical moment In his mission the president ought to Know the facts nbout him that he mnv not unlntcn Honally do him Injustice. "He Is a brave , honest man. with a warm heart and enthusiastically devoted to his work of defending all American Interests Ii Turkey. No man ever tried harder to do his whole duly nnd the attacks upon bin have often been shamefully unjust nml gen erally when they have come from respon sible parties they Imve been bn ed upon a paitlal knowledge ot the circumstances This Is specially true of the last thirteen months I think many missionaries In the Intcrloi owe their lives to hln persistent efforts will the Turkish government. " The Associated press dispatches conveying information that thu missionaries of mulls had been conducted to Van by a guard of troops were receive * ! with much satisfaction by the American board hcie. The board Is In constint telegraph correspondencs wltl the State department at Washington and with Us missionaries In Turkey , nnd Is doing everything possible to secure the etrectua pi election of those connected with tlu board and Iho missionaries ot Harpoul , whose homes and supplies Imve been destro > ei ! and who are In Iho midst of terrorizing con ditions. TltADKbMUV AltlJ P \ VICSTHIOKi\ . Ilei'lnrv Tliclr Intciilluii of Closing Their MIII-CN. LONDON , Nov. 19. A dispatch to the Times from Constantinople announces the commencement of a panic among the Ar menian tradesmen of Constantinople. These Armenians have declared their Intention of closing their chops. They assert tint Con stantinople Is now unsafe for them. An other dispatch announces the arrival at Smyrni of the French squadron. A Standard dispatch from Constantinople says the looses to the American mission nt Kharput will reach 10,000. The Persian Kurds , according to another dispatch to the Standard , are In open revolt against the municipal government of the town of Almtob , In Asiatic Tin key. Similar news has been received from the tribes east of Damascus. H is evident that the excited Kurdy and the entire lower class of the Moslems In the peninsula of Anntolli are quite bejond the control of the central niithoi Itles. The most stilngcnt outers have been Issued lo ( lie dif ferent \alls , coupled with appeals , asking them to save the honor of the pultan and preserve the Islamic faith by obedience of tlio Instructions , but all of these efforts have proved futile. The Constantinople correspondent of the Stnmlard announces the Austrian colony there has organised a system of defence. A dispatch to the Dally News from Rome glvej additional Information concerning the negotiations between Austria and Russia , so far as the Turkish empire Is concerned. The correspondent says1 Austria proposed that the combined fleet1 * ot Russia and Austria should force the Dardanelles , and that the joint arnilej should occupy Constantinople. If necessary. To this proposition Russia de clined to agree. The Odessa correspondent of the News says : It Is reported In nfilclal circles that In view of the posalblo disruption of Turkey , Russia and England arc negotiating an agree ment which will give the car a free hand for the occupation or annexation of Anatolia , while England will have the right to es tabllsh a psrinancnt protectorate m Eg ) pt. The Chronicle prints n ills-pitch from Vienna which asserts that the news that Russia had backed out of European concert arrangements for the settlement ot the Turkish question produced a heavy fall on t'ne bourse thero. The correspondent explains that Russia has agreed to the assembling of Iho fleets In the levant and that the czar Is willing to nego tiate measures In the future. The Telegraph publishes a dispatch from Constantinople which abterls that no news of fresh disturbances In Asia Minor has been received since Siturday and that confidence Is apparently being restored. At Aleppo It Is lioped that the worst Is over and It Is believed quiet has been rc-eitnhllshcd In European Turkey. The correspondent also announces that the Armenian women of Constantinople had addressed an appeal to Lady Henry Somerset , well known for her work In the Women's Christian Temperance union In par ticular und for her efforts as a humanitarian In general. niyricrin ix AIIM.VH ruiiA.vs. Si | > iininlii | > llorxn Sel/eil for Cnrr > IIIK \rniN lo tin * ] telMlN. ( fnpyrlslitPil , 1SD ) by Press rulillthlm ; Company ) KINGSTON. Jamaica. Nov. 19. ( New YorK Woild Cablegram Special Telegiam ) Tlic Danish steamship Ilorsa , from Philadelphia nnd Baltimore for Port Antonio , was detected In carrying contrabands of war , und was &ttzed ! by the customs ) nutlioiltlcj at the list named port. Hags of cartridges were found on bond and were taken poss-osjlon of Evidence liaa been obtained by the authorities lo the effect that the Iloisa landed part ot an armed expedition on the Ipland of Cuba , ilio had got thlrty-fivo men and nine boat loads ot munitions of war ashore , when a war ship hove Into view The Horsa put on all steam and fled , leaving two of her boats ichlnd her , and hilnglng nuay the remainder ot the war material. Tlie cjptiiln's oxplana- : lon as to the charge against him is Hint 10 embarked the Cubans of the expedition ns ordinary passcngcrc , and did not suspect heir designs until they seized Hie ship , off Cubi , and compelled him to disembark them A fireman on boaid tlio Hoira , named ' , has turmvl states evidence or the crown. Ho says ho was present when the steamer's funnels were painted t l and her name painted out shortly after caving Philadelphia. Fredcrlcksen also ad ults that ho saw the aims and ammunition anded on the coast ot Cuba , WORST RMMIIS IT.S OAV.V i-nopi.n. VcTiHiiaper ( "iiiiinu-nt on tinItiviiln - lion In Culm. HAVANA , Nov 19. DUio del Ejorclto , the ending army Journal , cauwd a nensatlon to- lay by heading an editorial : "A Great Shame and a Great Mlsforlur.o " Among ther things the edltorl.il wld : " \ sorrowful pectaclo Is presented to the eyes of the vatchlng world. Aflcr all Spain's sacrifices nado to combat the enemy In Cuba she Inds her chief enemy among her own people on the Mam ! . " The editorial In Dlaro del Ejercito tt'cn ro- era to the reform proposals ) ruling. Interim ! lolltlcal ills3Tu'oiis ! , provoking cr'tlclsm ' of ; ovornmcnt acts , when they should act In in Ion to t-trengthun Spiln's tianJj Inateid of resorting to private bickerings and almost challenging the government Hrelf In con- Uisloii , the editorial denounces the practlcs of appealing to slander nnd calumny and omlemnj Hit- attacks made upon the highest n power. The Dlaro del Ejercito sa > It a Pimply shameful to proceed In eueh a naiincr at tlieao times , nnd InHsta that uilitlcal quarrels should Le ellonoej la war line to t < ivo Hie blood ot Ihu voldlors a'td lo bvlate national d'vhonor. Mill * > lini' * > Cnllx < in the dnecii , LONDON , Nov. 19-Lord Salisbury v.as ii'cJ mi auJiciue bi th.i qiiseT at Wlnjror cost'-1 ycstirliiy U is pupposej iho message to HIP enlui. i ) > erulig ufTalr lu the Turkl-'i ? ! > i < has t el gprt by Hie queen , and till * v.as tha uublcct under discussion , SULTAN WRITES A LETTER Promises Salisbury that the Proposed Ko- forms Will Bo Enforced , REGRETS HIS INTENTIONS WERE DOUBTED In AiiMuer to SnUnn' * Pirn for Knit- HH | | Siiiinrt | | SnIIMitiry lteiltei Crenl llrltaln IN One of Several Potters I'Uitlly Inturestvil. URIGHTON , Nov. 13. At the annual con ference of the Union of Conservative Associa tions , held here today , J. Rnnkln , conserva tive member of Parliament for the Lconiln- slcr division ot Herefordshire , In moving a resolution to the effect that the condition of agriculture demanded the Immediate atten tion of the government , said ho did not think It possible to xpect a return to pro tection , but the duty should be taken off leather nnd placed upon wheat , barley , oats and hops. Mr. Rankln Is n country gentle man , a man of sclcncs , and has distinguished himself by his Interest In friendly societies nnd old tig ? pensions and was ono of Joseph Chamberlain's Informal committee on the latter subject. Lord Sills-bury , the prlmo minister , ai dressing the annual conference of the Na tlonal Union ot Conservative Association here today , said , among other things : "A low me to say a word In answer to a ver distinguished distant correspondent , If may term him ro , who requested me to mak a statement In a speech to the country. Thl correspondent Is no less a person than th sultan of Turkey. Nothing would have In ducej mo to read this august message c.xccp the distinct commands of the sender. In tha speech at the Guild hall , on the occasion o the lord mayor's dinner. I expressed th opinion that I had little confidence that th reforms promised for the Turkish emptr would bo carried Into execution. The sulta fends mo a message raying this stntemcn has pained him very much , as the carryln out ot these reforms Is a matter ulrcndy de cided upon by him , nnd further that ho 1 desirous of executing them as soon as pos slble. REFORMS WILL HE EXECUTED. "Ho then proceeds : 'I have already toll my ministers this and so the only re-asoi why Lord Salisbury should thus throw doubt on my good Intentions must be due to th Intrigues of certain persons here or else fals statements must have ben made to c.iu such an opinion. ' The message tlic-i pro ceeds , after some Intermediary observations 'I repent I will execute thcs ? icfoims. will take the papers containing them am tee myfclf tint every article is put Inti force. This Is my earnest determination , am I filv * you my honor. I wish Lord Sallsburj to know this , and I beg and desire that hi lordship , having confidence In these dcclara tions. will make another speech by virtue o the- friendly feeling and disposition ho ha for me nnd my country. I shall await th result of this with the greatest anxiety. ' " Lord Salisbury then continued : "Thes last words will acquit me of any Impropriety In what I acknowledge to be a very unprece dented course the reading of a message o this kind at a public meeting 1 could no abi'taln from doing what I have done wlthou dltcourtery to the potentate from whom thl message issued , but of course It would nebs bs seemly for m ? to comment directly upon those woids. Great Dritaln forms part of a corcerted Europe , which has lesulted so * a as action Is concerned In unanimity. Some per sous seem to Imagine that we , the people o Great Britain , can dispose of all the dp clslons of all the European powers. This Is crediting us with mors Influence than we pnsFcss. Whatever Is done must bo dour with unanimity , and we can only speak It liehalf of one of the powers , which will con cur. If the powers do concur. In any acllci which may be taken. RESPONSIBILITY IS DIVIDED. "I will adi.ilt that th. > responsibility of any of the decisions taken rests entirely or mainly on this country. The responsibility is upoi us and all the powers in common. All thoss who have this responsibility must act to gether , so If there are others who cannot agree to act with the powers , those others cannot have their own waj. lint I am In no wls > desirous of Intimating that the slightest shade of disagreement up to this moment has urlbcn between the powers. " Loid Salisbury then proceeded to cxto Rustem Pasha , who , he feared , would no rrcover from his present Illness. The prlmo minister spoke especially of the former ad ministration of RiiRtem Pasha at Lbinon and said he was convinced If men like him had been placed in charge of the districts where all these horrors have occurred the conscience of Euiope would never have been racked by all these talcs of suffering and terror. If there had been men around the t'ultan llko Rustem Pasha present conditions would not exist. The piesent pioblem could not be solved bv the nvtprn.il .irllnii nf tla advising powers ! This Lord Salisbury "pro nounced a clumsy device at best. Continuing , ho said the problem should have been solved by the natural operation of the working councillors of nn enlightened mon- nreliy , acting through efficient nnd competent Instruments. Loid Salisbury added"I do not see who tlio men are who are to stand as representatives of the Riistom P.isha typo of officials at the sublime porto. I exhort > ou to consider that terrible Armenian problem Is quite as much ono of competent men ns of adequate law ; that the mere writing of new provisions upon fresh decrees cannot supply the place of governors who know how , and , what is equally Important , who have the courage and Integrity to do their duty. I have no doubt Hint tlie powers will do their bc8t , but do not Imagine that deep-seated dte- eaoys In an empire can bo cured by the wave of a magician's wand. The results of long years of error will have to bo paid for and cruel and Inexorable Is tlio law that these will pay who were not originally guilty of the ofTensw. I have taken you for iho mo ment Into the unaccustomed Held of foreign policy. " "Nothing but the circumstances which 1 Imve explained would have persuaded mute to do so , for I maintain that a foreign min ister , above all others , Is bound to value and cherish the virtue of silence. " Lord Salisbury then turned to domestic affairs and said the conservative victory was mainly ilijs to the fact that the magnetic Influence of n great statesman , which had been exercised In a sinister spirit , had been removeIn ! conclusion he dwelt upon the divisions among the Irishmen and said If they were let alone they would cut their own throati. Lord Salisbury In his address said ho had no new bills to announce. The first thing to claim their allenllon wan the matter of naval defense. BO , for some lime lo come , It might bs expected that HIP Admiralty de partment would bo nn Important claimant at the dcors of the na'lonal tr'arury. Ho hopoJ Hie government would mal.o a sincere effort to mitigate the agricultural distress In va rious lections of the country , but declined to oncourngn any romantic drranis of th farm ers , concluding this part of his address v.lth Iho statement : "Protectionist countries arc suffering not ices than our own. " HiiniorN < iC 1'i-aee Ui-uleil , MADRID , Nov. 19. The premier , Senor Cnnovas de Castillo , declares that the per- elttent rumors regarding peace negotiations between repifsenlatlves of the Spanltli gov- einment and the Insurgents of Cubi arc un- titif. Ho olio discredits the report that the tear guard of Maximo Gomez's forces WGB deftated In tuo province of Santa Clara , and tlio newspapers discredit the reported sub- mlsaion of the limirgcnts. I'll u Piiiillhi Cnlile , LONDON. Nov. 10 , The secretary of state for Hie colonies. Joseph Clnmberlaln , con ferred with a colonial deputation today re garding the propowd Pa-lflc cable and de eld d lo appoint a comnuUeo representing Qrc.it llrltaln , Canada ai'J Australia to pre pate detail ] ana plans on the subject. M I.TA. > I.OSiV ItuMfin I'liNlia , Intr Htlnlxtrr to Clrent llrltnln. l ? > l > rn < l. LONDON , Nov. 19. A report received hero from Constantinople * nys that Riutcm Pasha Is dead. He wns formerly 'Curklsli ambassa dor to Great llrltaln. Rustem Pashn , or Houston Pasha , for years the representative of Turkey at the court ot St. James , wliosa' ' death has junt been announced , wns the subject of n remark able euleglum yesterday , ttlien Lord Salis bury delivered his famous steech | before the annual conference of the National Union of Conservative associations. Lord Salisbury referred to the successful administration of affairs which characterized Htis'em Pasha's government whllo chief offlclil at Lebanon and slid that If the sultan could liavo inir- rounded lilmwlfith advisers ot characters llko the late Turkish minister to Great llrltaln , the existing stito of affairs nt Constantinople would not have been brought about. He an nounced the rapidly falling health of Rurtem Pashu. a fact quite generally known through out Europe , flnco his retirement on a pen sion , on account of his 111 heal h. an.l which was dl'cusscd ns long ago as last Tcbruary. Hut until Lord Salisbury foreshadowed his rapidly approaching end his condition wns not sup posed to so bad no Indicated In the prlmo minister's ppeech at Brighton ! yesterday. IIUA'AII , INMIICM ! on the Atinlt ei nrj ttt thu ! ! . - l > iil > lie' * IX ii III I ill mi-nt. ( CoiijrlRhtcil , ! ' ! > " > , by l'i-c n I'liMUIiliiB Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Nov. 19 ( New York Woild Cablegram Spsclal Telegram. ) A dls patch from Rio Janeiro snvs that the man fcsto of the monarchists made no Impres s'oti upon the people. The anniversary o the establishment of the republic was cclc bratcd with appropriate observances. Peru has made her third protest ngalns the cesslcn by Chill of 1'eriiymn ports , wMc she holds as ascurlty for tin'war Indemnity I'rotlnpr H > IIIIIH n 1'orui-r. TORONTO , Out. , Nov , 19. In the Hyams trial today a surprise wns sprung when evl denco was brought for > vnrd to prove tha Harry Hyams was a forger. An expert o handwriting was In court prepared to s\vea that the endorsements ou checks Issued b Martha Wells to several money lenders wr In the handwriting of Harry Hyams. Short ! after Martha Wells got possession of the In Furancs money llyann secured several thou sand dollars from her for tbe allegsd pur pose of loaning to parties , the names o whom , the crown chlms , aw purely fictl tlous. The crown albo claim's It was thl trouble which Induced him to marry Marth Wells as the only means of escaping. , Too Mneli Potter foP .iulmsHinlor > 4 VIENNA , Nov. IS. Commenting upoi the refusal of Russlh ( nmivvneed in a din- patch from Rome to the Loudon Times ) t agree to the proposals ol Austria for the settlement of the Turkish question , the semi official Fremdenblatt declaios that Russia assents to the Austrian proposnl In th main , but obj eta to the provision empower Ing tlio embassies at Ccnstantlnople to adopt such temporary measures as they see fit in case of momentary danger. Russia contends that they ehould not be invc-itci vviin sucn cxicnstve powerp , nut mat any measures taken by Ilia embassies shouli be preceded by an understanding betwsci the dlftcrent cabinets , Interested. r C | > Met.lcni > OriiiK 'M. CITY OP MEXICO , Nov. 1 Large expor tations of oranges are golu ilou.tlieftat o Jalisco to the United SUte.-f.ai'd the"Tntlr crop has bee i bought by American frill dealers. The press continues to pnblhjli complaint ngalnst the alleged tyrannical acts of th Krsnch Copper .Mining comiany. El Doleo , Ii Lowir California , which Is accused of mo nopollzlng trade and dilvUig out Mexlcai business men and conducting measure will n high baud. _ Cnrilliin ! llonaimrte Ionl. ROME , Nov. 20 Cardinal licnapaite died ns the result of apoplexy. Cardinal Luciei nonaparte was a cardinal priest , tlio secom In order of precedence. Us was born a Rome , November li > , lSl'8 , and was crcatei a cardinal March 3 , 1SGS. Cliolri IleiiiiponrH In Iliissln. ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 19. The Gazette ( semi-official ) announces lint cholera has re appeared here. Since November C thirty- eight cases have b en reported , nineteen of which have proved fatal , FOR AVOItlt IV KOfUiltJV \\IKS MetlioillHt MlHulomivy Iloiircl Con tinues tlie Work ol Ai | | > nrlloiinieiit. DENVER , Nov. 19. The Methodist genera missionary conference flnMicil Its work to night. The first work of His day's session was the adoption of the report of the com- mlttco on Scandinavian missions. It appor tioned tha approprlat'ons as follows : Nor way ? 12.770 ; Sweden , $10,023 ; Upsala school $1.395 ; Denmark , $0,975 ; for debt , $930 ; Fin land , $1 200. Ills folo\vlngappror : atloas were made , the amounts to be divided hniong the missions of the countrl'S named : I'erw. ' $7,905 ; Italy , $33CCfl ; church at Rome , $7,200 ; Mc.xlco , $13- C12 ; Africa , $5,301 ; China , 5118,701 ; Japan , $50.000 ; Coren , $11,880 , India , Jl.tO.OOO. In the afternoon domestic work was again taken up and appropriations made for work among the Danes , NorwcKUnu , French. Spin- Ish , Chlnoi'3 , Japanese , Dshemlans , Italians and Ameilcan Indians of the United States , ; he 7 per cent rcdu-tlon from last jear's figures being observed In most cases. The delegates will take a trip around the 'Loop" tomorrow. ID coitiucA.N .MAIM ; A Struek Another llorHCinnn ami Mini < i PlHtol She , ccl I midIlli Vote. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 19. T. H. WIN lams , president of tljo Jockey club and cssca of the Hay District track , encountered Mvvard Corrlgan , the Chicago turfman , In lie Palace hotel tonight , und the two 1m- uedlalely became Involrctt-Jn a dispute over racing matters. Just wlmt U < 1 to n dcclara- lon of hostilities Is not Known , for those vho were present willnot , talk , hut It Is aid Corrlgan made in attack on his youlh- 111 and blender opponent. Urforo ho could lo any dimago he found a inuzzla of a re- olver Jammed agilnt't his vtpt buttons and icarly died of lu-drt failure. Ucfors Wll- Inms could pull Iho trlggrr n friend threw p his arm , whllo friends of Corrlgan rushed ilm out Into Montgomery utiect He did lot hang back any , an I only caught lila ireath when he found himself well out of the ango of Williams' wein n. Friends of the wo are trying to patch up a compromise. Steamer llenelietl lu Mite It , PORTLAND , Oie. , Nov. 19. The tteamcr Inivest queen , belonging to the Oicson Ullvvay and Navigation companv , vvnu icaclud at Oak Point today to ttavo her torn slnhlrg. The venaens ! < on her way o this elty from Astoil.i , und lan ugalnst pile , which atoyo a-litrgc holu In her tent A tumpuinry patui | wax put over ho hole and Him atnrted on her Journey , t was coon illhcnvcrcil that she was Flowly Inking , anil Hhu was bcuehrd. Thcie ui.ru uvcral passengers aboa V- .Still ( Imil.InK at Cairo. ST. LOUIS , Nov. 19.-A special to the tepubllu , fiom Calio , 111 , , says : Two light hu' ' Iw of earthquake V.CTL' foil hero at 1 'duck nnd 2 o'clock thU moriilntr. They ere prccedc-d by a light vlinck ut 10 o'rlork unday night In vonnectlou svlth Dili' nrthquaUe the looul r * ldmtH arc mtieli ntvrestcd In it-cent rSpom of vlmllar phocka t ClmileHon. Mu , abuin ten inilea went , luce the srent dlitiiihu'ce of a few wpcko KO Charleston experience ! lluee dlutlmt bucks nnd Cairo two. Unlillici In CiiiiNeN Kclionl * tu Clone ORAYVILLE , III. Nov 19.-Tho public botU vverj clo eU today owing to the irt'Milenoo of Ulphthrrlu h r ? Toero have teei over n doztn d aihs m | at Wedne . ay , and new eaie m bcl i rew-irtKl dally. t la th' usbt the vliur h a v.J 1 alaj be clo-H-d ur the present. BURNED OVER TWO SOUARES Incendiary Fire Practically Wipes Out nn Indian Territory Town , SOME TALK OF LYNCHING THE FIREBUGS Illi.liVlmU nnil l.nrk of Siilllelent l-'lrt * Prnlfolliui Ili-iuU-rcil II Im- liointlilu lo M ii tin * Siircnil iif the rinnuv. PURCELL , I. T. , Nov. 19. Flro broke mil In the Star stoic. In the middle of the prin cipal business block ot tills town , on tht north sldo of Main street , nt 4.,10 o'clock this morning. A heavy \\ltul was blowing from the nnrlli , and the ( lames were soon sweeping tlio cntlro side of the street , composed ol frame building ? . The Chlcknsaw National bank building nnil a hardware stoic \\ere the only buildings left standing on the north ii'do of the block. The wind Increased al most to a. tornado , and V s l the flames across the street , and In WliKr minutes all the frnmo buildings on the south side were burning. Two brick buildings , contilnlng Hhnchard & Woods' dry goods house anil Campbell's drug store , which had just been built , were also consumed. The cast side of Canadian nvcnuo wast swept for one and a half blocks. The fire Is tmppo ed to bo of Incendiary origin. A. Froug of the Star store , dry goods anil clothing , Is lodged In jail , charged with art'on. Parties testify to having seen him leave the building just as the flames burrt out. 1 * . Glucksman , manager of thr > Chickasaw - asaw Mercantile company , IP also In Jail on the same charge. Witnesses claim to lu\c scon him during the progress of the lire enter his store , which was thought .it the time to be out of danger , pour coal oil around and light It. The feeling was very s-tiong against the parlies , and for a time a lynch ing seemed certiln , but It now seems the danger has passed , though a force of marshals Is guarding the jail. Thirty-two buildings were destroyed. Loss about $130,000. The heaviest losers are : Hlanchnrd & Woods , dry goods store , stock and building , J22.300 ; Insurance , $9,000 ; A. C. I'latt. gen eral mcichaiidlse , loss 18,000 ; insuianco , $8,000 ; J. Fondre , dry goods , loss , $9,000 ; Insurance , $5,000 ; Woods & Sparks loss , $ fi,000 ; Insurance , $3JOO ! ; Hrown's opjra house , damaged , $4,000 ; co\ered by Insurance , A. C. Carter hardware , $1,000 ; Insurance , $3GOO ; John Sneed , general meicli.indlse , $10,000 ; partially Insured ; Turk Hros , & Co , wholesale dry good" , $10,000 , S. Simmons & nro , diy goods , damaged , $1,000 ; W. P. Hasten , boots and shoes , loss , * 50,000 ; Insur ance , $3,000 ; 13. Campbell , drug stock and two buildings , $7.riOO ; Insurance , ? 3noO ; Curtice , dings , loss , $1,000 ; InstiKince , not known ; Commercial hotel , $2GOO ; no Insurance ; .Santa To hotel , $2.000 , no Insurance , L. E. Parks , groceries , $10.000 ; no Insurance ; Stir store , clothing , etc. , $3,000 , Insurance , $3,000. wnihicv M.vnu A i.ivr.i.v IIL.V/.I : . DlNiiNtrniiM llurl.i MoruliiK 11 r ill I.IMVOII , llll * ! * . LOWELL , Mass. , Nov. 0 The large fivc- story building known as the Parker block , was almost destroyed by fire this morning. Klio BlarlecKJn the liquor store.of.J , N. 'He-a y'ftn the first floor about 1'13. It spicad rapidly and was aided by repsatcd explo sions of whisky in barrels , which blew cut the windows and created havoc with the windows 'n ' adjacent buildings. At 2 15 a. in. all the engines In the city wcic ut v\oik and at that time It looked as 'f ' tlie fire wns under control , but suddenly It blazed up furiously and threatened to cat Its way through to Merimac street. By hard wotk the flames were confined to the building , and nearby propeity was only slightly dampged. The upper lloors of the block were used by the Applelon Manufactur ing company for the storageof cotton goods and It Is estimated there were ? 200,000 worth there when the file broke out. At 2 30 the fire was under control. From present estimates the loss will c\cscd $3.10.- 000. The building was owned by Colonel Parker of the gocrnor's staff " :15 : a. in Fire under control ; no loss of life. Loss between $350,000 and $100,000 ; no damage of consequence was done , outside of the building destroyed. Tuo IitirKt * COIUMTIIH llnriit'il Oul. DALLAS , Tex. , Nov. 19. A tire today destroyed a building 2GXK50 feet , tlnco stories high , In which were the establish ments of the Texas Paper company and of the Deerlng Harvesting company of Chicago cage Loss on building , JjO.OOO ; Insiunnce , JIOOOO. Loss of the Tu\us Paper company , $50,000 $ ; Insurance , $54,700. Loss of the Deer- Ing Harvesting company , JJ5,000 ; covered by Insurance. _ MOTOK.MAVS STOItV CO.NF Automatic * Current CulolY nt the llrlilKo Wan Out of Order. CLEVELAND , Nov. 19. The coroner's In quest In connection with the tcrrlblo street car accident nt the Central viaduct was com- nenc'd today. Nearly the entire morning was devoted to the examination of Captain Charles Brenner , who was In charge of the diawbrldgo on the night of the accident. Ilia testimony was to the effect that the jildgo gates were closed , and a red light dls- riljyed over them when the car came up. He stated that the electric cutoff , which la supposed to shut off the current on the trolley wlrea COO feet from the drawbildgo when thu Utter Is oppn had been out of order for at lea t ten days Ilrenner testified that It wan u dark , rainy night ; that ho flint noticed : ho car when It was about forty feet from the gate , lie yelled at the motorimn , who lumped Just In time to save himself from ; olng over with the car , Philip Deck , who was with Captain Hron- ler on the brldgo at the time of the nccl- lout , conobornted the latter's testimony , lock said both ho and JJrenncr called oudly to the inotorman to stop and ho cer- alnly could have been heard acioss the river , .ate In the afternoon the coroner called ilotorman Rogers to the stand. lingers re used to testify In the absence of his attor ney , and when the latter crrlved ho declared t would be unjust to his client , who had lean charged with manslaughter , to ask him o testify. After a conference It was de cided to adjourn the InqueH until tomorrow morning. Late this afternoon Myron T. Hcrrlck and I , S. Warner signed a flfi.OOO ball bond and August Roger * , the motormnn , was given tin Ilbeity , Nnrllmi'xl IninilKrntliMi Com riillon. ST. PAl'L , .Minn. , Nov. 19-The hull of ho houhc of representatives was tilled with Iclegntps fioiu eight MaUs mid. the Cann- Hun nortliwi'Hl when I lie northwestern 1m- nlgratlon convention wus called to order Ills moi nlnt. Delegates vvuo piestnt from Vlpconnlii , Mnnltoba , North and Bontli Da volu , Idaho , Wyoming , Oiegon unil Wash- ngton Addresses of welcoinu vvero in.ulo iy Governor dough und Muyor Smith , and ho object of the convention WHH stated jy J'resliUnt Footner of tbo St. Paul Com- urclnl club. After cfft.vtlnK temporaiy oi- gnnUatlon u nceM WHH taken until uftei- eon , when J. J Illll , preside-ill of tlio Sreat Norlliein , ( poke on "The Northwest , 'nst , Pic "iit nnd Kuturc1" A numlifr of thci fjK'aUtirt wuic heuid duilng thu da ) . \rllliili-i-\i from Hut MIlliTX1 Ooiiiltlno , MILWAl'Kii : , Nov. IS.-Tlie Uulutli toiler .Mills company cf this * city liau vtltli- laun from tin' national combine of fiprlng vlicra inlllcrw und will hereafter quote | i- i-ppiilcnt ( prices on Hi- output of Hum The jinp-Aiiy clalniH the combine WIIH opoiatliu ; olely to the IntcrcMH of cr-ituln largo mllU n MlnuuniioIlH It N bclkvoa tbut this /Ittiiliawitl will result In a dlsMo'.ntlon of lit combine , lllM'IIK'lllM llf ( ll'l'Illl VfNHflM , > II1 , | | ) , At Nnpl'ii . \rrlvel--\ugusta Victoria , rom New York. At Jloslon Airlud Catalonia , froi Llvcr- eel , CAMI : inuovi : ? . All Claim < -rliitr Hint \o Vollt- Ni\V YOHlv , 19. Politicians from alt pirts of the SlBtry nro registered at the Fifth A\cmte hotel. Most of them claim their \lslt has no political significance , and > ct conferences between prominent leidero were not Infrequent today. Conspicuous In the lobby were rx-Pre'ldent Harrison , Sen- ntor Sherman of Ohio , Senator Hurrows of Michigan. Conirenmn UilupJm A. Grow of Pennsylvania , Jnmrs S. Clarkson of Iowa , Congresvmnn J. O Gnnnon of Illinois , ex- Senntor Warner Miller of New York nnd Joseph II , Mnnley of Maine. Senator Iturrown. when asked his opinion In regard to republican presidential cm- dldatcs , wM "Tho woods are full of able republican candldites. I only wish It was PO we could elect fifteen presidents at once In order to gratify the ambition of every one. A four > ear's term will not permit every one to tervo as president. " The hcnalor then , referring to the democratic party , t > Ud hu thought President Cleveland would bo re- nominated. "Wlnt nbout the recognition of the bel ligerents In Cuba ? Will It be done bj con gress ? " "It may bs done , and If to It will give the struggling Cubans some advantage , but , on tha other hand. It will make this govern ment responsible to Srnln for all danuge done to Spanish commerce by vessels fitted out here. Resolutions of sympathy may b" passed , but one thing 1 believe will b done , nnd that Is a declaration by congrc s up holding the Monroe doctrine. The Monroe dcctrlno has never been acted upon by con gress , but It Is not too late. " Congressman Galusha A. Grow was decid edly In favor of recogrlzlng the struggling Cubans an soon as possible. Ho raid he would not be surprised to see n joint rcsolu Lion passed soon nftcr congress met , express ing sympathy for Cubi ami asking that the patriots there bo iccognl/cd as belligerents lie felt that iho democratic chief executive had not Eiitllclent sympathy with the people stiuggllng for independence. 13\-Presldent Harrison received a number ot cullers. He will remain several davs longer. Senator Sherman said lie was in the city on private business , and would attend o political business when 1m returned to Washington. nn.MH'\cni > SHU \ I'VL.IS orricmt.s. Chiircli I'ooiitv Drclnrp Tlioy Must llufori'c I Inlt \ \ \ or Hi'slnn. SIOUX FALLS. S D. . Nov. 19. ( Special ) Rev. G. A. K.igan , pastor of the Christian church of this city , delivered a speech at the empernnce meeting list night , In which he umpcd unmercifully on to the state's attor ney and city government. He uld tint Major Williams should resign if he could not cn- 'orce th ? Miloon ordinance. He further btated that If State's Attorney Hogdo refuses to prosecute the saloon men under the state prohibition law he should be Indicted and pi'iilshed under the law which prescribes for such nn offense a line of from $100 to $500 and tlxty days' Imprisonment. A delegation from the local Women's Christian Temperance union jcsterday nftcr- 10011 called upon State's Attorney Uogde and asked him If he would enforce the law rela tive to th ° liquor traffic He replied that he co'ihl not make any promises at this time as to bib future notions in the matter. He said that for the present he had so much work connected with the present term of court that he could not undertake any new woik. It Is llkly that n new move will bo letermlned upon nnd Uiat the war will bo begun op the saloons without the aid of the state's atloiney or the mayor. ifoGlins'SllP \\TU.1I1.\U ITIRIGATIOA Mniiy Ollc'licN llcliiHr C/oiiHtruotril lit Dlircrriit Hi'i'lidii.N. GUEHN UIV13R. Wyo , , Nov ID. ( Special. ) The agricultural area of Sweetwater county s being largely increased by the application of lirlgatlon to a number of tracts of land of lescit character. On the Green river the Vyomlng Land and Irrigation compiny has oustntctcd an irrigating canal four miles n length , which will enable a.'voral thousand crey of valuable land to be cultivated. On Slate crc3k Samuel Martin has nnlpbed a ve-mlle dltcli which Irrigates 400 acres At ' \mtanelle. on Green river , the Henry & Vlsdomc ditch , sl\ miles Isng , Is about com- ileted. At the mouth of Kontanlls creek ho Gorman canal has been taken out to rrlgate a largo tract of land lying between ho foothills and Gieen river. All of the ountry along the Cottonwood , Horse and leaver creeks lu being placed under Ir- Igitlon ditches , and will be cultivated next eason. These newly Irrigated districts are U tributary to Green Hlver City. Kino ( 'onI Kli'lil Knnail. CHEYENNE , Nov , 13. ( Special. ) A large roa of lignite coal has been discovered In 10 Goshen Hole region , about fifty miles from this place. The cropping ? are Indicative of good marketable coal , at a depth of 200 feet. The coal area Is estimated to cove 1,000 squire miles. SUNUANCR , Wyo. , Nov. 19 ( Special ) General Superintendent Calvcrt of the It. & M. , accompanied by n mining expert , has Just finished miking a thorough Inspection of the coal fields of this vicinity , EIToits have been made for eeveral years to Induce the Uurllngton company to build a line to the coal fields , and It Is believed the recent visit of Superintendent Calvert will result In a branch line being built. Offers have been made to open up the mines and run them on an extensive scale If the Burlington com pany will furnlsi nn outlet for thu product. County A torney StotU- has taken the ante- mortcm statement of William Glllcn , a cow boy , who vvi-H shot eevc'ral months ago by Jack Woolfoll' nt the T Cross T ranch. It Is believed Gli'cn's ' wound will prove fatal. Moiii-y fur .South Dakota C'li nrc'licx. SIOUX I'ALLS , S. 1) . , Nov , 19. ( Special ) A letter fiom Ilcv. W. II. Jordan , special delegate from the Methodist Episcopal churches of South Dakota to the annual meeting of the general missionary cummlt- toE of that church nt Denver , says tliat ho has .secured a donation for the needy churches In this state for the coming year , amounting to $11,000 , Tills was all ho asked for. List year , on account of the failure of crops , ho was allowed for these churches a donation of $12,000 , Io ! > Klllfil In n Itiiiunva- . CHEYENNE. Nov. 19 , ( Special Tele gram ) Luther Schuler , a boy of U , and hi * ttepfiithcr , Krcd McUonoiini ; , were thrown under tha whecln of a heavy wagon on which they were riding , Satuiday evening at Shctldan , by the horses becoming fractious and running away. The boy was crushed to death and Me- Donough's Irg was brukcn and ho was badly bruised about the head and body , riiiirrnl of llt-v. H. P. .Smith. NEWTON , Muss. , Nov. 19-Tho funeral flervlces ovci the body of Ilov. 8. F. Bniltli , famous- H the author of the- national lijinn , "Aineilca , " were held ut the Kim llunHst chuich here heforo thousand ! ) of people thin aficinoon. Among- those pien-nt were- representative - re-sontativo IlaptlHt minister ! ) , city ami county olllclalH , and prominent oMIclals fiom all Motions of the lounliy. Thiongs were unnblii to gain mJmliHloii. The eulogy was pioiiami'ed by llv. . A H. Ilovoy , president c-f Iho JJiptlHt ThioU > n'lc-al Institute The lloiul tilbiitex vvue many und very beauti ful , tbo pulpit being bulled beneath fully \W \ Htandlng iileces. On Hie easkct vvau a uinl Insirlbed with u noun entitled , "Hum- nions nn-J lief-iioiifef , " vviitten by H. F Kmllh. Jr. The- pull bearers wcio. K K Smith of Minneapolis , E W Smith of Ohl- c.igu. E W White of Uruokllne Evan .Mais- don of Uiool-.llno and James I1' . Notion of Onl > 1'our of IIc ( r Mt Siu nl. SAN PUANClSi'O. Nov -Partlfiilaia of thu lu H ot the IlulUin bail , lirnm C'.ulu , off the Horn , have icm lied UilB city. Tim bark collided with I lie KiliUli uhlp Con dor , and It Is now ktiiovn th.it iut unly waJ the Hioni L'.uki Herit to thw button ) , but only four of her nineteen nun wcio uvt > d Tinea men VNCIU leucutd fiom the KlnluiiK L.ulc when the IK l-Iint - occuncd , And u Fourth wad picked up b > a pasnlnK vblp ami brought to ValpttaNu. from which tioit he muile hU wuy north to ( iiiuyaqull Th oflliur'j und ilftccn tailors eank with tln-ir chip. BUSINESS AT THE BANQUET Annual Feast of the Bow York Chamber of Oomtuerco. CARLISLE DISCUSSES THE CURRENCY l.eunl Teuilert llolil to lie the Sniire $ of > loil ot the I'refienl UlN Scii- nlnr llurro > * anil Charlrn Ilinor ) .Sniltli AIxn .Sponli , NEW YORK , Nov. 19. The twenty-seventh annual banquet of iho Chamber of Commerce ot the sUite of New York was held nt Del- monlco's thh evening. The j early dinner of this organization Is among the most Im portant events ot the metropolis , nnd that of tonight was no exception. The chamber nl * > n musters notable speakers and dls- lingulshcd men around Us boird Uttcrancos that have moved the policy of the govern ment have been made on those decisions and It wns at the end of the chamber's dinner that Secretary of the Treasury Wlndom was. stricken with sudden death a few years ago. Covers were set for 27ii tonight , some ot the prominent men proont being : At the table of honor with the president were seated Secretary Carlisle , Senator Hur- rows , Hon. Jtnlhon Harmon , Mayor Strong , i General Thomns H. linger , Rev. lr. M. W. \ Stjker , Hon. Charles Emory Smith , Rca.r Admiral Henry Hrben. Commander Mont gomery Slcard , James M Constable , Carl Schur ? , Horace White , Murnt Hnlstend , St. Cl.ilr McKelway. Charles Hutlw. The I other tables were presided ov'er fMpeclhcly ) by Lowell Lincoln , Henry W Cannon , Ilor- 1 nco Porter. J. E. Simmons , George Rutlodgo f Gibson and Alfre.1 R. Whitney. The decorations were striking. Hack ol President Orr's clinlr were the seats of the clumber , inirmHtiiitcd by a t'llk nnd golden bialdcd coat of arms of the United States , ill aped In American Hags and llunkcd by the sexls of the state and city of New York. It wns somewhat after 9 o'clock when Prcs'lilent Orr wielding the gavel of the chamber , rapped for order , and In a brief speech , In which ho referred to the Armenian atrocities , Introduced Secretary Carlisle , who. spoke nn "Our Currency System " .Sl'PKHSTllUCTURE IS WEAK. Mi Piesldent and Gentlemen I have but little to say this evening- and will take but little time to way It Two yea is ago , at .voiit animal banquet , 1 said that the ills- position and ability of the government to- malntnm I a own cienlt nt the highest ataml- iml and to iiifMii\o the Integilty of nil the forms of ciiiiency In circulation among the people enuld not be reasonably doubted nnd ought not to be the subject of fuilher con- Hoveisy. Hut the task Is both dllllcult and cspenslvo Since that declaration was imulu bciu Intele t bearing bonds to the ( uiiinint of $ in2,315IOO have been Isaued to procuie- gold for the icdempllon of the United States notes. The notes still remain the same ns at the boKlnuing The notes are icdeemcd , but they are unpild. Om legal standard ofvalue Is as sound as any coun try In the world , and If wo had mich a eur- ler.ey hjstcin lo guarantee Its peimanent malntcnaneo no iioveinmont would eom- inaiid a linger ciedlt or realize gieater ben- etlts from It than ours , tmt the gteut In vestors of the wet hi appreciate Iho dlfll- cultlcs under which we ure labelling ncl until these dltllcultlcs uiu removed we can- rot icasonnbly hope lo ee perfect confi dence rc-Htoied at homo or ubioad. The fundamental vice In our curicncy sys tem U the legal tender note , ledcomublo In coin by the government , und rclssuable iirclcr the law. Thcro arc other defects , hut this thrcatenn the .stability of the whole volume of our currency. So long as these notes are outstanding the slightest diminu tion of the coin reserve nt once excites u feeling of apprehension and distrust , nftecta the values of all securities , curtails Invest ments nnd moie or less seriously embnr- iasses all the buMneFS affairs of the people. In attempting to provide a circulating medium consisting- Its own notes ledcem- able In coin on picsentatum and lelbsuablo after redemption , the government of the United States Is engaged In n business for vvMeh It Is wholly unfitted and which was never for n moment contemplated by Its founders. It has a right to borrow money and Issue evidence of the debt , but It vvaa never contemplated that it should convert lt ° elf Into a bank of Issue and fuinish legal tender paper currency for the use of the people ONLY SAFE HOAD TO FOLLOW. The Treasmy department ought to be and was Intended to be simply a public agency for the management of the fiscal affairs oC the goveinment as a government , not in a banlc No changes made In our currency sjMeni will afford relief until It piovldes for tbe rcthement of the legul tenders. The. circulation of legal tcnduis haw a tendency to drive out of use and out of the country the very coin In which the goveinment la compelled to redeem them , nnd It ban ex pelled millions of dollars from our hordorH. . Although the government and our own people are compelled to receive them , they will not dlscharae International obllgntloiiH. and gold must go out to settle all final bal- anees against us. No othei government In the world 18 re- nulled ( o supply gold fiom Its tieaciiry to citizens While thu pecuniary \nfa \ to which the people have been subjected by the Issuu and continued circulation of legal tender paper hap been almost Incalculable , thin linn not been the chief Injury Inflicted upon the oountiy. The theories Hint the govern ment can eieate money by placing Ha htnmp upon paper or other nmtcilal ; that a IcgMtitlvo enactment can miiKn M cento , equal In valiio to ] 0f > cents ; that artificially Inflated prlecM paid In a depreciated cm- H'liey are better lei the pcopltr-tlinn natural pi Ices paid In a sound curienev , and varlouu olhei vagailes now lloitlnn like bubbles In the politic.il atmosphere aie ull attilbiitablo to the lorn ; continued use of legal tender paper The piopoMtlon , that a piomlsc of the goveimnunl to pay money IH money , la Just nn nli"iird UH the pioposltlon that a piomlHu to tit-liver a hoipe Is u horhc , nnd vet , theie me men high In public counsels who bellciVe that the United States' piomls- sory note lu actual moiuy , nnd that Iho statute whlrh compels all the people to- lei'elvo II IIH actual money In constitutional and ought to he contlnuucl In f > , ice. PREDICATED ON VICIOUS PRINCIPLES The agitation for the flee coinage of legal tender silver Is predicated upon the samn vicious principle that underlie * ) tlio leglHlatlon making paper prnmlHes a lenl tender , but thrie Is a practical difference between Iho tvvi < ( lyblems The United Hlutes' note vvaa n foiecd loan fiom the people to the government , \vhlch the government - ment promised to repay In dollar * , but the flee coinage of legal tender Hllvei at lhi > lallo of lii to 1 would bo n fen cod loan fiom the people to the owners of silver mines and bllvei bulll/n without a promlHo of ir- ptiyment by nnvbody. The cniiipalen agnlimt the pioposltlon to debase our ptnnd- aul of value Mionld not be nbandoneil or mixpendiMl. If I he fi If nils of a Hound unil Htablo meabiire of value mo vigilant nmt acllvo , tlilR effort cannot possdlily uuccced , and the question will HOOII rtcedo from tha public view. Hut the L'nlterl States legal tender notes will remain to complicate the currency b > 'H- tem und ( inhairasi ) the government , Jn my opinion legislation In this direction at tlie earneui pubbimu uuy IB niiiu-i.iiiveiy uu- nianded by every Hubntanllul Interest In the countiy , and KH postponement upon an ) pretext , us a political expediency or upjn HIM assumption that no Manufactory umilt ran be accomplished would hu n very grave mistake. No nation can reasonably hope to control the trade of any conslderablo pait of thu world unlcKs * MM iixchnimea aru baHcil upon a standard of value iccognlKPd -t UH sound In all the centers of commerce. TAKKB TOLL FROM ALL. v * The pound sterling has imido London not ' only tlie piiiiclpnl maiket imt thu clcnrlnir > houuu of Iho whole world England not , \ only tcullzcs great profit from her own trade , but takes toll out of the Inlcrna- " tlonal trade of ull other countries With an \ Inferior cuirency we could never fucceas- " ! fully content her Fupremitcy , and iho bollaf W that we ean pimltli her or enrich ournelve * . * ' ! by ilcntroyliiK the value of our own IH ono of the moHt lemurkahlo dolufcioim of tha uio ; Much of out flinnclal lioublo has been cjiiFod hy doubt and fpeculatlon , hero anil abiiiad , concc-rnlng Iho vlewB and purposes of our people ut largo and the policies of - . the po ltlr.il . parlies lo which they are at- tuched Tliln Is a government by partlea and Invexl/ix uulili with Ihu greatest In tercut and HolleltuJe OVCTV iiiiinlfiintatlon of popular opinion , especially when chanetn me to he mudu In Ihu chief executive oflke. It la of vast Impoilancu that Ihe-e doubtu did MIH ul.l'uiiH should be net at rent , In 01 dei ih it "ho " woild may rortuinly knovv what i * > t < > I' 'in permanent monetary pol- < Vif.uunl Indefinite deelaiullonu by th tu it pjillltal org.'n.i--alon | of ( hu J\ \ .M > i.ut enl > lncra c doubt und ( U >