THE OMAHA ! DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOBMEtfO , . , NOVEMBER 27 , 1805. SINGLE OOl'iT JTIVE CENTS.
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QUIETING DOWN IN ARMENIA
Turkish Mobs Seem to Have Tired of
Slaughter.
COUNTING UP THE NUMBERS OF THE DEAD
iiirotc'nM | I'nircrn XIMV ConcontriitlnK
u I'ovii-rful I.'lcct at Smyrna
to lie Itcuily for Any.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Nov. 20. ( Via Sofia ,
Bulgaria , Nov. 20. ) Now that matters seem
to be quieting down again here and In the
Asiatic provinces people are beginning to
form estimates of the amount of damage
done and the number ot lives lost during the
recent disturbances. Well Informed Ar
menians estimate the losses through the
events which have just taken place In
Anatolia alone at $50,000,000 , and the num
ber of victims at 40,000. Of course these
nre Armenian estimates , but there seems
good reason for believing that the property
destroyed , the number of lives sacrificed and
the terrible outrages committed are far
beyond anything hitherto estimated or de
scribed. But this Is not all. People com
petent to pronounce an opinion upon the
HUbJcct say that with the coming of winter
there will be very many more deaths from
exposure and famine and that even the
prompt collection of relief funds , food and
clothing cannot avert much loss of life and
great suffering. Famine Is threatened In a
number of districts and there seems to be
no way of preventing It.
Thfr powers. Instead of ordering their
fleets away from Turkish waters as the sul
tan earnestly requested , seem to be deter
mined upon keeping them in this vicinity
for an indefinite period. A portion of the
British Mediterranean fleet , It Is reported
> here , will BOOH leave Salonlca bay for
Smyrna , whsio the powers are mustering
thslr fighting ships. The war ships of
Great Britain expected to rendezvous at
Smyrna this wek will consist ot nine bat
tleships , four crulsjrs , four smaller boats.
The rest of the Salonlca bay fleet will , It Is
Raid , remain off that port for the present ,
rct.dy for any emergency. Franco has al
ready at Smyrna one battleship , two cruis
ers and two smaller ships. Italy's flag floats
lit.m . two battleships , two cruisers and four
small craft ! n the waters of Smyrna. Rus
sia has two crulsera on the way to Smyrna
In addition to a powerful fleet cruising on
the western portion of the Black sea. The
United States has been represented at
Smyrna by two cruisers , and Germany has
cue email gunboat there , but It Is rumored
that two German battleships are on their
way. Austria , off Smyrna , has one battle
ship , two cruisers and two small gunboats.
Ot course , this Is not a "naval demon
stration. " It IB simply the concentration of
the foreign fleet nt a point agreed upon , ap
parently between the powers.
No progress has been made In the matter
of the application to the Porto by the repre
sentatives of Great Britain , Russia , Italy
mid" Austria for permission for the passage
through ! the straits ot the Dardanelles and
on Into the Bosphortis of an extra gun
boat , to act as an additional guardshlp for
their respective embassies.
MAY COME WITHOUT A PERMIT.
The ambassadors will hold an informal
meeting today In order to decide what steps
to take to put an end to the so-called "shuf
fling" of the porter The Impression prevails
that If tbi firmans are not very soon granted
the- extra gunboats will pass the Dardanelles
without the porte's permission , even It they
have to be convoyed through by battleships
stripped for aotlon. Indcd nobody here can
sec how the powers can retreat from the po-
eltlon they have assumed without serious
loss of prestige and especially as their de
mands are based on treaty rights which are
admitted by the sultan and his advisers. In
gome quarters It Is said the sultan's objection
to granting the flrman Is really caussd by
his belief that he can do so with Impunity , In
view of the objection raised by Russia to
Austria's proposal In the subject , and that
this constituted a difference of opinion among
the powers. A meinbir of the diplomatic
corps , to whom this view of the case was
Mibmlttcd , said that If the sultan actually
thought there was any material difference of
opinion among the powers ho would do wtll
to get rid of that belief as soon as possi
ble.
ble.News
News from the Interior of Asiatic Turkey-
Is more difficult to obtain than for a long
time past. Although it Is rumored that the
Turkish operations against Zoitoun have com
menced , reports as to the negotiations for
the1 surrender of Zcltoun are still progressIng -
Ing with the prospect of a peaceful ending
of the dlsor 'er there. The main trouble seems
to be that the Armenians arc afraid to trust
to the promises of tlu Turks that their lives
will be spared If they surrender.
Missionaries say that In the outbreak at
Marash on November 19 , many hundreds of
people were killed , and that all the school
buildings were burned by the rioters.
RESTORING STOLEN PROPERTY.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. The Turkish le
gation received from the sublime porte the
following telegram under today's date : "The
Armenian rioters nt AIntab , having wounded
one soldier and four Mussulmans , a few more
troubles occurred In that city. The advices
tinting there. Is no security at Tielmroum and
at Slnghourll are absolutely false. The au
thorities of Tocat have taken thr necessary
eteps for the discovery and the restitution to
the owners of all articles stolen In certain
villages , and In excepting a few Incidents of
little- Importance that took place In Maraeh
the tranquillity Is perfect In the province of
Aleppo. No disorder whatever has occurred
since the 23rd Instant In the provinces nf
Klvaf , Angora , Motissoui ; Kliastl. MounI , So"u-
tarl , Syria , the Islands of the archipelago ,
Adrlanople , Aldln , Tripoli of Africa , Hedjaz.
lludavcmllglilar , Crete , Janlim , Erzeroum ,
Yemen , Kossovp , Tieblzondo and Salonlca ,
nnd In the sandjaks of Tcbalaldja , Jerusalem
nnd Ismldt ,
LONDON , Nov. 20. A dispatch to the Time *
from Constantinople says the nomination of
Knver Bey as Mutessarl nt Constantinople lias
produced an unfavorable Impression , deplora
ble In the- extreme , as the new official Is
fanatically anti-Christian and notorious for
his venality.
A dispatch to the Dally News from Con
stantinople says a telegram has been received
from Kharpout explaining the manner in
ulilch the destruction of thj American mis
sion property occurred. The mission build
ings at Kharpout were set on fire success
fully , according to the telegram , In the pres
ence of tli ? soldiers , but the college building
was saved ,
BETTER OFF TO BE KILLED.
The Chronicle publluhes a dispatch from
Its special correspondent at Constantinople
giving an account of a peculiar report made
by the Turkish officials , According to the
correspondent sven men from the Kharpout
> lprlet | ! applied to the Constantinople authori
ties for Information about the massacres said
to have occurred there , The officials were
forced to tell that the- outbreaks had been
most serious. When the men expressed a
hope that their families were safe the oltl-
clalB. repll-d : "Better that they should have
bt > ; ii killed outright than that they should die
of famine. "
The Times publishes an article written at
Krztioum , dated November 9 , The corre
spondent tys ; "The miu-sacro has certainly
occurred by the order of the authorities , and
this order mint have emanated originally from
the central authorities at Constantinople ,
Much circumstantial evidence can be produced
to corroborate tlil statement. "
The correspondent , writing from Erzeroum ,
proceeds to repeat n conversation which he
overheard going on between the Turkish sol
diers who were guarding hl door. Their
statements \xero to the effect that their oill-
ccn had ordered them at a given signal to
massacre the Armenians , The correspondent
then continues : "I had been visiting at the
BrltlJli consulate- with Mr , Chambers Sunday
nflrrcoon , when tie new outbreak took place.
The Arnu-uluiis aen ! crpwrfpd the Amer'-an '
school , A number wf persons were klllvd on
this day , the estimates ranging from eighteen
to thirty-five. The scenes In the cemeteries' '
where the victims have been burled by the
survivors have been heartrending. On No
vember 7 I visited , all of the ruined bazaars ,
going as far as Serai , but during the entire
Journey I did not see a single Christian. "
Court Dlvlilcil In KM Opinion * .
MONTREAL , Nov. 20. The case of the
Canada Review agatntt Archbishop Fabsr for
fGO.OOO damages through putting the paper
under the ban of the church , came up for
judgment In the court ot review this morn
ing. Judges Tail , Taschereau and Archibald
presided. The two former , both Catholics ,
were unanimous In deciding that tlie bishop
had the right to condemn any paper contrary
to the teachings of the Catholic church. Judge
Archibald , a Protestant , dissented and gave
the plaintiff a Judgment of 110,000 , holding
that ho wo unjustly treated.
JVot Hnlf of the Horror Il M > ortetl.
LONDON , Nov. 20. A dispatch to the
Dally News from Constantinople giving a
general resume of the situation declares that
the recent massacre put the early outrages
of Sassoun and Moosh entirely In the back
ground. If either England , France or Hus-
sit should publish the stories reported offi
cially by the cool-headed consuls , all Europe
would stand aghast at the proofs. Where-
ever these Consuls have Investigated matters
they have found that the accusations that
the Armenians provoked the riots are false.
I'rolont AKiilnxt < friiim-iit I'olloy.
BARCELONA , Spain , Nov. 20. A sensa
tion has bssn caused hero by the action o ]
the republican leaders , who have decided to
call a great mass meeting for the purpose of
condemning the pollcy of the government In
Cuba. It Is proposed to Issue a manifesto
demanding autonomy for Cuba as a sure
means ot concluding the war on the Island.
HroovoriMl SKty-Novcii IloilK-N.
MADRID , Nov. 20. Sixty-two bodies , of
which thirty-seven wcrt ! the remains .of
women , have been recovered from the ruins
of the cartridge factory at Palma , Island
of Majorca , which was blown up yesterday.
U la now paid that the explosion was caused
by a workman who had been dismissed.
Spain -Ml < VM n. 1'rotcMi i\ith Orimmrk.
LONDON , Nov. 20. The Times publishes
a dispatch from Copenhagen announcing thai
the Spanish government ban notified the au
thorities of Denmark that Danish ships have
recsntly assisted the Cuban rebels with arms
and ammunition.
Iiootcil u French MlNNlon.
LONDON , Nov. 20. A special dispatch
from Shanghai says the French mlsylon at
Lulh Slang has been looted by the natives of
that vicinity during the absence of the
French gunboat which Is usually stationed
In those waters.
WUIIiiir to Arbitrate * .
LONDON , Nov. 20. Instructions , It Is an-
nouncsd , have been sent to the British min
ister at Rio do Janeiro , Brazil , to submit the
question of the ownership of the Island ol
Trinidad to arbitration.
( ii-cfi'c Mi ill ; < ! ! Up It- nil RarthiiiinUr.
ATHENS , Nov. 2G. Sharp earthquake
shocks "ere felt this morning here , and also
at Cli.irlcliii ; ' , Llvldia , Thebls and Corinth.
1111,1 , TAI.lvKll TO A SMAM , CROWD.
-.c v York Sriintor'M First Lecture
Not im Utihonmlcd Sncci'KH.
MILWAUKEE , Nov. 20. Senator Hill was
greeted by an audience of about 400 people at
his first appearance as a public lecturer in
this city tonight. The prices of admission to
the tlieater were too high , and that Is given
as an explanation for the small attendance.
The amllenc ? consisted mainly of old line
democrats , who entertained Senator Hill dur
ing the day. The lecture was on the subject
of "Liberty , " Its underlying Idea being that
the safest kind of liberty and government was
that which did not Interfere with Individual
liberty , and did not attempt to legislate in
matters of personal customs and habits. It
was an elaboration upon a former speech of
his delivered In New York , explaining why
ho was a democrat , and why every true lover
of liberty ought to be a democrat. He spoke
at length of the Monroe doctrine , of which he
showed himself to be a strong adherent ; and
proclaimed his sympathy wltli the Cubans In
their present struggle for Independence. He
denounced the adoration for titles which was
growing In certain quarters In America , and
regretted tha sending of Americans to for
eign courts who were full of toadyism for de-
luylns monarchy nnd almost ashamed of their
American citizenship. True Americanism , as
the senator understands It , was defined. Per
haps , because It was his first lecturing effort ,
ho required nearly an hour and a half to
make his talk.
Senator Hill was Hie guest of the Jefferson
club after the lecture. Ho was entertained
at dinner by prominent democrats at leading
clubs of this city and was given an informal
reception by the local Press club. At mid
night he left for Minneapolis.
I.OUATI3U SCIIIiATTEH THE HEAMSll.
nt n Holel In u Small Kim-
NIIH Town.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov. 20. A special from
the Echo at Jennings , Kan. , to the Capital
says : Francis Schlatter registered at the
Revere house In this little city today. He has
kept his room nearly all the time , und very
few have to far been able to see him.
DENVER , Colo. , Nov. 20 , A special to
the News from Gruneros , Colo. , says :
Francis Schlatter , the "healer , " Is at Green
horn , some nlns miles from this point.
There Is no question as to his Identity , as
ho was recognized by the writer and by
George Sears und wife , all of whom were
treated by him In Denver. Schlatter rides
a line gray horse and carries a bundle of
blankets. Ha gave a detailed statement of
his movements since leaving Denver , and
admitted meeting the various parties who
have reported Eealng him on his route. He
reached Greenhorn about 12:30 : today. Ho
has treated a number of people today , and
has also blessed a number of handkerchiefs ,
He tuys he Is on his way to Albuquerque ,
and will follow the old Santa Fo trail to
that point. On his arrival he will com
mence n forty-day fast. He could not eay
whether he would go to Chicago or not.
K. I' . llli > l y .ViiiiK-il for I'ri-Hlilriil ot
tht > Iti-oruunl-oil Company ,
NEW YORK , Nov. 20. The reorganization
coirmlttce of the Atchlaon , Topeka & Santa
Fe railway elected K. P. Rlpjey president ,
D. II. Robinson vice president and Aldace F.
WnlKor chairman of the board of directors.
Secretary Herman Kobbe announced the
election of Paul Morton of the Colorado Fuel
company third vlcu president and said that
the second vice president had not yet been
named , Mr , Kobbe also said I hat Aldure F.
Walker had not yet been chosen as chairman
of the board of directors.
from llu * Penitentiary.
CANON ClTV , Colo. , Nov. Si ) . Henry E.
Clayton und A. J. Henderson , eervlnjj on
eleven-year term for robbery , nnd Tom
Htliniitun , a negro , serving foily yeiirB fur
lape , et-captil from the penitentiary lat
nlBht by Miwlng the winnow barn with n
naw of their own manufacture. They stole
a horje ut " lively ftnblo nnd Hero well
out of town befoie their ( lleht was discov
ered ,
m
llllllIN I'llllMKt'l > till * StriMtlllll.
WH.LIAMHI'ORT , Pa. , Nov. 26-Light
raltih have prevailed throughout ths ! roc-
tlon for seventy-tun hour" , and thu small
streams that have been diy for four months
arti plioulnislpns of M-vlvlntr life , Reports
from alon the Kuhiuiehunnii river us far
\\cst as L'luarfli'lcl indicate a consldernblo
nse , and thu lumber people are hopeful
of eeltlng In Ihe IS.OOO.OO'J ' feet of logs.
Auclilcnt Only lluntonnl thu Ilnil.
DENVER. Cole , , Nov. 26. A special to
the Republican fiom Lns Vrgas , K. M , ,
* > uyi : F. D , Tinner , un Invalid , retuinhiK
from Fresno , Cul. , to Wopella. Ill , , died on
the lluln hero ( Ills morning about 9:30. : Ho
\\ug on the Ill-fulfil No. 4 yesterday , nnd
WIIM liroutrht hark here last night , Tha
elu-ck at the wicclc cotilil not 1m ve hah-
tcncii his deuth mote thun a few hour * .
CHAMPIONED CUBA'S ' CAUSE
Monster Mass Meeting Held at Cooper Union
in New York.
STRONG TALK FROM A CONGRESSMAN
ClinrlcM A. Dunn Prenlilcil ntul Mnilo
a Short AililrcHMI.Hier * of Ilu-
It < ! ( I < < ! from CIMI-
Krcnxiiicn uiiil Senator * .
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. Cooper Union was
crowded with a largo and enthusiastic nudl-
cnco tonight of sympathizers with the Cuban
insurgents. Tlio stage was decorated with
flags of various South American republics and
the stars and stripes. In the center of the
stage was a marble bust of Jose Marti , the
dead Cuban patriot , surrounded by potted
plants and palm leaves.
The mass meeting was similar to the
meetings recently held In CSiicago , Boston
and Washington. Charles A. Dana presided
and made the opening address , cloglzlng the
late Jose Marti , and expressing strong sym
pathy with the Cuban cause. Dr. Winters
who acted as secretary of the meeting , read
letters of regret from Congressman Amos
Cummlngs , Governors Mclntyre of Colorado ,
Culbcrson of Texas , Clarke of Arkansas , 12.
Allen , Arthur McMahon. Hsv. S. Hay Ford ,
William F. Ball , mayor of Fargo , N. D. ; ex-
Governor U. A. Alger of Mich
igan , Governor Hoger Allen of North
Dakota , United States Senator Chand
ler , Augustus W. Peters , Governor Up-
ham of Wisconsin , Patrick Egan and Andrew
Carnegie. All the letters express sympathy
with the cause of Cuba.
After the secretary had finished reading the
letters , ho Introduced Congressman William
Sulzer , whom , he said , was among the great
est sympathizers In behalf of Cuban Inde
pendence , and a man who stood ready tc
champion her cause even In ths congress of
the United States. Mr. Sulzer's remarks were
frequently Interrupted by deafening applause.
FAITH IN THE CUBAN CAUSE.
He said : "Let me say , first of all , that I
welcome this opportunity to express my sen
timents regarding the freedom of Cuba , the
catiso of the Cuban patriots and t'lo position
on the question this government should take.
"What I say here , I my from deep con
viction , after mature deliberation , and as an
American citizen ; as an American representa
tive. In the present crisis In Cuba , my
sympathies are all with the heroic and
patriotic Cubans , and I sincerely hope and
believe they will succeed.
"Cuba must and will be free and Independ
ent and In my judgment the end Is near ,
the result Inevitable , and the Cuban republic
will soon lake Its stand among tne nations
of the world. There Is more than Insurrec
tion In Cuba ; It Is n revolution. Revolu
tions always accomplish something for the
uplifting of humanity , and the amelioration
of the human race. I believe In revolutions
when oppression cannot longer be endured.
"Spain denies that war exls'.s In Cuba , yet
nhe sent 100,000 men there to put It down.
Her greatest general has taken personal
command , and says he cannot conquer the
icbels unless he receives a reinforcement of
150,000 more men. Spain never did and never
will admit the truth about Cuba. She will
not permit the world to know what Is going
on In the Island , and thz probability Is thai
aho Is not carrying on a civilized mode of
warfare. There ocms to be very little dif
ference between Cap'aln General Balmaceda
and Captain General Campos and the mes
sage of Genera' ' Grant , through his secretary ol
state , In 1869 , crying out In the Interest ol
Christian civilization and common humanity
against the mode of warfare pursued In Cuba
by the Spanish government , and It Is no
doubt as true now as It watt then.
SPAIN CANNOT WIN.
"Spain cannot win ; she cannot subjugate
Cuba. Her greatest general meets with de
feat In every Important engagement , and her
resources are drained to a condition of
national bankruptcy. She cannot carry on
tha war much longer , and must Boon admit
her Inability to quell the revolution. From
what I can ascertain and learn from Uie best
authoritative wurces , I know the Cubans
will accept no terms but the freedom of the
Island.
"Cuba lies at our very door and belongs
to us by right. Some day she will belong to
us. But It will never come by purchase.
Cuba will come to ua In her own good time ,
but when she comes she will come In her
prid ? and glory , and of her own accord , as
a free and Independent i'tatc ' , a possession
rich beyond the dream of avarice , and es
sential to our control of the Gulf of Mexico ,
our continental supremacy and our national
d-estiny ,
"Tho time has come when , as a people of
the great republic , we must declare our hon
est views and our true convictions
and declare them In no weak ,
vacillating tones. To remain silent
much longer would subject us to
the ridicule and condemnation of every
nation of the hemisphere. Our duty Is plain ,
aye , In my humble Judgment , Is imperative.
"We should recognize the Cuban patriots
as belligerents who have all the rights and
privileges that right Implies and that It af
fords In modern warfare. In this matter In
congress , 1 will follow where any man may
dare to lead , and will lead where any man
may dare to follow.
"I cannot speak for the administration ; I
can only speak for but one man In the Fifty-
fourth congress , but I hope and I bslleve ,
within the next four weeks some action will
bo taken that will command the approval of
every liberty-loving American from Baffin's
bay to the Straits of Magellan. In the
name of God of nations , let Cuba bo free.
In the name of humanity , long live the
Cuban republic. "
When Mr. Sulzer finished speaking , the
following resolution was adopted :
"Resolved , That we oxtt-nd our sympathy
to the Cuban people In their struggle for
freedom and Independence , and wo call on
( lie congress and tha president of these
United States and require them to grant bel
ligerent rights to the Cuban republic.
UAPTUIU3U HOME COHHISSI'OMK\CE.
SiniiilNli llfporlN to the KITrrt flint
( ii > in-nil MIIVCMI HUH lli-eu Kllli'il.
HAVANA , Nov. 20. According to official
advices the troops engaged In military op
erations near Clenfucgos succeeded In cap
turing considerable valuable correspondence ,
Tluy then eave battle to the Insurgents and
the Cuban leader , Maceo , was killed.
Official advices also report that the Insur
gent ) Eucceeded In liberating twenty Cuban
prisoners during the recent derailing of a
train In the Calbjrlen district of the prpvlnce
of Santa Clani , many persons being killed and
wounded at the tame time , Another outrage
has just been reported here , Jt Is claimed
that a bomb exploded , blowing up a railway
train at some point bstween Clego Avlla and
Moron , No particulars of the affair have
boon received.
Clenfuegoa advices have been received here
to the effect that cans- fields are being burned
In the vicinity of Solodad. The. reports from
Clenfuefio. * do not give details of t'ne alleged
burning of the plantations. Troops which ar-
llved today leave tomorrow for Matanzas ,
where- they will commence- active operations
without loss of time ,
IlKSUI/rKII I.V A DHA1V.V IIATTM3.
( luvi'riinifiit Trooiiu In Nun Domingo
\VnltlnK ItflnforfiMiK-nlN.
iOopyrls.iteil , 1S93 , \ > y I'rma Publishing Company , )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Nov. 20. ( Special
Cable to the New York World Special Tele
gram. ) There has been a further rising In
: he western part of San Domingo , resulting
thus far In a drawn battle between the
rebels and the government troops. The In
surgents have retired Into Haytlan territory
i ml th& San Doming ! ! ) column In the field
6 awaiting reinforcements. When these ar
rive it may follow the rebel * ,
President Hypollte of Haytl | g reported to
ie Inactive In the matter , because lie Is oc
cupied with an Incipient revolution which
helias on his own hands.
LOST TIIKIH lIKAltlffcS'i : * A STOH.M.
ff *
Tuo V * n nl AVnlic l Anltorc mill
Their CrrnN SnveilCirltlt Jlllllciilty.
CHICAGO , Nov. 26. The lives tt at least
twenty-five men are In imminent peril on
board vessels which have- been blown
aground In Lake Mlchlg-tnfoft Glcncco. The
vessels are ! Steamer J. , Bnlejy Owen , Cap
tain Marlon Penny , &hf a chew of eight
men ; schooner Mlchlgjn with captain nnd
six men ; schooner Nltfiolson , 'with captain
nnd crew of seven men. fTM > a vessels went
aground between mldnlEbt sand daybreak.
They were discovered Earlyjtnls morning and
the Evanpton life saving fro\v was at once
dispatched to the rescue- _ , '
It was about 3:30 : o'cltfck th morning when
the steamer J. Kmerjr1 Owrti rsn aground
with its two consorts , tnfc schooners Michigan
and Glencoe. Just how the plfat lost his bearIngs -
Ings Is not yet known , but U tvns undoubtedly
duo to the blinding storm , tin all there were
between fifty and seventy-five ! people on board
the , three voisels , the majority , however ,
being on the steamer. Slgftals of distress
were at once given , but It Wai not until after
daylight that they were se n nnd answered.
Great delay was. caused b ) trio wrecking ol
the lifeboat from Evanston n few minutes
after It was launched. Andthor boat was se
cured und at 1:30 : o'clock , wi'least forty ol
the wrecked crew were sajc ! nphoro. There
were about as many moro.tp be landed. The
work of rescue was neccssirtly slow , as the
lake was still running Itlgh-hnd the lifeboat
had to proceed slowly on'account ' of large
cakes of Ice. Tfc *
All three vessels arc pounding badly anil
It Is feared they will goto > pieces before to
morrow. It look ? now asjjf , fcvory one on
board would be-saved. ,
Ths vessels were enroutc. from Buffalo to
Chicago and were laden with hard coal. Cap
tain Tenney of the steamer 'was washed over
board when the vessels went aground , but
through the coolness of Frederick Wcstner ,
the cook , he was rescued. "James Daugherty
was pteerlng at the time opt the accident.
When Captain Tenney of ihe steamer nnd
Captain Smith of one of the schooners were
brought ashore they refuseiVUo give any In
formation to the representatives of the press
unless they were paid for ltf * '
The steamer S. A. Packer of the Lchlgh
Valley line , which arrived thta afternoon from
Buffalo , was out In the worst of the storm.
The steamers Majestic , Egyptian and Viking ,
the latter towing the WlwC.Jloore , also ar
rived. I-IB' ' ' '
BUFFALO , Nov. 2G--Whlle the steamer
Syracuse of the Western Imb was being towed
' '
Into the harbor jn the he'kvy'gale and rough
water that prevailed she. became unmanage
able and cut the tug nih amidst In two. The
captain and crew of the tug ; escaped by Jump-
Ing. The Elk sank almost Instantly.
The lake Is very high at-this point. The
water is over the'breakwat'er at the entrance
of the harbor and freight Untieing taken up
to the second story of thB-lransfer houses ,
which are Inundated on tlvj iground floors.
The harbor has risen to anTalmost unprece
dented height. > <
IOOKI.AFTR
Sec-retnry Olm-y Stiitii | ' Kverylliliiu
INiHHilili * IK llrliim Done.
BALTIMORE , Nov. 20 , 4icv. Ward T.
Root , chairman of the comihittee on resolu
tions of the Washington conference of. Con
gregational churches , recenfjy held in this
city , tas received the following letter from
Secretary of State Olney :
"I have received your letti'c respecting the
resolutions of. the Washlngtiji. conference of
Congregational Churches1 , adopted nt Its
quarterly meeting , the 19th { njsiant , concern
ing the recent Turkish trou ) ; > et. It gives me
great pleasure'to say thlsi government Is taking
'
ing every possible meAsur through' the
earnest demands' ' of the. TJrffKtJSStatcsAniln-
Ister at Constantinople and cjjoiiah'the pres
ence of our vessels of war MniTirkIsh' ) ! , waters ,
to ensure the- fulfillment by ' { he porte of the
repeated guarantees It has , lnade respecting
the personal security of American citizens re
siding In Asia Minor and hi every quarter
of the empire -where disturbances are or may
be apprehanded. " * _
MILITIA AIU1IVI2D JUST IX TIMI3.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ >
Mob Which dime to L.ynoh a Prisoner
KrlichteiHMl Ait 113 %
ABBEYVILLE , S. C. , Nov" 26. An unsuc
cessful attempt was mado' th'ls morning by a
mob of thirty or forty men to lynch the pris
oners now In jail here charged with the mur
der of Narcassl Bagwell , the young white
woman whoso body was almost cremated In
the building burned near Hadges Tuesday
night. But for the coolness and discretion of
Jailer Nance and his fathori the sheriff , the
murderers would have bien hanging to the
trees by sunrise this morning. The mob
c mo to the Jail and'aroused.'tbs ' jailer , say
ing they had a prisoner undfrSMmmltment.
The Jiller , suspecting all ViPMWJf Vf" . 'm ' * .
mediately left the Jail throU _ Ro > 'back .door
and notified the sheriff , wl.if , imtnon'ed the
Abbeyvllle Rifles , who prompiiy-reEpondwl.
The tread of the soldiers ah-'ithe ' voice of
Sheriff Nance were too much for the men
who were thirsting for bood ) and they quietly
went away.
FOUND MimDnilBU .I.V HIS HRD.
WcMiHhy KIIIIHIIN Miiu HuppONCiI < o IIu
the Victim of .HoIIIcm.
EUREKA , Kan. , Nov. ic. W. E. Orvls ,
a prominent and wealthy citizen of Severy ,
Kan. , was found dead In bed Just before noon
today. Foul play Is susp'ected. Orvls was
sandbagged and robbed of , $0,000 In govern
ment bonds at Severy a few months ago.
Subsequently some one gained access to his
room at night and left a , , note telling how
the bonds could be recovered , Mr. Orvls fol
lowed directions and dlscoVerfd his property
ay the payment of a smallv > um , of money. It
Is now thought by many that ho has been
murdered In order to prfrfnt tha exposure
of the parties who rcbb il him. The fact
that' his room was entered by the same
means as on the previous iccc.ulon lnda sup
port to the Idea. There is" much excitement
at Severy. ,
Si-clIoiiN of it llrokuitf Trnln Col.Irtf.
LIMA , O. , Nov , ' 'G.-.An'oaatbound freight
train on the Pennsylvania raml broke In two
nnd i an together ncaij Uleljey , Conductor
J , Phcrson was thrown through the caboose
* irt nilrttir M ml li.l ill tr It III * t , 1l n ITtlll 11Vtt UP
was thrown from the t < jp nf the caboose
fifty feet und badly hurJ-JiTJiey live In Fort
Wnyne , Ind. Stockmaiiv" A. S. Wilson ,
Morengo , Iowa , headv twf ; N. C. Vnnce ,
Marietta , O , . left Hlile-iliurtf. J , D , Webber ,
Decatur. Ind. , shoulder' lrojcen.
A terrific wind storm lft fllplit blew down
thousands of oil derrlc Es ) iuCaused other
damage , nmuntliiK to savcri&liundred thou
sand dollais. No lives reported lost.
anil J'Vue ' Silver ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. . ! > . - , Nov. 2G.-Speciul. ( )
Senator It. F. PeUlgrew left last. even
ing for Washington to begin hln second
term as United HtutPs t-fjiator , Duilng his
vacation thu ecnator has fmUed himself more
or Iob3 In tudylng up the , silver question
and Intends as soon M he Teaches the na
tional capital to Mart aj uHver boom. A
well known sllverite here ; , , who has been
tnlliliu , ' with Senator Petttercw , Intimates
that if the silver boom \ which Ihe latter
ntomlB to launch If sueeiVrnful to any great
legreo Ihe senator will have n presidential
boom of hl own to look after , being a
free silver candidate , ;
Mllllntrry CutnuFiHi/incut / Ilurnort ,
. ST , LOUIS , Noy. Sfi-JiTho retail and
wholesale mlljlncry cptablUhment of A.
II. FuchB , qcciipyliig Hip four-story bulki
ng at 700 to 708 Nurth > 5roadway.van de-
stiojcd by fire , which broke but nt 9:30 :
o'clock last evening. At the time u heavy
mow storm was prevailing which delayed
the engines und alalwe < l 'the lire to gain n
good sturt. The llamen soon destroyed the
; ill ire building and contents. A conserva
tive. estimate places the entile loss nt
about $115,000 , of which $ } ,000 Is on the
ulldtng ; partly Insured ,
Coal .MIniTH Thrviilc.il n SlrlUr.
SOUTH M'ALESTER , Tj. T. , NOV , 20-The
Kerbs and Coulgato miners held n meMlng
today , fit which rcjolutionn were adopted
calling for a territorial masa nu-etlng of
nlners for thu purpose of ruaulrlntr the
nine companies to advance the miners'
iay 25 cents per day and restore the o'd
rotes. It Is though that u general strike
wilt take- place in the ne-jr future , as the
comimili'H ray they cannot acceJo to thu
nlners' demands on account of the picaent
condition of the market-
Telegraph Wires Through the Central
States Prostrated by the Storm ,
RAILWAY TRAFFIC GREATLY IMPEDED
Much DnimiKC Dour tn lliilldlnux In
Ohio'mill liiitliinu nnil Until * on
the Uhtii Itlver Sent
Ail rift.
CHICAGO , Nov. 20. The storm which
raged here last night and early this morning
was one of the worst that ever struck this
city. The wind blow a gale and the snow fell
In great clouds. Street nnd railroad traffic
is greatly delayed and the street car com
panies have had to abandon some of their
minor lines , devoting their energies to keepIng -
Ing the main lines open. Dispatches received
hero show the wmo state of affairs through
out Illinois' ' . Qulncy reports a howling bliz
zard with snow falling fast , Impeding street
and railroad traffic. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down In all directions.
1'eorla soys the storm Is still raging and
wr.'ous damage Is feared.
At Falrbury , 111. , sleet caused considerable
damage. August Gunther fell and received
probably fatal Injuries.
Several fires appeared during the night and
made great trouble for the department , as Its
own electric system was so badly deranged
that delays were occasioned In the transmis
sion ot alarms. Chief Swemo of the fire de
partment said : "Only one thing we did not
have to contend with was * freezing water.
U haa been one of the worst nights excepting
this feature that I have ever seen In which
to fight n fire. "
Reports received nt the weather bureau
office Indicate so far as can be determined
that fair weather will prevail In this section
Wednesday and probably during Thursday.
Temperature will be somewhat lower tonlg'ht ,
with northerly winds , diminishing In force
and becoming variable Wednesday.
The total depth of snowfall since Sunday
evening has been just 12.9 Inches. This Is
the heaviest snowfall reported In Chicago for
November In the last twelve years.
As a result of last night's blizzard business
of every sort Is greatly crippled In Chicago
today. Suburban trains on steam railways
are- greatly delayed , while some of the lines
had to be abandoned entirely. On Elton
avenue electric line cars were standing on
the track at 9 o'clock this morning , where
they were caught by last night's storm.
The Sixty-seventh street trolley line at n
late hour has not attempted to run a single
At 10:30 : this forenoon the Western Union
company had established a communication
between this city and St. Louis and was ac
cepting Associated press news and general
business. At 9:30 : this morning practically
not a tick of a "sounder" was heard In the
city , the telegraph offices being silent and
the operators lonesome. The old ones said
that they had not known such a state of
things In thirty years. The general de
moralization of tha wires was due to the
heavy wet snow which had broken them
down In all directions. A few remain In
tact , but they were useless on account of
others being broken , which crossed and
grounded them. The , situation outside of
the/city. Is tfnknqwn.jjll- be , as bad as
In'Chicago. A 'brief dispatch Waar'Tccelvbd
from Cleveland saying It was expect- that
corrimuulcatlon would soon be established
with PIttsburg and Buffalo , and that there ,
were hopes of getting Toledo.
Superintendent of Malls Montgomery said
this morning that all the mail trains due
after 8 o'clock last night were late , and of
the early morning trains all were out at
9:30 : a. m. except the Big Four , Baltimore &
Ohio and Lake Shore. The mall car of the
Madison street line did not get out until S
o'clock. With this exception the mall de
livered In the city by wagon and carrier
has been prompt.
At 1 o'clock this morning the Western
Union Gold and Stock Tclegfaph company
sayo : "There was never a completer tele
graph blockade than exists today. Up to
9 o'clock there was no wire out ot this city ,
further than to the stock yards. This will
of course much upset the speculative mar
kets. The blockade Is complete In every
direction , another remarkable feature , as It
Is seldom that there Is trouble In every
direction.
SLEPT IN STREETCARS.
-Passengers on the Calumet' Electric Street
railroad were snowbound In a desolate portion
of the city , and some of them were compelled
to remain last night In the cars , being un
able to reach their homes In South Chicago.
Car No. 17 , which runs ' over South Chicago
avenue , was stalled at Se'venty-seventh street
at 10 o'clock last night , nnd remained fhero
until this morning , with five passengers In
addition to the motorman and conductor. A
car of the Seventy-fifth street line shared a
similar fate near Stony Island avenue , as did
also a car at South Chicago avenue end
Ninety-first street , nnd another at Sixty-sev
enth street and Vernon avenue. Each of
these carried passengers , who spent the night
aboard. Where the cars were first stalled
they carried the usual number of passengers ,
but as t'ne hours passed and no Indications of
progress were given the majority of the pas.
fcngers left the cars and continued the re
mainder of the Journey on foot. Some , how
ever , who lived a greater distance thnn did
the others , refused to leave the cars , preferring
ferring- spend the night In them to facing
Dip ctnrm
GENERAL RESULTS IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 26. The bllzznrd which
set In hero early last evening subsided this
morning after leaving nix to eight Inches cf
sncw on the ground , badly crippling street
car lines and greatly Impeding all kinds ( if
traffic. Telephone wires are down In numer
ous places And telegraph wires arc down In all
directions. No damage has yet been reported
In the city. From dispatches received Into
last nlRht It Is learned that the storm raged
throughout Missouri , Arkansas and Texas and
-as more severe than any preceding one for
many years. In Texas It swept over the
ranches , covering them with snow several
Inches deep , severely exposing all kinds of
live stock to Its fury. If the temperature
falls much lower In that section there will bo
great loss of cattle and bticep , As It IB there
la much suffering.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 28. The recent storm ,
so far as Kansas City la concerned , Is prac
tically at an end. It reached Its climax In
point of low temperature at 7:30 : this mornIng -
Ing , when the mercury fell to 10 above zero ,
nearly ten degrees lower than the lowest point
yesterday. The wind , however , had spent
Its force nearly twelve hours before. The
storm seriously affected the train schedules
In thlr city this morning , and in out of the
trains from the east and west pulled Into the
union depot behind time. The conductors re
ported no sjrious trouble with the enow.
The delay was due to the crippled wire serv
ice , which made the running of the ( rains
hazardous and uncertain , Ihe cars were covered
with Ice and snow , and looked at' If they had
come through a blizzard. The Union Pacific
train from the west was fifty-five minutes late
and the Rock Island was forty minutest be
hind time. The Chicago & Alton Chicago
passenger was one hour late. It came Into
the depot covered with Ice from the pilot to
the rear trucks. The Santa Fe California
express , duo at 7 o'clock , did not arrive until
8 o'clock. The Missouri , Kansas & Texas
train from the south was forty-five mlnutea
late , and the Wabash train from Chicago
was an hour and a half overdue. The Hanni
bal & * f 1 ? sh Train from Chicago' ' was
forty Yru .y 'c > allc' ' " ' ? Hannibal & St.
Joiepi , > .y'jj' $ train was four hours and
thirty ! / .jF i iInd time. The California
lyef-Oi "V ) o/s.-fcnta Fo from Chicago , wa
M < io0 t'tt ' > a $ ' "S.i and the Hock Islam ! Ohl-
cl , . ' * t.i/er | / train wa thirty-five minutes
late.1 Tralni were running on regular sched
ules again tonight.
OIL DEURICKS I1LOWN DOWN.
HOWLING QRBEN , 0. , Nov , 20 , The
Standard Oil company report * over 1OQO
llerrlcks blown down In this field by last
storm , and states that Its loss will
pch 1160,000. The loss to private operators
enormous. Wires are down everywhere ,
village of Cygnet , In this county , was
oat entirely blown away ,
DERSON , Ind. , Nov. 20. The wind blew
terrific rate last night. The colored
d cnurch , a new building , was com-
. _ _ demolished. The covered bridge over
the MlssUncno at Jonesboro was blown down
and the third story ot the rubber works
torn down , James Howard was seriously In
jured by the walls ot a building falling on
him , The Salem school house wast demolished
nnd outbuilding ! * , barns and fence.1 * blown
down. A trto fell across the engine drawing
the passenger train on the Panhandle , smashIng -
Ing the headlight and breaking the pilot , de
laying the train two hours. All electric wires
were broken. At Alexandria the main street
Is completely blocked by roofs blown from
buildings Into It.
FRANKLIN , Ind. , Nov. 20. The storm of
last night In this vicinity developed Into n
regular tornado which spread destruction on
all slde9. The new city hall was the worst
sufferer from the gale , being damaged to the
extent of $1B,000. Many other buildings
were partly wrecked ; outhouses blown down ,
treea prostrated and fences and signs torn
away.
IN THE TRACK OF THE GALE.
CLEVELAND , Nov. 20. The greatest gale
that ever struck this city , according to the
weather bureau , commenced blowing from the
south shortly after midnight. At 5 o'clock
this morning the wind had raised to a ve
locity of seventy-two miles an hour. Sev
eral houses were blown down and many
buildings unroofed , trees were uprooted and
signs blown away In all parts ot the city.
The water In Ihe river and harbor Is at the
lowest point recorded In several years. At
9 o'clock the jseather bureau reported the
barometer still very low nnd that the gale
would probably continue throughout the day.
Telegraph nnd telephone wires are badly
prostrated In all directions. Communication
with Chicago was entirely cut off until a
late hour this morning , when the Posinl
Telegraph and Cable company reported one
slow wire working to Chicago , nnd this dis
patch Is transmitted to the west over that
line.
line.NIAGARA
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. , Nov. 20. The
cataract Is greatly augmented In volume by
the force of the westerly wind , and the wind
Itself has attained a velocity scarcely par-
alicied here. The sut'psnslon bridge has bscn
subjected to a tremendous strain and It was
feared that some of the cables might part.
The Erie freight sheds were blown down for
a distance of 225 fet.
DUNKIRK , N. Y. , Nov. 20. The wind Is
blowing sixty miles an hour here , and all
craft In the harbor are In danger of being
torn from their fastenings.
BUFFALO , Nov. 20. High winds prevail
here. The telegraph companies are exper
iencing great trouble In getting oft business.
Wires are down In every direction. Buffalo
IB practically cut oft from communication
with the rest of the United States.
PUT-IN-BAYi O. , Nov. 20. Last night's
storm was very destructive here. Several
buildings were demolished. A deck hand
whose name Is unknown , on the steamer
Messenger , was blown overnoaru aim urowneu.
A sand sucker dragged her anchor nnd Is
adrift In the lake. Two men are on board
and It Is believed they will be lost. Tre
mendous wa running ,
DAMAGE TO THE COAL FLEET.
" LOUISVILLE , Nov. 20. No loss of life has
been reported as a result of last night's gale ,
when much damage was done along the Ohio
river towns In Kentucky and Indiana. In
Louisville several residences were unroofed ,
chimneys were leveled and awnliigo nnd
signs demolished , but across the. river the
damage wao more severe. At Jeffcrsonvllle ,
many barns were wrecked and along Front
street the houses were unroofed and windows
blown , ln. At Arctic- Springs , Captain. Holt-
man's coaliflect- wrecked and two ot his
doddlers stink. Threeilianty boats at Port
Fulton were" sunk and DUffy's ccal fleet was
torn from Its moorings. Several men on the
various coal boats "narrowly escaped death ,
being rescued by small skiffs. At Utlca ,
Ind. , the residence of William Hooper was
entirely demolished , but the family escaped
Injury. A family on board a wrecked shanty
boat at Utlca barely escaped with their lives.
At Bird's Eye , Ind. , many roofs were blown
off by the storm , and at Franklin , Ind. , the
wind wrecked tlie city hall , loss ? 15,000. ,
NASHVILLE , Nov. 20. Last night's storm
of wlnj nnd rain was followeJ by n cold wave ,
with light snow and a drop In temperature
from 03 degrees to 32. No damage of moment
was done by the storm.
CINCINNATI , Nov. 26. The steamers Rob
Itoy and O'Connell , reported blown away by
the wind last night , are safe. The maximum
velocity of the wind by government measure
ment was forty-eight miles an hour. Never
before In history were telegraph wires so
generally disabled. The Associated press In
the forenoon could reach only one of Its four
teen pony papers , and only two In the after
noon. All last night red messages of the
Western Union were held till tonight.
The Commercial Gazette's specials from In
diana report the storm as follows : At El-
wood the casting hall of the1 glass factory
was demolished over the heads of 400 women.
Only two were Injured. The McCoy lamp
chimney factory was lifted from Its founda
tion. Much damage was done. Loss esti
mated at $100.000. Several hundred men arc
thrown out of work temporarily. At Frank
lin the building of the new Clyde window
glass factory was unroofed , business blocks
were demolished and the Indianapolis gas
pumping stations were destroyed. Loss ,
$30,000. Three hundred men are rendered
Idle. At Alexandria the plate glass work's
were badly wrecked nnd two large shops of
the Union Steel Plate plant were demolished.
Loss not stated. At Hagertown , Seymour ,
Richmond and Decatur the btorm found ma
terial for Its fury In buildings In process of
erection , In chimneys , trees , fences , roofs
and the like , with no single case of great
damage. No loss of life or Injury to persons
Commercial Gazette specials from Ohio
points report as follows about last night's
storm : At Fort Recovery forty derricks In
the oil fields were- blown down , and wide
spread damage was done to roofs and fences.
At Eaton many houses were unroofed and
churches suffered the losa of chimneys und
turiets. At Dayton the Soldiers' home was
rocked like a cradle , and there was the usual
demolition of chimneys and fences. At Ox
ford several houses were umoofed , and th ?
usual demolition ot fcncen and trees occurred ,
In all these plac = a buildings In procesf
of construction were prostrated.
At Wabash , Ind. . half the buildings at
Bridges' brick works were destroyed this
morning. At Anderson , Ind. , the uorm de
molished a school house. James Howard
was Injured by falling walls. At Montpoller ,
Ind. , ell derricks were damaged $10,000. The
new shirt factory hero was demolished ,
SUBSIDING AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO , N. Y , . Nov , 26. The gale
which has been blowing here since an early
hour this morning IK subsiding tonight , The
damage- various kinds of property has been
very great , but no fatalities have been re
ported. Most of the damage wnu done by
the high water driven by the prevailing
wind. The water In the harbor and rlvi'r has
risen ' at least six feet since yesterday. The
Ne'w York Central tracks at the foot of
Georgia street have been wadicd away , and
no Belt line trains have run all day , The
tracks of theRcidlng have also been wa&hed
out at the same place , and tralnu on that
road are stalled there. Squaw It-laud , sit
uated north of Ferry street , and extending to
the International bridge , vas almost com
pletely submerged , and uome of the resi
dents on the Island were forced to leave
their homes to Ihe merry of the waves. A
great d"il of damage wats done nlnng the
wall , where many xquattem had their homes
washed away. Down on the Erie basin considerable
siderable- damage was dene to the licet of
excursion boats , which had been laid up there
for the winter. The water had risen nine
feet In twenty-four hours and played havoc
with the boats. The $10,000 tide v.lre ! ex
cursion steamer Shrewsbury wts washed
away from the supports on which It wan
placed und beached. The damage to
the steaiyer will be at least half Its viluc.
The steamer Ilazyuon met a similar mishap
and nan sustained very great d.timafe. ;
BOSTON , Nov. 20. A high Bouthcrn eale ,
accompanied by a heavy rainfall , prevails off
the New England coast tonight , Marlnpr
had warnings of the Etorm and many ves
sels remained In the hurbor. Telegraph
wlrea were considerably afflicted , but little
nthr ilarnava Is rennrtcd la this lectloi ) , *
BRYAN IS MADE PRESIDENT
Tmnsmississippi Oongrcsa Elects Officers
for the Doming Year ,
WORK FOR THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Pn-ihlnnr nf Mrarnnnnii Cnnnl Project
Itiillrnnil SI illof Ki
Hnti * ( lurMIiiii lIlMOii-i ;
mill HcilloN Mnilc ,
Evidently the members of the Transmit-
slsslppl congress were not early risers , for It (
|
was halt past 10 o'clock yesterday before
they were In evidence at the convention hull. <
A number of new faces were Men In the
various delegations , representing delegates
who had arrived too late for Monday's pro
ceedings.
The introduction of resolutions was first
taken up. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska offered
one calling on congress to recognize Cuba OB
a belligerent , another declaring for the free
coinage of silver and a third favoring the
Immediate foreclosure of the government
mortgage on the Pacific roads , or a reor
ganization on such a basis ns would prevent
fictitious capitalization and secure to the people
ple the use of the roads on such terms ns . ,
would only allow the companies a reasonable |
compensation. J.
M. V. W. Harmon of Mlt'tourl submitted |
a memorial , demanding a tariff on wool and |
T. W. Gaunt of Marysvlllo , Mo. , offered another - |
other favoring- the extension of the period J
of naturallztlon for foreigners to ten years.
The committee on resolutions reported that
It had organized by electing ex-Governor
Prince of Now Mexico as chairman nnd W.
J. Carlson of California secretary. It re
ported favorably on a substitute resolution ,
briefly declaring In favor of u national bank
ruptcy law and which was passed without
opposition.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the name of W. J. Bryan for presi
dent , and suggested that each Htute submit
the name of a vice president nnd a member
of the executive committee. The selection of
a secretary , assistant secretary and treasurer
will be left to the executive committee after
the place for holding of the next congress ,
has been decided upon. The report of the
committee uas adopted nnd Messrs. Prince ,
Craig and Captain Mason were appointed a
committee to escort Mr. Bryan to the chair.
In accepting the position Mr , Bryan said :
MORE THAN THRICE BLESSED.
Ladles , Gentlemen and Delegates : I am
deeply sensible of the honor which you con
fer in selecting me as permanent president
of this congress. The transmlsslsslppl COUH-
tiy is an empire In Itfcelf , and surpasses In
Its area , In Its resources. In Its undeveloped
wealth and In Its possibilities many of the
nations of Europe. Between the Mississippi
and the Golden Gate , and between the Cana
dian border and the Mexlc.in republic , are
found all of the necessaries of life In pro-
fu.so abundance.
Hero wo find wheat and corn to furnish
our tables with bread ; here wo find fish and
herds to furnish our tables with meat ; hero
wo find , cotton and wool to furnish the cloth
ing irceded In any climate ; hero wo find Iron
ore and forests to furnish the materials for
home building , and hero are the mines ot
gold and silver to furnish money for our
commerce. What equal area elsewhere Is
so wonderfully blessed ?
The lust halt century has witnessed the
'
transfermatlonro'f this great region from a
wilderness Into a garden ; from savagery Into
civilization. The next ) half century bids
fair to dwarf the achievements of the past
and to realize the hopes which we arc al
most afraid to express. Our people are first
In Intelligence by every test that can bb
applied , and last In pauperism and vice. If
we lack stupendous accumulation of wealth ,
we also lack , as some one has said , the-
shadows which they cast.
To preside over the deliberations of a
congress representing such a country and
such a population Is a distinction which I
highly esteem.
Wo have not met In any narrow or selfish
spirit , nor have wo assembled to plan an
Invasion of the rights of others. Our pur
pose Is not to appropriate to ourselves the
wealth produced by others , nor to throw an
obstacle in the path of any fellow laborer In
the nation's vineyard. In local matters ,
such as Irrigation , transportation from the
Mississippi to the Pacific , and railroad com
munication with the seaboard , our ex
perience and our necessities not only qualify
us to fcpeak , but make It Imperative that wo
do sneak If we desire relief.
Only those who live In the arid regions can
understand the advantages of Irrigation or
he Impressed by the magnitude of the , sub
ject ; only those whose commerce JB burdened
by the extortionate rates collected to pay an
Income on fictitious capitalization and watered
t Alr nnlir * > inan T Knv pnn nnnrnMatn tti&
Iniquity of an extension of the Pacific Hem ,
which would enrich the stockholders at thii
expense of the public ; only those remote from
deep water can appreciate the necessity for
direct and cheap railway connection with the *
ocean.
ocean.DEBTS
DEBTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
If our sympathy Is quicker to span the
distance which separates us from the Inhabitants -
habitants of an Island , struggling to establlah
a republic. It must be remembered that wo
are nearer to those who are struggling , if
we Insist strenuously upon the maintenance /
of the Monroe doctrine It will be remem
bered that the expression comw from a
people who contribute to a nation's strength" "
In a time of war , as well ns to the nation's
wealth In a lime of peace. If we emphasize
our advocacy of a ship canal across the
Isthmus It. must be remembered that such a
waterway would be of Immense advantage to
the t.'tatra along the Pacific coast and of
great value to the central west In reducing
transcontinental rates ,
If we relttrate our oft rcpeatcxl demands
for the restoration of silver to Its ancient
position an a standard money , equal with
gold In mint privileges and In legal tender ,
nualltleB , It must bo remembered that , OH j
pioducers of wealth , wo find thu products ot J
our toll fulling with the appreciation of gold
and that , OB debtors , we find our debts In
creasing Iif weight because the money to
liquidate th m can only be secured by an
1-ver-lncrcanlng sacrifice.
Bimetallism In not spoliation ; It Is defense *
against Injustice. Ve are not aoklng the i
privilege of graz'ng our cattle upon eastern f
pastures ; we are trying to compel our eastern i
brethren to keep their hogs out of our corn. '
Let us mtet these questions with frankness - /
ness and candor ; let UB dlucuua them with
courtesy and decorum ; let us express the
sentiment of our people with clearness and
einpliaslH. I am here to exeeillo your will ,
and , again expressing niy gratitude for your
conultlcratlon , I await your further pleasure. '
TALKED FOR THE CANAL. \
On motion a committee on ways und means "
wag appointed , consisting of Captgln Miton , '
ex-Governor Prince and Judge 8hurlleff. 1
McHtre. Keator , Johnson and Kelly wer ;
designated to prepare and submit resolutions f
commending the excellent service rendered by ,
President Cannon during the year Just
pained.
Mr. Hugh Craig of Ban Franclnco was then
Introduced to speak on the "Nlcaraguan
Canal. " His address was on abbreviation
of that which was to have been furnished by ,
Captain W. L. Mtrry and was heard with
much Interest. He Illustrated tilsremarks
by reference to a large map of the Paclflu
ocean , with the Paclflu coast and the coait ot
Cliliu , which was elevated at the back of tba
itage. He nhowed the route of the pro-
poked canal and quoted the declaration ot
General Grant that It wan the moat economi
cal and feasible route that could be desig
nated. The speaker related the history ct
the original agreement between the United
State * government and Nicaragua , . .hlcli
gave this country control of two and one-
half miles of territory extruding on eacli
tide from Hie center of the cjnul. lie held
that nature hud Intended Lake Nicaragua for
the exact purpose of tlili canal , The entlro
dlftanfe across the Uthimu % 'aa 1QB8-1Q
( ClmtTnueif "oil"Second Pase , )