THE OMAHAI DAILY BEE
JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNINGr , JTEBRtJAHY 1 , IS9 ( { TWELVE PAOES , 5INGKLE COIir JTEVI3 OI3NT3.
REBELS ARE AT THEIR EASE
Boost of the Spanish Generals Not Disturb
ing Gomez ,
PASSING THE MILITARY LINE AT WILL
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I'rcvrnt AnylliliiK ItrNcinlilliiK u
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HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 31. ( Via Key West ,
Pla. , Jan. 31. ) ( Special Telegram to the New
York World. ) The encounter between two
columns of Spanish troops and a large In-
mtrgcnt force at OJi del Agua , a report ot
which I cabled lo the World , demonstrates
that the military line ncrora the Island Is by
no means Impenetrable or as strong as Uie
Spanish generals want the public to believe.
The meager official Information of this en
counter says the Insurgent force which nt-
tacked two columns Monday between Art-
inosla nnd Qulvlcan wcro commanded by
General Gomez. This 1 a practical nc-
Itnowlcdgemcnt that the Spaulsh are unnblo
to lay their hands on the veteran Intnirgent
leader , nnd that he certainly must bo re
garded as n wonder.
I lenrned Monday nt 8 p. m. that a fight
had been begun. This was about ono hour
nftcr the firing opened. I wrote the Informa
tion to cable to the World and submitted the
copy to the censor , as required , but ho would
not let mo send It. ,
The Spanish commanders are now making
great efforts to strengthen the military line
or wall of men between Havana nnd Untabano
for the purpose , of keeping both Macco and
Gomez west of It. General 1'rat ,
whoso command wns stationed east of
Gomez's forces before he crossed the line
Sunday to force the Insurgents toward that
line and then cut off retreat , thus compelling
them to light , Is now marching west. Gen
eral Luqtio'a command Is west of the line ,
following Gomez up In 1'lnar del lllo province
as fast n Infantry can travel.
GOMEZ WANTED TO WAIT.
I am told on excellent authority that at
first Gomez did not Intend to cross the trocha
( mlllt'iry line ) , but wanted to wait cast of
It until Maceo returned.
"Thero Is no use In my going to rlnar
del Rio , " Gomez Is quoted as saying. "Maceo
will fight his way out nil right. Beside , I
am doing splendidly here. In Havana prov
ince 1 am recruiting my army. If I stay
ht-ro another week I shall have the arms and
ammunition' I want. The civil guards supply
nio well. "
Afterward Gomez heard that Macco wns
being hard pressed , that he was hampered by
his tick and wounded nnd that Ilermudcz had
l > ecn wounded In n skirmish. Gomez knew
that the defeat of Mnceo would bo a serious
blow to the revolution at this time , when the
qvestlon of the recognition of the insurgents
us belligerents wns before thoAmerlcan con-
.
The day Gomez decided to move his army
west had n skirmish near Guineas with a
umall detachment of Spanish Infantry.
Gomez , who Is always at the front In an
engagement , Is Bald to have been wounded ,
a Mauser rifle bullet passing through his
right thigh. His lieutenant advised him to
rest and nurse his wound. The veteran In
surgent laughed , saying : "Little gunshot
wounds should not bo considered when the
liberty and freedom of Cnbi are at stake. "
The Spanish generals feel humiliated to
think that Gomez should successfully cross
their "strong lino" at will. Some ot the
Spanish authorities want to have It under
stood that they permitted Gomez to cross to
the west shlo this time In order that now ,
when they have .both chiefs and practically
the whDlo. fighting force of the Insurgents
In a corner. It will bo easy to kill them off
nnd rnd the revolution.
Gomez says ho will ccino east again bc-
fpro tong und that ho expects no trouble In
rccrosslng the line. Gunboats have been
ordered to patrol the coast of Plnar del Rio ,
north and south , to" prevent the rebels es
caping by water.
I know Gomez fools scrry tint Genera !
Campos has left Cuba , but ho says General
Wsylcr's coming means a certain uprising
ot all Cubans It ho rules by the sword nnd
shoots all suspects. ROEDER.
JI VHI.V TAKES TUB KIELIJ I'HltSO.t
Aoc'omiiiiiileil by u 1-ni'Kro Ilnily of
HAVANA , Jan. 31. General Marln , the
noting captain general ot the Spanish forces
here , who left this city yesterday with his
stuff and a number of prominent merchants
nnd clerks familiar with the province ol
I'lrar del Rio , who will net as ecouts , rcachcc
San Antonio do Los Ilniios nnd made his
headquarters there last night. Ho has with
him a detachment ot cavalry nnd hopes to
strengthen It considerably buforo engaging
with Gomez , who Is still understood ts be
trying to effect n junction with thn Insurgent
forces under Maceo , Wlro communication
with the front la Interrupted today. Spanish
ofllcers hero say tha' . an Important engage
ment will bo fought before General Marln re
turns to Havana.
The departure yesterday of General Marln
is given out hero as marking the begin.
nlnK of n more aggressive military policy ,
nnd great things are expected of his cam
paign. His purpose Is stated officially to bo
40 enter upon the pursuit ot Gomez and
Maceo In Plnar del Rio province. Ho takes
, -wIth him 1,700 cavalry , 2,000 Infantry nnd
two batteries ot artillery , and he depends
upon the military along the road from
Havana to Dntabnno to prevent the escape
of Gomez and Maceo , while ho runs them
down and captures them In I'lnar del Rio
It la probable that he ( leslRim the forces
immediately under his command , as above
eUtcd , as a sort of flying column , able to
inovo swiftly anil to follow closely upon
tha Insurgents In the evasive tactics they
have unremittingly pursued. Dut ther.e are
going with him about 3.000 JiWltlonal troops
under the commands of Generals Cnnollca
'AMecon ' and Linares , who will co-operate with
him.
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TAMl'A , l'\'a , , Jan. 31. Two hundred and
thirty Cuban refugees arrived last night
Marcos Gnrcla , mayor cf Santos Esplrltu , a
prominent autonomist and personal friend ot
Campos , has now gone with the Invurgentn
Slnco Campus * departure numbers have
Jlrc'Kcd to the Insurgent banner. Maceo wcni
Into IMnar del Itlo with 4.000 men , but now
lian 13,000. He Is reported at Gulnts , where
ho has established a new city government
The ( ommunder In chnigc of Aturres castle
nenr Havana , was taken prisoner on Monday
nnd sent to Moro castle. He sutpected o
selling guns and cartridges to the Insurgents
Maceo la not wounded nor la Gomez suffering
with consumption ,
I'imi1 mi Dlil SI up of Vrnciiii'la.
NEW YORK , Jun. 31. A dispatch to the
H'.nnlJ from Caracas says ; Antonio Fernandez
nandez , president of the state of Falcon , has
tclrgraplu'd that In the archive * of Coro.caplta
of the state and the oldest city In Venezuela
has been found a map published In London
In 1794 , In which the limits of Drills !
Gulnnu are given us about as Venezuela
nfterts as right. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jtojau sent an answer to President Fernandez
thanking him and asking him to vend nl
'documents ho could find which might alt
tn the work. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
. llnUour Still u llliuetnllUt.
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> GLASGOW , Jan. 31. At a meeting of the
Monetary Reform association here today a
letter was read from Mrs. A. J. Balfour , th
first Icrd of the treasury and conservative
Icad.or , stating that the writer's earnest de
tire was tindlmlnlshod that the nations of the
world should adopt some means to cud the
monetary dlltlculllea "now checking Indus
try and embarruislng International com
tnerce. "
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HAVANA , Jan. 31. ( .Vow York World
Cablegram. Special Telegram. ) General
Marln returned with his entire force this
morning from San Antonio to Qulvlcan and
Snn Felipe , on the military line between Ha
vana and llatabano. During the night n
cbcl band cut the railroad and telegraph
ictwccn Duena Ventura and Qulvlcan. Re
pairs wcro mmle todny.
U Is reported , although It Is not officially
confirmed , that Gomez with his own force
committed the depredation. If this Is true
t U nrgucd that ho has taken alarm from
Gcner.il Marln's sudden movement , and has
abandoned his Intention of joining Macco ,
General Mnrln , with a strong force of
Spanish Infantry , nrtlllery and cavalry ,
started from Havana yesterday for Plnnr del
[ IIo province , where It wna known that both
Gomez nnd Maceo had been raiding. He
camped last night nt Snn Antonio , a pretty
Ittlo town on the < railroad half way between
Illncon and Guatmjay.
It was supposed when General Mnrln
left Havana that he would go straight to
[ Juanajay , but he chnnged his plans upon
learning that the telegraph wires were down
between Gunnajay and Algulzar. The re
port that the acting governor general of Cuba
had gone to the field with n strong Spanish
column , probably the best equipped force
sent to the front In this wnr , produced good
effect throughout Cuba , the olllclal announce
ments say , and Mndrld' advices report that
ilH action caused great satisfaction there.
All along lilo route yesterday the country
people nro raid to have turned out In crowds
, o welcome him. His inarch Is represented
to have been ono continuous ovation. After
caving Havana yesterday , traveling over the
United railroad , his first stop was at Illncon ,
ono ot the most Important points In Havana
province , at the junction of the two principal
railroads running to this city. At Rlncon
General Marln and his entire staff left the
train.
The town was In holiday attire. A guard
of honor wns drawn up near the rnllroad
otatlon and the local civil guards paraded
n 'front of their block house , directly
opposite the railway station. Flvo regi
ments of cavalry , the largjst mounted
Spanish force over eeen together
In Cuba , was drawn up along the main road
leading from the depot to the office of the
alc.ilo on the top of the hill.
After alighting from the train General
Marln and his staff went to the alcalde's of
fice , the troops saluting as ho passed. Then
the general reviewed the cavalry , whoso
maneuvers showed that they had been well
drilled.
General Mnrln said ho wns well plenscd
with the appearance of the troops , par
ticularly the cavalry , of which he expected
great things In the campaign In Plnar del
Rio province. Additional forces of cavalry
were expected at Rlncon , but after waiting
twj hours Gsneral Marln boarded the train
and proceeded westward.
At San Antonio the general alighted nnd
ordered the entire command Into camp. The
ccirmnnder of the local volunteer regiment
Erected General Marln most cordially and de
livered a sl.ort nddrcss.
"General , " he said , "I feel proud to bid
you welcome to our city. I swear that my
trcops will see that the insurgents do not
enter San Antonio. Wo are loyal to Spain. "
Then he made a remark that Is deemed
very significant.
"The enemy , " he declared , "Is not only
outside this city , but also within our walls
as well. "
General Mnrln replied : "If there are per
sons hero who are enemies of Spain point
them out. They will be punished mstantly. "
In the night the- glare ot a great fire was
visible In the distance. What was burning
was not learned. A report was circulated In
San Antonio that a Spanish force under Gen
eral .Canellas had n fight the previous day
with a rebel band mcar Batabano , the de
tails of which were not known.
The Dlarlo do la Marina says editorially
today : "Once moro the obnoxious question
of belligerency has been brought up through
the report offered by the United States senate
committee on foreign affairs nnd once more
have the ridiculous hopes of the. . Cuban sep
aratists been disappointed. We are advised
from Madrid that the results of the confer
ence between our foreign minister and the
United States minister there are entirely sat
isfactory.
"Such must necessarily be the case. As
often as the .Insurgents nnd those In sym
pathy with them endeavor to obtain from
a serious nation like the United Stales recog
nition of belligerency , so often will they
bo disappointed In their absurd pretensions
because such rights arc reserved to a just
or at least to an honorable nnd worthy
cause. No such cause can a monstrous nn-
ar hlcal assembly of criminals of the worst
type pretend to represent , who with no law
other than their brutal Instincts , burn , pil
lage and murder without the least regard to
the welfare of the land of their birth.
"What conception of patriotism or polltl
cal Ideas can the negro hordes under Moceo.
or the bands of brigands , commanded by such
outlaws as Mirabel , Perlco and Delgado have ?
The day when civilized nations shall grant
belligerent rights to such a claua of people
as the offspring of slaves and to bandits ,
that nation would thereby sanction the
crimes of arson nnd assault , which , In the
name of and under the excuseof a political
ledn , have been committed by the Insur
gent bands that ravish this land. It any
nation does this , If Its people- lower them-
eclves to the level of the rebels , the Del-
gadoo , the Manuel Gnrlas , and the Malagas ,
It offers Its friendship and benevolence
to the murderers of children nnd defenseless
peaceful men , wlio loot , burn and destroy.
If any nation sanctions nil this It will find
Itpclf In the future entangled In a web of
civil war.
"Tho Insurgents nre of nn Inferior race ana
brigands , pillaging and harassing the coun
try , rebels In arms disputing the sovereignty
of the land. With what right can they pretend
tend- that Incendiarism Is a means of war
and destruction of property a belligerent
right ? Such warfare Is now not possible ,
not even conceivable. Every honest heart
would swell with Indignation over such de
cided partiality toward the outlaws which
Infest this land.
"If nt nny tlmo the Insurgents have demon
strateil their Inability to create anything per
manent It has been during their raid through
the Island. They have entered many towns.
Most of them were ungarrisoncd , hut they
held them only a few hours , hurriedly leav
ing for fear of our troops. Yet In nny of
those towns they could have fortified them
selves In churches nnd houses which offered
splendid opportunity for defense. With all
this opportunity they have not mude the
slightest effort to hold a town 'nor ' the
slightest attempt nt resistance.
"The cause of Cuban separation Is a lost
cause. Resides , . It Is a cause without honor.
Foi' this ruaon vo cannot believe that there
can be people possessed of self respect which
will grant belligerency to such mobs of ad
venturers ns now horrify humanity with
their crimes In the Island of Cuba. Wn
trust that the common sense and sound Judg
ment of the president of the United States
will prevail against prejudice and Injustice , "
Cable dlcpatches from Madrid report that
the Spanish minister of foreign affairs , Senor
Kldugau. and United States Minister Tay
lor , held a conference yesterday regarding
the report of the United States foreign affairs
committed regarding Cuban belligerency.
After the conference Minister Eldugau called
on Premier Cimovas and had a long consul
tation. Hoth maintained strict silence ! on
the subject , but It Is stated that the Spanish
cabinet Is gratified with the result. Another
Madrid despatch reports that at a meeting
of the cabinet , the queen regent presiding ,
the action of the American foreign affairs
committee' was the main subject of discus
sion. Premier Canovas does not attach any
Importance to the committee's report , It Is
asserted , but cays the committee has merely
expressed the personal views of Its lumbers.
ROEDER.
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Cuncoimloii to fjeriiiuu ColuiiUi * .
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica , Jan. 31. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
A German syndicate has obtained a conces
sion from the government for a colony , The
colonists are to bo exempt from municipal
taxes for twenty years , may bring their
agricultural Implements free cf duty , and
payment for liiidx In nnnuul Installinvnts will
I btgln at the end of the fifth year.
REBELLION AGAINST CRESPO
Revolutionists in Western Venezuela Oon-
tinuo to Harass the Government.
TROUBLE WITH AN ENGLISH RAILROAD
.Mlnlnter of I'nlillc Work * Threntens
to Itevoke COIIOVNNOUH | tJnlOHx ltn
Train Kervlee IN Kept Ui
to Stiiiiilnril.
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CARACAS , Venczupla , Jan. 31. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Revolutionists are still fighting In the west ,
and General Recant , who wan journeying
to the capital , has been ordered to return
and give battle. Four leaders of the rovo-
utlon have been captured.
Trouble between the government and the
managers of the English railroad running
From Juanlta to Barcelona has developed.
Owing to the dullness of business Superin
tendent White ) ms suspended the passenger
twin rervlce. Minister of Public Works
Dcugoul Ssrra has Issued a strong order
threatening to revoke the annual' concession
to the road unless traffic Is reopened Im
mediately.
United Stntes Consul Hill has arrived at
La Gunyrn. The government Issued his
cxequateur nt once.
The city of Valencia has been In dark
ness for two nights. Lomax , nn English
man , lense < l the electric light plant from nn
American named Bird , In the name of the
Thomson-Houston company. Bird claimed
that Lomax had not fulfilled his contract ,
and the city council sustained htm. Lomax
was angered by this nnd shut off the engine ,
cnuslng much confusion. The press criti
cises the Engllshmnn.
The time In which military enrollments
were to be made expired today. Seventeen
thousand men were enlisted In this federal
district. There was great enthusiasm.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Rojas has gene
to Marequlta for a few days.
Minister of War Ramon Guerra , who has
been 111 for n few days , Is better.
W. NEPHEW KING.
mscussran MEASURES ov H
Local SelC-Ooveriiiiieii * tn Ile Granted
lo .ToIiuiiiiL-NlnirK.
LONDON , Feb. 1. The Times this morning
has a dispatch from Pretoria , containing a
long Interview with President Krueger , in
which ho repeated that ho had long con
sidered how to meet the wishes of the ult-
landers. The executive council had today
dls/cus'scil an educational scheme acceptable
to them against the objections of Its mem
bers. Ho had refused to be Influenced by
recent eventa , and It had been decided to
submit tlio scheme to the Volkcsraed and
also n scheme for local E'clf-government In
Johannesburg. He could glvo no promise ,
ho said , on the- question of the franchise.
The government must discover which were the
loyal elements of the ultlander population.
The franchise could not be given to every
newcomer , for they arrived by thousands
every year and would soon swamp the orig
inal population. The Times correspondent
adds : "The Interview left upon mo the Im
pression that as far as possible , without
jeopardizing the Interest of the burghers ,
President Krueger is anxious to meet the
wishes of the loaj newcomers. "
Next Monday has been definitely fixed for
the Investigation of the charges against the
political prisoners.
ZEliAYA'S IIEASO.V VOK. COMIXG.
President DoilKes Un-
IileiiNinit Duties to Talk Canal.
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MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Jan 31. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A
rumor Is current that President Zelaya will
shortly leave for the UnltJd States as an
Important change Is to bo made In the
department of justice , which ho desires to
have made during his nbscnce. It Is bslloved
that several prominent magistrates are to be
removed.
It Is also believed that the president will
try to Influence the United States govern
ment to encourage the speedy construction
of the NIcaraguan canal , ao he fears Great
Britain may place obstacles In the way
of Its construction In order that English
Interoffts may dominate the politics of the
country and lead to a violation of Nicaragua
territory.
XI3AUIXG A CItlSIS IS IJULGAIIIA.
Political Situation May lie MiirUeil
by ail Outbreak.
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. A dispatch to the
Herald from St. Petersburg Bays : It Is as
serted In Slavophile circles that the Bulgarian
question Is approaching1 a solution and that
Prlnco Ferdinand's resignation Is only a
matter of time.
There Is a strong feeling In St. Petersburg
thnt the political situation will be marked by
an outburst. All sorts of sinister comments
are made on the visit of Count von Hatz-
fcldt , Germany's ambassador in London , to
Berlin.
The Novostl gives voice to statements of a
disagreement between Austria and Italy on
the one hand and Germany on the other , the
former po\ye.rs fearing that the latter recent
Independent action may lead them Into com
plications.
nmliaro at Ilarraiiiinllla Ilemoveil.
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COLON , Colombia , Jnn , 31. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Bar-
ranqullla was put under martial law because
It was reported that two ship loads of arms
for the liberals had left New York. This
report has proved to bo Incorrect.
General Sarlo and Senor Amiga are duo
In New York February 3. Their mission is
secret. It Is believed to bo financial ,
UcNtrnctlvc Torniulo In ( liieeiiHlniiil ,
BRISBANE , Queensland , Jan. 31. A ter
rific tornado , accompanied by flood , occurred
yesterday In North Queensland , attended
with great destruction of life and property.
Many vessels are missing as a result of the
storm. The rainfall during the tornado
amounted to twenty-six Inches , and it Is esti
mated that the damage to property will
amount to 500,000. A largo number of
persons were drowned.
IIrillxli AKfiit to < < o to JiiliniiiieNliurK.
LONDON , Jnn. 31. In view of the alarmIng -
Ing stories aflpat regarding the situation at
Johannesburg , tie | secretary of state for the
colonies , Mr. Joseph Chamberlain , has
ordered the British agent at Pretoria to go
to Johannesburg and report the true situa
tion of affairs to the colonial office.
\ot Iteaily to Heeomilre Ciilia ,
LONDON , Feb. 1 , A dispatch from Madrid
to the Dally News says : "It Is stated that
overture which the United States has made
to the powers to recognize- the Cuban in
surgents as betlgernts have failed , "
DUaliliMl Steamer ArrtveM.
QUEENSTOWN , Jan. 31. The British
steamer Bernard Hall , Captain Bartlett , from
Now Orleans , January 11 , for Liverpool ,
passed Urowhead today with her boilers-dis
abled.
DcnlnlH Are Half llearleil.
LONDON , Feb. 1. The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times describes the semi-official
denial that cabinet changes are about to
take place as somewhat constrained.
Ollleeru Ilulil IIN lloxtiiKeti.
HO.MK , Jan. 31. It Is stated that Emperor
Mmellk lias retained ten Italian officers of
Colonel Galliano's forcent Mekalch aa host
ages.
HIS TI2AIIS SAVI3I ) HlJf OXK YI3AII.
I.ctn I'nnj llrlutiaiii ; tfl
with Seven Yrn-M. ,
NEW YORK , Jan. 31. Paill llrlgham , who
ilcndcd guilty to forging the certificate on
: ho Columbian National batik ot Washing
ton , by which the Lincoln National bank of
this city was swindled out , of $6,500 $ , was
today sentenced to seven years tn the peni
tentiary.
Captain O.'Brlen charged me with so many
crimes , " said ; Brlgham , v"lhat I thought I
might as well let him have his own way nnd
I made no denials. He tried to prove me
an habitual criminal , but I have carried on
an honest business for myself and others
most of my 'life. "
"My trouble hat. been , " said Brlgham , tear
fully , "thnt I made money too fast at the
beginning of my life. As n boy , I had
money enough to grotlfy every wish , and be
fore I w'as 19 I had made $20,000 by my own
efforts. 1 was swindled out' of that by n
partner , and ho died respected and loved by
everybody In New York. I won't mention
his name , ns he Is dead now. Judge , my
llfo Is practically ended , but If you will bo
merciful am ! I live to get out of prison , I'll
spend the rest of my llfo In n way to deserve -
servo your mercy. "
"It seems to me , " said Judge Cowing ,
thnt you may not bo as. bid n man ar. you
have been pictured , but you teem to- have
committed some pretty big forgeries , one of
$33,000 nnd nnothcr of $10,000. Your wife ,
who Is ns old ay you arc. came to my house
and tremblingly pleaded , for mercy for you
the other'nlght , but I must do my duty , and
BO I sentence you to eight , years In the state
prison. That allows you two years for your
plea of guilty. " .
"Oould not you mnko U three years off ,
Judge ? " Brlghnm asked , crying copiously.
"I have done much good In m'y life , and you
might consider tl.nt. " .
"Very well , " said Judge Cowing , "I will ,
and S3 PI make the sentence' seven years. "
Brlgham was then led away. His sentence
clews the career of a plausible swindler , who
has preyed on the bankers and bui'lnets men
of all the great cities of the country.
"Ho was always after big game , " said a
Central office man , and never wasted his
tlmo trying to swindle poor men. "
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HUGH UKMPS12V IS A FHI3I3 MAX.
AViilkn from VrUoii in Company with
HIM Wife.
PITTSBURG , Jan. 31. Hugh Demprcy , cx-
dlstrlct master workman ot the Knights of
Labor , sentenced to the pcnltentlnry for three
years for complicity In the poisoning of non
union men nt the Homestead works , after
the great strike , wns released this morning
nt 10 o'clock. The pardon was received from
Harrlsburg In the morning uunll nnd a few
moments later Dempsey left , the prison , in
the company of his wife , afreo man. Demp-
ey was palo and n trlflo thinner from his
long confinement , but his health was good
and ho was overjoyed at his release. Ar
rangements are being made by the labor
leaders for a demonstration to celebrate
Dempscy's pardon.
Following cloe upon the release of Demp-
oey comes a startling story ; , printed In the
Commercial Gnzette , thnt nearly fifty persons
hnvo died from the effect of the alleged
poisoning at Homestead. The dates of these
nnd the statement ! ? of tlio lattendlng physi
cians wefe collected by the commonwealth
at great expense and filed' with the Board of
Pardons at Its. meeting . lo October , 1895.
There names nnd afildavltsiof physicians were
used by Captain E. ' Y. Breckln his argument
on behalf of the commonwealth and the par
don board at the time kept'.lhem from publi
cation.
CLEUGYMB.V IIOYCQT'CjJTHE HOTELS.
ncxnlt of the efiim l'fo'iBnturtain. .
the Colored IHslioy. . - ' '
BOSTON , Jan. 31. the Incident of the re
fusal of three leading Boston hotels to en
tertain Bishop Benjamin AV. Arnett
of Wllberforcc , O. , 'because ol his
color , has a sequel todiy Jn the
announcement of Rev. Samuel M. Crothors ,
university preacher of Harvard college , who
was to address the South Middlesex Unitarian
club on "True Americanism , " "at its next
meeting , that ho docllnes to speak on the
subject if the meeting1 of the club Is held at
a hotel. In which the color line Is drawn.
His declination Is prompted by the fact that
ono of the hotels at which Bishop Arnett was
refused accommodation Is the usual meeting
place of the club. Mr. Crothers has made
known his santlments to President A. M.
Howe In a letter In which ho states that dis
cussion of "True Americanism" under such
circumstances would bo nn Inconsistency so
apparent as to bo almost grotesque. Mr.
Howe , In a lengthy letter , replying to Mr.
Crothers , declares that he agrees with the
clergyman In the position anil that ho will
certainly take n similar 'position himself
with regard to the. meeting place of the
club. _
AXMJAI. IIAMII/rOS CLUB
Prominent .SpenkerH Expected Uniihle
to Flllllll Their ISnKUFVemciit.
CHICAGO , Jan. 31.The annual banquet
of.tho Hamilton club , In commemoration of
the birth of Alexander Hamilton , was held
at the Auditorium tonight. ' The great dining
hall of the hotel was decorated In a lavish
manner for the occasion and fully 300 of the
most prominent men In the cjty were pres
ent. Many notable men .from other places
were also at the board. ! President Samuel
W. Allerton of the club acted ns toastmaster.
It had been expected that Governor Morton
of Now York , ex-Secretary of the Interior
Noble ot Missouri and Senator Foraker of
Ohio would bo present , but nil three of them
were unavoidably absent. Governor Asa. T.
nushnoll of Ohio responded to the toast of
"Republican Ohio" and Bishop Charles E.
Cheney of Chicago "The Patriot. " Prof.
Booker T. Washington of Alabama spoke
upon "Our Now Citizens. " Hon. M. H.
Skaggs , president of the Southern nnd North
western Industrial association , was warmly
received when he rose to speak on "The
Passing of the Solid South. "
INDIANS Wll.lt 1101,1) A COUNCIL.
Seven TlioiiHiuiil Sioux Preparing for
H Convention at Wounded Knee.
DEADWOOD , Jan. 31. ( Special Telegram. )
Judge John H. Burns of this city returned
today from a trip to tia ( Pine Rtdgo In
dian agency. The judge states , that on
February 10 7,000 Pine njdgo reservation
Indians will meet at Red Dog's camp on
Wounded Knee creek In , general council to
select flvo delegates to , ffo to Washington
to confer with the "croatj father" and lay
their grievances before hjni. It Is generally
conceded that Re : ) Cloud , the well known
Sioux chief , will head the delegation , Tholr
grlevnnces will have reference to poor rntlons
and failure of the government to pay the
annuities and also with reference to the
boundaries ot the Indian reservation. It Is
expected that permission 'will be obtained
from the government and that the delegation
will leave for Waahlngton about March 1.
.Stnmlnril Oil ( o Ui > rKniilze. ,
FITTSHUIia , Jan. 31. An afternoon paper
publlEheR n report that the Standard OH
company Is to be reorganized aa a corpora
tion with a capital of 52.000.COO. This Is Just
twice the capitalization of the original trust ,
Having been declared an Illegal Combination
a n'ow organized , It has , been decided to
form u corporation Into which will bo more
firmly combined Its Meld -of production , pipe
lines and refineries ,
Oc lie ml Creditor * "U'lint a Show.
BOSTON , Jan. 31. John T. Kclley lias
brought a bill In equity agalnet the Third
National bank , the Eaglp bank , the Whit
man bank of Whitman. and the Dedham
bank to restrain them fcom making ue of
nny collateral deposited tiy 'Smith & Stough-
ton , shoo manufacturers , , who failed last
week. This action was taken ea that the
aeects of the IInn may bo divided among
the general creditors. , '
Jumped Into tlui Hirer.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 3/-T. E. Hushes
of Gainesville. Fn. ) , committed tulcldo today
by jumping from the deck of the eteumer
TullahttEule. on which he was a iiaiwcnucr
from Koston , Into thu Delaware river. Ills
body was recovered.
GETS NO SYMPATHY AT HOME
Dunravon'a Conntrymon Feel Ho7as
Justly Beaten at Now York ,
HIS COURSE DEEMED MOST UNWISE
Ma < le Scrloiiw ClinrKCM AVIicii He Coulil
Slio > v l.lltte HriiMoti for Them
mill Fulled Utterly to Suli-
Ntiiutlutu Them. ,
( CopyrlRht , 1SSC , by Press Publishing Company. )
LONDON , Jan. 31. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Lord Dun-
ruvcn has been on n visit to the prince of
Wales nt Sandrlngham for some days , nnd
stated nt his bachelor quarters hero that he
will not return until tomorrow. At 10 o'clock ,
the hour that the report of the New York
Investigating committee was received In Lon
don , the telegraph olllco at Sandrlngham wns
closed. Until Parliament meets , a fortnight
hence , very few yachtsmen will be In Landon ,
and those found In the clubs tonight are not
representative men. Such as are here , however -
over , say that the report has been long.
discounted , It being assumed ever since the
publication of his pamphlet and unofficial
statement of the New York case that ho
could not possibly prove- his allegations.
Therefore , ns repentedly stated in this corre
spondence , leading English yachtsmen have
severely criticised his wisdom , If not Indeed
hU character ns a sportsman , In practically
making a charge of fraud against the New
York Yacht club , when ho could not sub
stantiate It. This , they said , put him nnd ,
Incidentally , the Royal Yacht Squadron , In
nn attitude of making faces merely because
bcnten.
The fact Is widely commented on hero that
even If Defender had failed on a foot longer
water line and had been handicapped ac
cordingly , she would still have beaten Vnl-
kyrlo In the first race by some eight min
utes. This Is Indeed proof that additional
ballast would obviously have prejudiced De
fender's chnnces under the probable atmos
pheric conditions on the night additional
ballast Is said to have been fraudulently
smuggled aboard. It has been duly accepted
her as overwhelming proof among yachtsmen ,
who have kept theniiulves Informed concernIng -
Ing the controversy , that Lord Dunravcn nnJ
frlendu were hasty In maklm ; the charges ,
oven 'If their entire good faith In the mat
ter were admitted.
As heretofore stated In these dispatches ,
Lord Dunraveii Is anything but a popular
man either in yachting or in .English po
litical circles. Ills petulant resignation
from the Salisbury government a few years
ago gave him a bad reputation among poli
ticians , nnd like personal eccentricities have
cost him popularity among sportsmen. Ar
thur Glennle's prominent connection with
him In the International contest was from
the first resented among members of the
Royal Yacht Squadron , slnqe that gentleman
Is nowhere recognized ns a representative ,
English yachtsman. Lord Lonsdnlc's Invita
tion to Lord Dunraveii to Join the party
at Lowther castle was much commented
upon at the time as unwise under the cir
cumstances. In the public press , ns gen
erally In private discussions , his charges
have been deplored , as one cause oj Ameri
can hostility to England In the Venezuelan
question. UALLARD SMITH.
Il.VMC CASIIIEU COMMITS SUICIDE.
Penrcil the Comltipr C tlic. Stale llunU
Examiner.
ROME , N. Y. , .Jan. . ,3.1. Cashier George
Darnard of the Fort Stanwix National Bank
has committed suicide and the bank Is closed
pending an examination of Its affairs ordered
by the board of dlrcctora Mr. Barnard had
been missing slnco Wednesday forenoon. On
that day the teller of the hank went Into the
private office of the bank cashier and said :
"Mr. Barnard , I sep the bank examiner , Mr.
Van Vrankln , Is at the Farmers' National
bank and I suppose he will bo hero In a
day or so. "
Mr. Barnard Immediately left his desk ,
walked from the bank and up to the fourth
story of the building. Ho went Into a room
ut'ed to store old check books , papera , etc. ,
and tying a rope to the door knob fastened
the other end around hlo neck and the In
dications are that he then pressed his knees
against the door and died by strangulation.
Before committing the act he locked the
door. His corpse was not found until to
day , ' although a. search had been .going on
since Wednesday night. The key to the room
where the body was found had been missing
for the past two days. The dcor was forced
open this morning and the body was found.
Mr. Barnard was fi7 years old. Ho entered
the bank as discount clerk. In 1S75 ho was
appointed cashier and had held that position
since , enjoying the confidence nnd esteem
of all. He was also trustee of the Rome
Savings bank. He had been mayor of Roma
several times , acted as supervisor , canal
collector and. held other public offices. Ho was
Interested in many Industries. Several notes
for largo amounts were found In his pocket
today and a letter addressed to his wife , but
slm will not make Its contents public. When
Mr. Barnard's body was found his hat was
on his head , showing that he had not strug
gled. The assets of the Fort Stanwix Na
tional bank are $150,000.
KOHCI3D INTO PUUSSIAX AIIMV.
Aiurrlcnii Clllren Compelled to Per
form Military Duty UmvlIIIiiKly.
HAMMOND , Ind. , Jan. 31. William Carl
Jolmnn Schweder , a resident of Cook county ,
Illinois , Is asserted to be a victim of a
flagrant violation of the rights of American
citizenship by the German empire. Ho Is
dclng military duty In the Prussian army ,
Into which ho was drafted last summer , and
all efforts made thus far to secure his
release have been futile. Schweder left Ger
many In 1SS9 , coming to this place with his
parents. IIo wns naturalized In a Chicago
court. Hy mistake the papers wcro mnJo
out In tl'o name of William Shuador.
Schweder returned to his old homo In Ger
many on a visit last July and upon his ur-
rlval at Stettin was pressed Into military
service. Four months ago copies of1 his
nfturallzatlon papers were sent to Germany ,
but were returned endorsed : "Tho man
named cannot be found , "
Schwuder wrote to his father a few days
ago that he was still dolnij military duty
and now steps are being taken to secure his
release. The facts will bo presented to Secre
tary Olney at once.
the Humility
PROVIDENCE , H. I. , Jan. 31 , Stephen O.
Edwards has rendered his account as ad
ministrator of the estate of J. I ) . Barnaby , of
which $62.000 Is to bo paid to the daughters
of Mrs , Barnnby , now In Connecticut , and
(25,000 , which was the amount loft Dr ,
Giaves , U reserved In case of claim by Mrs.
T , Thatcher Graves , who has not been heard
from for n long time. A recent decision of
the supreme court -of Nebraska grants a
man convicted of murder the right to rc-
celvo a legacy If applied for , Mrs. Barnaby
was poisoned In March , 1691 , while In Denver ,
and Dr. Graves was convicted at Denver
January 3 , ' 1S92 , of sending her poisoned
whisky which caused her death.
Jin ile u llreak fur Ubcrty.
BAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 31-Claicnco
Murphy , alias C. F. Clarke , was nrrcsted
today. He Is wonted at Salem , MUSH. , for
alleged embezzlement of JGO.OOQ. two years
ago from the Balem Bavlnga bank , IIo was
taken to the detectives' room in the city hall
to be questioned and while there succeeded
In making jits escape. He was pursued by
policemen , tired at nnd tlnnlly recaptured.
II ho ile lulu ml lfKlnlii < iire Adjourn * .
PROVIDENCE , n. I. , Jan. 31-The gen
eral assembly adjourned this afternoon until
April 7. The session just closed has lasted
but two weeks. The adoption of the re
vised public lawn and the passage of the
annual appropriation bill were the principal
enactments.
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Porccnst for N'ebrnctvix
i Cola n Westerly Winds.
1 > t/'uli.'in Ki'licN Laugh nt Spiiln.
Itrlielllmi ContlntK-H In Veneriirlii.
No Sj-tnpittliy for Dunn ) ' nt Home.
Snllftlmry State * KtiKlitnd'A Position ,
2. Yitlu Drrlilro to ( In to KiiRlnmt ,
Defender" * Ouiicru rornmlly Ac < | ttlttcil.
Hunter's 8 enroll for u Seiiiitomlilp.
Uungri ! Hey Murderer.
D. Kcllturn llmlorie tlio KtpitMtloti.
Kinv nt tlio Soldier * ' Hume.
lMy on Stntu Prison Contractors.
Tuto ( lullty of MiiiiMniigtitrr.
I. IMItnrlnl mill Comment.
B. MnKtilro Would Sell Until It'imil * .
VlliiB TulkH on tin ; Silver Hill.
ilolin lln.v lliiininonil AU * for Help.
Oiniiliit'H Pontollleo to Hit Completed.
0. Council Itlnir * Limit 3littern. !
lou-n'rt Wonderful Soldiers' Moiiiiiiirnt.
7. Coiiiinrreliil mid Financial Now * .
ItiiMnesi Slum.s Soinu Iiiiprovoinciili
H , I. oeiil Tn.xe * Uenmln UnrlmiiKcd.
I.ongslreet Will Crltlclno I.ee.
1) . NpliriiRkn'fl Thirsty Soil Drenehrd.
Henry Holla Axilla In Jull.
Went After ( llliHon'H Giuig.
McConnrll Talks of Moreur.
10. Closing Century AViir * Kei'imntcd.
11. IIo\v Congressmen Puss Daylight.
Mutt ltiiHi : > m's 1.1 fo In Alcxieo ,
liiillroiuler'H Kegrclful Kevolluctlnn * .
12. "Hlltlnm. "
HK121) CAPTUHI2I ) TII13 CONVHNT1OX.
Four I.onlHliiiiii DeleKatoH Knvor the
.llnii from Maine.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 31. The republican
Btato convention IMS adjourned slno die. The
following were elected delegates for the
state-at-lirgo to the St. Louis convention :
William 1'Itt Kellogg , A. H. Leonard. Henry
Demas and J. Madison Vance.
Thomas A. Cage finally beat the combina
tion formed against him early In the day
by Hero , Warmoth , Gulcharil and others , and
was again elected permanent chairman of
the body. In order to clinch the chairman
ship of the state central committee he had
himself named for the place by the full con
vention.
The committee on resolutions and plat
forms adopted thc'followlng :
Wherea ? , The defeat of the FiiflrnRC
amendment mi it the securingot free
nnd honest elections In this state arc of
paramount Importance to the republican
party ; and ,
Whereas. The convention of the poop.es
party nnd the national republican party
have In their platforms declared against
the adoption of paid siiffraRO amendment
and In favor of honest elections ; and
Whereas , ruth conventions have declared
In favor of protection of American Indus
tries nnd labor ; therefore be It
Hesolved , Hy the convention represent
ing the republican party of the state , with
Its 103.000 votes , that It does hereby en
dorse nnd recommend to nil republicans to
support by their suffrages the ticket nom
inated by the people's party In Alexandria
en the 23d of tills month and' ' by the na
tional republicans on the 27th of this month.
Mr. Colcman offered a resolution endorsing
ReeJ before the vote for delegates was an
nounced , but objection being , made , It was.
lost In the confut'Ion.
The following alternates were elected : W.
II. Williams , S. A. WardeH , J. Sullivan
and Joseph Honorc. ' arV
The statement Is maTle that -"Vance , who
was a pronounced McKlnley man. until ho
ascertained ) that the convention was for
Reed , then made terms. with Kellogg by. ,
promising to vote for Reed. Demas , it Is
said , did not commit himself on the pres
idential question until ho saw 'that the Heed
men had the convention , so then he made
terms with the Reed people.
The state ticket endon-ed by the repub
licans Is as follows. : J. H. Pharr , for gov
ernor ; J. B. Kllenpetcr , lieutenant governor ;
J. W. McFarland , for secretary of state ;
John Plckett , for treasurer ; Luclcn Suthen ,
for attorney general ; H. P. Kcmochan , .for
auditor ; Dr. J. A. M. Cook , for superintend
ent of education.
The Louisiana delegation to the republican
national convention at St. Louis has prac
tically been decided upon. McKlnley men ,
notwithstanding the fact that the Reed men
gained the ascendancy in the state conven
tion , claim to have the majority. All of the
districts have cither elected delegates , or
where there Is no opposition , held caucuses.
The result Is that McKlnley has twelve dele
gates out of the sixteen to be sent. Reed
has two already elected , and a contest in the
Fourth district over the others.
The afteimath of the convention which ad
journed today is not lacking In sensations.
Ex-Governor Wnrmouth said today : "Kel
logg will never have1 a seat In the notional
convention. We have a largo number of
aiTldavlts to the effect that Kellogg was In
a side room at the convention and bought the
members like sheep In order to get to bo a
delegate-at-largo to the nationalconvention. .
He docs not vote In this state and has not
lived here for a number of years. He at
tempts tp como hero and to use money to
elect himself a delegate. IIo has probably
spent about $20,000 here In this fight. "
R. P. Guychardt , who Is a Reed man , and
who was temporary chairman of the state
convention , said today : "Kellogg , by his
corruption nnd the use ot money has done
Reed's cause more harm than It is possible
to estimate. I voted for the two McKlnley
delegates at largo , when I found how ho was
using money. "
Captain A. T. WImberly , who led McKIn-
ley's fight and won the two delegates at
argcIn the convention , Domes and Vance ,
makes statements equally as strong with
regard to Kellogg. A number of agents
are working gathering testimony , and sen
sational developments are expected. Mc
Klnley men claim that Demas and Vance
are still for McKlnley , and will cast their
votes for him In the national convention.
MoKliilejICentiieky' * Favorite ,
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Jan. 31. The Kentucky
Leader , In an article advocating a McKlnley
and Ilradlcy republican ticket , announces
that a poll of the republicans of the Ken
tucky legislature on presidential preferences
showed the following result : McKlnley , 47 ;
Allleon , 4 ; Bradley , 3 ; Reed , 2 ; noncommittal
tal , C.
AMKKIOAN MISKIl 11IHS IX 1'AIIIS.
I.oft n Fortune lint U IM Claimed liy
No One Yi'l.
PARIS , Jan. 31. The old American miser
who fell In a nt recently while walking alone
the Doulovard Des Capuslncs anil who was
taken to his lodgings , when ) he died , was , It
now appears , named Peters. Ho had lived In
the poor apartments ascertained to bo his
homo for about twelve years , and In an In
side pocket of his coat -was found an envelope
containing papers , among which was a check
for $29,000. The envelope containing this
check wag postmarked Iloston , and when the
miser's domicile was searched French bink
notes and American securities were found
In various places. The total amount repre
sented by these securities and notes IB 1,800-
000 francs.
Mr. Peters deprived himself of the neces
saries of life and only spent a franc find a
half dally In his meals (30 ( cents ) . Ho Is
supposed to have been Interested In a large
concern In America and to have received
from It checks fnr Ills portion of the profits ,
Kxnlonlon Killed Twu Miner * .
niUMINQHAM , Ala. , Jan. 31. A charge
of dynamite exploded prematurely on elope
No , 2 of the Henry Ellen coal mines today
at noon nnd Evan Morgan of Ohio nnd
Oeortj-u Heard of Alabama wcro almost In-
Htantly killed , being badly mutilated. The
accident occurred 1,000 feet under ground ,
liui'M to tlicJIONloil l.iliv Selinol.
I10STON. Jan. 31. Irwln Ilrown of Al
bany , N. Y , , the well known editor of the
Albany Law Journal and for many years
the lecturer at the Albany Law school , has
been chosen to succeed the late Charles
Theodore Itutsel , uu lecturer at the lioslun
University Law echool.
STATES ENGLAND'S ' POSITION
Lord Salisbury Denies IIo is Opposed to
the Monroe Doctrine ,
NOT BOUND TO PROTECT ARMENIANS
In tinTrinly of llerlln or the
Cyprus Con volition liuito-tlnu ;
StH'h n lliiriti'ii on the
1'OMei'N. '
LONDON , Jan. 31. The banquet of the
Nonconformist Union association nt the
Hotel Motropolo tonight was the occasion oC
an address by the marquis of Salisbury ,
prime minister nnd secretary ot stnlo fop
foreign affairs. In the course of his re
marks he said with reference to Venezuela :
"I have been held up ns the denouncer of
the Montoe doctrine. As n matter of fact ,
although the Monroe doctrlno Is no part of
International law , my dispatch to Mr. Olncy ,
the secretary of the United States , supported
It as n rule of policy In the strongest nnd
most distinct terms. Dut when 1 stated in
that dispatch nnd reiterate now that ns n
rule of policy , wo are the entire advocates
of the Monroe doctrine , we mean the Monroe
doctrine as President Monroe understood it. "
( Cheers. )
"In that , scnso you will not find any moro
convinced supporters than wo are. "
Lord Salisbury then turned .abruptly to the
Armenian question , nnd he reproached the
religious communities with laboring under n
mistake when they supposed that England
had bound herself In honor to succor the
Armenians , which means to go to war with ,
the sultan In order to force him to govern
th ( Armenians well. The 'Berlin treaty ,
Lord Salisbury tald , merely bound the signa
tory powers that If the sultan promulgated
reforms they would watch over the execution
of those reforms , nothing more. He did
not think any one could Interpret that as an
undertaking to go tn war. As to the Cyprus
convention , Lord Salisbury continued , It con
tains no trace of an undertaking to Interfere
In behalf of the subjects of the sultan. "I
was concerned In the drafting of both of
thess conventions , " said Lrtrd Salisbury ,
"and nothing would have Induced mo to
pledge my country to such a desperate un
dertaking. "
The speaker reminded his hearers that the
reforms which the pultan had recently accepted
"
cepted , although very "good reforms , could not
bo expected to produce gojd government In
two months. They require time to work
out , the speaker went on to say. "They
would require tlmo In a civilized community ,
and much more co in a snvago nnd faiiatlo
community. I hope they will have a benefi
cent effect as they progress. "
SULTAN'S GOVERNMENT WEAK.
LDrd Sallsubry then continued by saying :
"Meantime by spreading among the Turks
the feeling that their dominion was threat
ened , these rcformy have unfortunately led
to the perpetration of horrors which can.
only bo compared with the- days of Genghis
Khan nnd Tamerlane. I am aware that many
Influential people aver that this was done by
tlia sultan and his government with set
purposes. My own opInlon'Mb' that the sul
tan's government Is weak , wretched , Im
potent and powerless , but U Is a dream to
Imagine thai he ordered tha perpetration' ot
thoaa cruelties'-
"In my judgment there Is no ground fop
thinking so. It was race faction nndcreed
faction , ' driven to 'the' highest pitch of ex
citement In the most corrupt and most hor-
rlblo form , -which brought upon the. wretched
Armenians these sufferings.
"If you ask why wo have not Interfered , I
can only answer for England , that wo could
have threatened what I may call annoyances
In the seizing of customs hero and there ,
but when you are dealing- with the rising of
a whole fanatical population against a popu
lation with whom they iiave been at bitter
enmity for nges nnd who are situated In
mountains far removed from the seashore ,
you are deceiving yourselves If you Imagine
that England's arm , long as it le , could have
done anything In mitigation. Nothing but
a military usurpation could have done It
and England does not possess the power of
military usurpation' nt that distance. Mr.
Gladstone wrote a > letter that England could
cope with flvo or six sultans. That was a
most Ill-judged and rash observation. If the
sultan would meet us on the open , undoubt
edly we could cope with flvo or six sultans.
Dut It Is not worth arguing the possibility
of England occupying these Inaccessible prov
inces.
NONE WISHED TO INTERFERE.
"I am not bound to answer the question
why Europe did not Interfere. I nay con
fidently that none of the powers wished to
Interfere , and I bellcvo their view Is that
with patience , the sultan's prestige , which
Is the only power left In the country , will
ultimately re-establish order and allow In
dustry and commerce to take their usual
Eccuro course. That Is their view , and It Is
our duty to glvo the tmltan time. It Is not
for mo to pass judgment on that view , but
no other remedy has been suggested. It Is
encouragement to find that already Bomo
degree of order Is being restored. If you do
not act with the great powers you must act
against them and produce calamities far more
awful and terrlblo than the Armenian
atrocities. " .
In conclusion , Lord Salisbury referred to
the recent patriotic demonstrations In the
colonies In the face of the threatened foreign
complications , and said : "I care not how
much wo are Isolated , 1f wo are united , An
example has been set which will shed benefi
cent light on the latest generations of Eng
land. "
As ho finished his address and resumed his
seat ho was greeted with loud and prolonged
cheers. Lord Salisbury , the lord chancellor ,
Lord George Hamilton , secretary of the state
for India , Mr. Ritchie , president of the Hoard
of Trade , nnd other members of the govern
ment were also guests of the association.
Lord Salisbury , nt the opening- his iTieech ,
referred to the recent Transvaal crisis as
throwing n lurid light upon what might hap
pen If homo' rule wore granted to Ireland.
As soon as the Transvaal was In trouble , ho
pointed out. It applied to the foreign powers
Instead of England for support.
An editorial In the ( Jhronlclo ( liberal ) this
morning described Lord Snl'Bbury's ' ' ipesch
as the most nma/lng utterance that ever fell
from the lips of the governor of a great
empire at the crisis of Its fortunes. Lord
I'almerslon , In his wildest after-dinner es
capades , could not haveequalled It. It would
do England grievous harm In the eyea of
the world. He bestor'cd but ono word on
America , and It Jmd better been unspoken.
We take Icavo to tell him that ho Is playing
with flro galn. Ho had better said either
less or more. His confession of failure with
regard to Armenia Is a. moat Ignominious
adml&slon ,
The Times says of the speech : "Lord Salis
bury's tone with regard to Armenia was
apologetic and hU explanations were rather
unusual. Hut thcwi will convince all fair-
minded men that the fault does not Ho la
thu British government. "
The Dally News comments editorially upon
Lord Salisbury's address as followo : "Tho
little- monster who gloats at Constantinople
over the butcheries will receive Lord Salis
bury's statements as glad tldlnga. It will
bo re-id with Inexpressible eliatno by thou-
tanda of decent men and women In Eng
land. We might at leait abstain from en
couraging the nultan in hla hellish work. "
I.'nriniTH 1'ny Tliulr Delilx.
ST. JOSEI'H , Jan. 31. Today the secretary
of the Commercial club received a draft ot
J103 from Grand Island , Neb. , the tame being
money , \\Itli Interest , donated by the jobber *
of this c'ty to Nebraska drouth sufferers ID
1891. A letter accompanied the draft * aya
the faniHTs who uero hclprd In 189 railed
good crops ls t year and art ; anxious to dis
charge. their obllfalloui. Thu money wa
ucnt uu a gift , net us a. loitn , and Its return
wa a surprise end Is something unpitco-
j dented.