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THE OMAHA DAILY 5E. 1371. OMAHA , Trj : siAY NOVJSMJilSIt J7 , J8G. ! ) SIKG.U3 OOP IT OJ2OTS. BISJIARCK'S ' COOP A FAILURE Imperial flmiirallnr Ifnlionlolit ) Mnkos n Htnlonumt in tlio llolcliatng. GCI1MANY AND ITS ALLIES STILL FRIENDS IMNKliiNiiri-N of Hie lUCluineellniI'nll ( o hlinl.f lliillrilliiiiul nnil - lalloiiN i\llli lliiMNlu Art ) Corillul UN H < er. 4 , Nov. 10.In anticipation of a ilaiement from the Imperial chancellor , Prlneo llohenlohe , on the subject of the levelnlloim made by Prlnro Ilianinrck , throiiRh his organ , iho Hamburger Nnchrlch- I regarding the secret treaty whl.-h existed betwien Russia and Germany from mo to IS'JO , Ihero was n largo attendance at Iho opening of Ihe RelclmtaK today. Among those present wan Count Herbert IllHinarck. cldmt son of thu ox-chancellor , who , It was rumored , was to take an active part In the debute ami defend bin father against attacks Count von HompreBch , a ( cnlrlst liadir. Introduced Iho Inlerpella- tlon , notice of which was given on Wednes day lait. In brief , the question wns : "Did n secret "ionferenco between Russli nnil Germany exist up to ISflO. and If fa , why was It not prolong'd ? Finally , luve the recent dls- ( liCTiirt'iH lind Inllnence upon the Drelbund , and ( lermany'8 relations with the other pow em' " In reply , Prince llolienlolm said"In re gard to the negotiations between Russia and ( lermniiy from 1SH7 to l&DO , It wns agreed at the llmo tint absolute secrecy should be observed. The point of time when Hi IB obligation re.meil cannot , In conecMpieneo , be deflned by us aloneI I therefore' , for the moment , am not In a position to give olllclal Information concerning the result of those negotiations. "As regards the tendency of Gcrnuin nollcv townrd Russia , clnco Ihe spring of 1890. It Is Kjunlly Impossible to give an exhaustive icply HO long as that ohllgntlcn continues , and I leave It to the foreign secretary , who /took part In the deliberations , to nay what V. - can be paid In that respect. W "After n careful examination of the available matcrlil. I cannot help recognizing as full of weight the motive which govereticd German polic ) , and at tlio eatno time I can exprcts Ihe conviction that no un favorable modification In our relations with Russia has made Itself felt. Tlio assertion nt Hint time that lirltlsh. or. Indeed , any foreign Influences have had a contributory effect must be dismissed as devoid of all foundation. "As to the effect which iccent publications have had upon the prbltlon of Germany In the Drelbund , and her relations with other European powers , I tun glad to be able to declare that the cloud of-distrust which at the .first moment was observable among tome clasves of the population of those countiles has again dlsappeareil. and cur telatlons v. Ith our allies arc marked now as before by absolute- mutual confidence. In the same way our relations with Russia have never for a moment teased to be good and ftlendl ) . " ( Applause from all parts of the house. ) LIGHT NOT REVELATIONS. The minister for foreign affairs. Uaron Marschal von nieberstein , followed the chan cellor. He said : "Entering upon the mib- jcct of German policy toward Russia. I am perfectly allvo to the great dlfllculttes of the task. Please do not expect an ) revelations from me. I have no authorlt ) to make them and , moreover , they woult probably only Increase the strife and we have enough strife In tbe country. ( Cries of "vcr ) true. " ) My task It. to throw light upon certain attacks so far as general In tcrrsts at home and abroad require then to be dealt with. "In Iho late controversy , two accusations leading to diametrically opposite directions stand out prominently. One Is that German policy after IhUO committed serious blun ders and surrendered ample security for the preservation of peace. The charge which Is leveled against the policy prior to 1S90 asserts that at that time things were agreed , upon with another state contrary to existing treaties. The latter charge Is the most serious , for It strikes ua In that spot where , as we arc entitled to say with some pride , wo are most susceptible I therefore address my self first to that charge and repel with emphasis the idea that mithing was ever agreed lo by Germany with any state what ever that Is Incompatible with existing trcallet ) . ( Cheers ) That has not oc curred ( "hear , hear ! " ) neither In the let ter nor In the spirit , for whatever we' have agreed to was determined to serve * the Interests of peace. H la , however , doubtful whether , with n number of alliances and treaties , the Intrinsic value of each increases or decieases. The danger arises In multi fold security that It may refuse Its otllcc at the decisive moment " The minister for foreign affairs further nald "Wars which are avowedly wars of aggression are things of the past , even be tvvccn nations that believe they have renenn to bo dlsflatlsllrd with their lot There exists at the present time * BO great a de slro for pence Incre-ased by the general ss- lem of obligator ) mllllnr ) t > er\ Ice nnil dread of the effects of modern warfares that ever ) government which Is re-solved to make war will use every effort for the sake of Us people to avoid the odium of being the ng- griSBar Theiv Is more freedom nowadays to illsniHB the question an to who H responsi ble for war , npart from lt results , that a tie.itv of alliance cnn enl ) be effective In case of attack when the contracting par ties re'gnrd eich other nw the defendeis of a Juat cause , and not as the aggressors This feeling cniinni lie set down In clauses. It miiHl be ncipilrcd , maintained and cultivate. ! It does not Imvo Us birth In tre-itles , nor docs ll neretwnilly cease to exist on the ex piration of ( ht treaty. It Is based In the rnso of the * government , an well as of the governed , upon the know ledge that the main tenance of the uspeclhi ) petition of the allies among the powers Is their common Interest , and II In the mutual coin let Ion tlnil what one nnhs It In itself prepared lo grant under given circumstanced FAITH I1E1IIND TREATIES. "These nlo the facton determining the act nat value of UeatloH. in the recent revela tions , II wnn asserted that until ISfiO , a complete pleto Iltifwo-Gcrnmii entente e\l led , b ) which , In the event tlmt either was at tacked the other would maintain benevo lent mutuality. Whether this IN correct. I cannot nay. Hut I know Hint elniue 1 of our tre'nly with Austria pledgee us In the event of a RiiHsinn ntlnik to hasten to the aid of Ansliln with our whole mllltar ) power. Hut If the tevclntloiiH are collect , wu might be placed In Hie poslllon that In the event of war between our two eastern nlllec. we Miotild bo aiked on one olde to milnlMn benevolent neuiiallly , nnd on Ihe oilier to xiippoit with all of our mllltnr ) strength We should then Imvo to decide who wns nltnckcd , and who was the al- taeker "llilii MigResllon , however. Is only valit.i bio as nn Illiiilrnllon "When thei Au tio-tlermnn treat ) of ISTi ! wna cencluilid , a special piovbilim itlpulaleil that , In spile of Uie neeieey of Iho ( rent ) , It might be communicated ronfldi'iillnlly to IlnnMa ThU eommunli allou won dul ) mnde In oulcr to avert po * IIilo dllllcultle * nnil iiilmiiidcrstanilliiKe aildng mil of un i-onillilonnl teeiee ) If t'nprlvl took another - other view of llio lelnmitnneo. If ho scented dangers In uneondltloiml secree ) 01 couuld ered U even doubtful whi'theuthe guniftit Urn of prnc-e inlulit nut Ihoieby be U'menc'1 tills tnlKht lien i on nd fur e-llli Iftlng lil op posing thlo view lint I nmlntnln thu con vletlon Hint till * experli need and uumcleii HmiM man IH above llio nilmk which him | ir > eu mtidii upon li'in ' Ihe notion ihr.t Fititllib tnlluetir e win llio Inroiii elvabli giouiul which lii'lnrnl ' Capilv ) on Him nr nut to i enow HID tiwl ) with g unliiielllKlhle The con rutt of tlmo IIH ( RilKlil u thai Iho omlMlon to renew thr ii-Hly IJHH not le'd to Olmlnl- ! ! ! | H > * ct > Kimrantli'8 for Ooriniiny. Did thu nrute iRiiger of war arli > u al any tlmo In these , cure ? No II In Mid th policy emblt cm ) our relations with Kufetta I n lit the ; < > mptiilloii to eompare ) our relations with hut country before and after 1899 C'om- .mrlion ta nnnecemary and uiele , and It will nlwnN rrdcuinil to the honor of Prince Plmmirck Hint he knew how , In dlillcult IIIIOB , to nmlntaln inr relnlloiu with ltu - la on A good and friendly footing , mike them iMeful In cage of w r nd n rn > indl- rirtly to the mnliitnmnce of peaie Hit- too will place tlieoe tcrvlcm In a ntlll clesier light tlmn I have done today ( Cheers ) Hut It fceim * Hkp attempting to lepreclate and undervalue Prince HUmnrck o ervlci > to awert that prior to 180. these reilatioim only it ted upon the fraKllo pedcm- tal of HKreu-meniH , which neeiled to bo re- neweil from time to time. Our rulatlona with RtiMl'i now nut upon a firmer basis , on the friendship of the reigning families , on the love of peace of the fovcrc IKIIS , on the government's observance of trcatUs and on iho mutual drslro to sto ( hem roepected When our archives areopene > d , It will lie show n Hint after Uim , Herman policy sue- siroviv to maintain relations with on thl * biicls and that no ccrloue polltlcut ilKTennce ha * ail.vn " Rl'SSO-FRENCH STORY "It v\as said , " Union Marsdial con tliiue'd , "tlmt wo were n ctronv ; rampart of the west In ItId ) Hut I would remind jou that In ISS7 Houl.inglrm had a powerful hold and that the dangers then threatening have sltsco letiirned That Hiihsla never Hiiliporled an unpiovoked distill hnnci ! of the peace holds good now as then. Nor la there any foundation foi the attempt to make Germany's policy In 1800 icxponalblo for the tueaeiit llUHso-Frcuch relations The KiigKcgllon that Prince Dlsmarek's treaty had the power to drive a wedge between great nations having ninny Interests In and be yoml Europe In a grays exaggeration More over , If the Drelbund did not hinder Ger many from concluding a convention with Rusxla , why shoul 1 Ihe latter bo prevented fiom be-eklng a lappiochement with an other ( tower and thus seen rim ; a reinsur ance for Itself. If Russia has made an alliance with France , we have not cause for astonishment. The relations beween Russia and Franco do not date from but began In Hie 70s 1 hey developed since JMII ! concurrently with the consolidation ol the French sstem of government , and even before IMiO this development had not been suspended In fact It then attracted more attention in political and military circles than It does now. The Idea that the duty of Germany Is to divide two great nations never existed It would cost us bacrltlcpg that we could not afford. These complaints and reproaches have another serious ride. They invest those relations with a signifi cance which hitherto only our enemies have caught to attach. Those questions , which today ure at the forefront of political In terests and the solution of which It Is probable - ' able will take jcars. render It extrcf iv Improbable that a continental power wishes to create occasion /or a conflict , which. would Immediately cripple Its btrcngth for their solution Our oversea Interests espe cially Impel us to co-operate in the fu ture with the same powers as hitherto "Germany will faithfully and undevlat Ingly adhere to the Urclbund and will cul tivate friendly relations with Russia "on the basis of maintaining friendly relations with other powers by respecting their rights In the same measure that they respect ours and being ever ready on our side to throw our Influence Into the scales for peace. "Taking our stand on this policy In full conlldenco In our defensive strength wo are nluaxs resolved to proclaim abroad the unity wo owe to our great emperor and his great chancellor. We calmly devote our selves to the cultlvRtlon""onnatcriai analu" tellcctual good and can face the future with all confidence. " Ur Leiber. who followed the minister for foreign amirs , declared that the Centrists were not entirely satisfied that the Russo- German agreement was compatible with the spirit of tbe Drelbund niSMRCIC OPENLY CONDEMNED. Uaron von Manleuffel , the next speaker. said , he failed to see why the agree nient was not renewed "It was satisfactory , " 10 said , "to hear that German ) 's relations with her allies arc unimpaired and that the relations with Russia are on the best feot- ng , as they are more Important to Germany lhan those of the other powers. " Dr. Enneclerus , national liberal , observed that Germany's right to conclude a special agreement with Russia was Indubitable and icr allies , he added , knew that German ) 's relations with them were not solely based upon formal treaties Hcrr Rlchtcr , the radical leader , urged that the agreement ought at Ie st to have been communicated to the Drelbund powers Continuing , he said that the relations be tween Germany and Russia had constantly Improved elnce 1S90. Therefore , whence did Prince Ulsmarck derive his information that the Hrltlsh Influences had been nt work' Hcrr Rlchter also said that he hoped Count Herbert Hlsmarck would defend - fend hU father against the assumption that he , on bare conjecture , had represented the German crown as a martinet pulled ill- rexrtl ) by Hrltlsh Influences. ( Leftist cheers and uproar on the right ) "In any case. " continued Hcrr Rlchter. "the revelations were a gross breach of trutt. " Count von Mlrbach. the agrarian leader expressed satisfaction at the fact that the minister of foreign affairs , Uaron Matschall von Hlebersteln had acknowledged Prince Hlsmnrok's services and the count agreed with the minister mentioned , e\copt In the tatter's opinion on the value of resources He would rejoice to see the government re turn to agreements , and he added , Prince Rismarck l > > revelations had done the Gcr mm piople a great service The siiggesllons Hint they were directed against the crown added the agrarian leader , were "the height of Insolence nnd baseness " ( Loud rightist cheers and leftist protests ) LIEHKNECHTSAYS A WORD Hcrr Llebktiecht. the socialist leader , re- ipondcd to Count Von Mlrb.ich's remnrks. by opening an attack upon Prince Hlsmarck siinir ( hat as little wsa known of the ob ject of lUamarck's revelations as those under- blng the practlco of a conflimcd criminal. He concluded by KB ) Ing' "We must abolish the old diplomacy which was so powerful a factor In KharTing events when Hlsmarck was an active part In politics" Count Von Kanlnrf declared his confidence In Prince HUnmick. from whom he said the people were nccuslnmcil lo expect startling words and startling deeds The liberal con- Henatlves were convinced Hint Hlsniarok had enl > hail In view the weal or woe of the fatherland ( leftist eilcs of "woe" ) Count Von Katdorf continued that Prince lllFinnrck doublle'sa lecoKtilred the ncorHsIl ) of the revclatlotiH His enemies might not bo able to pcicelvo thlfl , but hi * followers were still counted by the millions HenPnn che , national liberal , until the Imputation that Illsmarok was aclualed h ) pemoinl motives would revert upon Its originators His revelations had been 10 much cold water upon French enthusla Herr Rlchter. liberal , expressed the t Isfacllon of hl paily with the explanations offeted b ) Ihe government At thi > close eif the drbate Count Heihcrt Von llUmnrck , ix < pl > lng lo personal remaikti , mlil that after Prince Von Hohenlohe'n statement , dlicuralon became putclv ob Je'ctlve. and his en e of proprlet > forbade him to sa ) molding- , The KelclmtnK then adjourned w Ithout an ) vote being taken on tlio question The dltcitmion of the llruifeowllz Incident , linolv- IIIR Hie cane of an army officer who inn a Inboilng man through the body with bin woid , beenuxe bin chair In n cnfo had been Inadvertent ! ) jostled by tlio workman , Is fixed for I oinoi row H \reeNel ( , OIIAMIIP.HLAIN , 8 I ) , Nov 1C-Special ( Telegtam- ) Two men one a half-breed Sioux Iho other white were arrested here BatiuO.i ) nlubt by City Maulml Hjan on telexiam ft din HlirrlfT Prlep of Hugheii eoiiniv The men aie wanted al Plerte for tniLlnrv and left then a wtek ago Bhcrlfi Prlie IB c&preted hrto tonight lo take the 1'ilsonoi'n to Picric , \VEYLER \ MUST WHIP 1IACEO With Swaims of Soldims Hig Prestige and lUuk AroitSUke. AITAIRS IN CUUA COME TO A SHOWDOWN > er eM .Nudee l'ioii | I be Cniiinl" lieneriil llllll He Mimi \Vlii leel Ue Vli'iorlen llflorc WASHINGTON , Nov. IS. It U learned heio on authority that the Spinl h guv-crn- menl IIBK glve > u Oenersl Weyler to under stand that ho must puub bis operation * against the Insurgent * aggies lvely eud vigorously. Unless ho soon achieve * a dcclslvo victory over the Cubans ll IB be lieved he will bo recalled. General Weyler , It Is understood. Is aware of tlio alternative ) and his pK.ieut campaign In Pluar del llio la expcetevl to result lu an engagement that will put a new aspect on the Cuban situation one way or the other. The cam paign therefore has become to hltn a pei- sonal matter and with the knowledge that his prestlgo and rank are nt stake , the Havana cabled are belm ; watched with Intel eat for news of more Important batiks than the skirmish and guerrilla lights that thus far have come by way ef them. General Weyler has all the troops that he can use. There are over l03,000 ! Spanish soldiers in Cuba , and the foice under the captain general In his present operations In the Held In person Is over 60,000 men. Maceo. against whom he Is now operating , has under hltn. It Is natlmalud. about . ,030 men Spain , having fulfilled all of General \\Vlet's wishes ab to troops , now expects remits from him. Consul General Lee has acquainted the administration with these facts , and the president Is at present bimply awaiting events and will thapo hto course b ) tbe developments. It Is thought by General Weyler that he will lie able lo score a decided victory before the asBeiubllns of congress December 7. S pit In fears adverse action by that body soon after it meets , and has urged General We.vler to demonstrate bis ability to cruiih the'rebellion within the next two weeks If possible lu view of the fact that Spain Is now making a btrong mid almost supreme effort to subdue her Insurgent eo'ony and that a crisis apparently is at hand the president will delay writing that part of hla forth coming message. oa the Cuban situation until the last moment before the meeting of congress. The position of the chief magis trate will be largely determined by the news received before December 7. Should the news be fa.-orable to the succes * of the Spanteh arms. It is probable that the presi dent will continue to puieue his policy of noo-iatcrfereucc. t-bould u. on the other land be diattucti ) favorable to the Insur gent cause , and especially If it should hap > cn that Weyler was defeated Mr CJeve- aud. it Is possible might no loncer hesitate to recommend the recognition of their rights as belligerents or some other action equal ! ) undesirable to Spain. What action would follow a simply nego- : lve result of the campaign that Is a fruit- ess chase after the Insurgents by General \\eyler is less clear. Probably the ad ministration's course would be Influenced n some measure at least , by what repre sentations Spain made as to the policy It . , ! . ! II I.1 I nil ! UJ I m . ! ! IHM I " I I \ icr new captain general In the event that Weyler were summoned home Therefore It felt here that tbe most Cuban news may expected to come from Cuba , and not from Washington General Fltzhugh Lee. consul general to Cuba , called at tbe State department toda ) and was with Secretarv Olney for half an hour. So far as could be learned there was no special significance on the visit than a further discussion of the Cuban situation Reports continue to come from the acting consul general at Havana , nnd several of Ihcse were looked over and later taken by General Lee for a fuller perusal Mr. Cleveland Is buMly engaged in writIng - Ing his annual message and tew callers see him It Is understood that General Le > e's call had nothing to do with any new devel opments In connection with the Spanish- Cuban situation , but was rather a discus sion of the situation -viewed from his five months' residence on the Island. He will be here for several davs returning then to Virginia before going to Havana The State department had received no re ports up to 4 o'clock today as to the reported serious engagement outside of Havana. In connection with General Lre's call on Secretar ) Olne ) today , it Is said the consul general , before returning to Havana will pay a visit to West Point , to tee Ms son there , and that unless present plans rre changed. Mrs Lee will accompany him on his return to Havana The latter fact is taken to Indicate that the general did not regard the Havana situation as perilous to Americans Miir\viiKCivii ) svu.nio IN ci HA. IlrUUli Crew Pull * Into tlie llnnilN of SOUK * \\ojlerV s ( > | illers. NEW YORK. Xov IG Among the pas- benpers who arrived today on board the Ward line fiteamer Y.icatan from Havana wcro Captain Nelson and twelve of the crew of the lirltlsh steamer Cojla. which ran ashore on Colorado reef on November t. Liter the steamer got off Into deep water and Captain Nelson attempted to run her across the htralt to Key West , but the water gained t-o rapidly that they abandoned the ktcamer. which hhortly afterward sank In deep water. The shipwrecked seamen landed on the Cubin coast about bixtv miles west of Havana , where they fell Into the hands of Spanish soldiers The Span iards , believing them to be filibusters from the American coast , trsatcn the prisoner * , hrrshly , threatening to shoot all hands. Finally they were taken to Havana , where they were taken In charge by the lirltlsh consul who sent them to New York Henry W Delorch of the - , one -hlpwrecked crew. In describing the wreck of the Cojla said toda > "On landing In Culm , we wore taken In charge bj a troop of soldiers who escorted us to a migar estate. IV ro thc > iihcd us very kindly , but they had strong suspicions tint we were American filibusters Later In the day a troop of toldlers tooK us to Mailal , where they Insisted that I could speak Spanish. I was taken to the headquarters and questioned by a big Span- lard whojiskexl If we were Kngllsh or Amer ican. I answered' 'Kngllsh. ' 'No , Amor- lean , ' striking me In the neck and over the head with a loaded cone , hlunnlng me The blood ran down my face and back nnd 1 felt quite weak nnd at. three soldlerb polnteil tholr guns ni me. 1 expected to he uliot The Spaniards falling to learrr that there were Ameileans among our ciew , 1 was dls- mlhxcdS'e weto compelled to sleep on the bate stone floor , with Foldlcm on guard. We were then fent to Havana where we were cared for by the Hrltlnh consul. If we bar ] been Americana we would have never lived to tell the t ' ! " rmiiT iitiMon ivinn\Tiv : I'll I. e nHini | | < li M-iH from . .1oel.Non\ of n lllu ( 'ilium llultle. JACKSONVILLE , Fla Nov 16 Not the slightest foundation exists for iho lurid story of a sangulnar } battle In progress In Cuba , Hint wns published today n a special dlfipatch from this city The fictitious char acter of the stor ) appears In the flrsl pen tence. which pretends that "cipher dis patcher ' have ju t been received from Plnar del Rio No cipher dispatches can be tuttiMiilttrd from-Havana under the pretent ceiisoiihlp No niich place an Olenga , spoken of \Velrr'fl head quart era appfi on the large ofllolnl map of Cuba From ro point In Plnai del Rio could the dl psMtc in iiucKtlon have been iraimmltled to Havana , US' . Kourlli IIii > 'M . < i' l.m of Onireiil U'llMK-ll'M t Illllll lit M. l.milM. ST LOUIS Nov. iC. tllf fomtb day * m lon of the < eatvv < | ird'"nnmiAI ) i ( mien tlon ! of the Nutlotmlvoin n' Chrliitiiiu Temperance , union b | * H * S o'clock thin tnortiliiK with the imunl pi jsr luuviliiK At Schuylrr MnioiUI houW , leMI by Mm Char- Iton Kdholin of New Vrk. All liotn later tile ri-KUlur ineetlng w ewllw ! t . ordei lit Muile hull by MliwMllnrtl Mm Annie M Palmer of lo a , puttbn * ! praiiKellBl led in J pi-gjer. nfter whteih * * r Kulr pniKram WM proewded with It w the reading of the inlnutm and retKNt ut the exe-eutive commltt i' part of wlileh WIM adopted The pruvt lonii adot > 4tiitiNlow | It WHR de cided that the glvlog ur\rotnan' ChrlnUmi Teiupermice union meiMlii should be re- HiiniiHl. tlmt the npprort Uon lunimlttte ghall eon t t of live meiBborii. two of whom shall bo ihoni'ii by til * bo ld uf Hiiperln- tendenb * und thiee by Iho uxerutlve eom- inlttce. MeidatrcH S l'Jiflidini ; } N rcl iiu W. Klnney and Marlon DOnuum were ap pointed b ) HIP executive. Committee a * mem bers of the at proprlatlona , wimrul'tie The bubcommittee'ii financial plan was adopted It provide * tufcts Wheroun , The memb r Jllp fee eif the im- tlemul Wotimii fhrlktHUi T < mperunee union In irtM Hulllel nt for the mule uf tin- work of that eummUleo , H ie n < ummended that the plnn pKHetitofl IHst yenr lie i cm- tlniied nlwug. inovldlnjf Hint no tlmmetiil agent shall imraiie > her pinHH en Millelt fund * lu tiny mule \\lljlout tin- consent of the generul ulllieii < of that Htnti The > f" plan foi each "union , the contribu tion of which Is voluulnty. was further recommended and adopc.d. { A long Hat of namcs"ot ; I > romliieil ! people from , varloub parts of Hfe/counto wlio hud sent letters of greeting to the convention were read Telegrams were" also received from "Mother' Stewart. Mary Lowe Dickin son. Mrt. S M I. Henry and Josiphine It Nichols Miss Wlllard announced thut her health would enable her .to bt ? tire-sent and personally present the prlios and bannein awarded by the convention to the different btate unions An announcement WHS made- thai Mrs Anna Huead Culms of Forest Part , unlverslt ) , of St IvtHils , Would give e > > ie Armenian cirl a Christian education at her institution She elated that $50 each per ) rar would be sntHclent to pay for the education of an ) other Armenian girls that the members wished i. iil tin re It wan voted to scud a teUicram to MUs Clara Uariou. president of thu Red Cross ttoctcty. congratulating her cu her work general ! ) and that lu Armenia ettpccUlh Mrs. Mary F. Lovell of Pennsvlvnnla brought up her amendment to the e-onstitu- tiou adding the board of national Hunerln- tcndrntB to the executive Committee Tills amendment hcj bccu daft > te < ] at pievlous national couveutionis. After a spirited debate the vote war taktrnahowIng 1C ! ) for and Io5 against , but It did not receive- " ' necessary tw.thirdthe amendment ugalu falling to parb Mrs. Loroll thereupon gave noti'e that the amendment would be again broug > t up next veer Memorial services hold for the members and Biupalhlzrrs In Ihe work of 'be Womcn'fc Christian Temperance union who lad died during the joar , followed Mrs Anna M Hammer present or the Penn sylvania union , preeldetl. M bs Willlard spoke feelingly of the IMS if Mrs Saliie F Chaplu of South Carolina , to whom ishe. paid a hlr.li tribute as a Christian temper ance worker nnd many other touching ad dresses were made Miss Agnes E Slack 'of jEnglar.d , secretary - - tary of the World's Women's Christian Tem perance union , was thciuintroduied by Miss Wlllard She made a AerycIever speech and paid a high tribute" to Miss Willaid "No statesman , " doclar-u Miss SlacK , "nab ! " " " ' " ' ' ' " f ftnfcW Wlllard and Lady Henry Somerset. " \t Jhe afternoon seseion re-ports of Kuner- ntendints were made That of Mrs Mat Ida B Corse of Illinois on "The Temple" wns : hp m st important Mrs Sophie F Grubb of Missouri spoke of the work among forel"nera It was announced that JGOO In cash and $260 In pledges wns raised nt ) esterdav s meeting for the relief of Armenians , which will be Ecnt on Immediately It IE expected to raise J2 000 before the convention closet. . Mrs Sophie Grubb reported resolutions favoring woman suffrage and declaring the organisation would not aid any political party until It adopted a prohibition plank In regard to Armenia the following was adopted Resolved , Thiit we earnestly de-sire to continue our nctlve works for the help und rescue of the Armenians and that we will co-opirute in the plans that mnv be formu lated by the Weirld'K Woman's Christian Temperance union At the evening session a number of paper * we > ro read pertaining toHhe education of children. OMS OP l-AIIl'S WIliI.S AVlTlinilAWA. , < -lon Which IH 7'nkrn n * Initle-uUiiK SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1C The contest over the wills of the late James G. Pair ended today by the withdrawal of the so- called pencil will , which htd been offered 1 for probate. Dr Marc Lovlngstnn , named as executor under the pencil will , in with drawing the document staled that his reason for his action war that the position of Mrs Nettle Craven might bo strengthened. Mrs Craven had joined with Livingston In sub mitting the pencil will , but she claims to bo the contract widow of the late Senator Pair and claims that Fair gave her deeds to two pieces of city proport ) valued nt $1500000 It was feared that If the pencil will should bo declared a forger ) , a sim ilar fate- might follow for the alleged mar riage contract nnd deeds to Mrs -Craven , which the Fair helrt , pronounce forgeries All tbe Fair children who at first Mipportcil the pincll will now declare il a forgery also The ) Joined In a petition for the pro bating of the trust will dated three das enrllcr than the pencil will The trust will wns admitted to probate todn ) and It Is believed the litigation which bids fair to be intermlnalle- now practical ! ) ended The trust feature of the probated will wns de clared illegal so far hb the renl estate In- volvcd Is concerned. A similar decision re garding the personal property of the estate Is now anticipated The trust will , with the trustee provlslors olltnlrmted would be ' eminently hnttefaetor } ta the children of James G Fair. The unexpected nrtlon In wlthdrnwlng the pencil will today caused .great surpilse In legal circles , although It * Is rumored that the retreat of Levtriptfn. and Mrt > Craven was the result of aJcoihrromlBO among all the partio * interested 1,1 iirNfi m v\u iuoo : < ; "vi/Ks MI N AVluinis nnil Mr * . Hnu iiiinlnl < > il Deleunle- . from Clilnn 10 London. NEW YORK , Nov Ifi. JH R J Cow en. corresponding secretary of the Methodist . Foreign Missionary socldty , , has Just received word through missionary , channels that Ll Hung Chang has appointed two Christian Chinese women delegates from China to the woman's congress to meet In Ixindon In 1S9S This Is an Innovation on the part of the Chinese govetnnient which from time immemorial h s Kept women In neelii- blon The appointee * are Margarlto Whang and Dr H U. King Kng lloth were educated In the United States by the Mctho- dst : Episcopal ehurch Dr Eng graduated from an American medical college nnd Miss Whang , was educated at Delaware , O , Si'iuiior Pnililoe ) . In Wn WASHINGTON. Npv , 1C. ( Special Tele gram ) Kx-Senalor Paddock arrived In WashlngtoT last nltht ; to look after Ihc Otoo and Ml ourl Indian land matter. Inspector specter McOormlok ha been In . 'ebrnnks for a week or mire In consultation with pur- chRners of lands lo ceire n agreemi'nt to the proposition that If payment Is not made ' In one year thej will rellnquliih their hold ' IIIKW AltlioiiKb no report ban been r < cehc < i from Mr MrVormlrK I' ' 1 I'elined at the department that rettUra will n rv to thr proposition STATISTICS ON UNEMPLOYED Carroll D. Wright Add * More Flgur * lethe the Hlovauth COUBUC. SPECIAL REPORT ON OCCUPATIONS Duriutf j.MH ) Ovt'iit Illllliui Working Men mill \\oiin-u WonVtthoiit Weifli , llt'Ilii * Over ! ' ! I'oi- C 'n < of flu ) \Vlliilo. WASHINGTON Nov. IC.-qtoW. Carroll O. Wright , commisBtemur of labor In charge of the eleventh column , han submitted to the secretary of the Interior n speelnl report - port on HtattHtlcrt of occupnttouB The cetMU * bulletin on occupations UiuoO more than a ) Car and a half ago Hnve only the bare iiumberB of pennon * engaged In remunerative work at the census of 18W > . but thU special report presents detailed Information It shows for the Ilrst time In census work , the number of colored puraoiw eiiKagcel lu oorup tloii separate and distinct from the mrtlve and foreign while elements of the population and other hitherto uncomptlcd figures. Iho moat luleresllng feaUiteof Ihe rejxirl re'lalew lo the iiuewtlon of the unemplocd Similar data relative lo the unenniloed were collected 111 the census of ISM ) , but weie not compiled , so this Is the Ilrst time In the federal censim that Information of this character has been presented In con nection with the Htatlntlew of occupation derived fiom answers made on the popula tion schedule The < ( Inures simply nhow the aggregate number of persons tinem- jilojod for different lengths of time and tea a p.re-at extent probabl ) nt different times during the e-cnaus ) ear They do not tshow , the | tu > t period after making allowoncus for the-time xvliun not engaged at the-lr prin cipal or lutual occupation , during which their fcervlccB may have been utilized at some' olhe-r kind of work Tbe census euumeiratore were fully Instructed , but the returns were not complete enough to war rant compilation. There were 22.735 CGI per- bens 10 ) c rs rf age and over , e-ngaged lu gainful oecupatiotiB In ISHO of whom 18.821.- 0 ! < 0 wvro males and S.HH.r.Tl females Of these 3.013117 males and 610 CIS females or a lotal o' 3.D23.730 persons were unem- plo.ved nt their prlnrlp.il occupation * during Rome imrt of the * census ) oar ending Ma > 31 line Of the whole number of pc-raous BO unumplocd. l.SlS.SG.'i were unemployed from one to three mouths. 1.348.318 from four to elx months und 336.417 from sen en to twelve montliB This Is equivalent , ap proximately , to 1139.072 persons unemplo.ved nt their principal occupation for the entire twelve months , and this number would represent D 01 per cent of the tolnl number of persons engaged fa gainful occupation lu 1&80 Divided ah to hex. the approximate number of males uuemplioe'd at their prin cipal occupations far the entire ccnius ) ear was U72.000. representing fj.10 per cent on the whole number of males at work , while the approximate number cf females unemployed - ployed at their principal occupations during the same perloJ was JC7.fi72. lejireiientlng 4.2S per cent of the whole number of feiuuli'8 at work. 1,01 isvn.i.uroit mi : MVI .MIITIMJ r- ' ref of Labor CbiM > He ( lit Keii- tiielo Clt ? mi Fmirdi llnllot. of Labor resumed thulr uuilncEe here * today. At the afternoon session , after a spirited contest between Boston Baltimore. Hutte. Montreal , Little Rock , San Francisco Chat tanooga and Louisville the last named cltj was chosen on the fourth ballot by a nar row margin as the place of holding the next general case-mbl ) The general asjembls voted that all mem bers of the Knlghtt of Labor who are also members of the Musical Mutual 1'rotevtlvp union must leave that order before January 1 , 1S97 , under penalty of expulsion , and all local arsemblies are onlored to hire enl > Knlghta of Labor musicians ' 'his ' evening a well attended public mat ing was held in the general assembly room General Master Workman Sovereign spoke for over an hour , his subject being. "Whj I Asked the Laborer to Support Free Coin age of Silver at the Ratio of 1C to 1 " Mr Sovereign said the late political camlialgn was a eontest between the productive and speculative classes of the country , or bo- twecn labor and dollars and that dollars won Mr Sovereign raid his respects * to President-elect McKlnle ) . Mark 11 anna and Wall street and speaking of William J Mr } an. he characterized him as "that match less champion of the great cause. " who would yet put his foot on the neck of "the plutocratic classes. " unless he changers his character , M ICIIIR IV 1.0M10V ' \V niiiii lliflii-r l"rncli or Aiiicrloiiii Drutli 1'iiM il.ljrrlricntiil. . LON'PON , Nox Ifi A wealth } woman , sup posed to be an American , who has been stnj- ing with her husband at the Hucl Cecil , committed suicide jcstcrday. The matter U being Investigated The manager of the Hotel Cecil denies that either the husband nr the wife is American and he asserts the death of the woman was an accident duo to taking an overdose of medicine for neuralgia. According to the nvenlng News , "the woman was Trench , while her husband Is n wealthy American , well known In New York City The husband has > received tele grams under the names of Mackav , nnd Marriott The couple had been married about four months The deceased woman was about 25 years old. and was exceedingly handsome. Her parents have been sum moned from Trance " M'UN .STIl.l , HAS MOM1V l.IJKT. N < - > \ I'oimlar 1,01111 OvorNiiliNcrllu-il it I. n r tic Amount. ' MADRID. Nov 1C The government lonn of 250,000000 pesetas has been greatly over subscribed The mm of 350,000.000 posetaf , has already been Hiibscrlbed and reports from numerous towns In the provinces have still to come In The Hank of Spain has been obliged to open twenty special counters In Madrid ow Ing to the crush of Siih Numbers of women were onlv able to sub scribe for a single bond Capitalists In Ha vana offircd to subscribe 5000000 pesetas M\T sTr.r IN TIII. ) \ IMVS.I ni. Vllivlher TCI-IIIJ ( o III * MM ill till * niNMltlllUT I'lUM'l-M. CONDON , Nov li ( It Is understood Hint the next step In the Venc7iicla affair will be that Venezuela will empower her plenlpo tcntlary to settle and sign with the Ilrltlxh plwilpotfliitlary a treaty referring the bound ary dispute lo arbitration It Is that the treaty will bo signed In Washington PARIS , Nov 16. King Monelck line wired to ProHldcnt Fauro , announcing that peace has been concluded between Abyssinia and Italy , adding "H Rives me > pleasure that our frleii'lh nhonld rejoice with us " Pre l dent Faure replied " 1 congralulate you on Ihe happy result and rejoice with you us youi neighbor and friend " Der > l lieM on Aiioilier Itnlil , SUAKIM. Nov. 16 DervliihoB have raided iho country In the vicinity of Toknr killing ( Ivo men and looting a number of cattle Troops have been dlnpatched In pumult I'nellle Cnlilc Coiifei-enee llexiiineil IXINDON. Nov 16The Paeim cable eon ference W H rwutned toiln > at the colonial ofllce but all the tedtlmoii ) wag taken In MMll.NATHII J'UH M > .tTUU. * l > lifl Sufi-i'i'il In > titUlnu It riioli'i' . I'A 0 * , Nov 16.Alinamlcr ( 'lay of ( . 'obb county rhalrnmn motiatlc KtHte HAwutlvc eommlt- 'X-prenldent ' of the state sennto. Innted for I'ulted ' Sutt'K senator )1 ) John U Uordon by tun demoeratlc thin afternoon initiation w i insdo on the thlrty- lot nt S 66 p in The vote wn . Unwell , 40 , Lewli , lit. Norwood. li 3 , Carard. t A * coon M the \olp wan announced pandtnnonlum relgneil Mr Clay w c waltltiK In the venntr cliBinber and the ehot-rlii ) ' rvachod til * enr He knew he WAR olt > cted HI * frU'iulu linmo- dlnlet } ran ov . r to whenhe wai and es corted him to the home where bin pretence created a eenc of wthV unthualRBin The frlnndi of the BuecenRful candidate Immedi ately began pieparatluns for encortltu : him at hi * home in Marietta twenty mlloc from Atlanta , fur which point he luft at 6 30 The tesillt U what has been expected since. the rate imi rowed down to ( 'la > and Ilow- ell Mr Clay recehed the acthe support of i'X-Secrulary Smith , lion K 11 Uublg- non and CongrcBHinen Maddo.i and Tate "Sti'Xe" Chiy , nn thr new wnator-to-be IF known throughout Ueurcln , UK u buv worked on n furm nnd Kei'iircd an tHliictitlon by hip own vrfortx Hi Htudli-d law , wnn ( idinltttMl to the Imr nnd mudi' ! IH nticr In polltli-K In tin Inter 7U when InMa * ti-titriipu fioin Colib count } UK u member of Ihc li'KlHbituii HiMTxrd Mimucirn and the tlilid ti-rin. In IS S' ' WHI eleeli-il pai ker of the IIOUHC IK tin Mime time wln-n lion K U DublKliun XMIM pri-Hldt-nt of tintnn - iite Hi' prerlded ever tlir IIOIIHO with dig nity anil wat * VIT.I populni iimoni : the meni- IHTH At tin- next > e < liiii of the ci'iiernl iifKi'inlih In \\iui elected Kemitor from the Tlilrllirtli illHtrlH nnil w n eleoled l > rt > * ldent of the nenute without oppoKltlun He WIIH n fiictor In much Important leg- ! ! tlon n ml often took tin llooi to fa\oi mettHr ure of merit In the t'oiiveiitUin which liomliiiiti'd UoNernor Nurthen In ISiin there wnn u < onte > t for the punltloii of attorney Hf net ul between the lute OonrKe N l.enter u out -nrinnl eonfederati soliller. iitid Colonel ( 'IIITonl Andproun , tin piofound and brll1 Hunt attornej general of Jin cedltiK iKlinlnlwf ttntluiiK 1'erlinpH the moul thrilling dpeerb ( \ < > r mudi In tin Cliorgiu cupllol In noml- imtliiK n ifindlilate for ollli-e WIIH tnuili l > \ Mr VnIn nuinlimthig Iji-Htei It uarrieil the Illnlllt'OIH Off tlH'tr feet ll..lt L > tel KHepI the J iiinveiitlun Wlii-ii Uovernor Atkliumti van Hllec eedvtl as ehiilriniin of tin Plate exeeutlve eonimlttei In : , : r ClaIn the i eunumlgn recent h rlnsi-d lit lintl tin Hiitnr i puMltlon Hi Ix .vaunt : active , vigorous nnd of commanding physique lli'l"l'l' ' . IS Al.AltAlIA'S CIIOlCi : . OIIK-N , tin- Coin Ciinillilnto. Knr He- hl nil In St'iiitlorliit Itliee. MONTQOMUHV. Aln. . Nov. 1C. The democratic legislative cnucua tonlcht on the i lirst ballot nominated Gcncrnl D W PetttiB for United States senator , to succeed Sena tor I'ugh The vote stood : 1'ottut , 07 ; Gates. 2C. Ouneral Pettus Is 74 years of age , but IB still vigorous He Is a native of Alabama He graduated from a Virginia college prac ticed law In Tubcuuibia , Carrollton and Cnlmba. was elected a circuit judge and when the war broke out enlisted at once , m-rvlnp gallantl > throughout the entire i lUrnggle , and with eepcclal distinction nt I j the siege of PlttBburg , coming out of the i war n brigadier general When the demo ' crats ' ousted the republicans In 1S7I and had control of the house of icpret > cntatlvt-g and senate General Pettus was offered the United ] Btatcx nenatonihip. but preferred to fight the hattlcE of hU people against the of Senator Morgan He ha stcadfastlv re fused nil oilers of e\cry nature1 and this was a strong card In his favor. He has been chairman of the committee on reso lutions at even state convention and ban written cvco democratic platform since the war He was sent to Chicago nb one of the delegatcs-at-large. nnd on his re turn canvassed the state for Ilrynn nndJ Sewnll He Is an ardent free silver mau. MiiIS TO 1IAVI3VOM1.VCJ. . riiinl Count 1V1I1 Cite Hie Millie to the ll inin riiIn * CHEYRN'Nn , Nov. 10 The democratic state- committee now has complete un- oniclal returns from all counties In Wyoming except lllg Horn , showing the following otu llcpubllcan electors , Dolttatn , 3.D35 , Howell. D.ori'J , Mallcy , 9617. democratic elec tors Van Meter , CS5 ; Martin 9,873. Quaely. ) S."i Congress Mondcl ) , rep. , 9,476 ; Os- tiornc dcm. 9 S37 The committee has rcturnb from twelve precincts In lllg Horn county These give the Ilryon electors twenty-nine majority , OB- bornc. twenty-six majority. The committee lias yet to hear from ten precincts In lllg Horn countj The vote from these will not materially affect the majorities CHHYUNNK Wyo. . No % 1C ( Special Telegram ) Senator Warren , chairman of the ropubllian state committee , tonight re ceived a message from Hyattvllle Ills Horn coitnty. sent via Sheridan stating that seven precincts in lllg Horn countj , out of twenty- so\on. give the republicans HI , democrats 127 A great storm hail been experienced in the- county , and no further information was available Pour dayfc were required to carrv the message from HyattvIHe lo Sheridan , n distance of slxtj miles S15NATOU MIIJUMAN A I.ITTI.H 1 > VTH. ' \tenils Ills Cnnirrn lulnlloiiH to Me- Kllile > JiiMt tin CANTON O. , Nov. 1C United States Senator .lohn Sherman of Ohio has just written Major McKlnloj "I am rather late In expressing to you my hoartj congratulations for your election as presldnnt of the United Statcw. but they arc not less slncoro and hearty The greatest beneficiaries of the result of the election arc the people of the United Stateu. for they have escaped a real dang r In the threatened election or Ilryan and the socialistic Ideas lie represented Yon will nnter upon your great olllco with the most hopeful promlips of hiiccess and I eonfldontl > believe von will meet and perform > our Important dutlrfc to the satisfaction of the conservative people of the United States " , VOTI : roit IIITT i'ou M\ATOII. ( > n < Illlll CHICAGO , Nov 16 W. 0 Lamnntp an nounced today that ho will vote for Con gressman Hltt nh the Riiccospor of United Stntc6 Senator Palmer Lirnonlo wag elected to the legislature from tlu district In which resides Martin D Madden , ono of the load ing Chicago aeplrantj for the ponatnrshlp The announcement causes much mirprUc , as Lnmonte was generally supposed to be a thick and thin supporter of Madden TeimeN ec llepillillenn 011 I'nlr Count. NASHVILLE , Tenn. , Nov. 16 The repub lican state executive committee Is In UPB- Hlon In Hih. city today and a number of prominent citizens were itho present While the meeting Is a weet'et ono. It In understood that Its purprwe Is to ilHciws the bent meth ods for exposing the frauds practiced b > democratic election ofllcers In the recent election It Is claimed that It a fair count could be secured In live wetit Tennessee counties It would give the slate to the re publican ) ! DCfllllM Of II 1)11 J. ATLANTIC , In , , Nov. 16Special ( 1c In gram ) Mm. Mllllo Howard was found dewtd In her bed this morning As her bo ly V.'KB still warm a phyMelun wan hanllly n > m- monevl , but nothing could r * tore her FORT DODGE la. Nov. 16 { Special Telegram ) Woolno ) Welles Ihe old out and ono of the most respected citizens of Port Dodgp , died thin morning , aged ! M yearn Ho was a pioneer , mid linn been Identified with the progress of Fort Dodge Ihrnughout all HH hUtory. \VRICHT \ LAW IS UPHELD Just-he Ptiokbniti lUtidR Down n Deoitiuu of Interwt. COURT DCCIDESIhlPOHTANT CASH to TM % lroin'r , IINti'h'tH till' Itltei- niil Iniiii'iit t > iiii > nH IN .SllnlllttlOll. WASHINGTON. Nov 1C.-TUP nuinl Slate * supreme court today rendered an opinion sustaining tbe conttttutlemnlltv or the Wright Irrigation law of California ml ovorrulliiK the decision of the United 8t te circuit court for the California district which wa * nnaliiHt the IBW B validity The case In which the opinion WAR rtudeied wan that of the Fall Ilrook Irrln tlon eompsny against MarlN Klnn liadU ) > It biw attracted widespread Interest tlnennsli- out the Rooky mountain ntid COABI regions because of UB Importance to the materni IntereMn of the vat Ire arid belt , and In Iho central west anil east the milt gained. | ' ' prominence . * through the fact that ox-l'renl- deiit Harrison WRB one of the counsel who argued the CMP before the supreme court. whose decision has been awaited for month * , having been pending a considerable part of the preceding term of the court Justice I'ecklmin delivered the evurt derision toda ) He departed from tin usual . custom of the justice * ! In that he did not i , read the erplnlon 'on which the eourt bamd j 1 IK conclusions , but simply announced that ' It | had decided to uphold the law There were two oases befoie the mnui-iiu * , court Involving the constitutionality or the * 1 Wright law permitting the atstr or ( 'all I forula lo be divided Into Irrigation dl irk : ! ; and property In the district * taxcxl fin the | ' construction of Irrigation wirks Oni or , those Involved the Fall Ilrook Irrigation I district , and the other the Mod tut I dlmru t The same polntK were rained In both imt the Fall Drool ; ease was appealed from tln > decision of the federal circuit court while . Ihe .ModestI csc wan brought up fruni tlie > California slate- supreme court In the federal court tbe decision w against tln > Wright law. while In the state eourt tlmt law wag sustained Today' * decision will npplj to both suits The Importance of tbe decision In 'not ' confined to the Elate of California but affects the irrigation interests cf the rnttio setul-arld region , many of the elates of \ which have adopted that form Tin cam also Involved the broad constitutional ciuc - tion of Uie right of taxation and Uie taking of private property without title proccws of law. Mist of the IrrlKBllou dletrlrta have out large bond Issues which are affected by tbe decision HOW THE CAt'SE ' ORIGINATED The Full Ilrook case was brought fiom the federal court because Mrs ll.sdlev wtn an alien JuntieiPecitlmui in hit * wrltien opinion , said that action wan comment eel by l Jlrs llradle'y for the purpewe of proeur- lug | an Injunction restraining the col lector of the irrigation district from giving H de-e-el to the premises belonging lo Mt Hraclie ) . based on a ale of her land nmde b ) tbn collector for th'1 non'pnyment of * certain a psmrnt upon her lanels under the act Incorporating the Irrigation district and to set aside such assessment and foi other latlon of the constitution of lite * Dulled Hates and also of the California stain onstltutinn Onei of the principal object Ions made to the law was that the water taken under It was not for publli use Tile court In Itu decision today give * this objection the llrat placet I in Us consideration On thin point Justice Peckham Bald 'To provide for the irrigation of lundn i In states where- there Is no color or necessity therefor , within any fair moaning of the term , and slmpl ) for the purpose of gratify ing the taste of the owner , or his de-aln to cntrr upon the cultivation of an entirely new kind of crop not necrssar ) for the purpose of rendering the ordluar > cultiva tion of the land remunerative might be re garded by the courts an an Improper exer cise ( of legislative will anil the use might not be held to be public In any constitu tional Fcnse , no matter how manj ownrra wore. Interested In the scheme On the other hand , in a state like California which confcsReHlly embraces millions of acrevs of arid lands , an act of tin legislature pro viding for their Irrigation might well bo regarded as an act devoting the watet to n. public use and therefore an a valid exerclso of th legislative power "The people of California and the mem bers of her legislature mui t In the nature of things be more familiar with the fncts nnd circumstance * which surround the subject and with the neeesfcltlrs and tin occasion for the Irrigation of the lands than can an > ono be who Is a stranger to hci ( toll Thin knowledge and familiarity must have their due weight with the state courts which are to pass upon the question of public use In the * light of the * facts which surround tlm subject In their own stale Var these * reasons while not regarding the matter as concluded bv these various dcclaralions and acts and decisions of Ihe prople and le-glH- Inture und courts of California we yet In consideration of the subject , accord to and treat them with vcfj gre al respeit and wo regard the derisions ns embodying Ihe de liberate Judgment and matured thought or the courts of that state on this subject "Viewing the subject for ourxelvet > and In tbe light of these considerations we have very little dlfllculty in coming to the same conclusion reached by the courts of Cali fornia The use must be regarded as a public use or else It ivould seem to follow tlmt no general scheme of Irrigation can bo formed or parried Into affect " PPHL1C USE OF WATER. Continuing on this line. Justice Peckham saidWillie Willie the ennRldPrntlon Hint thr work of Irrigation must be lOmiulnned if the \IM or the wale i may not IIP lifld to lie 01 < on- Mltuti n public u MO IH nor to tie rt-purdcil ns conclusive In fiivor of such us ) < l tb.it fact Is In this rase n most Imporinnt rnn l < l- eriitlon Millions of IIPIPI of bind tlur\vlm > cultivable , must be left In their prnscnt ( irid nnd worthies * condition nnil iin ef fectual obstacle will , tlierefon ri iniiln In the way of the advance- n lurg'- portion , of the state1 In mnterliil wealth nnil pros perity To Irrigate- und Hum lo bring Into pootmilc use these liirsri niiis- * . of nilnr- vvlwe useless lanel will seem to be n matter of public Interest , not confined to the binil owner * . , or even to nnv ont see-ilon of the state Tlu fort that II , > use of the water In limited to the- use of the land owner Is , therefore , not a filial obleeilon In Milleu - Islntlon It In not ensenll.il th.it lli enttro < -oininiinlt > , or even nn > eonslili ibli portion tion thereof , Hhould eliuctl ) eiijoy r phr- tlclpate In HII Improve-mcnt In onler f con stitute n publli use All landowner * In thu district Imvi the right to u p-opnrilon te Khnre of tinvvuter and no one lundowner IB favored nhovc bis fellou li. lilx 'Ight to the Use of thi VVHter ft IH not lifn 1- Kiiry In order thiit the upi' * .b iiiltl IH piibllo tlmt every resident In the dlntrli'1 Khoold liiive the rlilit to Iho IIDU of the wnlei Referring to the objeotlon that under the act the IrrlKallnn of InnJn need not bu llmltod to the .o which are In fac' produc tive , the opinion * > The leKlflHturt by Ibis act hn not Itself named any Irrigation dim riot and. of course , ban not decided an to too imtiiio anil ruinlltv of any [ > ? oinr tundK whuh have been Ineludeii In miy mich dln'rlet ' It ) mn glvrn u KenetH ) Htnti'tnetit n 10 what coinlltlniui mum i-xlfi in oi.i"i 10 permit the Inolimlon of nnv lun-i win'n ' a dlHtrlrt The land which o ii properly be no Included IK , a < wi think xn < iiiiy limited In H elmnitter li > tb < PI VH | | IIH of the net It nuiHi be pimfciulbli of OIK > mexle of IrrlKutlon , from u eommon Boureo ami by the same nymemi or worK > nnd It inuMl be of mieli a eharaeter Unit It will he hflleHted liv IrrlKHIIon by Hie nyitf > in to be adopter ] Thl * HH we tblnk mi HH > he ninouiil of lifiii'Ml nuiHi In MuliKtn ami imt llinlKil to the ( nation of an op- portunitj to thureaftei u o the land ( or r
