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NOT A JOYFUL DOCUMENT TO BWISICRS
Money and Hen Needed to Meet Crisis in
Affaire of Empire.
PRAISES D1VOTION OF THE SOLDIERS
Proofs of Loyalty from Colonies Cause for
Much Gratification.
AbKS GREATER EXPENDITURES FOR W\R \
lonNplrnon * Absence of Public I-
( Itement In Coniieetlon ttlth Mecl-
Inir of I'nrllnincnl V > ncinun-
Mrntloii Airnlnnt Mlnlato.
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LONDON , Jan. 30 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) Parliament
imscmblcd today amid conditions of funercil
gloom ami signs of deep despondency everv-
wherp Its proceedings , too , had a tragic
. .uof unreality , with their partimn quib
bling over trivialities , whllo the ver ) ex
istence of the British empire Is In the bal
ance
One fact emerged plainly from tonight's
debate , the present government la in no
danger of defeat by defections from its own
side , while there Is nothing the opposltlnr
leaders are moro anxious to avoid than a
contingency of their being eiildk-d with tbe
responsibility ot conducting the war.
Chamberlain was received , on entering
the house. In absolute silence , whereas , Bal
four was warmly cheered The latter looked
in n Jangerously overwrought condition and
spoke with painful nervousness and hesita
tion and curioua Jcrklness of gesture.
The only noteworthy points of debate wore
Bniineruiau'H remarkably phrased declara
tion that the opposition would aid In a vig
orous prosecution of the war "to repel In
vasion , " ns though peace should then en
sue , and Balfour's denial of the statements
that General Buller had made any report aa
to the military requirements of the cam
paign which the government had disre
garded But In the lobby it was said that
linlfour's statement * ab disingenuous and it
will bo proved that Buller'o warning was
ignored.
None of the speakers is considered to have
risen'to a height befitting the gravity of
the situation. Sir John Tennlals' cartoon
in Punch represented Lord Salisbury as ad-
drt-Mlng the cabinet council and eaylng.
"Never mind what w0 bay , gentlemen , but
let us all say the same thrng "
The feeling Is that tht > ministers failed
in this apparently simple matter.
While Lord Salisbury professed Ignorance
regarding the Boer strength and armaments ,
Balfour and Lord Lansdovvne declared that
I these wnro accurately known. Not one of
/ tbn ministers had a word of enlightenment
to offer rcgaidlnK cither the past or the fu
ture and the leaders of the opposition , while
perfectly ready to attack and criticise the
government , h.id uo suggestion to advance
us to matters In South Africa , nor an
alternative policy to expound.
Chamberlain preserved a discreet silence ,
although throughout the bpeeches of Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Balfour he
displayed unusual excitement , embarrassing
loth by frequent comments. He kept turnIng -
Ing toward Balfour during Sir Heni's
fope-eth with suggestions for argument , to
which Balfour did not seem to respond with
much enthusiasm.
Balfour's upecch was a repetition of his
rather flippant orations outride the house.
Ixnd Salisbury was pale and looked care
worn , showing traces of his recent bereave
ment Lord Lansdowne seemed much de
pressed.
The riplemn air which eeomcd to pervade
the uppbr chamber was in strong contrast
with the dazzling suggestions of the occa
sion Many women were dressed In mourn
ing , which gave a Had tone to the scene.
i. Ixird RoBuberys ppcech was tfco anl/ one
\ which made n strong Impression ind it Is
Interpreted in many quarters to Indicate a
readiness , In tlo event of n change of mln-
Ihtry , to assume the burdens of the premier
ship.
So far at the House of Commons Is cm-
cerncd the d bate there reached a high
level.
llj- the . \NHoalnted I'rcm.
Y LONDON , Jan. 30. The preparations for
* the reassembling of Parliament commenced
In chilly , cbeerlesi weather. The members
began to arrive at an unusually early hour.
Hon. William Masaey-MaluwarliiB , conservative
vative , member for Central Finsbury , was
the first to arrive , entering the precincts of
the bouso at 4 30 a. m , , half an hour ahead
of John dimming Mac Dona , progreojive
conservative , member for the Rotherhlthe
division of Southwark , the second arrival.
The other'membcrs then benan to appear at
shortening Intervale.
About 100 seata had been reserved by 10
n clock , when the yeomen of tbe guard ar
rived from tbo tower and with lighted lan
terns carried out the usual search of tbe
hubterranean chambers and pawuges.
Tfcore was nothing In the conversation of
the rarly arrivals to suggest anthlne in
the nature of a panic and there was little
to Indicate any keen dcelre to embarrass
the government , but there were evidences
MI all sides that the members keenly real
ized that they were meeting under excep-
tlonr.I circumstances when preparations
tvcro necessary to meet a grave crisis ,
( Among the curious features of the situa
tion , tbe House ot Commons was to be
. treated to the clngular spectacle of Lord
f IMmuud Fltzmaurice , liberal member for
* the Crlckladc , or northern division of Wilt-
* i fhlrc , moving a vote of censure on hi *
brother , the marquis of Laueilowne , secre
tary of state for war.
The seventh mission of the fourteenth
Parliament of Queen Victoria opened at 2
P m after tbe customary formalities. The
speaker , William Court Gully , arrived at the
House of Commons at 1 53 p. in There was
a large attendance of members
Thn centleuiau usher of tbo Black Hod ,
General Sir M S. Biddulpb , summoned tbo
Commons to tbo IIout > e of Lordu at 2.03 p
. / m , where tbo lord high chancellor , Karl
Halsbury , read the quceu's speech.
Queen Aililre en I'urllninent ,
The queen's speech at the reassembling of
Parliament today was as fellows
' My Lords and Gentlemen The pence
which bud recently been broken In South
Africa when last 1 addressed > ou has , un
happily , not been restored , but otherwise ni )
relations with other states are friendly. In
rt'aletlut ; the Invasion of my South African
iclonles by the South African republic nuJ
Orange Free State m ) people have responded
with devotion and enthusiasm to the appeal
which I have made to them and the heroism
o js- soldiers la the Hold and ui > sailor *
II I and marines who were landed to co-operate
I with them has not fallen hort rf the noblest
traditions of our military ht ! > tor )
" 1 am deeplv grieved that fa man ) valu
able llvra should have fallen a sacrifice , but
I hnve witnessed with prlln and with heart
iest gratification the patriotic eagerness and
spontaneous loalty with whl-h my subject
In all PHIU of mv dominions hive come
forward to share In the common detenie o'
their Imperial interests. 1 am confident t
shall not Icok to them In vain when I exhort
them to sustain and renew their exertion- *
until they have brought tnls struggle for
the maintenance of the empire and the as
sertion of Its supremacy In South Africa tea
a victorious1 conclusion !
"A treaty has been concluded with the
German emperor for the adjustment of the
rights claimed by the two countries In
Samoa , Tonga nnd other Islands In the Pa
cific. To a portion of these stipulations the .
government of the United States has also I
been a party. |
"A bill will be Introduced at an early date j
to give effect to the scheme of federation '
wTilch has been adopted after most careful |
consideration by live of my Australian i
colonies.
"I hive watched with cordial satisfaction
the great developments ot ray colonies Into
self-governing communities. I feel confident
that the establishment of the great federa
tion of Australia will prove advantageous
not only to the colonies Immediate ! ) con-
Cornell , but al o to the empire nt large.
' * the Colonials.
"Tho brilliant courage and soldier-like.
I qualities of tbe colonial force * engaged In
South Africa have already earned high ad
miration and patriotic offers ot ucatstance ,
which it was not possible to accept , have
come from many oMier colonies with popula
tions of various races.
'I have received from the ruling chiefs of
natlvo states of India numerous offers to
place their troops nnd the resources of their
states at my disposal for service In South
Africa. These pi oofs of their lojalty to
> n > self and their devotion to the cai-se at
my empire have afforded me much gratifica
tion.
tion."I
"I regret that owing to Insufficient rainfall
in the autumn over a great part of western
and central India the harvest nnd pasturage
have failed to such an extent as to create
a famine. Timely measures have been
taken b ) my government nnd by the rulers
of the native states affected to relieve the
suffering and prevent starvation.
" 1 recrct to add that the epidemic ot
plague continues , and that although Us se
verity has not Increased since last jear
there Is at present uo prospect ot Its
diminution
CnllM for Greater n nendlturei.
"Gentlemen of the House of Commons
The estimates for the public service for the
ensuing jear will bo laid before you The
provision for military expenditure must be
largely Increesed on account of the charge
tor milltarj operations In South Africa. The
experience of a great war must necessarily
afford lessons of the greatest Importance to
the military administrations of the country.
You will not. I am convinced , shrink from
any outlay that may be required to place
our defensive preparations on a level with
the responsibilities which the possession of
so great an empire has laid upon us. At a
time when several other nations are perfectIng -
Ing their nayal preparations at the cost of
increasing efforts and sacrifices , the solici
tude with which you have provided for the
efficiency of our navy and our coast de-
< fms < a will .tssnredly nol-i > "e relaxed. " " " N
The rest of the speech , recognizing that
the time Is not propitious for domestic re
forms Involving largo expenditure , recom
mends amendments to the agricultural , edu
cational compnnj , railway and accident
laws , and concludes
"It appears that service In South Africa
may have the effect of disfranchising those
taking part in it , and jou will be asked to
sanction a measure by which this Injustice
will be prevented.
"I commend jour deliberations at this
anxious time to the blessing and guidance
of Almighty God "
The attendance of peers and of the public
was not extraordlnar ) .
After the reading of the speech the lords
adjourned until 4pm and the commoners
returned to their house , which alM sim
ilarly suspended its sitting until 4 o'clock.
There was a conspicuous absence of public
excitement In connection with the reassem
bling of Parliament. A small knot of people
ple witnessed the arrival and departure of
the yeomanry of the guard , the crowd
around the entrance to the palace .vard at no
time exceeded 500 and the few who were
hoping for eomo demonstration against the
ministry were disappointed
On the resumption of business In the
House of Lords , the galleries were throngel.
Lords Northcoto and Avebury ( the latter
was formerly Sir John Lubbock ) , took scats
with the United States ambassador , Joseph
H. Choate , In the diplomatic gallery
The prince of Wales , the duke of Con-
naught and the duke of Cambridge were
seated on the cross benches. There were
many women In tbo galleries nnd there
was an unusually largo attendance of peers.
The duke of Somerset moved the address
In repllng to the queen's speech nnd the
earl of Sbaftcsbury seconded the motion.
The liberal leader In the House of Lords ,
the earl of Klmberley , followed.
IMery Speech by Ho ehery.
After Lord Salisbury bad spoken , Lord
Roscbery made a fiery speech , demanding
of the government what it was going to do
and adding that the country would shrink
from no sacrifice which the burning emer
gency might demand.
Tbe marquis of Lansdowne , secretary of
stale for war , followed. He said be was
prepared to make a statement at a future
date. Tbo government , he added , was not
prepared and bid excellent reasons for not
pushing its arrangements further
The address In repl ) to the speech from
the throne was then adopted.
When the proceedings were recommenced
In the House of Commons , Balfour , tbe
first lord of the treasury and government
leader. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman , the
liberal leader , and others were loudly
cheered by their respective followers.
Captain Pretyman , In moving the address
In reply to the speech from the throne , ex-
preyed tbe deepest syiupath ) , which he
said was shared by both sides of the house
with tbe sufferers from tbe war and the
sufferings in Natal
Herbert P. Pike Pease , liberal-union ! * ! ,
member for Darlington , seconded thu ad
dress In reply to tbe speech from the throne
Tbe liberal leader In the House ot Com
mons , Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermun , then
rose to reply amidst cheers for the oppo
sition benchm.
TACTICS OF LEYDS AND WHITE
Tollimlnir I'rnetlenlly the Suine
Coiirne l.e > tin Intend * GOIIK | to
M. 1'eterkburv ,
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LONDON , Jen 30 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Diplomatic
observers here are declaring that Dr. L yds
U pursuing at Berlin exactly tbe same tac
tics that Montague White Is using at Wash
ington Dr Ledg IB not pressing for Im
mediate action , but tc preparing the ground
for an appeal for peaceful Intervention as
( Continued on Third Pare )
MERCER RETAINS HIS PLACE
JIs is Continued on tba Nat'on ? ! Republican
io2sl Ccmnvtti' .
RECOGNITION FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE
Goninil * loiier .tone * I'ntitr * n Liberal
Aitiroirlnlliui | In I'rnt Ide for the
llreellnn of < limit
at AVInneliami
WASHINGTON , Jan SO ( Special Tele
gram ) Thurston. Mercer and Burl.rt had
n conference this morning relative to Ne
braska's representation upon the national
congressional republican committee. Thurs-
ton was made chairman of tha delegation
and upon his suggestion It was unanimously
decided to continue Mercer upon the com
mittee he has represented so signally since
he has been in congress. The question of
party policy In Nebraska was talked over
| and especially In connection with the cilling
of the state convention , but nothing was de-
elded upon there being a unanimous dis
position to leave the matter as to whether
the republicans should have one or two
conventions this jear to the republicans ot
j i the state to decide.
I Commissioner Jones of Indian affairs In
| answering the letter of Chairman Thurston
! of the committee on Indian affairs of the
senate In lelatlou to the advisability of re
building the Wlnnebago school says after
reviewing the destruction of the building-
"There Is on the Wlnnebago reservation
a scholastic population of 2. . " . . Owing to an
Insufficiency of funds 1 have been unable to
take the necessar ) steps for replacing it
There is an absolute necessity for early ac-
I tlon to be taken with reference to the con
struction of suitable school buildings In or
der to accommodate the scholastic popula
tion which will attend such a school. For
| two jears there children have depended
I upon the precarious sjstem of public schools
| which from all reports has been most un-
j
I Batlsfa"tory , and Instead of progressing they
have been and are retrograding After carefully -
! ' , fully considering the neccFslty of the reser
vation 1 am of the opinion that a special
appropriation should be granted To erect
such a plant would require the expenditure
of $40,000 and with this sum I can give this
j reservation a school plant adequate to Its
necessities. Such an appropriation should
be made Immediately available In view of
the fact that building operations could then
begin In early spring and the school com
pleted in time for the fall session this
> ear"
GoMMlp About WnnlHon'n iMiceensor.
The question of a successor to Judge
Wociion of the southern district of Iowa is
sorely troubling both Senators Gear and
Allison of that state. Gear will naturally
have _ the appointment should he insist upon
It He Is most desirous that the delegation
In congress should unite upon come one can
didate to succeed to the position. It is
understood that there arc at least six candl-
datcn for the place The Judicial district Is
comprised of the congressional districts rep
resented by Hedge of the First , Lacey of the
Sixth , Hepburn of the Eighth , McPheraon of
the Ninth , with other counties Included in
the congressional districts of Lane , Cousins
and Dolllver. The three latter have no can
didates to present. McPherson Is support
Ins Judgf Smith of Council BluffstlcphurSl
Is pressing the claims of Judge Towner of
Corning and Laccy Is pushing Judge McNett
ot Ottumwa. Hedge of the First Is loaded
down with candidates , no less than three
appearing frcm his district They are e < c-
Mcmber of Congress McCoid of FalrfleW ,
Dewey of Washington and Davis of Keokuk
It ( .oecns to bo the consensus of opinion that
the candidates lesldlng In Hedge's district
may be eliminated and that the race lies be
tween Smith , Towner and McNett It Is
thought that McPherson , Hepburn and Lacey
will get together and determine -whom they
will jointly support This Is Gear's wish. A
factor In the determination of Judge Wool-
I son's tuccessor rests with James W. Blvthe ,
i Gear's eon-ln-law and manager of his recent
j senatorial campaign He has a candidate ,
I but ha has requested that his candidate be
| p f sprung on the delegation until after
tnere seems to be no chance of an agrec-
I ment on the selection ot a candidate from
the districts in the southern portion of
! Iowa.
I Ami ) Vant for Ie Molnpn.
Representative Hull today succeeded in
passing his bill for the establishment of an
j
armj post at Des Molnes The bill creates
the lirst army post In Iowa and it was for
this reason , as much as any other , that
Inijuced the house to favorably consider the
measure today. The new pest , should the
bill be favorably considered by the senate ,
will , in all probability , bo added to the De
partment of the Mlfbourl and will make one
mono garrison for that very Important de
partment
Tim nomination of A D Chamberlain to
bo register of the land office at Douglas ,
Wyo , was sent to the senate today by the
president. This Is a reappolntnipnt. Cham
berlain was a strong gold democrat during
Cleveland's administration nnd when Bryan
was nominated went over to the republicans.
Ho Is a representative sheep owner and stal
wart supporter of Senator Warren's
The senior senator from Wvomlng today
secured favorable consideration for bis bill
increasing the limit of the cost of the Chey
enne public building to { 323,000 Instead
of $250,000 , appropriated by a former con
gress , this Increase of limit being neces
sary on account of the unexpected cost of
excavation and foundation work. This In
the first of gome twenty bills of a similar
character to pass this session. Senator
Warren's bill appropriating J5.000 for Hattie -
tie Phillips , because of the cervices which
her huhband , John Phillips , rendered tha
government In carr > lng dispatches from the
garrison at Fort Phil Kearney to Fort Lara-
mlo while the former was surrounded by
Sioux Indians and which saved the gar-
rlsro from annihilation , passed the senate
this afternoon.
Senator Clark Introduced a bill appro
priating $10.000 to recompense David Tweed
of Miner's Dsllght. Wyo. for Injuries re
ceived while acting as guide to military
courier and carrjlng messages to Fort
Brown in 1675.
HH | | l > > Tlniratoii ,
Senator Thurston Introduced the follow
ing bills Granting pensions to B I * . Trapp.
George Evans. Robert Lenox , Walty West ,
William H. Moody. Willis C. McCool. Hattie -
tie Blanche Scars. Mary A. Kllas , Cyrns
Holdrldec. Wllllmn H. Gardner , Aaron
Stoughton. n L. Poston. and bills to re-
irove the charge of desertion from the mil
itary record of Turraan D Lee and Fred
erick Mauff.
A H Alexander of Omaha , e ojlal agent
of the smelter trust , is In Washington with
a view of helping wherever possible In se
curing tbo ratification of tliu treaty re
cently concluded between Franco and the
United States The treaty as prepared Is
eminently satisfactory to smelters and
overthing will bo done to brlug about a
ratification
From February 19 railroad mall service
will be established from Arcadia by Cora-
stock to Sargent , Neb. , B. it M. railroad ,
six times a week or as much oftener as
trains ruu
loud pcMtmastirs appointed Herman
Sprecht. at Ca < s , Jones county , R. W.
Soott. at I < adoga , Tnlor ftountyj J A
I.ssock , at I'nraltn , Linn county. South
DakotaG H. Rlchanlfton , at Bloamlng-
ilalp. Clay county
An order was Issued today establishing
a. postonice at Mathews , Klngsbury cotroty ,
S. I ) , with Thomas M. Collins postmaster
Colonel Clapp of the I'lnc Ridge ( S. U. )
agency wu' at the Indian ofllee today.
BRYAN TOURS NEW' ENGLAND
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BOSTON. Jan. 50. Vi j. Bryan of
Nebraska nnd Oonsrcasmntyjohn j. i cntz !
of Ohio , who began a ten Un5V speaking toitr i
i of the northeast states jc Jjrday ? , arrived In
this city from Providence jtarly today. With I
1 thoai were committees representing the ]
Bryan club of Boston , wh < ) * \ > ent to Provl- '
< denco to meet the party. . large crowd and j
] reception committees from the democratic i
! state committee nnd the Br.vnn club met' '
|
Brvan nt the station. The visitors
i
I I were driven to a hotel , where a reception
j ] was held , followed by .1 breakfast. '
I Br.van was greeted with cheers when
I his carriage was driven < \ip to the hotel. I
1 ' At the breakfast Presided Wnshi-irn of fho
club cat at the heart of the table , with
Br.van nt his side Among the Invited
guests weie George Fred Williams , A. B
Bruce. Christopher T Cnllahan. William S
McNnry. Robert Treat Paine , Jr. , Norman K. i
Mack , Congressman H. F. Naplicn and John j
H. Lee. |
i W. J Bryan was the central figure of
i an unusual demonstration in th'.s city ( n- >
'night ' After participating In several events
of lesser Importance llisrlng the day Mr.I I
| Brjan addrersed an ! nimcn c mass meeting
| in Mechanics' hall , .V building containing
I a feat Ing capacity greater than any other
I in Boston It Is estimated that there were
1 10.000 persons in the hall , hundreds o ! j
I whom remained standing throughout the !
evening. The speakers included W. J.
Brjnn , ex-Governor Altgcld , Congressman i
Lentz of Ohio nnd George Fred Williams of t
, Dedharn. j
; MILTON PARK QUERIES BRYAN
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i DALLAS. Tex. , Jan. 30. iMilton Park , !
j editor of the Southern Mercury and chair- '
I man of the national committee of the
I "middle-of-the-road" populists , today wired
| W J. Brjan. requesting a statement In
j legard to his political position. It Is said
that parties claiming to represent Ne-
I braska populists are now holding dlstuct
conventions to nominate delegates to the
rational convention. Mr. Park's message Is
i as follows | 1
i Hon William J. Bryan , Providence II 1 i
Parties claiming to represent Nebraska
i populists are hUbmlttinn --outhern popu- I
i li t this i > roioritlon :
First The pomillst national convention
to meet thirty days before democrat ? , re-
! indor x > Omaha , pin form nnd make direct I I
j legislation leaillnr issue. ' '
1 Second -Nominate you for president and |
a populist for vice president |
1 Third You to then and there accept the
! nomination on that platform in writing. !
i Fourth If democrats fall to ratify this
ticket , you to remain the ponullst candi
date throughout the campaign I I
Is tnl-i proposition niirf tfUy jour mitlvir-
1y and will you .isreo to abide by It7 i
Answer bv wire at my rsxpense. j
MILTON PAUiC , I i
M-tniglnff Kdltor Southern Mercury and j '
I Chairman National Committee , Populist .
Party
I
Up to a late hour tonight no reply to j
the above telegram had been received.
NO GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE
|
MoOnij , HeproNCiilliiK Conductor * . ,
I
There IK Not ( lolne to
He a Strike. ' |
1
ST. PAUL. Jan 30. Tha conference be- 1
tvveen Great Northern officials and the '
grievance committee of the employes did
I not meet until late In the day.
| M W. McOraj , representing the con
ductors on the Great Northern grievance
; committee , said j
i "You can state that there is not going to
; be any strike. " i
The meetings of railroad officials and em-
plovcs did not take up the actual differ
ences betv. cen the company and the men.
j General Manager Ward was informed that '
the entire vote of the trainmen bad not
jet been received and he expressed n wish ,
that the differences be not formally consid
ered until the full vote was known. i
Matters were talked over Informally for
sorao time , but no details of the meeting
were given out It Is understood that the
company has a full force of now men on the
pay rolls and stationed at various points
along the road ready to take the places of
those who may leave the company's employ
GROOM LEAVES THE STATE
I.euteH Letter Telling : IIU Intended
lie Lot en Her , but Cnii > eter
Ke Hem.
MAR.YVILLE , Mo. , Jan 30 ( Special Tel
egram ) Charles A. Collins , son of Sheriff _
William H. Collins and who Is chief deputy , j i
land Miss Marie Graves , daughter of a. |
wealthy Maryvlllo widow , were to ]
ihavo been married here tomorrow I
! night. A large number of Invita- I
tlons were out and all arrangements
had been made , but this morning It was
learned that the groom went away Sunday
morning leaving a. letter for his fiancee
filled with endearing terms , but In which
he told her that whllo he still loved her us i
i much as ever he had concluded It was best 1
I that they should not marr ) He was uc- I
companled by his Mater and bought tickets
to Ottumwa , la.
SEVERAL STEAMERS OVERDUE
blllMioHdl to Hnte lleen Held HuuU.
b ) Heiit ) Weiterl )
NEW YORK , Jan. 30. The Glasgow
steamers State of Nebraeka and Ethiopia ,
nineteen and twenty days out , respectively ,
have not yet been sighted. Other steamers
are the Mnrtello. from Hull , eighteen days ,
Salerno , from Newcastle , twenty daa , and
Amity , from Bordeaux , twenty-two da > s ,
H is most probable that all the overdue
Tffisels have been held back by the heavy
westerly gales that all Incoming steamers
have reported for tbe last few das.
Pour XeHHeln Overdue ,
SAN I'UA.NVlSc'O. Jan " > 0-Four vessels
vvete posted at the Merrlunth * exchange
ndn > as beln overdue They are the May
Flint from Hong Kong to Taooma , now out
fventeight < 'U > H , the Bngelhorn , ilfty-
four < ta > frum Yokohama , fur Tuooni.i ,
Ciaraplon , 151 da ) > frcvn Sun Francisco fur
Antwerp , and the Silo -vvhl < li Is , out eUht-
four da > from Hon , ; Kong for Vancouver
Eight pVr cent rBlnmuranT has been offered
on all t'io vessels
I'ellllonn In Hiinkruple ) ,
CHICAGO , Jan -bpooner n. Howell.
formerly in tmalnow with the linn of
Howell , Jewett fc Co tiled u petition In
bankruptcy today aklnir to ho relieved
ot dobtit aggregating J.'TT.TCD , Ilia u ut
are JS ft > .i Henry M Tileaton , a salesman
who was formerly a real estate dealer in
Kansas City iigkM to bo relieved of an in- |
dt-btcdnfi-u of JK'J.TH. ' I
DECIDES IN COEBEL'S FAVOR
Oont'st Board Rules that Democratic Con
testant is Entitled to Governor's Seat.
DECISION M/DE WHILE GOEBEL IS DYING
If the Wotiiuleil > ( i.ii'l.Ur He Will lip
leelnred Hot VrSmr Toda > lle < titl -
Will AppI ? In Court *
for Maiulainu * .
FRANKFORT , Ky. Jnn. 30.-\Vlillc Wil
liam Gocbcl ln > at the point ot tie-Ufa In
his rcom as tl-e icault of mi assassin's
bullet the contesting boards \\hlch for two
weeks bad been listening to tlio evidence
In his contest for the governor's rhalr de
clare ! him entitled to the pent
The boards having In charge the comers
between Goebcl and Taylor for governor
and Oeckbnm and Marshall for lieutenant
governor met at 7 o'clock tonight In the
city hall to consider the e\l < lrnee submit
ted to them and prepare their report to the
legislature. A few lenal authorities were
read to them , at the request of Senator Al
len , \ \ holshed light shed upon n fcv
doubtful points The vote was then taken
and by a strictly party vote of 10 to 1 Wil
liam Goobel was declared to hive b"ru
legally elected govorncr of Kentucky
The Deckham-.Marshall contest was then
\otod upon and a strict pirtjoto of ! > to
2 settled this matter No announcement
was made of the reasons trading up to the
report being made tonight , the boards tak
ing everything atone leap. Kacli one ( f .ho
members of both committees said that he
had made up his mind as to the merits of
the case and voted promptly as his name
was called
In the contest for governor , Representa
tive Yarherry was the one vole In favor cf
Taylor and In the Backhani-Murshall con
test , Reid and Lilly were with Marshall
An effort was made by a number of mem
bers to get together a quorum of both
houses , bold a night session , hear the re
ports of the two committees at once and
adopt them and declare Goebel the governor
of Kentucky before morning. They were
anxious to carry out the honor before he
died. So man > legislators had gone to Louls-
\lllo and Lexington for tonight , however ,
th-t it was found impossible to carry out
the program It Is a certalnt ) that Goebel
will be made governor tomorrow if he Is
all\c.
I'll" ! Heport of the Hoard.
The following report was made out tonight
late by the majority of the contest boarJ
The minority reports will be made up to
morrow
"The undersigned , the board appointed and
selected by the general nssemblv to deter-
mine the contested election for the offlca
'of governor for this commonwealth between
William Goebel , contestant , and William. S
Taylor , contestce , beg lea\e to report that
wo have heard all the eUdence offered by
both parties and we now respectfully report
to the general aasemWy of the common
wealth of Kentucky that in our opinion
William Goebel was legally elected go\ernor
lot the commonwealth of Kentucky on the
seventh day of November , 1890 , and that he
then nnd there received the highest num
ber of leeal totes cast for any one for the
office of governor of Kentucky at said clec-
tion and we therefore respectfully suggest
that this report bo approved and a resolution
adopted by this Joint assembly declaring the
said William Goebel governor-elect of the
commonwealth of Kentucky for the term
commencing the 12th day of December , 1S91
"We decide that the said William Goebsl
has received the higher number of votes and
is adjudged to be the person elected to said
ofilce of governor for the term prescribed
by law. "
Signed by all the members of the board
with the exception of Representative Yar-
berry.
The report in the contest for lieutenant
governor is Identical with the exception of
the names
Connie of tin * IleiiublleniiK.
The republicans will probably as soon as
the decision is rendered In favor of Goebel
make application in the United States cir-
court at Cincinnati for an injunction re
straining Goebel and Dcckhtm from taking
their seats and the battle will then be con
tinued before Judge Taft of that court The
republican attorncjs and Governor Ta > lor
are confident that at least a temporary in
junction will be granted and that the ulti
mate victory will be in their favor The
grounds upon which the injunction will be
usked are the prejudice of the legislative
body , the alleged unfitncss of several mem
bers of the contest boards to sit In judg
ment upon tbo case and several other
grounds which the attorneys decline to dis
cuss tonight.
SOLDIERS HOLD THE FORT
Arineil TroopH of the KeiitiieU >
tla. Cnnip Arounil the State Cap
itol IIulldliiK nt Frankfort.
FRANKFORT , Ky , Jan. SO Three hun
dred men of the Second Kentucky Infantry
were camped aiound the capitol building
tonight nnd 1,500 more are expected during
the night and before noon tomorrow.
Word was received that the Louisville
legion , the First Kentucky lnfantr > , would
bring with it tba famous galling gun that
has figured EO extensively In the evidence ,
presented by the democratic attorneys In the
gubernatorial contcst'case. All through the
building In which the adjutant general's of
flco is situated lay sleeping soldiers , every
man with his cartridge belt still buckled
around hlt > waUt Outside the door the
rifles were stacked , bentrles walking beats
bcsldo them. The galling gun of the Lex
ington company was posted Just to the west
of the capltol steps and a tall sergeant , who
bad It In charge , had carefully calculated the
range to a row of small stores and dwelling
houses south of the capltol grounds.
FeY weeks It has been the story when an
attack should be made upon the state gov
ernment by the discontented of either party ,
the firing would commence from the upper
windows of these buildings Night after
night they have been dark and rumor has
garrisoned them alternately with desperate
mountaineers , all of them for Taylor , or
with fighting men from Henry and Owen
countlcti , who were ready to die for Goebel.
The story was alvvajs the eame. Its nature
depended entirely upon the political bias of
tbe men who told It. Rumors were thick
that armed bodies of men were forming upon
tbe outskirts of town and that before mora
ine they would pass Into the city "Juet for
a little bombardment "
Colonel Williams , commanding the troops
gathered around the state bouse tonight ,
took very little stock in any of thet-2
stories' , but be was none the less ready to
join in tbe "little bombardment" when
ever It proved agreeable to the other side
Every preparation was made to resist an
attack , although It was not believed that
one would be made.
A clash betwpen the members of tbe legla-
laturu and the military was narrowly
averted tonight. Tbe rumor was carried
to tbe office of the adjutant general that
tbe democratic members of the legislature
bad determined to bold a nlgbt sefhlon In
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Koreca t for Nebraska-
Pnrtl.v Cloudy ami fontlnucil Cold. Varl-
nblo
tlie ipera house , receive the report of the
contesting beard , declare Gocbcl governor
and selzo the state government. No cuch
thlni ; was contemplated , although It hat !
btcn discussed b ) different members ot the
house.
When Ilia word wna received b ) the
nillltla otllccM It was determined to break
up the meeting , the "a somblvni sounded
and the trorps formed for a march to the
opera house Tl-ey hid reached the bouth
gito of the eipltal grounds when \voru wan
brought that no meeting \\iis to be held
' and the oldlcr returned to their quarters.
I LOUISVILLE. Kv. . Jnn. 30 The first res-
Inn nt Kentucky National guard , known in
the Loukville Legion , left hero for Prank-
fort at S 1" > p m. under command of Colonel
C. r Mcngel About 323 men occupleJ tha
"pcclnl train , which hid born provide 1 bj
the rUlroiul ofiiclals Iiimcdlately on receipt
nf orders fioni 1'rankfort Two Catling guns
were taken as part of the regimental arma
ment
I MAYSVlLLi : , Kv. . Jan. 30 The Mason
i county nillltla , about eighty Hlrong , left for
i Prankfort tonight via Ashland , tarried by
1 special train
| WlLLlAMSBimO , K ) . , Jan. 30 The mll-
. Itiryompan ) here left for Frankfort at 11
I o'clock tonight.
PAINTSVILLE , K ) . , Jan 30 The John
son county mllltla will leave tomorrow for
Frankfort
COKBY. Ky , Jan 30 Captain Noaks of
'the ' militia cunipaii ) received telegraphic or-
! t'ers to go ta Frankfort on the next train
| and take \\\a \ \ ontlte company. The mllltla
were at onte abemblcj and left on the mld-
1 night train.
! LONDON , Ky . Jnn 30 When the news
' reached here that Senator Goebel was killed
! at Frankfort the court house bell was runr
for more than an hour and hundreds of citi
zens were gathered In knots talking about
the killing Captain Parker a few minutes
after the message announcing Goebel's klll-
| Ing gave on order to assemble the guards.
The company left tonight for Frankfort.
NICHOLASV1LLE , Ky , \ Jan 30 The
troops that were here guarding the Kendalls
were ordered to Frankfort on a special train
and left here at 1 o'clock , leaving ten sol
diers to guard the Jail.
NEWPORT , Ky . Jan. 30. Captain Ben
nett , with Company H , Kentucky National
guard , with thirty men , rank and file , started
for Frankfort by the Kentucky Central rail
way at S 05 tonight.
MAY DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
rurlhrr Slnrtlliin Devoloumeulu Are
LooKcd For nt Frankfort
Thin Mornln&r.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Jan 30. There Is a
.i *
'
strong probability that martini law will be
declared in Frankfort tomorrow and that the
session of the legislature , at which the dem
ocrats have determined to scat Goebel , Mil
bo stopped by the mllitar ) . One of the
highest officers with the troops tald tonight.
"Tho legislature saje It Is going to meet
tomorrow at 10 o'clock. MaybeIt will , but
whatever it does , It will not unseat Governor
Taylor tomorrow. "
Soldiers have been arriving at Intervals
all night. Three hundred men of the Louis
ville legion arrived at 11 o'clock and the
ccmpany from Covlngton came at 1.30 a. m.
Numerous other organizations are ex
pected in the morning. About 650 men are
hero now.
STATEMENT BY BLftCKBURN
There Cnii He > o Douhtttcmpl
oil OoebePit Ijlfe Wnw Ilc-
llbiTately 1'lnnneil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 30 Senator-elect
! Blackburn of Kentucky , who was one of
'tho ' first In Washington to receive word of
i the shooting of Mr. Gocbcl , made the fol
lowing statement < to a representative of tbe
Asbociated Press.
"It Is impossible for me to express the
| feelings produced by the news Jus : received
| from Frankfort The assassination of
. Goebel has been predicted for munths , so
'that ' it would hardly be correct to E.iy that
I it was altogether unexpected. The reor-
' ganlzation of the nillltla of the btate by
Bradley during the latter part of bis ad-
i ministration , placing the military affairs ot
1 the state upon substantially a republican
partisan basis , the Impoitatlon of armed
ruffians from tbe mountains Into Frankfort
within tbe last few days , their indefensible
! conduct while In tbe capital city , coupled
I with their threats of rcaort to violence and
force , all pointed to a culmlnatldii like thlo
1 "Whether significant or not. It Is po-
> cullarly unfortunate that tbe shots of the
1 BRfaasstn should have been flrrd from the
building exclusively occupied by Governor
Taylor and other republican state ofllclaU.
L'nlojo tbo assassin can be Identified the
public will naturally conclude that II wax
prearranged and the building filled wlih
, tho. e who would protect the perpetrator
from Identification I doubt not that the
i
greatest excitement prevails In the city of
Frankfcrt , but sincerely trust that the sup-
i porters of Mr. Goebel will not allow them
selves to be hetra > cd Into an/ act of violence
lence or any tranegresalon of tbe law.
"Tbe situation IB Indeed a serious one ,
but their course Is plain. They should
proceed with tbe contest for state officers
until a final decision In reached by the
tribunals established by law for its deter
mination. The democrats of Kentucky up
to this time have kept themselves In the
'prosecution ' of this contract strictly within
the limits of the law Thl , I hope , and
doubt not , they will continue to do
1 "It cannot be doubted that the attempt
on Mr Goebel's life was deliberately
'
planned and attempted becaute of the con-
vlctlcn In tbe public mind that tbe tlosc
'of ' the testimony In the contest case Insured
the award of the governorship to him by
the legislature From the latent icporu
\ by telegraph and telephone I am rncour-
aged In the hope of Mr. Goebel' recovery
Whether he lives or dies tbe effect of this
cowardly attempt on bis life cannot but
.prove disastrous to the republican party. 1
have telugraphed four friends at Frankfort ,
| urging them to commit no act of violence ,
, but to insist that the law shall take Its
j coune nu only in determining tbe caa #
for state officer * , but In the punishment
ot th-.tse nbo have resorted to aisasslna-
llon "
IGOEBEL I SHOT. DOWN
Aspirant to Kentucky's Gubernatorial Cliair
Victim of Assassin's Bullet ,
RtCEIV-S A P30BAELY FATAL WOUND
Shot from Anita h While Walking Through
S ate Capltol Grounds.
BALL STRIKES ( I'M ' IN 1(11 ( RIGHT SIDE
I Missile Fired from Window io Gliding
U'ecl for Slate Offices.
ARRESTfD CIHRGED WITH CRIUI
rotect * lilt Iniiocrm'c , but Tlirrr
l.ututiMl Itrt uUiMN mill n Illu Knife
Art' I'miiKl < in Mliii-lnlfitxo
i\cltiiitenl I'
! \\KF011T K ) Jnn 30 A phslclan
from Senator Goebol's bedside at 2 lo
o'clock savii there has been no chnngo In
hlF cciiilltlon for two iKurs , that he Is In a
precarious eondttl-ji Other Information
I from the senator's room is that should his
wound provi fatal it win be between G and 7
o'rl t-k this mornUig
(
FIIANKFOKT , K ) . Jan 30 While walk
1 Ing through the rapltol grounds on his wa )
jto the capltol building at 11 10 o'clock this
'
'morning William Goebel the democrat I
[ contestant for governor of Kentucky , was
.shot . down and veiy dangerously wounded.
| Hurland Whlttaker. a farmer from Butler
I countv , the home of Governor Talor. Is now
'In ' Jail In Louisville charged with the crime
' The-re Is no direct evidence against
I Whlttaker and ho was pla cd under
i arrest moro because he was caught
niound the capltol building when
I the shots were fired than for any other ip
parent reason He denies that he had anv
!
conniption with the shooting or knew any
thing about It He was running toward thu
cene of the shooting and not awaj trom it
when caiixht and arrtfctcd.
Senator Goebel H B wounded b ) a rlllo ball
of small caliber , not over JS , which struck
him In the- right side Just below the arm
pit. The ball passed through tbe back part
of the right lung , across the body on a diag
onal line passing out below tbe left shoulder
blade No vital organs were Injured except
the right lung.
Mr Goebel was on his way to the senate
chamber in company with Colonel Jack
Chlnn and Warden Eph Llllard of the
Frankfort penitentiary Mr. Llllard was a
few feet In advance of Goebel and Ohinn
who were walking side by side , Goebel being
on the right and Chlnn on tbo left.
Shot It Plreil.
From the outer edge of the capltol grounds
to the step of the cupttol building the dis
tance is about 300 feet. Two-thlrde of this
had passed and the men were walking
slowly when suddenly a shot rang out from
a largo three-story building which stands
fifty furl east of the capltol building. This
bt'tldliiK ie iiS'M f , r ofllcei b > nnarlx all the
leading officials of the state , Governor Tay
lor and the secretary of state having rooms
on the first floor.
As the shot was heard Goebel gave n quick
Involuntary exclamation of pain and made
an effort to draw- his revolver. His -strength
was unable to the task and he sank upon
the pavement. With great rapidity several
moro shots were tired , the bullets all strik
ing the brick sidewalk eloso to where Goebel
lay. None of them touched him , however
Llllard hastily turned around to aid
Goebel , who was supported by Chlnn , who
had his arms about him almost as boon as he
touched the pavement
"Get help , " said Chlnn to Llllard , and
turning to Goebel ho asked "Aro you hurt ,
Goebel ? Did they get jou' "
"They have got jne this time , " replied
Goebel ; "I guess they have killed me"
Goobcl was hastily carried to the ofllco
of Dr. E C Hume In the basement of the
Capital hotel and about 1.000 feet away
' After a careful examination of tbe wound
[ the doctors announced that , while exceed
ingly dangerous , It was not necessarily
fatal unless complications or blood poison
ing fabould set In Tbe patient himself kept
up his courage. Insisting again and again
that ho was not going to die
The Patnl Hullet.
The bullet which struck Mr Goebel was
'
fired from n window in the center of the
| third story of the ofllce building Just east
of the capltol That window was raised
!
about eight inches from the sill to permit
'an ' unobstructed passage for the bullet , when
Mr. Goebel should como within range. Both
i Chlnn and Llllard assert that while tba
first shot came from tbo direction of the
, window in the third story there were other
shots fired from dlfl-rwif Dortlons of the
same building Some of thohe who heard
the shots say that at least one shot wai
flrcd from the office of tbe secretary of
state This , how ever , Is not true , as them
were men In the office of the secretary of
, state , who rushed to the window as soon
as the shots were beard , and all declaru
I there was no shot fired from that part
tbe building. The window In tbe third
| story was loft open , no effort having been
made to close It by the would-be assassin ,
I nbllo not another window In tbo bulldlntc
i was opened , nor were there any places
! where bullets bad been fired through them
.cr'x Arrc-Nl.
Whlttaker wan arrested as he came down
the steps on the cast sldo of tha state office
building , directly below thn window from
which the shots had been fired. As lie
reached the bidevtalk and war hastening
toward the ecenu of thu shooting he waa
met by John 15 Mike. 7C vcars of age.
Without hesitation Miles threw himself
upon Whlttaker , winding his arms around
him and calling loudly for help lu an
Instant Whlttaker wan bur rounded by a
group of men , many of them with drawn
revolvers He mndo no attempt to escape ,
knowing well that the slightest attempt toile
ilo so would bavo brught a do/en bullets
Into his body. He submitted quietly to a
to.ircb. which waa quickly made of his
clothing , the proceeds being three revolvers
and a big knife A quick examination of
the revolvers showed that none of the car
tridges had been used and there wan no
ponder smut upcn any part of his wtapona
proving conclusively that be could not have
UBt-d any of his three revolvers. In addi
tion to thin all thoto who heard the ehota
Join In the statement that they wore from a
rlllo and from a smaller weapon
Wblttakcr was quickly led away and
placed In Jail , whllo a guard was placed at
the outer entrance to keep out all people
who had no direct connection with tbo In
stitution
The prisoner la a mun slightly over tba
medium In elze , with sandy hair and mous
tache He waa dUposod to take things
calmly , although he repeated again anj
again that he knew nothing whatever about
the shooting.
Tew bollove that Whlttaker IB guilty ,
but the fact that he was huuuU