Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 20, 1887, Page 1

SEVENTEENTH YEAR. A, TR N i e flmfl‘nxm'mr e THE OMAHA DaILy BEE. OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20. 1887. PROCLAIMING THE LEAGUE. The Ralisbury Government Proscribes “the Irish National League. COERCION AND GAG LAW. The Proclamation Received in Ire- land—The Intense But Undemon- strative Feellng Evoked— Comments, The Lieague Proclaimed. LoNDoN, Au:ust 19, —In theshouse of lords this morning Lord Salisbury announced that the government hiad proclaimed the Irish Na- LEAVES T0O 800N, LONDON, August 16 secial Telegram to the Bee.|~After the chief secretary’s an- nouncement last night, the Parnellite mei bers held a meeting and subsequently Par- nell left by the nignt mail for Ireland. The proclamation of the league will be chal- lenced on Thursday. Gladstone will return to town in order to take part in the debate. « The whole of the nationalists here will re- main in their places until further notice, and urgent summons are being sent out to bring back those who have gone away. Onticials of the National league say to-night that while the league may be proclaimed it in no way would interfere with the regular workings of the orzanization throughout the tountry. The ussistant secretary of the league, who is In charee during the absence of Harrington, M. P., said that they bad every contidence In the wisdom and judgment of the Irish people under the able leadership of Par- nell in the present crisis. The people has been so accustomed to proclamations that this one will be viewed very compla- cently. Kepresentatives of the league who were Interylewed sald that the league would exist again under another name and the work Bo bravely on. 'The people were never better and more self-reliant or more determined than now that they have the majority ot the people of England attheir back and the sympathy of the world to sustain them. Owing to the lateness of the hour the Dublin evening papers had little opportunity to express themselves, TIHE LORD LIEUTENANT'S PROCLAMATION, Dunriy, August 19.—|Special Telegram to the Bek.]—The following proclamation was issued In this city to-day: Whereas, We are satisfied that there ex- ists In Ireland an association known by the name of the Irish National league and that the said association in parts of Ireland promotes and incites to acts of violence and intimidation and Interteres with the administration of the law, now we, the lord lieutenant general governor of lre- land, by and with the advice of the privy council and everv power and authority in his benalt do, by this our special vrocla- mation, declare from the date hereot the 8ald association, known as the Irish National League, to be dangerous. This proclamation shall be promulgated by the same being pub- lished in the Dublin Gazette, and by a printed copy thereof being pasted at every police station or barracks and every place in which divisional poliee courts or petty sess- ions are held In Ireland. Given at the council chamber, Dublin cas- tle, this 10th day of August, 1887, God save the gueen, VIEWS OF IRISH LEADERS. LONDON, August 19.—Concerning the proclamation of the league William O'Brien 8ald to-day. “The vroclamation as it now stands will not impede the work of the league, Iregard itas a better Indication of the hopeless position of the government than even the Northwich election.” Soxton expressed himselt as follows: “This action will have the effect of clarify- ing the political atmosphere. Lord Harting- ton will probably throw his lot with the conservatives, while Chamberlaln may return to the liberal party. ‘T'he government is answerable for destroying the league’s power of restraint.” ington said: **The action of the gov- t is an idle display. It they go further n will continue to work. I myself an going to Dublin to-night to take charge there. The government’s policy will unde- niably strengthen the liberals In Greal Brit- ain.” Dillon said: *“The proclamation has been expected for weeks and will not disturb the leazue.” Parnell, In an interview this evening, sald the actton of the government in proclaiming the league was a gratuitous insult to the Irish, considering the present condition of Ireland. It was merely a move to cover the weakness of the land bill. If the bill did not protect the tenants from eviction, trouble would be Inevitable during the coming win- ter. PRESS COMMENTS, LoONDON. August 19.—|Speclal Telegram to the Big,]—The Daily News has a stinging attack on the government for the proclama- tion under the heading *“I'ne Final Plunge, and is of theopinion that “Nevertheless whatever is healthy and good in the National League will be able to work on just the same as ever, The sad effectof the government's policy is to bring all that {s en- lightened and just in English opinion and feeling to the side of the Irish tenant. He will have no n eed of con- spiracy to uphold hiwm azainst injustice and he knows it.” ‘The Times fairly dances in type with joy over the proclamation and airs a new chapter of “Parnellism and Crime,” The Standard has little to say and seem- ingly apologises for the proclamation on the ground that it 18 necessary to prevent parlia- ment from belng called together after recess. The Evening Mail, Evening News and anti-trish organs expressed their peculiar views in anticipation of the proclamation. The Evening Telegraph, a uationalist organ, referring to the constant blundering of the government, says if they Intend to govern Ireland according to loglie, they can- not eseape the alternative; there is no half- way house between legislation by ministerial violence and vice-regal tyranny, EGAN AND FITZGERALD INTRRVIEWED, LaNcoLy, Neb., August 19.—Patrick Egan, ex-president of the Irish National league, in an interview this evening rexarding the sup- pression of the league in lreland, said, in part: “The league, by keeping the masses onaline of constitutional agitation, served as s safety valve for the just and natural Dbitterness snd passion of the people. If we now have a repetition of the Phwnix Park tragedy and other de- plorable horrors of the past coercion regime, the verdict of a civilized world will hold the English tory government alone accountable. They may proclaim the league, but instead of killing the idea which the league repre- sents they will but strensthen it tenfold. The proclamation ean have no other termi- nation but the complete and speedy ruin of the present truculent tory government and the triumph of the home rule cause." Hon. John Fitzgerald, president of the league, expressed wueh the same sentiments, “The National League,” said he, “is another pame for Inish nation, and the suppression of & Bation 15 a were impossibility, The agitation, hitherto open and above board will be driven beneath the surtace and apparent justification will be given for the existence of secret societies, over whose members and methods the recognized leaders of Ireland can have no control. 1 greatly fear a repetition of wild deeds, when men, despairing of justice, seek the gratitication ot revengp. In the Commons. LoNDON, August 19,--Balfour, chief secre- tary for [reland, announced in the commons thisafternoon that the government had pro- claimea the Irish National leazue. He said the leacue was proclaimed as & dangerous assoclation under section 6 of the Irish crimes act amendment bill recently made a law., (Cheers and counter cheers). The govern- ment has thus taken the power con ferred upon them by that statute to prohibit and suppress the league. Continulng, Balfour said “There are two sub-heads of the sixth section of the act mentioned In the proclamation, which de- clares as folllows: ‘Whereas, We are satis- fied there exists in Ireland an association known as the Irish National league, which in parts of Ireland promotes and incites acts of violence and intimidation.” A voice: ‘It's a lie: no branch of the league is engaged in sueh work.’”” Sexton asked whether the sole ground for the proclamation was that the leugue was simply an association tending to interfere with the law. Balfour, in reply, read the terms of the roclamation. Replylng further to Sexton, Balfour said that until the viceroy issued an order regarding a particular district the proc- lamation would have no force. Harrington asked whether Balfour was Aware that nearly all the branches of the league were engaged in registration work, whether he kuew that the league was the only association opposed to the conservatives In that work, and whether the proclamation was Intended to paralyze the efforts of the leazue to the advantage of the conservatives on the new register. Balfour replied thatno branch of the league confined to registration would be impeded in its work. The subject was then drovped and the house went into committee on the land al- lotment bill, @'The house of lords this afternooon adonted lhenlrhll land bill as received from the com- mons, An 111-Advised Move, LoNDON, August 19.—The proclaiming of the league was the subject of excited discus- sion in the lobbies of parliament this even- fog. Gladstonians assert that the govern- ment is unjust and fmprudent in proclaim- ing the league, Parnellites say the govern- ment wishes to create trouble and outrage in Ireland during the coming win that the proclamation will force the extremest meas- and that the Revernment will shortly bitterly repent their aolion. All important documents of the league have been removed from the head- quarters in Dublin, Chamberlain Withdraws, AONDON, Auzust 19.—Chamberlain and T. W. Russell have withdrawn from the union- ist party, in consequence of the proclaiming of the National league, Fraising Tory Firmness., Lo~NpoN, August 19.—The Standard ap- plauds the government’s tirmness in the mat- ter of the land bill, and is surprised at Cham- berlain’s attitude. *“The only fitting answer to Parnell’s menaces,” says the Standard, 18 that the government will not fail in its duty to protect life and property in Ireland by the free use of the powers parliament has conferred upon it.”” — Executed For Conspiracy. BowmpAy, August 19.—Taimur Skah and two officers at Herat have been executed by tha ameer of Afghanistan in consequence of having conducted secret negotiations with Ayoub Khan, Abdul Rahman, Shere Al’s general-in-chief, and for some' time past a pensioneer on the ameer’s bounty, has been placed under arrest charged with' & similar offense. R The Government Attacked, LoNDoN, August 19.—The Pall Mall Ga- zette vigorously attacks the government party for adopting in the commons the Earl of Cadogan’s amendment to the Irish land bill relating to town parks. The urges the liberals to revolt azainst the go: ernment’s Irish policy in the commons to obstruct the passage of the supply measures aud thus force a dissolution, Regarded as a Baseless Report. ZANZIBAR, August 19.—Well informed people here regard as baseless the report that Henry M. uluy has been murdered after having been deserted by his escort. faidep oo e NEW YORK'S TRADE. Interviews With Leading Firms Show 1t to Be On the Increase. NEw York, August 19,.—[Special Telegram to the Beg.]—The lerald prints a page of Interviews with leading firms in different branches of trade in the city. They show that there has been a gradual but steady in- crease since the first of the year over the business of the past few years. Many mer- chants admit, however, that even a better trade would have been done if the money market had not been g0 close, while others hold that this same closeness of the money m arket hastended to solidify trade by re- stricting undue spect ion ‘and Infusing more care and thought into the minds of those who otherwise might have been lA’mK(utl to try and fly higher than the strength of their wings warranted. Dry goods men ex- ress themselves as being well satistied with he business done. Collections are reported Kood. A “healthy and steady market” seems to have been the universal expression. The carpet trade is reported to be In a ‘‘remark- ably healthy condition.” The furniture men are reported as beaming with satisfaction. Dealers in woolen and worsteds state that trade in their line has been fully up to that of last year, but not much over it. Collec- tions aré reported ¢ood and but few accounts run over time. The clothiug men are wait- ing to hear from the unharvested cotton crop. but seem to be contented. The boot and shoe men seem to be th poiest crowd in the city. They are reror d s being crowded with orders at good prices. Jewel- ers say the the outlook is {»muusmz and “‘we are alwavs the last to feel the boom.” ‘The wholesale grocers are well satisfied and seem sure that business will continua to increase. SHAM BATTLE ACCIDENTS. 01 Veterans Mutilated By Prema- ture Discharges ot Cannons. ENrFIELD, I1L, August 19,—About 10 o’clock this morning two horrible accidents bappened at the grounds where the Eighty-seventh Illi- nois regiment and the soldiers of White and Hamilton counties are holding their reunion. During a sham battle a cannon was prema- turely discharged and the right arm of James Brockett, of Carmi, was blown off at the elbow. Atthe sham fort,a few rods away, at almost the same instant, another large can- non was prematurely discharged, the ramrod blown out and the thumb of Robert Johnson, of this place, blown off, Gabe Sullenger, of McLeansboro, had both arms blown off, the left one nearly to the shoulder, the right one at the wrist and the elbow broken. He was badly burned about the face and budr; His recovery is doubtful. Irwin leeder, of cLeansboro, d his clothes blown from his body and flesh lacerated, Willam Denils, of Carmi, had both hands badly hurt, and Emanuel Bereh, of Carmi, was knocked down and badly hurt. ‘I'he ex- eitement of the accident and the terrible sut- fering of the poor fellows is casting gloom over this, fhe closing day of the otherwise suceessful reunio: Bank of London Suspends. LoxnoN,0nt., August 19.~The bank of Lon- don suspended payment this morning. The bank had a subscribed eapital of $1,000,000, of which $223,088 is paid up. Very litte loss is anticipated by bul tolders. THE PATH OF THE STORM. The Ruin Wrought in and About Re- publican City, RErunLicAN Ciry , Neb, August 10.-- [Special Telegram to the Bek.|—At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a heavy, dark- green, black cloud began forming in the northeast, gradually drifting to the north, when a strong upper current of wind set in from the south, producing a swift, gyrating motion, which con- stantly increased until five minutes past 5 o'clock, when the tornado broke forth with all its fury and could be seen ap- proaching the city at a rapid rate and bagan its destruction, razing buildings, fences and trees to thel ground, striking the residence and store of Dr. James Beechler at quarter paat b, leaving everything a wreok. The brick school house fell a few minutes later, burying eight work- men. The brick boarding house of the col- lege fell, as well as all other bricks in the city, and many frames, The tornado lasted perhaps fifteen minutes, when the storm and wind shifted to the east, and, again work- Ing to the north, accompanied by hailstones as large as a small egg, demolishing all windows and flooding all the buildings left standing. Bix men wero taken alive from the debris in the school house where they were buried ten feet under brick and mortar. They were badly injured, but will recover. The two dead, who were terribly crushed, will be buried to-morrow. H. 8. Wetherell’s family, found buried in the debris of their residence, are very low, but will recover. The house is in splinters. The following is nearly a complete list of persons sustaining damage: H. 0. Bishop, school building, 87,000, 8. K. Morris, lumber sheds and_barn, $500. R. D. Logan, merchandise and furniture, b, John MecPherson, sheds, 8400, F. T. Fox, store building and residence, 8150, G. Chapman, residence, $250. Smith & Wetherell, store building, $250, L. Mitehell, merchandise, $500. . Zumro, residence and goods, §175, Williams, buildihg: A Wortham, building and stock, $500, Hunter, barns and house, $100, 1auce, outbuildings, $50 , F. Kelly, residence, $5 1da Poor, R. Whitney, residence, W. Gruwell, residence, $40. 8. J. Harvey, barn, $150. A.R. Gage, barn and house, $150, A. Dodd, hotel, barn and residence, $250. (. Stevens, merchandise, $25. C. W. Whitney, house. $60. State bank, 8100. Oscar Valleot sidence, $1,200, B. D. Mills, residence and barn, $250. P. Rolland, house, $60, S. Willefard, house, $30. J. Gifford, barn, 840, H. Bartel, merchandise, §30. J. B. Vallicott, barn and house, $200, . Vallicowt, residence and store build- 00, J. K. P. Hayes, building, $100. H. Cluskey, assiznee, store building, $150, A. Luce, building and stoek, 150, McPherson, normal college brick dormi- tory, $1,000, George Pardy, residence, £200, A. B. Shulker, residence, 830, A. T. Smith, store building and house, residence and stock $400. H. Cluskey, residence, 840, J. A. Benedict, residence, $31 J. H. Moss, residence, $30, 5. pie, stock sheds, 850, residence 3 S regidence, . W. H. Burr, barn, $:00. E. Friar, house, 875, H. W. Augh, house ana barn, $100, W. Symonds, stock barn, $75 Mrs. L. Berry, hotel. D. J. Gruwell, house, $ James Buchter, residence and merchan- dise, $2,200. J. A. Sith, brick residence, $1,200. 8. Evans, house, $500. J. D. Smith, barn, Methodist church, §£%0, W. J. Lude, house, $75. Wetnerell, furniture, $125. buildiug and goods, £40, . F. residence, $70, McFarlaud, hotel, $50. Coon, house and contents, 850, % Logan, house, 8100, . F. McFarland, house and barn, $300. I. A. Hamilton, furniture, $50, J. D, Stoddard, house, $40, J. B. Forbes, 82! librar; "SXU‘). V. 8, Pitehford, J. M. Hall, buildin Samuel Hood, house, $ A great many others have lost small_sums, while others cannot be heard from. E Frear, a farmer living north of the city, while'endeavoring to save his family, was seriously injured, as was also a son. The city ‘to-day has a_sickening apbearance. But little business is transacted, Hundreds of people nre visiting the city to view the wreck. "The total damage in_actual cash will notbe far from $50,000, but in real- ity Is wuch greater. Difficulty in Securing a Jury. Lour City, Neb, August 10.—[Special ‘Telegram to the Ber.]—The work of selvct- ingajury in the Richardson case is still going on. About 250 men have been brought in by eActing Sherift Landers, nearly all being excused on account of opinions al- ready formed. Seven peremptory challenges have been used by both state and defense. If the jury is secured by Saturday night it will be as much as can be expected. Not much interest is shown in the case save by the at- torneys and immediate friends. = General Connor examined for the state and J. Paul for the defense, bo th lawyers showi: great caution, brinzing out everything look- ing toward a prejudi There is no hope of any evidence being taken this week. Trader's Store Burned. Lyoxs, Neb., August 19.—|Speclal to the Beg.1—On yesterday morning the trader's store at the Winnebago Indian agency was burned to the ground. It is not known how the fire originated and it will perhaps always remain a mystery. There had been heavy rains the day and night before the fire, and it is generally thought the fire broke out on the inside. Were it not for the insurance on the building and contents, which was heavy, the trader, Mr. C. J. O’Connor, would sus- tain quite a loss. It is presumed that another building be erected at once, so that the Indians may be accommodated without hay- ing to go far to do their trading, o] Messenger S ger Returns, NEw YORK, August 19.—Sanger. the Mu- tual District messenger, returned this morn- ing from Europe, having satisfactorily de- livered the souvenirs entrusted to him by Manager Dan Frohman, of the Lyceum theatre, for friends in London, He denies the story of his arrest for violating the Eng- lish postal laws, and says tho story was & hoax. i S The Body ldentified. BrooMiNaroN, Auzust 19.—1t has been learned that the body of the unknown vet- eran soldier found near the railroad track in Baltimore yesterday is that of Francis A. Scott, captain of company H, Fifty-fifth 111i- nois infantry, who sinee the war has at times been employed by the Lake Erle & Western railroad. —_—— Runaway Locomotives Collide. PHILADELPHIA, August 19.—Two big pas- senger engines ran away 1n the yard of the Pennsylvania railcoad company last nignt and the engineers, named Morris Thompson and Joseph Kelly, received what may prove to be fatal injuries. The locomotives were almost totally destroyed. —_— The Improvement in Busines New YORK, August 19.—The Herald prints apage of interviews with leading tirms in different branches of trade in this city, They show there has been s gradual but steady in- crease since the first of the year over the business of the past 1ew years, STEAMER BURNED AT SEA. The City of Montreal Destroyed in Mid- Ocean On the Atlantio. OVER 400 LIVES ENDANGERED. Seven Passengors and Six of the Crew Lost in a Boat—The Official Repore of Oaptain Land, LCopyright 1857 by James Gordon Bennett.\ UEENSTOWN, August 10.—New York Herald Cable—Special to the Beg.|—It was loudly cried here hy the newsboys this morning at 10:30: “Here's yer loss ot the City of Montreal, Boat and thirteen passen- wers missing.” This ! startling ery, then spreading soon, created more sensation here than the news that the league had been pro- claimed. The Natlonal company’s tender was immediately dispatched to intercept the steamer York City, and bring the Montreal’s crew and passengers ashore, The tender re- turned at 1 p. m., when Captain Land, of the City of Montreal, kindly gave the Herald the followinz particulars: “We left New York on the 6th, with 125 passengers aboard. There was no special Incident except the extreme fine weather, until the 10th, at 9 m., in latitude 43, 38 north and longitude 58, 54 went with the wind light northwest, when a fire was dis- covered in the after mainhatch among the cotton. Fire annihilators with hana gren- ades were also used freely and every effort made to extinguish the flames which over- came all efforts and finally spread to such an extent in the upper and lower between-decks that 1 saw the ship was doomed. From the beginning active preparations were made by manning boats, and putting In provisions. ‘The flames furiously burst out on the fated vessel then almost enveloped by the long tongues of flames. The boats were quickly lowered, notwithstanding it was a difficult task with a very high sea running. The womeu and children were first put in, then the remaining passengers and crew. I may say that the boats were not mannad by their respective crews. The men had to fight down the tire to the very last and could not have been at the boats at the same time. Accordingly as each boat load left the ship's side all got safely away. However, by some unfortunate oversignt about twenty people were busied trying to save something and being out of v were left aboard the burn- ing vessel. When this* was discovered No. 3 boat returned and took off six of them. No. 5 boat also returned and took off another six. While this was zoing on & barque was sighted coming down on uss It proved to bethe Tribant of Germanv. Soon all our boats got alongside and all persons were safely transferred to her decks. While this was transpiring a gamg on one boat returned to the Montreal and rescued the remaining people, the vessel being in flames from stem to stern, When all were aboard tho Tribant we noticed that No. 8 boat was missing, butsoon afterward observed her running with the wind, using her oars for masts and sail. She spad away from us in direct disobediende to: my orders as pre- viously given. We lost sight of that boat and have not seen her since, All night we re- mained on the barge. Mext morning we were transferred to the York City, bound from Baltimoreto London, which had come up during the might. Captain Benn, ot the York City, madea search for the missing boat, but failed to find her. The smoke and eat had so affected all that most were partially blinded for sevenghours,; espe- cially the chief officer of the barque and my- self. 'The chlef officer was let totally blind over the ship’s side into the boat and did not recover his sight for two days. All behaved admirably considering that everything had to be done in dense, blinding smoke. The passengers and crew lost everything they had. I cannot say what the origin of the fire was, but am certain it broke out in several places at the same time. The following persons are in the missing boat, which may have been picked ap by another vessel sengel amuel Kauffmann, George Arnolt, Samuel McKoe. Crew—Henry Frazer, Charles Kidder, William Tregney, Cnarles Hughes, Charles Smith, the interpreter, B. Wouldtones Tupver, Simon Knowsky, and L. Kueheinky. The entire crew and the passengers who were ed landed at Queenstown, 'I'ne York City proceeded to London, The Rey. J. M. Donalson, and the Adelida Anstritia, furnished the Herald the following personal narrative: All went well after leavingNew York until the following Wedneday morning about 10, that most terrible alarm at sea, the cry *fire” was given throughout the ship. The most of the passengers hadturned in. Some were in a sound sleep, from which they were rudely aroused by the smoke, which increased rap- idly, and began to fill the cabin, and darken the lights throuzhout the shin. In a short time all were hastily dressed and on deck. ‘The utmost energy was shown by the cantain ofticers and crew in seeking out the locality for attempting to extinguish the flame. The effort seemed to have succeeded as the hatches were lowered in hopes of keeping it under, with & view to running the vessel to the nearest port which was St. John, K. about 400 miles away, The course was shaped for this but the lull in the smoulder- ing tire was delusive for though checked in the atter hatch it anexpectedly burst out from still another hatch midships. From the force and violence of the combus- tion it soon become evident that all hopes of saving the ship wereat an end. Attention was then turned to saving lives by boats. ‘There were eight on board, four life-boats and four pinnaces capable of carrying with- out undue strain, but with little room to spare, all on board. All available hands were set to work in their ditferent spheres to prepare provisions, to free the running of gear to see the state of the boats and t hold all in readiness, About 8 o'clock, in the morning fires had so gained the inevitable moment hiad come to leave the ship. All the passengers were assembled on deck, each one encased in a life ppeserver, a picture of human misery, of the utmost helplessness and despair, such as my words cannot de- scribe. 1tis no purpase of my narrative, Mr. Herald, tostir up the feelings of your readers with a harrowing picture of that scene; the misery of mothers clasping to their bosoms with a fervency proportioned to the danger of their helpless children, or hus- bands and wives embracing each other for what they felt to be, in all probability, the last tiwe, and for the natural anxiety which each felt for his own lifefall this, the readers can weil imagine, To add to the difficulty of the moment the sea ran much higher than at any time during the voyage. The danger of being smashed or swamped in lowering the boats was imminent, yet it was with safety accomplished. The difficulties of putting the passengers aboard, chiefly the women and children, was very great and when that was effected there still remalned a heavy sea on in which it seemed searcely possible the boat could live, Added to this were the dis couragiug cries that no land was within sight; no succor appeared within the wide range of the horizon. But all this having been accomplished without delay, the order was given to lower the boats. It Is satisfac- tory to relate that every boat was lowered 1n due course without the slichtest pitch and all the passengers were got aboard without the least accident. [tis much to the credit of the passengers that there was no phnie, no un- due excitement, no attempts made at evad- ing the rule that the women and children should go first. By an oversight which was the fault of the persons themselves a few of the passengers and crew were left behind in the burning ship because they had gone aft instead of forward, and were hidden from sightby dense clouds of smoke, but they were in due time rescued. Thus all were freed from the danger of burning and faced the milder dangers of drowning. By careful forethought and clever management, and, above all, overruling Providence, every boat was safoly cleared from the dangerous prox- imity of the ship, All had got at least a fair start with equal chances, and 1 have the pleasure of recording a wonderful coincidént clircumstance lead- ing to our rescue which even those the least accustomed to religious sentimeats and ex- pressions spontaneously rezarded as entirely the work of that Providence which calmed the waves on the Jewish sea. Among the nineteen left on board there was a fine brave young fellow belong- ing to the ship, named William Mitchell, who thought he would take a last survey of the the horizon from the vantage of the steamer's bridge. Who can describe the joy which was his and ours as we laid by when he shouted across, ‘1 have discovered the masts of a ship just rising within the range of vision.’ A moment's careful survey with the captain’s glasses discovered that the approaching ves- sel was a barque under full sail and with a fair wind bearing stralght down upon us, and evidently seeing our condition. As soon a8 the joyous vision greeted the eyes of those in the boats, it cheered every heart with hope, and not a few bowed their heads in thankful prayer. In due time the deliverers drew near, hove to and awaited the arrival of the boats. They arrived in due time, but after much difficulty and at intervals ex- tending over four hours, The boats, having got considerably scattered during the ten to twelvo hours they were beatinz about on the water. Oone boat, the most lightly laden and supposed to be the best manned, was missing. 1t appears they either unwisely allowed it to drift before the wind out of sight forgetful of the advantage, for signal purposes, of the blazing ship to give them a chance, or else madeatemporary sail on their own hovk. In the morning careful watching was kept without wetting sight of them. The captain of ths barque undertook to cruise around for a while, but was unsuccessful. There is, of course. reason to hope that they were picked up by a barque after we left In the York City or by some other passing vessel. It is but right for me to state that the person or per- sons in charge of the missing boat were mostly men belonging to the ship who were guilty of gross seltishness, cowardice and in- humanity in going off with the boat not more than halt tull, whilst & number of persons, that they must have seen, were left aboard. I must now refer to the York City and her kind- hearted commander, Captain Benn. It seems that, attracted by the light of the burning ship, he bore down at once. Arriving a little after dark, be discovered the state of affairs. We found our deliverance was only temporary, for the barque was only large enough to float us without any accom- modation or supplies of food, but at once he consented to remain by all night. In the morning when the facts of the case became clearly known with boundless and spontan- eous kindness, honorable to humanity, he took all on board his little barge. Although it is no part of this interview to make refer- erence to the conduct of the captain and offi- cers of the last vessel, yet this much, I may say that they did their duty faithfully and nobly. All those saved hava landed with only what elothes they stand In, Burned at Sea, LoNDON, August 19.—[Press|— News has been received here of the burning atsea of the Inman line steamer City of Montreal, upon the arrival at Queenstown this morning of the British steamer York City. Thirteen persons are learned to have verished, tim mainder being rescued by the York City and brought to Queenstown. The destruction of the steamer City ot Montreal occurred on the 11th inst., five days after she left New York. A boat containing six passengers and seven members of the crew Is missing, The occuvants of the boat are the thirteen persons reported to have perished. She had 420 persons on board. 1t 15 learned that shortly after the passengers had gone to bed on the night of the 10th they were aroused by an alarm of fire. A scene of consterna- tion ensued andthe passengers were greatly terrified when they found out the true state of affairs. The smoke caused by the fire was suffocating., The passengers dressed and got on deck as quickly as possible. "The fire orig- inated in cotton stored in the main hold. Nine streams ot water were soon working on the flames, which could not be subdued and spread. It became evident that it was im- possible to save the ship and a momentary panic ensued. Boats were lowered and the passengers and crew got into them. The boats were soon scattered and one entirely vanished. This contained the following passengers: SAMUEL KAUFMAN, GEORGE ARNOLD, LY, INGK, Also the following members of the erew: HENRY FRAZE CHARLES [ WiLLiAM FRANNEY, Parrick Hu FORCE. There is little doubt but that the whole boat load perished. The boat did not contain a full erew, and left the City of Montreal against the captain’s orders, as there was time to take more in it. The other survivors consider the fate of the occupants of the lost boatas a judgment for their cowardice. A bark was sighted shortly after the boats left the steawer, and her crew were prepar- fng to pick up the survivors when the steamer York City, attracted by the flames from the burning vessel,bore down and with diffieulty took allon board. ‘The lost steamer was worth about halfa million dollars. The insurance is not known. She had a cargo of over 2,000 bales of cotton and miscellaneous goods. There was a heavy sea running and it was with difficulty that the boats were kept from being swamped. THe crew worked splendidly and all the passengers were placed in boats in a comparatively short time, How the boats floated with their loads is a mdracle. As the last boat was putting off fi the ship several of the passengers and crew were seen aft. They had been ooked and sereaming for the boats to return, They were subsequently rescued, half dead from the efects 01‘ the sinoke and heat, The Barned Steamer. NEW York, August 19.-Officials of the Inman line have no direct advices about the City of Montreal, She loft this city op "Wk'flhulu WA WAS recelyed, 6th and was four days overdue from Liver- vool. Considerable anxiety had, begun to be felt about her. She had no first cabin passen- gers, but carried 223 Intermodiate and 115 steerage passengers. The burned steamer was built by Tobey & Co., of Glasgow, in 1871, and measured 453 feet over all, forty- four feet beam and thirty-six feet deep. Her Kross tonnage was 8,405, She was an iron screw steamer, Another Steamship Accident. HonokeN, N. J,, August 19.-The new North German Lloyd steamer Trave, from Bremen, met with a serious accident this morning while making her pier in this eity, There was a mrv along side the large ship, when sudadenly lier bow swung around and crashed Into~ the lower portion of the pler, tearing away the entire roof, A vortion of the shed fell upon the bow of the boat, striking several of the steerage passengers and two or three of the crew. A number of passengers had their heads cut open and are believed to be fa- tally in{nn-d. A panic ensued on board the ship and the officers had great trouble in securing order. ‘The names of the injured people could not be ascertained. Several women the crash came. v tributes the accldent solel the strong current, Oollided With a 8chooner, York, August 19.—The steamer hence days ago for the West Indies, returned to-day, having been Inm collision with the schooner Lizzie Wilson, from Balti- more to Boston, yesterday, oft Barnegat, N. J. The schooner sank immediately, carry- ang down the wife and daughter of the cap- tain and two seamen. The Atlas rescued Captaln Chatwick and three sailors and brought them here. il B SONS OF VETERANS, Closing Session of the National En- campment at Des Moines. Drs MorNes, Ia., Augnst 19—[Special Tel- egram to the Beg.|—The closing session of the national encampmentof the Sons of Vet- erans to-day was the most interesting, as it involved the election of officers for the ensu- ing year. The night before a dead lock seemed imminent, but the differences had all been settled and this morning the new offi- cers were soon selected. For commander-in- chief, General Goorge B. Abbott, of Chicago, was chosen. Heisas well known as any other member of the order, 1s a leading phy- sician of Chicago and st colonel of the Illinois division, where he was signally sue- cesstul. Colonel Henry Frazer, of Ohio, who was elected licutenant general, is a prominent business man of Cleveland, colonel of an Ohio division last year and was presented with a medal for organizing the most Jmsu\ last year. The other officers elected aro major general, J, J. Speaker of Missourl, commander-in-chief C. B. Cook of Dakota, Colonel Applegato of Nebraska, C. W. Anderson of Penhsyl- vania, E. B. Smith of Connecticut and J. ‘L. Rake of Pennsylvania, Under these effi- cient officers and In view of the impetus given to the order by the first national meet- ing ever held in the west the order bids fair to have a genuine boom and soon to come Into greater ’irommenca. Many of the dele- gates were from the extreme east and all were handsomely entertained while in lowa. To Colonel Rowen, of the state division, was due the credit of 'brlnxlnx the encampment here and much of the credit of mnklng it so successful, The next meeting will be held at Wheeling, W. Va. An adjournment was taken this afternoon after a splendid parade of the streets headed by the governor's guards and a band. The encampment was su('cfssful every way. The weather was good. Anti-Prohibition Mass Convention. Des MoiNes, In, August 18.—|Special Telegram to the BEr.]—A mass convention ot anti-prohibtilon republicans met in the city hall to-night, and placed in nomination for Polk county representatives, J. C. Cumms, a lawyer, and Adam Baker, an al- derman. The anti-prohibitionists claim to have %00 followers in the county, and it the candidates named stand, it may cause the defeat of the regular republican candidate. Krom a special here to-day it is also learned that the republicans of Sac county have nominated J. S. Hunter for the legislature, defeating Phil Schoiler, the present incum- bent on the fifty-eighth ballot. In Hamilton county Augustus Anderson was nowminated, and in Floyd county E. W. Wilber was nominated. ~ The senatorial convention at Northwood unanimously renominated for senator, JJ. H. Sweeney, author of the lowa anti-foreign corporation law - WHITNEY AND LUCE. The Admiral Asks Scott Questions Prepared By Fish Merchants, New YORK, August 19.—|Special Tele- gram to the Ber.|—The World’s Portland correspondent quotes O. B. Whitten and other fish inerchants as saying that the ques- tions put to Captain Scoct by Admiral Luce were drawn up by fish merchants. Whitten says: 'he fish merchants feel that Ad- miral Luce's conduct has been misrepre- sented by the Halifax and other papers. When the North Atlantic squadron _was in the harbor the fish merchants of Portland held a consultation “ith Admiral Luce and all were in doubt as to theattitude of Canada this year. No selzures had been mado and Canadians had not shown their hanas. Wo did not know what interpretation the Cana- dians would put upon the words ‘repairs in treaty,” or whether the masters of Dominion cruisers were authorized to enter and clear fishing vessels in port as cus- tos officers are authorized to do. Admiral Luce very readily and very kindly volun- teered to ascertain these points for us. We made outa list of questions, the sanie list that hiad been published, and Admiral Luce took them with him. He saw Captain Scott and the information was such as we our- selves and our cantains were much in need of. We know now just what the Canadians intend to do. That he ordered our men to obey these regulations of Captain Scott on pain of forfeiting the support of our govern- ment, 1 think hardly probable.” Admiral Luce and_ Secretary Whitney met informally at Bar Harbor yesterday, They will have'a consultation to-day. T Retained the Old Platform, SYRACU! . Y., August 19.—The com- mittee on platform of the united labor con- vention held a long session last night, re- sulting In the retention of the Clarendon hall platform, on which Henry George made his canvass for mayor of New York. The old rlnllnrlll adopted at the Clarendon hall meeting last year was taken as the ground work for the new platform and en- larged to suit the necessities of a state cam- paign. A few of the planks of the platform of the old greenback labor party are also used, One of these favored the establish- ment of postal banks and a postal telegraph system. After a very spirited debate it was decided not to openly oppose the socialist or- ganization, but as a compromise a Plfl"k was used opposing state and public control of any subject which 1s not a matter of public eon- cern. A tull state ticket was put in nomina- tion as follows: Secretary of state, Henry George, New York: coniptroller. Victor A Wilder, Kings; treasurer, B. H. Cumming: Mont.omery: attorney general, Dennis C. oy, Moniroe: state engineer and suryeyor, Sylvanus A. Sweet, Broome. - Mecker People Badly Scared, WasHINGTON, August 19.—The adjutant general has received a disp from Major Randlett, Ninth infaotry, in command at Fort Duceesne, under date of August 16, saying that wora recelved from a reliab agency employe on the 15th was to the effe that everything was all right on the Blue mountains., The whites seem w0 think the nd Meeker badly seared. He had ody who knows anything from 1'he Indians living at the agencies are undisturbed and all are at howe, Oid Colorow s sald (o be hunting in the moun tains of Colorado, and youag Colorow, his son, Is with McAndrews, the employe from NUMBER 63 REDSKINS ARE GATHERING, Oolorow's Band Every Day Assnmes Mor{ Ominous Proportions. MEEKER 1S GETTING ANXIOUS: Intrenched In the Mountain Fastd nesses They Know So Well, They Are Prepared to Meet ' Any Attack, ¥ m.-,?‘i eeker is Anxious for Troops. NW0oD SrriNas, Colo., August 10, { " [Special Telegram o the Beg.|-—A man named H. Van Martin came in from Newecastle just now and stated that a courler had arrived from Meeker, leaving there yes« terday morning at 5:30. ‘The courier’s mis- sion was to notify tho settlers down the rivel that a party of Indiai supposed to J southern Utesand Navajos, had been seen approaching the vicinity of Meeker. The messenger also stated to Van Martin that scouts had been sent out and there are about 400 Indians in the vicinity of Meeker. ‘The troops which are here to-day are looked for by Meeker people to arrive this evening: There 18 a report that Kendall had an ens counter with the Utes on the old Thornburg battle ground yesterday in which three horses were killed and four men wounded, but ne courier has yet arrived trom Mecker confirms ing the story. The following telegrams werd received by Governor Adams to<lay: \ OmAnA, Neb, Augu 19.—Governo| Adams, Denver, Col.: Your telegram o yesterday received. Troops cunnot be us to return Indians to their reservations unles by the request of the authorities of the in: terior department and by orders from sus perior authorities. GEORUE CROOK, Brigadler General. The following letter was recelved from Senator Eddy: Ax1AL, Col, August 10.—-Alva Adam Governor: People here commend your a tion. We feel th no compromise can be made. The only safety is fnlnple\rl¥ -n’ energetically removing the Utes out of th state, I goto the place of action to-morrow, H. H. Evpy. Eddy is senator from Garfield county, tha seat of the war, Public Sentiment On the Outbreaks. DENVER, Colo.,, August 19.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—Mavor Lee, to-day senf the following to the New York Tribune: Enquiries from eastern cities have reached mo as to the safety of Denver from the re- ported threatened Indian war. 1 desire to state that Denver 18 in no more danger from Indians than is New York city., There Is o little Indian scare several hundred mileg from here, In a remote part of the state, which has been grossly exaggerated which will amount to nothing at all serious even then, unless precipitated by some tun< loving state militla which, in the opinion o the residents, has been ordered out againsg all reason and without any adequate cause. WiLLIAM Scort Lkk, Mayor of Denver, Such expressions as the above are appareng to tho oltizens of Colorade, Leo 18 batnare# with the buzzing in his hat of the guberndd torlal bee, and he loses no opportunity deprecate any act of the present governo ‘The facts are that upon the represantation of the sheriff, Adjutant General West, the sene ator, the representative and lsading citizend of Garlield county that the Utes under thd leadership of Colorow had taken the ware path and that the lives of the settlers n‘gs their property were in daneer, and upon refusal of the general government to rende assistance, Governor Ad ordered lithd militia not to wage an aggressive warfa but to protect the lives and property of l‘:& settlers in that portion of the state where the' danger was imminent. In this Governo Adans, without a single exception, s upheld by every journal in the state and the major! ity of citizens, irrespective of politics, Intrenched in the Mountaine. ENWOOD S piiNGs, Colo, August 10,- pecial Telegram to the BEE.|—A courlef named A, H, Thomas came in to-day from Meeker, haying left that place yesterduy morning. e was compelled to nde cau- tiously over the old trail, as there are Indlan all through the country. In the vicinity of Meeker, and particularly north, it is literally swarming with redskins and they practically have the country to themsel The newq brought by Thomas is not very reassuring, although ho had not heard that an attack n-i been made by the Utes on Kendall's ban and of the wounding of four men and the killing of three horses. It is belleved that the brave sherifl did meet the Indlans as hy started out from Meeker on Wednesday witl nine or ten men toreconnoitre. The Indlan] are known to be established in the passes of the mountains near the old battle groun and it would be an easy matter for them tq lay in ambush and Inflict serlous blows on whole regiment. Itis sald that the runner sent out by Colorow to the Siou: Blackfeet and Crows had returned an brought several bucks from tne tribes with them. Whnile these report are generally discredited, 1t s believed thal there are a great many more Indians ren dezyoused on the Milk river and the nortl fork of the White river than thgre was week ago, and that they are prepared an perfectly willing to fight. ‘I'he ambush of Sheriff Kendall gives an illustration of the method in which they will resist state and other troops should any be calied, ‘They will remain In the deep passes and canons of the hills through which the roads lead and attacld the troops from the security of the boulders and rocks on the sides of the mountains, hemming them inand pouring d wn upor their heads an unceasing hre. There aré many canons and passes in the mountalng which would afford them an opportunity o massacring & whole regiment. This wil] make it necessary to have mountaln men to go ahead to discover these death-traps, nfl it is probable that every means will adapted to vrevent such a calamity. There are now at Meeker and on the road about 250 men thorovghly familiag with the mountains and Indian practices ang the scouts and guides who lead the way are’ men in every way qualiticd to tind an Indian/ within twenty miles, War against Colorow willbe no child’s play, however, as he hag demonstrated his ability on more than one occasion to cope with his more civilized ane taconists. Sheriff Kendall saw Colorow on & hill with a pair of field glasses noting the étrength and condition of the opposing forees as coolly as General Crook or Miles could have done. He has a great many ponies, the largest and fleetest in the west, and hi braves are armed with the most improved weapons, which they know well how to use, Added to this he is in the finest gami country in the world, and has conveniently at hand a number of stock ranges upom which he can descend, if he has not alread done 80, and supoly his hordes with mea upon which an lrdian, unlike a white man, can | subsiot entlirely, It 1s only faie for Colorado people to presume, knowing the old ehief by & sad lesson, that he will intrench Limsell in the mountains, his native heath, which he will pever give ‘up till he dies. Itis learn: d 1rom Jim Van Cleef, wha wis overat the 1 intah azency just betore tha, Indiaus started on their “hunting tip, - that they have a great deal of whisky whicii they have no troudle in seeurini for an equivalent ts f eal . traders, ‘The law re- ) whisky to Indians issajd y violated and Iudians are able R SRR e o TR A R TN