Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 17, 1893, Page 1

ARE STILL RETICENT News of the Hawaiian Situation Difficult to Obtain, STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS MUTE They Will Say but Little on This Most Interesting Subjact. DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE Oriticism of the Administration's Course Not Kindly Taken. EVIDENCE THAT 13 HELD IN WAITING Kriends of the Prestdent Certain that When All of Blount's Re fle Will Be Sasta Don rt 18 Pablished ed—Various ments. WasixaToN, Nov. 16.—There is a disposi- tion in the administration circles to say but very little on the subject of Hawaiian affairs pending the arrival of the next steamer. 1t scems to be the course of all officials to say nothing further, and it is confidently asserted that when the news from Hawaii ar- rives the position of the administea tion will be set forth in a favorable light. From those who are in touch with the white house comes the intelligence that the administration is disappointed that the conscience of the country hus not been awakened to sympathy with the act which i med by the administration to be one of justice and fairness, ‘There has also crept into the Deparvment of State a feeling of doubt as to whother the provisional gov- ernment will yield so readily to the mere suggestion of the minister of the United States as was hoped when he wus dispatched to Houoluin, Forces of the Provisional Governmeat. It is learned that the forces of the pro- visiora! eavernment, though small, are well organized and disciplined and are most of them sharpshooters, It is said that there are 2,000 picked men provided with arms in Honoluiu and enrolled in drilled companies. They have been trained for two months past as o safeguard agamst any royalist upris- ing in th 1ds, since it was realized that the provisional government must devend upon 1ts own resources without hope of aid from the United States. These companies arcmade up of white men largely, and their morale would prove excellent. igh rapid-firing guns are included in the militia equipment, the arms being Winchester rifles. This force would be superior to what the men-of-war at Honolulu could put on shore. But no one seems to believe that any resistance would be madeshould the marines actually be landed, It _is now pretty well understood that Minister Willis is instructed not to land marines and adopt a policy of force, but to onfine himself to ta i Y. a week ago thata conciliatory pol avail to induce the provisional® government to yield to the restoration ot the queen, and thereis excellont authoril saying that there has never been any inten- tion of contiouing aid and support to Lilino- kalani after her restoratis The coucilia- toty attitude toward the provisional govern- ment, it was hoped, would induce it to sus- tain the restored queen, Wants to Make It Pablie. Secrotary (resham today called on the resident and talked upon the subject of gi ng out additional factson the situation as contmned in the report of Mr. Blount. It is understood that the State department de- sires to publish this statement, and if it is withheld it will be because tho president deews it best to do so. I it is made public it will not be before the urrival of the next steamer from Honolulu. It is realized that the restoration movement would be far more popular if accomplished with the seeming ac- quicsconce of the provisional government, and if the members of thut government en- dorso it by entering the queen’s cabine Consequently news from Hawaii is awaited with more earnestness by the administration than even by the public, because it is felt there is a great deal at stake. CONDEMNED 8Y SENATOR FRYE. He Does Not Like the Administration’s Course Toward Huwall, Boeroy, Nov, 106.—Senator William P, Frye of Maine was tendered a complimentary din- nerthis afternoon by the Blaine culogy committee. In an interview he said the Hawaiian situation was antagouistic to the feolings of most Americans. “Here is a group of islands,” said he, “which has been gravitating toward us for soventy-five years, It is like a plum that has been long ripening and at last has fallen nto our lap. Ave we now going to refase to take it? It must be seen that if we now refuse to take it in England will at once bid forit, and that in this event, having re- jected the annexation ourselves, we can no longer intervene between the islands and their absorption by England, for we shall have lost the right to intercede. Pearl Istand Harbor. wenty years ago we made a treaty with the Sandwich islands, 1 was then in the senate and coucerned in the making of it. They, of course, received wore bencfit from the treaty than the United States. Years after the question of revising it came before the scaute. Senator Edmunds drew our atiention to the fact that the United States was deriving little benefit from the treaty, and proposcd, ac- cordingly, the insertion ' of an avtfele in it ceding the harbor of Pearl island to the United States. This seemed Lo some of us like taking an unfair advantage of the islands, ynd it was opposed. Senator Ba- munds” idea prevailea, however, and the article was fuserted, and, of course, ac- cepted by the islands. Then came along the sugar bountivs in the Unitod States, which was highly detrimental to that in- dustry in the islands. Tne United States, in short, by this policy, practically broke the treaty and deprived the Sand- wich isiauds of tha benefits which accrued to them throngh that treaty. Had we been dealing with any nation of recoguized worth and standing it would have abrogated the rociprocity treaty existing be- tween us, and with fomi reason. The Ha- walians, however, did not do so, It wus un- derstood thut the session of Pearl island barbor, one of the most valuable in the world, waus for ull time, But suppose weare now blind euough to throw away the chance of aunexing the islands, and at the same time, or sowe future time, set up the claim 10 thut barbor. There is not an assembly of nations in the world,in the face of our havin, first broken tho treaty and then thrown ove the islands, that would aliow us any claim to it. Wo plainly lose both the islands and the harbor. Overlooked by th *1t surprises mo that the newspapers have not taken uo this point. The Nicuragus cauul is in tiwe certain 1o be carried through by the United States, but of what value is the canal to us if the Saudwich ands und Poarl island harbor ure in the hands of Eng- landt *1he situation would be unendurable. Avother thing is the cable which would run from San Frauclsco to Lhe aslands. We bave iprocity Newspapors. been trying for five or six yoars to secure an appropriation from a democratic committes for this purpose, but without snecess. Fng- land would gladly ran down there from Van- couver if she got the chance.” Senator Frye said he had long known ex- Minister Stevens and knew him to be a worthy and honorable man. He deemed President ( cland’'s course a mistake, but said it was plainly based on Commissioner Blount's report. He thought Commissioner Blount had not fallen into_the best hands while in the islands. His report was scarcely trustworthy or unbiased itself. He disliked to think President Cleveland was capable of his action from the mero desire to tuen Mr. Harrison's administrat It is well known, however, that Gresham was bitter toward him, he s. Situation Wasnixerox, Nov. 16, —William H. Arm- strong of Hampton, Va., formerly attorney general of theHawaiian islands, is in the city. Mr. Armstrong is a brother of the late Gieneral Armstrong. for many years in charge of the Indian institute st Hampton Their parents were missionaries to Poly- nesia, their mother having died in Honolulu only a year or so ago. When the late King Kalakaua in 1890 dismissed his ministery in thedead of night to appoint a favorite of his as premier a meoting of the citizens de- manded the removal of the objectionable minister and the appointment of a ministry of which Mr. Avmstroug was & member. Immodiately afterwards ths Kinz started on his teip around the world, on which Mr. Armstrong accompanied hini. When he was asked to give his opinion of the Hawaiian policy, Mr. Armstrong replied: 1 was just supposing as I camoup tho street just now what would happen when Minister Willis requested of President Dole the withdrawal of the provisional govern- ment, I think President Dole would reply in substance: “Rirst—What suaranty ean you give us of our own safety that will be mide good by the United States? “Second—How will you g general mussacre of the natives? Have you authority to insure the protection of i of the inhabitants? *Third—Are you authorized to gua the payment of the debt we have conte if we reaign?’ 41 think, the continued Mr. Armstrong, “that Minister Willis will reply he has no authority to make such guaranties on be- hatf of the United States. President Dol will then reply. I think: ‘Go back to your government, then, and find out what they expect to do on those important points. We cannot treat with you until we know.”” ard against o hites by the ntee cted ENATOR DOLVI'S OPINLON, He Thinks the President’s Positions It Ro- ported Correctly, Is Unwarraniel WAsHINGTON, Nov. 16,—Upon being asked by an Associated press reporter for his opinion upon the atttulo of the administra- tion toward Hawaii, Senator Dolph said he did not wish to be quoted as criticising the administration, becauss of his membavship of the foreign rela commitiee. Hea thought he had fully defined his position in a speech made toward the close of the Fifty-second congress, soon after the re- ceipt of the news of the revolution in Hawaii, in which he advocated annexation, and said at the first opportunity after the assumbling of congress in December he would again take occasion to express his views upon the question. The prescnt government of Hawaii,” he continued, “is an existing government, vec- ognized by foreign powers., and it would ap- near as though an attempt to overthrow it might be an act of hostility on the part of the administration toward a friendly gov- ernment, unexampled in our history, and un- warrauted by the constisution. If the policy of the administration should give control of these islands to a Euronean power it would be scarcely less injurious to our country than the action of Cleveland eight years ago in withdrawing from the senate the Nicaragua canal treaty.” WILL RESIST WITH ARMS, Attorney General of the Provislonal ernmant Writes Jtis Sentiment, Ceoar RApios, Ta., Nov. 16.—Tonight Wil- liam Waterhouse of this member of the Waterholise family. which has large com- mercial interests in the Hawiilan islands, received a letter from W.O. Smith, at- torney general of the provisional gov- croment, in which he said: *“While we are all waiting and a few of the supporters of the provisional government are restless, there is a deep and abiding re- sentiuent against returning to monarchy und a determination to maintain a government that will uot be suppressed and wil itself in armed resistunce whenever oc Gov- calls. As the time passes the overwnelming portion of the intelligent element of the com- munity manifosts more and more that it will ot submit to w return of uief old order of things.” Mr. Waterhouse leaves tomorrow for the islands. What an Evening ¥a Wasnixaros, Nov. 16,—Tho Evening Star says: In anticipation of the conditlon of affairs which would arise should the pro- visioual government e Mr. Willis his passports, the admini 1on adopted the extraordinary course of providing him with an independent authority to command the naval forces of the United States in the harvor of Honolulu. Under the rules of international law, Mr. Willis would not be minister if his passports were given him by the provisional govermnent and he would have no authority to call on the naval forces of this country for any purpose whatever. To guard against this contingency, orders to the commanding officer of the naval forces were given him, signed by the president of the United Stutes, directing the eommanding r 10 obey unuy orders coming from Mr, Willis, regardless of his oficial relation to the Hawalian government. S e TO PROTECT THE PUBLLIC por Says. Cuhairnan of the Anti-Trust Committeo Will Confer with Cleveland. Cuieaco, Nov. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee |—Mr. FEdward Roscewater of Omaha came to Chicago today on his way to Washington and the east. ‘Che business which calls him to the national capital has o do mainly with the furtherance of the alms and objects which brought about the anti-trust convention here last summer, At Washington Mr. Rosewater, whois chairman of the commitiee named by the convention, will be joined by Congressman Tawney of Minn and they will call upon President C Mr. Rosowater will urge the president to incorporate in his forthcoming messuge L0 congress u recom- mendation for the establishment of a bureau of supervision and contra! over corporations engaged in Interstate commerce, the idea being to have a natiunal bureau for the registration of all stocks aud bonds, with a view to preventing uny fictitious valucs. Mr. lfosewater, actiug tn his capacity as an oficer of the Old Time Telegraphers as- soniation, will also brinz the attention of the president to the fact that next spring oceurs the tiftieth anniversary of the wrans- mission of the tirst telcgraph message be- tween Baltimore and Washingion, and that inasmuch as the firsi telegraph line was erected and oporated under —governwent supervision, congress should recognize the Jubilee anmversary insome befitling manne) Ju is possible a celebration may be ar- ranged in which Miss Ellsworth, daughter of the then commissioner of patents, and who pressed the key that completed the eireuit between Baltimore and Washington, will take part. The lady is now about 70 {c:n'l of age. Baoltimore and the state of Maryland will takei conspicuous part in the cevemonics, Lhe city being the terminal of | tho line ovér which the firat telegraphio dis- ‘ palch was sent. WARNINGS FROM THE SOUTH e { Its Demooracy Will Not Stand the Test of Unfavorable Tariff Legislation, PROTESTS AGAINST RADICAL CHANGES Conl and Iron Men and Farmers of Dixlo Want Their [nterests Protected—Yester- Hoarings Before the Ways and Menns Committoe. Wasmisaroy, Nov. 16.—The new sounded o warning to the ways and means committee toda, It came from the manu- facturing interests of Alubama and” Ten- nessee, whose representatives received a formal hearing by Chairman Wilson some days ago, and who today secured the privi- leze of making an informal argument before the democratic members of the commitiee. As the delegations present were also demo- craticin polities the conference wis very amicable until near the close, when the | chief spokesman of the southerners broadly intimated that if iron ore, coal, lumber, vice and sugar were all to be placed on the free list under a democratis administration “‘the democrats of the south might cease to kiss the hand that smites them.” All Staunch Democ L The delezation which today appeared before the committoe is interested specially in the iron ore and coal industries, the gre manufacturing of the south, and was comp I, G. Bush, president of the Mobile & Birmingham vailrond, and of the Clifton Iron company; Nat Baxter, jr, presideat of the Tennesseo Coal, Tronand Railway company; Colonel Mcllroy, president of the Alabama Mineral Land company; B. I. Moore, president of the Birmingham Commereialclub: Chappell Cory, secretary of the Birmingham Commer- clalelub; I, Y. Aunderson, land commissioner of the Alabama Great Southern railw and Dr. William M. Phillips of the Teunes-+ see Coal, Iron and Railway company. Mr. Bush acted as_spokesman of the dele- ion. Hedeclared that he believed that not the intention of the democrat onal committee in Chicago in traming its platforn to declare a policy which would prove ruinous to any of the groat interests of the country. Neither aid he believe that it was the intention either of the vresident or the committee to willfully do any such injustic “You can south commodities :d of base your arguments,’” inte rupted Chairman Wilson, *“on the hy- pothesis that neither do mmitte nor the democratic administration des to do anything to endanger any of th interests of the country “Lam glad of it,” said the speaker. Entered a Vizorous Protest. Continuing, he protested against the in- j o of placing iron ore or coal on the free list. Che protection on iron ore and coul had gridironed Alabama with railroads and developed these industries until Alabima annuaily produced 1,000,000 tons of pig iron and 5,000,000 tons of coal, “In case of free ore, where would you be benetited by it, and whero would it come in competition with you?" asked Mr. Wilson. “Wa would be cut out of any sale of iron in the eastern states. The effect would be to restrict our n ket to the 1th and ex- clude us from the eastern markets, where we would have to meet the Jow competition of Cuban and Spanish ore.” f this committee, as reported,” con- tinued Mr. Bush, *15 to put lumber, rice and sugar, coal and iron ore on the free list, then the south might as well give up. 1t would be the death blow to southicrn pros- verity.” In conclusion Mr. Bush_made a strong ap- peal. “We are not politicians,” said he. *\We are plain business men. W6 are demo- crats from principle and we certainly do not_ expect Lo suffer in the house of our friends. If we do it 15 & natural question to ask how long will we continue to kiss the hand that smites us? If you bring ‘in your bill with these articles on the free list, you will, I think, have every democratic senator and reprasentative from Alibama opoosed to it.” President Nat Baxter of the Tennossoe Coal, Tron and Rai company followed in an drgument covering substautially the same points made by Mr. Bush. Southera Farmers Object. A delegation representing the Churchland grange of Va., had a conferonce with the coms and argued for the re- tention of tho present duty of25 cents a bushel on forcign-grown potatoes, It is said that Senator White of Louisiana will oppose with great vigor the purpose to put o tax back on sugar andwabolish the sugar bounty, He asserts that the tariff policy which is being formulated will di: rupt the democratic party, He takes great pride in the improvement in production of sugar in Louisiana under the operation of the bounty, both in quantity and quality, the process adopted huying resuited in a great improvemeat in the quality of sugar pro- duced. WILL SOON BE OUT, Tarift Bill1s Almost Ready to be Reported by thy Committee, WasnINGToN, Nov. 16.—It is the hope of the democratic members of the ways and means committee 1o be uole to geport their new tariff bill to the pabhiec about the close of next week. The popular pressure is so very great for information on the subject and the importunities of the interests af- fected for changes in the bill 8o embarrass- ing that it has been detevained to seitle all points upon which thereis uucertainty as soon as possible. For tuis purposo a series of conferences of the full mewbership ot the committee bogan today and the work of the subcommittees is to be submitted und finally passed upon by the entire membership. Upon the vexed questions concerning which the subcommittee has been unable o arvive at o definite conclusion the prineipal discussion of the members will ba first airected. Among these problems are income tax and internal revenue schemes and the principal additions Lo the free list. There is a differ- ence of opinlon among democratic members over adding iron ore, coal and salt to the free list, and the discussion is sharp as to the wisdom of such action. Free wool, free lumber and free colton bagging scemed as- sured, but there is even s>me dispute on these points. The Alal up in agms against putting coal and iron ore on the free list and still demand that their appeals to the committee shall be heard. ‘'he internal reveuue schedules will not be 50 radically revised as was at one time sup posed. The proposition of Hon, David A Wells to double the tax on beer is hotly op- posed by the biewers aud docs not seein Lo have baen raceived favorably by the people. The brewers ave insisting that if any changes are to be made the increase should be levied ou whisky, and this seems to be the most 1ik\l() policy at the present time. This sug- gestion of an increase wf 60 cents a gallon ou the whisky tax has come somewhat asa surprise, as uotil recently the highest in- crease generally discussed only ecded #5 cents per gullon to the present tarif. The praciical ubandopment of the proposition to inc o the tobaceo tax leaves but lictle choice if any material increase of revenue is to be derived from internal revenus schadules, and the objection to adding any- thiug to the present tobacco tax has been so sharp and emphatic that few democratic members now give it any public approval. Hryan and an lueome Tax. The most vexed question to be settled by the series of conferences of the full domo- cratic mempers is 1 of a graduated io- come tax, Messrs. Bryan of Nooraska and Tarsucy of Missouri ure the principal cham- OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, plons of this proposition In the committes und they appear in a faft way to carry their ideas to practical resalts, 1do not believe,” sald Mr. Bryan today, “that a material reduetion can be made in the tariff without creating a deficit which it willat once become mecessary to meet in some extraordinary way. An increase in internal revenue, sufficldnt to make good the deficit, would have 1o be very heavy indeed. An increasein internal revenue duties on tobacco or beer is an increase in the ourden i the poorer classes of people who alreatly bear the largest share of the burdens of the government in proportion to their means. A tax on incomes could be raised or lowered from year to year according as the needs of the government required and would to some extent componsate for the inequalities of indirect taxation. I think 1t would be just. because it would subject peoplo to taxation in proportion to their own means of paying and in proportion to the advantages which they receive in the way of property protec- tion from the government. The justice of it almost without exception to riters on political econo nd the rizht to levy the tax nas already been established by our supreme court. Such a tax will be demanded by the farmers and laborers gen- lly, and would, in my opinion, be the most popular tax that'could be made. Tt would also have the advantage of making the wealthy classes favor economical govern- ment when they saw and folt the distribu- tion of federal expenses. 1 believe tho tarift ought to be reformed in accordance with the pledgges of the national platform and the ad- dition of an income tax toa tariff for revenue would be accepable to @ large majority of our people. I am, therefore, very auxious that this tax should be made a partof our fiscal system. * “Must Be n Graduated Tax. u favor o graduated income tax?" uearly all countries which b income tax at all have a graded tux, some having fewer classes than others. In Eng- land they huve three classes —tiose who piy nothing, those who are allowed a certain ¢ duction and those who are taxed the full amount. in Prussin there isa still larger number of classes. We had a certain ex- empted class and two rates of taxation, ac- cording to the size of the income, under the law in force during and after the war. [am not contentious about a particular rate or as to any of the details of the pian. On sich a subject there must decessarily be a combro- mise of opinion in order to reach some satis- 3 1 would like to have 3,000 or $4,000 exempted from taxation and the rate to begin as low as 2 per cent 1 increase to 5 on one class and 10 on another. The most difficult matter is in conunecsion with the ad- mimstration of the gecount.” “How would you have made?" *In this wa Instead of having the as- 5SSOI g0 to each mau, as has been the cus- tom, I think it would be weli to compel the individual to make his return to some desig- nated officer. In this way the man who has no income tax to pay would have no aunoy and the man who has would avoid annoyance by complying with the law. Th objection to an income tax has been urg mainly by those wio had it to pay and som times by those who were not taxabie, but were annoyed by the ofticial inquiries. Prussia has recently changed her laws so as mpel the filing of wistatement by the in- tual in thy ce of the old tem of sending o man to assess. I think the policy of au income tax should be adoptel by the committee and the democratic party. In the louse there is a strong - clement demanding it, and they willnot ba satisfied witn the tariff bill of the committee if it coes not contain this provision.” Piea of Aluminium Men. The aluminium manufacturers are opposed to any reduction oa imports of the metal. Under the McKinley bill a tariff of 8cents per package of 100 leavésgnd 2 per cent ad valorem was the duty on imported alumin- ium, and since that time the manufacturer m this countrv has been stimulated and 100,000 are now suia to be iuvested yin the Umted States. The the collection pute that it is an class which the democrats 3 v nceded to be entitled to protection, and in ap open letter which has been addressed to the ways and means committee, they make the following representations: For many years aluminium snd metal leaf, better known as the Dateh leaf, has been me ported from tho Nethesiands, The demund of Inte years hus steadily incr id when the present tarifl went info special duty o? Beents per package of b 2 per cent ad valorem on’ the import we were able, and not unul then, to produce 4 svory Tespect any of the pr The tarift has stimulated thess nanufacturers and com- petition by Anior rs has re- duceu the price frc 20) per cent. The industry at pressat is in a tloarishing condition, and we enraestly ask you to con- {inue the tarimron this product, for should it be dropped the industty would b positively dostroyed. At present it gives employment to from 800 to 400 persons, their wazes runging from £600 to 32,600, skilled laborirs earning from $12 to 330 por wevk, unskilled from 26 to 35, The wages in Gerin verige from 50 0 percent less for the samo work. The capital invested in _tha industry umounts to from $100,000 to $125,000. Kaw Material Comes from Tho materinls enterd of tho Dutel metul are fly copper, zine, antimony and tin. Thy ruw material ‘ealled for, or cHppliis composed Of tho KHove metils, is Linported from Germuny, with & duty on the sime of 45 per cent aa. vatorom. This foll re- quires two' boatings here beforo iv §s thin enough for the murkot. The ingredients coni- posing the foil are for, tho most part native fiere, but not an ounse of Anirieah nietal goes into the imported foil, althouzh of & superior quality. Continue thigexisting tarif and our raw muterial, or foil, ean and will bo made from nativ wus enabling us 10 stiil furthor reduce the ¢ostof the fintshed product houie murket. Thie vosults thus far obtained enconrage us to believe that under the protection of the ing tarifT we will be able to advance m: bentiugso that wo will be able to compete With forelzners by fncroasing our outpu wman sufficient to bffset the difference in wages bere und abroad in our product. Wo only add that wo earnestly desiro tuat the existing rifl now fathering our infant industry iy be nllowed to Inue Ms protection unmo= lestod until sueh tink us we aro able to pro- teet ourselves ngalnst chesp labor ubroad by un ingenuity. rmuny. ) the composition CAUSED MANX RUMORSN, New York Tri Muc of the President Occasions Speealation in Washington WasuiNgroy, Nov. 16, —President Cleve- lond, accompanied by Secrotary Lamont, arvived in Washington at this morning over the Pennsylvanid road. TLe vresident was ot once driven to :the white, house and Secretary Lamont to his home. The presi- dent has not looked i better health since his first inauguration than when he alightea from the train. His step was firm and elas- tic and Lis appearance unusually cheerful, But for some reason or other the employes about the white house endeavored to main- tawn an air of mystery and secrecy regard- ing the return of the prasident. It was so when he departed apd also while he was gone, and so it was that strange and un- wholesome rumovs began to circulate. The majority of the rumors had it that the president had gone to have a surgical operation pepformed, or that his Jaw bone was diseased. But it is scarcely probable that an ill man wouid travel several hundred miles to have an operation per- formed when the sufgeon could be brought to Washington and thus avoid disagreeable night journeys, Li was said that he was ac- companied by Mg. Gilder of the Century Magazine, but if he was, the fact could not be uscertaiued ag the executive mansion, s president's return he retived 1o his private oftice with his pri cretary, Mp, Thurber, and all vis- ftors . ite began his work at the white house if much bene- fited 5 rest from executive toil, It 1ite house that the president desired to clear up the accumulated busincss this morning before tuking up some pending appointments. At the white house the subject of real es- tate speeulation by the president treated with contempt, aud Secretary La mont, who accompauiod the prsi- dent to sew York and returned with hi authorized the statement that \CON TINUED ON SECOND FAGE.| )YWEMBER 17, 1893. WORK FOR THE REICHSTAG Gormany's Parliament Meets Again With Much Important Matter Ahead. EMPEROR WILLIAM OPENS THE SESSION Finaneinl Relations of tha Empire wit the Individual States to Bo Adjusted ~Outline of Uther Mensures to Bo Brougl Bonury, Nov. 16, —Emparor W mally opened the Reichstag today a speech of great intere those interested in German affairs, Only about 150 members of the Reichstar were nresont. After prayers the members of the Reichstag assemblod in the white hall of the old castle, whera the emperor, attended by his suite and by the high officials of stato and the court ofticials, soon entered and as cended the dais. The members of the fed- eral council, headsd Ly Chancellor von Caprivi, called for throe cheers for the em- peror. The emperor bowed in reply and read his speech, which was heard in all parts of tho hall. He said: ““Hoxonep GextLeveN—When in July of this year [ assembled you about me, 1 wave expression to my confidence that you would not refuse me and my exalted position co- operation 1 giving to onr army sysiem the development demanded in the interost of the empire® arity. I rejoice that my con- fidence was not disappointed and while 1 welcome you on your mecting day, I feel it neumbent upou me 1o express to the Reichs- tag my imperial thanks for its patriotic willingness “The mauifold proof of warm support over which we have had occasion to rejoice dur- ing the last fow months in different pavts of our empire are to us a pledge of that wreat satisfaction felt by the nation that the Ge man army has obtained organization in which is to be found a guarauty of protec tion for the Fatherland and for the preserys tion of peace, “Tu will now be your chief task to make provision in associated labor with allied gov- ernments for procuring the means required to meet increased needs avising out of the addition made to the peace effective of the army. The proposuls which will be submit- ted to you inthis connection reston the broad foundution involving a fresh settle- ment of the financial relations of the empire with its members, Settlement Cannot Be Postponed, “Tne financial administration of the empire has not yet been reguluted in che sense of the imperial constitution, Experience has hith- erto proved that the settiement between the empire and the individual states cannot be postponed any longer. The financial system of the empire must be built in sucha way that when the present afiilistions ace ended the empire’s demauds upon the several states ave placed in permanent proportion to the sums payable by or to the states and a share fixed . by law in the revenue of the empire itseif must be secured to the indi- vidual states for a considerable period. Such arrangement, harmonizing with the federa- tive form of our state system, will sccure the undisturbed co-uperation of the empire and the several states and without 1mpair- ing theright of the Reichstag will greatly fucilitate the administration. *“To this end a bill will be submitted pro- viding for a rearrangement of the financ system of the empire, and to furnish the funds required under this reform bills will e presented relating to the taxation ot tobacco und wine and the levying of imperiul stamps. 1 have no doubt but that your devoted co-operation will succeed in accomplishing this momentous task and, in_consideration of the present financial condition of the em- pire, the imperial budget has beelt drawn up with the utmost regard for economy. “The expectation, cherished at the time of the conclusion of the commercial treaties between the empive and Austria-Hungary, aly, Belgmm und Switzerland, that they would also form a connecting voint for the regulation by treaty of our commercial rela- tions with other states, has since been ful- filled insofar that we have succeed in ar- ranging rew commercial treaties with Spain, Roumania and $Servia on a basis created by U o convention Lreaties with those countries giving to our trade the desired stubility and _possibility of prosperous ex- pansion will b submitted for your sanction in accordunce with the constitution. Concerning Forelgn Afluirs, “1n accord with my exalted allies T found myself obliged to raise the Russian import duties to an unusually exalted dezree, and ordinances will be presented toyom. Iin- dulge in a hope that the pending negotia- tions with Russia will lead to the abrogation of these measures, “Thanks to the vigorous efforts of the allied governments the devastating epidemic which in 1802 claimed heavy and pain- ful sacrifices has since then been septat u distance, Where isolated cases occurred a spread of the disease has been prevented. To turn to more effectual use the actual expericnce gained and to make the prevention permanent and uniform is the purpose of & bill whick will be submitted 1o you. “The accomplishment of the tasks im- posed upon you in the domain of finuncial and political economy makes large demunds upon your powers of work, and the allicd governments have deemed it wise to r strict, so far as possible, bills upon other matters.” *ln tne relitions between Germany and foreign countries there has been no chango. ile the close friendship with the empires 1 to us for the purpose of pursuing com- mon, peaceful objects continues, we stand on general friendly reiations with all the powers, and I thereforecherish the confident hope that with God’s help the blessings of peuce may still continue to be preserved to us.” This last passage in the emperor's speech was loudly applauded. At the conclusion of the emperor's remarks, Chancellor yon C privi declured the session of the Reichs! open, and the ceremony closed with renewed cheers for the emperor. liam for- and made emany and to LOST IN THE FROZEN NORTH, Relics of the Swedish Explorsr Bjoriing Found by the Whaler Aurora. Duxpik, Nov. 16,—Captain Mackay of the whaling vessel Aurora, describing the dis- covery in the Arctic regions of the relics of the Swedish explorer Bjorling, says he had forced his way through Melville bay and en- tered Smith sound when, on June 17, from the masthead of his vessel the wreck of a schooner was described on the southeast coast of Carey island. He sent a searching party ashoro in charge of Dr. Allen and they found the schooner was the Ripple. Sho was lying broadside to, almost cncased in ice. In addition to the' cairns which were found the party came across a trunk, which contained mstruments, notes aud diavies, all of which were forwarded to the Swedish authoritics. ‘There was also found a letter addressed to Rev, Dr. Harvey of Newfound- lind, which was forwarded t thav gentle- man, Royal We ! Muxion, Nov. 16, —The marriage of A duke Joseph Augustin of Austrin and 1 cess Augusta of Bavaria, granddaughter of Emperor Francis Joscpli, was solcwmnized heve yosterday with all the possible splendor of a court ceremony. Want the Duty on T r Wines Hedueed, Pakis, Nov. 16.—Adolph Turell, deputy from the department of Aude, has written to the mister of commerce representing that a reduction of American dulis on French wines could be obtained if it could bo proved the wines exported wero not wines of luxury, but wines *for popular consump- tion M. Turell urges the minister to_ draw up a aetailed table, giving the production of “rench winos' and thoir cost, which M urell {s confident would induce’ America to reduce the duties on French wines, whose purity is guaranteed by certificates of origin. PEINOTO I8 STILL CONFIDENT, Ilis Minister of the Interlor Declures that the Sitwation 1s Unehanged. [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.] Rio e Jaszmo, Brazil (via Galveston, Tex.), Nov, 16.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tie Bee. |~ President Peixoto of Brazil again announces to the world, through the Horald, the situa- tion of affairs in that repabl I'ho message from the Brazitian minister of foreign afairs is herowith published ve1io, Nov. 16.-To the Editor of The situation Is the same since am. Yesterday being the of the proclamation of the republic, the president received congratuls tlons from the governors of wil the states, Sunta Catherina alone exceptod. MINISTER INTERIOR, Santa Catharina is the state which has seceded from vhe Brazilian federation, Des- terro is its capital, Admiral Saidana da Gama has assumed command of the rebel fleet. He has assured Admiral Mello that he will divect the opera- tion of the revolutionary forces in Rio Grande do Sul. There was an incident in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro yesterday which almost pre- cipitated a conflict between Fort Santa Cruz anda the English squadron. The British steamer Nile was making for the harbor, but the guns of the fort impedod her. The English warship Beagle was noti- fled and conveyed the Nile in. She was ready to fire on the fort at tho first sien of hostility. Under protection of the Beagle the Nile was permitted to enter without further trouble. GUATEMALA (vin Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 16.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald peclal to Tup Bee |—TLouis F. Menagek, the Minneapolis embezzler, has not yet been arrested. He has been living here under the name of Miller, but has lett the bouse where he has been staying. It is thought he has left the countr United States Viee Consul Tmpri Moxtevipro, Uruzuay (vin Galveston, Tex.), Nov. 16,—[By Moexizan Cable to the New York Herald —Special to Tue Bee. The Her: correspoudent in Rio Grande do Sul sends word that Roberu Grant, United States vice consul, has been made a prisoner by the revolutionists. He was arvested dur- ing the sgirmish between the govérnment roops and General Saraiva yesterday and is now confinea on board the revolutionary steamer Iris, which is off Desterro. The only crime of which he is accused, so far as I can learn, is that he did not favor the revolutionists. oned. IN A BURNING MINE, Horriblei Fate Which Awailts Fifty.Two English Miners. Loxpoy, Nov. 16.—The explosion of a parafiine lamp in the engineroom of the Summerlie-Kirkwood mine at Airdrie, w the county of Lanark, Scotland, set fire to two of the shafts. ‘It was anidle day, and ouly fifty-two of the 500 men usually em- ployed were on duty. These fifty-two are entombed it the pit, and arein danger of being suffocated, as the ventilating fan: stopped. There is a scarcity of water, and the firemen are almost helpless, The flames from the burniug mine, assisted by a flerce gale, illuminate the entire district. The wives and relatives of the imprisoned miners surround the mouth of the pit, and are making piteous uppeals to the men to make attempt at rescue. WILO WILL BE THE THIRD? Russin Apparently Anxions to Make Ier New Athano Dreibund. Loxpox, Nov. 16, —The correspoadent of theiDaily Telograph at St. Petersburs number of sensational rumors are in ¢i tion there, One is that Greece is wiliing to sell the island of Milo or the island of Paros to Russia for a pecuniary consideration, and that Greeee is also willing to join tne Rus h alliance. Another statement is that s to detach Italy from the Triple ance by the possession of a flect in the Mediterranean. Yet another has it that Germany and Austria might be 1duced to join Russia in a coalition against Englund on the policy inauguraved by Prince Bismarck. French Kudicals Organize, Pans, Nov. 16.—A meeting of radicals was held in the Palais Bourbon last might, A hundred persons were present, including M. Gobel, Bourgeois, Pelletan and Brisson. None of the socialist members of.the Cham- ber of Deputies were present. M. Ju'ien said iv was iutended to form a group in the Chamber with a program whicn would include a progressive income tax, the diminution of indircet taxation, a pension fuud for workingmen, the reform of tho civil and legal vrocedure nud the revision of the counstitution in the direction of giving the senate a mere suspensory vote in the pluce of the veto. A comumilice was up- pointed 1o orgunize the party Didn’t Mako Hin orger. Beruiy, Nov, 16,—Herr Voght, a socialist writer, hus been sentenced to a year's im- prisonment on ount of un article which he wrote asserting that Prince Bismarck had falsified the famous Emsdispatch which led to the war of 18i0. The tribunal de- clared he regarded it as cstablished that Prince Bismarek frecly translated the di pateh, but that Prince 'B] k& converted “bugle note for capitulation” into “trumpet all for churge' in order to force a declara- tion of war. [t was not, however, according to the ruling, permittea to call the diplomat a forger on that account. Jowa Caring for Their Poor, Loxpoy, Nov. 16,.—The annual meeting of the committees of the various Jewish socio- ties 1n Loudon was held last evening. Sir Julian Goldsmid, member of Parlisment, announced that no favorable change had taken place in the condition of afuirs in Russia. The influx of Jewish refugees into gland had diminished somewhat and this act had made it passible to give greater altention to those who had aiready arrived Every effort was being made to Anglisize them and make them self-supporting. Reooived by tho Pope, Rose, Nov. 16.—The pope recetved 4,000 Lombardes and Viennese pilgrims today at St. Peters’. The assembly included the grand duchess, Catherine, sof Russia. The jope oficiated at the mass, after which the eader of the pilgrims presentea an address to bus holiness, ‘Ihe pope's reply, which was vead by one of the cardinals, coutained the rvemari ti:at the holy favier’ hus protested agaiust the ciarge that he was the enemny of Italy aod described the accusution as iuf- pudens culumny. Russin's Wheat Crop. reRspURG, Nov. 10.—The estimates of the minister of agriculture upon the Russian crops of 1503 have been issued are in tcherteverts, equal to abouy und one-half bushels, as follows: Ry 074,000, an_ iucrease ofs 19,084.000 over the Summer wheat, 13,500, an - c Winter wheat, 14, 665,- 500, an of 2,040.200, Oats. 117,184, 500, an iucrcase of 2191 Buvley, 4 144,000, un lncrease of 13,947,500, Sr. P e CENTS. ALL BUT ITS OBJECT Dynamite Hurled by Marssilles Anarchists Destroys Much Government Property, PLOT THAT ONLY PARTLY SUCCEEDED General Matholin of the Fifteenth Army Corps the Intonded Victim, INGENUITY WAS DISPLAYED DEVILISH Sorics of (iant Powder Oartridges Arranged to Explode in Suosession, LIVES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN EXPOSED Seminary for Girls Sustalns the Most of ightial Serious One Damage-Ouly Want O — Damago Wrought, tho Charges Manseiiees, Nov. 10.—A dastardly ate tempt was made to blow up the residence ot neral Mathelin, Fifteenth army night, “The house occupied commander of the corps, about miduight last by General Mathelin ligh wall, nto which built. It is the oficial residence of the gencralof the division, commanding the Fifteenth army which includes in its jurisdiction the Lower Alps, the Maritime Alps, tho Rhone, Corsica, Gard, sotlles. the issurrounded by a sentry boxes are corps, Bouches du Vaucluse and Mar- small niches, or sentry of little cases of dynamite were placed and, in addition, one dynamite was placed in the apartments occupied which is used by mander of Into boxes, & numb case of a room adjoining by the general, the orderlies of the com- the Fifteenth army corps, who there await his summons In some manner,not yet explained, tho of placed in the orderlies® room exploded at about midnight with a loud report, shattering the wails and hurling mass of debri ynamite into the guard room without, however, injuring the ovderlies or hurting any of the soldiers in the guard room. Every pane of glass in the ceneral's house and in adjoimng houses was ashed by the force of the concussion, and the girls' school and Octioi buildings, opposite the general's resi- dence, were especially damaged, Whero the Scheme Failed, In addition, a bomb was discovered in ofigt of the passages of the generul’s house, and 1t is belioved that the conspirators were under the impression that the explosion of the firs of dynamite would be sufticicns to explode the bomb found in the passaze as well as the cases of dynamite placed in the sentry boxes, Had these successive explo- sions taken place they would have reduced the general's residence to a heap of bricks, and would have killed every person beneath its roof, besiaes destroying the girls' school and its inmates as well as the Octroi build- ings. It appears that tor several years pastno sentries have been stationed about the ofi- cial residence of the general in command of the division, as the state of quiet which has prevailed at Ma les did not warrant tak- the precautions which are always adopted when the city is in a disturbed state. Some idea of the force of the explosion and the miraculous escape of the orderlies and soldiers in the guard room, 10 suy noth- ing of the girls in the school opposita ana of the Octroi ofiic . may be formed from the fact that the efects of the explosion were felt a mile frdln the spov where it took a The director of the Octrol, the ofticial who levies a toll or tax on articles of food which pass the barriers or entraunces of the town, was lying n bed when the case of dynamite exploded, und was awakened by the explosion and by a shower of gluss and plaster which fell upon his face. May Have Been the Strikers. An Italian who was seen sittiug opposite the general’s house late yesterday evening has been arrested upon suspicion of being connected with the oonspirac It is not by any mouns cortain, however, that the plot is of talian origin. There are people who believe U the explosion was the work of the most hot headed of the horse car strike agitators, who are koown to have been feeling bitter against the military author- ivies for the support which they gave the street car companies during the strike when the streets were patrolled by hussars or in- fantry und when each car of the company when enabled to run was escoried by from 81x Lo 3 dozen hussar: “I'he police are actively enzaged in investi- gaving the explosion, and it 15 understood & number of arrests will be wade during the day. I'he soldiers composing the garrison of Marseilles ave very much excited at the at- tempt made upon the life of General Mathe- lin and there is littlo doubt that this feoling would lead them to make short worlk of any anarchist or dynuite conspirator who may be caught prowling about the public build- ings. A report of the affair has been telegraphed to the Freuch government and it is under- stood that several government oficials, whose departments are interested in the fuvestigation, have ordered that the most complete report possible be forwarded to Paris, Crowds are all around the damaged build ings this morning, but they are kept back by a cordon of troops as the general in com- mand will not allow any stranger to ap- proach the scene of tho explosion until the officers have finished their investigation, “I'he utmost indignation 1s expressed against tho authors of the explosion, and hopes are expressed on all sides that all concerned 1n the conspiracy may soon be arrested and made to pay the extrewe penalty of their erim It has just come to light that the have arvested forty day, including ten for police anarchiots duriog the FHINK Th French Authorities Claun the Capture of the Harcelons Bowbihrower. Paws, Nov. 16.—A dispatch from Per- pigoan says the anarchist known as lavaldi, said to be an Italian, who was arrested there on the supposi that he with the Bareelons outrage, turos outto be s Spaniard vawmed Hawou Masso, and 1t is sudd that if be is uot the wuthor of the Bar