Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1895, Page 1

(e = ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 4, 1895, SINGLE ©( PY FIVE EXILE ROCHEFORT RETURNS | @reatest Enthnsia-m Manifested in Paris Over the Editor's Presence, GREETED BY GREAT CRCWD3ONALLSD S French Amnesty Act Adopted Last Week Contributes to the Delight of the Followers of the Journalist. PARIS, Feb. 3.—M. Henri Rochefort, edi- tor-in-chiet of the republican journal, 1'In- transigeant, who returns to France under the act of amnesty adopted last week, after having been in exile since 1889, arrived in Paris today. The staff of his paper joined M. Rochefort at Amlens, eighty-four miles north of Paris, where a crowd had gathered in the rallway station to welcome the well known journalist. M. Rochefort was heartily cheered. He made a brief address without leaving the train. The public was not al- lowed to enter the Gare du Nord in this city, but on the arrival of the train in which M. Rochefort was traveling the pressure became 80 great the crowd broke down the barric and Invaded the station, shouting: Rochefort,” “Vive le Poscrit.” M. Rochefort and his feends had most difficulty in reaching thelr carriages. There were fully 50,000 persons gathercd about the station. The greatest good humor was displayed and fragtic cheering indulged in. M. Rochefort was much moved by the enthusiasm. He bowed repeatedly from his carrlage in response to the ealutes extended to him. The crowd was so dense that the horses drawing the carriage could go no faster than a walk. One opponent of M. Rochefort gave vent to his feelings by shouting: “A bas Roche- fort.” A number of the crowd turned on him, and lie had a narrow escape from being Iynched. The demonstrations eontinued along the whole route, from the Gare du Nord to the offices of I'Intransigeant, at 142 Rue Montmarte. The offices were illumined, and much Bengal fire was burned. Outside the bullding was an immense red transparency, on which was inseribed the words: “Vive la Republique.” Traffic in Rue Montmarts wa completely stopped. The crowds sang tha Marseillaise, and shouted for M. Rochefort until at last he appeared on a baleony and waved a handkerchief at his enthusfastic admirers. Forty pclicemen were stationed in front of the offices, but there was no dis- order. The crowd dispersed quietly, des “Vive the ut- LAST FRENC MARSHAL AT REST, Flnal Honors Lo the Remains Particlpated In by Al Paris. PARIS, Feb. 3.—With state honors the re- mains of Canrobert, the last of the marshals of France, were today Interred in the Hotel des Invalides. The funeral of the great sol dier was made the occasion of an Imposing military display. Rue de Marignan, the street in which the Canrobert residence is sltuated, was guarded by sailors and deputa- tlons from various regiments, while the route to the Hotel des Invalides was lined With troops of the Paris garrizon, under the command of General Saussier, military gov- ernor of the capital., The funeral car, which was richly deco- rated, was drawn by six horses. The coflin was covered ' with the tri-color. Generals Billott, Negrir, Jamont and Eoisdeffre and Admirals Du Pere and Ricunier were the pall bearers. The band of the Republican guard played a funeral march. A salute of seventeen guns announced the starting of the procession to the Hotel des Invalides. The son of Marshal Canrobert was the prin- clpal mourner. He walked directly behind the hearse and was followed by the ministers and a large number of generals and officials, Along the entire route there was a dense crowd, all of the members of which stood in respectful silence with bared heads as tho funeral car passed slowly along. The coffin was borne.into the church of St. Doule and deposited upon a lofty catafalque. In the church were representatives of President Faure, Quesn Victoria and other soverelgns, Cardinal_Richard, archbishop of Paris, at- tended the services, but the cure of the parish celebrated mass, after which the coflin was taken to the court of honor adjoining the church, Here General Zurlinden, minister—of war, delivered an oration. He referred to Sebas- tapol, where, he said, the blood shed by two chivalrous adversaries was destined to germ- inate the sentiments of mutual estcem that unite France and Russia today. General Zurlinden gave a glowing description of Mar- shal Canrobert’s valor and herolsm and ex- horted the army to follow his example. Up the conclusion of his address the troops ren- derad the final honors to the dead and the cofin was deposited under the chapel. Not @ single jurring note marred the ceremony, WILDCAT RAL OAD SCHEME, Canadian Promoters Trying to Work Eng- 5 lish Investors. LONDON, Feb. 3.—Under the heading “A Canadian Wildeat,” the Statist says: *For a long time past efforts have been made to in- duce capitalists to underwrite the proposed new {ssue of bonds for a rallway to parallel the Canadlan Pac'fic from the coast to Sault Ste, Mario. Under the title of the Atlantic & Lake Superior rallway it was intended to ae- quire a small scction of road from Paspeblc to Mataphadia, and in the dim future control was to bo secured of the section of the Inter- colleglate railway that runs to Quebec, and then the plan was to build 140 miles of road from opposite Quebee to Montreal. Soon the managing director, C. N. Armstrong, who, with the president, has the audacity to issue & statement that the not carnings of the Atlantic & Supcror can safely be cstimated at £373 per mile, proposes to issue £4,000,000 of twenty-year bonds. The serious aspect of the affair which regards the British investors s the prospectus reference to a guaranty, stating that the Canadian government has greed to assume the entire interest of these :ondl. the coupons to be endorsed accord- ingly.” Thereupon the Statist calls upon the Canadian government for an cxplicit declara- tlon on the subject and says: “No man who knows Canada would bel'eve the statement.'” WAR TALK DYING OUT, Little Probabillty that Mexico and Gua J ' Will Begin Hosidlities, CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 8.—Negotlations are in progress between Mexico and Guate- mala, There is every hope of a pacific settle ment. Guatemala's envoy, De Leon, is most consclentiously working to bring about a pacific settlement. He says he has great hopes of such success and is ably seconded by Foreign Minister Mariscal, who, like his government, {5 imbued with a spirit of peace. The ooly war talk heard here is by foreigners, and foreikn newspapers that arrive contain more sensational news than was eve known here. The goverument of Mexico, so as to be prepared for any emergency, is leaving no stone unturned. Judges, lawy and law students have organized themselyes into a species of national guard and are drilling daily. It s ennounced that both Forelgn Minister Mariscal and Guatemalan Bovoy De Leon have finished studying notes of thelr respective governuients and the coming’ week will probably sec a decision reached. The Spanish bark Victorla was wrecked In & storm off the mouth of the Yagul river yesterday and several sailors were drowned. Atalinn 1olice Discover & omb Fuctory, ROME, Feb. 8-The police have discoy- «ered & bomb fuctory at the lodgings of two anarchists, Navoglia and Capellin, who wit fyo joikers, wero wirested Thrs ombs were found at the lodging of a the two anarchists. Ravoglia confessed he threw the bombs ‘the day that Lega at- tempted the life of Sig. Crispl, the premier. ONE HUNDRED BURNED AND DROWNED Ferry Toat In Rio Harbor Catches Fire with Terrible Results. RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 6.—(Speclal Cor- respondence of the Associated Press.)—Fol re the detalls of the buraing of the ferry boat Terciera and the loss of over 100 lives, a briet account of which was cabled the Associated press at the time of the dis- aster, The Tereiera, with over 300 passengers, left the Rio side of the bay about 6 p. m. San Domingo was one of the points of disembark- atlon, where it landed perhaps 200 persons and received on board perhaps fifty others. Soon after backing out of the dock at San Domingo and turning toward Praia Grande, nother point on the Nictheroy side, it was discovered that the Terciera was on fire and burning rapidly. At the time the ferry boat Quinta left Praia Grande in the direction of Domingo, having on board quite a large number of passengers, The alarm seems to from aboard the Quinta by means of her steam whistle. The master pilot of the Quinta stcamed quite close to the Terclera, now almost entirely ungovernable. He in- tended to run alongside near enough to save the passengers, who wero in danger of being burned. But when nearly in striking dis- tance of the burning wreck he was pre- vented by the, cowardice of the passengers of the Quinta, who, in a large crowd, went to the pilot house, and with drawn revolvers compelled him to abandon the people on the burning boat, who were thus allowed to burn to death or throw themselves into the bay A large number of launches and other craft hastened from the Rio side and attempted to save the drowning men, women and children, and many werc thus rescued, but over 100 lives were unnecessarily | The municipal elections have just taken place and the republican candidates have been elected by large majorities. The creation of the new commercial institute has been gen- erally well received. General Moura, min- Ister of war under Marshal Florlano Pelxoto, was made commander-in-chicf of the gov- ernment forces In Rio Grande do Sul, and left on January 2 for that state, where he had spent the whole of last nd part of 1892 in_the same capacity. Marshal Floriano Peixoto, who was very ill November 13, 1594, when his term of office expired, is now entirely cut of danger. The president January 1, as is customary in such cases, granted a full pardon to all soldiers, marines and civilians, as well as inferior officers, who took part in the revolution against the legal authorities lowing ve been given first DETAILS OF THF WEI-HAI-WEL FIGHT. Conflicting Reports as to the Numbar of Ships Captu YOKOHAMA, urther details of the fighting at Wei-Hai-Wei are at hand, and from those it is learned that on Thursday last the Japanese manned the Pai-Chi-Hyaiso forts, on the southwestern side of Wel-Hai- Wel, which forts had been captured by them the day prevjous. The batteries of these forts, together with the combined guns of the fleet, were then directed against the Chi- nese warships with such good effect that the latter sought shelter out of range of the guns. A high wind that was prevailing prevented the Japancse from renewing the attack. There are conflicting accounts of the result of the fighting. The Japanese papers de- clare ten Chinese men-of-war and some tor- pedo boats were captured. According to other reports two Japanese vessels were sunk and another seriously damaged, LONDON, Feb. 3.—A dispatch from Che- foo today states .that the Japanese have cap- tured the island of Lung Kun Tao, oft We Hai-Wel, after desperate fighting. ~The dis- patch adds that the Japanese fleet maintained a terrific fire on the island forts for several hours. The Chinese gunners responded spirit- edly. Several of the Chinese guns were dis- abled toward the close of the bombardment. The forts were badly damaged. Finally, while the Japanese ships were still firing at the island forts, six vessels lowered boats filled with marines, armed with cutlasses and carbines. These boats were pulled ashore in the teeth of the enemy’s fire and the Jap- anese then carried all the Chinese batteries successfully by storm after fierce fighting. Many on both sides were killed or wounded. A large number of prisoners were taken, When the dispatch was sent the Chinese and Japanese fleets were hotly engaged A Times dispateh from Tien-Tsin says the latest mews from Wei-Hai-Wei shows that half the northern forts on the mainland are holding out against Japanese assaults. A Japanese ship was damaged and a torpedo boat sunk while attempting to force the northern entranca of the harbor. LONDON, Feb. 8.—A Times dispatch from Wei-Hal-Wéi states that the Chinese fleet made an attempt to escipe from the harbor, but failed, REFUSED TO RECEIVE PEACE NVOYS, the Credentlals of the Chinese missloners Imperfect. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 3.—Representatives of the Asscciated press have information from a reliable source that the credentials of the Chinese peace envoys were found to be im perfect, and that the Japanese refused to conduct any negotiations with them. It is further sald that the envoys were told to lcave, HIROSCHIMA, Feb. 8.—The envoys from China who were sent to negotiate for peace with Japan will leave this city for Nagasaki tomerrow, An examination of thelr creden- tials reyealed the fact that the envoys did not have plenary power to treat for peace, and they were thereupon told they had bettér re- turn to their own country, PARIS, Feb. 3.—A Tokio dispatch says that the Chinese envoys were quite ignorant of the trick played upon them by the Chinese gov- crnment.” They suposed they had full powers to treat for peace. When their credentials were opened it was found they had no power either to conclude or sign a treaty of peace. Count Ito Hieroboumi, president of the coun- ¢l of ministers, told them Japan was will- ing to reopen negotiations with d properly instructed embass: Japanese Fina JAIL DELIVERY FRUSTRATED, Belem Prison in the Uity Seone of an luteres K Affa'r, CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 3.—A well planned attempt at wholesale jail delivery has been thwarted by Colonel Simon Sautaella, warden of Belem prison. Suspicons were aroused some days ago, and by a search of the depart- ment assigned to the night school, the dis- covery was made of a monster tunnel close to the door of the school rcom. After cutting through the foundation, upon which rests the walls of the gallery, Where the condemned e confiued, the subterranean passage con- tinulng forty yards, perforating the wal's that lodge the hundreds of prisoners that are awalting trial. The engineering feat, which has miscarricd, in a few days would release 3,000 criminals, as the tunnel had been planned to pass under all departments of the prison, so that it could have been reached by digging a few feet beneath the floors of the various wards. Government LONDON, Feb, Berlin says that in members from the Bovernment was and ultra-mon of Mexico the Wbers Defeated, A Times special from the election today for Wurtemburg Diet the defeated, the democrats aines being victorious tion Klots. Scrious election riots o« rrenova. Gens d'ar injuring ten serlously »erious SOFIA, Feb, curred today at T chuarged the ricters [ arthguakes 1 tuls, ROME Light earthquakes were f:1t toduy at Placentia, Port Moritzu, Pav! und Genoa ulge Nathun 0 x er De NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.—Judge N than Baxter, one of the oldest and niost | prominent men in this city, died suddealy at his home today from heart fallure, CLEVELAND'S HANDS UPHELD His Suggestions on Finance Favorably Re- ceived in Many Directions, BANKERS AND CAPITALISTS RESPOND From Varlous Cities They Congratulate the President and Urgo Him to Stand Firm for tho Sake of Na- tional Honor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Upon inquiry of Private Secretary Thurber at the white house It is learned that the president ha received a very large number of telegrams and letters from prominent citizens, chambers of commerce and other trade organizations in all parts of the country, heartily endorsing the recommendations contained in his recent message to congress and recognizing the necessity for fmmediate action for the preser- vation of the national credit and public faith. In o series of resolutions adopted on the 31st ultimo the committee on trade of the Norfolk and Portsmouth (Va) Cotton exchange says “In the opinion of our merchants it is emi- nently desirable in the close relations we bear toward foreign countries that our standard of value should b2 the same as other nations of the first class, for the facile exchange of commodities and for obtaining credit from older nations on easy terms when desired and we leartlly endorse the plans of the president contained in his message and ex- press the earnest hope that congress will reduce them to legal shape at the ecarliest moment." VOICE FROM THE SOUTH. From Louisville, Ky., comes a not less em- phatic expression, through a public meeting held by the Board of Trade of that city. It was there resolved that “with an abiding faith in the ability of the government to meet all claims upon it, we call upon the representatives in congress to sustain the president in his efforts to re-establish the public credit, to restore confidence to com- mercial circuits and to fix our currency on a stable foundation; that, however varied the forms of our currency, there can be but one standard of value, and that, by common con ent of nations, is gold; that thirty ye after the close ‘of the war congress should begin the redemption of its promise to pay, commonly called greenbacks, issued to ca on that war; that the prevailing paral: of trade is due, not to a lack of currency, but to a lack of confidence, and that confidence cannot be restored until it is formally de- clared by congress that our willingness to meet all obligations is as great as our ability, and that this fs inexhaustible.” MILWAUKEE AND VICINITY. The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce urges the “immediate adoption of a law substantially embodying the recommendations made by the president in his special mes- sage."” Boards of trade and chambers of commerce in Baltimore, Cleveland and Boston and many other cities join in substantially the same sentiments. A veteran member of the Union League club of New York feels no hesitation in asserting he volces the sentiment of that organization when he says the president’s message is strongly and heartily approved. Michigan's state senator says: “The public faith and honor must be maintained; permit me to congratulate you upon you recent mes- sage to congress.’ A prominent Chicago microscopist says: “I am only one of thousands who have con- fidence in your courage, and who are waiting and hoping you will be neither coerced nor coaxed into " yielding to any financial fal- lacles."” FAILURE MEANS CHAOS. These are the words of a prominent New Yorker: “If congress fails to act, nothing will follow but financial chaos in the near future, followed by suffering and disaster at home and shame and dishonor abroad.’” From one of Chicago's most influential cit- izens came these words: *I congratulate you on your message; you have tleared the issue and indicated the only right direction to pursue.” Letters and telegrams of this sort have been received at the white house literally by the hundreds, and they seem to indicate the feeling of the popular pulse in every section of the land. A Detroit bank president wires these words: ‘‘Your message is true and Is timely, while also fearless, 1 trust the better element of both parties will give prompt support.'” One of Missouri’s most highly honored cit- izens telegraphed as follows: *Hearty con- gratulations upon your able, t'mely message St. Louis Merchants exchange has just unan- imously endorsed it and memorialized con- gress to enact its recommendations-into law.” HAWALIAN QUESTION AGAIN. Discussion of a Cable to the Islands Revives the Sabj rct. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The senate will probably devote the wesk largely to discussion of the diplomatic and consular appropria- tions bill, and the greater number of the speeches will be based upon the financial situation and the senate amendment for the construction of a cable to the Hawailan Isl- ands, which will, in all probability, reopen the entire Hawailan question. The District of Columbia bill will be disposed of Monday by agreement. Scnator Allen expects to address the senate on Tuesday on his resolution for the investi- gation of the Alabama clections, and It is possible the resolution may call out other speeches. They are liable to be cut short, however, by the calling up of the diplomatic bill, with its Hawaiian amendment, and the possibility of many speeches on the subject. A contest is likely between the friends of the bankruptey, pooling and territorial bill for the time which may be available when the ap propriation bills and the Allen resolutions are not under discussion, but this will prob ably depend upon whether the democratic steering committee shall find its:1f able tc argee upon a recommendation. The supporters of the bankruptey bill are still determined that it shall hold its place if possible, whil the supporters of the pooling bill are just as eager to displace it if they find an op- portunity. The probabilities now are, how- ever, that little, if any, time will be given to elther of these bifls during the week. It Is possible the finance committee may bring in a report on some of the fiuancial currency bills before it on Tuesday, and, if it should do $0, the report may have the effect of adding zest to the debate on this question. The latter half of the Saturday session will be devoted to eulogies on the lat: Senator Stockbridge. WILL NOT PLEASE J APAN, the Froposed Chin nnqueror Obj WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The belief fs growing in diplomatic cireles that the action of the senate in attaching to the new Jap- anese treaty a proviso that it may terminate on one year's notice after it goes into eff ct will operate to defeat the treaty and it can not be stated on good authority that in its present shape the entire troaty will not be re- Jected by the Japanese government It transpires that the senate was influenced in this action, not by any fear that the in terests or liberties of American citizens in Japan would suffer by making them subject to Japanese law and relinquish the right t territorial jurlsdiction, for this clause does not go into effect wuntil five years have lapsed. The actual reason was founded on tarift considerations. By the treaty the United States allowed Japan within thirty days after its ratification to fix her own tariff charges on imports from the United States instead of Lolding her to the old treaty, by the terms of which the United States iis fixed the rate at one figure—5 per cent ¢ valorem on all imports. In thus admitting Japan's right to fix her own tariff schedules F'rovisions of Treaty with ionable. | destroying the Japanese revenue sy == the United States went farther than Britain or any other great power, The Japanese looked upon our action with deep gratitude as the first recognition that che was really on even ferms with great nations. The little amendment, which at first glance scems inconsequeritial, really means much to Japan, for it is to touch the foundation of her whole projected new tarift system, The draft of the laws necessary to put this into_effect has been alrendy prepared await- ing the ratification of the treaty, yet it Japan should accept the amendment she will be placed in a peculiar position. Having pro- ceeded under the new tariff for a short time and in the meantime having negotiated trade relations with other nations, Japan might be suddehly notified by the United States of the termination of the treaty in ome year. The relations of the two countries would then re- vert to those prevalling under the present treaty, and that would immediately make all duties on United States fmports into Japan only 6 per cent, Th's, itself, would se- riously disarrange the Japanese revenues, but the secondary effect would be worse, for Immediately every other mation with which Japan was in treaty relations would claim the benefits of the favored natlon clause and secure the 5 per cent rate, thus completely tem. Inasmuch as it has been for many years the object of the most advanced Japanese to relieve their people from the heavy burden of internal and direct taxation to which they are now subjected for the raising of revenues for the support of the government, the possibil- ity of thus wrecking all thelr hopes by one slight amendment of the treaty inserted by the very power to which Japan looked for help in” leading other nations to similar treaties, it is said, by diplomats acquainted with the views of Japan, could not be con- templated by the Japanese government with anything less than alarm. Great FOR TH RELIE Question of Legislation in This Line Comes Up Todny. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The question of legislation for the relfef of the treasury will again be debated in the house this week. The administration financial bill intro- duced in connection with the president's special message, as amended by the commit- tee on banking and currency, will be called up on Tuesday, and according to the present program will be debated Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It is not the present intention to bring in a special order to close the debate and bring the measure to a vote when the bill is brought up, but to allow the debate to run for a day or two before bringing in the order. Tomorrow will be given to the committee on claims, which has been shut out by the press of business for some time, The remainder of the week will be devoted to appropriation bills, of which the legislative, naval and gen- eral deficiency are yet undisposed of. WILL THE AR, U, Order of Kallway Conductars Take Steps in This Dircetion. CHICAGO, Feb. 3.—The fight between the A, R. U. and the old railroad brotherhoods, which antedated the big strike of last sum- mer and became more bitter at that time because the old brotherhood men refused to join in the strike, has not been softened by the hand of time. Instead, the feeling be- tween the rival bodies has upparently be- come more intense. Today the subject was discussed at length by 200 or more leaders of the Order of Rail- ‘onductors, and an almost unanimous ssion was found in the adoption of a solution recommending to the coming bien- nial convention of the grand division that the line be drawn in the order to exclude all members who refuse t6 renounce allegiance to the American Railway union. There are members of the Order of Railway Conductors who are also members of the American Railway unfon, The leaders in today's meeting insisted that no man could serve two masters; that no conductor could hold a membership in two organizations whose interests were Inimical and between which there was a constant warfarc. They said the avowed object of the American Railway union was 1o absorb all the railway employes of the country and the disband- ment of the old organizations, The meeting today was called by the th Chicago divisions of the order, Nos. 1, 41 and 293. It was a union meeting and circulars had been sent to every division in the coun- try and they were urged to send their del gates to the grand division, with their The response was larger than e Members were pres:nt today from every division north of the Ohio river tween Kansas City on the west, and Pittsburg on the east, with a few scaftered members from New York and Pennsylvania and Omaha and San_Franclsco, The purpose of the meeting, or rather ucus, for such it was announced In the ular, was to discuss matters of impor- tance which would come up before the next blennial convention of the order in Atlanta in May next. Gri ¥ I, Clarl Vice Chief Wilking tary W. " re present and addressed the some time charges of mis- gement have been talk:d of in the order against the officers of the Home for Disabled Railroad Men, located in Chicago, and a committee “from outside divisions spent all last week in investizating. It re- ported to the meeting today that the charges wers without foundation and the home could not be better conducted. Kaw Valley division has jssued a alar to the members of the order at the coming convention of the grand division to strike out the permancnt membership feature of the laws of the grand division. Under the law all members of the:order who hav served four consecutive terms as delegates to the grand lodg= hecomo life members, and the circular allezed that the number of guch permanent members had grown to be a men- ace fo the order and that the men represent- ing no local division were practically con- trolling the grand division, The “caucus was evenly divided on the question and no acrecment was reached Anothér circular discussed was one from the Lackawanna division, insisting upon the extension of the lif> insurance benefits to such members in whoge family certain dis- ses, such as paralysis and apoplex hereditary. The meeting was unanimous in condemning th such an amendment. The fri Soper of Wasaich divislon sought to obtain the recommendation of the eancus for the E I cision of the insurance the board of directors in Qisability. benefits, Th reanires the loss of o to be ellgible for total disability benefits, Mr. Soncr lost all of the finzers of hand and_four on the other, by an aceident on the Unjon Pasifie. and hag nothing left hut the stumps of the valm. He was said to be totally disabled, as It he had lost his hanfg at the wrists. The caucus was disposed to take up Mr Sop claim and at the grand division mesting an effort will be made to amend the laws %0 08 0 Include such cnses as his. Other auestions of laws of minar imnortance were faken up and diseusged and the ques- tion of dual membership wag had, ———it ) SOLVING THE RAGE QUESTION, ree sing him of the hand at the wrist Large Numbers of Negroos Beinz Taken to Mexien, NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3.-A party of negroes arrived over the Queen & Crescent this evening. They came In 4 special train, which left Birmingham lagt night. The ne- groes are the first of a large party of per aps 10,000 who will pass through the eity during the next few months enroute to Mexico. The Mexican colonigation compan having headauarters in Mexiea, has secured large concessions of the Mexloan government on the Mapino river and fhese negroes are being Imported to ralse coffee. ENCOURAGED. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS toncluding Excreises of 1he National Con- ventio - at \tlanta Largely *ttented. ATLANTA, Feb, 8.~The concluding erciscs of the national womas suffr con. vintion occusred this #f ernoon, the occas ton belng a grand mass meeting and religicus service at the opera heuse. The auditorium was packed. It was by far the largest zathering of the convention and gave the delegutes greal ercouragemert #p-clal program of mus'c was rendered and Rey. Arna Howard Shaw delivered an eloqueni sermon. Death of ¢ hurles W YORK, Fab. © the paol player, dicd at this city today frem grip and paeumonta aged i3, Five years ago h: woj the titl of champion by beating Albert Powers, D Oro chaleng.d him imm dately and d feated him. ’ ’ 3 Man ning, his home i CHICORA'S HULL ~ SIGHTED Dismantled Vessel Believed to Be Drifting a Few Miles from Chicago, TUGS SENT OUT TOASCERTAIN THE TRUTH Detall of Police und Firemen Sent by Tral to Milier, Ind,, In the Hope of Learn- ing Somothing of the Wrecked Boat. CHICAGO, Feb, 6.—The rumor that the hull of the lost steamer Chicora had been sighted off South Chicago caused the great- est excitement today in this city. Tugs were seht out in pursuit of what a number of ob- servers had declared was the hull, and when darkness came on this evening the lake was being searched in the hope that the story would prove true. The report that the wreck of the missing vessel had been seen reached the city through the fire department. It | was telephoned to Chief Sweeney's office from South Chicago by Captain M. J. Powers ¢ | Engine No. 74, which is located at South | Chicago. Shortly before 11 o'clock in the | forenoon the attention of Captain Powers was called to a dark object far out on the lake and about opposite the mouth of the Calu- met river. The object, a long, black line like the hull of a vessel, rose and fell with the swell of the sea. The rumor spread in South Chicago that the wreck of the Chicora was in view, and in @ very short time crowds gathered along the shore and glasses were focused on the object, which was drifting rapidly toward the southeast, Captain Powers sent a mes the chief of the department. The fireboat Calumet was sent out early in | the afternoon, and a number of other tugs, among them the Protection and the Mo ford, le(t the mouth of the Chicago river and steamed as fast as possible to South Chicago to search for the wreck. ICE RETARDS PURSUIT. In the meantime an effort was send out tugs from South Chicago, but it was unsuccessful on account of the ice. The | fireboat Chicago was lying in the Calumet but between it and the open lake was over half a mile of river frozen from bank tc bank, the ice being several feet thick. The Chicago could make no impression upon the jce. It was afterward joined by the tugs Holliday and Heisler, but the three combined were unable to make any headway, and the attempt to reach the lake was given up. While these efforts were being made the supposed wreck had passed out of sight. When last seen it was in a mass of floating fce which was being carried by the current toward the southern end of the lake, its course being slightly toward the e At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Baltimore & Ohio railroad offered to place a train at the service of the authorities to carry rescuing parties to the stations aleng 1ts line in Indi- ana which are close to the lake. Captain Jenkins-and a detail of policemen and se eral firemen from the South Chicago comp: nies availed themselves of the offer of the railroad company and shortly after 4 o'clock an engine and one car started for Miller, Ind., which lies close to the lake, and is about ten miles cast of Whiting. It was believed from the direction In which the supposed wreck was Arifting-when last seen” from South Chicago that it would come ashore in the neighborhood of Miller. Captain Powers, in an interview, deseribes the supposed wreck as a long black line across the white field of ice. “I do not say that it was the hull of the Chicora,” he said, “‘but it had the appearance of the hali-submerged hull of a vessel. It was about the length of a vessel like the Chicora, but I could not see it distinctly enough to make out definitely what pos'tion it was in. It appeared fo be a hull, with all the upper works gone, and upon it could b seen several black objects, which might be taken for human belngs, but there was nc sign of life. I thought at the time that it was the hull of the Chicora, and I think so yet. It seemed to be drifting very fast, and when I saw it first it scemed to me to be three miles out. 1 have seen several parsne this afterncon who declared that living men could be seen on it, but I saw nothing to i dicate that there was anything on it th was alive . 3. Davenport, the keeper of the light- at the mouth of the Calumet, watched object for more than an hour, but he ble to say whether it was the hul 1 or not. CAUSED MUCH EXCITEMENT. During the day there was great excitement in South Chicago. Hundreds climbed to the tops of their houses in order to get a view of what they believed to be the wreck of th Chicora, Along the shore as far as One Hundredth street the crowd stood in the bit- ter cold wind and the bl'nding snowstorm which began in the latter part of the after- noon. When it began to grow dark a crowd of several hundred on the shore at Ninety eighth street bullt a huge beacon fire, in the hope cf attracting the attention of the people on the supposed wreck if any of them were alive, All sort of rumors were circulated through the town, and scores of people could be found who saw, or sald they saw, living men on the wreek and walking about on the lc> which surrounded it. Some had counted the men, and the number varied from fifteen to twenty five, or nine more than the crew and pas sengers of the missing steamer. There were some who said they had scen the men on the wreck making signals, and had even heard shoto fired as an appeal for help. Ncne of these stories could be verified, as they wers totally at varlance with the test'mony of the police and tug men and others who had watehed the floating object through glass s, Captain Jenkins of the Vessel Owners Tow ing company at 9:30 p. m. reported the tu Perfection had just returned from the searc and quot'ng Captain Consaul's words in mak- ing lis report, Captain Jenkins said: *““We found nothing at all; saw nothing but sea gulls and drift_ice A report is, however, in circulation coming from Miller, Ind, to the effect that some persons there mot only saw the wreck, but could make out the name Chicora, but this is not verified. Captain Consaul of the tugboat which went in search of the scen two or three miles out in the lake off South Chicago, sald that when the tug boat had reached a point about six miles from the shore off the Hyde Park crib, the crev sighted an cbject about three miles farther into the lake, which he thought might be the hull of the ill-fated steamer They proceeded about two miles toward the object when it was seen that what had the appearance of the huM of a boat was only a Irift of ice Hundreds of sea s were fAying about the iceberg and these, from a dis- ance, looked like human beings moving bout The Protection then changed fts cou southeast and for over two hours, it vloughed through the lce in of the hull of the Chicora, but nothing resembling it could be seen sage to made to Protect on blackened object WORK OF 1 DRUNKEN BOY. shies Two Con s with # Kuife Uy ing a Kow at Cheyen CHEYENNE, Feb. 3.—(Special Telegram.) Robert Ford, a 16-year-old hoy, who 18 em- ployed as a messenger in the house of the Wyoming legislature, engaged in an alter- cation wi org 1l and Lee Darling two printers, in aloon, this morning Ford drew a knife and cut Darling in the hand and inflicted a slight wound Ro ell's shdcmen. All the partles were under the influenc lquor. No arre have Dheen med on of ts . . Fnations A fo BALTIMORE, Feb. The lub, in annual on, yesterday adopted & memorial, asking congress and the several Peateer ses | ball eleven last fall Journalist | states to take such action newspaper men as will from being coerced vestigating committees and courts close the names of persons who may g them information in the confidence that the informant is not to be known, The so-called sugar investigation by the senate was the cause of the proceedings, Julius Bailey of the American was elected president of the club, WHISKY TRUSI'S WEAK SPOTS. relieve by to Gigantio Or lure. PEORIA, Feb. 3.—President Joseph B, Greenhut of the Whisky trust, Ben J. Green- hut, his son, and John S the at- torney for the company, left for Chicago to- night, after having spent Sunday at home. President Greenhut was seen this evening and asked for a statement of his version of the recelvership trouble. He sald the best statement he could make was the sworn affidavit of the board of di- rectors, adopted at the recent meeting in Chicago. This statement, he sald, cleared the charges of mismanagement with which he has been confronted ever since the application for a receiver was made. Up to this time he had not seen fit to make a statement, and as to the future he could s nothing, He was asked what steps he wou take if ousted, but declined to state. Sam Woolner this evening denied the state- ments that he was in any way responsible for securing Levy Mayer as counsel or form- ing an opposition. The sworn statement of the board of directors is addressed to Judge Grosscup and signed by all the members of the board, with the exception of President Greenhut himself. It states at the outset that Hobart, Greene, Hennessy and Grecnhut have been dircetors since the organization of the company in 1890, and Beggs and Freibur since 1893, The directors had chosen Green- hut at each succeeding meeting, and he had been chosen president at each succeeding stockholders’ meeting. All the business man- agement has been in accordance with the di rections of the board, and it at all time fixed prices and given directions to the pr dent as to the management of the business. “Wa further state that all said charges of willful mismanagement or of watering the sets are utterly groundle se and untrue. All our acts have been according to our be Judgment in the interest of the - company and its stockholders and if there has been ny error it was an error of judgment on the pa of the board of directors. The acts complained of, and especially the issuance of bonds, were done, as we understood the charges, prior to the annual meeting of 1804." The sale of the bonds is gone into at length and the necessity for the Issuance of the same as follows: *“Me board of directors found itselt confronted by what is considered a temporary stringency and regarded the of bonds as the best way out of the trouble. The annual mecting of April, 1893, when 61 per centum of the stock was represented, ratified the bond issue and endorsed all th had been done by the president and directors. One million dollars worth of bonds were sold. The best price that could be obtained was 50 cents on the dollar, or $500,000, every dol- lar or which went into the treasury. No commission was allowed or paid and t money thes secured enabled us to tide over the existing difficulty.” The dificulties of the quo warranto pro- ceedings are gone over, together with the failure to raise money to remove goods from bond after the increase of tax, when up to the lost moment the board had been promised $6,000,000, it nec ¥, “The cdmpany is feeding 15,000 head of cat- tle on contract and the sale of its product is 0 limited it finds itself without sufficient capital and does not consider a further sale of bonds expedient. The present condition of the company’s finances is owing to circum- stances wholly unforeseen and bheyond the control of the directors. In all things in the management of the business we exercised our best judgment. “AC the annual meeting in April, 1894, of the stockholders, at which 31 per cent of the capital stock was represented, the president made a full report of all that had been done concerning the issue and sale of bonds, in- cluding the price at which they had been sold and the application of the procecds, and a minute and careful statement of the financial condition of the company. All of the ac- counts of the president and directors were unanimously ratified, approved and confirmed by the stockholders so represented at sad meeting, and it must be by those who have purchaséd their stock since then and with full knowledge of all these matters. “Since the last annual meeting in April, 1804, the increase of tax and the unsuccess- ful efforts to forestall'the same and the con tinued general depression in business and the forced abandonment of the rebate system and the active competition are tho things which mainly contributed to place the company in its present embarrassed financial condition. “All these things were without any fault, as we believe, of the board of directors. We again that the management of the af- fairs of sald company has been by the board of dircetors, and whatever mistakes have becn made have been mistakes of judgment alone. “In our opinion it absolutely indis- pensable that one of the receivers should be 1 person conversant with the details and business of the company. From our asso- ciation with Mr. Greenhut and on account of his intimate knowledge of the property and his skill and experience in the business, we believe that the assets can be made to real- ize most with him as one of the recelvers, and the action taken by our general solicitor in appearing and recommending Greenhut as one of the receivers has our approval.” A WRECKED BY A BROKEN Stevens, RALL. Passenger Con Tlinois Sounthern Goes Nown a St WTON, 1L, Feb. an extra freight train carrying a passenger coach occurred on the Indiana & Illinols Southern road, two miles west of Oblong, Is afternoon. The train was running, it is sald, over double the scheduled time, when a rail broke, plunging five cars, including the passenger coach, down a fifteen-foot embankment, Ford’s Theater company, billed here for the week, composed of eleven people, and (wo other passengers, were in the coach, The follow 3. @ were injared: manager, arm hurt; George M ing man, arm and hand bad injuries;’ Faherny, ¢ and_arm ecut. George mashed. D, W. Seq gashed and badly brufsed rious head wounds The coach and two of the cars are a mas of ruins, None of the passengers will die Clint G , internal head el foot st, hand and leg T, H. Hand, s¢ v e Rock Tsland Frain Wreelod, TOPEKA, Feb. 3.~The through eastbound Rock Island passenger train was wrecked this afternoon twelve miles west of Topel A broken rail ed the engine and all the ars to leave the track. but they did not arn over. About twenfy passenger scratehed ‘and two men from Pennsylva sustained painful but not serious-injuries, L OPPOSED 10 IMPORIED LABOR. Citizens Contractor's Methods ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb The ment let the contracts for a large of river improvements to be mad Missouri river at a point opposite and another opposite Wathena, work let to Contractor Kelly City, hired 200 negroe City and Léavenworth to do the work 1 the people of Wathena heard f this they were very indignant and I decided that the negroes shall not be landed there. They have served notic: on the con tractor that If he attempts to bring them there they will be driven away by force, if necessary. Kelly will not yield and a col lision 18 expreted, LI > Koot Vall «oacher Fount Dead PROVIDENCE, R. L, | 3 thought here the body found on the Indian river at Rock Ledge, Fla., 18 that of Wil lMam Norton, who coached the Erown foot He i3 known in co wthletics. He was very Aithy and maay influential friends in Towa stissouri Excopti vern ount on the this city Kan, The f Kansas at Kansg It | i ke | s Career, Feb. 3.~Henry He neWspaper man of uncommon abllity here yesterday of consumption H been connected with the Kansas City and Nashville, I g papers durln pest few years. Corsum SAN ANTO, lman PUTTING BUSINESS THROUGH B'nai B'rith Convention Loses No Time in Getting to Work, ANNUAL REPORTS AND ELECTION Year Ends Changes End Discussed Today to Delegates Last Evening. With a Gratitying Record— w Pian to Lo Entertainment n hent Omaha is being honored with the presence of a large number of Jewish citizens of the west, who are here to attend the twenty- seventh annual convention of district grafd | lodge No. 6 of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rith The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in Myrtle hall, by President Salzenstein. The ittee on credentials reperted favorably upon the fols lowing delegations | Raman No. 83 | del, H. Friedman | Plsgah No. 4d—Adolph Ginsburg, Simon Heavenrich Emos 67—A. Salzenst Hillel No MM J. Newberger. lsaac No. 87 Max Ascher, Zuleika No. | Berge Maurice Mayer No. 105—Hon. Philip Stein, Charles Cohn. Progress No. 113 inson, Daniel reich, Jonathan disch. Cremicux 38—Moritz Gutman. Milwaukee 141—L. Heller, Jacoh Lewe Soverelgnty 148—Rev. A. N Stein. Qunic: Kaufman, Minnesota 157 Bay City 178 penheimer, Keokuk 179—1J. Spiegel, J. Kiein. Humboldt 180—Sol Degen, Moses Stiefel Oriental 189—S. Lubliner, Wil ) Abraham Lincoln 190—Sig. ‘nebaum. Fox River mon. Julius Hopseman 1. Frankfort. Mishan 24 Burlington Hirsch, Chicago 26 Northwestern Berkne Bgypt M. Hyman, L. Lazarus. Minneapolis 27i—Ralph Reese, J. Cohen. Peninsular 272—D. W. Simon, L. Meyer, Grand Prairie 281—M. Lowenstern, Bisner. Liberty 294—Charles Nusbaum, Herder 321—L. Schlossman, J. Cowen, R. M. Berlizheimer. Des Moin Schloss. Chippewa Valley 334—I. Rothstein. Ab-cham Aub 343—A. Bondy, A. We's:kopf, Nebraska 354—S. Katz, I Oberfelder, Carl Brandels. Lincoln City 377—Charles Meyer, I. Friend. PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. President Albert Salzenstein’s annual ad- dress was listened to with evident appre- ion. He said, M part: We meet today in twenty-seventh annual convention. More than twenty-six years have rolled by since our district was established. During that time new lodges have been ad- mitted into the district, and new members have come in. Many changes bhave taken place, but our d'strict still steadily pursues the cbject of our order and tries to advance the welfare of its members and of mankind. Quite 2 number who were active in the cre- atlon of cur district are with us today. They have never faltered In their love and devo- tion to our order, and are today as zealously active in promoting its aims as when they first became members. No selfish motive brings them and you here, but, animated with the noble desire to promote the best interests of humanity, have you all left your distant homes in the middle of winter in order to be here today. “Our_order ought and does call for the best cfforts of its members to further its alms and objects, and in that spirit ar: we as- sembled today. I would recommend that the appropriation for visiting lodges be Increased and that the incoming general committee be requested to take measures for devising an effective plan of work, 1 have laid considerable stress upon increasing our membership. 1 do not want, however, to be understood as consider- ing that the most impdriant matter, I would far rather see an active, intelligent mem- bership, zealously endcavoring to carry out gnd live up to our high ideals, though small in numbers, than a large and apathetle one, You who are the representatives and past presidents of your respective lodges can do much to make the work in your local lodges interesting, ingtructive and’ beneficial. “You must ever be ready to give your best efforts and some of your time in zealous, earnest efforts toward arousing your brethren to take active part In accomplishing and carrying out the ncble objects of our order. Success cannot be obtained by wishing it. We must_ever be ready to work some sacri- fice to obtain it and constantly labor to achieve it. It is only by so doing that we can succeed, and then we will attain success because we deserve it During the past year our loss by death has been quite large. Many of the deceased brethren lLave been active workers In the order, whose absence will be seriously felt, “Tho time 1§ now near at hand when the term of my office expires. 1 am under many obligations to my colleagues, the officers of the district and members of the general committee, who have made many sacrifices of time and labor in endeavoring to promote the best interests of the district and order, They have cver lahored zcalously, earnestly and intelligently in behall of the distriet. I shall ever remember with feelings of pride and pleasure my association with them. To you I return my sincere thanks for the distine guished henor you have conferred upon me and for the uniform kindness shown me sinc I became @ wmember of this body. In turning to the ranks I shall ever endeavor to do all in my power to advanece the obe Jects of our order. he aims and objects of our order appeal to the noble i best impulses within us, Let us ever strive to carry into practice and exccution our principles and advance our wel- farc and that of our fellow men. May our order and district grow in numbers, in nobla deeds, in the earncstness and zeal of all the members, and be cach year and day, a greater blessing to all mankind."” GROWTH AND FINANCES and Sccretary Hamburgher read his which was In substance am follows Comparing our membership with the res port of last year, pleased o note a slight iner taking Into consideration the hard tir have reason lo congratulate Jurselyes; pecially true of the ex= cellence of the newly initiated Report of 1894 shows 2,284 endowment and 217 non-endowment members, making a | total of contributing members at sild date of 2451, Al this wrtlng the roll of m mbers u my books shows 2,161 endowment wemb:re 2 non-endowment members; total mem= bership, 2,483, and a net increase of Our wembership (s distribu'zd sm nget the dge follows! Ramah, 135; Plegah, 183; Gilead, Emes, 605 Hillel, 149; lsaac, 114; Zulelka, 0 M. Mayer, B5; Progress, 69; Danlel, 1 jonathan, 68; Cremieux, 26; Milwaukee, Sovercignty, 86; Quincy, 28; Minnesota, 6 Island, 18; Davenport, 18; Bay City, 79; Ke 28; Humboldt, 40; Oriental, 74; Abrahim 85; Fox R yer, 48; Jullus Houseman 71; Burlington, 42; Jackson City, rihweslern HYpL, 15, 81; Peninsular, 18; Grand . Liberty, 28; Herder, 101; Den cor Herman Felsenthal, B, Mane Freund, Bernard n, Hirsh, E. Rubonts, A David Adler, L. H. Teller, H. Swimmer, L. H. Sam Woolner, J. J. Leve 128—Louls Hirshfield, M. Heidens 130 avid Henry 8. Goldsmith, T k. Max 161—B. €. Hamburger, Joseph H. J. Strouse, M Franhel, William Semplener, L. Ope Heldman, M. G 209—Leo Hammel, Max Solo- M. Houseman, I. amuel Falz, Selig Stern, 51—Jacob Epestein, Henry . B. Hefter, Sam Springer. 265—M, Tucker, A 330—11. Reigelman, Max res P we