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VOLUME LXXVIL—NO. 17 SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. UNPARALLELED 1N DIPLOMACY, Premier Salisbury Answers the Pleas of the Sultan. TO OFFSET A SPEECH. At the Conference of Colonial Agents the Letter From Turkey’s Ruler Read. REPEATS PROMISE OF REFORM, But There Is Little Comfort for the Porte in the English States- man's Remarks. LONDON, Exa., Nov. 19.—An incident that is unparalleled in the annals of Eng- | lish diplomacy occurred this evening at | the conference of the colonial agents in | London. This was the reading of a letter from the Sultan of Turkey to Lord Salis- bury, begging him to make a speech that would offset the one delivered on the occa- sion of the banquet given by the new Lord Mayor of London. Lord Salisbury referred to the impropri ety of reading the letter to the conference, but he took advantage of the occasion simply to grant, so far as he could, the re- quest made by the Sultan. At the outset of his speech the Prime Minister said: ow me to say a word in answer to a istinguished distant correspondent, if I may so term him, who has requested me to make a statement in some public speech. My correspondent is no less a person than the Sultan of Turkey. [Loud cheers.] I feel that there is profound im- ty in thrusting any diplomatic de- on yvour attention, and I hope you slieve that nothing would have in- ed me to produce on this occasion the ust message I shall read except the distinct commands of the person from whom it proceeded.” Lord Salisbury then referred to the speech he delivered at the Guild hall on the occasion of the banquet given oy the new Lord Mayor of London on November 9, and added: “His Majesty has been pleased to send a message to say that he has been very much pained to read the report of that speech and the expression of the opinion that the promised reforms in Turkey would not be executed. His Majesty desires it to be known that he is carrying out those re- forms decided upon by him. He is desir- ous of executing them at the earliest possi- ble moment, and has so repeatedly instructed his Ministers. His Majesty continues: ‘The only reason why Lord Salisbury shculd thus throw doubts on my good intentions must be the intrigues of ain persons here or false statements made to cause such an opinion.” “After intermediate observations his : ‘I repeat that I will execute 1 will take the paper con- place it before me and.see article is put in force. This is my earnest determination and I give my d of honor. I wish Lord Salisbury to ,and I beg and desire his lord- having confidence in these declara- s, to make another speech by virtue of e friendly feeling and disposition he has for me and my country. I shall await the result of this message with the greatest anxiety.’ ”’ When the Prime Minister had finished reading the letter he was greeted with loud applause. When quiet bad been re- stored he again appealed to his hearers to acquit him of impropriety for such an un- precedented act as reading such a message at a public meeting, but declared that he could not abstain from reading it without showing discourtesy to the distinguished potentate who had written it. He then said: “As you know, we are part of the concert of Europe, which has resolved, so far as it acts, to act with unanimity. Some versons seem to imagine that we dispose of the decisions of the European powers. That is crediting us with more influence than we possess. ‘Whatever 1s done must be done with un- animity. Idon’tadmit that responsibility for any decision that the powers make rests entirely or mainly on this country. ‘Weand all the powers are in a pcsition common to those who are obliged to act together, namely, that if others don’t agree with them they cannot have their own way, but in no wise desire to intimate by these words that the slightest shade of dis- agreement has arisen among the powers.” Lord Salisbury expressed deep regret for the apparently irrecoverable illness of Rustem Pasha, the Turkish Embassador to Great Britain, and said tbat he had been a most valuable intermediary be- tween the Ottoman and British Govern- ments; but it was not this that had given him & name among the statesmen of Europe. He was a man who, by combining firm- ness, justice and conciliation, had brought peace to the Lebanon district, when it was torn with the dissensionsof race and creed. He could not help feeling that if men like Rustem Pasha had had charge of the dis- tricts in which the recent horrors had oc- curred, the conscience of Europe would never have been tried nor its sympathies racked by the details of suffering and terror. “If,” ne continued, ‘‘there were men like Rustem Pasha around the Sultan the broblem would not be solved by external action of the advising powers, which isa clumsy device at the best. It would be solved by the natural operation of the counsels of an enlightened minority won_'k- ing through efficient and competent in- struments. [Cheers.] I don’t see the men who are to replace Rustem Pasha. I cannot enter into the question why there are none such now, Twenty-five years ago there were several such. I exhort you to consider that tie terrible Armenian problem is quite as much the want of com- petent men as it is the want of adequate laws. The mere writing of new provisions and fresh decrees cannot supply the place, especially in Eastern communi- ties, of Governors knowing how and hav- ing the courage and integrity to perform their duty. The powers will doubtless do their best, but do not imagine that the deep-seated diseases on the empire can be cured by the wave of a magician's wand. The result of long years of error must be paid for and the cruel law is that those who will pay are not those who were originally guilty of the offense.” Turning to other matters, Lord Salis- bury alluded to the agitation against the House of Lords. He said he did not deny that the Upper House was capable of im- provement. Some improvement might wel! be made in its constitution, but the idea that one could straightway write upon paper a new assembly was a mere dream of doctrinaires. Referring to future measures of naval defense, the Prime Minister declared that no improvement of fleets and no commis- sion or alliance or foreign powers ought to be able for a moment to threaten British safety at home. [Loud cheers.] He did not mean to say that he expected the safety qf the country to be threatened. He believed that Great Britain was now more frienaly with the world than she had been for some time before, but the nations were living in a period of transition affecting large parts of the earth’'s surface. It seemed to be decreed that bad government would ultimatelv compel a change of po- litical arrangements. The mere fact that so much territory was coming into the market was a reason why every power, es- pecially Great Britain, should be protected against every emergency. Thisstatement, he said, must not be construed to mean that he expected a speedy dissolution of the Turkish empire. Not only in Turkey, but elsewhere there was a tendency in the direction of change. S AR COMMENT OF THE PRESS. Faried Are the Opinions in Reference to the Sultan’s Letter. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 19.—The Post to- morrow, commenting on the Sultan’s letter to Lord Salisbury, will say: * No- body who considers Eastern politics with calm, unbiased judgment will fail to be struck by the pathetic dignity and frank earnestness of the Sultan’s message.” The Graphic willsay: *In writing these manly words the Sultan has rendered a | signal service to himself, his country and Europe.” The Standard will say: “There is a | pathetic sincerity in the Sultan’s com- | bined protest and undertaking that can- { not fail to win the respectful sympathy of Englishmen, but if Abdul Hamid had an intelligent grasp of the situation he would know that what is needed is a strenuous exercise of individual control. If he had effectively desired to pave the way for re- forms to be executed by his Ministers, he would long ago have surrounded himself with ‘a cabinet of wholly different type from that now holding office.” The Daily News in an editorial will scoff at the message of “A cruel, cowardly and fanatical tyrant.” It will say that of the word of a professor of lying that he does not lie is not the best of all possible fuarantees. While approving Lord Salis- bury’s language it deeply pities him for being compelled by international courtesy to refer to an inhuman despot in terms of conventional respect. The Chronicle will say that it regards the Sultan’s letter as undignified and childish. It will say that it is surprised that Lord Salisbury is willing to join such procedure. The letter simply means that the Sultan’s terror is increasing and that he is trying to avert the blow by which Europe threatens to sever hisdominions. The Times will say: “The Sultan’s unique appeal is a remarkabie tribute to the influence Lord Sahsbury wields in Eu- rope. It may be doubted, however, whether his Majesty will be greatly pleased with the result. His plan has al- ways been to profit by dissensions and jealousies of the powers. “Lord Salisbary’s marked emphasis of the necessity for unanimity is not what the Sultan would like to hear.” The Telegraph will say, “If words could cure the reign of terror, the Sultan’s would be received with deep relief and cordial congratulations throughout Europe.” IoTEem REUSTEM PASHA DEAD. He Was Expiring During the Progress of Salisbury’s Eulogy. LONDON, Ese., Nov. 20—4 A. m.—Rus- tem Pasha, the Turkish Embassador to Great Britain, died at 3 o’clock this morn- ing. IMPRISONMENT AND LASHES. One Criminal Given a Taste of the Cat- 07~ Nine-Tails. ‘WINNIPEG, MaxtToBA, Nov. 19.—Inthe criminal court to-day the application of William Farr for a new trial was refused and the prisoner was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Farr was found guilty last week of attempted murder of his wife and family by firing his residence in order that he might be free to marry another woman, with whom he had been cririnally intimate. J. Hewitt, another prisoner, convicted of assault on a young girl, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment and fifteen lashes of the cat-o’-nine-tails. — CRUDE NAPHTHA BURNED. The Fire Caused by an Explosion in a Big Tank, WHITING, Ixp,, Nov. 19.—Thirty thou- sand barrels of crude naphtha were burned at the Standard Oil Company’s works ina fire caused by an explosion of the accumu- lated gases in the big tank. The explo- sion occurred at 10:150’clock last night, and up to this morning three of the men seen near the tanks a few minutes before the tops blew off have not been found. Three pumps were attached to the tank at midnight and every inch of hose owned by the company was put into play. In this way the fire was confined to one tank and the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of oil was averted. As it is, the loss will reaci: nearly $50,000. At 1 o'clock this morning the flames could be seen as far away as Hammond and the fire seemed to be growing fiercer every minute. The firemen ceased their efforts to check the flames and will let the tank burn itself out. Pt S e The Fortune of a Mechanie. AMESBURY, Mass., Nov. 19. — John Ryan, a mechanic who died here Friday, was supposed to be in only fair circum- stances. A trunk in his room was opened yesmrdai and securities, mortgages and bankbooks were found, showing that his aggregate wealth was $12,000. He was 58 vearsold and a native of Ireland. He had no wife or children living. Four sisters, however, survive him, one being Mrs. Robert Barrett of tnis town. Another is in Ireland, another in California, and one resides in Haverhill. a5 BANDIT BRADY'S FATE, Sheriff Bogard’s Murderer to Spend His Life in Prison. e VERDICT OF THE JURY. Eleven Favored the Extreme Penalty, but Yielded to the Twelfth. SENSATION AT THE CLOSE. A Yuba City Man in Contempt for Having Urged a Juror to Vote for Hanging. MARYSVILLE, Car, Nov. 19.—The Brady case is a thing of the past. By the also masked and armed similarly. I said to the tall man, ‘Hello, whatdo you want?' He replied, ‘We want you to stop at the next crossing.’ Iasked which crossing he meant, and he said, ‘The next main high- way.’ Isaid nothing more until we were within 100 yards of the cross roads, when I asked, ‘here is a crossing now, do you want me to stop?” He said, ‘Yes, stop right now.’ Iobeyed, and the tall man, who seemed to bean old hand at the busi- ness, ordered myself ana the fireman to leave the engine. “When we were out on the ground the tall robber told me to go to the door of the express-car, awaken the messenger and tell him to come out. I did as requested and the messenger was equally obedient. The small robber, who seemed to be quite nervous and ashamed of himself, then entered the express-car, while we all stood outside, covered by the tall man. After the express-car had been looted a tour of the passenger coach was made; the small man searched the passengers and dropped their coin and valuables into the sack they carried. “As we enterea the smoking-car I no- ticed a man crouched on his knees be- tween two seats, and immediately recog- nized Bogard, the Sheriff of Tehama County. He whispered to me these words, ‘How many?’ I replied, ‘Two.” “The next minute I observed Bogard taking aim at the tall robber, resting his hands and pistol over the back of one of the seats. At the reportof his pistol the tall robber sank to ‘the floor. The other verdict of the jury, which was out twenty- four hours, Brady will be a ward of the | State for the remainder of his life. All day speculation was rife as to the probable verdict. It was | then shot twice at Bogard, who walked backward about ten feet and fell on his stomach over the seat. The poor fellow died in a few minutes. The small robber | then backed outof the car, the while ad- JACK BRADY, FOR THE KILLING OF SHERIFF BOGARD. BANDIT DOOMED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT predicted the jurors would disagree; it was believed by many and hopéd by a very few that one or two would succeed in bring- ing about such a result; and as it turns out, eleven men who favored the death penalty were swerved by one man to his idea of a just punishment for the murder of Sheriff Bogard. This juror is supposed tobe Sam C. Traynor, a real estate man of this city. Up to midnight last night, when Judge Davis decided to lock the jury up, crowds hung around the courthouse in expectation of a verdict, and the same crowd wasagain on hand at 9:30 o’clock this morning when court convened to hear enother case. Still there was no stir at the door of the jury- room. Noon came and it was the same. In the afternoon the District Attorney be- gan to look serious and the lawyers for the defense complacent. It was 5:05 o’clock this afternoon when it was announced by the Deputy Sheriff that the jury had decided upon a verdict. The Judge and lawyers were at once noti- fied and crowds, to whom the word haa been passed, flocked to the courthouse. Judge Davis asked the jury if it bad agreed upon a verdict,and Foreman Jones handed up aslip with a briel sentence. It stated that the twelve men who weighed the evi- dence had found Jack Brady guilty as charged, with the penalty fixed atimpris- onment. This was handed by the court to the clerk, who read it aloud. The jury was polled and each man gave a firm ‘‘yes” to the usual question. The court thanked the jury and said the verdict wasa just one and the agony was over. If Brady was surprised at the verdict he dia not manifest it outwardly. Seemingly, he was the calmest man in the room. His attorney, Mr. Carlin, asked the court to extend the period of sentence to two weeks, but the Judge refused and fixed upon Thursday, the 26th inst., at 2 v’clock P. M., as the time. Judge Davis had a joker in reserve for those who were anxious for sensations, as he ordered the District Attorney to cite C. Weeman of Yuba City to appear before him on Saturday next and answer to con- tempt proceedings for having approached Juror Ogden last Thursaay and said, “Hurry up and hang him.” s Sy HOW BOGARD WAS KILLED. The Crime for Which Brady Must Spend His Life in Prison. ; The Oregon express train, known on the railroad timetable as 15, was held up by two masked men just after leaving Wheat- lend, early in the morning of March 30 last. That the plans of the robbers did not meet with success throughont was due to the pluck and nerve of John, Bogard, the Sheriff of Tehama County, who gave his life in a manly effort to thwart them. Added to the boldness, the fact that the two Lighwaymen rode to the scene of the robbery on bicycles gave the affair wide- spread notoriety. The story of the hold-up, the killing of one of the robbers and the death of Sheriff Bogard is Lest told in the account given by Engineer Bowser of 15 immediately after the tragedy. It was when we were about halfa mile this side of Wheatland,’” said Mr. Bowser, “that some one punched me quite forcibly in ‘the ribs, and I turned around to see that it was a masked man—a tall fellow, armed with two pistols, which he held un- comfortably close to me. Behind my fire- man I noticed another man, a shorter one, i undoubtedly prove fatal. vising us to remain in our seats. That is just how it all happened.” The pursuit of Brady occupied months. | He was chased from place to place, and finally captured without a struggle near | Bacramento. INCREASING THE FORCES Canada Continues to Send Mounted Police to the Alaska Boundary. Men Provisioned Sufficiently to With. stand an Extended Campaign in the North. MONTREAL, Quesec, Nov. 19.— In- formation was gained from an official source to-night which dispels all doubts as | to what action the Canadians are to take | on the Alaskan question. The statements which were given out, and from ap- parent high sources, to the effect that matters would soon be adjusted favorably, and that the difficulty had been fully in- | vestigated ‘is evidently but a ruse on the part of the Government. It has been send- ing bodies of the Dominion police to the scene of the troubles as fast as possible. This statement is rendered doubly true in the light of the present outbreak north of Ottawa in regard to the tax question. - If the force had been at hand the Government would not haye been obligegd to draw on the garrison, but would have sent a sufficient body of the mounted police to look after the difficulties in that direction. This they were unable to do owing to the large drafts of police being sent to the Alaska frontier to look out for Canadian interests. The authorities themselves maintain the same stolid indifference which they mani- fested a month ago and refuse to commit themselves. Agents of the United States, however, have sufficient evidence that these bodies have been leav- ing for Alaska for a month past and armed and provisioned for the pur- pose of a long campaign. The only ex- planation given by any of the authorities is that the forces are to restore order, but in this case the force already in Alaska is sufficient for that purpose. p Pl SHOT BY THE MARSHAL. Fate of a Man Who Tried to Make a Target Out of a Federal Officer's Body, \ WICHITA, Kaxs., Nov. 19.—At Chicka- saw, Indian Territory, to-night, United States Marshal “Hop’’ Cloud shot George Merchant, a citizen of that place, while making an arrest. The ball from the Mar- shal’s 45-caliber Colt revolver entered the right side through' the ninth rib and wilt Merchant was drinking all day and became boisterous. ‘When Cloud remonstrated with him about it. hé pulled his gun abd commenced shooting at Cloud. He shot three times, but none of the bullets took effect.” Oloud then fired one shot. The bullet struck Merchant’s suspender buckle and carried it through hu’body.” % bl At BUSINESS MEN DINED. Annual Banquet of the New York Chamber of Commerce. CARLISLE ON CURRENCY. The Secretary of the Treasury Discoursed on His Pet Subject. REDEMPTIOCN OF THE NOTES. If the Policy Is Continued the Interest. Bearing Debt Will Be Greatly Increased. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 19.—The Chamber of Commerce held its one hun- dred and twenty-seventh banquet to-night at Delmonico’s. The banquet-hall was decorated with the Stars and Stripes and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Alex- ander E. Orr, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and around him were seated, besides the speaker of the evening, Hon. Carl 8churz, Rear Admiral Henry Erben, Mayor Strong, Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, Hon. Judson Harmon, General Thomas H. Ruger, Commander Mont- gomery Sicard, James H. Constable, Wil- liam H. Webb, Calvin 8. Brice, General Horace Porter, J. Edward Simmons, John Jacob Astor and James G. Cannon. The meeting was called to order by President Orr, who introduced the Hon.J. G. Car- lisle, Secretary of the Treasury, who spoke on “Our Currency Question.” Mr. Carlisle said in part: “Two years ago I said to you that the disposition and ability of the Government {0 maintain its. own credit at the highest standard and to preserve the integrity of all the forms of currency in circulation among the pzople could not be reasonably doubted, and ought not to be the subject of further controversy. While scarcely any one now seriously doubts either the disposition or the ability of the executive branch of the Government to accomplish these objects, all who have given any at- tention to the subject must realize that in the existing state of our legislation the task is both difficult and ex- pensive. Since that declaration was made here interest-bearing bonds to the loan for the benefit of private individuals and corporations, in a time of profound peace. In principle, the two measures are precisely alike. ““The free coinage of legal tender silver would be far more unjust than the issue of legal tender United States notes. How- ever, it is not my purpose now to discuss the question of free coinage. I think the abandonment or suspension of the ag- gressive movement against this financial heresy would be most unwise at this time, especially in view of the fact that a con- certed effort is evidently now being made in the South and West to regain the ground lost during the last six months. If the friends of a sound measure of value are vigilant this effort cannot possibly suc- ceed. But the legal tender notes will re- main to complicate the currency system until Congress agrees to their retirement and the substitution of others in their places. This legislation is imperatively demanded, and it concerns the welfare of all the people.” o Referring to the producer and . consumer toe Secretary said: “Neither the cotton of the South nor the wheat of the West would be worth very much if there were no railroads to carry 1t or no merchants or bankers to supply the means for its transfer from one to another. The merchant and banker cannot prosper when the farmer and mechanic are unem- ployed, nor can the farmer or mechanic prosper when the operationsof the mer- chant and banker are prohibited or im- properly obstructed. No nation can rcasonably hope to control the trade of any considerable part of the world or even to realize the full benefits of its own trade unless its exchanges are based upon a standard of value recognized as sound and permanent exchange in all centers of com- merce, ““The pound sterling has made London not only the principal market, but the clearing-house of the whole world. No matter what character of currency other nations may use, no matter what standard of value they may adopt, all their inter- national balances are subjected at last to the test of the pound sterling. With an inferior currency we could never success- fully contest her supremacy- and the belief that we can punish her or enrich ourselves by destroying the value of our own money isone of the most remarkable delusions of the age. We are great enough and strong enough to maintain our commer- cial and financial independence in op- position to any country in the world, but in order to do so we must be allowed to use as effective instrumentalities as are em- ployed by our rivals.” The speaker closed with a hope that the political platforms of both thegreat parties woula henceforth be clear and unequivo- cal. “If a majority of the people of the United States are in favor of the main- tenance of the present standard of value and opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of legal tender silver, they ought to have an opportunity to say so in a form amount of $162,315,400 have been issued. to procure gold for the redemption of United States notes and treasury notes and the obligations of the Government on account of the notes still remain’the same as at the beginning. The notes are redeemed, but, they are unpaid, and if our legislation is not changed, no matter how often they may be presented and redeemed hereafter, they will remain unpaid. If this policy of redemption and reissue is continued, the interest-bearing debt will be greatly in- creased, while the non-interest-bearing debt will not be in the least diminished. The disadvantages of such a system are so obvious that it is hardly necessary to enu- merate them. The Government has under- taken to keep an unlimited amount of cir- culating notes equal in value to gold coin, and at the same time it has no legal au- thority to compel anybody to give it gold in exchange for the notesor to pay gold on any demand due to it. “Although the amount of United States notes is fixed at $346,681,000, and the amount of treasury notes outstanding is a little over $140,000,000, yet the total amount that may be presented for re- demption is unlimited, because there is no restriction as to the number of times the same note may be returned to the treasury and exchanged for gold. The fundamental vice in our currency system is the legal-tender note, redeemable in coin by the Government and reissnable under the law. This threatens the sta- bility of the whole volume »f our currency and has caused immense losses by fluctua- tions, of which it is impossible to keep the public aware. It was never contemplated that the Government should convert itself into a bank of issue. The Treasury De- partment is simply a public agency for the management of the financial affairs of the Government. “The circulation of legal tender United States notes and treasury notes has a ten- dency to drive out of use and out of the country the very coin in which the Government is compelled to redeem them, and it has expelled millions of dollars from our borders. No other Government in' the world is required to supply gold from its treasury to discharge the private obligations of its citizens, and no Govern- ment ought to be required to do so. The fact that the Government is required to borrow meney is an injury to 1its credit and the credit of its people, bet the injury resulting from this cause is insignificant in comparison with the ruin that wouid follow an abandonment of the reserve while the notes are outstanding, for all our currency would thus be reduced to the silver standard. “The theories that Government can create money by placing its stamp upon paper; that a legislative enactment can make 50 cents equal to 100 cents; that ar- tificially inflated prices, paid in a deprecia- ted currency, are better for the people than natural prices paid in a sound cur- rency, and various other vagaries, are all directly attributable to the long continued use of legal tender. The proposition that a promise of the Government to pay money is money 18 asabsurd as the proposition that apromise to deliver a horse isa horse. The agitation for the free coinage of legal ten- der silver at a ratio which would put only 50 cents’ worth of bullion in a silver dollar is . predicated upon the same vicious principle. The United States note was a forced loan from the people (o the Government, which the Government prom- ises to repay in dollars, but the free coin- age of legal tender silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, or at any other ratio not correspond- ing with the commercial value of the two metals, would be a forced loan from the people to the owners of silver mines and silver bullion without a promise of repay- ment by anybody. One loan was forced for the benefit of the Government, in a time of war, but the proposition of the ad- vocates of free coinage is to force another which will preclude all controversy as to whether they have said so or not. On the other hand, if a majority of our people are in favor of abandoning the present standard of value and estabiishing silver monometallism by the free and unlimited coinage of that metal into full legal tender money, they should have an opportunity to say so. When this issue is directly pre- sented we need not fear of the result.” The other toasts responded to were: “Qur Domestic Commerce,” by Hon. Julius 0. Burrows; ‘‘National Development and Opportunity,” by Hon. Charles Emory Smith; “The City of New York,” by Mayor Strong, and “Ethics in Politics,”” by Rev. Dr. M. W. Stryker. Among the letters read was the follow- ing: > EXECUTIVE MANSION, ‘WaAsHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10. z My Dear Orr: 1 am sorry that I feel obliged to write it, but you must let me off from the Chamber of Commerce dinner this year. There never was & time when my admiration for this important business organization was 80 great, and I am sure that the recent efforts of its members to save the country from tne havoc of finaneial madness ought to be appre- ciated by every patriotic citizen. Iwould enjoy exceedingly a renewal of my association with my friends of the Chamber at their banquet board, but the trouble is I can- mnot attend this year and do the things re- quired of me here in the way of official duty. Very truly yours, GROVER CLEVELAND. Aletter of regret was also received from Governor Levi P. Morton, who stated that official engagements prevented him from being present. SLEW FOURTEEN OFFICERS An Uprising of Troops in Colom- bia and the Theft of Treasure. During a Subsequent Battle With Pursuers Nearly Two Hundred Men Were Killed. BOGOTA, Coromsia, Nov. 19.—Two hun- dred soldiers guarding a convoy going to General Reys’ headquarters inthe depart- ment of Cauca to pay off the troops, when within ten miles of their destination, rose Saturday. midnight, killed fourteen offi- cers, seized over $150,000 in cash and made toward the frontier. Reys, fearinz such an attempt, as many lawless refugees from Venezuela and Ecuador were in that sec- tion, had sent a force to strengthen the escort, which arrived after the murders and robbery. A fight ensued, in which the reliet party was defeated after over three hours’ fighting, in which the loss to both sides was nearly 200. The fugitives with the treasure are now known to be across the frontier. SIX SUSPEOCTS CAUGHT. Further Details of the Great Northern Hold-Up. 8T. PAUL, Mixw., Nov. 19.—8ix men suspected of having been connected with the attempted hold-up of the Great North- ern train, near St. Cloud last night, are in jail at 8t. Cloud. The robbers got no booty whatever, but they stopped the train and attempted to shoot part of the crew and passengers, and if convicted, will be sent to prison for from ten to twenty years. There is some doubt as to the number of robbers. The engineer claims to have seen five. The fireman puts the number at four, while -the express man saw only the wwo who came into hiscar. ' The conductor saw three, and other accounts put the number as’ high as'ten. The robbers were evidently green hands,.or they would have sized up the cars better than they did. WRECKED A FAST MAIL TRAIN Fiendish Work Done on the New York Central Road. ROBBERY THE MOTIVE. Five Young Men Pulled Spikes From the Rails and Caused the Disaster, THE ENGINEER WAS KILLED, Eleven Other Persons, Principally Attaches of the Train, Were Badly Injured. ROME, N. Y., Nov. 19.—The deliberate wrecking of the fast mail train No. 6, east= bound, on the New York Central road, was accomplished about three miles west of this city at 4:20 o’clock this morning. The wreckers had broken open the com« pany’s toolhouse near by and obtained a wrench and crowbar, with which all the spikes and fishplates from two opposite rails on the soutkberly track had been re- moved. The two released rails were left in their places on the track. As the train, comprising four mailcars and three sleepers, came along, at the rate of abount forty miles an hour, the locomo~ tive left the track, bounded over the ties and fell sidewise into the ditch twelve feet deep on the south side of the track. The first two mailcars shot oyer the engine, one landing fully seventy-five feet from the point where the engine left the track, The second and third mailcars came tos gether in a V shape and the wreck of the engine lay in the open space between them. Under the third mailcar, pinned in the trucks and stone dead, was'found Engi. neer Hager. The fourth mailcar was toppled part way over. The first two sleepers were partly turned over and the last one remained on the trucks. Strange to say, the two loose rails had not been thrown from the roadbed, the last car re- maining upon them. There were about fifty passengers in the three sleepers and not one of them was hurt. The passengers were taken East on another train shortly after the accident. The kilied and wounded in the smashup are: Killed—Nathan N. Hager, engineer, Injured: Billy or “Bobby,” last name unknown, from Syracuseé, a tramp,: died after being removed from the wreck; E. Rardon, mail clerk, head and body cnt and bruised; J. E. Lavaince, New York, mail clerk, upper arm bruised and sprained and face cut; H. D. Robinson, Syracuse. mail clerk, ankle sprained; F. N. Paddock, Syracuse, mail clerk, arm cut; C. W. Sackett, Herkhimer, mail clerk, arm cut and broised; H. J. McCarthy, Buffalo, vorter mailcar, head cut and bruised; R. B. Peck, Spracuse, mail clerk, head cut and bruised; Conductor C. R. Reynolds, Albany, injured in the chest; John R. Macy, tramp, Syracuse, foot -smashed and amputated, he is at the Home Hospitaly C. Wagener, Albany, fireman, head cut. 1 The tools with which the spikes were pulled were on the track after the wreck. One week ago last Sunday night a fish. plate was lousened where this morning’s accident occurred. Several trains passed over the place in safety. The matter wag discovered by the track-walker the follow« ing morning and a watch was kept there each night until last night. Three young fellows, aged 18 to 19 years, have been arrested for wrecking the train, They are J. Watson Hildreth of New York, Fred Bristol and Herbert Plato of Rome. Hildreth has made a confession implis cating’ the other two and still' another named Hibbard, who has not been appre hended. Their obiect was robbery. KILLED BY A POLITICIAN. Mrs. Hart Grew Troublesome for O’ Brien When His Wife Returned. CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 19.—Michael J, O’Brien, a local politician and saloon« keeper, shot and killed Mrs. Julia Hart this afternoon, at the residence of ‘her sis ter. Mrs. Hart has been living with O’Brien for a number of months, up to a few weeks ago, and claims to have married him in Milwaukee last summer. She has a certificate of marriage, but O’Brien has no recollection of the ceremony and proba- bly married while on a spree. O'Brien married and came here with his wife ten years ago. He was from Philadel- phia and his wife from New York City. Three years ago Mrs. O’Brien went back to New York City, where she has remained ever since, until a week ago, when she came here tonurse her husband, who was suffering from delirium tremens. Since her arrival the second woman has made herself obnoxious to O'Brien, and this af~ ternoon, while drunk, he killed her. To- night he pretends to have no recollection of his deed. Mrs. O'Brien is still in igno- rance of the tragedy. e Shot Two Policemen. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 19.—While Police Officers T. E. Brown and B. 8. Far« row were attempting to arrest Will Ward, colored‘ this morning, Ward got hold of, Farrow’s pistol and shot_both the officers, and they may die. Ward was fatally, wounded. He was attempting to enter & house when the police were called. —_—— Fierce Fire in Oklahoma. PERRY, 0. T., Nov. 19.—A fire started in the city of Purcell, ninety miles south of here, at4 o’clock - this morning and is still ugi:;. Tke latest news is that three fourths the town is burned. ItisTes ported that some lives were lost. Monograms, stamped ad- dresses and devices (on note- paper) are beautiful when well done, vulgar when badly done. 227 Post street 215 Bush street HVS CrockEer Co