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] j. H. LsIILL, President. )
ultimatum for chile.
tHAT'3 WHAT HARRISON WILL
ask of CONGRESS.:
Advices Received at San Diego Repre
sent the Common People of Chile os
Looking For War—Rumors at Wash
ington That Pacific Assurances Pave
Been Received in Official Circles.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Intentionally or
unintentionally Secretary Blaine has
delayed the sending in of the Chilean corre
spondence. By leaving the cabinet meeting
j.jst when he did to-day, he avoided having
the rough draft of the message transmitted
which the President had prepared. As the
Pr.siJent cannot very well send it in with
out showing it to Secretary Blaine under
the courtesy of the cabinet, it will probably
cot go in to-morrow unless Secretary Blaine
considers himself well enough to consider it
to-morrow morning. President Harrison
who was undoubtedly disappointed at
the delay to-day will try to
bring this about. He ahut bimself
up aKa in this afternoon after having a talk
with Chairman Blount of the foreign
affairs committee, who called to learn when
t ho correspondence was coming in, and
worked until 6 o’clock on the message. It is
not warlike, according to members of the
cabinet who board it to-day, but a judicial
review of the facts from the American point
of view, calmly and with dignity. The
President has intimated to the leading mem
bers of congress that be expects the two
houses to adopt res dutions sustaining |the
stand of the administration and instructing
j t to offer an ultimatum with
a* time limit to Chile. He
has also said that he thinks
this will bring Chile to terms— the assur
ances presented by Secretary Blaine to-day
a* haviug been just received indicating a
conciliatory purpose on Chile’s part, even if
they were not quite satisfactory. All the
leaders of both sides of both houses tuke a
conservative view of the situation.
HUMORS OF PACIFIC ASSURANCES,
it]/ the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 19.—The cabinet
meeting to-day was devoted almost entirely
to o cs Jeratiou of the Chileau question.
The proceedings were only temporarily in
terrupted by a slight illness of Secretary
IKaine. Thera is reason to believe that the
government has received dispatches through
the Chilean minister looking to a peaceful
and satisfactory solution of tho questions in
dispute, and they were submitted to the
cabinet to-day. This will have a most im
portant bearing on the question of submit
ting the correspondence to oongress at pres
ent, aud it may possibly do away altogether
with the necessity of referring the question
to congress. It is known that tho President
desires to exhaust all diplomatic moans be
fore submitting the matter to congress for
action.
ENGLAND WORKING FOR PEACE.
It is reported at the capitol to-day that
the government of Great Britain has’ taken
steps to bring about a more friendly feeling
between the United States and Chile, and
will intervene to effect a settlement of the
trouble. A member of the foreign affairs
committee of the House said this afternoon
that he had not received the informa
tion officially, but that ho had no
doubt of the correctness of it. Other mem
bers who were seeu bad not learned of the
report. It is said that Chile was not in a
position to make the necessary advances
and that Great Britain had offered her good
offices and would endeavor to arrange a
bass on which an amicable agreement
might be reached.
TRACY UP TO HIS EARS IN WORK.
Washington, Jan. 19, 9 p. m.—Tho
cabinet session continued until 2 o’clock.
Tbe only information obtained in regard
to the proceedings was that “no conclusion
was reached in regard to the Chilean mat
ter. Secretary Tracy had a very busy
di rnlng bolore ho went to the cabinet meet
tag to-day. Soon after reaching bis office
no had a long conference with Senator
Cameron, chairman of the Senate naval
committee. The sceretary was also
to-day in consultation, as usual of
into, with his staff officers on
various matters concerning the present
operations of the department. Among
hem were Commodores Kamsav and
holger. Iho latter, who is chief of the
nreau of ordnance, has made a request of
secretary Tracy that in case of war tie may
M relieved of his present important duties
atm placed in command of the coast defense
essei Ijonterey, now awaiting completion
San hraucisco.
BEST IN OUR NAVY.
* ! 3 understood that ho regards this
83 most formidable one in our
a t he considers it superior in
('til dualities to any ship owned by the
Prn u8 ’ ’ncluding the celebrated Capt.
rhi' r ‘ ow building in France for the
om.eau government. Tne Monterey
a “. JW complete, except as to her
F?n,h a,ld , unß - One of her
cnntin ? U!IS 3 now on it way across the
Brovin and aaother is at the
p„, n * (Found at Indian Hoad, on the
bi‘T? r ‘ v f • awaiting trial. Work is
dor fi ViJ ushetl on tbe armor, and Comrao
th .. . p! r 9a T s he hopes to be able to have
sunth ßßß6 re ?*' y t°r servloe within two
highest'speed.^ U '° W ° rk oa “ S ° on ot the
the e-mkralpa gobs to tub elder.
cf th v^ 9 . dutios of Cimmander Evans
to Ms „': r ‘ a ? wn at Valparaiso, in addition
d.'. ia rtm.! f T a ’ ns . tru otious to keep the navy
affairs hi Chi^ i T I *f <1 ° f the coaditlon of
oess th a e ’ Bto report with prompt
ly L movements of the Chilean
to Moart • far 03 he is able
these Bneaje lD 'j In . accordance with
tormedthV 0 ln8 ‘ r hCtions he to-day in
ean , t ,‘ r ,® department that the Chil-
Vslnarniu, r ® sni °ralda left the port of
to the at 1 °°J ock this morning to go
ship Jom, p?P ce of the British mail steam
hhUmilMan; ?u r ‘ w .- lcll 13 ,e Ported ashore
miles south of Valparaiso.
Tk , IHE y ORKTOWN NOT FIRED OS.
? de ?° allus i° n whatever to the
s*an ahsr,in been fired on is taken
that etTpp. if? refutation of the rumor to
H. lti, i. 10h J Wtts circulated last even
eannot ho ear . to-day from a source that
ttfuEees i |Ue ‘ i .n?n e<l th at the llalmaceda
8 , on the Yorktown and
’“tothe hn/i ar no danger of falling
the * reck . ds the Chileans by reason of
1 .. . Btoarasli ip John Elder,
that „ D h that they were placed on
Y ai Paraiso eBB ° * n disguise at
The fact the vf r , therefore incorrect.
* rß i of ti, , .Esmeralda has gone to the
howev er , n h-lder might indicate,
b tee >'m, 8t . i°cal authorities incline
fAOe: rr'r l,resßlon that the refugees were
T[! r " on that vessel.
Ch HI^ D * LP,,,A Movbß SOUTH,
h-stthe j? h S j| rcoclred in Washington
N Oher, l i, elph ‘“' the flag-hip of Ad
has 5 s fiuadron in the North At
hOtUiDni i * lie d south from the Barbadoes,
•lHaeral r :„;, or . -Montevideo. This indicates
15 the ~ ■ movemeut of importance,
•Mo a, '* at,on iioes of the naval
i ,c *pt in U re -arded as absolute
’herrj, case of an emergency.
,*'-01(1 bm, ie speculation as to who
,orce iuilm command of tbe naval
raclfic in case of war, but the
JHofning fta>£.
general opinion centers upon Admiral Kim
berly. who is at the head of tho active l.s:.
He is now on shore duty in this city.
A TAI.K WITH A CHILEAN.
An Associated Press reporter had an In
teresting talk to-day with a Chilean gentle
man who stands nigh in the estimation of
the Chilean government, with regard to the
recent act of tho minister of foreign affairs
in informing Minister Egan that the refu
gees now on the Yorktown would be liable
to seizure if the vessel on which
they wore to leave Chile for
Europe touched at any of the looal ports of
that oountry. According to the statements
made by this gentleman the only inference
to be drawn from the aotlon of the minister
of foreign affairs is that tho Chilean gov
ernment really meant it to be for the bene
fit of the refugees Instead of notice of an
attempt to secure their persons.
THEIR SURRENDER NEVER ASKED FOB.
The Chilean government, he said, had
never asked their delivery from the legation
and it had never offered to give them safo
conduct out of the country. The gentleman
likened their case to that of a citizen of the
United States against whom another citizen
might have a claim, in which case it would
not be possible for the United States to stop
the doctor from leaving the couutry. But
there were proceedings of impeachment ami
charges in tho courts agaiust some of the
refugees, and they could be apprehended by
means of these instrumentalities at any port
where a vessel might touoh.
COULD HAVE TAKEN THEM.
The gentleman said that the ministers and
refugee* had traveled “in oonoealment”
from Santiago to Valparaiso and although
the government was fully aware of what
was going 0:1 it was officially ignorant of
the circumstances. This instance was cited
as showing that the government
could have taken the refugees
during the trip if it so desired. But
after it had been informed officially that
they were aboard the oruiser Yorktown,
and intended to sail for Europe on a steamer
touching at a Chiloau port, the government
was compelled to take cognizance of the faot
and then notified Minister Egan that the
refugees would be liable to seizure if found
on such a merchant vessel in a Chilean port.
It was to avert this seizure that tho min
ister of foreign affairs, with friendly inten
tions, communicated to the American min
ister what might be expected to happen.
The government could not interfere in the
process of the courts, which would have
caused the arrest of the refugees. The gentle
manroferredto intimated that the statements
he made would be substantiated by later
developments. In the course of further
conversation concerning the reason alleged
to have been assigned by the Chilean min
ister of foreign affairs for his aotlon, viz.:
that Commander Evans had saluted the
Spanish minister, the gentleman treated the
report in a manner which Indicated that he
plaoed very little credence in it. •
WITHHOLDING THE MESSAGE.
Washington, Jan. 19, 11 p. m.—lt is
learned officially to-night that the Presi
dent’s message on the Chilean subjeot will
not be sent to congress to-morrow. While
official information on this point does not
extend beyond to morrow, there are strong
surface indications that the President has
practically determined to postpone
final action on this matter until
next week. And this gives color to the
belief that conciliatory dispatches have
already been received and that more are
expected. It is known that the President
would strongly any proposition for
a settlement of the questions at issue on a
peaceful basis consistent with the honor and
dignity of the nation.
southerners for war.
The Post to-morrowwill say: “At a dinner
given by Bourke Cochran to Senator Hill,
at whicn about a dozen leading democratic
congressmen were present, nearly all the
conversation turned upon tho prospect of
war, and at times it developed into stirring
debates. The southern members declared
themselves for war, and said that should it
take place the south would uphold the
President’s hands to the fullest extont,
and from no other section would the gov
ernment receive such support as from south
of Mason aud Dixon’s line. To this Con
gressman Coombs of Brooklyn replied that
at any cost of dignity this country should
make no attempt to crush the little republic
that was now in a state of anarchy. The
differences of opinion, considering the locali
ties from which the debaters came, were
very interesting, but a majority of the little
gathering was decidedly for svar.
CHILEANS LOOK FOR WAR.
San Dieoo, Cal., Jan. 19.— Private ad
vices from authentic sources in Chile state
that among the common people of that
country tho talk is that war will result.
The Chileans have no Idea that their gov
ernment will back down or retract any
word or act. They consider themselves
strong and expect additional strength from
England. They agree that the United States
are able to wipe their vessels off the face of
tho ocean, but they doubt not their ability
to secure recognition and aid from England
and to secure England’s warships by pur
chase. If tho informant is correct represen
tatives of the Chilean government are now
in England working on both proportions.
According to orders received to-day the
cruiser Charleston will sail to day or to
morrow for San Francisco. She is simply
waiting the arrival of her new paymaster.
Surgeon Dr. J. D. Parker arrived last
evening from Philadelphia and reported to
Admiral Brown. He will go with tbe
Charleston. The paymaster was expeoted
last night, but as ho did not arrive he will
be here to-day. Tho Charleston will then
proceed at onoe to Mare Island.
chile’s laws.
New York, Jan. 19.—The following will
appear in to-morrow’s New York World:
Copyright, 1892, by the Preu Publishing Com
pany, New York World.
Valparaiso, via Galveston, Jan. 19.
It is true that the Chilean government noti
fied Capt. Kobley Evans of the \ orktowu
that it was unable to guarantee the safety
of tho refugees on board his ship if
he undertook to transfer them
to any departing steamers, and
that neither could the government
prevent any steamer on which they took
passage from being searched in any Chilean
port at whioh the vessel might touch while
on her way north. There was no change of
mind on the part of the Chilean authorities
in regard to these refugees. In proof of
this it is only necessary to look at the foots.
Following is a statement from a high
authority: It is claimed thft the
government was powerless in the
premises. The government of Chile
bus no right under the constitution of
country to interfere with tbe courts or with
tho public prosecutors, and the government
could not prevent seizure of the refugees in
any port of Chile they touched at on their
way in any direction to a neutral port.
xnE INQUIRT INTO the riot.
The report of the promoter fiscal to the
judge of crimes on the Baltimore affair has
been given to the pubtio and there has been
time to examine it. This document contains
„ wor( j. It says that efforts were di
rected fromthe first to ascertain the origin
of the trouble, but that they were
unavailing. Several different accounts of
the affair wore reoeived. The
oommandaut of police states that tho row
began in some unknown tavern in one part
tho rltv Another witness says that it
began by American sailors beating “ Chilean
sailor in an altogether different part of the
towD The Chilean police ssy it began wl b
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1892.
a fight between a left-handed Chilean sailor
and an American. And last of all the inci
dent is reported to have commenced by
some Chileans spitting in the face* of
two American sailor* in the street. A
crowd near by was waiting to attack them
should they resent the insult, so it was said,
at the time. The Baltimore’s men took
refuge on a tram car, but the crowd stopped
the car aud hauled t e men out, b-ating
them with sticks and stone* and knifing
them. The promoter fiscal has accepted
the story that the trouble began with the
resenting by the Americans of the spitting
in their faces by some Chileans.
A PRECONCERTED ATTACK.
For all that my information leads me to
believe that the attack broke out simul
taneously in four different parts of the city,
as charged In President Harrison's message.
This is denied by the Chileans, and the pro
moter closes the introduction to his report
by asserting that the fight owes its origin to
two drunken Baltimore sailors striking a
Chilean Bailor. He then recounts the list
of injured and says it has only
been possible to establish the culpability of
four men. The testimony of James John
son and Charles Langin. two of the Balti
more’s crew, whose testimony was taken
here, was rejected for alloged inconsisten
cies and the conclusion is drawn that per
sons who indulge in such iuconsisto clesare
not worthy of relief. He sayß further that
their testimony is contradicted by
that of numerous witnesses, which
fully proves that it is not possible to at
tribute Biggin's death to the police but
that it was the work of some unknown per
son thus far undetected. I will add that
the testimony of these numerous witnesses
is as full of inconsistencies as that of John
son and Langin.
NATURE OF TIIE BULLET WOUND.
Then follows the report of the expert on
the bullet holes. Ho says: “Opinion is di
vided on this point among the doctors still,
and whilo they assert their opinion that it
was caused by a rifle bullot it is rejected
beoause they give no reason for the opinion.”
Llr. Caviilo aud Dr. Calderon maintain
that they cannot tell if the bullet caused
Higgin’s’ death, and give as a reason that
they saw the body the day after death.
This is accepted.
The testimony of Johnson, tho sailor who
was carrying Biggin upon his back when the
rifle hall killed Biggin, is also rejected as
unworthy of belief.
The report goes on to say that in the case
of Turnbull there is much conflicting testi
mony, but on the strength of an admission
by Carlos Gomez, that he used a knife
agaiust Turnbull, and the evidence of two
witnesses that Jose Ahumada inflicted
blows on the Americans and that Frederico
ltodridguez stabbed Biggin in the hip, they
find them guilty, but add that there is no
evidence to show that Turnbull’s death was
caused by the wounds iuflicted by Carles
Gomez.
John Davidson, a Baltimore sailor, is
found guilty of hitting with a stone a one
armed sailor who was knifing an American
sailor.
Tho final findings were as follows: “I ask
the court to oondemn Frederioo Itodrldguez
to punishment in the minimum degree of
from 61 to 540 days; Carlos Gomez, to minor
punishment in the maximum degree for 3
years; John Davidson, to prison in the me
dium degree from 10 to 15 days; Jose
Ahumada, to prison In the modium degree
from 3 years and 1 day to 5 years.”
SEEM TO BE COURTING WAR.
A gentleman who understands the Chilean
people and government pretty well says it
is difficult to say what is the motive of
some of the government’s conduct, unless it
be war. Some things can bo explained
away and some other things cannot. Some
times they seem to be bent on making
difficulties and adding insult to insult.
They have a very good opinion of
themselves and fancy they ara great diplo
mats, but they seem to care precious little
for the diplomatic rights of others. Among
some of them, so sayß my informant, the
opinion prevails that tho United States
would not condescend to fight so inferior
a foe, but among very many others there
exists an insane belief that she would not
dare to do so.
A MISCHIBFMAKER.
One of the latest disclosures is the curious
fact that Mr. Thompson, the correspondent
of the London I’imes, is trying to sell the
Chilean government a man-of-war. This
man is active in other directions. It is he
who has caused to be inserted in Chilean
papers selections from a lot of European
journals to the effect that the United States
has no navy worth noticing and that Chile
could with almost no trouble at all sink all
her ships and levy a contribution on San
Francisco.
The Chileans, when pressed hard, are
forced to admit that they would of neces
sity be compelled to submit to the United
States in the end. That would be tem
pered, however, and they would he let iff
very easily by their superior diplomacy.
The Chilean fleet has had steam up for
the last three or four days and they have
more or less torpedo practice every day.
The authorities now give out that too ships
are to go to the south for exercise.
A generally nccipted rumor thru h.
is that they have been or
dered to the Straits of Magellan with
the intention of lying in wait for Admiral
Walker and the white squadron, in case he
should be ordered to the west coast. This
may or may not be true, but there is no
doubt that tbe ships are in fighting trim and
ready for action.
MINISTER EGAN PRAISED.
San Francisco, Cal., Jau. 19. —Tho
Methodist ministers of this city were ad
dressed Sunday by Rev. Mclntyre, c iop
laln of the United States man-of-war Bal
timore. His remarks wero directed entirely
to the Chilean imbroglio aud the causes
which led up to it. Concerning Minister
Egan he said that no matter what his pre
vious record might have been, his action in
the present trouble was worthy of all praise,
calm, watchful, determined and thoroughly
Amoricau.
RUSHING WORK ON THE SHIPS.
The efforts to prepare the warships at
Mare Island for sea service were redoubled
to-day, and by far the largest force of men
since the close of the war between the
states are now working day aud
night Electric' light plants havo been
set up, enabling the men to work in the
docks at night without cessation, and a large
force of outside machinists reported at the
yards to-day to complete the work on the
wooden fleet as well as upon the steel cruis
ers. Tho force in the steam engineering
department was also largely increased
this morning, and there is a desire to ac
complish as much work as possible in
the shortest time. The wooden ships
Adams, Ranger and Nipsic have been asked
for by tbe navy department. The Mohican
is ready and can leave tbe yard at any time,
having her orew and stores on board Naval
officers refuse to discuss matters concerning
what is likely to be done.
REFUGEES REPORTED WRECKED.
London, Jan. 19.—The Pacific Steam
Navigation Company s mail steamer John
Elder, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, was
wrecked on Caransa rock, in the Straits of
Magellan. All the pasiengers and crew
were saved, but the vessel is expected to be
a total loss. A dispatch to the Times from
Santiago de Chile, says news of the wreck
ot the John Elder caused much excitement
in that city, owing to the fact that it was
generally believed that it was by this
steamer that a number of refugees who had
sought safety at the American legation had
left the country. It is reported that pas
sage was secured for them under false
names, and the government is highly elated
at the prospect of their now falling into its
hands. The passengers are proceeding to
Conception, a Chileanjport, 270 southwist
of Santiago de Chile. The local authorities
of that place have received orders to arrest
all the refugees found among the ship
wrecked people. All the mails on board the
steamer were lost.
LOUISIANA’S REPUBLICANS.
The etate Convention in Session nt
New Orlean-.
New Orleans, Jan. 19.—The oommittee
on credentials of the republican state con
vention presented its report at the session
last night and it was adopted without seri
ous opposition. Half a dozen delegates in
sympathy with the Warmoth faction
withdrew amid a storm of derisive cries.
The oommittee on permanent organization
presented the name of State Senator Thomas
A. Cage of Terrebone for permanent
chairman and the convention seated him
by a unanimous vote. In taking the chair
Senator Cage declared the Republican party
to be the only one through which ihe col
ored race could obtain perfect recognition
of tbelr rights, and their share of that equal
domination winch was granted them by
the I3tb, 14th and 15th amend
ments. Committees were appointed to
prepare a platform and to nominate
a state ticket. Resolutions wore offered
declaring lynching unjustifiable homicide;
declaring white supremacy to be rank
political heresy and an invitation to mob
rule; demanding a free ballot and fair
count; reoogoitlou of the will of the ma
jority; oqual rights to aIL repeal of all class
legislation, and particularly of the separate
coach av; enforcement of all the just rights
of colored citizens, and declaring the lot
tery amendment a democratic measure.
Tho convention then adjourned until 10
o’clock this morning.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Chairman Gage called the republican con
vention to order shortly after noon. A res
olution indorsing the Blair bill was referred
to a committee. Likewise a resolution de
claring that candidates fer dolcgates-at
largo for the national convention must sub
mit their names to the convention and that
they may be voted upon by roll call.
It, F. Guyohard, chairmen of the oom
mittee on platform, said the committeo was
ready to report. He, as chairman, claimed
tho right to close any debate on the plat
form. The secretary then read tho plat
form. It pledges unswerving devotion
to republican principles; favors an honest
ballot and fair oount; declares it essential
to continuance of the government
that the fifteenth amendment
should be enforced ; denounces
the Democratic party,which has maintained
itself by violenoe and fraud; protests
against the political intimidation and mur
ders which have so long disgraced the state;
favors liberal appropriations for free
public schools; indorses the present levee
system and the sugar bounty; commends tho
wise and statesmanlike administration of
Benjamin Harrison; recommends the dele
gates fro m this state to support the renomi
nation of President Hairison; denounces
trusts and monopolies and opposes tho
Louisiana lottery and reVunne amendment
and any scheme that proposes %o legalize
gambling.
THE ANTI-LOTTERY PLANK APPLAUDED.
There was considerable applauso wbon tho
anti-lottery plank in the platform was read.
Resolutions were also reported reading out
of the Republican party anv republican
who shall vote for Samuel D. SlcEnery, tho
champion of white supremacy, or Murphy
J. Foster, who was leader of the mob which
shot down unarmed and defenseless colored
men in the fall of 1877. W armoth was
roundly denounced and the committee
caustically arraigned the bolting faction of
the Republican party.
THE STATE TICKET.
Following is the state ticket nominated
to-day:
For Govornor —A. H. Leonard of Caddo.
For Lieutenant Governor —H. Dudley
Coleman of New Orleans.
For Secretary of State—T. Voisin of St.
John.
For Treasurer—G. B. Darrall of St.
Mary’s.
For Auditor—Charles A. Fontelieu of
Iberia.
For Attorney General—Judge John Yoist
of Point Coupee.
For Superintendent of Public Education
—L. A. Martlnell of New Orleans.
Voisin, the nominee for secretary of state,
is tho only negro on the ticket.
Four delegates to tbe national convention
for the state at large wero then selected, tho
first name proposed to head the delegation
being that of ex-Gov. Kellogg, who was
unanimously chosen. The list was then
completed by the election of Maj. Andrew
Heard, J. M. Vance and R. F. Guyehard.
A CLEVELAND VIC TOBY.
Pennsylvania's Delegation Apt to be
for the Ex- President.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 19.—At the
democratic conventions held to day the
faction represented by the state administra
tion, which is supposed to favor ex-Presi
dent Cleveland as the democratic nominee
for President, elected 70 out of 85 delegates
to the state convention that will nominate
the national delegates. The administration
leaders claim that out of fifteen doubtful
delegates five will surely act with
them. The result of the convention will
be to send the entire delegation from this
city, ten in number, to the national conven
tion pledged to vote with the state adminis
tration leaders. The faction opposed to the
administration, headed by Congressman
McAleer, who is accredited with represent
ing the interests of Senator Hill, bolted the
regular conventions to-day end formed an
independent organization. They will send
contesting delegations to the stato and na
tional conventions.
GORMAN RE-ELECTED.
Eighty Votes Cast for Him as Against
Nine for the Republipan.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 19.—Hon. Arthur
P. Gorman, wua re-elected United States
senator to-day to succeed himself.
The ballot stood: Senate, Gorman, 20;
Lloyd Lowndes, rep., 3. House, Gorman,
80; Lowndes, 6. A ballot was then taken
for the second senator. He will be a resi
dent of the eastern shore. The 24
votes cast in the Senate were distributed
among 9 candidates. Ex-Gov.
Jackson had 8 votes. Sena
tor Gibson, who was appointed
United States senator by Gov. Jackson,
was not named on the firat ballot. Tbe
House of delegates distributed its 86 votes
among twelve candidates. Ex-Gov. Jack
son got 14 votes and Senator Gibson 7. Gov.
Brown was given 2 votes in tho Senate and
9in the House. After the first ballot the
Senate went into executive session.
An Electric Car Bam Burned.
Toledo, 0., Jan. 19. —The Robinson
electric street railway ba r n, 4 huge brick
structure, was burned early this morning
with tbirty-ilve electric cars. The loss is
about 1150,000. The fire was caused by an
overturned coal oil lamp, and heavy snow
delayed the fire engines.
SICK UR ONLY SHAMMING?
BLAINE LEAVE! THE CABINET
MEETING.
An Attack of Indigestion Given as the
Cause—The Members of tho Cabinet
Inclined to the Belief That It Was a
Diplomatic Ruse to Gain Time in the
Chilean Matter.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Although Mrs.
Blaine protested against it, telling him that
be was not equal to it, Secretary Blaine
would go to the cabinet meeting this morn
ing. He felt that he must go, at any risk,
to present to the President in tho cabinet
tho latest phasos of the Chilean case, and
particularly the assurances from President
Montt, received by Minister Montt, and
transmitted by him to Secretary Blaine
this morning, which looked to a peaceful
termination of the matter, although the
most important presont promise only in
volved tho withdrawal of the
offensive Matta note In a way not
entirely acceptable to President Harrison.
BLAINE IN THE MEETING.
Accordingly after a list talk with Bonor
Montt, Secretary Blaine drove over
through the storm from the red
house to the white house, arriving a
quarter of an hour after the cabinet met.
He proceeded at once to make a statement
of the Chilean situation, which consumed,
with the incidental questions and answers,
half an hour. At tl e conclusion of it he
said that he did not feel well and thought
that he was about to have another attack of
Indigestion. The President ad vised him not
to remain any longer but to go at once to
his home.
PREVAILED UPON TO LEAVE.
Secretary Blaine said ho wanted to and
meant to remain, but the other members of
the cabinet gave him the President’s advice,
so that ho finally said he would go. He put
on his overshoes, Secretary Elkins helped
him on with his coat and got his hat and
gloves for him, and walked downstairs with
him, and calling Postmaster General Wanu
maker’s carriage, which was the only oue
there at the time, took him home.
STOPS AT HIS PHYSICIAN’S.
Secretary Blaine was not too ill to stop on
the way home at the office of his physician,
driving down Fourteenth street for tho
purpose and getting from Dr. Hyatt another
certificate of good health. In fact, Dr.
Hyatt said the fresh air was all that bo
needed and that he would bo able to
go to tho cabiuet dinner at tho
white house In the evening. Secre
tary Elkins left him at the red house and
went to the white house to attend the re
mainder of tho cabinet meeting, which
lasted an hour longer, during which time,
as during the time Secretary Elkins was
taking Secretary Blaine homo, there was at
least as much talk about Secretary Blalue
as about Chile.
SUSPECTED OF SHAMMING.
Strange to say, there was some doubt in
tho minds of sumo of thnso present as to
whether Secretary Blaine was really ill or
not. Secretary Blaine has been ill before
when It served his purpose to be, and his
illness this time gained a day, at least, for
his procrastinating In regard to Chile. Ono
member of the cabinet said after the meet
ing adjourned, in speaking of the matter:
“Tho President cannot well proceed without
Secretary blalne. If ho was away it would
be different. But being hero, and ill, the
President must wait for him since tho mat
ter is in his department." He added that
none of the other members of tho cabinet
saw any sign of illness in Secretary Blaine.
"If he had walked quietly out without say
ing anything nobody would have thought
him ill.”
THE EFFECT ON IiLAINE’B CHANCES.
At the same time President Harrison and
his friends are more than compensated for
tho temporary check in the Chilean pro
ceedings by the feeling they all undoubtedly
have, and whioh some of them do not suc
ceed iu ooncoaling that these attacks of Sec
retary Blaine, however belittled they may
be, or, in fact, however small they may be,
are gradually making bis nomination Im
possible. Even if to-day Secretary Blaine's
illness is chiefly diplomatic in character,
they argue that the effect of the announce
ment on the country of one sudden attack
of Illness after another (call it Indigestion
or what not) will be to make it apparent to
everybody, as they say it is to them, that
Secretary Blaine cannot make the raoe.
President Harrison feels more confident
than ever that he will be renominated.
didn’t go to dinner.
Though Secretary Blaine’s indisposition
was so very temporary that he did not go to
bed and saw people this afternoon and even
ing, he didn’t attend the cabinet dinner, but
sent his regrets to the President at the last
minute. The bud weather was given as bis
excuse, Mrs. Blaino declining on the ground
of ill-health. The Blaines have never en
joyed gracing tho entertainments of tbe
Harrisous. Secretary Blaine is still willing.
CONVENTION CHANCEd.
The Senatorial Triumvirate Probably
Able to Control the Choice.
Washington, Jan. 19.—A1l the conven
tion boomers are here, although a number
of the national committeemen are still
absent.
New York, San Francisco, Chicago, De
troit, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kansas
City, St. Paul and Milwaukee were reore
sonti and in force in the crowds which packed
the Arlington lobby, parlors and corridors
to-night. All except the Chicago men, who
were waiting and smiling, were talking
boom just as the boomers talked before the
republican national oommlttee met. In
their hearts they all fear Chicago. Senator
D. B. Hill, who had a great
many callers to-night, told them
that he was for New York,
but It is well understood that if ho has to
choose in the west he prefors Chicago.
Senator Gorman is expected to be on deck
to-morrow. Chairman Brice aid he have
the proxies of most of the committeemen
who cannot be here, and these, with their
influence over the committoemen who will
bo present Thursday will, It is thought, give
them, with Senator Hill, control of things.
CRISP CONVALESCING.
The Speaker Not Apt to be Out, How
ever, Before Next Week.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Speaker Crisp is
progressing quite rapidly toward recovery,
but it will be next week at loast before he
ventures to resume his duties at the House
of Representatives, aud good weather will
be necessary to make it entirely safe for
him to visit the oapitol. Ho did more work
yesterday than at any time since he was
prostrated, slept well last night and ate a
fairly good breakfast this morning,
Arbitrators of a Strike.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 19. —Bishop
Chatard of tho Catholic diocese has been
elected as the third arbitrator to settle tbe
dispute between the street car company and
its employes. Tho trio will begin its duties
immediately. The arbitration board isjeom
posed of Judge Hume, Hugh Hanna and
Bishop Chatard. The employes promise
faithfully to abide by the result.
HIT WITH A BOOK-
Prof. Wilson Still In Hot Water With
Hia Scholars.
Atlanta, Oa.. Jan. 19.— Prof. A. N.
Wilson is still having trouble with hi*
scholars in the high sebo I. Since his tussle
with the boys several days ago the professor
has been In a bad humor, and tho scholars
have taken advantage of this state of mind
to make thing* as uupleasaat for him a*
possible. However, tho professor has been
somewhat to blame for this state of affairs,
as shortly after hi* first clash with the boy*
ho denominated all rascals and ruffians.
These epithets came to tho oars of the boys
aud Increased theirdisliko for their teacher.
Prof. Wilson also remarked that he
did not intend to be bulldozed,
aud yesterday morning walked Into tho
school room with a bundle of switches under
his arm. This proceeding only increased
\ oung America’s mischievous inclinations,
and during the early morning soho >1 hours
it was whispered around that some fun
could be exacted before the day was over.
Sure enough there was, and tho sequel may
result lu a strike of the scholars against tho
professor, lu any event, Mr. Wilson was
struck.
A ROOK THROWN AT HIM.
Wbon the professor had his back turned a
book was thrown across ihe room, by whom
nobody, of course, knew. It struck Prof.
Wilson between tho shoulder blades and
fell fluttering to the floor. The professor
was mad—fighting mad—ami for a while,
to judge by his looks, it. seemed as if another
sceue liko that of a few days ago was im
minent. However, Prof. Wilson succeeded
in oontrolliug his temper eDougb to ask who
threw the book. No satisfaction was vouch
safed him, aud with a savage look at
Will Kl*er, he pounced upon him as tho
culprit and expelled Ki*or. Kiser was in
nocent and the scholars catno to his aid and
proved conclusively that he had not thrown
tho book, and he was reinstated. The pro
fessor knew, however, that someone had
thrown it, if for no other reason than bo
cause he had felt Its weight. Tho pro
fessor’s eagle eye then fell upon Tom Ar
nold , and for some reason he concluded that
he was the guilty partv aud expelled him.
There are thirty-two scholars In tho grade,
and twenty-five of them have delcared that
they will not go to suh ol to Prof. Wilson
while he has charge of tho class. It la
more than likely that the parents of the
boys will uphold them aud demand I’rof.
Wilson’s removal.
A FUBILLADE BY THE MINRRS.
Many 6hots Fired In the Direction of
the Troops.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19. —A special to tho
Post-Jiisjialch from Nashville, Tenn.. says:
"Between 1 and 2 o’clock this morning,
2,000 miners gathered on the hills about tho
Coal Creek stockade and kept up a constant
firing at the two small houses which contain
200 slate troops. Nobody was hurt. The
officer iu charge of tho state troops has
asked for reinforcements and one company
of infantry has boon sent from Knoxvillo.
Though tho soldiers are well fortified, tho
miners outnumber them 100 to 1, and the
miners of Kentuoky are ready to join their
Tennessee 00-laborors.
ONLY A FAKE.
Memphis, Tenn., Jon. 19.—A speoial
from Knoxvillo, Tonu., says: "The report
sent out from here to-day, that there has
tieen a disturbance among the miners ut
C 'al Creek last night. Is a ‘fake.’ There has
been no trouble up to 7 o’clock to-night.’’
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
Clafltn’e Cincinnati Agents Got Away
With $70,000.
Cincinnati, 0.. Jan. 19.—Warrants havo
been issuod for the arrest of Charles S.
Weathorby and W. A. Stevens at the in
stance of H. B. Claflia & Cos. of New York,
charging thorn with embezzlemont, the
amount named being $70,000. Messrs.
Weathorby and Stevens have for several
years beou tho nominal proprietors of
a dry goods store here, but they
have really been agents for Claflln & Cos.
Recently a settlement was attempted, but
Mr. Claflin Insists that there has boon an
embezzlement of tho amount named and
bonce this arrest. Mr. Weathorby is one of
tho oldest dry goods merchants In the city.
DIXIE'S COLD SNAP.
Small Etreams and Lakes Frozen Over
in Northern Louisiana.
Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 19.—Tho
weather throughout Mississippi, Louisiana
and Tennessee for tho post few days has
boon cold and disn jreeablo, and still colder
weather Is predicted for to-night. It Is the
coldest known in this vicinity for years.
In North Louisiana all the smaller streams
aud lakes havo been frozen
aud steamtioati all along tho Mississippi
in the states named have groat difficulty in
handling freight because of tho sleet and
ice. Country roods are almost impassable,
A heavy fruit crop is predicted In conso
quouce of tho retarded development of the
buds, and agriculturists generally regard
the long ireeze as favorable to future crops.
A STOVE COMPANY FAILS.
Its Liabilities sl22,ooo—Tho Plant
Owned atNashvlllo
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 19.—A
special to the Times from South Pittsburg
announces the assignment of the Harvest
Stove Company, a stock company with the
main stockholders in Nashville and the
plant aud offices in South Pittsburg. The
liabilities are scheduled at $122,000. Tbe
assets are not given, but oonservatlve par
ties say the company will easily realize 75
per cent, of the liabilities even if sacrlfloed.
A BLAZE AT FOUNTAIN INN.
The Store and Stock of Goods of J.
A. Cannon Burned.
Columbia., S.C. ,Jan. 19.—There was a
fire at Fountain Inn, a little place on the
Greenville and Laurens railroad, eighteen
miles from Greenville, this morning. The
store and stock of goods of J. A.
Cannon were destroyed. The loss on tho
building and goods was $11,500, with $7,000
insurance in the following companies; Liv
erpool. London and Glob-', $2,500; Home of
New York, $2,500; Phoenix of Hartford,
$1,000; Georgia Home, SI,OOO. The fire is
thought to have been incendiary.
RUSSIA’S HUNGRY THOUSANDS.
A Whole Village Takes the Last Sacra
ment in Anticipation of Death.
London, Jan. 20, 3 a. m.—'The Standard's
correspondent at St. Petersburg says the
male inhabitants of Che'ablnsk are leaving
by hundreds to avoid seeing their families
starve to death. Unburied carcasses
of horses and cattle lie in
every direction, togethor with human
bodies. The only food left is dry mixed
herbs. A traveler from that locality says
that hardly anybody appeared to have par
takeu of food for three days before his
visit, and that all were expecting death.
Tbe whole village took the last sacrament
together.
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LOYAL TO OUR LOVED LEE
THE GREAT CHIEFTAIN’S URTHDAY
WID3LY CELEBRATED.
Public Exercises in the Capitol at
Atlanta— Congressman O’Ferrall cl
Virginia Addrossee the Meetlng-4
Banquet Followb—The Day’s Ob*
eervance at Richmond and Othefl
Places.
Atlanta, Ga. , Jan. 19.— Jan. 19, tha
date of the birth of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
was a legsl holiday in the state of Georgia (
and was appropriately observed here thlf
evening. The celebration consisted of pub
lic exercises in tho hail of representatives
at tho state capltol, at which Hon. Charles
T. O'Forrall, -congressman from Virginia,
delivered the oration. He was
introduced by Col. Hamilton Douglass,
president of the Virginia Society of Atlanta,
under whose auspices the celohratlon was
held. After the public exercises a banquet
was given Col. O’Forrall. Tho first t >asl
was: “The memory of Robert E. Lee*
soldier, patriot, stain loss gentleman and
humble Christian, the model man of the
century,” which was drunk standing and
in silence. Toasts were responded to bj
Col. O’Ferrall; Rev. Benjamin J. Koily,
Roman Catholio vicar general of th
diocese of Georgia; Clark Howoll, Capt. I*Y
S. Gay, Mayor W. A. Hemphill, Col. W. I-
Calhoun, Hoke Smith, B. M. Blackburq
and Rev. Dr. J. William Jones.
This afternoon Mrs. O’Ferrall was given a
reception by the ladies of Atlanta,
TIIK DAY AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—Gen. Robert
E. l.oe’A birthday, which is a legal holiday
in Virginia, was quite generally observod
to-day throughout tho state. In this city,
despite a disagreeable rain, there was a
military parade and a meeting of old vet
erans in the hall of the House of Delegates,
presided over by Mai. Kllyson and addressed
by Rev. George H. Kay. To-night a camp
fire is in progress nt the armory of the Firs!
Virginia Regiment under the auspices of the
Lee and Pickett oump of veterans.
A BANqUKT AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Jan. 19.— The Twelfth an*
uual banquet of the Army and Navy So
ciety of tha Confederate States In tho state
of Maryland, took plaoe in the Carrollton
hotel this ovening with signal success. Tha
toasts lucludcd the infantry, cavalry,
navy and "Our Dead” of tho south.
Letters and telegrams of Gen. John
B. Gordon, Gen. Joseph Wheeler
God. M. C. Butler, Hon. W. H,
Thompson and Hon. A. H. Colquitt were
sympathetically In accord with tho spirit of
the ovening. Gen. Bradley P. Johnson pre
sided as president and was unanimously re
elected. Rev. William Dame, pastor ol
the Memorial church of tills city, spoke
most eloquently of the cond uet of the ar
tillery and tho othor speeches wore In oou-
Bonance.
A BLIZZARD IN TEXAS.
A Drop Below Zero by the Mercury
Looked For.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 19.—A special
to th a Times-Democrat from Dallas, Tex.,
says: ”A regular blizzard suddenly and
unexpectedly came up Sunday night. Sun
day a steady rain fell all day and until 3
o’oloek Monday morning, whon a hurricane
of sleet and snow came down, the mercury
dropping from 44" to 18“. At this hour it is
10“ above, with tho indications that it will
get down to zero before morning. The
ground is frozen as hard as stone and is
covered with sleet. Business is
at a standstill. No hauling of any kind is
being done. Dispatches from Cuoro, west of
here, and from Northwest Texas say a bliz
zard of unprecedented severity is extending
over those vast plains, and it is apprehended
that cattle will bo frozen by tho thousand.
TEN BELOW ZERO.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 19.—The 7'imcs*
Democrat's Dallas, Texas, special says:
“Tho blizzard continued with unabated
fury until this morning. A great many
people remained up all night feeding their
fires and keeping those about them
from freezing. Thermometers differ sa
that there is difficulty in determining
tho lowest point reached. O. A. Einslower,
who reports for the government, says his
instrument registered 10“ below zero. Many
private bouses say theirs did not go so low,
but all agreed it is the worst weather ever
recorded in the history of Texas. Dispatches
from the cattle ranches to-day are very
gloomy. The weather Is now moderating
and we hope for a thaw.”
SNOW AT ST. LOUIS.
Bt. Louis, Mo., Jan, 19. — Fourteen
inches of snow is the record for this locali
ty. As soon as tbe snow stopped falling
late last night the mercury began to drop
and It Is now hovering about the zero mark.
All trains from the west and east were
badly delayed this morning and the air*
line had to abandon its east-bound train foe
Louisville last night owing to drifts. Re
ports from many points iu Missouri, Illinois
and Arkansas state that blinding snow
storms have raged for the last twenty-foue
hours, and that ull business is at a stand
still. ,
CATTLE buffering.
Dispatches from Texas say that the rain
storm of Monday morning turned into sic \
during the day and that live st ck is suffer
ing terribly from the extremely cold
weather now prevailing, everything beiug
coated with ice.
In this city the poor are having a sad ex
perience, but many contributions of money*
clothing and fuel have been made Jand sys
tematic distribution of these is being made.
trains delayed.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—0f twenty-three mail
trams due in Chicago this morning front
all points, fourteen l ad, up to uoon, failed
to arrive, aud not ono of them was on time.
The snow blockade is one of the most ex
tensive the postoffice officials remember to
have experienced. Delayed trains ore due
from every point of the compass.
A TIN PLAIE DEALER FAILS.
His Liabilities $200,000, Half of Which
is Due to One F.rm.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 19. F. C. Daven
port, importer of tin plate, sheet iron and
motalß,|at No. 82 North street,has assigned to
Daniel C. Hoi ler, of Holder & Herrick. Hi
liabilities are $200,090, of which about SIOO,-
000 are due to J. H. Moore & Cos., who ara
abundantly secured by tin plate imported
In anticipation of the benefits from raising
tbe tin plate duty under tbe McKinley bill.
Mississippi’s Senators.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 19.—Both houses of
the legislature to-day voted for United
Btates senators as fallows:
House—George 77, Barksdale 40, Alcorn
1, Walthall 99, Clarke Lewis 18, Hooker 3.
Senate—George 23, Barksdale 13, Wal
thall 82, Lewis 3, Hooker 2.
Tbe two houses will compare journals
and formally announce the re-election
of Senators George aud Walthall to-mor
row.
