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, THE MORNING NEWS, I
' FTABLISHXDIBSO. INCORPORATEDIBBB V
| J. H. ESTILL, President. j
BLOUNT’S REPORT IN PRINT
Stevens Shown Up as in the Plot of
the Revolutionists.
Thurston in Consultation With Him
About the Landing of the Troops Be
fore Taking Steps to Dethrone the
Queen— The Deposed Ruler Pictured
as a Very Immoral Person by an En
glishman Administration Papers
in New York Furnished Advanced
Copies of the Report.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Commissioner
Blount's report, which was printed this
morning in two New York and some
other newspapers, has been the principal
topic of conversation this afternoon and
evening. Singularly enough, the interest
displayed in it is not so much theeontents
of the report as the question, How did
it get out? The report itself has been
largely discounted by Secretary Gresh
am's report to the President, previously
printed, which contained a pretty com
plete summary of the substance of Com
missioner mount's report. But in as
mueh as Secretary Gresham said last
Friday that Commissioner Blount’s re
port would not be given out until con
gress met, and as he denies
to-day that the report was given out from
the state department, there is great
curiosity felt to know how it came to find
its way into print. Newspaper men gen
erally are seriously dissatisfied because
the re|>ort was not placed
before the public through the press asso
ciations. the usual channels by which of
ficial reports reach the public. It is sup
posed that copies of the report were given
iu confidence to certain public men, not
ably members of the Senate foreign re
lations committee, who are not connected
with the state department, and that one
of'tliese copies was turned over to a news
paper correspondent.
SUSPICIOUS COINCIDENCES.
It is even said that these copies were
given out long enough ahead of publica
tion to enable them to reach the favored
newspaper offices by the ordinary course
of the mails, it is significant that no
newspaper was thus provided with a
copy of this report except those which
•have been strenuous in the support of the
Gresham-Blount policy to restore the
monarchy. It is known that every one
connected with the state department was
solemnly pledged last week not to impart
any information touching this report. It
is supposed, therefore, tba 1 it was given
out by some senator, or possibly by somo
senator's clerk, who saw a chance to turn
a more or less honest penny.
That part of Commissioner Blount's re
port in which he enters upon a defense of
"Paramour” Wilson and the chastity of
the queen has caused much amusement
among naval officers who have visited
Honolulu and have some knowledge, of the
subject. “That’s a strong combination,”
said a na\al officer to-day . " 'Paramount’
Blount and ‘Paramour’ Wilson. The
former indorses the integrity of the lat
ter. and the latter vouctaesTor the virtue
of the queen.”
A SENATOR'S COMMENTS.
Commenting on Blount s report, a sena
tor said to-day: “The most the report
discloses is that the supporters of the
queen were scared because they expected
the American marines to take part in the
revolution, and that the revolutionists
themselves were afraid that they would
not take part in it. The testimony upon
which Mr. Blount seems to lay special
stress is that given by Messrs. Wunden
burg and Damon. It seems to show simply
that the revolutionists sought the assist
ance of the United States,and failing to get
it were fearful of a failure, and that their
success was on account of a false impres
sion on the part of the queen's adher
ents. Of course this country has nothing
to do with that. It is not clear how this
government can be held, in any way. re
sponsible for any misrepresentations
made by- the revolutionists, or for their
effect upon the queen and the monar
chists.”
EVERYTHING GIVEN OUT.
(By the Southern Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 20.—Secretary Gres
ham to-day made public all the corres
pondence between the secretary' of state
and Janies H. Blount, commissioner par
amount and later minister to the Hawa
iian islands. Mr. Gresham, in giving this
voluminous printed matter to the press,
explained that it included everything
connected with Commissioner Blount’s
mission to Hawaii, with the exception of
some statistical tables relating to the
islands. The matter consists of three
parts,the-first beginning with a copy of the
instructions given Mr. Blount on March
11. 1*93, prior to his departure from
Uashingtou for Honolulu, and the last
part ending with a brief letter, under
date of July 31, 1893, in which betakes
his conge as follows:
1‘ condition of the narties in the islands
is ouc of quiescence . t he action of the United
• is awaited i y uli as a matter of neces
sity. The condition, it can be assumed, will
Tomum until the proposition to annex is ae
-11 i ti'd or rejected. In the latter contingency
tio s.ulden movement is likely to occur. The
P '‘"-it government can only rest on the use of
, , art force, possessed of most of the arms
" islands with a small white population
“or a.v from to strengthen it. Ultimately it
. tall without fall, if mav preserve its
ex.S ' nee for a year or two. but no longer.
1 nen he adds that he has done hts duty
ns well as he could, "considering I was
surrounding byupersons interested in mis
muding me,” and his private affairs ne
cessitated his return home.
USE OF ARMED FORCES.
Secretary Gresham’s letter of instrue
jlons to Mr. Blount, dated March
defined clearly how far, in
t: ‘‘ opinion of the President, the
'•“ of an armed force is permissible
• v th” United States to pull down or set
U Pgovernments. Secretary Gresham says:
the judgment of the President, your au
as wed as that of the commander of
i ( . jhiviU forces in Hawaiian waters, should
.' a,!, ‘ is limited in the use of physical force
. " uni measures as are necessary to protect
y.c l„ rsons u n ,i property of our citizens, and
* s laini rig*!rom any manner of inter
e hec with the dom . Stic concerns of the ls
, 1,1 should indicate your willingness
”’ fvene with your friendly offices in the
• "rest of a peace and betterment of the
„. ”"‘' s within tho Hud's of sound consider
>houlrl it be necessary to land an armed
■ upon Hawaiian territory on occasions
, h „ “P'Bar disturbance, when tho local au
-1 "U na, ; e unable to give adequate pro
n ‘V n 1 ' me life and property of citizens of
~! , nlt ed states, the assent of such author
■ di 'Ulil first he obtained, if It can - e done
V , 11 Prejudice to the Interests Involved.
"Ur power in this regard should not. how
' e claimed to the exclusion of similar
- i-ii'cs. by the representatives of other/
’ rs ' for the protection of the lives and
In t h'-' j t | helr ditixeus or subjects residing
Ini ' . 1 . 1 ,'* 0 i* l ” United States claims no right to
t..-„ r, ‘ *5 the political affairs or In the in
tr . ,2 nf cts of t he Hawaiian Islands oth
‘SL tllun herein stated, or for the purpose
fßofnin® ffetog.
of maintaining any treaty or other right
which they possess, this government will ad
here to its consistent and established policy
in relation to them, and it will not acquiesce
in domestic interference by other powers.
BLOUNT’S ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU.
In a letter dated April 16, Mr. Blount an
nounces his arrival at Honolulu, and tolls
of his refusal, against the strong urging
of Minister Stevens, to accept a house and
tlie use of servants, carriages, horses, etc.,
furnished by the provisional government,
paying “whatever I wanted for it, from
nothing up.” He also notes the refusal
of tenders from the ex-queen and others.
Appended to a lettorof April 8, in which
Mr. Blount deplores the perverted influ
ence of Miuister and Consul Gen
eral Severance, to which lie ascribes the
existence of the provisional government,
is a stenographic report of an interview
between Mr. Blount and Admiral Sker
rett. in which the following occurs:
Admiral Skerrott.—l called at the navy
department on Dee. SO to see Mr. Tracev, the
Secretary of the Navy, to ask him if he had
any final instructions for me. as I was going
to leave the next day for San Francisco to
assume command of the Paciflo squadron,
lie replied: “Commodore. I have no instruc
tions to give you. You will go there and per
form your duty, as I know you will, and every
thing will be satisfactory.” I remarked:
'Mr. Tracey, I want to ask you about these
Hawaiian affairs. When I was out there
twenty years ago I had frequent conversa
tions with the then United States minister.
Mr. Pierce, on the subject of the islands. I
was told then that the United States govern
ment did not wish to annex the islands of
Hawaii.” He replied: •Commodore, the
wishes of the government have chanted.
They will be very glad to annex Hawaii. He
said as a matter of course, none hut the
ordinary legal means can be used to persuade
these people to come Into the United States.
REFUSED TO ALLOW TROOPS LANDED.
On April 21 Mr. Blount, for tlio second
time, disapproved of a request of the pro
visional government that the American
forces be landed for drill. “The landing
of the troops, pending negotiations be
tween the queen and President Hole,” the
commissioner says, “might be used to im
press the former with a fear that the
troops were landed to lend force to the
provisional government in bring her to an
adjustment. I did not think proper to
communicate the reason to Minister Ste
vens, or any other person save Admiral
Skerrett.”
Mr. Blount, in a subsequent letter,
forestalled the visit of Paul Neumann to
Washington, in stating that he “is gener
ally regarded here as a bright, plausible,
unscrupulous person,” and suggests that
if the administration should receive any
proposition from Mr. Neumann in connec
tion with the contract between the queen
and the provisional government in the
matter of her abdication, it would be far
better to decline to entertain anything.
A CALL ON THE QUEEN.
Mr. Blount says he called on the ex
queen and informed her that no person
was authorized by President Cleveland
nor himself to place the government of
the United States in the attitude of de
siring any adjustment between herself
and the provisional government, and the
queen replied that she did not intend to
enter into any negotiations until the
Washington government had taken ac
tion on Mr. Blount's report.
On May 4, Mr. Blount wrote:
At this time the indications are un
mistakable that a large majority -of
the people of the islands are ut
terly opposed to annexation. Ido not look
for any change from this situation through
futire information. There is a strong dispo
sition on the part of the annexation element
to suppress expressions against annexation
by social and business hostility.
A BITTER ATTACK ON THE QUEEN.
In the third part of the correspondence
is printed a statement of Mr. Volney V.
Ashford, dated March 8, 1893, in which
ho says he has put in writing certain in
formation in regard to Hawaiian affairs
at Mr. Blount’s request. This statement
refers to Queen Liliuokalani as “a
sulking sovereign who has at least
twice striven to supplant her
brother even at the expense, if necessary,
of walking over his mangled corpse to the
throne, a woman notoriously loaded with
the grossest social vices, such as had con
tributed so largely to the late king's
downfall in 1887, but still strongly upheld
by the majority of the native people, who
believed her professions and promises to
restore them to an equal franchise.”
WILSON HER PARAMOUR.
In another part of his extraordinary
communication, Mr. Ashford said:
Wilson's “pull” on the queen consists in the
fact that for many years he has been her
favorite paramour, (she has several). 'X’he
queen had a private gateway cut through the
palace wall immediately contiguous to her
apartments in the “bungalow” that he might
alone enter by a near and more convenient
way—a sandal at which the most obtuse of
the native people drew the line. The pair
openly lived together in the queen's cottage
at Waikiki (a suburb of Honolulu) during and
succeeding the • S indrag" episode at the
palace, just preceding the descent
upon the league. This palace was
formerly an assignation house, built by the
queen and openly used for that purpose, un
der the personal charge of her business man
ager. formerly her native coachman. All
these, and many other equally scandalous
acts are matters of public notoriety at tne
capita!, and have been aired and commented
upon in scathing terms by r the native press
of Honolulu; but the English press were
either gagged y the paiace party or kept s
- to avoid the effects of the scandal
abroad.
The statements against the deposed
queen are discredited by Mr. Blount.
CONCLUSIONS OF FACTS.
Mr. Blount's conclusions of tho facts
are embodied in his report to Secretary
Gresham, dated July 17. It is a very
long document, filling thirty-seven large
printed pages, and indicates very clearly
that he understood that he was to confine
himself to a plain statement of facts, for
nowhere does he make the slightest sug
gestion or recommendation. Refusing all
proffers of hospitality on his arrival on
the islands, he says, he took up his
quarters at the Hawaiian hotel,
where he passed several days in
receiving calls and soon became
aware that ail minds were quietly and
anxiously looking to the action of the
l nited States government. The troops of
the Boston were doing military duty for the
provisional government with the American
tiag floating over the goverdmont build
ing and, the minister says, “within it the
provisional government conducted its
business under an American protectorate,
to be continued according to the avowed
put'iwso of tho American minister, during
tho negotiations of tho United States for
annexation.”
HAULING DOWN the FLAG.
This brings the story down to the inci
dent which created such a stir, of haul
ing down the American flag, which Mr.
Blount describes as follows:
My instiutlons directed me to make in
quiries. which, in the interest of candor and
truth could not l e done when the minds of
thousands of Hawaiian citizens were full of
uncertainty as to what the presence of Amer
ican troops, the American tiag and the Amer
ican minister implied. It was necessary that
till these influences must be withdrawn before
those inquiries could be prosecuted in a man
ner befitting the dignity and power of the
United States. Inspired with such feelings,
and confident that no disorder would ensue I
directed the removal of the tiag of the United
Stnt-'s from the government building and the
return of the American troops to their ves
sels. This was accomplished without any
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1893.
demonstration of joy or grief on the part of
the populace.
The afternoon before, in an interview with
President Dole, in resjionse to my inquiry, he
said that the provisional government was not
able to preserve order, although it could not
have done so for several weeks after the
proclamation establishing it.
A JAPANESE INCIDENT.
A Japanese incident, which is both new
and interesting is then related. Mr.
Blount says:
On the evening of the day when the flag
was hauled down the American minister
called on me with Mr. Walter G. Bmith, who
he said, desirtd to make an important com
munication to me, and whom he knew to lie
very intelligent and reliable. Thereupon.
Mr. Smith, with intense gravity, informed mo
that he knew beyond doubt that it hud seen
arranged between the queen and the Japa
nese that if the American tiag and
troops were remove 1 the troops from the
Japanese man of warNariwa would land and
reinstate the queen. Mr. Smith was the
editor of the Hawaiian Star, estab
lished by the annexation club for the
purpose of advocating annexation. The
American minister expressed his belief in the
statement of Mr. Smith, and urged the im
portance of the American troops remaining
on shore until 1 could communicate with
you. and you could have the oppor
tunity to communicate with the Japan
ese government, and obtain from it as
surance that Japanese troops would not be
landed to enforce any policy on the govern
ment or people of the Hawaiian islands. I
was not impressed much with the statements.
When the Japanese commissioner learned
that the presence of the Japanese man of-war
was giving currency to suggestions that his
government intended to interfere with do
mestic 1 affairs here, he wrote to his govern
ment asking that the vessel be ordered away,
which was doH3. He expressed to me his
deep regret that any one should charge that
the empire of Japan, having so many reasons
to value the friendship of the government of
the United States, would consent to ofTcnd
that government by Interfering in the politi
cal conflicts in these islands, to which it was
averse. In the light of subsequent events. I
trust the correctness of my action will be the
more fully justified.
THE DECKS CLEARED FOR ACTION.
Continuing his narrative, Mr. Blount
says, “the provisional government being
left to its own preservation, the people
freed from any fear of free intercourse
ith him so far as his action could ac
complish it and peace prevailing, the way
was clear for his investigation. There
upon he proceeds to set out the results of
his inquiries. The report states that the
causes of the revolution are remote and
proximate. He enumerates the granting
by King Kamehameha ill. of the con
stitution of 1853; the constitution
proclaimed by Kamehameha V in 1864;
the operation of the reciprocity treaty of
1875; -the many so-called revolutions; de
privation of the natives of their lands;
the political growth of the missionary
power: the influx of immigra
tion ; the extorting of the constitution of
1887; the various efforts to secure a re
vision of tiie latter: the prorogation of
the legislature iu 1892 and the announce
ment of the queen's purpose to proclaim
anew constitution.
HIS STORY OF TIIE REVOLUTION.
He tolls the story of the revolution
which followed in this manner:
On Saturday evening, the 14th of January,
a small body of men, Germans, natives and
Americans, took up the subject of dethroning
the queen and proclaiming anew government
with a view of annexation to the United
States. The first and most momentous ques
tion with them was to devise some pian to
have the United States troops landed. Mr.
Thurston, who is believed to have been the
leading spirit, sought two members of the
queen s cabinet and urged them to head a
movement against the queen and to
ask Minister Stevens to land the
troops, assuring them that in such an
event Minister Stevens would do so. Falling
to enlist any of the queen's cabinet in their
cause.it was necessary to devise some other
mode to accomplish this purpose. A commit
tee of safety, consisting of thirteen members,
had i een formed from a little body of men as
sembled in W. O. Smith's office. A deputa
tion of these, informing Minister Stevens of
their plans, arianged with him to land the
t oops, if they would ask it, “for the purpose of
protecting lives and property.' it was further
agreed between him and them that in the
event they should occupy the government
building and proclaim anew government, he
would recognize it. The two leading mem
bers of the committee, Messrs, 'lhurston and
Smith, growing uneasp as to the safety of
their persons, went to him to know if he
would protect them in the event of their ar
rest bv the authorities, to which he gave his
assent.
THE MASS MEETING NOT INFORMED.
Mr. Blount comments upon the failure
of the revolutionists to inform the mass
meeting on the 16th of their purpose,
which lie attributes to fear of the queen.
He quotes the application of Jan. 16 to
Minister Stevens for protection and says:
The response to that call does not appear
in the files in the records of the American
legation. It. therefore, cannot speak for
itself. The request of the committee of safety
was, however, consented to, and the troops
were landed A meeting of the committee,
held that night at the house of Henry Water
house, next uoor to Minister Stevens'house,
determined on the dethronement of the queen
and selected officers. At this meeting it was
assented to by all that Minister Stevens had
agreed with the committee of .safety that in
the event It occupied the government build
ing and proclaimed a provisional government,
he would recognize it as ade facto govern
ment. A great surprise burst upon the town
when tho troops landed on .lan. 16. Minister
Stevens informed Messrs. Parker and Water
house that in the event the queen's forces as
sailed the insurrectionary forces ho would
Intervene.
THE STATE HOUSE SEIZED.
Mr. Blount says that on their way to
the government building to proclaim the
provisional government the members sep
arated, for fear of observation and ar
rest. There was no sign of an insur
rectionary soldier on tho street. The
committee of safety sent to the govern
ment building A. S. Wilcox, to see who
was there, and, on being informed that
there were no government forces on the
grounds proceeded in the manner above
related, and read their proclamation.
Just before concluding the reading of this
instrument fifteen volunteer troops ap
peared. Within a half hour afterwards
some thirty or forty made their appear
ance.
Then Mr. Blount tells of the respective
locations of tho queen's force and of Capt.
AViliets’ troops, aud says:
Th y were doubtless located as to suggest
to tliu queen and her counsellors that they
were in co-operation with the insurrectionary
movement , and would, when the emergency
arose, manifest it by active support. It did
doubtless suggest itself to the men who read the
proclamation that they were having the sup
port of the Americau minister and naval
commander and were safe from personal
harm.
abdication of the queen.
The report details tho circumstances
attending the abdication of tiie queen,
and states that she yielded because it
was pressed upon her by the ministers
and other persons that it was useless to
contest with the United States, and she
could file her protest and be entitled to a
hearing in Washington. Says Mr. Blount:
All this was accomplished without the
firing of a gun. and without a demand for sur
render on the part of the insurrectionary
forces until they had been converted into a
d? facto government by the re . gnitlon of the
Amer oin minister, with the American
troops then ready to interfere in the event of
an attack.
The report reviews in detail the subse
quent events, making much of the testi
mony tending to show that Minister Ste
vens recognized the provisional govern
ment before the queen was called upon to
yield, and quoting Minister Stevens him
self as saying that he knew the barracks
and station house had not hern delivered
up at the time: that he did not care for
that, for twenty-five well armed men
could have run the whole crowd.
Minister Stevens' dispatch to Secretary
Foster is quoted where he says that he
recognized the government after it was
iu possession of ail the government build
ings, and Mr. Blount says, “The quick
recognition was the performance of his
pledge to the committee of safety.”
HAWAII’S COMMISSIONER CRITICISED.
lie criticises a statement made by
the Hawaiian commissioner to Secretary
Foster, and says, “Did the spirit of an
nexation mislead them? If not, what ma
lignant influence tempted President Dole
to a contrary statement in his cited let
ter to the American minister!”
Says Mr. Blount:
The leaders of the revolutionary movement
would not have undertaken it. but for Minis
ter Stevens' promise to protect them from
any danger from the government. Hut for
this their mass meeting would uot have been
held. Hut for this no request to lund the
troops would have been made. Had tho
troops not been landed no measure for the
organization of anew government would have
been taken. The American minister and the
revolutionary leaders had determined an an
nexation to :he United States and had agreed
upon the part each was to net to the very
end.”
In concluding this report, for the re
mainder is made up entirely of statistical
matter and a disquisition on the trade
of the islands and the character of the
population, Mr. Blount says:
T hat a deep wrong has been done the queen
and the native race by an American official
pervades the native mind and mat of the
queen, us well as a hope for redress from tho
Unhid States, there can be no doubt. In
this connection it is important to note the
inability of the Ilawailnn people to cope
with any great power, and the recognition
of it by non-resistance to their encroach
ments. The suddenness of tbe lending of tho
United States troops, the reading of the
proclamation of the provisional government,
almost in I heir presence, and the quick recog
nition by Minister Stevens, easily prepared
her for the suggestion that the President had
no knowledge of these occurrences, and must
know or and approve or disapprove of what
had occurred at a future time. This,
too. must have contributed to her disposi
tion to accent the suggestions of Judge Wide
man and Mr. Damon. Indeed, who could
have supposed that the circumstances sur
rounding her could have been foreseen and
sanctioned deliberately by the President of
tho United States? Her information and the
prevailing sentiment among the natives point
to her belief, as well as theirs, that the spirit
of justice on the part of the President would
restore her crown.
GRESHAM'S NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
Nothing About Mello’s Alleged Proc
lamation in His Advices.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Several cable
grams have been received at the depart
ment of state from Minister Thompson at
Rio tie Janeiro, Bra zil,within tho past few
days in regard to the situation there. The
text is not given out for publication, but
it is understood that they are remarkable
for ati entire absence of all reference to
Admiral Mello’s proclamation of the res
toration of the monarchy. Tills fact is
accepted at the department as an indica
tion that no such action ha taken jflace.
The navjkdepartment is cot surprised
at the non-arrival of Admiral Stanton,
who was relieved from the command of the
squadron. He was instructed to
make his way homo by tho most direct
route, and this is by way of Europe; so it
is expected that tho first news of his
movements will be the announcement of
his arrival in England.
CARLISLE GOES TO NEW YORK.
He is to Speak Before the Chamber of
Commerce To-night.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Secretary Car
lisle left here on the congressional lim
i ited at 4 o'olock this afternoon for New
York. Ho will deliver tho principal
address at the banquet of the
New York Chamber of Commerce
to-morrow night. He will devote
the day to official business with the treas
ury officials at New York.
RUSSIAN CONVICTS FREED.
They 'Were Political Prisoners and
Could Not Be Held.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Secretary Car
lisle to-day ordered the release of the
Russian convicts arrested at San Fran
cisco, and so notified the Russian minis
ter here. Tho convicts were political
prisoners, and, under our laws, could not
be held. They had escaped from the
Russian penal settlement of Saghalicn,
and were picked up at sea by American
whaling vessels.
GREAT LAKE3 HIGH SEAS.
Justice Field So Holds Them in an Im
portant Decision.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The great lakes
are high seas, according to tho construc
tion announced to-day by Justice Field in
the United States supreme court in the
consideration of an act of congress pro
viding for the punishment of officers on
the high seas. Justice Gray and Justice
Brown dissented.
Mexican Revolutionists in Texas.
Washington, Nov. 20. Despite the pro
fessions to tiie contrary the Mexican gov
ernment is expressing serious concern over
the new revolutionary movement inaugu
rated iu Texas, and within the past few
days two dispatches from his government
have been presented to the state depart
ment by Minister Romero, reporting tho
formation of hostile bands on the Ameri
can side of the, Rio Grande, ostensibly
with the intention of crossing into
Mexico.
Marion Smith Sti'l 111.
Washington, Nov. 20.—Marion Smith,
the eldest son of the secretary, is still ill
with scarlet fever. The secretary was
not at the department to-day. but it was
said the boy’s illness was slight. How
ever. scarlet fever is a dangerous disease,
and its end cannot be foretold. Tbe boy
contracted the malady in this city.
DYNAMITE UNDER A MONUMENT.
French Canadian Students Try to
Blow Up theNeson Statue.
Montreal, Nov. 20.—Threeyoung French
Canadians, first year students at the Daw
University, full of patriotic zeal for
France, attempted at mid-night lastnight
to blow up the Nelson monument on
Jaques Cartier square. They were
about to place a liberal dose of
dynamite where it would do the
most harm to the structure erected
in honor of England’s groji naval hero,
a posse of police, who had ba
into the scheme by one of the freshmen,
pounced down upon them and took them
before Judge Dorney, who released them
on heavy bonds to appear for trial on Nov.
28. The prisoners all belong to leading
French-Canadian families, and the affair
has created a great sensation.
WOEFUL WORK BY THE WIND
The Force of the Blow Now Central
in Northern Enrope.
The Worst of the Storm Off Great
Britain Now Over. But the Waves
Still Running High Fifty-eight Ves
sels Ashore Between Calais and Dun
kirk—The Gale Raging With Fierce
Fury in the Baltic and Many Lives
Lost.
London, Nov. 26.—Reports received
from many points along the coast to-night
show that the gale lias spent its force, al
though heavy seas are still running.
Tho list of disasters grows rapidly.
Between Calais and Dunkirk fifty-eight
vessels were ashore at 6 o'clock. Most of
them are fishing boats, but two are
steamers and seven or eight are harks.
Along the coast near Calais seventeen
more dead bodies were recovered this
afternoon.
Many houses were unroofed last night
iu Calais and Dunkirk, and the streets
were swept clean of obstructions. A life
boat went out from Dover this afternoon
and rescued eight men from a siukiug
schooner.
The bark Johanno Marce sank off Dun
genness this morning.
At Scarborough, on the Yorkshire
coast, sever al houses were blown down
and many were unroofed, lif teen fish
ing smacks are missing from the town.
The Sweedish schooner D. Jalmar foun
dered near the headland this morniug,
but the crew were saved.
MANY SHIPS IN DISTRESS.
The Norwegian bark Gratia is stranded
on the French coast near Burfieur. Nine
of her crew were saved and three lost.
The Danish bark Embank from Gothen
burg, sank off Withcru sea, near Hull.
Tho captain and four sailors were
drowned. The rest were saved.
A large steamer, whose name has not
been ascertained, foundered off Withern
sea this afternoon with all on board.
All along tiie const near Hull a tre
mendous sea is still running.
Tho British steamship A. M. Cott, 627
tons, was wrecked off Aid borough. York
shire, this morning. All on board were
lost.
The British steamer Olive Branch, 167
tons, was wrecked this morning off the
Welsh coast. One of her crew was
saved.
A dispatch from Toulon says a heavy
storm swept over the coast in that vicin
ity. At Toulon it did much damago.
Lloyd's Recorder to-day reported 244
wrecks, the highest ever received for a
single day. The worst day before was in
1879 when 199 vessels were lost in twenty
four hours.
The steamer Abouker Bey was wrecked
to-day off Morlaix, near Brest, France.
Fourteen bodies have been washed upon
tho shore opposite the wreck
A violent gale blew yesterday all along
tho Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal.
Great damage was done at Bilboa and
near by ports. Several deaths from
drowning are reported.
STUCK IN THE SNOW.
An express train from Condon for Cam
bridge was snowed in yesterday morning
near Koystou. One hundred men worked
all day long in digging out the train.
Snow plows had gone out in advance of
the train, and they, too, were embedded
in the drifts. Towards night the track
was sufficiently clear for the train to pro
ceed. All went well until Hnrstou was
reached, where the train stuck again.
The passengers then abandoned it.
BLOWING NINETY MILES AN ROUR.
Paris, Nov. 20.—Dispatches from Biar
ritz. the noted watering place on tho bay
of Biscay, state that a hurricane set in
there last night, and the wind is blowing
with terrific violence. A fearful sea is
running in the bay. Tiie wind during the
afternoon gained in strength, and is
now said to be blowing at least ninety
miles an hour. Where it has free sweep
it is almost impossible to stand up against
it.
TERRIFIC AT CHERBOURG.
Cherbourg, Nov. 90. —The storm has
been increasing in violence all day long
and the wind is this evening blowing a
perfect hurricane. Seafaring men say
they never before saw such a storm.
Fears are entertained for the safety of
the breakwater lighthouse. Giant waves
are pounding it with awful power. Tho
boom of theses as it strikes the walls
can be heard across tho harbor in all
parts of the city. At times the break
water is invisible, the spray hiding it
completely from view.
DUTCH FISHERMEN DROWNED.
Amsterdam, Nov. 20.—A heavy gale
prevails here and elsewhere in Holland
Dispatches from coast towns report heavy
loss of life through the foundering of fish
ing smacks. Some of the fishing boats
belonging to Amsterdam have not been
seen or heard of since they left port, and
it is generally believed ttiat they have
been lost.
MANY TOWNS INUNDATED.
Lubeck, Nov. 20.—Many places along
the coast in this neighborhood have been
inundated by the tremendous sea. Mar
ines from the naval vessels are busy suv
ing property in the warehouses, shops
and sonic private residences.
RAGING IN' THE BALTIC.
Kiel. Nov. 20.—A great northeast storm
is raging over the Baltic Sea, and much
damage, afloat and ashore, is being done.
The gale has caused an extraordinary high
tide here, and the streets in the harbor
quarter are inundated. The imperial
yacht broke from her moorings in the bay
and commenced to drift shoreward. A
heavy anchor was hurriedly dropped over
board and a long cable paid out, which
held the yacht safely.
England’s Mine Strike Ended.
London, Nov. 20 —The great eoal strike
has ended. Acting on tho decision of the
conference held last week at the foreign
office, work was generally resumed at the
collieries this morning. There were some
few pits, however, that were not opened,
owidg to the fact that fallen earth
blocked the ways.
The price of coal was dropped 6 shill
ings per ton here to-day on tho resump
tion of work by the miners. Further de
clines arc expected as soon as the freshly
mined coal begins to reach the market.
Two Bombs Exploded.
Madrid, Nov. 20.—An attempt was
made this morning to blow up the office of
the mayor of Torrente, six miles from
Valencia. Two bombs were exploded,
but tho damage is slight.
Old Officers Re-Elected.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 20.—The annual
meetings of the stockholders of the Rich
mond and Petersburg and Petersburg and
Weldon railroads were held to-day. The
old officers of both roads were re-elected.
I STRIKE OF THE LEHIGH MEN.
The Freight Blockade All Along the
Line Complete.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 20.—The freight
blockade on the Buffalo section of the
Lehigh Valley road is complete. The
promise of the officials to move the usual
trains to-day was not even partially ful
filled.
The Lehigh Valley yards, bounded by
Giggens street. liuilyy avenue, William
street and the city line, are crowded by
long avenues of freight trains, all ready
to move, but they are without engines
and crews.
Of the thirteen yard engines, only' two
are working, aud one of these aid not get
to work until into in the afternoon, and it
is manned b,v a green crew.
Eighty-four freight trains hound east
and thirty-seven hound west arc stalled
in the Buffalo yard—l2l blocked trains
in all.
TIED UP AT WILKESRAKItE.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 20. —Freight
truffle on the Wyoming division of the
1 s'high Valley road is tied up as tight as
a drum, and the few passenger trains,
which are allowed to run on account of
the inuils, have to crawl along from
point to point, and don’t attempt
to follow tho schedule. Even these may
be. abandoned at any time, although the
strikers suy that they will not interfere
if the company secures non-union men to
run the mails. The mall trains are mostly'
made up of mail and baggage oars, while
on some a car or two of perishable freight
is coupled on and sent to its des
tination. Tho mon are conducting them
selves admirably. In obedience to their
instructions they keep from tne railroad
station ami hardly a striker can bo seen
about the place. A platoon of police is on
duty at the Union depot, but they have
nothing to do except to disperse the small
boys who gather there and hoot the few
trains that go by.
GIVEN A CHANCE TO RETURN.
Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 20.—Tho Lehigh
valley officials huve sent out notices to
all the strikers that the places of those
who don’t return to work early to-mor
row morning will he tilled, and after that,
all old employes who apply for work, will
bo treated as new men.
TRAINS RUNNING ON TIME.
Maueh Chunk, Pa., Nov. 20.—A1l pas
senger trains on the Lehigh Valley rail
road wore running on time this morning.
No freights or eoal trains were running,
aud every thing was reported quiet.
SAILING OF THE NIOTHEROY.
Brazil's New Oruiser Passes Out and
Anchors Off the Lightship.
New York, Nov. 20.—The Brazilian
cruiser Nictheroy, formerly the El Cid,
flying the Brazilian flag, and having tho
American ensign at hor foretop, passed
out at Sandy Hook at 8:50 o’clock this
morning, bound for Brazil. fsho ex
changed signals with the signal observer
at Sandy Hookas she passed. She an
chored three miles south of Scotland
lightship. This morning atxiut 6 o’clock
tho tug William Culdin, while coming up
the hay, signalled a small craft
adrift near tho Buttermilk chnnnol be
low Governor’s Isluml. The tug went
along side and found it to tie the torpedo
boat Yarrow, which had broken away
from its moorings'durinp tho night. Tho
tug took the Yarrow in tow and went to
tho Atlantic dock, where orders were
givon by Flint A Cos., to tow her down to
Gravesend bay. This probably Is tho
reason the Nictheroy anchored outside
the bay at Scotland lightship.
The vessel was still at her anchorage
at nightfall. All the afternoon she was
practicing with her dynamite guns, firing
only dummy shells. Capt. Znlinkski was
on board, and was drilling the gun crew.
He will bo taken off by a tug before the
Nictheroy sails. The Nictheroy will go
to Pernambuco, Bahia, or elsewhere, as
may he deemed advisable when she
reaches the Brazilian coast.
Tho America will sail Wednesday
morning for St. Lumas, The Nictheroy
will not wait for her.
The Destroyer, it is announced, will be
ready to sail for Brazil to-inorrow. She
will be towed from the port by a large
tug. When in eommaiid the Destroyer
will carry about twenty men.
CUT HIS THROAT IN HIS CELL.
The Man Who Killed His Business
Partner Commits Suicide.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 20.—Another chap
ter in the bloody murder of Young Mc-
Langdou, a prominent merchaut, by his
partner, William G. Parrish, was en
acted to-day. Parrish, who was indicted
for the killing, committed suicide at 1:30
o’clock in his cell at the county Jail. Ho
cut his arm with a small, piece of glass
and then cut his throat with tho same
instrument and bled to death. Tho act
was committed immediately after dinner.
There was no one around but
Parrish and bis guard. While tho
latter was inarching up and down the
corridor, not dreaming that Parrish
meditated another attempt on his life,
the latter sat in his chair apparently eat
ing his dinner. The guard is very deaf
and for that reason failed to hear Parrish
smash a glass dish that had contained a
delicacy sent him by a young lady.
Parrish took a piece of the glass and ran
it several times across his throat, inflict
ing a deep gash that severed the wind
pipe. The first intimation the guard had
of it was on seeing Parrish drop to the
floor. He died in a few minutes.
A BLAZE AT RICHMOND.
Three Firms and the Western Union
Office the Sufferers.
Richmond. Va., Nov. 20.—Fire broke
out this morning on the third floor of tho
3-story brick building occupied by the
Kraetz Fruit and Candy Company. Be
fore the progress of the flames could be
checked the adjoining store, occupied by
Charles F. Taylor A Cos., wholesale gro
cers, was partially burned.
The fire also swept across an alley to
the rear of Putney A Watts’ 4-story shoe
store and to the building adjoining, occu
pied by tiie Western Union Telegraph
Company, both of which were slightly
burned.
Kraetzs iocs is $9,000 to SIO,OOO. He is
insured.
Putney A Watts’ loss is $15,000 to
$20,000, the damage being principally from
water. They are insured.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's loss is SSOO. A few cables were
burned, but there is no interruption to
business at this hour.
A Tobacco Warehouse Burned.
Clarksville, Tenn.. Nov. 20.—The Clarks
ville tobacco warehouse, which covered
about an acre of ground, was burned this
morning. Over 200 hogsheads of tobacco,
valued at ?20,000, were destroyed. The to
tal loss is $30,000. The property was in
sured. The origin of the fire is unknown-
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HAVES TAKES IT ALL BACK.
His Charges Against Powderly and
Wright Not Sustained.
The Only Accusation That He De
dines to Retract is the One That
Wright Did Not Attend to His Duties
Properly—Hayes to Be Ousted ax
Secretary-Treasurer and a New Ons
Chosen—The Position Pays 99,000
Per Year.
Philadelphia, Nov. 20.—The Powderly*
Hayes fight in the general assembly ot
the Knights of I-abor reached a climax
this afternoon when tho venerable socre
tary-treasurer openly withdrew bis
charges of malfeasance in office against
tiie general master workman and his col
leagues on the executive board, A. W.
Wright and John Devlin. The general
assembly will, to-morrow, after consider*
ation of the finance committee's report,
which will be presented in the morning,
declare the office of secretary-treasurer
vacant and vindicate the accused offi
cials.
CAUSE OF THE MACK-DOWN.
While a vindication of Messrs. Pow
derly, Wright and Devlin was expected,
it was not thought thut Secretary Hayes
would so completely abandon his case.
His withdrawal was the result of the
finance committee failing to sustain the
charges, and it was primarily brought
about by Delegate Hugh Groenan, of New
York Mr. Greenan arose In tho conven
tion this afternoon and asked this ques
tion : “Mr. Hayes, when I return to my
constituents, shall I toll them that every
cent belonging to the order has been ac
counted for, or shall I inform them that
your charges have been sustained?”
Secretary Haves replied: “You can tell
them that 1 withdraw my charges. Tho
only charge 1 will not withdraw, is that
A. W. Wright did not properly attend to
his duties.”
RECEIVED WITH AFPLAUS*.
This outcome created great surprise,
and there was loud applause by tho
friends of Mr, Powderly, who declare
that tho remaining charge against Mr.
Wright is trivial and has no connection
with the order's finances. The amount
involved in Secretary Hayes’ accusations
was about SI,OOO, and it is said the finance
committee's report will show that tho
order is Indebted to John Devliu in thesum
of S9OO undrawn salary.
THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY.
The office of secretary-treasurer pays
$2,000 per year and the assembly will, to
morrow. after ousting John W. Hayes,
elect his successor. The strongest candi
dates for the iiosiUon are < ioneral Worthy
Foreman Hugh Cauuugh, of Cincinnati,
and John O’Keefe, of Philadelphia. It is
probable that a contest between these
two will result in the selection of a darK
horso.
A LAND COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
Its Lands Lie Around Harriman, But
the Town Not Affected.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 20.—1n the
United States circuit court here this
morning, before J udge Key, an application
was made for the appointment of a re
ceiver for the East Tennessee Land Com
pany, of Harriman, the complainants
being A. W. W’agnails. L. S. Freeman anil
Charles L. Lee, of New York, Jamas B.
Hobbs, of Chicago, and Ferdinand Schu
mac, of Ohio. Judge Key appointed as
receivers, A. A. Hopkins, of Harriman,
and W. H. Russell, of Chattanooga.
These receivers are well-known
business men, and will han
dle the properties of the corpo
ration to the. best advantage. This re
ceivership is in the interest of the bond
holders and stockholders of the company,
and was rendered necessary by the long
continued financial depression. Its im
mediate cause was threatened action in a
state court by certain adverse interests,
and by an attachment proceeding begun
in New York.
The assets of tho corporation, consist
ing mainly of lands, are estimated as now
worth about $1,250,000, although under
ordinary conditions probably worth twice
that sum. Tho liabilities of the corpora
tion, including its bonded and preferred
stock debt are stated at about $1,500,000.
HAHRIMAN NOT INVOLVED.
The East Tennessee I And Company
were the founders of Harriman, the tem
perance town, and that successful new
town is not involved, the company only
owning a few lots. Harriman is now a
substantial city, in no way dependent
upon the land company, and while it has
suffered considerably during the financial
stress, its geographical aud railroad loca
tion and its coal and iron surroundings
are such as to assure its ultimate
growth into a large manufacturing
city. The location of the state
mines adjacent to Harriman, which is
now quite certain, together with the
prospects tor the completion of the Ten
nessee Central railroad to Nashville,
make the future prospects of Harriman
brighter than they have ever been. It is
understood now that the receivership be
ing an economical and friendly one, an at
tempt will be made to reorganize tho
company upon a safe basis for the future,
after all the debts of the corporation
shall have been puid.
REPORTS OF TRIALS.
The Prohibitory Law of Louisiana De
clared Constitutional.
New Orleans, Nov. 20.—The state su
premo court, through Chief Justice
Nlcbolls, to-day affirmed the decision of
the lower court involving the right of a
newspaper to print the proceedings of a
case. A case was on trial, and the Times-
Democrat published an account of it.
The Judge declared the paper guilty of
contempt in publishing something which
would tend to influence the jury. An ap
peal was taken to the supreme court in
order to make a test case, with the result
that tho papers arc defeated.
A BOARDING HOUSE BOMBARDED
A Doctor Shot While Attending One
of the Wounded.
Shiner, Tex.. Nov. 20.—Last night a
crowd fired into a colored boardinghouse,
fatally wounding a negro named Jim
Wood. Dr. Ware was called to attend
him, and while dressing his wounds tbe
assassin shot him. Great excitement
prevails.
A Kidnapper Killed.
New Albany, Ind., Nov. 20.—Four men
went to the residence of Joseph Kraft, a
wealthy citizen, to-night and attempted
to kidnap his 12-year-old daughter. The
kidnappers were fired on and one, named
Weight, was killed.