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] FKTABI-ISHKD 18*). INCORPORATED 1888. V
'( j. H. ESTILL, President. 1
WILLIS AND THE GAY QUEEN
CleTeland Sends in the Hawaiian
Correspondence.
Tbe Matter Submitted From 40,000 to
60.000 Words in Lenirth—Minister
Stevens’ Interview With the Queen
Described in the Famous No. 3 Dis
patch-President Dole’s Caußtic Re
ply to the Minister’s Demand For
the Retirement of the Provisional
Government Also Interesting Read
ing.
Washington, Jan. 13.—President Cleve
land sent in the Hawaiian correspondence
to congress just as soon as the House met
at 11 o'clock this morning. As the
iteamer Mariposa conveying the latest
telegraphic instructions to Minister Wil
lis advising that he might now consider
his ’'special instructions fully complied
with,’' and that further action must be
dictated by congress, sailed from San
Francisco at 2 a. m. this morning, there
was no danger of those instructions reach
ing Minister Willis first through the
newspapers, which is said to have been
the chief motive for postponing the mes
sage until to-day, notwithstanding that
this postponement deprived the Senate,
which adjourned yesterday till Monday,
of the opportunity of receiving the mes
sage at the same time as the House.
VERT LONG.
All theijdepartment estimates of the
length of the correspondence were far
exceeded by the documents themselves.
Tenor twelve thousand words was the
estimated limit of their length, but the
document as laid before congress will
probably make from 40,000 to 50,000 words
when printed in full.
The most important feature of the cor
respondence was Minister Willis' strong
dispatch. No. 3, of N'ov. 16, 1898, which
the President had previously withheld
from publication. Next to that in inter
est. was President Dole's caustic reply to
Minister Willis’ demand for surrender,
which, however, had previously been an
ticipated to some extent in the Honolulu
dispatches.
Between these two terminal points tn
the correspondence. Minister Willis’
graphic history of current events and his
comments upon the character of the
queen's advisors and the kind of govern
ment she desired to maintain if re-estab
lished, form a running thread of absorb
ing interest.
The single exception mentioned by
President Cleveland as being still with
held fromcongress, is explained by Repre
sentative McCreary, of Kentucky, chair
man of the House committee on foreign
afiairs, to be a letter from Minister
Stevens to Secretary Foster, dated Oct.
8,1692. Representative McCreary said
that although he had read that letter, he,
of course, could say nothing about it.
Representative McCreary said he would
call up the question for consideration im
mediately after the tariff bill had been
disposed of— that had been promised him.
TEXf °F THB PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE.
The President's message accompanying
the correspondence is as follows:
Executive Mansion, Jan. 13, 1891.—T0 the
Congress: I transmit herewith copies of all
dispatches from our minister at Hawaii relat
ing in any way to political affairs in that
country, except such as have been heretofore
laid before congress.
1 also transmit a copy of the last instruc
tions sent to our minister, dated Jan. 12, 189f,
being the only instructions to him not already
sent to the congress, in transmitting certain
correspondence with my message dated Dec. 8.
lWi. l withheld a dispatch from qur present
minister, numbered 3 and dated Nov.
16 1593, and also a dispatch from our former
minister, numbered 70. and dated Oct. 8, 1892.
inasmuch as the contents of the dlspatch'of
Nov. 16. is 9). are referred to in the dispatches
of a more recent date now sent to congress,
and. inasmuch as there seems no longer
to be sufficient reason for withholding said
dispatches, a copy of same is herewith sub
mitted.
The dispatch numbered 70. and dated
Oct. 8. 1892. above referred to, is still with
held. for the reason that such a course still
appears to be justitiable and proper.
Grover Cleveland,
Executive Mansion. Jan. 13,1894.
DISPATCH NO. 3.
Dispatch No. 3, has been made the basis
of several resolutions of inquiry, origi
nating in both Houses of congress, and of
a great deal of speculative comment. So
it is here given in full:
XO. B—MR. WILLIS TO MB. GRESHAM.
l egation of the United States. Honolulu,
Nov. 16, 1893; Sir—ln the forenoon of Monday,
the 13th Instant, by preavrangement the
queen, accompanied by the roya! chamber
lain Mr. Robertson, called at the legation.
->o one was present at the half hour interview
J'hHh followed, her chamberlain having
tagen to another room and Consul General
-Mills, who had Invited her, to come, remain
ing in the front part of the house to prevent
interruption.
After a formal greeting the queen was In
formed that the President of the United
•tales had important communications to
make to her, and she was asked whether she
was willing to receive them at once and tn
conscience, assuring her that this was for her
on interest and safety. She answered in
me affirmative. I then made known to her.
the President's sincere regret that through
'he unauthorized intervention of the United
■ lates she had been obliged to surrender her
•mcreignty. and his hope that with her con
''d and co operation, the wrong done to her
“Ml to her people might lie redressed. To
bus she bowed her acknowledgments.
i then said to her, •• i he President expects
“M believes that when reinstated, you will
saw- forgiveness and magnamtnity, that you
,to le still the queeu of the people,
'oth native and foreign, that you will make
°“ s 'e to secure their love and loyalty and to
estaulish peace, friendship and good govern
ment To this she made no reply. Alter
w*it:ng a moment. I continued: ‘ The Presl
“tut not only tenders you his sympathy, but
"ishes to help you. Before fully making
wh\ n ,0 ■ VOLI his purposes, l desire to know
''ue her you aro willing to answer certain
questions which it is my duty tn ask.”
. answered: “I am willing.” I then
■ k’-a her: "Should you be restored to tho
inr.ine would you grant full amnesty to life
y 1 property to all those persons who have
.or who are now in the provisional gov
ernment. or who have been Instrumental in
overthrow of your government?' bhe
ct-Cd a moment and then slowly and
“imly said: "There are certain laws of my
(p'eminent by which I shall abide. My de
‘siutis would tie as the law directs, that such
persons should be beheaded and their prop
.. l v confiscated to the government." I then
,'\ a repeating very distinctly her words: "It
' ur feeling that these people should be
u-aded and their property confiscated?”
1 ih' ii said to her. “Do you fully understand
nc uieaning of every word which I have said
Npu. and of every word which you have
t 0 me, aud If so do you still have the
““me opinion?”
‘‘or answer was, “I have understood, and
c an all i have said, but 1 might leave the de
of this to my ministers. '
. ‘“is 1 replied, "iSuppose It was necessary
‘ mage a decision before you appointed any
asters and that yon were asked to issue a
y “ Proclamation of general amnesty, would
, h „?e answered: "1 have no legal right to do
and I would not dolt",
no “V Rln B * moment, she continued: "These
wopie were the cause of the revolution and
ibc Ulufning fJetos.
constitution of 1867. There will never be any
peace while they are here. They must be
sent out of the co mtry, or punished and their
property confiscated."
I then said: ”i have no further communi
cation to make to you now. and wil have
none until I hear from my government, which
will probably be three or four weeks.
Nothing was said for several minutes, when
I asked her whether she was willing to give
the names of four of her most trusted friends,
as 1 might, within a day or two consider it my
duty to hold a consultation with them in her
Sresence. She assented and gave their names:
■ O. Carter. John Richardson. Joseph Naw
ahi and E. C. MacFarlane.
I then inquired whether she had any fears
of her safety at her present residence. Wash
ington square. She replied that she did have
some fears, that while she had trusty friends
that guarded her house every night, they
were armed only with clubs, and that men
shabbily dressed, had been often seen prowl
ing about' the adjoining premises—a
school house—with a large yard. I informed
her that I was authorized by the President to
offer her protection, either on one of our war
ships or at the legation, and desired her to
accept the offer at once. She declined, saying
that she believed it was best for her at
present to remain at her own residence. I
then said to her that at any moment, night or
day, this offer of our government was open to
her acceptance.
The Interview thereupon, after some per
sonal remarks was brought to a close.
Upon reflection I concluded not to hold any
consultation at present with the queen's
friends, as they have no official position, and
furthermore, because I feared If known to so
many her declarations might become public
to her great detriment If not danger, and to
the interruption of the plans of our govern
ment. J. O. Carter Is a brother of H. A. P.
Carter, the former Hawaiian minister to the
United States, and is conceded to be a man
of high character, Integrity and intelligence.
He Is about 55 years old. He has had no pub
lic experience. MacFarlane. like Carter, Is
of white parentage. Is an unmarried man,
about 42 years old, and is engaged In the com
mission business. He has had no public ex
perience.
John Richardson Is a man about 35
years old. He Is a cousin of Samuel Parker,
the half caste, who was a member of the
queen's cabinet at the time of the lost revolu
tion. He Is a resident of Maui, being desig
nated in the directory of 1889 as "Attorney at
law. stock raiser and proprietor of the Bis
marck livery stable.”
Richardson is a half caste.
Joseph Nawakl is a full blooded native,
practices law. as he told me, in the native
courts and has a modern English education.
He has served twenty years in the legislature,
but displays very little knowledge of the
structure and philosophy of the government,
which he so long represented. He Is 51 years
old, and is president of the nutive Hawaiian
political club.
Upon being asked to name three of the
most prominent native leaders, he gave the
names of John E. Bush, R. W. Wilcox and
modestly added.‘T am a leader.” John E.
Bush is a man of considerable ability, but his
reputation is very bad. R. W. Wilcox Is the
notorious half breed, who engineered the rev
olution'of 1889. Of ail these men. Carter and
MacFarlane are the only two, to whom the
ministerial bureaus could be safely entrusted.
In conversation with Sam Parker and also
with Joseph Nawakl, It was plainly evident
that the queen's implied condemnation of >he
constitution of 1887, was fully Indorsed by
them.
From these and other facts which have
been developed. I feel satisfied that there will
be a concerted movement In the event of re
storation for the overthrow of that constitu
tion. which would mean the overthrow of con
stitutional and limited government, and the
al'solute dominion of the queen.
The law referred to by the queen is chapter
VI.. sec. 9, of the penal code, as follows:
‘‘Whoever shall commit the crime of treason
shall suffer the punishment of death; and all
his property shall be conflscated to the gov
ernment.” There are. under this law. no de
grees of treason. Plotting alone carries with
it the death sentence. I need hardly add in
conclusion, that the tension of feeling is so
great that the promptest action is necessary
to prevent disastrous consequences.
I sand a cypher telegram asking that Mr.
Blount s report be withheld for the present,
and I send with it a telegram not in cypher.
The views of the first party are so extreme as
to require further instructions. I am. etc..
Albert S. Willis.
MORE RECENT EVENTS DEALT WITH.
The remainder of the correspondence
relates to recent events in the
history of the Hawaiian muddie.
which have become public from
time to time, but are here set out in chro
nological order, with Minister Willis’
observations upon them. They include
the subsequent signing by the queen of
her amnesty agreement, the presentation
by Minister Willis of this agreement to
President Dole, with a demand upon the
provisional government for the reinstate
ment of the queen and President Dole’s
prompt rejection of the demand, with an
interesting history of minor events of the
intervening time. The whole concludes
with a copy of the last instructions sent
Minister Willis by the steamer which
sailed from San Francisco to-day. Presi
dent Dole's reply was delivered by him
self personally to Minister Willis at mid
night of Dec. 23 and was sent to San
Francisco by the revenue cutter Corwin,
whose captain was enjoined to allow no
news of what had transpired to become
public hntil Minister Willis’ dispatches
had reached the state department. Presi
dent Dole’s reply is about 4,000 words in
length and is a remarkably vigorous docu
ment.
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPI.T.
Its substance has been published. Fol
lowing are extracts from it:
While we accept the decision of the Presi
dent of the United States declining further to
consider the annexation proposition as the
t nal conch sion of the pr esent administiation,
we do not feel Inclined to regard it as the last
word of the American government upon this
suoject; for the history of the mutual
relations of the two countries, of
American effort and influence in building up
the Christian civilization which has so con
spicuously aided in giving this country an
honorable place among independent natious,
the geographical position of these islands and
the Importance to both countries of the prolit
able reciprocal commercial Interests which
have long existed, together with our weak
ness as a sovereign nation, ail point with
convincing force to political union between
the two countries as the necessary
logical result from the circumstances
mentioned. This conviction is emphasized
by the favorable expressions of American
statesmen over a long period in favor of an
nexation, conspicuous among whom are the
names of W. L. Marcy. William H. Seward.
Hamilton Fish and Jamas G. Hlaine. all
former Secretaries of State and especially so
by the aotiomof your last administration in
negotiating a treaty of annexation with this
government, and sending it to the Senate
with a view to Us ratibcation.
Wc shall, therefore, continue the pro ect of
political union with the United States as a
conspicuous feature of our foreign policy, con
Udently hoping thatjsooner or later it will be
crowned with success, to the lasting beneflt
of both countries.
President Dole then goes on to say in
direct terms that the provisional govern
ment does not recognize the right of the
President of the United States to inter
fere in the domestic affairs of Hawaii,
and says:
M.y position is briefly this.
If the American forces illegally assisted the
revolutionists in the establishment of the
provisional government, that government Is
not responsible for their wrong doing. It was
purely a private matter , for disci
pline between the United States govern
ment and its own officers. There is. I
submit, no precedent In international law for
the theorv that such action of the Americun
troops has conferred upon the United States
authority over tbe internal afiairs of this gov
ernment. Should it prove to be true, as you
have suggested, that the Americau
government has made Itself re
sponsible to the o queen, who it Is
alleged, lost her throne through such action,
that is not a matter for me to discuss except
to submit that if such be the case, it is matter
for the American government and her to set
tle between them. This government, a recog
nized sovereign power, equal in authority
with tbe United SUtesgoverumcnt, and enjoy
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY. JANUARY 14, 1894.
ing diplomatic relations with it. cannot be
destroyed by It for the sake of discharging its
obligations to the ex queen. Upon these
grounds. Mr. Minister, in behalf of my govern
ment. I respectfully protest against the
usurpation of its authority as suggested
by the language of your communication.
No man can correctly say that the queen
owed her downfall to the interference
of the American forces. The revolu
tion was carried through by the rep
resentatives, now largely reinforced,
of tho same public sentiment which forced
the monarchy to its knees in 1887. which sup
pressed the insurrection of 1889. and which
for twenty years has been battling for
representative government in this country.
If the American forces had been absent, the
revolution would have taken place, for the
sufficient cause that it had nothing to do with
their presence.
the last instructions.
The last instructions to Minister Willis
referred to in the President’s letter trans
mitted as tbe only instructions not sent
to congress are dated yesterday. They
were sent under cover of a telegram to
W. A. Cooper, dispatch agent at San
Fransisco, instructing him to forward the
following telegram to Minister Willis, by
the steamer Mariposa to-day:
Jau. 12, 1894.—T0 Willis, Minister. Hono
lulu.—Your numbers fourteen to eighteen in
clusive, show that you have rightly compre
hended the scope of your instructions, and
have, as tr as was in your power, discharged
th* onerous task conhded to you. Tho Pres
ident sincerely regrets that the provisional
government refuses to acquiesce In the con
clusion which his sense of right and duty and
due regard for our national honor cohstrained
him to reach and submit as a measure of jus
tice to the people of the Hawaiian islands
and their deposed sovereign. While it Is
true that the provisional government was
created to exist only until the Islands were
annexed to the Lulled States, that the queen
Anally, but reluctantly, surrendered to an
armed force of this government Illegally quar
tered in Honolulu and the representatives of
the provisional government! which realized its
impotency and was anxious to get control of
the queen's means of defense) assured her
that if she would surrender, her case would be
subsequently considered by the United SUtt s.
the President has never claimed that such
action constituted him an artdtrator in u
technical sense, or authorized him to act in
that capacity between the provisional govern
ment. You made no such claim when you ac
quainted that government with the Presi
dents decision. Tho solemn assurance given
to the queen has not been teferred to as au
thority for the President to act as an arbi
trator. but as a fact material to a just deter
mination of the President's duty in the
premises. In a note, which tho minister of
foreign afiairs addressed to you on the Sid
ultimo, it is stated in effect that even if
the constitutional government was sub
verted by the action of the American
minister and invasion by a military
force of the United States, the Presi
dents authority is limited to dealing with our
own unfaithful officials, and that he can take
no steps looking to tbe correction of the
wrong done. The President entertains a dif
ferent view of his responsibility and duty.
The subversion of the Hawaiian government
by abuse of the authority of the United States
was in plain violation of international law,
and required the President to disavow and
condemn the act of our offending officials,
and. within the limits of his constitutional
power, to endeavor to restore tho lawful au
thority. On the 18th ultimo the President
sent a special message to congress, comment
eating copies of Commissioner Blount's re
ports and Instructions given to him and to
you. On the same dav. answering a resolution
of the House of Representatives, he sent copies
of all correspondence since March 4. 1889, on
the political affairs and relations of Hawaii,
withholding for sufficient reasons only Minis
ter Stevens' No. 70, of Oct. 8. 1892, and your
No. 3, of Nov. 15, 1893. The President therein
announces that the conditions of restoration
suggested by him to the queen had not proved
acceptable to her, and that since the instruc
tions sent to you to Insist upon those condi
tions. he had not learned that the queen was
willing to assent to them. The President
thereupon submitted the subject to the more
extended powers and wide discretion of con
gress. adding the assurance that ho would be
gratified to co operate in any legitimate plan
which might be devised for the solution of
the problem consistent with American honor,
integrity and morality. Your reports show
that, on further reflection, the queen gave her
unqualified assent iu writing to the conditions
suggested, but that the provisional govern
ment refuses to acquiesco In the President s
decision. The matter now being in the hands
of congress, the President will keep that body
fully advised of the situation, and will lay be
fore it from time to time the reports received
from you, including your No. 3, heretofore
withheld and instructions sent to you.
In the mean lime keeping the department
informed of the course of eveuts, you will un
til further notice consider that your special
instructions upon this subject have been fully
compiled with. Gresham."
no new developments.
(Copyright. 1894, by the United Press.)
San Francisco, Jan. 18.—The following
Honolulu advices of Jan. 5 arrived here
this morning by the steamer Australia:
“Since our last news went per the War
rimoo, on Jan. 1, all has been quieter.
The government has removed all the
sand bags from the verandah of the ex
ecutive building, where sharpshooters
were to pick off the attacking naval forces.
Should congress order the queen restored
by force no resistence would be attempted.
The sandbag defenses on the ground are
left against a possible royalist insurrec
tion. The government have small fear of
such an attempt, but they remain on the
alert.
“V. P. Hatch has resigned and he and
Minister Thurston sail for the United
States on the Australia.”
the queen to ask indemnity.
The Australia brought a statement from
a correspondent in Honolulu to the effect
that ex-Queen Liliuokalani has abandoned
all hope of ever regaining the throne of
Hawaii, and is now perfecting arrange
ments for bringing a claim against the
United States for a large amount of
money. The correspondent says that
this information comes from a source
which makes it trustworthy that agents
of the ex-queen now in the United States
have informed her that American senti
ment generally is against her restoration,
and in favor of annexation of the islands,
and that all further efforts on her part to
regain her lost position will be utterly
useless.
It is stated that acting on this informa
tion, and in vie vof the stubborn stand
taken by the provisional government, the
ex-queen has concluded to abandon the
struggle to restore the former conditions,
and will seek pecuniary solace in a claim
for heavy damages against the American
government.
A WORSTED MILL BURNED.
The Total Loss 9470,000 and the In
surance 9330,000.
HarnsviUe, R. 1., Jan. 18.—The worsted
mill, owned by William Tinkham and
operated by him and his son, Ernst W.,
under the firm name of William Tinkham
& Son. was totally destroyed by a fire
which started a little before midnight
last night and burned until 6 o’clock this
morning.
The night was desperately cold and the
wind blew forty miles an hour. The
books and papers in the office were saved.
The losses are put at >320,000 on the
mill property and ♦150,000 on the stock.
The insurance in Manufacturers Mutual
is placed at t 250,000 on the mill and SBO.-
000 on the stock. It was a ten set mill
with 127 looms and fancy worsteds were
manufactured. The mill was running
forty-two and a half hours a week and
employing 850 hands, and had orders
enough to continue furming at that rate
all winter. With a full complement of
hands. 450, running full time, the pay roll
amounted to 913,000 monthly.
SO GUILTY MAN TO ESCAPE.
Capt. Jackson Sol Tkroagti Willi tbe
Bank Case Yet.
Ha Is Determined to Show What Be
came of the 940,000 Taken by Red
wine Just Before Hie Flight—He Ad
mits the Recklees Extravagance of
His Son, But Hurls Back the Insin
uations That He Was Dishonest or
Dishonorable.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13.—Capt. Harry
Jackson, special counsel for the govern
ment, who conducted the prosecution of
ex-Cashier Lewis Redwiue, of the de
funct Gate City Bank, convicted of em
bezzling $103,000, publishes over his own
signature to-day, a review of the noted
case that is dramatically interesting.
Throughout the trial the real odium of
Kedwine’s theft was sought to be put upon
Tom Cobb Jackson, the son of Capt.
Jackson, who killed himself the day be
fore lied wine's arrest, on account of his
friend’s downfall.
TWO IMPORTANT POINTS.
Besides explaining why he took charge
of the case under the peouliar relations
which he sustained to it ou account of his
son’s tragic end and upholding his son's
honor, Capt. Jackson emphasizes two im
portant points. He reviews all the facts
and shows that Redwine took $49,000 in
money out of tho bank, just before
his flight which has never since
been located. He also throws down
the gauntlet to liodwine's alleged accom
plices and announces his determination
to bring every guilty one to justioe. This
is taken as having special reference to
ex-Cashier Edward S. McCandiess, now
city marshal, who is under two indict
ments for aiding and abetting Kedwine.
The review of Capt. Jackson
has created widespread comment. “Let
justice be done to the dead and the living
though the heaveus fall,” is the closing
sentence of the dramatic paper.
HOW HE came to be employed.
Capt. Jackson gives the following vivid
description of his son's connection with
the case and his tragic death almost in
his father’s arms: “I have been asked
whether the use of Tom Cobb Jackson's
name by Kedwine in his confessions influ
enced me to accept employment for the
prosecution by the government. Un
questionably it had never occurred to me
that I would have any connection with
the case until Mr. Darnell, the former
United States district attorney, inquired
ill would serve and urged upon mo my
duty to do so. My earnest desire was to
reach the truth, and if patftent labor will
develop the full history of this remark
able defalcation it will be brought to
light. The punishment of the guilty is
often the vindication of tho innocent.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS SON.
“I knew all the admirable qualities and
all the fauUs of my unfortunate son.
Brilliant, brave, generous, ambitious,
prodigal, reckless, he had every elemeut
to inspire the devoted love and constant
apprehension of the father, but never the
slightest apprehension that he would
prove in any way dishonorable. He was as
incapable of that as he was of asking
aid of his wife's father. Extravagant,
yes; dishonorable, never. When pushod
by debt and harrassed by creditors, he
snapped his fingers in the face of wealth,
which he might have probably com
manded, had he but crooked the
knee. The pocket book, though scanty,
was at the command of any friend
and the poor and unknowa, white and
colored who came to take one last look
into his dead face reinstituted a tribute I
can never forget. That he was occa
sionally intemperate is beyond question.”
That he was extravagant in the use of
money is certain.
PERMITTED TO OVEI’.CnECK.
“That he was permitted to overchcck
by the officers of the Gate City Bank and
to borrow money therefrom, is beyond
question. That in Mr. Rod wine's drawer
was found one of his checks for $5,000 and
several smaller checks, aggregating about
$1,700 is also beyond question. That he
knew, prior to lledwine's flight, that a
singlo check of his was concealed, 1 do
not believe. With these checks, iu tho
same drawer, were the cheeks and notes
of others, memoranda of cash paid out,
etc. It is necessary to mention who
the others were. They were doubtless as
innocent of any fraud upon the bank as
was Tom Cobb Jackson. When it was
discovered that this unfortunate man had
concealed the checks above referred to,
the blow was too much for his proud
spirit to stand. He commenced drinking,
and with his brain disordered he felt
there was nothing to be done but to leave
the world.
AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT.
“Most unfortunate was it that I should
have attempted to take him home when
in a condition of intoxication, such as I
found him on the night on Feb. 23. Unable
to reason, he may have felt that even his
father had turned against him. and that
the hour had come for him to go. But he
died like a man, and whatever were his
faults they should have been buried with
him. Immediately after it was ascer
tained that Tom Cobb Jackson was
dead Redwine was brought in,
aud then commenced the confessions
which, in the story they tell, far exceed
the wildest wonts of lictition. Accord
ing to the statement made by Mr. L. J.
Hill, be gave to Tom Cobb Jackson every
dollar of the $103,000, except about $3,000,
which was lost in some unexplained way
from his cash.
ItEDWINE’S CLAIM.
“According to the statement made to
Mr. Edward S. McCandiess, Redwine
gave Tom Cobb $90,000 and lost the bal
ance from his cash. He [Redwine| did
not use one dollar of the money, but as an
unfortunate martyr must expiate the sins
of his dead friend. He, a man of 35 years
of age, reared in a bank, of a high order
of ability, in tho one case steals
♦ 10.000 and in tho other $90,000.
that he may give it to a youth 24 years of
age. Assuming that Kedwine's statement
was true, how inconsistent was hisoonduet
after reaching the asylum afforded by
Miss Cora Howard. Knowing Tom Cobb
Jackson's connections and relations, who,
in any emergency, would have come
to his aid, knowing that he had re
turned to the city on Tuesday,
morning, Feb. 23, the day of Kedwine’s
escape, was it not extraordinary that
Kedwine did not call upon him for aid!
Redwine knew him to lie an able lawyer,
of unflinching nerve, and with friends
and relatives commanding resources suf
ficient to make good tho defalcation.
Wh.v was not the telephone message sent
to him If Tom Cobb Jackson was con
nected with the use of any portion of the
enormous sum abstracted, he had every
quality necessary to serve Iledwino, and
yet the unfortunate fugitive calls to an
other. Of all human beings the man
Kedwine then needud, was Tom Cobb
Jackson.
THE COURSE OF TOM COBR JACKSON.
“On the other hand, what was tho
course of Tom Cobb Jackson! On Tues
day evening and on Wednesday, threaten
ing to put the bank in the hands of a
receiver: or Wednesday evening, actually
engaging the services of Mr. N. J. Ham
mond to aid him; demanding tho imme
diate payment of such moneys as his wife,
and others connected with him, hud in
the bank; imperatively demanding tho
amount of my stock in the bank; making
every effort to find Redwiue. with the ex
press determination of putting him back
in his place; denouncing others connected
with the bank, and asserting his confi
dence in Kedwine’s innocence. Excited,
drinking, reckless, it is true, but always
talking and acting in a manner entirely
inconsistent with the marvelous
story told by Kedwine. So constunt
were his denunciations of others in
the bank, that the president came to my
house and earnestly requested that I get
him home. It wus in my effort to carry
out this request, that he terminated his
life. Had he not fired tho fatal shot no
one would have paid the slightest atten
tion to the creations of tho disordered
brain of Kedwine, creations which fol
lowed the dKath of the man who had at
tempted to defend him.
THE CAPTAIN’S FRIENDSHIP FOR REDWINE.
“For reasons unnecessary to be de
tailed here. Dr. C. L. Kedwine, the father
of Lewis, has been since the year 1806,
my personal friend. And as his son
grew to manltooa my attachment to the
father extended to tho son. He was a
most valued friend He has never had
anythiug but kindness for me, nor I
ought but kindness for him, until he told
this incredible story on my dead son. He
was more my associate and I con
stantly advised with him in reference
to Tom Cobb. When I was in tho city
scarcely a day jmssed that wo did not
meet. He woulcr frequently call me to
his desk and hand mo a flower. Ho was
genial and gentle and, I believed,
thoroughly honest. There rise before me
now occasion after occasion of kindly re
membrance. Had I known where he was
on the day of his escape, as I told the
president of the bank at the
time, I do not believe I would
have surrendered him. Had I beeh in
the city I would not have been surprised
had he come to my house. He could have
commanded m.y aid to any legitimate ex
tent. But his crime destroyed his man
hood and he sought to create sympathy
and possible oseape for himself by plac
ing infamy upon the grave of the dead.
That his story was not believed by any
one—judge, jury, counsel op disinterested
spectator—is my consolation. Upon tho
Redwine trial I did not make a single ob
jection to the testimony by which it was
sought to implicate my son. Much of it
was illegal, but I felt it could do no harm
to the case on trial, so I let it all come in.
Thank God, it amounted only to the dis
ordered ravings of an unfortunate self
convicted man.”
SQUATTERB OPEN FIRE.
Two Surveyors Sent Out by the Court
Wounded in the Fusilade.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 18.—Judge
Jackson, of the United States court In
session in this city, appointed A. P. Sin
nett, the head of an engineering corps,
to survey land at Welch, W. Va., now oc
cupied by squatters.
Sinnett, with his corps, started in on
their work to-day. When they reached
the mountain, they were met by tho
squatters armed with Winchester rifles
and a number of pistols. After some par
leying, the squatters opened fire, wound
ing Will Sinnett in the hip, and Robert
Beaver in the arm. Further work was
stopped, and tho shooting and interfer
ence will be reported to Judge Jackson.
LONG TO DRAW HIB FENBION.
A Commissioner Has No Right to
Reopen a Case Once Decided.
Washington, Jan. !.—.lodge Bradley,
of circuit court No. 1, handed down a de
cision this morning on the application of
Judge Long, of Michigan, for a mandamus
to restrain the commissioner of pensions
from carrying into effect his order sus
pending the payment of the applicant’s
pension. The Judge decides in favor of
the applicant, on the grouud that one
commissioner has no right under the iaw
to reopen a pension case that has once
been legally adjudicated by his predeces
sor, except in cases where fraud is
charged.
WILSON'S GALLANT DEATH.
His Little Band Surrounded by From
1,000 to 4,000 Natives.
Cape Town, Jan. 13. —The details of
Capt. Wilson’s party by the Matabelea
were received here to-day. News just
wired to this town from Buluawayo,
shows that Capt. Wilson and his men
made a hard fight, and died gallantly
fighting to the last. It is stated that Capt.
Wilson's forceoutside of a few natives
numbered only 34 British troopers and the
number of Matabeles which surrounded
them is variously estimated at from 1,000
to 4,000.
FALL OF THE DRAWBRIDGE.
The Fate of Eighteen Men Still In
Doubt Three More Corpses.
New York, Jan. 13.—One man died to
day from injuries received when the
drawbridge over Newton creek collapsed
last night.
Two bodies were to-day recovered from
the mtid in the creek.
Seven men are still unaccounted for,
who were known to have been on the
bridge. There is also an uncertainty as
to the fate of the eleven men who were
employes of the chemical works, and
who have not been seen since the acci
dent.
SLAIN WHILE LYING WOUNDED.
Floridians Bound to Make Sure Work
of a Negro Desperado.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 13.—A special to
the Tlmes-Unlon from Rochelle, Fla.,
says: “Thursday night Charles Willis, a
negro desperado, was shot and seriously
wounded by Thomas Petrower, a white
man. Last night unknown parties went
to the house where Willis was lying
wounded, riddled him with buckshot and
then fired the bed on which tho negro was
resting. The parties were evidently
afraid the negro would recover from the
wound inflicted by Petrower.”
Car Barns Burned.
Cleveland, 0., Jan. 13.—The Wilson av
enue car barns and tho power house of
tho Cleveland Electric Company were
burned at 8:30 o'clock this morning.
Many motor and trail cars were de
stroyed.
A CHECK FOR THE PURSE.
Tho Duval Club Bonds it to tho Stake
holder of the Fight.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan 13,—There were
absolutely no developments in regard to
the proposed prize fight to-day. The club
people are talking as confidently as ever.
All the arrangements have been per
fected for the mill between Harris and
Watkins, the negroes, at the opera house
Monday night. The club people hope
that on that occasion the governor will
show his hand. On Monday night. Geo.
Siler, of the Chioago News-Record, will
referee the contest, with H. H. Naughton,
of the San Francisco Examiner, as time
keeper. Billy Taylor will second Watkins,
and Pat Kaedy will perform the samo
office for Harris.
THE GOVERNOR AS DETERMINED AS EVER.
Apparently Gov. Mitchell is as de
termined to prevent the Corbett-Mitchell
fight as ever. He spoke to a large mass
meeting near Tallahassee yesterday, and
announced his determination to uphold
the peace and dignity of the state. Re
ports say that the governor's utterances
were enthusiastically cheered.
George D. Ling, private secretary to
the governer, was here this morning, but
to the Southern Associated Press corre
spondent he said that his presence here
had nothing to do with the prize fight.
TOM ALI.EN WITH MITCHELL.
Tom Allen, of fit. Louts, the veteran
pugilist, and at one time the world's cham
pion in his class, this morning passed
through the city on his way to join Mitch
ell at his training quarters on Anastasia
Island. Allen will remain with Mitchell
until the contest, and will form one of
the training party until the date .of the
contest. Allen thinks Mlteholl Is tho
coming champion.
There hus been a lot of “rot” sent
out from lioro about the alleged
protection tho city ordlnunco per
mitting glove contests gives tho Duval
Athletic Club. As has been stated in
these dispatches, the ordinance is not
■worth the paper it Is written on, if Gov.
Mitchell's contention that prize fights are
violative of the state law be true.
A CHBCK FOR TOE PURSE.
To-night the Duval Athletic Club for
warded to John Kelly, referee and stake
holder in the coming contest, a certified
check on the National Bank of Jackson
ville for the full amount of the purso,
$20,000. The cheek was signed by Charles
E. Smith, treasurer of the club, and bore
the following indorsement:
Fay to the order of John Kelly, referee nhd
stakeholder, for use of the* winner In the
glove contest pending between J. J. Corbett
and Charles Mitchell ns per articles of agree
mnnt executed by them, to take place Jen
25, 1894. This cbeolt Is payable the dt.v after
said contest shall have been, in fact, had and
concluded according to said articles. If the
contest is not. in fact, had and concluded ac
cording to said articles, this check is to be re
turned to the maker.
lIAURY Mason, President.
THE LETTER THAT WENT WITH IT.
The check was inclosed in a letter to
Kelly, which was worded as follows:
Jacksonville, Fla , Jun. 13, 1894. -Mr. John
Kelly. New York. Dear Sir. Km:loeed please
find check for the sum of twenty thousand
dollars. (♦20.0001 for the purse in the Corbett-
Mitchell contest, and endorsed to your order
under (he conditions of the articles of agree
ment. Fleaso acknowledge by wire the re
ceipt of the same Flans are arranged to pull
off the contest without any doubt , if both
men uppear in the ring. Everything is
working smoothly. This check is a little in
advance, to show you our good faith in tho
whole matter, and we think It a necessary
card for tho public at large to know. We will
be pleased to see you here on the grounds at
any time and everything Is getting into ship
shape order. Tho arena is fast nearing com
pletion and all we ask now Is that tho people
be here by the night of Jan. 24. 1894. and they
will certainly see the oontest. notwithstand
ing tbe opposition. Trusting that this will
prove perfectly satisfactory. I remain yours
respectfully, Harry Masqn,
Fresldont Duval Athletic Club.
TERMINAL’S LOAD OF DEBT.
A Judgment for 917,818,610 Filed
at New York.
New York, Jan. 18.—Judgment for
$17,813,619 was filed .to-day in the county
clerk's office against the Richmond and
West Point Terminal Railway and Ware
house Company, in favor of Charles H.
Coster. George Sherman and Anthony J.
Thomas. The amount represents princi
ple of 5.453 6 per cent, gold trust bonds,
and 10,5915 5 per cent, consolidated first
mortgage collateral gold trust bonds, in
tho aggregate $16,040,000, together with
interest from Sept. 1, 1893, amounting to
$1,820,264, on which there was paid on the
company’s account $55,799. The attorneys
who represent the plaintiffs are Bangs,
Stetson, Tracy and MaeVeagh.
IN FAVOR OF THE REORGANIZATION.
In regard to the Judgment, which is
really in favor of the reorganization com
mittee, it is said that it is a step in
furtherance of the scheme of rehabilita
tion. Tho Richmond Terminal 5s and (is
were secured b.y certain securities de
posited with tlio trustee. These collat
erals were sold by order of the reorganisa
tion committee, and were bought in for
about $60,000. Drexel, Morgan A Cos., as
depositors under the plan, have taken
judgment for the balance due the bond
holders. It is also stated that the decree
which the court will be askod to enter in
ordering*tho sale of the Richmond and
Danville railroad under the consolidated
mortgages, will require that the following
payments shall be made by the pur
chaser: First, the cost of the suit and
sale, and the expenses and charges of the
Central Trust Company ; second, the re
ceiver's certificates issued under the or
der of the court of June 28; third, the
principal and interest of ‘he consolidated
mortgage; and fourth, the receiver’s cer
tificates issued for the emergency loan.
BECKWITH’S BOOM.
Failure to Appoint Him Now Would
Cause Much Surprise-
Washington, Jan. 18.—Brock Beckwith
is the only Georgian left in the capital
who wants office. He has a large contin
gent of Washington officials interested in
his cause, and his pleasant manner has
won him the backing of those closest to
the President.
At the diplomatic reception at
the white house Thursday Mr.
Cleveland recognized him, took
the time to give him a special welcome
and to say that he was glad to see him in
Washington again. He attended the re
ception with a number of Georgians, who
were in the city. Nothing but a complete
upheaval of the present plans could mar
his prospects for the collectorship and his
appointment is now looked for on Monday.
Two Stores Burned.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 18.—A special to
the News and Courier, from Chester, this
state, says: “The stores of L. 8. Doug
lass <k Cos., and J. E. Douglass, at Black
stock, were burned last night. Tho in
surance of SIB,OOO does not cover the loss.
The origin of the fire is unknown.”
1 DAILY. BO A YEAS, I
2 5 OK NTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY, |1 Si A YEAR. £
TURNER ON THE RICE TAX.
The Import Duty Levied for the Bene
fit of the Negroes.
The Georgian Makes a Neat Turn om
the Confederate Constitution— He In
dulges In An Amusing Bout Witb
Ex-Speaker Reed—Grosvenor Taken
Up Jerry Simpson and the Farmer’*
Coat—Bourke Cockran Takes tha
Floor and Becomes Humorous.
Washington, Jan. 18.—There was no*
the usual crowd in the galleries when th*
House convened this morning at 11
o'clock, and there was but a slim attend,
anee on the floor. Immediately after ths
reading of yesterday’s journal the Presi
dent's message, transmitting the supple
mentary Hawaiian correspondence to
congress, was laid before the House. No
one objected to its reference to the com
mittee on foreign relations, and no ono
asked for the reading of the instruction*
or correspondence.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, asked
unanimous consent to dis|>ense with tho
call of the committees for reports, which
was ordered and, at 11:10 o’clock, tha
House went into committee of the whola
to consider the tariff bill.
Mr. Pickier, rep., of South Dakota, was
first recognized. Ho addressed the com
mittee in opposition to the Wilson bill.
His state being principally engaged In ag
rlculture, Mr. Pickier confined his re.
marks almost entirely to tho agricultural
features of the Wilson bill, all of which
he condemned. On the question of wool
he was particularly emphatic.
THE DUTY ON HICB.
Mr. Turner, of Georgia, then addressed
the committee in defense of the Wilsou
bill. On tho question of rice, he said tha*
the gentleman from the other side of tha
chamber had made slighting allusions to
tho discrimination ’ which had led to tha
imposition of a taxon rice. Rice was an
exotic in thiscountry. The southern men
were unable to produce rice until the gen
tlemen from the north had sold then*
the labor to work the rice fields.
And it was tho descendants os
those African slaves who were now work
ing the rice iudustry of the south. Tha
tax was loft ou rice out of the sympathy
of the committee for those poor Africans
aad not in answer to any appeal from him
(Turner). [Democratic applause], Thosa
semi-savages had lost the knowledge
of their own language, if they ever had
any, aud were unable to use improved
methods of cultivating rice.
BURROWS’ ATTACK ON TBE BILL.
A few days ago. said Mr. Turner, the
gentleman from Michigan (Burrows) had
arraigned this hill as having been framed
on the sympathies of southern men and
on the principles of tho confederate con
stitution. “That illusion to the princi
ples of the confederate constitution is aa
undent chestnut in taraff debates,” said
Mr. Turner. "If I were making the con*
stitution for anew utopia,” he said, “r
would put into its fundamental laws the
principles which have been the occasion
of so much discussion. The republican
party should have a greater reverence fof
the confederate constitution, for it
was to tho existence of tha
confederate constitution for four years
that tho republican purty owes its exist
ence.” [Laughter). His chief regret tor,
tho civil war and for his part In it
suited from the consciousness that Its row]
suits had gone to tho enemies of our free-J
dora, the enemies of our commerce, tha]
enemies of the best interests of our coun-J
try, and hud put on the people of tha;
country the oppression of a protective]
tariff. [Applause on the democratic side].!
“Therefore,” ho said, "let the gentle-4
man from Michigan speak reverently oh
the confederacy, as I huve learned to rev-]
ereuee George IV, who gave George]
Washington to tho world." [Laughton
and applause.) “Anil for this reason, iM
for no other, they should walk lightlyJ
over tho graves of the southern confetM
eracy.” [Laughter.]
ABOUT WITn REED.
Ho had a very nmusing bout with Mr. ]
Reed, in the course of which he stated
that he had admired his political acumen
and statesmanship, but ho had never been
able to agree with him on the matter of a 1
legal decision. “The gentleman from
Maine,” ho said, “has been a sort of re
former in his day.” [Laughter.] He hon
ored him for his martyrdom and for bis
adherence to his principles, but more than
nil he admired him for his invention of a
quorum.” il-aughter and applause, in
which Mr. Reed joined J.
Mr. Turner’s speech held the attention
of the entire House and gallery, and was
frequently interrupted by laughter and
applause, and as he took his seat the up
roar became so marked and so long con
tinued that the chairman had great diffi
culty iu securing order for the next
speaker, Mr. Grosvcnor, of Ohio, who ad
dressed the House in opposition to the
biU.
JERRY SIMPSON AND Till COAT.
In the course of his si>eech, Mr. Gros
venor referred to the object lesson given
yesterday by Mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson,
said Mr. Grosvenor. had looked up s
strange farmer, whose name he did not
know and whoso word was worth noth
ing, and had bought a thing called a gar
ment, which was said to have cost $lO 50.
But Mr. Simpson did not know that this
orercoat was not made abroad. He (Gros
venor) had been so impressed with this
lesson that he had gone in search of a
similar one, and had purchased the suit
he wore for SIO.BO. It was all wool, seams
silk sewed, make, color, trimming and
wear guaranteed to give satisfaction. On
the other side, he exhibited an English
made suit of clothes which cost $16.75,
and which any clothing man would say
was worth 40 per cent, less than the
American suit he wore, [Applause on the
republican side.)
This incident gave rise to a running de
bate, which was taken part in by Messrs.
Simpson, Bailoy, Springer and others,
and the applause see-sawed between the
democratic aud republican sides with th
even swing of a pendulum.
COCKRAN TAKES THE FLOOB.
At 1:50 o'clock the time of Mr. Gros
venor expired aud Bourke Cockran was
recognized. Mr. Cockran said he had
consen’ed to speak partly because he did
not believe he would retard the passage
of the bill by so doing, and partly in the
hope that some of his remarks might lead
to some counter assertions from the re
publicans. Objection had been made to
the bill on the ground that it would
not raise enough revenue for the
use of the government. The objec
tion presupposed that the reduction of
tariff rates means a reduction of tariff re
ceipts. If he beiievod that this bill would
reduce the revenue, he would not support
it. He believed, on the contrary, that
the revenues would be increased by de
creasing the tariff, and his belief was