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THE COLORED ORATOR
Sudden Death of Frederick Doug
lass at Anacostia.
HIS WAS A FULL LIFE TO THE LAST
History of One WTio, Born a SIn-e,
"Vaa Prominent in Efforts to
Set Others Free.
"WASHIXGTOX, Feb. 20. Frederick
Douglass dropped dead in the hallway of
liis residence on Anacostia Heights this
evening at 1 o'clock. He had been in the
highest spirits and apparently in the
best of health, despite his 7S years, -when
death overtook him. This morning he
was driven to Washington, accompanied
by his wife. She left him at the congres
sional library, and he continued to 3fet-
zerott hall, where he attended the ses
sions of the woman's council In the fore
noon and afternoon, returning to Cedar
Kill, his residence, between 3 and C
o'clock. After dining he had a chat in
the hallway with his wife about the do
ings of the council. He grew very en
thusiastic in his explanation of one of the
events of the day, when he fell upon his
knees with hands clasped. Mrs. Douglass,
thinking this was part of his description,
was not alarmed, but, as she looked, he
sank lower, and finally lay stretched upon
the floor, breathing his last. Realizing he
was ill, she raised his hand and then
understood that he was dying. She was
alone in the house, and rushed to the
front door with cries for help. Some men
who were near by quickly responded and
attempted to restore the dying man. One
of them called Dr. J. Stewart Harrison,
and while he was injecting a restorative
into the patient's arm, Mr. Douglass
passed away, seemingly without pain.
Mr. Douglass has lived for some time at
Cedar Hill with his wife and one servant.
He has two sons and a daughter, the
children of his first wife, living here.
They are Ixiuis H. and Charles Douglass
and Mrs. Sprague. His second wife, who
is a white woman, survives him. The
story of the second marriage Is a roman
tic one. Miss Helen Pitts, whom he mar
ried, was a New England woman of mid
dle age, a clerk in the ofllce of the re
corder of deeds for the District of Co
lumbia when Douglass was appointed to
that office. She was a member of a lit
erary society to which he belonged. They
were thrown much together, and finally
became engaged. Her relatives opposed
the union bitterly on account of his color,
but finally yielded to force of circum
stances. Some of them have for some
time been living near the Douglass home
on Anacostia Heights.
Mr. Douglass was to deliver a lecture
tonight at the Hillsdale African church,
near his home, and was waiting for a car-i
rlage, while talking to his wife. The car
riage arrived just as he died. Mrs. Doug
lass said tonight thather husband hgjL
apparent'yeen'mMheD'estrinealtn'laTe1
ly, and had showed unusual vigor, for one
of his years. No arrangements, she said,
would be made for his funeral until his
children could be consulted. It is a singu
lar fact, in connection with the death t)f
Mr. Douglass, that the very last hours of
his life were given In attention to one of
the principles to which he devoted his en
ergies after his escape from slavery. This
morning he drove into Washington from
his residence, about a mile out from Ana
costia, a suburb just across the eastern
branch of the Potomac, and at 10 o'clock
appeared at Metzerott hall, where the
Woman's National Council is holding its
triennial conclave. Mr. Douglass was a
regularly enrolled member of the National
Woman's Suffrage Association, and has
always attended its conventions. It was
probably with a view to consistency in
this respect that he appeared at Metzerott
hall. Although it was a secret business
session of the council, Mr. Douglass was
allowed to remain. When the meeting had
been called to order by Mrs. May Wright
Sewall, the president of the council, she
appointed Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev.
Ana B. Shaw a committee to escort him to
the platform, where most of the delegates,
not more than 50 in number, were sitting.
Mrs. Sewall presented Mr. Douglass to the
council, and, contenting himself with a
bow in response to the applause that
greeted the announcement, he tcok a seat
beside Miss Anthony, his life-long friend.
Nothing to indicate that he was not In his
usual health was remarked at the time
and tonight, after his death was made
known, nobody could recall anything in
his appearance or action out of the ordi
nary, except, according to the statement
of a lady present, that he rubbed his left
hand constantly with his right, as though
it were benumbed.
The morning session lasted until after 12
o'clock and just before that hour an" in
formal discussion was started on the prop
osition that has been mooted for some
time, to divide the national council into
as upper and lower house. Mr. Douglass
became much interested in this discussion,
so much so, in fact, that when the coun
cil reconvened at 4 o'clock to give fur
ther consideration to the subject, he was
again present, although it had been his
Intention to return to his home early in
the day. He left the hall on the ad
journment of the session, about 5 o'clock,
and had been at his heme but a short
time when his death occurred.
When Miss Susan B. Anthony heard of
Mr. Douglass death, at the evening ses
sion of the council, she was very much
affected. Despite her 75 years, she im
mediately announced her intention of go
ing to the Douglass homestead near An
acostia and had actually started when
some of her friends, fearful that the
journey would have a bad effect on her,
used pursuasion to such an extent that
she finally consented to defer the trip
until tomorrow. Miss Anthony and Mr.
Douglass formed an intimate friendship
when both resided in Rochester, N. T.,
and that friendship has continued for
many decades. One incident in connec
tion with her relations with Mr. Douglass
was recalled by Miss Anthony. During
the early days of anti-slavery agitation.
Miss Anthony, and her venerable asso
ciate, Elisabeth Cady Stanton, appeared
at an anti-slavery meeting In which Fred
Douglass was taking a prominent part.
Women were not welcome as public speak
ers those days, and Mr. Douglass had
agreed to read an address prepared by
Highest of aU in Leavening Power.
Mrs. Stanton. His rendition of her writ
ten remarks did not suJp that lady, and,
stepping forward, she'tSfk.the paper from
his hands with the remirk:
"Here, Frederick, letieSread IL"
She did so, thus marking the initiative
In the appearance of women as actors in
public gatherings. jK
Mr. Douglass died nqtfmany miles dis
tant from the countyHon the eastern
shore of Maryland, where he was born, a
slave. Stt
(Frederick Douglass was born In Tucka
hoe, Talbot countya M'd., in February.
1817. His mother was 31negro slave and
his "father was a whitejman. At the age
of 10 years he was sent to Baltimore,
where he learned to read and write. His
owner later allowed hiiS to hire his own
time for $3 per week,nd he was em
ployed In a shipyard. In September, 1S3S,
he fled from Baltimoreand made his way
to New York. Thenceihe went to New
Bedford, Mass., wherejhe married and
lived for three or fourjyears, supporting
himself by day labor ontthe wharves and
in various workshops.While there he
changed his name to Douglass. He had
previously been calledlllloyd. the name
of his old master. Heiwas aided In his
efforts for self-education by William
Lloyd Garrison. In thelsummer of 1841
he attended an anti-jslavery convention
at Nantucket, and madgja speech which
was so well received that he was offered
the agency of the Massachusetts Anti
Slavery Society- In thStcapacity he lec
tured through the NewjfiEngland states
for four years. Large audiences were at
tracted by his graphlep descriptions of
slavery and his eloqueit speeches. At
this time he published fiis first book, en
titled, "Narrative of My Experience in
Slavery." Si
In 1845 he went to Europe to lecture on
slavery to enthusiastic audiences in nearly
all the larger towns ofjtJreat Britain. In
1846 his friends in England raised a purse
of $750 to purchase hisjjfreedom. He re
mained two years in Great Britain, and
in 1847 began at Rochester, N. T., the pub
lication of "Frederick Tipuglass Paper,"
which title was afterward changed to
"The North Star." InfBoo he published
"My Bondage and My Ereedom." In 1859
the John Brown riots took place in Vir
ginia. He was supposedjto have been im
plicated in these, and Go;yernor Wlse'made
requisition for his arrestjupon the gover
nor of Michigan, in which state he then
was. To avoid difficulty? Douglass went
to England, where he remained for six or
eight months. He thenlreturned to Roch
ester, and continued theljiniblication of his
paper. When the civil sar began in 1SGI
he urged upon PresidentjLincoln the em
ployment of colored troops and the issu
ance of a proclamatiorfjfof emancipation.
In 1853, when it wasitjlast decided to
employ such troops, hef!gave his assist
ance in enlisting men forsuch regiments,
and especially the Fifty-fourth and Fifty
fifth Massachusetts. "'
After the abolition ofgslavery, he dis
continued the publication; of his naner.
and applied himself to thejpreparation and
delivery of lyceum lectures. In Septem
ber, 1870, he became editor of the New
Nation Era, in Washington. This was
afterward continued by his sons, Louis
and Charles. In 1871 he was appointed as
sistant secretary to the committee to San
Domingo. On hi3 return," President Grant
appointed bjm one of the territorial coun
ciloeJ3istxictofftrribia.inol872l he was 'elected presidential, elector-at-lorge
for the state of New tXork, and was
appointed to carry the electoral vote of
the state to Washington. In 1875 he was
appointed United States marshal for the
District of Columbia. After this he be
came recorder of deeds for the District
of Columbia, from which office he was
removed by President Cleveland in 1886.
In the autumn of that year he revisited
England, to inform his friends whom he
had made while a fugitive slave of the
progress of the African race in the United
States.
After his return to the United States he
was appointed minister to Hayti by Pres
ident Harrison in 1SS9. He was sent to
Hayti on a United States man-of-war. He
arrived there October 8, 1SS9, just as
that country was emerging from one of
the most exciting revolutions it had wit
nessed for years. The government exist
ing upon his arrival was simply provis
ional, and, even after the new president
took office, there was some delay in the ar
rival and presentation of his credentials.
These circumstances gave rise in the
United States to persistent rumors that
the Haytlan government had refused to
receive Mr. Douglass on account of his
color. They were denied, however, and
Douglass was finally warmly received.
The Haytian ministry was the last posi
tion in the gift of the United States held
by Mr. Douglass.
In 1892 Hayti made an appropriation of
money for the Columbian exposition, and
appointed Mr. Douglass the senior of her
two commissioners to the exposition. Since
the close of the fair, Mr. Douglass has
lived quietly in Washington, without en
gaging in any special business. His wealth
Is variously estimated at from $100,000 to
$200,000)
Mrs. II on rice Cockran Dead.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Mrs. Bourke
Cockran, wife of Congressman Cockran,
died at 5:15 o'clock this evening at the
Holland house from hemorrhages, with
which she was attacked Tuesday.
(Mrs. Cockran was 31 years of age. She
had been married 10 years and up to two
years ago was a leader of society in
Washington, but at that time her health
interfered with her social duties and she
was taken by her husband to the Adiron
dack?, and also to Europe. Four weeks
ago Congressman Cockran brought his
wife to New York for special treatment
under Dr. Janeway. Mrs. Cockran was
the daughter of John Mack, of 96 Park
avenue, this city.)
To Lie- in State.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20. The remains
of Minister Gray will reach this city at
8 o'clock in the morning, and until Fri
day morning will lie in state in the cap
itol. The military will have charge of
the obsequies here, and the usual honor
will be paid to the dead. The funeral
train will leave this city for Union City,
where the remains will be interred at 8
A. M. Friday.
Francis Labilllcre.
LONDON, Feb. 0. Francis Labilllere,
who started the movement to found the
imperial federation league, and was once
the league's secretary, died yesterday at
Harrow.
Archduke Albert's Funeral.
LONDON. Feb. 20. A Berlin dispatch
says Emperor William will attend the
funeral of the Austrian Archduke Albert.
Latest TJ. S. Gov't Food RepcA
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THE LAST OF SILVER
Senate to Take No Further Action
Regarding It This Session.
CHANDLER'S SIGNIFICANT SPEECH
Some Things the Republicans Will
Do If the President Calls Conirress
Together in Extra. Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Chandler cre
ated something of a sensation in the senate
late today, outlining some important steps
to be taken by the next congress, includ
ing a congressional investigation of the
recent purchase of gold by the president
of the United States. The statement came
unexpectedly, as an incident to the debate
on the Indian appropriation bill. During
the early hours of the day the silver bill
made its exit from the senate. Jones of
Arkansas, in charge of the measure, an
nounced that its friends would make no
further effort to pass it at the present ses
sion. The disposal of the measure was
emphasized by the decisive vote of 55 to
12 on Gorman's motion to take up the In
dian appropriation bill, the effect of which
was to displace the silver bill and send it
back to the calendar. Wolcott's resolution
declarator!' for silver, but postponing ac
tion, also went to the calendar without
final action. It was discussed briefly to
day. Higgins opposed it as meaningless.
Manderson proposed an amendment urg
ing an international bimetallic agreement.
The speech of Chandler significantly urged
that the time was near at hand when the
republican party must take affirmative ac
tion on bi'metalism.
The senate began its session at 11 o'clock
for the first time. This extra hour is ren
dered necessary by the pressing demand
of the appropriation bills. Only 10 senators
were present when the session opened, but
the galleries were filled with delegates to
the National Council of Women, in ses
sion here. Hill, always watchful against
surprises, was one of the earliest comers.
Jones of Arkansas, in charge of the silver
bill, which still held its advantage as
unfinished business, circulated among his
associates. Piatt, Higgins and other re
publican senators were evidently prepared
to carry forward the opposition to the sil
ver bill, and Higgins secured the floor for
a speech, but Jones soon came forward
with an important announcement, sayingt
"The friends of the regular order, the
silver bill, have no wish to risk the danger
of an extra session of congress. They so
stated at the outset of the discussion. The
events have shown that thi3 danger might
be incurred and that the great appropria
tion bills might be put in jeopardy. For
that reason the friends of the silver bill
have authorized me to say that it will not
be further pressed at the present session
of congress."
The presiding officer presented the Wol
cott silver resolution coming over from
was Inexpedient at this late day in the- ses
sion to take up the silver bill. .
Call sought to take up the Indian ap
propriation bill, but it was cut off by the
objection of Butler, in charge of the pool
ing bill.
A bill was passed, granting railroad
companies additional powers to secure
rights of way, etc., in the Indian territory.
Higgins then addressed the senate on the
Wolcott resolution. He said the repeal of
tho Sherman law was a notice to the world
that the United States would not longer be
the patient ass to bear the burden of sil
ver. At 12 o'clock, the hour of unfinished busi
ness arriving, a sharp controversy arose
as to the precedence of the various bills.
The Wolcott resolution, under the rules,
went to the calendar. Gorman appealed
to the senators to stop the fruitless dis
cussion on the pending Wolcott resolution
and to take up the appropriation bills
which were demanding attention, if it was
hoped to pass them. He moved to take
up the Indian appropriation bill. Butler,
in charge of the pooling bill, objected, and
demanded a roll-call. The motion pre
vailed, 55 to 12. The effect of the vote was
to displace the silver bill as unfinished
business, and to send it back to the cal
endar. The vote against the Indian appro
priation was not a test of the strength of
the pooling bill, for friends of that meas
ure were anxious to consider the Indian
bill. The negative votes were:
Blanchard, Butler, Camden, Cameron,
Faulkner, Hunter, Jones (Arkansas), Lind
say, Mills, Mitchell (Wisconsin), Quay and
Wolcott.
The Indian appropriation bill being taken
up, Higgins continued his interrupted
speech on finances, and then Manderson
offered his amendment to the Wolcott res
olution, as follows:
"Provided, that efforts should be pressed
by the United States to induce interna
tional bimetalism, and any legislation for
free coinage of silver should provide for
the maintenance of the parity between
both metals, to which the faith of this
country has been repeatedly pledged."
Chandler next addressed the senate on
the Wolcott resolution. The speech was
brief. It was looked upon as significant,
and was followed with interest, owing to
the prominent part Chandler has taken in
shaping the course of the republican side
of tho chamber. He said:
"In deference to the prevailing opinion
of New England, and because it may be
unwise to open our own mints to the un
limited coinage of silver without con
current action on the part of the other
great nations, I vote against the pending
resolution. But I regret that I cannot
also now vote in favor of some affirma
tive measure in the direction of bimetal
ism, to promote which the republican
party is sacredly pledged by the promises
of its national convention of 1SD2, which,
as yet, nothing has been done to redeem.
Gold monometaiism Is our destiny if some
affirmative action in this direction is not
soon taken. The adoption of the single
gold standard has helped to Induce the
present calamity. Bimetalism is promised
to the people of this country. They wait
with much impatience for the fulfillment
of the pledges solemnly made by both po
litical parties."
Daniel said the democratic party had
come into power charged and pledged by
the people to the equal coinage of both
metals and the repeal of the tax on
state banks, and yet it was about to re
linquish its power without redeeming Its
solemn pledges.
The credentials of Carter of Montana,
whose term begins March 4 next, were
presented by Power. Hoar criticised the
manner of making out the credentials,
saying they should be simple and follow
established forms. He pointed out that
the governor of Montana recited in the
credentials that he "commissioned" Car
ter as senator, whereas, said Hoar, the
governor has no more power to commis
sion a senator than to commission the
sultan of Turkey.
The house bill authorizing a bridge
across the Yellowstone river in Dawson
I county, Montana, was then passed, and
then Chandler, criticising the committee
amendments to the Indian bill, said he
I considered an extra session of congress
inevitable. He claimed that the chair
man of the appropriation committee
(Cockrell) had reached this conclusion.
He thought this extra session would be
most desirable. Chandler added:
"I am most hopeful that the president
will call congress together In extra ses
sion some time in April or May. It will,
no doubt, assist in bringing back the sta
bility of the country to assemble a repub
lican congress. That congress will -undoubtedly
take up the Nicaragua canal
project, and pass a bill for the building of
the canal, not by a private corporation,
but by the United States. I believe the
next house of representatives will take
steps to bring about the ultimate annexa
tion of Hawaii. Moreover, the next con
gress will inaugurate an Investigation of
the recent purchase of gold by the presi
dent of the United States. That transac
tion is, one of the most remarkable in our
history. The rates at which our bonds
were sold involve a loss of $9,000,000 to tho
people of the United Staes. If ever a
financial transaction of an administration
needed an investigation it is this gold
purchase. If ever a transaction needed a
searching and severe committee of in
vestigation, such, for Instance, as the sen
ate conducted against the sugar trust, it
Is the gold purchase."
After reviewing some of the features of
the purchase. Chandler continued:
"There appears to be more below the
surface concerning this transaction than
the country is aware of. It is nol a
transaction that congress can allow to be
uninvestigated. It is sure to be investi
gated by the house. It is likely to be in
vestigated by the senate. And so, in
order to see that investigation thorough
and deep, I hope to see an extra session
called."
Cockrell responded to that featura of
Chandler's taunt that the appropriation
committee was loading down appropria
tion bills, knowing that an extra session
would be called, adding with emphas's:
"If an appropriation bill fails it will be
because of the senator from New Hamp
shire (Chandler) and the republican steer
ing committee. So far as the appropria
tion committee is concerned, every effort
is being made to expedite the appropria
tion bills."
Debate then reverted to the Indian bill,
which was not finished when, at 6 o'clock,
the senate held a brief executive session
and then adjourned.
Naval Appropriation Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The opponents
of new battleships suffered a crushing de
feat today, when Sayres motion to strike
out the authorization for the war vessels
was lost, first in the committee of the
whole, by vote of 43 to 141, and later in
the house, by a vote of 67 to 199. After
Sayres' motion had been defeated, Can
non attempted to have an appropriation
of $22,000,000, and later of $5,000.0000 in
serted in the bill for building ships au
thorized, but both provisions failed. Dol
iver succeeded in having an amendment
adopted, providing for the building of two
topedo boats on the Mississippi river,
and Sayres added a provision to the item
for armor appropriation that no higher
sums should bo paid by this government
for armor or gun steel than was paid
the contracting firm for similar material
tion of three battleships' to-eost exclu
sive of armament, $4,000,000 each and 12
torpedo boats to cost $170,000 each.
At the opening of the session of the
house some time was passed in unravel
ing a tangle produced by the passage by
the house under a misapprehension of a
bill to increase the pension of Thomas
Corrigan, late of company B, Eighth Il
linois infantry, to $50 per month. The
house then went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation. When the para
graph providing for the authorization of
the three new battleships and 12 torpedo
boats was reached Dolliver offered an
amendment providing that two of the
torpedo boats should be built on the Mis
sissippi river. Talbot, in charge of the
bill, accepted the amendment. An amend
ment by Sayres to strike out the item for
the authorization of three battleships at
a cost, exclusive of armament, of $4,000,
000 each, was lost, after considerable de
bate. Sayera, in closing for the opposi
tion, frankly admitted that he did not
expect his amendment to carry. The
Cramps were here, he said, last Saturday,
and Cramp had boasted that this bill
would pass. The Cramps had received $22,
000,000 from the government and Andrew
Carnegie $4,000,000; while millions had gone
to the Pacific coast. These companies
were powerful. Their friends were pow
erful and he did not, therefore, expect to
carry his amendment. When the commit
tee rose and reported the bill to the
house, Sayers moved to recommit it to
the committee on naval affairs, with in
structions to report it back after strik
ing out the provision for the three battle
ships. The motion was defeated, 67 to
199, and the bill was then passed with
out division.
McCreary, chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs, called up the confer
ence report on the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill. He explained
that the house conferrees had refused to
agree to the senate amendment appropri
ating $500,000 for a submarine cable to the
Hawaiian islands, and he would ask the
house to further Insist on that disagree
ment. Hitt moved that the house re
cede from is disagreement. McCreary,
speaking in opposition to this motion, con
tended it was against the established
policy of the government to embark in
the enterprise of building submarine ca
bles. He held it should be condemned
and defeated, and then said:
"If entered upon, this work will ulti
mately cost $3,000,000. No country has
caused us more excitement .and annoy
ance than Hawaii. We have lost $56,000,
000 through the treaty negotiated in 1876
protecting the free importation of sugar
and rice."
Boutelle challenged McCreary's state
ment that we had not enough commercial
intercourse with Honolulu to warrant a
submarine cable, saying:
"More American tonnage entered and
cleared at the port of Honolulu than at
any port of the civilized world. I pre
fer a submarine cable, to submarine di
plomacy." Hitt deprecated the partisanship in the
discussion of this question, saying the
provision for the cable had been placed in
the bill by the senate by the joint votes
of patriotic men, democrats and republic
ans. He recalled the history of the past
projected cable companies, which contem
plated building a submarine cable to
Honolulu, and said:
"All failed because of the failure of one
government or the other to subsidize
them. The people are opposed to subsi
dies. The cable will not be built by pri
vate capital; it must be built, if it is
built at all, by the government."
He called attention to the recommenda
tion in President Cleveland's message
of 1SS5 that there should be cable com
munication between the Hawaiian islands
and the United States, and to his reitera
tion of that recommendation in 1SSS; and
concluded:
"Today battleships costing millions have
been authorized. To make these ships
effective in case of war cables are neces
sary." At the conclusion of HItt's remarks, and
without action on his motion, the house
J at 5:15 adjourned.
THE LISTS ARE CLOSED
New Loan Subscribed Many Times
Over Both Here and Abroad.
MOST OF IT WILL GO TO LONDON
This "Will Reduce the Danger of Far
ther Gold "Withdrawals and Quiet
the PanicUy Feeling.
LONDON, Feb. 20. Subscriptions to the
new United States loan closed at noon to
day. It is believed the amount agreed
to be taken nere has been covered more
than 10 times. On the stock exchange the
bonds are known as "The New Yankees."
N. M. Rothschild & Son say the loan has
proved a colossal success, the amount of
the loan allotted to Europe having been
covered many times over.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. August Belmont
& Co. and J. P. Morgan & Co., managers
of the bond syndicate, closed the subscrip
tion list for the new 4 per cent bonds at
10:20, the amount having been subscribed
many times ovr. It is stated on
Wall street that the United States bonds
sold at 4 per cent premium in London
today. One hundred and sixteen was bid
for them on Wall street.
Jordan's Official Notification.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. United States
Treasurer Jordan sent this telgram to As
sistant Secretary Curtis this afternoon
from New York:
"Inform the secretary that the syndicate
has completed the matter of the purchase
of gold coin on this side, and has now
turned in $1,123,000 gold coin in exchange
for United States notes in excess of the
contract."
This is understood to mean that $30,000,
000 in gold has been secured by the Belmont-Morgan
syndicate in America for
payment of the bonds, the balance, nearly
$35,000,000, having been secured in London,
where more than four times the allot
ment for that side was subscribed for. So
far, $23,032,270 in gold has been received by
the treasury from the syndicate, and $22,
CS0.820 In certificates issued to it. It will
probably be several weeks before the
bonds will be ready for delivery. The
treasury officials are especially pleased
with the favor with which the loan was
received In London, for it shows most con
clusively the faith abroad in our financial
strength and the purpose to pay all obli
gations in gold. The good effect of the
recent gold purchase is already shown, it
is asserted, in the upward tendency of
American securities in London. The of
ficials were also much gatilled to learn
that In view of the very large over sub
scription for the bonds in London, the
Morgan-Belmont syndicate would consent
to sell only a small portion of the wholo ,
in this country. If this plan Is carried
out, it will reduce the danger of further
gold withdrawals to a minimum.,and.quiet
the .panicky, feelinghichihastipreyalled
duringUhe
uringttneilast severaLmbgths.J'3?V
COMMENT OF ENGLISH EDITORS.
"What They Say of the Success of the
Loan in London.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The various papers
comment upon the new American loan as
follows:
The Pall Mall Gazette How far the
man in the street is contributing to thi
Success of the issue or how far this initial
success will be due to the power of "haute
finance" it is impossible to say. The former
has been warned by the more conserva
tive of his advisors to leave the bonds
alone. He cannot have his eyes opened
too widely to the fact that the interest of
the bond3 must be paid and that the bonds
themselves are liable to be repaid 30 years
hence, not in gold, but in silver or nickel,
or other coin of the United States. No
one could blame the United States if, find
ing themselves under financial pressure,
they preferred to make the bond payments
in coin other than goid, a privilege for
which they would pay dearly and with
much discontent. Thi? consideration will
always hang .ike a pall over these bonds
and render the investor who cannot af
ford the risk doubtful. The great success
of the loan, therefore, is all the more a
triumph for thote managing it, and for
the credit of the United States.
The Daily Graphic Before the lists of
the American loan had been open two
hours the loan was covered fifteen times
over. There is i-othlng surprising in this,
however, as both the securities and inter
est in this Investment are exceptional.
Every credit is due Mr. Cleveland for the
tenacity and resource with wh'.ch he has
staved off what might have been a seri
ous disaster.
The Dally News Ther is reason to be
lieve that the part of the American loan
offered here was ccverc nearly 15 times.
Irrespective of any applications that may
arrive from the country. The allotment
letters probably will be issued early next
week.
The Standard Estimates vary as to the
number of tim-Bs the lean was covered, the
highest being CO and the lowest five. Ac
cording to the general opinion, it is be
lieved 10 and 20. The dealings were just
as active as the applications.
The Financial News will say the lesson
ought not to be thrown away on congress
that a loss of $530,000 annually will be
caused the treasury by the obstinacy oC
the members in not authorizing a gold
loan.
TO BE DISCHARGED.
Sentence of a California Court-Martial
Against Ulumenhurg.
SACRAMENTO, 'Feb. 20. Orders were
issued 'today from the adjutant-general's
office announcing that Captain S. P. B!um
enburg (retired), of San Francisco, former
ly commander of the First troop of cav
alry in that city, had been found guilty
by a general court-martial of having
signed a false certificate, in which he
certified that a payroll on which were
the names of five persons purporting to
have been on duty at Oakland during the
strike in July last was correct, but which
the court-martial has decided was not
correct, because the men were absent at
the times mentioned in the payroll. Blum
enburg was also charged with having
knowingly made a false muster and pay
rolls; conduct to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline, and conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
He was acquitted of these charges. The
( sentence of the court-martial is that
Blumenburg be discharged from the serv
ice of the state of California. The sen
tence has been approved by Governor
Budd.
Further Confirmatory Nctvs.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The Rio News ot
January 8, just to hand, gives particulars
of the burning of the ferry-boat Terceira
in the bay of Rio de Janeiro, January 6.
There were about 150 passengers, many o
whom perished by drowning or burning.
9
He "Was a Noted Fenian.
LrVERPOOL, Feb 20. The Liverpool
Courier announces the death of Patrick
I Higsins. a noted Feniaa
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