The Portland daily press., 1884-05-28
WASHINGTON.
The Universal Peace Union.


WASHINGTON, May 27.-Thirty delegates from
the Universal Peace Union called upon the Presi-
dent to-day After being introduced to the President
A. H. Love of Philadelphia, President of the
Union, made short address stating that the visit
was to testify appreciation of the Presidents admin
istration and particularly of his in reference
to the Congo hiver and Panama Canal The Presi-
dent in reply expressed sympathy with the cause
and he added that it was nearly settled fact thai
this country is to remain at peace with all nations
Mail Facilities Between Sam Francisco
and Australia.
1t is said measure has been prepared by the
Post-of1ce Department, and win shortly be intro
annum as a subsidy Tor the maintenance of mail ali
facilities between San Francisco and Australia.
Cholera and Yellow Fever.
The Marine Hospital Bureau has received the fol-
lowing information through the State Department
relativ to cholera and yellow fever: Yellow fever
is decreasing at Rio, there having been "a deaths
for the week ending April IL, and 20 for the week
ending April 49, Cholera at Calcutta is increasing:
20, TT for the week en1ing April 5, and 253 for
the week ending April IL. Cholera is reported yery
severe in the Northern towns The Governor of the
Island of Malta has ordered quarantine on vessels
arriving through the Suez Canal.
Grand Lodge of Good TempIars.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars, represent
ing $780, 900 members in all parts of the world con-
vened in Masonic Temple here today, in the 3Oth
a.
gates are present
The COpiah County Outrage.
The minority report on the Copah investigation
was submitted to the Senate today. 1t is signed bv
Senators Salisbury Jones, Vance and Pugh. The
report says that irwin and candor conner them To
declare their convection that the investigation was
originated and conducted for the purpose of aiding
the Republican party in the approaching Presiden-
tial canvass by reviving stories of outrage and
crime which they say are so etfectually used in
fhnu odd
furnish an excuse if necessary for rejecting tie
vote OF Mississippi in the electoral college and
thereDy defeating, as was done in 1876 the clearly
of Presidents.
Respecting the massacre the committee finds no
evidence that negroes fred aEshot until after the
whites fired general volley and that very few had
wespons of any kind The whites on the Contrary
we're generally armed. The fire bell was runr bnt
not for fire. it was secret signal for the white
military companies to come rapidly from all drec-
ton and arms were distributed among those
who had none from shops and stores. The commit
premedtated. was
Under sub-heading "How the democrats made
use OF the occurrence at Danville the report saws
that almost in every part of the State exaggerated
reports of the massacre were circulated Circulars
and extracts from the testimony of many witnesses
are given showing sympathy which was aroused by
the supposed danger of the white people of Danyie
Ringleaders of the rioters placed on guard
every white democrat was armed negroes aed in
terror to their houses the AUTHORITY of the realms
ter mayor was detied and a white company was Or
GoreQ DuC.
The report concludes: The object of the Demo-
Gratis in their efforts to raise race issue
to alarm the blacks and to excite the whites was
two-fold: First to intimidate coored voters in To-
calities where they were strong, as in DanYile;
second. but chiefly to produce such a fren-
y of feeling in the State as would in
duce white electors to Join their own
race and escape the contumey and reproach
to which they would otherwise be subjected, for
fraternzing politically with ringers" The efforts
which were made tosgloss this terrible outrage
by the committee of40 need only moments no.
tice. 1t was done upon ex-parte adavits taken be-
fore magistrate. They were wholly extra judicial
and no one incurred responsibility for his state
ments. The real facts were not called out and no
one has been arrested, indicted tried or punished
for crimes committed the Sd of Noyember
There should be found some remedy for such state
OF affa1rs as the investigation discloses The Con.
stitution OF the United States provides thai when
the right to vote is denied in any way abridged
in anyaState its basis Of representation shall be re-
duced accordingly while these resorts to terrorism
and violence are kept up from year to year. and the
party in the ascendancy, instead of providing laws
10 prevent recurrence, or punIshing Offenders
enacts measures designed to throw obstacles in the
way of free ballot, and enjoys benefits politically
which are the necessary consequences.