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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-12
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

At last. the Presidents message. Not at last
after dilatory or pusillanimous procrastination
At last. In the rich frlDess of time and In
vincible completeness Of preparation. At last
after such processes as abolish faction and
commend US 10 the approval! OF the nations OF
the world. At last, after such deliberate assur-
ance Of justice as must thrice arm this Nation
against all possible foes. The message amply
fulfls Its highest promise. 1t s the voice OF
the Nation to the world The President speaks
not merely for himself. although he expresses
his own mature and sincere convictions He
speaks not merely to Congress- although his
words are addressed Immediately to 1t and will
form the basis Of It's action on the most mo-
mentous issue Of our times. He crystallzes
into logical. concise and comprehensive form
the knowledge gained by the official agents Of
the Nation, the story Of our patient and pains
taking negotiations with Spain. the record of
the wrongs and burdens suffered by this Ma
ton because Of SPANS disagreement Of Cuba
and the calm conclusions thereon Of the intel
lect and conscience Of the American people.
That Is what his message Is, yesterday laid be-
fore Congress and to-day read and pondered by
all the world 1t will be read by every Ameri-
can with feeling Of gratitude that the Nation
has so worthy head, and Of profound salts
faction that the American policy is capable Of
so ample vindication.
The message Is logical and consistent. II
begins upon the sure basis Of established facts.
With admirable patience and thoroughness the
President has secured information Of the state
OF affairs In Cuba, and Of every detail Of rela-
tons between this country on the one hand and
Spain ard Cuba on the other Upon that basis
II Is evident that something must be done to
abate the evils which we suffer and which have
become intolerable. Neither Of the bellgerents
Is able or willing to do this. No other Power
10 inclined or could be permitted 10 do IT, What
ever is done must be done by the United States.
The strongest possible representations have
been made to Spain to induce her to end the
war and to relieve this Nation Of the burdens
laid upon 1t, but In vain. She Is either unable
or unwilling to do II. Therefore we must do II
ourselves. 1t Is right which this Nation has
for its own protection, and duty which is IN
cumbent upon 1t for the welfare Of humanity
The course however. should be Intervention,
pure and simple, not coupled with recogn-
ton of the insurgent government. 1t is not in
behalf Of this or that foreign Government that
we are to take this step, but In behalf OF COM
mon humanity and the peace and honor of our
own land. On this point the President is most
emphatic, and his reasoning must DO regarded
% conclusive.
Nor IL the message logical and convincing
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Nstu21nrk Daily Wibnate
TUESDAY. APRIL IL, 1893.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Senatorial elections to the
Cortes resulted in an overwhelming majority
arrests were made in Madrid in suppressing the
street demopstrations. which were said to have
been the work of Carlis7 agitators. - The
Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon and Maria
Teresa passed Tenerife going south. - The
San Francisco and the New Orleans put into Hal
flax for coal ard Will start for York to-day.
e. A dispatch from Kingstown, Jamaica,
says that Spanish mob in Santiago de Cuba
insulted the flag over the United States Con-
sulate. The Spanish steamer Santo Do
mingo Is ashore near Progreso: steamer was
sent from Havana 10 her assistance. - A
slight conflict between Russians and Chinese
took place near Tal!en-Wa
CONGRESS.-President McKinley's Cuban
message was read in both houses, and referred
20 the committees on Foreign Relations and For
eign Affairs - Senate: Messrs. Quay and
Stewart spoke in favor of recognizing the indie.
pendence of Cuba. House: The contested
election case from the XV1th New-York District
was decided in favor OF Mr.. Ward the sitting
member.
DOMESTIC.-President Mckinley. in his mes
sage on the Cuban question RENTS the matter
to Congress for settlement. and asks authority
TO intervene by force 10 re-esta blish peace and
order In the island he regards recognition or
Cuban independence as inexpedient at present
e. The conservative members or Congress
expressed warm approval OF the PRESIDENT
message; the advocates of/recognizing the indie
pendence of Cuba were disappointed. -
Meetings held by committees of the Senate and
the House showed that there was no approach
u
dents recommendations. - The consular re-
ports sent to Congress with the Presidents mes
sage describe the awful conditions preva!IirE in
Cuba and assert that autonomy f. out Of the
question. - General Lee left Tampa. Fla.
on q special train, for Washington d. c.: he
was heartily received at many stations along his
route.
CITY-Members Of the LIST Battalion. Naval
Militia. prepared to go TO Philadelphia 10 bring
the old monitor Nahant TO this port. -
Murder and bribery found 10 be possible
complications in the Brooklyn City Works De-
partment scandal, and a statement was made
by Thomas Edwards foreman Of the Grand
Jury which found nine indictments In the case.
- The Board OF Education considered and
adopted It's budget for the remainder Of the
coming year. - The Rev. DR.. Charles A.
Briggs. who recently entered the Episcopal
Church. resigned from the New-York Presby-
terry - Presents in recognition Of their hero
ism were given 10 Lieutenant Unsworth and
his boats crew. who went out to seek aid for
La Champagne when she was disabled in mid
ocean recently. - A large number OF Easter
Monday weddings were solemnized. - Stocks
were dull and strong.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair possibly preceded by showers in the early
morning. The temperature yesterday: Highest.
O. degrees lowest. Al; average. %.
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mo and ara making undeserved attacks upon my
reputation under the suggestion that my sxpedi,
.Verinns Gang have answered this assertion
and inclose a copy of the same, to whcn ! 9 hny
want to add that the owners OF the FRAN mao
nromIsed me 10 hear all expenses connected with
nv expedition before Lieutenant Peary had pup
lishcd his plan. and that my plan OF ope.AeMon t
has not undergone any changes since these HIST
ARRANGEMENTS were made"
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IN HONOR OF THE FOREIGN DELEGATES
A RECEPTION AT THE MUSEUM OF ART FOR REP
REsENTATIvE2S OF HCGUENOT sOCIE-
TIES NOW IN THE cry

TIES NOW IN THE CITY
An informal reception for The foreign delegates
who are in New-York TO attend the celebration
OF the 3OCth anniversary OF the Edlct OF Nantes
was given at the Metropolitan Museum OF Art yes
terday afternoon. In the absence OF Henry c. Mar
quand. the president who III. the visitors were
received by Frederic J. De Puyster vcepreslden Of
the local Huguenot Society. and the following Re-
cep,ion Committee: DR. H. VI. Baird. c. " Dupuy,
L. VI. Luqucr. Professor J. X. Rees. J. c. Pumpelly,
r. J. Maury, William Jny. William L. Dodge Mrs
james VI. Iaw,on and Miss Johnson. The visitors
shown through the galleries by General d
Ccsnola after which tea was served
Among tho delegates present were Gerard Brown
ing. Miss Browning. X. Hovendon and Edward
Belleroche OF the London Society: VI. y. Weiss OF
tho French Society. and ]. ID. Brez. OF the Swiss
society
A reception for tho delegates will be given to-day
at o'clock Mt the home OF Mrs. James NJ. Lawton
81 tifth-aye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-12

General Le" keeps up the traditions Of an hon
ored and illus,rous name and II he had lived in
Sparta II need not have been said OF him that
his country hal many worthIer son No
nation could need or deserve n worthicr one He
has discharged the delicate and difficult duties
Of n particularly delicate and difficult post with
admirable and urfn,ling discretion. and now that
he comes back bearing parting 81 ub from Gov
crnor- General Banco. who declined to receive his
farewell visit. h. VIII find generous welcome and
Appropriation awaiting him from one end OF the
country to the other The grandson OF Light
Horse Harry In his troubled consulate has borne
himself with all the galantry OF his hard-rlding
ancestor and no less was expected OF him.
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This is time for the Navy OF the United
States TO multiply incidents OF It's incapacity,
and tho loss Friday last by asphyxiation OF
chief Gunner's Mate Johnson. while in a diving
suit examining the bottom OF the gunboat
Newport ought In some way 10 have been avoid
ed There will no doubt be plenty OF official ex-
cuses and explanations Of the occurrence. but the
public Will be slow 10 believe that without nesli-
gence or incompetence somewhere there is any
need OF such calamitous happenings. II II Is
not possible TO send II eunner's mate under
water in diving suit without choking him to
DEATH that branch OF the service at least is
sadly In need OF being looked after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-12

An Ohio scorcher having run down and killed
m Ohio editor. the class 10 which the infurlate
whooman belongs comes In for renewed local
anirnadversion which 1t we'll deserves. In
Gloucester, England. recently. II declared
that there would be no relief from the crowd Of
bicycers making city and suburban avenues al
most impossible Till one OF them had killed a
bishop But perhaps merely destroying an edi-
tor may work some relief in Ohio. subduing the
impetuosty OF the local scorcher and teaching
him the lesson OF his obligations to his fellow
man. The worst OF them would not like to earn
the epltaph suggested by Dean Stanley for the
Hon. Bob Lowe
His heart cold icicle.
And he killed a man with bicycle.
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Carl II. Schultz's Pure and Correct mineral
used by $50 physicians in their families
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Jn0rx to advertisements.
Business Notifies.

Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture
Grea. Variety Of style and Price.
r. c. SEIL.EW.
No III Fu.ton-st
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In All Soulss Unitarian Church. Fourth-ave. ana
Twentieth-st.. yesterday afternoon Miss Florence
Baker n daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Baker.
OF No. 25s Madson-ave.. was married 10 William
Gooaby I.oew a son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward V.
Loew In the presence OF several hundred guests
The Rev DR. T. r. Slicer. the pastor was the OF
Nclatlng Clergyman. The bride. whose gown was
OF white satin. attended by Miss May Harper
ns maid Of honor and Mss EIhel Gasaner Snuns
Miss Marie Louise Mott. Miss Susie valentine ana
the brdegroom.s sister Miss Edna g: Loew' va "a
brothers best man. The ushcrs were the brides
brOher GeSrSs Rl naKS john Gar reSero
A. Juillard. F. ". Loew and Charles T. Garia ana
large reception was held ut the home OF Nr' anu
The w.ddn, OF Miss Mabel Constance Richards
a daughter OF Mrs Harriet l. Richards. OF NO W
West End-ave.. and Edward Sylvanus WOODWARD
OF this city was celebrated last night in tho Prot
estant Episcopal Church OF st. Agnes, In west
Ninety sccond-st Tho Rev. DR. Eugene A. HON
MAJ, dean OF the seminary In West Twentieth-s''
Chelsea Square, and the vicar Of the chapel tnS
Rev. DR. Edward a bradley periormed, tme away
by her mother. was attended by maid OF honor %.
her sister, Miss Clara "; Richards ana y ons.
man nr Brooklyn Miss Ethel souhwick Ma:
Maud Porter and Miss katherine wrasPe oSr Oh Aka.
e enS the M' us T We're Warren sawyer. william
Pnrslow, John ID. Mairs. Arthur martin s ha Snme
Busch. The reception WIS wiii
~ Mrs richards Mr. and Mrs. Woodward MI
sail for Europe on May 81 10 remain" ""''
vember.
The marriage OF Miss Jessie Georgian. ~.
daughter OF the late Thomas Varker' OF ."'' ~
and Nyack TO James Brutus Van Woer'' -" -.
place Yesterday afternoon in the chapel OF o.
Thomass Church. Fifth-ave. and fit ,ytn were
Only relatives and few personal l,Ionu as. mar.
invited to witness tho ceremony. wnIch wesley
formed by the rector. the Rev. Dr. j. "'
Brown
Tho marriage Of Miss Susie Isabelle Loro' osu v..
tor of Mrs. Charles Lord. to Henry Thomas A',.,
will be soemnlzed at noon to-day In 81. be.~.
news Church. Madison-aye. and Forty-fouinnfsS.
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Tho marriage Of Miss Susie Isabelle Loro osU n.
tor of Mrs Charles Lord. to Henry Thomas go
will be solemnzed at noon to-day IN b. os.
news Church. Madison-ave and Forty-fou,sInftssSS
Tho reception. which will b Q small on~ VIZ
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12

II am not sorry that arm In business
At Dawson. have property on Bonanan,
Eidorado. Gold Bottom. Domination An4
some Of the tributaries. and when ~
turn to The ksaBdike the work Of Develop
ing these claims win be commenced at
once. Dawson II quiet IT the present
time and viii be until the cieanuD r
made. I believe that at least 10. ~ II
gold will be brought down."
Frank A. Twicheli writes 10 his wteo
from skagway. under date OF April s -
foliowe:
II have seen lots Of Seattle people iAteDy
George w. Hall, L. c. Stocking. the
Wrench boys. Jim Calvert. Jim woolery,
Terry King. John r. Miller. ana ioto %
others don't call TO mind"
The above was written after 4 refer.
ence to the DISASTROUS slides on the cat
koot pass.
Tho body OF Louis weidelein, OF Kansas
City. Kan. win be shipped East today. n
was brought down BY III. ]. Hunt and WIZ
lam BtodWett.
The remains Of John A. Morgan win 10
forwarded 70 his late home. Oak Hail. O..
tomorrow. Masonic escort win accoasr
Wny the remains to the train.
This morning the body Of o. A. u1en
will be sent 10 Wooaiey. where he lived.
There win be Masonic escort 20 the train.
The body OF George r. smith: was ship.
ped 10 0edro. Wash. yesterday afternoon.
Calvin Harrison win probably be buried
IN San Francisco. where his parents ~
side.
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sent to Ralph Cook. assistant chief Of tbs
Seattle IRE department. and were dated
Sunday evening. April g.
Hope has come 10 the family OF Conrad
Gepfert who lived at 7ss Boyiston avenue
north. who was reported In the first ac-
counts TO have persisted. Miss Glen Gep-
fert yesterday received letter from
Dyea stating that Geptert had probably
crossed the Chiikoot and was at Lake
Landeman with q portion Of his goods,
miles away from the scene OF the ava
lanche.
In number OF other cases tho reia.
ives and friends OF some OF those report
ed to have been In the pathway OF the
slide are stilI hopeful that the earlier ac-
eoanss may be disproven. and while they
do not underestimate the enorn.ty Of the
occurrence. they cherish sim hope thar
by some fortunate circumstance their
loved ones escaped death. This hope Is due
TO some extent to the facts noted at the
beginning. OF the confusion and chaos
thar must OF necessity have existed for
the first two or three days after the dis.
as,er occurred.
But for some Of those who saw the
names OF friends and OF those bound by
closer tie In the lists OF the dead no such
hope fingers. The stern reality was
brought home when the City OF Seattle
and the Australia bofs to this port Ia
plain caske;s the cold bodies OF thirteen
Of those who died on their march to the
gold country. To the families ard friends
Of these but one duty remained. and that
was to ccns!gn the dead to earth.
-Four Of the dead lay AZ Busterwcrth's
undertaking rooms yesterday. The cas-
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line. Reddy quit his position here to take
similar one on the tram road now being
constructed by the Wallace company at
Dyea. He leaves . wife and two children
a; Kansas City,
In all proba biiity, the c.eamer Resale
Will be the next vessel to bring advices
from Dyea and the Chiikoot trait. She r.
expected to arrive here Wednesday and n
scheduled TO sail April is. II = believed
that the errors In the first narratives Of
the Chilkoot calamity will be corrected
when the Resale arrives. with fuller iufor-
mation and revised death list.
Steamer Cottage City arrived yesterday
from juneau. which pors she left Friday.
April .. She had no late advices from
Dyea-
Our dogs saved US from being caught
In the avalanche on the Dyea trail" said
Ike Rosenshai, welI-known Seattle man.
yesterday. Rosenthal IL one OF the men
Just out from Dawson City ana came
through with some Of the party which ar-
rived in Seattle or Sunday. Twelve hun
dred dollars was paid by Rosenthai and
his companions for four dogs IN Dawson.
and they consider tho purchase OF
the animals the bes. investment they ever
made. RosenthaL when interviewed yes
terday, said:
come out over the Dyea trail. We reached
Lake Bennett In good season. and the
snowstorm raging NJ the time was %
binding that we couldn't see I'VE feet
ahead Of us. We were compelled 70 al
low the dogs 10 lead the way. and instead
Of taking the Dyea trail they pushed
ahead c-er the Stairway route. / have
figured the time II would have taken u
TO reach the scene OF the avaianche from
lake Bennett and I have not the least
doubt that we would have been caught in
The slide had we gone over the DyeA TRAN
II left Skagway on Monday. and any
thing would tell You about the avalanche
would not be new. We had q good trip
from Dawson and came os:f In eighteen
days. Much faster time would have been
made had we kept up with the dogs.
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In thousands Of homes throughout the
rnion today there Is fear and anxiety for
the throngs Of gold hunters on the Chi
soos trail: Il, more than a haH-hundred
there 10 actual sorrow and mourning for
the dead. The chiikoot disaster almost
eversha6sxed In intensity Of interest the
war news of Yesterday. The wide dlstr.bu-
Hon given the information brought from
ia locality where 50 many hardy. hope
III men met an Icy death has set In mo-
fioa anxious inquiries for friends and rel
at'ses known to be In the vicinity Of the
chlskoot pass on that doomed Sabbath
aay. The rosso.tiee was thronged with
psuaie locking for letters from either rel
as-vss or friends telling Of a fortunate ss-
cape freas the fate az the hapless miners.
vai.e tas accounts o. the disaster printed
N yesterdays post-lnts:.igencer wera
fasss.y scanned In a similar quest.
Owing TO chs natural condition at pyea
and skaxsay and TO ths restless. ever
moving bodies OF gold hunters. the task of
sa'hssing coherent and tangible accoun,
~ ths disas,er ard es preparing a correct
Hss 81 these Whose lives were sacrificed
aas been extraordinarily Difficult. Errors
asse ertsss into the list OF the supposed
saa ard missing The statement that
saWard Cock and George nverten. Of Sc
sue. and Matt schomo and George J.
Aassa. Of -. Paul. had persisted with
sae others In Tie snowSlIae that SWEPT In
- merci.sss course down the ereripi,ous
ssass 81 The mountain. has happly proven
aassae Letters were yesterday received
:" 'sais cry asBanncing that they were
sAss and well ans hopeful OF Set crossing
sas sAss without harm. TIE letters were
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meeting was 10 depose George Crosby. OF
Mount Vernon chairman OF the county
central committee. q result which was ac-
ccmnlsshei after a debate. In which per-
scnaIstiss were freely banded By a ma
ferity vote. The attack on Crosby was
caneed By his friendship for what the
Purnlists style the Mount Vernon rfng," =
meaning thereby the present Populss Of
nc>sclders IN Skax.t county
Crosby declines TO accede to the right Of
the so-callr<i convention TO fire him, and
as some snszasoers of the committee ssas-
tain him in his position. this county viii
have two popullst county central com
ry1sftefA
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kets were covered with floral offerings
OF every design ard formed Of the most
beautiful blossoms.
Four names are to be stricken OF OF the
list OF supposed victims Of the Chilkoot
disaster. as brought down Sunday by the
steamers City OF Seattle and Australia.
They are George Overton and Edward
Cook. both OF Seattle. and George J. MIL
ton and Matt e<homo. both OF ST. Paul.
MINI.
Edward Cook IL the father Of Ralph
Cook. assistant chief Of the Are depart
ment. and George oyerson is his son-in-
law. Mr.. Cook and his sister, Mrs Over
ton, read the story OF the Ch!lkoot ava
lanohe in the Post-lntsil.sencer yesterday
morning with feelings that can better De
imagined than described. but their fears
we're sllayed and their anxiety and sorrow
turned 10 deepest JOY when they received
through the mail letters from Overton and
Milton. dated At Sheep camp on Sunday
night, the day Of the disaster. saying that
all members OF the party were well and
would push on into the interior rs soon az
the tran became again passable.
The party OF gold hunters Included Ed
ward Cook and George Overtcn. both of
this city. and Milton and schome. both
OF ST. Paul. over,on's letter IL addressed
to his wife and In dated n Sheep camp
April 3. at $50 p. m. On THAI fateful day
Mr.. overton carried In his pocket letter
he had written his wife informing her OF
their progress towards the land Of gold and
Of conditions on the chilkoot trail He
was aSou; ready to mali this letter when
the mass OF snow and ice on the mountain
side near the Stone house slid from the
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hill down upon the stream OF gold hunters
passing down the trail. Overton waited tin
the extent OF the disaster had BECOME
known and then wrote postscript to his
letter. In this he says:
There were about fifty people. as near
as can be learned, d>ming down from the
summit. where II was srorrnsng. As they
were on the way the snowslde came tear
ing down the mountain and caught them
and buried all but about eight. The alarm
was given and men began digging cut
those that were buried. At this writing
twenty-five bodies have been recovered"
Mr.. Overton says that he and the other
three men in the party went to the scene
OF the disaster soon after 1t occurred, and
were among the first to arrive there after
the slide. Mr.. Cook said yesterday that
he and his family are confiden. that the
members OF the Cook party are ali well
and safe.
Mr.. Milton inclosed a note to Mr. Cook
stating that the four men In the party
were In good health and sa,e from harm
and that they were pushing over the trail
as fast as possible. kilograms were Sent
TO the Scnou1o ana Mitton families In st.
Paul by Mr.. Cook informing them that the
two gold hunters. had escaped the ava
lanche.
TIE family OF Conrad Gepfer. consisting
OF Mrs. Gepfert and her two daugh;ers al
teruates between hope that the father
may yet live and despair at his un.inely
death The first accounts OF the disaster
contained Mr.. Gepfert's name a. one OF
the dead. Since then. Miss Glen Gepfert
haa ras>fNyed a letter from a eorresnond-
at Sheep Camp who knows Mr.. Gepfert.
written after the slide. and informing her
that In all probability her father In at Lake
Landeman. This letter was received Sun
day Mr.. Gepfert was reported in another
iette. received by the family as having