Show BY TELE TELEGRAPH GRAPH reb ran westeen WESTERN aon ION TELEGRAPH lla LINE AMERICAN iio ifo A 11 k 28 the national board of trade assembled in this city today to ta dav day for its sixteenth annual session frank fraley of philadelphia presiding I 1 ng there were represented the baltimore corn and flour exchange the boards of new york philadelphia baltimore chicago detroit indianapolis portland oregon cincinnati the boston merchants association new york chamber of commerce and san francisco chamber of commerce the annual report of the executive council was read it refers especially to the depression of the tile industrial interests of the country the shrinkage in value the unprofitable character of production in many branches of manufacture and the general uncertainty of markets it states however bhat that there are signs that the present period per od of depression uncertainty and loss is about to give way to one of revived activity and and enterprise the report deals also with the questions of fictitious bills of lading bankruptcy legislation interstate inter stater slata commerce relief for american shipping hIp plug ping reciprocal trade with canada amendments to the national banking law and the foreign commercial relations of the united StIl states tes following the reading of the report on motion of S F covington of cincinnati the constitution ution of the board was mended amended so as to provide for the annual election of one vice president for every constituent body represented at the meetings of the board the board then organized for the ensuing year by the election reelection re of fred straley K fraley president dentandt tand and the election among others v of bf the following vice presidents geo cde M howe of the chicago board of trade lion hon john F miller of the san francisco franeisco chamber of commerce and hon D M sabin of the st paul board of trade following the election of onil ofil officers cers the question of the amendment of the present lawi laws relating to bills of lading was taken jip tip up lip and di discussed at ar great length higgins of the new york chamber of C commerce asked the board to adopt adol t the tife following resolution submitted by that chamber lie Ite resolved solved that the passage of house bill no reported by bly long of the committee or commerce to regulate the forms of bills of lading lad iad ing and tile the duties and liabilities of ship owners and others is demanded by the urgent necessities of commerce milne of chicago pointed out that the provisions of the bill applied only to the liability of ocean carriers ile he asked if it could not be amended so as to include with sith its provisions bills of lading jading or originating in the interior of the countr country and given to shippers tf of through throng frei fret freight ht he ile said the largest largess portions pr ti i ons of cargoes shipped from rew new york x ork consisted of this class of freight higgins expressed the fear chatto thatto thal that to attempt to amend the bill now would imperil its passage and might lose to them the advantages gal gai gained by a years work upon it blake and nelson of chicago Aless rs covington of cincinnati a and ud mullen of portland oregon took the same ground as taken by mine milne they ex dressed themselves in favor of the tile bill but wanted it amended bo so far as to protect western shipping interests after atter a longani long iong and animated discussion the western men consented to the adoption of the resolution wi with alth the understanding that another reso resolution lut iut on looking to tile thy protection of their interests te should come up for action the second resolution was after aften sev oral aral attempts to frame a suitable one finally drafted and agreed to unanimously r it is as follows Jle resolved solved that this board favors savors fur ther le legislation gi which will extend to inland carriers tile the principles of house bill to regulate the formoe form of bills of lading resolutions in favor of oi the enactment of a national bankruptcy la law W from the philadelphia providence new york and aud bridgeport board goi Aoi of trade and the new york chamber of commerce rom com merce which were on the official al pro gramme for tor consideration were referred to a committee consi consisting sting stina of janney miller nelson wood and anady I 1 y mond it was arran arrau arranged ged to have a banquet tomorrow to morrow night adjourned unni to Li orrow the special committee appointed by t the he board to consider the resolution on the enactment lit of a national bankrupt law held a meeting toni tonight to t o night and agreed to report favorably the resolution of tup tue new york chamber of bal commerce is in effect that the passage of at the national bankrupt b bill ill lii now before I 1 tae house housek known as the lowell bill is demanded by the business interests of the country DENVER 28 the I 1 national silver convention having for tor its object the organization bation of a system systematic atie atle and determined opposition to the 0 of f silver and to prevent by bv all possible means any legislation by congress looking to the decrease of the present resent rate of silver coinage assem E bled bied led at the tabor grand opera house at I 1 2 this afternoon it was called to order by 1 P B harris chairman of the executive committee of the cedar creek col silver association ill in whose name the first call cali for a national convention was made judge judo john A coulter of clear creek cou coun tocoi tv col Coi was made temporary chairman judge dge W J ke kerr r of I 1 lo 10 o i mity nty colorado temporary secretary I 1 me ile lle chair announced as the commit tee on credentials two delegates from each state and territory represented in the convention as follows kansas 11 II C IV E welch stahl utah L L E II 11 olden holden F IV billings new mt ag gustave billings clias chas blanchard colorado dennis denniss sullivan Sulliva ii E B cavanaugh idaho W II 11 watt geo montgomery wyoming ora iia ila ley icy john Donn donnelly efly the phah ghali also aiso appointed as the committee on permanent pr organization animation one delegate from troup each ac county bf colorado and one from each of the other states and territories represented pending the report of the committee on credentials the tho convention adjourned till tomorrow to morrow fully 1000 delegates are present representing colorado kansas utah idaho new nev mexica and wyoming Wo mini Mor heal AKAL 28 the tae storm was fierce today to day it was intensely cold the mercury falling to 10 and 12 degrees below zero the streets were very guiet quiet and lacked jacked the animation which has as marked the past ast two days several tobo tobogganing toboggan annin ann ing I 1 hills however desp te the blinding snow enow were much it in use the bcd was inaugurated this evening in the presence of an immense crowd there were lovee tover 2000 snowshoes on dominion square and they took part iu in the at attack the scene was a grand one the discharge of rockets and fireworks fireworks being kept upeor up jor about thirty minu minutes tes after the attack the snow snowshoe shoe shoo clubs tramped across the mountain the line was nearly a mile long iong on the return of the clubs to the city a concert was given by the snowshoes snow shoes in queens hall the governor general and suite left by the canada and atlantic It allway railway for ottawa at ioto loto 10 tonight to night ST jonns N P F 28 1 is telegraphic advices advises to channell Cb annell anneli and arid rose blanche report a terrible blizzard on the west vest coast beginning at 4 yesterday aft att afternoon gooon A lar iare large lare e number of fishing drift draft vent to the cile fishing fl shin round ground early in the morning and were e overtaken by the thes storm fOrm twenty three skiffs are and many of the survivors are badly frostbitten frost bitten one skiff in sight went down with its crew rhe rha crewson crew sot the missing vessels a ag gregath about bodt 50 men there are grave ears that the loss of 61 life will be he hedv avy 28 the entire fa cami v of P phllip a german ba baker ker ir living I 1 vint at t bombard street are poisoned A four year old son died the wife is dame dangerously roush ill III himself igl recovering ering A journeyman baker was also aiso aiso taken sick as well welt ia diary mary martin a german servant it has yeen found th atAll were poisoned by water impregnated in 14 pipes with oxidized lead NEW ned NE yonie york 29 11 1 s 12 Is 21 pacificus 55 central pacific 27 burlington ig 18 northern 15 erred northwestern smi swi NY central 80 oregon navigation GO tr trans mis mig continental 1 11 pacific mall mail I 1 panama sst st louis Loni sand saud and aud saru sari francisco fian vian isco IS 18 texas pacific 12 pacific 48 Y fargo t express 0 6 western union 67 washington 29 at the second days a y s session of the national board of trade a de the committee to which was referred ried the various propositions touching national bankrupt legislation presented a report in favor of oi the enactment of the bankrupt bill alread already y passed by the senate the report was adopted 29 thamine the mine at plummer hill was fired this morn ng there is no hope of extinguishing the fire the mine is valued at the additional guards bro brought lere here jest yesterday erday are supposed ased to be the ile lle cause of this OTTAWA ont 29 the dominion parliament opened at 3 this afternoon with the usual ceremonies cere monies ills 1119 29 eillah elijah 31 laines haines independent democrat was elected perma permanent gent gOnt speaker of the illi 1111 aois nois assembly on tile tiie second ballot oday o day days breaking the deadlock which las lag coisted existed fo for foy three weeks denyer DENVER golo colo 1 29 the national convention reassembled at ten when the temporary chairman read the following telegram from hon lenry henry al teller secretary of the in tenor gerior washington toh ton D C jan 29 1 88 Cha chairman irman irmin of the silver convention I 1 desire through vou you to e the convention ven veri tiou tion over which wiach you preside that I 1 amin am in full with every effort to secure to sliver silver silver sliver alithe ali all the advantages advantage conn conferred by law on golf gold I 1 do not believe bellevo silver will take its lust just rank as ds a money metal in the commer commercial claf markets of the world until its money functions shall lie be recognized by a law givin the holder of silver bullion every pr privilege give given to the holder of good bullion bu lio llo ta filis this end I 1 pledge you my in y untiring tIrIng efforts 11 II al TELLER the reading beading of the telegram was followed follow pd by tremendous cheering lasting im ome some s minutes the bala baia balance nee ned of the Ing morning ining session was consumed in debating that part of the report leport of the committee on credentials fixing the standard of representation the convention thus far is a sto stormy rm one a bitter fight light being made by delegations favoring free and unlimited coinage of silver for permanent chairmanship mans hilp filp who are for ex senator tabor the conservatives including a majority of the committee oil oli permanent organization for ex governor grant absolutely nothing has been accomplished thus far fou FOB libon 28 A bortl dispatch reuters renters agency says geu gained a brilliant victory on the over the rebels the enemy numbered A large number were cavalrymen armed with rifles the british loss was 1 20 10 killed aud and GO 60 wounded the total loss of the enemy was 1 laoo 1300 00 tiring began in the morning and lasted allday aliday all ail day col burleigh special correspondent of the london telegraph Tele graple and lords airlie and somerset are among the wounded the point where the battle of the occurred is in the desert about five rive miles south from when gen stewart reached that point he found the enemy enemy hovering about hig his little army on all sides and skirting it often within uncomfortably short range the rebels had evidently stationed themselves them saves in the vicinity to await his bis arrival and give him battle when they began to surround press in upon him he determined to abide the event he ordered his men to dismount and form a zareefa corral this ivas was made mainly with saddles and baggage and during its construction the rebel riflemen drew nearer and maintained a hot fire from behind ambushes and such hiding dilding places as they could nind find among the bushes and high grass this fire tire vas very well directed and was most disastrous in its effects b upon pon the ariti british sh troops twelve men were soon shot dead and forty others wounded among adiong the first killed were mr cameron special correspondent of the london standard and mr herbert special correspondent of the london post gen stewart was one of the very first to be wounded ile he was shot in the thigh W when h en he was shot the work of making 11 t the he zareefa was about co completed mple ted and t the h e army had been put in mo motion tion to form fo r in its battle array this his ahls was a hollow square As soon as C completed ted the square advanced under iv steady ambush tire fire a distance of two miles at this point the enemy be began a n to move up in two wro large echiel echelons ons The these were directed acted against the british rl night right lit front ar which ich stood unmoved during iii ili the rebel charge the tae english troops delivered a terrific nire fire aim alm aiming in right at the middle mowing in down men in such heaps that they formed actual obstacles and interfered so seriously with the evenness so necessary to the success of the onslaught that its center line was brought to a standstill about sixty yards from the british front line the force of the general movement threw the tile unimpeded parts of the line like ends of broken timber around the corners of the square and and the rebels so displayed were simply cut to pieces from this anthe warfare was as disastrous to the rebels as asit asid it was irregular on their side when the line was broken the arabs seemed to breakup break up into bands each of which waged war on its own account A large detachment mostly on horseback went back to attack the zareefa za reeba this was garrisoned ar ris ned by a body of en english sold soldiers e r S ma made d e up of little detachments lef left t b behind hi d by each corps which had bad gone forward arward in the square lord charles beresford was in command ile he sustained the attack for two hours when the enemy was compelled to retreat during the general attack upon the square only six men were killed and thirty three wounded on the english side capt captain ain aln norton worked the guns duning during the tight fight and his tiring firing did awful execution Set warts warty force on leaving gandul wells consisted of 2000 picked fighting men T the e latest dispatches received atthe at the war office show that lord st vincent was not as first reported killed in the battle fought in the desert on the ath dinst ile he died from wounds re elved on the at abu klea only two wo british officers were killed in the zareefa 11 night fight ht the other dead were non ion commissioned boned off officers leers and privates during the advance of the main body of the english from the za rebba rehba tile tiie garrison left behind at that point kept up a heavy fire from their guns and rifles an effort was made to erect a small smail redoubt some fifty ards to the right of the z za reeba under protection of a steady nir fir alre e from the zareefa duri durl dur i in ing 1 the e erection of the redoubt one in man an was killed and three wounded lord cochrane with 40 men from the life guards and scots greys held the tile redoubt and maintained a heavy nire fire |