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LONDON JINGOES LAYING LOW.
THE ENGLISH MASSES NOT IN A WAR
FURY AGAINST US.
The Bnlk of the People Not Well In
formed Concerning the Nurture of
the Differeiicen Between the Two
Governments—Queen Victoria Also
Believed to Be Opposed to a Resort
to Arms—The Workingmen’s Clubs
Not Hostile to the United States.
London, Dec. 21.—N0 one in the thick of
events here and in a position to judge of
public feeling can honestly affirm that
the country is,in the state of excitement
over the difficulties that have arisen in.
connection with, the Anglo-Venezuelan
dispute that some of the newspapers rep
resent. Whatever partial efferverescence
existed over President Cleveland’s mes
sage is now evaporating, and if no new
surprise is sprung upon the British peo
ple, the whole matter will soon become a
mere newspaper war.
Official and diplomatic circles have nev
er shared in the extreme alarmist views
that have found expression in the press,
and the placidity prevailing at the for
eign office may be judged from the fact
that Prime Minister Salisbury has seen no
cause to summon a meeting of the cabi
net to consider the situation. It is ex
pected that no cabinet meeting will be held
until the views of the American govern
ment, embodied in. a dispatch that Mr.
Olney, the American Secretary of State,
is understood to be about to send in re
ply to Lord Salisbury’s note, has reached
the foreign office. Upon making Inquiries
as to when this reply was likely to be
received, the representative of the United
Press learned that it was expected to
reach here early in. January. It depends
upon the nature and tone of Mr. Olney’s
communication whether the situation will
become really critical.
In the meantime the policy of the for
eign office is to "Lay low and say noth
ing.” English jingoism, braying in re
sponse to American jingoism, may go on,
but it does not represent genuine public
sentiment, nor can newspaper opinion be
taken as an absolutely sure guide to the
national feeling. The ignorance of the
English masses in regard to the real is
sues‘between the governments must ere
Jong operate to restrain Lord Salisbury
from following an active policy of sheer
defiance of America. The Monroe doctrine
breaks upon the bulk of the populace like
the enigma of the Sphinx. The locality of
the dispute is to them a geographical mys
tery. Even the Westminster Gazette,
which is an organ of the educated classes,
thinks it necessary to inform its readers
that neither British Guiana nor Demarara
is an Island, as is generally supposed in
England. Before the government dares to
commit the country, the people will want
to know what the trouble is about.
The queen is showing the keenest anxiety
in the difficulty. Lord Salisbury was clos
eted yesterday at the foreign office, not
seeing even tho diplomats. In the evening
he sent a long dispatch to her majesty at
Osborne house, on the Isle of Wight,
where she is at present sojourning. The
queen’s remembrance of the fact that the
last official act of the Prince Consort was
the preparing of a memorandum counsell
ing a peaceful settlement of the Trent af
fair will incline her to interfere to prevent
a rupture between the two countries.
Continuing to collate opinions outside
of the leading parly organs and the Carl
ton, Constitutional and National Liberal
Clubs, the representative of the United
Press has essayed to ascertain the feel
ing in the workingmen’s political clubs,
on which feeling the politicians rely when
organizing popular demonstrations. These
clubs, though numbering their members
by the tens of thousands, repain con
cealed from public view until there are pe
riods of agitation, when party wire-pullers
finding It advisable to foment excitement,
jhippH' funds to call out < hfe -mass. 1 * .
Wunds alone, however, would not evoke
processions in Hyde park, nor enthusias
tic crowds in the great halbs. The work
ingmen's clubs can only be manipulated
on the lines of their own tendencies. Se
lecting four of the most notable of these
clubs inquiry revealed the fact that there
was an entire absence of excitement and
only a mild interest In the situation.
While keenly alive to home politics, the
average intelligence of the workingmen
who are members of these clubs does not
extend to Great Britain’s foreign rela
tions. The Monroe doctrine, especially,
is a hieroglyphic to them, but they are
sympathizers with America, and their
belief in the justice of the American gov
ernment is profound. To sum up the re
sult of the conversations had with sev
eral of the best informed members of the
clubs it may be said that the opinion is
that the men must learn more about the
causes of the quarrel before there will
' be tho smallest chance of their responding
to party appeals for a demonstration for
or against the government.
The recognition of the primary neces
sity of the spread of information on the
subject has led the London, weekly pap
ers which have a purely popular circula
tion to attempt in their issues of to-day
to enlighten their renders. One of these
papers having a weekly issue of 700,00(1
copies precedes its article with the admis
sion that many Englishmen will learn lor
the first time through President (Cleve
land’s message that Great Britain has a
boundary dispute with Venezuela, which
it then proceeds to explain. The article
corududes with an attack on Mr. Cleve
land's action uk calculated to bring the
principle of arbitration into contempt. An
other of these papers, which has an enor
mous circle or readers in. the operative
and manufacturing centers, likewise ex
nounds the Monroe doctrine and then up
holds President Cleveland as being In
the right tn insisting upon arbitration. It,
however, denounces the “Arrogant pre
tensions of the United States that tn no
part of America shall any one set foot
except with the permission of the curious
gang of corrupt politicians in Washing
ton. The paper adds: “Grant Ireland
home rule, and we shall hear little of
the Monroe doctrine.”
Another radical workingmen's paper
holds that it is impossible for the public
to support a war on the question of the
boundary of British Guiana or of teach
ing Uncle Sam better manners. It recalls
how Lord Palmerston played tho “Clvla
Romanns Sum” doctrine for all it was
worth to get well with the crowd when
his name was ill-smelling at court and
among his colleagues. Mr. Cleveland it
Bays, is using the Monroe doctrine in a
similar manner as the last dodge of a
beaten party to raise smoke and drown
a stench.
The most notable feature of the articles
in those and other papers of the same
clas»— conservative, liberal and radical
alike—la the consensus of opinion that
Great Britain cannot submit to the hu
miliation of accepting President Cleve
land's demands.
The Spectator under the caption of “the
death warrant of Armenia." says that
Preaident Cleveland’s message is a full
excuse for all those persons who arc de
sirous of silently deserting an unhappy
people. It adds that it is impossible for
Great Britain, which is so menaced tr. jn
America to risk the outbreak of a Euro
pean war, In which, owing to American
hostility, she might be powerless to in
terfere. The Moslems. It declares, can
now carry out their plans. If there are
no Christians left in Armenia there will
be no Armenian question.
The service papers do not discuss the
situation from a service point of view
The Army and Navy Gazette protests that
a war between Grat Britain and the Uni
ted State® would be criminal.
The Naval and Military Gazette says
that war would be a lamentable blunder
that would not benefit either power.
The fact that the queen's health is feeble
has obliged her physician to order a strict
er regime for her. Early in the morning
she has a cup of coffee and a thin rusty
At noon she takes an egg beaten in wine.
At 2 o’clock she has luncheon, which Is
the heaviest meal of the day. This con
sists of aoup, fish and fowl Then she
takes a short repose, followed by a drive
or a walk. At 9 o’clock dinner is served.
Her majesty then drinks watered claret
or a glass or dry champagne.
At a meeting of the English' Church
Union, at which the Duke of Newcastle
presided, It was decided to petition the
bishop* to order clergymen to refuse to
marry persons who have been divorced,
such marriage being contrary to the taw
of the church and a grievous injury to
Chr»ti*n morality.
The attempt to compel King Prempeh
of Ashantee to accept a British resident
and grant other demands made by the
British, threatens to be a harder task
than was at first expected. The war of
fice no longer says that the British ex
pedition will merely have to march to
Coomassie, the capital of Ashantee. King
Prempeh shows no sign that he is desir
ous of surrendering to the British. The
Ashanteos are armed with good rifle® and
have plenty of ammunition, their arma
ment having been suplled to them by
French traders. The great chief Samory,
who, it was supposed, was likely to be
an ally to the British in their campaign
against King Prempeh, threatens to join
the latter.
GORDON FULL OF PATRIOTISM.
North and South Ready to Rally
Aronnd the Flag.
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Gen. John B. Gordon
of Georgia, delivered a stirring address
to-night at Centrad Music Hall, on the
“First days of the Confederacy” and in
cidentally struck a popular chord by a
patriotic reference to the contingency of
war with Great Britain. In dwelling with
mirigled sentiments of pathos and humor
on the unbreakable spirit which dominat
ed the soldiers of the north and south,
Gen. Gordon exclaimed that this was the
spirit which lived among millions of boys
in the union to-day, the sons of those
who saved the union, and with it the re
public could enforce the Monroe doctrine
or any other doctrine. If this spirit was
transmitted to posterity, the united re
public could bid defiance to the world in
arms.
He added: “In the face of the contin
gency which is just in front of us; in
view of our melancholy complications with
the British nation, the question is in or
der whether the republic, produce such
leaders for coming events as the north
and south gloried in, and such heroes as
were behind them? I answer yes; what
every may be the measureless calamity of
war with England, if the honor and safety
of the republic required it. I speak for the
southland when I say that, with all their
sufferings under conditions of war, they
will be found with absolute unanimity and
with unbounded enthusiasm, saying that
argument is exhausted and that they will
stand by our arms. I undertake to say
for the ex-confederates, gray headed as
they are, that they will rally to the* old
flag of this republic with the first' tocsin
of war, and their old rebel yell will be
heard beyond the Canadian borders.”
Great cheering followed this sentiment.
CLEVELAND IN CONFERENCE.
Olney and Herbert Discuss the Situ
ation With Him.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Secretary Olney
and Secretary Herbert had a long con
ference with President Cleveland to-day
about the present and probable future as
pects of the Venezuelan situation. Mr.
Olney and the President, it is under
stood, discussed the appointment of the
Venezuelan commission authorized by
congress. According to the wording of
the resolution authorizing the commis
sion the commissioners are directed to as
certain the true divisional boundary be
tween Venezuela and British Guiana. This,
of course, makes their work so much more
difficult, and increases their responsibil
ity. It was said to-day that when the
report of the commission is received the
President will adopt one of two courses.
He will either send the findings of the
commission to congress, with a request
for action, or else issue a proclamation
declaring the true boundary to be that as
certained by the commissioners. What
would follow this latter action can only
be surmised, but it is probable that the
President would use it as the basis for
another attempt to secure Great Britain’s
agreement to arbitration, before taking
any radical step, provided, of course, that
the commissioners did not sustain the ex
treme claims of the British to the dis
puted territory.
Mr. Herbert’s talk with the President
related, it is understood, to the visit of
Rear Admiral Bune's squadron to the
vicinity of the Venezuelan coast. It can
not be ascertained whether any change
was made in the itinerary. Admiral
Bunce will have an interview to-morrow
with Secretary Herbert on the subject.
A RIOT AT A MEETING.
Italian Faction® Come to Blow* Over
the AbyHNinlnn War.
Rome, Dec. 21.—The Italian soldiers slain
in the battle of Ambalagi, Abyssinia,
were commemorated this morning at a
meeting held in the University of Rome.
The gathering contained a strong leaven
of socialists, who interrupted an address
delivered by Prof. Oratori by crying,
“Down with the African policy of Crls
pi.” The rest of the audience retorted
with cries of “Viva Italy and the Italian
army,” and the uproar was continued
for some time.
Some of the socialists cried "Viva Men
elek,” whereupon a riot ensued, in which
chairs were thrown and fists were free
ly used, many of the fighters being in
jured.
Several students were taken into cus
tody by the police outside of the univer
sity because they refused to disperse when
ordered to do so. Later a crowd of 300
students placed a wreath upon, the monu
ment erected in memory of the Italians
killed at Dogall.
The Senate this afternoon discussed and
approved by a large majority the credit
asked for by the government to carry
on the campaign in Abyssinia. State
ments wore made by Prime Minister Crisp!
and Signor Sonnino. minister of the treas
ury, that the government had no intention
of occupying the Abyssinian province of
Shoa. Italy’s aim. they say, was to re
cover and retain the territory that she had
already occupied for the defense and se
curity of her colony in Erythrea.
EASY TO PROVE ENGLAND IVHOXU.
Sir Robert Sc bom burgle on Record
on the Boundary.
Paris, Dec. 21.—Gen. Guzman Blanco of
Venezuela said to-day that it would be
easy to prove that England was wrong
in her dispute with Venezuela. When
Sir Robert Schomburgk marked out his
boundary line, he said. Venezuela protest
ed against it, and England replied that
the line was only a geographical one and
afterward removed the boundary posts
which had been set upon Schomburgk’s
line.
Italy Offer* to Arbitrate.
Paris. Dec. 21.—The Temps publishes a
dispatch from Rome, saying that Italy
has offered to act as arbitrator of tho
difficulty between Great Britain and the
United States. Great Britain, the dis
patch adds, has not replied to the offer.
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THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): MON DAY. DECEMBER 23, 1895.
SCARE STILL ON IN STOCKS.
ANOTHER BIG RUSH TO UNLOAD AT
NEW YORK.
Whisky Trust Leads the Slump With
a Decline of 13 Points—London Fi
nancial Institutions Begin to Fret
Over the Shrinkage in the Value of
Their Holdings—The Financial
Kings of the Old World Determin
ed to Prevent War.
New York, Dec. 21.—The action of the
Senate yesterday in unanimously passing
measures providing for the formation of
the Venezuelan boundary commission led
to heavy selling again this morning for
foreign account, and this with forced sales
by local operators led to a sharp break in
prices at the opening of the stock ex
change. Blocks of stocks for the account
of out of town operators, who were una
ble to respond to the calls for margins,
were thrown overboard, for anything they
would bring, and this added to the feeling
of uneasiness. There was no way of
knowing whether the brokers handling the
various deals had been involved. Presi
dent Cleveland’s message on the finances,
sent in to congress, dia not have the fa
vorable effect on the market at the start
that was looked for in certain quarters.
In fact in the first hour prices broke any
where from 1 to 13 points, and as yester
day there were no signs of supporting or
ders in any direction. Cordage guaranteed
scored the banner loss, selling down 13
points from 25 to 12.
The failure of L. H. Taylor &
Co., of Philadelphia, who have con
nections in this city, and the suspen
sion of Hatch Brothers and H- K. Bur
ras & Co., of the local stock exchange,
were announced in the order named, and
this accelerated the downward movement.
After the early slump a steadier tone set
in and on buying for investment account,
as well as tor the purpose of covering
short contracts, a rally of I@s per cent,
followed. London firms were buyers in a
moderate way. The impression is that the
bu]k of the trading for this account was
for the purpose of covering short contracts
put out at higher figures. The recovery
m the market was taken advantage of by
weakened holders to sell and in the last
hour new low records were made for a
number of the leading issues. At this time
Rock Island sold down to 56, Pullman Pal
ace to 146, Manhattan to 91, Jersey Cen
tral to 93, and Lackawanna to 154, all the
lowest of the week. The closing was fe
verish with operators rather anxious as
to the course of the Sterling Exchange
market and the gold movement next week.
It was generally agreed that this is the
key to the situation. Reports were current
of an intormal consultation of the
bank presidents and of the like
lihood of the closing of the stock
exchange for two or three days next
week, but these reports were branded as
pure inventions by persons in authority.
The transactions'for the day were 314,958
shares, an unusually heavy total for a
half holiday.
The railway bond market to-day
was depressed On further liquidations for
both home and foreign account. At the de
cline local investors bought the gilt edge
issues, and a recovery from the lowest
point was recorded. The transactions ag
gregated $2,093,000.
Sales of listed stocks to-day aggregated
249,646 shares and of unlisted stocks 65,312
sha»res
A cablegram has been received by Pres
ident McCord of the produce exchange
from Chairman Watts of the London Bal
tic, the principal grain exchange of Lon
don, which was read by President McCord
from the rostrum of the exchange. It was
as follows: “At the annual dinner of the
Baltic last night Yankee Doodle was re
ceived with, loud cheers, and the health
of the United States with three times
three.” The members of the produce ex
change greeted the reading of the mes
sage with loud applause.
London, Dec. 21.—After a flat opening of
tthe market on the stock exchange Amer
ican securities recovered, but they did
not sustain their recovery fully at the
close. The other markets closed better
under the influence of .an improvement in
consols, ’wnich movement is taken to in
dicate that influential circles consider the
political tension better. Those looking
beneath the surface tepprehend that un
less the political situation improves there
will be a crisis in. London worse than
that caused by the failure of the Barings,
not on account of the American railroad
shares, but on account of American rail
road bonds, which are held not only by
private parties in England, but by many
insurance companies and similar insti
tutions. These bonds are already un-
The Globe says: “The financial kings
of the old world are firmly resolved that
such a horror as war between England
and the United States shall not occur and
they will not hesitate to employ any
means to prevent it. Our great banks
are insisting upon the immediate repay
ment of advances ifiade to American
houses, at the same time intimating that
they will suspend financial accommoda
tion so long as the menace of an Ameri
can commission to locate the boundary
of British Guiana hangs in the air.”
The head of the banking house of Al
bert Seligman & Co., No. 9 Draper’s Gar
dens. says: “Business returns between
the United States Great Britain are
virtually broken off. The people are anx
ious, though scarcely any of the promi
nent firms entertain any idea that war is
likely to occur. The financial situation
now depends entirely upon the political
atmosphere. No financial measures
would be effective until a political settle
ment is reached. President Cleveland’s
financial plans might then be introduced
with effect. An amendment of the cur
rency would satisfy the demands of Eu
rope, though this would be only a partial
remedy. But it would be very effective
if the consequence should be an appre
ciation of the price of grain and cotton
and the balance of trade were turned in
favor of the United States.”
It it given out that Lord Salisbury caus
ed the publication of the Venezuela cor
respondence between the foreign office
anti the department of state at Washing
ton on. Tuesday, only upon learning that
the same would be published in America
on that day.
The Westminster Gazette says that
President Cleveland’s second special mes
: sage to the congress of the United States
■ greatly improves the situation. “The
i President's enemies,” the Gazette says,
! “though stalwart for the application of
' the Monroe doctrine, will not scruple to
attack his currency policy. We hope that
our government will seize occasion to
I make it clear that we do not intend to
challenge the Monroe doctrine or to raise
that issue.”
The Pall Mall Gazette says: “Even if
Venezuela were 10,000 times right It would
be impossible for Great Britain to recog
nize her rights or even make the slight
est qoneesSon to her until President
I Cleveland withdraws from his manacing
attitude. The sole service which his mes-
I sage has done to the Monroe doctrine is
to call forth a chorus of disavowal and
' ridicule from the w’hole of Europe.”
i Washington, Dec. 21.—At the close of
business to-day the treasury gold reserve
stood, with all withdrawals out, at S6S.-
841,950. To-day’s gold withdrawals amount
ed to $490,000, taken for domestic use.
Philadelphia. Dec. 21.—The firm of
L. H. Taylor & Co., bankers and brokers,
failed this morning. This is one of the
oldest firms on the street.
Boston. Mass., Dec. 21. —Price & Co.,
Congress street stock brokers, have failed.
The announcement was made on the stock
exchange this morning.
SILVER SENATORS STUBBORN.
They Boast That They Will Balk
Sound Money Legislation.
Washington. Dec. 21.—The strong silver
men in the Senate do not disguise their
dissatisfaction with the President’s last
message. One of them said to-day that
now it was congress' turn to go “duck
hunting," and congress would do it. They
say if there is danger in the financial
situation, the President should ha>e
sounded his note of alarm earlier. Sil-
I ver men. also, do not hesitate to say that
I the President cannot get through the Sen
ate such legislation as will be satisfac
tory to him, and that absolutely noth
ing would be accomplished by congress
staying here.
Deepite this, there appears to be a sen
timent among the democrats of the Sen
ate that they should show a proper re
spect for the message and remain re
gardless of the expected uselessness of
the session. The indications are that the
i congress will abandon its recess, but that
i financial legislation will not result theie
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GEORGIANS ON THE COMMITTEES.
Col. Lester Gets His Old Place on
Rivers and Harbors.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The political sea
at the capitol was as calm as a mill pond
to-day, and there was not a trace of the
executive hurricane that swept over con
gress yesterday. The proceedings were
brief and without special significance be
yond the announcement of the commit
tees in the House by Speaker Reed. The
latter is pleased to know that he made up
and announced his committees before the
republicans in the Senate are able to per
fect their reorganization, an operation
they have been engaged in, ever since con
gress convened.
There was some gossip among senators
and representatives as to what action may
follow the President’s latest message on
the finances, but no practical plan has been
suggested that is likely to command the
support of the tswo houses of congress, and
also the approval of the President, hence
the speculation is wide and varied. The
free sliver majority in tife Senate stands
as a menace to any proposition that does
not give the white metal recognition on
an equality with gold. Under the circum
stances, both houses are preparing for a
protracted struggle over the financial
question, fully realizing that the President
is determined to uphold the credit of the
nation, with or without the aid of con
gress.
In the House, th* principal item of in
terest was the construction of the various
committees. Naturally there were some
surprises and numerous disappointments.
One of the surprises was the placing of
both Messrs. Crisp and Turner of Georgia,
on the ways and means committee. It is
an unusual proceeding to place two men
of the same political faith on that com
mittee, but Speaker Reed established a
precedent without offering any, explana
tion.
“It will be gratifying to the people of
Savannah and the citizens of the seacoast
towns generally to know that Represen
tative Lester has again been assigned to
duty on the river and harbor committee.
There was greater pressure upon. Speaker
Reed for assignment to that committee
than any other, and the selection of Col.
Lester is due to tihe ability and energy
with which he has performed service on
that committee in the past. He is now in
a position to look after the interests of
the new project in Sayannah harbor, and
other improvements in the state. He is
also a member of the committee on war
claims and expenditures in the state de
partment. He probably fared as ewil as
any member of the delegation.
Ex-Speaker Crisp, in addition to the
committee on ways and means, is a mem
ber of the committee on rules, which
gives him the leadership of the minority.
Judge Turner, besides membership on the
ways and means committee,, is assigned
to the committee having charge of the
expenditures in the department of justice.
Lon Livingston was made happy by be
ing returned to the committee on appro
priations, and the committee on alcoholic
liquor traffic.
Judge Black returns to the committee on
banking and currency, and also to the
committee on pensions.
Representative Tate goes to the naval
committee, and that on mines and min
ing. He will have an opportunity to help
develop interests in the promising gold
mines of Georgia, South Carolina and
North Carolina.
Representative Maddox w’ill look after
Indian affairs, and also revision, of the
laws.
Representative Moses is assigned to pen
sions and agriculture.
Ben Russell will occupy his spare mo
ments with the committee on claims and
enrolled bills.
Representative Lawson is a member
of the committee on. education and the
election of the President and Vice Presi
dent.
Representative Bartlett, the junior mem
ber of the delegation, will have an op
portunity to look after the contested
election cases of two of his colleagues,
for he is a member of the committee,
on election, and also that on civil serv
ice reform.
Altogether the Georgia delegation, is
weh taa'n care of in if.e new organiza
tion of the committees.
In the South Carolina delegation, Rep
resentative McLaurin carried off first hon
ors by being assigned to the committee
on ways and means. This is quite a dis
tinction for the young leader from Ben
nettsville and it will not hurt his future
aspirations to serve on the leading com
mittee in the House. He is also a mem
ber of the committee on railways and
canals.
Next in order is Representative Elliott
of the Charleston district. He has three
assignments, education, pensions and
militia. In the event of war with Eng
land, the committee on militia will take
on additional prominence.
Representative Talbert will do duty with
the committee on labor and expenditures
on public buildings. Representative Sprait
goes to patents, ventilation and accous
tics and expenditures in the agricultural
department.
Representative Latimer will have an op
portunity to follow his school land bill,
while serving on the committee on public
lands and enrolled bills.
Representative Stokes will serve on ag
riculture and expenditures in the treasury
department.
Representative Wilson is assigned to im
migration and naturalization, and also
expenditures in the navy department.
REPUBLICAN PLANS OF RELIEF.
More Revenue to Be Raised and a
Low Interest Bond Issued.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The following is
stated on the best authority to be the
plan of relief which will be discussed by
the ways and means committee, begin
ning on Monday:
The programme which the republican
leaders of the House have now tentatitft y
in mind is to temporarily provide from
$30,000,000 to $45,000,000 revenue by some
brief amendments of the tariff—not in
volving general tariff revision, these
amendments to expire at the end of thirty
months; to give the Secretary of the
Treasury authority to issue a 3 per cent,
bond, as a popular loan, to maintain the
coin redemption fund, and for no other
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ZEITOUN TO BE BOMBARDED.
THE FOREIGN DIPLOMATS NOTI
FIED OF THE FACT.
A Correspandent at Marash Ex
presses the Opinion That the Ar
menians Will Be Able to Hold the
Place ' All Winter—Vostagat Re
ported Surrounded by Kurds and
Thirty Armenians Already Massa
cred.
Constantinople, Dec. 21.—The porte has
informed 411 of the foreign diplomats at
the Turkish capital that the Armenians
who are in possession of Zeitoun, having
themselves to be obstinate regard
ing their surrender, the bombardment of
Zeitoun will be begun at once. A corre
spondent writing from Marash expresses
the opinion, however, that the immediate
capture of Zeitoun by the Turkish forces
is not possible and that the Armenians
will be able to hold the place throughout
the winter.
The correspondent also says there was
a tremendous panic in Adana of Dec. 7
similar to that which recently occurred
in Constantinople. During the panic all
of the shops were closed.
A telegram received in. Constantinople
from Tarsus on Dec. 18 says many fam
ilies have fled from there to Mersina,
where the United States warship Marble
head is lying.
A letter from Vostagat, Asia Minor, dat
ed Dec. 10; says that place is surrounded
by Kurds and the houses of the inhabi
tants have been barricaded. It is reported
that thirty Armenians have been massa
cred there.
A communication received at the Turkish
foreign office says that the Armenians
who are holding Zeitoun have pillaged and
flooded dozens of Mussulman villages near
Zeitoun, and have killed 266 Mussulmans
including 16 women. The foreign office is
also issuing other stories of a similar char
acter. It is stated that these statements
are intended to prepare the public mind
for the annihilation of the Armenians who
are in possession of Zeitoun.
An American who was for a long time
a resident of Constantinople writes from
Harpoot that the furniture and other
property stolen from the American mis
sionaries at that place is in the houses
of the highest government officials there.
He also says that it is a regular practice
of the nabobs of the Turkish villages to
keep a herd of Armenian women attach
ed to their domestic establishment, and
when Moslem travelers or soldiers come
assign a woman to each guest for the night
as a part of their duty in the matter of
hospitality.
The Turks admit that the Armenians in
the district of Sivas are clothed only with
a potato sack each and that many of
them have died from starvation. The sul
tan is reported to have said that he will
feed these unfortunates if they will be
come Mohammedans.
The German ambassador here, acting
under Instructions received from his gov
ernment, has again urged the porte to pre
vent a massacre of the Armenians at Zei
toun. Sir Philip Currie, the British am
bassador, supported the German ambassa
dor in his attempt to save the lives of the
revolted Armenians, but it is feared that
the Zeitoun district has already been
largely laid in waste.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The representa
tions made by Minister Terrell respecting
the condition of American interests In
Turkey, have resulted in the dispatch of
general instructions to Rear Admiral Sel
fridge at Smyrna, Syria, directing |im to
furnish protection and comfort to such
missionaries as might apply for that pur
pose. There was nothing in the instruc
tions, concerning a general gathering of
the American missionaries at Alexan
dretta, or some other port where the Uni
ted States has a warship.
The cruiser Minneapolis sailed to-day
from Gibraltar for Smyrna, according to
a cable message received at the navy de
partment from her commander. It is esti
mated that the cruiser will make the voy
age in five days. The arrival of the Min
neapolis at Smyrna will give the United
States a representation of three vessels
in Turkish waters.
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HEARNE ACQUITTED.
The Jury Declares Him Not the Mur
derer of Stillwell.
Bowling Green, Mo., Dec. 21.—After one
hour's deliberation, the jury in the case
of Dr. James A. Hearne, on trial for the
murder of Amos Stillwell, returned a ver
dict of not guilty at 5:30 o’clock this even
ing. This disposes of a case that has
ramified the nation and has never been
three months off a court calendar for
seven years.
On the night of Dec. 30, 1888, Amos J.
Stillwell, a wealthy citizen of Hannibal,
Mo., was murdered at his home. *Mrs.
Fanny Stillwell, the young wife of the
deceased, was the only witness to the
tragedy, and claims the murder was done
by an unknown robber. Gossip had prior
to the killing associated the names of Dr.
J. A. Hearne and Mrs. Stillwell together.
In less thdn a year after the murder, the
young widow married Dr. Hearne, and
some two years later started to visit Eu
rope, but the doctor prevailed against this
at New York. Meantime >5,000 rewardsfor
the discovery of the murderer had been
offered and the wedding set scandalous
tongues going. To avoid this. Dr. and
Mrs. Hearne went to California. After a
short residence at Los Angeles, Mrs.
Hearne sought and obtained a divorce on
the ground of cruelty, but within two
months they were re-married.
The San Francisco Chronicle enlarged
upon the divorce ajnd re-marriage story
and made allusions to the Stillwell mur
der so pointedly that Dr. Hearne sued
M. H. deYoung, the proprietor of the
Chronicle, for $160,000. This opened anew
the doctor’s alleged connection with the
murder, which the Chronicle made the
most of. The suit is still pending. Dr.
Hearne and his wife were indicted at
Hannibal and the trial, which has occu
pied two weeks, was taken to Bowling
Green on a change of venue. It is likely
the charge against Mrs. Hearne will be
dismissed.
Cleveland SigM the Commission Bill.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The President
this afternoon approved the bill appro
priating SIOO,OOO for the expenses of the
commission to inquire into the Vene
zuelan boundary matter. The executive
approval was given to the measur- as
soon as the official copy reached the
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A FLOOD IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
More Than a Score of Houses Swept
Away With Their ■ Contents.
Wagoner, I. T., Dec. 21.—The rain of two
days’ duration and a heavy snow fall
Thursday night which melted, has caused
an overflow in the Grand, Verdigris and
Arkansas rivers, which has flooded hun
dreds of farms and forced the inhabitants
to take refuge in the hills. Some twenty
or thirty houses have been swept away
and with their contents are a total loss,
leaving hundreds without homes or shel
ter. Last evening a woman was discov
ered floating on a mass of drift wood,
but as there were no boats to be had the
woman probably drowned before assist
ance could reach her, as the stream was
a rushing torrent. The streams are still
rising, and before morning will inundate
and destroy hundreds of farms and im
provements. Relief corps have been organ
ized and bonfires are blazing to-night to
warn the inhabitants in the threatened
districts.
The mining camp at Bull Creek is flood
ed and the miners some 200 in number have
fled to the higher grounds for refuge, hav
ing lost everything. Nothing like the
present flood has ever been known here.
The St. Louis' Iron Mountain and Southern
bridge over Grand river, 15 miles east of
Wagoner is in a shaky condition and
trains cannot pass.
St. Louis, Dec. 21.—A family of eight
persons, who were encamped on Spring
river, west of Jopin, Were swept away by
a flood.
The mill at Boston was carried away
and mills at various places along Spring
river and Shoal creek are partly sub
merged.
Three wood choppers encamped on
Spring river near Oronogo, were rescued
from tree tops.
The. loss of live stock is heavy. .'All
streams have overflowed the bottom lands
and the waters have carried away much
grain and stock, besides buildings, fences
and implements.
All of the bottom farms near Osceola
are under water, with the roofs of the
houses and stables dotting the sea of
waves. The Sac river bridge went down.
Outside of Osceola not a bridge Is left
standing. A number of residences, grist
mills and roller mills were destroyed.
At Sedalia eight and a half inches of
rain fell. A number of landslides are re
ported.
At Otterville, the Lamine river is higher
than ever known before. Reports from
other points state that the loss to grain,
stock, etc., as well as in the cities and
towns, will be very large. Railroad traf
fic was seriously impeded.
TALLAHASSEE NOTES,
Northern Men Looking for Homes In
Leon County.
Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 21.—Several well
to-do farmers from Illinois and Wisconsin
have been prospecting in this section the
past few days. They were induced to visit
this portion of the state by the Clark syn
dicate people. They represent many fami
lies who desire to come south.
Mr. R. M. Williamson, of Wakulla coun
ty, has succeeded in making splendid wine
from the tomato. One hundred plants pro
duce thirty-one gallons, which readily
sells at $2 per gallon.
Mr. Charles Joel Collins, a native of Tal
lahassee, was yesterday married to Miss
Annie Kendrick, at Ackworth, Ga. Mr.
Collins is connected with the North Geor
gia and Marietta railroad.
TOBACCO GROWING.
The Florida Farmers Are Preparing
to Plant the Weed Largely.
Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 21.—Evidence is
daily accumulating that demonstrates
tha(. there is a general tobacco boom
throughout Florida. At the office of the
state commissioner of agriculture there
are now
from almost every county in Florida, re
questing that tobacco seed be sent them.
To supply this great demand, Hon. L.
B. Wombwell has arranged for an ample
supply of choice seed, which will be sent
to farmers free of charge in due time. In
addition to all this, associations for grow
ing tobacco are being organized in all sec
tions of the state.
CUMNOCK’S EXPLOSION.
The Disaster Caused by Fire Damp
auil Not by Dynamite.
Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 21.—Harry Fink and
Ed. Swigart. miners in the coal mii)es at
Cumnock, were here to-day on their way
home to Pennsylvania, with the bodies of
Covey and McCoy, two Pennsylvanians
killed by the explosion. They say the
search for more dead ceased this morn
ing, as it is nqw positively known that
only thirty-nine were killed, and that all
the bodies have been found. It is now
also positively known that the explosion
was due to fire damp, as the dynamite
did not explode, but has been found in
tact. The superintendent says if it had
exploded, not a man in the mine would
have escaped death.
Milledgeville’s New Dormitory.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21.—The board of
trustees of the Girl’s Normal and Indus- :
trial school of Milledgeville has been call
ed to meet in that city on Jan. 6 for the
purpose of taking the preliminary steps
to erect the new dormitory to the school
buildings, for which $25,000 was appropria
ted at the recent session of the legisla
ture. The work is to be commenced at '
once and the building pushed to comple
tion as rapidly as possible.
The Modern Mother
Has found that her little ones are im
proved more by the pleasant laxative, Sy
rup of Figs, when in need of the laxa
tive effect of a gentle remedy than by
any other, and that it is more acceptable I
to them. Children enjoy it and it bene
fits them. The true remedy. Syrup of
Figs, is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrt.p Company only.—ad.
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BIG FIRE ON ST. SIMONS.
Two Mills and Lumber Destroyed,
the Value Being $147,000.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 21.—The complete
story of the big fire on St. Simons Island
Thursday night, which was briefly allud
ed to in yesterday's dispatches from
Brunswick, is as follows: The Hilton &
Dodge cypress mill, 4,000,000 feet of cy
press lumber, 1,000,000 cypress shingles and
1,000,000 laths were totally destroyed by
the fire, entailing a total loss of $147,000.
The insurance is not over $20,000, if any at
all, and what may be carried is through
brokers in New York city, where the gen
eral offices of the company are located.
The burned property is all located on the
island at the place known as “St. Simons
Mills,’’ a distance of seven miles from
Brunswick by water and three miles from
the hotel by land. There are two mills
in the plant and both were reputed to
be the largest of their kind in the south.
In an. interview Manager James L. Fos
ter made the following statement, in ad
dition to the figures given above: “The
Are started about 8:30 o’clock in the room
right over the boiler. The mills have been
running night and day for some weeks,
and we had steam on at the time. The
engineer discovered the blaze, then very
small, and called the superintendent’s at
tention to it, as he was then near-by. .
The superintendent sprang at the water
pipe and the engineer endeavored to blow
the alarm of four whistles. Before he
could pull the cord the fourth time tho
whfle space above them was enveloped iaib-.
flames, and they had to run Jinr
lives. It was a perilous moment, and the
sixty operatives in the mill had. difficulty
In escaping alive, so quickly, did tho
flames spread. The mill proper was soon
one mass of flames, and all water con
nections were broken. Then it was a task
to make new ones by reducing the sizes
of the pipes to connect with ones at the
other mill, and before that could be done
the lumber yard was burning. If a Are
tug could have reached us at that junc
ture 8,500,000 feet of the lumber could have
been saved, but our tug was away, ant
no water protection was available.
The island people all turned out
and willingly helped, but after an all
night fight we found ourselves at day
break with only a handful of cypress
lumber left.
tn Brunswick there was much excite
ment about 9:30 o’clock when the Are was
first noticed. Every available vehicle was
brought into service, and great throngs
went out to view the scene from the
boulevard four miles this side of the Is
land. Even at that distance the light
was brilliant and all night long the sky
V>ver the entire city was a bright red. ft
was the grandest scene from an artistic
standpoint that has ever been witnessed
here. The burning of the mill will affect
120 families as for weeks It has been work
ing a crew of sixty each night and day
and had orders enough ahead to keep it
going for twelve months to come.
The estimated loss is calculated as fol
lows:
Mill property $ 60,000
Two million cypress shingles at
$2.50 per thousand 5,000
Four million feet cypress lumber
at S2O per thousand 80,000
One million lajt.hs at $2 per thous-
and 2,000
$147,000 i
Os course at this early date there is no ’
one who can tell whether the mill will be
rebuilt or not, but it is safe to (conclude
it will, owing to the great demand for
cypress products in the market.
ft is. very probable that the Altamaha
cypress mills near Brunswick will be ’
commenced working day and night now
as the same company owns it.
Owing to the immense amount of mill
property they own that is scattered at
various points throughout the state, the
Hilton & Dodge people have never car
ried heavy insurance and this is their
second big loss within, the past eighteen
months.
VISIT OF CUdBA’S ENVOY.
Toma* Estrada Pnlma CnH« on Sec
retary Olney.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Tomas Estrada
Palma, who claims to be the envoy of the
Cu6an provisional government to the gov
ernment of the United States, called on
Secretary Olney at the state department
to-day. He was accompanied by Gonzalo
Quesada, the secretary of the Cuban rev
olutionary committee in New York, and
Mr. Rubens, who was Introduced as Senor
Palma’s secretary, and who is said to he
from Florida. All three had gone to the
state department early in the day under
escort of Senator Call, but Mr. Olney
was unable to see them at the time and
the later visit was arranged for. Senator
Call was not with the Cubans when they
flhally saw Mr. Olney. The visit was of
short duration. Palma and his compan
ions are citizens of the United States
and after their visit to-day the first
named said that they had called merely
as citizens of the country, to pav their
respects to the Secretary of State.
“No mention of Cuban affairs and no
hint or suggestion concerning Cuban
recognition has been made," he said. “The
call was merely pleasantly informal.” It
is probable that when Senator Call made
the appointment for the visit of Senor
Palma and his associates, he did so with
a distinct understanding with Secretary
Olney that the three gentlemen would
merely pay their respects as citizens and
would not mention Cuba. Senor Palma,
will return to New York to-night.
PILLSBURY IN THE LEAD.
He and Steinitz Play a Draw Game in
Fifty-five Moves.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 21.—Play in the in
ternational chess tournament in this city
was resumed to-day, resulting as follows:
Pillsbury (white) and Steinitz drew, st
Queen’s gambit declined, after fifty-five
moves.
Lasker was unwell and did not meet
Tschigorin.
The score at present is: Pillsbury.
Lasker. 3; Steinitz, T«?b*-;''rin 1.