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THE MORNING NEWS, i
. Established 1860. - - Incorporated ISSB. r
J. H. ESTILL. President. j
LONDON JINGOES LAYING LOW.
I lIK ENGLISH MASSES XOT IX A WAR
FI'RV AGAIXST IS.
?lie Bnlk of the People Not Well In
formed Concerning the NatuYe of
ilie Differences Between the Two
Governnients —Queen Victoria Also
Believed to Be Opposed to n Resort
to Arms—The Workingmen’s Clubs
\ot Hostile to the Cnited 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
;he 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 efferverescenee
existed over President Cleveland's mes
sage is now evaporating, and if no new
.-urprise is sprung upon the British peo
ple. the whole matter will soon become a
mere newspaper war.
Official and diplomatic ciroles have nev
er shared in the extreme alarmist views
that have found expression in the press,
und 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 eabi
-let to consider the situation. It is ex
j ted 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
t e 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
Jeach here early in January, it depends
uiion the nature and tone of Mr. Olney s
• ommunioation whether the situation will
bet one 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,
tint It does not represent genuine public
sentiment, nor can newspaper opinion be
taken as an absolutely sure guide to the
national feeling. The ignorance o>f the
English masses in regard to the real is
sues between the governments must ere
long 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 Guzette,
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 the diplomats. In the evening
lie sent a long dispatch to her majesty at
Oaborne 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 party organs and the Carl
ton, Constitutional and National Liberal
ciubs, tihe 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
ilubs, though numbering their members
by the tens of thousands, remuin eon
• caled from public view until there are pe
riods of agitation, when party wire-pullers
finding it advisable to foment excitement,
supply funds to call out the masses.
Funds alone, however, would not evoke
processions in Hyde park, nor enthusias
tic crowds in the great halls. 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 fart 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
wno are members of those 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
lubs It may be said that the opinion is
that the men must learn more about the
causes of tho quarrel before there will
he the 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 fed the London weekly pap
• rs which have a purely popular circula
tion to attempt in their issues of to-day
to enlighten their readers. One of these
papers having a weekly issue of 700,000
copies preceiies its article with the admis
sion that many Englishmen will learn for
t; ■ first time through President Cleve
lan Is message that Great Britain has a
boundary dispute with Venezuela, which
1 Then proceeds to explain. The article
concludes with an attack on Mr. Cleve
lands action as calculated to bring the
principle of arbitration into contempt. An
"tlier of these papers, which has an enor
mous circle of readers in the operative
i manufacturing centers, likewise ex-
I'ounds the Monroe doctrine and then up
-lls President Cleveland as being in
i•• right in insisting upon arbitration. It,
however, denounces the “Arrogant pre
usions of the United States that in no
P i t of America shall any one set foot
' xeejt with the permission of the curious
Rung of corrupt politicians in, Washing
ton.” Tlie paper adds: “Grant Ireland
t one rule, and we shall hear little of
the Monroe doctrine.”
Another radical workingmen's paper
olds that it is impossible for the public
1 support a war on thfe question of the
■ undary of British Guiana or of teaeh
}•' Uncle Sam better manners. It recalls
.‘"w Lord Palmerston played the “Ctvis
on an us Sum” doctrine for all it was
worth to get well with the crowd when
-name was ill-smelling at court and
miong his colleagues. Mr. Cleveland, it
■*> s. is using the Monroe doctrine In a
imilar manner as the last dodge of a
" aten party to raise smoke and. drown
a stench.
i lie most notable feature of the articles
• hose an<l other papers of the same
-s—conservative, liberal and radical
o.ke—is the consensus of opinion that
' '‘-nt Britain cannot submit to the hu
■ ilation of accepting President Cleve
and's demands.
, 1 he Spectator under the caption of “the
■Ui warrant of Armenia,” says that
" idem Cleveland's message is a full
use for all those persons who are de
mos of silently deserting an unhappy
“pie. It mills that It Is impossible for
Britain, which is so moo seed fr.,m
1 tnerb a to risk the outbreak of a Euro
-1,1 war. In which, owing to American
“dlllty, she might la- powerless to In
f'*'**•. The Moslems, it die lares, can
-srry out their plans. If there are
‘‘lirtstians left in Armenia there will
no Armenian question.
a* rvk’e palters flo not discuss the
11Ion from a service point of view.
Army and Navy Gazelle protests tnat
■ r Istwe.ii G i at liiltain und the Unl
dlstes would |>e criminal
Naval and Military G-tsette says
■ w.ir would tie s lamentable Mood* t
1 *ouid not le e.iit either power
* he fact that the queen’s U *ith is ftabiS
She JBrfmng
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 ruslf.
At noon she takes an egg beatew in wine.
At 2 o'clock she has luncheon, which is
the heaviest meal of the day. This con
sists of soup, fish and fowl. Then she
takes a short repose, followed by a drivo
or a walk. At 9 o’clock dinner is served.
Her majesty then drinks watered claret
or a glass of dry champagne.
At a meeting of the English Church
Union, at which the Duke of Newcastle
presided, it was decided to petition the
bishops to order clergymen to refuse to
marry persons who have been divorced,
such marriage being contrary to the law
of the church and a grievous injury fo
Christian 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
Ashantees are armed with good rifles and
have plenty of ammunition, their arma
ment having been suplied to them by
French traders. The great chief Sumory.
who, it was supposed, was likely lo be
an ally to the British In their campaign
against King Prempeh, threatens to join
the latter.
GORDON FI LL OF PATRIOTISM.
North and South Ready to Rally
Around the Flag.
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Gen. John B. Gordon
of Georgia, delivered a stirring address
to-night at Central 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
mingled 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 addl'd: “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 safely
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 w ith 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-eoofederates, 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 IX CONFERENCE.
Olney anil Herbert Discnss the Situ
ation With Him.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Secretary Olney
and Seoretary 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 vyill either send the findings of the
commission to congress, with a request
fo.r 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 llune’s squadron to the
vicinity of the Venezuelan coast. It can
not be ascertained whether any change
was made in the itinerary. Admiral
'Dunce will have an interview to-morrow
with Secretary Herbert on the subject.
EASY TO PROVE ENGLAND WRONG.
Sir Robert Schombiirgk on Record
on tlie Ronndary.
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.
Cleveland Signs the Commission Hill.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The President
this afternoon approved the bill appro
priating *IOO,OOO for the expenses of the
commission to inquire into the Vene
zuelan boundary matter. The executive
approval was given to the measure as
soon as the official copy reached the
President.
Italy Offers to Arbitrate.
Paris, Dee. 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.
WHITECAPS FOILED IIY A WOMAN.
She Defies Them AA Ith a Gun and
later Cause* a Number of Arrest*.
Hamilton, 0., Dec. 21.—Mrs. Wescoe of
Mintonville, the daughter of William Hher
ard. a well known farmer, is the victim of
whitecaps. Last night, about dusk, twen
ty young men atoned the house. Htie seized
a shotgun and defied her |>ersecutors.
They retired, but returned later and fired
shots through every window of her house.
This morning tlie plucky little woman
swore out warrants for the arrest of a
number of young men, among them be
ing Pan Daubwell, a pitcher for the
Brooklyn base ball club, who spends his
winters at Mintonville.
DIOCESE OF n ALLAN.
Mlatil Her. A. c. Gurrell the Newly
Kleeled Bishop.
Dallas, Tex., D*e 2! -The Episcopal
convention of the old diocese of Texas ad -
joisrned to-night, after adopting a consti
tution and electing Bight it* v AC. Gar
ten bishop of th* nea Dallas dio
cese. Th<- constitution provides ihst Ind
ia* shall l*e the *ee city of the new dm
**w and dt, Maitbsws cathedral tnr so®
cathedral.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1895.
SCARE STILL ON IN STOCKS.
ANOTHER RIG RUSH TO UNLOAD AT
XEAV YORK.
Whisky Trust Lends the Stump With
a Deeline of lit Points—London Fl
nnnelnl Institutions Ilea in to Fret
Over the Shrinkage tu the \ nlue at
Their Holdings—The Finnnelnl
Kings of the Old AVorid 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, did 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 23 to 12.
The failuie of L. H. Taylor &
Cos., of Philadelphia, who have con
nections In this city, and the suspen
sion of Hatch Brothers and H. K. Bur
ras & Cos., of the local stock exchange,
were announced In the order named, and
this accelerated tho downward movement.
After the early slump a steadier tone set
in and on buying for Investment account,
as well as for the purpose of covering
short contracts, a rally of I@s per cent,
followed. London linns were buyers In a
moderate way. The impression is that the
bulk of the trading for this account was
for the purpose of covering short contracts
put out at higher figures. The recovery
in the market was taken advantage of liy
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 59, Pullman Pal
ace to 14k, Manhattan to 97, 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 tho 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 informal 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.
Tho transactions for the day were 311,958
shares, an unusually heavy total for a
half holiday.
The railway bond market to-day
was depressed on further liquidations for
both homo and foreign account. At the de
cline local Investors bought the gtltedge
issues, and a recovery from the lowest
point was recorded. The transactions ag
gregated $2,093, OX>.
Sales of listed stocks to-day aggregated
249,646 shares and of unlisted stocks 66,312
Bhd>r6Bi
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
the 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, which movement is taken to in
dicate that influential circles consider the
political tension better. Those looking
beneath the surface apprehend 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
saleable.
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 made 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 & Cos., No. 9 Draper's Gar
dens, says: “Business returns between
the United States and 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 corisequence 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
and 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
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
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
he impossible for Great Britain to recog
nize her rights or even make the slight
est concession to her until President
Cleveland withdraws from his manuring
attitude. The sole service which his mes
sage has done to the Monroe doctrine Is
to call forth a chorus of disavowal and
ridicule from the whole of Europe."
Washington, Dec. 21.—At the dose of
business to-day the treasury gold reserve
stood, with all withdrawals out, at ss,-
To- lay's gold withdrawals amount
ed to *499,090, taken for domestic use.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 21. The firm of
L. H. Taylor A Cos., banker* and broker*,
failed this morning. Tills is one of the
oldest arms on the street.
Boston, M*•„ Dec, 21, -Price A Cos.,
Congress street stock hrok-r*. have failed.
Tiu- annourn ■ nusnt was made on the slock
exchange this morning.
Eleven Houses Honied.
Richmond, A'a . Dee ft- A fire in Edln*
borg, iihenaodoah county, this morning
destroys® eleven liousts. including the
Murray hotel. The loss Is variously esu
waiod at liom I*’,** to Wo9a.
GEORGIANS ON THE COMMITTEES.
Col. Lester lifts His Old Finer on
Rivera and Harbors.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The political sea
at the oapitol 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 ttwo house* of congress, and
also the approval of the President, hence
the speculation is wide anil varied. The
free silver majority in the Senate stands
as a menace to any proposition that does
not give the whilf metal t * cognition on
an equality with gold. Under tne circum
stances. both houseii are preparing for a
protracted struggle over the financial
question, fully reacting that the President
is determined to uphold tho credit of the
nation, with or without the aid of con
gress.
In the House, the prineli>al 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 nieuns committee, it is
an unusual proceeding to place two men
of tho same political faith on that com
mittee, but Bpeaker Reed established a
precedent without offering uny explana
tion.
“It will be gratifying to the people of
Savannah and the citizens of the seacooat
towns gent-rully to know that Represen
tative Lester has again been assigned to
duty on the rivt-r and harbor committee.
There was greater pressure upon Streaker
Reed for assignment to that committee
than any other, aril the selection of Col.
Lester is due to the ability and energy
with which he haa performed service on
that committee in the past. He is now in
a position to look after the interests of
the new project In Savannah harbor, and
other improvements in the state, lie is
also a member of the committee on war
claims and expenditures In the state de
partment. He probably fart'd as ewll as
any member of the delegation.
Ex-Speaker Crisp, in addition to tho
committee oil 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 tfloohollc
liquor traffic.
Judge Black returns to the committee on
hanking 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 tlie promising gold
mines of Georgia, South Carolina and
North Carolina.
Representative Msddox will 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 tho 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 o-f 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
well taken care of In the new organiza
tion of the committees.
In the South Carolina delegation. Rep
resentative McLaurln 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 Iten
nettsvllle 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 Spralt
goes to patents, ventilation and accous
tlcs 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 19 assigned to Im
migration and naturalization, and also
expenditures in the navy department.
VISIT OF CUBA’S ENVOY.
Tomna Esirmln I’nlmii Cull* on Sec
retary Olney.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Tomas Estrada
Palma, who claims to be the envoy of the
Cuban 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
finally saw Mr. Olney. The visit was of
short duration. Palma and his compan
ions are citizens of the United State®
and after their visit to-day the first
named said that they had called merely
as citizens of the country, to pay their
respects to the Secretary of Btatc.
"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 male
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 citizen* and
would not mention Cuba. B*-nor Palma
will return fo New York to-night.
BOUNDARY OF THE RIO GRANDE.
The Time Allotted the Joint Unm
mlsalos Extended,
Washington, D*<\ 21— Ratifications were
exehsnged Ui-day by tha republic of
Mexico, through Honor Itomero, the Mexi
can mluistsr, and the government of the
t * nited Htales, through Hw-relsry Olney,
of a treaty x lending the Hme allotted
th* joint, Mtxloan and United Mtat>* - <*m
inlssioit for determining the water boun
dary lit the Rio Grande river, to settle
the dispute over tho use of water from
that The extension is lot vuo
year from Dec. K Wfi.
ZEITOUN TO BE BOMBARDED.
THE FOREIGN DIPLOMATS NOTI
FIED OF THE FACT.
A Correspondent at Maranh Ex
presses the Opinion Thill the Ar
menians Will lie Able to Hold ills
Plnee AH Winter —Y oslagat Re
ported Surrounded by Kurds and
Thirty Armenians Already Mnssn
ered.
Constantinople, Dec. 21.—The porte has
informed all of the foreign diplomats at
the Turkish capital that the Armenians
who are in possession of Zeitoun, having
shown themselves to I>A 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 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,
whore 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 hare been massa
cred there.
A communication received at the Turkish
foreign office says that tho Armenians
who are holding Zoitoun'have pillaged and
flooded dozens of Mussulman villages near
Zeitoun, and have killed 206 Mussulmans
Including 16 women. Tl>e foreign office is
also issuing other stories of a similar char
acter. It is stated that these statements
aro 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 Armenian* in
the district of Hlvas are clothed only with
a potato sock 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 Zel
toun. Sir Philip Currie, the British aqi
bassador, supported the German ambassa
dor In bis attempt to save the llv*s 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, huve 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 Alexati
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. .
A RIOT IT A MEETING.
Italian Fiii'tlons Come to Blows Over
the Abyssinian War,
Rome, Dec. 21.—The Italian soldiers slain
In the battle of Ambalagl, 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. fra tori 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 Dogali.
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 were made by Prime Minister Crispl
and Signor Sonnlno, 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.
UTAH TO HEUOME A STATE,
The President's Proclamation to lie
Issued on Jan. 1.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The constitution
for the state of. Utah, which was sub
mitted to the attorney general by the
President, has been examined and ap
proved. The President will, on Jan. 4,
1896. Issue his proclamation admitting the
territory of Utah as a state of the union
and the terms of the state officers will
begin on the following Monday, Jan. 6.
In compliance with the request of the
delegation that presented the constitution
to the President, the attorney general has
advised the chief Justice of the Territory
of Utah of the contemplated action of
the President.
REJECTS THE HAM.
President Cleveland Declines lo Ae
rept the Katahdin,
Washington, Dec. 21.—The coast de
fense ram Katahdin, built by the Bath
Iron Works, of Bath, Me., has been re
jected by President Cleveland. This con
cludes executive action in the matter and
the coat of the vessel will be a total loss
to the contractor*, un'vss a congressional
enact m* nl In the case can be secured.
O* n. Hyde, the president of the Hath Iron
Works, who was in formed of ths
President's decision to-day, baa taken
lim*- by tho forelock und a I All
providing for the purchase of th
Katahdin by the gov si ament lias al
ready been introduced at hi* instance by
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A FLOOD IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
More Than Score of Houses Swept
Away \\ 11 Ik Their Contents.
Wagoner, I. TANARUS., 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 tho 1)111*. 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 wougui was discov
ered floating on a mass of drift wood,
lint as there were no boats to tie had tho
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 lomtlros 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
flail to the higher grounds for refuge, hav
ing lost everything. Nothing like tho
present flood has ever been known here.
The St. Louts’ Iron Mountain and Southern
bridgo over Grand river, 13 miles east of
Wagoner is in a shaky condition and
trains cannot pass.
St. Inula, Dec. 21.—A family of right
persons, who were enenmped on Spring
river, west of Joptn, were swept away by
a flood.
The mill at Boston was carried away
and mills at- various places along Spring
river und Shoal creek are partly sub
merged.
Three wood choppers encamped ot\
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 Sedalla eight ami a half Inches of
rain fell. A number of landslides arc re
ported.
At Ottervtlle, the [.amine 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.
IIEAIt N E At Rt ITTKJI.
The Jury Declares Him Not the Mur
aleveikof SHllivell,
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 6.30 o'clock this even
ing. This disposes of a case that has
ramified the nation and haa never been
three months off a court, calendar for
seven years.
On the night of Dee. 30, 1888, Amos J.
Stillwell, a wealthy citizen of Hannibal.
Mo., was murdered at his home. Mir
Fanny Stillwell, the young wife of tho
deceased, was tho only witness to the
tragedy, and claims the murder was done
by an unknown robber. Gossip had prior
to the killing associated the names or Dr.
J. A. Hearne and Mr*. Stillwell together.
In less than a year after the murder, jhe
young widow married Dr. Hearne, and
some two years later started to vlsft Eu
rope, but the doctor prevailed against this
at New York. Meantime *6,U00 rewank/or
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, bur within two
months they were re-married.
The San Francisco Clyronlcle enlarged
upon the. divorce and re*-marriuge story
and made allusions to the Stillwell mur
der so pointedly that Dr. Hearne sued
M. H. deYoung, the proprietor of tho
Chronicle, for *100,600. This opened anew
the doctor’s alleged connection with the
musder, 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-
Sled two weeks, was taken to Bowling
reen on a change of venue. It la likely
the charge against Mrs. Hearne will be
dismissed.
REPUBLICAN FLANS OF RELIEF.
More Revenue to Be Ruined nud *
Low Interest Bond laaned.
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 tentathfc 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
purpose, with a proviso that the redeemed
greenbacks shall not be used to meet cur
rent expenses, but be retained so long as
necessary as part of the redemption fund;
to authorize national banks to issue
culatlng notes to the par of the bonds de
posited as security, and to reduce the tax
on national bank circulation; and to au
thorize the Issue of certificates of Indebt
edness to meet a temporary deficiency of
the revenue until the revenue can be pro
vided. . '
SILVER SENATORS STUBBORN.
They Roast That They Will Bulk
Sound Money LeKl*lntion.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The strong sliver
men In the Senate do not disguise their
dissatisfaction with the President's last
message. Cne 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 have
sounded his note of alarm earlier. Sil
ver men, also, do not hesitate to say that
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.
Despite this, there appears to be a sen
timent among the democrats of the Sen
ate that they should show a proper re
speot for the message and remain re
gardless of the expected uselessness of
the session. The Indications are that the
congress will alstmkm its recess, but that
financial legislation will not result there
from.
I'll.l*lll I. Y IN THE LEAD.
He and Slelnils i'lny a Itran (•nine In
FID > -II ve Moves.
Bt. Petersburg, Dc. JL—Pixy In tbs In
ternational chess tournament In this city
wh- resumed to-day, resulting as follows:
plllebury (wliltej slid Bteiultx drew, a
quiiii'i gam hit dnriined. after fifty-five
moves.
U>hn was unwell and did not meat
Ttoblgortn.
Tl>* score at present t* t’llisbury, I'fc,
Lasker, I, MUluits, I*l Tschigurlu L
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GERMANY LEANS TO ENGLAND.
THE KAISER NOT APT TO RISK AC
HVE INTERVENTION.
Tlie North German Gasette Makes •
A ieions Attack on the Veneaaelan
Message anil Sny* the Stand of th®
I oiled Slates Demands the Atten
tion of En rope—Some of th®
Smaller Papers Anti-English In
Tlielr Comments.
Berlin. Dec. 21.—When President Clev®*
land's Venezuelan message to the United
States congress burnt upon Europe the
semi-official press of Berlin amt the other
German centers generally touched upon
the subject with extreme caution. Th*
Cologne Gazette certainly did bristle up
a little against Mr. Cleveland, but the
Berlin newspapers, which were awaiting
Instructions of the ministers as to their
treatment of the document, refrained
from committing themselves to an ex
pression of opinion absolutely adverse to
the United States government. The min*
Intertill Inspirations seems to have Lee®
finally given and In pursuance of lnstruc*
tJona tho North German Gazette make®
a vicious attack upon the message. Tha
article which tho Gazette devotes to th#
message declares that Mr. Cleveland haa
arrogated for the United State* the su
preme Judgeship of ull question affecting
the other slates in the western hemi
sphere. “No European, government,” th®
article says, "disputes the high position on
Itui fonn of government of tha
1 nited States, but this new phase
of spr-ad-eaglelsm requires tha
attention of the Europeans, Tha
new and strained interpretation of
International law necessary to supiiort
the so-called ’.Monroe doctrine' demands
tl"- serious considerations of other gov
ernments besides England.”
Mince this article appeared the report
has been circulated In ministerial circles
that the k-dser had told Prince HoKhnloha
that he was determined to throw the ta
il nonce of li -rmany upon the side of Eng
land. No authentic information In regard
to the emperor's opinion can be obtained,
of course, but the tone of the North Oer
irmn Gazette's article, combined with tha
official risen)ment and the threatened
strained commercial relations clearly In
dicate the probable attitude of the Ger
man government. The American colon/
here receive the adverse German opinion
with equanimity, and are confident that
It will not In any way affect the issues
between England and the United Mimes,
us Germany cannot risk any form of ac
tive Intervention, nor do the utterances of
I ho semi-official press represent the unani
mous German sentiment.
The Frelsimdge newspapers take an im
partial line, regretting chiefly the possi
bility of a conflict between sister peoples
having free institutions und standing In
the fore front of thu civilized world. Home
of the smaller papers, notably the Ham
burger Naehrtehter, approve Mr, Cleve
land's message and say England's action
Is an arbitrary move and express satis
faction at seeing a strong power admin
ister a severe check to the world-wide ar
rogance of England.
IVben the Reichstag resumes Its session,
which It will do on Jan. 9, tho bill lntm*
dia-ed by Dr. von Boetttcher, Imperyfl
secretary of state for the Interior, creat
ing a mixed chamber ot artisans and em
ployers for the adjudication of differences
and other purposes will be speedily settled
In committee. No perty Is committed to
the support of the bill, which by the way,
is not quite accurately described as cre
ating a mixed chamber of artisans and em
ployers. it Is a complicated measure anil
in a pendant to the existing chambers of
commerce and trades chambers measure®
having us a general aim the formation of
ini Institution representing chiefly the in
terests of artisans. If the propose.! arti
sans chamber shad ever come into exis
tence It is intended that It shall co-operale
with tho commerce und trade chambers
upon questions affecting artisans, collect
annual reports of the condition of work
ingmen and perform other kindred func
tions.
The Vorwaerts, the socialist organ, re
plying to the challenge of the conserva
tive* in the Reichstag to the socialists to
produce the Hammersteln letters, sayet
’We are not so simple as to produce them.
The blade of the guillotine is more dan
gerous and dreadful when It menaces
them than after It has fulfilled Us work.
Anguish Is most terrible when it is sus
pended. Criminals aro never more de
pressed than before they are punished,
nor are they ever more gay than when
tlielr correction is over."
The Kreuz Zettung, formerly oonduoted
under the direction of Baron von Ham
mt-rstoln, responds to the article In tho
Vorwaerts by saying that no reeponalbln
conservative member of the Reichstag
fears the revelations which the letters
are capable of making, and urges the par
ties of order to combine in support of the
government’s policy of enforcing the moot
severe measures of repression against tha
socialists. The lengths to which the con
servatives are now ready to go In the di
rection of the suppression of socialism 1®
frankly avowed In the Hamburg Nach
rlchten’s advocacy of the use of armed
force to wipe out the sociallsta The Nach
rlcnten argues that It Is inevitable that
the time will come when arms must h®
employed to put down social revolution,
and that the government ought not to de
lay the conflict until socialism pervade®
the masses.
"The sooner the blow la struck,” th®
Nachrichten says, "the less blood will be
shed. There Is no effective remedy except
blood and Iron.”
COMMITTEES TO CONVENE.
No Time lo lie Lost In Ili’glnslng
Work by Reed's Appointees,
Washington, Dec. 21.—immediately af
ter the House adjourned calls were issued
for the meeting of several of the more Im
portant committees In order that the trans
action of business might be begun at the
earliest moment.
Mr. Dlngley had the ways and means
committee assemble at once for organiza
tion. This was effected reappointing the
present clerks, who will hold over until
Jan. 1. Then the committee adjourned to
meet Monday morning.
The committees on appropriations and
on banking and currency will meet at U
h. m.. Monday. Mr. Walker, chairman of
the latter committee, says he intends to
push the consideration and preparation
of a bin to meet the suggestions of the
President's financial message as rapidly
as possible. Mr. Hitt says he will call a
meeting of the committee on foreign af
fairs early in the week.
BONDS! UNDER A CLOUD.
The Kb< Troneiier Coiniiany’a U.
>ue Far From Ulll-Kilgril.
Chuttunooga, Tonn., Dec. 21.—1n the Uni
ted Hi a tea court Judge Heverena haa de
rided that the laaue of bond* hypothecated
by the Kart Tennessee Land Company to
U.e Central Truat Company of New York
for ll.'jeo.'PO I* void ■< to existing credl
lore, hut that H holda good mm to *ubae
cpient creditor* The action will •-auia a
general toi rlo*uro, after which the com-
I any will la' ruorgantaed. The property
upon which the mortgage waa hied la the
boom town of llarrlniuri, and tha |>t in tptg
laid down la regarded aa a valuabla BTMht
debt.