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, THE MORNING NEWS, i
, Established 1830. - - Incorporated 18SS -
( J. H. ESTILL. President. )
lodge PRODS BRITAIN'S LION.
THE (IAMB OF GRAB IV VEXEZI'ELA
( LEARIA EXPLAIVfcD.
Each Prime Minister of Great Britain
Enlarging on the ClaintM of His
Preileeesaor Washington's Aen
trality Doctrine and the Monroe
Hoeirine the Two Cardinal Princi
ple. Governing; This Country in Its
/(elation AA'ith Foreign Vations.
AS .ishlngton, Dec. S).—Among the pa
j -rs presented and referred in the Senate
t -day were resolutions of the Lincoln
p >st of the Grand Army of the Republic
of Topeka, Kali., tendering their serv
j, as Mr. Pefter phrased it, in case
v , should have any trouble with our
r , hbors on the other side of the Atlantic.
T resolutions were referred to the com
ni ttet- on foreign relations.
.Mr. Voorhees presented a communica
tion from the d'affaires of the
Argt ntine Rebubltc (now in charge of the
h cat ion in the absence of the minister)
on the subject of the commercial rela
l.oi,- between that country and the Unit
ed States, and asked that it be referred
j to the committee on fiinance.
Mr. Hoar, rdp., of Massachusetts, called
at;* ntion to the rule of the Senate w hich
provide* that no petition, memorial, or
oilier paper, signed by citizens or sub
y ;s of a foreign power, shall be received
by the Senate except through transmis
s i from the state department.
After some colloquy on this point, and
a ruling by the Vice President that the
]>., i r could not be received, the matter
allowed "to lie over for the present.
The House bill as to bonds was laid be
in'. the Senate, read twice and referred
to the finance committee.
Mr. Mitchell of Oregon gave notice that
K would, at the conclusion of the re
n.arks to be made to-day by Mr. Lodge,
ask the Senate to proceed to the selec
ti of the committees; also, that he
. afterward ask the Senal% to take
fr.'in the table his ptoposition to impose
a uy on wool, for the purpose of enabling
li : to make some remarks thereon.
Tin- resolution heretofore offered by Mr.
Q lay, calling on the Secretary of the Navy
i information as to whether it woufd be
a i untageous to the naval service to con
tract now for six battleships instead of
two was taken up and agreed to.
Lodge addressed the Senate on the
r .eject of the Monroe doctrine. He said
ti. had Intended not to do so until the
jo u resolution introduced by him giving
it tile declaration made by Mr. Monroe in
ins message of December, 1823, the formal
ion of congress had received the
n i sideratlon of the committee on for
*lun relations. But since then the Pres
i: nt had sent in his message- on the
V t-zuelan difficulty and congress with
l a dissenting voice had authorized the
- rnmission which the President request
* . Tills action had led to much wild talk
f cries more vocal than numerous from
I who believe we should never do
mi> thing to clash with England’s inter
c- . This* outcry coupled with London's
attempt to frighten congress by produc
::. a stock panic had tended to confuse
the issue. He, therefore, thought a little
mnl explanation would not be out of
l> mo.
Two cardinal principles, he said, had
a w ays governed the United States in
t: r relations with foreign nations.
The first was Washington’s neutrality
*'" cine as laid down in the farewell
ad-ires*. Tlie second was the Monroedoc
trim-, the history of which he traced in
(i*-tail.
The only .attempt heretofore made My
outside jiowers to break through that
do tline was the joint intervention of
! i . laud, Frange and Spain in Alexico in
1- . A second case lias now arisen, and
t!a niaintainance of the Monroe doctrine
is again threatened, as it was by the
French in 1862. This second attack upon
; principals of the Monroe doctrine
wines from Great Britain, and is made
under cover of a boundary dispute with
Venezuela. ,In order to show the im-
I ; nice of this controversy, which had
ti" reached a crisis affecting most grave
ls. ihe honor, the interests, the rights,
•hi ihe well-settled policy of the United
- c . lie sketched, briefly, as he said,
! : with elaborate details, the history
nf i- dispute between Great Britain and
Venezuela, and of the negotiations be-
V*"n the two countries.
lb continued as follows; “It will be ob
t'i'v. and from this brief outline of the dis
'ui.- ihat -no new rights have come to
■ml or to Venezuela since 18H, i. e.:
( tlie declaration of I’resident Mon
r They have now the rights of Spain
Holland, respectively, nothing more
nothing less, and are entitled to ex
it what those inherited rights give
l; in 1838 a'British minister acknowl-
V'- that Point Barima belonged to
Venezuela. In 1840, a British court in
bin irara declared tho territory of the
Vifar to the east of the Orinoco, to
" -\. nczuelan territory. In 1841 an Eng
i' • ngineer laid out a perfects arbi
t ■ line, running from the mouth of the
' m o, in a southerly direction until It
J: 1 the southern boundary of British
j' a. Lord Aberdeen disavowed this
md proposed another, starting at the
Moroco and going further into the
II : i. Lord Granville proposed an-
J reaching further to the west; Lord
-i i-y another inside tlie Schomburgk
" ie.it coupled with the free navigation
Orinoco. In 1893 he proposed a sec
f 1 line, and meantime Lut'd Salisbury
" ■ i 1 xtendad the British claim while he
? retary for foreign affairs. Every
minister has offered a different
1 .in which Great Britain would not
( " u to arbitrate, and every British
■ r has gone beyond his predecessor
“ ! ' .iking fresh claims to territory beyond
l; " inc- which he offered, and about
v i he would arbitrate.
.*'■ lust sight this seems to denote incon
y on the part of the British gov
! ut. but In reality their course has
w* ■ ist the reverse. There is apparently
1 J iis much support for one line as an
il " when they pass beyond the valley
Essequibo. From Schomburgk
c i very line was entirely arbitrary,
constantly growing claims beyond
!“• - lions lines offered was in entire
'■ with the />olicy of the British
I mnent. Their object was to get as
v new territory as they could. If the
ever came to a settlement, which
lfl : uve used every artifice to delay.
, ling his belief that Great Britain
good claim to a foot of land beyond
cquibo, Mr. Lodge laid down the
that if England, with no au
but a disputed claim, seized ter
und declines arbitration upon it,
ion does not differ from seizing
!in ; new territory In the Americas
light of conquest. The seizure of
1 h American territory by ISng
• asserted, was an absolute vio
"* the Monroe doctrine.
i, the last session of congress," said
■ I called He intention of the
■‘i i of the country to the man
k lii di England hail absorbed the
•*f the Pacific, and -to the neces
■ *-ut i rolling tin- Hawaiian I*l
- -isslty which now l*coms
mg with each succeeding day.
% to look at the i y.rit'i" ■ll
you to noie tlie strong naval
h England has established
! * a. Follow -the line thence to
' ”and, and you.find Trinidad, the
• *>n of which riias lieen strongly
t year*, then Janutica, and
i .* b Honduras.
i dory claimed from Venezuela
i ,1, v 'oed steadily to the west
-*’ liiat i *mjt, aid the point
' elms 1* the control of the
flje liutniitfl
mouths of the Orinoco, one of the great
r*yr systems of South America. The !
purposes of all these movements is writ
.,l?ly , on * he ma P- lf successful,
:P e y will give Great Britain control of
tne Spanish main, and make the Carib
bean sea little better than a British lake.”
as follows: "We have
?b ®. r , tUs , h forces at Corinto. We know
tne attitude they assume In Venezuela.
lh-y are attempting to take land on the
**>undary. T,le >' have just de
nounced the modus vivendi and reopen
ed in that way the perilous dispute of
the northeastern fisheries. .It is not by
enrr 'i nt tha f. thes, ‘ cvqnts have all qo
wnm* 1 . < L r all come to an acute stake
within the past year. They are not due
* or we " ave commuted no aegrts
slon upon any, but of all these dillicul
tie.-- which are now upon us the most im
mediate is that involved in the dispute
Venezuela. They tell us that this
i-— tory * 8 remote and worthless. It is
e '.. p £ rbaps ' but H > s not worthless,
i” It had been, the Venezuelan pos
session of it would be undisturbed. But
vp!?i er * whet her it is worthless or
valuable The tea tax was trivial, hut
our forefathers refused to pay it be
fn. 118 * 5 .. involved a great principle, and
i * tter "P t *,° collect it cost Great Brit
ain her North American colonies. These
American people believe to-day just as
firmly in th- principle of the Monroe
doctrine. They deem is essential to their
honor, their safety and their interests
as a nation, and they are prepared to de
fend it when it is assailed.
.."** r - President, who is responsible for
tne unhappily strained relations between
England and the United Stales? As I
have pointed out, we have not been the
aggressors on any of the points now in
dispute, whether in Alaska or Venezuela.
'What, then, has strained our relations’
The peremptory refusal to arbitrate this
question of boundary. Who gave that
refusal? Great Britain. We have ap
pointed a commission, not to arbitrate
between Great Britain and Venezuela, but
to inform us, after careful investiga
tion. what the true divisional line, in
their opinion, should be. Who lias drawn
an arbitrary line of' boundary and de
clared that they shojuld not arbitrate to
the east of it? Not the United States,
hut Great Britain. Ultimatums are what
caused strained relations, and they have
come from Great Britain and not from us.
I believe that this question will be peace
fully settled by the good sense of the
representatives of England and the United
States, but I am very clear that such
settlement can only be reached by ac
tion on the part of the congress and of
tlie President, which shall be as temper
ate as it is firm, and which shall main
tain the Monroe doctrine wherever It just
ly applies. That doctrine is as impor
tant to us as the balance of power Is to
Europe, and those who maintain the latter
must not attempt to break down the
principle which guards the Integrity of
the Americans and protects them from
the interference Of foreign powers.”
In the course of Mr. Lodge's historical
review of the A’enezuelan boundary ques
tion, he was asked by Mr. Hill whether
Venezuela hail ever, at any time refused
arbitration. "Never," Mr. Lodge replied.
“I refer to that,” Mr. Hill explained,
"on account of a published interview with
Mr. Lincoln In a Chicago newspaper, in
which A’enezuela refused arbitration. So
far as I am awarq, she has sought arbi
tration constantly. She has rejected one
or two of the compromises offered by
Great Britain. She rejected one of them
because Great Britain insisted on tho free
navigation of the Orinoco. I do not think
that Venezuela has ever rejected arbitra
tion. On the contrary, she has always
sought it. |
At another point in the narrative Mr.
Lodge was asked by Mr. Chandler wheth
er he had discovered any trace of the
Indians with whom treaties had been
said to have been made.
“1 have not,” Mr. Lodge replied. "They
must be concealed In tho British ‘Case.' ”
At the close of Mr. Lodge's speech, the
correspondence on tne subject of the vice
consulates in Erzeroum and Kharpoot
was laid before the Senate and referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
TURKISH SOLDIERS SUFFERING.
The AA'enther Colil, Their Clothing
Torn and Tlielr Food Short.
London, Dec. 30.—The Daily News will
to-morrow publish a dispatch from its
Constantinople correspondent, saying that
the Turkish soldiers who are investing
Zeitoun are suffering terribly from the
cold. On an average of fifty deaths from
exposure occur daily among the troops.
Tho condition of the army everywhere,
except that portion of it stationed at
Constantinople, is deplorable. The men
have not received any pay for months.
Their clothing is tattered, and their food
is poor and inadequate. Tho sixty thou
sand troops serving in Syria are being
decimated by disease. Numbers of the
reserves are dally deserting, taking their
arms and ammunition with them. This
means that these deserters will take to
brigandage in the near future. All the
Christian gendarmes in Asia Minor have
resigned, owing to tho fact that they have
not been paid.
KOREA’S KING lA’ DANGER.
Grave Fears That Japanese Spies
Will Assassinate Him.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.—The Vlaido
vostoek correspondent of the Move Vrem
ya telegraphs that the situation in Korea
Is serious. The King is surrounded by
Japanese spies and goes in fear of his
life. The American missionaries guard
him every night. The representatives of
the powers are concerting measures for
his safety.
London, Dec. 30.—The Standard will to
morrow publish a dispatch from Shanghai
saying it is reported in that city that
Russia is massing troops on the Korean
frontier in readiness for any emergency
that may arise. Owing to alleged assaults
on Russian subjects, Wi Korea seventy
Russian officers and soldiers have ar
rived at Gensan, on the east coast of
Korea.
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BUYERS FOR THE SEW IIOXDS.
A Syndicate licing Formed in London
and Berlin.
London, Dec. 30.—The United Press has
ascertained here that a syndicate is being
formed in Berlin and London t<f take up
the proposed United States loan. The prin
cipal negotiations will proceed in Berlin
for four per cent, bonds issued at about
par. The London firms taking part in the
syndicate include the prominent American
bankers here. It is doubtful whether a
public issue will be made by the syndi
cate, all depending upon the view which
President Cleveland may ta|te about the
issue price. The amount proposed to be
taken is $--T0,000,000.
■ A HARD RAP AT THE Till STS.
They Can’t Sne for Due for
Goodk Sold on Credit In Missouri.
St. Louis. Mo., Dec^SO.—ln the circuit
court at Clayton to-day Judge Hirsei
overruled the demurrer of the National
Lend Company to the answer of the S.
K. Orote Paint Company of this city.
Nnder this decision it will be impossible
for any trust or combination to sue for
money due on mechundi.-e < Id on credit
in this slate. Some of the brightest legul
talent in the country appeared in tho
ease. .
Treasury Gold li*nV.
Washington, Dee. At the_elo*e of
business 10-day the treasury gold reserve
stood at PJ.ltiu.lM. The withdrawals of
gold a New York to-day for ‘domesltc
purposes” was
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1H95.
CUBAN NEWS CONTRADICTORY
SPANISH AH VICKS REPORT THE
PATRIOTS METRE ATI %€■•
A LHler to n New York. I*ni>er Pict
ure* the SpnnlNli Force* a* Falling
ItaeU Hefore the 1n mu men t*—Two
Thousand Cuban Cavalry Reported
Defeated After CharginK Twelve
Time* on a SpnnUli Force of MHi
Men.
Madrid, Dec. 30.—A dispatch to the Im
partial from Havana, under to-day's date,
says that the main army of the insur
gents is retreating rapidly before the
Spanish forces.
A later dispatch to the Imparcial from
Havana says that the main insurgent
army has recrossed the Habana river, re
entering the province of Santa Clara at
a point a short distance north of the
Cienaga Oriental de Saspata. Gen. Marin,
in command of a strong force, has started
from the city of Santa Clara to intercept
them on their retreat eastward.
Havana, Dec. 3i).—Two thousand rebel
cavalry, who were ambushed in the Godi
nez estate, near Calimet, province of Mu
tanzas, attacked a government column of
**> men, commanded by Lieut. Col. Perea.
Though taken by surprise, the troops
made a brave resistance. The rebels
charged upon them twelve times, but the
troops held their ground, and the rebels
finally retired.
A strong rebel forte under Gomez and
Maceo were attacked at Batey by gov
ernment troops. The rebels had taken up
a position, which they had barricaded
wnh rails and holders from the planta
tions. They made a desperate resistance,
but were dislodged after a fight that
lasted three hours.• The government 1030
two officers and eighteen privates
killed and one officer and thirteen privates
wounded. The rebel loss was iuo killed
or -wounded. The rebels retreated.
Col. Navarro’s column had an engage-
P l6ll * 1 one hour with a rebel
band. The Insurgents were dispersed.
I hey left five dead on the field. The loss
on the government side was one sergeant
wounded. Tlie rebels upon retreating to
the cemetery at Manquito met the column
of Col. \ aldez, which was countermarch
ing, and found their line of retreat cut olf.
At K o'clock this evening a train arrived
bringing the dead and wounded from Col
Perera’s column. The dead wUI be buried
to-morrow.
The Red Cross Society has furnished
thirty beds for the wounded.
New \ ork, Dec. 30.—The Times to-mor
row will publish the following Havana
letter dated Dec. 23: “The excitement in
this city* is almost beyond description,
r or the first time the blind supporters of
Spanish rule in the island realize that TT
is seriously threatened by the involution.
1 ho shook lias been the most severe, us it
was exiiected by those who have faith
in the military ability of Martinez Cam
pos that the moment had arrived when
the Cuban forces, if not entirely crushed,
would meet with such a sudden cheek as
to demoralize, scatter and serM them bayk
Ilyin/; to Camacuey. Instead of that an
ticipated result of Gen. Marthiez Campos'
plans it Is he and hi* whole army who
are flying before the victorious enemy,
whose progress seems to find no opposition
and no obstacle. -
“It is impossible to ascertain how many
times and to what extent the Spaniards
have been defeated. The government has
so far succeeded In suppressing the news
which must have reached Havana. It Is
said that the mail from the immediate
vicinity of the field of operation has been
wlthheld/and if any letters have been re
ceived by private courier, those receiving
them are careful not to make the contents
public, in order to avoid suspicion respect
ing their connection with the rebels. One
thing, hpwevor, is plain; that is, that Mar
tinez Campos’ plans have been shattered,
and that h| has been compelled to beat a
hasty retreat before the advancing enemy.
"Muttering* from Spaniards who are
supposed to be well Informed In regard
to what is occurring indicate that the
situation is az critical one for the Span
ish government, while the reserve and
moderation shown by. some of the most
outspoken and rabid peninsulars appear
to be a confirmation of that fact. In the
cafes and other public places the serious
and grave miens of the Spaniards is a
noticeable feature. Their long faces and
their whisperings show that all is not
well with them. '
“They will not, however, even acknow
ledge a fact that is plain to everybody.
Martinez Campos’ winter campaign, from
which he hoped so much, has utterly fail
ed. Even if things with him and his army
have not gone so bad as seem* to be the
case, there is no doubt now that this year
there will be no sugar crop, and this
means no revenue for the Spanish treas
ury. which is already some J7,Otl),OtM be
hind in_its obligations. Moreover, should
Gomez, Having accomplished his pur
pose, withdraw from the territory which
jie now occupies before Martinez Cam
pos can again place his troops in posi
tion to commence active operations the
rainy season will have set in, and he will
find himself at the end of the dry season
in a worse condition than at the begin
ning of it, and having to face an enemy
greater in numbers, better supplied with
arms and ammunition, and encouraged by
success.
“As an indication of the extent to
which the Spanish commanders have lost
their heads, their precipitated diligence
In fortifying the approaches to Havana
should be pointed out.
"No one not overcome by excitement
could suppose that Gomez, at the pres
ent moment, would even dream of at
tacking the city. There might have been
a possibility, although remote, of his
making an attempt against Matanzas,
not for the purpose of holding the city,
for this he is no doubt aware to be be
yond his power, but to secure such arms
and ammunition as might have been
found there.
"Some of the newspapers here seem
to find consolation in the fact that the
cane fields having been destroyed the
Spanish army will be able to operate with
more freedom, while the rebels will not
find a place ft) hide themselves. They
forget, or feign to forget, that the Cu
bans have been advancing over the
burned fields, and therefore in clear sight
of the Spanish army, who were retreat
ing before them.
“It is rumored that Gen. Pando has
been called back from Santiago. His as
sistance seems to be necessary here, al
though there are several dozens of gen
erals on the field. At Santiago. Gen. Pan
do has done nothing but increase the
Cuban forces with several hundreds of
men from that city who did not care
to trust themselves to his humane in
stincts. He is one of the most brutal and
sanguinary of the Spanish generals."
DECLARED A DItAAV.
Juck Daly anil Stanton Abbott Figlit
for Thirty-Seven Hounds.
Washington. Dec. >. —'The light to-night
between Jack Daly of Wilmington and*
Stanton Abbott, the English light weight
champion, at the Eureka Athletic Club,
was declared a draw at the end of the
thirty-seventh round. Th*- men fought
for over thre hours and at the end of
that time were exhausted.
Dallas. Tex.. Dee. 30.—Ram Austin wired
Dun small To-night that O’ltourfo-. man
ager *>f George Dixon, Ini-I refined to
-.igu for a light bet wish lnxon and Jerry
Marshall, unless Stuart would offer a
purte* of ft, ID). Mi. Stuart said: "1 don't
Muht Hi" Ifixon match ai that price. Ev
ery light tinder tny control at El Paao
aliall >e a genuine nuglpxttr effort for
Ilia hist man to win. I shall not let
flahtvia dictate unreasonable terms to
a Blizzard in tiif. aa est.
The Ground in Indiana and Ohio
Covered hy n Fool of Snow.
Bloomington, lnd., Dec. 3U.—The worst
snow storm in recent years, which has
been raging the past fifteen hours, has
become a blizzard. The ground is cov
ered to a depth off 28 inches, and railway
trafHc is greatly Interfered with.'
Toledo, 0., Dec. 90.—A blizzard rivaling
in intensity the snow storm of February,
ISM, when Toledo was suowbound for
three days, is raging over Northwestern
Ohio to-night. Street car and railroad
traffic is greatly Impeded, and tlie pros
pects are that few trains will get through
before to-night.
Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 30.—A foot of
snow covers the ground here to-Yiight,
the result of a storm which began at
midnight. The storm continues, and traf
fic is almost blocked. The suburban
trains had to be abandoned practically,
and most of the incoming trains are late
from the same cause.
At Lebanon two feet of snow fell,
bringing all kinds of traffic to a standstill.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 30. A blizzard struck
this city with great fury this evening.
Ip to 8 o’clock, for nearly twentv-rour
hours there had been a sXeadv down
pour of rain, when the wind veered sud
denly to the northwest, blowing a great
gale, bringing with it a fine snow, widen
fell thick and fast. The force of the wind
was so great it was difficult for pedes
trians to keep their feet, and the street
cars were run with difficulty up to mid
night.
A AVHUCK ON THE H, AND (>.
One Man Killed Outright anil Eight
Injured.
Cincinnati, 0.. Dec. 30.-A bad wreck oc
curred at Cole City, on the Mississippi
division of the Baltimore and Ohio South
western railroad at 7:50 o'clock to-night,
in which one man was killed outright and
eight Injured, some of whom will die.
The dead man is Freman Wilson of
Louisville, Ky.
The injured are: Hiram Browning of
\ incennea, lnd., severely injured.
T. M. Voight, express messenger of Cin
cinnati, will probably die.
Jacob Hour of Lawreticcburg, Ind. in
ternally injured.
Alonzo Pruitt, engineer, Internally In
jured; condition serious.
James Gabriel, engineer, Oleves, O.
bruised^
Fred filnekamp of Auroro, Ind., bruised.
. Elsenborn, express messenger.
bruised.
Unknown tramp, fatally hurt.
The wreck was caused by a collision be
tween two passenger trains through a
came together at full speed on a hill
top and were, together with the express
cars, completely demolished.
NEW ORLEANS’ IIOODLEH9.
Dadonssat Ordered to Prison—Rler
Again on the Stand.
New Orleans, Dec. 30.—T0-dffy Judge
Ferguson of the criminal court Jhas or
dered the sheriff to remove Numa Du
dou?sat, the convicted boodle councilman,
to Baton Rouge without furthe'r delay.
The prisoner £ill be taken to the peni
tentiary on Saturday.
Henry Bier, the capitalist wiio was con
victed of perjury ln connection with the
sale of the street railway franchises and
who Is now In the parish prison await
ing sentence, was taken before the grand
jury at 11:30 to-day and was examined
as a witness until 1:40 p. m., when he was
taken back to prison. It is hinted that
the inducements which prompter! Bier
tp make his confession to the preceding
/frand jury is being Inquired into'and It
is probable something sensational may de
velop in a few days.
JIM CROW CARS SECOND CLASS.
A Colored Woman Gets a Verdict
Against the Southern.
New York. Dec. 30.—1n the case of Ella
Carry against Samuel Spencer as recelvA
and others, tried before Judge Bartlett,
In Brooklyn, he has rendered a decision
holding that law of the state of Ten
nessee, requiring Conductors to compel
colored persons to ride in an Inferior car,
is void. The plaintiff bought a first-class
ticket from New York to Knoxville,
Tenn., and as she passed Into the state
of Tennessee at about midnight she
was compelled to leave the first-class car
with her small children, and ride in the
“jim crow car.” The judge awarded SSOO
damages, besides costs against the de
fendants.
A DIAMOND ROIIBEIt JAILED.
He Stole SIO,OOO Worth of the Spark
lers in Februnry Last.
Jackson, Miss, Dec s *3o.—City Marshal
Ewing leaves to-night with a requisition
on the governor of Kentucky for William
Connors, alias J. J. Williams, who has
been wanted here since last February
for a SIO,OO/) diamond robbery. He was
caught this morning at Louisville by De
tective Vallins, of the Pinkerton force,
who has been after him a year, and who
captured his pal, John McGowen, at Mem
phis soon after the robbery. McGowen
is now in the Mississippi penitentiary.
The goods have never been recovered.
STANDS BY' THE PRESIDENT.
A Presbyterian Organ Indorse* Pres
ident Cleveland’s Message.
Rochester, N. Y"., Dec. 30.—The Assem
bly Herald, an official organ of the benevo
lent and missionary work of the Presby
terian church, having a circulation of 150,-
009, in Its leading editorial article of Janu
ary strongly supports the course of I t)u
Rresident and of congress in regard to the
Venezuelan issue, claiming that stead
fast maintenance of the American position
in the present emergency Is the best se
curity for the present and future peace
of our country.
Muhan and Smith In the Rina.
Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 31, 2 a. m. Mahan
and Smith entered the ring at 10:50 p. m.,
ami were stlil fighting at 12:30 o'clock.
Malmit has a little the best of It at the
end of the thirteenth round.
The fight is taking place at a resort
about twenty-five miles pul of town, and
It will be late, Before the decision i*
known.
* *
Cunlirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 30.—The S-tenute to-day
confirmed the nominations of Robert H.
Chilton, Jr., of the District of Columbia,
to l*e chief of the consular bureau of
the department of state, and the follow
ing |>ostmaster*: Florida, A. Hewett
Hill. Kustls; Texas, John F. Anderson,
Lockhart. , t
A III* Fire al Bailer.
Atlanta, (la., Dec. 3U.—A message was re
ceived from Butler, Ga., to-night by way
cf Macon, stating that the town was on
fire, and great losa of properly certain.
The wire* went <sown and it w*a Impossi
ble to learn tha extent of UK- loos.
POPULISTS HOLD THE POWER.
THE SENATE (HIMAIITTBKS Tt RN ED
OVER TO Til |p 14EPI 111 JUANS.
All the Populists Abstain From A'ot
iua Except Air. K > Ir. and He A ote.
AA llli Ihe Democrat.— Air. Allen Ex
plain. the Attitude Aa.umed by
the Papult.t.—Alr. Gormun Score.
the Republican, and Air. Alllaon
Attempt, to Defend Them.
Washington, Dec. 30.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Mitchell, rep., of Oregon, of
fered his resolution In relation to the se
lect committees of the Senate and It was
agreed to. This was followed by the offer
ing. also by Mr. Mitchell, of a resolution
providing for the reorganization by the
republicans of the standing and select
committees of the Senate front and after
Jan. 1, 1896.
The proposed committee membership,
having been read at the clerk's desk. Mr.
’Gorman said that it was the universal
custom in the Scnute for the party In tho
majority to control the committees. To
that there was no objection. It was the
proper and orderly way of conducting
Ihe business affairs of the Senate. But,
owing to the fact that it was well known,
pripr lo the assembling of this congress,
that neither of the great parties, repub
lican or -democratic, was likely to have a
clear majority In the Senate, a resolution
was adopted hy Ihe Senate continuing
the old committees until otherwise or
dered by Hie Senate. "We are perfectly
aware,” Mr. Gorman continued, "that the
democrats are in a minority In tt/is body.
We huve not a clear majority of all the
senators elected. We do not know as yet
that the republicans have a clear ma
jority. That can only be decided by a
vote on the proposition, lf they have,
they are unqpsttonubly entitled to the
adoption of tlie resolution and to the en
tire charge of all the principal commit
tees of this body. Then the country will
understand perfectly who are to be held
responsible for Ihe conduct of the busi
ness of this body. With a view of ascer
taining that fact 1 shall demand the yeas
and tiuys on the adoption of this resolu
tion.”
The vote wa# then taken and the resolu
tion fixing the membership of Ihe com
tnitees was agreed to: Yeas. 3U; nays,
28. Five of tlie six populists reserved
thier votes, namely: Messrs, Allen of Ne
braska, Jones and Stewart of Nevada.
Butler of North Carolina, and I’effi-r or
Kansas. Senator Kyle of South Dakota
voted no.
Mr. Allen declared that the populist
party had no affiliation with either of
the old parties. The populists had real
ized, before the meeting of litis con
gress, that there was a clear majority
of the Senate In favor of the free anil
unlimited coinage of silver; and they had
been perfectly willing to unite .In bring
ing about the passage of a free sliver
measure. They had sent out invitation*
to the free sliver senators, but, with tlie
,exceptlon of two or three of them, they
had not met with the populist*; and there
fore the populist party had resolved, as
a matter of policy, to lake no part what
ever In the organization of the Senate.
The populists felt that tlie republican
party was. as between Itself and the dem
ocratic party. In the ascendancy, and
that the responsibility for legislation
should belong to the republican party in
both houses as speedily as possible.
The populists have felt that it was due
to themselves is a party -that thef should
take no hand whatever In the organiza
tion of the Senate, and should refrain
from voting, thus leaving the republicans
and the democrats to settle the question
of organization among themselves. The
populist party in the Senate and in the
House and In the country was a distinct
political entity, having its organization In
1 every state and territory and having a
popular vote within 2U0,(j00 of the number
which had landed Mr. Lincoln In the pres
idency In 1861. The populists were a dis
tinct organization, and they proposed to
maintain it in this, and future congresses.
Mr. Harris asked Mr. Allen wht-ther the
populist senators—an annex of the repub
lican party—hail not deliberately deter
mined to allow, by their silence, a repub
lican organization of the Senate, and
whether, therefore, the aenator from Ne
braska did not understand and know that
the populists were as responsible for the
result of the vote as It they hail cast
their votes for the resolution Instead pf
Bitting silently. *
Mr. Allen replied that when the popu
lists came to consider the question they
realized that they held the balance of
power in their hands; and, he added, with
much emphasis, that they were going to
utilize it to Its fullest extent, as they
went along. The democratic party, he
continued, had proven Itself absolutely
Incapable of legislation. (Laughter on the
republican side of the chamber and In
the galleries.) It had claimed to be in
favor of tariff reform, as he himself was;
but when its tariff bill came before the
Senate last session It proved to lie loaded,
at both ends and In the middle, for
protection. (Laughter.) He had no faith
in the democratic party, In Its capacity
or Its disposition to relieve the country;
not the slightest. (More laughter.) lie
wanted the responsibility for legislation
to begin now, so that the people would
see that the do-nothing policy of the re
publican patty resulted In about the
same thing as the policy of the democratic
party. (Laughter on both side* of the
chamber.)
Mr. Mitchell, rep., of Oregon, remark
ed that the republicans were not in a
majority in the Senate when he offered
his resolution, and were not In a major
ity now. The Senate was composed, when
“full" (the double meaning of the word
in that connection excited some laughter)
of 88 members; but it was not “fuM” now
(more laughter), having only 87 members,
there being one vacancy from Delaware.
Of these 87 the republicans had 42, the dem
ocrats 39, and the populists 6. If that state
of the case gave a majority to any polit
ical party In the Senate, It would re
quire some kind of figuring which he had
no knowledge of.
Mr. Butler, pop., of North Carolina,
broke into the debate and made an im
petuous speech in defense of the position
taken by the populist senators. Address
ing his remarks to Mr. Harris, who had
asked him whether he did not hold his
seat by co-operation with the' republican
party in his state, he said: "I hold mv
seat by such co-operation for the simple
reason that the party to which you be
long had got to be so corrupt In my state
that all decent men condemned it. Your
party could be to-day In power In North
Carolina If It had stood by Its pledges
and promises. The populists had either
to vote to-day with the democrats to or
ganize the Senate or they had to vote with
tlie republican party. They preferred to
vote with neither, but to stand alone.”
Mr. Hal*- remarked that the republi
can* In the Senate were In a plural,
but had no power of carrying any meas
-I)raw. by their own votes alone. He re
ferred lo the vote on Mr. Mitchell's res
olution and said that if the populist* had
voted with the democrats (only one of
them—Mr. Kyle—having done so; the vote
was 30 yea* and 93 nay*/ the republican
programme would have tumbled to pieces.
The same thing that had occurred to
day would occur again and again--the
populist senators having ihe l/alara-e of
power. All discussion as to whether Ihe
responsibility -for legisialion lay with
the republican party was outside of Die
domain of discussion and was In the do
main of the concrete.
"The concrete of tlu* whole matter,”
Mr. Vest broke in, "is that tlie pooullclg
remained slh-nt and allowed the republi
cans to lake charge of the commit tees.
because the finance committee as now
constituted, has a majority of one for
the silver men. It has been stated that
that committee consists of six republi
cans. six democrats and one populist.
Jlut the aenator from Uolonnlo (Mr.
Wolcott) was put upon it by the repub
licans, well understanding that he would
give the majority of silver coinage men
to that committee. That Is the concrete
in tills whole business, and without that
arrangement we never would have seen
our populist friends *H dumb a* oysters
when tills thing was carried through.’
Mr. Allison remarked that the complex
ion of the finance committee hail not been
changed from what It was at the last
congress, Its number only had been in
creased. No matter what we may say
here It is known that that committee
was, and is. In favor of the F. C\ S. (free
coinage of silver); and li Is ulso known
that no organization of tills Senate could
have been made without, practically, that
being so. and, therefore. It is that we are
dealing here to-day with 'leather or pru
nello,' as respects the whole question."
"It Is well know," Mr. Allison added,
"that a majority of that committee as
organized, would lie in favor of the F. C.
S., every democrat in it being understood
to be in its favor. So that, as respetes the
to lie In its favor. So that, as respect* the
the selection of the new democratic mem
ber of the committee,- we do not deceive
each other.”
Mr. Gorman confessed Ills amazement
at the distinguished senator from lowa,
proclaiming lo the country (after he and
tils party friends had shown so much
anxiety to get control of the committee)
that they had no power to carry out the
decrees Of their party.
"Senators of the other side,” Mr. Gor
man declared, with much emphasis, “ure
responsible from this time henceforward
for the legislation of both branches of
congit-ss. You came here (apostrophizing
the republicans) knowing that you hail
not a clear majority In the Senate: und
we hud made provision, last session, for
that condition of affairs. We made that
provision on the most liberal terms ns
beiweeti the two parlies, on lines which
would have secured for the committee
the consideration of measures by the best
thought of both sides of the chamber
and without reference to Ihe third party.
After all. Mr. President, the country will
hold cither the republicans or the demo
crat* responsible for the governnufiit for
the next two years. II Is divided respon
sibility. You are in a large majority in
the other House and there is In the chair
a gentleman who wus elected as a dem
ocrat. (This caustic allusion to the I’res
ident provoked some laughter.) And,
therefore, tt was suggested, In the last
congress, that we would co-opernte hpre
In the Senate. Hut tho desire of power,
the anxiety to control committees has
made you (still addressing the republican
senators) take a step which will enable
you to throttle legislation. Hut, you
have taken the re*/>on*lbllity. Meet It.
Meet It as we did In the last congress,
when we had only a majority of one.)"
Mr. Hoar asked Mr. Gorman If he could
suggest a simple measure of doctrine or
principle which it was In the power of
tho republican senators to pas* without
the uld of democratic vote*.
"That t* true,” Mr. Gorman admitted,
"I udmlt It. But the nenator from Maa
saehusetls knows as well ns I do that
when you take possession ‘of every great
committee, putting the democrats In a
minority on all of them save one, you put
yourselves In a position to affirm legis
lation or to stop legislation. It is the
responsibility of the majority that vou
assume. If you had carried out the Idea
suggested by the resolution last session
—making liberal concessions on both sides
—you Avotttd have been ahle to bring to
gether the better thought of the Sen
ate—so the men who had the beat In
terests of the country at heart would
have controlled ths committee*. I think
we would have had better legislation than
we will have now, when the great finance
committee 19 by the action of republi
can senators controlled by the populist
party."
Finally the debate came to an end, and
Mr. Cockrell Introduced a concurrent
resolution, which went over till to-mor
row, providing for.a recess from to-mor
row till Tuesday, Jan. 7.
And then, after an executive session,
the ©enate, at 4:fl0 o'clock, adjourned
until to-morrow.
SENATORS STICKING IT OUT.
A Resolution to Adjourn to Jnn. 0
Defeated.
Washington, Dec. 30.-r The Senate ln ex
ecutive session this afternoon refused to
pass the joint resolution Introduced by
Mr. Cockrell providing for an adjourn
ment from to-morrow until Jan. 6. After
the confirmation of a large number of
nominations against which no objections
had been made, the matter came up on
ihe suggestion of Senator Hill of New
S’ork ami Senator Berry of Arkansas, both
of whom said that they thought the con
gress, in view of the message of the Pres
ident ought not to take a recess for any
length of time. Mr. Hill made a speech ln
which he went over much of the ground
of his speech the other day. He called
upon his assoglates to stay here and en
deavor to pass some legislation that would
£ve the treasury relief. Mr. Hill was re
lnded that nothing the President had
asked could be got through the Senate,
and It was nonsense to ask the Senate
to stay and make an effort to do that
which everybody knows was Impossible.
In view, however, of the objections that
had been raised Mr. Cockrell withdrew
hls resolution and the Benate adjourned
till to-morrow.
RUSSIA IN NEED OF GOI,IJ.
Her Minister of Finance Accumulate
Ing as Mach ns Possible.
Washington, Dec. 30.—John Karel, Uni
ted States consul general at Bt. Peters
burg, has made a report to the state de
partment, which has some Interest ln con
nection with the utterly unsupported ru
mors about Russia having recently ten
dered gold to the United States. After
giving the values of Russian gold cur
rency under a recent adjustment of the
Imperial Bank, Mr. Kurel conclude* his
communication with this paragraph:
"I understand that the object of the
minister of finance of the Russian empire
is to accumulate Into the imperial vaults
as much gold a* possible, with a view to
establishing ln future, the Russian
finances on a gold ba*ls."
EIGHT BUCK NEGROES IN JAIL.
The Gann Implicated In Jackson'*
MWrrierou* Assault.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 39.—The Jackson
police did an excellent piece of work last
night. Though the rain, sleet and snow
came down In torrents, they captured tha
gang of negroes who made the murderous
assault on Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith Sat
urday night, und by morning had eight
young buck negroes In Jail. Horn*- of them
confess tlie crime arid Implk-ate others.
Mr. Smith, whose skull was crocked ami
throat cut, can ligrdly recover. IBs wife
Is not seriously injured.
1, AST DAI OF 'f ME EXPOSITION.
The Heather Disaitrerable Yrater
da X, Hut the t rood Ittirge.
Atlanta, ‘4a., Dec. So The exposition
closes to-morrow. To-day the weal her
wss very disagreeable, but the attend
ance was large.
An International ‘‘tiM lore congress was
held in (he woman tcAldlng Will Al
len iMoii.aooh read g vary II(art slllltlg
paper on tie* folk lure of th# Tennessee
mountaineers.
I DAILT, 119 A TEAR.
V 5 CENTS A COPT.
) WEEKLT 2-TIMES-A-WEEK H A TEAR
DIJNRAVEN S CHARGES DENIED.
THE INVESTIGATION TO CLOSE
TO-DAY.
Yesterday's Session. Consumed in
Henrina Testimony for the De
fense—Tlie UliarKen of Fraud Mad
by I lie Enrl Completely Refuted.
The Alen on the Tender Deny tho
Story of (lie Trimeter of Hallaat nt
Nig hi.
New York, Dec. 30.—The special com
mittee which is sitting a* a court of In
quiry on the charges made by Lord Dun
raven against the people In charge of
the Defender, held an all day's session
at the New York Yacht Club house to
day and adjourned at 6 o'clock to-night
without completing their work. Nearly
all of the testimony Is In, however, and
It i* expected the Investigation will l/g
closed after a short session to-morrow.
The hearing to-day was behind closed
•loors, but It was learned that the ex
amination of witnesses for the defense
took up all the time of the committee.
Their testimony w-a* of the cumulative
order, and It is safe to suy that the char
ges of fraud made by Lord Dunraven are
completely refuted. Owing to the rule of
secrecy which the club has made, the
actuul statements of the witnesses before
the committee cannot be given, but the
report of tho committee, which will be
made at an early .lay after the dose of
the Investigation, will, It is said, summar
ize the evidence and give the finding of
the tribunal.
The morning session began at 10:10
o'clock, and lasted until 1 o'clock. When
the adjournment for lunch was taken
Mr. Whitney said that he thought It
would be impossible to finish the exam
limtlon of to-day.
The witneaae* examined to-day rav*
™ r . r . obor 'Hlng the testimony of
~.i.r* rM Herreshoff and tiaff
w iiich was taken laat week Official Meas
urer llyslon told about the flrat measure
riare 14 o : n 7 i "j- ~ r h day
on Sent * |/’ t , ho remeasurement#
P| /’- *■ tt” Hlso told how close
„ ’ h, t * o measurements of the Defender
agi/ed and said that in his opinion li was
absolutely Impossible to make such i
t h.uige In ballast a* was charged without
y by , himself and a score of others
who wen* about the two yachts olnßr *
Heme 7,'*L lOr ' Who waH ln ‘'barge of tho
Hut lie I aimer, was an imt/oriant wit
ness. Lon I Dunraven charged it will b—
remembered, Ihat the additional ballast
was taken from the Hattie Palmer anil
placed In the hold of the Defender on tho
S; 1 , 0 Sept 6, While the yacht aw he?
2nd "thaf y .H , a "°, hor 1,1 tbp Horseshoe.
1. 1 ~ b'Ad was removed on tho
flowing night off Bay Ridge. Capt. Tay
lor flatly denied every one of Lord Dun
•<-hari- . He xl <l that no lead waa
thS to ,he Defender on
it .°l the ~xth ’ that he d ‘ <l not
ut any lime have a quantity of lead aboard
fn Tie" a* *° Ihe Defender four
buhes deeper In the water; that no lead
was removed from the Defender to tha
Hattlo I aimer on the night of the flrat
race, and that his boat did not lay along-
Si*it at a'l.V e nder ° n Huy Kld * e that
('apt. Terry, who assisted Capt. Haff In
sailing tha Defender, told substantially
the same atory of denial of the charges.
Mates Berry and Conant. Quartermaatera
*L ,ap: le * w n< !.i ßa,d i Riggers Byno. Bill
man, O Neill and Franclß, and all mem
bers of the crew who were brought on
fr®, 1 ? 1 P e * r Island, Me., gave substan
tially the same testimony.
After the adjournment the only Infor
mation the members of the committee
would give out was that tho hearing had
adjourned until to-morrow mornlhg and
that the evidence Is nearly all in.
KENTUCKY’S DOUBLE LYNCHING.
Gov. Rradiey Anxious to Bring tha
Perpetrator* to Justice.
Frankfort, Ky„ Dec. 30.—Gov. Bradley
was seen to-night at hi* home and when
asked what action he would take In th
lynching of William Dever and the cre
mation of Mrs. T. J. West ln Marlon
county yesterday morning, gave out thg
followlng statement: "I regard It as th
most outrageous and barberous crime that
was ever committed In Kentucky. I shall
spare neither labor, money nor force to
bring Its perpetrators to that punishment
which they richly deserve. I believe that
the good people of Marion county and th
state at large look with the same horror
upon this crime, and will not bo siow
to give me their unflinching support in
the execution of the law."
Gov. Bradley will to-morrow offer a re
ward of KOO tor the arrest of one or all off
the parties concerned.
A FREEZE IN CALIFORNIA,
Tlie Orange Crop Reported lladlgt
Damaged In gome Sections.
San Francisco, Dec. 30 —Heavy frost*
prevailed throughout California last
night. The temperature was 18 degrees
above zero at Riverside and vicinity, and
Serious damage to oranges Is reported.
Riverside, Cal., Dec. 30.-Last night wag
the coldest of the season. The mercury
suddenly dropped, until In the latter por
tion of the night, when tt remained stead
ily below the freezing point. The cold,
however, was neither severe nor lotus
continued, as in the two winters whets
much damage was done the orange cron
and the impression is that a compara
tively small amount of fruit Is damaged,
the Injury amounting to probably lesd
than 10 per cent.
FAILURES IN BUNINEN9.
A Snail, Door and Hllnd Confer
Goes to tlie Wall.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—The Farson and Llb
bey Company, wholesale manufacturers
of sash, doors and blinds, at 125 North
Sangamon street, made an assignment
to-day. The assets and liabilities are
each placed at *100,(W0. Tlie cauae of the
failure is said to be the stagrtktion In
trade and slow collections.
Providence. R. 1., Dec. 1.-The H. W'.
I-add Company, one of the largest dry
goods concerns in thbt city, assigned to
James M. Scott this afternoon.
A NEW TRIAL FOR HTEI’IIKNNON.
The Decision Against Ihe I’ollew
Captain Reversed,
New York, Dec. 30.—The general terns
of the supreme court banded down g
decision t*.-duy In the case of tha peop]
against John T. ftiq/Neitw/n, the |e>lb-,
* aptali* who was convicted of accepting
a bribe and sentenced to three year* and
nine month* in the state prison, In which
the Judgment of the tower court t* re
versed sud it/* captain la granted a new-Q
trU|
Two Mwbimm Beaks Hitt la Barrow.
Boston. I tec. si J 'legring ho law 1-artlM .
isles a ok-on img to g tittle mors tha*t
Alto two sc/ issued to-day to two small
Looks,