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THE MORNING NEWS. I
] Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888. -
, M J. H. ESTILL, President. I
CLEVELANDS COMMISSIONERS
J.JVB MEN MAMED TO PASS 0\ THE
BOUNDARY DISPITE.
'Jliey Are Juiillee Brewer, Judge
Kichard H. Alvey, Hon. Andrew D.
White, Frederick H. Coudert and
President Daniel C. Glllmau of
Johns Hopkins University Ail
Have Agreed to Serve.
Washington, Jan. I.—The President has
oiinced the composition of the Vene
; ,; an commission, which will consist of
live members, as follows.
David J. Brewer of Kansas, associate
i of the supreme court of the United
states.
Kichard H. Alvey of Maryland, chief
j istice of the court of appeals of the Dis
irict of Columbia.
Hon. Andrew D. White of New York.
Frederick R. Coudert of New York.
Daniel C. Gillman of Maryland, president
oi Johns Hopkins University.
David Josiah Brewer was born June 2.
7. at Smyrna, vYsia Minor, his father
having been an early missionary to Tur
key. He was the son of Rev. Josiah and
Kmelia W. Field, a sister of David Dud
!• v. Cyrus W. and Stephen J. Field. Jus
! , e Brewer was graduated from Yale col*
l in in 1556 and from the Albany law
■iiool in 1868. Ho began the practice
ef l.iw in Leavenworth, Kan., a year af
t, r Ids graduation from the law school,
and was a citizen of Kansas when he
was appointed to a place on the supreme
bench. He served as United States com
missioner, was Judge of probate criminal
courts of Leavenworth county 1882 to 1885,
wdge of the district court from 1885 to
1)89, and was afterwards county attorney
of Leavenworth. He was elected a Jus
tice of the supreme court of Kansas in
IS7O, and was re-elected for two succeed
ing terms. In 1884 he was appointed cir
cuit judge of the United States for the
Eighth district. He was appointed asso
ciate Justice of the supreme court ef the
United States in 1889 to succeed Justice
Stanley Matthews, deceased. In politics
he is a republican and was put on the su
preme court bench by President Harri-
Andrew D. White was born In Homer,
Cortland county, New York,on Nov. 7, 1832,
and graduated froffi Yale College In 1853.
lie was secretary to the legation at St.
Petersburg at one time and was appointed
hy President Harrison envoy extraord
inary and minister plenipotentiary to Rus
-ia in 1592. He is a diplomat of wide ex
perience and a scholar of high attain
ment. In 1857 he was appointed lo the
chair of history in the University of
Michigan. He.was president of the re
publican state convention of New York
in 1861, and was elected lo the New York
-late Kenate in 1862. He was a member of
the commission sent hy Gen. Grant to
San Domingo Jo examine into the proposed
annexation of that island. In 1879, while
president of Cornell University, he was
appointed minister to Berlin by President
Hayes. He has held many other Impor
tant posts, political and educational.
Daniel C. Gillman Is distinguished as
an educator. He is a graduate of .Yaie
college, and has been an extensive trav
eler In Europe, where he gave great at
tention to the several educational condi
tions of varloua countries. In 1876 he
was elected the first president of Johns
Hopkins University In Baltimore. Among
the many works that he has written is a
memoir of James Monroe, which was pre
pared for tlie American Statesman. His
fame as a scientist and historian is well
known. He Is not known to be affiliated
with any political party, but his ten
dencies aro inclined to the republican or
ganization. He is a native of Connecti
cut, and in his 65th year.
Judge Richard Henry Alvey is a na
tive of Maryland. He was on the judi
ciary committee of the constitutional
onvention of 1567 and was elected chief
judge of the Fourth'clrcuit under the new
constitution and was re-elected in' 1882.
lie was designated by Gov. Hamilton as
• hief Justice of the cmirt of appeals of
Maryland to succeed Judge Bartol. This
place he resigned to accept the office of
chief justice of the federal court of ap
peals in the District of Columbia. This
• curt had just been created by act of
congress and President Cleveland strong
ly urged Judge Alvey to take tha place of
chief judge and organise the new court.
Upon the death of Chief Jlistlee Waite,
during Mr. Cleveland’s first term, some
of the justices of the supreme court who
had been Impressed by the opinion deliv
ered by Judge Alvey on the appellate
bench of Maryland, urged the President
t" appoint him chief justice of the United
Slates. This Iho President was disposed
to do. but was deterred by the fact, it is
said, lhat Judge Alvey is a southern man
and it was feared that if that position
went to the south it might create ani
mosities.
Frederick R. Coudert is the head of the
law firm of Coudert Bros, of New* York
1 ity. He has a world-wide reputation as
an advoeate and authority in international
law. He served with distinction on the
Bering sea commission, and was compli
mented by the President of the French’
republic for his speech before the com
mission and was entertained at the palace.
Mr. Coudert was president of the Manhat
tan Club for several years, and is now a
member of nearly a dozen prominent New
York clubs. He is a democrat, and is
olassed as anti-Tammany. He presided
at a mass meeting at Cooper Union called
io oppose Tammany in 1894. He is a bril
iiaut orator and a shrewd advocate. He has
b none of the leaders of the New York bar
for many years and lias been engaged in
many famous cases. His firm administers
the affairs of many French estates and in
vestors in this country.
President Cleveland has not yet notified
t he appointees to the Venezuelan commis
sion of their selection, but he has assur
ance from each that they would accept
'he high office if tendered to them.
It is stated that because Mr. Justice
Brewer’s name appears first on the offi
cial list given out to-night it does not
necessarily mean that that gentleman
will he chairman Al tho commission. The
selection of the presiding officer will be
■ eft to the commission itself, when an
organization is effected.
H is the President’s intention to have
'he commission meet as soon as possible,
but information received to-night is that
he lias not yet decided when to call the
primary meeting.
SALISBURY'S CASE SHAKY.
The London Chronicle Points Out
Some Weak Points.
London, Jan. I.—The Chronicle to-mor
i’J* will prim an article saying it has
arned on the highest authority that
Lari Granville, in 1883, virtually' concluded
with President Blanco a treaty’ containing
: ‘ i arbitration clause covering the Vene
zuelan international boundary dispute.
1 ie Marquis of Salisbury, however, on
1 rung info power later In the same year,
' Hually cancelled this clause by limiting
' !, e provision of the treaty to commercial
questions.
Nothing could have been more unfort
lle. says the Chronicle, inasmuch as
boundary dispute was on the eve of a
'"umanent settlement.
lie Chronicle adds that it is convinced
ureful researches that there is de-
Me i an< i | lot h nort (, an j sout h of the
‘"hnburgk line, and that it would he
“ -wave error to imagine that a rigid in
,l'.”.; lc, ‘ on the Schomhurgk line and a
'ration that there is no ground for
V ration constitute the essence of file
bu-Msh case. •
Jan. I.—The Estaeffett, in an
i, lrt 'ating of the Venezuelan dispute
> *' rn Great Britain and the United
Tv suggests that France, Germany
tie i ,as ‘a might intervene to settle the
2hf ittorninj) fteogl
Si RHEMIER OF ZEITOUM.
The Porte Makes Evasive Heplies to
the Offer of the Powers.
Constantinople, Jan. I.—The porte has
made evasive replies to the foreign diplo
mats who have offered to mediate be
tween the Turks and the Armenians for
the surrender of Zeitoun, which place is*
now in the hands of the Armenians. The
foreign representatives, accordingly, held
another meeting yesterday and decided
to make another effort to induce the
porte to accept mediation and named the
foreign consuls at Aleppo as mediators.
There were disturban ■ s at Orfah on
Dec. 28 and 29, but no details have been
received.
United States Minister Thrrell has re
ceived telegrams from Alntab, Asia Minor,
saying that slight disturbances had taken
place there, in which three persons were
killed. The telegrams also said that there
had been a bloody outbreak at Orfah,
lasting two days. Miss Shattuck, a mis
sionary at that place, the dispatch said,
had received the assurance that she would
have a guard and be protected and taken
to Aintab.
Dragomans of the various embassies,
went to the porte Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of obtaining a definite reply
to the requests of the foreign diplomats
that the matter of the surrender of Zei
toun by the Armenians to the Turks be
arranged through the mediation of the
consuls at Aleppo.
Telegrams from Harpoot say that the
government'has put a stop to the work
of relieving the needy and suffering at
that place, -which has been conducted
through the missionaries.
On Dec. 16 the Armenians in Zeitoun
made a demand upon the porte for food
with which to feed the Turkish prisoners
in their hands. On Dec. 22 the eultan Is
sued an order that food should be sup
plied.
During the massacre at Matalia two Ar
menian members of the governor’s coun
cil rushed Into the presence of the gov
ernor and begged him to save their lives.
The governor refused to interfere In their
behalf, and the men were killed by the
guards In the government blinding.
The Turkish commission of six, which
was “sent to pacify Armenia, have visited
three cities. They refused to pay any at
tention to the written complaints of Ar
menians, but summoned the most promi
nent of the Armenian Inhabitants before
them.
The summons were obeyed and the Ar
menian notables were blamed for causing
all the trouble in Asio Minor and threat
ened with death If quiet was not at once
restored. The commission secretly met
the most prominent men of the Moslem
inhabitants before they summoned the
Armenians before them.
London, Jan. I.—A later dispatch from
Constantinople says that the dragomans
of the different embassies who went to the
porte yesterday to try to induce the gov
ernment to take some definite action in
regard to the surrender of Zeitoun by
the Armenians were referred to the pal
ace, whither they accordingly went. ‘ At
the palace, they received a reply similar
to the porte’s first one, namely that the
offer of mediation was not rejected, but
that Its acceptance would be postponed
until the result of the government’s en
deavors should be seen.
NEW YEAR'S AT BERLIN.
Tlie Reveille Sounded From tlie Cnit
tle to the Brnndenbnr* Gate.
Berlin, Jan. I.—The New Year's festivi
ties were carried out according to pro
gramme. The weather was clear and
bright. The exercises began at 8 o'clock,
with the sounding of a reveille from the
castle to the Brandenburg gate and back
by the massed bands of the Berlin gar
rison. Religious services were held in
the castle chapel at 10 o’clock, and the
court ceremony of filing past the emperor
was afterward held in the white hail. At
12 o’clock there was a parade In the yard
of the arsenal, the emperor conducting
the parade, in the presence of the com
manders of the German army corps. The
ceremonies ended with the firing of salutes
in the Lustgarten.
All of the Prussian princes and the for
eign diplomats drove in carriages to tho
white hall to take part in the ceremony
of filing past. Mr. Runyon, the United
States ambassador, was no longer the last
of his rank in a procession of this kind,
the Russian and British ambassadors—
both recently appointed—having been ac
credited to the German court at a later
date than himself.
After the filing past the emperor walked
to the arsenal with Princes George of
Saxony and Arnulph of Kavaria, follow
ed hy the commanders of the army corps,
and gave the garrison there parole for
the day.
The emperor remained at the arsenal
some time conversing with (he various
generals and reviewing the company at
tached to the arsenal, which marched
past his majesty.
Crowds of people lined the approaches
lo the arsenal and cheered the emperor
with genuine ardor. The official build
ings were all decorated with rtags.
GREETINGS TO KING HUMBERT.
A Deputation From Parliament Calls
at the Rnirlnal.
Rome, Jan. 1.--A grand New Year's day
reception w-as held at the Quirinal to-day.
King Humbert received the presidents of
the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, to
gether with a committee representing botlj
houses, who presented him with an ad
dress, conveying the good wishes of the
Italian parliament. In the course of his
reply the king spoke of the Italian cam
paign in Africa, praising the heroism of
the Italian soldiers who fell at Ambaiagi,
and i*aying htgh tribute to the coolness
of Gen. Baratieri, commanding the Italian
forces in Abyssinia, in the face ef diffi
culty, and also acknowledging Italy's
glorious enthusiasm jn accepting the sac
rifices made in Africa as a pledge of cer
tain ultimate victory.
London, Jan. I.—The correspondent of
the Central News at Romo telegraphs
that in accordance with Gen. Baratieri’s
plans, the Italian troops occupying Adawa
in Abyssinia, retreated, allowing Ras
Mangasoia and the vanguard of the Abys
sinian forces to occupy the place. The
troops will join Gen. Baratieri at Adigrat.
PILLSBUHY STILL LEADS.
He iinil Lasker Play a Draw After
Thirty Moves.
St. Petersburg, Jan. I.—Play in the in
ternational chess tournament was re
sumed in this city yesterday. The re
sults follow:
Lasker (white) and Pillsbury drew a
Petroff after 30 moves.
Steinitz (white) beat Tsehignrin, in a
Queen's Gambit after 35 moves.
The score stands now as follows: Piils
bury, won 5%, lost 2'/ s . Lasker, won 5,
lost"3. Steinitz, won 4, lost 4. Tschigorin,
won 1 1 2. lost 6!£.
ENGLAND SENDS OVER A CRUISER.
The Pallas to Join the North UtlanlJe
Squadron.
Ixmdon, Jan. I.—The British cruiser
Pallas has been put in commission at
Portsmouth and ordered to join the North
American station. She will rail in two
weeks. The Pallas Is a steel screw vessel
of 2 575 tons, and 7,610 horse power. She
carries eight guns and a crew of 217 men.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, JBIKS.
TROUBLES OF THE TRANSVAAL
THE BRITISH COLONIAL OFFICE
CONDEMNS THE INVASION.
Efforts Being Made to Heatf Off Dr.
Jameson's Expedition—The Doetor
Bent on Carrying Ont His Flans
and Cuts the Telegraph Wires Be
hind Hint so ns to Place Hligselff
Beyond Communieation—Berlin Pa
pers Call on the Kaiser to Back the
Boers.
Berlin, Jan. I.—Considerable excitement
prevails her* over the crisis in the Trans
vaal and tha attitude of Great Britain is
denounced on all sides. The National Zel
tung says: ‘The South Africa Company,
holding the charter of the queen, has
committed a grievous breach of the peace
and violation of the law of nations. Ger
many’s interests demand that the inde
pendent republic shall he maintained in
tact and we expect Germany to interpose
with ail possible emphasis to assist Presi
dent Kruger.”
The Vosstsche Zeitung says: ‘‘The pro
ceedings of the British South African
Company cannot be tolerated and Ger
many must at once take energetic steps
to protect the South African republic."
The paper expresses the hope that Dr.
Leyd, the secretary of state of the South
African republic, who is now in Berlin and
in close communication with the foreign
office, has already telegraphed to Pre
toria that Germany will grant the Boers
protection that will not be merely diplo
matic.
Advices have been received from Pre
toria that 300 more armed men of the
British South Africa Company have
crossed the Transvaal frontier. The gov
ernment, the dispatch says, is resolved
to drive back the intruders by force. A
rising has occurred at Johannesburg.
The Cologne Gazette says that Ger
many has sent an official Inquiry to Great
Britain fts to what steps are to be taken
by the British government in regard to
the invasion of the Transvaal by the
British South Africa Company.
London, Jan. I.—Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies, has
issued an official statement that he 1b
now in communication with President
Kruger of the South African republic,
in an endeavor to avert serious conse
quences of the unauthorized and alto
gether unjustifiable act of Dr. Jameson,
the administrator of the British South
African Company, in leading a force of
from 500 to 700 men into the Transvaal
to assist the Uitlanders in their conten
tion against the South African republic.
Gov. Robinson of Cape Colony has Is
sued a proclamation publicly repudiating
the act of Dr. Jameson and has caused
to be published in the newspaper of Pre
toria and Johannesburg an injunction In
the name of the queen to all her majesty’s
subjects in the Transvaal not to givw aid
to Dr. Jameson, but to obey the law and
observe order.
Messengers have been sent to overtake
Dr. Jameson, conveying orders to hint and
every officer accompanying him, that they
shall retire from the Transvaal territory
at once. The situation is very much ag
gravated by the fact that Dr. Jameson
cut the wires behind him, rendering te
graphic communication with him Impossi
ble.
Mr. Chamberlain sent a dispatch to the
British South Africa Company, asking
them to repudiate Dr. Jameson and hi
acts. To this dispatch the company re
plied that they ware entirely ignorant of
Dr. Jameson’s act# or purposes.
Cecil Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape
Colony, in connection with this reply,
stated that Dr. Jameson had acted without
authority. .He (Rhodes) had tried to
stop him when he learned that he had
gone into the Transvaal, but found that
■the wires had been cut and that conse
quently he could not communicate with
him.
Dr. Jameson wrote a letter to the com
mandant at Maryocl&nd refusing to with
draw from the Transvaal and avowing
that he would proceed upo* his original
plans, which in acceptance of the invita
tion of the principal residents of Hand
were to assist them in their demands for
justice.
The cablegram sent by Mr. Chamber
lain to Dr. Jameson ordering him to re
turn cannot reach the latter until he ar
rives at Johannesburg, at which place
there are arms enough to equip 30,000 men
for fighting.
It is rumored here that advices have
been received announcing the arrival of
Dr. Jameson with his followers In Johan
nesburg.
President Kruger, according to the lat
est information received here, has called
the burghers to arras and a large force
of them is proceeding against Johannes
burg. They are advancing rapidly and a
battle is hourly expected.
The newspapers to-morrow Will unan
imously express approval of the action
of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in or
dering the return of the Transvaal ex
pedition. The liberal newspapers espe
cially laud the statesmanlike wisdom of
the colonial secretary, while they de
nounce Dr. Jameson as a lawless free
booter.
The conservative papers recall proofs
of Dr. Jameson’s ability and discretion,
and urge that he be not condemned until
the reasons for his action shall have
been made known.
The Times gives a qualified approval
of Mr. Chamberlain’s course, and ex
presses the strongest sympathy with the
foreign residents of the South African
republic.
The Times to-morrow will print a dis
patch from its Berlin correspondent, In
which he says: “The crisis in the Trans
vaal endangers British relations with
Germany. The government hitherto has
endeavored to restrain the newspapers
over which it has some control, but
judging from what has already been
written, one does not like to contem
plate what will happqn when the re
straint is removed. Inasmuch as the
numerous German residents of the Trans
vaal cannot hut be affected by a serious
breach of the public peace Germany can
not be at a loss for a concrete cause for
interference, if she is determined to in
terfere. There is some reason to believe
that she is determined and resolved un
der no circumstances to tolerate a dis
turbance of the status quo in South
Africa.”
The Standard to-morrow will print a dis
patch from its Berlin eorrespondent say
ing that the news of the invasion of the
Transvaal has caused a storm of indigna
tion in the German capital that has rare
ly been witnessed. Emperor William ves
terday summoned, by telegraph to'the
new palace, Baron Marschall von Bleber
steln, secretary of state for foreign af
fairs, to discuss the situation. The cor
respondent adds thlt there is excellent
reason for believing that German states
men expect a peaceful and-satisfactory
settlement of the affair.
SKIPPED FROM SCREVEN.
' •
The Zeig'lcr 'Brothers Believed to
Have Left the Stale.
Atlanta, Ga,, Jan. I.—lt is lielieved that
thd tfeigler brothers, who killed the
sheriff of Screven county, and have been
defying arrest for several months past
have left the state.
Solicitor General Beverly Evans called
at the capitol to-day and had a confer
ence with Gov. Atkinson on the-case in
which he mude this statement. The gov
ernor. as late os Monday, increased the
state’s reward for the two >men to 8600
each, in the hone that this would induce'
someone to undertake their capture he
being under the impression that they were
still at their home, unmolested by the
officers of Screven county. The news
from Solicitor Evans that they have left
the state, without leaving information as
to their whereabouts, puts ■ a different
phase on the situation '
MARYLAND’S LKGISLATI RE.
Krfnruirr Bruce Elected Presldeut of
<he Smote.
Annapolis. Md., Jan. I.—The Maryland
legislature was organize.l to-day by the
election of William Cabell of Bal
timore as president of the Senate and ex-
Congressman E. Mudd of Charles county
as speaker of the House of Delegates.
EVerjr senator and member of the House
were in their respective chambers when
the gavels fell.
What promised to be an annoying dead
lock in the Senate was happily averted
by the democrats reconsidering their last
night’s caucus action and nominating
Mr. Bruce m place of John Walter Smith.
Triere was some very pretty politics in
the deul. The Senate ts made up of four
teen democrats and twelve republicans.
Mr. Bruce is an independent democrat
with very pronounced reform pleas which
are exceedingly objectionable to Senator
Gorman and his friends. Mr. Bruce re
fused to go Into caucus with his demo
cratic brethren until he was agreed upon
as the nominee. To this Mr. Gorman and
his friends would not for a moment con
sent. After waiting hours for Mr. Bruce
to appear, the democratic caucus, late
last night, nominated John Waiter Smith.
Meanwhile the republicans had made
overtures to Mr. Bruce. They offered to
nominate him and pledged every one of
their twelve votes to his support. Such
action would have left the Senate ill a
deadlock—l3 tt> 13. Believing that one or
more of Mr. Bruce’s democratic friends
would soon go to bis support and thus give
the republicans the organisation of the
Senate, the democratic managers tills
morning rescinded their caucus action and
offered the presiding officer's chair to Mr.
Brucp. His statement that he would lie
impartial in the make-up of the commit
tees and would not be influenced by poli
ties In any particular, and that every re
form measure would have his earnest sup
port, was applauded by the republicans.
The house of delegates, over which ex-
Congressman Mudd presides, has seventy
republican members and twenty-one demo
crats. On joint ballot the legislature
stands: Republicans. 82; democrats, 35.
On Jan. 11 each house will take a vote
for a United States senator to succeed
Charles H. Gibson. This legislature will
also elect a treasurer of Maryland and
two police commissioners from Baltimore
city.
Bruce received the full vote of the Sen.
ate. there being no opposition to him. On
assuming the chair, he thanked the sena
tors for the signal honor done him, com
ing as It did with absolute unanimity from
both democrats and republicans. lie
would be lost to every impulse of seir
reyipect, he said, if he should fail to dis
charge the duties of presiding officer with
absolute impartiality. He referred to the
result of the recent election and said lhat
certain definite promises and pledges had
been made by the successful candidates
which involved no party Issues, but only
issues on which they all should be agreed.
He spoke of reassessment and hoped that
the present session would not pass with
out some measure of relief on this subject
being placed on the statute books. The
need of laws to provide for purity of
elections and civil service reform was also
touched upon, and he hoped that the sena
tors would come together and meet all
the responsibilities that would devolve
upon them.
Two Protestant ministers were proposed
for chaplain, one compensation to be di
vided between them.' Scnxtor Wttbtnson,
rep., of St. Mary's county, insisted that
the Roman Catholic’s should be recogniz
ed ami proposed that Rev. William Brick
should be placed on the list as the repre
sentative of the Catholic church. After
considerable debate the amendment was
agreed to by a vote of 13 to 12—and the
trio of divines will alternate in looking
after the spiritual welfare of the sena
tors during the session.
After the organization Gov. Born’s bi
ennial message was read in both houses
and the two bodies went into conven
tion to canvass the returns of the recent
gubernatorial election.
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes was declared the
governor-elect, and a joint committee was
appointed to notify him and arrange for
the Inauguration ceremonies, which will
take place on the Bth Instant.
Both house then adjourned until Tues
day next.
IX JAIL FOR A MURDER IX FLORIDA
Max Rock of Brooklyn Accused of
Killing the Brndslingens.
New York, Jan. I.—For a murder com
mitted at Lawtey, Bradford county, Flor
ida, June 21, 1894, the Brooklyn police to
day arrested on a requisition. Max Bock,
25 years of age, of 105 Hamburg avenue,
that city, who is a druggist.
Information Hvas obtained that Bock
was in Brooklyn and Sheriff E. E. Jones
of Bradford county and State’s Attorney
A. G. Hartridge went to Brooklyn with
requisition papers issued by the gov
ernor of Florida, which were counter
signed by Gov. Morton.
The papers were given to Detective Ser
geants Rorke and Daly, who started out
this morning and succeeded in arresting
Bock just as be was leaving home. He
was taken to the Adams street police sta
tion. where he was locked up. He will he
arraigned before Justice Gaynor, of the
supreme court in Brooklyn, to-morrow
morning.
The •tory the Brooklyn police have ob
tained of the murder Is that on the night
of June 21, 1894, Bock shot and killed G.
A. Bradshagen, and also his wife Amelia.
He shot the husband in the back of the
head and the woman in the right eye.
After he had killed them he Ts said to
have stolen 8900 that they had in the house
and then made his escape. He went to
Brooklyn where h* married, eight months
ago, a woman named Steinert, with whom
he was living when he was arrested.
The Bradshagen's left an estate of
825,000 and they had no children. The au
thorities of Bradford county were puzzled
as to who had committed the murder and
it is said the first clue was obtained
when Bock put in. a claim for the 825.000.
An investigation was begun, and persons
who knew Bock told the story of the
crime and the whereabouts of Bock.
TRUINS CRASH IX A TUNNEL.
A Fireman Scolded to Dentil unil Two
Men Injured.
St. Louis, Jan. I.—A rear-collision oc
curred between Wabash passenger train
No. 2 and the Diamond special on the
Vandalia-lllinois Central in the tunnel
last night ad 9:30 o’doclt.
Fireman Henry Rothweiler, aged
27 years, of the Terminal Association,
was scalded to death, and Engineer Mil
ton White, 27 years of age, and J. O.
Chambers, the express messenger, were
Injured. The wreck was caused by the
Wabash train slowing up at a curve in
the tunnel. The Illinois Central train
was close behind, going at a rapid rate,
and just as it entered the curve it dashed
into t -ear of the Wabash train. White
w- *.u ' bruised about the urms and
1 ~ a i Chambers was bruised and
id xii id. The rear sleeper of the
\ . ih rain was badly damaged, but
dia „ut leave the track, and the train
proceeded. The other train was not so
fortunate. The locomotive and baggage
car were derailed and had to wait for
outside asslsta; e before It could be
mo’ and.
Ashes Plentiful at Aehboro.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. I.—Fire at Ashboro
to-day burned Borns' hotel, the stores ot
E. A. Moifltt, Bayette and Richardson
and several other buildings. Moffitt’s losb
is SIO,OOO, and the total is nearly J20.0U0.
SILVER S GRIP ON THE SENATE.
A FREE COINAGE SUBSTITUTE FOR
THE BOYD lIILI, PROBABLE.
Nothin* Short of This Will Satisfy
the Silverite Majority of the Fi
nance t omniHire—The Tariff Bill
Apt to Be Reported to the Senate
Y% Ithont Amendment and an Effort
to He Made to Whip the Party into
l ine on the Measure.
Washington, Jan. I.—The Senate com
mittee on finance will hold Its first meeting
under the reorganization o-mot*row. Al
though final action may not be taken on
either the bond or tariff bill recently
passed by the House, some members of
the committee will urge speedy action,
and it is possible an immediate report.
The best judgment of the situation Indi
cates that the bond bill will be destroyed
in committee and a substitute in the shape
of a free coinage bill reported. Nothing
short of this will satisfy the silver men
on the committee, and as they have eight
votes to five against silver, any measure
they agree upon can be easily adopted in
committee.
Mr. Wolcott of Colorado, one of the new
men added to the committee, has not
been in Washington this winter, owing
to ill health, but his absence makes little
difference, ttie silver men still having a
working majority of two In committee
and a clean majority in the Senate of ten
to twelve.
It is probable that the tariff bill will be
reported to the Senate withouL amend
ment. The republicans have been making
every effort to get together on this meas
ure and the silver republicans who will
vote for free coinage as a substitute for
tin* bond proposition, It Is believed, can be
persuaded to refrain from putting such
an amendment on the tariff bill. The re
publican leaders hope to see the bill pass
the Senate as it came from the House. It
is believed the President will veto It and
it is thought by republicans to be good
politics to pul the President where he will
be compelled to veto a measure that ts
intended to increase the receipts and pro
vide adequate revenue. Whether the re
publicans can be lined up on this proposi
tion anil persuaded to not Insilt upon
amendments is a question no one can yet
answer, it is not unlikely that after the
bill is reported a republican caucus will
be held to discuss the subject and agree
upon a policy.
Owing to the reorganization of the Sen
ate committees there has been a change
in the clerks, many of those serving here
tofore as private secretaries to senator*
becoming committee clerks at increased
salaries. There has been quite a rush to
be sworn In in time to get pay for the first
day of the month.
TH ACTION SITI ATIOX TICKLISH.
The Men Irritated and Another
Strike Possible.
Philadelphia, Jan. I.—The committee of
employes of the Union Traction Company,
in whose hands It was supposed that
the question of deciding for or against
another strike was placed after they
had met the general manager of the
ro*d had a conference with that gentle
man to-night. General Manager Beetam
maintained the position assumed by the
company, which was to give the men
that struck their old positions on the
road, but he refused, as was expected, to
grant the demand of 82 for a day of ten
hours. The principal fight by the com
pany was made on the principle of recog
nition of the Amalgamated Association
of Street Railway Employes. The com
pany has announced that during the New
Year all new men who are taken on must
sign an agreement that they will belong
to no labor organization. Mr, Beetcm
absolutely refused to recede from this
position, and In the end the sentiment
of the committee was in favor of sur
rendering this point to the company.
The men representing the Market street
and Ridge avenue lines signed the agree
ment on behalf of the employes of these
lines. The men representing the otljer
divisions said that they were willing to
sign the agreement, but they were con
fident that their action would not lie
indorsed by the men. s
The committee then left Mr. Beetem
and went to a mass meeting of the em
ployes to report the result of the con
ference. What the result of the mass
meeting will he cannot be slated. Many
of the men who are assembled awaiting
the return of the committee were In an
exceedingly Irritated state of mind, and
were loudly In fa/or of a strike. The
mass meeting was being held late to
night, and the committee will men Mr.
Beetcm again at 2 o'clock in the morning
and report to him the decision of the
men.
SOXSTOF DON FAR LOS IN CUBA.
*
The Sons of the Pretender to Fight
Under .the Spanish Fla*.
Havana, Dec. 27, via Tampa, Fla., Jan.
I.—Don Fernando and Don Carlos de Bor
bon, sons of Don Carlos, the pretender,
arrived In this city on the Spanish trans-
Atlantic steamer Sanfernando. They are
princes of Spain, who have volunteered
for active service in this island. They be
long to the Spanish army, and will be
detailed for active duty in the field.
Madrid, Jan. I.—A dispatch from Havana
to the Jmparclal says Spanish troops are
pursuing the Insurgent army under
Maximo Gomez, who is retreating to
Gulteras. Serious fighting has taken place
in the eastern part of the island, In which
the Spanish routed 1,500 Insurgents be
twen Vente Casanova and Jiguani. The
Spanish had eleven killed And forty-two
wounded, and the Cubans seventeen killed
and 100 wounded.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I.—Many of the side
walk fakirs who have been selling sou
venirs of the exposition, are going to Cuba
to join the insurgents. More than 100 left
here this week. They propose to fight
until the Insurgents take Havana, and
will sell “liberty” badges. There seems
to be a large number of adventurers pass
ing through here for Cuba.
A NEWSPAPER FLYER WRECKED.
It Jumps the Track on a Curve and
Crashes into a Station.
Denver, Jan. I.—The railroad race be
tween two Denver newspapers to get their
Je Year’s edition Into Cripple Creek
-md Leadvllle this morning resulted In
disaster. The contest was over two roads,
the Midland and the Denver and Rio
Grande. The train over the latter road,
shortly after 8 o’clock, when within four
miles of Leadvllle, and’ going very fast,
jumped the track on u curve, the (engine
crashing into the Malta station and car
rying it entirely away. Harry Hartman,
the fireman, whs Instantly killed and John
Baker, the engineer, died within an hour,
Both trains were nearing their haven,
only a few miles apart, when the accident
occurred.
Berry Want* lo He a Senator.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. I.—Congressman Al
bert 8. Berry of the Sixth district is an
nounced as a candidate for the demo
cratic not lr, at lon for United States sena
tor.
I MORTON TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
lie Anunnureft Himself a Candidate
for the Nomination.
Albany. N. Y., Jan. I.—Gov. Levi P. Mor
ton has finally announced to his friends
that he will be a candidate for President
before the national republican convention
to be held at St. Louis, lie stated his
position at the dinner given at Chauncey
M. Depew's residence in New York city on
Monday night.
The others present were Hon. Thomas
C. Platt, Benjamin F. Tracy, Hon. War
ner Miller, State Controller James A.
Roberts of Buffalo and ex United States
Senator Frank Hiscock of Syraruse,
These gentlemen had the dinner ten
dered Oov. Morton in New York city and
ten days previous assured him that he
could have a solid delegation from this
state and the undivided support of the
the republicans of the state without re
gard to leaders.
Tlie first step in securing him this unan
imous indorsement was the .resignation
of Slate Controller Roberts as president
of the state club, which was organized
by John K. Milholland of New York city
as an anti-Platt oi ganlzatlon. Mr. Rob
erts is preparing a statement which he
will give out for publication to-morrow
afternoon, In which he will indorse Gov.
Morton’s candidacy and show why, In
his judgment, he should bo nominated.
Mr. Platt and oilier prominent republic
ans will also be Interviewed to-night or
to-morrow and give like statementes to
that of Mr. Roberts.
These publications will lie with Gov.
Morton’s full knowledge and consent, as
lie Is now satisfied that the republicans
of the stite are anxious to give him a
hearty and unqualified Indorsement.
It Is stated tliut when Gov. Morton
acceded to the wishes of tlie party leaders
to become a candidate for President, he
at the same time announced that no mut
ter what the result of his canvass might
be, he will not be a candidate for re
election as governor when his term ex
pires on Jan I, next. If he is unsuccess
ful, which Is not for a moment expected
that he will be by those who are cog
nizant of the circumstances which have
led Gov. Morton to announce his candi
dacy, he would, It Is thought, go to tlie
United States* Senate as a successor to
Duvtd B. Hill, whose term expires next
yrut
Tlie decision of the governor has led
to much speculation as to who among
the many candidates for governor is like
ly to succeed him. State Controller Rob
erts, Speaker Hamilton Fish, Secretary
of State Palmer. Adjutant General Mc-
Alpln and J. Sloat Fassett have time
and again been mentioned as possibil
ities, while there are some who seem
to think that Hon. Warner Miller would
profit by the governor’s declination of a
second term, under the circumstances
which have caused the governor’s an
nouncement of his candidacy for the pres
idency.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. I.—James A. Rob
erts, the state controller, at midnight to
night gave out the following statement
announcing Gov. Morton’s candidacy for
President and tits own support of it:
“The positive knowledge that Gov. Mor
ton is to be a candidate for President is
received with great popular favor. It Is
unfair for a moment to assume that Gov.
-AIumiUAWN i*at Marl flee any of the distinc
tion and honor w hich he hut so ably won
by being a stalking horse or a complimen
tary vote candidate. His candidacy
means that he is In the race to win, and
that he will stay In until the contest is
decided in the St. lands vonventlon. His
distinguished career in this capital, his
ability and his conservative judgment
are the qualities which his friends bank
confidently upon for success. It is a great
thing in a political contest to have a can
didate against whom no one has anything
to say. This is true of Gov. Morton, and
in addition the party can point to the
services performed with distinguished
ability by him In many positions as a
guarantee of what he will do In the high
est office. I fully believe he will win.”
BRADLEY FOB TICE PRESIDENT.
Kentucky's Governor to Be Boomed
for Place on the Ticket.
Frankfort, Xy., Jan. I.—An Important
political conference was jheld yesterday
by twenty-five or thirty of the most prom
ient republicans In the state. The object
was to canvas the situation and discuss
the advisability of putting Gov. Bradley
forward as a candidate for a plac* on the
tlckot. After discussion of some length
the governor was called and acquainted
with the nature of the proceedings. He
said frankly that he was in the hands of
his friends, and that whatever action they
took would be satisfactory to him. It
has been the crowning ambition of hts
life, he said, to be governor of Kentucky,
but now that this had been gratified he
was not a candidate for any other office.
He assured his friends that he appreciat
ed their Interest in his political future,
and said he hoped always to merit the
confidence and esteem of his party.
The conference adjourned to meet again,
when, It is understood, some definite ac
tion will be taken.
HOUXTREE IN A NEW ROW.
A Man He Introduced at a Club Chnl
len*cs Him to a Duel.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I.—Albert Gorman,
who claims to be highly connected in
Paris, handed his card at the’Capitol City
Club reception last night to Dan /'W.
Rountree. Mr. German Intimated a desire
to meet Mr. Rountree outside of Georgia.
Mr. Rountree had met Mr. German, and
under the impression that he was an im
portant member of Parisian society, gave
him a card to the club. Mr. German and
his brother appeared at the reception with
a woman whom they Introduced as Mrs.
Jean German. During the reception the
Germans were requested to withdraw from
the club. They asked Mr. Rountree for an
explanation, which he declined to give.
Thereupon Albert German handed Mr.
Rountree his card. Albert German claims
that he has fought four Parisian duels
ami wants to try another. Mr. Rountree
will not make any statement about the
matter. It Is said, though, that he con
cluded he had made a misake in giving
Mr. German a card to the club. Mr. Roun
tree was mixed up In an affair with Dr.
Willis Westmoreland in the Casino, New
York, a little over a year ago, and a duel
wa.-, looked for, but It did not occur Mr.
German claims to be an intimate friend
of John Wanamaker.
RAINEY ADVANCES RATES.
AH tlie Employes to Receive the
Frick Scule of Mattes,
Seottdale. Pa., Jan. I.—Notices of an ad
vance in wages have been posted at all
the Rainey plants. Rainey will pay the
Frick scale of wages, except In one in
stance, in which the Frick rate will he
higher. The Rainey employes are satis
fied with the turn the affair has taken,
and there is no prospect of any trouble.
m
Dixie's Educational Association.
Hoi Springs, Ark., Jan. I.—The South
ern Educational Association followed Its
programe closely in Us deliberations to
day. The features of le day’s work were
the addresses of Supt. N. C. Dougherty,
president of the National Educational As
sociation, and of United States Commis
sioner of Education William T. Harris of
Washington.
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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR I
NEW YORK IN FAVOR OF PEACE.
A MEMORIAL OX VENEZUELA LAID
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
Arbitration Declared the Honorable
Method of Settling the Differences
Between the Two Great English
S|M-akin* Nations —The Repub
licans Try to Avoid Givin* Presi
dent Cleveland the Credit Dae Hits
for Ills Stand in the Matter.
Albany, N. V., Jan. I.—The legislature
met to-day. Both houses were promtply
organized, the caucus nominees of the re
publicans being chosen. Hamilton Fish
of Putnam was elected speaker of tha
House. Lieut. Gov. Saxton will preside
in the Senate.
After the organization In the Senate Mr.
Ellsworth offered the following memorial
on the Venezuelan question, which was
temporarily laid on the table for debatei
"It ia proper that the Senate of the state
of New York, convening at a time when
the country is concerned about gravn
questions of InteruaUonal policy, clearly
state its position as being always in favor
of 'the loyal maintenance of the right
and dignity of the United States govern
ment. It is our clear conviction that ar
bitration ts tho true, logical, intelligent
and honorable method of settling differ,
ences, and especially between the great
Christian nations of the world.
"That In conformity, as we believe, wlttt
the views of the people of this state, wu
are of the opinion that an arbitrary deter
mination by any European power to fix
tlie boundaries of its territory on the con-
J ,r i,( Amprlra 80 as to encroach on
i"? neighbor would be an invasion of the
lights of the people of the country af
fected and Involve a violation of the es
of lho Monroe doctrine.
That to avoid tho risk of erroneous con
clusions about matters which the Presl
dent has declared still open to investiga
tion. It is uur earnest counsel to await
the report of the commission already em
powered by congress to examine all the
fa, ts in tlie Venezuelan dispute,
n. .S’ 1 ' re, alj*lng the waste of previous
lire, the wreek of financial prosperity and
the horrors which would be the Inevltabla
result of an armed conflict between Eng
land and the United States, we lielievs
1 ‘‘at every honorable means of settling any
possible* difTeronoos should be resorted to
and exhausted before the amicable rela
tlons between these two Ki-eat nations,
which to-day stand before the world for
the most advanced civilization, should b
broken.”
In the assembly Mr. O’Grady offered a
memorial which was tho same as that
offered In tho Senate. Mr. O’Grady spoke
on the question. It was a time when the
lieople would fully endorse the sentiments
expressed in the memorial. He moved the
adoption of the memorial and tho previous
question. He then withdrew the motion
for the previous question for Mr. Stanch-
Iteld, the democratic leader, who stated
that he supposed this was tho only ttm
during the session when the republicans
and democrats would,ever meet upon the
broad plane of harmony. He heartily ap
proved of tha vwrist, which was unani
mously adopted.
The governor’s message was then re
ceived ond read In both houses.
Senator Elisworth was, after the reading
of the message in the Senate, elected presi
dent protempore, receiving his full party
vote, including Senator Coggeshall's vote,
after four votes for Senator Cantor, tha
democratic nominee.
Senator Ellsworth's Venezuelan me
morial was then taken up, when Senator
Cantor moved to amend by inserting the
following at the beginning: “Resolved,
That the Senate of the state of New York
has approved the doctrines and patriotic
sentiments contained in the message of
President Cleveland, recently transmitted
to the congress of the United States, in
relation to the boundary dispute between
Venezuela and Great Britain.”
Speaking on his amendment, Senator
Cantor said the resolution was obscure In
that It did not refer to the message or
President Cleveland, which has caused
the world-wide Venezuelan discussion.
Senator Ellsworth said that the resolu
tion endorsed all of the policy of the gov
ernment which was for the benefit of tha
people.
Senator Guy supported the amendment,
asserting that the Senate should plainly
Indorse the message of President Cleve
land, which he Interpreted as declaring
that any Invasion of Venezuela was an
Invasion of the United States. The ma
jority, he said, did not seem to wish to do
honor to President Cleveland, who had
sounded the mose patriotic note of fifty
years.
Mr. Ellsworth declared that the resolu
tions fully Indorsed the principles of tha
Monroe doctrine.
Senator Cantor retorted that the repub
lican majority in tiite Senate wished to
go contrary to the congress of tte United
States.
Senator Lexow declared that President
Cleveland did not go far enough in tha
assertion of the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Pavey said there was never a
hint that the United States wished to
hack down from the Monroe doctrine.
President Cleveland’s blustering message
and war threat had cost the business In
terests of the country more than the val
ue of the Venezuelan territory In dispute.
The amendment of Mr. Cantor was lost
—l3 to 36.
The original memorial was then adopted
unanimously.
MASSACHUSETTS AND MONROE.
Resolutions on the Subject Intro
duced In the Senate.
Boston, Mass., Jan. I.—ln the Senata
this afternoon Mr. Sothard, rep., offered
the following resolutions, which were re
ferred to the committee on rules;
“Whereas, the recent course of public
events has brought the question of the
belief of the people in the Monroe doctrine
in question; and,
“Whereas, the people of the common
wealth of Massachusetts have ever been
loyal and steadfast to these principles.
"Resolved, That we believe tho Monroe
doctrine, which declares against the ac
quisition of new territory In America by
any means whatsoever or the establish
ment of new governments other than
those now existing by any European pow
er, to be vital to the business, safety ana
honor of the United States.
"Resolved, That we believe that thts
doctrine should be firmly sustained by the
United States wherever it Justly applies.”
ROSEBORO'S ROBBERY.
Mayor Haller and Ilia Brother Be
lieved to Have Fled.
Raleigh, N.*C„ Jan. I.—Mention was
made yesterday of the confession of S. W.
Grier,, former express agent at Roseboro,
and of the arrest of himself and of Mayor
Redmond Butler and Dr. Fleet Cooper,
charged with robbing the express company
of 8950. To-day it Is ascertained that
Braxton Butler, brother of Mayor Butler,
is concerned in the affair, and he was also
arrested. Both Butlers gave bond, but
failed to impear at the hearing, ami it is
>„ lieved they have jumped their bond ami
fled. Grier charges that Mayor Butler
planned th* robbery and suggested it to
Agent Grier, who was to get 8300 ot the
amount, which was paid him, while the
others divided the remainder.