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THE OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JUKE 1 < > , 1871. OMAHA , MOXDAY DECEMBER 2J3 , 1S95. GLE COW FIVE C12NTS. COUNSELS WAYS OF PEACE English Member of Puilinmcnt Talks on the Venezuelan Imbroglio. PRESSURE FROM COMMERCIAL BODIES Could Mitkc Tlit-lr Inllui-nrc I'ell In Ilolh ConntrlrH Suuwri'HtH n Kfxort \rhllrullon Sonir 'I III \ \ OFMU'lliuii AVnr. LONDON , Dec. 22. Sir A. K. nollltt , tha coi'ncrvntlve member of Parliament for the Rnuth division of Islington , and president tf the London anil Hull Assocla'.e-d Chamber of Commerce , granted an exclusive Interview to a representative of the Auoclatod presu on the outlook for a settlement of the Vene zuelan dimciiltlDJ , and csiieclnlly on Its finan cial side. After remarking that It was a delicate and critical position. Sir Albert said- "It Is dec-ply to bo roRrctltd that Hie Inci dent 1ms Impel Hied both the good will , nnd Undo nnd even peico and commerce muet In any case bj- most seriously Interrupted nnd Injured Just at the time when prospects were Improving und business men were Justly hopliiR for better time * . /Io did not ques tion the American attachment to the Monroe doctrine and that It wao panctloned by coBcnt toasons from tholr point of vlo.v. Hut , after all , he oddcd , It was only an cxparlc dictum , and had never been em- bctllel In International law. The feeling \\hlch lu p'rel It. however , he thoiiRht was Intelligible , but In the true sense of the doc trine , Great Ilrltaln could not Justly be said to be seeking nn extension of teirltory In Fo-klng a delimitation of her frontier or int'lstlng upon a rccoRiiltlon ot what she believes to be hci Just lights by a st-Uo j'tently Indebted 10 her for the development of lici public works. " Ho did not think It wise for Englishmen to follow the example of many In attrlbutliiR the action of thu piesldent merely to pait > and personal motives , nut he felt confident that Americans generally would ultimately rcali/e that the course of President Cleve land and Secretary Olney wa Impetuous nnd - Imperious , and had tori usl/cmbairassed even the most poaee-lovlng Englishmen. Hut ho relied upon the Rood Dense and commurcl.il Instincts and In'ore-sts of both peoples to discover a filemlly and honorable solution. In this respect , the gentleman thought the projected meeting of the No York Chamber of Commerce would mike for pence He was sure that the members of the London Cham ber of Commerce nnd of other Ilrltlsli cliam- l > crn were animated by the- same amicable nnd practlcil feelings. riNANciAL nooins INTERESTED. It had singularly happened that the Lon don Chamber ot Commerce had shown tint spirit before the qiustlou became acute. In IbOl. Senor do Ooda , president of the Venezuelan congress , had b8n received by the chamber and as the result of a filenlly conference , the council of the chamber In formed him that If Venezuela made satis factory overtures for a settlement. th clum ber would back n suggestion to the British government to urb Irate the question S'noi do Goi'a expressed Ma sa h fiction and think , but when later , In response to theGsorgc - tcwn chamber , the London chamber urged n prompt settlement of the question , It Icained no such overtures had been made to Grcit llrl'aln. "Again In IMS. when Sir A. K. nollltt and the council of the chanilrr had been a'Occd to meet the Venezuelan minister , lliej readily assented to the date named fcr the Interview , but the mlnlsfr was unable to attend. The associated clumber had also co- opeiated with the LonJon chamber In inch n crisis and he concurred with them In think ing that International arbitration * ought to dispose amicably of such a question. Cer tainly anything honorable and not an. Indig nity was preferable to war betwo'n kindred nations. Hut Americans must remember that Great Britain , too , had doctrines ) and feelings , and In the last retort even war might be prefcred to peace. Either na tion , howsvor , ought to yield force for right , lather than right to force. CANADA HADLY FRIGHTENED. The Times this morning prlnto a whole page of telegiaphlc dispatches on the sab Jct of Vene/uela. A dispatch from Ottawa says : "Ono leault of the war scare will li ( | In the thciough equipment of the Can- nilhn forces. The country will not be sail- fled till all arc armed with Lce-Mctfcrd rifles It Is gratifying to notn the scare teems to have drawn Canada closer than ever to England. Eveiywhero the- firm determine tlnii l > > proposed to hold by the old ( lag , come what may. " * A Vienna dispatch eays : "President Cleve land In In no small mcasuie responsible for the ruin of hundreds of capitalists In Austria. The Turkish and Abyssinian troubles had - Imken the Vienna money market to Its foundation , but the New York pale gave It Its coup do grace , from which It will take months to recover. In Saturday's pale on the bourse prices receded by leaps and bounds until they reached a figure loner than for years pap' . The Austrian Credit Mohlllci * fell 19 Merino , the Hungarian CreJIt Moblllor 26 , and the Austilan state railways 20 from Friday's prl'es. It Io Impossible to es'lmate , even roughly , the consequencef of thn panic. " The Bsrlln dispatch rays : "Tho tidal wave of financial panic which has rolled across the Atlantic fcr the past two days , has njt spared the Ilerlln bourw , which was In a state of ( evcrUVi excitement on Saturday , speculative securities declining 10 per cent. The DOUIBSII Courlci merely reflects the the temper of financial circles here when It describes President Cleveland as speculating by lilt' wanton provocation of EnglanJ on the meanest form of national foiling. It In nrgued that a country , which , on the llrt > t nppaarance cf a war cloud , suffers losros , ac cording in on estimate from New York , equal to the wholeof the war Indemnity , which Trance pa'd Germany , Is not In a position to vvjge war , especially on such a trumpery Is sue. There la llttlei Inclination hero to take up an American loan , vvhlls Paris can srircely meet thn rcqiilrments of Its eld elleutn In Turkey and Spain , ( The want cf money , It Is true- , never yet prevented a country from rushing Into war. nut seldom doei ) the decision rest so largely as In America , \\lth the class whoso pecuniary In- tE)3Bl ) uro no largely at stake. On the other hand , fears are expressed that tin magnitude of the losses already suutalnej will Induce n feollrg of deeper itlon , ami ther ? are many ImiliietB men who still retain the enormous fourtuncs made In Amirlca during the chll war. " HUSSIA IS SATISPIED. The dltpatch from St. Petersburg says : "It It easy to see that the Russians cannot help showing kathi'uctlon ot the serious turn the dispute lus taken. The Novoe Crernyae U at no pains to hldo Its real wintlments , and iin'imiK towards England , It ileclars that Lord Salisbury bus already changed Ids fiu'ern | Pllcy by positively refu.ig ! any further support tu ths Armenian situation , on the ground that Europe does not uympathlzc with Armenia , " The dispatch from Rome says : "Public opinion la unanimous agalni-t Picildent Cleveland , The financial panic had no per ceptible Influenc * her , " Spain I'iftCM nil UiiKlUh Alllunee. MADRID , Dse. 22 , Public opinion here Is so strongly In favor ot England In the Vcne- ztithn contlroversy that miggeetlons are ad vanced for an alliance bstween , England and Spain In the event of President Cleveland's action Involving lioitllltleu. The Imparclal UIJ..B upon the eovernment the necessity of friendship with Rutland la order to counter- aft ( hi Monroe doctrine. Shut IIIn Wife's 1'uruiiiiiur , CHESTEU. I'a. . Dee , 22-James Cook That unj Killed Marshal Jones today In Bout ] ) flicfter lloth men are colored. Cook n uiiiul Jones o { lutlm oy with his wife. uii'iiris or SPAMSII VICTOIUIS. rx rlrtI'rutPN UffrclUr AunltiNt tin * liiMtirKoiifM. HAVANA , Dec. 22 Official advices from Colon of the engagements with the Insur gents which were reported as taking place near there , as fsr as received here , convey the Impression that they were not ot Im portance , and that the Insurgents Rot the worst of them. General Navnrro , who was tcportcd as letvlng Colon for the relief of the Spanish fores1 * , encountered the > Insur gents at the plantation of Etpaua , where his coming served to rescue the detachment of Antllla. Ho followed the Insurgents upon their re-treat and overtook them nt the plan tation Alava , the cane field of which vvas burning Here a fierce fight occurred and the Insurgents were dispersed with heavy loss. The number of soldiers killed was seven teen. General Nnvarro again went In pur suit , and at Hinagnlses the Insurgents at tacked him with great Impetuosity. The troops undo a brave defense. General Pratt made n forced march to cut off the retreat of the Insui gents. The Dleromen bittallon under General As- Uirl.is , with artillery , has attacked Gomez and n force > of 1,000 Insurgents. The action occurred near the river Colnicn and lasted for two hour ? . The positions controlled by the InsuiKcnts were attacked eight times , the Insurgents fighting with machetes. The at tack of the troops wan mad ? v Ith the bayo net , shouting "Viva Espana" as tliey charged This , combined with the artillery fire which swept the Insurgents' position , proved effec tive and thn Insurgents fled before the advance vanceof Hit , troops. The Insurgents left twenty-five killed and prisoners on the field and seventy wounded. The official reports from the front say the fore ? now Invading Matanra * numbers 0,000 and lint they have carried away many of their dead nnd wounded. The loss of ths troops Is stated to be Insignificant. The cane fields at Aguadlta ale burnlnr- Several engagements are reported to have occurred toda > , but none of them are re garded as of Importances beta so far as any admissions are made. The bandit Insurgent leader , II. Carlbel , has bssii killed. Captain General Campos Is at Jovcllanos , a * ut e , biiteci. i ilica VUH u' ' Ion Ms headquaiters yesterday. COMniUIII\ ALSO I'urniU-rM Itnrcli UKMr - in All Clu-crliiu for Oil ! < ilor > . U'il ) > vIIght , Wi , bj 1'ic-m Publishing Compan ) ) COLON , Colombia , Dec. 22 ( New York \Vorld Ciblegram Special Telegram ) The Amerlcin consulate was visited last night by a procession of enthusiastic citizens carrying the slais and stripes with the flic ; of Colom bia on elthci side , and firing crackers. The procession hailed at Ihe consulate and sa luted the American flag. Then the march through the street was resumed and kept up until morning. Throughout the parade there were frequent ihouts of "Viva Cleve land ! " "Viva the United Slates. " There will be n similar procession tomor- low In Panima , where the newspapers are loud In admiration of President Cleveland's Vene/uelan policy. llrltlsh subjects assemble In knots , discuss ing the sltuitlon and criticising adversely the tone of the Colombian press , bul no trouble Is feared. KI.OODS , WUKH MlMMOlirl StrcmiiH .Nut Vet IJoviii llelon ( In ? lnim : < > r Iliio. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. The Mississippi is still on a rampage- , having risen tv.enty- Ihreo and two-lenlhs feet since Thursday evening , when the gauge Indicted Ivvo and three-tenths. This Is a rise of five feet for twelve hours ending at 4 o'clock thla after noon. The sudden ilso almost depopulated Little Oklahoma , the squatter settlement at the foot of Deeatrehan rtresl. No business was liansacte.1 on the 1'vce today. Reports from different portions ot the state conllnuq to pour In , showing the damaging effects of the general rainfall oi the past few dajs. Uagnell and Tuscombla , Mo. , hive been Hooded by the Ossge river , which rjse thlntlve feet and compelled all the inhab itants to leave their homes Farmers will suffers thousands of dollars of lo.s on nc- remit of the corn and hay swept away. Tiday the train running to Oagnell could no * get within a mile of town on account of high water. At Osctola the Odage rlvr Is five mllM wide and has risen llfty feet , over whelming part of the town. The county wagon bildge nnd the splendid iron bridge of the Memphis route havn been swept away und both railway and telegraphic communication from tbo noith Is shut off. T'io Blair line Is watci hound at a point live miles south of here , while at Osceola the depot of the load Is standing In twenty feet of water. The situation at Warsaw , the county seat of Barton county , Is critical. The Osagc Is one foot and five Inches higher than at the time of the great flood of 18S1. Tlib last tele gram received from there was sent by the operator sitting on top of the table , the floor being covered with three feet of vvaler. The Sedalla , Warsaw & Southwestern depot Is sunounded with water. Reports reeelvcd from along the O agc Indicate a large loss of live stock and thousands of bushels of corn. The Missouri , Kansas & Texas Is using the Wnbash track from Moberly to St. Louis Joseph Eckert , one of the best known citi zens of Franklin county , was drowned In the Uourbols river near Union , Mo , today. N or Tim VICTIMS in IIMI > . \ViirK. of Iti-sriiliiK' Uic llfiiiiilnilrr SI..IHH-.I l > > Pmil Air. CHATTANOOGA , Dec. 22. Sixteen man gled corpses , victims of Friday's mine dis aster , of husbinds , fathers , brothers and kln nen , we o tcday carried to their flnil resting places In the little comet" ry adjoin ing 111town. . Brief religious ceremonies w.ru held at er.ch of the stricken homes ft tie ! unfortunate men and ut 2 o'clock the luct boJy was laid to rest. The work of rescuing Ihe six men whcso baJIcs aia still burled beneath the debris or the cave-In of tlate nnd earth was stoppd last night by the acumulatlon of gati In the entry whore they He. The large new fan legally purchased by lite company wao put to work today , but did not work satisfac torily , so the rescuers or ? btlll unable Io get Into the mine. At 4-30 this afternoon the fans luxun their work and air at the rate 400 cnblo feet per mlnuto has bain fcrced In since that time , Jt Is cxpectej the res- cucrn will be able to resume work tonight. The * company has decided that hereaftr open lamps will not bo allowed In the mines , nnd all blattti will be made by a lire boso , who will b asti'gned to the men , who will work In sectloiiH , State Inspector Chile stated to night that to fur as his Investigation had g.n ? , the company had taken all the re quired precautions against acldents. Ho Is still taking evidence' of mulerj and em- plo > ea with r ference to the cauw of the llli..U'U ? , .HVV Drrliiri-il Invalid. Mont. , Dec. 21-Judge Specr , In the district court today , decided the entire license law of the state as unconstitutional. Thu legislature bad fixed the amounts of lleeii'es for the counties to collect. Chinese luunilrsmen contested the validity of the law , The Judge holds that the legislature. tins no r I wilt to Impose a UN for cjunt > or municipal piiipcbes , but only for stain pur poses. An appeal will bo 'akcn Io the ru- preme court , and If that body upholds to- duy'n declxlon It will dealt oy tha entire license HSstem , and the leflplutino will have to be called in extra session to devise a new ) stem. Ten unit Coffee llnuio Ilurneil. CINCINNATI , Dec. 22 The llve-atory brick building , 214 and 21C Walnut street , occupied by W , W. Thomas & Co , whole- Bale deuleia In teas , coffees , spices nnd bak- IIIK powder , burned tonight. The Standard Oil company owned the building. Its loss In oily $10.000. fully Insured , Thomas .V Co.'d ipsp , J100.00) : Insurance. JSO.OOO. The bulMlnb occupied by thu Btaiiduid Oil coin- pun > adjolna thu one burned nnd narrowly etcuped dentrurtlon The International To bacco company und J. A , Abblehl. llquorx , who also adjoin the buraed LullJIns , buf fered binatl losses , MINISTERS DEPRECATE WAR Poor OLristmns Spectacle for Christian Na tions to Present , PARKHURST LAYS IT TO NEWSPAPERS ThliiUH ( lie AiiKto-Siixoti llml llottor Turn HIM Attviitliiu to llrllrt Inw the Condition of ( lie ArnienluiiH. NEW YORK , Dec. 22. Ministers In nearly- all of the churches In this city made ref erences In their sermons today to th Vene zuela boundary dispute and the possibility of war between the United States and Kng- land. Dtv Parkhurst , In the course of his parmon , said : "It almost sscms ns though there v ere a providence In the way In which tlicso Christians synchronize the year with events that are just now filling our hearts with dlsturbanc ? , and throwing nn uncomfortable shadow across the track on the near future. Now , we do not care to beat about the bush In this matter , but prefer to go straight to 111 ? mark by saying that If Chrlstlandom wants to make the religion of Jesus , with Its Dcthlehcm , Its angelic choir nnd Ito nnthem of 'Peace on Earth , ' n laughing stock to the ungodly and a contempt to the heathen the bst thing It can do will be to set the two foremost Chilstlan nations of the earth to work blowing up another's cities , and blow out one another's bral'is "Unless we utterly misconceive the sen tlmenta of the Christianized ma > ie3 , both here and on the other side of the water , such Issue will Lo morally Impossible. There will Io no conflict that will go beyond th ? point cf messages nnd pronunclamentces on either side , If the church of the Dothlehem Christ conies out nnd racords lt veto Christianity , both here and In England , Is too thoroughly an Integrlal pait of national llfo 'or armies and navies to clash In wai- fare , nt the same moment that the churches ot th3 two countries an thundering peace This Is not the place to enter Into a phil osophical or historical exposition of the Monroe doctrine , only It Is safe to say this nation Is not going to be drawn Into an In ternational conflict of aims to the dishonor of Christianity ; the discouragement of civiliza tion ; the destruction of life and treasure and the demorallzitlon of our cntlie organic life In behalf of a doctrlnr , such that probably 90 per cent of a congregation , as well In formed as thin , would not be able to state the doctrine Intelligibly , and the other 10 per ( nt who can stata It , disagreeing among themselves as to whe'her the doctrine Is applicable to the present situation. PASSIONS EASILY INCENSED "We are not E-pe klng disparagingly of loy alty to country or patriotic regard for our countiy's rights but patriotic passions aie Incensed and can easily be fired to the point where : righteousness- Ignored and reason unbalanced , consideration tabooed , and that Is the mischief ot Inflammatory sheets that make a paying newspaper business of fan ning the flames of International animosity. I wish that for two weeks It could b'e a state's prison offense to print newspaper head lines with anything larger than small caps It the nation" would flist take up the busi ness that belongs to them , and If England and the United States will Join hands In the rather more gospel enterprise of rescuing pillaged and outraged Armenians from the dirty , bloody grip of the Turk , thss > two brothercd nations would soon find themselves In good Christian condition of spirit probably to scttl" that little question of civil engineer ing down In Venezuela In a way that would cave both parties not only their pride and their head ? , but tholr Christian repute. " Rev. Clwrles H. Eaton , pastor of the Church of the Divine Paternity , preached a rermon on the wickedness of war. It was deplorable , he s-ald , that the day on which Christians were to celebrate the birth of Christ and proclaim from every pulpit the doctrines of peace the nation should be eagerly walling the ultimatum of statesmen and mutterings of war should fill the land H was moro deplorable still that th ? two mo t advanced ot Christian nations , the two which had done most to do away with the possibilities of war. were now apparently tcady to throw away arbitration and substi tute conflict. Without going into the merits of the dispute , he would siy the principle Involved In ths Monroe doctrine was such that even statesmen had but an obscure knowledge ot It , and without proposing to usurp any of the functions of the statesmen now considering the dispute , he would ray that there was no higher power to determine the- necessities of war than religion. WAR THE LAST RESORT. If religion was useful In times of pjaco only he said , It could be of no use at all , and he. as a minister of the gospel , raised his voice In emphatic protest against war ns a means of settling a dispute until all other means had been exhausted for bringing about an amicable settlement. He bclle-vcd the people would visit upon Hie head of any statesman or leader.who dared to bring about war , without first trying to arbitrate , a swift and terrible vengeance. God forbid , he said , that a nation should shrink from war for fear of depreciating the value of stocks and securities , but Gcd forbid on the other hand that the- nation should plunge. Into wai un- necessailly , without first having tried evaiy other means to bring about a settlement. In the coune of his sermon on "Civiliza tion's Debt of Christianity , " Rev. Dr. Mad ison C. Peters of Hie Ulocmlndile Reformed church said : "War Is cruel , hatsful , wroni ; . War Is hell. The political demagogues wheat at this Chrlstmastlde arc- shouting for war will be branded by the second saber thought of the American people ns the cilmlnals of the nlnttcsntli csntury. When those men had an oppoitunlty to fl it for their land , when the- stars and stripes were trailed In the dust , they sent substitutes. A war be tween England and America could never b9 determined until ono or the other went Into bankruptcy , or had nt > more men to nil the ranks. As a preacher of the gospel of peacs and universal brotherhood , I call for ar bitration. 'Blessed are tils' peacemaker * . ' I pray that England and America may look across the centuries and hear t'no angel's proclamation : 'Peace on cartli , good will to men. ' " Rev. Dr. Sllverman of the Temple Ernanuel preachej a sermcn on "On What Lines Can ChrlstUm and Jews Unite ? " Ho said that sine ? he had announced his unbject the na tions were plunged Into what might become a deadly clUpute over a boundary line , The subject underlays all legislation at Washing ton : It was the chief topic In the streets. Its Influence was felt In the business world , and altogether liad absorbed consideration. to the exclusion of everything else. There wereho tald , some things on which Jew a and Christians could unite and work In har mony , That was , by working on parallel lines , to Inculcate respect for each other's convictions and strive to do the most good without hindering or Interfering with the works of cadi other , They also could by uniting against unnecessary wan ) ) > a most potent means of preserving the peace of the world , when that peace was threatened. Of all the anti-war strmons preached In this city today , the fiercest was that preached In the Contial Metropolitan c'nurch by Rv. S. 1 * . Cadnun. Dr. Cad nun U an Amerl- canlzc-d Englishman , and his language was directed with equal vehemenc ? . against the war advocate ! of both countiles. Heneatl } the thin veneer ct religion , he said , there was much of the baibarlan In all of us , wh ° n the how lings of the war dogs could brlits ns so near ttio throats of our neighbors. Jf war was averted , ho said , It would only b ? because of the Intervention of the religious organization ! . Dr. Cadman th.n denounced the chaplain of the house of ipresentatlv3 because of the prayer which he rcc ntly of fered , Continuing , he said : "The English peoplE - plE > and newspapers , I am terry to say , are no b "ET than those on this side. Tti > whole thing U characteilzed by a species of hydro phobia. At the treaty of Merlin England cffered to take care of the Christians within tlid territories ! of tha sultan. How she > > s done so , the slaughter of 1,000,000 Chris tians In t'no time * that has elapsed suffi ciently te'tlfles. The slaughcr now going on In Armenia Is the aftermath of British Jingo ism. GLADSTONE WOULD SKTTLE IT. "Lord Salisbury Inherit ? some of the qual ities of his great ancestor , the warlike Cecil , that scatetred the Spanish Armada. He Is the greatest foreign minister since the days of Lord Palmcrston. He will fight. If the great Gladstone was at Downing street there would bo no danger of war , but the grand old man , whose magnanimity was responsible for the withdrawal of Ilrltlth troops from Doerland In spite ot the pro'cstatlons of his countrymen , Is now over SO years old , almost blind nnd out of power , and the lories whceo history is one of land grabbing are In the saddle. Yes , the grim Lord Salisbury Is hard to move , but when once moved , will not back down unless the Christian ncntl- ment of both nations steps In nnd says : 'When Itc omes to lighting for our homes , our country , our God , wo will tight , not till then. ' Discussing the Vcnrziiclan question In his sermon today , Rev. Thomas Dlxon , Jr. , said' "In my opinion the very thought ot n war between the United Slates and Great Ilrltaln Is a crime. Where thorj Is wnr , there Is something to fight fcr. If there Is any great principle or any great Issue Involved , there may be occasion for one great nation to stand on the plaform that Great llrltatn occupies and the platform tint oilr nation occupies now. A war between Great Britain nnd the United States would be n crime , because we nro the same pjople , same blood and same tongue ; our fathers are the same fathers , wo have the same principles. " Mr. Dlxon then ask d It the Monroe prin ciple was really Involved In the Ispute , and said : "It Is simply cald to be n question of the boundary lines of two countries. What gicat Itoues nro Involved InMhls question of landlordism to cause two great countries to go to war ; It s-oemo to mo ; the duty of the nation Is to go slow , and to have due def erence to the nation whence wo" have sprung U Is excosdlngly Improbable In my opinion for nny condition to nilse that would call for ho'tllltles against Great JUrltaln. " LOST , AN ARBITRATION .PETITION. COLUMBUS , 0 , Dec. 22. Rev. Washing ton Gladden , In a sermon today , strongly deprecated the talk ot war following the president's message on the Venezuela mat ter. He said he did not thank President Cleveland fur claiming such n thing was possible. He shamed the British ministry for refusing to arbitrate the Venezuela boundary dispute , nnd said : "Where , Is that petition signed by n majority of the members of Par liament and addressed to our government ask ing them to Join ! * a peipetual treaty of peace by which all disputes shall be sub mitted to arbitration ? " Resolutions were adopted by Dr. Gladden's congregation declaring for arbltiatlon , and copies of the same nnd Dr. Gladden's sermon will be sent to President Cleveland , the Brit. Ish ambassador and Ohio's spniitors and con gressmen. _ _ HAS M > rnvn WAR yi-n.,1. IIKSUI/T. noic-rnor Hunting * CSIven III Opinion of the Sltiintlon. PITTSBURG , Dec. 22. Governor Hastings today declared himself on the vnr question , unequivocally i ronouncelng'the Monroe doc- tilne good. The occasion , was the annual memorial service of James M. Lisle post , 128 , Grand Army of the Republic. In the course of the governors address , he said : "Lately we have been hearing growls from the British lion. But the1 8twa and strlpei are In no more danger than wlicn Lee hanJcd his sword to Grant. Two great peoples , speaking the rame language , engaged In th ? same pursuits' , having the srimc bible , Snd bellevclng in the same God will not go to war. Let us hope that -wlsloni will pre vail , and that the resorts' wail bsvthos'e ' of peiec. But let there be * nd peace that will put a staid upon our flag. Le'ts.us str.nd far our rights. Let us Insist upon the pr.nclples of the constitution and there great princi ples of security and selt-preservitlon , ennclated by the grea president , James Mon roe. These > principles must stand , and in the future as in the past , our people will prosper and our countiy blossom as ths rose " iiK ; n Torpedo Corpx. CHICAGO , Dec. 22. The- Militant church cf Chicago , ot vvhlcli Rev. Dr. Busk is pastor , is preparing for war With Great Britain , Today , after divine servicevvas concluded , attention wan turned to affairs military and the National Torpedo Defense association was formed. Mijor F. H. Linn ; who In 18SJ \vas Identified with the torpedo service1 of Gieat Brltiln , Is at the head of the new movement. It Is designed to call soon a national convention ot rcpmontatives from the cities exposed to coast attack and ar rangements will be made for the Instruction of tecrutts in torpedo work. ncM.MTHC : oKrin. Ti-iiilcrtMl tlie CliiilriuiiiiHhlp of the Vt-nestioliiii ComnilHNloii. CHICAGO , De3. 22. A special to Iho ChronIcle - Icle from Indianapolis says : Friends of Pres ident Harrison asesrted today'without nullifi cation , that he had received an offer of the presidency of the Venezuelan jommlttco from the administration , and that' * ' bo had de clined the position. According to the story told here , the offer was to members of the Indiana delegation In congress , and by them conveyed to Mr. Harrison , and tha the re- plled that he could not possibly accept the trust because It would entail an arduous Jour ney to South America and privations Incident to It that he was not physically able to en dure. . Stooil < li < - Olllc-erH Off Kl- ] ) M > H. WICHITA , Kan , Dec. 22-John Llpgny , n prominent farmer livingnear Goddard , this county , went violently Insane , last Tuesday and drove his family fiom home , vvas cap tured yesterday after having Htood the olllccra off for live days , lie was barricaded In bis house and phot at ovciy man he saw , keeping the neighborhood In terror. The llr-it sheilff's psse .that left here was unable to do any thing * . Llpgay's oldest daughter became dcfperalCinnd went finally to iho house with rorne food for ; him , though the officers tried to m avail on her not to Incur the danger. The Insane man was lavenously hungry , and vven he saw that his daughter" had food , he permitted her to approach. When he p'ut hln iun down to cat the girl Brabbc3'1t , ' pud then the tlivrlff and , posse rushedIn from the or chard and overpowered ,1pm , All nxpfct to Ilfkmiitt Illeli. ASHLAND. Ky. , Dec. -JtcBldentB of this city , of Portsmouth , Uonlfui and Cliam- bersbuiy , O , will Join In an. endeavor to recover a fortune of $00,000,000 one the J'aim helrn nt Philadelphia. ' The claim ailseH tin ouch the expiration * of u ninety-nine- year lease upon valuable prpujerty granted Iho city , and the claim liua been In lltlgu- tion since 1S9J. E I'ouiWent ThroiiKli nil All * Hole. DENVER. Dee , 2. . Whle | katlnjj on Lathrop lake , near Arvada , , seven miles northwest of Denver , Charley Jones , ngcd 8 , 'ell tluoUKti un all bplo.ln ihe Ice. Ills In other , Itobert , and sinter , llagglo , aged 21 and 20 respectively , anil inn Hell , aged 10 , attempted to rescue him und all four vveie diowned. ' Tried to Work Ili-nry Irvluif , NEW YORK. Dec. 22. Aubrey D. C , Nov.ton , alias Dcnsll de CurntulrH , a well drefscd Englishman , VVUB arrested today for attempting to borrow money fiom Sir Homy Irving , the actor , upon llio strength of n forn'c ! letter of Introduction purpait- Ins to have been written by Sir Edward Clarke , the distinguished En lUli lawyer. Tli ret ) 1'iTMuiiH DriMVIifil. MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Deo. 2 > A special from Hot Sprints , Atk. , to the Commercial- Appeal says : Nevva hag reached hero of the drowning In I'orcheo creek of Jlrs. Ten- rile Wliltaid of HlemarcK , Mo. her Infant , and bei sister , Ada Haidage , while attempt ing to fold tbo Btiuim on Thursday but. \ VlioleNiiliCIollilerN llui-iu-il Out , UALTIMORE. Dec , -r-Tlic building at 200 West Baltimore Htrfet , occupied by Heidelberg & Co , wholesale and retell dealers In clothing , burned today. L'ji-8 on stock , READY TO PROVIDE RELIE Republican Leaders in tbo House Prac tically Agree Upon a Measure. NO ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS Hill Io lie I'lisluMt Through and Scut to the Si > iintc ut OIUT Ititmln U III He Aiilhorl/fil , Couiiliil With n Uovoimi1'i'ov | MIIII. WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. This promises to bo nn eventful vveok In the house. Ucforo adjournment Is reached next Saturday , the republican lenders Intend that n bill shall have been sent to the sen ate In response to the deimnd of the president's message on Friday for some means of relieving the treasury situation nnd pi electing the gold reserve. The republican leaders determined to net promptly as soon as the message was sent In , nnd all Idea ol taking a recess for the hollda > s was aban doned In the face of the situation presented. The vvajs and means committee was organ ized yesteulay , and last night the republican members held a secret meeting nt the capItol - Itol , at whlcn Speaker Ileed was present , to discuss the details of a bill which , In their opinion , would furnish the desired relief. As a preliminary It was decided that while the situation In the senate , as to the fate therein ot any measure passed by the bouse should be kept in mind , the hou e must net Independently of the icsult In Ihe. upper branch of congiess. The general outline of a measure was practically agited upon , but the dclalls hive not been completed. Th * continent was unanimous Unit r.o gold bonds should be authorized , but that a bill on the lines of Mr. Heed's amendment of last jear should bo drawn up , and with that should bo coupled some tariff changes for the pur pose of raising additional revenue. Last winter the republicans took the stand lhat the menace to the gold reserve was caused primarily by the lack of revenue to meet the expenditures of tha government , and that Is still their posll'on. Mr. Heed's bond proposition , which the committee will adopt , provides , flist , for Ihe reduction of the rate of interest on bonds to ba Issued under the acts ot 1870 and 18SS for the purpose of re suming specie payment nnd protecting the specie reserve , fiom 4 to 3 per cent ; nnd , second end , for a low rate , low denomination coin bond which would practically be n debt cer- tlflcato to be use.l to supply deficiencies In tha revenue. KEEPING TRACK OF THE PROCEEDS. Dy the terms of the bill it Is probable that provisions vv'll ' be inserted to provide that the proceeds of any bonds l su ° d under the acts of 1&70 and 1S7G , as amended , shall go to the reserve , and ot the latter bonds to pay current expense ? . In Hits way a separate account can be kept and the proceeds of bonds sold to maintain the reserve cannot be used to pay current expenses The details of the tariff changes will fur nish Ihe most difficult task In framing the bill. There Is practical unanimity of senti ment , so far as can be learned , among the republican members of the committee , for a duty on wool and compensating duties on woolens. The western members want the duty on wool to bs at least 8 cents per pound , but the Indications are that It will not exceed E cents. There Is some discus sion of a proposition Io make a horizontal Increase en all the schedules except suirar , of frcm 15 to 20 per cent , but that Is opposed In certain quarters as being not on protection lines. It seems probable , therefore , that wools and woolens , lumber and various other articles , will bs selected While th'io Is , It Is said , some difference of opinion on this point , It seems cartaln there will bs a tlmo limit of two years or thlrt > months on the life of the tariff provisions of the bill. The point will be made that It IE an emergency measure for raising money and therefore would meet with the approval of all who believe the treasury needs addi tional revenue , no matter what the Individ ual opinions may be rsgardlng protective dut'es The house will probably adjourn Immedi ately tomorrow , and the republicans of the way ? and means committee will go to work to perfect the details of the bill. It Ir hopel that It can be ready by Tuesday , and If bo It will probably be passed under a special ordei of the committee on mles , or possibly under suspension of the rules. Speaker Reed and his lieutenant ? are not disposed to brook delay. They bellevo the house should do Its duty promptly. After the bill hac been sant to the senate tha question of whether con gress shall remain In session for the re mainder of the holidays will rest with that body. If the senate will proceed with the consideration of the bill the house will re main in sewlon , and probably adjourn from day to day , but If the senate should , after the paerage of the house bill , show that It did not propose to go ahead with It , and should deliberately pass a resolution for n holiday recess. It Is probable that the house would agree to It. ATTITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS. As to the attitude of the democrats tc- wnrdy the bill , It seems that It will be op posed by most , If not nil of the democrat ? . The silver democrats are not disposed to vote for any bond proposition , first , be- cuiiso they blleve there Is another remedy In the hands of the executive the redemption of notey of silver. They might vote foi coin bonds to bonow money If the executive rad that money was needed to meet current expenses , but as the demand for r > u liorltj to Issue bonds is not based on lhat ground- vvlilch In fact , Is distinctly disavow el their opposition to the bond feature of the bill It' certain. They would probably also resist the measure on account of the Increase In the tariff schedules. The administration and sound money democrats who might b ; liltposcd to vote for a bond authorization will probably bo deterred from voting for the measure because of Its tariff proportions so that the solid opposition of the demo- ciats is looked for. The overwhelming re publican majority Insurew Its passage , how ever , beyond question. It to likely that sev eral amendments will be offered by the democrats if they can secure recognition fui that purpose one to authorize the redemption ot the troisuiy notes of 189) In ilUoam ; h'r to coin the silver In the treasury and possi bly a plain coinage amendment. Thf course cf the senate thltf week will depend largely , If not entirely , upon the'turn which affairs dull take In the house. The senate adjourned yesterday until Tuesday , In the event the house should adjourn over the holidays , the senate will be ready to acquiesce , at a majority of the senators are still unquestionably favorable to the usual holiday recess. Th ? probabilities point to the absence of a quorum , the gieater part of the v\eek , In case no recess Is taken , The calendar contains only ons- bill cf general Importance , and not to exceed half a dozen minor bills , consequently there I llttlo prospect of actual legislation In any event. It Is , therefore , more than prcbablo that whatever yessloiiH are held will be dovottd larfcly to spcechmaklns , If the house shou'd ' tend over a financial or revenue bill , llitie would bo no possibility pf reeling a report upon It for some time ; but t-uch a measur- ' might afford subject matter for Informal speeches. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Attni'l.i-il n MiiHUiiliniin WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. The Turkish le gation recMvcJ from the sublime porte the Following telegram under today's date : "Tho Insurgents of Ze'tonn attacked the Mussulman village cf Mehll. killed und burned two men , five women and three children , und cairlcd away the Cvttlo and the things belonging to the Inhabitants. The survivors fled to Kenkeonn. With the exception cf Zeltoun , perfect older reigns la thu whole empire. " Killed on n HulIroiHl Crii OAHLISLi ; . Dec S. Edward Hunan , Jr. , and MIf Emma Mox were kill d by the curs vvlillo uoralng the Great Not them licro ioUu > , Ml ATTI3M lloth SfrlUcrM nnil PHILADELPHIA , Dec 22 At a late hour tonight the strike situation was apparently unchanged , but the air was full ot all kinds of rumors. No Attempt was made to run cars , the authorities fcarliu ; violence from the ttflkTs' tymptthlz rs , who were Idle today. Many conferences were held on both sldis , but no statement ! were given out. Thestriken' ' had unltoinied men In nil parts ot the city soliciting subscriptions from doer to door , and It Is wld that the aggregate ccllictlons run Into high flgvnes. What ef fort will be made tomorrow In the wty ot running cars cannot bo ascertained tonight , but an uneasy feeling exists for what may- happen If any are made. M.-yor Warwick tonight Ifjucd lite fol low InK statement : AR matters stnml , i y duty n * the chief executive otllcei Is to premve the po ice nud order of the cltv , nnd 1 will with nil the foice at my command do this , and If nece--nry , I will bilnp to mv n slstnuco all tboT force tint under the Invv oan be broil.lit ) Into rcquMtto'i , be It Hate or tin- tlcnnl L'fo nnd liroperty slmll bo piotectod by tlu < stiong nun of the law. Iiwlc- - ness Is nn.ircliv , and that will not bo poi- rnlttcd under any circumstance" At the west Philadelphia station of the Market street line a sm-ill army of now men arc ccnflnEd. They w re broimht here from Bostcn and other Now Englmd cities to take the places ot the strike's. Soon after their airh.il one man became dlssatlsllcd and lfft. To the strikers he said that all tha men would leave , but tint they were practically prisoners. They assert they were led to bellevo they were wanted to open a new trolley line hero , and upon learning the truth , became disgusted and wanted to leave , but were not psrmlttcd The Bsjton man dcclarcx ! that hehad to fight his way through n ciowd of traction employes to i each the door. The strikers over they will take legal action to BCCUIO the men's ic- CARD I'ROM PRESIDENT WELSH. John L Welsh , president of the company , tonight , Issued a lengthy t'tatemcnt ' to the public It reiterates the company's determin ation to Ignore any outside organization and lays the blame fcr the Krlkf and Its con sequences upon parti t > who Imc no con nection with the company. Then Mr. Welsh rehearses the events of the past few days , drlorlng htc violence and explaining the Inability of the company to discharge , the 1,000 now men they have taken on since the strike has begun. The executive committee of Ills' strikers was In session all the afternoon , and tonight sent a subcommittee of llvo employes to con fer with General Miniger Becte-m. Attor ney Stevenson Instructed them to use their best cffoits to eftect a settlement tonight , nnd If thry failed to trv to make arrangements for arbitration tomorrow. Up to a late hour they had not yet returned. John Wanamakcr called on the mayor to night and vvas In conference with him for n long time. Many of the prominent clergy men ot the city discussed the stilke from the pulpit today , and while deploring violence lence , were almost unanimous In upholding the demands of the men nnd condemning the action cf the company. Tonight Henry r. Graham of Brooklyn , who was brought here to work , made nn affidavit , stating that the company Is offering the- new men $250 per day , while they refuse the eld ones $2. Strikers' meetings were held throughout the city during the day , but tonight most of the men attended divine services. TAII.OHS * STRIKE OIX LJAIMST. CniitrnetorN Ucolilc to Piuht It Out for JMipri'iiim-\ . NEW. XP K. JJ c. 2.1 Whatever hope may have cxisleJ on Saturday for a sp edv and satisfactory settlement of the tailor's strike was dispelled by the action of the Clothing Contractors Mutual Protective as sociation. The contractois virtually decide I to nukE the prtsent trouble the dcclalv struggle between themselves nnd th ° lr em- lilojoj , and bade defiance to the bcaid of walking delegates. The contractors held in aftcrnon and evening meeting which .vas at'enJed by 300 contractors. Reports of committee ; . ' claiming that every contrac- toi was loj.il to the association \\Ere iccjlved with cheers , and when President Ellas Marks stated that the following card had been hung up In every contractor's shop In Now York , DrooKljn , Jersey City and Drownsvlll" , Iho meeting became very enthusiastic. The card reade : Rt'LES AND llEOt'LATIONS. This shop Is open for such cmplovo-i that will suit 0111 work. No Bhop chairman , nor walking delegate admitted here Walking hours from 7 to 12 n , m. iird fiom 1 p in ; , to C p. m , dally. All employes must be nt their respective places on time. Any one- ten mlnuten Int shall not stint work before a quarter ot n day.All All hands blied by the day only. I'nv day eaeh Monday. The proprietor Is the only boss of this ihop , and the man.igonient Is under IIJH control oily. By order. Each contractor signed the card and fledged the association to obscive It to l.u letetr. The strikers passed n quiet day , mostly In Orchard street , where they dis cussed the stilke nnd the new and novel cspect given to It by the Issuance of the con tractors' card. Several meetings will be held by the strikers Jn Washington and Walhalla halls tomorrow. They held no meetings today. More Sioux luilliiiiN In .lull. HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Dec. 22. ( Special. ) Another consignment of S'onx ' bucko was b-ought In yesterday moinlng from Pine Rldgs agency by Deputy Marshal Dave Robln- fion. They are members of the gmg charged with assault upon Ada Monarde , n 14-ye-jr- old half-breed. There ore said to be about sixteen of the gang , nnd several have alieady had their hearlm ? and been bound over. This King was made up of Ground , alias Earth , alias Cedar Hey , Geoige Fat Hey , .Shooting and Quarrels Over. They were all bound GV r to the next session of the United States couit at Deadwood. United Stales Attoiney Miller of Elk Point con ducted the pios'cutlcn. Thin Is a capital cilmc on the repeivatlon , and therefore not a bailable offcn&The. prisoners will there fore await the next term of court In the Judwcod Jail , Sc-nrcli for HciicKiiili'H to lie Kepi I p , DENVER , Deo. L'J-llilgudler ( leneiul Frank Whcnton , wbo IIHH Just nrrlved home fiom his trip to Fouthcrn New Me\lcu and Ail/onu , lioliln the opinion that there will be no moro "dlntuibnnuH. " "Tho coimtiy , " mid | II > , " | H one of the loimhuHt In thti world , and It WHB almost ImposMblo to follow a trull. Wu piopose , how ever , to cnntlnuu the Hcateh for the rcnegadcH us vigorously HH possible , and hope to bo rewarded with KUC- ceji ) . IJclaclumntH of cuvalry am now HcourliiK the country , and If any Indian In found off the rtgeivatlon It will go pretty hard with him. " Ohio Hlvrion UKHlxr. . IMTTSUUlia , Deo. 2.-Tho river IH rltlnir rapldly jncl by tomorrow inoriilni ; , the knowing anex fay , theie will bo between eight and tin f"ot of water. In conscqucticb another consignment of coil will bo xtart < d down the Ohio for tmuthern points. All the returning boat from the Inut Hblpnient , tied up within llftv or 104 mlle.s bslovv thla city , vveio nabled today to Html for tbl port , und It IH experts ) tmt | with tin BO boutH and those alieady litre 10,000000 buili- els of coal will get away on thin ilse , 'omul Murilei IM | In HIT Home. LAFAVKTTi : , Ind. , Dec. 22-Hcnter fur- tin , an aed ( woman living alone. In thin city , VVOB found dead ut her home thin nfteinoon , Hitting upright In a chair , with her Kkull crushed und blood bo- tp.itUjed ban It book In her band , Hho had evidently been tiylnc to convince her UH- millantf , whoso motive wuu , no doubt , inli. hery , that all her money wax on deposit In bank. Seven HUIICHH | llloeKN Ilurneil. HOUSTON , Tex , Dec. 22-At Kossea , Tex. , flro Ibis morning deHtioyed BOVCII lirltk buildings used for buvlnc.sti purposes , Seventeen iirmt ) lost ttulr to kit. Outside tovviiH rendered piompt tifclntunce , or ( bn entire town vvmilu 1mvc tone. LOUD , $73000 ; Insurance , 130,000. OCEAN STEAMERS COLLIDE British Ship Willowbank Sent to the Bottom tom by tbo Berlin , AMERICAN LINER'S ' BOWS STOVE IN l'rrvi of the KnullHlt Ship Sin oil liy the llcrllu I'llot the Onl > One IU on iii-it llrrllii Iti-turitN * to Port. ) LONDON , Dec. 22. The American lln steamship Ilorlln , Captain Lewis , from South * nmptcii for New York , collided with and sink the llrltMi ship WillowInnk , Oaptnln Young , of OliRRovv. thirty miles southwest of the Isle of Portland at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. II. M. S. llliiko arrived upon the sccno at 7 o'clock this ) morning and picked up a waterlogged lifeboat. She slghttd the Ilerlln , liovo to , and tsccuc-d the ciovv of one of the > Rcrlln llfcboits , which had losl control of her rudder In the heavy sea. Th * American line telegraphs from South ampton ns follows : "Tlu Red Star steam ship Ilerlln , from Antwerp for New York , has returned hero with her bow dcmaged by a collision with the WillowInnlc , whoso criw wao savfd , and ale aboard lite Ilorlln , Including the captain's wife Tli * Filmouth pilot on the Willow bank , who went blow to ivo bis clothes , wati drowned " SireiTovvi'il Oil tin * l.i-ilm- . LONDON , Dec. 22. The steamship Sprefr was towed off Warden ledge near Tottland bay , Isle of Wight , upon which she was run Thursday last , by four tugs this afternoon , and has preceded to Southampton , apparently uiitiijuied. The fteiin'i'ilp Spree has arrived at South ampton. Her olllcers say the Srirco did not iniko any water , but she will b ? dry ducked and surveyed tomorrow. not CUT ( ; IIIIN noons nitcui. vus. i-NtliiK riml ut \VnrclnniNo Si of t'nclulnieil I'roix-i'l.i. NEW YORK , Dec. 22 Among the lots of. fered at a recent action sale of unclaimed goods in the Ablgdon storehouse warc-houu9 were two large packing coses , the contents of which were not known. They hod been brought there with several articles ot furni ture by a young man who gave his name , as Gcorgo Union. Lodwlck Horubcck made . bid , which was Immedlitely lalscd by a smooth faced young man , who , the ware house people think , was the original owner. The boxes were sold to Mr. Hornbeck. When ho went to the warehouse last night and opened the cases he found they contained thousands of green goods circulars , newspaper clippings and telegraph blanks. There were also a list of names nnd addresses , each ono designated by a number , and several thou sand sealed and addressed envelopes contain ing circulars and clippings. Among the en velopes was one addressed to D. Lament , Washington , D. C. It was prolnbly Intended for the secretary of war. It contained a full set of green goods literature. One letter was from Robert Henry of Sault Sto. Marie. It was addressed to Charles Martin at Four Hundred and Sixth nvemie , and In it the writer lamented that so many mistakes had bpen made In their business. % Ho paid ho had borrowed $800 with which to buy counter feit money and he had bought a farm , In tending 'o pay for It with the green goods. limilUlV MUST COJlU KltOlI A\'ITHIV Views of I'l-enc-li IliuiUern on Ainerl- i-iii riiuineeK. PARIS , Dec. 21. A representative of the Assoc'ated press had Interviews with ths principal Impoitcis of gold from America , Including the house of Allard , Illrseh , Lazard & Li/ard , and the Comploli d'Escompete and Credit Lyonnlbo , with the view of obtain ing their op'nlon upon the financial situation In the Unlt'd States. The substance of their rein ai lib Is that It depends entirely upon the action of congrena If eangiess does noth ing , they claim , the- situation will unavoidably become serious , and In any case , they add , the iDmedy must conic from within. In conclusion , they Join In Hiylng that under the circumstances It Is safe to remain silent on the subject , but It was nlHimcJ that there Is no cause for serious nlirni. Mr. Hlrsch thinks that with the fall In prices of all securities the situation In the United Statc must be very unsafe , and the Hist oppor tunity should be Helred to withdraw the greenbacks , which , In his opinion , are the main cause of the Instability. All the persons Interviewed agieed that the affair will ul timately be settled by arbitration and ex press satisfaction at the fact that this timely diversion will prevent Qreit Britain from further embroiling the situation In the east. iiiscnri IXIST ins ov.MPH. . \fler SntlDK Pour l'col | < - S. L. Hlt Jiiiniii-il Cioni tin * Kourlli Story. BLUEFIBLDS , W. Va. , Dsc. 22. Fire at 5 o'clock this morning resulted In a mone tary loss of t.10,000 , ono IIIUH'H life and tha evero Injury of ceveral othsrs. The flro originated In Tomany's bakery and quickly spread to n. C. Cohen's clothing rtoro and the Central hotel , entirely destroying the three structures. The tcene In the burning hotel wasan exciting one The guests all escaped with their lives , but saved llttlo else. Ell Stevens , a servant at the hotel , was burned to death. S. L. liltmicctcdcd In rescuing u woman and three children and then , to eave hlnirolf , had to Jump from a fouith htory window , HP IH fatally hurt. George W. Illu3 * , MlHsev Sallle Comvars and Emm * New Jumped from the second story and all are severely Injured , but will proba bly ricovcr. _ rimI'rlMittt Irrigation I'liint , CHAMI1ERLA1N , S. D , Dec. 22. ( Spcc'al. ) 'I ho UigCHt Irrigated farm In South Dakota oi the northwest next teason will bo the Caipenter farm at Pukwana , this county. Mr. W. O Carpenter , the owner of the farm , Is a Chicago capitalist who bus visited th slain several times and hag faith In thu future of Irrigation , His farm contilim l.fi'f ) acren. Between 400 and COO acres will bo Iril- gated next season , and thereafter thin amount will bo largely Increased , as all but eight acres of the mammoth firm Is suitable for Irrigating. A rescrvoli containing but a. trlllo lees than ecvt'ii acres hax Just been complete 1. Its average- depth IH nlno ami onohalf feet , and the banks have a driveway on top eight feet In width , The reservoir hat tl no openings of twenty-foul Inch tiling. The gates , to be of Ircn , will bo of thu latest Improved pattern , Kirn and hard meplo trees will bo planted along the bank * to strenghten and adorn them. Work will soon begin on an artesian will , which will be eight Inches In dlninoUr. There will bu a total of cloven miles of Irrigating ditches on Iho farm , the work of constructing them being now In progress , Mr. Carpenter will expend a total of about $25,000 en the farm , which ho lim'stn ' shall bu the model Irrigated farm of the northwest. Ihuro Is little doubt that the' t > ucce. of thin and similar ventures will rtsult In farmers bulng enabled toipro- cure aulllclent money on caey terma to tlnlc artesian wells for Irrigating purposes. llullih-rN Are .Not UI-HIOIINII | | | | < , WASHINGTON , Dec. ,22. The president liai decided , after considering the matter aomo tlmo , that the government cannot ac cept the ram Kutahdln bccuimc of her full- irn to attain nevenleoii Idiots speed required : jy tha contiact. Senator HHO ! ha accord ingly Introduced a bill In the senate authorU- Ing the ucc'-p'anco ot the vctsc-l. The naval authorities are unanimously of the opinion thai she U an efficient warship , and U prevented - vented from attaining the proscribed tpeeil only by a pccnlirlty of h'r model for which the builders , the Haiti Iron \Voil. , art not [ iropcrly responsible-