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THE OMAHA DATLY JBEEt.BHIDAY , JANUARY 17 , 1800. DISOWNS BANKER MORGAN Secretary Oarlislo Disclaims Any Dealings with the Syndicate's Head. MAY MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT SOON Pnll n-tjilnnntloii of Mir Mnnncr of Snlu ( if tlio U < < < iiI limn ! IN- \ nit- ! * to Hiilvrn In u Letter. WASHINGTON , Jan. 1C. ( Special Tclo- pram. ) From a clojo friend of Secretary Carlisle comes the statement that J. Plcrpont Morgan Is not nor 1 > as ho been financial president ot the United States , but on the contrary , acted only as an Intermediary to float the loan of $50,000,000 made In Febru ary last ; that his attempt at mock heroics relative to n present syndicate Is thoroughly well understood by the picsldcnt and the sec retary , and that within a few days at most n Idler from Secretary Carlisle will be forth coming relative lo J. Plerpont 'Morgan's par ticipation In the last bond syndicate. It ID known that the secretary has been the re cipient of many telegrams from Influential bankers In New York In the lasl twenty-four hours , pledging their help to make the popular loan successful , and congratulating the sec retary that Mr. Storgan hag been relegated to < i private position as banker , Instead of occupying the exalted poslllcn ot close nd- vlhor t.Mr. . Cleveland and financial presi dent of the republic. Secretary Cat lisle feels thn position In which Mr. Morgan's letter places Urn admlnlptrallon very keenly , nnd undoubtedly an early opportunity will present Itself In which the secretary may explain the administration' relation with this syndi cate nnd It.i Inspired head , SMALL SHOW FOR THE SETTLERS. fo many are tbo requests for Information as to the opening nf the railroad lands In O'Brien and Dickinson counties , Iowa , that Congretsman Perkins ot Sioux City nddrerail a letter to Commlsalnucr Lamoreux , asking certain questions as to the course lo bo pur sued by Intending Rolller1" . Commissioner Lamnreux has replied rn Ihls request for In- formallon as fellows : Hon. Gcorgi ! D. Perkins , House of Repre sentatives : Sir I have the honor of nc- kiiDwledglng : the receipt of ynur letter of Jenuiiry 7. ISM , relative to 21,97D.8."i acres of land In O'Urlen nnd Dickinson countlci , Town , llto patent for which ( to the Sioux City < t St. Pnul Uiillronil company ) was vncnled under decision ot Ihe United Slates supreme court nnd restored thereby to the jurisdiction of tbo land department. You ntnte the lands are 111'your congressional dlKtrlct and parties In Interest have applied to you to secure legislation to nllow pet- llors to prove up under the homestead law after live years' residence , the same ns In other raspfl of homestead entry. You add : "It l claimed , by some thai this rlbt now exists to settlers on these forfeited InndR In O'Urlen county to prove up In live years' resilience and receive patent for their lands wllhout paying1 ellhcr $1.25 or $2.CO per acre. " Now , before * I take any action I desire to request ot you Information on the following points : 1. Can these Peltiers on Ihese O'Brien counly forfeited lands , either within tbo granted or the Indemnity limits , prove up utter the flvo years' rcsldeneo without pay- Ins : either the $1.25 or1 the $2.50 per acre ? 2. If. Ibey cannot , do they have to pay $1.25 or $2.50 per aero ? 3. Does tjie time of their past residence , apply on their flvo years' residence or would they have to > reside there five years from February 27 , 1S9S , the time tbo land is open under the net of March 3 , 1S87 , under the present Instructions ot the secretary ot tbo interior ? I un.swcr : 1. Yes. 2. If they commute ( two years nftor date of entry ) , yes. 3. There is no suspension of existing homestead , law ns to rltfhts acquired under act nf May 14. 1S80 (21 Stat. , 110) , section 3 , which prescribes : "Any pelller who has settled , or who shall hereafter seltle , with the Intention of claiming- the same under thp homestead law , Bhnll l > allowed the snmoi time to lllo bin homestead application nnd perfect his original entry In the Untied States land olllco ns Is now allowed to settlers tlors under the pre-emption laws to put their claims on record , and his right shall relate back to the date ot settlomenl , Ihe Bame ns If ho settled under the pre-emption laws. " All these questions and answers , however , being- with the proviso ( understood ) thai IhP "selter" ! has made bis homestead entry and the same Is. not under suspnnslon or contest. And tliln proviso covets Iho real germ ot your queries , for It Is il.'illy be coming a matter of morrwldrroreml no toriety that these Iandst estimated , as stated In mnnv letters received at this olllce , nt from $35 to $ .W per acre , are the objects of Intrnpe Interest , not only to those In clopo vicinity , but to many In more re mote localities. CLASSES OP CLAIMANTS. This odlco Is In possession , from many Bourcea of Information , of certain fact ? , from which II appears lliat there are sev eral dintlncl classes of claimants for gome of these lands. 1. Claimants ns "fetllern" alleging prl- orlly to nnv rlgbla claimed by vendees .of the railroad company. 2. Vendees of the railroad company , claimants under section 4 of the net of March 3. 1SS7. 3. Certain persons ( some forty In num ber up to this time ) whn hove since the published notice ( under "V , " November 18 , 1805) applied to make homestead entries and have appealed from register and re ceiver's rejection of their applications , and whopo appeals , alleging error In tbo com missioner's action In reserving theo lands from entry until February 27. IS'IG. as In contradlcllon of the supreme rourt vacating the patents for jmme October 21 , 1SD5 , are ( lied awaiting- expected records after the date net for thn opening of these lands. 4. Applicants tb enter on. or Rubsentient to. February 27. 1SS6. whoso right depends on their dinners of finding a tract "subject to entry , " and will commence. If entry Is allnwed and r.tnmK from ( Into of entry. There may bo oilier classes of claimant ? , not yet noted , but the prevalence of these. If they brlnrr tbulr claims In conflict , wilt result In contests. Kcsldeti some of these tracts nro noted ns swnmn claims under not of September 28 , ISM. Thl ? will bring a new claimant Into some of these cases. Under all this state cf affairs It Is doubt less n fact thai many classed as "self.ers" are apprehensive of the v.illdlly of their claims , as per contra many derivative claimants under the railroad and act of March 3 , 18S7 , also are : nnd numbers of attomplB have been made to extorl. so to nay , an opinion on tbo subject , oblivious of the fact that any opinion of this olllco would bo , under the circumstances , com paratively valueless , wouM bind In no re spect and would bo contrary to depart mental rulings. Hut I ee no rcmed-y , other than to waft , under thn published notice , tlio result of allowing- to be heard and Ktvlm ; the fullest opportunity for every ono to be heard In accordance with the rules of practice und the law governing the case , Kach person lias the right of .appeal , both from the local olllcerH and this olllco , It ho is within the rules ; besides ho has , under certain conditions , the right of motion for review from the cimmlislnner's nnd secre tary's decision * . nc peciftilly. 3. W LAMOKEl'X. Commlni'loner. UNION PACIFIC LANDS. B. A. McAllister , who IIRS been n most potent factor In Ifte disposal ot thousands of acres of Union Pacific lands , presented to huuso committee on Pacific railroads last Saturday < m Itemized showing of the number of acres granted to the Union Pacific , con- dlllon of same , as to patents and to sales , The following Is a copy , the figures referring to acres : ASKS FOU FOltT OMAHA. Senator Thurston presented a memorial ot the legislature of Nebraska , praying for the passage of n law donating the Forl Omaha military reservation on Its abandonment to Iho stale of Nebraska for purposes ot a mil itary training school. Senator Allen presented , a memorial ot members ot the Santee Sioux Indians- Ne braska , praying .payment . of annuities with held from them by reason , ot alleged parti cipation In an outbreak at Urccdwood Agency In 1SC2. Representative Mercer Introduced a pen sion bill for Iho relief of Julia Bcauchamp , widow of Etulgn Beauchamp , allowing her $25 per montlii Postmasters were appointed loday as fol lows : Nebraska Grand Rapids , Hell county , It. 1C Conner , vice William Gill , resigned. South Dakota Cheyenne Falls , Fall river county , W. C. Thompson , vice Alexander Patterson. J. P. Johnson ot Omaha Is at the National. COMMISSION MAY IJE TOO HLOAV. iin Qm'Mtlon I.lkfly to He Settled llefore It * Report IN Ready. WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. Aside from the leisurely manner In which the Venezuelan commission Is arranging to prosecute Its work , Ihcre are other indications thai Iho administration has become convinced thai the body will not have tha honor ot settling Iho great boundary dispute. While It cannot be staled positively that this belief Is based entirely upon any specific reports from Am bassador Bayard upon the subject , yet thcro Is reason to believe EOIIIO assurances of a satisfactory nature have como lo Ihe State department that the matter will bo terml- naled shortly , probably wllhln two monlhs , or before n report reasonably can be expected from tlio Venezuelan commission , and upon lines that Avlll be unobje-cllonablo to our government. Whllo delalls of Ihe arrangemenl are not obtainable , and perhaps have not yet been fixed , It Is believed that the basis ot It will be arbitration as proposed originally by the United States , but with a limitation , and what will EUfilco at least to Give British pride and appear to maintain British con sistency. This Is likely to bo found In an agrcomcnt between Great Britain and Vene zuela , directly brought about through the good offices of a third party , not necessarily or probably the Unlled States , to submit tea a joint committee Ihe quesllon of Iho title to all lerrllory west ot Iha Schomburgk- wllh a proviso Ihal If , In Ihe course of Ihe Inquiry of the commission , evidence appears to touch the British tltlo to Ihe lands lying eastward of th t line , then the body may extend Its functions lo adjudicate such tltlo. This arrangement would meet the Brlllsh contention thai Iho original arbitration shall bo limited to lands to the westward ot the line , whllo still conceding the justice of the conlcnllon of President Cleveland lhat Ihe lands on the other side may properly betaken taken Into consideration In fixing Iho boun dary. Possibly a supplementary arbllratlon will be left to deal wltn the question as to the title of the eastward lands , If the original commission dealing with Ihe matter shall find' ' that the tltlo to the lands Is a fit subject for arbitration , as shown by the evidence produced before It. IEOISIATIOX FOR THE INDIANS. Trlboa In Inillnii Territory Are Ilt- crlvliiK Attention. WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. Legislation for the five civilized tribes of Indians of. the In dian territory Is likely to absorb consider able attention from the house committee on Indian affairs this session. Today Chairman Sherman of the committee selected a sub committee ot seven to have charge ot all legislation rclallng lo Iho Indian lerrllory , composed of Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma as chairman ; Messrs. Gamble of South Dakota , Wilson of Ohio , LItlle of Arkansas , and Owens of Kentucky. This commltlee will consult with ex-Senator Dawes and other members of the commlttco , as well as other swiators who are authorities on Indian mat ters , with a view to some line ot legislation to bo brought before the house and senate this session. When a bill to charter another railroad company lo pass across Oklahoma was pro posed In Iho committee meeting today , Mr. Flynn gave notice that ho would In fu ture oppose all grants of rights of way to railroads for Oklahoma and Indian territory unless there were satlsfaclory assurances tl.at the companies Avero acting In good faith , and that the roads would be built He declared thai many of the companies' already chartered were merely on paper The consideration of the bill which gave rise to the discussion woa postponed for Inquiry Into Its merits. Mttle SlHMV for Sliver In the Hou e. WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. The first meet ing of Ihe house commlttco on coinage was held today , but Illtle was done beyond Iho formal organlzallon of the body. There ore two placs on the committee to bo filled , but little Interest Is felt In Its work since even the free silver men confess there will bo little use to attempt to lake up Iho silver quesllon In Ibis house. PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT. -Cs IIKIIU'S THU IU3MAHIC M A ICE II- SIMCIAI. ov M And wo think It wlto for you to always We've mail a radical cuts on several lines ask to see .the Klmball piano the recog o'f ' let'glnKS-Hoys' brown leather leEKlnus nized standard of modern musical and me that always sola for J2.W to now for fl.60. chanical development The new and Improved Corduroy Ic-ggluKii that uaea to bo $2.00 now ' proved plate is stronger and lighter and 11.25. Ladles' black Jersey leuBlngs. J1.60- inl 303' . Jl.25 clilKlren'8 , Jl.OO. These arc the continuous "bridge" produces an ex-en- all the beat quality leggings better to 'era. ness ot tone contained In no other mnko. AVurm lined shoes for men , women and Sole agents. Pianos gold , exchanged or boys , rented on terms that are yours. Drexel Shoe Co. A. . , . Hospe , jr , 1419 Farmim Music uud 4rr. 1513 Douglas St. DISCUSS FOREIGN AFFAIRS England , Vorezueln , Onba and Armenia Each Have a Turn. SYMPATHYWITH STRUGGLING INSURGENTS Scnnlor Srwnll of ntoiv .Icrxi-y OlTcri a llcflolntlnti DciirccntliiK the Conrnc nf the Prcfililftit In the Venezuelan Allulr. WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. The consider ation of the silver bond bill proceeded In the senate today , with Mr. Peffer continuing his speech begun yesterday. Interest In the discussion has begun lo lag , as was evident by the scant attendance on the floor and In the galleries. As yet no suggestion has been made as to bringing tha measure to a vote. Foreign questions received consider able attention during the day. Mr. Halo spoke for an hour In favor of a Pacific cable connecting the United States and Hawaii. The senator expressed tha opinion that tbo annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States was certain to bo accom plished at an early day. The Cuban ques tion was briefly discussed In connection with Mr. Call's resolution calling on the State department for Information on the status ot the uprising. The Monroe doctrine also received attention In a resolution by Mr. Sewall of New Jersey , declaring the limit ations of the doctrine nnd stating that Pres ident Cleveland's attitude was an extension of the doctrine beyond Its original limits , A resolution was adopted requesting the State department for further Information on Turkish-Armenian affairs. , DISCREDITS CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE. Mr. Sowall of New Jersey offered a resolu tion declaratory of the policy of the United States on the Monroe doctrine , as follows : Resolved , That the Monroe doctrine as originally propounded was directed to the special attention of alt powers In reference to the revolted colonies of Spain and the oc cupation by way of colonization of any sup posed derelict territory on this hemisphere. 2. That the question of resisting any ac quisition of territory by conquest was Unified , as stated by Mr. Webster , to cases In which , by reason of proximity , euch acquisition would be dangerous to Iho safely and In tegrity of our institutions. 3. That the true grounds upon which the Monro * do"iimi > nt wn basc-l and upon wllch any similar position has been laken rests for Its justification upon what may be our In terests and our Interesls only ; that neither by the Monroe doctrine or any ofllclal declaration have wo ever come under any pledge to any power or estate on this conti nent that binds us to act merely for thf-lr protection against Invasion or encroachment by any other power. 4. That when n caee arises in which a European power proposes to acquire terri tory by Invasion or conquest , It Is then for us to determine whether our safety and In tegrity demand that Wo shall reslot such acquisition by armed force If necessary. 5. That the executive has pressed the Monroe - roe doctrine beyond what was contemplated at the time -of Its announcement and that the resultant consequence of the position taken sacms to be a committal of this govern ment to a protectorate over Mcxto and South American otates. That this would bo most unwise and dangerous and would violate the sound and well established policy that wo should avoid all entanglements and alli ances with foreign powers , whether they bo European or American. 6. That this action was premature , looking to the history of the controversy , and Inop portune In view ot the business and financial condition ot the country. 7. That neither congress nor tha country can be. or has been committed by the action or position of the executive department In refer ence to the Venezuelan boundary controvofs'y na to the course pursued when the time shall have arrived for a final determination'/ will then be our province to adopt such a line of policy and to take such action as .may then bo demanded by our sense of duly to the country and by a duo regard for Its honor and dignity , the welfare and safety of our 4'a stitutions. ALLEN SAVES HIS DILL. Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , called at tention to the Indefinite postponement of his bill prohibiting Americans from receiving foreign titles , decorations , etc. It occurred through an oversight of his and he asked that tbo measure go to the calendar for considera tion , as the people did not believe In this undemocratic practice and wanted It stopped. The request was agreed to. Mr. Hansbrough , republican of North Da kota , from the committee on agriculture , re ported favorably the resolution directing Ihe secrelary of ngrlculluro lo carry out the provisions cf law rolallvo totho distribu tion of pcedo and of government publications. Mr. Call , democrat ot Florida , offered a resolution directing" the secretary of state to send to congress all dispatches from United Stales consuls lit Cuba cncernlug Iha present war. war.Mr. . Cullom , republican of Illinois , presented a resolution which was agreed to asking the State department for Information no to whether naturalized United Stoics citizens of Armenian birth were allowed to visit Turkey , wfiether their families living In Tur key were allowed to depart fcr the * Unlled States , and whether Americans living In Turkey had the same rights as were ac corded to those of Great Britain , Germany , Franco and Russia. DISCUSSED CUBAN AFFAIRS. The Call Cuban resolution provoked some discussion , owingto the fact that It "dl- rccle-d" that Information bs furnished. Mr. Sherman said such requests should not b ? made at a time when Iho uprising extended all tluough the Island'of Cuba. It might P'ove a serious embarrassment to our con suls and subject them to prosecution by the Spanish or the insurgents In the locality of the consuls. Mr. Call gave notice that ho would move at an early day for the discharge of the com mittee on foreign relations from further con sideration ot the resolution for Ihe recogni tion of the Cubans as bslllgerents. He would do this , ho said , In order to bring the senate to a direct vote onthe question without further delay. " " Mr. Phtt , republican of Connecticut , oild ho had heard much talk us 19 recognizing Iho Cuban Insurgents. But he pointed out that thlu was a quesllon primarily wllhln the jurisdiction of the president. Moreover , the recognition of the Insurgents was not to be viewed as an act duo them , but was a ques tion affecting the United States. If such recognition were accorded only for Its moral effect and for sympathetic ttnains , then It would bo conslderel under International law , and justly considered as an offense against the parent country. No ono doubted , Mr. Platt said , the feeling of eympathy of our people toward th'Jfo engaged In a struggle for liberty , but In shaping tbo ofllclal course ot the government there should bo no haste and every move should proceed according to the recognized rules of Intornallcnal law. Mr. Call consented that the resolution g > over for the present. Mr. Hale then addressed thetermte on bis bill authorizing the paymaster general to contract wllh the Pacific Cable company for the transmission of government messages between tl.o United Stales and Hawaii. Mr. Hale stated that In round numbers tbo bill commits the United Stales -to a subvention of about $250,000. It was a plain business enterprise , bringing- Hawaii close to our doors. Other nations had sought to estab lish an Influence with the Hawaiian govern ment , which , If successful , would Involve nothing but detriment to us. The tenator detailed the efforts of Great Britain to se cure Nfckar Island an a landing place for a cable and the frustration o * Its efforts by the Hawaiian government Bending a fast merchant steamer to the Island and raising the Hawaiian flag. As to the Influence of th cable on the question of annexation , the senator said ho did not care whether It would or wouU not expedite that result. Annexa tion was an event sure to come in the near future and ho did not want to precipitate It. Of one thing he felt sure , that with this coble built all the world would take notice that .the Interests ot the two governments and the two peoples would become to con nected that attempts at Interference from outside would forever cease , If wo abandoned or were laggard In thlu great project our British rivals would take .the ground that we bad left andi by hoot or by crook got . 4' a resting place on thoillawallan ( stands for a great military fln.l commercial British oceanic cable. FKAIIKD 'COMPLICATIONS Mr. Allen , popullsl Bf1 Nebraska , favored a cable to Hawaii , hot nppoicd the present bill en the ground that , hp feared that the ar rangement proposed would lead to disagree able compllcatlongtJJp said , In reply lo a quesllon from Mr. Chandler , ibit he did nol ttilnk If the government owned the lines1 It \\ould bs valuable/to ileaso them. He saw no reason why the government should n't control all the telegraph' lines In the country , or Iho33 oxlendlng-'frotii this to other coun tries. Ho was alT.-ay.ir opposed to subsidies , and cald the present .schsme , If executed , would open the deer's to an expenditure of probably $500,000.000.'l ! Ho referred to the conslructlon < t the1 Pacific railroads on n. subsidy , saying that ho thought the govern ment ought to have built the roads Itself. He confessed thai this was paternalism. Mr. Allen said the Pacific roads had been loUed and plundered , and the people wore now mot by a debt ot $60,000,000 which this con gress must provide for. It would be the same , the cenator said , with a Pacific cable cmpiny. Another corporation would be cre ated to send Its several tools to cangresu to Influence legts'alrcn. Mr. Allen said ho fa vored the Nicaragua canal and the Pacific cable If they were built and operated by the Government. At the close of Mr. Allen's speech the cable bill was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Poffer then resumed his speech , beg-in yesterday , on the pending tillvor bond bill , his argument being directed agatnat bnd IPJUBJ nnil thn trnltl ftfindnril. A * Mi fllnsn nf Mr. Peffer'n rpeech resolutions tf rerpcct to the memory ot the late llepressnlatlve Coggswoll of Massachusetts weio adopted , and as a fur ther mark of respect , at 4:45 : , the senate ad journed. _ i'uocnr.ii\cs ix TIII : HOUSE : . CiitliiKlm Orotv TnlKw ConoornliiNT the llprltiK Son Awiiril. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1C. There was an Interesting episode In the house today , In spired by Mr. Grow , republican of Pennsyl vania , who declared that the New York Chamber of Commerce , In a pamphlet printed by thai body and widely clrculaled , had cast reflections upon the good faith ef the house. The pamphlol crltlc'scd the house for not paying Canadian sealers thu J1UU.OOO. which It was assor'f-i had been arbltraled and awarded to the owners of the seized vessels. Mr. Gro w demanded lo be allowed lo speak upon ilt as a question of privilege , but Mr. Crisp , democrat of Georgia , mndo the po'.nt thai Ihe pamphlet presented no question of privilege. Mr. Grow con tinued that since reflections upon members of the house weroSfluestlons of privilege , re- Tfcllons upon the whob were much nioio privileged. "Tho board of nrbltrallon did not award a dollar of damages , " Mr. Grow declare. } . "If Ihal had bean done It would have been dishonest not to pay It , and It Is a reflection on the house to say thai such an award was made and ncl paid. " Here Iho speaker ruled on Iho quesllon of priv ilege , whereupon Mr. Grow look his seal , saying : "Well , I nm sallsfled. " A bill WOD passcd authorizing the leasing of lands In Arizona for educational purposes. The house then resumed the consideration of the pension bill , and an order was adopted that general , debate bo closed tcday and thu bill taken up by paragraphs to morrow under the iflvc-nilnuto rule. Mr. Clark , republican , thought names of pen sioners should not be dropped 'from the rolls. aril said that If the pension office continued Ito present policy the government might 83C > n have a surplus oaved from pension pay ments. t i i Mr. Dovenor , republican ot West Virginia , favored the amendment tostorlng soldiers to the pension rolls. Mr. Llnney , republican of Norlh Carolina , an ex-confederale , said lha.t he recognized the principle that , tlia " government owed the duty of pensioning "the soldiers who foughl for it , but said he opposed the Internal rev enue laws , and added that the northern stales received In pensions nearly as much ns Ihey paid in inlcrnal1 revenue taxes. Mr. Dartlett matte a 'vigorous reply to the allacks which have been made upon his flrat speech during the two days since he made It. He dcfondsdi Ihe commissioner of pensions against tha , attacks made on htm during .tho debate and quoted figures to show Ihal he was correct , In his statement thai wllh Iho exception of Russia no country paid , more for. a standing army than Ihe United States did for pensions. He de nounced as falsehoods allegations that he was not a friend of the soldier. He approved the laws giving pensions for disability and disease contracted In the line ot duty , bul did nol think additional laws should bo added lo the statute books. "I have been branded as unpatriotic , " said he. "Is he the patrlol who takes money wrung from the people to bo paid out to those who do not really ned the money ? " Mr. Blue , republican of Kansas , a member of the appropriations committee , explained the provisions of the bill and attacked Mr. Btrllelt'a position In a humorous way. Mr. Moody , republican of Massachusetts , then announced the death ot General Cogga- well , which occurred last May , nnd at 3:45 : , as a mark of respect , the house adjourned. IN DISPUTE : CANNOT IJE SOLO. Venezuelan Couxtlttitloii Forlililx the Allcnntloii of Territory. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1C. Now and Impor tant Information tn Ihe Venezuelan question having dlrccl b coring upon Iho possibilities * of a settlement ot a boundary dispute by Iho Iwo Inlereslcd governmenls without the as- slolanco of any olhor powers , and esamlngly discounting the probability cf such an ending to the controversy , 'was today pointed out by Mr. Hoatwolo of Minnesota , a member of the house commlttca on foreign affairs. The Brlllsh government , according tot Ihe mosl re. cent and apparently Inspired utlerances cf Its 82inl-ofllcal ! organs , has turned to the pllcy of bringing about a resumption of diplomatic relations with Iho South American republic and then proceeding lo direct negollallono with the republic to determine the boundary , as the most feasible palh by which It can emerge from Its present posltlcn without a practical rotrictlon ot Lord Sallsbury'ti re- fuwl lo arbllrate. In the light of precedents established by her most distinguished au thorities it is dlfllcult to see how the govern ment of Venezuela can consent to enter upon any agreement to compromise her territorial claims to Great Britain , or , as It has been uuggestcd by recent London dispatches , to part with any portion of her claims for a financial consideration , for no less an author ity than Guzman Blanco Is on record as de claring such a curse to be distinctly uncon- etllutlonal. Mr. Hoitwole , , who has given some atten tion to the Venezuelan question , has procured a copy of an important document published In 1887 for the government tf Venezuela , em bracing all the correspondence between Its representatives and those cf Great Britain upon dlpfcmatlc mattero between the two governments front the : years 18S3 to 1887 , wbon the most active efforts lo reach a de termination of the' ' boundary ( line wore under way. In this correspondence Venezuela re peatedly affirms by her minister of for Ign affairs , rtafacl Saigas , ' and afterward by Guz man Blanco , acting In .the capacity of special envoy , thai It 1s impWslblo for her to cm- premise the boundaj-jf .claims by any treaty cr convention becauuo "ot ttho terms of her na tional constitution , It' was her adherence U Ihlo poslllon Uml"i'a ' BeIy frustraled the ot- lompls to arrange ' 4' general treaty between the two governments' and seems t ) have loj to the severance of , diplomatic relations In 1887. 1887.This preposition1 w jf/ / most clearly enunci ated by Guzman Jllp co In 18S3 , when In a memorandum to L'orJSallsbury , then foreign secretary , he myiWeneznela has repeat edly hold forth to-Grc Britain her Impowl- blllty to alienate.'any'part whatever of the territory of the republic , such a thing being explicitly prohibited , by the constitution , to that nothing remains but an arbitration for bringing tee dispute about the brundary to an end. " This- was partly In answer to the BrltlsV offer of 1881 cf a compromise boundary and It appears further from the correspondence that tha Venezuelan government of that day regarded any settlement by treaty Involving the rellnqulshment of part of her claim M under the constitutional prohibition cf alien ating her lands , lu Olilcit Tlnic-M People overlooked the Importance of perma * nently beneficial effect * and were tatlifttd with transient action ; but now that It la generally known that Syrup of Flgi will permanently cure habitual constipation , well- informed people will not buy otber laxatives , which act for a time , but finally Injure the syiteia. MADE CHARGES OF JOBBERY Allegation thnt Nnvnl Officers Are Inter ested in Armor Pinto , INVESTIGATION WILL BE SWEEPING Secretory Herbert Will Airnr | | He- furo tlio Semite Committee Next Sntttrtltiy to Animor Some Very Pertinent ( luerlen. WASHINGTON , Jin. 16. Secretary Her bert will appear before the senate committee on naval affairs on Saturday next In obodl- enca to the summons ot the committee to give what Information ho may have In hla p33csslon relative to the contracts made by the Navy deparlmcnt for the use ot Harvey- Izod steel In armor for naval vessels. The proceedings will bo conducted on the basis of Iho Chandler resolullon. The principal points upon which the committee will seek Information are the following : 1. For whft re-ison , It any can bo discov ered , did Secretary Tracy provide n fund of 2 cents per pound for armor made under the contract of the Carnegie Steel company , In addition to the prices paid for the armor. when the Bethlehem Iron company paid Ihe royalties out ot the prices paid by them for armor ? 2. How many rcqucHs have been made by the Navy department since March 4 , 1SS1 , for the expediting of palcnt cases In the patent office , and In what c.-uos and with what result ? 3. How many contracts have been made by the Navy department for the use of the Har vey patent ? 4. Docs It appear that the department , hav ing requested that the Harvey patent case bo made special , took any steps to ascertain whether or not the Invention of the patents was novel and to oppos ? Its Issue In case It could be proven to bo nonpatcnlable ? D. When did the department first have knowledge that Commander Folger was to b employed by the Harvey company or to have an Interest In the company ; what contracts had been made for the Harvey process be fore he ceased to be chief of the bureau of ordnance , and how soon aflcr ho left the bureau were additional contracts made with the Hirvey company ? C. To what extent and In what cases have oIMcors o'f the navy been Interested In pat ents which have been pasied upon or of which UPO has been made by the Navy de partment ? The motive for the Investigation Is fttr- Inshcd In a statement which Senator Chand ler has made calling attention to the charges affecting the conduct of Commander Folger In connection with the Harvey patent while he was chief ot the ordnance bureau and since ho retired from that position. It Is al leged that whllo holding that office ho In duced the expediting of the Harvey patent In the patent olflco and the adoption of the Harvey process In the manufacture cf armor by reason ef an understanding that h should bo employed by the Harvey company and have an Interest In It. It is aho set forth that after the Arst contract had been made with the company and after the second had been arranged for Commander Folger re signed his cfllce and , while continuing to be an -officer In the navy.accepted employment with the Harvey company and went abroad to negotiate with foreign governments for tbo use of the process. There Is ala > a statement to the effect that after Mr. Harvey's first application to patent his procesi had been rejected by the patent cfiice. ho filed the second application on the 17th of. June , 1801 , and that the patent was allowed In the following September. In this connection It Is assarted that Secretary Tracy wrote to the secretary of the Interior while the secrnd application wag pending , requestIng - Ing that It bo made special. It Is also con tended that whllo In other cases contracting companies have been required to pay all royalties to patentees of processes necessary lo bo used , the contract With Secretary Tracy made with the Carnegie Steel company set apart a fund of 2 cents per pound which waste to be paid by the government In addition to the contract price ts contest the legality of the patents to the process of manufacturing nickel steal to be used In executing them contracts. Mention Is alee made of the fact that while the prices paid by this government tc- the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies under tbs contracts made by Secretary Whitney and Secretary Tracy amounted to from $500 to $630 per ton for armor , the Bethlehem c-mpany has taken the contract to furnish the armor to the Russian government at $300 per ton. S13XDI.VG XOTICKS TO THE IlAJfKS. Attention to the UeHlrnlilllty of the New lloniln. WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. The administra tion apparently Is making use of every legit imate means to make the forth- ccrr.lng popular loan a conspicuous success. With a View to stimulat ing general interest In the Issue * Mr. Eckels , the comptroller of the currency , with the approval ot the- president and Secretary Car lisle , has sent copies of the following circular letter to all national banks : TRKASUnV DEPARTMENT , OFFICE OF THE CO.MPTItOIjLiEU OF THE CUH- IIENCV , WASHINGTON , Jan. 13.-SIr : Some days since , lit tha request of the treasury , I caused to bo forwarded to you circulars Inviting proposals for the 4 per cent bonds BOOH to bo Issued by the Gov ernment. In order that offers for the game may bo made more Intelligently by those desiring to bid , there has been prepared by the Treasury department the enclosed Htatcment , exhibiting- prices to bo pilrt for the bonds In order to retuin to the In vestors certain rates of Interest In mild statement mentioned. It Is tlio des'ro ' of the government that these bonds be distributed as widely as passible , nnd an they arc of n character which uffonlH to national bank ? , especially these dc3lrlnr ; to obtain circula tion thereon , a long time Investment , your attention In ca'.lcd tp them , both ns to this particular feature nnd that of the general character of the Investment. It Is Hut-'sestcil that the national banks can materially aid the Rovernment In popularizing thla loan by calling the attention of their patrons to the desirability of It OH un Investment and In stimulating subscriptions thereto. It Is earnestly requested that you explain to your patrons In detail the manner of mak ing bids and tbo terms thereof , thus giving them the fullest Information upon the sub ject. In this manner It Is believed that inuny of our people who might otherwise foci Indifferent to tmcli Investment would Hee the advantage attaching to It and wish to participate therein. Hekppctfully , JAMES II. ECKELS , Comptroller. A neglected cold often terminates In con sumption. Toke Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup In time , and forestall the dreadful FAVOR HUKOim IN I'KX.NIOXH. Uriinil Army Mull Will OlTrr WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. The pension committee of the Grand Army ot the He- public will meet here this evening to go over pension matters and prepare for urging cer tain lEgtslat'.on by congress. Thow present will Include Benjamin Brooke , Philadelphia , chairman ; General W. W. Dudley , Washing ton ; A. S. Shaw , Watertown , N. Y. , and Attorney General Ketcham of Imllain. with General Walker , coinmander-ln-chlef , ox- offlclo. General Walker will later appear be fore the- house committee on pensions and urge legislation placing the pension offlco administration on "business principles , " the stopping cf "unwarranted Interference with pensions through bla&ed complaints , " and will favor fixing $300 a year as the limit of Income which bars a widow from receiving a pension , General Walker said today ; "We want the practice of sending assasulns of pensioners' rights through the country at the beck and call of every one who has some personal aim to serve , lo stop. The Grand Army of the Kepubllo Is In favor of using every means to stop fraudulent operations , but In ninety- nine casts out of 100 It U not the , pensioner who Is guilty of fraud In cases Investigated , but them personating pensioners. Among no bdy of men Is there lets fraud. We believe that , except where otherwise by special legis lation , all pensions should bo Uiued uni formly , the widow of a colonel receiving the same pension as the widow ef a private , " Ob , It I only had her complexion ! Why , It ia easily obtained. Use I'ozzonl's Coni > pexon ! ! Powder. CUIIAV IIAVR A STHOKH 1'OI.I.O\VI\ 1 Their VrtrMiln Horomliiir Imin | lriit nt ttio Iinii'tloii of CiitiKrvNN , WASHINGTON , Jan. H5. The queitlon of recognizing the belligerency rt the Cuban Insurgents absorbed nil the time ot tbo houfo foreign aftilrs commlttco at Its inciting to day. There exists a strong sentiment In congress favorable to Immediate recognition ot the revolution , and the KM dors cf this sentiment are very active , although It Is not yet demonstrated whether they represent a majority of tlio house. While It Is by no means certain that n majority of the foreign a flairs commlttcemcn regard It as expedient to grant recognition to the belligerent ? at thin stage of tholr fight , n feeling nf illswtls- factlcn did crop out at the mooting today , becanr-o no perceptible progress Is btlng made by tha commlttco toward reaching a decision en which It can make a tcport to the house. Some dlsmtlsfartlon was expressed because thn Statp department has not yet furnished the committee the Information In Its posses sion upon the status and progress cf the war In Cuba. About two weeks ago the house adopted a riMolullon calling on the secretary of state In forward all the evidence In the case In his po.'rou'loti. This resolution has been reinforced by the request cf the com mittee. Particular request has been made for the reports and loiters to the department by Consul General Williams at Havana and the United States cons-uU In Cuba. It Is presumed that these reports have been made , no It Is an Important pan of such ofll- ccrs abroad lo keep tholr Kvoriunciila posted upon all happenings which may affect the relations of governments. Kor obvious rea sons tlieso ronimunlcntlona cannot bo given t' the public while the war Is In progress , as they might contain ncwo which would mnko the continued residence ot tholr authors In Cuba somewhat un pleasant. The committee thinks that It Is entitled t ? all such Information , how ever , and expects to obtain It. Chairman Hltt ha'i innilo several calls upon Secretary Olncy and has been laid that tlio mailer In pos session of the department was being compiled ati fast as It could be. Until It Is bcf.ro the committee , however , no action can well be taken. In the meantime , the commit tec Is having an exchange of views upon the Cuban ques tion. A majority of Iho committee recom mended deliberation. The ensorvatlvo post- linn Is taken by the member ; ; ot the nub- commlttees , Messrs. Adamn , Draper and Hill , who have charge of Iho Cuban quesllon. Mr. Adams woo Iho United States minister to Drazll when Ihe government of that country was changed from a monarchy to u republic , and was the first foreign representative to reeognlzo the now gtvornmont. The republic was then n do facto government , however. It Is understood that members ot the commlt- tee argued today that the Cuban revolution ists have no established seat of government , that the republic they have declare. ! Is net exercising any civil power or enforcing any laws , and that they have no judicial or ox- ccullvo machinery. The not result tf the meeting was an agreement to Intimate to tha State department that thu commlttco lo waiting Evjllcllously for the Information In Its possession. The Hawaiian cable matter was entrusted lo a subcommittee consisting of Messrs. Hltt cf Illinois , Smith of Michigan and McCreary ot Kentucky. DI.VM3R TO THE DIPLOMATIC COUPS. Due of tlic * Moit ElfKimt of ( he An nual AVlilUHOIIHO Kvutiix. WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. President and Mrs. Cleveland gave their annual dinner to tbo members ot the diplomatic corps at the white house tonight. The appointments and decorations were on the elegant scale that la usual on these occasions. Those- present In cluded the following : The president and Mrs. Cleveland , the British ambassador and Lady Pauncefoto , the ambassador of Franco and Madame Patenalre , the ambassador of Italy and Daroness de Fava , the German ambassador and Baroness von Thlolmaun , the Mexican minister and Madame Homoro , the Turkish minister , the minister of Belgium , the minister of Sweden and Norway , the Brazilian minister and Madame Mendonca , the minis ter of Hussla , the minister of Guatemala and Senora de Laze Arlget , the m'nister of Chill and Sonera de Gana , the Chinese minister and Mrs. Yang , the minister of Venezuela and Scnorlta Andradc , the minister of Japan , the minister ct Austria-Hungary and Mme. Hengelmuller , the minis ter of Switzerland and Mrs. Ploda the minister ot Spiln and Senora do Lome , the minister of Denmark , the Hawaiian minister and Mrs. Hatch , the minister of Ecuador , the charge d'affaires of Colombia and Mrs. Henglfe , the charge d'affaires ot the Dominican republics , tha charge d'affaires of Costa Klca and Senor de Calve , the charge d'affaires of the Argentine Republic and Senora do Domenguoz , the charge d'affaires of Corea , the charge d'affaires of Portugal , the secretary ot state and Sirs. Olney. Sena tor and Mrs. Sherman , Senator and Miss Morgan , Representative and lire. McCreary , Representative and Mrs. Draper , Miss Julia Stevenson , Mrs. Wllcox , Miss Florence Dry- ant of Now York , Miss Edith Woodward of New York , Miss Harmon , Miss Alice Lee- , Mrs , Townsoml , Miss Jane Fuller , Mlsu Gray , Miss Mills , _ COPPI.NfiKH'S CASE IS 1IRM ) UP. Hcuutf Committee on Military AlTalrH HUH It Uiiilur Coittlilurntloii. WASHINGTON , Jan. 16. Senator Halo made an argument before the committee on military affairs today In favor of the confirma tion of the nomination of General Copplngor to bo brigadier general. Ho Bald that Gen eral Copplnger served through the war as an officer , had fought In thlrty-ono battles and had been wounded In two. Ho produced the original letter of recommendation to the gov ernor of Connecticut , written by General Custer , and ondorMd by General Shorldan , recommending In strong terms the promotion of Copplnger , tlien a captain , to the colonelcy of ono of the Connecticut regiments. Senator Ilalo said that the delay on the part of General Copplngcr In taking out hla naturalization papers was due to the fact that he had an Interest In the entail of an estate In Ireland , which ho , was advised by prominent Americans , Including Mr. Dliilno , might be endangered by his becoming a citi zen of thlH country. Ho called attention to the fact that Mr. Copplngor had been com missioned several limes. and had taken the oath of allegiance on all such occasions. Ho accounted for the general' ) ) participation In the civil conflict In Italy when a young man by saying that he- was a professional soldier. The committee- broke up without passing on the nomination , which Is being fought by the American Protective association. Opciilnpr U | > tlic Ut < > WASHINGTON , Jan. 1C. The house today passed a resolution asking the secretary of the Interior , among other things , for In formation as to the probable time In which the provisions of law can bo executed which provide for the restoration to the public domain of certain lands within the Un- compabgro Indian reservation In Utah , REFORM IN TOBACCO MAIL OUCH No Chemicals Nicotine Neutralized No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching Mil I 1-DYSPEPTIC - , IWYt.MI TAXKS OX INDIAN IjAMI.1. t St'iuilt ! Co tit in I ! ( < 'tin li1t < r * Srtmtor I'rttlurrit'n Illtl. WASHINGTON , Jan. in.Tlio senate com- mlttco on Indian affairs devoted the greater part of today's meeting to the consideration of Sennttr PottlKrow's bill providing for the apwumrnt of taxes on lands allotted to In- dhns , the taxes to l > o paid by the government. Senator 1'ettlsrow , In explaining the rcnwii for this proposed legislation , t < UJ that II InJInns living upon lands In severally xvoro to enjoy the protect ! : n of the local laws s.imo ono should bcnr their pr portion ol tl o expense entailed In their execution , and st.itoJ that under the terms under which His nllotinentu were rn.-ulo. the government was the proper ) > irty to do this. Ho said the IIR- KWRnto otpcnsw to the Rovornmont for the entlro United St\toa : wculil not exceed $200,000 annually. The commit top appeared to bo generally favorable to the bill , but Its final dlrjorltlon was deferred to a future meeting. TfMliiK Mio IMwhMo Tii7 lt ! > rioriitton | WASHINGTON' , Jan. 1C. The United Stntos supreme court today listened to nr- gumonts In two Imiiortant cases Involving ttia righl of state authorities to tax corporations. Ono of these was the cnso of the state ot California against the Southern I'acino ami Central Pacllla railroads. Thei roads re sisted a tux levy on the ground that the na- sosunonl was tnudo nga'tust their federal fran chises , and when the cuaa was decided against the roads In the ntnto courts , they appealed to the United Stales siipromu court. The oilier case Involves the right of the state and country authorities of Indiana to tnx the lines ot the Western Union Telegraph com pany In tlint state on the bnsls of the value of the Western Union lines ns an entirety. The decision In the state courts was favor able to the state. ( Jlvi's tinSi't'fflnrj - SunnUUoiM'tlnli , WASIHNQTON , Jan. 10. Senator Hans- brough , from the committee on agricul ture , today reported back the resolution In- deduced by hlntrolf dlrocllng the secretary of agriculture to proceed with the purchase and distribution of seeds In accordance with the lermo ot the last Appropriation net. Th committee amended the resolution so ns to relieve the secretary In making wich pur chase from paying more than a reasonable and fair price , aiiil ixlso relieves him from the requirement to expend nil the appro priation available for the purchase , limiting the expenditures to BO much as can prollt- ably bo used. _ Dontlin of n Day. DOVER , Del. , Jan. 16. Ex-Congressman N. n. Smlthers , who was pscrotary of stata under Governors Cannon and Marvel , died at his home In this city In his 78th year. . PITTSHUHO , Jan. 10. A. W. Dennett , su perintendent of parks , died suddenly ot typhoid fever , shortly after midnight. Mr. Dennett was an ofllcor In the National Flor ists association and was well known through out tlio country. Ho came to Plttsburg from Now York In 1S33 to take charge of the Phlpps conservatory and later was made superintendent of the bureau of parks. Ho was 41 yfars of ago and leaves a wife anil two children. CHICAGO , Jan. 16. Mrs. Martha E. Holden , known to newspaper readers as "Amber , " died at St. Luke's hospital. Doatli was the result ot an operation performed Tuesday for cancer. f I * * - . . -S r Yale's Skin m Removes wrinkles and ali traces of a e , It feeds through the pores and builds up the fatty membranes and wasted tissues , nourishes the shriveled and shrunken skin , tones and invig orates the nerves and muscles enriches the impoverished blood vessels , and supplies youth and elasticity to the action of the skin. It's perfect. Beware of substitutes and coun terfeits. Yale's Original Skin loocl , price $1.50 and S3.00. At all dnur ftores. . . 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