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    THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JU J3 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , DECE JER 5 , 1805 TWELVE PAGrES. jOfe SINGLE COPV ITLVE CENTS.
ISSAILED THE SUGAR TRUST
Commenced to Prevent it from Doing
Business in Now York.
PAPERS SERVED ON SECRETARY SEARLES
Attorney for the Trim ! 1'rofi'nnrN Xol
to litlnrinril OT T the I'rocecdlnn
iiiul IN Coniliteiit tin * Company
IN I.eKiilly
NEW YOIIK , Dec. 4. Recent rumors of
fi.ircndlng legal attacks upon the American
BiiRnr Refining compiny cryslallzed today
when papers were served upon Secretary
John U. Searlesi In a suit to restrain the
coirpany from doing business In this stale.
lluirort' were also current that similar pro
ceedings would be taken In Massachusetts.
Tlie opinion In the street was that the attacks
were Inspired by the same motives ns those
governing the opposition to the consolidation
plan of the Chicago Gas campanles. The
action tnktn did not affect the price of
ftnck , which closed at a gain of 1 per cent
over yesterday's final figures.
Mr. John E. Parsons of counsel for the
American Sugar Kenning company was In
terviewed by a reporter In regard to the
Bill , and said : "I have only glanced over
the papers. They proceed upon the Idea that
the American Sugar Ucflnlng company Is
u combination of the large number of pre-
vluialy existing corporations and Individual
sugar refiners ; that this combination con-
plitutcH a monopoly and Is In violation of
law. There1 nro further allegations , all for
tlio purpose of establishing the fact that
the company Is a monopoly. Any one cnn
make an application to the attorney genci-ai.
Any ono can serve papers upon such an
application. The practical consideration Is
whether the facts alleged are true and
w lift her. If true , they make out a case.
"The fact IB , the American Sugar lloflnlng
company Is the only corporation now exist
ing. All preceding corporations have bec'H
dissolved and arc out of existence. The or
ganization of the company followed the de
cision of the court of appeals In the case
_ _ sf the North Ulvcr company. It Is In direct
cot.formlty with what I understand to have
been established In that case and to have
been held In many other cases. Not only Is
there no law which prevents corporations
from acquiring property which previously
belonged to other Individuals or corporations ,
but the statutes of this state and of New
Jersey make express provisions that this
may be done. The company has always been
most careful that noth'.ng should be doneto
ccuntenancc the Idea of a monopoly. Any-
bcdy can carry on the business of sugar re
fining In this state , or anywhere else , so
Tar as Jho American company Is concerned.
It has nevtr made any contract or ngrc-
ment to the contrary.
"Any ono can sell at nny price he likes. "
When asked as to the person In whose
name the papers were ( .ervtd today Mr.
I'arsona replied that the name of the appli
cant was Hunt. Two names were filled In ,
Lilt lie could not recollect the other.
nuiTisii .SHIP LOST.
Ilellexeil lo Ilnve Konmlereil In the
Iteuent Typhoon.
PORTLAND , Ore. . Dec. . 4. Much appre
hension Is felt for the British ship Gorzdd ,
Captain Mead , now out forty-five days from
Singapore. This Is the third steamer which
Is unaccounted for on the northern. Pacific
ocean , ths others being the Eskdalo and
Strathnevlq , bound westward.
The Gorzdd is a 2,400-ton tramp schooner
bound to Tacoina to load lumber for South
Africa. She called from Singapore six weeks
ago and should have made the passage in
less than twenty-five days.
Thonchoonsr 1'urltaua , foity-nlno days from
Tlen-Tsln , which has Just arrived , reporto
experiencing November 14 and 15 on the
eastern edge of the China sea a typhoon of
unusual violence , before which she ran un
der bare poles for two days. Captain Saxe
says th3 gale was the ajvcrcst ho ever passed
through on the Pacific ocean. It was a
miracle , he says that ho did not founder
having only two experienced seamen in thu
foiecastle. The ship Tucomn , which arrived
a few days apr > from the orient , passed
through th9 same storm and narrowly escaped
destruction.
The com > 3nsus of opinion Is that two
Htcamshlps and the- British ship Lord Bras-
coy foundered In the same storm , thus
causing a loss of ISO lives and property
valued at f 1,250,000. The Gorzdd Is a t'tauncli
new steamer , navigated by experienced offi
cers , and hope Is held out that one of the
BtAamohlps have become disabled and Is be
ing towed Into port by the other. In th ?
latter event It Is quite- probable that the dis
abled craft will lie taken to ono of the har
bors of the Aleutian Islands nnd anchored.
' Tlio Gorzdd was In ballast and officers who
paused through thePiorm ara of the opinion
that a steamship without a cargo would fare
badly In such a typhoon ,
JHAY HHTUHX TO AVOIMv TOIIAY.
Strike In the \eiv Vorlc Iliillilliic
Triule Aiinreiitl > - .Settled.
NEW YORK , Dec. 4. In all probability
the striking housesmlths will relurn to work
tomorrow and the work abandoned sixteen
days ago on eighteen buildings will bo re
sumed , A conference will be held In the
olllco of J. B. and J. M. Cornell at 2 o'clock
thin afternoon when a final settlement of
the difficulties muy be readied.
It was stated at union headquarters , how
ever , that no matter what decision shall
be arrived at , the strike would bo called
off today. Ii Is Known that Mr. Cornell In
firm In DIP stand which lie took at the outlet
not to accede to trie demand for the recogni
tion of thu union , hut he has consented to
proposition of giving a uniform scale of
wagcg which will bo regulated according to
thn efficiency of the Iron workers. Another
Important matter which now confronts sonitf
of tlio Htrlke leaders Is the reported throat
of Mr. Cornell , who Is paid to have decided
that n ? will not under any condition agree
to havd them re MI me woik In any building
In which his firm Is concerned.
"Thin l hlRck'Ilstlng , " said ono of the *
today , "but If the men whom Mr.
Cornell dislikes because of thn part which
they have played In the present crisis cannot
return to work on his Jobs , they c.in got
plenty of work elsewhere. "
Tht : conference heM this afternoon brought
the contending parties no nearer n kettle-
ment ami tcnlght the strike Is still on ,
Illooilj Clolliliui I'lilJH ii I'nrt.
KANSAS CUTV. Dfo. 4. A special to the
Star from Wichita , Kan. , ayn : The pre
liminary examination of Mrs. Irene Leonard ,
Orvlll ? Williamson and Frank M. William-
t > ? n , charged with the murder of H. H ,
Leonard on the night of November 18 , Is In
prore.3 lufore Justice Jones. The bloody
clothing of the murdered man and part of
Mm. Leonard's wearing apparel having blood
HUlns on It will pliy an Important part In
the caser , and were exhibited this morning ,
llenth tit n Ihiy.
: . % E\V IH.OOMK1KM ) , P.I. , Dec. 4. Adam
llallrr , the oUleit editor In the- state In
continuous active service on one newipapcr.
died Jt hli home In this place yesterday.
IU fouivilfil Iho Peny Freeman In 1831 and
\\ae Its propiletur ; uij editor for fifty-five
incatm ot Oeeun Vennelx , Dee , -I ,
At Southampton Arrived St. Paul , from
Ntw Yotk ,
At Liverpool ArrlvcJ Catalonia , from
lloiton ; Roman , frcm Boston ; Waealand , from
PI lladelphla.
At landau Arrived Richmond Hill , from
Now York.
New Yoik Arrived Steamers Stuttgart
from Bremen ; Ardlc-n , from Cpe Haytli'n.
At New York Arrived Etti Steamer Spree.
f i om Bremen.
At Qufiimtown Arrived 5th--Gtnnanc ! ,
from New York for Liverpool.
to.M.'i-.ssns TO SUVHH.U * MUHUKIIS.
Cnreer lit Crime of nn In-
< I I n n n Culprit.
FORT WAYNE , Ind. , Dtc. 4. William
Stone , formerly a member ot the Dalton gang ,
under sentence of ten years here for shoot
ing Deputy Sheriff Harold , has confessed
to committing murders In Chicago , Cleve
land , Kansas City and several other places.
HB | story IB one of n llfo of murder , bur
glary , train and stage robbing , and Is a
startling confession.
Stone says that he and hU partner , Wil
liam Walrath , killed a man In Kansas City
In 18S3 and robbed him , but later gave the
money to Henry Donnelly , a policeman , for
protection. He confe-sws to the- murder of
Mrs. Stewart and her son , Clarence , In
Cleveland. The bodies were cut to pieces
and thrown Into Lake Erie. He says the
following morning he killed a boy In the
Big Four yards In Llnndalc , O.
In Buffalo ho and Walr&th and a man
named Burns , a saloon kc-opcr , killed a wealthy
western farmer who was looking for a good
time. The money was divided and Stone
and Walrath retun-rd to Chicago and with
their share started a restaurant. Hero Wal
rath married Stone's sitter. Mrs. Walrath died ,
and Stone and Wnlrath left Chicago. Later
Stone returned and was Implicated In the
murder of a father and son named Prunty.
Three men are- said to be now serving life
sentences at Jollct for the crime , hut Stone
was not arrested.
He then tells of a murder at Dunkirk , N.
Y. , where he and a man named Duffy
stabbed a pal , "Buffalo Jack , " four times
and then burled him In the woods. Another
murder was committed at Union City. Pa. ,
the victim being an old man named Horton
or Norton. Another murder was committed
by the trio near Youngstown , 0. , the victim
being a resident ot Ashtabula. The last
murder committed by Stone and AValrath
was on April 29 , 1S05 , on a Pennsylvania
freight train , At this time Stone was shot
and did not get medical aid until South
Bend was reached. The next desperate act
of ths trio was the robbery of a Grand
Trunk train In Michigan , where five watches
and. money were secured. Two of these
watches have been Identified sines their arrest
here.
here.This
This afternoon when the officers learneil
that John C. Stone's confession had become
generally known , he was hustled out of the
city to the- Michigan City penitentiary to
servo a term tit ten years. When Stone
made hlu private confession two months
ago he Implicated Ills pal , John Duffey , aa
the leading spirit In the bloody highway
robberies. . This sensational confession was
kept concealed till Duffy was placed on trial
yesterday for assault with Intent to kill
a posse of deputy t'herllty. ' Thu confession
became public too lateto have any cited
en Duffy's case , as when the Jury retired at
night , the wild taleof crimes had not
reached the Jury. Duffy received enl >
a four years' sentence- , six lera than his ac
complice , who was Implicated In the same
crime.
The officers , or at least some of them , are
inclined to think that Stone has palmed
and embellished n few molehills of criminality
Into mountains of crime for no other pur
pose. than to vent his enmity ngalnst Duffy.
Since the death of their partner , William
Walrath , from the effect of bullet wounds
received In the-lr battle with til ? deputy
sheriffs here last April , Duffy and Stone have
bee-n such bitter enemies that they have
been kept In different parts ot the Jail and
were never In the same room , even during
meals.
Adlvces from Mansfield , O. , and Erie , Pa. ,
and Kansas City , Indicate that Stone was
very familiar with murders committed at
each of these places. Denials have ben re
ceived from Chicago , Cleveland and Buffalo.
KANSAS CITY , Kan. , Dec. 4. The police
hero are somewhat uncertain as to the
genuineness of the confession made by the
pilsoncr , William Stone , at Fort AVaync.
Policeman Henry Donnelly , the man' Im
plicated by Stone , has certainly killed one
man and Is not free from suspicion of con
nection with the murder of another. On
September 27 , 1S85 , Christopher Shubert , a
wealthy German from Leavenworth , Kan. ,
was murdered here and robbed of his money.
Ills dead body was found on the Central
avenue bridge early In the morning. No ar-
restii were ever made and the case continued
, i mystery. Two months later. Policeman
Henry Donnelly shot and killed Officer
Thcmas O'Donald , In a raloon. This killing
was also shrouded in more or less mystery ,
for there- had been a puspiclon that Donnelly
had had some connection with the killing of
ShnljLTt , nnd It was openly charged that the
killing of O'Donald was In some manner
an outgrowth of the first murder. For the
killing of his brother officer , after making
.1 strong plea of self-defense , Donnelly was
convicted of manslaughter and santenccd to
two years in the penitentiary. He served hit
tlnu and Is now supposed to be somewhere
in Colorado. Should the confession of Stone
ba borne out In Its details , the police here
assert that they may make an effort to have
Donnelly arresttd for complicity In the mur
der of Shubert.
CLEVELAND. O , , Dec. 4. The police of
thin city think the confession of John Stone
at Fort Wayne. Ind. , Is based largely on
Imagination. Nothing IH known of the crimes
which Stone- says he and Walrath com
mitted In Cleveland , and It is certain the
pair were not arrested hero and that they
did not escape from Jail by feigning In
sanity.
CHICAGO , Dec. 4. The- police take no
stock In the- story of Convict Stone In Fort
Wayne to the effect that he was connected
with the Prunty murdera In Chicago. Three
men wore convicted of these crimes and are
now serving their sentences in Jollet. The
police never heard of Stone nnd do not
want him.
KHIJj DI-3.VU AT T1II3 SKCOXD III.OW.
In nil lonn Saloon Itenults
In a .11 n filer.
HARLAN , la , , Dec. 4. ( Special. ) Monday
night John Long , a disreputable character ,
got Into an altercation with Chris Paulson , a
saloon Ueciur , and after passing a few blows
Paulcon staggered and fell , dying In u few
minutes ,
The testimony of those who witnessed the
frucns IH very conflicting , some saying that
Long did not csc-n strike Paulsen ; others say
he dealt him two blows In tlie stomach , or
near the hrait. An Inquest Is being held
nnd an autopsy will follow to determine ths
facts. Long was arrested , but escaped from
the nuialuil. Later ho wax rearrested by
Deputy Sheriff Cooper and Is now In Jail. ,
Fein-fill KxnloNlr.u of
. Mtro-filyeerlne ,
PITTSBURO , Dc. 4 , An explosion of nitro
glycerine at IIunifi'H torpedo factory , near
Butler , P.I. , at 10 o'clock this moinlng com-
plolely demolished thu factory and two stor
age magazines and killed Lowery Dlnck and
Georne Hester , two employes. Portions of
Illat-k'u remains were picked up seventy-five
ft ft away , but nothing but a part uf Heater's
underwear can bn found , It Is thought the
yuung men were thawing out a cm of gly-
ccrlne , wh n It exploded , The concussion
shook houses and shattered windows for
mlrx | around. About 1,000 pounds of glycer
ine exploded ,
> hi tiiiH TriiHt
CHICAGO , Dec. 4. General George W.
Hunt opened the argument fur the Gas trust
before Judge Show-alter this ; morning. The
proposed consolidation , he said , had been re-
fen-red to tlie attorney general of the state ,
of Illlnol * and until ho paid upon U there
\\uu mi need of an application for an Injunc
tion. The consolidation could not take place
or be c-fTeellvo without the consent of the at
torney general , and that consent If given
would Indicate trst the consollJctlon wac not
lu violation of tlio dscUUiu of the supreme
court. _
fliieliinnll VUIU Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Dec. 4. The first train beailnjs
the Cincinnati party arrived at 9:30 : with
Mayor Caldwell and svvrnty-nv member * Cf
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. They
were met at the union depot by Vice I'rcal-
drnt Hemphlll and Director * Klows and B. C ,
Potter of the exposition , who etcorted them to
Jin Aragin hotil. A few minutes later the
Cincinnati I-niurr | excursion of 145 people ,
leaded by right inp.-nb'.rs of the stuff and
U'flur' * tasd , came In and went to the
Ortintil.
HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGLAND
Sjnopsis of the Hoply to Olnoy's ' Last Note
on the Venezuela Dispute.
GREAT BRITAIN DECLINES TO ARBITRATE
I.onl HnllxlinrjInriiorrfi the Iloqncftt ot
the UiiHeil Stnten In the Vviic-
niielnii AITnlr llcply to
Ulnoy ( ill the Wit ) ' , ,
LONDON , Dec. 4. The reply of the mar
quis ot Salisbury to the note of Secretary
Olney on the Venezuelan question , the Asoocl-
ated prcsa learns , Is on board the White Stur
line steamer Britannic , duo at New York on
Friday next. The essence of the document
Is that Great Britain refuses to submit to
arbitration any of the territory within the
Schomburg line.
Some surprise Is expressed at the fact that
the reply Is not pent through the United
States embassy , but the United States am
bassador , Mr. Thomas F. Bayard , explains
that this Is in accordance with diplomatic
usages.
Ths reception of Lord Salisbury's reply to
the note of Secretary Olney touching the
Venezuelan boundary dispute will be awaited
with much Interest In diplomatic circles here.
The two main contentions set up In Secretary
Olney's note may be briefly stated as follows :
First If the quarrel with Venezuela Is nil
ordinary boundary dispute , having its origin
In faulty descriptions , Imperfect' surveys or
other misunderstandings , a refusal to arbU
trato the same Is contrary to the precedents
set by Great Britain herself and contrary to
the practice of all civilized nations.
Second If , on the other hand , as appears
to be th3 cape , and as Is the belief of the
president of the United States , the dispute
as to the location of a boundary line Is a
mere disguise under which Great Britain is
attempting by superior forceto extend her
territorial possessions In America , this Is di
rectly vlolatlvo of the Monroe doctrine nnd
will not bo submitted to by the United States.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
All of the leading London Journals com
ment freely upon the reference made In his
message to congress by President Cleveland
to the Venezuelan controversy.
The Dally News , the liberal organ , says :
"President Cleveland knows better than to
treat the Monroe doctrine as if It were a
rule of International law. H Is neither dig
nified nor politic for the administration at
Washington to take up the quarrels of South
American communities which do not ob
serve the usages of clvillzea nations. Amer
ica will find some day that this sort of pat
ronage Involves a corresponding responsi
bility , nnd they will not like that at all. "
The Standard , a conservative organ , says :
"We cannot but regret the tone of Presi
dent Cleveland's references to Venezuela. If
we may Judge of the tone' ' and substance of
Mr. Olney's dispatch , from the paraphrase
thus Imparted to congress , wo are not sur-
piised that no answer has been received.
And we further undertake to predict that
when the reply reaches the white house
It will furnish the president with n deal of
matter for serious reflection. We must be
pardoned If wo venture to say that the
whole passage referring to Venezuela Is a
tissue of unreal assumptions and unsupported
deductions. If the Americans desire to carry
out the views thus expressed they will dose
so after due calculation of the cost. Even ,
If we are- eager for arbitration , the expe
rience in the Bering sea controversy would
hardly encourage us. It is not essy to argue
calmly when we find that President Cleve
land has already prejudiced the merits of
the dispute. But even strong states have
rights , and though urtaiuniam is anie to
maintain Its dignity and Interest , it ought not
to bo a mark for public affront In a presi
dential message. We are not much Impressed
with his currency proposals. He suggests
a palliative and not a cure. "
Referring to President Cleveland's message
to congress , the St. James Gazette this
afternoon says : "There Is nothing whatever
of the Jingo In Mr. Cleveland's message. In
spite of all assertions to the contrary , there
Is not the least probability that the United
States will put any obstacles In the way of
a proper settlement In Venezuela. "
The Pall Mall Gazette remarks : "So far
as our relations with America are concerned
the message Is not likely to raise any un
pleasant questions , hut we fall to see ho\v
Mr Cleveland's definition of Monroe Is ap
plied to Venezuela. "
The Globe says : "There Is nothing sur
prising In the fact that the Monroe doctrine
bulks rather largely In the message , nor In
the hostile tone adopted toward England. Is
not the presidential election drawing nigh ?
Pulling the lion's tall may look to the old
world a curious way of trying to catch
fish , hut It has been found to answer In the
turbid waters of American politics. "
A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin , to
be published tomorrow , says :
"A feeling akin to consternation has been
caused here by President Cleveland's refer
ence to Germany. It has. had a marked ef
fect upon the bourse and has been discussed
fully In the newspapers. The radical news
papers takz the opportunity to attack the
agrarians and Baron Von Kosller , who has
just been dlsmirced from his post as Prus
sian minister of the Interior , to whom they
ascribe the prohibition ot Importation of
American cattle and the restriction , on life
Insurance campanles. The government organ ,
on th ? contrary , contends that tli3 situation
In America is responsible for those restric
tions and their withdrawal rests with Amer
ica herself. The colonial papem accuse
America of an intention to maneuver England
and Germany out of Samoa , and they appeal
to the government to proclaim ths suzer-
ulnty of Germany s the only power entitled
to rule In Samoa , "
NO NEWS TO THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON , Dec , 4. There ID no reason
to believe that the president was aware be
fore his message went to congress that
Lord Salisbury's response to Ambassador
Bayard's representations touching the Vene
zuelan boundary , dispute would be unfavor
able , but the fact was probably withhold
from congress , because that portion of the
mc-ssage relating to Venezuela had already
been completed and the president desires
to make It the subject of a special com
munication that will give the matter the
Importance It deaeives.
If the reply Is of the nature stated , then it
Is realized here that there can
bo but one line of action open
to the president. He has In his
note ot Instructions tri Mr. Bayard simply
curried out the expressed wish to congress ,
as exhibited In the resolution adopted toward
the close of the last .etsion. He hag pre
sented the Isiue plainly and divested It of
all tlio extraneous Issues that were sought
to bf included by the Brllleh government.
Ihe question of a claim for reparation for
the arrest of BrltUh oltlciuls by the Vene
zuelans being regarded by the president as
dliectly dependent upon the main question
of the- solution of the boundary dispute , was
not allowed lo complicate the Issue , nor was
: he attempt to assert Jurisdiction over the
nctt part ° f 'he ' land claimed , namely , that
lying eastward of the shifting Schomburg
line.
Having received a negative reply to his
direct Inquiry whether or not Great Britain
mu" prepared to submit to arbitration all of
ho territory In dispute , for there can ha no
loubt the president has been Informed by
cable of the nature of the communication
coming by mall , there remains for him but
ono course , namely , lo submit the matter
o congress for Ito further direction. Beyond
hl point the president cannot go alone.
For. lo be consilient , ho would be obliged tq
lotlfy the British government that any en
croachment upon Venezuelan eoll would be
regarded by the United States ai a hoitlle
act , and that Is BO perilously close to an
open declaration of war that It might be
construed a tin Infringement upon the con
stitutional power of congreeu.
STAIITKI ) IX 1'trilSfIT < ) F MACICO.
SimnUh Kmlonvor to Veevrnt IIlN
flnnirc.
HAVANA , Dec. 4. Reports [ current for
several days that Antonio Maccd had crossed
the military line ot La Trochaon Novem
ber 9 are confirmed. He wnt."accompanlcd
by the bands ot Mlros , Crbreco and Qulntln
Banderas. The crossing was effected be
tween the forts of La Snnchs/ and La Re-
donda , north of Clego do Avlla. Upon crossIng -
Ing the line a force of the .Insurgents was
detached to make an assault upon La Rc-
donda fort , thus creating a diversion to
prevent pursuit , while the main force
pushed on toward the borders ot Santa
Clara province , which It Is proposed to In
vade.
Maceo's force Is closely pursued by Gen
erals Ahlave and Aldecoa. and Generals
Suarcz Valdcz and Navurro hnyc also been
sent to attack him. An Important engage
ment Is Imminent , the Spanish object being
to divert Maceo's advance upon Santa Clara
and to prevent his Junction with the forces
of Gomez. The munitions and" baggage be
longing to Maceo's forces have been car
ried on schooners from the Manzanltlo
coast to the Santa Clara province In order to
enable the Insurgents to go unlncumbered
and move more rapidly.
An attack upon a fort near Santa Clara
has been made by $00 Insurgents , A column
of 150 troops was sent to the relief of the
forts nnd the Insurgents were dispersed.
Lieutenant Agullar , at the head of twenty-
eight guerillas , was surrounded by n band
ot 200 Insurgents under the leadership of
Rlos near Manzanlllo. The troops fought
bravely and , the official reports say , dis
persed the Insurgents , who left three klllec
and five wounded when they retreated. The
troops had one killed and the lieutenant and
six wounded.
Ilniiiiiiet fi > r Benefit of
LONDON , Dec. 4. A banquet was given In
the Holborn restaurant today In aid ot the
pension fund of the Locomotive Steam En
gincmcn nnd Firemen's Friendly society , n
which 200 gueps : sat down. . The United
States ambassador presided and he made a
speech In responseto a teat < t to the success
of the society , In which hs complimented I
upon a work meriting the sympathy of the
nation and hoped that when lib left Englani
he would be rcmembeied as having done
something to bring the- two nations Into sym
pathy. Uo also spoke of the grjat benefits
which railroads had conferred on both sides o
the Atlantic. Mr. Bayard * was heartily
cheered upon the conclusion of his remraks.
1'ninreKH of C'liolern li ItiiKHln.
ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 4. From Novem
ber 3 to November 30 there were forty-sevei
cases of cholera and fonrtovu deaths here
For the week ending November 1C thcro were
220 cases and 110 deaths In thslRovernment o
Volhynla , which shows a largcf decrease. Sev
enty-two cases and twenty-rix deaths have
occurred In the district oC Bmllcheff , In the
government of Kief ,
Geiiornl UonrnleH Sentenced to Death
HAVANA , Dec. 4. General Gonziles , the
Insurgent leader , after having bten tried b >
court-martial and convlcted.of 'taking up arms
against the government , was today sentenced
to be shot. "
Later In the day a dispatch ifrom Ma'anzas
announc3d that General Qonzales had been
shot there today. _ '
Sir ChnrlcH Tniier | Sallx for Ciinniln
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 4. The Cuiiard > line
steambhlp Campania , which sails for New
York on Saturday next , will take among her
passengers Sir Charles Tupper. the Canadian
high commissioner , who Is gblng to Canada
to confer , with the Oomlnton' government lu
relation to the fast transatlantic line of steam
ships. _ * .
*
Pope Seiulx Alii' to Aruicnlu. *
ROME , Dc. 4. The Obse'Svaibro Romano
has a letter from Constantinople which sayr
the pop ? , Immediate/ ! after he learned of the
misery In Armenia , sent 60,000 lire 'to the
Armenian patriarch , who .has replied , .ex
pressing hls , thanks. '
* " Iloiinty Offered for Wolf
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Uec. 4. ( Special. )
Cattlemen having runfres In the bed lani
section of the country west of the Mlpsour
river have raised a fund by contributing
2 cents each for each head iif stock owned
by tlism , the largo fund thtis raised to be
paid out In bounties of JS'for ' each gray
wolf killed on the range. As u result of
this , practically every cowboy on the range
In that region Is laying 'Ina supply of am
munition with the Intention of securing
some of the money , as wjell ns to have
.some fport. When the present fund is ex-
liaiiHtfii , other assessments'- will be made
with the hope of rleldlnj ? tlifi ninge of the
pests which now Infest itThe practice
of placing bulls of strychnine on shrubs
or Htleks to poison wolvfrs' ! m In homf In
stances resulted In the death of valuable
imported hounds , which ate , the poison In
tended for tlio wolves' . Some of the parties
who have been hunting .wolves with hounds
say that It Is an expansive' method of huntIng -
Ing the animals , ln > caupe nearly us many
hounds as wolves are Icllii'd , jilealer in
hounds , who lives near patinas City , has
written South Dakota cattlemen that he
ha succeeded In raising same hounds that
are sure death to the llrcest wolf. As yet
none of Ills "wolf exterminators" have
been trlod on the runBewof this stale , al
though Home of the stockmen may decide
to buy ,
Iteopenliiff the Illylhe CiiNe.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dee ; 4. Henry and
John W. Ulythe filed a suit In the United
States court which seeks' to reopen the
famous Rlythe eaHP. The plaintiffs main
tain that Florence Blythe wn.s the daughter
of J , J. Aflicioft , who married Florence's
mother , and that s-hc Iff not i elated to
Thomas II. niythe. A Bull was also filed
In behalf of Alice Edith Dickinson Blythe ,
claiming to be ihi > widow of Thomas II.
Blythe , alleging that Florence Ulythe Is
the daughter of nil KnRllAh coklU-r , Htlll
living. Alice K'JHIi ' Dickinson transfeircd
her claim to ] . J. Baldwin and John D.
SpreckelB , Mrs. Florence'Ulythe-Hlnckloy
was pluct'il in uctunl poyxexHlon of all
ThoinuH lllytho's estate "In this city this
afternoon.
Took the WroiiKVoinnn to the I-'iilr.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. I. Lute thin afternoon
a petition for dlvorco wait filed In the cir
cuit court by Alrn. Carrie II. lloffmelctcr
against her hiubuml , William Hoffmelstpr ,
supreme recorder of the .LeKlon of Honor.
Tlie plaintiff charges her husband generally
with Immoinitty , violation of the marrlnga
vows and drunkenness. Ho Is specifically
chanted with uttemllnpr the World's fair
nt Chicago with a ivom.un named Mny
1'pters , while Mrs. Ho/fnielsler nnd the
babies remained at home. ;
Viin Iloiileii'H SenJr mei < ; iiiillrniea.
DUNVER , Dec. 4. A ; ' ' . Van Houten ,
who killed Richard Newel ) , superintendent
of construction of tho'Midland ' Terminal
railroad , near Cripple CreHcon December
19 , 1894 , will explain hla , crime on the gal
lows If there i not executive Interference.
The judgment of ths trldl court , which
found the prisoner guilty' of murder and
sentenced him to death. WUH ailirmed to-
duy by the supreme court , and the execu
tion was set for the week beginning De
cember next.
1'nt Crowe Wniitetl' 1 n lenver ,
DENVER , Deo. 4 , Governor Mulntyro to
day Issued a requisltlqiMoA Governor Stuna
of Missouri for the return of 1'ut Crowe to
Colorado , Crowe Is under -Indictment for
thu larceny of valuable/ diamonds from
Chapln'ti Jewelry store. , ln Oils city. Ho Is
now un Inmate of the t-ltv dull at St. Jo
seph. Mo. , on the clmrifc nf train robbery.
An olllrer will lie Kent for him at once , nnd
If j > olblo bring him bjioit to Denver for
trial ,
( Mem-eil Without I'l-otc-HI.
BAN FRANCISCO Deis 4.-The tug Bar
clay Golden , which It J8 understood In to
be used In the Interest of General Kzota ,
cleared for Acnpulco twtuy. Hhe went out
In choree of C'mituln | JJ > ni > eii unil a rr w
of eluht men. There 'erc two or three
paHBemiera un board. The vessel carried
only Htore-H imd coal. Tte | custom ollle-o of
fered no objection to the clearance of the
vensel. _
( 'line of .MlNlnUeii Identity.
SAN FIIANOIBCO. Dec. 4.-Tbo elrl who
killed herself in a buffalo bpartllnif hoimo
yesterday cannot bu the Nellla Mussle , who
shot and klll'd her hunba.-d , William Mas-
Hie. In Ililj city , November 13 lust , Airs.
Massif had her examination In pallet- court
only last Monday and ' \v4 dltctmrgi-il that
day , 10 could not posirlbly be In Buffalo
yc-attnJny.
CABAL COMBAT COPP1NGER
Combination at Washington Will Endeavor
to Prevent His Confirmation ,
LITTLE PROSPECTS FOR ITS SUCCESS
Senator * Incline In the Ill-Hot Hint the
General IH'Kervc * | | Promotion
t
mill Army Awree Hint He
Honor * tin fior > let- .
WASHINGTON , Dec. ! . ( Special Tele
gram. ) There Is a feeling In certain quar
ters of the army that General Copplngcr ,
when his name cornea before the senate for
confirmation , will have to run the gauntlet
of objections , because ot hls > being a foreigner
and not exactly In ths- line for promotion to
his present rank. There are a number of
malcontents who are quietly Intimating that
he may fall ot confirmation , but the better
class of army officers , active as well as re
tired , do not hesitate to siy that the army
would bo stronger If all the commanding
officers were aa bravo and fearless In the
discharge of duty as General Copplnger. It
lo thought the cabal socking to hold his con
firmation In check will not command a sena
tor to seilously oppose his endorsement to the
position to which he was named by President
Cleveland during the recent congress.
YOUNGSTERS UECEIVE A SNUH.
The action ot the republican caucus today
authorizing John Sherman to name a com
mittee of nlno on senate committees and to
report the personnel of said committee to
an adjourned caucus to be called by the
chairman , Is considered as a virtual sur
render by the younger senators , like Dubols ,
I'ettlgrew and John L. Wilson , who had
planned to take this power away from the
chairman and have the committees selected
by tlio caucus itself. At a late dinner given
by John L. Wilson Monday evening It was
decided by the younger element of the sen
ate to knock Immemorial custom and sena
torial dignity Into a cocked hat and pro
ceed to reorganize the committee on western
lines , the west having been loft out In the
cold too long for the young blood of the
senate. But , somehow , at today's caucus
the young malcontents found for themselves
confronting a decided sentiment In favor of
tradition and of allowing the men whoby
reason of ability and long continued public
service to dlicct preliminaries toward re-
oiganlzatlon. The only concession made to
younger men la that Mr. Sherman shall
report the names of the committee at a
meeting to bo called by himself. As a
matter of fact there are eight western sen
ators , eight west of the Missouri river , who
will not vote with the young fellows to
change In any remarkable- degree the com
position of committees. Senator Quay wjs
heard to remark to a democrat today thai
if democrats would stand pat there would
bo no reorganization. "You can count en
us , " said the democrat.
CLARK CHASING THE BANNOCKS.
Senator Clark of Wyoming Is after Bannocl ;
Indians. He Introduced a memorial passed
by the last session of the Wyoming legisla
ture , praying congress to set aside a strip of
country about ' thirty miles square in Ulntali
county for'a national park , adjoining Yellow
stone park , and which is said to bo the
greatest game preserve In the United States
and the winter feeding ground of animals
summering In National park. After Its In
troduction Senator Clark" said It occurred to
him * htnt this mlght-6olvethe difflcultyi.wlth
the Bannock Indians , who created such a
disturbance In Jackson's Hole country lasl
summer. Hi Is emphatic in his criticism ol
the Interior department , and especially Agent
Teter. He nays that Instead of being out
laws and renegades , as the agent charged ,
the settlers of Ulntah county are law-abiding
cltjzenB , actual land owners In the state and
deserving In every way. While he recog
nizes the gravity of the treaty right , he pro
poses to prevent Bannocks from hunting
whsrever their fancy" wills and wantonly killIng -
Ing game.
At the meeting of the Nebraska delegation
Tuesday night it was decided that Senator
Thurston and Congressman Meiklejohn should
draft a bill loo'k'lng to legal protection for
Indians In Nebraska , who are subject to In
fluenced of unreliable corporations and schem
ing white men.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
Captain William II. Arthur , assistant sur
geon , IB relieved from duty at Fort Colum
bus , N. Y , , and I ordered to report to Fort
Myers , VI r.
Second Lieutenant Conwoy II. Arnold , Jr. ,
Fifth artillery , Is assigned to a vacancy of
second lieutenant Second artillery , battery
B. Flr&t Lieutenant Edward A. Millar ,
Third ortlllelry , Is ordered to Fort Monroe
on official business.
Acting Secretary Reynolds today rendered
decisions In land cases as follows : Ne
braska Lou la Tomslk against John B.
Jonas , O'Neill district , commlslBonor'a de
cision reversed and Jonas' entry held Intact ;
John Cudloy against Zelotus I ! . Mitchell ,
McCook district , decision reversed and
Mitchell's entrv held intact. South Dakota
William P. Combelleck against Andrew G.
Williams , Huron district , decision ailirmed
and Williams homestead entry held for can
cellation ; Iver C. Israel against Edward F.
Wilson , Watcrlown district , decision af
firmed and Israel's contest dismissed ; Mark
C. Belts against John G. Shumakcr , Mitchell
district , decision affirmed and Shumakcr's
homestead held for cancellation.
Superintendent While today * appointed
Recce I * . Davis of Grinnell , la , , a railway
mall clerk.
Dr. L. F. Dlffendorf was today appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Aberdeen ,
S. I ) .
The following bldo were opened at the
Tieasury department today for the approaches
preaches to the public building at Davenport ,
la. ; L. L. Leach & Sons , Chicago. 14,947 ;
B. D. Brines , Aurora , III. , $4,000 ; Benjamin
Hyde , Chicago , $3.910 ; Schllllngcr Bros. &
Co. , Chicago , $3G75 ; Joe II. Lemlcheck ,
Milwaukee , $2,9SG ; George W. Corbelt ,
Washington , D. C. , $3.914 ; G. Mafbloll , Rock-
ford. 111. . $3,150 ; A. H. Klelnecke , Chicago ,
$3.400.
HF/I'AM.VTION WAS ll.NWAIIHAXTKI ) .
fieriiiaii I'liiierx Think Treatment ill
Siiurnr from There Tow .Severe.
BRRLIN , Dec. 4The KolnUche Zeltung ,
commenting upon President Cleveland's mes
sage bearing upon the -trade relations be
tween Germany and America , refers to the
disadvantages with which German sugar Im
porters to America contend , "Tho Inspection
of American pork , " says the Zeltung , "Is
merely of a local nature , and had not war
ranted the differential treatment of German
Imports by America , while American Insur
ance companies are only subjected to the
SSIIIB regulations as are all such Institutions
u Priiktla. "
The Zeltung concludes that such questions
should not be decilcd In a moment of anger ,
jut should be settled In a manner agreeable
to both countries , after duo consideration of
all that may be mid for and against. Un-
loubtedly , It thinks , this IH uh > o President
Cleveland's desire.
Juliit Heule Committee. D
P1TTSBURG , Dec. 4. The Joint scale com-
nlltee of coal operators and miners to ar
range the scale for next yeir disagreed and
iicstnted separate reports to the Joint con-
eiitlou this morning. The operators held
out for Cl cents for the first three months of
89(1 ( and 70 cent ) for the balance of the
year , while the miners wanted 74 centa per
on for the entire year. After discussing
both propositions the convention adjourned
at not n until 4 o'clock. In the Interim e-pa-
rate meltings of the miners and operators
rill bj held and efforts made to effect a
compromise.
Homo Suite iwty I'Ire.
ROME , N. V. , Dec. 4 , Flie has destroyed
iropcrty In this cl'y ' to the value of from
; 10,000 to $50,000.
| BEE BULLETIN.
At for Nebmckn
Warmer ; Southerly Wlmli.
HBO. J fc
1. Suit llf&folKnn ! < t the Sticiir TniM.
I nglnmMl Alnriiieit hy Cle\elniul ,
Inking \nVon tleneriil ConpliiKrr.
CoiigrovsYltj Siippiirt the rre lilrnt.
a. Ileur HIiolfiBthii Ilimnl of Ueultli.
3. Htntc'd C'mgJBilint Miirgnn Clo r.l.
llllt'n Snpplementitl Answer Ueplleil To.
4. IMItnrlnl anil Comment.
n. Stillnn SlumU Alone mill Un mo veil.
Turin Siy : the Arnienliinn Slurlril It ,
n , Counell ItlutTit t.mnt Miittem.
Oliiingeii I'romUeil on the O.
7 , Coinnierclnl unit riiiiincl.il Ne\\n.
8. Henry Wutli-rinn on Demoeracy.
KiluanlH ICeep * Illn ( > n C'ounxel.
( I. I'oreeiKt of the Oitiihii llmlcet.
1O. Admiral Ciirprnti-r ( JolnR Home.
It. Some Hints for lliulillnir Authors ,
He'd a Jlerry Sm-nce Monnrcli.
1 . ' 'TliMj.oyulty of Wlllhim Doiighm. "
VAI.tJAIIl.n MlXIXt ! CLAIM 'Ml'MlM-M ) . "
Dentil of n South DiiUoln .11 nil Pro
voke * Interesting I.It trillion.
HILL CITY , S. D. , lsc. 4. ( Special. )
Details of an exciting Incident In mining llfo
were reported hero today. A force of men
engaged In doing the annual assessment work
upon the Bismarck ranch , a tract of ICO
acres lying between this town and Key
stone , were ordered off under threats of
speedy death. Thin ground , which has been
held for years under eight placer locations
of twenty acres each by an old German
known as Bismarck , Is one of the most valu
able ranches In the Black Hills. In August
hist Henry Glockner , or BUnmrck , died , and
before his funeral the ground was relocated ,
or "Jumped , " by parties who said that the
anrual assessment work had not been dour.
The mineral laws require $100 worth of
work to be expended upon each twenty acres
of placer , but the heirs or representatives
of the- dead man were probably entitled to
priority location In any event. A demani
that the assessment work stop was met by
the reply from George T. Carr. the custodian
ot the estate , that If any one was to he shot ,
he was the man , as the miners at work
were acting upon his authority. This "called
the bluff" of the claimants , ns they felt n
natural delicacy about killing an officer of
the court. The assessment work progresses ,
and such rights as the claim-Jumpers have
will be settled In court.
It Is reported here that the complication
ailflng out of the bonding of the Holy
Terror mine at Keystone lias been adjusted
by two of the owners agreeing to accept
about one-half of the balance due upon the
bond. The- estate of William Franklin , de
ceased , has not Joined ) In the compromise ,
however , and the purchasers , Messrs. John
W. George F. J. Klpp and other Milwaukee
parties , may yet experience dlfilculty In se
curing clear titleto this bonanza producer
of the Keystone district. The pui chasers
are credited with practicing a sharp game
upon the owners , Franklin , Blair and Almes-
bury. They secured a contract for a war
ranty deed and when the owners \\ere un
able to give titleto a small fraction of the
ground In conflict with another claim , de
manded either a return of the cash payment
of $22,500 or title to the full claim. The
ciicumstance of the conflict was known nt
fl time , and the ground was of compara
tively small value , but the demand for a
warranty deed has led to a reduction of
$30,000 in the price of the mine. The Holy
Terror Is now regarded as a permanent pro
ducer. The drifts on the 175 foot level
record a good body of very rich ore , and
Bt $55.000 , the price at wjilch the Milwaukee
people secure the mine , It" was n great "buy. "
Reports from the recent rich strike upon
the Sunnyslde claim , three , miles north of
Hill City , continue favorable. The vein has
been stripped a distance of about 100 feet ,
and yields rich rock the entire distance.
Coats and Botncy , It Is said , have disposed
of a half Interest In this remarkable pros
pect for $5,000 to Thomas Blair and Albert
Almesbury , late owners In the Holy Terror
property. The- intention Is to ; at once be
gin development work to determine the value
and permanence of the vein.
Workri ! tlii ? "Sure ThiiiK" OnineH.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 4. ( Special. )
J. E. Martin was yesterday bound over
to the United States grand Jury on the
charge of uttering a counterfeit coin at
Madison , S. D. , November 22. Martin ad
mitted to the officers that he painted the
coin , which was a fairly good sized stamp of
the $5 gold piece , with gilt gold and
passed It on the clrfrk In the grocery store
for tobacco. "Paddy" Shlpman , whom Mar
tin accuses of putting him up to the Job
and who Is still under arrest for complicity ,
will have another hearing tomorrow , ao t he-
government requested more llmo 'or the
purpose of securing additional witness * ! ! .
The deputy marshal confiscated Slilpinan'o
traveling bag and found therein d'ce d.ic-
tored in all of the different ways used by
"Euro thing" men ; letters from a sporting
hrusa telling that "marked" cards must
thereafter bo sent by express ; a letter to a
pal telling him that the games In MaJIson
were small , but continuous ; an appliance
which he evidently tied to his sleeve tor
tha purpose of slipping cards into a game.
The commissioner said that unless better
evidence was produced he would discharge
Shlpman.
Uiixtlei-N llotlierlnu ; Cuttle Ownem.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Dec. 4. ( Special , )
Settlers and other owners of small herds
o cattle In I'resho county , In the ceded
Sioux lands , west of here , accuse the so-
called cnttle kings In that vicinity of con
fiscating practically every head of htock that
does not carry n brand. It la not customary
for owners of block to brand calves , nnd
these are taken by the rusilcrs and branded
with their Individual brands. A fc-w weeks
ago a prominent stockman lost elx fine
calves and up to this time has succeeded In
recovering only one of them , which when
found carried another man's brand. The
stockman hunted up the owner of the brand ,
who admitted that the animal was not his
and offered to pay for it. Tim offer wua re
fused and it is probable that ho will be
prosecuted lib an example to other rustleru
who , now that It Is tlio beginning of their
profitable tcason , are becoming very bold ,
ArleMlnn U'ellN ill HiiNuliiiil.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. I ) . , Dec. 4. ( Special , )
Information received here from Rosebud
agency bays the government experimental
arlefclan well now being sunk there U down
over 1,300 feet without any Indication of
water. As ( ho well Is located at an elevation
of 1.37C feet iibovo the .Missouri river at
tills point , It Is expected that the well miint
be sunk In the neighborhood of 2,000 feet In
order to tap the artesian basin. The con
tractor U required to go to n depth of 2.GOO
feet unless water Is struck hc-foro reaching
that depth. The well Is being sunk nt a
point twenty miles cast of Rosebud agency
and forty miles south of White rlvor , near
the head of Ilulto and Oak creeks. The
result of the experiment IB being awaited
with Interest by the ruuldentu of that tec-
lion.
Miner * ( Jet .More 1'iij- ,
ISHPEMIKG , Mich. , IJCc , 4.Tho mining
comr-jnles of Iiihpemlng and Negauneo today
tiotlflyd their employes tli.t ( lie wagts of
miner had been Increased 10 cents and
laborer * 5 cents ptr day , making the mlneru'
bcale $1.80. The advance was n surprUo ( a
i\\t \ \ men. Members of the union cay the non
union men will now be asked to Jgln the
union and In cate they refuse the union
miners will bo called out of thn mines. In
this event the managers say they will close
down the mines for the winter rather than
recognize the union.
AfTnlr III Venezuela ,
NEVYPRK , Dec. 4. Correspondence to
the Herald from Panama says ; Trusttvorthy
private advices It la reported here are that a
revolution which has broken out Hlmultu-
neously In nearly all statex of the republic of
Venezuela agaliut Cr po'a autncrucy IH of
moat serious nature ,
BACKING UP THE EXECUTIVE
Important Resolutions Ooncorning Foreign
Policy Introduced in the Senate ,
INDICATE A VIGOROUS FOREIGN POLICY
Hour of MiiiMiiehUMcttM SITVCK Notlco
on the TnrklHli < ! IM eminent Hint
the l.lvex ot Amerlennn Mimt
lie A in lily 1'i-oti-eleil.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. The senate
worked today , while the house enjoyed a re-
ccs ? , but most of the business transacted waa
of a routine character. Mr. Hoar showed tlio
deposition toward co-operation with the
president In dealing with the Turkish ques
tion by offering a resolution denouncing the
iccsnt atrocities In Turkey and annrlug the
executive branch of cordial endorsement by
congress of a vigorous course for the pro
tection of American citizens In Turkey uml
the suppression of barbarities against Chris
tianity. Mr. Hoar did not ask Immediate
action on the resolution but he secured tlio
adoption of another resolution , requesting the
president to submit to the senate all corre
spondence elating to Turkey. The resolu
tion makes specific inquiry as to what Ameri
can consuls arc absent from their posts by
reason of the disorder prevailing.
Tlit > llit formal speech of the session was
made by Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , on
Cuba nnd the Monrov doctrine. Mr. Alien
urged the recognition of the Cuban Insur
gents , the annexation of Cuba nn'd a strong ;
foreign policy. The Influx of hills continued ,
Ecveml hundred being added to those already
Introduced.
The lust move In the Delaware con
tested scnator&hlp case was made In
the senate today when Mitchell of
Oicgon presented a letter and accompanying
records to the senate from H. A , Dupont ,
claiming to be admitted as a senator from
D'lnware. Delaware's democratic senator ,
Mr. Gray , theieupon did the courteous act ot
moving that the privileges of the floor bo
given his republican quasi colleague pending :
the Investigation of his case , and Mr. Dupont
was brought In and Introduce * ] to senators.
Mr. Chandler , republican of Ntw Hamp
shire , presented a maes of petitions alleging
frauds In Alabama and claiming the election
as governor of Reuben Kolb.
Several petitions for the recognition of the
Cuban Insurgents were offered. Mr. Squire ,
republican , of Washington , In introducing a
bill for fortifications of Atlantic , Pacific and.
lake ports , said the senate was being nckcd
to- extend recognition to Cuban belligerents
and to formally reassert the Monroe doctrine.
"We are talking of these matters as though
wo had a chip on our shoulders , " he added ,
"and we go along In blissful Ignorance of or
Inaction as to the unfortified condition ot our
ports. "
Mr. Hoar , republican , of Massachusetts , of
fered the- following :
Resolved , That the senate will support
the president In the most vigorous uctlon
he may deem flt to tnke for the protection
nnd security of American citizens In Turkey
nnd to obtain redrens for injuries committed
upon micli citizens there.
Resolved , That the president be desired
to make known to the government of Tur
key the strong fooling of reprct nnd Indlff-
nutlon with which the people of America
hnvc heard of the InJurlcH Indicted upon
persons of the Christian faith In Turkey
and that the Amcilcnn people cannot be ex
pected to view with Indifference nny rcpetl-
} jon or continuance , of such wrongs.
Referred to commlltco-on1 foreign relations.
Among the resolutions by Mr. Hoar , ths
one requesting Information from the prevldent
as to the correspondence with Turkey , was
passed.
The Allen resolution of ycstrday , defining :
our foreign policy , was taken up and Mr.
Allen urged the recogntlon of the revolution
ists and the annexation of Cuba. Ho de
clared that the foreign policy of the Unltfd
Sta'es had been a hiss nnd a by-word for the.
last twenty-five years. He specified the In
action In the case of Mrs. Maybrick and ex-
Consul Waller. The senator strongly urged
the rcaswrtlon of the Monroe doetrlna so.
broadened as to secure the ultimate with
drawn ! of monarchical dependencies from this
continent.
The resolution was temporarily laid aside-
and the senate , after a ten-minute executive-
session , adjourned at 1:35 : p. m.
IIIHSII I.V A QUAMIAHV.
HIIN the I'f. u ill Dlllleiilty 111 MllUlllW
l'l > Committeex.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 4. Members of the
house who have had Interviews with Speaker
Reed during the past two or three * days on
the subject of committee appointments be-
llevo that the committee list will bo an
nounced before or not later than the 15th at
the month. Formerly speakers have not been
able to make their selections before the
Chrlctmas holidays , as a general rule , but
Mr. Reed has had the advantage of a year
practically In which to make up his mind.
Ho has Haid lo n veral that he In anxious to-
liavo concress finish Us business and ad
journ ao soon as possible and all the time lit >
can save on committee selections will tend to
that robult. That ho has not yet finished hla
list Is appa > cnt , because today he told two or
three congressmen who talked with him
about their committee aeslgnmentu that ho
wanted another Interview with them. U la
understood that one of the chief difficulties
Mr. Reed Is contending with Is thn appoint
ments from his own atato. Messrs , Dlnglfy.
Boutellu and Mllllkcn would cjch be entitled
to a chairmanship under ordinary condltlona
bccauas they are among the oldput members.
In point of service. The naval affairs would
fall to Mr. Boutelle and public buildings to
Mr. Mllllken. .but to have the apeakershlR
and thro clialnnanihips given to a ntate >
with four members might provoke feeling lit
the * less favored delegations , Haw to make
an equitable adjustment of this matter anil
Incur no resentment la among the moot
knotty problsms with which the speaker hate
to deal with apart from the relative- claims
of Messrs , Dlngley , Cannon and Hendenon ,
to the chairmanship of the appropriations
and Payne and Dalzell to ways and means.
Members who have been closeted for brief
Units with Mr. Reed today declare that they !
have no knowledge as to what the speaker
Intends to do regarding committee appoint
ments. A constant stream of visitors hav
been received by Mr. Reed , but they have
emergfHl with a paucity of Informatldq , They ,
say that theepcuker llstcne to all they tell
him about committee places which they think :
should be allotted to themselves and their
friends , and then nays that there Is plenty of
time yet and that hewill give the matter hla
moat careful consideration. Not even by ir.- .
alnuatlon does ho let fall any ecraps of In
formation. It Is raid on good authority that
Mr , Reed has slatc-d but few of the many ;
new members for their ponltlona yet ; that ho
Intends to meet them first and take tlii-lr
measure person ally , It Is known that Mr ,
Reed hai told certain members who have
been preparing resolutions touching upon for *
vlgn affalrf to confer with Mr. Hltt of lilt *
nols and obtain his vlown before they In *
trodnced their reiolutlons , There l little
informutlon In this , however , for It has been
a foregone conclusion that the chalrmanvhli )
of foreign affairs will fall to Mr. Hltt , the
only possible obstacle being the fear that hla
health might not permit him to take un the
work.
Until the committees ore announced It IB
probablt that the house will adjourn over
two days revere ! times for lack ot anything
lo do , following the ueual course at the be
ginning of a congress.
Mr. Alilrleli N t n Ciihiui Unthuiiliiiit.
WASHINGTON , Dee 4. It has been widely
lubllwlied that Representative Aldrlch of Illi-
icla Introduced a resolution In the houao toe
ecognlllon of the Cuban Insurgents , and lit ,
Aldrlch Is receiving tome attention t th
champion of the struggling Cubans. The fact
that Mr. Aldrlch presented to the haute )
without comment the r.volntloni for Cuba.
which were recently adopted by a mavs meet *
ng ot cltlzrii9 of Chicago. HI * activity In
lm not been In the field of foreign