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ESTABLISHED JU2TK If ) , 1871. OMAHA , EKIDAY MOU2fTXG , " "bECKMKKU 20 , 1895. ME H COPY PIVE CENTS.
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Third Day of the Strike Brings Little
Change in the Situation ,
VIOLENT OUTBREAKS LESS NUMEROUS
Nelllioi- ( lie Coiiiinii | > .Nor ( In.Strlkcr *
Slum Any Imllrittlmi of Alminloii-
IIIK ( lit * NlniKKlr Mr li Wlll-
t < > Arlillrtitc.
PHILADELPHIA , Dee. 10. The traction
fitrlke p'.luallon tnnlnlit la practically un
changed. Cars were running on some lines
during the day under heavy police guard ,
l > ul at dusk Ihey were all withdraw , and
tonight are In their stables. There were
fewer outbreaks during the c'ny , and none
of consequence. This \\as duo ti > the rigid
l > ollco rcRiilatlons and the fact that the
jtreetH where the greater crowds cngre-
Kntcd were picketed with mounted i < iuads
ot armed officers. Up to a late hour tonlslit
the clecttleal workers ct the company were
In rcislon. They passed resolutions of sym
pathy for the strikers * , npprlprlated $2. > 0 fcr
tholr aid , and raid they wore willing to go
on a slrlko when the rc < | Utst was made by
Piesldent .Malion ct the Amalgimate.1 asso
ciation.
All day ? rumors of arbitration wer ; plenti
ful. The strikers were willing to submit
their grievances to arbitration , but the ccm-
luny refused. Thomas Uolan , ono of the
directors and the heaviest ( stockholders of
the company , said tonight : "Tho present
management of the Union Traction company
Is prepared nnd willing to listen attentively ,
carefully nnd considerately to any grievance
of Its emplojos If they have any , and If
they haw and they are psrslstent , they will
be remedied , but under no circumstances
oltlier now or at nny other time , will they
allow outside parties to como between them-
i-olveB ami tlrlr employes.
The reports of dissension between the of
ficials of the company are ridiculous. The
matter is entirely In the hands of President
"WaNh , and the board Is absolutely unani
mous In Us support of him.
There wn a marked Improvement In the
Uuitlon of affairs throughout th ? day. Thu
omnipresent policeman , mounted and on foot.t
was effectual In subjugating the mobs. There
vvero few outbreaks nnd these were mainly
In I ho outlying districts. They wer ? sub-
Oiicd with IHtlD dltnculty , although a nunibar
of arrests were made. A total of close to
200 cars ran o\cr the tracks of several
branches during the day without serious
mclcstntlon. Thlu was dus only to the prcn-
dice on each of four or five armed police
men. Seme linen did not run a car. Few
Iitrsoi.-s solicit this method of travel , how-
wagcim , If the piburban railroad lines could
not BMVO their pmpSEea. Every Imaginable
Itind of conveyance was pressed Into service
nuJ thUr enterprising owners thrived by
running thcw Ilnss to all parts of the city.
Carriages are at a premium.
There was an Incongruous spectacle tonight
In fiont of the Academy of Music , whjje
tbo lloaton Symphony orchestra guvea con
cert. While private cii-rlagSs were there
In plenty , It van not an unusual thing for the
crudest kind of cart to drive up and deposit
n party of ladles and g-entlemen In evening
costume.
CHAUGKD HY THE POLICE.
During the day Market street was th ?
Mecca for the strikers and their sympathizers.
Thla wit because of the width of the street
mil the fact that a double line of caib
operated there. In spite of the authoiltles'
order that all gatherings containing more tluii
flvo persons bboulJ be liu'tantly ' dispersed ,
thei : treet was all iliy llnsd bji a solid maw
of bcli'toious ' humanity. The heavily guarded
cars were run on this lln ? with moro fre
quency than on any day since the begin
ning of the tttrlke. They vvre Invariably
greeted with howls from the mlllfl , but only
onu attsmpl nt vlolinco was made , a youth
ful tough hurling a clone through a window.
Ho wan promptly arrested.
Shortly after the noon hour , Mirkct street
at Ninth , where the postclllce Is located , be
came so clogged with pople that Superin
tendent of Police Linden ordsred charges by
the niiailrous | of mounted police stationed at
each corner. The onslaught was unexpected ,
< md before lhe mob had nc hance to break
the horses were pushed to the sidewalk r-id
the policemen , about twentj-four In number ,
liorn down with swinging clubs. Seveial
broken heads icMiltcd , but ths unruly ele
ment was erfecetually checked. At other
points along the Rtreut , there were mjnor
outbreaks , all of which ware easily quelled.
With nightfall the- saloons again observed
the mayor's orders to close , and every car
was drawn from the streets. This resulted
In a restoration cf quiet.
The employes of the Mcstonvllle , Mantus
nnd nilrmouut line ? , which Is not Involved ,
because It IH not In the Union company ,
today turned over $1,803 of their aggregate
wages to the strikers. A number of projects
are on foot by bympathlzsrs looking to finan
cial aid , nnd several popular subscriptions
liave been opend. This action Is evidently
timely , for today appeal ! ) to the ? committee
began to arrive from penniless strikers.
What Is legarded as thn company's last
oard was issued this afternoon. It was In
the shape of a notice posted In all depots , or
dering the men to report for duty as usual
ut I o'clock tomorrow morning , and declaring
th.U till who failed to observe the order shall
no longer bo In the service of the company
It hud no apparent effect on the men.
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NCMV York Cmirl of AiMiriilN ltivirNi > N
( InOeolxlon of tilt * Trlul Court.
ALUANV , X , Y , , DJC. 19. The- court cf
nppeals todiy handed down a decision In the
case of Erastus > Wlmr.ii , chaigc'l by the
mi-rcjntllo agency cf II. Cl. Dun & Co. with
forgery. Tht > court siibtalna the opinion of
the general turn of the supreme court re-
veinlng the- Judgment of the conviction and
KBiitdico , and Mr. Wlmnn Is , therefore , a
livif mnn. The conviction of Mr , Wlraan a
year ago before Judge Ingraham , when he
WJH senlcniTd to Slug Sing for five and a
half seals , was reversed by the supreme
court at the general term last Kebnurj ,
Hid It was against this that the district at-
torroy oC New Vork appealed. The points
Involved touted mainly to whether partici
pation In picflte" constitute ) n partnership.
Tha dtttns ? of Mr. Wlmon v\aa that he was
erroneously convicted of the crime o ( forK -
K ry. The alleged errors Justifying this
view wore , first , erroneous theory of the
hw applicable to forgery , upon which the
rsEO was tried and submitted to the Jury ;
Hv'eoml , In the erroneous ruling In the nd ;
mUslon and rejection of evidence by the
trial Judge , and third , In the Judge's charge
to the Jury and his refiuul to charge au
uiiurctcd. In fan , the Indictment was for
foigery , but the trial abundantly discloses
tint ihn defendant was tried and convicted
nnt for forg ry , but for overdrawing his
nccoiint vvlth It Q , Dun & Co.
Ilru riTil n I.iinur Illililon Tri'iiitiirr ,
HIXrON' , Miv. , Pi-c. 19. About forty
KIM ago a vagin train loaded with valuable
K'oU ind nbJiit ? SO.OOO In geM and silver
con en I'.utn ' from the City of Mexico to thu
I'liltul Rtntes 3h Altickrd near hero by a
ln'iid of hilgamlt * . All thn members of the
w-igou train , an well as th rolihtrr , were
tilled , ( lie latter by Eohllers. The money
bad been secreted by the outlaws , Yesterday
llifael Vlllegia , a prospector tou miles south
of here , came upon the- entrance to a cave.
In It he found several sacks filled with tbo
money taken by the roU'cra.
Mot rini'iil i > f Ori-un Vi'dm'lx , Dec1. 10 ,
A1 S.in Kranclsco Arrived Alamcda , ( icm
Sydney uii'l Il'niolulu ,
At New Ycrk Arrived Cuflc , from Liv
erpool ,
At QiicciiMawn Arrived Ilrltannlc , from
New York for Liverpool , and proceedi-d.
At .V.iplM Anlved-K l cr Wllhelm II ,
from Xctv Yoik , und proceeded.
IM > or .v nmiT FOH i.irn.
I.IIM Ti. < > litilrnlHI ( > n Won III .Nn ( Sntc n
Nrlf-Coiif < * * < < ! Mnrilcrrr.
I'HILADnLPHIA , Ijec. IS. Theodore Lam
bert , colored , was hangetl In the Camdcn
county jail today. He arose early and after
. catcfully arranging his toilet ate a hearty
breakfast and had his hair cut. He care
fully tied several curh In papfr and asked
to have them rent to friends. Whsn Limbert
reached ( Tic Pt'ps leading to the scaffold he
faltered and had to be assisted by the sheriff.
Ho declared MB Innoccnc ? to the la t.
Lambert's crime was the murder of Wll-
llntn O. Kalrer , a wealthy Camden baker , on
December 4 , 1893. Kalrer resided vvlth a
nurrle.l son , Harly on the morning young
Kalrer wau awakened by some ona frying to
opsn hli > boJroom dor. He rcse and upon
opening the door cam > facs to face vvlth a
coloicd man In the hallway. The latter re-
treatel and started down stairs , young Kalrer
following. The elder Kalrer was avvakcnel
by thc > noise nnd came out Into th hallway
as the two men were rushing down stairs.
He f.llowcd his sn down , but the burglar
escaped. The fitlier and son did not pursue -
sue him , but locked the door and looked
around to ceo If anything had bui stolen.
Finding everything Intact , they were about
to return to their beJo , when the Venetian
blinds In the parlor were pushe.1 to one sdo
and thr o shots were fired. Mr. Kalrer and
hli ron were- standing In the dining room ,
which is Immediately In the rear of the par
lor and separated from that room by heavy
curtains As the last of the three shots v-cr
llred Mr. Kalrer fell back Into his ron's arms
and dLd v.Ithout uttering a word. Ons ot the
bullets had passed through his heart.
Lambeit way urreated for the murder the
next day and February 7 ho made n con
fession to the effect that he nnd another
colored nun nam d Joslah Stevenson were
the ones concerned In the murder and rob-
beiy Lambert was placed on tral on June
II , 181)1 ) , and convicted this following day of
murder in the first degree. Stevenson was
not arraign d until September 25. Ha was
acquitted the following day.
Then began ons of the most extraordinary
cffcrts In criminal annals to save a man's
life. On Octcber 13 Limbert was sentenced
to bo hanged on December 13 , 1S94 , but
through ths efforts of his counsel he was
granted a leprieve until January 5 In order
that his case might be brought before the
Hoard of Pardons. On Decsmbsr 13 the
Hoard of Pardons refused to commute the
death penalty to Imprisonment fcr life.
On December 22 Lambert's counsel went
before Justice Garrison and asked for a writ
of habeas corpus on the ground that Governor
Wertz Ind no legal right to grant a reprieve
und that therefore Lambert's Imprisonment
was unlawful. Justice Garrison refused the
writ and Livvycr Semplo then went before
Chief Juotlco Bsaslcy for a writ cf certlora
to lenow the death warrant , reprieve and
piocsedlngs , en the ground that the governor
had not the prerogative to Issue a death
warant In violation of the constitution. This
writ was also refuse 1.
Appeal was next made to Associate Justice
Shlras of the United States supreme court ,
who gianted a conditional writ of error which
wan made effective by the endorsement of
Judge Dallas of Philadelphia , s ttlng in the
United States supreme court.
The wilt of Justice Shlias acted as a stay
of execution and Lambert's attorney hurried
to Csmdcn county Jail , where he served It
upon Sheriff Ilarrctt one hour before the time
eet for the execution.
Later the United States supreme court de
cided that Governor Wertr. ' reprieve was
legal and the appeal was dismissed. Gov
ernor Wertz Issued another death warrant ,
fixing June 27 as Jhs- time fcr Lambert's exe
cution. Counsel for the condemned man then
applied to Justice Greenfus of the circuit
court for thu release of his client on a writ
of habeas corpus on the ground that while
ths appeal was dl mlr > 3jd. the itay of execu
tion issued by Justice Shlras was not ; and
also Hut the goveinor had no authority to
Iscufr that second death wan ant , as the man
date of the supreme court had never been
Hied properly , The application was rsfusud
unJ an appeal was taken to tha Unitc.l States
supreme couit.
This petition v\as denied by the court on
November 18 and on November 20 Lambert
was u ntencoJ for the third time , the date
of hH execution being set for tcday.
CUN.SPI11ACV IV HAWAII.
Men Arrcnlfil foiTrjliiic < o In-
i-lte a Ilflirlllnn.
SAX FRANCISCO , Dec. 19. The steamer
AUmcda , from Honolulu , brings advices
dated December 12.V. . J. Sheridan , and Dr.
James Underwood , recent arrivals , were ar
rested on the 8th , charg'd with conspiring
to overthrow the government and ths republic
of Hawaii. The republic claims these men
came to Hawaii for that-purpose , and that
they have ? conspired betwein themselves and
others to overthrow the government. The
conspiracy v.as effected partly at San Fran-
CECO ! and partly here. They wet ft leaders of
a movement to bet organized , but which
really had gained no headway. They were
laying plans for an uprising of a character
that would have proved eerlous. There was
coart help , but the bulk of the force was to
be local. ,
Several local parties are mined nu being
active In the conspiracy with the two till-
Imstera. The duty of one was to have the
guns at mllltery headquarters made useless.
This was easily accompllbhed through per
sonal friends of the soldiers , whom , It Is
thought , could be bribed. Underwood and
Sheililan were to be generals of the army , and
oth r persons were numc-d under ofllcerf.
No others will be arrested , as it Is desired
to punish only the leadeis.
Underwood Is said to be the man "Mor
row" who figured In the San Francisco pa
pers' story on the raid on Hawaii Morrow
had advcrtlred for fighting men. He has
been hero two months , nnd visited Lanul and
Maul.
Richard F. IMckerton , associate justice of
the supreme court , died yesterday , after a
lingering Illness. William R. Castle , lute
minister to Washington , Is named as his suc
cessor.
MInlMer Willis has filed another claim
with thl& government ( or damages arising
from an arrest made during the January ro-
belllon. The claimant Is George Rltman , on
American. Ho wants $50.000. Rltman owned
the foundry where shells were made for
rebels.
caiHHim cii.\itiisTo.N i > i.SAiiiin > ,
In n Jiiiinnoiie I'ort nltli llnlh PI * .
( mix Ilrokoii ,
SAX FKAXC1SCO , Dec. 19. The cruiser
Charleston Is lying temporarily at Xagasakl ,
Japan , Doth pistons of the engine arc broken
and the ship for Ecvci.il weeks will be power
less to move. Tlio vessel will bo detained
four months on the Asiatic elation , It Is
understood In naval circles that the vestcls
of tha Asiatic squadron will all be oidcicd
to report at San Francisco and that the mes
sage has already been forvvardsd to Wnph-
liiKton. The Clmileston lirolco one nf her
pistons on the inn to Yokohama , Another
one was made her ? , after a delay , and sent
over on tha llelglr , Xow an order haa Ipen
received for the second crno. nnd It v , in
lequii'R a number of months to cast it and
tunspoit It 'o Japan. It I * thought that If
thu government ciders Its Asiatic fcqualron
home the Charleston will be brought to
Haw ill with one engine * , and htld th-rs until
the plstcn IB ihlpp',1.
Vlurilc'iIII < luFlrM
ALIJAXY , Ore. , Uec. 19.--Tho Jury In the
tilal of Lloyd Montgomery , an 18-year-old
boy. for the jnurdfr of his fniher and
mother ai'.d Daniel McICercher , near Urpwng-
vllle , relumed a verdict of murder In , the
llrst dPRrw. _
Tivo KllliMl In a .siiluiiii llmnl.
Yt'MA , Ariz. , Dec. J3. Tluo and Juan
Uoiualei were killed In n ealoon brawl
Tuesday night at the Gpld Rock mining
ramp b ) Jaluuon Randolph , a miner , Ran-
Ucluh escaped , but Vias captured ,
FRATERNAL ORDERS PROTEST
Convention of the Iowa Division of the
National Association ,
WILL OPPOSE HOSTILE LEGISLATION
irrn tn lli > Ailv ocntril In I'nvor
of IlciiulrltiR .Stltlo SiiitrHIIII |
lint In n .Mini I lied
Korin.
DES MO1XES. Use. 19. ( Special Tcls-
gram. ) A meeting of the Iowa division ot
the Xatlonal Kratcrnil association was held
In this city today to consider measures to be
taken for the protsction of fraternal organ
izations In Iowa which are engaged In In
surance. The etep was deemed necesrary In
view of a recent adverse decision of the
state supreme court and the threat of legis
lation by the coming legislature calculated
to Injure fraternal societies. These present
at the meeting were : W. It. Spooner of Xew
York , president of the Xatlonal association ;
J , G. .Johnson , Pcabody , Kan. , vice president
of the Xatlonal association and representing
the Modern Woodmen of America ; W. 11.
Graham , Cedar Falls , la. , grand master
workman of Iowa Ancient Order ot United
Workmen ; Henry Mlchaelstettcr , Sioux City.
grand foreman of Iowa Ancient Order of
Drilled Workmen ; It , L. Tllden , Ottumvva ,
grand overseer of Iowa Ancient Order of
United Workmen ; I ) . F. Rehkpot , Dos
Molnes ; William Wilton. Jr. , Washington ;
A. Haitung , lies Molnes ; Henry Lehman and
James Crelghton , Ues Molnes , all of the An-
clent Order of United Workmen ; H. A.
Snyder , Waterloo , grand secretary ; Fred W.
Wilson , Ottumvva , grand regent , and U. F.
Stratton , DCS Moln's , deputy grand regent
Ilojal Arcanum ; W. T Walker , Kansas
City , general president Fraternal Aid assocla. i
tlon ; E. 11. Hutchlns , Ues Molnc" , grand j
president ; J. II. Helm , Cedar Haplds , grand
secretary , and W II. Hcnder , Davenport ,
grand vice president Iowa Legion ot Honor ;
Hursn R. Sherman , Vlnton , Woodmen of the
World ; H. Hllslnger , Sabula , grand treasurer
of Iowa Legion of Honor ; Perry Perkins ,
De ; Molnes , secretary Independent Order of
Foresters ; J. C. Graves , Cedar Rapids , grand
secretary , and II. S. Halbert , Marshalltown ,
grand dictator Knights of Honor ; S. M. Cul-
llton , Columbus , O. , representing the Xa
tlonal Union ; D. M. Rowland , Mcntezuma ,
giand secretary ; Thomas J. Xcwberry , Des
Molnes , deputy grand commander North
western L ° glen of Honor.
A committee , composed of W. R. Graham ,
! ' . E. Wilson , E. R. Hutching , Perry Per-
kliu. T. J. Xewberry , H. S. Halbert , S. M.
Cnlllson , Huron R. Sherman , J. G. Johnson ,
W. T. Walker , R. L. Tllton and J. Hll-
slnger , was named en legislation to draft a
bill which will be satisfactory to the asso
ciation. It reported a measure which recom
mends that fraternal companies shall not be
classed as Insurance companies and com
pelled to bubmlt to all the onerous Insurance
laws of the state , but that they be subjected
to Inspection and compelled to report to the
state audltcr. All the companies soy they
are willing to make such reports.
Hotel Clerk sTenlH Kir > tlilnu In Mulit
\VEHSTER CITY , la. , Dec. 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Guests in the Klngb housf lost
all the valuables they had In the safe last
night , and Landlord Klnney lost all his
cash. Perry Stanton , a well known young
man about town , and night clerk at the hotel ,
left vvlth everything. Tonight a telegram
frr.m Sioux Falls says Stanton was arresttd
there at 7 o'clock , and papers on his per
son prove that his proper name is Harry
Wright. Offlcei s will leave In the morning to
bring htm back.
nihflinrfieil the lic-cclver.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Dec. 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) On hla own application , T. A. Black
was dlbcharged today as western iccelver of
the Northern Investmnt company , and C.
I ) . Foster of IJoeton , eastern receiver , and
former rreeldent of the company , was ap
pointed general receiver. The move Is ths
outcome of an amicable settlement between
the company ard llu creditors and the fore
runner of a reorganization of the corpora
tion's affairs. _ _
lion. A. St. Clnlr Smith Ilriul.
CEDAR RAPIDS , la. , Dec. 19. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hon. A. St. Clalr Smith died
at his home thte morning after a lingering
lllnesf at the age of 44 jeara. He was one
of the most prominent men cf the city and
had an enviable record as soldier and citizen.
Ho had held many positions of hcnor and
trust and was a member of the last gen
eral assembly from this county , and serve-d
upon a number of the most Important com
mittee" .
A Heron I Ion HmlN Fatally.
OTTUMWA , la. , Dc. 19. ( Spsclal Tele
gram. ) John Ramcy , In an altercation , shot
nnd killed Ed Relford in Keokuk toviuhlp.
seven miles south , this morning. Rnmey
suncndered ImmedUtely.
110\VAHI ) IK HKADY I'Olt A KKillT.
HftlrtMl I.lMt Would .Not Hold Him lit
( 'aHe of Trouble.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Dec. 19. A special to the
Capital from Emporla , Kan. , toys : Major
General 0. 0. Howard lectured this evening
at the Kansas State Normal school to a largo
audience on "Grant at Chattanooga. " The
Grand Army posts gave him a reception at
their hall In the afternoon. In a talk pre
liminary to his lecture ho took occasion to
refer to the prospects of a war with England ,
In which he heartily endersed the position of
President Cleveland , "The Issue is squarely
made , " he slid , "and there mutt be either a
fight or ab ackdoxvn. This country cannot
bcclc down , but I do not anticipate trouble ,
It would be terrible , the Idea of these two
nations going to war. We are Christians ,
we both worship the samJ God and believe In
the same Savior , and war should not be , but
for all that , Cleveland has taken the right
position , und there we should stand , " Re
ferring to himself , he said : "Xow some say
Howard Is on the retired list , but , " added he ,
"It drover succeeds In stirring up a lute , I
won't be ther more than twenty-four hours , "
MOUIIOW IN TIlOllIll.i : I.V HAWAII.
Dr. | ! inlrvootl SiipiiOMcil to IIItlio
California l-'lllbimlrr.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 19. There Is no
doubt that Dr. James Underwood , arrested In
Honolulu for conspiracy against the govern
ment , U the man Morrow , whosa filibuster
ing schemes were exposed by the Chronicle
several months ago. Morrow advertised In
the loc-il papers for men , and to a reporter
who answered the adveitlECinent ho told nf
a scheme to restore Lllluokalanl lo the throne
and to loot Hawa'l , Morrow teemed to have
plenty of money , and Intimated that he was
backed b > Rudolph Spreckcls , youngest SDH of
C'laUH Sprcckels. the sugar king. After his
expnsurp lure Morrow dropped out of sight
and as SpreckeU denied connection with
him Interest in the matter ceased. It has
now ben revived by the r'port cf Morrow's
arrest In Honolulu , Nothing U known of hlr
companion , Sheridan ,
MriloU a I.a rue 1'artj of InillaiiH.
SOLOMOXVILLE , Arlr. , Dec. 19.-A din-
patch received here today by Colonel Buin-
nci dom the commander nt Tort llayaril
r.iyn a lepoit hud I cached Fort llayaril
that u heavy Indian Hall had been dla-
covueU neai Alma , N. M. Tile Hull wan
followed uml the IndiuiiH overtaken , There
was H llyht und the imi.suerH were le-
milsed. A party of lirteeii armed him
from Alma again look the trail , which
was going In the direction of ( . 'Jlfton. If
Ihlx if port IH due the Indians making thu
trull may be the onet who Imil the trouble
with Cilia county utlUcru cm Clblque creek
two weeks ugo.
| -OllTV-TIIHr.i : MI.NKHS KIM.nii
Af < orilnnii PrrvonlK tluv Ill-cot cry of
Mont of the llo < ll. 'K.
RALEIGH , X. C , , Dec. 19AA $ 9 o'clock
this morning , shortly after the day force
numbering sixty-seven men , had gone on
duty at the Cumnock coal mines , slv miles
west cf here , n terrible fire damp explosion
occurred , with atal results. .Upon hearing
the report the people of the village and rela
tives of the entombed miners hastened lethe
the scene , but for some time they were un
able to gain any tidings front bolow. After
pumping fresh air Into the shafts , * evera
miners were prevailed upon to venture down
and Investigate. They found and brought
out twenty-five men for shafts Xos. 2 and 3
Five cr eK of them were badly woundec
and some of them will probably die. Others
were slightly wounded. A mule and two
men vvcri- killed in slops No. 2.
After considerable delay the searching
party entered slope No. 1 , where they were
greeted by a most horrible aivl , ghastly Fight
Dead men , fearfully mutilated , vvera found
Eomc of them partially covered with pieces
cf coal , timber and other debris. The
Esarchlnfj party came up nnl reported what
they had fcund. At 4 o'clock ten or twelve
miners went down to bring up the dcai
bodies , but at last accounts none of the
dead Ind been recovered , It Is billevcc
forty-three were killed. Several were ne
groes and foreigners , Sveral of them hat
families living at Cumnock. A quantity ot
dynamite was In the mine and exploded
wrecking cars and splitting massive plccos
ot timber Into kindling wood. Mothers
wives and sisters were around the mines all
day , weeping and wringing their hands , ex
pecting every minute to see , the lifeless form
of some loved one brought up.-
I'll to 11 o'clock tonight but twenty-four ol
the sixty-seven men who went down in the
shaft have returned. The otlvar forty-three
ore supposed to be dead , but the names of
some ot them ore unknown. . So much after
damp has b = cn in the shaft , all < IAy that no
efforts have been made to get'the bodies to
the top.
It is thought the bodies can "be brought up
about 1 o'clock tonight. Tho.feocne Is Indce.l
a pitiful one. Six men of the tvvnty-fotir ,
who cam : back from the fthafl arc more or
less wcundetl , and it Is though ! possibly three
of those may die. Two men , ' who escapej
from the shaft , called to tvvq friends , who
were not more than twenty , feet away , to
come on , but they were already dead , or
unable to make n reply , and were- left by
their companions. The dead are : Council
Poc , W. Tyson , J. O'Hrlen. A.T. , Andrews , G.
Mcrrlson , M , Uentley , H. ' 'Morrison ' , Dan
Morrison , Charles Poe , J. Gunter , Qulnn ,
J. S. Hambarger. William Swalt ? , Will Mc
Donald , LuclEii Holland , Charles Slarkcy ,
John Schmidt. All the above arc white. The
following are colored : L OltH'Ue , L White ,
A. White. J. Reeves , William-Baldwin , Fisher
Reeves , WnlUr Holtcn , Clay Harris , Jack
McGree. Je se Lambett , Gus Lambett , John
Noiwood , John Thompson. ,
"STAMJ.
Doctor mill Mrn. IH-arilc Toll tlio
Ntor > of tlio StlllncU Muriler.
BOWLING GREEN , Mo. , Hie. 10. Dr. and
, Mw. Hearno , who are unde'r ' indictment for
thu murder of Amos J. StlllvvfJI , were put on
the stand today. Mrs. Hcarne , who wan
formerly Mrs. , Stllhvell , wash's pale , as death
when she took 'the stand , jiitt exhibited no
nervousness. She and her husband slept In
separate beds' In the same room on the night
of the m Ardor , the stcry of'wb'ich the woman
tcld as follows : " '
"I wa- awakened by h'carl , 'p ; Mr. Stlllwell
say : 'Fanny , was that you ? ' > { .raised partly
In bed and saw him partly valsed. "
" 'Who's there ? ' he a ked , and then a flg-
urs sprang up from the foot of the bed. I
saw the figure's arm raised BP If to strike , as
I supposed , to ftrlke me , but I fell back
unconscious in the bed. " > J/lCl I awoke 1
felt that something mutt bt done. I went
over to the bed and lad my hands upon
my husband and tried to rous.him. . I failed
and then I roused the servants. "
After telling the clrcumrtances of giving
the alarm to the neighbors. In which she
ileiKirlbcd her wild run la , her naked feet
across the frozen street , for , help , the queries
changed. i
"Do you know who klHed Amos J. Still-
well ? " askel Colonel Dryden.
"I do not , " came back the ) solemn and Im
pressive answer.
"Did you gee Dr. Hcarne- that night before
the murder ? "
"I did not. "
Then came pcsitlve , unequivocal denials of
Mrs. Suslo Haywnrd's i'tatamnt ( ) In tote and
many others of the minor circumstances
which have been detailed against her. The
witness denied positively that1 she was ever
criminally Intimate with Dn" < Harne.
Dr. Hearno followed his. wife , whose cross-
examination developed noOiIh'g1 He gave tee.
tlmony with that same open ) 'somewhat bois
terous , manner which has characterized him
all through. The doctor detailed the events
ot the evening of the murder , vvhch | , In
the main , corroborated thoseof ? other vvlt-
neBjeo for the defense. He was asleep when
the alarm of the murder came. U was then
2:30 : o'clock. He denied haying been to the
Stlllwell house previous to thlo call , and
paid he had no Idea who tha murderer was ,
although he had made eycry > * * effort to llnd
out. He described his visit to the house and
went on to detail the occurrences there , the
condition of Mrs. Stlllwell , the appearance
ot the body and the room , and the search
for clews.
A number of other witness : * ) were exam
ined. The most Important t testimony was
that given by Dr. 13. C. lUyes , of Hannibal ,
which was In regard lo hthemajiner of .Mr.
Stillwell'D death and his position after It.
It tended to cast doubt upoiuthc claim made
by the state that the body was movrd after
the murder. _ _ . f
HIIOOTIM ; AITIIAV AT i.n.in crrv.
John JunioN Shot li > - IIU hon-lii-Ijtm.
John SI < Mviir | .
LEAD CITY. H. D. , Dejc,1 W. ( Spsclal Tel-
fgiam. ) A t'hootlng affray"occuired upon
'
the most prominent corner .o't the city this
afternoon. Dad blood has existed between
John James and his aon-lh-Jaw , John Stem-
art. They met today aifili Janies slugged
Stewart with a rock. StijwVrt shot at James
twlcs , one ball taking effect In.Jameu' bow
els. The wounded man ajlu'd unaided to
the hospital , a block dihant , and Stewart
gave- himself up. Physicians pronounced the
wound fatal. Stewart Is wit' tonight on
$5.000 bonds.
The -richest strike of gold ore ever made
In the Illack Hills was mad * uptm the Whale
property yesterday. The- ere will at > say from
$25,000 to $30,000 ptr ton , .Tlio.oru Is sacked
In the tunnel and taken 19 the Kamp mills
under guard , The ore wag found In u tun
nel 200 feet under the hill an < \ easily taken
out. The property belongs to * the Home-
take Mining company. '
William Davis , a prominent , cltl/en and
miner , died this evening .after u shqrt 111-
news with Hrlght's disease. , v
Will Solid I'aiKui * tu ml * AH > | IIIII ,
CHICAGO , Dee. 19. The WW department
Is expected thortly to Iraup "the necessary
order for the tiansfcr ol Lieutenant Pague
from Fort Sheridan to tin Irmune asylum at
Washington. Lieutenant I'aguo Is the officer
who last fall fired several cuots at his com
manding olllcer , Colonel Croftgn of the Flf-
tesnth Infantry ,
bJpqmvr % /riim ' Samoa.
APIA , Samoa , Nov. 3f , ( Per Strainer
Alameda. ) MUs Maryarel young , tjueen of
the Maim grcup , U dtad. She came to the
throne ab Ilio dliect descendant of the royal
line on the bideof her mother , who married
Arthur Young , a. trader. The queen wa > 28
> eais of age and had reignt-J four yeira.
lloavy < io hi .HIiliui > iitN
NEW YORK , Dec , 10 Estimates of gold
engagements for shipment on Saturday'u
lUeMncrs now range up to $4,000,000. No
aUral engjg menu havf as yet bc n mode.
Many leading foreign houses are expecteJ to
ship considerable amounts ,
EUROPE UNITES AGAINST US
Selfish Community of Interest Brings a
Concord of Utterance.
RUSSIA ALONE REFRAINS FROM JOINING
SliilHtcr DC IKIIN of Muscovite 1're-
-\cll nix SlinrliiK In tlio L'lioriiN
; of I In- Monroe
Doelrtiie.
l , 1S ! > 5 , Ijj Tioss rubllKliliiB Compnn ) , )
LONDON' , Dec. 19. ( Xcw York World
Ctblegram Special Telegram. ) The most In-
( cresting development In the day is that , sav
ing only the Russian newspapers , which
seem altogether slluit , the contlnen'ol prcsM
is practically unanimous In sustaining Lord
Salisbury's Venezuelan content'on ns against
President Cleveland's France , Germany ,
Austria , Italy , Holland nnd Spain arc for
onca and together warm allies on a Ilrltlsh
policy. Some weeks ugo I cabled you an
Interview vvlth Marquis dc lutuan , Spanish
minister of foreign affairs , who solemnly
warned European powers having1 territorial
Interests In the West Indie ? nirl South Amer
ica that they should Join Spain In preserv
ing Cuba to the mother country. The Inde
pendence of the Island would speedily be
followed by her absorption Into the United
States , and the Hngllsh , Picnch and Dutch
Islands of the Caribbean would scon take
heart by Cuba's revolt , with like speedy an
nexation to the great American republic.
The prerent unanimity of the European
press is on this community of selfish inter
ests thus reaJlly accounted for. The- silence
of Russia Is alone ominous. In case of war
between England and the United States It
Is not to be doubted that Russia would seize
the cccaslon for long-delayed advance to
the Mediterranean nnd across the icccntly
established line separating her from Ind'a.
Whether England , In lhat event , could rely
upon armed aid from any European power
Is doubtful , certainly net from Knance.
With Russia In arms against England , not
even her joint Interests in the West Indies
would prevail against Prance's 'tiadltlonal
hiiicd against England , not to speak ol her
political alliance vvlth Russia.
REALIZATION' COMES LATE.
For the first times since the very beginning
of the controversy the London press today
seriously considers the possible depth and
extent cf feeling In the United States for
\var. The World's editorial rent briefly by
the press agencies and almost in full to the
Times Is commented upon with hopeful insistence
sistence- every morning and evening news
paper , ns showing that there Ib n strong
voice raised against the hasty , If general ,
warlike spirit of other American newspapers
and c ! our public men.
Moreton Krevven , In his letter to the Times ,
recalls Mr. Smalley's continued warnings as
to the tjenral pisilonate devotion throughout
the Unite ; ) States to the enforcement of the
Monroe ddSlrlne , and the St. Juineb Gazette
bays of us : "But If a sensible , tlisy are also
a sentimental people. They would fight with
all the-nerefe encrgyofttlff racT'fon a prin
ciple or for an Idea , nnJ spend 1,000,000 men
and 51,000,000,000 to punish what they con
ceive to be an Invasion of th'lr rights or an
attempt to work Injustice to them. We know
that and respect them for It. What Is In
conceivable to us Is that they can Imagine
there Is any occasion for resentnvent In our
proceedings In Venezuela. "
Mr. Frew en adds this warning : "And I
fear that even more conclusive as agilnit
our standing on our rights 1 * the reflection
that we have 1,000,000,000 of English money
Invested In America. France paid an In
demnity of 200,000,000 to Germany after the
war. We should pay llvo times as much , but
In advanc ? , and that , too , on account of war
with our own kith and kin. "
SALISBURY LEFT A HOLE.
Several of the papers. Indeed , elaborately
deny that there Is a real Impasse between
Lord Salisbury and Mr. Cleveland , and point
oat how the Diltlsli premier has left open
several avenues for arbitration or anikabls
settlement.
The Times and Mr. Astor'B Pall Mall Ga
zette , as one , declare there can be no s'ttle-
ment except In the absolute withdrawal on
our part of what the Times calls the "mon
strous and Insulting demand which has been
preferred In their ( our ) name , "
Thn charge Is freely made In several leadIng -
Ing papers that our solicitude in the matter
Is primarily due to a grant by the Vene
zuelan president to American capitalists of
the gold fields within the Schomburgk line ,
which British colonies ale now bublly work
ing.
ing.Tho Liberal acknowledges the fact of
etrong anti-English sentiment throughout the
United States. The history , It bays , which
Is taught to the English school children Is
too often mainly concerned with the wars
against France. The history taught In the
common Echools of the United States Is the
story of the struggle against England ,
Meanwhile , also. It seems Impossible to In-
luce any excepl a few unofficial English pub.
lie men to express any opinion whatever
upon the controversy. I have addressed
nary Inquiries to leaders of both parties , and
the reply of Lord Klmberly , late minister of
Foreign affairs , Is typical of all the others
received. "I am sorry , " ho telegraphs , "lhat
: cannot now suy anything for publication on
the subject. "
DUXRAVEX AS AX ISSUK.
*
There Is no more general comment In
London over the Venezuela controversy than
upon Its possible effect upon Lord Dunraven's
reception In Xew Yoik , He haw besn se
riously odvlfed by friends not to go , lest
not only he might be bubjected to personal
II treatment from excited Xew York pat
riots , but lest his sustained accusation of
'raud against the Defender syndicate might
cad to Kurloub International complications ,
mid might , Indeed , serve as $ spark to the
tinder , blazing Into actual war ,
Nevertheless , the World's Cjiicenstown cor-
rcapondent tslegraphau that his lordship , Ar
thur Glennlc , and George Askwlth sailed In
he Teutonic today In good i'j > lrlts. Lord Dun-
raven at rived In Queensloun this morning
from his Irlth residence , Ailaro manor , He
was : icconiianle,1 | by hla sccrctaiy , Mr , Him-
Iton. While the Teutonic was awaiting the
afrlval of the London malls Arthur Glcnnle
and Mr. Awkwlth came ai'horc to the house
of the Royal Cork Yacht tlub , whers they
remained until embarking on the luet ten-
Jcr. The Woild c > rret > poudent preacntcd the
atttl copies of the Xcw York Woild to
lit , loAlslilp , and as they contain.d refer-
L-nc8 to his vltflt to Xcw York and tha
special committee , he expressed hl thanks.
When ai'kcil as to his plans , he bald on
ils arrival In Xcw York he would most
Iksly be met by Mr. Mallland Ksrsey , and
would then appear before the special com-
nltteE' , In whoso handtf he placed himself
entirely ,
HRIXaS HIS LAWYER ALOXH.
"You may also Ualc , " told thu pail ,
'that Mr. Askwlth , a London tanUUr , ac-
companies me and will rdKgll&n the United
States with me. I musmft&W to state
what evidence I have toali& at ltl5 ' " '
qulry. I must also decllCT ftay what I
Intend to do with VatJHpi | whether 1
would race the craft ftgafiT'ln America or
whether 1 Int-ml to bring her to England"
Mr. Glcnnlo said he has been sent many
clippings from American papers containing
reference lo Lord Dunraven and the np-
protchlng Inquiry.
Mr. Askwlth , when asked It his duly waste
to represent Lord Dunraven before the spe
cial committee on invcstlgitlon , declined to
make a direct answer , but stld : "You may
fay flint 1 will remain In Xew York after
Lord Dunrnven Uivea for England to look
after his Interests In his absence. "
A ? has already bscn cabl'il the World ,
however , Mr. Askwlth goes as Lord Dun-
raven's counsel and was chosen becnisc of
his special knowledge of mnrln ? mailers.
Rehtlve to n report published hero that
Dey'gner Watson had bjen commissioned to
build a cup challenger , the Woild's Glasgow
correspondent telegraph ! ; :
" 1 have Designer Watson's and Hender
son's authority tor stating that , no cup chal
lenger Is being built or Is likely to bo built
here. The report Is entirely without founda
tion. " i t t jl
IJAYAUD'S SPEECH APPLAUDED.
Mr. Bayard's little speech last night Is
printed In full In all the papers , although It
was delivered close onto midnight , and Is
also approvingly refeired lo In the editorial
columns as "making for peace. " The scene
at the binquet was an Interesting one. Doth
the chairman. Sir Francis Jeunc , and Sir
Edwin Arnold had incidentally alluded to the
relations between two great English-speaking
nations , but only Incidentally , and the usual
accompaniment of glass clinking nnd match
sti Iking continued until a qmrter past 11 ,
when In response to a happy speech by Mr.
Comyns Carr , v\ho proposed "Our Friends
Across the Sea , " the American ambassador
rest. As he did so there was n pet feet
tumult of npplause. The guests rote and
shouted themselves hoarse , obviously eager
to Ehow their personal feeling for the man
who , us ono paper puts It , has tried to do so
much to bring Great Britain nnd the United
States more clo ely together.
Mr. Ba > ard stood with bowed head until
the applause had finished. "Gentlemen , " he
said slowly and deliberately , "tonight we
stand on common grounds. There Is no sea
between U& . " This opening remark was
greeted with renewed cheeis , and again the
speaker had to stand tllent , nervously playIng -
Ing with n piece of paper In hand * until
silence again reigned. "I thank God , " he
continued , "there are some things that can
not be divided nnd that men must hold in
common. " With visible emotion he con
eluded :
" 'When love unites wide space divideIn
vain ,
'And Imnds may clasp ncio'-s ths spreadIng -
Ing main. "
"Gentlemen , I thank God the time Is sea
sonable to repeat those words. "
When he pat down and the applause had
subsided , "The Old Folks at Home" was
sung. BALLARD SMITH.
vr OK THIJ ritis.tcu
I'jirlNoKiiinnrx See jVotlilnir Alienil
V. . , > NutJoiiMl-'ttteetloni * *
PARIS , Dec. 10. All the newspapers which
comment today upon President Cleveland's
message and the subsequent action of the
United Slates congress support the stand
taken by Great Britain in Mie matter and
protest that the Monroe doctrine Is not and
cannot be a principle of International law.
The Figaro asks : "Why should the United
States refuse other powers the right of d-
fendln ? their Inteieets In America when
they , themselves. Intervened In Tuikey with
out any one thinking of opposing the-in ? "
The Slccle says : "Applying the doctrine
is an IntercRtlrig question not only lor Great
Britain but for the other European p werb
which ought to unite in a common def ° nse. "
The Estafctto remarks : "We regret that
with his re-election as an object , Prt-bldcnt
Cleveland has chosen to ai'sume Mich a
haughty and aggiesslve attitude. "
The Solell as& = rts that President Cleveland
has adopted the best course for securing his
rc-eloctlon , and rejects the suggestion that
the dispute between Great Britain und the
United States will lead to war.
The Eclair believes that Great Britain and
the United States will keep the conflict
within Iho bounds of diplomacy , adding :
"England IB right , because Monroeism ly only
an Ingenious trick that cannoi be substituted
for law , "
The Gaulols stales : "There will be no
hostilities , as .the . governments will be more
circumspect than the newt-papers. "
The Temps nays : An Indefinite extension
of the Monroe doctrine , and above all of
President Cleveland's strange Innovation , are
calculated to eventually Infringe th ; Interests
and rights of all the powers with colonies In
America , and It behooves the cabinets of the
pew era to examine how far they can allow
precedent to b ? established which might
afterward be brought up against them , While
tlilfi Is none the lew true , Great Britain will
probably be wrong In reckoning upon much
effective sinpathy In Europe. In conclusion
tlio Temps article remarks : "This sudden
coming face to face with the pooslblllty of
war , almost civil war , and In any case a
fratricidal on ? , between the two great Anglo-
Saxon nations presents Itself to many politi
cians ) as an opportune refutation of certain
grandiose and dangerous ) ilriMiiu > . "
Tlio I.u Llbcrte siybt "Great Britain has
diplomatic right on her side , but we hesitate
to think she will make that a casus belli. "
HAS < ; i nr.u.vvioiti.u , M I-I-OIIT.
All A rtiHint I IK.VI our Doctrine
IN llHHCllllnl < o AmrHmll liiJrrrHlK ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 19. Tim foljowlng met-
eages were received by a total paper In
response to lequests for opinions of the
president's message ;
The Monroe iloctilno Is n pilnelplu the
establishment of which Is nm-p/iiy to the
welfare of tills nation anil Mioiilil lie ub-
Hcrteil iind maintained even tit the ter
rible cost of vvur.
ALUHHTV. . M'lXTYlin ,
Ciov'Pinor. Denver.
.Miis afhut-etts will undoubtedly sjtiontily
support Hie pif.fldcnt on the Venezuelan
question. K T. OHEUXHALaiC
I'lene , 8. OThe people of tlil.-t state VN | | |
uphold incHHiurH looking lo thu enfotce
ment ot the Monioc Untiline.
13. < ' . SHELI10X.
Mlildleloii. C'onn1 Ix'lleve out people
will honfHtly upprove thu pilrlotlc spiiit
ot the pri-cldent , without lefeipnco to polit
ical or uny other elusKlflciitlon
O , VIXCENT COFFIN'
Milwaukee I ondoiHu th& Monroe iloctilno
und think It t-hould be maintained , Thcie
will be no ne'tl of i < rcnoi t to arms
(10VKUXOR I'I'HAM.
LuiiHlni , ' , Mich While dignified niul Junt
enforcement of the Monino 'Icn'tilm ) M to
be deslicd mill c-omint'iidfi ) . I inn not liri--
paied tn i-.iy thiil It Hliuulil bu onfoi < vU to
the limit In all ear : > ,
nirn ,
I.IVKl.l TIVIKS IN OM.MKMIV ,
< irninl Jury llrfiiKji In InillrliiiciiU
AualiiMf I'oinil.i Oflli'lulH ,
, KAXSAS CITY , Dec. 19.A dlBialch to
Iho .Star fiom ( Jutlierlj , OKI. , rays ; i fcem- :
tion Ii3n bfen cauted by the making public
of the ftct that the 1'ayno county giand
| ury had nearly a week ago f und Indict
ments against tihoilff Atherton for allow
ing prlxonere to eap , Probc.lo Judge Il3 | |
Tor the faltHylng recorde , ex-1'ollco Jutle | ;
Whiles for malfeuuanco In otlito , und Homy
E. Afford , cx'prceldent , and Amos Ewlnp ,
ex-treasurer of tlio Agricultural college , for
nilHv/.leinunt of government fundi , Other
ndlctments still more Htueall'nal arc lu-pt
back , and lively times r looked tor ,
ni viTP ttnni > IMM im n t Tn
SfcNAlt MORE DELIBERATE
Action oil the IIouso Resolution Put Over
for n Day.
MAY BE CHANGED SOMEWHAT IN FORM
Allrn ( if NclirnnUn OtijoctN to tlu < Tin-
iiuMllitUCo ii l ill-melon o' ( lie
IIOIIM Illll fur II t'tllllllllNNlOU
unit It Horn Over. m , /
WAS1HXOTOX , lc. 19. The spirit ot
Americanism still brooded ovd' the sc-nnto
tudiy , but although every eenr.tor who spoke
upon the cubjcct endorsed the position oC
the president , nil expressed the opinion that
war would not result. Still , the gravity oC
tha situation w.is not underestimated ,
The "war talk" of lhi > last few days at
tracted to the galleries largo crowds who
followol the debate with InlenrD Interest.
The Immediate ciuestlon btforo the senate
\\as \ the house bill appropriating $100.000 to
defray the c.\pnses of the committee rec
ommended by the picii'dcnt. There was some
difference of opinion as to whit disposition
fhcmlil be made of It , the general opinion
being that It should go to ths committee
on forslgn relations. The d bate , however ,
had no practical icsult , as Mr. Allen of
Xebiaska objected to the second reading ot
the bill.
Hefore the Venezuelan discussion occurred
Mr. Cockrcll presented , with a fnvorablo
report , the house resolution for a holiday
recess beginning tomoriow , but Mr. Chand
ler , republican of Xew Hampshire , asked
that it Ho on this table. Mr. Allen ot Xc-
braska caused a broad Miillo tn go around
the chamber when he auked for the Imme
diate consideration of a lengthy resolution
icc'tlng that , In view of the possible con
tingency of v\nr with Great Ilrltnln , as a.
result of the conflict over the Venezuelan
boundary dispute and that the first essential
In time of war was money , that the com
mittee on finance bo Instructed to Inqulro
Into the ndvlsiblllty of opening the mints
to the fiee coinage of bll\cr. After borne
good natured sparring Mr. Gorman , demo
crat of Maryland , objecte.l to ltn consider
ation.
The president's messut ; ; transmitting the
Armenian correspondence was laid before *
the bGiiutf.
Home loutlno matters , including the re
ceipt of the house holiday recess adjournment
and the Armenian coriespondcncc , occupied
the temte before .Mr. MorRin , chairman ot
the foreign relations committee , entered thfr
clumber. Several of the republican sena
tors at once held n hurried consultation with
him. When the house Venezuelan bill was
agilu laid before the fcn.ito Mr. Morgan Im
mediately moved to refer It to the committee-
on foielgn relations and touk the floor 111
buppait of MR motion. Tha bcuuto was all
attention and the galleries listened eagerly.
Mr. Murgin spoke carefully. The senate
khould not be hasty , hs said. There should
be , In his oplnon , deliberation as long as
necessary to tccur ? an absolutely correct
judgment and he concurred with Senator
Sherman In the belief that It thould first
have , its consideration In the committee ,
but and hero he paused he wanted It dis
tinctly understood that he vvculd oppose such
a reference unless It was made with tha
distinct understanding that congress should
not take the holiday recess until It was re
ported back. " . vSC . . - > - . „
SHOULD XOT HE"nAsTY.
While the. senate should proceed With all
possible sped , delay would perhaps lead to-
the formation of a wrong opinion here In
Venezuela and Great Diltaln. It was of tho-
highest Importance that the poa'tlon ' of this
country should not be mlHiiiiderptood. The
leal purpo 3 of the deliberate consideration
of the bill by the committee on foreign rt'la-
tloiu was to give that committee an oppor
tunity to decide whether It was wise now
for congress to extend the bill so ns to In
clude a definiteepresslon of our policy , or
to leave that matter to thu full nnd uncm-
bairasnel action of the picsldont. In- the
pxcrciee of his own constitutional power he-
could form and shape that policy In what
ever mnnncr ha chose. Hero Mr. Morgan
drew a striking Illurtrulton of what her
meant. In the Hawaiian affair , Mr. Clcvc-
I mil , In the cxcrclHO nf ills power ,
had sent to Hawaii n commissioner
to obtain certain information. He took
that fiction without the advice and
consent of the senate , and when Mr. Dlount's
icport wap made the debate upon It wax
laigely devoted to the iiuectlous of the
incident's powers , purposes , etc. In other
words , If Mr. lllount had been employed
by virtue of an net of cungiess , congress ,
and not the tjiocutlvc would have been re
sponsible and there could have been no pos
sible Issue between the legislative and ox-
ecntlvo branches of the government. Tho-
quo-lion now presented , therefore , was
whether if congress could : it this time blaze
the policy of the United- States , or Itnvo It-
In the president's hands au still In the field
of diplomacy.
He did not want It understood , however ,
that a dlffciencci of feeling existed between
congress and the executive. It was only a
question of method , not pf principle. A *
fjr as the Monroe doctrine was concerned ,
that had b ° en definitely settled by the action
of the president. Mr. Olpvfilttnd's message ,
and more pai tlcularly MrOlnoy's note to
the British prime minister-'placed the Mon
roe doctrine In n clear , substantial am ]
unequivocal light before th ? world , and any
action congress took In alllrmlng It , whether
by the passage of the house bill , amended
nr unamcndcil , , could not bo mistaken.
Mr. Morgan congratulated the country that
the consummation hail b ° cn reached. Ha
said ho was lntupahf ! > of expressing thu
gratitude he felt ever this clear-cut ami
definite enunciation of an AnierJrvui doctrine-
founded In love nnd ictcrenco for Ameilcan
Ideas of government nnd rooted and groundeil
In the spirit of our Initllutloiis. it wan a
conclusion compelling with the dignity ot
lh United Plates an a government and tht >
picirtlge of our people an a nation At last
a great American doctrine fixed absolutely
the nttltud of the United Slates and warned
the woild that It would ba mulntalned and
enforced.
AX AMH1UCAX UOCTKIXi : .
Continuing , after rwdlng extracts fiomt
Pccrctaiy Oliuy's dlspatchcMr. . Morgan ealil
the conclusions were In harmony with hi *
views , This la , ho rnld , an Ameilcan don-
Irlno smh us tin * secretary of elate forniu-
ated and ono which , when It becomes applica
ble In a material way to a country on the >
western hcmlnphere , It Ii hcnvc3 ua to sup *
port.Wo
Wo shall certainly utand committed to the
iriiliiteiianco of this doi'tllne after the adop
tion ot this resolution. According to tha
, > rrsllc > nt's vlunu It only remains for congiccs
to appiopilato the money ncccnKary to en
able him to continue lila Inquliy , but Mr.
Morgan thought Hide might postlbly bi > ob-
t'dlon to proceeding through the lm < irum iit-
illty of a commission , und nnnounced hl.i
picfcr ncc for an Independent Investigation
liy the president lilniKlf as contemplated.
Evidently it was the lirfoldfnt'x dcilre to
c-'iir- ' ' tlio tiippart of such a rommlt'eo for
AlinicviT ( oniliiH'ons he might have formed ,
but suppote It did trunfi | re thai the coinmls-
itonuuld dnvelop dlffi-renc't of opinion
among themselves or Hint their uontltlilont
should not be In Imrmony v.lth Oiafo cf tlu
) rr Ukni , tve might Hud onrnclv a seriously
iMnliarraBscd by the finding nf mich a body
and It might b * t > uch as w.u ralculatrd to >
uproot the Mnniue ductrlne or Indefinitely
lostpcno IU prop"f prciiiiulgat'on , I should
infer , he fiilil , to leave hi matter In Ilia
iiinds of the pretldcnt , v.ho lias shown no (1U <
mMtlon to slilrl ; hla rcHiionelblllly to fur.
llh altitude has bmi eoiirageoun , firm ami
leclfclvc. He for one wun wjliing , after do-
rorouii InventlKiitlon , to ad pi the president' *
sn und pans the rerolullun , Nevcr-
an there were tlioso who desired to
ntncndincntB li thciight tha measurn
hnuld I e ufi'rre ! anil acted ip n by the ci > m-
nlttee , but with Ilia r'f.'icnre ria le , he vioulcl
jo of the uumLcr vtho vould cnt''r &