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Tlf OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JUNE 1 . 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNINO , DECE tBEU 24 , 185)5. SINGLE COPT 1TIVID CENTS. FIRM IN THE OLD POSITION English Papers Reiterate the Opinion the United States is Wrong. PLEASED OVER FINANCIAL TROUBLES \Vlillr MntntnlnltiK iv Pnclllc Tone tlio rlllMh I'rrnM ItHli'Vox Unit tliu J Common SPIIHC of < ! " Amcr- triin Peniilu Will Prevnll. LONDON , Dec. 23. The afternoon papers today continue commenting editorially am r.t length on the Vonezuelin matter , but their remarks are on the financial rather than the political phase of the case. While there * Is no abatement of the expresflons of belle that the ground taken on behalf of the United Stales l untenable , the tone Is altogether morepacific. . Yet there Is a con- Bldcrablo dlspby of satisfaction at the finan cial difficulties In the United States. The dispatch which lit. Hon. W. R. Gladstone sent to Mr. Joseph Pulitzer , pro prietor ot the Now York World , In answer to the lattcr's request for a message to the Arrcrlcan people on the Venezuelan question lias attracted wldo attention here and else where. The St. James Gazette thin morning , edi torially commenting upon Mr , Gladstone's mtsKigo to the proprietor of the Now York World , siys : "Common sense would have avoided the t'hock which lias been given to both countries. It will find Its way out ; but It Is the Americans who must supply the needful pinch of sanity , which they arc fully capable- doing. " The Westminster Gazette advises all to take n. vncitlc-n and breathing spell and to allow common sense to nsuert Itself , adding , "When both t > liles discover that there Is ample room -consideration , concession and adjustment the common sense party In the United States may bo sure that It will be met half way by the common sense party here. " Inquiries made today by the Associated press In high official quarters have elicited tha Information that the marquis of Salisbury Is _ s Jiot likely to make an early statement In the Venezuelan question , but the government Is manifesting every disposition to treat the question with calmness and moderation. STKI'.VIAK ICII.I.ni ) IIY TillCAHS. . llnil lli-i'ii tin I'xllifrom HnsNlii Since 1S7I. LONDON , Dec. 23. M. Stepnlak was killed by a passing train while walking over a level railway crossing at Chlswlck. Serglus Stepnlak Is dead. Sergius Michael Dargomanoff StEpnlak was born In IStl at , Iliujjitsch , In the I ) It rain mountains , anil cinlc of a seml-nobU family , descended from the Cossacks of Little Russia. From 1859 to ISC 3 ho was a student at Kicff , and ha published several works during that time , Which were prohibited by the govern ment In 1SC2. In 1STO he became a pro fessor at the University of Kleff , but was removed by the government three years later. Ho was exiled In 1870 on account of his criticism of the system pursued by Count Tolstoi , one of the ministers of Jus tice , and thereupon settled In Geneva , writIng - Ing various popular works In the Little Rus sian dialect. He began to work , hard for the establishment of equal rights In Rusa ! and declared against socialism as well as absolutism. Some of his principal works ere : "The Turks Within and AVIthout. " "Tyrannicide In Russia" and "Little Russian Internationalism. " He has also contributed much to the- magazines on the eastern Euro- ptnn people. He has written , as well , works on ths ethnography , history nnd literature of Little Russia , and , with M. Antonowltch , has edited * a collection of "Little Russian Folk Lore. " TAICI2S AX API'RAI > TO TIIK COUXTUY Premier Grveiimiy IIlMolven the Mani toba leKlMliitiire. ST. PAUL , DPC. 23. A Winnipeg. Man. , dispatch to the Dispatch says : The Manitoba legislature has been dissolved and an appeal to the country will be made on the fchool question. Polling will take place on January 15 and the new house meets January 25. Premier Qrocnway , In an address on the Issue , wiys : "I assert that our people are perfectly competent to deal with their own politico ] concerns , and I resent the Imputa tion that they have treated any portion of the community with Injustice or In a spirit of Intolerance. I protest against the proposed action of the Dominion government In Invit ing Parliament to destroy our national school syutom without Investigation and tn Ignorance of the circumstances. " HeporU'il Itoiit of -MADRID , Dec. 23. A dispatch received here fccm Colon , province of Matanzaa , Island of Cuba , confirms the report that the Spanish troops have routed -1.000 Insurgents on the Calnu-mi river. One" hundp : l of tlio enemy were killed. Dispatches haveben received hero con firming the statement that the famous Cuban Immrgent leader , Mlraba , has been killed. It appears ttmt ho led the attack upon the vil lage of Vucltos , which waa held by a few Spanish colliers. A column of troops , com ma ml oil by Major Tomas. was sent to assist the Spanish garrison , and In the engagement which fallowed the Insurgents lost heavily and Mlrnba wan wounded. He died subse quently In the Inmirgsnt hospital at Sierra Clta. _ I'Merrr ' FlKhtlnir lit /eltniiu. IIBRLIN , Dec. 23. The Frankfort Zeltimg publishes a dispatch from Constantinople sayIng - Ing that ( hero has hc'n fierce fighting at Eeltouu between the Turkloh troops , who ujrrouiulcd that city , and the Insurgent Ar menians who defended It , Both sides are MM to have lost frightfully. The Turks , wore 10,000 istrong and had twenty-fimr pieces of artillery , The Armenians numbered 15,000 , but they had BO artillery. New ( iovernor for llrltlMh ( iiilaim , LONDON. Dec. 23. Sir Augustus William Liwson Hemming , 1C. C. M. G. , principal clerk In the colonial olllco , has been appointed governor and coniinaiuler-ln-chlef ot British Guiana. In succession to Sir ClmrlCH Cameron li'.ta , 1C. C. M. G , , recalled when the Vene zuelan question began to usmimc an acute Ainerleiui Mlnlnter ( ilven a Ilreeptltin , TEGUCIGALPA , Dec. 21. ( Via Galvepton , Dec. 23. ) Minister M. B. Young has ar rived here under Instructions from his government to arrangj certain matters pendIng - Ing between the two governments. He waa accorded a distinguished reception by the government and the American citizens here. eiit I2\ieeteil Noon , HAVANA , Dee. 23. Important news 1ms been received hero from the front , though It U not official , to the effect that Captain General Campos IH still at JoveUanos , and that sev eral columns of troops are fallowing the main forces ot Insurgents , eo that an cngagn- inotit with them li won expected , Prominent llerllu Lawyer rl ) < ilt | > i eiirH. BKULIN , Dec. 23. A wnsatton has been cuusoj by the fact tint Dr. Fritz Frleilniann , one of the bwt known lawyer * here , Is miu- ! liiK. There are rumois of a hcnmlil In con nection with the disappearance , Small Kallnri-M Aiiiioiiiu'nl. NEW I'OHK , Deo. 23. Jumiw Walsh ft 'Co , members of the Cnnsoliilatnl exchange , do a money and btillluu buslnens nn u email rralo , huvc impended. BOSTON , Dc'b. 23. The firm of Oould. Hull & Co. , bitipi'iulcd today an u reiult of the slump In the itock market Friday and Satur day , The tlrni In a ninull ono and the nt- nouiicement of their suspension had no cfftci on 'change. -\vvrn MOI.TKN iuo\ Men Scrlonnl- Unmet ! ami On of Them Will Die. PITTSRURO , Dec. 23. By an explosion o gas at Shocnbergcr's rolling mill on Four tcenth street at 4 o'clock this morning , elgh men were burned , one of thtm fatally. Th name of the Injured were : I'lIIMP IIOWMAN. ' nni > NKAII. MiL'HAnij KIMY. WU.MAM MOONM3V , ANTHONY M'NAM. JOHKPII IIOWMAN. HAVII ) PTOTT. ON13 t'NKNOWN. Of the above , Philip Bowman , colored , \vl die. The men were- working at the bottom o a blast furnao ? . When the gag exploded I forced the hot slag , which accumulate ? In th cupola , over the sides. Before the men coul KSt out of the way the hot metal poured eve them. Bowman was badly burned all eve the body and the rest sustained severe In juries about 'ho face end linmly. MK.V m.ow.v UP wrrh powni-it Four Deputy MnrslmlM Meet \ \ HI \ Terrlhle Aeeliletil. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 23. A tp.'clal to th Star from Perry , Okl. , says : From a deputy marshal arriving from the Os.-ige country this morning the Star correspondent learn ot a Eerlou ? accident to the four Dunn brothers Saturday evening. They were In a wagon In pursuit cf some law breakers In the Osogo country when a large can of pow tier became Ignited nr.d all four men were blown high In the air. Ona of them wa hurt so badly by the explosion that IIP soot died , and the others are said to be fatally Injured. The Dunns were once friends o the outlaws who did work along the Creel country line , but some months ago they ac cepted commission ? from the United State goveinment for killing Bitter Creek am Tulsn Jack , two noted members of 'the eli Dalton gang. cititsiinn AOAIXSTrun AVAI.I. Five I/nhorei'N Serloilxly Injiireil It nn Ohio Iron Foiuiilry. DAYTON , O. , Dec. 23. Five labrers wor Injured , on fatally , at the malleable iron works this morning. The men were at worl on a track between buildings nnd a ca loaded with pig Iron pushed toward then crushed the men against the wall until the brakes were applied. The victims are : UAVtl ) UUNIC , Intcinal Injuries ! i > robnbly fatully. ANOIinW YOST , back1 nnil chest crushed. AMOS L. LOH.S ( colored ) , arms nml collar bone Injuml. IIIONIIY ANDERSON ( colored ) , shoulders nm Clltbt CIU hC < l. IIKNIlY I'UOCTOrt. bond linrtly brulycd. TIIHKI2 MK\ FATALLY I.VJUItKD Kleviitcil Train rinimri-N T\reiity Fee to the Street llelotv. CHICAGO , Dec. 23. Three were probably fatally Injured In an accident on tlio Metro pclltan "L" road this morning at Forty-elghtl street and West Harrison. The Injured are W. H. lUlADV. molorniiui. WILLIAM It. KING , conductor. JOHN PCIIILI.KK , iiasseiiKcr. The motorman lost control of hlo apparatu and a combination motor and passenger ca craiihed over the bumpers and down to th utrect , twenty feet below. Schiller was the only passenger aboard. NOTHING FI10.1I TIIH .STHATHXKVIS One Hundred ami Ninety Liven Maj Have lleen SuerllleetL PORT TOWNSEND , Wash. , Dec. 23. The fate of the Oriental steamship Strnthnevls and 190 people aboard still remains a mys tery. It has been thirty-four days since she was last spoken , and was then about SOO miles west of Cape Flattery under two smal leg-of-mutton sails , slowly making her way eastward. Since then two of the wildest ant severest storms of the season have been ex perienced In the north Pacific. The Britlsl flagship Royal Arthur , with her powerfu searchlight covering a distance of fifteen miles on either side , put In a week cruising along the northern coist without discover ing any signs of the lost steamer. The only other steamer prosecuting the search Is the Danube of Victoria. The general opinion among mariners Is that the Strathnevls has gone ashore on the southeast - east coast of Alaska. In that event , the sufferings nnd fatalities of the crew of the sealing schooner George R. White , which went ashore on Wood Island last February , when eleven of her crew froze to death In the snow , will doubtless be repeated. The continued absence of the Danube Is the only hope held out for the safety of the pas sengers and crew of the Strathnevls. It is argued that If the vessel has gone ashore ofl the Alaska coast some word would have been received before now. The fuel aboard the Danube must bo nearly exhausted. IXSUUfiKNTS TISI.T , AXOTHKIl STOUY. Say niH .Spaniard * Were Klllril lit the Ilecent I3iiKii renient. TAMPA , Fla. , Dec. 23. A special courier from General Maceo's command arrived hero lost night. Ho reports th > Cuban army as marching toward Matanzas In three columns under JOEO Lacrcto and Suarcz , with 2,000 men anothcr In the north , under Maeco , with 3,000 men. The cenfr column , under "Gen eral Gomez , has C.OOO men. Each column has two field pieces of mojern artillery. The extre-mo vanguard , 1,000 men , is commanded jy Brlgadl'r Gonero ! Francisco Perez and the rear guard of 1.000 , Is under Qulniln Bandcrn. In General Gomez' first engage ment at Mnltlempo , with Colonel Arlgona de- achcil expressly to detain ths former's march : he Spanish loss was 340 dead. Up to the : lme the steamer left Havana , nothing hod joen he-ird of the two companies of ths bat- nllon of Cunqrales. It Is supposed they fell nto the Insurgents' hands. Mnnarlss was occupied for three days by the Insurgents , who , upon leaving , d stroyed the town. Gen eral Maceo was at I ijas when the latest re- > orts concerning him had been received. Porto HleniiH Wnnt to Ilehel. NEW YORK , Dec. 23. A we'll attended meeting of the Porto Rlcan colony In thlo city was held last night. Senor Rels , the publisher of El Dcber , a revolutionary news paper In this city , spoke. Ho mill : "The Cuban war has attained formidable proper tions. Now our turn has como. Our brothers In the plan are well organized , and If we fol low their example wo are bound to succeed Despite all the precautions Spain may tak ? to guard her portw a ml watch her coasts , our expedition will land at the given monitnt agree 1 for the fight and , when the cry for ndcpendenc-9 Is ralse-.l , our brothers will be in the field ready to win or dl ? , " to Amend the CoiiNtltiitlon. NE\V YORK , Ifc. 23. A local paper toys : T. M , Curtln , a cousin of the late Andrew Curtln , who was governor of Pennsylvania , la preparing to spend ? 100,000 to secure an amendment to the constitution of the United Statstf , Most of the money will come from Mr. Curtln's own pocket. The amendment Is the election of the president by popular vote Instead of by a college of electors. After he has nccomplU'hed this , as he feels sure ho will , ho Intends to work for R change by which the United States i < enate will alto bo elected by popuhr vote , Arienlaii Klinv In Snath DaUtttn. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. . Dec. 23. ( Special Telegram. ) An artoilnn well was struck hero toJay. It waa sunk for the Electric company. Obstructions prevented a strong How up lo list night and U hid- boon In tended to cl ° ar the orifice with dynsmlte , wlion early this morning It uncxpoctcily rliurcd luclf. Since tlnn : the flow hts Icon torrlilc and Is loadlly Increasing- . The flow will be toitctl and inejsiiiod tomorrow. , Fl Kht llelm-en Pnllee and ST. JOSBl'H. Dec. 23.In a running flght > ehuen fvolloe clllrcra and tluifu this marring v man u.imed fliarlcs Smith wa.i hot and. killed. Many hcts w < .re fired by the odl- irn ani the touRbi , and It U not known who find thutal khot. Several oUlceru had uar- r.t , i-scarc * In tha ENDED IN A COJIPROJIISL Philadelphia Street Oar Strike Formally Declared Off , MEN GAIN ONE OF THEIR CONTENTIONS Comitntty Conceilv * ( lie IllKlit of ( U .Mi-11 In Orttitnlr.- ( ( m-Mlon i uf WiiKen Held In Alirj mice. PHILADELPHIA , Dc. 23. The great trol l y strike Is ended. This Is final. John Wan amaker lu the man who brought about th settlement. He was aided by members of th Christian league. The basis of sett'.cmsnt fo ! lews : First. While the Union Traction com pnny will only treat with the workmen I Its employ , It will allow them membership In any lawful organization. Second. It will take up nil grievances am give them full nnd fair con.ildi'rntlon. Third. It will , FO far ns H 1ms vncan plnco ? , Immediately put on the old men , am ns fan aw vacancies nrlsu will give prefer t-nce to any of the old men yet unemployei and endeavor to nrranKt ; the trips of th cars to favor the old men nt far as POF slblc without violating Its contract with the new men , The questions of compensation and hours are left for future determination. Concessions were made by both sides. The battle has bean mainly fought on the question of the employes' membership In the Amalgamate < Association of Strest Railway Employes which the company has persistently refusci to reconnlze. The new men encased since the strike bsgan numb-r nearly 1,000. Tuer , . were about 6,000 strlkars. They will repor for work tomorrow morning. Mr. Wanamaker submitted the Ideas cm braced In the settlement to the strlkcry. Thej accepted them and In turn submitted then to the company. Considerable correspondence and many conferences followed , and late this afternoon the announcement was made that both sides had agreed to the term ; . To properly round out the matter , a mass meeting of the strikers was held tonight for tli3 purpose of ratification. Here the strike was officially declared off. All the leaders were called upon for speeches , and there was a veritable love feast. HURT UUSINRSS MEN. In consequence of today's violence It was thought advisable to delay the resumption of railway traffic until tomorrow morning Thus tnds n strike that lasted exactly one week and cost the city , the company and the strikers thousands of dollars. The loss In fares nlonj to the company Is ct-tlmated at $350,000. Apart from the destruction of cars and other property thera has been considera ble bloodshed , although fortunately no fatal results. The business" men of ths city have been the heaviest suffsrers. The strike coming In the midst of the holidays , broughl unparalleled disaster to shopkccpsrs , ani much hardship of a financial nature Is antic ipated. The -most peculiar feature of the strike has been the fact that the public and the striken have been almost as one the firpt because of the Indignation rceultlng from the recent abolition of free transfers and con sequent Increase of fares. It was undoubt edly this universal sympathy for the strikers that encouraged the hoodlum element to commit violence. Mr. Wanamaker told an Associated pres's reporter how ho had consummated the settle ment. Said he : "The Traction people wire determined to treat with the men only as employes , and not through any Intermedi aries. I conferred with Mr. Dolan and Imi much talk with them , helping them to form a Judgment as to what was Involved and what they might expect under the circum stances. I found them moderate In tone , pJtlent and willing to be advised. On Sat urday they came to me , and again when they presented the propositions , and the executive committee asked me to use my god offices In their behalf. With two of their representa tives I formulated the Ideas embraced In the proposed settlement of the strike , o that they were prepa'red for the propositions re ceived today from General Manager Beetem. Late this afternoon I was gnt for from their headquarters , where , after going over Mr. Ucetem's letter and seeing that It was care fully understood , I advised Its acceptance and ratification by a full meeting of the men later , which upon their invitation I agreed to attend. " MOST VIOLENT DAY OF THE STRIKE. Today was certainly the most violent slnc-3 the struggle began , and for the first time the police shot to kill. About 10 o'clock this morning n tremendous crowd gathered at Eighteenth and Glrard avenue , and , as the cars parsed , each with seven 'policemen aboard , the stones began to fly. A dozen or more cars had been completely wrecked , when the police opened fire. They first fired Into the air , but as the situation became more thratcnlng ono of them fired his revolver Into the crowd. William II. Matthews , a striking motorman , fell with a bullet In his head , and Samuel G. Crosrley , a striking conductor , was shot In the knee. Doth are In a serious condition at a 'hospital. James Hartnell way shot In the arm and slightly In jured. A numbjr of arrests were made. Other riots of more or less violence occurred In al most every section of the city. In one of thesj H. F. Graham of Brooklyn , who ad mitted that he was an organizer for th : Knights of Labor , was arrested. He came here to work on a car , but soon became a sympathizer and has been very boisterous In egging mobs on to violence. KI.OOIJS DOING HHKAT IJA.tlAOU. Orimil Illver In the Iiiillnii Territory Uniireeeilenteilly III Ii. WAGGONER , I. T. , Dec. 23. The Grand river Hood continues to rise and now aver ages a depth of seventy to eighty feet In the channel , and great desolation Is being caused. Houses , wagons and farm animals' of all descriptions are rcen floating down the : orrcnt. Men and women were found In the : reo tops today , where they had been for : hlrty-slx hours , without thelter or food. They were rescued by a party In boats. One woman was seen In a wagon box going down stream , calling for assistance , but eo rapid was the current that nothing could b : done to wvo her. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 23. The heavy rain storm of latt week caused many washouts and did great damage to the- railroads In southwest Missouri , Arkansas and the Indian territory. The Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis , the Pltteburg & Gulf , the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Mountain were the ; reatest sufferers from the storm. All of hese lines were compelled to lay new track n place ] and traffic has been seriously Inter- en ; d with. Two of the Iron spans of the irldgo acres ? the Grand river on the Wag goner division of the Missouri Pacific bitween Vaggoner , I. T. , and Fort Smith were washed away. The damage will not be repaired for a week and through traffic over the division s temporarily closed. The Iron Mountain eel a bridge near Fort Gibson , IVII on n Ilntclier Knife. OKI. , Dec. -About six vecka ago nn Usage Indian named Webster vas killed nt the Osnge village near Otiray louse. Ills wife ami mother-in-law were r t rhaiufd with murdering him , but upon nvrftlgntlon it was decided that Wclnt-r umc to hlii death by falling upon n nitchcr knlfo In liln own hum ) , \vhl'o runn- < K after the fciuuw und threatening to kill . - ior. _ AimclieK I.eiive the Iti-Nerviitlon. SILVKIl CITY. N. M. , Des. 23. The com- nundliur clIiciT at Fort Hayurd has re- elvi'd a message from San Curios rex- rvutlon Fluting that llftcen bntka left the cxcrvatlon In Fplts of the efforts of the utliorltlcs to. prevent their d-parture , with he uvowoil Intention of jolnliig the band f icnegudrij now out. loveiiientn of Ocean VeuM'lK , Dee. l-'l. At Havre Arrived La Qufcogn ; , from New Yoilc. I-HJIITIMJ I--OHCI3 OK NRW YOU1C. Could Put Tuentj * Thot nnitil Moll In the Klelil nt Once. , NEW YORK , Dec. 23. Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana , chairman of the repub lican national committee , wa.3 at the Imperial hotel loJay , In regard to the Venezuela- British Guiana boundary dispute , he paid : "As I understand It , and I believe the public does tee , the commission will not bo ap pointed to fix the boundary line at all , butte to let the Americana know something about tha nature of the dispute and the Justice or Injustice of England's claims. . That commit- ( to will net sttlc the dispute , although the language cf the message so Indicates. " General W. S. C. Wiley , who h on Gov ernor Morton'u staff , said : "I think at a moment's notice we could put 12,000 ffectlve snldletH of the National Guard In the field. Tlily Is about the fighting strength of our military force In thlu state. In cape of war with England I have no doubt that the re tired members of the guard will come In again nnd rals-ei the effective fighting force to 20,000 at least. They could'beplacet ! on n war footing at once. They are nearly all sharpshooters , and , of course/ they wculd become a crack corps. In thrca months' time of Ices wo could take In the field a million soldiers , well trained , end better than any soldiers ever raised under an cffeto and tot- terliiK monarchy. 1 do not bellev * we will havewar. . It Is a horrible thing to contem plate. " President Kooicvelt cf the Police board mid : "I cannot too heartily praise the ad mirable message ot PrcshUnt Cleveland. He and Secretary Olney deserve the utmos credit. I am delighted that the bouse am snato rose to the level of Jell- occasion am acted In a spirit of broad lulmlbd patriotism People talk of relying upon En'gland'is hone and falr-mltulcJneys as a sufficient guarante that she will"not wrong Venezuela , I hav never nhared the popular dl.allko of England but I have also neither shared In those delu slonu about her , which , although not popu lar , are In tome quarters fashionable. Eng land never let ? a consideration of abstrac right or morality Interfere with her nations aggrandizement or mercantile gain. I ear lustly hope that neither the , Chamber o Commerce nor any other body ot reputable citlzeny will do anything that can oven be ' construed Into n failure to s'vipp9rt to the1 full est extent the American t < ! dp ot the pending question. ' "I hope there will br no backdown. W should s nnd right up to the poUtlon we have taken. No consideration , personal , politico or financial , should Influence any of our pee ple. We should stand right'behind the pr s icleiit and congress , and demand that the posi tion wo have assumed , shall bo kept at nl hazards. We earnestly hep ? that th re will be no war , but far worse than any war- would bo a peace purchase/I at tlu' ' cost of any loss of national self-r snect. " lion. Charles Foster of Ohio , et-s cretary of the treasury , who Is stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel , said : "Mr. Cleveland's mes sage was quite a surprise to'the country. He has b en pandering to British sentiment so long , nnd his policy seemed ro unamerlcan In the- dealings of the administration with other countries that the sl.-jrp way in which he takes up the Venezuelan question Is r - freshing , as It Is pleasant to. very one. H s messageIs patriotic throuqh and through , an It meets gen ral approbation. ! It Is time tint some one called John Bull to time. He hau been gobbling up land right and left , and seems to revel In territorial aggrandlze- m nt. , "But things arc not going to end this time as they did In 1814- when England bluffed us out of a big strip of land In the northwest. The democratsithcn .carried on their banners the words , "Fifty , forty or fight.- ' They had as cleara UtU to the land In question as could.liayb been con ceived , but they finally .yielded * to the bluster of the British lion , and Iqst 400 miles ol sea coayt.ond all the t-rritory to the eastfor , 2,000 miles. All they received In exchange was enough to make two counties In Maine. England would not hava had a single port on the Pacific coast had the dmccratlc : lead ers shown as much backbone as they seem to have now. The republicans will promplly rally to the support of Mr. Cleveland. 1 do not believe , howev r , that we shall have war. The sober second thought of both na tions will assert itself , and England will find aome way of backing down wilh a show of dignity. The United States will certainly not take a step back. " SKTTIni > TUB UTAH THOU1IM2S. Old TleketH Taken Up ami Only Con- tliinoiiH PiiHNiiKe tn Ilu Sold. CHICAGO , Dec. 23. What promises to be the end of the flght between ihq' ' Union Pacific und the Denver & Rio Grande over Colorado and Utah rates Is In sight. , Toe Union Pa cific and Great Northern have reached an agreement that all tickets sbd ] by them , round trip as well as one way , shall be good for continuous passage only. This rule ap- > les ! , however , only to the tickets from Mon- : ana points through Colorado and Utah to ho Missouri river. Heretofore these tickets lave been sold with a limit of thirty days and many of them found thelt way Into the lands of scalpers. The Union Pacific has empowered the chairman of the. Western Pas senger association to buy up aU'of Its tickets which It can find on the Jopfn market. It claims that the number of , tUeso tickets is really much smaller than has , been reported. It has also announced Its Intention of doing all In Its power to clear up the situation and give the new passenger association a clear field. field.All All the eastern connections' | of the Denver & Rio Grande have Joined In a request that t will accept the position taken , by the Union Pacific and the two old transcontinental roads and come Into the Western Passenger asso ciation. No reply Is expected from It before tomorrow. If it Is favorable all the big roubles of the Western Passenger association will be over for the time being at least , W. E. Hodges , formerly traffic manager of ho firm of Frazer & Chalmers of this city , uis entered upon the duties tif the position of assistant to President Rlpley ot the Atchlson oad , Mr. Hodges was associated with Pros- dent Rlpley when Ihe latter was general nanager of the Burlington road. SMAI.I. fiOI.D SHIPJlUJVT AVKDXESDAY VlinoNt n M .Much Ueno.Nlte/1 IIH "U'HN AVItliilrnivii for iliiittl'uriiiiHe. NEW YORK , Dec. 23. TJie , ( jnly gold en- ; agement made so far today was * by L. Von loffman & Co. of ; 250,000. Tbea8ay , office ( vlll close at 12:30 : o'clock to'yiorrjjw , and It Is herefcre expected that whatever gold Is togo ' go out on Wednesday will be'eiicaged today. The Phoenix National bank' deposited $100- 100 In gold with the oubtrea'sury to < lay In exchange for currency. Fifty , tuout-and dol- ars In gold was deposited at' tne'subtrjusury oday by the Bank of North , America In ex- hange for currency , The MercjiuiiU Bank of Canada withdrew $100,000 .In jjold from the ubtreasury today. , , Mueller , Scliall & Co. will ship $300,000 $ on Vedneaday. The British American Mortgage ainpany has withdrawn from'the subtreas- ury $350,000 , and the British Bauk of North America $100,000 gold for. phlpmcnt on Vednfsday. flli'THI'JV ' OF THK OKUW llHOW.Vi : ] ) . I nun \iiiiHeiiionil Sunk li - the SimnlNh SJIilp Jtenlco. NEW YORK , Dec. 23 , A dispatch received oday from Curacca stages the steamship latiseim. . . ! ) , Captain Lacky from Curacua or Maracalbo , was In collision ( probably en ) ccember 17) ) with the Spanish steamship lexlco , neir the Island of Arubs , The Nansemond tank and Is a total IMI. Captain , asUy and fourteen parjona ware drowned. Thirty-five lives were saved by the tus Au- usta. The Mexico , Captain Curd , galled rom New York on/Novenibw 30 , 'iiitl Havana n December 11 , end w s bound from Porto Cabello , for Carthegenea. when Hie collUU'ii crurrt'd. The Nanseoiond wai a tcicw tcannhlp of 228 tens anil was built nt p.iltl- lore in 1SS7. At the cfflca cf J , M. Oftulloj : Co. the agints of Ui ? temtiii ! > Mcylei : was stated that nothing \MJ Uu'jwu an to he damage received by t'r ! hlp. NOT AN EX PARTE IIEARINf Venezuela Commission Will Look Into th Oaso Thoroughly , WILL ASK FOR BRITISH EVIDENC While Mini Hnveriiineiit Will Xot Itrc tin * CommlNsloii II IN ThoiiKht Their Until Can ll Seenred Venezuela Heady. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. In official circle there Is great reticence as to the Venezuelan question. Clilcf Justice Fuller was n calle at the State department today , which gav rise to gossip as to the probability of his ap polntmcnt. The feeling grows that n repor by April next Is Impossible , as It Is said meter or the standing of those who will bo on this commission would not consent to" rusl through a case of this magnitude. The un derstandlng Is that the headquarters of th commission will be nt Washington , and tha the main sessions will ba held here. Contrary to the general Impression It 1 the belief In well Informed oinclnl circles tha the commission will go very thoroughly Into the British side of the question , not con Hnlng Itself to the ex parte case as presentee by Venezuela. It Is said this can be nc compllshcd without a direct participation o Great Drltaln in the deliberations. There is no doubt of the refusal of the British to talto formal recognition of the commission , nor Is It likely Hint the British view of the subjec win uo voluntarily presented ns evidence Hut as n matter of Justice and to save the commission from the Imputation of having looked at only one side of the case , It Is be lloved that the United States will take the Initiative to secure from the British forelgi office a statement of the British case. In the abssnro of a request the British forelsi office would-not voluntarily submit In extenso the British case , although Lord Salisbury's summary Is taken In diplomatic quarters as a tender of readiness to support It with de tails , should the United States request. VENEZUELAN SIDE HEADY. On the other hand , the Venezuela side of the controversy Is ready to bo offered aa soon as the commission meets. Whllei It Includes voluminous documents , maps , etc. . In the archives at Caracas , the essential points nl Issue bring the Venezuelan cas ; within a comparatively small compass. It consists in substance of two parts , one showing Vene zuela's rights , and the other pointing out the weakness of the- British claims. In the first division is the original map of the Schomburg line taken from the proceedings of the Royal Geographical society , August , 18SO. 18SO.Lord Lord Aberdeen's line Is shown from his original note to the Venezuelan minister. Dr. Fortlque , In 1884. Lord GranvIHe's Is shown from the memorandum given by him to the Venezuelan minister to England , Dr. Rojas , In 1SS1. Lord Rosebery's line Is shown by the original of his note to General Guzman Blanco , In 188C. The altered Schomburg line Is shown by the proceedings of the Hoyal Geographical society , April , 1S95. Lprd Salis bury's line is shown by a map issued In 1890 , taken from a communication from Sir T. H. Sanderson , believed to have been acting under Lord Salisbury's direction , and ad dressed to the Venezuelan agent In London. 'In th ; second part-of-the Venezuelan- p will bo n statement showing , It la asserted that England's claim did not originate untt 1811 , when she acquired 20,000 square miles from the Dutch ; that Sir Robert Schomburg Increased this to 60,000 square miles ; that It grew to 76,000 square miles by 1885 , and then Jumped to a claim of 109,000 square miles In the year following. From the British stand point this second half of the Venezuelan case Is based In a misapplication of the Schomburg lint , which was drawn as a con venience to IIX the limits of the Jurisdiction of the supreme court of British Guiana , and without any purpose of making a boundary line for British Guiana. Now that congress has acted upon the president's suggestions In authorizing' appointment of the- Venezuelan commission to locate the boundary line between British Guiana and Venezuela and the subject Is one for executive treatment. It Is believed thai Secretary Olney will formally acknowledge the- receipt of Lord Salisbury's two notes , and perhaps take occasion , as a matter of courtesy , formally to advls- : the British gov ernment of the course which this govern ment Intends to pursue , supplementing It , perhaps , by a request to bo In possession of evldcnc ? within the control of the British foreign cfflce respecting the boundary line. Representative Beach of Ohio , tomorrow will Introduce the following bill authorizing the president of the United States to call an International conference : BILL FOR A CONFERENCE. He It enacted , etc. , that the president of the United States be , and he hereby Is. authorized to Invite the governments of the other American republlcB to appoint plenipotentiaries with full powers to meet In conference In the city of Washington within one year from the approval of this act , for the formal acceptance and declara tion , of the Monore doctrine ns a principle of International law. Sec. 2. That any government may appoint ns many plenipotentiaries as It may el'ct , but In the determination of tfuestlonH before the conference no government shall Imvo more than one vote. Sec. 3. That the president bo , and he hereby Is , authorized to designate the Fecrctary of state at the plenipotentiary on the part of the United States , and that the Hum of jno.OOO , or so much. , thereof aw may be necessary , be appropmTn.ted out of any moneys In the treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated far the pay ment of the expanses of said conference , nnd the sumo shall be dlnburscd under the llrectlon of the president. In accordance with section 291 of the Revised Statutes. 0X13 .SHIP MAY 00 TO THI3 COAST , \eiyport M'WH Coininitiy ( let * One mill PONNlhly TlVH ( If ( IIIIlllttleNhlpN. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. The board of naval bureau chiefs , after carefully conslder- ng for Eeveral weeks the bids submitted or building battleships flvs and six , has ecommcnded to Secretary Herbert the acceptance ceptanceof the bid of the Newport News Dry Dock and Ship Building company of Vir ginia , to construct both ships on the plans of he Navy department for $2,250,000 for inch , n the event , however , that the Union Iron vorks of San Francisco , tha next lowest bid- r , at $2,740,000 , shall scale down the bid eo s to leave only a reasonable dlffironce be- weon their figure and the $2,250,000 aslced ly the Newport News company , for one ship , t Is recommended that each of thai : com mutes be awarded the contract for building me vesst'l. The secretary still has before ilm the alternative proposition to a k eon- ; ross for authority to accept the bids to build Ix shlpx of the Kearsarge ype , two to go to he New pert News company , two to the Union ron work ; and two to the Cramps , on condl- lon that all the bidders shall meet the fig- r s set by the Newport News company In heir bid , namely , J2.250.000 for each ship , 'ha secretary has taken the bureau chiefs' eport under consideration with this alterna- Ive proposition. \VIII Prom-elite Them Until. . SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 23 , The steamer Australia today brings th ? following "from ionolulu , December 1C : The trial of Under- vocd , alia a Morrow , and Sheridan , the al- eged conspirators , was postponed ( lilt morn- ng for ono week. The government donlfs tie r rort that the men will ( > o allowed to cave the country. It fa claimed a gco4 ase can ba made- out , which will Implicate ewl men In San Francisco. The prisoners ro kept In close confinement. Th vacancy In the supreme court , caused > y the death of Justlc. D'cker , will probably 10 filled by L. II , Ilartwell. Tne preildent lul council of sta'e and bar aisoclatlone are ncnlmou ; In choosing Ilartwell , who wa on ba supreme bench before. WAS -NOT SYMPATHETIC. rOjln XIMV York Culled tn IH Cleveland' * MCNIIIKIS , Dec. 23. Eleven hundred In Cooper Union tonight to condemn 1'rcsld nt Cleveland's message to congress over the Venezuelan boundary line question. Earnest Howard Crosby presided. Ho spoke of the Monroe doctrine ns follows : "We ? arc here to atfert all that stands for the dignity of the American people , nnd to coun teract the froth at the mouth that has become epidemic and seems to have taken hold of the people. We nr * here to protest aga'nst the er rors of the president of these Untied States. " ( Prolonged hisses and applause ) . The tumult that followed seemed for the moment ns If It would break up the me ting. Cries of "Put him out , " "Get out , " and the like were heard from all parts of the hall. Mc-intlmo the hisses and apphuso continued. Just ns quiet had been restored the sp nker con tinued : "What Is the Monroe dectrlno ? It Is not the doctrine of Monroe , It Is the doctrine trine of Grovcr Cleveland , It Is the doctrlm ns Intcrpre'pd In American history. When I was Investigating Egypt I was scandalized to find that Egypt paid an annual tribute of $3,000,000 for which It received no return frcm Turkey , to which It was paid , and who was stealing It. In th past we Imvo not been much bet'cr off. Ilavo we not stolen California and Arizona ? ( Wild cheers ) . Have we not stole Texas. " Mr. Crosby went on from this to declare that the whole flurry was the logical cut- growth of the war spirit that has been gradually growing up In the country , nnd which Is putting th < schoolboys In uniforms and building ships that we , nt le-ist , never ought to need. H v. Dr. Lyman Abbott of Ply mouth church , Brooklyn , was the next speaker. Dr. Abbott said that when Mr. Olncy says that If Great Britain IB allowed to gain possession of 300 square miles of land , 2,500 miles nwny , sin will use It as a basis for operations to push acquisi tions , ho is grtevoui'ly mistaken. Such a statement , the speaker s.\ld , was ridiculous , because she has already thousands ot miles she could ure If so dis posed. "Nor Is this a question of duty duo a downtro Idon slst r republic , " said ths speaker. "Since Venezuela became .1 repub lic fifty ysawago , she has been In the throes of Internal strife. On the other hand , Great Brl aln has always been n peaceful nation , and whether the boundary of ono he docreau d or the other Increased Is a matter that docs not concern us. " ( Handclipping and shouts ) . "I stand hero tonight , " said he , "to Indict this acceptation of theMonro ? doctrine as characteristically and spiritually unamErlcan. America is the peace nation ot the world. " Henry George was the next speaker. Ho said In part : "What icison Is ther for this war ? I believe In the Monroe doctrine and have stood for It. This ? , however , Is not the Monroe doctrine , nnd what Grovcr Cleve land cells the Monroe doctrine. Is but a travesty on It , and an utter absurdity. "I do not believe Cleveland used democratic methods with his message nnd I hardly think ho presented It to his cabinet. " Cries of "Yes , he did , " nnd "No , he didn't , " came from all quartern of the hall. Continuing , ho said : "Our business Is to mind our business ; if we Want to Interfere In anything let us do It where there Is a principle nt stake. The advocates of this war scare do not mean war. They are play- Inc at politics. " Charles Frederick Adams denounced Presi dent Cleveland and his Venezuelan message ojvcrely. His remarks were received with a storm ci hisses. Rev. W. Bliss , associate advocate ot pos- ton , and Franklin Pierce ; also niadYshoft ad dresses. At the conclusion of the last ad dress , tho.Begr.tary r.ead a letter from Dr. R. Heber Newton , protesting against war and ilso a resolution which was put and voted for and against In the same voice. It was de clared passed , however. The resolution In substance is that the chairman of the meeting and the speakera are appointed a committee lo secure the widest opinion to oppose the warlike methods of the president. XCK OF1 CA1IIMJT OFFICKUS Until ( lit * Financial mill Veil ey.no I an QllfHlIoiin CniiHlderi'd. WASHINGTON , Dee. 23. Three or four of the officers of the cablnst were engaged in conferences at Intervals throughout the day. In the morning Secretaries Carlisle , Lament and Herbert spent some time * at the white- bouse , and during th'e afternoon calls were exchanged between Secretaries Olncy , Lament and Carlisle. The Impression la that In ad dition to talking over the financial contll- : lon they are interested In the personnel of ; ho Venezuelan committee. It Is believed : hat the prci'ldent la already In communica tion with the people- whom he would be pleased to have undertake the work , but In ulvanco of their acceptance of membership their names will not be made public , and consequently the composition Is purely spec ulative at this time. ClinnireH In tin lOnjtliioer CorpH. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. A number of Im- lortant changes in the stations and duties of army engineers have been made by'Secretary lament. Colonel Charles R. Sutler , a mem- jor of the Mississippi river corps , is made division engineer of the Pacific division , with leadquarters In San Francisco , In place of Colonel Mendell , recently retired. Ho will > o succeeded at St. Louis by Lieutenant Jolonel Amos Stlckney , also a member of the Mississippi River commission , and now In special chargj of the works at Cincinnati and vicinity. Major William Heuer , In charge of river and harbor work at Humboldt bay , and near Sacramento , has been tranferred to Cincinnati as the relief of Lieutenant 'Colonel Stlckney. Major C. F , L. B. Davis , now on luty nt Washington , D. C. , succeeds to the duties vacated by Major Heuer. Major Thomas H. Hanbury , In charge of the works n Florida , will take station at St. Louis , as the rfllcf of Major Charles J , Allen , now stationed at St. Louis , who succeeds Major Davis at Washington , D , C. Lieutenant Colonel W. H. H. Benyward , low at San Francisco , Is ordered to relieve Major Hanbury at St. Augustine , Fla. iK" Court AiljniiniK. WASHINGTON , Dc. : 23. The supreme ourt of tlio United States adjourned until anuary 6. Justice Harlan delivered the opln- on of the court In the case of the United itatej against William P. Sayward , appealed rom th ? circuit court of AVashlngton , In- clvlng the question of Jurisdiction by United tateo circuit courts In oases Involving le g ban $2,000. The court held that under exist- ng statutes these courts have Jurisdiction vlthout regard to the amount Involved whore ho United States Is the plaintiff. In the case of GeorgeS , Moore against the Inltod States , coming to the nipreme court rom the district court of the tnutliern dls- rlct of Alabama , the court held tli'at Indict- icnts against employe. ) of the government or embezzlement phould epeclfy that the roperty taken came Into hlu possession by Irtuo of his employment , and that It should Iso Identify the property taken , Opinion by ustlco Brown. _ ViiUiorlly ( o Acueiil ( ho Kataliilln. WASHINGTON , Dec. 23. Senator Hale of lalne has Introduced a Joint resolution which Irecta the secretary of the navy to accept lie ram Katahdln and make her n part of he United States navy , which , If It nhould lecome a law , would overrule all objections tint have been mndo tn the ram. Senator lalo raid today that he was confident the rex- lutlon would receive the sanction of con- rets. The president , ho said , admitted that ils objection wax only technical and hail said liat the vesiel was a bitter ono than had ie5n expected , and that ho wanted It added o the navy. The tecretary of the myy will robably rend a communication to congrasi ml recjinmeiul the acceptance of the vet- el , reciting the facts In connection there- Ith , Midi n llroUcn % Vck. ALTON , III. , Dec 23. Henry H. Hackman. farmer four mllrti east of Alton , had hla eck broken In a runaway late Thuruda ) iftcrnoon , but la ntlll living , and from pres'ii' ndlcatlotm hat a fighting chance for recovery * ckman Ik a man of 70 years of age , NEEDS ONLY COJUION SENSE Gladstone's Suggestion Very Generally En dorsed by London Papers. MOPE OF PEACE UNIVERSALLY EXPRESSED Sentiment SetN In to the Anilenhle Ailjuxtnieiit ot the Dlllleiilty ulth Heller In Itn Sueeexi , 195 , by PI-CM I'tibllshlnfr Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 23. New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Gladstone's mcss.igo to the World Is made the feature of this morning's American news. All the newspapers glvo It the most conspicuous place In their columns , together with tlio significantly worded cable lo which It was a response , The Tlmen prints the message prominently , nnd refers to It ns follows , ed itorially : "Unfortunately Cleveland quitted the ground of common sjiis ; when ho sanc tioned Olney's provocative dispatch and sent his message to congress , proposing to cut the knot of the Venezuelan difficulty by the nomination of commissioners of his own , whose verdict will have not greater authority than that of any private body ot American citizens , assembling : to pronounce , let us siy , on the reconstruction of the Turkish em pire. " The Standard concludes Its editorial on the situation by saying : "The suggestion nindo by Gladstone. In connection with the political crisis applies with almost equal force to the fiscal situation. Let the rulers of the United Staten eschew extravagance nnd follies and fall back on common sense for ouce. Glad- utone might , wo think , have mid more with advantage , but wo cannot pretend In a mut ter of so much moment to attempt , as far as ho Is hlmsMlf concerned , to override his Judgment nnd political conscience. Rightly understood , moreover , his utterance suf fices. 'Only common sciux ; Is required , ' and wo still feel confident , as we did when the president's bombshell astounded the world , that the common wnso of the American people will extricate both them and us from the difficult position In which each has been placsd by Cleveland's precipitation. " The Dally Chronicle says : "The World again devotes Ita editorial page to a strong , though temperate , argument against the now happily subsiding war fever. It also pub lishes fnc flmllo letter from Bishop Potter and Henry George , commending Its pacific attitude , and the telegram received from Hawarden. " MAY OPEN CLEVELAND'S EYES. The Morning siys : "Mr. Gladstone , who both In his letters and public sp3echos , often expresses himself with freedom bordering on I recklessness , has sent a remarkably cool diplomatic message to New York In reply tea a request by a newspaper. Ho might have raid a little more without violating diplo matic etiquette , but perhaps ho acted wisely in saying so little. Common Ecnnofunforlnnatcly , " Is "Just "onei" * clement which seems wanting In each mov taken by President Cleveland. Everything has been done In haste tind In temper , and without any consideration either for the claims or for the feelings of the people of this country. The collapse of American se curities , the protests of the mercantile classes of New York against the precipitate action , the hostile opinion of every European country and the contemplation of tremendous calamities of war may sober the politicians at Washington and favor an appeal to Mr. Gladstone's ppeclfic. But , though excitement has calmed down , there Is little Indication that the action of Cleveland and his backers Is as yet subservient to common sense. " The Westminster Gazette says : "The- most Interesting Incident In the .political news la the message Gladstone has sent to the New York World. " Dealing editorially with the- situation the same Journal observe : : "What we chiefly want at the present moment , as Mr. Gladstone well reminds us , Is common Benne. But that Is a commodity not likely to be forthcoming In the present hurlyburly ot agitated feelings. Only common sense , says Mr. Gladstone , I ? required. Only that and the breathing space which Is necessary to glvo It play. When once common sense be gins to assert Itself It will be perceived on both sides what ample room thereIs for re consideration , concession and adjustment. " TRUTH MUCH CONDKNSDD. The St. James Gazette , an Influential conscrv. ntlvo evening Journal , heads Its first editorial : "Is It Common Sense ? " and goes on to say : "We hope the New York World has correctly estimated the weight which Gladstone's word will carry with the people of the United States. 'Only co'mmon sense la required , * said Gladstone , putting as much truth aa can go Into so short a sentence with a dl- rcctneps of statement we have not been accus tomed to In him. He Is no lu 3 right when ho adds 'I cannot say more with advantage. ' Thcro was nothing more for him to say. Common sense would have avoided the shock : which has been given to both countries and by which the United States has suffered far more than we 'have. Common oen e will find Its way out. So much any Englishman Is Wily entitled to say , but he does well to end there. It Is Amsrleans , not wo , who must supply the needful pinch of sanity , and we can perforce only leave them to do what , If It IK their good pleasure , they are no doubt capable of doing , " The Evening News- , also a ministerial organ , says : "Not the least surprise of th crisis l the- action of Gladstone , who wan offered a tempting opportunity of being In- dlscroU by the New York World. Ho sent just fifteen words across the wires , and of these at least five were valuablj enough to outweigh the whole coat of tele graphing : 'Only common tcnso Is required. ' It Is positively the best and briefest criti cism on the situation that ha been given In England or America , und wo have llttlo doubt It has already got In upon the bright Intelligence of American people. " The Sun says : "The New York World has been on the side of peace and concord from the beginning , and Its Htrenuoutt and sane articles on the crlfls have raised Its. prestige Immensely , and materially helped to minimize every grave and serious danger of the situation , but Ita greatest servlco to the cauto of International unity was ac complished whtn It extracted the brlet mci- nage from Gladstone , published today. The grand old man doe * not deem It wlso to Interfere. Ho lo out of public life , and the Issues at stake are too momentous to allow Ills assuming any fhuro of the re sponsibility which primarily b'-longs to the statesmen charged with direct control of affalrn , but lit- summed up the needs of the fcitmitlcm In a tOiigle brief ( sentence which ( IcpervfB place at the head of every con tribution to thli controversy and which ehouij bo remembered by every politician , American or L'ngl sli , who deaU with H , " fiCOKCIIEIt KdJl CLEVELAND , f Thu Star lay * . "Mr. Gladstone has cabk *
