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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 *
