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/ ft TILE OMAHA DAILY B.ftE : SUIT DAT , JANUAKY 5 , 18DG. BOND ISSUE READILY SOU American Bankers Prepared to Take Tw < Hundred Million. * SYNDICATE'S ' PROFIT TEN MILLLIOf Moneyed Men tltuler Plorpnnt Mnr Kim Will Secure Tills Amount for Merely llnnilllnK the Ciovernnicnt'H I'uniU. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. ( Special. ) Al the vjletalls for the bond Issue hav been arranged , nnd the Issue will In al probability bo made early next week , allow Ing the senate , however , a fair chance t dltcuw the bill passed by the house las week. The actlrn of the New York bankers headed by J. Plerpont Morgan , and nldec by the banks of other cities In agreeing t take $200,000,000 of bonds In two lots o $100,000,00each ) at about the came price a was paid for the last lot , settles nhateve doubts that may have existed na to the ability of the government to float a loan , O cournj , the syndicate will make money b ; the transaction. So far as can bo seen o : the surface , the situation doca not seem to call for any exhibition of self-sacrificing patriotism on the part of capitalists. The country Is not floundering In financial ills tress , even though the gold reserve In the treasury Is growing "more beautifully less' dally , under the Inexorable operation of the "endless chain. " Ono of the beet posted men In the senate upon finance , but who for obvious reasons desires hlnr name to bo withheld , as he wll make a fpccch on the bond Issue , saK apropos of this question : ' When Mr. Mor gan last discussed the present bond IMIIO with the government nfllclals ho suggestsi that Iho bankers would endeavor to check the export of gold by raising the rate of ex change. It Is In this way that the Bank of England protects the finances of Oreal Brlta'in. It raises and lowers the rates ol exchange according as money shows a ten dency to flow out of or Into the country. Mr. Morgan's ulca Is that the banks of this country , particularly those of New York , can perform the Mine service for the UnltiO States. He has already acted along tlicso lines , according to reports. "Tho agreement of the syndicate Is to take tit ? bondo , thirty-year 4 per cents , nt 105 % The criticism Is made that c'.mllar bonds are now selling In the market nt 117 % . Well v.'hcn this now bond Isinio comes out they wll pcarcE-ly remain at that figure and If enough IjQnus are .Issued It would bo singular If the Rrlco of nil did not fall to a flguremucl nearer par , The government Is lu respect o Its finances exactly llko an Individual , a firmer or a corporation. It cannot ma'ntaln Its credl without paying Its debta , whether they bj non-Interest bearing paper ( greenbacks ) or IntertHt paying paper ( bonds ) . Nor can It continue floating Its notes without Impairing Its credit sooner or later , and If It attempts to do cither lndfmltcly Its paper will eventu ally becom * worthless. There are psople who noem to think that the government is some thing mysterious which regulates mon In their ordinary relations and that this some thing Is gifted with creative powers , par ticularly with regard to money. This was the rror that was behind the flat money fallacy , nnd It Is the error that is behind the free silver craze of today. " WHERE THE LOAN WILL GO. Among the largest Individual oubscrlbers to the new Issue oio said to be the National City bdnk , the Hanover National bank , the "United State Trust company , the Union Trust cdmpany , the Farmers' Loan and Trust com pany and the Now York Life and Trust com pany , all of New York. These Institutions alone nro said to hold or control clcvo to $10- OOO.OPO In geld , of which the National City Wank has about $8,000,000 } n Its vaults and the Hanover National bank about $4,000,000. In ell th.eyndlpatq ( night to make a profit oi ? lt,000,000 , ! a * the bonds may be readily sold nf , from 115JJ b 110. And this man , Plerpcnt Morgan , who Is so cloie In touch with President Cleveland and the money kings , who Is he ? He was born lit Hartford , Conn. , on April 17 , TS37 , and was educated at the English High school In Boston and then studied at the University of Gottlngen , Germany. He returned to the United States In 1S57 and entered the banking firm of Duncan , Sherman & Co. , cf'New Ycrk. In li&O he became agent and attorney In this country for the English firm of Georgs Peabody - body & Co. , which relation ho has since held with that house , and Its successor. He Locarno a partner In the banking firm of Debheyt Morgan & Co. , In 1S71. Thla house. new J. P. Morgan & Co. , Is among the chief tiogotlatlons of railway bonds and was active In the reorganization of the West Shore rillroads and Its absorption by the New York Central railroad. He was alro conspicuous In the riorgsnlzatlon of the Philadelphia & Heading railroad. SUTRO AFTER HUNTINGTON. Adolph Sutro , who for more than a quarter of a century hasbeen , lighting C. P. Huntington - ton , and who was elected mayor of San Fran cisco , notwithstanding the opposition of the Southern Pacific tallroad , has setit to each membfr .of congress a suggJstlon that Is fuJI cf gall and wormwood. He goes after llnntlngton In his usual sledge hammer fash ion ns wltnerj ; Jluntlnglon , the klne of the lobby. Is hold ing tfourt again nt Washington , surrounded by an army of retnlner. " , Ilimlseys nnd hire ling. iind fortified by a hug sack , lift confidently believes that this lima he will carry the day. Twice defeat Jd nt former fsflMonv , but nothing daunted , he Is at It again , rttid with brazen insurance , bade his flunkeys He In wnlt to capture , if possible , thn new members of congress an fast ai they arrived In Washington. Thn American people nro now loudly do- o'arins that our boner must bp unstained by uplie-idliij ; the Monroe doctrine. American honor .Is Involved a thousand fold moro In thu < | UStlon | whether the American congress will declHrw that there li ono law for th * rloh coinorntlon nndanother for the poor Jnnn. Kfuhty millions me practically niennt to be glvsn to these corporatlonlsts ; eighty nillllonst tobe saddled on the Impoverished , eiiHlnvcd and rowfd people of thp Pnclflc eoasl. who 1110 thereby to be ground to the duHt for li.ilf n renlury to come. No legis lation Is iortilrd. | Let the law take ltn nat ural ( iaurne. As the moitRniro on the lall- rnad falls due , default should b : had , fore- rlosure should tnko place , nnd the roads Bold to the lilKhet bidder. Mcmbero of oongrcfs , take warning. Dur ing thu holidays many friends of the people are away , while nearly nil the ftlendu of the corporntlonlsls remain steadily at their P0iitn. A march may be stolen on the house and IIuntliiKton'H myrmidon * nt nn un- juardud moment may be victorious. Eternal vljrllanco Is needed at this hour. AUOLT'H SUTRO. Chairman Committee or Fifty. Ban Francisco , December 27 , 1830. ' BISHOP SCANNELL WJLL ASSIST. Rt. Rev , Richard Scannell , bishop of the Catholic dlocebe of Omaha , will tomorrow flssjst In the church ceremony of conferring the borretla upon Mgr. SatollI at Baltimore. This ceremony Is expected to far cxcol any previous Investment pf the red hat In the ntv/1 world. L ve of absoncf granted Lieutenant Cplpnel Jomoa 0. C. Lse , deputy quarter master general , has been extended fifteen Captain Oberlln M. Carter , corps of en- Blnecrs , ia ordered to report to the major general commanding , fgr appointment as aldo-de-camp. Colonel C. H Charlton or tha Eighth cav alry , stationed nt Fort Meade , S. D. . Is nt the Shortlium. Secretary Smith today affirmed the decision of | he commissioner of the general land office In the cixu of Gcorgo J , Hand ngalnat Amelia Jllne , now Cramer , from tha Huron , S. I ) . , land district. Defendant's limber culture entry la held for cancellation on the ground of .failure to comply with the law as to tree planting * Patrick McQIIlIck has been appointed fourth-cUss postmaster at Ht Herbert , Ed munds county , B. I ) . , vlca Charles Uedfield. fiirn ColiiaKi ) nt tlie Mini * , WABIli.N'OTON , Jan. 4 A statement pre pared by the director of the mint thaw * th9i coinage executed nt tl.e United States mlpU ( luring tha calendar year Juit closed to liava bf-cii an follows : Gold. } 5'JiiCn57 ; ; silver. J5.6SU.010 ; minor coins , JSS2.W ; total , | ( ! C,0l.7tS. ) _ Htiltirilnv'M Golil WASHINGTON , Jan. 4 The tieitury tolay Ion : by withdrawals f 100,000 In geM barn and t3.0Q1,000 In coin , having the gold K'-srvc al SKVr.IlAI. ItUMHini ) A lHKSTii Sn | ireeil ( of Trenaoii Ar AMiillltiK Trlnl. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The Venezuela authorities here have received no Informntto of the reporteJ cntrgctlc steps of Pretlder Crcspo In arresting the rebellious stispecti Including ex-President Lopez. The last ma from Caracas reported the country peacetu Lopez was president of the federal counc under President Guzman , nnd when the lal ter resigned , Lopt * siicc odfril to the pres dency , remaining In offle one year. Late he was A supporter of the deposed goverr mcnt. Since Crespo came Into power h was nt the head of a successful rcvolutlor Lop-z was sucipecled of disloyalty to Creep and this led to his publishing a formal dec larntkn of allegiance to the present govern mi > nt. It was believed this restored him t full confidence. The arrests , It Is said , hav no connection with the uprising of a fei weeks ago. Thin loot revolt ended with th arrest of all concerned , several hundred I number , Including txjme prominent mer They arc now In prlon In Caracas awaltln trial. While their nctbn was treasonable. 1 Is understood the government will dea leniently with them. All the recent official reports from Vone zugln hive shown great enthusiasm onion , lha peoplf. as Iho lotmlt of the attitude t the United States. This Ins made Prcslden Crcppo the hero of the hour , and has gen far toward overcoming any lingering sen tlmcnts of disloyalty among the people. I'HXSIOV llII.t7 IlKAIY TO IU3POIIT Mnilc lir < li < Sulieoiiiinlltee. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The subcommlt tee of appropriations , In chargj of the pen slon appropriation bill , completed the consld oration of the bill today and will report I to the full committee on Wednesday next H Is believed that the consideration of the bill by tin house will commence next week The bill nsks about $131,900,000 , a decfeast of ov.r $2,000,000 from the estimates sub milled by the commissioner. This reductlor was made because the total appropriation ol $140,000,000 was not expended last year , am ! was based on the estimates that the Silgh tide figures for pension appropriations had bsci : passed and that from now on the nmounl expended will continually decreaso. Three In portant amendments have been attached to th bill. The flrst provides that no pen sion shall be suspended on the charge ol fraud until the charge shall flrst have been adjudicated In a United States district court , oxcrpt where the fraud constitutes n plain violation of a statute , as In th : , case of the remarriage of n widow. The second amend ment provides that any claim under the net of 1S90 , If granted , shall date from ths d-atc o ! the flrst application. Pensions under the present practice are rejected , suspended or llsmlssed on the first application date from the date of adjudication. The third amend ment repeats the section of ths dependent law of 1890 , requiring a widow to show that shs Is dependent for her support on her lally labor. ( lie ARC of eminent. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The National Bu reau of Reforms Is working to secure the ralso of the ago of consent from 16 to 18 years , and its extension to the territories. At Its request , Representative Ilroderlck of Kani-as has Introduced n bill raising the ago md making the law , which now applies only .0 ths District of Columbia , applicable to territories and all other places over which the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction. A minimum penalty of one rear is fixed for the flrst offense and six rears for each subsequent offense. Knllroad Ijiinil Selections Approved. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The secretary of the Interior ha.3 approved the selection of l > 300,000 acrea of land In the Bismarck dts- Lrlct , North Dakota , and DSG.OOO acres In the Miles City. Mont. , district , made by the Northern Pacific company. These lands are within the primary limits of the grants to the company , the former list being largely made up cf Uio cheap "bad lands" In' North Dakota' Contract Let , for Wntcr Supply. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. Scc'rotary Smith Ins authorized the commissioner of Indian affatra to execute contract . with the Idaho Canal company of .Idaho Falls , Idaho , for pro viding a water 'supply for the Fort Hall , Idaho , Indian reservation. The work Is to be completed Juab 1. The contract prlco Is $90,000 and anannual maintenance charge of $15 per cubic foot. Iowa Court IIII1 .Signed. WASHINGTON , Jan. 4- The president haa signed the resolution fixing the time for hold- ng sessions of the district circuit courts in .ho northern and southern districts of Iowa , and the act transferring to the state of Utah the ofllces and property cf the territorial ofllcero 'and of the Utah commission. IJf ATCIIISOK IlKCKIVKUSIIIP. .TiHlpTc CnliUvc-H Files III * UnllnR on tlie Allovi'imeeN. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 4. A special to the lournal from Topeka says : The speculation ill over the country as to the amount Judge * 2aldwell would allow the court ofllcers- and ittorneys In the matter of the receivership > f the Atchlson railroad gives unusual Inter- st to an order filed in Ills United States clr- : ult court today , which gives the costs In Ictall as follows : To the Union Trust com- lany of New York , as trustees , $50,000 ; to Iclin B. Johnson , as special mas tor to sell , for ill services rendered , and to be rendered , (16,000 ( , ; In addition to this amount , Judge fohnson has been receiving a salary of $750 i month , which brings his' total to $33,090 ; o Whcclcr H. Peckhnm , counsr.4 for com- ilalnnnt , for compensation , in addition to vhat ho has rocelvod , $35,000 ; to Rosslngham , Smith & Dallas , as solicitors for complaln- mt , In addition to what tliey have received , 27,000 ; to Mercantile Trust company , as ompensatlon for services , $10,000 ; to Aleofdi t Green , counsel for Mercantile. Trust com- mny. $10,000 ; to each of the receivers , Aldacn Walker and John -J. McCook. nnd to the lelrs of the deceased receiver , Joseph C. Wll- on , for services up to the period when they hall turn over to the property , at the rate of 25,000 per annum ; to George R. Peck , counsel or receivers , In addition to what ho has re- clved , $45,000 ; to Ed Kcnna , as counsel for ecelvers , $15,000. JOIUJHTT'S 1'JIIST AVIKB MAUItlEU. uel ( he Ceremony Hnil Ileen 1'er- fiirinril ICept Heerel. NEW YORK. Jan. B , The World this nornlng says : "It Is announced that Ollvj .tike , divorced wlfo of James J , Corbett , the URllls't ' , has been married to Fred L. Ma- ury , who Is reported to bo very wealthy , t was still In the early part of last August , eon after the death of his grandfather , and * 111U ) the will contest was pending , that Mr. Usury , then staying at Narragansrtt for the ummer. met Mre. Corbelt. On December 1 Mr. Masury , Mrs. Corbett , George P. Lake , er fithtr , and R Luillow Christie stepped nto a cab , were driven ovir to Staten U > - ind , nnd there tha couple were quietly mar led by civil process. .Then they drove hack gain to ( hi Corbstt house In New York , { ono of thn relatives of either , except Mr. Usury's brother and the bride's father , new that they were man and wlfo. Tlu-y cnt about the neighborhood very much a * Mini , Every one supposed until now that iQlr cordial attachment might result la a larrlago some day , but now tlio flrt poal- Ive announcement of their marriage Is given. . . I'ttople In Krccn ll > - Oft n Sen re. MILWAUKEE. Jun , I. A special from farlnetle says the cracking of Ice on Green ay caused nn raithqunko rcnro bero InM Ight and1 onrly this morning. Two distinct hoclcs. which rocked building nnd put ut lights , were experienced , Tlie llrst was t 10 o'clock last night. Houses \ver hnken , window's wore smashed 'and people un from ope house to another In alarm , 'ho shock wan brief but violent. At. i 'clock this morning people were awakened rom their sleep by another violent vlbra- on. No damage was done , but much con- em W.'IK felt. Ailinltteil tinAVomeii to 1'riicllee. riTTHniJHG. Jan. I.-A Inigo meeting of 10 Allegheny ! 3ar association was held odny to dectdu whether or not women liould be admitted to practice. The women , -fre vIctorloiiB by n vote of moro than 10 a 1 , coiiBenurnt'y thov will bn accorded them ! \m prlvllecen nit their male colleagues , 'ho question wag decided after n lively ills , uaslon of n resolution which called on the ndgrg to prohibit women from becoming of th * bar In Allegheny county , JUSTICE BREWER CIIAIRlIAi Venezuelan Commission Holds Its Pin Session tit Washington. COMMISSIONER WHITE WAS ABSEN After Conelnillnir .Some I'rellinliinr ArrniiKPincnfM nil Adjournment AVim Tnkeii Until Tncnilnr * WASHINGTON , Jan. 4. The members c the Venezuelan commission , Mr. White alon being absent , were at the State departmen today and had nn Important conference wit Secretary Olney. Mr. Coudert was the firs member of the commission to appear at th State department. Its arrived about 10:3 : o'clock , accompanied by his son , nnd had short chat with Assistant Secretary Uhl , wh showed him Into Secretary Olney's office About fifteen minutes later Justice nrewe and Mr. Oilman appeared and were admlttei at onca to Secratary Olney. Judge Alve ; was the lait member to come to llie depart ment. The fifth member , Mr. White , ha not 'yet reached Washington. After exchanging greetings with the score tary and with one. another Secretary Olne ; presented to each member a commission , o which the following Is a represantatlvo copy To Hon. David J. Brewer : You -nri Hereby appointed member of the commls slon to Investigate and report upon the trui location of tlie divisional line between tin territory of the republic of Venezuela am that of British Qulana. It Is expected that the commission nvnll Itself of all ponjlblo sources of In formation , will apply to the matter nil per ttnent rules of municipal nnd Internntlonn law and will make a report to the preildcn of their conclusions , together with the evl dence and documents submitted to nnd con sldered by them , with ns little delay ns.li compatible with the thorough nnd Impnrtla consideration of the subject to be deali In testimony whereof I have caused thcs < letters to bo patent and the Fcnl of th ( United States to be hereunto affixed. Given under my band at the city ol Washington , on the fourth dny of January , In the year of our Lord ono thousand elphl hundred and ninety-six , nnd of the Independence pendonco of the United States of Amorlc.i the one hundred nnd twentieth. . rGROVER CLEVELAND. .u r Bv the President : lUCHAllD OLNEY. Secretary of Stato. The members of ths commission then en tered upon a consultation with Secrotarj Olney , luting a llttlo over half an hour , probably with a view to securing a suitable meeting place and reaching an undcrstandlnp as to what clerical nnd expert assistance would bo necessary. The languags of the commissions Issued to the members la so clear and so succinctly de fines th * nature of the service that It left llttlo to be eald by Secretary Olney on this point and the most Important feature of hit remarks was the explanation of the deslrs' ' ol the government that the commission should regard Itself ao entirely Independent of con trol In the pursuance of Its Investigations , and as master of Its own procedure at all times. At the conclusion of the conference with Secretary Olney th ? commission retired to the diplomatic room to hold the flrst pre liminary mooting. Secretary Olney tendering the services of his own private secretary , Mr. Blandford , to act as recording secretary until other provision Is made. BREWER ELECTED PRESIDENT. The session lasted about an hour , nnd at Its conclusion a formal statement of the proceedings , so far as It was deemed proper t make public , was given out < as follows ; Justice Brewsr was. unanimously .elected president of the commission .and proceeded to administer to Messrs. Alvey , Coudert and Oilman the following oath : , ' 1 - rtof rappolnl'cd - of' the United States nt - do solemnly swear that I will support apd jdeftuid , the. constitution "of , .the United States of AmorlcB..aKnln taUv ene mies , foreign atid domestic ; that I will beaf true faith nnd allegiance to the same ; that I take this obligation freely , without montnl teservatlon or purpose of evasion , and that I will well nnd faithfully -discharge the duties of the office ot member of the com mission to Investigate and report upon the location of the divisional lines between the territory of the Republic ot Venezuela and that of British Guiana , etc. Commissioner Alvey then in turn adminis tered the same oath to President Brewer. It v.-ao moved and seconded that the president designate a clerk to act for the pres'qnt ses sion of the commission and Walter Bland- ford was appointed In tliat capacity. Com missioner Coudert moved that the matter of the selection of quarters for the commission bo left to President Brjwer and Commis sioner Alvey , which * motion was agreed to. Commissioner Oilman moved that an inr qulry bo made as to the bol't map , 'showing physical charoctsristlcs of the country in question and which should bo reproduced In a convenient form for the use of th9 com mission. This motion was also' agreed to. Commissioner Oilman was Authorized to make the inquiry. The commission then , upon motion of Commissioner Coudert , nd- Jcurned at 2:30 : o'clock to mo't Saturday next at 10:30 : o'clock , unless 'tho president shall designate _ another day meanwhile. ' ' Commissioner White , who was expected to arrive In Washington next Monday will bp notified , BO that lit may defer his coming until next meeting day. Tlie commission after adjournment , pro ceeded In a body to the white house and paid their respects to the president. It appears that In the mattsr of selecting ns- 3Utant9 and officers the commission will proceed with great circumspection , nnd par ticularly In the selection of n secretary , for which .place , several names of prominent persons have ban mentioned. . The question of going abroad was fllscusBcd Informally by the ccmmlslsoners , nnd the suggestion came from one of the commis sioners that It might ba possible to send the secretary of the commission abroad to pursue such lines cf verification as wore desired. ft was felt , Imwever , that the work had not advanced sufficiently to permit any definite talk on the subject. That Secretary Olney especially wanted to mpresa on the committee that the body was intlrely Independent of the State department was shown when ho waa asked to name the 3flcer3 ! , thus relieving the committee from : he annoyance of patronage. He declined , saying he preferred to- have the committee : hoose Its own ofllcers and quarters and lo nil relating to Its affairs without nny ellance upon the State department. Tlio call cf tha commissioners on the presl- lent was entirely formal and brought out lothlng beyond the usual greeting. The resident refrained from making any ref- ; rjnco to the plans of the commission. Mr. Coudert returned to New York and Ur. Oilman to Baltimore during the aftcr- loon. Definite hours for the dally meetings if tbo committee will be flxeJ , and when this s done all the commissioners will take up heir residence here. IIIIOKK WITH uoivn SYNDICATE : . Humor Hint ( lie 1'reHlilent IM DlH- pleaxeil Ti'ltli MorKuii'u Aelloii. NEW YORK , Jan. 4. A special to the iVorld from Washington says It Is given out > y a Bjnator who has on previous occasions eprcsntcd the administration that the ireoldent has definitely broken with tbe Morgan syndicate. Mr. Cleveland Is , this lenator taya , Intensely angry with Morgan , ind declares that the syndicate's action In ireparing to take a loan was entirely un- luthorlzed and lias greatly embarrassed the ; overnment. There will be no bond call , t la said , until congress has a chance to ct , and then It will ha'a public loan , If tbe iroldont Is able to follow his own wU. | Had n Flprlit Up in ti Tree , CINCINNATI , O. , Jan , 4. A Commercial lazette special from Birmingham , Ala. , lays : Neur Kennedy , Lcmar county , .a. , night before last. James Runyon and lobert Young climbed n high tree for an ipossum. On tbe game limb 40 feet from he ground they miarreled , Hunyotj , pushed Toiing off the limb , but was pulled off with Mm. Both lived just long enough to tell low It happened. 'iinilerlillt-lieliiloiit Weil din fir T ) te. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The World thin r.crnlng says : Mrs. William 1C. Vanderbl'.t ind Mr. Oliver H. Belmont are to be mur- led on Wcdnetday , January 8. This , at east , Is tha date believed by their ac- luatntnnces to have been selected for the luptlals. nn. TIIAMKS TO AMHIUC . , nlTIIAMKS nl/ i _ j teil lijr Vciipunelnr Uenl < ] ent of > 'eir York , NEW YORK , Jan. i. A meeting was hcl at Hardman | tj > | ftfor\lght at which xpro9lc wag given to the * entlmcnts of the Ven znolan residents of New York relative to tl action of thttiUhlted States 'In the dUpni bstwc-en Vennsteln and the British goveri mcnt. It vwniMf. meeting solely ot Ven zuclang nnd tho.i procwdlngs were In tli Spanish language. The call for th ? mec Ing specified Us object as being , flrst , I give expression , pf gratitude to tbe goven ment and to VliW'pcopfo ' ot the United Stile * and , second , ' db ° glvo assurance of tha dli crert conducUofi Venezuela. The proceedings were brief , the sontlmcr of the meeting having been expressed In tli adoption ot an address , or letter , to Prc ? dent Cleveland. It was decided that th letter should be presented to the president b a committed -which will Include A. M. Sole Ido , formerly Venezuelan minister ! Genen Nlcanor Bolet Perasa and General Juslai This commute * Mill probably go to Washlnf ton tomorow. The letter addressed to Pres dent Cleveland Is as follows : The Honorable Grovcr Cleveland , Pros denr of the United States of America , etc etc. : Sir We nddrcsi ourselves to yoi who are so worthily tilling the flrst "magi ; trocy of this republic , In order to prasen through your high Intcrmodlnry to tb government rtml the .people of the Unite States the most sincere nssurnnceM of on gratitude and respect for the attitude , hot noble and justice-seeking , which hna bee taken In the boundary question now Ion pending between Venezuela nnd Grcn Britain. We have long been accustomed to se In this great American democracy , th foremost sentinel of liberty , the legltlmnt representative before the whole world o those high principles of civilization , nn Justice M'Klch Constitute the 'republlcm Ideal of the nations of. this continent. For more than hair n century Vcnc zueln has been making unexampled effort to settle the queRtlon of boundaries actual ) ; pending , without over having been able t get Its powerful adversary to ngroe to th only method acceptable to modern civilian tlon for the equitable settlement of con troversles ot the kind. There only rcmalnei therefore for our country a choice betweci these terrible alternatives ; cither to renounce nounco the dignity of n free and sovorelgi nation through submission to a mos humiliating' .spoliation Inflicted by th authority of mlnht alone ; or else , In ni umJniml and desperate struggle , to defem at nil costs nnd to the last the integrity o the national territory which u RenoraUoi of heroes had acquired by the sacrifice o their blood. But now the voice of Justice , the un answernhlo voice of right protecting weak ness against might , han spoken with poten sound ; It Is the voice of the great Amorl can people , who. faithful to their glorlou ! traditions , proclaim nnd support once menthe the principle of the perpetual nnd Immov able soverolfjnty of the republics cstnb' llshed on the free soil of America. Tc you , sir , ns representatlvo of the will o ! the American people and first guardian ant defender of their Institutions , to you ha ; been allotted the lofty mission of complet ing the work of your serious predoceS' eors In the high position you nro sc worthily filling. For this are you now InkIng - Ing a linn and decided stand before the world In maintaining in this last portion ol the nineteenth century the chartered right * of reason , the most philosophical and nd- \anced conquests of the Invlolnblo low ol nations. For your noble efforts to obtain an Im partial aibltratlon , which will llnally pro nounce judgment In this old and unfor tunate debate , nyoiir name , sir. will bo the honor and pride of the American spirit , will always rernalnftatgraved In the affection ot all Just men qtj'parth. Please accept our patriotic assurances of the discreet condudt of Venezuela nnd the expression of oiir'doep gratitude and utmost rcjpect. lyv.j _ ASKS PROTECTION. llecelvcr Aiijmlnleil for ilic Topelcn Telelinojie Company. TOPEKA , Kan , , , 3an. 4. C , O. Knowles was todayi appointed receiver for the Topeka Telephone nndTSIectrlcal company by the dis trict court. This IfeUho outgrowth ot a suit brought by the rflson International Tele phone and Cole'SjjCJe.nstructlon company of Chlqago to collect $9,000 for telephones de livered to ithoijlnaU company. This suit la still pending , but 13. A. Roselr of St. Louis , who holds $ lfjfl9070f , the "company's bonds , became alarmed and asked for the receiver. The local management will not be changed , and the company" hl"ak"es the claim that the telephones sent from Chicago were rejected ns unsatisfactory. NEW YORK , Jan. 4. H. and S. Strauss , manufacturers of corsstsat Newark , N. J. , ivlth vtarerqoms in this city , assigned today lo Edmund" Wl-sg without preferences. riio firm has bsen In ' business about twenty /earn. Platzel , Strooc'k & Ilerzog. attorney1) tor the assignors , report the liabilities at nbout $200,000. and the nominal assets cx'- : ecd the Indebtedness. The actual assets are largo and consist of outstanding accounts , slock en hand and raw material , The fail ure Is attributed to dull trade , poor collec tions and small profits. * Charles Reynolds , dealer In paintings and ongravlngs , assigned to'day to Malcolm R. Lawrence , wlJh , a preferqnco for $17,519 to Solomon Mchrbach. FORT WORTH , Tex. , Jan. 4. Charles H. Fry & Son , Jewelers , have executed n deed 3f trust to W. C. Pfaefllo , os trustee , to se cure creditors. Liabilities nro distributed in Fort Worth , New ' York , New Bedford , Mass. , Kansas Clty.'Merlden. Conn. , Honedalo , Pa , , Boston. Waterbury , Conn. , Newark , N. J. , ind other cities.- Local , creditors and Kock , Dryfus & Co.New , York , and the Falrpolnt Manufacturing company of New Bedford are preferred. _ _ AVITII A IIUXCII OF CATTLE iie Xnrtliern 1'nNHenKer Wroolteil nml Flreninii Killed. CHEYENNE. Jan. 4. ( Special Telegram. ) Today's northbound passenger train on the Cheyenne Northern was .wrecked at 2 o'clock this aftornowf In a cut eleven miles out of Ohugwater by rtfhnlng Into a bunch of cattfe. The engine- , three coal cars and. a paswnger 2cach were derailed , tiio engine and coal carp being almost dmollshed. Engineer Mike O'Neill escaped with slight Injuries , while Fireman David A , Parker was burled under the wreckage and crushed to death. Super intendent Fllzpatrlck of the Cheyenne North ern took out a wrecking train from hero at 3 j'clock to clear away the wreck. Fireman Parker has been working for ths Union Pa cific and Cheyenne Northern road as fireman for seven years. Ho leaves a wife and sev- jral children. l'AH > FOIl THE COST OK SIXTY LIVES. jequcl to the Heil Can oil DlHiialcr In Wyoming. CHEYENNE , Jan. 4. . ( Special Telegram. ) The aults brought against th Rocky Moun- : aln Coal company pf Uinta coiinty * by the iers ! of the sixty miners killed at the Red Tanon disaster bfMajsi spring have been com promised , The fiOjrt0'company agreed to pay > aoh of the filxtyi plUntlffs $1,000. The suits igalnst the compiny wh'tch were to have been .rled in the courr , orthls county January 13 * -llI be dismissed ? ' ' _ llrltlNli Ship' ' named at Sen. SAN FUANCISCO ! Jan. 4. The steamship Vfrldl , which arrived' from Hong Kong to- lay , brings newt ) thflt the unknown ship ro- > orted from Sln apo'ro by cable , that was jurneJ at sea In' the Indian ocean last nonth , was thtll.British ehlp Avoca , from London , with ti Rdheral cargo. Nineteen > t the vessel's cfflw1 nra missing , Including ho captain ami'life wife , A boat contaln- ng ten men , tlio balance of the crow , put nto Emma Imrborr Pcdanp , on the 19th if December. > > i' < v particulars concerning he disaster could , bo.leurned , at Hong Kong , 'reMdeiit ll r fkWrClinnflre tlie Dntc. CHICAGO , JanL ' 4. President George F. 3rown of the Textile Manufacturers' ABHO- liatlon of tlie South and West hau Issued i circular , stating that an the National As- delation of Wool Manufacturers will hold heir annual meeting In Chicago on the 21at nrt. , It has been decided to postpone the onference ot thtj south and west textile nanufncturcrs , called to meet on the llth nst. The conference Instead will meet hero unitary 21 , In the hopa that a much larger lumber of manufacturers may find It con- enlent to bo prtsent on that date. Cliiinue 111 On * I'libllnlilnir World. NEW YORK , Jan. 4. A change of owner- hip of the , Fowler & Wells company , the Jew York phrenologists and publishers , ontrolled , by the. Fowler family for sixty 'ears ' , has just been announced. The con- toiling stock has been purchased by the dllor of the riirenologlcal Journal , Dr. JdBnr H. Deal ! , and Colonel Nathan Ward 'Itzeerald , lute of West Virginia. Fltz- ; erald Is a lawyer and Journalist by profes- lon nnd was the populist candidate for utalnst Prof. Wilson. ALONE IN T11EWORL1 ( Continued from First Page. ) * ldo Queen&town early this morning th the company tender could not Join h there. Her arrival Is not yet reported fro Liverpool. Mrs. 1'ierro Noel , formerly wife of a we known young New Yorker of WnshliiRtt Srjuar * . nml stcp-dauRhter of the late Abr. hnm Wakoman. once postmaster of No York , 19 to make her debut In concert Jai tiary 14 under the management of Colon. . Mapleson , with the- patronage of Amba tailor Hazard , Princess Christian , Prince ! Marj' of Tcck , Princess Fred erica Hanove Sir John nnd Mdy 1'ulston find others. He voice Is said to bo so exceptional that si already has nn offer to sing at Monte Carl this season and to form one of Colonel Mapli eon's opera cempany to the United State DALLAKU SMITH. KNGMSIt ISOLATION KMI'll.VSl/.KL CniitlnpiHiil Coininciit nn Ilic Trnun vnul Inviinlnii Adverse ( n Knutiiiiil. ( Copyright , 1S96. by tlie Associated 1'rcss. ) LONDON , Jan. 4. If nny such proof \vn necessary the. events of the past week hav once more tended to establish beyond nn : doubt the cold Isolation of Great Urltaln li Europe nnd elsewhere. Hut the anll-Ilrltls ! comments of the foreign press have been s bitter since the Invasion of the Transvaa republic by tlio filibuster. Dr. Jameson with or without knowledge of the Hrltlsl South Africa company and the colonial nu thorltlcs , that this feature of the affair ha produced a decided Eonsatlon , which ha culminated In nn outburst of Indlgnatloi against Kmperor William for sending hi dispatch of congratulation to Presldcn Kruegor. The expressions of wrath are no confined to the newspapers , but tire the general oral talk of London and other cities. It li known the government officials generally nnd It Is reported that even royalty do > nounoes In unmeasured terms the Oermar emperor's "deliberately unfriendly act , " ani there nra suggestions flying nbout regarding recalling the British ambassador to Ger many nnd making .threatening changes In the disposition of the different squadrons of tht British fleet. Emperor William , It appears , flrst sen peremptory Instructions to the German am bassador hero to obtain an Immediate cx > planatlon of the meaning of Dr. Jameson' ! expedition , which , by the way , the Drills ! government had already repudiated. Thl ! having been explained to the German anv bassador , tile marquis of Salisbury concluded that the matter had been settled , nnd ho was disagreeably surprised when the news was received at the .foreign office that the em peror had sent a message of congratulation tc President Kruegcr. - The most serious part of ; the whole affair Is that the diplomats attribute ! to Emperoi William n deliberate nttempt to challenge the queen's suzerainty In the Transvaal. The text of the treaty of London provides that the Trdnsvaal republic's foreign relations are to be entirely under < he supervision of Great Urltaln , nnd for the sovereign of nny coun try to address himself to President Krucger Is , to put It mildly , a serious disregard ol diplomatic form. Therefore , as Empbror William Is known to bo a great stickler for all forms of diplomatic procedure , nobody doubts that his step was deliberately taken after consultation with the Imperial chan cellor , Prince Hohenlohe1. This having been admitted , there are people who are beginning to Intimate that a triple alliance between Russia , franco and Germany , previously fre quently hinted at , may , after all , bo an ac complished fact ; for It would hardly seem likely that Germany would care to risk an active contest with Great Britain , and a pos sible blockade of her coasts when she could make but little retaliation , unless she were assured of active support from other powers. PRESS VERY BITTER. The very bitter comments of the British press upon the action of Germany's emperor are In marked contrast with the manner In which the newspapers here discussed the Venezuelan crisis. In fact , the latter dis pute soems. almost to have , been lost sight of , especially since such n flood of discredit has been thrown upon the British side of the contention by tha Washington cor respondent of the Chronicle of this city In tha publication of correspondence apparently hitherto not carefully weighed on thlo side of the Atlantic. All the batteries of the British press seem to be "turned upon Germany , and their flro Is Increasing In Intensity as the action * if the emperor becomes more clearly understood. At flrst It was thought to be nothing mere than one of his familiar eccen tricities , but there seems to be much more of cold deliberation than eccentricity about the young war lord's dispatch to the presi dent of the Transvaal republic. , 'Tho Standard , which may bo regarded as directly representing the views of the British government , ponies very plainly on the sub ject and warns foreign nations in general , nnd Germany in particular , that Great Britain will tolerate no interferencs and that In spite of-tho threats of the German offlcial press to rnako things unpleasant for Great Britain at Washington , Constantinople and Peking , "Wo shall defend our own with all ths means at pur disposal , let our assailants bo who they will or as many as they will. " This utterance upon the part of the Stand ard 1,3 a sample of the remarko made by the British press , and coming from the source It does there are Indications that Great Britain nnd Germany have reached n stale of extremely strained relations and one which may have further and moro serious results unless the jlngoss of both nations are curbed. ENGLISHMEN HUMILIATED. The defeat of Dr. Jameson's freebooters by the Boons has produced a feeling of great humiliation hero and the greatest anxiety Is rH regarding the fate of his companions , as there are among them the younger sons of 3onio of the best known families of Great Britain. This fooling of humiliation adus to the degrco of anger felt agains-l Germany and Increassa the danger existing In thesituation. . Thcji , again , the fact that EO many dls- : lngiilshcd young men were among the Ilrlt- sh Chartered company's troopers is another Jlemont which may cause further trouble , as .holr families are bringing nil the pressure : hey possibly can to bear upon the govorn- ncnt In their efforts to wlpo out the humlll- ition Inflicted upon all concerned with the 3oers. Among the persons who are behind the icenes the general view taken of the case a that Dr. Jameson's defeat was brought tbout because , at the last moment , be was eft in tbo lurch bythe Ulttlandcrs ( foreign lopulatlon ) of Johannesburg , who were to lave risen and aided him against the Boers. : t has been an open secret for weeks past hat the Chartered company's troops were ircparlng for some advance , and people who inve recently seen President Krueger and kfr , Cecil nhoades , the premier of Capa Col in y , say they have no doubt that Dr. Jame- lon received orders from the latter , that a ; rand coup was intended , that probably n iow' republic would have been established , ind that In the brilliance of the result the aults of the leaders would Imvo been for- ; otten. Gcorg C. Armtstead , the wealthy mill iwner of Scotland , Is again entertaining > Ir. and Mrs. Gladstone at the Royal hotel , Jarrltz. In conversation recently with a eprosentntlvo of the Associated press , Mr. irmUtcad said : "No one can estimate vhat a prlvllcge > It Is to have Mr. Glad- tone asa guest. His memory Is etlll as itrong and tenacious as It was when ho vaa 40 years old. Now that his eyesight s reitor.'d , he Is busy with his books and writing all day long. Mr a. Gladstone- also urprlslngly actlvo for a woman of her ears , and her devotion to , and eire of icr husband are something beautiful to wit- ICES. Formerly It was his custom while way to entirely avoid all mention of currfnt vents , particularly of a political nature ; iut now , upon returning from his walk , he uefully scans the newspapers. " Sir Clinrlr * Tupiicr fur Premier , TORONTO , Jan. 4. The Globe's Ottawa orrcspondent Bays It Is definitely stated hat Blr diaries Tupper , late high commls- loner at London , bag accepted the pro- ilerthlp In place of Sir Mackenzie Bowell nd that tha government will b reorganized t onee. The World's Ottawa correspond- nt denies that Premier Bowell has actually eslgned , but tells of grave dissensions In he cabinet which may precipitate such a rlsli at any moment. Audlcnoo < o American ROMR , Jan. 4. The pope today received B audience the archbishop of Dubuqu ? , la. , ton Rev. John Henneney. D. D. , and he bishop of Jamestown , N. V. , Ut. Rev , dim Sbanley , D. D. MIXISTUMIAI * cnisis. One Mpmlirr AOCMIHCH Annllur of Slnlt- IIIK Atiiin ) niniiH ClinrBO * . OTTAWA , Ont. , Jan. 4.-H la rcporttd that .1 ministerial crisis Is Imminent over the Manitoba school qu etlon. Sir Adolphe Caron , postmaster general , today charged Hon. tr. ) Montague , minister of agriculture , with writing anonymous letters to the governor general , thr atcnlng Caron with exposure to the country for ncetptlng money to assist a bill through the Commons. The governor general placed th > matter In the bands of Premier Bowe-Il nnd asked for nn Investigation. Dr. Montague denied the charge. It was sported that ho Intended to resign , but this he- denies emphatically. Lord Aberdeen has requested an Immediate explanation. Excitement was nt fever htnt all day. Sir Mackenzie Uawell has re sisted nil the Influence that was brought to bear to Indue ? him to resign In favor of Sir Charles Tuppor , sr. As n consequence of his refusal. Messrs. Poster , Haggart , Sir Charles Tupper , Jr. , Ives , Montague. Dickey and Wood , nil Ontario ministers , hnvo ro- slgn'd. It Is said to ba Impossible for Sir Mackenzie Bowell to carry on the govern ment with n purely French cabinet. K11.LI.NO OHl'liiTIAJC "uVI3HY MAY. Thousand" I'orloliliiK 1 r Violence ) In Anlnllo Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE , Jan. 4. The recent massacre nt Oranh Is stated to- have been a terrible nffnlr. Tlia ofllclnl dispatches admit that 900 Christians were killed , but according to private accounts nbout 2,000 Christians were killed. No further details of the massa cre , however , have ben received. A mnssacro Is salt ! to have occurred at nieredjlk , nn Important town on the Euphrates. The outrage Is believed to have been committed by the Kurds and Hnmcdlah colony. The ambassadors have received word that the bloodshed there was exceptionally serious. CAPTUnED SPANISH Hcnort of n. Severe Drfcnt to Hi BOSTON , Jan. 4. The Globe's staff cot respondent In Cuba cables tonight as follow : via Vera Cruz : "A desperate battle ha been fought today near Colon. The Spanlsl troops were routed and suffered Jie-avy loss The Insurgents captured the Spanish nrtll Icry , and have gained a position commandlni the overland entranceto Havana. Genera Oliver was killed and General Campos' soi seriously wounded. " < JEUMACOLU 1II2M ) IN NEW YORK Hi-nerve Iloportcil to lie on no li ox It AwiiltliiK OvrucrM * Order * . ( Copyright , 1SSO , by I'rcss Publishing Company. BERLIN , Jan. 4. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) There have beer no new largs shipments of German gold tc Aircrlca. There has been for pomei time past a large reserve of gold belonging to Germans held In New York banks. Confine * * Convene * . MANAGUA , Nicaragua , Jan. 4. ( Via Gal- veston. ) Congress convened today. President Zelayn , In bis message severely blames Great Britain for her attempt to enforce unjust and revolutionary claims nnd for the forcible occupation of Corlnto. An analysis of the finances shows a condition of things In the different departments ranging from below zero to n surplus of 2,000,000 soles. Minister Callejau is reported as having paid out during the past year over 3,000,000 soles on account of debts. Senor Mathus reports the foreign relations at the present time as admirable , while Senor Ablndarla reports homo affairs to be under perfect control. Severn ! American * Honored. PARIS , Jan. 4. Among the New Year ap pointments to the Legion of Honor In cele bration _ of centenary of the French Insti tute are Prof. Simon Newcomb , thq Ameri can astronomer ; Mr. Alexander. Agazzlz , 'the American naturalist , and Prof. Henry Au gustus Rowland , tha American physicist , who were appointed ofllcers of the Legion of Honor , and Mr. Adolph Hall , al o an Ameri can , who was appointed a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. llrltlNli Sicnmer Dominion Hcnclicil. QUEENSTOWN , Jan. 4. The British steamer Dominion , Captain Cross , from Port land , Me. , on December 24 , for Bristol , has b5en beached at Beer Haven. Her main Injector pipe burst. The water rose to the flrebars of her stokehole. Assistance will bo sent to the steamer , which will be pumped out nnd lightened. It Is expected that she will bo floated safely without sustaining seri ous damage. _ United Stales to lie Conniilteil. LONDON , Jan. 4. A dispatch to the Times from Caracas says that all la quiet , that the excitement has greatly subsided , and that there has been no act of violence to British subjects. The Times correspondent adds : "I understand that nny further communica tion of the British government would be re ferred to Washington bcforo an answer Is given. " Denver I'nutor Goliifr to I'lillndclpliln , DENVER , Jan. ' 4. iTomorroW morning1 Rev. Kerr 13. Tupper , D. D. , will read from the pulpit of the First Baptist church lits resignation ns pastor with the request that It bo immediately accepted , He has the assurance tlmt the request will be granted nnd on Monday lie will mnll to the First Baptist church of Philadelphia his ac ceptance of the cnll tendered him some months ago. It will be read to the I'hll- ndIphla concrcRUtlon on the following Friday night. Prior to the reading pf the resignation thirty-seven new memberfl will bo added to the church , making the mem bership 1,287 , nnd making 700 members re ceived during Dr. Tuppcr's six years' pas torate. He expects to leave Denver Match I , or sooner If his congregation can eccuro a pastor. _ MlitHliip : MIIJI'H FrlendH Inilleiiiiiit. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4.-Frlends of Charles Erlckson. the only known victim of the Thursday fireworks explosion still In the wreck , are Indignant ! at the lax manner In which the search for his body li being con ducted. All Friday Jilght , because of the bitter cold , but little work was ilone by the sqund of firemen left on duly at tha lulns. Throughout the day today the fire men directed a stream of water on the sir outdaring mass , hut no effort was made to look for the victim. Tlientrlcnl MnnnKur ATLANTA , On. , Jan. 4. J. W. Weiss , formerly of Chicago , but lately manager of the Casino vatlety theater In this city , has disappeared , owing all of his nmployes nnd n number of other people. Before leav ing ho wrote a letter to Uu > Journal , stat ing that howas living nnd this , coupled with the fact that his wife knows nothing nf his whereabouts , has led Ills friends to Tear that he committed suicide , Numerous bailiffs are looking Tor him with various : ourt papers. _ Forcer Milken a II IK Until , ST. PAUL. Jan. 4. A clever forger has been operating hero- and has thus far man- igcd to elude the pursuing detectives. It ia estimated that ho took not lena than [ 10,000 with him. Nenrly llfty forged checks Tor varloui amounts nro mild to have been mssed , a bank cashier's certification Blnmp uelnir used. The forger was known as Esch , diaries 1C. Hlioados nnd by other names , The olllclals of several banks admit the Forgeries , but claim loscos are small. ofuw Mlnlui ; CHICAGO , Jan. 4. The formal opening jf the Chicago Mineral Mining board has jeen sot for January 14 , nnd the first call > f stock will bo made at noon on that lay. A committee consisting of 13. A. Jellz , A. J. Bhcrldan and It. II. Bherfdnn vlll. In a few days , visit Cripple Crock , Denver , Leadvllla anil other mining places o make nrrangomentH for the listing of he best dividend paying stocks. The mln- nn board now has a membership of 00. Two PcrHonn Killed nt n Fire , PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 4.-Two fatalities csuled ( tonight from the burning of the our-story brick building nt CIS South Third trcet. Harris Levl was burned to death. ilax Fltzburnr jumped from a thlrd > tory rindow mid broke his neck. Both \vcru In i tailors' employment ugcncy on the third loor. of Ocean Ve NcU , Jan. ! . At New York Arrived Grecian , from , ondon. At Liverpool Arrived Ilovlo , from New 'ork. At Bremen Arrived Dresden , from Now 'ork. NINE CAUGHT IN A CAVEIN Little Hope of Rescuing Any of tbo Mon Allvo , ACCIDENT CAUSED BY POOR TIMBERING Slinft IK Mne Itunilreil Feet Deep nnd in 1'rnellenllr Filled Midi ItclirU Cannot lie Cleared In n AVcclc. VICTOR , Colo. , Jan. 4. A terrible nc cldcnt occurred about noon today at tha Anna Los mlnc < of the Portland company on ! Battle mountain. Nine men have been caught In a big oiveis a = i ro In all prob ability dead. The names of the miners working In the Lee sliaft are- : SUPERINTENDENT W E. LOAN. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT THOS. H. SHELDON. , , . j JIM HANCOCK. PAT MEE. JACK MALLORY. V JOE DIN8MORE. , . ' ' MIKE M'GUIRK. THOMAS HARNAN. * k ONE MAN , whoso name Is unknown at present. Sheldon , Lund and Harmon were goln . down In the cage when the cavoln occurred. They were In the cage between the third nnd fourth levels when the shaft pinched. It is possible that they have been thrown Into one of the drifts nnd nro safe , but no tidings can bo had from them. The work of rcscuo was started at once and great efforts are being mndo to reach the men. It Is doubtful , however , If this can bo done In time to save them on account of the general character of the disaster. There ls > great excitement In Victor In con sequence of the accident. The caveln began thirty-five feet from the top of the shaft and the debris has filled a great part of the shaft. It Is believed that It will take a , week or ten days to rescue the entombed mlnurs. As the shaft on the Anna Leo Is about 000 feet , it can bo readily scon that a great amount of work will bfr required , to clear the shaft In order to make a passageway to the levels , but also to make way Into the slopes , which ore also Included In the caveln. The cause cf the disaster toannot be defi nitely stated , but It Is known that the timbers were Insufficient to sustain the great weight , both lateral and perpendicular , to which they have been subjected. About two weeks ago the shaft on the Leo sank to such an extent near one. of the stations about the middle of the shaft that the cage , upon which there wore three men at the time , would not pass down. The engineer reversed and brought the men back. This wng the flrst Indication that the workIngs - Ings were closing In and efforts wore made to remedy the trouble. KOR THE CKHEMONY. \ninlier of Cntliollo NOTV lit Ilultliuore. BALTIMORE , Jan. 4. Cardinal SatollI ar rived In Baltimore this morning from Wash ington. He came In a special car over the Baltimore & Ohio road , arriving hero at 11 o'clock. He was accompanied by his entire household , Including Drs. Sbaretl and Rooker of the Apostolic delegation , the papal envoy. Marquis Sacrlpantl , and a number of priests and pastors of ths Washington churches. Ho was rpcolvod at Camden station by Rov. A. L. Slagnlen , D.D. , superior of the seminary of St. Sulplce , on North Paca street , wboso guest ho will bo. After the exchange of greetings at the station the distinguished visitors were driven In carriages to the sem inary. Hero they were presented to Arch bishop Chappelle of Santa Fe. who arrived last night , and to Archbishop Begin of Qub- bec nnd other dignitaries of the church , who arrived In the course of the aftorndon. Af'- " rangements are being niado at the seminary ' today to entertain all the visiting' prelates at dinner at the conclusion of the ceremonies at the cathedral tomorrow. This evening the seminarians tendered the cardinal a rccep"- tlon. tlon.Mgr. . SatollI spoke for n6arly half an hour to thof students. In his address h& dwelt principally upon the duties of priests and ec clesiastical law. He spoke also of the preva lence of agnosticism nnd warned the students against It. Ho exprcsaad great pleasure at his approaching elevation to the cordlnalato and said that he was delighted with the American people. DentliN of a HIIJ- . BROOKLYN , Jan. 4. Ex-County Judg * Her.ry A. Moore died today , aged 70 years. He had been III for some tlmo with a com plication of kidney , bladder and rheumatic affections. Judge Mooreas elided Judge of Kings county In 1852 , but returned to his law practice In 1850. In 1877 he was ro-olectod county judge and filled that posi tion until December 31 last , when ho wa retired by reason of having reached the aga limit. In politics , Judge Moore was a dem ocrat. CHICAGO , Jan. 4. Edgerton Adams , president of the American Bridge company , died early this morning of pntumonla. KANSAS CITY , Jan. 4. Mrs. Rachel Rell Buttcrfleld , widow of the late General F. W. Butterfleld , died bero today at her home. Mrs. Butterfleld/ came to Kansas City In 1871 and was 03 years of age. She was , the mother of Mlfs Lulu Butterfleld and Mr. Clmuncey O. Buttorfleld of this city and of Mr. Parda C. Butterfleld , who lives In Cali fornia. The funeral will b ? hold Sunday and the Interment will bo In thlo city. PETERSBURG , Va. , Jan. 4. A Richmond special to the Index-Appeal soya : Com mander Lewis Klngsley of the training ship Essex , which Is lying off Yorktown , Va. , dropped dead on board his vessel this after noon , WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Commander Klngslcy of the Essex , who died today , en- lidted in the navy au midshipman from Con necticut In 1861 and oerved through the war. Ho was promoted to his present rank In 1892 and had been on the Esaex for six year ; . WASHINGTON , Jan. D. Dr. James Webb Rogers , who , as one of the chief promoters of the Pan Electric company , gained consld- orablo notoriety at the tlmo of Its Investiga tion by congress , died yesterday at Ills resi lience In Maryland. 77 ron GRIP A Shower of Gold vould not bo moro wonderful thnn tba mrca made by SEVENTY-SEVEN. Mr . II. n. Downey , 42 W. 08th St. , " the Now ' 77' few York : "I took Specific 'or Orlpim and It cured me ; ono small rial. " liurtrum U. Ncwlmll , imbllnlier of tlio yim ( Muss. ) "TnuiBcrlpt , " Buys pf tlio 77" for Grip and Colda : "Acquaint- moon luivo Imd experience In tlio use ind nra loud In pralso of the cfllcacy if Its work , In all my oxpcrleuco vlth Humphreys' Specifics there never ins been a cnBo where they linvo failed o do what you claim for them. " Mrs. Hugh Mayer , I'rlnccton , Ky , , ays : "Several weeks ago I got n trial iottlo of your ' 77' for Grip nnd Colds ; in so niucli plcaHcd with the success f It tlmt I want BOIIIO moro. " < % 77" will break ip a cold. SoM by diUffgltti or tent prepaid Upon rectlpl { ID Icr , JSc. or IU * for 11.00. llumulirvyt * UetU : lng U. , Ill and 113 William St. , Now fork.