Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1895 — SULTAN IS WAVERING [ARTICLE]

SULTAN IS WAVERING

WAfiTS MORE TlM£ TO CONSIDER ’ EUROPE'S DEMANDS. Claims that the Terms of the Berlin Treaty Did Not Confer on the Great Powers the Right to Demand the Desired Guarantees. May Dead to War. -The Turkish Government has made a fresh reply to the note of the powers outlining the reforms insisted upon for Armenia. The Porte accepts the principle of the pro]>osed reforms, but requests that several of the points be discussed before any action is taken. The Turkish Government also denies that the terms of the treaty of Berlin confer the right of demanding the guarantees formulated by the powers, and expresses the hope that the Sultan's sovereign rights will not be prejudiced. The impression which prevails in Constantinople is that this last reply is tantamount to a refusal, and it is feared that the powers will adopt more urgent measures to enforce their demands. Re-enforeements of Russian troops, it has now been definitely ascertained, have been sent to the Turkish frontier in the vicinity of Armenia in order to prevent the passage of marauders and supplies of arms and ammunition.

IN GIVEL-SERVICE RANKS. Report of Commissioner Shows Number of Employes to Be 200,000. The annual report of the United States Civil Service Commission shows that the whole number of persons regularly employed in the civil service of this country is about 200.000. Of these approximately one-fourth are in the classified civil service subject to competitive examinations under the civil service rules. Of those in the unclassified service 22,000 are laborers, 5,000 are appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate, 1,500 are in the legisl itive branch of the Government, and 2.005 are in the judicial branch. The civil service act excludes these classes from -lassification. The total number of positions affected by the extension of civil service rules from March 4. 1803, to Jan. 3. 1805. was 8,184. Of these, 5,537 were added to the classified service by original classification. and 2,047 by transfer of places classified but excepted from examination to list of places subject to competitive examination. Since Jan. 3 all employes of the Agricultural Department have been brought into the classified service, except the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, a private secretary to each, the Chief of the Weather Bureau and his private secretary, the chief clerk of each department and his private secretary, and laborers und charwomen. A comparative statement shows tjmt aj \he end of President Arthur's administration, the approximate number of positions classified was 15,573; at the end of President Cleveland’s first term there were 27,330; und at the end of President Harrison’s administration there were 42,2118 places classified. Executive acts brought 20,873 of the latter number into the service, while the 13,055 others, principally in postofticcs, became classified by reason of growth from small offices.

I.;!*' *" WILL, DRAW THE LINE. United States Cannot Allow British Claims in Venezuela. The only matter of great consequence likely to engage the attention of the administration in its foreign relations is the settlement of the Venezuelan boundary question, says a Washington correspondent. The issues are all made up, and the adjustment will be arranged between the governments of Great Britain and the United States direct. The Government of Venezuela will have very little to say in the matter beyond the giving of testimony and the presentation of arguments. She will have to abide by the decision arrived at between the two great nations. The lute Secretary Gresham gave nearly a year of study to this question and every point in the case is covered in the papers now on file in the Department of State. Secretary Olney will be merely carrying out the policy agreed upon by President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham. This Government is prepared to resist the claims of Great Britain to the possession of the territory beyond the famous Schomberg line and will stand on that proposition. Responsible for Elbe Disaster. The London Board of Trade after examining thoroughly all -the reports regarding the sinking of the North German Lloyd steamship Elbe on the morning of Jan. 31, which resulted in the loss of about 370 lives, has ruled that the mate of the Crathie, the British steamer which ran into and sunk the German steamship, was responsible for the disaster. Consequently the mate’s certificate was suspended.

Fired on tkMjUarshals. Shufoldt’s distillery m Chicago, which is under the guard of United States deputy marshals, was the scene of a lively fusillade about 1 o’clock Monday morning, caused by an attempted attack by a boatload of unknown men who made a stealthy approach up the river. So far as known, no one was struck by the bullets, which for a few minutes flew thick and fast. Uncle and Nephew Hang. John Hendershot and W. B. Welter, convicted of the murder of William Hendershot, were hanged at St. Thomas, Ont. Paymaster Robbed of $6,000. E. W. Woqdruff, paymaster of the Na casari Coppe* Company, while traveling from Bishee, money to pay the employes, was attacked by masked men near Cachuta, 100 miles southeast of Nogales. The driver. Moreno, was killed and $6,000 taken. Several Meh Injured. At New Orleans Monday morning, a boiler exploded in the Union cotton press, corner Terpsichore and South Peters streets. A number of men were injured. Exhibits Crowd the Space. The management of t£e Cotton States and International Exposition at Atlanta, Ga., announces that it has been found necessary to build an annex of 35,000 square feet to the transportation building Jn order to accommodate the exhibits of locomotives and trains. Germans Were Duped. In view of the unexpected achievements, of Russian diplomacy, especially in regard to the Chinese loan, it is thought at Berlin the German ambassador in St. Petersburg and the German minister at Pekin have been duped. It is probable that they,will both be recalled.

°'<¥stt)ED THE ALIEN LAW. Foreign Workmen Who Came to the World’s Fair Remained Here. The promulgation of a Treasury Department circular carrying into effect the joint resolution of Congress excepting from the operations of the alien contract labor law all foreigners brought to this country by foreign exhibitors or owners of concessions at the Cotton States Exposition at Atlanta has called attention to the results of a similar resolution passed on behalf of the Chicago World’s Fair. Both resolutions authorized such foreigners to remain in this country one year after the close of the exposition, but should they still remain in this country, they were made subject to all of the processes and penalties applicable to aliens coming in violation of the alien coutract labor law. In neither case, however, did Congress make any appropriation or provision for the arrest and deportation of such persons, and in the case of the Chicago fair none was ever apprehended or deported. The exact number who remained in this country in violation of the law is not known, but it is believed that not more than three-fourths of the whole number ever returned to the country whence they came.

WHISKY TRUST IS BURIED. Supreme Court of Illinois Declares It an Illegal Concern. The Illinois Supreme Court Thursday morning filed its opinion in case of the people vs. the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company. The judgment of ouster entered by the lower court is affirmed. The effect of this decision will be to break up the whisky trust. Attorney General Moloney, speaking of the decision, said the Supreme Court practically holds that the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company was a trust and that as such Judge Gibbons of Chicago did right in pronouncing a judgment of civil death against it. The Supreme Court also decided that the Attorney General was right in his views of the law regarding the matter and that the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company is no more than a continuation of the pld Distillers' Cattle Feeding trust, “The decision,” he continued, “is one of the ablest opinions ever delivered by the Supreme Court of this State. In no uncertain language it sounds the death-knell of trusts in this State forever. On every point on which I made a fight I was sustained.” _• WOMAN AND CHILD SLAIN;' They Arc Shot to Death by a Gang of Arkansas Toughs. Meager advices have been received concerning a tragedy which occurred the other night near the town of St. Charles, Ark. A fishing .party, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, another man nna Ins wife and three children, had gone into camp on White river. A gang of lawless men, headed by John Kemp, assaulted the campers, and being repulsed, began firing at them. The result was that one woman and a child were instantly killed, while one man and a boy were injured. In addition to this Kemp, the leader of the rowdies, was killed by Thompson. Great indignation prevails in the vicinity of the outrage and n party has been organized to search for the perpetrators. ROCKEFELLER LOSES. Damages Against the Millionaire for Fraudulent Mining Deals. dOuti D. Rocke'feller, of New York, will be required to pay $9-10,000 to Alfred Merritt, of Duluth. This is the amount of damages determined by the jury. The suit was for $1,250,000 and resujteil from alleged misrepresentation in an exchange of mining property on the Mesaba and Gogebic ranges. The jury retired at about noon and remained out between six and seven hours.

Race for the Pennant. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: Per Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. cent. Boston 41 26 15 .634 Baltimore ..39 24 15 .015 Pittsburg 46 28 18 .009 Cleveland 46 27 19 .587 Chicago .48 27 21 .503 Cincinnati 44 23 21 .523 New York 44 23 21 .523 Brooklyn 43 22 21 .512 Philadelphia 43 22 21 .512 Washington 42 19 23 .452 St. Louis 47 15 32 .319 Louisville 43 7 36 .163 WESTERN LEAGUE. Following is the standing of the clubs of the Western League: Per Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. cent. Indianapolis 39 25 14 .641 Minneapolis 39 22 17 .564 Grand Rapids,.. .40 22 18 .550 St. Paul 40 22 18 .550 Milwaukee 43 22 21 .512 Kansas City 42 20 22 .476 Detroit 38 17 21 .447 Toledo ~..39 15 24 .385

New Canadian Canal. The Canadian “Soo” cnnal was formally opened Thursday. It was expected that a large delegation of ministers and members of the Canadian parliament would be present to join in the celebration, but ns members on both sides of the house were opposed to breaking in or the time of parliament when ?o many were anxious to get home, the idea was abandoned and the proceedings were of mere formal character. This new Canadian Sault Ste. Marie canal runs through St. Mary's Island, on the north side of the rapids of the St. Mary’s river, and, with tho river, gives Canada communication between Lakes Huron and Superior. At ordinary stages of the river there is a difference of eighteen feet in the levels of the water above aud below this island. The length of the canal across the island is 3,500 feet. • A considerable amount of excavation was required to form channels of approach both at the upper enchand at the lower entrances. The total length pt, this canal and its approaches is about 18,100 feet. The canal proper has a width at low water level of 152 feet, and a bottom width of 145 feet. The depth has been made suitable to, navigation a^,extreme low water level by vessels drawing twenty feet.

Oppose Sunday Mails. :> \wi ; The synod of the Reformed Presbyi teriaus held at Denver adjourned Wednesday night. The committee on temperance reported very strong resolutions against the sale or use of liquors and tobacco. The report of the committee on Sabbath observation condemned Sunday mails, transportation, newspapers, street cars and.all kinds of work, also the tendency to turn the day into an occasion for merrymaking. The appropriations adopted footed tip about SOO,OOO. Proceedings of the Brewers. The National Brewers’ Association met in convention at Milwaukee. The entire morning was consumed by the delivery of the president’s address, and to the reading ofvToports. The report of the board of trustees pays particular attention to the proposed increase in the tax on beer, apd gives a history of the movement. Activity in All Trade. 8»-G* Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of : ,Tra(Jf says: “It is no longer a question qvfhether business improves. Not for a long time have our reports from all parts of the country been so uniformly favora-

ble. The daily average of bank clearings in Jane is 24.8 per cent larger than last year, thongb 11-4 per cent less than in 1802. Thb most potent influence has been receipt of m«f}e favorable advices regarding growing crops. Labor troubles are getting out of the way, wages in mauy establishments are rising, and with the iron industry just now leading there is general improvement in manufactures. The monetary condition also helps. The time draws near when, vffth good crops, exports will bring gold hither, and though foreign operations in stocks and bonds have been insignificant, the effect of the previous transactions has not been exhausted. Much diminished receipts of money from the interior indicate better employment in business, especially at the west, and the volume* of commercial loans steadily rises, and is now fair for this season, even in a good year.” W. W. TAILOR SURRENDERS. He Goes to South Dakota to Answei for His Crime. W. W. Taylor. ex-State Treasurer of South Dakota and fugitive from justice these many months on account of a shortage of $375,000, was in Chicago Saturday and Sunday, but kept so closely under ( cover that only his most intimate friends saw him. He left for Pierre Sunday night to surrender himself to the State authorities. One of the reasons ascribed for keeping Taylor concealed was that the State of South Dakota had offered a large reward for his arrest, and it was feared some officer or private detective might attempt to arrest him and lay claim to the reward. It is understood that the terms of the settlement are that Taylor return to the State SIOO,OOO, surrender his property to his bondsmen, who will pay the remainder of the deficit, and plead guilty to a charge of embezzlement. There is said to be an arrangement for a short sentence a tv! a pardon before its expiration. Taylor. who is a young man, has a wife, but no children.

GOLD INCREASES. Director of the Mint Issues an Esti* mate of the World’s Production. Director of the Mint R. E. Preston estimates the world’s production of gold for the calendar year 1894 to have approximated 870,518 fine ounces, of the value of $181,510,100, against $158,836,000 for 1803. showing an increase during the year of $22,074,000. The greatest increases in the production of gold during the year were: Africa, $11,400,000; Australia, $6,073,000; United States, $3,500,000; Mexico, $3,195,000. Mr. Preston estimates the world’s production of silver for 1894 at 165,918,338 fine ounces, of the coining value of $214,381,000. The increase in the production of silver in 1894 over 1893 was 722,000 ounces. The greatest increase in the production of silver was: Bolivia, $10,800,000; Mexico. $3,500,000; Peru, $2,000,000; Chili, $1,400,000; Greece. sl,400,000. Both the production of gold and silver in 1894 exceeded that of any prior year in the world’s history. WARNS AGAINST LIQUOR. New York to Have a Law Educating Children Against Intoxicants. Gov. Morton of New York has decided to sign the bill of Mr. Ainsworth to amend the consolidated school law providing for the study of nature and effects of alcoholic drinks and narcotics in connection with physiology and hygiene in the public schools. This is the hill against which Superintendent of Public Instruction Skinner has worked very hard. It provides that the nature of alcoholic drinks {tntl fcarcoticSj ani} (hejr e§cc|s on the human system, snail be taught in connection with the various divisions of physiology and hygiene for not less than four lessons a week for ten or more weeks in each year in all grades below the second year of the High School in all schools under State control.

Try to Kill a Postmaster. An attempt was made to murder the postmaster at Fisher’s Switch, Ind., by sending him a dynnmite infernal machine through the mails. The machine contained enough dynamite to have blown up a steamboat, but fortunately the postmaster failed to observe the caution on the box to open at a given end, and opening it at the other end the fuse was not ignited. The post office authorities think they know the persons who mailed the machine. It was sent from Cincinnati. St. Louis' Aspirations. The Business Men’s League of St. Louis has unanimously resolved to make an effort to obtain for St. Louis the national conventions of both the Democratic aud Republican parties in 1890. Communication will be opened with each member of both the national committees and the support of several members has already been secured. Ample funds will be available for taking care of both conventions. Pittsburg Wants a Convention. The mayors of Allegheny and Pittsburg were instructed to call a mass meeting to formulate an invitation to the national Republican convention to meet at Pittsburg next year. It is proposed to raise a fund of SIOO,OOO to defray the expenses of the convention. Turned Into Bone. Maud Pensera, of Denver,, Colo., who has for two years suffered from malignant multiple sarcoma that has turned her body into a mass of bone, is at the point of death.