Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1895 — Page 2

gtjejlctnottaticScntincl J. W. McEWEN, I’xibllnlier. RENSSELAER, - - - INDIANA.

ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN CONFERENCE. Cleveland Declares in Favor of the Monroe Doctrine— Warmly Endorsed by the Public—Sensation in London Mob Has Control in Philadelphia. Oppose the Saloon. The national anti-saloon conference was called to order in Washington at Calvary Baptist Church Tuesday by N. E. Vowles, president of the anti-saloon league of the District of Columbia. Six-ty-six organizations are included in the league, but not all of these were represented. The object of the organization is to bring about the abolition of saloons by legislation, and w’ays and means of accomplishing this aim were considered at the gathering. A mass meeting in the interest of the league was held in the evening at the First Congregational Church. TRACTION LINES TIED UP. Strikers in Philadelphia Stop All Street Car Traffic. The great strike of motormen and conductors of the Union Traction Company, Philadelphia, began early Tuesday morning. and all lines of the company are practically tied up. President Welsh says hundreds of men are applying for work. Several cars were derailed. The sentiment of the public is clearly with the strikers. The company employs about 6,000 men, two-thirds of them members of the Employes’ Association. The demand of the men is for a working day of ten hours with $2 pay, reasonable time for meals, protection from the weather and recognition of their organization. Before the strike in Philadelphia was twenty-four hours old, the city was all but in the hands of a mon. The strikers took but little part in the violence, the rowdy element doing all the damage. The police were utterly unable to cope With the mob. From early morning until dusk, as each branch line made desperate efforts to start, howling mobs surrounded each ear, stoned and hooted the motorman and conductor, smashed the windows, cut the trolley ropes and wreaked all possible destruction. Then the attempt was abandoned. Many persons were injured by flying missiles, and complete reports will include fatalities and thousands of dollars’ worth of valuable property destroyed.

MUST DRAW THE LINE. Message from President Cleveland on Venezuelan Trouble. The President Tuesday transferred the whole Venezuelan controversy to Congress. transmitting, with a vigorous message on the Monroe doctrine, the correspondence between Secretary Olney and Ambassador Bayard and the British Government, and the Marquis of Salisbury’s reply declining to arbitrate the question. Parts of the President’s message ring like a call to arms. His promptness in transmitting the Venezuelan correspondence to Congress and his evident desire to have quick attention thereon was prompted in a large measure by the belief that England and Venezuela were secretly negotiating for a direct settlement of their differences. THIRTY-SEVEN INJURED. Many Victims of the Railroad Collision Near Milton, Ohio. Thirty-seven people were injured in the railroad wreck which occurred Monday night near Milton, Ohio. No one was killed. Twelve people were in the caboose of the local freight on their way to Weston to attend a lodge meeting. The caboose took fire after being telescoped with the passenger engine and burned up. All the injured in the caboose were removed before the flames reached them. HARD FIGHT FOR TURKS. Christian Cretans Repulse Them with Heavy Loss. The situation in the Island of Crete is serious. In the attack by a strong Turkish force on the positions occupied by the Christians at Vryse twenty-four Turks were killed and thirty-six were wounded. At Alicampo the Turks massacred three men, two women and five children. Voices a Nation’s Sentiment. Sentiment in this country seems to be very generally in favor of President Cleveland’s position upon the Monroe doctrine. The message was warmly received by Congress, and many Governors have commended it. In London the message created a profound sensation. Neither the press nor public seemed able to appreciate its full scope. It was characterized as “a remarkable document,” and the Times said it “was read in Loudon with blank astonishment.”

Fourteen Killed at Sea. ■■intelligence reached Philadelphia on Tuesday night that on Sunday the German ship Athena, from New York, for London,with a cargo of naphtha, exploded off Cape Mag, Fourteen lives were lost, including the eftptain. The first and second mate and four ofrihe crew were rescued by the British ship Tafna and brought to Philadelphia. Would Kill the Czar. A dispatch from Moscow says that a conspiracy against the life of the Czar has been unearthed there. The dispatch adds that a number of bombs have been seized, and that several men and women, including a prominent nihilist leader, have been arrested in connection with the plot. Many Ships Suffer. Belated ships are ariving at Philadelphia bearing evidences of the terrific gale of the past week along the Atlantic coast. A great number of vessels are yet unaccounted for, and there is a general belief that many have foundered. Jewelry House in Trouble. Five creditors of . Louis Braverman, the head of a large jewelry house In San Francisco, have filial n petition asking that he be declared a‘n*inyoluntary insolvent N Revenue Cutter Missing. There are fears that the United States revenue cutter Woodbury has been disabled jtt sea. She has not beefl spoken sine* she left Rockland, Me., or?| Dec. 3. It Is customary for the cutter to'put into port at night. Many believe that she has hi s been blown out to sea. j Will Test Tax on State Bank Notes. ' The Calvin banking act has been so amended by the Georgia Legislature that within a short time sime, citizens will establish a bank and issue notes for the express purpose of testing in the courts the constitutionality of the 10 per eentj tax on State bank notes.' ‘

CHAINED CHINESE WITNESSES. Sheriff’s Action at Portland, Ore., May Cause Complications. The’fact that Chan Fee Law and Sin Tong, two Chinese held as witnesses to appear against Sin You, the murderer of Lai Sing, were taken before a coroner’s jury and exposed on the public streets of Portland, Oregon, in irons may lead to serious complications. The Chinese are very indignant over what they deem to be an outrage, and through their representative at Washington damages may be demanded for the indignities heaped upon their countrymen. The two men were not criminals, simply witnesses to a murder in which one of their countrymen shot another. As much for their protection as to insure their presence in court when wanted, they were held at the .Central police station under bonds. On Monday the sheriff, who had possession of the prisoners and the two witnesses, took them to the coroner’s office heavily chained. A prominent attorney, in speaking of the fact, said that so far as the two men simply held as witnesses were concerned, their being ironed was a grave outrage. “The fact is, that under treaty rights these Chinese were made to suffer a great indignity,” said he. “I think that under the terms of the treaty China comes under the most favored nation clause, and these men can demand damages from the government. It has been held that a sheriff has not even the right to iron or manacle a prisoner while before a court on trial.” “ OLD ROMAN ” IS DEAD. Allen G. Thurman Passes Away at Columbus on Thursday. Allen G. Thurman died at Columbus, Ohio, at 1:15 p. m. Thursday. The public career of Judge Thurman was an open book. His comparatively recent prominent position before the public rendered the important points in his career quite familiar. He was born at Lynchburg, Va., in 1813, and removed to Ohio, with his parents when six years of age. Thurman was not a religious man, in the strict sense, und very often he was poetically profane, yet both his private public life was remarkable for its purity. Since the death of his wife, two years ago, he had been more secluded than ever. He had felt her loss more than his stoical spirit would display, yet his grief had been that of the philosopher. Judge Thurman was a rich man. The estate of his wife had been well managed and greatly increased. The Thurman family has always been among the most aristocratic in the State, and the younger generation is prominent in the social circles of Columbus.

MOBS FOR GHOULS. Infuriated Citizens of Topeka Thirst for Vengeance. Within a few days the citizens of Topeka, Kan., found the mutilated remains of relatives in the dissecting room of the Kansas Medical College. The bodies had been stolen from their graves. The city arose in indignation, and Wednesday night mob spirit stalked abroad for an hour after sundown. Its avowed purpose and its nicely laid plans were to set fire to the Kansas Medical College and to deal out summary vengeance to the grave robbers. Nothing but quick use of the police, backed by the militia of the State, averted the burning and riot and quelled the rising feelings of the community, three times outraged. PLEA FOR ARMENIANS. Survivors of Massacres Dying; of Hunger and Cold. A dispatch addressed to the Associated Press and signed by a number of Armenians of Constantinople has been received in London. It says: “Armenia is at her last gasp. The number of people massacred reaches 100,000 and half a million of survivors have taken refuge in the forests and mountains, where they are feeding on herbs and roots. Hunger and cold have begun to make great ravages among them. In the name of humanity and Christianity save us.” Gerinfinia Sinks the Cambrae. Passengers on the White Star steamer Germanic had a thrilling experience at London Wednesday morning. As the big ocean greyhound was in the mouth of the River Mersey she dashed, head on, into the Scotch coasting steamer Cambrae. The passengers, who had been engaged in stowing away their effects preparatory <o the trip across the Atlantic, rushed pell-mell from the state-room and steerage to the upper deck, many with bundles of their precious articles in their arms. It was found necessary to restrain by physical force some of the panicstricken passengers from jumping into the choppy sea that was then running. The distressing scene was rendered more acute by the actions of the passengers on the fated Cambrak A jagged hole hail been torn in the bow of the latter craft, and the water was rushing into its lower decks and hold with the rapidity of a mountain torrent. Almost crazed by the shock of the impact of the vessels, and fearing that death by drowning was inevitable, the Cambrae passengers made desperate attempts to escape. In all thirty of the passengers of the Cambrae und twenty-eight of the crew found refuge on the Germanic. It was well they did so, for no sooner had the interlocked steamers been disengaged than the Cambrae went to the bottom. The utter lack of discipline on the part of the crew of the Cambrae is bitterly denounced. By practically deserting their ship they placed the lives of the passengers in peril, and had it not been for cool head work an the part of Captain Johnstofie, of the Cambrae, a tragic tale would have been told as the result of the collision. The Germanic found it necessary to return to Liverpool. She is badly damaged about the forward works. There is diversity of opinion as to where the blame for the accident can be placed, but the Germanic passengers say that the Scotch craft was not properly handled. This question, however, will have to be settled by an admiralty court.

She Marries a Diplomat. In Cincinnati at noon Thursday at the Church of the Holy Angels was solemnized, according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, the marriage of Miss Margaret Rives Nichols, daughter of the late George Ward Nichols, to Louis Gharles Antoine Guilbert Pierre Pinton Marquis de Chambrun, an attache of the French legation at Washington, D. C. Democrats to Meet Jan. 16. M illiam F. Harrity, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, requested the secretary to notify the committee members thereof to assemble at the Arlington Hotel, in Washington, .Tan. 16, to select the place for holding the next Democratic national convention. Gov. Bradley Is Lenient. The ft official act of Governor Bradley of Kentucky was the granting of a pardon to George Ferguson, of Louisville, who, however, has not yet been tried. Ferguson, at an election, tried to shoot a Carroll worker. He was arrested for carrying concealed weapons. Pingree Is Thrown Out. Mayor Pingree, of Detroit, refused to pay his street car fare unless given six tickets for 25 cents and was thrown from the card twice. He is now. in a position to endeavor to regain in court a privilege the people of the city, have enjoyed for twenty years. Dodge the Revenue. Humeston, indicted at “or wholesaling liquor without a Gbvenia*eut license, is the agent for the Adams

Express Company at Hastings, and it is really that company which is on trial. The evidence shows that certain liquor dealers in Hastings were in the habit of giving their orders for beer to the express company when they needed it, and the local agent would send these orders to the office of his company at Lincoln, where they were filled. The Lincoln office had a Government license to avoid possible trouble in the transaction of this branch of its business. If the Government secures a conviction it will vitally affect all express companies. TO TRAVEL AS A CLOWN. Novel Scheme of a Coming Globe Trotter. On a wager of SIO,OOO, George J. Mold, an ex-letter carrier of Wichita, Kan., former j .-.n actor, will set out for a trip around the world New Year's Day under novel conditions. He agrees to leave Wichita penniless, dressed as a clown and to carry a ventriloquial figure, and not to speak during his absence except through tite figure. He may engage in any lawful business temporarily and receive presents, but he must make a daily report of his whereabouts and financial condition. He may be absent four years, and when lie returns he must have control of $20,000 or its equivalent. In that case he is to receive SIO,OOO from Gash Henderson, who has deputed Robert F. Kinnaird to accompany him on the trip. WON HIS WIFE BY PROXY. Then Sidenkrauz Wouldn’t Pay the Matchmaker. Casper Schmidt, a wealthy farmer living near St. Paul, asks that a brother farmer, Augustus Sidenkrauz, pay him SIOO for securing the latter a wife. Schmidt testified that he had entered into a regular contract with Sidenkrauz, because of the latter's bashfulness, to do his courting for him and secure therefor SIOO. Schmidt secured his sister-in-law as the bride and Sidenkrauz was duly married to her, paying $lO down and agreeing to pay the remainder at a later date. The S9O was not forthcoming and the suit followed.

Venezuela Not Backing Down. Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minister to the United States, has received a cablegram from Caracas from his government entirely disavowing a publication in the Loudon Times giving what purported to be an interview with President Crespo. No such statement, it was said, has ever been made by the government. The article quoted President Crespo as expressing a willingness to make reparation to Great Britain for the Uruan incident, which Lord Salisbury is endeavoring to separate from the longpending boundary dispute. The'position of the Venezuelan Government is, as has been stated frequently, that the Uruan incident and the boundary dispute are inseparable, the liability of the government for the Uruan affair being dependent on whether or not it occurred on Venezuelan or British soil. Published statements that Senor Martinez is tn London on a secret mission to the British Government from the government of Venezuela were denied also. Miss Barton to the Rescue. The American Red Cross Society has decided to accept the duty of distributing the relief funds for 350,000 Armenian sufferers and has issued an appeal for aid. Miss Barton, president, says such widespread want can be met only by relief funds running into the millions. It is estimated that the cost of relief per capita will be much heavier than in the case of the Johnstown and Sea Island sufferers, owing to inaccessibility. The Red Cross party, including Miss Barton, will leave immediately after being assured of a sufficient sum to carry forward the work. The start must be made soon. It takes five weeks to get to the distressed district and demand is urgent. Family of Five Killed. Officer Hammond, his wife and three children were killed at a crossing on the Dayton and Union Railroad, seven miles from Greenville, Ohio, while they were crossing the tracks in an inclosed vehicle, and did not hear the approaching passenger train. The train struck the carriage, and all were instantly killed. Mr. Hammond and two of the children were literally ground to pieces. Import an Insane Woman. Authorities of the city hospital, at St. Louis, to which Mrs. Lizzie Whitley was removed, have notified her relatives that they must place her in an asylum and pay for her care. She was brought friini England in an insane condition, with the express agreement that she would not become a burden to the county, but they grew tired of earing for her. Italian Finds a Brick. An Italian fruit vender, standing with his cart in front of the New York subtreasury building, found a silver brick in the street. The brick belonged to Handy & Harmon and was returned Donation to Uncle Sam. The Jewish Cemetery Association of Vicksburg, Miss., unanimously agreed to donate to the United States a large portion of its property, wanted for the Vicksburg Military Park. Harpster Report Is Denied. The report as to David Harpster, the Upper Sandusky. Ohio, “wool king,” being dangerously ill was exaggerated. His health is very poor, but he is not critically ill at present.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.50; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red; 57c to 58c; corn, No. 2,25 cto 26c; oats. No. 2,17 c to 18c; rye, No. 2,37 cto 38c; butter, choice creamery, 24c to 27c; eggs, fresh, 20c'ter 21c; potatoes, per bushel, 18c to 25c; broom corn, S2O to SSO per ton for poor to choice. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,64 cto 66c; corn. No. 1 white, 26c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 65c to gAiec; corn, No. 2 yellow, 24c to 25c; oats, pTo. 2 white, 17c to 18c; rye, No. 2,33 c to 34c. Cincinnati—Cattle. $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2,68 cto ■69 c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 19c to 21c; rye, No. 2,41 cto 43c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, SB.OO to $3.75; sheep. $2.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 66c to 67c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c; rye, 38c to 39c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, 65c to 66c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 20e to 21c; rye. No. 2,37 cto 39c; clover seed, $4.40 to $4.45. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.50 to $3,75; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 73c; corn, No. 2 yelloW, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c. Milwaukee—'Wheat, No. 2 spring, 57c to 58c; corn, No. 8,25 cto 26c; oats. No. 2 white, 18c to 19c; barley. No. 2,32 cto 34c; rye, No. 1,36 cto 38e; pork, mess, $7.50 to $8.25. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.25: hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 65c to 67e; corn. No. 2, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; butter, creamery, 17c to 28c; eggs, Western, 21c to 24c.

GROVER’S PLAN GOOD.

SO SAYS CARLISLE IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT. Secretary of the Treasury Practically Repeats the President’s Message— Urges Retirement of Treasury Notes —Expects a $7,000,000 Surplus. Carlisle on Currency. Secretary Carlisle’s annual report on the state of the finances was sent to Congress Monday. It shows that the revenues of the Government from all sources during the last fiscal year amounted to $390,373,203. The expenditures during the same period aggregated $433,178,426, leaving a deficit for the year of $42,805,223. As compared with the fiscal year 1894, the reeeiptu for 1895 increased $17,570.705, although there was a decrease of $11,329,981 in the ordinary expenditures, which is largely accounted for by a reduction of $11,134,055 on sugar bounties. The revenues for the current fiscal year are estimated upon the basis of existing laws al $431,907,407 and the expenditures at $448,907,407, which will leave a deficit of $17,000,000. For the coming fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, the Secretary estimates the receipts at $464,793,120 and the expenditures at $457,884,193. or an estimated surplus of $6,908,926. The Secretary states briefly the facts concerning the issues of bonds during the year, the particulars of which have already been reported to Congress. The Secretary devotes a large share of his report to a discussion of the condition of the treasury and the currency, in

SECRETARY CARLISLE.

the course of which he makes an exhaustive argument in favor of the retirement of the greenbacks. “The cash balance in the treasury on the first day of December, 1895,” he says, “was $177,406,386, being $98,072,420 in excess of the actual gold reserve on that day, and $77,406,386 in excess of any sum that it would be necessary to use for replenishing that fund in case the Secretary should at any time be able to exchange currency for gold. There is. therefore, no reason to doubt the ability of the Government to discharge all its current obligations during the present fiscal year and have a large cash balance at its close, without imposing additional taxation in any form upon the people, but I adhere to the opinion, heretofore expressed, that the Secretary of the Treasury ought always to have authority to issue and sell, or use in the payment of expenses, short-time bonds bearing u IoW rate of interest, to supply casual deficiencies in the revenue. Figures on a Surplus. “With complete return to the normal business conditions of the country and a proper legislative and executive supervision over expenditures, the revenue laws now in force will, in my opinion, yield ample means for the support of the public service upon the basis now established; and upon the assumption, which seems to be justified, that the progress now being made toward the restoration of our usual state of prosperity will continue without serious interruption, it is estimated that there will be a surplus of nearly $7,000,000 during the fiscal year 1897. During the fiscal years 1894 and 1895 the ordinary’ expenditures of the Government have been decreased $27,282,656.20, as compared with the fiscal year 1893, and it is believed that with the co-operation of Congress further reduction can be made in the future without impairing the efficiency of the public service.” Continuing he says: “The large withdrawals of gold in December, 1894, and in January and the early part of February, 1895, were due almost entirely to a feeling of apprehension in the public mind, which increased in intensity from day to day until it nearly reached the proportions of a panic, and it was evident to all who were familiar with the situation that, unless effectual steps were promptly taken to check the growing distrust, the Government would be compelled within a few days to suspend gold payments and drop to a depreciated silver and paper standard. More than $43,000,000 of the amount withdrawn during the brief period last mentioned was not demanded for export but was taken out by people who had become alarmed on account of the critical condition of the treasury in its relations to the currency of the country. The purchase of ounces of gold followed.” The beneficial effects of this transaction, the Secretary says, were felt immediately not only in this country, but in every other having commercial relations with us. “Confidence in our securities was at once restored. The safety of the existing situation is, however, constantly menaced, and our further progress toward a complete restoration of confidence and prosperity is seriously impeded, by the defects in our currency laws and the doubt and uncertainty still prevailing in the public mind, and especially abroad, concerning the future monetary policy of the Government,” The Secretary believes that there never has been a time since the close of the war' when the gradual retirement and cancellation of the United States notes would not have been a benefit to the country, nor when the issue of additional notes of the same character would not have been Injurious to the country. It would be difficult, he says, if not impossible, to devise a more expensive or dangerous system than the one now in operation under the laws providing for .the issue, redemption and reissue of legal-tender notes by the Government. Mr. Carlisle declares that he is thoroughly convinced that this system ought not to be continued, but that the United States notes and treasury notes should be retired from circulation at the earliest practicable day and that the Government should be wholly relieved from the responsibility of providing a credit currency for the people. . There is, he thinks, but one safe and effectual way to protect the treasury against these demands—to retire and cancel the notes by authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue from time to time bonds payable in gold, bearing interest at a rate 'not exceeding 3 per cent, per annum and having a long time to run. and to exchange the bonds for United States notes and treasury no\es upon such terms as may be most advantageous to the Government, or to sell them abroad for gold whenever, in his judgment, it is advisable to do so, and to use the gold thus obtained in redeeming the outstanding notes.

BOMBS TO BIG MEN.

Infernal Machines Sent to Armour and Pullman. Two crudely constructed infernal machines were mailed in Chicago Monday morning to George M. Pullman and Philip D. Armour. They did not reach the destinations the sender of them intended, but were taken possession of by Capt. Stuart, of the Postal Secret Service. Capt. Stuart also has in his charge S. A. Owens, who says he heard two men talking of their scheme to kill Pullman and Armour, and almost ran his legs off Sunday night to warn them of the fate in store for them. The deadly character of the machines was demonstrated by an examination of their contents and by igniting some of the powder removed from them, as well as a part of the fuse which completed the mechanism of a contrivance so arranged that the removal of the lids of the boxes which comiK>sed the outer casings of the devices would result in the ignition of the powder and the fuse which was trained into a lead pipe. The package addressed to Mr. Armour was unwrapped carefully. When the paper had been removed it was found to contain a thin box about 6 inches long, 1% inches wide and inches deep. It was made of wood taken from a cigar box. The three sides had been nailed together, but on top there was a sliding lid. It had been made rather rudely, the lid especially being roughly shaped and working badly. Inside was a piece of lead pipe three-quarters of an inch in diameter and as long as the interior length of the box. Both ends of the lead pipe were plugged with corks. All around this pipe and completely filling the box was black, coarse powder, as a match applied easily proved it to be. There was a hole in the side of the lead pipe, and in this was fastened a piece of fuse three inches long. On the under side of the sliding lid was glued a piece of sandpaper. Covering the powder inside was an other piece of sandpaper, with the rough side turned upward. Between the two sandpaper surfaces the heads of a number of parlor matches had been placed, with more powder scattered in between. The whole machine was fastened so that if the sliding lid had been moved as much as one-fourth of an inch one of the matches must have become ignited by the grinding sandpaper surfaces. No matter what was contained inside the piece of lead pipe, a quarter of a pound of gunpowder must have been exploded, and experts say that alone would have done considerable damage to the person drawing the lid. Both machines were constructed upon the same principle.

THE ASHANTEE WAR.

Great Britain Dispatches a Strong Force Against the Ashantee King. From the British Gold Coast, near the Gulf of Guinea, in Western Africa, an expedition under Sir Francis Scott has set out to mete out punishment to Prempeh, the savage and blood-thirsty King of Ashantee. The land is rich in gold and populous and will be a valuable acquisition to Great Britain, for annexa-

SIR FRANCIS SCOTT.

[Commander of the British force now operating against the natives of Ashantee.]

tion will be its ultimate end. But before that end will be reached considerable hard fighting may be expected. King Prempeh can place a very large army in the field, and though perhaps the bulk of his forces will be armed with clubs and spears many of them are supplies with rifles of. modern make. Should other African tribes join the King of Ashantee Sir Francis Scott will have a difficult time subduing them. The troops he leads are the forces of the Gold Coast Colony and some West India regiments. They will have to endure great sufferings on the march, the route being through almost impenetrable jungles reeking with malaria.

ANTLER’S LOCKED IN DEATH.

Remarkable Specimen Brought to Chicago by a Hunter to Be Mounted. Rather in Auditions of the red man recorded by the poet than in the annals of natural history has so picturesque a scene ever lieen accorded to man as that which a hunter, W. L. Brown, of Albion, Mich., recently came upon near Bismarck. N. D. In battle royal two monarchs of the glen, bleeding and driven to starvation, with antlers in deadlock, were discovered by the astonished hunter, struggling for freedom, each from the other. The earth for a space of two acres

INTERLOCKED DEER SHOT IN NORTH DAKOTA.

was torn and trampled. On all sides there Were indications of what the battle had been before the two animals locked horns, never to be separated. The hunter stood spell-bound at the sight. No man living has recorded witnessing such a scope and only one or two specimens of antlers in deadlock have been found in the forest, after years of decay. The hunteripUt an end to the combat and the heads were separated from the bodies. They were sent to a Chicago taxidermist to be preserved and mounted. As the piece stands Mr. Brown has refused S3OO for it. and had the entire bodies been sent for mounting the figure would be worth over $5,000.

News of Minor Note.

Col. Breckinridge remarks that “it is hard to keep a good man down,” That’s all right; it isn't so hard to keep a bad man down. A concession from the Chinese Government to build a line of railroad from tidewater to Pekin has been obtained by .a syndicate of American capitalists. The road will be about 200 miles long and will tap a valuable coal mining district.

MUST DRAW THE LINE

CLEVELAND ON THE VENEZUELAN TROUBLE. Bends a Message to Congress in Which He Takes a Strong Position—European Nations Have No Bight on American Soil. Vigorous Action Demanded. The President Tuesday transferred the whole Venezuelan controversy to Con gress, transmitting, with a vigorous message on the Monroe doctrine, the correspondence between Secretary Olney and Ambassador Bayard and the British Government, and the Marquis of Salisbury’s reply dec-lining to arbitrate the question. Parts of the President’s message ring lik« a call to arms. His promptness in trans mitting the Venezuelan correspondence to Congress and his evident desire to have quick attention thereon was prompted in a large measure by the belief that England and Venezuela were secretly negotiating for a direct settlement of their differences. The recommendation for the appointment of a commission to go at once to the scene of trouble and ascertain the status of the affairs in Venezuela and bring in a report at once meets with general approval so far as can be ascertained, and it is not improbable that Congress may go further and precede the resolution authorizing it with a preamble declaring it to be the sense of the people of this republic that all negotiations looking to a settlement of pending boundary disputes, now in progress, be kept open until the rights of the United States in the premises be ascertained. Such a declaration would hardly be ridden over rough shod by either of the countries directly disputing. The President’s message was listened to with rapt attention. Every Senator was in liis seat and many members of the other chamber crowded in when word was brought what was going on. At the conclusion of the reading the Republican Senators applauded vigorously. After reviewing the early details of the controversy and referring to Salisbury’s disinclination to admit the force of the Monroe doctrine and resort to arbitration, the President says: Without attempting extended arguments in reply to these positions it may not be amiss to stfggest that the doctrine upon which we stand is strong and sound because its enforcement is important to our peace and safety as a nation, and is essential to the integrity of our free institutions and the tranquill maintenance of our distinctive form of government. It was intended to appjy to every stage of our national life and cannot become obsolete while our republic endures. If the balance of power is justly a cause for jealous anxiety among the governments of the old world, and a subject for our absolute non-interference, none the less is an observance of the Monroe doctrine of vital concern to our people and their government.

Practically, the principle for which we contend has peculiar, if not exclusive, relation to the United States. It may not have been admitted in so many words to the code of international law, but since, in international councils, every nation is entitled to the rights belonging to it, if the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine is something we may justly claim, it has its place in the code of international law as certainly and as surely as if it were specifically mentioned, and when the United States is a suitor before the high tribunal that administers international law the question to be determined is whether or not we present claims which the justice of that code of law can find to be right and valid. Monroe Doctrine Is Just. The Monroe doctrine finds its recognition in those principles of international law which are based upon the theory that every nation shall have its rights protected and its just claims enforced. Of course this Government is entirely confident that under the sanction of this doctrine we have clear rights and undoubted claims. Nor is this ignored in the British reply. This Government proposed to the Government of Great Britain a resort to arbitration as the proper means of settling the question, to the end that a vexatious boundary dispute between the two contestants might be determined and our exact standing and relation in respect to the controversy might be made clear. It will be seen from the correspondence herewith submitted that this proposition has been declined by the British Government, upon grounds which under the circumstances seem to me to be far from satisfactory. The course to be pursued by this Government in view of the present condition does not appear to admit of serious doubt. Great Britain’s present proposition has never thus far been regarded as admissible by Venezuela, though any adjustment of the boundary which that country may deem for her advantage and may enter into of her own free will cannot of course be objected to by the United States. Assuming, however, that the attitude of Venezuela will remain unchanged, the dispute has reached such a stage as to make it now incumbent upon the United States to take measures to determine with sufficient certainty for its justification what is the true divisional line between the republic of Venezuela and British Guiana. I suggest that the Congress make an adequate appropriation for the expenses of a commission to be appointed by the Executive, who shall make the necessary investigation and report upon the matter with the least possible delay. Must Fight If Necessary. * When such report is made and accepted, it will, in my opinion, be the duty of the United States to resist by every means in its power, as a willful aggression upon its rights and interests, the appropriation by Great Britain of any lands, or the exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any teritory which, after investigation. we have determined of right belongs to Venezuela. In making these recommendations I tion over any territory which, after incurred and keenly realize all the consequences that may follow. I am, nevertheless, firm in my conviction that while it is a grievous thing to contemplate the great English-speaking peoples of the world as being otherwise than friendly competitors in the onward march of civilization and strenuous and worthy rivals in all the arts of peace, there is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice, and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which is shielded and defended a people’s safety and greatness. GROVER CLEVELAND.

Sparks from the Wires.

The three-day tests of the pneumatic guns recently erected at the Presidio (Cal.) reservation were concluded. The board of .military examiners expressed their satisfaction with the tests, which exceeded the requirements in every in-, stance. Capt. William J. Emright, of the British steamship Erotia, was presented with an aluminum binocular glass, the gift of President Cleveland, in recognition of his services in rescuing the crew of the American schooner E. 11. Cornell last March. I

SENATE AND HOUSE.

WORK OF. OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS. A Week's Proceedings in the Halls of Congress—lmportant Measures Discussed and Acted Upon—An Impartial Resume of the Business. The National Solons. The Senate was in session less than two hours Tuesday. The proceedings consisted of the introduction of about 100 bills, followed by a speech on the Monroe doctrine by Senator Cullom. Representative Barrett of Massachusetts enjoys the distinction of being the author of the first thrilling incident in the present House of Representatives. He threw a bombshell into that body by offering a resolution impeaching Thomas F. Bayard. United States ambassador to the court of St. .James, for high crimes and misdemeanors, embodied in the utterances of Mr. Bayard before the Edinburgh. Scotland, Philosophical Institute Nov. 7. In this speech, it is said, Mr. Bayard spoke of “protection” as a form of “state socialism” and said it had done more to “foster class legislation,” “breed inequality,” “corrupt public life," “lower the tone of national representation,” “divorce ethics from politics,” than any other single cause. Mr. Barrett’s resolution was: “Resolved, by the House of Representatives, That the Committee on Foreign Affairs be directed to ascertain whether such statements have been publicly made, and if so to report to the House stch action by impeachment or otherwise as shall be proper in the premises. For the purpose of this inquiry the committee is authorized to send for persons and papers.” Upon motion of Mr. Cannon, the words “by impeachment or otherwise” were stricken out, and the resolution adopted. Proceedings of the Senate Thursday covered the entire range of legislation, from the introduction of petitions, bill? and resolutions to the passage of bills, and included two formal addresses. A bill extending the Chicago port of entry so as to cover the State of Illinois received the final indorsement of the Senate. Almost an hour was devoted to a speech by Senator Peffer in advocacy of his bill curtailing the expenses incurred in Congressional funerals and providing that a sergeant-at-arms shall take the place of the committee now sent out by the two houses as escorts to their homes of the remains of deceased members. Mr. Call addressed the Senate upon his resolution upon the cruelties alleged to be perpetrated upon the Armenians by Turkish authorities. He thought the United States should at least express encouragement to the civilized powers in the effort they are making to suppress these outbursts of bigotry, superstition, cruelty and crime. The House listened to a speech by Mr. Grow. ex-Speaker, relative to President Cleveland’s utterance concerning tariff and currency. Both houses adjourned to Monday. The Senate was in session about two hours Monday, half of that time being given to Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, in a vigorous assault on the gold “combine.” An echo of Comptroller Bowler’s suspension of the sugar bounty payments was heard in the resolution of Mr. Caffery, of Louisiana. calling on the Treasury Department for the reasons for the suspension. Postmaster General Wilson’s recent order forbidding postal employes from urging postal legislation also came in for attention, Mr. Peffer offering a comprehensive resolution of inquiry as to the order. ■ The proceedings in the House were enlivened by Mr. Flinn, the delegate from Oklahoma, who offered a resolution that the Secretary of the Interior be directed, if not incompatible with the public interest, to report to the House: 1. The reasons and causes operating, if any, to delay the appointment of allotting agents and the allotment of Indian lauds in Oklahoma. 2. Whether any of his connections or relatives by blood or marriage are acting as attorneys for said Indians or any party or parties interested are delaying the opening of the reservation to settlemeut. The resolution was adopted.

AVERAGE PRICE OF PRODUCE.

What the Farmers Were Asking for Crops the First of This Season. The December returns to the statistical division of the department of agriculture relate principally to farm prices Dec. 1. Tlie farm price of corn averages 26.7 cents, against 45.6 last year. The average price of wheat is 53.2 cents per bushel. against 49.8 last year; of rye 43.7 cents, against 50.5; of oats 20.5 cents, against 32.9; of barley 35.4 cents, against 44.3; of buckwheat 49.2 cents, against 56.2 cents last year. The returns show the average price of hay to be $9.38 per ton, against $8.35 same date last year. The average price of tobacco is returned at 6.6 cents, against 6.7 cents last year. The price of potatoes on the farm is reported at 28.8 cents per bushel, against 56.5 cents last year. The condition of winter wheat Dec. 1 averaged for the country 81.4 per cent., against 89 last year and 91.5 in 1893. In the principal winter wheat States the percentages are as follows: Ohio, 74; Michigan, 79; Indiana, 80; Illinois, 79; Missouri, 76; Kansas, 80; Nebraska, 90; California, 102. The returns make the acreage of winter wheat just sown 104.6 percentage of that harvested in 189 p. This estimate, which is preliminary to the completed estimate of June next, makes the area sown for the harvest of 1896 23,647,000 acres. W

Telegraphic Brevities.

A receiver has been appointed at Kansas City for the Pennsylvania Investment Company. The liabilities are estimated at $3(15,000. The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce has decided to erect a new building on the public square, which is to cost, together with the site, half a million dollars. The Kirkham cold storage buildings at Anderson, Ind., were wrecked by a natural gas explosion and Harry Gaither was severely but probably not fatally burned. Senator Sherman receives a royalty on his book of $1 for each copy sold. As over 127,000 have been sold the Senator is reaping a satisfactory financial return from his effort. Murderer Lewis Martin Miller, who has been imprisoned in Fremont since the recent riot in Tiffin, Ohio, has been taken to the latter city to await his trial. No further rioting is apprehended. Emma Davis, the sixth victim in the fire in a Cincinnati tenement, died. She made an ante-mortem statement that she was the common law wife of the late Thomas Hanna, a millionaire whose estate owns the building that was burned. The only sensational event in connection with the trial of Sheriff Tamsen at New York was a rumor to the effect that “Old Bill Vosburg” told the district attorney that the three escaped prisoners, Allan, Killoran and Russell, had formed a plot to blow up the jail with dynamite, but that he was not in the plot. Russians were the instigators of the conspiracy of Li\Hau Shin against the King of Corea. The Russians who assisted in the affair have identified some of the Americans who participated in the plot. It is alleged that the latter joined in the conspiracy owing to the revocation of the gold mine concessions granted by the Queen and because their salaries as advisers were reduced.