Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Cooke, Wis. Letsonring, Warner, Hi. MeGann, Ti Immigration and Naturalization. Cowen, Md. Wilson, S.C. Public Buildings Payre, Perkins, Hopkins, Strong, nl ‘Ohio. Berry, Robbins, Cooper, Ky. Ala. Fla. Mar: : h, 1. inten, goat ing, rtlett, N, Elliott, Tyle Mo. ie Dray man, ad, Cal., h, I Sm Crain, Re Brosius, Sherman, Gillet, Meredith, Va. Miner, N. ¥. Dockery, Mo. erick, Kan. ch. ¥. REPUBLICANS. » ch'n. Militia, atson, Fisnn, Okla. Minn, rt, Wis. Sef mic, Wis. Tex. REPUBLICANS. tol DEMOCE Youku Patents. HUBLI R ing, Wis. Irehild, N.Y. es DEMOCRATS. heson, Texas. Hobbi it, S.C. Ohio, dil. Dy n, well, Ala. N.Y. ns, Manufactures. Apsley, Mass., Cottin, “Md. Fialterman, Pa. Faris, Ind. Sorg, Meyer, Ohio. * La. Grow, McCall, Mass. Clarke, Tow: McCormick, N. Dearmond, Mo. Bell, Tex. Ogden, La, Brumm, Pa., ch'n. Heiner, Pa. De Witt, Ohio. Hanly, Ind. Graff, Il. Cox, Ten Russell, Ga Hutcheson, Harmer, Pa. Cummings, N. Perkins, Iowa. Pa., chairm'n. He Tex. RE DEMOCRATS. Me Education. REPUBLICANS. Barr. Pugh, t Claims. -UBLIVANS. R Minor, ICRATS. REPUBLICS Chic DEMOCRATS. Richardson, Tenn. Loudenslager, chairman. Cottin, Md. Colson, Ky. Halte: Moses, Ga. Stallings, Ala. Baker, Kan. nan, Pa. DEMOCRA’ over, Watson, t, Mass. K Mich. Ind. Wis. Colson, Ky. . Mo. "Neb: ind. Elliott, 5. C. AlcohoHe Liquor 'Trafile. Morse, Mass. Daniels, N. Hainer, Neb. Livingstone, G 8. Cooper, Te PUBLICANS, ch'n, Keifer, Minn. Burrill, Ui. ene Revision of the L Bowers, Cal., Huff, Pa. Gibson, Tenn. Harris, Ohio. REPU! eh’n. Dayton, W. Va. Maddox, Ga. Bailey, Texas. DEMOCKY’ » Del. Miss. OWS. T, Kendall, Ky. Denn War Claims. Mahon, Pa Avery, Mich. Wulson, Ohio, Hatch, Ind. Fitzgerald, M. Cooper, Texas. Neil, Ark. » ch'n, DEMOCRATS ass. LB Miss. » La. ter, Ga. Election of President, &c. Curtis, N. ¥., Baker, N. H. Atwood, Mass. ‘Arnold, ‘Pa. Tucker, Pa. Crain, Texas. Lawson, Ga. REP ch’'n, Beach, Rane, DEMOCRA Ohio, Mings, Ala. Howard, Ala. Private Land Claims. REPUBLICANS. Smith, It, chairman. Cook, Wis. Andrews, Neb. Bartholdt, Mo. Bishop, Mich, Blac! Y. Jones, Va. McCulloch, Ark. Enrolled Bil » Lowa, Russell, Ga. Hill, - Howel DEMOCRA’ Miles, Owen: REPUBLICANS. Conn. il, N. J. lowa. Md. Ky. Ta., chairman, Acheson, Pa. Crowther, Mo. DEMOCRATS, Clardy, Ky. Lattimer, 8. C. Ventilation and Acoustics. REPUBLICANS. Linton, Mich., chair- Atwood, Mass. Prince, Il, man. Heiner, Pa. ner, N. fess s Cc. Ss DEMOCRATS. Yoakum, Texas. District of Columbia. Fabeoc! ‘k, Wis. Sianer, Pa. ‘Cur 8, Iowa. REPUBLICANS. N. Mass. euney, Va. McLachlan, Cal. Corliss, Mich. and Ground Mass. exas. ng, N. ¥. Woodward, N. C, Huling, W. Va, O'Dell, jr., N. Ye Milne Mich. RONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- by sending out thowsands of Papers to newsstaids, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are tn- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by resi and bogus circula- tions don't give them. The circulation of The many other Washington paper and 1s be- lieved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. tisel Star ts thousands In excess of any Circulation of ‘The “Evening Star.” Sart U Dec 26,30: 30,341 34,258 31,191 14, 1825. semmnly awear that the atement re; ts only the number of copies of THE EVENS ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end= ing Friday, December 20, 1525—that is, the num- ber of copies actuaily sold, delivered, furnished erm ‘ed, for valuable consideration, to bona tide pure: or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returuabie to or remain in the ofttee unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subseribed and sworn to before me this twenty-irst day of December, A. D. 1825. E. RAMEY, Notary Public, D.C. Wellington, ¥ DEMOCT Richardson, Tenn. Mert » Ma, Abbot Cobb, Al Cob penditures in us Navy Dept. Mich, ch’n. ‘Stant N.S. Pa. Turner, Va. Hentrick, Ky. Exyenditeres in the 1 REPUBLIC. Bingham, Pa., ch’n, Grin, Mich. DEMOCRATS. Ogden, I Robertson, La. Howard, Ala. Expenditures in the Stute Dept. X chrm, Smith, Mich. Pearson, N, C. DEMOCRAT Jones, Va. Miner, N. Expenditures in the Treasury Dept. REPUBLICANS. penditures in the War Dept. REPUBLICANS. Grout, Vt, chrm. Russell, Conn. Raney, Mo. Loud, Cal. TEMock. Cockrell, Texas. nore, Ark, Cooper, F Expenditures in the Interivr Dept. BLICANS. ch’n. Noonan, Tex. Mozly, Mo. DEMOCRAT: N. x. Sulzer, Williams, Mi Expenditures in Agricultural Dept. Harrison, Ala. PUBLIC iliett, N. eh'n. Foss, Il. DEMOCK Hall, Mo. McDearmon, Tenn. penditures in the Dept of Justice, nderwood, Ala. Talbe: C. Territ REPUBLICANS. Scranton, Pa., chair- t man. prhins, Towa. Harrison, Ala. Turner, Ve Publtie Lanas REPUBLICAN: chrm. Curt Lich, eb. Stephenson, Meikiejohn, Bowers, Cal. Kulp, £ Snafrot ke nn, Oklahoma, rs, Underwood, Ala. Jones, V: Inval a Pens! Me UBLICAN: Pickler, s. Dak., Kirkpatrick, Kan, airman. Kerr, Chio. omas, Mich. Anderson, Tenn, 1, Ti. And Ni Sulloway, N. H. Crowther, Mo. Poole, 2 DEMOCRATS. Ere Layton, Low, N. * DEMOCRATS. Talbert, Stroud, s. Agriculture, Wadsworth, Stahle, F Warner, TL. Willis, Henry, Sauerher Mo. Towa. + Rye. ‘lark, rtis, Hunte DEMOCRATS. Wood: Otey Allen, Miss. MecDearmon, Tenn. Mines a RE Aitken, Mich., ¢ Cousins, Ia, Hartman, Mon. Leisenring. Pa. Minn, Ind. Mondell, Wyo. n, Utah, DEMOCRAT Tate, Ga.; all, Ark. Cockrell, Tex. Kendall, Ky. Irrigation of Arid Lands. REPUBLICANS. Hermann, Oreg., Shafroth, Col. chairman, Mondell, Wyo. Barham, Cal. Wilson, Idaho. Gamble, 8, D. Hyde, Wash. DEMOCRA Hutcheson, Tex. Bartlett, Ga, ‘Washington, Tenn. Bell, Col. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Truce in Philadelphia is Declared Ended. THE STRIKERS CHARGE. BAD FAITH Urged to Avoid Violence. Sympathizers WHAT MR. WELSH.SAYS LIQUOR LICENSES Big Batch of Retail Applications Ap- proved Today. Excise Board Issues a Few Rejec- tions Alxo — List of the Lucky Ones. N The excise board met today and disposed of the following applications for liquor licenses: Retail Approved. Karl Xander, 439 K street northwest; Augustus H. Quigly & Hugh Hart, 300 6th street northwest; Edward J. Frank, 711 —_—>—_—_—_- PHILADELPHJA, Pa., December 21.— The agreement by which the troiley strike was declared off early this morning has been practically répudiated by President John Lowber Welsh and General Manager J. R. Beetem, who refused to put all of the men to work, as agreed upon by a por- tion of the traction management at a con- rence with Mayor Warwick late last As a result of the failure of the men to go to work this morning rioting was re- ported from several localities. President J. Lowber Welsh made the fol- s statement regarding the announce- ment that the strike was ended: “We will take back all the men we can use. We have 1,000 men whom we must keep. “We will cancei all contracts outside the city noi Sctually filled, settling with those men. We will give to the thousand men We cannot now tuke back a chance for em- ployment ahead of strangers, provided they are etticient and of good character. and jive nundred men are on take back ww of the all along, that our men have by ived by out- ne proposition to treat with tee from the ranks of our emplc not new, but one we have resdy and willing to concede, So stated before, and It is a Tight we hay always conceded. The Strikers’ The executive committee of the striking street railway men today issued the fol- lowing statement: fo the public and employes. “The truce has been dishonorably broken. commit- Manifesto. used work. ‘he strike Is not |. All strikers report at Labor 1 coum tonight jock, Our interest Will be sbest_ gerved by a continuance of peace @To our sympathizers, we , avoid violence. It is now a . keep away from the de- °UTIVE COMMITTE . MeGuire of the Carpen- ‘onsultation with the today, but the result of the nce could not be ascertained. Lof the cars running this morning were 1 by poll 1 the strike and its were still in force. ‘ars that we Beetem d t werk, and he can run his lines on half Strikers and their sym) in angry group us depots, and the situation ale ared that b with the fore hedule tim: ers were ut the val fed by. a: Mob. street and Girard avenue this At morning railrcad torpedoes were placed on th the tracks. When the motorman of the first of three Lancas avenue cars stupped to remove the dangerous obstructions, a mob of about 200 persons attacked the third car and broke neariy every window and. batter- ed the woodwork. The conductor was hit and by a stone thrown by a boy. at the other two . ‘The ca rted under strong police pro- yelling, hooting mob chasing ocked down mes were - exploded on the tracks g streets. Their only ef- ghten timid people. tof Sue crowd gathered, and one woman is a m, spear fasnion hurled it h the car. h and Chestnut streets a mob tacked several cars with ston all the glass in them. Reperts fron rious parts of the city at the situation is grow The disor element is 5 ‘best of the police, and it reported that the city will call on the sher- int for Hints of Militia, s believed, will not 4 but wil ask Gov. Hastings The latt e latter, depa I out the militia. O street northwest; Robert I*, Schulz, G07 G street northwest; John T. Hofmann, 409 wh Cc 120) 9th street southeast; Philip Barry, street southeast? George W,. Norris, EK street northwest; Louis Kulle, j G street nortitwest; James R. Geary street southeast; o Edwarl E. Co 0 U street northwest; Michael venue north- d northwest; ;_ Michael M. Baier, 1002 Peansylvant: west; Jas. Kelihert, 1514 Cosmes Club, 1518 H_northwes O'Hanlon, jth northwest; Fred. W. ‘K southeast;’ James A. ‘6th “northwest; Jno. Murphy, est; Margaret Bohn, 1400 enue northeast; Anna M. Gth southwest; Jeremiah Me- Minna Berg: Pat. Riordan, ; John Senge, avenue southeast; s, Brightwood avenue; Hen. 2'12th street northwest; J. B. wler, 2100 E street northw: 233 442 street southwes t northeast, Eugene Ke Pennsylvania ayerue northwest; Charles le, th southwest; Wm. P. Cole, h street northwest; Jas. J. Farre TOL 20th strect northeast; Frederick Rupert- us, 1418 P street northwest; Henry Reiter, 806 6th street northwest; C! s Rupertus, 1908 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Wim. Pennsylvania avenue north- t; Sebastian Ama’ h street north- Daniel Si 1 street south- y Jersey ave- han, h 120 M street 5 FE street north- MK street north- 300) Pennsylvania s William = Dietz, 1716 Pennsylvania avenue _nerthwest; Charles F. MeLavghlin, #11 Penns nia_avenne northwest; Frank C. Cox, H streat ; John Graff, 22 7th street south- Soo 7th street north- 1706 Penns: ii Pat nue northw street sortie ayeiuee north’ ue northw northwest Fr Sth street southwest; udensburg roa’ reet northws street northwe J street n Ernst Ger- Mark E. ‘Ruppert, Pennsylv. ania a venue northwes: Fogh south MeDeve outhwest . Luckett, 468 Penn: Charles H. vie, 1010 John Lynch, 404 oth B. Scanlon, 408 oth vanla aveny E street northwest; Andrew W. ek, 124 Pennsylvania avenue northw r, 407 Q street northwe w) I street northwest; 1 Louisiana avenue nzle, 1400 Nor: Annen, 110: McKenna, . De Atiey avenue northwes: street northwest; K sireet 2 Pennsyl- Fortune, ax Oppenheimer st northwest; Aug. Willige, 2 nia avenue northwest; J. J. Reiligk, ith street northwest; Wm. F. Poulton, h street southwest; Leander Van Riswick, 118 Ist street northw Rejected—Thomas F. Maher, 307 10th street northwest. PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS. Minister Terrell and Admiral Sel- fridge to Confer. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 21,—Uni- ted States Minister Terrell has gone to Smyrna to confer with Admiral Selfridge, on board the U. S. flagship San Francisco, eps to be taken in order to in- the latest reports from U. S. Minister ell show that there is 31 apprehend further religious key, by which the safety | resident there would be thr t Herbe: t ce of De- partment of State, issued general in- ractions to Admiral Selfric command- pared toe go om the stre diately. At lWth street and Washington avenu n town, a loaded coal car was stopped | track, blocking the The md mpletely: epor portions of the the rougher ing in vario districts where nager Beetem this afternoon ¢ to Director of Public Satety he says: sure that we ar able to report much pre. in the movement cf cal today. “Tomorrow bing Sunday, a day which shouid, if po: rom the le, be tT ight- est disorder, is it your 1 t the cais of our Various lines shall be run upon the streets or not?” TWO REAR ADMIRALS. Charges of Critieising President. Two rear admirals on the retired list of the navy have been reported to the Navy Department as guilty of conduct calling for discipline either by court-martial or by -primand. Rear Admirals Braine and Roe Under the ms ol the course of the 1 the Venez: i Braine is are: and Admiral Roe is ton, They have been on the re: st for many years, but this fi them trom responsibility the regulations of the nt of New resident of tired 1 Goes not relieve for violations of alleged to have been com- by each of these officers was in making public commeni in newspaper in- tervicws on the President's message. aes PITOL TOPICS. offense Have The republic who were dis- posed last night to attempt to secure a re- consideration of the action of the Senate on the House holiday adjournment lution have abandoned the ple found that there were many parli clatacles in their way, and aiso that they could not command the solid vote of th own party. It thus rests with the House to dispose of the question. Ways and Means Committee. The ways and means committee held a brief mecting after the session of the Hou: and formally organized. The President's financial message was not consis. . nor w the adjournment resolution which had also been referre! to the committes. An ad- eI as taken until Monday at 11 = In the meantime the republtican jeaders will confer upon the situatioa, propriations Committe: annon has called the app ttee to meet Monday morning at 11 that sat in the case involving ty of tlie will of the late Michael which was brought to a clos nal Court No. 1, after a ing through s 1 wee a verdict’ sustaining the 1, tocay returned wil, His Will Filed. e Jeremiah Sullivan, by his will left his entire e, Ellen, during life or wido hood. In the event of her remarriase, the tate to his wil the European squadron, now off t of to afford te ter a the three ve Americans who my “l to accept it. No attempt will ferce ff the the country. would be utter “oat ha . Mr, Terfell has informed the State rtmint that he can secure safe conduc tof eny of the Ame aries who can be induced to leav ions, the government feels t Gone all within its power to secure of these people. Minneapolis, rom Norfolk to Admiral s aid, sailed from Gibraltar Thu rs to proceed dire The di hetween the points is about 1,800 nd it is estimated that it will » the Minneapolis at least five days to it. be dis- be made to send s into the interior alized that t any of i to the coe the which w chi 44g: unde ———— WHERE THE PILGRIMS LANDED. asses Reliutions of nd Americ PLYMOU Decembe: .—The hh anniversary of the landing of the piigrim fathers was observed here today. Senator George F. Hoar 0: prceester was Senator Hoar DL tor of the day. In the course of his oration ine delivered a eulo: y on England and the English, which y to cause a smile in view of re- or, however, went on: id just now was writt go. Let It stand. It fs well that these two great nations should know sor thing of each cther that they don't get from their metropolitan press, whether in Londen or in New York, Each of them should know that if it enter into a quarrel What I 1 More than ten with the other it is to be a contest with that people on the face of the earth which most like to itself. The quarrel will I maintained on both sides, until Anglo- Saxon, until English, until American en- ance is exhausted. For that reason, If for no other, such a conflict should never begin. This whcle thing is very simple. “We cannot permit any weak power on this continent to be despoilel of its terrl- tory or te be crowded cut of its rights by ; strong power anywhe England would not permit us to do that to Belgium or to Denmark. On the other hand, we have no title to interfere with the estal ished boundaries of English territory ether we like them or do not like them. een those two limits is su discussion and for arbitration; subjec for that international arbitration which a Celegation of English members of parlia- ment came to Boston a few years axo to impress upon us, saying that in their de- sire for Its establishment they represented opinions of a larze majority of the English house of ecmmons The settlement of pending differences upon these principles will be compelled by business men and the religivus senti- se twe nations, influences. al- stible when they are united, and when they are brought to bear upon the large matters of national and inier- national import,” A FIRE. _ SUFFOCATED BY and His Three Children Love Their Lives. PHILADELPHIA, December persons were suffocated by a fire this morn- ing at the: home of Andrew Johnson, 21 Parham styeet, in the southeastern section of the city. The dead are: Andrew Johnson, aged hirty, and his three little children, Jesse, aged nine; Lena, aged five, and Dora, aged three. t The wife/and mother, Mary Johnson, was AWat a —Four property is to be divided equally among the children of the deceased. ‘the widow is named as executrix. taken to the hospital in an unconsc!ous condition and is not expected to live. *harles H. | MONROE DOCTRINE It Has Not Been Stretched by President Ceeea: HIS STATEMENT A CONSERTARIVE ONE Possible Cases Where the United States Would Interfere. REPUBLICS THE ORDER Some of the English criticism of the President's message leads to the assertion hy many public men over here that Mr. than Cleveland has understated rather everstated the Monroe doctrine. The sider that he is wholly conservative in his statement of the case, and they offer illus- traticns in support of their opinion. The Maximilian Episode. Suppose, at the close of the civil war, when the armies of the United States were moving toward the Mexican line to empha- size the notice already given Louis Napo- leon to get out of that country, Mexico suddenly declared that the French pro was entirely acceptable to her; that desired monarchy under French ai and guarantees. Would the t have acauiesced? Would it have consented to the establishment there of a branch of the second empire, with all the train of in- trigues and corrupticns that characterized the home institution? Or would it not have continued to warn the Frenchman 0! ‘he Same ume explaining to she would wot be per ting up a monarchy on public? she he Would not the United States have had the right to take such a position, and would not that position have been Possible Nicaraguan Deal. Suppose Nicaragua, for a consideration approved by all of her people, should render herself absolutely, land, title and government, to Great Britain, and Great Britain should propose a monarchy there and send over an English prince to occupy the throne—would the United States con- nt to that? Or would it not veto the whole transaction, and notify both Gre Britain and Nicaragua alike to call trade off? As to Brazi Suppose that the monarchists of Braz should suddenly grow strong and over- throw the republic there; that in order te still further strengthen themselves they should invite some European prince over to ascend the throne; that this prince so invited should nd present himself at ki Janel by the approval of Engle German. pain and Portugal— would the United States stand that? Or would it not, speaking not only for itself but fer the republican spirit sull left in Brazil, forbid the consummation of the monarchical dea the prince back home? Would it not have a right to do that? A Case for C: i. Suppose, taking an extreme c that Canada should throw off the English yoke, but instead of going forward in the path of progress and setting up a republican form of government, she shouid go in for a des- potism, with sume graduate of a Euroy or Asiatic school of that d mport- ed to put the new machine in motion and guide it with a corrupt and debauching hand. Would the United States be silent in the presence of that? Or would it not promptly put a stop to the whole business, and either assist in the establishment of independent republic there, or annex the Could it afford to remain an er indifferent in the presence of menace? Would the fact that Can: Ferselt appe » the ch government trom dd monar spotism operate as the sli atever on the United s so operate Repu of the Day. this way that some of the ablest men in Amerie nV most momentous queStion of the Monroe doetr: that, we: dom? in th the whole ern Gren line to the Americ pubti and the people Must not t nadian outh are the or¢ thet condit argument is not offered in any ism of the President. The case in point is accepted as he states it. The that if Great Britain 1 power fancies that as uly contention merel: or any other for the President has gone too far it to look into th a little further itself to be prope ightened. The Monroe doctrine, it ed, instead of pele, stretched in the present e is reely unfolded in its full size. The United States. as the greatest of all re- publics, is not speaking for itself alone in this matter, it in any matter affecting i integrity a govern- ment. It spe for all free governmen and all the possibilities of free gov: ment, and whether tra guishes fo time or not in the effort to keep the tor nor would own of liberty alight is ve litue to be con- sidered. ——-- + 2 ial Notes.” Mr. and Mrs. € ner of Water- ford, Conn., who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. H. H. Haw BIS th street northeast, left for home today via Brookiyn, N.Y. L. A. Matile, fourteenth infantry, and daughter are spending the winte: t the Woodmont. will be at home Tuesdz Rose O'Neill of 479 Mrs. Matile, burg, Md., parent Miss Anne E. tvrned after a year’s residence in Denver, where she nad the ple ed at present at Piper ( hurthwest. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and F. Barbour and Mr. and Mrs. M. Secretary York last night, accompanied by Curry will give dinners tonight. Herbert returned from Mis Her- bert, who arrived from Europe the day previou: Mr. Piaza,of the Mexican legation, who has been ferred to Yokohama, will leave the after Christmas for San Francisco, to meet the next ship sailing for Japan. Mr. Plaza hi warm friends here, who have heard of his Intended de- perture with regret, and their good-byes are taking shape in many pleasant courtesies to him. The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Austin Waters to Mr. George A. Tracy will be solewnized at the pastoral residence of St. Church on Thursday, December Owing to a recent bereavement in the family, the ceremony will be quietly performed in’ the presence of the family and a few intimate friends. Col. Lith and Mrs. Charles P. Lincoln of 2650 street and Dr. and Mrs. James Walter of Dubuque, Iowa, have gone to the ilitary Home, Virginia, to spend with the pa n and Mr: Lineoln, return Satu Lincoln and M They will and M s will be at home to their friends at 14th street north- west Monday afternoon, ith instant. The Guatemalan minister and Mrs. Lazo Ariaga will giv Dangerous Building. The occupants of Ryder’s castle, on Jersey avenue, near the th precins lice station, have been notified to vacate because of the dangerous character of the structure. It is the intention of the build- ing inspector to take the case before the grand jury. A STANOD-OF F Neither Tariff Changes Nor a Bond “Issue Likely. The Situation Said to Be Full of Un- certainties in Both Ends of Congre It is still uncertain whether there will be a holiday adjournment. The general opin- ion expressed at the meeting of the ways and means committve today was that they eculd not afford to adjourn, though it was certain that nothing could be accomplished by remaining in session. This opinion was tentative, however, and is subject to change after fuller conference. The committee will probably join the proposition for more revenue by way of tariff with the pri on for a popular loan, compelling veland to take or reject the two together, if any legislation could be had. At their meeting Monday the committee expect to decide upon their general policy. _ The statement of Senator Dubois in the ate today that the democrats of the Sen- uld not permit tariff legislation, and the republicans would not permit a Or to pass for a bond issue, and that erefore nothing cculd be done, is about the uation, as itis generally regarded respect- ing the Senate. c o THE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT. The Venezuelan Resolution Becomes a Law Today. The President signed the resolution pro- viding for a Venezuelan commission as soon as it reached him this afternoon. oe eS FRANCE WITH AMERICA. ——— a It is Denied That Her Sympnthies Are With England. PARIS, December 21.—The Eclair today denies that French sympathies are with England in the Venezuelan dispute, saying that, on the contrary, they are with the United States, addin, f England's power and prestige are lessoned nothing would be more to the advantage of France.” a Mo lay’s St. Asnph Entrics. First race, half mile, selling—Caravan, 115; Lady Richmond, Susie R., Goldspee, Arunde|, Delia M., Mohawk, 112; Jewel, 10: ond race, seven furlongs, selling— Chillcn, Gonzales, Pink H, He, Fassett, Tom, Warlike, Baylor, TeDonald, inel IL, Sacnterer, Lento, 105. nird race, six furlungs, seliing, maidens —belden, Clovis, Gretta, MeG., Gold FI: »me, Ry Gordon, Miss Tristan, Volcani: amon, 1 Fourth four and one-half furlongs, maidens, two-year-olds, selling--Vincent, Hands Off, Austina, Yeoman, May, Peters, Ge , sccond. M. D,R., Prince Anania, Orator, Milton, second, Fitth r six and a half fu ‘longs, sell. Dart, 110; Blue Bonne De Leon, §);" § vina, Humming Bird, S Sixth race, mile, selling—Romeo, Haytay, Chief Justice, 112; Vandyke, Mote, Leigh, Primus, Westover, 10! ————— Habeas Corpus Case. The much-postponed arguments on the petition for writ ef habeas corpus of Wm. T. Smith, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad engincer, arrested for running an engine at an unlawful rate ef speed through the city and set for today before Judge Cole, have been again postponed for two weeks. Ponce oe Claims a Divorce. Jane Churchwill, throvgh Attorneys Robert H. Terrell and James H. Smith, this afternoon filed suit for divorce from George Churehwill. They were married January 18, 1865, and it is claimed four years later the husband began the exces- sive use of intoxicating liquor, and within the past five or six years has been drunix ery night. churehwill recit rs 3 that her husband treated her so ielly and brutally that repeatedly she was forced to him prosecuted in the Police Court. ' represented that on several occa- has ab d, threatened and as- ven her from home, thrown out of the window, put out in the stoves and compelled refuge in some neighbor's It is her to hovse.” —_—.___ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnis B. Hibhs & Co., street r ores} 1421 F Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md. pts, 1,874 bushels; 1,000, February, r mixed, vuthgrn whit 21 0: n, pepipt 23. 01 bush- yi 48a47 <; stock, 101 ice timothy, ates, mere de- ugar firm, unchanged. eese steady, unchanged. Washington Siock FE: Butter, egss and change. “Rallroad cony. an Railroad Ratlresd bid, 114 » TL bid. bid. V ed. Am 100 bid A rity 100 “bid. Washinzton Washington Market conv, and ‘Trust ket Co. imp. 68, Gs, 108 bid. Txt 6s, TOs bid. . Masonic Hall Ass Tank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 280 sked. “Bank of the Republic, 0 bid, 300 asked. Central, 140 asked. | Citizens’, 140 ast . 109 asked. sked. ' Ohfo, Deposit a Loan and Tr curity. an Commerc: Extate Title, 199 Gig Did, TM asked. Amerl- the 13 Lincoln OSD, Marke ) asked, s rgenthaler Lazston Monotype, 6 PASSED THE CRISIS Better Feeling Prevails in the Stock. Market. LONDCN CEASED SELLING AND EQUGHT What Is Shown By the Weekly Bank Statement. WHAT CONGRESS MAY DO Special Dispateh to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, December 21.—Declines varying from 1 to 8 per cent marked the opening of today’s stcck market, and the demoralized liquidation of weak ounts: was immediately, fesumed. The volume of business during the first hour was enor- mous, and was attended by all the inci- dents of a financial panic. Several suspensions were announced, and sales ‘under the rule’ were frequent, London ceased selling at the close of the first half of the session, and bought mod- erately. This fact, cotipled with the ex- tremely low prices then prevailing, at- tracted some purchases for lecal account. The involuntary reaction of the last twenty-four hours, while appailing in its immediate results, has been instrumental in placing stocks in remarkabiy strong hands. it is hoped that calmer reasoning will pre- vail during the coming week, and that the unealled for foreign excitemeat will not fead to further sacrifices of private fortunes on both sides of the Atlantic. The crisis of the present situation is gen- erally regarded as having been passed, but the usual after results are still dreaded. Rumors that Messrs. Edmunds, Phelps and White were to compose the commis- sion on which devolves the duty of ascer- taining ow: liability in Venezuela's dispute were received with much favor. Yesterday's Messnge. As to what Congress will do with yester- S$ Message, Cpinion differs widely. The st view seems to be that a long-time low- interest-bearing bond will be issued, and that the duty on wool and crockery will be increased. It is important that the bonds should contain a gold clause at this time of distrust, but concessions must be made to secure this result. There is no longer any doubt that Con- gress will be forced into speedy action, not- withstanding the selfish, personal consid- erations of the politicians. If the mes- sages to Congress had been presented in the reverse order. the patriotic mfuences of the treatise on international law would have had a more suistantial basis and values would not have descendag to an almost unrecognizable level. The Bank Statement. The bank statement reflects a large con- traction in loans and the loss of $2,750,000 on account of gold shipments. The re- duction of nearly six millions in deposits is directly due to the changes in the two items quoted. The flurry in money is shown been due to a lack of confidence to any searcity of funds, the banks hay- ing practically $20,000,000 of surplus re- serve at the close of the week. All the banks in the clearing house association while attacning all due importance to the seriousness ef the situation, are reported es being absolutely sure of their ability to provide for any 2mergency. ‘The foreien exchange market is com- pletely d2moralized owing to the wide fluc- tuations in money rates, but as time loans are being made under the legal rate it is likely that natural cenditions will soon prevail. = age. Gold shipments will be announced as soon as the money market will justify the pro- to have and not The market continues to be one of ex- uncertainty and offers no induce- ment to those who have no losses to pro- A disinterested position is the only ‘ly profitable at the moment. W YORK, December —Hatch Bros. of 66 Broadway have announced their sus- persion, and H. K Burras & Company an- nounced their suspension. It is not be- lieved their failure is very serious. Rally in Prices at Boston. BOSTON, Mass., December 21.—The ex- citement on the stock exchange here was greater today than at any time since the wild panic of Plack Friday. Large orders to sell were in the brokers’ hards long be- fore ‘change opened, and values melted at an alarming rate as a comsequence. The tirm of T. H. Price & Company of 35 Con- gress street was unable to stand the strain and their suspension was announced early, and large blocks of Atchison, Sugar, Gas and Montana were sold under the rule for their This helped to bring about a further drop, and the lowest prices of the year ¥ reached in many instances. At 11:30 the market seemed to gain a lit- tle strength and the figures were more firm. After 1130 a.m. a gradual rally set in, and when t iness it e gong sounded at the close of ‘as being well maintained. The have been tremendous with Sugar and Montana and other pers leading in the tumble. The special meeting of the Boston stock exchange, held at the close of today’s mar- ket, adjourned without action of any kind being taken. Sa L. H. Taylor & Co. Assign. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 21.—The banking and brokerage firm of L. H. Taylor & Co., doing an extensive business, failed teday. Mr. Taylor makes the following statement: “The sudden drop in the New York stock market caused unusually heavy calls upon us, and owing to our inability to get tho money from our customers quick enough we Were obliged to make an,ass.gnment.” The New York connection of the embar- rassed firm is Ladenburg, Thalman & Co., who, it is said, are not involved in the fail- ure. ‘aylor & Co. have long done a large busi- ness with small investors. The break of y rday in the New York market and the local Industrials, some of which stocks fell as much as $10 a share, was too much for the firm. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest aad the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. S0 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Laat. American Sugar. 94% 945% ‘American Sugar, Pfd o2 98 American Tobacco. Woy 1 Amcriran Cotton Oi 15-1536 Atchison. Wy «12% Canada Southern. 46° 46 Canada Pacific. . Chesapeake & Ghid Cc. & SLL Chicago Gas, Chs CM. & St Pant ©. M. & St. Paul Chie. R.T & Paciie 62 Del., Lack. & W. 157 Delaware & Hu 10 Dis. & Cattle Feeding..." 18 General Electric. wy 23% Ilinois Central. Lake Shore. Erie.. Loutsvitie & 3 Long Island Traction Metropolitan Traction. Manhaitan Ont. & Western, Pacitic Mail, Yhila. & Readiug. Pullinan Pal. Car C Southern Railway, Pfd. 2 Phila. Traction. % «66 ‘Texas Pacitie iM x 4 J 4 Wheeling & [2 Rrie, oy S2eling & L. Erie, Pid. ne ru Union Te & Wisconsin Central Silver...