Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1894, Page 1

x> ! — = s S & < = [ DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JU NE 19, 1871. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, 'DECEMBER 21, — 3 1894, SINGL CorY FIVE CENT ) BY PETITION TO THE SULTAN |12 the v ot ovrs et e s VIRTUES OF THE DEPARTED sy i e, "t £kt 1T WAS CHEAPER TO SETTLE st i "+ BYRNES SHOULD BE CALLED LR Three Hundred Thousand Women' Address the Sublime Porte, EFFORTS FOR AN ARMENIAN'S RELEASE @ Women's Board of Missions Takes Up the Case of & Man Who Was Imprisoned by the Turks for Transiating a Document. WASHINGTON, Dee. 20—Rev. Z T. Bweeney of Columbus, Ind., who was consul general to the Ottoman empire during Mr. Harrison’s administration was in the eity today. He came bearing a petition repre- senting, 800,000 christian women—the Chris- tlan Women's Board of Missions—praying the sultan for the release of Sahag Mahdis- san, an Armenian life exile at Moorzook in the oasis of Fezzan'n the desert of the Sahara. Mr. Sweeney presented the peti- tion yesterday to the sccrtary of state, ask- ing his friendly office In forwarding it to Minister Terrell at Constantinople and re- questing him to present it to h's majesty in behalf of the ladies. The story of Sabag's supposed offense s as follows: Some years ago he was teaching for the American missionaries in an interior town in Turkey. A young man of the v llage came to him with a writing In Armenfan and requested him to translate It into Turkish. Sahag did o with- out inquiring as to the motives of the writer. The young man took it and wore it upon h's breast in the market place. It was a passage from the scripture proclaiming the coming kingdom of Christ. The Turkish officials naturally concluded that it meant the overthrow of the Ottoman empire and arrested the young man for conspiracy. The trial developed the fact that Sahag trans- lated the paper, and, although shown to be perfectly fnnocent of any conspiracy, he was sentenced to life exile into Afrea. They were carried to Tripoll, where they were forced to accept the Mohammedan rel gion. They were sent by caravan to Moorzook, twenty-one days' journey. The young man died of the cruel treatment, but Sahag {s still living. When Mr. Sweeney was consul general at Constantinople he opened up communication with Sahag through the k'ndly offices of a British consular officer, who forwarded moncy to him by private merchants. The Turkish government refused to allow Suhag's friends to send him money or in any way com- municate with him through the postoffice de- partment. News of the terrible straits into which the poor fellow was plunged reached his friends in Turkey and through them the Christian people of America. As a result the above petition was secured and it is sincerely hoped by th> petitioners of America that the personal attention of his majesty will be called to this case and that Sahag will be released. Mr. Sweeney loft for h's home by way of the Baltimore & Ohlo at 12 o'clock today. FOUND IN AN INSANE ASYLUM. Real Sir Roger Tichbourn Sald to Have Been Discovered in Australia. LONDON, Dec. 20.—A dispatch from Syd- ney, N. 8. W., says it is said there that the real Sir Roger Tichbourn has been found in an insane asylun at Paramata, under the name of William Cresswell Priest Causes w Stir. QUEBEC, Dec. 20.—There was a solemn service for the repose of the soul of the late Sir John Thompson in St. Patrick’s. church this morning. The attendance was very large, Rev. Father Roseback, redemptorist, in charge of the congregation of St. Patrick, caused much unfavorable comment by saying, after expressing regret at_the loss of the deceaged: “It is now that’Sir John Thomp- -~ son, if he.could come back, would say with hi volce from eternity, ‘There is only one true religion; that of Christ and the Roman Catholic church, All others are frauds.’” These words created a decided stir in the mixed audience. Italinng Subjugating tho Arabs. ROME, Dec. 20.—A dispatch from Masso- wah, Egypt, dated today, announces that six companies of Itallan troops, under the com- mand of Major Toscli, defeated the Arabs yesterday near Halal. A large number of natives were killed. The Italian force lost ten klled and had twenty-two wounded. It was composed entirely of native soldiers, s drilled and officered by Italians. It is be- lieved that this victory will prevent any further intrigues upon the part of the other Abyssinians. The Italian commander-in-chief reports that everyth ng is quiet in the direc- tion of the Soudan. Professor Gets Threo Years for Forgery. MUNICH, Dec. 20.—Czentans Czynfki, the teacher of languages who was placed on trial here on a number of charges, among them being one of having hypnotized a lady and then marrying her In order to obtain her fortune, has been found guilty of forgery and offending against public order. He was acquitted on the charge of immoral conduct. The court sentenced him to three years' im- prisonment and to five years deprivation of his clvil rights. Germans Have an Eye on Samoa. LONDON, Dee. 21.—The correspondent of the Times at Berlin telegraphs that it may W \ safely be assumed that the colonial politiclans in Germany are preparing a crusade against Great Britain on the subject of Samoa, The " correspondent adds that the ob'tuary notices of Robert Louis Stevenson, published in Ger- man papers, do not conceal the feeling that his death has removed one of the chief ob- stacles to the extension of German influence in the islands, ampanin Beats ter Record. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 20.—The Cunard line steamship Campania, from New York December 15, arrived off Daunt's rock at 11:18 tonight, having made the passage in five days, nine hours and clghteen minutes, thus beating her best previous record—five days, ten hours and forty-seven minutes, mado August 31 last, by one hour and twenty-nine minutes, Her daily runs were: 45, 517, 607, 508, 507 knots, Story s » Houx. PARIS, Dec. 20.—There is no truth i the story printed in Le Journal, giving what is alleged to be the text of an Anglo-Italian agreement In regard to the Soudan and Morocco, by which Italy is to occupy Khar- toum and to take possession of Morocco with the exception of Tangier, which was to be, according to the story, a British possession. The whole matter Is looked upon as a hoax. Doos’t Belleve Stevenson is Alive. . LONDON, Dee. 20.—There is not the slight- est reason to suppose Robert Louis Steven- son is alive, The letter which Dr. Balfour, uncle of the novelist, has written to the Scotsman, saying that he believes Mr. Stevenson is not dead, but that his wife is dl:nd' is purely Dr. Balfour's personal opin- 0. Leglslatir Sent Up for Perjury, HANOVER, Dec. 20.—Herr Leuss, a mem- ber of the Relchstag, was convicted today of perjury in denying charges of adultery in the divorce proceedings brought by Dr. Schautz, Herr Leuss was sentenced to three years' penal servitude and five years de- privation of his civil rights. Reducing the Sur-Tux on Sugar, BRUSSELS, Dec. 20.—In the Chamber of Deputies today the government announced that it would apnounce a considerable re- duction in the sur-tax on sugar. It would also reduce the drawback on candied sugar. Earthguakes 1n Southern Hungary. BUDA PESPH, Dee. 20.—A violent earth- quake, shock lasting one minute was ex- perienced at 10:30 p.-m. yesterday at Ora- vigsa, South Hurgal Many houses fell became panic-stricken after the first disturb- ance and passed the night In the streets in spite of the severe cold. Miss Thompson Started On Ahead. LONDON, Dec.20.—Miss Thompson, daugh- tor of the late Sir John Thompson, and Mrs. Sanford and her daughter, sailed on the White Star steamer Majestic, which left Qeeenstown today for New York. Senator Sanford will, with Sir Charles Tupper, ac- company the remains of Sir John to Halifax on the crulser Blenheim, which will leave Portsmouth at noon on Sunday. Minute guns will be fired while the body is being em- barked on tho Blenheim. Armenians Will Make Gladstone n Present. LONDON, Dec. 20—The Armenian resi- dents of Paris and this city will present a chalico to Mr. Gladstone on the occasfon of the coming S5th anniversary of his birth, December 20. In September, 1876, Mr. Glad- stone published his famous pamphlet on the horrors and the question of the east, | and in March, 1877, there appeared anothe pamphlet, wrilten by him, entitled “‘Lessons in Massa Dr. Wokerlo Resigns. LONDON, Dec. 21.—A Vienna dispatch to tho Chronicle says that Dr. Wekerle, the Hungarian prite minister, has tendered the resignation of himself and his cabinet to King Francis Joseph. His majesty has as vet made no reply. Superint, nt Arrest 1 for Forgery. TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 20.—Frank Bradley, former superintendent of the Pullman Car works In Chicago, was arrested here today on a telegram from Detroit on a charge of forgery. HE THE NORTHWEST. TraMe Practically Suspended the Black Hills. Rai ad n ALLIANCE, Neb, Dec. 20.—The snow for which farmers have been praying for a month is falling all over western Ne- braska tonight. The storm possesses all of the features of a blizzard, with the ex- ception that the weather is very mild. The storm began this morning in the Black Hills and continues with unabated fury tonight, as a high wind prevails. Communication by telegraph has been suspended on the B. & M. and Blkhorn lines here, with wires being rendered uscless by snow. In this manner all extent of the storm in the meager character, confined to the trains which arrived behind time tonight. They had experienced much difficulty in getting through the snow. A heavy snow at this time is absolutely the life of the winter wheat in Nebraska and South Dakota. storm in Colorado. MONUMENT, Colo, Dec. 20.—A sand- storm and terrific gale visited here today, not a building in the whole town escaping without some damage., There was no loss of life, however. R DID HIM A KINDNESS. accumulated news of the Hills is of a Porter Asho Says the Guardianship of Mrs, Terry Was a Heavy Hurden. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20—R. Porter Ashe, who has arrived here with his stable of race horses, expresses himself as much mystified by his removal from the guardianship of Mrs. Sarah Althea Hill Terry of Sharon- Hill divorce case fame, He says that T. H. Willlams, the new guardian, and himself have been unfriendly for years, but, instead of knocking him out of ‘a good thing, as would naturally be supposed, Mr. Williams has, by his latest action, released him from a most uncomfortable position, at least so the owner of Geraldine claims. “T can’t understand it,” said Mr. Ashe. ‘Williams s the last man on earth that I would expect to do me a favor, but in this_particular instance he has lifted an unprofitable and disagreeable burden from my shoulders, and, uniess he has something under_cover, his action is Inexplicable to me. It can't be due to his disinterested friendship for poor Mrs. Terry, for I only consented to look after her interests until her brother could come over from Paris, after, Williams had declined the guardian- Shiom Mr. Ashe says the only property Mrs. Terry has is a home at Fresno, mortgaged so that it will not realize $200 above thé debt if sold. Trouble between Ashe and Wil grew out of a lawsuit over the posse: of the race horse, Geraldine, Ashe winning the suit. PROFITS TOO SMALL. Cheyenne Insnrance KRates Will Reduced at Present, CHEYENNE, Dec. 20.—(Special)—Mana- ger Burns of the Insurance Underwriters assoclation, which fixed the rates for in- surance in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, returned to his home in Denver this morning. Burns visited Cheyenne for the purpose of investigating the complaints which have been made concerning the ad- vance in rates on insurance risks in Chey- enne, which went into effect in December. The increase {s from 10 to 110 per cent. The business men of the city made a great kick about the increase, but, after making a thorough investigation, Burns decided that 1o reduction could be made, He says that insurance rates in Cheyenne heretofore have been altogether too low. ————— Valuable Wyoming Mine Opened. CHEYENNE, Dec. 20.—(Special)—Baroch & Reldl of Rawlins have a valuable iron mine near that place which bids fair to become a regular mint to its owners. The ore Is a fine fluxing material, and the Den- ver smelters have agreed to contract for 20,000 tons if favorable frelght rates can be secured on the Union Pacific. The company has surveyed a spur to the mines and it is probable that the two miles of track nec- ssary to conmect with the main line will be bullt in a few days, The last assay made shows that the ore will run $9.40 to the ton in gold. This is sufficient to pay all expenses of mining and shipping. ~About fifty tons of the ore has a ady been shipped, it being hauled to the railroad by wagon. Developing Wyoming's Oil Fleld. CHEYENNE, Dec. 20.—(Special)—P. M Shannon of Pittsburg, Pa., one of the prin- cipal stockholders In the Pennsylvania Ol company, which is developing the oil re- sources of central Wyoming, arrived in Cheyenne terday morning’ enroute to Casper, W the ‘company has its head- w quarters. Mr. Shannon stated that it was the intention of the company to erect a large plant at Casper for refining and put- ting the ofl in hape for shipmont. A pipe line will be lald from Casper to the weils, which are located about seventy-five miles north. ‘The company is now shipping sev- eral carloads of the ofl from Casper every month. It 1s hauled by wagon from the wells to the railroad. el Elopers Land In Juil. SALT LAKE, Dec. 20.-G. G. Valentine and Mrs. Mulvaney arrived here at mid- night, accompanied by Captain Donavan, who brought them from Texas. They were taken at once to the city jail. They are both under indietment for ‘adultery under the United States law and also for grand larceny and embezzlement. —— Leuven in the Fen. Dec, 20.—(8pecial Telegram.) | —Pension Agent Van Leuven was taken to| Anamosa penitentiary. Vessols Dec. 20. York—Arrived—Sorento, from uthampton—Arrived—Trave, from New York, from New York. | ‘nstown—Arrived—Adriatic, ~ from New York. At | Naples—Arrived—Fuerst Bismarck, from New York Al Glasgow—Arrived - Samatian, from Bes- ton. At Rotterdam—Arrived—Edam, from New York; Maasdam, from New York Alkl,ondx,nr—Ax’rh‘rd-~Mumlulxu, from New York. At Antwerp—Arrived—Otranto, from Balti- more. hM ucenstown—Arrived—Campania, from New A At New York—Arrived—Peruvian, from Glasgow. Senators and Ropresentatives Review the Lives of Webster and Stark, STATUES UNVEZILED AT THE CAPITOL Presented to the Government by the State of New Hampshire as the Granite State's Tribute to Thelr Greatness—Little Other Business Considered, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The senate was called to order by Mr. Harris, president pro tem, in the absence of the vice president. The reading of the journal was dispensed with and cn motion of Mr. Cockrell, democrat of Missouri, the senate went into exccutive session immediately after meeting to permit Senator Harris to enter a motion for a re- consideration of the vote by which the nomi- nation of Judge Clarke to be district judge of the eastern and middle districts of Ten- nessee was confirmed. In entering the mo- tion Mr. Harris said that he had been in- formed of serious charges against Mr. Clarke, which he thought should be investigated while there was yet an opportunity. This opportunity was found in the fact that the time for reconsideration had not elapsed since his confirmation, which took place on the ISth inst. The nomination of Robert B. Palmer as postmaster of Washington Court House, 0., was confirmed. The doors were opened at 12:20 p. m. and the senate considered some routine business. Mr. Peffer, populist of Kansas, desired to read a communication from certain sorghum manufacturers in his state, but Mr. Gallin- ger, republican of New Hampshire, objected because of other important business that was to come up to day, and permission was given to print in the Record. The senate bill to revive the grade of licutenant general in the army was presented by Mr. Hawley of the military affairs com- mittee and placed on the calendar. Mr. Berry of Arkansas submitted a minor- ity report regarding the passage of the bll (heretofore reported adversely from the pub- lic lands committee) forfeiting certain land grants to aid in the construction of railroads. A bill “to Develop Fourteen Transporta- tion Routes to the Seaboard” was introduced by Mr. Butler of South Carolina, and one to provide a suitable residence for the president by Mr. Quay of Penneylvania. FEW SENATORS PRESENT. There were not many senators present to witness the ceremonies of the presentation of the statues of Stark and Webster. The galleres were also sparsely occupied. ~ Aside from the governor of New Hampshire and his staff, who occupied seats on the floor, and some New Hampshire ladies in the galleries, there was nothing to indicate that anything unusual was going on. The senators gave close attention to all the speakers. Tho senate then proceeded to the special order for the day—the speeches presenting to the government by the state of New Hampshire the statues of General John Stark and Daniel Webster. Mr. Chandler of New York first had read a letter from the governor of New Hampshire saying that the state had placed in statuary hall the statues of her distinguished sons. A resolution thanking the state was offered by Mr. Perkins of Cali- forn'a, and on this resolution Mr. Gallinger addressed the senate. Mr. Gallinger devoted himself to a por- trayal of the qualities and characteristics and to the relation of many adventures and great military achievements of General Stark, who, he sald, was in many respects sui generis among the brave and patriotic men of his day and generation. Mr. Gallinger was listened to with close attention, among his auditors being Governor Smith of New Hampshire, the members of his staff and the exccutive council, who oc- cupled seats on the floor. Senator Proctor of Vermont was the next speaker, but before he proceeded Mr. Cockreli (with Mr. Gallinger's permission), called up and the senate passed the house bill making an urgent deficiency appropria- tion for the census office, Department of Justice, ete. After Mr. Gallinger, Senators Proctor, Hawley, Dubois and Chandler delivered brict eulogistic speeches, Regarding Webster, Senator Chandler spoke of his ancestry, of his father and mother, and then gave a brief sketch of his life in New Hampshire, and sketched his career after he became a resident of Massachusetts, con- cluding substantially as follows: It may not be claimed that no one has surpassed Mr. Webster as a lawyer, there can be no reason able doubt that no one has excelled him a an orator or as a statesman. It is not, how- ever, the part of wisdom nor required by the demands of the hour, it would, indeed, be discouraging rather than helpful to the rising generation of today, to present the character of Mr. Webster as wholly perfect. The great man was not without personal faults, nor did his public acts escape severe criticism. In his carly days in congress Mr. Webster strongly opposed a_protective tarifft when under the lead of Mr. Calhoun, the south sought by duties on imports to develop the home industries of cotton and other manu- factures, while New England was agri- cultural and commercial merely, and largely engaged in the carrying trade upon the ocean. Afterwards when New England bowed to the national policy and had invested her means in manufacturing enterprises, upon which her property and wealth became ab- solutely dependent, Mr. Webster changed his position and argued with great earnestness in the house for protection according to the Amerlcan system of Secretary Clay. In the address in the senate on February 8, 1889 upon the reception from the state of Michigan of the statute of Lewis Cass, also a native of New Hampshire, the present speaker sought for the reasons which led that northern statesman to be willing to make 80 many concessions to the south and to slavery. The controlling move, it may fairly be claimed, was love of the union of these states and fears of its dissolution. Now that the union after more than 100 years of natural life under the constitution has been cemented by the blood of hundreds of thousands of patriotic citizens In the greatest war in modern times, these fears of the men of 1850 may seem to have been far.ci- fuland needless. But they were real to them. The union meant, as they believed, everything that was dear to them amd to thelr children, and they were willing to yleld and to suffer much rather than to risk the doubtful issue of fractional warfare for its maintenance, That such a motive influenced Mr. Webster there can be no doubt. Whether it was the sole motive may be questioned. 1f he had lived until 1861 when the south and slavery began the war, he would have spoken uncompromisingly for the maintenance of the union by force of arms. In centuries to come, IF the statues in the gal- lery escape the leveling hand of time, and future generations look upon the likeness of Webster and ask who he was, and what he did, there shall come the undying eulogium “He was the greatest expounder and defender of the American constitution.” Senators Hoar and Morgan followed: The venerable senator from Vermont, Mr. Morrill, one of the few men now in public life who has seen Danlel Webster, gave a rectal of several anecdotcs of the dead statesman. “No man,” he said, “who ever looked upon Danlel Webstr would fail to discover that he was a man of no common mold."” Senator Davis said: It has been said of Webster that he was not a constructive statesman, that he originated few measures, drafted few statutes and that he was a mere demonstrator. Exactly the contrary is the fact. He was the most constructive of Ameri- can statesmen. He construed the constitu- tion construct:vely in nearly all of its articles. He applied and expanded it, and today his personality is inscparably indenti- fled with it as it is." Senators Cullom and Mitehell spoke, and Senator Lodge sald of Stark that he sprang from that sturdy stock which brought to the north of Ireland the blood of the Scotch Cov- enanters and of Cromwell's Ironsides. Mr. Chandler's speech concluded the series on General Stark, and the resolution offered by Mr. Perkins thanking New Hampshire At New York—Arrived—Taurestin, from Shellds. for the statue was adopted. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts then offered & “What the final verdiet of mankind upon the last three years of the 1 of Danlel Webster will be it would be grfogance and presumption here to declate,” s Mr. Hoar in conclusion. *“‘But whether, as men think, they will be held to have been but another fnstance of human fraflty, giving away be- fore a supreme temptation, to be pitied, to be pardoned, to be forgotten] or whether these years will be held to have been years of a supreme and noble sacrifice of selt to patriotism, but for the safety of the country, Gresham Answers a Oongressional Inquiry Ooncerning Damages to Englishmen, PROPOSAL CAME FROM THIS SIDE If Congress Profers to Make the Adjuste ment Through a Commls: itois on it Is too early, although nearly a century Not Too Late to Rescind the has gone by, to be pronounced with con- Action Alrendy Taken, fldence, May none of us, in our humble pub- lic career, be subject to such a test or be brought to the bar of history to receive its | \wASHINGTON, Dec. 20, — Secretary sentence after such a trial D After. the unvelling exercises today the | Gresham today sent to the house, in answer senate adjourned until Saturday. to a resolution calling for an explanation of his reasons for arranging with Great ALL MATTERS OF MONEY, Businessof the flouse Was on Approprintions and Currency. WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.—The house met at 11 a. m. today. Mr. Breckinridge, demo- crat of Kentucky, reported an important urgency deficiency bill appropriating $300,- 000 for the census, $125,000 for salares and $175,000 for printing the report. This ap- propriation included the deficiEncy bill which passed the house a few days ago and which is now being held up in the semate. Mr. Breckinridge stated that unless this supple- mentary bill was passed immedately the work of the census would stop, Mr. Cannon, republican of Tilinois, prevailed upon’ Mr. Bréckinridge to accept an amend- ment appropriating $125,000 for the fees of jurors (also included in the former bill), and as amended the bill was passed, On motion of Mr. Sickels, democrat of New York, a bill was passed to pension the widow of the late Major General Nathaniel P. Banks at the rate of $100 per month. There was no_debate on the bill. Mr. Outhwaite then nresented a joint reso- lution for the usual holiday adjournment, to begin Saturday, December 22, and to end Thursday, January 3. The resolution was privileged. Mr. English, democrat of New Jersey, arose with the intention of offering an amend- ment to adjourn tomorrow, and when Mr. Outhwaite cut him off with a demand for the previous question, the gentleman from New Jersoy gave notice that he would demand a quorum. The vote only developed the pres- ence of forty-five members, and when Mr. English made the point of ho quorum, Mr. Outhwalte withdrew the resolution. = The house then went into committée of the whole and resumed the consideration of the cur- rency bill. Mr. Sperry, democrat of Cannecticut, took the floor in support of the measure. Mr. Sperry said that while personally he did not favor the revival of state banks he would be willing to acqufesee under the con- ditions imposed by this bill fn order to se- cure the other good features of the measure. He was a bellever in the safety fund princi- ple, he said, because it Insured the prompt redemption of the notes without expense to the holders. It made the motes practically a national currency. Mr. Sperry argued that all legal tenders and treasury notes of the government should be retired. Their existence was running the government into debt to maintain gold payments. One hundred million had already been borrowed, and if he were to indulge in prophecy $50,000,000 more of bonds would bo issued before Washingto’s birthday. The impression was abroad that) this government was almost insolvent, or about to slip into a silver basis. Mr. Sperry’ was liberally ap- plauded. i} Mr. Brosius, republican of,Pennsylvania, who followed” in oppasition, .sald the other side presented a strange Epectacle. In the midst of the dissensions even those who de- clared they were In favor of the bill admitted that” they " were opposed to every. section of t. At 2 o'clock, when Mr, Brosius concluded his argument, according to the special order, the exercises in connectfon with the recep- tion and acceptance of the statues of Gen- eral John Stark and Danlel Webster from the state of New Hampshire began. There was not a large attendance. General John B. Smith of New Hampshire, accompanied by his staff, filed into the hall of representa- tives as Mr. Baker of New Hampshire arose. He formally presented the letter of Governor Smith, addressed to Speaker Crisp, donating the statues to the government, and sent to Britain for the payment of claims of British sealing vessels, the following letter: “To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives: The undersigned is dirccted by the president to respond to the resolution adopted by your honorable body on the 15th inst., requesting the secre- tary of state ‘to communicate to the house of representatives, Jf not inconsistent with the interests of the public service, all corre- spondence, reports and other documents not heretofore made public touching the pay- ment by the United States of $425,000 to Great Britain for damages growing out of the controversy as to fur seals in Bering sea or the sefzure of British vessels en- gaged in taking seals In those waters.' “The undersigned accordingly has the honor to communicate to the house of rep- resentatives copies of the correspondence ex- changed on the subject covered by the reso- luton in which will be found a statement of the claims filed by Great Britain for dam- ages sustained by British subjects by reason of the seizure of thelr sealing vessels in the Bering sea or of being warned to cease operations therein. The Paris tribunal of arbitration held that the United States had no right of protection of property in the fur seals in Bering sea outside the ordinary three-mile limit. Article § of the conven- tion of February 20, 1892, whereby ques- tiens which have arisen between the two governments concerning the Jjurisdictional rights of the United States in the waters of Bering sea were submitted to arbitration, recited that the high contracting parties had been unable to agree upon a reference which would include the question of the liability of each for the injurles alleged to have been sustained by the other, or by its citizens, in connection with the claims presented and urged by it, and being sollcitous that this subordinate question should not interrupt nor longer delay the submission and deter- mination of the main question they have agreed ‘that either may submit to the ar- bitrators any question of fact involved in sald claims and ask for a finding thercon, the question of the lability of either govern- ment upon the facts found to be the sub- ject of further negotiation.” Under this article the arbitrators unani- mously found that a number of British seal- ing vessels were seized on the Bering sea or warned therefrom by cruisers of the United States on the days and at the places in the special finding mentioned, leaving for further determination the questions as to the value ‘of the said vessels or their con- tents, or either of them, and the question as to whether the vessels mentioned in the schedule to the British case, or any of them, were wholly or in_part the actual property of citizeéns of the United States.” “If the plan of settlement recommended by the president in his annmal ‘message-is not acceptable to congress the remaining con- troverted questions’ mist be determined either by the organization of a joint com- mission or by negotiations between the two governments. Experience las shown that international commissions are slow and ex- pensive. Should such a course be resorted to the evidence would be found mostly on the Pacific const, widely scattered, and coun- sel would be needed to examine and cross-ex- amino witnesses ‘“The question of indirect or consequential damages having been withdrawn from the tribunal of arbitration, the pending claims are for British vessels actually seized in Bering sea or warned out of it by cruisers of the United States. It will appear from the submitted correspondence that the agree- ment to pay a lump sum of $425,000 in full settlement was proposed by this government. § The amount is considerably below the damag: the clerk’s desk the resolution formally ac- | claimed by Great. Britaln, exelasive of e cepting them on behalf of congress. He | (orost for a number of years. If this ar- then made the opening address, 7 b rangement does not receive the approval of 5 5 s congress and the disputed questions are sub- CEREMONY WAS SIMPLE, mitted to an international commission it is believed that the amounts allowed and Without Any Display the Covering of Web- ster and Stark Statues Was Kemoved. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The veiling that has concealed the statues of Daniel Webster and General John Stark, whch have been placed in the extreme mnorth end of statuary hall in the national capitol as the gift of the people of the ftate of New Hamp- shire, was quietly removed at noon today, and the public was for the first time per- mitted to look upon thege latest additions to the national collection of memorial figures, The unveiling ceremony was as simple as it was possible to make it, and consisted in lifting from the marble columns the shrouds of canvas with which they were coverel. There was, however, qujte an assemblage of people, including Governor Smith of New Hampshire and staff, in the hall until the veil was cast aside, When the figures were disclosed there was a round of applause from the New Hamp- shire men. The face of Webster shows its characteristic vigor, although there is a be- nignant expression not shown in the usual print and busts of the grzat orator. He stands erect, clad fn old time dress coat and choker, his left hand grasping a roll of manu- script. General Stark wears the continental uniform and his right hand holds the hilt of a sheathsd sword, Governor Smith and staff expressed great satisfaction with both statue:, The senate and house both took appropriate the expense of the tribunal, Including wit- nesses and the taking of their testimony, will largely exceed $425,000. “In view of all the facts, and what may be reasonably expected as the result of a commission, the undersigned submits that a prompt and final settlement of the vexatious controversy by an appropriation of the lump sum agrced upon is advisable. Respectfully submitted, W. Q. GRESHAM, “Department of State, Washington, Dec. 20, 1894." ARGUING THE OAKLAND CAS] Senator Stewart Presents the Railroad Side of the Argument. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Senator Stewart concluded his argument today in the su- preme court in the Oakland water front case, He set forth the changes wrought on the Oakland side of San Francsco bay by the location thers of the rallway terminus, making that city a great commercial center, He said this had cost the reilway company vast sums of money, and that but for these outlays the government would never have undertaken the construction of a harber, The harbor s a purely artificial one. He said that the grant in question was not under navigable waters, but consisted of land cov- ered by water at high tide and bare at low tide, and of land covered by shallow water action upon the reception of the works of | Without sufficient depth for navigation, ~The art, but not in the hall where the statues | BYant was no portion of an existing harbor, stood. There were appropriate speeches and | but of lands which could be reclaimed by filling in, and other submerged lands where the water could only be made navigable by excavation, For more than a generation tho state has collected taxes on the granted property it now claims never to have had the power to grant, Mr. Stewart then explained the recognized title of all states bordering on tide water to the lands lying between high and low water mark and to the submerged lands out to the line of navigable waters. These lands had been granted to individuals, sometimes by recognizing riparian rights of the owners of the upland and sometimes, as in this case, by special granting acts. Had California recognized riparian rights the owners of the Peralta grant, on which Oakland stands, would have owned the water front of Oakland and Almeda_and miles more besides, Mr. Stewart then proceeded to discuss the resolutions, but these proceedings were con- ducted by each body in its own hall of gen- eral meeting. The speeches were without ex- ception carefully prepared ‘reviews of the lives and characters of ths men to whom tho day was devoted, and while there was no apparent effort in any instance to cateh tho ear by flights of oratory there were many passages wh'ch were likely to be quoted in any future life of the revolutionary hero and the great expownder of the con- stitution, i Governor Smith and hig'stafl occupled seats in the senate chamber dufing the proceedings and were the most attentive auditors, AWAITS THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE. Bill to Form a Military Park on the Battle- field of Shiloh. 4 opinion of the supreme court in the Chicago WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The bill creating | Jake front case, all of which he fully su a national military park out of the battlefield | tained. He asterted that if the principles of Shiloh has passed both houses, and only awalts the president's signature to become a law. The bill as it passed the senat: yes- terday appropriates $76,000 and provides for a park of 3,000 acres. It authorizes the se retary of war to acquire possession of the | land ‘included in the proposed lmits either by condemnation or otherwise, but provides that present occupants may, under an ar- laid down in that case were adhered the present case the grant he ing must be held valid. He sa'd that under the decision in the Chi- cago case the state could not grant the bed of the harbor, but it might grant the tide and submerged land bordering on the harbor and such parcels of land under navigatibl waters as might be necessary for wharves and other structures for the improvement of to in was defend rangement with the secretary, remain upon | Davigation. their premiscs, in which case they aie o| Mr. Stewart was followed by Mr. Ashton. protect all land marks either now existing or| xo p, or of Jupunel o ) {0 be hereafter created, The park 8 (0 be In | Moy s mrrcoion anese Laborers Coming. charge of three commissioners, one of whom | . YW ASHINGTON, Dec. 201t appears from ) , special report to the State department shall have scrved in the Army of the Tenne- | & SVl 5 See under General Grant another i the|from United States Consul Smithers of Army of Ohio under General Buell, and the | Fioko, Jupan, that there is wery little Al 6 200 i danger to be apprehended by Tnited Genoral Ar S Johaston. The kislral pur: | Sibier gt any” I lof Japancte cheap pose of the bill is set forth in the first sec- by the snllulh 8¢ government, (h: hll‘l‘l‘lh tion, and is declared to b: the preservation upon the ground where they fought of the history of one of the most mererable battles of the armies of the southwest, has been done for the armies of the east at Gettys- burg and for those of the central west ati Chickamauga. gration companles are required to sccure the approval of the countries to which the emigrants g0, and they can be withheld at any time. “The Meijl Bmlgration compar established at Hiogo in 1892 with Ject of sending emigrants to work in the coal mines of British Columbia, has been unsuccessful in that enterprise and some the cb- Carlisle and Springer Confer on the Plan for Mending Money Matters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—A conference was held at the Treasury department be- tween Secrotary Carlisle and Chairman Springer of the house committee on banking and currency relative to amending the Carlisle currency bill now before the house. The subject was gone over fully, and as a result of the talk Mr. Springer will propose A number of amendments designated to re- move some of the objections advanced against the bill. One objection I8 that under section 7 sone banks may be permitted to take a circulation of 90 per cent of their capital stock, while the bill limits circula- tion to 75 per cent of the capital stock. This would be remedied by requiring the excess ., to be retired by deposit of green- backs, under existing provisions of law. The time in which the banks will be re- quired to comply with the new law may be extended for two years, and the house may amendment the time at a more re- te. The bill will make it clear that the billholders of national bank notes will be protected during the time the old banks are conforming to the new law. Another amendment will provide that the government will receive the old notes for in- ternal taxes and cancel them and issue notes under the new law. It is possible that these and other amendments that the democratic majority of the banking committee may agree upon may be embraced in a substi- tute which can be presented before the fiv minute debate begins. Such a substitute, embodying all amend- ments and_improvements suggested by the debate, is thought to be more desirable than having the original bill patched from end to end with amendments. The conference did not bring out any con- sideration of the three important amend- ments which have been urged on the floor of the house, viz: the issue of bonds to re- tire outsanding greenbacks, the elemina tion of state banks and the limiting of a bank's lability for the losses to other banks to 1 per cent As to a bond issue to retire the greenbacks this will probably be offered as an amendment, but it is belleved that the fecling against_bond fssues will defeat the amendment. The elimination of state banks and the limiting of bank liabilities will also be presented as independent amendments. The house committee on rules did not meet today, and no further steps have been taken or contemplated for a special rule to close debate on the Carlisle bill Bl to Relnstate Paymaster Sullivan. WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.—Senator Perklr from the committea on naval affairs, today avorably reperted the bill authorizing the president to reappoint John Clyde Sullivan L paymaster in the navy, with the relative rank of lieutenant commander, with an amendment providing that he shall be placed at the foot of the list. Mr. Sullivan was dismissed from the navy last January the finding of a court martial held at Island navy yard on various charges, the principal being that of embezzling pub- lic money, “The committes files a long report on the bill, saying they are satisfied serious wrong has been done to an upri and worthy officer, which they think should be corrected as far as lies in the power of congress to correct it. Shipplng Suails to America. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Probably it will be a matter of surprise to many people to learn that large quantities of snails are an- ually shipped to the United States from Hurope to be eaten by epicures, vet this fact is set out in consular reports veceived at the State department from France and Switzerland. From France alone the ship- ments of these snails in one year amounted to 220460 pounds. Those shipped to the United States are of the finest quality and sell for $4.52 per ;000 snails. ~Large tracts’ of ground in France are devoted solely to the propagation of-these snalls, v Not for Belng Whitecuppers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The sensational story telesraphed from Atlanta last night in which the inference was given that Ed Rembert, the Atlanta deputy collector of internal revenue, Gauger Cox and a night watchman had ‘been removed from oflice Dbecause of their connection with the white- caps, Is declared by Commissioner Miller to be untrue. Rembert was removed, he said, because of incompetency and for no other Cox had "not been vemoved e far the reason. as he knew, and as to the watchman commissioner knew nothing. Limiting Power to Punish for Contem WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.—Senator Pugh today introduced a bill limiting the power of United States ccurts to punish for contempt or misbehavior to offenses committed in their presence or o near as to obstruct the administration of justi Blair Resolut WASHINGTON, McCreary, affairs, today reported favorably the resolu- tion of Representative Blair calling on the presidest for the Japan-China correspond- ence Reported. 20.—Representative foreign Dec. from the committee on Bland Springs Another Sitver Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Representative Bland introduced a bill “to restore the bi- metallic system of the United States.” The bill is similar to his proposed amendment to the Carlisle currency bill. Roport Lacks Confirmatio WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.—The report that C. R. Breckinridge would resign his place as minister to Russia_cannot be confirmed amorg those most intimate with him. i SILVER 15 £ HE T ST, Colorado SHiverites Will Support No Natlonal Party Unfavorable to thut Metal. DENVER, Dec. 20.—There was a large at- tendance of representative men at the con- vention of the Colorado State Silver league today. After a hot discussion the following resolution was adopted with only two dis- senting votes: That the words nonpartisan be stricken from the consitituton and by-laws wherever they appear, and that the members of the Colorado Silver league refuse to afliliate or work with any political party which docs not nationally declare unequivocally in favor of the free and unlimited, colnage of silyer at the ratio of 16 to 1" E. D. R, Holden wanted the convention to endorse the pecple’s party, but this it re- fused to do. C. 8, Thomas, democratic na- tional committeeman for 'Colorado, in a speech, said: “If, when the next p tial nominations are made, the men who now backing Cieveland ' and_ sanctioning very move that is made by Carlisle in re gard to the fin fon come to th support of the ich elected Mr. Cleveland, that party will meet political death and will sink into oblivion. And_if, on the other hand, thit same element, Wall street, shall be the sponsor for the repub- lican mominees, that party, too, will meet the same deserving fate,” G. G. Merrick was re-elected president of the league. I ntorsed St. John's Plan, SALT LAKE, Dee. 20.—The leading bankers and business men of this city held a meeting to discuss the Baltimore plan for regulating the currency. The meeting did not endorse the tled Baltimore plan, It was the sense of the meeting that n any currency plan acted upon a constitu- ent part thereof should be the remonetiz tion of silver or that it should offer no fmpediment to the return of bimetallism as it_existed prior to 1873 lution “Resoly sition advanced by York es nearer the the business men of the we 50 far proposed by easte The following reso the propo- John of New 1 views of t than anything men. " A committee was appointed to consider the advisability. of calllng a meeting of bankers, to be held here, for the purpose of taking action on the fix Politiclan Sued for Blg Damage LARNED, Kan,, Dec. 2.—Suit was in the district court today by W. T. ton agalnst nelal question. filed Ken- Ledru Silvey, chairman of the Jerry Simpson democratic congressional committee, for $10,000 damages for allenating the affections of 'Mrs. Kenton and_causing separation. Kenton i a painter. Bilvey s a man of family. e Togalls Not a Candidate. TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 20.—Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, before leaving for the east, it 18 just learned, declared he had mo ex- pectancy of being voted for for senator in ihe legislature this winter and had not for a moment considered himself as a possibil- ity. He sald hig senatorial ambitions were not for 1895, but, if he had any, for 1897, Parkhurst Thinks the Testimony Introduced Warrants It ONE CAPTAIN WHO DID NOT PAY FCR PLACE Borrowed Trwo Thousand Dollars to Furnlsl Mis House Just Before He Was Appolated to the Captatney. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Dr. Parkhurst, who has not attended the sittings of the Lexow. committee for some time, was an early are rival today. The ususal crowd of pelice cap= tains present and affected an uncons cerned air before the proceedings opened. In an interview Dr. Parkhurst said that, in his opinfon, Superintendent Byrnes was, as a representative of the police department, one of the persons who should by all means be placed on the witness stand; that if such a proceeding was not had the records of the committes would not be complete. Walter 8. Harrison, a buflder, testified that in 1891 and 1892 he built the Morris build- ing. He was obliged to pay $260 to Wardman Burns, acting for Captain McLaughlin, for the privilege of occupying the street. Mr. Mcss read an affidavit from ex-Detec~ tive Stannynought, of the Park- hurst society. Before this testimony was read Mr. Morris stated that Mr. Stanny- nought was afraid of the New York police department, consequently he required five Qays' notice in order to get out of the city before the statement was read in open court. were formerly This afdavit set forth that on July 20 of ast year Stanhynought made an effort to get on the detective force under Inspector Williams, but Willlams wanted him to swear falsely against Superintendent Wishart of the Parkhurst society. This he refused to do, although he acknowledged that he was willing to sell the secrets of the society in order to get on the force. He refused to make false oaths and was not employed by, Inspector Williams. Captain Allayre was then called by Mr. Goft and questioned concerning Egan's no- torious resort in the Bowery. He never saw. Egan’s license, and did not know he had any. He arrested Egan for breaking the excise law. NEVER HEARD OF COLLECTIONS. Mr. Goff then developed the fact that Captain Allayre had received two requests to close the place, but he did not do so, and finally he declared Bgan had been indicted by the grand jury for keeping a dive. Cap- tain Allayre had never had any rumor of collections from the dock men brought to his notice; if it had been it certainly would have caused an investigation. Captain Strauss was called to the stand. “You are the criginal Pantata?” Mr.. Goft began. “I believe so.” Witness was asked whether he knew Offi- cer Wallensteln, who was in the court room. He did. Wallenstein then left the room, under instructions. Witness acknowledged that he sent Offi- cer Leonard away from the polls on election, day in 1893 and ordered him to watch a ‘“fence.”” “You relleved Officer Leonard because he was doing his duty, aid you-not?: ... - “I relieved him so0 he could get his break= fast. *Did you ever make Wallenstein a promiso that if you were appointed captain you would make him your wardman?” Xes, I aid.” “Why?" “Because he was a friend and relative of mine.” “Is it because he was a good collector?” “I never had any collecting to do. He did regular police duty, that was all.” “Did you not know" said Mr. Goff, se- verely, “that a mountain of evidenc: has been Introduced here to show that your wardman did collect for you from the fast houses?'” “No, 1 did not. for me.” “Now, captain, what did you mean when you said that as long as Williams and Byrnes Qid not go back on you, you did not fear an examination?” never sald that.” “Or anything like it?" “Never."” NEVER PAID A CENT. “Now, do you not know that you are lying? Do you not know that a man of your ordin- ary intelligence would never have been ap- pointed by John McClave unless he got paid for it?" . “I never paid for mine, “And you are a monument to the fact that McClave d'd appoint one man a captain without being “I guess 1 am. The witness then went on to state that he borrowed $2,000 from his cousin Wallenstein just a few days before his appointment, just how long hie did not know. He testificd that within six months he pald the money back to his cousin with the exception of $500, He stated that he decided not to use the money In refurnishing, and gave it back to his_cousin. “Don’t you know that you borrowed this $2,000 to have in case they ralsed the ante as they did In Creedon's case?" “No, 1 don't Senator Lexow at this point informed the witness of the fact that If he confessed any= thing the committee would protect him, and if he did not tell the truth he was subject to tha full penalty for perjury. Captain Strauss afterward was excused for the day. Jacob Wallenstein, the captain's cousin, was then called. He has been at- tached to the sanitary squad for several years. He did not know how Strauss was going to use the money he loaned him. Otherwise the witness corroborated in every detail the story told by Captain Strauss in reference to the money, although he had been sent from the room while the captain was giving his testimony e ON THE BURLL He never did any collect~ in RELY NGTON, Lincoln Citizens Making Little Rotain the *tate Falr, Dec. 20.—Special Telegram.)— The mass meeting called last night for the purpose of discussing Lincoln's bid for the state falr id not materialize. The meeting was advertised to take place in the United States court room, but the hall remained locked and dark all the cvening. This Is taken as evidence that Lincoln does not pro- pose o bid heavily for the fair, but will rely maluly on the B. & M. to secure the location when the committee meets, Still there are some here who say that this city will be in evidence to a large extent at that time and will make propositions that will prove irres sistible. Effort to LINCOL e Whisky Trast Stockholders Combine, NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Messrs, Sterns berger, Fuld & Finn announce that they have been requested by several stockholders of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding com- pany to combine for mutual protection, and that they are prepared to assist in forming a stockholders' protective committee. With this object in view they ask stockholders to communicate with them as early as possible. - Missouri Cutting at Atchison. ATCHISON, Kan, Dec. 20.-Notwiths standing the low water in the Missourt river the current continues to cut on the Missouri side and fs now within twenty feet of the only track by which tralns can en- ter Atchison. The bridge company is spends ing over $1,000 a week protecting the river bank. Rallway officlals are alarmed at th Prospects, Oro Shipment. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Dec. 2.—From Independence the biggest shipment of ore ever sent out of Cripple Creek will by shipped, consisting of one carload that wi carry gauge cars that will carry out ore of & value of §2,600,00 or more.