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VOLUME XC.-KO. 105.
HOUSE'S ACTION APPROVED.
Senate Passes the Bill Making Provision
lor the Venezuelan Commission.
NOT A DISSENTING VOICE WHEN
THE VOTE WAS TAKEN.
After the Various Phases of the Meas
ure Were Thoughtfully Discussed,
It is Adopted Just as It Passed the
Jx>w»r House, Without Amend
ment, Showing That Both Bodies
are in Accord in Carrying Out the
Suggestions of the President.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—1n antici
pation of a renewal of the exciting de
bate on the Venezuelan difficulty, there
■was a la>rge attendance of spectators
in the Senate galleries when that body
met at noon. The blind Chaplain, Mr.
Uilburn, in his opening prayer, impres
sively prayed as follows:
"As the time draws near the period of
Christmas, inaugurated by the angels
singing Glory to God in the highest; on
earth peace and good will to men," we
pray that the spirit of tbe season may
enter into our hearts and minds and
"keep us in the knowledge and love of
God and of His Son, Jesus Christ, our
Savior. Forbid that the two foremost
nations of the world, which bear the
name of Christian, with one language,
one faith, one baptism, one Lord, shall
"be embroiled in war, with all its hor
rors and barbarity. Grant, we !•>■-
Thee, that we may be saved trom imbu
ing hands in each other's blood. Let
the spirit of justice and magnanimity
prevail among the rulers of both na
- and ;;mong the people, the kin
people of the two lands; that all
differences and difficulties may be ami
cably and righteously settled, and that
God's name may be glorified in the es
shment of concord, amity and
brotherly kindness. May this become an
august and memorable Christmas in the
history of the English-speaking world
and of the whole earth. Let health,
prosperity, brotherly kindness and
chanty pervade all our land and our
mother land, and may God be glorified
and the reign of Jesus Christ, our Sa
vior, be established, we humbly pray
Thee in His sacred name. Amen."
At the suggestion of Mitchell (Rep.)
of Oregon unanimous consent was given
for the printing in the Record of this in
vocation by the Chaplain.
After the introduction and reference
of numerous bills, Mitchell offered a
'resolution instructing the Finance Com
mittee to incorporate into any revenue
bill that may come to that committee
from the House of Representatives a
provision imposing duties on wool, in
t iree several classes. The resolution
a us laid on the table, as Mitchell gave
notice of his desire to address the Sen
ate on the subject.
Chandler (Rep..) of New Hampshire
< fiered a resolution, which was agreed
to, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury tor a statement showing dur
ing each of the last five years the gross
amount of Imports from and exports
rta ot Great Britain, her colonies
and dependencies, with the number of
i,.tries of British vessels into American
pcrts and their gross tonnage.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Allen (Pup.) of Nebraska, directing th
Finance Committee to inquire into the
advisability of opening our mints to
the free coinage of silver, and the issue
of treasury notes to provide for the
contingency ot war between the British
Empire and the United States of Amer
ica, was taken up. and Allen pro<
to deliver some very caustic remarks
_t the expense of the President and his
frupporters on both sides of the cham
ber. He said that he could conceive of
po sufficient cause for thedeliveryof the
1 'resident's message. There did not
bi em to be any demand for it. It oc
curred to him that the President, hav
tng lost the confidence of the people to
Eome extent during the administration
- last two years and nine months,
• eking to restore himself and his
j.a! ty to confidence, and thus induce the
I le to forget the business condition
of the country.
Allen referred to the bill recently
introduced by Hill (Dem.) of New York.
lerate officers to be
commissioned in the army or navy of
the United States; the one introduced
i ___dler (Rep.) of New Hampshire
: :. appropriation of $100,000,000 for
I and cannon, and the two intro
duced by Hab- (Rep.) of ,Maine, for an
I Lse in the army and navy and for
instruction of the United States
j hip Constitution, as many proofs of
the war spirit.
A motion to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Finance was defeated
— yeas. 24; nays, !_*> —and the resolu
tion was agreed to. Allen withdrawing
■ eamble It now reads:
>ived. That the Committee on Fi
nance be and they are hereby di:
to Inquire and report, by
bill or otherwise, whether it would not
pedient and proper for the ("overn-
Of tin- United States of America
at this time to open its mints to the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sil
ver at the ratio of 1 to 10, and in addi
tion thereto issue an adequate volume
of full legal tender treasury notes in the
manner as such notes have her.
t .fore been issued, and, in the it:
of National safety, .vithdraw the 6__e
power of National banks and retire all
bank currency.
The ['resident laid before Senate the
bill appropriating *51«Hi.«MK» for
ipensea of the commission to in
and report on the true divisional
line between the Republic of Vene
su-la and British Guiana, and it was
>nd time.
Iforgao (Dem.) of Alabama. Chair
f the Committee on Foreign Rela
askcd and obtained unanimous
at to have the bill considered in
- immediately. The commit -
!. had had the matter under
deration, and had instructed him
t report it back with amendments in
the nature of a substitute.
The substitut 01. its principal
difference from the House bill being
that it fixes the number of Commission
ers at three, and requires that they
Shall be appointed by and with the con
cent of the Se:
Piatt (Rep.) of Connecticut differed
Svith the conclusions of the committee
with great diffidence, and he rose to
upeak upon the subject with a great
<leal of embarrassment. His opinion
•cry decided that the Senate had
r not amend the House bill, but
it as it came over; and in that view
She understood that tho Chairman of the
c immittee concurred. It was useless,
Jie said, to deny that this was a very
grave and important subject, but in its
consideration Senators ought not to
talk about war. Senators did not In
vite war. They deprecated it. There
■was n" reason, at prenent, to suppose
mar was to be precipitate*]. The Amer
ican people would not shun lt, however.
If it became inevitable. The American
people, he said, were never more m
earnest, from the breaking out of the
revolution to this day, than in the de
j^rmination to assert and maintain
THE RECORD-UNION.
what they believe to be essential to the
safety of the republic.
Sherman (Rep.) of Ohio, a member of
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
said that he could not for the life of
him see the necessity of haste in con
sidering the proposition before the Sen
ate. The controversy which was the
foundation of the trouble was an an
cient one. It had existed for many
years between Venezuela and Great
Britain. It had only been recently that
the subject had been noticed by the
people of the United States. Why, he
asked, should there be any excitement
about it? Why should there be eager
ness to seize upon the subject in order
to create a probability of war with
Great Britain, and to arouse the patri
otism of the American people? The
American people needed no such excite
ment if they had to face war. The
Monroe doctrine had never been applied
to any particular case. It was not re
garded when an American army in
vaded .Mexico. Still, the people of the
United States had always insisted upon
its right to protect American national
ities from European encrachment.
Mills (Dem.) of Texas said that it
appeared to him that the most impor
tant consideration connected with the
whole subject had been utterly over
looked in both houses, and that was
the money consideration. Where were
the revenues to be obtained? How was
the Government to get money enough
to carry on the war and to carry it on
successfully? A war with Great Brit
ain, was no child's play, and the mis
take of underrating it should not be
permitted. It might not be, as the Sen
ator from Ohio, Mr. Sherman thought,
that there would be no war. His (Mills')
voice was for peace, but for honorable
peace and consistent with the safety
and dignity of the people of the United
States. "But," Mills continued, "the
American Government and the British
Government have arrived at a point,
after a long discussion, where both say
they will not yield, and the President
says we ought to resist with all the
means within our power. Certainly,
then, we are standing face to face on
the very edge of battle, and prudence
and safety demand that we should look
to our treasure boxes and see where
we are to obtain the money to carry on
this great struggle." In developing this
idea Mills argued that the first course
to be taken was an amendment to the
constitution, legalizing an income tax.
and he suggested that a joint resolu
tion proposing such an amendment
should be passed and sent to the State
Legislatures.
Lodge (Rep.) of Massachusetts said
that he had yesterday given notice of
amendments, but he should offer them
to-day, because he thought it of the
most Importance that there should cc
absolutely no division whatever in the
Senate on any question involving the
support of the President. As to the
English idea that the whole thing was
an electioneering business, he wanted
to see that idea done away with. He
wanted to make it understood that
there was no division of sentiment among
the American people. And he wanted
the Senate to-day to say plainly to
these people in London who were un
dertaking to make a scare in this coun
try by selling stocks and calling loans in
the American market that the Ameri
can people were united on this ques
tion; that they purpose to stand by it.
and that the attempt to create a panic
in Wall street by calling loans and
draining gold was not the road to hon
orable and peaceful settlement. (Ap
plause.)
Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada declared
that the sentiment in the United States
in favor of the Monroe doctrine was
practically unapimuus. He accused
England of various attempts to irritate
the I'nited States in the matter of
Alaska, of slaughtering seals and of.
the seizure of Corinto in Nicaraugua.
And he declared lt was this English ar
rogance which had aroused the feel
ings of the American people. "Great
Britain," he exclaimed vehemently,
"can put an end to it by being honest
and reasonable." Renewed applause in
the galleries, which was promptly sup
pressed by the Vice-President.)
White (Dem.) of California said that
he could not bring himself to believe
that there was the serious menace to
peace which Senators supposed. He con
curred in everything that had be»-n said
as to the necessity of firmly and rigidly
and at all times enforcing the Monroe
doctrine. But he was persuaded that
if on careful investigation the facts
were made patent to the world, th*-re
would be no difficulty as to an honora
ble solution.
Chandler (Rep.) of New Hampshire
said that he had yesterday thought it
wise to have the bill amended, but to
day he did not think so. He believed
that it was of the highest national im
portance that the bill should pass the
Senate to-day exactly as it came from
tie- House. The President of the I'nited
States had risen above party, and had
shown himself to be patriotic and Amer
ican. Inspired by the genius of Massa
chusetts which pervaded the State De
partment the President had taken
American ground, from which Amer
ica would never recede.
Turpie (Dem.) of Indiana made an im
passioned speech in favor of the asser
tion of the Monroe doctrine, and ex
claimed in a remark as to the river Es
sequibo being one of the boundary lines
of the disputed territory, "We now pass
the Rubicon, and can never recede with
out dishonor."
Mr. Teller (Rep.) of Colorado express
ed his regret that the President had noi
settled the question of a commission, as
he might have done, without sending
it to Congress. He (Mr. Teller) was not
frightened by the little financial dis
turbances in London and Nfe*s York.
Suppose stocks did fall? This was a
matter which the American people did
not care much about. He understood
that railroad stocks had fallen 4 per
cent, to-day. He did not care if they
tell 50 per cent.; that would not effect
the country generally—only a few
ulators. Hut the English would not
sell American stocks. That was a bluff
on their part.
At the conclusion of Mr. Teller's re
marks, on motion of Mr. Chandler
(Rep.) of New Hampshire the nne
posed amendments to the House bill
were laid on the table, and the bill was
read a third time and progressed to
the point where the question was on its
passage.
Then an offer of amendment was
made by Mr. Cafferey (Dem.) of
Louisiana, who was informed by the
presiding officer. Mr. Harris (Dem.) of
Tennessee, that the bill had pone be
yond the (joint where any amendments
could be offered.
The presiding officer then put the
question: "Shall the bill pass?" and a.s
the votes (viva voce) were all aye
and not one no. he declared that the
Hotise bill was passed without amend
ment.
The Senate then, at 3*45, proceeded to
executive business, and when the doors
were opened at 4*30 the presiding olii
cer laid before the Senate the Presi
dent's message asking that no recess be
taken until after financial legislation
necessary to preserve the credit of the
Government had been enacted.
"I move that the Senate _0 now ad
journ." said Mr. Cockrefl (Dem.) of
Missouri, as soon as the reading of the
message was concluded.
"Why.'' said Mr Hawley (Rep.) of
Connecticut, with real or affected sur
prise, "i expected some serious consid
eration would be given to this most
important message of the President by
our Democratic friends.''
••We want time to consider it," Mr.
Cockrell bluntly rejoined, and then at
4:15 the Senate adjourned until to-mor-
IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Reed announced the appoint
! ment of Representative Hitt of Illinois.
Adams of Pennsylvania and "Wheeler
of Alabama as Regents of the Smith
sonian Institute.
SACRAMENTO. SATURDAY MOHNIXG-, DECEMBER 21, IS9S.—EIGHT FAOrES.
COUNTED WITHOUT HER HOST
Belief That the Powers-Supported Eng
land in Her Troubles Exploded.
RUS9IA AND FRANCE DELIGHTED AT
SALISBURY'S EMBARRASSMENT.
The News of the Senate's Action in
Unanimously Passing the House
BUI for the Expenses of tho Vene
zuelan Commission Fulls Like a
Bomb at London - Tho Question
Discussed at the Clubs and In Dip
lomatic Circles With Gravest Ap
prehension.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The Press
this morning prints the following Lon
don dispatch:
The belief that the great Powers of
Europe supported England in the Ven
ezuelan controversy is now exploded.
Russia is now frank in her delight at
the embarrassment of Lord Salisbury's
Government, and France, seeing her
opportunity, has suddenly veered to the
Russian view.
There has been a lot of silly talk here
about the United States Senate not be
ing in sympathy with President Cleve
land's Venezuelan policy, and relying
on the ridiculous reports that the Sen
ate would not support the President,
Englishmen have indulged in the most
absurd cackle. The news of the Sen
ate's action in unanimously passing the
House bil 1 for the expenses of the Ven
ezuelan Commission fell like a bomb in
London to-night. At the clubs and in
diplomatic circles It is discussed with
the gravest apprehension.
England at last realizes that the sit
uation is critical. Panics are expected
on all stock exchanges to-morrow, and
John Bull, financier, is preparing for a
shock. There has been no such excite
ment in London for years as there is
to-night.
The evening newspapers declare that
war with the United States would be
fratricide, and yet seeing the unanim
ity of the American people, they see no
way of retreat except in a complete
backdown, for it is evident that the
United States will not budge from its
position. The Liberal papers show their
dissent from Salisbury's Venezuelan
policy by pounding him on the Arme
nian fiasco.
In a poem published to-day, William
Watson, a Government employe, calls
upon Salisbury to save England from
the stain of massacre.
The general opinion is that England
cannot afford to fight.
One of the amusing features of the
gloomy situation is that hope is ex
pressed that the New York Chamber
of Commerce will prevail in opposing
its views to those of the American Con
gress and people.
At the American Embassy there is
deep gloom. It is certain that President
Cleveland has severely rebuked Bay
ard. An attache of the legation admitted
to your correspondent to-day that Bay
ard now realized that he had talked too
much. Cleveland's change of front as
tounded him and he is utterly puzzled.
It is believed in diplomatic circles that
Bayard's resignation will soon be an
nounced.
All the South American Ministers
frankly say that they are in hearty
sympathy with the United States, and
that they wil give it their unqualified
moral support.
NO IDUA <>E CONQUERING.
LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Spectator
has furnished the I'nited Press with
advance proofs of an article which it
will publish to-morrow on the subject
of President Cleveland's message to
Congress in regard to the British-Vene
zuelan dispute. The article says:
"Nobody here dreams of menacing
the United states; nobody ever has
the faintest idea of conquering, colo
nizing or claiming any fresh portion of
either of the two Americas, and nobody
disputes the right Of the United States
to defend any State in America wliich
she may think it proper to defend. All
we maintain is that we are entitled to
protect against Spanish aggression
frontiers which we believe are unques
tionably ours, and which the people of
the United States, if Guiana were
theirs, would similarly defend."
SMITH AMERICAN GRATITUDE.
PANAMA, Dec. 2(l.—The Star and
Herald says: "At a meeting of promi
nent citizens held to-day a commission
was appointed to organize a grand pub
lic demonstration, to take place on De
cember _."d. toConsul-General Vifquain
as the representative of the American
Notion. The demonstration is Intended
to bo-expressive of gratitude of South
Amenta for President Cleveland's atti
tude on the Venezuelan question."
WILL NOT YIELD AN INCH.
BRUSSELS, Dec.2o— The Soir pub
lishes an interview with Mr. Vander
bilt, who, according to that paper, says:
"We shall not yield an inch. We shall
begin closing our porta against Eng
land I have private telegrams an
nouncing the convocation of a congress
of delegates from all the American re
publics. This congress will affect the
late Mr. Blame's project for a customs
union."
Referring to England's navy. Mr.
Vanderbilt exposed the palm of his
hand, and said: "In a month from the
declaration of war, the entire ocean
will be as clean as this of British ships."
THE COMMISSION.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The Sun-says
this morning: Excellent information is
that the three Commissioners whom the
President will appoint to investigate
the Venezuelan boundary dispute will
be* Kx-l'nitod States Senator George
F. Edmunds of Vermont, the Hon.
Andrew D. White, ex-President of Cor
nell University and ex-Minister to Ger
many, and the Hon. Edward J. Phelps,
ex-Minister *o the Court of St. James.
Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Phelps are gen
erally regarded as especially qualified
for the work on account of their thor
ough knowledge of international law."
STRIKE IN PHELADKLFHLA.
The Situation Reported to bo In a
Worse Muddle Than Brer.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2ft—The
strike situation is in a worse muddle
than ever from all appearances. At 1
o'clock this morning it was announced
that a proposition submitted to the
Mayor by Rev. Dr. Maker and General
Griffith, representing the Christian
League, had been laid before Mr.
Welsh, and acceded to by him on be
half of th.- I'nion Traction Company.
The proposition is as follows:
"If the men come back and return to
their work, and peace is restored, the
Union Traction management will cor
dially and considerately receive any
committee from the ranks of its own
employes, and will respectfully and
kindly hear their complaints and griev
ances that they may offer, arid will
remedy the same within, the range of
fairness."
Dr. Baker and Mr. Griffith were as
sured that this proTKisition had been ac
cepted by Mr. Welsh. They immedi
ately hurried to the htadquarters of the
strikers and laid it before the Executive
Committee of the Strike Board, and the
committee immediately accepted it.
The committee then started out in cabs
to notify the men to report for duty to
morrow morning.
General Manager Beetem of the
Union Traction Company answered a
telephone"cali at 1:30 o'clock and de
nied absolutely that the I'nion Traction
Company had made any such proposi
tion, or would come to any such under
standing with its former employes. IP
said if the committee had declared the
strike off it was bt cause they were
beaten. -
The outcome of thjJrsingular compli
cation must be await^l this morning.
The c'tuatior to-day. as far as the
runninw ci et was concerned, was
measur. improved. On those lines
that the traction company is operat
ig to any extent cars were run on nearly
schedule time. Much of the excitement
has died out on the streets, and crowds
did not congregate to-day as when the
strike first started. Nevertheless, two
particularly vicious assaults were made
on cars on the Thirteenth and Fif
teenth-street lines. At Fifteenth ami
Pennsylvania avenue a car was com
pelled to slow up for a freight train
passing out the latter street. The car
was crowded with men and women, and
there was but one policeman on the
platform. The momentary halt proved
too milch for the patience of the crowd.
and, without warning, a stream of iron
bolts, coal, slag and bricks were
hurled at the car.
At Ov; 'V'st assault the terrified pas
senge -•= t; '\v r themselves upon the
floor a .the car.' arul during a lull in the
fusillade made their escape to the street.
One lady had her jaw broken by an iron
nut. A man was severe*- cut by "flying
glass, and the conductor was injured
in the same way. The conductor and the
motorman deserted the car and fled. The
solitary policeman aboard the car
rushed to the nearest patrol box and
rang in a call and a patrol wagon full
Of policemen was soon on the spot. The
officers charged the crowd, clubbed it
vigorously and dispersed it, making
four or five arrests.
Exactly the same sort of occurrence
happened on Thirteenth street, above
Willow. Here, strangely enough, the
jaw of another woman was broken by
the stone-throwers, and several other
people were cut by flying glass. I>n
Thirteenth street the widows of eight
cars in all were wrecked before the po
lice assumed control of the situation.
THE GOLD RESERVE.
ANOTHER MESSAGE SENT TO (OX
GRESS.
The Presldont Says Further Action ior
Its Protection is Mude Necessary
by Heavy Withdrawals.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The fol
lowing mesage was sent to .Congress
by President Cleveland to-day:
To Congress: In my last annual mes
sage the evils of our present financial
system were plainly pointed out and the
causes and means of ''epletion of Gov
ernment gold explaineo." It was therein
stated that after all efforts that could
be made by the Executive branch of
the Government to protect our gold re
serve by the issuance of bonds amount
ing to more than $162,000,000, such re-
erve would then amount to but little
more than $79,000,000; that about $16,
--000,000 had been withdrawn from such
reserve during the month next previ
ous to the date of that message, and
quite large withdrawals for shipment
in the immediate future were predicted.
The contingency then feared has since
reached us and the withdrawal of gold
since the communication referred to
and others that appear Inevitable,
threatens such depletion in our Govern
ment gold reserve as brings us face to
face with the necessity of further ac
tion for its protection. This condition
is intensified by the prevalence in cer
tain quarters of sudden and unusual
apprehension and timidity in business
circles. We arc in the midst of another
season of perplexity caused by our dan
gerous and fatuous financial opera
tions. These may be expected to recur
with certainty as long as there is no
amendment in our financial system. If
in this particular instance ourfpredic
ament is at all influenced by recent
insistance upon the position we should
occupy in our relation to certain ques
tions, this furnishes a signal and im
pr< ssive warning that even the patri
otic sentiment of our people is not an
adequate substitute for a sound finan
cial policy.
Of course there can be no doubt in
any thoughful mind as to the complete
solvency of our Nation, nor can there
be any just apprehension that the
American people will be satisfied witii
lese than an honest payment of our
public obligations in recognized money
of the world.
We should not overlook the fact, how
ever, that the aroused fear is un reason
ing, and must bo taken into account in
all efforts to avrt public loss and sac
rlflce of our people's Interest. A real
and sensible cure for our recurring
troubles can only be effected by a com
plete change in our financial scheme.
. Pending that, the Executive branch
of the Government will not relax its
efforts, nor abandon its determination
to use every means within its reach
to maintain before the world the Amcr
can credit, nor will there be any hesita
tion in exhibiting its confidence in the
resources of our country and constant
patriotism of our people.
In view, however, of the peculiar sit
uation now confronting us. I have ven
tured to herein express _he earnest hope
that Congress, in default of the inaug
ralion of a better system of finance,
will not take a recess from its labors
b< lore it has. by legislative enactment
or declaration, done something not only
to remind those apprehensive among
our own people that the resources of
this Government, and scrupulous re
gard for honest dealing, afford a sure
guarantee of unquestioned safety and
seundness, but to reassure the world
that with these factors and patriotism.
our citizens' ability and the determina
tion of our Nation to meet in any cir
cumstances every obligation it incurs,
do not admit of question.
I ask at the hands of Congress such
prompt aid as it alone has power to
give, to prevent, in time of fear and
apprehension, any sacrifice of the peo
ple's interests and public funds, or the
impairment oi our public credit, in an
effort, by Executive action, to relieve
the dangers of our present contingency.'
GROVER CLEYKLAND.
Executive Mansion, December 20.
1895.
Meekness is imperfect if it be not
both active and passive, leading us to
subdue our passions and resentments.
as well as to bear patiently the passions
and resentments of others.—-Foster.
Learn to be pleased with everything;
with wealth, so far as it makes us ben
eficial to others; with poverty, for not
having much to care for. and with ob
scurity, for being unenvied.—Plutarch.
STORMS AND HIGH WATER.
The Deluge at Chicago and Its Suburbs
Kas at Last Abated,
AFTER FOUR DAYS OF ALMOST
INCESSANT RAIN.
.Much Business and Residence Prop
erty Damaged by the overflow—
The Water in Same Sectton_ siv
liit Deep— ."Many of the Surround*
in_ Towns in Danger Of Partial
Destruction—Kansa> and ______
Territory Visited by Heavy Snow
storms.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2D.— The deluge in
Chicago and its suburbs abated this
evening, after four days of almost in
cessant rain, leaving a scene of watery
waste, varying in deptb from a few
inches to several feet. Much business
and residence property was damaged
or washed away, and the overflow of
the Dcs Plaines River and Illinois and
Michigan Canal resulted in the pollu
tion of the city'- lake water supply, as
well as the flooding of the canal towns
witb sewage water from Chicago.
The Weather Bureau indications are
for a slight fall in temperature, which
may turn the threatened rain to snow.
The big drainage charm* 1 presented a
di iolate appearance to-day, and work
of every kind bad to be abandoned ex
cept for pumps keeping the wati r from
risin;-;. In some section- water we
feet deep, and mule- were Imprisoned
up to their necks. The benka ol one
(section were washed away, aad the tor
rents poured Into the channel
of Lemont, on the >i -J canal, the flood
washed away the Santa Pc tracks, and
trains were run over tiie Alton
from Joliet
The floodgates at the Bridj
pumping station <»n th< • River
were forced open, and to save tbe people
of Roqkport an l adjacenl towns on the
old canal from being fl led "ta of their
bomes, the Bridgi ,
night shut down the pumping efi
letting all the filthy water flow toward
ill" cribe in the lak*-.
During the last forty-eight hours the
rainfall here has been 25 per cent,
greater t*ian for the whole month in
December in any year since the
Weather Bureau was establish-' 1.
twenty-four years ago. The total pre
cipitation in the last two days and
nights was 5.55 inches*
The Valley of the Dcs Plaines is a
lake, stretching from the city to Lock
port, and all the river towns as far as
Jollet are in danger ot partial destruc
tion by Hood.
The Chicago sewer system is incapa
ble of relieving the Hooded condition >>','
the streets anu basements.
The suburban low-lying towns are the
worst sufferers, the homes of many res
idents being inaccessible, and transpor
tation being seriously impaired by the
deluge. The big dyke at Dauphin Park,
in the southern part of the city, has so
far been kept intact by gangs of men.
Behind this dam ls a vast expanse of
water which would sweep away the
houses and stores in Grand Crossing,
Roseland, Burnside and adjacent sub
urbs. The flood extends to Pullman in
th>- same district, and work is being
continued with great difficulty in the
car shops,
STORMS IN OTHER SECTIONS.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), Dec. 2d.—The
snowstorm which began last night con
tinued without interruption until 2:30
o'clock this afternoon, more than six
inches of snow covering the ground.
Street-car traffic, except on the
Twelfth-street line, was at a standstill,
no cars moving until noon. All the
steam railways from the East were
from one to four hours late.
Throughout Kansas the weather has
been variable. Baxter Springs reports
an almost continuous rain for sixty
hunts, causing Spring River to leave its
banks, and at some points it is five
miles wide. William Koffman, wife and
two children, and Nelson Brown, wife
and two children, were rescued from
ile- roofs of their houses four miles
southeast of here. Farmers living in
th.- bottoms had difficulty, in savins
themselves. The river rose from six to
eight feet during Wednesday night
Hab' of a four-story Hour mill is under
water.
The tracks of the Gulf road between
here and Galena are washed out, and
trains cannot go north or south. The
electric light plant is ruined. Great loss
of stock is feared.
At Coffeyville, after a three-days'
leavy rain, a fierce snowstorm set in
and raged all night. The snow is eigh
teen inches deep on a level, and still
falling. Trains are delayed, roads are
almost impassable and business is at a
standstill.
Independence reports a heavy snow,
with live inches on the level, and still
falling.
Six inches of snow and about six
Inches of rain at Fort Scott has resulted
in the abandonment of passenger and
freight trains, and put a quietus on
Christmas trade. But one passenger
train had arrived there over the Mem
phis road since yesterday noon, and
that an accomodation train.
ln the Indian Territory all traffic has
been suspended. The Neosho River is
six miles wide and the Hood worse than
for many years, and trains are run
ning around over the iron Mountain.
No mail has been received in that city
since last evening, except on the Mis
souri Pacific from St. Louis. The high
wafer is receding. At Cherokee snow
began to fall at 7 o'clock last night, and
to-day the ground is covered to a
e^jith of six inches and it is still failing,
■fight passenger trains on the Memphis
w. re abandoned last night on account
or washouts. Missouri Paciflc trains
from the East are ten hours late. No
mail from Kansas City ha.s reached
there since yesterday noon.
At Pittsburg, after about forty-eight
hours' of steady vdOWnpour of rain,
about eight inches of snow fell this
morning. The streams are all r-wollen,
and all kinds of railroad traffic are very
much impeded by washouts. Trains on
th.c Pittsburg and Gulf have been aban
doned, and the Frisco lias abandoned
all trains between there and Carl Junc
tion on the main line.
The Santa Fe mines at Chicopee and
the Weir Coal Company, shaft No. 2,
at Kirkwood, are flooded. It is feared
that a great deal of damage will re
sult if the snow should melt before the
present volume in the streams should
low away.
MONTi U >MERY (Mo.). Dec. 20.—Rain
has been falling for forty-eight hours,
,-nd creeks are overflowing bottom
lands. Much damage has been done to
corn in shocks.
W. EL and James W. Harvey, who
v. re In camp on Lutre bottom, five
miles west of here, where they are run
ning a sawmill, were aroused from
their slumber by a flood of water in
their tent. They started for their
horses, but before reaching them were
engulphed in tree feet of water. They
climbed to the roof of the stable, where
they perched until rescued.
Parties here from Spring River re
port having rescued five men, one
woman and two children who were
water-bound. The men were in tree
am! the woman and children on
top of a shanty. They had been in that
condition twelve hours, and had suf
fered greatly from the cold rains.
< VN Tins BE TRITE!
Report Thut tlu> Porte Has Ordered the
Maeoaere of Armenians.
BERLIN, Dec. 21.—Dispatches from
Constantinople to the Frankfurter Zei
tung say:
"The Porte has ordered Musi
Remzi Pasha to attack with 10,000
troops and two batteries the city <>f
Zeitoun and to bombard aad destroy
it, and to massacre the 12,000 Armeni
ans in the city."
TOPICS OF THE TURF.
Results of _este-_ay's Races at the
Ingleside Traca.
sax FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—1t rained
heavily during the night, but the ex
cellent drainage system left the surface
of the track dry, bu. very heavy. Bueno,
a backed good thing, won the opening
race, but after that the favorites were
all downed. Jockey Garner, who is in
great form, distinguished himself by
riding three winners.
Six furiongs, Belling, Bueno '_'■_• to 1>
won, w. L. Munson (16 to 5) second,
Zoolein (7 to li third. Time—l:2o.
Rosa, Long dOr, The King:, imp.
Creighton, [da Saver, Pecksniff, Maso
ero. Wicki "Wicki also ran.
Mile and a quarter, selling. Julia O.
(5 to 1) won. Cadmus (7 to 10) se<
Trix (6 to 1) third. Tim.—2:16. Imp.
Amarino, Red Root, Cicero, Vernon,
Silverado also ran.
One mile, Tenacity (30 to D won,
Highland ii> to 5) second, Ramiro <«> to 5)
third. Tiim—1:46%. Roma and Miss
Maxim also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Kowalsky (16 t <
5) won. imp. Miss Brummel (7 to 1")
second, William Pinkerton (!<> to 1)
third. Time -l :18%. Daylight, Ida n..
La Vlente, Don I'io Pico. La Mascota
also ran.
Seven furlongs, selling, Jack Riche
lieu >»'» to 1 > won. Fred «tardner (10 t • 1 >
I. Foremost ill to 5) third. Time
1:33. Gussie, Royal Flush, El Rayo,
Arctic Jim Corbett and Circe also ran.
T< >-] >.\ VS ENTRIES.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dee. 20.—Follow-
I c th,- entries and weights foi- the
races at Ingleside to-morrow:
First race, three-fourths of a mile.
selling, Jalo- Johnson (101), Magpie
(96), < tutright (96), Tiie King (107), Lit
tle .Mid I 104 >, Road Conner ( 107), Cen
turion (101), Podiga i mi i, Svegail (96),
Startling l Ml >, [da Saner (96).
Second race, three-fourths of a mile,
year-olds, seHing, Hazard (102),
Walter J. (108), Doubtful (105), Theresa
(103), Pollock <iur,).
Third race, Haggln Stakes, three
fourths of a mile, two-year-olds, Belle
Boyd (105), can't Dance (118), Tenacity
(108), Kansin (115), Wm. Pinkerton
(105), Sir Play (105), Sallie Clicquot
(105), Grady ((108), Argentina (110),
Caliente (113). Sir Play and Sallie
Clicquot are the Morris entry and Can't
and Tenacity Corrigan's entry.
Fourth ra<e. one mile, Whitestone
(110), Moderocio (93), Monita (102),
Gallat (96), Santiago (110), Ferrier
i 118), Flashlight 1106), Libertine 11 18),
Dungarven (110), Peter 11. (109).
Fifth ra.ee. three-quarters of a mile,
selling, Schnitz (99), Abi P. (101),
Charmer Mill), imp. ivy (101), Conde
(104), Service (104), Pat Murphy (96),
Realization (104), Mamie Scott (96),
Clacquer <104).
Sixth race, mile ad three-sixteenths.
hurdle, Bellringer (152), J. O. C. (1 !st.
• (138), Silverado (135),
Rob Roy (132), Wm. Clarke (128.), Nel
lie G. (128), Esperance (128), Cicero
(125), Alexis (125), White Cloud (125),
Uncertainty (12."»).
EX-JUDGE BALDWIN ILL.
The Code Commissioner Stricken With
Paralysis.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.— F. J.
Baldwin, Code Commissioner and ex-
Superior Judge of San Joaquin County,
was stricken with paralysis about 10
o'clock this morning. At a late hour
this evening he had regained conscious
ness and his condition, which was at
first considered by the physicians in at
tendance as serious in the extreme, is
much Improved.
Judge Baldwin was walking along on
Market street in front of the Palace
Hotel when the stroke came and he fell
to the ground. Senator Voorhies of
Amador County ruched to his assist
ance, and the stricken urist was carried
to his rooms within the hostlery. and
physicians were hastily summoned.
During the afternoon the sick man be
gan to rally, and this evening it was
stated that he was much improved.
.Mrs. Baldwin said to-night that the
Judge had been a good deal worried
about business and other matters lat
terly. He was attorney during the two
early trials of M. D. Howell in the noted
counterfeiting case, and was greatly in
terested in Howell's acquittal.
The attending physician says the pa
ralysis, he thinks, was caused from
overwork and indigestion.
Both Instantly Killed.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.—Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Link, an aged couple living at
Whittier. attempted to drive across the
railroad track at Nadeau Park, in the
suburbs, this morning, and were struck
by the Redondo train on the Santa Fe
load. Both were instantly killed.
The Links reside at Whittier, and were
visiting relatives in this city. The en
gih« er of the express claims to have
made every endeavor to attract their
attention, but apparently they neither
saw nor heard the approaching train.
Mclnerney Heard From.
VALLEJO, Dec. 20.—The missing
Deputy Postmaster Charles L. McEn
emey has been heard from. A letter
from him. postmarked Reno, Nov.. was
received by his mother to-day, in which
the young man expressed regret for
his actions, and intimates his inten
tion of proceeding Eastward and locat
ing there. He acknowledges changing
the safe combination, but docs not
ofier any explanation of his behavior.
Two Miners Fatally Injured.
SPOKANE, Dec. 20.—Thomas Lewis
accidentally exploded a box of percus
sion caps at the Frisco mine, near
Gem, Idaho, to-da3\ fatally injuring
Thomas Noonan and Frank Richard
son and seriously injuring himself. All
are miners. Noonan is President of the
Miners' Union at Gem. His eyesight is
destroyed and he is otherwise fright
fully injured. Richardson was disem
boweled and cannot recover.
Bresser Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.—William
Bresser, wanted in Sacramento to an
swer a charge of felony embezzlement,
was arrested to-day. He will be taken
to Sacramento to-morrow. Bresser sold
pictures for a man named Jonas Grants,
and after collecting some money disap
peared. Bresser is not unknown to the
police of this city, as he has figured in
several minor eases in the Police Courts.
We are ruined not by what we really
want, but by what we think we do;
therefore, never go abroad in search of
your wants, for if they be real wants
they will come in search of you.—Col
ton
By satire kept in awe, they shrink
from ridicule, though not from law.—
Byron.
WHOLE KO. 16,005.
ANOTHER MINE HORROR.
An Explosion of Firedamp, Followed by
the Caving io of a Tunnel Roof.
TWENTY-FOUR LIVES BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN LOST.
Rescuers Hard at Work Endeavoring
to Reach the Entombed Workmen,
Hut There la Little Hope Thai Any
of Those Imprisoned \\ ill be I
Out Alive-Thirtj Lives Lost lv the
< umnook < olllery Disaster.
CHATTANO
Twi nty-four m their iiv
day in the X- no. 10
Dayton, Venn., by „ ; g re .
damp. The expl
by a terrific era j lhal
the roof of the ]
they had entei
is no
n will be
found.
The mine is tl v rty of the Day
ton Commi : nd tron Company,
miles from the town of Dayton,
and is reached by i spur track. The
mi n arc both v
ing s. . ■ ,!,.. mmc
to go to work at 7 • morning,
but nothing of ti:
was known until 11 . M b a the
s going into tl ound their
progress block I ....
and coal.
Tb • .\. Ison Mine ha ; b i
twel* and the
wh« re the unfortun
ti mbed ran b■• more than two
miles irom the mouth ol thi mine. The
11 pulled up from a the
slope, whet.- tram .ars drawn by mulcts
connect, with ii ' i ihe outside with a
aol. which hauls the coal.
Rescuing parties have been working
- igorously all daj I j Ing to n ich the
mim rs, but It that they writ
be S4 v ml days forcing an opening
through the wall of fallen roofing,
which must be ma I I hey pro
ceed. The foul air quh kly exhausts the
workmen, who are relieved by fresh
bands.
At the drift mouth hundreds of
women and children soon arrived, and
all ai-- in the gl alt distress, for they
been told thai there Is no hoi
recovery of their relatives and
friends who are entombed. The mine is
ventilated by air shafts or passages, so
the caving In of the wall in the entry
has cut ofl the draft, and made death
certain to thos who breathed the poi
soned air.
Later—Latest d- tails and corrected
accounts of the Dayton mine disaster
say a way has been broken through the
del,ris in the passage Of the entry, and
the blackened corpses et the dead min
er.- were carried out, where the work of
Identification began. The number of
victims, first reported at twenty-five,
lias reached iuenty-nine.
THE CUMNOCK DISASTER.
RALEIGH (N. C), Dec. 20.—50 far as
known thirty lives were lost in the
Cumnock colliery disaster. Nearly ail
the victims were natives of North Caro
lina, The search for bodies is still going
on.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS.
Two Important Arrests Made by a
United States Marshal.
DENVER (Colo.), Dec. lU—United
States Marshal Israel made two Im
portant arrests yesterday, and the
postal authorities now are sure they
have at length secured all the evidence
necessary to cause the arrest of more
members of one of the cleverest gangs
of Postoffice robbers ever known in this
country. The two prisoners are secure
ly confined where no one can get to
them, and the nature of their crime is
not known even to the jailers.
These two prisoners ate man and wife,
of Hebraic extraction, who have for
some time been trying to sell large
bunches of postage stamps at a dis
count. When arrested in their humble
home several hundred dollars' worth of
stamps were found on their person and
hidden away in the house. One pack
age was found that had recently come
from Omaha, and a Utter accompanied
it giving the address of the sender of
the stamps, oilicers set off for Omaha
without a moments delay, expecting to
secretly capture two other members of
the gang, and then they are to proceed
to Chicago to round up the remainder.
Some time ago the Springfield, 111.,
Postoflice was robbed of several thou
sand dollars' worth, of stamps, and the
postal authorities have until now failed
to locate the perpetrators of the deed,
although the department at Washing
ton has been stirring up the inspectors
all over the country to do their utmost
to stop this gang, lt appears that they
have been systematically robbing Post
offices all over the West and Mississippi
Valley States for many months. That
they successfully disposed of their
plunder indicates the importance of this
capture.
The officers ab%lutely refuse to talk
of the two arrests made here, and were
considerably disturbed when they
learned late to-night that the story had
leaked out.
PASSENGERS EIGHT THEM OPP.
Bold Attempt of Robbers to Hold Up »
Train.
MUNCIE (Ind.). Dec. 20.—A bold at
tempt to hold up south-bound passen
ger train No. 4o on the Fort Wayne,
Cincinnati and Louisville division of
the Lake Erie and Western road was
made after dark last evening north of
Montpelier, in the oil field A passen
ger on the train who stopped hero re
ported the matter. He states that the
robbers boarded the train at Keystone
and went through the coaches With pis
tols ordering the passengers to stand
up.
Conductor Dockerman and Brakeman
Welsh attacked the thieves, and the
passengers then took a hand. A general
light was soon on and the robbers were
driven from the train, but secured sev
eral overcoats and valises.
The train consists of two day coaches
and a combination baggage, express
and mail car. The train dispatcher an
nounces that no attempt was made to
bother the expr< ss car.
Murdered by Indians.
SILVER CITY (N. Mb Dec. 20.-The
body of Charles Snow, a cowboy em
ployed on Higgins' ranch, was found
last night near Mule Creek in the Mon
golian Mountains on the dividing line
between Grand mid Socorro Counties.
Snow had been missing since last I< n
day and searching parties hays been
out. His horse, saddle and clothing had
been taken and the body was riddled
with bullets. Indian signs were found
in the snow, showing unnustakatdo
evidence'of the murderers, who ar<
ur.dcubtedlv the same band ot renegade
Indians from San Carles that have
been committing depredations In Ar
izona. . . -