VOLUME LXXIX.-NO. 29.
NO PROSPECT
OF AN ALLIANCE
France and Russia Do Not
Favor the Doctrine of
Monroe.
NO LOVE FOR ENGLAND,
But Nations Object to the Warn
ing of America to Keep
Off the Grass.
80 DECLARES WHITELAW REID.
The Ex-Minister to France Tells of
the Uncertainties of Old Span
ish Boundaries.
PHCENIX, Ariz., Dec. 23.— Whitelaw
Itsid, ex-Minister to France, refused to
talk about the Venezuela controversy
when the telegraphic abstracts of the cor
respondence were tirst received. He said
he was unwilling to form an opinion, even
much less express it, until he had an op
portunity to see the full text of the corre
spondence.
To-day the ex-Minister wasmore willing
to be communicative. He was asked by
The Call correspondent whether there
was any possibility that the United States
could make an alliance with France and
Russia against England, as suggested in
Eastern papers.
"At present, 1 ' he replied, "not the slight
est. They are both a.-ainst us— not that
they love England, but that they despise
the Monroe doctiine. Li we should get
into a war with England and a general
European war over Turkey or Egypt or
China should break out about the same
time, then France and Fitissia would be
with us. But even then they would not
be in favor of the Monroe doctrine, unless
on the principle that any club is good
enough to hit your enemy with."
"You don't believe, like some of our
papers, that the Monroe doctrine is good,
binding international law?''
'•What rubbish all this talk is about the
Monroe doctrine being international law.
"Whoever, thought it was? It is a tre
mendously, good American doctrine,
which v.'c have backed up with tolerably
fair success for three quarters of a cen
tury — almost as good an American doc
trine as the Republican form of Govern
ment — and it is about as repugnant to
every conviction of every European Gov
ernment. There has not been a moment
since it was first advanced, when the na
tions of Continental Europe, without an
e.\ ~ej # ion, have not been solidly opposed
ton. why shouldn't they? These two
American continents constitute an extra
ordinarily attractive pasture. ;The Monroe
doctrine is simply a notice to all monarch
ies to keep off the grass, and the United
States is the big policeman with a club
standing by to inforce the notice. Euro
pean nations, up to this time, have obeyed
it pretty well, but what nonsense to sup
pose that they like it, and would accept it
as any way authoritative, unless com
pelled to. They arc all land hungry— all
crazy to be dividing up weak countries
like Turkey and China, or to be colonizing
barbarous ones like Africa. Over 'the
whole stretch of the two American conti
nents the Monroe doctrine stands as a no
tice not to trespass. There isn't a nation
in Europe that doesn't resent being thus
told to keep out; but there is not one
either that will fight us in order to get in.
They have too many chances just now to
tight nearer home, and are too much afraid
they may have to embrace some of them."
"No, we are not .going to have any war,
if things are well managed. A little dif
ferent turn to the message would have
maintained our attitude just as well,
created less alarm, and given England a
better chance to get out. The message is
splendidly American, but Mr. Cleveland
is not strong in diplomacy, and diplomatic
situations which compel either the humili
ation of your adversary or war with him
are always to be avoided if possible. Never
theless, with time and a little common
sense on both sides, we shall get out with
out fighting. The whole affair, though
deplorable in some of its present aspects,
will turn out to be a good thing. European
nations will rea' ,~ 'Bt that the Monroe
doctrine is more than a phrase, and will
all learn, as Louis Napoleon did in 1865,
that the United States cannot be trifled
with about American interests.
"There ought to be another excellent
good thing resulting from it. This ought
to give the crown to Mr. Blame's splendid
work in the Pan-American Congress, the
reciprocity treaties and his other efforts,
not merely to strengthen the political ties
between us and the other American re
publics, but to knit us far more closely
with them to intimate and constant com
mercial intercourse. Senator Allen of
Nebraska has already offered a wise reso
lution to that end. This is the golden op
l>ortunity for our merchants to extend our
trade to every quarter of Central and
.South America, and never before couid
they have had such a welcome as now
awaits them, if only our diplomacy and
our commercial enterprise can work to
gether to seize it.
"Don't mistake me, however, about the
international obligation of the Monroe doc
trine. Euiope, to be sure, lias never ac
knowledged it. But England ought to
recognize and obey it. Sue inspired it orig
inally, rejoiced over its declaration, and
made Jiaste then to accept it. Lord Salis
bury admits as much even now, but only
maintains that since then the times have
chanced, or as Disraeli once said more
cynically, when likewise convicted of an
inconsistency, 'a good many things have
hajponed since then.' They are right; a
good many things have happened. One of
them is that the United States has fought
a great civil war in the face of the scarcely
disguised hostility of both the British and
French empires, and has nobly reunited
the warring sections. Another is that the
loom>- jointed, feeble infant among nations,
wflch this country was in Monroe's time,
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SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1895-TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
has now double Great Britain's population .
No doubt our coasts are defenseless, but so
is Canada. Our cities could be bombarded ;
but so could England's commerce be driven
from the ocean by American privateers.
If there were a war we should be sure to
have more than one Bull Run at the out
set. But our people didn't stop fighting at
Bull Run. In the long run, it is not to
England's interest to attack us, and she
won't do it unless by awkward diplomacy
we leave her no honorable way to avoid it.'
"Do you think there is any justice in her
boundary claims?"
"Who can tell? So far as I know the
English side ha? never been art-edible,
even briefly, until Lord Salisbury's present
very adroit and skillful letter. In 1890
General Guzman Blanco, then Minister of
Venezuela, had to leave Paris before the
arrival of his successor and desired to leave
his legation in my hands, and our State
Department gave me the authority to
accent it. Generai Guzman Blanco, who
had b en President and Minister to Eng
land and Minister to France, was at that
time in opposition. His statues had been
thrown down by the mob at Caracas, his
property had been seized and there was
every reason why he should dislike and be |
willing to thwart the new Government. I
Yet even then the one thing which seemed
nearest his heart was that Venezuela
should lose nothing through his departure ;
in her boundary controversy with Great j
Britain. He spent hours in explaining to I
me his view of it, and I am bound to say
he impressed me strongly. I never had an
opportunity to see a full presentation of
HON. WHITELAW REID, EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
{From a re.cf.nt. ■nhotograph.i
JOUST BULL'S B-AJD . PIFtgAIM:.
[ the other side, nor do I know that any-
I body has until Lord Salisbury sent the
J second of his letters in the present corre
spondence. You will notice how flatly he
seems to contradict -some of the statements
in Mr. Olney\s resume of the case."
"Which seems to you to have the better
"Ob, that is a question of fact rather
than of argument. Mr. Olney's letter is
uncommonly well done. It is a pity he
couldn't have written an equally strong
reply to Lord Salisbury's latest, with facts
to back it up, instead of letting the mat
ter get into Mr. Cleveland's hands and
into a position which comes very near be
ing a diplomatic cul de sac. It is not a
question on which Great Britain wants to
light DB, and it would be bad diplomacy to
put her where she must. A needless war
between two such nations would be almost
the greatest of human crimes.
'■The present situation seems to be about
this: At the end of very long negotiations
the British (iovoniment is willing to arbi
trate about a part of the disputed territory,
not all. It was open to us to continue the
argument with further fact 3 and try to
show that the arbitration ought to be ex
tended to cover the whole question, saying
meanwhile (if thought needful) that pend
ing the negotiation any step to force Vene
zuela's submission to the British, claim
could not be regarded but as an unfriendly
act. Instead of this the President says sub
stantially since you won't agree to arbi
trators to determine the whole boundary
Continued on Fourth Page.
DUNRAVEN GOES HOME
With Glennie the Earl
Hastily Rails for
England.
CHARGES NOT PROVED.
All the Insinuations of Unfair
ness Against the Defender
People Are False.
NO LOAD-WATER JOCKEYING.
Experts Say That Extra Ballast
Would Have Greatly Retarded
the Yacht.
NEW YORK, N. V., Dec. 2S.— The Earl
of Dunraven, accompanied by his friend,
Arthur Glennie, rear-commodore of the
Royal Portsmouth Yacht Club, sailed for
England at 2 o'clock tuis afternoon on
board the Cunarder, Umbria.
The investigation of the charges made
by Lord Dunraven against those in charge
of the Defender had not concluded when
the noble Earl and his henchman took
their departure to day. and only part of
the evidence in rebuttal had been given
when the special committee, consisting of
•I. Pierpont Morgan (chairman), (Jeorge
Lockhart Rives (secretary), William C.
Whitney, Captain A. T. Mahaii, V. S. A.,
and E. J. Phelps, adjourned the hearing
till 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The manner in which the Irish Earl
made his second visit to New York this
year and the extraordinary means that
were taken to avoid his being interviewed
by reporters were only slight precautions
in comparison with the efforts that were
resorted to in order that even the bare
fact of his exit to-day might be kept from
the public.
There seemed to be somewhat of a
division of sentiment between members of
the' New York Yacht Club a* to Dun
raven's visit,' but in the end the diver
gence appeared after the manner of a para
dox to converge in a unanimity of opinion
that he was nonsuited.
Some oi the members said plainly that
the noble Ear! bad not left the country any
too soon for his own good, while other
prominent yachtsmen regarded his t>er
sonal reiteration on this side of the water
of the charges made in the Field in the
light of a huge game of "bluff." While
the secrecy imposed by the committee on
all connected with the case was observed
as to definite statements of what had oc
curred in session, it did not take any
breach of confidence, to find out how the
tide had turned.
The Defender syndicate presented testi
mony in rebuttal of that offered by Lord
Dunraven yesterday, and although the
gentlemen who were 'present at the in
quiry declined to talk for publication it
was learned on authority that the charges
marie by Lord Dunraven were totally dis
proved. Lord Dunraven's case was based
upon suspicion and inference from the
fact that the Defender's tender, the Hattie
Palmer, had remained alongside until a
late hour the night before the first race.
This and other allegations made by
Lord Dunraven were explained by those
in charge of the Defender, and positive
statements were made by Mr. Iselin, Mr.
Herreshoff and Captain Haff that no tam
pering with ballast took place.
The proceedings to-day opened with an
argument between Joseph H. Choate,
counsel for the Defender syndicate, and
Mr. Askwith, Lord Dunraven's counsel, as
to the admissibility of ft portion of the
evidence offered in support of the charges.
After this Lord Dunraven was recalled for
h few minutes to make ciear one or two
points in the testimony offered yesterday.
He was followed by Nat Herreshoff,
builder and designer of the Defender, who
said that any such changes of ballast as
were charged would handicap rather than
aid the yacht. He said that she had been
found to be stiff enough for any weather
and the addition of ballast would only re
tard her.
After Askwith had made Mr. Herres
hoff go over his statement several times
and had failed to tangle him up, C. Oliver
Iselin, the managing member of the De
fender syndicate, took the stand.
He declared with some feeling that no
ballast had been added after tne official
measurement h ad been taken, and that, of
course, none had been removed before the
renieasurement. His testimony was direct
and convincing.
Mr. AsUwith gave him a severe cross-ex
amination, and Mr. Iselin became quite
hot under the questions that were asked
by the English barrister. At 12:40 o'clock
rtcess v.as taken for luncheon.
At 2 p. M. the hearing was resumed with
Mr. Iselin still in the witness chair. He
was followed by Captain Hank Haff.'who
testified positively that there was no ad
dition of ballast and no. increase of the
water line.
It was nearly 6 o'clock before Mr. Ask
with finished with Captain Haff and it was
concluded to adjourn the hearing until 10
a. m. on Monday.
It is said that David Henderson, who
was Lord Dunraven's representative on
the Defender, has declined to testify for
business reasons.
EIGHT I'ASSEyOERS IXJURED.
(hii- Coach Smashed by a Collision at a
Crossing.
DES MOINES, lowa, Dec. 28.— Eight
persons were injured in a railroad-crossing
wreck near here to-day. The injured
were: E. A. Daughterty, Eidon, lowa,
both hands crushed ; S. E. Hou-
lette, Dcs Moines, both hands and
left hip injured; Mrs. S. E. Honlette, Dcs
Moines, hands cut and head badly bruised ;
Rev. D. Lingfelter, Dcs Moines, head
ieft knee and right shoulder badly hurt;
Mrs. Lingfelder, slightly injured: F. A.
Rhodes, aged 5, Tueskego, lowa, slightly
bruised; C. C. Rhodes, Tueskego, lowa,
injured on the head and face; John Tim
mons, Prairie City, lowa, head bruised.
The wreck took place at the crossing of
the Dcs Moines and Kansas City and
Chicago and Great Western Railroads, in
the outskirts of the city. A Kansas City
passenger train was standing on the cross
ing when a Great Western freight train
crashed into it. The rear passenger coach
was overturned and crushed.
* uJtRO uyi>i:r> BY A FOSSE.
Lively Pursuit of the Pope County Wife
• ' ' ' Murderer.' .
MARION, 111;, , Dec. 29.— The ' Sheriff's
posse has John Shufllebarger, the Pope
County wife-murderer, surrounded in the
hills east of Parker, ana his chances of
escape are small unless he is furnished as
sistance by some of his relatives wno live
in the region. ,...
Shuffiebarger was seen near Parker City
a few hours apo, making his way into the
hills east of that place.
Those who know him best say that he
will never be taken alive, and that he pre
fers death to surrender under the circum
stances, lie is afraid of being lynched by
the excited populace and his fears are well
grounded. '
TO RESTRAIN THE TRUST
Proceedings Will Be Taken to
Prevent Operations of the
Joint Traffic Association.
Agreement of the Lines in Conflict
With the Interstate Com
merce Act.,
NEW YORK, N. V., Dec. 28.-United
States District Attorney Macfarlane, act
ing -under instructions from Attorney-
General Harmon, will institute proceedings
in the United Circuit Court for the South
ern District of New York to restrain the
railroad rate trust, styling itself the "Joint
Traffic Association," from operating under
agreement, which is designed to go into
effect January 1.
The association includes twenty-nine of
the largest railroad corporations in the
country.
Attorney-General Harmon in his letter
of instructions to Macfarlane inclosed a
letter from Chairman Morrison of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Chairman Morrison's letter covers a copy
of the Traffic Association's agreement,
with a comment that the commission be
lieves that it is ''in conflict with the act to
regulate commerce and cannot be carried
into effect without violating the provision
of said act."
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UItI>EItET> TB Y'^A.\.Ij VJSA.TIC.
Jir. l'ouug Heeatne the Victim of a
Crazed Fanner.
FARGO, N. D., Dec. 28.— Dr. A. A.
Young was murdered this afternoon near
Buffalo by C. A. Peterson, a farmer, who
recently went insane. Dr. Youn<* was
called to Peterson's house, and when he
entered the farmer grabbed an Indian
club and beat the doctor's head to a pulp.
The crazy man leaped out of the house
and mounted a pony, half clad and bare
footed, and drove to Buffalo. He went to
a bank and cried that wolves were after
his sheep. The cashier tried to pacify
him, but without avail. The murderer
beat the cashier on the head until he fell
to the ground senseless. Peterson was
arrested
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TO KEEP UP THE
GOLD RESERVE.
Passage of the House Bill
Authorizing the Issue
of Bonds.
SALE OF CERTIFICATES.
No Opposition to the Plan to
Meet Temporary Revenue
Deficiencies.
DEBATE ON THE MAIN MEASURE
One Democrat Voted With the Majority
of the Republicans in Favor of
the Proposition.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 28.— 8y a
vote of 170 to 136 the House to-day passed
the section of the bill introduced yester
day by the Committee on Ways and
Means, authorizing the issue of '6 per cent
bonds to maintain the gold reserve.
Forty-seven Republicans voted with the
Democrats against the pro-position, as did
all the Populists present and Newlands
(silver) of Nevada. Hutcheson of Texas
was the only Democrat to ally himself
with the great body of Republicans ill
support of the measure.
There was no opposition to the second
section of the bill directing the sale of cer
tificates of indebtedness to meet tempo
rary deficiencies iv revenue, and it was
agreed to, and the bill passed without a
division.
The debate on the daj of the vote on the
bill developed nothing new or stranee and
was not marked by any incident of un
usual interest. Crisp (D.) of Georgia, in
answer to questions by Bouteiie (R.) of
Maine, declared his belief to be that the
Government obligations were not payable
in gold alone and that the Democrats op
posed the pending bill because they be
lieved there was no necessity for the sale
of bonds.
Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania expressed
his amazement that Secretary Carlisle had
such an idea of the proprieties and de
cencies of public life that he could in an
authorized interview attack the legislation
proposed by the House of Representatives
for protecting the credit of the Nation.
A resolution offered by Tarsney (D.) of
Missouri to reopen the contest of Van
Horn vs. Tarsney for the Fifth District of
Missouri for hearing on newly discovered
evidence on behalf of the contestee wa3
referred to the Committee on Elections
No. 2.
Several resolutions of inquiry, crder?d
by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, at
its meeting yesterday to be reported, were
reported by Hitt (R.) of Illinois, chair
man, and agreed to. They related to the
Waller affair, Embass-ador Bayard's
speeches at Edinburgh and Boston, Eng
land, the Cuban insurrection, and an
American schooner lired upon by Santo
Domingo troops, December 10, 1893.
The Senate joint resolution directing the
Secretary of the Navy to accept tne ram
Katahdin and make it a part of the navy
was adopted. It now goes to the Presi
dent.
At 4:30 o'clock the House adjourned un
til Tuesday next under an agreement an
nounced by Dingley (R.) of Maine, chair
man of the Committee on Ways and
Means, that no business will be transacted
until Monday, January 6.
After the reading of the journal to-day
the discussion of the bond bill was re
sumed in the House, the discussion to
close at 3 o'clock. The first speaker was
Brosius of Pennsylvania (R.). The gold
reserve, lie said, must be maintained, and
the revenue to meet the expenses of the
Government must be procured. These
propositions, he said, were fundamental
and indisputable.
The deficiency of the revenues, in the
opinion of the Republicans, was the chic
sinner in the comedy of errors that had
brought the Nation to the condition which
confronted it. "When the deficiency ceased
the treasury would no longer suffer.
Brosins said that the present was the
third notable revenue deficiency which had
occurred in time of peace. They had all
been caused by the same thing — going too
far in the matter of taking off customs
duties. In his opinion it was not proper
that the treasury should be farmed out to
a foreign country. There should be no
politics in dealing with the situation.
Patriotism and duty were the two words
which alone could fitly describe the in
spiration of the hour.
Parker (R.) of New Jersey supported the
bill, because he thought we should provide
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