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2 Till-. KANSAS CITY ,101'RXAL. K1UUYY, t)liOKMlJRIt27, ISO.). WESTERN LEAGUE VACANCY. 1MIII A1IOSS I'OINP 111 I III: AllMPx MON 111' (HIAMt ItAI'llH. The ijuctilii Will llf .vi'ttlitl nt :i lull Meeting "I II'" t.tigm hi Hi' Held In Milwaukee iii .Mntitl.l) -spurt- lh News mill ot. I r,ii.ni of wiifi'. rtty fh.ill have the u.chl-c In thu WcMt'ra let ague "m illy solved at a lull meeting of i-'i.', tthl'h Will be held at Mil n xt ""May. one tinting been . V ' ' i -.iti, ilt the IP s' r c. Ooodhow and I it- thi igtofnlUre : k ovtrlhifterti. the . ightif club minltt'-a did nut i.i 1 1 was Flttiply to t'i. I ague. I i-.-i. tor the .in I ln will go tit. admi-tinn r m Kills' nt tin" w' it ho linn liMirl t . . h In . tin li Minn opinion II i;. 1 Will be ltd i - ti it- are very ii i i n to held bit" i. tin lined to give i - hi !. I . ,i. H I'Ol i ' H Hi I or J. ; to-n ' I to v II ipld ' Hi. . ; . im v 1'i.it i .. b. .low- The i 1 f Si 1 (.I' J. i 11 I! 1. I 1. to Bills. ' tti II. and l : ir.ittchlsc fn: " r linin.l Rapid" iiMin In cither Kills will put !i so much prefers urund Hap so eonnt"tit of his ability to liuli.I I- " uning team in that oily thnt h " i ! the league ti very liberal offpr. to itid or.fafl,ty feu tho'iui rc- . itliT taking nor giving a percent v . ii-iinp dc, not like this itifii, itinl 'it If Grand Rapids is admitted It "ii the same basis with the other It lh- league. inmlttec has been Investigating i tt: 'l nil have mado up their minds r W. spin League does not want i '1'itm In thi. Nohruska city. The . whk'h will mnk u light far the i K Toledo, where Gunnels la said to 5 e.1 ' i . ('It,' V .t 1 I UIllj b 'i inuring on a franchise. Gunnels .. I ' ,iv. had the franchise nt the regular jii i.ui- -I th.- league If lit Imd been will 1 o , pt I hi- terms offered, which were rj It), rii. . onsl.lcrlng the way things li tuin. ! out at Toledo In the pant. .).:.. i ' Withdrew from thnt meeting fn a btiff i, when he went hom did romp I -ti talking. It .ems that he has repont il ti .ml H willliitt to mvi pt th- frnn hi'. i' th- ti-rm olTi-rcl, but It I wry iioti'i'i tr he will bo glvt'ti the tlmiH't. . 'H Mtitallnn ti'ow ftahil, It If Grand 3l.tpl.l- or ToIkiIo. with tluv L'hanee In favor nf th foriutr idly. The' city Which tt the fn;"hlf nlll hnvrf th old Trru lliiu i .mi a.i n tun l.'iis nrotitid whl-h to Ii uliI a tfiim, th drnnd Itaplds ttn Jiivti.i, ti -ii tr.itipfprri'.l to I'oliimbtis with th franc tilbu which was granted that nity YALE-PRINCETON TEAM WON, hoiiH or 111 mid Old Niihhii l.lnoil Up l'o Ki-tlicr to 1'lnj a toitiplil'i I'oiit li.ill Ti-.ini. Memphis, Tint)., IJ-c. K. Perhaps the m .t ttnl.n Kami- of football ever wlt nf. i I in tlite roiinti was played at ritl zens park thi? n'ternoon, between a picked l vcr fiorn Ynlo and rrlnrcton tmlversl ill an I the Memphis Athletic Club. The vur ,v men won the !.'atne easily by a m ii -f :: to 0. Thl N the tlrst time In the htcry of college football that the yon a' HII and 'he men from old N'li.iial! Iiai sii, sl.le by si-l In a line-up.. The affair i- maile the oe-nnlon of a urant ho iftv ivent In Mtmphls, and hundredx of sr t t f.dkH from towns nnd cities near by im in Iat nlKht or early this morn Inn to e the blh- men from the Mast play football. The day was an ld-nl one. A brlRli sunshine burnt throtiKh the clouds before noon and t-miii-red the rather cold KOUtl-urst wind to n degree of comfort. As catly at Ii o'clock peopl- b-an to pour Into 1hu park, and at 3:3(1. when play bpfc.in. a fair titimate placed the number present at 1,00.1. There 'i but little to tell about the con test Prom the moment play ht'Knn It cti'l lie '--n by tho.s- famlllur with the nam. " it the local hoys were far out cl i t-i' they pluckily fouuht the sturdy expcris, I torn the Kast. The tlrsr touch-' down w.is mude b HliiRham. after live minutes- play. Whoejer kicked a soal. 1'ope se.-ured the second touchdown for the ii -urs, while Wheeler added another K al io tils strlnK. loe. after a brilliant run (( w i w i li ' n . it j t it-five yards, made the third tolich f ,r the 'vanity team, but Wheeler ' to kick the jcoal. ninerham next i I, dutiful run of fifty yards and . ".. fourth touchdown for the vlslt- v l-r this time kicked a Rial. The ' i t was called, with the score stand- iiii .icalnst the Memphis team. -. . nnd half tte mixed team had n-- I's own way ami touchdowns n id. -uccccslvely by l'oe, Drown and iti. latter 1'alllnu once to kick a i . i! score! Yale-Princeton, 3S; in of the teams follows: i ' "on. Position. Memphis A C. ' P Left end Wrlsht i- I lh V K X ' V T C Wt P' I I 1' 1 .. ..Left tacltle Plncus ...Left yuat'il MessICk .....Cintir. ..., rjodet ..Rliiht rfuunt .... Collier , lit kIu t.i-kl- nuIIliiBfrn ..ItlKlit end Mullory ..giiiirt-rba.-k .. Ri-urboroueh Lef( halfb.i-k Kranzioll . liltcht halfback ....St-wart . . .fc'ullijucl; DouKlanl BAY DISTHICTTRACK RACES. J'crl.ii .. im Out-liler, 1iSii tint (i. II. Jinn oi li.iiidlc.ip After rerRimoii Had Mule ii Ml.irililii Marl. S r , Is, o, Die. id. The Bay district ,r - '-opened to-day under the aus- "ii cuifornU Jockey flub, and t exi el-nt events were run off t - nee of a latustt' crowd. The U. 0 i tii'licat). valued at ll.Ond, for all i tne chief evtritt," eleven horses ftaitei'. The Hum, and Water- . i' Potentate ami Rosebud coupled, favorites in 8 to 5. I4birtne at ' a the most hvavlly played hor.s.i 'ii -, but KiTKiison dropped the llau li a mli-r.ilit start that h was 'r . pr imln-nt fa.-toi, Kelllntr off next -i ln a badly ctiunK out Held. Vo Kl li , ird Jo,. K. wen- left at, the post. The i w i won In u terrltle drive by Per- i i J-y ur-old. owmd by Nell & Coney, P l ti e .'ttln( the lil.lee frpm hlR Bt4bl n Ki-ibud, by a lent-th. I'erhaps wan t ' .i. the l.eitlim mil, and an -iKhth handicap was v l.ainey Hi-hrviber' Hesvlce, W-hlefi 'i n Julia . by ten lengths. Four lb ,md two outsiders shown! in u..ither cluir and warm. Track. ' Attendance law. I r- ii. -Five and one-hulf furlontcs; ti. ' 'i'i-ale, J13 tmunds tt'. aioan), 15 to 'I'M anna. IIS (Uericem. 2 to 1. sec-. ' ford, 119 (il(-nn-sy), .1 to 1, third, ' ". AiniRo, Holedad, Finn Siaugh tti.iii, imp. ICmpli-e, Arundel, Con Tr. ntol aii'l Veruen also rap, i ii. Kl.e fiiiions; i-.-IIIiik. Prln i. i.i, iff iiounds (Hewitt), 3 to 5, i II , 7 (Sl.uiKhter), 23 to I, sec. me, lio (Garner), 'i to 1, third. ' ' I. l-'tec Will, Cumunetta and tan in. Six furlongs; O. It. Muinm , all agis. perhaps. 8D iiounda i 12 to I, won; Potentate, KIT tUrlf. -ii.t; llDSebud. ill tUonnelly). T r r v. i c- t I '' T i b (ti - ! I ' (pi i i li) I. third. Time, i:w l,t,er- I .nh.iin, litstallator, Yo Kl Key, Joe K '.. ,n. K'llpse. Ferris llartinan and c ii - ,iUo ran. ,' i itli iaee04i and one-elshtb mile ) 'i i ,,p tiervlcr, loj i.ounds (tflaUHht-r), 1 to I. nip: JulU )., U5 Uiiirner). iUt to J, mi 1 Frd (iardncr. lof (Sloan), it to J, t r' Tin-. 1:5a. Peler II. ntul Witwun III rn ) ' h re Seven and one-half forlorn;; t ' im,- Mmtanu, 101 pounds (Sloan), (! to P w Z.halr. 10T (HeiKen). 10 to 1. sec- i i.iltns, 1)7 (Co, liruti), 3 to 1, third. Tr. i ",', My Sweetheart, Malo nfabla w tui live also run f ' v li rue Five furlongs; nanlnB. Ten rr l iid. lOil pouniis (lT. Slonn), s to i, w , mi,- A., tl (Coituanl, k to 1, are-c-i i.i lfl (T. Sloan). A lo I, third. T r i i -,,. city Girl, Hrlgautine and Veva a' i ran. llnrlloL-lon o (nt Diiiiih.i's Plate. SI Joseph, Mo.. I). c. .-(Special.) Pre.L dent lln key, of the WVnt-in Aasociation. iiU'i t"-lty that Omaha's baseball Iran . n wo ild likely be transferred to liur llniitoi.. lu., tg-murrow at a meeiini; of the 't n' -lull iiitid.li nth in Ottumwa, Ja. Th tinis will l called to-tnorruw even. I a Tre iow ov,-r the ownership of Uie l'eonu. i lub will also be settled. New Orleans JEucoi. New Orleans, J,a., Ilee. $. Tn-enty-ninth daj of th.- winter lile.-tlnt,- of the Crescent tj'y Jo. key Club. Weath. r -lear and tra. k slow. Haces to-day wi-r- uneventful, except for the iirauJstund llnlsh of I'ej--kins on Bjuitle. th only favorit,- to lap J First rj-'fc Selling, )lfteen-lxteenths of a inlle. Ada L., G o 1. won; Jame y Car ter 10 tj 1, at-' jn-, Uu'-en liess, fvva, thlrJ. Ttine, MZ even, wolt; Mutrtle 0.. In lo i. rcond: llo manip. f. ti) I, tbIM Time, 1..W. ThlM rnc-One and one-lxtpnnih miles; sellln. Hilly Mennelt, ii lo 1, Won; Artist. S to I, second; lnve Pulstfer, 8 to 1, third. Time, I oB Fourth rare-one mile; handicap, Print, I to I. won: ftqlilre , II to o, se-ond; I.ll llnn K, ,1 to I, third Tim , 1:17' Fifth race-tine mil" an I s. v.nty yards. 51 Leo, 7 to l, won t-nendollne, I to ., second; Nero, I In I. third Time, 11',. KANSAS CITY GUN CLUB SHOOT .Metlliiiui'.v Whii tile Medal With n (linn Mlire uf I'llleen -.tralt-Ilt Ulll. The lust rceulnr monthly medal shoot of the Knnas city (inn Club look place at Wnshlnirtort pnrlt yesterday. There was it Rood attendance nnd th" shooting was Rood, I). S. McIIhitney won the club medal With the score or rffleeh sdrnlKht kills. rfcrtflnn, Fletcher and llalllwell also shot lh Rood fnrfn, mnklnR fourteen kills each. The Score. Ttm Atkins 3.101SWiHBO2 1.1 w. s. iiiiiiiweit iai.2inaai2K-ii 1, Stanley 21.3i2Pl2?U 12 A. II. rilasner SSfftf-VMlBl I !'- W. H. Murdork n!i2itf)irnnn'irv. Iir. r.oiierellow .. H. J, rivti tl. rVrmati .. .. F. .1. Smith K, K. Kb Ichcr . "npltlieye" Ii. R. Mclllmttey tl. S. Klllott .. .. oiwmjmiinK n 2t221l12O0Ui2 10 2I.Ht.l2llll14 ......oaiOTpnatiOTB-ii niiKiiiiit'inii-ii initisiiiomnB-ii MSI 1212111213-11 ivjaoiaowaiiBii it FISTIC CARNIVAL PROGRAMME, There Will He Four Hielil", Willi I'llMlm- iiioiiH unit .ilnlirr for Hi" Miiii(ii im I'elirtiary 1 I Xew York, nc. W Joe VendlR nn- notinccd lo-nlght that h" had made llnal nrrnntretnent for the Imvlnir carnival. which Is to take plan- In Kl Pnso, Mexico, The proRtamnie will be: February 11, Wnlrott anil "HrlKht llyes." th,. Texan lie Hto; Fetuuary 12, lxon and Marshall; Feb. ruary 18. Leeds and F.verhardi; February II, Maher and Hitzsltnmons. (tiliniin t.eail- l.'iiillll .liichey, Tor the fourth time In the last five sea sons, MornlnRloti Cannon, "Tom's" son, lends the j:tiRllJi Jockeys. Only Loates Is near him. Voutir Cannon displaced Loates In 1S3I nnd 1K2, when he whs on the around for suspicious exmncoilon with the bettlnit rlnR. Here Is a table of IlnRllsh Jorkeys' wins for six years by the twelve lenders: Jockeys, llSMMSm lSMls93lKijiMi: .M. Cannon .. T. Loates .. F. All-oup . W. llrildford S. Loiltes .. T. J, Cnlder F. Fin lay ., J. Watts ... o. Madden .. F. Illckaby S. Chandley S!) 137! 1S2! IS2I ICf' IM II 2221 I12 IM SS 112 31 S.1 3? CO BS r, 1101 211 30 33 851 111! IM 1 II -I 78 no r,; :i r.ii est SOi f,l cat tio fi.M j. Faxan C-j 53, 33 This year six cf the riders above had over Wo. mounts. Cuannn's total was 712, Loates' 7S4 and Allsopp 7id. tllteli Came ilt the (Ir.llld. An lnterentltiR match same was bowled on the Orand alleys last nlRht between the teams of the Kansas City. Jrs. nnd the .1. J. Fosters. The Juniors led from start to tlnish and won easily by the following score: KANSAS CITY, JUS strikes, snares. Totni. r, 11 4n C 12 -121 R 9 IDS c io rs 2 13 331 Smith .. Itooder Wilson . Moore ., Mnrdls . Totals 22 K 2,3 J. J. I'OS-TBRS. Strikes. Spares. Total. Drown .... B 10 101 Levi 7 !l SW Grant , ... 5 9 3S1 Presbury 2 9 357 Uast I 10 331 Totals 21 7 LS71 A return game will bo Iwwled on the Iloyal alleys next Wednesday evening. Malur mid I'lti; Compired. The measurements of Fltzslmmons nnd Mnher. who are to Unlit for the champion ship of the world, will prove of particular Interest to the followers of boxing. It will be een that In height the men are equal, while the Irish ftlant has ten pounds the better of It in weight. The Australian's reach exceeds that of his opponent by l'i inches. Thu measurements uro ,ik fol lows: Fltzslmmoiii). Mnher. .11 Aw Tl T, ft. ll'i In Height IIS pounds .WelRht .5 ft. 11 In .. 17S pounds .. 17'4 Inches ... 40 Inches .. 42'i Inches .. Si'5 lnch-s . 23H Inches in tncnes ;cck 11 Inches Chest 11 Inches Chest expanded.. 32 Inches Wnlst 2(i Inches ,. .Thighs 13ti Inches Calves 7'i'ii Inches ..Arms outstretched 12 Inches Hlceps 11'.. Inches Forearm , IS'-' Inches Wrist 13'(. Inches ... il Inches .. 13 Inches ... 12 Inches . 7',a Inchts (Kford How llui- C'lilli. Strikes, Spares. Total. 11 15 K17 0 11 4!1 9 10 419 0 13 413 5 15 432 8 9 422 3 9 J3S Inmnn ., .. ... Jones Miller Marks Haldwln ., .. , Thompson Henry 1'or Hip iliintiini Clniiiipliiiislilp, Pallas, Tex., Dec. K. Dan Stuart re ceived communication from "Parson" Da vli'S, of ChlcaRO, to-day, offerlns to match Jimmy Uarry against "Peddler" Palmer for the lmntumwrtKht championship of the world. Mr. Stuart Is willfnu to offer a nurse of IS.ftf-) for Barry and Palmer to battle for during the February pugilistic carnival near 131 Paso. Hamilton Itreaks Another lteeord. Denver, Col., Dec. 30. A private dispatch received here from David Behiiefer, from Santa Monica, Cal.. says that W. W. .Ham ilton, the Denver bUycllst, yesterday rode one-third of a mile, llylntr start, tmpaced, ln 41 seconds. The former record was 43 seconds, made by 8. C, Cux. in Louisville, bportlm; Nolo. Tom Drown has Bold his saloon In Lou isville. The f'hlnns say they doubt If Llpsak will race nicaln. Tom Klnslow, formerly of the Urook lyns. Is wanted by Minneapolis, Dick Ituckley will prove a valuable coach for McCloskey's younif Colonels. Jack Crooks Is still playing the pontes In St. Louis. Ditto Hilly Joyce. Philadelphia has made an offer for Jack Stlvetts, of Jtoslon, Selee can't see It. Kx-Itall Mayer Sunday will endeavor to evangelize wicked Hroaklyn this week. Philadelphia will probably go to Hamp ton, Va,. for its spiliiu practice, about Jlarch 20. Louisville has four third basemen under copttact, Kd Hutchinson, of California, be ins the latest addition. Kd Andrews, the veteran fielder of the old Phillies, Is wrltlnit syndicate baseball letters for the newspapers, Andy Ulakeley's old lumper, Rassanio, Is to be put into training attain. The old chap h-is been turne'l out all umm-r. Tim Hurst has retired fiom the stuae after a career of one consecutive week with "Vour L'ncle Anson." Since Hilly Nash's retirement from the nostou team Charley Hansel is the Krnnd old man of the Heuneuters. Pn-umatlc uloves will be tried nt Peter Maher' testlinumnl in Madison Square Harden on Saturday, December SS, 1'lillttdetphla rowing clubs will probably make an effort to secure the leu'atta of the National Mowing Association next year. At last accounts Washington's crack pitcher, Mercer, who Is ill ut Ills home in Kaitt Liverpool, 0 wu not expected to live. The Cincinnati and Ilostons have dc. ci.U-4 upon Friday as the day on which tu Mart tlieir nspeetlvo teums olf for sprlns pl.icttce. Herticn has tlgned contract with the lluitu'. club for the season of l.S'l. inaUliiir tour eatih'is with Huston, (ianzel, ltun, Teniu-y and Jlertjeii. lMn Paub. the llrooklyn pitcher, Is un der arrest at Meltonville ()., chartced with belim one of a iMnir of While Cuppurs that stotiei) a huuse in that vicinity. '.Iiuiiieiniaii on Monday defeated sepa rtttrly. Pilber, of New Zealand, uml Wulk. er, of Victoria, In two ruces ut milo each, lioth were scratch events, fienuu, of Pituburir. Is throwlut' bou iuus at himself. He says he would rather U- u star ln the Western League than a. utility man on the Pittsburg team. Tod Sloan head the list of winning Joikeys at the invleslde track, California. Martin comes second, and then come Cock rau. Chorn und iieriten in close order. The itilnif of lior.es lieloiiniiif to Duke & Wishard. musy uf whlih weru seen ut the iccciit inei'l.-iB at Plmlico, bulled Sat urday on the Btc;;inahlp Manitoba for Ln Klatiu. Tommy" Wet bA been matched to box "Shadow" Maber byi rounds at catch weights at tl nemSLioxiiit- show of the Nonpareil AUl"tii ClM), to be held early In January It trauivircs juat iiuifyuaUs iiQbart .waa kicked by Service while at the posl In the face In whlrh he won on Fcrrier. It nlmot broke I loon r is leic, but he pbuklly sunk to his mount. He had to be helped Id his dtesnlnR room. It Is said corriRsn bet 2no on HiRhinnd In the InRleslde tn-e In whlrh Tenacity lieat Hie old mare by a hend. Slatiitliter would have won on HlRhland. but be IhotiRht Itumlro was the one he had to beat, nnd he let (lamer slip up oh the out sld with Tenacity. Martin Julian nnd Holt rituslmmon" liml some w duls Chrisltna at the opera house in 1:1 Pnso. where Fltwlmtnons was rIvIiir an exhlbillon, and Julian announced to re porters that he Would have notliltiif more to do with Flttslmmons. It Is IhotiRht th quarrel will be patched tip. . So nttempt was made to pull oft the Klntic-tliiy.ln llRht ai Kenl'.ti. ().. Inst nlhl, the sheilit havlnR Issued positive orders thai he would stop the contest, exi'ii if li necessitated cHlllnR out the inll tla. Kinney remained In Toledo, and Hay llff did not leave bis training quarters at Lima. c roller and Heltnont mny send their slables to Knirland next year, but Mnrrti Daly has decided that America Is a Rood choiiich rncliiR coulitiy ".or hint. This statement Is mnde oil Hie nulhotlly of hl trainer. Mntt Hymes, who s.i: "Mr. Dnly will stay In this country and cam tnli:n horses on n InrRer scale than ever before. We are preparing for nn exlonslve season rlRhi here In America. When -the sprln opens Mr. Dnly will send a blR out IP r:nl to compete on the trucks there I will nccompntiy them and prepare them fot their races, llesldes the I.nstern stable, he will send Ihe nucleus of u good string to San Francisco," Fnele Nick Young Is busy with the sched ule nnd has shut himself up In his Wash Initlon olllec and Is "not nt home to any one." Mr. Voting's job IS harder this sen son than for many yenrs. cine thing that Is wotryliiR him particularly Is the fad that the Fourth of July rind Decoration day both fall on Saturday, and consequent ly out lime extra casn will nun its wny Into the treasury of the various clubs. lll trouble Is In equalising thi? matter. It Is whispered that he has decided to give llal tlinore the opening date nt home, together with two games on the Fourth. Labor day l also fur the Ilaltlmore Club, a for the trust two years. It Is probable thnt the (.astern teams will play In the West HrBt this year, nt least. THE STRATHNEVIS IN PORT. Log Tells ii Mnry Jeldoiu Duplicated lu Marino Hiitor.t In the Trough of the Sea Willi o i'nipelliir. Port Townscnd, Wash., Dec. 2G. The steamship Strathnevls, which sailed from Tacoma October 12 for the orient, and was about given up for lost, arrived In port nt midnight In tow of the steamer Mlncoln. The olllcers report a remarkable voyage, tilled with (lungers and privations. On Monday afternoon last all hope of saving the vessel was abandoned and boats were manned, preparatory to leaving the ves sel, as she was ln Imminent danger of drifting ashore on Destruction Island. tlrnve fears are entertained for the safety of the Australian stenmship Mlowera, which had the Strathnevls In tow for live days. Ten miles olt Cape Flattery, last Friday afternoon, during n violent gale, the two steel hawsers parted suddenly, nnd the Mlowera disappeared In the storm. The Mlowera had had the Strathnevls In tow for live days, and had exhausted the larger portion of her fuel. The log; of the Stfathtievls tells a story that Is seldom duplicated In marine his tory, and more especially ln the North Pa cific ocean. Leaving Victoria October 13, with 105 passengi rs and forty-six otllcei-M nnd crcw.a moderate Weather i mining speed of ten knots was made until October 2t. nt 7:10 in the morning, when the ship expe rienced a terrlllc shock, the crash sound ing like an explosion of a cannon. Tho big steamer trembled fore and aft and lay quivering like a wound'd fawn. The shaft had snapped short off close to the pro peller, which dropped clear of the vessel and went to the bottom. A strong northern gale was coming on and nil sail was crowded on, two small musts without yards, schooner rigged. The accident occurred about ISO miles south of Unnlnskn. Slowly the gale carried tho ves sel to the southwest, and it was two days later before she could moke any progress towards the east. From that time on. un der a zig-zag course, she sailed slowly to wards Cape Flattery. on the day before the Strathnevls was taken In tow. Captain Pattle and his olll cers, after realizing how sleadllv she wus drifting to the southward, decided to head for San Francisco, or some other port In California, on tho next day the Mlowera hove In sight, nnd the plan was changed. During the nine weeks the Strathnevls wns adrift and disabled, she encountered continuous gales and heavy sens. The ves sel lay almost all the time In the trough of the sea. She rolled frightfully, but shipped very little water, nnd her cargo was not damag.-d In the ienst. Otlicers and crew, when they arrived in port, were thoroughly exhausted. Much uneasiness Is felt for the boat con taining Purser McDonald ami four men, who left the steamer. Intending to land on Destruction Island. The coast is particu larly rough and Is lined with Jagged rocks, on which several vessels in recent years have been wrecked, und n dozen or more lives lost. What has become of the Mlowera Is the serious question now confronting shipping men, The olllcers and crew of Strathnevls refuse to believe that she would want only to abandon thorn In such a perilous condi tion, ten miles from a dangerous coast and In a gale from the west. The cnpfiln of the Australian steamer said he would have to return to the sound for fuel, as tho supply he had on hand would not last for the voyage to Australia. The price of coal in Honolulu Is $10 per ton. Another re markable und very strange feature about the Mlnoweiu is that when tier hawser parted she did not blow any danger sig nal blasts. The whistle on the Strathnevls was blown continuously nt short Intervals, but no answer came. The Minowera is a valuable vessel, costing about J7f,t),(tfi0, and Is subsidized by the HrlHhh government and the Australian government to carrv malls. The terms of the contract forl.l.li delays of any nature except to save life. If the Mlowera Is lost her owners will be unable to collect any Insurance, owing to the dangerous work she was engaged In trying to save the Strathnevls. A FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS, Party of Knteiiuo Olllcers ..iiiliudicil In Kentucky .Moousliliier Finally Hcateii nnd Ncver.il NtliU Hi-hlruycil, St, Louis, Mo., Dec. 20 A special to the nepubllc from Lexington, Ky., says: News of a terrible buttle between revenuu otllcluls and moonshiners In the Cumber land mountains has Just reached here, Several duys ago u number of revenuo men, under charge of the famous "Kid" diver, Invaded Letcher county in quest of Illicit stills nnd were Informed that the moonshiners of that section had been apprised of their coming und were lying In wait for them on the Cumberland river, Oreer strengthened his forces, arming each man with a Winchester, a needle gun and two revolvers. Tliey were approaching the vicinity of the moonshiners with much precaution when they were surprised by the shlner-i, who wore hidden behind a hliih embauk mont. Oreer received a bullet In his hip and another in his shoulders, und the surprise was so complete that the revenue men were forced to beat a busty retreat. They rallied und chin-Bed on the shiners from tho rear of their fortlllcutions, und nfter quite a fuslhide the outlaws were routed. Jim Wlnlleld, one of the shlmrs. was killed, and David and Ham Collier and Marlon Ilrown were taken prisoners. The revenue men arrived at Pr-stonburg yes terday, where they told of their expert ence. Ueer Is not badly hurt, Several stills were cut to pieces and about j.uuo gallons of brandy und whisky tiemroyod. D.iiUis uml runsraU. A dispatch from Fort Scott last night an nounccd the dentil at that place of Mrs. Dessle Clreettberg, wife of J. Oreenberg, proprietor of the Model store. Her rteatu was .'iiukccI by lockjaw. Mrs, (Ireenbertr'i. maiden name was Teuipafsky. Her parents live here. She lived In Kunsas City until the time of her inurrlase two years uo. She was 19 years old. She leaves a 9-months-old child. t Carroll Undertaking Co., 1222 McGee ktreet. Telephone, 2aU The public receiving vault at Forest Hill ceuicteiy bus eighty catacombs and Is spe cially intended for use in stormy und cold weather. 111, lorn. lo Sprlugi In Danger of I'liiiilnc Kldorado Springs, o Dec. 2tl. This city lSldorudo Springs, .Mo., Dec. 2ii. This city, without a railroad, is. us a result of the terrible Hoods, In danger of a lumlne. All freight is hauled here by wagons, and pone has been able to bilng lu grocerk-i. for ten days. Local merchants have sus tained heavy losses on shipments of holi day goods, which still lay In cases ut rail road shipping points miles away. No St. LouU mull has been leuelved here since Sunday. More Talk of n Pond l.iii. New York, Dec. aC The Kvenlng Post says S' v-ral leading bankers -ailed on J Plerpont Morgan und August li' Imnnt to-day From one of them it was . urm d that probably by to-morrow- or Saturday the pub p would receive assuran. o that another government loan would be sucess fullv lloatel, ami that the amount would Jus iiUUDiSW, TARIFF BILL PASSED, t'tititliiiird From Puro I, as a wotklng balnnn. Thl J.'vtn,()n rrp-li-s.-nts IA0,i")tO) of t, deemed t'nlted States; legal tendsr holes, for whose re demption we borrowed iw.i'ww In gold. If we continue to psv them out to meet n deficiency of levemtc, then presently they will crime back again lo draw Jw5,("i,(i more from the treasury, which we must supply by selling .u,i').ow) more or bonds. The suggestion, therrrorr, that we need no more revenue lipcait"- tvr have n cash bal ance of Ho.OOni,,) of government notes In tne treasury that ian be used to pay any deficiency for the ti".rt six or twelve inonlhs l, lu eueci, it ptopesltion to Issue more uon.i to meet a ,1-tlelellcv. Which shout, I oe met at once ny providing more tevenue, "In other words, thoie who op(mse rnls Itig more revenuo In sindi a situation, In effect whether they Intend lo do so or nut favor borrowing In preference tu paying rts we go along. "Vour committee believes Hint II Is the duly of the house of tcpresentnllves, to which body the constitution commits the Inauguration of rev. nue bills, lo name and tme a menstire that III yield not far from Jl,i"",,r00, snlllclent to put an end to a de ficiency, and to tlo thl without delay, too, leaving lo others whoe co-opeintlon is required, to llnnlly place such legislation on the statute Iiooks to mn-t the responsi bility In their own way. And the presi dent's special mess.iire petting lolth so pointedly the serlotiMi'ss of the situation and the necessity fur the promptest notion, only cmphBslr.es th. duty of the house. Killer lliroiiRh turn used Unties. "In response to the urgent call of the president, your committee has felt Impelled to act with nil possible dispatch. Two facts have led your (ommltlee to look to nn Inciense of customs duties as the most Appropriate source or additlonul revenue. They .ire, first, th, fact that we nre al ready raising-in tlisptuportlonnlu amount from Internal. I eventie, which-has always been regarded ns a war resort; Indeed, Jefferson took the ground thnt excise taxes should not be iesnrte.1 to by the federal government as sources of revenue In tlni" or pence, and th- Democratic national convention maintained the same doctrine lu 1U.I. "And, secondly, the fact thnt, by Increas ing customs dulli". on Imported articles, will, h we cnu and ought lo produce or make at home, for tevenue purposes, we can at the same time Incidentally encour age stricken Industries nnd materially aid in turning In our favor the balance or trade which has been so heavily against us all through this calendar year, nnd which bus caused a demand for gold for export which our treasury bus been called to supply. For, so long us the balance of trade Is uuultist us on account of excessive Imports, we must export gold, or, what Is the same thing, promises to pny gold to pay for the excess of Imports over ex ports. HcW-lou Not on Protection Lines. "Vour committee have not undertaken n general revision of the tariff on protection lines, a a majority hone can be done In 1S07 or 1Vj, not only because they know Hint such tnrllT legislation would stand no chnnce of becoming a law, but also because general tariff revision would tequlru many months, and the n.ed Is mole tevenue nt once. We believe, however, that this need of moie revenue Is so great that a simple measure Increasing all duties or the dutia ble list and taking from the Tree list or the present tarllf a tew articles thnt were al ways on the dutiable list until August 27, . and which have always been Important revenue producers, and limiting the opera tion of such legislation to about two years nnd a half, until the present detlciencv of revenue is overcome, ought to receive the approval iven or those who do not favor protective duties on patriotic grounds; and that the fact that It may Incidentally en courage the production of manv articles that we require at home Instead or abroad will not be reganleil us n ground of oppo sition under the present circumstances. "In rromlng the 1.111 submitted Tor vour consideration. It has been necessarv, It ac tion wns to be made promptlv, to resort to a considerable cMent to a horizontal raise or duties for the reason that it would have required months to thai with each article separately. Horizontal dealing with tar lifs cannot be Jtistliied In ordlmirv limes, but In such un exigent y as now exists, so serious that the pre-ldeiit felt it his duty to send us a special message of extreme urgency and especially for u limited time, it is not only defensible, but is the onlv alternative. Duty on Wool mid Woolens. "Hut while we have presented In the brief measure reported a horizontal Increase or U per cent of existing duties on all the schedules but two, which Is an addition of less than S per cent to the average ad valorem jatc, giving about fl5,tMt,(j.) reve nue from that source; yet more than $25, OOO.OOO of the $40,uj.(.iil which, It is esti mated, this bill would add to our annual revenue, will come mainly from w-ool.which Is taken Iron the free list and si veil " moderate duty, und from manufactures of wool, which are given a eompensutorv dutv equivalent to the duty on wool fwhhh Is always neccssury when a. duty is placed on wool) In order to give the woolgron'er the benellt. nnd make it possible to manufac ture woolens at home. "The bill reported by your committee pro poses to make the duty on Imported cloth ing wool CO p,;r cent of the dutv Imposed by the act ot ISM. which would five an equivalent to C U-10 cents per pound on unwashed wool, or about 4u per cent ad valorem. This reduction from the duty of the act of JMW has been made because the restoration of the full duty ln that act might seem to be too great a change from the present law to those whose co-operation it Is necc.-sary to secure in order to have any legislation, and not as a measure of what might be done when nil branches of the government are In harmony with the majority of the house on protection ins The duty on manufactures of wool is in. 5utvaeon v.o"o1SP" C d",y c,ll,lv'"',it the "The duty on carpet wools Is left nt 32 Pnrimnt-nli,! v,alor,!m' where It wds placed In 1S90. This Is a purely revenue duty, as, we raise very few carpet wool. The f.iiinticr Tar n. "Such lumber ns wos placed on the free list by ihe act of lti'io. wHhmu i 1,1 , L11..1.V est justification, is restored to the clutla- Ilia Mai- hm tidal. .. .1..-. .. 0 .. 1. ... T J' .1 'lI "' ,lu,.v o amy ju per t of J590 giving un eaulvulent of only about I.i per cent. Such u reduction from tho ," iuic-a ui jot is jusuneu only on tin ground that th- ohteel nV vntt -n-,,,v,t,... has been to frame a bill mainly on reve-nn- grounds, In the hope thnt It wouh Id secure the nppioval of those In olllcial iim.es nuuse co-operation is essential to legislation, and who may be iuiiniwe.il in feel that in such an exigency us now ex ists the public necessity must control. "Hellevlng that such an Increase of rev onue ns is juoposed is 1 ssential us the first atop In the restoration of confidence uno the monition of the treasury to a sound condition, and that the other legis. lutli 11 to be proposed to this end cannot be effective without udequute revenue to meet the expenditures of the government, your committee recommend the pu.-suge 01" the accompanying bill Mo temporarily increase revenue tu meet tho expenses of the gov ernment und provide ugulust a defi ciency.' " liiqmrt nn the II11111I Hill. The report on the bond bill says that the secretary of the treasury now has tho authority, under the resumption act of 1S75. to Issue and sell ten-year 6 Per cent bonds and thirtj -yeur 1 per cent bonds to maintain the fund for the redemption ot United States notis, und that he has sold lUt.OOtMiuO of the toimer descilption of bonds and about nj.uoo.imi) of the latter description of bonds lii ihe last two years, and us lie announces his intention to avail himself uf the authority given by the ichtimptlon u -t and sell more high rate and long term bonus, if necessary, the only question is whether It Is not clearly for the public In tc ii-i that he should have authority to sell a lower late uud shorter term bond. The committee thinks that it Is clenily lu the public Intel e.st that he should have this authority, uud adds: "In grunting this authority, however, we have Included in the bill a provision that the piuccciU of bonds sold shall be used exclusively for redemption purposes, our object being to secure such a sepal a tlou of the redemption fund from the or dinary cash in the treasury us will main tain and protect tin icserve. We also pro vide thut sui h bonds shall be offered for sule In such u maimer as to Invite Invest, ment among the masses ot the people." Of the cerlllli aies of indebtedness the report buys: "in our Judgment the score tary of the tuu-urv sliuuld ulways have such authority as this to meet temporary ilellciencles that an liable tu arise, rules this authority i given, the scietary will Indirectly u-'c the proceeds of bonds soil under tho resumption uct fur ledempllou purposes to meet tin. deficiency In the rev enue us he has hi mi dolnif in thu past two years and a half." PRESIDENT WILL SIGN THEM, It Is Iteporled That 11 Thorough Under standing Ha Iti'eu Arrived ut Concern ing the Two Itelli-f Hills. Chicago. Dec. 2fl. A special to tho Post from Washington says: "A thorough 1111 di rstaiiding l bl,,ed to have ben arrlv el ut b.tW'in tie piesldent and the leud ers of both parties lu congress, by the terms of whl'h the executive will approve thu lull It bill. His consent to this is said to have been obtained by an agreement on the part of the llcpublicjii managita to make the bill an emergency nuasure. but UmUlat; tjr pu.ru.Uva '0 a, jivriva el about J two tnrs and a half, until August. 19S. The president argued that stirh limitation Would amount to n. prnetlcal admission of the ultimate ullleitjcy of the tlorman Wilson act from a revenue imltit of view. The ItepubllcAhs were won to acquiesce by the thought that they could extend the period lo suit thcm"l,on a soon as it He publican sue esor to President Cleveland is Instnllrd In th- White House. "Another provision of the understanding Is ft pledge on the part of the Itepubllrnna to do their best to push the bond bill. This bill Is along the lines laid flown In the president's message and the report of Sec retary Carlisle, which provided for short term emergency Is-niK lly making It a Itepubllcati measure, however, hopes are entertained nt the White Hotie that It may Ret through the .tnnte. Tills cpnstilntno tkui Is extremely doubtful, however, for the dlscovety has b-en made that concenle.1 in the linucf of the bill Is a scheme to lie gin the retirement of outstanding; paper money of the government." BOND BILL MAY BE AMENDED. Itcpubllrmis I'e.ir That Cleveland May Use It to llrlng Abiiul the llellreiiieiit of (Ire enbilrlis. Washington. Dec. JR. Theie tuny lip nn Important change made l.y the Wnys and means committee in the bond bill before tho scheme Is brought befole the house to mot row. Considerable dissatisfaction has arisen among the ItepuhlUati simp the text of the hill wus made public, the rils. seiiters n.sertlitR that It i ould be used by a hostile administration for the permnncnt tetirement or greenbacks. In csterdny's. commit tie meeting the Democrats churned Hint the llepubllcalis proposed to secure what they had always oppose d, nnd what President Cleveland advocated retliemelit or the greenback. Accordingly, there will be 11 committed meeting to-morrow mottling to consider an amendment prepared by Mr. Hopkins, ot Illinois. The nmendmctit rollows: "Pro vided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or modify existing law which authorises and directs tho lelsstlc of said Irgnl tender notes." Mr. Hopkins Is confident Hint the amend ment will be adopted. A pnttlal enhVAi of the !tpubllciin mem bers of the ways and means committee shows tr.tt. while there Is practically unnti Indty among them In desiring the accom plishment of the object Mr. Hopkins' amendment has In view, there is some doubt concerning the necessity for the amendment. Members say thnt a careful exatulnntlon of the laws will be made, the question will be thoroughly discussed in committee to-morrow, and thnt If the tiecefslly for tin amendment In this pn tlcnlar Is developed, an amendment will bo made. An attempt was mnde by revcral new mt labels of the house to secure a caucus of Itepublleans on the bond bill Immediate ly aftir the session to-nlcht. The petition w.n started by several New York Itepub limns, and the necessary number of names, fifteen, was secured. The leaders dis couraged the plan, however, nnd Mr. Hook er, of New York, nt the request of Speaker lied. It Is said. Induced several signers to wittornw their names, so the movement roll through. The petition was addressed to tho chairman or the caucus, Mr. Oros venor, and, besides asking Tor a caucus on the bond bill, made the general request that a caucus be culled whenever party meas ures were to be considered In the house. ltepuhlicxin members or the bouse who are oppo-ed to the bond bill to be voted on to-morrow met In caucus to-night nt the Fl-bilt house to mature plans for opposi tion. Fortv members, representing twenty-three states, were present. While the Western nnd Southern states were most largely in attendance, there were also members from the Last and North. It was claimed by the leaders that not more than half of the l.epubllonns who nn tngonlzed the bond bill attended the cnu. cits, and thnt they have enough votes to defeat the bill, iinlc-s It Is modified. Mr. Johnson, of California, called the caucus to order. Mr. Hiodcrlck, of Knnsn, wns elected chairman and Mr. Colson, of Ken tucky, secretary. The sentiment of the caucus, ns It was voiced In numerous speeches, wus in op position to the Issue of bonds in time of pence, and that the greenbacks ought not to be retired, at least In the manner pro. scribed by the bill. There was no little talk to tho effect that the committee on rule-, should five tho rank and lllo of the paity opportunity to express their opinions on proposed lecl-latlon before It was adopted ns party policy. The caucus chose a. com mittee of seven to conrer with the speaker and the committee on rules to-morrow nnd ask for an extension or the debate on the bond hill to two or three days. Proposals were made that It should be attempted to secure a party caucus, but It was decided to be too late ror such a step. The members of the committee of seven nre: Iiroderlek, of Kansas; tinker, of New Hampshire; Dowers, of California; Cannon, of I "tali; Plckler. of South Dakota: Mline. of Michigan, and IJurton, of Jll-sourl They will luge upon the committee on rules that there is no exigency demanding the Im mediate passage of the bond bill, and that If one has existed, the revenue bill passed by the house to-day should sulllce to meet It. They will also ask to have the rule for debating the hill amended so that there will be opportunity to offer amendments to tho bill. KANSAS TO THE FRONT. Hroderick Clinlriiiiiii of the Aiitl-Iioiid .Meeting und dull', Proposed the Plan rlllllll) Agreed ITpon. Washington, Dec. 20. (Special.) Judge Hroderick springs into prominence to-night as chairman of the committee to ask the committee on rules for three days In which to discuss the bond bill. Representative Curtis, of Kansas, also has the distinc tion of having suggested the plan finally adopted by tho caucus for making their wants known to the party organization. About seventy members passed In und out of tho jtepubllcun caucus to-night, which had been called to consider tho matter of opposing the Issue of bonds in times of pence. The West was more prom inent than the Kust, but a number of K:ut. em members were In attendance and in accord with the general spirit of the meet, tin. The question of gold and silver was not mentioned In tho caucus discussion, except by liurrett, of Uostoti, who said that ns n. gold man he opposed tho pro posed bond 1)111, All thu Kansas Republicans were In at tendance but Rlue und Calderheucl. After a general discussion of two hours, Mr. Cur tis utati-d that he had ulwos opposed tho bond Issue, but hud favoie.l turilf revision to provide revision. Tho bill passed to to provide revenue. The bill passed In cline had been provided, he did pot think that any other complications of the govern, incut called for the bond legislation. He suggested the appointment ot a committee of seven, four old members and three new ones, to call on the committee on rules and usk that three ilnyb bo given for discussion, and that some of the anti-bond Republic ans be given tliim to be heard. of the Missouri members, Tracy, Hurton, Hubbard, lluney and Treloar wete present, and Hurton expressed himself ns wanting time for discussion and consideration. Hop. resentatlvi's Hrcderlck and Klrkpitrlck also spoke In favor of prolonged discussion. TI10 suggestion e.f Curtis us to the com. mittce wns adopted, and Hroderick was made chairman. Aio.'lated with him are linker, of New Hampshire; Plckler, of South Dakota; Rowers and Johnson, of California; Mllee, of .Michigan ,aml Cannon, of L'tah. In the event the committee on rules re fuse the lequest of the caucus, Hie report of the committee on rules will bo opposed by untl-bonil Republicans, and should they he nlilod by the Democrats, ns it is be lieved they will be, they will have a htrength of 111, as against 153. In the cha otic state of affairs they expect to get more strength. This leaves an Interesting day promised for to-nioirow, housi: wii.i. taki; , iu:st. Little lluilncn to Ha Done After To-day, lint II Monday, .hiiiniry ft. Washington, Dec, 20. After the second revenue bill itas been disposed of to-morrow night, the house will do little busi ness Until Slonday, January E, and will practically have Its holiday recess, of which It has partly been deptlved, next week. It cannot well adjourn for more than three days, under the rules, while the senate js In session, but It was de cided at the meeting uf tho committee on rules to-day thut there will be formal meet. Ings every third day, with adjournments over, and thut no Impoitaut business will be brought .orwurd on the Hoar. I'tnler thesu conditions, there is little probability that there will be u quorum of rvprcscnta tlvua in town next week, iti:ci:ii;its iccmcn. Walker and -Mct'ook Will l.iam the At luutlc A- I'm Hie. Killway, SI. Louis, JIo Dec 20. It Is leurned here to-night on undoubted authority that Al duco F, Wulkcr and John J. IfcC'ook, to celvers of the Atlantic & Pacllio rallwuy, Ijavo resigned. Their resignations weio handed In soon ufter the sale of the Atchi son at T'opeka on December 10, but the fact hud not, until now, been made public. Thefco ii-slgnutlons do not uifect their con trol of tho St. Louis & San Francisco road, which Is still lu the hands of thu I lilted Slates courts. This action by the receivers will enable the bondholders of the Atlantic ,t Pacllio to control their road, us, when the court ut Albuquerque, N M., takes action on tho resignations, new tecclvera will doubtlesa l)C UyleUlHlsa fill .Uvlf rccouwjjcadjtiou. THE REPORT OF SGHOMBURG. A VAUMttt.i: HOOK ll. LOMI. INTO .sL.NAIOIt l,l(l((ll.'s I'(.ss.ks,is, Minus That llngliinil Claimed the laud In tll'puto but FicrrUrd No iturlMllctlun Our ll-llin 1 lilril .Member of Hie (.'(iiiiiiitsiloit. ashlnglon, Dec. W. "There has recently come Into my possession," snld Senator Lodge, "a valuable wotk which will throw light on the Venezuelan controversy. This publication Is an old bine book containing the ntlRlnal report of SchombtirR on the boundary question between Oreat llrltnln and Venezuela. From the statement or this botanist and explorer, with maps mndo In mi. It appears that Oreat llrltnln only claimed Ihe land now In dispute, but ex ercised no jurisdiction over it. "A year before, in 1"I0, ti Ilrlllsh court, In session at Deinenirn, rendered a decis ion which is pertinent as well as Important, at this iltnc. An offense had been commit ted on the Morocco river, which l 11 con siderable distance east of the land now In controversy, nnd the prisoner wns brought before the court. Thnt tribunal held promptly that he could not lie held, for the reason that the orfense with which he stood chnrged 'had been committed In for eign territory, over which thu court had no Jurisdiction.' ir that wns the case In Itto, why should there be tiny difference of opinion In 1i6? "These nnd other features will be set forth In detail when the Venezuelan mat ter comes up In the senate. Secretary ol ncy has been Informed of tho existence of these documents, ns well ns of the bltlo book, to which rcicrence has been made. A private citizen Is the owner or tills pub lication, but It will be placed at the dis posal of the state department whenever tt may bo desired for use, As far as can bo learned, It has never been numbered umong the possessions -or the illploiuutlc branch of the public service, nnd Its value nt this time Is simply Inestimable." The Veiic7iieliiu Com mission. New York, Dec. 2'. In connection with the appointment of Messrs. Phelps und Lincoln by the president to places on the Venezuelan high commission, the World's correspondent Is Informed thnt Mr. Lin coln was Sicretnry Olney's own selection, and thnt Chief Justice Fuller, of Illinois, also strongly recommended him on the ground thnt a report signed by two former Anerlcnn ministers to L'nglnnd, both of whevn have been wnrmly praised by the Hrlllsh press for many years, will have much weight In Oioiit llrltnln. It Is urged, the correspondent states, that public opinion In Kngltind cannot nxcrlbe to such men as Phelps nnd Lincoln nny prejudice against Kngland, where they are lioth very popular. The third member or the commission, he says, Is likely to be one or the associate Justices or the t'nlted States supremo court, probably either Jus tice Urewer or Justice Brown. The correspondent concludes ns follows: "L'ngllsh Jurists have the highest resppct for the learning nnd Impartiality of our supreme court nnd the fact that one of Its members should temporarily leave th" bench to undertake this delicate task would be certain, the president thinks, to add dignity to the commission. Hut a. cabinet olllcer said to-night that Mr. Cleveland had not positively determined this question or tho third commissioner. Ho realizes that to deprive the supreme court of one of its justices in the middle of its session would seriously retard the cases that are now pending b"fore It. If he decided that lit igation between citizens may well be de layed until the more momentous question between nations is settled, he will select either Justice Hrown or Justice Hrewer." The appointment of either of these Jus tices, together with thut of Mr. Lincoln, would give the mnjoilty oT the commission to the Republicans. This ract. It Is stated, would relieve the president trom any sus picion that he was working Tor the aggran dizement or his own. party In creating an international Issue. The announcement of the commission Is now expected to be made on next Monday. Talk of n Quadruple Alliance London, Dec. 20. The Vienna correspond ent of the Dally News says that Spain has already notified the lirltlsh government of Its opposition to President Cleveland, and that It is believed that four states, Croat Uritaln, France, Spain and llollnnd, will form a quadruple alliance to protect their Ameiicin possessions against the United States. Lord Londesborouch has written to the Times, inclosing a cablegram received rrom Liberty lodge of Masons, at Heverly, Mass., which ho takes as representing all the American Free Masons, expressing frater nal sentiment towards England. Limn. Peru, via Galveston, Tex., Dec. 20. The young people of this city nre organiz ing a soiree at the theater In honor of the United States nnd Venezuela. They will in. vile nil the Ameilcan representatives here and tho cream or Lima society. The ntfair is expected to tie one or the most brilliant gatherings ot society over witnessed In tills city. New York. Dec. 20. A dispatch to the Herald from Rerlln says: It is rumored in diplomatic circles thnt a number of United States ambassadors, who disapprove of President Cleveland's policy on tho Venezuelan question, intend to resign ir it Is persisted in. Information lecelved trom Vienna states that no pro posals have been made to llmpeior Francis Josiiih thnt lie should arbitrate between llngland and Venezuela. TOUGH ON ENGLAND. Leading London Papers Not nt All Floated With the Fusing)) or tho Tariff Hill. London, Dec. 27. Concerning tho tariff bill passed by the house yesterday, the Stiiniliird says editorially: Tho only consolation fur the Hrltlsh man ufaeturer Is that no renewal of a castlron protective policy can hold sway ln the Unit ed States very long. There Is no need for us to regard the revival of McKlnleylsm as tho death knell of our industries, ror these have arisen triumphant above many a worse tiling. It Is legitimate and fair to tell tho American people Hint they cannot have more of our money while their trade Is conducted on such lines, or while It re. mains Impossible to khow whether their debts will bo paid In gold or paper. "With an Increasi d tarltf. bond creations bv the stato and no genuine currency re form, what more Is required to lay the United Stntes economically alongside Hru ssll? Tho Chronicle says of the passage of the revenue bill by congress: "So politics In the United States go round In a vicious circle, but ut least we may be thankful that tne iiepuimeans are not lor war. The Dally News suvs of the revenuu bill: "Tho statement that the senate will re ject the tariff bill may reassure Hrltlsh manufacturers." Sprlngllrld Wants the Next -Meeting. Sprlnglleld, Mo Dec. 20. (Special.) Judge J. J. Gideon, of the criminal court, iiMl Judgo Neville, of the circuit court, will attend the meeting of the slate Judges nt Kansas City in January und will make nn etforl to have the next meeting; held here, . BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The new Salt Lnke mining und stock exchange wus opened yesterday. Representative Miller, of Kansas, ar rived in Washington yesterday morning, A special from Doniphan, .Mo., says: At (iatewood, thlitecii nil Its west of this place, Willie Dodd. In 11 drunken frenzy, cut (U 01 go Rowley, who died in halt un hour. Dodd Is In custody. Theto is sttong talk of lynching. Investigation following tho murder lust Sunday of Hester Curtis, an aged woman of Lafayette, Illd., develo is the Hither remaikublo fact that she hud been the mother of twenty-live chlldieii, Including seven pairs, of twins. A heavy storm of wind und rain came up suddenly lu New Vork last evening, At 11 o'clock thu wind wub blowing sixty miles un hour. Telephone and telegraph service was badly Interfered with and buuio loots were blown olf. Secretary Herbert yesterday formally liwurded to the Newport News Cum pit ny, of Vlrgtulu, tho contructs tor budding lioth uf the new- battlebhlps, fur one of which tho Union Iron Wotks, of Sun Fiau. Cisco, was a competitor, John II. Rusted, the well known mining man, said to be worth J500,uoii, committed bulcldo yeborduy at his home In Denver by shooting himself In Ihe head. The Mil rlde Is supposed lo have been occasioned by dispuudeucy, due lo 111 health. Samuel Trlbble and Taylor Hamilton, two citizens of Turner, Hid., engaged in a discussion of President Cleveland's mes sage regarding the Venezuela trouble. The discussion resulted ill a light and Trlbble shot Hamilton In the side, lulllctliig a dun gerous wound, For the week ending December 21 there were ninety-seven eases of cholera und thirty-six deaths from that disease in St. Petersburg, and for the week ending De ctnibcr 7, there were seventy-four cases and forty deaths from cholera In the province of Volhynla. The Porter liros .' Conmany. of San Fran. Cisco, the largest dealers in dried fruits on the Pacific coast, announced last night that thev are unable to meet their navnieiits and have asked their creditors for further time. The company's business, last year iiuivruuivu, 10 I fJUUiv.. uuu . uau WORKING FOR RECIPROCITY. Jntinirl W, Allirton Hm liilieu t'p the Ciidsel on Iti'lmlf nf the Nnlliinill I. he Mock l:xt'liiiimc. Chicago, Dec. K. The Times-Herald this morning says: Samuel W. Albrton, pnrk cr, farmer, mnnufactutrr and stockman, hits taken up the cudgel In earnest for the restoration of reciprocity. He derlnres that It Is the only available policy that will give the government of the United Stntes Ihe financial teller It needs immediately, and ftt the same time revlte the depressed spirits of the agricultural iortlon of the community. Reciprocity, Mr. Allertoli be lieves, will be the keynote of the coming national campaign, and that It will be sounded ,y the llepttbllcans so loudly that the tariff will by heunl ot only as 11 sec ondary lstu. Just now .Mr. Allerton Is busy drafting a meinoiial to congress which will eon tnln voluminous) statistics, gathered fiom olllcial sources, showing how many tnll llona of dollar) hnvo been lost by the form ers since reclptoelty censed between thin country nnd foreign nations. He Is not undertaking tills task In tin Individual ca pacity, but as a representative of the Na tional Live Stock Hxehnnge, one of th" most powerful commercial organizations In the United Stntes. It has a memliershlp of 0U) stock raisers and shippers, distributed among the cities ot Pittsburg, II11IT11I0, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City and Chicago, who arc, according to Mr. Allerton, nltnost unanimous lu their de mand for the restotntlnn of reciprocity, Dcmocrnts and Republicans allk. . Mr. Al lerton explained why the Interest of tho general public nnd the agricultural com mutiny especially, demanded the re-enactment of nclproi lly, "I rend a few days ago." he sal.1, "that the value of the exports from this country In ISM was .P-j.ih.io less than in the year before. Now, what are the exports? Live cattle, dressed beef, hug products, conned goods all supplied by the farmers, If I remember correctly, the shipments ot live, cattle and dressed boot were valued til SW.ooo.ono ror the year before? reciprocity was repealed. Since then the VII-6ii tariff bill has been passed, 11111I Ihe shlp mentt of dressed beef nlone have decreased .V.i.niKi cattle, while the number of live cat tle exported has fallen olT more than one half." .."What does this mean to tho farmer?" Mr. Allerton asked. "Although there are nco.OiX) less catllo than In IM13, and few r hogs, prices have steadily fallen, until the price has reached $1 less per hundred. Restore reciprocity nnd open the markets of the world, and the government would get Immediate re lief, because all legitimate rorelgii exchange Is mnde out or the sale ot our cotton. Ilvo cattle, dressed beef, sheep, canned goods, and farm products.'1 llI.VIHtAL OF .IlllH, IH.AN. Hurled ut Ills Old Home-Full l'nrtlriilnri of the Accident That Cuuseil Ills Death. The funeral of tho late Moll Dean, dep uty coroner of Jnckson county, took place yesterday afternoon at the home of I1I.1 father, Horace Dean, seven miles south east of Olathe, Kits. The late Mlel Dcm wns well known In this city and had ninny menus. He was a promising young man, agreeable In manner. Industrious and per severing, and his untimely death Is mourned bv mnnv frlnnds Mlel Dean was 1'2 years old. He had lived n Kansas City ror several years and had been deputy coroner since 1S90. Seven months ago he was married and last Wednesday with his wife he went to hlsi parents' homo near Olathe to spend Christ mas. A short time before the dinner hour he took .1 repeating rltlc nnd left the house, saying that ho would be back In a short while. Tho dinner was nnnouned und Mr. D".'in was called, but he did not answer. After wnltlnt; some time for him to re. turn, searcli was made for him and his dead body wns found about ten rods from the house with a bullet hole though the heart. Just prior to his death he had shot and killed a rabbit In a hedgerow and with tho gun wns pulling It towards him when the weapon was discharged. He fell forward nnd the muzzle of the gun touched his body, while the stock rested on the rabbit. The members ot the fumllv were horlllcd nnd his young wife was prostrated with grief. A telegram was sent to this city to tho effect that Mr. Dean had accidentallv killed himself, followed shortly afterwards by .1 contradictory message saying that he ways still alive and thnt he had merely wounded himself. Messages were sent to Olathe Wednesday night by his friends nnd the newspapers, but the replies that were leceived were all to the etfect that he was not dead, but Injured. While his friends here were rejoicing that Mr. Dean had -s-enpecl with a wound, preparations for the funerat were being made In the sorrowing homo of his relatives. A CIIItlSf.llAS PKOliRAMMF. .Sunday School Children of West milliter Church Celebrate. Christmas was observed by tho children ot the Westminster Presbvterinn ehurnh Sunday school last night. Thu church was well Illled, the fathers nnd mothers who were there: enjoying the entertainment quite ns much ns the little ones. A Christ mas tree, laden with boxes of cand. was the main attraction. The programme of the evening, which was a pretty long one, wns well rendered. The tots who make up the primary department were seated together In small red chairs on the platform. Appropriate songs were sung by the main school nnd the smaller pupils, the exer cise. being preceded by a prayer by Re . Dr. William P. O.eorge, and the reading t the Scriptures by John Doggett, the stipei-liite-ndcnt. Among those who participated were: Charlie (lossard, Sarah Morrison. Heatta Warner, Alfred Toll. Ilelle Mur ray, Virginia Johns, Ilarilet Mason, Mary Soir.merlield, Lawrence II. Armour, J -unto Noimnn. Margery Mason, Henry it. I'onk ey, Louise Dtinlnp, Helen M. Moore anl Mlnrlc Hell. Mr. C. W. Whitehead, who Impersonated Snnta Claus. sang a solo and helped distribute the candy. Four months ago It was announced that Hlbles would be given the pupils who su, -ceeded in bringing the mo.-t children to the Sunday school.- These prizes were present ed by Rev. Dr. George Just before the con clusion of the exercises. Myrtle Hail v, Currlo Kvans, William Cpok and Clar ence Schoonmnker were tho recipients. NHW OFIMtSLlPi l.VSr.W.I.Kl). Services Held by South Onto Lodge of Ma sons Lust Night. South Gate lodge No. 547, A. V. nnd A. M., held public Installation ceremonies at Its hall, nt Fourteenth and Grand avenue, lust night. The exeiclses were accompa nied b u llteriirv and musical programme. Later refreshments were served and there was dancing. The new olllcers were Installed by John C. Yocuni, district deputy grand lecturer. They uie: John It, Cunningham, worship ful master; William Clough, senior ward en; John C. Trumbull, junior waidcn; Fal wiu Dawson, treasurer; K. S. Ludy, secre tary; J. II. Masden. senior deacon; David It. Rice, junior deacon; William 11. Man ning, senior steward; S. F, Spungler, Junior steward, John Dornslfe, tyler, and W. D. llasrett, organist. Leon Thalman, the retiring master, was presented by the lodgo with a beautiful past master's jewel. The presentation speech was made by Colonel J. li. Stowe, thirty-third degitu. Mr. Thalman made an appropriate, response. Remarks wero made by .Messrs. V01 um and Couingh'im. Tho literary and musical piogramme m. slsted ot selections by tho Jolly Fellowa' Mandolin Club, Mrs, W. D. Hasten und MaBter Armand Haley. Master Arumnd Haley made quite .1 hit as nn elocutionist. Two .M111 Hiiriieil With 11 .-lawinill, Ashland, Wis., Dec. 20. The saw mill nt tho Sutherland Lumber Company burned to the giound ut 5 o'clock this morning. It Is supposed that two men, Jack and Hill Noouun, uro burled In the lulus. They 1110 cousins of Jack Carkeck, the wiestlei. An. other man, whose name Is not known, wit-, badly burned, and will lobo an urm. Tho loss la $li,oi). Children Cry for Pitcher's Castor. a. Diamoncis! Diamonds! Oiamoncls! That you can renllzo within 10 per cent of what you pay for (hem ut any time. In consequence of the hurd times during thu past two yeurs, wo huve a large assortment of Hue diamonds thut has be-11 fu, felted to us, which wo havo icmountcd in rings, studs, eardrops, pendants, etc., very much below regular prices. If you havo an idea of buying u diamond, a watch or anything In thu Jewelry novelty line, price our good before purchasing chew here. R. MICHAELS & CO., 925 Rflain St. HERRELL CURE! l-'orluebrletyuud Miirplilnelmii. Old. est and lle.t lit the two liiuiii City., 710 AVyanclotte-St vv X (J J -,t