NO SETTLEMENT
Jiewspaper Reports That the
Venezuelan Difficulty Had
Been Ended
By an Agreement Between the
President and Premier Salis
bury Denied.
Matters Progressing Favorably,
Jlowever, and Will -End
Without Trouble.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—It can be
stated positively, notwithstanding the
publications to the contrary, that no
flettlement has been reached on the
Venezuelan boundary question, but ac
cording to the best authority, mattera
are proceeding in such fashion as war
rants the belief that there will be a
satisfactory outcome. It is admitted
at present it cannot be told whether
the ultimate settlement of this question
will be effected as the result of direct
negotiations between Great Britain and
Venezuela, initiated through the
medium of some mutually friendly
power, or as the conclusion of the work
of onr own Venezuelan boundary com
mission, but in one way or the other a
peaceable and honorable settlement of
the dispute is belh-ved to be entirely
probable in the end, .though this end
btill may be far remote.
THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS.
gUtcd That the Venezuelan Matter Hu
Been Disponed Of.
CHICAGO, March 18.—A special dis
patch to The Chronicle from Washing
ton says:
A settlement of the Venezuelan ques
tion has been reached. It will be an
nounced at an early day. Of this
satisfactory conclusion of the contro
versy, the president has acknowledged
for two days past, (treat Britain has
acted with a magnanimity which com
mends her to severest critics. She con
cedes so much that there will be littte
left to arbitrate, should arbitration be
necessary. It is not improbable that
the entire matter may now bo settled
outside the Venezuelan commission by
The President and Lord Salisbury.
Under the terms, so far as outlined.
Great Britain agrees to submit all the
questions in dispute to amicable adjust
ment with the president, thrcngh the
state department, as one of the con
tracting parties. That Venezuela
would agree to anything suggested by
the United States has been known all
along. It is said that some of the in
fluential London papers in pointing out
alleged defects in the British blue book,
may have had something to do with
the change of attitude by Queen Vic
toria's ministers. The president was
in very high spirits over the favorable
turn in the controversy between the
two nations.
ttander*n
llami't Heurd It.
LONDON, March 13 —The permanent
under secretary of state for foreign af
fairs, Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson,
was asked if the rvj-ort cabled here
from the United States that a settle
ment of the Venezuelan question has
been reached was correct. He said that
he would be glad to know that the Ven
ezuelan d.spute was settled, but, he
added, "1 know nothing about such
a settlement as the one reported as hav
ing been reached. For all I know, such
a settlement may be near, but I have
not heard of it.'
SO FEARS FOR THE SHIP.
The Indiana Had a Chance to I'rove
Her fceaworthiness.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—It is not
doubted at the navy department that
the battleship Indiana, which sailed
Tuesday from Hampton Roads for Port
Hi yal, S. C., to be docked, run into the
center of the hurricane which swept
along the Atlantic coast Wednesday.
It probably struck the ship off Hatteras.
No anxiety is felt for the safety of
the big vessel, and in fact
the uavy authorities, while they would
not deliberately send the ship out into
such weather, are rather pleased that
istoe has hud this opportunity to test her
qualities.
Northwester i Flonr Output.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 13.—The North
western Miller reports the flour output
last week at Minnea]olis as *208, H15
barrels, against 'J 1'.), i"7."» barrels the pre
vious week and lT^.O'.H) barrels in 1893.
At Superior aud Duluth the output
was 33,100 barrels last week against
26,700 the week before and 28,010 hist
year, l^emand is light and prices are
demoralised.
A VORA KLK~FO~NI S1U.
Democrat* and Fopnt'nt* May Combine
in orth Dakota.
FAKUO, N. D., March 13.—The Dem
ocratic state central committee met in
this city to name the date and place of
meeting for the state convention to
elect delegates to the national conven
tion at Chicago. Jamestown was
named as the place, and the date was
fixed for June 4. It is not known defi
nitely what plans have beeu made so
far for the campaign, but it is thought
that the Democrats and Populists of
the statu will place in the field a strong
ESTABLISHED 1890. MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 189H.
HAVE KF.l'i ii yllET.
MjrBtcrion* Kx|i«tliiinn to Cold
Flelda
Near Coolc'a Inlet.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.—A myste
rious expedition left for Alaska. The
iteam schooner Excelsior was chartered
and so quietly was the matter carried
nut that the owners of the vessel, C. A.
Hooper & Co.. know hardly anything
of the plans of the managers. Last
year some wealthy citizens of Boston
heard rumors of immense gold bearing
deposits at Cook Inlet, and A. Pen
nock, an experienced miner, was sent
up to view the country. Pen nock
made a thorough search for the
shining metal, and in his opinion he
was successful beyond all question.
Pennock, with a fe^* friends, at once
measured off 10 acres of land, which
showed gold from the grass roots onto
bed rock. Water rights were sold, and
the prospectors washed out a few
ounces and started for Boston. The
gold is both tine and coarse, and the
mints here valuo it at $lfi per ounce.
The Boston investigators incorporated
as the Alaska aiul Boston company, and
$100,000 was paid in. H. E. Spaulding
and (i. W. T. Branman, the latter be
ing at the head of the West Side elec
trical roads, came to this city and at
onc«.i began preparations for the expe
dition. The destination of the expedi
tion has been most carefully guarded,
but it is known that the objective point
is about 20 miles from Resurrection
creek, at the head of Cooks Inlet.
CONDITION OK WINTER WHEAT
SouthUMt FromUr* a Lars* Increase
Over l.i»t Year.
CHICAOO, March 13. The Daily
Trade Bulletin has the following re
garding the condition of the winter
wheat plant: Information at this sea
son of the yeai is of little real value,
owing to the changeable weather.
However, the reports in the aggregate
indicate that the crop as a whole is in
fairly good condition. There is some
complaint of damage in Southern Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Southern Ohio, Southern In
diana, Southeastern Illinois, and
in some sections of Kentucky
and Tennessee, mainly on account of
the drought in the fall, compelling late
sowing, and extreme change of weather
during the winter. In other sections
there are many good reports. In New
York, Northern Ohio, Northern Indi
ana, Missouri, Southwestern Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas, the majority of
the returns indicate a very good crop,
in the Southwest a large increase over
that of last year. Returns from Canada
favor so far an average yield.
FOL'ND HER LOST SON.
Np«l to of Sixteen
Kidnapping
Years A»o.
MISSOULA, Mon., March 13.—Mis
soula is enjoying a novelty in the sen
sational line seldom if ever equalea in
this part of Montana. A mother is re
joicyig over the recovery of her only
•on, who was kidnapped Hi years ago
in Eau Claire. Wis. The mother, Mrs.
C. A. Straight, has spent many years
of diligent search for her son, without
atail. Finally, after she had given up
every hope of ever seeing him again,
she found him by a chance circum
stance. He was brought to Montana
in 1881 when he was rt years old.
No Kcwi Fruui the ttio U* .IUMUu.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. —There is
Still no news from the overdue steamer
Rio Janeiro. Fifteen per cent reinsur
ance has been offered by the English
underwriters, and there were not many
taker* at that price in baa Fntaeieco.
,\
HILL IS OPPOSED
New York Senator Doesn't Like
the House Cuban Reso
lution.
Says It Conveys a Threat and
Should Be Made More
Explicit.
Senator Sherman Will Press the
Matter to a Vote as Soon
as Possible.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—There is
no abatement of public interest in the
Cuban debate in the senate as is evi
denced by the large crowds which con
tinue to fill the galleries to their full
capacity. A number of the ladies of
the diplomatic corps were in the diplo
matic galleries, and some of them oc
cupying front seats were supplied with
opera glasses with which they surveyed
the senators.
Mr. Sherman gave notice that he
would endeavor to secure a vote on the
Cuban report at the earliest possible
moment. After an hour was consumed
ill clearing away routine matters, th s i
Cuban resolutions were laid before the
senate, and Mr. Hill of New York was
recognized. He was given marked at
tention and in opening said he would
Vole Ag iinitt the Coulercnce Kepor
and wonld confine his remarks mainly
to an explanation of his reasons there
for. He pointed out that this being a
conference report, the resolutions could
not be amended. He would, therefore,
vote against the report, in order that at:
a subsequent time, amendments might
be made. The senator particu.arly
objected to the third clause of the reso
lutions. stat ng that the United States
has not intervened between any Euro
pean governments and their colonies,
but that owing to the proximity of
Cuba, the United States should be pre
pared to intervene. This he declared
to be ambiguous aud unmeaning. We
had intervened in such controversies.
We had intervened and recognized the
countries which had been colonies of
Spain.
Kesolntion Conveyed a Threat.
What the resolution sought to convey
was a threat to intervene. To this ex
tent the resolution was unnecessary.
It is subject to a doubtful construct ion
and a mischief breeder. It was liabie
to compromise us. The
phrase
"ihe
United Mates should be prepared to
protect the legitimate interests of our
citizens by intervention" sounded like
a threat or it was buncombe.
"If this resolution means that we
should increase our army, let us say so
frankly and frame a bill for that pur
pos\" said Mr. Hill. "If it means we
should increase our navy, let us si ate it
frankly and fearlessly an frame a bill
to that end. Let us not indulge in idle
boasts and threat•*, aud doubtfut phrases
as to our being 'prepared to protect
legitimate interests by interventiou.'
Iiupont Ca«e Laid Aside.
At 8 o'clock there was a contest for
precedence Let ween the Cuban resolu
tions and the Dupont election case,
which was finally settled by laying
aside the DiijKmt case while Senator
Sherman addressed the senate in sup
nort of Cuban resolutions.
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GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA.
Territorial F»rm, With a Delegate la
iongrew, Uncnm mended.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—The houso
committee on territories decided to
recommend the passage of a bill creat
ing a territorial form of government
for Alaska, :fsid giving the territory a
delegate in congress.
DUEST ROW'S SENTENCE.
The "Millions.r« Mnrderor" W It Hans
Aprl IS
UNION, Mo., March 13.—for. Arthur
Duesirow, the scv-cailed "millionaire
murderer" of St. Louis, who was con
victed in the circuit court here a short
time ago of kill ng his wife and baby
in fct. Louis, was brought before Juitge
Hirzel and sentenced to be handed
April 22. Duestrow will be sent back
to the St. Louis jail for safe keeping.
Student* Keep Up Rioting*
MADRID, March 13.—Further dem*
onstr.itions of students against the
Un ted States, as a result of the Cuban
resolutions of congress have occurred.
At Corunna. 200 students belonging to
the university, joined in a parade,
cheered lor Spain and burned an Amer
ican flag. The police, however, suc
ceeded in preventing the rioters from
approaching the Umtbd States con*
suiate.
Gone After More IMick*.
WASHINOTON, March 13.—President
Cleveland lelt the city at 10:30 p. ni.
on the 1 ghthouse tender Mapie, for a
day's shooting at Widuwater, five miles
below C^uantico on the Potomac river.
He was accompanied by Lighthouse
Inspector Lamberton.
Sfappoeed He Blew Ont the Gxs.
DTIUTH, Minn.. March 13.—Thomas
C. Keefe, a well dressed young man of
about 22 years, supposed to be from
Franklin. Minn., was found dead in
bed at the St. Jiimrs hotel. He is sup
posed to have blown out the ga*
Itbeli Agaiu Drfeaied.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 13.—
News has been received here of another
signal success lor the arms of the gov
ernment against the Leon rebels at
Metapa, a v .lage near Matagalpa.
V ttng B.-li II I !«ed Doom.
ALBANY. N. Y.. March 13.—Voting
on the amendments to the Rancs ex
cise bill s proi-eei ng in the assembly
with locked or It i probable that
the bii. v. .ii 0 :ii.out 64 to 5.
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