PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Friday, Jascary 10, 1898. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. omen, browh'b building, broad ut. Entered at the post office ot Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania, as second-closs matter, November twonty-first, 1895. Advertising Rates. One squnre( eight lines). one Insertion - (I .00 Each subsequent Insertion - -- -- -- .fiO Reduced rates will lie furnished on ap plication, will be allowed yearly adver tiser. Legal Advertising. Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial List for several courts per term, IJ4.W Administrator's and Executor's notices - -- -- -- -- - 8.U Auditor's notices 4.0t, Divorce notices 6. OH Sheriff's sail's, Orphans' court snles, County Treasurer's sales. County state ment and election proclamation charges, by the siuare. t, H. Van EHen, Pl'M.ISHKR, Milford, Plko County, Pn. 1896 January. 1896 Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. 1234 J68910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 2627l282930l3ir" MOON'S PHASES. m Third 7 V Quarter 10:41 a m. m First nn 9:68 7 Quarter 44 p. m. GISJ 30 Mi OfiSoa 14 6:85 p.m. Editorial, NEW BOND LOAN. Thnt President Cleveland, and his advisors are not wholly deaf to pop ular remonstrance is shown by his course, tardily taken, in inviting the public to take the new bond loan. He had made all necessary arrange ments with the New York syndicate to float the bonds, and allow them a magnificent opportunity for a large margin of profit, when public opinion as to this method became so pro nounced that he suddenly changed his intention, and offered them for popular subscription. It is sugges ted that this deforonce is more as sumed than roal, and is only taken in the expectation that it will fail, and so afford an opportunity to the syndicate as a final resort. It is the primary duty of the Pre sident to maintain our national cre dit, and the country is disposed to render him full support in every sincere effort to that end. The demand is, that the public honor shall be maintained at any consideration, ami this may prosup pose measuros which are not wholly free from objections. The country however, should not, and docs not, while yielding such support deny itaolf the right to except to such features as may bo obnoxious, and detrimental to tho public welfare. Now when it is implied that this public sale is only granted, that it may remove objections to the ac ceptance of tho terms of the syndi cate in the end, candor and fairness demand thatan explanation be made. From the opinions of prominont Statesmen it seems at least doubtful whether the open sale will succeed. It does not follow that there is a lack of confidence, but the methods employed, and the time may be factors largely responsible for a failure. A popular loan properly timed and arranged would encounter no diffi culties, and if this loan is success fully taken by the people, it will be a complete refutation of the former methods of this administration, and if it is not, it will only demonstrate more fully ita incompetency to man age public afflairs. It was evident months ago that some method must be resorted to, in order to protect the gold reserve, and that no other way was open than a new loan The administration certainly was not blind to so patent a fact, but it made no effort. The syndicate watchful of an opportunity, that it saw was inevitable, mode prepara tion, by arranging for the gold, which the administration passively allowed to escape from ita control. At the time when it became appar ent that the goverment was in sore need, this combination of Wall street bankers stood ready to furnish the necessary gold and take the bonds, It seemed to them as if they had con trol of the market, and could de mand the pound of flesh. In the meantime the administration had been supine observers, had made no effort or attempt to secure the co operation of other bankers or cap italists or place itself in the position of being able to occupy an independ ent position. Most men when they see dangers ahead begin contriving some means of escape and are not satisfied to remain at the meity of any one mnn or set of men, but Mr. Cleveland made no appeal to any other aouroe, made no effort to pro cure gold in outside market, did nothing but 'wait until the critical time arrived and then placed him self in the hands of the money sharks. Housed by the clamor, not only of the Republican, but his own party organs, at the last moment he at tompta to retrieve his monumontal blunder, and offers the bonds for popular subscription. There is no real reason why they should not be tAken. The govennent credit is beyond question, and its resources ample if they are made available. WHAT 18 A DEMOCRATIC PRIN CIPLE? It would be highly interesting to know Just on what basis the Dem cratic party stands at present, in regard to the financial and tariff for revenue only question. A few days ago when a revenue bill was intro- luoed in congress, which proposed a aoriwntal increase of duties, there jonld be no horizontal reduction bo .use some of the articles.as wool un lor the Wilson bill is free, tho Dem K'rats opposed the increase. It has toon quite generally, although wrongly as it seems, supposed that the Democrat! were favorable to mining at least sufficient revenue to iny the current expenses of the gov erment. It may be that according to Democratic ideas.it can run on air, or that like the farmer who fed his cow on saw dust.it can thrive on such meats, but the farmers experience lomonstratod to him the contrary, f r Just as the cows got used to the iced, they died. Now that the jinn is in one sense a tax no one lenies. The consumer of the duti able article pays the duty and the duty pays the expenses of tho gov- erment, on what other theory can it lie run. Duties, that is the tariff imposed is paid in gold and this the goverment receives, and uses to pay interest on bonds and current expen ses. Now take away this revenue, and on what basis can the gover ment expect to run? From whence will it derive its necessary funds ? How can its gold reserve be main tained? How can it pay its debts? How pay its daily expenses? In state county and township affairs the necessary money is raised by direct taxation, yet the people do not complain of the fact, though they may of the rate. They recog- nize the necessity for the care of roads, the maintenance of schools, and other public benefits, why then object to a tariff. It lias always been good democratic doctrine that wool should be protected, and the Dem ocrats have found to their cost that disregard of this doctrine has lost them many thousand votes in wool growing sections, yet when a mea- sure to increase the revenue by placing a duty on wool is presented they take the opportunity to vote against it. The people have shown their disapproval of the blundering incapacity of the Democratic party, and whon they have another op portunity, as they will this coming fall, they will rise up in their might and wipe this utterly incompetent faction from the face of our country. Something should be done and very promptly with Turkey. He is" barbarous nation, and has long been called the " Hick Man of Eu rope." As his disease seems to be incurable, it would be a kindness to administer a potion which would give him his quietus. The powers will no doubt cheerfully attend the lost obsequies, and partition his gar ments among themselves with un feigned rejoicing. No diplomacy should postpone the immediate prevention of further massacres of the Christians. It is an outrage to the civilized world, that measures have not been more speedily taken and if other nations will not do so, the United States should demand an instant cessation of her crimes, and enforce the demand by all her forces of men and arms. Armenia should have religious freedom and it is in part our duty to see that Turkey gives it to her. Rev. Dr. Talmage, in a recent ser mon, speaking of our near approach to the twentieth century, said Only four summers more ; four autumns more ; four winters more four springs more, and then the clock of time will strike the death of the old century and the birth of the new. " It is easy to forget, re calls the Pathfinder, that there are still mors years before dawn of the twentieth century. The nine teenth century will not end, remem ber, till midnight of December 31, 1900, not 1899. You must spend your 100th cent before your dollar is gone, and it is so with the years of the century. John Bull got a bite in another quarter, just as he was scratching the Venezuela- sore which has dis tractod his attention, and may be the means of bringing about an easy settlement in his matters with the United States. The Transvaal trou ble, and the attitude of the European powers, causes him to have bad ights. Vicn Presipknt Morton is no doubt a candidate for the nomina tion of president on the Republican ticket. The New York politicians seem to be practically unanimous in his support, and ho would make a strong candidate and an excellent president. Thb English forces were defeated in the Transvaal, but that does not seem to afford any anxiety to any one except England. There was no reason for the invasion, and no na tion will regret the British discom fiture over tho result. After the recent cold snap mod erate weather again prevails, sud den changes affect all constitutions, and great care should be taken to ward off colds and sickness. We have now forty five stars on onr flag. Utah is admitted as a state and polygamy that dark spot on our civilization is forever obliter- ted. Under all rules of custom and liar-J monious politics Congressman Hart is entitled to a second nomination withont a struggle. Record. Divorce. Tn PikeCounty Com mon Pleas No. June RclnholdWenzol Term, 1895, Suhpieiia vs. and alias suhtxefia re Chariot tcWcnzel turned defendant not found. To Charlotte Wenwl. defendant: Yon are hereby notified to be and appear nt our t;ourt or uommon neoa to lie iiem at. mil ford on the third Monday of Man next, it being the return day of our next term of court, and answer the complaint of the llbellant llleu in tne anove case. H. I. Coktkihht, Sheriff. Sheriff's office, Milford, Pa. January 7, 1898. Divorce. 1 In Pike County Com- Henry Phelps mon Pleas No. 1-1 Octo ber term 189fi. Sub- ( posna and alias sub- Llllle Boll Phelps ptBna ret urned defend i ant not lounu. To Lilllo Bell Phelps, defendant: You are hereby notified to be and appear at onr Court of Common Pleas to be hem at Mil . 1 . t .1.1 1 I . 1 .. .. ... UannK nn.l liiru oil me niir.i iTminif..v ..n... . It being the return day of our next term of court, and answer the complaint of the lluellant tiled in tne aoove case. H. I. CORTRIUHT, Sheriff, Shariff's office, Milford, Pa. January 7, 1K96. FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, Summary of the Proceedings In tho Sea. ate anil House. WASHWGTOX, Jan. 4. Both branches ot congress were in session yesterday. In the senate Mr. Sherman, in a speech, unfolded at length his plan for the restoration of the gold reserve. There was a spirited de bate on Mr. Elkins' resolution providing that bonds should not be sold at private sale or contract. The resolution was refer red to the nuance committee, and the sen ate adjourned until Tuesday. The house was In session but five minutes, transact log no business, and adjourned until Tuns day. WA8HWGTOJ, Jan. 7. The session of the house of representatives yesterday was exceedingly brief, and no business of spe cial importance was transacted. On Mr. Hitt s motion a resolution was adopted ap pointing Hon. William L. Wilson on the board of regents of the Smithsonian lnstl tntlon. Wabhiitgtok, Jan. 8. Both branches ot congress were in session yesterday. In the senate a free coinage substitute for the bouse bond bill was reported; Mr. Chand ler Introduced a plan for a popular loan Mr. Vest spoke in defense of the adminis tration's financial policy. In the house then was a lively debate over appoint ments of special employees, but no busi ness' of Importance was transacted. Tho Hotel Baltxel Burned. Lyohs, N. Y., Jan. 8. The Hotel Balt- lel, the largest hotel In Wayne county, wai partially destroyed by fire. During th Are Jodie Fitzgerald of Por Byron, the cook, and Lillian Dippy of this place, a dining room girl, Jumped from the third story- window to the ground, a distance of 40 feet. Miss Fitzgerald sustained a bro ken leg, injuries to the chest and head and was also hurt Internally. Miss Dippy was also injured internally, and it is fear ed both will die. Married si Rich Ranchman. Tanrrow, Jan. 8. Anna Elizabeth Donnelly, daughter of Quartermaster Gen eral Donnelly, was married to Honry Rich ard -Kamm, a wealthy ranchowner and business man of Denver. The marriage Was solemnized at Trinity Episcopal church, this city, by the Right Rev. Bish op Scarborough. Dropped Dead In Schenectady. Schehectady, N. Y., Jan. 8. Harry Keeler, aged 86, clerk at the Barhyot House, dropped dead on the street here of heart disease. He was for many years clerk of the Dclevan House, Albany, and also held positions at the Globe hotel, Syr acuse, and Tifft House, Buffulo. Death of John V. Barker. PlTTsriELD, Mass., Jan. 8 John V. Barker, aged 89, father of Judge James H. Barker of the supreme court, Is dead. He was formerly a member of the state legislature. General Markets. Naw Yosa. Jan. T. FUJUR State and western stronger with wheat; city mills pat nta. t3.uuai.le: winter patents, eii.UlU4.il6: elt? saiua clears, t&Krat; winter straight, f&aog a. to. WHEAT No. I red opened easier, bnt turned strong on higher late cablet, ooverin foreign baylnif and Mg clearances; May, aaH'&e7c.; July, Wd. CORN No. firm, with further active cover ing: Mr.3lHJ4 l-le.: Julr, HtMaMHa. OATS No. t quiet, but nrnu May, trees, wane. hai. ziwauno. PORK-Flrm: meet, tuauaia: family, 10& 1U.2D. LARD Dull; prims western, steam, t&TO eaea. BUTTER- Firm: stele dairy, 1SQ210.; stats creamery, lHuao. CHEEaK- Steady: state, large, 7M10c,: mail. TtaaiOHc KUGB-ttleedy: etat and Pennsylvania, 203 aoc.l western, suiroa. BUGAR Raw nruv fair reBninc, tyio-l eea- trifugml. M teat. Hc.: redned quiet; crushed. ftc; powoerea, eVftc TURr-ENTlNK-lflrm at 80Kaic. MOLASSES Steadr: New Orleans. Butane. RICK Steady: domestic Hiic.i Japan. 9H TALLOW Dull: eltv. SV. : eounlrv. Ha. U A V -firm; hipping, tuaeOc.; good to choice "WW, WAR IN TRANSVAAL. DR. JAMESON DEFEATED IN A BATTLE WITH THE BOERS. Tho History of tho III Fated Freeboot- ln Expedition of tho Illrector of the Ilrlll.h Chartered Company Into tho Territory of tho Ronth African Repnblle. Lognow, Jan. 7. Late dispatches from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town give detailed accounts of Dr. Jameson's Invasion of tho Transvaal and the battle with the Boers, In which his force was de feated and captured. The following Is an authentlo statement of the incident: For a long tlmo past the uitlamlors. or foreign residents of the Transvaal, have been repeatedly mmplalnlng of the treat ment they have been subjected to by the Ilocrs. J lie ult landers, thouarh far out numbering the Boers, have been compelled to contribute practically all the revenue of the republic and yet have no representa tion or voire In its government. That it their side of the question. On the other hand, the Boers claim that the very fact that the ultlahders, mainly nngnsnmen, so rnr outnumber them Is the main argument against giving them full representation, for Warn they would soon outvote the Boers and make the re public nothing more or less than a British colony. On this ground the 111 feeling grew nn- tll Intimations were made to Dr. Jameson, administrator of the territory of the Brit ish Chartered company, that the British in the Transvaal were ripe for revolt and that if he would take the Initiative the tiltlanders would rise and support him. Janieson Gets Beady. Dr. Jameson then began prenarnllons for a raid upon Johannesburg, mustering about 700 men and plenty of ammunition, but little food, on the Transvaal border. When the right moment arrived, a letter was sent to him by the tiltlanders of Jo hannesburg, urgently asking him to go to the assistance of his compatriots, who were in danger at the hands of the amused Boers, then riding about the streets and country In a most threatening manner. On Monday, Deo. 80. Dr. Jameson's force crossed the Transvaal border withont the knowledge, however, It would seem, of the tiltlanders of Johannesburg. He cut the telegraph wires behind him, to prevont being ordered back by the British government, it is claimed, and pushed on for Krngersdorn, where he exiieeted to meet re-enforoements of 8,000 ultlnnders. On the following day, Dec. 81, there was Intense excitement at Johannesburg, peo ple hurrying into the town from the mines and suburbs. The central committee of ultlandcr cltl lens constituted themselves a provisional government for the town, and announced that ample provision would be made to defend It against any body of Boers. The provisional government established Itself In the Consolidated Goldflelds build ing, and three maxim rapid fire guns were placed by the citizens in advantageous po sitions about it. The so called "new government" then sent an ultimatum to the government of President Kruger at Pretoria. The latter proposed a conference at Pretoria on the following day, Wednesday, but the com mittee appointed by the new government hesitated to go to Pretoria without a safe conduct. By this time the news that Dr. Jameson bad crossed the border was in Johannes burg, and his arrival at that place was ex- PRESIDENT KRUGER. pec ted hourly. Crowds of people sur rounded the Consolidated Goldflelds building, and the gathering of recruits for the nltlanders' forces was carried on with vigor, but too late, as subsequent events showed. Tho Boers Wer Posted. In the meanwhile' the Boers had not been Idle. They seem to have been fully aware of Dr. Jameson's proposed raids and met the movement by gathering together a force of about 6,000 well armed, well mounted, excellently trained farmer hunts men, whose rifles always speak m deadly earnest. This caused a feeling of alarm among the uitlauders; numbers of people left the town during the night in bands of 60 each, and the hope of raising a force to assist Dr. Jameson began to melt away like snow beneath a warm sun. ' Later the committee of the provisional government sent the following communi cation to Sir Hercules Robinson, the gov ernor of Cape Colony: We have information that a large body of Boers has been commanded to imme diately attack Johannesburg and shoot on sight all who have been concerned In the agitation. Affairs are so critical that we ask you to intervene to protect tne lives or citizens who have long agitated legally their rights." This caused a hurried exchange oi came messages with the home government. Ev erything possible was done to call back Dr. Jameson, but in vain. Eventually, however, the committee of the provisional government of Johannes burg went to Pretoria and had an inter View with President Kruger on Wednesday evening. The president, after listening to the complaints made, promised to re dress their grievances, give the tiltlanders representation in the government of the Transvaal, concluded a throe days' armis tice with the Insurgents, and thus removed any further real cause for raising men to support Dr. Jameson. In the meanwhile the provisional gov ernment retained control ot Johannes burg. The Germans and Americans had during this time joined the national unlun, represented by the provisional gov ernment, and their example was followed by the Afrikanders in general, by the Australians and by the Mercantile associa tion. Kragers Terms. But, while President Kruger agreed to grant the main demands of the committee of the provisional government of the na tional union, he imposed terms upon them which aroused the Indignation of the peo ple of Johannesburg when the delegation returned and reported the result of its mission. In fact, it is claimed that the only thing which prevented a further up rising then wiva the issuing of an Imperial proclamation forbidding all British sub jects to in any way assist Dr. Jameson. General Jubert, while guaranteeing the lafety of Joliannesburg if the town kept luiet, Intimated that he would adopt the Biost severe measures if any further dem-. snatration against the Transvaal govern ment occurred. A meetingnf the Anicrirnnsof the Band was held, anil they telegraphed President Kntgcr that whilo they were greatly In iHV-',"","N VAS-tol DR. C. . JAMESON, sympathy with him, they could not help him unless he granted the reforms clo mnnded by the uitlnnilers. The Rand Germans also held a meeting, pnd sent a deputation to assure President Kruger of their sympathy and loyalty, al though they supportiil the demand for re form in the administration of the Trans vaal. They also enbled to Kmpcror Wil liam, asking him to bring pressure to bear npon Great Britain in order to prevent her from Interfering actively in the affairs of the Tmnsvonl. In spite of the pacific attitude of Presi dent Kruger toward the uitlnnilers, the news that Dr. .Tami-siin was fighting his way toward Johannesburg raised such a storm of indignntion against the luko waminess of tho provisional government of the nntlonnl union that n second repre sentation was sent to President Kruger, demanding that Dr. Jameson's column be allowed to enter and leave Johannesburg nnmolested and also that the government of the Transvaal ngrio to pay n war in demnity for the exn'iises Incurred In the demonstration against the regime of Pres ident Kruger. Nnturnlly this cool request received no attention from the Transvaal government, and the work of suppressing the insurrection wns actively continued. Jameson Was Htubhorn. When Dr. .Tnmesoti's forces were first sighted In the Trnnsvnnl territory, they were met by a messenger from Coiiminnder Marco, who requested them to withdraw. Dr. Jameson replied that he intended pro ceeding with his original plans, which were not hostile to tho peoplo of the Transvaal, milling: "We are here In reply to the Invitation of the principal residents of tho liand, to Assist them In their demand for justice and the ordinary rights of every citizen of civilized states." Fighting between the Boers and the In vaders commenced soon afterward near Krugerdorp, where tho Boers occupied a strong position. The British force whs Actually commnnded by Sir John Wi longhby, assisted by Major Gaold Adams of Mntabcle wnr fame. In addition to tho strong position they oecnpiiKl, the Boers outnumbered the British by at least six to one. But although tho British wero ex hausted by their long night and day march without food, having expected to tie met by the uitlonders in force with all tho supplies necessary, they only suuered a slight reverse, losing nine killed. The Boers, however, also captured 12 prisoners. The British force then moved south ward, with the view of outflanking the Boers, but the latter mossed In great num bers near Vlnkfontein. After moving southward on Wednesday the British had to fight hard nil night, so that when they reached vlitkninteln, which is about six miles from Johannes- burg, on Thursday morning, they were ut terly exhausted, their supply of cartridges wns about gme, and nearly all of them were on tho verge of starvation. In spite of this, Dr. Jameson's freclxxiters fought stubbornly until noon against the force of about 4,800 Boers surrounding them, and then, their ammunition having given out entirely, they were compelled to surrender. About 150 of Dr. Jameson's followers were killed and alsmt 60 were wounded in all. The prisoners captured by tho Boers numbered about 0. Dr. Jameson is to bo tried by court martial and may lie shot or hnnged, al though, having once saved President Kruger's life in his capacity of physician, he may escape with a less severe penalty. Barely Kseaprd With Their Lives. Stamford, Conn., Jan. 8. A house on Norton heights, owned by Charles F Tristam of Nurwalk and occupied by George K. Gorsicve and family of 12, caught fire and was completely destroyed together with the furniture. The fnmily barely escaped with their lives. The flames were discovered coming up through the floor of a bedroom, and the family left the house with hut scant clothing. Mrs. Mac Dnugall, mother of Mrs. Goodeve, had an extremely narrow escaiie. The stairway caught lire, and she made her way to the balcony, from where she was rescued by the use of a long ladder just before the flames attacked that portion of tho house. Loss to the furniture, f 1,000; to house, $6,000; partially insured. Girl Sold For SJOOO. MlDDlKTOWg, N. Y., Jan. 8. Joseph Plero of Goshen, having fallen In love with the daughter of Michael Colander, ought her hand in marriage, although she is only 13 years old. She declined the opportunity, but Plero offered the father liOO for her, and the offer was accepted. The three went to New York on Sunday, expecting to have the ceremony perform ed, but it was prevented by a Gerry agent, The couple have tried since to get married in Goshen, but failed. Klla is a bright little woman and seems to have yielded to her father 8 deal gracefully. snowbound and Starving. Atchisou, Kan., Jun. 8. A letter was received in this city saying that the faint ly of Frank McCain, formerly a merchant here, was snowbound and starving in the mountains 16 miles from n mthnip, wash, The letter was written by the eldest son. who, by great effort, got through the storm. drifts to Winthrnp. McCain hud become Insane, and the family had been living on bacon for some. time. There were seven children in the family. Boeton Man With a Conscience. GOL'VEKXKX'R, N. Y., Jan. 8. County Treasun-r Saokett has received a chock from Boston for $150, together with an explanatory letter, in which the writei said that 13 yet;r ago, in this county, he had killed a deer and one duck out of sea son and had never been discovered in his Infringement of the game laws, but thut bis conscience was uneasy. The amount sent fully covers the lurgcst possible fine which could be imposed and interest. The case is the first on record in the b'.ato. The county treasurer refuses to divulge the name of the conscience stricken man. Confeesed la Prayer Meetlug. Los AKGELks, Jan. 8. At a pruyei meeting at South Pusudeua, Charles Craw ford arose under deep excitement and stat ed he could not hold his secret any longer. He then announced thut he was Albert LV-fleudorfer, son of a wealthy merchant of Huntington, Pa., and a fugitive from justice under sentence for burglary and larceny in Pennsylvania, lie came to this city and gave himself up to the BhurLfT, TJIESHOMIiURGKLINE SIR EDWARD CLARKE INSISTS THAT ENGLAND MUST ARBITRATE. Otherwise She Will Precipitate a War With the t nltcd Mates, In Which fthe Will Be at Fault The Times' Important Concession. Lownow. Jan. 8. Sir Edward Clarke, rpenking at Plymouth, In referring to Ven rzueia. said: "We must not be too Impatient or angry with the Monroe doctrine. If we refused to arbitrate qjtcept outside the Shomburgk line, we should have war with the United States, and a war in whloh we should not be right. Each side must yield to some extent. We must ignore the American commission, but to say that a line fixed In 1810 Is unnlterable Is to adopt as un reasonable an attitude as the United States adopted In President Cleveland's mes sage." He hoped, he said, that the government would resume negotiations with Venezuela direct, and that some mediator would tie found whose judgment could be accepted with honor by both countries. In that case, he continued, we might be called npon to bear taunts both here and In America, It would not be pleasant to hear that we had yielded after President Cleveland's message, but he did not believe In a bas tard honor, which feared to do justice be cause justice had twen demanded with In sult or menace. It was our business espe cially to face the fearful calamity of war with America, to make up our minds to what was right and to do the right calmly and quiey regardless of taunt, content mar, we nau neipca to preserve peace ny he only conduct worthy of a great nation. The close of Sir Edward Clarke s re marks was greeted with cheers. Arbitration or War. The Chronicle's Washington correspond ent cables as follows: "I once more re peat my solemn ronvlction that the over whelming majority of the American peo ple will support their government In war on liehnlf of the principle of arbitration where American interesta are believed to be involved. At the same time I positively reassert that the president and the cabinet earnestly deslro an nmicnblo settlement, and Individual members of the adminis tration confess that they fail to compre hend the reasons for England's attitude of mere blunt refusal. In all the govern ment departments here the situation Is re garded as very serious, despite every effort mailo on behalf of pea. ' Commenting on the dispatch, The Chronicle said today: "The vital and ab sorbing feature of the controversy Is that America desires arbitration, nnd we can not refuse the request. It Is slowly, we hope surely, entering the minds of our statesmen that in order todo justice to the American case we must look at the Mon roe doctrine from the American point of view. Herein the hair splitting of Ingen ious lawvers and academic essavists helps very little. We hovo to toko Into account a deep rooted national sentiment which has a way of getting itself recognized in policy and in action without the sanction of theoretical rules. Some Notable Admissions. "Lord Salisbury may urge this, that the Ameriron doctrine is not incorporated in the eisie of international law. The Ameri can answer is that what wo call Interna tional low is merely the customs observed by European states In their relations with each other which have been determined by tho dominant powers. England has been foremost, as a maker of International law. It requires no exceptional gift of per ception to see that the United States aspire to the same leading role In politics on the American continent. 'England filled Europe with glory and was herself a benefit to mankind in the perils! of the Napoleonlo wars. The inter national law which is to govern the Amer ican continent is in progress of formation. and we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that since the United States are the domi nant power on that continent they will not fail to exercise that paramount in flnence which is Incidental to the position. The Thill's has a long article nn the Monroe doctrino and the Venezuela bound arv line. It mokes on important conces sion when it descrilx-s the Shomburgk line as having no particular sanctity and as useful mainly for marking off the prac tically settled from the unoccupied dis tricts. By suggesting that It ought not to be difficult to determine and exclude the districts actually occupied on either side It opens the way for arbitration of the boundaries of the unsettled districts as a whole, without dealing with the Shorn burgk line at all. The precise method pro posed by The Times Is not important what is significant is its concession that tho Shomburgk lino, which was Lord Salisbury's Irreducible minimum, lacks the sanctity of a fixed frontier of the Brit ish empire. That was the line which Lord Salisbury said could not be discussed, yet the leading English journal deals with It as though it were a convenient goograph leal expression, and argues that arbitra tion could be arranged without reference to It. Admiral Bonce's Squadron, Wahhingtoh, Jan. 8, The continued reports of the assembling of a large United States licet in Turkish waters is discredit. ed by those in a position to know at the navy department. It is pointed out that the llix-t already there Is ample to give any moral effect to such urgent demands on Turkey as this government might deter mine upon. This Meet la said to equal that of any of the European powers, ulthough heir interests In Turkey are far more Im portant than those of the United States. Admiral Bunco's squadron lies off Hamp ton Koails apparently awaiting orders. was thought repairs to tho Maine might occasion some delay In case of a move ment, but the admiral telegraphs that these ri'juurH can proceed at sea. Death of a Noted Character. KAKBA8 CITY, Jun. 8. Charles C. Bus sett, known to the sjiorting fraternity all over the country, a prominent figure in the frontier days of Kansas, is dead at Hut Springs, Ark. Bussctt was onoe a side purtner of But MuNterson and other noted characters and mode a record for bravery in Dodgo City, Kuu., shortly after the war, when he nnd.Mustertton cleared the olty of a gaug of oiitluws, who up to that time bad run the town as they pleased. It said that, like MustcrHiin, Basautt had sev eral notches on his revolver, each of which stood fur a human life. When a mere boy Busctt enlisted In the Union army at Philadelphia. He was born in New Bed ford, Muks. , 49 years ago. Horses Perleh In Flames. , Bhibtoi, Vt, Jun. 8. Firo destroyed the ('oiiiiiiercliil House, born, with nine horses, one cow, throe hogs, wagon, t ear- riages and other coutenta, and the house and blacksmith shop of F. breenough. The losses alB 8,0U0, with (3,200 Insur ance. Fatally Knot at a Wedding. WATERHUBY, Conn., Jun. 8. Joseph Duluiksie was fatally shot at a wedding lu the Polish church cere by Finan Juzl nio. Tho latter escaped. The two quar reled over family a Hairs. United Hta.Ua Vloo Consul Dead. . , f 11 .. 13 U.iu.n vicA JZrtvZvrt rWher. lurfTli VENEZUELA COMMISSION. Two F.mlnent Jurists, Two Prominent F.d cetors and a Distinguished Attorney. Washisotow, Jnn. J. President Cleve land announced the appointment of the Venezuelan boundary commission as fol lows! David 3. Brewer of Kansas, Justice of the United States supreme court: Richard II. Alvey of Maryland, chief justice of the tourt of appeals of the District of Colum bia; Andrew D. White of New York, Fred nic R. Coudert of New York and Daniel fiilmon of Maryland. The commission Is regarded as a very satisfactory one, and Ita opinions and con clusions will be received by the American public with that confidence which the standing of the members of the eommls ilon in the public eye Inspires. David .loslah Brewer was born In SmvT- na, Asia Minor, June 20, 1837. He Is the nn of the Kev. Josinh Brewer and Emilia A. Field, sister of David Dudley, Cyrus W. and Justice Stephen J. Field. His fa ther was an early missionary to Turkey. He was educated at. Yale college, studied law at the Albany Law school and went to Kansas in 1859, where he successfully prac ticed his profession until 188H, when he was appolntiMl associate justice of the su premo court to succeed Justice Stanley Matthews. Andrew Dickson White, LL. D.. was born at. Homer, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1833. He was graduated from Yale college, being a member of what has since becomo known as "the fnmousclossof 1853." He was the first president of Cornell university, which position he held for many years, and Is perhaps most widely known on account of his connection with that itrstltntion. Ho was United States minister to Germany during President Hayes' administration and minister to Russia under President Harrison's administration. Frederic Keno Coudert Is a native of Kow York. He was born In 1832 and edu cated at Columbia college. He was admit ted to the Imr in 1853 and soon afterward, with his brothers, Louis Iieoncoand Charles Coudert, Jr., formed the firm of Coudert V DAKIEk C GILMAV. RICHARD H. ALVEY. FKKI1KHI0 R. COUDERT: DAVID C. BREWER. ANDREW D. WHITE. Bros. , one of the oldest and most success ful In New York. Mr. Coudert did excel lent service as a delegate to represent the Interests of American commerce in the In ternational congress on the law ot nations in Antwerp in 1887 and, recently added fresh luster to his fame by his masterly presentation of the case of the- United States before the foreign committee In Paris in the Bering sea controversy. Judge Richard Henry Alvey is a native of St. Mary's county, Md. , and removed to Hngerstown, when, a young man, he was . admitted to the bar. He attained promi nence both as a lawyer and Jurist in his ; native state. At the time of ills appoint- . ment he was serving as chief justice of the federal court of appeals in the District of ' Columbia. Daniel Colt Gilman is president of Johns -. Hopkins university and is well known as : an authority on international lnw. He . was at one time presidont of the Universi ty of California and was later called to , take up the work of the organization of the university of which he is now at the , head. He Is the author of a life of Prest-. dent Monroe. GOT MARRIED ON CREDIT. Lack of Money Was No Impediment to tho Student and His Bride. The city registrar's office in the old" courthouse is the scene of one or two . marriages daily, and amusing incidents . frequently occur. Perhaps the mrat pe culiar case that has come up recently, . an account of which was related to a - reporter a few days ago, is tbot of a , Hurvurd student who was. in. love and i without fnnds. The love oonqnered his -. pride, and be concluded' to investigate -the matter with a view ef getting mar-. tied on trust. He made bis appearance, at the desk in the registrar'' office and inquired if that was the place where be could procure a marriage certificate and also get married. He was informed that it was, and a blank application was handed to him, wbioh he proceeded to fill out. ..... .. After this proceeding was gone through .ith be looked np, and, in-a hesitating manner, asked the clerk if he could bave a few momenta' private conversa tion with him. He was taken into the anteroom, and this la -the tale he un folded : Be said tbat he wae deeply in lovo with a young lady, and that she was also vrry much in love with him. Bnt ber parents bad serious objections to the match and did. all that was in their power to break it off. They bad closed their doors on him ; bnt, notwith standing this, he succeeded in arranging meetings with his heart's choice, and during one of these be proposed- mar riage to ber and waa accepted, be argu ing that if tbey were, joined in.-tbholy bonds of matrimony nothing, not eveit ber stern parents, could, separate. (hem. They bad arranged the detaihi an con cluded that the only thing to be, dona waa to get married in secret and then separate until he should graduate .from hia college. She,, of oourse, won)d go back to her home and live with, her parents as if nothing out of the general run ot events had happened. But the, young man,. being without funds, waa in a dilemma, and the worst of it was he could not see hia way clear to procure the necessary amount to pay for the certificate and ceremony. Hia home was in a western state, and he re oeived an allowance from, tils father only once in six months,' It was hot due fur nearly two months. Be concluded tbat his only course waa to 'try the method referred to above. The clerk,' being a kind hearted man, told the youth that he would perforin tKe ceremony and trust him for the pay, provided the lady in question waa of age. ' The But day the couple put In an appearanoe and were married. Upon the arrival of the next allowance frean bit parent the youth walked into tiief otfioe one day, I himeelf knowa and presented th. 1 olerk 10 bilU Boston Herald.
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