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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-04
VENEZUELA.
The Question is Early Brought Up
in the Present Congress.

The Question is Early Brought Up
in the Present Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The first
movement in congress upon the Ven
ezuelan boundary dispute came To-Day
in the form OF a resolution introduced
in the house by Representative Living
stone, of Georgia, whose name has
been somewhat identified with the
question by reason of his resolution
recommending arbitration, which Was
adopted by the last congress, and his
recent visit to Venezuela.
The resolution recites that by "a res
olution of the last congress it was rec
commended that the boundary dispute
De submitted to arbitration; that the
action was brought to the attention of
her Britannia Majesty's government
by the president, courteously and with
kindly intent, and declares that her
majeSty'S government has failed to
give the prompt consideration TO the
important request contained in that
joint resolution, or to answer the same
in any manner, such as was due and
becoming to the dignity of the United
States as great nation. and to the
friendly relations existing between the
two governments"
The resolution also reciteS that after
this communication the colonial sec
rotary instructed the government of
British Guiana to take forcible pos
session of certain territory of Venezue-
la involved in the dispute, IAN act
which has been officially declared to
be the manifestation of an unfriendly
disposition toward the United States
In conclusion it provides for a joint
committee of two senators and three
members to Investigate the facts and
recommend proper action to congress
to vindicate and preserve the dignity
and rights of the United States in the
premises.
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ents in the ports and territory of the

ents in the ports and territory of the
United States.
1.-THE congress of the United States
protests and demonstrates against the
barbarouS manner in which the war
in Cuba has been coDducted, ana the
president is hereby authorized to take
such steps as may be eXpedient III -hS
Judgment to secure an observance o.
the laws of war as recognized by CIV
ilized nations"
Call (Dem.), of Florida. introduced
resolution directing that Cuban m
surgents be accorded belligerent rights.
There was ripple of laughter as
Mr.. Stewart, Pop), OF Nevada, r.
introduced his time-honored bill Tor the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
Mr.. Call, (Dem.), of Florida, gave
notice that he would call up his CUBAN
resolution tomorrow
Mr.. Cullom, (Rep.). of Illinois, nitro
duced resolution on the Monroe doc-
trine. similar to that presented by MI;
Lodge He gave notice that he wpulo
call up the resolution as soon as per
missable for the purpose of addressing
the Senate thereon.
Among a large number of bills of
fAred by Mr.. PETER, (Pop.), or KAN
sas. were those limiting the presidents
term to six years without reelection,
repeating all laws permitting the issu-
ance of bonds, and the limitation or
the power of injunction.
Mr. Allen, CPop), of Nebraska. st
fered a concurrent resolution for the
immediate recognition of Cuban insuT-
gents, the annexation of all islands
proximate to the United states, the
uphol6ing of the Monroe doctrine and
a firmer foreign policy respecting the
protection of American citizens abroad.
! Mr. Allen wished to make ten min
ute speech on the passage of the reso-
luton, but it went over with the others
without debate.
Mr.. Squire, (Rep). of Washington
introduced a silver coinage bill. which
he stated sought to be a fair solu-
ton of the present coinage problem.
| Mr. Morgan. Dem.), of Alabama,
gave notice that on next Monday ne
would address the Senate on the Brit
ish claims for Bering sea seizures. In
this connection he offered resolution
for an investigation and report on the
subject by the Senate committee on
| foreign relations.
| At 2:50 p. m, on motion OF ME-
Faulkner, (Dem.). of West Virginia
the Senate went into executive session
and at 8 o'clock adjourned until to-
morrow
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DURRANT'S DEFENSE.
AFFIDAvITs AND ARGUMENTS AT
AN END.
Court VIII Pass Upon the Motion
For n New Trial on Friday Next
1t is Believed n DENIAL Will Be
the Result.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-Theodore
.Durrants affidavits and motion for a
new trial proceeded to their close today.
In his argument General Dickinson.
counsel for the prisoner, commended that
the CONT had erred in not granting
Durrant a change of venue; in permit
ting the district attorney in his ad-
dless to the jury to score the defend
ant; in permitting the newspapers to
publish the daily testimony in the CASE
when witnesses had been excluded
from the court room; in admitting GER
tain jurors and not excluding others
from the jury box, and in not compell-
ing Miss Cunningham, a reporter. to
reveal the source of her information re-
garding the testimony to be given by
Mrs Leak, who said that she saw Dur
rant and Blanche Lamont entering
Emanuel church on the day the latter
disappeared.
In reply, District Attorney Barnes
submitted a brief. citing authorities
without argument. The court an
nounced that he would pass upon the
motion for new trial on Friday L:
Is considered certain that the motion
will be denied and that sentence will
then be pronounced upon Durrant,
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Received by the SoIons With But
Little Demonstration.

and undertakings. there have occurred
IN widely separated provinces of China
serious outbreaks of the old fanatical
spirit against foreigners, which if un
checked by the local authorities, if not
actually connived at by them, have cul-
minated in mob attacks on foreign
missionary stations, causing much de-
struction of property, and attended
with personal injuries as well as loss
of life.
AMERICAN MISSIONS.
Although but one American citizen
was reported to have been actually
wounded, and although the destruction
of property may have fallen more hea-
vily' upon the missionaries of other
nationalities than our own, it plainly
behooves this government to take the
most prompt and decided action to
guard against similar or perhaps more
dreadful calamities Detailing the hum
dreds of American mission stations
which have grown up throughout the
interior of China, under the temperate
rule Of liberation, custom and Imperial
edict The demands of the United
States and other powers for the deg
radiation and punishment of the re-
sponsible officials of the respective
cities and provinces who, by neglect or
and for the adoption of &ern measures
by the emperor's government for the
protection of the life and property Of
foreigners, were followed by the dis
grace and dismissal of certain provin-
cial officials found derelict in duty and
the punishment by, death of a number
of those adjudged guilty OF partlclpa-
ton in the outrages.
| SPECIAL AMERICAN COMMISSION.
This government insisted that special
American commission should visit the
province where the first disturbances
! occurred for the purpose of investiga-
ton. This latter commission, formed
after much opposition, has gone over
| land from Tietien, accompanied by a
suitable Chinese escort, and by its
demonstration of the readiness and
ability of our government to protect
| its citizens will act, it. is believed, as
a most influential deterrent of any
similar outbreaks. The energetic steps
we have thus taken are all the more
| likely to result in future safety to our
citizens in China, because the imperial
/ government is, l am persuaded, en-
tirely convinced that we desire only
the liberty and protection of our own
citizens and redress for any wrongs
they may have suffered, and that we
have no Interior designs or objects,
political or otherwise.
China will not forget either our
kindly services TO her citizens during
the late war, or the further fact, that.
while furnishing all the facilities at
our command to further the negotia-
ton for peace between her and Japan,
we sought no advantage and inter
posed no counsel.
The governments of both China and
lie, keax IN al Il &aNs
1 transmitted through their respective
! diplomatic representatives, expressed
/ in a most pleasing manner their CRATE
full appreciation of our assistance to
/ their citizens during the unhappy
struggle and of the value of our aid
| in paving the way to their resumption
of peaceful relations
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Hawaiian Affairs.

Early in January last an uprising
against the government of Hawaii was
promptly suppressed. Martial law was
forthwith proclaimed and numerous
arrests were made of persons suspect
ed of being in sympathy with the
Royalist party. Among those were
several citizens of the United States,
who were either convicted by a mill
tary court and sentenced to death, i'm
prisonment or fine or We're deported
without trial. The United States,
while denying protection to such as
had taken the Hawaiian oath of al
legiance, insisted that martial law,
though altering the forms of justice,
could not supercede justice itself, and
demanded a stay of execution until The
proceedings had been submitted to this
government and knowledge obtained
therefrom that our citizens had re-
ceived fair trial. The death sentences
were subsequently commuted or were
RENTED on condition of leaving the
islands.
CASES OF CERTAIN AMERICANS.
The cases of certain Americans ar
rested and expelled by arbitrary order
without formal charge or trial, have
had attention and in some instances
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MINISTER MURDERED.
Results Of an Old Feud in Old Ala
bama.

Dama.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Dec. "a special to
the Republic from Monte Vallejo. Ala.
says:
An old dispute which has existed for
some time between Rev. N. T. Lucas,
q prominent Baptist minister resid-
ing here, and the Seals Brothers, young
farmers, resulted in Lucas death to-
day. The Seals owned part of the land
that Lucas occupied and they and
their friends endeavored several times
to dispossess the minister of it by
driving him and his family away. The
latter refused to relinquish his claim
or leave.
Today Lucas son and Seals quar-.
relied and young Seals fired several
shots at young Lucas. The father of
the latter. hearing the shooting. ran
to his sons aid, when William Seals.
the elder brother, poured the contents
of a double barreled shot gun into
the minister's back, producing a
wound which caused death few hours
later. The Seals brothers have not yet
been arrested.
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chinese-Japaness War.

The close of the momentous struggle
between China and Japan, while re-
aieving the diplomatic agents of this
government from the delicate duty
they undertook at the request of both
countries Of rendering such service to
the subjects of either be1ligerent with
In the territorial limits of the other as
our neutral position permitted. devel-
oped a domestic condition in the Chi
nese empire which has caused much
anxiety and called for prompt and
careful attention. Either as a result
of wax control by the central gov
ernmeut over the provincial admins
trations. f~gnwing dimunition of ira
ditso9a1 10Y ,s,mental authority under
the s9rsss of sn overwhelming national
zisasfer, or as a manifestation upon
rood opportunity II the aversion of the
Ehin$e population 70 ali foreign ways
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FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Relations with Argentina.

BY mandatory tariff legislation in
January last, the Argentine republic,
recognizing the value of the large
market opened to the free importa-
ton of its WOODS under our last thrift
act, lsas admitted certain products of
the United States to entry at reduced
duties. It is pleasing to note that the
efforts we have made to enlarge the
exchanges of trade on sound basis
of mutual benefit, are in this instance
2rtciated by the country from which
olrSyE oolen factories drew their need
fni IMPLY of raw material.
ARGENTINE BRAZIL BOUNDARY
DISPUTE.
The missions boundary dispute be-
tween the Argentine republic and
Brazil referred to the President of the
United States as arbitrator during the
term OF my predecessor and which was
submitted TO me for determination. re-
suited in an award in favor of Brazil
upon the historical and documentary
evidence presented. thus ending a
lorg proracted controversy and again
demonsr 'ating the wisdom and de-
STABILITY of settling international
boundary disputes by recourse to
1riecdly arbitration.
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MONROE DOCTRINE.
senator Lodge Anxious That II be
Lived Up To.


WASHINGTON Dec. 3.-Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts,, today intro
duced the following resolution relatlVe
to the Monroe doctrine:
.eResoIved. That the Congress OF the
United States deem it proper 10 assel !,
as a principle in which the rights ana
interests of the United States are IN
volved, that the American continents,
nv the free and independent condltloh
which they have assumed and mann
tanned. are henceforth MOTTO be consla-
cred as subjects for future colonial
ton by any European powers.
Resolved, That we should consider
any attempt on their part to extend
their system to any portion OF TINS
hemisphere as dangerous to our peace
and safety. With the existing colonies
or dependencies of any European
mower. we have not interfered and
Shall not interfere; but with govern
ments who have declared their indie
pendence and maintained t.and whose
independence we have on great consid-
Grafton, and on just principles, ac-
knowledged, we could not view any
interposition for the purpose of op-
pressing them or controlling in any
other manner their destiny by any Eu-
ropean power, in any other light than
as a manifestation OF an untrlendly
disposition towards the United States.
Resolved, That in accordance with
the doctrine laid down by President
Monroe, as stated in the preceding
resolutions. the United States declares
that it proposes to maintain the prin-
ciples embodied in that doctrine, and
will regard any infringement of it, or
any attempt on the part of any Euro
pean power to take or acquire new
territory on the American continent,
whether under pretence of boundary
disputes or otherwise. as an act of hos
tility to the United States.
Resolved, That the president be re-
quested to communicate these resolu-
tons to the governments of all nations
with whom we have relations of amity
and commerce"
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HIS FINANCIAL VIEWS.
They Are More Pronounced
Than Ever Before

Financial Affairs and Foreign Pol
icy the Only Matters TO Which He
Pays More Than Passing Atten-
ton, Directing Attention Merely
to the Reports Made by the Heads
OH the Various Departments
which He Desires Should BE
Closely and Critically scrutinized-
He Presses the Recommendation
Made Upon the Respectful Atten-
sion of the Nations Lawmakers
win Cooperate With Congress,
However,, in Any Measure Prom
Using Relief from the Present
Financial HIS.
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Cl.iIean claim. comwi..,,,

Negotiations are progressing for a
revival of the United States and
Cnilean claims commission whose work
was abruptly terminated last year by
the expiration of the stipulated time
within which ends could be made
The resumption OF specie payments nv
Chile is a step OF grear Interest ana
Importance both IN its direct conse-
quences upon her own welfare and as
evincing the ascendency of sound fin
ancial principle in one of the most in
1iuential Of the South American repub-
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AS VIEWED TN
FOREIGN LANDS
English Press Not at All
Pleased With Cleve-
lands Message.
CRUDE AND INDISCREET.
Graphic Criticizes References to
Cuba and Venezuela.

The Times Thinks President CIeve-
land Has Drawn "a Startling
BY the Vicious Currency System,
and Believes the Ideas Enunciat-
ed Are o. E.-DaiIy News and the
Monroe Doctrine-Pay Your Money
and Take Your Choice.
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THE HOUSE.
Session Was Very Bricf-MessnSe
Received Little Attention

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The session
of the House today was very brief and
was consumed entirely by the reading
of the presidents message. 1t was
listened to with fair attention. but the
features of the document received no
sign, either of approval or disapproVal'
from the members until the conclusion
of the reading, when several Demo
Gratis created a. slight demonstration
when II was finished the House imme-
diately adjourned until Friday.
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PRAYERS FOX BOB.
IngersoI Has Not Yet Felt Any Eff
feet of When.


feet of "hem.
MINNEAPOLIS, Min, Dec. 3.-Colo-
mel Robert G.. Ingersoll lectured this
evening at Ottumwa, Iowa. The colonel
was interviewed on the 5000 prayers
offered for him on Thanksgiving day.
sis not visibly disturbed by the pray
ers which the Christian Endeavorers of
the nation are causing to be made for
his salvation. When asked if he be-
heved in the efficacy of these petitions,
he said:
oh we will have to wait and see
what will be done. 1 suppose that God
is busy yet with the peoples prayers
of thanksgiving of last year, and has
not got around to that yet. We will
have to wait and see what will be done.
If these prayers are effective, then the
Endeavorers ought to go after Grover
Cleveland His message reads like he
needed it."
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THE ORIGINAL GEORGE.

LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 3-Lewis
George Clarke, the S4-year-old mulatto
who was the original of Mrs. Stoves
George Harris in Uncle Toms
Cabin" has been sent to the infirmaTy-
He has been failing rapidly during the
past few weeks and is not likely to
live long.
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REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
General orders Amendatory of Those
Now in Force.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The secretary
of the treasury has issued a series of gen
eral orders for the government of the
revenue cutter service amendatory of
those now in force. Under the new orders
commanding officers are required to re-
port quarterly TO the secretary upon the
fitness of officers under their command.
When the report is unfavorable to any
subordinate, the commanding officer is
required to furnish him copy of it with
his remarks thereon and the subordinate
make his reply. which shall be sent to
the secretary with the report. The new
orders prescribe practically the same
ceremonial at morning and sunset
colors" as are observed on naval vessels.
Hitherto the setting of colors on the rev
erue cutter service has not been attended
with any ceremonial whatever.
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SENATE MAKES
4 GOOD START
That Dignified Body at Once
Plunges Into Business
of Importance.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE UP.
Cuban Rebellion Also Claims
Attention,

OIney as Secretary of State and
Harmon as Attorney General
Confirned-CuIlom Gets in Res
olution on the DeplorabIe Condi-
ton of MISREPRESENTATION of the
Idaho Legislature Pushed in BY
Dubois-Stewart Introduces His
Time-Honored Silver BilI-Squire
Thinks Heu Has a Fair Solution.
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Relations with France.

The customary cordial relations be-
tween this country and France have
been undisturbed. with the exception
that a full explanation of the treat
merit of John l.. Waller by the expe-
dictionary military authorities of
France still remains to be given. Mr..
Waller formerly United States consul
ait Tamatave, remained in Madagascar,
his term OF office expired, and was ap-
parently successful in procuring
business concessions from the Ho-
vas of greater or less value.
ARREST OF WALLER.
After the occupation of Tamatave.
and the declaration of martial law by
the French, ne was arrested upon vari-
Gus charges, among them that of COM
municating military information to the
enemies of France, was tried and con-
victed by a military tribunal, and
sentenced to thirty years imprison-
ment. Following the course justified
by abundant precedents, this govern
nfent requested from that of France
the record of the proceedings of the
, French tribunal which resulted in Mr..
Walters condemnation. This request
has been complied with to the extent
of supplying a copy of the official re-
cord from which appear the constitu-
ton and organization of the court, the
charges as formulated and the general
course and result of the trial and by
which it is shown that the accused
was tried in open court and was de-
Tended by counsel. But the evidence
adduced in support of the charges,
which was not received by the French
minister for foreign affairs till the first
week in October, has thus far been
withheld, the French government TAX
ing the ground that its production in
response to our demand would estab-
lsh a bad precedent.
EUSTIS' EFFORT UNRELAXED.
The efforts of our ambassador to
procure it, however, though impeded
by recent changes in the French minis
try. have not been relaxed, and it is
confidently expected that some salts
factory solution of the matter will
shortly be reached Meanwhile it APP
pears that Mr.. Walters confinement
has every alienation which the state
of his health and all the other circum-
stances of the case demand or permit
PERMANENT TREATY OF ARB
TRATIoN.
In agreeable contrast to the differ
ence above noted respecting a matter
of common concern where nothing is
sought except such a mutually salts
factory outcome as the true merits OF
the case require, is the recent resolu-
ton of the French chambers favoring
the conclusion of a permanent treaty
of arbitration between the two coun-
tries.
PARIS EXPOSITION, 1900.
An invitation has been extended by
France TO the government and people
of the United States to participate in
a great international exposition at
Paris in 1900 as a suitable commemora-
ton of the close of this, the worlds
marvellous century of progress |
heartily recommend its acceptance, to-
gether with such legislation as will
adequately provide for a due represen-
tation of this government and its peo-
pie on the occasion.
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The Main Interest.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Both curl
osity and interest were manifested by
the members of the House in the presi-
dents message. Members expressed
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Relations with GERMANY.

Our relations with the states of the
German empire are, in some aspects,
typical of condition of things else
where found in countries whose pro-
auctions ard trade are similar to our
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COMPLETE CONFESSION.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. s.-John
Stone, one of the gang of crooks now in
Jail, awaiting transportation to the peni-
Tertiary for ten years, has. made a COM
plete confession. He says his first crime
was a. bank robbery in Pueblo, Colo
and later tackled stage robbery with the
Dalton gang. He was a member of a
gang that killed a western man in Buffalo
and secured $1,000
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Relations with Great Britain.

Our relations with Great Britain, al
ways intimate and important, have
demanded during the past year even
a greater share of consideration than
is usual. Several vexatious questions
were left undetermined by the decision
of the Boring sea arbitration tribunal.
The application of the principles laid
down by that august body has not
been followed by the results they were
intended to accomplish. either because
the principles themselves lacked in
breadth and definiteness or because
their execution has been more or less
irnnerfect
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