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PASSED THE SENATE.
House Venezuelan Measure Is Adopted
without Amendment.

House Venezuelan Measure Is Adopted
without Amendment.
Washington, Dec. 21.-The proceed
iugs in the senate Friday were opened
by n prayer by it's blind chaplain, in
voking the Christmas influence of
"peace on EARTH and Good Will to Men,.
and asking that the two greatest ma
tons of the earh of one language, one
faith, one baptism and one Lord, should
not be embroiled in war. 1t was de-
livered with such feeling, earnestness
and eloquence that it was ordered to be
printed in the record. A very unusual
privilege to be accorded to q chaplain's
opening prayer. &a
The day, however. did not respond to
that peaceful opening; and when the
llouf of adjournment came the senate
had passed, without amendment and
without 'singlei negative VOTE
the house bill appropriating $780,;
600 for a n commission u to re-.
port to the president on the true di-5
visional line between the republic Of
Venezuela and British Guiana. :.zr ~ n
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SIX PERSONS o DROWNED.
Skin Collldos with = Treo and L split
- = Wide Omen. y 4 :, :.

Skin collides with : Tree and e splis
F.. Wide Open. T.; i 4, - I.
St. Louis, Dec. 21.-Cuivre, river is
very high, all over the bottom from the
bluff to bluff, and is up to the houses
on the prairie bottom east of Old Mon
roe. John Hoffman, who lives on a high
place on the Cuivre river, went inshis
skin to August Longneclser's and found.
the water up to the floor, and persuaded
the family to go with him in the skiff
to his house. They all started-John
Hoffman, August Longneclzer, Henry
Longnccker, Thomas Caldwell, William
Meadows and wife and stepson of
James Blankingship named Martin.
The current was strong, and it seems
that the ski}f struck a. tree ind split
wide open. Those in the boat were
drowned, except Thomas Callwell, who
chung to tree from about nine in the
morning until five o'clock Friday even
ing, when he was rescued. None of the
bodies has yet been recovered.
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AMERICAN COMMERCE.
The Centennial Of Its Liberty IL OBJ
served In New York. ~ s4

Tho. Centennial of Its Liberty Is OBJ
served In New York. z-ssg
New York, Dec. 21.-American COM
merce celebrated the centennial of it's
liberty Thursday night by ban4uet
at Delmonico's. Thursday night was
chosen for the banquet because it
marked the l0oth5 anniversary Of the
full approval by the president and sem
ate of the treaty negotiated with Great
Britain by John jay, then chief JUS
tice OF the young republic of the United
States. The feast also inaugurated tho
annual observance of December 10 as
Commercial Day" by all organized
commercial bodies of the country. and
it was held under the auspices of the
editors of and contributors to the re-
Gently completed history entitled '.One
Hundred Years OF American Com:
merce." ~. #S
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THE FLOOD.
Much Damage Results I'm the valley Of
the Desplaln0s.

Much Damage HoS0AtS An t0S vSAA0y -
s'... the Desplaines. .$ Y tt
Chicago, Dec. 21.-' The deluge in Chi.
capo and it's suburbs abated Friday
afternoon, after four days Of incessant
rain, leaving scene Of watery waste
varying in depth from q few inches to
several feet. Much business and resi-
dence propertywer damaged or washed
away and the overflow Of the Desplaines
river and Illinois & Michigan canal re-
suited in the pollution Of the city's lake
water supply as well as the flooding Of
the canal towns with sewage water
from Chicago. The big drainage chan-
mel presented a desolate appearance
and work of every kind had to be al,an-
doned. except for pumps keeping the
water from rising. In some sections
water was six feet and mules were inn
prisoned up to their neclss. The banks J
of one section were washed away and
the torrents poured into the channel.
South of Lamont on the old canal the
flood washed away the Santa Fe tracks
and trains were run over the Alton road
from Joliet. 80 u y
Alton, Ill.,, Dec. 21.-The Mississippi
= =
river broke all records here, rising ~
feet in as many hours. Hundreds Of
families on the lowlands were driven,
from house and home. Much dam
age has been done to property by the
flood.
La Porte, Ind, Dec. 21.-A dispatch
says that the Kankakee river, which
has been rising rapidly since Monday
night, is flooding the lowlands, driving
people along the river from their
homes. This is the region which was
swept by fire in November when wall
of flame swept everything in it's path.
causing damage estimated at 500, 1000.
The same stricken people are now sur
fering from the deluge. Rain, has
fallen steadily for five days and nights.
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WANTS MORE BLOOD.
'ultan Orders the Killing of All Armeni-
in Zo1fnun So. EE9ei

sultan Orders the Killing Of All Armeni-
ans In ZeitOun. ESs
: Constantinople, Dec. 21.-The porte
has ordered Mustapha Remzi Pasha to
attack to-day with 10000 troops and
two batteries the city of Zeitoun and to
lombard and destroy it and to mas
sacre the $4,000 Armenians in the city.
This order is probably caused by the
dispatch received from Zeitoun that the
Armenians there OH Sunday last mas
sacred all the Turkish soldiers inn
prisoned in the town. This probably
refers to the 400 Turkish troops who
we're captured by the Zeitounlis when
the uprising first occurred, 7
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LIFE or A, MONSTER.
Harry Hayward Confesses to -Four MuE-
ders Besldes Miss Glng'A tE'"

doxs Besides Miss Glng'e t"|.
. Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 20.--Harry
Hayward's ante-mortem statement,
dictated the night before his execu-
ton, has been given to the public.
Hayward said that he never got into
trouble until he began to gamble.
After describing his early life and
how he became interested in gambling
and travelled all over the country, he
tells how he killed a Chinaman in New
York with whom he was playing cards
and whom he caught cheating, and
how he disposed of the body. He then
described his murder of a woman at
Pasadena, CAL, who had $500, which
money he succeeded in getting hold of.
At Ell Paso Del Norte he killed a young
Mexican. The wound was not serious,
but blood poisoning afterward set in,
from which the man died. Once, when
tending bar in Long Branch, he killed
consunptive man who had money
and wanted to die.
The alleged confession then takes up
the Cling murder at some length. He
secured from her $4,000 in all. She was
q good business woman, but not we'll
educated, and he won her confidence
partly by "playing the noble act" and
partly by mystery.
When he had determined upon kill
ing her he told story about having
SEQ, 900 worth of diamonds in pawn in
New York. She was to take out the
SIC, 900 insurance in his favor, give him
notes to make an insurable interest and
receive the diamonds and $1,000 in
money. This money he pretended to
pay her, but $4,000 was counterfeit,
and after it had been put in an envelope
he changed the envelopes and gave her
one containing only paper.
He claimed to huve hypnotized Blixt
and to have got the janitor completely
in his power. The first ride with Miss
Cling was just to get things ready. He
had told her green-goods-gang story,
with good deal of mystery about 1t,
" hich she believed.
The second time he had taken the ''T'
rail with him, intending to kill her and
then have it appear as if there had been
an accident and she had fallen against
curbstone. But he found no good
place, and so the third time he had
Elixt come. He told her Blixt was one
of the gang. Blixt carried out the in
structions to the letter, and the story
he told on the stand was in the main
true, though little mixed on time.
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Not . Trust.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec. 2o.-The manu-
facturers of plumbers brass goods Of
the country formed national organi-
zation in Pittsburgh Thursday. The
is not called trust by
the persons present, who state that the
consolidation of interests is for mutual
benefit only. There was large attend
ance
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Can Mako the Armor.

Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-Judge Dullas
filed an opinion in the United States
circuit court Thursday refusing the ap-
plication made by the Harvey Steel
company for preliminary injunction
to restrain the Bethlehem Iron COM
pany, of Bethlehem, Fa., from the maxi
ing of an alleged infringement on the
patent Harveyized armor plate process,
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Noted Baptist Slain.

London, Dec. GA correspondent
in Constantinople telegraphs under the
date of December 10, that advices have
been received from Arabkir stating
that Rev. Sir Agnanian, widely known
among the Baptists in the United
States. has been murdered and his
church burned.
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Assigned.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The Illinois Live
Stock Insurance company, organized !
with capital of 100000 for the pur-.
pose of insu:ing live stock against fire,
has made an assignment to Homer b.
Galpin. Assets and liabilities not
stated. 1t will take several days to find
out how much the company owes.
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Wanted to Eat y Chicago Man

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-William P.
Harrison, the son <ot Carter H. Har-
rison, the late mayo. of Chicago. Or
rived in this city from an extended trip
to the antipodes. During his stay on
the Samoan islands he states that Is
individuals were devoured by the con-
nibals, six white and 10 natives. By
accident he escaped the same fate.
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Texnn! lsenaral NIe, nhantx kail.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 2l.--John Beyett
& Brother, general merchants ut Chico
and Alvord, failed Friday morning.
Their liabilities are $4,000, and assets
comparatively Insignificant.
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Fireworks Factory Rnrn.

Jersey City, N. j.. Dec. 2l.-..Thc fire
works factory of Charles Gerharrlt. on.
the Plank road, near the IIackensack
river, was destroyed by fire Friday
morning. The damage was about <1o.-
100. ~ n IN IA
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The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts
CONGRESSIONAL.
The. Proceedings OF tho First Sessions

CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Proceedings OF tho First Session.
The presidents message on the Venezue-
Ian question occupied the main attention
If the senate on the Eth and after 1t was
read it was referred to the committee on
foreign relations. >. In the house the time
was mainly absorbed in a debate on the
plan to create three committees OF; nine
members each to deal with the election
contests Mr.. Crisp introduced bill that
the sum Of $400, 900 be appropriated to pay
the expenses: Of commission to be ao-
pointed by the president to investigate and
report what Is the true divisional line De-
tween the republic Of Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana.
Bills we're introduced in the senate on the
18th providing an appropriation OF $lV;,-
O0O, 900 for a heavy increase in the national
armament. and making ex-confederates
eligible to service in the army and navy. A
resolution was passed for an inquiry Into
alleged corporate influences operating IN
the election Of United States senators and
representatives. In the house bill was
passed appropriating 100000 for the ex-
penses of the commission suggested by Mr.
Cleveland in his special Venezuela mes
sage. Adjourned to the goth.
The house bill appropriating $4,000 for
the expenses of the proposed commission to
Venezuela was laid before the senate yes
terday and many speeches were delivered,
but no decisive action was taken. A bill
vas introduced by Senator Hale (Me. Nor
the construction of six seagoing coast line
steel battle ships. A message from the
president on the subject of the outrages on
Armenians in the Turkish empire was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
tons. The house was not in session.
The senate on the 10th. by unanimous
vote passed the bill adopted by the house
empowering the president to appoint a
commission to determine the Venezuelan
British Guiana boundary. A message was
received from the president saying the
nations credit was in peril. and that he de-
sired congress to remain in session and do
whatever it could to reassure the country
that the government of the United States
will continue to meet its obligations, tinan-
cial as we'll as otherwise. No action was
taken. In the house the only business
transacted was the passage of q bill for the
changing Of the terms of United States
court in Iowa. and the presentation Of a
notice of contest against Representative
Jones. of Virginia, on the ground of fraud.
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Fortune for nm low. r. mily..

Dubuque, H.. Dec. ia family
named Bergman. residing in Dubuque,
have been notified that they are heirs
to an estate in Australia worth 81 ,0o0,.
MN -.'
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NJ. NJ. Packard & Co.. dealers IN spices
md teas in New York, made an assign
ment with liabilities of 500. 600.
Friends of Henry Ward Beecher are
perfecting plans to erect q memorial
building to him in Brooklyn. &'
George Wolfe shot and killed Mrs.
William Rattledge, with whom his d.
vorced wife was staying, shot and fatal
ly wounded his wife, and then commit
ted suicide near Castana, Ia. &s3
Tho Illinois Live Stock Insurance
company, organized in Chicago with a
capial Of $100, 1000, made an assignment.
PERSONAL AND PoL,rlcAL.
Gen. Moses B. Walker, the hero of
Clickamauga, died ut Kenton, O.. aged
76 years. He was the last man that left
the field of Chickamauga.
The special election in the Sixth; su-
preme court district of illinois to
choose successor to Justice Bailey re-
suited in large majority for James
Fl. Cartwright (rep.). ~
Nelson briggs, the most famous coun-
terfeiter of his time, died at his home in
Dayton, o., aged sc years. ~
After a separation Of 10 years Chris
tian Shultz, aged 80, and Miss Martha
Cowan, aged so, were married ut Nc
Guffy,>O. - '4 80 ''''s ~.
Capt. Isaac Bassett, the venerable
assistant doorkeeper of the senate, dietl
in Washington, aged Is years. He had
been in the service of the government 81
years. .o2 3
Martha Smith (colored) died at this
Brooks county poor farm near Wells
burg, w. Va, aged LOG. IN
In state convention at Shreveport the
democrats of Louisiana renominatedM NJ.
T. Foster for governor. ~
Charles B. Atwood, one of America 8
foremost architects and designers, d,et.
at his home in Chicago, aged 46 years.
Steven Ross (colored), the greatest
possum hunter in Ohio, was buried at
Massillon, O., after having lived to the
age of 1O8 years. Z.
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SatOlli IL q Cardinal.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The delivery
to Mgr. Satolli of the zuchetto "a small
red skull cap) and the consistorial let
ter. informing him of his elevation to
the cardinalate, which are preliminary
to the comforting upon him of the
beretta, took place at the Catholic L.
CATION here this evening. The duty
wus performed by Marquis Sacrapanti,
the pope's messenger, who explained
his mission in a few words and handed
the consistorial letter to Mgr. Sbaretti,
who, opening it, read the brief official
announcement that November 20, ut a
consistory, the pope had created the
delegate q cardinal. %| =, 90 -: -" -
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TWO MINE HORRORS.
Scores of Lives Lost by Explosion of
Firedamp.

Scores of Lives Lost by Explosion Of
Firedamp.
Raleigh, n. c., Dec. cc.-There are sud-
denly widowed wives and fatherless
children by the score at Cumnock. six
miles west of here. An explosion &C.
Cured in the coal mines there Thurs
day morning 1t is hurd to get &c
curate information, but it is believed
that at least 43 men have been killed.
At nine o'clock Thursday morning,
shortly after the day force, number
ing 81 men, had gone on duty ut the
mines, a terrible fire-damp explosion &C.
Cured with fatal effect. Up to II.
o'clock Thursday night but "a Of the 81
men who went down in the shaft to
work had returned.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 21.-Twen-
ty-nine miners lost their lives Friday in
the Nelson mine entry No. 10, near Day
ton, Tenn, by an explosion OF fire..
damp. The explosion was succeeded
by q terrific crash, which Indicated that
the roof of the passage through which
they had entered had fallen in. No
avenue of escape was left, and there is
no possibility that any of the men will
be found alive. At the drift mouth
hundreds of women and children soon
gathered, and their grief and despair
are heartrending. Mothers wiring
their hands; weeping daughters and
little children, sweethearts and gray
headed granparents are all in the great
est distress, for they have been told
that there is no hope. 1t is spectacle
from which one turns sick ut heart.
The mine is ventilated by mir shafts
or passages, SO the caving-in of the
wall in the entry cut off the draft ana
death was certain to those who
breathed the poisoned air.
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duel with pistols near Pontotoc. Miss,
and both were killed.
a. B. Payne, postmaster at Long,
view, Ala, was murdered by Jasper
Majors, his nephew.
The Union Traction company, owner
of the street car lines involved in the
great strike in Philadelphia, consented
to arbitrate the differences with its
employees, and the strike was declared
of. -.
Albert Neeland, a photographer of
St. Louis, who already has three wives,
was arrested in st. Joseph. Mo-. when
about to marry the fourth.
Twenty-Five miners lost their lives
in the Nelson mine near Dayton, Tenn,
by an explosion of fire-damp.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the week ended on the Goth aggre-
gated $1,lS5, o67, 500, against 81, 1879, 1885,
2Ss the previous week. The increase,
compared with the corresponding week
in 1894, was 1879.
Fire in the Richie block at Denver
caused u loss of $125,OO0.
The third floor OF the Palace clothing
house in Minneapolis collapsed under
a heavy load of wall paper, killing Gale
Walters. clerk, and doing damage to
the extent of $4,000.
There were 377 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the goth, against ssP the week
previous and $40 in the corresponding
time OF 1884 49, 49, rf", -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

The British troops are in possession of
South American city and declaration
of war is feared. Ou1 government has
been notified, but as yet no steps have
been taken to check the British lions
unreasonable conduct. AS Gen, Budd
of California says: "The United States
of America should never have allowed
the British marines to set foot on the
Nicaraguan shore. In the beginning it
should have demanded that England
submit her claims to arbitration, and we
should have forced her to do SO. If our
diplomatic protests were not needed,
there should have been American marines
in Corinto to prevent the invasion. The
Monroe doctrine expresses the policy of
the United States, as it does the senti-
ment of the people, and this is a VIOLA
ton of the spirit of that doctrine. The
landing of the British troops is the en-
tering wedge; the next demand will be
for territorial indemnity for some al
legged outrage. No European country
can be permitted to get into position
to control the Nicaragua canal, and it
would have saved trouble in the future
if our government had drawn the line
'The nation should have given warn
ing that it will see that its weaker sister
republics receive justice, and we should
stand jealousy On this ground. Let a
war with the United States be the con-
sequence of aggression on this continent
and there will be no aggressions.".
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

During the Worlds Fair, Helena Mod
jeska, the popular and talented Polish
actress, delivered an address before the
congress of representative women in
which she said: We have had constant
struggle for independence. An unholy
alliance was formed to crush out our
country, rob it of its free government
and destroy its institutions. The gates
have been closed. Men have destroyed
Poland, but her women have stood guard
at the gates of their country. 1t was
she who preserved patriotism and honor,
in spite of Siberia, and, what is worse,
the lash, to the everlasting disgrace of
the Russian government. Our enemies
make great mistake if they think they
have destroyed us; as long as a Polish
woman lives, Poland will live. We may
have merited punishment for our fra1l-
ties, God knows; maybe we have. We
have heard much of the Roman and Spar
tan mothers. That is we'll; but I hope
the world will hear more of the Polish
mothers. The Polish mother is waiting
patiently for the instruction, and if
there is Justice on earth she will not
wait in vain" r
For this speech, Modjeska has just
been expelled from Wascow and forbid
den to fill "a theatrical engagement. Think
of it! A great government raising its
strong arm against a single woman and
preventing her from displaying her gen.
JUS and talents within its boundaries
simply because she dared to tell the
truth. It should make Russia more ani
more despised of all nations.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

1t was extremely pertinent in Mr.. Bry-
an Of Nebraska to ask Grover Cleveland
what he means by "sound money! anda
sdebased currency" The former ex-
preston appears SO often in the presi-
dents letter without any explanation,
that it would be interesting to know just
what idea he intended to convey, or if
he really has any ideas upon the subject
at all. In this connection, the courage.
Gus words of Editor Paradis of the Mid
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

The friends of G. r. Davis in the Twin
Cities feel very confident Of making him
a prominent candidate for president be-
fore the next Republican convention.
It is to be hoped that they will succeed,
for Davis possesses qualities Of states
manship and bravery that would cause
respect and fear abroad, and confidence
at home. Let united effort be made in be-
half of the brilliant Minnesotan.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

In order to "get even" with old Glad
stone for his references to the Armenian
atrocities, the emperor of Turkey for
bids the sale of Gladstone's photograph
throughout the empire on the ground
that it is "seditious literature" Antho-
nv Comstock isn't it!
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01
New! ulln Re Vie !
JOHNSON & WIcHERskI, PbsusHlas,
wednesday May /, 1895.

Geo. Jacob Schweinfurth, the Rock
ford Messiah, has been indicted on a
charge Of adultery, and ought to be con-
yicted. It's a stain upon the state Of
Illinois that 1t allows such a harem to
exist within its 5oarders.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-01

If James G.. Blaine were Secretary OF
State, England would not now be. carry
ing the bullying act with Nicaragua to
the extent that she has been doing.
Gresham could we'll afford to cultivate a
little of the American spirit of the de-
parted statesman.