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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-23
No Excitement in Political
Circles in England.
CONFINED TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE
BritIshers Accept the Monroe Doctrine,
but Claim 1t Does Not Apply
TO the Venezuela
Dispute.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-No excitement has
been manifested here in political circles
over the Venezuela complications, al.
though their effect has been felt on the
stock exchange. There has been some
unloading of American securities, but the
cabinet ministers are all enjoying the
Christmas holidays in the country, and
outside of the utterances of the news-
papers there is nothing to indicate that
war is apprehended. OF course, the
strained relations between Great Britain
and the United States have been upper
most in the public mind, especially dur
ing the latter part of the week, and the
matter, which was at first treated light
ly, is now more deeply discussed, and
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the earth.

the earth.
In addition TO the finarcal disorder,
which has been the first feature of the
trouble, thereis one phase of the recep-
tion of the war scare here which deserves
special attention, not only in England,
but in the United States.
The alarming reports circulated have
been seized upon by the agricultural
party as justification for the demands
which they have recently made upon the
government for change in the policy of
Great Britain from free trade to protec-
ton. James Lowther, M. P, leader of
the protection party, indicates this in a
pointed letter, printed in the Times, and
showing the grave conditions in which
Great Britain would be if herRfood sup
plies from America were stopped. Mr..
Lowther points out that so per cent of
the British food imports come from the
United States. and he, therefore, asks
that British agriculturists be protected
in order to make this country as 1nde-
pendent as possible of American food
supplies.
Fears are expected that the war scare
will materially assist this agitation for
protection against American food i'm
ports. although the Statist gives utter
ances to grave warning to the public
not to be frightened into supporting i'm
port duties on wheat. In epite of such
warnings, however, there is little dou bt
that the agitation here in favor of pro-
lection has been and will be further
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this indicates that the gravity of the
affair is not fully grasped by the people
at large.
8 striking fact is that, without single
exception, if the utterances of the press
and the host of representative men who
have spoken upon the subject can be
relied upon, the whole country stands as
solldly behind the Marquis of Salisbury
as the United States is understood to
stand solidly behind President Cleveland.
But it should be added that it has been
remarked in come quarters that the
Marquis of Salisbury might have very
we'll omitted the passage in his reply to
the note of Secretary Olney, which has
been looking upon as questioning Secre-
tary Olney's Interpretation of the princi-
pies of the Monroe doctrine. Public
opinion here, in spite of any statements
to the contary, certainly supports the
general idea of the Monroe doctrine. 1t
is not the doctrine itself which is re-
sented by Great Britain, but the claim is
made that it does not apply to the Ven
ezuela dispute as it stands.
This seems to be the whole of the Brit
ish contention, and, according to the
cabled reports published here, there is
some such belief in the United States.
1t is confidently expected in the best
informed quarters that an amicable ar
rangement will be arrived at which will
avert further financial troubles, to say
nothing of a disastrous war between the
two greatest Englieh-speaking nations of
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quences in the future relations between
the European powers and the turf ulent
South American states. The latest news
from America, however, is regarded as
promising the refusal of the business
men to indorse President Cieyeland's
attitude, and all eyes are directed to-
ward the developments Of the financial
crisis. The reichstag having adjourned
until January 8, no public expression of
official opinion is possible just now.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-12-23

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cured through the use of this remedy.
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greatly strengthened by the bell1cose ut
terances on both sides of the Atlantic,
and with strong conservative govern
ment in Office, it is thought some meas
ure for the protection and fostering of
British husbandry is not unlikely to be-
come law in due time.
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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

UNDER the heading "Americ as a
Mich Cow" the New York Tribune
says: ut occurs to The London Eco
nomist' that this country is au excellent
mich COW. for it says: While our ex-
ports of woollen goods we're somewhat
larger to most other countries, the great
increase from G94,649 in September,
1894, to G424,391, last month in the ship.
ments to the United States overehadows
every other item. . Our trade in metal
goods with the United States shows con-
siderable expansion on account OF the
high prices now quoted for all classes Of
iron in American. The demand for pig
iron there has recently been SO strong
that nearly 5000 tons, Waived at EDS 1890,
we're shipped from this country last
month. . Owing to the recent rise in
raw material in America, it is antici-
pated that our tin. plate makers will be
able to compete on better terms with
the protected native industries in the
future No doubt this is gratifying to
those who have longed to see imports ex-
pand at the expense Of home industries.
But about election time free traders
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

A COMPARISON of exports for the years
1892, 1894 and 1895 shows that the ex-
ports of all agricultural products this
year, to August 81, were almost S28,500,-
600 less than in 1894 and over S13,OOO,-
600 less than in 1892. American farm
ers have captured 80 per cent. less of the
markets of the world this year than they
possessed in 1892. Another noticeable
fact is that our farm exports last August
were less than half as much as in last
January. During eight months of this
year we have lost over s31,0O0,000 of
trade in our agricultural products with
the markets Of the world, trade that we
have secured to the extent of $780,.
600 in January of this year, and trade
that we secured to the extent of $780,
100000 in January of the great protec-
ton year Of 1892. If the ratio of loss
this year, over 81, 5OO,O 900 a month, should
continue till the end of 1895, then by
the end of December next we will hard
ly be exporting any agricultural pro.
ducts at all. This is the way the Ameri.
q farmer is finding the markets OF the
world under democracy.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

Some interesting light is shed on the
woman suffrage question, by the Eegis-
tration in Massachusetts. It is estima-
ted that 625,0O0 woman citizens Of the
state are qualified voters on school af-
fairs, and, therefore, entitled to vote for
OF against equal suffrage on the 9Th
proximo. The registration shows that
255,73Q male voters have registered IN
the cities, but that only 26,O72 women
have taken the trouble to register. It is
said that many OF these have registered
in order to vote against the proposition.
OF the 625, 600 women. who might vote if
they wlshed-or who might il they
had cared to register-not more than
52,OOO-and probably less than that
number-will go to the polls. It should
be remembered, too, that this is the re-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

COMMENTING upon the suicide of Fred
Adams, in st. Paul, the Sioux Falls, s..
D., Press says: .'There are a good many
men in South Dakota who will be
shocked to learn of the suicide of Fred
Adams in st. Paul, who shot himself
while standing in the street. He was in
the newspaper business in New What
com, Wash. In 1887 he was q member
of the Dakota house of representatives,
and BY reason of his name standing at
the top Of the roll, he was the bell-wether
of the northern Dakota members, as
Frank Aikens' vote indicated to the
representatives. Of the southern portion
Of the territory how the lines were to be
divided on 10 many questions that were
made more or less sectional. Fred was
q jovial, genial mana hard fighter and
q good friend; and if fellows like he are
to be smitten with the suicidal spirit,
there is little room for wonder that the
annual number Of those who die by their
own hand his doubled IN five years.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

A SPECIAL agent of the interior de-
partment who has been making some in
vestigations in the Turtle Mountain
region, claims to have discovered num-
erous irregularities in dealing with
Uncle Sans property. At Minot 1t is
claimed a scheme was unearthed which
has enabled the parties Interested to
make money out of the government off
another of the products of natures
bounty. The Ignite coal fields of that
vicinity have been worked without even
paying a royalty per ton on the output,
companies having been formed and CAPT.
talized for sufficient to pay the cost Of
developing, after which one member
would make a filing on the land and
work begin. When the time limit had
expired and final proof should be made
the holder relinquishad his right and an
other member Of the same company filed
on the land. This has been repeated at
intervals during the years past and all
the while the veins had been bled of
their wealth of coal.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

The Washington Post thinks Eng
lands demand on Venezuela is far more
significant both to the country in ques-
ton and to the United States, than was
her demand, some months ago. upon
Nicaragua. In the latter case the effect
was merely to loot the Nicaraguan
treasury. In the case of Venezuela the
object is to commit that government to
a recognition of England's territorial
claims. Salisbury's alleged grievance is
the arrest by the Venezuelan authorities
of certain British policemen, who we're
asserting jurisdiction-under orders, of
course-on what Venezuela regards and
has always regarded as her soil. The
arrests we're make in the districts known
as Uruan, many miles west of the Schom-
burgk line of 1S41, which has always
been accepted as the boundary between
Venezuela and British Guiana. Uruan
is included in the area since claimed
by England, but Venezuela has never
conceded it, nor does England's possess
sion rest upon anything more valid than
the ~pretensions of any other buccaneer.
In this instance, Great Britain has sim.
ply pursued her characteristic policy of
imperceptible but steady encroachmeut,
and now, checked in that "encroachment
and asked by the United States govern
ment to refer her claims to arbitration.
she springs this quarrel on Venezuela in
the hope of bullying her into an admis-
sion that England is right, and there is
nothing to arbitrate.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

A SPECIAL telegram from Wahpeton to
the Chicago Times Herald discloses q
lamentable condition of affairs at Chris
tin, Richland county. The people of
Christin, have been waiting for their
mail nearly q week, only to find that
their postmaster is delayed by a process
of law in q neighboring state. Olaf
Bjorson, the postmaster, the other day
visited Wahpetou, and, miscalculatlng
the quantity of liquor he could safely
carry, went over to Br ckenridge, MIMI,
was arrested and sent to Jail for ninety
days. There he now lies serving his
sentence, and unless Uncle Sam inter
feres the people of Christin may have to
wait some time for their mail. The
privileges Of the fourth,class postmaster
are not numerous, but certainly n Of
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01
OFFICIAL PAPER BURLE|GH co
A PETTY FOOL.

Philadelphia has a school trustee
named Wright. 1t is of 10 particular
credit t. Philadelphia that it is pos
sessed of him in that capacity. He is a
sort of boil on the back of Philadelphia
neck. Not long ago, he resolved that
the autobiography of Benjamin Frank
lin should not be introduced into the
public schools of that city. Persons
familiar with the life Of Franklin will
remember that Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
his youth he repented, and made a full
public confession, and as great repara-
ton as lay in his power. To the citizens
of the United States, the making of that
confession is a stamp of manliness and
honor, from which a valuable lesson
may be learned by any pupil in the land,
of fair intelligence and understanding.
Nh. Wright. however, is not appeased.
He says he "knows all about Frank
lin" He says it rather slurringly.
And in his s%potless purity of thought
duu dCliOu, uo ucCiuieo oSaiuoI WIG
autobiography of Franklin.
This will not make any particular diff.
ference in the estimation in which the
American people hold Franklin, except
thai perhaps his memory will be made
the dearer because of this hasty mani
Hesitation of purity IN the part of Mr..
Wright. But it will serve to %acquaint
the people of the city of Philadelphia
and of the nation with the fact that they
have a fool occupying a position which
should be filled by no one but a man of
intellect and wisdom. AS a boil on the
back of Philadelphia neck, Mr.. Wright
has proven himself ready for the lance.
The reflection cast upon the memory
of Franklin by the temporary escape of
Mr.. Wright's common sense from it's
ordinary environments will be of about
the same degree of conspicuity as would
a single fy-speck upon the exposed sur
face of the sun at MONDAY. Mr.. Wright
would doubtless attract equal attention
by the side of Benjamin Franklin.
School Trustee Wright is too good for
this world. His existence at this period
is an unfortunate mistake. He was
given to the world several centuries too
soon.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01
A STORM

The world at present appears to be in
the shadow OF a gigantic storm cloud.
which is lowering uncomfortably low,
International complications of a serious
nature have arisen in all parts Of the
globe, and the way in which all of them
can be amicably settled Is not exactly
clear. Anumber of the more threaten.
ing complications have arisen out of the
China-Japan difficulty. France and Rus
STA furnished China with funds to pay
It's Japanese indemnity, and now in Ere
turn, Russia is to be granted privileges
in China, which will threaten the safety
of England's interests, and make the
Russian bear the practical ruler of the
whole Of Asia. France is to be rewarded
with commercial advantages in China,
hich will seriously menace Epgland'e
Oh inese interests, and it is not supposed
that the British lion will sit tamelv by and
allow these morsels to be plucked from
between it's jaws. The same grab which
is threatened by Russia will men
ace the independence of japan, and that
nation will doubtless join hands with
England. Germany cannot but be
drawn into the the conflict, should there
be ,one, and the position of the United
States will be such as to require the ex-
ercise Of a considerable diplomacy. AS
one Of the first nations to aid in bring
ing Japan out, as it we're, and to estab-
lish friendly relations with Corea, which
is threatened by the Russians, it will re-
quire a delicate handling of the matter
to keep Uncle Sans foot out of the af-
fair. Like England, the United States
has growing commercial interests in
China, of which the proposed Russian
grab would eventually deprive US.
In addition to this rather tangled
mess, there are the Turkish outrages in
Armenia, in which the entire civilized
world is, or should be, interested. The
Venezuelan question is one, also, which
threatens to involve England and the
United States in a serious bit of diplo-
matte procedure, if nothing worse, and
the state of affairs IN Cuba is coming to
be such that Uncle Sam is likely at any
time to be involved.
Altogether, it appears that the posi-.
bilities Of arbitration are likely, in the
near future, to undergo a rather severe
test.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01
sTATEsMANsH1P AND SQUIRRELS.

STATEsMANSHIP AND SQUIRRELS.
i Since his return from Atlanta, so we
are informed by reliable newspaper re-
port, President Cleveland has been seen,
ever and anon, at the white house win
dows, consulting the signals displayed
by the weather bureau, and silently pray
ing for a rainy season, which will make
possible a hunting trip after squirrels.
Of the several vexing questions which
harass the presidential intellect at this
time, this problem Of equirrels stands
first andforemost. The piscatorial crav-
ings of the president have been glutted
in the past few mouths, aud he yearns
with a pathetic yearning, for fresh, red
squirrel blood.
It IS relieving to learn. after all, that
the dense mystery in which the white
house has been enveloped since the re
turn of the president, involves nothing
of more Importance than a projected
squirrel hunt. Certain evil disposed
persons had reported that the president
and his cabinet we're wrestling with the
Cuban and Venezuelan questions. It
was even rumored that the %administra-
ton proposed to O it's support of
the Monroe doctrine. It has been sug-
gested, also, that the president vas pre-
pairing a forcible message to congress-,
upon these international complications.
But now the clouds of doubt and specu-
ulation have been lifted, and the cabin ct
is revealed in a fever of expectation and
i'm patience eagerly discussing the prob
ability Of rain.
So let the busy rumor-monger cease
his tattling. The unwonted alertness
and activity of the cabinet bias been ex-
planned. The sudden thrill of energy
with which the administration has quiv-
cred may now be understood. The hur-
rying and scurrying and rushing to and
fro of cabinet-oficers, the subdued and
tremulous whjsperings of the heads of
the government, burrows of worriment in
the brow of Secretary Thurber, and the
wild weird glare of hope deferred in the eye
of Rainmaker Morton-all these external
signs of a tremendous agitation have az
last been stripped of the mystery which
embodied them. For the president of the
United States has been mapping out a
squirrel hunt, and his cabinet has been
praying for rain.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-11-01

ILLINOIS has a rather peculiar statute
for the punishment of criminals-the in
determ nate act, and the first offender to
come under it's provisions, an embezzler
who made away with $4,000, has been
sentenced under the law. It leaves the
entire matter with the prison board-the
prisoner may be set free in one year., or
may be kept confined ten years-these
are the extremes Of sentence. Again
the prisoner may at any time, ever before
the end of one year, be- paroled by the
board-they are the sole judges of the
extent of punishment, within the ex
tremes provided by law. The idea Of
thesstatute is said to be the reforming of
criminals, but it is doubtful if it's effect
will be sulutary.