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sHERMAN's STATEN Mt.
The Senator Expresses His Views on the
Venezuelan boundary Controversy.

The Senator Expresses His Views on the
Venezuelan BOUNDARY Controversy
WASHINGTON, Dec, Ex-senator Sher-
man has given out the following state
ment in regard to the Venezuelan com
mission:
can only express my qualification that the
general sentiment now prevailing, both in the
United States and Great Britain, is that the
controversy between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela ought not TO be the occasion Of strained
relations, much less-of war. I am strongly in
favor Of the general principle announced by
President Monroe that the United States will
regard any fGrcible invasion Of the territory Of
an American state by European power as an
unfriendly act. The boundary question be-
tween Venezuela and Great Britain has
been the subject Of controversy for many
years, and is q proper question to be set
tied by arbitration between those powers.
Before the announcement Of this doctrine by
Mr. Monroe Great Britain had acquired from
Holland settlement at British Guiana The
country between that possession and the set
Elements in Venezuela was an unoccupied ter
ritory Of little value except for minerals. The
inrOads Of English settlers upon this rsgi on
have given rise to disputes between the two
governments, and each at different times has
refused TO aTbitrate the question Of boundary
do not feel justified in criticising the presi-
dent for his message, as his assertion and def
milton Of the Monroe doctrine is, b lie7e, a
correct one and whether it is a dogma Of in
ternatOnsl law OF OF American policy, it mas a
strong hold upon ali nations OF these CONT
Eents and was recognized by Great Britain be-
fore its announcement by President Monroe.
All parts OF America are now occupied by
civilized and Christian nations, the descend
ants Of European ancestors, and they are no
longer open to the cOnquests Of European
power.
The refusal Of Lord Salisbury to arbitrate
this question Of boundary naturally created a
feeling Of resentment but recent Indications
that this refusal will not be insisted upon By
Great Britain have changed the whole current
Of public opinion, and now believe the United
States will, with the same unanimity expressed
BY congress, cheerfulIy aeQuiesce in the deci-
sion Of any fair tribunal that may be agreed
upon between the two countries interested.
The president in his communication to con-
gFess opens the way to such settlement by
declaring that any boundary line fixed by the
two contestants viii be cheerfully acQuiesced
in
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NEWS NOTES.

An American loan of Sl5OO0OO0Oat 81 per cent
is about to be negotiated at Frankfort-on-Main
by the MOrgans the Deutsche bank groups
Heavy fTosts prevailed throughout California
Sunday night The temperature was IS above
zero at Riverside and vicinity and serious dam
age TO oranges is reported.
At Knoxville, Tenn, Monday OFvin Huskin-
son, 14-years old, killed Frank Hopkins, same
age. The boys quarreled and Hopkins borrowed
a shotgun to kin Huskinson. The latter gEsbb-
ed the gun and shot his assailant.
The arrival in Washington Monday night Of
General George Uslar Of Yenezaela. with his
wife and two daughters. has led to no end OF
groundless rumors, making him special envoy
of President Crispo, and causing him consider
able annoyance.
The United States court OF appeals has decid-
cd that II. L. German OF Rockford III, vas the
inventor OF the Rfst dryice for the seii-seizing
grain bundles, taking precedence over ApDieby,
who was heretofore supposed to be the original
inventor Of the self binder.
The United press has aseeEtained that syn
dictate is being formed Ia Berlin and Lsndor to
take I'D the proposed United States loan. The
principal negotiations vii proceed in Berlin ior
4pes cent bonds, issued st about par ThsL0n-
don firms taking part IN the syndicate iH1lads
TIE prominent American BANKERS.
The IraasEaal government has ordered the
Besr burghsIs 70 hold themselves iareadiness
to be called upon TO suppress rebellion. The
trouble between tie foreign residents q the
tFsnsFasi and TIE government isinSEsasiag n
intensity. The leading mHals a. closing and
lie Price i 5lsz 5ssalss l. johannesburg has
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-03
GELE8TIlLS lobe GP]RIED.
Fifty Chiefs Cinnamon to Be Sent
to Their Native Land.
Annual Chicago Stock Yards Report Shows
an Increase.
The Annual Report Shows a decrease IN
Cattle Receipts and an Increase IN
Other Live Stock-Indiaus Don
Their War Paint.

CHICAGO, Dec, 3l-Fifty of the 1,sOC
Cinnamon in Chicago are listed for de.
portation to their native land. In.
spectors under the supervision Of
United States Deputy Collector Morris
j. Griffith has been engaged in taking
census of the colony. Fifty suspects
have been found and are slated
for return to their fatherland
unless they can furnish evil
dence Of proper registration, Most
Of them will not be able to do this.
Cinnamon who have no registration
papers come over the border from
Canada either by an underground
road of friends or slowed away in
the holds Of lake vessels In order TO
exclude any who may have arrived
since the registration act went into
effect, the present celestial census was
ordered and is now nearly completed.
The Chicago Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, Dec. S1.-The annual re-
port of the Union Stock Yards Co. has
been issued and shows a big increase
in the receipts at the yards of all live
stock, except cattle, The number of
cattle received during the year was
2,5s6, $50. a decrease of 388, III as com
pared with 1894. The increase in the
other live stock was as follows: Calves,
1885, hogs, 426,OS9; sheep, 500, $685.
horses, 16, S66 Receipts Of Texas cat
tie were only 100000 head, against Ill.,
600 in 1892. The highest price was
s575.
Indians Don Their War Paint
VICTORIA. B. C., Dec. 3L-The steamer
Danube, which returned from Alaska
yesterday, reports more trouble is
brewing at Sitka over the murder of a
young Indian of the Killispoo tribe, in
which connection two men of the
United States cutter Wolcott, together
with couple of miners and thirteen
Keke Indians, have been arrested The
KillispoO tribes have donned their war
paint and taken up arms to avenge
the death of their tribesman.
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
The Presidents Financial iIessage Had a
Bad Eject on stocks.

New YORK, Dee 29.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade SAYS:
The failures of the fourth @ 1arter OF the year
1895, not yet finished, cannot be definitely
stated, but the aggregate Of deferred liabilities
for the year, while much smaller than in 1898
will Vary but little from that Of 1894 The
years aggregate of commercial liabilities viii
probably be about 3l70,0jO,O0O in manufactur-
ing over f7S, 600, 600, or ten per cent more than
last year. but in trading about sSS, 100 900, OF
nine per cent less than last gear.
The foreign and financial message OF the
president were followed by violent reaction in
the stock market last Saturday. with grave
fears Of monetary trouble. the sudden panic
shocked business in many departments and
the Industries cannot be expected to show
signs Of improvement until the New Year be-
gins. Orders have for month, been so much
smaller than they were in the summer, when
production was expanding and prices mount
ing rapidly, that new causes Of uncertainty
have the more influence.
In the great textile manufactures the usual
holiday Gullness is increased bY q dearth Of
orders, though there is some accumulation Of
goods for the demand expected soon In
Woolens the market is extremely dull, soft
woolen dress GOO and ladies' cloths are
Snade lower, and the average OF quotations is
about y Pc cent lower for the week. Some
makers have gone below last years quotations
In securing orders.
The shoe and leather business does not i'm
prove and both leather and manufactured
goods decline slightly, though speculation is
again hosting hides about ten per cent. for all
in two weeks and for some kinds y per cent.
Wheat and cotton were depressed by last
weeks panic and nave had little time to re-
cover. Wheat receipts continue enormous for
the week Of 3,79L071 bushels against .7l2,OJ8
last year and Atlantic exports, -four included,
have been 7,52f95J bushels in four
weeks Of December against 7,76369j last
year. Russian and other supplies are nov
ing freely, Official estimates are wholly forgot
ten and the men who predicted 81 wheat have
disappeared ottOn has remained at 81 cents
since last Saturday and enormous commercial
and mill stocks here and abroad with o de-
mand for goods much smaller than in Septem-
Der hinder an advance The quantity which
has come into sight is 50 per cent. less than
last year to date but slightly larger than in
1892 when the crop was d,7J0l bales.
Failures for tic wee. hsFo Jce.. 81 in the
United States against last year and 40 in
Canada against Al last year.
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EEpIosIon ef - pamn.
TRAINS COLLIDE
Fatal Accident on the baltimore q Ohio
Road Near Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Dec. 3L-TwO passenger
trains collided at 1880 last night on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail.
way, near Coal City, IA miles from Gin
einnaG They were the Louisville ex-
press, which left this city at 7:O5 D. NJ,
and the st. Louis accommodation, due
here at 7:05. The latter was an hour
late. The widest rumors of loss Of
life were soon current The hospitals
were put in readiness and police quar-
ters were promptly equipped for the
care of the injured, When informa-
ton was obtained from the scene fl
was found that there were two killed
and SIX injured Both engines were
totally wrecked, as the engineers had
very little time to check their speed.
The combination car Of the Louisville
express and the express car on the
train from ST. Louis were telese0ps9.
The dead are; Fireman Wilson, of the
Louisville express and an unknown
man, burned under the wreck
OF the injured four were trainmen.
three Of whom are thought to be fatal
II hurt, one passenger and an express
messenger slightly injured
The cause Of the accident was the
failure OF the operator at Storrs sta
ton, within the city limits, to report
to the Louisville train an order to wait
at Delhi and let the ST Louis train
pass 1t there. The Grains when thew
sighted each other, a mile this side Of
Coal City, were going at fun speed,
and had but little time 70 slow up
before the collision. The road is com
paratively straight at this point, other
wise the casualty woHld have been
terrific. The injury to passengers
other than those named was very
slight The Louisville express was
heavily loaded
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-03
BHIGH8lAAalYaRREl
An Explosion in a Furnace Caused
by an Engineer,
Five Yicksburg Fireman Seriously Injured
By ExplOding Powder.
A Fire In a Hardware Store Causes Soma
Powder to Explode and Five Een
Are Hurt-Fire Damp IN
Colliory.

CHICAGO. Dec, SL-A panic was ere
ated among the IS employees Of the
intermediate intake crib Of the Chi
cago water works last night Sur
rounded by the waters OF the lake and
isolated from communication with the
land they saw themselves threatened
with death By FIRE. The men are work
men employed in extending the Chr
cago avenue intake tunnel to the
two-miie crib James Whitney was
the second cook of the gang.
About $3.50 o'clock he was warming
himself at the door Of the furnace
when the engineer threw into the
flames a big bunch of oil waste Gas
was developed the instant the oil
touched the embers and a mass OF
burning material was thrown through
the furnace door On Whitney, A sound
as Of an explosion went through
the crib. Whitney was knocked
down. His clothing was ignited
and the fire threatened 10 de-
strOy the whole plant Great
excitement prevailed, amid which sig
mails of distress were made by means Of
torches, which created almost equal
alarm in the city. In a few minutes a
tug was steaming toward the crib as
fast as the screw could be driven. The
run was quickly made and Whitney
was taken on board and brought 70
the city. He was so badly injured by
the burns and the exposure that it is
thought ne cannot recover. His homo
is in Columbus, o.
Five Firemen Injured.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 3f.-Wright
Bros hardware store, a large four
story building, was discovered on FIRE
on the third floor at $50 last night
and burning rapidly The stock.
valued at $4,000 is a total loss, with
insurance of $4,000 The building was
owned by the Wadsworth estate and
valued at S15. GOORnd insured for Sc, 900.
Five fremeR were seriously injured by
an explosion of powder on Che third
floor A second explosion caused the
division wall between the store and
the Delta Bank building to collapse.
The fire did no serious damage to the
adjoining buildings.
Explosion Of Fire Damp.
BREsLAU, Dee. 3l-An explosion OF
fire damp occurred in a colliery at
Waldeuburg, Prussian Silesia, - miles
southwest of this city, to-day. Fifty
miners are known to have been killed
or injured and II others are missing.
Twenty-one bodies have already been
recovered ana - Of the injured miners
have been brought to the surface. The
work of recovering the bodies of the
ethers is progressing and everything
possible is beng done for the injured.
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TWO BIG RoBBsRIEs.

Diamond Thieves Get About S75, 900 from
Two New York Residences.
New YORK, Dec 3O.-Iu addition to
the robbery of SOS, coo worth of dia-
monds and jewelry from the Madison
square mansion of T. Townsend Burden
Friday night, it now transpires that
another robbery, similar in its mode
Of execution. was committed the
same evening in the house of Mrs
Francis n. Barnes, at 239 Central
Park, West at about the same hour at
which the Burden house was robbed.
The loss in the case of Mrs. Barnes,
however, was considerably less than
that of the Burdens, aggregating not
more than $4,000
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-03
THIS YEARS IMMleRATIoN.

AN Increase Of Sixty Thousand Over 1894,
but Their character Is Better.
New YORK. Dec 3L-Thus far in De-
cember 13, 149 immigrants have landed.
Estimating $4,000 for this month the
total for 1895 is 229, 6O1 and the increase
over last year l,944. For 1894 the ar
rivals at the immigration station were
1877, G65 and for 1898 they were 1872, 944.
Deputy Commissioner McSweeney says
the character of the immigrants
is much better than in previous
years. This improvement is due to the
rigid enforcement OF the immigration
laws, he says. The immigrants last
year brought S4,OOO,OOO with them.
The immigrants of this year have
brought much larger sum.
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Resolutions CoBdemning Ia Crime at
Lebanon, hy.; and Fdnds Kaised 10 Ferret
nr7r rho UuE-,zu.rg

Resolutions CoHdemning h Crime at
Lebanon, hy.; and Fdnds Ralsed 70 Ferret
Out the Criminals
LEBANON, Ky, Dec. 81 Nearly 1000
people assembled at the courthouse
yesterday afternoon to take action on
the burning of Mrs. Hattie West and
the killing of a W. A. Dever by five
men Saturday night. Resolutions con.
demning the crime were adopted. a
fund was raised to employ detective
TO aid in ferreting out the criminals.
The people, the county and the gov
ernor have offered rewards for the APP
prehensiOn of the men.
Alma, the 14-year-old daughter of
Dever. will perhaps be able to identity
the murderers. They threatened to
kill her, too, if she did not cease beg
ging for her fathers life. The girl has
told detailed story of the affair, and,
while each of the men was a stranger
to her, she is confident that she can
identify them. The sentiment is so
strongly against the action of the mob
that there is little doubt of the ulti-
mate arrest and conviction of the men.
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GREAT SILVER LEAGUE.
Consolidation OF Several Timetable Organ
nations Headquarters In Chicago.


Consolidation OF Several Timetable Organ
iOus-Beadquarters in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30-For some time
past negotiations have been pending
for a complete consolidation of the
American Bimetallie league, National
Bimetallic union and the National
Silver committee, the three principal
silver organizations in the United
States, representing ali sections Of the
country. These negotiations have Gull
minated in an agreement by the repre-
sentatiVes of the respective organiza-
tions by which consolidation has been
substantially perfected, Nothing
now remains to be done bat
ratification by the executive com
mittee Of these organizations,
each acting separately, which viii
speedily follow. The consolidated as
ISOLATION viii BE known as the Ameri-
can Bimetalhc union. It's principal of
Zee and general Headquarters vii be
II Chicago at 154 Monroe street, IA the
Offices occupied by the National BIZ
metallic upiasA with branch Offices ia.
Washington, san Francisco and per
bsus IN etasr cities. both north ard
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~ II q - J 100.

HELENA, Ark, Dec. 3L-A negro, 19
years Old, shot and instantly killed
John Dun lee on the Williamson place,
about thl ee miles from here, yester-
day. Dunise had Leeeh. the negro. in
his employ during the year and be-
came dissatisfied with him and notified
him that he would have TO quit the
place on the beginning Of the new
year In the evening, while Dunles
was on MS way to his qusTters Leech
meet him in the road and without any
warning leveled his gun at Dunles and
shot him IN the head The negro es-
capped.
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BRUTAL LYNcHlNG.
A Woman and Her Paramour Burned TO
Death In Kentucky.

WOman and Her Paramour Burned 60
Death in Kentucky.
LEBANON, Ky, Dec, 31-Within two
miles Of this city last night a relent-
less mob burned to death a woman
who was in delicate condition and
riddled with bullets her gray-haired
paramount The blsckened and disfg-
ured corpses Of the victims-Mrs.
Thomas West and William Deveres-
were found in theruins Of the woman's
home yesterday by the 14-year-old
daughter of the murdered man.
The affair was the outgrowth Of the
old story of faithless wife and venge-
ful husband. Several months ago
Deveres, a middle-aged widower, was
accused by Thomas West a prosperous
farmer, of intimacy with Mrs. West
Quarrel followed quarrel throughout
the fall, until West instituted divorce
proceedings and declared Deveres
must die. The men met at Lebanon
and West snapped his revolver, which
missed fire, and Deveres killed him on
the spot. On the plea of self-defense
the murderer secured bail and scandal
lied the neighborhood by Immediately
taking his two daughters and moving
into Vests house. The relatives of the
murdered husband swOre vengeance
and Saturday night it came. Close to
10 o'clock a band of men rode up to the
West homestead and demanded ad-
mittance. Tom West is dead. Now
it's your turn, the spokesman called
and Deveres and the woman awoke to
find their house surrounded. Mrs.
Vest rushed TO a darkened window
and began a wild, hysterical plea for
mercy. A dozen bullets answered her
cries aud the demand for immediate
surrender was repeated. Deveres, too,
asked for a hearing, but his request
was greeted with a shower of shots.
The little girl came out to plead with
the mob but her appeals were an
needed. The house was fired and the
man and woman turnel to death.
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Oklahoma Wnlt nriua-

RENEEssEY, Ok, Dec. 31.-A big wolf.
drive took place near the Cherokee
line, 10 miles east Of here, yesterday.
One-half of the township was driven,
about $50 spOrtsmen taking part.
Eighteen coyotes and seven gray
wolves were killed. A number escaped
by one lire disobeying the orders in
closing in too quickly. A cougar was
routed by the dogs, but escaped, Sew.
eral cattle have been mysteriously
killed in that vicinity this winter, and
the presence Of the cougar explained
il, and hunt will be made for hin.
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south. 1t is the purpose Of the organi-
cation 10 press the campaign of educa-
ton on behalf of bimetallism with the
utmost vigor in all parts OF the eouu-
try a conference OF prominent silver
men will be held in Washington on
January %, when a plan of action will
be outlined, which, it is said, viii have
an important bearing on political
events next year.
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! 80 60 h - -.

NEW York, Dec. 3L-A cold wave
reached here to-day. 1t was heralded
by a violent windstorm, which, at
three a IA. reached a velocity of Y
miles an hour. Tn the interior Of the
state the storm was very severe. Al
Little Falls the West Shore railway
tracks were washed out and consider
able damage done TO property Re
ports from the Adirondaeizs Indicate
much damage there By the wind.
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a WRECK ON THE q. g 0.
An Operators CareIessness Canses I've
Deaths and Serious Ininrfes.

An OpeFat0E's Carelessness Canses Two
Deaths and Serious Injuries.
CINCINNATI, Dec 3l-The Louisville
express, which left this city at 7;05 p.
M, and the st. Louis accommodation,
due here at 7:05 eollided on the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern railway,
near Coal City, IA miles from Cincin-
natl. Fireman Wilson. of the Louis
vile express and an unknown man
were killei, the latter being burned
under the wreck. Six persons were
seriously injured, among them the en-
gineers Of both trains
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81 PLATE woRKERs sTRIKE.

The Employees of the National Workers
Dissatisfied with Their Employers
Teams.
ANDERSON, Ind, Dec. SL-All of the
skilled men in the thinning department.
of the National plate works went on a
strike yesterday, and viii be followed
to-day by ali of the uaskilled workers.
Heretofore the men nave been paid by
the hour They received notice that
in the future the men would be put on
piece work at four cents per box The
men refuse to accept that and claim
that it is at least one cent cheaper than
paid by any other tin plate plant in the
United States. They state they are
out for good rather than 10 take these
prices. which viii not, even under the
most favorable circumstances, make it
possible for the skilled workers to
make s. per day. The national is one
of the largest tin plate plants.
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officers, missionaries and corresponding
members OF the Northwestern district
OF the American Sunday School union
opened to-day and win continue until
January 6. Eight states were repre-
sented-Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska, Wis
consin, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and northern Michigan.
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ssEen Deaths in q rerns storn.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 2s.-A letter to
George Cummings, perintendent of
Hambrick's cattle and sheep ranch in
Sterling county, says five Mexican
herders and a woman and a girl wsre
drowned in the Coneho river during
the great storm that swept over the
UonchO valley and the greater portion
Of west Texas.
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a Washington dispatch says that it
is probable that the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce
will take up at an early date the
amendment Of the interstate commerce
act in such way as to permit pooling
by the railways.