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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-01-30
ARMENIAN RESOLUTIONS.

ARMENIAN RESOLUTIONS.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Contrary to eX
pectation today's meeting of the house
foreign affairs committee did not deal
with any of the several delicate questions
before the committee except the Arme-
Man massacres. In response to the over
whelming demand from religious and
other organizations, resolutions, i'll some
respects patterned after those before the
senate, were adopted, and Mr.. Quigg
was directed to report them to the house.
Nothing was done about Ambassador
Bayard's two speeches because Mr..
Dinsmore of the subcommittee i'll charge
of that matter asked for postpOnement.
The committee adopted the diplomatic
changes from last years allowance.
The Armenian resolution will be re-
ported to the house by Mr.. Quigg Mon
day. It's tone is somewhat milder than
that of the senate resolution.
After reciting the purpose of the treaty
of Berlin, the resolution says:
"Whercas, BY conditional treaty be-
tween England and Turkey, dated June
4. 1878. it was provided that if any at
tempt should be made by Russia to take
possession of any other Armenian pro
yinces than those at that time occupied
by Russia, England would assist Tur-
key in defending them by force OF arms,
and that in turn for tins engagement on
the part of England, the sultan would
surely reform the local administration III
those other provinces and would fully
nrotect his Christian and other subjects
there. and would assign to England the
island of Cyprus to be occupied and ad-
ministered by England to the end that
she might be in Il position to perform her
engagement and prevent by force OF
arms the Christian provinces of the Ut
toman porte from passing into the hands
of the Christian government OF Russia
and
''Whereas. 1t appears that the sad
improvements and reforms have not been
carried out and that the Armenian sub,
iects of the porte have not been secured
against Circa ssians and Kurds; that the
free exercise of religion is not permitted
in many places within the dominlons OF
the porte: and, that under Color Oh sup
pressing and furnishing political disorder
outrages have been perpetrated upon inc
Armenian Christians of malignant
character; therefore be it
"Rcsolved by the senate and house OF
representatives i'll congress assembled
That the president be and he is hereby
requested to communicate to the govern
ments signing the treaty OF Berlin tho
nrofound regret of the American people
and their government that the engage
monts made in that convention for the
JdSncurity Of Armenian Christians have
he LOT been performed; and, be it further
IS A"Resolved That the government Of
ach1r United States expresses its sym
TaceS
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pathy for the Armenian people and its
hope that the government of the sultan
will at once extend to them full and ade
quate protection for the preservation of
life, security of property and the free
exercise of religion"
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out the consent, but as we'll against the
strong menaces of France, Austria, Rus
p,.1istc

out the consent, but as we'll against the
strong menaces of France, Austria, Rus
STA and Prussia.
Least of the nations could Great
Britain fairly controvert that govern
mental policy which underlay the Monroe
doctrine, for she, foremost and most con-
spicuously of all nations, had interviewed
in the affairs of the world Mt large, not
only whenever her peace and safety
were even remotely involved, but also
wherever and whenever her capital could
be invested, her commerce expanded or
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT be exercised.
Even as an existing dispute with Nene-
zuela we perceived the out-cropping of
her own Monroe doctrine, so to speak, by
her demand in cessiOn to Venezuela, at
one time profered, that no portion OF the
territory proposed to be ceded should be
alienated at any time to foreign power,
and with better grace could Great Britain
persist in repeating the manifold over
lures made to her for arbitration. The
senator referred to the two sets of reso-
lutions pending in the senate. Those pro-
posed by the committee on foreign rela-
lions, he regarded as simply embodying a
detailed statement of the Monroe doctrine
as embraced in the more general langT-
age in which it was uttered.
The resolution offered by the senator
from New Jersey seemed to him Dan-
iels) to 'misinterpret the history and to
prevent the plain language of the Monroe
doctrine"
The change from the presidents action
was premature and imprudent in view of
our business and financial condition
seems to me superficial criticism
The financial crisis may last five or 10
years more. Meantime are the United
States to take no cogniZance of great
affairs, but sit down supinely and let the
wide world wag as it will?
The declaration that the executive COM
mits us to protectOrate over Mexico
and the Central and South American
States, is farfetched.
The senator then showed how the doc,
trine has been upheld by various pres,
dents. The civil war, engrossing as it
was, had caused no interruption in the
assertion of the Monroe doctrine and UT,
der most difficult and trying circum-
stance the Nation still held aloof that orr
famine.
Mr.. Daniel closed after receiving
hearty applauses, in which senators join
ed with spectators.
Mr.. Jones DEM of Arkansas asked
consent that vote be taken on the pend
ing bond silver bill Oh Thursday next.
Mr.. Chandler thought the request bet
ter go over until tomorrow and this was
A. O'clock tho seno+a n,on+ into nv
ecutive session and at $40 adjourned.
TERRELL'S TIRELESS WORK.
Washington, Jan. 24-Owing to the
energetic representations of United
States Minister Terrell, Miss Barton and
her party will be permitted by the Turk
ish government to Distribute relief to the
| distressed Armon;ons ojtbouob tba Pod
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TO REPEAL THE RESUMPTION
OF SPECIE PAYMENT AND
THE REFUNDING ACTS.
MR.. Daniels ON MONROE DOCTRINE
The Presidents Message Ably Upheld.
Mr.. Dubois Speaks ON the Silver Sub
stitute-The House Puts in Time
Discussing the Rules.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The three sub
jects most prominently before the pub
lie, the Monroe doctrine, finance and
tariff each came III for consideration
in the senate today.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia spoke for two
hours in support of vigorous uphold
ing of the Monroe doctrine as applica-
Bile to Venezuela, Mr.. Dubois of Idaho
dealing with the silver phase of the finan-
cial question and Mr.. Warren of Wyom-
ing pointing out the disastrous effects
of the legislation of the last congress on
farm products in general and on wool
in particular.
Aside from the speeches the day devel-
oped little of Importance. The president
submitted the treatment of American
citizens in Turkey.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas sought to Sc
cure unanimous consent for vote on
the pending bond bill next Thursday,
but at the request of senators with
drew his request until tomorrow, when
he will again seek to fix Il time for clos
ing the protracted debate on the bond sill
yer measure.
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Taken Lead in China ard is Menacing
the Anglo-Indian Empire.
Emperor William of Germany De-
sirous of Cementing Friendly Re-
latiOns With the Gar, Realizing
That England Crippled Implies the
Chief Opponent of German Colonial
Expansion Weakened.

BERLIN, May 30.-The desire of the
Government to cement friendly rela-
tionS between Germany and Russia is
shown by the tone of the officially in
spired press in their articles descriptive
of and commenting upon the ceremonies
of the coronation of the CZar at Mos
cow. Since the succession of Nicholas
II. to the Russian throne every step the
Kaiser has taken toward the establish
ment of concord between Germany and
Russia has met responsive movement
on the part of the Russian court and
Government. Still the Emperor will
not be satisfied that complete harmony
exists until visit upon the part Of the
Car and Czarina to Berlin shall con-
firm publicly that thoroughly good rela-
tions between the two Emperors have
been restored. Up to the present time
the Berlin court has received no posi-
tive information of the intention Of the
Car and Czarina to pay visit to Ber-
lin, but the Kaiser holds the Gar s
promise that such visit shall occur in
the course Of a year.
1t is understood that the first Journey
that the Imperial couple will take out
side Of Russia after the coronation fetes
will be to Copenhagen, and the next
trip will be to Darmstadt, the former
home of the Czarina. After leaving
Darmstadt the understanding is that
the Car and Czarina will come to Ber-
lin and remain four days.
The feature of the semi official COM
ments in German articles referred to is
their tendency to dilate upon the growth
of the influence of Russia in Europe and
the East, as compared with the9decrease
Of England's influence in the same re-
gions
The Cologne Gazette" devotes a long
leader to the declaration that Russia
within few years has ousted England
from her virtual protectorate over Tur-
key, and in the domination of foreign
policy has taken the lead in China over
England, and is menacing from an un-
assailable point of vantage the Anglo
Indian Empire.
The "Kreuz Zeitung" says that the
time is drawing near when the Franco
Russian combination will bring the long
prepared policy against England to a.
climax, and that Germany must stand
aioof, watching her own interests. Ger
many the paper says, may not desire to
see England driven from the positions
she has long held in Asia and Africa.
yet England crippled implies that the
chief opponent of German colonial ex-
pansion is weakened
similar current of anglophobia is
seen in the newspaper protests which
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THE SOUDAN EXPEDITION.
IT'S EXPENSE WILL LIKELY FALL
UPON GREAT BRITAIN.
Fuller and Clearer Light Thrown
Upon the Motives of Jameson's
Raid Into the TranSvaal.

LONDON, May 30-The refusal of the
Gar and Egyptian Governments to ad-
init the competence of the Egyptian
mixed tribunal to decide as to the le-
gality of the advance of money from the
Egyptian treasury to meet the expenses
of the Soudan expedition has not de-
tered the tribunal from delivering its
Judgment AS was expected, the judg-
ment is against allowing the commission
of the public debt to be drawn upon.
The commission is composed of a
Frenchman, who is it's President; a
Dutchman, who was formerly employed
to conduct French suits in the courts
of Alexandria; two Egyptians and a
Portuguese ex-advocate, who were
nominated by French influence. The
court is held to be impartial, but the
judgment affirming that no grant can
be made for the purpose specified with
out the unanimous consent of the six
powers represented therein has an i'm
portant bearing in connection with the
protest against the expedition made by
France and Russia and their attitude
on the Egyptian question generally.
The British and Egyptian Govern
ments can appeal to higher court at
Cairo, but in this court, consisting of
two French Judges one English, one
Italian and one Austrian, which is no.
torious for it's political bias, an appeal
is not probable apart from the fact that
such step would be tantamount to adj
mitting the authority Of the mixed tri-
bunal. The expense of the expedition
now seems likely to ultimately fail upon
the British treasury, though Lord Sails
bury will hold out against this as long
as possible.
A reliable estimate of the total expen-
ditures thus far, including the Indian
reinforcements for Suakim, is two mill
| ion pounds. With the future cost, these
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pire Gun Club, SO; Los Angeles Gun
Club, 102; Amador City Gun Club, 90.
The fourth event was at fifteen sim
giles, seven moneys and three mer-
chandise prizes. This was won by Shell
of Visalia, with Tanning of the Olym-
pics second, Trombone of the sRehance
third and Lidle of the Olynpics fourth.
In the first event of the day, at ten
birds, the following tied with clean
scores: F. Foundner and c.. Haight OF
the Olympics; Frank Merrill, G. J. Hass
and Frank D. Nicol of the Stockton
Athletic Association; r. Coykendall OF
the Garden City Cyclers; E.. Summer
field, c. r. Anderson, ]. Carsoll and s.
Mierson.
The shoot for the E. 7. Allen trophy,
at twenty birds, lasted until dark, and
the result was undetermined when it
closed for the night. Besides the trophy
there were eight moneys and three
merchandise prizes in this event.
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KATE FIELD DEAD.
The Popular Lecturer and Journalist
Passes Away at Honolulu.

CHICAGO, May 30.-Kate Field is
dead The sad news was received this
evening in cable message reading as
follows:
Yokohama. Kohlsaat, Times Her
ald,' Chicago. Kate Field died May
10Th at Honolulu of pneumonia.
"THURSTON."
The sender of the cablegram was the
ex- Minister from Hawaii to the United
States.
Miss Field was born in ST. Louis in
| 1854. Her father, Joseph NJ. Field, and
her mother, who was Eliza Lapsley Rid
| die of Philadelphia, were able to give
| her rare educational advantages, and
| through them she inherited brilliancy
and versatility, her mother being a
charming actress. Kate was educated
in Boston, Italy and England, and
travelled all over the world. She was
essentially cosmopolitan. After her
classical education she gave special at
tention to musical studies, becoming
a pupil of Garcia and William Shake
speare, the English tenor. She made
several long visits to Europe, and dur
ing her stay abroad she became corre-
spondent Of the New York Tribune -
| +
Tribune" besides doing work for pc
riodicals.
In 1874 she appeared as an actress
in Booths Theater, New York, where
her dramatic talent asserted itself.
Since leaving the stage she has devoted
her talents and energies to lecturing
and Journalism, In which she achieved
the greatest success. Among her pub
r. ta5e GIon
Adelaide Ristori," Mad on Purpose"
"a comedy play), Pen Photographs Of
Charles Dickens Readings" "Haphaz-
ard" Ten Days in Spain" History
Of Bells Telephone.
She founded the National Review"
several years ago, and in 1890 began the
publication of her famous Kate
Fields Washington" at the National
Capital. She remained the editor, pub
Usher and sole owner Of the unique
weekly publication, the only one in the
world which bore woman's name. An
attack of the grip in the winter Of
1894-93 left her untitled for hard edi-
torial work, and on this account she was
compelled to suspend the publication Of
her paper and travel for her health,
doing occasional lecturing and light
journalistic work. Last fall Miss Field
was sent to the Hawaiian Islands by
the "Times-Eerald" as special corre-
spondent. and was SO engaged when re-
moved by death.
AS editor of the little Washington
weekly, Miss Field became a creator
and manipulation Of public sentiment.
and was accorded her full due of high
rank among public men at the capital,
who both courted and feared her vigi-
| liant and powerful pen and speech.
Yet she was the most popular woman in
| Washington among statesmen. She
frequently stirred the country as to its
shortcomings. Her home was at the
Shoreham Hotel. She rarely went to
the Office Of her paper, yet kept track OF
the detail work. Her watchword was
! America for Americans"
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KENTUCKY FOR FREE SILVER
Blackburn's Followers Carry the
County Primaries.

LOUISVILLE (Ky), May 30-Free
silver carried the State of Kentucky to-
day in the Democratic county primaries
by a good majority. The conventions
were called to select delegates to the
Democratic District Conventions, which
meet at Lexington June Sd. Wherever
free silver was indorsed resolutions
We're adopted declaring United States
Senator Joseph Blackburn to be the
choice for Democratic nominee for re-
election as United States Senator.
In Louisville the center of the sound
money district, a most bitter contest
was waged Eight district conventions
were held in the city. That of the Sixth
and Seventh Wards was almost a riot.
In these two wards live the rich busi-
ness men. manufacturers and bankers.
The free silver men were under the
leadership of Captain Jim Williams,
who distinguished himself as one of
Jack Ohinns assistants at Frankfort
last winter. Williams attempted to
start the convention going before the
arrival OF District Chairman Little Bu-
chanan, and was thrown from the stage
by Harry Mcdonald, a burly architect
Mr.. Buchanan had to take the chair by
force. A gang Of rowdies from the river
made their presence felt, but were awed
by the large number of well-dressed
men on the other side.
The silver men then went out and
held a convention of their own. The
regular conventions of Louisville and
jefferson County declared for the gold
standard. The silver men held separate
conventions in five city districts. and
viii make a contest at Lexington.
| Wherever sound money won over the
State the free silver leaders held sepa-
rate conventions, their policy being TO
secure grounds for a convention be-
fore the State Convention. The, county
Of Jefferson, outside of Louisville, was
ca .ptured for sound money by the ar
rival Of special train from this city
bear 'ng all citizens OF that section who
do business in this city. Out of sixty
nine counties heard from, forty
rine counties, with vote of 1863, de-
clare for the 16 to / idea, and thirteen
counties. with a vote of 1875, put them
selves on record for sound money"
Six counties, with a total of seventy
votes. have contested delegations. and
one county, Campbell, with twenty-one
votes. is instructed. There are $40
| votes in the convention.
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BLUEROCK TOURNAMENT.
Some Good Scores Made at Stockton
Yesterday.

STOCKTON, May 30.-The State
bluerock tournament attracted several
thousand people TO the Stockton AS
sociation grounds to-day, and they
were treated TO unusually exciting con-
tests. During the shoots in the fore
noon the chief interest centered in the
contest for the Gold Dust diamond
medal. Charles Haas made a clean
score of 20, tieing Martinez Chick of
San Diego and T. A. Barney Of the
Lincoln Gun Club. The ties for first
place will be shot off in the morning
There were so many entries that it was
late in the afternoon before the team
shoot for the Overland trophy was COM
menced.
Following is the complete score for
the Overland trophy shoot: Capital City
Gun Club, 81; Olympic Gun Club. 100
Stockton Athletic Association, 102; Car
den City Cyclers' Gun Club, "a; Stock
ton Gun Club, 81; Reliance Gun Club,
IS; Antioch Gun Club, "a; San Joaquin
Valley Club, 96; Lincoln Gun Club No
l. &c; Lincoln Gun Club No. ,. SO; EN-
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Believed to Still be Hiding in the Guloh
at Smiths Creek.
Old Friends of the nurdered People
Organize Determined Band, Who
Assert That They Will Capture
and Lynch the Assassin at Any
Cost-WiH Never be Allowed to be
Taken Alive to the County Jail.

SAN JOSE, May 30.-Many of the
citizens of Santa Clara County are de-
termfned to lynch James c. Dunham,
the fendish murderer now at large near
Mount Hamilton. They say he never
will be taken alive to the County Jail.
Crowds are assembled at the corner of
First and Santa Clara streets, waiting
to hear of Dunham's capture.
Old friends of Colonel McGlincy and
James Wells, his stepson, have organ
ized a determined band, who will cap
ture and hang the murderer at any risk.
Word has been quietly passed around
that Sheriff Lyndon will not resist very
strenuously any attack made On Dun
ham.
This story, however, the SherlH de-
nies He says that he will land the
assassin safe in jail at any cost. He
believes he is very close on his trail now
and that before night he will be cap
tured
Sheriff Ballou and his bloodhounds
are still after the murderer, but as yet
the animals seem to be on false scents.
A representative of the United Press
accompanied a party of about nifty
man hunters, leaving here at a. m,
10 renew Ine SeaTcn LOT DuiludHl L AC
hills were thoroughly guarded all night.
there were heavily armed watchers on
every trail and along the crest of the
hill.
The country is full Of brush, and it
would be next to impossible for the fugl-
tive to move without being heard. The
swapping of twig would have revealed
his presence.
1t is about five miles from the hotel
to Indian Gulch, in which Dunham's S
horse was found yesterday, and it is in
this place that search is being made to-
day. The country is as rugged as could
be imagined 1t is hard for even dog
to make his way through the gulch, the
brush is so thick. If the fugitive has
provisions he may remain concealed for
several days, Notwithstanding the ef-
forts Of the small army of searchers now
swarming the gulch.
A report came in to-day that foot
prints had been found near Jake Wan
dennis. in San Antonio Valley. If these
are Dunham's he has escaped from the
gulch and may now have reached the
open country. Dogs are now being used
in the brush. Owing to rough country
it is about fifteen miles travel to get
into Indian Gulch, 50 that none Of the
searchers will come back here unless
capture be made.
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BERKELEY BIBLE SEMINARY
Prof. Jefferson of Bethany College
Selected as President.

BERKELEY, May 30-Professor S.
NJ. Jefferson of Bethany College, West
Virginia, has been selected as President
of the Berkeley Bible Seminary, which
will open in August and his selection
has just been approved by the Board
of Control. During the last three years
Professor Jefferson has filled the chair
of Biblical Literature and Doctrine in
Bethany College, Bethany, West Vir-
ginia.
The object of the seminary is to teach
the Bible to young men and women, and
prepare them for the various lines of
Christian work.
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expenses will be a troublesome figure in
the next British budget.

expenses will be a troublesome figure in
the next British budget.
An article written by Seymour Fort,
who was Private Secretary to Lord
Loeb while the latter was British High
Commissioner i'll South Africa, throws a
fuller and clearer light upon the motives
OF Jameson's raid into the Transvaal
than anything that has been yet di-
vulged Writing with the assent of
Lord Loeb, Mr.. Fort asserts that jane
son deigned to rush upon Pretoria, the
Capital of the Transvaal and seize
documents there proving the existence
of an offensive and defensive alliance
between the Transvaal and Germany
Had the plan succeeded, Pretoria in the
course of a single night would have
passed from the possession of the Boer
Government into the hands of the Jo-
hannesburg Reform Committee. Cecil
Rhodes is said during his recent visit
to England to have given Mr.. Cham
berlain, the Colonial Secretary, proof of
the existence of an entente between
Germany and the Transvaal.
Mr. Fort does not adduce a single doc
ument to prove his statements, which,
it is scarcely necessary to say, are ac-
cepI0u dS the truth ny the QeIenQerS OF
Rhodes and the British South Africa
Company. The Conservative papers
hint at sensational developments when
the trial of Jameson and his fellow raid
ers shall be resumed, including the pro-
duction of documents showing that
there was an understanding between
Germany and the Transvaal
There are now over LOO amendments
to the educational bill which is in COM
mittee. The Government does not in
tend to apply summary closure in the
debate on the measure. as was done in
the case of the agricultural rating bill.
1t will permit the opposition to have full
swing for several weeks and then will
apply closure to the various sections of
the bill.
Apropos of the growth of British
distrust in American securities. A. H.
Brown, M. p, partner in the Ameri-
can banking firm of Brown. Ship1ey e
Co., said at a meeting of the Scottish
American Trust that one of the main
reasons that British capital had hitherto
been freely invested in the United States
was the belief that that country did not
run any risk of being mixed up in quar-
rels with foreign powers, but if in the
future it was found that the peaceful
policy hitherto pursued by the A-neri-
can Government was exchanged for one
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of rousing the fears of the capitalists OF
Europe the Americans must not be sur
prised if the stream of capital that had
done so much to develop their industries
was suddenly withdrawn and sought
other fields of investment