The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 261, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 21, 1895 Page: 1 of 8
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The
Right
Ad
In the Right Place
Will Always Bring
Results
ni poff Want CoIumn are read lino
ironliefl fcy mor8 People nd firm
my ° thcr P1 m th9 8ac
JL iiomlni for nil except sltua
S ntcd hlch ftr0 freo
jrnif LtrK Imported Sardines decor
S3 tins hoy openers
liPABVOUS TIPS 3 lb enns 2 doz in
crlSTAI GIASrf WASHBOAPDS
VjaSorroiilve do not tear elothes
jr mIMiNT CIGAUS Londres
Londres 1 lnai ii Comniertlo
jSrslts
eSuiII I TIT CiaAnSSllenlld So
rode l > t > > ox
iLVMINt M 11AD PHNCILSNont nnd
jTicdsomc lisi ful and durable novelty
NOOriNG AND nniCIIT
isarsT nd ihst assoivtmunt
IN TII13 SOUTHWIJST
IPEDEN CO
ptjr OMce
On Iranllln
phono 170
I Holiday
Goods
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Inluse
New Ideas
lotn > our Business
Ut Uf do jinur
Printing una
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make
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Stiwr line of Holldn Novelties
siblvc something to plrnse jou
J J PAMORIIA
PKIMIV1 1 ITIIO CO
J < M Haln At Houston
Jibavo to nrrtve In the
next ten di > s
up cars fancy Xmai Brand Callfor
orange
edHnKH and
Navels
ra Sur > brand fancy Red
b above stock Is particularly fine
H THOMPSON < CO
IIOUUTO TEXA3
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T i now on through the winter I of
Li0 niinntltloo of choleo flowers
llyMarechal
Nelll Hrldcs and
to m al1 Hoes Lily of the Valley
and lanslds
oitWh ° How era nnd Artistic floral
VVHITAKER
tU No 03 < rravl3 8tr et Houston
MAILABLE EDITION
THE HOUSTON DAILY POSTMANY
ELEVENTH YEAB NO 261
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MACHINnHY nnd HAILPOAD SUP
iLiLTS In larger nnd more complete than
ever wo solicit correspondence
F W HEITMANN CO
HOUSTON TEXAS
For Sale
One pas engine ono aeuum motor sev-
eral new and relltted steam engines and
boilers two horse power and upwards
HARTWELL IRON WORKS
Houston Texas
A E F MGQWEN
IRON BRASS WORKS
HOUSTON TKXAS
Steam Pumps Steel Shaftlnc Iron Pul
lejs Wood Iulle > e 3Inch Holler
Tubes Machlnerj and Ilc
palr Work
C P SHEARN
Dealer hii
Seed Oats Millet Seed Sorghum
Seuds Sood Corn Oats Bran
Hay and all kinds of reed
1rnTl and Capitol Sl Ihnoe Ho 10
Is on assured success nnd will bo
when completed and published about
December 27 tho most exhaustive de-
scription of tho leading towns and
counties In tno Coast country cer
published
That tho pcoplo of South Texas ap
picclato this effort of The Tost to
placo their section prominently be-
fore tho people Is evident by tho sub
rtantlnl support accorded our Messrs
Carrlco and Hardy In their work
This edition will bo specially de-
sirable for distribution by Individuals
and Tho Tost asks that thoo delrliis
extra copies tend In their orders at
onco as It will bo Impossible to fur-
nish largo quantities after tho edition
Is out
TODAVS KVIINIS
NHW YORK Mme Melba is expected
to make m r llrst appcunnco at tho Met
loiwlttun opera houso todas
NI3WI1UHO N Y Tho bid ice rkntlnK
rnccs aro set for toda > on Oranp Iake
Moslier Jon DoniRhue and Hamnictl will
lo anions tho entries
nnOOKIS N Secretary Hoke Smith and
Senator Hosr hao been Itnittd to nd
ilr theannual ir tltiB of tho New
lnBland society today
HAMPTON ItOADbTho North Atlantic
irlron Admliul ltunco caiiiniamlliiB Ism
siiii
m wdulrli to sail loda > for St Tlioma
whereTlL cxpcLts to bo Detemhci S7
ciW YOHKHx Tolcn Commissioner
C Slteohun who hiiceclcd to the
ielm Join leadership of lammniiy Hall l t
elected grand wthem to
ninni cr will Iw
ia >
YOItlv Tho successors of the late
nlBht
a fAPtiSH N Y Al s Minnie latmer
Strn Vfl uA e
fatliool Girl
t wmiiiB i iiimiwuuBt muuoJ
ate
806906
Via The iniernationaJ RputeJ 2
JO ALL POINTS
IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES g
TickotB on Bale December 20 21 and 22
good thirty days for return g
through Coaches anjjgggtjrirne
CITY TICKET OFFICE
911 Franklin Avenue s
Under Hutchins House g
YESTERDAYS EVENTS
DOMLBTIC
Death of Charles 1 Atwood of Chicago
one of Americas forcmo t nrchttccts
Irene W Moser killed by her husband
In St Ixmls on account of Jealousy
A souns Blrl In Kentucky brutally mur-
dered by he betra > cr
The trolley strike probably off
roniiioN
Tlio North Ccinian liner Spree still on
the rocks near Tolland biy Islo of Wight
Heavy Investments of Knfflr money
In Mexico
Yellow fe r rtlll epidemic tn Pxpantla
In tho State of Vera Crux Mexico
The porlc has ordered that Zltoun bo
ntlacked and the 12 WO Armenians In tho
clt > he musficicd
vuNivrriIvN ArrAin
General Lew Wall ice siis the Monroo
doctrine Is tho glove of challenge thrown
to all the great powcia of lluropc
Piesldcnt Cleveland Indorsed by tho
Indiana Loal l ulon
The Ku < iaii press propose the medli
ijj 1 of certain lluropcan powers on Hie
0 < 7 uuestlon
ih iifiV nvs the continental
t ui ZJ pV Irl Oreot Britain
T P o v V in intimates tltit
tho South would nV Jo In a war iiKalnut
Great llrllaln
Salisburys son i > s Ilifilnnds reruta
tlon will be worthily maintained
coNoniissiovAi
President Cleveland rends a message
to conBross asklriB tho adoption of nieas
tres to protect tho credit of tho Nation
Tim rumor that Ainbiusador Haaril
would probably be recalled from Great
llrllaln Is denied
Tho president sends a batch of nomina-
tions to the senate
lho bill empowerinB the prcsldont to
appoint n commission to determine the
Vnc7U0lnnrrltlsl < Oulani boundary
pissed unanimously b > the senate
SPOUT
Llnnette Donation Miss ISowette Cass
nnd Domingo won at tho New Orlenns
races
I > in Stunrts check for J1IKK depolted
with It K Tox as a rmranteo thut Pi z
Simmons will meet Maker near 1 1 Paso
lebnuiry H
stvti
It la rnld mnn > vessels will oid with
Brain at Galveston this season
Cnsrs from Ilarrla county affirmed iy
the court of criminal appeals
Sowell and Hour lonvkted McGrexir
bank robbert accepted sentenco and were
Blven six years each
A farmer ai nhot by a negro near
Manor
A negro sentenced to ten jcars for mur-
der at Palestine
Second regiment United Confederate
Vi lerans crganlzed at Columbus
Mis llertha Hirgcrt burned to death
it Tort Worth
TIID MAllivHTH
CVllddllng cotton at Houston easy sc
Cotton futures dccllnnl In all markets
caused b > political troubles
Sugar Blions contlnursl strength
Prices on rice remain Aim
IllB demand for holldiy goods at Hous-
ton
Gmln lower on danger of war
all ttreet psnlcky and a big flump In
slocks und bonds
HAllTitOD
Yostcrdajs pruree lliiKS In the Galveston
railroad ca > Ixforo the cnminlslon
Tho Kiniis Ill Pittsburg and Gulf
may como to Houston
Meeting of tho Texan paps coinmltloe
Hiillilaj excursions to tho Southeast
Local notos and personals
LOCAL
this of
Display at Market square afternoon
Attomey J II Tuttlo and tho Security
IJenevolent iroelatlon
A giant turnip exhibited by Hev 13 C
11017
Howel Jonoi visits tho Cotton Hxchange
esterdsy and dlrcusses canals deep-
water and our merchant m lrlno
Parade by tho fire di rlnnnt last night
llreman J P Alto Injurol last night
COITON MI3N
Figuring Up How Jluch tho Message
Will Cost
Special to tho New Oilfans PIcTyune
New vork Den mt r U John J I In
inui of Inman Swnn Co said in en
Interview toda
1 think this messngo is a calamity
that It Is wholly uiicallcl for and not
lirtlllablo In any renso of Uio woid 1
miil tlluk theio Is an likelihood of
tetual war but tho message Ittlf urset
tied tho buslnebs of ihu cnunlr and villi
cost the Soulh millions of dollar In tho
prlco she will realUc lor the icmalnder
of her cotton crop 1 In nrue ct entton
has fallen since tho niebKiue wm IshiiciI
liwteid of Iolng up and will probably
lull fuithei J he tall Is about 51 a baa
rhere are at pietent in tho hands of
Hcuthcru couon growcib uml ineiviiunts
4KVUAI bahs of eotton bo that thtv
MilnHMW If thiic Is war tho price of
cotton will drop to H tenia n pound 1 lie
ono thing tint surprlnes m Is to m e
trltp ana m my men of Southern loinic
tluns ndvxailnn vinr 1 think when Imv
realize what It mnns to the esple of
tho Soulh they will not bo so Ion I In
their war talk It will tall a Reneral halt
to tho huslntts of the countiy for men
an not going to do buvluess wllh u
while anything llkn thin Is hnrtlng over
us
If the president had ilonn anything
at all he should havo done it uoie tem-
perate Iv The stand ho has taken Is not
juslllied at all ih talk about a coin
mission Is nonsense l hat Is the u <
of piopasing a couimlsi < ion when w have
titttltil It ourtelves alien iv and lclured
that Venezuela is light HuiiiiOko tlila
weio our own case low would we llkn
If Wei have nt present imidlug a dls
iite with Mirlo over a nnundarv line
hupiKse rngland should wiy Thli must
le settled iJ a eummtsslon I sptwlnl
how should we like It We would jy
Attend to jour own biKln ss 1 have
studied the uuestlon IhoioUKhly eorre
spon tence maps and everything else
and I krovv what 1 am talking about
Thero Is a strong feeling In the Cham-
ber of Commere about this Half of
the chamber feel as I do It is a lody
of business men and they dont Ivlleie
In nonsenso of this llnd Thousinels of
Innoiont merchants and business men
will bo materially Injured by this irunl
festo even as It U to say nothing of
tho > shlblllty of octiml wir I ran
stand It as well as ary one else hut I
hate to see a wrong done to tlw bus iusi
eommunit I Know what I am talking
Henry Hentz another cotton man and
member of tho eharnter who has lone
U < n a friend aivl ndmlier of President
Cleveland also exnreswd himself against
tho presidents nttlrn
rdont like the uinn r in vhl i Mr
Cleveland re d lilm ef Mr
lUntz eald He ttks first and nr
W ration af r 1 dont think that the
le f xiay to cet a man to nrlUrate Is to
shako our fist In Ills face
HOUSTON TEXAS SATURDAY DECEMBER 21 1895
CREDIT OFTIIE NATIOH
President Abks for Icijislntlon tn
Protect It
PASSED SENA I WITHOUT DISSENT
Hill Hmpowcrlnrj the lrcslilcnt to
Appoint n Coinmlbslon
UAYAKt NOT TO 1515 H15CALLB1
The Irsldeiit Send a ttsli h of Noiillna
tluns In lltn Aotiiilo No lluiaeiis
In thn llniic
Washlnglou December SO Tho follow
Inlr mtssige froni lho piesldent was stt
to congixsa Uto this afternoon K
To Congriss
In in hist annual meesneo tho evils bf
our pivsent llmnclsl sislem wero plnlnly
pointed out uml Oio cnustis of tlw deple-
tion of tho government gold wim c
Plilncd It was tlieicln stated that nttj r
tho irforta that had been niado by thn
execuilve britncli of tho govcrnmrntJo
protect our gold reserve by tho ls unnco
of Ixinds aiiiouiitlng to tnoro than J1CWU
IW such reserve then amounted to bjit
llttlo more than J7JOWM0 that about
W000 hud bon withdrawn from such to
serve during the mouth next provlousJto
tho dato of that incssMijn and that ijuHo
latgo withdrawals fot shipment In tho
Immediate fulum w ro piixlleted
Tho contlngcnc then feared has
reuehed us and the wlthdinvvals of gold
since tho communication rtfired to and
others thnt npiwit Inevitable threxitbu
HUcli b depletion In our government gold
re ervi n bring us fan to fuco with tile
neeeasll of further action for Its pro-
tection This condition Is Intensified iy
the ptovnlenco In oerlnln cprartcis of sud
ilen nnd iinu iuil appixdienslnn mid ttniH
lt In buslnps circles Wo aro In the
mld l of another season of perpbxlty
causeil b our dangerous and fatuous fin
anelal nporntlons These m ly be expected
to recur with c < rlalnly as long na there
Is mi nmrnilmcnt lit our flninilal SStcm
If In this particular Inslnnie our pndcn
menl Is at nil Influenced by a recent In-
sistence upon the iioaltlon wo should oo
eupy In our ieliilon lo certain questions
concerning our fonlgn policy this furn-
ishes a slgnil and lmpreselve wurnlng that
even lho patilntic ncntlineiit of our people
Is not nn ndequnte ttiubstttuto for eound
llninclnl policy
Of course theio can lw no doubt In any
thoughtful mind as to tho complete > l
vencj of our Nation ior can there
ho nny Just hppr h < n lnn that th Ameri-
can peojile will be Hutlstled with lesn than
an lioniwt payment of our puhlla obllira
tlons In lho rwognlzed tuonej of the
vvorld Wo should not overlook the fact
ho vcvrr that aroused fenr Is unreasoning
nnd must l j taken Into account In all
efforts lo nu rt public loss and tho wicrl
flco of our pooplos Intercut lho real
and M > iu > lbn ioeurrlng troubles can only
bo nffeetcsl by a complete clinngn In our
fliianelal scheme Pending that the exec-
utive iranch of the government will not
nhx Us iirortH nor abandon Us deter-
mination lo use every mean1 within Us
reach lo maintain beforo tho vvorld an
American credit nor will theio bo any
hesitation In exhibiting Its eoiilldence In
the icvuourrcfl or out country and tho con-
stant imtrlotlsm of our people
In view lionevu ol tint peculiar sltun
lion now confronting us 1 have ventured
lo liereln oxprosK tho earnest hope thai
congress In default of tho innuguritlon of
a better sslem of llnnnee will not luko
a recesii from Its labor befoio It has by
legislative enactment or doelmalhii done
Koniethlng not only lo remind those nppe
henslvo nmong our peopli that the te
soiircos of this government and a bciii
puloua rigircl for honest dciillng afford
n sura giiaronlMi of unipnstloned surety
ancl soundneiw but lo roassuro the world
lint with these factors and lho patriotism
of tmr clllzens tho ability nnd detctmlnn
tlon of our Nation to meet in any clr
cimiiniieis ivtry obllgitlon It Incurs
iIcms not admit of question
I ask at tho hands of congress such
prompt aid that It itlouo has tho power
lo give to prevent In a tlmo of fear and
appiehenslon any nacriflce of the people s
Interests and th pullie funds or the Im-
pairment of our public credit In an effort
by egl kitlon lo relievo the elingeis or
the present imcigcncy
Gtover Cleveland
Hxeculive Muslim DceSemborM 1885
TII13 HI NATi
Vnshlnglon December 0 The United
Stales senito by uninlmous voto an I
without tho formality of a roll call today
IBssed lho bill nlrevly ndopled by the
iiouso of representatives empowering the
president to appoint a romplsslou to de-
termine tho VcnczuelnnIiiliiali Gulani
bound try
This was a dny of nnlnble sperh by
notable men lho subject of war between
the United Stales und Great llrllaln was
the piovalltna theme which found expres
sion In lofll patriotic uentliriits In
rtlrrlnu uppesls for preparation and de-
fense In graphic portrayals of tho hor-
rors of war aid at times In delltint wnrn
liigs to tin people across lho water lly a
singular coincidence tho session which
v as lo be marked by such vigorous debate
and action was opened by an luvocitlon
of elastic beauty from the blind chaplain
of tho senate treadling tho plilt of xcod
will between the two prominent JSngllsh
nj iMlig nations his was speedily fol-
lowed by the adoption of Mr Allens
somewhat Ironical resolution Lalllig on
tho financial committee lo Investigate lho
needs of tlio unlimited coinage of silver
At nil times during the four hours of
dlsrusslon tho galleries wero bestfed by
on eiigcr crowd whoso patriotic Impulses
found frequent expresilon In applause
which the preslling officer sought nlnl
to HUppress
Tljn nie t notable utterances of the day
wero those of Senators Sherman T Her
Mill Lodge Plait Purple Jnundler
While CaOery Call nnd Stewart repie
seiuliig the tbteo sides of political fcntl
ment and > et in the main emitoirn In
urging support of tho presldnit b >
vlaoroiifi iwfertlon 6f the Monro ddetrine
1 ne re w re siroeg xpressh lis also gainst
the i ani < In American soi ks imet i arl
te vhl h It was said that Lonlan eom
merelal hou s were seeking to bring
ubout Throughojt the debate there was
nn undercurrent of feeling that while the
countr would not shrink from vnr II it
niust come > ct that such a calamity was
Imminent
Shortly before 4 oclock Mr Mown nn
expecledly withdrew the nmenlment to
the bill leaving It In Us original form
There vviui no demand for a roll exll as
tlio sentiment of thn senate wiw cleirly n
unit and by n loud viva voce voto the
bill was pushed without a dlss vlng vote
This completes the legislative enactment
of the inennure which wllh tli sirruiituro
i > f lho inldent has the full forco and
tffect of law
Tho iassnirii of tho bill was not how-
ever the onl rxelllng event of the day
for nt i 30 thu presidents message urrlng
the guvli v of the lln mclnl iltuutlon ami
railing on ongnMs not to ull nun for the
hollhijs mill icllif was iiffiMded was
presented In tho sMinte
Its rending was followcd with close at
tention but tho eenntois chsorlwd with
thn stirring ovuits of thu dobite were
ready lo ndjoiirn without Inmedltto con
slrtorallon of tho message
The iisolution or Mi Allen for n exiln
ngo of sllvci tome t the < xlge mles of war
rnn e ov r from vewtcrdiy and Mi Allm
miilresMsllilmsilf to It tn t facetloiiB vein
lie rend wild running emiuniitH tr
Chindlers bill lo Inertav the nrinnimnt
nf the rnlttsi Slntes lie ref < rrod nl o
li lho Ih 111 iteiie of the bllli pxseiilel
bv Mr Hale Hep Maine to Increase tin
navy and Mr DivIj Itep Minn In lull
ing as to Ilrlllsii nginession In Aliuttn
The Monroe diKtrlne was put fotwnnl
ly thn pixsident rs lliuiiili It had iever
ben Innnl or lirfnnv In the Judgment of
Ml Alltvn Im ptfldent mngiilpd Hint
hiivliii lost tn coulldeiice of the Amerlenn
pcoplo It wxih destroblo to ntli > pl this menu
lo it store to mum rxtenl the respest and
conlldinee r Hit people lt trgel ns a
iiitnsun of fliumiMnl sifet that the fiee
eolnui e of gold ami sliver on equal teims
l > tonsideresl bv tlio llnaucu coiniiilttro
Mr llntt tttt r > Mini moved Hie ref-
erence of the resolution to the committee
The mutton wan defeated tho detailed
voto being as follows Vns Allison
Ilrlc lloi rows Cartel Cameron Cliand
Itr tlrtlliitn r Oumnn Hale lliwlev
Lodge MtMIIIan Martin Mills Mitchell
Wisconsin Morrill Plait Proctor IJnil
Sewell Sherinin Smith Thurston Wit
moie CI viMis
Nu > All n Hncon linker Unto II uiry
Hlot Murn lluller Call Carter Chlllo i
Cbuke Coclirell DiibolR Gibson Harris
Jones Arltnnms Jones Nevudv ICvIe
MhiiMo MeCill Ortgnu Morgnn li l on
Insco 1efT r Peiklns Pettlgrew Prltch
ard Itoiu h SUWiut Teller nihil in-
V t Voorhecs w althull Warren WlHon
id i nys
7ie it solution was ngrced to without
division
Mr Plntt Fought to have struck nut the
vvnrllk pieamble
Mr Alien cettiiseited to hrxe this stinuk
out The ii solution as ngiteel to lo ns
f Hows
thnt the ccmmlttee on ilnnnco be nn 1
Ihcv uro henbj dlrei test nnd InMriittd
to Inquire nnr1 rerort bv hill or otherwise
whether It would not be expertlen an I
prori fot the uiieinnient of the Unite
Htnlis of America nt this time In open Its
o tut to the ice nnd unlimited tonnge or
silver and gold nl lho ratio of 11 lo 1 nnil
In ndellllin the rrtn ls uo nn ntieqnMo
amount of full legil lender treasury notes
In the iuuiio miMiner us ueh einlrs Hive
here tnfore betsi Isrued i nd In the lntertl
of National wifely withdraw the lsem
power of Natlonnl banks nnd retlrn all
bank cutreney
This cleared the wny
the dire t
for lho lenewal of
tonsldera tlon of tho Vnno
rueInn bill
Tho llisl speaker on tho Vene7iii lin
roinmlsslou bill after Mr Me nnn 1 net ex
pt Inecl the amendments was Mr Piatt
of Council ileut who wild any dtlnv would
e i onlii el in Hnglund as hesllntlon on
our part and sold It was not essential to
change tho hill ns to that pait whlrh
thniiged tho wording ns to the leport of
the rniiunlBilntt iih n the true division il
lino or tho faclie In lho eust lie clilmed
that the facts vvon 11 be the divisional line
IIn iimenilmenl nf the senate wolill I
iinstiueid as needing on the port of the
he unto an I the senate should nollfv tercit
liiitnln mirlt i waslenlnd Hie prcslilent
Ah to the c uillrmntlon by the Finnic Ml
Plntt said It was unimportant nnd unw e
It had iieicr been questioned Hint the et
eriillve hud the right to uppolnt npei in-
to iMirtnln fin l re girling foielgn coin
tres He rrf rnd to the appointment or
Sir Plount to Hawaii es objectionable
I eclliso lo hud erenlel hlln ail I file e r
with iinvti lii act and supercede ofllcers
tollln ed b tho sennte
Mi rihiriiMin win followed nald the
iitsldent luul hen approved unanlmnurlv
lv both I omits or nnrress rnglnnd was
not milking any firult aggression nn I wt
n iw taking Hie nntter ve rv se ilnusly He
thoughr Hint Ih dispute would be stilled
honoiiblv und Hut no lilood would b
shil In tills dispule
I he act t tin t the sennte nmcndeil He
Ull tniild not be ernslnud In any was us
merirtng that tho sennto did not eland
firmlv I the preiilent The Anierli ins
would approve I he 1 rill and be did no eloiib
If tin v vvniill be a i pled li he louse
It seems lo me ho sild Hint all llin
Is too hnsty thai we are ton euiier Let
us take our time to de11lemto and not
rush Inlo Ih mailer
Ml Mills of Ttxii ollwfd lie eill
It wan a very grav quefllon Win wllh
Great llrllaln would be no cl lids nln >
Ho wan for pence If It could lo ohtnlucel
lie not ably
lived at
Tl0 U oiernmenls luul ni
ngrte and neltnr wonll v
ty co
vfeld
not
Where
was Hie trnney In e tune Irom In tnso of
wnrV Tin llut dulv nH we slool upon thn
tdo of the crisis was to prtivldo for nn In
eieisn of Hit lcvoniiei
Mt Udio rni notleo that he wonll
not offr Id amendment to limit tho time
when Hie eon mlmtloii should lepoil Ho
was In favor of slvlng tlio president tho
utmost lower 11J did not ihlnk them
should le nny division In the nutter
nl sunci ling lho president Ml I Up
Hicimlit that the commission ought in lo
ciinllriiitd by lb nennle ss It vonl 1
sireuiillHii the pieslilents hand
Mr Lodge laid lie wanlud to iy to thoso
jitopli In Lot don who wero trjli loeie
ate a piiile In Ibis coiirlry by selling
American stocks nnd securltltH Hint Ciey
un not bv this nu ire Inline nee Hie puiii
rile sentiment or the Hnlltd Stales vheil
It como lei slsiul up for what was light
1 he attempt tei citato n pinlc In Wall
Hicet by this action could not dtle Hie
American concuss fiom doing Its full
duty
Mr Hlewnrt Pop Ncv mid Hint His
president luul twedn an Aninrlcnn dm In ra-
tion nnd Mr Stewart favored giving him
lull authority civil tho nniniiilsslon Ho
did not believe there would lo war
Mr While Dem Cul upheld the presi-
dent but did not bulltive there would be
any dlflleulty In tho way of tin honoi ibln
sol itlon It had not Inn ilearlv hhtjwii
Hiui Hritlniie w is iittnmptlng lo uaiuu lite
litTllnrv that lie lunieed lo V IIPziHl Col
1itM shrill tnt ill powei lo Investigate
lulu tht iiolficni liend even strllie out
I he woid eoiiinlM len Ii the bill und when
the pi iildents rciominei Jatlon was re-
ceived It would be time for congress to
act
actMr Mitchell Hep Oie did not be
Ilcvo nny foreign nation could MHiiro it
fcot of ground In this territory It did
not now own b > Irealy or cession with-
out violating thn Monroo devlilne
Mr Calfery Dfm Ln advocated It nl
pernio action end ihtvunt even tho ap
ioliituienL of a commission waul I not
be a warlike slp If wir was neccssiry
he would not liesltatn on icoount of tno
financial condition of th Urilleel States
but the iforle und members eif congress
wero excited und should bo given a
breathing tlmo
Senator Chandler announced that bn
had thnnged his mind since jestenliiv
and now believed that the lousa bill
should bo passed without amen Iment and
all novver ploeed In tho iircsVnts liands
Whether Mr Cleveland or some other
distinguished lumber of his party vvns
the candllxto for the presidency there
would Im no question of fc reign nolley In
tho onmpilgn for on that tho American
people wero unlteil nor would thev be
eleltfieel by any contpiracy of feirelgn
capitalists to depivss American jtexks
If nViy storls in Wtell street had pnnt
down they vrere sleeks that deserved to
KMr Tillman Dim H < asked Mr
Chandler whether If tho resolulloii
tmrid the seliole and Ho goU nservo
dlsaopearcd be weiuld still vole for the
resoutbn
Mr Chandler said that lh snme
eld dlsnosltion of the populltts lo mix
In questions
I am not
a populUt said Mr Till
man learned my politics from Jcffer
son Calhoun nnd Lincoln
Mr handler said nil draw their In
epilations from thoso sources and again
he raid ha would vote for any sacrifice
to sustain thn Natleiuil honor
Ml CMl said be did net believe In tlio
lOeMbllliy of war nor did ho sanction
basic
Mr Teller regretted that tho president
had not seen ill to have tho stnto de
pnrlmttit nseerliln nil the fiels In the
promises However If the president d >
sir d lo appoint n commission for his en
llghtPiimem no one doubled bis atilhofltv
to do so Ho did not think conuress
should inaku nn ImincMlaio eloelirillon
for congn ss nnd the ptesldcMit might ar
rlio nt dirfeient eoueluslonn No one for
nn instant thought tlw presllent would
Mjpolnt mer < isillllrlans There were
threo men In tlio ctiurtr eminently quali-
fied tn nerve on such u commission
whose names woull probably come tu
the minds of most of tho sen iters men
who went not known In nubile life Per
Imps live cmumlselonors would be better
Mr Turnle Dun Hull n membir or
llui committee on for liii r > billons de
rlnrod thai the 1111 bound the corimls
rlon to ixiss uiioii mailers cf fact ttv de-
cide wbnt was the Imiiudiir and ho din
not Ivlleve It wotlld bo glvin such great
Pciwer Moreover the nasiRO of the bill
would bo nn nffirmitlnn that tho Veiie
riiolnu Isiindniv came undei lho Monroe
cliHtilue Tho nrlmnev rif llm United
Stales wns nxed llist by tho revolution
b Us slniidlns n lho oldetet of tho re
iwibll s bill one mtso bv Us lesources and
powers This rnve It ii minrdlnnshln over
ntlwr reimbllcs mil Ismnd It to repel everv
nswilt m > tm tho republican prlnelplo In
Ibis hemisphere
Mr Turplo prvdtriod three constlerntlnns
cf Ann rh nil lopubllcs In North Centrnl
and South Mrnrlcn slrong enmiRli lo pre
viut even lho mensce of oppression b >
orher powertt
Mr Chnndter here movesl to lay on the
Inblii tho amendment of the report by
Mr Morgan This won ndoptcd bv n vIvt
voce vole nnd with bill few dlisentlmt
voices Thus uiiexpecledlv thn ortalnil
house bill lemaitird before lho s mate
without iiinetuline nt
Mr llnirls who wns In tho clmlr nst
In lime In txpedlllng a vole
Without delny ho put the question til
lliongh Mr Caltery wns about to offer
nn nun ndtiicnt
Tin re wns a loud rei onse of nves
nn I no nnsoir to the cull for nvv
lho presiding officer declnied tho bill
paused
A moment laitr when he full slgnlfl
ennee of what bad ben done iwept
through Die guile Hes there was n wnve
of npolnuso whl b promlni 1 It sh ike the
sineito elinnibi r until Mr Harris ripping
with the KtivI tternlv wnni the spec
talors nenlnst demonslrnllons
The exelHiig events of tho ihv lerl Hie
Hinleirs In no mood lo tnke up lonllne
nrfalis and nt 3 II oclock tho sensto went
lllo e xeiMltlvo session
During the execuilve session s mesrnge
of lho president vns presented nnd the
elnois opened nnd tho message vvns rend
W lien ll > lendliie vvns enmpleled Mr
Coikiill Dein said I move the rennle
nd loll n
Mi lIiHl v Hep wild Wo expect
some einllenillnn from this virv serious
message from our deniornlle frleids
Wo want llmo to consider tepllel Mr
Coekiill nbruplK nnd wllhout n itliiR the
stnnto ndjonrned
Tim 1171101
Wnshlngton December SOTins session
of thn hou o vcns purely n pefuneorv nf
fnlr The spenker wis ready lo nnnotlnee
the eommlllees and Hie hoitat wan ready
to adloiirn for Hie linlldav tecess but ill
fact Hist lho sonnlo had not vet nelod
on ftin bill for Hie spnolnment of he
Vf neii lin commission forced lbs boil
nfler waiting nn Imur and n half for lho
wenalo tn net to ndjmirn until tomorrow
AM1IAHHADOH HAYAIIDS linCALL
Wnshlnglon Deceinben M llepnrts
were current hero jcilenliv duo largely
In tho excited state of pnbllo feeling on
the Venezuelan nnd to Hie prior ultack
en him In tho house of reprisentnllvss by
Mr Ilarrell nnd others tint Hie lecall of
Ainbnssidor Ilainrd was Iminlneiil Pri-
vate Secretary Thurher when asked about
them mndej an nbsnliile denlnl of their
accuracy adding that the nmlmssiidois
remll wan nnl conlemplnled At the Iltlt
hli enibnss lho bePef wits expinased that
tho itimora we to untrue It Is belloved
hi ro Hint the president would not at this
limn mnke any change In our embassy lo
Great llrllaln for It could not but ag-
gravate lho present rlliintlnn
TII13 ADJOURNMENT HPSOLUTION
Wnshlngton Dee ember SO In thn rennle
nn ufTort will l inndu tomoirnw tn se
ruro a reconsideration of the adjournment
involution nnd lho houso will proceed to
business ns If no adjournment icsolutlon
had biou liitiCHliirnil
Tho speiki r will appoint Ills committees
and It nppiars most probable thnt If thn
b nalo fulls to consider thn adjournment
leroluilon nnd Fendn It back lo lho honso
tlmt body will dsllno lo niceiil thn Semite
nme inline nt lent leuvo tho whom q
HtiHienihil In tho ulr
quetitloii
rlitn Is tho general icenlt of a ronfi lenee
between I bo leading teprese nlnllvf lull
wllh Hpesikw Heed tonight
I In re Is some doubt as lo bow the sennte
rllve r mombets will nit In the re oliitle > ii
but If tlnv reii > lKjialo t la believed such a
motion will pass
PltHSIDHNTIAL NOMINATIONS
Washington December Tho presi-
dent today sent tho following noinlna
tlons In the rtliale
PostmaslcnJ Arkansas Jiimih 1 <
White Hoieti Indian Territory David A
iVnrr Vliiltn iexns John 1 < Andernon
I li tir lo r George II New nan of Ten
iiesseo to In agent for Hie II Ian of
tho Colvlllo ngtney In Washlngto
CAPITAL CULLINOS
Tho loss of ntwxm In gold today for
export loaves the gold rcstervo at IfceM
OHO
lho renalo In executive session loda
oonfliinod Jnmiu L Whltn un postmaster
lit lloiie Alk
The Klulement of be condition of Ihn
Irtosiiry slunnt tin nviillablo etisli Inbiucu
of imMTSMI gold reserve JTJUsDIi1
Tho senate spent ulmost nu hour In ex
eciitlvo stsloii toda > waiting ur > Jbo
intosage from the iiresldcnt the niiillng
of which wns tho Inst proceeding before
adjournment
Chicago December J > A special lo lho
TimesHerald from Washington nays In
accordance with the advices from Min
iate i Icrrtll thn odmlnlMiatlou Iiiim do
Itrminisl tn remove American clllrtnn
from the ellrsffeeted district of Miiiuah
In Asia Minor Instructions were n nt
thlscve nlng to Hear Admiral Helfildge
by table
Tho house adjournment holiday resolu-
tion was id nmendeel and passe 1 as to
povld for an adjournment from tomor-
row until Mnndiy January This pio
cotsllng was accompanied by an explana-
tion from lho demeie ratio sldo of tho
eliamtber that It would bo Imposlble for
llifin to oompletn llitlr lomrnlitto usslgn
miuta even If the senate sliould remain
In session until Tuesday next
1HSI3 IN TIIH MIS3IBSITPI
St Le > uls M o Deccmlxr JOTho unpre
cedtiited rain of thn putt thrro days has
caused a rlso of lxtten feet In tho MU
slsstipl river Torty fatnlllca In tho low-
lands near Alton have been foreeel to flee
to blah r en > uneU Much dmnifgi to rail-
road and farm properly I reported from
Missouri but no lives havo been lost
Tho Missouri Kansas and Texan has
PRICE 5 CENTS
suffcretl conslilernbly by washouts nnd
loss of brldgej
News comes from Monroo thnt six per-
sons were drowned In tho river there ln
nn attempt to rescue
roIclIGN NEWS
1IKAVY JNVTSTMrNT8
City of Mexico December So Tho most
Important deals which havo been made
In Mexico In tunny yeuis uro boiiu lrnlc
A C Duller of Soulh Afilci nitlveil ft
few dis nfcu Willi i letter of crtdll tu
lho iimiiimt of liyvintu from Hariiulo
Cecil llhodevi nnd the HothaohlkiK He waa
given iv eordlnl nccjitlon bv Pretldent JJUe
nnd the ixsull of Ida Wit Is lho luvesl
nitnt ut several million dollars in tht
dial inge tunnel which tho govurumont hto
undei wiy uml in ths city water works
Mr DulUr has nlso lalien un option upon
the stivel rallnny s > slon for JTUcViuo
this linlulm tho fiitlio uttect servku not
Cidv of the cllj but of the llder l die
Irlrt 1 int seviiie parties nrn nttempltnu to
bii > tip lho Coupei iiropcrtloa In the conn
ti unl It Is expected bifori lho deal Is
il < rod theio will Ihv several more mllllyis
or Uuftlr iiionry luvetlcil
JH3VIcTn 1TI3J1S
City of Mexico December SO Advice
from Mrrda repent thu nirist of several
ntwtmiper men on political grounds
Yellow
fevn Is still epTileVnifi nl Pn
Piuiihi In the Stat
of ri Ciuz both
In town nnd on Ihn neighboring plaiita
lions Pnpiiiilla is Hit cmtti if ilw
xnMillie pliiiiniioiin
I lie roirrmneiil of tho Slntes of Vera
Ctiu ijuaniijuiiiii nnd Jlllsin have
tnkrn Up the nllk Indtmtrv and havo sot
out tiliiutniloiiH or mulhnr lieen and
me liitiiiduclng the silk wonn
Hie lepoil Is current thai thn sub-
sidy grimed the lntriOtiiinle lallway
for a lino n Acnpuluii will bo trnna
ferred to the Mi xleo Ciieniavncn and
Piiclllo inllniy which Is to bo built tho
Cuornnvuci prusentltut tho ichnntuMi
of being a aland ml glisge
STILL OV THH HOCKS
Hoiilliniiipton Deceinbtr W Alth0UKh
six tugs woikcd ror two bonis In an ef
fott to float the Noith Germnii Llod
liner Since which inn ushoio vesleida
incrnlng on tho Win den dr > near Tot
hind buy lain or Wight tho alexin r
reniiitiiH bald nnd fust Ihe nltwupi
u tiill lur off wan undo nn hour bfun
high wnlii last night and watt not lvni
iip until an horn after Inhlnlglit lho
lougiihoretneii mi that the Hptuu wns
truvelllug at the rule of about twelve
kiioln when slii inn on the 1die null
In cunectiuejirc nlm wu dilien fluuly on
th rocks At low tide i lain feet be
low lit I water line ntc exposed to view
Tllli 1Oltnin llLGDDY 011D13U
Horllii Heeeinbii ixA dlspiiloh tu
tho Piunkriilei ZeUiing rieini Conslilil
tlllOPll 1JM Till pHti Iiuh u
Miisliiiihn Hemzl Pnsliii lo ntlnck todus
with toiwi iinopH and two bntierlis thu
illy if Ilonn mid to lioiiibuid and de
stioy Ii nnd to inassacto the utvi Anntn
lars in ha ell
IA1I0K MINKS
TltOLLY HTIIIKi Olie
Phllndelphla December ro Tho gieat
trolly ttilao is in nil piobiblllly trr Lulo
loidRlit Mnvor Uniulil siicceedtd In
in
ducing a luuixislliiiu t be iniiilc looking
In uli nmloubln settlomnnl pf tho tiuublis
I he I u tool Ho u i nines Irom the Union
II lotion niiipuiis to the strikers slid Is
thut If the conii lue U In work mid o
pem
b itntoiisl Hit Titirtion iniiiiiRiniiiiit will
tonllnllj and eunsiderntilr receive a eom
iiiUlio froiu tho iviiiks of then imploieu
iliid win hem their cuuipinlnlB nhl > iiiev
iiiues nnd remedy the snmo within the
inngo or falneas Tlio proposition waa
S W I Y U > I1J4 < 1 lo Hev Hi llnkei and
Mi Irifllth of thn Chrlntlaii Leigue unci
Il wns uiitliorlzeil to ho mado by lho Tine
Hon uiuiiiigemeiit
Ihn elilkn lendiis havo telegraphed to
Huge no V Dclm prtsldtnl of lho Amert
inn Itnllwnv union nnd lohu Mi llrlde
nf lho ledoiullon of lubur rtsiiesliu
them lo tonic to Ihhi ell Immediately
THU ST IA 1 II I IltH
New Yjik Dinuibor i0 The strlko of
lho Me am 111te im Is rejioitnl In be at nr
end und It Is expected that the men will
lelitrn In wcrk tuintirow
SHOW MUh hi0111 S
DDNVHlt IlipinlB leach hero or an-
other murder b InI hum uf thn Knn Curios
liKiivnllon The Intest vletlin is eliuiley
Hiinw a runcli faienun niiur Silver Cll
N AI
HAItDSIOWN K ITink Doherty it
prominent slIiooI tmrhei was shot nnd
killed ut Nrw llopo b Mrs J W Nnlly
Ji I lulu My nttenipled to ussiullt Mrs
Null elm lug hi i husband s iilse n o
MAIONL N 1 A folllsfoii ceeiirred
on the Aililoiidiiik nl 1 ui Iw k between
Dm northbound express mid u muthnoutul
freight lniluiir llrush ot tho freight
wns le 11 It I Ihiglnici Pinko of Malonn
uml both llmnui will die No niisseugeiR
who hurt
ALL HIIItOl13 CIIALLIINOHD
Clnelniiall Ohio He coinbei JB A spe
ilnl In tlio CommertlnlGazeltii from
IJntiisvllle Ind says lentml Lew Will
iam was VDlirmntlly aiiiiidnl at tho
minding of thn Lu tl legluu list lilghl
win n ha siild
Ihii Muiiioo elnclrlne Is the glovo of
thallnige ihrnwii In all Ihe great iKiwuia
of IJurope If one accepts the gage il
will In ail like Illicit 1 ho with most ut tho
olhers In lho alllunci
Leirel Sallfchui look six mouths to
tmnpcieo his lesponscs dee lining the ar
bitration lo which hit wns luvliel lnull
nurn innsoniihh II Is believed his Jontsldp
niiisuinrtl thm month Iwiklng for nllles
In tiuso ho refusiil lit arbitrate Lngland
In iiiiru ngalnst tui Is ihhi lliiiig ull
Kuiope wlih tl ixcepllon ot HUMhi la
iimither
Hero Is lho conclusion If wo must
tight I wish It eoiilil bo with llnglaud
alone Ilnl It would bn an i usy nf ulr If
Ihe duel were single bunded but that it
woull ho a coiuplilo arruVr It would rd
hard wllh us ut llrst bul we would nut
lo Idle lit fore a year Hi le would be no
Ilrlllsii euinniiiie Hin luttrprelallou of
whit h Is sliiipl unlvirsul Ililllsli hunk
itlitty libel ut tho cud ns I see It wo
would mm ever thing on this side of the
globe from Hid Gulf of Mexico lo tin
norili pole Seiond Itussla woull be es
Inblishid In Ceiisiiinlliiniile mul hurolng
Ihe ton lusloii In 1 JrllIhJi India It all do
litniln upon tho constancy of our people
if Ibty tndure ami go grimly on tho
lioiil will tome when we cm cfrcclually
wuko lho elemocrncy of I3nyluiitL
WANTI3DMOHU IIt3DNIIACKS
Now York Dixomber Tho livening
Post says A curious fact was tlove loped
twlny lu toimcctloit wllh the withdrawals
fumi lho treasury for rhlpmint to Lu
roi > e In consequence of the sudden tlght
iiung nf the money niarketKoltl shippers
were tumble lo Mt onougli greeubucka
Uiillesl states Imul tender with which to
draw tho gold out of tho trmaury Hut
for this a much larger amount of gold
would bo shipped tomorrow
MANY PEOPLE > fVANT
What Many Ottera Want
To Qet RldoOM
X brUf mention In
TM Pettt fTMH
m
Tag will fill the bl SITUATION
wanted Timnn times rotas ii r
nominal charge only or other a4 Mi > ii
THEWlEWOFMEi
Dcprcsslno Uffect of the VeneMeltaVW
Message on Stocks
M
BUSINESS SITUATION
AFFECTED
Uncertainty of the Venezuelan Affair J > 1
the Unfaofnble Icnturc
THR fiXCITUMRNT ON CHANGIj
New York Hanks All lllcbt and No Oa M
for Alarm mi the Score ot
Money i
Now York December 2 This wns a day
ot excitementon Wall street nnd mat-
ters for a time bore tho resemblance ot ft
puule Hut this condition of nffatrs had
not bioi unexpected and In n measure
thn dealers luul prepared themselves 11c
tnro the opening of business on tho stock
ixclinngd It was minoimced that JfSM000
In gold would be > sent out of the country
and Inter lu Hi iliy tho export ot IDWD
lie vvns ftiinoiiiired Till together with
tho cnblo advlcea from lonloti reiporteil
txtelislvo snlta ot American securities and
thn tenor of wnr news from nil iniartora
was reiponslble for lho genernl foiling ot
nut ashless tint pievalltd even early In
lho day Tho spirit of tho mnrkct was to
sell nnd In tho blB exchange Hits was dona
to the extent rnicly brfoin surpwed ln
the elcvk exchange tho sales for the day
wore i lTfl shares
New lork Cenltnl Bt TaU Loulsvlllo
und Nnnhvlltt Wabash an I Missouri
IvnitMiji and Texas prefcired Heading
Atthl on Illinois Cenlinl nnd Cinxdlan
llielllo wero tho prlnelpxl surfeixra by
reuson of their Inlernntlontl listing
As a lcsult of the delino In stocks the
falluio ot tho following iltmi vvoro iui
nouiiced on tho stock trala durlnr tho
da Nichols A Co Stiniin 1 Sands
Co DcNcnlTvll A Co 1 A HcMman
nnd II V Hilton
Wllh the fnll In prlcrrt thn bnnka cnllei
In nil their loans thus adding to tho com
pllcntkms ot tlio sllimllQii Money wns
leaned nt very high interest to carry
slocks nnd In ninny Instanced renewals
would be innde tinder no eoldtlons what-
ever As tho selling movement continued
right up tu tho closing with but slight
and momentary reactions tho effect xva
demoralizing In tho extreme
Money was lounvl on exll Ixto tn tho
nf lei noon at ns hUn as M per cent mid
lonns wero markrd up to 33 p r Cent by
the hanks
Just before cloning on thn atoclt cx
cluings tho galleries were crowded xillh
spulnltin The Iloor nt lho exchange wax
never n scene ot grexter exdtetnent nnd
sellers were alinoit ilgMIng with each
other to get at tho buers who vvoro
hugely In tlio inlnoilty Thcro was ex
rltement Ion mil plenty of It on the
floor nntl It wasmitlclnated hot tomorrow
will bo a repetition f Indxy
In reranl to lho sllunllon rreiWrlck II
Tiippeu president of th Onlatln Nn
tloiuil bank wim wns oh llrnnin or tho
Clcnrlng Houso Loin icmpuny during lho
last panic laid Hint nt lh present tlmo
tho Now lork banks nro all right and
tun icntly to fnco any emergency that
may nrl e He nddril Dial lho surplus
amounted lo tMWinO and Hint therefore
theio was no cause for alarm on tho
scorn of money
Ilo painted out however Hut whllo
Huso niiilltliins now provnil tho situation
Is still a serious one though likely to bo-
n I In veil coon
Jtcgardlni the cnblo to lho effect that
Ihn Inlltd Slates wns endeavoring to
secmo i loan cf lUfriO Wl on tho eon
llin nt banking men In Wall street do
not Ince any slink Tho rumor I ridicul-
ous and the banks without whose know
edgo It would he linposslblo to niiko such
a loan stubs that they had not been np
lioichid In mi vvny
Addition Cummrick tho veicrtn operator-
s lid today of tho oltunllotii Tho stock
inniktt otrms to ndl ato a bad stale
of ufrnlm and tho slluiitlon Is tho warrant
for every liinn takliiK rare of bin hold-
ings
Isaac Be lignum of llm hanking firm of
j cV W Ofllgman snld Our gold reserve
Is low and tho heavy wPhdrawals ntty
neccBsllite < hu lsuo of now bonjV llo
said further Hint ho did not behave that
any concerted action was being taken by
foreign cnpltallals to withdraw credits
THfl POSTS CAHLKGHAM
Now York December Tho Hvcnlnft
Posts financial cablegrami London Ufioro
wnii a wveto panic In tho stock oxchxngo
here today All Amerlenn securities
shares and bonds alike prncllcflily un
saleable lie re The unlilo today xvsa not
bused so much on politico or a war scam
an on a predicted financial crisis In Amer
lea Ilvo millions moro In gold nro said
to be engaged for shipment from New
Jork tomorrow making 110000000 in ull
hut this Is not iibsohteiy coiutrmed It
Is however only a question nf time when
gold will go Th decline ln consols was not
on lnvislarrt sellers but on bear sales
In Americana on tlw contrary tho rush
of genuine holders to realize was enor-
mous thu shock received by tho tone ot
tho presidents incsaugo and itllt more by
Its acceptance by tho house ot reprtv
stnxtlves being ono of the sevrrcat ex
petlenctd hero Other markets were Hat
In sympathy with the small business It
Is rumored that 13000000 In gold has been
engaged by Hothsohlld for ulilpment from
America I can not confirm this but tho
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The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. ELEVENTH YEAR, No. 261, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 21, 1895, newspaper, December 21, 1895; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth83916/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .