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THE MOBSTOTG OEEGOOT&iir. TUESDAY, EEBRVJCRX IS. 1895, BTDE-iiNl) STEWART THEY INTRODUCED RESOLUTIONS TOUCHING UPON FINANCES. Btk "Wejrt: Over Under the Kale, and tier 'Senate Then. Took Up the . Postoffice Bill. office, It the Joint committee on printing j now the property of said roads and re should deem It advantageous to the Inter- 1 cover the same, or protect the govern- ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. A new phase of the financial question came up in the senate today on a resolution presented by Hill defining: the policy of the govern ment concerning bimetalism, gold pay ments, etc The resolution !s as follows: "Resolved (if the house of representa tives concurs). That it is the sense c congress that the true policy of the gov ernment requires that it efforts should b steadily directed to the establishment of a safe system of bimetalism. wherein jfold and silver may be maintained at a parity, and every dollar coined may be the equal In value and power of every other dollar coined or issued by the United States; but if our efforts to establish or maintain such bimetalism shall not be wholly successful, and if for any reason our -silver coin shall not hereafter be at parity with gold coin, and the equal thereof In value and power In the market and In the paymeut of debts, then, it is liereby declared, the bonds of the United States now or hereafter issued, which by their terms are payable In coin, shall neverthelees be paid instead in gold dollars, -it ptlng the policy of the United States- thyt its creditors shall at all times be paid Xn the best money In use." Hill usked immediate consideration of the risolutlon, but Butler objected, and it Vent over. Stewart at once supple meuted the Hill resolution with another, ar follows: "Resolved. That there Is no authority or law to buy gold coin in preference to silver coin for any purpose whatever." This resolution also went over, and the senate took tip the postoffice approprl? Xion bUL Lodge made a point of order against the first senate amendment giving the, postmaster-general discretion in ex iendlng?3.250,000 forrallway postal service, and an animated discussion arose over the Item. Allison said, as a member of the committee on appropriations, he protested sigalnst this change of existing laws. Vest said this was another Instance of the manner In which the railroads fought every measure they conceived to be against them. The government should own postal-cars, just as it owned post offices. The railroads seemed determined to control all the traffic over their roads. He had found in the course of an investi gation of the livestock traffic- that the roads'would move no can?, except those operated by the Armours, Swifts and others of Chicago. "With their capital and their power they coerced the roads to han dle their cars to tho exclusion of private snippers. Sir. Pullman, with his great capital, was also able to coerce these ror-ds into running his cars. Vest added: And then he turns around and im jioses upon the people who use Pullman cars. "When the senator from Ohio Sherman) proposes to regulate the Pull man cars we are at once told wc have no right to touch them." Vest continued In a severe arraign ment of the railroads for advancing or retarding legislation as it suited them. Allen urged the government ownership of railroads. He soon diverged from the discussion into the claims of election frauds in Alabama. Chandler interrupted with tho vcmark that charges of fraud against sovereign states were so grave that a. full senate should hear them. A coil for a quorum was had, and 52 sena- 4ors responded. Allen then proceeded, He nubmltted a detailed statement of the al leged frauds in what is known as the -black "belt." It shows a total of 50.07S Votes counted, though only 15,313 votes were actually cast. He read affidavits showing specific frauds by counties. lie said: "If thee frauds had not occurred, the populists and republicans would have 22 out of the 33 members of the state senate, and 71 out or the 100 members of the house." Allen spoke for three hours, and had not concluded when, at 3:43 o'clock, the sen ate adjourned. Before the bimetallic resolution was ln troducsd, various measures were acted upon. The senate agreed to the conference re port on the house bill disapproving the treaty with the Southern Ute Indians, und providing for their removal. It adds another section providing that the act shall only take effect on Its acceptance by a majority of the male Indians now on the reservation land. The credentials 'of Sir. Hoar for an other term in the senate, beginning March 4 next his fourth term were presented to the senate today by his colleague. Lodge. Davis submitted resolutions from the legislature of Minnesota, characterizing the railroad pooling bill as an effort to "legalize a gigantic trust," and requesting the Minnesota senators and representa tives to work against the measure. Res olutions were also presented, by which the legislatures of both Kansas and Min nesota expressed themselves in favor of the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Gorman's motion to reconsider the bill affecting important railroad mineral lands In Montana and Idaho was. disposed of by amendments which led to the withdrawal of the motion to reccnslder. In the Honiir. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 11. The legisla tive aproprlatlon bill, to which the house devoted today, was completed tave for the paragraph relating to the pension office. Several .amendments were agreed to, among them to allow the public printer to bid for the work of publishing the Pat ent Office Gazette: to allow courts of ap peal to use half the surplus fees of the clerks of said courts for the- purchase of law books: to establish a refinery at the Helena, Mont., a5sa office for separating gold and sllwr and molding them into ingots, bars. etc. and to refer the claims of the Cherokee nation for moneys due under the treaties to the attorney-general for review. A bill to provide for coinage at the branch mint at Denver was also passed. When the hou.e met. documents were laid before It by the secretary of the treasury, giving additional Information respecting the Behring sea herds. Then the senate amendments to the Chicago jtubltc building bill were agreed to. The Denver mint bill was called up by Chairman Bland, of the coinage commit tee. Representative Pence spoke of the ad vantages to be gained from coining gold at the Denver assay office, because of the large quantities of gold which are mined in the surrounding country. In reply to questions from Dlngley. he explained that the officers should be given the same compensation -eceived by those at the Carson City tNev.) branch mint. As pre viously stated, the bill passed. Mr. Somers. was. at his request, relieved of duty on the committee on public lands and Mr. Caminettt was appointed to Ml the vacancy. The houwj then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the legislative appropriation bllL On mo tion of Hartman. the amendment was adopted authorising the secretary of the treasury to establish at the office at Helena a refinery for refining and parting gold and tilver and for casting the same Into bars, ingots, etc. It was Dockery who offered the amendment, which was also adopted, to refer the accounts of all moneys due the Cherokee nation under the carry treaties with these Indians to tho' attorney-general for review and re port at the next session of congress. Dock ry also offered the amendment to the clause appropriating 5JS.663 for the publi cation of the Patent Office Gazette, and K1.1S6 for producing ccples of drawings, trade marks, i-tc . so as to give the public printer an ppno"funlt to bid fo the work, and to do the same at the public minting esta of the government. Price stated it w-as estimated that if the -work were done at the government printing' office there J would be an annual saving of over $30,000. The work is now done by private bidders. The amendment was adopted. An arrangement was made by which de bate on the paragraphs relating to the pension office should be limited to one hour and a half. A short statement was made by Dinglsy, criticizing the appropri ation of $300,000 for special pension ex aminers, after which the committee rose It was arranged that Wednesday, instead of tomorrow, should be given to the Dis trict of Columbia. At 5:2S the house adjourned. THAT CABLE COMPLY. The Bill Authorirlng It Incorpora tion Jin Been Introduced. WASHINGTON. Feb. XL A bill to in corporate the International Pacific Cable Company, for a cable from California to the Hawaiian islands, thence to Japan and other points in the Pacific, and on tho mainlands of Asia and Australia, wa3 introduced In the house today by Repre sentative Charles W. Stone, of Pennsyl vania. The incorporators are: William Alvord, Samuel T. Alexander. Hugh Craig. Will iam H. Syraond, Alfred S. Hartwell. Ed ward E. Pond, John Irwin, Ray Stone, A. G. Hawes, Herman Oelrlchs, Charles R. Bishop. G. W. McNear. Lewie B. Par rott. W. M. Buckner. C. I. Taylor. O. D. Baldwin, Henry F. Allen. W. J. Adams, John D. Sprcckcls. The bill proposes to give the company the right to hold requisite connections, land, otfices and stations, and to exercise such powers as may be granted by any other government, with the provision that nothing In the action shall be construed to commit the United States to any finan cial liability or guarantee of carrying out Its contracts. The capital stock Is to amount to $3,000,000. In 50.000 shares of $100 each, with the right to Increase to 200.CO) shares by a vote of two-thirds of the stock. The stockholders are to organise when 51.0O0.OW of stock has been sub scribed for, and 10 per cent of the sub scription paid in. Nine directors are to constitute the board, to serve three years and hold their meetings In the United States. The bill includes an authorisation for 5 per cent bonds to the amount of $20,000,000 to constitute a first Hen on the property, and provides for an annual re port of tho company's affairs to the sec retary of the treasury. The cable project has been the work of Admiral John C. Erwln, who recently re tired from active service, and at whose request Mr. Stone introduced tho bill. Ad miral Erwln ha3 extensive interests In Hawaii and Japan. Of the other Incor porators, Mr. Hartwell Is a prominent lawyer of Honolulu, who was at Washing ton In 1S91, working la the Interests of the cable: Charles R. Bishop xs the richest man on the islands; Hugh Craig is a prominent New Zealand capitalist; John D. Spreckels Is a son of Claus Spreckels. and the others arc prominent California business men. It Is understood the incorporators will endeavor to obtain subsidies from the gov ernments inter ested, and will try to secure the patronage of the United States for their company. Representative Stone says he Is heartily in favor of the senate provisions for a cable survey, and does not think the plan for incorporation of this company need interfere with the gov ernment's course or lb necessarily antag onistic to the senate plan. DEBT OF PACIFIC RAILROADS. Proposition From the Companies' Representative to the Government. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. The house committee on Pacific railways gave a hearing today to representatives of the companies. Ellery Anderson, receiver and government director of the Union Pacific. A. A. H. Bolsevaln, who represents for eign holdings In the same company, and C. H. Tweed, of the Central Pacific, pre sented a proposition of the corporations to settle their government debts by the payment of the principal, by which ar rangement the Union Pacific would pay the United States about $33,500,000, and the Central Pacific about $37,500,000. Representatives of large interests In New York city, among them President Fitzgerald, of the Mercantile Trust Com pany, and J. P. Morgan, a member of the reorganization committee, have sent dis patches asserting that a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to accept cash payment of the principal of the Union Pacific debt in full satisfaction of all claims upon It, would be accepted and carried out by the company. The prop osition was formally made by Bolsevaln, for the Union Pacific today. Anderson said the rc-commlttal of the ReSlly bill by the house without action and the failure of congress to give the executive branch any instructions as to the protection of government interests left the whole matter In a very unsatis factory condition. Central Pacific Representative Weed was not prepared to make the same pro posal in behalf of that company, but said if the parties who might advance the principal of the debt could be protected by holding a government Hen as security for their advances, the same terms could be carried out by the Central Pacific. Such security was necessary in his opin ion on account of the existence of liens prior to the government Hen. Anderson said that while there was no emergency demanding additional appro priations, or giving cause for alarm within two years, the government should dis pose of its interests as soon as possible. There was a slight exchange of courte sies, when. In the course of his remarks, he characterized the action of the house in recommitting the bill as unworthy of comment. Boatnor objected to the criti cism of the house, and Anderson said he would withdraw It. The discussion was largely Informal. Blair said tho temper of the house upon the question was not favorable to any plan to remit the interest on the government debt. Inquiry was made about the policy of Introducing separate bills for settling the debts of the Union Pacific, which Anderson suggested would be a fairer test of the opinion of the house upon the questions involved than by a consolida tion. This proposal was opposed by Tweed. In Anderson's opinion foreclosure could be avoided for three years by se curing stays in the courts and paying the Interest on bonds. Speaking to a reporter. Anderson said the plan to pay tho principal would be equivalent In Its financial results to the Rellly bill at 2 per cent, instead of 3 per cent, in the present condition of the money market. Pcttisrew' Resolution. WASHINGTON. Feb. 1L In the senate Pettigrew Introduced the following con current resolution: "That the president is hereby requested to employ counsel for the purpose of bringing suit against the directors and stockholders of the Union Pacific and Cen tral Pacific railroads, who received the fctock of said roads without paying cash for the same; also to recover from the directors, officers and stockholders of said roads such sums of money as were stolen by them or diverted and controverted to any unlawful purposes, and, therefore, not placed In the sinking fund, as re quired by law. and the president is hereby authorized to pay to said attorneys the sum of 5 per cent of all suras received from said directors or stockholders. The attorney-general is also directed to fore close the mortgage of the government on said roads at the earliest possible date and to take steps to pay off the princi pal encumbrances on ild roads and to use the sinking fund, for the purpose: to ascertain the amount of money belonging to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, which has not been invested in ether branch lines, and the amount of bonds and stocks of other companies now the property of said roads, and to take steps to secure the government Interest therein; to arcertain the amount cf land ment Interest In connection therewith. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this resolution, the sum of $100,000 Is hereby appropriated put of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated." Fettigrew said he would, at a later date. submit a list of stockholders, with the amounts of liabilities. The senator said the manipulation of these railroads was a "disgrace to civilization." MESSAGES TO CONGRESS. The President's Reply to the Senate Beli ring: Sen. Resolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1L The president today sent the following message to con gress: "To the Senate: On the Sth day of Jan uary I received a copy of the following senate resolution: 'Resolved, That the president be required, if not incompat ible with public Interest, to communicate to the senate all reports, documents and other papers, including logs of vessels, re lating to the enforcement of regulations respecting fur seals, adopted by the gov ernments of the United States and Great Britain, in accordance with the decision of the tribunal of arbitration convened at Paris, and the regulations under which said reports are required to be made, as well as relating to the number of seals taken during the season of 1834 by pelagic hunters and by lessees of Pribyloff and Commander Islands; also relating to steps which may have been taken to extend saldregulatlons to Asiatic waters, the North Pacific ocean and Beh ring sea, and secure the concurrence of other nations in said regulations, and, further, all papers not heretofore pub lished. Including the communications of the agent of the United States before said tribunal at Paris, relating to the claims of the British government on ac count of the seizure of sealing vessels In Behring sea.' "In compliance with said request, I herewith transmit sundry papers, docu ments and reports, which have been re turned to me by the secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury, and the secre tary of the navy, to whom said resolution was referred. "I am not in possession of any further information touching the various sub jects embodied in such resolution. It will be seen from the letter of the secretary of the navy, accompanying the papers, and documents sent from his department, that it is Impossible to furnish at this time complete logbooks of Dome of the naval vessels referred to In the resolu-' tion, but I venture to express the hope that the reports of the commanders of such vessels as are herewith submitted will be found to contain in substance so much of the matters recorded In said log books as are Important In answering the Inquiry addressed to me by the senate." Carlisle to the House. WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Secretary Car Hale sent to the house today a reply to the resolution Introduced by McMHHn of Tennessee, calling for Information upon the Behring sea claims and the expenses of the government of Samoa. Much in formation Is contained in the statement made. The secretary says the Alaska Commercial Company pays $55,000 per an num. In addition to the regular charges on Its catches, for the privilege of seal ing, and that the American Commercial Company has made claim for $600,000 against the government by reason of its loss by the restrictions placed upon seal ing. The United States has paid out, ac cording to the statement of the secre tary. 571,345 under the agreement for the government of Samoa. widow, Eliza 3Duncan. resides at Borden town. Guild? v,-ss partner with Thomp son in Honolulu. The latter died some years ago, while on his way back to Hon olulu, after havlag pa'd a visit to the family of his mother-in-law, and Gullck married his widow - ALL QUIET AT HONOLULU. Telegram Received From Onr Min Itcr "at Hawaii. WASHIGTON, Feb. 11. Hon. Lorln A. Thurston, the3 Hawaiian minister, this evening received the following telegram, dated February 2, from F. M. Hatch, Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs, from Honolulu: "AH Is quiet here, and the trials arc progressing smoothly. The queen Is to be tried Monday, the 4th Inst. Cranston. an American; Mijller, a German, and Johnston, an, Englishman, were deported Per the Wajjrirco- for conspiracy. Cran ston and Midler wore also Implicated with a conspiracy to us dynamite." Minister Thursto maintains a thorough reticence on the subject of Cranston's case, saying he la not familiar with all of the circumstances, nor is he Inclined to make any statement regarding the rep resentations made to him by Secretary Gresham, if any uch have been made, as to tho propriety If Americans now under arrest in Honolulu receiving a fair and Impartial trial. ( WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. The state de partment wiU take vigorous measures In the case of J. Ctanston. arrived at Van couver yesterdaylan the Warrlmoo, exiled from Hawaii. A brief statement has been received from thjl United States commer cial agent at "Vancouver, alleging that uranston, an American citizen, guiltless lion In the rebellion, was ilboard the steamer and r trial, and to his severe minister Willis took his he was ejected from btless Investigating the hould Cranston's asser- by an Inquiry there can id will have a good claim Inst the Hawaiian gov- i. -Should tu by an : 3gie will h -flB-inst th OTHER CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. "White's Proponed. Amendment. WASHINGTON, , Feb. 1L In the sen- L ate today ..Wjhlte- gave notice of an amend ment to tne sunary civil appropriation bill, which grants to the state of Cali fornia 5 jtcY cent of the proceeds of the cash sales of public lands, "which have been heretofore made by the United States, since the admission of that state, or that may hereafter be made In that state, to aid in the support of the public schools. OlKflgreciucnt Between the Houmcs. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. In the house today all senate amendments to the diplo matic and consular appropriation bills were, on motion of McCreary, non-concurred in and a conference agreed to. The conference report on the bill to reg ulate the navigation of rivers and har bors of the United States was agreed to. A SHOWER OF BULLETS. Unnnccesxfnl Attempt to Hold Up a Train Near Ovcrbrook. ARDMORE. I. T.. Feb. II. An unsuc cessful attempt was made to hold up the north-bound Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fc passenger train about 11:30 P. M., at a point on Hickory creek, In alesolate re gion, about two and a half miles south of the little town of Overbrook. The train was the fast Kansas City through passen ger and express, known as No. 2, due here at 2 A. M. The railroad company has es tablished a new watering station near the point where the hold-up was attempted, and the robbers evidently expected the train to stop at the tank for water, as is customary. As the engineer was revers ing his engine to take water and the train commenced to slow up, the headlight re vealed several suspicious-looking charac ters on the track ahead. He opened up and fairly flew by the water station, and from the underbrush on either sl.e the train was fired upon. As near as can be ascertained, about 15 shots were fiied ino the train, most of the bullets taking efte. In the sleeper. Fortunately, no one wafj hit by the shower of lead. The amount of treasure on the train could not be ascer tained, but it is known to have been un usually large. United States deputy mar shals were dispatched to the spot, but a,s yet have no clue to the robbers. THE JAILBREAKERS. the Nine PrIoncr.i Escaped From Athens Connty Jail. COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. U. Nine prisoners escaped from the Athens county jail to day. They bored out a panel In the outer door of the jail, giving exit to the street door. Four went East on the Baltimore & Ohio and crossed the river on the ice at Belpre. Officers are in close pursuit. For Creatlnjr a. Nuisance. OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. lL-Colonel John P. Irish applied today to the police court for warrants for the arrest of the city councllmen. 10 of them, who voted for the adoption of the resolution authorizing the dumping of garbage on the extension of Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth streets, on the ground that thereby they created a nuisance. Irish owns property in that part of town, which he says is damaged by the garbage deposits. The warrants wiU be issued. Three at "Madera, Cal. MADERA. Cal., Feb. 11. This evening, about 7:30 o'clock, James Lawson, charged with attempted wife-murder; George Fer ran, for grand larceny, and John Love, for petty larceny, broke jail and escaped. An Indian, who was in jail, refused to assist them and was severely beaten. Up to the present time their whereabouts are un known. Officers and others are now scouring the country. Sentenced for SinngrKlingr. LOS ANGELES. CaL, Feb. 11. Gregorlo Ortego was sentenced in the United States district court this morning to payment of $200 and to CO days in the Santa Barbara jail, because he had smuggled into the United Stales from Mexico 217 cigars. Gullck. Another of the Condemned. BORDEXTOWN, N. J-. Feb. U.-C. T. Gullck. who Is sentenced to be executed at Honolulu for alleged complicity in the re cent royaHst revolt married Mrs. John Thompson, formerly Miss Duncan, daugh ter o the late Captain Duncan, whose of any partldpa forcibly placed exiled without a pecuniary loas. deposition befo: Hawaii, and la matter there. tlorts be born be little qucs for Indemnlt, ernment. Is Me aa American? SEATTLE. Feb, H John Cranston, the man who threatens to enter a claim for damages against1 the Hawaiian govern ment for banishment from the country, is well known'ln'thla city, having worked for about five years for the Seattle Trans fer Company, a foreman of the dray teams, and was ulso In the dray business for himself. In which he failed. He bore an unsavory reputation, both in business and domestic afty Irs. He Is considered by tnose wno know mm well to be unscrup ulous In all his dealings and for this he was discharged. from tho employ of the transfer company April 1, 1S91. After being discharged he remained In the cU.y until the latterpart of May. He was In hard straits financially when he left, and barely bad enough money to take him to Honolulu. He ' Informed several friends just before leaving that he was going to the islands to "catch on to something." Hi3 friends ".ere not at all surprised when they beird that he had taken part in the rebellion, and say he is just the kind of man to become Involved in such affairs. Maiy predicted he would get Into some kind of nouble when he went to the Island. Cranston. ls;an Englishman, having been born and raised near London, and is be lieved only lo have declared his Inten tions and not to have been fully natural ized. He i?Aiescribed as being Intensely English In allihls thoughts and actions. A fellow-pjssenger on the steamer War rlmo, which brought Cranston and his two associates from the island, stated that Cranston; toy film that he intended bring ing ult alnst-;the Canadian Pacific 6team9hj&fenDany for $3000 .damages., .and. aga?nej;fco ii.vjiari so-rnment for $20,000 foV-bamshnjent. Ho stated that he intended going back on the return steamer and prosecuting his case. He laid all blame for being banished to the California merchants in Honolulu, who. he says, were jealous of him because of his shrewd ness in business affairs. An Action for Damag.cs. VANCOUVER. B. C Feb. 11. The trio of Hawaiian exiles have- retained Wilson & Campbell, a local legal firm, to bring an action for damages against the Canadian-Australian steamship line for carry ing them off against their will. ONE OF THE CONDEMNED. History of "William T. Sevranl. Now Under Sentence in Hawaii. NEW TORK, Feb. 11. Colonel William T. Seward, condemned to death at Hawaii, formerly lived at Orient, L. I. He was very prominent on Eastern Long Island. It first became known yesterday that the unfortunate Colonel Seward at Hawaii Is the William T. Seward who, for many years, had charge of the extensive Long Beach fish works. Colonel Seward came to Orient many years ago from Hartford, Conn., to be employed at the fish works as chemist. Upon the death of ex-Senator Lewis A. Edwards, Mr. Seward occupied his handsome residence at Orient and had charge of the factories. The residence is now owned bv Caleb A. Dyer, and Is one of the finest on Eastern Long Island. The fish works became Involved about 10 years ago and Mr. Seward left his wife and two children In Orient, went to Port Royal, S. C, and engaged In work In phosphate works. That was not successful. From thence he traveled extensively and landed In San Francisco, from where he sailed for the Sandwich Islands. After leaving Orient Mr. Seward met with little suc cess. His family became despondent. Hi3 place was sold and his family moved to Guilford. Conn., where they now reside. Mr. Seward Is said to be about 33 years of age. Ho was a member of the Masonic lodge at Greenport; was a personal friend of Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, and served in the Union army. A letter was received yesterday by the secretary of the Greenport .Masonic lodge from Mrs. Seward, asking that the lodge take some steps in behalf of her unfortunate husband. This interested many of his friends on Eastern Long Island, and a let ter has been sent to James W. Covert and David B. Hill urging them to Interest themselves In the matter. Brown, president of the defunct Flrit Na tional bank. In a suit brought by Receiver "Wlghtinan for $15,000 in the United States court at Los Angeles. Another attach ment has been levied for $3300 in a eult brought by the First National bank of Los Angeles. MR. CREAMER'S MISSION HI Roseate View of Its Results In Thin Country. NEW YORK, FebTll.-G. W. Smallsy cables the foUowlng from London to the Tribune: "Some of the radical, that Is. anti-American journals, announce that Mr. Creamer is well pleased with the success of his mission to America in behalf of a treaty of arbitration between England and the United States. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham were 'cordial and satisfactory.' Mr. Morgan, chairman of the senate com mittee on foreign affairs, was as en thusiastic on the matter as Mr. Crearner hlm3elf. Moreover, 'the president and sec retary of state arc now engaged, in con junction with the British ambassador. In drawing up a treaty.' Mr. Creamer, him self, of course, is the author of these amazing statements. It might be well if the persons he names would explain to the American people how much Is true and how much Is due to the lively fancy of the queer little fanatic who undertakes to teach the American executive, the American congress and the American pub lic their duty. Mr. Creamer omits to mention that, when he went before the house committee on foreign relations. Mr. Hltt riddled him and his fantastic scheme with questions which left him dumb. Ar bitration Is In many cases a right and useful method of settling International disputes. In many cases It would be merely a mischievous treaty, binding us to submit to arbitration all disputes of whatever nature and would, therefore. Itself be mischievous. All I wish to point out is that Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Gresham and Mr. Morgan, who have not thus far been thought too shy In their foreign policy, will bear watching. Mr. Creamer, who Is anything but a man of the world, may have misunderstood them and taken mere civilities as pledges. If that be the case, It will do these eminent gentlemen no harm to say so." OH WE WILL OFFER EXTHilM BARGAIN! IN tHESS GOODS Of all kinds, both foreign and American weaves. Cur Great Fira and Clearance Sale will terminate in a few more days, and would suggest to the shrewd wife and housekeeper to take advantage of our great offerings and many inducements which we will place on our counters and in our Cloak Room on Monday. Ladies, don't be mistaken, you can save money by trading with us. We are in a position to meet any emergency, or any decline or advance in goods; and you can always and at ail times Depend on uettluar value rccclvcil whenever yon trade with as. Wo have made startling reductions on all goods, especially our Fine Imported Goods in Black and Colors, of which we carry the best brands and largest assortment of any dry-goods house in the city, at prices from 20 to 25 per cent lower. If you have not dealt with us heretofore, kindly give us a trial, and we will guarantee that you will be perfectly satisfied. Monday we nlinll make sweeping: reduc tions in nil depnrtmcntn In order to nmkc room for onr xprlns: stock, which is fast arriving:. - t PeflLkliE & JVLeDOfifiEIiLk COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS. LA GASCOGNK IS SAFE (Continued From First Page. OTHER FOREIGN NEWS. Has Material for a Book. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 11. Amongst the Warrimo's passengers was J. F. Ho gan. member of parliament for Mld-Tip- perary and secretary of the colonial party In the house of commons. Hogan has been on an ""extended tour through Aus tralia to gather material for a book he is about to publish on the recent financial crisis In Australia. Hogan also made a special inquiry into the federation move ment, which he says will certainly be an accomplished fact at an early date. For Mnssncrinjr nn Entire Tribe. SYDNEY, N. S. V., Feb. 11. A dispatch from Perth, West Australia, says that seven men have been arrested In Cool gardle for massacring an entire native tribe, Including women and children. Ths men had gone out goldseeklng, and were encamped near the village of the tribe, which they are accused of exterminating. They say that they acted In self-defense, as the natives menaced their lives. In the Commons. LONDON, Feb. 11. In the commons to day, John Redmond, a Parnelllte leader, resumed his address In reply to the queen's speech. He submitted the fol lowing amendment: "We humbly repre sent to your majesty that the time has come when It Is the duty of your ministers to advise your majesty to dissolve parlia ment and submit the question of home rule tQ the elector." The motion was de feated -by a vote of 256'to2:6. - -.,. i Rioting; Became of the Grain Tax. ROME. Feb. 11. A serious riot occurred in the village of Accerata today, growing out of the resistance of the people to the grain tax. The populace 3et fire to the tax orfices, which were destroyed, and en deavored to throw from the track the Naples express as It passed through the town. The troops were called out, and In their collision with the rioters a number were wounded on both sides. Only Women, After All. BERLIN, Feb. 11. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Tageblatt sends a remarkable dispatch to the effect that both theempress and the dowager empress are enclente. The empress, who was the Princess AHx of Hesse, was married to Nicholas II, November 'X, 1S91. Earthiinakcji In Sicily. ROME. Feb. 11. Severe shocks of earth quake was felt In the province of Regglo dl Calabria and Sicily today. The people of the town of Ball fled to the fields and several houses collapsed In the village of Santanna, They Want Another Conference. BERLIN. Feb. 11. At a meeting of the bimetalist members of the reichstag to day, it was decided to ask the government to call an International monetary con ference to be held In Berlin. The Bellman Centennial. STOCKHOLM. Feb. 11. The centenary celebration in honor of the memory of Karl Mikael Eellman, the great lyric poet of Sweden, is being observed throughout the country today. FROZEN TO DEATH. every owner of a bicycle in Chicago J2 per annum. Over 10,000 bicycles are owned in the city. Dealers and riders threaten to carry the matter to the courts. Partisan Removals in Son Francisco. WASHINGTON. Feb. H. The civil service commission has completed an in vestigation of the San Francisco custom house. The report has not been made public, but it is undertood to sustain the charges of partisan removals and other violations of the civil service law. Com plaints of this character were filed, at the bureau, but Collector Wise denied them. Several other ofllces in that neighborhood have also been investigated by the com mittee. Place for a Port Town end Man. "WASHINGTON, Feb. H. Secretary Car lisle has appointed and commissioned E. C Johnson, of Tort Townsend, Wash., formerly chief of the sugar bounty di vision, as the chief of the Income-tax di vision of the treasury department. Presidential .Vppointmcnin. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The presi dent today appointed J. H. Nelson Pat rick, of Omaha, government director of the Union Pacific. The president also ap pointed John C. Curtln postmaster at Hel ena, Mont. They Object to Shaving. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1L The American Walters' Union yesterday adopted resolu tions calling on the legislature to make It a felony for employers to require waiters to shave their whiskers. The New Silver Dollars. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The Issue of standard silver dollars last week was J209,7oC. Attachments Levied. SAN GERNARDINO, Feb. 1L Attach ments were levied on the property of James Two Fonnd Under a Ilnystnek In Ohio. BRYAN. O.. Feb. 11. This morning, while breaking into a stack of hay that was wintered in an unused barn, Gideon Fallls, a farmer living a short distance from here on the Lake Shore road, dis covered the bodies of two men who had evidently taken shelter in the barn dur ing the storm last week and had frozen to death. A Teacher Found In a Snowbank. LYONS, N. Y., Feb. 11. Mrs. Davis, the teacher of the district school three miles north of this village, was found dead, frozen to death, In a snowbank where she had lain since Friday morning. She left school when the blizzard was well under way and was overcome on her way to her home. THE FIRE RECORD Her Caro;o on Fire. CHARLESTON. S. C. Feb. 11. The Nor wegian steamer Michigan, in the stream ready for Bremen with a cargo of cotton, was discovered on fire about mldnlsht last night. The fire was in holds Nos. 1 and 2. The vessel was towed to the wharf and water pumped Into her compartments. It Is reported that a lower hold and coal bunkers are also on lire. Fire at Harrow. HAP.ROW, Ont.. Feb. 11. A fire started here late tonight and has destroyed 10 buildings. The total loss will be heavy, but cannot be estimated. There have been many narrow escapes from death, but no lives lost as yet. m Shot Through the Heart. PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 11. Frank W. Smith, manager of the grand canal, and a prosperous farmer, was murdered about midnight last night at his own door. He and his wife were aroused by the en trance of two men into their room. Smith jumped up. grasped a chair and had driven the burglars to the porch, when one of them fired. The bullet penetrated Smith's heart and he fell In bis wife's arms, dead. The ofllccrs were early on the scene and have so far arrested five persons suspected Of the crime. Detec tives believe they have the guilty parties. The murdered man was 33 years old and very highly esteemed. tiquc sent the tug Louis Pulver down to tho ship La Gascogne, but she did not accept the aid of the compmy's tug, but proceeded under her own steam to her anchorage on the Sandy Hook lightship. There was a fleet of soven tugs hovering around the steamer just before she dropped anchor. They were the com pany's tug and the tugs bearing renre sentatlves of the different newspapers in New York. La Gascogne will .start up the bay early In the morning and the passen gers will be landed before noon. Joy In AVn.sliingrton. WASHINGTON, Feb. U.-No news bul letin for many years has proved such tid ings of great gladness as that received by the press associations this afternoon, con veying the fact of the arrival in safe haven of the French liner, La Gascogne. The cheering Intelligence was quickly con veyed to President Cleveland and the different public departments, and appre ciating the universal suspense felt over the unprecedented delay of the gre.it liner, all the prominent hotels were aljo advised of the welcome news, which, to every one informed, was a source of sin cere and heartfelt happiness. The bulle tins in front of the newspaper buildings acted like charms on the feelings of the throngs who read the news, and many were the thanks. In numerous cases tear fully expressed, that the dismal forebod ings of tho last few days, as to the fate of the magnificent steamship and her charge of human lives, had been dispelled. SUPPOSED TO HjVVE DItOWAED.' Nothing Heard From the Schooner Enuna'x MIstnff FlBhernicn. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. After having been suspended for several days, by reason of the storm and Ice, communication with Swinburne island was resumed today. Nothing had Ken seen or heard on the island of the fcur fishermen Deiongmg u the schooner Emma, which drifted ashore In the Ice on the west bank on the night of February 7. The remaining members of the schooner's crew, after a terrible ex perience, managed to reach the lighthouse keeper's dwelling at Fort Tompkins in an exhausted condition. OVER IN ENGLAND. The Weather Continues Roujch and VetiKclrt Are Greatly Damaged. LONDON. Feb. 11. Heavy weather reported by all vessels crossing the North sea. The Ostend steamer Leopold II, whirh was due at Dover at 2:C0 o'clock in the afternoon, was not sighted until 10:30 this evening. She then showed three red lights. Her paddles were smashed. As all the tugs were out for other emergencies, she has been forced to remain a few miles off shore, waiting for help. She has 19 pas sengers and the mails. A severe easterly gale swept the North bea and channel to day. Much wreckage Is adrift, and dead sheep and pigs have come ashore. ABOLT OTHER VESSELS. Fourteen Dnya Overdue. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Considerable anxiety Is felt in this city and Jackson ville for the safety of the steamer City of St. Augustine. Since she sailed from Jack sonville on January SO. no word has been received about her. She should make the voyage in from four to five days, and is now consequently about seven days over due. Her crew numbers 11 men. Forty of tho CicnftiBOs Crew. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. The steamer San tiago, from Cuba and Nassau, arrived this morning with 40 of the crew of the steam er Clenfuegos, which was wrecked on Pierre island February 4. Nine Shipwrecked Sailors Aboard. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. The Wilson line steamer Francisco, which arrived this aft ernoon from Hull, had on board nine ship wrecked seamen of the schooner George A. McFadden. of Bath, Me., who were taken from the schooner Sunday. ABOUT THE FIGHTERS. in' Will Prove a Total Lois. HALIFAX. Feb. 11. The American schooner Mattie iJ ashore, and likely to prove a total loss, at Arlchal. The Storm Off Cape Breton. HALIFAX, N. S.. Feb. 11. Advices re ceived tonight from South Bay. C. 11.. state that the place has been wiped out of existence by the storms of last week. The property washed Into the sea includes fish-hoJses, wharves, noais. stores ana fishermen's dwellings. No lives were lost, but several families living on the beach were rescued with great difficulty, and saved nothing but the clothes they wore. Green Cove reports that the storm was the most disastrous ever known on that coast. Beats and fish-houses were nearly all swept out to sea or wrecked on the beach. o A Prominent Lnbor Leader. NEW YORK. Feb. II. C. J. McGuIre. one of the best-known labor leaders in the United States and general secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of the United States, has been near death with la grippe. He Is recover ing, and is out of danger Money for Bnrncii' Defense. SAM BERNARDINO. Cal.. F"b. 11. C. B. Barnes, under Indictment fo- the On tario bank- robbery, was from Austin, Tex., where his father 13 a merchant. Certificates showing his excellent charac ter there are being prepared, and money advanced for his defense. f A Tax on Blcycle- -CHICAGO, reb. 11. By the city council last nlsht it was ordered that the corpora- tlon counsel prepare an ordinance taxing Johnnon Won HIM First Fipht England "Without Trouble. LONDON. Feb. 11. Charley Johnson, of Minneapolis, Minn., met the Welter weight Robinson this evening, for 2K a side and a wager of flOO. The articles provided for 20 rounds, but Johnson's superiority told o strdngly that the fight was awarded him by the referee In th5 seventh round. Robinson was weak trom the first. In the last round he fell re peatedly and did not strike a blow. Frize-Fisbterrt Arrested. PENSACOLA. Fla.. Feb. 11. Yesterday afternoon a prize-fight under the man agement of "Denver Ed" Smith came oft on the government reservation. A deputy United States marshal witnessed the tight and this afternoon Smith and half a dozen others concerned were arrested. They were held for violation of the statutes of the United States. ON THE WINTER TRACKS. Winners Yenterday nt San Francisco, Mndfson ami New Orleani. A heavy rain caused the regular track to be abandoned at San Francisco yes terday and the racing was done on the up and down hill course. Favorites were nowhere. Don Fulano being the only one to win. The winners on the various tracks were: At San Francisco Five and a half fur longs, selling. Finesse in l:lSi; about six -furlonifs, , 8lilnsv on-xJuIa.no. iaJVUi one mile, s'elllng. "Mollle.Kuig in Vo6xxi five and a half furlongs, selling. Boreas lr. I:17i4: about six furlongs, selling, Jen nie Deane.ln liSoU- At New Orleans Six furlongs, Hogson in l:25Vi: three furlongs. Rags in OiiV: sis: furlongs. Royal Prince In 1-5; six fur longs. Oh No in 1:264; seven furlongs. Beatific, in 1:45. At MadisonFour and a half furlongs. Little Dutchman 'in ,0:59; five furlongs, Caleb in 1:05S; slxurlongs, Kratton In 1:23: five furlongs, Edwin in 1:13U: six and a half furlongs, Zender In 1:23. SPORT ON THE WATER. Atlantic Yacht Club "officer. NEW YORK. Feb. 11. At the annual meting of the Atlantic Yacht Club, at the Waldorf hotel, this evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Commodore, George J. Gould; vice-commodore, Frederick T. Adams; rear-com modore, William A. Hazard; secretary. David M. Austin; treasurer, H. C. Wlnth ringham. The Water Too Rough. LONDON. Feb. 11. The boat race be tween Charles W. Harding, of London, and Thomas Sullivan, of New Zealand, for 400 was to have taken place today on the river Tyne. but the cold weather haa so filled the river with ice that the race was an impossibility. If the weather and water conditions are favorable the race will take place Saturday next. One of the Vigilant Trophies. LONDON. Feb. 11. The cup won by the yacht Vigilant In the Cork regatta last year Is aboard the steamship Servia, which left Queenstown this afternoon. It is addressed to George Gould. OTHER KINDS OF SPORT. Hockey ami Polo. LONDON. Feb. 11. Spalding's hockey and polo team, of Chicago, played a game each of hockey and polo with the London team tonight and were outplayed at all points. The score was: HockeyLondon 8, Spalding 1. Polo London 1, Spalding 0. TORONTO. Feb. 11. The Winnipeg hockey team easily defeated the Osgoods, of Toronto, tonight, by a score of 11 to 4, The linciinet Championship. NEW YORK, Feb. 11. The first series of games for the amateur racquet champion ship of America were played today at tha racquet and tennis club In this city. F, Lamontague and C. L. Perkins were th contestants. 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