THE arOBIIfG OEEGOITIAIv, THXTRSDATT, FEBBTTABT 21. 1893.
MITCHELL AND HARRIS
ONE GOOD RESULT OF TIIEIU TILT
IX TUB SKXATE.
The Orcou Scnalnr' Resenting of
the Affront of the Southerner
Was Timely and "Well Done.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. (Oregonian
office, Corcoran building). The tilt that
occurred between Senator Mitchell, of Ore
gon, and Senator Harris, of Tennessee, re
sulted ia one good thing. It taught the
Tennessee senator that he has no real
proprietorship in the senate: that he does
not own that body, an assumption that
he has shewn ever since the democrats
got control of the upper branch of con
gress. Senator Mitchell is one of the
most accommodating men in the senate,
and has always been generous and cour
teous. The affront which Harris put upon
him, when he was merely discharging a
duty of the senate committee on claims,
and carrying out the instructions of that
committee, should have been resented,
and Senator Mitchell very properly re
sented It- It has been a good thing for
the senate. We all know how in any
community or school, for instance, there is
some person who continues to make him
self obnoxious until some man is obliged
to administer some sort of rebuke or chas
tisement. In our schoolboy days the
liully had to be soundly whipped by some
quiet yet determined boy. In communities
the overriding ruffian is thrashed by some
gentlemanly person, while In public as
semblages, all over the country, the dis
agreeable individual who assumes to own
and dictate what shall be done to the in
convenience of all others needs squelch
ing in some manner. This is what Sen
ator Mitchell did with Harris, and he ac
complished a great deal. It is true that
the rules of the senate sustained Harris
objection, but these rules, as Senator
Manderson says, are "more honored in the
breach than the observance," and made
to prevent the abuse of power. In a body
where everything goes by courtesy, and
only abuses are remedied by the rules, it
was a most ungracious act for Harris to
act as he did. When Senator Mitchell
made his report finally, Harris was com
pelled to acknowledge his error.
Senator Wilson is an annexationist. He
Is in favor of the annexation of Hawaii
and other points where benefit can come
to the people of this country. "I was In
South America, when a boy," said he,
"and what I saw there made a profound
impression upon me. I observed that an
island here was owned by England, and
another there by Germany, and Islands
and parts of the mainland owned and oc
cupied by people of foreign countries.
This was especially noticeable In the West
Indies. Thesepeoplc from England, France,
Germany and Holland had built up com
munities in the lands owned by their gov
ernments. With whom did they trade? With
the people of their old homes. They not
only bought for themselves but supplied
the natives and adjacent people. Eng
land's great trade and commerce has been
built up not alone by her subsidized ships,
hut because she lias pushed her conquests
in every part of the globe, and acquired
territory wherever it was to be obtained.
These acquisitions have become peopled
by sons of England. They have traded
with the mother country, and by such
trade compelled the natives and the peo
ple of other countries settling in the ac
quisitions to trade with England, to use
English goods and manufactures. This
is what would result by the acquisition of
territory by the United States. Once Ha
waii was a part of our country, thous
- r.nds of people would go there from the
Vnlted States, and they would trade with
the home country. It is a policy that we
cannot afford to lose sight of this policy
of annexation. We should acquire islands
in the West Indies. In the Pacific and else
where when needed. The island of Van
couver and the whole coast to Alaska
should be ours. The Intricate relations
and complications existing in the Pacific
Notthwost may bring about this result
sooner than we expect."
The house committee on claims has re
ported favorably Senator Dolph's bill pro
viding for the payment to Avery D. Bab
cock and wife, of Polk county. Or., of $2000,
to be divided equally between them in pay
ment for the use and occupation by the
United States of their donation claim In
section S, township 6 south, range 7 west.
The same committee has reported Senator
Mitchell's bill, paying Peter Grant Stew
art, of Gervais, Or., 57500 for land taken
for the military reservation near the
mouth of the Columbia river.
Patrick Henry Winston, of Spokane, has
been in Washington for a few days. He
was heard talking about the unity of the
republican party In Washington state, and
how glad he would be to see it carried out.
Somebody remarked that they understood
that P. H. W. was a populist. "No,
thank God," said the colonel, "I am out
of that. 1 was wjth that organization of
what-is-lts for 90 days, and my mind has
not got to working clearly yet."
AIIOIT THE SEAL FISHERIES.
The Annual Proclamation Issued by
President Cleveland.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The president
has issued his annual proclamation re
garding fur seals. The document, which
is datod February IS, but was only made
public today, differs In no respect from
previous proclamations Issued by the
United States. Provisions of sections
1856 of the revised statutes and of section
S of the act of March 3, 1SS9. are quoted.
Those provisions forbid under the penalty
of line and Imprisonment the unauthor
ised killing of any fur seal within the ter
ritory of Alaska "or the waters thereof,"
at any time, and prohibits all unauthor
ized persons from entering the waters of
Behting sea for this purpose. No refer
ence is made to the forbidden zone around
Pribyloff islands established by the Paris
tribunal, o the provision in the tribunal's
decision prohibiting the killing of seals
outside that sone between May and July
of each year.
Pelagic Settling MnM Stop.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. E. A. Cox.
secretary of the North American Commer
cial Company, was asked what he thought
was the object of the bill before congress
to exterminate seals and the amendment
to stop all killing for one or two years.
His answer was: "I can only think that
the orginal object of the bill is to draw at
tention to the heavy slaughter going on
and to say in so many words: 'These
Canadians will wipe out all seals In three
or four years. L.et us take our share by
wtplttg out the entire stock at once. This
is really what will happen if the British
government does not stop pelagic sealing.
1 do not believe that the two great nations
would agree to the extermination of seals
and the consequent utter annihilation of
the big industry for the sake of a handful
of pelagic seal hunters. I am now writing
to Washington to And out whether this
proposed stoppage of seal hunting for one
or two year is to upply to Pribyloff
islands, if it does it will work us serious
injury,"
& RJBMOVAI OPPOSED.
.VrltoiUuis Wlh Troop Kept nt
the
Sail Carl oh Agency.
DENVER. Feb. 3d. The Citizens of Ari-
SttB. are hostile to the proposition of
e wax department to remove the troops
irom the San Carlos Indian agency. San
Caurtos is under the- direction of Gen
eral -MeCook. department of Colorado,
unci only a few months ago It required
tbe peeaenee of soldiers to put down an
outbreak among these Indians, in which
the wMtes had no interest one way or
the offcer. What the cittaens most fear
i, -lUi h troops removed, the Indians
will hive thlr principal source of rcv
BUh extfngtUaod and they will then be
driven- to Cooperation by starvation and
Insuillolsnt clothing and will commence to
murder and pillage settlers and their
homes, as in years past. Army officers
are not a unit in indorsing the proposition
of the Washington authorities to take
troops out of the section. It is claimed
there are now 4030 Apaches located near
the agency and the effect of1 the proposed
removal is hardly realized by the Indians.
who. heretofore, have furnished nearly all
the fuel, wood, hay and barley consumed
by the military, besides finding a market
for the various other products of their
farms and Indian manufactures. Not
withstanding all these revenues, the In
dians liave suffered for the necessaries
of life and the majority have had to go
hungry for several days la the week.
The legislature of Arizona has sent a
huge petition to congress asking that
body to use Its influence to have the
war department rescind the order of re
moval. THE INCOME-TAX CASE.
Record of Moore's Suit Has Reached
the Supreme Court.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The record in
the suit brought by John G. Moore, a
New York broker, to secure an injunction
to prevent the commissioner of internal
revenue from proceeding to collect the In
come tax, was received in the supreme
court today and the case docketed. It
came from the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia, which affirmed the
Judgment of the supreme court of the
district in declining to issue an injunc
tion. The case may be taken up to be
heard with the two cases previously.dock
eted from New York, in which the con
stitutionality of the Income-tax law is in
volved, which have been set for argu
ment the first week in March. It is the
opinion of members of the bar familiar
with practices of the supreme court that
the Moore case does not present the feat
ures essential to a determination of the
question upon its merits; that the judg
ment of the court of appeals will be af
firmed in accordance with previous de
cisions that an Injunction will not lie
against an official under the conditions
that obtain in the case.
CABINET CHANGES.
Postmaster-General Bissell I Deter
mined to Retire in April.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Although
Postmaster-General Bissell refuses to af
firm or deny the rumor that ho has de
cided to resign, it is nevertheless true
that, unless he changes his present de
termination, he will retire from the cabi
net some time in April. What his rea
sons are for taking this step cannot be
stated.
No Truth In the Carlisle Report.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The report
that Secretary Carlisle intends to resign
Is authoritatively denied. It Is stated
that the president desires Carlisle to re
main at the head of the treasury during
his entire term.
INTERNAL REVENUE. RECEIPTS.
Table Showing Them for Seven
Months Compared AVitb. Last Year.
AVA3HINGTON, Feb. 20. A statement
prepared at the treasury department
shows internal revenue receipts during
the seven months ended January 31, 1S93,
as follows:
Increase.
Spirits $53,578,314 $3,716,661
Tobacco 17,8,M7 3.216.798
Fermented liquors ... 18,838,184 'lSajSl
Oleomargarine 1,016.870 lffl.OU
Miscellaneous 401,903 318.033
Total receipts $91,031,311 56,882.063
Decrease.
The receipts for January were $2,037,577
less than for January, 1894.
OTHER NATIONAL NEWS.
"Work of the Patent Bnrcnn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The commis
sioner of patents today submitted his
annual report to congress. - It shows that
nearly 21,000 patents were issued during
the year, and, in proportion to the popu
lation, mdre patents were issued citizens
of Connecticut than any other state.
England leads foreign countries in the
matter of obtaining patents.
The commissioner complains of subter
fuges practiced by applicants to keep
alive applications for patents wanting in
merit. He cites one case to show that
application for a patent was kept alive
by means of amendment and otherwise
for 11 years. He proposes, with th eap
provnl of the secretary of the interior, to
inaugurate regulations February 15
which will remedy this practice.
To Be Opened to Settlement,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Secretary
Hoke Smith has approved the report of
the appraisers who examined the land
abandoned by the Fort Brldger military
reservation in Wyoming. Ten thousand
nine hundred and thirty-one acres will be
opened to settlement under the homestead
law.
The.Explohlve Enintoasilc.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The war de
partment has arranged to purchase from
Dr. Emmons for $5000 the right to manu
facture and use in the United States army
the high explosive emmonslte, which re
peated tests have shown to be the best
adapted of all such explosives for the
bursting charge of shells.
Secretary Carlisle In New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Secretary Car
lisle's son sailed for Europe today. The
secretary saw him off. and afterward had
a short' consultation with Treasurer Jor
dan. CaKh Balance and Reserve.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows the available cash balance to be
$1G0,467,101. and the gold reserve J61,263,23L
NEED OF A LEXOW.
A Maryland Superintendent Who
Paid for HIh Position.
FREDERICK. Md., Feb. .-Considerable
excitement was caused here yesterday
by a statement made before the grand
jury by Tobias F. Main, who was Tues
day removed from his position as super
intendent of the Montevue hospital. Main
alleges that he paid to County Commis
sioners William Morrison. Frank House
and James H. Delauter $100 each for his
appointment to the position for two years.
These three promised, he claims, to ap
point a board of charity and correction
who would be favorable to him. but that
the board has now removed him without
cause. The grand jury thought it had
completed Its duties and assembled yes
terday to prepare its report, but it will
probably investigate the charges made
by Mr. Main before adjourning. Sensa
tional developments are looked for.
New Orleans. Convicted Bribe-Takers
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2. Councilman
Numa Dudousat, convicted of having ac
cepted a bribe from Groceryman Sher
man, was today sentenced by Judge Fer
guson to three years hard labor in the
state prison. Ambrce Smith, an attor
ney, convicted of having appropriated to
his own ues $1000 which he had collected,
was also sentenced to three years in
prison.
Another Dishonest Bookkeeper.
BUFFALO. N. Y.. Feb. 2. William
Bonn, aged 35 years, who for the past 18
years has been employed as bookkeeper
for the firm of Buchanan & Lyall. tobacco-dealers,
was placed under arrest
last night, charged with embezzlement.
The specific charge against him Is that he
appropriated $1000 belonging to the firm
to his own use. The experts who are now
at work on the books say the amount will
run up into the thousands, as it has been
discovered that ever since the early part
of 1594 Bonn has been taking money.
Smallpox in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Feb. 20. An epidemic
of smallpox prevails. Up to noon 25 cases
have been reported. A
AN EXTRA SESSM
SIGNIFICANT REMARK MADE BT
CLEVELAND.
Said to Have Asked Two Representatives-Elect
How They "Would Like
to Start In in. March.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. A Washington
evening paper cakes the following state
ment: "Three representatives-elect to the
next congress. Smith of Grand Rapids,
Corliss of Detroit, and Tcwne of Duluth,
who have been passing some days In
Washington, called on President Cleve
land this morning, to pay their respects
before returning to their homes. After
chatting pleasantly with them for a while,
about the new duties they would soon be
called upon to perform. Mr. Cleveland
asked them abruptly how they would like
to be called back here to enter upon these
duties about the 15th of March. The ques
tion was asked in a significant tone. The
young members-elect replied that they
were in no hurry to begin work, and that
he need not call an extra sesion on their
account. They were perfectly willing,
they said, to await until December. To
this the president replied that conditions
and not personal considerations must
determine the time of their meeting. He
did not say directly, however, that he in
tended to call an extra, session.
THE RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
Secretary Smith, to the Chairman of
the Public Lauds Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The secretary
of the interior today sent a letter to
Berry, chairman of the senate committee
on public lands, giving his views on the
joint resolution requesting the secretary
of the interior to suspend action upon all
selections filed by land grant railroads
for lands situated in California until
January 1.1896, unless legislation providing
for the examination and classification of
mineral lands within the limits of such se
lections shall be enacted previously to saii
date. The secretary says that he is im
pressed with the importance of adjusting
as soon as possible the railroad land
grants, and trusts that congress will take
such action as may be deemed necessary
providing for the examination and class
ification of mineral lands at the present
session. He says that he Is advised, how
ever, that in California the land-grant
railroad companies are Indebted to the
United States for aid given in the con
struction of their roads. Entirely out
side of the question of mineral lands it
seems to be unquestionably advisable that
the United States should patent no lands
to such railroads, until an adjustment can
be had of the idebtedness of the roads to
the United States, and In his opinion the
resolution should embrace all lands In any
state or territory granted to railroad
companies, thus Indebted to the United
States. He approves the resolution.
THE YAQUINA BAY BAR.
Hermann Has Introduced a, BUI Pro
viding for an Examination.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Representa
tive Hermann tcday introduced a bill pro
viding for the appointment by the presi
dent of a board engineers, to consist of
two officers of the engineer corps not be
low the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and
one civilian, who, together with the chief
of engineers, shall carefully examine the
bar of Yaquina. bay, Oregon, with a view
to carry out the project of deeper
water, and to report the result of such In
vestigation, with an estimate of the cost,
to the next congress, provided that such
selection of engineers shall not be from
those stationed on the Pacific coast. It is
Hermann's object, if no immediate action
can be had by the house, to have the
bill placed In one of the appropriation billa
now pending In. the senate. . .
NOMINATIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS.
Named by the President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The president
today made the following nominations:
William C. Crichton, of West Virg'nla,
secretary of the legation at Brazil; Fred
Ellison, of Indiana, consul at Belize, Brit
ish Honduras; William W. Masterson, of
Kentucky, consul at Aden, Arabia.
Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Henry
S. Foote to be United States attorney for
the northern district of California.
The Bill Vetoed by the President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The president
has vetoed the bill granting an honor
able discharge of Henry Halteman, late of
company F, Second United States artil
lery, and sent a message to the senate
today, stating his reaton for refusing to
sign the bill, which is, in brief, that the
case is one Involving the moral discipline
of the regular army. Halteman enlisted
in I860 and deserted in 1S65, because his
company was ordered to go to California.
The president says:
"If this deserter is to be allowed an
honorable discharge. I do not see why
every' deserter should not be absolved from
the consequences of his unfaithfulness."
Pickler Resolution of Innnlry.
WASHINGTON Feb. 20. A resolution
introduced in the house last December by
Pickler of South Dakota, and referred to
the committee on civil service reform,
was called up by Its author, that com
mittee not having acted upon it, and pass
ed. It directs the secietary of the treas
ury to Inform the house how many old
soldiers have been dismissed lrom that
department since March, 1893, and the
reasons for their dismissal.
Not a. Government Affair.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. An unfavor
able report was made to the house to
day by Richardson of Tennessee, from
the committee on printing, upon the joint
resolution authorizing the publication of
the dairy tests made at the Columbian
exposition. The reasons for the adverse
report were that the matter was in no
sense cr connection a government affair
and that the expense would be about ?S0,
000. Pacific Railroad Legislation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. The house
committee on Pacific roads passed an hour
today In general discussion of the pros
pect for settling the question of the gov
ernment debt this session. Chairman Rell
ly was inclined to believe that the com
mittee may be given another day in the
house, and that the second effort would
result in the adoption of the bill.
The Legislative Bill Reported.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Cockrell. from
the senate appropriations committee, to
day reported the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The total ap
propriation carried by the bill, as report
ed, is $21,916,623. an increase of $611,039 over
the appropriation for the present year.
The California Debris Commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Caminetti of
California Introduced in the house today
a bill appropriating $20,000 to carry out the
provisions of the act of 1S93. creating the
California debris commission.
For a Duty on Diamonds.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20 Van Voorhis of
New York introduced in the house today
a bill to amend the tariff law by striking
diamonds from the free list.
Tom Carter Is Popular.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Senator-elect
Carter, of Montana, appeared on the floor
of the senate and was warmly congratu
lated. The lljarnn Case in Toronto.
TORONTO, Feb. 20. When Harry and
Dallas Hyams were today brought up for
preliminary trial for the murder of young
Wells, the crown asked another week's
remand for the purpose of securing addi-
itlonal information. The request was
granted. Information has been received
from New York, which leads the crown to
believe that Harry Hyams is a bigamist,
and it is alleged that he was married 10
years ago In Brooklyn.
A SECRET SESSION.
Business Matters Discussed by the
National ConncaHcfWoxucn.
'jwyrs
WASHINGTON, Feb. The session of
the National Council of Women this morn
ing was devoted to preliminary business
matters. The raeellng was conducted be
hind closed doors, but the questions dis
cussed were of an unimportant nature
There was no afternoon session. Part of
the evening session was held under the
auspices of the Young Ladies' National
Mutual Improvement Association, and was
presided over by Elmlna S. Taylor. Three
ladies from Utah addressed the meeting.
The news of the death of Frederick Doug
lass reached the National Council of Wom
en during the evening session. Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, president of the council,
announced it to the audience. She said,
among other things:
"It 13 surely to be regarded as a historic
coincidence that this man, who embodied
a century of struggle between freedom and
oppression, spent his last days as a wit
ness of the united efforts of those who
have come from so many different places
and along such various avenues to formu
late some plan for a new exposition of
freedom In the ranks of women to the
world, to society, and to the state."
BALTIMORE. Feb. 20. Lady Henry
Somerset, of England, and Miss Frances
E. Willard, president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, today ad
dressed an audience, in the Association Re
form church, that completely filled the
building. Lady Somerset spoke on "Muni
cipal Government." Miss Willard. speak
ing on the topic of "Prohibition and Wom
an Suffrage," paid, a high tribute to Mrs.
Cleveland for the stand of the latter upon
total abstinence, and said Mrs. Cleveland
had told her that she believed total ab
stinence in Washington had come, to be
looked upon as "good form."
Publishers in Session.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The ninth an
nual convention of the American Publish
ers' Association was commenced at noon
today in the Hotel Brunswick. The asso
ciation is composed exclusively of news
paper publishers, and its members, who
number 160. are scattered all over the
country, from Maine to California, There
are 120 delegates in attendance on the
convention. S. R. Kaufmann, of the
Washington Star, called the convention
to order in the absence of James W.
Scott, of the Chicago Herald, who is pres
ident of the association. The convention
will last three days, concluding with a
banquet at the Hotel Brunswick.
Insurance Men at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. The 19th
annual meeting of the Fire Underwriters
Association of the Pacific Coast was held
here yesterday and today with a large at
tendance, including a number of members
and visitors from Portland. Seattle and
other coast cities. Important papers were
read and discussed and the following offi
cers elected for the new year:
President, "V. C. Driffield, San Francisco,
manager of the Trans-Atlantic; vice-president,
Herbert Folger, Portland, manager
of the New Zealand; secretary, Louis
Weinman, of the Firemen's Fund.
Daughters of the Revolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The morning
session of the Daughters of the American
Revolution was largely attended. The
business done, however, was of a routine
character.
PAN-AMERICAN NEWS.
AH Peaceful in Venezuela.
NEW YORK,. Feb. 20. Count Joseph
Orsl dl MombeIlq'Slde.-de-camp of General
Crespo,ipr3lfle'm7'jiVenezuela, is in New
York, chargedawltlf5an official mission by
his government." 'He is here to contract for
and buy large quantities of materials for
the public works, streets, railroad bridges,
etc., which will be started next month in
Venezuela, and also with reference to a
large scheme of agricultural colonization.
In an interview he said that the pros
pects of Venezuela are the brightest and
most peaceful enjoyed by that country in
many years and that Crespo's enemies
had abandoned all intention to fight, be
cause it was contrary to the wishes of the
people. The centenary of Marshal Sucre,
the Venezuelan patriot, was celebrated
with unbounded enthusiasm, but in the
midst of perfect civic tranquillity.
The Colombian Revolt.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. General Man
ager Caroesti, of the Pan American In
vestment Company, today received a tel
egram saying the revolution continues In
Colombia. Cauca, Boyaca, Santander and
the port of Tolima are still partly
occupied by revolutionists. It is report
ed the cities of Barranquilla, Lacienay,
Santa Marts, and Rio Hocha are about to
revolt.
COLON, Feb. 20. The government forces
under command of General Puizon have
defeated the rebels at Santa Rosa,
in the state of Cundina Marcia.
During the engagement the rebel
generals, Valderman and Gomez, were
mortally wounded. Two hundred prison
ers were taken by the government forces.
Order has been restored in the depart
ment of Boyaca. General Reys has ar
rived at Carthagena with a flotilla. The
isthmus is peaceful.
The Trouble in Bolivia.
NEW YORK, "Feb. 20. A special to the
World from La Paz, Bolivia, says: "The
revolution appears to be steadily gaining
ground. The president has abandoned his
trip to Suorey in consequence of the dis
covery of a plot to capture and shoot
him."
Still No Change.
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 20. There is
no change in the Mexico-Guatemalan sit
uation. Finance Minister Limantour
leaves tomorrow for a visit to Vera Cruz.
WHERE DISEASES ARE.
Will Be Released With the Others.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. The board
of health, at a meeting tciay. decided to
release from quarantine Friday next, with
the passengers of the steamer City of
Sydney, John M. Bradbury, editor of the
Los Angeles Herald, who, with his wife,
boarded the steamer a few days ago for
the purpose of meeting Mr. Bradbury's
mother and sisters, and were detained on
the infected vessel.
The Thumb-Hanging Again Denied.
DUBUQUE, la.. Feb. 20. MY. and Mrs.
J. F. O'Neill, formerly of this city, now
of Honolulu, arrived here today on a visit.
They pronounce the story of the hanging
by his thumbs of Captain William Davies
by the Hawaiian government as utterly
false. Nothing of the kind occurred, they
say.
Cholera in Brazil.
P.IO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 20. Cholera Is
raging in the state of Minas Goraes.
Loughborough in Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. The case of
A. Z. Loughborough, against whom there
are two charges of assault to murder,
growing out of a fight in Gobey's saloon
November 29, when Max Rosenfcld and
Louis M. Whitehead were targets of the
young man's bullets, was argued before
Police Judge Conlan this afternoon. The
court reserved its decision till Saturday
mornlng.
Fire at Halifax.
HALIFAX. Feb. 21. Fire broke out at 2
o'clock this morning in the horse-car sta
bles owned by the Nova Scotia Power
Company, in the north end of the city.
Three alarms have been sent in, and it is
feared that a large amount of property
will be destroyed. A number of capitalists
in the "United States, who hold the bonds
of the power company, -are interested.
WILL BE A TEST VOTE
ADJOURNMENT TO BE MOVED IN
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Division Will Be a. Critical One, as
the Question Will Be the In
dian Cotton Dntlcs.
LONDON, Feb. 20, The Daily News is
Informed that Sir Henry James, liberal
unionist, will move the adjournment of
the house of commons tomorrow to direct
attention to the Indian cotton duties. He
proposes to divide the house. The divis
ion will be extremely critical, as many
liberals have Lancashire seats. The News
will have a double-leaded leader on the
subject. The tone of this leader and the
care taken to avoid definite opinions be
tray some apprehensions as to the result.
The writer says:
"It Is well known, despite all the pains
they have taken to reconcile the finan
cial necessities of India with trade inter
ests at home, that the ministers failed en
tirely to satisfy the cotton Industry of
Lancashire, which naturally is sensitive
to any proposals affecting Its business In
times so far from prosperous. Mr. Fowl
er, secretary for India, will accept Sir
Henry James' challenge and -discussion
will not be avoided. The position of the
government will be made clear, and the
country and the government will learn
precisely where the opposition, and any
of the Lancashire liberals who are sup
posed to be wavering, are standing. This
is the important question."
In some quarters the opinion is current
that the government will resign at once.
If defeated on the Issue of cotton duties.
Probably the limits to which the govern
ment will go with a view to retaining the
votes of the Lancashire liberals will be de
cided at a cabinet meeting tomorrow.
The Daily Chronicle will discuss Sir
Henry James motion In a leader, headed,
"The Government in Danger .V Possible
Dissolution." The writer says:
"Mr. Balfour, who at first wai, disinclined
to challenge a division on the cotton du
ties issue, has, it is said, been influenced
by Mr. Chamberlain to try to throw the
government on any issue whatever. If
the tories, under the leadership of Mr.
Balfour, choose to adopt this policy of
alarm and panic-stricken selfishness, by all
means let them come into office on the
most inglorious policy with which a great
English party was ever identified."
The Standard The government support
ers are indisposed to believe that the op
position will commit itself against the
cotton duties. Inasmuch as. If victorious, It
would incur the responsibility of finding
some other method of meeting the Indian
deficit. The outcome of the debate and
division largely depends upon Mr. Fowl
er's speech.
PASSED THE REICHSTAG.
Repeal of the Law Expelling Jesuits
From Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 20. The resolution pro
viding for the repeal of the law expelling
Jesuits from Germany was read the third
time and passed the reichstag this after
noon. The passage of the measure was
received with cheers by the members of
the center or Catholic party. The conser
vatives, the members of the relchsparte,
and the national liberals voted against
the resolution. It is not expected, how
ever, that It will become a law, as the
bundesrath which has heretofore always
refused to consent to repeal the laws, Is
not expected to sanction the resolution.
The bill for the expulsion of the order
from Germany was passed by the reichstag
June 19, 1S72, by a vote of 131 to 93, and
was promulgated July 5. The supporters
of the measure based their advocacy of it
on activity of the Jesuits on behalf of
the papal supremacy.
Thereichstag was stirred "deeply today
by a debate on Dr. Pachnlcke's bill for
the introduction of popular representa
tion in all federal states. The bill was
aimed mainly at Mecklenburg, where the
same medieval condition prevails as before
1S48. Eugene Richter, radical leader,
made a scathing speech concerning the
grand duke and his method of govern
ment. He said that Mecklenburg would
have been extinct leng ago but for the
great number of Illegitimate births. The
social democrats and radicals cheered loud
ly and the conservatives protested. Herr
von Oertzen, Mecklenburg's member of
the federal council, sprang to his feet,
and, trembling with indignation, denounc
ed what he called Herr Richter's Indecent
language. A deafening tumult was evok
ed by the word "indecent." From the left
of the chamber came a chorus of shouts
for order, and from the right, repeated
cheers for Oertzen. After ringing the bell
fully two minutes, President von Levet
zow restored comparative quiet. He then
gravely reproved Oertzen for his language,
which, he said, was entirely contrary to
the traditions of the house. The cheering
from the left was followed by the vote.
The bill, altlnugh supported by the so
cialists, radicals and the majority of na
tional liberals, was rejected.
FURTHER STIR IN EGYPT.
The Khedive Still Anxions to Brcnk
Fnm the English.
LONDON, Feb. 20. There Is a further
stir in Egypt affecting the position of the
ministry. The khedive, It seems, wants
to oust Nubar Pasha, president of the
ministerial council, whom the English
support.
In an article in El Ahram, which, ac
cording to the Times correspondent at
Cairo, must be directly inspired, the khe
dive virtually charges Baron Cromer,
British agent and consul-general in
Egypt, with distorting what passed be
tween the khedive and the baron at their
last audience. The editor of El Ahram
Is a Syrian, who Is under French protec
tion, and who Is known to be the khe
dive's chief adviser. The Times corre
spondent imputes the falsehood mentioned
to the khedive, and declares that the
ministry are entitled to British support,
and that If it Is withdrawn there will
be a reaction from the triumph of the
khedive that will imperil the progress
made under British control.
Themenaclngaspect of affairs in Alexan
dria continues to occupy public attention.
Threats of vengeance are freely uttered.
A change of the garrison has just oc
curred and is considered to favor the
chances of public disturbance, while the
large influx of Bedouins in the outskirts
of the city during the last few weeks
Is regarded as a disquieting feature. All
of these symptoms vividly recall those
that heralded the massacres in 1882. For
some time past one of the khedive's pro
teges, whose patriotism has been stimu
lated by dismissal from government serv
ice, has been busy among the Bedouins
distributing khedival largesse and re
cruiting a body guard for the khedive's
person. That the dangerous agitation
has been artfully provoked is evident from
the contrast Alexandria presents to the
complete tranquility prevailing through
out the rest of Egypt since the formation
of the ministry of Nubar Pasha.
Mail Advices From Madagascar.
PARIS Feb. 20. Mail dispatches from
Madagascar arrived today at Marseilles.
They say that Captain Jacquemin cap
tured the Hovas position at Anatanani
karana January 19, killing six natives. He
found a large quantity of English-made
arms in perfect condition. The Hovas, on
January 20, burned the buildings around
the French position. When Captain Jac
quemin brought out his artillery the Ho
vas fled. They set fire to the village of
Batshltra January 22 and fled. The French
repulsed them twice on January 25.
Against the United States.
LONDON, Feb. 20. A dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says that at today's
sitting of the Economic Reform Associa
tion, a resolution was adopted declaring
that the commercial treaty of 1823, between
Prussia and the United States, and other
J treaties of the United States with the vari
ous German states, were not binding on
the empire, which in future treaties must
take precautions to safeguard Its interests!
Count von Gonltz delivered a phllllpte
against the United States, whTch he de
scribed as the most unscrupulous of all
nations toward other countries.
The Armenian. Inquiry.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 26. The
latest intelligence from Moosh of the
proceedings of the commission inquiring
into the outrages In Armenia has made
a deep impression upon Turkish officials
here. Witnesses recently examined gave
evidence generally reflecting upon officials
In Armenia. Five witnesses tesw.ied they
saw the-massacre of children.
In deference to protests from Sir Philip
Currie. British ambassador, the porte has
commanded the governor of Beyrouth to
revoke his orders forbidding tourists to
visit the interior.
English Friends of Sliver.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Notice was given m
the house today of an intention to offer a
resolution that an international agree
ment to restore the free coinage and fuil
legal tender power of silver 13 desirable.
Cold "Weather in Austria.
VIENNA, Feb. 20. Intonse cold has pre
vailed throughout Austria since Sunday.
Twanty-two persons have been frozen to
death In Gallcia. Several cases of death
from exposure are reported from other re
gions. United Service Institute Opened.
LONDON. Feb. 20. The Prince of Wules
formally opened the united service Insti
tute today. He is &U11 suffering from
cold.
Tnrbnlenee in North Syria.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 20. The
Druses In North Syria continue turbulent.
They recently attacked the house of the
sub-governor of the Houran district, and
forced him to flee to Damascus.
Millions Locked Up.
LONDON, Feb. 20. The Times learns
that at least 3,000,000 are locked up tem
porarily inappltaation payments.
CHINESE INTRIGUE.
Ll Hnng Chang Accused of Plotting
the Emperor's Overthrow-
LONDON. Feb. 20. A dispatch from
Shanghai today, printed here this after
noon, says it is positively asserted that the
journey of Ll Hung Chang to Peking Is
intended to give h;m a chance to accom
plish what he has long awaited, the over
throw of the present Manchu dynasty In
China. Li Hung Chang will begin his
journey to Peking tomorrow.
The same dispatch also says that Kung,
cx-taotal of Port Arthur, has made a con
fession showing the traitorous designs ?J
Li Hung Chang. It is stated that Ll Hun
Chang has been leagued with officials
the palace at Peking for the overthrow of
the dynasty ever since he was deprived
of his yellow jacket and peacock feather,
and lost various offices.
LONDON, Feb. 20 A Peking dispatch
says the opinion, generally Is that Ll Hung
Chang was only reinstated in order to
render him an acceptable envoy to Japan.
It Is expected he will be made a scapegoat
when the mission Is ended:
LONDON, Feb. 20. A Peking dispatch
says that ex-United States vice-consul
at Tien-Tsin, Pethlck, has gone to meet
Li Hung Chang. The emperor demands a
full explanation of the Chinese defeats
and the disposition of the war expenses.
Chinese Easily Repulsed.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 20. An official dis
patch states that the Chinese attacked
the Japanese forces at Kamo-Chang, Man
churia, Sunday last, but were repulsed
with the loss of CO killed. The Japanese
sustained no loss. The prisoners who
were taken by the Japanese state that
a force of 300 foot soldiers, with eight guns
and 800 horsemen, under General Sheung.
were sent from Liu. Yang; tb attack. Knmo
Chang. The assaflanfk' were '-'the ''van
guard of this force. They numbered 1000
foot soldiers and COO horsemen.
Tnrbnlent Formosa.
HONG KONG, Feb. 20. Reports received
today from Formosa state disturbances on
the island are increasing, and merchants
are alarmed and leaving.
LONDON. Feb. 20. A Hong Kong dis
patch is published here saying 2000 people
were killed by the explosion of the maga
zine of the fort at Takao. Formosa. The
dispatch Is believed to be an exaggerated
version of a previous dispatch stating 50
were killed and many injured.
For a War Appropriation.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 20. A bill wa3 pre
sented in the house this afternoon for a
fresh appropriation of 100,000,000 yen on
account of the war. Should it be voted,
the total war appropriation will be 250,
000.000 yen.
Premier Count Ito made a speech In the
chamber today on the supplementary
budget for the expenses of the war. He
received the undivided attention of the
members, and was loudly applauded when
he resumed his seat.
To Be Executed for Losing.
TIEN-TSIN, Feb. 20. An imperial de
cree has been issued ordering that Kung,
ex-taotai of Port Arthur, and General
Yeh Chi Cao, who were tried by the
board of punishment be condemned to
prison until autumn, when they are to
be executed for losing Port Arthur to the
Japanese.
Disposition of the Chinese Fleet.
TOKIO, Feb. 20. A dispatch says the
victorious Japanese fleet entered the har
bor of Wel-Hal-Wel, February 17. The
captured Chinese ships, except the Chen
Yuen, will be sent to Japan. The Ywang
Chi was disaimed and given up as a con
veyance to Admiral Ting's body.
GINTER'S DENIAL.
Has yo Intention of Withdrawing
From Amcricnn Tobacco Co.
RICHMOND, Va.. Feb. 20. Major Lewis
Ginter, of the Allen & Glnter branch of
the American Tobacco Company, was in
terviewed last night regarding the re
port that he intended to sever his connec
tion with the company and sell his stock
therein; also with reference to the state
ment that there were serious dissensions
in the company. Major Glnter said:
"I can't say why such a report should
have been started, as it is utterly untrue.
I am not selling my stock in the com
pany, nor have I any Intention of doing so;
nor do I intend to withdraw from the
directory. The American Tobacco Com
pany has enemies, and they may have sup
posed that such a report would injure the
company. The companies, Arms and in
dividuals who sold out their business to
the American Tobacco Company did so ab
solutely, so there is no such thing as Allen
& Glnter withdrawing from the company
possible. The Allen & Glnter Company
does not exist, nor has it existed for over
five years, and the same applies to all th
business purchased by the American To
bacco Company. The most complete har
mony prevails in the management. No
dissensions of any kind exist."
When asked what would be the effect
upon the business of the American To
bacco Company if the suit now pending in
New Jersey to take away its charter,
should be decided adversely to the com
pany. Major Ginter replied that the com
pany would continue business under a
charter easily to be procured from an
other state.
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Charges of Cruelty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. The sailors
of the American ship Aryan, which ar
rived Monday from New York, have made
charges of cruelty against Jame3 McDon
ald, the second mate. The complaint is
in the name of Henry Stratford, but sev
eral of the sailors say they were beaten
with belaylng-pins and otherwise mal
treated. One man fell out of the rigging
I on the voyage and was killed.
Aft ORGANIZED GAXG
COUNTERFEITERS WHO WORKED
AS FARM-HANDS.
They Are Supposed to Have Flooded.
the Missouri Valley Country With,
Spurious Silver Dollars.
OMAHA, Fell, 2A United States officers
tonight arrested the leaders of what
proved to be one of the best-organized
and oldest gangs of counterfeiters that has
troubled the government for years. Charles
Shepherd and William T. Grossccross are
the men in jell. They are located on
farm a few wiles from Omaha, where
they were masquerading as farm hands.
With them wr3 secured an outfit and a
large quantity of silver dollars of the
"glass" order. All the towns in the Miss
ouri valley h.ive been flooded with coins
placed In circulation daring the past year,
and it Is estimated that 10,00j bogus
doUars have ocon put, on the market in
that time. It ie sxid one prisoner has
confessed and every agont of the organi
zation is known and will be arresteO.
The arrest of the men is the result of th?
work of a number of secret service detec
tives. WHO MURDERED MISS GINGf
Progress of the Hayward Trial in
Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20. Mrs. Adrr
Hayward was a witness In the Glng trial
today. Her testimony simply bore on the
question whether Harry Kayward called
at Adry's fiat en the night of the murder,
which she could net fix definitely, and the
time she and Adry left to go to her pa
rents house, which was about 7:50.
Mrs. L. L. Hayward, mother of the de
fendant, testilleJ that Harry c.ime into
her room at 7:20. and said he wn3 going
to make a call. About 7:40 he came In
again, hurriedly brushed his hair and went
out, saying lie was going to the opera.
It was between these two times, accord
ing to Blixt's testimony, thit Harry put
him in the buggy with Miss Ging with
instructions to drive away and kin her.
Mr3. Hayward was next asked about the
existence of insanity in the family, but
the state's attorney objected, as the ques
tion of insanity could not be raised. The
objection was sustained by the court.
"We v.lbh to show at the time previous
to his going to Elder Stewart and at that
time Adry was resting under a delusion, '
said the counsel.
"Well, suppose he was insane; what
then?" asked the court.
"It would affect his credibility before
this jury and his competency to testify."
"The court determined as to his com
petency when he was on the stand, and
there was no offer to prove the contrary.
Insane persons, especially those who are
monomaniacs, are competent to testify,"
retorted the court.
Mr. Erwin asked a long series of ques
tions bearing on Adry's actions his jeal
ousy, his unreasoning fears during youth,
the medical treatment he had been given
hut they were all ruled out.
A DRUNKEN RIOT.
Fight Between Bicycle Riders Which.
31 ay Result in Murder.
PASADENA. Cal.. Feb. 20. About 9
o'clock last night three young men en
tered the store of the March Bicycle Com
pany and rented wheels to take a ride.
They went out to a saloon on East Col
orado street, three miles from town and
outside of the city limits, where they be
came Intoxicated.
On their way back they met two other
men by the names of Newton and Har
rington, who were also under the In
fluence of liquor, and all engaged In a
lively row. The three men jumped on the
two, beating;, them severely.
'" H1aTrIngton,,vin "the meantime.- gotraway
and" Van llown" town to-give the alarm,
leaving Newton In the hands of the three
men. On the return of Harrington with
two officers, they found Newton in the
back yard of a house near the corner of
Lake and Colorado streets in a pool of
blood. They at once took him to Dr.
Swearinger's office down town.
An investigation showed that Newton
had In all 23 cuts In the face, neck and
body. The doctor put 23 stitches in the
face "alone, and as many In the back of
the neck. It is doubtful if Newton will re
cover. Harrington also was very badly
'cut about the face and back, receiving
one large gash in the middle of the back,
and several smaller cuts about the face
and hands. Newton is so badly cut up
that he is unrecognizable. He was taken
to his home this morning, where he is
resting easily. The three men who did
the cutting are still at large, but the of
ficers expect to have them behind the bara
in a short time.
OTHER CRIME NEWS. -
Miss Tork's Murderer.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. Jame3 B.
Gentry, the murderer of Madge Yorke,
who was picked up unconscious on the
door step near the Columbia-avenue en
trance to Fairmont Park shortly after
midnight this morning. Is resting In the
German hospital. The physician says
Gentry is in no immediate danger of dy
ing. Hisexhausted condition when found was
caused by a lack of food and not by the
self-inflicted wounds. A search of his
clothing disclosed the following note
scribbled on the back of an envelope: "My
life has been a disappointment from be
ginning to end; all I have to say Is good
bye to earth. J. B. Gentry."
In his coat were half a dozen love let
ters from Madge Yorke. The laGt, dated
February 10, showed that even if she
meant to dismiss him, her love for him
was very warm.
James B. Gentry made a statement to
Magistrate Milligan at the German hos
pital. He said he was insanely jealous of
Madge Yorke, but thatjie had no inten
tion of shooting her when he left Boston.
He had borrowed the revolver from a
member of the company named Hackett.
He said that he thought "I may have to
shoot some Romeo In the foot." He stat
ed that he fully expected to find a man
in the actress' room a little blonde fel
low. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 21.-3 A. M.
James B. Gentry, the murderer of Madge
Yorke, the actress, has just died at the
German hospital.
They Robbed the Smelters.
NEWARK, N. J.. Feb. 20. The Balbach
Smelting & Refining Company, the largest
concern of lt3 kind in the country, has
been robbed of at least $10,000 worth of
gold and silver ore and bullion during the
last 10 or 12 months. Detectives work
ing on the case today arrested Jean
Schleck, Freidal Bishop and Herman
Crushager. Bishop worked in the smelt
ing establishment, and It was his place to
steal ore and bullion. This he carried to
the othere, who had a little frame shanty
in the woods near Valesburg equipped
with crucibles, in which the plunder was
smelted and subsequently sold to dealera
here and in New York.
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