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THE MORNING OltEGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUABT 22, 1900.
Great Meeting of Sympathizers
In Washington.
BRITAIN'S COURSE DENOUNCED
Bfcn Prominent in. Ofl'cial Life De
clare" Their Sentlxnciitis Set of
lllngrlnsr Resolutions Adopted.
"WASHINGTON", Jan. 2L The Grand
opera-house, the largest -auditorium in
Washington, was packed to the doors to
night -with an enthusiastic audience that
expressed its sympathy -with the Boers in
their fight with Great Britain. The speak
ers included members of both branches
of congress, and on the stage were other
public men, who came merely to add their
moral support. The keynote of the speech
es was that the Boers were fighting for
their independence, as our forefathers had
done in 1776 The gathering assembled
tinder the auspices of the united Irish so
cieties, and a number of leading Germans
of the city joined In the movement. The
decorations were American, flags, with n,
ialr sprinkling of the green of Erin.
Among those who occupied, seats on the
stage were Senators Mason, of Illinois;
Allen, of Nebraska, and Tillman, of South
Carolina; Representath es Clark, De Ar
mond and Oochran, of Missouri; Bailey, of
Texas; Carmaclc and Cox, of Tennessee;
Ehea, Jones and Lamb, of Kentucky;
Shafroth, of Colorado"; Dovenor, of "West
Virginia; Mejer, of Louisiana; Sulzer, of
2Cew York; Lentz, of Ohio; Mr. Van
Sicklen, of New York, and representatives
of the united Irish societies and others
A. large delegation of Irish-Americans and
German-Americans from Baltimore was in
the audience.
The meeting -was called to order by
"the chairman of the executive committee,
M. P. T. Moran, the jiational treasurer ot
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who,
after a few words of welcome. Introduced
Congressman Sulzer as the presiding of
ficer. Mr. Sulzer was greeted enthusias
tically. He said:
Chairman Sulzer's Speech..
'As an American citizen, I am not
ashamed to have it known that my sym
pathy is -with the heroic Boers In their
determined effort to maintain their homes
and their independence against the tyran
ny of the British crown. Jh a finht be
tween liberty and monarchy, I want to see
liberty, win.
"Their cause is a just one. England's
attempt to steal their country Is an ouv
xage. an act of criminal aggression and
should be condemned by the Christian
powers of the world.
"In 1776 the patriotic fathers of this
country fought England to gain our In
dependence . The South African patriots
today are fighting the same cause to main
tain their independence. That is the only
difference.
-The courage of the Boers In the face
of tremendous odds has challenged the
admiration of mankind, and their heroism
against almost insurmountable obstacles
has won the respect of the civilized world.
They are entitled to our sympathy, and we
would be false to ourselves and to all our
history if we did not ghe it to them.
"Engtead must not be permitted to crush
tne Boers and steal their homes. Her J
criminal march of devastation must and
wiii be checked. "We must do our duty.
This groat republic, in the name of liberty,
humanity and free Institutions, must de
mand peace, and make that demand good.
"We have a right to express our sj mpathy
for the patriotic Boers. "We have a Tight
to aid the Red Cross Society in their be
half. "We sympathized with Holland, with
Hungary, with Greece, with all the South
American republics, with Armenia and
with Cuba. Many we helped. "Why, I
ask, in the name of all that is just and
honorable, should we now refuse to lend
our moral support and sympathetic aid to
the patriots of South Africa? A republic
that refuses sympathy to a sister republic
Struggling to maintain Its independence
against monarchclal aggression, is unwor
thy of the name and in danger of mon
archy itself. A republic that will se
creteiy connive and aid a monarchy to
destroy a sister republic and blot out its
iree institutions Is a republic rotten to
the core, and will soon fall, like a de
cayed tree on the banks of a turbulent
stream, to be swept away forever.
"The defeat of the Boers will be the
severest blow to republican institutions
that has been struck in a century, and
every lover of liberty' should fervently
pray -that they may be successful. There
Is ho doubt the administration Is secretlv
In sympathy with Great Britain and lend- 4
Ing her all the aid it can. Every patriotic
citizen of the republic should condemn
this.
"I want to see the Boers win, and 2
believe they will win. God bless the em
battled farmers of South Africa is my
fervent prayer, and from the ashes ot
the conflict may there arise a greater and
grander republic, the glorlous United
States of South, America."
"Billy" Blason'g Rhetoric
Senator Mason was first introduced by
Chairman Sulzer.
"I congratulate "Washington, the capital
of the nation," he said, "on this sympa
thetic demonstration in behalf of a sister
republic. The Boers are right, but unless
we can aid them In some way, their cause
may not triumph. The bird of liberty has
hitherto always found a resting place In
this country. Lateh theAmerican people,
itanpears, have ;takejmQ eating carrion.
"We o not want for the Boers the kind
of liberty that England would give them.
"We want the Boers to have the kind ot
liberty they want If you have any In
fluence, lend your voice to the cause of
the Boers. If you have no influence, but
have convictions, speak your sentiments."
Bailey, of Texas.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, deliv
ered a vigorous address, that was loudly
applauded.
"I am sick of hearing about our broth
ers across the sea," said he. "England Is
brutal. It is not merely English greed of
gold or desire for wealth that urges Eng
land on during this war. She finds an op
portunity to blot a republic from the map
of the world, and she does not hesitate
to do It I blush to say that there are
men under this flag who hope to see this
crime perpetrated, but they hope in vain."
Senator Allen.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, said in part:
"If there Is any courtry on the face of
the earth that owes the British empire
nothing, that country Is the United States
of America. I am not a believer in non
intervention when liberty Is at stake. 1
would not intervene with sympathy ex-"
pressed, but I would intervene with every i
iawiui means in my power. I hope and
helieve that the God of justice will at
some time see that the British empire Is
some time overthrown, and a republic
placed In its stead.
"L hope that the. fate meted out to her
jpthee"n&rd of ""any nation which,
seeks-to deprive and,oppress a people of
their liberty, whether it be in the plains
of South Africa or In the islands of the
sea. A man cannot believe in the justice
of the cause of the Boer and at the same
time uphold our government's course in
the Philippines. The American flag will
never wave in triumph over the prostrate
form of liberty. "We will not even recog
nize the representative of the Boers, a
sister republic, although we have sent a
consul to Pretoria. Is there any subtle'
Influence at work In high circles to pre
vent the Transvaal from obtaining recog
nition in this country? I close with the
hope that the next cablegram from across
the water will bring news of Buller's de
feat." Champ Clark Speaks.
The next speaker was Representative
Champ Glarkr of -Missouri He- said-in
parf:
""Wherever people are struggling for lib
erty they should have the friendship of
all Americans. It is astounding that theie
should be any argument as to that prop
osition within the .broad confines of this
puissant republic Two years ago this
would -not have been.
""In the earlier day w0 would have made"
the welkin ring; now, governmentally
6peaklng, we are dumb as oysters. "Where
fore? Because England is a robber na
tion, we must stand together for self
protection and because it Is so English,
you know! That Is, governmental Amer
ica, mark you, only official America.
"Prom its sordid. Inhuman verdict, we
anneal to the unofficial masses, who make
and unmake "statesmen whom Abraham j
Lincoln anecuonateiy oenominaieu uiu
plain people. The senate of the United
States may laugh, to scorn Senator Ma
son's resolution of s mpathy with the
Boers, but the tolling millions of America
will send their sympathy and their hearty
I Godspeed across ,the sea to the bravo
burghers, ,- who. are the best marksmen
seen on earth, .since. Andrew Jackson's
Immortal day at New Orleans."
Other speakers on the same" general lines
as their predecessors were Representa
tives De Armond, Cochran, Rhea of Ken
tucky and Lentz of Ohio, and Mr. Van
SIclen, of New York. A number of letters
and telegrams, were received, including
one from Senator Hale, of Maine, express
ing regret a. his inability to be present
and entire sympathy with the movement.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolntiona Adopted.
"Whereas, The -American people still
cherish the lessons and memories of 1776,
and therefore fully understand and real
ize the rapacious war which Great Britain
is waging against a small but patriotic
people, whose misfortune Is the posses
sion of neutral wealth, coveted by British
greed.
"Whereas, In the prosecution of this
robber warfare, Great Britain has been
balked as yet, .of her tyrannous designs,
and has therefore resorted to unlawful
and barbarous war tactics, as is her wont,
to-wit:
"First The arming and mobilizing of
savages,
"Second The distribution of dum-dum
bullets to her soldiers, coupled with the
boast that the British government pos
sesses lOO.OOO.O&O such missiles.
"Third The illegal seizure of peaceful
merchandise en route from the neutral
ports of the United States to friendly
Portuguese markets.
"Whereas, The president of the United
States has not taken proper notice of
these outrages, making it necessary for
the people at large to express their will
through public assemblages and serious.
warnings. Therefore,- the -citizens of the
American capital, in mass meeting assem
bled, have
"Resolved, That the people of thet
Orange Free State and the South African
Republic, are and of right ought to be
free and independent, and their cl fillza
tlon is understood to be equal In morality
to that of any other people, the false wit
ness of the British press to the contrary
notwithstanding. Therefore, the precipi
tation upon them of saage foes in alli
ance with trained soldiery, threatens the
repetition of the horrors of Wyoming,
Fort Darien and other events, bitterly re
membered by the American people as
ruthless instances of British perfidy and
dishonor. The attention of the president
of the United States is respectfully direct
ed to this feature, which is a notorious
matter of common repute throughout the
world.
"Resolved, That this meeting, in con
cert with the American people through
out the land, sends Its sympathy, good
will and heartfelt encouragement to the
Boers, and reminds them that as we tri
umphed against the same foe, so may
they.
"Resolved, That we beseech and stren
uously urge the president of the United
States to exercise the prerogative Vested
in him . by the peace conference lately
arranged by the powers of the" civilized
world. "We beg him to offer his good of
fices as a mediator between the Boers and
the British for the deliverance of those
unfortunate Englishmen and their fami
lies, now being punished vicariously for
the crime of a brigand cahal of gold rob
bers and land-hungry conspirators, not
one of whom is at the forefront of the
battle.
"Resolved, That we solemnly protest
against the shipment of munitions of war
from this country for the use of Great
Britain."
LETTER. OF CATHOLIC PRIEST.
All Engaged in This Unjust Wax
Suffer Lobs of Soul.
TOLEDO, O., Jan. 21. Father Patrick
O'Brien, of Good Shepherd church, who
recently presided at a pro-Boer mass meet
ing here, today made public a lengthy
letter, written In reply to the open letter
of Herbert, Cardinal Vaughan, archbishop
of "Westminster, London. This action was
taken despite efforts of priests and lay
men to have the reply, which quotes Cath
olic theology at length, against the car
dinal's utterance, suppressed. The letter,
dated January 10, says In part:
"You say that justice Is on the side of
Ens-land. The civilized world denies this,
both Protestants and Catholics; Christian
nations look upon your war with the Boero
as the most unjust ever waged by a civil
ized government.
"Catholic theology teaches us that sol
diers engaged in an unjust war cannot
lawfully kill an enemy, even In self-defense,
because they are the unjust ag
gressors. It follows from this teaching
that all who engaged In an unjust war,
knowing it to be such, are in a state ot
mortal sin, and If they die. in Impeni
tence, suffer the loss of their souls.
"Those are the teachings of the Cath
olic church on the subject of war."
Raised 8S00 for the Boers.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 2L A pro-Boer
meeting was held at the Lyceum theater
tonight Addresses were delivered by ex
Congressman R. B. Mahaney, Rev. Father
Cronin, Rev. T. N. Powers, Rev. C. -H.
Qmball, State Senator Mackey and others,
A subscription of over $800, in aid of the
Boer hospital corps, was tttken.
Resolutions were adopted tendering sym
pathy to the Boers and calling Upon the
president and his administration for a
"foreign policy more truly American and
inukeeplng with" the traditional attitude of
this country toward a sister republic."
To Raise Fzmds for Boers.
OMAHA, Jan. 2L A largely attended
meeting of Irish-Americans and German
American citizens was held tonight to in
augurate a plan to raise money for the
Boer hospital fund. A committee was ap
pointed to Invite Miss Maude Gonne, the
Irish "Joalf of Arc," who is expected to
arrive in New1 Y6fk Sunday, to Visit Oma
ha and deliver a lecture.'
An Ignoblo Policy.
Atlanta Constitution.
"Imperialism." as the Constitution has
shown from the first, is a term that, has
no meaning when applied to any project
carried put under American auspices. It
Is a bugaboo pure and" simple. But what
alternative policy have the antl-"imperial-Ists"
to offer for the emergencies that ex
ist in the Philippines? Nothing whatever
except that which would cause the United
States forces to tuck their tails and make
a run for the transports, leaving the is
lands in the hands of the treacherous and
bloody-minded eleinent that is now en
gaged in, attacking ,the American flag.
In 1788 only 455 persons went to Carls
bad for the waters, while the number of
visitors this year was 50,000, of whom
2153 were Americans.
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SIDES THD CASUALTIES.
The Uprising: in IVesros Was a. More
Seriona Affair Than Was
First Reported.
MA'NILA, Jan. 21, 10 P. M. The escort
of 50 men of company O, Thirtieth infan
try, Lieutenant Ralston commanding,
which "was ambushed near" Llpa, consist
ed of" 50 convalescents from the hospital,
who were going to rejoin the regiment.
The insurgents hid in the bushes along J
the road and opened fire upon the pack
train from three sides The Americans',
In addition to their casualties, were com
pelled to abandon the train, which con
sisted of 22. horses. The latter, with their
fcadks.fell into the hands of the Insur
gents, who pursued the retreating escort
for fhree miles- along'ihe road, until the
Americans were reinforced.
Mail advices from Negros bring partic
ulars of the uprising last month in the
southern part of the island, in which
Lieutenant Ledyardr Sixth infantry, was
killed. Instead of being an unimportant
revolt of native police, as was at first re
ported, it appears to haves been an at
tempt to overthrow American authority.
The movement was started by the ch"ef
officials of the autonomous government,
the men who were elected and inaugurat
ed with so much ceremony last November.
Eleven of these officials, Including the
president and several councillors, were
lodged in jail on a charge of plotting
treason. Several secured their release
under heavy bonds, but others remain in
prison.
General Smith found evidence that the
revolting police "were following the' or
ders of the autonomous government,,
which designed to use the force under
its control to overthrow the Americans.
The plot failed through being started pre
maturely, but Negros was in a state of
uneasiness for a week. Two CQmpanies
of the Forty-sixth infantry were hurried
from Ho Ilo to reinforce the garrison at
Bacolar.
The officials arrested include some of
the most prominent men in Negros. It is
believed that they will be expelled from
the island.
IMPORTS AT MATCHA.
First Report for Three Months Un
der American Control.
WASHINGTON, Jan ZL The war de
partment made public today a statement
showing the imports at the port of Ma
nila for the three months of July, August
and September last, being the first official
data relating to imports, during so long
a period since American occupation.
The total value of merchandise entered
at Manila custom-house for the three
months named was S5.S02.5S1 In addition
there was $52,520 in gold coin, and $225,294
in silver coin from British India and $332,
707 in silver coin from China, bringing the
aggregate of imports up to $6,443,102, or
at the rate of more than $25,300,000 a year
for Manila alone.
The growing nature of the trade is
shown by a comparison with the amounts
for all Philippine ports for the 15 years
ending with 1894, during which time the
average yearly imports for the archipel
ago only amounted to $17,039',044, or two
thirds of the valuation indicated by the
trade of three months ending with Sep
tember, 1899, for Manila alone.
The values of importations of merchan
dise from the various leading countries
are given as follows:
China .. : $2,458,103
United Kingdom 916,501
Spain 663,405
Australia . 410,452
Germany . 357,823
United States . ...- 329,114
Eleven other countries1 furnished goods
in amounts ranging from $93,521 from the
Netherlands, down to $193 from Denmark.
Cotton and its manufactures furnished
$1,374,210 out of the total imports, of which
theUnlted States furnished goods amount
ing to $1479. The United Kingdom fur
nished a total value of $563,816; Spain,
China, Germany, British East Indies, The
Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy
and Belgium all led this country,- and
only Japan and Russia appear further
down the list
WHEELER ONE OF THE BOYS.
Gave Tired Soldiers His Horse and
Curried Gnu Himself.
MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 21. B. F. Whaley,
an Indiana volunteer, writes from Pana
que, P. I., making the following reference
to General Joseph "Wheeler:
"How could a single man in our ranks,
be he veteran or 'rookie,' make even a
wry face at their trials of war when the
Inspiring sight of that venerable 'cotton
headed' Southern war horse and hero of
El Caney and San Juan, General Joseph
"Wheeler, Is at the front of our column,
leading the way through the swamps,
across rivers and into the dense jungles
of this island, and now and then dismount
ing from his horse and bidding some ex
hausted soldier to get into the saddle,
while he, taking the gun of the private
and slingmg it over his shoulder, marches
along with us, chatting with the men
about hhrf in a gleeful, familiar way, 'caus
ing them to forget every sensation of
hunger and fatigue and to remember only
that they were the defenders of the flag."
ROBERTS CASE THIS WEEK.
House Will Determine Whether He
Will Be Excluded or Expelled.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The feature ot
the proceedings In the house this week
will be the consideration of the case of
B. H. Roberts, the Mormon representative
elect from Utah. The case has attracted
Intense Interest all over the country.
Though both the majority and minority
of the committee which investigated the
case agree that Mr. Roberts .should not
sit as a member of the. house on account
of alleged polygamous practices, there will
be a rojal struggle over the question of
procedure, upon which the committee has
split The case will be called up Tues
day, and two, possibly three, das will
be devoted to it. The majority of the com
mittee hold that Roberts should be ex
cluded, while the minority contend that
he be seated and then be expelled, basing
their argument for this course upon the
ground tllat Roberts possesses all the con
stitutional qualities for membership, and
that any attempt to exclude him upon the
.theory that pongress has the power to add
to those qualities would establish a dan
gerous, precedent that mjght return to
plague congress in the future. Llttlefleld
of Maine and De Armond of Missouri, whD
presented the minority report, will make
a strong fight, and say they believe they
can convince a majority of the 'Mouse that
th(3 course they advocate is the only
proper one to pursue. The majority of
the committee, on the other hand, are
confident that they will be backed by a
majority ot tne house. Roberts Is ex
pected to make a plea in his own de
fense. Should he be seated In accordance
With "the contention of the minority, ' a
resolution to expel will ba immediately
offered, and this doubtless will carry by
an almost unanimous vote, although the
majority In their report, have insisted that,
once seated, a member cannot be expelled
for acts committed before he was a mem
ber of the house. f .
Tomorrow will 'he devoted to District'
of Columbia matters, and Friday to eulo
gies upon the life and public, services
of the late Vice-President Hobart.
Senators Will Make Speeches.
The senate again this week will devote
itself almost exclusively to speech-braking-
As variety of subjects 'will be coy
eredr The "financial bill will remain the
unflnlshed-'buslnessi but the senaje wlU ngtjfpr successive' years,
he held strictly fa Its consideration. Sev
eral set speeches probably will be made
upon It, among those who are expected to
speak being Senators Coskrell, Daniels
and Allen. No announcement has yet been
made of speeches on the affirmative side
of the measure, but now that a day has
been agreed upon for a vote, it may be
expected -that some-of the friends of the
bill willrspealr in Its defense; -
The first speech- of the week will be
made Immediately after the close of the
routine business Monday morning by Sen
ator Pritchard on his resolution declaring
the proposed amendments to the constitu
tion of North Carolina to be in contra
vention of the federal constitution. .He
will be followed by Senator Turner In a
prepared speech on the Philippine ques-
L tion. Tuesday, Boas will address the sen
ate on the application of the constitution
of the United States to Puerto Rico and
the Philippine archipelago. He will be
followed on the same date by McEnery
with a speech on the North Carolina con
stitutional question.
The two reports on the Quay contest will
be presented Monday or Tuesday, and as
this contest is a privileged auestlon. it
Us mot unlikely to receive early attention.
senator Penrose,, ovho is In charge-of Mr.
Quay's case, says he will gsk that the
contest be pressed to an early decision in
the senate.
The Saraoan treaty also will be taken up
again in executive session on the motion
of Senator Jones, of Arkansas, to recon
sider the vote on which It was ratified.
The treaty has been already returned to
the senate by the president, to await the
presentation, of the Arkansas senator's
motion
THREE OF ONE FAMILY DEAD
Deadly Quarrel In Italian Quarter ol
XevF York City.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Three Inmates of
one home were shot to death In a family
row which began in an Italian tenement
in East Eleventh street at noon today.
Antonio Colletti, 37 years old, married,
was snot through the lung and died;
Caspar Colletti, 19 years old, Antonio's
brother, was shot in the breast, and died
shortly after being taken to the hospital:
David Salvatori, 40 years old, a cousla of
the Collettis, was shot in the breast, and
died soon after being taken to the hos
pital. Vincenzo x Spinella and his son
Frank, 17 years old, have been arrested
charged with the murders, and the police
are still searching for Frank Spinella, who
also played a part In the tragedy.
The quarrel began late last night be
tween Joseph Colletti and Frank Spinella
at the Spinella home. Today young Spin
ella went around to the Eleventh-street
tenement, and renewed hostilities by as
saulting Antonio Colletti. Colletti resent
ed the attack, and his brother helped him,
and Vincenzo Spinella appeared on the
scene, and a number of the Colletti fam
ily's relatives joined in. This was the
signal for a general riot, and soon the
street was filled with a. shouting, strug
gling mob For awhile pistol shots .and
the cries of neighbors created a perfect
bedlam. When the police patrol arrived
and after the smoke had cleared awayt
one dead and two mortally wounded meh
measured their lengths on the pavement.
StJBPENAS FOR 1240 WITNESSES.
Qompany o Rangers Ordered Out to
Preserve Order at Trial.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 21. An additional
company of rangers was today ordered to
Bastrop to remain there during the trial
of the men charged with the murder q
Arthur Burford, the son of Sheriff Bur-
ford of Colorado county, who was killed
a few days ago by members of the Reece
faction. The trial is set for next Wed
nesday, and subpenas have been issued
for 1240 witnesses. The rangers will dis
arm every man as he enters the town.
The governor has ordered that every pos
sible measure be taken to prevent further
bloodshed.
Tried to Banc His Neighbor.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2L Because he loved
Bartholomae Pieta's wife, John Staezch,
a farmer, tried today to hang the man
who stood In his way. In the little cot
tage of his rival, out near Rosehill ceme
tery, the self-appointed executioner par
tially carried out the murder. He would
have succeeded had not his victim fought
so hard for his life that he escaped with
the noose about his neck and the rope
dragging behind hJm- While the hang
ing1 was not a complete success, It may
yet result in murder, for the victim is in
a critical condition.
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KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE.'
It Wrought Much Havoc Through
Central Mexico.,.
VCITY OF MEXICO Jan. 21. News is
arriving from the interior points affected
by the earthquake Friday night and Sat
urday morning. Much damage was done
to property In Guadalajara, and the city
of Colima, capital of the state of the
same name, was the scene of terrific ex
periences, accompanied with loss of life.
The City of Mexico came off compara
tively unscathed in the earthquake", few
accidents occurring here or in the sub
urbs. The church, of the Three Kings, in
the suburbs, was cracked, and will be
closed for repairs.
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.
Sixty
A.re Said to Have ' Been
.In-
jured at Colima.
COLIMA, Mexico, Jan. 21. An earth
quake shock began here a quarter of an
hour before midnight Friday, and as
sumed serious proportions at Tenlmata,
many houses being badly injured and
some of light constiuction wrecked. There
was great consternation, and people
rushed into the streets, some barely es
caping with their lives. Seven people
'were killed outright, and 60 were wound
ed and are being cared for by local sur
geons. It was reported that the volcano
had burst into eruption, but it now ap
pears that the phenomenon wa3 confined
to subterranean manifestations. Local
scientific men believe that the earthquake
traveled from the Pacific ocean, and that
when news shall reach here from the
coast there will be Interesting details.
The governor of. this state has appointed
a commission to inspect the churches and
public, houses. Quiet has returned, and
there Ik ltltlev apprehension of the rotUrn
of the disturbances.
Damaged Buildings In Guadalajara.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Jail. 21. At
midnight Friday an earthquake shock
cracked the1 arches and Staircase of the
state palace and the porticos of the uni
versity and the Callado theater. The
'churches of San Francisco and San Jose
were damaged, The shock was felt se
verely at Sari Bias, on the Pacific, and
noises Underground were heard, resem
bling" the rumbling of a heavy sea dashing
on the shore.
Light Shock at Vera. Cru:.
VERA CRUZ, Jan. 21 The earthquake
traveled across the qountry, reaching here
just after midnight Saturday morning.
The shock was comparatively light here.
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Secretary Gage's Reply.
New York Evening Post.
The reply of Secretary Gage to the reso
lutions of inquiry of the senate and house
regarding the deposit Of public moneys In
the National City bank, the Hanover Na
tional bank, and other designated deposi
taries. .Is so clear and complete that little;,
rh'eeas Who' sid in addition. vIt leaves,.
nothing mof 6" to be said by his accusers,
. . . If is perliaps w orth mentioning that
accusations like those preferred against
Secretary Gageawere hurled against Sec
retary Sherman and Secretary Fairqhlld,
net to go further back In the history of
the government, when (In Jackson's time)
they formed the, .staple of political strife
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INSPIRED BY EMPEROR
VON BULOW'S SPEECH. CRITICISING
t BRITISH POLICY.
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Financial and Industrial Situation
in GermanyUnited, States Sent
No Note to the Powers. '
BERLIN, Jan. 2L There Is the best au
thority for the statement that those parts
of Count von Bulow's speech In the relch
stag last Friday when replying to Herr
Mueller's interpellation, which contained
severe strictures upon British policy and
adverted warnings tcr England, were due
to Emperor William's expressed wish.
HI3 majesty is said to be "thoroughly in
accord w.lth the nation In condemning
Great Britain's manner of searching Ger
man vessels."
Money rates continued easier throughout
last week. The reduction in Lorfdon and
Vienna had a favorable effect, and led to
an expectation of a further reduction at
the Reichsbank. The difference between
official and private rates Is now" over 2
per cent Nevertheless, the large volume
of discount renders, caution necessary. A
further reduction at the Rerchsban Is
probable before February. London ex
change has dropped slightly below the
gold export point.
The great demand for capital here dur
ing the last few years is now felt In the
scarcity of capital for new enterprises
Many schemes are now waiting for mote
favorable conditions. The bourse has
shown a waiting attitude, and specula
tion has been reduced to narrow limits.
Nevertheless, values are rather firm. Do-
fmestlc Industrials are again advancing
moderately, and coalers were favorites.
Advances in coar prices have agitated the
iron market, which reports Increases ot
new supplies. The situation there :s still
improving, and confidence in the boonr
continues firm.
A semiofficial note, which does not how
ever, appear in the Berliner Post, de
scribes as a canard the statement that
the powers have been asked by the United
States whether they will uphold the "open
door" in the far East.
Money Waiting- for- British Victory.
LONDON, Jan. 21. While still waiting
for the oft-rumored British victory, the
stock, exchange feels so confident that this
will not be mUch longer delayed, so far
as news tor investment is concerned, the
tone of the market is much improved.
Speculation, however, is still at a low
Obb, ami prices last weejk. were Irregular;
consols being the strongest feature and
closing two points up. Americans were
dull and somewhat neglected. The best
prices for the week were not maintained,
although the changes were unimportant.
Among the Increases were Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul, which rose 94 point;
Wabash debentures, ; Wabash preferred,
U; Pennsylvania, , and Atchison, To
peka & Santa, Fe, . Money was in good
supply, the rate until Monday being V&
per cent; for, a w?ek,,nfrqEa l.to 2, and
on three months' bills .3&. j
Says China Yields to French.
TACOMA, Jan. 2L The steamer Mon
mouthshire, brings news from Shanghai
that China has acquiesced in French
demands for territory at Kwang Chanwan
bay after two more Chinese defeats. China
has dismissed the viceroy of Kwang prov
inces, appointing LI Hung Chang to suc
ceed'him. China also agrees1 to decapitate
the prefect-who began the warfare against
the French, and to pay 200,000 taels .in
demnity to the families of Frenchmen who
were killed. French leaders in Tonkin are
greatly elated, and declare that while Eng
land is busy in Africa, France should ex
tend her sphere of influence over Kwang
Tung, Kwang and iTunan and demand
equally with imgjana in Szechuan.
OnvDecemher 0,-80 J'Tench soldiers were'
sent into the interior to make a demon
stration and .prevent further native up
risings. Tney engagea a body of Chinese
troops and fougnt tneir way through, a
mob then surrounded them, but was driven
back. One hundred natives were killed or
wounded. The.same week three companies
of marine infantry charged Chinese regu
lars, filling 22. French warships then
threatened to -oup the Mverand bom
bard. Cantonf wheEeugonr China yielded.
General Mercler Receives a Rebuff.
PARIS, Jan. 21, General Mercler re
ceived an unexpected rebuff yesterday
when the old students of- the Ecole Poly
technique, which furnishes a 'majority of
the artillery and engineer officers to the
army,' met In the sphool theater t,o elect
a president. Amid great excitement
the ballot was takenthe result showing
Ati1V- 0W1 trw 1SAWlia, ofrolnert IrtTUV A. Vila
adversary. Uproar and a free fight" fol
lowed, General Mercler'3 partisans de
claring that the hallot had been falsified.
Tables and chairs were overturned, and
General Bolssenet, who presided, was
hustled. Eventually order was restored,
and a recount, confirmed the defeat of
Mercler,
German, Coronation Fete.
BERLIN, Jan. 21, The coronation fete
today was the usual impressive spectacle.
The attendance included, all the Prussian
princes and a score or more from the
other German states. Empress Augusta
Victoria personally conferred the 'Louise
orders on a score of ladles who subse
quently joined in the festivities. Among
the Invited diplomats were the Russian,
French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and
Austro'-Hungarian ambassadors. Fewer
decorations were conferred than was the
case a year ago, and $he fact that the
number of high decorations conferred was
so small has caused considerable com
ment.
B-anish. West Indies Zollverein.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Dally News says:
""I hear that Denmark and the United
States are arranging that the Danish
West Indies shall enter a zollverein with
the United States which may be a pre
lude to the cession of the islands to the
American government."
Pa on the Highwayman Problem.
"Georgie" in Chicago Times-Herald.
"Did you see that in'the paper what One
of the aldermun wants to dor' maw ast
paw..
"What about?" paw says. ,
"The High way men," maw told Him.
"One of the aldermun wants to Have the
sitty Pay a person ?200 Every time they
Kill a High way man."
"Oh, yes," paw anserd, "I seen It. That's
a Good plan, too. When I was a Boy they
had so menny Foxes around Where I
lived' that nobuddy Could raise Spring
Chlckuns or Enny other Kind, so they
Paid a Bounty on all the Foxes you killed.
All a Person had to Do was, kill his fox
and Cut off the Ears and Take them up
to the Court house ate miles away and
Get his 25 sents. I Erned Enuff that way
One winter to get a pair of Boots and a
Bottul of hare oil with perfewm In It. I
tell you them Was the days when a Boy
could have exsltemunt."
"Would you haft to Cut off ,the High
way man's Ears and Take them to the
sitty hall before you Could get your 200
dollers?" I ast.
"Well," paw told us, "I don't no just
How they would Work out the Deetales
of this plan. I s'pose they Would have
some Kind Of a narrangement so You
wouldn't haft to Hire a nexpress Waggon
and take Your high way man along Every
time you went after the munny, becoz
that wouTd He1 more Trubble almost than
it' Is Worth1. We got to Do Sumthlng,
tho, to stop "the new Sence. The poleea
Can't do it becoz they ain't got the Time
to Spair. They got to stay around the Sa
loons and tell the Bar tenders when It's
Time to close Up fer the nlte For fear
they mite forget and Haft to pay the
Costs If they got Cot at It '
'So the Best thing to do is pay a Bounty
'-tor ded High, way men and Let everybuddy
have a chanct to ern a Little extra. Just
think how it would help out One High
way man would be Ehuff to pay the Coal
and gass bills for a Hole winter and leave
a. Little extry for groceries and things.'
"But don't You think JtWpuld be Daln
gerus to let Everybuddy go around with
Guns In their pockets?" maw ast
"Oh, J dunno,' paw Anserd. "Most ot
them do"that Enny way. So you See if this.
,plan Was In Operashun when a person
went to a Card party ancL didn't win the
prize he needn't be dlscurrldge'd, becoz he
mite still Have a chanct to shoot a High
way man on the way home. They ain't
Enny use talkin. It's a grate skeem, and
If a- Person lost his job He Could tafce
His gun and start out at nite and mebby
ern Enuff In a nour or So to pay the rent
and Keep things goln all Tite fer three
or Four munths. Thaf s the way to make
this place a Moddle town."
"High way men are terrible things to
Have around," maw says, "and I vlsh
they Could be some "Way so Everybuddy
would try to Lead a Blameless life; but
what if they paid people For shootinir
them and Everybuddy was-Allowed to Go
around with a. Revolver Loded and All
reddy to Fire, and they Happened to kill
the rong man? That would be Ofile."
"Oh, well," paw says, "of Corse If that
Happened and the innosunt man's folks
Could, prove It the sitty wouldn't Haft to
pay the 200 dollers."
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BRITISH SHIP SDTTOrT ASHORE
Crew of 24 Men Rescued by a. Reie-
nue tintter.
LEWES, Del., Jan. 2L The British
steamer Sutton, with a cargo of Iron ore
from Carthagena for Philadelphia, strand
ed on Fenwicfc Island shoals, eight miles
from here, about G o'clock Saturday morn
ing, in a dense fog. 'After working all dey
to back off the shoal, the vessel, from
constant pounding, began to fill and settle
After darkness had set in, Captain Pike
fired rockets and burned colored lights
and attracted, the attention of the revenue
cutter Ondaga, which was patrolling the.
coast. 'She immediately sent boats to res
cue the crew of 24 men. This was difficult,
as a heavy southwest gale was blowing at
the time, but. by the aid of the Ondaga's
searchlight, tha men were taken from the
stranded vessel at midnight and the whole
crew, were brought to the breakwater. It
is feared the. Sutton cannot be saved.
The Sutton Is a steer steamer Qf 1GM
tons, built in 1S34 and owned by Simly &
Co., of London.
ARRIVAL OF 3IONMOUTHSHIRE.
Has Clean Bill of Health, But Vaccination--
Are Deemed Necessary.
ASTORIA, Jan. 21. The British steam
ship Monmouthshire -arrived off the mouth
of the river at h) o'clock this mornlnsr.
and, taking on a pilot, came directly in
and anchored In the lower harbor. She
was boarded by Quarantine Officer Dr. .Hill
Hastings, whe- received a clean bill of
health for her from the physician In
charge of the British Columbia quaran
tine station at William's head. Dr. Has
tings, however, made an examination of
the vessel and crew and deemed it neces
sary to vaccinate several of the officers
ar.d crew before- he would, pass her
Her master. Captain Evans, stated that
no new cases of smallpox had developed
among the passengers at the 'quarantine
station, but there was one case that was
regarded as suspicious. He also reported
an unfortunate Incident of the passage
from Yokohama that has not before been
made public On the night of January
8 George Scott, the second engineer of the
vessel, disappeared between midnight and
4 o'clock in the morning. It Is presumed
that he felL overboard in some way. He
was a native of Abrooth, Scotland.
SEATTLE IS OVERDUE.
Was Never Before Late on Her Slcag
- way Ran.
SEATTLE. Jan. 21. Great anxiety is
manifested over the nonarrlyal, , of Vhe
steame'r City of Beajtle, pow ,flv days.
Overdue from akagway As she?" make's
the ToVnd trip'from here in eight or n.ne
days, and has never before been a day
late. It ia taken that she is in serious
trouble. No word has been received con
cerning her. Many rumors are afloat here,
but have all proved without foundation.
The Paris Towed to Belfast.
LONDON, Jan. 21. The steamer Paris,
which has been at Mllford Haven making
temporary repairs to the damages received
while she was ashore on the Manacles,
was towed from that place today for Bel
fast. Domestic and Foreign Ports.
San Francisco, Jan. 21 Arrived
Ship Spartan, from Seattle; steamer Co-qullle-
River, from Gray's harbor. Sailed
Ship Indiana, for Kahaimo; ship Dashing
Wave, for Tacoma; yteamer Mackinaw, for
Seattle.
Queenstown, Jan. 2t Sailed Cuflc,
from Liverpool for New" York.
New York. Jan. 21 Arrived La
Bretagne, from Havre.
A Good Gnc .
"Reminiscences" by J. lvegan Paul.
Before "Wilberforce became a bishop he
had been archdeacon of Surrey, and his
old archdeaconry became a part of his
later bishopric of Winchester. At a meet
ing of the clergy at CIapham, his chap
lain told him that an old 'Dr. , who
had been many years in the diocese, was
vexed at having been forgotten.
"Yes," said the bishop; "I have not the
smallest recollectloni of him, hut I will
make it all right, and will go out and
speak to him. Which is he?"
He was pointed out, and th& bishop
made his way to him. -
"My dear Dr. ., I have not had a
moment for a real conversation w'th. you.
I need not ask how you are after all these
years. Do you still ride your gray maise?"
"Yes, , my, lord.; how good of you t re
member her," etc.
The chaplain, who was within earshot,
said, when he again came near the bli.h-
op: "Then you did remember Dr. afc-
ter all?"
"Not a bit of It," said the bishop. "T
saw the gray hairs on hla coat, and I
chanced the sex."
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The Greatest in. History.
Philadelphia Record.
Tha greatest banquet in history took
place August 18, 1SS9. when the 40.000. may
ors of France sat at a table In the Palais
de l'Industrle, Ih Paris. There were three
relays of about 13,000 guests each. To
prepare that feast required 75 chief cooks,
13.000 waiters, scullions, cellar-men and
helpers; SO.O0O plates, 52,000 glasses, knives,
forks and spoons In proportion, 40,000 rolls,
and fish, meat and fowl by the ton. The
banquet was part of the centenary cele
bration of the events ot 1789.
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Hoss of Another Color.
Colfax Gazette.
Kelly Hoss was given his name at Ore
gon City, Or., 42 years ago, but has car
ried it as long as he can bear it. In a pe
tition to the superior court praying that
It be changed to Perry Kelly, he recites
that, by reason of the peculiarity of the
name, he has been, and is repeatedly,
made the subject of ridicule and made to
suffer keenly from chagrin and shame, and
is constantly made a subject of reproach
by his associates. The court granted, hla
prayer and he will henceforth be known as
JPerry Kelley.
lor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bongiit
Bears the
Signature of
CajtT&i
U LABORERS ENTOMBEB
STREET TUNNEL -os
CAVED. IN
ANGELES.
Men. Can Be Heard Disks: ior Lib
erty toy Those Worfcinff to
Release, Them.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. ZL-iShortly
after It o'clock this morning the west
end of what is known as the Third-street
tunnel, which' is under construction. e
tween Hill and Hope streets, a distance
of three blocks, caved in and entombed.
11 laborers and bricklayers, and xauiuy
injured W. T. Lamtte, an lnspeotorin tn&
employ of the street department. The en
tombed men are:
Jerry Mohn and John Eckhart, bricklay
ers; FranfcuPaylessur,. John Mitchell. Will
iam Paully, . Klm.oerly.. Max Costelio
. Bradden, John Bejoe. J. W. Wash
burn aiid Bert Garrett, laborers.
Work on the tunnel fs being done oy
cqntract, and in order .to hasten its con
struction a. force-of men Is empley-jd Sun
day. The. men engaged vhis" morning ex
cavating 1J5 feet from the mouth of the
tunnel, which had been timbered up for a
distance? of 2S feet, which was sullenly
choked up by tons of earth andl bnoken
timbers. Tin timbers were defective- and
insufficient to support the great weight,
and the accident Is thus accounted ior.
Inspector Lamble Was in the aci ot
leaving the tunnel when tho cave-in oc
curred. Three feet from the entraxico
there stood a noil keg. which . at lea st
temporarily saved.' his life. He was borne
to the ground by the falling earth ani
timbers, one of wh.tah made a bridge from
the ground to the ntiil keg over the upper m
part of his bod 'lving him sufficient
breathing room until the rescuers un
earthed him. His lowVsr extremities, how
ever, were pinned dowm, and it was eight
hours before he was ivctracted, and then
la a. dying condition.
Twenty-eight feet from the entrance to
the tunnel, which has b.'en sunk to a
depth of 175 feet, the roof Is bricked over,
and It is not thought that any of the en
tombed men "were killed, ?h tunnel la
2S feet high and 26 feet brpad, and con
tains sufficient air to keep he men alive
for a number of hows. A shaft is now
being sunk through v.he roof of the tun
nel for the purpose of admitting more air.
and the entombed merman be lrd dig
ging for liberty by the scores of shovelera
who are working fi;om the outside Bar
ring accidents, It is ttught the Impris
oned men wIU be llbemied In the course
of 12 or 15 hours. .
Two deaths have air lady occurred In
this tunnel by previous ave-ias.
The Self-Ke-pect.!n g Dog.
The Contemporai-y-No
self-respecting dog will bite a female,
except- in the extremes t nd j1,-?-fense
though I am sony to say that tha
lady herself, as a rule hat' no scruple:
whatever about punishing, to the full ex
tent of her pow.r, any HuUv WuiU the op
posite; sex: that happens to be inferior to
ner In size or" strength. And Indeed. Uk
tho woman Id tho crowded" 'bus, she Is in
clined to demand, her privileges as rights.
A vixenish female will make more troublo
in a pack of hounds than any three of tho
sterner sex, for whenever dissatisfied sho
hasn't the sliRhtest reserve about speaking
- , en as her cause is extremely
hlkely to be championed, upon geterai prin
ciple's, hy some chivalrous mui?, u.
fight Is frequently the result.
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BOolier- Washington's Advice.
CHICAGO. ' Jan. 21.-Booker T. Wash
ington addressed the Young Met s Sun
day Club tody at Qulnn chapel, his suo
ject being "Jie Industrial Development
of the Colored Race In the United Suites.
The speaker pedlcted a bright future for
the colored people In this country. Ho
t,rin!r.,i tn his liaarers to cultivate a. high
-moral character to t& tp etevatR men.
and Women of tne race wno tw.
fortunate. At the close- of the address a
larga sum was .llected for the benefit
of the Tuskegee hxdustriaU school In Ala
bama. --
Alnmcdnns Win a. Race.
SAN FRANUibCO, tJan. 21. TXie nve
mllo boat' race between the AJameda
senior? and represent! vtlves of the South
End Rowing Club took place today on
Oakland estuary, and resulted In a vic
tory for the Alamedans In the good tlvna
of 33:40, H seconds aheal of their oppon
ents. The- winning team z etalns the cham
pionship of California.
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The oldest woman's cliib is the Phila
delphia Female Society for the Relief and
Employment of tho Poot. It was organ
ized In 1705. -.
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