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Senators Cullom a i Hill Have
a Wordy iv ,
JUDGE MAYNARD 13
Lively Debate in 1 lie House .
. Hill , to Admit Utah ns
a Slate.
"RED
Associated Tress.
Washington, Dec. 12 In the senate
today Squire Introduced a bill asking
for the establishment of a National
Park In the state of Washington. Cut
lorn addressed the senate on the fed
civil elect ion laws.
Senator Cullom fired the first gun m
the battle over the repeal of the fed
eral 'lection laws, 'and succeeded in
drawing a sharp return fire from. Hill,
of New York. After Hoar's second
Hawaiian resolution had been laid over
t.ill tomorrow, Cullom took the Hour
and spoke at lei.gth on the election
lepeal bill. He asked If the mandate
of a corrupt judge like Maynnrd should
determine the complexion of the kgls
lature which elects a senator, or the
brawn and muscle of a McKano con
trol an elective representative in con
gress, and congress have no power v
inoteet the Integrity of lt members.
In the course of his remarks Cullom
rU tacked the New York machine and
Maynard, and was Interrupted with a
reminder from Hill that the election
referred to would not have controlled
the New York senate, and whether or
l'ot there was anything criminal In
that election was irrelevant, to the pres
ent question. Culloim retorted that
the a?tion of Maynard Inaugurated a
scheme which resulted In changing the
character cf the legislature. Hill de
ired to hiform the senator and the
country that his statement was not a
correct one.
Cullom then went on with his speech,
leferrlng to the pulling down of the
American Hag at Hawaii, which could
not have been accomplished by all the
power of monarehlal Europe, but which
had been committed by order of an
American president upon the advice
and recommendation of a "newly bap
tised democratic secretary of state."
(Laughter.)
Stewart addressed the senate in fa
vor of the repeal of the federal election
laws. He soon drifted Into a discussion
of the financial question and nM.iibutn'
the evils complained of to the gold
standard. The senate then went Into
xecutive session, and at 4 o'clock ad
journed till tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 12 The house com
mittee on foreign uflalrs has decided
to repoit favorably Hltfs resr.iution
calling for correspondence on Hawaiian
affairs. It was amended so as in in.
'ude all correspondence during Harrl-
koii's administration .
The bill to expedite- the settlement
ofp ostmasters' accounts was passed.
The houae oepin discussing the cd
nission of Utah to statehood, The
principal point at issue was whether
the enabling act should contain a pro
vision imposing pains and penalties
for polygamous marriages, the conlen-
lon on one hand being that the state
.should con.e In on an enual fnntlnc
with other states, unhandicapped by
such provisions;. on the other hand,
hat as polygamy has been Btampod
out by the federal statutes, and as the
udmlssion of the territory would re
peal the statute of congress, It would
make it practically part, of the en
abling act. Morse, of Massachusetts,
opposing the bill, made, a vi-
lous assault on Utah and Mormon-
am, recalling all the outrages of plural
marriages, the Mountain Meadow mas
sacre, the blood atonement, and the
revelations of the endowment house.
Mr. Rawlins, a Utah delegate, re
lied to Mr. Morse and worsted him
very badly. He opposed the amend
ment proposed relative to polygamy us
oo complex, but expressed a willing
ness to accept a simple amendment
prohibiting polygamous marriages for
ever.
Ilarter opposed the bill on the ground
that it gave a sparsely settled west
ern territory too much influence In the
senate. The general Impression seemed
to be that he desired to prevent the
election or i wo more free
democrats to the senate.
currency
The delate will conclude tomorrow.
As most of the republicans have with
drawn from the opposition, it is ex
pected the bill will pass by an over
whelming majority.
In the course of further remarks
Ilarter referred to the conditions ex
isting In Kansas, where Governor Lew
f'ling had culled a convention of
tr.unp. "The population of Kani-as
will ba pretty large," Interjected Reed,
"when the new tariff bill goes imn
effect, if it is to be the home of all the
trumps In the country."
A FURTHER STATEMENT.
Mate Carter, of the Signal, Speaks of
Captain Hayden's Actions.
Yesterday's Oregonian contains a con
tradiction of the statement that Cap
tain Hayden, recently of the feteamei
Signal, was short in his accounts when
ho left that vessel. The contradiction
Is made by Captain Rathbone, the
Portland agent of the steatner;Cap
tain Hayden, and' Mr. Waterhouse, the
Tacoma manager of the company, it.
additional statement was yesterday re
ceived from First Mate Carter, of the
Signal. It was as follows: "Tha vts
sel was chartered by Captain Hayden
from A. M. Simpson for the three
months ending November 30th, at $1000
per month. During that time Hayden
contracted debts In several ports. He
paid $2000 for the first two months of
his lease, and left the vessel at Van
couver on December 2d, the date she
salledf rom that port, without having
paid the $1000 due for the month of
November. He took with him $25
which had been collected by the purser
on prepaid freight, and went to Taco.
ma, where he met Watehouse, who is
relative, and who had a short time be
fore been discharged from the Pacill
Navigation Company. Captain Bende
Hayden represented to him that the
terest, and took charge of the vessel
Hayden representing to him that the
crew could be paid off for the month
of November out of a sum of $1700
coming to the vessel in Portland. The
wages of the hands amounted to $1100,
but when Captain Uendegard reached
Astoria he learned that the sum due
in Portland was less than $500.
"Hayden," the mate continued, "left
Simpson minus his rent for the steam
er for November, the crew were un
paid, and Simpson must either pay the
debts of the steamer, or she will In all
likelihood be libeled In all the ports
where Hayden contracted debts.
NO CHANGE NOTED.
Vancouver, B. C, Doc. 12. The steam
er Arawa, arrived here from Honolulu
reports no change In the Hawaiian tit
vation. She left the Islands December
4th. The queen had not been restore
and there had been no trouble. The
annexationists, at u mass meeting ht-id
November 25, adopted resolutions np
pealing to congress over President
Cleveland, Gresham, and Blount, and
four days preceding the sailing of the
Arawa, the troops of the provisiona
government were busy fortifying and
barracading the government house,
Nothing has been done looking to the
restoration of the queen.
WHIP AND SPUR.
San Francisco, Dee. 12. The racing
today resulted as follows:
Five furlongs-Vlvaco, Brownwood
Addie Chipman. Time, 1:04.
One mile Bridal Veil, Morton, Don
oh ue. Time. l:4fi 3-4.
Fifteen -sixteenths Prize, Sympathet
ic's Last, Broadhead. Time, 1:39.
One mile Forerunner, Adolph, Zar
nguza. Time, 1:40 1-4.
Five furlongs Lovedale, Mutineer,
Arneda. Time. 1:04 1-2.
STEAMER SUNK.
Antioch, Cal., Dec. 12. Last evening
the' river steamer Leader was run Into
by the steamer J. D. Peters and sunk.
The Leader was coming down the river
with sixty male Insane patients en
route from Stockton to the asylum at
Uklah. The Insane were all rescued
Four hundred sheep were drowned.
A MILD DEMAND.
Topeka, Kan., Dee. 12. J. Root, the
populist ex-candidate for county attor
ney, has filed an answer to a suit on
a note, that the repeal of the Sherman
act was responsible for his Inability to
1 ay. He asks that Cleveland and other
public men be made panics to the suit
LOSS IiY FIRE.
Auburn, Inrl., Dec. 12. The Chu.'th
furniture factory was burned early Un.
morning. Loss, $20,000. George Fred
ericks, night watchman, was burned u
death. It is reported he was bound rj
robbers and burned In the building, to
v hich they Fet fire.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION'S.
Washington, J cc. 12. The president
has nominated C. 11. Dabney, Jr., ol
Tennessee, to be n-sistant secretary
of agriculture, and Bernard Wilkeson,
postmaster nt North Yakima, Wash.
STORM IN ENGLAND.
tendon, Dec. 12. A hurricane is re
ported in the south of England. A boa
in Plymouth -harbor was capsixed rr
f ur men-.f-w.irb-iiicn. vere drown"'
The gale was very severely felt In
London.
FURTHER REDUCTIONS.
AVasI inglon, Dec. 12. The ways and
means committee today Increased the
duty on malt from 25 to 30 per cent,
""he duty on cut diamonds Is reduce I
from 15 per cent to 10.
THE SMUGGLING CASES
The Defendants on Trial in the
U. S. District Court
OBJECT TO BLUM'S EVIDENCE
The Testimony Admitted Subject to
Objection.-.-The Govern
ment's Case,
Associated Press.
Portland, Dec. 12. One of the most
interesting trials In the history of Or
egon, both on account of the political
prominence of some of the defendants
and their number, began In the United
Stales district court this morning. Of
twenty-seven Indicted, twelve of them,
Chinese merchants, are placed on trial
on a charge of conspiring to unlaw
fully land Chinese. The names are as
follows: James Lotan, ex-Collector of
customs; C. J. Mulkey, ex-speclal agent
of the treasury; Thomas Jordan, ex
captaln ofcu atoms Inspectors; John
Ross, a former captain of the steamer
Haytlan Republic; William Dunbar and
E. P. Thompson, owners of the Haytian
Republic; rtlenn O. Holman, attorney
and notary; P. J. Bannoil, attorney and
notary; J. K Marks, a law student;
Seld Back, Ohlng Chong Qule, Chee
How, Mon Oak, Too Suet, May Ham,
Lee Wing, Lee Moon, Ding Wing,
Wing John, Twin Wo Chnrley, and
Charley Young, The room was crowd
ed when the court convened. Th) Im
paneling of a Jury was begun at once.
The defendants were allowed ten per
emptory challenges, and the govern
ment three. The Jury was completed
at noon, and the court took a recess
till 1:30 this afternoon.
At the opening of court this afternoon
John M. Geartn stated the case for the
itovcrnment. He said a conspiracy had
been entered Into by the defendants,
Dunbar, Blum, and JackHng, partners
In the Merchants' Steamship company,
to facilitate the bringing of Chinese
laborers into this country from British
Columbia. He said the evidence would
show the part each defendant played
In the conspiracy.
The defense claimed ' It was a con
spiracy on the .part of Blum and Jack
ling, who pleaded guilty, to drag down
the other defendants. :
Nathan Blum was called as a witneas
by the government, but before he was
sworn the defense objected to him
as a witness on the ground that he
had been convicted of an infamous
crime, namely, smuggling opium and
Chinese. Tne court took the matter
under advisement If the Judge sus
tains the objection It will bo a virtual
abandonment of the case, as the gov
ernmcnt based its case almost entirely
on Blum's testimony. The couit al
lowed Blum to be sworr. nnd give his
testimony, subject to objection. Blum
testified that Dunbar, Jackling, Thomp
son, and himself, comprising the Mer
chants' Steamship Co., decided about
March, U'J2, to enter Into the business
of bringing Chinese laborers Into this
country by means of fraudulent ceitl-
tlcates. They had a contract with the
Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. to car
ry from Vancouver, B. C, all Chinese
bound for Portland for $8 apiece. Bus
iness prospered, and they saw they
could get a higher price, so they raised
the fare for Chinamen to $50. P. J.
Bannon, an attorney and notary of
this city, made out a large number of
blank certificates for which lie received
$2 each. Chlng Chong Qui secured pho
tographs and Blum took them to Van
couver, together with Rannon's nota-
lal seal, and there put the seal on the
ertlflcates over the photographs. He-
fore Blum concluded, other objections
were raised ry tne uerense, ana tne
remainder of the afternoon wns taken
up In presenting the law on the sub
ject. Hon. C. W. Fulton, of Astoria, con
ducted the defense, assisted by Messrj.
riiayer, Mallory, Williams, Wood and
others.
RELATIONS WITH CHINA.
Washington, Dec. 12. It Is probable
the state department will soon enter
upon negotiations looking to the ad
justment of our relations with China.
The enactment of the Geary law will
le regarded as an Infraction of the
existing treaty, necessitating a new
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
ABSOLUTELY PURS
treaty. It Is understood Gresham de
sires to make an extension of our tiado
relations and privilege with China the
central feature of his administration.
The Chines government Is satisfied
with the amendment to the Geary act,
and Is not anxious to extend the privi
lege of Immigration for their people,
but Is solicitous for their protection
and privileges. .
THE COLFAX FLOODS.
Colfax, Wash., Deo. 12. Thejlood in
North Palouse has subsided. The wa
ter no longer covers the streets In Cil
fax. The total loss here exceeds $10,
000, of which Wm. Codd, the sawmill
man, loses half by saw logs floating
off, and all damage to the railroad
track is repaired for the present. Re
ports from Elberton. are that the water
has gone down, leaving the streets
bare. The loss at that place will reach
$5,000. Several county bridges are gone
out.
A COLD WAVE.
St. Paul, Dec. 12. The mercury
dropped last night, reaching 10 below
at 7 this morning, and ranging from
that figure to 30 below at Swift Cur
rent and Winnipeg.
WILL PLEAD INSANITY.
Chicago, Dec. 12. The Prendergast
Jury was completed late this afternoon.
The policy of the defense will be not
to dispute the murder of Harrison, but
establish a plea of Insanity. ,
CHINAMAN IN OFFICE".
Washington, Dte. 12.-Carllsle has ap
pointed Wong Chin Foo, of New York,
Chinese Inspector. ,
TODAY'S BATTLE.
The following communication has
been received, and conveys an Impartial
Idea of Mayor Crosby's relations with
the republican and "citizens' " parties:
Astoria, Dec. 12, 1893.
Editor Astorlan:
Dear Sir: It seems to , pie that a
good deal of misconception has been
very carefully fostered In the minds of
the public in regard to the, Issues of
the campaign on which our citizens are
today asked to vote, and I ask the fa
vor of a llttlo of your space to try In
my humble way to explain i a fuw
points that, at present npcar ob
scured,
Dr. Alf. Kinney has entered the are
na agalnnt Mayor Crosby, and It would ,
II become me, who know his good
parts, to speak slightingly of him, Dr.
Kinney is liked and respected by ev
erybody In this city, and counts his
friends by the hundred. But what of
his opponent? Mr. Crosby has served
the people for two years of long and
arduous labor, with no reward save
the knowledge of duty well done. He
Is a business man, known for his In
tegrity and ability from .one end of tha
state to the other. His opponents dare
not breathe a word against his public
or private career. All their , charge Is '
that he committed the horrible, crime
of going back like a man to his party,
when he had to confess that a purifica
tion had taken place In Its conduct and
its leaders. A week before the nomlno
Hons were made, these same citizens
begged him to take their nomination.
Was ho good enough for them at that
time? Of course he was. Has he
become all the wretches in the calen
dar In the space of three weeks? Of
course he has. These clumsy fools are
trying to make sensible men believe
that his record must count for nothing,
his honor muHt count for nothing, his
many years of straight business deal
ing and Integrity must all be lost sight
of today. And why? Because he dared
to refuse their nomination a few weeks
ago. Had he accepted he would have
been In turn all the saints In the cal
endar; having refused the immortal
honor, a "Balmaceda," and a "turn
coat." But voters are not foolB, as
these cowardly traducers will find to
their cost today.
And even if there were any argument
in this kind of Imputation, which there
is not, don't forget that the "citizens"
were ready to go down on their ki.ees
three weeks ago to persuade this "Bal
maceda" to head their ticket
Don't forget it. ' Go to the polls early
and vote for the re-election of the best
executive officer that was ever ac
corded municipal honors in Astoria
Magnus C. Crosby. Yours, etc.,
HUGH KALYPTU8.
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