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•r== — j - r T I ■=-* After an Eight -Hours ' Continuous Session the Senate Passes the Bill to Tax Railway Lands. ' VOL. XVIII.— PRICE TWO CENTS— j F^SH«Ff: LAND TAX PREVAILS Anderson's Bill to Reach Rail road Lands Passes the Senate^ WILL BECOME A FIXED LAW When Approved by the Gov ernor and Adopted by the People. CRONKHITE MADE FAMOUS. Senate Waits While Hours Are Spent in Scouring* Two . Cities for Him. For Taxation— Allen, Jones. Fevatson, Parr, . Johnson.A.G.. Sheehan, Co!e, _ Knatvold, Smith. Culkln, Larson, Theden. Day, Miller, Thompson, llauna. " Ozmun, Thorpe, Hanson, Peterson, Wing. Heuemarj, Reishus, Wyman. Hodge, Ringdal, Young— 2B. litis. :.' :.:"-. Aeainst Taxation— Collesler, Lloyd, Schaller. Currier, Masterman, Spencer. Dunham, ' Morgan, Stebbins, French, McArthur, Stevens. Fuller, McHale, Stockton. Greer, Potter. Sweuiugsen. Howard, Pottgiescr, —22. Johnson,\V.E.,Koverud, Absent Without Leave— Cron.hite. Absent Under Excuses— Keller, Sperry and Yale, all of whom voted against the bill on Monday. . . House File No. 1, the Anderson bill lo tax unused railroad lands, passed the senate last night after a fight that has been waged with great earnestness. The senate had been in continuous session under a call of the senate from the moment of as sembling at 2:30 in the afternoon un til after 10 o'clock. The' senators were imprisoned during that time by their own action while the sergeant at-arms was hunting up absentees, and particularly Senator Cronkhite, who up to the hour 0/ adjournment last night had not been found. It was said that he had been seen in Minneapolis during the afternoon, and the sergeant-at-arms had the police and .detective forces in the Mill City looking for him all after noon and evening, but they were un able to find the senator. In the meantime the friends of the bill were hard at work to secure enough votes to reconsider the measure and to carry it to its final passage. They •were uncertain of their men until 10 o'clock, and then they made sure that they were able to hold those who formerly voted for the bill in line. These, together with Senator Smith, who was at home attending a city election Monday, made the necessary votes. It was then decid ed to abandon any effort to secure' the attendance of Senator Cronkhite, as they did not need any more votes and the object of delay had been ac complished. Senator Hanna, who was sick at his lodgings, was sent for, and the friends of the bill felt sure of their ground, and it was whispered about the chamber that the bill would be put through and clinched. This was done in short or der. Senator Wyman, at 10:15, moved that the senate take under considera tion Senate File No. 104. This was evidently a mere by-play agreed upon. Senator Allen objected,' and President Day ruled that the bill alluded to could not be taken up in cas»*f ob jection. .--^ Senator Allen then moved that fur ther proceedings under the call of the senate be dispensed with. A roll call upon this proposition was taken which resulted in 35 affirmative votes to 15 in the negative. T vote was then taken upon the mo tion to reconsider the action by which the bill was defeated, which resulted In carrying the motion by a vote of 27 to 23. Senator litis voted against a re consideration, but he voted for the bill both times when placed upon its pass age. ?.?-' ' Senator Greer raised the point of order that the bill, having been upon general orders, and the vote to' recom mend the passage of the bill having been adverse to the bill, a motion to reconsider being made, in should go upon general orders at the time it was decided to reconsider the bill. Senator Wyman argued that it went upon the calendar. . Senator Young took the position that the bill would be placed in the same position it had when lost. President Day ruled that the bill was before the senate to be acted upon and the senate could dispose of it as they desired. Either to refer it to general orders or to put It upon its passage. - , -? ?.V: •_?-:. The bill was read the third time and placed upon its final passage upon mo tion of Senator Barr. - There were 28 ayes and 22 nays. Sen ator Yale had been excused because of his wife coming to the city on a late train. -Senators Cronkhite, Keller and Sperry were absent also. Senator litis voted for the bill, as he had when placed upon its. passage Monday. The friends of the bill broke out into applause at the result, both before and after the vote was announced. Senator McHale raised the question that there were but. twenty-seven votes and the vote of the lieutenant governor, and that the lieutenant gov ernor has no right to vote. He did not insist upon his objection being entered upon the journal, when asked by Lieut. Gov. Day if that was his de sire, but said the record would show the vote upon the bill. Senator Allen moved that the vote by which. the bill was passed be recon sidered, and he expressed a hope that the motion would be voted down. The roll was called, and the motion was defeated by a vote of 38 to 1, Senator McHale being the on!;- one voting in the negative. KILLING TIME. The senators, with a number of visi tors, seemed to enjoy the situation dur ing the early hours of the evening. Occasionally a member would make a motion to send for cols. Senator Pot ter hinted that' folding beds that com bined combined with desks would make useful articles of senate chamber fur-; niture. Twice lunch was brought 'In and eaten with a relish, the Windsor > and Merchants' hotels providing good sandwiches and salads. President Day or one of the senators held the gavel all evening, and sena tors were excused to go to the corridor or ante rooms for a few minutes at a time. Occasionally motions of a humorous nature were, made and promptly turned off or disposed of by the presiding officer. A semblance of order was presented most of the time. At 9:30 Senator Reishus moved that further proceedings under the call of , the senate bo suspended. ■ Senator Stockton seconded the motion. Senator Allen asked that the senators from the committee rooms be called in. Senator Barr said that j it . had j been . understood . that Senator; Manna be sent for before a vote should be taken. Senator Morgan said he hoped the proceedings would" not be suspended under a limit of twenty-four hours. President Day put the motion and declared It lost. ?" -I :???--;. ):■ ,??_-'-■. Senator Reishus had a speech read, but the vote was put before he had a chance to make it. -V." ? C%? - * President Day. then' stated that the senator might proceed.- Senator Reishus: "As a Populist, I feel that, as a party, we are five In number and four of us, are ready to vote. There are forty-six of you Republicans here and it is not nec essary .to wait for one man... "There are enough Republicans here to carry out the party pledges "and pass this bill, If they are so disposed." ' Senator Wyman: "The senator stated a few days ago that the Republican party was between the devil and the deep sea. . He ,has not yet". stated which is the devil and which is the sea." '<'■._ '-"•^•v^; •'£'"; -v.- Senator. Stevens: "We want to assure the senator from Lyon that It is not a question of party, but one of send ing out to recover one of the, lost sheep and bring him into the fold of ' the ninety and nine." '•; Senator Reishus: "I want to say that if the absent one was brought in he would be but one of five, and will not relieve the Republican party from. the pledges of its platform. When I said that the Republican party was be tween the devil and the deep sea, I meant that it was between the cor porations on the one side and their conscience on the other." Senator Yale suggested that one of the twelve fell from grace' in the olden times. ' ... t'ts'-K-—^-' Senator Reishus: "And he wasn't a Populist, either." Senator Sehaller thought it was hardly fair to question the motives of an absent senator without knowing that it was his design to be absent. The senate again resumed. a go-easy gait, and the judiciary committee re sumed its hearing on the Hastings & Dakota railroad land forfeiture bill. THE EARLIER PROCEEDINGS. At the opening of the afternoon session Senator Barr said that in ac cordance with the notice given the evening before, he moved the recon sideration of the vote by which House File No. 1 was defeated. This Is' the Anderson bill to tax unused railroad lands. '; ? Senator Yale said he hoped the mo tion would not prevail. He had re frained from speaking upon the bill before, but he regarded it as a vicious measure. He then proceeded to re view the history of land grants as in ducements offered to outside : capital to build rai'roids. He took the posi tion that the agreement made with railroads had become a question of honor and it would neither be expedi ent nor fair to break the agreement or understanding. Senator Yale discuss ed the measure for a half hour and made a strong argument against the pro vision's of the bill. - 1 '? ?- v; IMPRISONED THEMSELVES. Immediately after the conclusion of Senator Yale's* speech Senator Allen moved a call of the senate. Several were found to •be absent. It was stated that Senator Hanna was 111, and Senator Schaller moved that he be excused. Senat* ■ Allen said that he proposed to Insist that the power of the senate be exhausted to bring all senators Into the chamber. Senators Stevens and Morgan alluding to the charge having been made in the senate that this was a political measure, said they would favor the proposition ad vanced to require every senator to be In his seat and go upon record. The yeas and nays were taken upon the motion to excuse Senator Hanna. In explaining his vote Senator Schaller said he knew that Senator Hanna ;is an honest man and is not a coward, and he had made the motion? for that purpose. ,The vote resulted In 40 against excusing him to 10 In favor. The sergeant-at-arms was Instructed to procure a carriage and bring Sen ator Hanna to the senate chamber. Senator Keller was excused on motion of Senator McHale, who stated that he was beyond Chicago on his way to Washington. The sergeant-at-arms was instructed to procure the attend ance of not only Senator Hanna, but also Senators Cronkhite and Spencer. While' the sergeant-at-arms, was out on his mission, oh motion of Senator Stevens, the calendar was taken up by unanimous consent and a. number of bills passed. - ? w ' . During the afternoon Senator Sper ry was granted a request ; to be ex cused from further attendance. ??' He had received a telegram announcing the serious illness of his father.? -He stated that his position on ". the bill was well understood, and he had no in tention to change his views. '.?/??. ". Senator - Hanna was brought in by the sergeant-at-arms shortly before 4 o'clock. The officer proceeded lln his search for Senator. Cronkhite, and the senate proceeded with the calendar, with occasional interruptions to ex cuse senators to go. to the postoffice or other points within the building. . Shortly after 6 o'clock the sergeant at-arms reported that he , wwa r unable to find Senator Cronkhite In St. Paul, and that he understood that he was In Minneapolis. Senator Dunham moved , that . fur ther proceedings under the call of the senate be ■ dispensed -, with. MAKING RECORDS. Senator Stevens stated that he op posed the motion. He said that it had been said on the floor that this was a Republican .measure, and jhe wanted every . senator .brought into the senate, so as to be placed upon record..- ?;v?# Senator Ringdal said he also opposed the motion, and he was willing, as far as his party. is concerned, to camp ; on the ground for a week in order to place every man upon record. The motion was lost, and the ser geant-at-arms was Instructed ; to pur sue , his search. The .question being asked. Senator Stevens^ said it was his opinion that the police power of • Min neapolis could not be invoked to bring the senator to the senate, but that citi zens of the state could be called upon to aid the" sergeanF-at-arm.. Senator Yale suggested that, it ' - Continued on Fifth Pass, ?. ST. PAUL, -MINN.:' THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1895. LEFT WITH DOWNS. Mayor Pratt and Other Min neapolitans Arrive With ' Their "Offer." * RETURN SADDER AND WISER. A Cold Indifference Marks • "■■ Their Reception in the - ' CapitoL SITE LEFT WITH MR. DOWNS. One Legislator's Timely Sug gestion—A Peculiar Doc ument. * Like the famous soldiers who marched up the hill and then marched down again, the few men composing John Goodnow's capitol site brigade marched up the various, flights of stairs in the capitol build ing yesterday then marched down again. When they went up they were full of March zephyrs and hope. When they went down the string attached to the sham balloon that had buoyed them up was cut. And.it had not been severed by the sharp knife of the Ramsey county delegation; but it was none the less completely cut, and, as the committee had no new balloon ready, they were long -on ozone and short on solid ballast. It happened this way: V&:% When the committee reached the capitol they had decided that under all the depressing circumstan ces, it would need a man of nerve to try the temper of the house by In troducing a frivolous subject at a time when the legitimate business of the body is in an almost hopeless state of "swamp." So that veteran raconteur and generally likeable man, Hon. Tom Downs, was selected as the proper person to present the formidable document. Mr. Robbins has dismissed the matter from his mind as unworthy of serious con sideration; Mr. Dingman would not touch it with an extended pair of tongs; level-headed Alpheus Dale takes life too seriously to engage in any monkey business; Mr. O'Reilly, as a Democrat, believes in fair play too sincerely to encourage anything savoring of piracy; Mr. Dahl, while willing, was not thought to possess sufficient dignity to maintain his composure while making so hollow a proposition; and, for one reason or another, the other delegates from the sister city were not available. But Mr. Downs, while one of the best men on earth and deservedly popular, is . :■■•' -'?■-; ■-jr.'V'-it*" A CONFIRMED JOKER and never happier than when "string ing" an individual or a party of indi viduals. So he was decided on as the best man to have the custody of Lor ing park for the time being. Then a few of the most prominent men who had convoyed Mayer Pratt and "offer" retired to a committee room to smoke off. the effects of their chilly experience among the house members. While in this room a prom inent representative from a country district expressed himself •in about these words: "The state of Minnesota is not ask ing tenders of a site for a new capitol, nor are we asking donations of money for any purpose. But if Mineapolis has land to spare and money to give away, it might be a holy and a whole some thing, to sell the land and then distribute all the money among the thousands who suffered by the gigan tic losses sustained in the failure of the Guaranty Loan association." This was spoken in the hearing of the Minneapolis men, and met with such hearty indorsement that they quickly realized the sure failure that would attend their mission. In addi tion, a second member remarked that Minneapolis had got all the advertis ing she deserved out of the alleged offer, and should be satisfied. THE "OFFER" was not sent to the speaker's desk yesterday, although Air. Downs is supposed to have had it in his posses sion all day, after the committee ar rived. In the wording of the docu ment there are peculiarities that will strike any one given to analysis of language. Mayor Pratt opens his pa per by stating he has "the honor" to transmit "the formal resolution of the board of park commissioners of the city of Minneapolis, tendering to the state of Minnesota Loring park, in said city, as a site for the state capitol building and grounds, and also the resolutions of the city council of the city of Minneapolis, passed March 8, 1895, and approved March 9, 1895, for mally ratifying the said act of the board of park commissioners of the city of Minneapolis." Both documents are certified to and formally sealed, respectively with the seal of the board of park commissioners and the seal of the city of Minneapolis. V ; He then goes on to state that the park is "beautifully improved" and "conservatively estimated as worth at least $2,000,000.". ; Further language is used which would lead a stranger to suppose Minnesota wants a state park and Minneapolis is willing to give her one. fThe document says: "It is per fect In every way and ready for the use and benefit of the people of the state without the necessity of expend ing .one dollar on it In any way." It is also stated that, if the legislature desires, a committee will show the park at any time. This Is a possible junket that none of the legislators will be very anxious to take. Tire delegation from Minneapolis consisted of Mayor Pratt? Vice Presi dent Stoft and Commissioner Loye, of the park board; Aid. McAllister, City. Attorney Simpson, G. H. Warren, of the board of trade; F. G. Winston, H. C. Akeley and W. M. Regan. A consultation was held t with members ■of - the? Hennepin ; delegation, and \ the result of this conference was that the Minneapolis visitors lost a great deal of their "peartness." They not only found th. sentiment for a possible re moval . VERY FLAT AND COLD, but it was • also discovered -that the' plans to make the offer were defective. To make it -to . the house alone would not do, and to make* it to the seriate had hardly been contemplated. . .: -_• '}■ ] S Just here the cold, unresponsive feel-' ing they had run against began » to have its natural effect on the commit-, teemen. They ' didn't care- ■? much whether the "offer" went to the senate or . not. .In fact they would . be per- fectly-willlng that the thing should go to the house in such a 'shape S that it would not amount to anything in re ality and could easily be allowed" to rest in -. innocuous desnetude. .>;' r . And In the inside pocket of Repre sentative '. Downs, besides the cus tomary $15, ,there Is snugly resting, the "offer" that ■ bears the signature of Robert Pratt. The chances are," of course, that it will ..be presented^ to" the house this morning; but ifis vio lating no confidence to - say that . sev eral of - the delegates who came over yesterday would prefer that It should not be brought forth at '..all— more especially since the bluff of a cash* bonus has faded into the whenceness of the where. IS TAYLOR TAKEN? Belief General at Pierre That He Is In Custody. - Special to the Globe. PIERRE,. S. D., March 13.— The be lief is strong her among state officials and others that Gov. Sheldon has re ceived advices of the capture of Tay lor, though he will communicate noth ing during' the temporary absence of Attorney General Crawford, who has charge of the case. He infprmed a party today that Taylor would likely be in custody- very soon, and con fessed that he had Important news, but would -not, -not divulge it. A man named Lambert, said to be a special detective, left this morning for the Southwest, and. is supposed to have gone to identify Taylor. TAYLOR CERTAINLY CAPTURED. TAMPA, Fla., March 13.— in formation concerning the arrest of W. L. Taylor, the defaulting treasurer ol South Dakota, in Mexico, by a Pinker ton agent last Sunday, comes by way of Havana. No reason to doubt the accuracy of the news exists. Taylor,'; who .went under his mother's ' name (Mason), and a compaion calling him self Phelps, were traced to Port Tampa. William A. Pinkerton himself was here last week conducting the search and stopped at the Tampa Bay hotel, an though he were here for pleasure. He had an agent with him. He learned that Taylor had sailed by the. steamer Mascotte for Havana a few days be fore. The agent went to Havana arid though the Cuban . police discovered that Taylor had sailed two days pre viously on the steamship Orizalav for Vera Cruz. A Pinkerton agent '• in Vera. Cruz was notified, and he is re ported to- have missed Taylor at/the steamer, in Vera Cruz, to have fol lowed him up. and to have arrested him in the City of Mexico on last Sun day . '; yyyry x^C^ : ■ ,; -, l : SIOUX CITY, 10., March 13.—Jour nal's Pierre, S. D., special: . Homer and Stewart and C. T. McCoy, attor neys for Taylor's bondsmen, have filed ; their answer in. the suit of the state' to recover on the bond. The points : made, are as follows: - - : ; - First— bond is void, because It Is excessive. The constitution places the bond at $250,000," arid the defense claims that the state, extorted an additional $100,000, thus violating the entire bond. " Second— case j this point Is over ruled, the defense holds that the ex cess of $100,000 is certainly void. ! ; v '■■ ?. Third— defense holds that $350,000; of the amount defaulted was stolen: during Taylor's, first term, and is con sequently not a charge upon his second bondsmen? . ■' yy^.y'^y-- : -- . • Fourth— law- provides that at the expiration of the first term the treas urer shall make a full and complete accounting to the governor or other accounting officer, and that the terms of • this settlement shall be indorsed upon the new bond; that as this was not done the new bond was invalid. » . Fifth— Two hundred and twenty thousand dollars of the default : came ? from the floating funding warrants. The defense holds that Issuance of these warrants was contrary.; to the constitutional provision limiting the state's debt, and that this amount can not be recovered, as it was In no sense legal state money. ' ' ; ?»>£ PISTOLS_PREFERRED. TWO SEW YORK BLOODS : IX-" .^"?DULGE IX ArRO\V/? : .f.' i ?r.'-''_2 CHALLENGE FOR A DUEL Follows, and Prospects Are That One Will Be Fought in the Near Future. HAVERHILL, Mass., March 13.— , Walter Scott Hale of Haverhill to night confirmed a report current this afternoon that -Thomas Gilroy Jr., of New York, son of ex-Mayor* Gil roy, and Hale's brother-in-law, bad, as the result of a violent quarrel in' the cafe of the Parker house, : chal lenged Hale to fight a duel, and the challenge was accepted. The quar rel occurred ■ through ' personal charges and counter-charges result : ing from young Hale's endeavors to have, his .mother, removed as , ; '.s j guardian. Hale states ' that - he, ac ! companied by a friend? Sidney "W." ■ Young, of Haverhill, went to New York early in the week to notify ' Hale's mother of the action to rV ' move her as " ? guardian. She was ; found at the home of ex-Mayor Gil-"" \ roy, and? her counsel, Mr. Badger,'"' i was ..present . at the interview be- ■ tween her and her son, during which : the lawyer . told Hale that he "''had : : better look out for young Gilroy, as ,he latter had threatened to" break every bone in his body. : . /;.:". yJ-~ Hale and Young reached Boston on their return from New York this morn ing, and called at the Parker house for : Gilroy, who, with his wife, i- was & ; guest at the hotel. When Gilroy "ap peared, Hale accused him of living on money from Hale's income? Gilroy re plied that he could not have anything to do at that time with Hale, " as Hale was his physical superior, but that '..e would meet . him with pistols |at any New York hotel. An exchange* of epi thets occurred, during which a crowd . gathered, arid Gilroy escaped -to? his room. Hale stated that he is prepared to fight at any time/ but not-within 100 miles of New 7ork. .-:-?? "j> _7;'- J: - -;;- - - McCoy and Xeedliam Matched. LITTLE ROCK, . Ark:, March 13.— A match has - . been made for a limited contest ~ between "Kid" '■< McCiy, who won " from Maber tonight, and Dannie Needham, ". -champion welter-weight*. • The contest wi» taKe place Sere early* in April. ■•.-■'■'■['.■-'"•{' . r. '■"■-' ■"i i \**?'^t'^' *-""«-£ * '■*-' ..a ■ . 1.1 ■ . I . I ■ -J- t WITH 420 ABOARD. ! Spanish Cruiser Reina- Re { Rente Is Believed to Have Foundered. LOST IN MEDITERRANEAN. War Ships Sent in Search of the Missing Yes- ':--J~ sel. ROSEBERY IS TO STEP OUT. Rumored That His Resigna tion Will Soon Be in the Queen's Hands. GIBRALTAR, • March 13.— The Spanish cruiser Reina Regente is be lieved to have foundered off Tan giers, Morocco, during the recent gale. She had a crew of 420 officers and men. Pieces of one of her boats and semaphore flags are reported to have been picked up along the shore near Ceuta and Tarifa. Reina Regente is a new second class, deck-protected cruiser. It is of 4,800 tons, has 12,000 horsepower and is expected •to steam twenty knots. 1 . . - ?? The Reina Regente had just con veyed the returning Moorish mission, to Tangiers. She left, that port on March 1 for Cadiz, and has not since been heard of. The absence of news from her is causing the greatest anxiety, and it is believed that she has' been lost with "all hands. The cruiser Isla da Luzon, of the Span ish fleet.sailed from Algiers in search of the missing cruiser. ■-?■'. The Reina Regente is a steel pro tected cruiser and was completed in 1887. Her dimensions are: Length, 320 feet; beam, 50 feet. 7 inches; draught, 19 2-3 feet. She is of 4,750 tons displacement, 11,500 horsepower and her speed is 20.6 knots. Her main armament consists of four 9.45-inch guns, 4.72-inch guns and a battery - of fourteen rapid-firing and machine guns and five torpedo tubes. Her protected deck is 4.8 inches thick on the slope, her conning tower is five inches thick, and her heavy gun shield three inches, thick. She was one pf the three Spanish war ships that took part in the great Columbian naval parade in New York harbor in the spring of '93. ' '?;? An J In known ?of the Sea*. : . LONDON, March 13.— ; steamship with;, two --smokestacks <*,« arrived jSfat* Gravesend yesterday and refused Infor mation -as to her ' destination'/. In . con- . sequence, the government ordered ? the British ship Bustard, a small coast de fense gunboat carrying .one gun, sta tioned at Sheerness, to proceed to . Gravesend and ■ ' take • charge of the . strange steamer. This was done, and a guard was placed "on board of her. From the fact :, that a Japanese officer was found on board the steamship, it is presumed that the captured vessel Is either a Japanese or else a steamer chartered by the Japanese government. * • - Agrarian.** Aggressive. ! BERLIN, March 13.— 1n the reichstag today Herr yon Heyl Zu.Herrnshelm, .National Liberal, introduced a motion demanding* that Germany withdraw from the commercial treaty with the Argentine Republic. He justified his proposal on the ground that Argentine wheat should be subjected to a higher rate of duty, and said that if the Ar gentine Republic | made reprisals Ger many should place difficulty in . the way of importing Argentine wool. New Honors for Bismarck. * LONDON, March 14.— A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says that Prince Bismarck has been elected to honorary membership of the Society of Berlin Artists. A committee of the reichstag, after an exciting debate, decided by a vote of 12 to 5 hear a government commis sioner on the subject of appointing Prince Bismarck an honorary, citizen of the empire. - .-V?- Rest in the Pantheon.' '; PARIS, March 13.— remains of Victor Hugo were placed in the Pan theon today. Hugo died May 22, 1885. FREIGHT RATES. ': __■'; Honse Railroad Committee Con ?.; aiders Felg's Bill. .f The house railroad committee had a . meeting yesterday afternoon to con sider Mr.-.Felg's bill for a reduction of the freight rates on ore and coal, and, listened to arguments from ? represent atives of various interests. Repre sentative Mclnnis stated that the peo ple of "the : Iron range would be ad versely affected by the operation of • the bill, as? its tendency would ' be to decrease wages of employes. ? A strong protest against the bill was presented v by William C. Hays, the representative of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, in behalf of 25,000 railroad em ployes of the state. His argument was that the curtailment of the freight re ceipts meant a corresponding cut in ; . wages, and he cited numerous figures to show that the companies could not do a profitable business at a reduced rate. Mr. Mclnnis stated that the re duction of the ore rates would be bene ficial only to companies in the iron business in other states, and that there was no grievance among the shippers in this state. :'■"..- Receiver Most Pay. Up. _*"" PORTLAND, Or., March 13.— United I States District Judge Belrringe'r today denied the petition for a modification of the order appointing E. McNeill re , ceiver of . th© Oregon i Railway and Navigation company, so as to absolve him from the payment of indebtedness contracted . by. the receiver's ;of the '-Union Pacific in their operation of the O. R. & N. company before the ap- ; pointment of separate receivers. [Texas Cattlemen ; Meet. 1 < FORT WORTH, Tex., March 13.— cattlemen's convention met ; again to day and went to work on routine busi ness. The new officers are : President, A. P. Bush ; vice president, R. J. Kle berg; second vice president, S. B. Bur- secretary, J. C. Loving. There -are upwards lof ; $50,000,000 represented 1 in the convention, ■ the association bci-K one f- he 'a*\».\st.lii *hs Vnilol Siates.'with a membership of 700. The annual dues amount to $37,000. :. '." ' ' »a-s — — DEXY ITS LEGALITY. New Complications Regarding- the ??-:? Chicago & Northern Pacific • _ Lease.' MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 13.— new complication in the extremely complicated Northern Pacific litigation developed today when the. Northern. Pacific receivers filed a reply to the in tervening. petition of the Chicago & Northern Pacific receivers denying the legality of he lease or its assignment under which the Northern Pacific com pany operated the lines of the Chi cago & Northern- Pacific road from April, 1890, to Sept. 21, 1893. The re ceivers further develop an inclination to shoulder all the responsibility on the Wisconsin Central lines. The re ceivers * deny that there is any sum whatever due the .Wisconsin Central receivers, or the Chicago & Northern Pacific receivers. The receivers of. the Northern Pacific company further set forth that they have been unable to determine whether the Chicago & Northern Pacific lines are | being op erated by the Wisconsin Central re ceivers, or by one of the Wisconsin Central companies. .-■;-■? CAPTURED REBEL ARMS SPANIARDS MAKE SEIZURES IN CUBA. INSURGENTS ARE DIVIDED. Costa Rica nnd San Domingo Promise Neutrality in,, Cuban War, MADRID, March 13.— Advices have been received from Havana showing that the government officials have dis covered a secret store of arms and ammunition destined for the uses of the revolutionists. Private advices confirm the "state ment that there are dissensions among the Insurgents, and the speedy end of the rebellion is predicted. The govern ments of Costa Rica and San Domingo have reassured the Spanish govern ment that they will observe strict neu trality in the Cuban trouble. SAVANNAH. Ga., March 13.— The steam yacht Pedro Pablo, Capt. Green wood, which arrived here today from New York, is being closely watched by revenue officers, who are sus picious that she has come to this port to take on arms and ammunition for the Cuban 'Insurgents. The Pedro Pablo made her wharfage exactly where the 111-fated Natalie took on munitions of war for Hayti. This Is right under the nose of the boarding officers and inspectors, and in the case of the Natalie prevented any suspicion. Owing to the rigid instruc tions from Washington Boarding Offi cer. Laird, made a rigid inspection of the yacht, and then reported her to the steamboat inspectors, she' having fno proper engineer.' i-*v >; : --• ' ; ■'"'■'■ ■'■ ' Capr.^ Greenwood it claims the yacht Is on the way to Cuba on a pleasure trip, but the officials are suspicious that arms have . been shipped here • to ' be put aboard the yacht and taken to a point near Santiago, or some other convenient point for the insurgents. Any freights arriving, for the yacht will be closely "inspected. A. P. A. BOODLING. Serious Charges Against Members of the Michigan Order. DETROIT, Mich., .March 13.-The Evening News will publish today a three-column sensational interview with a prominent ex-member of the A. P. A., in which it is alleged that a prominent member of the order re ceived some $6,000 from Col. Bliss, one of the . candidates for nomination as governor last year, and various sums from other candidates. It is also charged that an attempt was made to ' secure $600 monthly from United States Senator McMillan during the senatorial campaign last winter. Fac simile letters between Beatty . and members of the A. P. A. state.polit ical committee are published to sub stantiate the charges made. Other al legations of "working" the candidates and appropriating th. proceeds are set forth In detail." The session of the state council of the A. P. A. today was chiefly taken up at the election of officers. Charles T. Beatty was re-elected state su preme president. '?? Col. E. Sellers, attorney for Presi dent - Beatty, announced that suit against the Detroit News would be commenced at once for $25,000 damages on account of its article published to- I day regarding the soliciting and use of money from candidates during last year's political campaign. '" r i ssal Mexico Firm in Her Demands. CITY OF MEXICO, March 13.-Min ister Mariscal has just completed con- \ slderation of Guatemala's last note, and has ? Informed Minister De Leon that Guatemala must recognize that Indemnity ■is due Mexicans for the property destroyed during the raid on . Aqua, Azul, Egipto and other ranches where Mexicans were cutting timber, and who .were driven out by Guate mala's soldiers or persons disguised as such. Mexico will not recede one lota from the stand originally taken. -"a»a_a. Enjoy Her Freedom Abroad. NEW YORK, March 13— Mrs. Wil- Ham K. Vanderbilt and her daughter Consuelo sailed for Liverpool today on the Teutonic. The booking was made at the pier and in a name other than her own. She will return, it is said, in the early summer for the sea son at Newport." Among others who sailed on the Teutonic were J. J. Col lins, \ United . States ? consul general to London; Lord i Ava,the eldest son of the Marquis of Dufferln,; and Herbert W. Bo wen, United States consul gen eral to Spain. "" - -,'■■'" Blizzard in Nebraska. OMAHA, Neb., March 13.— A severe snow storm prevails in Nebraska to night. As much as four inches have fallen In some localities. The storm is general throughout : the ? state. .It Is hardly cold enough .to produce suf fering, and little wind accompanies the snow. Coal Operators Combining. • COLUMBUS, 0., . March Coal op erators i and coal road officials of Ohio met here today and discussed matters of a centralizing " station to avoid cut ting prices and rates, but nothing was done. -. : ; Prof. Huxley 111. -f_.v': : LONDON, March 13.— Prof. Huxley, the scientist, is suffering seriously from influenza.-' •; -~ . -^_/"' *- '".' ■". PRICE TWO CENTS- J f «^»^l.[_no.7B. BIG BLOCKS BURN. Di.astrous Fire at Kansas City-Loss Fully $350, --000. HOTEL "GUESTS PERISH. Three Burned to Death and Four Injured in a.West Virginia Blaze, DEATH IN A BATH OF FIRE. Flashing:. Flames Fatally In jure Mill Men at Shar p^r on, Pa. KANSAS CITY. March 13.— Fire destroyed between $300,000 and $350, --000 worth of property at Fourth and Broadway this evening. About. s:3o flames were bursting out of the win dows of the big four-story building at 410 West Fifth street, occupied by the English Supply company, dealers in engine supplies and wrought iron materials, and spread with great rapidity. One hour after it started only walls and a mass of burning debris remained to mark the place where the big building had stood. The wind was blowing a gale when the fire broke out, and the flames were carried to the top of the five-story brick building north of the English building, occupied by the Western Newspaper union and the Great Western Type foun dry. The walls of the Western News paper union building began falling, and all hope of saving it was aban doned. An hour later it was a smouldering mass. In it were a great quantity of type and type material, besides, six cylinder presses. The Western ,Union company printed "patent insieds" for 200 Western weekly newspapers," and employed a big force. . The loss in this build ing alone will exceed $175,000. The English building was owned by the Kersey Coate estate, and the destruction of the building and its contents involves a loss of about $250,000, $75,000 of which is on the English Supply Co.'s stock. The latter company carries an insurance of $60,000. • THREE DEAD, FOUR DYING. Fatal Hotel Fire at MaeUeyvllle, : W. Va. - . . PARSONS, W. Va., March 13.— At . Maekeyvllle, i six miles north :of hwe, a disastrous fire occurred .this morning at .1 o'clock in the hotel. Eugene Sls ; slon,: Homef:Cdttlett" and Squire . Cor ley were burned .to death and Jacob Coffner, William Wilson, J. K. Wil liams and James Jenkins were severe ly If not fatally injured. Fifteen per sons escaped by jumping from win dows. The dead are single men. Ho tel and store are a total loss. The hotel was a big two-story frame structure, and the fire was roaring through it when It was first disco ered by Jenkins, who aroused the fam ily and guests as quickly as possible. No effort could be made to save any effects, and their only efforts were to arouse those who were asleep. All had retired when the fire broke out In the kitchen and spread rapidly to the sec ond story. The only two stairways lit the building, one In front and the other in the rear, were both cut off when those from" the lower floor gave the alarm. All escaped by Jumping from the windows, and some sus tained slight .Injuries in addition to their burns. There were over forty people in the hotel. Jacob Coffner, William Wilson, J. K. Williams and James Jenkins were in one room. They were driven back from the hallway by the flames, and all were badly burned in trying to escape by the stairs. Then they tried to raise the windows, but the flames were sweeping up so that they had to jump through a fur nace of flame. They were also badly hurt and burned, and Coffner Is the only- one of the four who can recover. In two other rooms on the second floor were Eugene Slsslon, Homer Cot lett and James Coriey. The latter per ished and their remains were charred beyond recognition... The positions in which .their bodies were found Indi cated that they never got out of the room, and all died together. The loss was only $5,000. :. All who escaped saved only their night clothes and were provided for today by neighbors and the stores. The - guests were mostly lumbermen who had little baggage. CRASHED IX A HARBOR. British and Norwegian Vessels in .>' _'•'■. Collision at Mobile. ?:-~- MOBILE. Ala., March 13.— The Nor wegian steamship Fulton, Capt. Jacob son, from Bocas Del Torro, was In col lision today with the British ship Aus tria, off the mouth of the Mobile river. The Fulton was coming in and the Austria going out. The former was under good headway, and, when fifty yards from the Austria, swerved in her course and crashed into the Aus tria's port, damaging the ship several thousand dollars and staving a large hole In the port of the Fulton. The steamer careened to one side and be gan to settle, the water pouring over the lee rail. Just as Capt. Jasmbson was about to lower the boat, the vessel righted. . The Fulton had a cargo of bananas. . .?". ~J. Capt. Jacobson reports no new de velopments at Bocas. HIS LIFE'S WORK LOST. -feiT York Inventor a Severe Saf ':';.-, ferer From Fire. .? NEW YORK, March 13.— The large factory building at 33 and 35 South Fifth avenue burned today, causing a 1 loss of $100,000. It was occupied on all but the top flat by Gillls & Geoghan, steam fitters' supplies, and the top floor was used as a manufactory and work shop by Nlcolo Tesla, the electrician. The loss of Gillls & Geoghan is $60,000; oil Tesla, $30,000, and of the owners of the 7 building, $30,000. .: The destruction of .Tesla's workshop comes Just when it was whispered In the scientific world that : the Inventor was on the eve of one of the greatest of discoveries con nected with the problem of improving the electric light M. Tesla is the con trolling electric engineer to the Niagara ■■7 ■■!•■■-■■ :•■-.■-■..-.;■ fir— -i . j M jMirineapol-s Fails to --IJrHfitf " j -Present" Her "Capitol."' Re--, ]|| ' f Minneapolis Fails Kan- ? I! Present Her Capitol Re moval—Big Fire at Kan sas City— Big Steamer Founders. _ :'.- • - Falls Power company and to many other Important concerns. It is feared the disaster may result in the physical collapse of the great Inventor. He has long been in a state bordering on ex. haustion through overwork. ,J FATAL FIERY BATH. Millmen Caugbt in Flashing Flames— Five Injured. ""'"«- SHARON, Pa., March 13.-By the flashing of flames from the door of an annealing furnace In the Sharon Iron works late this afternoon five em ployes were frightfully burned. The burned are: -John Strauss, burned about the face, arms and body; condi tion is thought to be serious. Eman uel Brandt, burned about the arms and l3gs. Arthur Bailey, burned about the " arms. Thomas Boyd, slightly burned. George Strom, slightly burned. • When the flames burst forth from tho furnace the men, who were standing near, were completely enveloped in fire. Strauss seemed to lose all reason, and began running through the mill, his clothes all aflame. He was caught by the 'mill employes, and their quick work saved him from being burned to a crisp. --? Governor's Family Afflicted. LAURET, Del.. March 13.— The con dition of Gov.. Marvin is greatly Im proved today. His only brother died yesterday - from paralysis. The gov ernor's favorite son and partner Is dangerously ill of pneumonia, and his nephew and secretary is convalescing from an Illness. JAPS AFTER FORMOSA v-.'-"'. -r-' • -•.• ..-~:.f-..; ' ■ WAR SHIPS MAKE A DESCENT ON THE ISLANDS. ISLAND WELL FORTIFIED. Japs Also Covet the Fisher Is. land.* as a llase of Oper ations. ; PARIS, March 13.— A dlspach re ceived .in this city from Shanghai says that the rumored Japanese . descent upon the island of Formosa * is an accomplished fact. A Japanese squadron from Wei-Hai-Wel num bering sixteen vessels has been sighted off the northern extremity of the island. The squadron is hov ering, around Kelung and Tamsin, which are strongest places the Chi nese possess in Formosa. The gar risons there amount to 30,000 mem It is expected that these two towns, which are not far distant from each other, will be the first points of at tack. LONDON, March 14.— Berlin?*, correspondent of the Standard says " he learns that China is willing to concede to Japan the islands she desires.including. Formosa? if France I will give her consent, but that she will not concede an inch of territory in Manchuria. The correspondent further says that the Chinese envoy in St. -Petersburg, has, by means of secret . concessions, secured the czar's promise to oppose any Jap anese designs in Manchuria. __ NEXT MOVE OF JAPS. V Fisher Islands to lie Occnniiled an a llase of Operations. LONDON, March 13.— The Times tomorrow will publish a dispatch " from Shanghai saying that it is re- - ported there the Japanese intend to use the Fisher 'islands,, a group of Islands between the island of For mosa and the mainland of China, as the basis of their operations against Formosa and the south of. China. BAYARD AT A BANQUET, i Britishers Talk on American Com. merce. * . " LONDON, March 14.— Sir Albeit Kaye Rollit, of the Associated Cham ber of Commerce, presided tonight at the banquet given by that body. Among, those present were Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American am bassador; James Brlce, president of the board of trade; Lord Dunraven and Lord Ashbourne. Responding for the board of trade, Mr.. Brlce referred to the revival of Great Britain's trade wkh America, and said he ventured to congratulate Mr. Bayard on the en ergy " President Cleveland had dis played In the tariff question. Contin uing, he said: "Our trade with America is distinct ly a review trade. This is especially felt In Yorkshire. There is reason to hope that the impulse given there will soon spread toother branches of our Industry. On the whole, therefore, tho prospects are encouraging." , In replying Mr. ' Bayard said . that nothing was more welcome to him as an American than to hear English cheer the prosperity of their country. He dilated upon the exhibition of patriotism In the late debates in the house of commons affecting the In dian empire and the British navy, and upon the approaching resignation of Speaker Peel, who, he declared, il lustrated perfectly the unselfishness . of public service, and who had earned the commendation "well done thou good and faithful servant.'/ Mr. Bayard said that he had no man date to speak on the effect of the American tariff bill. If it had helped • the United States, he was glad. He then recounted the history of the in ternational negotiations to establish new rules of signals at sea, and re ferred to America's agreement to sus pend action on the Washington de cisions to enable England to come Into harmony with other nations. Con cluding, Mr. Bayard said that private property should bo equally sacred on water and land, and that individual rights ought to be considered. Park la first's Agents in Trouble. NEW YORK, March 13.— Agents Whitney and Dnett, of the Parkhurst . society, and an alleged burglar named Llss were arrested today upon a charge of conspiracy preferred by De tectives Jacobs and McManus. A war rant is also out for Samuel L. Cohen upon the same charge. Jac >l>3 and Mc- Manus were arrested two weeks ago, charged with receiving money from Llss, *' o «* alleged to have acted as at stool pigeon for Whitney and Dnett. Sued Iron Hall Trustees!. 1. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 13.- Receiver Failey, of the Iron Hall, today 'brought suit to quiet title If the receiver of the real estate her^ valued at $30,000 to $50,000. The do., fendants are tbe old trustees. __ "