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WASnrNGrTOX, D. C. WDITESIT 'EVENING. MARCH 4.1890.
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DUPONT CASE DEBATE
Majority and Minority Reports
Laid Before the Senate.
ADDRESS OF MR. MITCHELL
Lie Defends t he. l'rnposlttniisCcintiiiiicd
in tho Kornior in it Loin; Argument.
Authorities CI I I'd lii Support of It.
Interest 111 the Contest Over the
Delaware Sermtorslilp.
Mr. Sherman .chairman of tin- Com
mittee on 'Foreign Relations til the bcu
itc today, reported hack the Senate Cuban
. resolutions wiliT" those adopted by the
House as n substitute and moved that, the
House substitute be lion-ooncurred In,
and that a conference he asked with the
House.
The motion was agreed to and Senators
Sherman, Morgan and Lodge were nii
pointcd conferees on tl.o part of the Sen
ate. Mr. I'rye, chalriuan of the Coinmltlieon
Commerce, rejMirteil b.uk favorably tl.e
House hill to amend the act to prevent the
extermination of fur-bearing animals in
Alaska; andnsked that it he made t hesieci.il
order for Thursday of next week. Alter
home colloquy tl.e order was made.
A resolution wascflcrcd by Mr. Cannon,
mid was agreed fi, din-cling the Secretary
of ll.e Interior to inform tl.e Senate fcr
.-"What reason the non-agricultural and mi'
allotted lands of the Uncompahgre In
dians hare not been declared open to
scitluiicht, ami at what time tl.ey will be
opeu to entry and location.
OVER WITHOUT ACTION.
The icsoluuon offered yesterday by Mr.
Allen declaring United States bonds and
legal tender notes redeemable in gold and
(-liver colli was laid liefore the Senate,
but In the absence of Mr. Teller, who de
sired to address the Senate upon it, the
resolution went over without action. House
bill regulating proof of death in certain
pension cases was taken up and passed.
The liupoiit clettiim ease from the Slate
of Delaware was then taken up for consid
eration. The majority of the omiiilt tec coniiiles
that If each of the thirty persons claiming
to be members of the Delaware legislature
on the loth of May, 18!).". when Mr. Dupont
received fifteen votes, was entitled to vote.
for United States" Senator, then Mr. Dupont
d'd not rtcele a inajorilyoftliC oteseast
and was not elettcd. but it contends that
one of them Mr. William T. Watson (el.i I m
iDg to he a senator from Kent county and
speaker of the senate) had no right to be
present and to otc for United States Sen
ator, he having succeeded to the governor
ship of the State on the death of the gov
ernor, a month previously, and lacing there
fore incompetent to take part in theelcclion.
The majority, therefore, reports a reso
lution declaring Henry A. Dupont entitled
to a seat In the Senate from the State of
Delaware for the full term commencing
March 1, 1805. The minority of the com
mittee contends that Mr. Watson while
ncUngasgoven.orof the Slate was entitled
to take part In the procccdlngsof the State
senate, and that he had, without protest or
objection, qualified as Stale senator on the
iirstday of the session and had continued to
nctas speaker of the senate up to the time
of the final adjournment.
Tnu minority's report.
The conclusions of the minority, Senators
Turplc, Gray and Tnlmcr are as follows.
First. Thnt If there be any questions
as to tl.e lawful qualifications or William
T. Watson to act and vote as a senator,
and by consequence, as a member or the
Joint convention, this Is not the place, the
time, or tl.e tribunal to either hear or de
termine such questions.
Se)il, The senate of tl e State of Dela
ware Imil paramount and exclusive Juris
diction lo adjudge such questions, and.
whether they exercised such Jurisdiction
or not, the Senate of the United States
has no jurisdiction in the premises.
Third, That Mr. Watson, having acted
and voted as a senator and as a member
of the Joint convention, at the time when
the vote was taken under which Mr. Diinnt
claims his election to a seat in this body,
he is to be counted as a incinl-r of the Leg
islature of Delaware In Joint convention
Hssembled, that the whole uunilicr of mem
bers voting, being the whole numlx-r of
members of lsitb houses, was 30; that Mr.
Duiiont did not receive a majority of this
whole number; that we cannot make his
vote of IS a majority of such whole num
ber by subtracting therefrom the Mite of
one whose right and title to otc is not
- shown by the record to have been ad
judged against by the body or which he
acted as a member.
Mr. Mitchell, chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and EU'ctlons. addressed the
Senate in support of the n-solutlon of the
majority. He should endeavor, lie said.
to convey lo the country In hi remarksnot
only the precise facts involved, but also'thc
views and nrgumenls on which the com
mittee based its conclusions.
Mr. Mitchell gave the facts or the voting
to tl.e joint assembly on the 9th or May,
1895, when or the thirty votes cast Mr.
Dupont received fifteen, and lieargued that
Mr. Watson, who had not voted for Mr.
Dupont. was not entitled to take part In
the proceeding', he being then governor of
the State or Delaware. Mr. Wat son, he con
tended, had no right to lie present in that
joint assembly and no right to hae Ids
vote counted, and. therefore, his vote was
absolutely void. Consequently there were
but, twenty-nine legal votes cast on that oc
casion, and of that numb?r Mr. Dupont had
receiveil a majority, and was duly elected
United States Senator.
On the same day, and after the announce
ment of the vote, a "challenge, demand,
and protest" had been presented on the
part of the fifteen members who had
voted for Mr. Duiiont.
In reply to a question by Mr. Hill, Mr.
Mitchell Mated that Mr. Watson had not,
'until that day, voted or acted as senator
from the date when he took the oath or
office as governor. He had. however,
voted twenty-eight times on that day.
TWO propositions.
Mr. Mitchell laid down these two prop-
- ositlons and cited authorities to support
tbem:
: First It Is a well-settled principle of
common law that the same person shall
not exercise, simultaneously, Incompat
'""Ible torriees; and, under the common law,
. the acceptance, or an orfice incompatible
- with one already held is, Ipse facto, a resig
nation of the other.
Second The offices of governor and
. -legislator are, tinder the American system.
Incompatible, and the dual functions of the
2 two cannot be, and are not as a general
rule, exercised either in whole or la part,
by the same person; and are never so exer
cised in the absence of cither expressed or
clearly-iniplled constitutional or statutory
authority ami the cases In which milIi an
thorny exists in America constitute the
exception and not t lie rule.
SALVATIONISTS AIIK SE11EXK.
Northwestern Division of tint Ariny
Loyul to fn'ii. Booth.
Chicago. Marcli -1. On the surface ever -thing
is once more serene at local Salvation
Army headquarter. The threatened rc--voltrailcd
to materialize, and according to
Brig. Fielding ILc northwestern division of
the army will remain loyal to the interna
tional body and to the oil general.
"At the conference this iuoriilng.""sald
thebrlgadlcrjestcnla-. "a strong majority
was In favor or standing by lien, Booth.
Tlie dlfriculty may now be considered
settled. Col. Eadlc ias returned to New
York."
CONFERENCE OVER CUBANS
Senate Committee Unable to Agree
to the Bouse Resolutions.
Appointment r Conferees by the .Senate-Difficulty
-Will Soon Ho
Settled.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Ecla
tlons discussed the Cuban resolutions this
morning and was unable to agree to the
resolutions as iiassed by the House.
Mr. Sherman, Immediately uron the as
sembling or the Senate, reported the action
of the committee and requested that a con
ference be asked.
There was a division of sentiment In the
committee, the majority holding (hat the
House resolutions were not as strong as
the Senate rosolutlonsuiid that tliel.inguage
was In some resieets ambiguous
This -was charged especially with ref
erence to the second clause or the House
resolutions, wherein It is stated that the
only permanent solution of tiie oiitc-t,
equally In the interests of Siuin, of the
people of Cuba, and other nations, would
he In the establishment of a government
by the choice of the people of Ciiba,ctu.
It was maintained during the argument
in committee that under such a resolution
this government would he coininltleil to
a settlement ot the bill by Cuba on the 1.11.,
or mi agreement of any sort with Spain
to still retain her control and domination
of the Island. The actual independence of
the island was insisted upon as an es.-onti.il
feature of any resolution that may meet
the fin.il coneirrrence of t he t wo Hon ses.
It is believed that there will be no trouble In
the committee of conference coming to a
satisfactory conclusion on the text of the
resolution. The conferees on the part of
the Senate areithe subcommittee, i-onsisl
ing ot
Lodge.
Senator Sherman, Morgan, and
AHllITIt.VTION TllKIlt C1IY.
Untlillklastle Meeting In Loudon Ku
VOCH a Convent Ion In "VViiMilngton.
London, March 4. An Anglo-American
demonstration in favor of arbitrating dis
putes between Great Britain and the Unilid
States was held at Queen's Hall, iu this
city, jestenlay.
The Hight Hon Sir James Stansfeld, who
was ronnerly president of the loral govern
ment lioard, presided. There was a large
attendance and the greatest amount of en
thusiasm was manifested.
The chairman read a number of letters of
sympathy from well-known men, including
Mr. Gladstone, the Right Hon. John Morley,
M. P., formerly chief recrctary for Ire
land: the Right Hon. James llrvce, M. P.;
the Most Rev. Udward White IIcikoii, arch
bishop of Canterbury, and other prelates.
Mr. Gladstone, in tits letter, alluded to his
share In the Alabama arbitration, anil said
he regretted the continiud growth of bar
barous militarism, for which Great Dritain
had no small share of responsibility.
The chairman said lie believed that the
Venezuelan question, that first was fraught
with dangi r, would prove a blessing.
A motion offered by the Right Hon.
George Shnw-Lcfevre, sometime imjsI
master general, that a memorial In favor
of arbitration should he forwardeit to
President Cleveland was carried with ac
clamation. The Might Hon. A J. Mundella, M. I'..
formerly president of the board of trade,
then submitted a motion approving co
operation to secure the holding lu Washing
ton or an intemalioual arbitration conven
tion. This motion was also adopted amid
much enthusiasm.
MANY 1'KIOOXS SUED.
(Joveiiinieilt Seeks to Cancel Tamil
Griuitn Miido In lairly bars.
Des Moines, Iowa. March 1. Three suits
Were brought in tlie Frderal court here jes
terday against the Chicago, lliirlington and
Quincy and llurliiigion aril Missuurl Rail
roaiIs,,acil nearly 1.000 residents and land
owners of Mills, Moulgouicry and Adams
conntle-s, together with a large number or
rinanclal institutions and persons Interested
In the laud).
The suits are brought by the government
to cancel land grants made to the llurllngton
route In 8 jO atidlSiSl. ThegraiilHattacli
ed comprise :I3.000 acres, and settlers and
owners are made a party to the suits, al
though they purchased tlie land or the rail
road. The grounds ror the action relate to the
adjustment or the lard gram claims law or
1887. It Is alleged that the lands iu ques
tion were patented prior lo the transfer
to the railroad.
EVA IIOOTII AT HOSTON.
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Audience (Juvo Her an Ovation
Demount nit in;; Loyalty.
Roston, Marcli i. Commissioner Eva C.
Booth, the new head of the Salvation Army
In the United States, received her first wel
come to tlie Boston public in Music Hall
last night.
The big audience showed emphatically
that the Salvationists of New England are
determined to be lojal to Gen. Booth and
Ids administration.
Tlie report that Commissioner liooth
Tueker has been definitely appointed com
mander ot the army Instead or Miss Booth
Is iMsiiircly denied by Miss Booth, Col.
NIcol and Brig. JJrewer. They said that tlie
permanent successor of CoinmanderBaliing
ton Booth would not be appointed ror a
week or more, or until the arrival of Gen.
Booth in England, from India.
A'. I". A'. Victory In St. LouIr:
8t. Louis. Marcli 4. A light vote was
cast yesterday ror members or the board
of school directors. There were three tick
ets. Republican, Democratic and Citizens'.
Tlie Republicans elected six and the Demo
crats five directors. There are eleven hold
over directors, all Republicans, giving them
twelve majority. Tlie Issue was distinctly
A. P. A., and all the Repulilicans elected
wereindorsed by tliatsoclety.
- Fired Five Shirts at a "Widow.
Lebanon, Fa.,. Match 4. Hleslcr Stinc,
of Jonestown, '-was arrested yesterday,
charged with entering, the house of-an
elderly -widow named Wagner, ncarntiat
place, and flrintfflve shots from'a revolver
at her while making his escape. The ac
cused furnishcdsOOiutll before Alderman
Charles O. Boolhor,tnIs city, for a hear
ing. w
ParlH Theater Hurni-d.
Paris, March 4. The Anibigu Theater
or this slty was burned today; loss, 300,
000 francs.
one or inn days
Ex-Senator Ingalls Sure the
Oliioan Is the Man.
THE FAVORITE IN FLORIDA
M. itched Au-iilnst tin; Field In llio Al
ligator Stnto llitM tin; Cull on u
Mnjorlly of l)elei;iiti'M ill MNHNxippl
and Arkiin-iiH Several AVenteru
Conventions! Deeluro for IIliil.
St. Louis, March 4. KvSenalur John J.
I ngalls or Kansas, In an Interview last nig lit,
said: "There is no doubt ttiat McKinley
is the choice of the iicople of Kansas, and
there is hut lit tic doubt tli.it lie Is theeholce
of fully 7B per cent of the Republicans of
the United States. During the past few
months I have been In nearly every Slate
east of the Rockies, and I am convinced that
McKinley is the man the people want.
Whither lie will secure the nomination or
hot is aiiothir thing.
"No one takes that candldiey of Quay
seriously, but it is possible, that I'enusjl
vauia will give lilm theilclcgation from that
State. Culloiu or Illinois will probably se
cure the delegation from his state-, but at
the same time Illinois Is as strong for Mc
Kinley as Ohioitsiir. Hut Ciilloni is the fa
vorite son. .Morton will lie the only pawn
on the hoard in the li.ii.ds or Piatt, hut It
is quite probable that New York State wilt
come lo the convention instructed for Mor
ton. Morton is disqualified by age, hut
again we have an example of the 'favorite
son.'
REKD IS POWF.RFUL.
"Mr. Reed is a powerful man, and a
leader m his party, lint if it was not that he
was a local man, New Kuglaml would tie
iiistruetesl tor McKinley, for the people
are for McKinley."
"Will you be a candidate ror your old
scat at the expiration or Mr. Pe-rfer's
term?" was asked.
"I will," was the decisive reply. "It
was understood when 1 left public lire
that I might some time re-enter it, and I
would rather begin exactly where I left
off. I think I would have been named
last ear had I nske-d ror the place, but
ir there Is a Republican legislature In
Kansas next year I shall make an effort
to secure my old seat."
Tnllahaislc, Fal.. March 1. The Re
publicans of Florida are here in force
to attend the State convention, which
raets today to select dele-gates to the
national convention at St. Louis.
It seems to be McKinley against the
field. National Conimitteman Long, Chair
man Eagan and Secretary Lee ofthe State
committee, the recognized leaders or the
Republican jurty in this State, are for
McKinley and claim thatthe delegates to
8t. Louis will favor the Oliioan.
ER. Gnnhy of Tampa. and II. O. Chubb
of Orlando, arc supiort!ng Morton and
they are confident that the New Yorker
will win. Tlie K'ssl, Allison and Quay
men have combined with Morton's sup
porters. ALL INTERESTS REPRESENTED.
J. Shal of Canton. Ohio, Is here to aid
the rriends of Major Mi Kiuley; Frank Will
ing Leech of Philadelphia, is looking after
Quay's Interests, and Tax Commissioner
Wilbur or New lork, represents oov.
Morton.
Each of these men Is said to have rolls
of money to be used.
There Is also a hot right ror control
of the State organization. Gunhy and
Chubb want to oust Eagan and Lee. It
is charged that Gunby's purpose in the
event of success, is to ntirc tlie negro
from active participation in party control
and lo try to build up a while man's party.
The Gunhy faction is known as the "Lily
white" and the Eagan faction is termed
"Huckleberry and cream."
It looks now as ir Eagan and Mc
Kinley would win, but the power or the
dollar is still to be leekoucd with
Jackson, Miss., Marcli 4. Delegates to
tlie Kepuhtiian Slate i-onvcntloii, which
meets today, have been arriving Tor forty
eight hours, and still tlivy come.
The war between the Hill and Lynch
factions Is On in earnest. The committee
on credentials, which met yesterday, had
a severe task, as half tlie counties setid
contesting delegations. Hill having a ma
jority on the committee.
AGAINST LYNCH.
The list or delegates to be reported en
titled to scats in Robinson's Opera House
today will be largely against Lynch.
Several or the most prominent members
or the party have assured the Southern As
sociated Press correspondent that both
factions are supporting McKinley for Pres
ident, and no matter whether Hill or Lyncn
heads the delegation to St. Louis, the Ohio,
man will get Mississippi's eighteen votes'.
The convention today will be one of
the largest and loulest In the history of
the State, and two delegitious are almost,
certain lo be sent to St. Louis.
Little Rock, Ark., March 4.-The Re
publican State convention which met here
yesterday "was the largest and mpst.rcprc-.
sentative gathering of that party siuce
1872.
Seventy-three of the seventy-five coun
ties were represented. Col. W. G. Whipple
of this city presided. Powell Clajton, II.
L. Rcmmell, Henry M. Cooper and M. W.
Glhb were elected delegates at large to
the Republican National Convention.
The resolutions instruct the delegates at
large and the Congressional district dele
gates to vote Tor McKinley for President:
congratulate the Republicans of Mary
land, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Missouri on their ability to wrest
their States from the grasp of Bourbon De
mocracy; favor bimetallism, with such re
strictions and under such provisions to
be determined by legisIatlon.whichwiU
secure the maintenance of trie parity of
the two metals; indorse tlie actionxjf Con
gress in declaring that a .condition of pulj
lic war exists In Cuba, and condemn the
action of the Democratic party in Congress
in placing lumber on the free list.
CHOICE OF CONVENTIONS.
Sac, City. la., Marcli 4. The Republican
co'unty convention ot Sac county was held
yesterday at Wall Lake. It Instructed lis
delegates to work for the election of na
tional dclgalcs who will support McKinley
WIND IN WASHINGTON.
for President, in ease Allison stands no
thow.
Peoria, III.. March 4. Peoria county
Republicans held their conv em Ion jcstenlay
Hint went on record forMcKlnlcyfor Presi
dent, and Hopkins ror governor.
Upper Sandusky, 0., March !. At a con
vention held lie-re jeslerday by the Kepiili
licans or Wyandotte county, delegates w ere
scle-cted to the State and Congressional coti
vntlon. and Major Mi Jvluiey was Indorsed
for tlie Presidency.
Terry, O. T.. Mardi 4 The Republican
county convention at Adel yesterday passed
a resolution strongly indorsing Senator Alli
son for tlie Fresideiiey,and elected 1" dele
gates to the State convention.
IIKTUKX OF TIE I'HIISIDIINT.
Ho AViih Driven Directly to tin- "VVIilto
IIPUM'.
President Cleveland and Private Secre
tary Thurher returned from New York to
Washington this morning at 8 o'clock.
They were me-tal thol'ennsylvani.i station
by the White Hourv carriage and were
driven directly to tlie Executive Mansion.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
House Resumes Con,id9ration of the
Marshals' Fees and Salaries.
nlllilde of Allletilllilt-lltn to the
tliin Affcettrrji District
Attoriiryj.
On motion of Mr. BartonJJouse joint reso
lution iu the House tiiiiay uras lusscd grant
lug to Cole county. Mo.-, the use or certain
rooms iu tlie government bulldhigat Spring
field Tor court purposes.
Also on motion or Mr Murphy Houe bill
authorizing the county gr Navajo, Arizona,
to Issue boiids.for thejinrposcor bull ling a
court house. " J
Also on motion Of-at. Gamble. Senate bill
authorizing- the coristwtton-of a bridge
over the Missouri rlMxntChainherl.iln.K. 1 1.
Aso, on motion of MV. AllenT House bill"
regulating and reducun? fees of public land
officers hi cases of contests.
Alo. on motion of'Mr. CUrtts. House Joint
resolution authorizing the erection of a
statue of (Jen. Francis E. Spinner, late
Treasurer of the United States, on the
Treasury Dciurtmvnt. grounds.
Mr. Hull submitted the conference report
on the Army appropriation hill. The
changes made were'few and unimportant,
and the report was agreed to,
The House then on motion of Mr. lie
Call resumed consideration of the fee and
salary amindmeul to the legislative, ex
ecutive mid judicial appropriation bill,
sitting In committee ot the whole, Mr.
Fajuc in the chair.
The section fixing the salaries of the
district attorneys was the subject of a
fusliitde of nmeiidintnte. the object of
which was to Ini rease the compensation
of the orficers.
in discussing one of the amendments,
Mr. Uisiegraft. in charge, or tlie bill, said
he would oppose any .increase or salaries
whatever, lclleing, as he did, that they
were at least 25 per cent too high.
SANDBAGGED A'I HOIIHKD.
llaltimoreuii Laid 'Across Hnllrimd
Truck.., But Saved Just In Time.
Jersey City, March t. Peter Sotiolc.sk!,
aged forty-five, or Hanover street, Balti
more, was sandbagged ami robbed Mninlay
night by three men at SauilTord's crossing,
on tlicllaekeiisaik meadows. He was then
laid In.sensit.le across the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks, and left there to be run
over by one or the many trains that pass
during tlie early hourgor the night.
He was found before tlie puriose was
accomplished. His would-be murderers
arc at large, and a general alarm has been
sent out by the police for their capture.
Sotpoloiki Is a Pole. At Philadelphia he
met three men, two of them colored,
They accompanied him during the remain
der of his Journey to New York. Before
leaving Newark they plotted lo rob him of
his sliver watch and $8, which, lie carried.
The party had reached the crossing when
one or them struck SolioloskI on the head
with a sandbag. He dropped insensible,
and then his pockets were rifled.
The three men then dragged the uncon
scious Pole over to ihe"Tciir.slvaula Rail
road tracks and laid his head across a rail,
thinking that it would be cut orr by a train,
and that the police would be thus deceived.
A tr.iinm.-in saw an object ljing across
the tracks and fniindlt to be the Pole.
A train came rushing- along just thin,
and with difficulty tin; lam was dragged
from the rail in lime ui save his lire.
nOSEHKHY ATTACKS SALISltfHY.
Premier's Armenian Volley Severely
Censured by the Liberal Lender.
London.March 4 Sileaklngatn meeting
In London lasf night. I ex-Prime Minister
Rosebery gaid-lhat Criiit Britain's roreign
lwlicy was more lro'ilWv'1 than it bail-been
since the "peace Tor' 1S5. He acquiesced
In tlie Government's tiaval program, de
claring that the unsettled condition of the
world, a somewhat bcljieose and turbulent,
state, even In the Tlni'fcd States, and the
swelling ot European rniics went far to
prove that such an,ex (ansion of the navy
as was proposed by t b Government Was
necessary. ,
Lord Rosebery agaliijittackcd the Turk
ish policy of Prime Minister Salisbury. He
sald'that when the. Liberals left office Hus'
slaand France had already concurred In
the British scheme of reform for Armenia,
but now Euroim had abdicated Its control
of Ottoman affairs. ?
Flourished Pistols In Cliiircli.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Marcli 4. Ephrnini
Gregory and Eugene Masters have been
arrested at KoonsVille, a farming village,
for disturbing Uiescrvlces at the Koonsville
Methodist Church on Sunday night. They
are accusedof eTitcrihgltiechiirc-h, flourishing-revolvers
and Knives" .and causing a
panic- Both, younginien bclcng to promi
nent mnilile.s. Tiey . gave bail In ttq sum
of"$3?C00"eacIi! for appearance at court.
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Jvllliid TVilUfi 'gjHuk -Home. J
SCTanton.'ra.vjIarciivj. Annie ilarri.
a girl of fiftccn""years-iif age, who was
employed in one or t he-South Side silk
mills, was instantly killed last evening
while rctuminiufrom work. Miss Harris
was passing-over the. steel works crossing
orthcDelawurcaodHudsonCanal Company,
when she was run down and killed.
DfSTBICT JJTOHGRESS
Real Estate to Re Sold for Non
Payment of Taxes.
HEROIC WOMEN HONORED
lllll lntroduc.il In tin; Itoii-e to Hrect
a Ilroii7.o Statue In Memory of the
Snrw-The Spinner Memorial As.
MOt'lutlim aiiiy Ilrii't Their .Maine In
tlittTrvuxury Department.
Mr. Corliss has introduced in the House
a bill providing that all persons employed
by the United Slates or by any rantrnctor
or sub-con tractor doing work for tLe
United States in any State, Territory or
the District of Columbia must be full citi
zens of the United States.
A petition from the officers of tlie pay
departtue-nt or the army ror an Increase In
the compensation of pa j masters' clerks was
presintcd lu the Senate this morning.
It asserts that these clerks do not have
the ehancc-H for promotion as classified
clerks." Their work is Increasing, and v'.ey
want an ailvaiieoof 10 per cent a jiar until
$l,S0O Is reached. The indorsements or
Gen. Stanton, Col. Unco and others are
presented.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Mr. Cobb or Alabama has Introduced In
the House a bill providing ror the sale or
realeslate ror the non-payment or taxes.
The District supreme court is mpo wereil
to order sales or lands. The assessor mut
furnish the court a bouok, containing the
description or all delinquent takes, made
uuilcr oath, and within twenty days there
arter a notice shall be issued to each owner,
hl-a'gent or representative, to appear and
show cause why a decree of sale should
not issue.
In the event of nou-appearnuce, a decree
of sale shall tie made and signed by the
presiding Judge. Notice of sale shall Ik?
given by publication In one or more uews
liapers for three weeks. The assessor shall
conduct the sale of delinquent property,
which shall continue from day to day .until
nil is sold.
The defendant may appeal from the de
cree of the supreme court. When a parce 1
of land rails to bring a sum sufficient
to cover the taxes and costs, it shall be bid
ill for the District.
Any officer of the courts or Dt-trict,
interested in the purebnieof any property
sold for taxes, shall tic liable to u penalty
or not more than SIOO.
STATUE TO WOMEN.
Mr. Shafrolh has Introduced in the House
a bill appropriating $23,000 for the pur
pose of providing and erecting a bronze
statue in honor or the women who, during
the war of the Rebellion, attended the-slck
ami dying soldiers of theUnited St atesupon
the field of battle.
Tlie orficers of the Loyal Legion are
emiiowered to select a design for the
statue and have it erected under direction
or the Secrctnry or War on grounds l
longiug to the United States In the city or
Washington.
Mr. Keifer has. by request, Introduced
In tlie-Houe a bill to appropriate $M,i8C
to be paid to the Prospect Hill cemetery for
lauds condemned under the act extending
North Capitol stn-et lo the Soldiers' Home.
Mr. Babcock has introduced in the House
a hill defining the standard shape and size
ror drj- measures in use In the District of
Columbia.
CAN ERECT THE STATUE.
The House today, without discussion,
passed the Joint resolution permitting tlie
Spinner Memorial Association to erect
in the Treasury Department a statue of
the late Gen. Francis E. Spinner.
Tlie Secretary or the Treasury will desig
nate a suitable location and theassociation
will supervise the erection or the statue.
Representative Townc jcstenlay secured
the passage in" a bill ror a bridge across Hie
Mississippi, In Aitkcn county. Mlun. It
went to a silver Senate and was reported
ravorablj- rrotii the Committee on Commerce
within twenty minutes after the Senate
met tliis morning. Mr. Tonne's silver
speech nppears to lie hearing fruit.
Mr. Chandler ofrered an amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill, providing
for SoO.OOo to pay for continuing the
publu-itlon of the records or the Union
and Courcdorato navies Inlhe late i ivil
w:tr. Tlie work is nearly all done In this
city.
DISTRICT BILLS REPORTED.
The House District Committee, at its
regular meeting todaj. directed that favor-
able reports bc.made on the following bills:
Abolishing clays or grate on promissorj
notes and negotiable paper in the District,
w it li an amendment, making theaet become
operative January 1,1807.
For the compilation of street railway
laws, with an amendment limiting the num
ber of copies to tie printed.
To substitute tlie Senate library bill for
that pending before the committee, without
amendment.
It is the intention of Chairman Bab
cock to call up lie library bill next Mon
day, that being District day in tt.c House.
A special meeting or the committee will
lie held Friday morning at 11 o'clock,
ror rinal, consideration of what is known
as tlie drainage bill.
PENSION FOR MISS KF.ARNV.
Mr.MeClellan. from the Ilouce; Committee
on Invalid Pensions, has favorably retri
ed a bill granting a pension of $-." per
nontli to Elizabeth Walts Kearny or this
city, furmerly cmploj-ed as. a clerk in the
Census Office. Miss Kenmy'is the daughter
or .the late Ma j.-Gen.-Plnlip Kearny. U. H.
A. She Is well advanced iu years, lifrecble
health, almost lilimrard destitute
Mr. Baker,
from the House Jitfliclary
Committee, has submitted a rejwrtjin tho
bill to provide comiiensation for The re
porter or the District eourt or appeals. In
wnkh he advances reasons ror grantlu
such compensation.
It Is expected that the subcommittee on
appropriations, having in charge the Dis
trict appropriation bill, will this afternoon
takethebllliipforcoiislderatlonuiulrefraiuc
the section referring to charities.
The proposition has been to have the
matter at once brought before the full
committee, hut this plan has l.ein aban
doned, and the subcommittee wlllconIder
thesulijectflrst.nnd reportto the full com
mit tee.
MANYLIVES LOST.
Tvventy-ouo VIctlniH Taken From u
Hurulni; Itii-lan Mine.
llerlin, March 1. An explosion, followed
by fire, occurred In the Cleophas mine at
Kaltovvltz, Prussian Silesia, today.
The bodies of twenty-one victims linve
oen taken out ofthe pit, Irafabout 100
other raea are still entombed n the mine,
whose fate is uncertain.
SPAIN SEEKS A COALITION
Trying to Induce European Min
istries to Join in a Frotest.
Armed Spunl"! Tritnsittluntlc steiim-l'1-h
"U'lli Ileclli to Ae't n Crlllxeris
This Month Patriotic. Women.
Madrid, March 1. It Isasscrteiliipoiigood
authority that Spain Is now iu communica
tion with the several European raiiustrie-i
with a view- or securing their agreement
to a joint, protest in the event or President
Cleviland declaring the belligerency or
Cuba.
Demonstrations and meetings ol protest
against the action or the American Senate
and Hotii-c or Representatives continue iu
provinces. They are almost wholly jiar-
tieJpatcd in by students. Yesterday demon
strations tookplaceln 8. iragossa. Barcelona.
Santiago, Malaga, Alcala, Bilbao and
Cadiz. None ot them was or any import
ance, and they were all easllj' dlnpc-roed by
the iKilice.
Armed transatlantic steamers will begin
on Marcli 20 to act as cruiser-.
A Spanish wc.men's iiatnotle league has
been formed which embraces the rich and
poor alike. Queen Re-gent Christina Ik
president. The league will oien permanent
subscriptions in aid of the Cutjan war fioid
and donations of even the sir.allct coins
will be received iu every parish in Spain.
A ili-p.iUli to the Imjiarctalfrom Havana
says that a party of Insurgents made an
attack iqion Sagua Tauamo and wire re
pulsed after thlrtj--six hours' fighting. The
small Spanish garrison suffered sevenl'.
The enemy lost ono hundred killed and
wounded.
FILlltUlsTEItS AT ST. LOUIS.
Discovery That Volunteers and Anna
Iliivc Been Sent to Cuba.
St. LoJis, Mo., March 1. For some time
a whiered suspicion has circulated here
that St. Louis was the common center of
recruiting rendezvous Tor Cuban olunteers.
Since the decided action of Congress,
favoring Cuban Independence, this sus
picion has lieeoine a certainty. Since. Feb
ruary 20, uvi-r 200 volunteers have lieen
enlisted, armed and sent from hire by
various routes to Culm. Last night the
local Cuban agentssald for three weeks the
recently abandoned hori-e market, at Broad
way ainl-Ca5.i avenue,, has been the ren
dezvous for volunteers-.
The Simmons Hardware Company admit
ted yesterday that tlie' recentlj- sold hun
dreJs of small arms and ammunition to the
strangers, besides a lot or reiie.iting riries.
The agent said that they now have
1 oil men who will he shipped at once. Their
men have been shipicl in small squads
through I-ous1hii:i. Florida, aud iKrts in
Mexico. Secrecy is no longer considered
necessary.
l'HESIDENT l'ALMA'S ASSISTANT.
Dr. Joaquin Castillo Appointed Chan
cellor of Cuban Leiiutlon.
New York, March 4. Dr. Joaquin Cas
tillo has Imii appointed chancellor of the
Cuban legation in America. The npimint
ment was made by Thomas Estrada Palnui,
president oftherevolutionaryiiarty or junta.
Mr. Pnlnia has had more work than Le
could ieriuallv- attend to. anil he ic
questei! Dr. Castillo to remain in tl;w
country and take charge of the jun.a's
work In this city, while Mr. Pahiia will
devote his time to diplomatic matters in
Wnshington.
Rafael Portuondo, secretary of state of
the republic of Cuba, received cipher dis
patehesycsteTday which announce the saTe
arrival iu Culia of four expeditions which
have sailed from different American pom
during February.
HED FIltE EXPLODES.
Frhiht Hut No Fatalities at h Chil
dren's Party.
Mouut Aetna. Intl., .March 4. While
thirty children, ranging from six to four
teen curs or age, were taking part in an
amateur pcrrorniance last night, a sound
as or a smothered explosion was heard by
the audience.
Immediately the curtain rose and the
children were found prostrate upon the
floor, gasping for breath, while others
ran screaming from the stage.
It appears that tlie iiowdcr and material
used in making red fi.-e was In some way
igniteil, and the entire volume of smoke
was thus confined to the stage on which
the children were forming, overcoming
many of them iu an instant, and causing
them to fall to the floor. They were
speedily revived, but the entertainment was
abandoned.
FHESI1ET ON THHKHNNEIIEC,
Aut:usta,Mt'.,Not DiiiiiiiKod.Ilut Other
Towns Suffered.
Augusta. Me.. March 4. This city es
caped with comparative!- little il.inuc;
from the freshet on the Kennebec river, but
there have been no trains or mails from
the West" since Suuday. Hallowell and
Gardiner each cxporieni id the most disas
trous fiood ever known.
Stores were flooded with wati r. which
was four feet deep In the business sections.
Ice and logs crashed into wharve-s and'
houses on the water front, tipping them
over, and In man5- cnes e-arrying them
away. The loss Iu Hallowell is estimated
to be SI. "..000 and In Gardiner and Farm
lngdale at over $100,000.
IIEU CLAIM NOT HECOGN1ZED.
Mal'Kuret Kittson's Suit Aimlust the
Coiiniiodoli) Adversely Decided.
St. Paul. Minn., Marcli 1. Slargarct Kitt
son.ois she calls herself, the old hair-blood
Indian woman, ot the Menominee trlbe.Ioscs
her case against the estate or Norman V.
Kittson, rallied at .$l,2G!i.!C5. Judge Egan
filed a decision to that efreet jeslcnlay
nfternooa in tlie district tourt.
Jlargaret claimed she wa regularly mar
ried to Mr. Kittson by a Cat nolle priest, nnd
tliat hit niariagc was known" to the iieople
or her tribe.
The heirs, eleven In number, live m Balti
more. Philadelphia, Montreal, Columbus,
Nashville, Lexington. Chicago and St. Paul.
-Ylrirlnlu Senators us HelllirerentH.
Richmond. Va.. Marc.1 1. The recline be-
twVeii Senators Flood and Flanagan, which
found vent In words Monday night, culmi
nated this morning in an altercation, in
which Flood struck Flanagan oven he head
witli a stick. Inflicting a 6evere wound and
rendering him insensible. The aifair hap
pened in the senate chamber.
BARITItRI (Ji DISGRACE
Relieved of His Functions as
Governor and Recalled.
ALSO FLAOED ON HALF PAY
Violent Popular Denionst rations la
Yiii'Ihum Italian Cltlcx Against Mm
African Pulley of the Government,
lliport That 5,0i)o f Kiii;r Hum,
bert's Troop?, TVero Lost In llnttlo.
Rome, March 4.-A royal decree, bear.
Ing the ilate of March 3, lias lieen promut.
gated, relieving Gen. Baratierl of his
functlous as governor or the Arrican prov
ince or Erythrea. Gen. Baratleri Is re
ported to have been temporarily placed on
hairpiy.anil summoned to Rome to explain
his conduct of the Abys.dnian camiiaigii,
which has resulted so disastrously.
It Is officially announced that a decreo
dated rebrtiary 22 apiointed Gen. Baldis-se-ra
commander of the llallau forces In
Africa, with full civil and military lowers.
PARLIASIENT MEETS TOMORROW.
Populo Roman! says that the cabinet will
meet Parliament tomorrow. .March 0, but
vvlll await the arrival of advices rrom Gen.
llaldlsscra at Massowali lufnri. .i.mi.-
uiioii the adoption of further military mea.-
Demoiisirations were made In Venice
I adua, Vcron.-i and Rovigo last evenln
against the African policy of the govern
ment. The civil authorities in those eitle,
were extremely moderat.. in their attitude,
toward Hion: taking part In tlie demon
strations. The Prince of Naples, crown prime of
Italy.had a conference with King Humbert
and Gen'. Mocenni. minister of war. this
morning. All of the Italian princes havo
again asked permission to go to Abyssinia.
ITALIANS LOST 5,000 MEN.
Paris. March 4. A dispatch rrom Aden
to the Matin says that tho Italians lost
5,000 men in last Sunday's Untie with
the AbjssinLins.
Rome, March 4. Nothing has lieen re
ceiveil here courirming the reimrt or the
coronation or the Negus of Abyssinia,
Menclek, which circumstance, it is sug
gested, led Cl'll. H-r;iti..ri to t:il.-..n. H,. .,.,--
j of the absence of some or the Abrssiiiiau
..u.11, ..11,-jiu.jih.x- ujHja iiiecerenioiiv anel
attack the native army.
BARAT1ERI EPXLAINS.
Gen. B.iratiert's report or the hatlio
fought between the Indian troops in Afru:t
nnilthoAhjs.-inian.sopiiosingthemhashec'n
received by the government. Tlie report
explains why the Italians were obliged
to make the attack upon the- Abvssimara
as they did and why the former 'were de
feated. Gen. Albertooe's brigade, the report!
says, had advanced too far and lost con
tact with the main army. To protect
them he was obliged to move forward.
The white troops or Albertonc's toinmaiul
did not resist Uie.ai-auItortheAbvsuia lis,
and fell Uick iu disorder, hindering the ar
tillery from taking position.
The black troops of the brigade wero
braver, and fought with more vjkir and
vigor than tLe whites.
STUDENTS DRAW KNIVES.
A miellngof students or the university
was held this morning, which, bt-rofc its
close, resulted In a struggle, in which sev
eral of those present were more or less
seriou-ly injured. During t be progress of
the meeting an cccited discussion toot
p!ae-c between the Radical stcd.'nts and
those of the Monarchist party.
Tlie Monarchists cheered the king arm
the army, and from words the participants:
in the delete came to blows, and knives
were drawn aud rreely used. Several of
tlie students were severely wonr.ded.
Rome. March 4. Tho cabinet held a pro
tracted meeting this morning and unani
mously decided to press the acivptance ot
their resignations, desiring to leave .to tbs
crown complete liberty of action. Premier
Crispi this afternoon announced to Ktog
Humbert the decision of the Cabinet to re
sign, which will be communicated to tha
chamtK-rs tomorrow.
HELD FOlt COUNTERFEITING.
IViinsylviiniu Hotel Keeper mid One
of Ills Guests Arrested.
Pittsburg. Ph., March 4. James A
McDenuitt. proprietor of the Central Ho
tel at Indiana, and John McKane. a guest.
were arrested there by Federal officers
cstcnlhy au-1 brought to Pittsburg oa
charges of counterfeiting. Both wern
held for court this evening.
lu McKat.e's room a trunk was round
containing a baiter-, two molds and
other appliances Tor making money. Ic
Is alleged that McKane is a well-known
couiiierfiitcr and was leagued Willi lie
lieriiutt and others iu making an 1 ussmg
spurious coin.
The molds were for the denomination
or $1 and dated le7f. The town of Indi
ana has lieen Hooded with spurious dol
lars and hair-.lo!l.irs. " -
Hair an hour In-fore his arrest McDermltt
purchased a quantity of pure blocks of
tin from a plumber, saying he wanted Ic
for a friend in the country.
WILLIAM WILL GET MORE SHIPS.
llele'hstiii- Committee "Win Report Fa
vorably Upon Gov eminent Estimates.
Berlin, March 4. TLe committee" or tha
Ueii hstag, to which was referred tl.e naval
estimates prepared by the government,
has voted the amount asked for after a
long discussion. Vice-Admiral Hollan, sec
retary of the imperial admira It y, re pudiateil
the stones that the government intended
to make large expeialllun-s in thedirection
of increasing the navy. He declared that
the plans lor the future had hitherto lieen
indefinite.
Germany, he rclded, would never be abla
to equal tie French or the British fleet,
but she must be strong enough to command
the Baltic.
Mini Blown Oft ii Train.
Newark. N. J.. March 4. R. 1). Euch
m.in.of Roscville. an insurance agent, was
blown oH a Lehigh Valley train which,
left Newark for New York ve-sterday.
near the station at Harrison's. Mr. Each
man left the smoker to go into the next
ear. lie let go trte brake to catch his hat.
and the wind Iirtcd him bodily from tbu
platform and carried him twenty feet.
He nivlvcsl three lacerated wounds on the
head, and was Uldly bruiscdnbont the body.
AVani tho Property Sold.
Florence M.Slout tcdny filed an equity
salt against Gertrude II. II. Clarke- and
others, asking for the sale and distribution
or tl.e proceeds or suhlots 22, 23, 24 and
25, square "38, property or tl e late Silas
C. Clarke. It Is aim asked that a deed of
trust on tl.e property tie relented.
Suit for a AVlmlo Minnesota Town.
St. Paul. Minn., March 4. Alout 1,000
defendantK and 20O.0C0 acres of most
valuable laud in Jllnnesota are involved
iu a dozen suits which have Just been
brought, by the United Slates district at
torney in Ihis city. Tl.e land is valued at
$1,000,000. and includes, the whole town
of Litchfield-
House mid Children Burned.
LambcrtM'.Ie, Mich.. March 4. Thehous
of Theodore Rose, living two and a halt
mllea north or here, was burned Saturday
and three children, John, ages! rive; H.iry,
aged two.andGertle.n ten monthsold baby,
were cremated. The mother bad left tha
children alone In the bouse.
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