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LOS ANGELES; TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1893.
SHE CAME IN UNDER SAIL.
The City of Peking Arrives at
Her Destination.
Her Long Delay Was Dae to a
Broken Shaft.
Slow Progress Made in the Face of
Strong Head Winds.
All Well on Hoard — Burning of the
Steamer Wilmington—A Hallway
Disuster In Idaho—Paclllc
Coast Newa,
By the Associated Press.
San Francisco, Feb. 6.—The Pacific
Mail steamer City of Peking, Captain
Robert R. Searle, roached port safely
this aiternoon, 28 days from Yokohama,
and ib now moored to her dock. The
delay waa caused by tho breaking of the
main shaft in tbe stern post sleeve
at 6 o'clock on the morning of Jan
uary 21. When the break came there
was a jar which woke up the slumber
ing passengers, but they were quickly
assured by the captain and officers that
there was no cause for alarm. The en
gines were immediately stopped so tbat
thers was no danger by pounding. When
the accident happened the vessel was
about 1400 miles from San Francisco.
The rest of the voyage was made under
sail.
The steamer was picked up about 20
miles Bouthwest of the Farrallones at 3
o'clock this morning by the tug Vigilant
and towed to the heads, where the tug
Fearleee took hold and the steamer
came into port at a ten-knot rate. The
Peking was under sail for 17 days. Every
ono on board was in the best of health,
p.nd with the exception of the long
voyage, no inconvenience was experi
enced by the passengers. The fresh
provisions held out well, and the chief
Bteward was able to preaeut, up to the
time of reaching port, a bill of fare that
would have done credit to the best hotel.
Captain Searles, in his report, says the
Peking sailed from Yokohama January
10, and all went well until January 21,
when the Bteamer was 1100 miles from
San Francisco, the shaft broke in the
sleeve. It was impossible to mend it,
and the vessel proceeded under sail.
She encountered head winds nearly all
the way, and during 17 dave under sail
covered over 1400 miles. Beyond the
long delay and the breaking of" the shaft
nothing exciting occurred. The tug
Fearless has been sent out to notify the
San Juan that the Peking had arrived.
A TOTAL LOSS.
The Steam >r Wilmington i: timed to the
W»tur'» Kdge.
Portland, Ore., Feb. (i.—The steamor
Wilmington which caught fire Saturday
night from her cargo of lime, is a total
loss. She wae valued at $50,000.
The Wilmington arrived at Linnton
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
discharged a cargo of lime rock. At 0
o'clock one of the men diecovered Bmoke
issuing from the aft hold. An investi
gation proved that the lime, of which
the vessel's cargo was composed, was on
fire. The mate with a
couple of men went down in the hole
and made an attempt to smother the
flames, but the smoke was too dense and
stilling and it drove them back. Cap
tain Badge, who was in command, was
now seriously alarmed but saw that very
little could be done to stay tbe progress
of he flames and the vessel was moored
alongside the dock and the men were
put to work removing what little freight
there was besides lime. A small amount
of furniture, bedding, the ship's nautical
instruments and records were saved.
The steward's stores were situated ait
of the fire and could not be reached on
account of the flames and eventually be
came totally destroyed.
As soon as it was discovered that the
fire was beyond control, the ship was
scuttled to save, if possible, the wood
work. This was effected by opening the
sea cock and tbe vessel filled with
water. The displacement, however, was
not sufficient to sink the vessel to the
bottom of the river, though her hull was
filled with lime and water. Still the
fire wae confined below decks. Unable
to do anything more, themensateround
in the cab'n and awaited morning to
come. Ac the day broke the heat drove
them from the cabin and they went
ashore. The tire broke out through the
decks and the work of destruction was
completed in a few hours. Captain
Badger aud the crew airived here this
afternoon.
BAY CITY BOARD OF TRADE.
President le Count Attacks the Traffic
Association.
San Francisco, Feb. 6.—The San
Francisco board of trade held its annual
meeting this afternoon. President le
Count read a report attacking the Traf
fic association and ita methods in trying
to obtain lower freight rates. On mo
tion, however, this part of the report
was eliminated. The board adopted a
resolution favoring the annexation of
Hawaii.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
A Runaway Girl Suicides In a Horrible
Manner.
Oregon City, Ore., Feb. 6.—Ella
Dicken, a young girl who ran away from
home laat week, waa located at Milwau
kee, Ore. On being informed that she
must return home, she attempted sui
cide by setting fire to her clothing. She
was fatally burned. She gave as her
reason that her home was unpleasant.
The Monterey Accepted.
San FBANi iSf o, Feb. >.—The coast de
fense vessel Monterey was today offici
ally accepted by the .secretary of the
navy on behalf of the United States gov
ernment. Tbe Monterey ia at Mare
Island navy yard.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Two Counterfeiter* Captnrod nt Sacra
mento While Making Coin.
Sacramknto, Feb. 6.—Sheriff O'Neil
and Deputies Foot and Short captured
two counterfeiters in the brush near the
city while in the act of coining 25-cent
pieces. The officers not only captured
the counterfeiters, but their whole out
fit, including hot coins nnd printed
formulas for mixing the metals. The
men gave the names of Charles Cole
and James Lotta. Both are vouog men
of good address nnd apparently weli ed
ucated. Lotta has a bullet hole through
the palm of one hand, not yet healed.
He Bayß he got it accidentally.
MONTEITH WANTS DAMAGES.
An Editor Such a Publisher for Breach
of Contract.
San Fbancisco, Feb. 6.—John Mon
teith, who camo to this city from San
Diego last spring, today bogan suit for
$6800 damages against Richard H. Mc-
Donald, jr., alleging that he had en
tered into a contract with the defendant
to act aa managing editor of a weekly
illustrated paper, afterwards to be
started. The defendant meanwhile em
ployed hira on the California Illustrated
Magazine, and theu Biimmarily dis
missed bim in November, since which
time he refuses to carry out any part of
his contract.
Death of an Old Pilot.
San Francisco, Feb. 6.—Thomas J.
Knipe, one of the oldest and beat known
pilots on the coast, died here this morn
ing, aged 70.
AFFAIRS AT PINE RIDGE.
MUCH WORSE THAN THE AUTHORI
TIES DEPICT IHIH,
A Strict Censorship Exercised Over All
Dispatches from the Agency—An
Outbreak In the Spring Al
most Certain.
St. Paul, Feb. 6.—A special to the Pi
oneer-Press from Sioux City, 10., says:
A government official from the Pine
Ridge country, who was in the city to
day, says matters on the reservation are
in a much worse condition than indi
cated by the dispatches relative to the
recent troubles. He says all dispatches
have to be inspected and edited by agent
Brown before they are sent out. This
was done with dispatches about tho
murder of four cowboys. Their murder
was the result of ghost dancing in which
many of tho Indians at? engaged. When
the weather moderates, he Bays, there
will almost certainly be an outbreak.
The settlers are petitioning to have
troops put on the reservation.
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THE TWO STICKS OUTRAGE.
Latest Particulars of the Killing- of the
Cowboys.
Omaiia, Feb. 6.—A Bpecial from Her
mosa, S, D., to the Bee BayB: Edward
Stenger, of Stenger & Humphrey, beef
contractors, just in from the camp on
Pass creek, says the bodies of Bennett,
Kelley and Royce will arrive tonight and
be buried here. James Bacon and Wil
liam Kelly, boys Hi years old, and guests
at the ranch over night, were taken in
charge by their father and uncle and re
moved to their homes 10 miles couth of
Pine Ridge. Two Sticks and three of hiß
band were fed tbe night of the
2d inst by Rodney Royce, the camp
cook. It is supposed the Indians had
side arms concealed on their persons,
and after partaking of the hospitality of
the camp murdered the whites in cold
blood.
The report that the men had been
drinking freely ia moat emphatically de
nied by Mr. Stenger. The Indians stole
four saddles, 16 horses and killed a span
of work horses. Two Sticks and two of
his bsnd are dead, having been killed
by Indian police and friendly Sioux.
Two Sticks' band comprised two fam
ilies of outlawß, which had been run
from several camps and seemed to be
long to no regular tribe and lived by
themselves.
THREE GOOD INDIANS.
Murderers of Cowboys Killed and No
Further Trouble Anticipated.
Washington, Feb. o.—Secretary Noble
received a telegram today from Inspector
Cieney, at Pine Ridge, S. D., in which
he Bays the police have returned from
the pursuit of the murdererß of the cow
boys and report having hilled, about 1G
miles from the agency, three Indians,
who participated in the murder. No
outbreak of Indians nor further trouble
is anticipated.
DID lil.l HI-: KIIO, 11 AS KIN?
An Interesting Murder Trial Commenced
at Fresno*
Fresno, Feb. 6.—The trial cf Michael
Blume for the murder of A. U Haskin,
an employee of a lumber company, last
May, was commenced today. Haskin
was found under a fiume witb his skull
fractured and before he died etated that
Blume, who had a grudge against him,
and another man whom he did not re
cognize beat him with clubs. There is
additional interest in the caße owing to
the fact that Blume waß taken from jail
at Sanger by a mob and hanged until he
was unconscious in an effort to make
him confess his crime, which he refused
to do.
WIBI WAIFS.
At Peoria, 111., tbe dry house of the
Peoria Sugar works burned. Lobs, $100.
--000.
Dispatches from pointß in Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio report
high water in the creeks and rivers, and
serious damage is feared.
At Ebervale, Pa., a loaded coal car
ran away on a slope and struck four men,
killing two outright and fatally injuring
others.
Successful men secure fine tailoring
with pleasing fit from H. A. Getz, 112
West Third street.
TERRIBLE GAS EXPLOSION.
Leaking Pipes Cause Death
and Disaster.
A Large Tenement Wrecked
and Burned.
One Man Killed and Sixteen People
Serionsly Injured.
A Railway Disaster—Cold Weather In
the Northwest—Strike Rumors
and General Eastern
Dispatches.
By the Associated Tress.]
New York, Feb. 6.—Fire caused by a
gas explosion in a cellar destroyed a
double live-story tenement houee at 423
West Thirty-ninth street this afternoon.
The building was occupied by 20
families. John Peterson, a gas inspec
tor, was killed and 16 inmates of the
houee fearfully burned. One or two of
them may die. Peterson had been sent
into tbe cellar to repair leaking pipes.
He had been in the cellar 20 minutes
when John Waschman, who occupied
the first floor, heard him groaning.
Taking up a candle he started towards
the cellar. As he opened the door
a sheet of flame shot out,
then followed a thundering report.
Waschman and his clerk, John Man
ning, were thrown into the street. John
McLaughlin, another employee, was
hurled lo feet and lay unconscious. The
big tenement shook with the force of
the explosion. There were wild shrieks
of terror from every floor and screaming
women and children rushed to the win
dows and fire escapes. Out nf 100 or
more persons who lived on the upper
floors few can tell bow they escaped.
The firemen who came on the first
alarm found the building ablazs. A
second and third alarm were ordered.
Scaling ladders were placed Rgainßt the
sides of the building and long extension
ladders raised to the roof; down these
the tenants swarmed. The pecuniary
loss io about $50,000.
RUMORS OF STRIKES.
Railroad Employees to Take United
Action to JCnf jroe Their Demands.
Pittsruhg, Feb. 6.—lt ia again re
ported that concerted action ia on foot
among all the ratiroai employees to
make a united demand for an advance
of wages April 1. A circular is to hsve
been issued to the united orders of rail
way employeea, which includes clerks,
telegraphers, switchmen, freight han
dlers, conductors, brakemen v firemen
and engineers, stating the demand for
25 cents ncr hour, 35 for overtime, and
nine hours for a day's work will be
made, with 150 instead of 200 miles ai a
day's run, and a strike to be ordered on
a line refusing to grant rates. Railroad
employers refuse to talk about the
matter.
Chicago, Feb. 6.—Grand Master Wil
son and Vice-Grand Master Downey of tbe
Switchmen's union said tonight that tbe
reports of a coming switchmen's strike
were premature, but admitted that the
reports were in the main correct.
Downey said there will be a demand for
increased wages, and a strike may re
sult.
Indianapolis, Feb. 6. —In an inter
view at Terre Haute tonight Grand
Master Sargent said he had justret'Tned
from Louisville, where he and Chief
Arthur met President Smith of the
Louisville and Nashville road. The re
quest of the engineers for 3! cents a
mile was flatly refused. The committee
returned home to take a vote on the
question of striking. If the engineers
go out Sargent said he will call out tho
firemen.
A NEGRO MOB.
Excitement Over a Shooting Affray at
Stan'urd'a Point, Tex.
Stafford's Point, Tex., Fob. 6, —Yes-
terday Dr. Cochran chastised a negro
boy for an insult to Mrs. Cochran. Last
night the boy's father, Clint Edwards,
attacked Dr. Cochran at the railway
station. Cochran, a one-armed man,
shot and killed Edwards. Station Agent
Watts disarmed Cochran. The negroes
got a notion that Watts took part in the
attack on Edwards, and attempted to
kill him. Watts barricaded himself in
the etation, and with the assistance of
the telegraph operator, Btood off the
mob till the arrival of tiie sheriff and a
pOßse from a neighboring town, for whom
he telephoned. The posse succeeded in
restoring order. When the sheriff ar
rived the mob was on the point of set
ting fire to the station.
Coal Operators Combining.
Pittsburg, Feb. o.— Several Becret
conferences of coal mine owners have
been held recently with a view to the
consolidation of all the railroad coal op
erators of Western Pennsylvania. The
objectß of the proposed trußt are said to
be to secure a uniformity of prices, re
duction of expenses and regulation of
car service. The owners of 100 mines
representing $15,000,000 investment are
said to have signified their intention of
joining the combine.
A Convict's Romance.
Springfield, Mo.. Fob. 6.—0. R.
Carter, who while under sentence of
daath escaped from the Lawrence
county jail by shooting the jailer, six
years ago, was brought back from Port
land, Ore., in irons this evening. Since
his escape he has been in Alaska until
two years ago when he went to Portland
where he married under the name oi
Rose, a young woman worth $50,000.
Equal Suffrage in Kansas.
TopjtKA, Kan., Feb. 6 —The senate
in committee of the whole reported
favorably upon the senate resolution
which submits to voters of the state an
amendment to the constitution provid
ing for equal suffrage. The resoulution
will doubtless pass the house also.
THE LAFAYETTE RIOT.
Twenty - eight indictments Koturned
Against Prof. Budolph'a Assailants.
Lafayette, Ind., Feb. o.— Tbe special
session of the grand jury, called to in
vestigate the riot at the opera house
January 2Gtb, during which Prof. Ru
dolph, an apostate Catholic priest who
was delivering a leslure on Romanism,
was shot at by a mob which rushed on
the Btage, returned a list of 28 indict
ments. Peter J. Clark, street commis
sioner; Phillip McCauley, B. J. Mur
phy and William Temple are indicted on
five counts each, namely, assault and
battery, assault with intent to kill, dis
turbing a public meeting, conspiracy
aud riot. All the accused cave bail in
the sum of $1000 each. Ten others ar
rested, indicted for riot, were admitted
to $400 bail each.
BLIPPBKY TIAILS
Tbe Causa of a Disastrous Wreck ou the
Baltimore aud Ohio.
Pittsbiiro, Feb. (i. —A disastrous
wreck occurrod this morning at Will
iams station, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Two men are under tho wreck
and no doubt are dead. Another is
fatally injured and several others are
badly hurt. The dead are Graorge Wal
lace, engineer, and John Ne», conductor.
The fatally hurt is William Niland,
fireman. Conductor Dunlap and Flag
man Grimes are also badly injured. Tbe
collision was between freight trains, due
to icy rails, rendering the trains unman
ageable. Twenty-four cars were demol
ished.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
CORRESPONDENCE ON TBE TREATY
NEGOTIATED IN 1845.
Secretary of State Marcy's Instructions
to Minister Gregg Salil to Repre
sent the Present Adminis
tration's Views.
Washington, Feb. C—The piesident
this afternoon, in response to a resolu
tion adopted last Friday, transmitted to
the senate copies of the annexation
treaty negotiated between representa
tives of tho United States and King
Kamehameha in 1845, together with tbe
correspondence in relation thereto. The
correspondence includes a letter of in
structions from Secretary of State Marcy
to the United States Minister to Hawaii
Gregg; Gregg's report to the Btate de
partment, iiarraii-ig '-he circumstances
of the negotiation ol the. treaty cud the
condition oi aU'aire in ttie islands at that
time (the minister reports the death of
King Kamehameha and the accession of
his successor to the throne, and the sub
sequent decline of the annexation senti
ment under the new king), and finally
Secretary Marcy's letter to the minister
expressing his approval of the terms of
treaty as negotiated.
Although the letter of Secretary
Marcy was written nearly 40 years ago
it is thought to fairly present the views
of this administration upon the ques
tion of the annexation Hawaii. In it
he objected to the immediate incorpora
tion of the islands into the United
States as an independent Btate, and
said:
"I understand the measure proposed
by the people and that, in which the
present rulers are disposed to concur, is
annexation as distinguished from pro
tection, and their intention ia that those
islands shall become part of our terri
, lories and be under the control of this
government as fully as any other of its
territorial possessions. Should the
sovereignty of these islands be trans
ferred to the United States, the prssent
government would, as matter of course,
be superseded by, or nt leaßt be sub
jected to the federal authority of this
country."
WEARY BALLOTING.
Five States Still Trying to Klect Sena
tor*..
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6 —When the
joint session of the legislature convened
this morning six members, all Republi
cans, were absent. Tne absentees were
arrested, brought before tbe bar of the
convention and excused. The ballot re
sulted: Allen, 75; Thurston, 81; Bood,
2; Morton, 3. No choice.
At the Republican caucus tonight John
Hi Thurston withdrew and Paddock will
be given the eolid vote of the Republi
cans at tomorrow's ballot.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. fi.—Twenty
three members were absent from the
joint session today. Tho ballot for
United States senator resulted: Lamb.
12; Rach, 0; Anderson, S; Kingman, 0;
I'ulmer, 3 ; others scattering.
Ciikyennk, Feb. 6.—The ioint ballot
for United States senator today resulted:
New, 18; Kilpatrick, 21 J others ecatter
inz. No choice.
Hm.kna. Mont., Feb. 6—The joint
ballot for United States senator today
resulted: Sanders24,Clark lii, Dixon 12.
Olymtia, Wash., Fab. 6. —The only
change in the balloting today was the
substitution by the Populists of Young,
late candidate for governor, for Teats,
whom they had hitherto supported.
CAPITAL IS SHY.
President Mnnvel Saya His Company
Hat >'■>• I'reiu t Plans.
San Dieoo, Feb. 6.—The president of
tho Santa Fe road arrived here Satur
day. He said the Santa Fe had no
plans for Southern California or else
where that it iB ready to make public
until the financial situation is changed
so that money can be had for its plans.
Just now no capital can be found dis
posed to invest in large enterprises in
the west.
A Bankrupt Land Company.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. (i.—On application
of borne stock holders, Judge Brown to
day appointed \V. <i. McGinnis tempo
rary receiver for the Denison Land an<i
Investment company. He filed a $50,
--000 bond. Two years ago the property
of the company was capitalized at
$1,200,000.
Before breakfast Bromo-S?l' set
acta &» a bracer—lo cs. a ui:vi bottle.
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HILL'S MOTION DEFEATED.
A Vote on the Silver Par-
chase Repeal Bill.
The Senate Refnses to Take Up
the Measure.
Filibustering; in the Honse Against
the Anti-Option Bill.
The Panama Investigation Begun—BoX
logersoll Got a Share of the
Swag—The Whisky Trust
Investigation.
By the Associated Press.l
Washington, Feb. 6.—Before routine
morning business had been concluded
in the senate, Hill of New York pre
sented a petition of business men of
Rochester, N. V., irrespective of party,
in favor of the repeal of the Sherman
act. He said in connection with the
presentation of the petition that he de
sired to submit for consideration of the
senate, some remarks on what was?
known as the silver question.
The vice-president asked whether
there was any objection.
Sherman suggested that the senator
from Nsw York allow the ordinary
formal business concluded first; that
would probably be better and more in
accordance with the usage of the senate.
Hill, resuming hia seat, aaid: "I have
no objection to that."
Routine business was resumed, and
when concluded, Hill again took th*
floor, but before beginning his remarks,
Hoar enquired as to the status of the
bill to repeal the Sherman act.
Hill said he etated last week that dur
ing the morning hour today be would
make a motion to take up the bill and
he contemplated making such a motion.
It was true, however, he had been in
formed tbat other senators desired to
speak on the subject and he thought he
ought not to submit his speech and then
press the question for a .vote. He
should make tbe motion which he had
contemplated, but he ehould have asked
to have the bill laid on the table for a
few days, then made a special order so
that other senators who desired to speak
might have an opportunity to do so.
Hill then began hie speech. He said
when the Sheruaira act waa pasted two
and a half years ago he was exceedingly
shocked and alarmed, and four months
before his election to the senate he had
gone to the city of New York and there 1
publicly taken iesne against the prin
ciple of tbe policy embodied in that law,
endeavoring to arouse public eentiment
that would demand its repeal, so that
instead of silence and apathy there was
now in New York entire unanimity in
favor of the repeal of the Sherman act.
Hill quoted from the platforms of the
great national parties at Chicago and
Minneapolis, both of which, he said,
demanded the use of both gold and
Bilver standard money. It was his duty,
he said, to the city and state of New
York to ask in their behalf for the im
mediate repeal of the Sherman law,
which repeal would bring a season of
financial calm, instead of widespread
fear of a monetary panic.
The Democratic party, he said, was
pledged to the repeal of the Sherman
law, and the party should live up to ita
pledges. He knew there would be some
revulsion, some discontent. He knew
the interests of tbe silver miners
might be disturbed, but that price
would bave to be paid.
In closing his speech, Hill said in
compliance with numerous requests.'
made of him he desired to have the bills
made a special order for some day that '
might suit the convenience of the
teuate.
Hoar—Let tbe bill be taken np first.
Vest gave notice of an amendment j
providing that silver doliare 412,'- s grains ;
in weight shall be minted in a separate ,
mint of the United States as provided in i
the act of 1837, which coins and all sil- j
ver dollars heretofore coined, of like '
weight and fineness, shall be legal ten
der for all debts, public and private, ex
cept where otherwise stipulated in a
contract, and authorizing and directing
the secretary of the treasury to purchase
from time to time silver bullion, not less
tbat 2,000,000 nor more than 4,000,000
ounces a month, and cause it to be
coined monthly aB fast as purchased. ffj\
Morrill said he had listened attentive
ly to the very interesting speech of the
senator from New York, but failed to
discover whether he was for bimetallism
at the present ratio of silver or not.
Stewart —I object to this discussion.
Morgan demanded the regular order
of business, and tbe vice-president de
cided that the regular order of business
was on the motion of Hill to take up the
bill.
Hill—l intend to press that motion
and I only yielded at the suggestion of
senators on the other side who desire to
be heard.
A chorus of Republican senators —No,
no, not on this side.
Hill —I move that the bill be made a
special order for Thursday next.
The vice-president—The bill must be
first taken up before it can be made a
Bpecial order.
Morgan again demanded the regular
order, and insisted it was unfinished
business—the Indian bill.
Gonnan —Let us agree that Thursday
next, or any other day, the matter may
come up.
Sherman —The whole matter turns on
the question whether the senator from
New York proceeds to move considera
tion of the bill first.
Piatt (sarcastically)— What has be
come of the petitions? [Laughter.]
After a good deal of confusion and
parliamentary wrangling the question
was brought to a direct vote on Hill's
motion to take up the bill to repeal the
Sherman act, and tbe bill was defeated
—yeas, 23; nays, 42.
Following is tbe vote in detail:
Yeas—Brice, Cafferty, Davis, Dawes,
Dickson, Faulkner. Frye, Qallinfer,
Gibson, Gorman, Hale, Hawley, Hill
Hoar, McPherson, Mills, Morrill, Palm*