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The Cloture Soon to Be Applied to tlie Debate on the Speech — Panama Canal Affairs—General For eign Intelligence. By the Associated Press. London, Feb. 7.—ln the commons this evening Gladatone aaid he voiced the feeling of all parties in rieing to propoee that debate on the queen's address ahould have a precedence until con cluded. Then followed a spirited de bate, during which Healy accused Bal four of obstruction to government measures, and Gladstone stated he would be forced to apply the cloture if the debate on tbe address was protracted. The auggeition of tbe cloture met with the disapproval of the Irish members. Gladstone's motion to give precedence was finally approved and tbe debate was resumed. Some excitement waa caused in the course of tbe day by the disappearance of tbe Irish home rule bill. Gladatone missed in the morning the portfolio con taining the bill as well as drafts of other measures. After a long and exciting search it waa found in Gladstone's private room. There is still a mystery how tbe portfolio got there. Keir Hardie, a labor member, moved an amendment expressing regret that the address had not -mentioned the wideepread mieery among the working men of Great Britain. The government should take Bteps to alleviate the imme diate distress by ordering that through out workshops the minimum wages be Bixpence per hour for a week of 48 hourß, and that ail government contractu bo given out in England. The time was ripe also for the regulation by law of the hours of railway employees. The government, moreover, ahould establish home colonies on unused laud where tho unemployed could find an opportunity to earn bread. Howard Vincent, Conaervative and fair trader, supported the amendment. John Gorst, financial secretary of the treasury in the last Salisbury cabinet, spoke strongly for Hardie'g amendment. Mundella, president of the board of trade, taunted the opposition with the workingman. Mundella announced that tbe ministers would regard the vote on the amendment as a vote of confi dence. The amendment was Jost, 270 to 109. The house then adjourned. The result of the debate in the house this evening ia that the ministers have decided to apply the cloture on Friday in case the address be still under dis cussion at that time. Their purpose is to clear the way for introducing the home rule bill next Monday. PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS. The Fall of the French Cabinet Again Threatened. Paris, Feb. 7.—The fact that the chamber of deputies decided that there ia no cause for the prosecution of sena tors and deputies against whom M. Franquevillo, the examining magistrate, found true bills caused the greatest dis content in tho political world. The fall of the oabinet seems inevitable. The chamber decided that no caae waa made against Deputy Rouvier and Sena tors Doves, Grevy and Renault, against whom Magistrate Franquevilie reported true bills. Late this afternoon it waa announced tbat ex-Deputy Gobron had been com mitted for trial. After hearing the charge againet him was dismissed by the chamber, Senator Grevy sent to M. Monchicourt, the judi cial liquidator of the Panama Canal company, a check for 20.000 francs, the amount credited to Grevy on the Thieree counterfoils aa having been de livered to him in 1880. In the chamber today Deputy Ange lies spoke at length in favor of the gov ernment obtaining from Colombia a prolongation of tbe canal concession and asked the ministry whether any Bteps to this end had been taken. Ribot replied guardedly that the gov ernment must decline to interfere di rectly in tbe matter. Tho government would aid the judicial liquidator, how ever, to a certain extent iv hia eflorta to get an extension. Deputy Gautbier insisted tbat the government must accept the responsibil ity which Ribot declined. If the stock holderd lost the hundreds of millions already expended through the hesitancy of the government to interfere, the gov ernment would have to answer for the consequences. . - Ribot replied that tbe object of Gau tbier and his colleaguec apparently was rather to make political capital than to assure the future of tbe canal. Before s> vote was taken on the order of the day, Tirard, minister of finance, evoked loud applause by declaring tbat as long as be ahould hold office no issti tution connected with the government ahould bo in anyway tied to the Panama canal enterprise. The order of the day was voted, 374 to 34. The executive committee appointed at a meeting of the Panama canal stock holders on January 10th has issued a statement that the minister of finance anß official receiver have approved a plan for continuing work on the canal without applying for an extension of the conceaeion from Colombia. Tbe commutes takes the ground that De Leseeps' original six-year concession is sufficient. Henry Cotter, a director of tbe Pan ama canal and a defendant in the Pan ama trial, waa liberated this evening. The recall of the Duke of Orleans from Africa is Baid to be tbe prelude of the abdication of the Count of Paris in his son's favor. ZANTE EARTHQUAKES. The X ing and Qaeen nf Greece Visit the Scene of Desolation. Athens, Feb. 7. —The king and qneen of Greece have arrived at Zante. When the royal couple landed there was some cheering, followed by almost complete quiet. After the exchange of greetings between the kiug and the civil and military authorities, the king and queen drove through the mined streets to ascertain tbe extent of the damage done by the earthquakes. Thousands of the inhabitants followed the royal carriage in silonce. Most of. the churches for which the city is celebrated are wholly or partially wrecked. Hardly a fine building on the main streets is left un injured. Many must be reconstructed from tbe foundation before they can be reoccupied. No efiort has been made yet to repair the damage, as me chanics fear to work in the city, and the owners are apprehensive that each day may bring another violent shock. The city is shaken daily by slight shocks and the inhabitants who have fled the city fear to return for more'than an hour or two at a time. The royal party will remain on the island three days. Despite the large amount of supplies already sent to Zante and the prepara tions to send more, the island ia threat ened with a general famine. Three more heavy shocks were felt yesterday. In one village 85 houses were destroyed and many lives were lost. CANADIAN WHEREASES. A MANITOBA SENATOR RISKS TO AN EHKBCENCI. . • He Will Make an Attaok on the Cana dian Paciflo Road—Some Kicking Abont the New American Cattle Quarantine. Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 7.—Benator Boul ton of Manitoba will shortly make an attack on the Canadian Pacific road, in tbe senate. He has given notice of the following resolution: - Whereas, The competition of the Ca nadian Pacific railway is a source of irritation to the government of the United Stateß, and threatens to inter fere with the international courtesies that have been reciprocal in tbe bond ing privileges, and has sailed forth from tbe president of the United States recommendations to restrict the bond ing privileges between the countries in the transport of Canadian trade through United States territory ; and Whereas, The construction of that branch of the Canadian Pacific intended to diverge from the main line at or near main line with the Sault Ste. Marie (system of the Canadian Pacific, and will have the effect of diverting the trade and traffic of Canada with and weet of Regina through the United States for over 1000 mileß, instead of through Canadian territory, and competing with tbe railway" of the states through that 1000 miles of country ; and Whereas, Such divergement is not in the interest of tho people of Weßtern Canada or in accord with the spirit of their national policy, and renders them no competition while weakening the earning power of tbe main line of the Canadian Pacific between Regina and North Bay, and enhancing rates on their produce seeking western markets; Resolved, That, in the opinion of thia house, the charter for this branch line Bhould be cancelled. THE CATTLE QUARANTINE. The announcement from Washington that Canadian cattle are to be sched uled by the United States, caused no little excitement among the govern ment's followers who begin to realize that President Harrison meana business in tbe matter of retaliation against Canada. It is generally agreed among politicians that it will be only second to the McKinley bill in its effect on Canada, for the Washington gov ernment has by this Btep absolutely placed the Canadian farmer in a position of moßt serious disadvantage. Hemmed in by the tariff and now deprived oi any possibility of sending his cattle to the nearest market, for no farmer could af ford to bear the expense of a 00 days quarantine, the Canadian agriculturist is indeed in a miserable plight. The dispatch said it was decided to quaran tine Canadian cattle at Buffalo 90 dayß because of pleuro-pnenmonia. WILL NOT HURT CANADIAN TRADE. * Toronto, Ont., Feb. 7.—Cattle dealers here say the scheduling of Canadian cattle by the United States government will not seriously affect Canadian trade. An occasional cargo goes to England via Portland or Philadelphia, and tho stop page of this would not be felt. In 1891 cattle to the value of only $21,000 were shipped to the United States, out of a total to all countries of $7,745,000. A British Victory In India.; Calcutta, Feb. 7.—The British forceß making war upon the Kacbyen tribes won a decisive advantage over the en emy by capturing their stockades in tbe Sima district. Tho stockades were car ried by assault. The Kachyena made a fierce resistance but were finally over come with a loss to the British of two killed and six wounded. Twenty-four Kachyena were killed. A Dntch Steamer In Distress. London, Feb. 7.—The Dutch steamer Schiedam, from Rotterdam January 18th, for New York and Baltimore, passed Weaver point this morning, mak ing for Queenßtown under sail. Tugs towed her into port. She experienced 16 days of terrible weather and had fire in her coal bunkers several days. Cholera In Marseilles. Paris, Feb. 7. —The Marseilles corres pondent of La Liberte says within the last four days 60 persons died in Mar seilles of a choleraic disease. Household Omnia and Hardware Of every deacription at the W. C. Fur rey company, 159 to 165 North Spring atreet. The finest atock in this line in Southern California. DOINGS AT SACRAMENTO. Assemblyman Johnson's Trial Begun Last Night. The Committee Room Packed With Spectators. They Expected Sensations and Were Not Disappointed. Personalities Kxchangod by Attorney Clanle end Railroad Commis sioner Rea—A Fight Mar- rowly Averted. By the Associated Press. Sacramento, Feb. 7.—The investigat ing committee mot this evening to try the caae of Aasemblyman Johnson of Santa Clara, whom Railroad Commis eioner Rea of San Joae charges with of fering to aell hia vote for $100. S. M. Shortridge represented Rea and A. J. Clunie and H. C. McPike championed Johnson's cause. The committee room waa packed to the doorß with members of both houses, expecting a aenaation. Rea testified that Johnson had come to hia office in company with Major Barrington, editor of a San Jose paper, who introduced him, stating tbat John son wiahed to borrow $100, offering a promissory note indorsed by Barring ton. Rea told of a conversation in which tho understanding was arrived at that $100 would be given Johnson for hia vote. He said Johnson told him he wanted to get in righfc, not only on the railroad commission,but on other issue?. Johnson produced a card and marked the names of other assemblymen who, he eaid, would champion any cause if sufficiently compensated. Rea eaid this card was now in the poßßession of the cashier of tbe Bank of San Jose. Attorney Clunie cross-examined Rea on the lettev received by Speaker Gould from Rea charging Johnson with offer ing to receive a bribe. Rea testified that the letter was dictated by him with suggestions offered by his attorney. Personalities were indulged in and Clunie accused Rea of being a disburs ing agent of tbe Southern Pacific end the instigator of dirty work for that cor poration. Reo used the word "liar" in connection with Clunie, and said if the committee would lot protect him he would protect himself. The committee threatened to dispense with the pres ence of counsel in tbe case. Rea was excused temporarily, and Caßhier T. J. McGeoghen of the San i>B.ui. ttiu £iand. l't.prro de posited with him in January by Rea were prodtioed. Among iiuun. wac tho card purported to have been marked by Johnson. A grand rush made by assemblymen present to tee if their names were among those on it caused laughter. The names marked were those of Aseemblymen Hurley, Jobneon, Schoebel, Schleainger. Johnson was sworn and testified that be had never made a mark on the card; never knew any of tbe gentlemen whoso names were on the card, except Schoe bel, whom he had not aeon for a long time. The committee adjourned until to morrow evening. The mem tiers of the assembly are con siderably excited over the affair. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Doings of tbe State Lawmakers at Yes terday's SeSNlon. Sacramento, Feb. 7.—ln the assem bly today, Talbott presented a petition from Santa Barbara favoring the crea tion of Santa Ynez county. Barnes' resolution favoring free coin age of silver waa defected. The bill to create the county of Ma dero from part of FreEno county, was read for the first time. The bill to create another superior judge in Alameda county was recom mended and passed. The committee on elections reported in favor of seating McGowan, Republi can. His eeat was contested by Decour tieux, Democrat. Among the bills introduced was one by Curtie, providing for juint primary elections of all political parties. Androua offered a concurrent resolu tion relative to liens in Los Angeleß county. The constitutional amendment abol ishing poll taxes was defeated. The speaker appointed a committee on tbe part of the assembly to draft reso lutions in memory of Hon. E. B. Price. The proposition to allow a bouus to a new railroad to terminate in San Fran cisco, which was reported favorably by the committee on corporations, was dis cussed for an hour and made a special order for Friday. After some timo was taken up by the second reading of bills the house ad journed. In the senate today a number of bills were introdnced, among them one by Everett, providing that all retail liquor licensee shall exceed $50 per quarter. A bill was passed to abolish the com missions or fees charged by the state for the collection of ad valorem taxes. Tbe third reading of the Riverside county bill waa made a special order for Wednesday. THE GOVERNOR OCT AGAIN. He Appears Once More at the Capitol—A Hatch of Appointments. Sacramento, Feb. 7. —Governor Mark ham made hia first appearance at the capitol this morning after three weeks' indisposition. The governor hag made the following appointments, which were referred to the senate this afternoon: Daniel T. Cole of Sierra, harbor com misaioner, vice C. O. Alexander. J. B. Brown, Humboldt, brigadier general, Sixth brigade, vice J. W. Freeae, deceased. Cbaß. P. Ellis, San Francisco, trustee California homo for feeble-minded chil dren, vice Mrs. Lathrop, resigned. Ohaa. W. Lock, San Francisco, regent state university, vice Horatio Stebbins, whose term expired March, 1894. Mark Ivory, Contra Costa, state pris on director, vice Charles Sontag. Chester Rowell, Fresno, regent state university, to succeed himself. Arthur Thornton, San Joaquin, di rector of the insane asylum at Stockton, to Bucceed himself. J. D. MacDonough, San Joaquin, di rector Stockton aßylum, vice Dorrence. H. O. Southworth, San Joaquin, di rector Stockton asylum, vice R. S. Johnson. The following are appointed to consti tute the new state board of health : C. W. Nutting, P. 0. Remondino, W. G. Cochrane, J. Lame, W\ ft. Cluobs, C. A. Ruggles, W. F. Wiard. KIDNAPING ON THE SOUND. Another Outrage Perpetrated by Union Sailors. Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 7.—A gang.of 20 union sailors boarded tbe steam schooner Signal, at Seattle this morning, put pistols to the heads of four non union sailors and the watchman, and, under the threat of death, took them off the vessel. Captain Bendergare was asleep at the time, and knew nothing of the affair until some hours later. This is the result of trouble between the Coaßt Seamen'e union and non-union sailors, the former declaring that non-union men muat leave the ships. Kidnaping out rages of this kind aro becoming quite common on tbe sound. A MIGHTY INUNDATION. UNEQUALLED FLOODS IN QUEENS LAND, AUSTRALIA. The City of Brisbane Almost Swept Oat of Existence—Buildings 00 feet High Submerged—Great Loss of Life and Property. Brisbane, Feb. 7.—The water is 40 feet deep in tbe principal street of the city tonight, and in the Buburbs it cov ers buildings 60 feet high. Five hun dred bouses have been demolished. Hundreds of families have lost their homes and left the city in bonta to seek shelter on higher ground. All the gas and water pipes are destroyed and the city is in darkness. The governor came to the city in a boat. He save all the towns between Brisbane and Ipswich are submerged. This ia the greatest dieaster in the history of the caibny. The city continues to be completely isolated by ihe ilooda- In the region about Wide bay hundreda of houses have been demolished by the mailing waters. Thousands of destitute people I have taken refnge in the hills. Business I ie completely auspended. The tUWßptfj *s ten city rrro comuleieiy aiilmiewd. bnope and their ! contents are almost a total loss, as the flood came on so rapidly that only a small part of the stocks were removed. All tho inhabitants are crowding to tbe higbor paits of the city. Ia consequence of the interruption of railway and telegraphio communication only scanty information about the dis aster in other parts of Queensland is obtainable. At Maryborough, in March county, 30 persona were drowned. Moat of the town ie under water. The town is deserted by fully two-thirds of its inhabitants. Tiaro, another town on the Mary, is also under water. The list of the daad grows hourly, many bodies being found in houBOB which were supposed to have been de serted. At Ipswich, Queensland, 20 miles from Brisbane, 22 persons are known to have perished in tho flood and it ie feared the loaa of life ie much greater aB the swollen river ie covered with wreck age from which a horrible stench arises, doubtless caused by the bodies of human beings and animate entangled in the mass. STANFORD STARTS EAST. Despite His Ili-Ilenltli tho Senator Re turns tv Washington. San Fbancisco, Feb. 7.—Senator Le land Stanford left thie evening on a special car fcr Washington, D. O. He was accompanied by Mrs. Stanford and his secretary. It is tho intention of the eonator to remain in Washington until the end of the eoseion of the senate. Very lately bis physician feared he would not be able to be present at this session for Senator Stanford has not been ac well ac ho had hoped. De fective circulation in hia lower limbs crippled him and kept him close to his residence at Menlo Park. Last wook lie improved sufficiently to bo able to walk with an attendant partly supporting him. and the change was co hopeiul and promising that he at once decided to leave for tho capital city. Excepting the weakness of his limbs Senator Stan ford was in good health when be left the city this evening. A San Diego Embezzler. San Dikoo, Feb. 7.—An em bezzlement charge for $100 was brought by Manager Plimpton of the Rubs Lumber and Mill com pany againet R. A. Bird, superintendent, of the company's planing mill. The preliminary examination was held be fore Judge Dudley tbie morning and Bird was given 24 hours to get bondß men for an increoue of bond from $500 to $10,000. The hearing was continued one week. Flra at Bed lilufr. Red Bluff, Cal., Feb. 7.—The Tre mont.bouee and contents were destroyed by fire laatnight. Tho loss on tho hold is $20,000; insured for $14,000. John F. Fisher'a grocery store, Schlussbuin's clothing store, and S. E. Murphy's liquor Btore were also destroyed. A number of small linns sustained minor losses. The total loes is aboul^s3s,ooo. A Useless Commission. St. Helena, Cal., Fob. 7.—The Napa county wine-growers' union has adopted a resolution asking that the state viti cultural commission be abolished as useless. , Successful men secure fine tailoring With pleasing fit from H. A. Getz, 112 Weßt Third street. — i """" PRECAST FAIR WEATHER, FOLLOWED RV RAIN: WARMER WINDS, SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY RAIN PROBABLE PRICE FIVE CENTS. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Russian Extradition Treaty Ratified. Senator Turpie Opposes One of Its Provisions. A Political Twist Given tho Debate on the Car-Coupler BUI. Retrenchment in Appropriations Argued in the Houae During Considera tion or the Legislative Bill. Washington Notes. By tho Associated Press.] Wasuinoton, Feb. 7.—The senate com mittee on foreign relatione today re ported the Russian extradition treaty, with an amendment to the effect that attempts to murder the czar or any member of the royal family shall be con sidered non-political offenses, regardless of what the motive of the criminal might be, and that being non-political should '• be extraditable. Thia clause waa pro ductive of a great deal of debate, Turpie being tbe champion of the right of asylum, but tbe committee was finally sustained. Turpie was not satisfied with this action and introduced a reso lution intended as an offset to the terms of tbe treaty. The resolution declare* it to be tbe sense of the senate that what is known as political offenses ought not to be extraditable and no treaty should be approved which proposes to take from the courts of the United States the right to determine whether or not any offense is political under the law of nations. The resolution was ordered printed. The senate then took up the automatic car-coupler bill. Chandler managed to give a political twist to the debate. He brought up the resolution in the na tional Democratic platform which de nounced the Republican party and the Republican Benate for not having pro vided legislation for protecting railroad employees, and insisted that the posi tion of many Democratic senators against the bill was inconsistent with party fealty. He twitted them with the fact that only seven of them voted veßterday to take up the bill for the re peal of the Sherman act, know ing the declaration. of the national Democratic convention on the Bubject of silver and knowing 'the entreaties of the president-elect to have the Sherman act repealed before the 4th of March. After considerable debate the bill ■went OTeT"wTm3UT action. The senate bill for the relief of the at signs or legal representatives of John Roach, deceased, to pay the balance due on the United States ship Dolphin, $8105, was taken from the calendar and passed. The senate then adjourned. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Spirited Debate on the Legislative Ap propriation Bill. Washington, Feb. 7. —In the house today tbe senate amendment to the Harter bill of lading bill were concurred in. The house then proceeded in com mittee of the whole to the considera tion of the legislative appropriation bill. Dingley said tbe appropriations made by this congress would reach $1,038, --000,000, against $908,000,000 made by the Fifty-first congress, an increase of $50,000,000. If there ahould be no tariff legislation to disturb it, the revenue for the fiscal year of 1894 would un doubtedly reach (405,000,000, and the expenditures should not ex ceed $390,000,000, and would not if the river and harbor expenditures should not exceed $15,000,000, which ia $2,000,000 more than ever before ex pended in one year. If they should go up to $33,000,000, aa contemplated by the action of tbe house, there would in evitably be a difficulty next year. The tariff legislation foreshadowed would un doubtedly diminish the revanue, unless the duties should be made low enough to enormously swell importations. The wools and woolens bills passed by the i house at the last session would sur render $9,500,000 revenue on wool and $19,500,000 on manufactured wool, on the basis of importations tbe last calen dar year, and it would require an enor mous increase in importations of woolen goods to make good the loss. Dockery estimated a probable defi ciency to June 30, 1894, of $16,996,500. Taking the statement of tbe secretary of the treasury, he said, the conclusion ia irresistible that the public expenditures must be materially reduced, taxation in creased or a new issue of bonds made to meet the impending liabilities. Tbe bill was then read for amendment and amendments offered, respectively, by Wheeler to reduce tbe compensation of members of congress to $4000, and by Miller to reduce tbe compensation of the president to $25,000, were rejected. De Armocd (Democrat) of Miaaouri offered an amendment providing that until places in the classified service i shall be distributed among the adher ents of the several political parties in proportion to their respective members, - as shown by the vote cast at the last presidential election, no applicant, un less be be the adherent of a political party which has not had its fair propor tion of employees in inch service, shall be eligible to examination or appoint ment under the civil service law. Lodge made a point of order against the amendment, which was defended by De Armond. The chair, however, ruled tbe amendment out of order. Fickler made a vigorous attack against the provision of the bill providing for a commission to inquire into the working of the executive departments, and with out disposing of the paragraph the com mittee roee and the house adjourned. WORK ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Tne Secretary of the Treasury Explains Why It Is Delayed. Washington, Feb. 7.—The speaker laid before the house today a communi cation from the secretary of the treas-