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IF YOU WANT A BRIGHT, NEWSY PAPER READ THE HERALD VOL. XLIII. NO. 147 BUMPED INTO THE WHARF The Steamship Corona Has a Narrow Escape THROWN UP BY A BIQ SEA The Lone Wharf Raked Fore and Aft by a Coaster Cornices on the Wharf Building Torn Away and the Smoke Stack of a Stationary Engine Taken Off Santa Monica, March 6.—The steamship Corona nearly cut the famous long wharf in two this morning. The vessel came in on the early tide and as the lines were thrown out a swell caught her und threw her up against the wharf. An overhanging anchor on the ship caught tbe piling and the deck rail of the steamer was torn off. The steamer then rebounded and shot ahead, raking the pier for upwards of 1300 feet und carrying away in its wild career the cornice of the wharf building and the smoke-stack from the stationary engine on the pier. The steamer was not badly damaged, but she had a narrow escape. MADE A SURE JOB OF IT Haw Charles Helberger Clot Rid of a Weary Life San Francisco, March 6.—Charles Hel berger, a young German, committed sui cide in Golden Gate Park, making doubly ■ure by Hrst swallowing the contents of a bottle of morphine and then perforating his heart with a bullet. On bis person was found a letter, of which the following is a translation: "Many persons in this world are un lucky. Everything they take hold of with all good will goes against them. To that class I belong. I have a right to call myself lucky because I am educated, but still the world itself and its dealings are against me, and without account I will kill myself because my life is miserable. I was not any better or any worse than •ny other man, and so I hope that God will give me His grace, and not sentence me too hard." This was written with ink. It was all that the unfortunate man wrote in his room, but on going to the park and pick ing his spot he evidently concluded to add to his letter. The following was added with a pencil: "I am consoled with everything I am going to do. lam just as still and easy, and in a a few moments I will meet my judge. My heart beats so easy and d eath has no fear for me." After writing this the young man swallowed the laudanum, and then placing the pistol to his breast fired the fatal ehot. He wae found by a patrolman sev eral hours after death. The young sui cide had no relations here, but bis many friends say that he has been despondent and low spirited for a long time past. He was thirty years old. DESCENDANTS OF FOUR WARS Reunion of Members of the Army and Navy New York, March 6.—The Military aud Naval Order of the United States, a social organization whose members are lineal descendants in the male line of officers of one of the four wars of the Republic—the War of the Revolution, the War of 1812, the War with Tripoli and the Mexican War—held an initiatory meeting in the Century Restaurant, formerly known as the Century Tavern, No. 122 William street, this afternoon. The Tavern is the oldest house in New York, dating back to 1692. It was formerly patronized by Washington, Lafayette and other dis tinguished men of the Revolution. In the absence of Commander Banks, Vice-Commander Jas, H. Morgan presid ed. General Fitzjohn Porter, a veteran of the Mexican war, reviewed in a short address the causes leading up to and the i results effected by that war. \ General Egbert L. Vaile spoke of the organization and its purpose, and said this order encroached in no way upon the other military societies in the United States. It included four wars where most of the society only recognized one war. Frank M. Avery spoke of the motives which prompted the organization of the order. A luncheon tendered the 200 visitors fol lowed. REDS AND WHITES The Oaage Indians at Warhlngton For a Talk Washington, March 6.—The delegation •f Osage Indians from Oklahoma had a long talk today with Commissioner Smith at the Indian Bureau. There were two factions represented, the" full-bloods and that half-breeds, and Major Henry B. Freeman, the agent for the Osages, and an interpreter, accompanied them. They wanted the tribal lists purged,claim ing that many persons not entitled to en rollment had been placed on the list through corrupt means, sought to have the offspring of the union of the white men and an Indian woman, born after the passage of the act of 1888, recognized as Indians instead of whites, as prescribed by law, and also discussed the trading privileges of their reservation. The bureau officials will co-operate with them as far as possible in purging the rules and will make an investigation of the mutter through an inspector. PA SSED THE CENTURY SESSION A Baltimore Conferenoe of the Methodist Church at Work Baltimore, March 6.—After a short pre liminary service of prayer and the ad ministration of communion today, the Baltimore Conferenoe of the Methodist Episcopal Church settled down to its 111 th annual session. A feature of the conference this year is the Pentecostal service every morning and afternoon. In telling of what the General Board o' Education has done during the past year, 1)1. A. F. Payne said it had been largely , Instrumnetal in giving to the M. E. .„ ChLrch the best system of education put THE HERALD LOS ANGELES, THUBSDAY MORNING-, MARCH 7, 1895.-TWELVE PAGES up by any Protestant denomination In the country. Dr. Payne urged the strict observance of Children's Day and compliance with the requirements of discipline in sending the Childrens' Day collection to the Board of Education. The money received by the board goes to educate young people and it has doubled in the last six years. Not a cent of it goes for the expenses of tbe denomi nation. The Woman's Home Missionary Society celebrated its anniversary in the afternoon. LOOKINQ FOR A 810 AMI ST The Authorities at Sacramento Need Some Help Sacramento, March 6.—The authorities here are trying to locate the stopping place of a man named John L. Clark, and if he is found he will be prosecuted for bigamy. For some time he was em poyed as an electrician in the electric light works here, and was considered a competont and upright man. On the 28th of last January he married Mrs. Elizabeth Barker, a prepossessing young widow, who had some means. With his industri ous habits and his wife's money they started upon an apparently happy wedded life. On the 18th of February he started for the East, saying that he had an estate in Muskegon, Mich., which he had to set tle up. He has not returned, and the fact was developed last night that he has a wife living in Muskegon and teaching in the public schools there. With what money she has left wife No. 2 will prose cute her deceiver. \ "OLD WOLF" HAS 00T THEM ••No Shir.," an Indian Chief, Placed in Custody He and an Associate .Must Pay Fines for Violating the Laws of an Indian Agency Pendleton, Ore., March 6.—A habeas corpus case was heard today relating to Indian citizenship. Writs were served on Old Wolf, who is jailor of the Court of ludian Offenses, and returned in the state Circuit Court. Counsel for the Indian court accompanied the writs with a state ment that the Indian Judges remanded Chiefs No Shirt and Young Chief to the custody of Old Wolf under a $100 fine or fifty days' imprisonment for alleged con spiracy to defy the Government of the United States and for disobeying the In dian Agent and instigating other Indians io disobedience. The statement also claims that the Indian Court has jurisdic tion over the offenses. A general demurrer was filed by the counsel for the Chiefs, alleging insuffi ciency of return. Judge Fee took the case under advisement and will render a decis ion Saturday. The issue turns on the question as to the citizenship of Indiana on allotted lands, and has no reference to the prop erty rights of Indians. A NEW MESSIAH An Indian In the Northwest Who Claims to Be a Prophet Tacoma, Wash., March 6.—A meeting of "Shaker" Indians on Squazin Island has ended. Three hundred Indians from various parts of Western Washington at tended the gathering. The session lasted four days. John Slokura .of the Squazin reservation is the chief prophet of the new faith. He claims to have died and visited Heaven, and has been sent back to warn good Indians of their impending fate. A ghost dance cqncluded the festivities. Slokum is working the In dians into a great frenzy of religious ex citement. ON THE TORTURE R\CK A Woman Made to Disclose the Hiding Place of Money Masked flen Raid the House of a Horse Dealer In a Pennsylvania Town and Rifle It Greenville, Pa., March 6.—Reports of a daring robbery which occurred near Shakleyville, have just been received. Three masked men entered the residence of Mrs. Ross, mother of Stephen Ross, a well-known horse dealer of this city, and after beating two male occupants of the house into insensibility, they attempted by severe torture to force Mrs. Ross to disclose the hiding place of her gold. They blistered her feet and forced her to disclose the hiding place of some $50, and leaving their victims bound and gagged, they drove away in a buggy, heading toward Greenville. The rig was traced to a point just at the cty limits, where the broken carriage was left. Here all trace was lost. THE PRESIDENT'S FLAG It Flies at the Masthead of a Lighthouse Tender Norfolk, Va., March 6.—The United States lighthouse tender Violet, with the Presidential party aboard, which left Washington on Tuesday morning, ar rived at Norfolk this morning at 6:30 o'clock and proceeded directly to Ports mouth, where a stop was made at the United States buoy yard opposite the navy yard. Very little interest was man ifested in the arrival of the party, and when they reached tho yard but two per sons were at the dock. The President rose soon after leaving Fortsmouth and was on deck at 8 o'clock when the vessel reached the Gilmartin dock, through which she had to pass on her way to the North Carolina waters. After inquiries Commander Lamberson said the President was feeling very well and had enjoyed the pleasant trip down the bay and through Hampton Roads. The President, he added, would return in eight or ten days. The Barron Will Contest San Jose, March 6.—D. M. Delmas fur nished the closing argument in the Bar ron will contest today and it will be sub mitted to the jury tomorrow morning. HERE'S A STATE OF 'FAIRS The Governor of Arkansas Denounced by a Legislator A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE The Railroad Commission Bill the Cause of Trouble Governor Clarke Decline* to Talk About The 1 Matter, but Saya the Man Who Attacked Him Knows His Opinion Little Rock, Ark., March 6.—lntense excitement was felt in the House this afternoon when Mr. Monroe of this county rose to a question of personal privilege and bitterly denounced Governor Clarke in connection with the Governor's criticism of the House for defeating the railroad oommission bill. Monroe made a hot speech and excoriat ed the Governor in unmeasured terms. He accused Clarke of making promises when running forattorney general to collect back taxes from the railroad and telegraph companies but had failed to keep the promises. Monroe continued by saying he called on the Governor yesterday on public business and was insulted by the Governor, who refused to see him. In the course of Monroe's bitter speech he was repeatedly cautioned by the chair to use milder language, but he paid n» at tention and continued to flay the Gov ernor. He concluded by saying among ofcner things: "I do not say anything here that I will not say to any man anywhere. If I feel like standing on this floor and branding that man who insinuates anything against this body as an infamous liar. "I have as much or more evidence to prove that Claikc is a rascal than lie has to prove the members of this Legislature are." A reporter asked Governor Clarke this evening what he had to ay in teply to Monroe's attack on him. He said: "In answer to. your inquiry I have to say that it is not e xpected of me thut I should notice every cur that barks at my heels. The one I refer to is already in possession of my opinion of him." In the House this afternoon Mr. Butler offered a resolution ordering the sergennt at-arms to eject from the House the rep resentatives of the Memphis Commercial- Appeal because of criticisms in fiat paper on the course of members who oppose the railroad commi sion bill. Pandemo nium reigned when tho resolution was read and the House deferred action until tomorrow by the advice of cool headed members. ONLY TWO MORE DAYS The Senatorial Fight in Idaho Drawing to a Close Boise, Idaho, M arch b l .—ln the Sena torial vote today one of Sweet's men left him and voted for Shoup, the result being: Bhoup 21, Sweet 18, Crook 14. There is much/talk of a dark horse, but no one has any definite idea who may be brought out. The effort of the Sweet men apparently is to defeat Shoup at any cost. They have secured signatures of twelve of Sweet's original nin teen on a pledge to stand by him. If Shoup could get all the others it would leave him one short on a full vot% but would elect with an ab sentee. There are only two more days of balloting and if the Sweet men and Popu lists continue to vote together on ad journment there can bo only two more ballots, and perhaps no election. ANOTHER STORY What the Records of the Clerk's Office in Alameda Show San Francisco, March (J,—The records of the County Clerk's office of A lameda county tell a different story about the re lations existing between A. S. Meyer and Grace Benjamin, the pretty young lady ' who was found dead in the bath room of his suite of rooms a few days ago. Meyer maintained that their relations were purely platonic, but the records show that they were man and wife, and when he said that the girl visited his rooms at unseemly hours for the love of admiring some bric-a-brac and reading novels to gether he evidently intended to hide the true relationship that existed between them. The marriage took place in Oakland August 22d of last year. Several of the dead girl's friends knew of the marriage, but she swore them to secrecy, saying her husband had another wife in the East whom he was suing for divorce. INIQUITY IN THE BAY CITY Indictments Found Against a Nnumber of Prominent Citizens San Francisco, March 6.—The Civic Federation is continuing its war against the immoral element of the city. As a re sult of the evidence furnished by the Federation, the grand jury this afternoon filed in the Superior Court presentments against over a dozen owners and agents of houses which are occupied by low women. The houses are in the most disreputable section of the city. The names of those indicted are: Ex- Supervisor Christian Reis, Patricio Marsi cano, President of the American Salt Company; H. B. Burton, VictorAlbouze, H. Jaquer, Mary. E. Stern, O. Walthun, Charies Hughes, J. C. McKowen, A.. Erosbois, Meyer Roth, Frank Lacostie, M. Lucheese, J. H. Snyder. PLANNED BY AN INCENDIARY An Explosion of Gas That Wrecked Two Buildings Kansas City, Mo., March 6.—An explo sion of gns, said to have been deliberately planned by an incendiary, this afternoon wrecked the two-story brick dwelling of Louis H. Day on Lydia avenue and caused the injury of three firemen. The explosion was caused by a gas pipe lead ing from the basement being cut and let ting the gas flow through the house, which had apparently been set on fire. Soon after the firemen arrived the whole aide of the house was blown out and tbe remainder of the structure shattered. John Lynch, Clarence McElroy and Will iam McCormick were caught in the debris and severely cut and bruised, but none will die. The family was absent at the time. ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE WEDDING Young riackay Is to Wed Vanderbllt's Daughter New York, March 6. —It is reported that Consuela Vanderbilt is to marry John W. Mackay, Jr. Mr. Mackay has been assiduous and devoted in his attentions to Miss Consuela for some months. For the past six weeks, however, his attentions have been particularly noticed. Miss Vanderbilt is most retiring in manners and prefers, when in public, to occupy an inconspicuous position, but at a recent theater party given in her honor by Mr. Mackay, she sat in the box in the place of honor, and then it was first whispered among her intimates thut a wedding would shortly occur which would join to gether two of the best known American families. FOUNDERED AT THE WHARF The Steamer Evangel Goes Down at Port Townsend Port Townsend, Wash., March 6.—The steamer Evangel, plying between Victoria and Pußet Sound ports, while lying alongside the wharf at Port Angeles last night, foundered. No one was injured. The accident was caused by the engineer leav ing the sea cock open after the vessel had been tied up for the night. STOLEN BY HER FATHER Little Mabel Lang Forcibly Abducted From Her Home Nlcmlas H. Lang Kidnaps His Daughter From the Custody of His Divorced Wife In San Francisco San Francisco, March 6.—Mabel Lang, aged six years, was forcibly taken from the house of her grandmother at 1025 Bush street, Tuesday forenoon, by her father, Nicholas H. Lang, the well known real estate man, and unless the child is restored to the custody of her mother, Mabel Lang, before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, Mr. Lang will have to explain to Judge Troutt of the Superior Court his action in taking the child away from her lawful custodians. The j Langs were married ten years ago, and ! five years fater Mrs. Lang was granted a divorce for cruelty, being awarded the custody of the two children and $30 a month alimony. Mrs. Lang has been living with her mother and the children have been quartered with another family, the father bearing the expense of their maintenance. Mrs. Lang took the young est girl home with her for a few days. During the absence down town the father took her away, despite the protests of both child and mother. Mrs. Lang says her ex-husband now denies knowledge of Mabel's whereabouts, and alleges that he abducte l the child to force a lemarriage. THE DEADLY CIGARETTE Nebraska's Legislature Declares Against the Noxious Thing Lincoln; Neb., March s.—The House to day passed the anti-cigarette bill. The contest has been especially bitter in this matter, but church members succeeded in huving it passed. The Senate today voted in favor of the Platte canal bill and the general irriga tion bill. This action, when concurred in by the House and the Governor, will give the city of Omaha the right to build and own the canal, which is a proposed water way for furnishing power by diverting the waters of the Platte River. EZETA IS IN EVIDENCE The Ex-Salvadoran President Wants New Fields to Conquer A Steamship Delayed at San Francisco to Allow Boxes to Be Searched San Francisco, Siarch 6.—General Anto nio Ezeta is apparently domiciled perma nently in this city. According to his in timate friends, the ex-president of San' Salvador has given up all thoughts of returning to his Central American home. Custom house records show that there are now on the way from Paris, consigned to Ezeta, the full equipment of a war steed, and also the full military costume of a General. When the City of Sydney sailed for Pan ama via Central American ports she was delayed over an hour awaiting instruc tions. A number of cases on board caused the officers of the steamer considerable uneasiness, and when the order came to remove them from the hold there was a general feeling of relief. These cases are said to have contained contraband of war and to have been shipped by General Ezeta's agents. The only reason tho cases were not sent on was that had they been found on board in a Central American port the ship and cargo might have been confiscated. All this is explicitly denied by Ezeta, who says the contraband cargo was not his and the military parapherna lia is to be worn peacefully in San Fran cisco. SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS A Box Containing Much Money a Bone of Contention New York, March (J.— Sixty thousand dollars in a box at the Mercantile Trust Safe Deposit Company for sometime has been the bone of contention between the administrators of the estate of Mrs. Abi gail Colton and the executors of the estate of her daughter, Martha Colton. Justice Lawrence, of the Supreme Court, has just decided that the money belonged to the estate of the daughter. Mrs. Colton was the mother of General Davis Colton, who was associated with Collis P. Huntingtou in the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. She died in 1893, eighteen days after the death of her daughter, to whom she left everything. LOST A SACK OF MONEY Desperate Work of Bandits in an lowa Town BULLETS FOR THE CASHIER One Bank Robber Shot Down and tbe Other Captured A Posse of Citizens Pursue the Highwaymen and Do Very Quick and Effective Work Adel, lowa, March 6.—A desperate and partly successful attempt was made to rob the Adel State Bank this morning. A few minutes before 9 o'clock two strangers drove into town and tied their team near the public square. Without at tracting any particulcr attention they stepped into the bank. The cashier, M. Leach, had just taken from the vault the currency for the day's business, and C. D. Bailey, a leading merchant, was writing at a desk in the lobby. They were the only occupants of the bank. One of the strangers stepped up to tbe cashier's desk and said he wanted to deposit some mon ey. Almost immediately the second rob ber, who was behind, levelled a shotgun at Leach and fired, the charge taking ef fect in his shoulder. He then ordered the cashier to hand over the money. The cashier handed over a small sack of silver and then, though badly wounded, seized a drawer containing $3000 in gold and cur rency, and staggering to the vault, he pitched the money and shut and locked the door. Weakened from loss of blood he fell to the floor. , One of the robbers then sprang over the counter and began shoveling the money in sight into a sack and the one with the gun turned to Mr. Bailey, who was still standing at the desk, and li red a shot at him, wounding him in the neck. Bailey fell to the floor and the robber shot at the prostrate form but missed. By this time a crowd had collected outside, and the robbers, one carrying the money and the ot her with levelled gun, made the rush for their team. Fully fifty shots were fired at them but none apparently took effect. They quickly got in their buggy and still keeping the crowd at bay drove rapidly away. Several men sprang upon horses and followed and a running fight of several miles ensued. About four miles south of town the buggy driven by tbe robbers struck a tree and broke a wheel. The robbers, still closely pursued, aband oned their rig. One hid behind a bank where he was soon captured, and the other with the gun, ran into a barn near by. The barn was surrounded but the bandit held the crowd at bay. He was called upon to surrender but resolutely refused to do so and said he would never be taken alive. After a parley tbe crowd partially un tied the captured robber and compelled bim to set fire to the barn. The advanc ing flames finally forced the robber to come out, but he still refused to surrender and the crowd of citizens tired a volley ut him. He fell dead, pierced by three bul lets. Two took effect in the head and one in the side, and either would have been fatal. It was with the utmost difficulty that the angry crowd was prevented from wreaking vengeance on the robber that was alive, but Sheriff Payne hustled him into a buggy and drove rapidly out of the way to town. A crowd of several hundred was gathered at the jail when the Sheriff reached here with his prisoner and there were loud cries of "Shoot him," "Hang him," but the officer managed to elude the mob and landed his trembling pris oner safely behind the bars. The captured man, or rather boy, for he is only nineteen years of age, has made a complete confession. He says his name is Charles W. Crawford and his home is near Patterson in Madison county. The dead robber was 0. Wilkins and was re leased only two weeks ago from the Min nesota penitentiary at Stillwater where he served three years for robbery. Crawford said their only weapon was a repeating shotgun, carried by Wilkins and the testi mony of witnesses bears out this state ment. He claims to have been coerced into assisting Wilkins and says they went to Indianola last Monday morning for the purpose of robbing the bank there but he refused at the last moment and the job was abandoned. They stayed last night with a farmer living a few miles south of here and drove to town this morning. Their team was stolen from the prisoner's uncle, W. W. Crawford of Madison county. They secured only about $6000 from the bank. The money was all found where the buggy broke down. It is not believed that either Bailey or Leach is fatally hurt. The latter received a full charge of shot in the shoulder, making a bad but not dangerous wound. Bailey was shot in the neck, the flesh and skin being lorn away almost to the wind pipe. He will recover unless inflammation sets in. Several citizens were hurt by scattering shots fired by the robbers on the way to their buggy. Postmaster Barr stepped out of the postoffice just as the retreating robbers passed. They ordered him inside, but before he could comply fired at him, one shot striking his fore arm and another piercing his hat and grazing his forehead. J. M. Bycrs, J. M. Sincoe and a boy named Charles Decker were also slightly injured. ■ The daring robbery lias caused great excitement; the town is full of armed men, most of whom had turned out from neighboring towns on the lirst report of the robbery to aid in the capture of the robbers. There is still considerable talk of lynching Crawford, but the Sheriff and leading citizens are trying to pacify the crowd, and will probably succeed, though if anybody made a start, there would be plenty of followers to make the bandit stretch hemp. BRITAIN'S NAVY Estimate! Made For the Greatest Service In the World London. March 6. —The navy estimates for the coming year amount to £18,701. - IF YOU HAVE WANTS TRY A SMALL AD IN THE HERALD PRICE FIVE CEXTS 000, being an increase of £1,334,900. Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, ex plains that five second-class cruisers and four torpedo boats are being compelted. The programme of the naval defense act of 1889 will all be finished at the end of the year. It is also proposed to con struct four first-class, four second-class and two third-class cruisers, and twenty torpedo boats. Earl Spencer announces an important programme of new dock yard works at Port'and, Gibraltar, Dover, Hongkong and Portsmouth, the cost of which it is proposed to meet by a loan. The Times in a leader expressed regret that no immediate provision is made or proposed to commence the dock works di rectly, but says on the whole it cannot be doubted that the estimates present a naval policy not unworthy of a nation resolved to be safe and supreme at sea and are well calculated to convince the country that the admiralty is worthy of confidence. MEXICO'S 810 RAILROAD WRECK Forty Thousand Dollars Voted '.for Relief ol . . Sufferers City of Mexico, March 6.—The city council voted $20,000 for victims of the late railroad disaster. Five were killed and twenty wounded in a riot and destruction of a bull ring at Puebla because a spectator was dissatis fied wi h the class of bulls furnished for the fighting. There is no change in the Guatemalan negotiations. FELL HEIR TO A MILLION The Very Good Luck That Befel an Adopted Girl After Living as the Child of Other People for Years, the Identity of tbe Girl Is Established Jacksonville, Fla., March 6. —A special to the Citizen from St. Augustine says: Miss Blanche Chapman has fallen heir to $1,000,000 through the death of Rev. Boyn ton Crystal in eXw York. The Chapmans came to this city from Gainesville, Ga., about ten years ago. Mr. Chapman was a brick mason by trade, but obtained a position in the grocery store of S. F. Bennett, where he remained for five years. To a few intimate friends Mr. Chapman confessed the fact that Miss Blanche was not the daughter of hinisef and wife, stating further that they had never h»d ft child. He silenced curiosity by saying he adopted her. Blanche went to the public schools, but was always considered a dull scholar. She is now 20 years of age. She always dressed fashionably, and being a pretty girl, attracted much attention in her stylish gowns. Not long ago Mrs. Chap man and Miss Blanche left here to join Mr. Chipmun in Jacksonville, where he had removed. While the family lived here they made few acquaintances and no one has known anything of the mystery or romance surrounding the life of the supposed daughter. A Big Idaho Mining Case Washington, March 6.—The Suprem* Court of the I'nited States was engaged in listening to arguments in the case of the Last Chance Mining Company against the Tyler Mining Company, which comes to the court on a writ of certiorari from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Both mines are located in Idaho, and the suit involves, besides the question of lo cations, the effect of broken end lives and the more important point as to whether the owners of a mining claim have aright to follow their ledges outside the surface lines of their property extended verti cally. ADVICES FROM AN ADMIRAL Secretary Herbert Receives Word Proa the Orient Carpenter, Who Is In Charge of the Asiatla Fleet, Forwards Some Very Important News Washington, March 6.—Secretary Her> bert has received tho following cablegram from Admiral Carpenter, commanding the United States forces at the Asiatio station, dated New Chang, March 6: Th« Japanese General has notified foreigners of his intention to occupy this port. All contingencies are provided for. New Chang is one of the treaty ports on the Gulf of Pechili, above Port Arthur. Early in the winter the United States gunboat Patrol was stationed there, and as the season closed and the river became ice bound she was placed in the dock along side an English man-of-war to proteot her from ice when the spring fresheta came down. She was reefed in and ma chine guns placed so as to command the approaches to the vessel, which was to serve as a place of refuge for foreigners in the vicinity. The town has been occupied by the Chinese as one of the bases of army operations against the invading Japanese. It is one of the first of the treaty ports to fall into Japanese posses sion. The Emperor of Japan has formally ex ecuted the ratification of the new treaty with the United States, and the docu ment is expected to arrive hereon March 20. President Cleveland's ratification ii expectedtoreach.lap.in about the same time. James Reuben Lane, a, delegate from the Nez Perces Indians of Idaho, today had an interview with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Browning. Secretary Gresham is about to instruct Ambassa<lor Bayard to urge upon Great Britain an adjustment of the long pend ing trouble between Venezu la and Brit ish Guiana, and suggest, arbitration of t c question. In the event of Great Brit ain's accepting the suggestion it is be lieved President Cleveland would be des ignated as arbitrator. Another Bank Closes Its Doors Little Rock, Ark., March ti.— The First National Bank of Texarkana closed its doors today through inability to meet its obligations. Its depositors will not suf-