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ON AND AFTER APRIL IST THE SUB scription price of THE Herald by mail, if paid in advance, will be— $5.00 a Year VOL. XLV. NO. 157 THE CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT A MATTER OF OR WE POLITICAL IMPORT TO ALL EUROPE Tho Refutation ol Affairs In Egypt Is Under taken by England With tha Approval of tho Powers — Great Britain and the Dreibund In Harmony Associated Press Special Wire. London. March 15. —The Associated Press ia able to atate, in connection with the reoped Egyptian question, that the British government consulted and obtain ed the approval of a majority of the pow ers before deciding upon tho advance upon Dongola. This makes the now .Soudan campaign of far-reaching political impor tance in its bearing upon Great Britain's relations with the European powers. That tho disclosures by recent events of Great Britain's complete and friendless laolation in the community of nations has given a shock and a feeling of uneasiness to the responsible statesmanship of Great Britain has been frankly admitted by Brit ish statesmen themselves, and that Eng land's diplomacy has been busy with efforts to make some iuroada into the uni versally hostile array of nations has been generally understood. When the terms of the settlement of the dispute over tho boundaries between the possessions on the Mekong in Indio-China of Great Britain und France were made known, the world expressed its wonder at the substantial concessions made by Great Britain, and the opinion was generally held that Great Britain sought to procure an entente with France as a consideration for these concessions. Many couimentera professed to see confirmation of this opin ion in the suggestion offered by the sultan a little later to Lord Salisbury that Eng land should regulate the situation in Egypt, it was suggested that, the sultan's suggestion was inspired by Great Britain itself, in order to open up a course for the evacuation of Egypt, thus relieving the present cause of in nation between Great Britain and France. The announcement of the new Soudan campaign is clear and convincing evidence that there is to he no rapprochement be tween Great Britain owl France. If fur ther evidence were needed of this.it was seen in the prolonged visit on Friday to the foreign olliee of baron do Cotucel, the French ambassador iv London, and his subsequent departure for Paris to impart the result of his interview to the French cabinet. Corroboration of France's opposition to the proposed Soudan campaign is found in the dispatch from Cairo, naming as the ex plicit grounds of her opposition that no movement in the Soudan exists warranting such a campaign, and that the Khalifa Abdullah, the successor of the late Mahdi, Mohammed Ahmed, and military chief under him in the former war, has lost all his authority antl has withdrawn his loyal adherents from the Cassata district. The advance upon Dongola was decided upon by the British government with a view to the favorable effect it would have Upon the Italian situation iv Abyssinia as »as stated by the Times, the organ of the British cabinet, in connection with its an nouncement of the Soudan campaign. Almost simultaneously with this announce ment comes the news of the visit of Count GoluchowsUi, tho Austro-Hutigarian prime minister, to Berlin, and the statement that as a result the dreibund is to remain in tact and that the German government's ir ritable attitude toward Great Britain as manifested over the Transvaal episode, has been mnllilled through the exertions of Count Goluchowski. AN ADVANCE IMMINENT CAIRO, March 15.—The Egyptian coun cil yesterday stated that Lord Cromer, the British agent, had announced that a thou sand British troops, draftetl at European siattons, were coming here directly to take pan in the advance upon Dongola. It is reported that France, as a guaran teeing power to Egyptian bondholders, will refuse her consent to the cost of the CRm patgti, which is estimated at £2,000,000, being charged to the Egyptian budget. In support of this decision it is alleged from French sources, that no movement exists in the Soudan warranting such a campaign and that, on the contrary, the Khalifa Ab dullah has lost all his authority and has withdrawn his loyal adherents from the Cassala districts fearing assassination for himself. ITALIAN NOTES ROME, March 15.—Tbe Italic states that the Criapi ministry authorized Gen. Baldis sera to negotiate a peace with Menelik of ter the defeat of Adowa. The messenger says Gen. Baldissera on leaving Rome had authority to evacuate Cassala, Agordat and Adrigot. The latest news from tho front in Africa is that the main body of der vishes is advancing upon Cassala. GERMAN FBELINO Berlin, March 15.—The proposed Sou dan expedition of the British excites a vast deal of attention and comment in political circles and in the press here. The Ger man newspapers in commenting upon the proposed Egyptian advance to Dongola still show an intense hatred for England. The National /.eitung scorns the idet that she will do anything to help Italy iv the straits iuto which that unfortunate power has come in Africa and hints that England will acquire Cassala as a result of the campaign. Most of the newspapers here regard tbe Dongola movement as a clever (novo on England's part to silence clamor on the Egyptian question anil to offer an answer to France and all those who press her evacuation of Egypt for years to come. The Vossische Zeitttnj thinks that no body is better fitted for the task of the conquest of the Soudan than England. The Kolnische Zeitung, through the in spiration of the foreign office, thinks Eng land has delayed ihe proposed expedition too long, and that she will find great diffi culty now in crushing the dervishes. ENGLISH OFFICERS Welcomed By Loyal Salvationists at New York—Army Notes New York, March 15.—The Salvation Army held a large meeting at headquarters in Fourteenth street today, the three mem bers who arrived on the St. Paul Saturday being present. They were Staff Major Susie I. Swift, Captain Elizabeth Clark, private secretary to Commander Eva Booth, and Adjutant Caroline Pease. Cap tain Eberling and Colonel Eidie were on the platform with other well known mem bers. Tne three new arrivals are Ameri cans and have been abroad for some time. It was said a: headquarters that Colonel Alexandor Nicol hud been called to Eng land on account of the deatlfof his child and that was the reason he sailed so sud denly on Friday. The niembets are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Commander Booth-Tucker, who has been appointed to tho command of the army in tho United States. It is said lie and his wife, the second daughter of Gen eral Booth, will sail for New York on Sat urday. A grand reception will take place shortly after iheir arrival in New York, probably March 30 or April It. It is said there ia not likely to bo any change in the methods of administration in this country. Immediately on his arrival he will proba bly attempt to consolidate the forces and restore harmony. Hlaff Major Susie F. Swift is an ex-Vassargirl. "The men and women in England," she said, "are loyal to the army and we are making great headway. They are sur prised there at our sudden departure for these shores and the talk of tho trouble over here astonishes them. Tbe English papers are devoting considerable space to our affairs just now." Asked for a little sketch of herself, Major Swift said: -I left Vassar in 188:1. The following year 1 went abroad with my father, George H. Swift, a lawyer of Poughkeepaie. At that time I was de voted to literary work aud a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. In Glas gow I heard of the Salvation army doing so much good work and saving so many souls that I attended a meeting out of curiosity and intending to write something about it. Then I became converted to the nrmy and believed that by joining the ranks I could serve God and do good work. For some time I was in London. Later 1 edited tho International Journal of the Salvation army, traveled on the continent in its in terest and paid visits after that to the United States aud Canada. Some time ago I was sent to North Africa to see what possibility there was of working there, but did not meet the best of success in that country. Then I opened the Newsboys' shelter in London, afterwards being in charge of the auxiliary league. <hi leaving the otiier side I was told to prepare for a six weeks' absence at least." Francis Clark, president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor of Boston, io;lay joined the auxiliary league. REVOLT AT ST. LOUIS. St. Louis, Mo., .March 15. —A revolt has taken place in the ranks of the Salvation army in St. Louis. Tcnight twenty-live recruits from the various stations in this city under the leadership of Cadet Vincent paradett the streets and held open air exercises similar to those of the Salvation army. The members of tho band each wore a red ribbon over which was pinned a picture of Mrs. Ballington Booth, and had the words "God Bless Our Leader" in scribed upon it. At their head they carried a United States flag and a banner bearing the likeness of George Washington. Cadet Vincent asked for a contribution and slated that not a cent of it would be sent out of this country. In a talk he said that as soon as Ballington Booth signified his intentions they would organize under his directions. They expect to be able to raise funds soon and procure a hall tor use as headquarters and hope to hold public meetings. Ii was noticed that there was not on officer of the Salvation army among them, all being cadets. They ex pre-s ihe opinion that the movement here will grow, and stated thai their work would not be in opposition to the Salvation army hut along the same line. A STRANGE FAILURE Assignment to Facilitate the Distribution of the Estate St. Paul, Minn., Match 15.—Patrick H. Kelly, well knowh Democratic politician and leading merchant, has filed an assign ment for the benetltof hiscreditors to John E. Meagher of Mankato, Minn., who will qualify in a bond for the amount of $:>OO, --000, which gives some idea of the size of the failure. No schedules have yet been prepared and no figures aro given out, and this is the only means of knowing the size of the failure. The assignment is a peculiar one, ac cording to the story of Mr.Kelly's attorney, which is that there is no need for any failure, as far as financial difficulties ore concerned, but the assignment has been made to close up the estate more easily in case Mr. Kelly should not recover from the attack of pneumonia which haa con fined him to his rooms for some days. The paperß wore tiled on Saturday afternoon, but the fact did not become public until today. Air. Kelly'a private estate is estimated as being worth from f 100,000 to $200,000, but no accurate statement can be given. His attorney says his assets exceetl the liabilities. It is staled that the P. H. Kelly Mercantile company will tomorrow assign to W. B. Jordan of Miles City, for the same reason that caused the assign ment of Mr. Kelly. The mercantile com pany is rated at half a million dollars and its credit is the highest, business will go on as usual antl will in no way be inter fered with by the assignment. Mr. Kelly is one of the most prominent men in the northwest, where he has held front rank among merchants aud politi cians many years. His wholesale grocery house in thia city is one of the best known concerns in the country. In politics. Air. Kelly has always been a Democrat and with Michael Dorm, the national commit teeman from Minnesota, has been con sidered the political boss of Minnesota for nearly ten years. Both are warm friends of the president. GERMAN NOTES Peters to bo Thrown Out -Bl.me tallists Still Berlin. March 13.—The Peters scandal has done the government a worse service than anything the opposition could have devised. Colonial adventurers have already cost the government 30,000,000 marks. The papers are now ransacking Peters' writings to discover instances of his boasting of his own brutalities. One instance cited is that once his expedition was passing a herd of cattle when tbo herdsman politely requested him to go around instead of through tho herd. Pet ers' only answer was with his revolver, with which he shot the herdsman iv the head on the spot. It is evident, however, that the govern ment has resolved to throw Peters over altogether. At an anarchist meeting at Beotzow's brewery today the anarchist editors, Herren Landauer and Spohr were arrested. It is announced China will refuse to cede l.apha or to Germany. The German bimetalhsts have made an arrangement with himetadists in Kngland, France and Austria to introduce identical motions looking to the use of both gold and silver as currency in their respective parliaments. A riodern Enoch Arden Sfdalia, Mo., March 15.—Fifteen yesrs ago a man was run over by a Missouri Pa cific train a few miles west of this city. The remains were cut into many pieces and strewn along the track. They were picket! up and brought here. 'The dead man, after having been patched uu by the undertaker, was Identified as George Hat- Held of this city, and buried as such. Seven years ago the wife of Hatfield mar ried W. D, Bernhardt, who is now a pros perous coal dealer in this city. Today George Hat Held arrived here from Califor nia, where he has been for Ihe past lil teen years, engaged in fruit farming. He had never written home in all the past years but had prospered and had grown wealthy. When he learned that his wife had remarried ho viewed her from across tho street antl seeing that she was happy aud comfortably sittiatetl he left Ins "Anna undisturbed with Philip,'' and de parted iv the company of his bro.her. Accepts a Ulshoprlc Marquette, Mich.. March 15.—Dean M. Mott Williams today announced in St. Paul's Episcopal church that he had ac cepted the bishopric of Marquetto Episco pal diocese and that he yesterday sent a letter to Bishop Williams of Connecticut containing his formal acceptance. Doubt existed as to Dean Williams' course, owing to charges brought against him. fie will be consecrated three weeks hence. Blown to Atomf Denver, Col., March 13.—A special lo tho News from Trinidad, Col., says: While sitting in his cabin at Ulizabethtown, Jell' Bailey was blown to atoms by the explo sion of eighty-live pounds of giant powder. The cabin was entirely demolished. Bailey waa a member of the Knights of Pythias, United Workmen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. THE HERALD LOS ANGELES. MONDAY" MORNING* MARCH 16, 1896.-EIGHT PAGES. POLITICS IN OLD KENTUCKY THE MILITIA IS ORDERED OUT AND MAR TIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED Some Noted Desperadoes aro Sworn In as Deputies to Keep the Peace—Blackburn's Friends Are Preparing to Enter the State House by Force Associated Fress Special Wire. Cincinnati, 0., March 16.—The Com mercial Gazette's 12:40 a. m. (Monday) special frotn I'rankforr, Ky., say*: The riot bell rang from the fire ermine house at 11 ocljck Sunday iiii/ht and at the same moment Governor Bradley or dered out the militia. Ten minutes later tho McCreary guards, fifty-two strong, Captain Notes Gains, were in possession of the State house and martial law was pro claimed. Until today Governor Bradley had persistently refused to call out the militia, though urged to do so by citizens, irrespective of party. The Blackburn leaders, he waa informed, had been preparing all day to take forcible possession of the state house tomorrow. Threats were made that the senate would arrest the governor tomorrow for usurpa tion of authority in Hiving the instructions he gave last night to the sheriff of Frank lin county to clean the corridors and cloak rooms. All trains Sunday brought in reinforce ments for the men bent on mischief to morrow. It was only at the last moment, when the presence of these crowds pre saged serious danger, that tho governor yielded to repealed requests of orderly citi zens of both parties and called out the militia. Sergeant-at-Arms Somers has sworn in Jack Chirm, Jim Williams. Eph Lillard and other desperate men as his deputies. It was reported to the governor by numer ous affidavits that armed men had Iweii collecting in tho capital for two or three days with a vieiv of taking charge of the joint assembly on Monday. A company from Lexington ond the Louisville legion, 1100 strong, will arrive early in the morn ing. General ('oilier is in command. Guards surround the state house and permit no one but state olllcers, senators, representatives and others having a con stitutional right, to pass. Senator Bronston came into tho gov ernor's office and asked why he was de barred from the state house, who whs the peace officer of the state, and why the militia had been ordered out. Be then told the governor he could see affidavits that would be filed in the senate tomorrow. This evidently referred to an effort to im peach Governor Bradley by the senate, which haa been threatened all doy. The excitement in tho city is great and the streets are full of people. No littlo appre hension is felt. Six hundred armed sol diers will be here in the morning, and it is hoped they will bu able to preserve peace. Gov. Bradley in an interview at mid night said in explanation of his action that the presiding officers of both houses had called on him for protection and that he bad called on the mayor to give it. He learned afterwards that the sheriff and the mayor's police had been insufficient and had done nothing to remove tho disturbing e.lement. On Saturday, March 11th, the presiding officers of the two houses, along with others, had made affidavits that armed desperadoes had intimidated members of the legislature and that some of them had assaulted a senator and refused to let him leave the chamber; that a portion of them claiming to ba deputies of the sergo.vif-at arms of the joint assembly forcibly pre vented, on the l llh of March, the door keeper of the house of representatives from leaving his post of duty. They inter fered with the proceedings of the joint assembly and permitted armed persons to occupy the senate chamber and cloak rooms of the two houses during the joint session. The aforesaid authorities were powerless to act, and unless he in terfered to protect the general assembly, legislative action would be perverted, riot and bloodshed would follow, and the se curity of the lives of citizens of the com monwealth requited action on my part. Under these circumstances I fe't that I could not allow such a state of things to continue and called out the state guard." Excitement tonight is very high. Poor, the Populist, has promised the Republicans to vole for Boyle tomorrow, and if he does Boyle is likely to bo elected. an ominous outlook LOUISVILLE, Ky., March ] 5.—A Courier- Journal special from Frankfort says: Military surveillance was established at 10 oclock tonight. The courthouse bell gave the aiarm at 0 !30 oclock and in ten minutes Co. B of the secund Kentucky guards, under Captain Gams, were under arms and went at double quick time to the state house. A squad from the McCreary guards were sent to the state arsenal with orders to have ammunition ready for the troops on arrival. There will be -100 soldiers patrolling the state house square at daybreak. Already the calls of pickets can be heard above the noise and confusion of the crowd. The bringing of the military caused the most intense excitement, and in fifteen minutes hundreds of men and women were in the streets. There is no apparent prospect for an outbreak tonight, but the outlook for tomorrow is ominous. AN URQBST CASE Louisville, Ky., March 15.—A telegram was received here tonight from Gov. Brad ley ordering four companies of the Ken tucky State guard to Frankfort with all possible haste. Three hundred men, under the command of Gen. John B. Castleman, will leave on a special train in the morn ing. An Embezzler's Suicide Kansas City, Kas., March 15.--To es- J cape arrest for embezzlement of govern | ment funds, Frank Mapes, postmaster for i this city, committed suicide this morning at his own residence. On Thursday two postoffice inspectors arrived here and hegan an investigation of the office. They finished their work lust night, and the in vestigation proved the postmaster to be an embezzler to the amount of about $0000. It is evident that Mapes feared arrest, and decided upou death. At breakfast time ho complained of being ill and re tired to his room. Moon afterward he had i bis wife send for three of his friends. I When these men arrived a pistol shot rang ' through the house. Mrs. Mapes and the ; three men ran to the postmaster's bed | room. They found him in the ngonies of d=ath. He had blown out his brains and I died almost instantly. His family is pro- I vided for hy $10,000 life insurance which : lie carried. The Expected Cla-ii j Pei oisas, La., March 18.—The long ex pected clash between citizens and regula j tors occurred last night, when the reg til a- I tors returned from Villo Platte, where I they had unmercifully beaten Mark La j zoro, A prominent citizen of that town, i The mayor of this city, learning of these I facts, aud having been informed that theee ! people intended to invade I'elousas and I browbeat the citizens, appointed live special officers to preserve the peace. About 0 p. ro* three of the officers encoun tered a party of regulators, consisting of tho Koy brothers and au unknown man. The latter nrened lire on the officers and a general fusillade followed, and whon the ■moke cleared away it was found that three Koy s had been wounded, one of them dangerously, while the unknown regulator and the officers escaped unhurt. RELIEF FOR ARMENIANS MISS BARTON REPORTS PROORESS OF THE RED CROSS WORKERS The Sultan Grants Permission to Enter the Interior, Where Hunger, Nakedness, Smallpox and Typhus Fever lake the Condition ol tho People Desperate Associated Press Special Wire. New York, March 15.—The following are extracts from a report by mail from Miss Clara Barton of the American Ked Cross League here. The report is dated Constantinople, r ebruory 25. Miss Barton says: "Immediately on our arrival here Judge Terrell lost no time in notifying the Turk ish government and asking an audience for me with the foreign minister. This was granted and held on the 18th. Wo were informed that the permit was granted for my party to enter into the interior to afford relief for the suffering people there aud that no obstructions would be put in our way. Mr. Terrell at once cabled tnat information to Mr. Olney, but the permit or papers are to bo signed hy the sultan. This is the time of the great fast of Kamazau, during which no work but the ordinary labor is supposed to be dono and the papers have thus waited until now. Minister Terrell yesterday de manded, through the Russian ambassa dor, that the paper be attended to, and he waits in much certainty for favorable ac tion Immediately," Since tho duto of this letter cable dis patches have announced the signing of the papers by the sultan antl tho issuance of the necessary permits and passports. The report continues: "Meanwhile we are not losing a moment's time. Dreadful news comes iv from the battlelield of Zeitoun. It has not failetl to reach you, for it went to the press. Sir Philip Currie has asked that I send relief to Zeitoun aud we are getting out supplies reatiy for ship ment via Alexandretta, Our agents are today purchasing supplies to be taken by caravan from Alexandretta. There are always delays of boats, only about one a week going over, and this occupies a week iv the voyuge across. Our dragomen are ready. Tho Turkish guard will De pro vided and Or. Huhbell will lead the llrst detachment up into the snow and moun tains, lo hunger, nakedness, smallpox aud typhus. We lind supplies as cheap here as at home, some even cheaper, lt is said food, such as grain, flour, etc., can be found all through the interior. "Dr. Huhbell will see what need there is for seed and other materials for helping the destitute people to raise something for themselves. Wo shall omploy our cus tomary methods in our endeavor to assist the people to provide for themselves as soon aa circumstances will permit." A recent letter from the Key. Dr. Judson Smith, secretary of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions, Bos ton, addressed to the representatives of the lied Cross here, says: "I have been delighted to learn of Miss Barton * entry into Constantinople, of the success of her interview anil of the free dom which has been extended to tho Ked Cross for its work of relief in every part of the empire. It is exactly the issue 1 ex pected. All the funds which have come Into our bands have been forwarded di rectly to our Mr. Peel. We shall nontlnue to send a tiatever comes to us to Mr. Peel as heretofore, in tho expectation, however, that such sums will be combined with tiie sums which Brown Brothers & Co. remit, and constitute the ono fund which now under Ked Cross auspices would bu dis tributed everywhere in the Turkish em pire. Of the perfect understanding be tween Miss barton aud the Rid Cross on the ouo hand and our missionaries, both at Constantinople and everywhere in the interior, on the other hand, I have not the faintest doubt. Our missionaries will give die warmest possible welcome to the Red Cross agent; will at once aid their efforts to the effective prosecution of relief in thia new form, and will account themselves abundantly re warded for all their services if Ihev shall see the suffering somewhat reduced. There can be but one proper motive on the part of any one now, and that is to send for ward as promptly as possiblerthe largest sums of money possible for this gracious work. Anything that 1 can do, or that the board can do, more than it has already done, you may be suro wo Bhall most read ily undertake, and 1 for one shall be grate ful for any suggestions which may occur to you." FLASHES FROM THE WIRES For forty hourr. snow has heen falling in Nebraska. 11l the western counties, where the moisture is most needed to place the soil in good condition for seeding, it has been heaviest. I. H. Kelley, ono of the best known merchants and politicians in Minnesota, lias made a personal assignment to J. F. Mayer of Mankatoo, Minn. Assets are said to be $140,000; liabilities $000,000. The family of W. B. Taylor, a wealthy farmer of Craig, Neb., was mysteriously poisoned yesterday. The drug is sup posed to have been introduced in tbe cof fee. W. B. Taylor, his three sons, one of their wives and Taylor Criman, a cousin, aro dying. A dispatch from Creedo, Col, says: Great excitement was caused yeßterday by Anton Frank and O. H. Mayott bringing in several rich specimens of ore containing large ftakea of free milling gold. An assay allows 240 HO-100 ounces, or $4,026 in gold to the ton. Uepresentaiive Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, today will submit to the house the unanimous re port of the committee in favor of the adop tion by the government of the metric sys tem of weights and measures. For its beginning in the operations of the govern ment the first of July, 1808, the beginning of a fiscal year is named; and for its adop tion for use in the nation the beginning of the twentieth century, January 1, 1000. Murder aad SuiclJe Seneca Fails, N, V., March 15.—A ter rible tragedy occurred in this city today. It was the murder of a highly respectable young girl. Miss Murv Hansel, by Thomas Pelkitigton, a farm hand, Pelkington im mediately after the murder and with the same weapon with which he committed the murder, took his own life. Tiie young woman received two bullets in the head, one entering the brain. Manse) has for two years been employed at the farm house of Edward Mynderse, about a mile north of this city, at which place Pelkington had bsen employed. From the time Pelkington llrst met Miss Mansel lie had been very attentive, seek ing to accompany her to anil from church, although the young lady had many times given him to understand these attentions were distasteful. The English Markets LONDON, March 15.—Money rates have been lower than ever for the past week but it is expected that the issue of the £10,000, --000 Chinese loan this week, tho German portion of which will be largely linaiiced in London, may tend to raise rates. Ameri can securities were stagnant under the distrust produced by the B. & O. collapse. Business at Manchester this week has been expanded, now being quite heavy, particu larly for Indian shirtings and jaconets. There have been less idle looms aud prices are satisfactory. RAILROAD REORGANIZATION PLANS PREPARED TO STRAIOHTEN TIIE NORTHERN PACIFIC TANOLB The Plans Contemplate the Creation ol Low- Rate Securities Aggregating Some Hun dreds ol nilllons to Run Something Less Than a Thousand Years. Associated Press Special Wire New York, March 15.—The reorganiza- j tion plan of the Northern Pacillc railway has been completed and a circular in con nectloa therewith will appear in tomorrow morning's papers in this city in the form of nn advertisement over the signature of J. P. Morgan & Co. of New York, Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia and the Deutachebank of Berlin. The circular as it will appear proposes the creation of the following new se curities: First—Prior lien 100-year, 4 per cent gold bonds, .$1 30,000,000. These bonds are to be secured by amort gage upon the main line, branches, termi nals and grants, equipment and other property embraced in the re-organiiation, ns carried out and also other property ihereafter acquired by the use of any bonds io be issued under the mortgage or the general mortgage hereinafter men tioned. The proceeds of the lands applicable to these bonds after the retirement of the general first mortgage bonds will be ap plied on behalf, but not in any year ex ceeding $500,000, to the purchase of the prior lien 4 per cent bonds at not exceed- Ing 110 per cent, and their cancellation, and the remainder, under carefully guard- ] ed restrictions, will be used for Ihe better- I ment and additions to the property pledged j as security for the bonds. Whenever these bonds cannot be pur chased at the maximum price, the un applied land proceeds for that year will be used to purchase the general lien It per cent bonds at not exceeding 100 per cent, | and their cancellation. Second- General lien 150-year 3 per cent, nold hands, limited in amount to $00,000,000 iv addition to reserve for the 100-year I per cent, prior lieu mortgage of $130,000,000. These bondi are to he secured by a mortgage second in lien to 1 the prior lien mortgage and covering the same property. Third—Preferred stock, 4 per cent, non cumulative, limited in amount, under the plan, to not exceed $73,000,000, which amount can lie increased only with the consent of preferred and common stock holders as provided in the plan. Each share of this preferred stock will be entitled to non-cumulative preferential dividends out of surplus net earnings to the ex'ent of four per cent per annum without deduction. In any fiscal year in which four per cent dividends shall have beet] declared on both common and pre ferred stock, all the shares shall partici pate equally in any further dividends for such year. After the termination of the voting trust, the preferred stock will have the right to elect a majority of the board I of directors of the new company whenever j for two successive quarterly periods the full and regular quarterly dividends, at the rate of four per cent per annum, are not paid in cash. The right will he reserved to the new company to retire this stock, in whole or in pair, at par, from time to time, upon the first day of January, during the next twenty years. Fourth—Common stock to the amount of not exceeding $80,000,000, In further •nee of the independent reorganization and the administration of the property i and its securities, both classes of stock of tho now company (except such shares as may be disposed of to qualify di rectors,) are to ne vested in the j following five voting trustees: J. Pier- ! pont Morgan, George Siemens, August Pel- j mont, Johnston Livingston and Charles j Lanier, for five years, although in their 1 discretion the voting trustees may deliver the stock at an earlier dale. The prior lien bonds are to be appropriated approxi mately as follows: To retire an equal amouu* of general tirst mortgage, $41," 870,000: to provide for the conversion and, as far as necessary, for the sinking ! fund of the general llrst mortgage bonds, $14,657,050: for the payment of receiv ers' certificates and equipment trust, and for Ihe conversion of the collateral trust notes and tho general second mortgage b0nd5,540,040,350; total present issue un der the plans as estimated at $011,570,000: reserved to provide at their maturity for an equal amount of bonds of the St. Paul & Northern Pacific Railroad company, $8,423,000; estimated amount to be re served for new construction, betterment of equipment, etc.. and to the extent of not exceeding $1,500,000 per annum, $25, --000,000; total authorized issuos, $130, --000,000. The general lien bonds are to be appropriated approximately as follows: For the conversion of the general third mortgage bonds, dividend certitlcatcs aud tho consolidated mortgage and branch line bonds under the plan, $50,000,000; estimated Amount to be reserved under carefully guarded restrictions in the roort- 1 gage for now construction, betterments, equipments, etc., $4,000,000; total issue in excess of prior lien bonds estimated at [ $60,000,000; reserved to provide for the j prior lieu bonds at their maturity in 100 I years,sl3o,ooo,ooo. Maximum amount! of both mortgages. $100,000,000. Tho preferred stock is to lie appropriated approximately as follows: For conversion and adjustment of various main line and branch line mortgage bonds and the de- j faulted interest thereon and other purposes j as provided in the plan, $72,000,000. Es timated amount which may he used lor re organization purposes or may be available as a treasury asset of the new company, $2,500,000. The common stock is to be appropriated approximately as follows: For purposes of reorganisation, as provided in the plan, $75,500,000. Estimated amount which i may be used for reorganization purposes or j may be available as v treasury asset of the new company, $2,500,000. The basis of exchange of existing bonds aud of sale of new stock is as follows: General first mortgage bonds, cash 3 per cent, payable April 1, 1806, representing the coupondtte j July 1. 1800; new prior lien mortgage j bonds 135 per cent. General second mortgage bonds, cash, four por cent, payable sixty days after the 1 plan shall have been declared operative, new prior lien, 1 \ per cent: preferred stock trust certilicates, 50 per cent. General third mortgage bonds, cash, three per cent, payable sixty days after the plan has been declared operative, new general lien mortgages, 11 8 % per cent; preferred stock, 50 iter cent. Dividend certificates, cash, three per cent, payable sixty days after the plan has been declared operative: new general lien, 118 per cent; preferred slock, 50 per! cent. Consolidated mortgage bonds, cash, I,', I per cent, payable sixty days alter tho plan has been declared operative) new general lien, 66H Per cent; preferred stock, 620 | per cent. Collateral trust notes, cash seven per j cent, payable three per cent. May 1, 1806; four per cent January 1807; new prior lien 100 per cent, preferred stock twenty! per cent. Northwest Equipment stock cash 100 per cent, payable at any time in the discretion of tho managers or before the completion of reorganization with interest at six per cent per annum from June 1, 1806. Depositors of preferred stock for pay ment for a sum equal to $10 per share, ON AND AFTER APRIL IST THE HER- 1 ALD will ba delivered by carrier in Los Angeles and surrounding towns lor— 50 Cents per fionth M CI TV PRIOR, PER SINGLE COPY, } CENTS ON TRANSPOR T ATIO.N LINES, 5 CENTS preferred stock fifty per cent, common stock lirty per cent. Depositors for common stock for pay ment of a sum equal to $15 per share, common stock 100 per cent. | The percentages as to bonds are hasetl upon the principal amount of deposited se curities. The payment hy depositors of preferrrd and common stock must be made in no less than three installments at least thirty days apart. The new bonds will be in coupon form for $500 and $1000 each, with right of con version into registered bonds of $ 1000 antl $10,000. Interest on new prior lien bonds issued for present general first mortgage bonds will start from July 1, 1 "ml, and will he paid quarterly. Interest on alt other bonds i will start from January 1, 1807, payable I on or before completion of the reorganiza tion. The present first mortgage bonds mature ; in 1021, but are redeemable by compul sory callings at any time at 110 percent from the proceeds of land sales or the fixed annual contribution by the company to the sinking fund. In some years these redemptions have required, it is explained, large contribu tions from the operating department, even to the extent of the entire annual interest on about $10,000,000 of prior lien bonds os now proposed. A conversion on the basis set forth. It is also explained, will relieve the holders of general mortgage bonds from these calls for redemption, aa well as the company from tho sinking fund requirements. The general first mortgage bonds now outstanding are at the rate of about (20, --400 per mile. The proposed prior lien bonds, including those reserved for the St. Paul and Northern Pacific bonds, will amount to about $22,310,000 per mile. It is estimated that on the prior lien bonds the annual fixed charges will amount to $939 per mile as compared with $1618 under previous arrangements. A syndicate of $45,000,000 has been I formed to provide the amounts of cash j estimated as necessary to carry out the i terms of the plan of reorganization to for* j nish the new company with a cash working capital and with a sum estimated at $5, --000.000 for early use in betterment and ! enlargement of its property. B. AND O. itE-OROANIZATION Baltimore, Md., March 10.—It is stated ]on good authority that the re-organization of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad can ho elfeced without any assessment upon the common stock and that a plan with this result in view, is under consideration and will be submitted within a few days, to one ior both of the committees having the mat ter in charge. The plan is an elaborate one, its main feature being a reduction in the operating expenses and the ultimate floating of new securities to pro vide for the taking of audi receivers' cer tificates issued before reorganization can be effected. The reduction in expenses if the plan is adopted, will be brought about by the conciliation of all the present aux iliary systems into one body with head quarters in Baltimore and having but one set of departmental heads. This would involve the abolition of the present ex ecutive departments of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern and Pittsburg antl Western. A general scaling down of rentals wherever practicable would also I be effected, and these economies, together with anticipated increased earning ca pacity of the several systems to he brought about by increased facilities for I handling traffic would, it is thought, put | the company in a position to float the I securities in sufficient volume to i cancel the floating debt and pro | vide for the receivers' certificates. The urometers of the scheme realize that there is little or no chance to do anything !of that kind at this time, but they as- I sorted that there is to be so great an itl i crease in the road's carrying system from i this time forward that by the time the de i tails of the plan are perfected public con- I lldence will be restored to an extent which : will admit of the floating of the i proposed new securities. In this I connection it is also stated that the Balti j more committee recently organized to look j after the interests of local security holders i will make a determined effort to have tho I hooks of the company overhauled by an ! expert with a view of learning the exact condition of tho property and of ascertain - ing what has become of the collateral which was thought to have been in the company's Btrong box up to within a week of the final collapse. ALASKA COLD Tempts Hundreds of .Miners Into the Arctic Regions San Francisco, March 15.—The steamer Umatilla sailed this morning for Victoria and Puget sound ports, carrying away one of tho largest crowds of passengers for the north in a long time. There were 208 peo ple in all. Tho steamer's capacity for ac commodations was taxed to the utmost, all sorts of improvised apartments beiug accepted by the crowds who were eager to get away. Among the passengers were at least 100 miners with outfits bound for the gold fields of Alaska. Many of them are going to Cook's Inlet, while not a few are to brave tho dangers of the Northern winter and attempt to cross the ice from Dyea In let to the Yukon. To roach the Yukon by water it would be j necessary to wait until the end of May he i fore leaving the city, and it will be some time in Juno before the river will be sufli i ciently free from ice to admit of naviga | tion. The fame of Forty Mile creek has pone abroad and the majority of mining men i seem to wish to reach that goal. Those in i the camp advise all people to stay away unless they have money to buy provisions and pay their way bark to civilization* On the other hand, it is claimed the winter is the best time in which to commence digging. A New Labor Party San Francisco, March l"..—Organized labor and the trades unions formed a now political party today which is to be inde pendent of all existing political parties and is called the Central Trades and Labor Alliance. The declaration of principals includes hours of labor in proportion to the progress of production; government own- : ership of all means of transportation and I communication; the acquisition by nm- : nlcipal 1 ties of all industries requiring fran chises; revocation ot all land grants, the conditions of which have not been com plied with; compulsory education; the re peal of all pauper, conspiracy and sump tuary laws; abolition of the convict labor contract system; employment of the un- ] employed ny the public authorities; en forcement of the referendum; abolition of the veto power; direct vote in all elections; free administration of justice in all actions at law. aud seven resolutions adopted by the convention dealing with political, so cial and economic questions. I The Sailors' Strike San FRANCISCO, March 15.—The pros pective strike of the Sailors* union is being generally talked of along the water front, but neither side has given out anything that would indicate an early declaration of hostilities. Agent Walthew of the Ship Owners' association does not look tor any trouble for the present aud there is no in formation at his ollk'G suggestive of speedy action on the part of tne men. The gen eral opinion is that if the men are prepar ing to lollow a demand for increased pay with a walkout, it will delay die blow until the Alaskan fleet has departed and men are secured. A Political Prediction Nkw York. March 15.—Tbe World to morrow will say it has made a poll of nearly every State in the Union antl as a result predicts the nomination of William McKinley by the St. Louis convention. GRANT AND FISH ON CUBA OLD DIARIES RELATING TO CUBA'S RIGHT TO RECOGNITION The President Expressed His Appreciation oi the Wisdom Which Saved Hint Prom the .Mistake ol Recomlzlng Cuban Belllger* ency—Cuban Campaign Notet Associated Press Special Wire. Albany, N. V., March 15.—1 luring tha dehno on the Cuban question in the) United States senate many allusions werfS made both by Senator Sherman and Henay* tor Hill as to the altitude of President Grant and the then secretary of state, Hamilton Fish. Senator Sherman de» clared that there was a conflict of opinion over Cuban affairs between the president and his secretary of state. T'jhs speaker of the assembly. Hamilton Fish), son of the) late secretary, is in possession c f informs* tion upon this subject contained in the) diaries kept by his fathi tr that is of great importance in 'ihe contro versy. On the authority of these) diaries it is shown that i'resi dent Grant had at one time under the cii cumstancee of a pending negotiation at 1 vladrid beets inclined to recognize the be lltgereucy off Cuba. But on June 13, 1870. the opinion of the president and the cabin et was unart imous that there were no fat -ts to justify? the declaration of belligereti cy, and that the satisfaction of the presidt tut with the) Cuban policy of his administration and its effects upon the country, and the Republi can parly fountl expression a . few weeks) later In thanks to the secro tary of st-ate) for whatever share in it may I] aye been due) to his wisdom and judgment. During his eight years b<> rvice in til* state department Mr. Fish ki pt, chiefly aa a reference record for his own eyes, m diary in his own handwriting, containing t> statement of important transactions.and of his transactions with ti ie pre*'dent, members of the cabinet, senator | and other leading men in regal d to th c more) prominent foreign questions with wliich he) had to deal. From May MI to June 13. 1870, the date of President (irant'ib special message to congress on Ci iban belliger ency, the entries in the diary are many and very full in regard to tbe origin, prep aration, discussions in cabinet and final completion of the special icesFage. Some of these entries have a peculiar interest in the light of recent evenis. a.nd. were shown today to the correspondent of the Asso ciated Press. I'nder date of February 7.0, IS7O, them is a suggestion of a rift in the unity of the Republican party in defense of that policy iv respect of the foreign a'.T airs, which pol icy the president had announced in hie) annual message of the prttyious December, The entry is as follows: "Called this morning, by appointment, to see Senator .1 ohn She rman on the sub ject of unit of coinage. After conversing on that question, I tele rred to his resolu tion introduced m th c senate and hit) speech in favor of reco gnixing the belliger ency of Cuba, and ask« ,d if he had recently examined the treaty 'with Spain of 1795. He said he had not, al id was not aware of the existence of such a treaty. I referred to its provisions and v •} the probable conse quence of the exercise by Spain of the right of visit (or search); thought our people would not submit to it, and that the conseqtr slices would soon develop into war; said that fight ing was not belligerency; there it) fighting but not belligerency in Cuba; there is no government of tho insurrectionary party, no political organization, etc. He admitted he had not examined the subject closely but said there is a good deal of ex citement in the country on the subject. Advised him on th'B passing of his resolu tion of belligerency. to prepare bills for the increase of the put 'lie debt and to meet the increased approttriaiion which will be necessary for the army. navy, etc." An evident solicitude among Republi cans, lest Ihe party, in the presence of the approaching autumn election, should be divided on tbe Cuban question by reason of representations to the country in regard to the president's real attitude is indicated on June 10 by this entry: 11" Judge Orth und Gen. Butler called In the evening to urge the sending of a mes sage by the .'president ou the question of the Cuban belligerency. Orlh says the vote will ore close. Bunks will make the closing speech, but there are some twenty or thirty members who may be decided by his soeech, but would not go against the president's views/ On June IU there is this entry; "Stay at home and prepare a message on the Cuban belligerency question, to he submitted for ttie president's consideration in case he de* elded to send one. He lias not yet re turned from his lishing excursion.** Ot tho discussion in ttie cabinet on the) 13th. the day ou which the special message) was sent to congress, the diary says: "It was generally admitted that if war ia to be resorted to it should be by a direct declaration, and not by embarrassing; Spain by a declaration of belligerency; agreed unanimously that no condition of facts e>;ists to justify belligerency. the president amends his sen tences by referring in general terms to tho seizures on the high soas, embargoes of property and personal outrages. Kohisoii adds the concluding sentences, claiming the question of belligerency is distinct from those questions ot wrings which are being pressed for the indemnification and, if not aatibUed, they will be made tho sub ject of a futuie message. And thus it ia agreed that the message shall be sent in*" Speaker Fish said that the original draft of the message with its many erasures and interlineations is all iv Mr. Fish's own; hand. The message sent to congress and printed as ex doce No. 99. is verbatim as in that draft, down to tho following para graph near the end: "There is no de facto government in the island of Cuba sufficient to execute law and maintain just relations with other nations. Spain has not yet been able to suppress the opposition to Spanish rule iv the isiand, nor to award speedy justice to other nations, or citizens of other nations, when their rights have been invaded." Those two sentences were written and Inserted by the president: the next two were written in cabinet on the president's suggestion,added by the secretary of state, the last and concluding three were written and added iv the cabinet by the secretary of the navy. Speaker Fish then showed extracts to demonstrate that the policy of the administration on this matter of Cuba appears to have been adopted hy the lie publioan party in the decisive vote in the house of representatives on the pending resolution suggesting belligerent recogni tion and the otutu department waa free to pursue its Alabama negotiations. Senator Cameron's recent minority re port of tho senate committee on foreign affairs, alluded to a rumor of belligerency proclamation having been signed by Presi dent Giant. It is true that in the summer of 1869, and while the proffer ot mediation suggested to the president by Mr. Paul S. Foi bes as coming from General Prim, was pending at Madrid—the state department had, on the request ot tho president pre pared a draft ot a proclamation of belli gerency. Some lime after the president signed it he went on a journey to the west and on the way wrote the following letter; "Kane, Pa., Aug. 14, 1809. "Hon. Hamilton Fish, secretary of state. My Hear Sir—On reflection I think it ad visable to complete ttie neutrality procla mation, which I signed before leaving Washington, and to isbue it if General Sickles has not received an entirely satis factory reply to bis proposition to mediate