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VOL. XLV. NO. 15»
THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
THE CUBAN QUESTION BEARS THE BRUNT
OF SENATORIAL DEBATE
fir. Pugh Delivers Psrt of His Speech '.on
Silver—nr. Lodge Advocstss Restriction
st Immigration—Bill Passed and Mattsrs
Considered In tha House
Associated Praia Soseisl Wlrs.
Washington, March 16.—The senate
bad an hour of spirited Cuban debate to
day, after the early part of the day had
been given to set speeches by Mr. Lodge
on immigration and Mr. Pugli on silver.
The Cuban discussion was mainly import
ant in bringing out the full reading of a
statement by the Spanish side of the case
by Senor Depuy de Lome, the Spanish
minister.
In the opening prayer Rev. Isaac Canter
referred to the prevailing unrest and ex
citement, and besought divine interposi
tion for peace.
Mr. Elkins, Republican, of West Vir
ginia, made early reference to the Cuban
question by offering a resolution directing
the committee on foreign relations, before
the vote was taken on the Cuban resolu
tions, to make a report to the senate of all
material facts on the subject, stating spe
cifically whether a state of war now existed
in Cuba, and how long it has been in ex
istence, how many men are engaged on the
respective sides, whether the insurgents
have adopted a constitution and organized
a government, and at what place the seat
of government is carried on, what places
and ports are occupied by the insurgents
and to what extent they would affect our
relations with Spain.
Mr. Sherman asked that the resolution
go over under the rules until tomorrow,
and Mr. Elkins assented.
Mr. Call, Democrat, of Florida, secured
the adoption of a resolution calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information
as to the detention of vessels supposed to
be carrying arms to Cuba and the legal au
thority for such a course.
Mr. Palmer, Democrat, of Illinois, of
fered a resolution, which went over, de
claring that the unlimited coinage of silver
by the United States would subvert exist
ing legal and commercial values.
Mr. Cannon, the new senator from Utah,
made his first speech, sharply criticizing
Secretary Hoke Smith for the latter* re
cent response to the senate resolution as to
Indian lauds.
At 1 ociock Mr. Lodge was recognized
for a speech on immigration and in sup
port of the resolution for additional immi
gration laws.
Senator Lodge showed that by existing
lawa paupers, diseaeed persons, convicts
and contract laborers are now denied ad
mission to the United States. By the biil
under consideration it was proposed to
make a new class of excluded immigrants,
viz.: tbe totally ignorant. It was found as
a result of investigation that the illiteracy
test would bear most heavily upon the
Italians, Russians, Poles, Hungarians,
Greeks and Adriatics, aud very lightly, or
not at ail, upon English speaking emi
grants, or Germans, Scandinavians and
French.
"The races which would suffer most
seriously by exclusion under the proposed
bill," he said, "furnish the emigrants
who do not go to the west or south, where
immigration is needed, but who remain on
the Atlantic seaboard where Immigration
is not needed, and where their presence is
most injurious and undesirable.*'
The question of the advisability of re
stricting Immigration was a subject, the
senator thought, of the greatest magni
tude and tho most far reaching impor
tance.
"If," he continued, "we have any regard
for the welfare, the wages or the standard
of life of American workingmen, we
should take immediate steps to restrict
foreign immigration. There is an appall
ing danger to tho American wage-earner
from the flood of low, unskilled, ignorant
foreign laborers which has poured into the
country for some years past, and which
not only takes lower wages but accepts a
standard of life and living so low that the
American workingman cannot compete
wilh it.
"More precious even than forms of gov
ernment are the mental and moral quali
ties which make what we call our race.
They are exposed to but a single danger,
and that is by changing the qnality of our
race and citizenship through the wholesale
infusion of races whose traditions and in
heritances, whose thoughts and whoso be
liefs are wholly alien to ours and with
whom we have never assimilated or even
bean associated in the past. The danger
is stVall aa yet, but it is large enough to
warn us to act while there is yet time and
while it can be done easily and efficiently."
Mr. Lodge spoke for au hour and was
followed by Mr. I'ugh (Democrat of Ala
bama), in support of the silver amend
ment to the tariff bill. Mr. Pugh argued
that the economic troubles of the United
State* were caused by an insufficient and
congested currency. The senator de
clared that the restriction of our money to
the single gold standard was the root of
our financial troubles.
At 3:30 Mr. Pugh yielded the floor, to
continue his financial speech tomorrow.
Mr. Sherman at once called up the Cu
ban resolutions and Mr. Morgan ad
dressed the senate on this question. The
senator said the American people had ex
pressed their views on Cuban belligerency
awl independence by a great deluge of pe
titions and memorials, and read from
many petitions, showing the wide public
feeling in behalf of Cuba.
Mr. Sherman rose to state he was au
thorized to say that the house of represen
tatives had received Cuban petitions tilling
a large box.
Mr. Hale of Maine here precipitated a
controversy by saying that senators were
ftmillar with the methods employed in
gttt nz up petitions. They represented no
spontaneous public sentiment from the
country at large, but were emanations of
agencies at New York and Washington.
"Does my colleague (Hale) know of a
remonstrance against Cuba?" asked Mr.
Frye.
"Yes," said Mr. Hale. "I have hundreds
of letters from leading business men."
Mr. Morgan referred contemptuously to
these "business men" who were in the
habit of trying to defeat legislation by
private letters to senators.
The senator next referred to Minister
Dupuy de Lome's statement received from
Secretary Oiney by the committee. This
was the signal for further sharp questions
fron Mr. Hale. He said this statement
needed explanation even at this late day,
and he referred tn the conflict between Mr.
Lodge and Mr. Sherman as to the minis
tor's statement.
Mr. Sherman interrupted to say that Mr.
Hale was not correctly stating the circum
stances of the receipt of the minister's
statement and when Mr. Hale persisted,
Mr. Sherman added that he would not be
led to a ''wrangle."
Mr. Morgan went on to say that the
Spanish minister's statement had been
drawn out by Spain's desire to delay ac
tion in congress. Spain feared that the
United States would get into a tantrum.
The Spanish minister, therefore, sent a
memorandum to Secretary Oiney and the
latter sent it to the senate committee. He
(Morgan) bad sent to the secretary re
questing authority to make public the min
ister's statement. Mr. Oiney answered
that he had conferred witli the Spanish
minister and the latter had no objection to
its use.
Mr. Morgan proceeded to read from the
Spanish minister's statement and com
mented on it as he went along. The state
ment said the insurgents had no fixed
place of organization, being driven from
place to place. The senator asked what
permanent place our continental congress
held during the revolution. It was driven
about, and when the British bnrned Wash
ington in 1814 the members of our con
gress were refugees in Virginia, and yet
this Spanish minister raised the point that
the struggling people must have a perma
nent capital. As a matter of facl, the sen
ator insisted, the insurgents had a capital,
as shown by reports fioin newspaper cor
respondents.
Mr. Hale Interrupted to ask if Mr.
Morgan really credited the correspondents
who claimed to have located this nebulous
insurgent capital.
"I supposed," responded Mr. Morgan
warmly, "that I was here to address the
senate, but I find I am here as a sort of a
child in a kindergarten, to submit to the
questionings of a senator fiom Maine
(Hale).
"It is not my fault," proceeded Mr. Hale,
''that the senator ts put in the position of
a school child in a kindergarten."
Here Mr. Morgan appealed to the chair
and declared if Mr. Hale continued his in
terruptions he (Mr. Morgan) would call
him to order.
Mr. Chandler ndded to what Mr. Morgan
had said as to the insurgent capital, that it
had an actual existence and that the
Spanish troops had not been able to take
it.
"No," said Mr. Morgan, "Gomez and
Maceo have come nearer taking Havana
than the Spanish troops have to taking the
insurgent capital."
"Mr. Morgan went on to read from the
Spanish minister's statement, detailing the
Cuban methods of lighting, their failure to
come out for an open light and the the
atrical effect of their movements.
Mr. Morgan referred to the grim tragedy
beneath the "theatrical effect" mentioned
by the minister. When the senator read
the minister's criticism of the insurgent
methods of burning cane fields, he added
it was a recognized right of war to destroy
property in order to cripple the enemy.
"It was done on both sides during our
civil war," said Mr. Sherman.
After completing the Spanish minister's
statement, Mr. Morgan pointed out that
Mr. Hale's recent speech in defense of
Spain was based on a statement of Pre
mier Castillo of Spain, which statement,
Mr. Morgan alleged, had now been repu
diated by the Spanish premier. The sena
tor added that It was clear Mr. Hale had
no sympathy for the Cuban negroes, and,
doubtless he would not care to see the ne
groes of the United Slates free if they did
not vote tho Republican ticket.
At this point Mr. Morgan yielded, not
having completed (lis remarks, and at 4 :.'!0
the senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
Oklahoma Homesteaders Favored—California
Judicial District Divided
WASHINGTON, March 17.—This was sus
pension day in the house and several bills
were passed. The most important being
the Oklahoma homestead bill,
A bill was passed granting to the Chi
cago, Burlington and Railroad
company right of way through tho Sac and
Fox Indian reservation.
Unanimous consent was granted at the
request of Mr. Hitt to take up the resolu
tions censuring Ambassador Bayard for
his speech at Boston. England and Edin
burgh on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In an
swer to a question from Mr. McCreay, Mr.
Hitt gave asaursnce that ample time would
be allowed for debate.
Bills-were passed granting to the First
National bank of Sprague, Wash., the right
to change its location to Spokane, Wash.,
and to incree.se the rank and pay of the
judge advocate of the navy when appointed
from the navy.
The rules were then suspended, on mo
tion of Mr. Flynn of Oklahoma, and a res
olution was adopted for the immediate
consideration of the Oklahoma homstead
bill. The bill provides that all actual and
bona fide settlers in the public lands iv
Oklahoma should acquire patent after five
years' reeidence, upon payment of the
customary fees, without the payment of
the price per acre required by existing
law. The secretary of the interior reported
adversely against the hill and stated that
if settlerß were relieved from the payment
of the purchase price, the loss to the United
States would be !$1">.000,000. The govern
ment paid, or agreed to pay, the Indians,
according to Commissioner Lamoreaux's
report, $18,000,000. Both I'lynn and
Mcßae of Arkansas advocated the passage
of the bill.
Mr. Culberson (Democrat of Texas) of
fered the following amendment: That the
public land laws of the United States are
hereby suspended until further legislation
by congress in so far as they may affect
the territory hitherto known as Ureor
county, Texas.
This amendment was the outcome of the
decision of the supreme court today that
Greer county, Texas, belonged to the pub
lic domain, and therefore to Oklahoma
and not to Texas, and its designation was
to prevent squatters from rushing into
that county aud entering lands undar reg
ular land laws, to the injury of bona fide
residents who had purchased their lands
on the supposition that they belonged to
the state of Texas, until congress should
have an opportunity to consider the unex
pected complications resulting from this
decision.
Mr. Flynn, realizing the urgency of the
case, accepted the amendment. Tho bill
was then passed without division.
8. W. Stone (Republican of Pennsyl
vania), chairman of the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, moved to
suspend the rules aud pass a bill prescrib
ing punishment for mutilating coins and
for altering or passing mutilated or light
ened coins. Tho bill was passed.
A bill, the passage of which was urged
by Biker of New Hampshire, to withdraw
from tho United States supreme court
jurisdiction,criminal cases not capital, and
conferring jurisdiction on circuit courts of
appeal, mat the opposition of Mr. Culber
son. The bit was passed.
Two other bills were passed—to divide
the Southern judicial district of California
and to provide for the disposal of aban
doned lownsites in Oklahoma.
At -1:13 the house adjourned.
CRIME AND CASUALTY
Frank Nevels, colored, has been found
guilty at Topeka. Kas.. of murder in the
second degree for having killed Mrs. Mat
son, found dead in her house with her head
crushed in with an axe over a year ago.
The Star hotel, a large two-story frame
building at Fort Scott, Kansas, burned
yesterday, thirty occupants barely escap
ing with their lives. Some waiter girls nnd
guests jumped from rear .windows, receiv
ing slight injuries, d. 11. Dopew of Ohio
was badly burned. M. L. Waltermeir and
wife were singed. Loss on building, about
$20,000, uninsured.
Saturday's dispatches from Washington
settled the fate of Cherokee Bill, the most
noted outlaw of Oklahoma territory. The
president's refusal to interpose removes
Bill's last possible chance and he will hang
today. Cherokee Bill, or Crawford, has
acquired the distinction of being the only
man who has had two death sentences ap
pealed to the United States supreme court
at the same time.
The Jones case will go to the jury at
Carson, Nev.. tiiis afternoon. The United
States district attorney opened and spoke
particularly of Jones' rapidly acquired
wealth since his employment in the mint.
Jones said this was made by dealing in
mining stocks, but the evidence and the
books of the banks and brokers show that
actually lost in such deals during that
time.
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES. TUESDAY MORNING* MARCH 17, 1896.-EIGHT PAGES.
ONLY A FLASH IN THE PAN
THE PROMISED SENSATION IN KENTUCK'S
CONTEST FAILS TO MATERIALIZE
Bitter Tslk snd a Fruitless Ballot Tell the
Story Of the Session -Governor Brsdlev,
Without a Hearing Convicted ol Usurpa
tion ol Authority
Associated Press Soecial Wlrs
Frankfort, Ky., March 16.—Today's
sensation in the senatorial contest flashed
in the pan. Hitter talk and a fruitless bal
lot tell the story, and those features have
been present every day since the fight be
gan. The scenes, however, had a different
setting and to the dramatis personae were
added 400 bluecoats from Louisville, Lex
ington and Frankfort. The salutary effect
of this military display does not appear on
the surface, because the reason for its
presence was apprehension and not the
existence of violence. Three companies of
the state guard took up their position on
the state house grounds this morning and
the Kentucky legislators filed through
picket lines to their meeting places in the
capitol. The presence of this armed force
was the subject of numerous resolutions
and acrimonious debate in botli houses.
The senate, by a strict party vote,
adopted a resolntion reciting the action of
Governor Bradley in calling out the mi
litia, which was declared to hs "without
warrant of law, necessity or justification."
and appointing a committee headed by
Senator Goebel lo "inquire into such a con
temptible breach cf privilege," anil to re
port to the Renate for 11 rial action. This
wan adopted as a substitute for a resolu
tion offered by Senator Bronston, violently
denouncing Governor Bradley and declar
ing the purpose of the senate to suspend
all legislation while the military guard re
mained in possession of the capitol. The
house got into a tangle ov?r a number of
resolutions offered by both sides, all of
which were finally withdrawn.
At a joint session one ballot for United
States senator was taken to fulfill legal re
quirements, after the Democrats and Pop
ulist Pcor had broken a quorum by refus
ing to vote. Another ballot will be taken
tomorrow.
Adjutant Collier announced that the mi
litia will remain on duty until the legisla
ture adjourns.
SENATORIAL ACTION
Cincinnati, 0., March 16,—A special to
the Commercial Gazette from Frankfort.
Ky., says: The Democrats in the senate
have, without a hearing, tried and con
victed Governor Bradley of usurpation of
authority in the calling out of the militia.
This was done by a resolution offered by-
Senator Bronston in the morning session
and panned late in the afternoon. The
committee named in this resolution was
composed of Senators Goebel, Bronston,
McChord. Sims, Gross and Fullerton.
President Worthinglon of tho senate tes
tified before the committee this afternoon
that he would have counted the votes of
James and Walton in the joint assembly.
Governor Bradley appeared in the com
mittee room without summons and said:
"I want to ask what sort of a meeting this
is and what is iti object. According to
your original resolution 1 have been con
victed without a hearing."
The governor was asked if he would go
on the witness stand, whereupon he said:
"Ask your questions."
"Have you the affidavits with you that
were filed asking that troops be ordered
out?" asked Senator Goebel.
"I have the affidavits filed by the speaker
of the house an ' president of the senate,
but the original statements have disap
peared from my office."
Gov. Bradley then read a joint affidavit
from President Worthington of the senate,
stating the dangers already reported in
these dispatehoa He also read several
other affidavits and a telegram from Col.
Gaither warning him of danger.
Gov. Bradley stated that Gen. Collier
was in command of the militia and report
ed to him that he did not recognize any
civil officer iv the matter.
Senator Gobel road section 79 of the
general statutes, which provides the gov
ernor shall only become commander-in
chief of the mililia by resolution of the
senate.
Gov. Bradley replied that this section re
lated only to time of war, when tho mililia
waa in tiie field. But the present case w.ib
in time of peace. He stated that he
thought that in Ihe present emergency he
had the power to say that unlawful char
acters should not go into either of the
houses. Tho governor then left the stand
and tho committee adjourned until 8
oclock tonight.
Colonel Gaither of the Second regiment
of militia, a staunch Democrat, testified at
tonight's session. He said Colonel Thomp
son told him that if Senators Walton and
Jones would attempt to vole in the joint
excision they would be thrown out by the
ears, and he informed Governor Bradley.
Colonel Gaither also said that he knew a
scheme was on foot for the lawless ele
ment to capture the statehouse and run
things. He added: "f thought you all
knew about this."
"Wbodo you mean by 'you all?'" in
quired Senator Bronston.
"I mean you, Senator Goebel," came
Col, Gaithera'answer. And Gaither con
tinued: "I think that the fact that you
carried out Col. Thompson'a throats proves
that you knew of the conspiracy on foot,
Mr. Goebel."
Gaither also said that he was told that he
would be shot to pieces if he attempted to
preserve order with a squad of forty men,
but that be told Col, Thompson that he
would ob»y the governor's order.
The investigation by tho senate commit
tee ended late tonight. It will report to
morrow. Some predict that the committee
will report to tho senate recommending
that the governor be both fined and im
prisoned. It is not generally believed that
the committee will do more than censure
the governor.
BICYCLIST RUN DOWN
A Careless Driver Runs Over Miss Nellie
Frankenlield
A serious accident befell Miss Nellie
Frankenlield white riding her bicycle on
Hill street, at the corner of Eleventh, yes
terday noon. She was proceeding along
Hill sireet in an easterly direction, and at
the corner met the Stimson carriage going
the opposite way. Coming up Eleventh
street was a liquor delivery wagon, said to
belong to Laveuthat. The driver was in a
hurry and attempted to cross Hill street in
front ol the Stimson vehicle. In so doing
he rim down Miss Frankenlield, smashing
her machine antl bruising her painfully.
The bicycle was pretty badly wrecked, but
-Miss I'lanketilield fortunately escaped
without broken bones. Officer Pawling
heard the crash and assisted Miss Frank
enlield to her residence near by. The
driver of the wagon drove off without as
certaining the extent of the damage he had
done.
Favor ilckinley
Milwaukee, March 16.—The Fourth
congressional district today elected dele
gates to the St. Louis convention and
adopted a resolution in favor of McKinley.
Chippewa Calls, Wis., March ltl.—
Delegates to the Ot. Louis convention to
the Tenth congressional district were in
structed for McKinley today.
Instructed lor Morton
Little Falls, N. V., March 18.—The
Twenty-fifth district Republican congres
sional convention was held here today.
Resolutions instructing for Morton were
adopted.
THE REBELLION IN CUBA
INVESTIGATION ORDERED OP THE SHOOT
ING OF SPANIARDS BY COMRADES
Maceo's Progress Through Plnsr del Rio Ex
plained by the Pact that the Trocha Is
Only Intended ts Protect tbe Railroads.
Spain Grows Very Impatient
Associated Press Special Wirs.
Havana, March 16.—General Weyler
has ordered a thorough investigation to be
made into the disaster at Cano. seven
miles from here, in which seven soldiers
belonging to the San kuentin battalion
were killed and a captain, four lieutenants
and twenty-seven soldiers belonging to the
same corps wounded hy the Spanish gar
rison of that town, who mistook tho Span- <
iards for a band of insurgents that had
previously attached that place and been
repulsed.
The insurgents' brigadier, Pnenito
Perez, died recently in the vicinity of Bar
abas, in the Remedios district, in which
neighborhood seven countrymen were re
cently hanged for supplying vegetables to
detachments of Spanish troops.
A dispatch from Violet says that several
families of (hat place have been compelled
to go to the neighboring towns in order to
escape outrage at the hands of the insur
gents. Maceo ia marching rapidly through
the province of Pinar del Rio. It is re
ported here that Maximo Gomez intends lo
go into the province of Santa Clara.
The progress of Antonio Maceo back in
to Pinar del Rio and past tho forts at Ba
tabano has eliciled the statement from the
chief of staff that the military line or
trocha running from Batabano to Havana
has no importance attached to it by the au
thorities as effective obstruction to tho pas
sage of the insurgent farces and has no
other object than to protect the railroad
and telegraph.
the Bermuda's caugo
New Yo. k, March 17.—The Press thia
morning says:
Nothing has been heard of the steamship
Bermuda sinco she left here on Sunday
morning with arms and ammunition for the
Cuban insurgents. It was said yesterday
on the best authority that the Bermuda
carried away from here 2,000,000 rounds
of cartridges, 700 pounds of dynamite,
two Hotchkias guns witli great quantities
or ammunition for them, 2000 rifles and a
lot of bandages and antiseptics.
Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado. tbe American
cilizen who is reported to have been shot
and nearly killed by Spanish troops under
the command of General Melqtii. arrived
bore yesterday. The cuptain-general has
promised the promptest inquiry into the
circumstances of the case and has given
assurances that the guilty persons will be
most severely punished.
Dr. Delgado is said to have been bound
and shot without trial and without any jus
tification. The doctor was left for dead
and eight of ho father's employes were
killed.
The United States consul-general, R. O.
Williams, has taken the matter in hand.
i'O GERMAN INTERVENTION
LONDON, March 17.—The Berlin corre
spondent of the Times says that the Ham
burger correspondent, which is often used
an an official mouthpiece, believes that the
emperor will refuse to intervene in support
of Spain in the Cuban affair against the
United States.
A Madrid dispatch to the Standard rays:
The press and public here express disap
j pointment and impatience at Gen. Wey
ler's failure to suppress tbe Cuban insur
gents.
MEXICO'S POSITION
Madrid, March 10.—The attention of
the newspapers of this city has been at
tracted to the fact that long interviews
have been taking place between the Mex
ican minister here and the Spanish minis
ter of war and minister of foreign affairs.
The paper.* declare that the ties between
Mexicans and Spaniard! tighten daily, and
that Mexico's position makes her naturally
the vanguard against "Yankee encroach
ments upon Latin America."
Tbe Olympian Team
Princeton. N. J., March 16.—Complete
arrangements have been made by the
Princeton Athletic association to send a
team to represent America in the Olympian
games to be held in Athens, Greece. April
6th to 11th. The following men will com
pose the team:
Captain, Robert Garrstt, '07: A. C. Tay
lor, '!J7; J. H. Colfelt, '90, and F. A. Lane,
'97.
Waller Still Alive
Paris. March 16.—The Patrie says it has
been informed at the Ministry of the In
terior that John L. Waller is still in prison,
no order for his release having been re
ceived, and that negotiations between
France and the United States on this sub
ject are still proceeding.
Some Significance
Charleston, S. C, March 16.—Senator
Don Cameron and one friend arrived here
today from Philadelphia. Tho senator is
keeping quiet, but it is believed his trip has
some political significance.
NOTES FROM OVER THE SEAS
The distinguished naturalist. Dr. Juan
Cundlach, is dead at the age of 63 years.
He was a German, but had been fifty-eight
years in the island of Cuba.
The British steamer Persian Prince,
from New Orleans, was sunk yesterday in
the river Schildt, after having been in col
lision with the steamer Mervin.
A Caps Town dispatch to the Times says
that the government officials have found
rifles and ammunition stored in the De
Beers mine, but no machine guns.
Egyptian troops have started for Wady
Haifa, where the entire southern expedi
tionary force is expected to assemble April
Ist, when the advance on Dongola will be
commenced.
Tqe Herald's correspondent in Rio Ja
neiro sends word that the Brazilian gov
ernment will present to congress an agree
ment with France upon the question of
contested territory in Amapa on the border
of French Guiana.
The British steamer Matadi, which
sailed from Sierra Leone on February sth,
has been totally destroyed at Boma by an
explosion of gunpowder. Some of the pas
sengers and crew were saved, but many
are missing.
Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs George X. Curson. in the house of
commons vesternay, admitted that ihe
government had'reeeived from the United
States official proposals relative lo the
Venezuelan dispute and they were under
consideration.
The London Times says, with reference
to the international dies* match by cable:
An early challenge ior a return match
may be anticipated. The present contest
will do excellent service in calling atten
tion to Ihe fact that the English players are
out of practice. The conditions were too
exciting to prodece tho best play. The
principal games were long and faulty.
Terrible gales occurred yesterday in the
west of England and in Ireland. The
fcrce of the wind and the waves was such
that the piers at Liverpool have been
washed over and flooded and the ship ca
nal made unnavigable. The flying squad
ron had to make for Uueenstown tor a
harbor, the vessels having shipped large
quantities of water. No serious damage
resulted.
CARLISLE IS A CANDIDATE
THE SOUND MONEY SECRETARY IS THE
PRESIDENT'S FIRST CHOICE
Carlisle Will Oo Before the Democratic Con
vention as the Representative of the Sound
Money Views of the President and of the
Pgople—Honest Money;
Associated Press Special Wire.
Washington, March 16.—Secretary Car
lisle is a candidate for the presidential
nomination at Chicago, and a public an
nouncement to that effect will soon he
made by one of the secretary's close
friends. This announcement, however,
will not be made until President Cleveland
has formally stated his purpose not to per
mit his name to be used in the convention
in connection with a third term. It ia
learned on excellent authority that tbe
president has fully decided upon this
course, and it is expected that he »ill make
known his determination within a short
time. Although Secretary Olney's name
has been considered with favor by the
Democratic leaders, it is known that
he dot s not desire the nomination. It is
undoubtedly true that Mr. Carlisle's candi
dacy will have the support of Mr. Cleve
land and the members of the cabinet. He
will go before the convention a,/the repre
sentative of the sound • money views of the
administration. His friends in conducting
the canvass for Mr. Carlisle's nomination
will urge that it be laid upon a sound money
platform, and if he is successful at Chicago
will then make this issue prominent in
the campaign lending up to the ISovember
elections.
Representative Patterson or Tennessee
has received from Secretary Carlisle a long
letter in response to ex-Speaker Crisp's
declaration that silver had received un
friendly treatment at the secretary's hands.
In a speech delivered in tho house ol
representatives on the 1 Ith day of Febru
ary the ex-speaker said:
"He (meaning the secretary of the treas
ury) refuses to give silver for gold because
he must hold the silver to pay the silvet
certificates and Sherman notes issued un
der the act of 1800. and when a Sherman
note issued under the act of 1890 is pre
sented he redeems it in gold and not silver
What mockery is this? What sort ol
friendly treatment is accorded silver bj
this law aud the practice that obtains at
the treasury of the United States""
Secretary Carlisle in his reply to a lettei
written by Mr. Patterson says:
"In answer to your question I can onlj
say that in all the operations of Ihe treas
ury department during my administratior
of its affairs, the legal tender gold and sil
ver certificates of the United States have
been treated precisely alike, except thai
greater efforts have been made to keet
silver coin in circulation. The amotml
paid out by this department in silver come
and silver certificates greatly oxceeds the
amount paid out in gold coins and gold
certificates, and in no instance has the
least discrimination been against silver ot
its paper representative. In no instance hat
silver or silver certificates been refused ir
payment of a debt or demand due the gov
eminent, and in no instance has the gov
eminent refused to pay silver or silver cer
tificates in discharging its obligations whei
the holders of the obligations domandei
or requested suoU payment. When thi
United Stater notes or treasury notes an
presented for redemption, gold is paid if i
is demanded and if silver is demandet
silver is paid. Thus the coin of the twe
metals are treated exactly alike in mak
ing payments hy the government as wel
as in the discharge of debts due the gov
eminent. Il has always been the policy ol
the treasury department to discourage the
use of silver to tho largest possible extern
and in crder to accomplish this, standard
silver dollars will be sent by express al
the expense of the government to any one
who will deposit an equivalent amount ir
silver certificates or treasury notes in 189 C
wilh the United States treasurer or any
assistant treasurer or with a national bank
depositary, and subsidiary coins will be
sent by express at the expense of the gov
ernment to any ono who will deposit witl
such officer! or banks any kind of United
States currency or national bank notes
but gold is not sent to anybody free ol
charge.
"In August, 1898, there was a great and
unusual demand in nearly every part oi
the country for currency of small denomi
nations, and in its attempt to supply this
demand the treasury department paid out
in defraying the expenses of the govern
ment and in exchange for other forms ol
currency, all the silver that could be law
fully used for these purposes, so that, for a
short period, it was compelled to suspend
payment in staudard silver dollars excepi
in the redemption of silver certificates and
treasury notes in 1800. The law authoriz
ing the use of silver certificates on deposit!
of silver provides that 'the coin depositee
for or representing the certificates shall be
retained in the treasury for the payment ol
same on demand.'
"It ia therefore plain that whenever the
amount of silver dollars in the treasury
does not exceed the amount of silver cer
tificates the secretary of the treasury can
not, without a violation of the law, pay ou'
such silver except for the redemption ol
certificates. At such times he has no more
right to exchange silver dollars for golt
than he has to pay them out in any othci
manner.
But there is another fund in the treasur>
which is required hy law to be held foi p
dilferent purpose, ttconaists of the bulliot
and the staneard silver dollars coined frou
the bullion purchased under the act ot
July 14, 1800. That act provides for Ills
purchase of silver bullion at Ihe market
price and the issue of treasury notes ir
payment for iit and it also declares that
"no greater nor less amount of such dotes
shall he outstanding at any time than the
cost of the silver bullion and the standard
silver dollars coined therefrom than held
in the treasury purchased by such notes.'
"(Jnder this prevision the secretary ie
required to keep in the treasury at all
times an amount of silver bullion, at it
cost price and in standard silver dollar*
coined from the purchased bullion, exactly
equal to the amount of treasury notes out
standing; and he cannot, therefore, law
fully use such standard silver dollars ex
cept for the redemption und cancellation
of treasury notes.
"My letter to the United States senate
upon which Mr. Crisp's statement seems
to have been based, was written on the
18th day of August, 1893, and at that time
there was no free silver in the treasury:
that is, there were no standard silver dol
lars in Ihe treasury excepi such as the law
required lo he held for the redemption ol
silver certificates and the treasury notes e>l
1800, ami these redemptions were made
at ail times during that month antl every
other month when these forms of cur
rency were presented. During the month
of August, 18912, treasury notes to the
amount of $1,293,267 were redeemed ir
silver and cancelled, and since the first day
of August, 1893, the total amount of such
notes redeemed in silver and cancelled ie
$111..-,33,722.
"Prior to my administration of the af
fairs of the department none of these
notes had been redeemed or canceled.
"Since the beginning of this administra
tion nearly $110,000,000 in gold has been
procured in exchange for other forms ol
currency. Of this amount $8,085,1*12 has
been produceel in exchange tor silver coin
and $10,329,330 in exchange for silvei
certificates. The department has nevei
refused to exchange silver for gold
when it bad silver that could be
lawfully used for that purpose
ON AND AFTER APRIL IST THE HER
ALD will be delivered by carrier in
Los Angeles and surrounding; towns for—
SO Cents per flonth
and if it had so refused I am wholly unable
to see how it could be considered a dis
crimination against silver. Is refusal to
pay out gold in exchange for silver a dis
crimination against gold? If not, it of
course follows that a refusal to pay out
silver for gold is not a discrimination
against silver.
"In response to your verbal inquiry con
cerning the coinage of standard silver dol
lars during the present administration, you
are advised that it amounts to the sum of
$6,662,000 up to the 15ih day of this
month, while the amount of such dollars
coined in this country from the establish
ment of the mint in 1702 up to February,
1878, a period of eighty-six years, was
$8,030,000.
"I enclose herewith a copy of my letter
to the United states senate referred to
1 above. Truly yours, J. G. Carlisle."
IN THE COMMONS
The English Advsnce Will Be Limited to
Aknshea
London, March 1 ti. -The greatest possi
ble care was manifested in the house of
commons today, when the Liberal leader,
Sir William Vernon Harcourt. put the
question to the government regarding the
proposed advance of British Egyptian
troops up the Nile from Wady Haifa.
The reply of the under secretary of state
of foreign affairs, George N. Curzon, was a
carefully prepared statement in which he
| pointed out the threatening Dervish ad
[ varices and their danger to Egypt.
At this present moment, he said, influ
{ ences are at work and forces are unchained
jin Central Africa which, if flushed with
j victory, and swollen by a perfectly possi-
I ble combination of events, would consti
i tute most serious danger, not merely to
Italy, Egypt, or British occupation of
Egy pt, but to the cause af Europe, which is
the cause of civilization.
Sir William Harcourt, the opposition
leader, warned the government that any
attempt to reoccupy the Soudan would be
strenuously resisted. The opposition, how
ever, he went on to say, accepted Mr. Cur
zon's assurance that such occupation waa
not meditated.
Palfour, the government leader, declined
!to commit the government beyond Ak
| ashes. 11 was useless to discuss the mat
ter further, he said. The government,
l however, did not dream of occupying Dar
fur.
A cabinet council lasting two hours took
place this afternoon. The commander-in
chief, Lord Wolseley, was in attendance,
it is understood that the Soudan campaign
was ditcussed. Before Lord Wolseley at
i tended the cabinet council he consulted
with his quartermaster-general. Gen.
Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, and
also with the adjutant-general,
Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir Bedvers Henry
Buller, to secure necessary information
from their departments in advising with
the government. The advance upon the
Nile will be limited to Akashes, owing to
I the low stage of the river, and the further
advance upon Dongola will bo made in
September. Some of the radical members
of parliament assert that the government's
aim is to reach I'ganda.
According to a special dispatch received
here from Cairo, a narrow gauge railroad
will be built along the Nile for the use of
the British expedition.
A dispatcli from St. Petersburg says that
the impression strong hens there that
King Menelik will ask Russia to mediate
between Abyssinia and Italy.
SALVATION AFFAIRS
Oeneral Booth Welcomed on His Return to
London
London. March 16.—The Salvation army
in London was in a state of considerable
excitement today, the occasion being a
! mass meeting at the Crystal Palace to
formally welcome back to England upon
his return from his journey around the
world, General William Booth, the com
mander-in-chief of the army. General
booth.in his address to the meet ing, referred
immediately to the action of Ballington
I Booth in America, saying that he had re
! turned to meet one of the heaviest trials
he had ever been called upon to face. But
[ even darkness had a silver lining. The
i American army, he asserted, stood almost
'to a man true to him and assurances of
| unceasing devotion had been pouring in
from every quarter of the globe.
At the conclusion of General Booth's ad
dress, the Booth-Tuckers, who have been
appointed to command the army in the
United States, were called to the front of
the platform. Two officers of the army
held over them the Stars and Stripes and
■ the Salvation Army blood and Are ensign.
The general took them by the hand and
dedicated them to their new work in Am
erica in a few words which greatly stirred
the immense audience of 20.000. all of
whom joined in an outburst of cheers for
the American flag.
The commissioners will saill for New
York on Wednesday next.
DOCKS AND CRUISERS
] The House Committer Decides to Provide for
Nsvsl Improvements
* Washington, March 16.—Three new dry
docks are to be built at Algiers Island,
1 La., Mare Island. Cal., and Portsmouth,
| N. H., will be provided for in the naval ap
propiation bill, in accordance with a vote
I taken by the house committee today. The
committee spent most of the afternoon dis
cussing tho advisability of authorizing new
! docks, the question being presented by the
! motion made by Mr. Meyer of Louisiana
! for r dock at Algiers, near New Orleans.
I When Mr. Meyer's project was pat to a
, vote it carried with seven members snp
! porting tho item and live opposing it. It
{ had been amended, however, hy the mo
tion of Mr. Hilborn of California, that the
i the Mare Island dock item be added, and
|on motion of Boutelle for the addition of
i the Portsmouth dock, the view of the com
< mittee being that all sections should lie
| treated alike.
The cost of the Algiers deck is limited to
: $800,000 and the two others to $523,000.
i The expenditure in the fiscal year for
! which the bill provides is to be $100,000
i on each dry dock.
Tomorrow ihe committee will deal with
I the question of the increase of the navy.
'It is predicted that the rigid economists,
who desire the battleships to be limited to
I two in number, and the advocates of six
| ships, will compromise on four.
SOME STATE NOTES
| The suit of Tulare county against Kings
; county, to compel the latter to pay a share
; of the courthouse bonds voted hefore the
; division uf the county, was tried yesterday
| and a decision rendered for the defendant.
"White Hat" McCarthy is here at Stock
ton from his visit to his starving hoive. at
! Modesto. He talks of prosecuting Canty,
| the farmer who would not feed his horses,
! and says he wanted to tluht Caniy in any
! way, but the farmer would not give him a
; show to thrash him.
Prince l'ionatowski and the princess are
'at Stockton on a visit to Col. Sperry and
j family and will remain some time. It is
: the first visit tha princess has mado to her
| old home for a number of years.
The work on the Valley railroad has
been going on fast of late, and tonight the
track was laid over the Tuolumne river
and bridge timbers are going forward with
a rush. Work on the bridge over the Mer
, ced river is going ahead satisfactorily aud
I a trainload of material went out from the
' yards today for that structure.
The document was produced, bearing
Fair's signature, dated November 26,
1804, announcing that he republishes his
will of. September 21st, and it took the
contestants completely hy surprise, but
they hope to win by defeating the trust
clause in the will and not by probating any
will made subsequent to September 21st.
CITY PRICE, PER SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, s CENTS
THE PUGS COME TOGETHER
THE BRUISERS DRAW A CROWD AT LONQ
ISLAND CITY
flen Who Were Not Allowed to Plght la
Texas Thump One Another In New Yo»a.
Scott Collins ol Texas Knocked Out'fcy
Jos Walcott In Seven Rounds
Associated Press SDeclal Wire.
New York, March 16.—Tho Eureka
Athletic club at Ix>ng Island City threw
open its doors tonight for its initial boxing
contests. The club house was formerly oc
cupied by the Puritan Athletic club. Thee*
were three bouts on the card for tonight,
two of ten rounds each and the other of
twenty-five rounds. The principal go w»e
between Joe Walcott, the colored wonddr.
and Scott Collins, better known ac "Bright
Eyes." of Texas. These men were to hajra
fought at El Paso last month, but Dan Stu
art not being able to bring off any of tlia
events except the Maher-Fitzsimmone
fight, paid a forfeit and the colored boxers
signed to fight here tonight. Both men
were weighed in at 142 pounds.
Two preliminary events brought out
Dave Wall of Ireland, and Sammy Myera
of New York, at 113 pounds, and Tommy
West of California, and William Quinn,
"Scaldy Bill," of Williamsport, Pa., at
154 pounds.
Although the weather was very much,
against anything like a good attendance,
there were fully 2000 people present when
the lirst bout was called. Dan Stuart
looked after the interests of Bright Eyes-
Walcott was the favorite at odds of 3 to t
and sto 2. Sam C. Austin acted as ref
eree. All the bouts wete under Marquis of
Queensberry rules.
West nnd Quinn fought ten hard rounds,
both men receiving severe punishment,
got the decision.
At the end of the first fight Referee Aus
tin retired and Brooklyn Jimmy Carroll
took his place.
Wall and Myers put up ten tamerounde,
the former getting the decision.
The main bout of the night waa then fa
order.
Bright Eyes was seconded by Charley
White of New York, Jim Bates of Dallas
and Joe Conley of Newark, N. J. Walcott
was esquired by Tom O'Ronrke, George
Dixon and Sun A she of Boston.
Round one—Bright Eyes, after soma
sparring sent his right to the head, and
Walcott swung his left on the head. Wal
cott landed his left on the ear. Bright
Eyes got wild and Walcott smashed htm
right and left on the body. Bright Eyes
was bleeding from the noso at tbe call of
time.
Round two—Walcott led off with his left
on the face and followed up with a heavy
left on the same place. Bright Eyes
seemed scared and began running around
the ring from Walcott, who sent his left to
the head again.
Round three—Walcott led off with light
left on the face and a hard right swing on
the head. Bright Eyes got in a left jab on
the neck and Walcott landed a heavy
right swing on the neck. Bright Eyes
swung his right on the neck and they wcra
rushing when tbe gong rang.
Round four—Walcott led off with hcth.
hands on the neck and then both • ■ ■!>■■■*,
right and left on the body. Bright Eyea
; landed again on the neck. Wale ■ sent
! both hands on the body and neck, Bright
Eves got in a heavy right on the n 3k and
Walcott shoved him to tho ropes.
Round five—Waicottsent iv twolei; jabs
on the face. Joe sent in a left on > naokj
and knocked Bright Eyes down with a
right swing on the neck. Roth - 'lgged
hard with rights and lefts on face.
Round six— Walcott rushed and upper
cut on the body and knocked Bright Kyea
down with a punch on the jaw. Joe then
landed two rights on the jaw and Bright
Eyes went down twice more. Again Bright
Eyes went down and stayed there nine
seconds from another of Walcott's rights.
Wglcott sent in right and left hand smashes
on the body and face and put the Texan
down in quick time. Bright Eyes waa
knocked down seven times in this round.
Round seven—Walcott led oft with left
on the neck and knocked Bright Eyes to
the floor with a left swing on the neck-
Again Bright Eyes went to the grass from
Walcott's left. Walcott went at him with
a left on the face and a right on the neck
and once more Bright Eyes went down. Ha
j got up only to go down again. Bright Eyea
j took his time in getting up but he waa
groggy aid Walcott sent in another left
swing on the neck and the Texan went
I down. Charley White jumped into tha
| ring and threw up the sponge as he saw it
j was no use for Bright Eyes to go any
i further, as another blow would have finish
ed him. Referee Carroll declared Walcott
[ the winner amid cheers of the spectators*
Time of last round, 2 :55.
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES
The fur establishment of Charles Jo an
son. New York, was robbed laat night by
three men, who carried away their booty,
consisting of furs valued at $6000
coach.
The senate joint resolution directing tha
secretary of agriculture to purchase and
distribute seeds, etc., as in preceding years,
has become a law without the president's
signature.
Tbe president has sent to the senate tha
I nomination of John J. Bryce of California,
I commissioner of fish and fisheries, vice
! Marshal McDonald, deceased,
i Reports from all parts of the state of
' Connecticut indicate tho heaviest storm of
, the season prevails. The average depth of
j snow is seven inches. In New London over
a feet has already fallen.
The house committee on naval affairs
[ has decided to provide in the appropriation
j bill for dry docks at Algiers, La.; Ports
mouth, N. H., and Mare Island. Cal.
) Governor Hughes of Arizona yesterday
I appointed M. F. Shaw to be superintendent
jot the territorial prison to succeed Thomas
i Cates, who committed suicide Friday.
| James Coyle was appointed warden. Shaw
is a pioneer of Arizona, was for two terms
sheriff of l'iuia county and won renown in
early days as city marshal of Tombstone.
Tho sale of the Leadville Daily Morning;
I Herald-Democrat and the Evening Chron-
I icle and Weekly Chronicle took place yes
i terday from C. C. Davis to the Leadville
i Publishing and Printing company, of
' which VViliiam H. Griltlth, former owner
' and editor of the Denver Evening Times, is
president and man lger. The papers were
founded by Mr. Davis seventeen years
ago, when Loadville was but a mining
j camp. They use the Associated Press re
port.
Attachments for claims aggregating $!>O,
--i 000 were tiled yesterday against the
I Northwestern Milling company at Spo
! kane. Wash., by the Exchange bank, aud
James N. Glover appointed received. The
j property coasists of wtuer power, saw and
! flour nulls aud electric light piaut, recently
j erected at a cost of $300,000. Simon Op
! penheimer, president, is supposed toeoe in
Chicago or New York.
News has been received from Kinnear's
ranch, on Dig Windy river. Wyoming, of
the death of the young Shoshone sub chief,
i Jim Washakie, yesterday. The Indiana
I will give him tin elaborate funeral. Sev
j cral hundred Shosho'ies will be iv attend
ance and an invitation has been sent to
Arapahoe tribe to participate. The Sho
shones have demanded that the murderers
be arrested, even if they have to cross the
line into Canada, as it is reported they will
do. Captain Wilson, tbe acting Indian
agent, apprehends serious trouble If T iraa
reux and party are not arrested.