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$5.00 a Year by Mail TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 1613. THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS MILLS' RESOLUTION REOARDINQ CUBA COMES UP FOR DEBATE Ths Senator riskes s Fiery Speech In Advocacy of Armed Intervention In Favor ol the Cubans-The House Removes Restrictions Against Ex-Confederates Assoctated Press Special Wire. Washinhton, March 24.—The displace ment of the Cuban resolutions had no ap parent effect in diminishing the attend ance in the senate galleries today, as it was expected that the Mills resolution pro posing the use of the army and navy in taking possession of t üba and holding it until the people had established local self government would occasion further de bate. A resolution offered by Hoar was adopted, roqueating the president to trans mit to the senate all dispatches, corre spondence, etc., from November 5, 1875, lo 1878, concerning the pacification of the pending conflict in Cuba. Mills was recognized at this point in sup port of the Cuban resolution introduced by him yesterday. He said the resolutions heretofore before the senate were steps in tbe right direction, but very short steps. He declared that the Mr.nr™ doctrine was a law of self-protection, and as such God was the author of it. It was the same right of self-protection which the individ ual exercises in abating a nuisance or de stroying a powder-house near his premises. Jefferson had used plain words in threat ening to join England and sweep the French fleets from the seas if France per sisted in holding the mouth of the Missis sippi river. The same spirit had brought • forth President Cleveland's Venezuela message. Cuba stood as the key to the gulf, and our unvarying policy, said Mr. Mills, had been to resist any transfer of Cuba to an other monarchy. The United States had stood by as a jailer and prevented Cuba from going to France or England. And, if we insisted on keeping Cuba in tbe posses sion of Spain, was it not the moral obliga tion of the I nited States to see that Spain gave Cuba fair government, to see that the bell of Spanish despotism was lifted from the Cuban people? The senator read of atrocities attributed in General Weyler and added: "This is the work of the atrocious scoundrel. He could not bo in Cuba today if the United States would draw her sword. How the checks of our American women must be suffused, how our children must blush, to know that this government stands idly by while Spain, with the keys of her dungeons dangling at her side, permits such an atro cious villain to raise his hand against de fenseless women." In the senator's own state of Texas they had, he said, drunk of the dregs of Spanish brutality. He related the circumstances of the annihilation of Santa Ana's forces on Texas soil and reviewed the bloodiness of the Virginius affairs. Mr. Stewart asked if Spanish bonds were not a potent factor in resisting interven tion, to which Mr. Mills replied that there was something beneath the surface. He did not know how far sugar stocks would be affected by action on the part of the United States. It was asserted that trade would suffer, but Mr. Mills declared that a hundred billion dollars would be a small expenditure for the glory of releasing the prisoners on the island of pines. Referring to the objections coming from commercial sources, Mr, Mills quoted the words of Goldsmith, "Honor fails when commerce long prevails." The senator •aid he had just received a letter asserting that {'another fool had turned jingo," and asking him why he had not left jingoism to Mr. Lodge and Mr. Chandler. The letter was signed "A Disgusted Democrat." "Now, if I had the X ray," said Mr. Mills, "and used it in examining the pocket of the writer of that letter I would find sugar stock there." The senator closed with a figurative picture of Cuba lyiug like a cripple at our gate with extended arms and shrunken cheek,crying, "Help us; help us." There was a ripple of applause as Mr. Mills closed. Mr. Morgan followed with further evi dence of the existence of war in Cuba. This brought out n protest from Mr. Hale, who pointed out that the Cuban resolutions had been formally re-committed to a con ference committee, the understanding be ing that the entire subject was re-commit ted. At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's remarks Mr. Mills'resolution went to tbe calendar and the senate resumed the con sideration of the legislative appropriation bill, 'ihe bill was completed with the ex ception of items relating to compensation of district attorneys, marshals, commis sioners, etc. The legislative hill was laid aside and a bill passed excepting logging cars from tbe operations of the law requiring cars to be equipped with grab irons, etc. Senator Peffer introduced a bill provid ing for the amendment of the interstate commerce law so as to authorize the inter state commerce commission to proceed summarily by petition through the courts against any railroad company which may refuse to obey any requirement of the commission. At 5:35 oclock tbe senate adjourned. IN THE HOUSE Restrictions Against Rebels Removed—Navel Appropriations Reported Washington, March '24.—Senator Hill'a Mil to remove the restrictions against the appointment as officers of the army or navy of persons who held commissions in the regular army or navy before the rebel lion and who subsequently took part in the war on the side of the confederacy, which passed the senate during the height of the excitement over the Venezuela boundary question, passed the house today after two hours' debate, with but one dissenting vote, that of Boutelle of Maine. The Democrats refrained from participation. Mr. Hull, chairman of the military affairs committee, who had charge cf the bill, admitted it would subserve no prac tical purpose and was largely sentimental. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio aud Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania supported the bill ardently, as a graceful and gracious act to the van quished, and when the vote was taken Mr. Boutelle alone voted against it. The speaker appointed the following conferees on the Cuban resolutions: Hitt and Adams, Republicans: McCreary, Dem ocrat. There being no other business before the house the committees were called. Mr. Kvans, Republican, of Kentucky, called up from the committee on ways and means a bill to amend section 3449 of the internal revenue laws so as to make the sale of spurious liquors except under the brand by which they were known to the trade, designating the kind and quality, punishable by a line of $500 and imprison inert for six months and the forfeiture of the liquors. Mr. Connelly (Republican of Illinois) was in sympathy with the purpose of .the bill, but objected to tho word knowingly as qualifying the sellers of these spurious liquors. That word would furnish the loop hole by which offenders could escape conviction. The word "knowingly" was stricken from the bill, 25 to 55, and the bill was passed. Tbe senate joint resolution for the dispo sition of certain property now in the hands of the receivers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was adopted. A bill was passed amending the aot creating a circuit court of appeals, so as te give an appeal on court orders appointing receivers. The naval appropriation bill for the fis cal year whicli begins July Ist, was com pleted today by the house committee on naval affairs and reported by Chairman Boutelle. The total amount carried by the bill ia $31,011,034, of which $12,779,133 is for an increase in the navy. The appropria tion is an increase over tbe amount of the last bill of about $20,333,000. For Mare Island, California, $02,204 is appropriated, including $30,000 for the extension of the quay wall and $33,000 for Bhipilttcrs' shed; for tho Puget sound dry dock, $102,000, including $00,000 for construction and repair shops and $20, --000 for storehouse. The principal features of the bill have been mentioned as they were decided upon by the committee. Under the in crease of the navy the chief items are the four new battleships and llfteen torpedo boats, the former to carry the heaviest ar mor and powerful ordnance upon a dis placement of about 11,000 tons, and have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class. Speed premiums are not to be offered, all parts of the vessels are to be of domestic manufacture and Ihe contracts are to be let within ninety days after the passage of the act. One llrm under the act may bid for all of tbe vessels. For the hulls and outfits of the vessels and steam machinery heretofore author ized, $7,070,070 is made available; for armor and armament for vessels author ized by the acts of 1880,1800,1 892,1893 aud this act, and the three torpedo boats authorized by the act of 1 895. $4,871.544 is appropriated. For the completion of the equipment of new vessels, $237,000. Under the bureau of construction and re pairs, $1,250,000 is carried for the con struction and repair of veesels, and an additional sum of $350,C00is made imme diately available for work urgently re quired on the Miantonomah, Bennington, baltimore, Petrel, Mohican, Hanger, At lanta, the tugs Fortune and Standish, and the Pensacola and Swartara, the latter two of which are to be sold. It is stipulated that no expenditures are to be made for the repair of any wooden ships when the estimated cost of repairs exceeds 10 per cent of the cost of a now ship of the same material and size; and special items are included of $250,000 for repairs to the Chicago and $ 100.000 for the Hartford, the latter vessel being exempted from the 10 per cent proviso. An expenditure of $7500 is authorized for the plans and preliminary work for a model tank for trying models of vessels to be built on the navel observa tory grounds in Washington and to be placed at the disposal of private shipbuild ers, who may conduct private experiments in the tank. For steam machinery of ves sels, $728,500 is appropriated, and in ad dition there are special items of $150,000 for the Chicago, $100,000 for the Atlanta, (immediately available), $60,000 for the Dolphin, (immediately available), and $75,000 for the Hartford. Forequipment of vessels, 1,312,147 is carried; for ordnance and ordnance stores, $792,000; reserve guns for auxiliary cruisers, $250,000: for arming and equip ping the naval militia, $50,000; for main tei.anceof yards and docks, $265,000; $140,000 for the Port Royal, S. C„ dry dock station, which includes $150,000 for dredging the channel and $15,000 for an artesian well; $02,204 for the Mare island, Cal., yard, including $30,000 for a ship fitter's shed and $102,000 for the Puget Sound dry dock, including $60,000 for construction and repair shops and $20,000 for a store house. Other bills called by the judiciary com mittee were passed: To make railroad corporations, for the purpose of jurisdic tion, citizens of the state through which they pass, and to make it unlawful to shoot or throw any missiles at a locomotive engaged in interstato commerce. When the committee on military affairs was caller! there was a feeble echo ofthe war talk raised by the president's Venezue lan message. It will be remembered that the senate at that time passed Senator Hill's resolution removing the restriction to appointment in the army or navy of per sons who held commissions in the army or navy before the rebellion and who sub sequently engaged in insurrection against the United States. Mr. Hull, chairman of the committee, said this bill would remove tho last restriction cv the statute bocks against ex-confederate soldiers. The debate that followed was both inter esting and entertaining. Mr. Boutelle took the floor in opposition to the bill. He did not hold a commission from the Union soldiers, he said, and represented nobody ! but himself. But he could see no reason I for the passage of this bill. The sentiment behind was very beautiful, bur. what prac tical purpose would it serve? Was there any officer who could be commissioned under it. Mr. Boutelle declared that if no practical purpose was to be served its only effect would he to cast discredit on those w ho enacted this law. "I hold in my band,*' said Mr, Boutelle, flourishing a pamphlet aloft, "a ccpy cf the constitution of .South Carclina tta'o which provides a uniform tax en ad voters in 'he state save such as serv ed in tbe cen fedsrate army, who are relieved of the tax.'' This brought Mr. Wilson. Democrat, of South Carolina, in tbe field to defend his state He bad been a member cf the con stitutional convention, he said, and the only discrimination in it in favor of ex confederates was that those over 50 years of age should be relieved from read duty. Mr. Boutelle called attention to the con dition of affaits in the south which had brought thirty contested election cases into the house because the right to vote was persistently and systematically with held over a large portion of territiory of the United States. L'oes that show a con dition of a Hair, that warrants us in ripping up the legislation of the war? "1, it a light thing fcr men to take an oath to support their country and tben draw their swords against it? Ide not de sire to draw the line against any man, but 1 do say I cannot see why we are called upon today to give such an object lesson to tbe boys nt Annapolis and Wrjt Point." Grosvenor. Republican of Ohio, got the floor. If it had been left to him. he said, be would never have introduced the reso lution, but being brought up he would vote for it. He did not care, he said, what the South Carolina constitution contained. Continuing, he said he would vote for any bill that made possible a higher degree of loyalty of every man who served the confederacy. (Applause on the Democratic side.) The time has come, said he, when we need unity on both sides of Mason and Dixon's line. He cited the numerous statutes relieving the southern soldiers of their disabilities. Some of these soldiers, said lie, are now in the United States senate: others are in the cabinet, as they have been in Republican cabinets. Gen. ' rant, who had been so highly eulogized, sent abroad as the repre sentative of the United States Gen, Long street, whom I regard as one of the ablest of the rebel generals. Mr. Grow, in a brief speech, expressed the opinion that neither party to the rebellion could perpetuate itself into a party of perpetual hates. At this point, Mr. Hopkins (Republican, III.) mov ed to adjourn, which was lo9t. Then Mr. Pickler (Republican, S. D.) spoke in favor of the bill. There was hearty applause when Mr. Waller, a Virginia Republican, and at one time a confederate general in Stonewall Jackson's brigade, said that much of the harmony, good feeling and good will in his section depended on the passage of the bill. "Is there not something in sentiment, harmony and good will?" he asked, "And is not this sentiment in the right direction? In the south there is today a turning to this union in the minds and hearts with a de- Continued on Second Fnge. THE HERALD LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1896. REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS CHOOSE NATIONAL DELEGATES AND EX. PRESS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES New Vorksrs Will Strive to Keep the Honor Within the State Boundaries, and In struct lor riorton—Minnesota Desires the Nomination ol McKinley Associated Tress Special Wiro. NEW York, March 24.—The Republican convention has finished its labors. The preliminary sparring that has been going on for weeks ended the final battle tonight, and tho forces that have been dormant for two years kept within the state boundaries the honor of the presidential endorsement of the greatest state in the union, the state casting the largest number of votes in the electoral college, for that endorsement goes to Governor Levi P. Morton. The delegates at large will lie Thomas C. Piatt of Tioga. Warner Miller of Herki mer. Chauncey M. Depew of New York and Edward Lauterbach. The alternates will be Hamilton Fish of Garrison, Frank S. Witherbee of Port Henry, C. H. Babcock of Rochester and Daniel McMillan of Buf falo. The electors at laige will be Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy of New York and Ed ward H. Butler of Buffalo. Although the convention had been called to meet at noon it was half an hour later when the gavel of Hackett, chairman of the state committee, called the members to order. After roll call Chairman Hackett called upon Senator Cornelius R. Parsons of Rochester to act as temporary chairman, who made a speech favoring the nomina tion of Morion. Senator Clarence Lexow was made chair man of the committee on resolutions. The convention was in session only fifty-three minutes, when adjournment was taken un til 7:30 in the evening. The committee on contested seats met after the convention adjourned this after noon. The first contest was from the Eighteenth New York district. The Piatt adherents asked for at least one-half the delegates. The Twenty-second district of New York also presented a contest, the Piatt people asking to be seated in place of the Brookfield people. The sitting membership presented affidavits of fifty out of the ninety-one delegates to prove their case. In the case of a contest in the Thirtieth assembly district tbe Brookfield men turned the tables and asked for the seats of the Piatt men on the ground that there was not a convention held in the place which the committee designated. The Thirty-second New York district noted a contest, in this case the Piatt peo ple asking for seats held by the Brookfield people. There were also contests in the Thirty third and Twelfth districts, the Brookfield people asking for seats in both districts that were held by Piatt men. There were no contests outside of New York. The committee decided in favor of the sitting delegates in all districts where a half vote was given to each delegation. This de cision allowed the anti-Platt men in the Thirty-second and Thirty-third districts to keep their seats. The committee on nominations met (his afternoon. Thomas C. Piatt, Warner Mil ler, Chauncey M. Depew and Edward Lau terback were nominated as delegates at large to the national convention, and Hamilton Fish, C. H. Babcock, Frauk Witherbee and Daniel McMillan as alter nates. One dissenting vote prevented unanimous nomination. General Tracy of New York and E. H. Butler of Buffalo were nominated as electors at large, but one v-te in opposition beingcast. It was 7:53 when Temporary Chairman Parsons called the convention to order to night. Senator Bracken, chairman of the (ommittee on contested seats, then read his report. When be read that the sitting delegates in all but one district had been al lowed to retain their seats there were cheers and applause, and the report was adopted with very little opposition. Frederick S. Gibbs, of the committee on permanent or ganization, reported the name of Congress man C. L. Southwick of Albany for perma nent chairman and the list of vice presi dents and secretary. Mr. Southwick, upon assuming the chair, made a strong speech in favor of a protec tive tariff, predicting that in the November elections the people would vcte into power at Washington "the party which declares for the American system of protection to home labor and industry and the main tenance of sound and honest money. The speaker then went into the history of the Republican party in relation to the tariff legislation. "No Republican," Mr. Southwick said, has a patent on the system of protection. No sturdier protectionist will be presented to tbe favor of the St. Louis convention than Levi P. Morton." He denounced the Wilson-Gorman act as the crowning in famy of Democratic policy. He spoke of the ever recurring monthly deficiencies un der the administration of this law. Refer ring to the efforts in congress to remedy this evil, the speaker said: "Between a president devoted to bond sales, and a Democratic-Populistic alliance devoted to free silver coinage, every measure of treas ury relief provided by the Republican house has failed to receive Democratic support, and has been relumed to the house, loaded down by the senate with a free silver amendment. This is the situa tion which has prevailed for months, and prevails today. One more popular ex pression in line with the elections of tbe past three years is required to give to the party of tariff protection and sound fin ance, renewed control of the government at Washington." Mr. Southwick declared that along with the revival of the protective tariff must come a restoration of the policy of recip rocity in trade. Taking up the subject of presidential candidates, Mr. Southwick said: "To night the representatives of militant and triumphant Republicanism have assem bled here for ihe purpose of sending to the national convention at St. Louis four dele gates at large instructed to cast their votes for Levi P. Morton." In conclusion Mr. Southwick said: "The imposing character of this demonstration in favor of Levi P. Morton's presidential canvass is not to be doubted. It auspici ously inaugurates the fight which will be waged for success and to the end at St. Louis." George W. Aldridge of Rochester rose to report the selection of the delegates at large, and when they were named, Thomas F. Ritchie of Kings rose in the front row and tried to get recognition, but in a min ute the convention was in an uproar and the chairman refused to recognize him. When the discord was somewhat straightened out the Brooklyn man was recognized, and lie read the minority re port, with the recommendation that if it appears after the llrst ballot that Hon. Levi P. Morton cannot be the choice of the national convention, that the delegate at large from this state will use all honorable means to promote the cause of William McKinley. Then pandemonium reigned, one-half of the audience rising and shouting for Mc- Kinley as the name was read. The house was in an uproar. Just over the chair man's head was swung a banner bearing this inscription: "McKinley, prosperity's advance agent." The very audacity of the act seemed to appall the Morton leaders ior a moment, and for a few seconds the McKinley adher ents had tbe floor to themselves. Then from every part of the house came roars of "Morton, Morton," and the Albany contingent, with two Morton banners, took the place of the McKinley men. It was a question of lungs against lungs. The su perior force of the Morton men soon made their side of the issue more prominent. Chairman Southwick at this point began the use of the gavel and after five minutes commanded order sufficient to be heard. Upon a motion of the previous question the chairman put the Kings county man's amendment and the roll call was begun. The chair announced the vote aa 031 against and 109 votes for the amendment and then there was a wild cheering. Tho full report of the committee was then adopted by a viva voce vote. Senator Lexow then announced that the platform was ready, and. stepping to the front, read tbe platform, to the effect that tho Republicans of New York, in conven tion assembled, again declare their firm and unyielding adherence to the doctrine of protection to American industries, pro tection to the products of the American farm and protection to American labor. We believe in a reciprocity with other nations which shall give our producers and manufacturers an opportunity to dispose of their surplus products and to obtain articles we need from those countries on the most advantageous terms. The agitation for the free coinage of sil ver at the ratio of 16 to 1 seriously dis turbs all industrial interests and calls for a clear statement of the Republican atti tude upon this question, to the end that the tradoof this country at home and abroad may again be placed upon a sound and stable foundation. Until there is a pros pect of international agreement as to silver coinage and while gold remains the stand ard of the United States and of the civil ized world, the Republican party of New York declares itself in favor of the firm and honorable maintenance of that stand ard. We believe in a business administration of the government, on business principles, for the benefit of the suffering business interests of this great people. For nearly four years the material progress of the na tion has been blocked; all branches of trade have suffered, and the workmen have been deprived of reasonable and liv ing wages by the utter lack of business common-sense among the Democratic rul ers. It is the duty and privilege of the Re publican party to promptly mend this un happy state of affairs by nominating and electing a businessman for the presidency, and we ask the aid of thoughtful Republi cans everywhere, to aid in this great and meritorious work. On this platform we present Governor Levi P. Morton as New York's Republican candidate for president. He is in every way tit for the high honor and he is pecu liarly the man for the hour. He has been a business man, with business men. He would prove a business president for the good of all interests of the people. He has been a representative in congress, min ister to France, vice-president, governor of New York and each of these positions lie has filled with an ability which has never been surpassed, with lasting credit to him self and great benefit to his state and to his country. His grasp of public affairs was never so clear and comprehensive as it is today, and his ability to labor earnestly for the welfare of the nation was never so dis tinctly marked as now. Gov. Morton's long and honorable service, his spotless character, his great executive ability, his devotion to his party and its piinciples em inently fit him tor the presidency and en title him to our hearty and enthusiastic support. Therefore we instruct our dele gates to the St. Louis convention to present him as our candidate for prenident and urge upon them to use all honorable means to secure his nomination, I When the reading of the platform had been finished it was adopted without de bate and the convention then adjourned. MINNESOTA'S CHOICE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 24.—1n the Minnesota state Republican convention, held today in Exposition hall, in which Harrison was nominated four years ago, Kobei tG. Evens of Minneapolis, George Thompson of St. Paul, Charles F. Hendry of Sauk Center, and L.P.Hunt of Man kato, were elected delegates-at-large to the St. Louis convention, and instructed to use all their influence in securing the nomina tion of McKinley. who presided over the convention of 1802. The result was not attained without a struggle, though the vic tory of scientific politics over state pride w as decisive. The withdrawal of the name of Cushraan X Davis, authorized by a dia pa'rh from the senator at Washington, re moved the only obstacle in tbe way of a complete McKinley victory, and by a strange chance all but one of the dele gates chosen, C. F. Hendry, were strongly inclined toward Davis before his with drawal. Aside from the election nothing of moment transpired, except the adop tion of a platform reiterating and endors ing established Republican doctrines and containing the following financial plank: Resolved, That we favor the use of both gold aud silver to the extent to which they can be maintained in circulating at a par ity in purchasing and debt-paying power; that we are earnestly opposed under the present conditions to the free and unlim ited coinage of silver for the manifest reason that it would destroy such parity, enormously contract the volume of our currency by forcing gold out of circulation and immediately place us on a silver basis. Believing also that it is a self evident fact tbat the effect of the international demon etization of silver can only be overcome by the international remonetization of that metal, the Republican party of Minnesota most heartily favors an international con ference for that purpose. The alternates selected were: Ira C. Richardson, Captain A. H. Reed, Burger Thurstonson and James Pirnent. Senator Davis' message is as follows: "Washington, D. C, March 24.—T0 Frank B. Kellogg, James A. Tawney, Henry A. Castle, C. A. Severance: lam bound to always and do most loyally re spect the wishes of the people of Minne apolis. For that reason I request that my name be not declared in the deliberations of the Minneapolis convention. Give all my friends my most enduring and heartfelt thanks. Minnesota Republicans should, in my opinion, declare against the United States undertaking the unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1; should also declare for a protective tariff that should encourage, secure and perpet uate domestic production of everything ag ricultural, mining or manufactured that we can produce or make; that will in con sequence cause steady employment to be given to the American wage-earner at wages adequate to the American standard of living: that will also pledge the Repub lican party to protect American industry and manhood against the competition now threatening them from the orient, particularly Japan, that will also, by pro visions for reciprocity, enlarge our foreign commerce with nations who produce what we cannot produce. It should assert tho policy of the United States as declared by James Monroe and by every one of our statesmen since; declare that the people of Cuba ought to be recognized as belligerents; declare for coast defenses and such other naval and military prepa rations as will surely make us able to secure peace by our manifest invincibility in war." Tie Egyptian Campaign Rome, March 24.—The senate today took up tho question for the credit of Africa, and during die debate a number of speakers declared I taly could not accept a peace after the battle of Adowa. The Marquis di Rudini, the premier, de nied that the negus of Abyssinia had de manded an Indemnity of $10,000,1100. The statement, he added, was an insult to Italy. _ Russia refuses to assent to the Egyptian debt commission paying the expenses of the Dongela expedition. LOOKING FOR NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER.-Ohioago Chronicle. ALONG THE RAILROAD LINES TRANSCONTINENTAL ASSOCIATION OB JECTS TO PRACTICES Agents of Other Lines Must Not Be Em ployed as Southern Pacific Agents-The Atlantic and Pacific Company Inaugurates an Era ol Retrenchment Associated Press Special Wire. Chicaoo, March 24.—The chairman of the Transcontinental Passenger associa tion has issued an order to the Southern Pacific calling upon it to stop certain prac tices of the San Francisco office which are contrary to the agreement of the trans continental lines. The particular charge is violation of tbe agreement which pro vides that limited tickets shall be signed by the purchaser in the presence of the agent issuing the ticket. Tbe Southern Pacific has appointed agents of other lines in San Francisco as its sub-agents and has stocked them with tickets in blank. When the chairman objected to this tbe Southern I'acific contended that the practice had been followed by nearly all of the roads for the last twenty years and there was nothing irregular in it. The chairman has ruled that it is contrary to the agreement, saying tbat if the Southern Pacific is to appoint agents ot other roads as its sub-agents, the agreement is entirely nullified, as the road might just as well appoint brokers or the passengers themselves as agents. He declares that if the Southern Pacific wishes to continue the practice it must take steps to have the association agreement amended i so that its action will not be in violation of its provisions. AN EIA OF ECONOMY Denver, March 21.—A special to the Republican from Albuquerque, N. M., says: The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad company has commenced retrenchment. An order just issued abolishes the office of superintendent of transportation, and the position of trainmaster on each of three present divisions, consolidating them into two divisions with superintendents. John r >nair, who was superintendent of trans portation, goes to Needles, as division su perintendent, and H. P. Aldrich, train master, ia retired. C. R. Perry, trainmas ter, goes to Gallup as division Miperintend ent, and Jesse M. Pobins retires. a 810 JUDGMENT New York, March 24. Just as the office of the county clerk was closing for the day a judgment for $83,549,280 was tiled against the Atchiscn, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in favor of the Union Trust Company as trustees for the holders of the first mortgage bonds. The amount is for a deficiency judgment obtained in Febru ary last against the railroad company in Kansas, WIRE WAIFS The Democratic convention of the Elev enth Texas district renominated Rudolph Kleberg cf Cuera for congress to succeed the late Congressman Grain. Kleberg was the law partner of Grain. The associated chambers of commerce of Great Britain yesterday parsed a resolu tion expressing appreciation of the friend ly feeling displayed by the chamber cf commerce of New York and the national board of trade of Philadelphia, and report ing their strong desire that a method be found for settling in a conciliatory spirit any differences which may arise. At a meeting of the general officers of tbe National Women's Cbristian Temperance Union at Chicago yesterday it was decided not to hold the next national convention at San Francisco, although that city had been chosen. It is believed the holding of the next convention in or near the state of Kansas will better conserve temperance interests, as a crisis is impending in tbat state. A dispatch from Athens reports the re newal of the murders of Christians in the ! island of Crete and the existance ot a i panic there owing to the belief prevailing i among the Cretan deputies that the Turk ish troops are waiting for the Christians to retaliate for outrages when they will seize the occasion to begin a general massacre. The deputies have invoked the protection of Greece. Unheralded and unattended by her hus band, Lady Sholto Douglas arrived in Chi cago yesterday from Los Angeles, and, ' entering a carriage, betook herself to the : home of a friend on Dearborn avenue. I Pres-ted for her reason in suddenly depld -1 ing upon her trip to England, l ady Doug ' las hesitatingly stated that Lord Sholto ; had recently been invited by his father, the 1 Marquis of liueenslierry, to return to Eng land and to bring his wife with him. Lord 1 Sholto says there is nothing in the story, I nnd that neither of them is going to [ London. A very destructive fire occurred at La crosse, Wis., yesterday, starting in the lumber yard of the N. B. Holway estate, about 11 :30 oclock from a spark of a passing locomotive. Inside of three hours over 5,000,000 feet of lumber bad been wiped out. The wind carried burning brands to the lumber yard of the Lacrosse company, one mile north, and the lumber and wood piles there were also destroyed, together with the bridge over Black river. Another lire was started at the Sawyer Ct Austin mill, but the damage there was not so great. The entire loss is estimated at over $200,000. STATE NOTES The bark Enoch Talbot arrived at San Francisco from fan Pedro last night. She was twenty-two days making the trip. Yesterday the body of James Donley was found in the Stockton channel drowned. The authorities are satisfied he was sand bagged, robbed, then thrown off the wharf. It is reported at San Francisco that the findings of the court martial which tried 50 Cent? a Month by Carrier Captain Healy of the revenue cutter Bear have been approved at Washington. It is said that Captain Healy has been repri manded and will be transferred to the command of another vessel on tbe Atlantic coast. 1 he supreme court has declined to inter fere in the case of John E. Howard of Tu lare who was convicted of the murder of Martini de la Nini and was sentenced to be hanged. The selection of the jury to try Mrs. Davidson on the charge of extorting money from Rev. C. O. Brown was completed at San Francisco yesterday and the taking of testimony will commence today. J. H. Maloney, the San Francisco horse man, who is named as co-respondent in the Marceau divorce case, has commenced suit through his attorney, Charles F. Han lon, to recover $50,000 damages from Theodore C. Marceau, the photographer. The San Francisco police are now cer tain that William Loughbridge. the alleged Savannah, Mo., bank robber, is the man wanted for the crime and he was formally charged today with being a fugitive from justice from the state of Missouri. In searching his effects, the police have found a box of rare coins which was stolen from the Savannah bank. The supreme court has reversed the judgment of the lower court in the suit of Ventura county vs. Henry Clay, the county treasurer, and C. H, Bradley. The action was to enjoin the treasurer from paying an auditor's warrant in favor of Bradley for $240, claimed to be due Bradley for his services in collecting license taxes under an alleged contract with the county and allowed by the board of supervisors as a valid claim. The judgment of the lower court was for the defendants. At Visalia yesterday Coroner McCabe completed the investigation as to the cause of the death of Dan McCall, killed Wed nesday in an attempt to rob a train. The jury rendered a verdict that McCall came to his death from gunshot wounds at the hands of Deputy Sheriffs Vie Reed and Earl Daggett, while in the discharge of their duties. Lovern, the chief of the gang, who cut his own throat in jail last evening, will probably lecover. Officer Daggett continues to improve and if no relapse oc curs will soon be out of danger. BAY DISTRICT RACES Fleur de Lis end Magnet Win New Laurels San Francisco, March 24.—The racing stakes for two-year-old fillies was run off at Bay District today, thirteen youngsters facing the flag. Fleur de Lis, a handsome brown filly by Imp. St. Maxim-Fleurette and owned by the I d Primero stables, was played for a "good thing," being backed from 15 to 1 to 4 to 1. She fully justified the confidence reposed in her by winning handily from Naglee Burk's Ally Dura, the favorite. Magnet, Dan Honig's crack, added another victory to his credit, by w inning the five and a half furlongs handicap. Sallie Clicquot was second. Magnet and Snowdown were the only winning favorites, two second choices and three outsiders securing tbe other events. Six furlongs—Rulnart won. Pollock sec ond, Jack Atkins third: time, 1:16, One mile, inside course—Tar and Tartar won, Sea Spray second. May Day third: t me, 1:40. The racing (takes, four furlongs—Fleur de Lis won. Dura second, Roweoa B, third; time, :491 ; . One mile—Lobengula won, Sir Vassar second, Yankee Doodle third; time, 1:41% Five and a half furlongs—Magnet won, Sallie Clicquot second, Silver State third; time, I :O7'A. Seven furlongs—Babe Murphy won, Rey del Bandidos second. Chirm Third; time, 1:28. six furlongs—Snowdown won, Mt. Air second, St. Lee third; time. 1 :lo'.-. Bayard's Latest Speech LONUON, Match 25.—Sir Walter Henry Wilkin, the lord mayor of London, nre ■ided at the banquet of the City of London I'eesion society tonight. United States A mbassador Bayard in responding to the to: Bt, "Kith and Kin Beyond the Seas," made a significant speecli in which he said i "Your kindred beyond the seas are not always unanimous. Nevertheless, there is one voice that appeals to them all. since I came to England I have never found oc casion to change my tone. There is noth ing I would say at home that I wonld not say here, and there is nothing I would say here that I would not say at home. I do not expect unanimity. When the time shall come that a man shall not dare to speak tha thoughts that swell within him for ttie public good, God help the country.' 1 Ezeto is Stranded Ban Diego, March 24.—The steamer Barclay Golden, which carried General Ezeta and other filibusters on their expedi tion which was designed to place bim at the head of affairs In San Salvador, put into port here ibis evening oh her return trip, to take on coal. She reports that Kzeta is Btranded at Panama. A New Record DETROIT, March 2 L—Tillie Anderson of Chicago lowered the records in the female bicycle races today, and easily ran away fiom her competitors. She reduced the 100-mile record by ten minutes and fifteen seconds, going the distance in four hours forty-seven minutes and thirty seconds. A Bold Robbery Chicago, March '24.—ChrisSchrage,who is seventy-four years of age, and lives alone at 711 South Jefferson street, was bound and gagged by (.two men last even ing at 8: HO o'clock and robbed of money and papers amounting to more than $50, --000. New Zealand's Pollcv Wellington, N. Z., March 24.—Hon. Joseph George, the colonial secretary, in speaking at Winter, said a large increase of the debt of the colony must be expect ed, as New Zealand could not expect Great Britain always to protect her. CITY PRICE, PER SINGLE COPY, J CENTS ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, g CfcNTS A CUBAN PATRIOT'S LETTER THIRTY DAYS OP MARCHING AND Of BLOODY FIGHTING Captain Valeroa Reports Having Been In Ac* tion Thirty.one Tlmea nnd In Twenty* eight Caaes the Cubans Were Successful— Spain Disclaim* Responsibility Associated Press Special Wire. Boston, March 24.—Tbe Standard te» morrow will publish a letter from Captain C. S. B. Valeros, a member of the personal staff of General Maximo Gomez, in th* Cuban patriot army. The letter was writ ten to Mr. N. R. Johnston of New Haven, Conn., with whom Captain Valsros became intimate while at Yale college. The letter says in part: "It has been a most terrible experience through which I have passed during thai last thirty days—blood, blood, blood and' blood again—everywhere. No less than six of our headquarters mess have gone to their eternal rest since my last to you—all killed with their faces to tbe foe. "We have marched and countermarched over 400 miles of territory the past two months and have met the enemy thirty-one different times, twenty-eight of which we have been successful. The severest of these was on the railroad from Havana to Mantanzas, in Havana province, about nineteen miles from the capital, the battle of Moro del Key. The enemy left twenty-nine killed and fifty-one wounded on the field, nine of whom were officers. General Gomez lost thirteen killed and thirty-one wounded. -The Spanish newspaper, Imparcial, published in Havana, gave the rebel lossea as upwards of three hundred, and I pre sume dispatches reaching tbe states ea aggerated fully as greatly." Spain's Disclaimer Washington, March 24.—The Spanish government has officially disclaimed re sponsibility for tne fiery views expressed in the columns of the Madrid newspaper. El Ep.oca, demanding that the United States cease talk about the Cuban insur rection, or else declare war at once upon Spain. The government felt that it might be harmful, because it was intimated that the article was inspired by it. According to a cablegram received at the Spanish legation today, the Spanise forces have captured all of the archives of the in* surgent government. LABOR LEADERS Still Discussing the Strike lor the eight* Hour Day Indianapolis, March 24.—The meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor has not yet selected a trade to inaugurate the eight-hour day May 1, but has put it in the bands of a sub committee. This committee will report before the council adjourns, and it is prob able that the carpenters will be selected. At today's session the protest of the St. Louis trades unions against the Knights of Labor was heard, and it was decided that the trades unionists must leave the Knights of Labor. Vice-President O'Connell was selected te push the investigation of the eight-hour law at the Brooklyn navy yard. He will alee attend to the amalgamation of the metal workers and brass workers at their con vention in June. It was decided not to form a national union of core workers, but to wait until local unions of this craft are formed. Omaha. Neb., March 24.—At the last meeting of tbe Omaha Central Labor union it was attempted to put through a socialist platform, but the attempt proved futile. Several members of the socialistic element threatened to disrupt the central body if the resolutions wore not adopted, and it is probable that a trades union or other or ganization will be effected by the skilled workers' unions and a few unskilled who have not espoused socialistic principles. The Carpenters Chosen InDIANA>OLIS, Ind., March 24.—At to morrow's session of the council of the American Federation of Labor the sub committee on the eight-hour day problem will submit its report. It will recommend that May 1 he set as the day to inaugurate the eight-hour plan throughout the coun try and that the carpenters be selected aa the union to make the test. DURRANI'S CRIMES Will Now Be Utilized by Ambitious Theater Clsnagere San FRANCISCO, March 24.—The su preme court lias decided that Judge Mur phy erred in restraining W. R, Daily from producing his play. The Crime of a Cen tury, during the Durrant trial. The court declared that it was an unwarranted inter ference with the right of speech guaranteed by the constitution, and orders the annul ment of the order. The Crime of a Cen tury was a play based on the story of the Durrant murders, and Daily attempted to produce it at one of the local theaters while the Durrant trial was in progress. Judge. Murphy ordered the play stopped j and threatened to send the manager and ] actors to jail for contempt of court if they ; persisted in producing the play. The su- I preme court says: "We are entirely clear that the court \ had no jurisdiction to make tbe order, for j such an order was an attempted infringe ment up 'ii the rights guaranteed to every citizen by that sec'ion of the constitution which says: 'Every citizen may freely speok, write and publish his sentiments, being responsible for the abuse of tha* right, and no law shall be passed to re i strain or abridge the liberty of the press.' "It is evident," said the court, "that this , right cannot be abused until it is exercised, . and before it is exercised there can be no ■ responsibility.'' I The order of the trial court was, in effect, one commanding the petitioner not to com j mit contempt of court, and such a practice ! is novel in the extreme. Armenian Relief i New York, March 21. Brown Bros, .fc i Co., treasurers of the Armenia relief fund, i today received tho following cablegram : from Constantinople in acknowdedgment i of a remittance of $15,000: "Phiilifopolis, March 24.—Your two I remittances most timely. Thanks. Dis- I tributlon by Harpool commissioner had I 51,000 souls. Over 1000 have died of ex ' posuie and starvation there alone. We I are supporting fifteen other centers. Need 1 appalling. A nation is threatened with er. --! termination. ! "International Relief Committer." A Warning to Krugcr i London, March 25.—The Times has an I editorial this morning which warns Presi | dent Kruger lhat it is impossible to discuss i witli him tho essentials of London eon ! vention which fixes the suzerainty of Great Britain over tho Transvaal. "In any case," the Times says, "he must decide without delay whether to accept the in vitation to come to England. The invita tion cannot remain open indefinitely, and if it is declined we must take measures to support the just claims of the Citlanders." A. P. A. Activity WASHINGTON, March 24, -What is re garded by some of its members as the most important meeting in the history of the A. P. A. was hegnn here today by the advisory board of the order. The meeting today was occupied with the transaction of preliminary business, including the subs mission of reports.