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TWENTY-FIFTH TEAT?. NO. 187.
THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Senator Squires Speaks of Our
Coast Defenses.
WARLIKE TALK IS CHEAP
But American Demonstration Ends With
Vapid Blustering.
A Strong Plea for a Large Appropriation for
the Construction of Coast Defenses-
Routine Business.
Ar.soriatcd Press SDeeial Wfie
WASHINGTON, April 14.—Senator
Morrill of Vermont reached the age of
Mi years today, and the event was re
fered to in the opening prayer of the
senator as hale in body, sound and vig
orous in intellect, esteemed by his
brother senators, by Ids slate, and by
the whole country. At the conclusion of
the prayer, Morrill received congratula
tions from many of his associates.
It was made apparent, after a lively
OOlloqUy in the senate today, that there
Was no disposition among the silver and
Populist senators to allow a resolution
for a senate Inquiry into recent bond
issues to lapse. By unanimous consent
it had been set for consideration at 2:15
today, but at that time Mr. Chandler
was proceeding with a speech on the
Ouqoni case. Mr. Gray was waiting to
follow, and Mr. Cullomhadan appropri
ation bill in reserve. This precipitated
a clash, in which Mr. Peffer, reinforced
by Mr. Wokott and Mr. Stewart, assert
ed with emphasis that the bond resolu -
tion could not be crowded out either by
design Br Inadvertence. An agreement
Was finally reached to the effect that
the bond resolution Would come up im
mediately after '.'handler and Gray con
cluded their speeches.
Shortly after the session opened Mor
rill announced that on Thursday next
he would speak on the necessity of ad
ditional headquarters for the national
museum.
Squire of Washington was then recog
nised for a speech. National defenses
was his subject, and as preliminary to
a more detailed discussion of the topics,
the senator said, in part:
"What an absurd spectacle has the
congress of the United States presented
during the present session by its persis
tent talk in favor of intervention by the
United States in behalf of Cuba and
Venezuela. How cheap is all this tall.,
i since every man who has informed him
self on the subject of the national de
fenses km ws that as a nai ion we are nut
in condition to undertake to suffer war.
\Ye can talk loud and long and profess
sympathy, pass resolutions and make
believe to ourselves that we are actually
taking a hand in diplomatic affairs and
international questions of great mo
ment, but those who are not deceived by
egotistical glamour and who know tin
facts are perfectly aware that this dem
onstration is mere talk and bluster and
vapid sentiment, for at most it is a sym
pathy that is easily satistied with mere
ly verbal expression."
The people, he continued, did not
know now shamefully their interests are
being bandied and played with by those
who represent them in the halls of con
gress. They do not know that the great
seacoast cities, teeming with wealth, arc
exposed and defenseless against attack
by foreign navies with vessels far out
numbering ours In strength. They do
not know tiiat our navy itself may be
hopelessly crippled by the destruction of
our undefended navy yards, depots of
supplies, dock yards, powder mills and
a: sentsls.
The senator said all the evidence
taken by the committee on coast de
fenses is lamentable in the extreme.
The defensive works are of a character
incapable of resisting modern artillery.
The evidence is overwhelming that in
case of war our whole people would
suffer immeasurably.
"From such investigation as has been
practicable, it is evident that a large
amount of destructible property, esti
mated at not less than ten billion dol
lars In \alue, is exposed to attack or at
least to heavy assessment lor the pur
pose of securing immunity from de
struction. The president of the cham
ber of commerce of New York In
formed me that he lias given careful
attention to the question of property
risks that would at present be sus
tained in the cities of New York, Brook
lyn and Jersey City. He hassfonsulb d
With many of his colleagues in the great
business institutions of New York, and
he estimates that property valued at
four billion dollars In those c ities is sub
jeet to destruction or to the Imposition
of a ransom in case of capture of the
port of New York by a hostile fleet."
At this point the senator presented a
statement showing a comparison of our
navy with that of England, and also a
Statement of all the steel vessels in the
AmeWean navy, including those au
thorised by law, also some data as to
the naval fighting strength of other na
tions. "This summary," he said, "is
believed to be the most favorable to the
United States that can be made from
the records, ami still shows this country
to be far behind the great nations of the
world In naval strength. Moreover, it
leaves out of sight our deficiency in tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroy
ers, of which latter we have today one
small vessel in commission .whereas
Great Britain has 131, Germany US
France PIS, Italy 106, Russia 78, and'
even Spain has 13 torpedo vessels—all
in the list I have given being 115 feet m
length and over. Sixty-two of the
British vessels are torpedo boat-de
stroyers, having superior tonnage and
speed.
The senator argued that the sugges
tion to defend our coasts and seaport
cities by fleets is impracticable, for it
w ill, he said, require expenditures run
ning up into several hundred million
dollars to do the work effectively.
If the policy of building up the navy
is to be continued at the expense of
having defenseless shores,then the time
has come when a change of policy must
be made. There is no doubt that the
money expended for coast defenses will
bring a better return in protecting our
country than the same amount of
money appropriated for ships.
Senator Squire then argued that a
glance at the historical development of
our c\,ast defenses will show that the
question now under consideration does
not indicate a new departure, but it is
a logical step in continuation of the
settled policy of this government since
its foundation. He referred to the sea
coast defenses of European powers.
*Ǥ V? 6 sports from time to time
that England is increasing her fortifi
cations and heavy armament in both
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and in this
connection said:
"So it is, we are encircled as a nation
with a c ham of foreign fortresses and
coaling stations impervious to attack,
while our rich seacoast cities and ports
~ c ' n «„f Portland, Me., near the
fortified Halifax In Canada, continuing
down the coast to Portsmouth, Boston.
New Bedford Providence and Narra
ganuett bay, New London, New Haven,
and Bridgeport, New York, Philadel
phia. Baltimore, Wilmington. Charles
ton.Norfolk. Port Royal, Savannah,
Pensacola, Key West. .Mobile and New
Orleans and Galveston, within a fefW
boms' rapid steaming from the forti
fied ports of Bermuda, Nassau. Havana
and Kingston: and, again, on the Pa
cific const, San Diego, San Francisco,
Portland, Or., and Puget Sound, with
ils I'nited States drydock. coaling
ports and cities, some of them within
sound of British cannon at Esqulmalt,
all lie exposed and helpless against the
attack of any foreign power that pos
sesses a navy.
"Fabulous wealth lies at the mercy
of a freebooting enemy, if such shall
at any time elude our small and scat
tered navy.
"Our foreign commerce and our coast
ing trade are alike without ha'-bors of
refuge behind land defenses. Our dry
docks and ship-building yards, our
arms factories and powder mills near
the coast are subject to easy destruc
tion, and our own navy Is without pro
tected bases for receiving supplies and
for effecting the repairs that are con
stantly required. And yet we plume
ourselves on our diplomacy."
In closing, the Senator hoped that the
bill providing for the exependiture of
580,000,000 for sea const defenses would
be adopted'without serious modifica
tion.
At the close of Mr. Squire's speech,
Mr. Chandler. Republican, of New-
Hampshire, took the Moor and occupied
most of the afternoon in support of DU
ponl's claim to a seat in the senate.
Mr. Gray, Democrat, of Delaware,
took the iioor to speak in opposition to
.Mr. Dupont, but at his own request he
was permitted to defer his remarks un
til tomorrow.
The senate then, at 5 p. m„ adjourned.
IN THE HOUSH
The Fortification Appropriation Bill Passed
Without Amendment
WASHINGTON, April 14.— The house
today pass«d without amendment-the
fortification appropriation bill, carry
ing appropriations and authorizations
Involving an expenditure of $11,384,613.
The appropriations for fortifications
since the Endlcott commission in ISSO,
reported its plan for the defense of
twenty-seven sea ports at an approxi
mate cost of $100,000,000, have averaged
something over $2,000,000 annually.
During the debate today there was a
number of references to our foreign
complications and the necessity of pre
paring for any possible emergency.
Only one voice was raised against the
passage of the bill. Mr. Berry(Democrat
of Kentucky) thought it would be wis
dom to Build ships capable of coping
with the most powerful battleships of
other nations, rather than to erect fixed
fortifications on our sea coasts.
.Mr. Gingham (Republican of Pennsyl
vania) presented the conference report
on the legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill, and explained.
With reference to the paragraphs to
abolish the fee system in the case of
marshals attorneys and i'nited States
i ommissloners that the whole question
had been referred to a joint committee
the judiciary committees of the two
houses who were to consult with the at
torney-general and report to the confer
ence committee. The senate, he said,
had added $228,000 to the house bill, of
which $59,000 had been disposed of by
the house agreeing to $39,000, the senate
yielding the balance. Aboutslß9,ooostill
remained in dispute. Of that amount
$67,000 was for the increase of the salary
list of the senate employes, and as to
this last he predicted the house would
have to yield. The record sdowed that
the average cost of employes to each
member of the house will be $939, while
t.'.at of each member of the senate was
■44s:J. Justice to the house, he said, re
quired that these facts should be made
notorious.
Further conference ngreed to.
Messrs. Bingham, Dockery and McCall
were appointed conferees.
The house went Into committee of the
w bole and took up the consideration of
the fortifications bill. Mr. Hainer
(Hep., Neb.) in charge of the bill, ex
plained its provisions. In the course of
his remarks Mr. Hainer dwelt on the
necessity with our present prospective
foreign complications for an adequate
system of coast defenses.
Mr. Bartlett (Bern., N. V.), In sup
port of the bill, called attention to the
helpless and defenseless condition of
cur seacoast cities.
Mr. Livingston (Dem., Ga.), a mem
ber of the appropriations committee,
also favored the bill. Mr, Livingston
said that he 'lid not anticipate war with
England or Spain* but that it was com
mon sense to prepare for a possible con
tingency.
After some further remarks by Messrs
Sayers (Dem.. Tex.), Baker (Hep., N,
H.), and Hemingway (Rep., Ind.), the
general debate was closed with a brief
speech by Mr. Cannon, chairman of the
appropriations committee, who eulo
gized the bill as the best fortifications
bill presented to the house in twenty
five years.
These appropriations would give
strength to the executive in the present
diplomatic complications.
The bill was then read, and without
amendment was reported and passed.
At 4:20 p.m. the houseiadjourned.
IN COMMITTEE
Senator Proctor . chairman of the
committee on agriculture, was today
authorized by the committee to make
a favorable report on a bill to provide
for a director-in-chief of the scientific
bureau of the agricultural department.
It is the understanding in the commit
tee that the bill will not be pressed at
the present session.
At a special meeting of the house
committee on territories the Arizona,
statehood bill was added and reported
favorably to the house.
The Nicaragua canal and Hawaiian
cable questions were considered by the
house committee on commerce today,
but no votes were taken on any of the
bills.
A resolution was adopted by a vote
of 10 to 4 expressing the sense of the
committee to be that the government
should aid by subsidy the construction
of the Pacific cable, but no terms were
suggested.
Mr. Clevelani! Churched
WATKHTOWN, N. V., April 14.—The
presbytery of St. Lawrence this after
noon voted to dissolve the relations
existing between Rev. William N.
Cleveland of Chamount, the brother
of the president, and his church. Mr.
Cleveland assented to the action of the
committee, but entered a protest.
There was a warm discussion, at the
close of which the presbytery voted
unanimously as indicated. The'presby
tery has endeavored for more than a
year to harmonize the troubles exist
ing, but without permanent success
Mr. Cleveland's protest contains some
very spicy language, and a resolution
was passed stating that the presbyter,'
Should not assent to the statements
made
A Billard Record —
BOSTON, April 14.— Ives .'defeated
Maurice Daly of New York in the Inter
national billiard tournament tonight
and made a new record for a run on
cushion caroms, scoring S5 points
against 77. the previous record made by
William Sexton in public and 81 by
Schaefer in private practice. Score-
Ives—Total, 300; highest run. 85: aver
age, 5.555. Daly—Total, 250; highest
run, 29; average, 4.718.
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING* APRIL 15, 1896-TEN PAGES.
THE NEW CONSUL TO CUBA
Lee's Appointment is Received
With Marked Favor
OFFICERS OF THE BERMUDA
Will Be Arrested Under a Charge of
Filibustering
More Fighting; Is Reported in the Province
of Pinar del Rio, In Which » Gunboat
Ssvsi the Spanish Troops
Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 15.—A special to
the World from Havana says: At the
palace tidings of the coming of General
FltZhUgh Lee as consul general were re
ceived with marked favor. Advices had
already reached here from good author
ity in the I'nited Stales on the subject.
The general belief in official circles is
th it the appointment of so diet Inguished
a soldier means more than the filling of a
consulate. It has been understood here
that President Cleveland has consid
ered the subject of a commission, but
that he has not publicly mentioned the
matter, the understanding being that,
regardless of how the Spanish govern
ment might view the subject, it would
not be agreeable to the Spanish people.
President Cleveland has avoided the un
pleasant question in a BUcessfUl anil di
plomatic manner by selecting a brilliant
and honorable soldier, such Is Bee is
known to he. ami sending him to Ha -
vana under circumstances that cannot
offend public sensibilities.
Waraftts were issued by the I'nited
States district atorney in Philadelphia
for the arrest of John I). Hart, owner
of the steamer Bermuda, and the ship's
officers, on charge sof filibustering. Dr.
Congesta, the Spanish consul, is the
prosecutor.
HAVANA. April 11.— The columns
of troops commanded by Generals
Suares, Ynclan and Chavarria and Col.
Dovos, the latter commanding the Al
fonso Xlil battalion, h it Mariel at the
northern- nd of the military line across
the province of Pinar del Bio by dif
ferent roads. Col. Devos, In passing
the plantation of San Claudlo, met the
insurgent vanguard, consisting of 200
cavalry. The latter retreated and were
pursued by the troops. Suddenly the
insurgents appeared on the neighbor
ing heights, but were driven from them
by the soldiers. Near LeChUSa a force
of dOOO insurgents attempted to sur
round the Alfonso XIII battalion and
the latter was compelled TO retreat.
The soldiers fought well in retreating
and at the expiration of two hours they
reached the landing place at San
Claudlo and fortified themselves while
protected by the fire of the artillery.
The insurgents, however, suffered in
pushing th soldiers on to San Claudlo.
There the battalion was reinforced by
a gunboat and soon after the column
of troopscommanded by Gen. Ynclan
arrived on the scene and probably
saved Col. Devos' command from a
severe handling.
Proceedings are to be taken against
Gen. Hschai ravin, with the view of as
certaining why he failed to support the
operations of the other c olumns to re
lieve the Alfonso XIII battalion. In
the meanwhile Kscharravia has been
suspended from his command.
TRAMSVAAL TROUBLES
The Natives Prcparine for an Exttnsi ye
Uprising:
CAPF. TOWN, April 14.—News has
been received here that the natives
are preparing to rise along the Trans
vaal border. A rising in Northern
Transvaal itself is also reported to be
imminent. There is something of a
panic manifest among the Burghers,
who have appealed for arms with which
to protect themselves. The threatened
spread of the disturbance along the
Transvaal border makes the situation
at Ruluwayo and in Matabeleland
much more serious. The authorities
felt that Buluwayo was reasonably safe
and if the food supply should holdout,
but the danger has been that the Mata
heles would stop the wagon roads
through the Matopo hills and to the
south and thus prevent supplies from
getting through from Mafeking.
Only a part of the 500 reinforcements
designed for Buluwayo have been dis
patched from Maf eking, the nearest
point available tor that purpose. It
takes four weeks' hard traveling by ox
wagons to reach Buluwayo from there,
an it is said the Journey cannot be done
in that time excent with very light
loads. Transportation of supplies of
ammunition, which are needed at this
time in Matabeleland must therefore
be slow, and the new developments In
the situation, threaten to cut off or at
least to interrupt communication be
twen Buluwayo and the only source to
which it can look for a renewal of its
supplies.
It has been discovered that some of
the Mataboles who are employed as
servants here have been acting as spies
and conveying information of the
movements of the expeditions to their
friends in outlying districts. One of
these traitorous natives was shot today.
Manitoba Schools
OTTAWA. Ont., April 14.—The house
of commons has been sitting since yes
terday, and w ill sit through to Thurs
day at least, and probably until Salur
day night. Bui even then it will not
reach the end of the remedial bill. Sir
Mckenzie Bowell has received the fol
lowing telegram from Montreal: "In the
name of the Catholic minority, which I
represent officially, I ask the house of
commons to puss the Whole remedial act
as it is now amended. It will be satis
factory to the Catholic minority, who
will accept it as a final settlement of
the whole school question.
(Signed) j
"ARCHBISHOP BANG BVIN."
Will Be Represented
WASHINGTON, April 14. — The
United states navy will be represented
at the festivities attending the corona
tion of the czar by the triple screw
cruiser Minneapolis, the swiftest ves
sel In the navy. The vessel has been
docked and put in order at the big Ital
ian government dock at Taranto. and
this morning sailed from that place for
Naples. At the same time the San
Francisco. Admiral Selfrldge's (lag
ship, sailed from the Pieraeus for Na
ples and the vessels will meet there.
The admiral will transfer his flag to
the Minneapolis.
Losses by Fire
NflW YORK, April 14.—Fire today
started from some unknown cause in
the holler room of the five-story build
ing, 78 Grand street, occupied by busi
ness firms most of whom represent
large European houses and deal prin
cipally in silks dress goods and kid
gloves. The loss is estimated at about
$800000 and is covered by Insurance. The
'principal losses are- C Auffmordt *
Co., lnporters; Frank Melts, dr.»s foods;
Hugo r.ondy, kid g'oves, and Dexter
J.ambert & Co., S"ks.
PEORIA, 111., Aprill 14.—Spontaneous
combustion among the oils In the base
ment of the Waltron Tiros, block at
Falrbury caused a 1225,000 fire there to
day. The Insurance will not reach
$100,000.
England Will Arbitrate
LONDON April 14.—The Times has a
dispatch from Santiago de Chill which
says it is believed that Chili and
Argentine will agree that England shall
arbitrate the boundary dispute between
them. The dispatch adds: "The finan
cial situation of Chili is serious owing
to the want of confidence. Cold is being
exported and hoarded and the petition
of the banks to the government for as
sistance has been refused."
Cut and Killed
PLACICRVII.ee, / pril 14.—A cutting
affray occurred at Latrobe this even
ing and Walter Freeman, the proprie
tor of the hotel, was killed by George
Roberts. The men had been drinking
together and a dispute arose, when
Roberts whipped out a knife and
slashed it across the throat of Freeman,
esultin? in almost instant death.
A Distiller's Failure
LEXINGTON. Ky.. April 14.—James
E. Pepper, the well-known distiller,
made a personal assignment this after
noon. Assets between $200,000 and
$300,000. Liabilities unknown. The
failure does not involve the firm of J.
E. Pepper & Co.
A Rapist Lynched
ABERDEEN, Miss., April 14.—John
Jones, colored, aged 10, who commit
ted a criminal assault on a two-year-old
white girl last Sunday morning, near
Mormon Springs was hanged by a mob
early Monday morning. Jones confessed
his crime.
TRACK AND TRAFFIC NOTES
Official Investigation of Rebates and
Cut Rates
No Solution of the Party Rate and nilcae:
Book Question—Probable Foreclosure
of the A. & P. Road
CHICAGO. April 14.—The interstate
commerce commission is preparing to
make things warm for the roads run -
ning cast of Chicago. It lias during the
last ten days issued forty subpoenaes
for shippers and men connected witli
the freight departments of the eastern
roads to appear before the federal
grand jury May 4th. The inquiry will
be in connection with the rebates ami
cut rates on packing house products
from tiie stock yards in this city. Near
ly every eastern road is included in the
list, and among the men summoned are
several of the large shippers.
The general officers of the western
roads who for three days have been
struggling with the questions of part>
rates ami mileage books.have adjourned
until next Tuesday. They have decided
that the restrictive conditions surround
ing the sale of milage books shall be
rigidly enforced.
On the question of party rates they
were not able to reach a definite con
clusion, it was decided, however, that
party rates shall not be made except in
the territory of the eastern committee
of the western passenger association.,
where the roads come Into competition
with lines of the central association.
This practically means that party rates
shall be made in the state of Illi
nois, hut. in no other part of the associa
tion territory,
A committee was appointed to see if
there is not some way in which the
roads will be able to grant reduced rates
to theatrical companies and at the same
lime keep within the: law.
Action on the report of the commit
tee will be taker, at the meeting to be
held next Tuesday.
ATCHISON AFFAIRS.
NEW YORK, April 14.—Chairman
Aldace F. Walker of the Atchison road
today said that Judge Collier's decree
in the foreclosure case of the I*. S. Ti'ust
company against the A. & P. railroad
was a preliminary step toward the fore
closure sale of thai line. Tbe decree
covers the property in New Mexico, but
no decree in Arizona has yet been given.
Similar proceedings will be taken in
other sections of the company's terri
tory.
Ingleside Races
SAN FRANCISCO April 14.—Three
favorites and three second choices won
at Ingleside today. Weather line; track
muddy.
Six furlongs—Japonica won, Carna
tion second, La Flecha third. Time,
1:1SS 4 .
Six furlongs -Over the mountain han
dicap—Kamsin won, Mobaiasca second,
Yankee Doodle third. Time, 1:17.
Four furlongs—Fleur de Eis won. Dun
boy second. Dura third. Time, :50%.
Six furlongs—William Plnkerton won,
Sam Leake second, Montallade third.
Time, 1:17.
One mile —Miss Brummel won. Ser
vice second, Tobcy third. Time. 1:4.".';.
One mile, gentlemen's race —Walter ,1.
won, Monita second, Ike L. third. Time,
lei!) 1 '!.
Ingleside Race Entries
The following is tiie list of entries and
weights for the races to be run at
Ingleside. track today, which are posted
at the Los Angeles Turf Club, 212 South
Spring street. Commissions received
on these races and full description of
the events.
First, race, three-quarters, selltns
Meadow I,ark Mm. Ma Saner I'll. Tobcy lull,
Nic Nac !';i. Tim Murphy 109, Alvero 9ft,
Schnits 113. Repeater 100, San Marco
The Judge 112. Perhaps 95.
Second race, mile anil one-sixteenth,
handicap—Logan 105, ('obrillo lul. St. Bee
9.". Kowalskv 95, Collins92.
Third race. mil", gelling—Copchtta !••".
Captain Spencer mi. Boeder mi. Landlord
104, Alii P. 105, Little Bob 87, PI Fi :i7. Uncle
Giles liiC. Mis.- Garvin 95, All Smoke 98,
Monterey 100, -Mm Corbctt Inl. Don Caesar
m. Verdette 100.
Fourth race, mile and three-sixteenths,
hurdle handicap—Bell Ringer 180, Sir Reel
152, Contentment 140, Col. W'eighim.'in 138,
Esperanee 184, Arundel 184, Silverado 184,
Teraplemore 127. Couple Silverado and
Contentment us Corrlgan'sentry.
Fifth race, five-eighths, selling-William
Plnkerton 90, Nelson mi, Claude Hill 80,
George Miller II.",. 1 .a Mascots '-4. Mont
gomery inn. Alpine lib Kamsin 96.
Sixth race. Qve-eUrhths, Belting—Levena
C. 90. Perseus sti. Touino Mi. Einviile 98,
Ofleeta us. Dungarvon 101, Road Warmer
S3. Olive 102. Geld Bug
Weather clear, track fair.
(ilnssmakcrs Quit
INDIANAPOLIS, 1n.1.. April 14.—At a
meeting of the Pittsburg Window Gbiss
association and the Western Window-
Glass association held in this city to
day, it was decided, ow ing to the dull
ness in the glass market, to close down
every window glass factory in the
United States on May 29.
A Receiver Appolntel
HAMMOND. Ind., April 14.—1n the
superior court today E. P. Amos was
appointed receiver for the East Chi
cago Iron and Steel company of East
Chicago. The total amount of liabili
ties are unknown, but It. is said will
amount to $15,000. The plant is val
ued at $200,000.
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Missouri Democratic State Con> j
vention Convenes Today
A BLAND BOOM IS STARTED
Tbe Free Silver Element Hopes to
Control Affairs
Kentucky Republican Delegate! Are Chosen
and Alost of Them Instructed for Brad*
ley-Political Pickln£S
Associated Press Sp"Clal Wire.
BED ALIA,' Vlo., ApriflV—The'bem- J
ocratlc state central committee has se
lected ex-Congressman W. H. Hatch of |
Hannibal for temporary chairman of
the state convention, which convenes at
noon tomorrow.
At a late hour tonight friends of ex-
Congresman Richard P. Bland decided
to offer a resolution tomorrow endorsing
the silver leader as Missouri's candidate
lor the presidency. J. W. Parr, the cen
tral committeeman from Bland's coun
ty and his closest political adviser, au
thorized the publication of the follow
ing:
"Mr. Bland is not a candidate and does
not ask the endorsement of this con- |
vention for president. But if the Dem
ocratic convention of Missouri should
■ ciare him its choice, it is a compliment
that an., man should feel proud of. If
the free sliver element controls the Chi
cago convention. Mr. Bland could not
decline the nomination if it were ten
dered to him. lie prefers, however, to
make the light for the principle, without
being regarded as an aspirant for of-
Tho convention will bo called to order
at noon by C. <'. Maffltt, chairman of the
state central committee. That the con
vention will adopt a platform favoring
tree silver at 16 to 1 is certain.
Ex-Congressman Bland's candidacy
for the presidency lias been Quietly
worked among the delegates, and Bland,
who is here, is said to be nursing his
boom, lb- [s said, however, not to desire
any instructions for himself. Governor
Stone is said to have expressed bis pref
erence for ex-Governor Boies of lowa
for the presidential nominee, but noth
ing definite in regard to,presidential fa
vorites Is known.
Aftar Innumerable conferences, ex-
Coiigresman Bland consented tonight to |
become a candidate for the presidential
nomination. The resolution endorsing!
Bland will be presented to the conven
tion by Governor stone, who will make |
a speech, and ask the convention to i
adopt the resolution unanimously.
KENTUCKY DELEI lATES
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 14. —The I
last of the eleven district, conventions
in this state was held today. Of the
twenty-two district delegates who will
represent the state at St. Louis, ten
from the Third. Fifth, Sixth. Seventh
and Ninth are Instructed for McKinley;
those from the First, Second, Fourth.
Eighth ami Eleventh received straight
Bradley Instructions, while two from
the Tenth were Instructed for Bradley
first and McKinley if the governor is
dropped, Then' will be a contest in the
delegations from the Third and Fifth
districts, and counting the contestants I
in these districts the Bradley men claim
a strength of sixteen district delegates !
in the national convention.
POLITICAL PICKINGS
At the New Bedford. Mass;, congres
sional district Republican convention
yesterday delegates were chosen ami
insi ructed tor Reed.
The Republican congressional con
vention for the Fourteenth Illinois dis
trict met. yesterday and renominated
Joseph o. Cannon Cor congress. Resolu
tions were adopted instructing for .Mc-
Kinley.
Senator Pugh of Alabama has re
ceived from his son, J. C. Pugh, the fol
lowing details of the Alabama primar
ies: "Johnson carries forty-five coun
ties, without trouble. Clark only thir
teen, with seven doubtful. Johnson will
have 360 delegates, Clark 1)4, with 50
doubtful. The legislature is free silver
by a large majority."
Secretary Carlisle left Washington
yesterday for Chicago, where he speaks
tonight on financial issues at a mass
meeting of the labor organizations of
that city.
mELTON REPUBLICANS.
COLUMBIA, S. C, April 14.—The
"Lily White." or .Melton faction of the
Republican party, held a state conven- j
lion. It was presided over by Dr. Samp- ]
son Pope and ex-independent, candidate
for governor. The convention elected |
E. M. Brayton and L. D. Melton (white)
and Congressman Murray and S. E.
Smith (colored) to the national conven
tion. A resolution endorsing McKinley
was overwhelmingly-defeated, but reso
lutions w ere adopted saying either Mc-
Kinley. Allison. Morion. Reed or Quay
would be acceptible. The financial plank
is as follows:
"We arc in favor of retaining the pres
ent monetary standard until some sat
isfactory ratio between the metals can
be reached by international agreement."
The rest of the platform was taken up
with denouncing the reform state gov
ernment, the dispensary and TiUman-
I ism in general.
International Athletics
NEW YORK, April 14.—The Adver
tiser will tomorrow say: Another meet
j Ing in the athletic held will take place I
' next fall between members of the New ;
j York Athletic club and Llie London \
• Athletic club. E. C. Bredin of the Lon
, don club, the half mile runner and I
! holder of the record at a quarter, in a ■
j letter to Tommy Conneff, recently pro- j
f posed a race at a mile between F. E. ;
] Bacon, the English champion and !
holder of the English mile record. 4 mln- j
i utes 17 seconds, and Conneff turned the j
[ letter over to the New York Athletic j
j club, of which be is a member, and the
athletic committee of the club took the ;
I matter in hand. A formal challenge
j was forwarded to .Mr. Bredin by Barlow j
S. Weeks, captain of the New York |
Athletic club, and a race at a half mile
was also proposed by Mr. Bredin and C.
H. Kilpatrick. The challenges will lie j
accepted and there is little doubt that I
other events will be arranged, as the
London Athletic club was none too well
pleased over their disastrous defeat of
last year. Neither Bredin nor Bacon
\ Istte'd this country last fall, and they
will lie cordially welcomed.
Editors at Large
SACRAMENTO April! 14.—The Cali
fornia Press association held Its semi
annual meeting tonight in the senate
chamber at the eapitol. F. it. Willis,
managing editor of the Sacramento
Record-Union president of theasßooia
tlou presided. Papers w ere read by S. j
s. Boynton editor of the Orovflle Regis
ter on The Value of Newspapers; The
Ideal in Rural Journalism, by S. Has
kell, editor of the Pomona Progress:
and George Weeks of Kern county sent
in an entertaining essay entitled Some
I 1
I See notice of The Herald's Mammoth I
I Illustrated La Fiesta edition on Editorial \
page. Mail copies to Eastern friends /
and relatives ...«
I : )
Amenities of Country Journalism, which
was read by J. A. Woodson of Sacra
mento. Tomorrow morning the Califor
nia editors will entertain the Nevada
Pross association at breakfastat the
Sutter club. The California association
is planning to make an < cursion to the
. City of Mexico in the Coming fall.
ANOTHER PUEME SUSPECT
' Dan J. Cook Placed In the County Jail Charted
Murder
i The third of the Puente suspects has
been arrested, and last night Deputy
! Sheriff White placed Dan J. Cook in
the county jail, and lodged a charge of
murder against him. Cook is said to be
a brother-in-law to the Ming boys, who
were brought to this city by Sheriff
Burr the day after the recent murder
of John Hayes in his store at Puente
by masked highwaymen. Since that
date considerable work has been done on
the case, and the apprehension of Cook
yesterday is the result.
THE MOTORS MOVE
The San Joaquin River Furnishes Power for
Fresno
FRESNO, April 14.—The waters of the
San Joaquin river have been success
fully housed and the first wheels were
turned in Fresno tonight with power
! generated at a distance of thirty-five
miles from the city. A large delegation
of ladles decorated with flowers the
first motor to move with the current
which flashed over the wire. The ma
chinery of one of the large pumps of the
i city water works was set in motion and
two of the large motors were tested.
The work of putting up the lamps for
lighting the city and of wiring for light
ing and power in business houses and
I factories will now go forward rapidly.
OF COURSE THE BABY CRIED
Equally of Course the Boy Was Badly
Scared
| A San Francisco Boy Ba by Put Into a
Satchel and Thrown Out on s
Vacant Lot
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.—John
Swift, an 11-year-old lad, found a baby
boy not over two or three hours old
in an old hand-satchel in an empty lot
on Twelfth street near Mission this
I morning.
The boy saw the old valise, picked it
up and found it was heavy. He gave
it a toss in the air, catching it in his
hands as it came down. On the second
i toss a faint cry issued from the valise
■ and the boy opened it. He was almost
j too fright ned to scream at what he
} saw. There was a live, crying infant,
I wrapped in a dirty hand towel. Swift
laid the child carefully on the ground
| and then ran screaming down the
i street. Passers-by saw the boy run-
I ning and heard him shouting "A baby!
A baby!" Policeman Connolly stopped
. the lad and learned of the strange find.
1 The oHlccr took the baby to the receiv
• ing hospital.
Dr. Weil made an examination of the
| infant and came to the conclusion that
; the little fellow had been born only a
j tew hours before he was found. Not
withstanding his unceremonious in
troduction into the world, the child wa.s
lusty and rather pretty. Eater in the
aftt moon the child was removed to th"
St. Joseph's orphan asylum. Dr. Well
not ified the police, and Detectiveßyram
was Instructed to find if possible the in
human mother who turned out her off
spring In su h a heartless manner. He
spent several hours in the search, but
gave up the task later. A further effort
will be made by watching the registry
of 1 irlhs, but the condition in which
the child was found indicated that no
physician had been called to attend to
the mother, who, perhaps, wished thus
to dispose of the evidence of her shame.
Bay Cltv Disqualified
SAN' FRANCISCO. April 14.—At a
special meeting of the road racing com
mittee of the California Associated Cy
cling clubs, it was decided to disqualify
the Bay City wheelmen, the winners of
last Sunday's 1110-mile relay race. It
is alleged that the Bay City club's rep
resentatives on the sixth and seventh
relays changed the packet outside the
f.rofier lines. It is claimed by the riders
that they changed the packet within
bounds and their statement is upheld by
two of the Judges who were standing
I near the Hag but the referee claims
I otherwise, and the racing committee
! has decided with him. This decision
gives the cup to the Garden City cyclers
who finished second in the race. The
Bay City wheelmen will protest against
the decision of the board.
Holmes' Alleged Victim-
OMAHA. Neb. April 14.—Miss Kate
Durkee of Omaha, whom Holmes con
fesses was one of his twenty-seven vic
tims is very indignant. She says she
never was killed by Holmes or any one
else. Miss Durkee Is living with a
brother, who is the assistnat auditor of
the Burlington road. She was a school
mate of Holmes' Willamette wife.
HAMILTON.Ont.,ApriI 14—In the list
of Holmes' victims appears the name
of Mrs. B'averkamp of Hamilton. No
person-of that name was ever known
her.
TORONTO Out. April 14. -Holmes, in
his confession, says he asphyxiated the
Pietzel children in th" house' on St. Vin
cent street in this city by turning gas
I into a trunk. There is no gas on the
| premises.
Debate Abandoned
ATLANTA, Ga., April 14.—Secretary
; Smith and ex-Speaker Crisp left today
: tor Washington, their Joint debate tour
': having been cut short by Mr. Crisp's an
nouncement that his physicians had
1 warned him against continuous speak
| Ing. because of threatened heart
1 trouble.
Caught a Cold
I NEW YORK. April 14.—General Nel
( son A. Miles visited Marquis Yama
| gata this evening. The marquis is suf
i fi ring from a mild attack of influenza,
j which may Interfere with the plans for
his entertainment in thisclty, it Is
his intention to visit West Point before
sailing.
To Suppress Gambling
Washington. April 14.—Senator
Piatt today introduced a bill to prohibit
1 the transmission of the reports of re-
J sulls or bets on prise fights or rates
from one state to another, and making
such transmission a misdemeanor to be
punished by tine or Imprisonment.
The Hellenic Prize*
LONDON. April 1" An Athens dis
patch to the Times says: The* prizes to
the winners in the f lytnplc games will
be branches from the olive trees at
Olympus, as was the ancient custom.
The intention of bestowing silver
wreaths has been abandoned.
CITY PRICE, PER SINfJLE COPY, 3 CENTS
ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, 5 CENTS
A REPLY TO COL. INGERSOLL
Dr. John P. D. John Defends
the Bible
AGAINST AGNOSTIC ATTACK
The Book is Not Given to Teach
Science
Vet Motet Siw Without the Spectroscope All
the Best Modern Scientist Can Saa
With One.
Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, April 14.—Dr. John P. D.
John, president of the Depauw Uni
versity, and a well-known Methodist
minister, replied this morning to the ad
dress of Col. Ingersoll, made at the Mil
itant church on Sunday. Dr. John said
in part:
'•I do not intend to abuse Mr. Inger
soll. Abuse is not argument. He haa
proposed some difficult questions to the
defenders of the Christian faith. It Is
not a sufficient answer to say that ho
is a blasphemer. That Is to beg the
question. Mr. Ingersoll claims that the
Christian religion and its reputed au
thor are both man-made, and therefore
no better than the man who made them.
He objects to the reputed author of the
Bible on the ground that, like the man
who made him, he is ignorant, cruel,
savage, unjust, immoral, inconsist
ent, unfaithful, and that he Is opposed
to art. science, education, progress and
liberty. He objects to the Christian
scheme on the broad ground that It la
unscientific; that, having been made bjr
unscientific men, it is contrary to fact,
unnatural, superstitious and not adapt
ed to tiie task it proposes.
"The Bible must be judged by the
manner in which it does what it pro
fesses to do and not by a foreign stand
ard. It came to teach men of duty and.
destiny; not to teach art, science or
literature. Judge the Bible by what it,
says of duty and destiny and not by'
what it omits, of the things it did not
corno to teach.
"Life is the gift of God in trust.
The most refined ideals of justice de
mand that a trust once accepted must
be surrendered according to its terms,
and that the bestower of such a trust,
may of right determine the conditions;
of the bestowal. But the agnostic says
that he was trot consulted about the
trust and it is unjust to make him a,
compulsory party to the transactions.
He has, however, accepted the terms of
the trust and he stoutly claims all the
advantages arriving therefrom. At
tempt to relieve him of his embarrass
ment by taking his life and he protests
against your well-meant endeavors.
"Why did God, with whom a miracle
is so easy,"says Mr. Ingersoll, "make
the Israelites at once what he
wanted them to be, without ed
ucating them through the hor
rors of war and slavery?" Be
muse He could not. God can make
clods the way he wants them, and so
they will remain, but He cannot make
parallel lines meet, for they will no
longer i>e parallel, and he cannot make
men virtuous against their wills, fop
tiny will no longer be men."
"But Mr. Ingersoll raises his chief
objection against God because of its
proposed dealing with men in the next
world. He hates hell, he says, and so
do 1, but neither of us can hate It out ot
existence. Hell is already here. The.
majority of mankind are already in
its fires. BUt the hell to come is not the
one described by Mr. Ingersoll, and long
ago described by intelligent Christians.
There is no hell, here or hereafter, other? '
than that whose fires are kindled by the
law of sowing and reaping. Hell ha*
already come, because adn has come,
and it will remain as long as sin en
dures.
"All the Intellectual objections
against the Bible may be put under
the one general charge, that is. it is
unscientific, or that it is contrary to
fact, unnatural, superstitious and not
adapted to its work. Does the Bible
conflict with any known fact of mod
ern science? If so, that much of it is
not Inspired. If not, it must'havfe been,
inspired, for the best astronomical,
geographical and biological knowledge
contemporary with the age of the sa
cred writers was a chaotic' mass ot ig
norance. If you had been guessing
:!000 years ago about the creation of
light—yea, less than a century ago—
you would have guessed the sun first
and light simultaneously or afterward.
But Moses made a happier guess. Ho
saw without the spectroscope what oilfl
generation has seen with one."
TILLMAN'S TALK.
The Silverltes Cheered and Presented a
Suitoble Souvenir.
DENVER, Col.. April 14.—Senator
Tillman was tendered a reception this
evening at the Brown Palace hotel.
After being welcomed by Mayor Mc-
Murray he was presented with a pitch
fork made from gold and silver taken
from the mines of Colorado. Hon. B. R.
Hidden, who made the presentation
speech, said:
"Take this pitchfork back to the
I'nited States senate and dig up the rec
ord of Senator Sherman and then dig
down into the history of John G. Car
lisle."
This remark was received with great
applause by the large assemblage that
had gathered to welcome the bimetal
list from South Carolina.
Mr. Tillman concluded his address ac
follows:
"I stand by Colorado, and all I ask la
that you stand by South Carolina."
His principal address will be made to
morrow night at the Broadway theater.
He w ill not speak at Arlington park
Thursday as was arranged.
A Seaworthy Cruiser.
WASHINGTON, April 14.—The spe
cial board, consisting of Captain Pick
ing. Constructor Barney and Chief En
gineer Ross, which was appointed' to
make the trip from Port Royal tv
Hampton Roads on the Indiana, and
thus make the final inspection of that
vesßel, has submitted its report to t'ja,
war department. The boai d finds th™
there is no weakness nor defect In the
hull, liftings or equipment, nor is there
any defect in the machinery. The ship
handled well In every particular, with a
remarkable absence of heavy rolling,
the maximum roll under a broadside sea
being -'a degrees.
An Editorial Outing-.
RENO, Nov.. April 14.—The Nevada
Press association left Reno tonight for
a t**n-days' trip through Southern Cal-.
Ifornia. They are to breakfast with the
California Press association at Sacra
mento tomorrow, and then leave for
Santa Barbara, reaching there Thurs
day.. They will leave there Saturday
for Eos Angeles. There are twenty
nine in the party.
All Pour Dead.
CHICAGO. April 14.—This evening
John Lehman shot and killed his three
children, and then shut himself through
the heart. ...