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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. "NO. 191.
SANTA MONICA SHRIEKERS
Charge in Force on the Com-
merce Committee
HUNTINGTON'S HIRELINGS
Make the Mosl of a Very Poor
Case
Specious Arguments Promptly Punched Pull
ol Holes by Senator White—Senator Nel
•on Asks Staggering Questions
Bpccinl to TBI Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—The ad-
vantages of Santa Monica as a deep
water harbor were misrepresented to
day before the senate committee on
commerce by live of Mr. Huntington's
representatives. The delegation in
favor of the harbor of San Pedro had
their inning yesterday and made a good
argument why the deep water harbor
lor Southern California should bg_lQ
cated at fan Pedro—or Wilmington har
bor, as.it is ollicially.known. . _ Their
statements were fully l substantlatedVy
reports of engineer officers who have
been directed from time to time by the
secretary of war to make examinations
of the Iwo sites and report thereon. Ev
ery one of these reports was in favor of
fan Pedro, and the Huntington delega
tion today devoted its time to efforts to
prove that the engineer officers, who are
Ktrietly non-partisan and not bound by
the neck, as are th» members of this del
egation, were suffering from mental ab
beration in so reporting. The state
ments made today were specious, and
Senator White, who did most of the
cross-questioning on the part of the
committee, punched boles in them as
fast as they were made. Senator Elk-
Ins aided White in his efforts, but Sena
tor firye, chairman of the committee,
who Is an avowed Huntington man and
corporation attorney, did all in his
power to belittle the efforts of Califor
nia's Democratic representative in the
higher branch of the national legisla
ture.
Other members of the committee ques
tioned members of the delegation from
time to time.
Senator White opened the session of
the committee today by making the
statement that no member of the Cali
fornia delegation in congress knew any
thing of the efforts being made to se
cure an appropriation for the establish
ment of a. harbor at Santa Monica, and
that such action was a surprise to
them. Mr. Mitchell of Los Angeles,
Huntington's principal representative
In this delegation, was the first wit
ness. He made a barefaced statement
, to the committee that at the present
time |t|ne-tenths of the people of South
ern California are In favor of an ap
propriation of about J400.000 for the in
ner harbnr at San Pedro and $2,800,000
for Senta Monica. He also attempted
to CUt a slur Upon Senator White's and
rr iy"\vere misinformed as (o the true
sentiment. He started to talk to the
committee as though lie were arguin"
before 11 jury on a murder trial, and'
dwelt upon the change of heart that
had be»n experienced of late by the
people of j,os Angeles and vicinity on
tills question, but was brought to earth
again by Senator Yost of Missouri, who
Informed him sarcastically that the
committee wanted facts and not senti
ment.
What the committee wanted to know
said Senator Vest, was which was the
best site for a harbor, San Pedro or
Bart* Monk a. He was suprorted in
this statement by Senator Nelson and
other members of the committee
Senvt-r White at this point intro
duced a number of telegrams as part of
the record of the hearings before the
committee. Then were on both sides of
the question.
James B. Lankershim, the next mem
ber of the delegation to testify,
took these dispatches as the text for
Ills sermon. He said that they indicat
ed the importance of the question,
that he had studied It for. a longtime,
but had only recently been able to
tnak? up his mind on it. He attempt
ed to belittle San Pedro as a good har
bor and said that it was only good for
light draft Vessels. He said there
was nn turning ground for vessels in
the inner harbor of San Pedro, while
there was plenty of room at Santa
Monica. He said that what the peo
ple of SoutherS California wanted was
a good harbor for big ships, and that
the deepening of the inner harbor to
eighteen feet would not lessen the
present danger In the least.
Senator Nelson, on his admission
that Sun Pedro was a good harbor fo>
light draft vessels, asked if it would
not be better to have a big harbor
eutdde /if a 'ood inner harbor than
to make'dlvision and have one harbor
for big and one for small ships.
This rather staggered the witness
and he could not make a satisfactory
answer.
Another statement he made was that
there was no wharf room at San Pe
dro, while at Santa Monica there was
plenty. He was probably referring to
Mr. Huntington's million dollar wharf,
which "ill probably be done before
he gets an appropriation for making a
harbor n.t Santa Monica.
He also made calcu
lated to give those who are conversant
with the real sentiment of the people
a tired feeling, that nine-tenths of the
people of his section were in favor of
Santa Monica and San Pedro jointly.
J. S. Slauson was the next member
of the delegation to speak. He branched
out and argued that an appropriation
was wanted on the ground that the
whole people of the United States would
he benefited by the establishment of a.
harbor at Santa Monica. He declared
that he came here in the interest of a
double appropriation, that is, for the
Inner harbor at San Pedro and an outer
harbor at Santa Monica. If he could
not get both he was In favor of taking
only one, and that one was Santa Mon
ica.
Judge D. P. Hatch made a short
statement in favor of Santa Monica,
but did* ftot give the committee any new
facts. He .attempted to jolly the com
mittee and make the members laugh,
but his efforts fell very flat. This con
cluded the testimony by the Hunting
ion faction.
Then the San Pedro delegation had
another inning, and good use was made
of it.
• Engineer Hawgood, who was made a
member of the delegation for the ex
press purpose of disproving the state
ments of Southern Pacific engineers,
was recalled and again examined by
Senator WhlU. He explained the rea
son for the accumulation of sand at one
point In San Pedro harbor, and gave a
black eye to the testimony of Hunting
ton's engineers that the harbor at San
Pedro would soon fill with sand if a
breakwater wsre constructed. He also
stated to the committee that an engine
could draw thirty cars from San Pedro
to Los Angeles, and but twenty of the
same weight from Santa Monica to Eos
Angeles on account of the grade .
Engineer Corthell made a general
statement that Mr. Haw-good had not
spoken truthfully, but when questioned
could not make his word good.
The hearing was concluded for the
day by the appearance o.' ex-Mayor
Hazard.
He was very forcible In his state
ments, and let the committee know fully
where his delegation stood. He said:
"I believe that a great majority of
the people would prefer San Pedro for
both inside and outside harbor. It was
said that if wo did not accept the ap
propriation for Santa Monica we would
get nothing. Many people say that It
has reached a point where we will never
get a harbor at San Pedro, so we must
take it where It is offered by those high
In power. I said that I never could be
lieve that the goods could be delivered.
There are people In Eos Angeles who are
entitled to recognition from this gov
ernment, and if we cannot get it with
out making an alliance with those high
in power I say get nothing.
."I want to go home preserving my
manhood, and I will not surrender my
citizenship nor forswear my country to
secure such an end."
Huntington himself was present at
the time this outburst was made, but
sat like a graven image and did not
even indulge in a smile. As a matter of
fact, he had no occasion to smile, as Mr.
Hazard's impassioned utterances ear
ilcu with them force of truth. Which no
attempt on the part of the Southern
and Central Pacific magnate could be
little nor conceal, and he was sensible
enough to keep quiet, under the burn
ing, scornful words that were Hung at
him.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
WASHINGTON", April 18.—The hear
ing before the senate committee on the
respective merits of San Pedro and
Santa Monica as sites proposed for a
Southern California deep water har
bor, was continued today. J. W. Mitch
ell of I.os Angeles was the first speaker.
He was followed by James B. Lanker
sbim and J. S. Slauson, also of Los An
geles, All spoke in favor of Santa Mon
ica. LanUershim said the present in
ner harbor at San Pedro was an excel
lent one. but the entrance was too shal
low for deep draft vessels, and it would
be impossible to deepen it. The water
on the bar was only eighteen feet deep
and the channel narrow and crooked,
making it difficult for long vessels to get
In at all, whatever their draft. He also
said that on account of wind a.nd waves
it was impossible to load vessels prop
erly or unload them without losing part
of the cargo. He contended also that the
growth of Eos Angeles was toward San
ta Monica, and they were practically
one city, whereas San Pedro was twen
ty-three miles distant. He also said
the commerce of the city had grown so
rapidly as to render a deep sea harbor
a necessity. Eankershim said he had
personally favored San Pedro harbor,
but had changed his mind and become
convinced of the superiority of Santa
Monica.
Senator Berry of the committee asked
if this had not occurred because he had
concluded that influences operating at
Washington were such as to render it
Impossible to secure the necessary im
provement at Pan Pedro. He admitted
this was In a measure true, but also
said his examination of the reports of
engineers had convinced him that he had
been wrong originally. With a properly
built breakwater, Santa Monica would
be a perfect harbor. He.thought the gov
rsanta Monica harbor and $.'190,000 on the
inner harbor at San Pedro. He said he
believed nine-tenths of the people of Eos
Angeles would support this proposition.
Mr. Slauson agreed with Eankershim
as to the desirability of securing both
ippropriations. He admitted, however.
Lliat the people were much divided; it
was Impossible to say with nnv exact
ness how they stood, and the chamber of
Commerce resolutions sent to Washing
ton bad been adopted to avoid any ap
parent division. His delegation was.
however, solidly in favor of the propo
sition to obtain two appropriations
•yhich would complete the iner harbor a'
San Pedro and also give an excellent
deep water harbor at Santa Monica
Judge Hatch of Eos Angeles followed
Slauson In a brief argument for Sana
Monica, and with his statement the
hearing closed
TURKISH TROUBLES
Claims for Damages Which nay, In Time,
Be Pushed
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 18.-Tele
grams from Bltlis, Eastern Turkey, ssv
the houses of Rev. George P. Knapp
and Rev. Royal M. Cole, American mis
sionaries of the American board of for
eign missions, Boston, have been block
aded by the Turkish government and
the servants not allowed to go and come
from the markets.
tu on rn ilai ' h J5 or( lers were given by
the Turkish government requiring that
they and their families should all leave
Bitlis by the southern route. The roads
were then impassable. The missionar
ies heartily acknowledged the activity
of Mr. John W. Riddle, the United Slate's
charge d affaires in securing the nulli
fication of the order issued March 26
for the expulsion of Messis. Knapp and
Cole and their families and the zeal of
Sir Philip Currie. the British ambassa
dor, in supporting Mr. Riddle's de
mands.
Sir Philip Currie told the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs that the.
American missionaries co-operated with
Great Britain in the distribution of re
lief and he would not see them driven
away.
The depositions that have been made
gainst the Rev. George P. Knapp chare-c
him with having planned and led an at
tack on the mosque: with having use 1
the school bell for giving signals for the
attack, and that oh October 25,1395; that
he was responsible for the slaughter of
i.OO or more people, and for the plunder
of thousands upon thousands o'" life
worth of property from the markets ot
Biths.
A timely telegram from the United
States Minister, Alexander W. Terrell
a few weeks ago. saved him from being
forcibly seized and east into prison.
Should the Turkish government decline
to follow up the case then it would be
feasible for the United States to de
mand damages for libel. The claim for
indemnity for the assault in ISS.'t of
Mousa Bey on Rev. George O. Knapp.
father of Re-,* George P. Knapp, and
upon Dr. Reynolds, now of Van, East
ern Turkey, was made, but it has never
been paid. Indemnity for the murder
of Lens, the American bicyclist, is an
other unsettled claim.
Murderers' Sentences
NEW YORK, April 18.—A special to
the World from Lima says: The mur
derers of the president of Bolivia have
been sentenced as follows: Capt J'a
cudo to death; Lieuts. Castillo and Or
tiz to ten years imprisonment; Achas to
fifteen months in prison.
Over the River
NEW YORK. April 18.—John A, Tuck
er, rounder of the National Cordage com
pany, died tonight. He was 5" yeara of
age and leaves a family.
To See the Czar
NEW YORK, April 18.—Field Mrshal
Yamagata sailed today for Europe on
the steamer La Touralne,
THE HERALD
LOS ANGEIiES. SUNDAY MORNING* APRIL 19, 1896—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES.
IN THE KAISER'S REALMS
Austro-Germanic Friendship
Might Be Stronger
THE FATAL YON KOTZ DUEL
May Result In the Abolition of the
Duello
The Diet Provides Punishment lor the Be
trayal ot Trade Secrete—German
Troubles In Africa
Associated Press Sneclal Wire.
BERLIN, April 18.—(Copyrighted,
J896, by the Associated Press)—ln well
informed circles there Is an impression
that the visit of Emperor William to
Vienna was not such a success in
strengthening the friendship between
Austria and Germany as expected. It
is asserted that Emperor Francis Jos
eph and his cabinet are piqued at the
length of Emperor William's stay in
Italy and the mutual affecilon displayed
there. The question of the future Ger
man support of the Austrian Balkan
policy was repeatedly broached without
eliciting satisfactory German assur
ances and a thorough understanding
on the subject between Count Baden i
and Prince Hohenlohe was not effected.
The Austrian minister of foreign af
fairs, Count Goluohowski, and all the
minor Austrian officials received Ger
man decorations, but Count Badeni, the
premier, did not. Another question
left unadjusted is that of the British-
German relations. The German press
has had an outburst of temper owing to
an article in the Morning Post of Eon
don, which is considered offensive to
Germany, and the government, it is said,
in spite of Austria's wishes, is determ
ined to pursue a policy In South Africa
dictated by its own interests entirely
until Great Britain is brought to her
senses. Herr Horff, the German repre
sentative, has received minute Instruc
tions in view of the latest developments
in South Africa. •
The immense sensation which result
ed from the pistol duel between Count
yon Kotz and Baron yon Schrader, re
sulting in the death of the latter, and
a number of recent encounters, seems to
promise an early abolition of the duel in
Germany. In both the relchstag and
the Prussian diet, the matter will be
broached and a demand will be made
for new and stringent anti-duelling
laws. Herren Blchter and Bebel and
other radicals will lead the debate in the
relchstag. Public opinion is overwhelm
ingly in favor of the abolition of the
duel, and it is understood that the em
peror will shortly modify the preroga
tives and duties of the military courts
of honor, giving them full powers to
peaceably adjust quarrels and Afferen
oes of opinion, instead ot mMv advis-
Oscar Kauffman's book maJps public
some curious details regarding the pri
vate life of the imperial famßy. it »r
pears that the empere» '<wtf»4t» with
his chief bu'i«* rm ' meals; at-go much a
head, An ordinary dinner costs less
man's 2 a plate, exclusive ipe, but
on foattve occasions the calm4m& dinner
varies from $5 to $10. The emperor
usually has three meals daily—a meat,
breakfst, a hot lunch and a six-course
diinner, the latter being always dispos
ed of under an hour. On the menu are
I hock. Bordeaux and champagne daily
as table wines, and the cellars of the
seliloss hold 2000 bottles of fine wines
and 4000 casks of other wines and
liquors.
The government bill to prevent unfair
competition in trade was considered by
the imperial diet on Friday. The bill
providing for the punishment of per
sons revealing trade secrets, which the
government has divided into two cate
gories—first, those learned by workmen
In the ordinary course of service, and,
secondly, those for which employers
have exacted promises of secrecy. The
diet refused to pass the measure In this
shape, and adopted a modified form by
which a penalty is only applied to the
betrayal of business secrets during time
of service and with intent to injure
their employers, or compete with them.
The diet also declined to acept the para
graph by which editors of newspapers
were to be held responsible for fraudu
lent or deceptive advertisements, and
passed the clause exempting editors from
penalty unless it Is proved that they
were aware that the advertisements
were deceptive.
A government edict just published
greatly restricts the liberties of univer
sity students. Hereafter they must ob
tain permission from both the police and
their rector before holding public or pri
vate meetings.
During the week there were violent
hail and snow storms in the German
highlands, the mercury registering 22
degrees in the Hartz mountains, with
deep snow.
On Friday the carpenters at work on
the Berlin Industrial exhibition struck
for a mark an hour and a mark and a
half for overtime.
Major Leutwln. the German governor
of Southwest Africa, reports that he
fears there will be a rising of the Here
ros, who number 60.000 and who are giv
ing a great deal of trouble. The German
lorres only number 600 and are quite in
adequate to cope with them. If war
breaks out it will be the biggest colonial
trouble Germany has yet had.
The relchsta:.; oleomargarine bill as
amended In committee renders the im
portation of American oleomargarine
virtually Impossible. There is little
prospect of its adoption.
California Colonies
NEW YORK. April 18.—Mr. and Mrs
W. E. Smith of Ash Hurst colony, Cal
ifornia, were the guests at a reception
tendered them today by the Colonial
club of this city. After the* reception a
meeting of the investigation committee
of the club was held, at which T. I>.
Wakeman, the president, presided. The
committee reported that after having on
behalf of the Colonial clubs of New-
York. Chicago and Massachusetts, vis
ited and Inspected the representative
ct-mmunltles at Fresno, the San Joaquin
valley, Riverside, Los Angeles and San
Diego, it unanimously and emphatically
considered that the Upper Sacramento
valley offers superior advantages to col
onists as a place for settlement. Ad
dresses were delivered by T. B. .Vako
man, Charles A. Wells, W. S. Smith <tn.l
others.
Arizona Notes
PHOENIX, Ariz.. April IS.—Pursuant
to authorization received this morning
from Washington, Governor B. J.
Franklin took the oath of office at nooti
to-day at the executive chambers. Chief
Justice Baker was the administering
officer, the ceremony being witnessed by
a large number of citizens. Democrats
are In the city from all parts of Arizona
the expectation being that a clean sweep
will be made in all offices of the territory.
Reports from Prescott say that the
receipt of news announcing the killing
lately of Nick Palmer in South Africa,
formerly of this city, a well-known Pa
clflc coast mining; operator, and his com
panion, W. B. Johnston, railroad man,
has had the effect of disorganizing a
large party of gold hunters who were
soon to leave that city for the Transvaal
i-eglons. Several miners who have late
ly left this section are reported to be
slain also.
Arrangements -were completed to-day
for the building of a branch railroad
from the main line of the North and
South road to the Congress mine. The
new road will be about four miles In
length, and is built to handle more
readily the Immense products of that big
gold property. The new road will be
extended to other mining camps in
the near future.
Some Family Harmony
LONDON, April 18.—It is reported that
the queen has Invited Emperor William
to visit Osborn in August, and that when
Major Jacobs, the emperor's aide-de
camp, called upon her niaj sty at Cim
iez. near Niice, yesterday, bringing a
letter from the German emperor, he
brought the latter's acceptance of the
invitation of his royal grandmother. If
this is the case, a more harmonious state
of affairs between Germany and Great
Britain, on paper at least, may be an
ticipated.
Killed His Hother
WALLACE, Idaho, April IS—J. E.
Perry killed his mother with a hatchet
this morning, presumably in a fit of in
sanity. It is learned that Perry has been
subject to tits, and has twice been in
an asylum, first at Pueblo, Col., and lat
at Medicine Lake, Wash. Young Perry
is about 24 years old, and \>as married
in Ctah in 1892. He is in jail.
IN CONGRESSIONAL HALLS
Last Tributes Paid to the Memory of
Cofswell
The Last Appropriation Bill Reported to the
House—The Oont Island Training
-school Provided For
WASHINGTON, April 18.—The house
today paid tribute to the memory of the
late .Representative Cogswell of Massa
chusetts. Gen. Cogswell was one of the
most popular members of the house.
He was generous, big-hearted and lov
able, and all who came In contact with
hlni were charmed with his personality.
The tributes to his memory today re
ilected the high esteem in which he was
held and departed from the stock eulo
gies customarily delivered on such oc
casions. His career as a soldier and a
statesman and the nobility of his char
acter were eloquently and warmly por
trayed.
Before the eulogies began Mr. Cannon
reported the general deficiency, the last
appropriation bill, and Mr. Hilborn of
California secured the passage of a bill
to establish a naval training school on
Goat Island, San Francisco harbor.
Delegate Catron of New Mexico, from
the territories committee, reported a
bill providing that upon the convening
of the territorial legislature of New
Mexico any one member of either house
may administer the oath of office to the
presiding <>tncer-elect, and he shall ad
minister the same to the other mem
bers and officers.
"The object of the bill." says an ao
, companying report, "is to modify the
existing laws so that the secretary of
the territory, an appointee of the presi
dent, shall not have arbitrary power to
organize the legislature by ignoring the
legal certificates of election, as was
done at the organization of the last leg
islature, at which time certilicates of
election given to members-elect by the
county boards of canvassers, as re
quired by law. were ignored and per
sons were sworn in on trumped-up cer
tificates, or on pretenses in no manner
provided for by law, so that the politi
cal complexion of the legislature was
changed in both houses."
A bill passed to establish a training
station for naval apprentices on Goat
Island, San Francisco harbor.
Talbert (S. C), who had previously
tlocked private bills, objected to the
pension bill presented by Cannon (111.)
Cannon made a personal appeal to the
gentleman from South Carolina. He
said it was the first time in twenty years
he had asked for unanimous consent.
He reviewed the pathetic: history of the
soldier, a constituent of his, shot to
pieces and almost totally blind. Tal
bert, plainly touched by the recital,
withdrew his objection. At 1 ocloclt
under special order eulogies upon tiie
late Reprsentative Cogswell of Massa
chusetts began.
Mr. Cntchings (Dem., Miss.), Gros
venor (Rep., Ohio), Henderson (Rep.,
Iowa) and Doekery (Dem., Mo.) were
among those who laid their tributes on
his bier.
Then at 2:So as a further mark of re
spect, the house adjourned.
THE DEFICIENCY BIL.L.
The house committee on appropria
tions today reported the bouse general
deficiency Mil, the last of the regular ap
propriation bills Of this session. The
total amount carted by the bill is $4,791.
--340. The principal deficiencies for which
It provides arc: Treasury department,
$1,074,000; District of Columbia. $116,000;
war department. $607,000; navy depart
ment, $109,000; interior department, $:;04,
--000; department of justice. {251,000; gov
ernment printing offices, $190,000; house
of representatives. $104,000: judgements
courts or claims. $14:1.000; Indian depre
dation claims. $40,0110; audited claim.-.
$169,000: out of postal revenue, $1,421.
--000. In addition to this bill the urgent
deficiency act passed early in the ses
sion carried $60,305,436, making a total
for deficiencies this session of $11,098,
--776. The total of all appropriations is
$505,027:405.
The following is a list of the regular
appropriations as they passed the house,
with their units:
Agricultural,- $3,215,342; army, $2.1,
275,902; diplomatic and consular, $1,620,
--05S; District of Columbia, $5,418,980; for
tifications. $.".,842,227: Indian, $8 420.445:
legislative, etc.. $21,330,765; military
academy. $448,117; navy, $31,647,239; pen
sions, $1(1,325,820; pnstoffice, $9,815,557;
river and harbor. $10.351,560; sundry
civil, $29 526.092.
In addition to these bills the two de
ficeiency bills, miscellaneous accounts,
carrying $815,024, and the regular annual
appropriations amounting to $119,064,160,
have been passed by the house, making
the total appropriation bills during this
session $505,027,405, and in the deficiency
bill reported to-day there is a clause
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to transfer to the city of Atlanta
the buildings erected for the government
exhibit at the Cotton Sates exposition.
There is an item of $10,000 to be paid
to the Italian government for Indemnity
to the heirs of three of its subjects who
were killed, and two others injured, by
mob violence in Colorado. In making
the appropriation for Indian depreda
tion claims, the committee provides
that none of the Judgments be paid until
the attorney-general has certified to the
secretary that be has caused to be ex
amined evidence heretofore held to the
court o£ claims, and such othr evidence
as he shall be able to procure as to
whether fraud has been done to the
United States of exorbitant sums allow
ed, and finds no grounds to support a
new trial.
IN THE QUEEN'S DOMINIONS
Anxiety Increases Regarding the
Matabele Uprising
WAR WIN. THE TRANSVAAL
Indicated by the Extensive Prepara
tions Now Making
Tha Campaign In the Soudan Also dives
Good Promise of Becoming a flatter
of Grave Importance
Associated Pi-ess Special Wire.
LONDON, April 18— (Copyrighted,
1896, by the Associated Press)— The lat
est advices received from Buluwayo,
Matabeleland, prove beyond any doubt
that the town is in a most critical situa
tion. It is surrounded in part by a large
force of hostile Matabeles, estimated to
number from 15.000 to 18.000; the gar
rison is not believed to number 1000 men
all told, and over one-third of them are
either foraging, holding stragetic posi
tions, scouting or trying to keep the
roads clear for the provisions and am-
munition trains which arc on the way
to relieve Buluwayo. Besides, it is re
ported that a large portion of the re
mainder of the garrison left Buluwayo
yesterday to attack the Imbessu regi
ment of Matabeles.
A dispatch from Buluwayo, dated
April 17th, says the rebels are increas
ing in numbers in close proximity to the
force of the patrol established by the
English. Forty-two men attacked the
vanguard of the Matabeles at dawn and
drove them back to the main body. Two
of the horses belonging to the British
attacking party were killed, however.
Ac-.ording to reports received here, over
tifty of the natives were killed.
At noon the scouts again encountered
the Matabeles in the neighborhood of
the government house. Again in the
afternoon a panic was caused in the
town by the discovery of 200 of the na
tives hiding in the bush hack of the
hospital, where they were detained by
the forces of the British. Advices so far
as received do not Indicate whether any
of the English or Matabeles were killed
or Injured during any of these con
flicts. The stiuation Is. however, grow
ing more serious hourly and a hot time
is expected soon.
The announcement made in the house
of commons yesterday by Mr. Chamber
lain that the government intended to im
mediately strengthen the garrison in
South Africa has caused great satisfac
tion here.
The Middlesex regiment, the tlrst one
ordered to sail, has been especially
chosen as it fought at the Cape in IS7O. *
There was great elation at Aldershot
camp when tlte orders to prepare to em
bark for South Africa reached the Mid
dlesex regiment.. The soldiers gathered
together and cheered repeatedly for the
queen and the coun'. ry.
It is more than hinted that the pres
ent increase Is only the first install
ment of a large reinforcement of troops
v hich are to be scut to the Cape. The
conservative newspapers are suddenly
alive to the fact that the Cape of Good
Hope is of vilul importance to Greet
Britain, as being a sort of half-way
house to India, a most healthy station,
etc., and they loudly demand that it be
converted Into a military base on a large
scale. But what Is really meant is that
(treat Britain should prepare for war
with the Transvaal without loss of time.
The defeats of the Dervishes outside
of Suakim and around Tokar have
drawn attention to the fact that troops
from India, will shortly have to be landed
there, if the campaign against the Kha
lifa is to be properly conducted and the
Soudan reconquered,
The friendly tribes in the vicinity of
Suakim ami Tokar are constantly har
rasslng the Dervishes, and are keep
ing the latter continually on the move,
while avoiding any serious engage
ments. The scouts report that Osman
Digna has retreated to Adadama and the
friendly chief. Oma'ntltata, has reoccu
pied the Agoa district,
it is expected the news of the defeats
of the Dervishes n ill soon reach the .Vie
and have a salutary effect in the Don
sola district.
There is much gratification in Eng
land at Hi,- splendid showing made by
the Egyptian troops under British of
ficers and they are said to be becom
ing strong enough to be pitted against
the Dervishes with every chance of
victory, indeed, according to many
of the war correspondents the Fella
heen now appears to be equal to the
Soudanese as a soldier.
The recent defeat of the' Dervishes
has also had the important result of
compelling Osman Dlgna to evacu
ate positions around Tokar from which
he has made forays upon the friendly
tribes and it has apparently caused
a diversion in the Dongola district,
where the Dervishes have already
missed the first opportunity of har
assing the Anglo-Egyptian advance
guard.
A line of communication between As
kasheh and Wady Haifa is now se
cure and is patrolled on all sidus by
friendly chiefs.. A small party 'of
Dervishes fired Into the camp at
j\sl;ashch yesterday evening and van
ished in the night immediately after
wards.
Some of Great Britain's largest guns
will be employed for the first time
during the autumn campaign in the
Soudan. They carry highly explosive
shells ten miles and each shell is Capa
ble of disabling 200 of the enemy. These
guns have such a rapid fire capacity
that before the first shell bursts three
others arc on their n ay In tlfe same di
rection. The government shell foundry
has been overwhelmed with orders for
the manufacture or projectiles, and pri
vate contracts for 10.000,000 shells have
been given out.
The Chronicle publishes an interest
ing letter from Borne, in which is it
stated that the pope still governs his
great household with order and dili
gence, though there are stories of the
occasional failure of his physical power.
But neither his diplomacy nor eccles
iastical policy have lost their old keen
ness of perception.
Referring to the pope's pro-French
diplomacy, the correspondent remarks
that be does not believe that there is a
question of the pope ever milking his
headquarters at Avignon, though "at
an undated future there might be a pope
at Baltimore,'' the correspondent as
serts.
His holiness, it appears. Is now ab
sorbed In the idea of a reunion or the
Roman Anglican church.
There have been 201 fresh cases of
smallpox at Gloucester, making a total
of 1302 since the epidemic broke out on
account of the anti-vaccination ideas,
since dispelled, of the inhabitants of
that place.
The alleged terms of the secret treaty
between Russia and China were re
printed here today from a German
paper, and have created a bad tmpros
soin, though it is evident that the state
ments made are not wholly true. Ac
cording to tiie. story, China permits
Russia In war time to use any of her
See notice ot The Herald's Mammoth
Illustrated La Pleata edition on Editorial
page. Mail copies to Eastern friends
and relatives
ports to mobilize, repair and coal her
warships and to raise supplies In China.
The latter also allows Russia to use
Port Arthur, Kiangshoo or any port on
the Kiangshoo or Che-Kiang as a naval
or military base.
Other startling provisions Include a
branch line of the Siberian railroad to
Talien Wan, controlled co-jointly for
fifteen years by Russia and China. Then
the latter, If capable, takes charge of
the railroad and there Is a virtual ces
sion to Russia of an island opposite Tal-
j ien Wan and several points on the south
side, as a protection to the Siberian rall-
I road, the opening of the Chinese mar
kets to Russian goods and Russia to
send several hundred officers to drill a
100.000 Chinese troops.
The Globe this afternoon says: "If
one-tenth of the foregoing is true, there
Is no doubt that the far eastern question
Is about to assume a far graver aspect
than ever. Hitherto there has been no
doubt of the existence of a secret treaty.
Until the coronation of the czar is over
It is not likely that Russia will do any
thing openly provocative; but after
war 1, it is probable that she will boidly
show her hand and we shall be con
fronted with the most difficult problem
for a long time past."
The pope will bestow the golden rose
j upon Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria
i as a token of the approval of his holi
i ness of her opposition to the conversion
of her son, Prince Boirs, to the Greek
| church.
j Further information has reached here
: from Johannesburg showing that the
I South African republic is making ex-
I tensive military peparations and the
news has been confirmed from several
i parts of the Transvaal. A dispatch to
' the Times from Johannesburg says:
| 'There is much disgust here at Sir Her
j cules Robinson, governor of Cape Col
! ony, opposing the sending of British
I troops to South Africa. He is accused
jof subservience to President Krueger
and there are loud demands that Mr.
Chamberlain end the matter. The
Boers already six times outnumber the
Bltrish."
A dispatch from Salisbury. Matabel"
land. dated April 16. says Hon. Cecil
Rhodes has completely recovered from
his recent illness. According to this
dispatch he expected to start home at
once for Buluwayo. expecting to over
take the British troops sent to protect
that town.
General Carrlngton, the British com
mander at Glbralter, has been ordered to
the Cape of Good Hope in order to take
command of the British forces at Mata
beleland. He is a veteran in South Af
rican warfare.
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
Chauncey Depew Pays a Glowing Trib-
ute to Cleveland
Kansas Populists Meet to Consider the Good
of the Party and to Formulate
Political Plans
NEW YORK. April IS.—The Montauk
I club ot Brooklyn to-night gave a dinnoi
i in honor of Chauncey m. Depew.'s birth
' day. Around the board were gathered
I many of the most distinguished clti
! /.ens of Brooklyn. Mr. Depew, who was
1 the guest of honor, was called upon foi
, a speech at the close of tin- feast. Tin
,' unique feature of his address was hit
reference to Grover Cleveland. .Speak
ing of the president, he said:
; "While 1 differ widely from Presidenl
Cleveland on almost every part of |jl«
public policy: while 1 think his theories,
iso far as they have been practically
carried out. have been disastrous, and
jif wholly carried out woul 1 have been
j fatal to our industries: nevertheless, in
: the wfrankaess and the fairness of this
platform, it is due to him to say to-day
! that the rout of the free-coinage of sil
j ver policy and the energizing of the nil
! tional credit by the triumph of sound
t money, are more largely due to his
; throwing upon that side with magnt-
I Ocent courage and ability the whole
strength and power of his great office
anjj. of. his..administration than to any
thing else.
I "While we have had a period of dls
i tress which has brought so much suffer
| ing to millions of people, and while the
cost has been more than teat a dis
astrous war. yet the suffering has not
been in vain, and the cost lias not been
i lost, if it shall have gained for us in
- education, by discussion, ami by the ex
periences of our people, the deatli of the
i absurdities of Populism and the tri
'. limph of more sound-money currency
which shall keep this, the great trading
] business and commercial nation of the
world."
COLORADO POPULISTS,
j DENVER, April 18.—-A meeting of the
| prominent Populists of Colorado was
i held to-day'at which the situation was
discussed. Thomas M. Patterson pre
sided, and General .1. S. Weaver and H.
!■:. Taubeneck, chairman of the national
■ Populist committee, were present. Gen*
I oral Weaver had juvl dome from Ore
j son. where he says he believes the Dem
ocrats and Populists'will combine and
] tarry the state. The general condition
of tie- Populist party in the nation and
the relation it should bear toward the
new silver party were discussed.
Chairman Patterson made a strong
plea for an amalgamation of all the sil
ver forces, regardless of party.
Mr. Taubeneok followed jn the same
'strain. He counseled conservatism in
1 the party, arguing that it was best to
secure one plank in the platform first
and then reach out for otters. He ex
pressed the belief that the silver party
had more than a fighting chance, it'only
the proper precutlons were taken to give
the people acceptable candidates.
ST. LOl'iS. Mo., April Is.—Chairman
A. Rosellc of the People's party state
committee today declared that, the Pop
ulists of Missouri would not support
ex-Congressman Bland if the latter
Should be nominated for the presidency
on a silver platform, lb i,i not think
that the adoption of a silver platform
by tile Democrats at t i.ilia the other
day would affect the Populist vote in
this state.
Continuing he said: "The 45,000 Pop
ulists of Missouri are going to stand firm,
no matter what the Democracy does at
Chicago. Wo will get at least 10,000.votes
from the Republicans in this state, and
with the secession from the Democratic
ranks we are going to mix things might
ily in Missouri this year."
OOLUM BUB, 0.. April 18.— W. W. Ban
ning desires to say that the chairman
of the national advisory board of ttVs
A. P. A. made a misstatement to the
Associated Press In Boston, in saying
that Governor McKinley had turned
Banning down as a candidate for oil
inspector because of his prominence in
the order.
Not Courteous to Talk
WASHINGTON. April 18.— Cardinal
Satolli attacks little importance to the
cable reporting that the pope has in
structed the nuncio at Madrid to urge
a settlement of the Cuban conflict and
possibly to accept the mediation of
President Cleveland. At the same
time the cardinal' will not discuss the
subject, for, as the representative in
this country of the pope, any ex] le
sion might be construe I as a discour
tesy.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALONG THE RAILROAD LINES
Valley Road Bonds Now Read*
for Floating
A RUMORED ARRANGEMENT
To Drop Prosecution! Against Rail*
roads Cutting Rates
The Deal Denied by the Commisslonersi-aT
loi Angelea flan and a Costa
Rica Railroad '
Associated Press Special Wire.
SAX FRANCISCO, April 18.—J<>hn
Moss, who was recently appointed traf
fic manager of the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley railroad, assumed,
the duties of his new position today,
Mr. Moss had a lengthy consultation!
with Vice-President Watt and a num
ber of the directors today about freight
and passenger rat. s between Stockton:
and Fresno. He received instructions
from the directors to make these ratea
as low as possible consistent with a dale
rate of profit on the cost of the line from,
Stockton to Fresno.
, The directors of the company will hoM
I a further conference with the trustees
lof the cash stock subscription fund
' late next week relative to completing;
I arrangements to float $0,000,000 bonds to
! finish the proposed Fresno-BakersfieU
I and Stockton-Oakland extensions.
ALL WILL BE GOOD
. CHICAGO, April 18.—The Keening
Post says: A new deal Is reported to
have been entered Into between the var
ious railroad organizations throughout)
the country and the interstate com
merce commission under which cut
rates are to become a thing of the past.
Millions and millions of dollars are to]
be added to the income of the roads.
The ommislon, it is said, is to drop all
proceedings against the roads fo: 
--breaches of the law committed prior to
the rendering of the supreme court's
decision in the Brown case and under!
the supposition that legislation protect
ed the roads and officials from furnish
ing evidence to convict themselves.
Both commission and roads are to start
out on a new career of combined use
fulness and enforcement and observ
ance of the law. On their part the roads
undertake to stop their discriminations
in favor of big shippers, to treat all per
sons and places alike and become
agents of the commission in enforcing
the law.
MUST OBEY THE LAW.
WASHINGTON, April IS.—A number
of railroad men, including President
Stickney or the Chicago and Great
Western, have called on the Interstate
commerce commission during the past
week, regarding the effect of the recent
decision of the supreme court in tho
I Brown case.
Chairman Morrison denied that any
, negotiation or deal had been entered
I into with the railroads looking to the
dropping of prosecutions in cases be
! gun prior to the Brown decision. Ho
: said: ' The commission has nothing to
j do with that and it lias made no agree
i mint of the kind, on paper or verbally,
with any one. We Intend to secure obed
! ience to the law. and will take every
measure necessary to secure that end.'*
A COSTA RICA N ROAD.
DENVER, Colo.. April IS—William
A. Lynn and Francis c. Hatch of New
York, Fred C. Gay and Charles A. Mar-
I liner of Los Angeles and Charles W.
; Franklin of Denver today incorporated
j the Costa Itlea Pacific Railroad com
| pany with a capital stock of $1,500,000.
i The company proposes to construct a
railroad from the city of San Jose, Cos
ta Ricft, in a westerly direction to the
Pacific ocean. The incorporation papers
give the company the right to operato
mines and manufactories, establish
townsites, develop the resources of ths
country, besides the borrowing of mon
ey, purchase of other railroads in the
vicinity and floating bonds for the pay
ment thereof. Headquarters are to be
located In Denver, with branch offices
in New York city. Los Angeles, Sail
Jose and elsewhere.
STATE NOTES
The Republican central committee at
Susanvflle yesterday appointed Jules Alex
ander, John Catilan and 1-1. A. Spencer del
egates to tlie state convention. They were
(instructed for McKinley first, last and all
the time.
John Costello was last night found guilty
of manslaughter for having killed James
Loughranat tile Sargent ranch near Stock
ton on the 20th of last January. Costello re
lic! Implicitly on his story of self-defense.
The San Diego Democratic county con
vention yesterday chose ten delegates to
the state convention a.hd instructed them
to support Oscar A. Trlppett of that city
for delegate to Chicago from the Seventh:
congressional district. ,
The KSpubltcart county' convention aft
Woodland yesterday declared in favor afi
a high tariff, reciprocity and free silver.
No preference for president was declared.
The A. P. A. nrotiably hud a majority of the
delegates, but they were otit-seneraled and
beaten at every point.
A jury in Judge DalngerfieTd's court at
San Francisco last night gave George N.
Martin judgment for £25.000 damages
against the Southern Pacific company.
Martin, although iho possessor of a good!
ticket, was put off a trail 11 at Tow les be
cause the conductor thought the ticket had
been sold by a scalper.
After two y- ars Imprisonment, Dick Me*
Donald, formerly vice-pri sidenl of thel'a
eVie batik of San Francisco Is a free map.
11' was released en his owe reene-nizanes
today by Superior Judgeßahrs, Therenre
still three more Indictments pendlnsr
against McDonald, but every one believes*
his troubles in connection with the failure
of tiic Pacific bank arc now over.
Mliton fruit-growers and vegetable ralp
ers unite in the opinion that the frosts
which have prevailed during the past week
have done great damage to vegetation. On
ihe lower lands the fruit crop is believed to
bi practically ruined, while on the higher
levels the effects will be Volt less severely.
Grave fears are also expressed for the safe
ty of the grape crop.
The San Diego Bepiihllcan county
convention yesterday chose sixteen dele
gates to the convi ntinn to he held at Mo
desto May -i. and these delegates will also
serve at the state convention at Sacra
mento. Tile delegates were instructed t.5
support Hon. W. W. Bowers for renomina
tion to congress, to support I. S. Grant. Jr..
for delegate-at-large and to chose MeKlti
ley delegates to the national convention.
The Sacramento jury selected to try Si
mon Raten as to his sanity, last evening
rendered a verdict within ten minutes that
he is Insane. Raten has been arrested for
murdering und robbing two Japanese. He
will be committed to the Stockton asyluni,
where hewillremnin until such time as the
asylum authorities conclude that he is
r-ane. At that time' he will he returned to
Sacramento and the murder trial will bo
resumed.
The court of Inquiry which hnji been in.
v. .itrating the loss of the shiji Blalrmore.
\s hieh capsized in San Francisco bae. made
report yesterday exonerating Captain
r iv. The court finds that he was not to
Illume for semiinir the six who were
rh kned into the hold, and that the arcl
i}.ni was caused by the ship fouling her
raid- \\ I eh. with the wind and the tiile.
turned the vessel over. The Blalrmore anil
lies at Die bottom of the bay and no ate
tempt )l«S been made to raise her. j