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TWENTY-FIFTH TEAE. NO. 208.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS
As Done by the Clans at
Sacramento
JIM MWU IS RENOMINATED
As Congressman From the Sixth
District
HIS COURSE IS APPROVED
But Orders Are Issued for a Change of
Tactics
He Most Work for Free Silver and All Ap
propriations la Sight
Arthur of Pasadena riade Temporary Chair
man of tha Big Convention—Today's
Program la tha Endorsement'
ot McKlnley
Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 5, '96.—The
orange-colored badges of the Los Ange
les county delegation are one of the con
spicuous eights of the Republican state
convention at present In session in this
city, and as worn they completely bury
every other badge In evidence upon the
persons of their owners, that being the
object of their mission. They were the
most noticeable thing in the Sixth dis
trict congressional convention in the
supreme court chambers at half past
nine oclock this morning.
That convention renominated James
McLachlan, as was known would be the
case months ago, and In the next breath
gave to the man from Pasadena a plat
form which is a censure of his course in
the present congress. He Is asked to
make the race favoring, If elected, "all
harbors within the district," which. If
It means anything at all, means that he
must not the next time, under any cir
cumstances, oppose the Huntington $3,
--000,000 steal In favor of Santa Monica.
Some men would decline to accept the
honor at such a remarkable price, but
McLachlan is not one of them. The
powers now doing Republican politics
In Southern California knew their vic
tim long before they had ever branded
him with the stamp of approval.
Now. If H. G. Otis is a real believer in
the code of journalistic ethics, which has
always been upon the surface his chief
stock In trade, he will bolt the platform
snd the man thrown into his teeth by
the' congressional district In which he
resides today.
Col. Glaze of Los Angeles in district
convention this morning named aa tem
porary chairman, without any oratorical
display, Warren R. Porter of Santa
Crux. Porter's nomination was second
ed, snd he was eleoted by acclamation,
A. W. Kinney of Los Angeles being elect
ed secretary. Committees of eleven, one
from each assembly district, were ap
pointed upon order of business, platform
snd resolutions and credentials, the
convention taking a recess so that these
eommlttees could organize for work.
Rev. J. 8. Pitman was chairman of the
committee on permanent organization,
which was the first of the three commit
tees to report The list of names of del
egates entitled to seats in the convention
submitted by the credentials commit
tee was adopted without the formality
Of a reading.
Judge D.P. Hatch was chairman of the
committee on resolutions and platform.
The resolutions endorsed McLachlan
snd free silver at 16 to 1.
McLachlan's name received no sign
of approval, the free sliver section being
greeted with applause, as were also the
resolutions endorsing Lionel A. Sheldon
snd U. S. Grant as delegates at large to
the national convention, and pledging
the district to William McKinley. In
full, the platform Is as follows:
The Republicans of the Sixth con
gressional district, in convention as
sembled, reaffirm their adherence to the
principles of the party as enunciated
snd steadfastly adhered to during the
forty years of it* existence, and hereby
pledge a new ant unswerving devotion
to the cause of good government, as
represented by that party alone.
It Is hereby resolved that this conven
tion endorse and approve the course of
Its representative in congress, Hon.
James McLachlan; and it is further
Resolved, That we recognize the vital
necessity of a fair recognition of silver
in the money of the country, and we
therefore are in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of
16 to L
Whereas, The Sixth congressional dis
trict has paid into the federal treasury
through customs receipts and Internal
revenue taxes, great sums of money,
aggregating millions of dollars, only a
small portion of which has ever been
returned; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we favor the appro
priation of adequate and liberal sums
for the purposes of coast defense, and
for the improvement of all harbors
within the district, and t ,at we are op
posed to the improvement of none.
Whereas, It is an indisputable fact
that William McKinley is the choice of
an overwhelming majority of the voters
of this district; therefore, be it
Resolved, That our delegates to the
national convention at St. Louis are
hereby instructed to vote for William
McKinley as the Republican candidate
for president, and to use their best en
deavors to accomplish his nomination
so long as there is a reasonable chance
for success in that undertaking
Resolved, That this convention en
dorses L. A. Sheldon and U. S. Grant Jr
for delegates at large to the Republican
national convention.
We heartily commend the work of the
Young Men's Republican league of the
Sixth congressional district in organiz
lnff clubs and for its tireless activity in
conducting an enthusiastic campaign
for Republican principles.
The chlnchbug double harbor resolu
tion In the above was anticipated in dis
patches filed for The Herald last night
As already told, the same influences
which three weeks ago hypnotized the
city council of Los Angeles, this morn
ing repeated that performance, the vic
tims this time being presumably of In
"telllgence, representing five of the lead
ing counties of the southern part of the
state. It must be conceded that this
latest harbor resolution is a work of art
in Its way, concealing what it really in
tends to convey in a manner which is
pretty nearly perfect. Every delegate
on the floor Is, however, stated to have
fully known for what he was voting.
C. G. Redcliffe, a shockheaded, straw
berry-colored young man hailing from
Santa Cruz, made the speech renomi
nating James McLachlan, who went
through cut and dried by acclamation.
For district delegates to the St. Louis
convention, Rev. J. S. Pitman, who, In
Los Angeles does politics on the school
board and on Sundays Is the pastor of
the United Brethren church, named
Hervey Llndley, whom he called by a
slip of the tongue "Hon. Hervey Mc-
Klnley."
C. W. Barnes of Ventura nominated
Thomas Field of Monterey.
Both were elected by acclamation, as
were also Frank P. Flint of Los Angeles
and C. W. H. Barnes of Ventura as al
ternates.
Elwood Cooper, the Santa Barbara
vltlculturlst, was named as presidential
elector for the district, and then the con
vention adjourned sine die.
In naming Lindiey as a district
delegate, J. S. Pitman assured
the convention that although per
sonally for William B. Allison,
wishes of the Republican voters of the
district, at St. Louis support for presi
dential nomination Wm. McKinley.
ON THE FLOOR
Young nr. Arthur's Oratory dot Stuck In
the Splicot
SACRAMENTO, May 5.— W. E. Ar
thur, Pasadena's blooming young city
attorney, who would be mistaken for a
priest of the Holy church, did he not
live under the sacred shadows of Mount
lowe, had the opportunity of his life
today and failed to be the man of the
hour. He was elected chairman of the
Republican state oenvention after an
exciting twenty-four hour contest, dur
ing which time there were pitted
against him the brightest Republicans
In the state.
Arthur beat no less a party leader
than Frank L. Coombs of Napa, a man
who was a Republican general in Cali
fornia when his boyish opponent had
hardly attained his majority in one of
the obscure states east of the Missis-
sippi river.
Everybody expected, of course, that
the young Pasadena practitioner would,
upon assuming the gavel, turn loose a
short and pithy flood of oratory which
would set Republican enthusiasm roll
ing ceilingward; instead of which, the
convention got a few rapid sentences,
colorless of sentiment and. devoid of
force, the purport of .which was that
California's delegation 16 the national
convention would be instructed, hide
bound, for McKinley.
The Los Angeles contingent ap
plauded, of course, as they were in duty
bound to do as a matter of sympathy.
The rest of the convention snd the press
reporters shook their heads dubiously,
thinking, no doubt, of tomorrow, when
young Mr. Arthur will be confronted
with George A. Knight on the one hand,
S. M. Shortridge, C. E. M. Preston of
San Mateo on the other hand, and others
of lesser prominence In front and rear,
all shouting to be recognized at one and
the same time and hurling toward the
chairman points of order because of
motions made by some one else besides
themselves. The general opinion Is to
night that when that time arrives young
Mr. Arthur will wish that he was lead
ing a prayer meeting In the church
around the corner from the Hotel Green,
rather than being up here among the
godless of his party, programing for
double harbor appropriations and other
chestnuts which are at present being
pulled out the Are at the command of
Stephen Gage and the railroad lobby
here assembled In force.
The convention today got no farther
than the point of effecting temporary
organization, the appointment of a com
mittee of fifteen on credentials and seven
each upon resolutions and order of busi
ness, and then adjourned until tomor
row morning at 10 oclock.
The political star of Hervey Llndley,
which was four years ago completely
dimmed by a Popullstic comet. Is today
again In the ascendant, and it is twink
ling and brighter than ever. Lindiey Is
in fact the one conspicuous figure m this
convention. It was his genius for or
ganization that two days ago amalgam
ated the full voting strength of the Sixth
and Seventh congressional delegations,
and for the Balance of the political sea
son hereabouts Llndley will have 106
votes upon all of the main propositions
to be fought out upon th? floor, as solid
ly as though all of the various counties
south of Tehachept and some north of
the hill were part and parcel ol the
third ward of Los Angeles city. As a re
sult of the generalship displayed, Llnd
ley and Los Angeles have been ever since
midnight last night In great demand.
John D. Sp-eckles needs the push from
the southland to seat his contestingdei
egatlon from the Fourth district, and
George A. Knight needs the citrus pro
grammers to use as a club with which to
beat Spreckles to death. Eli S. Denison,
the Southern Pacific plant butcher from
Oakland, wants Llndley to seat the Ala
meda appointed delegates and the pri
mary people from across San Fran
cisco bay, as also in Sacramento county
must have the services of Los Angeles
f they expect to take part in the festiv
ities which are due upon the morrow.
Harrison Gray Otis is in the meantime
bl 'ing his lips and sawing wood.
The election of Wm. E. Arthur as the
convention chairman was a trade, and
Los Angeles simply promised all of those
who are out of the convention and ale
eager to get in, to keep hands off entirely
in the preliminary skirmishing. The
goods were delivered very faithfully, and
rn ', Frank L " Coombs of Napa,
who at the eleventh hour made it all the
easier for Arthur to win. was made the
chairman of the committee on resolu
d P/atform. The Loa Angeles
merobei of this committee is Rev. J s
Pitman, who has pledged Col. Otis that
It he can prevent it no 16 to 1 silver plank
w ill be reported tomorrow
The credentials committee has an all
night session before it, trying to settle
amicably the various'bit t" Personal
contests. The report will probacy ?a
vor the seating of the "primary" dele
gates from Alameda and Sacramen \ n
upon this convention good and hard
Its recommendations will be adonted
The southern counties are A P A with•'•
both fast and around the neck, and they
Continued on Second Page."
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 189 G.
THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
Peffer Still Hopes to Investigate
Bond Sales
NO PROTEST IS TO BE MADE
Against Execution of American Prisoners
In Cuba
The Home Refuses to A|(rea to tha Senate*
Reduction of the Number ol Warships
to Be Built
Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, May s.—Mr. Hill
added another day, the flfth, in opposi
tion to the bond resolutions, In the sen
ate today. Early In the day Mr. Peffer,
author of the resolution, announced that
he would seek to force a vote tonight
by holding the senate in session until the
resolution was disposed of. It was evi
dent, however, that senators were not
disposed to submit to the hardships of
a protracted and possibly an all-night
session, and Mr. Peffer did not carry
out his announced purposes. He stated,
however, that the resolution would cer
tainly pass tomorrow, which, however,
is doubtful, in view of Mr. Hill's appar
ent ability to speak indlfinitely.
M. Pettigrew, Republican, of South
Dakota, supported the bond resolution
and severely criticised the administra
tion of the treasury. The senator also
criticised Mr. Sherman fortis recent ap
proval of the treasury administration.
Some progress was made on the river
and harbor bill by taking it up in the
morning hour. The only changes made
today were those restoring the authori
zation of contracts of $1,003,000 fer Sa
bine pass, Texas, and $987,000 for Sa
vannah (Georgia) harbor*, ; -i, v ,
The supporters of the resolution' for
the investigation of bond sales now hope
tc secure a vote before adjournment to
morrow. Senator Hill stated that be
fore Mr. Pettigrew made his speech he
would not desire to go on for more than
an hour tomorrow, but he may find Pet
tigrew's remarks a text for further com
ments. It is not known to the mana
gers of the resolution whether other
senators will desire to speak in opposi
tion to the measure, though It is con
sidered possible that Senator Vilas may.
Hill, in speaking of the situation today,
said he had no disposition to filibuster
and that he probably would not have
occupied as much time as he had but for
the fact that the bond resolutions were
taken up without giving him due warn
ing. The opponents of the resolution be
lieve that it will be so modified before the
final vote is reached as to provide that
the committee on finance shall make
whatever Investigation is to be made,
and they are not so strongly opposed to
it in thit form.
When the senate met today Call, of
Florida, introduced a resolution request
ing the president to protest against t£e
execution of American citizens taken on
board the schooner Competitor by the
Spanish gunboat and to demand of Spain
the prisoners be not subject to cruel
treatment. Call asked Immediate ac
tion on the resolution, and on a viva
voce vote It was adopted with a faint re
sponse by the few senators being pres
ent.
Wolcott of Colorado quickly inter
posed, pointing out tbat this was a sur
prising course, directing s protest and
demand on Spain without any consid
eration.
Call insisted the case was urgent, re
ports being current that the prisoners
were to be executed. If Great Britain
was Involved there would be no hesita
tion.
Wolcott stated that if the facts were
as Call had stated it was theduty of the
president to protest, and it was prema
ture for the senate to request the presi
dent to do his duty. He objected to im
mediate action and the resolution went
over.
Frye then moved to take up the river
and harbor bill, and In doing so he said:
"I do not mean to antagonize the bond
bill at 2 oclock. I regard the vote of yes
terday as the instructions of the commit
tee to me not to urge the river and har
bor bill against the bond bill at 2
oclock."
To this explanation there was no ob
jection to proceeding-with the river and
harbor bill. By unanimous consent a
bill was passed re-enacting the law for
a free bridge across the Arkansas river,
connecting Little Rock and Argenta.
At 2 oclock the bill was laid aside,
thirty pages having been disposed of,
and the bond bill was taken up.
Mr. Hill proceeded with his opposi
tion to the resolution. He was endeav
oring, he said, to prevent the senate
from making Itself ridiculous. It did
that often enough, he added. This res
olution called for facts that were al
ready reported to the senate. To b»
sure, said Mr. Hill, there is no law
against senators making fools of them
selves, but they ought not to do it need
lessly by .the "foolish, contemptible res
olutions. If you can't comprehend the
reports already made, then resign your
seats," he said, savagely.
Mr. Hill declared that this was a move
to manufacture campaign material on
the eve of the presidential campaign.
The senator yielded long enough to per
mit senator Gordon to give no'tlce of an
amendment to the pending resslutlon
providing that the Inquiry Into the Sor.-i
Issues be conducted by the sena"
finance committee instead of by a spe
cial committee of five senators as orig
inally proposed. Mr. Hl!l, resuming,
said that as one means of meeting lira
' persecution and mud-slinsirg" a ; 'he
secretary of the treasury, he would -r.
troduce the affidavit of Mr. Cartl'sie in
the suit brought by William Graves to
secure $4,500,000 bonds. The affidavit i
was read at great length.
Mr. Hill, commenting on the contracts I
s „ p^ ke ~ the faot that August Belmont
& Co., Drexel, Morgan & Co., represent
ing Rothschild & Son, London. Seligman
& Co. of New Tork, and others, were
those who contracted with Secretary !
Sherman.
Mr. Hill yielded the floor temporarily
11 , M r Pettigrew for a speech on tariff
and finance. The speech was a succinct
record of government transactions for
le last live years.
Pettigrew asserted his belief that the
recent financial scares had been pur
posely worked upon by the present ad
ministration in order to force congress
to pass administration measures and af
ter that to compel financial transactions
to "enrich tho favorites of the president
if not the president himself "
There had been, he said, a deliberate
conspiracy on the part of the ad minis
tration to down the government's credit
Pettigrew spoke of the part taken by a
"former law partner of Grover Cleve
"and" in negotiating the bond contract
with the Morgan syndicate. The sena
tor said if a mayor or a governor of less
favored individuality than a president
had acted In this way "impeachment or
criminal prosecution would have fol
lowed 'at once."
Mr. Pettigrew believed in a searching
investigation which would "lay bare the
secret features of the bond transac
tions."
The bond resolution was laid aside,
Mr. Hill retaining the floor, Mr. Peffer
having concluded not to press lor a vote
tonight.
Mr. Allison asked when a vote on the
bond resolution would be expected.
"Certainly tomorrow," answered Mr
Peffer.
"Then let a time be fixed for tomor
row," said Mr. Allison.
Mr. Hill was qirkly on his feet again.
"It would be Impossible," he remarked,
smilingly, "to fix a date now for a vote."
Many pension bills wore pa-used, as
were also bills to amend the act grantin
right of way on public lands for reser
voir and canal purposes by extending
the law to electrical purposes; also to
provide for the examination and clatißi
fication of certain California and Oregon
lands( Central Pacific and California,
and Oregon lands).
At 6 o'clock the senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
The Senate Naval Bill Amendment Non-con
curre.l In
WASHINGTON, May s.—The oppon
ents Of four battleships sustained an
overwhelming defeat in the house today
on the proposition to accept the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill, reducing the number to two. Mr.
Sayers, Democrat of Texas, ex-chair
man of the appropriations committee,
made the motion and in its support ar
gued that the question presented was
purely a business one and he appealed
to the house not to allow political mat
ters to Influence its Judgment. He pro
ceeded to contrast the appropriations of
the present session with the available
revenues. The direct appropriations
for the next fiscal year, as they passed
the house, were $505,000,000, while the to
tal estimate of revenue was but $161.- !
000,000. If no provision were made for
tills in,the sinking fund C$50,000,000) the
total outstanding obligations would be
$455;r>00,00, leaving a working balance of
$9,000,000. But in addition contracts
were authorized in the sundry civil bill,
naval and fortifications bills aggregat
ing $95,000,000. In other words, there
would be $9,000,000 to meet almost $100.
--000,000 of expenditures. With this sit
uation staring congress in the face he.
Mr. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, who replied to Mr. Sayers,
thought It unfortunate that "these busi
ness facts" had not been brought into
the house when we were undertaking
to regulate boundary lines In South
America and in other ways asserting ]
the primacy of the republic. At that
time, he said, he had the best of reasons
for believing that the senate would
agree to four ships; indeed, the fear was
that the upper branch of congress would
go further and authorize six.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appro
priations committee, took a strong po
sition In favor of Mr. Sayers' motion on
the ground of the inevitable deficiency
in the revenues for the next fiscal year.
He did not want his motives to be mis
understood. He stood ready to see pub
lic buildings and public works in his sec
tion stand still, if necessary, for the de
fense of the honor of the country, but
he desired first to be convinced that the
necessity existed.
A vote was taken by ayes and nays,
and Mr. Sayers' motion was defeated—
81 to 141.
On Mr. Boutelle's motion the house re
quested a further conference with the
senate.
A special order was adopted to set
aside tomorrow and the 13th for the con
sideration of private pension bills, ten
minutes' debate to be given to each bill.
There are 405 private pension bills on
the calendar. Mr. Crisp, Democrat of
Georgia, contended that no bill could
be Intelligently considered in ten min
utes.
Mr. Loud. Republican of California,
also opposed the adoption of the order.
The claims of old soldiers, he said, were
not so sacred as to Justify their passage
without consideration.
Mr. Henderson said that when the
hand of the administration was held
above the interests of the old soldiers,
legislation was needed. If ten hours
were allowed for debate on each bill.
Democratic tongues, charged with ven
om and gall, would be found to con
sume it. He hurled back the Imputa
tion that this rule was brought in for
campaign purposes, and intimated that
some of the obstructionists on the other
side found obstruction to pensions a
great campaign card in the south.
At 4:15 the house adjourned.
DUTY ON WOOL.
Senator Chandler today celculated the i
following petition on the Republican side
of the chamber:
"To the Senate Committee on Finance-
The undersigned request that in case my
bill relating to internal revenue or the
tariff is considered by the senate at the
present session.the committee on finance
will move and support the addition of a
clause providing for an adequate duty
on wool."
In sending the petition to Senator ;
Morrill, chairman of the committee, Mr. |
Chandler wrote a note saying that the
Paper had not been presented to any of i
the members of the finance committee
to whom it was addressed, nor to the Re
publican senators who had voted against
tuking up the Dingley bill. He also
stated that the names of some senators
had riot been secured because the sena
tors were absent.
"But," he added.' "I think I am able to
say that all the Republican senators
(and the Populists as well) are in favor
of putting a duty on wool whenever any
amendment is made of the present law."
The petition was signed by thirty-one
senators, as follows: Mitchell of Ore
gon, Chandler, Squire, Mcßride. Lodge,
Hale, Pritchard, Pettlgrew.Hansbrough,
Frye, Davis: Brown, Perkins, Baker,
Gear, Blklns, Shoup, Hawley. Wilson,
Nelson. Gallinger, Warren, Clark. Bur
rows, Proctor, Sewell, Wetmore, Thurs
ton, and Cullom, Republicans, and Pef
fer and Butler, Populists.
The petition was not gotten up because
of a preposition to call up a bill for the
repeal of the provisions in the present
law for the rebate of the tax on alcohol
used in the arts and in medicine.
A CASE DECIDED.
The Aldrich vs. Underwood, Demo
crat, election contest case from the ninth
Alabama district was considered in the i
house elections committee No. 1 today
and was practically decided In favor of
Underwood, the sitting member.
War on Lotteries
WASHINGTON, May s.—The campaign
of the postoffice department against the
operations of the American Coupon invest
ment company, with offices in various cit
ies, was continued today by the issuance
of lottery orders barring the mails against
the agencies of the concern In the follow
ing cities: Denver, Colorado Springs and
Cripple Creek. Colo.: Kansas Cltv, Hia
watha, Fort Scott and Hutchinson, Kas.;
Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex.
Fn'-sc n--' Conven Inn
SAN FRANCISCO. May s.—The Forty
sixth annual convention of the Episcop-tl
dioceso of Central California began Its
session today in Grace church. Bishop W
Nichols presided and conducted the open
ing exercises. Blxty-flve ministers and as
many laymen were present. Rev. B. J.
Lion of San Francisco preached and in
the afternoon reports of the officers of the
diocese were presented.
Chinese Coming
MONTREAL, May 5.-The spring tide of
Si?' 2,t s . c hnmigration has arrived. Today
100 Chinese came from Vancouver and are
now stopping at the two big Chinese board
ing houses waiting for a favorable oppor
tunity to go to the states.
OOM PAUL IS A DIPLOMAT
And Has Clearly Outfenced Scc=
retary Chamberlain
THE VOLKSRAAD IS OPENED
To Consider the Interests of South Afri
ca's Republic
Boer «• mpathv Is Expected to Result In the
niligailcn ni John Hays Ham
mond's Sentence
Associated Press Special Wire.
PRETORIA, May 4 (delayed in trans
mission).—The volksraad parliament of
:he Transvaal was opened today by Pres
ident Kruger. Great and unusual inter
est was taken in the proceedings in view
of the recent disclosures made by the
publication of the cipher telegrams ex
changed between Cecil Rhodes, then
premier of Cape Colony, and btberswho
took a more or less Important part in the
Jameson raid in i.he territory of the Boer
republic,
The town was crowded with Roers,
many of v horn had ridden hundreds of
miles in order to be present here when
the volksraad reassembled, an Its pres
ent session Is looked upon as being one
of the most important in the history of
the little republic. Numbers of these
sturdy, fighting farmers came here days
ago in order to bring their influence to
bear upon members of the executive
c ouncil In the hope of bringing about the
mitigation if not the entire commuta
tion of the sentences of the convicted
leaders of the Johannesburg reform com
mittee. But it is useless to deny that the
publication of the series of Incriminat
ing telegrams has put a decide.! damper
upon the efforts of the Boers to lessen
the punishment of the prisoners, but it
Is said that much may depend upon the
action of the British government to
ward Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit, the di
rector of the British South Africa com
pany, who took an important part in or
ganizing the raid, and toward the com
pany itself, to say nothing of the punish
ment which may be meted out to Dr.
Jameson and his immediate associates.
John Hays Hammond, the convicted
American engineer, will, however be
more leniently dealt with than his fellow
prisoners, In view of the fact that he was
opposed to actual rebellion against the
Iransvaal authorities.
The vicinity of the parliamentary
but ding was crowded with a picturesque
gathering of Boers long before the hour
set for opening of its proceedings, and
warm Indeed were the commendations
showered upon the diplomacy of "Oom
t U has so clever 'y outfenced the
British secretary of state for th» colo
ftS r, «i°i* p s Chamberlain, from first
to last, and who is now so completely
master of the situation that ho towers
head and shoulders over evervbodv md
-'th So r u 5 th OAfHc0AfHca d
brief th«t ?hU h I S Sp6eCh sald '»
brief that the recent events "due to
r r an l r,sh ob Jects" had se
eltfc% ? t h r A U ? t , ed the rißht an<l
of the bouth African republic, adding
m Hml be f n ever W «'ish to pro
mote the development and prosperity
of the republic In the most peaceable
manner possible, so I am firmly con
vinced that it Is your sincere wish to
co-operate with me in this policy and
that you expect with the fullest confl
hi' ™? tr "? ute in no sma " manner to
the restoration- of peace In this state, in
order that, through our united co-oner
ation.our country may flourish and pros
plauseo b6neflt ° f a " " (Lou *
The president then touched on the for
eign relations of the South African re
public, the most delicate and eagerly
anticipated portion of the speech, say
•ln spite of past troubles, the republic
continues to maintain friendly relations
with foreign powers."
This subject was there significantly
dropped and the president turned to the
legations between the South African
republic and its sister republic, the Or
ange Free state, remarking:
"I hope that a meeting of the repre
sentatives of the Orange Free State and
representatives of the South African
republic will shortly be held and plans
for a closer union between the two coun
tries will be discussed." (Applause.)
This utterance of President Kruger
was looked upon as confirming the re
port that negotiations have for some
time past been on foot for an alliance, of
ensive and defensive, between the South
African republic and the Orange Free
State, looking to resisting any attempt
upon the part of Great Britain to inter
fere with the internal affairs of either
country.
The president afterwSVd alluded in
in appropriate manner to the terrible
aynamtte disaster just outside Johan
nesburg, February 19th, when about 130
persons were killed and thousands ren
dered homeless. In this connection the
president acknowledged the assistance
rendered by the Uitlanders of the Rand
tc the Boer authorities, the foreigners
having tenderly cared for the wounded
3:id collected about $500,000 in the first
twenty-four hours after the explosion
for the relief of the sufferers.
Continuing, the president turned to the
mining interests of the South African
republic, declaring that mining was pro
gressing.in a prosperous manner and
that the labor question which at one
time threatened to interfere with the de
velopment of the feature of the coun
ties resources had now assumed a much
brighter aspect.
The president, in his speech later,
said that proposals dealing with educa
tion and farming were being prepared
for submission to the volksraad.
Referring to the finances of the re
public, the president assured parlia
ment that they were In a sound condi
tion, although the expenditures of the
country were growing. But this, he ex
plained, was in view of the fact that it
was necessary to keep pace with the
progress of the country.
Jn conclusion. Mr. Krueger said: "No
rloubt, especially In the troublous times,
you will strive to fulfill your onerous
duties a:iid devote your highest powers
lr, the earnest consideration of the cher
ished interests of the commonwealth."
The president's speech was very well
received, being considered most moder
ate. In tone, meeting every situation
firmly and squarely without bombast or
bluster. Those who read between the
lines notice In it a continuance of the
same strong, though peace-loving, pol
icy which the president has followed
from the firsii, and It is not likely that
there has been or will be any deviation
from the course he was called upon by
lorce of circumstances to steer after the
conspiracy of the British South Africa
company was unveiled.
The reformers now in prison and
awaiting their final sentences have re
cently been allowed many more privi
leges, than when at first incarcerated,
j'hey are allowed better food, can send
for little delicacies if required and en-
Joy as much exercise as possible under
the circumstances.
Dispatches from Buluwayo say that
Earl Grey, the co-admlntstrator with
Cecil Rhodes of the British Chartered
company there, who Is in charge ,has
officially expressed th< opinion thatt he
"hack of the Matabele rebellion is
broken," Contlnult ?:, he said he hoped
that nil disorder will have been crushed
before the Imperial troops arrive. Rulu
wayo, he asserts, although at one time
in the greatest of peril. Is now, thank:?
lo the perfect defense and to the lessons
taught the natives by the repeated sor
ties, as safe as London or Paris.
Gilford's force yesterday had a slight
skirmish with Matabele scouts, but the
troopers were unable to discover the
main body of the enemy.
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
LONDON, May D.- Slr William Har
couri, the Liberal leader In the house of
commons, in a speech tonight at the
banquet of the National Liberal club,
promised to support the government in
probing the Jameson raid in South
Africa to the bottom. He expressed Im
patience at the delay in the settlement
of the Venezuelan dispute and said he
believed the country was anxious for
arbitration, and no personal pride or
diplomatic obstinacy should be allowed
to Impede the negotiations.
STREET CAR STRIKE
The Police Oppoeed by ■ Mob of Brick
Threwere
MILWAUKEE, May s.—Crowds of
strikers, sympathizers largely compos
ed of boys, created a number of little
disturbances today. The most serious
disturbance since the strike was inau
gurated, occurred tonight, when a mob
of 3000 men and boys attacked three
Farwell avenue cars near the East Side
barns.
The mob lined both sides of the track
nnd as the cars appeared hundreds of
bricks anrt stones were thrown by the
mob. Every winclnw In three cars was
smashed and many of the policemen
were struck. The patrolmen formed in
a square and repeatedly charged the
t inters. Several arrests were made.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
i
I Which the French Minister Considered
a Little Fiery
Secretary Olney Vigorously Insists Upon
America's Rights In the Matter of Ex
porting Cattle to France
WASHINGTON. May 3.—Nowhere in
the whole of the correspondence of the
United States had during the year with
the countries o fEurope, which corre
spondence is just now being made pub
lic through advance sheets of the United
States red book, is there exhibited a
more vigorous Insistence on the rights
of America than in the course of the ne
gotiations with France respecting the
exclusion by the government of thac
country of American cattle. TJie presi
dent himself dictated a small but most
important portion of the correspond
ence in its eariier stages, and the con
cluding chapters contributed by Secre
tary Olney sweep away like cobwebs
I the spacious explanations put forward
Ito jurtjfy the exclusion and make it
j plain that retaliation may be expected
I ir the unjust restrictions are not abated
lor justified. In March of last year, just
i after the fact that the exclusion order
1 had been issued would be known to the
! state department through Mr. Vlgnaud,
• our charge at Paris. Secretary Oresham
I cabled that officer that he had failed to
state the rearons for Its issue; that the
secretary of agriculture has asserted
our acttle were entirely free from dis
ease, and that "In view of these state
ments the president directs that you in
form the French government that the
United States regards this prohibition
as a needless and unfriendly interfer
ence with an important branch of legiti
mate trade, and that you remonstrate
against Its enforcement."
The charge was apparently dismayed
at the strength of the message and
sought to delay its delivery until an op
portunity could be had to consider the
propriety of modifying It, on account of
other facts entering into the negotia
tions, but another cable message from
Secretary Gresham three days later left
him no recourse, and when he did admit
it even the JTrench minister of foreign
affairs, who happened to be then, as
now, in office, admitted that the protest
was a "little fiery."
Negotiations at length ensued, In the
course of which Ambsasador Eustls, by
the instructions of the state department,
pressed the French government for a
statement of its reasons for the issue of
the order of exclusion and showed that
these reasons were not based on actual,
bona fide cause of disease in any Amer
ican cattle that had entered France, but
apparently were founded on a desire to
exclude American cattle from competi
tion with French farmers. Finally
Secretary Olney summed up the position
of his government in a letter dated Oc
tober 12, last, showing that the French
argument was based almost entirely
upon newspaper publications; that this
government had a just ground for com
plaint on that score In view of the care
it had exercised to secure the inspection
of the cattle exported, and finally wind
ing up by an intimation that If the
French government persisted in regard
ing it as necessary for the protec
tion of their cattle to exclude the
herds of the United States, the some pro
cess of reasoning would make it equally
essential to the protection of the cattle
Cf the United States that French cattle
especially the Norman breed which is
now attracting so much attention here,
should be excluded from the United
States.
From the correspondence, which closed
soon after this passage, it appears that
the secretary was prevented from mak
ing good this Implied threat, owing to
representations that a new French
ministry would be favorable to the Uni
ted States,
T c Princess' Drswine Room
LONDON, May S.—At the drawlngroom ;
Which is to be held at Buckingham palace
on Thursday next, by Princess Christian ;
of Bchleawlg-Holstein (second daughter of I
Queen Victoria). In behalf of Iter jlaiestv.
Mrs. Roebllng of New Jersey, Mrs Sam- '
uel Colgate. Mrs. Alfred (Snkling and
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson will bo pre
sented. The Prince of Wales will entertain
the Lnited States ambassador. .Mr. Thomas
Bayard, at dinner tomorrow, the first timo
since he has been here.
Com Water tola*-***
, Ma >' S.-The Prohibitionists I
held their county convention In Fresno to
day and selected the following delegates
to the slate convention: A. A. Rowell, Rev
J. W. Webb. J. F. Hall, Joel Smith. Rev.
Johnson. Job Makbarv. C. L. Meraole
Ernest Webb. C. L. Pulllam, B. S. Hoag
Henry Dewey. Eleven ladles were selected
as alternates.
rlnlm«s Is A-ixlon -
PHILADELPHIA. May .—Counsel for
Mrs. Pletzel. widow of Be ajamin Pietzel.
Who was murdered by H 11. Holmes, has
received a letter from the latter, offering
her a house and lot in Chicago and £Mofl In
cash it she will aid In sri tting his execution
postponed until May Is. No attention will
be paid to the letter.
A ■teMaMr Lost
SAN FRANCISCO, May s.—The schooner
Viking, which arrived today, brought news
of the probable loss of the schooner Nor
ma. The Norma sailed from here on Feb
ruary 9th with ten persons aboard, for the
South seas and should have arrived at its
destination six weeks ago.
CITYPRICR.PRR SINGLE Cr>;»Y, J CRMTS
ON LINBS, is CBN I*B
THE METHODIST BRETHREN
Still Discussing Woman's Right
to the Ballot
THE QUESTION UNDECIDED
Though the Speeches Have Been Lonf
and Eloquent
Debate Will Flo Continued Today and No Busi
ness Disposed of Till the Woman
Question Is Settled
Associated Press Special Wire.
CLEVELAND, 0., May s.—The fifth
day's session of the Methodist confer
ence saw the great religious body still
unorganized for the transaction of busi
ness. The debate on the eligibility of
woman delegates occupied the entire day
and so far as the speakers are concerned
there is no evidence of a desire to bring
the discussion to a close. Some of the
; laymen are anxious to terminate the con
test, and it is said that a motion will be
| offered tomorrow to close the debate at
I 1 oclock. If that is done it is probable
i that a vote will be leached tomorrow
I or the first thing Thursday.
No sooner had Bishop Andrews called
! the general Methodist Episcopal confer
! ence to order this rrtorning than C. W.
I Bennett of Cincinnati presented a reso
lution providing for the appointment
of a special committee to pass on all
I communications from laymen. This com
mittee was to consist of one minister
and one layman from each district. Af-
I ter a good deal otldebate, in which Rev,
j Br. Spier of Detriot, expressed regret
: that any feeling existed between the
clergy and the laity, the resolution was
adopted.
The woman question was then pre
sented by President Daniel Stevenson
of Union college, Ky., who criticized tne
action of the bishops in deciding against
women in ISBB.
Rev. (J. Neeley led the fight against the
women. He held the question to be one
Of law purely..He said it was true that
the Bible said men and women are one
in Christ, but not in the general confer
ence. He held that under the church
statutes women are different from men.
The question, he said, is a constitutional
one, and no one is to be admittea unless
specifically mentioned.
The delegates were thoroughly aroused
and feeling ran high. Judge Caples of
Oregon, Senator Harlan. Mr. Buckley of
New York, Rev. Dr. Harris of Maine,
Rev. Dr. James Chaffey of Minneapolis,
i Rev. Dr. J. W. Hamilton. Dr. J. R. Day,
! Dr. Emery Miller of lowa, and several
I. other men prominent In the councils of
i the church, spoke upon the question
j When the hour for adjournment arrived
I the conference discontinued debate till
i tomorrow morning. No business will be
I done until the woman question Is set-
I tied.
The lay delegates met at 5 oclock and
i heard reports from their committee of
i thirteen appointed to consider the ques
| tion of extending the term of pastorate.
One report, signed by Gen. Rlsullng of
New Jersey, recorpmended that in ex
! cepttonal cases ministers might be con-
I tinued in their pastorates indefinitely. A
' second opposed the change in the rule
I regarding the time limit, stating as a
I reason that very often ministers re
; mained too long in churches, and an
! amendment was offered by a delegate
providing for an extension of time by a
! three-fourths vote of all adult members
' of the church at regular quarterly con
| ferences and the recommendation of a
majority of the presiding elders of the
! district. Both of the reports and amend-
I ments were tabled.
A Delaware man asked for the adop
i tion of a resolution requiring the confer
' ence to shut off debate on the woman
! question at noon Wednesday, giving as
I his reason that the ministers were using
that merely as an opportunity to show
off their oratorical ability. The meeting
considered that this would be discour
teous and refused to consider it.
ON THE DIAMOND
Results of dames Played by National League
Clubs
PITTSBURG. May s.—Pittsburg waa
outplayed at every point and was de
servedly whitewashed. Attendance
I 3500. Score:
Pittsburg 0, hits 5, errors 2.
Baltimore 8. hits 11, errors 0.
Batteries—Klllen, Hughey and Sug
den; Pond and Clark.
AT CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, May s—The Reds were
unable to hit Stivetts consecutively and
Boston found no difficulty in batting
Foreman. Attendance 3700. Score:
Cincinnati 3, hits 8, errors 2.
Boston 8, hits 12, errors 3.
Batteries—Foreman and Vaughn;
Stivetts and Ganzel.
THE COLONELS WIN
LOUISVILLE, May s.—The Colonela
finally won another game, batting
> Flynn out of the box in the second in
! ning and hitting Clarke equally as hard.
Attendance 500. Score:
Louisville 15, hits 15, errors 4.
New York 11. hits 11, errors 8.
j Batteries—Cunningham and Miller;
j Clarke, Flynn and Farrell.
AT CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND. May s.—The homa
• team was defeated today through lta
inability to hit when men were on bases.
Attendance 1500. Score:
Cleveland 3. hits 12, errors 2.
Washington 5, hits 8, errors 1.
Batteries—Cuppy and Zimmer; Meyer
and McCaulev.
AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, May 5— The Brooklyns
were victorious today in a game full of
'xcitement at the close, but very poorly
played. Attendance, 3100. Score:
Chicago 0. hits 3, errors 3.
Broklyn 7, hits 15, errors 3.
Batteries—Parker and Klttredge; Ab
bey and Burrell.
AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LOI'IS. May s.—The Phillies won
today's game in the last inning by hard
butting. Attendance, 2300. Score:
St. Louis 5. hits 11, errors 0.
Philadelphia '.X hits 9. errors 2.
Batteries — Klesslnger, Hart ana
Douglas; McGill/ Boyle and Clements.
A LONG LIST
People Killed or Wounded In the Cincinnati
Explosion
CINCINNATI, 0., May s.—Following
Is a iist of those known to have perished
n yest rday's gasoline explosion:
Robins Davis. Hamilton. O.; Ella
Singleton, SSanesvllle, <>.. domestic; Ad
dph Drach, proprietor of the cafe whera
the explosion occurred; Felix Drach,
iged .'> years: C. S. Wells, recently from
Texas; Mary Kenney, domestic for
Drach; John McCarthy, clerk; C. Fred
\ndress, president Andress-Mara Wall
Paver Co.
The missing are: William Myer. Bar
barn Steinmap, Louis Fidick, James
Cirant, William Roberts. "Dod" Seaman,
William Lauth, John McGarvey, South
sfate. Newport, Ky.; ightfoot, Newport;
H. H. Wilson. Toledo; John Beers, La
fayette, Ind.; William Carr, Newport. .