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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. ,49.
|o« Allele* Theater |£^^faS* Treasurer -
MATINEE TODAY AT 2:10 TONIGHT
Edward c. RicE'u ' tr m*7\ ,
Ohe Sirt 3<rom trans
Magnificent scenery, Gorgeous Coatumea, Excellent Cast, Beautllnl Chorus. A Great Show,
rhe Top Notch of Success. . Seats now on sale. Popular prices, 25c, iiOo, 75c, $1. let. Main 70
NEXT KINGS OF MINSTRELSY
THREE NIGHTS—COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 28—WEDNERDAY MATINEE
Primrose cf West's 23ig Ttfinstreis
Sooryo iPrimroso, I Sooryo Wilson, comedian"
America's Greatest Minstrel ! E. M. HALL and Forty Others
WATCH FOR THE GRAND STREET PARADE Prices—2*c, 50c. 7.1 c, 11. Tel. Main 70
a, Loa Angeles' Society Vaudoville Theater
The Great Cllvetto assisted by Mme. Clivette, in n
— w wonderful Exhibition oi Jtuiglety and laughable
Silhouettes; Brothers Damm, Famous Eccentric Acrobats; Williams and Adams, the Monte
Carlo Millionaires: Prof. Filles' Famou* Performing Dogs; Mi«s Fannie Bloodgood, Descriptive
Vocalist; last woes: of Dolllne Cole. La Petite Lund, Joo and Nellie Douncr.
PRICKS NEVKK CHANGING—Evening Reserved Seats, 25 and 50 cents: Gallery. 10 cent*
Regular Matinees. Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday ... Te'ephone Main 1447
Rut-bank Theater ,OUN c FISHER M,na,ter
THE ONLY THEATER IN THE CITY WITH HEATING FACILITIES
WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, FEB. 21 ,
» rt > > + » ✓» * TONIGHT and Remainder of week,
UAO CtltefOrCl L>o» *•* including Saturday Matinee
THE COMEDY BUCCEBB <ty &w 2/ orA \ %) a y JQy 2>ay
Prices, 15c. afo, gftc. 50c. Matlneey Klo and 25c. Telephone Main IT7O
A&rlCUltliral Park Lo.?ee B «^Man.ger
c _/ ST A _ 9T Continuous coursing, commencing at 10: so am.
Ounclay, tfOOrvary £f nnd continuing throughout the day (rain or shine)
O/Il i Five-mile rtce between
' Jtorsc as. V/nool p,i n ce Hooker and tho "Orient"
Admission 21 cents. Ladles Iree. including ernnd stand eIC Srttat Zftaco
Music by Beventn Regiment Han't. Tjke Ma n Street Cars.
(California Limited f """~\
Via Oanta *re Jioute e-r,
Leaves Los Angeles...B:oo a.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday 5 Oihor
Leaves Pasadena 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday ;
Arrive Kansas City....,6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday \ 2>a«
Arrive St. Louis 7 XX) a.m. Wednesday; Friday and Monday ™
Arrive Chicago 9:43 a.m. Wednesday, Friday and Monday \
This splend hi train ls for first class travel only, but there Is no extra charge beyond the regular
ticket aud sleeping-car rate. Dining cars serve breakfast leaving Los Angeles. Vestl baled and
electric lighted. All the luxurlea of modern travel.
Jfi'te~ Shaped Tjrack.. .
DONE IN A DAY , . . , . .
ON THE TUESDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS
In addition to the regular train service the Santa Fe runs on every Tuesday a special express
iintn, taking in Redlands. Riverside and the beauties of Santa Ana Canyon. Leaves Los Angeles
at 9a. in; leaves Pasadena at 9:25 a. in. Returning arrives at Los Angeles at srJS pic, Pasadena
t :i>o p m„ giving two hours step at both Redlands and Riverside.
7Ta /la. .. /» ON THIS TRAIN AFFORDS PLEASANT
Una Uosorvatiom Lar opportunity for seeing the sights
tiart ft/ego and Coronado S3each
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE WORLD ...
Two datlv trains, carrying parlor cars, make the run in about tour hours from L-w Angeles,
and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights the Coronado Special will ran, Tbe ride la
delightful, carrying you for (evenly miles along the Pacific Ocean beach, .
Santa Fe Route Office, 200 Spring St, comer Second.
Ostrich Farm . . South Pasadena . .
m W NEARLY 10« GIGANTIC BIRD* OF ALL AGES.
Open dally to visitors Tips, Plumes, Boas and Capes for tale direct from the [.reducer.
K. 11. We bare no agency la Los Angeles, and have lor sale the only,genulne California feath
ers on Ihe market. The most Hpproprlate present to send east.
■■ ■ tss t-rl'a DavlllAti MONDAY EVENING. FEB 28. under the managc
nßZartl 8 r"»VIIIOn ment of the LOS ANUEI.ES ATHLETIC CLUB.
lb-Round Boxing Contest between JOE (IODDaRD and JIM JKFFRIES.
lOioiinds Dan Long vs Hob Jones. 10 rounds Bob Thompson vs. Ed Trimble
Admission—si.uo, >' ■''»■ l-'.PO, t-'.W. On sale nt the Los Angeles Athletic Ciub.
■■ n tnl tesscalnaasssrl A new aud olegantly-lurntslied lamlly and tourist hotel;
HOICI Dininni U first-class, but moderate rates; 150 rooms, 76 with bath; all
* * modern conveniences; American and European plan; now open; opposito postofflce, Main
street. l.os Angeles 1.-AAC HOSIER Pronriemr
ffllshire Park Btsabaii Soory Sunday, /:30 SrauaTran"^
FIRE IN A TENEMENT HOUSE
CAUSES THE DEATH OF NINE
PEOPLE
The Fire Was Soon Quenched but Help
Came Too Late to Save the
Sleeping People
CHARLESTON, S. C, Feb. 28.—Nine
Uvea were lost ln a fearful Are which raged
for a short time in Church street this
morning.
At 2:10 a. m. a policeman on duty noticed
big sparks flying from the tenement house
at No. 160 Church street. The officer found
that a blaze was Issuing from one of the
windows on the first floor. The doors were
broken open and the family on that floor
rushed out without Injury. Somebody
cried that a family of women were sleeping
on the third floor. The police rushed up
stairs and when they reached the top story
the life-saving work was stopped by the
names, which seemed to be playing over
the entire building.
Screams from the dying women were
heard, and Officer Bagby rushed in and
pulled out three charred bodies. T.he quick
work of the Are department checked Ihe
lire, and it was soon under control, but not
until nine lives had been lost. Dead:
MRS. REBECCA KNICKMEYER.
ALBERT O'NEILL.
. CASWELL O'NEILL.
JOSEPHINE KNICKMEYER, aged 7
Fears.
KATIE KNICKMEYER, 16 years.
LEONORO KNICKMEYER, 9 years.
FRANCIS KNICKMEYER, 6 years.
LILLIE KNICKMEYER, 3 years.
A baby of Mrs. Knlckmeyer, 1 month old.
Mrs. Knlckmeyer was the wife of Theo
dore E. Knlckmeyer, a carpenter.
DON'T EXPECT WAR
But the Navy Department Will Be
Ready
NEW YORK, Feb. »._A special to the
World from Washington says: The acting
secretary of the navy, when asked con
cerning the probability of war and the con
dition of the navy ln case of emergency
replied: ,
"I wish you would say to the World that
while we do not expect war, the navy de
partment Is simply making every prepara
tion for It.
The work of the navy is going on as rap
idly as we could wish. To get Into an Ideal
condition of defense and offense will con
sume much time and a great deta.l of patient
labor. During the past ten days the labor
of the department has been multiplied. No
news of great Importance to the public has
been received today from Havana and
like everyone else, we are patiently await
ing further developments."
His words are susceptible of two,inter
pretation*, both consistent with official re
serve and oautlon. Working night and
day lo prepare for war, the secretary may
regard as the surest way to avert war.
Bristol, R. I.—The mammoth new steel
strut for the torpedo boat Porter, now ly
ing disabled at Mobile, Ala., was started or.
Its way to that city, accompanied by two
steel workers from the Herreshof works,
who will put lt ln position on the vessel.
Trenton, N. J.—Men have been put to
work placing the sea batteries at Seagirt
ln order for service. A circular of the navy
department, asking for an inspection of
vessels which might be of use ln event of
war, has been received at the adjutant
general's office.
The Johnston Hotel Victims
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Feb. 25.—Dr. D. P.
Kayner, the victim of the Johnston house
first last Sunday night, died this afternoon
from the effects of the burns received. He
was about 80 years of age, and, in addition
to practicing medicine for over fifty years,
had devoted considerable time to the study
of mineralogy and the treatment of ores.
He was the Inventor of a furnace for the
latter, and had resided ln mining sections
of Colorado, Montana and California be
fore coming to Arizona. Others.injured ln
the fire are all recovering.
Those Haytien Claims
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.—The report
contained In a published dispatch from
London that Italy had decided upon ener
getic measures to enforce reparation of the
alleged Illegal sequestration of an Italian
vessel at Port-au-Prince. Is discredited at
the Haytlen legation here. Minister Leger
said tonight that his government had not
Informed him that any difficulty with Italy
had grown out of the affair. He was confi
dent that If a situation as grave as indi
cated by the London report existed, he
would have been notified.
FOREIGN FLASHES
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says: Certain correspondents of
foreign newspapers have been warned that
It ls advisable for them to leave France.
A dispatch to the London Mall from Sing
apore says: It ls reported, from Chinese
sources at Hongkiing, that a French force
has landed at Kwan Chuen Wan,»24o miles
southwest of Hongkong, and Informed the
Chinese that It intends to erect buildings.
The Peking correspondent of the Ber
liner Tageblatt says: An Anglo-Italian
syndicate has obtained a concession for
railways and mines, especially coal mines
and petroleum wells, ln the province of
Shen SI. Moreover, the tsung 11 yamen has
given a formal pledge to allow the import,
duty free, of foreign goods In their orig
inal packages, to ail points of Inland China.
The Peking correspondent of the London
Times says: China having Issued an Im
perial decree authorizing a Chinese syn
dicate to construct, with foreign assist
ance, presumably American, a trunk line
from Tien Tain to Chin Klang through
Shan Tung province, Baron yon Malklng,
the German minister, Interfered,' on the
ground that Germany had been accorded
the refusal of the right to construct any
railway in Shan Tung. The project, there
fore, Is blocked. This is a virtual assump
tion by Germany of the railway monopoly
In Shan Tung
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, JB9B
MAINE WRECK
Is Still an Unexplained
Mystery
NO EVIDENCE IS FOUND
UPON WHICH AN OPINION MAY
BE BASED
PENDING THE COURT REPORT
Precedents Are Being Examined Rel
ative to Demands for Indemnity
if Spain Is Responsible
•
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—1n spite of the
stress that came from unofficial sources
In Havana as to sensational developments
ln connection with the work on the Maine's
hull, the administration remains firm In
Its statement that there Is no credible evi
dence, one way or the other, as to the
cause of the disaster, and holds to Its pur
pose to await the conclusion of the Inves
tigation now making by the court of In
quiry. This position was emphasized at
today's cabinet meeting. People who look
ed for some startling announcement were
disappointed, as the members, without res
ervation, frankly admitted that the sub
ject of the loss of the Maine had been
discussed, but said that the government
had received no Information from Havana
since yesterday, and had no Intention of
changing Its policy until there was some
thing of substance to warrant it.
Secretary Long has been under a heavy
and almost constant strain ever since he
was awakened in the middle of the night
a week ago last Tuesday by the news of
the loss of the Maine, and now that mat
ters are, at least for the present, in a
quieter state, he has* withdrawn from the
navy department and gone away for a
few days' rest, leaving Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt to manage the department.
The latter has been thoroughly advised
at every step of the secretary's policy of
treatment, of the Maine affair, so that
there Is not Itkelyato be any change in that
respect caused by the temporary assump
tion of the duties of secretary by Mr.
Roosevelt.
Just before the department closed he
had word of the sailing of the cruiser
Montgomery from Tampa for Key West.
Up to that time the vessel had been
given no orders, so that the«latc of her
departure for Havana, it she is to go at
all. is conjectural. The ship went to
Tampa Instead of Key West on her return
fttom Ban Domingo ln order to facilitate
the speedy return to his duties ln Wash
ington of Captain CrownlnshleljL thg.chlef
of the navigation bureau, who saved a full
day by the movement.
The Castlne. the second of the United
States warships on the South Atlantic
station, arrived today at Barbadoes. where
she Joined the Cincinnati. It may be that
the Castlne may go to Martinique to be
docked, as she Is In need of cleaning after
her trip.
Since so much depends upon the report
of the court of Inquiry, it may be interest
ing to note that so far Secretary Dong
himself does not know when to expect this
Important document, having heard noth
ing from any of the members on this point.
He rather expected the court, which has
complete power to work on its own lines,
would wind up its wor kat Havana before
leaving, so as to avoid the necessity for
a return trip. One member of the cabi
net had a more definite opinion on the
subject, expecting the receipt of the re
port from the court about the middle
of next week. There is reason to believe
that In the meantime, and to prepare for
the reception of a report that would show
the disaster to be other than the result
of an accident, some of the officials of
the administration have been looking up
the subject of Indemnities, so as to lay
the foundation of a case in the event that
lt should be decided to resort to that
method of settlement.
There are large numbers of precedents
which will aid the authorities In shaping
their action ln this direction when the
facts are fully established. While none of
the cases show the fearful loss of life
sustained by the Maine explosion, yet
they Include may Instances In which the
United States has adopted energetic
measures to redress the killing of Ameri
can citizens ln foreign countries. In a
general way these methods of redress have
Included demands for indemnity, procla
mations excluding the warships of the of
fending nation from our harbors, display
of force, non-Intercourse, withdrawal of
our ministers, reprisal and blockade. Some
of these steps border very closely on war,
although they are regarded as the move
ments just preliminary to actual hostili
ties and as amounting to a threat that
force will follow If reparation is not made.
The case of the Water Witch Is consid
ered to be the most analagous to that of
the Maine, should lt be established that
the Maine disaster was not the result of an
accident. The Water Witch was a United
States ship engaged in 1855 in surveying
the entrance to one of the rivers of Para
guay. Without warning and by orders of
President Lopez of Paraguay, a force of
troops opened Are on the Water Witch,
killing the man at the helm and wounding
others. Intense feeling was aroused in the
United States when the facts became
known. The president reported the facts
to congress and ln his message asked au
thority to make a demonstratlon..of,force
which would ensure suitable redress.
In response to this, congress authorized
him "to use such force as ls necessary" to
secure ample reparation. Accordingly an
armed fleet was hastily assembled on a
scale which was regarded as remarkable
for those days. The expedition included
19 armed ships. 25 heavy ifcins and 2500 sail
ors and marines.
Accompanylng thlß formidable outfit were
civilian plenipotentiaries prepared to make
the demands of the government, and then
enforce them by calling on the armed
ships. The expedition made a formidable
showing ln the South American waters,
and President Lopez' goverpment was
awed Into complete subjection by Its pres
ence. The American commlsioners and
naval officers were received at Ascension
with much honor, and every reparation
within the power of the republic was
given. This included an abject apology, a
sweeping disavowal, and $10,000 for the suf
ferers from the outrage. As the republic
was willing to grant full reparation, the
naval expedition did not exert the force
It was prepared to use in case a refusal had
been offered.
When the facts of the expedition were
reported to the American congress the
president stated that the dispatch of this
formal naval fleet had had a salutary in
fluence throughout the world, and had
convinced foreign nations that the United
States would protect the lives of Its cltl
sens with all the force at Its command.
The case of the firing on the United States
ship Chesapeake by the British ship Leop
ard Is another case affording a precedent
as to the government's mode of action. The
Chesapeake was proceeding to sea when
sho was hailed by the commander of the
Leopard, with a demand that British de
serters, said to be In the hold of the Chesa
peake, be surrendered. The American
commander refused to comply, whereupon
the Leopard first fired a shot across the
bow of the Chesapeake and followed this
with two broadsides. The American com
mander was severely wiounded, three sail
ors were killed outright and many were
wounded. Being unprepared for action, it
being a time of peace, the American com
mander hauled down his colors and sur
rendered.
Tremendous excitement prevailed in the
United States over the outrage. President
Madison speedily issued a proclamation
excluding from American ports all British
ships. He also caused energetic protests
and demands to be presented at London.
The British authorities promptly dis
avowed the action, recalled the admiral un
der whom the outrage had been pcrpetrat
tcd, and, without request, tendered in
demnity sufficient to support the wives and
families of all those who had been killed
and wounded. '
It a later case the American ship Prome
thus was fired upon ln the harbor of Grey
town. The ship had declined to pay ex
cessive port charges Imposed by the king
of the Mosquito coast, then controlling the
country, under British protectorate. The
king called upon the British warship Ex
press to sustain his demands, and the Ex
press promptly sent a broadside into the
Promethus. There were no persons killed,
but the United States government made a
prompt demand for reparation. The Brit
ish government gave this in the fullest
manner and without question, disavowing
the act and condemning the officer of the
Express.
Displays of force were resorted to by the
United States in 1852 against Japan and Jn
1859 against Java. In the case of Japan
American sailors had been severely
handled in Japanese ports, and the naval
courts failed to give adequate redress. A
naval expedition was sent to Japanese
waters, and this had the effect of securing
th fullest apology and also an agreement
by which every protection was guaranteed
to American citizens and property ln
Japan. In the case of Java the secretary
of the navy sent a large naval force to
the waters of Java to demand that the
native trial courts should give the fullest
protection to Americans. The expedition
was successful ln Its purpose and all the
assurances desired were given.
In 1815 seven Americans were killed and
about sixty were wounded while they were
being detained In the Hrltlsh prison at
Dartmoor. This was brought on by a
clamor for rations, which was resisted by
the prison guard. The United States de
manded satisfactory and suitable repara
tion and the British government com
plied by an Indemnity for the support of
the families of those killed and wounded.
There are quite a number of recent cases,
the latest being that of the German occu
pation of Kiao Chau over the outrages
.•ommltted by Chinese on German mis
sionaries. In that case the German gov
ernment acquired as indemnity a large
portion of Chinese territory, as well as one
of the most valuable strategetlc ports of
China.
The principle of money Indemnity for the
killing of foreigners had heVn been rec
ognised In several recent eases In. the
I'nited States. One of these was the kill
ing''aT Italians at New Orleans by a mob.
In that case, while the United States did
not admit the responsibility of Ihe fed
eral government for the act of a mob, yet
indemnity was paid out of the federal
treasury as a matter of International
comity and equity. Similar action was
taken in indemnifying: China for her citi
kens killed at Rock Springs. In the case
of the Vlrginius a large money i»lemnlty
was paid. Demands by the United States
are now pending against Turkey for the
burning of American missionaries' prop
erty during the Armenian outbreak. There
are many Individual claims against Spain,
including the Ruiz case and that of Dr.
Delgado. now pending.
President Buchanan adopted the proce
dure of reprisal in 1859. This is a meas
ure Jyust short of war. Mexico was charged
at that time with assenting to spoliation
along the United States border. President
Buchanan asked congress for authority
to send a military force to secure Indem
nity, as diplomatic negotiations had failed
to bring redress from Mexico. This course
was adopted by congress and the prepara
tions for the military reprisal soon brought
about a satisfactory adjustment.
Non-intercourse with Great Britain was
one of the measures adopted in 1809 by
what Is known as the non-intercourse act.
as a means of stopping associations which
up to that time had Involved many compli
cations and embarrassments. Embargoes
have also been resorted to as a measure
of offense against foreign nations, short
of war, the purpose being to prevent the
shipping of supplies needed by the offend
ing nation.
IN TIME OF PEACE
Due Preparation Is Made for Warlike
Operations
PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 25.—The Post to
morrow will say:
Thnt the United States government is
preparing to meet any exigency that may
urise by reason of the Investigation of the
Maine disaster is beyond dispute, and the
fact that the proper authorities have just
placed contracts for the delivery of 3JH),000
tons of coal at the different coaling sta
tions of the war vessels of this country In
the West Indies and along the Florida
coasts is further evidence that the Wash
ington authorities see trouble with Spain
ln sight and are getting ready to meet the
issue squarely.
It wus learned tn Pittsburg, through an
officer of ohe of the largest coal corpora
tions doing business in this district, that
the navy department had closed contracts
with the Incorporated firm of Caster, Cur
oan & Billett of Philadelphia for the deliv
ery at Key West, Sand keys, Dry Tortu
gas, Savannah, Charleston and Fortress
Monroe of 250,000 tons of Pocahontas coal,
and with the Rhodes & Blrdler Coal com
pany of Cleveland for the delivery of 50,
--000 tons of the Goshen coal of that com
pany.
The stipulations of the contracts just
placed are that the coal so ordered shall
be delivered at the designated coaling sta
tions as soon as it is possible to do so, and
that the utmost secrecy be observed about
the matter.
In carrying out these contracts, the rail
roads play a most prominent part, and for
the purpose of moving everything as ex
peditiously as possible, President M. E.
Ingalls of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road, Charles C. Murray of the Baltimore
and Ohio and General Manager L. V. Lp
ree of the Pennsylvania went to Washing
ton and consulted with Secretary Long of
the navy and Assistant Secretary George
D. Melkeljohn of the war department on
the matter. Contracts and all arange
ments for the rapid handling of the coal
were made, and the government. It ls un
derstood, is to pay a bonus to both the coal
miners and the railroads if the 300,000 tons
are delivered within a specified time.
HARBOR DEFENSES
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The Brooklyn
Eagle today says: At Wlllet's Point pre-
(Continued, on Page Two)
HARBOR FUNDS
Stir Up Spicy Debate in
the House
THE SAN PEDRO ITEM
PASSED WITHOUT THE LEAST
AMENDMENT
THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE
Will Prevent Consideration of a River
and Harbor Bill nt This Ses
sion—Senate Session
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A long and
somewhat exciting debate over the river
and harbor appropriations was precipitat
ed ln the house during the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill. It
was practically agreed by all those who
participated that there would be no river
and harbor bill at this session of congress,
and this led Mr. Moody to attack the con
tract Items carried in the sundry civil bill.
He selected an appropriation of 1350,000 for
Rockland, Me., which ls ln Mr. Dingley's
district, and his remarks In denunciation
of what he termed favoritism approached
the sensational.
It was Intimated that there was a plan
to defeat all the items in the bill, so as to
force consideration of a general river and
harbor bill, but this Intimation was not
borne out by the vote upon the amendment
upon which the debate rested.
Only four pages of the bill were disposed
of today. The senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill were agreed to
without debate.
When the house resumed consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill, de
bate developed on a motion to strike out
the appropriation of 1133.000 for work at
Oakland. Cal., Its opponents alleging that
no contract had yet been made for the
work and asserting that a river and harbor
bill was to be suppressed and a favored few
were to be given appropriations in the
sundry civil bill.
Representative Moody made a sensation
al attack upon an appropriation In the
sundry civil bill of 1350,000 for Rockland
(Me.) harbor, which is In Mr. Dingley's
district. He said he was willing to submit
to economy and honest leadership, but,
for one. he proposed to rebel against the
leadership that gave an appropriation to
Rockland, Me., an Insignificant port, that
could be burled In Boston harbor.
Grosvenor of Ohio, Republican, attacked
the appropriation, and declared that If
the house allowed these river and harbor
Items to go into the sundry civil bill there
would be no river and harbor bill. He was
amased. he sajd, at the action of the ap
propriations committee, and Insisted that
all the members should be on an equality.
Mr. Cannon replied to the attack, declar
ing that some of the most vicious river
ONE LAST, DESPAIRING KICK
Against the San Pedro Harbor Project—Right Wins and
the Appropriation Is Made
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—(Special to The Herald.) In
the house today there was a very lively contest over items in the M,
SL sundry civil appropriation bill providing for the payment of work
f under the continuous contract system. When the paragraph ap-
propriating 8400,000 for San Pedro harbor was reached Grosven-
or of Ohio wanted to know all about the project for the worn and
f whether any private concern (meaning Huntington) had not of-
fered to construct a harbor in the immediate vicinity of San Pedro
S without cost to the government, and why it was necessary to ex- <jl
pend 8400,000 in the absence of any definite project. He dis- e£
I. claimed any intention to make factious opposition, but simply jC
~}„ wanted to know if the house prop <sed to enter upon a general sys- r 'L
e|s tern of river and harbor improve .ents through the instrumental- X
v a» °* tne Bttn<^r y civil bill. W
.X Chairman Cannon of the appropriations committee then ex- 2.
, plained the manner in which the estimates had been approved
c 2, and the efforts of the department to satisfy all interests by send
,L ing special boards to make examinations and estimates. He de
c|s clared that the language of the act is such that it is apparent that JL
the harbor must be built for the amount limited in the river and JC
i harbor bill or not at all. But it was evident that Cannon would X
have been perfectly satisfied to have the house strike out the ap- 3E,
propriation. He declined to say whether or not he agreed with X
the opinion of the attorney general that the estimate is for the X
construction of a- breakwater alone. The committee, he de- X
clared, after reading the law and the opinion of the attorney gen
e*al, came to the conclusion that it had no authority to make an ,<L
appropriation for a breakwater, and therefore reported an appro- Jf,
$priation which was intended to b« within the authority of the law 2,
that was enacted under the last river and harbor bill. Then he ell
made this significant statement: "In the judgment of the com- 3k
Jfei mittee, unless a deep water harbor can be constructed, in the lan- Is*
e& guage and extent of the law of 1896, for 82,900,000, there can-
not be one cent of this money expended." He intimated that l,
the courts may yet be called upon to settle the legality of the pro-
posed breakwater contract. £
f Hepburn, Maguire and Barlow indulged in running debate d.
on the plans, and Mr. Maguire explained that the outer harbor will , 7~
be complete as a harbor of refuge and commerce without doing j£
anything to the inner harbor; that the inner harbor may or may ,1
dv not be improved hereafter as the demands of commerce may sug-
.JL gest. It may be filled up and the filled land used for commercial
e|» purposes, or excavated to a greater depth and the channel between 4»
$it and the outer harbor widened and deepened. The inner har- 3C
bor is in no way necessary to make the outer harbor available, he 3£
declared.
$Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin made a masterly ten-minute speech
,in favor of the San Pedro appropriation, declaring that the people 3C
iof this country had become tired of the persistent fight in favor of (X,
the private interests that control Santa Monica harbor against JjE,
the public interests that require the improvement of San Pedro ,jT
habor. At the close of Mr. Cooper's speech the house voted to , L
keep the San Pedro appropriation in the bill.
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC HEWS
Nine lives lost in a tenement house
fire at Charleston, S. C.
The French liner La Champagne,
four days overdue and friends of pas
sengers grow anxious.
Rear Admiral Erben Insists that the
cause of the disaster to the Maine will
never be known until the vessel ls
raised.
Ryan-Green mill at San Francisco
won by Ryan ln eighteen rounds;
Green not knocked out, but grew too
tired to move.
War between Costa Rica and Nic
aragua considered Inevitable, with
strong probability that other Central
Amerlcal states will become Involved.
A report from Skaguay says Great
Britain has hoisted her flag over
American territory In Alaska: five
men perish from cold, and scores are
dying from a disease resembling ceTe
bro spinal meningitis.
Railroads In competition with the
Canadian Pacific relieved from the
observance of the long and short haul
clause of the Interstate traffic law;
the Joint traffic case decided; South
ern Pacific promotions.
The house indulges In lively debate
over appropriations for harbor work
made by the sundry civil bill, and lt
Is agreed that no river and harbor bill
will be presented at this session: the
appropriation for San Pedro passed
without amendment; the senate will
stay with the Corbett case.
Navy department officials disclaim
the possession of any evidence upon
which to base an oplnlor, of the cause
of the destruction of the Maine; pend
ing the report of the court of Inquiry,
precedents are being examined rela
tive to the demand for Indemnity In
case Spain proves to be responsible
for the disaster.
and harbor items ever paid came from the
committee when he (Grosvenor) was a
member of it. He said that from 25 to 33
per cent of the money appropriated by a
bill he helped to report had been worse
than thrown away.
Mr. Dlngley answered the personal at
tack made upon him. The Rockland Im
provement, he said, was not simply an
Improvement. It included provision for a
breakwater and a harbor of refuge—just
such another as was being built at Sandy
bay in Mr. Moody's district, and on which
1150,000 had been spent. He indignantly re
pudiated the Intimation that he had ever
suggested or Intimated that this appropri
ation should be made In this bill. He pre
sumed It had been made upon the recom
mendations of the corps of engineers ln
the public Interest.
Catchlngs of Mississippi, Democrat, de
fended the action of the appropriations
committee.
When the item appropriating 1400,000 for
San Pedro, Cal., was reached there was
some debate, ln the course of which Cooper
of Wisconsin, Republican, reviewed the
whole history of the protracted contest be
tween San Pedro and Santa Monica, char
acterizing it as the most astounding
chapter in our legislative r.istory. If there
was anything in the bill that ought to
pass, he said, it was this. The item passed
without amendment.
Ah unsuccessful effort was made to se
cure consideration of the bill passed by
the senate for two additional regiments 6f
artillery, but on objection from Cox of
Tennessee. Democrat, lt went over.
An amendment appropriating 1150,000 for
Yaqulna bay, Oregon, was pending when
the house at 5 o'clock recessed until 8, the
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Tern Pages
PRICE FIVE CENTS
A BRITISH FLAG
Hoisted on American Soi 1
Near Skaguay
NEWS OF THE AFFRONT
STIRS DEEP INDIGNATION AT
THE CAMP ;
FIVE MINERS DIE FROM COLD
Frightful Mortality at Skaguay Re
sulting Prom Cerebro-Spinal
i Meningitis
Special to The Herald
SEATTLE,. Feb. 23.—One verified report
says that the British flag has been hoisted
over Summit lake, in Alaskan territory,
sixteen miles toward the sea from the In
ternational boundary and within fourteen
miles of the American town of Skaguay.
Officers and passengers of the steamer
Noyo, Captain Charles Lundqulst, who
arrived today from Alaaka. are authority
for the information. They give it simply
for what it is worth, saying that such was
the common report at Skaguay when the
steamer sailed last Monday.
Persons returning from the lakes over
the Skaguay trail to the town of Skaguay
a week ago last Wednesday brought the
first news of this affront to the United
States. It was on that day that the British
colors are alleged to have been hoisted on
the site and held. There ls reported to be
great Indignation at Skaguay in conse
quence of the affair.
MINERS FROZEN TO DEATH
Certainly five and possibly eight men
were frozen to death on the Skaguay trail
during the days of February 17th and 18th.
Five bodies were carried Into Skaguay on
Sunday and Monday. Borne of them had
been discovered by men coming out from
Dawson. One man was found sitting on
his sled with his feet between the ropes,
his elbows on his knees and his head bowed
as though In slumber.
The Noyo's passengers say thirty-five or
forty others narrowly escaped freezing
along with the five mentioned. It was with
difficulty that they were rescued from the
trail by a party sent out from Skaguay for
that purpose.
WORSE THAN COLD
While some are freezing on the trails a
far greater number are dying from sick
ness. Out of twelve patients being at
tended by a single Skaguay physlcian nine
died in one day. It ls asserted that there
are from 100 to 130 down with the prevailing
disease, which is said to be very much like
cerebro-spinal meningitis.
MINERS' MOVEMENTS
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Feb. 23.—
(By the Associated Press.) The steam
er Pioneer, with the bark Colorado, return
ed ati midnight from Skaguay. The Pio
neer's officers report both Dyea and Skag
uay as lively, but law-abiding.
Captain Ntelson says that while thous
sands of people are landing at Dyea, the
population does not appear to materially
increase, as the majority of those landing
there are destined for interior Alaska
and are pushing forward with little delay.
Both the Chllkoot and White passes are re
ported In good condition.
On the way down the pioneer passed
twenty-four vessels en route to Alaska, all
crowded with passengers and freight.
The Pioneer experienced the worst
weather that has prevailed ln the Northern
Pacific waters for many years, continuous
high winds and blinding snowstorms pre
vailing.
TROOPS FOR ALASKA
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25.—The second
detachment of troops from the Fourteenth
Infantry, under command of Colonel T. M.
Anderson, left here this afternoon for Se
attle, where they will take a steamer for
Southwestern Alaska.
A large crowd was present to witness
the departure of the detachment. The
men were In heavy marching order, carry
ing a rifle, 100 rounds of ammunition, knap
sacks with tent, cook tent and cooking
utensils. It ls believed that one of the
detachments will be ordered to locate an
all-Amerlcan route to the Yukon, proba
bly by way of Copper river.
RELIEF SUPPLIES
SEATTLE. Feb. 25.—The pack train de
tachment of the government Alaskan re
lief expedition, which has been lying at
Departure Bay, B. C, since Feb. 17th, was
again started for Dyea today, a tug hav
ing been secured to tow the ship Lucille,
on which the pack train ls being trans
ported.
The mules had been landed when the tug
arrived and it was necessary to reload
them. This was completed this afternoon.
Harner & Co., charters of the Lucille,
claim that the government understood per
fectly that there would be an Indefinite Walt
at Nanaimo for a tug.
The government has stipulated to pay
Harner & Co. 16000 for the use of the Lu
cille, a portion of the amount having been
paid, but lt is probable that the balance
will be withheld.
COMING AND GOING
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 25.—The stum
er Clevelad arrived at midnight from Alas
ka, with 31 passengers. She brings the
news that the steamer Scotia ran aground
near Juneau about a week age. The Sco
tia was floated at high tide. She suffered
no Injury. The Cleveland brought to Vic
toria the body of Grant, who was among
those who met death on the trail.
The steamers Humboldt and Excelsior
arrived tonight from San Francisco, en
route to Alaska, with over 400 passengers.
Claimed by Death
SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 2.1.—0ne of
the oldest and most prominent merchants
of San Bernardino, E. R. Cartwright, died
this afternoon at 8 oclock of Brlght's dis
ease, with other ailments. Some time since
Ho had his foot amputated, and again had
the leg taken oft further up. as the dis
ease worked upon him, but of late he had
been ln comparatively good health, when
he began to fail, and death closed the
scene today. He conducted one of the old
est dry goods stores In the city.
Capital Weather
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 25.—N0 rain fell
here today, but tonight there waa a light
fall, with Indications of more to como.
Almond and apricot trees are In full blos
som here.