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POSTAL BILL PASSED SUBSIDIES TO THE RAILROADS NOT CUT DOWN DINGLEY BILL TARIFF RATES Will Not Be Collected on Material Imported For the Purposes of National Defense Associated l'n-- ,p.-ul- \\ir« ■WASHINGTON, March 19.—The house today passed tho postofflce uppropriu tlon bill, which has been under consid eration since Wednesday. The main points of attack today were the appro priations of $30,000,000 for railway trans portation of malls and $171,000 fe* spe cial facilities between New York and New Orleans and $25,000 for special facil ities from Kansas City to Newton, Kas. tthese items annually attract more or less of a contest. This year the opposi tion seemed to be less Intense. All efforts to reduce the appropriation for railroad transportation tj'.gnally failed, and the vote on ths southern mall subsidy was 77 to !>£ against strik ing out. By neat parliamentary ma neuvering the op> ~n entß of the subsidy were prevent* j ] rom get tlng a direct vote on a 'jjotlon to recommit with In struction^ A* «.ne opening of the session today Mr. ■D/dfley, the floor leader of the major ity, offered the bill reported from the Ways and Means Committee providing for the free entry Into this country of guns, ammunition and other naval sup piles and war material purchased abroad until January 1, 1899. He explained that the committee hud unanimously re ported the bill. It was asked for by the Secretaries of War and the Navy. Some of the Democrats undertook to poke fun at Mr. Dlngley by asking him Why these supplies should bp admitted free of duty If the foreigner paid the tax. Mr. Dlngley replied rather sharply that It was perf-ctly understood that where articles were purchased abroad and Imported, the purchaser paid the duty. "This Is a bill to Indemnify the tax payer," observed Mr. Dockery (Dem.) of Missouri. Mr. McMlllen said he believed that ihe government should always have the right to Import and he thought there should be a general statute for that pur pose. The bill was passed without division. Mr. Henry (Dem.) of Mississippi, claimed the floor as a question of per sonal privilege and sent to the Clerk's desk for the purpose of having it read to the House, a quotation from an In terview with the Spanish Ambassador at Vienna, contained ln an Associated Press dispatch ln which tbe Ambassador said that if the United States, in the event of war, should incite the Philip pines to revolt, Spain could revenge her self by raising revolts in the American Southern States. Before the reading of the interview, Mr. Dlngley made the point that It did not constitute personal privilege. "It contains a reflection against a por tion of the people of the United States which I desire to repel," said Mr. Henry, but the Speaker held that he had not presented a question of privilege and he was taken off the floor. The House then went into Committee of the Whole and resumed considera tion of the Postofflce Appropriation bill. It was agreed that there should be an hour's debate on the paragraph appro priating $30,500,000 for inland transpor tation of malls. The debate was rather lively. Mr. Bland of Missouri cham pioned a reduction of the rates paid the railroads for traamlttlng the malls. The rates on all other classes of freight had been greatly reduced since 1876, yet there had been no reduction In mails. He thought there should be a reduction of at least 20 per cent. Mr. Castle (Dem.) of California offered an amendment to reduce the appropri ation to $3,812,000. Mr. Grosvenor defended the appro priation, which, though vast, was ex pended ln the splendid expedition with ! which our malls were everywhere hur ried to their destination. The chairman of the Postofflce Com- ! mlttee pointed out the fact that all such amendments as that of which Mr. Bland had given notice had been ruled out of : Order In past Congresses. The Castle amendment was rejected without division. Mr. Bland then offered an amendment to reduce the appropriation from $30,000, --000 to $24,500,000. It was defeated—74 to 82. Mr. Lewis (Dem.) of Washington moved to strike out the appropriation of $300,000 for the transportation of mall by cable and electric cars. He contended that the real purpose of the appropria tion was to insure government protec tion for cable and electric car lines ln the event of strikes. The amendment was defeated—72 to 36. The paragraph appropriating $721,318 for special mail facilities froi.i New- York and Washington to Atlanta anil New Orleans precipitated the annual fight against the appropriation. Mr. Bromwell of Ofilo moved to strike It out. This appropriation was consid ered ln connection with a similar one of $25,000 for special facilities from Kan sas City to Newton, Kas. The debate on both paragraphs was limited by agree ment to one hour. Mr. Fleming (Dem.) of Missouri vigor ously opposed the appropriation. Mr. Simpson (Pop.) of Kansas advo cated the appropriation of $25,000 for spe cial facilities from Kansas city to New ton, Kas. He said that unless this ap propriation was made the mails from Western Kansas. Northern Texas and Oklahoma would be delayed twelve hours. A few minutes afterward Mr. Bar low (Pop.) of California bitterly attacked Mr. Simpson for supporting a subsidy. Mr. Meyer of Nebraska offered an amendment to appropriate $300,000 for special mail facilities from Chicago to Omaha, Neb. It was ruled out on a point of order. Mr. Fisher (Rep.) of New York made ' a point Of order against the provision in the bill authorizing the postmaster general to oonsodidate the Brooklyn of fice with the New York office. The point was sustained and it went out. The bill was reported to the house without further amendment. The friend! of the appropriations for •pedal mall facilities then, by an adroit move, prevented a vote in the house on • motion to recommit the bill with in structlons to strike out the appropria tions. Only one motion to recommit is In order, and Mr. Livingston (Dem.) of Georgia, a friend of the appropriation, macie this motion and Immediately de manded the previous question. This cut off the motion to recommit with Instruc tions, and then the motion to recommit was promptly voted down. The op ponents of the subsidy thereupon de manded a record vote on the passage of the bill to emphasize their opposition. The bill was passed—ll9 to 61—and at 6 oclock the house adjourned. The Porte Pleased CONSTANTINOPLE, March 19— In consequence of the Sultan's direct ap peal, the Czar has consented to with draw his demand for the $3,750,000 ar rears of the Russo-Turkish war Indem nity, which His Majesty at first In sisted should be paid from the Greco- Turklch war Indemnity. This fact, it Is alleged, foreshadows Turkey's ac ceptance of Prince George of Greece, the candidate of the Cazar, as Governor of the Island of Crete. SORRY LOOKING CREW SAILS II7TO THE HARBOR AT NEW YORK ) BRUISES AND BROKEN BONES Caused by Brutality of Officers, While 3curvy Prevails as the Result of Poor Food Associated Press Special Wire NEW TORK, March 19.—The sorriest looking crew that ever sailed into the harbor of New York came In on the Brit ish bark Ancyra, 12G days from Hong Kong, bruised, blackened, weak from lack of food, some having broken bones and others touched by scurvy. They I tell a story of hardship and brutality. A rpporter who went on board the yes ' sel found several berths ln the forecas ! tie occupied by men who ca.lled piteously | for a doctor. Most of them were covered with unhealed wounds and running sores, and several of the sailors showed signs of scurvy. The men charge this state of affairs to Captain I. B. Morris; the first mate, P. C. Robinson; the sec ond mate, N. Cuneo, and the boatswain, Edward Shellnur. Alex McCausland said: "From the day that we left Hong Kong we have been strapped and beaten. I have, without provocation, been struck again and again by the captain and second mate. We have had no fresh vegetables, our dally rations being two sea bis cuits and a little meat. If we asked for better food, we were olubbed. I have seen every sailor on the ship struck by one officer or another. "The implements used were a chain, a long bamboo club, a bifcket, an oak club, the handle of a mop or broom. I have seen as many as five) men with black eyes at the same time. We did not dare to strike back lest we be shot." Edward Simpson said: "Peter Han son was killed by brutality and starva tion. The second mate seemed to have a particular grudge against him, and so did the captain. They used to take turns knocking him about. Then they would do it together. Hansen Anally got sick and feverish. He was covered with black and blue marks and was weak from lack of food. "The officers said that Hanson was shamming. They went to his bunk and called htm, but he was too weak to get up. So the captain picked him up and said: " 'You're sick, are you?' calling him vile names. 'Damn you, I'll make you sicker. When I speak to you, move and move quick.' "Then tho captain slammed him down on the deck. This he repeated three times, cursing violently nil the while. Hansen groaned, but made no answer. Tn half an hour he was dead. This was last Sunday." The truthfulness of this narrative was 'vouched for by Sailors William Smith. Edward Thompson, Pierre Daniel, Fred Landstrom and Fritz Streech, all of whom declared that they would swear to the facts as soon as they had an op portunity. I Fred Landstrom, who was one of the bedridden men and whose right arm was in a splint, said: "I have EOt three broken ribs and I think my arm is useless. I have been to sea for forty years and I never saw I officers so brutal as those on this ship. We have Just been bullied ar.d starved | the entire voyage. "I have seen scurvy before end I i know that Thompson has It. The ! Frenchman, Pierre Daniel, and Mc- I Causland have every sympton of it." First Mate Robinson, who was in , charge of the bark, the captain being absent, when asked w hat he had to say about the charges made by the men, said it was true he had been forced to strike the Frenchman and others, but never when they did not need it. The crew were a quarrelsome let and continually fighting among themselves. "How about the charges that they did not get enough to eat?" asked the reporter. "Oh, I haven't anything to say as to that," Robinson evasively replied. Captain Morris could not be found. ? m Ran Pedro Sunday, March 20th Grand free musical concert at pavilion at 2 p. m. Take Southern Pacltlc direct line. Leave Los Angeles 9a. m., 1: Ii) p. m. Leave San Pedro at 4:20 p. m., or on special train at 6:30 p.m. Awarded Highest Honors—World's Fair, Oold Medal, Midwinter Pair. DR * CREAM BAKING POWDER A Par* urapt Craaai at Tartar Powder. (40 YEARS THE STANDARD* LOS ANGELES HERALD* SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1898 SALISBURY'S ILL HEALTH RAISES RUMORS OF CABINET V CHANGES BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY Will Suffer No Change Under the Leadership of Balfour—Observ ance of St. Patrick's Say Associated Press Special Wire LONDON, March 19.—The Interest of the English political world now centers in the Marquis of Salisbury's health and the air ls full of rumors of pending changes In the Cabinet. In addition to Influenza the Premier is suffering from depression and a form of "brain fag," as a friend puts it, which will render it im- possible for him to continue his present heavy labors at the Foreign Office. It is believed he will remain Premier, but the reconstruction of the Cabinet is prob able during the blaster recess. The tem porary installment of Mr. A. J. Balfour the First Lord of the Treasury and goV- ernment leader In the House of Com mons as the head of the Foreign Office, exercises the minds of all parties. The Liberal-Unionists deny It has any signi- flcance likely to prejudice the British po litical status and Insist It is merely a stop-gap arrangement. Mr. Balfour has no special training or liking for foreign affairs, but he is warmly in sympathy with his uncle's views in regard to the present troubling International relations, and the fact that he was chosen to direct the Foreign Of fice Indicates that his policy, for the present at least, would be conducted on the Marquis of Salisbury's lines. It is regarded as certain that Mr. George N. Curzon, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, will be admitted into the Cabinet at the first opportunity. He has made rapid advances In the estimation of politicians, especially dur ing the past few weeks. Even his politi cal opponents and Important weekly papers are sounding his praises for the skillful manner in which he has handled ticklish questions ln the House of Com mons. ST. PATRICK'S DAY St. Patrick's Day was generally cele brated on Thursday last here. The shamrock was to be seen on all sides and at the Birmingham Assizes, the Lord Chief Justice, Baron Russell of Klllo wen, appeared on the bench with a sprig of shamrock pinned to his robes. The Duke of Cannaught, escorting the Duch ess of Connaught, who opened the Irish Industries sale at Lansdowne House, London, had a hunch ot shamrock ln his buttonhole and Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and other Irish mem bers of Parliament of note all sported the emblem. At Dublin the principal event of the celebration of St. Patricks Day was the trooping of the colors in the Castie yard. Lord Roberta of Kandahar, the Com mander ln Chief of the forces in Ireland, commanding the troops, which went through the evolutions brilliantly before the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan and a distinguished party, in cluding the Duchess of Manchester and the Marquis of Ormonde, all displaying clusters of shamrock. In London the day was observed at the guard mount at St. James Palace, where the band played Irish airs, and a brilliant crowd attended the Irish Industries sale at Lansdowne House. The list of patron esses included almost all the royal fam ily. Ladies Lansdowne, Waterford, Duf ferln, Blandford and Fingall were among the Indefatigable saleswomen. THE IRISH QUESTION Mr. John Redmond, the Parnellite leader, has adopted very clever tactics to force a hearing on the subject of Ire land's overtaxing in the House of Com mons. He has put down his motion about the financial relations between Great Britain nnd Ireland,ln which mat ter he Is acting as spnktsman for all sec tions of the Irish members for the even- " ''■zimTzs ' 1 Bedroom Sets Tomorrow i I vISgTO'V ULLY one hundred different styles and prices in Bedroom Sets will be assembled on the ' "" : ''■"' ' '" 1 o wmt '" second H°° r - E *ch set marked a special reduced price for tomorrow's Furniture Event. ■* . | \ 'f. "** The sale will be notable for the laree assortment and remarkable variety offered as well ■ '' j* ' " h ; .r"'-^^ j * or tne low average level of the prices at which the goods will be marked. As the story of '*~ one s * t is a fair example of what may be done all along the line, we tell of a beautiful Solid , f '■ j, J | I Oak Set made from the finest selected wood, polished by hand (not varnished), bed with hand qwys V. g mm ■j | t 1 some panels at foot and head and handsomely carved, Dresser and Wash Stand with shaped t : ' Jj ~ ~— : —j top of double thickness, both Wash Stand and Dresser is of good liberal size, Dresser has lafg c square beveled plate mirror, and the price will be $20 for the set on Monday. Same Set, with — •** ' wwy a c jj eva i miftox in dresser, at $22.50; the usual retail price of sets like these is about $J0 more as they stand on our floor. We are perfectly satisfied that they are the greatest value ever offered in Los Angeles for $20, and equal worth you will not find again for many days to come. The sets are new in design and there is ample quantity for all comers. It is not a shop-worn article being worked off. There are sets at lower or higher prices than the one we have quoted at the special Monday prices which will share the honors of the day with the set we have quoted. Remember these Special Event Prices hold good for tomorrow only and only on cash transactions. Mail orders will be filled if orders are mailed before Wednesday night. Los Angeles Furniture Co, a-^ifi** Ing of the budget. He obtained priority and by his action the budget is blocked and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, will be unable to make his annual financial statement until the Irish debate has first taken place. It is generally believed that this action will force the government to pro vide facilities for discussion of the ques tion, which, up to the present, the Min isters have refused to do. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL Col. John Hay, the United States Am bassador to the Court of St. James, who has been traveling ln Egypt, ar rived at Athens on March 7th and the next day he was Invited to the palace and had a private conversation of an hour's duration with King George of Greece. Col. Hay left Athens on the 11th with his family and sailed for Ven ice. He returns to London on Sunday. Bishop Hartzell, the Methodist-Epis copal Bishop of Africa, who ls now here, has a mission from the President of Li beria to Great Britain and the United States. He will endeavor to obtain a treaty with these countries and Liberia, guaranteeing the Integrity of the little republic against Franco-German en croachments. He has been well receiv ed at the British Foreign Office, where sympathy was shown toward his plan, but It was suggested that it would be better, considering the interests of the United States ln Liberia, If the sugges tion of a treaty came from the United States. Bishop Hartzell saijs for New Tork March 22d, and will go immediate ly to Washington, where he hopes to meet with a favorable reception. The Earl of Roslyn, the Peer who had adopted the stage for a profession, is starting a new penny paper called Scot tish Life. In an editorial he says: "My sister, the Duchess of Sutherland, offers you an Interesting story, and amongst other writers are the Marquis of Lome and Ladies Randolph Churchill and War wick." The huge surplus of the present finan cial year and the high price of consols find the government with more money in its hands than It needs, and it has been decided to spend «2,500,000 ($12, --500,000) in buying sites and erecting buildings for the public departments, including a new war office. The Premier's brother, Lork Sackville Cecil, left £260,000, almost entirely of his own earnings. Like his brother he had deep interest in electricity. He was once chairman of the Exchange Tele graph Company and assisted in the de velopment of the Eastern Telegraph Company. The Daily Mail is publishing letters from women demanding ladles' smok ing carriages on the railroads. Private advices from the Transvaal to the people having large interests there Indicate serious trouble with Great Britain is brewing. British troops are already being con centrated on the frontier. At Johannes burg great commercial distress pre vails. Wolf Joel, the nephew, partner and trustee of the late Barney Barnato, who was recently shot and killed in his office by a former soldier named Veltheim, said to be an American, married Vilet Desmond of the Gaiety chorus some years ago. The marriage was kept a secret, as his mother objected to his marrying anyone but a jewess. CHICAGO CABS ITo Be Propelled by Electric Storage Batteries I CHICAGO, March 19.—Within thirty days electric cabs ■will be spinning noiselessly up and down Chicago's boule vards. By the latter part of April the Fay Livery Company will have a dozen vehicles propelled by electric motors doing duty at depots, clubs and hotels. The first installment will be followed by others until 200 cabs now contracted Save Money! Stop buying other baking powder and using two teaspoonfuls to a quart of flour. Use only one heaping teaspoonful of Schilling s Best 60s for will be ln operation ln all parts of the city. The cabs will be of three patterns, the regular hansom, the Victoria hansom and the closed cab for rainy weather. They will be nine feet long over all, and will be equipped with sufficient battery to run forty miles with one charge. The maximum speed will be twelve miles an hour, and the average speed eight miles. The propelling power Is to come from two motors, and the electricity from storage batteries that can be charged anew after a long run ln from an hour to an hour and a half. This will make from 75 to 100 miles a day, for the batteries can be charged at any place where there Is an electric light plant. ARMY REORGANIZATION The Hull Bill Heartily Endorsed by Secretary Alger NEW TORK, March 19.—Secretary of War Alger dictated the following statement to a Washington correspond ent of the World concerning the Hull bill reorganizing the line of the army: "The Hull bill has my entire approval and I so told the President this after noon in answer to a question from him as to my notion of the measure. "The organization under this bin ln time of peace calls for eighty companies, two companies to a squadron, a major to each battalion, a lieutenant-colonel and a colonel to each regiment. "There are now ten companies, accord ing to law, in each regiment, two of which will be skeletonized under the new plan, by which it is understood that the officers of the two companies re main for duty and are detailed for spe cific duty. "We have one hundred men at col leges and places of learning where mili tary tactics are taught and we are en abled to use these officers, under this bill, ln time of war. "That company where all enlisted men are mustered out ls called a skeleton company. Another thing about the Hull bill ls that when a man deserts he can never be restored and afterward draw a pension. Under the present system we have many deserters who have been restored and are drawing a pension from the government," CONVICTS KILLED A Fatal Explosion in a Georgia Coal Mine BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 19.—An explosion occurred ln Slope Two of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's property, at Pratt City today. The fol lowing negro convicts were killed: ALEXANDER SHELTOI* ELI LAWTHORNE. GEORGE JONES. HENRY JOHNSON. WILL SCOTT. TOM OLIVER. The men were 1800 feet from the sur face, repairing the air machinery. The explosion was caused either by Are damp or powder. Since the explosion fire damp is heavy and men are unable to reach the dead. It is thought, how ever, that the bodies will be reached thi3 evening. Westlake Park Program Following is the program of the concert by the Seventh Regiment Band at West lake park at 2 oclock this afternoon: March, Chair City John Schmidt' Potpourri of Popular Songs Beyer Concert Mazurka L. Gartner Finale from opera Arlole E. Bach Overture, Crown Diamonds Auber American Patrol Meacham Suite de Valses. Chantilly Waldteufel The Beau Ideal (march) Sousa Finale, Galop Milltaire I.nurendeau "Did he leave his wife much when he died?'' "Well. I don't know ns to that, but he used to leave her about every night When he was alive." £ Reliable (ioods ~&fcM_f Strictly One Price <» 11 Potomac Block 221-223 S. Broary 11 I This Wek ~| j Our Store Will Be a Linen Store 1 ( \ Ireland, Scotland, France, Austria and Germany have < > I' each contributed liberally of their choicest Linen trca- < | j, sores. 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