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SENATOR BERRY FOR SAN PEDRO Talks Plainly Against the Santa Monica Appro priation. AS TO GREED AND GAIN "Better Dump the Three Millions in the Pacific Ocean," He Exclaims. CAFFREY AGREES WITH HIM. Vest and Frye Eulogize Huntington, the Latter in a Long, Un finished Speech. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11.-The Senate had another copious dose of San Pedro and Santa Monica to-day. Three of the members of the Committee on Com merce who opposed the amendment of fered by the chairman of the committee (Frye), designating Santa Monica as the place for a deep-sea harbor in California — Senators Berry of Arkansas, Vest of Mis souri and Caffrey of Louisiana — submitted remarks against the amendment, wbich Berry described as a most unjustifiable and inexcusable attempt to overrule pub lic sentiment and to appropriate money in the interest of private greed and private gain. "It would be better," exclaimed Berry, "to dump this three millions in the Pacific Ocean than to let the country know this Senate is ready to override the army en gineers and public sentiment in the inter est of private greed and private gain." Vest (D.), another member of the Com mittee on Commerce, said he was unable to appreciate the immediate necessity of expending $3,000,000 either at San Pedro or Santa Monica. He did not take any stock in the abuse of Mr. Huntington be cause he was a railroad president and rich 'man. Mr. Huntington had at least given evidence of his sincerity in favor of Santa Monica by giving up an investment of nearly a million dollars at San Pedro. After his subordinates had spent about $900,000 in building a wharf and tracks at . s an Pedro he concluded to examine the matter himself, and had determined that his company had selected the wrong place. He had to have a harbor for his steamers and had gone up the coast and found Santa Monica and had spent a million dollars there, leaving the investment at San Pedro almost a total loss. There were two questions, Vest said before the Senate. The first was, Was there an immediate necessity for the pro posed investment? He came to a conclu sion that there was not. The Government ■was not now in the presence of an over flowing treasury, but a treasury whose condition would necessitate in a few months the issuance of bonds to meet the ordinary expenses of the Government. "Timrtunately. Mr. Huntington was a political factor in California, where the test of a man's fitness for office was whether he was for Huntington or against Huntinaton. and in that condition of public sentiment there he would not make the appropriation at this time. Vest went on to argue that with the ex penditure of $392,000 in continuing the im provements at San Pedro there would be a depth of eighteen feet in that harbor at low water, and of twenty-three or twenty four feet at high tide: that the largest ■ ships could float there, and that that would meet all the expenses of the improvement at present and in the future. Discussing the amendment offered by White (D.) of California, providing for an other committee. Vest said he would not have an engineer officer on it, because with General Craie Hill as chief engineer of the army that officer would be bound in courtesy to his support not to take an an tagonistic position to him. He would therefore sutrgest a commission consisting of an officer of the coast survey, an officer of the navy and a civilian engineer. He closed his speech with an expression of the hope that he would never again hear of Santa Monica or San Pedro. White (D.) of California said that he was perfectly willing to have the matter submitted to an impartial board. All he wanted was that some authority would pass upon the question before it was voted upon. Caffrey based his argument on the re ports of the two boards of army engineers, and was reminded in that connection of the success of the Eads scheme for deep ening the approach to New Orleans in spite of the adverse views of army engi neers. £ rye, chairman of the committee, com menced the task of answering all the ob jections to the committee amendment, and in doing so eulogized C. P. Hunting ton, who had been mentioned aa a politi cal factor in California, where a man's chances for nomination for office depended upon the fact of whether he was for or apainst Huntington. Before he began his speech he had a large diagram of Santa Monica Bay and its surroundings spread out on the carpet in the area and two other smaller dia grams displayed on each side. He pro ceeded to explain the various points shown on the diagram and to state their connec tion with tbe pending question. He spoke of the opposition to Santa Monica coming from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pc Railroad Company, which had been rain ing telegrams upon the Senators for the last ten day?, and said the only reason he could see was that it was the remains of an old fight, by which that company had lost ten or twelve million dolUrs. Frye agreed with Vest that he was tired of the San Pedro and Santa Monica ques tion. He spoke somewhat contemptuously of the attitude of the people of Los An poles on the subject. He declared that he uouli rather have the kindly regard of Senators and thtir confidence than all the support of all the railroads and railroad men on the face of the earth and all the money they possessed. "The Los Angeles Times," Frye said, " said that if I succeeded in getting Santa Monica received as a harbor my pockets would be lined with gold. What a happy way they have (addrensing •White of California) of talking of public men in your State. What high estimates they make of us. I thank a kind Provi dence that ever since my mother put the first pocket into my pantaloons it has been just as well lined with gold from that day to this as my modest necessities ever required." Hill suggested jocularly that the Repub lican Convention recently held in Cali fornia had declared for silver. "Very likely it did," said Frye, "and against railroads." Frye then read an extract from White's speech, speaking of "the greed ol one man,' meaning Huntington, and com mented upon it as "a little bit of the slogan of the sand lots and of the Golden Gate whenever the name of Huntington is conjured to frighten babies and whene ver it is used oy demagogues to make the knees of the weak-kneed politicians trem ble." [Laughter.] "And yet," he continued, "that one man, the Senator admits, is building up a great commerce coming to the finest wharf in the whole world. But if that man is building up that great commerce is he not entitled to have a harbor into which that commerce will come just as much as if it were built up by twenty different men? Is Mr. Huntington to be excluded from all the benefits of legislation ? If he succeeds in establishing a great line of ships from China and Japan and pouring their products into Santa Monica Bay.where it is taken and landed in New Orleans as cheap ly as it is to-day carried from San Vran cisco to Ogden, and where it is then taken on board his great line of twenty steamers to New York for one-fifth the cost of freight from Ogden to New Yorfc by rail, is he to be punished for it? Is he entitled to the reprobation of tbe Senate ? Is he to be summoned up as the ghost to frighten Senators out of Toting as their consciences dictate? If that is the course to be pursued we must reform this river and harbor bill. We must change it en tirely. We must strike out quite a num ber of items in it. "Take the appropriation for Newport News. There was the Chesapeake and Ohio, dead as a duck, an utter wreck, when this man Huntington took it. He brought it to life and with his courage and his indomitable en ergy he built one ot the finest roads in this country from Cincinnatti to Newport News. And today it is carrying more corn than any other line on this earth. Cut out the appropriation for Newport News, because Huntington built up tbe Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. That is the appeal. "Take another thing. We have been helping great shipyards by giving them contracts for building vessels, and I am glad we did. We have been giving large contracts to the Bethlehem and to Carne gie, and have been giving them a chance to establish their plant as a good thing to do. But there was a quiet man in the United States who did not call upon the United States for any help. Nobody in this Senate knew what was going on at Newport News. "One day I received an invitation to go and witness a ship-launching at Newport News. I had not known that there was a shipyard there. I went there and saw a great iron ship married to the ocean. It had been built in the finest shipyard in the world, equipped with all conceivable modern machinery, at a cost of $6,000,000. There Mr. Huntington employs thousands of men who have been pledged to support and educate their families and to build themselves homes. And for the next half century that yard is going to support these men and their children. And Hun tington did it. "Oh, cut out the appropriation for New port News. He ought not to have it. Hun tington ought to be punished for building a shipyard, which is to-day underbidding every shipyard in America in building the great warships of the country. "Cut out of the bill the appropriation for Newport News, with its great line of steamers, and the appropriations for New Orleans, with its twenty steamers to New York. Oh (bitterly), it is too paltry. It is too paltry to undertake to stop legisla tion with that cheap demagogical cry that, because Huntington has done it, therefore no help must be given to Huntington. "He employs 75,000 men and pays them their wages when due. I know of an in stance where a railroad was an utter wreck, owing its laborers $500,000. Mr. Huntington put his hand in his pocket, gave the $500,000 to the railroad (wreck as it was) to enable it to pay its workmen, and then he took that wrecked road and with his energy brought it up to life and activity and value." After Frye had been speaking for over an hour with great force and energy he beean to show signs of fatigue and readily yielded to a suggestion of White that he • should finish his argument to-morrow. Gorman (D.) of Maryland gave notice of an amendment which he intended to offer to the river and harbor bill, limiting the expenditures for any one year to $10,000, -000. The bill then w«»ntover and the calendar of private pension bills was taken up. After about a dozen were passed further progress was blocked by an attempt of Allen (P.) of Nebraska "to have a second pension case engrafted on a bill giving a pension to the mother of an officer, and at 5:35 the Senate adjourned until to- morrow. ■ •*— IN THE HOLSE The Day Occupied in Transacting Mis cellaneous Business. WASHINGTON, D. C, May IL-Mis cellaneous business was the order in the House to-day. The following bills were passed: Extending for two years the period within which the Denison and Northern Railroad may build its line through Indian Territory; authorizing tbe Denver. Cripple Creek and Southwest ern Railroad Company to construct its line through the South Platt Creek forest reser vation In Colorado; granting right of way over public lands in Colorado and Wyo ming, except Yellowstone Park, for oil pipelines; authorizing the Flagstaff and Crown River Company to baild its line to Grand Forest reservation, Arizona, and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue and enforce regulations for the safety of passenger excursions at any regatta or yacht race on the navigable waters of the United States. At a preliminary conference the report on the Indian appropriation bill was agreed to and another conference ordered on the items still in dispute. The resolutions of Elections Committee No. 1. declaring John W. Maddox (D.) to be entitled to the seat occupied by him as Representative from the Seventh District of Georgia, contested by W. H. Felton (Fusion), was presented, and being the unanimous report of the committee it was agreed to. The rest of the day was devoted to the consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bills, and at 5:10 p. m. the House adjourned. The Output of Sugar. BJSKLiJrx, ueemasv, may 11.— Tbn Reichstag, by a vote of 133 to 107, adopted a proposal to fix the output of sugar dur ing the coming year at 17,000,000 double centners. Minister to Washington. LONDON, Eng.. May 11.— A Constanti nople dispatch stales that Mustapha Bey, Under Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, has been appointed Turkish Minister at Washington. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1896. CAPTURES THE KENTUCKY OAKS Souffle Wins a Big Race at the Louisville Track. ALLEGRA IS CRIPPLED. Jockey Walker Causes a Bad Collision and Is Set Down for the Meeting. TAME EVENTS AT SHEFFIELD. At the Other Courses Backers of Favorites Favored by Very Good Lack. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May IL— The Ken tucky Oaks, one of the most important of the Louisville stakes, was the attraction to-day and drew a large attendance. A hailstorm prevailed during the first race and left a sloppy track. In the Kentucky Oaks they got off head and head ; but as they passed the stand Tommy Walker, riding Elsie D on the outside, bore over on the bunch, knocking Allegra down. Fortu nately Perkins, her jockey, was not seri ously hurt. Walker was set down for the remainder of the meeting. Four out of five favorites won. Judge Clark to-day consented to reinstate Eddie Cassin. Five furlongs, Ethel Lee won, Red second, La Princessa third. Time, I :O2J£. Six and a half furiongs, Joe Thaver won, Fretful second, Captain Drane third. Time, One mile and a furlong, handicap, Simon W won, Rev del Jlar second. The Dragon third. Time. 1 :58^. One and a sixteenth miles, Kentucky Oaks, Souffle won, Myrtle Hawkins second, La Gas cogne third. Time, 1 :54^. Six and a half furlongs. Hanlon won, Oracle second, Sir Dilke third. Time, 1 :24. ST. LOUIB, Mo., May 11.— Three favor ites, two second selections and a 6 to 1 shot won to-day. The starting: machine, a rub ber gas-hose, was a success and the starts were all prompt and fair. Attendance, 3000. Six furlongs. Sycamore won, Siddubia sec ond, Bravo third. Time lrie l^. Four and a half furlongs, Scribe won, Albion second, Tin Cup third. Time. :56'£. Five furiongs, Maid of Honor won, Fannie Rowena second, Hush third. Time, 1 :03^. Five furlougs, Tartarian won, George F. Smith second, Dorah Wood third. Time, L.-Olfg. Six nirlongs, Neutral won, Ellen second, Fa- Big third. Time, 1:10$. sseven furlongs, Flying Dntchman won, Sir Play second, Vassal third. Time, 1 :28l$. CHICAGO, 111., May 11.— The racing at Sheffield to-day was rather tame, all the events being won rather easily. California and Chenille were the only winning favor ites. Five furlongs, Minerva won, Lollie Easton second, Running Bird third. Time, I :o.'!'i. Four furlongs, Chenille won, Marie C second, Siegfried third. Time, :sO«^. Six furiongs, Anna Mayer won, Merry Mon arch second, Glenold third. Time, 1:15^. Five and a half furlongs, California won, Jennie June second, Ardath third. Time. Beteo furlongs, Japonlca won, Mandolin* second, Mrs. Morgan third. Time, 1:20;.,'. One mile, Constant won, Longdalc second, Pat Mallny Jr. third. Time, 1:42.4. AQUEDUCT, N. V., May 11. — The spring meeting of the Queen's County Jockey Club closed here to-day. The backers of favorites fared well, as a num ber of them led their fields to victory. One mile, Chugnut won, Phoebus second Honolulu third. Ti;ne. 1 :4;* s i. Half a mile. Sparkler won, Ihspenser second Lawrence P third. Time, :50. One mile, Eclipse won, Congdon second Roynl II third. Time. 1 :46. Half a mile, Loyal Etti won, Brightin second Nanah third. Time, :50. Six furlongs, Septour won. The Native sec ond, Lady Greenway third. Time, 1:15. ON THE BALL FIELD. ! Fine Playing Between the Chicago and Boston Teams. CHICAGO, 111., May 11.— Harrington's home run over the left field fence tied the : score in the ninth inning to-day, after a game that was replete with fine playing. j In the last half of the inning, however, j Harringtons wild throw to first, after two ; men had been retired, gave Everitt a i chance, and Dahlen rapped out a double jto center and the game was won. Score: ! Chlcatros 1105 1010*— 4 10 2 Bostons 100000002— 3 4 6 Batteries— Friend and Klttredge; Nichols and Ryan. Umpires— and Weidman. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 11.— Cuppy held the heavy hitting from Philadelphia I down to two hits until the eighth inning, I when they got on to his delivery and i pounded out nine runs, eight of which I were earned. Score: , . neve-lands. 00200000 o—2 12 2 Philadelphia 00 1000 03e— 10 12 3 Batteries — Cnppy and' Zimmer; Carsey and Boyle. • Umpire— Lynch. •. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 11.—Threaten ing weather, combined < with . showers which fell about two hours, kept to-day's attendance down to 1000. The game was one-sided, the locals finding no trouble in batting McJames when they pleased. Score : I Cincinnati 0 600 20 — 10 11 1 j Washington* 003000000—2 7 3 ; Batteries— Forman and Peitz; McJames and McAuley. Umpire— Flu nit, \ , ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 11. — The Balti mores took a hard-fought game to-day by ; superior batting. Cross is. now captain of the Browns. Latham and Niland are on the bench and Yon der Abe is manager. Score: Baltimore. ..-3 00000010-4 6 2 Bt. Louis. 00001152*— 9 2 3 Batteries— Breltensteln and * MrFnrland; Mc- Mohon and Robinson. » Umpire— PITTSBURG, Pa., May 11.— Pittsburg hit the bail to-day at the right time, while New York made its errors at the same, and in ! consequence the home team won. It was i an, uninteresting game despite the closeness of the score. Clarke pitched what might be called "lazy" ball. Attendance 1200. Score: I'iltsbiires. 200 10 10 5—4 12 1 New Yorks 000 10 10 o—2 6 4 r Batteries— Klllen ana Sagden; Clarke and Wil son. Umpire— Sheridan. . / ♦ — —»■•' Iloth Hadly Punished. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 11.-James J. Corbett refereed a five-round glove con test to-night in this city between Billy Layton and Biily Smith. The fight was for fifteen rounds and was won by Layton in the fifth rouna, aiter two rounds of terrific slugging. Both men received considerable punishment, and Smith was completely exhausted and un able to ri.su afier being knocked down in the fifth round. Craig Defeats rtuggnn. LONDON, Enc, May 11.— The match between Craig, the "Coffee Cooler," and Duggan of Australia, fora purse of $1500, was fought to-night at the National Sporl ine Club. Craig won in the twelfth round. Forced Into Insolvency. NEW ORLEANS, La., May 11.— Edward Conroy Jr., engaged in the general mer chandise and ship chandlery business, filed proceeding in insolvency 'to-day for the benefit of his creditors. He was president of the Independent Cotton Oil Company and had indorsed the paper of the com pany for about $300,000. Its continued losses brought about his failure. The house was established many years ago by Mr. Conroy Sr. Liabilities, $445,875; as sets, probably $287,000. AN IRISH BARON'S FUNERAL So Thoroughly American That He Never Wore His Title, Preferring to Be Called Plain "Mr. Tighe." NEW YORK, N. V., May 11.— The first funeral in many years that has taken place from a house in Union square was held Saturday from the residence of the late Senator Richard Tighe. The only dwelling-house left in the famous square is No. 32, where Sir Richaid Tighe. or Mr. Tighe, as he insisted on being called, had lived alone for years. The funeral was strictly private and only a few friends were present. Richard Tighe was a son of an Irish Baronet. He was born in Ireland in 180(> jand was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He came to America when 32 years old, and after going into business, married Miss Caroline Chesebrough, who died in 189 L He was a brother-in-law of the late Robert Chesebrough, Nicholas Stuyvesant and Phillip Kearney. Tighe was a director in the Manhattan Fire Insurance Company for many years. When he passed his eightieth year he re tired from active business and lived a quiet, unostentatious life in the old fashioned red brick house at East Six teenth street and Fourth avenue. His figure was a well-known one in the neighbor hood. When he became ill last Wednes day there was little hope that he would recover, as he was 90 years old. Tighe had lived so long in this country and his sympathies were so thoroughly American that when the title came to him at his elder brother's death it bad little meaning, and he preferred to be known simply as "Mr. Tigbe." The Cruixer Brooklyn. DELAWARE BREAKWATER, Dkl., May 11.— The new cruiser Brooklyn went to tea shortly after 9 o'clock this morning for her builders' trial trip, and proceeded directly off shore about seventy-five miles to deep water. The run was "made under forced draught and consumed about three hours, during which time the cruiser de veloped a speed of 21.07 knots an hour, which is equivalent to 24 statute miles. The weather conditions for the trial were perfect. SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL Scathing Arraignment of the Prisoner by the Prosecuting Attorney. The Court's Instructions to the Jury Construed to Be Against the Defendant. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 11.— To-day's feature of the trial of Scott Jackson was the scathing arraignment of the prisoner by Colonel Gilson of the prosecution. Colonel Gilson's speech was bitter in de nunciations. He began with tbe story of Pearl Bryan's birth and parentage, spoke of the simplicity of her surroundings and her quiet country life. He then spoke of her meeting with Jackson, whom he char acterized as a much-traveled man of the world. When he came to Jackson's mnet ing with the simple country girl and his admissions on the stand, in the presence of the dead girl's mother and relatives, that he had had improper relations with her, he fairly flayed the prisoner, and pointing his finger at Jackson, while his voice trembled and his frame shook with pent-up passion, he exclaimed: "This man won that gir!. She looked upon him as a god, for so lovers seem, but he proved a demon." The speaker recounted how Jackson threw Pearl Bryan's trinkets into the river. "But that valise," cried Colonel Gilflon, as he shook the bloody satchel within a foot of Jackson's face, "that valise had an electric touch, and he could not let go of it." At several points in his speech Colonel Gilson appealed to the jurors by name, and twice put questions to Attorney Crawford. He went into an analysis of tbe evidence, scoring Witness Truest and others of the defendant's witnesses, making light of the medical experts. He concluded by declaring that the de fendant had been guilty of seduction, mur der, mutilation of a dead body and rob bery. He spoke for about five hours, and at 5 o'clock the court adjourned until Tuesday. Colonel Crawford will then speak. The instructions to the jury given by the court this morning are very volum inous, and are generally construed to be against the prisoner. VIGOROUS ACTION MAY BE REQUIRED Continued from Flrtt Page. rebels were dislodged from the strong posi tion occupied by them. They left sixteen dead on the field. The troops then attacked a rebel forti fied position and dislodged tbe insurgents, who lost twenty-seven killed. They car ried their wounded with them on the re treat. The Spaniards lo3t in all the en gagements one officer and four soldiers killed. Insurgents attacked the forts guarding the town of Artemisia, but were repulsed Colonel Solomayor reports that he met the rebels led by Lazo brothers, who were encamped near Remates. A hot tight ensued, which resulted in the defeat of the insurgents, twenty being killed. The Spanish loss was one killed and three wounded. Manerto Romero, a rebel leader, has been sentenced to death atCienfuegos. Ygnacio Vart, convicted of rebellion and incendiarism, was shot this morning at Matanzas. CONFERS WITH CASTILLO Minister Taylor Hrars of the Plaint of Wevler. MADRID, Sr-AiN, May 11.— Prime Min ister Castillo had a lengthy conference to day with the Hon. Hannis Taylor, the American Minister, on the subject of the Cuban filibusters. The result of the con ference is not known. It is reported that o Moral Wcyler has cabled that it will be impossible for him to conduct the cam paign in Cuba in the manner the condi tions require if the Spanish officials are to be hampered at pvery turn by the irritat ing interference of the United States. It is also said that the United States has again urged the payment of indemnities to Americans whose canefields have been burned by the insurgents. EQUALITY AMONG THE METHODISTS Record of the General Con ference on the Race Question. HINT TO THE HOTEL MEN A Change Is Made in the Day for Holding the Church Elections. THE FOUR HEW BISHOPRICS. An All-Absorbing Topic — Speculations as to Candidates— Talk of Dark Horses. CLEVELAND, 0., May 11.-The Metho dist General Conference put itself on record on the race question this morning by adopting a resolution introduced by Dr. Monroe, endorsing the treatment that the Cleveland hotels had accorded to all dele gates regardless of color, and demanding that wherever it was decided to hold the conference in future, a guarantee be ob tained of equal treatment. The committee on fraternity and union of the Methodist church, appointed four years ago, was required to report at once. The fact that the standing committees had not reported yet almost brought the con ference to a stop, and a recess was taken. During the recess Dr. Graw and Dr. Lanahan hatched up a scheme to have the elections occur this week. Accordingly Graw moved to reconsider the vote of last week by which May 18 was fixed as elec tion doy. It was finally decided to begin the elections on Thursday. An attempt to deal a blow at Dr. Buck ley of New York, who is a candidate for the episcopate, was made by the Rev. Dr. William Knight of California, asking that all that part of the speech of Dr. Buckley which referred to the lack of enough spir itual backbone in the conference delegates to properly spend Sunday if the elections were held on Monday be stricken from the record. The conference almost unani mously tabled the resolution. The all-absorbing topic afier the confer ence adjourned was the four new bishop rics which it is proposed to form. The change of the date of voting has made the campaign a lively one. The change, which Dr. Buckley supported, comes with the announcement that the doctor has decided not to allow his name to be presented to the conference as a candidate. Four years ago at Omaha Earl Cranston of the Western Book Concern wns asked by a committee if he would wit hdraw from the book concern with a view to being elected Bishop. At that time he refused, but now he is of another mind. He would accept the elevation to the episcopacy with alacrity and it must be admitted that he has con siderable strength. Chaplain C. C. McCabe is another possi bility who has developed considerable strength within the last forty-eight hours. The chaplain is popular and his strength lies among the friends of every candidate before the conference. In regard to Dr. J. W. E. Bo wen, the colored candidate, the situation is still un changed and probably will remain so. But there are two men whose names have not yet appeared in public in con nection with the elections whose chances compare favorably with any of the avowed candidates. They are Dr. John Hamilton of New England, secretary of the Freedman's Aid Society, and Dr. H. J. Jackson of Chicago. It is the old case of the bringing forward of a dark horse, and Jaikson is the dark horse around whom the Western and Central States will rally. ALLISON WILL NOT WITHDRAW I Continued from Tint Page.] day. The only contest was between the old-line Republicans and the American Protective Association, the latter making a hght against the indorsement of Sena tors Mantle and Carter and Congressman Harter, because of their views on the In dian appropriation bill. The test vote came a motion to seat the contesting anti- A. P. A. delegation from Granite and the A. P. A. men were defeated by a vote of 197 to 104, showing a majority of 93 against the secret political organization. Resolutions were then adopted com mending the action of Senators Teller, Dubois, Cannon, Mantle and Carter on the silver question and "demanding the res toration of silver to its ancient money function as a means of equalizing the dif ference in wages and the cost of living." Bimetallism, protection and reciprocity were the three cardinal principles of Re publican faith, and a declaration was made for the free coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 independently by the United States. The Democratic administration was de nounced for its efforts to foist upon the country its twin factors of cheapness— free trade and the ecld standard — and for dis honoring the Nation's flag in Hawaii, re fusing to recognize Cuba and incurring a National deot. Efforts were made to in struct the National delegates to walk out of the convention in case free silver was not recognized. McKinley's name was very coldly received, and the delegates will go to St. Louis uninstructed. A CALIFORNIA PRODUCTION. John Douglass' Candidacy for the Prohi bition Presidential Nomination. AKRON, Ohio, May 11.— John C. Doug lass of this city, a colored lecturer on the liquor trallic, who is widely known throughout several Western States, be lieves he will be indorsed for President by the Prohibition party which meets at Pitts burg May 25. He is a mixture of three races. Ho is well educated, having grad uated from the State Normal School of California and has taught school for years, but is now engaged in the humble vocation of a hodcarrier. Douglass is of the firm conviction that he will be triumphantly elected if nominated. Railroad selections Approved. WASHINGTON. D. C, May 11.— The Secretary of the Interior has approved the following selections of land made by rail roads: Northern Pacific Railway, 30,133 acres in the Bozeman and Helena laud districts, Montana; 3665 acres to the same road in the Vancouver (Wash.) district, and 638 acres to the Oregon and California Railway in the Roseburg (Or.) district. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Bill* Fasted by the Presidio Discharge— Pensions. _ WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11.-The Senate to-day passed the bill for the relief of William H. Mahoney of California and the bill for a life-saving station at Point Bonita, Cal. These bills go now to the President. C. P. Bailey, the Angora goat rancher of San Jose, who has been here several days, left for New York to-day. By direction of the Assistant Secretary of War, Frederick Boch, Light Battery F, Fifth Artillery, now at the Presidio, ' San Francisco, will be discharged from the ser vice of the United States on receipt of this order by the commanding officer of his station. : Pacific Coast pensions were issued to-day as follows: California: Original— Michael A. Teal, Riverside. Increase— William Dana, San Diego. Oregon: Original— Morris, Grants Pass. Reissue— George W. Peters, Oak land. Washington: Original— Simon W. Scott, Seattle. -. Original widows; etc— Harriet Shankiin, mother, Silver Creek. RIVER STEAMER BLOWN UP Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life Near Vicksburg, Miss issippi. Of the Thirty Persons on Board Few Escaped Injury— The Boat Sank Immediately. VICKSBURG, Miss., May 11.— Word reached here this morning that the steamer Harry Brown was blown up by the explosion of a boiler fifty miles below here last night. The boat carries a crew of thirty roustabouts. So terrific was the force of the ex plosion that the boat was torn asunder and in Jess than five minutes was at the bottom of the Mississippi. It is known that the following were killed outright by the explosion or by drowning: Pilot Norman Bardsley, the steersman; William Dougherty, chief engineer; An nie Herd, chambermaid; Tom Judd, fire man; William Watson, first mate; Wil liam Fitzsimmons, second mate, and George Keim and William Kelley, lamp trimmers. The bodies of the last three men were recovered and brought to this city by the steamer Hansel, which was in sight of the Brown at the time of the ac cident. The survivors and Injured were brought here on the Hansel. Ihe injured were conveyed to the Marine Hospital, and are all in a fair way to recovery. Owing to the proximity of the Hansel and tbe quick efforts at rescue many lives were saved that otherwise would have been lost. Captain Keim of the Harry Brown, al though seriously injured, remained on the afterpart of the cabin of the Brown where he had been blown by the explosion after it had floated off the hul', which had sunk. He was perfectly cool and directed the efforts of the men who were saving the boat's crew. The captain does not know the cause of the explosion. Captain Keim and Pilot Dan Kane were in the Brown's pilot-house when the explosion occurred. Five men were badly injured. HENRY COYLEN BONNER Death of the Noted Editor of Puck From Consumption. NEW YORK, N. V., May 11.— Henry Cuyler Bunner died at his home in Nut ley, N. J., this afternoou from consump tion. After Mr. Bunner's return from California, where he went in search of health, he failed steadily. Mr. Bunner has been editor of Puck since 1887, having succeeded the first editor of that paper within a few months oi the time the publication was begun. He was born in Oawego in 1855. About ten years ago Mr. Bunner married Miss Learned of New London, a sister of Walter Learned, a well-known writer. They have three children, two girls and a boy. Mj | JTO.PAT._ One Suit m - a _ v mm— ii m. „,_■_—!■■■■■■■■■■■■ hi. ' or 100? No difference the buyer of one suit or even one garment stands on the same level here with the buyer of a hundred. The ioo-suit man gets the lowest wholesale price, which gives him a big profit if he resells at the retail price. The one- suit man gets the same price on gar- ments for his own use, and SAVES THE PROFIT. A startling state of affairs, but the money you save is just like any other money. Latest Spring" and Summer styles In Men's Top Coats— Overcoats. $1O up, to $25, where the retailer *\ would say $13 to $40. BROWN~^ Wholesale Manufacturers Props. Oregon City Woolen Mills Fine Clothing For Alan, Boy or Child RETAILED At Wholesale Prices 121-123 SANSOME STREET, Bet. Bush and Pine Sis. '■ "-' " -- .'' -•■ ■ . ALL BLUE SIGNS _■-___ LYNCHED IN GUATEMALA. Telegraph Operator Killed by a Civil Engineer at Puerto Barrios. American Railroad Workmen Taks the Slayer From Jail and Hang Him to a Tree. MEMPHIS, Texn\, May 11.— Four days apo there were received in this city letters announcing the hanging by a mob of Europe Adrian Harper Dewitt of this city at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. They were forwarded by W. J. Clark, who was located at Montgomery, Ala., to-night. His story of the affair is as follows: "On the afternoon of the 28th I went to the wharf to see about a passage to New Orleans. The Breakwater had just arrived from New Orleans and Dewitt came aahore. "He went with me to my lodging-house. The next day we went into the telegraph, office, where Dewitt became involved in a quarrel with one McNamara, a train dispatcher on the Ferro Carril del Norte Railroad. McNamara followed Dewitt out of the office and struck him a severe blow in the face. I helped Dewitt up and took him to the lodging-house, where he changed his clothing. He told me he would call his assailant to account." "Later in the day we returned to the telegraph office and the quarrel was re newed. Dewitt suddenly caught McNa mara by the collar, drew his pistol and shot him through the head, killing him instantly. Dewitt surrendered himself to the authorities, and shortly afterward a crowd of Americans, mostly mechanics employed on the railroad, gathered for the purpose of laking the Jaw into their own hands. They made an attempt on the jail, but were repulsed. "I made my way on board the steamer Nicaragua, which set sail in a few hours. When the Nicaragua reached Galveston we telegraphed to Puerto Barrios and learned that the mob had made a second and successful attack on the prison and Dewitt was taken oat and hanged to a tree." Dewitt was related closely to the Har* pers. publisners, of New York, has an uncle of that name living at Washington, and was a civil engineer of National repu* tation. FOR TRUESOELL'S PARDON A Quiet but Earnest Movement to Influence the Governor of Kansas. The Names of Many Californians Aro Looked For to Swell the Petition. WICHITA, Kans., May 11.— A quiet { but determined movement is going on to obtain a pardon for Frank H. Truesdell, who was convicted of passing forged checki on San Francisco and Pasadena banks, | and who is now serving a term in the State j prison. A petition in Truesdell's behalf is j to be presented to the Governor of Kansas !at an early date. After his convictiou I Truesdell stated that he expected that his late associates in the California Midwinter ! Exposition would exercise influence to j obtain his freedom. This expectation has not been realized up to the present time and unless the names on the petition soon to be forwarded prove to be those of Californians it will be developed that the I unfortunate prisoner is relying on friends outside of the Pacific Coast to obtain his i absolution from punishment decreed by 1 the trial court. Strikers Are Restrained. KANSAS CITY, May 11.— Judge Phillips of the Federal court to-night is sued an injunction restraining the strik ing firemen of Armour & Co. and the officers anil men of the Industrial Associa tion from boycotting Armour & Co. Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 11.— The Treasury lost to-day $2,134,500 in gold, ol which $2,050,000 was for export This leavesthe Treasury gold reserve $115,785, -646. 3