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VOLUME LXXXIII.-NO. 18.
NO TRACE IS
FOUND OF THE
MISSING BOATS
Searches for the Lost Men of
the Cleveland Not
Successful.
Canadian Officials Will Not Permit Ameri
i can Tugs to Rescue Vessels Stranded
in British Waters—Raid of
Indians Checked.
ALBERNI, B. C, Dec. 17. The steamer
Quadra, the Dominion Government ves
sel dispatched from Victoria for the relief
of the Cleveland survivors arrived on the
scene this morning. The Call corre
spondent on board questioned Captain
Hall on the missing boats, but he has no
good news to report.
The c«ptain has tak°n every means in
his power to find the missing members of
his crew. Search parties were sent out
along tne coast and to the neighboring
islands, but aa yet no traces have been
found of them, and no pieces oi wreckage,
such as were to be expected if t c boats
had been dashed upon the rocks. The
captain thinks that they must have been
driven out to sea by the wind and are
cit er lost or pieced up by some ves-ei.
The Cleveland was found lying in
about ten feet of water off what is known
as Lyail Point. Tiie vessel has received
remarkably little damage, and is stranded
in a level bottom and with the apparent
exception oi a few small holes, which as
yet cannot be located, is in good condi
tion. The C.evt-jand did not go upon the
leet which was the point of apparent dan
cer when Captain Hill gave the orders to
take to the boats, bit miraculously avoid
ing the certain destruction which wou.d
havefollowet striking on the reef drifted
lurther up liarclay Sound. j
It is the judgment of the party of the j
Ova ra including the inspector of hulls I
/end insurance adjuster- that the ship can j
*""* be saved with very little damage to the 1
hull as -< on as the necessary lumber can
c brought and if no further heavy
weather intervenes.
When Captain Hall went on board on
last Snnday he found down the nold a
white man, McCarthy, who lives with the
Indians, and five Indians, all much under
the influence of liquor. McCarthy ex
plained that he was there protecting the
vessel from damage and claimed salvage,
but the captain promptly ordered them
off, saying that lie couid take charge and
protect the vessel. The marauders had
taken everything movable, even to the
chairs, tables and chandeliers, some of
which were found in McCarthy's hou«e.
The materials had been ripped open and
the hair thrown about, the table dishes
stolen and broken, the captain's instru
ments appropriated and the teamen's and
passengers' personal effects mid bedding
carried away. In th*- hoi i. everything
portable had been taken and casks and
boxes broken open in search for whisky.
Some wh'skv and oth»r liquors had been
found and with it the entire Indian camp
had been made drunk. On Monday there
appeared on Hie vessel a man named
Leach, a Justice of 'he fence of the neigh
borhood, who stated that he was pure to
protect the interest of hie client. McCar
thy, who claimed a right to the vessel as
the first man on the boat and as the pro
tector of the cargo, but Captain Hall
sturdily reused to allow him to take pos
session.
Tne Indians, however, persisted in an
noying him and but for the tim-Jy assist
ance of Constable Cox of Alberni further
outrages might have been committed. In
dian Agent Guillod a#so arrived and helped
to control the savages. Tne cargo, how
ever, has been almost entirely looted by
the lnd ans, about 200 tons beinz carried
away bodily, and not content with taking
what they con d, hey wantonly destroyed
what they were unable to carry.
Fires broke out twice, once in the fore
castle and once in the hold, but were ex
tinguished before any great damage was
done, although the fires could not be
traced to any source. The Indians are
suspected as they were overheard by some
white men of the island to fay that after
they were through plundering the boat
they should burn it. Upon the arrival ol
the Quadra, the Government officials trom
Victor a instituted a strict investigation.
Captain Walbran searched the Indian
huts, and finding large quantities of the
(-hip's cargo stored away in them, arrest
ed McCarthy and several of the more
prominent as the ringleader-. The offi
cials and others expressed great md gna
tion against the Indians, and it i* felt
that an example must De made of the of
fenders, as looting of vessels o olten
driven ashore on this inhospitable coast is
a r-gular occurrence. It is said that such
< rages se<djm take place off the Amer
can coast, as plunderers when they oper
ate Bre much more severely dealt with.
PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 17.— The tug
Wanderer returned to-night from Bar
clay Sound, where the steamer Cleveland
is ashore, bringing in two members of the
crew who were in Captain Hall's boat,
, ptain Bailey says the actual damage to
•N't; Cleveland's hull has not yet been as
rt'taiued. If the weather is calm for a
few days, Captain Bailey thinks that she
can be saved.
LOOTED THE VESTA.
McDonald Was Also on Hand With
His Cam for Salvag-e.
VICTORIA. H. C, Dec. 17.— Lghikeeper
Daykin irom Carmanah was nere to-day,
alter having safely delivered at Port Town
sen I the crew of the wrecked schooner
Vesia. Ha tells the usual story of the fit
tempt by Indians to loot the Vesta, and
The San Francisco Call.
states that a white man named McDonald
actually removed some articles from her
and made a claim for salvage, as the first
to board the wrecK. Collector Milne says
the claim iaata»urd. It his been reported
to the Collector lhat an American tug has
been sent to effect salvage from the Vesta,
end Mr. Milne has therefore wired orders
that this is not to be permitted, as the
wreck has been handed over to him as re
ceiver, and in any event, being in Cana
dian waters, she cannot be operated upon
by a foreign wrecking yes-el.
OFF THE COLUMBIA.
Seven Vessels Have a Perilous
T nri3 for Several Days Dur
1-8* the He.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 17 The masters
of the delayed vessels which arrived in
late yesterday evening were on the streets
and at the Consul's office to-day, appa
rently very glad to get into port. Captain
Anderson of the Linlithgowshire, 141 days
from A twe p, reported bad weather
when coming around the Horn, and more
or lesn bad weather all the way up the Pa
cific. No mishap- were met with, how
ever, until arrival off the Columbia River,
where h» was de ained six days by the
storm. Last Saturday be lost his main
topgallant mast and a number of sails.
- Captain Smith of the Annesly, ninety
six days from Montevideo, reported fair
weather, except off Cape Horn, where
very heavy storms were- encountered.
Fair weather was had for tne rest of the
voyage nn'il reaching the mouth oi the
Columbia River, off which she had to beat
about for seven days. The captain says
he became so disgusted at not being able
to get a pilot that he thought of going to
the Sound. On arrival in port, however,
he learned that the * Uo. -chooner was
stormbound in tha harbor and could not
get out. He said it was his opinion that
harbors like this and San Francisco should
have steam p.lot-schoones. In 58 south
and 75 west he passed through a lot ot
wreckage, which appeared to be the bul
warks of a wooden ship. About 180 miles
southwest of the Columbia he spoke the
British ship Principality, whose captain re
ported all well. Alter crossing into the
river yesterday he let nis tug go so it could
bring in another of the belated vessels,
and the Anne-ly sailed up the harbor.
Captain Mohan o. the British bark Gal
gorn Castle said that he had nothing
special to report on his voyage of 107 days
ifnttiniied on Second Page.
NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather forecast for San Fran
Cisco — Fair on Saturday: Iresl
westerly winds.
FIRST PAGE.
No Trace of Lost S ilors.
Japan's Attitude Unchanged.
Lunatic Boiled Alive.
Death End.-? a Joke.
Partition of China Feared.
SECOND PAGE.
Kid McCoy Whip* Creedon.
A Ban on Sealskins.
Opposition to Page Bryan.
Labor's Hand to Cuba.
THIRD PAGE.
Try to Justify a Lynching.
Wild Scene at a Han-ring.
Mr. Stead's New Book.
Slupjard for Seattle.
FOURTH PAGE.
Congress Talks of AlcohoL
Dr. O'Brien Vindicated.
Grand Jury's Final Report.
FIFTH PAGE.
Slot Machine- Again Clicking.
Two Ancient Lawsuits Ended.
SIXTH PAGE.
Edi orlai.
Monumental Nerve.
The New Era Edition.
Chrstmas Shopping.
Relief for Kiondiders.
Where the Guilt Belongs.
Personals and Queries.
SEVENTH PAGE.
Storm-beaten Vessels in Port.
EIGHTH PAGE.
Sports by F ood and Field.
NINTH PAGE.
Races at Inglesioe.
The New Holy Cross Church.
Sugar Factories for Ventura.
TENTH PAGE.
Commercial Intelligence.
ELEVENTH PAGE.
News From Across the Bay.
TWELFTH PAGE. -
Election Commissioners War.
THIRTEENTH PAGE.
Bin Marriages, Deaths.
FOURTEENTH PAGE.
Toil-* Tighten Round Hoff.
Sheriff Johnson Disappers.
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IS, 1897.
JAPAN'S POSITION
NOT CHANGED
Minister Hoshi Has Not
Withdrawn His
Protest.
Not an Active Opposition to
tho Annexation of
Hawaii.
The Asian Empire Will Maintain
the Attitude it Assumed at
First.
*-p#clal Dispatch to The Can.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.— The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
Tne dispatch finished in a New York
pater this morning to the effect thai
Minister Toru Hoshi yesterday presented
a note to Secretary Sherman withdrawing
on behalf of his Government the previous
protests of Japan concerning the annexa
tion of Hawaii is without foundation. Mr.
Hoshi called at the State Department yes
terday or the first time since his return
Irom Japan, merely to formally p-v his
respects to ihe Secretary of State, He re
mained only a few minutes with Secre
tary Sherman, and nothing was said
about the withdrawal of the Japanese
protests. It is officially announced, both
at the State Deparment and ai the Japa
nese Legation, that no note has been hied
by Mr. Ho-hi since his return.
A high official of the Japnese Legation
said to mc tonight*. '-The relations ba
tween the United States and Japan re
garding the Hawaiian question are
entirely unchanged. Mr. Ho-thi's instruc
tions from the imperial government are
not of a nature to change the policy of
his negotiations with the State Depart
ment. Japan will firmly maintain the
attitude she has assumed, which is not
one of unfriendliness to the United States
nor of opposition to the annexation of
Hawaii. -
Figures presented to the State Depart
ment in the report of Consul-General
William Haywood, at Honolulu, seem to
substantiate ihe declaration of th Jap
anese Government that the reports that
Japanese immigrants are flooding the Ha
waiian islands am untrue. The total num
ber of Japanese in the island*. Mr. Hay
wood say--, is less than 25,000, 11,199 of
whom are employed on sugar plantation*.
There are (Mil Chinese employed on Ihe
sugar plantation , 1002 Portuguese and
1306 Hawaiians.
MOTIVES ARE MISUNDERSTOOD.
So M. de Rodays Withdraws From
the Figaro Until ihe Dreyfus
Controversy Is Over.
Copt-rlght. 1897, by James Gordon Bennett.
PARIS, Dec. 18.— Ti^ Figaro publishes
this morning a leading article by Ftrnald
de Rodays, in which, after justifying the
course which the Figaro has taken in con
nection with reopening the Dreyfus case
M. de Rodays announces that since his
motives have been misunderstood he will
withdraw from active participation in the
management of the paper until this con
troversy r-hall have corae to an end.
Ttrad Whmtf ln, r d to Shnr".
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 17—An 80
--foot whale was ashore en the beach near
Naples this morning. The leviathan was
towed there by fishermen, who found it
dead in the channel soma miles fiom
s-horc. •:--,_
Ones Out of i >;-»/»»i . ion 7n-/'<i7.
VALLEJO. Dec. 17.— The cruiser. Phila
delphia will be put out of commts-i-.-:* at
noon to-morrow. No order* have as yet
been, received regarding repairs to be
made.
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.
BOILED ALIVE
IN A BATHTUB
Frightful Fate of a
Helpless Insane
Patient. *
Hot Water Turned On Instead
of Cold, and Fatal Burns
Inflicted.
Of Course the A tendant Was Dis
charged for His Most Crimi
nal Carelessness.
t-peclal Dispatch to The Cam.
BOSTON. Dec. 17.— The facts of a fright
ful death have just leaked from within
the falls of Meufield Insane Asylum, in
Medfield, Mass. A helpless inmate, Wil
liam W. Spearing, 42 years old, of this
city, was boiled to death, being taken from
the sea. ding water of a bathtub to die hor
ribly a short time later. The per.-on who
through his negligence is directly respon
sible is no longer connected with the
place.
On the evening of November SOSpearing
waa placed in a bathtub at that place for
the purpose of receiving a special bath.
The water was turned on as usual, it was
thought, through pipes which united so
as to mingle the hot and cold at even
temperature. Spearing sat in the tub.
and a short time later it was discovered
the water was Lii ing. The man was
taken from the tub horribly blistered.
For twenty-four hours he suffered ami
then breathed his last. Spearing's wife
and friends were notilied of the death,
which was due, the doctors' certificate
said, to "'shock from burns." The body
was buried and the full story of the affair
did not come out till 10-day.
Dr. French, superintendent of the Med
tield Asylum, says that pr-babiy the hot
water was turned on instead of both hot
and cold. He says: "It was one of those
accidents that are liable to occur at any
time. I discharged the attendant as soon
as he told his story. The attendants have
their rules to go by in the matter of giving
baths and these certainly were violated."
. Dr. French states that the patient's
physical condition was such, especially so
far as (he nerves of feeling in the skin
were concerned, that there was absolutely
no sensation in the skin. He did not feel
the heat of the water and had no idea
that it was 100 hot until the attendant
himseli discovered the fnct.
TWO bOLD hOBBcRS
i Attempt a Daylight Hold-up in the
Business Center of
Boston.
BOSTON, Dec. 17.— A bold attempt to
rob the jewelry store of W. H. Maynard
«fc Co., at 16 Brattle 'quart, in the very
heart of tha city, at the point of a pistol,
was made at 2 o'ciock this afiernoon.
The attempt was made by two men be
tween 25 and 30 years old. They entered
the store together, and one of them
stepped up to the showcase and asked to
cc some gold rings. Mr. Maynard drew
a tray containing about twenty-five rings
from the window. Suddenly and without
an.- previous warning : the second man
drew « pistol and shoved it into Mr. Mav
nard's face. .-;/
' "(Jive me your money, " he cried.
Mr. Maynard threw ihe tray of • rings
into the faces of the two' ro""bers and
dropped behind Ihe courier. There was
a pistol, loaded, lying there. A : i he
dropD d down he seized the pistol and
arose instantly to his leet. He aimed the
phtol at the heads of, the two robbers.
The act cowed the men, and they turned
without a word and boiled through the
door, escaping*
DEATH RESULTS
FROM HIS JOKE
Matt Hennessy Killed
on a Ranch Near
Sacramento.
Shot by His Employer While
Pretending to Steal
Chickens.
Ex-Assemb'yman EbanOwen Takes
a Life While Gunning for
Marauders.
t-pecial Dispatch to The Cam.
irSACRAMENTO, Dec. 17.-Rancher
, Kt.en Owen, a prominent Native Son and
ex-Assemblyman, is under arrest at
Franklin, seven miles from this city. for
the killing of Malt Hennessy. his hired
man. The homicide was the result of a
practical joke, of wbich Owen was to have
been the victim, and the affair is one of
the most peculiar that has ever come to
the attention of the officers of this county,
and is deeply deplored by the ex-Assem
blyman's many friend".
For some time past Rancher Owen has
suffered losses from the depredations of
chicken thieves. He has tried in various
ways to surprise and capture the culprits,
but without success. So much did this
annoy him that he frequently expressed
to his employes his desire to get the
thieves into close quarters.
To-night Hennessy resolved upon a
practical joke wherewith to "get the
laugh" upon his employer, with whom he
was on friendly terms. He caught a
eh cken, put it into a sack and climbed a
tree, carrying the fowl with him. Once
ensconced on one of the top limbs of the
I tree he caused the chicken to squawk in
order to a tract the attention of Owen.
The tree in which he was perched was di
rectly over the henhouse, and it was evi
dently Hennessy's idea, that the farmer
would, believe that the cackling came
| from the henhou-e and ,he would havj a
fine time watching proceedings from his
high coign of* vantage while Owen would
I be making trips,, to the barnyard to see
what was causing the commotion among
his fowls. '„,. ';
Hennessy's plan worked far too well.
Instead of rushing out to the henhouse
with the idea of catching the .thief the
lancher crawled on his hands and knees
stealthily toward the building. When
near the door he discovered that the
squawking of the chicken came from the
tie? and he saw perched in the branches
what seemed to bo the fUurj of a man.
Owen called to the fellow to come down.
Receiving .no an.-twer, lie took quick aim
and fired toward the figure in the tree.
Without uttering a cry Henn«*s*»y dropped
irom his position, bounjded from limb to
limb and finally tell in a limp mass at the
feet of hie employer.: He had been in
stantly killed by the charge of shot.
When Owen bent oVer the corpse he
found that thedead man was employe.
He was overcome by grief at the result of
his shot, and, after having the body of
Hennessy carried into his dwelling and
cared for, he at once surrendered to his
brother, Henry Owen, the constable In
Franklin district, and is now held in the
latter* custody. Sheriff Frank Johnson
and Coroner Clark have left the scene of
the killing. • .■.**; "■'•■
aln this city, where, ex- Assemblyman
Owen is well known, the unfortunate
affair is deeply regretted.
Ittsstroy* « Jlvdn', Jfenutv.
PARIS, Dec. 17.— famous model,
Lucie Hagerland, has had her beauty de
stroyed by : vitriol thrown at her by
another model, named J id ice Hi, in a fit
of jealousy.
SHIPS ARE
HURRYING TO
THE FAR EAST
The Cruiser Raleigh Ordered
From Smyrna to the
Asiatic Station.
It Is Said the Administration Anticipates the
Partition of China by the Powers, Led
by Germany, but Secretary Long
Will Not Admit This.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.— A Washington
special to the Herald says: The cruiser
Raleigh, now at Smyrna, under command
of Rear-Admiral Selfridge, has been
ordered to the Asiatic station. Instruc
tions were sent by cable to-day to Rear-
Admiral Sslfrid c. Secretary Long told
me that the transfer was only significant
in showing the purpose of the administra
tion to keep a large force in that section
of the globe.
Among naval officers the opinion Is ad
vanced that the administration is prepar
ing for the general partition of China,
which is now said to be under consider
ation by the European powers. It was
also hinted that the authorities are
anxious about the safety of Americans
and their interests on account of the
landing of the Germans at Kaio Chau.
Secretary Long told me, however, that
the German matter had nothing to do
with the assignment of the Raleigh. The
Raleigh will have a seven thousand mile
trip, and is expected to cover the distance
within tnree weeks.
The vessels which will be in Eastern
waters on the arrival of the Raleigh will
be the Olympia (flagship), the Boston,
Petrel and Monocacy. The Helena will
leave New York in a few days for the
East via the Suez Canal, but her orders do
not require her to report to the com
mander-in-chief at t c Asiatic station
until next summer. The Marietta and
Concord also soon proceed to the East.
The Marietta is now at S:ik«j, A'aska, and
upon heme relieved by the Wheeling will
toss the Pacific and pin Commodore
Dewey's fleet.
GERMANY IS SENDING
ADDITIONAL TROOPS
TO THE FAR EAST.
The North German Lloyd Steamer
Darmstadt Pressed Into Serv
ice as a Transport.
KIEL, Bee. 17 — Before leaving the
cruiser Deutschland last evening Em
peror William, standing beside his brother,
FrinCe Henry, who was on the cruiser's
bridge, addressed the assembled crew. He
said he was convinced they wouli he ever
mindful of the high honor of serving on
boaid a ship bearing the name of the com
mon fatherland. No , other ship, his
Majesty added, bore a grander name.
- Continuing, the Emperor reminded the
crew that ihey represented all the German
races, adding: "But always stand to
gether and do honor in the vessel's name
and in a crisis. I am confident that you
will maintain cood discipline and prove
yourselves worthy of your honorable mis
sion." His Majesty then wished the crew
godspeed.
WILHELMSHAVEN, Dec. 17. — The
Nort ■ German Lloyd steamer Darmstadt,
having on board a detachment of troops
for China, sailed from here to-day. She
was cheered by large crowds of people.
BRUNSBEITELBROOG, Dec. 17— The
German cruiser Deutschland arrived here
a«. 3 o'clock. Prmce-s Henry of Prussia
stood at the lockgates awaiting her ar
rival and waved her hand to her husband,
who was on the bridge. Prince Henry
landed and then re-embarked with his
wife and son Waldemar, who remained
on board until 5 o'clock, whan the
Deutschland resumed her journey, and
the Princess and her mother returned to
Kiel.
BERLIN, Dec. 17.— The North German
Gaz tie, commenting on the departure of
Pnnce Henry of Prussia for China, says:
"It was a moving scene to see the two
brothers on' the bridge of the German
cruiser Deutschland bid ling eacn other
adieu in a lingering embrace. The Era-
P ror shook hands with ail the officers be
fere he departed."
The imperial speeches at Kiel are the
subject ol much adverse comment, more
especially Prince Henry's phrases as to
carrying "the gospel of your Majesty's
hallowed person" into China, which
gieatly offends religious sentiment.
The Tageblatt confesses that the phrase
is beyond its "humble powers of compre
hension." . '.
The Vorwaerts invites Cardinal Kopp
and Arcnbishop Stablewski to "solve the
riddle of what this new gospel is."
Replying in the Reichstag to-day to
Herr Frohmes' criticism of the military
bill, Privy Councillor Ittenbach said, in
introducing the measure, the Government
had not pretended to satisfy the social
democracy. He said: ,T v iV"
"Our discipline is unconditional devo
tion to the Kin -, unconditional obedience
to our superiors and good comradeship.
So long as discipline is maintained we do
not fear the realization of socialistic
schemes.". .
CHINA WILL CONSENT
TO CIVE KIAO CHAU
TO THE GERMANS
Russia and France Do Not Lke
the Precipitancy With Which
th* Kaiser Act^d.
LONDON, Dec. 17.— A special dispatch
from Shanghai asserts that China will
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
acquiesce in Germany's retention ©f Kiao
Chau. Russia and France are irritated at
Germany's precipitancy, thus prematurely
disclosing her plans to England and Japan
in a manner likely, says the dispatcu, to
defeat, the object in view.
ALL UP WiTH ZaNOU.
The Weeping and Murderous Barber
Practically Confesses His Many
Crimes.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Zanoli, thebar
ber, suspected of at le^st seven murders,
probably eight, practically confessed his
crimes to-day. To Rev. G. C. Berkmeier
he said : "I have lost. There is no hope
for me."
Rev. Dr. Berkmeier is director of the
Wartburg Farm School, near Mount Ver
non, where Zinoli's two children, Lottie
and Charles, were placed temporarily in
1895. Mr. Berkmeier called on Zanoli
10-day in the tombs. The weeping barber
wept more copiously than ever before,
and then acknowledged he hail given ui>
hope. He hid learned of the testimony of
two physic ana w o had attended his
daughter Lottie, and knew that he had
beeu caught in the lie at last
That lie was the one he told about Lot
tie dying from an injury. The doctor's
testimony showes he had died from un
known caus s. The same doctor charged
Zanoli with poisoning the girl.
This a-" other points in evidence
crowded Z*noli to the wail to-day, and
when Dr. Berkmeier called at "the Tombs,
tne barber broke down completely, and
said it was all up with him. "
CIVIL ViCE REFORM.
Carl Schurz Is Once More Elected
President of the
League.
CINCINNATI Dec. 17.— The National
Civil Service Reform League to-day re
elected Carl Schurz president by acclama
tion. The remainder of the officers se
lected are as follows:
Vice-president— CharlesFrancisAdams,
Boston; Henry Hitchcock, St. Lonis;
Henry C. Haslea, Philadelphia; A. Mo
Donough, New York; Franklin McVeagh,
Chicago; J. Hall Peasants. Baltimore;
Right Rev. P. U. Potter, New York; Right
Rev. P. J. Ryan. P uiadelpbia.
Secretary. George M. Carney, New York.
Treasurer, A. S. Frissel, New York.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
Congress and the country generally to
stand by civil service reform.
FRENCH STATESMEN
UNDER ARREST
Found to Be Implicated in the
Panama Canal
Scandal.
Result of the Report of the Parlia
ment Committee's Rjcent
Inv«stliratlons.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
PARIS, Dec. 17. — In consequence of the
report of the Parliament committee which
has been inquiring into the financial, and
especially the Panama, dealing of mem
bers of Parliament, M. Antide Boyer,
representing the Fifth District of Mar
seilles, and MM. Planteau Laisant and
Gai lard, iormer members of the Chamber
of Deputies, have been arrested. M.
Boyer was one of the leaders of the Socialist
party of Marseilles and took part in the
communistic movement in IS7I.
M. Henri Maret, member of the Cham
ber oi Deputies, and M. Aimee de Drain
Martin, lormer member, have tv-en ar
rested in connection with the Panama
scandal.
M. Maret represents the arondissement
of San Cerii. He belongs to the extreme
left in the Chamber, but is above all an
independent. He first came into promi
nence by his lively criticism of the policy
and persona of GamDetta, and in 1886
he protested in tne name of liberty
against the expulsion of "the pretender"
Leter. As editor-in-chief of L> Radical
he combated the policy and dictatorial
methods of General Boulanger.
RELIEF FOR x UKOX MIXERS.
Army Officers DetniUd to Attend to the
Transportation.
PORTLAND. Dec. 17.-Brigadier-Gen
eral H. c. Merriam, commanding the
Department of the Columbia, was in con
sultation this afternoon with a committee
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce
regarding tho transportation of relief to
the Yukon miners. General Merriam, in
accordance with instructions from Secre
tary of War Alger, will detail two officers
who will prooably leave hera for Dvea on
the steamer Elder, which sails on. Decem
ber 23. Geneial Merriam has not yet des
ignated the officers wno are to proceed to
Dyea, but. will probably issue the order
to-morrow. The Klondike relief commit
tee nas engaged eighty five en, whose
services will be offered to the War Depart
ment in transporting supplies to the