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VOLUME LXXIV-NO. 135?
THE CZAR'S SHIPS
All France Gone Mad
With Enthusiasm.
FLAGS FLYING EVERYWHERE
May Be the First Step Toward
; a Great War.
(PREPARING FOR THE RECEPTION
An Incident at Copenhagen That Has
V Stirred the Gallic Republic to
Its Depths.
Pakis, Oct 12.— The city of Paris Is al
ready en fete la anticipation of tbe arrival
■ v : -rt Tiro lon to-morrow of* the long-expected
end much-discussed Russian fleet, and the
; store-windows are full of rosettes, badges
. iand scarls representing the Russian colors.
: ■ The pictures cf tba Czar and the Russian
ViHJat-uf-arms ere conspicuously displayed
... "ejl alt sides.
:i /Toulon, Marseilles, Lyong, Brest, Havre,
.... NanJe?, Bordeaux and other large towns
.-.'/' are aj>o assuming a festive air.
. ■■•■'■•;■; ' No amount of argument will convince
: .the French people that the visit of the Rus
sian squadron is not an open move upon
the part of the Czar to show his great
friendship for France and liis determina
tion to side with tbe French republic
acaiust their common enemies. They insist
that his efforts to moderate French enthusi-
. f sro are merely to blind other European
powers to his real attitude.
■':■■ It was in this state of enthusiastic anti
"i icipatiou that the news reached here to-day
.that the Czar and Czarina will to-morrow
. at Copenhagen visit the French cruisers
Isly end Surcouf. This is looked upon as
; usisnßlto "goon with the ball."
; Toilon, Oct. 12.— Admiral Kieunimier,
Minister of Marine, arrived here from
:. J'aris to-day in order to take part in the
ceremonies in connection with the rec«i>
. Mon of the Russian fleet to-morrow. The
town and port are one mass of Hags and
other decoiations, and it is expected that
thousands of people will witness the ar
rival of the Czar's warships in the road
stead.
.:■ Loxdox, Oct. 12.— The Standard's cor
respondent at Touloa says crowded
". excursion trains are constantly arriving
... there. Tlio Minister of Marine on arrival
/'• was met at the station by the Mayor and
'.'.. the heads of the naval and military forces
.--and given a rousiug reception. The cor
rpsponjpnt of the Associated Press was
. told by the officials that they are some
• what anxious, in view of the great crowds,
as to what may happen during the next
few days. Tne commandant at the t>re
v'/pctftfa- said that any demonstration
; -a^gainat any foreign country would be
. promutly silenced. The commandant said
he rej liced in ihe hope that the British
' ." gquadron, which was about to visit Spaio,
, : would decide to come to Toulon.
;•'■;•■ Tb« streets are thronged with a noisy
-- but g& d-natured crowd of people, and
. ■ shouts of "'Vive la Eussie" were loud and
• •". persistent. The decorations of the city
..- are extensive, and to-night there was an
. elaborate illumination of the bay by the
." vessels of ttie French Mediterranean fleet.
The crush In the ci ty is such that sleeping
. ' Bcco.'iiinud.itions are exhausted, but the
''•'. Mayor of Toulon has obtained from the
military Governor a piece of vacant ground
.: on the Rhodes Glaci?, with all the huts,
'•• tents and straw which can be spared, and
' thus will be able to provide for 20,000 per
sons at 1 franc ca b. Even this will not
■.-. be sufficient, ai.d it is probable that at
"';■ least 10. COO uersons will have to go to the
; 'fields outside the town for sleeping ac
.; . cornmodatlons. Marseilles is as crowded
. as. Toulon.
■•■:'■■".;' • "
BUYING UP CORN.
: The Russian Army Has a Supply for
'-',''':'■ Several Years.
'••■•:,'■• St. Petersburg, Oct. 12.— Although the
". -ruptuie of the lUmo-Gennan treaty negn
. i:ation% rumored yesterday, is semi-offi
•■■-;'.'^l a Jly denied, yet it is believed the matter
••' j: 1 * not eoing along smoothly. The loss of
>. :ttieir principal foreign market is severely
■: felt o.y the agricultural classes in Russia,
■'. ; and the Russian Government is resorting
' /to' extraordinary expedients to mitigate
•Wiliem. '•
\ V- The -War Department has bought two
V" years' grain supplies in advance, and the
".; "tioyeruiueut credit banks have been
■ • authorized to make advances to larmerson
the security of their stores of grain up to
. ■•■■Bo per cent of their market value. Grain
\ /--.is .also beine received by the provincial
-."authorities" in lieu of money in payment of
■; ■.■peasants' taxes.
Meanwhile Germany has had no diffi
:. -„'culty.in supplying her grain needs in other
■' .markets. Hence there has arisen the
:..'•. curious position that the manufacturers of
1 -"•• Russia and the farmers of Germany both
■.■ demand war rates and protection, while
•. the tanners of Russia and the manufac
•" .. -:turers of Germany only desire peace and
-.io/pen markets. It is therefere apparent the
\ •..'■greatest difficulty exists in reconciling
..these conflicting interests.
BARRY DISSATISFIED.
3ays a Ring Has Control of the
".: "... ' Irish Party.
■■/■Dublin, Oct. 12.— John Barry has de
; •inl?d to resign his seat in the Commons
r>o..with9tanding the reinonotrances of his
in Wexford. He has ad
tir»»Bse(l a long letter to the electors, ex
plaining that be resigns because of the
rsystem of rinp government practiced by
. ..certain powerful elements of the Irish
- : ; P-arliameotary party and because new
policies are inaugurated without consulta
tion with the majority of the party.
1./: TERRORIZED THE TOWN.
•: : : .A Panic Occasioned at Jerez by Ap
:■'.":■■:'.'-.'.' proaching Anarchists.
■ Madrid. Oct. 12.— A panic prevailed at
■;.. Jerez Monday evening, when report
- \ Cirrulatrd that a body of anarchists 1n
.•.-..-•/.tended to attack the town. Shops were
.'.'■ hastily closed, windows barrrd, doors
. barricaded and valuables hidden.
■'•.', ■■/. Ths Mayor mobilized the Civil Guard.
• .A reign of terror continued throughout the
night and civil guards, becoming soldiers,
/^■"'flushed out into the country ana rcet, ac
•' cording to the claim made by municipal
'"■-' authorities, groups of anarchists moving
■'. loward Jerez.
■ Tbe anarchists, it Is asserted, when
The Morning Call.
questioned by tbe Civil Guards, declared
themselves to be workmen on their way
to Jerez in order to engage in their regular
occupation. The authorities claim this is
not the case; but the anarchists were evi
dently cowed by the prompt measures
taken to put down any outbreak.
FIGHTING AT RIO.
There Is Still Desultory Firing Upon
the Doomed City.
London. Oct. 12.— A dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company from Rio de
Janeiro to-day says the situation of affairs
is not.clianged.
Business was being freely transacted up
to noon. There was desultory firing this
afternoon between the lorts and the rebel
squadron.
BuXKOS Ayres. Oct. 12.— Advices from
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, are that tbe in
surgents surprised and defeated the Gov
ernment forces at Quarchy, killing 200
Federal troops, to-day.
The United States cruiser Yantlc, the
Argentine cruiser Xuevo de Julio and ihe
Spanish gunboat Cristobal Colon have Iff t
this port, their supposed destination being
Rio de Janeiro.
New York, Oct. 12.— The World's Bue
nos Ayres special says: Two battalions of
Che Brazilian National Guard have muti
nied, firing is brisk again and business is
paralyzed once more. Pelxoto's Govern
ment is incensed against the British and
French Ministers because of the wording
of tbe notice to foreign residents to leave
the city.
WHAT HE HAS FOUND.
Mr. Bankhead Makes Some Pretty
Serious Intimations.
There Will Be Criminal Prosecutions
Growing Out of the Postoffice
Site Business.
Washington, Oct. 12.— The Call cor
respondent asked Chairman Bankhead to
day if he had yet examined the papers in
the case of the San Francisco Postoffice
lot purchase, and when he would "cx
i plode his bombshell."
He said: "That is a voluminous roll of
papers and it will necessarily take some
time to carefully examine them. I don't
care to tell just yet what I have found, but
I will gay there are seme serious charges."
"Will you send an investigating com
mittee to San Francisco?"
"I don't know; it may not be necessary.
I think there is enough evidence in those
documents to make a case against certain
parties."
"Is there ground enough to base crimi
nal prosecution on?"
"Yes, I think there is," said bankhead,
laconically.
"Will any of the superior officers of the
Treasury Department under the Harrison
administration be implicated?"
"Oh, well, of course, I can't say as to
that just at present. Of course it would
be ditlicult to prove this," said be.
"Are you a%vare that two of the enmm!*.
slonera who selected the Seventh and Mis
sion-street site were Democrats appointed
by President Cleveland?"
"Of course I know that, but some Demo
crats are nearly as bad as Republicans,"
! said Bankhead, laughingly.
Mr. Bankhead inquired particularly
! about Colonel John P. Irish; whether he
I lived in San Francisco or Oakland, and
just what, if any, connection he had with
the Southern Pacitic Railway as its attor
ney or agent, openly or covertly.
Mr. Bankhead's inquiries were of a
character which would naturally lead to
the belief that he gravely suspected the
Southern Pacific had a selfish interest in
tlie Seventh and Mission streets site. In
deed, he even broadly hinted this to the
correspondent. Baukhead said one affi
davit among the papers he had was from a
man who swore that forty years ago he
bored well* on this spot, ana at the depth
of 200 feet cut through a redwood tree
three feet in diameter.
"What do ynu propose to do in the case
if it is fmiiid this site's foundation will
probably not support such a big structure
as the Poßtoffiee building would be?"
"1 don't know yet; but the Government
could sell the property, even if only half
price was realized. Even so great a loss
ns that would be far better than to attempt
to construct a building on a worthless
foundation."
"But if the title to part of the land is
not perfect, as you claim, bow could the
Government sell the property?"
"If part of the title is defective, the
whole purchase may be set aside and the
money recovered, perhaps, while if the
title to the whole is good, the Government
can sell."
A Serious Dynamite Outrage.
Rome, Oct. 12.— A serious dynamite out
rage was reported to-day from Piaal. A
large dynamite bomb was exploded yester
day in the vicinity of the Florestine gate.
The force of the explosion shattered all
the windows in the vicinity aud caused a
terrible panic among the inhabitants,.
There was no loss of life, though several
people were injured.
Argentina Celebrates Peace.
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 12.— 1n addition to
tiie "Te Deuin" sung to-day celebrating
the end of the revolution there was a
grand military fete. Peace and security
have been restored in the country except
in some remote districts.
♦■ — —
Cabinet Crisis in Spain.
Madrid, Oct. 12— A ministerial crisis
has suddenly arisen owing to the resigna
tion of the Minister of tbe Interior. It is
rumored that the Foreign Minister will
also resign and that the cabinet will be
largely modified.
•
Want an Ablegate.
Montreal. Oct. 12.— 1t is understood
that a petition has been sent in secret to
Rome from here asking that a Papal Able
gate b« appointed for Canada who shall
have tbe same powers as Satolli exercises
in the United States.
Tbe Peruvian Minister Escaped.
Lima, Peru, Oct. 12. — Accusations
against the former Minister of Finance
have been declared "not proven." The
Minister escaped on technical grounds.
Have Gone Back to Work.
Londox. Oct. 12.— Up to the present
time 52,000 miners in Great Britain who
engaged in the great strike bave returned
to work at the old wagai.
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 13, 1893.
LOUD TALKS WELL
Second Day of the Big
Battle.
CHINESE BROKE THE LAW.
And They Are Entitled to No
Unusual Privilege.
THEIR FRIENDS AT WASHINGTON.
The Administration Acknowledged
That It Had .Nullified the Geary
Exclusion Law.
Washington, Oct 12.— 1n the House
to-day Meiklejohn of Nebraska called up
and had passed the bill applying the land
laws of March 3, 1891, to that portion of
the Sioux reservation extending into Ne
braska.
The House passed the concurrent reso
lution authorizing 2000 copies of the hear
ines before the Ways and Means Commit
tee for the use of the House after a vigor
ous liiiht by the Republicans for more.
The joint resolution for elections in the
Cherokee strip was passed, when the
House went into committee of the whole
on the bill to protect forest reserva
tions. The bill was rather viciously at
tacked. Pickler of South Dakota said he
favored protecting timber, but this bill
meant stripping the timber off the reser
vations. He objected to the section pro
viding for the sale of timber on public
lands. Hermann of Oregon. Simpson of
Kansas, Doolittle of Washington, Hart
man of Montana, Rawlings of Utah and
others spoke against the bill, and Chair
man McCrae of the Public Lands Commit
tee replied to their criticisms. Coffeen
wanted to amend ttie bill so as to declare
that all reservations heretofore made should
be restored to the publio domain, except in
California, Oregon and Washington, but
before a vote was reached the morning
hour expired, and the bill went over.
The Chinese bill was called up at 1:40
o'clocK and liitt of Illinois, member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, took the floor
in favor of the MeCreary substitute.
Johnson of Indiana read a petition from
the Indiana Society of Friends, in favor of
the repeal of the registration act.
Grovesnor of Ohio criticized Geary for
what he termed his amazing utterances
yesterday tosicerninz the propriety of
churches presenting petitions to Congress
concerning its legislation.
Hitt feared thattbe deportation of Chi
nese in contravention of the treaty would
create a rupture between the United States
and China. He made a sentimental plea
for the Chinese, urging that the amend-
nients proposed by the California mem
bers be voted down. liitt said he had pre
sented a petition of 7000 Methodists in a
conference held in Seattle in favor of the
repeal of the registration act. He had
been astonished to hear the reputed author
of the law declare it- was wicked for
churches to take an interest in political
affairs.
Loud took the floor, but yielded to Geary,
who presented his amendments, viz.: the
photographic clause, an express provision
that the United States Marshal should
supervise the dpporlation of Chinese and a
definition of "Chinese merchant." After
the reading of the amendments by the
clerk, Loud began his speech. Ha thought
that Chairman McCrearv was not heariily
and sincerely in i;ivor of his own bill. He
said McCreßry, as a lawyer, knew well
that the Chinese attorneys had an appeal
now pending before the Supreme Court,
and that the point involved is that a citi
zen of the United States has no right to
swear out a warrant for a Chinese here
unlawfully.
Loud ppverely criticized the administra
tion for the nnn-enforrement of the regis
tration act. Like all Democratic adminis
trations this •■ni stood inert in ? the face ot
an emergency. He also alluded to the cir
cular of the Chinese Six Companies ad
vising the Chinese not to register. 1 ' At the
suggestion of Hermann of Oreeon he ex
plained just what the Chinese Six Compa
nies meant and the influence they exerted
over the coolies. The gpeaker said that
while he admitted that the Chinese had
been badly advised by the Six Companies,
yet this was no reason why th»>y should
now have any special privileges extended
to them or that they should b« granted
Immunity from deportation. Quite the
reverse. This was a very good reason
why the Government should now assert its
supremacy, and not allnw the dictation of
any foreigners, foreign companies or insti
tutions, but should assert the nation's par
amount authority ever all withiu her terri
tory.
Mr. Loud, In alluding to the require
ments of the Chinese certificate of resi
dence, declared it was no more an imposi
tion than the requirement of foreign na
tions that American travelers ihould carry
passports. He denounced the officers of
tbe Government not only for the nullifica
tion of the Chinese registration act, but
the Sherman silver-purchase law at well,
for be declared that Carlisle had not pur
chased silver bullion as directed.
He called attention to the remarkable
document the Attorney-General sent to
Congress concerning the non-enforcement
of the registration net. Part of it was
read, as well as Secretary Carlisle's com
munication, and the rest was extended in
the Record at Mr. Loud's request. The
only redeeming feature, of these official
communications, thesDeakersaid.was their
frankness in acknowledging the nullifica
tion of the laws of Congress. Loud, in al
luding to President Cleveland's autocracy
and dictation to Congress, read his tele
gram to WHliam L. Wilson, offering con
gratulations that the House had passed
the repeal bill. Loud declared that the
people of California bad voted by a large
majority in favor of Chinese restriction;
not one vote in 150 had been cast in favor
of their immigration. In conclusion
Loud expressed the hope that Congress
would provide some means for tbe en
forcement ot the registration act.
Mr. Loud's speech was delivered im
pressively, and was listened to with close
attention throughout. He did full justice
to bis reputation as an earnest and forcible
talker, and at the clone of his remarks was
rewarded with hearty applause.
Hooker of Mississippi spoke in favor of
the bill, and Bartlett of New York op
posed it. The underlying object, be said,
was to allow tbe Six Companies a chance
to test the case again and have a majority
of the Supreme Court turned into a
minority. He closed with a criticism of
the Six Companies for preventine the
Chinese from registering, and tbe House
then adjourned.
WESTERN BONDS.
Rhode Island Firms Dealt In Them
Too Heavily.
Providence, R. 1., Oct. 12.— Wilbur
Jactson & Co. and Sheldon, Binney & Co.,
the largest banking and brokerage firms in
the State, and among the strongest in New
England, have suspended. The cause is
said to be the firm's indorsement of a con
siderable amount of Denver atn-et railroad
bonds. The West is said to be deeply in
volved in the suspensions. The failure
caused a great sensation, as their standing
was very high. They are said to have
dealt heavily in Western municipal bonds
and bonds of railroads.
The bouse did an immense business both
local and foreign. No statement has yet
been given out l>y either house, but they
expect to be able to resume business In a
short time.
Denver, Oct 12.— General Manager
Randolph of the Denver City Cable Com
pany was seen this evening in regard to
the failure at Providence, R. I, of the
large banking and brokerage firms of
Wilbur, Jackson & Co. and Sh» Idon &
Binney. Randolph snid they had handled
nearly all his company's bonds, but he
could not understand why this should
have caused their failure, as they bad nut
guaranteed the bonds. He could give no
explanation of the matter, unless It was
that the suspended firms had negotiated
loans, giving the bonds as security, and tbe
present financial depression had caused
the holders to call in the money. Tbe
Denver City Railway is not in default.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Morses Made Mad by ' Fear of the
Flames.
Chicago. Oct. 12.— Frenzied with fright
and driven into stampede by fire in the
Wallace-street barns of the Chicago City
Railway to-night 461 horses were burned
to death. The barns' were entirely de
stroyed and the t >tal loss will reach a high
figure. The building was a two-story
brick affair extending 400 feet on Wallace
street and 90 feet on Thirty-ninth. The
fire spread with startling rapidity and be
fore anything could be done the whole
structure was a mass of flames and the
efforts to get out the horses; were futile.
For some time the screaming of the horses
was terrible, but after a time the sound'
died out. Those that bad not been burned
to death were suffocated. The company
also loses thirty closed cnrs and a large
stock of bay and grain. The losses will
aggregate $120,000. amply covered by in
surance. The origin of 'the fire is un
known. _________^^^
MITCHELL IS CLEVER.
Corbett Does Not Underestimate
His Antagonist.
It Will Be a Long Fight and the Best
Ring General Will Win
in the End.
Chicago, Oct. 12.— The Record this morn
ins publishes a letter from James J. Cor
bett, who bus been training at Asbury
Park. >\ J., for the fight with Mitchell.since
August 20, and who Is on the road in Penn
sylvania with one of Brady's theatrical
companies this week, "softening up a bit,"
as he .says.
Corbett says his daily routine is as fol
lows: "Risoat7:3o o'clock, half-hour in
the shell on the lake, short walk, break
fust at 8:30 o'clock, half-hour at wrist ma
chine, half-hour at pulley weights, half
hour at punching bag, half to three
quarters of an hour wrestling, ruo down,
lunch at 1 2 :30 o'clock, rest till 1 :30 o'clock,
10-mile walk varied with running, one
hour handball, half-hour in shell, more
wrestling, rub down, dinner at 6 o'clock,
billiards or down to the town of Asbury
in the evening, bed at 10:30 o'clock. I
keen this up every day but Sunday."
Regarding thn chances witli Mitchell,
Corbett says: " I will do my best to win.
1 consider Mitchell a very bard man to
beat. He is very intelligent, well verged
in nil ring tactics, very strong and full of
endurance. He is not old ; in facr, be is in
the prime of life. He has not dissipated
one-tenth as much as the people say hrs lias.
He is the father of four children, has had
oceans of ring experience, and last, but
nut least, bas the advice of Jack McAuliffe.
the American lightweight champion, who
had a splendid rhance to study my style
when he seconded John L. Sullivan against
me. He has also the aid of Jim Hall, the
wonderfully clever middle-weight, who
sparred with me, and whom I have always
given the credit of being one of tbe clev
erest men I ever mm. Mitchell Is no doubt
as clever as I am. So it settles itself down
to this : I have youth, height and reach on
my side; Mitchell ba» strength and harder
punching ability on his side. I expect him
to fight for my body. 1 also expect the con
test to be a very long one— say forty rounds
—and the better general will wiu. I think
the match will positively take place at
Coney Island. I hope to enter the ring
weighing about 185 pounds."
Corbett adds that Jack Dempsey, who
has been training with him, ban fully re*
covered from his late illness. He is the
greatest of all fighters of his weight.
B'NAI B'RITH.
The Order to Have the Greatest
Gathering in Its Existence.
New York, Oct. 12.— The Jewish order
of li'nai B'rltii will have the greatest
gathering in its existence during the cele
bration of its golden jubilee, beginning to
day and lasting three days. The order has
32,000 members In this country, of whom
7000 are in this c'.ty. Delegates are ex
pected from every State and Territory and
from Germany. Knnmania, Africa, Aus
tria. Palestine and Syria.
There was not an tnch of space to spnre
in the Grand Central Palace to-night,
where fully 10,000 people assembled to
participate In the jubilee of the Independ
ent Order of B'nal B'rlth. A number of
Addresses were made reciting the work
ings of the order and detailing the good it
had accomplished. A number of musical
selections were rendered, and to-morrow
the celebration will be continued with a
grand banquet.
Death of a Statesman.
Berlin, Oct. 12.— Gentral Knmakt, «x-
Minister of War, is doad.
PLENTY OF WIND.
Prospect for the Race
To- Day.
THERE 15 A GALE COMING
And Dunraven lias Put in Some
Lead Ballast.
IT IS HIS LAST DESPERATE HOPE.
If the Valkyrie Cannot Win Now
the Englishman Will Give
It Up This Year.
New York, Oct. 12.— The third race of
the series of 1893 for the America cup
will take place to-morrow if the weatber
permit?, and though it is the thirteenth
•lay of the month and Friday, it is not
probable that the American yacht will
lose, or that many people will be deterred
from going down to see the race by su
perstitious fear.
That the cup is already safe is beyond
question, but ninny people desire to see
the splendid pageant of the sea which
accompanies each international yacht race,
and more or less interferes with it, and
the struggle of the grent boats which con
tend for supremacy on the yachting sea*.
Lord Dunraven to-day resorted to his
last resources and increased the load
water-line of his boat with additional lead
ballast, thereby making renieasurement
necessary. Before the Valkyrie left Eng
land she was lightened and her load water
line thereby decreased and at the same
time her sail area was increased.
Now Watson thinks that it was a mis
take to have shortened her load 1 water
line and has therefore increased it by
putting in additional ballast.
II was found that with the additional
ballast taken on board the Vigilant would
have to allow the Valkyrie one minute and
thirty-three seconds, iiiteen seconds iuss
than the previous time allowance.
The load water-line of the Valkyrie is
now 83.5<i instead of 85.90, and her racing
length it 98.57 against 93.11, at which she
was rated before. This is the first time
probably on record when a yacht has
chauged her load water-line length in the
interval between two races of au inter
national series, but it is perfectly allow
able for her to do so if her owner wishes
it done.
Watson said to-day: "I think 1 made a
mistake in not giving the Valkyrie more
canvas. The time allowance she has
gained by her present rig would not make
up for the advantage of more sail."
The general opinion among yachtsmen
to-day was that if there should be wi'.d at
any time which would permit the comple
tion of any of the race-; for the America
cup witliiu the time limit the Vigilant
would win easily. All who gave the opin
ion 6aid th? Valkyrie might win if the
time limit was placed at eight hours and
the wind was very light.
The indications are that there will be
plenty of wind and sea for the yachts to
morrow. There is a cyclone howling up
the coast, and it was to-day taking a di
version inland among the orange groves of
Florida Its advance guard la expected to
reach here some time to-morrow, and rain
will come with it.
London. Oct. 12.— 1t is rumored that
West, the owner of the Queen Slab, will
Usue a challenge for the Aruerici cup.
THE COLUMBUS CLUB.
Senator Stephen M. White of Call-
fornia Makes a Speech.
Chicago, Oct. 12.— A notable and bril
linni gathering assembled this evening at
the opening of the Columbus Club, the
elite Catholic club of Chicago, the occa
siou belug the dedication of the new
8400,000 clubhouse opposite the Palmer
House. A superb banquet, was served
and addresses were made by the president
of tha club, William A. Amberg, Arch
bishop Feehan, United States Senator
White of California; Hon. T. W. Palmer,
president of the World's Fair National
Commission; Governor Altgeld of Illinois
and others. Among the distinguished
guests were Lord Mayor Shanks of Dublin
and Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic
University at Washington.
HE SET OUT FIRES.
Probably Acquired a Taste for Them
in the Department.
Council Bluffs, lowa, Oct. 12.— This
city has a ereat sensation in hand- For
several years past there have been a num
ber of fires here, «up posed to be the work
of incendiaries. This morning the mys
tery was nnraveled by the arrest of a
prominent young man named Benjamin
Webber while in tbe act of setting fire to a
building. He was formerly connected with
the Fire Department and after arrest made
a confession implicating a number of fire
men as accessories. Cbief Nicholson and
several members of the department have
been placed under arrest. The trials will
occur to-morrow. Tbe Council beld a se
cret session to-day and is investigating tbe
affair.
WOULD PREVENT PANICS.
Mr. Bryan Thinks That He Has Found
a Certain Way.
Washington, Oct. 12.— The Banking
and Currency Committee to-day beard
Bryan of Nebraska on bis bill to secure
depositors of national banks, compelling
them to set aside fine-fourth of 1 per cent
of their average deposits for two months
preceding January 1, until a fund of $10,
--000,000 is created to be paid depositors of
failed banks. Bryan argued that deposi
tors ought to be paid at one*. If every
depositor was sure of bis money he would
not draw i: out, and this would bave the
effect of preventing panics.
PROBATION AFTER DEATH.
A Doctrinal Point Before the Board of
Missions.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 12.— Attbe ses
sion of the American Boaid of Missions
to-day a report was presented from the
committee of fifteen recommending, among
other things, that the prudential commic
tee offer to Rev. William H. Noyes the ap
-1 oiutnipiit as missionary of the board In
Japan, saying the action was not to be
understood as in aDy way modifying- the
former utterances on the subject of future
rrobation. Dr. William E. Parks and
others offered a resolution stating that tbe
appointment of Noyes means a final and
permanent change in the theology of tbe
board and that he holds the doctrine of
probation after death, which is attended
with looseness of view in the interpreta
tion of the Scriptures, and recommending
that he be not appointed. Dr. Cyrus Ham
ilton deplored the effect of the vole on for
eign missions, saying that all the churches
in the oriental countries are established
on the doctrine of probation after death.
After brief remarks complimentary of the
committee of fifteen, a risine vote was
taken, and the apparent unanimity called
forth applause when the ayes rose. The
opposition was scattering and the report
as a whole was unanimously adopted.
HENRY PRESERVED SMITH.
He Did Not Preach Heresy and Only
a Few Heard Him, Anyway.
Cincinnati, Oct. 12.— The Synod of Onio
is engaged in hearing the argument in
the appeal of Professor Henry Preserved
Smith from the judgment of the Cincinnati
Presbyteiy, suspending him for alleged
heretical teaching concerning tbe authen
ticity of the Scriptures.
It was late in the afternoon when Pro
fessor Smith began bis argument. He
declared himself still a Presbyterian and
unjustly deprived of his rights as a min
ister by the judgmeut of the presbytery.
He says the alleged erroneous teachings
were not before his students, but in a
paper read before tbe Ministerial Associa
tion, and were not widely published, and
be insisted that the presbytery was biased.
THATCHER ALL RIGHT
But Wetmore Wants an Eng
lish Expert Opinion.
It Is Expected That Some Valuable
Wine Literature Will Be
the Result.
Chicago, Oct. 12.— The weather contin
ues perfect. This' was Italian day at the
World's Fair. The Italian societies pa
raded downtown in the morning and then
went to the fair, where appropriate exer
cises commemorating the four hundred
and first anniversary of Columbus' discov
ery of America were held. Spaiu partici
pated in the exercises.
The following awards have been made In
the mining department: For history and
literature of mining and metallurgy, the
Dewey Publishing Company of San Fran
cisco, Mining and Scientific Press; Califor-
Dla State Mining Bureau, reports of State
Mineralogist of California; CoDper Queen
Consolidated Mining Company of Bisbee,
Ariz., series of models of Copper Queen
mine, model illustrating the manner of
timbering sloped ground with square set
model in glass and wood, clearly defining
the horizontal and vertical sections of un
derground work.
Charles A. Wetmore, delegate of the
California State Ylticultural Commission,
in a letter to John Boyd Thatcher, ex
plains that the appointment of Charles
F. Old hum a» spfcial judga to pass upon
the comparative excellence of wines is
not intended as any reflection upon
Thatcher and that the published state
ment that Wetmore was dissatisfied with
Thatcher's plan of examination is ln
correct. Wetmore says: "We aiked for a
special report by a British expert; that is
all there is to it. At former world's ex
positions there always has been such an
appointment from Great Britain, and
some of the most valuable literature we
have in English concerning wines is the
product of English wine experts who have
served at Vienna and Paris. Our Califor
nia producers are opening a market in
England, and we wish our efforts at Chi
cago reported upon by a competent Eng
lishman, whose name will lend weight to
his report. Such a man has been ap
pointed by the British Commission, which
is cause for much gratification to those I
represent."
President Higginbotham says that
though the World's Fair will officially end
with the close of this month, it has been
practically decided to continue the show
as far as possible Into winter, so that all
who desire may have an opportunity to
visit it. This decision has been reached
in n'spotiso to the most urgent and gen
eral demand of the people.
The Italians completed .their exercises
to-night in the Woman's building by giving
tableaux vivants illustrating the life of
Columbus. The affair was largely attended
by Chicago society people and was hand
somely rendered.
At the Evangelical Congress to-day the
general topic of discussion was the reli
gious condition of Protestant Christen
dom, Lord Kinniard of London, Principal
Grant of the Queen's University, Ontario,
and other prominent speakers being heard.
The principal address of the evening was
by Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York,
whose investigation of life on the shady
side of thai city made his name prominent.
He spoke on "The Church and Municipal
Government," and declared that if the
church patterned after the hustling
methods of the politicians it would show
better results.
The National World's Fair Commis
sioners again feel tronbled. It seems that
they were not invited to the great banquet
last night given by the local directory to
the Foreign Commission, only a very few
of them being presenl, and many ot the
others are disposed to regard it as a seiious
slight.
The loral directors say, on the other
band, that they entertained the National
Commission last spring, and that last
night's affair was for foreign and State
Commissioners and was therefore no
slight. There Is another trouble on hand
also.
Oq Tuesday Commissioner Gavin of In
diana secured the adoption of a resolution
complimenting the Chicago directory for
its management of the fair. Mark
L. McDonald of California, commis
sioner-at-large, moved yesterday the
reconsideration of the vote by whicn
the resolution was adopted, but he was de
clared nut of order, as he was not present
when the resolution passed. Commis
sioner Roche, however, believes, as Mc-
Donald does, that the local directory was
given too much credit by the resolution,
and will also move a reconsideration.
The matter will come up again on Satur
day. McDonald, speaking of it this even
ing, said that the national commission is
entitled to some share of the glory of mak
ing the exposition a success, but this reso
lution ignores it altogether.
The atr.-n.Uuce to-day was 311, 098, of
Which 278,878 paid.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TALK FOR WATER.
Friends of Irrigation at
Work.
SPEECHES AND DEBATES
Against Ceding Soil and Water
to the States.
CONGRESS AND ARID LANDS.
Reasons {.Why Control of Streams
Should Be Held by the Fed
eral Government.
Los Angeles, Oct. 12.— The significant
things of the third day's suasion of tbe In
ternational Irrigation Congress were the
speeches of Colonel Richard J. Hiutonand
C. C. Wright, the debates tbey evoked and
the appointing of a sub-committee
uf the committee on resolutions. Tbe
latter is composed of ex-Governor
Lionel Sheldon, & M. Holt, S. N.
Green, W. E. Smythe, J. L Kocbo
and Colonel It. J. Hinton. It will be their
duty to prepare an address on tbe two
great questions that confront tbis con
gross— that of ceding the arid lands to the
individual States and that involving tbe
district irrigation law. This address will
be reported to tho congress *> -morrow
morning, and then the work of the as
semblage will begin in good earnest.
Regarding this vexed question of the
arid lands Abbot Kinney of Santa Monica
presented a resolution that when read
elicited sufficient applause to show that It
expresses the sentiments of no small por
tion of the delegates. It was, of course,
referred to the proper committee, but will
doubtless be heard from later ou. It reads
as follows:
Resolved, That we are opposed to the
cession of the arid lands and water con
trol to the States aud Territories, for the
following reasons:
First — Because no important watershed
and stream lies entirely in one political
division. Most of the larger rivers
traverse or border numerous States and
Territories. Consequently that conform
ity of plan and comprehensive scope of
distribution necessary to the fullest uae of
these interstate waters cannot be had by
local regulation or lack of regulation.
Second — Because two of these large
Western rivers, the Rio Grande and the
Colorado, border on or pass through
Mexican territory, and are likely to raise
international questions in their manage
ment. These Questions are not within the
powers of the States or Territories to deal
with separately.
Third— Because the common form of
our State government lacks tl.e executive
strength to properly handle the vast in
terests involved in the Irrigation and set
tlement of our arid lands. Much as may
properly be said against defects in the
Federal land system It is still true, aside
from the land subsidy system, now hap
pily ended, that its administration has
sought to favor and encourage the ac
tual settlers, whereas the State's manage
ment of school and swamp land bas been
one unbroken record of the rule of rings.
It has been characterized by waste and in
efficiency, aud In no case has the actual
settler been encouraged. The arid area of
the United States contains the last chance
for the settlement and Homing of
our people. Its condition demanding
the artificial application of water
renders the proper regulation and distribu
tion of the water of paramount importance.
This vast empire may be left ana It may
be so mismanaged that while rendered
available its inhabitants will be like the
Egyptian fellah, no better than slaves, or
it may be so developed that Its teeming
cultivators will be the most independent
people in the world.
We oppose the cession of the arid lands
to the States and Territories because we
believe thatsuch action will result in waste,
inefficiency nod corruption; that it will
result in Dothing butevil. We believe this
question to be not narrow nor sectional,
but to be one of the deepest intereac to the
whole American people. Wo believe that
it demands a broad, comprehensive and
patriotic treatment that nothing short of
the national Congress can provide.
We demand a plan that, while giving
increase to our productive resources by
the development of the arid area, will
guarantee the occupation of these lands to
intelligent and independent farmers and
American citizens only.
Mr. Wright made a stirring speech for
the irrigation district law. It was, of
course, to be expected that the author of
this law wuuld be able to defend and up
hold it in the congress, yet the enemies of
the act were surprised a little at the vigor
of his remarks and the arguments he pre
sented.
The central thought to be kept in mind
in the formulation of irrigation legislation
is the benefit to accrue to the consumer,
said Mr. Wright. What is for the best
advantage of the consumer? What will
most contribute to his interest? Men will
differ as to the means by which the end is
to be attained, but, concerning the
initial point, we should occupy
common ground. The first problem
confronts us in the conditions to be met
and overcome. Affording an instance of
the insurmountable, at least so far as State
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