The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1895. TARIFES RAISED 10 INCREASE REVENUES, Higher Schedules Voted For by the Ways and Means Committee. OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATS. The Bill Will Be Favorably Re- ported to the Lower House. To-Day. BOND ISSUE PROVIDED FOR. Both Propositions for Treasury Relief Are Carried by a Strict Party Vote. ASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25.— Despite Democratic appeals for delay and Demo- cratic rtion that such legislation was unne -y, the tariff and bond bills, pre pared by the Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee, were orderec to be favorably reported at the full meet- ing of the c rittee, this mc ng, by a strict party vote All the members of tlie committee, ex- cept Grosvenor of Ohio and Mc South Carolina, were in attendance. session lasted two and a half hours. The Democrats general protest against bot he tariff bill was first h section was read oved to strike it out, nocrats voting in the aflirmative and the Repul ans in opposition. McMillin of Tennessee then entered an earnest plea for more time in which to consider both bills. He argued that this being & holiday the departments were closed; that it would be impossible to se- cure from the Treasury Department before Thursday the data necessary to suvport the Democratic contention, closed with a motion that further consideration of the measure in committee be postponed two. days. This motion was deleated, as was also his motion for twenty-four hours’ delay. After this the discussion for a while be- came general. The Democrats contended that the treasury now contained a cash balance of §170,000,600; that this was am- ple to meet any deficiencies which might arise for sev years; that the receipts before the close of the fiscal year would equal expenditures and that no tariff legis- n Was ne Y. To this Chairman Dingley responded with eneral disclaimer. He stated that $70,000,000 of that amount was in green- backs which had not been received as reve- nues, but which were redeemed with gold, aud that they belo: d practically to the redemption fund. were a part really €0, The of the cash balance, and ought not to be used for current expenses. He showed that the greenbacks were used asan “end- less chain” to draw gold from the tres of the Sec The purpose ntinued, was ury, and approved the pc retary in locking them up. of the tariff bill, Dingl to furnish the money needed for the ex- penses of the Government without in- trenching upon the gold reserve or the greenbacks which had been redeemed in geld. He admitted that in offering these revenue measures the Republicans had waived, for the moment, their protection vrinciples, and they made this concession, noping that the President would be equally unselfish in putting his own objections be- ind him. v insisted that the bill was not in- tended as a measure. It was, he explained, non-partisan in character, and he hoped that it would poll the full vote of Congress in order to save the credit of the Government, which, according to the Pre; and disclosures made ary Carlisle, was in The condition of the treas- he insisted, demanded prompt action. v day’s delay added to the embarrass- ment cf the administration. Inasmuch as on of the tariff was attempted in the measure in question no discussion in committee at this time was necessary. The Republicans, he said in conclusion, had ta w of 4894 as a basis, and ) the importations for that year tie new bill would ada $40,000,000 an- nuaily to the revenues. Of this sum §12,- 000,000 would be ‘derived from duties on raw wool, $14,000.000 on manufactures of wool, and $14,000,000 additional from the horizontal increase on the remaining schedules, except sugar, which was not changed, and lumber, the duty on which would be 60 per cent of the McKinley tariff rate. The first and only break in the Demo- cratic column was on the motion of Turner (D.) of Georgia to strike out the second section of the bond bill, authoriz- ing the issuance of $50,000,000 certificates of indebtedness. On this motion Tarsney (D.) of Missouri voted with the Repubii- cans, and the amendment was lost. Thereupon McMillin (D.) of Tennessee offered an amendment that the certifi- cates issued should be subject to taxation, as are the greenbacks and other moneys, but this amendment was also rejected, the Republicans voting against it. Chairman Dingley has been authorized by his Republican associates to prepare the report of the majority, which he will present to the House to-morrow. There isno indication that a report will be pre- sented by the minority, inasmuch as they have not yet been furnished with copies of the bill as amenaed in committee this morning. Itmay be stated, in explanation, that tariff schedules A, B, C, D, F,G, H, I, J, L, M and N of the actof 1894, specifically mentioned in section 4, on which a duty equivalent to 15 per cent in addition to that imposed by the present law shall be added, are the schedules pertaining to chemicals, earthenware and glassware, metals, manufactures and woods, tobacco, agricultural products, spirits and wines, cotton manufactures and flax, hemp and jute, silks, pulp, papers and books and, lastly, sundries. The following is the full text of the reve- nue bill which the Ways and Means Com- mittee wili 1eport to the House to-morrow : * A bill to temporarily increase revenue to meet the expenses of the Government and pro- vide egainst a deficiency. Be it enacted, etc., that from and after the passage of this act, and until August 1, 1898, there shall be levied, collected and peid on all imported wools of classes 1 and 2, as defined in the act hereinafter cited, approved October 1, 1890, and subject to all the conditions and limitations thereof, and on all hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, and other like animals, except as Lereinafter provided, and on all noils, shoddy, garnetted waste, top waste, slubbing waste, roving waste, ring waste, yarn waste, and all other wastes composed wholly or in part of ‘wool, and on woolen rags, mungo and flocks, s great danger. ury. | duty equivalent to 60 per centum of the duty | imvosed on each of such articles by an act en- | titled “An act to;reducejthe revenue and equal- ize duties on imports and for other purposes,” | aporoved October 1, 1890, and subject to all the 1 conditions and limitations of said act. And on all wools and Russian camel’s hair of ¢lass 8, as defined jn said act, approved October 1, 1890, and subject to all the conditions and limitations thereof, there shall be levied, col- lected and paid the several duties provided by such act approved October 1, 1890. And para- graph 279 of schedule K, and also paragraph 685 in the free list of an act entitled “An act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government and for other purposes,” which became a law August 27, 1894, are hereby suspended until August 4, 1898, . 2. That from and aiter the passage of this act until August1, 1898, there shall be levied, collected and paid on all imported articles, made in whole or in part of wool, worsted or other materials described in section 1 of this act, except as hereinaiter pro- vided, 60 per centum of the specific pound or square-yard duty imposed on each of such articles by an act entitled “An act 10 reduce the revenue aud equalize duties on imports and for other purposes,” approved October 1, 1890, and subject to all the conditions and tions thereof, in addition to the ad | em duty now imposed on each of such articles by an act entitled “An act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Govern- ment and for other purpo which became a law August 27, 1894: and ou carpets, dru bockings, mats, Tugs, sereens. covers, hassoeks, bedsides, art squares and other portions of car- pets or carpetings made in whole or in part of wool, the csq rd daty imposed on each of s rticleg by said act approved Oc- tober 1, 1890, and subject to all the conditions after a session of nearly two hours and a half. SIMPLY AN FEMERGENCY BILL. Chairman Dingley Explains the Objects of the Measure. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25.—Chair- man Dingley of the Ways and Means Com- mittee made a statement to-night to a United Press reporter as to the ex?ct meanings of the proposed revenue bill, His explanation is a substantial reitera- tion of the reports on this topic as con- veyed to the public in the United Press | dispatches. “The revenue bill,”” said Mr. Dingley, “is not intended to be a tariff revision, but simply an exigency bill to raise $40,000,000 of revenue to meet the deficiency. The | main object is revenue, although inciden- | tally the increases will help American | industries tosome extent. The bill is lim- ited to two and a half years, the expecta- tion being that by that time the Repub- licans will be in full power and able to revise the tariff on their own lines. “Wools are taken from tbe free list and clothing wools given a duty of 6 4-10 cents (60 per cent of the duty provided by the act of 1890) and woolen goods are given a specific compensatory duty of 60 per cent of what they had under the act of 1890, in addition to the ad valorem duty of the present law. Carpet wools are placed where they were under the act of 1890, and | the same specific duty given to carpets as under the act of 1890, in addition to the ad valorem duties of the present law. The articles of lumber placed on the free list of the tariff of 1890 are transferred to the dutiable list with 60 per cent of the duty they had under the act of 1890. Then all the other dutiable schedules (except sugar, TIME FOR THE UNCLE SAM THIRD ROUND. MAKING A GRAND-STAND PLAY. [Eep:oduced from the Sacramento Bee.] and limitations thereof, in addition to thead | valorem duty imposed on such articles by said act, which became a law August 27, 1894. Sec.3. That from and aiter the passage of this act and until August 1, 1898, there shall be levied, collected and paid on ail imported Jumber and other articles designated in para- graphs 674 to 683 inclusive of an act entitled “An act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes, which became & law August 27, 1894, a duty equivalent to 60 per cent of the duty imposed on each of such articles by an act entitled “An act to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on imports and for other purposes,” approved | October 1, 1890, and subject to all the cond tions and limitations of said last named ac but pulp wood shall be ciassified as round u manufactured timber exempt from duty; pro- vided, that 1n case any foreign country shall | impose an import duty upon pine; spruce, elm | or other logs, or upon stavebolts, shingle- wood, pulpwood or heading-blocks, exported to the United States from such country, then the duty upon the lumber and mentioned in said paragraphs clusive, when imported from such country, shall be the same as fixed by the law in force prior to October 1, 1890. Sec. 4. That on and after the passage of this act and until Augast 1, 1898, there shall be levied, collected and paid on all the imported articles mentioned in schedules A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J. K. L. M and N, of an act entitled “An act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government and for other purposes,” which became a law August 27, 1894, a duty equivalent to 15 percentum of the dufyim- posed on each of sald articles by existing law in addition to the duty provided by said act of August 27, 1894 ; provided, that the additional duties imposed by this section shall not in auy case increase the rate of duty in any article beyond the rate imposed thereon by the said actof October 1, 1890, but in such case the duty shall be the same as was imposed by said act; and provided further, that where the present rate of duty on any article is higher than was fixed by said last-named act, the rate of duty thereon shall not be further increased by this se@tion, but shall remein as provided by exifting law. The full text of the financial bill, which is also to be reported to-morrow, is as fol- lows: A bill to maintain and protect the coin re- demption] fund, and to authorize the issue of certificates of indebtedness to meet temporary deficiencies of revenue: Be itenacted, etc. That in addition to the authority given to the Secretary of the Treasury by the act ap- proved January 14, 1875, entitled “An act to provide for the resumption of specie pay- ments,” he is authorized from time to time, at his discretion, to issue, sell, and dispose of, at not less than par, coin, coupon or registered bonds of the United States, to an amount suffi- cient for the object stated in this section, bearing not to exceed 3 per cent interest per annum, payable semi-annually, and redeem- able at the pleasure of the United States in coin after five years from their date, with like qualities, privileges and exemptions, pro- vided in sald act for . the bonds there- in authorized. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall wuse the proceeds thereof for the redemption of the United States legal tender notes, and for no other pur- pose. Whenever the Secretary of the Treasury shall offer any of the bonds authorized for sale by this act, or by the resumption act of 1875, he shall advertise the same and authorize sub- scriptions therefor to be made at the Treas- ury Department and at the sub-treasuries and designated'depositories of the United States. Sec. 2. That to provide for any temporary deficiency now existing or which may here- after occur, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized at his discretion to issue certificates of indebtedness of the United States to an amount not exceeding $50,000,- 000, payable in three years after their date to the bearer in lawful money of the United States, of the denomination of $20, or mul- tiples thereof, with annual coupons of interest attherate of 3 per cent per annum, and to sell and dispose of the same for not less than which is not touched) have all the duties raised 15 percent. The committee had not the time to treat articles separately and hence a horizontal increase became neces- sary as to all articles now on the free list. “The bond bill,’ added Mr. Dingley, “gives the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue a3 per cent five-year coin bond to maintain the redemption fund, in addition to the authority he now possesses, but provides that the proceeds of all bonds sold under this act and under the resumption act shall be used only for redemption purposes. It also provides that all bonds shall be first offered to the people of this country. The bill aiso au- thorizes certificates of indebtedness bear- ing 3 per cent interest, and payable within three years, to be issued to meet dny tem- porary deficiency of revenue. ‘‘The only object of the bond bill is to reduce the rate of interest and time they run, as the bonds which the Secretary is now authorized to issue bear 4 or 5 per cent interest. The bill practically sepa- rates the redemption fund from the cash in the treasury, and is intended to puta stop to the practical use of proceeds of bonds to meet the deficiency in the treas- ury.” e OPPOSE A BOND ISSUE. California Representatives Will Vote Against the Measure. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25.—The relief measures adopted by the Wayvs and Means Committee at the meeting to-day are practically as announced in THE CALL's dispatches, The California Congressmen (except Judge Maguire) are well pleased with the contemplated tariff increases on wool, lumber, etc., but are strongly op- posed to the bond proposition. 1t is safe to say that everyv member from California will vote against it. Representative Bowers said to a CAvLL correspondent to- night: “The tariff bill will pass the House to- morrow, The bond bill will come up Fri- day, but the attempt to ‘railroad’ it through will fail. If the bill is correctly outlined in the press (and I assume that it is) it isa most amazing and astounding proposition. It is nothing more than a scheme to retire the greenbacks by issuing 3 per cent bonds to redeem them, the Secretary of the Treas- ury being given unlimited power. If this bill passes, Wall street will be in the sad- dle and the country will consider this no- tification to that effect. Wall and Lom- bard streets will be masters of the Re- publican party. It will be a notice that Republican leaders bave no use for Re- publicans west of the Mississippi River. I think our managers are making a great mistake, ana they do not xnow the temper of the House. I believe the bond bill will be defeated in that body.” Judge Maguire beheves that four-fifths of the Democratic party will vote against the bond proposition. He says he can count on the fingers of his hands the Democrats who will support it. Mr. Bowers believes that at least one- third of the Republicans will oppose the bond proposition. If their respective cal- culations are correct, the bond bill will be defeated in the House, although the tariff part of the relief measure will pass over- whelmingly. The fate of the tariff and bond proposi- tions in the Senate isuncertain. The latter will possibly be defeated, but the tariff measure may go through. What will the President do? He has urgently requested Congress to pass some relief measure. It is believed that he will not sign the bill, but that he will veto ths tariff measure an equal amount of lawful money of the United States at the Treasury Department and at the sub-treasuries and designated debosi- tories of the United States, and at such post- offices as he may telect. And such certificates shall have those like qualities, privileges and exemptions provided in said resumption act for the bonds therein authorized. And the pro- ceeds thereof shall be used for the purpose prescribed in this section, and for no other. The committee adjourned at 1:20 p, M. and issue more bonds, as he has done heretotore, in defiance of Congress and of the people. Fitzsimmons at El Paso. EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 25.—The Fitzsim- mons party arrived this morning from San Antonio. Fitzsimmons will train in the old lottery building at Juarez. He gavea sparring exhibition in the El Paso e bouse to-night., REOPEN THE STRIKE, Philadelphig Streetcar Em- ployes YAgain Use Violence. ATTACK NON-UNION MEN They Claim the Company Did Not Live Up to the New Agreement. . NINE RIOTERS UNDER ARREST. Another General Tie-Up of the City Lines Threatened by the Strikers. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 25.—The streetcar strike was again on this morning on the Girard-avenuedivision of the Union Traction Company. The strikers of this division, who, with all the other Union Traction men, returned to work yesterday morning pending promised arbitration of their grievances, protested this morning that the superintendent of this division was discriminating against them by giv- ing employment to the non-union men and leaving those who had been on strike without assignment to work. They de- clared that all the earlier cars in starting on their trips this morning were manned by non-union men. The feeling among the ex-strikers grew to such an extent that they finally drove the non-unicn men out of the depot and those who had started out with cars were driven back. At 11:30 o’clock the differences between the superintendent of the Girard-avenue division and the ex-strikers were adjusted and traflic was resumed. The union men were given their old positions on the regu- lar schedule cars, and the non-union men were also provided for, some of them being placed on regular cars and others on the “trippers.,” The union men accepted this adjustment, vending further arbitration of their complaint that they are not being fairly treated in the assignment of work. The disturbances were as serious as any that bave occurred during the time the strike was on. Every car manned by a non-union crew was wrecked by the mob, and the arrival of the police in one in- stance probably saved the lives of the mo- torman and conductor, who were being beaten severely by the crowd. The with- drawal of the non-union men from the cars temporarily put a stop to the trouble to-day, but there is much dissatisfaction among the men over the settlement oi the strike, and it is not such a remote con- tingency that the strike may be declared on again. During the rioting the police made nine arrests. The Girard-avenue division men openly state that if they are not given their regu- lar runs to-morrow morning they will tie up the whole system of the Union Trac- tion Company again. The officials of the Amalgamated Association of Street Rail- way Employes and the more conservative members of the association are opposed to a renewai of the strike, and ure doing everything in their power to persnade the dissatisfied men to give the company time to adjust their grievances. HELD UP A DETECTIE Sergeant Kipley Is Assaulted and Robbed by Chicago Footpads. The Officer Felled to the Ground by a Blow From His Own Revolver. CHICAGO, iLL., Dec. 25.—Christmas be- gan with crimes in various parts of this city, some of them out of the common class. The levee contributed its usual quota 1n the shape of hold-ups and saloon tights. At 3 o’clock this morning, while Detec- tive Sergeant D. C. Kipley, a nephew of Assistant Ciief of Police Kipley, was walking past Harrison and State streets he was stopped by Tony Reperto and Dominick Dafferatto, who held him up at the point of revolvers. The officer drew his pistol, which one of the men wrested from him and felied him to the ground un- conscious by a blow on the head, using the officer’s weapon. Another officer came to the rescue and arrested the Italians. Kip- ley’s Lead was cut open and the wound is serious. At midnight, in South Chicago, Officer Allman tried to disperse a gang of drunken wen at Eighty-eighth street and Buffalo avenue, when they attacked the officer, knocked him down and kicked him se- verely. He shot Claus Stone in the leg, and hit others who escaped. Police help came and three of the gang were arrested. AR s s CHRISTMAS DAY BRAWLS, Laborers in Indiana Mines Celebrate With Broken Heads. BRAZIL, Inn., Dec. 25.—Yesterday was payday at the mines and factories in this city, and over $60,000 was distributed among workmen, who freely spent it in riotous celebration of Christmas. At Carbon, north of here, a desperate fight occurred, in which Joseph Shaw was shot in the head by William Cummings and fatally injured. A crowd of toughs, while stoning the house of Hulda Butler in this city tgis morning, was fired into b; Butler, and Edward Hadley was killed. At Newbure a saloon fight occurred this morning, in which Samuel Tribbie shot Taylor Hamilton, inflicting serious in- juries. Cummings and Tribble have peen arrested. — i QUARRELED OVER CRAPS. Death of a Colored Man Who Wanted to Negotiate a Loan. STEUBENVILLE, Onio, Dec. 25.—Jo- seph Jackson, colored, was shot and in- stantly killed to-day at Bloomfield tunnel on the Panbandle Railroad by James Rice, also colored. The 200 employes at the tunnel celebrated Christmas by getting drunk and gambling. - Jackson and Rice quarreled over a game of craps. Jackson was the loser and wanted to borrow a dol- lar, when Rice replied by drawing a revol- ver and emptying its contents into Jack- son’s body. R Crime of an Insane Man. OTTUMWA, Iowa, Dec. 25.—John Win- niger, a laborer, this morning shot his wife, Probably fatally, and then blew out his brains with a revolver, The cause of the deed was Jealonsy. About two years ago the would-be murderer was sent to an insane asylum, butescaped this spring and for some reason not known was permitted to remain out of custody. HER BODY A FLAMING TORCH. A Woman Fruit Vender Horribly Burned While Filling a Lighted Gasoline Lamp, OMAHA, NEBR., Dec. 25.—Leona Parra was a swarthy-skinned old Italian woman who kept a sidewalk fruitstand on Six- teenth street. She was supposed to live in the fruitstand, but it develops that she lived in the Italian quarter of the city. This afternoon the gasolme in her iron lamp, which serves for both lightand heat, burned low and she sought to fill it while yet burning by pouring in the gasoline from a cup. There was an explosion and in an instant the woman was seen wildly running and screaming out in the street and her whole body was one brightly flaming torch from the burning fluid which had been thrown over her clothing, roasting her until she writhed in agony. Several men were near her and succeeded in catching her and smothering the flames before death came. Then two physicians cered for her. It was found that her right leg and arm and side of her body were horribly burned. She was taken to a house near by and late to-night there was no hope of her recovery. S gt Ran Through a Bridge. MILFORD, Inp., Dec. 25.—The through freight train on the Big Four Railway was wrecked to-day by running through a bridge. The engine and one car passed over the bridge safely, but the remainder of the train went into the river. The brakeman and conductor escaped serious injury by jumping. The cars were all heavily loaded with merchandise. - Desperadoes Break From Jail. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 25—Seven notorious prisoners escaved from the county jail this evening, and up to a late hour w-night none had been recaptured. The men were all white and among the most notorious there. They are William Rider, John Lee and Daniel Conroy, mur- derers, and Charles Linn, James Carroll, Ed Lester and Joseph Lavey, thieves and highwaymen. AN EPIDENIC OF SUICE Christmas Cheer Absent From Many a Home in New York. Unfortunate Persons Who Found Death Preferable to Earthly Vicissitudes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. %5.—Simul- taneously with the arrival of Christmas the metropolis was struck by another suicidal wave which made a strong con- trast to the usual happiness and good cheer popularly supposed to prevail dur- ing the holiday season. Tena Kunzelman, a young married woman of 630 East One Hundred and Eighth street, attempted suicide early this morning by swallowing a quantity of paris green, but an ambulance surgeon | pumped the poison out and announced that the woman was out of danger. Margaret McDermott, 23 years of aze, residing at 25 Hancock place, com- mitted suicide last night by taking car- bolic acid. Robert Glass, 43 vears of age, living at 22 8t. Mark’s place, was found dead in bed last night, and a bottle half filled with carbolic acid lying near by lead the police to believe that the man committed suicide, His wife and three daughters were out doing Christmas shopping, and when they returned home they found him dead. Jacob Dier’s body was found late yes- terday afternoon hanging in a closet of the flat 65 Douglas street, Brooklyn, where he lived. On a table lay this message writ- ten on a piece of brown paper: e Dear Mother: 1write you these lines to let you know Istill wish you a merry Christmas. Mine 1s also merry. You made it s0. Good-by. JARE. Paul Otto of 9 Cook street, Brooklyn, is dying in the Eastern District Hospital from a bullet wound seli-inflicted, because his father, who recently diea in Germany, had disinberited him on account of his way- wardness. The pretty wife of John Keenan of 77 Berger street, Brooklyn, jumped off a pier at Bath Beach vesterday afternoon and drowned herself. Her busband says he believes she had become demented. Mary Markham, a servant, was found unconscious in her room at 349 East Thirty-third street this morning. She had inbaled illuminating gas, which the police believe was accidentally turned on. The girl died soon after being discovered. PE g OF INTERE TO THE COAST. Rev. Mr. Deming Booming General How- ard for President. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 25.—Rev. A. B. Deming of Oakland is booming Gen- eral Howard of the United States army for President. Grand Army posts and minis- ters of the zospel all over the country have received his unique petition. Mr. Deming declares that seven Presbyterians, three or four Methodists and one each of other de- nominations have held the Presidential office, and it is about time some Congrega- tionalist was elected. Mr. Deming’s peti- tion is as follows: “Enroll and organize all friends of Gen- eral 0. 0. Howard in legions in every ward, election and school district of every State of our Glorious Union immediately. Celifornia legions please send list of offi- cers to A, B. Deming, 1305 Clay street, Oak- land, Alameda County, California, and procure from him campaign docaments, when we will mail this sheet to General 0. 0. Howard, Burlington, Vermont: ‘We, the undurslgned, desirous of electing to the highest office in the gift of the American people one of our most promi- nent, loyal and worthy citizens, whose character can be vouched for by all, whois not subject to politicians or place-holders, and who owes allegiance only to the Na- tion at large, nominate as the first choice of God’s people for the presidency of the United States in 1896 Major-General 0. O. Howard.”” Among California arrivals are: J. L. Robb of San Franciscoand C. E. Waring of Los Angeles. Pensions for Californians — Original: Timothy Ronan, Thomas Smith, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; Thomas Johnson, Los Angeles; William R. Kay, Jackson; George Kuntz, San Diego. Washingten—Restoration and increase : Samuel “peavar deceased, Boistford. B s BARHAM’'S PROJECT. 4 Plan to Secure Impartial Considera- tion of the Panama Canal Question. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 25.—Not- withstanding Representative Lacey’s un- successiul attempt yesterday to refer the Nicaraguan canal project to the Commit- tee on Railronds and Canals, Representa- tive Barham of California, also believing that the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee (as constituted) is hostile to the canal project, will introduce a bill to refer this question to a select committee of fifteen members, POLICE KEPT BUSH, Christmas Furnishes a Chap- ter of Crime in St. Louis. ROBBERIES AND MURDER “Fort Lookout” Negroes Attacked an Officer Who Shot One of Their Number. AN IMPORTANT ARREST MADE. Four Train-Robbers in Jail as the Re- sult of a Captured Man's Confession. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 25.—This was a busy Christmas for St. Louis policemen. Fighting began at an early hour this morning in ‘Timbuctoo,” on South Seventh street, at a negro merrymaking, where Alice Roberts stabbed and killed Lulu Howard. The whole party was arrested. At 11 a. m. William Tonsill, during a quarrel in a disreputable saloon on Mor- gan street, was shot through the abdomen aad killed by Robert Wright, a negro bar- keeper. Wright is in jail. In a courtyard near Twenty-second and Franklin avenue, known as “Fort Look- out,” and peopled with negroes, Simon Wind, u negro, was fatally shot at 11 A. M. by Policeman Tom Moore while resisting arrest. The garrison of the ‘‘fort” turned upon the officer and he was badly injured before help arrived. Thomas McHugh and Charles Steiner of 133 Chestnut street quarreled last mid- night at the home of the latter. Steiner drew a knife and severely cut McHugh under the left eye and across the back. Both were arrested. The most important arrest made was that of E. A. Bullard of East St. Louis, who weakened and gave information that resulted in F. H. Pierce, George Williams and Milton Cotrell being taken in. The party is charged with holding up and rob- bing a Mobile and Ohio passenger train at Forest Lawn, IlL., two years ago. Bullard has confessed. They went to East St. Louis without requisition. William Krauss, aged 24, a stereotyper, was found dying in Forest Park with two bullets in his body. He lived long enough to say thathe had provoked a fight with an unknown man, who had shot him. At Thirty-fifth and Bernard streets this evening Frank Jackson was fatally shot through the abdomen by James Copes. Both are negroes. A woman caused the difficulty. John Brennan, a white boy, aged 14, shot and fatally injured Lulu Chapman, a negro woman. He was playing with a cat rifle when it exploded by accident. FOOTBALL AT VISALIA. The Home Team Beats the Biues. VISALIA, CaL., Dec. 25.—“Rah, rah, rah, Rah. rah, rah, Boys of the High School, Vi-sal-yah!” was the cry, and crimson the color of the winners to-day from the Selma’s High School blue. Early this morning the town put on its crimson. Before 9 A. . the streets were thronged. At noon the Selma team drove into Court street with their large and elegant stage and school colors of blue. They met with a warm welcoming reception. The game was called at 2 p. M. Visalia gained the toss and kick off. For the first twenty-five minutes half the score was 6 to 01n favor of the home-team. In the second half there were touchdowns and one go, the tinal score being 16 to 0 in favor of Visalia. In the second half a novel trick was in- troduced whereby Visalia made a run of ninety yards for a touchdown. The im- Selma mense crowd of spectators went wild with enthuslasm. There was no one injured. Selma eleven was tendered a banquet by the Visalians. The return game will be played on New Year’s day. > The line-up was as follows: Visalia. Position. -Center... “Right guard . Hite Philiips Scott (Captain) LACRUSSE AT LOS ANGELES. The Home Team Keats the Riverside Six to Three. LOS ANGELES, Car., Dec. 25.—The only outdoor sport indulged in to-day was a game of la crosse at Athletic Park between the Los Angeles and Riverside teams. A fair attendance witnessed the game, which, while interesting, was far from exciting. The Los Angeles team won by a score of 6 to 3. Following was the line-up: Position. soal 1,08 Angeles. H. V. Carter . Caister cKenzie A. P. Ma x > . T. Osgood Field captain_for Riverside, Stanley J, Castle- man; referee, R. F. R. ——e BROKE THREE RECORDS. Strange. Santa Monica’s Track Proves to Be the Fastest in the World. LOS ANGELES, CarL., Dec. 25.— Not- withstanding the cold wind the team at Santa Monica lowered, out of four at- tempts, three world’s records to-day, demonstrating that the track is one of the fastest on the coast. Kiser, in the one- third mile paced, made but 40 2-5, the pick-up being bad. 4 J. M. Campbell, for the standing start unpaced third, which Cox held the record forat .43, made at Lowsville, cut the tigure down three-fifths of a second, coming in with a grand spurt in .42 2-5. Ulbrecht, Campbell and Edwards tried for the third mile triplet record, which stood heretofore at 40, which they cut 3 seconds, making a new one of 37. Immediately following Randall, Schefski and Hatton broke the half-mile record on the triplet with 54 1-5 seconds. The speed made to-day has demonstrated the su- eriority of the Santa Monica track, and Baa st mot been for the strong wind the records would have been lowered by at least ten seconds more. ———— Winners at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 2: ven and a half furlongs, Whisper won, Lillian E sec- ond, Cotton King third. Time, 1 Seven furlongs, Tom Sayre won, Chenoa sec- ond, Tancred third. Time, 1:333; One and a haif miles handicap, Pioneer ‘won, Booze second, Clarus third. Time, Mile_and an eighth, Christmas lan D, purse $1000, Governor Sheehan won. Jamboree second, Langdon third. Time, 2:007;. Mile and_twenty yards, Mendicant won, Sir Johu second, Potsdam third. Time, 1:51. e > e ECHO OF THE HAYWARD CASE. Suit Brought to Collect Money on Miss Ging’s Insurance Policy. ST. PAUL, Mixx~., Dec. 25.—An echo of the great crime of Harry Hayward came up yesterday, when notice was served upon the State Insurance Commissioner by W. H. Eustis, attorney for the administratrix of the estate of Catherine Ging, that suit has been brought against the Travelers’ Insurance Company of Hartford to collect the $5000 accident policy taken out by Miss Ging at Hayward’sjsuggestion and made payable to him in case of death. WTERS 1€ BECEDAG A Fall of Twenty-One Inches in the Osage River Is Reported. Deplorable Loss to Farmers Timber Men Caused by the Heavy Floods. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 25.—The news from the Gasconade and Osage rivers to-day is more encouraging. At Bagnell a fall of twenty-one inches in the Osage is reported, while the Gasconade is falling rapidly. News to-day confirms reports of farmers rendered destitute by the flood, and the condition of some is deplorable in the ex- treme. Many lost not only their crops and cattle, but were stripped of their house- hold gooas and provisions as well. There is no way of estimating the loss, but it is very heavy. The tie and timber men have suffered severely. One contractor in the vicinity of Linn Creek is reported to have lost about 100,000 ties. The Ramsey Bros. of this city have also suffered some loss, but just how much they are not yet able to figure up. ; A telegram from New Haven, Mo., to- day states that 600 ties in one bateh had been caught at that place. Along the Moreau River, through this county, the bottoms are swept clean. 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