The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1895, Page 1

- W, " VOLUME LX LXXIX._NO. 25, FATAL PANIC AT A THEATER, Twenty-Three Persons Were Crushed and Trampled to Death. MEN MADDENED BY FEAR | Rushed Over Weaker Spectators in the Wild Scramble to Escape. ALL CAUSED BY A GAS LEAK. Shouts of Actors on the Stage Failed to Check the Stampede for the Street. = BALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 2 three persons were crushed an: to death in a panic at the Front-street Theater to-nig 1 others were in- jured, some of whom will, 1t is believed, die. The United Oriental Opera and-Dramatic Company of Bos under the manage- d Abram Tans- —Twenty- trampled esent the Jewish opera ‘““Alexander nd the theater was filled with a motley throng. About 2500 sons were 1n the house when the or- nced playing the introduc- on. strong odor of gas was noticed in the second gallery of the theater and one of the : attaches of the place was seen hunti leak with a lighted jet of flame flashed out as the in cor t with the punctured torch. “fire”” were heard 1n the eone rushed 1 off the sup- of the house only served to add to The audience arose enjmasse and made a rush for the exits. The actors ran down the footlights and shouted, *Sit down, er,” but the excited throng the advice and continued amble for tue doors. paid r wild sc The gas was quickly turned on at the meter, 1 became il- luminated an indescribable scene of horror d. Men, women and chil- y fear, were fighting and e aisles and on the stair- 1vs in their efforts to reach the The actors on the stage heads in the audience open air. nda few cool ed to the tur- .’ and cursing those who were most ous in their efforts to get out. ggling mass of humanity headway for afew minutes; e aisle was congested and every doorway jammed with the frantic Polesand Russian Hebrews who mainly comprised the gath- ering. The strong men in the rear of the panic- t 1 mob climbed upon the shoulders in front, crusbir women and little cl the weaker en to the men, floor, to be trampied to death by those still er in the rear. For several minutes he wild fight continued; then a few policemen forced a passageway to the main entrance and began dragging forth those who were jammed in the doors. A rushing ‘stream of humanity flowed out on Front street until all that were able to move reached the open air. A hurry call for policemen had brought a large squad to the theater by this time, and a fire alarm had also been sent in, bringing some engines to the scere. The excitement in the street was almost great as in the theater, as relatives be- gan searching for those from whom they had become separated during the mad T Fathers and mothers rushed about ing for their children and attempted to re-enter the theater in their search of missing ones. The crowd grew so great that the police, fearing a ridt, ordered the fire-engine hose to be turned on, and in that way the struggling mass was driven back from the theater entrance. Meanwhile officers bad entered the the- ater and encountered a sickening sight. In every direction were found bodies from ol life had been crushed and trampled. A majority of the victims were young s and children. were tenderly carried to the front of the house and taken to the city hos- pitals as fast as the ambulances and Patrol wagons coulda make the trips. Great crowds followed the patrol wagons and ambulances and stormed the entrance to the hospitals and morgue in their anxiety to learn if their relatives or friends were among the dead. Twenty-three dead bodies were finally taken from the theater Ten persons were more or less injured and two of them will die. Se others were taken to their homes in riages suffering from con- tusions and broken bones. The death list will probabiy exceed twenty-five. At a late hour to-night there had been but fourteen of the dead identified. They are Miss Jennie Hinkle, 21 years of age, who was in the orchestra with her brother-in- 5 sister and two children, They hed the door in their attempt to .. Miss Hinkle suddenly released her Lold on her brother-in-law’s arm and sank under the feet of the throng. She was trampled to death, Louis Cohen, a 10-year-old boy. Jacob Rosenthal, a tailor, about 25 years of age. - Wolff, a tailor. Theresa Goldstein, seven years of age, and her little four-year-old brother. Louis Amolsky, ars of age. Sarah Rosen, 15 vears of age. Ida Silberman, 14 years of age. .1 LOCCKORT, ILL. and in an instant the ex- | The stage jets alone re- ited, being fed through another | ing the excitement reet of flame from the | rning off of the gas and | The | made little | Ida Friedman, 14 years of age. Sarah Siegal, 16 years of age. —— Levenstein, 40 years of age. Salsbur, vears of age. Lena Le rs of age. AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. It Caused Chicago and Vicinity to Be Vio- lently Shaken as Though by an Earthquake. Dec The powder- h & Eastman’s section of the , containing about 2000 pounds of dy namite, blew up at 4 o’clock this morning. No one was injured. The chman had left the magazine, and it is supposed that an ember from the stove f the floor. The shock was the er felt here. Reports state that t at a distance of thirty miles. ildings at the works were badly house of Sm drain: an shatt CHICAGO, IvL., Dec. 27.—A terrific and widespread vibration of the earth fright- ened the people of Chicago and residents of the country for fifty miles around at 4 o’clock this mornt The origin was at first in doubt, but word received later that the shock was caused by the dynamite explosion in the powder-house of Smith & E 1, between Lockportand Romeo, tk s south of this ci »orts indicate that tk ern part of the State, as Hammond, Ind., exp and attendant fright. - LOOTED BY R eas whole north- tending as far ced the shock BURGLARS. | Daring Night Raid on a Mansion in | New York. | NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Mr. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden of No. 5 Madi- son square, North, went to the opera last night, with their daughter, leaving their two sons and six servants to care for the house. At 10 o'clock those left in the house retired. At 10:30 o’clock William, the 20-year- son, heard some one moving about in his father's room on the second floor. He went down and found the door of the room locke hinking his father had re- turned from the opera and had locked himself in the room, William went up- stai nd retired to bed. At mignight Mr. and Mrs. Burder and their d ter returned from the opera, and upon entering their house discovered that the place bad’ been visited by burg- lars. Mrs. Burden at once examined her jewel | cases and found that they had all been | despoiled. The first thi he missed was a §15,000 diamond necklace. But every- article of pt what able e thing was gone. Not a valu jewelry had been left to h had worn to the opera. - She said that | the stolen jewels were th $65,000. Ups thing was topsy-turvy, but it did not appear that anything but | the jewelry had been stolen. - DROWNED IN A4 RIVER. That Was the Fate of @ Man Pursued by a Mob. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 27.—A special from South Bethlehem, Pa,, says: Edward Mill and two companions named Yocum started on a spree here on Wednesday and went to Al ile to visit a woman named Gutrey. T tors got into a fight with a crowd of men residing in the neighbor- hood. Mill was badly beaten knife into several of his as crowd withdrew to arm th guns and a rope. They returned and fired he house where the str TS were. h i d him to the , seeing that he en, sprang from into the river. He tried to He plunged a 5 nts, and the mselves with dge. M out to be overtak bridge i wade ashore, but the mob drove him back. He then made-for the opposite bank, but was drowned. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the members of the mob, ot whom there five. were about twent; WILL NOT Be WELCOMED | Theatrical People May Refuse to Perform With Zella Nicolaus. There Is a Decided Rebellion Against Exploiting Notorious Persons on the Stage. Mo., Dec. 27.— The members of he Hustler’” company, which is playing the Ninth- street Theater this week, do not know whether they will play with Zella Nicolaus or not, in case Davis and Keough add her as an attraction to the show. The word comes from St. Louis that Zella’s husband, Ruh- mann, is negotiating there with Manager Cua Givens. “The Hustler” plays one-night stands from Kansas City and begins a week at Havlin’s Theater, St. Louis, on January 5. There is a decided rebellion among theatrical people against the exploiting of prize-fiehters and other notorious per- sons on the stage, and Zella's theatrical ambitions, on the strength of her $40,000 suit against George Gonid, do not meet with favor. Zeila could be yery easily in- j jected into the scheme of “The Hustler,” and if she is there are mutterings among the company that they will go on strike. Al S SR O HAYWARD'S BODY KANSAS CITY, CREMATED. The Ashes Will Be Returned to Minneapo- lis in an Urn. CHICAGO, IviL., Dec. 27.—The remains of Harry Hayward were cremated shortly after noon to-day in the crematory at sraceland Cemetery. Only Dr. Thaddeus Hayward, his brother, Harry Godsell, his cousin, and N.F. Warner, all of Minne- apolis, and two attaches of the cemetery company were present. The rules of the corporation forbid the admission of more than five persons at one time, The remains arrived at the Union depot at 9:30 and a large crowd witnessed the transfer of the casket from the express to the cemetery suburban train. There were no rites at the crematory. The fires had been lighted at midnight.” To-morrow the ashes will be placed in an uwrn and the brother will take them back to Minne- apolis. 9 27 L n Struggle for a Senatorship. LOUISVILLE, K., Dec. 27.—The Dem- ocrats are much worried over the illness of Senator Ogilvie, who will hardly be able to attend the joint session toelect a United States Senatof. The Legislature will con- tinue to be a tie on joint ballot until the Republican House unseats Kaufman, a Democrat, which proceeding wiil enable it to elect a Senator. PRICE FIVE CENTS JOHN BULL DECIDES THAT HE WANTS HELP. Itis believed that Great Britain, France, Holland and Spain will form an |alliance to protect their American possessions against the United States. —London Dispatch. KILLED BY HAYWARD, {Dr. Hayworth and Wife Were Poisoned by the N Thug. ' DUE TO DISAPPOINTMENT One Portion of the Confession of | the Murderer That Was Withheld. | HARRY HAD LOVED THE GIRL. So He Enticed Her Husband and Her- self From Home and Put Them to Death. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec. 27.—In the con- fession of Harry Hayward one portion was | suppressed. Whatever doubt may rest on the remainder of the curious confession, there is none in this portion. W. E. Hale is a leader at the bar of the twin cities. When he was, a year ago, retained as | counsel for Hayward, the community was loath to believe Hayward’s guilt; but Hale withdrew from the ca-e, still retain- ing his interest in the criminal, who had been a favorite with the family, and stand- ing by him publicly. It now transpires, according to the con- fession, that this man, who was asked to be a counselor for Hayward, had been bereft of a ghter and a son-in-law by the same assassin who has secured the death of Miss Ging. In his confession Hayward stated that Miss Helen Hale was the only girl he had ever loved. When she was about to be- come the wife of Dr. Hayworth, a promi- rept puysician of Chicago, Hayward and ais cousin, Ed Goodsell, the confession de- clares, hired a detective to dog the steps of the groom to see if something could not be found that would injure his matrimonial Nothing definite was founa. after the marriage, which was a briiliant affair, Dr. Hayworth and his bride came to Chicago. . Later Mrs. Hay- worth returned to Minneapolis for a visit. ‘While there her husband suddenly died. Hayward, who was in Chicago, notitied the bride that her husband was very ill and needed her presence. 3 She went at once, found her husband dead, and. Harry Hayward, as a friend of the family and of herself, took charge of the necessary arrangements. He dined with the widow at the Wellington Hotel, | and, according to his confession, poisoned her. She very mysteriously died there. The confession also states that the death of the husband was caused by Hayward, though in what manner the confession does not tell. Much of the story, it is said, is corroborated by Goodsell, for whose benefit the confession was made. ADVENTURES OF SKINNER. Claims to Have Been Kobbed by Two Negroes. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Nelson E. Skinner arrived in this city on Christ- mas day. He bad been missing since Saturday last, and told a remarkable story of robbery and assault. He drove to New- burg? last Thursday on a collecting tour. At that place he made the acquaintance of two colored men. He continued his col- lections until Saturday night, when he had $70 in his pocket. Suddenly and without warning, while waiting for a trolley car at Ryerson’s bridge, he felt hisarms clutched and he was held fast. He struggled,, and saw that his assailant was the shorter of the two colored men he had seen in New- burg. The tall one suddenly hit him in the back of the head, and that 1s tue last he remembers until he woke up in the Goshen jail. He was found lying along the Erie tracks on Thursday night and taken to Goshen, where he was locked up as a “drunk.” He says he never drinks, and when Le came to his senses he told his story and was released. He found that $50 of his money was gone, the thieves havin overlooked "his inside poket. His wate! and chain, hat, collar and tie were also missing. Hesays that he lay near the | ambulance. bridge conscious but unable to call out or | move, except for a brief interval, when he | partially revived, until Tuesday night, when he managed to roll down to the rail- road track, and that he suffered so in- tensely that he drank a bottle of carbolic acid with suicidal intent. In his pocket was a farewell letter to his wife and chil- dren, which he said he wrote during the interval of consciousness. - CAUSED BY BAD COLLECTIONS. Failure of the California Wine Com- pany at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 27.—The California Wine Company of 603 Delaware | street made a voluntary assignment this afternoon in favor of its creditors. The liabilities amount to $4000, consisting of notes held by the National Bank of Com- merce for $2400 and secured by a first mortgage on the stock, and notes held by twenty local creditors secured by & second mortgage on the stock for $1600. Sigmund Harzfeld of the Parisian Cloak Company was appointed trustee of the vroperty by common censent of all the parties. The stock is valued at about $10,000. The cause of the tailure was bad collections from out of town jobbing cus- tomers. RO, CAPTURED THE ACT. Arrest of a Youth While Engaged in a Robbery. CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Edward Hixson, aged 17, who says his home is in San Fran- cisco, Cal., was caught committing high- way robbery Jast night by Policemen Johnson and Barry of the Harrison-street along Clark street when they saw three men robbing a fourth. The policemen jumped from the ambulance and caught one of the robbers. bule lodging-house, was found in the boy’s pocket. He said he was drinking with two strangers in a saloon #nd they suggested that the three go out and hold up the first man they met. CLEARING OF A MYSTERY Disappearance of a Deadwood Banker Explained After Several Months. The Body of a Murdered Man Ex- humed and Identified by the Widow. DEADWOOD, 8. D., Dec. 37.—The mys- tery surrounding the whereabouts of Banker Glenn R. Kimball, who left his home here September 7 while in a state of mental aberration, has at last been cleared up. On October 7 the body of a man was found lying near the railroad track be- | tween Alliance and Reno, Nebr., with the skull broken and a portion of the face eaten away by field mice. He had been murdered. From the description given at the time Mrs. Kimball thought it was the body of her husband, and the conviction grew upon her until a few days ago, when she took a Deadwood undertaker with her to Alliance and haa the body exhumed. She returned to-day positive that it was her husband. She identified the peculiar shape of the feet and ears, a large scar on the left knee, a ¢atarrhal affection of the nose and an impression of the mouth taken by a dentist before he left, as also by other marks. Several hundred dollars had been spent ih searching for the body of the banker, who was last heard of alive at Tecumseh, Nebr., September 24. % BECEES —T ARREST OF COUNTERFEITERS. Molds and Spurious Coin Included in the Capture. PITTSBURG, Kaxs., Dec. 27.—Forsome weeks 1t has been known that a gang of counterfeiters were working in this city. Yesterday Detective I. N. Skinner ar- rested James Dildy, Al and Frank Morris, Dick Craig and Mrs. Al Morris and Mrs. Hettie Mitchell. Molds and spurious coin in various stages of manufacture were in- cluded in the capture. It is not thought that. the women are connected with the work, and both were releasea on their ow: recognizance. The others are in jail. Dildy confessed last night, but claimed that the others under arrest were innocent. gt goey Now Count Zichy’s Wife. " NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—A morning paper says that Count Zichy, of Austria- The policemen were driving | A watch stolen from | Thomas Galvin, watchman at the Vesti- | Hungary, and Mabel Elizabeth Wright (formerly Mrs. Fernando' Yznaga) were : married yesterday in this city, PLAINT OF DUNRAYEN, Meeting of the Special Com- mittee to Hear the Charges. |THE YACHTSMEN THERE. Repetition of the Story That the Defender’s Ballast Was Tampered With. CROSS-EXAMINED BY CHOATE. His Lordship Had a Most Uncomfort- able Time on the Witness- Stand. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 27.—The spe- cial committee appointed by the New York Yacht Club to investigate the now famous charges brought by the Earl of Dunraven, part owner of the Valkyrie [11, against the people in charge of the Defender in the races for the America’s cup last Septem- | ber, commenced the inquiry this morning at the New York Yacht Club, 67 Madison avenue. The members of the investigating com- mittee, J. Pierpont Morgan, George L. Rives, ex-Secretary William C. Whitney, E. J. Phelps and Captain A.T. Mahan, U. 8. N., all reached tne clubhouse by 10 o’clock. There were also present: Oliver Iselin, the managing member of the Defender syndicate; Woodbury Kane, W. Butler Duncan Jr., Latham A. Fich, S. Nicholson Kane, Commodore E. D. Morgan, Herbert C. Leeds, A. Cass Canfield, secretary of the America's cup committee; Captains Hank Haff and Terry, Mate Berry and Quar- termasters Barbour and Staples of the Defender, and Bill Man of Boston, who rigged the Defender’s sails. Nat Herreshoff, who designed the De- fender, and John C. Hyslop, the official measurer of the New York Yacht Club, who measured both the Defender and Valkyrie, were also in attendance. Lord Dunraven, accompanied by Arthur Glennie, commodore of the Royal Ports- mouth Yacht. Club, George R. Askwith, one of the best-known Admiralty Court lawyers of the English bar, and I A. G. Hamilton, Lord . Dunraven’s private secretary, walked to the clubhouse from his apartments. Hamilton carried a large black bag which neld the numerous affidavits on which Dunraven mainly re- lied far the proving of his case. The committee went into session a few minutes after 10 o’clock, and, as had pre- viously peen arranged at a meeting of the committee severa! days ago, it was a secret session. Tne utmost care was taken to prevent any intrusion of strangers. Newspaper- men were not permitted to remain on the ground floor, and even members of the club were excluded from the second floor. Notwithstanding the precaution taken to insure secrecy, however, a very clear idea of what transpired “in camera” was prevalent downstairs and the members were gleefully discussing the manner in which “Choate handled Dunraven.’” Neither Captain Haff nor any of the De- fender’s crew were called upstairs to-day, but they will be examined to-morrow, when the hearing of the Defender’s side of the case will be resumed. The hearing was begun at 10:15 A. ». J. Pierpont Morgan acted as chairman, and George L. Rives as secretary. Mr. Askwith opened the proceedings by presenting Lord Dunraven’s case. He stated that no charge was made against any individual member of the Defender syndicate. ¢ Lord Dunraven did not claim that Mr. Iselin or any of the gentlemen having general charge of the boat were guilty of improper methods, but from his own. ob- servations and from what he had learned from others, he ‘was convinced that the load water line of the American boat had been increased after she had been officially measured, ‘,':n prior to the first race. Thie he lieved was done by surrepti- tiously adding to her ballast soas to sink her four inches deeper in the water than when she was measured for the determin- ation of her racing length. Mr. Askwith referred to the positions of the two yachts on the night of Sunday, September 6. He said that they were both in the Horseshoe inside Sandy Hook and that the Defender's tender, the Hattie Palmer, lay alongside ‘of the American boat and her crew were at work on her until 1 o’clock in the morning. The next day those on poard the Valkyrie and on the City of Bridgeport noticed that the Defender was visibly deeper in the water than on the day defore. After the first race Lord Dunraven spoke to Mr. Fish, the representative of the cup committee, and asked for a remeasure- ment of the Defender and a marking of the load water line on the hull. Before thizwas done, Mr. Askwith said, the De- fender lay off Ray Ridge all night, with the Hattie Palmer beside her, and there was ample opportunity to remove the extra ballast. On the Sunday following the first race— when both yachts were remeasured—their water length was found to be substantially the same as when first measured. Mr. Askwith finished bis presentation of the case at 12:45 p. M. While he was talk- ing J. Pierpont Morgan, the chairman, was called downtown on important business, and ex-Minister E. J. Phelps took his piace. Lord Dunraven was the first witness. He had only begun his testimony when a re- cess for lunch was taken. After recess Lord Dunraven continued his testimony. He told in detail the move- ments of the yachts before and after the first race. His counsel led him on from point to point until he had stated all that he knew of his own personal knowledge about the alleged change in water line. Lawyer Choate objected to any hearsay evidence being introduced and the pro- ceedings were kept within legal lines. When Mr. Askwith finished with his client Mr. Choate took his lordship in hand and put him through a rigid cross- examination. The Irish Earl had a very uncomfortable time of it for over an hour. Mr. Glennie was the second witness. He went over much the same ground as Lord Dunraven, and was also cross-examined by Mr. Choate. When this was finished Mr. Askwith presented depositions made by Captains Cranfield and Sycamore and members of the Valkyrie crew. After these had been made Mr. Askwith announced that Lord Dunraven’s case was closed. Mr. Choate then called Nat Herreshoff as the first witness for the defense. Mr. Herreshoff, who built the Defender, stated that between thirteen and fourteen tons of lead would be required to sink her four inches after she had been measured. He said that it was not possible to add that quantity of lead to the yackt’s bailast and remove it without being seen by many *persons. He had not finished his testi- mony when, at a few minutes before 6 P. M., the committee adjourned the hear- ng till 10 . 3¢ to-morrow. FIRE IN A BIG BUILDING. Baltimore Merchants Suffer a Loss df Three Hundred and Fifty Thou- sand Dollars. BALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 27.—The most exciting fire that has occurred in this zity recently began early this morning at the corner of Charles and Baltimore streets, and before the flames were extinguished $350,000 had gone up in smoke. The fire was discovered in the four-story iron building occupied by Oehm & Co., one of the largest clothing establishments in the city. The district around Charles and Baltimore streets, the heart of the city, is occupied by massive wholesale and retail establishments. The efforts of the firemen were greatly hampered by the network of wires around the burning building, and the flames spread through the different floors rapidly. Within two hours Oehm’s buildings were gutted by the fire. WILL WED N LONON. Reported Engagement of Lady Churchill and William Wal- dorf Astor. Their Union Would Increase the Pop- ularity of the American Colony. CHICAGO, TrL., Dec. 27.—A special to a. morning paper from New York says: On authority it is announced that an engage- ment or marriage has been made between William Waldorf Astor and Lady Ran- dolph Churchill. It is said that the wed- ding will in all probability be a quiet affair and will be celebrated in London next autumn. A report that these emi- neat representatives of American society abroad would come to this city to be mar- ried is denied by an intimate friend of the Astor family. This gentleman said: “William Waldorf Astor has given up the idea of ever again making his home in America. He dislikes this country and has few ties to bring him here. Of his reported engagement with Lady Churchill I can only say that Mr. Astor has kept his own counsel, and if he contemplates marriage he has told no one here. He does admire Lady Churchill very much, and should they marry it would increase the popularity of the American colony in London.”” A gentleman who met the son of Lady Churcnill in Europe a couple of years ago, and at that time became quite friendly with him and who entertained the young man in this city a few weeks ago upon his return from Cuba, says that young Churchill declared to him that there was a probability of his mother remarrying, but he did not mention the name of Mr. Astor in this connection. William Waldorf Astor, the fourth in the line of wealthy Astors and the present head of the family, was born in New York in 1848 and is consequently 48 years old. Like all the Astors, he received a business training, and in addition took a course in law. He served for three years in the New York Legislature and for an equal time was Minister to Italy. He has already been married. His first wife was Mary Dahl- gren Paul, a Philadelphia beauty, by whom he has had three children. Forsev- eral years he has lived in London. He has literary ambitions, baving written several novels and baving published the Pall Mall Gazette. DEBATE ON T DINGLEY BILL, Democrats Joined by Some Republicans in Opposing the Measure. TALK OF CALIFORNIANS. Congressmen Make Vigorous Proe tests Against Retiring Greenbacks. BOND ISSUES NOT FAVORED. Approval of Issues in the Interests of Money Kings Denounced in Strong Terms. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—An- other large crowd was present in the House to-day to hear the consideration of the the bond bill. Daniels (R.) of New York made aunan- imous report from the Com mittee on Elece tions, No. 1, declaring Belknap(R.) entitled to the seat for which McGann (D.) bolds the certificate from the Third District of Illinois. The report was agreed to and Belknap appointed and took the oath of office. Henderson (R.) of Towa presented a resolution from the Committee on Rules providing for the discussién of the bond bill at 5 o’clock this afternoon and an even- ing session from 7:30 to 10 o’clock and at 3 o’clock to-morrow a vote on its passage shall be taken. Crisp led the opposition to this and in his remarks urged unon Republican Rep- resentatives opposed to the biil to make their objections valid by voting against a rule which would deprive them of the right of offering any amendment to the proposed measure. Bailey of Texas and McMillin of Tennese see also spoke on the same lines as Crisp. The Republicans offered no debate on the resolution and a vote by ayes and noes was ordered at the conclusion of McMillin’sre- marks. Tne result of the vote was announced as ayes 195, noes 101. So the resolution was agreed to. Speaker Reed announced that Groff (R.) of Iilinois desired to be excused from serv= ice on the Committee on Mines and Min= ing and that in his place Hatch (R.) of Indiana bad been appointed. The bond bill was then read by the clerk and Dingley opened the debate in advoe cacy of its passage. His opening remarks were devoted to an explanation of the pros visions of the measure. The second section, authorizing the issue of $50,000,000 of certificates of indebtedness, was an application of the exchequer-biil system to the operations of the Govern- ment. These obligations were to mest temporary deficiences only; the proceeds of the bonds authorized in the first section were to be applied to the redemption of greenbacks and the maintenance of the gold reserve only. The only new form of' obligation authorized by the bill, Dingley said, was the 3 per cent five and one year bond, a proposition in the interest of .economy. Without this legisiation the.Secretary of | the Treasury would of necessity be com-! pelled to issue a ten-year 5 per cent or a thirty-year 4 per cent bond. Asreasonabla business men, acting as they would in refs erence to their own affairs, the speaker could not see how the members of the House should or could refuse to pass the’ bill. Marsh (R.) of Illinois asked Dingley what would become of the greenbacks re< deemed by the gold secured from the pros, posed bond sale. Dingley—Precisely what became of them during the period from 1884 to 1893, when there was no run upon the treasury owing to a deficiency of revenue. They will be used to take up and pay off the interest~ bearing indebtedness of the Government. Marsh—What is there in this bill that| forbids the Treasury Department use| ing them just as they have used them for the last two and a half vears? Dingley—If ihe second section of the bill becomes a law, the Treasury can use only the proceeds of the certificates of indebted« ness to meet deficiencies in revenue. Of;] course it is the intention and expectatiom that there shall be no deficiency that is not temporary in its mature. Speaking of the necessity or desirability of the certificates of indebtedness. Dingley said there was no Government on the face of the earth, except that of the United States, which did not have on its statute books a provision for the issue of ex- chequer bills, which these really were, to meet accidental or temporary deficiencies in its revenue. No more fatal policy, he said, could have been devised than that which had been fol« lowed since 1893 of allowing the gold re- serve' to fall below the minimum of $100,000,000. Quigg (R.) of New York asked Dingley if he thought the passage of the bill would result in maintaining the gold reserve at any particular point. Dingley replied that the effect would be that when there was a run on the treasury the same policy that was pursued up to 1890 would be pursued—the greenbacks would be withheld temporarily in the treasury, and in the meantime such a condition of the markets could be cultivated as would make the greenback more desirable than gold, and the flow of the latter into the treasury would be stimulated by the desire to secure the more convenient greenback in exchange. 3 In response to a further question from Marsh regarding the comparative value —_— Fine paper, beautifully stamped, will go far toward making your letters welcome, 227 Pout strent ; 1 H S CrockER