The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1895, Page 2

A e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1895 able me asure that will be for the re- Z Perkins to-day introduced in the Senate a i the people of the country you may | bill for the construction of the Nicaragua Jouht on the Populistic votes.”” o“! hope =0, said Mitchell, “and I hope | Ast when the Republican party easure not only the Popu- /a respectabl b i lists guz the Democrats will vote forit. should hove s0, ing azainst hope. Yierri | canal under ‘Government control, The bill is very similar to and almost identical presents | with that presented in the House by Rep- resentative Barham. 1| San Francisca, who takes great interest in but that is, perhaps, *hop- | and is considered an authority on the Nicar- | gua canal, has written a letter to Represen- s (D.)of Tennessee, resorting to the | tative Barbham in which he pronounces Captain Merry of ieon the committee resolution, asked | Barham’s bill “‘perfection.” He says it is {vhether the Populist position of non- “ fully as satisfactory as that of Senator action and silence was not as satisfactor to the Senator from Oregon (from his Re. Morgan, which passed the Benate last Congress and which was very acceptable pubiican standpoint) as if the members ofi to Pacific Coast people. Representative the Ponulist party had been pleaged to | Barham has transmitted copies of his bill vote with the Republicans and had done | to Senators Frye, Sherman and Morgan, s0. “I am always bound,” Mitchell replied good humoredly, “to be satisfied with | whatever the majority of the Senate does. | And so far as 1 am 'personally concerned I | was not advised when I offered the resolu- | tion and before the vote was taken as to | whether the resnlt would be a majority in favor of the resolution.” Hoar (R.) of Massachusefts said. that Harris' remarks were calculated to givea wrong impression to the country and that the fact was that the committee member- [ ship required not a maiority vote, but a | { plurality vote. { “Does the Republican party,” Palmer 1,) of Illinois broke in, “decline to be ).a onsible for the committees?"” “That question,”” Hoar replied, “doesi not relate to anything that I am saying at present.” [Laughter.] | As to Harris’ remarks about the Populist | varty being an annex of the Republican | arty, Hoar remarked thatthe Populists | nad voted in the past and would probably | ote in 'the future ten times with the Democratic party for the once that they | had voted or would vote with the Repub- | lican party. In reply to Palmer’s ques- | tion he would now say that he supposed the Republican party expected to be Te- | sponsible in all reasonable bounds. If the committees reportéd (as they ordinarily did) measures based upon principles‘ which the Republican party believed in | they would accept the responsibility for | them. If any Republican Senator dis-| rted from them and acted on his own | sponsibility, he could, of course, do so. | e Senators from Maryland (Gorman), | nnessee (Harris), Nebraska (Allen) and Illinois (Palmer) knew as well as he did that the Republican party was not ina majoriiy in the Senate. i Batler (Pop.) of North Carolina broke | into the debate and made an impetuous | speech in defense of the position taken by | the Populist Senators. Addressing his re- marks to Harris, who had asked him whether he did not hold his seat by co-| operation with the Republican party in his State, he said:* “I hold my seat by such co-operation for the simple reason that the party to which you belong had got to be so corrupt in my State that all decent men condemned it. Your party could be to-day in power in North Colo- lina if it bad stooa by its pledges :nd[ promises.’”’ “The concrete of the whole matter,” | Vest (D.) of Missouri broke in, “is that | the Populists remained silent and allowed | the Republicans to take charge of the | committees because the Finance Commit- tec as now constituted has a majority | of-one of silver-coinage men. It has been statea that the committee consists of six | Republicans, six Democrats and one Pop- ulist; (Woicott) was placed publicans with the that” would give a coinage men to that the concrete in this without that we never would haye seen onr | Populist friends sit dumb as oysters when | this thing was carried through.” Allison (R.) of Iowa remarked that the complexion of the Finance Committee had | not been changed from what it was at the last Congress; its number had only been increased. matter what we may say here,”” e continued, *“it is known that that committee was and is in favor of the | free coinage of silver, and it is also known that no organization of this Senate could | have been without.” | Gorman declared that henceforth Sena- | tors on the other side are responsible for | the legislation in both branches of Con- gress. “You came here (apostrophizing | the Republicans) knowing that you had | not a clear majority in the S8enate, and we | made provision last session for that condi- | tion of affairs. We made that provision | on the most liberal terms as between the | two parties, on lines which would have secured for the commitiee the considera- tion of measures by the best thought on both sides of the chamber and without | reference to the third party. 1 ‘“After all, Mr. President,”’ continued | Gorman, “the country will hold neither | the Republicans nor the Democrats re- | sponsible for the Government for the next | two years, It is divided responsibility. | You are in a large majority in the other | house, and there is in the executive chair | a gentleman who was elected as a Demo- | crat. [This caustic allusion to the Presi-| dent provoked some laughter.] And, | therefore, it was suggested in the last | Congress that we would co-operate here in | the Senate. The desire for power, the | anxiety to control committees, have made | you [still addressing the Republican Sen- | ators] take a step which will enable you | to throttle legisiation. But you have | taken the responsibility. Meetit—meet it as we did in the last Congress when we had only a majority of one.”” 2 The debate continuing, Hale reminded Gorman that if the Democrats had chosen a sound money man for their additional member on the Finance Committee the anti-silver men would have had a majority | on it and that when they refused to ao | that the whole control of that committee was given over to the silver men. Teller (R.)of Colorado—As to the Dem- ocrats putting two sound money men (which I call “unsound money men”) on that committee, I want to say that if that bad been done there would have been no reorganization of these committees. [Sen- sation.] Gorman—That is true; that is the full ex- planation of the matter; that is precisely what the country ought to know. Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire came into the discussion and directed his shafts of ridicule at the Democrats in general, butat Gorman and Harris in particular, and after considerable good-natured badi- nage on all sides the debate ended. Cockrell (D.) of Missouri introduced a concurrent resolution which went over till to-morrow providing for a recess from to- morrow till q‘nesday, the 7th of January. And then, after an executive session, the Senate at 4:50 o’clock adjourned until to- MOITOW. | { b upon it by the Re- | understanding that majority of silver- | committee. That is | e ¥OR THE NICARAGUA CANAL. Senator Perkins’ Bill Authorizing Gov- ernmental Control. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Senator —_— Don’t let fifty cents deprive you of good engraving. Cards, invitations, every- but the Senator from Colorado | ¢ whole business, and | v thing. o ‘ 227 Post street 3 g 215 Bush street 1L S CBOCKER Co asking their co-operation. BILLS IN THE SENATE. Issue of Bonds May Be Made Dependent on Action by Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Bills were introduced in the Senate to-day as follows: By Thurston (R.) of Nebraska, making the issue of bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury dependent upon the declaration of Congress that the issue is necessary and specifying the conditions thereof. By Bquire (R.) of Washington, an amendment to the pending tariff bill fix- ing the duty on coal at 75 cents a ton. By Shoup (R.) of Idaho, an amendment to the tariff bill now pending, increasing to 134 cents per pound the duty on lead ore and to 2 cents per pound the duty on bar lead. UPPOSED 10 BUCKLEVSH, Representative Maguire Says It Would Be Ruinous to Follow the Blind Man. The Congressman Is Also Surprised That His Name Is on the Primary Roll. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Repre- sentative Maguire returned from Wilming- ton, Delaware, to-night, where he has been engaged in the single-tax crusade. He has been attentively reading San Francisco papers giving accounts of local factional fights in Democratic ranks, and said to the CaLL correspondent to-night: “I cannot understand why my name should have been placed upon any primary election roll. I certainly did notauthorize it, and do not know who could have as- sumed to do it.” Maguire further said: It is needless for me to say that I am opposed to Buckleyism. The man’s leader- ship would be as ruinous to us in the future as it has been damaging in the past.” e — OF INTEREST IO THE COAST. Colonel Charles B. Suter Soon Coming to This City. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Formal orders were issued to-day from the War Department making assignments of en- gineers as tollows: Lieutenant-Colonel William H. H. Benyaurd is relieved from present duties and on expiration of his leave of absence will take the station at Augustine, Florida, and relieve Major omas H. Handbury. Lieutenant- Colonel Amos Stickney will turn over his present duties to the temporary charge of First Lieutenant Mason M. Patrick and ill proceed to and take the station at St. Louis, Mo., and relieve Colonel Charles R. Suter. Colonel Suter on being relieved by Lieutenant-Colonel Stickney will take the station at_San Francisco and assume the duties of division engineer of the Pacific division. Major Charles J. Allen will turn over his present duties to the témpo- | rary charge of First Licutenant Chester Harding and will repair to and take the station in the Washington district. H. G. Gebhardt has been appointed post- master at _Si:eepranch, Calaveras County, Cal., vice J. F. Mayfield, resigned. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original — Nimon Guggen- heimer, San Francisco. Reissue—bolomon Agerter, Santa Cruz. Oregon: Original—Phineas Massey (de- ceased), Wallace; William N. Boots, Mon- mouth; John B. Howey., Gold Beach. Increase—Harrison W. Prescott, Salem; Jeremiah Lewis, Marshtield. Original widow—Lou Smith, Salem. ‘Washington: Original — Levi Boster, Port Townsend. Original widows, etc.— Minors of Charles W. Cooley, Centerville; Elizabeth A. Cunningham, Fairhaven. Lot L TRIAL TRIP OF THE TEXAS. Serious Defects Found in the New Battle- ship. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—The re- port of the Naval Board of Inspection on the result of its trip on the battleship Texas last week was received at the Navy Departmeunt to-day, and it is said that it indicates that the Texas has not proved to be a superior vessel. Secretary Herbert declined to-day to say anything about the contents of the report, but to-morrow will irobnbli' give out a statement on the subject. It is known, however, that the report recommends many changes. In firing the turret guns the hydraulic gear for moving the turrets worked go badly that in one instance it took two hours to discharge the gun. The bottom of the ship was also clearly shaky. It was said at the department that it was not unhkely that the Texas would be placed out of commission and extensive repairs made. B e NOMINATED FOR OFFICE. Selections Sent by the President for Ap- proval by the Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—The President to-day sent to the Senate the following nominations: J. H. Outhwaite of Ohio, to be 3 member of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification. Postmasters: Washington—G. W. Ford, Pullman. New Mexico—Sarah Hodgdon, Deming. A number of army and navy promotions t\1_vere also sent to the Senate for confirma- ion. The Senate in executive session con- firmed the following nominations: Robert 8. Chilton Jr. of the District of Columbia, te be Chief of the Consular Bureau, De- partment of State. Postmasters: Washington—P. E. Clark, Averdeen; G. 8. Meem, Seattle; John Richardson, Hoquiam. altEe L Sy Inspectors to Meet. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Gen- eral Dumont has issued a call for the an- nual meeting of the supervising inspectors of steam vessels to convene in Washington January 11, 1896. The meeting will con- tinue for two weeks or more. g Treasury Gold Reserve. ' WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—At the close of business to-day the treasury gold reserve stood at $63,195,151. The with- drawal at New York to-day for domestic purposes was $652,000. May Have Gone Over the Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Dec. 30.—A tall, fine-looking man, about 40 years old, arrived at the Reshi House, on the Cana- dian siae, on Friday, Pec. 13, and was as- signed a room. e registered as Olof Rosen, Chicago. He was around the hotel for a week, when he suddenly disa ed leaving a valise and trunk which he had brought with him. Itis believed that he commitfed suicide by jumping into the river. NO BONDS JUST YET. Cleveland and Carlisle to Await Action by the Senate, READY FOR THE ISSUE. A Contract for Fifty Millions Prepared by the Treasury Department. FORMATION OF A SYNDICATE. Berlin and London Financiers Very Anxious to Take Up the Pro- posed Loan. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—Secre- tary Carlisle said to-day that no bond issue would be announced until after the lst of January. When asked how long after the 1st the issue might be expected he said that would depend upon circumstances. He intimated that it the depletion of the gold reserve did not make action seem nec- essary the President would probably delay the bond issue until some opinion could be formed as to the action of the Senate. It isadmitted atthe treasury that the contract for the bonds ($50,000,000) bas been made practically, and that the issue can be put out on very short notice if an emergency shall arise. The prospect of prompt action by the Senate took an unfavorable turn to-day. Senator Voorhees, as the old chairman of the Finance Committee to which the tariff and bond bills passed by the House have gone, on Saturday notified the members of the committee that a meeting would be beld on Tuesday to consider the bills. Voorhees gaye out that he saw no reason why the Finance Committee could not act atonce and get oneor both of the bills back into the Senate this week. To-day the reorganization of the Senate committee was announced. The Republi- cans take control and the venerable Morrill of Vermont, over eighty years old, becomes chairman of the Finance Com- mittee. Morrill sent word to Voorhees this afternoon that he wis-ed the meeting of the committee announced for to-morrow called off. He also stated that he did not wish the committee to come together and undertake to do any business until the holiday season is over. This is interpreted by the Senators to | mean that if Chairman Morrill is given his way there will be no meeting of the Finance Committee until next week, and | that the emergency tariff and bond bills will remain pigeon-vuoled. Lol o Bag OPPOSE AN ADJOURNMENT. Senators Seem Determined to Act Upon Finances. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—The | Senate, in executive session this aiternoon, | refused to pass a joint resolution intro- duced by Cockrell, providing for an ad- | journment from to-morrow until January 1 6. After the confirmation of a large num- | ber of nominations against which no ob- | jections had been made, the matter came { up on the suggestion of Hill of New York and Berry of Arkansas, both of whom said | that they thought that Congress, in view | of the message of the President, ought not to take a recess for any length of time. Hill made a speech in which he went over much of the ground of his speech the other day. to stay here and endeavor to pass some | legislation that would give the treasury relief. Hill was reminded that nothing the President had asked could be got to ask the Senate to stay and make an | effort to do that which everybody knew was impossible. In view, however, of the objections that had been raised Cockrell withdrew his resolution and the Senate { adjourned unti! to-morrow. DI OO 70 CCIN SILVER BULLION, | Alien Has an Amendinent to the Bond Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska in the Senate this afternoon gave notice of an amendment to the House bond bill which directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $50,000,000 more of the treasury certificates of the act of July 14,1890; to coin all the silver bullion in the treasury at the rate of not less than $3,000,000 2 month, such coinage to be a reserve fund for the redemption of the additional issue authorized and all the treasury notes heretofore issued. When | they are redeemed they are to be reissued and kept in circulation. The issuance of any interest-bearing bond for any purpose whatever without further authority of Congress is prohibited. - READY FOR THE LOAN. ZLondon -and Berlin Financiers Form a Syndicate. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 30.—The TUnited Press has ascertained here that a syndi- cate is being formed in Berlin and London to take up the proposed United Btates loan. The principal negotiations will proceed in Berlin for 4 per cent bonds issued at about par. The London firms taking part in the syndicate include the prominent Ameri- can bankers here. It is doubtiul whether a public issue will be made in London. The completion of the contract with the syndicate depends upon the- view which President Cleveland may take about the issue price. The amount proposed to be takeu is $200,000,000 Sl sl ACCUMULATING THE GOLD. Therefore Russia Has No Yellow Metal for This Country. - WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—John Karel. United States Consul-General at St. Petersburg, has made a report to the State Department which has some interest in connection with the utterly unsupported rumors about Russia having recently ten- dered gold to the United States. After giving the values of Russian gold currency under a recent ad justment of the Imperial Bank, Mr. Karel concludes his communication with this paragraph: *I understand that the object of the Minister of Finance of the Russian empire is to accumulate into the Imperial vaults as much gold as possible, with a view to establishing in the fature the Russian finances on a gold basis.” OUTRAGEOUS AND BARBAROUS. Ke-tuM Governor Denounces the v Fnflwf. K’fi;‘l:u. —Govemo; “Braaley ‘seen t- t at his ne and when n:dflvhlu;fin he wo ™ in illism De ‘& the lynching of He called upon his associat>s | through the Senate, and it was nonsense | cremation of Mrs. T.J. West, in Marion County yesterday morning, gave out the following statement: “I regard it as the most outrageous and barbarous crime that was ever commutted in Kentucky. Ishall spare neither labor, money or force to bring its perpetrators to that punishment which they so richly de- serve. I believe that the good peopie of Marion County and the State at large look "with the same horror upon this orime and will not be slow to give me their unflinch- ing support in the execation of the law.” Governor Bradley will to-morrow offer a reward of §500 for one or all parties con- cerned. — KOREA’S KING IN DANGEK. Surrounded by Spies He Is in Constant Fear of Death. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 30.— The Vladivostock correspondent of the Novo Vretaya telesraphs that the situa- tion in Korea is serious, The King is sur- rounded by Japanese spies and goesin fear of his life. The American mission- aries guard him every night. The repre- sentatives of the powers are consicering measures for his safety. LONDON, Exc., Dec. 30.—The Standard will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Shanghai saying it is reported in that city that Russia is massing troops on the Korean frontier in readiness for any emergency that may arise. Owing to al- leged assaults on Russian subjects in Korea seventy Rassian officers and sol- diers have arrived at Gensan, on the east coast of Korea. SWUNG UP BY A CROWD, Rough Treatment Received by a Negro Thief in a St. . Louis Market. While Suspended the Unlucky Man Cut the Rope and Then Escaped From His Captors. ST. LOUIS, Mo,, Dec. 30.—An almost successful attempt to lynch a negro thief was made early this morning in Union Market, in the heart of the downtown business district. For some time petty thefts bave annoyed the stall-keepers at the market and a secret watch was insti- tuted. At 5:45 o’clock this morning Martin McMahan and Pat McClenchy saw a negro with two blankets slipping away from the market. They raised the cry of top, thief!” The negro dropped the blankets and ran, and they gave chase and captured bhim., The cry of “Lynch him!” went up and somebody produced a rope. There is | a block and tackle fastened to the ceiling, used to swing the ice blocks up to their receptacle. This caught the eye of the mob’s leader. “This is the thing,” he yelled; “yank the black scoundrel here. There’s the very thing to use on him.” The rope was adjusted about the negro’s neck, Nervous, eager hands bound his wrists with a cotton cord. He quit strug- gling and began to pray. A scoreof hands caught the other end of the rope. There was a strong, steady pull and the negro’s feet left the floor. His tongue pro- truded from between his teeth and his eyes stared wildly. In another minute he would have been a dead man, but he was a man of regources. With a quick, nervous jerk of his arms he | broke the cords that bound them. His hand went to his pocket like a flash. It orought a knife. One movement sufficed to expose the blade, another cut the rope. The negro dropped to the ground and es- caped before the crowd could prevent him. DRAGS O MANY YEARS Slow Progress Made in the Suit Against the Bell Telephone Company. Now the Government Is Given Until the Close of May to Take Evi- dence in Rebuttal. BOSTON, Mass.,, Dec. 30.—Judge Colt, in the United States Circuit Court to-day, gave the United States until May 31, 1896, in which to take evidence in rebuttal in the case of the United States vs. the American Bell Telephone Company and Alexander Graham Bell, in which the question of fraud in procuring the Bell Company’s patents is raised. Judge Colt refused to limit the Government to the question-of fraud raised. The Government has taken a vast amount of evidence in support of the claim of Daniel Drawbaugh and the defendants have taken counter evidence on the same issues. The Govern- ment now wishes to take evidence to rebut defendants’ evidence and the court has given time for that purpose without re- stricting the Government from taking evi- dence on the question of alleged priority of invention, which it would have done had it granted the request of the de- fendants. From present indications the end of the caseis not yetin sight, although it has been pending for nearly nine years. The bill was first filed in January, 1887. De- murrers were filed and sustained by the Circuit Court, but on appeal the demurrers were overruled and an amended bill was filed in December, 1888, after which an- swers were filed and other proceedings taken, but it was not until December, 1889, nearly three years after the suit was brought, that evidence for the Govern- ment began to be taken. This part of the case went on for about two years, or until January 11, 1892, when the direct evidence for the Government was in. From that time until November 7 of the present year the deferdants have been putting in their testimony. The Government now comes in and asks for an extension of nearly six months, which thecourt bas granted. At the hear- ing to-day counsel fgr the Bell Company said that if the Govgnment was not re- stricted as requested it would not only take six months to take the evidence in rebut- tal, but more than twice six months. After the evidence is all in the case has .still to be heard by the courtand after that on appeal, so that it is not probable that it can be ended for several years to come. ———— Will Erect a Chapel. CHICAGO, Iiv., Dec. 30.—Mrs. Eliza- beth G. Kelly-of this city, who bas al- ready endowed the University of Chicago with & woman’s dormitory costing $60,000, has deeided to erect on the university campus a chapel to cost $100,000 to be known_as the Kelly Memorial Chapel in memory of her brother. The university 4 no chapel building at present. PILING UP EVIDENCE, Plenty of Testimony to Refute Dunraven's Charge. BALLAST NOT CHANGED. There Was No Jockeying With the Load-Water Line of the Defender. MEMBERS OF THE CREW HEARD. Soon the Findings of the Committee of Investigation Will Be Made Public. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 30.—The special committee which is sitting as a court of inquiry on the charges made by Lord Dunraven against the people in charge of the Defender held an all-day session at the New York Yacht Club bouse to-day and adjourned at 6 o’clock to-night without completing their work. Nearly all the testimony is in, however, and it is expected that the investigation will be closed after a short session to-morrow. The hearing to-day was behind closed doors, but it was learned that the exami- nation of witnesses for the defense took up all the time of the committee. Their testimony was of the cumulative order and it is safe to say that the charges of fraud made by Lord Dunraven are completely refuted. Owing to the rule of secrecy which the club has made, the actual state- ments of the witnesses before the com- mittee cannot be given, but the report of the committee which will be made at an eatly day after the close of the investiga- tion will, it is said, summarize the evi- dence and give the finding of the tribunal. The members of the committee, the counsel and the witnesses arrived within a few minutes of 10 o’clock this morning. Captain Mahan, E. J. Phelps, William C. ‘Whitney and George L. Rives had begun proceedings when the fifth member of the committee, Pierpont Morgan, drove up. George R. Askwith was on hand to look ont for Lord Dunravern’s interests, and Joseph H. Choate took care of the defense. A. Cass Canfield, Archibald Rogers, Latham A. Fish and J. H. Busk, of the America cup committee, were present during a portion of the morning session. Nicholson Kane, chairman of the regatta committee, dropped in after recess. C. Oliver Iselin, the manager director of the Defender syndicate, was present all day. Ten members of the Defender’s crew and the captains of tugboats and of the Hattie Palmer sat in the smoking-roem of the club, and were called in before the com- mittee one by one. The morning session began at 10:10 and | lasted until 1 o’clock. when adjournment for lunch was taken. Mr. Whitney said that he thought that it would be impossi- ble to finish the examination of witnesses to-day. 7 < The witnesses examined to-day gave evidence corroborating the testimony of Iselin, Herreshoff and Haff which was taken last week. Official Measurer Hyslop tember 6, the day before the first race, ané Healso told how closely the two measure- ments of the Defender agreed, and said that, in his opinion, it was absolntely 1mm- possible to make such a change in ballast as was charged without discovery by him- self and a score of others who were about the two yachts. Captain Taylor, who was in charge of the Hattie Palmer, was an important wit- ness. Lord Dunraven charged, it will be remembered, that the additional ballast was taken from the Hattie Palmer and placed in the hold of the Defender on the | night of September 6, while the yacht and her tender lay at anchor in the Horseshoe, and that the lead was removed on the fol- lowing night off Bay Riage. Captain Taylor flatly denied every one of Dunraven’s charges. He said that no lead was taken from his boat to the De- fender on the night of the 6th; that he dia not at any time have a quantity of lead aboard sufficient to sink the Defender four inches deeper in the water; that no lead was removed from the Defender to the Hattie Palmer on the night of the first race, and that his boat did not lay along- side the Defender off Bay Ridge that night at all. Captain Turry, who assisted Captain Haff in sailing tbe Defender, told substan- tizlly the same story of denial of the charges. Mates Berry and Conant, Quar- termasters Staples and Barbour, Riggers Byno, Billman, O’Neill and Francis and 11 the members of the crew who were brought on from/ Deer Island, Maine, gave substantially the same testimony. After adjournment the only informa- tion the members of the committee would give out was that the hearing had ad- journed until 10 A. »t. to-morrow and that’|* the evidence is rearly all in. ESCORTED OUT OF BOGOTA. Ministers of Spain and Englund Sent From Colombia. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 31.—A special to the Herald from Caracas says: Great New Year Time for the same old chestput about “turning over a new leaf’’; by way of variation let it be a New Leaf Of tobacco; of the NEW CROP Havana, in the new shapes, sizes and colors, as seen in that now famous cigar, the New Estrella told about the first measurements on Sep- | of the remeasurements on September 8.! excitement has been caused by a report that the Spanish Minister has been escorted out of Bogots, the capital of Colombia. According to this report, which Is devoid of detalls, the extraordinary act was due to the Minis- ter's denunciation of the treatment which the British Minister to the same republic is alleged to have suffered. The diplomatic representative of Great Britain, it is said, was summarily expélied for what reason is not known. General Pachana has been appointed Minister to Argentina. ———— AND THEY WERE MARRIED. Colone! Stoner’s Daughter Failed to Heed the Threat of Being Disin- herited. DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 30.—Sidney G. Clay, nephew of Cassius M. Clay of Escondido, Ky., and Marie Louise Stoner of Paris, Ky., were married Lere this after- noon. The bride is the daughter of Colo- [ nel G. C. Stoner, the noted racehorse man. Both are about 22 years of age. They have been lovers for many years, but their fami- lies would not allow them to marry. The girl came here two weeks ago to visit. Last evening Clay came. They told their few friends that they were going to be married, and went with half a dozen ac- quaintances to St. Paul’s Church and were married. They will leave for home to- mMOorrow. The bride's father is wealthy and de- clared he would disinherit the daughter i she married Clay. She is a very hand- some brunette and a belle in her own section. THREE ISLANDS FOR SALE Denmark Anxious to Dispose of St. Thomas, Santa Cruz and St. John, Mr. Cavling Says Liberal Terms Will Be Offered to the United States. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec.30.—A special from Washington says: Congress will be given another opportunity to buy the Danish islands of St. Thomas, S8anta Cruz and St. Jobn this winter. The statement is made on the authority of Henrich Cavling, editor of the Politiken, Copenhagen, who was introduced to Congressmen and Sen- ators to-day by Senator Nelson of Minne- sota. Mr, Cavling said: “Denmark is compelled to sell these islands. The expense of maintaining the governments of these islands each year is $150,000. They may be sold to Germany if the United States does not buy them. The German empire has no harbor in the West Indies and is anxious to secure con- trol of St. Thomas, which has a harbor large enough to float the navies of the world. But the Danes dislike the Ger- mans, and do not want to sell to any European power. A liberal offer would be made to the United States. It has been practically determined to sell or let the islande be independent. Most of the resi- dents are British immigrants and their | first move would be to petition England for a protectorate. The first offer to sell was made to the United States in 1868." | E ™ =25y A g ! Caryrasy “A LIVELY DEMAND.” Of course we expected 2 big demand du Gowns, Bath Robes, Traveling Shawis, Rugs, etc., but we got a surprise. “Big "’ is too small a word—it was super- extraordinary. Just a fair assortment left to pick a Ne: Year's gift from—to get even with som body. Cheaper ones than ours are not for yoi. Fancy Handkerchiefs, Embroidered Jus- penders. 95 cents for the hatter’s Fedora, and all kinds of Men’s and Hoys’ Hats in proportion. There are different ways of Landling mail orders. Do you know ours? JOHN ] Said a young wife (who i§ a Native Daugh- ter), “your New Year regolutions included something about becomiing a good citizen— and here you've been/ and bought some Eastern shirts. Don’t/ yon know that a good citizen patronizgs HOME INDUS- TRY? 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