The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1896, Page 2

2 !/ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1896 e ———— e ettt e et ELLIOTT 15 NOW THE PRESIDENT, Elected to Lead the League of the Wheelmen of America. THE RESULT OF A DEAL. But Then Toledo Is Shut Out in the Interests of Louisville. INTERESTING REPORTS MADE. Chairman Gideon of the Racing Poard Makes Some Important Rec- ommendations. BALTIMORE, Mp.,, Feb. 11. — The League of American Wheelmen to-day elected officers and decided to hold the next National meet at Louisville. The ticket chosen is as follows: President, Sterling Elliott, Massachusetts; first vice- president, M. F. Cossum, New York; sec- ond vice-president, A.C. Morrison, Wis- consin; treasurer, S. 8. Hartwell, Colo- rado. There was but one ticket for auditing committee and J. Fred Adams of New York, J. J. Van Nort of Pennsylvania and C. A. McArty of Colorado were chosen. The second day’s morning session of the convention was called to order by Presi- dent Willison at 11 o’clock. The report of the credentials committee showed that 110 members and 67 proxies were present. President Willison’s annual report re- viewed the work of the league and strongly recommended that the executive committee be authorized to take steps for the incorporation of the league. George A. Perkins, secretary of the executive com- mittee, Treasurer Mergenthaler and Secre- tary Bassett also delivered their annual reports. The balance in the league treas- ury is $4235. In closing his annual report Treasurer Mergenthaler stated that he must decline to be a candiaate for re- election. Secretary Bassett’s report showed an in- crease in membership during the vear of 13,183, of which New York made the great- est gain, almost half of the total increase being accredited to that State. The total membership list embraces 1470 lady mem- bers, a gain of 780 since the preceding report. Isaac B. Potter of New York reported for the highway improvement com- mittee. W. M. Brewster, chairman of the com- mittee on transportation, reported the progress which bad been made during the yearin the line of compelling railroad companies to carry free the bicycles of wheelmen, when accompanied by their riders. E Chairman Gideon’s report says among other things: “‘Over 900 suspensions have been made during the year, one-half of them being permanent. Itis suggested that further rules be made for the government of pro- fessionals by fines for minor offenses, to be inflicted, perhaps, by the official referee, rather than suspensions.” In speaking of class B men being called amateurs, Mr. Gideon said: “The need in the first place for what must be admitted to be a misnomer lay in the fact that when the class was first formed profession- | alism was not considered strictly. honor- able. Experience of the past year has shaken this opinion and there is no longer 8 good reason for miscalling these men. Call them ‘class B riders’ if you will, or ‘trade professionals,” or ‘league profes- sionals,’ or anything, not amateurs.” In discussing the question as to the ulti- | mate disposition of eclass B, the report says the problem is difficult from the fact that any change is an experiment. No one really knows what is best. A conser- vative step is recommended. ‘“Let us bave,” Mr. Gideon said,"a class of B riders since there is a demand for them, but let us also refuse to call them ‘amateurs.’ “They should be eligible to league mem- bership and should be required to joir the league. It is recommended- that our eystem of records be changed so that many less records be allowed. It would seem that the quarter, one-third, one-half and one mile flying start, paced and the same distances unpaced, in each class should be sufficient, outside of the regular competi- tion records. “It is proposed that in another year it would be better to have a series of circuits, starting one in the West, one in the South and anotber in the East, all converging to 8 central point, which should be the na- tional meet of the league; fiom there a combined circuit should be continued to the interest of Toledo was a part of the | deal, it being understood that Elliott’s supporters would faver the Ohio city. That they did not keep faith soon became pa- tent to those who were watching the vote. ‘When the result was announced as 97 for Louisville to 81 for Toledo a mighty shout went up from the throats of the delegates and visitors. Immediately after the announcement the con vention adjourned until to-mor- TOW. BURGLARS WITH AN APPETITE. After Looting the Home of Governor Mat- thews the Thieves Calmly Bine on Cold Victuals. INDIANAPOLIS, Inp, Feb. 11L.—The bome of Governor Matthews, on North Tilinois street, was entered by burglars last night and the executive’s gold watch and $12 in money were stolen. The burglars were in the house some time, as they set the table in the dining-room, placed Mrs. | Matthews’ ‘‘company” china set on it and then brought cold victuals from the pan- try and piaced them on the table. The meal appears to have been leisurely eaten, and it is supposed the thieves must have been in the house an hour or more. The family were not disturbed, and not till morning did they know that they had such enterprising guests during the night. The police believe the burglars were per- sons who arc familiar with the premises. ! e IN FAVOR OF NELSON. Decision Rendered in a Famous Chicago Elevator Case. CHICAGO, ILL., Feb. 1.—The Appellate Court to-day decided the famous elevator case of the Chicago Board of Trade against Murray Nelson, the mitlionaire elevator awner, in favor of Nelson. The board ap- pealed from the decision of the lower court ranting 8 writ of mandamus to restore Nelson to membership in the board, which found him guilty of ‘“‘ar act of bad faith and dishonorable conduct.” This act consisted in not carrying out an agreement signed by J. B. Wayman, sec- retary and treasurer of the National Ele- vator and Dock Company, that it should become a ‘‘regular’ elevator. Nelson claimed that Wayman exceeded its author- ity, the agreement not concerning the company in which e is interested. SMUGGLED GEM SEZED, Twenty Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Diamonds Taken From a Steamer Commander. Captain Loeswitz of the Red Star Liner Rhynland Will Be Prosecuted. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 11.—One of the largest siezuresof diamonds ever made by the Custom officers of the United | States was effected to-day on board the | Red Star steamer Rbynland. Twenty | thousand dollars’ worth of gems was| secreted, and Captain Loeswitz, master of the steamship, is charged with illegally attempting to bring the diamonds into the country, and a warrant for his arrest will be issued to-morrow. For some time the United States treasury authorities have been convinced that diamonds were being smuggled into this country. The Government agents abroad were instructed to investigate the subject, and suspicion fell upon Captain Loeswitz. When the Rhynland laft Ant- werp this trip the Government agents abroad notified the Treasury Department that they believed Captain Loeswitz had gems aboard his vessel which he intendea 10 illegally bring into this country. Special Agent Cummings of New York and Special Agent Gallen of Philadelphia were detailed to await the Rhynland’s ar- rival. When the steamship docked to-day Agent Gallen went aboard, and going di- rectly to Captain Loeswitz's room informed him that he wished him to deliver the box that he had containing diamonds. Cap- tain Loeswitz at first demurred and ques- tioned the agent’s right to demand them. When threatened with immediate arrest he delivered to Mr. Gallen a box contain- ing $20,000 worth of as fine diamonds as have ever been brought to this country. The box wasaddressed to Herman, Keck & Co., Cincinnati, one of the largest im- porting jewelers in the country,and did not appear upon the manifest of the steam- er’s cargo. The gems were taken possession of by the treasury agents and the steamer was put under guard. Captain Loeswitz will be arrested to-morrow. Captain Loeswitz has been in the service of the Red Star line for many years and formerly com- manded the steamship Pennland. MET O A SHARP CURVE, Disastrous Head-End Collision Be- tween Passenger and Freight Trains. say October 1, after ‘which time the per- centage of failures is too heavy to warrant continuance. “The proposed abandonment of thecon- trol of racing just at this time when it is most thoroughly within the control of the league your board considers extremely ill advised and unnecessary. The argu- ment that it keeps members out of the league is best answered by the fact that it has been necessary to keep on the desk of the chairman a batch of blank ap- plications for membership which are con- tinually called for, sometimes even from Brooklyn. It is believed, therefore, that ‘cycle racing of the league, for the league, should not perish.’” (With apologies to A. Lincoln.) The report adopted. The convention at 1:30 o'clock took a recess for an hour. After considerable time had been consumed in wrangling over the admission of the report of the special committee appointed to confer with the Boarc of Trade in relation to certain printing to be inserted in the catalogues of various manufacturing concerns the elec- tion of officers was proceedea with. The different men were nominated in brief speeches and the ticket was chosenin short order. The ballot fer president re- sulted 104 for Elliott and 73 for Willison. The Louisville and Toledo forces then put on their armor and prepared for the final struggle for the honor of entertaining the wheelmen during the National meetin the summer of 189%. The representatives of each were given twenty-five minutes in which to sing the praises of their cities. Messrs. Watt and Bowden dilated upon the attractions of Louisville, while W. D. Judson of Oswego, N. Y., and J. M. Brown of Toledo spoke for the Ohio city. \ The appearance of a New York man in was well received and Coaches Smashed, Five Men Killed and Many Others More or Less Injured. CENTRALIA, Irn, Feb. 11.—A dis- astrous head-end collision occurred this morning at 6:45 o’clock one mile north of Dongola between a passenger and a freight train en the Illinois Central Railroad go- ing at full speed. Five men were killed outright and others were injured, though none severely. The dead: William Hunt- ington, engineer; Gns Anderson, fireman; Felix Armstrong, baggageman of passen- ger crew; Curtis Adams and E. J. Mc- Lean, brakemen. The injured, so far as known, are: Con- ductor Odun of the passenger train, badly bruised; Brakeman Lake of the passenger train, bruised slightly; express messenger, name unknown here, slightly cut about head; Ed Bales, engineer of freignt, jumped and. received slight in- juries on head. None of the passengers were injured beyond a severe shaking up. The passenger train had a waiting or- der at Dongola for the freight, but as sev- eral freights had pulled in the engineer supposed the track was clear and left. The collision happened on & sharp curve wheére the engineers could not see an ap- proaching train until close at hand. The damage to railroad property was great, as both trains were going at such speed that the force of the collision drove the engines and cars together in a mass. Three of the men killed were buried under the wreck- age and their bodies were not found for two hours. All the men killed live in Centralia, - SR ety Hastings Favors Quay. TWO USELESS COMMISSIONS, Interstate Commerce and Civil Service Men Scored. / STARTS IN THE SENATE Over an Amendment to Appoint Expert Money-Counters in the Treasury. THE ADMINISTRATION'S STAND. It Is Commended by Blanchard of Louisiana While Discussing the Monroe Doctrine. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feh. 11.—In the Senate to-day on motion of Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts it was ordered that on the 22d of February (Washington’s birthday), immediately after the reading of the jour- nal, Washington’s farewell address be read to the Senate by its President pro tempore. Quay consented that his resolution for the recommittal of the House tariff bill should go over without action, so as not to interfere with the consideration of the bill to-morrow, Morrill having given notice of his purpose to ask the Senate to act upon it then. The bill as to distribution of seeds was then taken up and Vest's substitute for it was agreed to and the bill, as amended, was passed without a division. Itauthor- izes and directs the Secretary of Agricul- ture to purchase and distribute valuable seeds for the year 1896, as has been done in preceding years. Heis to procure the seed by open purchase or contract, and shall not pay more for them than area- sonable and fair price. Blanchard (D.) of Louisiana aidressed the Sepate on the subject of the Monroe doctrine. He commended the President’s stand on the Venezuelan boundary dis- pute and strongly urged that the doctrine of Monroe be advanced to the dignity of a rule of Governmental authority by affix- ing to an enlarged scope of it the sanction of legislative approval. Heretofore his American policy had remained a mere dictum of the executive. He insisted that the time had come when it should be given a legal status by Congressional declaration—broad, bold, comprehensive, not made in temper nor menacing, but de- cisive. While his speech occupied ad- vanced ground on this theme it was con- ceived in good temper and breathed a spirit of peace and goed will:toward our English cousins. He said, among other things, that while the declarations of the Monroe message sprang into being by reason of the imminence of a peculiar danger then confronting this country, which it was intended to meet and avoid, it bad etill another purpose to serve. They were to furnish the'foundation of an active policy in consonance with them, to last for all time. The message was not merely a notice served at the time upon the allied powers of certain resistance to be offered to the extension of their opera- tions to:this continent. It went farther. It posted a notice to endure as long as this Government endured and to be taken ac- count of by all nations, that American territory was-not to be the subject of further conquest or colonization by the powers of the Old World, “We endeavored to have these troubles adjusted by arbitration,” said Blanchard. “That failing, we have appointed a com- mission to cetermine the true boundary line. This commission will complete its work and will ascertain what is the true eastern boundary line of Venezuela and will definitely report to Congress and the President. The line thus established will be adovted by this Government as the true boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana, and Venezuela will acquiesce 1n the same, withdrawing all pretension to any territory east of the line. Thereafter any crossing of this line by an armed force for the purpose of holding or seizing terri- tory thus determined to be Venezuelan would be held by us to be tantamount to a declaration of war against both the United States and Venezuela and would be re- sisted accordingly. This is the inevitable logic of the position we have assumed. It is the doctrine of America for Americans; it isthe ‘balance of power’ idea applied to America; it is the assertion of the princi- ple that American questions are for Ameri- can decisions; the two English-speaking races should be frank and sincere in their dealings, their intercourse, their conten- tions, ore with the other. Archdeacon Farrar, in his address on General Grant at Westminster Abbey, said : ‘Whatever there is between two nations to forget and for- give is forgotten and forgiven.” In like manner I say, wherever there is dispute or contention between the two nations let it be settled along lines of kindred, friend- ship and peace. At the close of Blanchard's speech a message from the President on the subject of the imprisonment in France of ex-Con- sul Waller of Madagascar was laid before the Senate. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska made some re- marks in reply to criticisms of the Secre- tary of Agriculture by Vest (D.) of Mis- souri and other Senators, and said that the Secretary was discharging his duties faith- fully and well. Wolcott (R.) of Colorado broke in with & question whether the Senator could point to a singleact of the Secretary that would “redeem his management of the of fice of the contempt intojwhich it had fall- en?”’ Allen contented himself with an explan- ation of the circumstances under which the State of Nebraska had received more than its quota of seeds in 1895, . Vest took up the question again and proceeded to ridicule the pretensions of the Secretary of Agriculture and to show up his inconsistency. Hale (R.) of Maine, who desired to pro- ceed with the urgent deficiency bill, said that the Senate had to-day disposed of the seed bill and that the discussion was now over a caput mortuum. ‘‘Does the Senator mean,” Wolcott asked, “‘to call the Secretary of Agriculture a deadhead?” [Laughter] *I should like the Seuator from Maine to give a few HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 11.—Governor Hastings declared in an interview to-day that he is in favor of Senator Presidency if he is a candidate, moments longer for a further investigation of the subject.” Hale declined to yield further, and the Quay for the | urgent deficiency bill was taken up. Allen (Pop,) of Nebrassa criticized sharply the Senator from Maine and the mittee on. Appropriations generaily for attempting to control the proceedings of the Senate. Hale, in replying to Allen, said he was anxious to get on with the bill. The Ap- propriations Committee had not taken ups the time of the Senatein an aggressive manner, and had not even asserted itself during this whole session. The consideration of the bill was then proceeded with. Attention was called to the fact that the amount included in the bill had been increased from about $£,250,- 000 to about $5,000,000, and considerable discussion was had upon the habit of the House of Representatives to omit neces- sary appropriations and to leave them to be put in by the Senate. The discussion was interrupted in order to allow Sherman (R.) of Ohio to offer a resolution choosing Alonzo H. Stewart. of Iowa, one of the Senate empioyes, as assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, caused by the death of Captain Isaac Bassett. An amendment was offered by Gorman (D.) of Maryland, choosing Bernard W. Lay- ton of Ohio, also a Senate employe, as acting assistant doorkeeper. The consid- eration of the resolution was objected to by George (D.) of Mississippi,and it went over till to-morrow. The consideration of the urgent defi- ciency biil was resumed, the discussion going on as to the right and duties of the Senate on the snbject of adding new items to the appropriation bills. An amendment authorizing the appoint- mentof twenty-five expert money counters in the Treasury outside of the civil service rules led to a discussion of the merits of | civil service examination in which Hale explained that such examination could not possibly touch the questior of the ex- pertness of money counters and suggested satirically that since a member of the commission—meaning Mr. Roosevelt—had left that position, it was found out thata man or woman was able to do duty in the departments without going before that board. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska expressed his gratification that the civil service law was being violated in its letter and spirit; oth- erwise he feared that in twenty years the public service of the country would be in the hands of a lot of ‘‘cigarette-smoking dudes.” Nevertheless he did not believe the Secretary of the Treasury should be given the power which the amendment gave him, If the law were obnoxious 1t should be made more so by being lived up to. Two of the most gigantically useless institutions in the country were the Civil Service Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission. The latter was as powerless as an infant to carry out its judgments and findings, and as to the Civil Service Commission, whehever a member of it developed the slightest amount of backbone or independence he heard a voice from the White House tell- ing him that there was a vacancy in the Civil Service Commission. Wolcott (R.) of Colorado broke into the discussion with his usual vehemence and impetuosity. *The danger to this coun- try,” he said, “is not through the Civil Service Commission. It is through the exercise by the executive and his Cabinet of the power of removal and the power of appointment which have been mercilessly exercised in his last administration as never before in the history of the country. In 1893 there never was a chance to prevent the passage of a iree silver measure through the House of Representatives, had it not been for the power of the patron- age of the administration and especially the power of patronage as exercised by the Secretary of the Treasury. Colorado is tf—day flooded with appointments, many of them unfit ones, made by the Secretary of the Treasury for Congressmen who ‘rated’ on the silver question; men whose constituents sent thewm here to vote far silver and who have gone back on their pledges and promises to their constituents because the administration has offered them patronage which has debauched them and with which they, in turn, have sought to debauch therr constituents. I tell you that whenever we reach a fair administration of affairs in this country it will be after we have de- prived the President of the United States and unscrupulous Cabinet officials of the power of degrading and dishonoring manhood. I look forward with great pieasure to the time when civil service rules shall be so extended that fitness and fitness alone shall govern the appoint- ments to office and when public servants, such as we, shall not be compelled to hang about the doors of Cabinet offices, or to attend the White House hike servants, to beg for our morsel of public patronage. Gray (D.) of Delaware clapped his hands in approval of this speech, and Dodge (R.) of Massachusetts followed with remarks in the same line, declaring that patronage and favoritism were un-American and were adverse to every American idea. The system was utterly.degrading. The bill went over without any action on the pending amendment. A conference report on the bill as to the chaplaincy of the West Point Military Academy was presented and agreed to, and the Senate, after an executive session, at5:25 adjourned until to-niorrow. CHARLES PHARES' CRIMES Shot His Wife’s Parents Before Sending a Bullet Into His Own Brain. Despondency the Cause of a Tragedy That May Result in Four Deaths. NEWTON, Iowa, Feb. 11.—Charles Phares shot and killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. R.T. Smith, fatally shot his father- in-law and then put a bullet into his own brain, dying instantly, at noon to-day, Phares was a barber who had lived for several years at Atlantic. Some months ago on account of failure to get work he and his wife came here to live with the parents of Mrs, Pnares, the Smith family. For several weeks he has been despond- entand even threatened a few days ago to kill himself. To-day he went down town, returning at noon. He entered the room where Mr, and Mrs, Smith were and shot Mr, Smith, Then, it is supposed, he turned to Mrs. Smith and shot her in the wouth, The bullet entered her brain and she dropped dead. He then went out in front of the house and shot himself in tho left temple, death resulting instantly. Mr. Smith was not dead when neighbors came to the scene, and for a time revived, but be will die. ‘When the news of the horrible deed was conveyed to Mrs. Phares, who was visit- ing in another part of town, she fainted #nd has eince been in a dangerous condi- tion. Her recovery is doubtful, and it is probable it will be a tragedy with fonr victims before the end is reached. Mr. and Mrs. Phares had one child, a son four years old. They had lived comfortably together till his reverses caused him fo me despondent, BILLS PASSED N THE HOUSE. They Include Measures in the Interes: of the District, ARGUMENT ON COINAGE. Consideration of the Bond Bill and Its Substitute Pro- ceeds Slowly, AN EVENING SESSION HELD. De Armond of Missouri Hurls Some Sarcasm -at Hall, His Colleague. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—Under the arrangement made yesterday the Com- mittee on the Affairs of the District of Columbia Lad an opportunity to-day to clear the calendar of measures reported by it. Under the leadership of Chairman Babcock (R.) of Wisconsin the House passed the following bills: To incorporate the National University (an old institution); to extend the time within which the Maryland and Washing- ton railroad (the new electric line joining Baltimore and Washington) may be com- pleted ; to regulate the issue of licenses to billiard and pool rooms; to regulate the trials before the Metropolitan Fire and Police boards; to authorize the reassess ment of water-main taxes after being de- clared illegal by the District courts; to in- corporate and regulate medical colleges; to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery. The remainder of the session was de- voted to the further discussion of the bond silver-coinage bill. De Armond (D.) of Missouri and Ogden (D.) of Louisiana advocated unlimited free coinage, and Hill (R.) of Connecticut, Lacey (R.) of Iowa, ana Burton (R.)of Missouri opposed it. The latter, however, advocated the coinage of the silver builion in the treasury. A conference report on the bill to ap- point a chaplain at West Point Academy was presented by Hull (R.) of Iowa, and agreed to. A report was presented from the Commit- tee on Rivers and Harbors by Hooker (R.) of New York, and agreed to, calling upon the Secretary of War for information in his possession as to the cost and best plan for constructing works at the outlet of Niagara River, which will tend to raise the level of water in the great lakes, the subsidence of which is now about five feet below the normal. level. Under the agreement made yesterday ihe House proceeded to consider business reported from the Committee on District of Columbia, following which Hull (R.) of Iowa reported the conference agreement on the bill to provide tor the appointment of a chaplain at West Point and it was adopted. The bill provides for the ap- pointment by the President of achaplain from either civil life or the list of army chaplains for that station who shall re- ceive the salary of a mounted captain. Consideration of the bond silver coinage bill was then resumed in committee of the whole. Hill (R.) of Connecticut opposed the Senate free-coinage substitute. He said the matter of free coinage of silver was for the Democracy to settle. Free coinage would not be an issue this year ex- cept in the Democratic National Conven- tion and there it would be crushed to death in one more dyving struggle for spoils and place. De Armond (D.) of Missouri, rising to support the Senate substitute, paid his compliments at some length, and with scarcely veiled sarcasm to his colleague (Hall) for his change of position on his quaestion, as announced in the latter's speech on Baturday. He said if the gen- tleman had before making that speech, in which he said that. the trouble with the people was due to the cowardice of the politicians, gone to the people of the Sec- ond District of Missouri and surrendered his commission because he could no longer represent them on the platform upon which they had sent him to Congress he would have given an exhibition of courage that all men could have admired. But he would hardly have been his own successor. Discussing the matter of consistency, De Armond suggested that men oughi not, when one of their fellows announces a change of opinion und consequent course of conduct, at once jump to the conclu- sion, therefore, that he has sosred to a position above the heads of the mass of his fellow-beings, when a little investiga- tion might prove that he had fallen below the level which the average mass of man- kind occupies, Other speakers were Lacey (R.) of Towa and Burton (R.) of Missouri 1n opposition to the Senate sub- stitute, and Ogden (D.) of Louisiana in favor of it. At 5:30 the committee rose, and the House, on motion of Dingley (R.) of Maine, took a recess until 8 o'clock. ‘The debate upon the bond free coinage bill'at the evening session was devoid of usual interest. Harris (R.) of Ohio, Brown (R.) of Tennessee, Howe (R.) of New York and Fowler (R.) of New Jersey, spoke in opposition to free coinage of silver, and Otey (D.) of Virginia ana Baker (P.) of Kansas, in its favor. C. W. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania, with a prefatory statement that advocates of free coinage were prone to quote the condition of Japan as evidence of the prosperity that attended the use of silver as standard money, sent to the desk and had read a paragraph in a recent letter from Tokio to the New York Herald written by John A. Cockerill, to the effect that so far from be- ing prosperous, Japan was on the verge of a season of depression and hard times. At 10 o’clock a further recess was taken by the House until 10:30 to-morrow morn- ing. SILVER AND THE TARIFF, 4n Understanding Not Reached by the Finance Committee. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—The Senate Committee or Finance this morn- ing acted upon a large number of unim- portant bills that have been referred to it and which have accumulated in the com- mittee-room pending the debate on free silver and the considering in committee of the tariff bill. The tariff question came up informally, a number of amendments to the text of the House bill being agreed to. These amendments, which pertain 'enfirely to the text, in no way relate to any vital part of the proposed act. It was agreed that so far as the committee was concerned the tariff bill should be called up to-morroew without opposition and made the unfinished business. 4 It will be impossible to secure unani- mous consent for a time to take a vote, and the debate will proceed along both silver and tariff lines forat least two weeks before any “‘unanimous consent’’ will be considered, much less agreed to. Quay will to-morrow consent to have his resolution to recommit the tariff bill and free coinage substitute go over tempor- arily. It is dlso understood that an ar- rangement has been made whereby the silver substitute is to be stricken from the bill by the sid of the votes of sound money Democrats, although the silver men will subsequently offer the substitute as an amendment to the tariff bill, Republicar leaders are in doubt as to the ultimate fate of the bill. If they keep their own vote intact and secure the vote of one Populist they can put the bill through. % Some of the leaders profess to believe that this will be done through the aid of Pleffer (Pop.) of Kansas. Gorman is quoted as saying he thinks this arrange- ment can be successfully carried out by the Republicans. If,on the other hand, the Democrats can rally six Populist votes to their side of the chamber defeat cer- tainly awaits the tariff bill on the final vote. PR OF INTEREST TO THE COAST, Mint Superintendent idagge!t Reaches the National Capital. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—John Daggett, Superintendent of the San Fran- cisco Mint, arrived in Washington to-day and left for Philadelphia to-night. Di- rector of the Mint Preston said to Tne CALL correspondent that no especial signifi- cance was attached to Superintendent Daggett’s visitc here, but that he came merely in the performance of his duty 2s a member of the committee of assayers ap- vointed by the President and which meets annually to test the weight and fineness of coins, Representative Bowers to-day introduced a bill amending the gresent tariff law by placing a duty of §10 per ton on refined asphaltum and $5 per ton on the erude. epresentative Barham introduced a biil for the relief of Dennis Tyron of”Cali- fornia. Dr. W. A. Coulter of San Jose, oneof the commissioners appointed to come to ‘Washington to urge the appropriation for the improvement of Californa rivers and harbors, arrived to-day, Twoothers of the committee are here, J. M. Gleaves and Dr. cLean of Alameda. The other three are expected to arrive in a day or so. Dr. Coulter has come armed with docu- ments to show that, notwithstanding the ref)orts of Lieutenant-Colonel Benyaurd, Alviso is a place of commercial import~ ance. The Committee on Public Lands of the House, through Representative Bowers, to- day reported favorably Jobmson’s bill, applying to California, practically the same act now in force in Idaho and Mon- tana—to define and classify mineral lands and segregate them from agricultural lands. Four boards of three commissioners each are to be appointed by the President. They are to receive each a per diem of $10, traveling and other expenses. A syndicate or “trust” of cannon- makers and powder manufacturers has been formed to be known as the Ameri- can Ordnance Company. The Cramps and Gatlings are included in the organi- zation. The largest guns to be made are nine-inch caliber and the smallest one- pounders, PROSPECTS GROW BRIGHT., The National Grand Army En- campment May Be Held in St. Paul. Railroads Being Gradually Forced to Make All the Concessions Demanded. CHICAGO, Irr., Feb. 11.—The pros- pects for holding the National Grand Army encampment in St. Paul were con- siderably brightened to-day by the action of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, which has taken position with the Chicago Great ‘Western in favor of giving the thirty-day limit asked by the Grand Army com- mander-in-chief aha the citizens of St- Paul. General Passenger Agent Pond of the Wisconsin Central, at the sgecial meeting of the Chicago-St. Paul lines held to-day in Chairman Caldwell’s office, gave the other officials to understand, after they had failed to take any action modify. ing their agreement of several weeks ago, that his road would take advantage of its rights under the association agreement to ask relief from the chairman. This is the prescribed course which was taken by the Great Western previous to giving the ten days’ notice that it would take inde- pendent action. ‘When Mr. Pond made this announce- ment at the meeting the other agents de- cided to take no further action pending another conference. As the meeting was called at the request of the Northwestern and the Minneapolis and St. Lowis roads the sentiment is general in railroad cir- cles that those roads will be the next to join the minority. Commander Walker said when here that if two roads would agree to the thirty days he would keep the encampment in St. Paul, and the Wis- consin Central is believed to have supplied the wedge which will drive the competing roads into line. Representatives of St. Paul and the Grand Army waited outside the meeting room and were highly pleased at the news. All that is lacking is a road that touches Omaha. SN The Exchange Excursion. DENVER, Coro., Feb. 11.—The New York Mining Exchange excursion, to leaye Denver Thursday noon by a special train via the Fort Worth and Seaboard line, arriving in New York Monday morning, is an assured success, about 200 persons having signed for berths in the Pullmans. A car of mineral exnibits will accompany the tourists. The extremely fayorable round trip rate of $50 has attracted many who are not especially interested in mining stock exchanges, and telegrams of inquiry have come from all over the State to-day. NEW TO-DAY. Apollinars “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” NOW SUPPLIED IN “SPLITS.” Ask for “Splits” at the Restaurants and Bars. = JOHN CAFFREY, 47 First street, San Francisco, REPRESENTING Charles Grasf & Co., N, Y., for Mineral Waters JAPAN'S WAVY 10 BE INCREASED. The Opposition Has Now Decided on Some New Tactics. WILL RUSH THE WORK. Plans to Double the Expendi- tures Contemplated by the Government. VISCOUNT MIURA'S GUILT. Plotted for the Murder of Korea's Queen, Yet He Was Not Held for Trial. TOKIO, JapaN, Jan. 30.—The opposition House of Representatives have marshaled themselves on a new platform. Knowing the country’s strong desire for a large in- crement of national armament they stand forth as champions of a measure far more comprehensive even than that contemw- plated by the Government. The latter proposes to devote the sum of 81,000,000 yen to the building of new men-of-war during the first term of the naval increase, and a further sum, the amount of which isnot ye$ stated, to the same purpose dur- ing the second period, so that by the end of 1906 the additions made to the navy would consist of four-line-of-battle ships, {four first-ciass cruisers, three second-class cruisers, two third-class cruisers and a large number of torpedo-boats and torpedo destroyers. This programme the opposition pro- poses to practically double and further de- vote the whole of the necessary money at once, 80 as to greatly hasien the comple- tion of ships. The subject wiil come up for discussion by the Dietin afew days, when an animated debate may be ex- pected. The Korean Government seems to be about to pay its current expenses by in- creasing its debts. Itproposes to raise the foreign loan of 3,000,000 yen at 4 per cent interest, hypothecating the customs duties as security, the Joan to be repaid in twenty annual installments, commencing from 1896. The Government further contem- plates the building of a railway from Seoul to Ninsen at a cost of 2,000,000 yen, which also is to be borrowed on the - se- curity of the railway. The transfer of the Kiangnan arsenal, near Shanghai, from the control of the Viceroy of Nanking, the great Chang, to that of the Peking Minister of War has furnished an iilustration of the power wielded by Chinese vprovincial officials. Chang, resenting the change as an jndirect reflection on his own administrative facul- ties, at once telegraphed the Minister of ‘War that since he was thenceforth to man- age thearsenal he proposed using for other purposes the sum of 1,000,000 taels, hit' erto paid annually out of the local ef- chequer for the support of tihe arsenel. The Ministry had no reply except to re- store the arsenal to its former control. The thieves that have for some time been stealing quantities of valuable porce- lains, antique and modern, from the por- celain storehouse of tne imperial house- hold department in Peking, have been ar- rested, as have also been the receivers of the stolen goods. Upon all these culprits, as well as upon the officials who had charge of the storehouse, the imperial wrath has fallen. Meanwhile itis proba- ble that the incident has enriched some of the fine American collections. Although Viscount Miura, the Japanese ex-Minister to Seoul, has been released by preliminary tribunal at Hiroshima on the ground of insufficient evidence, the finding of the court shows clearly that he not only contemplated, but also instigated the mur- der of the Queen of Korea. NEW TO-DAY. MORE COLUMBIA ——AND—— HARTFORD BIYCLES Are used than those of any other make. WELYX? Because they are BEST'! ¥y POPE MANUFACTURING (0., 344 PosT ST., S. F., CAL. e Instruction and Renting De- partment—1970 Page st., near Park entrance. THESUCCES OF THE SEASY THE LADIES GRILL ROOM ——OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL. DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST. OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. Dr. Gibhon’s Dispensary, 625 KEABNY 8T, ed BRUSHES .= e brewers, candy-makers, cauners, - BUCHANAN BROS., Brush Manufacturerse 609 0000000 (000000,