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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1896. ENGLAND AND THE TRANSVAAL. The South African Crisis Reviewed in a Blue Book. ATTITUDE OF GERMANY.. Kaiser William’s Course Made Public in an Official Statement. TRIAL OF THE REFORMERS, Plans -of the Men Who Invited Jame. son’s Raid Revealed by a Printer. LONDOX ., Feb. 12.—The Govern- ment has ied = blue book containing the dispatches which passed between Mr. Cham berl Secretary of State for the Colonies; Sir Hercales Robinson, Gover- nor of the CapeColonies; President Krueger of the South African Republic, and others in regard to the disturbances in the Trans- vaal. 2 The book contains a dispatch from Sir Jacobus A. Dewet, British diplomaticagent at Pretoria, which announces that Presi- dent Krueger,upon learning that Dr.Jame- son and his followers had crossed the fron- tier of the Transvaal, made an appeal to the Governments of Germany and France for their intervention. On receipt of Sir J. A. Dewet’s dispatch Mr, Chamberlain telegraphed to Governor Kobinson on January 13 as follows: ““Great Britain will resist at all cost the interference of any foreign power in the affairs of the Transvaal. The suggestion that Germany had contemplated such a step was met in this country by an un- precedented and unanimous outburst of public feeling. Great Britain will not tol- erate any change in her relations with the Transvaal.” ¥ Prior to telegraphing Great Britain’s positive refusal to permit any foreign in- terference in the Transvaal, Mr. Cham- berlain wired Governor Robinson in reply to an inquiry from President Krueger in regard to the destination of the new flying squadron of British warships, that it was not the present intention of the Government to send the squadron to South Africa, as al- ready three British warships had been sent to Delagoa Bay, the rendezvous of a number of foreign war vessels. Later Mr. Chamberlain informed Gov- ernor Robinson that England, while re- specting the independence of the Trans- vaal on the subject of conventions, woula maintain her position as a paramount power at all hazards. Concerning Dr. Jameson’s raid, Mr. Chamberlain tele- graphed Governor Robinson instructing him to represent to Cecil Rhodes, the Pre- mger of Cspe Colony, that Jameson had b\ & guilty of filibustering, and to inform him that ifitshould be proved that the Brit- ish Sonth Africa Company was cognizantof his. movements or privy thereto, the Gov- ernment would be called upon to revoke the company’s charter. Inany event, he said, the company would be compelled to pay an indemnity. To this cablegram Governor Robinson replied that he had Mr. Rhodes’ declara- tion that Jameson had acted wholly with- out authority. The blue book also says that Mr. Cham- berlain telegraphed on January 13 that the United States Government was informed that John Hays Hammond, an American citizen, had been made a prisoner, charged with treason.” Mr. Chamberlain instructed Governor Robinson to take, upon behalf of Hammond and the other Americans arrested, the same measures that should be taken on behalf of British subjects. The blue book also contains a letter from Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States Embassador, expressing the Ameri- can Government’s appreciation of the courtesy of the British Government to- ward America and her citizens, L Iy GEERMANY'S COURSE. Had Askea Portugal to Be Allowed to Land Troops. BERLIN, Germaxy, Feb. 12.—The Gov- ernment has issued a white book contain- ing the letters which have passed between the Government and Count von Hatzfeldt, German Embassador to Great Britain, on the subject of the troublesin the Trans- vaal, and also’ the telegrams sent by the Emperor to President Krueger at Pretoria. The white book shows thav Germany on January 1 intimated to Portugal that Germany expected to rely upon Portugal’s assent to thelanding of 4 German detach- ment at Delagoa Bay to protect Germany’s threatened subjects. The book cantains the first dispatch sent by Freiherr Marshall von Bieberstein, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Count von Hatzfeldt, German Embassador to Great Britain, ‘written in February, 1895. This Jetter refers to remarks made by the Earl of Kimberley, then British Foreign Minis- ter, in regard to President Krueger's toast to the Emperor of Germany in honor of that monarch’s birthday. The German Minister, in this communi- cation, declares that the material interests of Germany require that the Transvaal ghall be maintained as an independent state in accordance with the terms of the treaty of 1884, and that the status quo re- garding the railways and the harbor of Delagoa Bay be upheld. Drfi.)ameson's idea, he says, that Rhode- sia was to become a federation of all the South African States antagonized the interests of Germany. To this Count Hatzfeld replied that Lord Salisbury had expressed his concurrence with Germany in her desire to maintain the status quoof the Transvaal. i December 30 last Emperor William re- ceived a telegram from the Germans of Pretoria beseeching German intervention to prevent bloodshed. The next day the German Foreign Minister wired the qu- man Consul at Pretoria, authorizing him in an emergency, after consulting Prundgnt Kruger, to make requisition for a landing party from the German warship Zee Adler, as long as might be necessary. The Portu- guese Government was at the same time informed that the permission of Portugal was relied upon to land a detachment of German sailors at Delagoa Bay. On January 1 Count von Hatzfeldt in- formed his Government that he was im- pressed with the belief that the British Government was greatly displeased at Jameson’s raid. In conclusion the White Book contains a dispatch from the German Foreign Mi ister to the German Embassador at Lon- don protesting against- the attitude taken by the British press in assuming that the Emperor’s telegram to President Kruger was hostile to Great Britain or an invasion of British rights. e EXTENT OF THE CONSPIRACY. Two Thousand Rebels Had Organized to Aid Jameson. PRETORIA, Sourm Arrica, Feb. 12— '| The trial of members of the reform com- mittee, charged with inciting rebellion and with high treason, was resumed to- day, and evidence was adduced show- ing that the proclamation which, accord- ing to the testimony of a printer who previously gave evidence, was placed in his hands and put in type, but never issued, mentioned Charles Leonard, who is wanted in Cape Town in connection with the Transvaal outbreak, as President of the Provisional Government which was to have been organized. The proclamation also stated, it was said in the evidence, that the forces organized for carrying out the plans of the rebels ex- ceeded 2000 men. y The trial of the case has been adjourned for an indefinite time. —— PRESIDENT KRUEGER'S PLAN. Will ¥isit Other European Capitals Be- side London. BRUSSELS, Bereiuy, Feb. 12.—The In- dependence Belge is authority for the statement that President Krueger of the Transvaal Republic, who has been invited to visit England by the authorities, will emphasize his independence by visiting The Hague, Paris and Berlin with the pur- ‘ pose of conferring with the Governments at those capitals regarding the welfare of their subjects in the Transvaal. HNMNESTY T0 ZETODNLSS, Abdul Hamid Agrees to Spare the Beleaguered Garrison if It Surrenders. Clara Barton Arrives at Vienna and Is the Guest of Minister Tripp. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Feb, 12.— The Porte has issued a proclamation granting amnesty to the Armenians who are in possession of Zeitoun. VIENNA, AvusTrIA, Feb. 12.—Miss Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross Society, arrived here yesterday from Geneva, where she met the president and officials of the Geneva Red Cross Society, Miss Barton was received here by United States Minister Tripp, who invited her to reside in his house during her stay. Miss Barton will remain the guest of Mr. Tripp until to-morrow, February 13, when she will proceed on her journey to Constanti- nople. e M. THOMAS DEAD. Passing of the Celebrated Composer An- nounced—Famed in the Musical World. PARIS, Fraxce, Feb. 12.—The death is announced here of Charles Louis Am- brouise Thomas, the celebrated musical composer. Mr. Thomas was born at Metz August 5,1811. He was the composer of many works well known to music-lovers. He was elected a miember of the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1852, was appointed Officier d’Instruction Publique in 1869, and be- came director of the Conservatoire de Mu- sique in 1871. He has been a commander of the Legion of Honor since 1860, and Grand Officier since January 1, 1881. ISR PROCEEDINGS 1IN PARLIAMENT. Sir Frederick Pollock’s Proceedings Soon to Be Submitted. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 12—In the course of the debate in the House of Commons to-day, on the address in reply to the Queen’s speech, Mr. John Dillon, National- ist, who sits for the east division of County Mayo, demanded that a statement be pub- lished showing the allotment of shares of the chartered companies, especially those of the British South Africa Company. He said he made this demand because there was a widespread conviction that members of the press and men of prom- inence in the financial world and in Parlia- ment were not free from suspicion. Sir Frederick Poilock, professor of juris- vrudence in Oxford University, who has for some time been engaged upon the vepaution of Great Britain’s case in the Venezuelan dispute, has completed his task and tne result of his work will be submitted to Parliament next week, when concurrent statements in- tended to define the procedure for a settle- ment of the Venezuelan dispute will be presented in the House of Lords by Lord Salisbury and in the House of Commons by Right Hon. George N. Curzon, Parlia- mentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Lisd e Keinforcements Leave Spain. BARCELONA, Sra1x, Feb. 12.—Twelve hundred soldiers for the reinforcement of the Spanish army in Cuba embarked here to-day, and other parties aggregating 4500 will sail to-morrow and Friday. Sy s Convenes Italy’s Parliament. ROME, ItaLy, Feo. 12.—A cabinet meet- ing was held this afternoon, as a result of which King Humbert this_evening signed a decree convening Parliament on March 5. puls (L AT, Russia and Bulgaria. VIENNA, Avstria, Feb. 12.—A report is in circulation here that a military conven tion has been concluded between Russia and Bulgaria. FREIGAT THRAINS COLLIDE. An Engineer and Two Firemen Killed in a Wreck. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 12.—A fatal freight wreck, due to an open switch, oc- curred this morning on the New York Central Railroad. = An eastbound stock train of twenty-three cars collided with a westbound freight train of seventeen cars at Macedon swamp. . Six carloads of the stock were scattered over the four tracks, and eight cars were wrecked in the westbound train. Both engines were totally demolished. ¥rea Hosford, fireman of the westbound | train, was found lying dead, jammed against the boiler of his encine. Engineer Weber and Fireman Wood of the east- bound train are in the wreck and are supposed to be dead. Engineer Phillips of the westbound train and two firemen were badly hurt. S Positions for Utah Senators. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—In ac- cordance with an understanding reached when the Senate committees were reor- ganized, the Senators from Utah were to- day assignea to committee service as fol- lows: Mr. Cannon to the Committee on- Pensions, vice Lodge; Manufactures, vice Cameron, and Relations With Canaaa, vice Perkins. Mr. Brown to the Commit- tee on Mines and Mining, vice Pettigrew; WORK OF A DAY -~ IN CONGRESS, Objectiohs to the Creation of More National Holidays. MR. HILL’S AMENDMENT. Would Have Jackson Honored Also if the Lincoln Bill Were Passed. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Representatives Argue Upon the Free- Coinage Substitute to the Bond Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb:; 12.—The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 12th of February, would have been added to the list of American holiaays, so far as the action of the Senate could do so, had- it not been for a single objection. A bill for that purpose, which had been introduced some time ago by Hansbrough (R.) of North Dakota, was to-day reported by him from the Committee on the Library; and just as the Senate was on the eve of adjeurnment it occurred to Hale (R.) of Maine that it would be a fitting and grace- ful thing to pass the-bill to-day, and he asked unanimous consent to have that done. Hill (D.) of New York had contemplated offering an amendment to the bill, adding Jackson’s birthday (January 8) also to the list of National holidays, but under the peculiar circumstances he said he would withbold such amendment and offer it as a separate proposition. - Then Hawiey (R.) of Connecticut interposed an objection, on the ground that there was danger of run- ning to an extreme on this question. A resolution was offered by Vest (D.) of Missouri and agreed to, calling on the Sec- retary of Agriculture for a statement as to recent changes ordered by him in the quarantine lines established in relation to the transportation of cattle from Texas and other Southwestern States, and ds to the reason therefor. A resolution was offered by Peffer (P.) of Kansas and went over until to-morrow for the appointment of a select committee of five Senators to inquire into and report on all the facts and circumstances connected with the sales of United States bonds by the Secretary of the Treasury in 1894, 1895 and 1896, A resolution was offered by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska calling on the Secretary of the lation to the Union Pacific, the Sioux City and Pacific and the Kansas Pacific rail- road companies. Wolcott (R.) of Colorado suggested to Allen that his resolution called for statements which the Secretary of the Interior could not possibly supply, such as the names of stockholders and bondholders and the amonnts of stocks and bonds held by them. The resolution went over under the rule. Teller (R.) of Colorado introduced a bill to provide for the redemption of National bank notes, and it was referred to the Fi- nance Committee. Hansbrough (R.) of North Dakota re- ported from the Library Committee a bill tomake the 12th of February—Lincoln’s birthday—a National holiday, and it was placed on the calendar. The bill passed by the Senate some weeks ago for a memorial bridge across the Potomac, but which had been sus- pended by a motion to recousider, was on motion of Daniel (D.) of Virginia taken up and .the passage of the bill considered. The amendment offered by Blanchard (D.) of Louisiana, requiring half of the cost of the bridge to be paid by the District of Columbia, was rejected—ayes 8, noes 54— and the bill was passed. It directs the Secretary of War to construct a memorial bridge from. the observatory grounds across the Potomac River to the Arlington estate, and appropriates $100,000 for the necessary surveys. The urgent deficiency bill was taken up. The amendment for the appointment of expert money-counters in the treasury, which had led yesterday to a discussion of civil service reform, was the first question reached. It was agreed to without further discussion and without a division. The committee amendment appropriating $230,500 for fees and expenses of United States Marshals and deputies ‘provoked a discussion, in which the whole fee system was denoun-ed as not only an outrage, but a standing disgrace to Congress for allow- ing it to exist. The Indian Territory was particularly specified as the very worst ju- dicial district in respect to arrests being made for the mere sake of .fees. The biil went over without final action, A bill for the admission of Arizona as a State was introduced by Carter (R.) of Montana and referred. Hale (R.) of Maine asked unanimous .consent to have taken up and passed the bill reported to-day for the observance of as a National holiday. Hill (D.) of New York said that-he had intended to propose an amendment to the .| bill, but he would not do so now, and would introduce a separate bill to create Jackson’s birthday, the 8th of January, a National holiday. Hale thought that it would be a very fitting and graceful thing to pass the bill to-day, this being the 12th of February. Hawley (R.) of Connecticut said that he did not wish to act ungratiously. in the matter,but he was opposed to creating any more National holidays. There was danger, he thongnt, of running into ex- tremes like some countries which had so many saints’ days that people were seri- ously deprived of opportunities to work. After a short pause he said: “I believe I will object.” # “Of course,” said Hale. “It can'only be done by unanimous consent.”’ The Senate at 4:15 o’clock adjourned until to-morrow. IN THE HOUSE. Several Big Guns Fired in the Finan- cial Debate. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—Sev- eral big guns were fired in the financial debate in the House to-day, and the pro- ‘ceedings were among the most interesting of the protracted discussion. Dolliver (R.) of Iowa and McMillin (D.) of Tenessee, ot on Forest Reservations, vice Mantle, and | the Committee on Ways and Means, re- Indian Depredations, vice Sewell. spectively opposed and advocated the ’ Interior for a large mass of details in re- | the 12th of February (Lincoln’s birthday) Senate’s free-coinage substitute for the ‘House bond bill. ks The Senate joint. resolution appropriat- ing $75,000 to pay the joint expenses of the survey of the boundary- line between Alaska and British North American pos- sessions was reported from the Committee on Appropriations and passed. The hour and a half prior to the opening session of Wednesday’s legislative day in the House was largely given over to the advocates of the Senate’s free-silver substitute. It was supported vy Under- wood (D.) of Alabama and Cox (D.) of Tennessee. Brumm (R.) of Pennsplvania, while not aporoviug the Senate substitute to the full extent, announced his intention to offer an amendment similar to the Mor- rill amendment and expressed the belief that the House was not now calied upon to press the bond bill as it originaily agsed. At 11:57 the House adjourned 'uesday’s session. i 5 In the prayer with which the proceed- ings of Wednesday were opened Chaplain Coudert made Abraham Lincoln the sub- ject, returning thanks for the qualities with which men had been endowed, as ex- emplified in his character, and praying that we may emulate the virtues which shone in him ‘“with malice toward none and with charity for all.” Considerable amusement was occasioned by Kem (Pop.) of Nebraska, who rose to a question of personal privilege. He stated that in the Record of this morning there appeared under the heading, “Coin Re- demption—Remarks of Hon. Omar M. Kem of Nebraska in the House of Repr sentatives, Wednesday, February 5, 1896, a straight, radical, goldbug speech. Per- kins (R.) of Towa solemnly inquired if the gentleman disclaimed the remarks there imputed to him. Mercer (R.) of Nebraska—Oh, I hope not. I wish foronce that the delegation from Nebraska could be solid on the finan- cial question. Kem took the matter rather earnestly and said: ‘‘Some gentlemen ask if I was hypnotized. [Laughter.] 1 can imagine that an advocate of the single gold stand- ard should be hypnotized, and believe most of them are, but I cannot understand how a free-silver man can be hypnotized at any time or at any place.”” ‘W. A. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania—As the Record shows you to have a lucid in- terval, why not let it stand? [Laughter.] Resuming, Kem said it was evident that a grave mistake had occurred—he must be charitable and put that construction upon it—but that he could not understand how it occurred. He therefore moved, unless some gentieman would. rise and father the remarks, which he entirely repudiated, that they be exmmged from the Record. It was explained that the error was one which could be corrected, and that would bedone. The speech was prepared by Kerr (R.) of Ohio and furnished under the general leave to print. At the printing office the mistake was made of imputing the speech to Kem. Recurring then to_the bond-silver coin- whole, Payne (R.) of New York in the chair, heard Dolliver (R.) of Jowa, a mem- ber of the Committee on Ways and Means, resume the discussion. e felicitated himself that the questions of economy and finance could be, and always had been, safely left to the conservative judgment of the American people. In other countries they were for the settlement of financiers and statesmen only.- He felicitated him. self that the Repubiican party was broad enough and generousenougu to hospitably receive and entertain the matured opinions of any man upon these subjects. Mr. Dolliver said that of il the proposi- tions relating to the money question he had separated two which he thought the American people were solidly in favor of. These were, first, that every dollar circulat- ed in the country should bear the National | stamp and not be left to the yarying in- ! fluences of State legislation; and ‘second, that every dollar thus stamped should bé equal in purchasing power to every other dollar. After reading foreign treatises of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries he had formed these conclusions on the sub- ject: First—That any coin minted under free | coinage is bound in the long run to par- | take of the value of the metal contained in it. Second—That any nation making coins of two metals of the same nominal value stands to lose instantly the coin made of the metal which is undervalued. In conclusion Dolliver said: *Beginning with the issue of greenbacks and going on to the establishment of the National banks, to the payment of the public debt in coin, 1o the demonetization of silver, to the resumption of specie payments—every i one of those acts, every act complained of as part of aconspiracy against the people of the United States, has upon it the sig- | nature and approval either of Abraham | Lincoln or of Ulysses S. Grant—every one. [Avplause.] “If that is not an accurate historical statement I desire somebody to cor- rect. it.” Kem—Bnt is it not true that President Grant made the statement that when he signed the bill demonetizing silver he dia not know the effect of it? Dolliver—I don’t know whether it is true or not, but if he made that statement after his Secretary of the Treasury had twice recommended the measure to Congress and after Congress bad debated it through 187 coliimns of the Congressional Globe, if, after all that, he made sucha statement, then he was wanting in that wisdom which the world by common consent has attrib- uted to Ulysses S. Grant. ARIZONA’S MARTYRDOM. Statehood Defented to Prevent the Acqui- sition of Votes for Silver. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—Not- withstanding the secrecy of the House Territories Committee’'s meeting this morning, it is known that it has taken up the Arizona statehood bill and that the measure was Jefeated by six to five. The significance of the vote is' better under- stood when it is remembered that the op- position to the admission of Arizona is based on thebelief that the granting of statehood would increase the. number of free silver adyocates in the Senate. This was the primary cause of defeat. - 1t is also regarded as an indication of the sentiment of the committee with refer- ence to the New Mexico and Oklahoma bills, the passage of which, in addition to the Arizona bill, would add six new Sena- tors to the list of free coinage men. R S, N e PENSIONS FOR EX-SLAVES. Southern Negroes to Demand Money From the Government., TOPEKA, Kans., Feb. 12—An organi- zation of ex:slaves was effected here yes- terday by about fifty colored men for the purpose of making a demand on Congress for pensions. It is the purpose to make it of National scope. Of those in the meet- ing fully one-third have felt thelash. The idea originated with an old colored map named G. W. Charles, who presided at the meeting. There are possibly 1500 ex-slaves here. The demands of the asso- ciation are to take the form of a petition that will be addressed to Congress askin, pensions in the following schedule: - Al over 70 years to get $700 in cash and $15 er morth thereafter; all over 60 years, 1n cash and $12 per. month; alF who were over 50 years at the time of the emancipation,” $300 and $5 a month; all over one year at the time of the emanci- pation, $100 cash and $1 a month, P o S Fire in a Cargo of Hemp, .NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 12.—The’ steamship Ardanhoe of Glasgow, just ar- rived, was found to be on fire this morn- ing. An attempt was made to beach her. Her cargo consists of hemp. The fire is still smoldering, but there is hope of say- ing the vessel. g"Ihe loss is 350,0&, 5 —_———— Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12.—The treasury gold reserve to-day at the close of business stood at $64,841,379, a gain for to- day of $12,901,976, being the second aay's receipts of gold for the new bond issue. age bill the House in .committee of the |. . NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. 74 V. - - A COMIC VALENTINE! Suppose you just step into the big store to-day instead of going to your tailor and take a look at those clever Suits, those clever Overcoats, select one of ’em, put it on, get a bill for it; then go around to your tailor, open up the garment, let him look at the inside of it, let him look at the fabric, and see if he wouldn’t render you a bill for $35 or $40 for a like Suit or a like Overcoat, as the case may be. won’t think it a comic valentine. One of the best features of this Challenge Sale of ours is that we have placed $18, $17. $16 and $15 Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters in our big corner window, right in broad daylight where every passer by can see ’em, the very cleverest of tai- lor-made Suits, the very cleverest of tailor-made Overcoats, tailors can’t built ’'em finer, and have _ challenged our competitors to put up like Suits, - like values at -"$9 -OO--.-- .* They have acknowledged their inability by not replying to our challenge and it’s nearing the fourth week whereby we challenge ’em and gave *em ample time to put up or shut up; they have shut up. Then whip out your bill; he RAPHAFRFI'S INCORFORATED). Frisco's Biggest Store—Two Entire Buildings. 9, 11, 13 and 15 Kearny Street. A WIFE'S JEWELRY STOLEN How Drinking and Gambling Wrecked the Home - of Harry Mortimer. The Unhappy Bride Choked, Beaten, Robbed of Her Valuables and Deserted. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 12.—Harry Mor- timer, up to a short time ago a drummer for a wholesale liquor-house at the bay, came here with his wife two months ago. He was married in San Francisco last November and soon thereafter lost his place. Since coming here he has gambled away a large portion of his wife’s money. The couple are living in a Grand-avenue lodging-house, whither Mortimer repaired last Monday. at midnight in a maudlin condition, demanding more money from his unhappy bride. Suspecting that her husband was not doing right her she refused to give him any money. This in- furiated the wreich to the extent that he almost choked the life out of her and blackened Ler eyes. He then left the house, but returned yesterday afternoon, seemingly very contrite for what he ha done. But that was villainous hypocrisy on his part, for that night Mortimer stole $400 worth of his wife’s jewelry and de- camped for San Francisco. AL S Kidnaped Her Own Child. MARYSVILLE, CAL., Feb. 12.— Mrs, Kate Jennings, who deserted her husband, L. C. Jennings, last October, has kid- naped her five-year-old daughter. Jen- nings, whois proprietor of the railroad eating-house, has procured a writ of ha- beas corpus to determine who is the legal custodian of the child. The matter will be heard next Friday. A divorce will fol- low. Thechild is now in the hands of dis- interested parties. i RO HOW TO MAKE GOOD TIMES. Congressman Doolittle of Washington Says It Is Simple Enough. SEATTLE, Wasn., Feb. 12.—Congress- man F. H. Doolittle of the Western Wa: h- ing District, writing from the National Capitol to Colonel George G. Lyan of this city, in part says: If a few good patriotic men, with business heads on their shoulders, could have charge of the affairs of this country for a year and straighten out these tangles, putting the coun- try in the position she is entitled to occupy Dbilities, an era of progress could be inaugu- rated, the like of which we have never seen. The whole matter is a business proposition, both internally and so far as our commercia relationsin Oriental and Latin-American States are concerned. p Give us & money constitution; dig the Nica- ua canal; reform our consular service so that it can be made effective in all ways; estab- lish an independent commission to look aiter our foreign commercial relations; construct immediately forty or fl(l? ships of the Mon- terey type for harbor defense and a sufficient number of modern torpedo vessels, and enact pro orotective legislation for our industries, and no trouble exists that the country would not speedily recover from. & b4 ¥ FRESNO’S ASSESSOR PERPLEXED. Allowed No -Deputies to Make His An- nual Assessment. FRESNO, Car., Feb. 12.—J. V. Vincent, County Assessor, is in a perplexing situa- tion. The Supervisors to-day, under advice from the District Attorney, refused to allow him deputies to make the annuval assess- ment, which begins the first Monday in March. ' Heretofore from fifteen to twenty depu- ties have been allowed for three months to do this work. They have been sent into the country and have cailed upon all property-holders. Now none of this can with her enormous natural wealth and caps- | be done. The Assessor says he will send nobody out at his own expense, as it would take more than bis salary to pay a corps of deputies. He will assess at his office such as come in; and those who do not come he will assess arbitrarily as the law authorizes him to do. This will cause such a state of confusion as the country never saw before. There are 8000 property-owners and three-fourths must be assessed arbitrarily, for they can- not be waited on at the office. o R FRESNO’S GAMBLING CRUSADE. Haul Made by a Constable and Deputies in @ Chinese Den. FRESNO, CAL., Feb. 12.—The agitation over unlawful gaming here is beginning to bear fruit. Constable Albin and two depu- ties raided a Chinese den Monday night and arrested a Chinaman, one white man and two negroes. They were all released on bail. They were arraigned to-day be- for a police magistrate. Dan Conley, one of the party, pleaded guilty, two asked for time to plead and one pleaded not guilty and asked fora jury trial. 5 Other raids are expected at any time. Considerable feeling has been stirred up here over the publication of a letter writ- ten by Constable Ragsdale. Affidavits de- nying Ragsdale’s charges of collusion are - said to be in preparation by District At~ torney Snow, and the end is not yet. e SEATTLE CHILDREN ELOPE. The Boy Fourteon and the Girl Thirteen Years of Age. SEATTLE, Wasn., Feb. 12.—Ewell Fos- ter and Nellie Pickett, aged 14 and 13 years Tespectively, have eloped from their home at North Bend 1n this county. It seems tobea caseof pure love, and they have emphasized the old adage by attempting to cross the Cascade Mountains in their flight from irate parents on horseback. Foster has $20 1n cash and a' brace of re. volvers, with which he proposes to defend his youthful sweetheart and would-be child bride. Officers are in pursuit.