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: THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1896 i with King Menelik are mainly for the | purpose of zaining time. Thenegotiations | are based on a modification of the treaty of Uccialli excluding an Italian protectorate | from Abyssinia, the restitution of Tigrello | Ras Mangascia and an_exchange of pris- oners. The correspondent adds that the postponing of the departure of Ttalian re- enforcements for Abyssinia is not con- nected with the negotiations. The Times will to-morrow publish a dis- patch from Cairo saying that Colonel Gallalino, who was reported to have been xilled at the battle of Amba Alagi, is not dead. He was severely wounded and is | now a prisoner in the bands of the Abys- sinians. g ANGLU- EGYPTL EXPEDITION. 1t May Lead Up to Another Great Sou- dan War. LONDON, Exc., March 13.—The Anglo- Fgyptian expedition that is to make a demohstration toward Berber and Wady Halfa, in favor of the Italians at Kassala, is much discussed in the lobbies of the House of Commons. In an interview, Sir Charles Dilke, M. P., acknowledged authority on for- denounced the decision of the Government to j the expedition. He who is an feat, Great Britain would be compelled to stely intervene on rge scale, it would possibly lead to a an war. The Times to-morrow will publish a dis- patch from Cairo saying that the ultimate object of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition to the Soudan is undaoubtedly for the relief of Kassala, which, if it should be captured by the Dervishes, would become a serious menace to Suakim and Tokar. Possession of the fertile province of Dongola is es- sential to the protection of Egypt from Dervish raids, inasmuch as besides being a convenient base for hostile operations, it furnisheslarge food supplies to the Soudan countries ruled by the Khalifa. The writer of the dispatch hints at a final ad- vance to Omdurman and a re-conguest of the Soudan PARIS, Fraxce, March 13.—The Temps makes & vigorous attack upon the Anglo- Eeyptian expedition. It declares that it is a mere pretext to enable Great Brituin 1o prolong her occupation of Egypt. MANY VETERANS EXPECTED There Is a Promise of a Large Attendance at the Grand Army Encampment. | 1 Railroads Have Been Compelled to; Make Concessions in the | Rates. CHICAG doubt of the succ tional encampment of the St. Paul the first week of September from the standpoint of attendance. The rail- roads which run to the Twin Cities have | | s of the Na- | and Army in now 1 surrendered to the survivors of the Union | army on the question of the return limit | £ v days on the tickets, which was | iy bone of conten | etween the | railroads, the citizens’ committee of St. | Paul and the Grand Army executive. | This change came aboat at the meeting | of the Western Pa: reiation in | Lonis this week. The passenger offi- s did not formally grant the concession which the Great Western and Wisconsin Central roads had previously given, deem- | of such a precedent ital to their future interests, but a dozen of the lines in the Eastern committee of the association applied to | Chairn Caldwell for relief from the ad- verse action of the association in Chicago. With this wholesale desertion from the | stubborn stand taken by the Western | trank lines, the chairman was compelled not only to put the roads applying for re- lief on the same footing as the three who had taken independent action, but he gave all the members of the association permis- sion to take independent action, which means submission to the terms dictated by the G. A. R. and citizens of St. Paul. e oo GOING INTO THE BIG BASIN. All 'the Arrangements Complete for Dock- ing the Watship Indiana at Beaufort. BEAUFORT, 8. C., March 13. — The docking of the great warship Indiana at the adjacent Port Royal Basin has been looked for here and ] people of the entire South glantic Coast. The railways worked up lafe excursions, and there was quite an invasion of visitors to see the docking of the noted ves: The Indiana had quite a rough time of it down from Hampton Roads, encounter- ing a gale and heavy southwest winds. The hatches leaked a bit from the firing of the heavy guns fore and aft for the board of inspectors. Cantain Evans is delighted with the trip thus far. The Indiana is drawing 24:3 feet, and had she been drawing 29 feet she could have come 1n as well. If nothing unfavorable occurs and the west- erly winds are not i0o high the docking will occur in the morning 1n the high tide at 9 o’clock. The authorities of the naval station and the dock officers are confident there will not be the slightest trouble in docking the vessel and giving her bottom the first cleaning it has received since she has left the Cramps’ shipyards. The Government Coast Survey boat, Biake, is now in Port Royal Bay to see whether there have been any changes in the course of the channels since the last survey. If the Indiana goes in the dock on time in the morning the expectation is the two large pumps will have the basin empty by noon. :1rr., March 13.—There is| > COUKRELL TALKS ABOUT FINANCES, Silver Championed by the Democratic Statesman From Missouri. BLAME LAID ON FOSTER. A Républican Secretary of the Treasury Said to Have Made a Surrender. ONE CURIOUS CUBAN INCIDENT. Sherman Admits That He Made a Mistake, but Will Explain Only m Secret, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.— With the exception of one rather curious episode at the opening of to-day’s session the Senate was entirely relieved of all con- sideration of the question of Cuban bel- ligerency, ana had its attention turned to financial questions. An allusion had been made in Sherman’s speech on Thursday to a private communication which Lodge of Massachusetts was supposed to have received from the Secretary of State and | to have made known confidentially to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Lodge said Sherman had fallen into an unintentional error, that he had had no interview with Mr. Olney and had received | no private communication from him, and that the paper which had been sent from the State Department and had been read to the Committee on Foreign Relations by one of its members was the statement by the Spanish Minister giving the Spanish version of affairs in Cuba. Sherman ad- mitted the mistake he had fallen into, | and to a suggestion that he should com- municate the paper to the Senate he re- plied that it was a matter only to be read in executive session. Hoar of Massachusetts and Wolcott of. Colorado commented upon the peculiar position in which the matter was thus placed, and Hawley of Connecticut indi- | cated his purpose to move that the Senate insist on its disagreement to the House substitute for the Cuban resolutions and ask for a further conference. The financial condition of the Govern- ment was presented in a four-hour speech by Cockrell of Missouri, in which he ar- | gued that every Government obligation, with the single exception of gold certifi- cates, was payable in gold or silver coin, at the option of the Government, and he charged that Charles Foster, while Secre- tary of the Treasury, had, in October, 1891, surrendered voluntarily, meekly and sub- missively the right of the Government to redeera United States notes or greenbacks in silver as well as in gold. That action on the part of Foster Cockrell described as the Pandora’s box out of which bhad come ali the financial ills that had since fallen upon the country. Immediately after the reading of the journal Lodge called attention to an inci- dental statement made yesterday by Sher- man as to a communication which he (Lodge) was supposed to have had with the Secretary of State and to private pa- pers which he was supposed to have re- ceived concerning affairs in Cuba. The paper referred to was a full statement of the Spanish Minister giving the Spanish side of the question, and which was sent to the committee from the State Depart- ment and was read to the full committee by one of its members (Frye). The read- ing of these papers, Lodge said, had been confidential and had been mentioned by the Senator from Ohio simply by inadver- tence. Hoar commented upon these disclosures as presenting a remarkable condition of affairs, and asked whether the papers re- ferred to ought mnot to be laid before the Senate. . “Certainly—in executive session,” said Sherman. ‘Wolcott suggested that the Senate found itseif 1 an unusual dilemma. If it were essential (he did not think it was) that Congress shonld act on the gquestion of Cuban belligerency, the Senate was con- fronted with the position of having to vote on questions of fact, on testimony repos- ingin the breasts of the members of the Committee on Foreign Relations alone— testimony which they could not divulge to the public and could divulge only in ex- ecutive session. He would be glad to have explained to him whether or not Senators were expected to yield their own judgment and conscience, and to follow the ovinion (intelligently formed no doubt) of the Committee on Foreign Relations, based upon information which could not be divulged. Hale called for the regular order of busi- ness. The House bill, providing for a tem- porary increase of the revenue, was taken up in order to give Cockrell (D.) of Mis- souri an opportunity to address the Senate. He commenced by giving the condition of the treasury on the 3d of March last. He arguea that all Government bonds were payable in either gold or silver coin under the Stanley Matthews joint resolu- tion. He declared there was not a single Apollinaris “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” NOW SUPPLIED IN “SPLITS.” Ask for “Splits” (half pints) at Restaurants and Bars & JOHN CAFFREY, 4 Representing CHARLES GRAEF 7 First St., San Franciseo, & CO., N. Y., for Mineral Waters. obligation of the Government payable in gold, with the solitary exception—the gold certificates—and that their exclusive pay- ment in gold was a voluntary assumption on the part of the Secretary of the Treas- ury. Ifit had not been for that assump- tion on the part of the Treasury Depart- ment there would have been no trouble. There had been no raids on the treasury gold prior to October 19, 1891. Why? Be- cause of the general belief that the notes of the Republic were redeemable in silver and that the Government reserved the option so toredeem them, as stated by Secretary Sherman in his finance report in 1878. The silver dollar had been up to that time the watchdog of the treasury, and had beenin- finitely more successful in keeping off gold raiders than the Kothschilds and the Bel- monts had ever been since, and they are still the watchdogs of the treasury in France and Germany. ¢ Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada suggested, “Yes, everywhere except in the United States.” In this connection Cockrell read a letter of October 8, 1891, from the Re- publican Club of Boston to Charles Foster, Secretary of the Treasury, inquiring as to the payment of United States notes in gold, and Mr. Foster's reply, stating, “Treasury notes are redeemed in gold when presented to the treasury or any sub-treasury.” That corresnon&ence, Cockrell said, had opened Pandora’s box, and all the ills that since had fallen upon the country had been simply because Secretary Foster sur- rendered voluntarily, meekly, submis- sively, the right of the Government to redeem those notes in silver as well as in gold. Secretary Foster had not redeemed a dollar of those notes insilver after October 14, 1891, whereas Secretary Carlisle has re- deemed some mineteen millions of them in standard silver dollars, redeeming and canceling the notes, and no harm had come of it. If every ounce of the silver bullion in that treasury had been coined into silver dollars and paid out in redemp- tion of treasury notes, no harm would have come. The surrender on the part of a Republican administration was, Cock- rell said, voluntary, and was in defiance of the express letter and purpose of the law. Cockrell proceeded to argue against the proposition for the issue of fifty-year bonds to retire legal tender notes as anti- Democratic and as in direct conflict with Jefferson’s inaugural. It was the worst remedy for financial ills that an execu- tive officer had ever proposed, It would be a tame surrender of the use of silver and would cost the people at the end of the fifty vears over $2,631,000,000. Referring to Secretary Carlisle’s recent speech in New York Cockrell said the dis- guise had been thrown aside and that ‘“‘sound money’’ meant gold and nothing | but gold. He declared such mono- metallism was anti-Democratic, contrary to the Democratic platform. England, he declared, had been unable, with all the resources of the Bank of England, to | carry out its gold monometallic standard and twice had to borrow from France. He denied that a courageous advocacy of free silver would d'\vide the Democratic party. Reading from a list of Democratic rep- resentatives elected in 1892 and 1894, he showed that there had been a terrible fall- ing off of Democratic representatives elected in the latter year, due to the fact that that election had been under the gold | monometallic standard of President Cleve- land. Cockrell quoted extensively from the speeches of Secretary Carlisie, and, speaking of his speech at Covington last summer, declared he was loth to believe that any Secretary of the Treasury could } make such ridiculous statements until he read of similar statements made b y other | tools in the employ of the gold bullion company of New York. It was ludicrous that Secretary Carlisle should attempt to bolster up the “theories to which he had come a recent convert’ by reliance on such “stuff” asthat, the only excuse being the latitude always allowed for the zeal of converts. Heappealed for the re-estab- lishment of the conditions existing prior to 1873, for the country could not be worse off than it had been since the perpetration of the crime of 1873. Bimetallism was no experiment, having been in use from the time Abraham marched out of Chaldea until Great Britain drove silver from use. In conclusion Cockrell appealed to the country to declare its independence and declare for the equality of gold and silver, or else resume its dependence upon Great Britain, whom it had twice defeated, and ask her to take it under her avaricious and selfish guardianship and protection. “We should,” he declared, “haul down 01d Glory, the starry banner which has waved over the power and freedom and in- dependence of the country, and hoist in- stead the gold-standard banner of Great Britain, and ery out, ‘Long live the Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India.’ During the latter part of this speech Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Embassa- dor, had been an occupant of the diplo- matic gallery and an attentive listener to Cockrell's speech. At 6 p. M., the Senate adjourned till Monday. ASSHILED BY HERR BEBEL Vigorous Denunciation of the Acts of Germans in Africa. This Causes a Great Uproar in the Reichstag, and Socialists Make the Most of It.- BERLIN, GerMANY, March 13.—During the discussion of the colonial budget in the Reichstag to-day the chamber was the scene of a tremendous uproar and con- fusion. Herr Bebel, one of the Socialist leaders, made a violent attack upon the systems pursued in Africa by Dr. Carl Peters, the explorer, Herr Leist, formerly Governor of the Cameroons, and Herr ‘Wehlau, who was Leist’s substitute, ‘de- claring them guilty of every species of bar- barity, including murder. He denounced the discipline pursued by the courts in these cases, which had proceeded from the palace at Potsdam, and declared that the mild sentences imposed upon Leist and Weblau was an act of blackest shame the world had ever seen. He demanded that Dr. Peters be tried for murder. The remarks of Herr Bebel created great excitement, and the chamber soon drifted into a state of tumult, the Social- ists shouting violent denunciations of the Government's course and the President vainly ringing his bell for order. Dr. Kayer, director of the Colonial De- partment, finally obtained a hearing, and declared that Peters had only executed blacks in cases where the safety of the lives and property of the Germans in- duced such a course. He was assured, he said, that the lives of the blacks in the German colony were as safe as those of the whites. The London County Council exercises jurisdiction over about 120 square miles, ONE VOTE GAINED BY REPUBLICANS, Aldrich Is Given the Seat Occupied by Robbins of Alabama. DONE ON PARTY LINES. Populists of the House Joined in the Vote to .Oust a Democrat. IMPORTANT BILLS ARE PASSED. One Provides That Engineers and As- sistants Sailing Under American Register Must Be Citizens. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The Republican strength in the House of Rep- resentatives was increased by one this afternoon when, by a vote of 173 to 59, Gaston A. Robbins (D.) was declared to be not entitled to the seat occupied by him as a Representative from the Fourth Dis- trict of Alabama, ana William F. Aldrich, his Republican opponent, was placed therein. This result followed a two days’ debate of the report of the Committee on Elections No. 1, to-day’s session being oc- cupied by Dinsmore (D.) of Arkansas, in a three hours’ speech in behalf of Robbins, and Daniels (R.) of New York, closing in an argument of an hour or more for Ald- rich. The Republicans now number 247 members, the Democrats 101, Populists 7 and silverites 1. There is a vacancy from the Eleventh Texas district, caused by the recent death of Representative Crain. Aldrich ap- peared at the bar and was sworn in by Speaker Reed, amid Republican applause. The vote was along partly lines, the Pop- ulists uniting with the Republicans in vot- ing Robbins out. White of Illinois was the only Republican who voted for Rob- bins, while Cobb, Dockery and De Armond (D.) of Missouri voted with the Republi- cans for Aldrich. Before the election case was taken up two bills were passed. One was to require that engineers and assistant engineers on steamers sailing under American register shall be American citizens; the other was the tonnage-tax bill, repealing the recipro- cal provisions of the law of 1884, of which only Germany and the Netherlands took advantage, and reducing the tax on the coastwise trade between the Americas, be- tween the United States and the West Indies and between the United States and Hawaii from 3 to 2 cents a ton. At the evening session not a single item of business was considered. Upon the usual motion, made as soon as the House reassembled at 8 o’clock, to go into com- mittee of the whole, Erdman (D.) of New Jersey made the point of no quorum, The roll was called and 145 members re- sponded to theirnames. On motion by Pickler (R.) of South Da- kota, a resolution wasaaopted directing the sergeant-at-arms to arrest members absent without leave, but it was within a few minutes of 10 o’clock before the warrant was prepared and signed by acting Speaker Payne (R.) of New York. At that hour a vote by ayes and roes was obtained upon a motion to recall the roll, and that ex- hausted the period intervening until the nour when the session expired under the rules—10:30 o'clock. The House then ad- journed until Monday next. NO FRESH CONDITIONS. Articles for the Corbett- Fitzsimmons Fight Stand as Sent. NEW YORK, N, Y., March 13. —The alleged cable dispatch sent out to-day by the Chicago Associated Press stating that the National Sporting Club of London “has not yet offered a purse for a match between Robert Fitzsimmons and JamesJ. Corbett, and that no articles have been sent by the club to the United States for their signature,” is pronounced by George ‘W. Atkinson, editor of the Sporting Life of London and the National Club’s repre- sentative, to be “bosh.” The articles of agreement arrived in this city from Lon- don a week ‘ago ana were forwarded td Corbett, who signed them last Wednesday in Pmsi:urg. They are now_in the posses- sion of Sam Austin of the Police Gazette, wio exhibited them this afternoon to a representative of the United Press. When Mr. Austin read the spurious dispatch of the Chicago concern to-day he at once cabled Mr. Atkinson to learn if there was any foundation for the statements and that gentleman replied as follows: & “If articles are signed as sent they will be accepted by the National Ulub, but they will not allow any fresh conditions, As- sociated cable bosh.” AEES T RESCUED BY FIREMEY. People Carried Out of Burning Build- ings Just in Time. LINCOLN, Nesg., March 14.—Fire broke outin the wholesale and retail millinery establishment of M. Ackerman & Co. at 12:30 this morning and is raging fiercely. The entire department bas been called out. The Ackerman building is in the heart of the business district and adjoining build- ings are threatened. Four men rooming inthe third story were carried down by policemen nearly suffocated. The fire was practically under control shortly before 2 o’clock. It originated in the basement, worked through to the first floor and totally ruined the stock on that landing, It was confined to the Ackerman block, and the loss'is probably not over $60,000: insurance about two-thirds. Dis- trict Judge Cornish and State Representa- tive Spencer were among those rescued by the police. One fireman was injured. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 13.—Fire to- night caused $100,000 loss in the dry-goods store of E. B. Nugent on Fourth avenue; insurance, $90,000. Several menand women who had apart ments on upper floors were rescued by firemen. i ot Fought for the Girl. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., March 13.— Angry at each other because both were fond of the same girl, Fred Tucker and George Jacobs, two boys about 17 years of age, met in a barn in this city Wednesday night and settled their quarrel in a fight. Each boy had something of a local reputa- tion as'a boxar. When they met the fiighting was fierce till the fifth round, when Jacobs was knocked senseless by a vicious blow. T DG Smallpox on a Steamer. BALTIMORE, Mp., March 13.—The Nor- wegian steamship Gurley arrived from Port Antonio yesterday with a case of malignant smallpox aboard. The vessel reached her dock, but was ordered back to quarantine with all on board. Four pas- sengers landed before the smallpox case was discovered and are being searched for. The steamship was passed by the quaran- tine officers, but when she arrived at her dock a colored boy belonging to the crew was found to have smallpox.” The Gurley is in the banana trade. ot REVOLUTION IN HAYTL There Has Been a derious Outdbreak at Jackmel. KINGSTON, Jamarca, March 13.—Steam- ers arriving here this morning from Jack- §nel, Hayti, report the outbreak of a revolt in that town. The report saysthe Gov- ernment troops have been scattered by the insurgents and their commanding officer bad fled. The revolt is spreading. . Amnesty to Rioters. ROME, ItaLy, March 13.—The Ministers have decided to recommend to King Humbert that he grant amnesty to those civilians who were convicted by military tribunals for connection with the late riots in Southern Italy and Sicily, includ- ing Giuseppe de Felice-Giuffrida, Dr. Nicolo Barbarto and Garibaldi Bosco, all of whom were electéd members © the Chamber of Deputies while in prison. et For International Bimetallism. ?l}USSELS, BeLeruy, March 13.—Prime Minister Faverau, replying to a question asked in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. assured the house that the Government recognized the importance of international bimetallism, and would agree in any meas- ure that would insure by international afireement stability in the monetary ex- cl ange of gold and silver. S S C ¥ Won by the Ailsa. CANNES, France, March 13.—To-day was the first day of the Cannes regatta. The principal event was the race for the Prix d’Honneur. The Ailsa crossed the line a winner, the Britannia was second and the Satanita a very bad third, she be- ing a long distance astern at the finish. —_—— Caro and Cabinet Retire. PANAMA, Corompra, March 13.—The Star and Herald says that the resignation oi Senor Caro, President of the Republic of Colombia, and the Cabinet is definitely confirmed. It is said that President Caro will be succeeded by General Quintero Calderon, and that Abraham Moreno will become Minister of the Government and Pedro Molino Minister of War. —_— - Death of a Vice- Admiral. ROME, IraLy, March 13.—Vice-Admiral Racchia, commander of ihe reserve squad- ron, died ‘at. Spezzia yesterday on board tue Lepanto, his flagship. TAILORS JOIN THE STRIKE Ten Thousand Garment-Workers Involved in the Trouble at Chicago. Non-Union Mén Will Assist Other Em- ployes in the Fight Against Reduced Wages. CHICAGO, Irr.,, March 13.—Seven thou- sand men and women, members of the fourteen local unions of tailors, went out on strike this morning in sympathy with the clothing cutters and trimmers. While the strike was practically brought about by the clothing cutters’ and trim- mers’ trouble, the tailors also have griev- ances of their own. They say that before they will return to work they must have an increase of wages of 25 per cent. The strike not only affectsthe wholesale houses, but ten friendly firms who are having no trouble with their employes. Since the cutters’ and trimmers’ trouble with their employers began the tailoring trade has been very duil, and leaders of the new strike say that many workmen have been idle for weeks for lack off ma- terial to work on. These people are not included in the estimate given at head- quarters that 10,000 garment-workers are involved in the strike which began to-day. The leaders declare that 3000 tailors who were not members of the union have joined hands with them, believing the em- ployers intended to reduce their wages after the defeat of the cutters and trim- mers. Secretary Abel of the Clothing-cutters’ Association said 13,000 tailors had re- sponded to the call to strike. Telegrams were sent to-day to Meyer Schoenfeld of New York, the noted Hebrew organizer, and Charles F. Reichers, president of the United Garment-workers’ Union of Amer- ica, requesting their presence in Chicago. They are expected to arrive before Monday. The strikers are confident of winning, because spring orders are coming in and must be filled, while the strike of the cut- ters and trimmers has depleted the stock of unfinished garments. The manufactur- ers declare they are not affected by the strike. They are still'ordering non-union cutters from New York. At a meeting of the Cutters’ and Trim- mers’ Association to-night it was decided to call out all their members. This will tie up the entire clothing manufacturing industry in the city. s OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Favorable Report on the Mineral Lands 3 Classification Bill. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—Rep- resentative Loud was to-day informed by the Treasury Department that all bids re- ceived by it for building a fence around the new Postoffice building at San Jose had been rejected. The appointment of J. Gilchrist to a vacancy in the Internal Revenue Depart- ment at San Francisco was to-day con- firmed by the Civil Service Commission. The House Committee on Pensions to- day favorably reported the bill increasing the pension of T. V. Purdy of San Jose to $30 a month. Representative Barham introduced a bill removing the charge of desertion now uundiw :fnlnst. the military record of Louis,W. Mayer of California. Senfhtor Perkins - presented a petition of citizens of California protesting agains appropriations for sectarian purposes. ‘ensions were gianted as follows: Cali- fornia—Original: Gotlieb Maier, Ukiah. Uriginal, twenty years’ service—James Gardiner, Vallejo. Original, widows, etc. —Anna M. A, Hurst, Nevada City; Mary H. Neal, 8an Diego. Oregon: Original—Julius B. Gardner McMinnville; William Brown, Tillamook. Increase—Patrick Grogan, Baker City. ‘Washington: OrigingJ—John C. Caro- ther, Ellensburg. ‘The report of the Senate Committee on Publjc Lands on Johnson’s mineral lands clagsification bill is unanimous, and com- lete.y ignores the recommendations made Ey the Commissioner of the General Land Office. - The bill will undoubtedly pass the Senate in a few days, and if the House ac- celptu the amendments it will soon become = 3 aw. —_— Harry Elks’ Performance. JACKSONVILLE, FraA., March 13.—At the Villa Maynard meet last Wednesday of the Jacksonville Whéelmen Harry Eiks of Saratoga, N. Y., rode ten miles in com- tition in 24:58. Chairman Gideon of the . A. W. Racing Board telegraphs that the best time for ten jiles prior to Elks’ performance was 25:32. lks therefore holds the worid’s amateur championship for ten miles in competition. ks’ per- formance was the more notable because the racers were not paced for nearly two miles of the distance. g [ EVACUATION OF EGYPT IS URGED, Motion Made by Labouchere *in the House of Commons. TEMPORARILY CHECKED. But the Subject Will Be Debated on the Question of Al- lowances. ERRORS IN THE BLUE BOOK. Some Small Mistakes Which the At- torney-General Explains Were Due to Haste. LONDON, ExG., March 13. — In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Reginald McKenna, Liberal member for XNorth Monmouthshire, inquired whether- the Government of the United States of Co- lombia, in notifying Great Britain that Colombia would not recognize G. F. B. Jenner, British Minister at Bogota, in fu- ture, had stated that the action of the Colombian Government was due to defects in Mr. Jenner’s diplomatic temper. George N. Curzon, Under Secretary of the Foreign Office, replied that Mr. Jenner himself had stated thatthe Government of Colombia would not recognize him, but that Colombia had not notified the British Government of the fact or of the cause of its action. In the course of the discussion of the army estimates Mr. Labouchere, Radical mem ber for Northampton,offered a motion demanding the immediate evacuation of Egypt by Great Britain. L =Mr. Labouchere, speaking to his mo- tion, proceeded to criticize the policy of the occupation of Egypt, but the Speaker stopped him, saying that the chair would only permit the discussion of matters im- mediately relating to the army. Mr. Labouchere repliea that it would be impossible to discuss the question upon that basis, and that he therefore would not move the resolution. Sir William Harcourt contended that the mere accident of the forms of the House ought not to prevent the discussion of the situation in Egypt. He suggested that the debate on the Egyptian situation should take place on the coming up of the vote for men, which he thought the Gov- ernment should allow to be consid- ered at the earliest possible time. Mr. Balfour, the Government leader, agreed that the vote for men should be taken on Monday, when Mr. Labouchere should open the debate. Sir E. T. Gurley, Liberal member ior’ Sunderland, asked the Government to explain how it was that certain quotations in the Venezuelan blue book marked with inverted commas as having been taken from documents embodied in the appen- dix did not correspond with the words ‘in the documents. He also desired to know why in more than one case the sense of the orizinal passages had been departed from. 8ir Richard Webster, Attorney-General, replied that the quotations were material parts of the case and were correct. The slight verbal discrepancies were due to a hurriedly revised translation of some of the documents, and there had been no time to make corresponding alterations in the quotations. The errors in one case consisted in putting a summary within quotation marks. EXPLAINED BY MINK. A Union Pacific Receiver, Before the Sen- ate Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—Oli- ver W. Mink, one of the receivers of the Union Pacific Railroad, was before the Senate Committee on Pacitic Roads this morning. He had been connected with the road, he said, principally with the ac- counts and finances department, for twenty-seven years Questioned by Senator Wolcott, Mr. Mink gave in detail the earnings and ex- pensesof the Union Pacific road and its various collateral branches since going into the hands of receivers in October, 1893, up to January 1, 1896. In that period the gross earnings were $32,832,602, and expenses $21,171,233. Sen- ator Wolcott then turned the inquiry into the diversion of main-line earnings to_the payment of collateral trust obligations, and Mr. Mink said the interest on these bonds was paid for the purpose of holding the system together, to preserve intact the road from Kansas City to_Denver, so it would not end with tbe Union Pacific proper, in the middle of the great plains. 'hen the receivers were appointed it was not thought the financial depression would last over a year. While the depres- sion still continued the earnings of the road were increasing. The main line, he said, would alweys earn the interest on its first mortgage bonds if the system were kept intact; the only danger was thata very large part of the principal was due. The overdue interest on the main-line “A man convinced agaiust his will Iavgt the same opinion still.” Do not be induced against your better judg- ment to buy any Bicycle except a COLUMBIA ARTFORD ] POPE MANUFACTURING Co,, 344 PosT ST., S. F., CAL. — Instruction and Renting De- partment—1970 Page st., near (00000000} 1d soon be paid—that due &O?Sg:r;v ‘l’?n‘nbnbly within ninety days. s AT PRIVATE POSTAL- CARDS. Important Changes in the Postal Laws to Be Recommended. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The House Committee on Postofiices and Post- roads to-day ordered twe bills, introduced by Loud (R.) of California, favora_hly re- ported. The first provides that no indem- mity shall be paid for loss of registered matter in excess of $10. For a small loss the actual value of the Hackage is to, be al- lowed. The second dbi amemtxg ;é:v]i!;; regardin, stal-cards €0 as th%t beg%nggng July 1, 1895, it shall be lawiul to transmit by mail at the postage rate of a cent apiece, payable by stamps to be affixed by the sender, written messages on private mailing-cards, such cards to be sent openly in_the mails, to be no larger than_the size fixed by the conyention of* the Universal Postal Union, and to be ap- proximately of the same form, quality and Weight as the stamped postal-card now in general use in the United States. —_— Land Grants Approved. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—Sec- retary Hoke Smith to-day approved the following grants of land to railroads: Four supplemental clear lists to the Cen- tral Pacitic Railroad Company, successor to the California and Oregon Railway Com- pany, embracing 20,326 acres in Redding (Cal.) land district. Another grant of 44,883 acres in_the same district; 1743 acres in Marysville (Cal.) land district; 199,772 acres in the Redding land district; 160 acres to the Oregon California Company in the Roseburg (Or.) land district. I By the Popular Fote. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The Senate Commuttee on Privileges and Elec- tions this morning directed a favorable re- port on the proposed amendment to the constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by the popular vote of the people. The joint resolution and report will be submitted to the Senate in 8 few days. Promotions in the Army. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The President to-day sent to the Senate the following nominations: Lieutenant-Colo- nel + H. A. Theaker to be colonel, Major G. B. Russell to be lieutenant-colonel, Cap- tain Charles Porter to be major, First Lieutenant R. F. Ames to be captain, Sec- ond Lieutenant H. F. Sargent to be first lieutenant. A TR Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The Senate in executive session to-day con- firmed the following nominations: George H. Newman of Tennessee, Indian agent at the Colville Agency, Wash. Postmasters— California: ‘homas Fox, Sacramento; Josephine J. Gagney, Los Gatos. NEW TO-DAY. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS! Never was such consternation in the ranks of our competitors as our $6 50 All-wool Suit Sale has produced. S0 Don’t delay! Come To-day or never. Sale positively closes to- night at 10 o’clock. Remember, these are ALL-WOOL SUITS and Not Union Cassimeres or Satine "~ COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS, MARKET §4 ] STREET. OUR ONLY BRANCH IN S. F. Is at 211 Montgomery street. Avoid firms using a simllar name. AUCTION SALES. FORCED SALE. Buggies. AT AUCTION, THIS DAY, L Saturday.... .....March 14, 1896 the premises, STREET, At 11 o’clock, o 2482 CALIFORNIA WE WILL SELL The Entire Contents of T. J. Sullivan’s Stables, ...CONSISTING OF.... Lease, good will, etc., and 25 head A1l Livery and B o aes i he vegiass Landauier Cae riages, Intest styles: 3 Coupes; Open and Top Sur- Teys; Phaetons; Open aud 7op Buggies; Carts; 40 sets Single and Double Harness: Saddlery, Robes, Blankets, ete. ‘Also, the Office Furniture, including grand Com- Dination Sate. Sale positive, rain or shine. No lmit, no re- serve, Fvery article sold separately. SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. Office—337 Sixth street, FIRE- UNDERWRITERS' SALS. At 773 Market Street, Near F On SATURDAY, the 14th day ofe;(mh‘.";;aa. st 11 o’clock A. M., for account of the Pacific Wo_will_sell about, 100 SHORGLS abouf OWCASES, COUN- TERS ASD SCALES, : Rommgmgiian, ALt removed 'from J, out for er adverti Indiana Auction Co., 120 Suttes, ®. 13, 'DSALL. Pro) B. M. BIR] H, J, LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer. i e