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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1896, of a line ashore. The port-quarter boat, with six men and the second officer, was swung out on the davits and watching the opportunity the falls were cast off. The boat never cleared the ship’s side. There was a moment’s struggle as the men strained at the oars, and then the next breaker, sweeping around the stern, i sent boat and men crashing in a heap | against the Glenmorag’s quarter. Four of the crew and the second mate by super- human effort were rescued and brought back on deck, bruised and bleeding. - The other two able seamen, James Adams and | William Readdie, were crushed between | the boat and ship and drowned. he splendid work of the Fort Canby life-savers, who had arrived on the scene, resulted in the saving of twenty-six souls leit on board the ship after the disastrous boat-launching. Taese are being cared for | at Ocean Park and !lwaco. Tha Glenmorag is an iron ship built in | 1876 at Glasgow by Dobbie & Co. for R. & launching offithe longboat and the getting | | | | C. All She is of 1576 tons net register, | h nensions being: length, 255.1 feet; | beam, 38.6 feet; depth, 22.8 feet. She was evidently bound for this port, seeking a charter, she not being listed ana shipping men knowing nothing of her intended ar- | rival nor of her departure from- Callao in | ballast. The vessel will prove a total loss. - YET BE MAY SAVED. Attempt to Get the Glenmorag Into Deep Water Will Be Made. ASTORIA, Or., March 20.—The British ship Glenmorag, which went ashore on the | ‘Washington coast a few miles south of the entrance of Shoalwater Bay yesterday afternoon, was high on the hard sand | beach at low tide to-day. Her master, | Captain Alexander Ourrie, says that he| | | | i | | MR, BAYARD IS CALLED DOWA. Adoption by the House of the Resolutions of Censure. JOINED BY DEMOCRATS. Six Voted With Republicans in Teaching a Lesson to the Talkative Diplomat. VERY POOR DEFENSE IS MADE. Boatner’s Seat Declared Vacant by Reason of Fraud in the Election. WASHINGTON, .D. C., March 20.—The House immediately after the reading of the [journal proceeded to consider the resolutions censuring Mr. Bayard, Embas- waters of Castalia, with feet as winged as Mercury’s as he goes to his .morning toil, brushing the dew off the grass by the hedgerows, filled with the ozone of God and feeling himself a man. [Applause.] “In my judgment, Mr. Speaker, there is but one standard by which the difference can be marked in the social standing of the human tamily, and 1 wish to draw that standard here, before the young men | of this House, who, I trust, will be in it, its pride and glory, perhaps long years after many of us who are older have gone to the other land. There is just one stand- ard of distinction, appropriately speak- ing, between men in this world, and that is greater knowledge and better morals. 1 [Applause.] To know more and do better; everything else is subordinate to that. I do not care to go beyond that. Old Mat Pryor’s epitaph was good enough for me. His epitaph was: “Here lies Mat Pryor, Descended from Adam agd Eve; 1t ‘any one can rank higher, I'se willing to give him leave.” [Applause.] Turner (D.) of Georgia made a strong speech defending the Embassadorfrom the charges made against him and affirming that he was right in saying what he did. Newlands (Siiver) of Nevada, speaking in favor of the resolution, said the strength of President Cleveland eulogized by Mr. Bayard was the strength of destruction, not of construction. The last speech was made by Bailey (D.) of Texas, who spoke particularly of the Boston speech. Mr. Bayard’s utterance that the people of the United States were a violent people who frequently needed to have their way obstructed was not only in violation of diplomatic etiquette, but an offerse against good sense and sound and rugged patriotism. |Applause.] < B i) The British Ship Glenmorag, Wrecked at the Mouth of the Columbia River. had a fair passage up the coast. Fox the , past few days fog prevented the taking of observations. Captain Currie thought he | was about off the mouth of the Columbia | and well outside, and was waiting to pick | up a pilot when the lookout called out, | ‘‘Breakers ahead!” Before a sheet could be let go she ran hard on the sand. Ignorant of where he was, and thinking it was near Tillamook, fifty miles away, both anchors were dropped and the boats ordered manned. It was broad asylight, but the fog was so thick that one could not see a cable’s length. The wind was blowing from the south and the surf ran | strong with the tide. The first boat low- | ered was in a trough of the sea on the wrong side; the waves smashed it against the side of the ship. James Adams, a sea- man, had a rowlock driven into his head and was killed; William Readdie’s skull was crushed between the boat and the side of the ship, and four others were badly in- | jured, one’s leg being broken. These are expected to live, although badly injured. The balance, with the dead and injured, landed safely in other boats. While the general opinion is that the Glenmorag will bea total loss, Captain Currie claims that she can be got off, | and the tug Relief will go from here in the morning to attempt to rescue the ship. JCQUITTED AT MODESTD “White-Hat” McCarty Found Not Guilty of Neglecting His Horses. The Turfman Believes Rancher Canty Should Be Prosecuted for Cruelty. MODESTO, Car., March 20.—It took a jury of nine men just six minutes to de- cide that ‘“White-Hat’” McCarty and his son, Joseph, were not guiity of the crimi- nal charge brought against them—that of failing to provide the necessary suste- nance to a band of 294 fine-brea horses pastured at J. M. Canty’s ranch. Mec- Carty and Canty were the only witnesses put on the stand, and the case was sub- mitted without argument. McCarty brought W. W. Mendenhall of San Fran- cisco, and Ed Richards, but they did not testify. The case began at 2:30 o’clock this after- noon, ending at 6:20. The jury took but one ballot. The principal point contested was: Did Canty contract to feed the horses fora compensation of §125 a month, and was the said contract annulled by McCarty in any way? The jury consisted of these farmers and . business men: J. B. Brown, W. 8. Stone, Samuel Gates, W. H. Bortle, C. D. Vezey, H. C. Short, C. H. Abbott, J. A. Lewis and E.D. Wells. McCarty says he does not believe he is in a position to commence criminal proceedings against Canty, but says it should be done. The stock is now being fed. Canty makes a statement notin ac- cord with” McCarty’s, who says forty-one horses starved. Canty says only thirty- eight starved to death, eleven being suck- ling colts. Two were killed accidentally by barbed wire, and one drowned after bogging down. £ PR A A Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-daf’ stood at $127,252,859. %%e wisbdrawals for the day were $862,500. B sador to London, for his speeches at Boston and Edinburgh. Adams (R.) of Pennsyl- vania recommended the passage of the resolutions. He paid a high tribute to the personal character of Mr. Bayard, but questioned the propriety of the Embassa- dor of the United States going down to the little town of Boston, Eng., and presenting prizes to the clever youths of the grammar school there. Mr. Bayard’s acquaintance with the proper conduct of public affairs was obtained by a career of thirty years therein, Adams said, and he was )ustified | in committee and in the House in support- ing the resolution of censure. Fairchild (R.) of New York, supporting the resolutions, found fault with them for not going far enough, and asserted that if the House could have considered the question apart from partisanship it would now be discussing articles of impeachment | instead of a mere resolution of censure, Wheeler (D.) of Alabama, said the at- tack upon Mr. Bayard came from the | State of Massachusetts, which believed in | protection for protection’s sake. He had the clerk read from the Cleveland World, edited by Robert P. Porter, the “King and Prince of Protection,” a telegram irom Younétown, Ohio, announcing the ship- menthof a large invoice of finished iron to India. ‘That.” exclaimed Wheeler, ‘‘is the tribute to the Wilson tariff bill, which ovened the markets of the world to the products of the United States.” Hutcheson . (D.) of Texas, considered Mr. Bayard’s words as “ill-timed and un- warranted.”” Willis (R.) of Delaware, whose con- stituent Mr, Bayard is, could not give his consent to the passage of the first resolu- tion, standing with Draper (R.) of Mass- achusetts. He would move an amend- ment to the second resolution, declaring the sense of the House to be that diplo- matic officers should not make partisan speeches by adding the words, “nor speak in disparagement of American people.” His first reason for opposing the resolu- tion of censure, Willis said, was a matter of State pride, = Willis was heard with great interest, and closed with an appeal not to pass the resolution of censure. In the course of his remarks Willis said : “There are men holding subordinate places in the Government of the United States to-day—men sitting with their feet on the mantel-piece, with a cigar in their mouths—who are as difficult of access as the Mikado of Japan. [Laughter.] They have got the big head and got it bad. They belong probably to the class that be- lieve everything foreign is good. They belong to that large class who think that everything that comes from abroad is bet- ter than anything that is American; they ape foreign manners and adopt foreign institutions, and cultivate foreign style and foreign fashions, and leave here every vacation time and go to Eu- rope to apologize for the Battle of Bunker Hill. [Laughter and plause.] These are the people who are glad to be welcomed at the feet of royalty and believe in it, and would be proud to eat dirt if they could eat it off a royal platter; the people who think that an aristocratic, broken down snob, a gouty, leprous, half-idiotic, licentious lord is better than an honest American citizen; that this degenerate offspring of spurious ancestors, the rotten product of a_rotten antl effete system, is better than the sun- burnt American farmer with his bronzed cheeks, painted with pigments of the sky, his nerves and muscles as strong as those of Hercules, his every sinew hardened with honest toil, his blood as pure as the ap- | “Whoever teaches,” said *Bailey in con- clusion, “that the will of the people shounld be frequently Jr at all obstructed assails the foundation of the Government, and whoever says the people are turbulent is unworthy to represent the Government anywhere in any capacity.”” [Extended applause.] The vote on the resolutions was then taken, first on the resolution censuring Mr. Bayard for his utterances, a separation of the two being asked by Draper (R.) of Massachusetts and Wi)lis (R.) of Dela- ware. ‘The rollcall resulted: Ayes 180, noes 71. The vote was mainly along political lines, the Republicans voting aye and the Democrats no. The Populists surported the resolutions. Willis (R.) of Delaware endeavored to secure unanimous consent to amend the second resolution by adding the words “or which reflects upon the American peo- ple,” but Pearson (R.) of North Carolina objected. The vote was then taken on this resolution, also by ayes and noes. The roll- call resulted: Ayes 191, noes 59. There were no Republican or Populist votes cast against this resolution, and the following Democrats voted for it: Allen of Mississippi, Bailey of Texas, Cummings, Hutcheson, Layton, Owens of Kentucky, Pendleton of Texas, Sorg and Stokes of South Carolina. s The resolutions as agreed to are as fol- lows: ‘WHEREAS, Thomas F. Bayard, Embassador of the United States to Great Britain, said in a vublic speech delivered in Boston, England, August 2, 1895. as follows: “‘He (the President of the United States) stands in the midst of a strong, self-confident and oftentimes violent ‘people—men who seek to have their own way, and who need to have that way frequently obstructed—and I tell you plainly that it takes areal man to govern the people of the United States”; and, whereas, Thomas F. Bayard, Em- ‘bassador of the United States to Great Britain, said in & public speech delivered in Edin- burgh, Scotland, on November 7, 1895, as fol- lows: “In my own country I have witnessed the insatiable growth of that form of state socialism styled ‘protection,’ whichI believe has donemore to foster class legislation and create inequality of fortune, to corrupt public life, to banish men of independent mind and character from the ‘public councils, to lower the tone of National representation, blunt public conscience, create false standards in the popular mind, divorce ethics from poli- tics and place politics upon the low level of & mercenary scramble than any other single cause. * * * It (the said policy of protection) has unhesitatingly allied itself with every policy which tends to commercialisolation, dangerously depletes the treasury and saps the popular conscience by echemes of corrupt- ing favor and largesse to special classes, whose support is thereby attracted. Thus it has done 50 much to throw legislation inte the political market, where jobbers and chaffers take the Pplace of statesmen” ; therefore be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the Honse of Representatives that Thomas F. Bayard, Em- bassador of the United States to Great Britain, in publicly using the language above quoted has committed an offense ageinst diplomatic propriety and an abuse of the privileges of his exslted position which should make him the representative of the whole country and not of any political party. Such utterances are wholly inconsistent with that prudent, deli- cate and scrupulous reserve which he himself, while Secretary of State, enjoined upon all diplomatic agents of the United States. In one speech he affronts the great body of his countrymen who believe in the policy of pro- tection: in the other speech he offends all his countrymen who believe that Ameri- cans are capable of self-government. There- fore as the immediate represeutatives of the American people and in their name we con- demn and censure the said utterances of Thomas F. Bayard. Resolved, further, That in the opinion of the flw_;eol_kepmnuflvvud;ubflp speeches by P our’ diplomatic or consular officers abroad ‘which display partisanship or which condemn any political party or party policy or organiza- tion of citizens in the United States are in dereliction of the duty of such officers, impair their usefulpess as public servants and diminish :the | confidence which they should and may command at home.and abroad. The contested election case of Alexis Benoit vs. Charles Boatner, from the Fifth Louisiana District, was called up by John- son (R.) of Indiana, chairman of the Com- mittee on Resclutions 2, who moved the adoption of tre resolution adopted by the committee declaring the seat vacant and that an invalid election was held. Bailey (D.) of Texas moved as a substi- tute. the resolution recommended by the minority that Boatner was entitled to hold his seat. It was explained that at the suggestion of the contestee, Boatner, it had been agreed to submit the case to the House for decision to-day without argument. The reason for this was that in case the House should concur in the report of the com- mittee and unseat Boatner to-morrow was the last day on which the Governor of Louisiana could give notice of a new elec- tion in the district to be held at the gen- eral election of the State on April 21. Taylor (R.) of Ohio read from the report of the committee, which substantially charges that the election in question was permeated with fraud, violence and intimi- dation, and the committee had adopted a resotution declaring, therefore, the seatin Congress from the Fifth Congressional Dis- trict of Louisiana to be vacant. Boatner presented to the House portions of the report of the minority, after which Benoit, the contestant, was accorded the privilege of the floor for ten minutes. In that time he briefly sketched the condition of things in the district, asserting that the negroes were either prevented from voting at all or compelled to vote the Democratic ticket. The resolution of the minority was re- jected—ayes 59, noes 131—and then, with- out a division, the resolution of the ma- jority declaring the seat vacant was agreed to. At 5 o'clock the House took a recess under the rules until 8 o’clock, for regular Friday night session for vension bills, after which it will adjourn until Monday. At the evening session no question of a quorum was made upon the motion to go into committee of the whole and several bills were ordered to be reported favorably to the House. Among them was one granting a pension of $100 a month to Jo- seph A. Cook, a brevet major-general in the War of the Rebellion. He was a vet- eran of the Mexican War and as such has been drawing a pension of $8 a month. More recently he has been in receipt of a pension of $12 a month under the general law of 1890. In the course of the evening Loud (R.) of California antagonized a bill to pension the widow of Captain Crandall, for some years an employe of the Senate, and in connection with his remarks read a pro- test from Sedgwick Post, G. A. R., of San Francisco, against. the granting of-large pensions to widows of deceased officers. He said he was surprised that the old sol- diers had not risen in rebellion against the action of Congress in regard to some of these cases. [Applause.] Blue (R.)of Kansas also warned the House that the oid soldiers were watching them and would intelligently make up their minds whether or not they acted with equity in the cases brought to their attention in these Friday night sessions. At 10:30 o’clock the House adjourned until Monday. AN UNGENEROUS ADVANTAGE. The English Would Regret the Departure of Bayard. LONDON, Ex6., March 20.—The Stand- ard, commenting on the action of the House of Representatives in adopting the resolutions censuring Embassador Bayard, will to-morrow say that while there is some reason for the complaint against Mr. Bayara it thinks his opponents ridiculous to exaggerate the grievance. They bave taken an ungenerous advantage. The Standard will say it is of the opin- ion that a strong motive to induce Mr. Bayard to ignore the yote of censure and to remain at his post is found in the fact that the friendly tone which succeeded the initial bitterness of the Venezuelan ques- CALL CHAMPIDNS THE CUBAN CAUSE Denounces the Advocates of Imperialism on This Continent. NO POSSIBILITY OF WAR In Any Event Spain’s Privateers Could Not Hurt American Commerce. THE RESOLUTION GOES OVER. Morgan, However, Introduces a Second Measure to Recognize Belligerency. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—The debate on the Cuban question occupied most of the time of the Senate to-day. It was_opened by Caffery of Louisianain continuation of the speech begun by him yesterday in earnest opposition to all in- terference in the matter, and it was closed by an equally earnest appeal by Call of Florida in favor of the Cuban insurgents or patriots. b There was a rather unfavorable indica- tion of the fate of the conference report in a vote faken on the question of an adjourn- ment over. A motion that when the Sen- ate adjourn to-day it will be till Monday next was made early in the day by Gorman of Maryland. It was resisted by Senators Sherman of Ohio and Lodge of Massa- chusetts on the ground that the Cuban resolutions should be pressed to a vote without unnecessary delay. The motion to adjourn over was carried, however, by a large majority—42 to 22. There was po time lost in getting at the conference report on the Cuban resolutions this morning. . The reading of yesterday’s journal was dispensed with and there was little or no morning business to be dis- posed of. Sherman (R.) of Ohio movea that the conference report be taken up; but as soon as that motion was agreed to and the re- port laid before the Senate Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska requested that be might address the Senate for half an hour on the Dupont election case. Sherman yielded gracefully and Allen addressed the Senate.in opposition to the claim of Dupont to a seat in the Senate from the State of Delaware. He wound up his speech by declaring empbhatically that he would vote against Dupont being recognized as & Senator. A motion to adjourn over until Monday was made by Gorman (D.)of Maryland and was, in the absence of Sherman, ob- jected to by Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts, who desired to bave action on the Cuban resolutions. A call of the Senate was had in order to give time for Sherman to return to the chamber, and sixty Senators responded. In the meantime Sherman returned, and he expressed the hope that the motion to adjourn over would not be agreed to un- less there was first an agreement reached as to a time for taking a vote on the Cuban resolutions. To that proposition a strong objection was made by Hale (R.) of Maizne, on the ground that two-thirds of the time con- sumed in the Cuban discussion had been occypied by the members of the Commit- tee on Foreign Relations or those who sympathized with their report, and that there were many Senators who desired to be heard on the other side of the question. The vote was taken on Gorman’s motion tion was largely due to his personal exer- tions. Englishmen, the paper says, would genuinely regret his departure. GARMENT-WORKERS W Six Hundred Who Went on Strike Return to Work at Chicago. But the Condition of the Cutters Is Not Changed by the Surrender of Contractors. CHICAGO, ILr., March 20.—Six hun- dred garment-workers who went on strike returned to their machines. to-day, receiv- Ing an advance of 25 per cent in wages, a weekly payday, recognition of the union and a bond of §200 to bind the bosses to live up to their agreement. Fifty of the tailor contractors called at the garment-workers’ headquarters yes- teraay and to-day and signed the contract, but permission was not given for the workers to return to the shops until the bond had been given. The contractors were compelled to yield to the garment- workers’ terms because the owners of the custom tailor establishments demanded that orders be filled. The practical surrender of the contract- ors has not changed the condition of the cutters’ strike. The garment-workers who went out to help them win are helping themselves. e TBE YACHTS BECALMED. Contest for the Goelet Cup Will Have to Be Resailed. CANNES, Frasce, March 20.—In the Cannes regatta to-day the cup given by James Gordon Bennett and Ogden Goelet was.contested for, this being the second event for that trophy since it was do- nated. Last year the race for the cup was declared off, as only two yachts appeared at the starting line, while the conditions required three. Three vessels started to- day, but, as last year, only under differ- ent circumstances, there was no result. The Ailsa, Sritannia and Satanita got off 1 a light wina and became becalmed under the lee of the Esterel Mountains and were unable to finish the course before sundown. The Britannia was in the lead during the whole of the first and part of the second round, but the Ailsa afterward took the lead and maintained a position far in advance of the Prince of Wales' boat until the time limi week. g Five of the Crew Drowned. LONDOYN, Exc., March 20.—The British schooners Forest Bell and. Zenith, both of Swansen, came into collision in the chan- nel last night. The Zenith was sunk and five of her crew drowned. t had expired. | The race will probably be resailed next: and it was agreed to—ayes 42, noes 22. Mitchell (R.) of Oregon, chajrman of the Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions, reported the joint resolution for the election of United States Senators by the people and gave notice that as soon as pos- sible he would move to have it taken up and considered. “As one of the minority of the commit- tee,”’ Chandler said, “‘Igive notice that the motion of the Senator from Oregon will be vigorously opposed.” The conference report on the Cuban res- olutions was then taken up and Caffery (D.) of Louisiana continued the speech be- gun by him yesterday in opposition to the report. He said that the exercise of the power of recognizing belligerent rights was exclusively in the executive branch of the Government. He went on to argue that the resolutions were a gratuitous insult and amounted almost to war. In conclusion Caffery said if the influ- ence of the United States was to be ex- tended over Cuba and the South American countries it must be on the wings of peace, not on the pinions of war. Call (D.) of Florida next addressed the Senate. He spoke of the opponents of the resolutions as “‘advocates of imperialism on this continent” and eriticized theargu- { ment of Caffery. As to the threats of pri- vateering upon American commerce in case of war with Spain Call exclaimed: ““What com merce have we to prey upon? n do us no harm. But there ty of war.” Call closed his speech at 4:10, and then the floor was taken by Palmer (D.) of Iilinois, but as the hour was advanced, and as there were very few Senators pres- ent, the matter went over until Monday next. The following bills were taken from the calendar and passed: To provide times and places for holding terms of United States courts in Utah; to grant right of way over the public domain for oil-pipe linesin Colorado and Wyoming; increasing —_— the pension for the widow of Colonel Clen- dennin, Second Cavalry, to $50 a month; to authorize the payment to Rear-Admiral John H. Russell of the highest pay of his grade; to pay to William 8. Grant $77,989 for his clainr for supplying military posts in Arizona in 1861 and 1862; to pay to the widow of Army Surgeon Tripler $3000 for his services in preparing a manual for the medical officers of the United States; House bill for the disposal of lands lying within the Fort Klamath hay reservation in Oregon; aporopriating $5000 for a Gov- ernment survey of the mouth of the Yukon River, Alaska; also Senate bill to pay Holmes and Leathers, contractors on mail routes in Mississippi, $12,910 for transportation of the mails in April and May, 1861, In relation to this last bill Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire raised a laugh by say- ing that he had had an unfavorable im- pression made upon his mind about it from a long speech made in its favor last session by the junior Senator from Loui- siana (Blanchard). b Morgan (D.) of Alabama introduced a joint resolution as to Cube in these words: Resolved, That it is hereby deélared that a state of public war exists in Cuba between the Government of Spain and the people of that island, who are supporting & separate govern- ment under the name of the republic of Cuba, and a state of belligerency between said gov- ernments is hereby recognized. The legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill was reported from the Committee on Appropriations by Cullom (R.) of Illinois, who gave notice that he would ask the Senate to take it up for con- sideration next Monday. The Senate then at 5:40 P. M, adjourned until Monday next. BLOCKED B THE SHOW. Traffic Tied Up in Many Sec- tions of the Far North and East. : Blizzards and Hurricanes Also Rage ané Great Damage Is Done to Property. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 14.—A heavy snowstorm is general throughout the State. At Niagara Falls the storm was the worst of the season. ‘The snow is packed so hard that it will be some time before the railroad tracks can be opened. Snow in many places is two feet deep on the level, and the drifts are enormous. | Railroad and other business is at a stand- still. WATERTOWN, N. Y., March 20.—A blizzard has prevailed throughout North- ern New York to-day, blocking the high- ways with drifts of new snow and delay- ing trains on all roads. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., March 20.—The Harts Creek region, fifty miles south, in Lincoln County, was visited by one of the most destructive hurricanes ever known in that section last night. Trees and fences were carriea before the mighty wind, and the large store building of R. A. Lewis was torn from its foundation and totally wrecked. No lives were lost, but the property loss will be heavy. MONTREAL, Que., March 20 —A heavy snowstorm has prevailed all over this sec- tion for the last twenty-four hours. Rail- way traffic is much interrupted. TORONTO, O~t., March 20.—One of the worst . storms in many years has been raging all over Ontario for the past twen- ty-four hours, and as a result train service is almost paralyzed. Only one train came into Toronto to-day, while but one has left, | and it is stallea a few miles from the city. A similar state of affairs is reported from every railway center in the province. e g e SFLVER GAINING FRIENUDS. Senator Teller Encouraged by the Stand of Balfour. WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 20.— Senator Teller said to-day that the action of the British Parliament on the silver question was encouraging. It was a long step in advance, and contradicts the as- sertion frequently made by advocares of the gold standard that silver is losing ground in Europe. S “No one expects England to open her mints for the unrestricted coinage of sil- ver,” said he, “but what has occurred in the British Parliament within the last few days is gratifying to those who wish she would go so.” It indicates that public sen- timent is very strong when & man like Balfour stands up and talks as he did. We believe it is a most encouraging symptom, and that it will not be long before silver coinage in India is resumed and silver is recognized as mone{ by the Bank of Eng- land. Never before has the British Parlia- 1 ment been willing to make any concession whatever, and I would not be surprised if there should soon be declared from that source a movement in fayor of an interna- tional agreement. The silver sentiment is stronger among the people of Europe, as well as the people of the United States, to-day than it ever has been.” papiip i OBSCENE LITERATURE. Beavy Penalty Proposed for Its Appear- ance in the Mails. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—The House Commerce Committee to-day or- dered a favorable report on a bill to pre- vent the carrying of obscene literature and articles designed for indecent and immoral use from one State or Territory into an- other State or Territory. The bill carries a penalty of five years’' imprisonment at hard labor andl a fine of for each iolation of the law. "’ghe House Postoffice Committee took favorable action on the bill of Kiefer (R.) of Minnesota to regulate the pay of letter- carriers. It fixes the pay of carriers in cities of more than 75,000 population at $600 for the first year’s service; $800 for the second; $1000 for the third, and for the fourth and thereafter $1200 per annum. In cities of less than 75,000 the salaries for the first three years are the same as that for the third year, $1000 is the maximum. The Senate bill defining fourth-class mail matter so as to exclude bulky parcels now sent by various executive depart- ments was also favorably reported. NP Nicaragua Canal Bill. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—The NEW TO-DAY. Apollinaris “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” “First in Purity.” Lo . BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, - JOHN CAFFREY, 47 First St., San Francisco, Repregegtipg CHABLES GRAEF & CO., N. Y., for Mineral Waters. reporting of the Nicarazua canal bill thg‘;nu %Duse Committge on c(;mmeréfi to-day_showed that theBcommittee was divided respecting its merits. Much adai- tional information 1s demanded before the whole committee will agree to a favorable report. Hearings will be held beginning W’::inesday next. = o Ll B CRIPPLED BY OVERWORK, Collapse of Chief Engineer McCarty of the San Francisco. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—An- other victim has been added to the long list of naval engineers who have collapsed from overwork. A cablegram was received at the Navy Department to-day from Ad- miral Selfridge, commanding the Euro- pean squadron, announcing that Chief Engineer Gilbert McCarty of the flagship San Francisco had been condemned hy 3 medical survey and that he would be seng to the Brooklyn Hospital in charge of a surgeon of that shin. r. McQarty, although somewhat ad- vanced in yaers, has always been regarded as a very vigorous man and his collapse was totally unexpected, but the strain of overwork seems to bear alike ov the ola and the young of the engineer branch of the naval service. Two of the youngest chief engineers have already been retired this year for physical disability. Chief Engineer McCarty’s retirementisa forecone conclusion, as his disability is paralysis. On account of the scarcity of engineer officers and the necessity of put- ting several. new ships in commission it will not be possible to send a chief engi- neer to take Mr. McCarty’ while Passed Assistant”V land will have charge of the San Fran- cisco’s engines. Zoairy WASHINGTON, D, C 13-inch shell, represent lot similar projectiles made by the Midvale a of Steel Company for the navy, was fired at a 7-inch plate at_the Indian Head proving grounds yesterday. 1t answered all require- ments and the lof will be accepted. e Neal Dow’s Birthday. PORTLAND, ME., March 20.—General Neal Dow, the father of prohibition, to-day celebrated his ninety-second bi day. He received congratulations from all parts of the United States. General Dow is in ex- cellent health. 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