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2 a voyage in them to Victoria and Vancou- ver, B. C. “We had very heavy weather after leav- ing Newcastle, N. S. W.,” said he, “and I suppose that is what caused our trouble. The rolling started the spontaneous com- bustion and we suffered in consequence. It was lucky for us that the fire did not occur in mid-ocean.” The tugs Fearless and Vigilant will re- main by the Alexandra all night and to- day she will be pumped out and floated. WHITE’'S _MOT!/ON IS DEFEATED. Passage of the Bill Amending the Diseases of Animalis Act in the House of Commons. LONDON, Exe., March 23.—In the House of Commons to-day M. J. White, Liberal member for Forfarshore, moved the rejection ot the bill amending the dis- eases of animals act of 1894 mtroduced by Walter H. Long, president of the Board of Agriculture, who proposes making the re- strictions placed on the importation of cattle permanent instead of leaving them to the discretion of the Baard of Agricul- ture. Mr. Robert John Price, member for the East division of Norfolk, seconded the motion. He said the bill was a serious menace to Canadian trade and would in- jure the graziers of the United Kingdom. it was protection of breeders against feeders. Dr. Long, the introducerof the bill, said the sole object of the measure was to give to the owners of breeding stock in the United Kingdom security, without which they could not carry on their industry. The symptoms of pleuro-pneumonia, he said, were very obscure and difficult of detection. The Board of Agriculture felt that they could not adequately perform their duty under present conditions and asked Parliament to relieve them of a part of their task through the bill, Sir Albert Kaye Rollit (Conservative) declared that the bill committed the coun- try to protection. It was certain to evoke public opposition when its real character became known. He hoped it was not too late to reconsider the measure. The Right Hon.James Bryce, formerly president of the Board of Trade, and the Right Hon. A. J. Mundella, also an ex- president or that body. were among those who opposed the bill. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, and Government leader in the House, defended the measure. He denied that it was a protective bill. . Mr. White’s motion was defeated by a vote of 244 to 95. Many of the members abstained from voting. The bill then passed its second reading without a divi- sion. BRUTALITYTO STOWAWAYS Two Men Ma‘nacled and Exposed in a Cage on a Steamer’s Deck. Longshoremen Protested in a Vain Attempt to Secure Mercy for the Unfortunates. NEW YORK Y., March 23.—A Re- corder special from Boston says: The steamship Parkman sailed for Liverpool yesterday afternoon with two stowaways aboard. The terrible treatment to which they were subjected nearly caused a riot among the longshoremen, who attempted to rescue them from their chains. For seven days and.seven nights the two young men were chained to iron bars in an open iron pen on the deck, exposed to all the changes of the weather, and when the Parkman steamed ous of port they were still there, notwithstanding the attempts to arouse the authorities to action. Respite is promised, however, as soon as the steamer reaches the open sea, where there is no possibility of escape of the luckless lads. They will then be lib- erated from their shackles and put down in the hold with the cattle. Manacled to the cold iron in cramped positions in the narrow den, they had nothing softer upon which to lie than an iron grating covered only by a thin piece of bagging, which failed to prevent the metal bars from sinking into their flesh. One man gave his name as Louis William Key, aged 21. He was barefooted, and said he was a Russian Hebrew. Theother, John Walsh, aged 25, hails from London. His feet were incased in the uppers of an old pair of rubber boots. The lougshoremen were the first to give information as to the condition of the men. One of them called on the Immigration Commissioner. Hein turn -telephoned to the steamship offices, and Captain Reed, who wes there, answered that ‘‘the men were quite comfortable.” Immigration Commissioner Delehanty was asked why such proceedings had been sllowed. He explained that it bas been usual in such cases for the captains of ships burdened with stowaways to take the unwelcome fellows to the nearest police station and pay for their board during their stay in port. In this case the cap- tain pleaded that he could not afford to pay the price the city charges for board at the station-house. The cnarge is $2 per day for each man. The company. will not assume any expense connected with stow- aways. Consequently it must come out of tie captain’s own pocket. The longshoremen are inaignant over the brutal treatment of the two prisoners, who spent a week in_irons, almost naked, and exposed to the winds and sleet. They ask for an international investigation, and propose to call the captain to a strict ac- counting. L S WITH A CARGO OF PHOSPHATES. The Barkentine Patterson Probably Lost During a Gale. BALTIMORE, Mp., March 23.—The barkentine Robert 8. Patterson. which sailed from Punta Gorda, Fla., January 28 for Baltimore, is believed to have been lost. The vessel carried a cargo of phos- phate rock. She was commanded by Cap- tain Tunnell of Philadelphia, and carried a crew of fifteen men, who .were shipped from the Quaker City. Captain Tunnell was the managing owner of the vessel. There is every piobability that the vessel has been lost in one of the severe which have swept the Atlantic recently. les ast e How Divey Retaliated. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 23.—On Baturday Augustin Daly applied in the Federal court for an injunction restrain- ing Henry E. Dixey from producing Daly’s two plays, “‘The Lottery of Love’ and “‘A Night Off.” To-day Dixey retaliated by the institution of a suit in the State Court against Daly for $25,000 damages for slander. R DS General Nettleton Very Ill. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 23.—Gen- eral George H. Nettleton, president of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, who suffered an attack of ver- tigo last week, has become steadily worse and his recovery is not expected. He isat his home here. GOES BACKTD A CONFERENCE, No Action Yet Taken on the Recognition of the Cubans. SENATORS NOT IN HASTE Palmer Joins Those Who Seek to Prevent Belligerencv Rights to Patriots. MILLS MAKES A NEW MOVE. Joint Resolution Asking Spain to Grant Natives the Power of Local Self-Government. WASHINGTON D. C., March 23.—On the desk of Senator Blackburn there stood this morning when the Senate convened a massive piece of floral work representing —as near as such a representation could be made with flowers—the coat-of-arms of the State of Kentucky. It was a testi- monial from the Democratic -Senators of the chamber. The flowers were beautiful, but the combination was far from being artistic. In addition to this Senator Black- burn received a magnificent horseshoe and a bunch of cut roses. The latter was from Mrs. Senator Squire. Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire, pre- sented very numerous petitions and papers from clergymen, medical men and educa- tors in favor of setting apart a Govern- ment reservation for the benefit of persons suffering from pulmonary diseases in the North, who might be benefited by a change of climate to the salubrious atmos- vhere of the Rocky Mountain regions; and he introduced a bill setting apart “the Fort Stanton military reservation in New Mexico. He spoke in favor of the proposi- tion, which is under the lead of the Amer- ican Invalid Aid Society of Boston. The bill was referred. On motion of Sherman (R.) of Ohio the conference report on the Cuban resolu- tions was taken up. Palmer had just begun his speech against the report when Sherman broke in with a notice that he would, at the conclusion of Palmer’s speech, ask unanimous consent to have the conference report disagreed to and another conference asked for. Palmer objected. Palmer recalled the anecdote of the man who ran so fast to get in out of the rain that he fell, and when asked why he ran so fast said that he was afraid the rain would be over| before he got into shelter. The applica- tion of the anecdote was that he (Palmer) thought the matter might be adjusted and withdrawn from the Senate before he would have an opportunity to make his remarks. [Laughter.] He said the whole undertone of the res- olutions was unfriendly to the Government of Spain and that the whole procedure was- in. & spirit of unfriendliness to the Spanish Government. The langunage em- ployed was undiplomatic. It has given offense and would give offense. Referring to Sherman’s outburst, asking where, out of hell, was there war if there was not war in Cuba? Palmer said that there was mur- der there, slaughter, violence, destruction of property, but that was not war. The insurgents were still unorganized. If they were recognized by the United States as belligerents it would follow that the United States conceded that the Spanish Govern- ment would no longer be held responsible for injuries to the person and property of | American citizens in Cuba, and that the United States must hereafter Jook to the insurgent government for the protection of Americans there or for indemnity for wrongs done them. At the close of Palmer’s speech a joint resolution was introduced by Mills (D.) of Texas directing the President of the United States to request the Government of Spain to grant to the people of Cuba the power of local self-government, and, in case the Government of Spain shall refuse, to take possession of the island of Cuba and to bold it until its inhabitants can in- stitute such government as they may wish to organize and to raise such forces as may be necessary to support it. He gave notice that he would address the Senate to-morrow on that joint resolution. By unanimous consent the Senate dis- agreed to the conference report on the Cuban resolutions. Sherman then moved that the Senate insist upon its amendments and ask a fur- ther conference with the House. That motion, which is debatable, was then dis- cussed by Allen. In concluding his speech Allen said: 3 “A few days ago Senators were falling over one another to get an opportunity to vote for these Cuban resolutions. There was then a wonderful burst of patriotic sentiment here. Republicans and Demo- crats (and Populists, a little inspired, too,) wanted to demonstrate to the world that we not only sympathized with Cuba, but were willing, if need be, to afford her sub- stantial aid. And yet our patriotism has been sifting out from that moment till it is very doubtful whether the resolutions can pass to-day. First came the Senator from Maine (Hale) antagonizing the reso- lutions. Then came the Senator from Massachusetts (Hoar). And finally the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Sherman) has considered, I guess, that it is about time for him to re- treat,and we are offered this resolution now to recommit the matter to a confer- ence committee and I supposs that that will be the end of it.” Sherman’s resolutian that the Senate in- sist upon its disagreement to the House amendment to the resolutions of the Sen- ate in regard to the insurrectionin Cuba and ask for a further conference was then agreed to without a division, and Senators Sherman (R.) of Ohio, Morgan (D.) of Al- abama and Lodgé (R.) of Massachusetts were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate. ; George (D.) of Massachusetts said that he was one of the six Senators who.had voted against the original resolutions, and desired to give one reason for his doing so —tnat was that, in his judgment, their subject-matter belonged to the executive and not to the legislative branch of the Government. He believed that there was no exigency whatever that could justify or even palliate, an assumption by one.de- partment of the Government of the pow- ers and duties which were by the constitu- tion assigned to another and different de- partment. appropriation bill was taken up, but its consideration was interrupted by the offgy- ing of a concurrent resolution by Platt (R.) of Connecticut in relation to Cuba, in these words: “The Senate hereby expresses its earnest desire and hope that Cnba may soon become a free, independent and re- publican Government, and that the friendly offices of the United States shall be offered by the President to the Spanish Government to secure such results.” The resolution was referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations. The consideration of the legislative ap- propriation bill was proceeded with until a paragraph was reached’ providing com- pensation for “‘a skilled laborer.” On in- quiry by Peffer (Pop.) of Kansas it turned out that this skilled laborer was a barber, and when Peffer objected to the joutlay Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire dis- charged some of his witty shaits at the Kansas Senator, whose length of beard is proverbial. This “skilled laborer,” he said, was needed to shave other Senators if not to shave the Senator from Kansas. . “My idea,” said Peffer, “‘is to get rid of these Senate barbers,” The item was not altered. An item for the appointment of three clerks and one laborer in the State Depart- ment to be selected by tne Secretary of State, by reason of special aptitude, was attacked by Gorman (D.) of Maryland as an attempt to escape from the civil service rule promulgated by the President with the approval of the Secretary of State. He (Gorman) was not in favor of the sweep- ing civil service rules that had been made, but so long as they were in force there wasno reason why the Secretary of State should escape from them. After discussion, the words objected to were stricken out. After having disposed of about thirty of the 135 paragraphs of the bill, the Senate held a brief executive session and at 5:30 adjourned until to-morrow. - s il SESSION OF THE HOUSE. An Amendment to the Bill for Leasing Arizona School Lands. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—To- day’s session of the House, was under the rules, given up to District of Columbia business, but the District calendar was soon cleared and the remainder of the session was spent in the consideration of a bill to modify the existing law regaraing the punishment of crimes committed in Federal jurisdiction involving the death penalty so as to allow a sentence to prison for life. After a three-hours’- discussion the passage of the bill was frustrated by a point of no quorum made by Barrett (R.) of Massachusetts and the House adjourned until to-morrow. In the morning hours bills were passed authorizing the construction of various bridges, authorizing the leasing of school lands in Arizona and exempting logging trains from the law requiring patent couplers and air brakes. The bill authorizing the leasing of school lands in Arizona was amended by prohib- iting the cutting of timber thereon and limiting the number of acres-to each lessee so as to remove the objections of the President in vetoing a bill on the same lines. WTNESES MUST TESTIRY An Important Case Decided by the United States Su- preme . Court, No Longer Can Testimony Be Dol%ed in the Interstate Commerce Questions, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Thg SBupreme Court of the United States to- day decided that witnesses must testify in interstate commerce cases, or go to jail for contempt of court. The decision was made in the case of Brown vs. Walker, appealed from the Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, involving the validity and force of the amendment to the interstate commerce law, intended to make effective the provision forbidding the secret and illegal granting of rebates to favored shippers by railroad officials. It was impossible, under the decision in the Hitchcock-Counselman case, to suc- cessfully prosecute a case, because the only parties to the transaction who could testify could claim the constitutional privilege of refusing to give evidence on the ground that it would tend to incrimi- nate themselves. To remedy this situation the amend- ment in question was made, providing hat no person who testified as to any such transaction should be prosecuted for his part in it. Under this new provision Theodore F. Brown, auditor of the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, was called to testify in a case of alleged illegal rebate before the United States District Court for the West- ern District of Pennsylvania. He declined to testify on constitutional ground, but the court held that under the new law he was required to give his evidence, not- withstanding the constitutional provis- ions. Declining still to testify, the witness was committed to the custody of the Mar- shal for contempt of court. Thereupon be sued out a writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court and his release “was refused. He then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The case was argued in January, and Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. He said that the constitutional provision was susceptible to two construc- tions—one literaliy protecting the witness from requirement to testify under any conditions, the other was such that the operation of a law giving protection to a witness against prosecution for a crime of which he may testify would entirely sai- isfy the clause in the constitution. The opinion ‘discussed the operation of the laws and decisions bearing upon the statute in question, both in England and in this country. The conclusion of the court was that while the constitutional provision was one of the most valuable safeguards of the citizen the statutory protection fully conforms to its require- ments and that the witness in the case at bar must testify. The judgment of the Circuit Court was affirmed. Justices Field, Gray, Shiras and White Qissented. s A Nominated by the President. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—The President to-day sent to the Senate the following nominations: R. H. Long of Alabama, Consul- at Nogales, Mexico; R. W. Roberts of Maine, Consul at Cape Town, Cape Colony; Peter Gallagher of Idaho, to be Agent of the Indians of the ‘Warm Springs Agency, in Oregon. udmantp s Ly To Monroe’s Memory. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Mr. Jones of Virginia offered in the House to- day a bill appropriating $50,000 for the eréction of a monument to the memory of James Monroe, the author of the Monroe The legjslative, executive and judicial doctrine, at Fredericksburg, Va. 'HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1896. COLON SWEPT BY THE FLAMES: Half of the City Laid in Ashes During a Gale. SPREAD OF A BIG FIRE. Panama’s Brigade Is Summoned and Assists in Saving Much Property. RAILROAD TRAFFIC SUSPENDED Offices of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company Narrowly Escape S Destruction. COLON, Coromeia, March 23.—A fire started here at 4 o'clock this morning, and before it was got under control half of the city had been burned. The spread of the flames was aided by a strong wind that carried large pieces of burning material onto the roofs of houses, which were soon destroyed in a conflagration that at.one time threatened to wipe out the entire city. By 10 o’clock all the buildings south of Seventh street as far as the market had been destroyed, and shortly afterward the market itself was burned. Among the buildings destroyed was Hafeman’s pharmacy. It was then con- sidered that the only buildings that were out of danger were the Swiss Casino:and the otfices of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The fire extended down to the the railroad station and for a time that building was in imminent danger, but the firemen thought they might be able to save it, The fire brigade of Panama was asked for aid in fighting the fire and came here on a special train, accompanied by the chief authorities. Traffic of the Panama Railroad was com- pletely suspended later in the day. All the bakeries have been burned and a scarcity of food is threatened. Intense excitement prevalls. The captain and crew of the Colombian line steamer Finance rendered waluable aid in checking the spread of flames. It is impossible as yet to learn the full extent of the loss, but it will be very heavy, probably in excess of $300,000. R FIRE IN A BIG BUILDING. Considerable Damage Suffered by a Manufacturing Company. PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 23.—The six-story brick and brown stone building at 1524 and 1526 Chestnut street, was gutted by fire this evening. The building was mainly.occupied by the Thackara Manu- facturing Company, manufacturers of and retail dealers in gas and electric fixtures. Besides the Thackara Company, the build- ing was only occupied by the offices of two architects, William G. Hale and Lindley Johnson. 3 ‘When the fire started 250 men and women were at work in the rooms of the Thackara Company on the upper floors, but all got out in safety. The Thackara Company’s loss is about $150,000, on which there is an insurance of $87,000. Newspaper Office Burned. DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 24.—At 11:15 o’ciock last night fire broke out in the elevator shaft of the four-story build- ing occupied by the Washburn-Halligan Coffee Company, at115 East Second street. The flames spread rapidly owing to the inflammable nature of the stock. At 1 o'clock this morning the Washburn- Halligan building is a complete ruin, and the plant of the Daily Leader, which oc- cupied the front portion of the west half of the double structure, is in flames and will probably be almost a total loss. The loss on stock of the Washburn- Halligan Company is $120,000; insurance, $38,000. The loss on the building will be about $15,000. The Washburn-Halligan Company isone of the largest coffee and spice concerns in the West and has grnqcheu at Kansas City, Omaha and St. ouis. I Receivers for a Railroad. BOSTON, Mass., March 23.—Judge Nel- son of the United States Circuit Court to- day appointed C. M. Hayes, general man- ager of the Grand Trunk Railway Com- pany, and E. C. Smith, president of the Central Vermont Railway Company, re- ceivers of the Central Vermont Company in Massachusetts. They have also appointed_receivers in Vermont and Northern New York. They were appointed in the_equity suit brought by the Grand Trunk Railway against the Central Vermont to settle a differencein traffic balances. Bonds were fixed at $50,000. The amount claimed by the Grand Trunk Railway for traffic balances is $415,712. THE LITERARY BURGLAR, Stzelecki’s Woes May Be Increased by a Divorce Suit. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 23.—A Jour- nal special from Boston says: Another trouble haunts Charles 8. Stzelecki, the literary burglar. He is now threatened with being made the co-respondentina divorce suit brought by Frank L. Tupper, a Tremont-street confectioner, with whom he boarded. Mrs. Tupper has already sued on the ground of extreme cruelty. The cases will be heard in May. Mrs, Tupper is an extremely handsome young woman of education and refinement. “Mr. Stzelecki has nothing to do with my domestic troubles,” said she yesterday. “I first became acquainted with him when assisting my husband in the store. When Mr. Tupper and I separated I furnished a flat and took in lodgers, among whom were Mr. Stzelecki and Mr. Gurley. I have always liked Mr. Stzelecki, and for that matter like him still. I have visited him since his arrest. Many of his presents to me were stolen, but they have been given to the police. It was a great shock to me when his guilt was proved.”’ Mrs. Tupper is the daughter of 8 wealthy San Francisco building contractor, and has a brother ’Fneficing dentistry in bhicl:o. Frank L. Tupper, in speaking of the mat- ter, said: “I felt that sooner or later m wife’s acquaintance with this man wonlfl become known. T'll tell the court-what I know of my wife and Stzelecki.” i e g———— PASSENGER AGENTS IO MEET. Important Matters Relating to the Trunk Lines. CHICAGO, ILL., March Z3.—Orders were received from the Board of Control of the Joint Traffic Association in New York to- day calling a joint meeting of the Trunk Line passenger agents with the Central passenger committee in this city next Thursday, to act on several important mattets of rates referred to it by the execu- tive officers of theTrunk Line Association. Since the first of the year these joint meet- u:g‘s haye been held in New York. 'he Chicago Great Western road, which has been in an independent mood since the thirty-day limit was refused the Grand Army encampment, notified the Western Passenger Association chairman to-d: that it would in ten days accept second- class tickets on first-class tourists between’ Minneapolis and Kansas City, relief having been refused by the chairman, who also refused to accept the notice on the ground that it was not a subject for relief under the agreement. The company also asked for authority to do the same thing be- tween Chicago. and Kansas City, because it ran no tourist cars, but this was refused. The Great Western may be laying the foundation for a bolt from the association, although entering a di er. — L HOUSE TO HOUSE COLLECTION. 4 New Mail Method to Be Tried in San Franeisco. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—First Assistant Postmaster-General Jones said to the CALL correspondent to-day that San Francisco was one of twenty-five cities at which the experiment of house to house collection of the mails would be tried. 1t has been in.operation in St. Lonis and ac- cording to Mr. Jones has been quite suc- cessful. The inventor of the box is Mr. Cushing, who is now in this city. Thebox was pat- terned closely "after those now in use in England, where the house to house col- lection plan is in vogue. It is proposed to put one of these boxes at each business and dwelling house where request is made by occupants, the latter to pay the cost of the same. The plan has been on trial here in Washington for several years and is an absurdity, according to postoffice employes. ey OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Regport on the Bill Relating to Holding Court in Alaska. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Sena- tor Hoar from the Judiciary Committee to-day reported the bill to prescribe times and places for holding District Court of the United States in the District of Alaska as follows: At Sitka on the third Monday In May, at Juneau on the last Monday in March and the second Monday in November. This act shall not impair the power of the Judge of said court to hold adjourned or special terms_or sessions of said court, as now provided by law. The House Naval Committee, by a vote of 7to 4, finally decided' not to build a new drydock at Mare Island. The United States Supreme Court to-day advanced the following California cases for argument to Qctober 19: United States vs. Wong Kim Ark, and Robert Robert- son (appellant) vs. the United “States and Barry Baldwin, Marshal. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—William Holhdafi, Los Angeles. Additional—Thomas % H. Gibbs, Fresno. Renewal and in- crease—Joseph A. Brome, Los Ancgeles. Increase—Elias B. Metzger, Delano; Mar- tin O’Neill, Los Angeles. Ressue and in- crease—J. McPeak, San Francisco. Original widows, etc.— Sarah A. Butterfield, San Francisco; Amelia Mayntzer, San Fran- cisco. Mexican War survivors, increase— Renben T. Chandler, Raymond. Oregon: Original—Cyrus K. Ballard, Milwaukee. Original widow — Catherine P. Woodruff, Philomath. ‘Washington: Original—Henry L.Badger, Anacortes. Renewal and increase—Charles A. Grow, Lake Park. Lol NEW VESSELS FOR THE NAVY. One Section of the Appropriation Bill Completed in Committee. WASHINGTON, D..C., March 23.—The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-day completed the section of the naval appro- priation bill providing for new vessels for the navy. Itis provided that omeof the four battleships recommended shall be built on the Pacific Coast, one torpedo- boat on the Pacific Coast, one torpedo- boat on' the Guif and one on the Missis- sippi River. Five of the torpedo-boats are to have .a speed of at least 25 knots, and the remaining ten the highest speed ossible. The five will be the'larger boats. idders for torpedo-boats can bid for any number they see proper. The boats to be constructed on the Pacific Coast, the Gulf and the Mississippiare to be built at these Pointu, if the cost of con- struction is not “‘excessive.”” 1In case itvis excessive they are to be built anywhere the President may decide. i PRECIOUS METALS OF MONTANA. An Interesting Report Relating to the Output. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Ac- cording to a report made by E. B. Braden, assayer in chargeof the United States As- say Office, Helena, Mont., by whom the collection of statistics of the production of precious metals in that State was made by direction of the Director of the Mint, the production of gold and silver for the cal- endar year 1895 was: Gold, 209,320 fine ounces of the coin value of $4,327,040; silver, 17,701,658 fine ounces of the coinage value in silver dollars of $22,886,992. Mr. Braden also reports the copper prod- uct of Montana for the calendar year 1895 to_have been 201,093,992 pounds, of the value of $21,114,869, and the lead output he places at 24,139,504 pounds, of the value of $754,350. —— A Long Drawn-Out Suit. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.— George H. Peck, the railroad attorney of Chicago, left for New York to-day, owing to a postponement of the case béfore the Supreme Court in which he was interested. Arguments had been set for to-day in the suit between the Union Pacific and St. Paul and Rock Island railroads, involvin, the right to use the Omaha fsfidge an iron tunnels in Omaha, but had been post- poned until April. The litigation has been Pendinx since 1881, the case having heen n the Circuit Court and the Court of Ap- peals. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—By direction of the Secretary of War the United States will be represented at the coronation of Emperor Nicolas of Russia by Major-General A. McD. McCook, retired, and Major George P. Scriven, signal corps. Major Scriven is at- present military attache of the United States legation at Rome. General McCook in now in Paris. He intended to witnessthe coronation and the administration decided to pay bim the high compliment of sending him there in an official capacity. Signed the Raines Bill. ALBANY, N. Y., March 23.—Governor Morton this morning signed the Raincs liquor tax bill. The bill was violently op- posed_by the liquor interests. It is de- signed to bring about a radical retorm in the excise laws. It is expected that the new law will enormously reduce the num- ber of saloons, will bring clubs under a uniform hcense -Fstem, will tect churches and schoolhouses, and will also aid Sunday enforcement. Free lunches are also prohibited. Alexander T. Kent Dead. BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 23.- Alex- ander T. Kent died at his home in this city to-night. He was 39 yearsold. Mr. Kent was formerly editor and proprietor of the Sporting World, Barry m by & Length. LONDON, Exc., March 23.—The match between the scullers Wallace Ross of New Brunswick and W. A. Barry of London was rowed to-day on the Tyne from the Scotland “suspension bridge to_the west side of the Redneugh bridge. won by alength. Ross was given five seconds’ start. The race was for £50 a side, MUST ALL BE CITIZENS, Senator Frye Reports a Bill Re- lating to Officers of United States Vessels. Changes in the Revised Statutes That .Will Benefit the Patriotic Seames. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—Sena- tor Frye from the Commerce Committee reported a bill to change the Revised Statutes, es follows: Sec. 4131. " Vessels registered pursuant to law and no others, except such as shall be duly qualified according to law for carrying on the coasting or fishing trade, shall be deemed ves- sels of the United States and entitled to the benefits and privileges appertaining to such vessels; but no such vessel shall enjoy such benefits and privileges longer than it shall continue to be wholly owned by & eiti- zen or citizens of the United States or corporation .created under the laws of any of the States thereof, and be com- manded by & citizen of the United States. And all ofiicers of vessels of the United States who shall have charge of & watch, including pilots, shall in all cases be citizens of the United States. The word “officers” shall include the en- gineer and each assistant engineer in charge of a watch on vessels propelled wholly or in part by steam; and after the first day of January, 1897, no person shall be qualified to hold a lcense as commander or watch officer of a merchant vessel of the United States who is not a native-born citizen or whose uatural- ization as a citizen shsll not have been fully completed. Sec. 2. All licenses issued to such officers shall be for a term of three years, butthe holder of & license may have the same re- newed for another three years at any time be- fore its expiration ; provided, however, thatany officer holding a license and who is engaged tn service which necessitates his continuous ab- sence from the United States may make appli- cation in writing for one renewal and trans- mit the same to the board of local inspec- tors with a statement of the applicant verified before a Consul or other officer of the United States authorized to administer ap oath, setting forth the reasons for not appearing in person; and upon receiving the same, the board of local inspectors that originally issued such license shall renew the same for one additional term of such license, and shall notify the ap- plicant of such renewal. No master, mate, pilot, or engineer of steam vessels licensed under title 52 of the Revised Statutes shail be liable to draft in time of war, except for the performance of dutiessuch as are re- quired by his license; and while performing such duties in the service of the United States every such master, mate, pilot or engineer shall be entitled to the highest rate of wages paid in the merchant marine of the United States for similar services; and, if killed or the United States, they, or their heirs, or their legal representatives shall be entitled to all the privileges accorded to soldiers and sailors serving in the army and navy under the pen- sion laws of the United States. Sec. 8. Laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. But this shall not be construed to modify or repeal that pro- vision of the act of June 26, 1884, which reads as follows: “In all cases where on foreign voy- age, or on a voyage from an Atlantic 1o a Pa- cific port of the United States, any such vessel is for any reason deprived of the services of an officer below the grade of master, his place, or a vacancy caused by promotion of another officer to such place, may be suppliea by a per- son not & citizen of the United States until the first return of such vessel to it§’ home port. And such vessel is not liable to any penalty or penalties for such empioyment of an alien officer.” Sl ige Arrest of an Alderman. CHICAGO, IrrL., March 23.—Morris 0O’Connor, Alderman of :the Nineteenth Ward, was arrested while in council meet- ing to-night for assaulting the proprietor of a saloon last Friday night. The com- plainant is Mrs. McMullen, proprietor of a saloon at 140 North Sangamon street. She said O’Connor knocked her down without any provocation. O’Connor was released on’bail. S Death of Captain Sweetzer. BLOOMINGTON, IrL., March 23.—Cap- tain A. C. Sweetzer, ex-commander of the Illinois Division, Grand Army of the Re- public, died suddenly from heart failure to-day, aged 57. NEW TO-DAY. ASK HER —The “lady” of the laundry—what shirts come through the first washing in bet ter shape than any others. In nine casesout of ten she has noticed the difference and she'll tell you they are “de NEUSTADTER BROS, Mirs., 8. F. LIKE A MAN Are tie People In the State of Wash- 5 ington Remarkable ? There Is One Who Will Tell the Truth Every Time. S THE WORLD FULL OF LIARS? THAT seems a curious guery, but by “aliar” {s not meant here exclusively or even particularly a falsi- fler. Alle has been very properly defined as an attempt to decelve, and those “who damn with faint praise” when the wholé truth would serve the case are very evidently—if this definition be cor Tect—liars. The term s a harsh one to use, doubt less, but there are cases In which it is justifiable Let us take as an Instance that of & man who has been ill, and on meeting & friend he is asked what accounts for his improved appearance. He will say, perhaps, that he “never was very ill,” but that Dr. So-and-So had “visited him once or twice.” Now, if heis recovering from s danger- ous illness that man might in all justice be termed s liar. But speaking of this class of prevari- cators is reminiscent of the fact that they do not seem to be plentiful in the State of Washington. Take the instance of George H. Rice, who soma few months ago was on the verge of a most serious and vital mervous trouble. He lives at Fort Canby, Wash., and when he was fully aware as to how sad a state he was in he applied to that grand medical institute, the Hudson, and being told that bad as his case was it was curaple, he placed him- self unreservedly in the hands ot the speclalists there. Here is what he has to say when asked as to the result of the treatment: ForT CANBY, Wash., Aug. 3 - Hudson Medical Tustizute, San Franisco. Cat— Gentlemen: Your favor of July 30 is at hand, T thought I had written you long ago, but as I have Dot done 80 perhaps this will do. The treatment {rom the Hudson Medical Insti- tute s all that could be expected or desired by any one, as your medicine has, I think, established & perfect cure in my case,and I hope and think It will be permanent. I am unable to spesk the praise it deserves, but suffice to it say that I feel {n every respect as a man should. Very respectfully, GEORGE H. RICE. Now, there is the manly and straightforward let- ter that a wWashingtonian has written when he was simply asked as to what was the result of his goIng to that Mecca for ail the sick—the Hudson Medical Institute—and it Is worthy of him in that it speaks the truth out plainly. But Mr. Rice is by no means the only one who speaks out fear- lessly when asked to state what has been done for him. Thousands join him in praising this great institution. K. C.Taftof Stowe, Cal., writes: “I am teeling fine, with not a sign of the disease now."” A. Purton of Grass Valley: “The medicine that 1 took did me lots of good."” S, J. Balley of Weaverville says: “After two months’ treatment with you I feel fully restored 10 health.” Mr. J. T. Ward of Park City, Utah, gured of the terrible disease that I had. Day by day—even hour by hour—these convine- ing statements come to the managers of the Hud- son Medical Institute, and they must be taken as Proof positive that there is hope for every one till the famous specialists of the Hudson Medical Tn- stitute say that YOU HAVE AN INCURABLE “I am wounded while performing such duties under | DISEASE. 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