The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 27, 1896, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1896. WILL SUCCEED GENERAL CASEY, Green to Have Charge of| the Construction. of the Library Building. | CHOSEN BY THE SENATE Ex-President ‘Harrison Permitted to Accept Medals From Brazil and Spain. THE JUDICIAL APPROPRIATIONS Opposition to the Plan of Placing Certain Officials 'on a Fixed Salary. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—None of the matters tnat came before the Senate to-day was of much put nterest or im- portance. One-third of the time was con- sumed over a j resolution appointing a successor to General Casey in the matter of the construction of the new libraty | building, nearly as much time on an amendment to the legislative appropria- | tion bill allowing a third clerk to the Sen- | ate Committee on Pensions, and all the | rest of the time on a molion made by | Sherman of Ohio to strike out of the | legislative bill all the sections in relation | to the compensation of United States dis- | trict attorneys, marshals and clerks. | Morrill (R.) of Vermont reported from | the Library Commitfee a resolution to fiil | the vacancy caused by the death yesterday of General Casey, in charge of the con- struction of the new library building in Washington, by the appointment of Ber- nard R. Green 5000 a year. The reso- | \tion was advocated by Morrill, Hale and | las. Hill (D.) of New York inquired | why the cbarge of the work should nov.| pass into the hands of General Casey’s &ImY SUCCESSOT. . | Vilas explained that Green had been General Casey’s assistant from the begin- ning of the work and that it would de no good and might do harm to make a change now. He thought that Green should be | allowed to finish the work now so near | completion. | After further discussion Hill said e | would not insist upon his objection, al- | though it struck him that it was not| proper to legislate a man into office by name, ‘‘even before the burial of the dis- tinguished general.” The discussion extended over more than | an bour and a half and was further par- ticipated in by Senators Allison (R.) of lowa, Proctor (R.) of Vermont, Gorman (D) of M and, Cockrell (D.) of Mi souri, Cullom (R.) of Illinois, and Chand- | ler (R.) of New Hampshire. In the course of it much stress was laid upon the fact that the building will ke | finished within the time fixed for its com- | n and for less than the estimated sut $6, . - The joint resolu- tion was then passed. The joint resolution reported yesterday by Sherman (R.) of Ohio from the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations, authorizing Benjamin Harrison to accept certain medals presented to him by the Govern- | ments of Brazil and Spain during his | term of service as President-of the United States, was taken up and passed. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska introduced the | following resolution, which was laid on the table: Resolved, That Congress should by appro- priate legislation without further delay re- store silver to the free and unlimited coinage et the ratio of 16 parts of standard silver to one part gold, and should by appropriate leg- islation withdraw from -the Secretary of the Treasury any power he may now have to issue the bonds or other interest-bearing obliga- tions of the United States until the necessity therefor shall be declared by Congress, and | thatCongress should not adjourn until these | things have been accomplished. A joint resolution providing for the ap-| pointment of a commission under the direction of the Secretary of War for the preliminary survey, with plans, specifica- tions and approximate estimates of the cost thereof, for the construction of a ship canal of approyed width and depth from the lower shore of Lake Michigan to the ‘Wabash River and for the further inves- tigation of the practicability of the con- struction of such waterway, was taken | from the calendar and passed. The legislative, executive and judicial | appropriation bill was taken-up and all the amendments heretofore agreed to in committee of the whole, except such as were speeially reserved, were agreed to in bulk. : About an hour was consumed in dis- cussing an ameéndment to give a third clerk to the Senate Committee on Pen- sions. The amendment was assailed by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska, and was de- fended and adyocated by members of the Committee on Pensions. In the course of the discussion Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire, chairman of the committee, stated that the assistant clerk was his son and that he performwed his public duties with fidelity and efficiency. Sherman (R.) of Ohio moved to strike out all the sections of the bill in reference to the compensation of United States district attorneys, clerks and marshals, pritting those officials on a salary basis in- stead of on the basis of fees. He madean argument against the proposed change, one of bis points being that such a com- plete reorganization of the judiciary de- partment of the United States ought not to.be made in an appropriation bill, but ought to be carerully considered inall its details by the Judiciary Committee. Sherman’s motior was supported in speeches by Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts, Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire and Hill (D.) of New York on the ground chiefly that legislation of a general character should not be placed in appropriation bills, Without disposing of Sherman’s motion the bill ‘was laid aside, Cullom, who is in charge of it, giving notice that he would try to have a final vote on it to-morrow. A bill for the admission of Arizona as a State was réportéd from the Committee on Territories and placed on the calendar. The following bills were taken from the calendar and passed: House bill granting to the Duluth and Northern Dakota. Com- pany a right of way through the Indian reservations in Minnesota, with an amend- ment; Senate bill to fix the times of hold- ing the United States Disirict Court in Bitka and Juneau, Alaska; Senate bill for the consuruction ot public buildings at Cheyenne, Boise City, Idaho, and Helnu.l | control were made. Mont., to cost, the first and second not over $250,000 each and the third not over $500,000. The Senate then, at 5:20, adjourned un- | til to-morrow. ZLand Grants Approved. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—Secre- tary Hoke Smith has approved grants of lands to railroads embracing fiundredsof thousands of acres. They are: Northern Pacific Railroad, 587,647 acres in the Bis- marck (N. D.) land distriet; Northern Pacific Railroad, 26,824 acres in Wasbing-" ton Btate; Northern Pacitic Railroad, 608,-. | 452 acres in Montana; Norttern Pacific Railroad, 41,621 acres in Idaho; Southern Pacific Railroad, 8354 acres in California, Central Pacific Railroad, 5147 acres in California. RSB S Bonds of New Mexico. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—The House Territories Committee to-day ordered a favorable report on the bill per- mitting New Mexico to issue bonds amounting to_$155,000 for internal im- provements with the Senate amendment | validating the $172,000 worth of Brice bonds, together with an additional amend- ment validating the $359,000 Coles bonds, refunding the latter at 4 per cent per annum, 3 —_—— Bond-Aided Pacific Roads. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—In response to a resolution the Secretary of the Interior to-day sent to ‘the Senate in- formation in possession of the depart- ment concerning the bond-aided Pacific railroads, giving the length of the various roads, the cost.of construction, czapital stocks, mortgage debts, etc. The resolu- tion also called for lists of stockholders of the roads, but the department was unable to comply. ———— Reporter Murphy Pead. WASHINGTON; D. C., March 26.—D. M. Murphy, chief official reporter of the United States Senaté, died in this city to- day, aged 62 years: He has been in bad health for several years, suffering from neryous disorders. GENERAL HIPPOLYTE GONE News of the Death of the Presi- dent of Hayti Officially Received: One of the Rulers of the Troubled Island Who Was Not Over- thrown. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—Sec- | retary Olney this morning received a cable- | gram from United States Minister Smyth at Port au Princé, Hayti, announcing the death of President Hippolyte. received here to-day confirm the report of the death of General Hippolyte, President of Hayti. General Hippolyte was about 65 years of age, and of coal black eomplexion. He was the political idol of the pure blacks uncontaminated by creole mar- riages. General Legitime, whom he dis- placed, was a mulatto and the hope -of the creole population. Politics are still somewhat primitive in Hayti, and the color of a candidate’s complexion is more closely regarded than the planks in h platform. Hippolyte was the son of a vrominent Haytian professor, who was educated in the normal schools of France at the expense of his Government, and. on | his return founded a military college at Cape - Haytien, which is still the most prominent educational institution on the island. X Hayti has had sixty rulers during ninety vears of existence. They have been vari- ously called emperors, presidents or kings, as Haytian fancy dictated. Fourteen have been overthrown, assassinated or driven into exile. Many attempts to overthrow Hippolyte's An attempt to assasi- nate him on one occasion is described by a correspondent as follows: It appears that about 2 A. ». a sentinel discovered the would-be murderer of the President- lurking in the palace. The sentinel sprang upon the imiruder. The fellow was armed with a sharp dagger and made a desperate resistance. The sentry shouted for help, and President Hippolyte and others rushed to the scene. The sen- try was already wounded and nearly ex- hausted when rescue came, and Hippolyte and his friends succeeded in capturing the assassin. ¥ The prisoner confessed that he was from Jacmel and tbat he had come to Port au Prince with the purpose of killing' Hip- polyte. He said that there were hundreds ready to execute the same purpose in case that he failed. The prisoner was defiant and appeared to glory in the attempt and said that he only regretted that he had not been successful. g Hippolyte ordered that the. prisoner should-be shot at ounce, and that the cap- tain of the guard and the sentries who were stationed at the entrance of tlie pal- ace and who had obviously been guilty of treasonable negligence, if not of deliberate treachery, should also be shot. The or- ders were forthwith carried out, and the condemned persons were shot to death in the garden of the palace. The sentinel who had detected and seized the assassin was munificently rewarded and promoted. PASSED WITHOUT MNY ANENDMENT, Approval of the Naval Bill as Reported by the Committee. HANLEY’S MOTION LOST. Endeavored_to Secure Construc- tion of Six Battle-Ships Instead of Four. CALIFORNIA MEMBERS HEARD. Hilborn Failed in an Attempt to Have Five Torpedo-Boats Built .on This Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—The House spent most of to-day’s session in discussing, in committee of the whole, the motion offered by Hanley (R.) of Indiana, | member of the Committee on Naval Af- | fairs, to amend the naval:appropriation | bill for the year ending June 30, 1892, by | providing for the construction of six battle-ships instead of four as recommend- | ed by the committee. 2 |, The motion was supported by Hanley, Johnson (R.) of California, and Cum- mings (D.) of New York, and opposed by Hulick (R.) of Ohio, Robinson (R.) of Pennsylvania, and Boutella (R.) of Maine. The motion was lost—32 to 134. Without further amendment the bill was reported | to the House and passed as recommended | by the committee—the first appropriation bill of the session to -pass unscathed | through the House. | Among the miscellaneous | transacted was the passage of two or three | private bills, the presentation of a con- | current resolution_by Heatwole (R.) of | Minnesota, authorizing the appointment by the President of a banking and cur- rency commission to comsist of nine | citizens to act with the Comptroller of the tions and conclusions to Congress, which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency, and the presentation of the report of the Congressional Commission on the "National Park by Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio. Cannon (R.) of. Illinois reported the sundry civil = appropriation bill for the year ending Juue 30, 4897, and gave notice he would ask the House to consiaer it to- mQrTow. Heatwole (R.) of Minnesota offered the following concurrent resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Bank- ing and Currency: WHEREAS, In view of our present inadequate banking and currency system it is -desirable | that Congress have the aid of such recom- mendations as a non-partisan commission of experts might be able to offer regarding needed changes. Resolved, That the President is hereby author- ized to appoint nine citizens eminent in trade, political economy and banking to act with the Coniptroller of the Currency as such commis- sion, and that said commission be requested to report its conclustons and recommendations to Congress. By unanimous consent a number of bills were passed, among them the House bill authorizing the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe to acquire depot grounas in Davis, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. Grosvenor presented ‘the report of the Committee of Inauguration of the Chicka- mauga National Park, which was ordered printed. Consideration of the naval ap- propriation bill was resumed in committee of the whole, three ‘hours being set apart for debate on the paragraph authorizing the new warships and torpedo-boats. Hanley (R.) of Indiana offered an amendment increasing the number of sea- going coast-line battie-ships from four to six, and supported the amendment in a speech of some length. He quoted from Boutelle’s speech addressed to Holman (then a representative from Indianz), in favor of an increase of the navy, and said that the people of the West had heard that appeal of the gentleman from Maine and were now ready to respond to it in sup- porting appropriations for building the ships he advocated. » Hulick (R.) of Ohio; a member of the Naval Committee, also supported the bill. Johnson (R.) of California criticized the Naval Committee for not going far enough in the matter of providing for the increase in'the navy. He adtocated the building of:ships in order.that American citizeris might be fully protected wherever they went, and that the badge of an American citizen would be what it was to the Roman citizen, his Zgis of safety the world over. Robinson (R.) of Pennsylvania defended The Late Gemeral Hippolyte, President of Hayti, a Report of Whose Death 1s Officially Confirmed. business | < | Currency and to report their recommenda- | LONDON, Ex6., March 26.—Dispatches | opening of the Chickamauga | seph Plan ,t;gre oti day [ Jail. - the action and report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and, in beginning, alluded to Hanley’s argument as the ‘‘forensic song and dance of the young man from Indiana.” : The closing argument in support of the motion to increase the number of ships was made by Cummings (D.) of New York. He said he had heard with great pleasure the speech of Hanley coming from the State it did. Itcompared favor- ably, he said, with that statement made on the floor of the House by andther rep- resentative from Indiana, that six canal- boats were enough for the navy of the United States. Cummings paid a glowing tribute to the value of the services of the naval arm in all ages, giving it credit un- der Lord Nelson for having been the di- rect cause of Napoleon’s downfall. Bontelle closed the debate on the para- graph, defending the propositions of the bill as reported. Hanley's amenament was defeated—ayes 32, noes 134. Fisher (R.) of New York moved an amendment authorizing the President in his discretion to direct the construction of one or more of the new ships in the navy- yards. The amendment was disagreed to. Hilborn (R.) of California moved- to amend by authorizing the building of five of the torpedo-boats on the Pacific Coast, instead of one, as provided in the bill The amendment was rejected. Low (R.) of New York moved an amend- ment to increase the number of torpedo~ boats to filty, forty-five of them to have a minimum speed of twenty-four knots, and t0 cost n6t more than an average of $75,000 _Doolittle (R.) of Washington moved to amend by authorizing the construction of four torpedo-boats on the Pacific Coast. The motion was defeated. Tate (D.) of Georgia. moved an amend- ment to the provisions of the bill that no person not a citizen of .the. United States shall be employed .in the future in the preparation-of the plans or specifications of the battle-ships of the country. Ruled out on a point of order. Mercer (R.) of Nebraska moved to insert a proviso that one of the ships be named “Nebraska” and mad e a humorous speech in support of the motion, which was defeated—80 to 57. Hilborn (R.) of California offered an amendment girecting the construction of one of the torpedo-boats at each of the navy-yards at which the necessary plantis in existence. Lost. ~ The committee then rose, the bill was reported to the House and passed 3 Cannon (R.) of Illinois reported from th Committee on-Appropriations the ‘sundry civil appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1897, and gave notice that he would ask the House to-morrow to enter upon its consideration. At 5:10 o'clock the House adjourned until to-morrow. FOUGHT IY A COURTROOM Three Federal Prisoners Made an Assault Upon a Hated Witness. Officers Used Their Pistols as Cudgels i Subduing the Desperate Men. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 2 The dignity of the United States court wais ruffled to-day by a fight which took place Between three Federal prisoners and a witness while the prisoners, in charge of a marshal, were being taken from the courtroom. Charles G. Burns, William Petty and Samuel Long are on trial for counter- feiting, and . ““Curley’”’ McBee, an -old pal of the gang, testified against them. At- tempts have been made at different times to get even with the man who “peached,” and this noon the quartet met at the en- trance to the conrtroom. z . The alleged counterfeiters were hand- cuffed and closely guarded, but, notwith- standing this precaution, Burns made a lunge with his free hand, which staggered McBee, and, surrounding him, the trio began to beat and kick him. Officers hastened to the rescue, and using their re- ‘volvers as cudgels soon had Burns lying insensible on the floor. All three prisoners are serving peni- tentiary terms on minor offenses, and are looked upon as bad men to deal with. —— WINE WILL BE USED. = ZThero 1s to Be No Change in Christening the Iowa. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 20.— Cbarles H. Cramp, ptesident of the ship- building company, stated to-day that he thought wine would be used in christening the battle-ship Iowa Saturday. Residents of Iowa had protested against the use of wine, insisting that Governor Drake’s dm;ghur should christen the ship with water. Cramp said: “We furnish the bottie, and the person invited uses it as directed. We have .had many petitions to change, but the custom has’been to use wine, an we_have discovered no good reason to change.” WASHINGTON, D. C, March 18.—A distinguishea party from Wuhingmn will witness the launching of the batile-ship Iowa at Philadelphia on Satarday. The President has been obliged to decline the invitation, but Secretary Herbert and the Senate and House. Committees on Naval airs will be present. > s RS SCORED TRE FEDEERAL WITNESS. A Judge Discharged the Alleged Inciters Y of an In. ”n. EL: PASO, Texas, March 26.—Senors Lauro Aguirre and Manuel F. Chapa,‘the alleged inciters of an insurrection against the Mexican Government, were discharged this afternoon by United States ' Commis- sioner Sexton, who said there was no evi- .| dence whatever that warranted holding the accused. He was especially severe against the prosecuting witness, ‘Pedro Delatama, of lomonville, Ariz., stating he wounld be loath to hold any one on the testimony of the witness for the Gov- ernment. 3 . : 3 s - v eREe The Capital Stock Stands. CHICAGO, Iur., March 26.-The stock- holders of the National Linseed Oil Com- pany at a special meeting held here to-day decided not to reduce the capital stock from $18,000,000 to $9,000,000. Of the 180, 000 shur of gtock Mfl{l 105,000 were ;e}m- sented persons and proxies, and less than W.&O shares favored the decrease. Under the law it will require a two-thirds vote of the stock of the organization, or 120,000. shares to ca the proposition, After voting confidence in the Xruant managenment the meeting adjourned. —_— . 4rrest of the Rioters. SCRANTON, Pa., March 26.—County De- | tective Layshon and a posse went to Dun- more early this morning and arrested John ‘Welsh, John Lynch, Peter O’Hara and Jo- eonnection with the riot ‘when 500 men and boys mage an attack on the ex-priesi. Ruthven and in which four men were shot. -One of the injured, William Mink, is dying. The trouble has caused bitter feeling among the Catholics and Protestants in Dunmore.. The prisoners were lodged in the County ¢ ‘and Italy compete ENDANGERED BY - COMPETITION Indusfiies and Products of California Are Not Protected. REPORTED BY PERKINS. An Important Bill Providing for the Appointment of a Commission. EVILS THAT REQUIRE REMEDY. Danger of an Invasion of Manufac- tured Articles From Japan Pointed Out. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—By direction of the Committee' on Education and Labor Senator Perkins to-day re- ported to the Senate a bill authorizing the appointment of a non-partisan commis- sion to collate information and copsider and recommend legislation to meet the probtem presented by labor, agriculture and capital. The bill provides that the com- mission $hall be composed of twenty- one members; that “the five mem- bers. representing labor ' shall be ap- pointed by the President from those nominated by labor organizations which are National in character, having the largest number of members and being most representative, character and numer- ical strength ‘to be considered, and not more than one person shall be appointed -| from the organization; that of five mem- bers to report on agriculture, three shall _be appointed on the recommendation of the National Farmers’ Allianice’ and In- dustrial Union and two on the recommen- dation of the National Grangeand Patrons of Husbandry.”” , P The report accompanying the bill says: “The universal dependence upon trans- portation companies is a fact or a question of prosperity or lack of prosperity of agri- culturists which demands attention. In some States, as in California, this factor is of supreme importance. In others less. The fact that oranges from Spain successfully with oranges from ' California in the great markets of the country is wide ‘bear- ing. The cost of transportation of California fruit to market is 90 to $1 per box while foreign fruit pays 32 cents. In less than carload lots it now costs about §2 abox to lay down California fruit in New York. Spahish oranges pay 50 cents a case, but the case is twice aslargeas that containing fruit with which it com- petes. These facts tend to show one of the principal causes of complaint that is now being made by a very important industry of a great State and the present case would fairly come before such a commission as is proposed.. “Lower freight rates and a measure of protection by tariff from domestic fruit would revive the now ianguishing branch of horticulture, and the facts stated above are emphasized by the report of United States Consul Seymour of Palermo, that during the year 1894 there were exported from'that port eight timésas many lemons and oranges to the United States as the entire exportation to all other foreign countries during the same period. Cali- fornia and Florida suffer from this compe- tition of fruit raised on the shores of the Mediterranean, and the prosperity of two great States of the Union is disastrously effected to the benefit-'of the people of another race, country and hemisphere. 4And trivial indeed will some of them appear when we shall be face to face with that industrial competition which is being forced upon us by Japan. 1t is but a few years ago that this remarkable nation began to establish manufactories to supply goods which it had hitherto pur- chased abroad, yet even now there has arisen alarm in Englana, Germany and our: own country regarding the influence which Japanese manufactures will have upon their prosperity. And this alarm is not’ without cause. The grave importance .of the - question raised by the marvelous development of Japanese menufactures has been fully recognized by the National Asséciation of Manufacturers of the United States, which has requested Congress to appeint a com- mission to inquire as to the invasion of our own home markets by Japan. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Associa- tion of California in February called a meeting to discuss the Japanese indus- trial question, at wkich Julian Sonntag called attention to the’ fact that it is a dangerous fallacy to contend. that the Japanese can never compete successfully with America and Engiand in commerce and manufactures. - To-day, he said, one cannot go into a dry-goods store and tell French and Japanese silks apart. Carpets frem Osaka rival those of Egypt, Turkey and Persia and -are being expotted to America in large quantities. The great newspapersof the country have recognized the importance of the industrial révolu- tion in Japan and are discussing it se- riously. Writers of magazines devoted to economics- are giving the matter their attention. In March number of Ganton’s Magazine appears the following: There is no country in which economic changes are likely to create so much industrial surprise if not disioeationt in the next quarter of & century as Japan. During the last quar- ter of & centery Japan has been rapidly west- ernizing her civilization-and is now rapidly westernizing her methods of industry. At the presens rate she is progressing it may not take her more than & decade to get & factory sys- tem, with, its modern equipments. Although this will be -sure to act .upon her 1aborers, raising their standard and increasing thelr cost of living, -it will probably take half a century before her wages approxi- mate the -wage standbrd of the United States, or even of England.. To the extent to which she inereases her factory methods faster than she raises her wage standard will she be- come a successiul compétitor with Western producers and will demonstrate .the economic soundness of protection as a permanent prinei- ple in national statesmanghip, All the .world should rejoice &t Japanese progress, but it will ‘be a calamity for mankind if Japan Should be permitted to destroy, or even lessen, the rate of progress in this mnstardn Europe. OF GERERAL 004ST INTEREST. Matters at the Cupital That Concern Cali- Jornta and Vreinity. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26.—As- sistant Becretary of the Hamlin and Captain Shoemaker, chief . of the revenue cutter service, said to Tmx Capn correspondent to-day that the report of the court-martial in Captain Healy’s case bad not been considered. Hamlin said: ‘‘The report of the find- ings embraces 1500 pages of typewriting.’ As yet it bas not been examined. Not an jndividual in this department-knows its contents, and all stories of approval or dis- approval are fakes, pure and simple.” A letter was to-day submitted to the House Committee on Rivers and. Harbors signed by the Senators and Representa- tives of the California delegation asking that the contract for the construction of San Diego jetty be made a continuous one. The same request will be made for San Pedro harbor. The members of the California delega- tion have all received dispatches signed by the Ship-owners' Association of the Pacific Coast asking their support of the House bill removing discriminations against American sailing vessels of the coast trade. This bill is known throughout the country as the pilotage bill. It is possible that all the members of the California delegation will support the measure. Pensions have been.granted as follows: California: Original — William Hughes, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; John Py- george, San Francisco. Increase—Clarence E. Goodwin, Santa Rosa. Original, widow —Henrietta J. Fay, Redland. Oregon: Reissue—William F. Hiatt, Mist. A card from’Ambrose Bierce.in the Star, declaring that if Huntington's charges against the Examiner were true he would resizn his position with tbat paper, isan interesting topic of gossip in the California colony here. The following postal routes will be dis- continued in California after April 30: Aberdeen. (late Tibbots), Inyo County, from Tibbots station; Manka, Solano County, from Suisun City; Moss, Monte- rey County, from Castroville; Offutt, Ma- rin County, from Petaluma; Pyrema, Kern County, from Bakersfield. The Senate Commerce Committee to-day reported a bill granting American registry to the steamship Kahului of San Fran- cisco, Captain Nelson’s vessel. Some criti- cism was heard to-day among California Congressmen, who declared the vessel was an old English-built hulk, unworthy to fly the American flag.. The Kahului has been engaged in foreign trade, but her condition practically unfitted her for long voyages, but now as an American ship she can ply in the coastwise trade. The following are among the items car- ried . hy the sundry civil appropriation bill, reported to the’ House to-day: Goat Island wharf, $30,000; for suffering natives of Alaska, $19,500; Humboldt Bay (Califor- nia), $159,000; education in Alaska and en- forcement of the Chinese exclusion act, $125,000: reyenue cutter for the Pacific Coast, $125,000. Sam B. Solomon of San Francisco died at Garfield Hospital at 10 o’clock to-night. Two weeks ago a piece of chicken bone lodged 1n kis throat, pus formed around it and his throat and head swelled to twice their normal size. To-nightan operation was decided upon, but Selomou died on the tavle. The bone, an inch long, was re- moved after his death. Mr. Solomon was well and favorably known in San Francisco and Sacramento. He was often at the State Capitol during legislative sessions and he was a familiar figure in California headquarters at Na- tional conventions. Of late he has. been employed in Senator Perkins’ committee- room. HEDIOAL INSPECTOR KERSHNER. There Was Good Reason for His Dismis- . sal From the Navy. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March'26.—A fter holding it back for faore than a week; Sec- retary Herbert to-day made public the indorsement of President ~Cleyeland in the case of Medical Inspector Edward Kershner,wlio was dismissed from the havy on March 9 on conviction of a | ‘violation of a lawful regulation issued by the Secretary of the Navy” and of .scan- dalous conduct tending to the destruction of good morals, The charges involved perjury, and the court-martial sentenced the medical inspector to dismissal. Seeretary Herbert many months ago sent the case to the President with the rec- onimendation that the sentence be con- firmé&, buttt President dia not act until Mareh 17. In his indorsement of the sen- tence the President says: “‘I have examined all thé proceedings in this case and everything bearing upon it with the utmost care and would have been glad to find a justification fora mit- igation of the sentence imposed. I have not-been able, however, to escape thes con- viction that Medical Inspector Kershner, with an unworthy intenf and an insubor- dinate spirit,violated an important salutary regulation of the Navy Department. Iam also'fully convinced that to conceal his fault he deliberately,and under oath gave evidence before a court of inquiry which if it did not technically constitute perjury amounted to a plain and intentional sug- gestion of falsehood and a wiilful sup- pression of the truth.” Secretary Herbert on March 19 appended the foliowing : “Medical Inspector Edward Kershner, U. 8. N., accordingly ceases to be an offi- cer of the navy from the date of this order.” 5 5 : S e MAY CBECK THEIR LANDING. The Opposition to the Booth-Tuckers to Cavise Complications. NEW YORK, N. Y¥, March 26.—Com- missioner Booth-Tucker sailed from Liver- pool for America yesterday. He and Mrs. Booth-Tucker started by the St. Louis last Saturday, but received news of the serious illness of their youngest child. Mrs. Booth-Tucker was so ill that she could not leave the steamer, so she continued her vovage, while her husband returned to care for the child, which :has materially improved. 3 395 Ttis just-possible that Mrs. Booth-Tucker mav not be permitted to land in New York. It was reported yesterday that an attempt would be made to prevent.both Mr. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker from landing, it being neld that they come here contrary w as alien contract laborers. Those who object to Mr. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker coming cite the case of Rev. Dr. Walpole ‘Warren, who a few years ago came here from England to become the :pastor of Holy Trinity Church. It was decided in Dr. Warren’s case that he was .liable to the provisions of the law and Holy Trinity had to pay a fine.of $1000 for importing a her. It is held that either Mr. and rs. Boothi-Tucker come here as contract laborers or else they must admit that they are in the employ of an_English religious organization to do missionary work in this country. . Good Blood is the true, foundation for gcod health, strong nerves, vigor and vitality. Good blood and good health are given by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Be sure 10 get Hood’s and only HOOD'S. Hood’s Pills ¥t Binpiic STOWED AWAY [N A TRUNK Decomposed Body of a Man Found Packed in Chloride of Lime. Ghastly Discovery Made by Men Who Purchased Some Unclaimed Freight. CHICAGO, ILL., March 26.—Packed in chloride of lime and badly decomposed, the body of a man was this afternoon found in a box by Carl Hoff of Austin, IIL,, one of the purchasers of a lot of un- claimed freight which ,was storel in the warehouse of Wakem & McLoughlin in South Water street. The box was marked “D. M. Morgan, 166 South Morgan street, Chicago.” 5 Philip- Greiss and Carl Hoff, both of Austin, came into the eity to-day to buy unclaimed freight in Wakem & Me- Loughlin’s warehouse. The goods were delivered at the house of Hoff, who is a contractor. Hoff ordered Frank Ahlgrim and Charles Ramus, two of his employes, to open the boxes. The. first one opened contained a new trunk. Around it was packed a layer of sawdust. The trunk was opened and inside was found'a hermetically sealed box of zinc made to fit the trunk. This being broken open was found to hold the corpse of a man badly decomposed. It had first been doubled up and wrapped with small rope and then packed in tight with chloride of lime. The men were horrified at their find and with Hoff went to the police stationat Austin and reported their experience. A patrol-wagon was sent for the body and it was taken to the County Morgue. The police are now working on the case, trying to discover where the body came from and why it was so packed. The name of D. M. Morgan does not appear in the Chicazo Directory. P For International Arbitration. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 26.—A plan providing for a permanent international court of arbitration for the settlement of disputes between civilized nations in gen- eral and between the Uniied States and Great Britain in particular was considered to-day by the committee on international arbitration of the New York Bar Associa- tion. The plan was not given out for pub- fication because it is not yet considered matured in all its details. g b Republicans Will Win. PROVIDENCE, R. L, March 26.—A thorough canvass of this State preliminary, to the State election of Wednesday next was completed to-night. The Republicans claim the re-election’ of Governor Lippitt by from 4000 to 6000 plurality. Both honses_of the Gemeral Assembly, it is claimed, will be Republican. NEW TO-DAY. We're going to raise the dust. We are going to raise Cain about the money wheedled out of poor men’s pockets, and the truck, trash and trickery foisted upon confiding citizens. By whom ? % By the cheap clothiers and the cloth- choppers who have the impudence to call themselves “tailors.” We fight the high-price tailor—he is an honest enemy—but the cheap tailor—bah. Commencing to-day, we shall sell 2000 Men's All-Wool Suits and Overcoats, medium and sum- mer weights, at about one-third their actual value, We bought them low, and we can afford this. See them in our Kearny-sireet windows. For instance, we are selling elegant Men’s Suits and Overcoats for $10. Alteration and pressing free. 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