The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 10, 1896, Page 2

2 THE S LEGSLATIE WORK DONE BY CONGRES Satisfactory Progress in Clearing Up Odds and Ends. CONFERENCE REPORTS. Compromises Made in Indian Appropriations and Naval Construction. GENERAL SHERMAN'S STATUE. Walcott’s Resolution Directing an Tn- vestigation of the Contract Meets Defeat. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—Very satisfactory progress in clearing up the odds and ends of the legislative work of the session was made by the Senate to- day. Final conference reports on ti:e na- val appropriation and on the Indian ap- propriation bills were presented and agreed to. In the naval bill a compromise was made reducing the number of new bat- tle-ships to three and directing that no con- tracts shall b: made for armor plate until after the Secretary of the Navy shall have inquired into the cost of manufacture and shall have made a report to Congress. The question of contract schools in the Indian | bill was compromised on the basis of al- | lowing them (where there are no other schools to take their place) during the fis- cal year 1897. A resolution which had been offered yesterday by Wolcott of Colorado respect- ing the erection of an equestrian statue to General William T. Sherman in the City of Washington was taken vp and discussed for nearly two nhours. It directed an in- quiry by the Committee on Library into the facts and circumstances of the contract, and requested the Secretary of War to sus- vend its execution till next session. The resolntion was defeated. The bilt in reia- tion to contempts of court, reported from the Judiciary Committee by Hill of New York, was taken up, discussed for some time and then allowed to be set aside in- formally so otber business might be taken up. The bill increasing from $10 to $50 a month the pension of Francis E. Hoover, which was vetoed by the Presieentand afterward passed by the House over the President’s veto, was taken up ana dis- | cussed, but when the Senate came to vote on its passage it turned out that there was no voting quorum in the chamber and then at 5:40 o'clock the Senate adjourned until to-morrow. - = SESSION OF THE HOUSE. iuch Time in Considering a Noted Elec- tion Contest. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—On the day before that on which Congress is con- fidently expected to finally adjourn for the session the House spent six and a half hours in the consideration of a contested election case—T. H. Aldrich (R.) vs. Oscar W. Underwood (D.) from the Ninth Ala- bama District. It was the unfinished businass when the House reassembled at 10 o’clock in further continuance of the legislative day of Saturday, the pending question being the motion of Daniels (R.) of New York to lay on the tabje the mo- tion by Owens (D.) of Kentucky to recon- sider the vote by which on Monday the House decided to consider the case. There being no quorum present at that time it was decided by the Republican leaders to enforce for the first time the Tucker rule, incorporated into the code of | the Fifth-fourth Congress. Before allits features, especially that by which the Sergeant-at-arms produces absent mem- bers, were brought into play, however, a quorum appeared and the discussion was begun. 1t was participated in by Daniels (R.) of New York and Linney (R.) of North Carolina in favor of the contestant and Underwood and Stallings (D.) of Ala- bama in favor of the contesiee, There was considerable Republican opposition to the recommendation of the committee and the resolution declaring Aldrich entitled to his seat was agreed to by less than ten majority, the vote being 116 ayes, 107 noes. Aldrich was sworn in. The final conference reports on the In- dian and naval bills were agreed to amid applause. The report of the conferees upon the sundry civil appropriation, a final agree- ment as to all matters in dispute, except the public building appropriation, was agreed to. The House voted to insist upon its disagreement to these except as to that for the building at Savannah, Ga., but by a vete of 96 to 91 agreed to it. = The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, giviug to every employe on the rolls De- cember 2, 1895, and since discharged, a month’s salary. The rules were suspended, and a bill passed to put into operation the recom- mendation of the international conferenze for preventing collisions at sea. A resolution reported from the Commit- tee on Accounts was agreed to, authoriz- ing the Speaker to appoint a special com- mittee of five to sit during recess to in- vestigate the charges of mismanagement against the Leavenworth Boldiers’ Home and appropriating $3000 for its expenses. At 7 o’clock a still further recess was taken until 10 o’clock to-morrow. BONDSMEN ARE RESPONSIBLE. Must Guarantee the Departure of Chi- nese in Transit, NEW YORK, N. Y., June 9.—The Cus- tom-house Collector at Malone, in the northern part of this State, has reported that, while the number of Chinamen pass- ing through that port to Canada was the same as the number of tickets issued, yet the descriptions of the men did not tally with the men bearing the tickets. This was a matter he could not understand, and he therefore requested that the bonds given for the genuine passage of these Chinese through the United States be can celidnpnnn that the majority of these Chipese come from Cuba and Mexico. To obtain permission to pass ithrough the United States on their way to the Cana- dian Pacific Railroad, and thence via Van- couver to China, they must produce the bond for $200 of some reputabie person that they are genuine travelers, and they are allowed twenty days todo the trip. A ticket is then given to them, which is stamped in several places by the Custom- house inspector, and a description of the bearer is attached thereto. It being im- possible to put a mark on the Chinese, he must tally with the description avtached to his ticket. which is Malone, in the Plattsbure district of this State. The men have not always tallied with their description, and consid- erable confusion has consequently arisen. The explanatipn given is that when these men stop off at anf’ port their tickets are taken up and held in charge by their ‘When they are ready to move on ckets are redistributed, often quite indiscriminately, the wrong men getting the tickets. To obviate this confusion the Secretary of the Treasury has advised, on the sug- gestion of the District Attorney of this State, that the person giving bonds shall be made responsible for the transit of the Chinese, and shall furnish proof that the men have really left the country. This will at once be put into practice, and in future all bonds will be drawn up with a proviso to that effect. A FLOATED IN ENGLAND. Stock for a Big Irrigation Company Is Disposed Of. FORT WORTH, Tex., June 9.—Advices have been received here from London that the stock of the Rio Grande Irrigation and Land Company (Limited) has been suc- cessfully floated, capital £500,000. The English company has acquired the rights of the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company ot New Mexico. Tne completion of the system of cansls now actually under construction will pring 230,000 acres of valley land under diteh, and a high-levef canal that can be econom- ically constructed will bring over 300,000 more. The lands that are to be irriga‘ed are between Engle, N. M., and Fort Quit- man, Tex., and are fine for grain, fruit, vine and raisin growing. The climate is good. : e MAYO'S DEATH MOURNED. Impressive Services Held Before the Re- mains Were Shipped. OMAHA, NEpr., June 9.—Impressive services were held to-day over the remains of Frank Mayo, the actor who died on the train yesterday en route from Denver to this city, and this evening the body was sent to Pniladelphia for burial. Mr. Mayo was a member of the Order of Elks during his lifetime and the services were conducted by the iocal lodge in the lodgeroom. Members of the Roland Reed company were present, as well as those of Mr. Mayo's own company. Primrose and West’s male quartet sang. The entire membership of the local lodge acted as escort to the train. PEARL BRYAN'S MURDER Evidence Given to Support the Defense of Alonzo Walling. Rather Ghastly Testimony Given by a Doctor Relating to Decapi- tation. CINCINNATI, Onio, June 9.—When the Walling trial was resumed this morning the prosecution asked to have Walling re- called, but the court refused, saying that the State was through with the witness, having been allowed ample time to con- clade his examination yesterday after- noon. The State excepted to this ruling. The defense then introduced David Locke, ex-Chief of Police of Newport, a witness who was among the first at the scene of the murder. Locke said that what he had first thouszht to be blood upon the privet bushes: he aiterward found to be rust stains, natural to the plant. He described the tracks at the place. Walling’s shoes could not have made the tracks. A number of depositions of Greenfield (Ind.) people and several from officials of the Indiana Dental College, at Iudian- apolis, were read to show that Walling bore a good character. Dr. Wey of the Cincinnati Dental Coliege said Walling was at the college Thursday and Saturday evenings, but not on Friday, the night of the murder. He was not required to be present on Friday. Dr. Devis testified that the slight retrac- tion of the muscles of the neck indicated that decapitation had been done after death. William Abbott, who embalmed the body, was called. He swore that he took a quart of blood irom the body, and that he also found a puncture of a hypo- dermic needle under the left breast. Dr. Edwin F. Landy of Citcinnati testi- fied as to the retraction of the muscles about the neck. He had taken interest in the subject on account of the discussion in Jackson’s trial and made several ex- periments on bodies soon after death. These went to convince him that the de- capitation of Pearl Bryan was made when the muscles were beginning to lose their rigidity after death. The witness said that it would be a difficult ana tedious task to cut off a human head in the dark- ness unless the head were hacked off. The witness said he had killed a live sheep to determine how far blood would spurt when the head was cut off with a sharp knife. When he beheaded the animal the doctor stood on a sheet of paper perhaps six feet square to show how far the blood would spurt. The witness unrolled the sheet of paper. The paper was covered with blood. He believed blood from a person beheaded alive would spurt ten feet. A number of depositions used in the Jackson trial were read and court ad- journea at 5:30 ». M. Sale of the Anaconda. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 9.—It is learned the sale of the Anaconda Copper Company’s stock reported yesterday com- prises the holdines of the Hearst estate, 270,000 shares of stock, which were pur- chased by the Rothschild Exploration Company and Cassel synaitate. It is un- derstood that considerable premium was paid. The total amouut supposed to be drawn against this purchase is upward of 7,000,000, but Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who have hnanced the transaction, say that some exchange has already been drawn. The bulk wi!l come on the market gradually and not for some time. eteanei Death of General Gray. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 9.—General John B. Gray, vice-president of the Ameri- can Brakebeam Company, now a depart- ment of the Westinghouse Airbrake Com- pany, died in Asheville, N. C., last Satur- day night of a malady supposed to have been Bright's disease. He wus a native of Sberidan, N. Y., and was 65 years.old. He gained his title of general during the Civil War. ———— Must Wait Regular Seasion. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., June 9.—Gov- ernor Stone to-day notified Mayor Wali- pridge of St. Louis that his request for a special session of the Legislature to appro- priate money for the reconstruction of the municipal and State institutions damaged by the tornado was denied. Governor Stone says the necessity is not so great but that it can wait for the regular session. e Thrown and Killed. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9.—Benny Vaile, who was riding the erratic brute, Al Watts, at the races this afternoon, I.hr(iwn and killed. The horse broke neck. CARLISLE TELLS OF BOND SALES, Replies to Inquiries of the Senate Investigating Committee. THAT FLOW OF GOLD. The Secretary Dates the Begin- ning of the Trouble Back to Harrison’s Term. EXCESS OF THE WITHDRAWALS. Very Plausible Excuses Made for the Frequent Issues of Interest. Bearing Bonds. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—The Senate Committee on Finance this morn- ing discussed the proposed investigation of the sale of bonds which is ordered under the Senate resoiution, and finally decided that the investigation should be open to the public. The reply of Secretary Carlisle to the inquiries of the committee charged with the investigation of the sale of bonds of the United States in the years 1894-95-96 was made public this evening. The Secretary traces the beginning o! the trouble back to the closing year of Ptesident Harrison'’s administrafion and brings the history down to Mr. Cleveland’s firet issue of bonds in the following state- ment: “Largely on account of apprehensions in the country and abroad as to the ability of the Government of the United States to continue the current redemption of its notes in goid coin and maintain the parity of the two metals, the exports of gold during the fiscal year 1893, which closed June 30, 1893, reached the unprece- dent amount of $108,680,844, nearly all of which was withdrawn from the pablic treasury by the presentation of notes for redemption. “During the three months next preced- ing the 7th day of March, 1893, when I assumed control of this deparument, the withdrawals of gold from the treasury amounted to $35,563,093, while the exports amounted to $39,709,730, and during the eight months next succeeding that date the withdrawals amounted to $50,197,219, while the exports amounted to $39,959,529, showing an excess of withdrawals over ex- ports to the amount of $10,237,960. These withdrawals and shipments began on a large scale in June, 1893, the last month of the fiscal year 1892, and continuea with only short periods of intermission until the close of the fiscal year 1893. On the 31st day of December, 1892, the free gold in the treasury amounted to $121,266,662 29, but by January 31, 1893, it had been re- duced to $108,181,7!853, and on the 28th of February it had fallen to $103,284,218 01, or only $3,284,218 91 in exvess of the lawful reserve. The reserve fund would have fallen below $100,000,000 before March, 1893, if my predecessor in office had not effected arrangements in January and February by which the sum of $8,250,000 in gold was procured from certain bankers in New York in exchange for United States notes and otherwise. “During each of the months of No- vember and December, 1892, and Junuary and February, 1893, the public expendi- tures exceeded the receipts, the total de- ficiency for the four months being $5,810,- 548 52, and on the 7th day of March, 1893, the available cash balance in the treasury was $124,613,810, which includes $100,982,- 410 in gold, or §$982,410 in excess of the lawful reserve, but, by making exchanges in currency for gold with the banks in different parts of the country, the amount was increased to $107,462,682 on the 25th of that month, although large withdrawals were made in the interval. Notwith- standing the most strenuous efforts by the department to maintain the $100,000,000 resarve intact, the presentation of notes for redemption to procure gold for ship- ment abroad continued to such an extent that on the 22d day of April, 1893, for the first time since the fund was established it became necessary to use a part of it for redemption purposes, and it was reduced to $95,432,357, but it was afterwards in- creased by exchanges of other forms of currency for gold, so that on the 10th day of Augustit bad been fully restored and there was on hand $103,683,200 in free gold, but by December 30, 1893, it had fallen to $80,861,601 13, and was reduced on the 17th day of January, 1894, to the sum of $69,- 757,824, “‘The cash balance then in the treasury, excluding the current liabilities, bus in- cluding the gold reserve and all subsidiary and minor coin, was only $83,961,402. Very little gold was being received on account of duties to the Government, and it was therefore impossible to increase the re- serve without resorting to the 1ssue and sale of bonds, under the authority con- ferred by the act of January 14, 1875, com- monly known as the resumption act. At this date there was no free gold coinin the treasury, all the coin on hand being cov- ered by outstanding certificates. The $69,- 557,804 then held as iree gold was in the form of bullion.” Quoting the provisions of law which au- thorized this course to be taken, Mr. Car- lisie proceeds to state that on tke 17th of January, 1894, bids were invited for $50,- 000,000 of 5 per cent bonds on not to exceed a3 per cent basis. The proceeds of this sale amounted to the sum of $58,660,917 63, which was paid into the treasury in gold coin and gold certificates. The circum- stances which lead to the next issue are then described. *‘On the 6th day of March, 1894, after this sal: had been completed, the free gold in the treasury amounted to the sum of $107,446,802, and after falling to $52,189,- 500 on the 7th day of August, 1894, it was slowly replenished by voluntary ex- changes of gold coin for United States notes and other currency by the banks and by small receipts of gold in the pay- ment of duties to the Government, until the 14th day of November, 1894, when it reached the sum of $61,878,374. In the meantime, however, the frequent presenta- tion of notes for redemption in gold by in- dividuals and institutions not desiring it for export, clearly indicated the existence of a feeling of uneasiness in the public mind, while foreign exchange was aimost constantly at or near a rale which made it necessary to export gold to pay bills at their muuurity, and consequently with- drawals for such payment were daily approaching, when, in the usual course of trade and financial operations, large importations nearly always occur, it was considered absolutely necessary for the maintenance of the public credit and the continued execution of the monetary policy declared by Congress in the act of July 14, 1890, and repealed in the act of November 1, 1393, to resort again to an issue of bonds. The result of this proposi- tion was that 486 bids were received, amounting to $178,836,050, nearly all of which were at rates which would yield to the investors 3 per cent or less upon the sums awarded to them. ‘‘One bid for the whole sum of $50,000,- 000, ‘all or none,’ upon the basis of 2.878 per cent, being the most advantageous offer for the Government that was wade, was accepted, and the proceeds of thesale, $58,538,500, were paid into the treasury ac- cording to the terms of sale. The pay- mentsinto the treasury on account of this sale were not entirely completed until after the first day of December, 1894, and it soon became evident that the transaction bad not been effectual to cope with withdrawals of gold. In that month withdrawals - amounted to $31,907,221, and during the next (January, 1895) they amounted to $45,117,738, and they continued without diminution until the early days of February, until on the 8th of that month the reserve had been re- duced to $41,340,181 and several millions more had been demanded, a part of which was taken out and afterward returned to the treasury on account of the temporary restoration of confidence resulting from the fact that it became generally known to the public that measures were about to be taken for the replenishment of the re- serve. “These large withdrawals were due al- most entirely, so far as could be ascer- tained, to a feeling of apprehension in the public mind, especially among the holders of our securities abroad, which increased in intensity from day to day until it reached the proportions of a panic in the financiul centers, and it was evident to all who were familiar with the situation that unless effectual steps were promptly taken to check the growyng distrust the Govern- ment would be compelled within a few days to suspend payment and drop to a silver and paper standard. More than $43,000,000 of the amount with- drawn during the brief period last mentioned was not demanded for export, but was taken out by people who bad be- come seriously alarmed on account of the critical condition of the treasury in its relations to the currency of the country. The situation was so grave that the atten- tion of Congress was called to this subject by a special message from the President on the 28th day of January, 1895.” 5 Mr. Carlisle quotes from President Cleveland’s message, in which he recom- mended that the Secretary of the Treasury should be authorized to issue sufficient bonds to maintain the gold reserve and to redeem and cancel the legal tender and treasury notes. “‘Congress,”” Mr. Carlisle says, *“‘failed to pass a measure for the relief of the trea- sury or to take any action calculated to allay the serious aporehensions then exist- ing in the public mind, and consequently a contract was entered into by the Secre- tarv of the Treasury on the 8th day of February, 1895, with August Belmont & Co. of New York, on benalf of themselves and N. M. Rothschild & Sons of London and J. P. Morgan & Co. of New York. on behalf of themselves and J. 8. Morgan & Co. of London, for the purchase of 3,500,000 ounces of standard gold at the price of $17.8441 per ounce, to be paid by the delivery of United States bonds having thirty years tc run and bearing 4 per cent interest and the gold to be deposited at the United States sub-treasuries. By the terms of this con- tract not less than one-half of the gold was to be procured abroad and the parties with whom it was made stipulated that they would, as far as lay in their power, exert all financial influence and make all legitimate efforts to protect the Treasury of the United States against the with- drawals of gold, pending the complete performance of the contract. One ounce of standard gold was worth $18.60465, and the difference between that sum and the contract price ($17.8441) represented the premium received by the Government on the bonds, meking the price at which the bonds were accepted $104.4946. At this price they would yield to the investor 3.75 per cent per annum,”’ In order that Congress might be afforded the earliest possibie opportunity to take such action on the subjectas it might con- sider most beneficial to the publicinterest, the President of the United States on the same day and immediatety upon the ex- ecution of* the contract transmitted a special message asking Congress to specifically provide for a3 percent gold bond, which would effect a saving of over $16,000,000 to the Government. A bill was introduced in the House to authorize the substitution of 3 per cent bonds payable in gold for the 4 per cent bonds described in the contract, but it failed to pass, and consequently the parties proceeded to complete the transaction by the exchange of gold for 4 per eent thirty- year bonds, according to the terms of the contract. The agreement by the parties of the second part that they would as far as in their power make all legitimate efforts to protect the treasury of the United States against withdrawals of gold pending the performance of the contract was faithfully and efficiently carried out, and no gold was taken “;om the treasury to be used in paying for the bonds, as had been done in the two previous sales, nor was any with- drawn for shipment until after the delivery of the gold in exchange for the bonds had been completed under the contract. After a large part of the gold bad been furnished from abroad the Secretary, in order to pre- vent disturbances in the rates of foreign exchange at a critical period and create a condition which would force gold exports and consequently withdrawals, acquiesced in a departure from the literal terms of the contract, requiring one half of the coin to be procured abroad, and accepted deposits of gold then held in this country to complete the delivéry. . Speaking generally of the various issues the Becretary says: “Owing to the discouraging condition of our financial affairs and the consequent lack of confidence in the ability of the Government permanently to maintain a reserve under a system of redemption and reissue of notes, very considerable diffi- culty wus encountered in effecting the loan invited by the proposals of January 17, 1894, and at one time pending the call it was feared that the effort would fail, However, owing ‘to extraordinary exer- tions made during the last two or three days preceding the time when the bids were to be orened subscriptions for the whole amount were secured, as herein- before stated. ‘‘At the time the contract of February 9, 1895, was made the emergency was so pressing that the whole purpose of the loan would have been defeated if the re- ‘plenishment of the reserve had been post- poned for a sufficient length of time to advertise for bids, and besides it was ex- ceedingly doubtful whether, under the circumstances, any sales could have been made to the general public upon as favor- able terms as to the rate of interest as ‘were secured by that contract.’” Replying to that part of the Senate reso- lusions which dirécts the committee to in- vestigate and report “what effect tne bond sales had on the credit and business of the people of the United States,” the Secretary says that in his opinion the sales were necessary for the preservation of the credit of the Government and security of the business interests of the peopie and tblat they in fact accomplished those re- sults. SINGERS MAKE A HIT. Splendid Music Renderea at the National Saengerfest. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 9.—The occa- sional heavy showers to-day did not dampen the enthusiasm that has charac- terized the National Saengerfest. The forenoon occupied in rehearsals, and in the afterncon the first matinee concert was given. . The Cincinnati Singing Association made & hit by their rendition of Storch’s ““‘Charm of Night,” this being the first op- portunity had of realizing tbe actual pur- pose of the festival—that of male-chorus singing. Director Louis Ehrgott bad his un¥ru under perfect control, and their work was precise and well modulated, with as much shading as a male chorus can show, The audience at to-night’s concert was brilliant and thany people were turned away. Much interest was taken 1n the rendition for the first time of the cantata, “The New Worid,” by Heinrich Zoellner of New York, e General Whiteley Dead. BALTIMORE, Mp., June 3.—General Robert Henry Kindwood Whiteley, U. 8. A. (retired), died at his home in this city to-day, aged 87 years. General Whiteley saw active service in the Seminole, Mexi- can and Civil wars. He was born in Cam- bridge, Md., and was graduated from West Point in the class of '30. He was retired in 1875 with tte rank of major-general. NOTABLES 1IN HUNGARY. Moscow Visitors Go to AN ther Gorgeous Festival. BUDA-PESTH, Huxaary,J fine 9.—Some of ¢he distinguished visitors who have ar- rived here from Moscow, whither they went to attend the coronation of the Czar, declare that the celebration herg eclipses the Moscow celebration. The po™4p of the Esternhazey, Andrassy, Karolic and other notable families in the procession vied with the gorgeousness of the Orient. The gala dresses of the riders and the trap- pings of the horses of theinagnates flashed with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewels. The carriage in which rode Cardinal Vasary, Primate of Hun- gary, was similar to the State carriage of the Czar. The Emperor-King yesterday received the members of the lower House of the Diet atthe palace. Dr. von Szilagyi, presi- dent of the Chamber, made a speech, to which the King replied. Among the foreigners who witnessed the ceremonies were Lawrence Townsend, Secretary of the American Le%nian at Vienna; Edward P. T. Hammond, Ameri- can Consul here; Mrs. and Miss Kirk- white and Mrs. and the Misses Dwight. e Barcelona’s Bomb Ewxplosion. BARCELONA, Spary, June 9.—The funerals of the victims killed by the bomb explosion Sunday at the Chureh of Banta Maria took place to-day and were at- tended by an immense crowd. Tbe dead were buried at the expense of the city, Several of the persons who were injured have since died and others are moribund. Altogether about 100 arrests have been made of men suspected of being concerned in the outrage. Another dynamite car- tridge was exploded to-day outside of a dwelling near San Sebastian. R s Congress of Commerces Men. LONDON, Exg,, June 9.—The third con- gress of the Chambers of Commerce of the empire began its first session this morn- ing. The hall was crowded with delegates and others. Right Hon. Joseph Chamber- iain, Secretary of State and honorary president of the congress, delivered a speech welcoming the delegates. Lords Loch and Knutsford, Sydney Buxton, M. P., 8ir John Lubbock, M. P., and Sir George Baden Howell, M. P., were among those present. . Defeat of the Dervishes. LONDON, Exe., June 9.—The Egyptian cavalry at Firket pursued the fleeing Der- vishes after the battle at that place, killing a large number of them. The Dervishes took the route to Suarda, which was Kbalifa’s largest camp, with the exception of Dongola. The cavalry, upon reaching Suarda, found the place deserted. The troops occupied it and seized enormous quattities of stores and a number of camels, —— An Enormous Sand Bar. ST. JOHNS, N, F., June 9.—An enor- mous sand bar almost completely bars the narrows at the entrance to this harbor, and has caused great dnma;e to vessels entering port. Over 100 craft have been forced to anchor off the entrance, many being seriously injured by colliding with each other. e Massacred by Kurds. ATHENS, Grerce, June 9.—Instead of only a few French, British and German engineers being massacred by Kurds on the line of the raiiway from Smyruna to Kassaba, as reported on Sunday last, the number of victims is estimated at 200. The Consuls at Smyrna have gone to the scene to investigate the affair. ol et g Stores Visited by Fire. TORONTO, O~t., June 9.—McKendry & Co.’s department store on Yonge street and the store of Eaton & Co. and Guinane Bros. were damaced $375,000 by fire to- night; fully insured. CLOSELY WATCH SPAIN'S ACTION: Eyes of Diplomats Turned Toward the Competitor Cases. CIVIL TRIAL DEMANDED. Arguments to Be Submitted Are Prepared by the United States. : MAY YET CAUSE A RUPTURE. Uncle Sam Is in No Mood to Permit Prisoners to Be Shot Without a Propar Hearing. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 9.—A Wash- ington special to the Herald says: The eyes of the administration are now upon the proceedings of the naval court in Madrid, which is to consider the case of the men captured on board the American filibustering schooner Competitor. The arrival of the papers in the cases of these men at Madrid at this time was expected by the authorities, and in expectation .of their early consideration the muthorities have been preparing ammunition which could be used in behalf of the prisoners. Spain will not be permitied to execute the prisoners. Spain has been fully in- formed of this determination on the pari of the United States, and rather than risk strained relations and possible conflict with this Nation the officials believe that she will grant the wish of this Govern- ment—a civil trial for the men. The President and Secretary Olney have been in close consultation for some weeks past preparing the argument to be sub- mitted to the court on behalf of the United States, showing that the men should, by treaty provisions between the Spanish Government and that of the United States, receive a civil trial. The Secretary points out that both the original treaty and the protocol made special provision for the class of offenses under which those of the men came, and these provisions require a civil trial. This argument will be laid be- fore the Spanish Government by Minister Taylor at Madrid, and by it will be sub- mitted, it is expected, to the Spanish court. In case the decision of the Spanish court is favorable the men will be tried by civil court in Havana. The authorities are quite willing to abide by the result of the decision made by a tribunal of that char- acter. They declare, however, and Secre- tary Olney has so stated in his argument, that it was unjust to try the prisoners by drumbhead court-martial. It is expected by the authorities that the efforts of Consul-General Lee to secure better quarters for the Competitor men will be successful. In any event, the de- partment quite approves of the steps he is taking in thisdirection. 5 A special to the Herald from Kingston, Jamaica, says: The steamship Laurada is reported as at Port Antonio, where she is waiting for a cargo of fruit. She had been at Port Antonio since May 30. The authorities here have sgrchad ber, with a view to finding whether or not she carried arms, or was engaged in a filibustering ex- pedition in aid of the revolutionists in Cuba. Nothing of a contraband character was discovered on board the vessel. . It is reported that several S8panish gunboats are watching the coast, with the idea of inter- cepting the Laurauda when she shall pro- ceed to sea. The Laurada, which recently landed a |- filibustering expedition in Cuba, had not been reported for several days and much anxiety was felt in Cuban circles here and in Florida as to the fate of the ship. MADRID, Sparx, June 9.—The military council is enzaged in minutely studymg the documents relating to the case of the American filibustering schooner Com- petitor, which was recently captured by the Spanish authorities on the coast of Cuba. The examination of these docu- ments will be protracted and no decision will be reached before August at the very earliest. HAVANA, Cusa, June 9.—On Thursday last a force of Havana volunteers who were acting as a garrison on the Threcioso estate, near Cardenas, met a larse rebel party, and an engagement took piace in which the volunteers were defeated and compelled to retire. Several of the Gov- ernment forces were killed and two wounded. | 00D MARKET FOR ORANGES. Memicans Taking Advanta Florida Crop. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—The Mexicans are taking advantage of the scarcity of the Florida oranges and are f the Short NEW TO-DAY. 2w “APENTA” THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER, Bottled at the [JJ HUJNYADI Sorings, Bua Pest, Hungary Considering the nature of the Hungarian Bitter Water Springs, it must obviously be desirable for the medical profession and the public to be assured authori- tatively that the working of these Springs is carried on in a scientific manner, and not merely on commercial lines, and with this view tife Uj Hunyadi Springs, from which “ Apenta” Water is drawn, are placed under the absolute control of the Royal Hungarian Chemical Institute (Ministry of Agriculture), Buda Pest, Prices: 10 Cents and 25 Cents per bottla. OF ALL DRUGGISTS AND MINERAL WATER DEALERS. Sole Exporters : THE APOLLINARIS COMPANY, LIMITED. e .. THE SAN FRANOCINCO OALL, WEDNESDAY, JUKE 10, 1. e aadl threatened, and as the scason was then| shipping their supply of ffuit to thig cou‘?try.. Lfst season 400 carloads were shipped to the United States, but this sea- son _tully 600 carloads will be exported, “Thomas L. Crittenden; United States Con. scl:Generalat the City of Mexico, who fur. i this information to the State De. rp-rumm. says tiat old trees are being pruned, new orchards planted and every preparation made to oom'Pete for the American orange trade. 'he Mexican orange season—from September to Decem- ber—fits in between the Florida and Cali- fornia seasons, thus leaving Mexico with practically no competition in our market. bnd S en SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. An Agreement of Conferees Reported to the House. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—In the House to-day Cannon (R.) of Illinois pre- sented the report of the conferees on the sundry civil appropriation bill. It was read and agreed to. The agreement includes all the items ip dispute save only those in relation to ¢ public buildings, as to which the Hoy disagreed. It cut down from $35,000 1 $5000 the appropriation to enable (i Unitea States to take partin the Brussels exposition, at the invitation of the Belgia, Government; struck out the appropriation of $15,000 for a lighthouse on Swan Island, Carribean Sea; struck out the appropriu tion of $250,000 for a fireproof building for the National Museum. It also made an appropriation of $19,000 each to the Provi- dence and Garfield hospitals for earing for the indigent sick of the District of Colum- bia. o USERER Of Interest to the Pacific Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9. special postoffice service between Clairana Anaheim, Orange County, will be discon- tinued after June 30; between Point Reyes and Olema after July 11. J. B. Boatman, private secretary to Rep- resentative Hilborn, left for his home in Oakland to-day. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Origina!—Ole Tronsen, Sacra- mento. Increase—William H. Henderson, San Diego; Daniel Harrison, Santa Paula. Oregon: Original — Daniel K. Iliff, Portland. Increase—Peter Major, Apple- gate. ‘Washington: Original—John T. Win- scott, Everett. —_———— Signs for St. Lowis. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—Secre- tary Carlisle to-day directed that 4000 street signs imported at New York for use in St. Louis be forwarded at once to that city without examination at New York and be examined and appraised by the customs officers at St. Louis. The signs will be sent forward in bond. Mayor Wal- bridge, in his telegrams to the treasury, states that these street signs are ‘‘needed in St. Louis before the Republican Con- vention meets.” He says the need of the signs is “urgent.” S Minister Taylor IU. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.—Hannis Taylor, United States Minister to Spain, whose sudden abandonment of his literary plans at Oxford and departure from Eng- land was told in the cable dispatches, 1s ill in Paris. A cablegram to that effect was received 1n Washington to-day. 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