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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1896 the other sciences; therefore this association believes it will be a matier of economy as weil ssa means of stimulatiug and encouraging more full and systematic deveiopment and research. You are aware thatnearly all Governments of first class have such departments, and in your work you will know how little our Government understands Or encourages your efforts. We desire an expression from you on the subject and trust you will make such sugges- tions s you may deem of interest to the pro- posed promotion of these objects. We l&all also count on you to lend your full- est aid when we bring the malter to the atten- tion of the congress, which we hope to doat the next session. 'y respectfully, L RMSTRONG, Secretary. By order of the committee. Mr. Ford read the following resolutions, adopted by the Santa Clara County Min- ers’ Association: To the Officers and Members of the Santa Clara County Miners' Asaociation: Your committee ap- pointed for the purpose of formulating resolu- tions to be presented at the next meeting of the California State Miners’ Association beg 1o report as fol.ows: WHEREAS. It has been suggested by repre- sentatives of the California State Miners' As- sociation that there should be added to the Cabinet of the President of the United States an officer to be known as Secretary of Mincs a0d Mining, who shall exercise general super- vision over the mining interests of this coun- try; and whereas, it has been further sug- gested and recommended that the office of In- spector of Mines should be established in this State for the purpose of fostering and pro- tecting the mining industry of California; and whereas, we have been authenucaiy in- formed that Jacob Neff, president of the Cali- fornia State Miners’ Association, has expressed his intention of retiring from that important position, it is hereby Resolved, That this association heartily and unanimously indorse the appointment by the President of the United Siates of a_Cabinet officer to be known as Secretary of Mines and Mining; and be it further Resolved, That this association consider it | for the best intercsts and general good and welfare of the miners of this State that there | should be appointed by the Legislature of this State, or otherwise, an inspector of mines in | this State; and further be it Kes olved, That we appreciate in the greatest | degree the gratuitous services rendered the | State association, and thereby every mix.mz‘ interest and miner in California, by Jacob | Neff and others, who have so graciously, vol- | untarily and wilhoat compensstion tendered their services toward perpetuating the causc whose success we 0 earnestly desire. ¥ Resolved, That it is the projound and sincere | wish of this association that Jacob Neff be in- | duced and persuaded to again accept the office | which bLe row fills with sich universal sutis- iaction and credit. JAMES CAmsoN (chairman), A. C. INNEs, C. F. | O’'BRIEN, K. J. PEARCE, T. 8. LOWELL. The resolutions were approved and placed on file. Judge Walling of Nevada moved that | be thanks of the association be tendered | to Mr. Ford. | Chairman Neff remarked that no mem- | ber of the association had a higher appre- | ciaticn of the value of Mr. Ford’s services than he. He told how the miners’ com- mittee had voted the sum of $1000 to partly repay Mr. Ford for his valuabie services, and how Mr. Furd had generously declined to accept a dollar. | Mr. Ford was thereupon tendered a vote | of thanks by all the members risingto| their feet and _eiving Mr. Ford three rous- | ing cheers. The recipient was very mach affected by the proceedings and returned his thanks, saying that whatever advance- ment he had made in material progress had had its foundation in the good will of the miners of this State. The following committee was appointed on order of business: C. W. Cross, George Stone, Eaward Coleman, J. M. Walling ; and Harold T. Power. A. L. Moore and J. R. Young were ap- vointed sergeants-at-arms. The following opinion of the Attorney- General was read and referred to the com- mittee on resolutions: SaN FRANCISCO, October 28, 1896. John F. Kidder, Debris Commissioner, Grass Yaliey, Cal.—DEAR SIR: 1 am in receipt of your letter of the 16th 1nst., stating that the United Btates Debris Comm ssion had received orders | from Washington to locate and construct s dam for the impounding and_ restraining of deb:is already in the Yuba River, and that said commission wishes to know whether or not you are authorized to enter intoa joint contract on bebalf of the State of California for the construction of said dam, wifh the pro- viso that the contractor must 1ook to the State Board of Examiners for the allowance of his monthly estimates. 1 have given this matter very careful con- sideration, andam of the opinion that you are not authorized to _enter into any contract on behalf of the State jointly or otherwise for the construction of said dam or other works for the impounding and restraining of debris. The acl under which you hoid your office and which prescribes your cuties is entitled “An act to provide for the appointment, duties and compensation of a debris comm sioner, aud to make an appropriatton 1o be pended under his direction in the discharze of g:‘;::dum' assuch commissioner.”” [Stais. 1895, ] Section 3 of sald act provides: Whenever any board of engineers of the United States Government shall hav. been appoinied with power t. adopt plans aud specificarious for the construction of works for the impounding of mining debris it shali be the duty of swid Debris Commissioner to consult and adviss with such board of engineers of the United States Govern- ment and to examine and pass upon the merits of such works, and said Debris Commissioner shall determine whether or 10t such works sre calcu- lated to be and are sufficient 10 proiect the navi- gable waiers of the State, and to keep a record of such determinations. Section 4 of said act, after making an appro- pristion 1o be used'in the construction of works for the restraining and impounding of mining debris, provides: Said money to be pald only upon order drawn by the Comptroller upon the writien request of the said Lebris Commissioneranc to be drawn only for the payment of 7oL more than one-ha:f of the ©cost of the construction of any such works for re- straining and impounding mining debris as shall be approved by bim and duly adopted and recom- merded by engineers of the L mniled States Gov- ernment 2ppointed for Lha: purpose. ‘These are the only duties prescribed by said actend itis apparen: that no authority is conferred upon the Debris Commissioner, nor is there any implied authority given to enter into any contract for the actual construction of such work. At the rime the above act was approved é!ilrch 24,1893) and became & law 8n acthad been passed by Congressand ap- proved by the President to create the Califor- nia Debris Commission and regulare hydranlic mining in the State of Caiifornia (United States Statutes at Large, 1895, 507), which provided for the appointment of a commission to pre- sent plans and specifications of all work for the improvement and protection of the navi- gable streams of California and to prevent the depositing of mining debris or other materials within the same and directing and empower- ing such commission when appropriations are made therefor by law, or sufficient money is degomea for that purpose in said debris fund, to build at sucn points above the head ot navi- gation in said rivers and on the main tributa- Ties thereof such restraining or impounding dams and settiing reservoirs, etc., as may be Tecessary to Fralect and prevent injuring the said navigable rivers or their tributaries in this State. In construing the act of March 24, 1893, of the Legislature ot this State, providing for the appointment and duties ol the Debris Com- missioner, it is apparent from the tenor of said act that the Legislature had in view the act of Congress above referred to, and Tecog- nized the duty and authority conferred on the Commissioner by said act of the Legislature of March 24, 1893, 10 make only an appropria. tion in aid of that provided by Congress, and to provide for the appointment of a Commis- sioner whose sole duty should be.to consult and advise in the adoption of plans and specifi- cations for the construction of such works, and to see that such works when constructed shall conform to the rlans and specitications 8o adopted before any money shall Le drawn for the payment thereof. Respectfully, W. F. FITZGERALD, Attorney-General. The convention adjourned until 10 a. a, to-day. BIG PUSTOFFICE DEFICIENCY. Inereased Appropriations dve Asked to Run the Department, WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10.—Post- master-General Wilson has submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury his estimates for the Postoffice Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, The First As- sistant Postmaster-General’s office requires $43,542,500, an increase over the previous year of $2,012,750; the Second Assistant Postmaster-General’s office $52,224,500, an increase of §$2,835,385; Third As-istant’s office $1,358,100, an increase of $37,400, and for the officeof Fourth Assistant, $383,311; $6000 is asked for advertisements and mis- cellaneous matters, which makes a grand total of $97,515.411, an increase over the estimates of 1897 of $4,943,846, As the expenditures lor the service of 1898 are estimated at $97,515,411, and the revenue expected for the same year is placed at $96,227,096, there will be an esti- mated deficiency of about §1,288,335. CUBAN PATRIOTS ARE VERY ACTIVE Preparing to Send Further Re-enforcements to the Island. Not at All Alarmed by the Move of Weyler in Taking the Field. YET CONFIDENT OF VICTORY. With His Two Hundred Thousand Troops the Captain-General Cannot Conquer. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.—Not since the Cuban filibustering ship Haw- kins foundered off Barnegat with General Calixto Garcia and a number of Cuban | revolutionists on board hgs there been such activity at the Cuban Junta in this city as was noted to-day. The announce- ment that General Weyler was about to take the field, massing an army of 200,000 men on the island and end the insurrec- tion by one fierce onslaught?of war, has stirred up the Cuban patriots of this city, and inquiry for details is being raade of the members of the Junta. Tie Cubans here do not express any alarm as to the outcome, but they do think that President Cleveland should recognize the insurgents as belligerents, and by that act prevent the repetition of Spanish barbarities which follow every engagement in which the Spanish troops obtain any advantage. It is said that the Junta will again petition President Cleve- land to take action in regard to the matter. Senor Castillo, one of the most prominent members of the Junta, said to-day: “President Cleveland ought to accept the belligerent resolutions of Congress as the exposition of the people of tbis coun- | try and act on them. From thistime until the summer months, if the war lasts that long, the revolution will be vigor- ously prosecuted, and as both Cubans and Spaniards are determined to end the strife the most desperate battles of the war will occur within the next few weeks. The insurgents bave now three dynamite guns, which have already done effective work, and with these and_ the laree quan- tity of arms and ammunition which they are receiving by every expedition they are in better condition than atany time heretofore. “The report that Spain will make a de- termined effort to defeat the insurgents does not frighten us, for we have heard such stories before, and so far as the 200,000 soldiers are concerned I am sure that Spain cannot in ber present condition support such a large army. *‘But,” added 8enor Castiilo, “the insur- gents are well armed and in good heslth and will continue the fight, regardiess of any action taken by the Spaniards.” Senor Trujillo, another patriot, is con- stantly in receipt of information from all parts of the islands. Speaking of the bar- barities practiced by the Spanish troops, he said to-day: ‘*Many stories of Spanish .atrocities have lately come from Cien- fuegos, Cuba, but of all those perpetrated by the Spanish guerriilas i1n this district | on non-combatants, the killing several days ago of Henry d’Abigeon, a wealthy French-Canadian sugar-planter, is prob- ably the most ruthless of the outrages charged to these men. \ “The victim of this latest outrage was an English subject, and the facts in the case were at once made known to British Consul George Fowler, who has begun an investigation. Thus far the Spanish soldiers have been careful not to molest citizens of England, and the death of d’Abigeon is the first which the repre- sentative of England has been compelled to sct upon, and the general feeiing in Cienfuegos is that Consul Fowler will de- mand either an indemnity or at leastan apology, and if this is not made, it is likely that there will be considerable trouble. @ *D’Abigeon was, visited at his summer home at Rodas by four Spanish guerrilias from Cartagena, a near-by town. The major of this band suspectea D’Abigeon of aiding the insurgentis and wanted the planter brought before him. When the four guerrillas arrived at the honse D’ Abigeon was sick and refused to accom- pany them to Cartagena, whereupon, without warning and before the eyes of his wife, the four emptied their rifles into the unfortunate man’s body, who died in- stantly.” Neither Senor Trujillo nor Senor Cas- tillo could say what, if any, action the Junta proposed taking, althoughifrom the activity noticeable at beadquarters the in- ference is drawn that re-enfcrcements are likely to be sent to the Cuban patriots from this side. e MANILLA’S INSURRECI1ION. Spain Emcountering Numbers That Are Hard 10 Orercome. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.—The Bun’s Madrid correspondent, writing un- der date of October 27, says: Advices from Manilla say that the insurgents had ar- tillery at the recent fight in Nagnusubae, where the Spanish claim to have won a victory. Father Ront, a conspicuous Augustinian friar said to be well informed about Phil- ippine affairs, says that the rebellion is a race movement; that before inflicting any barm upon the Spanish in Gavite the in- surgents notified them ‘to withdraw, and only those were murdered who refused to obey. He denies the stories that the in- surgents looted the city and committed all sorts of outrages. 5 General Blanco telegraphed that Senor Villamil, Civil Governor of Batangas, abandoned his post and took refuge on a merchant vessel for fear thatthe insur- gents might attack the city upon his arri- val in Manilla. Villamil was arrested and shipped to Spain, Other dispatches say that several new bands of 300 to 1000 men each have appeared in Batangas and other provinces. ’ El Liberal says: The news received from Manilla is somewhat grave. It shows that the insurgents have the boldness to organize new bands within districts o cupied by our own troops, and also that they know how to attack, despite all that bas been' said about their inaptitude for war. All that we have been able to do is to prevent the Gavite insurgents from joining thosein the mountains of Moroz through La Laguna and Zayabas. The in- activity of our soldiers in Gavite, notwitk- standing the arrival of re-enforcements | W. from Spain and Mindanac, reveals well enough the strength of the insurrection. If we are to prevent the insurrection from spreading we must wait for the arrival of the re-enforcements which are about to leave for Manilla with General Polavieja. Nearly all the press applauds the ap- pointment of General Polavieja for a mili- tary command in the Philippine Islands, and, as reported before, there is no doubt that he goes to supersede Blanco. Refer- ring to him the Heraldo says: “General Polavieja’s nomination will disappoint no one in Spain except those wko saw in him a man needed for service elsewhere.” Yet the Heraldo is theorgan of General Weyler. e Mrs. Langtry’s Divorce Muit, LONDON, Exg., Nov. 10.—The evidence of Mrs. Langtry, the actress, in the suit for divorce brought by her against her husband, which is pending in California, was taken at the United States consulate in this city to-day before Mr. F. W. Frigout, Deputy United States Consul- General. Mrs. Langtry deposed that Mr. Langtry had deserted her and that she | bad taken action against him. Corrobora- tive evidence will be taken from other witnesses, after which the papers will be sent to California, where the issue of the case will be settle S mgT e From Algiers to Jail. LONDON, Exa., Nov. 10.—The missing defendant Aylott, who was jointly ac- cused with Lady Tina Scott, John Cocker- ton and Frederick Kast with having criminally libeled Earl Russell, Lady Scott’s son-in-law, and fled to Algiers to escape arrest, surrendered himself in the Bow-street Police Court this morning, having come from Algiers to meet the charge against him. He was committed jor trial with the other defendants and furnished bail for his appearance. POLICY OF CANADIANS, They Want the Old Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 Re- newed. Delegation Going to Washington to Negotiate It After McKinley's In:uguration MONTREAL, Canxapa, Nov. 10.—The statement made in New York by the Hon. 8. Fielding, Canadian Minister of Finance, that the Canadian Government is going in for reciprocity with the United States in earnest, and that representatives will be sent to Washington shortly after McKinley’s inauguration to negotiate a reciprocity treaty, creates much interest among the pbusiness men of this city. The subject has now become a timely topic of discussion. Hugh McLannan, a prominent grain merchant, whose long business experience exiends hack to the fifties and sixties, when a reciprocity treaty was in force, said to-day: “I am in favor of the renewal of the treaty of 1854 if it be possible to secure that, and I want to include privileges for both nations of coast and inland waters. I waut it made possible for Canadian vessels to carry cargoes from one Ameri- can port to another, and t:e same privi- lege to be extended to American vessels, “‘The treaty oi 1854 was certainly favor- able to the two countries, and I do not be- lieve the conditions ot to-aasy would make any difference. If a new trealy be nego- tiated it should be as much as possible a repetition of the treaty of 1854, with the additions I have spoken of regarding nay- igation, It would certainly be to the ad- vantage of Canada to have reciprocity in natural products. “It is a mistake to think that the war made any great difference at the time the treaty was in force. The treaty did not fayor any particular part of Canada, but all points were benelited by the trade it brought on. As a matter of fact the cen- ters will not realize the benefits so much as the country disiricts would. The real advantage is certainly for the farmer. As to the objections which would be raised insofar as manufacturing is concerned we can safely let the Americansdo that. Give us reciorocity in natural products with better coasting laws and free canals and we will be satisfied.” TRADES UNIONS COMBINE. Amalgamation at Chicago Representing 50,000 Active Workers—Some Spirited Debates. CHICAGO, I, Nov. 10.—Nearly 50,000 working men and women were represented at a meeting at Bricklayers' Hall last night, which resalted in the formation of anew central trades union body. The organization was not completed, but enough was accomplished to insure the success of the movement ard to indicate a perfect amalgamation of warring factions. An adjournment was taken until toe night, when the erganization will be com- pleted by giving a name to the new body, which will probably be the Chicago Federation of Lubor, and the election of temporary officers. Permanent organiza. tion will be effected at a meeting to be held two weeks hence. President Samuel Gompers of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor presided. He was assisted by Vice-Presidents James O’Connell and P. J. Maguire. The new body will be the only one of the kind in existence. It was decided that no delegates wouid be eligible who were not earning their living in active work at their trades. It was also decided to bar out salaried officers of local unions and Fed- eral labor unions. The proposition to admit walking-dele- gates and others not actively engaged at their trades was hotly contested. Presi- dent Timblin of Typographical Union No. 16 led the fight against admitting the men who have led and dominated the labor movement in Chicago for many years. He declared many of the old leaders, walking-delegates and other salaried of- ficers had repeatedly sold out their organ- izations and used their positions as step- ping-stones to political jobs. K Asie e TWO I0WA BANKS FAIL In One Case the Depositors Will Lose Heavily, and in the Other They Will Be Paid in Full. SIOUX CITY, Towa, Nov. 10.—The Iowsa Bavings Bank failed to-day, posting a no- tice on its door this morning that it had suspended payment. Eri Richardson was president; George W. Wakefield, vice- president, and F. B. Hutchins, cashier of the institution. A statement this morn- ing showed assets in loans and discounts, $419,000; cash, $617; liabilities, due depos- itors, $122,000; capital stock, $250,000. The bank also had a nominal surplus of $50,- 000. Inability to realize on assets except at great sacrifice cansed the failure, The depositors will be paid in full and the capital will be saved in part. DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 10.—The First National Bank of this city failed to open its doors this morning as a result of a spe- cial examination by order of the Compt- roller of the Currency. Bank Examiner Stone is in charge pending the appoint- ment of a receiver. The bank had suffered arun for sgome weeks and was unable to convert assets fast enough. No statement has been made public of its condition, but it is said to be in such shape that the cap- ital will all be lost and depositors will lose heavily. ——_'._—— Y SQUABBLE OVER THE STARS. Sensational Testimony Given in the Con- troversy Over the lowa Guard Brigadiership. DES MOINES, lowa, Nov. 10.—The case of John K. Prime vs. H. 8. Wright, adju- tant-general, and F. M. Drake, Governor of Iowe, will be heard in the District Court Thursday. Prime claimsto have been elected brizadier of the First Brigade while the cornmission was issued to James A. Guest. The first election returns showed Prime elected, but were thrown out by Wright on the ground of fraud and & new election ordered. This also re- sulted in Prime’s election. Wright then set aside the second election and msde a new canvass of the votesof the First, throwing out what he regarded asthe fraudulent votes, and declaring Guest elected. The result was a split in the Guard which has become serious and threatens if the courts decide against Prime to seriously injure the service, Prime has broughta quo warranto pro- ceeding to compel the adjutant-general and Governor to grant him the commis- sion. The Learing on this will begin on Thursday. There will be sensational tes- timony to show that the Prime compa- nies filled their enlistment rolls in ad- vance ot the election in order to out vote the Guest companies. it AL PROSPECTS FOR A DUEL, Zhe Son of His Father and Senator Elackburn May Fight. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.—A Times special from Washington says: Logan Carlisle affects indifference to probable troubles between himseli and Senator Blackburn. He makes light of warnings given him by friends. The friends of the two men will not talk for publication, but they say privately that Logan Carlisle is making toolight of the affair. They assert that both men frequent the same hotels, that Blackourn lays his prob- able loss of ail chance of re-election to the Carlisies and this, his friends say, inten- sifies his bitterness toward Logan Carlisle. A Southern gentleman attached to Cabinet officer in an ofticial capacity sai yesterday : “I regard trouble between Logan Car- lisle and Joe Blackburn as altogether likely, and I want to tell Logan one thing: Should he have occasion to strike Black- burn he should do so with a cane, unless Le be able to knock him out with his fists, because if he simply slaps Blackburn’s face, the latter, who 18 looking for trouble and will be armed, will shoot him. [ bave seen too many men shot be- cause of their not arming themselves, not to warn my friends. 1f Logan knocks Blackburn ‘out witn oue biow, there may be a duel, but if he simp!y slaps the Sena- tor, there will be a funeral in my opinion, and Blackburn would come off the better man in the affray.” e ITWO KILLED, NINE INJURED, Record of a Sawmill Boiler Explosion in Kentweky. LEXINGTON, Kv., Nov. 10.—Tbe boiler in the sawmill of Roderick Baker, in Perry County, exploded at noon to-day while the millbands were gathered in the engine-room. Jack Francis and Roderick ~Baker were killed and nine others injured, three of them seriously. The dead—Roderick Baker, skull frac- tured; Jack Krancis, neck broken. The injured—James Crow, arm broken; Bud Harper, sc lded; Dick Ma; scalded and head :ut; Dave Crowder, 1@ crushed; Masow Failen, foot crushed ; Shmuel Clark, scalded. Three others were hurt slightly by flying timbers. GROVE'S NENT WESSHCE Financial Portions Now Being Prepared by President Cleveland. Part of the Administration’s Policy Is to Avoid Contraction of the Currency. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.—A Herald special from Washington says: President Cleveland is considering the financial por- tions of his annual message to Congress. He has been in consultation with Secre- tary Carlisle and Postmaster-General Wil- son regarding the prospective revenues and expenses of the Government, as well as the reforms that are necessary to the present monetary system, and his last an- nual message to Congress will discuss these matters in detail. The President will, as heretofore, recom- mend the retirement of the legal tender notes of the Government, so as to take the Government out of the banking business and make it impossible for speculators to drain the treasury of gold by means of an endless chain of greenbacks and Sherman notes, which must be reissued as fast as they are redeemed. In order to avoid any contraction of the currency it is part of the administration’s vian to have their redemption of legal tenders accompanied by amendments to the banking la S0 as to enable the banks to issue a_larger volume of currency which they will be compelled to redeem in gold on demand. Whether the Presi- dent will make any recommendations re- garding increased revenues is uncertain, but he will thoroughly discusst e reve- nue situation, and will doubtless take oc- casion to point out that the principal rea- son for the failure of the present tariff law to produce sufficient revenue is that it has been in operation during a period of great business depression, when the country was und-r the constant threat of a depre- ciated currency. Although an effort is to be made to pass the Dingley tariff bill through the Senate at the coming session, there is great dif- ference of opinion among Republicans as to the wisdom of this volicy. Represen- tative Dalzell of Pennsyivania, one of the Rewbllcan members of tie Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep- Tesentatives, who was in W ashington yes- terday, said he doubted whether the Dingley bill could be pushed through the Senate. Daizell, who is an extreme pro- tectionist, favors having the Ways and Means Committee of the House take up the tariff question at the approachin, sesslon and go into it with the object o! preparing a general bill which cin be practically complete by the time the new Congress meets either in regular or special session, He is strongly in favor of inoolrlporning the reciprocity feature of the McKinley bill in the Mmeasure, but there will be con- siderable opposition to this from ‘con- servative Republicans, for the reason'that the tendency of the reciprocity provision was to decrease the revenues, and the tariff luw enacted by the next Congress must be above all else a revenue-pro- ducing measure. —_— Sccretty Married. . OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 10.—J. O. Ger- Tity, the well-known horseman, and Miss Cora N. Glass, daughter of John H. Glass, a wealthy lumberman and trotting-horse Owner, were secretly married in Milwaukee last Saturday and are now spending their honeymoon with friends at ?:uke-lu‘ DISCHARGED FROM ~ WORMWOOD JaiL Mrs. Castle Released by Order of the Home 0:fice, Leaves the Prison Accompanied by Her Husband and a Nurse. WILL REST IN THE COUNTRY, Mr. Castle Expresses Gratitnié to the Americans for Their Sym- pathy and Assistance. LONDON, Exc., Nov. 10.—Mrs. Castle was discharged from Wormwood Scrubbs prison this morning. She left the prison accompanied by her husband and a trained nurse. She will be taken to a country retreat until she recovers suffi- ciently to sail for America. Bernard Abrahams, solicitor for the de- fense, received a communication from Sir Matthew W. Ridley, Home Secretary, last evening, stating that in consideration of her mental condition and other circum- stances Mrs. Castle would be discharged and restored to the care of her husband to-day. Mr. Castle accordingly went to the Wormwood Scrubbs prison this morn- ing and took his wife away. The receipt of the news of the decision of the Home Offica greatly affected Mr. Castle and had the effect of transferring him from a condition of despondency to a state of contentmentand rest. Mr. Castle had had scarcely an hour's sleep since the unexpected sentence of three months’ im- prisonment imposed upon his wife until last night. At midnight he, in company with Soli- citor Abrahams, went to the Home Office to arrange for the liberation of Mrs, Castle as early as possible this morning. All preliminary arrangements having been completed Mr. Castle went to the prison this morning, accompanied by a trained nurse, and Mrs. Castle was at once placed in a carriage and taken away. Her physical and mental condition was such as to make her immediate sailing for America impossible, and for the present she will be taken a quiet English country retreat, where she will be kept absolutely free from excitement. It is officially stated at the Home Office that after receiving reports on Mrs. Castle’s condition from Dr. Scott, the physician in charge of the hospital at Holloway jail, Dr. Palmenore of the Wormwood Scrubbs prison and Dr. Nicholson ot Breaumoor lunatic asylum, all of whom examined the woman physically aud mentally, the Home Secretary ordered her release, her husband undertaking to convey her back home to America with the least possible delay. Mr. Castle has conveyed to the United Associated Presses through Solicitor Abrahams an expression of his thorough appreciation of the determined fight in be- half of Mrs. Castle and himself made by the newspapers in America receiving United Associated Press dispatches, Mr. Castle further said that he was pro- hibited by his solicitors from speaking further on the subject in consequence of the desire of the English au- thorities that their action in releasing Mrs. Castle shall obtain as little publicity and as small a degree of discussion as pos- sible. The release of Mrs. Castle is at- tributed practically to the personal in- fluence of United States Embassador Bayard. : WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10.—Em- bassador Bayard sent the following cable- gram to Secretary Olney this morning: “Mrs. Cestle released. Leaves America in her husband’s care.”” THROUGH ENGLISH EYES. for A Visiting Enginesr Pays a High Com- pliment to the Intelligence of Ameri- can Railroad Employes. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10.—Harry Pollitt, chief engineer of the Manchester, Sheilield and Lincolnshire Railroad Com- pany of England, who is inspecting the railroads in this country, said yesterda, “I bave refused heretofore to be inter- viewed, but I will say 1 came over for the purpose of studying the practical workings of your railroads and bhave gained much valuable information. The main feature, of course, of your systems is their vastness and the ability of your managers to arrive at results economically. Your principal advantage over usis the superior education and intelligence of your employes, and to that must be nb—, tributed much of your success in economy of management. I consider you are behind us in block systems, as you leave too much‘to human nature instead of mechanical device, and then do not follow our rule of having a certain factor of safety in insisting upon having a train aiter leaving a_block travel a certain distance before another cun enter it. We have by that means a double check. ‘‘As regards comparison of engines, I distinctly hold that ours are superior in finish and durability. You certainly develop extraordinary power, but we are limited to size, having to build locomo- tives two feet lower and of considerable less width, on account of tunnets. We have to get a maximum of power intoa minimum of space. “By the way, you have the advantaze of having far better malleable iron than we. Your large stations are exceedingly fine and weil arranged, but your way stations wonld not satisfy the require- ments of our public. Taking your systems as a whole, thay are marvelous examples of energy, ingenui d ability."” ———— INSURANCE MEN MEET. Annual Session of the Mutual Life Underwriters. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 10.—The lobby of the Coates House was crowded this morning with insurance men from all parts of the country who are in at- tendance upon the twenty-first annual session of the National Convention of Mutual Life Underwriters. Out of a membership of 400 insurance associations, 150 delegates are present. The convention was called to order by President F. A. Burbam of New York, at 10 o'clock this morning in the clubroom and prayer was offered by Rev. George H. Coombs of the Christian church of this city, after which Mayor Jones was introduced and made an address of weleome. Several other addresses were made when adjourn- ment was taken until to-morrow. SAVED BY A BRAVE TRAMP Plot to Wreck a Crowded Express Train by Placing Explosives on the Track. Passengers Reward the Man Who Pre- vents the Disaster, but Oificers Say He Is an Accomplice. ‘WASHINGTON, Ixp., Nov. 10.—An at- tempt was made at 1 o’clock this morning by robbers to ditch the westbound St. Lou1s express on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway in a lonely stretch of country east of this city. The express-car, it is reported, contained o large amount of money. A heavy charge of nitro-glycerine and dynamite was placed upon the track in such a way that it would explode when struck by the engine. A tramp named Bynkim claims to have overheard a gang of men in a box- car plotting to wreck the train. He had no way to signal the express train which he knew would bedue wittin a short time. It was some distance to the nearest switch, but he made his way there and jerked off the signallight. Hissignal was seen by the engineer of the approaching train in time, The train wreckers, who were in am- bush, also saw the signal, and a volley of sbot was fired at the tramp and he was wounded in the leg and a shot grazed his head. Theexplosives were discovered and removed from the track and the train came to this city, bringing the wounded tramp. The 200 people who were on the | train crowded about him and praised him for his brave deed. Later a subscription was taken up for his benefit. Bynkim's home is in Baltimore. The ‘Washington police are working on a the- ory that he was one of the gang of rob- bers, but that as the train approached his nerve failed him. e S TR NEW YORK’S BOND SALE. s Bsuccess of the Largest Ever Undertaken in That City. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 10. — The largest bond sale ever attempted by the city of New York has met with success, Bids were opened yesterday evening in the Controller’s office for the $16,046,590 70 of bonds recently advertised by the Con- troller, and the large number of bidders, the prices offered and the aggregate amount of all the bids received assures the sale of all the bonds at figures that lwi]lgive the city a fair premium on thel ot. Bids were received aggregating six times the amount of the bonds, and among them was one for the entire issue at 104.%1_ Nearly every prominent bank in ‘Wall street was represented, as well as several syndicates of bankers. But the list was chiefly remarkable for the large number of private individuals who were beard from. These were residents not only of this city and its vicinity, but of many parts of the country, and their bids in many instances ranged above those of the bankers, showing that they had taken their gold out of their hoarding places and were looking for prime investments, e Three Children Burned to Death. PERRINTON, Mrcu., Nov. 10. — The residence of Alexander Campbell, a farmer living four miles south of this place, was destroyed by fire this morning and three persons were burned to death. NEW TO-DAY. “APENTA” THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. The building was a frame one and the flames had Eained great headway before the family was aroused. Mr. and Mr§‘ Campbell and one child escaped, but two other children, aged 2 and 6 years, and a cousin aged 19, were burned to death. s LA R DULACH TOLD THE TRUTH. Story of the Survivor of a Shipwreck No ZLonger Doubted. MUSKEGON, Micx., Nov. 10.—Caplain Henry G. Woods of the Muskegon Live- saving station has been notified that an inspector of the Life-saving Service will be here to-morrow to make an investiga- tion in the Waukesha disaster and to hold the survivor, Frank Dulach, until that time. The mutiny charge against Dulach is believed to have gone to pieces and all the sailors here who have talked with the man are convinced that his story of the wreck isa true one and that what he said Was not to shield himself or to attack any one else. Captain Corbett’s body is yet floating with the waves. The Morgue bas again been crowded with morbid persons to view the dead men, but when school children began to come in flocks the Coroner closed the doors. The bodies wiil be buried to-morrow. L Western Freight Association. ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 10,—Executive officers of reilways forming the Western Freight Association met at the Southern Hotel to flil two vacancies on the board of administration caused by Messrs. Munroe, and Fletcher declining to serve. H. C. Courtwright, general agent of the Chicago and Alton,and H. L. Shute, general freizht agent of the Great Northern, were chosen, Last year’s schedule was reaffi NEW TO-DAY. “Say, Cholly, me boy, let's go down to Roos Bros. aud get some win er togs.” That’s a timely suggestion; act on it. We can satisfy the most fas- tidious, the modest dresser and the: one who must practice economy, equally well. On sale this week, 500 Men’s All-Wool Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters—not the cheap kind you see all over town, but the latest styles, with superior workmanship and trimmings; better than any made-to-order suit at $15. Our price is but $10. You miss more than you can afford to if you miss this sale. When Others Fail Consult DOCTOR SWEANY. A Physician whose reputation Is established by 1en vears of successful practice in this city. 787 Market st., opp. Examiner Office. 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