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o = THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1896. ship at San Pedro, but had been there him- self. The Mineola, he said, was a 3000- ton ship, about 285 feet long. It drew twenty-five feet of water. He would al- ways want at least five feet of water under him when he sought 2 landing. The cur- rent at Port Los Angeles was beavier than was the swell at the Oakland pier. He jrequently anchored at Port Los Angeles, using thirty fathoms of chain. This closed the introduction of testi- mony from Huntington’s “retained” wit- nesses. When this announcement was rade by Hood, the board signified its de- re to have some additional light from the ngineer. In answer to a question, Hood said that he saw no reason why the tunnel to and from tidewater at Santa Monica should have ever been made a part of the present controversy, as the work could be easily duplicated, to the northward specially, by any railroad seeking to obtain the use of tracks to and from the sea. If he had money enough to build a raiiroad from Salt Lake to Port Los Angeles he should not care to come down Santa Monica Canyon, with which gratuitous fling Hood sought to bow himself to his seat. The members of the board, however, persisted in further questioning ané finally brought out the fact that any fills which the rail- road might make in the canyon lands would go to the riparian owner, and that the riparian owner bhappens to be the Southern Pacitic Railroad Company. Admiral Walker now asked if there was any one in the hall who wished to speak for Santa Monica. Judge R. M. Widney, in reply, arose and asked permission to say something in favor of Santa Monica, after the case for San Pedro had been sub- mitted. The board decided that both sides would be permitted to sum up, each for itself, as soon as all of the evidence was in. The announcement to those in the room had no sooner been made by President Walker than Captain John Cross arose from his seat and made a heated argu- ment—as & citizen, he said, having no particular interest st stake—for Santa Monica. His remarks were greeted with energetic hisses, interspersed with hand- clapping. Admiral Walker fthreatened to clear the rcom 1if these demonstrations were repeated. No one else volunteered to as Mr. Huntington's private harbor scheme, and Hood announced the close of ‘‘our” side. The president of the board then stated that the way was open for the adherents of San Pedro to begin their case. Necks in the rear of the room werecraned as John F. Francis arose from a front seat and, addressing the board, stated that as president of the Free Harbor L-acue he would name the speakers and witnes -es for the people’s free harbor at San Pedro. The league’s position in the matter, ex- e plained President Francis, was the resuit | of a careful consideration of all the facts in the case, with an eye singly to the best interest of the whole people. With this Mr. Francis introduced the eminent engi- neer, Henry Hawgood. Now came the first sensation of the hearing.] The darky inj Huntington’s woodpiie be;an to make his appearance. His dimensions astoaished the spectators, accustomed as most of them are, at the almost constant subterfuges, misrepresen- taiions ana forgeries which have charac- terized Huntington's end of this fight from the beginning. According to Engineer Corthell in his ops 1z statement on Monday the words *‘deep-water harbor’’ were used in the act for the purpose of excluding any consid- eration of the inner harbor at San Pedro. ‘Li the board water harbor at “Congress expr consider the euough importence to justify making the chanuel provided for in the Wilmington | harbor item, consideringd thatimproved,to | the present extent, it will answer the pur- of Lhe ordinary trade of the Pacific In addition to reading from various speeches of Senator Frye, the engineer read from what he designated as a private | letter irom the same source. The peneral acts was that the cbject ress was to create a great commer- cial harb San Pedro) wou!d do very well for local ce, but that for the great ocean Pacific this port would be ut- ate, and cou!d not b made a itable ceep-sea commercial harbor. w water harbor the nothing, and could expect nothing 1ty-five years to come. of these things being true, ex- n is made in the act for the ment of the inner harborat Wil T n in case the deep-water har. bor 1s located at San Pedro, and the sum of $50,000 is unconditionally reserved for L beginning the work. A telegram was sent on_Monday even- | ing to Senator White at Washington, in- forming him of the statements made by Corthell and of the letter from Senator Frye, purporting to express the wishes of the majority of the Senators and Repre- sentatives on the harbor question. Hawgood’s bombsheli was White's reply. He read a telegram from Senator White, scoring Cortheil and the whole Southern Pacific contingent for these faise statements. Eugineer Hawgood then began reading a typewritten presentation of the case on the side of San Pedro. He guoted from Ggneral Craighili of the former locating board to show that San Pedro, from a mulitary standpoint, was the place for the harbor. The Santa Monica long .wharf was so far from shore that shipcbandlery if needed in a hurry, could hardly be cured by masters lying ia that port. The speaker read a st tical statement to prove that docks couid be built and main- tained more chéaply at San Pedro than at Santa Monica, because there was a great deal more land for the purpose at the former place. The grades E)r railroad building were also much better. Maps were filed showing the water line at high tide at Santa Monica on October 8 last, and tending to prove that no roaa but the Southern Pacific could get in there. At Santa Monice, the speaker de- clared, there could never be any facilities for drydocking or general repairing of large vessels. The original wind records at Saunta Morica and San Pedro-for six months past, taken by the local customs authori- ties, were filed by Mr. Haw:ood, to the disadvantage of the former place. With westbound vessels San Pedro had the weather gauge. It 1s also more free from fogs. The reading occupied nearly an hour. At its conclusion there were more maps and documents filed. Then Mr. Haw- good, replying to a question, ssid that in his view of the question, be would say that at San Pedro ibe outer harbor should be the harbor of refuge, and the inner harbor the harbor of commerce. He con- tempiated twenty-five feet of water at Dead Mans Island, and thought that was sufficient. Ships now going to Santa Monica with over thirty ieet draught cou!d iand 1n the San Pedro outer harbor. Mr. Hawgoud's paper was severely tech- nical, but covered the whole ground for San Pedro in & most admirable manner. At the conclusion of its rerding, and after Mr. Hawgood had made several ex- planations for the information of the board, Hon. Charles O. Whitmore of Sait Lake, representing tbe Chamber of Com- merce there, was introduced. Mr. Whitmore presented a set of reso- lutions adopted recently by the Sait Lake Chamber, setting forth the fact that, in view of the pronosed building of the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad, the veo- ple of Utah bad great interest in the loca- tion of the proposed harbor. Ifiocated at San Pedro, the resolutions say, it will make the building of the road a certainty. The selection of San Pedro was of the greatest importance to all the people of California, Utab, Nevada and Arizona. Al: of the evidence so far presented for Santa Monics, the speaker insisted, had, with but one exception, been given by em- or, and that Wiimington (Port | It ! asfurtber stated that in case the deep-| should be located at San | er barbor would ge%abso- | Senator | ployes of the Southern Pacific or allied corporations, while the advocates of Ssh Pedro were the people of all of the States of the Middle West. This latter fact he intended to prove, it being exemplified by the resolutions adopted by the trans-Mis- sissippi Congress held in St. Louis in 1894, when twenty-six States were represenied. “There is a fundamental principle of law as well as economy,” said Mr. Whit- more, ““to the effect that in the expendi- ture of public funds it is the duty of the servants of the people, in whom the trust 18 reposed, to so use the fund as to insure the greatest zood to the greatest number.” His conclusion was that if the commis- sion selected San Pedro it would subserve those ends, while to name Santa Monica would enhance the interest of a single cor- poration. 5 ““This contest,” said Mr. Whitmore, “is a battle waged by the people on one side for San Pedro against the Southern Pacific corporation for Santa Monica.” Continuing Mr. Whitmore said: “Utah | is interested in the selection of this har- bor site because the peogle of the State are engaged in an effort to build a line of rail- way between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, which, when completed, will form part of a transcontinental system and be the shortest line between the At- lantic and Pacific oceans.” { Thefriends of the free harbor will con- tinue to present their side of the case to- morrow. e Riverside County Wins. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 23.—A de- cision was rendered in the Superior Court to-day in favor of Riverside County in the case brought against San Bernardino | County tojset aside an award made by the | Commissioners when the two conuties | were divided. Riverside County claimed it should be allowed $132,000 more than it was given out of the joint county prop- erty. A new commission of appraisement was ordered by Judge McKinley. TILDEW WILL DECISION. Trusts Created for Public Libraries Are Declared Invalid by a New York Supreme Justice. | NEW YORK, Y., Dec. 23.—Justice | Beekman in the Supreme Court has | banded down a decision arising out of an | action brought by the executorsof the will of the late Samuel J. Tilden fora construc- | tion of certain clauses in the will, in which | he holds that further trusts created by the | estate are invalid. | After the decision that the residuary | trust was illezal by the Court of Appeals, | and after Mrs. Pelton, the testator’s sister, | had given most of her share to the found- | ing of the library in this city, a contingent | fund of $500,000 was created to carry out | clauses 33 and 34 of the will, with respect | to the establishment of free libraries at New Lebanon and Yonkers, $100,000 having | been left for each of these purposes. Justice Beekman says that both of these trusts are open to the fatal objecuon tnat they violate the statute against gperpetui- ties. These attempted dispositions are, thecefore, void, and the plaintiffs rest un- der noduty with respect to them. On the question as to whether the trus- tees have the rizht to change the invest- ment of the $100,000 bonds which the tes- tator left to Miss Marie Ce'este Stauffer of New Orleans, Justice Beekman holds that they have no such power. In concliusion the guurt says: “Mr. Til- den would undountedly have acted diifer- ently conld he bave appreciated that his scheme Yor a large public library in this city would have been defeated, but the court cannot nuw undertake to devise a | scheme which will supply the deficiency 1 or make another will for Mr. Tilaen.” priist i, AFTER A WEEK OF REST. Major McKinley Returns to Canton Full of Heaith and Vigor and Re- ceives Many Visitors. CANTON, Onro, Dec. 23.—President- elect McKinley with his wife; Miss Dun- can, his niece; Captain H. Q. Heistand and party, arrived in Canton in a private | car on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 10:21 | to-day. Judge Wiliiam R. Day of Canton, Mr. McKanley's particular friend, was in the party, having returned to Chicago last nigut from Menominee, Wis., in time to | join the train at Chicazo. Major McKin- ley was in the ruddiest good health and good mature, and a fresh color in his | cheexs and the brighter flash of hiseye told of the many benefits which his visit to Chicago and a week of rest and recrea- | tion had given him. | _From a political standpoint there is very | little to announce as the resuit of Major | McKinley’s trip West. He and his wife drove from tne depot to his mother’s home, where they remained a short time. At his home he found the library full of | visitors, and during the aiterroon and | evening he was kept very busy. Secretary | of State McFarland of Iowa and C. A. Atkinson of Lincoln, Nebr., were among | tre first caliers. They discussed with the | major the question of asking Senator Alli- | son to enter the Cabinet, and whether or not be would accept such an offer. Ex- Governor Prince of New Mexicp was also cailer. Senator Shoupof !dl§0 came to discuss the local situstion in his Stiate, and iater in the evening Colonel Frederick D. Grant of New York stoppved with his | family. He is en_ route to Chicago to spend Chrictimas. He said bis visit had no political significance, and that as far as New York is concerned he believed Cor- nelius N. Bliss as a Cabinet officer wculd be accevtable to all section=. John A. Lo- gan Jr. of Youngstown paid a’ social call, and Captain A. T. Wimberly, National | committeeman from Louisiana, arrived | 1ate to-night. | | | | e s JAPAN AND PERU. | Representatices to Meet ana Establish a New Reciprocity Treaty. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 23.—A Herald special from Washington says: There is | to be a conference in Washington to-mor- row between the Japanese Minister, Toru | Hoshi, and the Peruvian Con:ul-General, Frederico Bergmann, at which it is ex- | pected that a new treaty of reciprocity | between Japan and Peru will be ratified. A treaty has been i1n operation between the two countries for some yvears, and two years ago a new treaty was agreed upon and siened, but owing jo disturbances in | the Government of Peru and unavoidable delays which prevented the meeting of the representatives of the countries, the new treaty has never yet beea ratified. It is believed that the conference to- morrow witl be a mere formality, and that the ratification will be accomptished on | that day, as there is no oeccasion for furtherdiscussion 1n regard to the articles. treaty will not become operative until July, 1899, and is almosi identical | with the new treaty signed by represen- | tatives of the United States and Japan in | March, 1895, which wili become operative | in 1899, While the relations between Peru and | Japan are not as yet very extensive,in- | tercourse between the two countries is | increasine, and to meet the exigencies of the changing conditions the Japanese have been desirous of effecting the new and more comprehensive treaty, which contains provisions allowing commerecial relations and national and internal rela- | tions in general. Wil Be Extradited. UTICA. N.Y,, Dec. 23 —Judge Coxe to- dey handed down his decision in the Sternaman extradition case. Proceedings were taken under a writ of habeas corpus to review the action of Commissioner { Joseph L. Fairchiid of Buffalo in holding Olive A. Sternaman for extradition to Canada on the charge of poisoning her husband, George W. Sternaman, at Rainham, Haldimaa’s County, Ont X August 13, 1896. It is alieged that the murder was committed to secure $1900 in- n;nn:ek‘whi:h.&enl:?? gnd un; gut after marriage ‘ebruary. a Coxe dismissed the writ. ¥ = BRYAR 0PEAS A LECTURE TOUS Warmly Received by the People of Atianta, Georgia. “The Ancient Landmarks” the Subject Selected for His Address. Finés Good Results From the Late Campaign, as It Has S:t People to Thinking. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 23.—Hon. W. J. Bryan opened his lecture tour here to- night at the Grand Opera-house before a large audience. All day long he held an almost continuous reception. Governor Atkinson took bim to the executive mun- sion in the morning as his guest. Atnoon the Young Men’s Democratic Leagne tendered him a luncheon, and to-night the Fuiton Ciub entertained him. Among the speakers at the Iuncheon was ex- Secretary Hoke Smith. Hal T. Lewis, the Georgian who nom- inated him at Chicago. The late nom- inee’s reception was enthusiastic, the audience cheering him loudly and long. His subject was “The Ancient Land- marks.” The subject was extremely con- servative. The address was a discussion of the governmental question. Govern- ment, he said, is what the people make it—good Or bad, as they dictate. They can’ remedy any abuses if they seriously un- dertaks to do so. Often they are indif- ferent. Itbas been said that the man who neglects to take part in controlling govern badly. Mr. Bryan quoted liberally from Jeffer- son aud Jackson. He touched on the leading issues of the recent campaign, but in a non-partisan way. The aim, said he, of advocates of different money systems is tosecure that one which is best for the greatest number of citizens. -Men differ as to which system will accomplish that, but all agree that the svstem which will give a unit of value of the least possible flactuations is the best. 1In the end the people of this country, and eventually the pecple of the world, will select that sys- tem under which the unit of value is the most stabie. In reaching that decision selfishness must be taken into account. Selfishness is here to stay, but it is not wholly aisad- vantageous, for it is the manifestation of the instinct of self-preservation. A government should not only avoid abuses, but should protect the weaker against the strong. stitates law for force and right for might. Governments must restrain. Mr. Jeffer- son said that one of the most important duties of govérnment was to restrain one set of citizens from injuring another. | Trusts were denounced as a means of | doing an injury to our fgliow-citizens. Mr. Biyan remarked that he did not | think any party openly defénded trusts. They are permitted to exist because the people sre indifferent. They could be nbor\shed by legisiation or by public opin- ion. Newspapers form puolic opinion, but they are not to be expected to do it all. E cise his influence and take a position and let it be known. Public opinion is so po- tent that it can crush out any abuse, ' ven trusts or the use of money in politics. The use of money by potitical parties is the most pernicious influence in politics, and the party is young indeed whica does not use money to advance its ends. But it should be remembered that if the use of money is permitted the citizens will them- selves be plundered to reccup the expendi- tures. Unjust legislation was treated at some length. The speaker declared unjust tax- | ation to be larceny. It is taking money | trom one man’s pocket and putting it in the pocket of another man. The chief cause of discontent in this country is favoritism in one form or another under the Government. manifested by unjust taxation in different forms, Mr. Bryan found good results in the recent campaign. It set the people to thinking, a habit which they will keep tup. Jefferson saia that public officials | who are not watched are wolves. Mr. | Bryan thinks that bereafter public officials will be more closely watched. Good | government consists in jealousy and not | confidence. Overconfidence encourages | abuse of confidence. In_concluding, the lecturer remarked significantly that the Latin poets said we | plant trees the fruit of which we do not | expect to pluck. We are laying the foun- dation now for those who come after us. A J"" of the foundation work was got under way in the recent campaign. ’lshe superstructure will be built later, Mr. Bryan will leave here to-morrow morning, and he will go to Chicago, whence he will ¥o to his home 1n Lincoln. He has a series of lectures booked in Texas. IMPRISONS HER SON-IN-LAW. Lawyer Blecker of Chicago Accused of Purloining $24,000 Intrusted to His Care. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec. 23.—Mrs. Kate A. Johnson, widow of ex-Cook County Treas- urer W. K. Johnson, caused the arrest of ber son-in-law, Harry L. Bleeker, an attor- ney in the First National Bank building, this afternoon, charging him with embez- zling $24,000. In default of $15,000 baii he was taken to the County Jail, where he will spend the night in a cell in company with a prisoner named Harris, who is charged with murder. Bleeker came here from Los Angeles, Csal., about five months ago. Mrs. Johnson, who owns consider- able property in California, elaims that sbe had given him at various times money aggregating $24,000 to pay off mortgages and settie other financial obligations in the coast State. Ubntil recently, she says, she did not know that these oblig: s had not been discharged. It isnow al- leged that Lawyer Bleeker lost the money intrustea to him in irrigation investments ic the West. After causing the arrest of Bleeker, Mrs. Johnson repented her do ings and attempted to secure his release. i RS SHOPLIFTEEKS CAUGHT. Professional Thieves Who Had Amassed a Fortune in Jewclry. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 23—A man and a woman, who said they were Thomas Adams, 45 years of age, and his wife, Mary Adams, 38 years of age, of 257 West Thirty-ninth street, and who the police say are clever sneakthieves and shop- lifters from the West, were arrested yes- terday afternoon in Tiffany’s. Mrs. Adams, as she calis herself, entered Tiffauy’s when the crowd of holiday purchasers was at its heigh:. She asked a clerk to show her some diamond brooches. He did <o, but did not see her palm a vaived at $32, from the tray. Two detectives, who happened to be near by, gid see her, however, and fol- Mr. Bryan was introduced to-night bL government is worse than the men who | A government sub- | y individual citizen should exer- | This favoritism may be | lowed her to the door of the store after she had told the salesman that she did not see anything that she wanted. Near the door stood a man, richly dressed, who looked as if he were bored to death. The woman heid out ber hand to the man in greeting. One of the detectives caught hold of the hand ana the brooch she had stolen fell to the floor. - The man and woman were arrested. A search of their -rooms on Thirty-ninth street revealed a small fortune in jewels and clothing. i SO IN THE HANDS OF HER FRIENDS. Queen Liiiuokalani Vigorously Repudiates Language Attributed to Her by a Texas. Reporter. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 23.—Ex- Queen Liliuokalani arrived here this morn- ing on the Sunset Limited from San Fran- cisco. She was accompanied by her agent, Joe Helebute, Mrs. Graham, her personal companion, and a maid and two children of Mrs. Graham. The ex-Queen traveled as an ordinary passenger and did not oceupy a special car. Tue party djd not stop, but proceeded to Washington by the Louisvitle ana Nashviile road as soon as the transfer could be.made. The Queen vyigorously repudiated the interview which a reporter professed to have had with her at Houston, Texas. As she speaks excellent English, she had no difficulty in making herself understood. Sbe said:* “It is all a mistake. I was never spoken with at Houston. Can you wonder at my diffidence in meeting news- paper men when they insist upon putting words into my mouth I never uttered? I am sure you willappreciate my position. I am notning but a deposed Queen. I cannot talk about my country or its future for fear that what I might say will | be distorted. I have livea since the revo- lution in absolute retirement and have taken little heed of public matters. What my future movements may be is some- thing that I cannot now declare, for 1 do not know. I am in the hands of my friends. Iam going to Boston to meet the relatives of my Ene husband and do not know whether I shall go to Europe or not. Everything depends upon what my friends decide.” e 4 DASTARDLY DEED. By a Miracle a Passenger Train Escapes Annihilation. BIRMINGHAM, Ara., Dec. 23.—Some miscreants, intent on robbery, removed plates from the rails on top of McComb's trestle, fifteen miles east of here, last night on the Southern railroad and moved a rail twelve inches ont of place. Train No. 37, consisting of an engineand six cars, with more than 100 passengers on board, came down the mountain onto the bridge at schedule rate. Envineer | Jim Hawes discovered the rail out of place, reversed and put on the air, but too late to prevent the entire train and engine Jeaving the track. The train went its full length and ten feet on the timbers on the top ot the trestle, but fortunately aid not turn over. Had it not been for the move of the en- gineer the train would bave drogped ninety feet and not a soul Jwould have escaped. The work was done by train- robbers. Sheriff Oberlin and a possee with six good dogs are at the wreck and have struck a hot traii and are now in pursuit of tLe would-be robbers. The passengers were transferred from their perilous height to the ground and broucht here at 3 o’clock. The train was {due here at 10:10 p. ». The passengers were loud in praise of Engineer Hawes. S e CALIFUKNIA LEADS. What the Annual Statement of Railroad Comstruction dhows. CHICAGO, IrL, Dec. 23— The annunal statement of railroad construction to be published by the Railway Age this week will show the¥( 5 1896 only 1802 miles of lines were built in the United States, the smallest mileage in any year since | 1875. The number of lines on which this | track was laid is 163—eleven less than the number of new lines added in the previous | year. |” Track was laia in thirty-eight of the | States and Territories. California had 167 | miles on eight lines, Louisiana 154 miles | on five lines, Michigan 146 on eleven lines, | Georgia ninety-seven miles on fourteen | lines, Pennsylvania ninety miles on fifteen | lines, Wisconsin eighty-six miles on seven | {ines. and Texas eighty-three on eight ines. Many railway enterprises were under way early in the year which would have | added hundreds of miles of track but were | stopped by the financial agitation preced- ing election. The building of fully 2500 miles would have been the record for 1396 but for the political uncertainty. £ e NO TRACE OF POISON. Result of the Anmalysis of Frank Ar- buckle’s stomach, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 23.—Coroner Tuthill announced to-day that he had received a final regort from Professer R. A. Witthaus, who analyzed the con- tents of the stomach of Frank P. Arbuckle | of Denver, who was found unconscious at | One Hundred and Fifty-second street and | Eighth averue a month ago, dying soon | afterward. His overcoat and jewelry bad been stolen, though there were no marks | of violence on tue body. The analysis, which was an exhaustive ove, showed no | traces of poison whatever. Coroner Tut- hill has concluded, therefore, that deatn was due to heart disease, as indicated by ' tbe autopsy. The formal inquest will | probably be held next Tuesday. Ambrose Smow’s Succeanor. . NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 23.—The ex- ecutive board of the American Shipping and Industrial League elected A. K. Miller of New Orleans presidest of the league to succeed Ambrose Snow, deceased. Mr. Miller is president of the Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans. Aaron Van- derbilt, Captain George L. Norton and J. 8. Cameron were appointed as a commii- tee to confer with -Ku. interested in ma- rine affairs 10 ascertain their views as to what should be done to further the inter- Euu of the merchant marine of the United tates. el Desperate Affray on a Mexzican Ranch. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Deg 23.—A special from Guadaliajara, Mexico, says partica- lars have been received there of a desper- ate affray at the ranch of Juan Vidrio in that State. Vidrio had trouble with some of his employes a few days ago and thirty of them atiacked him. He was seriously wounded by the first voliey of shots, but 100k refuge in his residence and fired on bis assailants, xilling two of them and wounding seven- others badly. Twenty members of the mob have been arrested and will probably be shot. Faiidt o i The World’s Oldest Litigant Wins. == TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 23.—Mrs. Chris- tiana French of Chester Township, Bur- lington County, over 102 years old, bas just won a suit in the New Jersey Su- preme Court which she instituted in No- vember lasi. Mrs. Freach is ptob-h;y ihe oldest litigant in the world, and the favor- able termination of her action speaks well for her present clearness of mind. She has means sufficient to support her. The Ppresent suit was 10 recover interest on money she haq loaned. AT RS BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 23.—Bishop William David Walker, the iecently elected Protestant Episcopal Bishop for the Buffalo diocese, was enthroned in hin official position in St. Pauol’s Catbedral at 11 o'clock this morning. The ceremony attending the enthroning was of English origin, and was very interesting, being marked with all the dignity and solem- nity of the Episcopal services. RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDENT Central America’s Greater Republic Taken by the Hand. Cordial Greeting to the Envoy of the New United States. Hope Expressed That Costa Rica and Guatemala Wili Soon Join the Union. WASHINGTON, D. C., Bec. 23.—Presi- dent Cleveland to-day formally recognized the new Greater Republic of Central America, composed of Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras, by receiving the envoy of the new Government, J. D. Rodriguez. After presenting his credentials the Min- ister made a few brief remarks suitable to the occasion, to which the President in reply said: “I take pleasure in recognizing, in the name of the United States of America, the Greater Republic of Central America, and in entering into diplomatic relations therewith. Such recognition is given and such relations entered upon in the dis- tinct understanding that the responsibii- ity of each of thosé republics to the United States of America remains wholly unaf- fected. “I discern in the articles of association from whieh the Diet derives its powers a step toward a closer union of Central American states in the interest of their common defense and general welfare, and 1 welcome it as the precursor of other steps to be taken in the same direction and which it is hopea may eventually result in the cofisolidation of all the States of Uentral America as one nation for all the purposes of foreign relations and in- tercourses. “To you I extend a cordial greeting, both personal and official, and I trust that your renewed residence at the capital of this country wiil be as agreeable in its personal relations as I believe it will be useful and profitable for the countries you represent, between each of which and the United States has always existed and it is hoped will always exist the closest ties of friendship.” The President expressed the hope that the new republic would soon include Costa Rica and Guatemala CATTLE QUARANTINE DISCUSSED. Secretary Morton and the Canadian Min- ister of Agriculture Reach an . Understanding. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—Hon. Sidney Fisher, Minister of Agriculture for the Dominion of Canada, and Duncan Me- Eacham, who have been in Washington during the past week on official business, left for Montreal Lhis afternoon. Just be- fore their aeparture, Mr. Fisher had a conference with Secretary Morton of the Agricultural Department upon the matter which they have been discnssing in the course oi Mr. Fisher's stay here. To are- porter of the United Associa.ed Presses, Mr. Fisher expressed himself as very well satisfied with the result of bis visit. “The agreement which Secretary Mor- ton and 1 have reached,”” said he, *‘for the modification of the quarantine restric- tions imposed by the governments of the two countries upon the shipment of cattle through each other’s domain will have to be first submitted by me to the Council of Ministers in Ottawa before it can be pro- mulgated or its provisions made public. In our spheres we as Ministers are not so independent as our young secretaries. The entire body of the council must pass upon and approve the details of an ex- ecutive order before it can be made effec- tive.” *‘Does the agreement cover the matter of transportation of cattle into or through the other couniry for the foreign trade as well as the quarantine regulations?” was asked. *No, it does not,”” Mr. Fisher replied. “T'hat is 8 matter of local policy and sub- jeet to legisiative action and I do not care to discuss it, but refer you to Secretary Morton for any information regarding it. The occasion for the azreement that we have reached grew out of the changed conditions that exist now. When pleuro- pneumonia afflicted the cattle of the United States and Canada hoth countries established strict quarantine regulations in the interest of the health of both. These have remained in force while the disease has entirely disappeared, and they proved a squrce of irritation to the shippers of each. It was difficult and seemed impossible to change them by correspondence, and it occurred to me that a mutually satisfactory agreement by a conference face to face, and the issue of of the conferences between Secretary Mor- ton and myself has proved that I was right.”’ e KIITERY MAVY-Y4AED PROTEST, Complaint That It Is Overlooked by the Department. 0 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—Hon. Frank Jones, with Senators Chanaler and Gallinger and, Representative Baker of New Hampshire, proiested to acting Sec- retary McAdoo this morning against the apatny shown by the Navy Department to- ward the Kittery Navy-yard, and es- pecially against the neglect of the facili- ties of that yard for repair purposes. An urgent demand was made thai the dry- dock there should be improvea with money appropriated by Coogress. They were promised that specisl attention would be given to the matter, ana it was explained that the department haa been compelled to use all available funds for other work, aud thers was great doubt whether the Kittery doek was of sufficient g::miou to contain the smaller gun- s, REFORMS I~ MADAGASCAR. Slavery to Be Abolished and AUl Inhabi- tants to Be Decla: Frea. ‘WASHINGTON., D. C., Dec. 23.—Among the earliest reformsof the French Govern- ment in Madagascar is a decree abolishing slavery, a copy of which has reached the State Department from Consul Wetter at Tamatave. Itdeclares all the inhabitants iree, forbids traffic in human beings, nuili- fies every contract providing for the sale of persons and imposes penalties for viola- tions of the law. which are to be tripled 1in case of a second offense. Other features of the decree are that France promises not to impose upon the people of Madagascar myfcxtnonh.-rv war iaX, and offers aid todispossessed owners of slaves in the form of territorial possession. Another decree, relating to schools, prohibits interference by teachersin political affairs and urges instruction in the French language. s _John L. Waller’s Political Ambition. WASHINGTON, D. €., Dec. 22.—John "Boys’ Reefer Suits and Cape L. Waller of Kansas, who as ex-Consul of the United States at Tamatave, Madagas- | ~——~- car, and subsequently an inmate of a French prison, became a subject of inter- nnionnr notoriety some months ago, isa candidate for appointment as Recorder of Deeds for the Bisulcz of Columbia, an of- fice which for some years past has been filled by a colored man. THE NEW TARIFF BILL. Programme for. lts Preparation Will Be Strictly Carried Out—Dingley Dgnies a Rumor. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—In view of the apprehension which seems to exist regarding the hearings which the Ways and Means Committee will give be- fore the work of preparing the tariff bil! begins, the United Associated Presses is requested toannounce thatthe programme agreed upon will be strictly adhered to. When hearings on convention of sched- ules are limited to one day’s time, they will be granted. The hearings will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning and will be continued until evening, but no longer. The committee requests, where the repre- sentatives of a number of interests desire to be heard, that it woula be better to agree upon one Or two persons to state their case fully to the committee rather than spend the day in hearing a number of experts aiscuss the same subject. It is stated that as equaily good an ef- fact can be obtained by placing arguments in writing instead of de¢livering them or- ally as the oral arguments wiil b= steno- graphically reported and printed for the information of the members. It may be again stated that the hearings will begin on Monday, the 28th inst.,, and close on January 11. The attention of Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Commitiee having been called to adispatch stating that the *‘Eastern members of the;Waysand Means Committee, led by Chairman Dingley, are not disposed to Mook with favor upon reci- procity in framing the new tariff,” he said: “There is pot the siightest founda- tion for this statement so far as I know and believe. ' While the matter has only been slizhtly discussed yet I have not db- served any material d:fference of opinion. On the contrary, all the Republican mem- bers of the committee are in favor of going as the McKinley tariff did on tbe subject and further if practicable.” HL SRR INTERESIS THE COAST. California’s Senators Take a Holiday Vacation—Postal and Pension Notes, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—Sena- tor Perkins left to-dav for Maine to spend Christmas. Senator White went to Phila- delphia. Among the hotel arrivals are G. M. Stolp, San Francisco, Willard; Henry Wilder, Los Angeles, The Shoreham. Thomas R. Brewer was to-day appointed postmasfer at Arcade, Cal, vice Henry Brewer, resigned. o The postoffice at East Pasadena, Los Angeles County, has peen discontinued. Mail for this icwn should be sent to Pasa- dena hereafter. Pensions: California: Original—George Milier, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; Gottlob Henry Rudolph, Pomena. Twenty year’s service—Robert Chnrch, Vallejo; Mary Henneberg, Los Angeles. Oregon: Original widows, etc., (reissue) —Mary Cohn, Portland. Washington: Original—Merrick C. Seely, Weiser; Wiiliam H. Nelson, Ta- coma. Increase—James P. Glassford, Walia Walla City; Farnam J. Eastman, Cheney. R FUNDS ¥OR THE NAVY. Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bills Approved by the President. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.—The President has approved the general pen- sion and urgent defic'ency appropriation bills. The latter was passed yesterday. This bill will provide the navy bureaus of construction and repair and steam en- gineering with sufficient funds to last un- til June 30 next—the end of the fiscal year. The bureaus had only enough money to continue the work of construction and repair for thirty days, but had assurances last week that the appropriation would become available and the work under those bureaus at the various navy-yards was ordered continued as though the funds were already in hand. NEW TO-DA WE ALWAYS LEAD with tbe best goods ana the lowest prices, oucais- | WARIGOGELE, tancing the held. 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