The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1897. REFUNDING. S ARGUED Second Day of the Hearing On the Powers Bill. CONGRESSMEN EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. Brief Speeches Made For and Against the Propssed Measures. SCME AMENDMENTS WILL BE OFFERED. An Attempt to Coasider Other Matters at the Evening Session Is Soon Blocked. , D. C., Jan. 8.—The discussion of the funding bill developed much more inter- ar point of view. of the fan Francisco Exam- nd New York Journal, in most in- . He was answered by ) of Wisconsin, who character- the incidert as the most disgraceful #d ever known in the history of Con- ~ The bill was advocated by Patter- (D.) of Tennessee and Hepburn (R.) 1 1 antagonized by Hartison (D.) 3 Boatner (D.) of Louisiana, 1 (D.) of Virginia, McCall (R.) of usetts, only upon the rate of in- posed by Wheeler (D.) of Ala- w the bill will be under consid- for amendments, and several sub- 11 ke proposed. of Turner (I).) of Georgia was agreed to instructing the neral toadd to his last annual I copies of all correspondence between the department and all persons relative ke in Chicago in 1894 and e then went into Committee of o farther consider the Pacific he Government in suppress- | companies, subject to approval by the President. His reason for transferring the settlement of the debt was thatit was practically impossible for members of Congress to thoroughly inform themselves upon the condition of the corporations. This was in accordance with the recom- mendation of President Harrison and the present Commissioner of Railroads and his. predecessor. The principal duty de- volving upon Congress now was action of some kind. Boatner (D.) of T.ouisiana, who opposed the bill, said the hiouse was asked to ac- cept the terms of a scttlement dictated by the railroads themselves and based upon their alleged poverty, because the Govern- ment had a mortgage security for its debt upon disjoinied portions of a railroad sys- tem, 1f sectlon 9 of the Thurman act was not in contravention of the constitution the Government did have a substantial lien upon the entire property of the railroads, and in the face of this fact a proposition was advocated here to accept the compa- nies’ offer of a settlement on the theory that the Government was a helpless cred- itor of insoivent corporations, whose busi- ness had been so managed as to divert all their assets beyond the power of recovery. Boatner reviewed the history of the com- panies to prove his assertions that the stock of the corporations had been ille- gally issued to the officers and that the members of these boards were individu- ally liable to the United States for the value of the stock thus fraudulently and illegally issued after the ability of the cor- porations to meet the Government debt had been exhausted. It was the duty of the law officers of the Government to pro- ceed against these officials and directors, and any member who voted for this or any other funding bill simply voted to quit- claim the Government’s right to proceed against the men who had violated the laws of Congressand to confirm them in the holding of their illegally gotten wealth. Swar on (D.) of Virginia asserted that the bill was not half so good an offer for the nment as Senator Brice reported that Alexander E. Orr, chairman of the Union Pacific Reorganization Committee, made to Congree two years ago. Then it was proposed to extend the Government debt at 2 per cent, the company {o retire present prior obligations and give the Government a first mortgage. The pres- ent bill, the deciaration of the gentlemsan from Vermont (Powers) to the contrary notwithstanding, did not give the Govern- ment a single do for additional secu- while it increased the principal of he Union Pacific debt $21,000,000 and of the Central Pacific $24,000,000. Swanson insisted that the railroad companies could do much better for the Government than the bill proposed and ought to be made to doso. Union Pacific stock, subject to an assessment of §15 a share, was quoted to- day at $9 50 and $10 in the New York Herald, showing that the stockholders of the company were willing to assume the payment of the first-mortgage bonds and the Government debt and put $15 & share mote in the treasary. McCall (R.) of Massachusetts desired to bring one thing to the attention of ‘the House. The reports of the commitiee on this bill and of the previous commttees in Congress were based upon the assump- tion that the Supreme Court had decided in’ a- brief speech, : Te said he did not | subscribe {0 the theory of the sentimental | )f tue controversy—that the builders were great public bene- | p a vast territory to the | » improvement and prosper- | Nation. There was another | might be called tne popular | heid these men up to scorn as | He did not subscribe to ber. re was no use, he beyond the pale | The fact was that aned its credit to | v the issue of its bonds, | for the repayment of money thus advanced second mort- | gages upon certain prope: The bonds | e ounted ing over $60,- | 000,0¢ d tue security was a second | upon about miles of rail- s m d not include the | nals of the railroads, , that was in harmony with the Supreme Court and of General of the United States | an assertion, it impossible for to earn and pay not to speak of | tions amount- 5,000,000. The e Government | s presented contemplated and management other only aiterna- | eent with the owners. To | as unalterably opposed, pre- be said, that e debt | e canceled rather than that Con- | ke the road ' Pa trying to get rson said, “I | the Government g business, and I against its going | 1siness. was an important and | in the settlement of the | e companies should be ac- | od of sufficient length to the debt; in return the companies in- thin their mortgages to the 1 their property, including 1bout 1000 additional miles tully tue provisions of just, reasonable basis for settlement, in z capacity of tue cor- per and busin view of the tion rison (D.) of Alabama followed in tion to the bill. He belicved that ne had come for Congress to take , but could not port the pending sure because it w r too fuvorable to companies. The Tnion Pacific had 2 much more advantageons proposi- on to the Government than that con- ned in the bill. The corporation, too, said, was much more able to comply the requirements of the pending bili than was the Central Pacific, and he could not understand why they should be put an equality., The average member ongress, he said, could not determine om any date available to him, inteln. tly, the ability of the roads to satisfy the demands of the bill. For himself, Lowever, he believed the companies were | able to do much more and better thag the majority of the common Pacific railroads | had proposed. Ihe roads, he was convinced, could com- with the terms of the present law and as much better for the Government the proposed mezsure. He had pre- A substitute for the bill and would usk the House to consider it; making the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of tbe Interior and the Attorney.General acomnitiee with power to investigate and settle the debt of the Pacific railroad | ness. | thing to do was to give the companies that the Government had no lien upon the terminals of the road. especially upon the Omaha bridge. This was, in his opinion. an error. The court had decided in the Kansas Pacific Railroad case that the Government was entitled to demand 5 per cent of tho net earnings only of that portion of the road which had re- celved from the Government aid in its construction; but in the case of the United States vs. the Denver Pacific, decided the same day and by the same Justice, the | Supreme Court held in express terms that \he earnings of the Omaha bridge and erminals were to be included in making he calculation, specifically declaring under the rule in the Kansas Pacific case that the Government did have a lien upon the Omaha bridge and terminals. McCall said he wasin sympathy with the proposition that the debt of the roads should be refunded, but he believed the oposition in thebill was not as favorable 10 the Government as it should be. The Government ought not to expect that its second mortgage would be exchanged for a first mortgage; but he submitted that if the gentleman from Vermont would move to amend his by making the rate of interest on the Government debt 3 per cent instead of 2 he would be doing justice to the Unitea States and no injury to the companies. . Wheeler (D.) of Alabama spoke against the bill as not a good business proposition and was followed by Johnson (R.) of Cali- formia in a speech for the bill full of bitter sarcasm, directed against the gentleman who had cbarged that the projectors of the roads had made money out of the construction of the enterprises. He drew s humorous picture of taese men, in place of builders of the road, coming to Wash- ington after the work had been compieted | and turning over to ¢he treasury the money which they had miraculously made in their project. “Would they have done it?” he asked, neredulously. Johnson said the practical question be- fore the House to-day was, How could the Government get its money? If the roads were forced to a sale, it was a demoan- stratable fact that the proceeds of the sale wouid not pay the first mortgage, let alone satisfying the Government indebted- The only feasible and practicable time 1n which to pay their debts. They were no worse off, Johnson said, than the Government of the United States or Na- tional banks in whicn some of his col- leagues from California were directors, and which could not pay their debts if all their obligations should be presented atouce. There was no sense, he said, in trying to force the debtor to pay a mil- lion dollars when he has not the money. The only business-like thing to do was 10 give him an opportunity to earn the money and pay the debt. That was what this bill proposed, he said, and in aadi- tion, it gave to the Government a mort- gage upon that part of the line which would enable it to reach the ocean in case necessity arose for seizure or sale under the proposed new mortgage. The State of California, Johnson said, was reported to be opposed to the bill. If it was true, great consideration would be given to the fact, but, he said, it was not true. If the members of the House from that State should vote their honest senti- ments every one of them, with the excep- tion of Bowers, would vote for the bill. But they were terrorized by the two men who were responsible for all ‘the alleged opposition to the measure—Mayor Sutro and W. R. Hearst of the Examiner, the latter of whom he made the subject of a remarkable invective attack. He appealed in closing to the members 1o dispossess thele minds of every consideration except that this was a business proposition, and that it should be settled forever so that it might be taken out of politics and the railroad companies relieved of the im- portunate demands of blackmailers. Arnold (R.) of Pennsylvania, a member of the Committee on Pacific Railroads, de- fended the bill, saying it presented but two questions to the House—a settlement of the debt or Government ownership of the railroads—a Populistic proposition pure and sfmple. Much of the opposition to the measure, ho said, came from Cali- fornia. He asked the House to ignore the fight between the people of that State and Huntington. Let them do as they would, Congress should vote on and aispose of this matter on business principles and for the interest of the whole country. Cooper (R.) of Wisconsin, who had been referred to by Johnson as being one of the critics of the constructors, replied to the attack upon Hearst by Johnson, repelling theaspersions cast upon him. Hereferred to the fact that Johnson alone of all the California delegation haa championed the tunding bill and had been defeated for re- election by mor- than 5000 votes—the larg- est majority given againsta Republican Congressional candidzate in that State for years. Were the gentleman’s constituents who voted to retire him from public life all “blackmailed” by the gentleman resia- ingin New York? Cooper referred to the vast profits made by the constructors of the roads—nearly$100,000,000—and contemptu- ously dismissed the argument on their be- half based upon the “risk’’ they took by the statement that they did notinvesta cent of their own money. The Govern- ment directors of the Union Pacific road were unanimously in favor of foreclosure of the mortgages. Shafroth (Pop.) of Colorado opposed the bill. Itwas not based upon good business principles, be said, which justified & credi- tor in refusing to extend aid to a debtor if be had not fairly and honestly performed his part of their joint obligation. The railread companies could not claim to have thus fairly and honestly carried out the requirements of the law under which they had been operating. As to the provisions of the bill Shafroth said it would be cheaper for the Government to cancel its indeotedness outright than to enact into law the pro position involved in them. In the seven and a half minutes allotted to him by Hubbard, in charge of the time against the bill, Parker (R.) of New Jersey measure. The general debate against the bill was closed by Bell (Pop.) of Colorado. Hepburn (R.) of Iowa, a member of the Pacific Railroads Committee, made a closing argument in favor of the bill. Re- ferring to the objections made against the bill by Hubbard (R.) of Missouri, that bet- ter propositions had been mads by the companies than that contained in the pending bill, Mr. Hepburn asserted that either the proposition referred to had not been authoritatively made or had been shown to the satisfaction of the committee to be beyond the power of the companies 1o carry out. Hepburn contended that the proposition for the Government to take control of the roads would be but the entering wedge in the Populist scheme to bring all the rail- roads of the United Btates under Govern- ment ownership and control. Referring to the complaint of the opponents of the bill that the people of California were writhing under the burden imposed by Huntington and his associates in the man- agement of the Pacific Railroad, Hepburn asked it it were probable or even possible that the residents of the great City of San Francisco—the wealthiest City of its siz in the Union — the charges being true, would sit sapinely down and do nothing further than complain to Congress. Powers (R.) of Vermont interrupted to ask if it were not true that the charges for \ght in California were less than they were in New England. Morse (R.) of Massachusetts replied: “They are, as I know from personal ex- perience, in shipping freights.” In conclusion Hepburn defended the commitee’s proposition as the best that could be secured. It increased, he said, the securities held by the Government, despite the authorized mortgages, and in that belief the committee submitted the bill to the House for action. The committee then rose and several executive communications were laid be- fore the Honse, At 5 o’clock the House, under the rules, took a recess until 9 p. M. The evening session of the House de- voted under the rules to the consideration of private pension bills was rendered of no avail to-night by absenteeism. Upon the usual motion being made to go into committee of the whole Erdman (D.) of Pennsylvania suggested that by the order adopied by the house relating to tbe Pacific Railroad funding bili, nothing else could be considered until it had been disposed of. He desired to offer an amendment to that bill, but Thomas (R.) of Michigan raised the point of order that that could not be done. The Speaker pro tem., Payne (R.) of New York, sustained the point of order, from which ruling Erd- man appealed. The decision of the chair was sustained by a vote of 54 to 1. Erdman made the point of no quorum and the rest of the evening was occupied in proceedings under a call of the House. The custamary resolution was passed di- recting the sergeant-at-arms to arrest and bring to the bar of the House members absent without leave, and in pursuance thereof Stallings, Alabama, Woodward, North Carolina, and Kleburg, Texas, were brought in. After they had furnished the requisite amount of amusement by giving their ex- cuses they were excused. The return of the sergeant-at-arms upon the execution of warrants issued to bim for the arrest of absent members was, on motion of Thomas (R.) of Michigan, post- poned uatil after the reading of the journal on Tuesday next. This brought out an inquiry from Chick- ering (R.) of New York as to the status to- morrow and Monday of members arrested by the serceant-at-arms, woether or not they would be permitted to vote upon the Pacific railroads funding bill. The Speaker pro tem.—I have no doubt the Speaker will rule upon that question when it is raised. Chickering—Well, it will be raised. At 10:30 o’clock the session expired’ by limitation under the rules, and the House stood adjourned until to-morrow. i et b BEYAN IN CHICAGO. Principal Guest at a Big Banquet in the Tremont Howse. CHICAGO, Iiv, Jan. 8—William J. Bryan was the guest of the Bryan League ata big banquet given last night at the Tremont House in celebration of the an- niversary of Andrew Jackson’s birth. Four hundred Democrats who believe in the Chicago platform assembled in the large dining-ball. With a few exceptions they were residents of Chicago. Their en- thusiasm when he arose to speak to the toast, “Andrew Jackson,” was unbounded. Carter H. Harrison introduced Mr. Bryan. Tue silver apostle made his usnal speech on the financiai subject. Other speakers were: Hon. J. W. Tomlinson of Alubama, ex-Postmaster R. H. Ridgeley of Springfield, Iil., George W. Ambrose of Omaha aud ex-Governor Altgeld, — There are always 20,000 strangers sight- seeing in London. GOES AFTER W. R HEARST Congressman Johnson Styles ths Editor a Daring . Blackmailer. TURNS UPON HIS LYING ACCUSER. Declares That the Examiner’s Owner Has Debauched the State of California, ONE SPEECH ON REFUNDING CREATES A SENSATION, Compares the Assaults of the De- praved Journalist to the Yelp. ing of Coyo'es. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—During debate on the Pacific road refunding bill inthe House of Representatives this after- noon occurred one of the most sensational episodes ever witnessed in that body. Grove L. Johnson, in the course of a speech in support of the Powers refunding bill, made a personal attack upon the character endeavored to state his objections to the | Of William R. Hearst, proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner and the New York Journal. Johnson has for a long time had a grievance against the San Fran- cisco paper on account of criticisms writ- ten editorially and telegrams sent from Washington, Johnson is said to have been particularly incensed because of its vulgar caricatures. It has been a matter of gossip in the Cal- ifornia colony for some time that Johnson had announced a determination to retal iate when opportunity offered. Johnson is relentless and merciless when once his anger has beon aroused, but his fierce personal attack upon Hearst to-day astonished even those who understand Johnson’s fiery and impetuous nature. Such strong language has seldom, if ever, been uttered before in a legisiative body. The first part of his speech was devoted to a temperate discussion of the Powers bill. This lasted twenty minutes, when the Speaker, with a whack of his gavel, an- nounced that his time had expired. Pow- ers of Vermont said: “1will yield the gen- tleman from California ten minutes more.” Jobnson then resumed as follows: “You bave sometimes heard of men traveling over the plains in early days who, when they had retired ‘o rest, were awakened by hearing, as they thought, the howls and yells of a thousand wild animals, seeking their lives and the lives of their families. A man traveling across the plains has frequently waked up, seized his rifle and paced back and forth all the night with his finger on the trigger, ready to defend himself againsc the as asult, as it seemed to him, of myriads of fierce beasts. Then, when the morning light came, he looked around and found that there were only measly, gaunt coy- otes that had made all the noise. So it is in California.” Directing his attention to Hearst Mr. Jobnson continued: “Of this man much might be said. He bas not made a dollar himsell. Wien he was a young man he was like the boy in a song. He wanted a paper just as the boy wanted a bow-wow, and his indulgent parents bought him the Examiner and gave it to him. He had plenty of money. We all were suspicious at first. We all knew that ‘Our Willie,” as be was called there, was a bad man at | heart. We knew that he was driyen out of society because of his low tastes and depraved manners. Weknew that he was erotic in his desires and erratic in bis con- duct. We knew that he was regal in his dissipation, but we thought be was ho nest, We knew that he-had togo to the banks of the Nile in order to recover his health, and we knew that he rivaled the Khedive 1n the luxury of his barem, but we thought he was honest. [Laughter.] “We knew he was unfaithful to his friends. We knew he was unkind to his employes. We knew he was corrupt in bis thoughts, but we thought that he was honest, and we believed that he was try- ing to build up a paper that should be one which would help the country and help the people, so we indorsed 1t and followed it. but we found, alas, that he was not what we thought. When he assaulted Huntington and the railroad company so bitterly we considered him wrone with his bitterness, but we thought still that he was honest until it was revealed by the statement of Mr. Huntington that this man had been blackmailing the railroad company out of a thousand dollars a month for twenty-two months and had wot mad because they would not pay him $8000 more. “When we found out that this man Hearst was nothing but a miserable, con- temptible, blackmailing highwayman of the press his paper lost its influence in the State of California. Every man knows thal heis a biackmailer, but he had the audacity to defend his stealings by saying tkat he thought every one had a right to steal from a railroad company. He con- fessea his guilt. He admitted he black- mailed the company, and then he showed himself a perfect detinition of a scoundrel, as given by Tweed, because he would not stay bought. [Laughter.] *He has intimidated men and he has intimidated people. You do not know the terrorism he has exercised in Califor- nia with his paper. Yon know how it has abused and maligned and car- icatured people in this House, the hon- ored chairman of our committee and our honored Speaker. I will not speak of my- self, because I do not know but what 1 can get reasonably even with this man be- fore I get through with him. [Laughter.] But he has carried it on foryears. “While we know all these things about him, we believed he was honest because he said he was, because he had his news- paper; but he has debauched the public mind in California by terrorism. He has terrorized over every one. He has issued his edict that man who dares to favor this funding bilt shall be driv.n from pub- lic life, shall be ruined in private life and shall pe disgraced before the people and before God.” Mr. Johnson's speech created a great sensation in the House. Never before had such invectives fallen from the lipsofa Wisconsin, who has opposed the funding bill, arose and denounced Mr. Johnson's utterances and ‘‘outrageous accusations’ against Mr. Hearst, who was not here to defend himself as ‘‘contemptible and cowardly.” Mr. Cooper’s severe denuaci- ation of Johnson created almost as much of asensation as the latter’s abuse of Mr. Hearst. % CALIFORNIA LONY A4GOG. Much Speculation as to the Outcome of Johnson’s Speech. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8—The California colony in Washington is all agog to-night over Johnson’s castigation of Hearst. The language used was so harsh and unparliamentary 3t was expected that a motion would be made to expunge his remarks from the records, but no such motion was made. Therefore the terrible accusations against Hearst will be printed in the "Congres- sional Record which comes out to-mor- row, unless Johnson chooses to ‘‘revise’” his remarks. It is the custom for the public printer to send proof sheets to the Congressman, alter his speech has been putin type, so tha: he may make typographical and ver- bal corrections, but many Congressmen take advantage of this privilege and often eliminate whole sentences, paragraphs and even pages of their remarks, or ada to their speech, just as they may choose. So it is barely possible that Jobnson will re- gret his intemperate language and elimi- nate it from his remarks 1n tse Record. THE CALL correspondent asked Loud, chairman of Post Offices and Post Roads Committee, to-day if the Congressional Record containing Johnson’s remarks might be debarred from the mails as be- ing obscene. “I hardly think so,” said he. *For itis no worse than many patent medicine advertisements with which daily papers are filled. I hope, however, that Jobnson will eliminate his unkind re- marks from the Record.” Loud and others of the California dele- gation deeply deplored the episode of to-day. It isrumored to-night that John- son may be brought before the bar of the House to-morrow to be censured for his unparliamentary speech of to-day. Representative in Congress. It was some little time before the House recovered from its amazement. Thén Mr. Cooper of ST WILL HUR! THE BILL. Johnson’s Speech May Cause the Reve of What Ho Intended. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jar. 8.—It is the opinion of Senator White, Judze Maguire and almost all of the Californians in Washington to-night that the Powers re- funding bill is defeated and that the speech of Johnson to-day was very effective in bringing about the result. It is said that many members condemn Johnson for his utterances to-day. John- son is full of fight, however, and claims that the funding bill will pass the House by a majority of 49 votes. Both Judge Maguire and Senator White said to THE CaLL correspondent to-night that in their opinion the chances were the bill wquld be defeated. Isis now claimed that ell of Pennsylvania, one of the leaders of the House, has been converted and will oppose the bill. I: is even reported that Speaker 'Reed himself wiil vote againstit. To-morrow there will be debate under tne five-minute rule, when amendments will be offered. Judge Maguire will speak to-morrow. Representative Bell of Texas, one of the best-posted men on the bill in the House, said to-day: “Some time ago I thought the bill would go through the House easily, but sentiment is changine. now it will be by a small majority. Many members tell me that 1t will be defeated.” Representative Walker (R.) of Virginia said the impression he gathered was that the bill would be defeated in the House. “I think the bill will be defeated,” said Representative Swanson oi Virzinia, “and it ought to be beaten.” A similar opinion was expressed by Representative Hendricks of Kentucky and many others. Representatives Biue and Loey, ‘leading Republicans of the House, said the bill would be beaten. Reffresentative Broderick of Kansas was almost positive that the hill will be defeated. Representative . Dewitt said the bill would be defeated. The opinion is ex- pressed by influential men that three out of five members of the House will vote against the bill AN AMERICAN ON TRIAL. Louis Someillan Arraigned Before a Spanish Court at Havana on a Charge of Conspiracy. HAVANA, Cusa, Jan. 8—The trial of Louis Someillan, an American, on the charge of conspiring against the Spanish Government, began at 1 o’clock this after- noon. %There was a large attendance of spectators. Consul-General Lee, who recently said he thought the evidence against the accused was very feeble, was present. After the wusual preliminaries, the charges were read, alleging that Someillan was an agent of the Cuban Junta and was in league with others to overthrow the Spanish authority in Cuba. As in the case of Julio Sangnilly, recently convicted of conspiracy, the defense against the formation of the tribunal, arguing that the accused should be tried by six judges, according to the law of 1821, instead of five, the number com- posing the court. The objection was over- ruled. Then followed the reading of the evi- dence obtained at the preliminary pro- ceedings, from which it appeared that Someillan received a code message from Key West which the prosecution claimed referred to the landing of a filibustering expedition. The telegram, which was read, was as follows: Tell Alfredo to advise Jose Maria Matilde Marriage Thursday. Advise if will be present. The inference that this was a cipher message was borne out by the fact that in- structions were found on the prisoner when be was arrested. Someillan was placed on the witn stand and stated that the teleeram was in- tended for his cousin, to whom it was de- livered. He declared he never mixed in politics and was not connected with the rebels. . The other evidence was weak. The wit. nesses testified to nothing to support the charge against the prisoner. The court adjourned antil to-morrow when further evidence will be heard. AT B WEYLER COMPLIMENTED, His Conduct of the Campaign Praised by a Delegation HAVANA, Cusa, Jan. 8.—A delegation waited upon Captain-General Weyler to- day to compliment him upon his conduct of the campaign against the insurgents. In replying to the delegation General Weyler said he ignored the attacks made upon him by certain newspapersin Ma- drid. The attacks were due to unjusti- fiable impatience. He was satisfied that the campaign in the province of Pinar del Rio had given better results than were If the bull passes | protested | expected, not only jin the triumphs of the troops over the rebels, but also in the smail losses by the army. He hoped that Gomez, the rebel leader, would come to the province of Havana. Should he do s0 he would sarely meet his end. General Weyler further said he at- tached no importance to the rumors that he was to be deprived of his command. If he were recalled others would do as wellif not better than he had done. In conclusion General Weyler recom- mended patience and prudence, and urged that all those loyal to Spain should do their best to support her. With union, he declared, the desired results would be at- tained. —-—— A COLORED DUNHAM. Murders a Whole Family, Shoots at Every One He Meets on the Road and Makes His Escape. SUMTER. S. C., Jan. 8.—All Sumter was aroused yesterday over a report from Lyncnburg that Simon Cooper, a negro, had killed Benjamin Wilson, his con Wesley and Mrs. Wesley Wilson. The first information of the tragedy was received about 9 o’clock, and shortly after- ward Sheriff Pierson received a telegram confirming the report, adding, further, that Cooper had also killed two negroes— a man and & girl. The Sheriff as soon as possible organized a posse and chartering a special train left for Lynchburg. Ween the special reached Maysviile it became known that Coover had been seen to pass near the town a short time before, so a part of the posse left for St. Charles and the other took the public road, coming toward Sumter. These two gurties. in conjunction with posses from Maysville, are scouring every ioot of the land betwasen Maysville and Sumter. The facts in regard to the kill- ing are as follows: Coover went to Lynchburg last evening for the purpose of foreing a young colored girl to marry him. The girl and her mother ran into the swamp. Then a posse was organized and sent in pursuit of Cooper. The posse came within 200 yards of him at one time, when be shot and retreated. Cooper forced some negroes to go with him and kept them with him all night. He came out of the woods about daylight and went to the house of a colored man named Boyle, took his horse and compelled Boyle's son to accompany him. From there he went to the house of the Wilsons, about a mile distant, where the crime was committed. A Mr. Baker, who lives near by, says ne heard considerable shooting, and saw Mrs. Wilson go to the buggy-house with Cooper to get the harness and then go back into the house, Coover ifollowing her. Cooper ashort time afterward came out on the piazza, shooting in every direction, and forc'd Boyle's boy to harness the horse to Mr. Wilson's buggy. He got in the buzgy and only went a few yards when he met a colored man named Smith. He kiled him, and, as he passed Baker's house, shot the latter’s children, who were on the piazza. When the bodies of the Wilsons were found this morning the old gentleman, 75 years old, was sitting up in the bed with a shotgun in his hand, nis son Wesley was in anotber bed with his head split, while jon the tloor lay the body of the woman, ner head smashed in and throat cut. Smith, the negro who was killed on the road, was found with an ax still in the back of his neck and his head half severed from the body. —_—— CONFESSES THE ARBUCKLE MURDER Strange Story of a Prisoner Confined in the County Jail at Louisville, Ky., for Forgery. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 8.—Frederick Bauman, alias Wilson, confined in the County Jailon the charge of forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses, claims to have been one of the murderers of Frank P. Arbuckle of Denver, in No- vembver, 1896. Bauman says that his father is G. Edward sauman, a banker at Dearborn and Monroe streets, Chicago. Bauman said toa reporter to-day : People have been wondering who killed Arbuckle in New York. Ihad a hand in that affair, and 1 do not hesitate to say so. My partner in crime was Dave Edmunds, an actor, whois now in Evinston, North Chicago. ' We met Arbuckle in Sullivan’s saloon, in Harlem. We saw nim flash his roll; and when he left, Eimunds and myself concluded we would follow him and get his money. - We had been knocking about New York for two weeks and we were compietely stranded. It was & hand to mouth liviug with us, at best. Sullivan’s saloon is in Third avenue. We followed Arbuckle to Eizhth avenue, where he stood waiting for a car. We pounced upon him. Edmunds used a small slung-shot ana I cracked him over the head with the putt end of a revolver. We took his money, $325,a diamond ring and a gold watch. The waich is now vawned in a shop on Park row, near the World builaing. Edmunds and myself left New York by dif- ferent trains and met in Chicaco. From there Iwent to Kansas City, where 1 was arrested, charged with being implicated in the Chicago and Alton Biue Cut train robbery. They could prove nothing against me and I was re- leased. Then I startea to this city, stopping a day in'St. Louis. The police discredit Bauman’s story and say he is either crazy or shamming. Bauman Unknown in Chicago. CHICAGO, InL, Jan. 8.—Nothing is known here of Frederick Bauman, alias Wilson, who contessed at Louisville to- day to the murder of Frank Arbuckle in New York. The name of Edward Bauman, who, the prisoner claims, is his father and isa banker in this city, does not appear either in the banking or city directories. Neither Bauman nor Edamunds is known in the theatrical proiession. The four corners at Monroe and Dearborn are occupied by the First National Bank, the Chicago National Bank, the Corn Ex- change National and Commercial Na- tional banks, but Bauman is notknown in their directories. e THE ST4iE DINNER. White House Dining-Room Beautified With Light, Flowers and Plants. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8.—The President and Mrs. Cleveland gave their first state dinner of the social season at the executive mansion last night. The state dining-room was flooded with electric light, which set off the floral dec- orations and potted plants, ferns and palms to great advantage. The guests were received in the grand reception- room. At 8 o’clock the President gave his arm to Mrs. Stevenson, the Vice-President to Mrs. Cleveland, the Cabinet following in order of rank, and the vrocession filed in to dinner. The guests present were: Vice-President and Mrs. Stevenson, Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney, Secre- tary of the Treasuary and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary of War and ‘Mrs. Lamont, At- torney-General and Mrs. Harmon, Post- master-General and Mrs. Wilson, Secre- tary of the Navy and Miss Herbert, Sec- retary of the Interior and Mrs. Francis, Secretary of Agriculture and Miss Morton, Speaker of tbe House and Mrs. Reed. Senator and Mrs. Vilas, Senator Hale, Representative George P. Harrison and Mrs, Harrison, Hon. Charles 8. Fairchild and Mrs, Fairchild, Hon. Wilson 8. Bis- sell and Mrs. Bissell, Hon. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Don M. Dickinson, President Patton of Princeton University, Miss Alice I.ee, Mrs. Perrine. Sy g L E Governor Holcomd Inaugurated. LINCOLN, Nespr.,, Jan. 8—The formal inauguration of Governor Holcomb was simple and without ceremony. Accom- panied by the other State officers the Governor took the oath of office in the Supreme Court Chamber and tlien pro- ceeded to Reyresentive Hall, where a large crowd in waiting tendered congratula- tions. To-night Governor and Mrs. Hol- comb gave a reception at the capitol building. PREFERRED TIVE T0 THE LECTURE Lady Selina Scott Grew Tired of the Judge's Comment. “For Gocdness Sake Let Me Have My Sentence, I Am Oaly a Woman.” After This Interruptioa the Judge Sentenced Earl Russell’s Libelers to Eight Months. LONDON, Exa., Jan, 8.—The Old Bailey courtroom was crowded this morning, when Lady Selina Scott, John Cockerton and William Aylott, who yesterday pleaded guilty to haviag criminally libeled Earl Russell, Lady Scott’s son-in-law, were brought up for sentence. Lady Scott, in reply®o the usual ques- tions by the court as to what she had to say why sentence should not be pro- nounced upon her, said that she was per- fectly willing to accept any punishment that his lordship the Judge might see fit to inflict. All that she had done, she said, was in defense of her darling daugh- ter, and she would gladly suffer anything for her sake. The Judge then addressed the prisoners, speaking for half an hour. He was re- peatedly interrupted by Lady Scott, who finally became exasperated at the lectur- ing of the court and exclaimed, “‘For good- ness sake, let me have my sentence. Iam only a woman.” The Judge then pronounced sentence upon the prisoners, condemning each of them to eight months’ imprisonment without hard Jabor. Lady Scott, on account of her delicate health, was treated as a first- class misde- meanant, but Cockerton and Aylott will be treated as ordinary prisoners. As Lady Scott was leaving the prisoners’ dock after the Judge had sentenced her she turned and said, “Every word I ut- tered against my daughter's husband is true.” e Claims for Damages in Order, NEW YORK. N. Y., Jan. .—A special dispatch to the Herald from Havanasays : The Diario de la Marina says that the Three Friends’ last expedition shows the bad faith in the United States, in- asmuch as she was allowed to sail after Minister de Lome protested against her being set free. The paper believes thers will soon be an entente cordiale and a commercial agreement between Spain and the United States, and then, it says, claims for damageson both sides will be in order. e Ship Ulrica Ashore on the Irish Coast. LONDON, Ex. Jan. &—The British ship Ulrica, Captain Johnston, which ar- rived at Queenstown January 4_from San Francisco and sailed later for Belfast, is ashore on Copeland Island, northeast coast of Ireland. The crew were saved. In France when a railway train is more than ten minutes late the company is fined. The Doctor’s Examination! HEN DID YOU FIRST BEGIN TO feel badly? Three months ago, doctor. Your skin has been thusdry and yellow? Yes, doctor. Your eyes look dull and yellow; also the white of the eye is yellow. Yes, doctor. How 1s your appetite? Not very good, doctor. Doyou feel drowsy and stupid all the time? Yes, doctor. Do you sleep well and is your sleep re- freshing? No, doctor. Let me see your tongue. Yes, it is badly coated. 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