The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1897. 3 PASSED AFTER Bill Authorizing Appoint- ment of Five Monetary Commissioners. This May Lead to International Conference on Coinage of Silver and Gold. Hear of Massachusetts Argu=d That the M- jority of All People Favor the Double Standard. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—The Senate to-day by a vote of 40 (o 12 agreed 10 a motion made by Hale (R.) of Maine that the adjournment to-day shall be un- til Monday next. Bacon (D.) of Geo ia introduced a joint resolution declaring that the United States deprecate war and d e the main- tenance of peace and friendship with the g and reciprocal sked tkat the joint res- d to the Committee on s and it was so agreed. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska introduced a esolution, which was laid over. declaring that any judicial sale of the properties of the Union Pacific without additiona! leg- islation by Congress would not be binding on the United States, nor exclude it from any legal or equitable right now possessed therein, 1f such sale were subsequently ratified by Congressional action. The Senate bill for a commission to an ternationzl monetary conference was :ght up and Vilas (D.) of Wisconsin delivered a prepared speech against it as a vicious and misleading bill. Tnree times, he said, the United States had caused the ‘‘pretty piece’’ to be acted, twice at Paris and once at Brussels. The truth was, realize it, that that internatioual farce no longer pleased Americans. They could nearly all, be fooled a part of the but the time for such folly had make & correspo: declaration. olu He all, o time, (P.) of Nevada said that he in from tendering the Sen- isconsin his sincere congratu- The Senator had eloquently p d what he (Stewart) had al claimed to be an extreme folly. action of foreign powers to regulate do- ic affairs had always seemed to him preposterous. Pet rew (silver R.) of South Dekota said that he protested against the passage of the First, because this country was capable of managing its own affairs without the assistance of any other na- t and second, because be did not beiieve the United States should any longer be suppliants at the feet of the European nations, which are the chief beneficiaries of the gold stand- ard. He declared that he would bave no part in any effort for a_further conference after the humiliation submitted to in the former conferences. He closed his speech with a declaration that it was too humiliating to have the United States continue to be (in monetary affairs)the laughingsstock of Europe. Alien (P.) of Nebraska, while expressing his confidence that the attempt at inter- national conference would be a contempti- ble failure, thougnt it would be a serious mistake if the friends of monetary reform should obstruct the passage of the bill in the slightest degree. One of his friends on the other side sent one of the most brilliant of their number (Wolcott) to rope to hunt up somebody to confer th, and no report had been received that yody in England or anywhere else was g to confer. He should not vote for the bill, but he wanted to see it become & law, although it was wrong. Carter (R.) of Montana read a prepared speech in support of the bill, which was, he said anifestly prepared to facilitate success in the movement for bimetallism. It gave to the President all needed author- ity, unhampered by needless conditions. He appealed to Cannon (R.) of Utab to his amendment, as Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada had withdrawn his. It would then devolve on the administration within the next four years to demonstrate either its ability to have an international conference heid or that it had failed. The administration was entitled to the co- operation of those who would see silver remonetized either by National or inter- national effort. Cannon (R.) of Utah declined to with- draw his amendment and spoke in favor of it Chanadler asked and obtained unani- mous consent to have the vote taken on the bill and amendments at 4 o’clock. The Nicaragua bill having been laid be fore the Senate Morgan (D.) of Alabama asked unanimous consent to have the vote taken at 4 p. M. Tuesday next. Morgan gava notice thal he would ask have the ill taken up after the routine morning busicess on Monday and to continue in session until the final vote. LONG DEBATES civilized nations to | | | { | | tary conference in Washing:on in October, | tive value between go S | to be paid by d the Senate mizht as well | B0t ny French Government plays its cards he 1s sure Russia will deciare for bimetallism. I do not wish to be understood as saving that this consummation is at hand, but I mean to say that the time has come for another effort. It is a growing opinion. It will be stronger twelve months hence than it is now, and it 1s stronger oW than it was twelve mcutbs ago.” i Hoar’~ speech attracted great attention on ihe floor and in the gallenies. It was followed by speeches either in advocacy or in toieraton of the measure by Senators Gallin:er (R.) of New Hamp- <hire, Blanchard (D.) of Lousiana, White (D.) of California, Athson (R.) of I9yva and Gorman (D.) of Maryland. The| latter, referring to the London square | mile, said that within one mile of the| City Hall there had been power enough 10 | stay the consummation of bimetallism in the United States, and that within the radius of a mile in the city of Paris there had been power to stay it in Frauce. Let the representatives of this coun- | try, under this law,” Gorman continued, | “g0 abroad and say that no longer shall ! tnis power thus conceniratea in three or | four great cities throttle all the tree men of the world, but that the American Re- public march along in the immediate future to relieve our own people at home.”” As Cannon refused to withdraw his amendment asking the President of the United States to invite the leading com- mercial nations of the world to apjpoint | representatives to an internstional mone- 97, Chandler moved to lay it on the tabie, and that motion was agreed to—ayes 41, noes 8. The negative votes were given by Ailen (Pop.) of N-braska, Bate (D.) of Tennesse, Butier (Pop.) of North Caro- lina, Cannon (Pop.) of Utan, Clark (R.) of Iaaho, Peffer (Pop.) of Kansas, Pettigrew (Sil.) of South Dakota and Roach (D.) of North Dakota. Bacon's amendment was agreed to and made the second section of the bill, and Stewart withdrew his amendment provid- ing for free coinage of silver within a month after tie failure and adjournment of the Senate. The bili was then passed— BED-HOT THLK N THE HOLSE Defeat of the Bill Relating to the Atlantic and Pacific. Powers of Vermont Is Severely Scored for His Peculiar Railroad Record. | Barrett Also Says Considerable About Fraud and Watering Railway Siocks. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—In the | House to-day Powers (R.) of Vermont called up the report of the conferees on ! the bill constituting a new corperation for the purchasers of the Atlantic and Pacific | Railwsy and explained the purposes of the agreement. Powers used the state- ment prepared by the conferees of the | first conclusions reached by them as a | basis of his remarks. Terry (D.) of Arkansas said the report should not be adopted, for the reason that it did not suffici:ntly protect the ayes 46, noes 4, the noes being Senators Allen, Pettigrew. Rouch and Vilss. The pill to provide for representations of the United States by commission to the international monetary conference to be called hereafter as passed is as follows: nate of ates in session assembled that n 4, 1897, the President of the termine that the United a be represented at an interna- nal conierence cailed by the United States other country with a view to securing nternational agreement the fixity of rela- and silver money by means of & common Tatio between those mel- als, with free mintage at such ratlo, he is hereby authorized to appoint five or mo: commissioners to such niernational confer- ence, and for compensation of said comm for all reasonable expenses h, 10 be approved by including the proportion e United States of joint e enses of any such conference, the sum o $100,000 or as much thereof as may be neces- sary is hereby uppropristed. Sec. 2. That the President of the United States is authorized in the name of the Gov- the Secre- | creditors of the old corporation. | by the House amendments. The adop- tion of the report was advocated by Harri- | son (D.) of Alabama, one of the conferees. | Powers raised the previous question on the adoption of the report. Tuis was an- | tagonized by Barrett and the motion | failed. Barrett then got the floor. He said that | no railroad had ever been built whose his- | tory was so black with fraud and dishonor | as the Atlantic and Pacific. The confer- ees’ report would enable the managers in | the proposed reorganization to continue | the policy of that history in the future; $16,000,000 of first morigage bonds of the | Atlantic and Pacific have already been | placed by the reorganization committee with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company for the payment of ernment of the United States to call in his dis- cretion such conference to assemble at such | $10,600,000. That company was already point as may be agreed upon. The Senate bill to insure a full bench in the court of claims for the hearing of the | cases entitled the United States against | | practically the owner of the Atlantic and Pacific, and by the report the directors of that corporation, who bad cheated the constitaents of the Government out of La Abra Silver Mining Company and | millions of dollars, are to be authorized to others, and the United States against Alice Weil and others, was taken from the isspe $59,000,000 stock on a property that | cost them but $10,600,000. How can the legis- calendar and passed. Also Senate bill to lative com mittee consistently provide pun- authorize the entry and patenting of lands containing petroleum and other mineral oils under the placer mining laws of the Jnited States. Also House bili to pre- nt the purchasing of or speculating in ‘claims against the Federal Government by United States officers. The Senate at 5:25 adjourned until next Monday. ishment for men who indulge in these schemes for defrauding their fellow-Citi- zens when it approves legislation enabling such stock: tering transactions as this? Cook (R.) of Illinois spoke against the adoption of the report, usdid also Rae (D.) | of Arkansas. Grout (R.) of Vermont and PANAMA CANAL SLAVERY. White Laborers Driven Out by Negroes Imported Under Coniract—Starva- tion Wages Paid. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 20.—A dis- patch from Kingston, Jamaica, says: Cou- siderable dissatisfaction ‘exists among the laborers on the Panama canal on account of the recent importation of negro work- | wmen under contract for three years at £2 2 month, with an aaditional 10 shillings and 10 pence for sub-headmen and head- men. They are to work nine hours a day, to have full meals, medical atiendance, hospital cave and maintenance and return passage at the close of the term. This arrangement, which 1s a liberal one for the Africans, contrasits with the miser- able scale of pay established by the com- pany lor the local men, many of whom are old canal men and 1nured to the hard- Blue (R.) of Kansas favored i Flyun (R.) of Oklahoma said he felt the | necessity of Congress granting a Federal | charter to the corporation in order that it might operate the road through his terri tory. The people living along the line of the railroad were not responsibie for the immense capitalization of which the gentleman from Massachusetts (Barrett) compiained. That was done by residents of Massachusetts, who had sold the stock t0 servant-girls of New England, who were gentlemen. | Grout (E.) of Vermont, referring to Bar- reit’s statement that the road had been | Fe, said that the action involved only one | division of the road, not the entire line. The argument for the_adoption of the report was closed by Powers. Barrett also responding to Judge Powers denied having any interest in the till except which arose from his connection with leg- islation while a member of the Mass; chusetts court, which made the propo: tions contained in the report illegal and in his opinion stibjected them to suspicion ships of isthmian life. For the ordinary everywhere. laborer $1, Colombian currency, is the | Referring to Powers' remarks concern- standard rate; headmen and mechanics, ing himseli Barrett reviewea that_gentle- from $1 50 to $1 75; field clerks, from $2 to | man’s career as chairman of the Comm $2 50; office clerks, irom $250to $3. The tes on Pacific Railroads since he (Barrott) had been a member of the House. preminm on gold is $1 35 Unsuccessiul efforts Lave been made by | the men to force the company to raise their rates, and many are leaving for Carthagena and Ecuador, where raiiroad “In that time,”” said he, “no proposi- tion however idangerous to the Nation nor bow advantageous to the corporations had failed to receive his support.” In support he cited the decision on the work is going on. At attemptata gen- eral strike on the work was easily over- Pacific railroad funding bill. come. owing to the overcrowded state of | Replying to the assertion by Judge P 8 the labor market in the isthmus. | Powers that railyoad wreckine had been The news that the work on the canal | practiced by the people of Boston and bhad recommenced brought crowds of la- vicinity, Barrett repelled the charges, say- borers from all parts of the world, many ing that in no State of the Union were the of whom are now in a state of semi-siarva- tion. | rights of property 50 well ana thoroughly | respected as in Massachusetts. The operations of the new company are “The gentieman,’”’ he continued, ‘‘comes here with the record and reputation of a at present confined to three sections, cov- erine a distance of seven miles. The work is being done in a thorough and business- like manner, and the progress already made is considerable. While the work long period of service on the Supreme Court of that State. Talk of railroad wrecking! Where can anything in that [ line be found equal to the history of the has none of the gigantic proportions it | Central Railroad of Vermont after a series of receiverships conducted by the Bu- bad under the De Lesseps management, the business-like economy exercised and steady work promise more successful re- sults. o e NO GENERAL LEGISLATION. preme Court? Ask any honest man of that State who invested his money in the securities of that corporation and was robbed of it by the decisions of that tri- bunal, which have not met the approval Lacey (R.) of lowa condemned the re- | | port, sayine it yielded every point made | bankrupted by the mauagement of these | practically sold for $10,000,000 to the Santa | move to ‘“‘strike out the last word” and praceeded with his speech. - ‘ne committee rose without concluding consideration of the bill and took a recess until 8 p. M. —_— MAD MASTIFF RUNS AMUCK. Many Fersons Lacerated in the Streets of Wheeling, W. Va., Whose Citizens Are Terror-Stricken. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 29.—A Herald special from Wheeling, W. Va. says: This city has been in a state of terror for twen- ty-four hours on account of a mastiff which has been running amuck, afflicted with rabies, biting and snapping at all who came in bis way. The animal first appeared about Tues- day or Wednesday night in the Second Ward, where his actions aroused great alarm and caused the authorities to send in an alarm to all policemen. The dog was a_powerful beast, and when he attacked Margaret Schell, an 11- year-old girl, she was completely at his merc; He chewed her forehead and cheek, making & wound from which the blood flowed freely. A policeman tried to kill the beast but could not gt a shot be- cause of the crowds. The dog was next heard of half a mile away, where he attacked Richard Kenney, biting him_throuch the nose. He next attacked Victor Bauer, a mail-wagon driver, lacerating bisneck and face badly . Bauer was alone, and though quite a strong man he could do little ,gl\ust the brute. Harry Freeze, a 16-year-old boy, was attacked soon afterdayliight near the Fifth | Ward market and was bitten through the arm. John Speidell met the dog in the Fifth Ward a little later and escaped into a house, but not until he had been badly scratched on the hand by the dog’s teeth. By this time the police had been massed from all parts of thecity and were hunting the dog. Charles Z:mmerman was the firat to en- counter him. He tried to shoot the dog, ut it sprang at him and, as he fired, took | the revolver and nearly the wnole of the | | policeman’s right hand into his mouth. | | His sharp teeth cut through the flesh, | making a ragged wound in the hand. Four | more bullets ended the dog’s life. | The poiice have been busy all day killing | dogs which it was supposed had been bit- ten by the dog. Several peopie other than ! those named were bitten or received | scratches from tue mad dog, and four or | | five had their clothing torn, two men | | having their coats stripped from their | | backs. A movement has been started to send the dog's victims to New York for treat- ment. Lot MET A SHOCKING DEATH, An Ironworker Burned to a Crisp While Making Repairs to the Boilers of a Steamship. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 29.—John Connors, 50 years old, met a shocking death yesterday on the steamship Eastern Prince of the Knott line, iyingat the East Central Pier at Atlantic dock, Brooklyn, The vessel arrived last Tuesday from Brazil with her boilers strained from the effects of the storm. Connors was in the | employ of the Mott Iron Works, in South Brooklyn, and was sent yesterday with several other employes to make necessary | repairs to the interior of one of the boilers. Before beginning operations the men lowered into the boiler a charcoal furnace, | with which the iron work was to be | heated. Connors climbed through the | manhole, the only means by which an en- trance to the boiler could be gained, and was lowered to the boitom at 11 o'clock. | When the factory whistie announced the noon hour one of the workmen zlimbed to the top of the boiler and shouted to Con- nors. There was noreply. A workman was lowered into the boiler and Connors was found lying dead across | tue furnace. The rescuer 5mgged him from the furnace and beat out the flames. Then the boiler was so full of charcoal fumes that he had to seek the open air. The upper part of the man’s body was burned 1o a crisp. He had evidently been overcome by the | fumes and haa fallen on the furnace. “The | task of removing the body from the boiler was difficuit. A derrick was rigged and the men worked two hours before the body was finally rescued. Several were partly overcome by the fumes of charcoal and had to be lifted from the boiler. i el TWO SWINDLERS ARKESTED., Tried to Sell Forged Honds of a Denver | Mining Company. CHICAGO, IiL, Jan.29.—S. W. Mar- shail and A. S. Whitman are under arrest here charged with forgery and conspiracy to defraud. It 1s charged that the two men conspired to deiraud the First National Bank out of $3000 by trying to sell it forged gold-mining bonds. Marshall claims to be & mine-owner. | ‘W hitman is a resident of Chicago. Marshall cailed at the First National Bank the lattes partof last week in com- pany with Whitman. The former had a quantity of gold mining stock on which | ne wanted to raise some money. | The menager of the bond department | said tue bank was willing to take the! | bonds if they were all right and requested that they be left at the bank to be verifed. | They are bonds of a well-known mining stock company of Denver and listed up | high in the Colorado Mining Exchange. | Communication with the company in Denver brought the response that the | bonds were worthless, as the numbers had been raised and the signatures forged. ————— ART AT SING SING. Classes in Drawing and Sculpture to Be Established. { entered was filed out by Mr. Wells. DIES IN SEARCH OF A QUARREL Notorious Percy Douglas of Bakersfisld Shot to Death. Breaks Into Fire Chief Willows’ Room and Is Stopped by Buckshot. Abrupt Ending cf the Career of a Man Who Reveled in Crime. BAKERSFIELD, Car, Jan. 29.—Ed Wiliows shot and killed the notorious Percy Douglas shortly after 7 o’clock this evening. The shooting took place at Wil- lows’ room over the athletic building on K street. Douglas had been on a spree for three weeks past, and during this time displayed an unusually ugly temper, ter- rorizing with ‘‘un plays” every one he imagined he had a spite against. Some time ago he threatened Willows’ life, be- cause Willows assisted in jailing him some time ago, and he threatened the lives of several officers. Douglas was in the Palm Garden saloon, a block from where the killing occurred, and while there became troublesome. He left the saloon, and, it is supposed, walked directiy to Willows’ room. On arriving there he knocked at the door ana called for Willows, who answered him by advis- ing him to go away, saying he did not want to have trouble. Douglas proceeded forced it open he received a charge of buckshot from a sawed-off shotgun in Willows’ hands. The charge took effect in the neighborhood of the heart. Doug- las staggered back several feet along the ball and fell forward on his face, dying instantly. ‘Willows left the place and surrendered himself to the officers, Coroner Helm was called. When he arrived he found the body lying on its face in a pool of blood. The dead man’s pistol was out of its holster, lying under the body on the floor, and his right hand wasresting on it, lows’ room intent on a fight. Douglas never went without the weapon. Douglas’ tragic end occasions no sur- prise. Kor years it has been propkesied that he-would *“die with bis boots on.” Off and on since the early eighties he has been a terror to this community. In 1886 he deliberately killed 2 Mexican on Nine- teenth street. For this crime he served two vears in 8an Quentin. Shortly after leaving prison he shot a brakeman in Fresno County, and for this he got eight years in Folsom. Atterservingthree years of the term he was pardoned by Governor Markham. For awhile afterward he was qaite peacaful, then he resumed his des- perate career. When sober he acted asa gentleman, He was a miner by occupa- tion, but of late conducted the City Brew- ery. Edward Willows, who fired the fatal shot, is the Chief of t:e Fire Department, and a man of grit and nerve. “Some one had to doit,”’ he said. am sorry it was I.” TUOLUMNE COUNTY ROBBED. “p Figures on a Warrant in the Treasurer's Office “ Raised ” by a Clever Penman. SONORA, CAL., Jan. 29.—Sonora’s busi- ness men werc somewhat startled to-day by a story in the Union Democrat to the effect that a warrant had been raised in the County Treasurer’s office, and that al- ready several depositors bad withdrawn their accounts, the treasury being located in a local bank. The article as priuted in the Democrat was, in part, as follows: The Board of Supervisors, in making out its seml-anuual report last week, detecled a _war- rant that had been raised from $2 to $12. It was drawn ont a claim presented by Oscar Craburee for labor performed oa the road in district 5. That gentleman was summoned before_the board and questioned by the mem- bers. It_was c.ear, however, from the start that the handy man with the pen must have been located in the Treasurers office. ' The warrent was numbered 1306, and was issued on December 1 by Clerk Oriega for $2, as shown by the stubin the warrant-boos Kept | by him. It was cashed by Mr. Crabtree, he being paid by Treasurer Wells, who entered the warrant in the warrant register. It was after this that the crooked work was done, and that by somebody having iree access to the warran(-book in the Treasurer's posses- sion. A fignre “1”” was inseried before the 2" in the blauk space for the amount on the up- per left-hand coruer. 3 An examination of the warrant register re- vealed the fact that that book had been tam- pered with and_that the $2 paid to Crabtree was made to correspond with the raised war- rant by inserting a*1” before the “2.” The page of the register where this warrant was When tion to favor the pupils of one town rather than those of another. A el GENTLE RAIN IN THE SOUTH. Ranchers and Orchardists Jubilant Over the Excellent Outlook for Abundant Crops. LOS ANGELES, Cav., Jan. 29.—A gen- tle rain fell over most of Southern Cali- fornia this forenoon to the gratification of ranchers and orchardists, The precipita- tion last night and this forenoon reached nearly an inch, making nine inches for the season, against five last vear. This seems to be the year for the agriculturist to be joyful. Whenever he wants a littie rain it comes. So far it has been a great year for crops, and the outlonk for an abundant yield never looked brighter. There was no particular need of rain same, and it is welcome. Reports from the country are to the effect that grain is growing rapidly and is far advanced for this season of the year. The orchards and gardens are also look- ing in excellent condition. The rain to-day was of the drizzle order, although for a few moments, between 11 and 12 o’cloch, it came down ina lively fashion, bringing out umbreilas, filling the gutters with water, and keeping cus- tomers in the stores. VISALIA, CAv., Jan. 29.—At noon to- this juncture, but it has come just the | day a heavy storm of thunder, lizhtning and ram came up, and in a short time | .94 of an inch of water fell. Hail fell out | in the country, but did no damage. This was the heaviest rainfall seen here in years, it gy Santa Barbara Maw’s Luck. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Jan. 29.— E. P. Stevens, for severaiyears employved as enginzer in a planing-mill in this city, has, through the death of an aun: in Massachusetts, fallen heir to $1,500,000. It seems the aunt took an interest in the boy from his childhood, and gave him the | name of Edward Poor, or Poor Edward as she called him, and at her death left him the bulk of her fortune. —— Sawusalito Man Becomes Insane. SAN RAFAEL, CAr., Jan. 20.—Domingo Hegalli was to-day committed to the in- sane asylum. He has lived at Sausalito for several years, and is sober and in- | dustrious, but in the last two days be- | came violent and dangerous. He chased some school children, and when Deputy Marshal Grover attempted to take him in, he bit the officer’s hand severely. S gt Death of a Ketired Surgeon. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—The War Department has been notified that Colonel Thomas McPartin, surgeon, re- tired, died at Annapolis yesterday. NEW TO-DAY. CASH STORE INVITES CITY AND COUNTRY TO SHARE | WESTERN REFINERY SYRUP, PORCELAIN, ENAMELED A lot of goods damaged inmov- ing on ‘*Asis’’ Table at quarcer P ice. FINEST CKANBERRIES in town, to kick the doot in. As soon as e bad | BEST CALIFORNIA MACARONI, or other paste, Ib = - | HOMEOPATHIC COCOA, per tin - - - - - MINER’S GROUND CHOCOLATE, tin - - - - PURE CANDIES, 35c grade, to introduce, Mondays only, Q5C EXTRA FINE BASKET FIRED TEA, Ib. - - - RASPBERRIES, heavy syrup, new orchard pack, tin - - TOMATOES, Columbus brand, new goods, tins = - - PURE HOME-MADE JELLIES, in glass, new = - ONLY PURE JELLIES, in tin, our Fidelity, 2-ib. - CANDLES, good for house use, 30 for - - - showing conclusively that he went to Wil- | TAPIOCA, SAGO or PEARL TAPIOCA, Ib. - - = - $SOOQO worth Best imported DECORATED SEMI- NEAR THE FERRY. SGULAR’’ PRICE! ALIKE ITS BENEFITS. quart 8c, gallon - 80c Sc 1Sc 20cCc 80c Sc Sc for cooking, 5-gal. kegs, @S C 10c 1Sc 25c Sc and FLOWN BLUE WARE at wholesale import cost, best patterns less - 355 °/, |25-27 Market St. FREE city de- livery & prompt coun'ry ship- ments.” Discount to iarge buyers. | i THE SUNDAY CALL. b £y WA AR ; 7, & «@r < , ® The Great Family Newspaper Hoar gave notice that atter the Nicar- | sgua canal bill was out of the way he | vould press consideration of ths bank- ruptey bill. ' The monetary conference bill was again taken up, and Bacon (1.) of Georgia ad- | ofany respectable court in any other jur- isdiction.” Grout (R.) of Vermont suggested that it vas not desirable to renew the war of the States here. Bairett—I inaugurated no war. questioned by the Supervisors ne was quite | positive that it was entirely correct, but waen | of the Pacific Coast ihe item was shown to him he promptls de- | clared that another hand than his bad made | A EEEEETTTTEEE the figure. He informed tne board thathe | memmrmflns TETTETTTLTLITLE would repay the $10 and investigate the mat- | ter further for his own protection. | The Extra Session of Congress Will for the Specific Purpose of Pass- ing a Revenue Bill. NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 29.—With the intention of providing something to | occupy the minds of the convicts at Sing Sing, a class in drawing will be started Be 1t was ated nis own amendment, giving spe- authority to the President to call a erence. Jones (D.) of Arkansas said that the friends of the measure ought to have ab- solute control of it, and that he would not vote for & single amendment that they did Dot themselves accept, but he had little faith in their f; L Shoup (R.) advocated the pass- age of the bill iree irom all amendments Hoar (R.) of Massachusetts combated the idea that the possibility of an inter- national monetary ‘arrangement was a chimera or a dream. He thonght that the gentleman who expressed such an idea failed to take into consideration one of two facts. There was ano doubt what- ever that a large majority of the people of the civilized world was in vor of the double standard of gold and silver. There were a few people in this country like the enator from Wisconsin (Viigs) who were not in favor, but the Democratic party. the Populists and. the supporters of Bryan believed in the double standard, and the Republican_party, so far as it could bs ged, had declared its belief in that ne and had pledged itself to pro- wote it. Another exception to the doo- e of international bimetallism was the 8enator (Stewart), who did want foreign nations to enjoy bimetallism, That Sena- tor wanted to have money 1n this country 10 poor, cheap and misezable that even a Japanese or Chinaman would not touch it. I do not want it so dear,” Stewart in- terposed, “that an American cannot get g7 Hoar continued at considerable length, tiving his experiences and observations on the financial question in France and Englana while be was in those countries consideritnotat all pos: 3 many under certain circum- Bitances may join a bimetallic union, even irithou: England. The writer,”” continued Hear, ‘“gives his ovinion that Russia would be ready for the same union when ihe time comes, and he quotes a letter from a Russian friend saying that if the - NEW YORK, N. Y., Jan. 29.—A Times special from Washington says: Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Commit- tee, outlining yesterday the programme of the administration at the coming extra session of Congress, said: *“There will be no general legislation during the extra session. President McKinley will call Congress in extraordinary session for the specific purpose of passing a revenue bill. ready to present to the House and it will be passed within thirty days and sent to the Senate. Nothing eise will be done by the House. We wili adjourn from day to day, or take three days’ adjournments, ac- cording to the provision of the constitu- tion “The eyes of the country will be on the Senate alone. The House wiil not con=- sider pension bills, nor enter into any general legislation. We will simply re- main nominally in session until the Sen- ate reaches a conclusion on the revenue bill, and then the measure will go into a conference, where it will be periected in a manner to suit both houses of Congress, 1 do not believe that the Senate will force 2 long session when nothing is under con- sideration except the tariff bill.” The sugar trast lobby is on the ‘ground, headed by Searles, its legislative repre- sentative. The Ways and Means Com- mittee has got down to the sugar schedule in a provisional, preliminary way, and the sugar interests sppear promptly on the scene. S PCGE Murdered by an Amorows Coachman. CHICAGO, ILn., Jan. 29.—Albert Cun- ning, a coachman, shot and instantly killed Mrs. Mary Benning at ber home on State street this morning. He then at- tempted 10 shoot the woman's two boys, and failing, fatally shot bimself. He bad undue liking for Mrs. Benning, who did not reciprocate and who had forced him to leave her house. ‘When we meet in March the bill will be | | begun by the gentleman’s colleague. [Cries of “Go on, Barrett.”] |~ Barrett said he imputed no dishonor- ahle motives to the legisiators of Vermont, | but he did not forget that that body was | the creation of the people and that the in- fluence of the railroad corporations was the most potent and powerful that found expression. The record of that raiiroad receivership and of the court, he con- tinued, was such as to cause the sons of the Green Mountain State to blush for it, The report of the committee was re- jected—71 to 143. The House voted to insist upon its | amendments to the bill and also to insist upon the insertion of a provision giving further protection to the creditors of the old_corporation, especially those hoiding claims for labor and materials. The agricuiture bill was then taken up and Hardy (R.) of Indiana, under the five- minute rule, began reading a speech in favor of the acquisition of Cuba by the United States. At the end of five minutes the chairman’s gavel fell, whereupon T bert (D.) of South Carolina suggested that the gentieman be allowed *‘to proceed a few minutes longer before he says any- thing.” [Laughter.] W. A. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania asked unanimous consent for Hardy to proceed. Howe (R.) of New York objected, “We are here to discuss the agriculture appro- priation bill, and I object to this waste of tim~.” ‘Then, Mr. Cbairman,” said .Hardy, pounding the desk, his face reddenine, “I give notice that no bill goes through the House by unanimous consent for the re: of this session.”” ‘While the next paragraph was being read various members who were con- cerned over the probable eftects of the en- forcement of Hardy’s declaration vointed out the way by which he could gat an op- portunity to continue his remarks. At the conclusion of the reading of the paragraph the gentleman from Indiana was on his feet, and his cry of **Mr. Chair- man!” gave him instant recognition to next Monday. ‘Among the convicts is an artist and architect. The long term prisoners who show they have any aptitude will pe put to work under the guidance of this con- vict professor. 4 There is slso in Sing Sing an Italian sculptor, who will start a class in model- ing clay and wax. There is no telling how many future great artists will owe fame and fortune to the Sing Sing school. Tt T, NTEEL BILLET POOL DISSOLVED. Manufacturers Mect, But Fail to Settle Their Differences. PITTSBURG, PA., Jan. 20.—The Ameri- can Bessemer Asscciation, or billet pool, went into session this morning. The special committee appointed to conciliate dissatisfied members reported that it bad seen all the firms. Some refused to enter intp any agreement, while others would entertain no proposition except selling tonnage to a new pool. The repor: was discussed in a heated manner, but no final action was taken. Complete disorganiza- tion is expected by some of the paitici- pating manufacturers. The meeting ended in the dissolution of the pool this afternoon. —————— Senator Perkins Goes to New York. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 29— Senator Perkins of California has gone to New York to attend a meeting of the committee appointed by representatives of the American shipping interests to agree upon legislation to be recommended to Congress to benefit the merchant marine of the United States. —_—— Wife Murder and Suicide. CLEVELAND, Omio, Jan. 29.— Early this morning Williard Colion of Sybley | attaches but a young street shot and instantly killed his wife Clarissa, aged 52, and then shot and killed himself. The tragedy was the result of a quarrel. Besides Mr. and Mre. Wells the bank has no man named Eaward Burden, who is said to have lived a fast life. The Supervisors have placed the matter in the District Attorney’s hands for further investi- gation. The flarry in business circles has not been caused by the loss of §10 to the county, but by the fear that an investiga- | tion will show much larger operations. il SAN MATEQ’S GRAND JURY. Charges of Partiality Against the Board of Education Found to Have Been Unwarranted. REDWOOD CITY, CaL., Jan. 29.—The Grand Jury has filed its report with the County Clerk. Itincludes that of Expert William S. Jack, who was appointed to examine the books of the county officials, and Expert G. W. Beattie, appointed to investigate the controversy which has arisen over the marking of the examin tion papers by the Board of Educadon. 1t is quite voluminous, comprising 150 | pages of type-written matter. The report recommends that the statute compelling the recording of births, mar- riages and deaths should be strictly en- forced. Iturges greater strictnessin the issuance of burial permits. In view of the promiscuous slaughter of game in and out of season it recommends the appointment ofa fish and game warden. It indorses the report of G. W. Beat pecial expert in the school controversy, whose report shows that there is not the slizhtest evi- dence in the papers examined by the County Board of Education proving that the board was willing to do injustice to any pupil, and though there are some dis- crepancies and irregulnmies in the mark- ings yet they are frequently in favor of Redwood City pupils. Nothing was found which would indicate a general disbosi- i | | THE TYPICAL E HAS SAVED THE gmmmnmnmnrmnmmnmm OF TO-DAY. NEW BIKE THAT BEATS THE WORLD for SIZE and TIME. A GANINE FIRE FIGHTER THAT FROM FLAMES. THRILLING STORY OF LIFE ON E SAURIANS THAT RIDE IN PALAGE GARS. “THE CALL” SPEAKS FOR ALL. UNION SOLDIER TWO HOMES RAIL. 220929229922222292222292922922202992929222229922022888. Wmmmmxwmlumnmufi |