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2 THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1897 mining legislation, so much so that uniike many of his colleagues, he remains over here on Sundays instead of going home to restor to San Francisco to mingie among the dizzy throng of pleasure-seekers. He tola a CAvLv reporter to-day what the min- ers wanted; things which the agricultur- ists were willine to concede. “Among these,” said the Senator, ‘“‘will be some amended election laws adopted by the Miners’ Association. One is for the purpose of practically abolishing dis- trict recorders. In the old days, miners in sparsely settled districts elected dis- trict recorders whose duty it was to re- cord mining locations and were independ- ent of the County Recorders. As the counties were organized the office of dis- trict mining recorder was done away with in many instances. In some places, how- ever, they still exist. It is the opinion of mining peoble that those things should be turned over to the County Recorder. 1f they still continue to keep district re- corders at long distances from the county seat their records must be sent to the County Recorders and this involves un- necessary trouble and delay. “Two of the most important bills before the Legisiature are those making avail- able the appropriation of $500,000 to build restraining dams to hold back the detritus and mining debris now lying in the can- vonsand the bill known as the dredger bill. Of this appropriation $250,000 has been made from the United States treas- ury and §250,000 from the State, the money now being in the S ate treasury, baving been appropriated Ly the State some time ago. The bill makes no new appropria- tion and simply prescribes the manner in which the money may be used. I have heard of no objection to the bill. “‘The other bill appropriates $300,000 for the purchase of the Bates dredger, ete. It is designed in the interest of the farmers along the banks of streams which are now subjec: to overflow by reason of the filling up of river beds and breaks in ke levees. “*These restraining dams will hold the debris in the canyons that is already there by reason o mining or other causes. It is a question whether hydraulic mining is the cause of all this trouble. There has been practically no hydraulic mining for ten or tweive vears, yet the debris accumu- lates in the river in about the same ratio as it did befc Dams are necessary, be- cause the stuff that has been washed from the hills comes down with every flood, and it is, therefore, to the best interests of the farmers to keep the debris out of the American, Feather and Sacramento rivers. These daws are to be constructed of stone and cement, and, according to the reports of the United States engineers, will last as long as the mountains themseives. The United States estimate of their cost, if they are built far enough up in the moun- tains, is $490,000. 1f it shall develop after fair trial that the dams will catch and hold all the accumulations without injur- ing the lands adjoining, hydraulic mining can be allowed to go on without compiaint irom the farmers along the rivers. “The engineers are ready to proceed with the work as soon as the season will permit, for the work must be done in the mmer. **The dredeer will clean out the bars in the rivers farther down, and will admit a greater flood of water and a swifter cur- rent to run inthe channels and scour out the river beds. This will be effective in preventing overflows and damage along the river. he Federal Government does not re- claim lands nor provide against floods. It takes care that there shall be water at the lowest stages in navigable rivers, and its duty ends there.” HICHOLAS 11 15 FALING | Continued from First Page.| conferences, will be authorized in pre- senting the Sultan with the proposals of the powers to inform the Turkish Sul- tan that the powers are prepared to en- force their acceptance and operation. In regard to the extent or character or the method of applying the coercion meas- ures, however, nothing has been decided upon. A pretty good idea of the situation may be gathered from the utterance of the Vossische Zeitung, in which an article on the subject says: “The greatest task of the powers will only begin when the question is forced on them; that a long time will yet elapse before the protocol, after being approved by each of the Governments concerned in its formulation, goes through the formal diplomatic course of presentation to the Porte. This formalily having been ;one through with the proposals will be pre- sented to the Sultan by his Ministers, and they will be certain to be referred back to the Embassadors, throughout a prolonged process of examining of communications extending until 1898, unless events in the meantime shall scatter the Sultan’s plans and compel the powers to play each its own game. The plain truth is that now, as before the so-called concert, the powers are insincer¢ and do not intend to take concerted action in the matter of coercion, and the Sultan knows that they do not.” Since the return of Baron Marschall von Bieberstein from recuperating in Switzer- lund his old political opponents have re- opened their campaign against him and much on the old lines. He has been ac- cused of influencing the Kaiser in renew- ing the tension of relations with Prince Bismarck, inciting him against Count Herbert Bismarck and trying to divert the imperial policy generally towards favoring the Anglo-Austrian rather than the Rus- sian policy in the East. The Biswnarckian papers, however, at- tribute a great deal more power to Baron Marschall than he possesses. His influ- ence with the Kaiser is simply that of a State servant who suggests little, but can be relied upon to follow out his instruc- tions. Last of all would he dare to make suggestions which could be suspected o personal bias. A gsuge of his position may be taken from the fact that at the recent conference between the Kaiser, Count Muravieff and Prince Hohenlohe the Baron Marschall had no conspicuous place. The Hamburg Correspondent, Baron Marschall’s organ, explains the sbsence of the foreign minister from the dinners given in honor of Count Muravieff by the Imperial Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and the Russiau Embassador, by saying that his digestive organs, which bave re- cently becn affected, were 100 weak to justify him 10 undergoing the ordeal of a banquet. He made his appearance at these reunions. however, after the dining was over. His speaking form in the Reichstag, when he detended his course in the prosecution of Baron von Luetzow and his feilow libelers, was amiable, bui his fuce showed some traces of iliness at the conclusion of the effort. The impres- sion left by Count Muravieff is distinctly that of friendship toward Germany. He seems 10 have no authority from the Czar 10 go further than a general expression of {riendliness. Tue appointment of several socialists to | composed of anti-Semites and Socialists, the Reichstag committee on the bill amending the assurance law is catisfying to the socialists and has the assent of the majority in the House. Dr. von Boet- ticher, the imperial Home Minister, is in- clined to consider favorably the conces- sions which the labor party want, includ- ing an increase of compensation and home representation of workmen on the Board of Trades committees. Prince Bismarck’s presence at the k'm- veror Wilbelm fetes is now not expected. Many old associates who desire to see him the prominent figure at the Berlin ce'e- bration and who have urged bhim to Le present get the same reply—that his health is variable and that his undertsking the journey, with its attendant excitements, devends upon the advice of Drs. Scawen- inger and Chrysander. The Prince will not admit that the We- del-Count Herbert. incident, when the Kaiser insiste! upon the withdraw- al of Count Herbert Bismarck's in- vitation to the marriage of the daughter of Minister von Wedel to Lieu- tenent Von Bismarck-Behlen, a cousin of Count Herbert, being considered asa pre- requisite to his own presence at the wed- ding, has anything to.do with his reluc- tance to attend ceremonies which will bring him into contact with the Kaiser. The feeling shared by many leaders in the aristocracy is distinctly with the Wedel family, who were compelled to obey the Kaiser's behests. It wiill be remembered that a void was left in Berlin society last season by a number of the highest and princely famulies absenting themselves irom Berlin as a demonstration against the Kaiser's ili-judged interference with the private affairs of several high placed personages. A similar movement again seems imminent. 1f the Wedel affair had occurred two months earlier there would have been noticeable gaps in Berlin soci- ety this season. The court ball which was held on Wednesday was a perfect crush, 2000 guests being in attendance. The Empress wore a satin gown, embroidered with gold and silver arabesques and flowers fes- tooned over the bodice and skirt, a diadem of brilliants and a collar of emeralds. | Mrs. Unbl, wife of the United States Em- bassador, wore a white brocade robe trimmed with embroidered gold and dia- mond arabesques and real flowers. The electoral campsign in Austria is proving the most interesting and keenly fought that the country Las known. The new German Popular party, which has the warmest sympathies of kindrd in Germany, is actively working in Austria proper, Bohemia, Styria ana Silesia. They hope to gain some thirty seats, chiefly from their opponents, the Clerical- Anti-Semitic parties. Their programme proposes the formation of a great German party in Austria on the sinele basis of nationality, the union of the middle classes with & view toward gradual social reforms free from socialistic theories, but still op- posed to the erowing preponderance of | capitalism. Perhaps the most interssting of the many manifestoes covering the walls in all the peeat towns is that of the Austrian Episcopate, signed by five cardinals, four archbishops and twenty-six bishops. It advises voters to vote for men who will vledge themselves to defend the princi ples and interests of the church, notably that of religious education against the attacks of the anti-religious. The new category of deputies to be elected for the first time by universal suf- frage and who will number seventy-three out of 428 members of the Reichsrath will, according to all appearances, be The speech of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequor, in the Brit- ich House of Commons, on the position of Great Britain in Egypt, the renewal of the troubles in Crete and the relapse of the Paris Bourse caused a merked de- pression on the Bourse yesterday. Fon- | tigues lost from 3¢ to 13 per cent, Aus- trian credits 235 and bauk shares 1 per cent. On ¥riday the executive committee of the trades guilds held a meeting at which was discussed a motion supported by the Socialists in favor of admittiog domestic servants and prisoners working in the jails 10 the benefits of the law rezarding the guilds. After a somewhat warm de- bate the motion was rejected. The com- mittee subsequently agreed to admi smiths, brewers and a number of other trades. WARSHIPS 1IN 4 Anxiety for the :quadron That Left Hampton Eoads ihursday. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Feb. 7.—The ex- pected warships did not arrive to-dsy. The water front was lined with anxious people ail day, but no gunboat came over the horizon line. The Clyde liner Commanche, some hours overdue, came in to-night from ew York, aud had not spoken the war- ships at Hampton Roads Thursday morn- ing. Captain Pennington told of a severe storm encountered off the capes on Satur- day, and from his description of it toe prarships must have caught it. The ships that left Hampton Roads on Thursday were the cruiser N w York, the baitle- snip Maine, the cruiser Minneapohis and the monitor Ampbitrite. This last-named vessel is built with a verv low fr. eboard, and it is thought would bave an extreme- Iy rough time in a storm. At a late hour to-night the warships had not been reported, but it is confidently ex- pected they will show up in the morning. ssadedle) PECULIARLY PATHETIC CASE. Paralyzed Feteran decures a Pension and the News Kills Him. HUBBELL, NEBR., Feb. 7.—A peculiar and pathetic case, illustrating the futility of belated justice, occurred here to-day. Lewis Keiser, an old soldier, had been for the past fifteen years a paralytic, bis sole attendant being his aged wiie, whose care and fidelity were unsurpassed. Some time ago he applied for a pension. Uon- gressman Hainer visited Mr. Kai-er and indorsed his application. Yesterday he wired the veteran that his bill allowing him $72 a month had passed the Senate and only awaites the signature of the Pre-ident. The news was gratifying, but the shock was too much. Mr. Kaiser died at 6 o’clock this morning and his loyal wife suddenly fiuds her years of unswery- ing duty and devotion fittingly rewarded. e Do Fraternal Aid Association. WICHITA, Kaxs, Feb. 7.—The Cali- fornia delegation to the National Council of the Fraternal Aid Association, which meets in this city Tuesday, arrived to- night. Itiscomposed of the following: Past President J. H. Frederick of Orange; J. W. Hamble of San Jos»; C. F. Young of Los Angeles; William Scott of Orange. g Female Suspects Released. HAVANA, Cusa, Feb, 7.—All of the female political suspects who were brought here from the province of Puerto Principe were released yesterday from the Casa Re- cogidas, or woman's penitentiary. i st Charles W Frooke Dead. NEW BRIGHTON, S. L, Feb, 7.— Charles W. Brooke, the international lawyer, is dead. Ay SANBORN, VaIL & Co. have removed their re- tail picture department from second to main floor, adjoining frame department. Piciure buyers will find the change & great conven- ionce. B HURRICANE. 'J ON THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY Long of Massachusetts Sets Forth Some Interesting Views. Tariff Schedules Shou'd Be So Adjusted as to Provide Su'™- cient Revenue, Hearti'y in F:vor of an Arbitration Treaty With England and Other Foreign Pcwers. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 8.—The World this morning prints the following as the views of ex-Governor Join D. Long of Massachusetts on the problems confront- ing the incoming administration, as given to a correspondent of that paper. In giv- ing his opinions =x-Governor Long reiter- ates that no definite tender of the Secreta- rvship of the Navy has been made to him, although he has been invited to take a place in the new Cabinet. Ex-Governor Long declined to discuss finuncial questions as beyond his pro- vince, and continued: “I believe that the tariff schedules can be <0 adjusted by the incoming Congress that the present very unfortunate condi- tion of our inadequate revenue can be rectified and adequate receipts secured. ‘I'he revision can be so arranged as not to | oppress our foreien trade or diminish cus- tom revenues. I see no reason why, with ample revenue, the treasury gold balance sbould not take care of itself. As to the Cuban question, the Presi- dent and Congress are leaving it just where it ought to stand. What may be the effect of any unexpected develop- ments in Cuba no one can now predict, but whatever at any time may be the situ- ation, then will be the time to meetit with wisdom and regard for international obli- gations. Ishould deplore any condition that would neces=arily invite war, a threat of war, or anything to impair the present promise of better times and era of peace. “I am most heartily in favor of an arbi- tration treaty with England or any other power. ¥ * * ltis a step and a very great one in the advance of human civili- zation. “Whether the free-silver movement is dead or not depends upon many consider- ations. Iregarded itas a manifestation of certain conditions that found expression in that way and which might have been expressed in another manner. An eraof prosperity or an international agreement will settle it. If tbe good times I confi- dently expect progress we will hear noth- ing of free silver throughout the country. *40f course the Republican party shouid welcome the co-overation of the sound- money Democrats; that 1s only saying that the Republican party should wel- come the co-operation of good citizens. | It ought to welcome not only sound- money Democrats, but all Democrats who will co-operate with it in the cause of good government, good finance and good tinies. “I do not see why any proper demands in reference to trusts or any other form of the consolidations of capital or labor should not be forced. It depends on whether they are so arawn as to com- mand public sentiment and have 1ts back- ing. Next comes the question of the proper regulation of the forces and inter- ests existing atany particular time. These forces and interests, at bottom, are ail in burmony, yet there is often a seeming conflict. “‘After all, this condict is only the com- petition and manifestation of energies which make up life and which work out ultimately progress and common welfare and cause each century to advance on its predecessors.” —_—— PEGPLE’S PARTY POLICY. Leaders Diff:r on the Question of Per- petuating the Late Alliance With the Democracy, BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 7.—At a meeting of the State Central Committee of the Peopie’s Party of Massachusetts in Com- mercial Hall Saturday, officers were elécted with George F. Washburn as chairman. A resolution was adopted “af- firming the National platform adopted at St. Louis and declining to recognize any other authority as a guide to our politicul welfare.” The following letter was given out by Chairman Washburn: Hon. J. A. Edmiston, Secretary National Com- mittee People’s Party, Lincoin, Ncb.—My DEAR S1R: I cougratulate you on your very able letier. It is plausible and will do credit to any lawyer with & witness, but you havs not made plain why two parties shouid force one lssue, nor have you reasoned away the sctual dan- gers that threaten the life of our party and reform press. 1do not favor the abandonment of silver or any change in the platform, and my app-al must not be construed to mean that. You donotdiseriminate between planks and issues. Our platform contains many planks, but the platiorm was fought on one is- sue, thougn we did not abandon the other planks. We made a subordinate plank the issue, trusting 10 win by an alliance. By the order of the platform scientific money comes first. We forced the Democrats to champion sil- ver, but we stand ready to defend it when necessary. Ihave received hundreds of let ters coming from neariy every State in the Union, representing every faction of the party and including nearly every leader, and the unanimous sentiment sustains my appeal. Your letter bears the aistinction of being the only one opposed to silver that the Rocky Monntain News has so far received. While I do not ascribe to you the intention, nevertheless your plan of having an identical issue with the Democrats would resuit in a union of the Populist lamb and th- Tammany tiger, but with the former inside the latter. While it was possible to unite during a fight- ing campaign, it is not wise to continue the union during the educational one. Your plan would force us to follow the Democrats under their banner when we should lead them under our own. Your plan would humiliate our brave people, whiie mine would iuspire and ennoble them. You favor retaining & subordinate plank as the issue. I favor making the main one, which includes yours, the issue. You favor a plan that would factionize the party anddivide the Westand Soutb. I favor a pian that would unite ail factions and lead to victory. You favors plan that would suppress our mein pla ks 1favor & plan that would open them to discussion when the people want to talk about them. You favor a plan that wouid add thousands of adherents to another part.y 1 favor one that would add thousands of adhe- zents to our own. Fusion for & campaign may be politics, bt permanent fusion on identical issues means absorption and disintegration for our party. Disintegration from the same cause killed the Greenback party. Why should we invite a similar fate? You fevor ap issue that may be abandoned by the Democrats through g§some form oi compromise. I favor a plan that cannot be affect d by these changes, You favora plan that would enable the Democrats to absorb Populists and pave the way for a union of the two wings of Democracy, leaving the future of reform but a forlorn hope.I favor a plan that would force the Demacrats to our positions rather than to recede from theirs. You favor plan that would wreck and ruin the reform papers of the land. I {avora plan that would preserve and prosper them. Should other questions absorb the attention of the people, or should the Repubiicans se- cure an international agreement, it would leave the silver forces stranded Wwithoutany issue, and afford them an excuse for backslid- ing. The issues [ fav)r are the omes that will command the attention of the people during the next four y Why attempt to force one issue when the people will discuss the others? Tnis move on the part of the Popu- lists will place our party at the head of the column of reform, with the Democrats pro- tectiug the rear. Our defense of the green- backs will add thousands of volers toour ranks. The radicals of to-day are the conservatives of tomorrow. If we educate the people be- tween elections on scientific money, metal money will become the conservative measure of tue future, until the invarisbie paper dollar shail also take its turn and become the money ofall nations. The next battie may be fought on scientific versus metel money. There will be an informal, unoficial confer- ence in Memphis, Tenn., on February 22. It wiil be attended by leaders of our party from every section of the country. I believe the res- olutions adopted at that time will beso em- phaticin favor of independent action as to leaa to official indorsement by our National Committee. In favoring aseparate conference you have unwisely added to the confusion, Yours fraternally, GEORGE F. WASHBURN, S G ATUKIAL BOOM. HANNA'S 8 Senator Perking Says Washington Senti- Strongly Favors Him. CANTON, Ouro, Feb. 7.—Major McKin ley attended church this morning. Sena tor Perkins, secretary of the National Committee, who has charge of the perma- nent headguarters in Washington, arrived in Canton to-night. He came by way of Cleveland, where he had a long interview with Mr. Hanna about the work and plans of tha committee. Mr. Perkins said: “The sentiment in favor of the appoint- ment of Mr. Hanna to the Senate of the United States is very strong in Washing- ton and seems to be national in scope, for is exppressed and echoed daily by pub- lications from ali parts of the country. The Republicans who come here think Mr. Hanna’s services to the country and to the party, which were Ireely given and without thought of reward, are deserving of substantial recognition, and that the people of Ohio could bardly do less than to send him to the Senate.” Mr. Hanna’s friends in Cleveland are pretty open in the assertion that he will not accept a Cabinet portfolio. It aevel- ops here from talks with prominent men who bave visited Major McKinley re- cently that he does not expect to make any appointments to the diplomatic and consalar service until the extra session is well under way. His notion is that the business of the country ought to be at- tended to before the work of apportioning the patronage is taken up. Sy SOUTH DAKOTA'S DEADLOCK May Lead to the Election of a Republi- can Semator. PIERRE, 8. Dik., Feb. 7.—Judge John- son, the member of the Democratic National Committee, who has been sent on from Washington to look after the Senatorial difficulty, has arrived. He is reported 10 have said that be is not sent and does not intend to interfere or at- tempt to interfere us between the different free silyer candidates. He simply comes to examine and report upon the situation. There is no doudbt there is great uneasi ness at Washington lest a Republican be elected. Mr. Johnson's mission is to try to unite the different factions upon some one candidate who is a thorouzh ex- ponent of free silver, be he Populist or Democrat. WENT DOWN A TRESTLE. An Excursion Train on the Cumberland and Fennsylvania Road Wrecked by an Ice Gorge. CUMBERLAND, Mp., Feb. 7.—An ex- cursion train on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad, a brancn feeder of the Baitimore and Ohio, went down a trestle at Franklin Mine, Md., at mid- vight last night. There were fifteen pas- sengers on board. John Howard, fireman of the train, jumped from the engine as it was topplinz over and received injuries from which he died to-day. Engineer Ross was also fa- tally injured. The accident was caused by the center props of the trestle being knocked down and carried away by an ice gorge. bl = ik UNION PaCIFIC AFFAILS. Special master Appeinted for the Unitea Stites Circutt Cowrt ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 7.—Judge San- born of the United States Circnit Court, sitting in chambers, vesterday signed an order appointing William D. Cornish of St. Paul, Minn., special master for the court, 1o receive all intervening petitions that may be filed in the case of the United States against the Union Pacific Railroad. The master is also authorized 1o examine and report upon ail accounts submitted by the receivers of the same railway com- pany. * The petition of the city of Cheyenne, asking for an exten~ion for iwo years of its contract with the Union Pacific, was con- sidered and an order entered granting the same. Itappears that several years ago tnecity of Cheyenne, being oa the point of building water works, made a contract with the Union Pacific for alow rate of freight on all material to be used in the work of construction, in return for whic the city agreed to build a viaduct over the iracks of the company. The contruct ex- pired some weeks ago, but the water works are not finished, hence a renewal of the contract was rendered necessary. e by DURANGO'S GOVEENUE DEAD. After a Feast Ho Ketires to His Koom and Suddenly Expires. DURANGO, Mex., Feh. 7.—News hus reached here of the sudden death of Colonel Juan Manuel Flores, Governor of the State ot Darango. Governor Flores was on a visit to the mining town of Santiago Papasquiaro and had attended a feas: given in his bonor. Immediately aiter eating he retired to a room and was found dead & few minutes later. Governor Flores was well known throughout Mex- ico. Cipriano Gu rrero has been appoinied acting Governor. — - Sowth Dakota - fter the Trusts. PIERRE, 8. Dak., Feb. 7.—The Senate yesterday passed the bill prebiviting the formation of monopolies or trusts within the State, or any corporation or company in ihis Siate acting as agents for trusts which will limit production or fix ther prices to the detriment of the public. The penalty is a fine of not less than $5000 or more than $10.000 for the first offen<e and not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000 for the second offense. Bt s ‘ged Italia eral Dead. ROME, Itavy, Feb. 7.—General Hafaela Cadorn, one of the best known of Italian soldiers, died to-day. He was born in Milan in 1815, | t | House. CLOSING DAYS OF THIS CONGRESS Much Important Work in the Hands of the Senate. Indications That the Arbitration Treaty Will Be Taiked To Death. While the Nicarazua Canal Bill and Cameron Reso utioas Are to Be Sidetracked. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. weeks and three working days only re- mam of this Congress, and there are marked evidences on the part of the Sen- | ate to catch up with some of the work that has been neglected. Appropriation bills harm would follow, in view of the extra seesion which is to be called for Marcn 15, if some of these bills fail to become laws before the 4th of March. The arbitraiion treaty with Great Britain will be taken up to-morrow, Sher- man having given notice to that effect. The chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee is very sanguine, and expects « the treaty promptly ratified. He will ask the Senate toremain in secret session 80 that they may be able to reach a vote on it by Tuesday if possible. Sherman’s sanguine views are not shared by other Senators, who are prob- ably better informed as to the feeling of the Benateon the matter. Hale fears that the opponents of the treaty may be able to defeat it. Other Senators anticipate an organized effort to start an interminable debate on the treaty, with the view of holding it up until after March 4. It is well known that several Senators have prepared elaborate speeches on the subject, and the men who are op- posed to the treaty are those who will de- bate it most. When the treaty is called up to-morrow a motion will be made to have the discus- sion proceed with open doors. It isdoubt- ful if this will prevail, but a very consid- erable vote will favor it. As aresult of a conference of the Repub- lican and Democratic steering commit- tees the Nicaragua bill, owing to the fili- bustering against it, will be dropped to-morrow and the bankruptcy bill substi- tuted in its place as the regular order. This action is not calculated to make Morgan, who has been the special cham- pion of the Nicaraguan bill, any less vig- orous in his opposition to the arbitration treaty, which he regards as being mixed up with the Nicaragua question. The Cameron resolutions, recognizing the independence of the republic of Cuba, which were supposed to have disappeared, is a possible disturbing influence. They are to be called up again by Morgan, but the bankruptey bill will probably be given the right of way after the arbitration treaty has consumea a couple of days. The bill reported to the Senate differs materially from the bill whicu passed the Many speeches have been made on it in the Senate. ®The House bill provides merely for voluntary bankruptcy and is drawn solely in the interest of the creditor class. The majority report to the Senate provides for voiuntary bankiuptcy except in cases of fraud. The textof the proposed measure, which made sixty-four pages when passed by the House, has been condensed by the Senate to eighteen pages. Hoar has made « minority report in favor of the House measare, and Nelson, representing some of the Western ideas, has prepared a sub- stitute for sixteen of the sections of the bill reporied by Teller on benalf of the minority of the comx‘:lee. Following the bankPuptcy bill the Sen- ate may take up the Hawaiian cable measure, providing for the payment of $160,000 a year for twenty years to a com- pany building and maintaininga cabe beiween the United States and Honolu u and vetween Honolulu and Japan. There no prospect, however, of this measure becoming a law during this Congress. On Wednesday next both Houses of Congress wiil go through the form of counting and declaring the vote which will make Mr. McKinley the next Presi- dent of the United States and Mr. Hobart Vice-President and President of the Sen- ate. Statements as to probable protests and interruptions are regarded as most un- likely of development. Pursuant to the law of 1887 the Senate and House of Representauives will meet In joint convention in the Hall of Repre- sentatives at L p. M. und consider & form of proceedings prescribed by that law, the votes of the several States will be opelied, the votes will be counted and the result will be declared by tne Vice-President of the United States. This declaration will be ihe only officiul not fication which Mr. McKinley and Mr. Hobart will receive of the high offices conferred upon them. They will take official cognizance of tne facts without requiring & “‘communica- tion in writing.”’ 70 KEDUCE PEdS8IU) Number to Be Limiied to Nine Insteadof Bighteen. WASHINGTO! D. C., Feb. 7.—The President has signed, on the recommend tion of Secretary of the Interior Francis, an 1important order reducing .the number of pension agencies in the United Siates from eighteen to nine. The object of the +GENCIES. | order is o effect a very large saving to the Government without inconveniencing the pensioners. This demonstrates that by this reduction of the pension agencies the cost of disbursing pensions can b: re- duced by at least $150,000 per annum. Under tbe consulidanion the pensioners heretofore paii at Des Moines and To- p-ka are to be paid from ' St. Louis, where a new agenov is established. A new agency is established at St. Louis because of the better mail facilities than at Des Momnes or Topeka and for the further reasons that there is a Govern- ment building at St. Louis which can be occupied witiiout cost to the Government. The following are the nine agencies and the number of pensioners paid thereat under the new order: Boston, 94357; 70000000 People know Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best medicine ever produced becau e it cures when all others fail. Seventy millions of p-ople have an abiding confidence in the curat ve power of Hood's Sarsaparilla The best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills 8re tasteless, mild, effec- tive. All druggists; 25c¢. | | | tro, who will be Prime Minister and Min. New York, 98,83; Philadelphia, 106735; | Washingion, 140,65; Columbus, 104 492 Indiarapolis, 116066; Chicago, 125, 5 8t. Louis, 161.705; San Francisco, 23,095, Total, 974 678. Tue change is made possible by the law requiring pensioners to be pa:d by checks remitted by mail. It goes into eff.ct September 1 next INJURIES OF i HE BROOKLYN. 4 Broken Propeller in Addition to Her Damrqged Rottom. PHILADELPHIA, P, Feb. 7.—The damaged cruiser Brooklyn was brought from Marcus Hook to League Island Navy Yard this afternocon. The trip was not | made under the Brooklyn's own steam, but she was towed by four tugs, and one | of the most experienced pilots on the Tiver was in cnarge of the cruiser. To- night the vessel 1sanciored in the Dela- ware River off Learue I<land and will probably be put in the drydock there to undergo repairs on Tuesday. It was dis- | covered by a diver that in addition to | damaging her botiom when she struck, a | piece a foot-long and six inches wide was broken off one of the blades of tke pro- | pelier on the port side. | | Lo sgiiioc Ex-Priest Slattery Mobbed. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 7.—When ex-Priest Joseph Slattery concluded his | lecture at Industrial Art Hall this even- | ing and appeared at the door to take his | carriage to his hotel a mob gathered. Two | policemen got in the carriuge with Siat- tery and his wife and drove off. The | crowd the hall was held in check by the police, but parties of men and boys | armed with stones an:t nrick s were lying cause little uneasiness, for they can be | ik Wait in the alleys along Broad stree speedily passed, and, besides, no great | ASthe carriage passed these points vol- |leys of stones greeted ir. | were smashed. | cut over the right eye, Policeman Doris’ The windows | Policeman Clements was finger was slightly cut and Slattery had a | similar injury. They reached the hotel safely, but'the carriage was badiy wrecked. | Portugals New Ministry. i LISBON, PortuGaL, Feb. 7.—The new | Ministry to replace tne Robeire Cabinet, | which resigned on Friday owing to the fact that it was unable to deal with the | economic and financial situatin now ex- isting, will include Senhor Tucano de Cas: 1ster of the Interior; Senhor de Barros de | Gomez, Minister of Marine, and also Min- | ister of Foreign Affairs pending the re- tarn of Senhor de Carvalho from the | Quirinal, where he is now Minister Pleni- | potentiary, and Senhor Frederico Garcia, | Minister of Finance. | 2 | Mishap to a G rman Steamer. HAVRE, Fraxce, Feb. 7.—While the | German steamer FPolaria, Captain Gron- meyer, from Hamburg for New Orleans, 'was entering this port to-day, she ran into a pler ani damaged her bo e Senator Harris Improving. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 7.—Sena- tor Harris passed a quiet and comfortable | day, and to-night is resting easily. Heis | quite weak, but his doctor thinks he will | from now on gain strength. pEd i Norwegian Bark Stranded. DUNKIRK, N. Y., Feb. 7.—The Norwe- gian bark Manitoba went ashore near this port, for which she as bound. She is lv- ing in a criticai position. All of her crew are safe. MAXIM'S NEW GON. New Machine of Destruction Fires Four | Times in Three Seconds. A new machine gun, which it is confi- dently expected, will cause more damage to life and property than any other quick- firing piece hitherto known to science, was introduced to public notice, and its construction and capabilities explained by Mr. Hiram S. Maxim, in a lecture at the Royal United Service Institution yes- terday. A sampie of the gua was on view in an anteroom Of the"¥rstitn It was pointed out that this wag the first fully automatic gun above 1 inches which had been an unqualified success. With this new terror a gunner who knows his business can deal out four nine-pound shots in a shade under three seconds without evea so much as taking his eye off the object to be attended to or his finger off the trigger. The dacger of death to the gunner by the expiosion of a | cartridge while the breech is open has | been rendered impossible by the applica- | tion of a simple device which prevents the | gun being opened until the charge has | been fired. This may seem a slight matter, but Mr. Maxim holds that nowadays, when the full mental pressure of the scientist is being brought to bear on the invention of | new machines for the rapid annihilation of an enemy, the risk of accident to those who work the complicated mechanism is found to increase. Hence the emphasis laid by the lecturer upon this feature of the new gun..—London Mail. ——————— The Mosque of St. Sophia at Constanti- nople was built over 1000 years ago, and the mortar used is said to hav: been perfumed with musk. The mnsky odor is still perceptible. 10 CONTROL THE WORLD'S ALCOHOL Ambiticus Plans of the American Spirits Ccmpany. Presicent Rice Tells How the Revenue Requirements Handicap Trade. If the Fiuid Is fent Abroad in Tank Steamers Foreign M rkets Can B: Compsted With. CHICAGO, Iiv, Feb. 7.—The Herald this morning says: If the ambitious plans of 8. M. Rie are realized, the American Spirits Manufacturing Com- pany, of which he is president, will soon lock horns with the alcohol pro- ducers of Europe in an effort to control the alcohol markets of the world. Mr. Rice arrived from New York yesterday and was in conf rence all day with Levy Mayer. Angeio Myers of Philadelphia, principal distiller for the company, came on from Phiadelphia to attend the confer- ence. President Rice is after the alcohol pro- ducers of Germany, Hungary and Rou- mania. For years American manufac- turers of spirits bave been unable to com- pete with them in markets consuming more than 100,000,000 gallons of spirits, wing to the technical requirements of the United States revenue law The mere sub-tijution of tank cars for barrels in shipping spirits to the seabord will en- able American distillers to compete in foreign markets, and incidentally furnish | an outlet for nearly 20,000,000 bushels of corn every year. It has been estimated that the removal of that volume of grzin trom a surplus that is steadily increasing would raise the price of corn 4or 5centsa bushel. Itis now selling at prices ranging from 8 to 12 cents a bushel on the farm. *All we ask,”” said Colonel Rice yester- day afternoon, “is a chance to forward alcohol to the seaboaPd in tankcars. There it will be transferred to tank steam- ers, just as petroleum is now handled. The present revenue iaws require all dis- tillers to immediately put alcohol in bar- | rels and store the product in Government warehouses. The single item of cooperage makes it impossible for Americau distillers to compete in the European market, which at present is supplyine the world. The selling price of a barrel of alcohol to-day 13 about $543, of which $4 represents the value of the alcobol and §1 45 for the bar- rel. Itisobvious that we cannot hope to get control of freign markets as long as we are forced to pay $145 for every pack- age containing goods valued at $4. “The plan we are working on now,” Colonel Rice continued, *is to have the revenue laws so modified that distillers would beallowed to store alcohol in huge tanks under Government control, draw the spirits out into tank cars under Gov- ernment supervision and forward the goods in bond in these cars to the sea- board. That would enable us to entirely eliminate an enormous expenditure for barrels and the freight thereon, and im- mediately put us on a basis where compe- tition with European producers would be possible. “The distillers of Germany, Hungary and Roumania control, in addition to their own markets, the other markets of Europe and those of Japan, China and the African coast, where vast quantities are used. To open such an enormous con- | sumption to American producers would be of great benefit to the farming ele ment.” Killed by a Collision. ATLANTA, GaA., Feb. 7.—A special to the Constitution from Montgomery says a head-end collision occurred a mile south of McGhees on the Louisville and Nash- ville Railroad, near Montgomery, this morning at 6:15 o’clock, resulting in the death of two men and serious injury to a third one. The dead are Engineer Sydney Kirtland and Fireman J. S. Weller, both | of Montgomery. NEW COME ONE, | ! ! 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