The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 25, 1897, Page 3

FLAMES RAVGE - origin. "THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 189 CRETE'S CAPITAL Governor's Palace Burned and Incendiarism Is Rife. Last Vestige of the Turkish Government’s Machinery Destroyed. | Queen Olga Proudly Declines an Honor Conf:rred by the Russian Government. | LONDON, Exc., Feb. 24.—The Daily | News will to-morrow publish a dispatch | from Canea giving a vivid description of | the burning of the Governor’s palace there | to-day. i Vice-Adiral Canevare of the Italian squadron, who is in command of the | united naval forces in Cretan waters, re- | ch was guarded by : sided 1n the palace, wk a strong force of Iialian sailors. The energetic efforts of the British ‘ma- rines, who form a part of the| foreign force occapying the town, | and which were continued for three hours, alone saved the thickly populated dis tricts in which the palace was located from destruction. Detachments of sailors from the warships in the harbor were | landed, and rendered valuable aid in | fighting the flames. | The fire destroyed the last vestige of the | machinery of tne Turkish Government. | All of the records were consumed as well as contracts and financial, lezal and municipal While the palace was burning the Moslem rabble set fire to several houses in the towns and suburbs. - The Monte- | negrin police, who patrolied the town, ex- | hedthese fires when it was pos- | for them to do so, but three large houses belonging to Christian merchants, who were absent, were destroved ting sible The Moslems are mmuch excited, and | more incendiari is expected. In the | event of the setting fire of several | ngs in different sections at the same | time the force of sailors and marines now | the town would be flicient to cope | with the fires. | The representatives of the powers, it is | ed, wiil not attempt to fulfill their en- cements eserve the safety of the The rotect the Turks and | and will neglect the | d their befongings. i ng efforts were made to save the | ore mentioned, and in | ew of this apathy it would not be sur- | ing if the Moslems should bpegin a | course of wholesale destruction of the | property of sbsentees. A dispatch from Canea to a news agency says the situation in that town causes iety. The Mussulman populece armed and greatly excited. Turks ading the streets, exhibiting | ation in various ways. | at ino, the disvatch The Benghazi Arabs the entire town. The | he Consulsthat a mixed force be landed in order to allow the | d Moslems to retreat has not been | adopted, the foreign admirais having de- | cided 10 confine their action to the send- | ine of warships to exercise a moral in- fluence upon the contending partie: whom it seems, however, there is little hove of reconciling. The Daily News will publish to-mor- row a dispatch from its correspond- ent at Vienna saying it is reported that Queen Olga of Greece, hav- | ing been appointed an honorary admiral | of the Russian fleet, has returned the in- | signia of the position to St. Petersburg, deciarinz that she is unable to hold the | rank since the Russian fleet bas fired upon | Greek subjects and orthodox Christians. The Times to-morrow will printa dis- paich from Constantinople saying that | Emperor William of Germany has again | wired to the Sultan assurances of his | friendship and support. | Tte Daily News to-morrow will say that | the stetem>nt to be made in Parliament | by Lord Salisbury and Mr. Batfour regard- ing the Cretan sitnation are to the effect that the powers have agreed to Lora Salis- bury’s proposals and have decided to lib- | erate Crete from direct Turkish rule. The Standard to-morrow will publish | an Athens dispa‘ch saying it is stated | there upon authority that the Greek Goy- ernment rejects the proposals of the | powers to establish autonomy in Crete and | proposes o perseverein the policy adopted bv King George. The dispatch also says that the official report of the engagement which took. place ontside of Canea last Friday states that 50 Greeks were killed and 150 captured. To-morrow the Times will pub'ish a dis- patch from Canea confirming the report of the dangerous situation which existsin the town, owing to the lack of proper control. There is a strong suspicion, the dis- patch says, that the fire that destroyed | Governor’s palace was of incendiary Bands daily make excursions to « district for the.purpose of looting the houses of Christians which have been destroyed. A report bas been received from the commander of the Britisn warship lying off Titia, at the eastern extremity of the islana of Crete, “aying that the report of | a massacre of Moslems at that place is | utterly untrue. | The Standard to-morrow will publish sugge " the Hal | | a Constantinople dispatch saying' it is reported that at the council held at the Yildiz Palace yester- dsy it was decided 1o make prepara- tions for the eventnal advance upon Athens of three columns comprising six divisions of infantry. A note to the Greek | Government would precede the advance, demanding theevacuation of Crete within | eertain period and threatening that if this demand was not comvlied with that the Ottoman troops would cross the frontier. The dispatch also says that the Minister of Marine has pledged his word that he| would have thirteen warships ready for artion within a week. re being pushed Reports from . various sources state that energetic prepa- rations are being carried on day and night, although many of the instructions issued are impossible of execution and an ugly feeling of unrest prevail et bl 4N INCIDENT OF THE FIRE. Eiot X arly Precipi‘ated by an At- fempt to Rob a Safe. | Bryan paid his Nearly two hours were spent in the dis- | cussion of a recommendstion by the Com- | | the general belief | riam, South Riverside. ATHENS, Grece, Feb. 24 —A dispatch from Canea says that during the fire in the Governor's palace to-day the Gover- nor’s safe fell from the floor on which it stood into the ruins and burst oven. The safe contained £7000 in Turkish money. The soldiers who had gathered about the barning building and were engaged in trying to extinguish the flames, seeing the contents of the safe exposed tried to steal the money, but were prevented by the European officers, who directed the sailors under their command. to fire a volley of blank cartridges at the would-be robbers. The incident nearly caused a riot between the Turks and Europeans. 1smael Bey accused the sailors of plun- dering the palace and an investigation was at once begun by the admirals of the foreign ships. The inquiry proved that the charges agamnst the sailors were en- tirely without foundatior . —— IULKISH 1 ULE IS OVER, So Says tae First Lord of the British Admiralty. LONDON, Exg.,, Feb. 24.—In a speech to-night Right Hon. George Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, defended the action taken by Great Britain in regard to the Cretan affairs, Lord Salisbury and the First Lord of | the Treasnry, Mr. Balfour, he announced, would make clear statements in Parlia- ment to-morrow regarding the future of the island. Meanwhile, he declared, no one who had read the declarations of Mr. Balfour, M. Hanotaux, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Baron Marschall von Bieberstein. the German Foreign Minis- ter, will believe 1t possible that Crete will ever return to the rule of Turkey. BRYAN VISITS THE HOUSE. Beam ng With Smiles He Responds to the Warm Greetings of Friends From His 01d Seat. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24 —The appearance of William Jennings Bryan, ‘lhe Democratic candidate for President | last fall, upon the floor of the House was | the most noticeable event of to-day’s ses- sion. He had the entree of the floor as an ex-member, and came into the hall at 4:40 o’clock, about an hour after his arrival in the city. His appearance evoked applause from many members, a few of whom gave vocal expression to their pleasure. From his old seat he responded 1o the greetings of his friends and acquaintances, his face beaming with smiles. Among those who shook his hand was General Grosvenor | (R.) of Ohio, who extended a warm greet- ing 0 theex-member. Beforeleaving Mr. spects to Speaker Reed. mittee on Accounis authorizing the prepa- ration of a digest of election contests in the Fifty - taird and *Fi:ty - fourth Con- gresses, 10 cost $2500 and to be prepared by the clerks of the Committecs on Elec- tions. This was urged by the chairman of the Elections Committee, bat it was finally referred to the Committee on Printing. The conference report on the bill to de- | fine the rights of purchasers of the prop- | erty of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company was acreed to. ut (R.) of Vermont presented the re- port of the spacial committee appointed 10, investigate the management of the Leavenworth Soldiers’” Home, which was | ordered printed. i A message was received from the Presi- dent contamning the report of ihe joint| committee appomnted uader the agree- ment between the United Statesand Great Brit, in 1892 for survevs of waters con- tignous to the United States an Canada. The rest of the day was spent in the consideration of business reiative 1o the District of Columbia. The most im- portant measure passed was the Senate bill making the Potomac Park out of At5.0'clock the House adjourned. S v e BREYAN BANQUETED, Senators and Jepresentatives of All Parties at the Festive Board. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—Hon. John K. McLean, who was a prominent candidate for the nomination for Vice- President at the Cbicago convention, en- tertained the Hon. William J. Bryan, the late candidate for President, at & dinner to-night. There were no . politics con- nected with the affair, both Repubticans and Democrats being present. No speeches were made. Among those present wers dent Stevenson; fornia, Grav of Delaware, Butler of North Carolina, Puzh of Alabama, Bacon of Georgia, Chilton 6f Texas, Murphy of New York, Gailinger of New Hampshire, Daniel of Virginia, Blanchard of Louisana, Cockrell of M Gibson of yland, Bate of Tennessece, Teller of Coloras Blackburn of Nevada, Tur) Vice-Presi- Kentuck: e of Indiana, Maryland, Cameron of Pennsvlvania, Fauiknor of West Virginia, Hill of New York, Senator-elect Monev of Mis- sissippi. e cinia, Representatives Cummings of New York, Newlands of Nevada, Grosvenor of Ohio, Berry of Kentucky, Sorg of 0 io, Richardson and McMillin of Tennessee, | the Russixn Minister. Mr. Hutchins of the | V. DeGraw of the | Washington Times, P. United Associated Presses, Charles J. Bell, chairman oi the Inaugurai Committee, W. R. Morrison of the lnterstate Commerce Commission and many others in po- litical and social station. e INTERESTS THE CUOAST, Probable Successors of Judges McKenna and Morrcw—Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—Itis in Washington that District Judge Morrow will succeed Me- Kenna, and tha: ex-Supreme Court Judge John J. de Haven will succeed Judge Morrow. The name of M. M. Estee has been men- tioned and his name will be presented to the California delegation by Revresenta- vive Hilborn. Judge Van Fleet's is the only other name suggested. A postofice was to-day established at Bruceville, Sacramento County, and Charles F. Walther was appointed post- master. Pensions — Cali‘ornia: Wentworth, Quincy; Veterans' Homie, Napa; Original — Ira iward Brition, John L. Mer- 1 Increase—Henry L. Lyman, Veteransy’ Home, Napa. Re- issue—Thomas Mead, Fallbrook. Origi- na' widow—Caroline Lyons, Valiecito. Oregon: Original—Henry H. Lawton, Figrence; James Conner, Portland. ‘Washington: Original—Robert Preston; John W. Parker, Fremont crease—Jesse Bright, Tacoma, widow—Cherlotte A. Hal -t CLEVELANI’S EMNGINEER, Reed, In: Original Spokane. Will Decide Disputed Boundary Points in Cenirnl America. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24 —Presi- dent Cleveland has completed the com- mission which, according to the treaty en- tered into between the countries, is to mark the boundary line between Costa | Rica and Nicaragua which has so long been in alspute and which was submitted 10 his arbitration during his first admin- istration. He then decided upon & bound- ary line, and by a treaty concluded at Sai- vador last summer it was provided that each side should appoint survey to mark the line and that President R;:ve. ‘and shouid designate an engineer to de- cide upon any points of disagreement that might arise between them. Cleveland has appointed E. P. Alexan- der of Georgetown, 8. C., as the engineer commissioner for this purpose. It is un- derstood that this selection gives com- plete sausfaction to the Governments in- volved. 5 ——————— BEECHAM'S PILLS for Stomach and Liver ills. Senators White of Cali- | souri, Jones of Arkansas, | Morgan of Alabama, | Stewart of | Gorman of | ALARMING RISE OF - THE ORID RIVER Sixty-Foot Stage Reached at Cincinnati This Morning. Over a Hundred Families Home- less and as Many More Are in Peril. In Kentucky the Cumberland Is R:m- pant and Several Lives Have Been Lost. CINCINNATI, Onio, Feb. 24 —Reports to-night from Pomeroy, Ironton and Port:mouth are that all the business por- tions of these places are submerged, and many families are sleeping in public halls, schoolhouses and churches. The Ohio River is still rising here at the rate of two inches an hour, which has been the rate for the twelve hours preced- ing 8 o'clock to-might, at which hour 58 feet 5 inches was the stage. Al- though the river is failing at Pittsburg, it wili take until Friday or Saturday for the crest of the r.se to pass here under the most favorable circumstances. The 6)- foot stage will be reached early to-morrow morning. The chie! signal service officer predicts that the 60-foot stage will be the limit. Other experienced men say | the water will go considerably bigher than that. Merchants on East Front street who would be driven out by sixty-two feetare making no attempt to move their goods. | The gymnasium grounds, the baseball park, } Island are all more or less under water. | The expensively constructed Gest-street | tunnel and bridge is being rapidly under- mined and is in great danger. All of the railroads hsve now abandoned Union Central Station and are using a tempor- ary depot at Eighth street. Forty families applied at one charitable institution to- day for relief on account of the high water driving them from home. Dayton and Bellevue on the Kentucky side bLave been cut off from streetcar connection at New- port, and travel isnow by flatboat. The western part of Newport is suffering greatly. The police reperted at 8 o'clock to-night that over 100 families had been driven from their homes by the water, and that the 60-foot stage, expected by morning, would reach as many more. The police force of Newport is now largely occupied {in patrolling the submerged districts in | skiffs. Public halls ani churches may be | thrown open, but so far the sufferers have | all been taken care of. At Riverside the | Towa Hall has been opened for flood suf- | ferers, but only a few have asked for its | snelter. | LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 24.—Reports | of loss of life in the Eastern Kentucky | flood continue to come in. James M. Mor- | Potomac Flats land reclaimed from the | gan, wife and child were drowned in Floyd | water in the Potomac River, { County by the oterfiowing of Beaver ; Creek, which destroyed their home. El- | der Morton, a Mormon missionary, was | drowned near Mount Eikhorn. An un- | known woman was drowned in Leslie County, and in Jackson County Henry Holcomb lost his life while trying to ford | a stream. | At Barbourville the Cumberlana River | | has forced & third of the population to move out. SLASHES HER WITH A KNIFE, I‘Alrac(mu Attack of a Husband Upon { His Wife, | | a one-armed Confederate veteran, who re- sides in this city, Monday night sent word to his wife, with whom he had parted on bad terms a few days ago, that he was dying and begging her to come to | his bedside. | She complied with his request, and as she leaned over his prostrate form he arose suddenly in bed and made a terrific lunge at his wife's throat with an open claspgnife. The knife sank into tbe woman’s neck just below the jugular vein and made & gash six inches iong under | the chin. Her screams brought neighbors to her | ssistance, and she was carriea to & drug- store, where later ber husband made an- other ineffectual effort to kill her. Cook comes from one of the first fami- lies of South Carolina. He fought all | through™ the war, was bhonorably dais- charged and is a man of fine educatio The cause of his separation from his wife and of his murderous attack upon her is not known. He is in jail and sheasin the hospital with slight chances of re- covery. e MORE WOKLDS TU COMNQUER, €. P. Huntwmoton and Associates Buy a Mexican Kailroad. The Mexican Government has received a formal offer from a syndicate of American capitalists headed by C. P. Huntington for the purchase of the National Tehuan- tepec Isthmus Railroad. The road has been losing money for the last two years owing to serious loss by washouts, and the Government wili prob- ably accept the syndicate’s proposition although an offer from Huntington w refused about three years ago. Huntington will operate the road in connection with the Pacific Mail steam- | ships. oy gt CHINAMAN IN 4« POORHOUSE. The First Case of the Kind on Record in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 24 —What the officers say is the first case on record where a Chinaman applied for admission to the poorhouse was witnessed vesterday in the Lee-avenue Police Court, Williams- burg. Hi Wong, 51 years old, who has been in this country twenty-seven years, was the applicant. ‘Wong says he has been unable to pro- cure employment; toat the laundry busi- ness is ruined by the hard times, and that for the past three weeks he has been liy- ing on the charity of his countrymen. His request was comolied with. et e “IHE FIGHTING ADMIRAL.?” Noted Chilean BSiudying Naval Condi- tions in This Country.”” NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 24 —Ex-Presi- dent Montt of Chile, known in hiscountry as the “Fighting Admiral,”” reached this city on the steamship Altal of the Atlas line and will make the Fifth-aveaue Hotel his headquarters for the next two months. Senor Montt’s visit is official. He is in the United States in his capacity of vice- admiral of Chile to study the United States navy, with the view of facilitating improvements aiready g‘rojecud in the navy of that country. The Chilean wd- the Ludlow Lsgoon and Cooney | ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 24—H. P. Coox, | CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico, Feb. 24— | miral is_accompanied in his travel by Captain Luy Gomez of the Chilean craiser Bianco Encalad; The vice-admiral explained the purpose of his visit to this country. “I shall remain here two months,’ said he, *learn- ing what I can about the United States navy and methods of aaval construction. ‘What I do will be done informally and th as much expedition -as possible. I ntend after leaving this cobntry to o to England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and possibly Greece and Turkey to study nayal conditions thereas I siudy them here.” SR McKINLEY COULDN'T COME. lliness Prevents Him Attending a News- papsr Banqust at Canton, but He Sends a Letter. CANTON, Unio, Feb. 24.—A banquet was given the newspaper correspondents to-night who have been in Canton during and since the campaign. Major McKin- ley, who was prevented by illness from being present, sent the following auto- graph letter of regret: Your kind invitation to be present at vour farewell dinuer has been received, but it is impossible for me for once 1o comply with your wishes. ~Acceptmy cordial regards and earnest desire for your present and future health, prosperity ‘and happiness. Whatever have Dbeen your embarrassments of the year during your campaign or after since first our acquaint- ance and association began I cheerfully bear wituess to your uniform consideration and courtesy and especially your great industry in the work devolving upon you. The life of a newspaper man is always busy and 1 know you will make it useful and elevating so far as in you les. Wishiug you a pleasant evening and believing you will carry to your homes many kind recollections of Canton and her hospitable people, L am, very truly yours, ‘WrLLiaM MCKINLEY. M. A. Hanna sent the following tele- gram: “I offer the sentiment which re- quires you all to look at the gaslight through the bottom of your telasses: ‘To my co-workers and friends of the press a reward for ability and integrity.’"’ —_— SHE IS A BARONESS NOW. Two Ceremonies Unite in Wedlock the Ger- man Minister to Mexico and Miss Ledyard of Detroi. DETROIT, Mici., Feb. 24.—The mar- risge of Baron Clemens August von Ket- teler, German Minister to Mexico, to Miss Mathilda Cass Ledyard, daughter of Henry B. Ledyard, president of the Mich- igan Central Railroad, occarred at high noon to-day, a specjal dispensation for the charch wedding having been granted by Archbishop Martinelli. Miss Ledyara’s only attendant was Miss Amy McMillan, daughter of Senator Mc- Millan. Baron von Ketteler was attended by Mr. von Bruening, the second secretary of the German legation at Waihington. Among the out-of-town guests who wit- nessed the ceremony were Baron Thiel- mann, the German Embassador at Wash- ington; Mr.and Mrs. R. R. Colgan and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Ledyard of New York City, Mrs. Daniels of Providence, Mrs. Arthur Altis of Chicago, ana Mrs. F. W. Goddard of Colorado Springs. A weddine breakfast was served atthe Ledyard home aft r the ceremony. Tiie civil ceremory was performed st the home of the bride's father yesterday afternoon. —— CANADA SCHOUOL QUESTION. The Archbishop Now Expects No Govern- ment Favors. CHICAGO, Iri, Feb. ‘24.—A Times- Herald special from Winnipeg, Manitoba, says: Archbishop Langevin, head cf the Roman Catholic charch in this country, announces that in view of the terms of settlement of the parochial school ques- 1ion entered into by the Manitoba and Dominion Government, he cannot hold out further hope‘to the Roman Catholics of obtaining justice from Government sources. He has, therefore, decided at oncs to reorganize the Roman Catholic School Board, abolished by the Manitoba School Board in all districts. His Grace hopes to maintain Roman Catholic schools by voluntary contributions here and in East- ern Canada. Anassessment will be levied op all Roman Catholic slergy and brothers. His Grace announces the appointment of a_ superintendent of Roman Catholic education. R AN EX-AUDITOR AKRESTED. Eugene Moore of MNebraska Charged With Embezzlement of State Funds. LINCOLN, Nespr.,, Feb. 24.—Criminal action was begun this afternoon against Eugene Moore, ex-Auditor of State, for the embezzlement of $25,000 of State money, being insurance fees collected by him during his last term of office. The complaint 18 signed by Attorney-General Smythe and recites nine counts which, in effect, charge Moore with embezz'e- ment_and Jarceny of the money. Attor- ney-General Bmythe and County Atiorney Munger join in the prosecution, thus de- priving the case of political or partisan features. Mr. Moore surrendered to the Sheriff this evening, when he learned that a warrant was ont for his arrest, gave bona in the sum of $10,000 and was released. ——— Seven Killed by a Train. CHATTANOOGA, T Feb. 24.—An incoming passencer train on the Southern Railroad traveling at a high speed struck a covered country wagon, which was try- ing to clear the tracks ahead of the train at Avondale Crossing. The wagon was bit squarely in the center and with its ten occupants buried into_the air. The oc- cupants were: Mrs. J. W, Woodward, her eight children and one grandchild, The dead include the following: Mrs. Wil- liam J. Woodward, Mrs. L'zzie Wood- ward Montgomery, a married daughter; two-monihs’ old infant of the daughter, George L. Woodward, Delia Woodward, Mary Woodward, D i<y Woodward. The last' named two lingered several hours after the accident. —— Propossd Free Silver Convention. GUTHRIE, O. T., Feb. 24 —A resolu- tion was introduced vesterday in the lower House of the Territorial Legisla- ture, calling for a convention of all free silver States at Denver September 10, to discus: a proposition to issue State bonds of $10, $20 and $50, and boyentt Na- .tional bank notes, the bonds to be used as a circulating medium. The resolution was referred. Sound Money Levgue Orpanieed. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 24.—Over 100 men representing the chief cities and nearly all the States in the Union met in the Chamber of Commerce to-day to organize pzrmanently the Sound Money League. _ The following officers were elected: President. J. E. Leichion of St Louis: treasurer, E. P. Hepburn of New York, and secretary, T. V. Smalley of New York. The Queen Holds a Drawing- Room. LONDON, Exc, Feb. 24.—The Queen, who arrived in London from Windsor vesterday, held the fLirst drawing-rom of the season at Buckingham Palace to-day. The weather was mild and sunny. The d-butactes were attired in white. The other ladies present wore white or tints of which pale green rredominated with jeweled embroider. =g A London Lishop Conseorateds LONDON, Exc., Feb. 24.—Right Rev. Hon, Edward Carr Glynn was consecrated Bishop ot Peterboro in St. Paul’s Cathe- dral in London this morning in the pres- ence of a large and distin:uished congre- gation. The ceremonies were conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. S e ADVANCES made on forniture and planos with or without removal. Noonan, 1017-1078 Miss.on. FERRIER BACKED IN CHICAGO BOOKS Thousands Won on Hunn's Horse by the Ryan Brothers. Slate-Maker Arthur Webb Said to Have Been Caught by the “Killing” Ondague’s Victory at N w Orleaas Costs the Pcolrooms a Reund Sum. CHICAGO, I, Feb. 24—A combina- tion of gamblers which has for weeks been beating the poolrooms and hand books made a winning to-day of about $30,000. The poolrooms that suffered were: Arthur Webb's place, the vlaces of John Condon and James O'Leary at Roby and Washington Heights and the small books which have been doing a hand business about town. The winning combination was headed by the Kyans, Tom and Ed, whose operations have for the last year been diregted mainly against the Kentucky and Ohio tracks about Cincinnati. Yesterday the combination camped with all its money on Ferrier in the fourth race at San Francisco, and on Ondague in the third race at New Orleans, and asa result praciically swept out ali the available coin that remained in the hands of the pur- veyors of orders after their run of three weeks of ““tough luck.” Conservative sporting men about town place the estimate upon the amount won by the combination at $30,000, of which the Roby and Washington Heights books lost nearly half, while Arthur Webb is said to have suffered a third of the losses with the remainder divided between the recently opened book at Eimhurst and the hand books about town. CLEVELAND'S PENSION POLICY. In Vetoing the Bill to Pension Maria Somerlat the President Defines His Position. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 24—In sending to the Senate his veto of a bill to pension Maria Somerlat, a remarried widow of a volunteer soldier, President Cileveland takes occasion to define and de- fend his pension. policy as follows: The rule governing the operation of general pension Iaws which forfeits & widow's pension on her remarriage seems so reasonable and | just and its relaxation must necessarily lead 10 such & deparfure from just principles and to such vexatious pension administration that I am convinced it ought 10 be stricily main- tained. 1 hope I may be permitted to call the atten- tion of the Senate to the increasing latitude cleariy disceruibie in special pension license. It has seemed to me so useless to attempt to stem the tide of this legislation by executive iuterference that I have contented myself with non-acquiescence in numerous casés where I conld not approve. Toere have been already presented to me for executive action during the present ses- sion of Congress 260 pension biils, of which I have actually «xamined 115. The entire num- ber of such bills that have bécome laws during the four sessions of Congress since March 4. 1803, is 391. Somre (f these presented at thé extra session are not basea upon least pre- text that the death or disability involved is related to army service, while in numerous ‘Gmce, Most Rev. | Bryan was asked to-night to give his cases it is extremely difficult to satistactorily discover such relationship. There is one feature of tnis legislation which Tam sure deserves attention. 1 refer to the grest number of special bils passed for the purpose of increasing the pensions of those al- ready on the rolls. Of the 115 special pen- sions which 1 have examined since 1he begin- ning of thie present session of Congress fift eight granted or restored pensions and fiZt seven increased those aiready existing, wkiie | the appropriation of money necesssry o meet these incresses alone exceeds considerably 1he amount required to pay the original pen- | sions granted or restored by the remaining fifty-eight bilis. Icannotdiscover that these increases are reg- ulated by wny rule or principle and when we re- member there are nearly a mililon pensioners on our rolls, and the opportunity for such in- crease that ‘must follow these precedents al- ready made, the relation of the subject to & justifiable increase of our National revenues | cannot escape atiehtion. GROVER CLEVELAN Lo idmiicy CONSECRATED A BISHOP. Rev. Thomas Lenikan- Ordained at Du- bugus With a Distinguished Company of Clergy Assisting. DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 24 — Rev. Thomas Lenihan of Fort Dodge was con- secrated Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo., at the Cathedrai this. morning. A great multi- tudé witnessed the ceremonies, among the officers of which were: Consecrator, his Grace Most Rev. John Heanessy, D.D., Archbishop of Dubuque; Senior Assistant Bishop, Right: Rev.’ Thomas Bonacum, D.D., of Lincoln, Nebr.; Archbishop, his C. X. Kstzer, D.D., Archbishop of Wilwaukee, Wis.; Right Rev. R. T. Scannell, D.D., of Omaha; Right Rev. J. B. Cotter, D.D., of Winona, | Minn. ; Rigbt Rev. John Shanley, D.D., of | Jamestown, N, Dak.; Rev. John T. wabach, D.D., of La Crosse, W Hennessey, D.D., of Right Rev. Thomas orman, D.D., of Sioux Falls, 8. Dak.: Right Rev. M. A. Burke, D.D., of St. Jo- seph, Mo.; Right Rev. James McGorick, D.D., of Duluth, Minn. Since the resignation of Right Rev. M. A. Burke, now Bishop of St. Joseph, Mo., the diocese of Cheyenne has been aamin- istered oy Rev. Hugh Cummiskey. Bishop Lenivan in b is youth served as an aliar boy In the cathedral in which he was consecrated to-day. He was edu- cated at Beardstown, Ky., Cape Girar- deau, Mo., and at St. Francis College, Mil- waukee, and was the first priest ordained | by Archbishop Hennessey, as he was the first Bishop consecrated by the Dubuque Metropolitan, The ordination was celebrated at the | Cathedral in 1867. Kather Lenihan was | assigned to Decorah, Iowa. This rector- ship he yields only to become a Bishop. s Sl UNSHAKEN AND UNDISMAYED, What Mr. Bryan Says of the Policy of the Sileer Eepublicans. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24.—Mr. opinion on the address issued by the Sil- ver Republicans, and in response said: "I believe that they are right in con- tinuing a separate organization as Silver Republicans, hey were among t: e most effective supporiers of bimetallism during the campaign and since the election they Lave stood unshaken and undismayed. They do not consider themselves Demo- crats or Populists, and since they cannot sffiliate with the Republican party while | it stands for the gold standard, taay have | wisely decided to complete an organiza- tion and hold their forces together. *In accepting the nomination of the National Silver party I stated that we did not insist upon the Silver Republicans becoming Democrats, but that we ac- cepted their support with the understan ing that the same patriotism which di- rected them in 1896 would be present to direct them in 1900. The Democratic party deserved their confidence in 1896 and T hope it will deserve their support in the nex! campaign. Future events must determine what is wise in_1900.” Lol PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION, Senate to Convene at 12 0’Clock on the 4th of March. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 24—Fol- lowing the custom which has prevailed for many years President Cleveland to- ! wise have done. day issued the following proclamation so as to enavle the Senate 1o continue in s sion after the expiratibn of the terms of toirty of its present mémbers at noon on the 4th of March next and (after the quali- fication ot the new and re-elected Sen- ators) to participate in the inauguration of the new President of the United States and to confirm his Cabinet: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, Public interests require that tho Senate should be convened at 12 o'clock oa the 4th day of March next to receive such communications as may bé made by the Exec- uve; now, therefore, 1, Grover Cleveiand, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and deciare that an extraor- dinary occasion requires the Senate of the United Siates of America to convene at tho Capliol Vi ington on the 4th day of M; h next, at 12 o’clock noon, of which all persons who 'shall at that ume be entitled to act s members of thaibody are hereby required 1o take notice. Given under my hand and the sealof the United States.’at Washington, the 24th day Gt February, in the vear of our Lord oue thou- sand eight hundred and_ninety-seven, and of the ind=pendence of the United States the oue iundred and twenty-first. GROVER CLEVELAND. By the President: Richard Olney, Secretary of State. = cErn AT MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADSTERS., Close Their Convention With a Kession of Much Animation. MEMPHIS, Tevx., Feb. 24.—The mid- die-of-the-road Populist convention ad- journed sine die shortly after noon to- day, after a morning session of much ani- mation and vigor. The auditing commit- tee began the proceedings by reporting ex-Secretary-Treasurer Roselle extrava- gant. Then followed the formal aduress prepared by a committee, which elicited applause, It began by calling upon Populists to continue the battle for supremacy of taeir principles; reciting that they were making strong headway, so much so that their opponents in various States were enacting some of them into law. It applied the usual brand to the old parties, and dealt a characteristic blow at railroad and other alleged corporate oporession. The following officers were elected: Vice-president, W. Mays, Washington State; recording secretary and trea-urer, loseph Parker of Kentucky; correspond- ing secretary, John H. Boyd of Texas; members of the executive board—J. R. Ferris of Illinois, H. Mortzinger of Indiana, E. H. Peters of Texas, P.J. Dixon of Missouri and G.S. Kestler of North Carolina. The president, Hon. Frank Burkett of Mississippi, was elected Monday. 20 s e o b HANNA’S PAKTING VISIT. Will Xot See McKinley Again Before His Inauguration. CANTON, Osto, ¥eb. 24.—Mark Hanna returned to Cleveland this afternoon ana will not see Major McKinley again until he meets him in Washington on Tuesaay next. Owing to the fact that the President- elect suffers from some irritation of the throat, Mr. Hanna did not have as ex- tended a talk with him as he would other- The rumor from New York that Colonel J. J. McCook has in- timated that he cannot accept the posi- tion of Secretary of the Interioris in no sense verified here. Mr. Hanna was the only visitor in Canton to-day who saw Major McKinle Lo THE SHOCK WaS AWFUL. Sixz Persons Killed by an Explosion in England. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 24.—An explosion occurred in the extensive works devoted to the manufaciure of Noble’s explosives in Ayrshire, Scotland, this mornine, kill- ing six persons. The explosion took place while the men were washing nitro- lycer- ine. The report was heard fiiteen miles. The explosion oceurred at Stevenston, Twenty tons of nitro-glycerine exploded, and the shock was tremendous bevond description. Windows were shattered for miles around. Persons at long distances from the scene were thrown to the ground. All the windows of a passenger train at Paisley, a dozen miles away, were smashed. Per- sons in the vicinity of the explosion were rendered deaf or blind by the concussion “New York for sights, ‘nights’ and San Francisco for ease, com- fort and & good shave.”” Frisco’s barbers bear knowing. Polite, cool, intelligent, up-to-date and easy sbaving. True, it is not only in tne glide of the razor, the clip of the scissors and the part of the hair that San Francisco barbers excel—no, it is for thosa delicate finishing touches, here and there; it is the knowing how and when to use hot, enld, lukewarm cloths, where to part and how to part the bair, and, lastly, to leave the customer the free option of tipping or not at his own sweet will. Yet, hold, let me pause to brng you into the presence of one ot Frisco's gifted barbers. You see his portrait above; his name is George Jordan. He is well known and it is well to know bim, for he isthe true tvpe of a “Sunset” barber. Yesterday I aid chat with Mr. Jordan, and among other things he spoke of the great good the Chicago for | native remedy had done for him. Said he: MR. GEORGE JORDAN. “I praise Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla be- cause it is well worthy of such praise, be- cause it assisled my friends and helped my own health. I now feelin the prime vigor of good bodily health, and I bslieve Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla brought this about. I'was not sufferinz from a broken leg or any very serious tronble, but I was tired, easily exbausted, all run town, and | did not feel my true self. One bottle changed all this. I am now so much_the better for that one bottle of Joy's Vege- table Sarsaparilia that I would not forego its taking for many dollars. There is goo1 health locked up in Joy's Vegetable Sar- saparilla, and during these sprinz months every one should use the native sarsa- parilla. No, I never had a pimple on my face, I never experienced the ieast bad ure, with palatable gratification. It ia the only sarsaparilla I have ever taken that is nice to the taste, and yes it is so efficacious.” 1 have endeavored to give the language of Mr. Jordan, so ail may judge the true tone of this young gentieman. He is given to no exaggerations. He speaks with feeling, speaking from the heart. Wherever I have been throughout the length and breadth of the Coast all the good people are praising the native rem- cdy, Jov’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. I have endeavored to do away with all coloring, to give the facts, to speak sincerely. and L believe that Joy’s Vegetaole Sarsapariiia will be the gainer. Every day the remedy gets closer to the masses. Every dav it becomes harder and harder for druggists to substitate, This is as it should be. effect. I took Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla as I would take tea or coffee, with pleas- HENRY TILLMAN,