The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDA The newspapers which licans continues. support the Government hold up the threat to the papers opposed to icthat they will be suspended if they print news adverse to Spain’s interests. An editorial published by La Epocs, | Canovas’ organ, has been transmitted by cable to Havana. Itsays that the agita- tion promoted by Carlists, Republicans and filibusters will oblige the Government to suspend constitutional rights over Spain and tske strong measures to main- tain public order in Mearid and the pro- vinces. The Spaniands in Havana are alarmed over the situation and say that the first shot fired in Spain will mean the Gtter loss of Cuba, The news from the Philippine Islands also continues to be unfavorable to the Spaniards snd all the signsare against Spanish success. The terrible insubordination of the Spanish army in Cuba is caused by the delection due to Weyler's conduct. From the generals down to the soldiers every one complains of the captain-general, the soldiers on account of the ill treatment they suffer and the officers of hizhest rank because, ss they assert, Weyler envies them, treats them unfairly and Aries to shirk his resporsibility for the failure of the campaign, attributing it to his subordinates. As soon as the news came to Havara of the landing of an expedition 1n Pinar del Rio, Weyler sent an angry dispatch to General Melguizo, in which he said that the filibusters might have been captured had ltnot been for Meiguizo’s own care- Jessness. Melgnizo answered in similar heated words, saying that - the fault lay at the door of Weyler and the Naval Depart ment. The result was that Weyler recalled Melguizo from the field and ordered him to depart for Spain. Some of the other generals are in the same situation, and one of them has pub- licly said in Havana: “General Weyler is a monster from the point of view of hu- manity. His instincts are beasily. He is aleech upon the public treasury and is al- ways thirsty for gold.” A colonel and a lieutenant have been court-martialed by General Weyler and putin jail on account of the bold attack oi the insurgents upon Guines, reported last week. But Weyler bas no real cause to accuse these officers, and bis attitude toward them is a great injustice. The in- surgents were enabled to make this suc- cessful attack on account of Weyler's own orders, for he had the best Spanish troops in the province of Havana, including those at Guines, sent to him last month to the province of Santa Clara. The Cubans bave again attacked Be- jucal, and with the same result as in their earlier attack. The attack was led by | General Aranjo. Several houses were de- | stroyed, and the garrison, as at Guines, | had to fortifv itself at the church. Many | stores were ransacked by the Cubans and | plenty of provisions were secured. This is not the only instance of recent | fignting in the province of Havana near | the capital itself. The sugar estate in | Central Salvador was attacked by the patriots and its splendia sugar-cane fields | burned. Some resistance was attercpted by the garrison, but it had to yield after | nine soldiers had beer killed and eighteen | wounded, Near Rincon a train carrying Spanish soldiers was blown up with dynamite by the Cubans. The armored car was utterly destroyed and six soldiers were killed and many wounded. In Pinar del Rio province the insurgents show also great activity. An engagement - is reported in which the Spanish Colonel | Menar confessed that his column had met with heavy losses. He yives no details, | from which it is inferred that he was badly defeated STORY OF 1HE STRUGGLE. Someof the Outrages Which Have Kindled i Grmerat Wraih. A brief epitome of the Cuban struggle for freedom during the last eighteen months is as follows: the 1stof October, 1895, a provi | government had been established, & constitu- | tion promulgaied and e flag adopted, On the | | | nal 10tn of October Baracoa, an important seaport i rtoeastern Cuba, was blown up by the and on the same day a division of the Spanish army under Cortina and Diez was completely routed. The biggest battle of the month wasat Mount Mogote between Maceo with 800 Cubans and Navarro and Linares with 2000 Spaniards. In spite of these great odds the Spaniards were defeated alter five hours’ fighting. A Dumber of successes followed, i which gave at the Cubans would soon win, but Gen-ral Pando was now sent from Spain with 380,000 fresh troops, with instructions to push lhke; war with vigor. er in December the patriots suffered two . but by the 10tk of the month re- them with the victory of La Virginia. 3d the Cubsns entrapped 3000 almarito and nearly obliterat On the iards a1 enure force. boldened by their successes to invade the province of Havans, but they were driven out Lv two severe defeals. The insnrgents were now em- | The close of 1895 found the Cubans in pos- session of more ihan one-half the island and vaiiantly disputing the possession of the other haif with the Spaniards. The year 1896 opened with bright prospects for the insurgents, and by the eapture of a number of garrisoned towns they obtained quantities of arms and ammunition. All the railroads leading from Havana were destroyed and Gomez had his eavalry finely mounted and the Spanish infaniry could accomplish nothing against them. On the 171h of January General Campos was recalled to Spain. He hal been employing 100,000 men in the fruitless attempt to put down the repellion, and had expended over $19,000,000. General Weyler was appointed | %o take his place,and rcached Cuba on the 10th of February. On the 1st of February Cisneros Betancourt, the President of the Cuban republic, issued an address to <he people of the United States in which he stated that he selected the United States to make tne appeal to because they bad themseives suflered oppression and felt the iron heel of the tyrant. It closed with these words “uba, the bleeding, appeals to her American sisters. She does it in the name of ;;od of justice, of civilization and of Amez- c This address produced a profound sensation for the Cubxns in the United States. General Weyler reorganized the military forces as soon as he arrived and placed the country under martial law. He added to the long line of fortifications calied the *‘trocha,” and manned them with 50,000 troops. The trocha is three miles in width and twenty-two miles in length, and extends across the isiand. It has irequently been pierced by Cuban forces. = Early in March Gomez invaded the province of Havana with 12,000 men and destroved railroads and bridges up to s few miles of the city of Havana. . In March a Spanish column was defeated by the Cuban general, Maceo. At this time the whole insurgent army of Cuba was estimated 160,000, and the Spaniards had 200,000 on the island. One of the most desperate batties of the war ‘was_fought in Aprilin the province of Pinar del Rio, in_ which Maceo was vietor over the Royalists, but was defeated with heavy loss when he attempted to take tho cily of La Palma. In May the rainy season began and impor- _tant military operations were practical y sus- nded. Early in July & serious battle was oot at Najoss. 1t lasted forty hours and was & drawn battie. Ina figh! near Sauta Ana the rebeis under Garcia were badly defeated. In August the Royalists met & disastrous de- t Bayamo. In September there were some unimportant skirmishes. The Spanish soldiers were in bad heaith and 10,000 of them were in the hos- itals. PS ihe month of October Weyler made an elaborate pian to capture Maceo fin the pro- vince of Pinar del Rio, but miserably fatled. The Spanish commander now determined to take the field in person against Meceo. The province of Havana was now almost entirely surrounded by the rebels and aitacks on oui- posts were irequent. In the first encounter be- iween Weyler and Maceo the former was se- verely defeated. This brings the nistory down 1o & time when the evenis are closer and iresh in the memory of those most interested in Cu- ‘ban affairs. fel selfridge at Bome. ROME, ItaLy, March 19.—Rear Admi. United States Mediterranean squadron, has arrived here and to-day paid a visit to Admiral Brin, Iralian Minister of Marine. He was accompanied by his wife, Lieu- tenant J, J. Hunter and his secretary, Mr. Russell. ———— GERMANY’S NAVAL CREDITS. Debate on the Subject 1s Le.umed in the Eeichstag. BERLIN, GernANY, March 19.—The de- bate on the Government's demand for extra naval credits was resumed in the Reichstag to-day. Count Posadowsky-Wehner, Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, maintained that the financial position of the treasury ard the country was excellent and entirely adequate to bear the increased outlay de- manded for the increase of the navy. Herr von Vollmar (S Democrat) condemned the whole military and naval policy of the Government. The Reich- stag, he said, did not want to come into conflict with the Government, but if such a condition of things must arise it were better that the issue should be fought out now. Dr. von Bennigson (National-Liberal) strongly advocated the granting oi the credits which the Government had asked. et AFTER 4 ROUGH FOYAGE, British Steamer Storm King Puts Into Halifax Short of Coal. HALIFAX, N. 8., March 19.—The Brit- ish steamer Storm King, Captain Crosby, from Antwerp to Eoston, put-in here last night short of coal. The Storm King left Antwerp twenty days ago and had an ex- ceedingly rongh voyage. For days she was able to make very little headway and at times the wind blew with hurricane force. On March 3 a heavy sea came aboard, bursting 1n the wheelroom and the chart- room door and flooding both vlaces. Seven days ago she passed the. overdue Furness line steamer Halifax City, now twenty-one days out from London for this port. The Halifax City was then laboring heavily in a head sea, but seemed to be all right. e Lives Lost in Storms. BERLIN, ‘GERMANY, March 19.—High winds and severe hailstorms prevailed throughout the greaier part of Gemany last night, doing a great deal of damage in many places. Several hives were lost and many persons were injured. S AN EMBARKASSING LAW. Troubles of a Young Couple Who Wished to Ba Married in the District of Columba. NEW YORK. N. Y., March 19.—A Sun special from Washing on say On the siatute-books of the District of Columbia isa law relating to the martiage of foreign peovle which cauges muca- trouble. The bill was introduced into Congress by Sen- ator Faulkner of West Virginia. It pro- vides that when persons who are citizens of a foreign country wish to get married in the district, they may produce a cer- tificate from the Mayor or Consul of their native country to the effect that all | the laws of that country had been com- pied with before a marriage certificate can ve supplied. This law was enacted in a belief that it ! would serve to some extent to protect | ially heiresses, from | American girls, es be.ng married by litled foreiguers, who would return to their own couniry and re- | pudiate the marriage as soon as they had obtained the dowry. So far asknown there has been 1o good accomblished by this statute, but many persons have been caused considerabie annoyance. An instance of this kind occurred in the | office of the Uity Ulerk yesterday when | George C. Hensey, the son of Thomas G. | | Hensey, a weil-known reai estate deaer, | attempied 1o obiain a license for his mar- riage 10 Miss Marzuerite Qaionio of New Yora. athapced to the City Hall. isa beautiful girl ofabout 19, a lady in looks attire and munner. The coupie were re- ferred to Uity Clerk Smith, who made out the license in the usual form. Just before issuing it, however, he asked them if they were both citizens of the Quited States. Miss Quionio replied that sne had been brought to this country from Englana when she was 5 years of age, and that she haa lived here for fourteen years. Her mother lived in Californis, but she had been adopted at an early age by an auntin New York and lived there. She could not swear that her mother had ever become naturalized, which made it necessary for her to secure & certificate from the British Embassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, to the effect that she was eli- gible to marry according to tne laws of England. Miss Quionio and Mr. Henseyl Went to the Brit:sh embassy to secure the required certificate, but Were intormed by tue Embassador that he could not issue 1t without being first notitied that the girl’s mother was willing that the marriage should take place, Miss Quionio being un- der age according to English law. As her mother is in California the per- mission cenld not be obtained, and they returned to the City Hall to notify the clerk that the Embassador had retused the certiticate. It was then suzgested that Miss Quionio take out her first papers for naturaiization, which would except her from the rule. This she was unable to do, as ste would have to produce a witness who could swear to her having been in this country fora certain term of years, which she was unable to do, her relatives wnd friends being in New York. The matter was finally given up, snd the couple will be compelled to go to Bal- timore or Alexandria or somewhere else outside of the district befare the ceremony can be performed. The niost peculiar cir- cumstance of the case is that the moment Miss Quionio becomes Mrs. Hensey she becomes an American citizen, and it makes no difference whether she is under age in England or not. e e WILL BE HANGED TO-DAY. Joint Confession of Jackson and Walling of No Avail. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 19.—Gower- nor Bradley to-day announced that he would not interfere'witu the sentences in the cases of Jackson and Walling, mur- derers of Pearl Bryan. The execution will take place to-morrow. The two prisoners united in a confession that they wrote out yesterday, and which was sent to the Governor in the hope that it would influence bis action, but it proved vain. In the confession they admit the Eilling of Pearl Bryan, but say that her death was accidental, having been caused by pn opiate administered a8 _preliminary teo"an abortion operation. They say that when she died a Dr. Wagner, who had promised to perform the operation, cut off her head, wrapped itin a cloak and carried itaway. There was 8o many inaccuracies in the statement made that the confession is dis- credited. Dr. Wagneris now in an insane asylum and his friends bave succeeded in proviug an aiibi at the time of the murder. i i g WILL NOT RENEW THE CONTRACT. New York Stock Exchange Cuts Loose From the Western Union. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 19.—The New York Stock Exchange, by a unani- mous vote of the governing board, has de- cided not to renew the existing contract with the Western Union Telegraph Com- pany, and a formal notice to that effect nas been sent, The: contract will termi- nate June 30. Five years ago the Western Union Tele- graph Company signed a ‘tontract® by which, in return for being supplied with auotations by the exchange, it agreed not to furnish tickets to any persons, firm, ccrporation or organization in New York City, not already having its instruments, until the application had been submitted to and approved by the Stock Exchange. This, it is claimed, was not done. —————— CrorHING will be slaughtered to-day at yal Thomas O. Selfridge, commanding the 1 Summerfield & Roman’s, 5th and Market, i | and a third issue of bonds. Hensey was accompanied by his | Miss Uuionio | INADEQUATE 1§ THE REVENUE Dingley Submits the Tariff Bill to the House of Representatives. Makes an Interesting Report, Showing th> Necessity of In- creased Daties. Deficiencies That Aggregate Over Fifty Millions a Year Constantly Increasing. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.— Representative Dinzley of Maine, chair- man of the Commitiee on Ways and Means, to-day reported the tariff bill to tue House. The report accomvanying the measure, which was written by Ding- ley, is as follows: For nearly four yearsour revenue has been inadequate to meet the expenditures and pay the intereston the war debt. The deficiency during this period has been ns follows; Fiscal year ended June 30, 1894, §69,803,260; 1895, $43,805,223; 1896, $25,203,246; 1897 (esti- matse) '$65,000,000." Total deficiency, $203,- 11,729, A'continuous deficiency of revenue for four years, amounting in the aggregate to more Than §203.000,000, or over §50,000,000 ver annum in time of peace, with the officiai esti- mate of (e late Secretary of the Treasury in his last sonual report that under exisiing conditions there will be a further deficiency of $45,000,000 for the fiscal vear, which wiil begii on the first day of July next,aud the further fact that the Government has been obliged to obtain means 10 pay this debt by borrowing 000,000, on_which the peopie are paying interest, clearly justifies the convo- cation” of Congress to devise a prompt and adequate remedy. The fact must not be lost sight of that while the Government has during this time sold bonds of the value of 262,315,400, from which it has reahized ¥293,451894 in gold, for the purpose of paying its demand notes presented 1or redemption, yet $203,000 000 of these notes so redeemed have been agsin paid out to meet the deficit, and thus made avail- 2b.efor asecond redemption requiring asecond Thus {t will be seen that in the last analysis 208,000,000, or, including the matured Pacific Raiiroad bonds, neariy $215,000,000 of the $293,500.- 000 of borrow-d zold have been used to sup- ply an_insufficiency of reveuue. And worse still, the practical uss of this reserve, or (what 1s the same thing) the notes paid from ihe reserve o meei ihese continuous defl- ciencies of reyenue, has been the potent cause of the distrust which has existed in business circles. Neither does the fact that on the first day of March there was a casn balance in the treas- ury of nearly $196,000.000, after deducting the unayailable fractional sflver and minor coin, change the necessity of additionai re- serve at the exrliest possibledate, for the rea. son that at least $15,000,000 of this will be re- quired to meet the deficiency beiween March 1 and July 1 of the current fiscal year, leaving only 180,000,000 in the cash baiance on July 1 next, of which $150,000,000 is in gold that ought 'to remsin in tae reserve and not be us d 10 pay current expenses. This would leave ouly $30,000,000 as the working balancs next July, which 18 s small as safety permits. The customs revenue under the_act of 1890 for the £ cal year of its operation was $177 000,000. and for the second fiscal year (1893) was $203,000,000, with Taw sugar on the fres list. In October, 1892, before it was known that radicai reduciions of duties were 1o be made, the then Secretary of the Treasury cstimated thut the cusioms revenue for the fiscal year 1894 would be. $220,000,- 000, on tae basis o the gradusily increasing receipts up 1o that time. But in Jsnuary, 1894, he informed the Committee on Wayk and Means that the anticipation of a tariff with lower duties wouid inevitably postpone importations and dimiish the revenue by anticipation, as well as injuriously affect business. This notwithstanding the tariff of 1890 remained on the siatute books during July, 1884, yet the iact that during that year & lower tariff was expecied several months ‘before it was finally enacted, united with the arrest of industries and consequent reduction of the consuming power of our people, caused & postponement or sbandonment of 1mporta- tious to & large extent and thus partiaily nul. lifled tne tariff of 1800 long before s aotual repea The customs revenue for the fiscal year 1895, ten months of which was under the act of 1894, was raised 10 $152,000,000 by deferred importations and the restoration of the duiy. on sugar, and in the fiscal year 1896 to $156,- 000,000, of which nearly $30,000.000 was from sugar that had been placed on the free list by the tariff of 1890. The customs reserve under the present tariff for the fiscal year that w.l clote June 30 next was estimated by Secretary Carlicle in hie last snnual report at $140,000,000, snd would have fal.en short of that amount if it had not been for importations and with- drawals from bond in order to avoid the an- ticipated revision of the tariff, and in tu1s re- port Secretary Carlisle estimated the revenus from the custom receipts from the fiscsl vear that will begin July 1 mext at oniy $10,- 000,000. It'will be seen that while the revenue from internal taxes has been well maintained the annual revenue f{rom duties on imports had declined over §60,000,000 since 1893 and nearly " $80,000,000 compared witn what Secreiary Foster estimated in October, 1892, would be the revenue in 1894 under the 1ar:ff o1 1890 on the basis of tiié increasing receip(s for the year previous and then existing condi- tions—coudi fons which were revolutionized by the resuit of the National election 8 short time after this estimate was made, as aiready explained. 1f the customs revenue had continued to gradually rise aiter the opening of 1893, as it had before, or even if it had maintuined the figures of the fiscal year 1893, the revenue would have been ample to meet all expendi- tures and the Government would have been spared ihe necessity. not to say the humilfa- tion, of issuing bonds to meet the deficiencies of current expenditures in time of peace. The plain duty therefore of Congress—a duty emphasized by the President’s message 1aid before the House on the opening day of this extraordinary session—{s tg revise the tariff, 50 a3 1o secure a revenue from quties substantially equal to what has been loat; first, by the ant.clpated, and then by tho par- tialiy realized tariff reductions made by the act of 1894, Auotoer ‘imperative duty resting on this Congress {8 10 so0 adjust dutles in such a re- vision of the tariff 10 secure needed revenue Lo carry on the Government as will better pro- tect the many iudustries which have o seri- ously suffered the past three years from un- equal ioreign competition and cousequent fovs of purchasing power of the masses of the people, upon which the demand for products and prosperity of every citizen depends. The wool and woolen sehedule in this bill is substantially that of the ta1iff of 1890, except thata few kinds of wool classed under that and previous acts—as carpet wools, which have been iargely used for clothiug purposes, and whose use for & purpose not intended by the old classification has csused much irrita- tion among wool-growers—have been trans- ferred from third-cla:s to first-ciess wools and the exclusively ad valorem duties whic have previously given the manufacturer s Drotection against his foreign_competitor em. loying cheaper labor, and which enabled the atier by undervaluation of the wide varfety of imported woolens, whose value could not be definitely determined, 10 avoid & large part of the duty eppearing on the face of the tarifl, have been converted as largely as possible into specifics equivalent to whatever the present 1aw professesto give. We believe that the enactment of this scheduie Into law will not only restore to our farmers the wool-growing industry which has been so seriously injured by free wool, our flocks having diminisued more than a fonrth since 1892, but will also revive the wool- manufacturing industry which has been so crippled by the tarift of 1894 and the loss of the purchasing power of the masses of onr people through lack of employment and will at the same time largely increase the revenue from that source, which, because of the char- acier of the fine’ goods 'imported under the tariff of 1890, was pariisily derived from Iuxuries. We have increased the duty on sugar from the 40 per cent ad valorem imposed by the present tariff on raw sugars (uow only nine- tenths of 1 per cent per pound on raw Sugars polarizing 96 degreés) on account of the de- cline of the sugars, aithough about 1}{ cents when the tariff was enacted ‘r 1804,10 1.63 cents with a countervailing duty ou all sugars equivalent to the net export bounty paid in any country, in order to iucrease our reveriue and at the same time afford sufficient protec- tion to enable our farmers and planters to -ultimately produce whatever sugar we may Tequire for consumption. The production of cane sugar js large and, under proper protec- tion, & growing industry now. The production of beet sugar in st least twenty-three States of our Union, which onl seven years sgo was regarded as of doubtfu promise, is no longer an experiment but a demonstrated success with such protection 85 we recommend, which 13 less than those bounties given at the inception of SURAL pro- duction by Germany, Frauce and other Euro- pean countries,which now produce about two- thirds of. the world’s sugar. 18 The time has come when every effort shoul be made to open up new crops (o our farmers and thus diversify and promote our agricul- tural interests, and no crop in sight affords more hope of success or greater good to the whole country, Even at the low prices of engar, wo paid i the last fiscal year to foreign countries about seventy-three millions for our raw sugar, in addition to over $11,000,000 paid to the Sand- wich Tslands for sugars imporied free of duty under our treaty of reciprocity with that conr- iry. and in the near fature ihat sum will rise one hundred miltions. 70 0pen up such a new and valuable crop fo our armers, who are finding the competition of Russia and Argentine wheat a gerious draw. back, s & boon which Congress should not hesitate to give, especially at a_time when it can be done in the Mnterest of revenue. In revising the several dutiable schedules as a rule the dutfes have ben fixed at points be- tween the (aniff of 1890 aud the present Wrifl, it having been lound that, o account of changed conditions in s large partofthe ar ticles, duties lower than those of 1890 would be equally protective. The metal and cotton schedules are in large part the same as in the present tariff, the fucreeses above those rates peing in the more advanced articles. Manu- factured lumbr, which was put on the free list by the tariff of 1894, hus been transferred to the dutiabie list as an act of justice to this large industry and in the interest of revenue, with little ¢hange in duties except on white pine which has been restored (o the duty of ‘Ihe President is authorized to negotiate with the countries exporting argols, cbicle, champagne, brandy, sugar, wines, mineral waters, paintings and statuary and sils laces, with a'view to secure reciprocity and equiv- alent concessions in tavor of the products or manufactures of the United States. 1t is believed that this extension of the e- ciprocity po icy of the tariff of 1890, stength- ened by the teuders of lower dulies as & coD- cession in Teturn for equivalent concession will result in even more commercial aavant- ages thun those that were received under the zct of 1890 On the assumption that the imports under the proposed tariff bill, if enacted into law, would be the same as the impris in the fis- cal year ended June 30, 1896, the revenue which the several scnedules of the new bill will yield, if it shou.d be enacted into law, compured with the revenues obtained under the present tariff of 1896 and also compared with the revenue yielded by the tariff of 1890, fiscal vear 1893, would be substantiaiiy a total o1 8260,105,710, an increase of $11,479.793, “This rourh «siimate on the barisol ihe ime ports for 1896 shows that the revenue wouid, on such an assumption, be about $113,000,000 more than under the'actof 1894. What the actual revenue would prove to be in the year following the cnactment of the proposed measure into law is, of course, depeudent upon contingencies which cannot be fore- casted with any approach to certainty, and will therefore be subjected 1o varying estl- mates. It 1s probable that any delay beyond the 1st of May would result in « 10ss of from one to two millions of revenus for eacn week of de- iay. Ii the proposed tariff revision conld be enacted into law by the 5th of April undoubt- edly the revenue of the first year under its op- eration would be from twenty to twenty-five miliions lerger than it would be if ts passage was delayed until the 1st of Ju 1t it should become a law by May it 1s more than probabie that it would vie.d an increase of revenue of neariy $20,000.000 from sugar, $30,000,000 from ~wool, ¥14,000,000 from manufactures of wool (assuining that the im- ports of each would ve oue-half what they were in 1896), $1,500,000 from lumber, $3,000,000 fromn tobaceo (assuming that the revolution in Cuba will contiuue). §1,800.000 from siik mavufactures, %2,000,000 from metals, $3,000,000 from glassware and earth enware, $4,000,000 from chemicals (inciuding argols and opium transferred from the free 1ist), $5,000,000 from jute and flax (including burlaps and bags transferred irom the_free list), $3,000,000 from sgricuitural products and fruiis, §1.500,000 from liquors, 1,500,000 irom silks, §5,000,000 irom sundries(iiiciuding articles trausieried from the iree lisi), $1,500,- 000 from cotton laces and other fine cotton goods and yarns, or a total of $75,000,000. 1t is easy to see how a delay in the enact- ment of the bill to July 1, for exampie, would easily take from the treasury $15,000,000 of revenue and turn it 1010 the pockets of specu- lators imjorting wooi, woolen goods, sugar and other articles on which it is proposed to increase the revenue, and at the same time deprive wool-grgwers xyid producers and manu- facturers of the benefit Ythat would arise from the prompt passage of the bill proposed. CASE Or THE DiUNTLESS. Attorney-General dicKenna Wants Fur- ther Information. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, March 19.—The Cabinet meeting to-day adjourned once more without deciding upon any definite plan of action in regard to the alleged fili- buster Dauntless case, which has comae to be regarded as a test in respect to the policy of the administration. Attorney-General McKenna, following the well-known rule of the Department of Justice and of the Supreme Cours, has de- clined to give a definite opinion upon any thing short of an actual state of facts. Supposed cases are not made the basis of opinions. The United States officials at Jacksonville, Fla., have been directed to supply more definite information as to the legal status of the vessel in the United States courts there. g Lo e BUNDRY CIVIL BILLS. Money for the Oakland Harbor, but None for Coliis. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—The’ sundry civil and deficiency apvropriation bills passed the House -to-day in short order and in just the shape they were in at the close of the last Congress. The item of $1,300,000 to pay the Southern Pacific Railway for transportation was not included in the deficiency bill. This is a great victory for Senator White, who made a splendid fight again<t the steal. The sundry civil bill inciudes the sugar bounty claims and §$680,000 for Oakland nnlrhor, $20,000 to> be immediately avail- able. AL e Pacific Coast Penaions. WASHINGTON, D. 0., March 18.—Pa- cific Coust pensions have been issued as follows: California: Original—Benjamin Ke- noyer, Lemoore; Peter ‘Cary, Hueneme; Jobn Fees, Lodi. Restoration and in- crease—Sulomon Berliner, 8an Francisco. Increase — Frederick W. Newman, San Francisco. Oregon: Original—Isaac J. Stacy, Sams Valley; Walter 8. Kitehen, Jacksonville. Increase—Oscar Dilley, Gates. Original widows, etc.—Elizabeth Ray, Enterprise. Washington: Original—William A. Joy, Spokane. Special, March 12—Orson B. Johnston, Seattls Hay and Porter Confirnted, WASHINGTON, D. (., March 19.—At the executive session of the Benate this afternoon John Hay, nominated to be Ambassador to Great Britain, and Horace Porter, Ambassador to France, were con- firmed. z S, For Postmaster at Chicago. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—The President to-duy nominated Charles U. Gordon to be Postmaster at Chicago. Cloreland Business Block Burned. CLEVELAND, Oniwo, March 20.—The Bradley block, 206 and 208 Ontario street, was entirely desiroyed by fire at 2:30 this (Baturday) morning. The first floor was occupie bi a mercantile establishment, the second by offices and the upper stories were filied wita tenements. It is un- known at this hour whether any fatalities occurred. Policemen carried out three children who had been partiaily suffo- cated. Loss on buildings .and contens is about $70,000, insurance not ascertained. byt i Cannot Be Hoth Mayor and Governor. LANSING, Micn., March19.—The Su- preme Court of Michigan decided to-day that the office of Mayor of Detroit becam, vacant when Hazen 8. Pingree took the oath of office as Governor of Michigan on Jannary 1. A new election must be held to elect a new Mayor for Detroit. MARCH. 20, 1897. EVERY SIGN OF A LIVELY SESSION Partisan Rancor Runs High in Debates of the House. Dingley Returns the Tariff Bill With Recommendation That It Do Pass. v cMillin, in Opposition, Speaks of the “ Colossal I:justice” Done the Minority. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—The first legisiative day of the House of Representatives of the Filty-fifth Con- gress gave every indication of an unusu- ally lively session aad also of an intention to make a record for an extraordinarily rapid disposition of business. The outbursts of partisan rancor in the course of the day’s debates recalled the palmy days of the Fifty-first ana Fifty- second Congresses, while besides these not unexpected differences of opinion as to action and policy there was ill-concealed animosity between the two factions of the Democratic minority growing out of the race for leadership of that party on the floor. 1f to-day’s proceedings may be taken as in any way typical of the work of the House the session will take rank with the most tumultuous that have marked its history. The ball was opened promptly upon assembling in the presance of crowd- ed galleries. ; Dingley (R.)of Maine returned the anfl bill with the recommendation that itdo pass, which, with the accompanying re- port, was piaced on the calendar. In connection with this McMillin (D.) of Tenness-e called attention to what he termed the ‘‘colossal injustice” done the minority of the Committee on Ways and Means in thus reporting the bill before they had had time to prepare an expres- ston of their views. Consent was given for the munority to file their views Mon- day. This having been done, Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania presented a resolution from the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of the tariff bill. It cailed for general debate, beginning on Monday next andinciuding Thursaay, the 25th inst., from 10 A. M. until 11 ». M., with a recess from 5 uatil 8. Then for its con- sideration under the five-minute rule, the bill to be open for amendment until 3 p. M. Wednesday, the 31st., when the vot- ing on the amendments and bill shall begin. Fois was advocated by Dalzell (R.) o Pennsyivania and Dingley (R.) of Maine and opposed by McMiliin (D.) of Tennes- see, B and (D.) of Missouri—whose rising was the signai for rapturous_spplause by his Democratic associates—Wheeler (D.) of Alabama and Bailey (D.) of Texas. ‘There was much crosstiring in_this dis- cussion, a coiloquy between Grosvenor (B.) of Obio and McMillin (D.) of Tennes- see affording great satisfacuion to their re- spective partisans. The resolution was agreed to—179 to 1382—a party vote, save that Howard (Pop.) of Alauama voted in the affirmative with the Republicans. Tiis being settled, Hanson (R.) of Iowa reported a resolution providing for the passage of the appropriation bills which failed &t the last session of Congress in this order: The sundry-civil, general de- ficiency, agricultural and Indian. The resolution aliowed forty minutes’ debate on each bill, the bills 1o be read in ex- tenso. 3 The preliminary discussion of this reso- lution, was participated in by McMillin (D.) of Tennessee and Sayers (D.) of Texas, who bad a rather heated controversy over the matter of controlling the time in op- position to the resolution. In conclusion, Sayers suggested that McMillin would do beiter to keep cool, to which McMillin said: *The gentieman from Tennessee will keep cool and the gentleman irom Texas cannot heat him."” The resolutfon was adopted after an hour’s discussion—137 to 116—Pearson and Linney (R.) of North OCarolina voting against their political associates, who sup- ported the resolution. The demand for a vote by ayes and noes brought out a hot protest from Hender- son (R.) of Iowa, who charged that it w: a violation of the agreement with Bailey (D.) of Texas and McMillin (D.)of Ten- nessee, that yo dilatory motion would be made. They denied making any such oromise, but the atmosphere was quite heated in consequence of their action. At Mr. Cannoon’s urgent solicitation the House remained in session until a late hour and passed the sundry civil and gen- ersl deficiency bills, leaving the agricul- tural and Indian bills 10 be disposed of to-morrow. —_—— SENATE SWAMPED WI1TH BILLS. 4About & Thousand Holdovers Introduced in the Senate, WASHINGTON, D. C, March 19, — When the Senate met to-day the number of bills that had been introduced.during the three daysof the extraordinary ses- sion was 768; when it adjourned—after about an hour’s public session—the num- ber had been run up to 955. Almost ali of them had been introduced in the last and former Congress. A petition of John Edward Adaicks, contesting the election of S8enator Kenney of Delaware and claiming that he was himself duly elected, was presented and referred to the Committes on Privileses and Elections, as wae alsoa communica- tion from the Governor and Secretary of State of Oregon asserting there iad been no regularly organized session of the State Legislature since February, 1895, and leaving it to be implied thaf the appoint- ment of Mr. Corbett by the Governor was regular and constitutional. The Senate went into executive session on the arbitration treaty at 12:50, and at 4 P. M. adjourned until Monday. CHARGES GROSS FRAUDS. How Constitutiona! Amendments Are Car ried in Nebraska—Thousands of Crooked Baliots. LINCOLN, Nesr., March 19.—P. K. Hed- lund, the Republican member of the re- canvass commission, has written a letter to Governor Holcomb in which he makes charges of the grossest frands by other members of the commission in connection with the recount, which has been progress- ing unstopped by & court injunction last Wednesday. A letier was sent to the Governor at 11 o’clock last night and its contents made public to-day. Mr. Hed. lund details the part-he took in: the re- count (that of teller) and proceeds: Itis within my observation, ana I 8k from =sctual knowledge, that thousands of biank ballots which were voted neither yes nor no_for constitutional amendments have ‘been counted *‘yes'* by the said board of can- The fac-imile signature of is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA vassers and hundreds of bailots that were voted “no” by the voters of the State Weie counted “yes.” In some placesasingle ballot has been counted *“yes’ 8s many as ten or a dogep times, - Onan for the for the amendment, but were fraudulently counted. I unnesitatingly assert that this fraudulent count of bailois has been made in allof the forty-one counties so far countea. In some of these counties the voto for the amendment has been thus fraudulently in- creased 18 much as 400 votes. 1 make this report to you at the present time because 1 fear the evidence of ihese frauds may be spirited awey or destroyed. 1f the: ballots are not tampered with and the talls- lists can be preserved it will be found upon an examination of the bsllots that my state- ments and assertions are absolulely true. Mr. Hedlund has the reputation of be- ing conservative, and his integrity h: never been questioned, He was Deputy State Auditor for four years and the de- feated Repub ican candidate for Auditor. Governor Holcomb this evening took offi- cial notice of the letter by relieving Hed- lund from the committee, at the same time criticising him for_not at once re- porting his cbarges. The other five members of the committee jomn in a letter denouncing Hedlund’s charges as false and courting investigation. The af- fair bas caused a decided sensation. s Prize- Fight Near Moscow, MOSCOW, Ipano, March 19.—Professor Donner of Moscow and Clem Austin, in- siructor in the gyanasium at Genesee, were matched for a twenty-round contest, to take place at Grand Army Hall here yesterday. When the time came, officers were on the spot with warrants for the rincipals, intending to break up the fight. 'he announcement was given out at the hall that the fight had been postponed, and an excursion arranged instead. Tickets to the fight read that they would entitle the bearer to tha privileges ‘of an excur- sion, 0 the crowd retired to the depot, where a train was waiting, and every one, including the fighters, boarded the_ train and ran down 0 G rrison siding, in Wash- ington, where the match was pulled off. The contest was declared by spectators to be an excellent one. Austin' won in the twentieth round, knocking out his op- penent, PLL At Winners at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 18.—-Six fur- longs, Lone Princess won, Lord Fairfsx second, Charley Christy third. Time, 1:18. Mile and twenty yards, Eikin won, Senator Penrose second, Dawn third. Time, 1:50, Bix furlongs, Gold Top won, Marie second, Als:(yrls‘ln}rd. T‘i\n‘.\bee 8. ven furlongs, Tt won. fm ngcndihalu“‘ é‘l‘fl\rd kTime. 1:32-,‘"." Pl X rlongs, Necklace won, Mitt second, Btells & third, Tome, 1:201s. o7 ER One mile, Jack the Jew won, Zaid{var second, Winslow third, Time, 1:47. GUESTS OF SANTA CRUZ, Brilliant Reception Attended to the Mail Clerks' Asscciation Excursion- ists. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., March 19.—The people of Santa Cruz outdid themselves, and won great laurels to-day by the bril- liant reception they accorded to the mail clerks. The floral decorations mage a great hit with the visitors. Two bundred and thirty-six of the guests were provided for at the Sea Beach Hotel at luncheon, and 200 at the Pic fic Ocean House. The tables were covered by an elaborate dis- piay of poppies, which fairly bewildered the guests. Tire party was met at tho Big Trees by a reception commitee, and when it arrived 8 procession, headed by a band, led them to the hotel. Mayor Clark delivered tbe address of welcome, and toasts were ro- sponded to by Samuel Flint, P. P, War. ring and John T. Sullivan. 'Postmaster William T. Kearny also spoke. Then came a drive up Pacific avenue to the mission and over the cliff driveway. The visitors were greatly pleased with their reception. £ IR Entriss for the Kennel Show. SAN JOSE, Can, March 19.—Nearly 200 entries have been received for the dog show to be held in this City from March 31 to April 3 by the Santa Clara County Poultry and Kennel Club. The entries closed last night. The exhibition will be the largest and best ever held on the Pa- cific Coast. Besides the usnal number of medals, over $600 will be gigen in special prizes. Much interest has been aroused in the kennel show and fanciers from all over the coast have signified their inten- tion of attending. The dogs will be judged by J. Otis Fellows of New York. Experience teaches the impor- tance of special care of the health. And fixed among the important principles of hygiene and healthis the acknowledged necessity of a good Spring Medicine. 3 Just as firmly established by the expe- riences of millions of people, is the posi- tive fact that Hood’s Sarsaparilla is “‘far and away” the best blood purifier and spring medicine ever produced. The necessity is found in the impure | condition of the blood at this season, owing to the close confinement and breathing vitiated air in office, store, shop, house, schoolroom or factory; ex- cessive eating and drinking too rich and hearty food ; late hours and social indul- gences. With the blood thus thick and impure, the machinery of life grinds hard. Hood’s Sarsaparilla purifies, vitalizes and enriches the blood, builds up and strengthens the nerves and tones the stomach. It oils up the machinery of the whole body ; the liver takes up its work anew, the Kkidneys resume activity, the ache goes out of th: back, the bowels are regulated, the appetite restored, the food is relished and assimilated. Don’t wait till you are thoroughly sick before you begin to take a Spring Medi- cine. Lock the door before the horse is stolen. Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla now as a pre- ventive and it will pay youa thousand- fold in health and strength through the coming summer. pring Medicine “We always take several bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla in our family every spring as a tonic and blood purifier and we find that it overcomes that tired feel- ing, gives new life and keeps us well all summer.”” WM. RINGEL, 813 Fifth ave., | Peoria, Tilinois. Excellent Spring Medicine. “For a number of years | have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla in the spring, not for any particular ailment, but on general principle that the system needs a tonic at this time, and 1 have always found { Hood’s Sarsaparilla a most excellent spring medicine.” HAKON HAMMER, Engineer, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. That Tired Feeling. I was troubled with that tired feeling all the spring. | purchased three bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and when I had taken about half of it I was feeling well again. I believe Hood’s Sarsaparilla tobe an excellent blood purifier and tonic.” Miss ORA E. MORGAN, Busey, lllinois. Bu Ids Up the Health. “We take Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a tonic in the spring. Two of our children had tonsilitis and their blood was in a bad condition. Hood’s Sarsaparilla buiit them up, and we have taken it again this spring with much benefit.” ~ MRS. P. H. CAHOON, Pleasant Lake, Mass. N. 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