The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 25, 1897, Page 2

) 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1897. ARBITRATION I3 HOT A CERTAINTY Rejection of the Treaty in Any Form Is Not Improbable. New Senators Show a Disposi- tion to Look Before They Leap. Determined to Thoroughly Under- stand the Subj.ct Before Castinz Their Votes. WASHINGTON, D. C,, March 24.—The Senate spent only half an hour in open session to-day, the remainder of the time being given to the consideration of the a:bitration treaty behind closed doors. The agricultural bill—ome of the fouy money bills that failed at the last ses” sion—was reported back in the shape in which it passed the House last week and was placed on the calendar. It will be acted on atan early day. The attack upon the civil service law and its admimistration, which distin- guishea yesterday’s proceedings, was fol- lowed up to-day by the introduction of bilis—oue by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska for the repeal and snnulment of the law and of all exécutive orders issued under it, and the other by Pritchard (R.) of North Carolina, chairman of the Commit- tee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, modifying its application to the Govern- ment Printing Otfice. A bill probibiting the exhibition in the District of Columbia of kinotescope illus- trations of prize-fights, and slso prohibit- ing the transportation of materials there- jor through the mails or through the channels of finterstate commerce, was in- troduced by Hoar (R.).of Massachusetts and was referred to the Judiciary Com- mittee. An agreement was reached in executive session this afternoon on an hour for vot- ing on the amendments to the general treaty of arbitration between the United States and Great Britain, but consent to an agreement for the final vote was re- fused. At 2 o'clock next Wednesday afternoon a vote will be taken on the amendments, and the treaty in its then shape is 1o be prin.ed for the use of the Senate the next day. At2 o’clock on the Thursday following the vote is to be taken upon ail amendments that may be oftered in the meaniime, and this will be the last of the votes on proposed amend- ments. From tbat time on the debate will proceed on the treaty proper. Senator Davis made a persistent effort to secure an hour for the final vote, but was confronted with objections that made such an agreement impossible. It is thought, however, that with all of the amendments out of the way the Senate vote cannot long be postpored. What the ultimate outcome will be can hardly be foreshadowed. The opponents of the treaty profess to have the requisite thirty votes necessary to compass the defeat of the treety and say they have several of the new Senators on their list. The ques- tions asked by these new Senators indi- cate lively interest in the convention and a determination to understand the subject thoroughly before casting their votes. It would not come as a surprise to the com- mittee to have the treaty rejected. Senator Morgan took the floor imme- diately after the doors were closed and spoke for an hour or more in advocacy of the Chilton amendment, reiterating, how- ever, his opposition to the treaty as a whole. The Chilton amendment, as has been stated in these dispatches, makes a very important caange in the tenor of the first article of the treaty. Under that article both the contracting parties agree to sub- mit to arbitration under this general treaty “all questions in difference be- tween them which they fail to adjust by diplomatic negotiation.”” Chilton’s amend ment modifies this read- ing so as to make it read that the United States sgrees to submit_all guestions which the Senate (which is part of our treaty-making power) shall decide to be subjects fit for arbitration. The members of the committee and Senators opposed to any amendments other than those made by the committee contend that this is the only construction that can be placed upon the text ot the treaty, and for that reason they hold that the amendment is unnecessary. The advocates of the Chilton amend- ment contend, on the other hand, thut it this is the construction placéd upon the text by the Senate and the commitiee no barm can come from the adoption of an amendment that makes plain what now appears to be somewhat doubtful. It was alsostated to-day that the com- ments of the English press, with respect to the committee amendments which were agreed to the other day, make it impera- tively the duty of the Senate to so frame the treaty that there can be no possible doubt about the intention of the Senate. Morgan was one of these. He thought the Chilton amendment essential and vital. If the treaty was to be ratified ne wanted it safeguarded in every possible manner, and warned the Senate that, - however it might be protected, Great Brit- | ain would find a loophole through which the Government would evade her duties under that instrument ii her interests demanded thatsne so escape them. Morgan was replied to by Lodge, who declared his belief that the treaty as re- ported to the Senate was amply protect- ive for the United States Government. To further amend it would but complicate the languseze of the convention. Lodge made a short speech in favor of arbitra- iion asa principle and eulogistic of the pending treaty asa proper expression of the extent to which this Governmeat was ready to go in that direction. Chairman Davis and Senator Hoar also spoke briefly in advocacy of the treaty as amended by the committee and against the amendment proposed by the Senator from Texas. Spooner insisted that the Chilton amend- ment was not ill-timea, for the reason that iy made clear what appeared to be the admitted intention of the Senate. Tharston Was of the same view. The debate showed that some of the best lawyers in the Senate thought that the Chilton amendment should prev: Davis to-morrow wiil move anot! ex- ecutive session at as early an hour as pos- sible for the purpose of admitting discus- sion on several amendments that have not yet been formally submitted. SRaben e DESPOILED OF 115 MEANING, What English Officials and Papers Say of the Treaty. LONDON, Exc., March 24.—A high Government official expressed to a repre- sentative of the United Associated Presses to-day that the United States Senate had taken all the meaning out of the arbitration treaty, and asserted his betief that the British Government would be extremely unlikely to accept it. “We have done without an arbitration treaty heretofore,” he said, “and it will not make much difference if we continue 10 do so for the present.” It is learned at the Foreign Office that diplo.maticrelations between Great Britain | and Venezuela havemot yet been resumed, | and that the question of their resumption is not likely to ba discussed until the Venezuelan arbitration tribunal has fin- ished its work. Dr. Juan Pietre, the present Venezuelan Minister to Germany and Spain, the | foreizn officials say, has not been crediied | to Great Britain. = The Westminster Gazette takes the Sen- | ate’s action asa very disappointing and disconcerting result of all the efforts of Secretary Oiney and Lord Salisbury. The | anti-English feeling underlying the action of the Senate, the paper adds, is the most unpleasant aspect of the matter. The Pall Mall Gazette says that merely to please sensational jingoism and seli- importance a promising plan has been wrecked. Inconzluding the Gazette says: *We firmly beiieve the Americans will be more thoroughly ashamed of their Senate than they ordinarily are, which is saying a good dea SAN PEDRG’S APFROPRIATION. Secretary Alger Inciined to Delay Execu- tion of the Act—San Francisco’s Public Building. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—Sen- ator Perkins, Judge Maguire and Repre- | sentative Barlow say they believe that Secretary Alger will delay the execution of the act of Congress appropriating $3,000,000 for San Pedro harbor, but they cannot see how he can afford todo it in the face of the reports of three different | boards which have reported in favor of | San Pedro or in opposition to the ex- pressed wishes of Congress. Senator Per- kinssaw the War Department engineers a | few days aco, and from what they told him he believes that advertisements for | bids for the contract work will soon be | issued. Senator Perkins will have an in- terview with Sacretary of War Alger on | the subject in a few days. | Te Cavv correspondent inquired about the progress of the San Francisco public- builaing plans to-day. The supervising architect said: “The army engineers seem disinclined to make the tests and want authorization for Private Engineer Hunter to do the | work, which they will inspect afterward. The army engineers employed Engineer Moran to do the work before.” Tue CALL correspondent understands that the War and Treasury departments are disinclined to grant this r-quest. They believe that the army engineers are there for that purposeand there is no need of employing any private engineer. e e TARIFF PARAGEAPHS CHANGED. Repubdlican Committesmen Respond to Popular Protests. | WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24—In | response to strone protests from educa- tional centers the Republican members of the Ways and Means Commiitee at its meeling to-day changed the paragraph in the new tariff bill relating to books and scientific instruments, so as to permit scientific apparatus, charts and chemicals, such as are not published or | made in the United States, expressly im- | ported in good faith, by ana for the use of any regularly established corporation, | university, college, academy, school, sem- | inary of learning, or free public library | and not intended for sale, to be admitted | free of duty. In compliance with the protests of the fruit importers the paragraph relating to pineapples, which were made dutiable at 2 cents a pound, has been changed so us | to permit pineapples in barrels or other | packages to be made dutiable at 6 cents | per cubic foot. When imported in bulk the duty will be $6 a thousand. Chlorate of soda was added to schedule A and made dutiable at 3 cents a pound. s s | 4 WHITE HOUSE DINNER. | Giren by the Presideni i Kinlry to Cabinet Officers. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24— The President and Mrs. McKinley gave a dinner to-night in honor of the Cabinet. The State dining-room and the reception- rooms on the first floor were profusely | decorated with growing plants and cat | flowers. Covers were laid for twenty-two. The guests were: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Gage, the Secretary of War and Mrs. Al ger, the Attorney-Geperal, the Postmas- ter-General and Mr# Gary, the Secretary of the Navy and Miss Long, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agricui- ture, Colonel and Mrs. Herrick of Cleve- land; Mrs. McCallum, daushter of Secre- tary Sherman; Mrs. Saxton, an aunt ol Mrs. McKinley; Miss Boardman of Wash- ington, Miss Alger, Secretary and Mrs, Porter. and Mrs. Mec- S HE REFUSED TO ANSWER. Witness Chapman Has Noted Counsel in the Supreme Court. | WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The case against Elverton R. Chapman, the | New York stockbroker, finally reached a hearing in the supreme court of the United States this afternoon. Chapman was convicted of a violation of section 192, Revised Statutes, which makes it a mis- demeanor for a witness summoned before | & committee of Congress to refuse to an- | swer questions propounded to him. He has applied to the Supr me Court fora discharge from custody on a writ of habeas corpus. The case was arzued for the petitioner | by ex-Senator George F. Edmunds and | Judge Dittenhoefer, and for the Govern- ment by Solicitor-General Conrad. Sena- tors Gray ana Lindsay wera interested suditors, being members of the commiti which examined the witness. LA A New Bidder for Avmor Plate, | WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24— Vice-President Palmer of the [llinois Iron | and Steel Company of Chicago, who bas been spending the past few days in Wash- ington, will be one of the bidders for the manufactare of the armor plate for the new battle-ships. The bids will be opened on April 8 The company of whickh Mr. Palmer is the vice-president has an extensive plant at Chicago, and if their bid be accepted it is their purpose to enlarge their works 80 s 10 enable them to manufacture armor piate jor the future. At present the only firms in America which engage in this business are the Car- negie of Pittsburg and the Bethlehem Company of Bethlehem, Pa. ——— Pacifc Coant Pensions. WABHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—P; cific Coast pensions have been 1ssued as follows: California: Original—Andrew Alexan- der, dead, San Jose; Lucian A. Whipple, Los Angeles. Original widows, etc.— Minor of Charles M. Grant, Willow Rench; Fannie Alexander, San Jose. Oregon: Increase—John H., Williams, Portland. SIS Nominations by the President. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24— The President to-day sent to the Senate the following nominations: Alexander .;.Coflk', United States Marsbal for the Northern District of Mississippi; H. Thimiel, United States Matsbal for the District of Nebraska; Harry J. Schnoweth, Collector of Customs for the District of Arizon 7 —— Confirmed by the Benate. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The Senate to-day confirmed the following nominations: Binger Herman of Orecon, Uommissioner of the General Land Office; Erpest G. Timme of Washington, to be Auditor of the State Department; eorge A. Thummel, United Btates Marshal for | the District of Nebraska. 3 A THE BLYTHE CASE 10 BE REOPENED Justice Field Grants Con- testants a Writ of Error. Mrs. Hinckley's Inheritance of Five Million Dollars Is Involved. The Celebrated Case Will Ncw Come B:fore the United States Su- preme Court. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24—The United States Supreme Court will reopen the celebrated Blythe case, involving Florence Blythe-Hinckley’s inheritance to $5,000,000. Yesterday the contestants, the nearest legitimate relatives of Thomas Blythe, and now living in Kentacky and Arkansas, through their attorney, Hon. Jefferson Chandler of California, fled an application for a writ of error, directed to the Supreme Court of California, which decided 1n favor of Florence Blythe. Justice Field, atter consultatipn with his associates (in chambers) to-day decided to grant the petition. Mr. Chandler was seen by THE CALL correspondent at the Riggs House to- nignt. He was nawrally very much elated over his success. He said: “We applied for the writ of error on the grounds that the California court whickt awarded the property to ¥lorence Blythe haa no jurisdiction in the matter, and the proceedings of the State court were void because Florence was an alien at the time of Blythe's death. She resided in Eng- land, and did not come to this country until two months after his death. There- fore she was incapable of taking the prop- erty by descent. *“We alleged in our petition that the California statute purporting to give aliens the right to inberit is void, because the whole subject of the rights of aliens in this country is exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Fedecal Government, and the States have nothing to do with it. «Justice Field supported us in our con- tention and the case will now be brought before the full Supreme Court. If it takes its regular course on the docket it may not be reached forayear or two. Iex- pect, however, that at the October term Mr. Hart and the other attorneys fox Mrs. Hinckley will file a motion to dismiss. The writ of error directed to the Califor- nia Supreme Court is returpable in sixty days. This latter simply means a trans- fer of the records and does not change the status in California,” STAND PAT ON JACKSON. His Solid Backing for Gollector of Cus- toms—De Young's Prospects Not So Bright. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—The California Republicans 1n Congress had another conference to-day and considered numerous applications for appointment, among them being those of Jackson, Spear, Eubanks, Bellingall and others for Collector of Custom at S8an Francisco. They decided to stand pat on Jackson for Collector. The entire delegation, includ- ing Loud, agreed to 1ecommend Jackson, and they will go to see President McKin- ley to-morrow and submit Jackson’s name for the place. The CALy correspondent understands that Senator Perkins is determined that nis triend Jackson shall be appointed, and that if the requestof the entire Re- publican delegation in Congress is ignored and Spear appointed, they will make no furiher requests of President McKinley. 1f Spear is appointed Senator Perkins will try and defeat his confirmation by the Senate. Senator Perkins to-night de- clined to discuss this last possibility. “Certainly the President will not disre- gard our advice,’ suid he. It is understood here to-night that De Young is_bringing poweriul influence to bear on the President, and may get some foreign mission, but he will not get what he wants, for Draper of Massachusetts will be appointed Embassador to Italy. Representative De Vries has been as- sured by Chairman Loud of the Postof- fices and Postroads Committee that the free-delivery system will be e: lished at Marysville, Cal., by July 1 next. Representative de Vries has decided to appoint a cadet to_the Naval Academy by April 15, and will hoid au examination at Sacramento for the place some time before that date. Representative Castle to-night delivered his maiden speech in Congress. He at- tracted considerable atiention and his re- mearks were liberally applauded by Demo- crats and Populists. Representative Barlow has appointed as Naval Cadet George Brown, & nephew uil(km‘gc and Harry Patton of Los An- geles. e To Creats a New Department. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, March 24— Brownlow (R.) of Tennessee introduced in the House to-day a bill establishing a department of commerce, laborand manu- factures, its head to be a Cabinet officer, and the necessary clerical force is pro- vided for. ST Commissions for Emb ovs, WASHINGTON, D, ., March 24.—The President to-day signed the commissions of Embassadors Hay and Porter, to Great Britain and France, respectively. Mr. Hay called on the President this morning. — The See Yup-Sam Yup Vendetta. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 24.—Hon. John W. Foster has been retained by Min- ister Yang Yu to represent him in the controversy between the See Yupsand Sam Yups. Meanwhile Yang Yu 1eserves his decision. e NADAGASCAR CONSPIRACIES. Plot Against the Life of a French General Caused the Banishment of Queen Ranavaloni. LONDON, Exc., March 24.—A dispatch from Port Lauire says that advices from Tamatave, Madagascar, state that a plot sgainst the life of General Gallieni, coth- manding the French troops in Madagas- car, was the main cause of the recent exile of Ranavaloni I1I, Queen of Madagascar, to the island of Reunion. As the resultof an investigation into the conspiracy, which Il in progress, a number of arrests bave been inade and more will follow. It is said' that the missionaries are impli- cated in the plot. The French officials have searched the silver palace, where t found the sum of 700,000 franes, to- gether with a number of secret' papers connecied with a scheme for the interven- tion of foreigners in the rebellion. S e Records of the Pilgrim Vathers. LONDON, Exe,, March 24—A petition will be heard at st. Paul’s Cathedral to- morrow by the Chancellor of the Diocese of London. The petition asks for the cus- tody of the manuscript deposited 1n the library of Fulham Palace, containing the records of the early history of the Pilgrim Fatbers and their voyage to America in the Mayflower, which was presented by Embassador Bayard in tke name of the President aad people of the United States. oadeshiin BEFORE AN AUGUST TRIBUNAL. A Labor Question Which Will Establish aGreat Precedent Before the Highest English Authorities. LONDON, Exe., March 24.—It has been reserved for a trade union’ and a question of organized labor to bring about the tem- porary organization- of the most august judicial tribunal that ever sat in this country to hear argument and deliver judement even upon a question relating to the crown. This tribunal, as constitated by Lord Chief Justice Russeil, will assem- ble early next month, and will consist of the House of Lords. the bench of Lord Justices of Appeal, headed by the Lord Cbief Justice and -eight Judges of the Queen’s Beneh, . The plaintiffs in the case are a number of non-union boiler-makers, while the de- fendant .is the National Boiler-makers’ Union. A year ago the union demanded of the Glengall ron Worxs that it should discharge ail the non-union men inits employ, and threatened in case of a re- fusal to withdraw all the union men from the works. The Glengall Company, having impor- tant time contracts to fultill, complied with the wishes of the union and tie non- union men were thrown out. Thereupon they brought suit against the union and recovered damages for $25000. The judg- ment was sustained in_court after court until it reached the House of Lords. Here it was again_argued, but their lord- ships, in view .of the: importance of the issue, were unable to reach a decision, and therefore decided that the question should be reargned and that the Lord Justices of Appeal and the Judges of the Queen’s bench should take part in the hearing and in formulating a decision. i CRIMINAL COULT OF Bill Before the Commons 1o Helieve the Home Secrelary. LONDON, Exc., March 24—In the House to-day Edward H. Pickersgiil (Lib- erai) moved the second reading of the bill to create a criminal court of appeal. In support of the bill Mr. Pickersgill com- mented upon the present law, which he said was extremely unjust. In cases where innocent persons were condemned to imprisonment or other forms of pui- ishment a secret inquiry into their cases by the Home Office was their only rem- edy, as a new public trial was impossible. Under the present law, also, he said, grossly divergent sentences were imposed by different judges for the same offense. Sir R. L. Ridey, Home Secretary, speak- ing on behalf of the Government, admit- ted that the consensus of opinion was in favor of some alteration of the law as it exists at present. He was not opposed to the second reading of the bill, but at the same time he thought that legisla- tion in that direction ought to be 1nitiated by the Government. Pickersgili’s motion for the second read- ingS:i the bill was carried by a vote of 129 10 85, g BROTHERS FOUGHT A DUEL. APPEALS. Quarreled About a Girl, and One Is Dead and the Other Badly Wounded. GREENSBURG, Ixp.,March 24.—George and Calvin Holmes, brothers, fought a duel to the death near Moores Hill this afternoon. The boys were twins and 22 years old. They ars merabers of a promi- nent and wealthy family, Miss Higgs, over whom tney fought, is 20 ysars old and the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the county. About a year ago George Holmes began vaying his attentions to Miss Higgs and be was favorably received.. Last Christ- mas his brother Calvin returned from col- lege and met the voung lady at a neigh- borhood dance. They once seemed smitten with each other, and this aroused the jealousy of the girl’s lover. Nothing was known of his feelings, however, until Sunday night, when Miss Higgs jilted him for his brother. A quatrel ensued. 'This afternoon the brothers met in the road. They quarreled.and struck each other, when Calvin fired. Several shots were exchanged when George dropped dead. Calvin is wounded over the heart. R 5 i DEATH OF DR. BURR. He Designed the Monitor Which Ericsson Improved With a Revolving Turret. DETROIT, Mich., March 24.—Dr. Theo- dore Burr died at bis residence here this mornine, aged 81 years. His career was varied and most interesting. During the Mexican war he served under General Winfield Scott and reached the rank of colonel before peace was de- clared. During the Civil War he rendered the North an inestimable service, for which he received little or no considera- uon. Plans for building an iron gunboat of an entiraly new style had been forming in his mind for some time, and the country’s great need caused him to hastily build a model and carry it to Washington. The steamer was constructed after Burr's model, and when already for use was seen by J Ericsson, the famous iuventor, who conceived the idea of improving it with 8 revolving turret. Burr agreed to the alteration, and the magnificent suc- cess of the joint efforts of the two men is a matter of world-wide fame, i, TERRIBLE TORPEDO EXPLOSION. Thirty Men Injured as the Deadly Mis- siles Are Lowered From a British Man-of- War. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 25.—A spe- clal cable dispatch to the Herald from Maita says: An explosion, which would have had fearful consequences if it bad bappened in ihe interior of the vessel, oc- curred Thursday to the British first-class cruiser Theseus while practicing outside the harbor with torpedoes, which ex- ploded as they were being lowered to the ship’s launch, injuring some thirty men, The The: immediately returned and landed the injured at the naval hospital. ‘While two men had their legs car- ried off miraculous escapes are record- ed, one man bhaving his garments blown away without being hurt. Of the injured one succumoed to-day. & H. M. 8.Theseus is & firsi-class cruiser of 7355 tons and was built at Blackwall, Eng., in 1892, at a cost of £347,677. Her length is 360 1eet and she has 12,000 horse- power, Bhe goes twenty knots an hour, carries twelve guns and a crew of 544 men. sl o Sugar Trust and Swugar Beets, TRINIDAD, Coro., March 24.—Jobn E. Bearles, secretary and treasurer of the sugar trust and the man who defied the Lexow commitree, is in Coloraco for the purpose of consulting with men of wealth concerning the beet-sugar industry. He will inspect large tracts of land in this vicinity with a view to putting them under irrigation by canals and planting an immenxse acreage in sugar beets, es- tablishinz a sugar-beet plant at this int. The undertaking will involve an nvestment of about §4,000,000 and will es- tablish an i:rorum industry. The pro- posed canal be about 100" miles long. ADVANCES made on_furnlture and planos with or without semoval. Noouan; 1017-1073 Mission. RAILROADS ARE DRAWING 0UT Suprems Court Decision’s Effect on Traffic As- sociations. Doubts That It Applies to Fas- sengers and Their Trans- portation. It Is Also Questicned Whether the Mileage and Clergy Bureaus Are Included. CHICAGO, Iyn, March 24.—All rail- road tratfic organizations in this city re- frained from transacting any business to- day which had to do with the regulation of rates or division of business. Although the executive officers and clerical forces av the various headquarters remained at their desks, only routine business and that which does not come within the ban of the Supreme Conrt’s decision, was at- tended to. All toe associations are in a state of sus- pension, ‘‘practically looking over the ground and- waiting to find out where they stand,” as Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passencer Association ex- pressed it. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy gave a sweeping notice of withdrawal to- day from membership in every freight and passenger association. The general coun- sel of that company advised the passens ger officials not to affiliate with other roads. The notice inclndes the bureaus for the issuance of mileage tickets and half-fare clergy permits, which are departments of the Western Passenger Association. At the same time it hit upon the plan of ap- pointing B. D. Caldwell, chairman of the association, its agent to attend to clergy permits and mileage tickets, thus practi- cally retaining the association machinery for the sake of economy and corvenience. This method of procedure will probably be adopted by other roads which feel it in- cumbent upon themselves to sever all offi- cial relations with the associations. Such action would mean that although the asso- ciations will be dissolved, In compliance with the Supreme Court decision, the offi- cials and other employes of the organiza- tions will be retained to atiend to the business which is not prohibited. The Bur- lington road also erased its name from all joint ratesheets with all connecting lines. The action of the Chicago, Milwankee and St. Paul road to-day is, in effect, a withdrawal from all fraigxt and passenger traffic associations. The othcial announce- ment was made that until the full text of the decision was received and an opinion has been rendered by the legal depart- ment the company will not participate 1n any association. 1Its policy is that inac- tion is equivalent to witbdrawal, and, therefore, within legal bounds. It is a question among railroad men whether the mileage and clergy bureaus come within the scope of the decision. The Santa Fe company did not enlarge on its_action of esterday, limiting its withdrawal to reight associations. This limitation was decided upon in the opinion, which is neld by many able attorneys, that as the anti-trust law is to prevent the restraint of trade and commerce only the terms cannot rightly be applied to passengers | and their transportaiion, which are noc | commodities. Vice-Chairman Parker of the Western Freight Assoiation’s board of adminis- tration received notice to-day of the Min- neapolis and 8t. Lounis road’s withdrawal from ail treight associations. The mem- bers of the board of administration sat in their offices reaaing the newspapers and discussing the railroad situation as printed therein. The :ame condition of inertia prevailed at the offices of the Western and Transcontinental Passenger associations. Commissioner Caidweil re- turned to-day fram Washington and New York, and an important meeting was to have been held, but the officers of r: who came discussed the mattes only formally and this, the chalrman said, would be a continuation of the informal- ity to-morrow. No business was hikewise transacted by Commissioners Donald and Tucker of the Central Passenger and Cen- tral Freight associations, respectively. FIVE CHILDKEN CREMATED. Parents Atiend a Religious Meeting an.d, on Returning Find their House in Flames. OTTUMW A, Towa, March 24 —Fivelchil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Penrod, at Laddsdale, a little mining town on the Wapello and Davis County line, were burned to death last night. Three were cremated and two died a few hours later. They are: Henry Penrod, aged 10 years; John Penrod, aged 8 years; Minerva Pen- rod, sged 6 years; Ross Penrod,- aged 4 years; Blaine Penrod, aged 3 years. The parents took the oldest child of the family, a son aged 12, and a baby in the | arms of its mother, and went to a relig- | ious meeting, having first put the other five children to bed. The schoolhouse, wrere the services were held, was only 100 feet from the Penrod house. About 9 o'clock an alarm of fire was given and Penrod, with the other occupants of the schoolbouse. rushed out to find his house in flame: It was impossible to enter the building as it was crumbling when Penrod reached it. The cnildren’s bed was by the'win- dow, however, and Penrod burst the win- dow open and succeeded in pulling the 8 and 4 year old boys out, horribiy burning himself 1n the act. The two never re- zained consciousness, however, and died 1n a short time. The others were burned until only a few bones were found 1in the debris of the house. The Coroner’s inquest threw no light on the origin of the fire. S WENT ASHORE IN A FO0G. Gallant Rescue by Life-Savers of the Crew of the Steamer Saginaw on the New Jersey Coast. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 24.—A gal- lant rescue was effected at an early hour this morning by the crew of the life-sav- ing statiop at Long Beach, N. J. The Clyde Line steamer Saginaw of New York, from Hayti for New York, with a cargo of logwood and cotton, went ashore a mile and a half from the station at 4 o'clock. The thirty-five persons on board, includ- ing one passenger, were saved. When the rescue was made the sea was rough, the wind northeast and the atmosphere fogey. Captain George Johnson of the Saginaw stated" this evening that the Saginaw left Hayti on Maren 18 and had a fairly easy voyage, but encountered :thick weather and fog, which prevented taking observa- tions. There was a thick foz at the time the vessel struck, anc soundings were being taken and the steamer was proceed- ing slowly. Shortly after_she struck the beach the ocean tug Sea King, which was passing with a tow, hove to and made an attempt to pull her off, but the tide had fallen too much. Tugs of the Merrity Wrecking Company and lighters arrived later. The Saginaw will be floated at high water to-night. A part of the logwood was thrown overboard in order to lighten her. The Saginaw was built in 1883 in Eng- land and is 1429 tons register. She has been engaged for a number of yearsin the East India trade. e SAMOAN PRINCESS 1IN COURT. Suing Her Uncle for a Wedding Present of $4000. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 24.—The pretty daughter of a Samoan princess, who is now the wiie of a well-to-do young Brooklynite, told her story to United States Commissioner Benedict 1n the United States 'court in Brooklyn yester- day. She is Mrs. Edward Bourdois, who is suing her uncle, Daniel Stout Parker, of Samoa for $4000. b - Bourdois is the son of a Wall-streei man. His marriare to the princess occurred on July 16, 1895. Mrs. Burdois says ber un- cle gave her as a wedd.ng present two notes for $2000 each. She left them with bim for sate-kreping and she says she has never been able to recover the money on them. Parker has brought suit aginst Mr. Bur- dois_for $10,000 for the loss of his niece’s security. The case has been on trial at Apia and the Consul-General appointed Commissioner Benedict in Brooklyn to take Mrs. Burdois’ testimony. g JOINT TRAKFFIC ASSOCIAZION. It Will Bs Maintained for a Time by Adrice of Counsel. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 2{—The board of managers of the Joint Tratfic As- sociation, at its regular segsion to-day, de- cided that in view of the uncertainty con- cerning the exact scope of the Supreme Court’s decision in the trans-Missouri case, the Traffic Association should con- tinue in operation. The determination to maintain the or- ganization was based not only on the views of the several members of the board, but on the advice of James C. Carter of counsel for the association, who this morning notified Commissioner Blanchard that the full text of the Supreme Court decision had not yet arrived, and until it had been received and fully considered he de med inadvisable any act looking to the disruption of the association. e ENTIRE FAMILY CEREMATED, Tramps Believed to Have Fired a Ten- nessce Farmor's Dwelling. NASHVILLE, Texs~., March 24.—The house of Jacob Ade, a German farmer, was partly burned at Paradise Ridge last night, and in the ashes were found the charred remains of Ade, his wife, his daughter Lizzie, aged 13; the 10-year-old daughter of Henry Motrer, a neighbor, who was spending the night with the Ades, and Henry Ade, & 10-year-old boy. The deed 15 stpposed to have been the work of tramps, who bhave lately been numerous in the locality. Officers from Nashville hava left for Paradise Ridge with ploodhounds. IN TEARS, Forgets Her Lines and Weeps Behind the Scenes. CHICAGO, Itr., March 24 —A special to the Times-Herald from New York says: AD4 REHA { Miss Ada Reban was in tears behind the scenes at Daly’s last night. She played Violanthe in the “Wonder.” In the sec- ond act she fell into confusion and missed her lines in one of the best scenes. It happened in a peculiar way. Miss St. John forgot her lines in which Miss Rehan’s ‘‘cue” lay, thersby causing the trouble. Yet so well did Miss Rebhan act that, in spite of the mishap, she had an enthusiastic curtain call at the end of the act, -The cheering was kept up for a long time and when the actress finally ap- peared traces of weeping were evident. R Mortgages on tha Taber Grand. DENVER, Coro., March 24.—The North- western Insurance Company has taken title to the Tabor Opera-house and Tabor block property heére under their first mortgage of $400,000, thus apparently shutting out Mrs. Laura D. Smith, who held & second mortgage of $330,000, and who is now in possession of the property. By sn understanding to-day, however, Mrs. Smith’s equity is to be’ protected, | and she will remain In possession of the two big blocks built at & cost of $1,500,000, and owned uniil recently by ex-United States Senator Tabor. : —_——— Hu+ter Gains One in Kentucky. FRANKFORT, Ky.,, March 24.—The first joint ballot for United States Senator, taken at 12:20 to-day, resulted in no elec- tion. 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