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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1897. DINGLEY'S BILL CAN'T BE BEATEN Slow but Sure Pregress Made With the Tariff Schedules. Sayers, a Democrat From Texas, Demands a Daty on Hides. Cries of * Rats” Drown aa Attompt to Style Secretary Gaze a Free-Trafler. WASHINGTON, D, C., March 30.—When proceedings were begun on the tariff bill in the House to-day Dockery (D.) of Missouri asked unanimous consent that the free list might bz considered in order that he might offer his amendment put- ting those articles on the free list con- trolled by trusts in the United States, but Payne (R.) of New Y objected. The Committee on Ways and Means took command of the situation again and presented a number of amendments agreed upon at their meeting last night, mostly intended to perfect the phraseology and 1o correct slight omissions and errors. Among them were: Muking covered safety juse dutiable at 45 per cent,ad valorem; making the duty on crude tartar or wine lees to be }; centapound on the article testingless tnan 50 per cent; nitrate of pot- asn, 1 cent a pound on the article testi above that strength; reducing from 20 to | per cent ad valorem the duty on certain ades of hat and bonnet braids; restor- ing the language of the McKinley law re- lating to Moquette and similar carpets and Oriental r Sayers (D.) of Texas, referring to Payne's statement last Saturday, that the hides imported into the United Siates were principaliy from the hot countries, such as did not come into competition with those produced in the United States, quoted from the treasury lists to show as | claimed a great variance between the gentleman’s statement and the facts in the case, Cannon (R.) of Iltinois said, in a speech advocating a tax on hides, for & qaarter of a century free hides bad prevailed and in that period the leather industries of the country had prospered and grown, until they had practically conquered the mar- kets of the world. Now, he was satistied, a duty could be imposed without interfer- ing seriously at least with the leather industry. He desired the attention of the Massachusets members while he said that the proposed duty weunld add at least$! to the value of every head of cattle in the country. He was wiliing to take the bill asit came from the Committee on Ways and Means. And if that committee co see its way clear to recommend the duty he woula gladiy follow its lead, just as he would foilow it in voting for a reduc- tion of duties on products of woolen man- ufactures if the Massachusetts gentlemen thought they were too high. [Avplause.] Slayden (D.) of Texas said the peop'e of his district and of all the range country were interested in this matter and de- mandeG a duty on hides. Bell (Pop.) of Colorado made a brief speech in favor of & duty on hides, saying it would conler more benetit on the farmer than all tbe duties on the agricultural schedule combined. Dingley (R.) of Maine said that when the Commiste on Ways and Means, of which the present President was the chairman, was preparing a revenue bill in 1860 it made an exbaustive investigation 1o determine whetler or not a duty on hides would benefit the farmers of the United States. They found the following state of fac 1. That the great body of hides used in this country were produced as a by-product end the price was wade here. 2, As 1o goaiskins and a large number of other skins for tanning, we found that we did not have them and that they must be im- port 3. That the importations of thick hides, ex- ptin a few special cases, were dry hides for leather and largely used for export ba- cause oi our cheap tanning materisls, thus euxbling us to reach foreign markets with the product. From these facts we concluded that un- der the special conditions obtaining, and further, that but twice in the history of the country—I1816 and 1852—had tiiere been a duty imposed on hides; no advan- tage would accrue to the farmer from re- imposing a duty, and that a disadvantage would be felt by those engaged in the ex- port leather trade. It was believed thata duty on hides would shut off this export trade and prevent the tanning of hides here and drive itinto Canaaa. In view of these facts tbe final conclusion of the committee was against imposing a duty. Dingley said no one appeared before the committee in 1896 to ask a duty. But the committee made an independent in- vestigation and found no reason to change xg;oopmmn reached by the committee in 1890. Livingstone criticized the committee for failing to include in the bill a schedule to raise reyenue and to protect American industrie: duty on hides. A 10 per cent duty on hides imported last vear would have produced $1,400,000 2nd a tax of 1 cent a ponnd on goatskins would nave produced §560,000. Hepburn (R.) of lowa also advocated placing a duty on hides, speaking in his usual empbatic manner, to the delight of the Democrats and a portion of the Repub- licans. *‘Jowa is more interested in this product than she is in wool,” he said. “We pro- duce more than $3,000,000 worth of hides and $1,000,000 wortnh of wool. It may be that there are reasons valuable, economic and coutrolling why there should be no duty on Lides, but I want to hear a better one than has yet been given in the course of this debate, I believe in the protection system and in the general purposes of this bill, but I believe that in framing its pro- visions the committee hasnot given the consideration it should to the interests that they sbould have. I hope that the committee in the multiplicity of amend- ments which it is offering will find the opportunity to present one to puta duty on hides and test the sense of the House on the question.”” [Applause.] After discussinz a number oi additional amendments offeced by the Committee on Ways and Means the committee of the whole was entertained by Perkin« (R.) of Towa, and later by Clark (D.) of Missouri. Clark said that he had enjuyed no scene 8o much since Senator Telier and his con- ferees went out of the St. Lonis conven- tion last June as that _in the House yes- terday when the Massachusetts Sen- ator ran amuck through the bill and Grosvenor (R.) of Obio and Russeli (R.) of Connecticut ran amuck through them, while the gray eagle of Worcester (Walker, R., of Massachusetts) swooped down on the whole outfir. [Laughter.] He wanted to ask the members of the Committee on Ways and Means a ques- tion or two; first,’ he wanted to know if this bill had been referred for Lis approval 1o Lyman J. (iage, the free trade Secre- tary of the Treusury. ‘‘He was a free trader in 1884 ana 1888 and there is Do evi- dence that he is not now. He was se- lected for this high position over grizzled veterans of your party. because, being a Chicago millionaire, he was able to make a large coutribution to the camnaign fund.” [Groans and cries of “Rats."] If the pending bill was not a sectional measure, Clark_asked wiy 1t was that the farmer of the West paid no duty on hides, while the boot and shoe manutacturers of Massachusetts had a high duty on his product. Why was it that tne Southern planter had free cotton and the New En, land manufacturer a high duty on his manufaciured cotfon. given with a brutal frankness by the gen- tleman from Indiana (Mr. Franklin), who said that the people of the West and South must first vote the Republican ticket, or_what is the same thing, for a high tariff, before they would be permit- ted to participate in the benefits of the protective system. In conclusion Clark said that the people of the South and West might be fools, as_the gentleman from Massachusetts (Walker) denominated them, but they knew enough to know when they were being sandbagged, and to say to the high- wayman of New England that they had some rights that he ought to respect. [Applause.] A little later Mahoney (R.) of New York took occasion to say that he was tired of the continued unloading of Grover Cleveland upon their party and that for one member of that party he repudiated him. Carmack (D.) of Tennessee inquired a moment later if there was anvthing in the bill which proposed an_increase of duty on Grover Cleveland? If there was it must have been passed when tallow was under consideration. [Democratic ap- plause. 1num]4 proposed an amendment author- izing the free_admission of articles pur- chased abroad with the proceeds of agri- cultural products raised in the Unfted States and exported. Supporting the amendment, Bland said tue bill was ramed in the interests of the East. He appealed from a decision of the chair (Sherman (R.) oi New York) that the amendment was not in order, and the ob- jection was sustained. Referring to the suggestion by Bland that the bill was framed in the interests of the East Henderson (R.) of Towa called atten- tion to the fact that the West controlled the Republican majority of the committee, seven to four. He said that no man, dead or alive, ever saw a tariff bill pass through the House which met his approval in every respect. Under a protective tariff the West enjoyed the best prosperity and greatest happiness it ever enjoyed in the history of the Republic. [Applause.] At intervals during the progress of the debate the following amendments pro- {posed by the Committes on Ways and | Means were agreed 10: Providine that no | gloves above number six should be | classed as children’s gloves; making metal | strings for musical instraments dutiable at {45 per cent valorem; reducing the | tariff on cocoa matting from 12 to 6 cents a yard and on cocoa | cents a square foot; making slate-pencils dutiable at 4 cents a hundred instead of & gross; making silk boiting elotn, for mill- ing purpeses only, dusiable at 25 per cent ad valorem; permituing the free entry of §100 worth of househoid ptensils belong- 1ng to immigrants 10 the United States; | of glass disks for sc.entific instruments, of | dried fish sounds, of dyes produced from coal tar and not made 1n this country, of crude salts evaporated from mineral waters, of carbonate ol potash, of sheep dip, of shrimps and otaer shellfish. Smith (D.) of Arizona and Cowherd (D.) of Missouri opposed the proposed increase in the duty on cattle. Dingley offered an amendment provid- ing for the free entry of sci-ntific appa- ratus, instruments, chemicals, book maps, etc., such as are not made or pu lished in the United States, when ex- pressly imported in good faith by and for | the use of any regulated established or in- corporated institution of learning or sci- entific society or public library and not intended for sale. Pending this an animated debate oc- curred on the lumber -chedule between Arnold (R.) and Brucker (D.) of Michi- gan, the latter denouncing the dutly as “absurd and wickeJ.” The free-book amendment was agreed to—111 to 81. Tawney (R.) of Minnesota moved to change the duty on borses and mules to $20 on animals valued at less than $150 a head; 25 per cent ad valorem on animals valued at over that sam, On this Hill (R ) of Connecticut made a vigorous speech on tue lumber duty. He asserted and defied contradiction that ail the tariff chanees had ever added a dollar to or taken from the price of lumber paid by the consumer. A motion by Tawney was agreed to putting a duty on leather shoelaces lese than a yard long of 25 cents a dozen pairs and 25 per cent ad valorem, and on laces over a yard long 60 cents a dozen pairs and 25 per cent ad yalorem. An amendment offered by Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio was agreed to reducing the duty on bronze or Dutch metal or alumi- num, in Yeaf, from 8 to 4 cents a package of 100 leaves; also an amendment increas- ing the duty on bigh-class lithographic labels of ten or more colors, priated in white orin part in metal leaf from 30 to 49 cents a pound. In lieu of the paragraph in the bill re- lating to mica, Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio offered’ the following: Mica, 2 cents per pound on dimensions 2 inches square or less, and 2 cents per pound additonal for each ad litional square inch, provided that the maximum duty shall in ng case ex- ceed 50 cents per pound. This, he expleined, on the higher grades of mica was less than the presint ad valorem duty of 25 per cent. The amend- ment was agreed to. A motion by Evans (R.) of Kentucky was agreed to, amending the paragraph prohibiting the importation of convict tabor made goods so as to require the Becretary of the Treasury to make regula- tions necessary to carry the provisions into effect. On motion of Dingley powdered choco- late, unsweetened, was put in the list at 5 centsa pound, a considerable reduction, he said. This completed the list of com- mittee amendments and the reading of the bill at the point reached last Saturday was resumed. Proceedings of the committee were in- terrupted to permit Speaker Reed to an- nounce his signature to the joint resolu- tion appropriating $250,000 for the reliefof the Mississippi Valley flooa sufferers and meaking appropriation to meet deficien- cies. (D.) of Lentz Indiada made a speech on the coal duty. He saia that under the operation of the present duty of 40 cents a ton the mines of Ohio and other Western States had exported nearly a miltion and a half tons of coal iato Canada, while Nova Scotia had gent to the Eastern market of the United States less than 300,000 tons. He asked why General Grosvenor, representing a great State joining bis own, bad not protesied against this surrender by the four East- ern members of the Committee on Ways and Means to the anthracite pool with jts millions of surp!us and denounced the infernal outrage of the increase of duty from 40 to 75 cents a ton, which would destroy the coal-mining in‘erests of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Leniz presented letters from the coal men of Obio, oper- ators, miners and railroad employes, pro- testing against the change. Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio replied, inform- ing the House what had been done by the Committee on Ways and Means and why he said, bad app-ared before the reported to the House to object to the proposed increase of duty, but after- ward the demand was made, the arzument being advanced that if the duty were re- tained at 40 cents the Oanadian Govern- ment would reduce its tariff from 60 to 40 cents to correspond. But against this the complaints of Maryland, Virginis, West Virzinia and Kentucky protested, claim- ing that they had a right to be protected as well asothers interested, Hopkins (R.) of Il'inois expressed his personal opinion, founded upon observa- tion and tue experience of others, that the reciprocity between this country and Can- ada on coal would be a good thing, which ended the discussion. The committee then rose and fifteen minutes were spent in an unavailing effort to reach an agreement on the time for de- The answer was | nats from 8 to 4| bate from 3 to 4 o’clock to-morrow, o'clock the House ad journed. At 5 OF INTERL 10 THE COAST. Case of Impor-ance to This City in the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—A case has been docketed in the Supreme Court of the United States from San Fian- | cisco. It is au application by tbe Anglo- California Bank to have a recent decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals, affecting the rate of duty on merchandise in ware- house over three years, reviewed by the | Supreme Court. The question is an im- portant one and the probability is that tne writ of certiorari applied for will be granted. The application is made by t bank’s attorneys, Jesse W. Lilienthal and J. F. Evans. The case is to be argued by Joseph H. Choate, the distinguished New York attorney. Tacific Coast patents—Charles F, Hitch- cock und F. H. Edwards, Los Angeles assignors to Hitchcock Metal Company, San Francisco, lawn sprinkier; Clarence A. Holmes, Seattle, Wash., concentrator ; Wiiiie C. Keithly, San Krancisco, insa- lator and nolder for electric railways; William Luce, Nebaiem, Or., swimming apparatus; Samuel ernil, Los An- geles, oil can and liquid siorage and de- livery device; George G. Murray, Santa Rosa, Cal., abstract book for county records, etc.; Wiiham F. Murray, San Francisco, hoisting apparatus; George W. Owings, Ritter, On, hose coupling; Emil Turck, Anabeim, Ca beat-producing composition and produ: ing beat for incubators, etc.; Henry H. Warner, Tacoma, Wash., spark-arrester; George L. Woodworth, Stanford Univer- sity of Culifornia, igniling apparatus for internal combusiion engines; Aiexander M. Wylie, Stockion, Cal., pontoon trans- fer bridye for dikes or canals. e Pacific Coast pensions: California: Orignal—Irvin W. Wolfe, Nordhcif; Lyman G. Stone, Woodland; Arnold Tautenbach, San Francisco. Additional— Ovid Hare, Los Ange.es. Original wid- ows, etc.—Mary Sprague, Stockion. Oregon: Originai—Thomas E. Loban, McMinnville; Louis Shaffer, Comstock; James Hickman, Wallow. Washington: Original widow, Maranda Gentry, Huntsvi.le. ———— Promotions in the Navy. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—In to-day’s naval orders Captain H. L. Howi- son, recently commanding the battleship Oregon, is directed to report in Washing- ton for examination for promotion to com« modore, to which grade he became eiigible March 20, on Admiral Walker's retire- ment. Lientenani-Commanders F. Singer of the Terror and P. Garst of the Raleigh exchange places April 5. Commander F, H. Gilniore is detuiled to duty in the New York Navy yard. Assistant Surgeon G. D. Costigan is detached from the Ver- mont and ordered, by steamer of April 30, to the Lancaster on the Sou:h Atlantic, Assistant Surgeon F, C. Cook wiil be ex- emined for promotion at New Yorx, April 5. ete.— AN Wheaton to Be Major-Grneral. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—It has practically been determined that Brig- adier-Genergl Wheaton, now command- ing at Denver, wili become Major-General on the retirement next Friday of General Ruger, pas-ing Brigadier-General John R. Brooke, now head brigadier-general and commanding at St. Paul. In this case General Wheaton will relieve General Wesley Merritt at Chicago. e International Marine Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—The American delegates to the International Marine Congress will meet at the State Department to-morrow to formulate rules Jor navigation in inland waters to corre- spond to the rulesof the road at eea re- cently adopted by international agree- ment. SEEAEE Moremants of Warshipa, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—The flagship San Francisco of the European squadron has reached Alexandretta, where she will be joined by the Detroit, which reached Port Said to-day, bound for home. The Boston left Amoy this morning for Hongkong. Ngh Pabmer to Be Pubtic Printer, WASHINGTON, D. C,, March 30.—The President to-day nominated F. W. Palmer of Iilinois to be Public Printer and Alex M. Thackara of Pennsylvania Consul at Havre. T0 TAKE THE PLACE OF STEAM. Tripler Claims to Have Made a Wondertul Discovery With L quefizd Arr. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—It was developed yesterday that the explosion at the Hotel Endicott on Saturday evening was the result of experiments which C. E. Tripler has been carrying on for eight or nine years in search of a new power. He professes to have discovered it, and says he is going to revolutionize transporta- tion and manufacturing. The mysterious whitish compound which ‘was supposed to be a new and powerful freezing mixture is liquefied air and is the basis of Tripler's power, which he contends will take the place of steam and produce energy at s minimum of cost. He is not ready to let the pub.ic into his secret. How he liquefies air he will not tell. It has beea done before, but in small quantiiies, in scientific laboratories, but never commercially. When liquefied the air is at a temperature of 450 degrees be- low zero on the Fahrenheit scale. It boils or vaporizes again ai 310 degrees below zero, and it is from the expansion conse- uent upon this vaporization that Mr. Tripler obtains his power, which is trans- mitted through an engine exactly as the power generated by steam from boiling water is transmitted. The most remarkable claim is yet to pe told. Mr, Tripler declares that bis lique- fied air in boiling, or changinz to vapor again, absorbs the heat in the surrounding air 8o quickly that it is in turn liquefied and flows into the reservoir, which in this manver is always kept supplied. Tnoat is, once the apoaratus’ is charged with a supply of lquetied air 1v feeds itself and will practically run forever without any cost for fuel. Mr. Tripler declares, too, that there is no loss of power in this process. Prolessor Gordon of Columbia Coliegs, an authority on physics, when asked for an opinion on the maiter yesterday, was inclined to be skeptical. “Of course, it is possible to liguefy air,” said he. “‘That has been done repeatedly, and there is no reason why an engine should not be run with it, but it has never been done com- mercially, and energy must be used to liquety it in the first place. Itseems abe surd to say that the apparatus will feed itsetf without loss of power. ILhas been demonstrated that liquefied air in vapor- izing will condense a very small propor- tion of its own bulk from the surrounuing air, but the proportion is so small that it may be disregarded. Of course, if Mr. Tripier’s claims are true he bas made a wonderful discovery.'” ' Ml Mr. THOUSE TWU BENDERS, Detectives Ave Quietly Looking for the Aotorious Murderers, CHILLICOTHE, Onio, March 30.—The developments in the Bender case grow in- teresting. Detective Caldwell received a letter yesterday from Edward York of Denver, a brother of Dr. W. H. York, who was murdered. Hoe says there is no proof the Benders were killed. . They were helped away by money, he says. Two strange mea arrived in the city yesterday and made quiet nquiries about the Benders. They are thought to be detestives. In the meantime Caldwell keeps the niding-place of his people a secret. Edward York may come here to see the suspected persons. DEEP PROBLEMS FOR THE SENATE Populist Allen of Nebraska Talks Nonsense About the Tariff. Sheepmen of Montana, per Mr. Mantle, Threaten the New Bill. Organization of Committees Considered at a Caucus of Repubicin M mb rs. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—The open session of the Senate to-day lasted until 2 P. M., when the Senate resumed be- hind closed doors the consideration of the arbitration treaty, spending two and a half hours in the discussion. To the 1404 bills that had been introduced up to the close of Monday's ses-ion, there were enough added tosday to bring the whole number above the figure of 1500—the vast majority of them being pen The Populist Senator from Nebraska, Allen, occupled more than an hour in an elaborate argument to prove that Congress is ‘“not possessed of the constitutional power to impose tariff duties on articles of daily consumption for the express and avowed purpose of increasing the pri- vate fortunes of one class of citizens at the expense of the masses”’’ He char- acterized as preposterous the claim that a bigh tariff rajsed the price of farm products and was of vast benefit to the farmers. The resolution embodying the doctrine which he had offered yesterday was, at the close of his speech, referred to the Committee on Finance. Another menace'to the bill now pending was contained in a resolution of the Board of Sheep Commissioners of Montana (pre- sented by Senator McRride of thut Btate) 10 the effect that unless the wool-growers of the United States received the most ample protection the policy of protection couid be no longer maintained. A resolution asking information as to the letters of Mazimo Gomez, the com- manding general of the insurrectionary forces, to President McKinley and Cleve- land was offered by Morgan (D.) of Ala- | bama, and was laid over to be called up to- morrow, The House amendments to the joint res- olution passed yesterday by the Senate ap- propriating $250,000 to aid -in protecting life and property in the Mississippi floo were concurred in by the Senate and the joint resolution was sent to the President., At 4:30 p. M. the Eenate adjourned. e CAUCUS OF KLPUBLICANS. in the Committes Con- cersy. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—The Republicans of the Senate this morning put more enthusissm into the erganiza- tion of the Senate so far as the committee vacancies are congerned. The caucus was No Headway Made t called tor 10 o’clock and was promptly at- | tend=a by almost every one of the straight Republicana of the party. Adjournment was not taken until 11:30 o’clock. Senator William L. Allisc chairman of the caucus committee, made an elab- orate report, in which he told of the troubles that bad been confronted and which seem to be in the way of the com- miitee. Many conferences had been headed by Democratic steering commit- tees, and at no time were the members of that committee, and particularly Gorman, its chairman, willing to admit that there was any change in the condition of the Republican party since the Senate com- mittees nad been reorganized by the Re- publicans., The Democraty insisted, said Allison, that they should have the same number of men on thecommittees as they had under previous arrangements, and declined to permit the Renublicans to take additional members sufficient to out- vote the silver Republicans who had bolted the St. Louis convention and who were now members of the committees, if they continued with the Democrats. Short_speeches were made bv Senators Hale, Gallinger, Wolcott, Wilson ana others. Senator Mason of Iliinois claimed that new Senators were entitled to com- mittee assignment, and that efforts should be made to pl. ce them. If theeffirtsto seat them failed there would be no blame attaching to the Republicans. Allison said that the situation had been carefully canvassed, and while sufficient votes 10 pass the necessary resolution were not in sight, he said that the com- mittes hoped within a very short time to be able to say :hat the votes were at hund te give the Republicans full control of the membership of the committs The result of the discussion was of a de- cidedly varied and somewhat nekulous character. A resolution instructing Chairman Alli- son'to appeiny a commitiee on commit- tees, which will assign Republicans to the various committees on the basis insisted upon by the Republicans, was passed. This wiil at least put the machinery in motion and force the fighting to a finish. It is understood that a combination has been floated by cerzain persons whereby they are to vote with the Republicans on the question of recognition. The Popu- lists who are to be given good chairman- ships are said to Senators Jones of Nevada, Stewart and Kyle. Itis under- stood that Senator Hoar of Massachusetts o pposes such a combination and will not aggree to any recognitiou of the Populists the chairmanships. o ARBITRATION AKGUMENT. It Seems That the ¢hiltow Amendment Wilz Prevail. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 30.—The last day of the debate on the amendments that have been made to the general treaty of arbitration concluded with the’ dis- cussion of this afternoon. To-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock the vote will be taken on the amendments that are pending up to that time, and the g:xr morning the amended copy of the treaty, if it shall bave been amended, will be laid before the Senate. The discussion on these amendments will proceed until Thursday at 4 o’clock, when the final vote on the amendments then pending will be taken, and after then no further amend- ments will be permitted. When the final vote will be taken is a matter which can- not now be determined. The discnssion this afternoon was on the Chilton amend. ment, as for several days past. It looks very much as if this amend- ment would prevail. Chilton addressed the Benate to-day on bis amendment, and during the course of the discussion Plait of Connecticut asked Chilton why his proposed amendment was better than that proposed by the committee. Chilton as- serted that it was better because it made the intent of the Senate clearer and left the subject without any doubt in the minds of the Americt vle, Seuator Morgan m nother of his speeches on the treaty as a whole and as- | -Green came from New York and her son serted that it made no difference to him how the convention was amended he would be opposed to it. The time had not yet come, he said, when the United States should bind itself by a general treaty with Great Britain. No gooa ¢could come of it, and every man who considered the interests of the United Siates would vote against it. Hoar of Massachusetts made a long speech in fyvor ot it and offered a new amendment to tuke the place of the one now pending. It «omprises the salient features of tue Chiilon amendment and the one proposed by the committee, which had been informaily agreed to. It is patterned after the Lodge amendment of the last se<sion and eliminates from the scope of the treaty all questions relating to the National or domestic policy of either of the contracting purties and pro- vides that the Senate shall pass, as a part of the treaty-making power on all ques- tions proposed to be submitted to arbitra- tion under the general terms of the treaty. Hoar -ddrexucflhe Senate at some length upon his amendment. Davis will to-morrow move an executive session at an early hour. HETTY GREEN AND SON. The Richest W:man in the United States and Her Boy in Chicago to Look After a Gigantic Lawsuit. CHICAGO, Irr., March 30.—Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woman in the United States, and her son, E. H. R. Green, pres- ident of the Texas Midland Railroad and vige-chairman of the State Executive Committee in Texas, are at the Great Northern. They arrived yesterday. Mrs. from Wasbington, where he had been in conference with the Repubiican leaders with reference to the distribution of Fed- eral patronage in Texas. Mother and son are in Chicago to await the result of the lawsuit of Cornell vs. Green, which comes up for trial in the Federal court Thursday. Several miilion dollars are involved. Green said last night that President McKinley would not remove the Federal office-holders of the South until after the | expiration of their commissions. When | asked it he would take a hand in the dis. tribution of the offices, he intimated that us far as the party is concerned in Texas | he is the “real thing.” Green ascribes the wonderful Republican vote of Texas last year to the efforts of the respectable eiement of his State to cast aside partisanship and vote for prin- ciple. He firmly believes that Texas will | go Republican two years hence. When | asked if he would be the Republican can- didate for Goverpor he said he did not know. However, he thought that unless | the situation considerably changed he | would not object to giving the Democrats a fight. Green said there would be no milmad‘ building in the South to speak of in the | a slow movement and slid into the waters of the Bristol haibor. The vessel is a sister ship of torpedo boat No. 6. e CRUELTEY ON THE OAKES. Federal Authorities Will Proscouts Cap- tain Herd. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—United States District Attorney McFarlane said yesterday that an investigation into the cases of alleged cruelty on the partof Cartain Reed of the ship 1. F. Oakes, which came into port recently yith sev- eral of the crew dead and several seriously ill from scurvy, was being made withi a view of ecuring inuictments against Cap- tain Reed shonld the facts warrani it. The statuie which Captain Reed 13 said to bave vioiated is that relating to the dis- tribution of food and lime juice to the men, ¥ Samuel A. Fraser and Charles Robin- son, seamen of the Qakes, went from the marine hospital at Staten Island, where they have been laid up with scurvy, to the office of G -orge C. Bodine, a lawyer, to see if a ciiminal or il suit for damages could be instituted against Captain Reed, They also went to District McFarlane's office, where a statement was taken from each man. Bodine says that if any ac- tion is brought he will sue in behalf of the eleven survivors of the crew und the fam- ilies of Thomas Ring and A. Judge, who said in their wills, which named Fraser and Kobinson as executors, that they were being siarved to death. 4 A delegation from the Seamen’s Union appeared before District Attorney McFar- lane yesterday and urged him to prosecute Captain Reed. It is said that Harry Reagan, thiru mate of tne Oakes, wiil bring suit for damages against the cap- tain. ———— TWO PEOPEE BUKSED TO DEATH. Heroic Efforts of Firemen to Save Them Were in Vain. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30,—Fire destroyed a frame house on Carroll street, near Franklin avenue, Brooklyn, early this morning. Peter Keenan, aged 40, and Marie Stewart, aged 5, were burned to death in bed. Every effort was made by the heroie fire- men to save the lives of the two unfortu- nates, but in vain. Several times they at- tempied to enter the house, but the smoke drove them back. Those who saw the fire say that it was one of the quickest they ever witnessed. It seemed but a very few moments from the first alarm before the flames com- pletely enveloped the building and pre- vented any one from entering. It was an old frame buiiding and the wood was dry and well seasoned. Just what started tne fire no one knows. Itis thought, how- ever, that it may have been a match from the hands of some thoughtless cigaretie smoker. It 13 believed that the two peo- ple died painlessly and the fire surprised them in bed. bR John Churchill's Beguest. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 30.—By the will of John Churehill, who died & week avo, leaving an estate valued at $750,000, Coionei M. Lawis Clark, through its pro- present year. Texas, he declared, was ihe | pation in the County Court yesterday, most prosperous State at the present time in the Union. ° ‘ —_— | DELLA FOX FaINTED. | The Popular Camic Upera Singer Over- | come at n Rehearsal. | NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—Miss | Della Fox, who is shortly to appearina | comic opera entitled “The Weddiug Day,” | fainted on the stage while rehearsing at | the Casino yesterday. Dr. Austin Flint| Jr. was called in and advised that she be | removed at once to her home. The newsof her iilness at once spread along the Rialto and lost nothing in the teliing. A iew hours jater th+ rumor was | going the rounds that Miss Fox was in an | exceedingly critical condition, and would probably never be able to play again. It | was said that Dr. Fiint had made requent calls at Miss Fux's bome during the day and deemed her condition so serious that | a professional nurse had been engaged to take care of the actress. Dr, Flint w. s:en last night. He said t.at she avas suffering from nervous prostration, as the result of over- work and worry concerning the new pro- duction. There was no occasion ior the | slarming rumors of her condition, how- ever, as he wuas sure & few days rest would bring her arournd ail rignt and enable her 10 go on with the rehearsals. Miss Fox has not enjoyed the best of | health recently, and returned from a tour on the road several weeks ago, during which she plaged forty consecutive one- night stands, She was completely run down and tired out, but at once began | studying and rehearsing her new part. Her overtaxed nerves could not stand the strain and her collapse followed. Her mauagers said last night they had no doubt she wonld be able to resume re- hearsals shortiy. S R LAY ILL WiTH HI1y GOLD. Ditcorery of @ Miser Who Was Dying in Agualor. MQRRISTOWN, N. J., March 30.—Pe- ter Franz de Brand Jaillette, an old French watchmaker who for years con- ducted a little jewelry-shop in Speedwell avenue and occupied alone a little back room, was removed to All Souls’ Hospital yesterday afternoon, critically ill from pneumonia. The old man was a well- known character about town for years and his condition was only discovered by his absence from his usual haunts. He lay on an old bed in the dingy back room, sur- rounded by filth and :qualor, long time refu-ed to leave the A search of the room after the man had been removed startied the searchers, for, concealed iu a box beneath s pile of rags, they came upon over $9000 in goid, a num- ber of securities and other valuable ar- ticles. The man will probably die, and as he has no known relatives |Ke nd will probably produce considerable ltigation to determine to whom it snoula go. g L Cannot Stop Hicconghing. CENTRALIA, Mo.,, March 30.—Miss Lucy Marshall, daughter of a prominent citizen of this place, began to hiccough on last Cbristmas day and has been unable to stop since, although the best medical adyice bas been obtained. She is unable to sleep long at a time and may die if not relieved soon. About two weeks ago her youngest brotber Oliver began to hie- cough and has been at it ever since. Yes. terday a younger sister commenced hic- coughing and cannot stop. The malady threatens to affect the entire family, the members of which feel much alarm. The local physicians are puzzled. e A Torpedo Boat Launched, BRISTOL, R. 1., March 30.—Torpedo- boat No. 7 was launched at 6 o’clock this evening at the Herreshoffs’ works in the presence of a number of naval officers, in- vited guests and about 300 townspeople. Shortly before 6 o’clock, everything being ready, the boit @ of wine wus broken at the bow by Lailian Shelby Converse, the daughter of Commander Converse, and at the same time she christened the boat “Dupont.” The new crait then took on { became the owner of forty-six acres os land in South Louisvile. The tract it worth about $100,000, and embraces the beautiful racecourse, Churchill Downs, where Colonel Clark has officiated for so many years as presiding judge. —— Firein an Insane Asylun NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—Fire to-nizht damaged the eastern win: of the insane asylum on Ward's Island to the extent of $40,000. Therz was no loss of life, all the patients having been safely transferred to another building. IN A 1WE.:X-EQUND BOUT. Jack Everhardt and Kid McPartland Fioht to a Draw, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—After a very fierce battle at t'e Broadway Ath- letic Club to-night Referee Koche decided the twenty-round bout between Jack Everhardt of New Orleans and Kid Mc- Partland of this city 2 draw. Everhardt did most of the leading, but McPartland stood him off well. In the seventeenth the Kid should have got the fizht on a technical foul, as one of Everbardt’s scconds came into the ring while the men were clinched, but Me- Paitland fouled Jack two or three times by hitting below the belt in the same round. Notwithstanding the attempt at an in. junciion by a rival club, there was a fair . crowd present. The betting was about ' ev=n money, as the sports took a line on both men through Lavigne. Tae preliminary was a ten-round en- | counter between Jimmy Tully and Jimmy Kelly, both of this city. Tully got thede- cision, The second pair were Jack Hanley of Philadelphia and Jack Foley of Boston, They were scheduled for ten rounds at 135 pounds. Foley knocked his man out in two minutes and hity-eight seconds of | the fourth round and won. The blow was aright swinz on the jaw and Hanly was knocked unconscions. His was a very bad case and he had 1o be carried from the ring. He vomited freely and it took the club's doctor & long time to bring him back to consciousness. S Winners a' New Orleans. NEW_ORLEANS, L., March 30.—Seven fux- longs, Wabasso wor, Rewarder second, Will Elliott third. Ttme, 1:321. Four and a half furlongs, Lillian Russell won, Our Lizzie second, Kaiserine third. Time, 0% turlongs. Charlie Christy won. Nairette second, Mamie Calan third. Time, 1193 Six farlongs, Gioj« won, Princss Eounie second, Oldham third. 193;. Oue ‘aud @ sixteenth mies. D.imningo won, Pete Kitchen second, Jack the Jew third. Time, 1:5434. S:x’ fur.ougs, Olly Gamin won, Dick Behan second, Hibernis Queen third. Time, 1:18% sttt Racing at Little Rook. LITTLE ROCK. ARK., March 30.—Four and a haif furlongs, Gath won, Sligo second, Ferris Hartman third. Time,1:02. Four furiongs, Pauline won, Mike Haverly second, Friseo Ben third, Time, :511. Oue mile. Bosnerges won, Burlesqué 1I seo- ond, Arlingion third. Time, 1:46. Otie and a sixicenth miles. Pinkey Potter won, Rnett Goode secoud, Doctor G third, Time, 1:52. Six’ furiones, Sea Robber won, Dan Huger second, Lexington Pirate third. 'Time,1:163 e NMitehell and F-tzsimmnons, BIRMINGHAM, Exc., March 30.—The Olympic Sporting Club of th s city offers a purse of £3000 for a fight between Char- ley Mitchell and Bob Fitzsimmons. Mitchell says that if Fitzsimmons does not respond 10 his chalicnge he will fight Corbett for £1000 to £2000 a side. Failing to meet Corbett he will retire perma- nently from the rin; He will not meet any man except Fiizsimmons or Corbett, Miichell offers to match an unknown to fight “Kid"" McCoy for £1000 or £2000 a side. e Pritannia B ats Aila, NICE, Fraxce. March 30.—The race for the Iialian cup was sailed to-day. The contestants were the Ailsa and the Britan- nia. It was won by the latter, which beat the Ailsa one minute and t n seconds. NEW 70-DAY Under eminent scientific control. The Best Natural Laxative Water. 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Such disapproval is required when an investi- gation sbows that the proposed agreemely’ would result in unreasonable rates or otherwise contravene any provision of the act. The commission is given authority to revise or modify the rates established if mvestigation proves the necessity for such modification, or it may order the agreement to be terminated at a fixed date. - The orders and findings of the commis- ion are made subjact to review by any Circuit Court of the United States sitting in equity in & judicial district in which any party to the contract has its principal offices. An appeal may he taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. The further details of the bill require qhe conspicuous posting of all tariff sheets, rates, etc. No advance can be made in rates except upon ten days’ pub- lic notice, whica must state the ghanees proposed to be made, the time when they will go into effect, etc. Reductions in rates can only be made after three days’ public notice, and the same provisions apoly to joint rates and tariffs, It is made iawful for common carriers, whether subject to this act or not, to enter into agreements not forbidden by the fifth section of the interstate com- merce act in regard to the making and maintaining of the lawful rates and charges specified 1n the separate or joint tariff schedules published as required by this section, The remaining sections of the b:ll reiate to matters of detail and are similar to the provisionsof the Patter- son bill introduced and reported in the last Congress. Jltness of Mrs. Lewi: CHICAGO, Irn, March 30.—Congress- man J. H. 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