The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 1, 1897, Page 1

E LX VOLUM SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY SINGLEY TARIFF BILL IS PASSED BY THE HOUSE |dopted as Amended to Go Into Full Effect To-Day. EBATE EXCITING TO THE END. | = Dunocratic Representatives Go Down Fight- ing Against the Will Reopen Measure That the Country’s Mills. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 31.—The )ject for which President McKinley sum- moned the Fifty-fifth Congress to meet in sxtraordinary session a fortnightago was sccomplished, so far as the House of Representatives was concerned, when the vote on the Dingley tariff bill was an- nounced this afternoon by Speaker Reed— Ayes 205, noes 121, answering ‘‘present” and not voting 2i. The affirmative vote was composed of 199 Republicans, five Democrat-—Broussard, Dovey and Meyer of Louisiana and Keeberg and Slayden of Texas —and one Populist — Howard of Al Mr. ma. Reed, in the BSpeaker's chair, directed the clerk to call his name just| beforo the announcement of the vote, to iich he responded “aye” amid much pply : TvJ According to the conclusion Iast Monday night the great num- ber of Populist Silverites and Fusionists contsnted themssives with “present.” \The debates preceding the passage of g} bill was interesting to an unusual de- grec| * were heard by a brilliant assem- Blag:. stators that filled the galleries 10 © wing. The diplomatic gallery accof nodated many of the ladies of the corpi. +nd the representatives of Japan and § waii, which counries are particu- lesly | cerned over the passage of the bl oy sat patiently through the long Bourf i theday, and not until the voting was &oncluded did the visitors make a move toward leaving. Most of " was oecupied in discussion of the general principles of the measure and of questions connected with them, the consequence being that but two or three pages of the )\Pill were read by the clerk for consider- 'stioy under the five-minute rule. Speeches > mady by Allen (D.) of Mississippi, Clerk (D.) of Missouri, Johnson (R.) of Igs/ana (who told the House that he woulf ‘<12 for the bill only because he W ’d that the Senate wouid cure i s and make it barmonious and Ulin and Richardson (D.) of boins (R ) of Pennsyivania, Yo North Carplina (the colored o made a good impression) |ative vote comprised 117 Demo- *r Populists and Fusionists— of lilinois, Marshall, Simpson and rs. ’lmen!s were made to tha one being the new sec- oo dgreéd uBOa yesterday by the Com- mities on Ways and Means, making the dutiss in the (Apél 1). Thi Growenor (R.) 0 Ohio and advocated by Bim in.a fifteén minutes’ speech. It was oppoged by Richardson (D.) of Tennes- see, Bland (D.) of Missouri and Bailey (D.) 3f Texas. It was agreed toin com- | 1itiele—150 t0 20. The debate was closed by Dilygley, chairman of the Commirtee an W& * and Means, and the last ten re accorded to him at the re- ‘ey (D.) of Texas. , pursuant to the order ol‘ S fiyie committee arose ang tRaan (R.) of New York re- for passage With sundry \ separate Vote was de. | iailey on the amendmeng the Cats for the taxy 3 in the bill. The o, | The reserved ameng. as adopted on a yea and nay vote | 0140, ‘ Ty (D.) of Missouri moved to re- commil the bill with instructions to in. Corporate in it a provision to admit free of duty articles the production and price of which were controlled in the United Stateh by a trust. This was rejscled—143 10195 The vote was then taken on the "o bill with the result stated, &, 'ys’ labor on its considera e £ OF THr DEBATE. Demooraty #[rive to (ho Last to Block the ‘Burs Passage GTON WA D. C., March 31.—No 0*/#'2;’0:1 was made at the opening of the Houss this morning to the immediate furthes gonsideration of the tariff bill, and 8110:05 Sherman ( A R.) of New York called mittee of the whole to order, parage vosing a specific phenacite, antipyrine a; - toxinGiwas struck out. Yo 0n ‘motion of Grosvenor (R.) of Ohio Uty on currants was increased from ¢ents a pound. T, after a section or two of the ) read by the clerk, offered the answering | the day | to take effect to-morrow | s proposed by Mr, | on Ways and Means, making the duties in thebill applicable to all imports after April L Bailey (D.) of Texas made the point of order that the amendment was not in or- derat this time. He briefly stated that the amendment was on al! fours with the amendment offered by Mr. Dockery (D.) of Missouri tp the first paragraph of the bill. It was obnoxious also to the well- established principle of law that there sbould be no retroactive enactment. McMillin (D.) of Tennessee made the further point that the amendment sought 10 regulate the practice of courts and therefore was not germane to the bill. Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania called Bailey's attention to the fact that the amendment was offered as a committee | amendment, to which Bailey Tesponded | that, if that be the case, of course his point was not well taken; but Le insisted that the gentleman from Peunsylvania snould stand in his place and distinctly stale that the amendment had been agreed upon by the Committee on Ways | and Means. Dalzell declined to do that, but stated that ‘the amendment in substance had {been agreed to by the Committee on Ware aad Means and referred to a sub- | committee to put into shape. Dalzell ad- miited that there had been no meeting of | the committee, but he protested to Bailey | that the only result of his objection would be to compel & meeting of the committee, when the amendment would be ap- proved. | After further discussion of the point of | order Sherman said his ruling must de- pend upon a question of fact—whether or | not the Committee on Ways and Means | authorized the sub-committee to offer the amendment in behalf of the committee. Dingley (R.) of Maine said that to ob- | viate all doubt on the question the amend- ment would be withdrawn and he gave | motice of a meeting of the Commiit-e on | Ways and Means in three minutes, Barrows -(R.) of Massachusetts, recur- ring to the amendment by which the duiy | on “currants was increased from 114 to 2 cents, eloquently pleaded for a substantial Tecognition of Greece, which was to-day, | be said, giving to the world a splendid | exhibition of heroism, patriotism and | courage. Dingley explained that tne duty imposed by the bill upon Zante currants was just balf of thai collzcted by Great Britain, DeVries (Fusion) of California advocated the amendment as affording protection to the fruit-growers of his district. While the Committee on Ways and Means were acting on the Grosvenor amendment an irrelevant discussion on the Homestead strike and the general pro- visions of the bill was engaged in by Jett (D.) of Iilinois, Ray (R) of New York and Sulzer (D.) of New York. Grosvenor then, by direction of the Committee on Waysand Means, reintroduced the amend- ment, making a new scction. Dockery (D.) of Missouri moved an amendment to the section authorizing the increase of duty on articies controlied by trusts. D.ngiey made the point of order that it was not germane, relating to the free list, while the Grosvenor amend- ment proposed to fix the day when the duties fixed in the bill should take effect. The chair sustained the poin. of order. | Itwasruled that t'e amendment pro- | posed by Grosyenor should be limited to | alf an hour’s cebate. Grosvenor said that the attention of the country should | be directed to the action of the gentleman from Missouri (Dockerv) and his asso- ciates in their frautic efforts to do some- thing about trusts. The amendments | which they had been offering, Grosvenor said, a8 a bluff, were copled by them from the McKinley law. They were repro- duced in the Wilson bill, the authors tak- ing the idea from Republican legisiation, where the Democra'tic party had got every £ood idea of the past half century. These | provisions, he said, were the luw of the land to-day ard would not be disturbed | by the pending bill. Grosvenor offered an amendment to erlect the text to cover the point sug- i P | | Bested by Richerdson (D.) of Tennessee, v | | Which was agreed to as follows: Provided, that the lien hereby created and the lability hereby imposed shall be only for | the excess of duty imposed by this act over | 8nd 2bove the duties, if any, paid and col- Lected at tne time of tmportation of such arti- | Vandiver (D.) of Missour offered an | amendment requiring all employers of labor engaged in producing any protected article to divide equally with their em- | Ployes ail excess of profits oyer 8 ver cent on the capital invested. Rejected. _The amendment as amended by the pro- Viso was agreed to—150 to 120, the vote Deing taken by tellers, Smith (R.) of Michigan made a fow re- Continuec on Third Page. MORNING, APRIL CHANDLER \FTER THE CYcLO) The Oklahoma Town Liter- ally Swept Out of Existence. NOT A WHOLE BUILDING REMAINS. Scene of Demolition, Death and Suffering That Baifizs Description. FIRE INTENSIFIES THE AWFUL CALAMITY, Many Escap: Oxe Horror Only to Per. ish by Another—Partial List of the Victims. GUTHRIE, OKrLAHOMA, Maich 3L.—The cyclone of last night dealt death and destruction to everything in its pathat the town of Chandler, completely sweep- ing it off the face of the earth. The storm came from the southwestand swept across the town, leaving scarcely a building of any importance standing. Everything was 2 mass of ruins in a few minutes, and the air was filled with groans and cries of the wounded and sbricks from every side. The wrecks of many of the store build- ings took fire, and m a short time an awful bolocaust was in progress, many of those injured and buried in the ruins being burned to death. Fire broke out first in the ruins of the New York store and Lincoln County Bank, and spread to many other buildings, making it neces- sary to tight the flames as well as rescue the injured. In addition to the people burned to death a large number of the injured were badly burned and are suffering intensely. Between the fire, the wind and the rain, the provisions, medicine, clothing, etc., in the stores ware ail destroyed or so badly injured as to be worthless, and unless new supplies arrive at once there will be much suffering, even among those who have money. The storm broke upon the city suddenly. Tke sky was clear an hour before. The clouds s:arted southeast and then whirled north. ing deafening. A cloudburst preceded it. The fannel split as it struck the southwest part of town, which is on a hill overlook- 10g the Cow Creek Valley, and one-half ot s begun. ‘a8 nearly 10 ¢’clcck hefore telephon ction could be secured with Guthrie o'clock this morning before any ike news could be obtained. At that e fire was under control and about dead bodies had been recovered venty-five or more of the injured o medical assistance was sent from at midnight, and also from Still- riving there 3003 after daylight ting in the care of the injured. There Were not half snough coffins to bury the dead, The town 15 a vast mass of demolition. Ten trees haves house roof hanging on each. Clothipg and household goods are scattered in\the streets. Deac horses, cows and olh&r animals are everywhere. A pile of ruind bas a fine piano on top of it. About $5%,000 worth of property is destroyed. Tep thousand people are now on the ground from the surrounding towns and country. From this city four waeon-loads of clothing, bedding and provisions have been sent and the Guthrie Club has raised $1500 in cash to send to-morrow. The Presbyterian church, Mitchell Hotel and two dther buildings are all that remain standing or partly standing. These have been tirned into hospitals. Men, women and chigren are assisting in caring for the unfortulates. There has been a great scarcity §f surgeons. Oniy two were able 10 do any\hing last night. Dr. Wolcott, oing hourly from Guthrie and The people were driven crazy by thifearful calamity. -day was there any regular k toward the relief of the or M. D. Kinney is doing city has put to use all its ) for immediate aid. A court attaches and attor- system of suffering. all he can. cash (about § large number V. B. Herod, formerly of 3. D. ale saw and taking Mrs’ where he placed e storm approaching, ale, ran to a hollow, er behind a bowlder and crouched by fer side, both escaping uninjured. A twd days’ old baby was carried four blocks 4d not -injered, while the mother was crubed in ler bed. The dead, so m&: they have been identified, are as follévs: John Dawson, a lawier, F. H. D-moff. \ Emma Dressinger. Unknown woman ani child, barned to death. \ Mrs, Tom Smith. \ Mrs. Phillip Johnson aid child. Unknown man and three unknown women, burned to death. | Mrs. Mitchell. \ James Woodyard and wifi of El Dorado, Kans. \ Mrs. Dement. H. Bemar, u barber. D. E. Johnson. Emma Rittenstein. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Johnson, their baby and little boy. Those whose injuries are doubtless fatal are: The daughter of James Woodyard, Dr. Lee, Arthur Jewett, Peggie Johnson, Mrs. Frank McCall, D. C. Gooding, Mollie Ulam, Andrew Asher and wife, Sidney Kennon, D. C. Jg Witliam Tilghman, Ggeft Badly injj baby, the i fom, Mrs. Chandler R¢ Bishop, leg \ went through the town and the otber half turned north. Darkness soon came on, l 166401 VRS from _this city, but only | DO0M SEALED By Weyler’s Orders He and Bacallao Are to Be Shot. IT MAY HELP THE CAUSE, HE SAYS. Death Has No Terror for the Wounded and Prostrate Soldier. HIS CAPTURE ATTRIBUTED TO TREACHERY. Nothing but Fear ot Exciting Ameri- cans Will Prevent the Ex- ecution. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 1.—A dis- patch to the Herald from Havana, via Koy West, says: “Religions perish when they have no longer followers who will die for them,” said Ruiz Rivera on his streicher at San Cristubal. I expect to be shot. Well, it may help thecause. Other cons:derations | are not important.” Rivera will be tried by summary coart- martial and may be shot at once with the gallant Bacallao, though suffering from his wounds. Such are said to be General ‘Wevler's orders. No man of importance has been exe- | cuted siace the war began, and a great | outcry is likely to follow if Rivera is shot, as the general view is that civilized na- tions parole, exchange or imprison pris ouers of war. ‘While the Spanish say that the insur- gent is a prisoner of war jt is remembered that General Weyler in a decree said: ““Any man caught without a military pass outside of the lines during the state of war is guilty of rebellion.” Rivera has been charged with incen- diarism, as is usual, and if he is not executed at once it will be because the Spanish fear to act in a manner to create a feeling against them in the United »States. Already many stories are told here of the manner in which Rivera was cap- tured. One is that a commissioner sent to confer with Rivera had given informa- tion as to Rivera's position, forces, etc. | There are other stories of treachery, but the story most generally sccepted hers is that be was surprised and captured owing to his wounded condition. | tion made by the Sotthern Pacific. Unless It is said that Rivera is an American citizen, but he is not registered at the Consulate, and no appeal bas been made to Consul-General Lee. If such were the gan 4 Span'sh woaid wndoubredis—tean TEATE U fOTT Snvun R BIN, 10T wane taken in arms the execution of such & man wonuld, it is believed here, cause & strong, fceiing in the United States. Sanaquilly Leaves jor the Front. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 1.—It said last night among Cubans that Gi eral Julio :Sanguilly, accompanied byais son and Colonel Lecheuga and sefral others, had left this city for the guth, where they will board a vessel loadywnn arms and ammunition for Cuba. General Julio Sanguilly will mand of the Pinar del Rio provi son Julio, who is 19 years ol as his adjutant. Colonsl Lecnfilzu. who accompanies the general, willoave full command of Sanguilly’s escort) CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR RATES. Those Made to the Copention Here Smashed by the Supreni Court, and a War Is Thregoned. CHICAGO, Irn, Maga 31L.—Western railroads are in trouble ger rates for the Christian Endeavor coy'en‘ion to be held in San Francisco. Tje rate heretofore made with the Egleavor people is knocked out by the jupreme Court de- cision, and during be last two days general passenger agntsof the Western roads have been cosidering a proposi- an understanding @n be reached Western roads threaten to make a one-way rate from Chicago to fle Missouri River of $5, and Missouri Riyr to Denver §5. o gt g THE IJISH TAX RATE. Extensive Delate on lts Reacjustment in the Houst of Commons Results in 1 Vote of Defeat. LONDOY, Exc., March 31.—The debate on the mgfion introduced in the Houss of Common/ by Hon. Edward Blake (Na- tionalist), proposing a readjustment of the Irish taf rate, was continued in the House The motion was supported by Thomgs Lough (Liberal) and opposed by rnold-Forster (Unlonist). Hon. John Morley, Chief Secre- r Ireland in the Rosebery Ministry, they/ took the floor and spoke in favor of the/motion, saying in the course of his speech that besides suffering from local depression Ireland bad also suffered from the oppression of the landlords, but the Iptier had been stopped by Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Blake’s motion was finally rejected by a vote of 317 to 157. The motion introduced by Thomas F. ‘Whlttaker (Liberal) that while the ex- c.equers of Great Britain and Irelsnd remained consolidated all portions of the United Kingdom must be regarded as one country for fiscal purposes, was not voted upon, the House adjourning before a vote ‘was reached. Right Hon. George J. Goschen, Lord of tha Admiralty, contended that the rate of taxation in Ireland did not press any heavier upon the poor in that isiand than the English taxation did upon the poor in London or elsewhere. Nevertheless, he said, he could not ac- cept Mr. Whittaker’s amendment because a Government commission was already appointed to inquire into tbe question whether payments in Ireland for local purposes could not be treated as offsetting the payments by Ireland to the imperial treasury. o L L He Makes Way for a New Mayor. VIENNA, AvsteiA, March 3l.—Herr Strobach, Mayor of Vienna, has resigned HRING AT SUDA BAY Cretan Insurgents Brave the Cannon of the Powers. SHELLED BY THE ALLIED FLEET. Driven Back Oace, They Return in the Face of a Terr fic Bombardment. TURKISH OUTPOSTS CAPTURED AND LOST. Unequal Eattle With a Moslem Force Aided by the Warships of Christian Europa. CANEA, Crete, March 31.—A force of insurgents intent on capturing Izzedin occupied the hillside south of Suda Hay last night. The position was rather an ex- posed one, and the insurgents were com- pelled to withdraw by a warm fire poured into the ranks by the Briiish, Austrian and Russian warships moored in the bay. This afternoon, however, the insurgents attempted to recover their ground and the firing became very heavy. LS BREAVERY OF THE CRETANS, Faced & Terrfic Bombardment Froms the Warships. LONDON, Exc., Margh 31.—The Canea correspondent of the Standard describes the fighting aroyrd the fort at Izzedin. The garrison co<5isted of 300 Turks who had twelve J*UPD gunsand two Norden- felat gup” IDe guns, however, were caward and were useless to repel ck from the land side of the fort, Blockhnrea obers stia 2ot e, {0 more troops with two Krapp and tweo ordenfeldt guns. Beyond this position there was a strong stone wall where the insurgents were massed under the Greek side. It1s impossible to say -which side began the fighting, but the engagement was in full swing at 8 o'clock in the morning. The Turkish soldiers in the blockhouse took but a small partin the fighting, but a Turkish frigate sbelled freely, though with small success. An hour later the foreign warships were ordered to fire. The Russian warship Grosiastichy opened fire. She was fol- lowed by the British warship Ardent and the Austrian warship Tiger. Each fired in turn, aiming chiefly at the Greek vil- lage. The fire from the Russian warship finaily demolished the whole wall, every shot from her taking effect. Despite this the Greeks held their posie tions and finally succeeded in driving back the Turkish outposts, aithough they were compelled to desert their principal position behind the stone wall. The British ship Camperdown opened fire upon the insurgents, who were then compelled to withdraw. The Camper down was at the range of 6500 yards. She opened with her thirtesn-inch guns. The effect was instantaneo: Three of four percusssion shells burst right in the midst of the insurgents, causing them to run for shelter in all directions. The gun prac- tice of the Camperdown was perfect, while the noise of the enormous shells burtling through the still air was enough to frighten the enemy. & Things were now too hot tolast, and the flag was speedily lowered and the insur- gents hastily retreated, while the Russian and Austrian warships fired with extreme accuracy a succession of shrapnel. The last shell was fired at a quarter past 10. The Russian and Austrian warships then steamea away on blockade service and the Ardent returned to Suda. The Turks quickly sallied forth and established themselves in the insurgent positions amid demonsrations of delight. They advanced across the open space With great coolness under a continuous fire from the Cretan sharpshooters, who stood their ground until the last moment. They never budged until further resistance was out of the question. At 11:30 the Turks were still pouringa roaring rifle fire into the retreating masses of insurgents. The latter replied with great spirit, Their grand defense excited the admiration of all witnesses. It is evident that they were not discour- aged by the odds against them, for they sent a letter stating that they intended to attack the fort at Butsunaria. In the evening of that day the fort was occupied by European troops. 5 After the events of the morning the ad- mirals decided that it was not necessary to place a mixed garrison at Izzadin. A rough estimata places the number of shells discharged throughout the engage- ment at 100. BLbe Lot ANNEXAIION OR WAR, Cretans Will Not Agres to an Automos mous Government. ATHENS, Greece, March 31.—A dis- patch from Retime, Orete, stztes that the Russian Consul at that place to-day visited the town of Atsipopulo for the purpose of communicating to the insur- gen:s the proclamation recently issued by his office in order to provide an oppor- tunity for the election as Mayor of Dr. Leuger, the anti-Semite leader, whose etection to the same office some time ago was annulled by the Emperor, the, foreign admirals, announcing the ine tention of the six great powers to estab- lish an autonomous form of government and to Invite the insurgents to lay dowa %