The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1899, Page 3

: THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1899, » SERIOUS ILLNESS OF RUSSIA'S EMPEROR ‘Grand Duke Michael of the St Petersburg Gov- ernment N I, Fek 5 ! L( i\PH\\?—D. 27.—The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mail | ] 5 fi‘ l’um med persons here assure me that the health of Emperor s is _xur from good,.and that his condition excites the gravest - A long-threatening ailment assumed a critical form soon after § ce of the manifesto in behalf of the limitation of armaments & now prostrated. 2 s of such a character as to forbid all intellectual exer- 3 ipation in the Government is merely formal, confined to & ments of whose contents he Is The Grand Duke & t e utive po ad G rnment decisions are ar- 2 = without the Czar's co. eration or knowledge. g “Ahcb’DZ\l y Chro: 's correspondent at Stockholm says that it is ru- gs mored there that E eror Nicholas is {ll, and that Imperial Grand & g Duke Michael is presiding over the Government. Pl B o EOONON G R R O NONA N ORA R ORNONOR O KR OR O’i\)!EOYFOfifi!'sDE Now the Actual Head FRIENDLY SPIRIT Wants No Quarrel Over| Samoa. BERLIN'S ACT OF COURTESY OFFICIAL SENT TO CONFER AT WASHINGTON. Before Proceeding to Apia, Herr Raf- fel’s Successo- Will Have a Talk With Secretary | day. | h to The Call pat .—The Washing- | the Herald tel g the friendly nment ton gra to to a set- ible th I learned to- the newly elected nicipal Council of nited S be- bost to confer will be cor t to his h tion of his con- and meet S »ver Samoan mat- ce on the part naturally very , and i d the danger point, but it was clearly had been fault displayed and Ge d the may all prob- d, and Chief Jus- pected be re- to ’ recall w to his on or to his to the letter he wrote to which was published in the h contained statements the German govern- been communica ent. gone to ult of his letter, 1ated that she rous that some other per- d as h ccessor. Bl ALLEGEL STATEMENTS PARIS, Feb. —So extraordinary are the utterances attributed to Prince Antonio Radziwill in the alleged inter- view with him In the Liberte, specially : mputed tone of hostility toward n commerce, that serious v is thenti e Radziwill, who was Emperor s resentative at the Faure after declaring that the Kaiser fess the greatest admiration for | grand memories of France’s nation- v and her present army.” and ed by the most friendly sen- " is represented as saying: have so many common Dpoints erest that a loyal agreement as desirable for France as for “We regard to the reported Anglo- | n agreement, Prince Radziwill | B = a n entente between such serlous | ercial riv as Great Britain and is almc inpossible.” | stage the interview ap- refer: to America: But there is another country against | which Continental powers should in- deed cc-oper: for the organization of their economic defense. I mean . the United States, wh pretensions and cealth are becoming 2 danger for us REPORT ON CENSUS BILL. Provisions of the Measure Have Been Agreed Upon. GTON. Feb. 2.—The conferees s bill e agreed and will their report earl in the week. Cer- features of both the Senate and bills will be retained. The censu: under the direction of Interior. but all ap- ated by the Senate. lary of $6000, the . The only impor- t point of the difference was in regard whether the census should be made a u of a department or separate, the bill providing for an independent ST o L Entombed in a Cave-In. ‘ Y INGTON, Feb. 2.—L. E. Osgood| aped death by a miracle yesterday. | plie watching the digging of a well it | :aved in, carrying him down with it and surying him alive. After Some effort he vas dug out, and it was found he had wstained no injuries. | erence to the Legislature. | $3,916,444 ALGER'S POSITION Gold Democrats Want Recognition. ASK FOR A CABINET PLACE ALLEGED OFFER MADE TO TEE PRESIDENT. | even a small quantity Eastern Newspapers Will Cease At- | tacks on the Administration if | Clevelandism Be Recog- { nized. Special Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, Feb. A Washington | special to the Inter Ocean sa The persistent fight made on Secretary Aliger by certain New York and New England | newspapers Ras a twe d purpose. First, it is to discredit the administra- tion, of which Alger is a member. Sec- ond, there is a desire to force upon the President a rearrangement of his Cab- inet and give recognition to the Clev: land Democracy. Two mbers of Mr. Cleveland’s last Cabinet have been indirectly suggested President as able to quiet criti- | ment if either | at its head as Secre- These two men are the t ardent friends of Mr. . They are ex-Secretary of State Olney and ex-Secretary of War Lamont. Both are gold Democrats, and | more bitter in their opposition to the Democratic party as now organized than are the Republicans. They are | representative of “Clevelandism” and “th standard.” rs which represent ¢ Democrats and have been con- | ; abusing President McKinley | because he has not tried to have Con- | gress carry out Secretary Gage's pet| mes for currency reform are mak- g the campaign against Secretary Alger at this time with the hope that| they can frighten the President into preparing for the next campaign by | conciliating the Cleveland Democrats | and taking one of them into the Cabi- net. Chief among these papers which have abused McKinley over Alger’s shoulder is the New York Herald, of which James Gordon Bennett of New York and Paris is owner and editor. To-day it became known that Bennett has had it made known to the President that the Herald is ready to drop its fight upon the administration if Alger be re- moved and ther Lamont or Olney named as his successor in the Cabinet. In this Bennett is imitating to a certain extent his father, who in 1862 practi- cal compelled Lincoln to remove Sec- retary of War Cameron and name as | his successor Edwin M. Stanton, a Democrat who had served in Bu-| chanan’s Cabinet as Attorney General. But Bennett has another objeet. His | only politics is gold. If he can dictate | the Secretary of War he can control | him, and through him the valuable con- | cessions which will be made through the war office in Cuba, Porto Rico and | the Philippines while they are under | military control. Through the same channel by which McKinley was notified of Bennett's wishes it was also made known to the President that the influence of th= | land Lemocracy and mugwump | press would not be insignificant in the next campaign, and also that, having ignored their demands as to the cur- rency by not calllng an extra session to enact currency legislation along the lines suggested by Secretary Gage, he cannot hope to hold this support unless he does something to show his friend- ship for them and their opinions. NEW YORK LIFE IN THE LEAD.| An Excellent Report to Be Followed by a New Policy. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 2%.—The insur- ance reports filed with Insurance Superin- tendent Payn are being tabulated for ref- The year 1598 for the fire and marine companies shows an improvement over 1597. The total pre- mium receipts were $128,452,223 40. Pald for losses, $75,158.861 13. Pald for taxes, 3 Total disbursements, $132,338,- 978 36. The life companies’ statements show that there has been a large increase over 1 w York Life ieads in new b d for during the yeal,| with policies, 1 3,369 and | X rln% $152. new premiums of 495, The Mutual | Life reports 51,78 policies, insuring $128,- 780,088 and new premiums of $5,146,649. The Equitable Life reports 43,0i0 policies, in- suring $121; 6 and premiums of $4.486,- 654. The war stamp tax to the Government on the new business of these three great companies will exceed $350,000. N York Life has filed with Superintendent Payn a new form of policy which is made absolutely nonforfeltable and Incontesta- ble from date of issue. It is based upon 3 per cent Interest earning assumption, and the department experts state that It is the most liberal policy contract ever is- sued by any company. It is expected to create an upheaval in i rance methods. - Ex-Congressman Maish Dead. WASHINGTON, Feb. 256.—Ex-Repre- sentative Levi Maish of Pennsylvania died here to-day from an attack of apoplexy. Mr. Maish was in his 62d year, was a Democrat in politics and a member of the Forty-fourth, Forty- fifth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congress- es. He also had a creditable war rec- ord and was wounded several times. e Surveys at San Pedro. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26.—The United States survey steamer Gedney, Captain Westhall, which has just completed the work of surveying San Diego harbor, left to-day for San Pedro, where there is sur- vey work to be dane. | consultation | other sources that Kipling KIPLING'S LOSING FIGHT FOR LIFE Hopeless Reports From His Bedside. OXYGEN IS ADMINISTERED HEROIC TREATMENT AS A LAST RESORT. Bulletins Issued by His Physicians Indicate That His Illness Has Reached a Critical Stauge. ecial Dispatch to The Call gooooooo’o‘oooooooo ° (4] (-] S NEW YORK, Feb. . Dunham, at 0, sent down word that there had been no change in Mr. Kipling’s condi- tion, but that the sick man was holding his own. [+ © [ (4] © < [+] [+] o < 2 o O000000C00000000O NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—At 10:20 o'clock last night the following bulletin was issued: Mr. Kipling's condition remains same as at last reports. E. G. JANEWAY. THEODORE DUNHAM. It was said at that hour that Mr. Kipling was very low and unconscious. last authentic from the sick room. There were al rumors about the hotel, some | perhaps founded on the actual condition | the patient, but it was hard to gather | 1 of hope from | them. It is not an exaggeration to say that at 2 o'clock this morning all were | prepared for the worst. Dr. Janeway | and Dr. Dunham were with the patient | at that hour, and had been almost con tinuously throughout the night. | There was a general impression about | the hotel last evening that Mr. Kip- | ling’s condition was worse than at any | time since he became ill. Dr. Janeway | the arrived at the hotel at 3:30 p. m., and as he was not expected until later in the | afternoon it looked as if there had been | a sudde ician had been called. He re-| in the hotel until 4:15 and then left, returning in a half hour. Almc at the same time an oxygen tank was brought to the hotel and taken up to | the Kipling apartments on the first | floor. That the oxygen was to be ad- ministered was practically admitted by Dr. Janeway. This is heroic treatment, nd is resorted to only in extreme cases. Both Dr. Janeway and Dr. Dunham were with r. Kipling alternately throughout Saturday night, and both were in attendance on him early yester- day morning. At 9:30 o'clock yesterday the following bulletin was issued: Rudyard Kipling remains in a critical condition. The_disease continues. . G. JANEWAY, HEODORE DUNHAM. Soon after 10 o’clock Dr. Janeway Jr., son of Dr. E. Janeway, was called in | concerning the _critical | condition of Mr. Kipling. Dr. Dunham came from the sick chamber soon after | 11 o'clock. His wife is a sister of Mrs. | Kipling. “Is Mr. Kipling suffering from pneu- monia?’ Dr. Dunham was asked. “We will call it inflammation of the lungs,” he replied. | “If he gets through to-day will he be safe?” “If he gets through to-day he will be much nearer to safety,” said Dr. Dunham. At 4:30 o'clock the following bulletin was posted: Mr. Kipling still remalns in a very criti- cal condition. Dr. Janeway would not say anything | about Mr. Kipling's condition, saying | there was nothing to add to the bulle- | tin. It was learned, however, from | was ex- | tremely weak. At times he recognizes those around him. Those at the bed- side are Dr. Dunham, Mrs. Kipling. her mother, Mrs. Balestier, Mr. Doubleday, the children and two nurses. An order has been issued from the hotel office that no letters nor notes shall be sent to the room unless they are of the utmost importance, and then only when the names of the send- ers are known. There is a constant stream of visitors at the Grenoble ask- ing for information about the author. One clerk is kept busy receiving cards. Some of the callers were admitted yes- terday morning to the sick chamber. Among these favored were: W. D. Howells, Nikola Tesla, S. S. McClure and Charles Battell Loomis. The following bulletin was issued at o’clock last night: Mr. Kipling’s condition has been very serious during this, the sixth day of the disease, giving rise to the gravest appre- hension for the outcome. E. G. JANEWAY, THEODORE DUNHAM. At that hour the physicians were making almost constant use of oxygen. Their demeanor indicated a most criti- cal stage of the disease. Mr. Kipling was delirious when the bulletin was issued. NICARAGUAN REBELS REACY TO DISARM Commanders of roreign Warships Submit a Proposition to- Zelaya. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 26.—Presf- dent Zelaya has received a dispatch from Bluefields via Greytown, dated February 23, and signed by Captain Murr of the British cruiser Intrepid, and Commander F. M. Symonds of the United States gun- boat Marietta, saying: For humanity’'s sake and to spare bloodshed, we guarantee that the revolutionists will dis- arm if you will guarantee their lives and prop- and maintain order at Biueflelds and the E. = 7. erty existing treaties. On receiving your approval we will arrange an armistice. The following dispatch, confirming ear- lier reports, has been recelved from Gen- eral Estrada, one of the government com- manders in the fleld: I have taken Agua Callente and am moving against Rama (the point of insurgent concen- tration up Blueflelds River). The rebels are disbanding and are retreating into the forests. it e POWER FOR MANY CITIES. New Electric Company to Operate on Puget Sound. ATTLE, Wash., Feb. 26.—A telegram from Trenton, N. J., says that articles in- corporating the VashingtonPower Trans- mission Company have been filed there by a number of capitalists of New York and Boston. The company has a canital stock of $1,750,000 and it is formed for the pur- pose of developing hydraulic and electric power at Cedar River Falls, in this State, for use in Tacoma, Seattle and other cities of Puget Sound. It is thought that the General Electric Company is back of the corporation and that it is the first step in a contest between the General Electric Company and the Baker Company of Chicago for control oi the power of Puget Sound cities. The Chicago company, which is installing a large plant at ualimie Falls, i.lready u(p:ured a tru‘;ghi.u in WHAT THIS WAR CONGRESS HAS S0 FAR ACCOMPLISHED Continued from First Page. vides a comprehensive plan of territor- ial government and fixes the gualifi- cation of electors and officers. The bill has not, however, passed either branch of Congress, and although regarded as one of the important pieces of pend- ing legislation it is hardly expected that it can pass all the stages at this late day in the session. In view of this several bills dealing with special phases in Hawaii have passed one or the other house. These include bills to extend the custom and revenue laws to Hawaii; extending the navigation laws to Hawail; and extending to the Hawaiian Islands the contract labor laws of the United States. None of these has become a law as they are de- pendent largely on the future of the general Hawaiian bill. What is known as the anti-scalping bill has attracted much interest and oc- cupied considerable time fn both branches of Congress. It was the first plece of general legislation passed by the House at this session, but its con- sideration in the Senate has been at- tended by numerous delays, it being displaced rceently as unfinished busi- ness in order to take up the army re- organization bill. Another measure of importance to the commercial and shipping classes is known as the shipping bill. It was in- troduced in the Senate by Hanna and in the House by Payne, and is pending in both houses. It provides a system of bounties to American steam and sailing vessels, dependent upon tonnage and distance covered, and also makes merchant vessels an auxiliary force to the navy in time of war. It is on the calendar of both houses, with ite future in doubt owing to the short time re- maining. The general legislation of the session which has advanced to its final stages and has become law includes the fol- lowing: An act to amend the laws re- lating to American seamen, for the pro- tection of such seamen and to promote commerce; an act concerning sail vessels of over 700 tons; providing for a national exposition of American prod- ucts and manufactures at Paris; for the encouragement of the export trads granting extra pay to officers and e listed men of United States volunteers; providing additional Circuit Judges in the Fifth and Sixth Judicial Circuits; amendirg the act governing the imme- diate transportation of dutiable goods without appraisement; adjusting the clothing account for deceased soldiers in certain cascs; allowing voting ma- chinesAn elections for Representatives change for the worse and that | in Congress, removing the remains of | office when no special exigency exists, General Jonn A. Rawlins to Arlington Nationa! Cemetery; admitting to West Point and to Annapolis certain persons designated by the Governments of Venezuela, Costa Rica and Colombia. The bili establishing a national mili- tary park to commemorate the cam- paign, siege and defense of Vicksburg has been passed by both houses. Among the bills which have passed one or the other house are: Amending the war revenue bill as to stamping of bond or note and mortgage; authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to pay extra compensation for certain extra services in the navy yard, etc.; to establish an international bank; to pay certain divi- | dends of the Freedman's Trust and Sav- ings Bank; giving general right of way through Indian reservations; amending the act for the reimbursement of States for the raising of volunteer forces dur- ing the war with Spain; granting a pension to ex-Senator John M. Palmer; authorizing a monument at- Havana to the survivors of the Maine; the revision of the laws of Alaska, and the judiciary system also has been considered.n both khouses, but final action has not yet been reported. The total appropriations for the present session will approximate $700,- 000,000, of which about $250,000,000 will be for the military and naval uses or for subjects connected with the war. This is a general estimate, however, based upon totals which may undergo much change, as very few of the large appropriation bills have become law, and some of them have not even been considered. If the Nicaragua canal bill is added to the river and harbor bill this will make a material increase. In- cluded in the naval bill are provisions for three sea-going battleships, three armored cruisers and six small cruisers, for which $10,000,000 is appropriated for the first year's work. Based on estimates, the total appro- priations for the Congress (not includ- ing the four appropriation bills left over by the former Congress) would be ap- proximately $1,600,000,000. of which amount approximately $600,000,000 is for war expenses or incident to the army and navy. IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFOKE THE SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The week will open with the compromise army bill still before the Senate, but it is im- possible to say how long it may con- tinue to demand the attention of that body. The best opinion is to the effect that a vote will be secured Monday, but that depends largely upon the tem- per of Gorman and his friends, who in- sist upon the amendment of the army bill so as to further curtail the size of the army in 190L It is not, how- ever, believed that they will press their opposition to the point of entering into an extended controversy over the mer- its of the measure, and the friends of the bill count cenfidently on a vote before adjournment on Monday. Gorman disclaims any intention to force delay, but says he will press his amendment as long as there is any chance of success. If the debate should be continued to any considerable length the action would be generally accepted as indicating a purpose to force an ex- tra session, as all admit that with as many appropriation biils as are pending it is impracticable to give very much more time to the army bill and still pass the supply bills before the 4th instant. There is yet no danger of fail- ure of either the army bill or the appro- priation bills. No Senator can be found who avows himself as desirous of forc- ing a called session. Hence the general belief that all these measures will be- come laws, ard when Congress ad- journs for the session next Saturday legislation will be in such shape as to render it possible for the legislators to remain at their homes until next De- cember. There is no doubt of the pessage of the army bill by a large ma- Jority when the vote is taken. The appropriation bills will demand almost all the attention of the Senate, as the army bill is out of the way, and the Senate will have to materially in- crease the length of sessions in order to secure their enactment into laws. There are still five of these bills which have not as yet received attention from the Senate, and five others which are in conference and which require more or less consideration in conference. The bills in conference are those pro- viding appropriations for the Indian of- fice, Postoffice and Agricultural depart- ments and for the District of Columbia and the improvement of rivers and har- bors. There are no radical points of difference in any of these bills except in the river and harbor bill, but there are many questions requiring adjust- ment, and they will necessarily demand time for this purpose. The river and harbor bill carries the Nicaragua canal provision and other additional appro- priations of large sums of money. Five bills which have not yet been reported to the Senate are the sundry civil, the naval, the army, the fortifications and the general deficiency. All are import- ant and each will require considerable time for disposal. Of these five the Committee on Appropriations has con- sidered only the sundry civil bill's fate. The Senate will get them all through, however, unless unexpected opposition should be developed to some of them. The calendar is full of bills of a pri- vate and semi-private nature, and also contains many measures of general public importance. Many of these are unobjectionable to all the members of the Senate, and a majority of those of this class will pass. The beginning of the day session will probably be advanced to 10 or 11 o’clock each day of the week, and night ses- sions are also counted upon for the greater part of it. WILL NICARAGUA BILL ' BE PASSED BY HOUSE? WASHINGTON, Feb, 26.—The House will devote practically all of the closing week of the session to the appropriation bills and conference reports, and the prospects are that every minute of the time will be required to get them through before noon on March 4 An order has been made to meet at 11 o'clock each day, but in addition tg this night sessions will be held, and it would surprise none if one or more all-night sessions should be necessary. Every- thing else except the appropriation bills and the army reorganization bill will g0 by the board in the final crush. A few minor bills’may go through by unanimous consent, but there is no longer any time for the consideration of important general measures. The bill for the government of Hawyail has been abandoned, and although®he friends of the public building bills fa- vorably acted upon by the committee of | the grhole ten days ago still cherish a lingering hope that time will be given for their consideration in the House, the | | chance is so insignificant that it is bare- ly worth more consideration. Hundreds of bills will die on the calendar. | Though the thought of an extra ses- | sion practically disappeared with the | agreement in the Senate upon the army reorganization, it will require the most arduous labor to get through the appro- | priation bills and conference reports be- | fore the curtain falls next Saturday. The actual physical work of engross- |ing the eight or ten big appropriation | bills during the last forty-eight hours | | will necessitate a large temporary addi- | tion to the clerical force. The engross- | ment of bills i: done at the government but by special resolution, passed Fri- | day, permission to engross by hand dur- | | ing the remainder of the session was | | given. In the final adjustment of dif- ferences between the two houses, the House is agreeable to bring every prop- osition to a vote quickly under a sus- pension of the rules, a motion to sus- pend the rules being in order at any time during the last week of the session. This gives the House a distinct advan- | tage and enables it at the fag end of | the session to transact an enormous business in a very short time. The condition of the appropriation | bills is such that the situation might well cause alarm were it not for the al- most universal desire of both sides of | the House to obviate the necessity for | an extra session of Congress. Only | three of the fourteen supply bills have gone to the President—the pension, military academy and diplomatic. Six have passed both houses. Five of these, the legislative, executive and judicial, the postoflice, the agricultural, District of Columbia and Indian, are in confer- ence, where the representatives of the two houses are working to adjust the differences. The other, the river and harbor, has been referred to the River and Harbor -Committee of the House. The sundry civil passed the House and is under consideration in the Senate. The naval bill has passed the House, but has not yet been reported to the Senate. The army bill is being consid- ered in the House, and two of the bills, the fortifications and general deficiency, are yet to be acted upon by the House. Most of the bills in conference have problems which will be more or less difficult to solve, but none of these dif- ferences have been so serious as to| make the promise of a deadlock, which might result in their failure, with the single exception of the river and harbor bill, and its loss would not necessitate an extra session. The fight ovér the Nicaragua canal amendment, which the Senate placed ,over this bill, is very bitter and to the death. The canal proposition would command a majority of the votes of the House, but against it are arrayed the Appropriations Committee and the ablest men of the House, who do not believe that such enormous appropria- tions should be hastily passed during the dying hours of Congress. Every strategy known to parliamentary law will be employed to defeat the proposi- tion, and, if necessary, probably kill the bill. should the Senate prefer its death to its enactment without the canal amendment. After the committee con- siders the Senate amendments Chair- man Burton will come into the House with a motion for a disagreement on | all amendments and get the Senate's request for a conference. Hepburn, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee, will give concur- rence in the canal amendment, which motion is In order and will take prefer- ence. But as the amendment carries an appropriation it must be considered in the committeé of the whole first, and here it is opposed by a bitter fight. The most obstructive influence will be em- ployed, but it lies in the power of the majority to win In the end, and it is probable that upon a vote the House may agree to the amendment. But this will not clese the contests by any means. It can be transferred to all conference reports upon the bill and proionged to the jeopardy of the appro- priation bills to such an extent that it would seem that in the final issue the passage of the canal amendment would simply be blocked unless it com- manded the necessary two-thirds to suspend the rules. If this can be done the Dbill will probably become a law, with the canal amendment in it. If it cannot, the bill will probably fall un- less the Senate at the last moment jet- tisons it. Altogether, the promise is for an interesting and memorable week in the House. SPANISH IMMIGRANTS. Thirty Arrive at New York En Route to the West. NEW YORK; Feb. %.—Thirty Spaniards arrived on the Cunard liner Umbria. Most of them are laborers and are able to read and write. All of them are going to dif- ferent mining towns in the West. They were held for investigation by the immi- grant office to determine whether they came here to work under contract. immigrant authorities say that since the close of the war with Spain the immigra- tion from that country has increased 100 per cent. McKINLEY TO BE PRESENT. Anniversary Celebration of the Mo- ravian College for Women. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 26.—President McKinley has notified the Moravian Col- lege for Women that it might announce the fact that as far as the present out- look was concerned he would be able to Lttdenéln‘theh exeri:lses on tl;et honeul‘:;‘llndred an th annive: of the inary, o be heid on June 14, resident McKinley assured the college that he would be ac- led by Mrs. McKinley. POISONED FOOD AT d CHURCH SOCIAL Twenty-Five @uburnites Made Seriously Ill by Partaking of Chicken. AUBURN, Feb. 26.—The effect of the chicken dinner given by the ladies of the Congregational Church of this place on Washington's birthday has proved to be more serious than was at first anticipated. Twenty-five persons have been dangerously sick, and every symptom pointed to poisoning. The authorities have been unable so far to as- certain the cause, but a theory is put forth that the chicken might have been prepared in a brass kettle. The ladies of the church are greatly annoyed, and have tried to keep the affair from the public. D IEEEE R RR X R EEERE R R NS R R R R kb bt b dh dh g RUNAWAY STORE RACES DOWN HILL A Two-Story Building’s Mad Flight. APPROPRIATION FOR THE CABLE Senate Committee’s Fa- vorable Report. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26,.—The Senate TACOMA. Feb. 26—Two-story build- Committee on Appropriations ha# com- | ings do not often run away, but that pleted consideration of the sundry civil | is what one did in Tacoma this morn- bill as passed by the House and report- | ing. It was an old store building be- ed it to the Senate. The most import- | ing moved down the steep slope of ant amendment is a provision for a ca- | Eleventh street to and across Pacific ble to Honolulu. The amendment pro- | avenue. It had reached Eleventh and vides that the cost of the cable sfiall | E streets on rollers. There it was load- not exceed $2,500,000. The text of the ed on big lumber trucks, with four emendment follows: | two-horse teams attached in front. A That there shall be constructed by the | big chain brake was rigged up and ar- United States, under the Secretary of the | rangements made to move the structure Navy, for military, naval and postal pur-| down hill early this morning, when the poses, ax uu?m%fllrlm tel;xraphl; ca‘:le BN: | electric wires could be cut and all the connecting land lines from a Paclfic o™ | cyrrents shut off. Just as the start was in the Hawalian Islands. haif minute building, horses, wagons 8. here-| ang all had covered two long blocks Special Dispatch to The Call. That the Secretary of the .\;la:; 5 by authorized, empowered an rectes tg‘ down. the KIIE detail one or more vessels of the United | States for the purpose of making surveys Eleventh street thers has a grade of and taking careful necessary soundings in| nearly 25 per cent. The frightened firder‘ to df‘;ern-xbi]ne the most pmcucnblei horses galloped at full speed in front ne for said cable. , which threa That the construction and laying of such | gft ‘e":egl‘l ;g:g;‘:"w l’(’);;‘le‘ Dve‘:"gg cable or cables shall be under the general | & = e Tt control and direction of the Secretary of | them. Several linemen the Navy, and he is hereby empowered | the electric wires should it be neces- and required immediately after the pass- | sary. They instantly recognized the age of this act to prescribe and cause t0| ganger of the situation, and cut the Be ¢ prepared plans and specifications for | (ArEF 55" the building passed by. the Construction and laying of said line of | SHCS LS 0% oUlq have been thrown ‘flf'i?%}l;lecrac‘?okfieaton}’ee ei‘lfiiifi“%'racu‘c'.‘.. | sidewise into the stores along Eleventh le date. Contracts for the construction | street, besides pulling down many elec- and laying of said line of telegraphic ca- | tric light poles. ble and for supplying the necessary In-| 'Te runaway building was stopped in struments _and “appliances = connecte? | jig neadlong flight by the fortunate therewith, except such work as can be ad- | 115 REPCO0F M pon” wheel when C ‘\Y'aar:rmglgoeui,r’;ma:r‘\it egr':i'fi"ge" adv‘r’:.\?ds a.lnrel | street was reached. This let one corner N R the lowest responsible bidder | of the building down and arrested its Pprogress. Thirty electric linemen were working idders after such notice by advertise- | ‘x’r:e:t for sealed bids as shall be deemed | to-day repairing the wires that were cut or pulled down. ble and sufficient by the Secretary | Ty dprovided, that In all adver- Sisements for bids it shall be provided that all appliances and materials shall be of the best quality, adapted for the high- bt when h telegraphic cable is| t when suc! Co?r?p‘leted the operation of the same shall under the control of the Postmaster- | B T who shall establish a rate of toll | for commercial messages not exceeding 25 conts a word to Honolulu and for press messages at a rate not exceeding one- th.rd of the above named rate; and the sum of $500,000 is hereby appropriated toa ward the construction of said cable, areld the total cost of said line shall not exce $2,500,000, to be paid for from time to time as appropriations shall be made by Con- gress. 9 The total increases of the Senate bill amount to $4,093,406, the bill as reported to the Senate carrying $44,963,989. The more important changes follow: Light_and fog signal near Point Argu- ello, Cal., ). enses steamer Thetis in procuring anEc:ix}t)ran:porung reindeer to Alaska, S‘-’%&Q% revenuet cuttteu O&;r Great Lakes, 5,000; limit of cost $330,000. e cutter on Pacific Coast, $112,- H it of cost ,000. 5091:01::;1’. widow of General Calixto Garcia amount of bail forfeited in TUnited States Courts in Southern District of New York, $2500. LIFE INSURANCE. FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENT —OF THE— Connecticut Mutual Life Insnrance Company 0f Hartford, Conn. Net assets, January 1, 1598 RECEIVED IN 1838 $ 4,768,230 48 A proviso is added to the ,appropria- For premiums. for the protection of forest reserves | Zo% B0 5oLl - S:‘;s to prolz'ide that keepers shall en- | For interest and rents.. 3,070,247 68 SC force the laws of the States in which —— 8755, such reservations are located, and le- —tfi.h‘mmn galizing homestead entries upon the Black Hills forest reservation made prior to September 19, 1899. The total appropriation for the geo- DISBURSED IN 159. For claims by death, logical survey is increased from $877. matured endowments = 005 to $749,000. Some of the items fol-| and annuities $ 4,263,365 44 o Surplus returned to pol; s 5 -holders 1,272,698 78 ving Yaquina Bay, Or., $150,000. icy-hol mfi'&mfi tnqSergea.m. Charles Floyd, | Lapsed and surrendered e polictes Sioux City, 3 Canadian Commission expenses, $30,000. Paris Exposition npp%rlfitlon—Aulhor- ized increase from $650,000 to $1.050,000, ap- ropriated by amendment $880,000, of which /000 is for clerk hire; for construction of buildings in connection with exposition, for a_monument to Lafayette in Total to policy holders$ 6,212,000 77 Commissions to agents, salaries, medical ex- aminers’ fees, print- 000 ing, advertising, legal, Paris, to be dedicated as a feature of the | oui ootate, all other . exposition, $25,000; bullion is to be purchas- expenses, and profit ed, from which 50.000 silver dollars are to | _ o7 ' be struck commemorative of General La- fayette, the proceeds to be used in the erection -of the monument; ndustrial Commission, _appropriation htrefor in- creased from $50,000 to $75,000 per annum. A proviso is attached to the appro- priation for the Government printing office, fixing pay of bookbinders and printers at 50 cents an hour; for a new Taxes . ‘Balance net assets, Dec. 31, 1898...§61,507,067 53 SCHEDULE OF ASSETS. Loans upon real estate, first lien....$25,500,189 39 Government printing office, 350,000, lim- | Loans upon stocks and bonds. 2,300 00 it of cost $:,000,000. Premium notes on polictes in force.. 904,622 19 — Cost of réal estate owned by the ‘WHEELING. 10,977,642 71 BETURN OF THE G 18,865,603 62 Cost of bank and railroad stocks.. 473.504 16 Gunboat Casts Anchor in the Harbor | (2% { ru. . LG8 % of Vancouver. Bills receivable 5.367 79 .VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 26.—The m United States gunboat Wheeling arrived 3 817, this morning from Alaska. Her com- | Less agents’ credit balances. 10,907 59 mander exchanged courtesies with H. M. ——mmw o €. Phaeton, already in port. The crews of the two vessels on leave ashore show- | Add— Interest due and accrued§ 968,702 63 ed that at least with the jackies the Brit- | prsfe% (B2 NI CC T Ty o ltpa!‘x:zxmeflcan alliance is an accomplished | Fents B0° TR Sty —_— - and bonds over cost.... 1,065,955 64 > Net uncollected and de- Ex-Pugilist Arrested for Murder. - roitlory i ————s2mma Gross assets, December 31, 1895....$64,157,755 06 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.—Tom Allen. an old-time prize-fighter, at one time heavyweight champion of the world. is under arrest charged with murder. Thomas Coupey, whom Allen shot dur- LIABILITIES. ing a fracas in the ex-prizefighter's t ired to rein- satoor, Aled at the City Hospitad short | oo o\ catstanaing ly before midnight to-night. Allen de-| jolictes, net. com- clares that he thought Coupey was go- ing to shoot him, and for that reason used his revolver. . Many Wells Being Sunk. DECOTO, Feb. 2%.—Farmers in this sec- tion are looking very blue on account of the holding off of rain. Fruit men are hiring all the engines they can get to| pump water to irrigate their trees. Many | wells are being sunk and engines - are !orklng night_and day. The grain crop 18 still leol well, and will_stand the drought for some time yet. There is a Eood prospect for a fair fruit crop if the rosts keep off. 2 e irvington Improvements. IRVINGTON, Feb. 26.—Public-spirited citizens have organized themselves into pany's standard. All other liabilities. Surplus ....... Ratlo of expenses of management to receipts in 18%. .10.77 per cent Policles in force 6,862, insuring. 1898, JACOB L. GREENE, President. JOHN M. TAYLOR, Vice-Prest. HERBERT H. WHITE, Secretary. DANIEL H. WELLS, Actuary. F. R. NOYES, General Agent. an improvement club, the object being to improve the streets. First they will bund | A- K. P. HARMON, District Superintendent & park Nex = ‘Agencies. Next they intend to improve streets by pulling out 30-31-32 Mills bullding, Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal some of the main trees and building sid |