The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1899, Page 4

THE. SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1899 LAST DAY OF CONGRESS MUCH CONFUSION IN THE SENATE Rush to Dispose of the Pending Bills. CONFEREES ARE KEPT BUSY | ARMY APPROPRIATION MEAS- URE FINALLY PASSED. But the Greatest Difficulty Is En- countered in the Consideration of the River and Harbor Bill. cial Dispatch to The Call, CO0000000000000009 (2] S © WASHINGTON, S O 3 o'clock the c (3] O r o (2] o (2] S [x] a © I3 provision SOl [+) 1 be submitted to © [+ < [ on the river and © (] re unable to make © & any change in the bill and it will © (A sorted back to the Senateas O (5] first agreed upon. ) ] [+] 0000000000000 0CQ00Q | SHINGTON, March ave characterized this, the last tive day of the Fi fth Con- in the Senate. At times the co fusion was at in th usu; aid and body as to render the transaction of business almost im- midnight order was being | € ng chaos of the | z and fair that Congress | adjourn at noon to-morrow with | solutely necessary work com- | pleted. When the Senate convened at 11 o'clock this morning it faced the task of considering two of the great ap- propriation bills, those for the army and for supplying the general defi- clency. The former carried appropria- tions exceeding $50,000,000 and the lat- ter about $20,000,000. With 4 deter- | mination to complete the appropriation | bills the Senate began immediately at 11 o'clock to consider the measures, and | at 8 o’clock to-night the army bill was passed, the deflciency bill passed nearly three hours before. conference report on the Alaska crim- inal code bill was presented and agreed to. A partial report on the sundry civil appropriation bill was agreed to, but having | Al the inability of the Senate conferees to secure an agreement on the Ha- waiian cable proposition created a heated discussion, In the course of which Speaker Reed was alluded to in uncomplimentary terms. To-night when the river and harbor conference report was pr sented, il.: debate upon the recession of the Sen- | ate conferees from the Senate amend- ment providing for reservoirs to irri- | gate arid lands at the headwaters of | the Missouri River was precipitated by | the advocates of the proposition. An effort was made to recommit the bill to the confer but’it failed after an | jonéd speech by Senator Frye, bmitted the report. ve session at 11 o'clock more than legi the usual number of ators were on the | fioor. Mo suspended | practically, proceeded ediately ing to ad- Journment. following e passed: To incorporate the White Cross of America and for surposes; amending the internal re Lx\ s relating to ¢ illed spirits and for other purp authorizing the construc- tion of a bridge over the Tennessee River authorizing the Wash- burg Railroad Company d its line of road lumbia; a bill pro- at Shefield, Al ington and Getty of Maryiand to e into the District of viding a site fol the general def e, and Allison presented a eport on the sundr id there were n disagreement. which made appro- number of public the House il iwenty: s Senate amendment for a large for buildings, th d both the House ain provis bills for which had d the Senate. of important which the House conferees had declined to accept was that providing for a Pa- cific cable. As the amendment was agree: to practical unanimously by the S ate, Allison sald the Senate conferees de- cided to refer the matter back to th ate. Frye of Maine, chairman of the Com- nted the amendments mittee on Commerce, pres conference re e river a bor bill. He 1 to with order that considera deficiency bill might be Hale offered an amendmen ing $3,000,000 as expended by the Pre: tion. The amendment 2 out debate or explanation. ‘Among the amendments agreed, to were these: Authorizing the Sccretary of the Interior to establish at Ofmaha a ware- house for Indian supplies; the amendment 1o carry into effec « viding two months’ extra pay for the vol- unteer officers and volunteer enlisted me of the navy who served beyond the United war with Spain, and one States in t month’s extra pay for similar officers and men who served during that war only in the United States. Consideration of the army appropriation bill was then begun.. The few amend- ments of the Senate committee to the bill Were agreed to as the reading of the measure proceeded. The bill as amended was then without division. At 3:20 a. m. Frye reported no agreement could be reached, the House conferees declining to reopen the river and harbor agreement already reached. Warren said he was satisfled that the conferees had done all they could and rather than imperil the great appropria- tion bills he would yierd the point. The report was then agreed to without dtvisfon. The conference report on the Washing. ton public library bill was agreed to. A 'partial report of the conference on the naval appropriation Dbill was pre- .gented by Hale. He explained that the Senate's armor plate amendment was the serious stumbling block, and it had been suggested that the Senate take a vote upon the proposition as it now was pre- sented. He declared the situation very Serious, as It would affect the price of armor not only for the ships authorized by this bill, but for the ships already ‘contracted fo passed further Artists’ house and floor materials, ga.lnm and fine bath enamels at Saunborn Vail's. 2, 3.—Excite- | contusion, heavy strain and hard | | any trace of him. | the 1 $100,000, | par | gold on the Senate convened on its last| ney bill | BAILEY REFUSES | W nounced to-day that he would no leadership in. the next Congress. or personal disappointment, but I that ¢ obed ought ought to be obeyed at all times by “I would r: QOO0 CO0000DOCO00CCO00000000 Democr me to be the Demox ion, because I doubt yond expre 00COQeOo0e0000000 1 large number of Democrats are not willing to insist upon an ence to a perfectly plain provision of the constitution, not to be made responsible for the leadership of a man who believess that the constitution is the supreme law of the land and aise the same question again, and I will raise it as often as it presents itself, but when I raise it from my place in the ranks of the party I must take the respomsibility, and others will not be compelled to share that responsibility with me. ts who voted to allow these President to retain their seats in Congress greatly mistake the sen- timents of their Democratic constituents. ve that any man in this country atic masses than the constitution, a reverence for which has been the chief article of our faith. any appointee of the President will ever again be denied a right to sit in the House of Representatives.” 10 BE A GANDIDATE FOR DEMOCRATIG LEADERSHIP Due to Failure of House to Unseat Military Appointees. ASHINGTON, March 3.—Representative Bailey of Texas an- t be a candidate for the Democratic He said that his decision was irre- vocable, although his friends appealed to him not to make it so. Bailey gave the following statement of his attitude distinctly understood that I am not actuated by any feeling of pique “I want it am proceeding purely upon the idea they all men. I believe that the military appointees of the It is utterly impossible for is more popular with I regret the vote almost be- with that precedent established COCCOOC00000000C00000C00000 V0000000000000 00 FORTUNE PICKED Half - Million and Stocks. Specfal Dispatch to The Call CHICAGO, March’3.—Mining stocks, bonds and other papers supposed to be valued in the aggregate at $400,000 to $500,000 were found this evening in an alley in the rear of 22 and 24 Custom | House place. The papers are believed to be the property of J. M. gafus, manager of the Good Hope Mining Company, whose office is in Perris, Riverside County, California. Police- men spent the night in a search for Sigafus, but they were unable to find The police have as vet been unable to determine whether bonds are worthless and were | thrown away, or whether Sigafus was robbed and foully dealt with. One cir- | cumstance which combats the theory that the bonds were thrown away is that when they were found they were wrapped in a soiled shirt. Near the papers was a red leather pocketbook | two note books and a pamphlet on ci- s were in various mines in | Riverside Coun There was a mort- gage on a pie of property at 22 Ninety-sixth street, New York, for dated February 26, 1898, and showing huge dealings with a and silver smelting works at Los Angeles, Cal. Besides these there were deeds to the Red Jacket and Ophir mines in California. Among the papers there was also a letter from the Los geles smelting concern addressed to The same name was also in of the books found. A small diary was also found in the The last entry was made on February 26 at Louisville, Ky, and from the fact that on every day before that he faithfully kept the private rec- ord, the police argue that the book must have left his possession on or just after that date. 3 The memoranda of the preceding day shows that Sigafus was in Loulsville and that it was his intention to remain there two or three days. The last entry read as follows: “Am now stopping at the Broadway House. Met Johnson to-day by ap- pointment.” LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 3.—James A. Sigafus was at the Broadway Hotel five da ago from California. What his business in Louisville was, if any, not known, as he told no one. Thurs- y morning he pald his bill and left, saying that he was going to New York and Philadelphia. PLOT OF CONVICTS T0 MURDER SAN QUENTIN GUARDS AND ESCAPE Continued from First Page. | Merritt, two miles north of Camp Tay- | lor, after a running fight. When the Warden learned the des- | perate character of the men with whom he had to deal and the fact that they possessed revolvers, knives and plenty of ammunition, he summoned Captains Birlem and Edgar and held a consulta- tion. As Cooper was supposed by the conspirators to be r of them. and {in a position to lear.. /hen the break for liberty was to be made, it was finally decided to walit until a chance presented itself to seize the weapons. Yesterday afternoon Cooper informed Warden Hale that Schlegal was to liber- ate himself from his cell at midnight with 4 key of his own improvising. | “silence” Sergeant E. V. Ellls of the first night watch, and secure the keys | to free the others. Then the weanons | were to be brought from their hiding place and the guards to be over- powered—which, in realy, meant that murder was to be commiitted. Last evening the prisoners were locked up as usual, but at 9:30 o'clock the two captains, with nine guards, took the eight men from their cells and placed them in solitary confinement in the dungeon. They were all surprised and evidently deeply chagrined at the turn in affairs, but’ went sullenly to their punishment and none made pro- test. Early this morning fifteen guards were set at work searching the jute mill, the carpenter-shop, the old fac- tory building and the hundred other places where the weapons might have been hidden. At dusk the search was abandoned until’ to-morrow morning. In Schlegal’s cell a hatchet was found concealed under the mattress of the bed, and a crudely made key to his Lcell door under the pillow. Three partly UP IN AN ALLEY in Bonds| finished knives, made out of files, were :fr\und in the carpenter-shop. Not a ;rm'nl\'er was discovered, but Warden | Hale declares there is positive evidence :'h!:w v;'}elre smuigled in, and will con- ue the search until Vi ar;hfound. all the weapons is morning Shields was summoned to Warden Hale’s office and discharged from further service. While the head ‘f!f the prison admits that Cooper said Shields was implicated In the conspir- | acy, he says the guard was not dis- | charged for that reason, but for a ‘“breach of discipline.” This is the | stock excuse wsually given twhen the | officials desire to keep anything secret, but other admissions make plain what ithg Warden discharged the guard for. I(:onp_er said Shields was implicat- | ed,” said Hale, “but we are always chary about believing the tale of a convict concerning a free man. I wish it understood that I myself do not charge Shields with being in the plan, but I thought I had good reason to drop him. I told him that if I were doing him an injustice he could bring his case up before the Board of Prison Directors at its meeting a week from to-morrow and have a full and impar- tial investigation.” | For weeks prior to the detection of the plan of the prisoners to escape a number of them had acted in a surly manner when going about their duties, and, while not directly disobeying or- ders, had behaved in a way showing them to be on the edge of revolt. One of the results of this was seen in the following significant notice posted in the office of Captain Birlem on Febru- ary 27: After March 1, 1899, no excuse whatever will be accepted from any employe found asleep while on duty, and his discharge will promptly follow. W. E. HALE, Warden. Under the direction of Captain Bir- lem the walls were double-manned to- night and extra guards have been sta- tioned about the yard and on the out- side, all being armed with rifles or shot- guns. It is believed other prisoners were mixed in the affair without the knowledge of Convict Cooper, and that the threatened insurrection was, If anything, more serious than at first an- | ticipated. All the malefactors will be kept in solitary confinement until the Prison Directors finally dispose of their cases, and the search for weapons will be resumed at dawn to-morow. BEGINNING THE POLICY OF PARTITION Continued from First Page. men succeeded in cutting thelr way through the cavalry lines and escaped. A series of battles took place before the rebels captured Kuyang, in which 3500 rebels were killed. This did not seem to diminish their numbers, for owing to the famine and high taxes large numbers are joining their ranks in all five disaffected provinces. In the last battle before the walls of Kuyang the local militia barely waited for the approach the rebels, when they threw down their arms and scampered inside the city’s gates. The only real fighting done here by the imperial troops was that of the Lungshan battalion. which lost over 200 in killed and wounded, be- sides its commanding officers. The Gov- ernors of the provinces affected are hurrying forward all the troeps at their command. Little is accomplished, however, because their various generals refuse to combine thelr forces, each wanting another to make the forward movement agalnst the enemy. The rebels are now too strong to be at- tacked by any one general singly, and unless some high official is sent to take supreme command it is apparent the imperial troops will continue to be de- feated. 2 Late dispatches received at Shanghai report the capture of Shuichikon, an important market town on the Anhui Kiangsu borders, whence the rebels will be able to attack the city of Tsing Kiangpu. The large Chao clan has Joined the insurgents and 3000 of its members are about to attack Shuang- kouchen, which is a large district city, but utterly unprepared to resist the rebels. This rebellion has become the greatest war China has had in recent years and bids fair to exceed the fa- mous Taiping rebellion in severity and bloodshed. . TRAGEDY AT TACOMA. TACOMA, Wash., March 3, —Marital in- fidelity, debauchery, attempted murder and a suicide's grave—such is a synopsis of the life’s tragedy which ended this morning in the death of Thomas Trask, one of the best known men about town, and the serious wounding of Mrs. Lou Evans, keeper of a disreputable house over the Nevada saloon. Trask was a married man, having a devoted wife. He deserted her and their adopted child for the Evans woman. Yesterday Trask gave the Evans woman a beating. Then he got a revolver and fired at her head. elieving her dead, he next fired a bullet into his own brain, m}laymg Instantly. Within ten minutes Mrs. vans regained consciousness and shout- ed for help. She was placed under chlo- roform and the bullet removed from her B0, CLOSING SCENES IN THE HOUSE Many Members Clamor for Recognition. LIVELY TIMES ON THE FLOOR FAILURE TO AGREE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT. Insistence Upon Disagreement to Im- portant Items in the Civil Sun- dry Bill Causes Sessions During the Night. Spectal Dispatch to The Call, WASHINGTON, March 3.—Crowded galleries looked down upon the strug- gling members of the House to-day as the closing scenes of the last legisla- tive day of this Congress were being enacted. Step by step the leaders in charge of the appropriation bills pushed them through the final stages, and during every lull in the consider- ation of the conference reports, mem- bers clamored for recognition for be- lated local bills in the vain hope of rescuing them from death on the calen- dar. At times the House was like bedlam. Pound as the Speaker would with his gavel, it was almost impossible to pre- serve order, and to the casual visitor in the gallery, the proceeding on the floor must have been about as intelli- gible as an exciting day in the wheat pit would be to a parish priest. The noise and confusion on the floor. punc- tuated with the constant banging of the Speaker’s gavel or the droning voice of the clerk; irate members fac- ing each other and talking at the same time; pages scurrying up and down the aisles—all this was utterly distracting. But the people in the gal- leries stayed and there were a dozen persons in line in the corridors wait- ing for every vacant seat, so great is | the attraction of a dying Congress. ‘Walker of Massachusetts, after many | unsuccesstul attempts, gotanopportun- ity during the afternoon to voice his views on currency reform, and severe- ly criticlzed some of his Republican | colleagues. When "the great beacon | light on the dome of the Capitol blazed forth as darkness fell, thousands upon thousands were attracted to the bril- lantly illuminated wings of the Capi- | RECALLED TO LIFE. great force and clearness. ‘Warner's Safe Cur cayed tissue from the blood, and every hour the poison in t Every time a beat of the heart pumped blood to the brain, What a relief it is to know that you have turned your back on s which will enable you to do so. Than Ever. midst of extreme bodi of insanity. Mere dea 1008 Milon street. who eases that puzzled the feet. nothing tasted right. sore on my bones. exhausted an the day I subject. that I was 1 Sy me I had Bright’s put my earthly affairs “I did not dare | Bright's disease being determined to try my family, Cure, my This is a ty. Mr. Vansett’s fear of madness was well grounded. The weak ki he system was increasing. that wonderful «T secretly feared that I was losi who uttered these words is a respect who has passed through about mental torture as a man can en G. A. Vansett is a retired shce manu trouble and vainly sought relief until he tool Cure. Although he is older than health than he ever hoped to attain. “Ten years ago,” h by worry over my business. 3 shaky that only by the use of sti My head ached ¢ d flabby as an old sponge. the least noise sounded like ca got drowsy and could not fix my th Sheer force of will kept me going. I secretly feared ing my mind. A trip abroad seemed to back three weeks when my intense itching of the skin & t night. disease in a stage so far although medicine might prolong my li to tell my wife. this remedy as a last resort. I began taking it, and s0o # To make a long story short, 1 lcoked and felt like another man. old age is healthier than my youth wa: pical case of Bright's disease described with jckness and danger! Warner’s Safe Cure Gives [lr. Vansett Better Health ng my mind.” The man ed citizen of Philadelphia much bodily pain and Hve. In th as dure and still ame the ‘dreadful shadow compare with that. at ly weakness ¢ th has no horror to h t facturer, residing years. with kidn k Warner’s Sa in better suffered for many most men, he is e says, “I had a complication of dis- doctors, and matters were made W When I got out of bed I was so mulants could I keep on my ontinually; my appetite was gone and T felt lame all over and the flesh was Unusual excitement or annoyance left m I could not sleep. and nnonading or thunder. During oughts on any do me good, but T had not been old trouble returned. I had an A noted physician told advanced that, fe, I would do well to in order. 2 1 had read accounts of overcome by Warner's Safe Cure. and Unknown to n realized its good effect. it made me well,and in six months Thanks to Warner's Safe idneys did not take de- organ was poisoned. And what a blessing is SAGASTA’S Queen Regent MADRID, March 3.—The Queen Premier without a dissolution. reason. her approval. greet a Conservative Ministry. tol where the two houses were to sit out the night. In the reserved galleries of the House were congregated the elite of the society of the national capi- tal, while the public galleries were banked to the doors. Stylishly gowned ladies, and men in evening dress add- ed eclat to the occasion. The big questions in dispute between the two houses being naturally the last to be adjusted, were postponed far into the night. “From time to time short recesses were taken. These were sim- ply breathing spells, however, and soon i the leaders were at it harder than | ever. At 11 o'clock the House entered upon the last legislative day of the session. When Walker, chairman of the Commit - tee on Banking and Currency, took the floor under the privilege granted him earlier in the day, he made a statement, | largely personal, showing the efforts he had made during a long series of years to secure monetary legislation. In this connection he answered published criti-| cisms of his course and went into an elab- | orate explanation of the long fight in his commlittee which resulted in the report of a bill and its subsequent withdrawal. His colleague, Barrett (R.) of Massa- chusetts, demanded an opportunity to re- | ply, claiming that Walker had agreed to vield him time. This Walker denied, say- ing he always kept his promises to God and man, but “not according to the stand- ards of his colleagues.” Barrett denounced the denial as an *‘un- mitigated falsehood.” Walker proceeded to criticize the cur- rency committee selected by Grosvenor, chairman of the Republican caucus. Walk- | er spoke in high terms of H. H. Hanna | 5t the Indlanapolis monetary committee, | but denounced the manner in which he and his colleagues had lobbied about the capitol for alleged currency reform. “The difficulty with these reformers,” sald he, “is that they obtain their facts from canvasback and terrapin and their arguments from champagne. The result HORORONARON T %O RORORORO GO g “Do you expect the next Congress, terposed Johnson (R.) of Indiana, ‘“to enact any banking and currency legisla- tion worthy of the name? I do nof %It it does,” replied Walker, “it will mean certain defeat for the Hepublican party. There ls more dynamite con- nected with banking and currency than any subject ever introduced in the House. | Any party that attempts the settlement of ~ the currency question will be swamped.”" Cannon presented the conference report upon the sundry civil appropriation bill and moved its adoption. He explained briefly the points upon which the confer- ence had agreed and the report was adopted. Upon the items still In dispute he moved that the House insist upon its disagreement. Corllss moved to concur in the Pacific cable amendment. He earnestly advo- cated the adoption of the Senate amend- ment. He sald the Government should build the cable. The motion to concur in the Paciflc ca- ble amendment, modified so as to include the other amendment, appropriating $350,- 000 for a cable steamer, was defeated— 77 to 102. The House then insisted upon its dis- aFreement to the items of the sundry civil bill still in dispute and agreed to a fur- ther conference. 'he House conferees were specifically instructed to insist upon their disagreement to the Senate amend- ment increasing the salaries of apprals- ers at Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago. At 5:40 the House took a recess until 8 o'clock. ‘When the House met at 8 o’clock, after the recess, notwithstanding the drench- ing rain outside, great crowds had con- gregated In the galleries to witness the closing scenes. he hall was brilliantly illuminated and a large majority of the members were in their seats. As none of the big conference reports were ready an- other recess was taken until 8:30 o'clock. ‘When the House reconvened, the final conference report ufon the bill to codif; the criminal laws of Alaska was adopted. Slow progress was made on conference reports. The District of Columbia appro- priation bill was sent back to confer- ence. The deficiency appropriation bill was sent back to conference. The naval conferees presented a partial report which was agreed to. It carried aggre- gates only on routine features. A lengthy debate followed on'the first disagreement on the Cathmann gun, and a motion to concur in the Senate amend- ment for the guns was defeated. Underwood (D.) of Alabama moved to concur In the Senate amendment author- izing a Government armor factory. After a short debate the ayes and noes were ordered and the motion to concur was lost—S$8 to 127—and the naval bill returned toTtgmfI.e{rence. A e House passed the army appropria- toin bill with all Senate amendments, and the bill now goes to the President. The House agreed to a second partial report on the sundry civil bill. 'he Pacific cable amendment remained open, the House refusing to concur iu it, Affairs; Lieutenant General Polav ernor General of Cuba and the Phi Senor Date the portfolio of the 308 23 06 83 O B30I Z} S AT MADRID ENDS to Form a Conservative Cabinet. sultations with the statesmen and political leaders, to-day informed Sa- gasta that she desired to retain the present Chamber, and then she in- vited him to reconstruct the Cabinet. Senor Sagasta replied that it w Thereupon the same request to Senor Montero Rios, who declined for the same Finally Senor Silvela, the Conservative leader, accepted the task, and it is expected he will submit a Conservative Ministry to her Majesty for The newspapers predict that popular demonstrations will In the Silvela Cabinet, it is belleved, President of the Chamber of Deputies, will hold the portfolio of Foreign Intert The Cortes will be dissolved, the new elections taking place toward the end of April and the new Chamber of Deputies meeting in May. Count de Rascon, Spanish Embassador to Great Britain, and Leon y Castillo, Embassador to France, have tendered their resignations. and Secretaries of State have also Fesigned. RULE Requests Silvela Regent, as the result of her con- | ould be impossible for him to remain the Queen Regent referred Marquis Pidal, former Vice eja, who has held the post of Gov- nes, the portfolio of War, and or. ip The Prefects OO SGHROR O 8 % Q_SSS'ESO‘;OSSO. DGR ORGRURORORGLORORGH | SAT UPON BY ARGD'S GHOST A Prisoner Vindicates Ex-Sheriff Harrison. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, March 3.—Augustine Valencia is a chicken thief, and, in ac- cordance with the ethics of his_*‘pro- fession,” not a very courageous man, but if there is one thing on earth he dreads more than another it is the so- called specter that is supposed to flit about the “ghost cell” of the County Jail. Valencia says ex-Sheriff Harrison might have played spook once, as claimed by Peter Nelson, but if he did he infringed on the domain of the that that is not material, the realm of Argo’s ghost. The prisoner had a visitation last night that caused him to alarm the other inmates of the jail and grovel in terror even after he was placed in another cell. Valencia formerly was quartered with Victor Colwell, but when the young highwayman sawed the bars of his cell through Valencia was re- moved and at his own request placed in the “ghost cell.” He laughed at the idea of a spook, and for a month de- fled the tradition of the Weary Wil- liams of the road. Shortly after 1 o’clock this morning two ex-convicts named Smith and Mc- Carthy were awakenel by yells and groans in Valencia’s cell. In a minute all was quiet, and then came howls and shrieks and prayers. They called Jailer Atchley, who went into Valencia's cell and found him doubled up on his cot, his face pale and distorted with fright, and his chin flecked with blood trickling from the end of his tongue, which he had bitten in a paroxysm of terror. He could not speak when removed from the ‘“‘ghost cell,”” and tried to force his way through an outer door into the corridor. He was placed in a corner cell, but paced restlessly up and down all night without sleep. “I was smoking a cigarette,” he told Sheriff Taylor to-day, “and could not possibly have suffered a nightmare. I could not see that ghost, but it came and lay full length upon me. I felt it with my hands, and every time I threw it off it got back. When I tried to get off the bed it lifted the outer edge up and threw me against the wall. Then it sat on my shoulders. I pinched myself to make sure I was not dreaming, and when the pinching hurt T was so scared 1 couldn’t have helped screaming to save my life.” Out of mischief Taylor told Valencia this afternoon he would have to go back into the “spook’s cell” again. Al- most in tears the prisoner begged to be kept in another cell, and when his re- quest was granted he grasped the Sher- iff’s hand and clung to it in expression of his gratitud PRESIDENT SIGNS A BATCH OF BILLS Mr. McKinley Will Be Present Dur- ing the Closing Hours of Congress. WASHINGTON, March 3.— President McKinley will go to the Capitol at 10 more o’clock_to-morrow morning and remain there during the closing hours of Con- gress. This has been a customary prac- tice with many Presidents at the close of the short session, when the passage of important bills is delayed frequently until almost the expiration of Congress. Dur- ing the day the President approved the following bills in addition to those already reported ¥For taking the twelfth census; Buffalo Exposition bill; to reimburse Governors of States and Territories for expenses in- curred in the Spanish war; providing a ew building for the Department of Ju tice in Washington; making appropri: tions for the fortifications and other works of defense; to enable the city of Albuquerque, N. M., to create certain in- debtedness; for public buildings, addi- s . 'as follows: Stockton, Los An ., Salem, Or., and Leadville, Colo.; those authorizing First Lieutennnw John R. Willlams, Third Artillery; Col. onel Victor Vifquain, Third Nebraska Voluntee and Brigadier General A. E. Bates, U. S, to accept certain decora- tions and honors from foreign potentates; authorizing Admiral Selfridge and other officers of the United States navy to ac- cept medals presented to them by the Russian Government; creating the Mount Rainier National Park in the State ot Washington, and the naval personnel bill. RUDYARD KIPLING | NOW OUT OF DANGER | | His Condition Is Satisfactory and Attending Physicians Issue Only One Bulletin. NEW YORK, March 3.—Rudyard Kip- ling continues to improve rapidly. His condition is satisfactory in one way, and but one bulletin was issued to-day—at 2:55 o'clock—which was as follow: “Mr. Kipling has continued to improve, so that to-day his temperature and pulse are but little above normal.” Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Kip- ling Is extremely weak and that absolute rest and quiet have been enjoined by his physicians, the English author’s nature is such that even in his present condition he is permitted to entertain himself with a newspaper now and then, To-night Dr. Dunham, who is still in constant attendance, said: “Mr. Kipling continues to improvi He is out of danger.” ACCUSES ATTORNEY BOWDEN OF THEFT SAN JOSE, March 3.—TIl feeling exist® between Attorneys William A. Bowden { and John H. Yoell, and friends of both men fear a clash between them that { might result in personal injury. This feeling was further increased to-day when Attorney Yoell filed his answer to a suit brought against him by P. W. Dougherty to recover $1098 due on a prom- issory note. ~Dougherty borrowed this mtzniy t}:’or& Louise Masson, and it was set fort! at he had paid Yoell the money and Yoell had appropriated it to his own use. Dougherty was obliged to | pay it over again.” Bowden is Dough- | erty’s attorney. In the complaint Bow- den accused Yoell of embezzlement. | {‘o-day Yoell evened matters in his an- i %wer by calling Bowden a thief, declaring owden had been jailed for stealing rgleoney from his (Yoell’s) father, but had gged so piteously he was released. Bowden also is accused of having stolen :tec})rds from the Courthouse, and Yoell says that so notorious is this tact that when parts of records are missed they ar;ozflfesx;red :?] as being ‘“Bowdenized.” nce the suit was begun has paid s that ju v against him for that sum. st T SRy AGREEMENT REACHED’ ON NICARAGUA CANAL WASHINGTON, March 3.—The confer- ence report on the river and harbor oill contains two Oregon items over which there has been dispute, but which have been modified. The Yaquina Bay item is fixed 50 as to bave the project exam- | merland The app ined by a board of engineers. priation for the proposed improvement of the Columbia River and the provision for the construction of a boat railway is stricken out, but the law for the project is not repealed. The conferees on the sundry civil gisagreed on the items appropriating 159 for a telephone line to Table Bluff lig house, California, and $15.000 for the Bur- rows Island light station, Washington. further conference, however, wul be had on these items. Senator White said to-night that the Nicaragua canal agreement reached Senator Morgan canal, had cou ed $1,000,000 appropriation for surveys of Pan ama and Nicaragua routes, and the con- ferees of the Senate vielded to the House on this point. WANTS A MONOPOLY ON OIL PRODUCTION SANTA BARBARA, March 3.—There was filed this afternoon with the County Clerk a complaint for an injunction which on its face seems to be an attempt to set- tle the question which has agitated Sum- at various times since 18%0. Grant Dewlaney, who is an employe of J. B. Treadwell, the Southern Pacific agent at Summerland, and owns some oil lands there, is the plaintiff, and about twelve oil producers of Summerland the defendants. The injunction is asked for to prevent these defendants boring for oil on certain park lands which were recently leased to them by the Trustees of the town. These park lands lie directly behind Treadwell's and the Southern ~Pacific’'s property, which is covered with oil derricks, an this company fears that should these pri- vate owners be allowed to go on with oil Il boring on the parks the supply of vells will be materially’ de- asking for the in_lun(‘fl%r\ ° leased the streets could also, and they claim that as the Trustees are virtually aceountable to no one they can and wiil lease the streets for these purposes. This suit for an injunction is virtually only a means of attempting to keep oil producers uivtvonr);' from the Southern Pacific’s oil ter- T - CRUSHED UNDER A CAR. BAKERSFIELD, March 3.—Mrs. Ed- mund Mills, wife of ex-Marshal Mills of Kern City, was run over by a Southern Pacific flatcar at that place last night. Her right arm was crushed and a hip dis- located. The arm was amputated at the shoulder. Her survival is doubtful, as she is 66 years of age. The accident occurred while a crowd was rushing across ths track to a fire. BRIGHT'S DISEASE Or Chronic Inflammation of the Kidneys is a very common allment. Numbers of our best citizens have succumbed to its effects, even though under the most skill- ful medical treat- ment. Like all chronic diseases, the sy mp toms come on insidious- B 138 ? roper treatment {8 ub- tained In {ts early stages, Bright's Diseas~ may be cured. HUDYAN will cure it if it is taken in tim HUDYAN will re- lieve you of all the symptoms. Do not delay too long. Don’t wiit until your e becomes incura ble. You will then throw your money nw;y on dd’aclters and m e di cines. Begi.. the use of HUDYAN now, while you may be cured. THE EARLY SYMPTOMS ARE: 1 CHRONIC SICK OR NAUSEOU HLADACHEHUDYAN. taken a0 90 rected will relieve the headache stantly. 2-3. PUFFINESS OF THE SKIN UN- S, due to a collection of In they declare that if the parks could creased. 2 & e DER THE EYES, d fluld—in other words, DROPSY. tloAg: ;vl()l(le;:lauseb‘h?hexg{a :lmn\:in% of fluid up by an limi- nated by the Kidneye. 5 o 4-5. PALE, DOUGHY COMPLEX- ION, due to the imperfect circulation of the blood. HUDYAN will restore the cir- culation to its normal cordition and cause the cheeks to become red and rosy. 6. WEAKNESS OF THE HEART—One of the first symptoms and the one that eventually causes death. HUDYAN will strengthen the nerves and muscles of the heart and make it scrong and regular in lt: Ebel\flngsA -8. WEAKNESS AND PAIN IN REGION Ok THE KlDNEYS—HUD;”zfi ;:}rl’lcéau!e the lfildm S ‘g perform their ons properly, thereby reliev! Dign fl}l;ngYelkneu. = At et HUDYAN at once and take it - larly. Full and explicit dlre(‘(ianr:‘uu with each package. HUDYAN is sold by all druggists for 50c per package or 8 packages for $2.5). 1f your druggist does not kcfiig it, send direct to the EUDYAN REMEDY COMPANY, San Francisco or Lg‘sl Ac:gele!fi Csl{itornln. q Re_hmember that call and consult the HUDYAN OCTORS FREE. Call and see them. If you cannot call, write to the doctors :}?ey t‘e'l’lnth%xgl .:ll ahoutT our case and a ou. be given fres. A‘Yd.res.. i il HUDYAN REMEDY COMPARY, No. 316 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Cor. Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts, San Francisco, Cal, 4