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2 FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 6 1899. A BIG VOTE FOR THE GRANT FAMILY EXPECTED T0-DAY U.S. and Jesse Will the Senato Even Burns Men Attach No of the Election of the Mexican Next Wednesday. There Will Be No Extra Session. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, March 5.—Thére is talk to- night that Jesse D. Grant will get a | block of Democratic votes to-morrow The scheme to vote for Jesse w hatched early in the session and fo several days it was whispered as a profound secret that mearly all of the Democrats would line up for him, and in the end make a strong pull to get supporters of his brother, U. S. G 3 to join them. The plan was not deémed practical, as members doubted whether Jesse D. Grant was a resident of California. However, the Grant fam- ily will poll a bigger vote ‘than usual to-morrow if the plans agreed upon to- | night are not changed before the con- vention- assembles. The supporters of U. 8. Grant are as firm to-night as they have been at any time since the balloting began. Indeed, the claim is advanced that Grant is in position to call into his camp three or four new voters, but not inclined to bring them in at this time, as a small gain would not give him a decided ad- vantage and he does not care to take any step at this time unless he takes a decisive one. The political Filipinos of the Burns corral are casting wistful glan at the Grant column. The only explane tion that can be given of Johnsor remark that Burns would be chosen Senator nesday is based on the hop - in the corral that some men will come out and the “Colomel.” J Dibble, who is supposed t0 D enjoy the confidence of Colonel Burr cannot give any explanation of John- son’'s prediction and does not.s n to attach any importance to the state- ment. Doubtless it was made as a bluff to brace up th bondent touts Burns conti to hold daily confer- ences over Herrin, of the railr long distance con nel Wright's ot in this city. H the tuilding at San F c1sco, is d as to the course of evenis ue the wire with his ¢ d company. i ke place e rail- yellow daily advis in the Legislature. en Taw There has b but this discounts Califognia politics, udge | n | the threat is constantly made: work before in | Divide the Honors of rial Ballot. Importance to the Wild Talk | ail previous performances in the polit- | | icar It has come to this pass, | that a man aspiring to the high office of | | United States Senator, to represent the | people of California and asking - the support of the Republican members of the Le ure, daily seeks his instruc- tions, from the people or the repre- sentatives of the people, but from the chief counsel of the Southern Pacific | Railroad. | The best judges of the Senatorial sit- | | uation to-night predict that the Legis- {lature will adjourn a week from next Saturday. There is a belief that the | Burns touts will from this time on | fight to prevent the: choice of a Sen- | ator. far as Burns is concerred, | the handwriting is on the wall. He | | cannot get a caucus,and without a cau- | cus there is not tHe slightest chance ut} S0 s election It is extremely doubtful | if he could cceed with a caucus, but as the majority of the Republicans in | the Legislature decided in the confer- | ence that the party did not want a caucus th. ttled the question. ome gossip concerning ad- next Saturday, but mbly and leas g nators figure that the session must | be prolonged another week. That view | is also expressed by Judge Dibble, who | | is ‘well advised as to the business on hand and the length of time requeed | to close up everything essential. It is | a settled fact that Governor Gage will | not call an extra session of the Legis- | 1ature, no matter what happens. | After the arrival of the trains from San Francisco to-night there was con- siderable talk about adjournment at |an lier date than March 18. A de- ned effort may be made to-morrow an early time. Among the touts “‘Burns {er mno Senator.” The supporters of | Barnes, Grant and Scott are fully de- | termined that Burns shall not be 3 >d, and before the session ends th may resolve to elect a Senator despite the command of Burns to the ccntrary. TWhen the railroad paper here paraded | | the Rurns address as an ultimatum the | members of the Legislature who do not take orders from Herrin accepted the | | reference as a threat of the corpora- | | tion that no Senator should be chosen. | The old fight between the people and the railroad corporation seems to be on again. the | NATIVES 1§ AMBUSH FIRE ON AMERICANS Continued from First Page. Silvela the hearty support of the Lib- eral party on all national and dynastic questions, The programme of Senor Silvela includes protecticn to industry, commerce and agriculture; thorough reform in municipal and provincial ad- ministration; sweeping army reforms; the formation of a really efficient navy, with a fortification of the coasts and general financial reorganization. The Premier has already invited presidents of with the Government in the necessary measures. — GERMANY SEEKS GOOD UNDERSTANDING BERLIN, March 5.—It is taken here that the Kaiser’s appointment of Pruce Henry to command the cruiser squad- ron and the publication of the with- drawal of Admiral von D:edrich from the Philippines is his Majestv's per- sona! expression of a desire to con- tribute the last link in the chain of a good understanding, whict he, as much as Baron von Bulow, considers necessary should exist between the United States and German His Majesty is well aware of Admiral von Diedrich’s overzealousness, Following the same policy of concili- ation, the question of grievances of American insurance companies will be reheard, and probably the petroleum difference will be adjusted to place the American oil on an equal footing with Russian. BERLIN, March 6.—A dispatch from Manila announces that the American authorities there have undertaken the protection of German inte 5, and that the cruiser Kalserin Augusta has left Manila Bay. HAILS AMERICA’S ADVENT AS A NEW POWER LONDON, March 5.—In the introduc- tion of his new history of British India, to be published to-morrow, Sir William ‘Wilson Hunter, former member of the Indian Legislative Council and former president of the Indian Education Com- mission, referring to the advent of the ited States as a colonizing power, says: . ‘America starts upon her career of Asiatic rule with an amplitude of re- sources and a sense of moral responsi- bility which no previous state of Chris- tendom brought to the work. In her splendid and difficult task she will be trammeled by no Portuguese inquisi- tion of the sixteenth century, nor by the slave colonization of Holland in the seventeenth, nor by the cynical rule for gain of the rulers which, for a time, darkened the British acquisition of In- dia in the eighteenth. “The United States, in the govern- ment of sheir dependencies, will repre- sent the .political . conscience of the aineteenth century. I hail their advent chambers of commerce to concert | it is | as a new power for good, not alone for the island races coming under their care, but also in that great settlement of European spheres of influence in Asia which, if we could see aright, form the world problem of our day.” |SOLDIER’S LIFE IS SAVED BY A WOMAN ‘Wagon-Load of Human Freight Top- ples Over a Ten-Foot Em- bankment. SAUSALITO, March 5—Two fractious | mules came near being responsivle for some of Uncle Sam’s men losing their lives on the road between here and Fort Baker this afternoon. The post wagon was overturned and .rolled down a ten- foot embankment, severely injuring Pri- vate James Foley and Mrs. Williams, the wife of Ordnance Sergeant Williams, and | bruising several others badly. Eight soldiers, including Mrs. Williams | and her husband, were on their way to | the post. They met a team opposite the | powder magazine, a mile from town. They took the outer side, when a check broke and the mules became unmanageable. The wagon and team rolled over twice be- | fore they reached the bottom of the emi- bankment. Foley’'s head was caught un- | der the wagon box and would have been | crushed if Mrs. Williams’ shoulder had | not sustaihed the weight of the wagon. | Foley was badly cut and bruised, Mrs. | Williamns® shoulder was bruised and her left ankle sprained, while two soldiers were knocked senseless. | et KASKASKIA TUMBLES | | INTO THE MISSISSIPPI | ‘Change in the River Current Re- moves All Trace of Illinois’ | First Capital. | NASHVILLE, Iil., March 5.—By another | | of those sudden shifts in current so com- | mon to the waters of the Mississippt | | River, almost all of what little remained | of the historic town of old Kaskaskia, the | | first settlement in the Mississippi Valley, | | the first capital of the State of Tllinofs, | |and at one time the metropolis of thegreat | Middle West, was swept away to-day. | Ever since the change in_ the channel 'of the Mississippi the ground upon which {'the town stood has been crumbling away. | All the historic old buildings, including { Governor Bond's mansfon, and the o.d | State House, have tumbled into the river. | The few people who inhabited the timble- | down houses up to the present time were | completely shut off from the outside | world. The remains of Berrien Minard, the first Lieutemant Governor of the State, which | rest in a vault of Itallan marble, are ciose to the river's edge, and but a few days will elapse until the cemetery and the last trace of the old town is obliterated. | SALE OF A MOUNTAIN. English Syndicat: Buys Popocate- | petl in Mexico. | | crry OoF MEXICO, March 5.—General | Gaspar 8. Ochoa, owner of Popocatepet], has closed a deal for the sale of that voleanic mountain to a syndicate of Eng- | lish_capitalists. The price pald-is $20,- 000 in gold. ~‘The most extensive sulphur deposit in the world is located” in the crater of the veleano, and it is the inten- tion of the syndicate to bufld_a cog- wheel railroad to the top of‘the mountain | in order to handle the product. | el GRATITUDE OF TEXANS. Indiana Legislature Thanked for the Return of a Battle Flag. | AUSTIN, Tex., March 5.—The House of the Texas Legislature has adopted a reso- | lution thanking the Indiana Legislature for returning to the Texas Terry Rang- ers the company flag captured by the In- dlana, reflmenl from the Rangere during the Civil War. The resolution also’ in- vites the Governor of Indianaz and his staff and legislators to come to Texas and | v | as to the reception will b BELGIUM’'S QUEEN SLOWLY SINKING Owing to a Serious Relapse the Last Sacrament Is Ad- ministered. . hope. ber, 1865. ters. Coburg and Gotha. said to be mentally . deranged. anie, married the BRUSSELS, March 5.—Queen Marie Henrlette, who has been suf- fering from broncho-pneumonia, had-a serious relapse at noon to:day. Her physicians were in constant attendance throughout the afternoon and early this evening the last sacrament was administered. hour there seemed no hope of recovery, but a bulletin at 10 o’clock this evening showed a slight improvement and afforded a base for reviving All the members of the family have been summoned. Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium, a daughter of the late Archduke Joseph of Austria, was born August 23, 1836. She married King Leopold II of Belgium, then a Belgium Crown Prince, on August 22, 1833. pold II ascended the throne on the death of King Leopold I, in Decem- The King and Queen of Belgium have three children, all daugh- The eldest, Princesse Louise, was married to Prince Philip of Saxe- She recently separated from her husband and The second daughter, late Archduke Rudolph of Prince, who commiitted swicide on January 30, 1889. is Princess Clementine, now in her twenty-seventh year. At that Leo- is Princess Steph- Austria, the imperial The third daughter be honored guests at a public function to be given by the Legislature to mark the return of the flag to the Terry Rangers. The invitation was wired them and action deferred until t Texas. such time as they can WATSON CHALMERS CALLED BY DEATH Passing at Chico of One of the Pio- neer Newspaper Men of California. CHICO, March 65—Watson Chalmers, editor of the Chico Daily Enterprise, died at 3:20 o’clock this morning. He was one of the oldest and most widely known newspaper men on the coast. Chalmers learned the printer’s trade in Leith, Scotland, sixty-two years ago. He came to the United States In 1853, and worked for a time on the New York Trib. une, but after the gold discoveries in Cali- fornia he came to this State in 1854 In | Company sented by Frank Samuel, a Philadelphia broker. A. C. Crozer, the Upland manu- facturer, is the principal stockholder. It is the purpose, it is sald, to start the plant, which is’ one of the largest in the United States. The works cover a large area In the southern portion of the city. At one time 1000 men were employed. Mr. Samuel is interested in foreign ore im- porting from Cuba, and is a blast furnace man. ‘It is thought that a new line of special materfal will be manufactured. Rt Sk WAGES ADVANCED. Pennsylvania and West Virginia Laborers Made Happy. PHILADELPHIA, March 5.—The wages of all day laborers in the tin plants of the Newcastle district have been advanced from 5 to 10 per cent. The advance will affect between 1200 and 1500 men. The Reese-Hammond Manufacturin, at Jeanette has. advances -the wages of its 250 empleyes from 5 to 20 per cent, and the Willlamsport Nail Company has made a 10 per cent advance. CUBANS WHO MAY BECOME BANDITS Rather Gloomy Outlook at Santiago. THE RESULT OF ECONOMY ONLY ONE COURSE FOR MEN WITHOUT WORK. El Porvenira Asserts That the Ac- tion of Havana Authorities Is Due to Antagonism to Gen- eral Wood. | Special Dispatch to The Call, | SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 5.—El | Porvenira, discussing the situation brought about by the orders from Ha- | vana limiting the total expenditures upon the departments of the provincial | administration to $10,000, says: “There is only one course open to men who are without work and food, namely, to become banditti. Hunger demands | bread. The proceedings of the United States authorities at Havana are evi- dently antagonistic to Major General Wood, and born of jealousy of his suc- cess' and popularity among all classes of Cubans. Three thousand men have | been thrown out of employment with | only a day’s notice which must mean a serious menace to public peace and property.” The Independencia, El Cubano and the Santiago Herald comment in much the same strain. Two companies of the Fourth Immune Regiment are in the city to-day, nomi. nally to receive horses, but-it is ex- pected that they will remain at least a week before returning to Manzanillo. The court-martial .of Private John ‘Willlams of the Ninth Iinmune Regi- ment, charged with complictiy in the MEXICAN DAN: “If They Won't Send Me to Washinglon 'm Blamed if Ty - Ry i Send Any One Else.” [l Let Themf 1857 he was established as manager of the Red Bluff Beacon, since which time. he has been actively engaged in newspaper work in the State. He came to Chico in 1867,’and has since resided here. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. M. V. Loy, and two granddaughters—Misses May and Robina Loy. ICE BREAKS UP IN THE UPPER HUDSON The Result Is a Flood at Troy Which Threatens to Be Dis- astrous. TROY, N. Y., March 5—The ice in the upper Hudson, the Mohawk and the Hos- sick River broke up to-night after several days’ thaw and a warm rain. The result is a flood at this point and north of here which threatens to be disastrous. The ice is heavy and at Mechanicsville has formed a gorge of great strength. he back-up caused by this gorge has submerged aand oining lowlands and the roadways are under water. Between this city and Albany the ice became wedged in Schuyler Creek and the mouth of Dry River, _running through Watervliet. Streefs have been flboded in the latter place and the Albany City Railway tracks between Menands and Watervliet are submerged, making it possible to use but one track. The docks along the river front here are under water and the indications are that the freshet will reach the highest point In many year: s JAILED AT STOCKTON. John Tannin Wanted by the Police of Santa Cruz. STOCKTON, March 5.—John Tannin is in jail here on a felony charge. He was arrested at midnight by Deputy Sheriff Wall in compliance with a requisition of the Sherift's office of Santa Cruz. The officers bere are unaware of the nature of the charges, but were notified that a war- rant had been issued and an officer would arrive on Mondav to take the prisoner ack. Tannin formerly was a salesman lLere. Rumor has it he so forgot his obligations as a married man as to decelve a young lady in that city. SL SALE OF STEEL WORKS. Pennsylvania Plant Now Idle Will Soon Be Reopened. CHESTER, Pa., March 5—The Well- man Steel Works at this city have been sold to a syndicate of capitalists repre- WHEELING, W. Va., March 5.—Com- mencing March 12 a 10 per cent increase of wages goes into effect at every depart- ment of the Riverside Iron and Steel plant here. About 8000 men are affected. S MRS. STEVENSON DIES AT THE AGE OF NINETY Mother of the Former Vice-President Summoned to the R Beyond. PEORIA, March 6.—A telephone mes- sage to the Herald from Bloomington, 1., says: Mrs. Sarah_Stevenson, mother of the former Vice President, Adlai E. Steven- son, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning, after an illness of several weeks. She was 90 years of age. URUGUAY’S CABINET. President Cuestas Announces As- signment of Portfolios. LONDON, March 6.—The Montevideo correspondent of the Times says: Presi- dent Cuestas has made the following as- signments of portfolios: Dr. Saturnine Campo, Minister of the Interior. Senor Campestegui, Minister of Fi- nance. Senor Carlos Maria Rena, Minister of iculture. enor Herrero Espinosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs. General Nicodemus Gastro, Minister of ‘War, Remains an Independent Line. DENVER, Colo.,, March b5—Charles Smith of this city, who controls a major- ity of the bonds of the California and Nevada Railroad, denies that the line has passed into the possession of the Santa Fe company. —— All Saloons Closed. ST. LOUIS, March 5.—The order of the Board of Police Commissioners that all saloons be closed at midnight Saturday night and remain closed until midnight to-night, under the provisions of the law, was carried out to the letter. Bubonic Plague Raging. LONDON, March 5.—The Bombay cor- respondent of the Post says: The bubonic plague is ""‘“fi here with unparalleled severity. According to offici ‘there tv?eto 912 tlfs’ last week, Mrta‘:‘l:‘;: quite underrate the mortality. murderous affray at San Luls on No- vember 14, is still in session. Thus far, | the prosecution has offered two eye-wit- nesses, but the other testimony is con- | flicting. The Judge Advocate com- | plains that. there is considerable per- | jury among the officers of the regiment. | The accused is defended by Major Har- rison, whose orderly hé was at the time. The case will probably last an- nh};ler ten days, and a conviction is pos- sible. GENERAL CAREY WILL PAY THE CUBAN TROOPS NEW YORK, March 5.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Pay- master General Carey has perfected ar- rangements for going to Cuba next week to pay off the Cuban army. This means that an agreement has been reached by General Gomez and Major General Brooke regarding the payment of the Cubans on the basis of the Pres- ident’s suggestion to General Gomez through Mr. Porter. General Carey will take the entire appropriation of $3,000,000 to Cuba, $1,- 500,000 of which will be in silver and the remainder either in gold or in bills. He will leave New York on one of the gov- ernment transports, to which the money will be transported from the sub-treas- ury, and upon his arrival at Havana he will report to General Brooke. Immediately upon the payment of the officers and men the troops will be dis- banded and the Cubans will return to their ordinary avocations. As soon as the army is disbanded the question of the withdrawal of the American troops will be considered. e SN Appeal to National Leaders. ‘WILMINGTON, Del., March 6.—A party of Uulmt,:. (}:delcthzi Re;;ubllcan Assembly- men left here to-day for W Conter: with members of the Natioaal Re ublican Committee and other Republican se‘ndters on the Benatorial deadlock in this ate. —_———— Killed by Exploding Benzine. ST. PETERSBURG, March 5. — Last evening a carboy of benzine exploded in a third-class railroad carriage on the line, | It is imps | Tr VAST APPROPRIATIONS )F THE LAST CONGRESS In All $1,566,890,016 Has Expenses, but Nearly Been Set Aside for National One-Third of This IS Owing to the War With Spain. WASHINGTON, March 5.—The of- ficial statement of Representative Jo- seph G. Cannon of Illinois, the chair- man of the House Appropriations Com- mittee, summing up the appropriations of the Fifty-fifth Congress, shows an aggregate appropriation by the entire | Congress of $1,566,890,016, and for the session just closed a total 'of $673,658,400, with authority for contracts subject to future appropriations amounting $50,000,000. Chairman Cannon’s state- ment in full follows: The appropriations made at the session of Congress just closed amount approx mately to $673,638,400, and show an appar- ent reduction of $219,571,000 under the ap- propriations made at the preceding s sion. This is attributable to the large ex pen oned by the war with Spain | that were provided for during the preced- ion. The entire appropriations : the Fifty-fifth Congress agere- zate $1,566,890,016 28, Of this -sum $482,362,- directly chargeable to our late with Spain or incident thereto. De- ducting this charge from the whole amount of the appropriations, the re- mainder, 32 81 represents the ordinar. al appropriations made by the Fifty-fifth Congr The appropriations made by the pre- ceding Congress, the Fifty-fourth, amounted to $1,044,5%,273 A compari- son shows an increase in ordinary appro- priations made by this Congress over the Fifty-fourth of & ,000, but this appar- ent increase is more than accounted for by increases under eight items alone, namely: For pensions, $4,000,000; for the postal service, $16,000,000; for rivers and harbors, including work under contracts previously authorized, $3,600,000; for new ships for the navy, $6,000,000; for begin- ning the work of the twelfth census, $1,000,000; for the Paris E. ion, $1,200,- 000; for new public buildings, including the building for the Department of Jus- tice, and for site and partial construc- tion of the new Government printing of- fice, about $5,000,000, and for payment of Jjudgments rendered against the Govern- ment on account of French spoliations and under the Bowman act, $3,100,000. These very natural and = mecessary in- creases in public expenditures, on ac- count of the pension list, the growth of the postal service in response to the de- mands of commerce, the improvement of the great waterways of the country and for Increase of the navy, the construction of needed buildings to accommodate the Government service in the cities of the country, the taking of the census, the participation of the nation in the great exposition to be held at Parls next year and the payment of the French spoliation judgment and Bowman.act cases so long considered by and pressed upon Congress aggregate $39,900,000—more than dissipat- ing the entire apparent increase in the ordinary appropriations by this Congress over those made by the Fifty-fourth Con- gress. In addition to made at this s the direct appropriations ssion, contracts were au- thorized, subject to future appropriations to 000 to be made by Congress, amountin about §70,000,000. Cf this amount $44, is for additional ships for the navy, and something over $3,000,000 is for publi buildings. The contract system is of ne- ity applled to the construction of new ships, which require perfods of years construction. 'In the case of river and harbor improvements and the construction of public buildings experi- ence has shown that the authorization of contracts tends materially to expedite and cheapen the same. Dockery of Missouri, the ranking Democratic member of the House Ap- propriations Committee, made the fol- lowing statement, giving the Democrat- fc view: This Congress eas.ly surpac-es all its predecessors in the stupendous aggregate of its appropriations. It was thought that the Fifty-first Congress, commonly known as the “‘Billion-Dollar Congress,”’ had in point of extravagance of appropriations touched a limit which would not be reached or at least surpassed by any of its successors. This Congress, howeéver, has far exceeded the appalling total of appropriations there made, and it will be remembered that the ‘“‘Billion-Dollar Con- gress” was followed by overwhelming dis- aster to the Republican party at the en- suing election, Confronted with a war with Spain, re- quiring the imposition of additional taxa- tion, it is obvious that rigid econémy should have been applied in all other di- rections to the expenditure of public money. The peoplé were willing to meet all the demands upon the national treas- ury made necessary by the Spanish war, but it is fair to presume that they ex- pected their representatives, in view of tne cheerful disposition manifested to meet these added burdens, to limit the ordinary apropriations to the necessities of a wise and economical administration. These ex- pectations have not been realized. The result iS an annual deficiency in the country’'s revenues amounting on the first of this month to $99,109,554 50. This deficiency, as shown by a recent conserva- tive estimate by Chairman Cannon of the Appropriations Committee, will probably reach $159,000,000 on the 30th of June next. ble to estimate with absolute accuracy the treasury deflciency for the coming fiscal year. The Secretary of the asury, in his annual report made in December last, estimates it at about $31,- 000, but it is now apparent that it wiil less than $100,000,000. It is almost s . therefore, that the Government will be compelled during .the calendar year 1900 to face an actual treasury defi- clency. The $462,000,000 of income arising { from the sale of bonds under this admin- istration anu that of President Cleveland will then have been exhausted, and the treasury will pass from the condition of a borrowed surplus to an actual defi- clency. Such a condition must be met, o([herf by increased taxation or by the is- sue of treasury certificates, or by a - ditional bond issue. o Notwithstanding this deplorable treas- ury situation, which has been called over and over again to the attention of Con- gress and the country, appropriations have been made which, in many cases, have not been warranted by the interests of the public service, or which, if proper in themselves, should have been post- poned until the national income should be ample to meet all its liabilities without the necessity of bong fssues. The appro{prm!lons of the original “bil. lion dollar Congress” amounted to $1,035, 680,108 94. The appropriations of the Con- gress just ended reach the mighty aggre- gate of $1,566,890,014 28. Tt is fair to deduct from this total $482,562,083 47, made neces- sary to meet the liabilities of the Spanish war. So if we deduct from the grand total the liabilities on account of the war ‘with Spain, it appears that the appropria-. tions for the ordinary expenses of the Government are $1,084,327,932 81. 'he ap- propriations of the Congress just ended to meet the ordinary governmental ex- penses exceed those of the precedin (Fifty-fourth) Congress by 747,858 Not only this, but the contract liabiiities authorized by the Congress just expired for new ships and their armament, pub- lic buildings, rivers and harbors and mmis- cellaneous items amount to $70,602,524. 1r, therefore, to the ordinary appropriations is added the liabilities on ‘account of these authorized contracts, we ascertain that the appropriations and contract liabilities ;;3;612_\?;1 to the tremendous total of $1,154,- 45 These increased appropriations v gone for French spollauo‘x’n claims, l’l.;%hE lic bulldings, rivers and harbors, Bowman act claims and hundreds of other projects, some meritorious, but many of !flem not entitled to recognition by the National Government. ~In nearly every branch of the civil service of the Government there has been an increase of appropriations. of Dwinsk, south of St. Petersburg. The carriage was burned, six women and a fij‘& e:m killed and ‘sixteen others werel The time has come to reform the s of national expenditures. The recfi:slg lminidence of the outgolng Congress will at least serve the good purpose of to | | arousing the people and of causing them | to send representatives to the national | capital who will reduce the burdens im- posed by rioteus appropriations. | |GUESTS JUMP FROM A BURNING HOTEL Several Persons Slightly Burned or Injured During a Los Angeles Conflagration. 1LOS ANGELES, March 5.—The Flor- ence Hotel, located on the corner of Main and Third streéts, was partially destroyed by fire this evening and several people were slightly burned and otherwise in- jured in escaping from the flames. Bon- nie Whitman, a variety actress, saved her life by jumping from window to the roof of a one-sto ing adjoining. She was but slig jured. The cause of the fire is not known. The loss to bullding and contents will amount to about $5000; insurance nominal. The building is_owned by ex-Mayor Thorne and the hotel was conducted by B. F. Sanders. e EVIDENCE OF MURDER. Suspicious Death of a Young Woman in New York. NEW YORK, March 5.—Miss Magda- lene Dorn, 20 years old, died last night in a room occupied by James J. Conley at 211 West Bighty-second street, under circumstances so suspicious that Conley was_taken into custody pending an in- vestigation by the Coroner. f Conley called at the home of Dr. Brink- er and urged him to accompany him at once to his room to attend a young wom- an_who, he said, had fallen Seriously Ill. When _they_ arrived at the place they found Miss Dorn Iying on the bed, dead. Gas was flowing from two gas jets. Con- ley seemed greatly agitated and plained that the young woman had been visiting him and ‘was taken suddenly ill. He left her to go for the doctor. He says she must have turned on the gas during his absence and become asphyxiated. The police did not take kindly to this theory and placed Conley under arrest. Conley was reticent about his relations with Miss Dorn. - GALE AT NIAGARA FALLS. Elevator at the Buttery Whirlpool Station Blown Over. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., March 5.—A gale this afternoon caused much damage. The wind came in gusts, tearing signs from their fastenings and stripping_sec- tion of roofing from some buildings. Elec- tric light wires were torn down. The old elevator at the Buttery Whirpool station was blown over. It crashed through the pavilion at the foot of the cliff, damaging property in the pavilion and causing a stampede among the people in the neigh- borhood. No one was hurt. The loss is large. Sl HEAVY SNOWSTORM. Mantle of White Covers Kansas and Missouri. TOPEKA, Kans.,, March 5—A snow- storm general throughout the State start- ed soon after midnight last night and continued throughout the morning, whil in the western part of the S State storm was accompanied by quite heavy winds. No delay of trains because of drifts has been reported. WEBB CITY, Mo., March 5.—A severe snowstorm has prevailed here since 10 o'clock without cessatlon. At least six inches of snow has fallen. ADVERTISEMENTS. * Evil Dispositions Are Early Shown.” Just so evil in the blood comes out in shape of scrof- ula, pimples, etc., in children and young people. Taken in time it can be eradicated by using Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In older people the aftermath of irregular living shows it- self in bilious conditions, a heavy head, a foul mouth, a general bad feeling. It is the 'blood, the impure blood, friends, which is the real cause. Purify that with Hood’s Sarsaparilia and hap- piness will reign in your family. 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