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The Morning Call.VOLUME LXXI-NO. 99. SAX FKANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 0, 1892-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

THE BERING SEA DIFFICULTY

Meeting of the Cabinet to Discussthe Situation.

istrom; AXSWER SECT SALISBURY;

Tie Senate Considers the Arbitration Treaty- TheBight of the Init.-d States Claimed to De

Beyond Question.

Special to Tnr.Morxixo C*r.c

Washington*. March 8.—

The Cabinetmeeting today was important, notwith-standing the absence of Secretaries Blame,Foster and Noble. The entire session wasdevoted to the consideration of the BeringSea question in general. The opinion wasunanimous that the position assumed bythe British Government in opposing the re-newal of the modus vivendi was untenable,and was not justified by the condition ofthe sealing industry. Itwas argued thatthe opening ofthe Bering Sea this season tothe Indiscriminate slaughter of the seals bypoachers would undoubtedly result Inserious Injury, if not in the total destruc-tion of the industry, and thus defeat thevery object of the negotiations. Itwas de-cided to insist en the establishment of amodus vivendi somewhat similar to that oflast year.

Another question was in regard to thetransmission to the Senate of copies of thecorrespondence on the question since Jan-uary 6, 1801, tiie date of the last publishedvolume, to aid that body in its considera-tion of the treaty. While the general opin-ion was favorable to this course, it was con-cluded to leave the matter open for a fewdays. The correspondence would naturallyinclude the last communication receivedfrom Lord Salisbury respecting the modusvivendi for the coming season, and its trans-mission may be delayed until,, it includesalso the response to Lord Salisbury. ThisGovernment is desirous of reaching aprompt agreement in regard to the fisheriesin order that it may be officiallypromul-gated in advance of the departure of thesealing fleets.

I>iscus**e(l by the Senate.The Senate in executive session, this

afternoon considered the arbitration treatyin regard to the Bering Sea. There wasmuch opposition to it Some of the Sena-tors bitterly resented the idea of any treaty,holding that the right of the United Statesto the waters acquired from Bussia wasbeyond question, and that it would be acowardly surrender on the Dart of this Gov-ernment to submit its rights to the uncer-tain decision of foreign arbitrators. Atten-tion was also called to the fact that one oftries*-- arbitrators was a subject of a powerwith which our relations were muchstrained— Other Senators appearedto believe that the approval of the treatywould be a distinct gain in the diplomaticbattle, inasmuch as it committed GreatBritain to the recognition of the fact thatthe United States had a claim to the juris-diction over the waters of ti.e Bering Seaunder the Russian title—^a point which shehas heretofore steadily refused to allow.

A third group of Senators thought thetreaty should not be approved finally with-out the addition of a clause renewing themodus Vivendi. Indeed, 'there was mani-fested a general feeling of disappointmentgrowing out of the refusal of the BritishGovernment to accede to the reasonable re-quest of this Government in that respect.Some Senators took the ground that whilethe treaty might safely be ratified the Ad-ministrate n should be instructed, in theevent of the continued refusal of ttieBritish Government to insure the protectionof the seals during the arbitration proceed-ings, to order the vessels of the UnitedStates to seize every offending vessel with-out regard to nationality.

After considerable discussion the treatywas referred to the Committee en ForeignRelations.

Reply of the Government.Itwas learned late this evening that Acting

Secretary Wharton delivered to the BritishMinister this afternoon the reply of thisGovernment to Lord Salisbury's "note de-clining to renew the modus vivendi. Thereply reiterates the position of this Govern-ment, and insists on a renewal of the modusvivendi of 1891 for the coming season. Itisanderstood that Sir Juliau Pauncelotecabled the entire text of the note to LordSalisbury this evening.

Ottawa. Ontario, March Minister ofMarine Tupper 6tated to-day that the chiefcontention against the renewal of the modusvivenai was that it was not necessary forthe preservation of seal life, as held by theUnited States. The only danger of exter-mination Is in the wholesale slaughter cur-ried on by the natives and the Alaska Com-pany in the breeding grounds.

UNPROFITABLE TRANSACTION.Sequel to Count Mitkiewicz' Scheme to £sta%

lish an Oriental Bank.New Yolk,March B.—Count Eugene de

Mitkiewiez was mulcted for $32, yesterdayin a city court before Chief Justice Ehrlichand a jury. The suit was Drought againstthe Count by Banker Joseph Gamble to re-cover money alleged to have been expendedln investigating the Count's reputed con-cession from the Chinese Government Ac-cording to Gamble's allegations the Countrepresented to him tint he had a valuableconcession from the Chinese Government to •establish in the United States of Americaan Oriental bank with $15,000,000 capital.Gamble, Thurber and other capitalists wereInterested In the scheme by tbe Count andGamble undertook to raise the capital. Hemade several trips to Washington in the in-terest of the bank, but claimed to havelearned while in that city that the Countbad no concession from the Chinese Govern-ment. In the course of his investigationsGamble Incurred expenses and made ad-vances to the Count, for whichhe demandedpayment

William L. Payne and Banker WallerStanton testified that an agreement had ex-isted in reference to the Chinese conces-sion between the Count, Gamble, them-selves and others.

Count Mitkiewicz took the stand and toldhis story of the transaction. Gamble wasintroduced to him by Senator Stephen W.Dorsey. An agreement was entered into bywhich Gamble was to look after tin- finan-cial part of the affair, while Count Mitkie-wicz attended to . the diplomatic negotia-tions. He went to Washington to see theChinese Minister, but that official refusedto see him, telling Mitkiewicz that Gamblewas the promoter, not the capitalist. UponGamble's assurances that the necessarycapital would be forthcoming the Countclaimed to have advanced |SOOO for enter-taining members of the Chinese Legation atthe Fifth-avenue Hotel and Long Beach.He claimed that he had never agreed to payback the money Gamble had expended. Itwas spent, he asserted, to aid the project.

A DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA.The Candidates Eeceive a Large Majority but

Lose All the Offices.Mount Holly, N. J., March B.—Tbe

Democrats carried Burlington County to-dayby a largo majority,but it looks as thoughthe Republican candidates may get all theoffices. The entire county Is in a state ofexcitement. Under the State law it isclaimed not a single ballot was cast for aDemocratic nominee, as the Democratic bal-lots were not printed according to law.The trouble seems to have arisen through amisunderstanding.

The New Bishop of Cleveland.Cleveland, Ohio, March 8.

—Bishop

Horstmann arrived at Cleveland this even-ing, and to-morrow morning the RomanCatholic diocese of Cleveland will beformally turned over to him by Mgr. Boff.Bishop Horstmaun and party were met atAlliance by a reception committee fromCleveland. The party were met at the sta-tion here by a processien of Roman Catho-lic societies and escorted to the epheopalresidence.

Arrested for Embezzlement.New Yoke, March B.— William A. Losey

of Brooklyn, for eleven years the confiden-tial book-keeper for Maliisen Bros.' & Co.,paper-dealer*, was arrested to-day, chargedwith embezzlement. His speculations haveextended over a period of about two years,and in thai time lie has taken $31,702. Thissum he invested in different policy shops.—

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lowa Liquor Law.De» Moines, lowa, March a—The Senate

thlscveniug adopted the Gath license bill.Itprovides for? a county option license or

no license to be determined by special elec-tion, which may be called upon petitionof one-fifth of the legal voters of anycounty. If it passes the House itwill besubstituted for the present prohibitory law.

THE PRIZE RING.

Progress of the Talking Match Between theHeavy- Weight Fuailists.

New Orleans. March B.— Sporting menarc much interested by the report fromLondon that Ted Pritchard Is willing tofight Fitzsimmons in America. Jimmy Car-roll, speaking for Fitzsimmons, said to-day:"Bob is ready to meet Pritchard any time,and it is my judgment it willbe profitable towait and hold the match at the next MuniiGras. The Sullivan-Mitchell match willtike place in the fa 1 and it illnot do tohave another big fight so near to it, and theobjection to holding the fight in ten weeksis the weather will be warm and the citydull."

Buffalo, March 8.- Mitchell and Slavinwore st eu this morning by a representativeof the Associated Press and asked their in-tentions iv regard to Sullivan's reply toMitchell'sultimatum. Mitchell said: "Myultimatum pre en ted the case precisely.My money is up and now we wait fur Sulli-van to put up his money. Iam ready tofight Sullivan at any time; there is noreason why this newspaper talk should becontinued. Iam determined to fight"Slavin said: "Let Sullivan put up hismoney. Mine is posted."

ri;ii.Ain:i March B—Corbctt to-night sent Mitchell and Sullivan letters an-nouncing that it wis ins desire to meetthem both, Queensberry rules, [a his let-ter to Sullivan he states that his (Corbett's)forfeit i- up aud requests Sullivan to coverit. He resents Sullivan's allusions to htm(Corbett) as a "bombastic member of theprofession." The letter closes: "Inyourgeneral challenge you said "first come firstserved.' My money is up, therefore Pinentitled to the first chance."

John L. Sullivan has telegraphed CharleyJohnson of Brooklyn to cover Corbett's de-posit, the fight to come off the last week inAugust or the first week in September.Also to cover all bluffers' money for thesame period, Marquis of Queensberry rules.

THE ELEPHANTS DEPART.llaldy and Oun 11 .lump*. Taken to Oak-

land at 31 idii<;l_t.The elephant- Bildy and Queen Jumbo,

that for a number of months past have beenone of the chief attractions iv Golden GatePark, took their departure for other climeslast night.

Their leavetaking was somewhat unex-pected, as it was understood that theywould be permitted to remain and affordtwo days' more amusement for their chiefadmirers, the little ones, but yesterdaymorning the elephants' keeper received or-ders from Br. McMahon to proceed withthem to Oakland, where they are expectedto participate in the circus performances.

Accordingly about an hour ormore beforemidnight the big fellows bade adieu to theirbeautiful surroundings and were led throughthe streets viaEllisand Market streets tothe ferry. Then they were carried by thelast ferry-boat leaving the city and landedsafely at the Oakland Mole, whence thesilent march was continued to Seventh andMarket streets in Oak inid.

Yesterday afternoon many a little heartgave forth a sigh of regret at the thought oflosing sight of the elephants so soon and ofthe sixty or more school children who sawthe last performance of Baldy and Queen.lumbo, there was not one who railed to sny"G,od-by, dear Baldy; good-by, dear QueenJumbo." Some of them might have seen atear linger on Baldy's big cheek as heblinked is eyes in response.

Both elephants looked greasy yesterday-after their semi-annual bath of neatsfootoil which Keeper Petti rubbed into theirbides to the amount of ten gallon-. This hedid to soften their hides and prevent theskin from cracking.

After a fiveday a' sojourn inOakland andtwo day** mere in Alameda, the elephantswill accompany McMabon's circus to thiscity, where they willremain tor a period often days.

TO WED MME. BARRIOS.Marquis de ll*da Comes to Claim the

l.ich Widow's lUnd.Marquis de Boda, a Spanish nobleman,

has just arrived in New York, Having cometo claim the hand of the rich ami beau-tiful Mine, de Barrios. The prospective

is a member of thoSpanish Senate fromGrenada. Although notbearing a title of nobil-ity, he is of a distin-guished fuinily. Mme.de Barrios spent lastsummer in Madrid witnJ

member of thesh Senate fromda. Although notiga title of nobil-te is of a distin-'d family. Mme.arrios spent laster in Madrid witti-ter, Senurita Can-

Vlelaria Aparicio, and itl;\H. at a ball given thereby the Austrian Em-bassy about eight

Marquis de Koda. months ago that Senorde Roda was first presented to her. He issaid to have fallen Inlove with her at firstsight. He was constant' in his attentions,and when she left Madrid he spoke of pay-inga visit to America.It is understood that the wedding will

take place in New York City some time inMay and the couple will immediately sailfor Europe. Their future home will bo ivSpain.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.A Montgomery Avenue Saloon-Keeper

1 *li'ni-*Kaiglar* Away.

About 2:30 o'clock yesterday morningCharles Solvin, who keeps a saloon at 14%Montgomery avenue, closed up his place forthe night and was engaged in washing upwhen he heard noises at the door. He wassoon convinced that burglars were at work,for a key turned in the latch and he couldhear three distinct voices in muttered con-versation as the men tried to pry open tnedoor.

Solvin, being lame,, dared not give anyalarm, so contented himself with gettinghis revolver in readiness. The burglars,finding the door tin strong for them,mounted one another's shoulders and en-deavored to force an entrance through thetransom. Just then the glass in the tran-som fell with a crash and Solvin fired a shotfrom his revolver. Tne bullet took effect inthe door-frame and the fellows took to theirheels. The bullet is still imbedded in theframe, and the marks of the burglars' toolsare to be seen on the door itself. The policedid not seem to hear the shot, as SolVia hasnot even heard of any officer knowing aboutit or making any inquiries.

CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.August Belmont &Co. of New York have

ordered $250,000 iv gold coin for shipmentto Europe to-day.

Charles Wall was hanged in the CountyJail at Tunkhannock, Pa., yest< n..iy, forthe murder of his wife.

According to advices from Afghanistan,the cholera is raging in Herat and advanc-ing along the Herat-Meshed road. I

The Busßian Government has issued adecree permitting the export of corn fromthe Government of Kootais. in Transcau-casia.

•The Guadalquiver River in Spain has

risen. Hooding tho towns of Y.i'.aneuva andJaen, and causing an enormous amount ofdamage. . -jjl

Fifteen thousand Socialist- attended thefuneral of Herr Reiner at Hamburg yester-day. One hundred Socialist flags were dis-played, and Frohme, Socialist Deputy, de-livered the fuueral oration.

Arreiiedfor linrtrlnrr.

Officer G. S. Fitzgerald of Llvermore, Ala-meda, brought Leonard Latter, a youngbartender who has been recently workingin this city, and booked him on a charge ofburglary, ftappears that hotter has lodgedfor some time past at 110 Sutter street withF. Gatehouse, and being out of work latelyhas taken to drinking heavily. Last Fridayhe returned home under the influence ofliquor,and itis alleged broke into his land-lord's apartments and took $200 in cash audjewelry valued at about the same amount,and disappeared.

Americut Club.A largely attended meeting of the Ameri-

cus Club was held last evening in theirrooms in Ixora Hall,737 Mission street, O.F. Meldou in the chair.

Arrangements were made for a publicmeeting next Tuesday evening, at which themethod of voting by the Australian ballotsystem will.-be practically exemplified.After remarks by many of the members,the meeting adjourned.

Somewhat Sensational.. The neighborhood of a Market-streetlodging-house, near .Sixth, was considerablyenlivened last night by sensational scenes ina police patrol wagon. Mrs. Hannah Brown,a lodger, got woefully intoxicated and be-came so .boisterous that the authorities I.ndto be called in.:On her. way to the City HallStation in the patrol wagon she removedeverything in the wayof raiment.

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READY FOR A COMPROMISE.

The Objections of the Opposition onthe Educational Bill.

SETTLE.MEXT OF THE GIELPB FTO.

Terrible Mortality in the Famine-Stricken ProiinccsofCnssia— The Czar Licensed at

Bis Ministers.

Special to Thf. Marviss Call.

Berlin*, March A—lt is stated that theGerman Government is ready to compromisewith the opposition and meet the objectionsmade to the educational bill. The KreutzZeilung to-day says that at the last momentthe Duke of Cumberland has agreed to asettlement of the Guelph fund. The agree-ment includes the provision that PrinceGeorge William, the Duke's eldest sou. willbe recognized as the heir to the Duchy ofBrunswick. The Prince is not yet 12 years

old.Famine and Fever.

A St. Petersburg dispatch says: Hungerand typhus fever are causing terrible mor-tality in the famine districts. The daughterof General Radotski, the defender of ShlpkaPass, has died of fever contracted whilenursing sick peasants. Tiie Czar is incensedat the incompetence of his Ministers to dealwith the famine. The greatest disorderprevails thr ujihcut the empire.

The Austrian Gold Standard.

A Vienna dispatch says Dr. Steinbach,the Austrian Minister ou Finance, in wel-coming the members of the commission oncurrency reform, said that beside* the ques-tion of the resumption of specie paymentsthe commission was to consider other audmote difficult questions that havearisen in consequence of the far-reachingchange in the firm ratio value whichhas so long existed between gold andsilver. Bauer, the Director of the ViennaBanking Association, ami Bendikt, theedit, of UM Neuo Freie Presse, membersof the Currency Reform Commissiou, spokein favor of the gold standard, with the tem-porary coutiuuauce of silver currency to asmall extent.

InI'es'.h to-day the Hungarian commis-sion of twenty-one currency experts metFinance Minister Wekerle and concurred inthe adoption of a gold standard.

DEACON RELEASED.

His Bail Fixed at $2000 -He Expressed No

Regret for the Shooting.Pakis. March B.—ltwas announced from

Grasse to-day that Edward Patter Deaconwas takeu from jail at 5 o'clock this after-noon aud brought before the magistrate,who released him under bonds of 10,000francs. He was accompanied by his coun-sel, M. do Mange, and one gentleman. Hislawyers and a fiiend went on his bond.About a zoo of Deacon's friends met himas be left the magistrate's office and con-gratulated him on his return to liberty.

He had little to say la reply, as ills con-finement ol two weeks and the broodingover tils wife's trouble has apparently shat-tered his health and undermined his spirits.Deacon manifests no regret became hekilled his wife's lover, lie is said to haveremarked to hi* friends to-day that hewould not act differently ifhe id the wholeaffair to go over again. Mrs. Deacon willstay at the Hotel Metroi-ole inCannes nut.!the trial of her husband bus been con-cluded.

New York.March B.—Charles A. Bald-win sailed tor Prance iv the steamship LaChampagne Saturday. Baldwin is a sou ofthe late Admiral Charles 11. Baldwin andthe ouly brother of Mrs. Edward ParkerDeacon. Baldwin had raced across thecontiuent from California to catch thesteamship, which he did as it was on thepoint of sailing.

A FRONTIER FIGHT.

Serious Encounter Between Albanians andMontenegrins.

Cettin-ge, Montenegro, MarchQS.— AtKohischin, on the Albanian frontier, a wed-ding procession of Albanians met a numberof Montenegrins and fired a salute. Oneof the weapons was loaded with ball and aMontenegrin was shot, and though it wasclearly apparent that the shooting was en-tirely accidental, the comrades of thewounded man attacked the wedding partyand killed nineteen of them. Itis thoughtthat further trouble will follow.

The Paris Fund Dispute.Londox, March B.—Writs issued by the

Freuch tribunal at the instance of JustinMcCarthy were served upon Timothy Har-rington, Joseph Edward Kenny and Mrs.Parnell, calling upon them to withdraw thoobjections they lodged some time ago withthe Paris banking firm of Munroc &Co.,prohibiting that house from paying to Mc-Carthy the fuuds belonging to the IrishParliamentary party, of which the late Par-nell .is one of the trustees.

Plotting in BrazilBio de Jankiko. March B.—Congress-

man Lobo, who has exceptional opportuni-ties for obtuiniug information, says there isno doubt of the existence of a widespreadplot, with ramifications in Congress, thearmy and navy, for the purpose of restor-ing to offi c General da Fonseea and hisfriends. Becentnewß from San Paulo andBio Grande do Sul indicates that the theoryof a general uprising is not altogether base-less.

Favor Arbitration.London*. March B.— William Bandall

Cremer, a member of the Commons, haswritten a letter in which he says petitionsrepresenting 1,250.000 members of variousIndustrial organizations and thousands ofother persons in favor of arbitrating all dis-putes between Great Britain aud theUnited States willbe immediately presentedto Parliament.

A Demonstration in Leipsic.

Bkui.lv, March B.—A dispatch from Lelp-sic this morning states the discontent amonga large number of unemployed workingmenin that city is spreading. Ata gathering onthe street to-day, where a largo number ofunemployed men had assembled, severalspeeches were made. A large force ofMounted police appealed and the crowd dis-persed alter some threats of resistance.

The Canadian Elections.Moxthkal, Quebec, March B.—The gen-

eral elections for the Province of Quebecwere held to-day. A heavy vote was polled.The Mercier party sustained a sigual defeat,electing fifteen randidutes, while the Con-servatives elected fifty-three aud the Inde-pendents five. Allthe Cabinet Ministers inthe De Bougherville Government have beenreturned. Mercier himself was re-electedby 350 majority.

An Indian Outbreak Suppressed.

New Yolk.March B.—The Herald's Bo-livia special cablegram says: An Indianoutbreak has occurred in La Paz. The Gov-ernment sent troops, who completely routedthe Indians, killing over 1000 of them.Thirty of the troops wero wounded.

Chile's New Cabinet. •"*

Valparaiso, March a— is expectedthat arrangements willbe perfected to-mor-row for the formation of a new Cabinet, Itis probable that Eduardo Matte willbe Min-ister of Fore Affairs and Augustine Ed-wards Minister of Finance.

Italian Brigands Arrested.Bom, March B.—The police of Taranto,

Italy, have arrested 138 persons suspected ofbeing members of the Mala-Vita Society,the principal object of which is brigandage.

. An Early Fire inLondon.London, March 9.—At this hour (6 A. m.)

Latham's timber-yard, In Curtain road,Shoreditch, with several of the adjoiningfactory buildings, is burning.

Distribution of Bread Prohibited.Vienna, March B.—The police, have for-

bidden the distribution of free bread toneedy persons.

Bcsu'ts of the Berlin Riots. >J,London, March B.— A St. Petersburg cor-

respondent says :> "Adoctor who has Justarrived litre from Berlin asserts that while

he was in a hospital in Berlin during therecent riots sixty wounded rioters were re-ceived in one day, suffering with saberwounds, and six of them have since died."

ARMED RESISTANCE:.

Citizens Organics to Prevent the Tearing Upof Railroad Tracks.

Nashville, 111., March B.—Excitementprevails here over an attempt of tite Louis-ville and Nashville Railroad Company todemolish the track of the Centralia and Ches-ter road. The Mayor called a meeting of citi-zens this afterr.oon.and it was decided to useevery effort to protect the property. To doso the citizens organized* and forty volun-teers willmeet with shotguns, Winchestersand revolvers, under orders of the Mayor,at a signal given, and repel any attempt theLouisville aud Nashville may make.

BLAINE'S ILLNESS.

His Physician Says He Is No Worse and Im-provement Is Expected.

Washington. March B.—Alarming re-ports are in circulation to-night relative tothe conditiou of Secretary lilaine, but hisattending physician at a late hour to-nightsaid that the Secretary was no 'worse thanyesterday, and he thought he would be bet-ter to-morrow.

Reduction of Wages.i'itteburg, -Marcn ».—llie action ci me

owners of the Vesuvius Mills at Sharps-burg in cutting the wages of tbeir puddlersfrom S3 50 to £."> a ton is looked upon asthe opening wedge for a general reductionof the amalgamated scale in June next.

Birmingham, Ala., March B.—Twelveiron furnaces to-day made a 10 per cent re-duction in wages on account of the lowprice of iron. Twenty thousand men areaffected, but there will be uo strike, th.men understanding the situation.

The Pacific Mail Contract.New Yoke, March B.— The Tribune says:

Itwill be nearly oue year before the pres-ent contract of the Pacific MailSteamshipCompany with the Panama Railroad Com-pany expires, but rumors are already rifeof what willbe done when the contract ex-pires. The Pacific Mail Company nowpays $56,000 per month to the railroadfor the transportation of its through freightacross the isthmus. The company used topay $75,000 per month before the presentcontract was made.

Compromise Election.Pittsiiukg, March B.—At the annual

meeting of the Union Switch and Signs!Company to-day a fight for thecontrol of theconcern resulted in the election of a com-promise ticket composed of fivePiltsburgersand two IS»toi.ini_s. The earnings for theyear show a decrease of $101,000.

ALeper Cook. s

Philadelphia. March B.—The healthofficers this morning informed the HealthOffice that the leper, Charles Wing, now atthe hospital, had been employed as a cookat the Peasbody Hotvl in this city. Severalwitnesses testified that Wing's feet and legsat times had been to sore that he had beenunable to stand. SHß :

Trotters Sold.Rankin, Pa.. March B.—Miller & Sibley

have sold a two-year-old and a yearlingfilly by St. Bel for $10,000 and SSOCO re-spectively; ai-o Electioneer stallion MayKing (2:2<_}_) for 12.000.

Lexington, Ky., March G.— The stnllionEarl, 2:23%; has been sold for SGOOO.

Prayers for Sunday Observance. jHiawatha, Kan-., March B.—Members

of the Presbyterian church in this city helda prayer-meeting tins afternoon to pray thatthe World's Fair will not be kept open onSundays. •

Sentenced for Ninety-Nine Years. fDallas, Texas. March G.— G. W. Nealsn

was to-day sentenced U>ninety-nlne{years inthe penitentiary for killing Isaac Webb ayear ago. *

The S3arles Will.Salkm, Mass., March B.—The waivers fit

the remaining appeals from the Bearies wfilcase were filed to-day, so that the will Isnow left to stand without further opposition.

EX-SENATOR FAIR.He Iteturi

-Ii.in Honolulu and Says

lhat He I- Very Well.Ex-Senator James G. Fair returned from

Honolulu on the Austraiia yesterday. Hewas absent precisely three weeks and spentseven days on the islands. He looks re-markably well and seems bright andcheerful. BPV

He was accompanied on his homewardtrip by F. W. Marshall and John Hanley,was met on his arrival by his son, CharlesFair, and was driven directly to the LickHouse. Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and MissVirginia Fair, who have been at the Palacefor a week, joined their father at his apart-ments, where a pleasant family party wasin progress all afternoon.

"When 1left here three weeks ago," saidthe ex-Senator, "1 was pretty badly usedup, but the sea voyage, the change and theabsolute rest have greatly benefited me.Except for a slight touch of rheumatism Inever felt better In my life. Have 1anyheart trouble? Not the least sign of such adisease."Ithas done me a great deal of good to

see my girls again and to find them so well.They have brought me lots of prettythings." indicating with a wave of his handa number of fancy articles, evidently madeby hand, and several pieces of bric-a-bracscattered around the apartment. "They re-turn to New York onSaturday, but 1expectto remain in the city for mouths— in fact,indefinitely."

"What disposition will be made of theresidence on Pine street?" Senator Fair wasasked."Ibelieve It willremain unoccupied, at

least for the present, but they do not Intendto sell it. When my daughters come herethey will probably live in the house. Itwillbe their San Francisco home."

Mrs. Oelrichs and Miss Fair have defi-nitely decided not to disturb any of thepersonal effects at the old family residence.They willprobably return here later in thoyear, and In the meantime the house andgrounds willbe properly eared for.

A few days ago the sisters went out to thereceiving vault of Calvary Cemetery, wherethe remains of the late Mrs. Theresa Fairwere deposited after the funeral. Theyhave purchased a largo plat in the Ceme-tery of the Holy Cross, where a white mar-ble mausoleum will he erected, and whenthe tribute to the memory of the mother Iscompleted tho mains willbe taken therefor final interment.

PERSONAL NOTES.E. F. Speuce, a Los Angeles banker, is at

the Palace.Charles Bclding, a Stockton capitalist, is

at the Occidental.O. Mrllenry, President of the Bank of

Visalin, is at the Buss.C. A. Harrington, General Manager of

the Colusa and Lake Bailroad, is at theGrand.. A party of prominent St. Paul people areat tne Palace, and comprise C. B. Lamborn,formerly Land Commissioner of the North-ern Pacific. E. W. Pitt, a St. Paul capitalist,Miss Lamborn and Miss Taylor.

The Fearless and Her Tow.The big tug Fearless arrived in port at

10:30 o'clock last night with the disabledsteamer Siriu* in tow. , Captain Gregoryreports that the lime occupied In coming upfrom San Diego was sixty hours, and theweather was very fine the entire trip. Assoon as the cargo of coffee can be takenout the Sirius will be placed on the dry-dock and a new propeller fitted to her, inplace of the one lost on' the trip up thecoast.

Strange Viaitora.Two more deep-water vessels arrived in

port last night. They were tbe British shipBritishIsles Irom Liverpool with a generalcargo for Meyer, Wilson & Co., and theNorwegian bark Frltzoe from Greenockwith a cargo of coal for Balfour, Guthrie &Co. Captain Thompson of the British Islesreports that on November 28 and M theship was caught in a cyclone and was liter-ally covered with moths, butterflies andseveral species of land birds.

DeUwsre reach Crop.

Aletter received by A. T. Hatch yester-day brought news ol'the almost total fail-ure of the Delaware peach crop. This willcreate a big demand fur the California fruitin Eastern markets, and growers car. lookforward Is belter prices than havo been re-alized for a couple of seasons. .The peachcrop in this Slate, it is thought, will be anaverage one. : . •'.- •y-_ -;

Ho! Traveler, lake Ifeechaiu'. I'lUs with you.

IMPOUNDING MINING DEBRIS.Reports ofEngineer Officers Submitted

to Congress.

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E.l to

> and Pensions.

Call«recl*t to The Morsims Call,

Washington, March B.—Secretary ofWar Elkins has submitted for the consider-ation of Congress a copy of the report ofLieutenant-Colonel Benyaurd of the Corpsof Engineers dated San Francisco, Cal.,March 1, 1802, and an accompanying letterof Chief of Engineers Casey, dated March7. ISD2. submitting a statement of theamounts which can be profitably expendedduring the fiscal year ending June 30, 1803,for the purpose named in the joint resolu-tion Investigating mining deb: is In Cali-fornia, approved February 25 last. Follow-ing isLieutenant-Colonel Benyaurd's report:

Inaccordance with the Instructions containedIndepartment leter of tilth lust. Inclosing itietotal resolution of the Fifty-second Congress, Ihave the honor to submit the following esti-mates for re-t'tction works and dams to re-strain miningdebit* for the purpose of prevent-lac Its lodgment in the rivers of California to iheinjuryof navigation and commerce. In responsetoy* in telegram of 1-ebiuary 18. on the samematter 1 replied the following day as follows:"Da in at De Guerre Point. $150,000; testrlc-tlon works below the dam, $100,000."

Deposits of Debris.The Board of Engineer Officers appointed

to consider the hydraulic mining questioninCalifornia reported the existence of vastdeposits of material in the canyons of therivers throughout tho hydraulic miningregion, and in the plain below the deboucheof the Yuba River from flood, which willeventually find lodgment in the navigableportions of the river below to the injury ofnavigation. The board has proposed lbeerection of dams at the lowest points in thecanyons of tho Yuba and Bear rivers, andalso the building of restriction works onlyon the Yuba, between De Guerre Point andits mouth. It was considered that thesepoints, so long as hydraulic mining was notInoperation, presented more favorable fea-tures for impounding work in the interestsof navigation than could be found at otherpoints above. In fact to attempt to restrainthe entire amount of debris where now situ-ated would require works in every ravine,creek and canyon throughout the entireuiiniii^ held.

Jnt-rrtt* titNavigation.Being solely in the interest of navigation,

and not in connection with the prosecutionor resumption of hydraulic mining, the es-timates were presented in the report of theboard. Estimates were presented for damsand restrict!) works, and also for Wingdams. The latter, when so mentioned, weresolely for the improvement of the Sacra-mento and Feather rivers. The amend-ments suggested for any bill on the debrismatter ate to erase the words "wingdams"and "where now situated." and designatetho points -where other jams and restric-tion works are to be located, viz.: Restric-tion works on the Vubi River below DeGuerre Point, dam at De Guerre Point onthe Tubs' River, dam at Van Geisens onBear River.

Senator Feiton to-day introduced, by re-quest of the miningmen, a bill concerningmining debris and river improvement inCalifornia. The billis identical with thatIntroduced in the House by Camlnetti, withthe exception of a clause added authoriz-ing the levying of and collection by theGovernment of a tax of 3 per cent on thegross output of the hydraulic mines, andseveral unimportant changes recommendedby th- War Department, mention of whichhas been already made in former dis-patches.

The sub-committee of the House Commit-tee on Mines and Mining will hold a ses-sion to-morrow to hear arguments on Cam-inetii's mining debris Dill. The Californiadelegation, consisting of Judge Searls,Messrs. Devlin, Hobson and McMurry, willappear before It The regular Committeeon Mines and Mining willmeet on Fridayto receive the report of the sub-committee.

Rivers and Harbors.Representative Caminetti and Judge

Searls appeared before the House Riverand Harbor Committee to-day and made anargument la favor of an appropriation forthe improvement of the San Joaquin andSacramento rivers. Chairman Btanchardstated that the new river and harbor appro-priation bill, to be reported next week,would only recommend the expenditure ofabout Si»,OOO,iKH). whereas the Board ofEngineers of the War Department had rec-ommended appropriations aggregating $84,---OCO.OOO. of which $G2,000,000 was for un-completed work sod $22,000,000 for newwork. Of the amount to he appropriatedby the bill the larger part willbo for un-completed work. Not much new work willbe advised.

Alameda'* New Building.In the Senate this morning a bill for a

public building at Alameda, CaL, wasreached on the calendar. A statement ofthe supervising architect of the Treasurywas included in the report of the Committeeon Public Buildings, in which was said ofAlameda: "The Postoflice In said city isthird class, and for the fiscal year endingJune 30, 18*9, the gross receipts were$7048 71, salary $1700, rent, light and fuel$33 7-"), other Incidental expenses $34 56,total expenses $1770 31, new postal receipts$5.78 40, and that in addition to said Post-office being self-sustaining it yielded a netpostal revenue, of 77 per cent With theainon i; tf money which said bill proposesto fix as the limit of cost of the site andbuilding from computations made and basedupon data received, it is found that a build-ing one story high, with a basementot about 33 x43 in dimension*, givingabout 1575 square feet of first-floorarea, which would bo an increase ofabout 115 per cent over the premises nowoccupied as a Postoflice, to be built of brick,faced with stone of fire-proof construction.Including the heating apparatus, vmlts andapproaches, and excluding elevator servicefor the accommodation of the Po«tnfficeonly, can be erected for about 832,000,which would leave about $18,000 for the ac-quisition of property for the site; or, thatsuch a public building built of brick, withstone trimmings not of fire-proof construc-tion, can he erected for about $25,000,which would leave about $25,000 for the ac-quisition of property for a site. By refer-ence to the Postmaster's letter above spec-ified, it will be observed that he estimatesthe cost of land centrally located for a siteat about 5400 per front foot, and that otherproperty can he had for a less figure, butgives no detail as to the depth of the lot.Such a building as that above specified. in-cluding the forty-foot fire-limit prescribedby tho bill, will require a lot ninety-fivefeet front." ijjgfma^gg/mgmatgEsm

I.ami Cases Decided.Assistant Secretary Chandler to-day af-

firmed the decision of the Land Commis-sioner in allowing Elias Ferguson, contest-ant against the homestead entry of the heirsof L. A.Decker and J. I). Stnfccoffer, in-volving land in the Los Angeles district ofCalifornia.

The Assistant Secretary In the case ofR.D. Hazard vs. Alice Swain, involving landin the San Francisco district, returns thecase to the Land Commissioner for bis de-termination as to. the sufficiency of theproof of Miss Swain. Both parties in thiscase made entry for the land, and the localofficers decided in favor of Miss Swain, butthe Land Commissioner reversed their de-cision. The Assistant Secretary holds thatHazard has no claim, but returns the caseto the Commissioner to decide whether MissSwain had made sufficient proof to entitleher to a patent

Bills Presented.Senator Stanford introduced a bill pro-

viding that opium, crude or.. unmanufac-tured and not adulterated, containing 9 percent of morphia, shall pay a tariff duty ofMper pound.

*.' 'Ihe Senate has passed the billappropri-ating 830,000 for a public building at Spo-kane Falls. Wash., and one transferringfrom the Puget Sound customs district allthe waters and shores of; the Columbia andWillamette rivers, and to include the samein the customs collection district of Oregon.

I'ikl 1 Matters.Postmasters were a; painted to-day a« fol-

lows:* C. B. Lord, at Walnut Grove, Sari \u25a0

mento County, Cal.. vlcuS. Dye, resiirued;J. W. Bennett, at. Crook County,Oregon, vice W. a. Carson, resigned,c, APostoflice has been .stablisbed. at Sen-\u25a0ner.-lEsjneralda County,; Nevada, specialifrom

- Pal»nett",'f J ilni \u25a0 Schneider, Postmas-ter;Jalso F-isier, Lvnu County,' Or gun,'special from Sweet Home; also at Wiser,

Whatcom County, Wash., WilliamH. Dorr,Postmaster.

Mr. A.M.Cox of San Francisco is InWashington, as the representative of Post-master Backus ofSan Francisco, at the con-vention of Postmasters now being held here.

New Army Orders.By direction of the Secretary of War

Major Frank M. Coxe, paymaster, is re-lieved from duty as chief paymaster of theDepartment of California and willproceedto and take station at Portland, Oregon, andreport to the commanding general of the De-partment of the Columbia lor duty as chief

-paymaster 'of that department, to relieveMajor Charles I.Wilson, paymaster, who,on being thus relieved, willrepair to SanFrancisco and report to the commandinggeneral of the Department of California forduty as chief paymaster of that depart-ment.

By direction of the Secretary of - War iFrank Ilenwick, now at Fort Walla Walla,will bo discharged from the service of theUnited States.

Pensions Granted. _',_-Pensions have been granted as follows:

California—Original, Peter Cassidy, Rich-ard Kamp*, John O'Neill, Chauucey Z.Phillips, Richard K. May. John A. West,Stephen Tnily, Phillip Stoffal, Robert Rot-ating, John S. Cox; additional, ThomasDolan, William J. Ball; increase, Peter F.Wise; original widow, Harriet V.EL Rippey.

Oregon—

Original, Calvin Bair, EdwinTburlow, William N. Caldwell. SamuelD.inform. .

Washington— Original. George Paul, Wil-liam Wixon, Charles W. Peters, Elisha L.Stephens*^, James K. Reyes.

Investigations in Progress.

Before theßaum Investigation Committeeto-day, Chandler, Assi?tant Secretary of theInterior, was the first witness. He said heuovar received charges to the effect thatyoung Katun had taken money for illegaltransactions, and he had nopersonal knowl-edge of any person employed iv the Pen-sion Office interested In the refrigeratorcompany, of which Commissioner Ruutnwas President.

The report that the First National Bankof Great Falls, Mont., is In the hand* of thoNational Bank Examiner is discredited atthe office of the Controller of the Currency,as tho latest reports received indicate that itis in a perfectly solvent condition.

I'ersonal Mention.Mr.Holleben, the new German Minister

to this country, was formally presented tothe President this morning.

Representative Holman of Indiana isagain confined to his- rooms by an attack ofillness. He was unable to he at the Capitolyesterday or to-day.

The improvement in Mr. Springer's con-dition still continues. The prospects for agood night's rest were bright this evening.His physicians are extremely hopeful intheir belief of his ultimate recovery.

Secretary Blame is better to-day.

CONGHKSS.1UK SENATE.

Bering Sea Treaty Transmitted by theI'reside Action on the Calendar.

Washington, March B.— A message fromthe President transmitting the. recentlynegotiated treaty of arbitration relative tothe Bering Sea fisheries, was this morninglaid before the Senate. It was unaccom-panied by any recommendation.

There was also laid before the Senate amessnge relating to the iudemnity claims ofthe Venezuelan Steamship Company.

Among the papers presented and referredwas the report of the Chief Engineer of thearmy as to milling debris in California.

Squire presented a memorial from theChamber of Commerce of Port Townsend,Wash., setting forth "that the present statusof the Bering Sea sealing fishery works agrievous hardship to our fishermen by de-priving them of the rights and privilegeswhich they enjoy in the North AtlanticOcean, and in which they are encouragedand protected by the Government of theUnited States." The Cbamberlassertsjitsbelief that the waters of the North PacificOcean and Bering Sea and all products tobe found in thoso waters should be free asthe waters of the North Atlantic. Itre-spectfully asks some action to be taken byCongress, by which the same laws now inoperation on tne North Atlantic regardingthe fisheries be extended to the waters ofthe North Pacific, the Bering Sea, theArctic Ocean ond all waters bordering uponAmerican territory; that the products ofthe sea be declared free and open to all,and that American fishermen have the samerights in the waters of the North Pacific asthey now enjoy in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Squire remarked that the petition wasonly ono of a series of similar ones, andthat as the subject was of great importance!he moved its reference to the Committee onForeign Relations, and it was so referred.

The Nicaragua Canal.Higgins called the attention of the Com-

mittee on Foreign Relations to a resolutionoffered by him some time since on the sub-ject of the Nicaragua Canal. He desirednow to have itreferred to that committee.

Morgan said that the Committee on For-eign Belations really considered itself fullyinstructed in the matter by the resolutionswhich he himself had offered, but he wasglad the Senator from Delaware had putthe Instructions in a specific form to besuperadded to the others. The Committeeis entering on the investigation solely andwholly in the interests of the people of theUnited States, not in the interest of anycorporation.

Higgius' resolution was then referred tothe Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stanford introduced a bill, which wasreferred to the Committee mi Finance, tofixthe duty on opium at S3 per pound.

Feiton introduced a bill to create a Cali-fornia debris commission and to regulatehydraulic mining. Referred.

Action on the Calendar.The calendar was then taken up and the

bills were acted on as follows: The jointresolution to provide an international bi-metallic agreement was laid aside; the billto prohibit the sale of firearms and ammuni-tion to the Indians residing upon the reser-vations was passed; the billreferring to theCourt of Claims the *• Tice meter" claimwas passed; the bill appropriating $300,000for a public building at Spokane, Wash.,was passed; the bill appropriating $50,000for a public building for Alameda. Cal.,was passed; the bill appropriating $200,000for a public building for Boise, Idaho, waspa ssrd ; the billto amend the act of August28, 1800, to reorganize and establish a cus-toms collection district for Puget Soundwas passed; authorizing the constructionof a bridge across the Kootenai River, in thetown of Fry, Idaho, was passed.

The Pure Food Bill.The pure food bill was taken up, the

question being on Coke's amendment tostrike out sections 7 and 8.

Faulkner moved to amend the seventh sec-tion by striking out the words,

"that every

person manufacturing or exposing for saleor delivery to a purchaser any drugor articleof food" and inserting in lieu thereof thewords, "that every poison who manufac-tures for shipment and delivers for transpor-tation from any State or Territory to anyOther State or Territory any drug or articleof food, and every person who exposes forsale or delivery to a purchaser any drug orarticle of food received from a state or Ter-ritory other thin that in which he exposesfor sale or delivery said drug or article offood which is iv an original package shallfurnish samples, etc" Agreed to.

Coke's motion was then rejected.Cockrell then moved to strike out section

9, aud it was agreed to. The second andthe other sections were amended so as torestrict their application to original un-broken packages.

Morgan presented an additional sectionproviding for the prosecution in any Federaldistrict court and for the confiscation ofarticles, the proceeds to be paid into thetreasury. Agreed to. The bill was thenordered printed.

After an hour's consideration in execu-tive session the Bering Sea arbitrationtreaty- was referred to the Committee onForeign Belations, and the Senate thenadjourned as a mark of respect to the lateCongressman Kendall.

THK HOUSE.

Adjournment Out of ltenpart to the lateKepn-aentaiive K-mtall.

This morning, alter McMillinof Tennesseehad given notice that he would call up forcons deration the free wool bill, McCrearyof Kentucky announced, the death of hiscolleague, Kendall, and as a mark of re-spect to, the memory of the deceased thehouse adjourned, alter the Speaker had ap-pointed a committee to look after the fun-eral arrangements. ;* . "

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General Sshcfisld's N*rr--.w Escans.Washington,' March 8.--This morning

as General Schofield was driving to the.War.;;Department his carriage was run into by an<ex wagon a and overturned. -It- was:necessary ;to;removeithe geueral through a.window; but -fortunately '\u25a0_ he y was not hurtbeyond receiving :a rather *sever*.! shakingup. His escape was due to the coolness of

\ his. driver, who Jm-wiagcd "to control* thehorse.-, notwithstanding the overturning ofthe can*.age. -V" '. ". ?.J\:J:>-f.fy~^*J:.f-':.:y:

THE WHISKY TRUST SUITS.

Regular Monthly Meeting of the Direc-tors at New York.

COIFIDEME IIRUAIOT SUCCESS.

Statement of the Condition of the Company-Tradeto Be Protected at All Hazards.

Dividend Reduced.

Freclai to The Mobxixo Call.

New York, March B.—At the regularmonthly meeting' of the Directors of thewhisky trust to-day it was decided, in viewof existing circumstances, to reduce thequarterly dividend to 1per cent and reducethe market price of the company's product1cent a gallon. In explanation the boardsays: "The business of the company is en-tirely satisfactory and the earnings for thequarter are more than sufficient to pay theusual V/_ per ceut dividend. The suitbrought at Boston is not considered seriousby the Directors, as they are advised by thebest counsel obtainable that no case can bemaintained against the company. Actualand possible competitors may and probablywillconsider that the present situation willafford an opportunity to make inroads Inthe business, and the Directors, in view ofa determined policy to protect the com-pany's trade at all hazards, deem it wise tostrengthen the position of the company.The Directors feel that they willbe able todispel all doubts as to the stability andstrength of the company, and assure thestockholders of their full confidence in itspermanent success." President Greeuhutstated that while itwas somewhat unusualto publish a statement of the above char-acter, he felt the existing circumstancesfully warranted the action.

DARING HIGHWAYMEN.Employes of the Baltimore 2nd Ohio Railroad

Ecbbid.Pitt=iiii:o. March 8. —At Finleyviile,

twenty-two miles south ol this city, on tieBaltimore and Ohio road, a gang of fourhighwaymen assaulted J. K. McMillen, theshifting condnctor. After they bound andgagged him he was carried some distanceaway and tied to a post The desperadoesthen relieved him of his watch and money,and after threatening to killhim ifhe triedto make a noise, they went to the telegraphtower and at the point of a levolver forcedthe operator to surrender. lie was boundand gagged, after which he was also relievedof his valuables. -The tobbers next turnedtheir attention to the safe in the office. Itwas locked, but they blew it open with acharge of powder, the explosion wreckingthe iflice. The report attracted the atten-tion of trainmen in the vicinity, and thedesperadoes were frightened off before theycould secure the contents of the safe, whichwere scattered all over the room. The en-tire detective force of the Baltimore andOhio iiad ess at once sent out in pursuitof the perpetrators of the outrage, but'up tonoon they had not been captured.

A SINGULAR ROMANCE.Escapades of a Forger's Bride— She Mas-

querades as Mrs. Homau.From developments made Inthis city yes-

terday it is believed that Mrs. Harry He-man, who Is a claimant for an estate valuedat $100,000, and wnich, by the rulings of theFrench court, is almost within her grasp,will yet lose the glittering prize. Herright to the property depends upon whethershe can now refute the charge that she wasnot lawfully married to her, deceased hus-band. YffJY iYyJ:yyY.

Harry Homan, a former San Franciscan,amassed the estate upon which the abovevaluation was placed. After tho death ofhis first wife he married a Mrs. F. A. War-ren, who represented herself to be a widow.Subsequently he learned enough of her pre-vious history to make him wish for a di-vorce, and he offered her $10,000 a year topermit him to obtain one quietly. This shewould not consent to, and to avoid. scandalhe continued to live under the same roofwith her but in separate apartments. Ashort time afterward she eloped with anItalian nobleman, and a little later Homandied. aFor years he had been the manager of anInsurance agency in Pars, but on his deaththe runaway wife, who was recognized asthe widow by the French law, made thepoint that Homan was a citizen of Califor-nia. The French court sustained her, andthe appeal to the higher court by the chil-dren was also decided inher favor. Thusshe had won her case, and, under Californialaw, almost had one-half the estate in herhands when she was recognized as the wifeof Austin Ridwell, the great Bank of Eng-land forger, who, with his brother and acompany of other prison graduates, isabout to make a venture iv the theatricalprofession. If the fact can be establishedthat the woman was the wife of Bidwellatthe time she married Homan then she willlose all.

A private detective in_ this city who cap-tured her and her husband after the Bankof England forgeries has a vivid recollec-tion of her appearance, and from his de-scription, which tallies in every importantrespect with that which comes fromFrance,there is little doubt but that she is Mrs.Bidwell and not Mrs. Homan.

NICOLAS ARRIVES.Vladimir's Successor Welcomed by the

Faithful.The new bishop of the Greek Church in

this city arrived yesterday. His name isNicolas, and he was bishop of Tiflis, thecapital of what was once the kingdom ofGeorgia. A large number of the members ofthe church assembled to welcome Nicolas,but they dispersed on receiving a telegramfrom him, which was to the effect that hewished to arrive without formalities.

The new bishop is a finelyformed Russian.lie is accompanied by three priests. Upontheir arrival they went to the church onPowell street, and kindly informed thenewspaper reporters that they were notsubject to interviewers. The reportersspeedily discovered that they were speakingto servants of the Czar of Russia and re-tired.

The new bishop willendeavor to undo theevil workdene here by Vladimir.

After settling matters here the bishop willgo to Chicago, where the church affairs arealso in a bad state. Bishop VladimirvisitedChicago some time a»ro and made manypromises to the Greek, Servian and Russianmembers of the church, none of which lieever fulfilled. When the members of thatchurch heard of Vladimir's conduct herethey wrote to the Servian Synod, sayingthat they wanted no more Russian priests,but would like to have a Servian fill theplace, and their wish was complied with.

CHOKED AND ROBBED.Arrest of Danl'l f'rsier for Holding a

Man I|> on £aat Street.Daniel Frazer, a gentleman well known

to the police, met Thomas Healy on Eaststreet on Monday night and got so far intohis good graces that Healy agreed to standtreat. The men had several drinks together,all of which Healy paid for, and about mid-night Frazer undertook to show his new-found friend the J way to the ferry. Theydid not go far, however, when in order toshow .his;gratitude Frazer seized Healy bythe throat, and after choking him into in-sensibility took $10 in silver.from hispockets and made off. Healy at oncereported the ca«e at the North HarborStation, and Mr. Frazer was gathered inabout 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon byOfficer Egan, who met him on East streetsoon after the robber was captured. Healywas sent for by Captain Dnnleavy to iden-tifythe man, and tho sight of the robber soexasperated Healy that but for the promptinterference of the officers he would havekilled him. Healy was escorted out of thestation while the robber was locked un witha charge of robbery against bis name on theregister. ' .--•'.;'.* /.'.-"v;'ffy-JJ.- f'\u25a0-.\u25a0;

The Grant Club.Tlie Grant Republican Club organized to-

night at Harmony Hall. The .followingofficers were elected: President, Edward I.Siieehah ;. First

- Vice-President, -WilliamRaisch ; Second Vice-President. J. Gal-lagher; Third Vice-President, William Ban-nun; Secretary, WilliamLaumeister; assist-ant Secretary, ;ll.W. Forbes; Treasurer, T.EMM*;BerKe.mt-.it- Anns. P. W. Winkley;Executive - -

Committee— J. -'D. Wiseman

(Chairman) 11. Cordes, 11. W. Forbes M.Anthony, WilliamHogan. Three delegateswere elected to the State League clubs.

LABOR AND CAPITAL.Father Montgomery Sityn the Remedy for

Conflicts Is Temperance.Father Montgomery addressed a large

audience of worklngmen last night at Irish-American Hall under the auspices of theFather Mathew Society.

In the course of his remarks, which werefrequently interrupted by applause, thespeaker said: Temperance and total apstt-nence are so closely allied that it maybetruly said that the child is father to theman. The Father Mathew Society includesonly total abstainers. The League of theCross has nothing in conflict with sucbprinciples. It simply aims to take care ofyoung men till they attain the age of twenty-one, and then to hand them over to theother organization.-

In addressing an audience of workingmen,let me say the future belongs to them ifthe*know how to use the opportunities whichProvidence has thrown in their way. Allover the civilized world the tendency Is to-ward democracy, that is toward a republi-can form of government, a government bythe people. The doctrine of popular gov-ernment is traveling to-day all over thecivilized world at a rate that is simplywonderful. No power on -

earth can stop it.But this rapid development has produced

a crisis, not hi this city alone, not in thiscountry alone, but everywhere. There hasgrown up an idea that there is an un-equal distribution of goods in this earth.Itis a very serious social problem and

willhave to be solved, In this country we'have had one bitter experience of the sword.Legislation is the general way and theproper way. Labor and capita!, like mana.nd wife, are both wrong sometimes. Thequestion willnever be settled by strikes orlock-outs or arbitration. These measuresmay settle a local dispute, but they are notof universal application.

You make legislators, invest them withthe powers of office.

You workingmen are In the majority asto numbers. Those who owu the wealth-hold the power. Why? It is because A,B, C, D may be bought; because A, B, C, D.have no conscience; because they willprom-ise to be true, and when they go to theLegislature or to Congress they are ap-proached with a purse and they are reached.

What has these things to do with tee-totalism? Iwill tell you. Whatever tendsto lower the moral character and take awaythe individual sense of honor, the sense othonesty, the fear of God, weakens a man'scitizenship. Supposing the vast majorityof us are good and honest there willstill bewolves in sheep's clothing who can be pur-chased, and who willmake us the slaves ofan unscrupulous minority. If there is oneelement more than another which degradesmen and renders such a servitude possibleitis tins thing ofdrink.

CALIFORNIA CAMERA CLUB.--_•" .r: -—iii -At*«*^**,-'--SW-MHB_B"«

Its Annual Meeting Last Night andElection of Officers.

The California Camera Club held its sec-ond annual meeting, fox the election of offi-cers, last evening at its rooms in the Acad--emy of Sciences Building.^

The President submitted his annual re-port, one of the main features of which isto the effect that the club has outgrown itspresent narrow quarters, and a muchlarger room, wherein might be instituted alibrary and reception-room, is actually nec-essary. 'y-_Jy.'yjf: ji:J:

The Secretary read his report, detailingthe business, exhibitions, mem hersfinances, etc., of the club during the pastyear. Over 19,000 persons attended themonthly exhibitions of the year. Includ-ing all classes, the club elected 368 membersduring 1899 and lost three members bydeath. Over $1600 has been expended infitting up the clubrooms, aud an exhibitionwas given in February lor the benefit of theJapanese sufferers by the great earthquakewhich netted over $130. The Secretary rec-ommended that the annual meeting be heldin Aprilinstead of March.

The Treasurer's report showed receipts of$3366 43 aud expenditures of $3831 21 dur-ing the year, leaving a balance on baud of$45 27. .

Reports from other officers were received,read, and referred to the appropriate com-mittees.

Election of officers was next in order, andballoting took place with the following re-sult: H. B.Hosnier, President; il.C. Tib-bitts. First Vice-President; Sidney M.Smith, Second Vice-President; T. P. An-drews, Secretary, third term George W.Beed, Treasurer; Charles A. Adams. Cor-responding Secretary; H. C. Owens, Librar-ian. Directors— A. O. McFarland, E. L.G.ff.rd, George B. Butler. W. J. Street.

During the retirement of the tellers tocount the votes, some very interesting andamusing views were thrown on the canvasand elicited general admiration.

MRS. SARAH ALTHEA TERRY.Her Friends Will Likely Hare Her Sent

•i,;toiiiiAsylum To-Pay.The friends of Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry

have evidentlyicorae to the conclusion thatin her present mental and physical stateshe is too heavy a burden in their carp, orthat her condition has become so hopelessthat itwere best to have her end her dayswhere the proper care can be given to un-fortunates afflicted as she now i?.

Mr. Porter Ashe, who has in variousways befriended her since her troublesafter the Sharon divorce litigation, was atthe new City Ball and in the CountyClerk's office yesterday making ;inquiriesconcerning the mode of procedure regard-ing the commitment of insane people.

But the hour was so late- that it wasthought best not to proceed then, becausesuch a course would have necessitated aremoval of the patient from her presentplace of confinement until an examinationby the Commissioners could have been hadto-day. Moreover, Mr. Ashe said that itwas not he that would make the complaintlor Mrs. Terry's arrest, but MaminiaPleasant. y^SSmSS

-Itis expected that Mrs. Terry's arrest for

insanity and as a person dangerous to be atlarge willbe had during the forenoon, andthat she will be produced before -.the com-mission and her case disposed of during t aday. yj.fffff..fj

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eißlßlfJOllO-SOBt-Tried Everything Without Relief. Xo

Res t Night or Day. Cured byCuticura Remedies.

My baby, when two months old. had a breakingout with what th.- doctor called eczema. Her head,arms, feet, and bands were each one solid sere. Itried everything, but neither the doctors nor aay-e. thing else did haraajgomA

We could get no rest day Orunlit withher. In my ex-tremity 1 trie-! the Ci-r;.cttRA Kkmkki vs. tintIcoa-less Ihad no raith in them,torIhad never seen themtried. To; my' «tr«at sur--rise, in one week's time'

after beg nnlnTti use tho-CUTKTJK* i:-«r t,irn, the

\u25a0eras were well, Ink I- con-tinued to use cmIR_-mi.vknt for a 1trie wiiiie,-andnow she is nt fata b-iby asyou would like to see. andha sound as ado lir.Ibe-lieve n*ybaby would have dieIif l had not tried

Coticura Remedies. Iwrite this that everymother with a baby like mine can feel confidentthat there is a medicine that will cure tne worsteczema, «nd that medicine is the Crn i K>:wk-•DIES. MBS, KinTIK IiIRKNIiR.'Locthart, Texas.

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