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The Morning Call. VOLUME LXXI-NO. 113. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1892-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA. Why the Reciprocity Arrangements Were Not Concluded. 110TECTI05 FOR AMERICA*PRODUCTS. Canadian Ministers Sot Willing to Discriminate igainst treat Britain— The Subject Still Inset Fpfclal to The Morning Call Ottawa, Out, March 22.— 1n the Com- mons to-night Foster made his budget speech, the most interesting point being the trade relations with the United States. lie »»id that during the receut visit of the Canadian Ministers to Washington they had ottered Secretary Blame full and free reci- procity on all products. Secretary Blame and General Foster, after consideration, said it had been made a sine qua non on the part of the United states during all the ne- gotiations for reci. rocity that not only the natural products but also the manufactured articles of each country should be put upon the most, favored nation principle, and in the case of Canada it would be especially necessary for United States manufacturers to be protected against Great Britain's com- petition, as that nation was the United States' great and almost only competitor. The Canadian Ministers replied that they could not discriminate against the mother country, and suggested a return to the nat- ural-product reciprocity treaty of 1854. After further consultation Mr. Blame saw no way out of the dilemma but of making Canada's tariff uniform with that of the United States. It was evident that the only way to adjust the differences was for the Canadian Government to make their tariff coincide with that of the United States on all points. Bo long as this policy was observed by the United States it was use- less for Canada to try any other plan of reciprocity than that laid down by Blaise. It w.is evident that, the only scheme he would cons to would be that of includ- ing the manufactures as well as the natural products. It misfit be well for the people and tin- country that this matter was set at rest. Let Canada for the future have a fair idea of what she lad. to do and where to discriminate in doing fo. Canada had to meet a market. Let her meet her national market— the market of Great Britain. It might be in the near future In this, war of tariff-*, which needed care and attention, that Canada would have, to stretch out a hand to the country that helped her and give a fair and preferential treatment to Great Britain. HOI'SL OF COMMONS. Government Control of Telephone Lines Fa- vorpd by the British Postmaster-General. Lobtdon, March ?2. In the House of Commons to-day, Fergusson, the Postmss- ter-(Jenerß!, in opposing the private bill for the estaDlishinent of a new telephone com- pany, announced that th** Govern meat would promote a measure placing the teie- phone truun lines In tiie haudi of ttie Po->t- oßi'>e Depaitment. In reply to a que-tion. fStanhnj>e. Secre- tary for War. stat.-.i that he had telegraphed fir \nfcT \ at!>n regarding the punishment I - diers at Alders! ot fur wearing the Shamrock on St Patrick's day when they were in ure^s uniform. AJter a deOute. the Irish education bill parsed the erst read Hk' without division. THE IAMBI ISbPULSE. Lieastrcuß Defeat of the British Expedition in Senegambiß. LoNDOar, ilarc : ; 22 —Advices from Fic-e- --t< wi», >itTra L^onp, further particulars of the recent disaster to the Britkh expedi- tion in Senecambia. The expedition, con- -6ißting of l">0 troops and seven British offi- cer*, marched to Tambi, a place in<Unile-> in- land. Fir.dine the place stockaded and de- fended by 2000 natives the expedition made an as-au'.t vv.d alter three hours' fighting, waa repn ised. Captain liobinson was killed. The leading men, emboldened by their victory, ti:en sallied from the 6tc>okade and attacked the expedition. In this encounter five ISritish officers and twenty men were severely wounded. The expedition at ouce retreated. PREPARING VOkl WAX. Council Between the Czar and His Military I Leaders on the Situation. London", March 22. A Vienna corre- spondent gays: "General Gourko visited St. Petersburg to confer with the Czar on a plnn of action in the event of war with Austria and Germany. At a conference of five hours at which the Grand Duke Vladi- mir, the Grand Duke Alexis, Minister of War, Chief of Staff and other military experts were present, it rwas decided that General (>ot:rko snail assume the offensive on the Austro - German frontier and General SlinuvalorT command the defensive army corps. The recent movements of Ku-siau troops have caused serious alarm here." Eevo't in Northen: Burmah. Calcutta, March The revolt of the Lushai tribe, who occupy the country east of Sonair River, In Northern Barman, is ex- tending and itis expected that its suppres- sion willentail extensive military opera- tions. The trouble had its origin in an order issued by.the British political officer. There has been several encounters, in all of which tho natives were defeated with loss, tmt they are not discouraged and there now come reports that the Western Lushais are aDout to join the uprising. Three hundred men of t'.e Bengal Infantry have been sent from Silibar to aid the force now in the field. Famine Troubles in Hungary. Bcda-Pesth, March 22 —Great distrpss >till 1 revails in Northern Hungary in spite of the relief measure* of the Government. At Oreciio the peasants, dissatisfied with the distribution of relief provisions, barri- caded ihe hi. use of the burgomaster and set lire to It, intending tc burn ). im and his family. They were rescued ou!y after a deoperate conflict. A Czech Celebration Forbidden. Vienna, March 22.— The Government has forbidden the celebration in Bohemia on March 28 of the three hundredth anniversary of tbe birtii of John Amos Comenius, the distinguished tducHtioiii-.l reformer. Trouble may follow, for the Czech leaders are re- \u25a0• >lved to defy the authorities ami ceiebrate the anniversary in spite of the order. The Australian Budeet Deficit. Melboukne, March It is estimated that the Budget deficit will reach $5,000,000. The Coroner's inquest on the body of Mrs. Deeming was resumed to-day. The Jury inspected the house at Windsor, and the inquest was then adjourned until April i, to await the arrival of Deeming. Wheat Crop in Foulhern Russia. Odessa, March 22.—1t is officially stated that a reserve of 6,000,060 quarters of grain remain In the Caucasus* from the ciops of 1891. The whiter and spring sowings prom- ise an abundant yield, which, it is hoped, will stave off \u25a0 renewal of the famine In the event of an extensive Might. Teleyhcce Dirtc.or Difmisse'l. Vienna, March 21.— 'Hi-.' director of tele- phones has been suspended under a charge that he has sought systematically to over- bear the Emperor's talks through the tele- phone. Ho Is al3o charged with misleading female employe-. An End sh Officer's Buicid\ London. Mar 22.—Lieutenant Newell, belonging to a Lancashire regiment, coin- uiittfd suicide to-day at Devonport by shoo tine himself with a revolver. No mo- tive is known lor his act. lie was an ex- tremely popular ofli.-er. .• \u25a0 \u2666 Gold Eta-da* <i 1:, Gr.;ec?. Athens, March 22.—The Grecian official Journal to-day published ."decree providing for de.»li!.B:> in £old and silver on tlie Bourse. The Government lias decided that all cus- toms dues must In future be paid in gold. Socialistic Row in Paris. 1MJiih, Jaartii si.—a number 01 bocianstr created a row at the church of St. Merri to- night and a free tight easiin.l, in which a number of people v»ere bruised with stones and sticks. TRAINS TIED UP. A General Strike on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Ottawa, March 22. The conductors, trainbands and switch men on tbe eastern division of the Canadian Pacific itailroad went out on a strike at midnight. No trains leave here to-night Montreal, March 22.— The assistance of the Montreal police was sought to-day to assist the Canadian Pacific authorities in keeping the trains moving. A number ol policemen were sent to North Bay and Port Arthur. A message received, at the head office this afternoon stated that the strike was extending east, and had now reached Chalk River, LM<"> miles west of Montreal. NaBXH Bay, Out., March 23.—-Oa Mon- day night the trainmen on this division of the Canadian Pacific road struck. Freight traffic ceased to a great extent. The freight and passenger trains were mobbed by strikers to-day. Oue man hired by the company to take charg9 of a baggage-cur going westward was attacked by strikers aud thrown out of the car. Freight train hands were also mobbed aud revolvers draw ii. Winnipeg, March 22.— The Canadian Pa- cific strike has extended to the Eastern division and from Fort William to Chalk River. Four hundred more miles are locked up. It is expected the division from Mon- treal east will be under strike to-morrow. More violence is reported from Rat Port- ace, a train being stopped by torpedoes on the Ira k. Superintendent Mc&sazle and Conductor M'-Knati- in a caboose were very roughly handled and badly hurt and are now in the care of friends. EXGINEKKS DISSATISFIED. Lives In Dancer From Green Trainmen In the -Mountain Section*. Seattle, March A special to the Post Intelligencer from New Westminster, ]>• C, says there is nothing new so far as could be learned to-day in the strike of the Canadian Pacific Railway trainmen. The attitude of the strikers has been above re- proach since they quit work. They have interfered in no way with the men who are attempting to keep the service going, nor are they likely to. They are confident of winning in the end and tbe public are In sympathy with them; that is, so far as the men on this division aro concerned. The company lias a large force of special con- stables in their employ, presumably to go rd their property. Further and perhaps more startling de- velopments may take place in the next day or two. The motive engineers in the mountain sections are not at all satisfied to risk their lives on trains managed by inex- perienced mm, and, unless the green hands are shortly replaced, it is quite likely they will decline to take out their engines until such time as they can do so In salt-ty. Traffic, except local, Is almost at a stand- still. No freight worth mentioning is bnne handled, and thiough freight is canceled a 1 the way from Winnipeg west. The meat markets are only partially so piled. DEEMINGS`S MANY MISDEEDS. The Australian .Murderer's Crimes Confront Him From Every Direction. Pkj.ih, March 22.—Deeming, the mur- derer, was conveyed secretly to tie court- house to-day. The proceedings were brief owing to an informality in the warrant to remit the prisoner to Melbourne. MKLBOI i:nk. March 22.—1t is alleged that Deeiniug was engaged in land swindling operations in Canada in ISS4, and afterward became a watch dealer aud decamped with a number of watrhes entrusted to bud by the settlers. The articles found at Perth include a lung knife, sharp as a razor, with a bloody handle. The police have secured a letter wri'ten by Deeming wi.ich it is >aid contain? an. pie proof that he tried to entice Miss Bourseveii, a young woman of Sydney, into marriage with him after he murdered his wifo in Windsor, for which ciimo lie is now under arrest, and which le3 to the terrible revela- tions at Kainhill. AXTWBBP, Marcli 22.— 1t bas been dis- covered by the authorities here that Deem- ing, the wife-murderer, visited this city on two different occasions, and was known as Lord Dunn. He moved in eo<>d circle-, but finally became involved n some swindles and was forced to leave the city indisgrace. IMTItISONEIi JtDGES. Order of Judge Phillips of the United States Circuit Court Amended. Kansas Cur, March 22.— This evening Judge Phillips of the United States Circuit Court, who, yesterday, sentenced Cast County judges to {ail, amended the order providing for their confinement in the Henry County Jail and permitting them to remain in this city. Tlie judges were placed injiil at 6 o'clock, but at 10 o'clock two reporters could not find them there. \u2666 CONULNSLb IEIIEGRAX& It was reported yesterday i:i Berlin that Bismarck was recovering. The failure of an Antwerp important grain firm iras announced, and another house is in difficulties. The Marquis of Corasrlire has been found assassinated in hi« room at Gianad 1, Spain. The cause is unknown. Sidney Dillon, president of the Union Pa- cific, ha« been ill the past wi-elc, and U not able to leave hie room. The New York Ntaats Z«itunc f s Berlin correspondent declares there [1 not a word of truth in the report that the Emperor is seriously ill. The liabilities of the Insolvent banker Guenzberg of M. PotCTSbnrg art- 1.1,000,000 rubles. The a^-eis are 14,<joo,<>ju. A re- ceiver is to be applied lor. The Wisconsin Supreme Court lias de- cided that the Congressional and Legislative district apportionment by the last Legisla- ture is unconstitutional. The hhfr.fl of Hell Coumy, Kentucky, with a p<;s-e, has captured Berry Turner, the notorious outlaw of the Turner faction, at the point of a Winchester. The Gotch county option bill was indef- nitely postponed in the lowa Legislature by a strict party vote, the Republicans voting fur and the Democrats against. Dan Lament Sick. New Youk, Afarch 22. Daniel S. La- mont. Cleveland's former secretary, has been seriously ill for the pa-^t two weeks. He is not yet out of danger and liaea Sat- urday his physicians have been in constant attendance. '1 ho cause of his illness is over- work in connection with bis street-railway contests. Father and Son Crowned Nashville, Term., Marc*. Near Tul- lahotna, Term., to-day, the northbound Nashville, Chattanooga mid St. Louis train threw J. W. AMistun and his two children, Charles and IJessie, into the Garrison River from a bridge. The girl was rescued, but the man and boy were drowned. Double Tragedy. DkCATTJB, Ala., March 21.—John Fritz, while in a drunken frenzy, to-day shot and killed Mrs. 'lliomas Wolcutt. Mrs. El ward Wtiitt n was shot and seriously injured. Friz ihen blew his brains out. He was chief engineer of tht United Mates rolhng- atock plant. Pardon Becommended. Haebisbuko, Pa., March 22.— The Board pi Pardon* to-night recommended a pardon In the MMof Mellon and Porter, publishers of the Beaver Star, convicted of libeling Senator Quay. Gunning Accident n»»ll— M, ,,.!. no T » -..,._. _ »„ "••'•\u25a0i .'i.ulu ~-.— j. j. iiciuiman jr., well known in banking circles, was seriously Injured yesterday by the accidental dis- charge of a gun while duck-huuting. Twenty-E.^ht Buiidmpri Burned. Aj.to, Tex., Marcli '11.— A fire this morn- ing destroyed twenty-eight buildings In the business portion df the tiwri. The los» is f 105, (XX) aud insurance $40,(XK). Death of Dr. Aruew. Philadelphia, March 22.— Dr. D. Hayes Aguew died this afternoon. WILLIAMS BAD TEMPER. Stormy Scenes at the Cabinet Council in Germany. THE RAISER IMLTS HIS PREMIER. Caprivi Desires to Lme the Cabinet— The Em- peror Ordered Into Retirement by His Physicians. fpeclal to Thy Mornino Call New York, March 22.—The Herald's special correspondent cables from Paris as follows: 1 am able to give you to-day news which is absolutely reliable regarding the Emperor's illness and the political crisis at Berlin. The Emperor has been in such a state of abnormal excitement for the past fortnight that he has shut himself *in his private apartment and has refused to grant an audience to any one. The attack* of the press on the loi ecolaire and on the troubles in Berlin still arouse him to anger, but what has ex- cited him more than auy thing else is a letter which he has received from a schoolfellow of the Cassel Lyceum. The writer is now a professor at Tubingen, and has always kept on the best possible terms with the Emperor. In his letter he sharply criticized the 10l ecolaire and said that the speech at Bran- denburg would antagonize the Emperor's friend?, who had placed all their hopes on him. The letter reached the Emperor on the I6tb i ii st. A Cabinet council was held on Thursday. During the session the Em- peror did not say a word, and when he saw that his Ministers were opposed to his plan he wade a sign that he was willing to stive it up. When, however, Capri vi said, "Your Majesty, order of the day has been passed." he arose and burst iuto a violent harangue in which he insulted the Ministers and used such bitter language toward Canrivl that in a visit to the latter. Prince Henry, the Emperor's brother, found it necessary to apologize for the rereism's conduct. Caprivi still holds office, but he is very anxious to resign. The entire court, how- ever, in.«i*ts that he shall remain at ihe bead of affairs at least until the Emperor's health is re-established and the Emperor himself is equally urgent on the ground that a change would cau>e confusion in the Foreign Office. A Berlin dispatch says that the foreign situation has never been more disturbed. Here is the plain truth in regard to the Emperor's health. The official dispatches are right in saying thai the Emperor has a cold, but they omit to say that suppurating wound in his ear, which ha 9 been closed since October, suddenly reopened recently and a discharge began to Bow. causing in- tense pain and rendering the Emperor so nervous thai his physicians found it ueccs- sary to prescribe for htm an entire change of surroundings and solitudp. lie does not ccc any one nt the Chateau Hubertu3. The Grand Duke Sereins of Russia passed yesterday through Berlin and asked to see the Emperor. He was told that ilia Em- peror, in accordance with his physician's instructions, could not receive him. In well-informed circles people are talking about the necessity for a regency, and among diplomatists it is said that Prince 11. in v is becoming everyday more popular, Itis possible that the Emperor may return to Berlin. Mit he is certainly very ill now. The official world Is beginning to be very uneasy. Fears are entertained that William ii ;iv-r-ck vent for bis excitement outside of Germany, and the same fears are enter- tained in London. THE GERMAN CRISIS. Chancellor Yon Capriii to Retain Ills Min- isterial Office. Beblin, Much 22.—1t I* reported that Emperor William has informed the Emperor of Austria an the King of Italy that Cap- rivi will remain In office and will retain the posts of Chancellor of the Empire and Prussian Foreign Minister, nut will resign his position as President of the Prussian Council. Dr. Bergmann proposed a slight operation to relieve Emperor William of an aural af- fection, but Btl Majesty's physician de. dined to consent, believing the operation would only result in transferring the local- ity of the malady, which is now quiet. It is not true that anything serious is the mat- ter with the Emperor. London, March _'_'. —ABerlin correspond- ent lias telegraphed : Zediitz-TraUsehler has refused to withdraw Ills resignation. ( :ipnvihas not resigned, but has placed his portfolio at Hie Emperor's order*. Nothing will be settled In te^ard to the trouble aris- ing from the primary education bill until the Emperor returns from Hnbertosstoeft at the end of the week. The general opinion in official circles is there will be no alteration in Caprlvi's position, nor is itbelieved tiie Prussian Diet will be dis- solved. STOCK SIM:< I NATIONS. Decision in Paver cf Mrs. Parnell Affi:ined by a Higher Coar'. Philadelphia, March 22.—The Supremo Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County in lavorof Mr?. Delia Parnell, mother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell, in the suit in- stituted by the administrator «.f the estate of Charlotte Smith. The facts upon which the question aro;-e v.ere as follows: July 18, 1670, Chariot le Smith deposited with Delia Parnell 14588 to be devoted in her discretion to speculation in stocks for the benefit and at the risk of the owner. The money was applied in accordance with this under-Sanding, admittedly with good faith, but the speculations were unsuccessful ami the money was lost. Mrs. P;irnell kept the fact secret and attempted to retrieve the losses by using her own money, remitting over $3000 to MISS Smith, and allowing her to believe the money wa3 the proceeds from trie Investment. After the death of Mis* Smith the administrator brought suit for the full amount intrusted to Mrs. Parnell. The loss and the remittances stop tier from now showing that fact CHICAGO GKKAT WBBTBRH Lease of the Entire Et Paul and Kacsae City System. CnCAOO, March '+I.— At a meeting of the board of din-dors of the Chicago, St. Taul and Kansas City liailroad to-duy it was de- cided to lease the eirt-ire sysieiu to th« Chi- cago (Jrcat Western Hallway Company, a corporntion recently formed in ti.i> St:iie by A. 13. Stickiu-y and others. Mr. Stick ney, in kii intcrvi.-w tnis eveninjr, said tin- ;;fi:i.ri of the r'>ad :;re in a innM flnuri? liiiiscondition. The- volume »f its truttii: is now only exceeded by two Ue-lern roads, the Alton and the Northwestern, and it is c ••n-tanlly increas- laSi To accommodate this ever increasing Volume of business requires largfl expendi- tures foi additional terminal facilities and equipment to meet the emergency. The Chicago Great Western Company was formed on a much larger financial basis. rtRB AT THE CAPITOL. A Large Number of Public Documents Burned in the Folding-Room. Washington, March 22.— A fire occurred in the folding-room of the House this even- ing and destroyed a large number of public documents. The office and corridors were flooded with water uv the firemen, and a dense smoke permeated the entire building. It took some time to clear the hall of the smoke to allow tho proceedings of the even- ing session dI the House to begin. The Ore is attributed to carelessness on the part of some employe. The loss is about $l'», 000. EFFECT OF THE STOUM. Vessel Uaearth'd From Quicksands After Be- ing Buried Forty-nine Yeari. Ways Laxihmi, X. J., March 22 —The two-masted schooner James A. Fisher, which struck off the Jersey coast, near Towuseuds Inlet, forty-nine years ago, and sank in the quicksands, will soon be iloated again. She wai burled so deeply in the sand that not even her masts or rigging have been visible, but the recent btorui unearthed her bleached bows. The vessel Uin a remarkable con- dition, not even her bulwarks being crushed in. The cargo of corn was dust out of her hold a few days ago black but In perfect shape. Watches, shoes and clothing of the crew were brought to light Captain Au- drews aud several of the crew were frozen to death and the steward was drowned in attempting to :each the mainland. SALISBURY`S EVASION. The Cabinet Discuss the British Minister's Unsatisfactory Reply. Washinotox, March 22.— The entire ses- sion of the Cabinet to-day was consumed in the consideration of the Bering ISea ques- tion. Lord Salisbury's reply to Wharton's note insisting upon a renewal of the modus Vivendi forming the basis of the discussion. The utmost reticence is maintained by the members of the Cabinet, but it is believed that Salisbury's note is un- satisfactory, and his reply to the main poini is not decisive. There is also mtsoa. to believe that he suggests as a con- dition precedent to any modus Vivendi that the United States should obligate itself to indemnify the Canadian vessel-owners in the event tliat the decision ef the arbitrators is against the United Statrs. It is said that a repiv is Bow being prepared in which this Government will stand tirmly by its former position. NOT A CANDIDATE. Senator Hill's Advice to the Michigan Demo- cratic Delegation. Detkoit, March 22— The Tribune (Rep.) says: The Michigan Democratic delega- tion visited Senator David B. Hill and asked him for a definition of his position. He said: "My friends, 1 am not a candidate for the I'r-sldi'tjcy. lam ambitious to at- tain that high honor, but 1 am fully .map' that while 1 might secure the nomination 1 Should be inevitably defeated at the polls." The ambassadors were aghast. "But what do you want your friends in Michigan to d \u25a0'.'\u25a0' they demanded. "Send annninstructed delegation that will vr.te with New York." replied Dill. "New York lias always named the winner, and it willdo it this time. Michigan cannot alfoid to be elsewhere thau in the camp of vic- tory." The above information was furnished by Chairman Qrogaa ol th<- Democratic County Central Committee. Grogan says he called on Hill h bout the same time the committee of Democrats from a certain faction in this Mac conferred with the Senator. Whether or not Hill made the assertion in good laitli is not known. OILA.V HACK. Cose Contest Between Ships Sailing From San Francisco Last December. New York, March 22.—News was re- ceived at the Maritime Exchange this after- noon of m clo*e ocean race between the British four- masted ship Buteshire ami the Armadale, both of Glasgow, which left San Francisco on December 2 the first bound for Dunkirk, and the second ior Cork. Fifty-six days alter the start the vessels were spoken .'SOO miles \u25a0mtheeit of the Falkland Islands, where the Armadale was only one mile in advance of her rival. AWIOLS 1 ii!K\l)S. Draytoa and Boncw-j Exn.ctcd to Arrive in New York Thi- B:or.in?. N> m York, March •sx—-j::' J t) a. m—The steamship Majestic, haviaal tn b.aru I>ray- um aud Borrowe, the geatlemev «:,^o professed anxiety fora dsisJ has now been h s<n-ation of two continents, is due nt an e:u y Immu this morning. At present writing the lower bay i> alive with tugs having on board friends of the rivals anxious to learn the mu-l rec»*nt develop- ments and ii aeeestary lead their friends iace. M mortal to Congress. M.w lor.X. March 23. —The Chamber of <". mi >.ir<- t' -iii^lit forwarded to Cop «r is* \u25a0 memorial submitting that the Interests of the country dcimnd the repeal of existing legislation requiring the sect-tuy of Mm Treasury to purchase bullion, strenuously opposing free, coinage, of silver and recom- mending an international conference with other greet commercial nations of the world. «. S.-.le of Histcric Property. New Yohk, March .—The Grange, the property of the Alexander Hamilton estate, was sold to-day to Otando B. Potter at auc- tion for §140,500. Thirteen elm trees planted by Hamilton, representing the thirteen original State.*, may be trans- planted, and the property cut up into city lot-;. HuH Reprehensible Conduct of a Judge. HI \\ York, Maroli B.— The Bar Associa- tion tO-nigh4 found Judge Isaac C. natil of the Court of Appeals guilty I f rep* r-!i-n-ibie conduct iv the Dutebess County election case, and tlte I.< (tislaturx will be called upon by the New Yolk City Bar to remove him from office. \u2666 Sale of Valuable P.ctnros. New York, March 22. Eighty-nine pictures,' belonging to the Cutting estate, were sold 10-t.uM fur £111.130. diaries F. Crocker bought Zmicola's ** Return to the Convent" for $10,000, lite highest price paid at the sale. Anfher Chic.i^o Bunor. CWCAAQ, March 22.— The Times' Wash- ington corre>j»onde'.t n-v w- ti;o ruiiior thai Beer«tary li! .me h.i* seal m btarealitna- tion and -ays tlio eoatiaaod ill-health of Mr. Blaise lends color to tix* report. m Mills Elected fenator. Ausrni, Tex., Mhtcli n Pallsllm for Senator to-day re-ulted a* follows: Senate —Mills 51, Jones L Sajatl L lious- Mills !•:?, Chlltea S, Calberaoa l. Glbbs i^ Bailey 4. Butii Houses adjoarned until to luorrow. Judgment Entered. New Yokk. Match •_'.'. The Western Na- tional Bank eutf-rcd JodgmcM to-diy for I against James A. Waddell. who did Imisi ess under the etvle of the Juhu White Bank, at Key We-t. Fla. Low Pr.ce for Silver. Ni m Yokk, ICareh tt -Assistant Treas- urer Robertl said the (Government yester- day bought silver at the lowest price it was erei i iirclitiscd. The puce paid was a little over Bi> cents an ounce. The Thrnyer-Boyd Ca»e. I.imoi.n, Neb., March 22 —The attorneys for Tharer filea n motion in the Supreme Court to-day for the reopening (>f the Boy d case. Arguments will be heard March -'it. GLASS THAT WILL BEND. The Itocent Invention nf an Austrian >l Mi.ii lur. r. The newest of the many substitutes for class which arc constantly aipouring is the invention of a Vinnese glass manufacturer, and seems likely to be especially useful for photographic" purposes.' This product is said to have substantially the same proper- ties an class, resisting the action of. salts and alkalies and of dilute acids, besides being inodorous and transparent. It Jin*, however, the advantage of being flexible and infrangible to a great degree, while Its inflammability is much loss than that of its collodion prototypes. It 13 so simply made that the photographers can undertake the process of manufacture for themselves without much difficulty. From four to eight part* of collodion wool are dissolved In about 100 parts by weight of ether or alcohol or acetic ether, and with this Is intimately combined from 2 to 4 per cent of castor oil or any non-resinous oil, and from 4 to 10 per cent of resin or Canada balsam (soft reslu). The compound, when poured on a glass plate and subjected to the drying action of a current of air of about 50 dec. Centigrade, solidifies in a compara- tively short time into a transparent, glass- like sheet or plate, the thickness of which may be regulated as required. The X ing of Siani h«s recently prescribed a rifcMDM test fur those of his subjects who claim to be endowed with the mantle of i«ropiiecy. An enactment lias now bren made providing that no urophet shall he entitled to public confidence unless he has the gift of sitting unharmed in the nrnM of a seu-cnal tire for the space of at least half an hour. The Austrian Ministry of War Intends to found mi aeronautic institution for pur- poses of war. . The so-called railway and telegraph regiment will be attached to the establishment. The new balloon detach- ment wilt be under the command of a chief of the staff. DEBATE ON FREE COINAGE. Bland Opens the Discussion in the House. MSWERED BY EASTER* MEMBERS. Williams of Massachusetts and Dorter of Ohio Load Uk Advocates of the Cold Standard—Talk- ing Against Time. Special to Tin Morning Cam* Washington-. March 22.— silver de- bate orened in the House this morning and from the indications It will be a battle of giants. Chairman Bland or the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, author of the bill, opened the discussion on behalf of free coinage. Williams of Massachusetts anti-free-c'oinnge; Democrat, made the open- ing speech for the opposition. The air has been full of rumors of filibustering designs on the r art of the anti-frre-coinage people to oppose a vote, but if such designs exist they evidently are not to bo parried into ex- ecution uutil after the three days' debate. The galleries were crowded when, at 12:20 o'clock p. m.; the bill was called up under the resolution of the Committee on Rules. Tracey of New York raised a point of order against the bill being .considered in the House, holding that as the preparation of coin notes by the treasury for the ex- change of bullion involved an expenditure by the treasury, the bill should be consid- ered in committee of the whole. The SpeaKer held as the bill did not make a specific appropriation it should not be considered in the committee of the whole. It was agreed that evening sessions shall be held to-day and to-morrow. litanri'a Spi-nch. "This bill," said Bland, iv opening the discussion, "proposes to go back 100 years In the matter of coinage. It i* just 100 years age the wise founders of this Govern- ment adopted a double standard. They provided for the coinage of gold and silver without limit at the mints of the United States; Unit silver ch<u!d be coined the IMe as gold, and should have the same ad- vantages Knd the same recognition, ana that the silver dollar should consist of 371.04 grain* of silver, precisely the dollar of silver called for in this bill This bill provides that gold and silver shall tie coined at the ratio fixed by the net of 1837, called th« 'ratio of 16 to I,' or more « x- actly 'l^.'.is to I.' This bill provides that I! Id and silver snail be equal at the mints. [Applause.] in order that this equality stiould be preserved it is necessary that sil- ver should be put on the same plane in re- gard to ti:e Issue of certificate? at the mint a? gold." Blaud here sent to the clerk's desk a letter from the Director of the Mint slating that the cost of coining silver would be ah( at l *:, cents per dollar ; that $43,000,- --000 could be coined every year. Inconclusion lilund said: "1 appeal to the geutletuen on this tioor to lay aside every idea of party exicency; every idea but that which is right aid jus*, and cast their votes accosding to the dictates of their consciences and pledges they made to the great productive masses of this country ; if they do the bill is safe— tiio cause is won. [Applause.] At the conclusion of Bland's s:>t i ech Tay- lor of Illinois (II.) claimed the right to open the debate in opposition as represent- ing the only party opposed to free coinage. William*. However, was accorded the privilege by th« Speaker, because he had presented the views 01 the minority. William*' Krply. "I am acting." said William?, "inbehalf of a cause which, so iar as 1 know, k: ,;* « n->tM!rty, '"i* »\u25ba\u25a0 a him re question of patriotism on both side.*." [Applause.] Continuing, Williams said muuy mem- bers el the House would feel obliged to vote for free coinage, although they d.d not be- lieve in it, because their constituents so Instructed them. He believed the present standard better than a fluctuating standard, better than a constantly falling standard. •"Gold is the standard of nearly all the na- tions of Europe, and wl en we declare for the free coinage of silver where will gold go V It will go to \u25a0 premium, and the premium upon gold is a discount upon silver. The rest el the world will fix the depreciation upon silver according to the markets of the world, and our standard will then be 70 ceuts to the dollar. That means repudiation ;it mean? the throw ing of this country into the dishonest settle- ment of every debt contracted upon our present gold basis." [Applause.] In concluding, Williams presented a sub- stitute bill of the minority providing lor an international monetary conference. ' Ilarter's Arguni-ut. Representative llarter of Ohio, also a Democrat, speke hi opposition to the bill. He insisted the Biaiid bill, instead of in- creasing the volume of money in circula- tion, would, in iv result?, actually decrease it through depreciation. Continuing, Harter said that "sin:e 1573 we i .iv» niinied $729,000,000 in gold, or an average of over $40,000,000 per year. Under the Bland bill this would eensa and free cuiUMtre would drive out our gold and leave what reiuuiurd a merchandise, as wheat, corn ami cotton are. The unlimited coin- age of gold and silver on the ratio of 1G t>i 1 would drive out (oMbeeau>e it would un- dei value it. Gold sells in all parts of thu world [or 89L86 lime-, its weight in silver, and, if under free coinage we only give it the value of 10, all human experience shows we would have no gold in circulation. This billis not free coinage; it is a pure and pimple bill to compel the people of the United States to buy the entire product of ti>e silver mfaMS at a profit to their wealthy owners from 150 to **> per cent. 1 submit that an equally mad proposition never secured the assent of any legislative body in the world, and if itpasses this House, now that its provisions are laid bare, it will be a record which willcomo back to plague and shame its members down to the hour they go into their cofliiu." 1. i •. in r"*Hi•|iini««>. Rayncrof Maryland, also a Democrat, said the mine-owners, who would be given eigh- teen millions a year more profit than now be- ing made, could well afford to inundate Con- gress with whole libraries of literature, and employ host* of lobbyists to advance and promote this scheme. When the mints were opened and 70 cents could be coined into a Government dollar, would the people get any of it? No. Every dollar profit would go deep down into the pockets of the Nevada and Colorado millionaires. Tracey of New York at tills point an- nounced the election of Roger Q. Mills as United States Senator from Texas. The anti-lrep-coinaßc men were particularly en- thusiastic in the applause, na they regard Mills as .opposed to the Bland bill. Taylor'* Proposition. Abner Taylor of Illinois then took the floor and offered an amendment that nil pensions be paid in gold. Speaking of the purpose of thn trainers of the bill, which was to placo this country on a silver -basis and let it stand side by side with India, Mexico aud China, he said he repre- sented the only party opposed to this measure, the Republican party. He ad- mired the Democratic party for the facility with which it cot on both Rides of the ques- tion. When the bill reaches the Senate and Is up for a vote the gentleman who would probably be nominated in Chicago (Hi 11) would couvbniently be in the cloakroom or out on an excursion. [Laughter. J Then the Democratic party would .straddle the ques- tion. The gentleman from Missouri would tell his people he was for free coinage, and his mugwump friend from Massa- chusetts (Williims) would tell his people that he was against it. Such, was the great facility with which the Democratic party got on both sides of a question. This bill would enable the wealthy class 10 pay laborers 70 cents' worth of silver for a dollar's worth of toil. Crawford of North Carolina spoke in support of the bill and Stevens of Massa- chusetts (a Democrat) recorded against it iv the name of his constituents a most em- phatic protest As a Democrat, speaking from a Democratic standpoint, he felt obliged to raise his voice ngainst this meas- ure, which proposed one of the most stu- pendous propositions ever presented to the American Ctingres*. Public \u25a0 redit was to boused to enable the ring of silver specu- lators to unload their products upon the American people. [Applause.] . . Pending the conclusion ol his remarks the House took a recess uutil 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Decision* 1.. It I < I , .1. In the case of Linton C. Trlpp, plaintiff in error, vs. the Santa Rosa .-Street lUilway Company, the United States Supreme Court to-day affirmed the California court* de- oision in dismissing for want of jurisdiction. The plaintiff filed a petition and bond for the removal of a cause to the United State* Circuit Court for the Northern District of California, then pending in the State court. The court denied the motion to remove and thereafter proceeded to render the judg- ments conceived by the plaintiffs to be void for want of jurisdiction. The question was whether the judgments were void, and if so whether they oucht to be vacated of record. Senator Felton to-day called up and the Senate passed the bill to change the name of the "Wilmington" Customs Collection District to "Los Angeles" and for other pur- poses. Senator Dolph from the Public Lands Committee to-day reported favorably the bill ceding the "Cuartel Lot" to the city of Mnuterey. Inre KsmMfwa Wallace. fnToWiog a timber land entry in Visalia district. Cal., the Coin- niissioner'.s judgment is modified, and he is directed to call on the entry woman to fur- nish her affidavit, corroborated by at least two reputiible witnesses, showing the value of the said tract. Naval Promotions Expected. Captain Henry Erben. commandant of the New York Navy-yard, will be promoted to the grade of commodore on the 2_'d of Apiil, and Captain Richard W. Meiuie to the same grade on May 5. Following the retirement respectively of Admiral Kim- berly and Commodi re McCann, Commodore James A. Greer will be promoted to tbe grade of rear-admiral on April '22. CONGRESS. THE SENATE. Apitroprlations Made for th* IntproTe- int-ns of River Navigation. TV APiiiMiTox, March 2*2.—Turpie rose in the Senate to-day to a personal explanation nnd had read n newspaper report ol an in- terview with Jndce Woods in which the latter &p<ke of Turpie as a hypocrite, he (Tinpie) having borne himselt toward the Judge as a personal friend. Turpie denied that he ever had social or personal relations with Woods, Rtid denied further that he had eoiigr ituiated Woods on the Supreme Court's upholding his decision in the taily-slieet ca^e. 'i I.c bill for the relief of setllt-rs r.n publle lands was t.iken up and i as«t'<J— l'4 to '22— a party vote, except Hale volsdwith the Dem- ocrat*. The bill to improve the navigation of the Mississippi River, etc.. was taken up as a special order. Committee amendments re- ducing the total appropriation from $lt»,- --000,000 to 515.000,000. reducing the annual expenditure from 53,385.000 to 52.000.000, reducing the amount tixed for that part of the river from the mouth of the Illinois to Vn> mouth of the Ohio from 000,000 to 15.000,000 and the annual expenditure there from 52.000.0C0 to $1,000,000, were all aereed to. Afterward, on motion of Allison, th? total appropriation was increased from $15,000,000 to £18,750.000. An amendment was agreed to assigning $3,750,000 of the total amount to. the improvement of the river between the mouth of the Illinois and St. Paul, Minn., if which not more than 5750.C00 will be expended in any one year. The bill was passed— lS to 5. The noes were: Call, Kyle, Perkins, Pugh, Vance. The Dolph bill, appropriating $1,745,- --810 to secure the early completion of the canal and locks at the Cascades on the Columbia River, was passed— 46 to 4; the nee* Deiuc Berry, Kyle, Pugh ami Vance. Mitchell's bill, appropriating §2,860,350 for a boat railway and the necessary marine apparatus and appliances at The Dalles and t'elilo Fall* and Ten-mile Rapids on the Columbia River and the improvement of Three-mile Rapid?, was passed— 33 to 8; the noes were Berry, Blodgett. Coke, Daniel, Morgan, Perkins. Pugh and Vance. The beuato then adjourned. THE HOUSE. Bland' Op- the Debate on the Free- Colimc* Bill. The long-expected contest over the sub- ject of silver coinage was opened to-day by lilacd of Missouri as chairman of the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas- ures. Williams of Massachusetts and Hun- ter ot Ohio replied to him. The debate will last several days. . .Itarire-tentntlvn Stevens wts not present to finish his speech when the House reas- sembled this evening. O'Donnell of Michi- gan, Covert of New York and Post of. Illi- nois spoke against the bill, and Weadock of Michigan, Bowers of California, Wino of Georgia aud Lewis of Mississippi supported the measure. The House then adjourned. COAST INTERESTS. A Large Sura Appropriated for Hydraulic Mining Relief Impounding Debris. Washington. March 22.— The House Committee on Mines and Mining agreed unanimously to-day to report the hydraulic mining bill with a favorable recount euda- tion. The bill to be reported is identical with Ctminetti's, with the 3-per-cent tax clause added. It appropriates $4"<0,000. Pateuts were to-day issued to Pacific ('oust inventors as follows: Julius Fiinck, San FriUiclsro, cash and packue* carrier; Taylor W. HeintzieHMß and C. T. Xoyes, Sacramento, ynlve K»"«r for compound en- gines; Merrill A. Howe, San Francisco, intertable saw-bit ; Joseph J. Lefebure and J. Ciwh, Redding, Cn».. bar fixture; Charles W. Metcalf, Santa Paula. Cal., centrifugal honey extracter; Rebecca H. Miles. Porterville, Cnl., churn; T. Meyers, San Francisco, attachment for ranges; Ed- ward North, Xewhall, Cal., check or order book ; James M. Thompson, San Francisco, ore concentrator; James Tulloch, Angels Camp, Cal., concentrator; Charles Dickeu- son, Portland, Oregon, paper-weight. Butler of lowa to-day reported to the House from the Committee on Invalid Pen- sions, a bill granting a pension of $12 per month to women who served in the war as army nurses, provided they are without other adequate means of support than their own daily labor. 1 •!,<! Case* Decided. In the ca«o of Andrew Elliott vs. George R. Older, involving land in Oregon City, Oregon, the application for a writ of cer- tior.u i was denied. In the case of Charles A. West vs. the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, the Commissioner's decision is affirmed, reject- ing the railroad company's claim to land in North Yakima district. Fustofficet and Pension*. A new postofilce has been established at Merle, Son Diego County, Cal.«Natuana A. Eaton, Postmaster. The postoffice at Plevna, Klaiuath County, Oregon, has been discontinued. After March 31 the special service from llor.ghton to Pontlae, King County, Wash., will bo discontinued.' The following confirmations of Postmas- ters were made in the Senate to-day: Cali- fornia— W. Cavis, Stockton; Wash- ington— Charles D. Kirn ball.Mount Yernon ; G. S. MeWilliams, O-.keadalo; E. L. Wait- temore, Kent. E. A. McGrath has been appointed Post- master at Bismarck, Pierce County. Wash., vice J. F. McGrath, resigned; J. F. Coglo at Earl. Lincoln County, Wash., vie« H. Earl, removed ; W. I). Morehouse at Erie, Marion County, Oregon, vice M. J. Heath, resigned. . Pensions have been granted to the fol- io wine: California: Original— Charles IT. Sheldon, Nicholas Dfede, Charles H. James, George S. Ingalls, Edwin - Ashdown, Samuel Mc- Bane, Lynian Hotaling, David K. Eubank, John T. Collins, Ferdinand Siebertz. George. Harrington, Alvin Weake, Samuel A. Keni- sen, George Vac Buskirk, Henry A. Butt- ner, John A. liachelder, Wilber M. Brigjrs. Additional— Maurice Krasynski, Sydney F. Baker, Kuyal W. Scoville. Increase— John P. Gardner. Original widows— PriscillaJ. Dakes, Mary Burke, Margaret Stone, Mary F. O'Brien. Oregon— Daniel Murphe, Jacob Ruber, Solomon Berliner, Ephraim Stevens. De- ceased— William O. Ridgeway.- Original widow-.— Rhoda Myers, Yolo, Lydla Grubcr. Washington : Original— Andre J. West, John W. 11. Salke, Armeneyile Bernler. Nathan White. Additional Archibald Parker, William Matheral, Robert Smith, Jonathan R. Fuller, George J. Eastland, Thomas Gates. Increas- Richard Huston. Reissue and increase— Wallace E. March. Capital Notes. Speaker Coombs has been indorsed for the Japanese mission and will likely be ap- pointed. The following pension examiners were appointed to-day: Dr. Geonze 15. .Smith at Anac<»rte«, Wash., and M. It. Feck at Col- villc. Wash. Senator Felton called on the President to- day. Surveyor-General Keichert ot California Is in the city. Representative Bowers' bill to carry out the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior concerning the Mission Indians at l'ininlnjr, Ca!., passed the i Senate to-day. Five thousand dollars is appropriated. HELD WITH CLOSED DOORS. Transcontinental Freight Association in Session in San Diego. HSTAST DEATH 03 A 10UITAII ROAD. 1 Young Ban's Skull Crashed by ing Thrown From a Backboard by a Runaway Dorse. Special to The Mobnins U*cr». San Diego, March 22.—The Transconti- nental Association is still in session and probably will be all the week. Sessions are still conducted with absolute secrecy. Chairman Viiiing said to an Associated Press representative this evening that it is utterly impossible to give out any informa- tion. The association meets as a committee, he say?, "to consider complaints and to make recommendations, which are sub- mitted to the managers of the roads repre- sented, and, as the businesses of a private nature to these roads, nothing can be given out. Considerable important business is now before the association, and it may re- quire a long session." To-day Messrs. Langley, Eirl and Buck, extensive dealers in California fruit, were before the association either in person OX by representatives and presented tiie cause of the fruiimen and shippers, asking for re- duced rates to the East. The arguments were much in line with tho-e made by E. L. Goodsell on the previous day. Neither Chairman Vining nor auy member of the association would give the slight- est intimation of what action the asMjcia- tion would take or what recommendations would be made to the managers of the sev- eral transcontinental lines respecting fruit- rates. Fruitnieu are inclined to tsike a san- guine view and to believe that the recom- mendations willfavor reduced rates ou per- ishable fruits. FATAL. ACCIDKXT. A Ycung Kan Thrown Fiom a Backboard and Instantly Killed. Ynenii, March 22. Richard Wha- Im was found dead on the Geiger grade wagon road, two miles north of here, this morning by a party of Piute Indians pass- ing along that thoroughfare. It was later ascertained that Whalen wm riding in the buckboard express which biingsSan Fran- cisco papers from Keno to this place. Frank Sullivan. tie driver of the express, states that the horse attached to the vehicle became frightened soon aft t leaving the tollhouse, one mile north of the scene of the accident, at 4 o'clock this morning and started running at full-peed. Sullivan was thrown from the buckboanl and rendered tincon-cii us for a short lime. Ou recover- ing l.c heard the clatter of the runaway horse's hoofs going townward and followed, passing by the dead body of Whalen with- out noticing it, as it w:is not yet daybreak. It is supposed tliat Whalen was burled from the vehicle a few seconds after Sullivan fell from It. Rocky Bluff, where Whalen's body was found, was bespattered with brains and blood, indicating that death was instantane- ous. Sullivan es' aped withoutserious injury. The runaway horse, wi!h the wrecked vehi- cle, was (topped ou C street and packages of papers were picked up a short distance from the *cene of the acident. Whalcn was aged 18 years. His mother resides here and hi<i father at Park City, Utah. VAL.L.EJO ELECTION. Entire Republican Ticket Carried With the Exception of Two Tru3tee«. Valt.kjo, March :2.—Vallejo's municipal election yesterday was a complete victory for the Republicans, who elected their whole ticket, excepting two trustees. The majorities ranged from 1G to 2T5. The fol- lowing city officers were chosen: City Trustees —J. A. Brosne, James Mc- Cauley, Frank O. Grady, Joiin Frey, George Rounds, G. A. Bergwall. George Reburn; Ci:v Marshal, George Savage; City As- sessor, T. W. Ciiamberlin; City Treasurer, J. R. English; Library Trustees— C. H. Giayson, Frank Houseman, E!on Mitchell, Sam Rule, W. Shortrtdge; School Superin- tendent, L. G. Harrier; School Directors— J. A. Plymire, O. F. Pulsefer. J. H. Tonley, H. E. Wilder; School Assessor, G. L. Voor- hees. One thousand two hundred and sixty-five votes were cast, of which about fifty were illegal. MIXES BONDED. Work to Be Resumed in the Eureka and Brooks Shafts. Mkbckd, March 22.— T. D. Callahan has bonded the Eureka mine, near Horuitos, lncludine the stamp mill and all the run- ning and milling apparatus, which is in good condition. The terms of the bond re- quire Caiiahan to b gin work before April 1. The purchase price is fixed ia thb bond at £JO,OOO. Another important bond has also been secured on a mine in the same locality by J. E Silencer, also of San Francisco. It is the Brookl mine, owned by the Brooks es- tate. Spencer was here a few days ago and will return next week, when the work of putting the mine into active operation will CMinnence. Both the ibove-mentioned mines have bees worked and are known to be rich in gold. RECKLESS SHOOTING. A Pioneer Found With a Bullet Ho'.e Through His Breast. Spokane. Wash., March 2-.\— Lnst night at Coulee City in Grand Coulee, John Cor- ley went into a restaurant and began to shoot around in a reckless manner. He was finally ejected. He thou turned his gun into the buildiDg and fired several more shots. Early this morning the result was found to be the death of Charles Pas- coe, one of the pioneer resideuts of the town, who was found in the street with a bullet hole through his breast. It was also learned tliat another man named Patsy was shot through the arm. Several arrests linve been made. CorU-y is a gambler of bad reputation and there is a great deal of in- dignation in town. GLOVE CONTESTS. First Exhibition Before the Pastime Athletic Club at Portland Tort-land, March 22.—The Pastime Ath- letic Club gave its first exhibition to-night in the presence of about 500 members. It has one of the finest clubrooms in America. Itis situated in the Cyclorama building, and Is 10.5 feet in diameter. It will seat 5000 peo- ple. Therp were two very short contests. Tummy Wot, a Portland middle-weight, easily defeated Ctnules Hall, a Chicago lienvy-weisht, in one round. The principU event was between Charles Gleason and Ed Burke, middle- weights. Gleason did all tho leading and defeated his man in two min- utes. Uurke did not land a blow. Jack Dempsey, manager of the club, acted as referee. KAIK-CITIIXG. Seduction in Fares From los Angeles to Mis- ssari River Points. Los Axoeles, March 22.— A1l the rail- roads are cutting and slashing rates to eastern points, particularly Missouri River points. Scalpers have large blocks of tickets, and local agents . are well supplied, and there is a merry war of ticket scalping: by and with the connivance of the transcontinental roads. Tickets ure selling to Kansas City from $15 upward. Tickets to New York are reduced from 813 to $'£>. A rate war is imminent. Stubbed by a Boy. Ukiaii, March 22.— Theodore Gielsdorf, a Gerinau restaurant-keeper, was being both- ered by a crowd of small boys to-day. Finally he singled out a youth of 16 years, by the name of Chester Smith, and at- tempted to give him a ebMtbrtagj \\hen the boy drew a pocket-knifo and out him on the nnii, inflicting a serious though not neces- sarily lalal wound. A Ship's Apprentice Drowned. JJautinkz, March 22. Last evenlnp about 7:30 o'clock, while Frederick K'binson and JoiiD Suence, apprentices, were being hoisted on board the ship Cinckmannan- stiire in one of the ship's beats in which they Lad just returned frum shore, the hook in the stem of (he boat, to which tha block and tackle was attached, gave way. Kobinson, who was standing in the stern of the boat, fell into the water and was drowned. Spence held o:i to the boat in the fall and suffered a severe sprain of tna knee, dislocating the knee-joint. The lost boy was a native of Newcastle-ou-Tyne, England, where his parents reside, and whi 16 years of age. This was his second v<>\ age on the ship. Rppub'.ican Candidates * mui.>iAK,rix, i>ev., March a was decided at a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee, held here yesterday. that Frank G. >ii»wlamls will be nominated candidate for Congressman, and W. M. Stewart was selected to succeed himself as United States .Senator, at the State Conven- tion or that party, to be held here next month. Shooting Affray in Oioville. Oroville, March 22. L. C. Jacobs, % prominent hotel-keeper of this town, fired three shots this afternoon at W. J. Derrin, a leading attorney. A dispute over a bill presented by the attorney led to the shoot- lun affray. Neither of the shots took effect. Mr. Jacobs was immediately arrested, but was released under bonds ol fSMfc Body Identified. Datto.v, Wash., March 22.—There fa no doubt as to the identity of the body found near here yesterday as being that of Nick rrampert. The Coroner's jury rendered * verdict that Trampert came to his death at the hands of au unknown party. THE BOSTONIANS. "Robin Hood " I'resented to Large and Enthusiastic Audience. The Bald auditorium had all thepeopla last evening it could comfortably contain welcome this favorite English opera troupe, and enjoy the popular DeKoven-Smith work. "Rubin Hood," with which the name of lha company ia now everywhere associated. It is rarely, we venture to say, that any organ- ization of singers is faced by such a mass of enthusiastic listeners as assembled at tho Baldwin Theater on this opening night. All the old artists— U. C. Barnabee, particularly —were wildlygreeted, and all the. members received from three to four encores, by means of which the performance was ex- tended to more than usual length. We find no ptiange in the vocal capacity of the indi- vidual members of the troupe; we find a great improvement in the cuorus and en- semble music. TUB NEW miMA DONNA, Camille d'Arville, who assumed the role of M..id Marian, captivated the audience at once by her graceful and vivacious action. Her voice Is not a great one; it is even and quite up to the. demands of the score. Her fresh and handsome face, lithe and at the same time compact figure, were quite as good curds of introduction to the favor of her auditors as her vocal gifts. Some of her solos— '"Neath the greenwood tree," in the second act, and the "Churning song." and tie duet with Robert, "Though it was within this hour we met," were applauded and encored. Flower-; were flung to her from the proscenium boxes, and altogether. Miss d'Arviile was tho favorite of th« hour. MISS JESSIE BAKTLETT-DAVIS Had a ri4Ut royal welcome from her frien is and professional admirers, for she ieflmauf behind her after her last visit to thu coast Her full, rich and true contralto was heard to fine advantage in "The Promise" aria, which appears to be an introduced number, and also in "The BAla of St. Swltuin." Her acting was easy and full of purpose at Allau-a-Dale, one of Houd's outlaws ia love with the coquettish Annabel. THi; MALE BINGKRS Were Tea Karl a 9 R bin Hood, 11. C. Bar- nabee as the of Nottingham, \V. IL McDonald as Little Joiin, Eugene Cowlea a* Will Scarlet, George B. Frothingham at Friar Tuck and Peter Ling as Guv of Gis- borne. There was no fault to be found with any of them. Each singer in his placa filled it admirably. If aa exception ia point of excellence miglit ba made it would he in favor of Eugene Cowles, whose m:ii»- nibceut bass it was a doiight to hear in "A. tailor then dwelt near old Sherwood's edge," and the armorer* song, "Let hammer ea anril ring, ring, rluu." -with wnlcn vie Hilt* and last act opens. The improvement in Mr. Cowles' case is very marked since the last time we heard him with the Bostouians. The* he was spoken of as the legitimate AmerU can successor to Myron W. Whitney. Ha is more than that no»v. Whitney could never voice the amifrer's song as Cowles did last evening. The sons of "Brown, Octo- ber Ale," which W. H. MacDonald sin^s aa Little John in the forest scene of the second act, was a masterly piece of work, both in the solo and chorus parts. This appears to be a special favorite, and was received wit* a temp -it of applause. It was called for three times and as the refrain died away among the fruit trees, tho gods in the gal- lery made an effort to get the singert back again for anothor round. Tha comic business was in tiie hands of H. C. Barnabee, as the Sheriff, and Desides pos- sessing a pleasant siDging voice, he proved himself a thoroughly acceptable low come- dian. Assisted by Josephine Bartlett as D.ime Durden, he relieved the romautie passages of the opera and keDt the house ia a roar. The tiukers' song and scene, "Tis Merry Journeymen We Are." was irresisti- bly funny as he ed it, especially the dumb chorus. This hit was honored with six re- calls and then tho audience ware not tirei of it. Friar Tuck wa9 well sustained dt George B. Frothingham. Mr. Tom Karl (Robin Hood) had a good deal of vocal work to do, from the time he emers in the first act with "In the leafy shades of the woodland glades"; but his or^an seemed more thaa usually capable to meet the responsibility. Karl is a ftinget who fi -ashes better than he begin*. He is apt to be a little elose- throated at the start, but as he proceeds breadth and flexibility are developed. Tha best thing he diJ was the serenade in the sec( nd act— "The troubadour sang to hit love." Taken altogether, "Robin Hood" was never better sung, we thiuk, by tha Bostoniaus than it was last evening. Ait the singers appeared to be on their mettle; and there Is probably a reason for this. Th& O! era will be repeated this evening, wi:b Miss Carrie Hamilton Millzner in ihe ro!a of Alaid Marian. There will without doubt be a crowded attendance. ON FIRE WITH ECZEMA Terrible Sufrerin^s of Little Babj. S'»mi Doctors and Two Hospitals Fail. Cured by Cuticura. 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The Morning Call.VOLUME LXXI-NO. 113. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1892-EIGHT PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA.

Why the Reciprocity ArrangementsWere Not Concluded.

110TECTI05 FOR AMERICA*PRODUCTS.

Canadian Ministers Sot Willing to Discriminateigainst treat Britain—The Subject

Still Inset

Fpfclal to The Morning Call

Ottawa, Out, March 22.— 1n the Com-mons to-night Foster made his budgetspeech, the most interesting point being thetrade relations with the United States. lie»»id that during the receut visit of theCanadian Ministers to Washington they hadottered Secretary Blame full and free reci-procity on all products. Secretary Blameand General Foster, after consideration,said ithad been made a sine qua non on thepart of the United states during all the ne-gotiations for reci. rocity that not only thenatural products but also the manufacturedarticles of each country should be put uponthe most, favored nation principle, and inthe case of Canada it would be especiallynecessary for United States manufacturersto be protected against Great Britain's com-petition, as that nation was the UnitedStates' great and almost only competitor.

The Canadian Ministers replied that theycould not discriminate against the mothercountry, and suggested a return to the nat-ural-product reciprocity treaty of 1854.After further consultation Mr. Blame sawno way out of the dilemma but of makingCanada's tariff uniform with that of theUnited States. It was evident that theonly way to adjust the differences was forthe Canadian Government to make theirtariff coincide with that of the United Stateson all points. Bo long as this policy wasobserved by the United States it was use-less for Canada to try any other plan ofreciprocity than that laid down by Blaise.

It w.is evident that, the only scheme hewould cons to would be that of includ-ing the manufactures as well as the naturalproducts. Itmisfit be well for the peopleand tin- country that this matter was set atrest. Let Canada for the future have a fairidea of what she lad. to do and where todiscriminate in doing fo. Canada had tomeet a market. Let her meet her nationalmarket— the market of Great Britain. Itmight be in the near future In this, war oftariff-*, which needed care and attention,that Canada would have, to stretch out ahand to the country that helped her andgive a fair and preferential treatment toGreat Britain.

HOI'SL OF COMMONS.

Government Control of Telephone Lines Fa-vorpd by the British Postmaster-General.Lobtdon, March ?2.

—In the House of

Commons to-day, Fergusson, the Postmss-ter-(Jenerß!, in opposing the private bill forthe estaDlishinent of a new telephone com-pany, announced that th** Govern meatwould promote a measure placing the teie-phone truun lines In tiie haudi of ttie Po->t-oßi'>e Depaitment.

In reply to a que-tion. fStanhnj>e. Secre-tary for War. stat.-.i that he had telegraphedfir \nfcT \ at!>n regarding the punishmentI

-diers at Alders! ot fur wearing the

Shamrock on St Patrick's day when theywere inure^s uniform.

AJter a deOute. the Irish education billparsed the erst read Hk' without division.

THE IAMBI ISbPULSE.

Lieastrcuß Defeat of the British ExpeditioninSenegambiß.

LoNDOar, ilarc :;22 —Advices from Fic-e---t< wi», >itTra L^onp, further particulars

of the recent disaster to the Britkhexpedi-tion in Senecambia. The expedition, con--6ißting of l">0 troops and seven British offi-cer*, marched to Tambi, a place in<Unile-> in-land. Fir.dine the place stockaded and de-fended by 2000 natives the expedition madean as-au'.t vv.d alter three hours' fighting,waa repn ised. Captain liobinson was killed.The leading men, emboldened by theirvictory, ti:en sallied from the 6tc>okade andattacked the expedition. In this encounterfiveISritish officers and twenty men wereseverely wounded. The expedition at ouceretreated.

PREPARING VOkl WAX.

Council Between the Czar and His Military

I Leaders on the Situation.London", March 22.

—A Vienna corre-

spondent gays: "General Gourko visited St.Petersburg to confer with the Czar on aplnn of action in the event of war withAustria and Germany. At a conference offive hours at which the Grand Duke Vladi-mir, the Grand Duke Alexis,Minister of War,Chief of Staff and other military expertswere present, itrwas decided that General(>ot:rko snail assume the offensive on theAustro

-German frontier and GeneralSlinuvalorT command the defensive armycorps. The recent movements of Ku-siautroops have caused serious alarm here."

Eevo't in Northen: Burmah.Calcutta, March

—The revolt of the

Lushai tribe, who occupy the country eastof Sonair River, In Northern Barman, is ex-tending and itis expected that its suppres-sion willentail extensive military opera-tions. The trouble had its origin in anorder issued by.the British political officer.There has been several encounters, in all ofwhich tho natives were defeated with loss,tmt they are not discouraged and there nowcome reports that the Western Lushais areaDout to join the uprising. Three hundredmen of t'.e Bengal Infantry have been sentfrom Silibar to aid the force now in thefield.

Famine Troubles in Hungary.Bcda-Pesth, March 22 —Great distrpss

>till1revails in Northern Hungary inspiteof the relief measure* of the Government.At Oreciio the peasants, dissatisfied withthe distribution of relief provisions, barri-caded ihe hi.use of the burgomaster and setlire to It, intending tc burn ).im and hisfamily. They were rescued ou!y after adeoperate conflict.

A Czech Celebration Forbidden.Vienna, March 22.—The Government has

forbidden the celebration in Bohemia onMarch 28 of the three hundredth anniversaryof tbe birtii of John Amos Comenius, thedistinguished tducHtioiii-.l reformer. Troublemay follow, for the Czech leaders are re-\u25a0•>lved to defy the authorities ami ceiebratethe anniversary in spite of the order.

The Australian Budeet Deficit.Melboukne, March

—It is estimated

that the Budget deficit willreach $5,000,000.The Coroner's inquest on the body of

Mrs. Deeming was resumed to-day. TheJury inspected the house at Windsor, andthe inquest was then adjourned until Aprili, to await the arrival of Deeming.

Wheat Crop in Foulhern Russia.Odessa, March 22.—1t is officially stated

that a reserve of 6,000,060 quarters of grainremain In the Caucasus* from the ciops of1891. The whiter and spring sowings prom-ise an abundant yield, which, it is hoped,willstave off \u25a0 renewal of the famine In theevent of an extensive Might.

Teleyhcce Dirtc.or Difmisse'l.Vienna, March 21.—'Hi-.' director of tele-

phones has been suspended under a chargethat he has sought systematically to over-bear the Emperor's talks through the tele-phone. Ho Is al3o charged with misleadingfemale employe-.

An End sh Officer's Buicid\London. Mar 22.—Lieutenant Newell,

belonging to a Lancashire regiment, coin-uiittfd suicide to-day at Devonport byshoo tine himself with a revolver. No mo-tive is known lor his act. lie was an ex-tremely popular ofli.-er..•\u25a0 \u2666

Gold Eta-da* <i 1:, Gr.;ec?.

Athens, March 22.—The Grecian officialJournal to-day published ."decree providingfor de.»li!.B:> in £old and silver on tlie Bourse.The Government lias decided that all cus-toms dues must In future be paid ingold.

Socialistic Row in Paris.1MJiih, Jaartii si.—a number 01 bocianstr

created a row at the church of St. Merri to-night and a free tight easiin.l, in which anumber of people v»ere bruised with stonesand sticks.

TRAINS TIED UP.

A General Strike on the Canadian PacificRailroad.

Ottawa, March 22.—

The conductors,trainbands and switch men on tbe easterndivision of the Canadian Pacific itailroadwent out on a strike at midnight. No trainsleave here to-night

Montreal, March 22.— The assistance ofthe Montreal police was sought to-day toassist the Canadian Pacific authorities inkeeping the trains moving. A number olpolicemen were sent to North Bay and PortArthur. A message received, at the headoffice this afternoon stated that the strikewas extending east, and had now reachedChalk River, LM<"> miles west of Montreal.

NaBXH Bay, Out., March 23.—-Oa Mon-day night the trainmen on this division ofthe Canadian Pacific road struck. Freighttraffic ceased to a great extent. The freightand passenger trains were mobbed bystrikers to-day. Oue man hired by thecompany to take charg9 of a baggage-curgoing westward was attacked by strikersaud thrown out of the car. Freight trainhands were also mobbed aud revolversdraw ii.• Winnipeg, March 22.—The Canadian Pa-cific strike has extended to the Easterndivision and from Fort William to ChalkRiver. Four hundred more miles are lockedup. It is expected the division from Mon-treal east willbe under strike to-morrow.

More violence is reported from Rat Port-ace, a train being stopped by torpedoes onthe Ira k. Superintendent Mc&sazle andConductor M'-Knati- in a caboose were veryroughly handled and badly hurt and arenow in the care of friends.

EXGINEKKS DISSATISFIED.

Lives In Dancer From Green TrainmenIn the -Mountain Section*.

Seattle, March—

A special to thePost Intelligencer from New Westminster,]>• C, says there is nothing new so far ascould be learned to-day in the strike of theCanadian Pacific Railway trainmen. Theattitude of the strikers has been above re-proach since they quit work. They haveinterfered in no way with the men who areattempting to keep the service going, norare they likely to. They are confident ofwinning in the end and tbe public are Insympathy with them; that is, so far as themen on this division aro concerned. Thecompany lias a large force of special con-stables in their employ, presumably togo rd their property.

Further and perhaps more startling de-velopments may take place in the next dayor two. The motive engineers in themountain sections are not at all satisfied torisk their lives on trains managed by inex-perienced mm, and, unless the green handsare shortly replaced, it is quite likely theywill decline to take out their engines untilsuch time as they can do so In salt-ty.Traffic, except local, Is almost at a stand-still. No freight worth mentioning is bnnehandled, and thiough freight is canceled a 1the way from Winnipeg west. The meatmarkets are only partially so piled.

DEEMINGS`S MANY MISDEEDS.

The Australian .Murderer's Crimes ConfrontHim From Every Direction.

Pkj.ih, March 22.—Deeming, the mur-derer, was conveyed secretly to tie court-house to-day. The proceedings were briefowing to an informality in the warrant toremit the prisoner to Melbourne.

MKLBOIi:nk.March 22.—1t is alleged thatDeeiniug was engaged in land swindlingoperations in Canada in ISS4, and afterwardbecame a watch dealer aud decamped with anumber of watrhes entrusted to bud by thesettlers. The articles found at Perth includea lung knife, sharp as a razor, with a bloodyhandle.

The police have secured a letter wri'tenby Deeming wi.ich it is >aid contain? an. pieproof that he tried toentice Miss Bourseveii,a young woman of Sydney, into marriagewith him after he murdered his wifo inWindsor, for which ciimo lie is now underarrest, and which le3 to the terrible revela-tions at Kainhill.

AXTWBBP, Marcli 22.—1t bas been dis-covered by the authorities here that Deem-ing, the wife-murderer, visited this city ontwo different occasions, and was known asLord Dunn. He moved in eo<>d circle-, butfinally became involved n some swindlesand was forced to leave the city indisgrace.

IMTItISONEIi JtDGES.

Order of Judge Phillips of the United StatesCircuit Court Amended.

Kansas Cur, March 22.—This eveningJudge Phillips of the United States CircuitCourt, who, yesterday, sentenced CastCounty judges to {ail,amended the orderproviding for their confinement in theHenry County Jail and permitting them toremain in this city. Tlie judges wereplaced injiilat 6 o'clock, but at 10 o'clocktwo reporters could not find them there.

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CONULNSLb IEIIEGRAX&

Itwas reported yesterday i:i Berlin thatBismarck was recovering.

The failure of an Antwerp importantgrain firm iras announced, and anotherhouse is in difficulties.

The Marquis of Corasrlire has been foundassassinated in hi« room at Gianad 1, Spain.The cause is unknown.

Sidney Dillon,president of the Union Pa-cific, ha« been illthe past wi-elc, and U notable to leave hie room.

The New York Ntaats Z«itunc fs Berlincorrespondent declares there [1not a wordof truth in the report that the Emperor isseriously ill.

The liabilities of the Insolvent bankerGuenzberg of M.PotCTSbnrg art- 1.1,000,000rubles. The a^-eis are 14,<joo,<>ju. A re-ceiver is to be applied lor.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court lias de-cided that the Congressional and Legislativedistrict apportionment by the last Legisla-ture is unconstitutional.

The hhfr.fl of Hell Coumy, Kentucky,with a p<;s-e, has captured Berry Turner,the notorious outlaw of the Turner faction,at the point of a Winchester.

The Gotch county option bill was indef-nitely postponed in the lowa Legislature bya strict party vote, the Republicans votingfur and the Democrats against.

Dan Lament Sick.New Youk, Afarch 22.

—Daniel S. La-

mont. Cleveland's former secretary, hasbeen seriously ill for the pa-^t two weeks.He is not yet out of danger and liaea Sat-urday his physicians have been in constantattendance. '1ho cause of his illness is over-work in connection with bis street-railwaycontests.

Father and Son CrownedNashville, Term., Marc*. Near Tul-

lahotna, Term., to-day, the northboundNashville, Chattanooga mid St. Louis trainthrew J. W. AMistun and his twochildren,Charles and IJessie, into the Garrison Riverfrom a bridge. The girl was rescued, butthe man and boy were drowned.

Double Tragedy.DkCATTJB, Ala., March 21.—John Fritz,

while in a drunken frenzy, to-day shot andkilled Mrs. 'lliomas Wolcutt. Mrs. ElwardWtiitt n was shot and seriously injured.Friz ihen blew his brains out. He waschief engineer of tht United Mates rolhng-atock plant.

Pardon Becommended.Haebisbuko, Pa., March 22.— The Board

pi Pardon* to-night recommended a pardonIn the MMof Mellon and Porter, publishersof the Beaver Star, convicted of libelingSenator Quay.

Gunning Accidentn»»ll— M,,,.!. no T » r»-..,._.

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"••'•\u25a0i .'i.ulu ~-.— j. j.iiciuiman jr.,wellknown inbanking circles, was seriouslyInjured yesterday by the accidental dis-charge of a gun while duck-huuting.

Twenty-E.^ht Buiidmpri Burned.Aj.to, Tex., Marcli '11.— A fire this morn-

ing destroyed twenty-eight buildings In thebusiness portion df the tiwri. The los» isf105, (XX) aud insurance $40,(XK).

Death of Dr. Aruew.Philadelphia, March 22.—Dr.D. Hayes

Aguew died this afternoon.

WILLIAMS BAD TEMPER.

Stormy Scenes at the Cabinet Councilin Germany.

THE RAISER IMLTS HIS PREMIER.

Caprivi Desires to Lme the Cabinet— The Em-peror Ordered Into Retirement by

His Physicians.

fpeclal to Thy Mornino Call

New York, March 22.—The Herald'sspecial correspondent cables from Paris asfollows: 1 am able to give you to-day newswhich is absolutely reliable regarding theEmperor's illness and the political crisis atBerlin. The Emperor has been in sucha state of abnormal excitement forthe past fortnight that he has shuthimself *in his private apartment andhas refused to grant an audienceto any one. The attack* of the press on theloi ecolaire and on the troubles inBerlinstill arouse him to anger, but what has ex-cited him more than auy thing else is a letterwhich he has received from a schoolfellowof the Cassel Lyceum. The writer is nowa professor at Tubingen, and has alwayskept on the best possible terms with theEmperor.

Inhis letter he sharply criticized the 10lecolaire and said that the speech at Bran-denburg would antagonize the Emperor'sfriend?, who had placed all their hopes onhim. The letter reached the Emperor onthe I6tb iiist. ACabinet council was held onThursday. During the session the Em-peror did not say a word, and when he sawthat his Ministers were opposed to his planhe wade a sign that he was willing to stiveit up.

When, however, Capri vi said, "YourMajesty, order of the day has been passed."he arose and burst iuto a violent harangue inwhich he insulted the Ministers and usedsuch bitter language toward Canrivl thatin a visit to the latter. Prince Henry, theEmperor's brother, found it necessary toapologize for the rereism's conduct.

Caprivi still holds office, but he is veryanxious to resign. The entire court, how-ever, in.«i*ts that he shall remain at ihebead of affairs at least until the Emperor'shealth is re-established and the Emperorhimself is equally urgent on theground that a change would cau>econfusion in the Foreign Office. ABerlin dispatch says that the foreignsituation has never been more disturbed.

Here is the plain truth in regard to theEmperor's health. The official dispatchesare right in saying thai the Emperor has acold, but they omit to say that suppuratingwound in his ear, which ha 9been closedsince October, suddenly reopened recentlyand a discharge began to Bow. causing in-tense pain and rendering the Emperor sonervous thai his physicians found it ueccs-sary to prescribe for htm an entire changeof surroundings and solitudp. lie does notccc any one nt the Chateau Hubertu3.

The Grand Duke Sereins of Russia passedyesterday through Berlin and asked to seethe Emperor. He was told that ilia Em-peror, in accordance with his physician'sinstructions, could not receive him. Inwell-informed circles people are talkingabout the necessity for a regency, andamong diplomatists it is said that Prince11. inv is becoming everyday more popular,Itis possible that the Emperor may returnto Berlin. Mit he is certainly very illnow.The official world Is beginning to be veryuneasy. Fears are entertained that Williamii ;iv-r-ck vent for bis excitement outsideof Germany, and the same fears are enter-tained in London.

THE GERMAN CRISIS.Chancellor Yon Capriii to Retain Ills Min-

isterial Office.

Beblin, Much 22.—1t I* reported thatEmperor William has informed the Emperorof Austria an the King of Italy that Cap-rivi willremain In office and will retain theposts of Chancellor of the Empire andPrussian Foreign Minister, nut will resignhis position as President of the PrussianCouncil.

Dr. Bergmann proposed a slight operationto relieve Emperor William of an aural af-fection, but Btl Majesty's physician de.dined to consent, believing the operationwould only result in transferring the local-ityof the malady, which is now quiet. Itis not true that anything serious is the mat-ter with the Emperor.

London, March _'_'. —ABerlin correspond-ent lias telegraphed : Zediitz-TraUsehlerhas refused to withdraw Ills resignation.( :ipnvihas not resigned, but has placed hisportfolio at Hie Emperor's order*. Nothingwill be settled In te^ard to the trouble aris-ing from the primary education bill untilthe Emperor returns fromHnbertosstoeft atthe end of the week. The general opinionin official circles is there will be noalteration in Caprlvi's position, nor isitbelieved tiie Prussian Diet will be dis-solved.

STOCK SIM:<INATIONS.

Decision in Paver cf Mrs. Parnell Affi:inedby a Higher Coar'.

Philadelphia, March 22.—The SupremoCourt has affirmed the decision of the Courtof Common Pleas of Philadelphia County inlavorof Mr?. Delia Parnell, mother of thelate Charles Stewart Parnell, in the suit in-stituted by the administrator «.f the estateof Charlotte Smith. The facts upon whichthe question aro;-e v.ere as follows: July18, 1670, Chariot le Smith deposited withDelia Parnell 14588 to be devoted in herdiscretion to speculation in stocks for thebenefit and at the risk of the owner. Themoney was applied in accordance with thisunder-Sanding, admittedly with good faith,but the speculations were unsuccessful amithe money was lost. Mrs. P;irnell kept thefact secret and attempted to retrieve thelosses by using her own money, remittingover $3000 to MISS Smith, and allowing herto believe the money wa3 the proceeds fromtrie Investment. After the death of Mis*Smith the administrator brought suit forthe full amount intrusted to Mrs. Parnell.The loss and the remittances stop tier fromnow showing that fact

CHICAGO GKKAT WBBTBRHLease of the Entire Et Paul and Kacsae City

System.CnCAOO, March '+I.—At a meeting of the

board of din-dors of the Chicago, St. Tauland Kansas City liailroad to-duy it was de-cided to lease the eirt-ire sysieiu to th« Chi-cago (Jrcat Western Hallway Company, acorporntion recently formed in ti.i> St:iie byA. 13. Stickiu-y and others. Mr. Stick ney,in kii intcrvi.-w tnis eveninjr, said tin- ;;fi:i.riof the r'>ad :;re in a innM flnuri? liiiiscondition.The- volume »f its truttii: is now only exceededby two Ue-lern roads, the Alton and theNorthwestern, and it is c••n-tanlly increas-laSi To accommodate this ever increasingVolume of business requires largfl expendi-tures foi additional terminal facilities andequipment to meet the emergency. TheChicago Great Western Company wasformed on a much larger financial basis.

rtRB AT THE CAPITOL.

A Large Number of Public Documents Burnedin the Folding-Room.

Washington, March 22.—A fire occurredin the folding-room of the House this even-ing and destroyed a large number of publicdocuments. The office and corridors wereflooded with water uv the firemen, and adense smoke permeated the entire building.It took some time to clear the hall of thesmoke to allow tho proceedings of the even-ing session dI the House to begin. The Oreis attributed to carelessness on the part ofsome employe. The loss is about $l'»,000.

EFFECT OF THE STOUM.

Vessel Uaearth'd From Quicksands After Be-ing Buried Forty-nine Yeari.

Ways Laxihmi, X. J., March 22 —Thetwo-masted schooner James A. Fisher,which struck off the Jersey coast, nearTowuseuds Inlet, forty-nine years ago, andsank in the quicksands, willsoon be iloatedagain. She wai burled so deeplyin the sand that not even hermasts or rigging have been visible, butthe recent btorui unearthed her bleached

bows. The vessel Uina remarkable con-dition, not even her bulwarks being crushedin. The cargo of corn was dust out of herhold a few days ago black but In perfectshape. Watches, shoes and clothing of thecrew were brought to light Captain Au-drews aud several of the crew were frozento death and the steward was drowned inattempting to :each the mainland.

SALISBURY`S EVASION.The Cabinet Discuss the British Minister's

Unsatisfactory Reply.Washinotox, March 22.—The entire ses-

sion of the Cabinet to-day was consumed inthe consideration of the Bering ISea ques-tion. Lord Salisbury's reply to Wharton'snote insisting upon a renewal of the modusVivendi forming the basis of the discussion.The utmost reticence is maintained by themembers of the Cabinet, but it isbelieved that Salisbury's note is un-satisfactory, and his reply to themain poini is not decisive. There is alsomtsoa. to believe that he suggests as a con-dition precedent to any modus Vivendi thatthe United States should obligate itself toindemnify the Canadian vessel-owners inthe event tliat thedecision ef the arbitratorsis against the United Statrs. Itis said thata repiv is Bow being prepared in which thisGovernment will stand tirmly by its formerposition.

NOT A CANDIDATE.

Senator Hill's Advice to the Michigan Demo-cratic Delegation.

Detkoit, March 22— The Tribune (Rep.)says: The Michigan Democratic delega-tion visited Senator David B.Hill and askedhim for a definition of his position. Hesaid: "My friends, 1 am not a candidatefor the I'r-sldi'tjcy. lam ambitious to at-tain that high honor, but 1am fully .map'

that while1might secure the nomination 1Should be inevitably defeated at the polls."

The ambassadors were aghast. "Butwhat do you want your friends in Michiganto d \u25a0'.'\u25a0' they demanded.

"Send annninstructed delegation that willvr.te with New York." replied Dill. "NewYork lias always named the winner, and itwilldo itthis time. Michigan cannot alfoidto be elsewhere thau in the camp of vic-tory."

The above information was furnished byChairman Qrogaa ol th<- Democratic CountyCentral Committee. Grogan says he calledon Hillhbout the same time the committeeof Democrats from a certain faction in thisMac conferred with the Senator. Whetheror not Hillmade the assertion ingood laitliis not known.

OILA.V HACK.

Cose Contest Between Ships Sailing FromSan Francisco Last December.

New York, March 22.—News was re-ceived at the Maritime Exchange this after-noon of m clo*e ocean race between theBritish four-masted ship Buteshire ami theArmadale, both of Glasgow, which left SanFrancisco on December 2 the first boundfor Dunkirk, and the second ior Cork.Fifty-six days alter the start the vesselswere spoken .'SOO miles \u25a0mtheeit of theFalkland Islands, where the Armadale wasonly one mile in advance of her rival.

AWIOLS 1 ii!K\l)S.

Draytoa and Boncw-j Exn.ctcd to Arrive inNew York Thi- B:or.in?.

N> m York, March •sx—-j::'Jt) a. m—Thesteamship Majestic, haviaal tn b.aru I>ray-um aud Borrowe, the geatlemev «:,^o

professed anxiety fora dsisJ has now beenh s<n-ation of two continents, is due nt ane:u y Immu this morning. At presentwriting the lower bay i> alive with tugshaving on board friends of the rivalsanxious to learn the mu-l rec»*nt develop-ments and ii aeeestary lead their friends

iace.

M mortal to Congress.M.w lor.X. March 23. —The Chamber of

<". mi >.ir<- t' -iii^lit forwarded to Cop «r is*

\u25a0 memorial submitting that the Interests ofthe country dcimnd the repeal of existinglegislation requiring the sect-tuy of MmTreasury to purchase bullion, strenuouslyopposing free, coinage, of silver and recom-mending an international conference withother greet commercial nations of the world.

«.S.-.le of Histcric Property.

New Yohk, March .—The Grange, theproperty of the Alexander Hamilton estate,was sold to-day to Otando B. Potter at auc-tion for §140,500. Thirteen elm treesplanted by Hamilton, representing thethirteen original State.*, may be trans-planted, and the property cut up into citylot-;. HuH

Reprehensible Conduct of a Judge.

HI \\ York, Maroli B.—The Bar Associa-tion tO-nigh4 found Judge Isaac C.natil of the Court of Appeals guiltyI f rep*r-!i-n-ibie conduct iv the Dutebess Countyelection case, and tlte I.< (tislaturx willbecalled upon by the New Yolk City Bar toremove him from office.

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Sale of Valuable P.ctnros.New York, March 22.

—Eighty-nine

pictures,' belonging to the Cutting estate,were sold 10-t.uM fur £111.130. diaries F.Crocker bought Zmicola's

**Return to the

Convent" for $10,000, lite highest price paidat the sale.

Anfher Chic.i^o Bunor.CWCAAQ, March 22.—The Times' Wash-

ington corre>j»onde'.t n-v w- ti;o ruiiiorthaiBeer«tary li!.me h.i* seal m btarealitna-tion and -ays tlio eoatiaaod ill-health of Mr.Blaise lends color to tix*report.

m

Mills Elected fenator.Ausrni, Tex., Mhtcli n Pallsllm for

Senator to-day re-ulted a* follows: Senate—Mills 51, Jones LSajatl L lious- —

Mills!•:?, Chlltea S, Calberaoa l.Glbbs i^ Bailey4. Butii Houses adjoarned until to luorrow.

Judgment Entered.New Yokk. Match •_'.'.

—The Western Na-

tional Bank eutf-rcd JodgmcM to-diy forIagainst James A. Waddell. who did

Imisi ess under the etvle of the Juhu WhiteBank, at Key We-t. Fla.

Low Pr.ce for Silver.Nim Yokk, ICareh tt -Assistant Treas-

urer Robertl said the (Government yester-day bought silver at the lowest price it waserei iiirclitiscd. The puce paid was a littleover Bi>cents an ounce.

The Thrnyer-Boyd Ca»e.I.imoi.n, Neb., March 22 —The attorneys

for Tharer filea n motion in the SupremeCourt to-day for the reopening (>f the Boydcase. Arguments willbe heard March -'it.

GLASS THAT WILL BEND.The Itocent Invention nf an Austrian

>lMi.ii lur.r.

The newest of the many substitutes forclass which arc constantly aipouring is theinvention of a Vinnese glass manufacturer,and seems likely to be especially useful forphotographic" purposes.' This product issaid to have substantially the same proper-ties an class, resisting the action of. saltsand alkalies and of dilute acids, besidesbeing inodorous and transparent. ItJin*,however, the advantage of being flexibleand infrangible to a great degree, while Itsinflammability is much loss than that of itscollodion prototypes. It13 so simply madethat the photographers can undertake theprocess of manufacture for themselveswithout much difficulty.

From four to eight part* of collodion woolare dissolved Inabout 100 parts by weight ofether or alcohol or acetic ether, and withthis Is intimately combined from 2 to4 percent of castor oil or any non-resinous oil,and from 4 to 10 per cent of resin or Canadabalsam (soft reslu). The compound, whenpoured on a glass plate and subjected to thedrying action of a current of air of about 50dec. Centigrade, solidifies in a compara-tively short time into a transparent, glass-like sheet or plate, the thickness of whichmay be regulated as required.

The X ing of Siani h«s recently prescribeda rifcMDM test fur those of his subjectswho claim to be endowed with the mantleof i«ropiiecy. An enactment lias now brenmade providing that no urophet shall heentitled to public confidence unless he hasthe gift of sitting unharmed in the nrnM ofa seu-cnal tire for the space of at least halfan hour.

The Austrian Ministry of War Intends tofound mi aeronautic institution for pur-poses of war. . The so-called railway andtelegraph regiment will be attached to theestablishment. The new balloon detach-ment wilt be under the command of a chiefof the staff.

DEBATE ON FREE COINAGE.

Bland Opens the Discussion in theHouse.

MSWERED BY EASTER* MEMBERS.—Williams ofMassachusetts and Dorter of Ohio Load

Uk Advocates of the Cold Standard—Talk-ing Against Time.

Special to Tin Morning Cam*

Washington-. March 22.— silver de-bate orened in the House this morning andfrom the indications Itwill be a battle ofgiants. Chairman Bland or the Committeeon Coinage, Weights and Measures, authorof the bill, opened the discussion on behalfof free coinage. Williams of Massachusettsanti-free-c'oinnge; Democrat, made the open-ing speech for the opposition. The air hasbeen fullof rumors of filibustering designson the r art of the anti-frre-coinage peopleto oppose a vote, but if such designs existthey evidently are not to bo parried into ex-ecution uutil after the three days' debate.

The galleries were crowded when, at 12:20o'clock p. m.; the bill was called up underthe resolution of the Committee on Rules.

Tracey of New York raised a point oforder against the bill being .considered inthe House, holding that as the preparationof coin notes by the treasury for the ex-change of bullion involved an expenditureby the treasury, the bill should be consid-ered incommittee of the whole.

The SpeaKer held as the bill did not makea specific appropriation it should not beconsidered in the committee of the whole.Itwas agreed that evening sessions shall

be held to-day and to-morrow.litanri'a Spi-nch.

"This bill," said Bland, iv opening thediscussion, "proposes to go back 100 yearsIn the matter of coinage. It i* just 100years age the wise founders of this Govern-ment adopted a double standard. Theyprovided for the coinage of gold and silverwithout limit at the mints of the UnitedStates; Unit silver ch<u!d be coined theIMe as gold, and should have the same ad-vantages Knd the same recognition, anathat the silver dollar should consist of371.04 grain* of silver, precisely the dollarof silver called for in this bill This billprovides that gold and silver shall tiecoined at the ratio fixed by the net of 1837,called th« 'ratio of 16 to I,' or more « x-actly 'l^.'.is to I.' This bill provides thatI! Id and silver snail be equal at the mints.[Applause.] in order that this equalitystiould be preserved itis necessary that sil-ver should be put on the same plane in re-gard to ti:e Issue of certificate? at the minta? gold." Blaud here sent to the clerk'sdesk a letter from the Director of the Mintslating that the cost of coining silver wouldbe ah( at l*:,cents per dollar ;that $43,000,---000 could be coined every year.

Inconclusion lilund said: "1 appeal tothe geutletuen on this tioor to lay asideevery idea of party exicency; every ideabut that which is right aid jus*, and casttheir votes accosding to the dictates oftheir consciences and pledges they made tothe great productive masses of this country ;if they do the billis safe— tiio cause is won.[Applause.]

At the conclusion of Bland's s:>tiech Tay-lor of Illinois (II.) claimed the right toopen the debate in opposition as represent-ing the only party opposed to free coinage.

William*. However, was accorded theprivilege by th« Speaker, because he hadpresented the views 01 the minority.

William*' Krply.

"Iam acting." said William?, "inbehalfof a cause which, so iar as 1 know,k: ,;*« n->tM!rty, • '"i* »\u25ba\u25a0 a himre question ofpatriotism on both side.*." [Applause.]Continuing, Williams said muuy mem-bers el the House would feel obliged to votefor free coinage, although they d.d not be-lieve in it, because their constituents soInstructed them. He believed the presentstandard better than a fluctuating standard,better than a constantly falling standard.•"Gold is the standard of nearly all the na-tions of Europe, and wl en we declare forthe free coinage of silver where will goldgo V It will go to \u25a0 premium, and thepremium upon gold is a discount uponsilver. The rest el the world will fix thedepreciation upon silver according to themarkets of the world, and our standardwill then be 70 ceuts to the dollar. Thatmeans repudiation ;it mean? the throw ingof this country into the dishonest settle-ment of every debt contracted upon ourpresent gold basis." [Applause.]In concluding, Williams presented a sub-

stitute bill of the minority providing lor aninternational monetary conference.

'

Ilarter's Arguni-ut.

Representative llarter of Ohio, also aDemocrat, speke hi opposition to the bill.He insisted the Biaiid bill, instead of in-creasing the volume of money in circula-tion, would, in ivresult?, actually decreaseit through depreciation.

Continuing, Harter said that "sin:e 1573we i.iv» niinied $729,000,000 in gold, or anaverage of over $40,000,000 per year. Underthe Bland bill this would eensa and freecuiUMtre would drive out our gold and leavewhat reiuuiurd a merchandise, as wheat,corn ami cotton are. The unlimited coin-age of gold and silver on the ratio of 1G t>i1would drive out (oMbeeau>e it would un-dei value it. Gold sells in all parts of thuworld [or 89L86 lime-, its weight in silver,and, ifunder free coinage we only give itthe value of 10, all human experience showswe would have no gold in circulation.This billis not free coinage; it is a pure andpimple bill to compel the people of theUnited States to buy the entire product ofti>e silver mfaMS at a profit to their wealthyowners from 150 to **> per cent. 1 submitthat an equally mad proposition neversecured the assent of any legislative body inthe world, and if itpasses this House, nowthat its provisions are laid bare, it willbe arecord which willcomo back to plague andshame its members down to the hour theygo into their cofliiu."

1. i•. in r"*Hi•|iini««>.

Rayncrof Maryland, also a Democrat, saidthe mine-owners, who would be given eigh-teen millions a year more profit than now be-ing made, could well afford to inundate Con-gress with whole libraries of literature, andemploy host* of lobbyists to advance andpromote this scheme. When the mints wereopened and 70 cents could be coined into aGovernment dollar, would the people getany of it? No. Every dollar profit wouldgo deep down into the pockets of the Nevadaand Colorado millionaires.

Tracey of New York at tills point an-nounced the election of Roger Q. Mills asUnited States Senator from Texas. Theanti-lrep-coinaßc men were particularly en-thusiastic in the applause, na they regardMills as .opposed to the Bland bill.

Taylor'* Proposition.

Abner Taylor of Illinois then took thefloor and offered an amendment that nilpensions be paid in gold. Speaking of thepurpose of thn trainers of the bill, whichwas to placo this country on a silver -basisand let it stand side by side withIndia,Mexico aud China, he said he repre-sented the only party opposed to thismeasure, the Republican party. He ad-mired the Democratic party for the facilitywith which itcot on both Rides of the ques-tion. When the bill reaches the Senate andIs up for a vote the gentleman who wouldprobably be nominated in Chicago (Hi11)would couvbniently be in the cloakroom orout on an excursion. [Laughter. J Then theDemocratic party would .straddle the ques-tion. The gentleman from Missouri wouldtell his people he was for free coinage, andhis mugwump friend from Massa-chusetts (Williims) would tell his peoplethat he was against it. Such, wasthe great facility with which theDemocratic party got on both sides of aquestion. This bill would enable thewealthyclass 10 pay laborers 70 cents' worthof silver for a dollar's worth of toil.

Crawford of North Carolina spoke insupport of the bill and Stevens of Massa-chusetts (a Democrat) recorded against it ivthe name of his constituents a most em-phatic protest As a Democrat, speakingfrom a Democratic standpoint, he feltobliged to raise his voice ngainst this meas-ure, which proposed one of the most stu-pendous propositions ever presented to theAmerican Ctingres*. Public \u25a0 redit was toboused to enable the ring of silver specu-lators to unload their products upon theAmerican people. [Applause.] ..Pending the conclusion ol his remarksthe House took a recess uutil7:30 o'clock inthe evening.

Decision* 1.. It I< I,.1.

In the case of Linton C. Trlpp, plaintiffinerror, vs. the Santa Rosa .-Street lUilwayCompany, the United States Supreme Courtto-day affirmed the California court* de-

oision indismissing for want of jurisdiction.The plaintiff filed a petition and bond forthe removal of a cause to the United State*Circuit Court for the Northern District ofCalifornia, then pending in the State court.The court denied the motion to remove andthereafter proceeded to render the judg-ments conceived by the plaintiffs to be voidfor want of jurisdiction. The question waswhether the judgments were void, and if sowhether they oucht to be vacated of record.

Senator Felton to-day called up and theSenate passed the bill to change the nameof the "Wilmington" Customs CollectionDistrict to "Los Angeles" and forother pur-poses.

Senator Dolph from the Public LandsCommittee to-day reported favorably thebill ceding the "Cuartel Lot" to the city ofMnuterey.

Inre KsmMfwa Wallace. fnToWiog a timberland entry inVisalia district. Cal., the Coin-niissioner'.s judgment is modified, and he isdirected to call on the entry woman to fur-nish her affidavit, corroborated by at leasttwo reputiible witnesses, showing the valueof the said tract.

Naval Promotions Expected.Captain Henry Erben. commandant of

the New York Navy-yard, will be promotedto the grade of commodore on the 2_'d ofApiil, and Captain Richard W. Meiuie tothe same grade on May 5. Followingtheretirement respectively of Admiral Kim-berly and Commodi re McCann, CommodoreJames A. Greer will be promoted to tbegrade of rear-admiral on April'22.

CONGRESS.THE SENATE.

Apitroprlations Made for th* IntproTe-int-ns of River Navigation.

TV APiiiMiTox,March 2*2.—Turpie rose inthe Senate to-day to a personal explanationnnd had read n newspaper report ol an in-terview with Jndce Woods in which the

latter &p<ke of Turpie as a hypocrite, he(Tinpie) having borne himselt toward theJudge as a personal friend. Turpie deniedthat he ever had social or personal relationswith Woods, Rtid denied further that he hadeoiigr ituiated Woods on the Supreme Court'supholding his decision in the taily-slieetca^e.

'iI.c billfor the relief of setllt-rs r.n publlelands was t.iken up and ias«t'<J— l'4 to '22— aparty vote, except Hale volsdwith the Dem-ocrat*.

The billto improve the navigation oftheMississippi River, etc.. was taken up as aspecial order. Committee amendments re-ducing the total appropriation from $lt»,---000,000 to 515.000,000. reducing the annualexpenditure from 53,385.000 to 52.000.000,reducing the amount tixed for that part ofthe river from the mouth of the Illinois toVn> mouth of the Ohio from 000,000 to15.000,000 and the annual expenditure therefrom 52.000.0C0 to $1,000,000, were all aereedto. Afterward, on motion of Allison, th?total appropriation was increased from$15,000,000 to £18,750.000. An amendmentwas agreed to assigning $3,750,000 of thetotal amount to. the improvement of theriverbetween the mouth of the Illinois andSt. Paul, Minn., if which not more than5750.C00 willbe expended in any one year.

The bill was passed— lS to 5. The noeswere: Call, Kyle, Perkins, Pugh, Vance.

The Dolph bill, appropriating $1,745,---810 to secure the early completion ofthe canal and locks at the Cascades on theColumbia River, was passed— 46 to 4; thenee* Deiuc Berry, Kyle, Pugh ami Vance.

Mitchell's bill, appropriating §2,860,350for a boat railway and the necessary marineapparatus and appliances at The Dalles andt'elilo Fall* and Ten-mile Rapids on theColumbia River and the improvement ofThree-mile Rapid?, was passed— 33 to 8;the noes were Berry, Blodgett. Coke, Daniel,Morgan, Perkins. Pugh and Vance.

The beuato then adjourned.

THE HOUSE.

Bland' Op- the Debate on the Free-Colimc* Bill.

The long-expected contest over the sub-ject of silver coinage was opened to-day bylilacd of Missouri as chairman of theCommittee on Coinage, Weights and Meas-ures. Williams of Massachusetts and Hun-ter ot Ohio replied to him. The debate willlast several days.. .Itarire-tentntlvn Stevens wts not presentto finish his speech when the House reas-sembled this evening. O'Donnell of Michi-gan, Covert of New York and Post of. Illi-nois spoke against the bill, and Weadock ofMichigan, Bowers of California, Wino ofGeorgia aud Lewis of Mississippi supportedthe measure.

The House then adjourned.

COAST INTERESTS.A Large Sura Appropriated for Hydraulic

Mining Relief Impounding Debris.

Washington. March 22.— The HouseCommittee on Mines and Mining agreedunanimously to-day to report the hydraulicmining bill with a favorable recount euda-tion. The bill to be reported is identicalwith Ctminetti's, with the 3-per-cent taxclause added. Itappropriates $4"<0,000.

Pateuts were to-day issued to Pacific('oust inventors as follows: Julius Fiinck,San FriUiclsro, cash and packue* carrier;Taylor W. HeintzieHMß and C. T. Xoyes,Sacramento, ynlve K»"«r for compound en-gines; Merrill A. Howe, San Francisco,intertable saw-bit ; Joseph J. Lefebure andJ. Ciwh, Redding, Cn».. bar fixture;Charles W. Metcalf, Santa Paula. Cal.,centrifugal honey extracter; Rebecca H.Miles. Porterville, Cnl., churn; T. Meyers,San Francisco, attachment for ranges; Ed-ward North, Xewhall, Cal., check ororderbook ;James M. Thompson, San Francisco,ore concentrator; James Tulloch, AngelsCamp, Cal., concentrator; Charles Dickeu-son, Portland, Oregon, paper-weight.

Butler of lowa to-day reported to theHouse from the Committee on Invalid Pen-sions, a billgranting a pension of $12 permonth to women who served in the war asarmy nurses, provided they are withoutother adequate means of support than theirown daily labor. •

1 •!,<! Case* Decided.In the ca«o of Andrew Elliott vs. George

R. Older, involving land in Oregon City,Oregon, the application for a writ of cer-tior.uiwas denied.

In the case of Charles A. West vs. theNorthern Pacific Railroad Company, theCommissioner's decision is affirmed, reject-ing the railroad company's claim to land inNorth Yakima district.

Fustofficet and Pension*.Anew postofilce has been established atMerle, Son Diego County, Cal.«Natuana A.

Eaton, Postmaster. The postoffice atPlevna, Klaiuath County, Oregon, has beendiscontinued. After March 31 the specialservice from llor.ghton to Pontlae, KingCounty, Wash., willbo discontinued.'

The following confirmations of Postmas-ters were made in the Senate to-day: Cali-fornia— W. Cavis, Stockton; Wash-ington— Charles D.Kirnball.Mount Yernon;G. S. MeWilliams, O-.keadalo; E. L. Wait-temore, Kent.

E. A. McGrath has been appointed Post-master at Bismarck, Pierce County. Wash.,vice J. F. McGrath, resigned; J. F. Cogloat Earl. Lincoln County, Wash., vie« H.Earl, removed ; W. I). Morehouse at Erie,Marion County, Oregon, vice M. J. Heath,resigned..Pensions have been granted to the fol-iowine:

California: Original—Charles IT. Sheldon,Nicholas Dfede, Charles H. James, GeorgeS. Ingalls, Edwin

- Ashdown, Samuel Mc-Bane, Lynian Hotaling, David K. Eubank,John T. Collins, Ferdinand Siebertz. George.Harrington, Alvin Weake, Samuel A.Keni-sen, George Vac Buskirk, Henry A. Butt-ner, John A. liachelder, Wilber M. Brigjrs.Additional— Maurice Krasynski, Sydney F.Baker, Kuyal W. Scoville. Increase— JohnP. Gardner. Original widows—PriscillaJ.Dakes, Mary Burke, Margaret Stone, MaryF. O'Brien.

Oregon— Daniel Murphe, Jacob Ruber,Solomon Berliner, Ephraim Stevens. De-ceased— William O. Ridgeway.- Originalwidow-.—Rhoda Myers, Yolo, Lydla Grubcr.

Washington :Original— Andre J. West,John W. 11. Salke, Armeneyile Bernler.Nathan White. Additional

—Archibald

Parker, William Matheral, Robert Smith,Jonathan R. Fuller, George J. Eastland,Thomas Gates. Increas-

—Richard Huston.

Reissue and increase— Wallace E. March.Capital Notes.

Speaker Coombs has been indorsed forthe Japanese mission and will likely be ap-pointed.

The following pension examiners wereappointed to-day: Dr. Geonze 15. .Smith atAnac<»rte«, Wash., and M. It. Feck at Col-villc. Wash.

Senator Felton called on the President to-day.

Surveyor-General Keichert ot CaliforniaIs in the city.

Representative Bowers' bill to carry outthe recommendation of the Secretary of theInterior concerning the Mission Indians atl'ininlnjr, Ca!., passed the iSenate to-day.Five thousand dollars is appropriated.

HELD WITH CLOSED DOORS.

Transcontinental Freight Associationin Session in San Diego.

HSTAST DEATH 03 A10UITAIIROAD.

1Young Ban's Skull Crashed by ing Thrown Froma Backboard by a Runaway

Dorse.

Special to The Mobnins U*cr».

San Diego, March 22.—The Transconti-nental Association is still in session andprobably willbe all the week. Sessions arestill conducted with absolute secrecy.Chairman Viiiingsaid to an AssociatedPress representative this evening that it isutterly impossible to give out any informa-tion. The association meets as a committee,he say?, "to consider complaints and tomake recommendations, which are sub-mitted to the managers of the roads repre-sented, and, as the businesses of a privatenature to these roads, nothing can be givenout. Considerable important business isnow before the association, and it may re-quire a long session."

To-day Messrs. Langley, Eirl and Buck,extensive dealers in California fruit, werebefore the association either in person OX byrepresentatives and presented tiie cause ofthe fruiimen and shippers, asking for re-duced rates to the East. The argumentswere much in line with tho-e madeby E. L. Goodsell on the previous day.Neither Chairman Vining nor auy memberof the association would give the slight-est intimation of what action the asMjcia-tion would take or what recommendationswould be made to the managers of the sev-eral transcontinental lines respecting fruit-rates. Fruitnieu are inclined to tsike a san-guine view and to believe that the recom-mendations willfavor reduced rates ou per-ishable fruits.

FATAL. ACCIDKXT.

A Ycung Kan Thrown Fiom a Backboardand Instantly Killed.

Ynenii, March 22.—

Richard Wha-Im was found dead on the Geiger gradewagon road, two miles north of here, thismorning by a party of Piute Indians pass-ing along that thoroughfare. Itwas laterascertained that Whalen wm riding in thebuckboard express which biingsSan Fran-cisco papers from Keno to this place.Frank Sullivan. tie driver of the express,states that the horse attached to the vehiclebecame frightened soon aft t leaving thetollhouse, one mile north of the scene ofthe accident, at 4 o'clock this morning andstarted running at full-peed. Sullivan wasthrown from the buckboanl and renderedtincon-cii us for a short lime. Ou recover-ing l.c heard the clatter of the runawayhorse's hoofs going townward and followed,passing by the dead body of Whalen with-out noticing it, as it w:isnot yet daybreak.It is supposed tliat Whalen was burled fromthe vehicle a few seconds after Sullivan fellfrom It. Rocky Bluff,where Whalen's bodywas found, was bespattered with brains andblood, indicating that death was instantane-ous. Sullivan es' aped withoutserious injury.The runaway horse, wi!h the wrecked vehi-cle, was (topped ou C street and packagesof papers were picked up a short distancefrom the *cene of the acident. Whalcnwas aged 18 years. His mother resides hereand hi<i father at Park City, Utah.

VAL.L.EJO ELECTION.

Entire Republican Ticket Carried With theException of Two Tru3tee«.

Valt.kjo, March :2.—Vallejo's municipalelection yesterday was a complete victoryfor the Republicans, who elected theirwhole ticket, excepting two trustees. Themajorities ranged from 1G to 2T5. The fol-lowing city officers were chosen: CityTrustees —J. A. Brosne, James Mc-Cauley, Frank O. Grady, Joiin Frey, GeorgeRounds, G. A. Bergwall. George Reburn;Ci:v Marshal, George Savage; City As-sessor, T. W. Ciiamberlin; City Treasurer,J. R. English; Library Trustees— C. H.Giayson, Frank Houseman, E!on Mitchell,Sam Rule, W. Shortrtdge; School Superin-tendent, L. G. Harrier; School Directors—J. A. Plymire, O. F. Pulsefer. J. H. Tonley,H. E. Wilder; School Assessor, G. L. Voor-hees. One thousand two hundred andsixty-five votes were cast, of which aboutfifty were illegal.

MIXES BONDED.

Work to Be Resumed in the Eureka andBrooks Shafts.

Mkbckd, March 22.— T. D. Callahan hasbonded the Eureka mine, near Horuitos,lncludine the stamp mill and all the run-ning and milling apparatus, which is ingood condition. The terms of the bond re-quire Caiiahan to b gin work before April1. The purchase price is fixed ia thb bondat £JO,OOO.

Another important bond has also beensecured on a mine in the same locality byJ. E Silencer, also of San Francisco. It isthe Brooklmine, owned by the Brooks es-tate. Spencer was here a few days ago andwill return next week, when the work ofputting the mine into active operation willCMinnence. Both the ibove-mentioned mineshave bees worked and are known to be richin gold.

RECKLESS SHOOTING.

A Pioneer Found With a Bullet Ho'.e ThroughHis Breast.

Spokane. Wash., March 2-.\—Lnst nightat Coulee City in Grand Coulee, John Cor-ley went into a restaurant and began toshoot around in a reckless manner. He wasfinally ejected. He thou turned his guninto the buildiDg and fired several moreshots. Early this morning the resultwas found to be the death of Charles Pas-coe, one of the pioneer resideuts of thetown, who was found in the street with abullet hole through his breast. Itwas alsolearned tliat another man named Patsy wasshot through the arm. Several arrests linvebeen made. CorU-y is a gambler of badreputation and there is a great deal of in-dignation in town.

GLOVE CONTESTS.

First Exhibition Before the Pastime AthleticClub at Portland

Tort-land, March 22.—The Pastime Ath-letic Club gave its first exhibition to-nightin the presence of about 500 members. Ithas one of the finest clubrooms in America.Itis situated in the Cyclorama building, andIs 10.5 feet in diameter. Itwillseat 5000 peo-ple. Therp were two very short contests.Tummy Wot, a Portland middle-weight,easily defeated Ctnules Hall, a Chicagolienvy-weisht, in one round. The principUevent was between Charles Gleason and EdBurke, middle- weights. Gleason did all tholeading and defeated his man in two min-utes. Uurke did not land a blow. JackDempsey, manager of the club, acted asreferee.

KAIK-CITIIXG.

Seduction in Fares From los Angeles to Mis-ssari River Points.

Los Axoeles, March 22.—A1l the rail-roads are cuttingand slashing rates to easternpoints, particularly Missouri River points.Scalpers have large blocks of tickets, andlocal agents .are well supplied, and thereis a merry war of ticket scalping: by andwith the connivance of the transcontinentalroads. Tickets ure selling to Kansas Cityfrom $15 upward. Tickets to New York arereduced from 813 to $'£>. A rate war isimminent.

Stubbed by a Boy.Ukiaii, March 22.— Theodore Gielsdorf, a

Gerinau restaurant-keeper, was being both-ered by a crowd of small boys to-day.Finally he singled out a youth of 16 years,by the name of Chester Smith, and at-tempted to give him a ebMtbrtagj \\hen theboy drew a pocket-knifo and out him on thennii, inflicting a serious though not neces-sarily lalal wound.

A Ship's Apprentice Drowned.JJautinkz, March 22.

—Last evenlnp about

7:30 o'clock, while Frederick K'binson andJoiiD Suence, apprentices, were beinghoisted on board the ship Cinckmannan-stiire in one of the ship's beats in whichthey Lad just returned frum shore, the

hook in the stem of (he boat, to which thablock and tackle was attached, gave way.Kobinson, who was standing in the sternof the boat, fell into the water and wasdrowned. Spence held o:i to the boat inthe fall and suffered a severe sprain of tnaknee, dislocating the knee-joint. The lostboy was a native of Newcastle-ou-Tyne,England, where his parents reside, and whi16 years of age. This was his second v<>\ ageon the ship.

Rppub'.ican Candidates*

mui.>iAK,rix, i>ev., March a—

wasdecided at a meeting of the Republican StateCentral Committee, held here yesterday.that Frank G. >ii»wlamls willbe nominatedcandidate for Congressman, and W. M.Stewart was selected to succeed himself asUnited States .Senator, at the State Conven-tion or that party, to be held here nextmonth.

Shooting Affray in Oioville.Oroville, March 22.

—L. C. Jacobs, %

prominent hotel-keeper of this town, firedthree shots this afternoon at W. J. Derrin,a leading attorney. A dispute over a billpresented by the attorney led to the shoot-lun affray. Neither of the shots took effect.Mr. Jacobs was immediately arrested, butwas released under bonds ol fSMfc

Body Identified.Datto.v, Wash., March 22.—There fa no

doubt as to the identity of the body foundnear here yesterday as being that of Nickrrampert. The Coroner's jury rendered *verdict that Trampert came to his death atthe hands of au unknown party.

THE BOSTONIANS."Robin Hood

"I'resented to• Large and

Enthusiastic Audience.The Bald auditorium had all thepeopla

last evening itcould comfortably contain t«welcome this favorite English opera troupe,and enjoy the popular DeKoven-Smith work."Rubin Hood," with which the name of lhacompany ia now everywhere associated. Itis rarely, we venture to say, that any organ-ization of singers is faced by such a mass ofenthusiastic listeners as assembled at thoBaldwin Theater on this opening night. Allthe old artists— U. C. Barnabee, particularly—were wildlygreeted, and all the. membersreceived from three to four encores, bymeans of which the performance was ex-tended to more than usual length. We findno ptiange in the vocal capacity of the indi-vidual members of the troupe; we find agreat improvement in the cuorus and en-semble music.

TUB NEW miMA DONNA,Camille d'Arville, who assumed the role ofM..id Marian, captivated the audience atonce by her graceful and vivacious action.Her voice Is not a great one; it is even andquite up to the. demands of the score. Herfresh and handsome face, lithe and at thesame time compact figure, were quite asgood curds of introduction to the favor ofher auditors as her vocal gifts. Some of hersolos— '"Neath the greenwood tree," in thesecond act, and the "Churning song." andtie duet with Robert, "Though it waswithin this hour we met," were applaudedand encored. Flower-; were flung to herfrom the proscenium boxes, and altogether.

Miss d'Arviile was tho favorite of th« hour.MISS JESSIE BAKTLETT-DAVIS

Had a ri4Ut royal welcome from her frien isand professional admirers, for she ieflmaufbehind her after her last visit to thu coastHer full, rich and true contralto was heardto fine advantage in "The Promise" aria,which appears to be an introduced number,and also in "The BAla of St. Swltuin."Her acting was easy and full of purpose atAllau-a-Dale, one of Houd's outlaws ialove with the coquettish Annabel.

THi;MALE BINGKRSWere Tea Karla9R bin Hood, 11. C. Bar-nabee as the of Nottingham, \V. ILMcDonald as LittleJoiin, Eugene Cowlea a*Will Scarlet, George B. Frothingham atFriar Tuck and Peter Ling as Guv of Gis-borne. There was no fault to be foundwith any of them. Each singer in his placafilled it admirably. If aa exception iapoint of excellence miglit ba made itwouldhe in favor of Eugene Cowles, whose m:ii»-nibceut bass it was a doiight to hear in "A.tailor then dwelt near old Sherwood's edge,"and the armorer* song, "Let hammer eaanril ring, ring, rluu." -with wnlcn vie Hilt*and last act opens. The improvement in Mr.Cowles' case is very marked since the lasttime weheard him with the Bostouians. The*he was spoken of as the legitimate AmerUcan successor to Myron W. Whitney. Hais more than that no»v. Whitney could nevervoice the amifrer's song as Cowles didlast evening. The sons of "Brown, Octo-ber Ale," which W. H. MacDonald sin^s aaLittleJohn in the forest scene of the secondact, was a masterly piece of work, both inthe solo and chorus parts. This appears tobe a special favorite, and was received wit*a temp -it of applause. Itwas called forthree times and as the refrain died awayamong the fruit trees, tho gods in the gal-lery made an effort to get the singertback again for anothor round. Thacomic business was in tiie hands of H. C.Barnabee, as the Sheriff, and Desides pos-sessing a pleasant siDging voice, he provedhimself a thoroughly acceptable low come-dian. Assisted by Josephine Bartlett asD.ime Durden, he relieved the romautiepassages of the opera and keDt the house iaa roar. The tiukers' song and scene, "TisMerry Journeymen We Are." was irresisti-bly funny as he ed it, especially the dumbchorus. This hit was honored with six re-calls and then tho audience ware not tireiof it. Friar Tuck wa9 well sustained dtGeorge B. Frothingham. Mr. Tom Karl(Robin Hood) had a good deal of vocal workto do, from the time he emers in the first actwith "Inthe leafy shades of the woodlandglades"; but his or^an seemed more thaausually capable to meet the responsibility.Karl is a ftinget who fi-ashes better than hebegin*. He is apt to be a little elose-throated at the start, but as he proceedsbreadth and flexibilityare developed. Thabest thing he diJ was the serenade in thesec( nd act—"The troubadour sang to hitlove." Taken altogether, "Robin Hood"was never better sung, we thiuk, by thaBostoniaus than it was last evening. Aitthe singers appeared to be on their mettle;and there Is probably a reason for this. Th&O! era will be repeated this evening, wi:bMiss Carrie Hamilton Millzner in ihe ro!aof Alaid Marian. There will without doubtbe a crowded attendance.

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