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, THE MORNING NEWS. I
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hawaiians not to be hung.
-EHCT TO BE SHOWN THE LEAD
ERS OF THE I PRISING.
• r Jv-e ex-Queen Expected to Plena
Geilty to ttoe Charges .Against Her.
H t Own Diary to Be Pot in Evi
dence -Against Hen—Three of the
Rebels. Banished From the Islands
. Reach A'ictorla on the Warrimoo.
V!ctorla. E. G.. Feb. 10—The steamer
i>-rr!noo arrived here last night from
t; -oolulu, bringing news of happenings
•here up to Feb. 2. On board the Warrl
■noo are three men who have been exiled
bv the Hawaiian government for partici
pation in the recent rebellion. They are
t. Cranston, A. Muller and J. D. Johnson.
M- Cranston upon arrival here sent for
the American consul. He intends placing
'jse in the hands of the American
authorities and will seek redress for the
• ipulsion of Muller, Johnson and himself.
'i>: of the rebels have been sentenced to
‘rath for complicity in the recent uprising.
Hi- fereral belief in Honolulu, however,
va* hat no capital punishment would
meted out to the rebebj, the first hot
-i.rt.r _- of resentment against the disturb
* having passed away and given place
u. one of mercy and moderation.
Tiie trial of the ex-queen has probably
Iready occurred. The charges and speci
hratiorv* were served upon Ijer on Jan. 31,
- Vhe trial was set for the following
w-:ei i. Lerown diary, at Washington
ridbo-e, will be pul in as Important evl
’-v.ee igainst her. The impression is gen
ed that siie will plead guilty.
Among the passengers who arrived on
he Warrimoo was F. W. Holmes, privat*
-etai-y to the Hawaiian minister of
■: ante, Mr. Damon.
The Advertiser of Jan. 81, pointedly ani
madverted upon the impropriety of foreign
rep e=entatives interfering with local
political affairs, and by their interposition
embarrassing the action of the new gov
rgment. Withia a few days much resent
ment has been expressed about some in
sert rence of this nature, which hus re
-en’ly come to light. It is positively as
-erted that early In the recent outbreak
United States Minister Willis and British
Commissioner Hawes joined In request
's hr. indent Dole to reprieve the British
-nd Americans supposed to be under sen
tence of death until such a time as their
■espective governments could be communi
ated with and instructions received as to
he course of action they should pursue.
1 resident Dole has not yet replied to this
"tquftst, and it is not positive that the
-apiital sentences will be carried out. The
outcry for such executions which
prevailed here at first, has subsided. There
■ s no doubt hut that the executive will
attend to the ex-queen the utmost olem
tt y consistor. with the pblle safety.
the trial of V V. Ashford lasted during
Pitrts of four days. 'Nowlien testified to
’laving arranged with Ashford for that
fan of the proposed attack on the 3d
ms’. , which was to be made from the
fish marked Davis testified to having
on- ilted Ashford about getting and
landing the arms on the day he went to
I*2 if meet the schooner.
Kaa] *-Etirtecl to his copying and the
ex-queen signing on Dec. 23 n commis
sion for V. v. Ashford as associate jus
tine of the supreme court.
Several witnesses testified to Nowllen’s
-epv&ted interviews with Ashford. A
rigorous defense was made for the ac
■l *od Both himself and his brother tes
' i 'hat the interviews with Nowlien
H'ated to various items of legal business,
especially as to advice what to do in
i e of a search warrant coming to Wash
'll ton palace.
V. Ashford testified that he was
attorney for Davis in various claims made
*sainst him. He stated that he knew
nothing about the arms or the proposed
movement. He had advised Davis to keep
, 'lear of any movement conducted by na-
I fives, as it would fall. Nowlien had said
I ! o him that if the natives rose they would
I ft- as one. Arms were not necessary.
H ■ 'ey could accomplish the
I lie had told Nowlien there
I *&.- no possible chance for the restoration
I fjl the monarchy, and that the ex-queen’s
■ 'un had set when she had refused the
■ 'orms of Minister Williams. He was sur-
Id to le'trfi that such a foolhardy
I *Wsmpt had been mado to restore the
I ronarchy, and said that he had been in
I ‘I health for some months, and in no
■ t r i ■ or. to take part in the movement.
I ! ; b - 1 the court proceeded with the
I ,r ’:.' of twenty-two natives.
I ,J li-ions and sentences of the court
■ Mi probably he pronounced after the con-
I c, j?, s,t, 'i of the ex-queen’s trial.
I ~V an f on c * a * ms 10 he an American clti-
I Aluller was in Cranston's employ.
■ fi’-mt’-on claims to be a British subject.
■ • il have been interviewed here and a!!
B 'v-.*/ fi'ftantlally the same story, which in
B at tliey were in no manner con
■ n ■an the royalist uprising. John
i. on ’ fact, intending to enlist in the
■ fip’ihttcs forces; tliat they were locked up
Bth ■ ' Jr ' vt nfed from communicating with
f ' irands or the American or British
■ 'ch; that they were snangrtaled
■ ’lie Warrimoo without being aliow-
H their business; that their lel
■ -'fi-'-ved through the malls while in
■ *J r ;t ; v a ' rl w t e opened by tiieir jailers,
H ' ff.r private papers were ran-
B , ■ nd part taken away.
■ hi. : .I will land at Vancouver and re
-1,. , re for the present, but Cranston
B.T\'.‘ u:;e , r atser t that they will not leave
B but return to Honolulu.
■,. J =ays: “I was in the service of
■j •; ,f_'■ ■ rment right up to the moment
arrested on Monday afternoon, f
■t : ■ arrangements with another
K'.;.' ; bar. to take up arms for the gov-
Bi antJ he want home to notify his
r decision. An hour later we
Hv .', "-*5 have been at the seat of war,
H'. . ’ ray friend had time to return
from the marshal reached me,
ha wanted to see me. I hur
-0 the station, fully expecting
■" ■*• to the fron', but, with some
Ki..'. ! Tas marched under a strong
~ - :jrr - and was thrown into the
l ,' !Cr! ’ Am ong my fellow prisoners
‘■' r, ' : - of the royal house, an ex-
H • - supreme court, three ex-at
/ j, - rtrais, one ex-postmaster gen
■ tewEpaper editors, two ex-oap
■ a colonel of volunteers, *0...
... ■ many prominent people. For
a day we were confined in
and we could commu
■ b ;n no one. We were allowed
: - r -j ors. Even our foreign mall
b 1 -bom tne poitoifice, opened end
tver* kept, ignorant of the
; ,r arrest. Martial taw was In
r . actual hostilities liad ceased.
r “;,’ cs ders were being tried by a
V ,/d whom knew how to draw a
BK 171 i's scabbard. Captains and
She JHofning
colonels were made In erder to sit on
1 court Whiting, the president, and
I Finney, th e judge advocate, never wore a
sword before it was buckled on them in
i the court martial room. The cowards
who fled before a handful of rebels ad
vocated that all the prisoners be shot
: without a trial. A petition was exten
j sively signed by the soldiers demanding
: the immediate execution* of the rovalist
j leaders. Marshal Hntcn said: If 1 liad
i my will there would not be a single man
I in prison,’ which means he would shoot
all Three months ago the marshal
said to mo: ’lf ever the royalists revolt
every white sympathizer with royalty will
be shot down without mercy. Armed or
unarmed they will be *-1101 down.’ We
I were therefore In a very critical position,
j The government was in the hands bf a
I mob. Foreign ministers were powerless
| as there was no warships in the harbor
I to back them up, or to protect us. livery
night we expected an indiscriminate
slaughter. At last the Philadelphia ar
rived and everybody felt more ec ute. The
| trials proceeded, but were grossly one-sid
ed. The government lawyers would not
defend the prisoners, and all the royalist
lawyers were in jail. The prisoners there
fore were completely at the mercy of ene
mies and Marshal Hitchcock's spies, who
are the most competent men in the world
when it comes to swearing away the lives
of innocent men. At the trial of V. V.
Ashford several natives who had been
taken prisoners during the hostilities tes
tified strongly against him. They swore
that they had seen Ashford at secret meet
ings of the royalists. On the cross ex
amination Paul Neumann, who defended
Ashford, asked 'Why do you come here
to testify’ against Mr. Ashford?’ The re
ply was ’We were kept In our cells on bread
and water and were told that we would be
shot if we did not state so and so.’ Let
this be recorded to the everlasting shaine
of the missionary government of Honolulu.
The findings and the proceedings of the
court martial had not been approved or
disapproved by the President when I left
Honolulu."
Mr. Johnston, in concluding, said: "What
will become of the distinguished Ameri
can and British subjects who were left
behind in the jail? They cannot hope for
a fair trial. Are they to be persecuted
and imprisoned and have their property
confiscated for political opinions? Will
England and America stand icily by while
the best and bravest men in Honolulu are
being persecuted and ruined for no other
reason than they entertained other opin
ions on annexation than that alleged to
be entertained by the government?”
Cranston, in his Interview, says he was
at home in bed on Sunday, Jan. 6, when the
revolution broke out, and knew nothing
of It until he went to his business the next
day-. He was arrested in his office, along
with Mr. Muller. In the jail he had at
first, about fifty companions, but some cf
these were taken out from time to time
until only thirty-two remained on the date
of his deportation.
Cranston describes his prison life ns
follows: “Our daily life was to get let
out of our cells into the prison yard at
9 a. m„ where breakfast was served, and
which consisted ofmeffts, a potato util
bread, which was washed down with a
stuff called tea, but which is a weed pro
duct of the Island. At 10:30 o'clock we
were locked up again until 1:30 p. m.,
when dinner was partaken of, verylng
only from the breakfast by a wash they
called soup, being given instead of tea.
At 3 p. 111. we were again locked up till
4:30. When in the prison yard tlie miser
able tea or bread or ships biscuits were
given us and at 5:30 we were shut up for
the night until 9 o'clock the next morn
ing. No lights were given.
“Our Imprisonment continued till Feb.
2, when at 10 a. m., Muller and myself
were called from our cells and told to
pack up the few things we had. Entering
the yard we found James B. Johnston,
one of tne men also confined with us, also
perparing to leave. We inquired of the
guards where they were taking us, hut
no answer was given. As we went from
the outer door we found a guard of six
native policemen waiting for us. We
were placed in the center of them, and
were marched down the street to the ship
ping house. The streets were crowded,
evidently on the lookout for new develop
ments. At the shipping house many na
tive and white prisoners were taken before
the attorney general and marshal. Our
attorney said: 'You are going to be put on
board the Warrimoo which leaves in an
hour.”
Cranston refused to go-, and was put
on board the Warrimoo by force with no
preparation for the voyage except the
clothes in whoieh he stood and 314 in his
pockets. His business was abandoned
without protection of any kind.
Muller had $4 in his pockets, and was
like Cranston in the matter of preparation.
On the way from the prison to the vessel
the British commissioner was encountered.
He took Johnston's protest and sent Min
ister Willis to Cranston for the same pur
pose. Up to that time neither Cranston,
Muller nor Johnston had been able to
communicate with the representatives of
their governments, and the opportunity
afforded was accidental.
FATE OF L V GASCOGNE.
A London Paper Thinks She Is
Struggling Along tnder Sax 11.
London, Feb. 10.—The Daily News will
say to-morrow, in a leader concerning the
missing steamship La Gascogne: "There is
reason for the anxiety for the Gascogne,
but not for the alarm. If there has been
an accident to her machinery, she may
ned all the time already lost to make
port under sail. The fact that none of the
vessels arriving at New York sighted her
probabiy is due to the prevalence of fogs
and blinding snow storms. It is most like
ly that she is struggling against storm
after storm, each retarding her, but none
sufficient to overpower so stout a ship."
~ New York, Feb. 11. 2 a. m.-A French
liner is anchored outside of Sandy Hook
' bar
The marine observer at Sandy Hook
says she is probably La Normandie, which
is now- due. There is no news whatever
of La Gascogne, unless the vessel re
ported to-night should prove to be La
Gascogne.
MORE BODIES FROM THE ELBE.
One of the Corpses That of an Em
bezzler Fleeing From Austria.
London, Feb. 10—A fishing smack
brought to Lowestoft to-day the dead bo
die* ~of Paul Szuchy and Merl Babos,
who were steerage passengers on the Elbe.
The body on which were foun 1 docu
ments designating it as that of Edward
Muscovite, a second cabin passenger or
the Elbe has been identified by tile true
Edward Muscovlt* as that of Daniel Gutt
mann, one of three bio her- who has em
beMled nearly 2*O,W florin. In Hungary,
ana were fleeing. 10 America. Guttmann
married Edward Muacovltfs sister and j
booked under his name to avoid detection. I
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, IS>5.
BERLIN’S BRILLIANT BALLS.
1 WEEK OF MAGNIFICENT FF.TK*
IT THE GERMAN CAPITAL.
The Great Function of the Week the
Smnll Court Hall nl the Olit Enstlc.
Every Court Siiectnelc Since the
Days of the l.ust Empire In France
Eclipsed by the limit Function of
the Teutonic Court.
Berlin, Feb. 10.—Neither tho coldness of
the weather nor the dreariness of the par
liamentary politics has affected the splen
dor of the court season. The last week
was crowded with magnificent fetes at the
Old thistle and ..alls and receptions at the
palaces of the court nobility. It is the
climax of the social gaiety of the short
season decreed by the emperor and is fast
approaching its close, and by the end of
the week the people who make fushton
here will be making ready for their trips
northward.
The great function of the week was the
’’small court ball” on Wednesday evening.
It was instituted by Emperor William I.
and the Empress Augusta, and an Invita
tion to il is regarded as a mark of special
favor. Although nominally small, the list
of specialty favored guests has been
lengthened from year to year, until last
week it contained more than 9UU names.
The scene in the white hall w hen the Im
perial family appeared was more imposing
than usual. Conspicuous in tile circle of
guests were many members of the prince
ly families of Germany, the ambassadors
and ministers of foreign powers, and the
troop of state ministers and chief officials,
with Chancellor I’rlnce Hohenlohe at their
head. All the men were in uniform, and
the women glistened with diamonds.
Tiie familiar rapping of the court
marshal’s staff was followed by the en
trance of the pages. Then came the em
peror, leading the empress, and behind
them the other members of the reigning
house, and the high functionaries of the
imperial court. The emperor wore the pa
rade uniform of the Body Guard and the
empress a cinnamon colored robe with
a panel of dull silk. A fringe of pearls
bordered the robe, panel and train and
head dress, and diamonds studded the di
adem which held tho long veil In place.
Thu empress’ breast-band was the high
est Prussian decofution, the great star in
brilliants.
The Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia walked next to the Imperial
couple, and behind them were the Prin
cess Frederick Charles and Princess
Frederick of Hohenzollern. The women
tin the long line which followed the
royal leaders were resplendent in Jewels
and costumes, which far surpassed In
magnificence anything seen at ihe birth
day reception, and probably any court
spectacle since the end of the last em
pire in France.
After the exchange of greetings with
the chief guests, the empress ascended
the dais and gave the signal that dan
cing should begin. Neither she nor the
emperor danced.
The emperor moved through the hall
speaking with his intimate friends and
occasionally stopping for a long talk
with a minister of state or an ambassa
dor. He devoted fully half an hour to
Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe. The em
press summoned the wives of the ambas
sadors to her and passed most of her
time before supper in conversation with
them. After the minuet, lancers, gavotte,
quadrille and several waltzes, the guests
went to supper, which was followed by a
repetition of the former programme un
til the close of the bail.
A hardly Jess splendid affair in Its way
was the Princess Radziwlll’s ball, which
is supposed to have reached the hlght of
of splendor among private entertainments.
There were 300 guests, among them many
royal princes and their wives, the Prince
and Princess of Fuerstelberg and all the
titled leaders, of Berlin’s fashionable set.
The magnificence of this and other private
receptions is regarded as an unmistakable
response to the emperor's declared am
bition to make his court and capital the
most splendid in Europe.
Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe’s second
parliamentary dinner was given on Thurs
day. It had a less political and a more
general character than his first entertain
ment. Among the 400 guests were some
thirty of the best known newspaper men
in Berlin, and others might have been
there had they not seen fit to ignore their
invitations. During the three hours which
the reception lasted, the chancellor moved,
almost incessantly, among his guests. He
sat down only now and then to converse
with some political leader.
The chancellor had brought most of the
Hohenlohe family treasures to his castle,
and they were spread on the tables for the
edification of the company. They certainly
were calculated to please the clericals,
whose favor is most coveted by the prince
at present, for the majority of them are
religious relics which bear testimony to
the unshaken Catholicism of his
Ail were encased in gold Jeweled caskets
to protect them from the touch of the
curious. There was a splinter from the
cross on which Christ was - ruclfled, a
small piece of the sponge which was of
fered to Christ on the cross, bones from
the bodies of several saints, a gold and
sapphire crown of antique workmanship
in imitation of the crown of thorns and
any number of jewelled crucifixes which
once belonged to the great men of the
church. Besides these treasures, the
prince had spread out a collection of mas
sive gold plate which his family had gath
ered through centuries. Everybody who
had the good fortune to see the chancel
lor's treasures remarked that nobody, af
ter seeing them could doubt the earnest
ness of his religious convictions.
The chancellor had a long talk with Dr.
Lieber on the center's attack on the antl
socia'.ist bill. He touched also upon Herr
Von Levitzow's determination to give up
the presidency of the Reichstag in case the
deputies should decline to increase his dis
ciplinary powers. It is understood that
he extracted from Dr. Lieber a pledge that
the clericals would support Herr Levitzow
and his demand for more ample authority.
In conversation with other guests the
chancellor spoke of the new agrarian
movement in favor of bimetallism. To one
he “aid: "Germany will take no steps In
this matter without first reaching an un
derstanding with England. Of what use
would it be for me to make a declaration
in the Reichstag in favor of bimetallism,
or to toil everybody that 1 am agreeable j
to it while all the time England prevents |
our doing anything of a practical impor
tance.”
Chancellor Hohenloh'-'s speech to the !
deouties in defence of the Elbe’s officers
and crew has been greeted with enthu- !
siasm throughout North Germany. Every- i
body seems relieved to find an explanation
which reflects credit on the dCclpllne
among German seamen and ext uses tho
saving of three sailors to one passenger.
Among the incidents brought to light by
the wreck is one concerning a relative of
the Moltkes, who was lost In the Kibe
steerage. This relative was known In San
Francisco, her home, as the daughter of
Fred Green.
Despite the protest of the doctors,
Prince Bismarck promised a Hamburg
deputation on Saturday to accept their
torchlight demonsttallon on April 1. It
is estimated now that there will lIi.UUO
bearers. The notices of Prince Bis
marck's pilgrimages by corporations,
guilds and societies of all sorts have be
come so numerous that everybody round
Freldrichsruhe is at his wits end to
devise means of neeonmiodaiing the pil
grims. Delegations and excursion par
ti's have been organized by hundreds in
all parts of Germany ami Austria, and
they multiply troni week to week. The
managers of the railway to Freldrichs
ruhe say that it will be utterly impossible
to carry the crowds and either the traffic
must lie met by lm reusing the facilities
or the Jubileo must be extended over sev
eral days.
The Berliner Neuests Nachirichten pro
poses that a whole week be devoted to
the Bismarck festival.
The anarchists met this evening In
Delgimueller hall. Comrade Schlacliter, a
Joiner, closed a fiery speech with u general
denunciation of the social democrats and
their pacific policy, and the declaration
that there was no mich thing as chunging
present conditions p- acefully. “You must
prepare to fight,” he shoutrd. The next
moment he was arrested and the meeting
w as dissolved.
'll It KEY CALL* OFT HESEIEVES.
Tho Object I'nkntMvn—Warlike Hu
mors From Russia,
London, Feb. 10.—The Dally News cor
respondent in Constantinople says: "An
order has been issued calling out a con
siderable number of reserves. Various
rumors as to this step are in circulation.
One is that Russia Has massed troops on
the frontier: another that tho cause is
trouble in Monastlr and Macedonia, in
fluential Turks express anxiety as to th"
effect of this partial mobilization. Or
ders have been Issued throughout the
empire that neither foreigners nor na
tives shall leave the towns in which they
live or. If away, shall return to them
without special permits from Constanti
nople.”
The Daily Graphic has this dispatch
from Constantinople: "The queen’s
speech, with its allusions to Armenia,
anil Lord Koseberry s references to the
same subject have made a deep impres
sion at the palace. The local papers have
been forbidden to allude to the matter,
and only part of the queen s speech has
been printed here. The diplomatists be
lieve that a conference of the signatory
powers 01. ibe BacjUi treaty to discuss re
forms in Armenia will lx* eventually nec
essary.
DEATH IV THE RIGGIVi.
Six Sailors of a Stranded Schooner
Freeze or Drown.
Fire Island, N. Y., Feb. 10.---The schoon
er ashore at the Point of Woods life
saving station proves to be the Louis
V. Place, Capt. Bqulres, from Baltimore
for New York, coal laden. Capt. Ba
ker of the Lone Hill station and the
Point of Woods crew succeeding in
reaching the vessel at 11 o’clock last
night and rescued two of the crew, which
had consisted of eight men. They were
In a badly frozen condition, and had
been in the rigging two days and a night.
The other six men had either been washed
overboard and drowned or were frozen
to death in the rigging. The names of
the saved are J. Nelson of Denmark and
William Stevenson of Germany. The lost
are Capt. Squires. Mate Jacy, Engineer
Charles Allen and Sailors August Ful
lerton and Fritz Muskwine. *The name
of the other man is not known.
TWO FIHEs IT NASHVILLE.
The Publishing House of Mnrshuli A
Ilrtiee Burned.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 10.—The building
occupied by Marshall & Bruce, one of tho
largest publishing houses in tho south,
was gutted by fire this afternoon. The
loss is about $50,000; fully Insured. The
presses, book binding and the forthcoming
issue of the city directory, which was al
most ready for distribution, were entirely
destroyed.
While the firemen were engaged in fight
ing the Marshall & Bruce fire another
broke out in Sulzbaoher Bros’, produce es
tablishment. The building was saved, but
the contents, amounting to about SIO,OOO,
were destroyed.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10.—The Central
Tobacco warehouse, owned by Ray & Cos.,
and the hollowware and woodenware es
tablishment of Meyer, Bridges & Cos., ad
joining, were burned this morning. The
total loss is $113,000; insured.
A MARCH INTO GUATEMALA.
Rumors Thut n Battle Is Imminent
in the Disputed Territory.
St. Louts, Mo., Feb. 10.—A special to the
Globe-Democrat from the City of Mexico
says: "Telegrams received here yesterday
by the commissary department ask for
transportation from the frontier for sup
plies for 5,000 men, and announce a for
ward movement by that number of men
into the disputed territory. This body of
men has been encamped at San Crlstoval,
Mexico, for three weeks, ready to jump
across the border. Gutamale has a sti eng
guard In the disputed strip and a fight
seems sure. In official circles here it is
said that no forward movement has been
ordered.”
BITTERLY COLD IN BRITAIN.
Itn i Iron (I Truffle In Ireland Blocked
by Snow.
London, Feb. 10.—The extreme cold con
tinues throughout the United Kingdom.
Isolated cases of seamen drowning wre
reported to-day. Many churches caught !
fire this morning from over-heated flues,
but none were destroyed.
Dublin. Feb. 10.—An unprecedented toow
storm has blocked traffic throughout the
South of Ireland to-day. The American
mail which left Dublin this morning
has been unable to get beyond Charle
ville. The Cork trains for Dublin are
fast in the snow near Buttevaut, fif
teen miles from here The snow falls so
rapidly as to prevent clearing the tracks.
SENATORS IN FOR A SKIRMISH.
OM.Y EIGHTEEN DAYS LEFT OF
THE I’HKiliVr SESSION.
Rimy Objectionable Vmciidmenls to
the Y|pro|rintlon Kills to 11,-
I'ougbt to ■■ Standstill—Govern
ment Ownership of Postal Curs
nnd the Proposition tit Give the
Postmaster General tbsolute lon.
Irol or the East Mall Approprln
tlon Two of the Items to Give |(|se
lo lllttfr o|poNltton.
V ashington, Feb. 10.— with to
morrow th*ro yet remain to thl congress
but eighteen days in which to transact
business utnl close up its affairs.
Despite ihe fact that the end is so
near, hut one of the thirteen appropria
tion bills that provide for the government
expenditures for the year ending June 3u,
IS9G. lias become a law and received the
signature of the President- the military
academy bill. The army bill ban been
signed by the officers of both houses and
has gone to the White House, there are
in conference the pension, fortifications
and the District of Columbia lulls. The
diplomatic bill passed the Rebate y esterday
after a long debate on the subject of the
Hawaiian cable. There is now on the
Senate calendar the post office and Indian
bills, and Chairman Cockrell expects to
report the agricultural lull to-morrow
Tho bills now before tho Senate will be
subjected lo much debate, but the degree
to which it may be protracted depends en
tirely upon the attitude of those In charge
with regard to the withdrawing of certain
objectlonubit amendments that have been
made. The first hill to be called up is
the postoffice appropriation bill. At the
solicitation of Mr. Vilas the committee
hus reported an amendment to this bill,
providing that the government shall own
the postal cars in use on the different roads
carrying tho fast mails. The republicans
look upon this as the first step in the direc
tion of government ownership of railroads
and will antagonize the amendment.
Another and fur more important
amendment, more objectionable from n
political standpoint, is one that places the
expenditure of the fii.oou.oo’i appropriated
for the support of the upeclal fast mall
facilities at the absolute discretion of Ihe
Postmaster General. This, the republicans
say, is contrary to all proof.l, nls. Th-y
maintain thut congress Itself should
stipulate w h- r. and how this money should
be spent. So long as this amendment is
permitted to remain as a part of the bill,
the republican leaders say they will not
Permit It to pass. Necessarily, It follows,
that this bill will precipitate a good deal
of discussion unless those in charge of the
measure capitulate early In the fight to
the opposition that will be raised to these
two amendments.
The passing of the postofflee bill will be
followed by a struggle between the pooling
and the bankruptcy bill. Mr. Butler, some
days ago, introduced a resolution which
makes the pooling bill the unfinished bus
iness and keeps it before the Senate until
finally acted upon. He gave notice that he
would call It up immediately after the pas
sage of tho postoffice bill, and this con
test will probably occur some time Tu. -
day. The republicans who are against
the bankruptcy bill will assist in substitu
ting tho pooling bill lor It, but such a vic
tory would be of no material benefit to the
pooling Idll for it would be set aside for
appropriation bills or talked to death,
which latter seems to be the sure fate of
tho bankruptcy measure in case Ihe pool
ing bill should pot displace it. There ap
pears' little hope of the pooling bill ever
reaching tho linal stage, for a number
of senators, capable of unlimited speech
and willing to indulge therein, are ready
to antagonize It, and they could easily at
this late day send the pooling bill to uri
untimely end.
It Is Immaterial whether Ihe agricultu
ral or the Indian bill comes up next.
Changes In both of them will be demanded
by the republicans. At the last session
the republicans, against the opposition of
the democrats, had $1,900,000 appropriated
for the extermination of tho Russian this
tle, this appropriation going on to the ag
ricultural bill as an amendment, but It
\Vas stricken out in conference. Now the
bill carries as an amendment, reported by
the committee, appropriating the same
amount for the extermination of the Gypsy
moth, which will be fought by the repub
licans. In addition to this there is said
to have been present in the bill some
new and objectionable paragraphs that
must be expunged before the bill ran pass
the Senate.
The consideration of the Indian bill will
probably be proceded by that of a bill
provldirg for the reorganization of the
courts in the Indian Territory. If this Is
not done in a separate measure it will
be put upon the bill as an amendment, but
the comrr.iite prefers that it shall come be
fore the Senate ao an Independent proposi
tion. This reorganization Is the outgrowth
of the report of the Dawes commission,
and the personal Investigation made by a
sub-committee of the committee on Indian
affairs, Mr. Platt, a leading member of
the committee and Us chairman under the
republican organization, insists that this
bill shall pass before the Indian appropria
tion bill becomes a law. In this he is sup
ported by a number of democrats who
recognize the great need for the legisla
tion suggested.
The Indian bill proper will be produc- I
tlve of a long debate, Inasmuch as it has I
been amended very largely by the fe’enato
committee. The republican members of
the Indian committee do not hesitate to
say that the bill has been loaded with a !
great deal of objectionable stuff, that must
be cast out. Mr. Platt will lead the debate
on this measure. Scrutiny of this bill j
shows that the appropriation committee
has placed upon it a lurtp number of
amendments, the following being the most
Important: AfP’-ting the rights of the :
Choctaw's and Chickasaw’s, and suits re- !
luting thereto in the court of claims; to ;
enable the President under the act to tiro- j
vide for the allotment of lands in severalty |
to the Indian cause such lands as are ad- !
vantageous for grazing and agriculture j
to be surveyed and complete th- allotment: !
opening negotiations with the Belknap In- I
dians Tor the surrender of a part of their
lands In Montana; similar proceedings ’
with the Blackfoot Indians of Montana. !
and Indians in other states; appropriating I
$400,000 for the survey of lands In the In- I
dian Territory, providing for legislation
in the matter of attorney fees and Indian
claims; extending the laws in regard to the j
rights of homestead settlers on Indian
lands; and many other amendments, in- !
volvfng matters which, It is claimed, j
should come before the congress as In
dependent propositions.
M ittw hile th ■ republicans having all
their votes now present and they to
gether, with the populists, making the
majority. Mr. Allen will take the first
opportunity that presents Itself this week
to call up his resolutions providing for
the appointment of u committee to in
vestigate the Alabama elections; and
Mr. Call, If he Is able to amend his reso
lution so as to make it acceptable to the
republicans, will do likewise. There is u
good chance of the republican* assist
ing In the passage of these resolutions
and thus setting two investigating com
mittees at work. In any event they will
be useful In consuming time und pre
venting the discussion of other measures
to which the republicans are opposed
The republicans may precipitate a dis
cussion of financial affairs by Ihe Intro
duction of some sort of a resolution. It
Is apparent thut the finance Committee
will do nothing, although the President's
message will doubtless be discussed at
tho meeting next Tuesday. Should noth
ing come of it, tho message will. It Is
understood, lie In ought bofyre the Sen
ate for discussion through some other
' Itannol. The republicans are willing
that a financial measure should receive
ample consideration and will lend all the
assistance to get some scheme,
practicable In their estimation, before
the Senate at tiny time when the ileino
w t.ib will iti‘ll< ale their willingness io
eo-operiite with them. A financial debate
till: week is not among the Improbabil
ities.
A strictly business air will characterize
tlie actions of the manager* of the House
from tills time forward to the end of the
session. Immense pressure Is being
brought to bear on the committee on rules
for orders for the consideration of tills or
Mint measure, which Its advocates deem
to he of rarest Imports nee, but members
of tlie committee said yesterday that, until
the appropriation bills were all out of the
way, no arrangements would be made for
tin* consideration of special hills. Of
course ibis decision of the committee is
m t inflexible, like the laws of th" Modes
and Persians, and should Ihe commote*
on 'ways and means come to ihe Improb
able conclusion to recommend the passage
of a bill giving the Secretary of ihe Treas
ury authority to Issue 3 per cent gold
hoods, in accordance with the suggestion
contained In President Cleveland's last
financial message, doubtless a day would
I) grunted for its discussion. But no bill
of that nature is expected within the period
remaining of tho existence of the Fifty
third congress.
Tlie programme outlined for this week
* onltinplates tlie passage of the legisla
tive, executive and Judicial appropriation
hill before tiie adjournment to-morrow.
The session of the House to-morrow will
begin ut 11:30 o'clock Hnd thut Is likely to
be tlie rule from this time forward.
By unanimous consent Tuesday has been
set apart for the consideration of meas
ures affecting the Interests of th" Dis
trict of Columbia.
The nival appropriation bill, which has
been on the calendar for two weeks, will
be called up Wednesday and the debate on
some of its provisions will probably ex
haust the remainder of tho week. The
provisions for Ihe new ships are sure to
meet tho determined. If not uggrosslve op
position of some of the democratic leaders.
Interested In keeping Ihe total of the ap
propriations by this congress down to the
lowest possible figure. But Ilia declara
tions of Mr. Wilson, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, supple
mented by those of President Cleveland
in ids message to congress, and of Sec
retary Carlisle In Ills letter to tlie Senate a
few days ago, that there will be a surplus
of receipts over expenditures In this cal
endar year, have undoubtedly strength
ened the ranks of the advocates of the
proposed increase of tlie navy, and one
of tiie. antagonists of the proposition
practically admitted yesterday that the
Idll as reported by tho committee on naval
affairs, would receive the support of a
majority of the House.
Saturday afternoon has boen set apart
for the delivery of eulogies upon the late
Senator Vance of North Carolina.
THREE IIOINEX IIUKNED.
TliomusvlUe I lie Scene of n Destruc
tive Fi're.
Thomasvllle, Ga., Feb. 10.—Thomasvtlle
had another destructive lire this after
noon. It began In the residence of J. B.
Grant, which was burned with all the fur
niture. The dwelling of William Miller
adjoined and took fire, and was also de
stroyed, though the furniture was saved.
The third house was scorched and the
people moved out their effects.
Ail ore covered by Insurance. The cause
of the firo is unknown.
Tlie bursting of water pipes from the
freeze had drawn all the water from the
standpipe and this allowed the tire to
spread.
A CHILD WRAPPED IN FLAMES.
tier Clothing ignite* While Site I*
Trying lo Reach a .Mantel.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 10.—A special to
tho Advertiser from Selma, Aia., says:
“The 4-year-old daughter of W. E. Wil
liams was so badly burned yesterday after
noon as to cause her death. Bhe stepped
on tho fender to reach for something on
the mantle when her clothing caught fire.
She suffered for two hours, when death
came to her relief. A companion about the
same age had her hair burned off in try
ing to help her.”
CRUSHED ON A LOG CARRIAGE.
The Superintendent of a Lumber Cos.
Meet* a Horrible Death.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 10.—A special to
the Age-Herald from Riverside, Ala., says:
”B. G. Thornton, superintendent of the
Lathrop Hatton Lumber Company, met a
horrible death yesterday. He was riding
on tho log carriage and by some means
the carriage went the wrong way and he
was caught against the bumpers and In
stantly killed. He leaves a widow and
three children.”
A MAN CUT TO PIECE*.
Ti e Time Keeper of a Coul Company
Killed h> a Dummy Train.
Birmingham, Ala , Feb. 10.—J. G. Wat
son, white, a time-keeper for the Tennes
s::C Coal and Iron Company, of this city,
wus run over and killed last night at !
Third street, Eastlake, by an Eastiake
dummy train. His body was literally cut
to pieces and gathered up and brought to
the morgue tn a basket.
i DAILY. *lO A YEAR, I
_ 5 i t. NT., A COPY. >
WEEKLY. 8 TiMt-S A-WCEK.tI A YEAR I
SINKING OF THE WARSHIPS.
TWO ITT.tf hS MADE MY' NIG HI
BEFORE SUCCESS CAME.
The Ting Yuen Sent to the Bottom
by Two Torpedoes on the Nigrht of
the Third Attack She Beast*
Sinking Almost Immediately After
Ilcinut Mrock—Two Worships and
n Ganboat sunk in a Slinilnr Man*,
ner the Next Mght—New Power#
for tlie Peace Envoys.
London. Feb. 10.—The Central News cor*
respondent in Pekin telegraphs that thet
Chinese government Is consulting with that
foreign diplomatists concerning the ttewr
powers to be exercised by the peace en
voys to Japan.
The Central News correspondent Its
Tokio ha.“ thi * details of the recent fight,
ing at Wet-llat-Wel. ”un the night ofi
Jan. 30 the Japanese torpedo fleet enterej
the hay ut Wel-Hal-Wel, but the Japa
nese in the western forts, Huppontng that
tho bouts were from the Chinese squadron,
opened h heavy fire and compelled therm
to withdraw. Jan. 31 was raw nnd blus
tering. Toward evening It snowed heav
ily The warships, their guns and the tor
pedo boats were coated with Ice five Inched
thick nnd wre too great a disad
vantage to venture an attack.
“Thi* second attempt on the Chinese wag
deferred until the night of Feb. 2, when at*
advam o of the torpedo boats was ordered.
The Chinese were on the watch, however,
and scouts discovered the Japanese In tlm<*
to give a general warning. Tlie torpedo!
fleet was forced to withdraw without event
approaching the Chinese squadron.
’’Feb. 3 Was passer In preparations fo*
another attack. On ihe night of Feb. t
ihe Chinese were less vigilant than for
merly. The Japanese torpedo boat Mini*
Ling stole In upon tho Chinese fleet, andf
while entirely unobserved launched twoi
torpedoes at the Ting Yuen. The btR
ironclad liegun lo go down almost Imme.
diately after being struck. The Ming Ling)
lost eight men in getting away. Fifteen
other torpedo boats took part In the at
tack, and two of them broke their pro
pellers on rocks or Minting obstructions.
“On tlie night of Feb. 5 one Japanese
torpedo boat approached the Chines© fleet!
und launched seven torpedoes, sinking tw®
warships and a gunboat."
The correspondent In Tokio says that
tho Chinese still hold the forts on ths
island of Uu Kung Tao. On Feb. 6 th*
Japanese made an unsuccessful attack
upon tiie uncaptured foils. On Feb. 7 th*
cruisers and gunboats aided the attackln*
Japanese troops with a hot cannonade,
but Ihe main forts remained In tho ene
my’s hands.
Of the foils captured by the Japanese
at Wel-Hal-Wel the western group ts use
less, but the eastern group is In tin* con
dition, and is armed throughout with ex*
cellent guns, which aro of great use to th*
Japanese marines.
The Berlin correspondent of the Morn
ing Dost says that tho Chinese envoy*
who arrived at Marseilles last week hav*
no mission to the European powers and
will make no effort to secure general Eu
ropean intervention. The envoys may ap
peal to Russia, however, as they will go
to Bt. Petersburg ostensibly for the pur
pose of conveying their emperor's con
gratulations to Czar Nicholas.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says tips
Novoe Vremya user, this language In.'at
leader on the Times’ recent predlctlojif of
European intervention in the ea<t: /Tt I*
a warning to Japan that China’s destlnle*
will be settled by the great European pow
ers. Korea and Manchuria In particular,
must remain outside of Japtyn's aspira
tions.” /
The Times correspondent in Pekin tele
graphs that full power to negotiate hav*
been conferred upon the Chinese envoy*
in Japan, with a view to renewing the at
tempts to sikiure peace.
From Wel-Hal-Wel the Times has thla
dispatch, dated Feb. 4: "Sixteen Chines*
war ships and twelve torpedo boats are lm
the hartior und cannot escape. Some havn
come close to shore, to attempt to iaml
thler ert ws and let them escape, but that
Japanese troops drove them off. Gen.
Otera and a Japanese war correspondent
wore killed. The Japanese troops are IrX
good health and under strict discipline.’*
DEATH COI I.IIVT QUAIL LOVE.
! The Elbe'* 4'nptalu Mend* 11 Fare*
well Ante to III* Wife.
Berlin, Feb, 10,—Capt. Von Goeseel'g
brother-in-law says that when the cap-*
tain saw from the Elbe's bridge that hid
ship was doomed he wrote a few farewell
words to his wife and handed the paper*
to the pilot, who wa.-) rescued. Capt. Vot
Goessel ordered that this note be delivered
to his wife alone, and be kept secret front
all others. The purjiort of this last mes
sage Is unknown outside Capt. Von Goes-
Bel’s Immediate family.
A DEPOT AGE.\T HELD IP.
i
The IluudllH Overlook All the Money]
lu the Hale Except 917.
Falls City, Neh„ Feb. 10,—Agent Hprst
of the Missouri Faclflc railroad was held
up In the station by two masked men to
night. While one held up the agent the
other went through the safe, overlooking
a package of bills and getting but sl7 in
change. The bandits took their prisoner
two miles up the track and let him go.
There Is no clue to the Identity of the high
waymen.
Mrs. C. I.'E. Adam* Uend.
Jacksonville. Fla., Feb. 10.— Mrs. Claudia
IV Engle Adams, wife of C. S. Adams of
this city, who was conspicuous as secre
tary of the Citizens’ Auxiliary Sanitary
Association during the epidemic of 1888.
died at noon to-day. She was the daugh
ter of Dr. John C. IVEngle aaid grand
daughter of Mrs. Susan Fatlo IVEngle.
the family being among the oldest and
wealthiest In Florida. She was 26 years
old and leaecs only her husband, who Is a
native of Massachusetts, and a graduate
of Amherest College, class of 'B2.
Lost With All Hands.
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 10.—A dispatch re
ceived from Liverpool. N. S., to-night,
states that an American schooner, sup
posed to be the Clara F. Friend, was
totally wrecked near there, and her entire
crew drowned. Already seven bodies have
been washed ashore. No more particular*
are available to-night.