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The morning call., 1890-07-17
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Representative Breckiuridgs Appears Before
the House Elec,ioas Committee.

Representative Breckiuridgs Appears Before
the House Elec'ioas Committee.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Representative
Breckenridge of Arkansas made an argu-
ment in his own behalf to-day before the
House Committee on Elections, reading the
brief prepared by ex-Attorney- General Gar
land. This paper attacked the snb-com-
mittee which visited Arkansas for its fail
ure to take The testimony proffered by
Breckenridge, as, for instance, in the case
where the count was impugned. 1t set
forth further that the Record failed utterly
to show that Breekinridge was not elected,
but, on the contrary, it showed he was
elected. Respecting Clayton'S murder. it
was perfectly clear that nothing more
could be done TO find the murderer than
had been done by the officers and people Of
the State.
When be had concluded the brief, Breck-
inridge proceeded to supplement by long
statement. He had known Clayton tor
twenty years, they had been neighbors and
friends. They canVaSsed the district to-
gether, and their relations demonstrated
that there was nothing to the charges made
by Judge Mcclure of The terrible persecu-
ton of Republicans in his district. Clay
toms death had been fearful surprise to
him (Breeklnrldsel, as 1t Nv was 10 all decent
people Of Arkansas. he believed the
PlumerYille ballut-b0x was stolen by Re-
publicans. Tie apparent object was to
hinge upon this stealing in case the House
Of Representatives was Re publican. Breck-
inridge in the course of his talk, turned his
attention to Judge Mcclure and scored
that gentleman severely. Judge Mcclure
closed the arguments in brief speech de-
void Of personalities and treating almost
altogether of the legal aspect of the case.
He argued. in brief, that as the evidence
showed that the ballots really cast were
not preserved, it was competent to go be-
hind them and take proof of the vote
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OF GREAT BENEFIT.
The Irrigation Syndicate Per-
feCting Its Plans.
Arrangements to Be COnSummated in Two
OR Three Days.
Calculated 10 Boom the Arid Region Of the
Vest Secrecy Maintained by the
Projectors.


WASHINGTON, July 16-The irrigation
syndicate of which mention was made yes
terday exclusively by the California Asso-
eiated Press, is at present perfecting the de-
tails of organization. The gentleman who
gave the first information to the California
Associated Press correspondent is a public
official of high standing who is well versed
in all irrigation matters. He was seen again
this morning and asked: Are you at lib
erty yet to give the names of the parties
who are to be connected with the great en-
terprise, especially the Pacific Coast men,
bers?"
The arrangements have not yet been en-
tirely consummated" said he, but will be
In two or three days at most. 1t would be
a violation of confidence for me to divulge
the names now, as I was enjoined to Sc
crecy, but I will say TO you that one of San
Francisco's most prominent banking houses
will be connected with the enterprise"
"Do you think that the large sum Of
So, eco will be the capital stock of the
company"
"Yes, fully that much; and it will be one
OF the biggest and best things for the West
ern country that has ever been attempted.
just as soon as l receive a telegram from
New York authorizing me to do so l will
give the whole thing exclusively to the Cali
foTnia Associated Press"
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MORE BODIES FOUND.
Many Victims Of the Lake Pepin Disaster
Recovered and Identified.

REDwING, July 16.-The doleful tolling
of church bells was still to be heard in this
city to-day, the list of recovered dead by
the disaster having been greatly increased
since yesterday. Eight bodies were brought
ur this morning. In the afternoon sixteen
more were brought up and one was sent
over to Lake City, and tonight another
boat-load arrived. This swells the list Of
about dozen bodies still lie in the lake.
The scene at the lake shore, where the
disaster occurred, two miles this side of
Lake City, in Gcodhue County, is a sad
one. When the first bodies were recovered
on Sunday night and Monday morning, the
faces were calm and peaceful, and showed
little or no signs of having come to sud-
den death. Not so with those found last
night and to-day. All these were bloated
and blackened beyond recognition, so that
the clothing, jewelry and papers were the
only way for their friends to identify
their dead. The warm weather and
the shailowness of the water, to-
gether with the fact that several
big steamers sent up heavy swells to-day
as they passed up the river brought the
bodies to the surface very quickly, and pa
trolling rowboats towed them ashore,
where they were identified. and as soon as
possible boxed ana shipped to this city.
Engineer Sparks oil the sea wing Tonight
entered an emphatic denial of the report
that he, the captain or any of the crew had
been drinking The friends of Sparks and
Captain Wetheren are also indignant at the
charge Of drunkenness. The report of the
arrest of Captain Wetheren is not false. A
man who came tonight from Diamond
Bluff, where the captains home is situated,
says the Sheriff took Wetheren to st. Paul
this afternoon, having arrested him at the
Instance OF the United States officials.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 16.-The searchers
found the three missing bodies of the vic
tins of the Lake Gervais cyclone this morn
ing. They were close together in the
the eis shore % The bodies A of Charles M G sehur. @
meier and Rev. j. III. Pfaefe were consid-
erably mutilated, but that of Mrs. NJ. Schur-
meier was not diSfigured.
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Senator Stanford Benefited by
the Kissinsen Waters.
Ills Physical Condition Better Than at Any
Time in Ten Years.
The Remainder Of the Summer 10 Be Spent
In NOrWay-A Statue to Father
JuniperO Sierra.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, July 16.-A letter was re-
ceived here to-day, giving information of
the suulmering of Senator and Mrs. STAN
ford. They were about starting for Nor
way, having finished the season at Kissin-
gen waters, the treatment being partcu-
larly beneficial to Senator Stanford, who is
described as being in better physical con-
dition than at any time for the past ten
years. Senator Stanford has lost about
twenty pounds in flesh, though lie ex-
poets before the cure is effected
he will succeed in increasing his
loss to at least thirty pounds. His
movements are much more rapid than for
merly, and he has no difficulty in taking
walks Of four miles twice in each day. He
He follows the Kissingen diet strictly and
intends to keep up his physical exercise,
and especially the walks during the balance
of his tour abroad. Mrs. Stanford has also
been greatly benefited, though the contin-
ued Iains in Bavaria for the five weeks
they were there had such a debilitating eff
feet on her brother, Harry Latbrop, that he
had to precede the party to the mountains.
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for the amendment as reported by the Com
mittee on Appropriations. The cost of
irrigation surveys had been placed, he said,
at S7,000,000. His own opinion was that if
it was to 60 on the cost would be nearer
S70,000,000. Under the construction given
to the act of 1888 by the Interior Depart
ment (and which construction he indorsed
as correcD lands had been withdrawn from
settlement, covering two-fifths of the area
of the United States, comprising 300, 600
square miles or $50 0OO, 900 acres. For what
and for how long were these lands with
drawn, in order that the Government might
have reservoir sites and canal sites marked
out for irrigation purposes? Nobody knew
how long 1t would take to carry out that
plan. He thought Congress made a great
mistake when it appropriated single dol
lar for irrigation surveys and the sooner it
retracted such action the better it would
be for the people.
Dawes, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the Indian Appropria-
tlon Bill carrying an appropriation of ST.
1881.
The discussion was resumed, and Platt
argued in support of the amendment and in
general defense of the desert land law,
swamp land law and other land laws of
the United States. He favored the repeal
OF the irrigation law and said its retention
meant that not single acre of public lands
affected by it would ever be entered by any
homestead settler, and charged that was the
object contemplated by the shrewd man
who drew up that provision in the Confer
ence Committee.
The discussion continued until o'clock,
when the Senate adj ourned without taking
any action on the pending amendment.
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BEHRING SEA NEGOTIATIONS.
a Belief That the Correspondence Will Not B.
Transmitted to CONGRESS

4 Belief That the Correspondence Will Not Be
Transmitted to Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-A California As
soeiated Press representative inquired at
the State Department this morning when
the Behring Sea correspondence would be
transmitted to Congress. Mr.. Blaine's sec
retary said 1t would not be ready for sew
eral days yet. Mr.. Dingley, member of
Congress from Maine, who probably takes
more interest in and is better posted about
the fishery disputes than any other member
Of Congress-, is Of the opinion that the
papers in the matter viii not be transmitted
to Congress at all. Mr.. Dingley said:
Hits resolution calling upon the State
Department for information as to the status
of the negotiations is so worded that the
State Department can with perfect pro-
priety decline to furnish the correspond
,ence if in the opinion of the Secretary of
State the divulgence of State secrets would
be detrimental TO the best interests of the
negotiating parties. The English authori-
ties refused to surrender the correspond
ence to the British Parliament, and our
State Department will in my opinion do
likewise. The Behring Sea negotiations,
which really were broken off some time
ago, have been resumed, and if the nrgo-
tiating parties viii not be disturbed, an
amicable settlement may be reached"
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RIVERS And HARBORS.
Report on the Work Done in Oregon and
Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The report of
Major Thomas II. Handbury, Corps Of En-
gineerS, in charge of the river and harbor
improvements in Oregon and Washington.
was received at the War Department to-
day, and il substance is as follows: Colum-
bia River, Oregon and Washington-The
plan of Improvement is to provide thirty
foot channel over the Columbia River Bar,
and this was commenced in 1884. Good
progress has been made, and of the SS62, 500
appropriated all but 81, 451 has been eX-
pended. 1t is estimated that it will require
81, 100000, Of which 100000 can be profit
ably expended during the next fiscal year.
1t is recommended that the latter amount
be appropriated.
Construction of canal at the Cascades,
Columbia River, Oregon-Ths work is pro-
gresSlng nicely, a portion OF it having been
finished. To date S1,442,5 800 has been ap-
propriated, of which all but S7653 90 has
been expended or contracted for. II is esti-
mated that it will cost 81, $50, 600 to COM
plete the projected work, and that S9On,o0O
Of this amount can Oe prOhtably expended
during the next year.
Columbia and Lower Willamette rivers,
below Portland, Oregon - This prof.
ect was to attain a navigable channel
twenty feet deep at low water from Port
land To the sea, being twelve miles of VIII
ldlHtllts hiNeI anu ulleIS-tlSNI OIL the Co.
lumOia. Tie work has progressed salts
factorily and 1.-THE required depth attained.
Since 1877, when the work began, S41, 600 30
has been expended. On July 1st the
amount available for the prosecution of the
work was S77S0 p. 1t is recommended that
100000 be appropriated for the next year,
as this can he prUtitably expended.
Improving Willamette River above Port
land-This plan provides for removing
snags and other obstacles IN order to make
easy navigation for light vessels from Port
land TO Eugene City, in all a distance of
1856 miles. Since 1873, when the work was
commenced, SlS4,5OO has been apprOpri-
ated, of which all but about $500 has been
expended. 1t is recommended that SD, coo
be appropriated for the next year, and that
it will require $4,000 annually thereafter
for expenses ana the maintenance of the
channel.
CowlitZ River, Washington-This project
calls for improvement by the removal of
obStructiOns from the river from its mouth
TO 800 miles above. About thirty miles Of
the work has been accomplished and SILL,
600 has been expended since the work be-
gan, in 1880. 1t is recommended that $4,000
be appropriated for the next year.
GauginG the waters of Columbia River,
OregOn-This work has been carried on
successfully and has been of great service
to pilots and others. a daily bulletin Is
displayed in Astoria showing tine stage of
the water and the ronghness of the bar An
appropriation of $500 is recommended for
tho npyt
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THE HOUSE.
Fruitless Efforts to Secure Quorum-Land
Grant Bill

Fruitless Efforts to Secure a Quorum-Land
Grant Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-After some pre-
liminary sparring over the approval of the
journal and the omission from the record of
yesterdays tilt between Cannon and Houk,
the House to-day went into Committee
of the Whole on the Land Grant Forfeit
ure Bill. After brief discussion the COM
mittee arose.
Sweeney of Iowa presented the confer
ence report on the bill authorizing the con-
struction of bridge across the Iowa River
at Wapello. Iowa.
On agreeing to the report, Rogers of
Arkansas raised the point of no quorum,
and a call Of the House was ordered. Only
142 members, less than quorum, re-
sponded.
On motion of Mckinley resolution was
adopted directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to
bring to the bar of the House such men,
bers as were absent without leave.
After waiting an hour and half for
quorum to appear, Breckinridge moved
that all leaves of absence be revoked.
Peters offered an amendment excepting
those members absent on account of i'll
ness. Lost.
Pending a vote on Breckinrdge's motion,
Bliss of Michigan moved an adjournment,
and the House adjourned.
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THE SUGAR DUTY.
Senator Frys's Reply to Secretary Blaiae's
Litter.

Senator Frye's ReDly TO Secretary Blaine's
tier.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Frye, in
reply to Secretary Blaine's letter, has writ
ten him, saying in part: "I assume your
views are contained in what is known as
the Hale amendment; that you know, for
instance, what the Latin Republics will re-
ceiye of ours free from duty in
compensation for free sugar. l as
sumo that the amendment was
the result OF a thorough investigation. The
difficulty about it is this: The amount of
sugar TO be received from those States
would be comparatively small. and the con-
sumers Of sugar would receive no benefit
from it. Your letter TO me extends this
idea of reciprocity to Cuba and Porto Rico.
! admit that if sugar is received from these
islands as well as from the Latin Repub-
lies the people would be benefited, and
sugar would be practically free, but will
Spain admit into those islands free from
duty the list of articles named in that
amendment. OF course we could enact
law more favorable to Spain than to the Re
publies. Do you know what Spain would
exchange for free sugar. and can you give
list of articles she would receive? The bet
ter way, probably, would be to make the list
she would receive the controlling one for
all these countries"
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT.
Strong Market for Bartlett Pears-Auction
Sales in Chicago and New York.

Strong Market for Bartlett Pears-Auction
Sales in Chicago and New York.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The agents Of the
California Fruit Union send word the mar
ket for California Bartlett pears is very
strong,
Agents of the California Fruit Union
auctioned to-day one car fruit: Bartlett
pears, So So to So 80; peach plums, So 55 !;
Purple Duane plums, So Is to So 40; Quack-
enbush pums, 81 so; German prunes,
81 So; Crawford and Hale early peaches,
So 20 to 81 Is; Royal aprcots, 81 80 to s5c.
Most Of the fruit was in poor order, eS-
pecally the peaches and apricots.
CHICAGO, July 16.-Porter Bros. sold five
carloads Of fruit to-day. Bartlett pears
brought 50 70 to So As; fancy French prnnes,
So 35, Tragedy prunes, So 10 to So %; WASH
ingt0n plums, half-crates, 81 75 to So; Pur-
pie Duane, boxes, So 20 10 So 75; Golden
Drop, S3 05; German prunes, So 40 to 81 60 /;
Crawford peaches. So 20 to SO 20; Hale's
early, 81 20 to 50 35; Foster, So 20 to 50 85;
grapes, 50 20 to So % part in very bad
0rder); Magnum Bonum plums, 81 60 to
So O5; apples 81 95; ST. Johns peaches,
small, 81 65 to So 10.
The Earle Fruit Company sold California
fruit as follows: Fontainbleau grapes,
SO 20 per half-crate; peach plums, So 95 |;
Hative, SO 30 to So So; peaches, Hale's
early. 81 70 to 50 35; aprieots, 81 40 to 81 65 /;
figs, 20 cents.
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CHINESE ATROCITIES.
Horrible Treatment Of The Soldiers on the Fc
mesa Expedition,

Horrible Treatment Of The Soldiers on the For
mesa Expedition.
CHICAGO. July 16.-Edwin Rexham, an
English resident of China, now in this city,
tells the folio wing story of the Chinese ex-
pedition against Formosa: At the ap-
proach of the Chinese army the Formosan
savages fed to the hills, and that ended the
campaign. General Chen Tai returned with
small body of selected troops by the
steamer, leaving the rest to get back as best
they could. Many marched overland, and
some were sent in freight-bOats with ra-
tions for one day. They were out eight
days, and some thirty or forty starved to
death and go to 800 died of fever. They
landed at the harbor of Auping, where the
most horrible scenes were enacted. Dying
men were strewn about the decks. The
Consul sent au appeal to Chen-Tai, who re-
sponded by sending grave-diggers. These
added to the horror of the situation. Ac-
cording to an old custom, when soldier dies
his officer draws burial expenses from the
Government, part of which goes to the dead
mans comrades. The burial money was an
incentive to the most horrible atrocities by
the grave-diggers. All the sick who were
supposed to be dying were hustled into cof-
fins, and buried before their bodies were
cold 1t is said that soldiers were seen fore
ing the lids of cOffinS down on feeble vic
tins who were pitlously crying for water.
The coffin lids were nailed fast, and the
living men hurried away to burial.
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CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
Customs Appraisers Confrmed-Debate on the
Sundrv Civil Bill

Customs Appraisers Conf med-Debate on the
sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Senate to-
day went into executive session for the pur-
pose of considering the nominations of five
appraisers of merchandise recently made
by the President under the Customs Ad-
ministratve Bill. The five General APP
praisers whose nominations were con-
frmed are Charles II. Ham of Illinois,
James A. Jewell of New York. George H.
Sharpe of New York, George G. Tichenor
of the District of Columbia and Joseph B.
Wilkinson of Louisiana.
PascO offered resolution, which was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions calling ON the Secretary of State for
information as to the arrest by the Spanish
authorities in Havana of A. j. DiaZ. an
American citizen and minister of the gospel.
Power offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for information as to the personnel
of the Geological Survey, its duties, COM
pensatlon, etc.
The resolution offered yesterday by Cul-
lom as to the TRANSFORMATION of goods in
bond between the Atlantic and Pacific ports
OF the United States over the Canadian Pa
cific was taken up.
Washburn offered an amendment extend
ing the scope of the inquiry to the Grand
Trunk. He intimated suspicion that the
object of the resolution was to make war
upon the Canadian Pacific.
Cullom disclaimed any such intention.
He accepted Washburn's amendment. The
resolution as amended was agreed to.
Teller introduced 6 bill giving pension
OF $1,000 a year to Mrs. Jessie Fremont.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
Sawyer introduced a bill to establish
limited postal telegraph service. Referred
to the Postotfice Committee.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business, and when the doors were re-
opened resumed consideration of the SUM-
dry Civil Appropriation Bill, and adopted
the pending amendment increasing the ap-
preparation for the surveying Of public
lands from $500, 900 to $500. 900.
The next amendment that provoked
discussion was the one increasing the item
for topographic surveys from 100000 to
100000 and adding these words: "One-
half OF which sum shall be expended west
OF the 10lst meridian; and so much OF the
act OF 1890, entitled An act making appro-
priations for the sundry civil expenses OF
the Government for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1889, as provides for the selection
and location Of reservoirs and canals upon
public lands, and the reservation of irriga-
BILE lands is hereby repealed; provided
that the reservoirs and canal sites hereto
fore located or selected shall remain segre-
gated and removed from entry or settle
ment, until otherwise provided by law"
SpO0ner announced his intention to vote
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PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Report of the First Assistant Postmaster
General for the Past Year.


General for the Past Year.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-A statement of
the operations of the Office of the First As
sistant Postmaster-G General for the fiscal
year, which ended June 80, 1890, shows the
total number of appointments to be 23.26l,
an average Of nearly 1000 per month, or 50
per day. Ofthis number, there were 4422
Postoffices established, 1924 discontin-
ued and 1879 changes made In names
and sites. In fourth-class Postoffices
there were 90j6 appointments on ac-
count of designations, $500 on account
OF removals, and 63S on account of the
death of Postmasters. In Preside ntial
offices there were 253 appointments on ac-
count of designations, $40 on account of the
expiration of commissions, 556 on account of
removals, 81 on account of the death Of
Postmasters and 133 on account of offices
becoming Presidential Offices. In all classes
about 1000 were made on the report of in
spectors The whole number of Postoffices
in operation, July l. 1890, was 62,400,
against 5S,99l in 1889. 1886 in 1883, 55,157
in 1887, ana 4002l i'll 1880. The increase
during the last year was the largest in the
history OF the country.
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MOBILES RULING.
A Decision Involving Portion Of the Site Of
Spokane Falls.


Spokane Falls.
WASHINGTON. July 16.-The Secretary
of the Interior to-day rendered decision
in the case of r. E. Spicer and others VS..
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
James n. Glover and others, interveners.
The case involves the status to sthe tract of
land In the odd-numbered section within
the primary limits of the company's grant,
upon which portion of the city of Spokane
Falls is located, and which tract is now
valued at more than SS,000,OO0. 1t is
claimed by Spicer that the land
was excepted from the company's
grant by reason of the Oc-
cupancy and claim of Spokane
Indian named Enoch, and on April r. 1890,
the Secretary directed hearing Upon
new evidence submitted by the inter-
venors the Secretary revoked the order
and dismissed the application Of Spicer and
Others for the reason that upon the whole
record now before him it conclusively ap-
pears that said Indian never severed his
tribal relations, and there is not sufficient
showing for an ordering hearing before the
local officers. This decision in effect con-
firms the railroad title as against the parties
claiming an adverse interest.