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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-12
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Oiscussion OF Election Bill by Wilson,
Frye and Daniel.


WAsHrNGToN Cry, Dec. lin the Senate Hale
offered a resolution, which was agreed to. in
strucfing the postofice committee to inquire into
the feasibility and advisablity of law for postal
savings banks IN connection with all eor certain
classes OF postofiiccs throughout the country.
The resolution offered yesterday for the daily
meeting OF the Senate at ii a. M, and n recess
from 70 SID p. m, was taken up. The discus
sion was kept up, amid considerable excitement
until clock, when IL went over without action
The elections bill was taken up. and Wilson
o. Iowa spoke In fayor of IL. The question
several states not only .he right OF the individual
citizen had been outraged, but the equality of
states In the matter OF representation fad been
With VOTE ~ ,e s ,s nna south Caroline
the House Of Representatives, while Iowa. with
voting population Of 1926, sent but eleven
believe that che peoe Of Msssspp and upd south nth
Carolina were as free to use the ballot as the
people OF Iowa. nor would the people be content
the use OF the ballot and until fairness aud good
faith were shown IN counting the same in every
state No more important subject commanded
the attention of the people.
Frye said the pending bill was not one.tenth
part stringent. IL In order TO secure the right
of the American citizen to freely cast his ballot
snd have II counted as cast it was necessary to
put bnTc,st behind every ballot he would do
20. tArss.;use and Kisses In the gallery, which
were promptly snppressedl
Uaniei commented on Frye's declaration, say
ing u was not the conception OF the republic
which Its founders had, and was not the concep-
tfon the American people had today.
After an executive session the Senate adj
tOurned
Nominations: Theodore Dawson. TO De chief
OF the bureau OF construction and repair aud
chief constructor OF the navy, with the relative
rank OF commodore.
Combinations. Romualdo PGchcco, of Cali
Iornin. minister to the Central American states !;
G. A. Dougherty, of Pennsylvania, secretary of
In hAxfs a
States attorney for the Northern district Of Cali
1cruia.
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Qualifications Appropriation and Def
cheney Bills Passed.

WARRINGTON CITY, Dec. l1.--After some I'M
important business the House went into com
mittee OF the whole on the Notifications appro-
priation bill The bill was agreed to without
discussion. ard the committee having risen, the
bill was passed, together with the bill appro.
prtating 10000 to meet the deficiency in the ap-
/. preparation for public printing and binding. IN
morton oi MckeEna, OF California, the Senate
bin arpropriating $4,000 to reimburse Charles
fciton, formerly assistant treasurer of the
Quilted States at San Francisco for losses In.
Cured In the payment OF forged checks, was
Taylor OF Ohio, from the committce ON Judi
ciAyy, called up and the House passed the bin
amending the revised statutes. The amendment
provides penalty for any person having Gus.
held who shall alter such returns or erase the
name Of any candidates from any ballot in bis
custody, or In any way alter or deface the same
with Intent to affect the result of such elec.
ton.
The law provides that the personal property
formerly belonging tn the Mormon church, but
which was forfeited BY congress and placed in
tho hands of n receiver, shah be placed i'm the
common school fund OF the territory OF Utoh,
tate held by the church, was called mp, but
without completing Its consideration the House
lsid aside unfinished business aud went into
committee of tho whole on bills reported by the
public land committee
The House we & into committee OF the whole
Gu bills from the public land committee Pay
sou called up the bill 70 Indemnity purchasers of
swamp lands 10 reimburse several states for
lands due them under the swamp lands act
After discussion the committee rose to close de-
bate, but Holman rsised the point OF no quorum
and the House adjourned.
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Russia's Siberian Railroad.

\ correspondent writes: 1.-THE con-
struction of this railway, which was first
suggested in 1887, has now been sane
toned. Owing TO financial reasons a con-
tinuous line of rail is for the present
abandoned, but uninterrupted commune
cation with the Paciac is to be estab-
lished by a combination of rail-
way and waterway in accordance with
the plans prepared by the Russian
ministry of communications. The route
laid down will be formed by the Central
Siberian railway, U,567 versts, or 1OS4
miles from Tomsk, over Mariinsk, Atch-
insk, konsk, Nishne- L dinsk, to Irkutsk
the Trans-Baikal railway q 600 versts, or
GO miles), from the eastern shore of Lake
Baikal, along the rivers Selenga, IDA and
Shilka, crossing the Jablonoi mount
aims at Tchita, to the town
of Stretensk, on the Shilka, and the
Ussuri railway (3S3 versts, or 253 miles).
from Vladivostock TO the Ussuri. Includ-
ing thirty-one versts twenty and one-half
miles, of branch railways, the total length
of the Siberian railway, as now agreed
upon, viii be 2,SSi versts, or i.a67ll miles.
The cost of the railway, including rolling
stock. is estimated at 100000 rubles
ISIS. 800, o00), which is at the rate of about
5000 per mile.
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DEMAND FOR DOUBLE STANDARD.
National silver Committee Issues an
Address on the Financial Crisis.

WAsHINSToN CITY, Dec. n.-The National
executive silver committee today issued an adj
dress u congress. The committee believes that
the present money stringency and breaking
down OF credit on both sides OF the Atlantic /.
mainly, II not entirely, due 10 the attempt &c
conduct the worlds growing business on the
narrowing basis OF gold the single money
standard and again appeals TO congress to delay
no longer the restitution OF silver 70 unlimited
use as money, with ali the rights OF coinage and
legal tender possessed by gold All attempts Il
relievs the present situation by increasing the
volume OF credit currency Oh multiplying credit
exredieut can sfiord but temporary RELIEF. With
the gold supply constantly diminishing, the
population increasing and business rapidly ex
banding, recurrence of the present situation
must come, forcing an adjustment oi prices and
buainess 10 the eyer-contracting scale OF single
gold standard What is needed is u broader
basis Of primary money, constant and adequate
IN supply Bi-metatlism must be re established
There has never been, aud is not likely 10 be in
the future, too much gold ana silver 10 supply
the worlds needs for money. supply for the
probable population OF The United states alone
we now have will require the production oi
metals as great as the entire production OF the
American continent since its discovery by Co
lumbus
With the free coinage OF silver the difference
between silver bullion aud silver coin must n
once disappear and end silver speculation; II
coin free OF cost at the rate IL. grains 90 the
dollar, then OF course there can be no difference
between the yasue OF given weight OF silver IN
bullion or coin.
The committee believes that the fear tha;
free coinage would destroy the purity OF gold O.
silver on our ratio OF Is TO not well founded
ssCertaiuiy this cannot take place and continue
permanently until enough silver is coined q
troyfde us with our full distributiye share OF
the worlds money independently Of gold oui
share at present. is 81 sec no,o0o, Of which al
least $3.50 6tD 900 is gold. silver enough must bs
coined then 20 give us a full 81 10000 200. be
sides cold enough 10 take the place OF retired
hank notes. and TO supply the requirements Of
our increasing population ana siuw y. i indus
money will tend In the same degree 10 displacs
gold that silver will
(which, then, Is best, metallic money constant
In supply seif.regulating, and that needs no ~
demption. or additional credit money to b
sometime redeemed in gold that becomes con
SANITY dearcr as demands upon IL increase,
The peopie demand that their constitutional
right to have recourse 10 both gold ana silver
for ,nanay Ia restored TO them.
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Saved by His Pipe.

Philip B. Stewart is son of Ex-Governor
Stewart, of Vermont, a graduate of Yale,
and was captain of the Yale baseball
nine in 1886. He passed through Chicago
today on his way East. While on a
Southern Pacific train, near Salem, Or,
be felt a desire TO smoke, left his
berth and went into the smoking
compartment of the parlor car. He had
not been there i've minutes before the train
jumped the track on a trestle. fell down
into ravine and carried 500 feet of trestle
with il. A man who was sitting in Stew
arts berth was instantly killed Out of
sixteen people in the car only Stewart and
one other man were able TO get out of the
wreck without help. The only injury he
crrsh caused him TO bite nearly
through his pipe stem. About twenty
minutes afterWard he realized that he had
the stem still between his teeth. They
were tasty wedged into it. He saws he
would have been killed if he hadn't been a
smoker, and that he would have bitten his
tongue if he had been smoking cigar in
stead of a pine.
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RECIpRoCITYTH THE sTEPPING-sToNE
Erastus Wiman Paving the Way for An
nexation of Canada.

NEW YORK, Dec. u.-[SpeciaL l-Erastus Wi
man win not accept any of the several seats
which have been rendered him In the Canadian
parliament. He says he believes that he can ac-
conplish more for his native country in the
United States by molding public opinion in
favor of reciprocity, and reciprocity, Mr.. Wyman
thinks, is the stepping-stone to the ultimate an
nexation OF Canada by the United States.
Mr.. Niman was asked today, "Why is 1t that
there seems to be any doubt upon the part of the
Canadian people, about accepting reciprocity
with the United States, ii it We're offered to
them? Are not the advantages so stupendous to
Canada as TO make it commercial suicide not to
accept"
unrestricted reciprocity with the United
States" Wimsn replied, ''means that Canada
shall admit American manufactures free of
duty, at the same time exacting duty on Eng
lish goods. The result is. therefore. disorim-
ination against the mother country which
loyal Britishers find il very difficult
to agree to. Sentiment controls the popular
verdict, but policy and profit point to a conclu-
sion favorable to reciprocity. Freedom from
European domination would be secured by an
offer of reciprocity on behalf of the United
States that nothing else would secure
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TALK AGAINST TIME.
Democratic Scheme to Kill the
Elections Bill.
PLAN a NEvER-EnoIne DEBATE.
Two Appropriation bills Passed in the
Unconstitutional silver Committee
Issues an Address.

CHICAGO, Dec 11.-lSpeciai 1.-The Inter Ocscns
washington special says: The Democratic sen.
ators are more firmly resolved than ever to talk
the elections bin TO death Mr. German
Is manager Of the debate on the Demo
cratic side. He is provided with
the list OF the Democratic senator's who wish TO
SPEAK iwenty-six Democrats have already
entered their names on the list. Senator
Morgan has asked for the entire week,
and those who remember his four days
speech on the fisheries do not doubt his ability
TO occupy week OF the ordinary session Of the
Senate. Senator George has indicated his readi-
ness 10 speak four days in install
ments The aggregate OF time which the
Democratic senator's have asked for debate ex-
cecds BY two weeks the time still left of the
present session Of congress. It becomes clearer
every day that there is but one course
open to the Republicans n thew wish to
accomplish their purpose, and that In the drastic
policy OF changing the rules. That can only be
accomplished by tactics similar to those which
Speaker Reed had recourse TO when the new
rules Of the House were adopted
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JOURNEY OF RUSSIAN ROYALTY,
The Cars Sons VIII Reach the Pacific
Coast Early i'm The Spring,

New YORK. Dec. 4-GSpecial. before many
months the Pacific coast viii be called upon to
entertain two royal personsges of distinction.
They are Nicholas AlexRndroyiteh, ezaroyitch
and grand duke and hereditary ottoman of all
the Cossacks, and his brother George Alexandra
witch. grand duke of the Russian empire. They
are timed to arrive during the early spring
the royal party travelling East by way OF
India. After visiting the points of Interest on
the Pacific slope, the sons Of royalty who will
be under the guidance of trusted officers of the
ears staff viii travel by special train across the
American continent. stopping off at such prin-
cipal points rs Chicago and Niagara Falls
From Niagara the czaroyitch and his brother
will come straight to New York and. after n
short stay. will take passage in Russian feet
ordered here 10 meet them The Russian
squadron will comprise one OF the finest cruiser
fleets possible for Russia to muster The fleet
has already been ordered to hold itself in readi-
mess, and will reach New York so rs to be in
port for at least fortnight prior to the arrival
of the royal party.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Peninsular & Oriental Mail steamer Ne
paul. which went ashore on Plymouth break
water Wednesday night, will prove total loss
Ardell, the man shot at Cloverdale Cal, by
Worth, the son of respectable and well-to-do
farmer, died Thursday morning. Worth, who
was admitted to bail in the sum of 5000, cannot
be found.
Maurie Hagerty, a 16-year-old servant girl of
San Francisco, died Thursday of burns received
from careless handling OF a gasoline stove.
Henry b. Blue. clerk employed BY Thomas
II. Perkins 4 Co., Boston, stock brokers, has
been arrested, charged with embezzlement of
$1,000.
D. F. Shaw, the inventor of seamless stock
ings, is dead. at Lowell, Mass.
Dan Williams, an aged negro, was lynched
near Quincy, Fla, Wednesday night BY mob of
his own race He was suspected of incendiar-
ism.
Temperature at a. m. Thursday: Chicago Sc,
Cincinnati TO- ST. Louis IS, Winnipeg g.
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TO AID THE CASCADE LOCKS.
Senator Mitchell Mentions the wheat
Blockade i'm Urging an Augmentation.

wAsHISGToS CITY, Dec. 11.-ispeciai. l-sena-
tor Mitchell this morning presented a memorial
from the Board OF Trade at The Dalles Oregon,
asking appropriations at once to construct the
locks at the Cascades in the Columbia. Senator
Mitchell, in presenting this, made a statement
OF the pressing necessity for the improyeneutsto
relieve the commerce OF Oregon and Washing
ton. He said that there X now serious block
ado OF wheat which il causing great trouble in
blockade exists because the railroads are not
able TO haul all the wheel which the producers
want To ship II is imperative, he said, that
something be done
bin carrying an appropriation TO begin this
Improvement is now on the Senate calendar and
Senators Dolph and Mitchell say that they will
call II up at the earliest opportunity.
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WASHINGTON LAND DECISIONS.
Stewart, of Seattle District, May Make
Good His Claim.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec l1.-tSpecial. Among
the decisions made by Secretary Noble today was
one by which Stewart, OF the Seattle land dis
trict. is given permission to make good his claim
to Il tract alleged to have been included in the
Northern Pacific railway withdrawal by PROV
ing the qualification OF the original location
The secretary affirmed the decision of the gen.
ernl land office, DENYING the application of John
ana Ernest A. Robbins to enter certain land in
the North Yakima district, Wash. He holds that
II was withdrawn in 1878 for the Northern Pa
cifc. The applicants bold that the Northern
n Il hsd sh g,e,t III III Wv s sn,
by the withdrawal OF 1873. These were after
wards relinqnisbed. The secretary says these
lands were withdrawn in 1873 and as they are
within the limit on filing definite location in
1871, the Nompanv may still claim them.
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DUE TO CLASS LEGISLATION.
London 'sTimes'' on the American Crisis
The Farmers Folly.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Times says: The whole
monetary system of the United States is in a
muddle. This condition of things is due to the
piecemeal legislation by unprincipled legisla-
tors. Unfortunately, instead of there being
signs of an amendment, it looks likely that
further attempts will be made to legislate in
favor of particular classes. The most ominous
of these attempts is the demand of the Farmers
Alliance for more currency, and that national
banks be compelled to lend money on security
OF real estate. If the latter demand is ever
granted America will be launched on the dan
gerous path which the Argentine Republic has
trod. The present crisis is of an ordinary char
acter, but has been made worse by foolish mon
etary arrangements. The only safe cure for ii is
Humiliation.
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MARINE BOARD OF ADVANCEMENT.
Who Are to Compose It--Its Jurisdic-
ton Extensive.

WAsHISGToN CITY, Dec. 11.-ISpecial. l-Secre
tary Window today sent to the Senate the draft
of bill embodying various proposed laws for
the government of the merchant marine. This
was In response to the joint resolution suggest
ing marine board Of advancement. The draft
provides for board consisting of one assistant
secretary OF the treasury, the chairman of the
lighthouse board, the supervising inspector of
steam vessels, the surgeon general of the marine
hospital, the commissioner OF navigation, the
superintendent of the coast and geodetic sur
yeys and the chief photographer OF the navy.
This board is to have entire supervision OF all
laws governing the merchant marine, aud viii
collect aud publish Tor distribution ali mari
time information. 1t will also report to the see
rotary all the recommendations il can suggest
for the relief of the service
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BUSINESS FAILURES.
BUSINESS EAILChESs
venable & Heyman, OF New York, Assign
with $500, 900 Liabilities.

BosToS, Dec 1.-THE Bay State Lasting Ma
chine Company has failed for $4,000.
NEW YORK, Dec u.-Nenabie & Heyman,
wholesale liquor dealers, assigned today, giving
preferences of over $4,000. Their liabilities are
estimated at from 10000 to 100000.
Henry Seibert, tobacco commission mer-
chant has suspended, with liabilities of $50 600,
assets about the same.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. u--Assignee Miller, of
Barker Bros 4 Co, states that the most import
ant creditors OF the suspended firm have given a
years extension in which 70 meet the indebted
ness II is believed that the hrm viii resume
soon
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE Bessemer
Rolling Mill today went into the hands OF re-
ceiver in temporary arrangement he trouble
was caused by the recent failure of the United
States Rolling stock Company.
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wATERsPOUTs AND SNOW STORMS.
The Wyoming Has Unusually Perilous
Trim Across the Atlantic.

NEW YORK, Dec. u-Ispecial. 1.-The Gufon
Line steamship Wyoming reached her pier in
North river this morning, after an eventful trip
from Liverpool During the entire passage the
craft met with unusually heavy gales, and ran
into half dozen snow squalls. On De-
eember 2, an immense waterspout suddenly APP
and a-half miles away and travelling from north.
west TO southeast In order TO clear the spout
il was necessary to slightly alter the course OF
the vessel. The spout arose several hundred
feet. The boat had hardly cleared this one when
another appeared FIVE miles away on the star
board beam. This one was 500 feet high. A few
days later the Wyoming passed piece of sub
merged wreck, which is supposed to have been
part OF vessels bottom.
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SHREwD SWINDLER MILLER.
He Hoodwinked New York Detectives
and Sent Away stolen Money.


NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE celebrated Miller
case was revived in u sensational manner TODAY
when the fact came to light that United States
Marshal jscohus met and conyersed
with William Wadsworth Miller. formerly of
Chicago, the embeszling member OF the defunct
banking firm of II. Field e. ca.
on the evening of October 10 last on the French
line steamer la Burgogne. Mr.. Miller's counsel.
eX-Congressnan Adams, was also on hand to
meet the runaway banker. The fugitive. his
sou aud the lawyers, according TO Lawyer Town.
send. then drove 70 hotel where Mrs. Miller
transferred to her husband $4,000 of the en-
bezzied money.
The father and son arrived in the country
under the fictitious names of Wilson Adams ST
and Wilson Adams. ir. They stopped AZ the
West End hotel and were in active consultation
with Mrs. Millers lawyers regarding her case
In the meantime the lawyers in the.
civil cases had engaged desec,
tiyes 20 ascertain the whereahouts
OF the stolen treasure. The Nillers
alias Adams, heard Of these steps and. after
first sending the money out OF the country to
Cuba, they hoodwinked the detectives BY having
number of empty iron bound boxes sent to the
syracuse Safe Deposit vaults in this city The
trick served TO blind the detectives until the
proceedings before Commissioner Shields de-
eided in favor oi Mrs. Miller.
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EXPENDITURES FOR PENSIONS.
They VIII Not Be SO Great Under the
New Act as Anticipated.

WASHINGTON CRY, Dec. u.--Morrill, chair
man OF the House committee On invalid PEN
sions, today received note from the pension
commissioner. who had Just concluded examin-
ntions OF claims recorded under the new act,
showing l7l,946 original invalid claims, $3.50
original widows claims and 29S 80 claims filed
by old claimants. his gives only about 227 90
new claims filed under the late Law. Morrill, re-
CARDS this statement as evidence that the ex-
pcnditure for pensions under the new act will
be much less than anticipated.
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IMPORTANT DECISION By GRESHAM
Interstate Commerce Law Firmly Estab-
1tshed-wttnesses Must Testify.

CHICAGO. Dec. ii--Judge Gresham this morn
Ing decided the petition for habeas corpus pre-
scntcd on behalf OF Charles Counseiman, the
Ronrd of Trade man., and James {. Peasley,
,ressurer of the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
Railroed compsny, and upheld in both cases
the orders of the district court sdiudgiug them
ia contempt. that they should De hned ana I'm,
prisoued and authorized that Counseiinan and
Prasley he remanded To the marshal.
The attorneys for the petitioners VIII appeal
10 fhe United states supreme eonrt- IN lis de-
si.son In5ge t;rcsham nnds that Counselman
can Ia ,nssss - testify before the grand jury be-
causc be Is iully protected against punishment
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A Drug Discovered That EhectuaIiy
Wards Oh the Disease.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. Il.fn the annual re-
port al the bureau OF ANNA. industry it is said
that with the ultimate object in view Of diseov-
ertng method of preventing diseases of swine,
the bureau endeavored 10 produce artficially
drug which would have the same composition
and effect the bacilli produce These re-
searches have been In the main successful, and
the report claims that u substance has been pro
dueed which not only resembles the bacilli pro-
duet OF the hog cholera germ In composition,
but which has quite the same power OF confer
ring immunity from disease.