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Further Testimony in the Silver
Pool Investigation.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST
SENATOR CAMERON.
Change in the Sailing Dates of Steam
ers Carrying Australian Mails From
San Francisco-The Railroad Presi-
dents Agreement to be Inquired
Into by a Congressional Committee.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-David r. Lit
tier, of Illinois, who was mentioned as
the agent of Senator Cameron in the pur-
chase of silver bullion, appeared before
the Silver Pool Investigating Committee
to-day.
After relating how he had bought and
sold between SAC, 900 and $4,000 worth of
silver early in the summer, before any
legislation on the matter was had, Littler
was asked if he had purchased any for
Senator Cameron.
Littler said he bought SAC, 900 or $4,000
worth of silver for himself, and few
weeks later 100000 worth for Senator
Cameron. Both transactions were prior
to final action on the silver legislation.
| Littler said he wished to characterize in
most unequivocal terms the general state
ment that he had been connected with
silver pool looking to the influence of
| legislation as an unqualified lie.
| When asked about the reputation of
| Owenby, who had been mentioned in
| connection with the alleged silver pool,
| he said that Owenby seemed clever fell
| low, but he would think better of him
when he got back the money he had
| loaned Owenby.
silver pool; he never asked any one in
Congress to vote for silver legislation,
and he went into the speculation without
the solicitation of any one. AS near as he
could remember, he made more than
eight and less than six hundred dollars in
| the transaction. Cameron made between
thousand and fifteen hundred. No Repre-
| sentative, Senator or other government
officer ever told witness that he was in
terested in silver.
The attention of witness being directed
to the testimony of Vest, he said he had
talked with Vest exactly as with Cam
eron and others.
Being asked for the names of the others,
| the witness could not remember, and
turning toward Representative Rowell,
said: Perhaps with Captain Rowell as
well as with Illinois friends" He did
not mean that he recalled talking with
Rowell, and used the name only because
that was as likely as talking with any
one.
Littler further said he never offered any
one any inducements whatever except to
express an opinion that there would be
an advance in silver.
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AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
Change Made in the Sailing Days From
San francisco.

Change Made in the Sailing Days From
San francisco.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The following
has been issued from the Postoffice De-
partment regarding change in the Brit
ish-Australian mail schedule:
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTEND-)
ENT OF THE RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January %, 1891
This Office has been advised that the sailing
day of the steamers carrying the British-Aus-
tralian mails from Liverpool to New York for
dispatch from San Francisco has been changed
to connect with the Australian steamer sailing
from San Francisco on Thursday, February
9th, and every twenty-eight days thereafter.
BY this change of schedule the sailing day
from San Francisco, commencing the 5th
proximo, will be Thurday. instead of Satur-
day, as hitherto. The Australian mails from
New York for dispatch from San Francisco
will leave New York on the Saturday previous
to the sailing day from San Francisco. The
BritiSh-AuStralian mails arriving at New
York should be dispatched thence by the first
available through train after arrival, to reach
San Francisco in the shortest possible time.
Division Superintendents will please take
notice of the above, and give their special at
tention to the movements of the mails, in
order that transit between New York and San
Francisco may be attended with the utmost
dispatch. JAMES WHITE,
General Superintendent.
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Canadian Indians Planning for a
General Massacre.
THE STRIKE ON THE ERIE ROAD NOT
YET SETTLED.
Narrow Escape of Two Hundred Min
ers From Smothering in a Burning
Mine-Favorabfe In Iications for the
Return of Ingalls, to the United
States Senate From Kansas.
Special to the REcoRD-USroS.


PINE RIDGE, Jan. 23.-In accordance
with the amended orders issued to-day
regarding the departure of troops, the
Eighth Cavalry was marched to Fort
Meade. The Seventh Cavalry and also
Capron's battery were started for Rush
vile. The Ninth Cavalry's winter camp
will be pitched on the Rushville road,
about six miles from the agency. a
company of scouts is to be organized
from among the Indian police, whose
terms of enlistment expired yesterday.
They will be sent to Fort Mckinney
under command of an officer of the Sixth
Cavalry
Captain Baldwin, inspector of small
arms practice, Division of the Missouri
and member of General Miles staff, is
very sick, as are also number of officers
and men, with severe cold and rheuma-
tlSm.
About 40 ofthe hostile Brules have re-
turned to Rosebud, but many of the
others do not want to go back, and con-
ference will be held tomorrow.
SCHEME ON FOOT FOR GENERAL
MASSACRE.
OTTAWA, Jan. 23.-The Indian Agent
of the Blackfoot reservation writes under
given him by Blackfoot, who has just
returned from the Blood Reserve, that
two runners arrived there to find out if,
IN case there was general uprising, the
BloodS would assist the Dakota Indians,
or, in case of defeat, the Indians there
could depend upon them for assistance
One runner was Running Martin, for
merly a scout at Fort Assinaboine. After
g council he returned to South Piegans
telling the Bloods that if the agent ques-
toned them to say that they We're per-
fectly satisfied, and in the meantime to
sell their horses and lay in a good stock
OF ammunition, and if everything turned
out as they expected in the United States,
word would be sent, when they were to
meet for general massacre, the place of
meeting to be near Fort Walsh
Upon receipt of this information the
Department took prompt steps to quell
any demonstration, and if any runners
from the United States do cross the
boundary they viii be promptly arrested.
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THE PRESIDENTS, AGREEMENT.
1t Will be Investigated by a Congress
SionaI Committee.

Tt Will be Investigated by Congress
Sional Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Committee
on Railroads of the House held an extra
session to-day to consider the resolution
submitted four days ago by Anderson of
Kansas, which directs the Interstate Com
merce Commission to inquire into the
nature of the organization recently
formed by the Presidents of some West
ern railroads.
The resolution directs the Commission
not only to find out the extent of the or
ganlzation, but to report whether or not
the existing law relating to combines
reaches far enough to protect the people
against any increased freight rates.
The hearing before the committee this
morning was quite interesting. 1t called
out number of railroad attorneys and
others interested.
Anderson addressed the committee for
an hour, saying that in urging favora-
bic report he was doing all in his power
to protect the people in the great region
west of Chicago and st. Louis from undue
railroad burdens. He was safe in saying
that the organization had not been formed
to benefit the people. 1t had been formed
to benefit the members of the organiza-
ton, and upon the statement of Jaw
Gould that it was intended to increase the
earnings, was matter in which one
third of the people in the United States
were interested directly or indirectly, and
many of those interested were pioneers,
who were not able to protect themselves,
and not able to bear the new heavy bur-
den.
The speech was a most earnest appeal
for q favorable report.
The committee decided to report favor
ably, after short consultation. The re-
port will be submitted to the House
possibly tomorrow, and it is estimated
by some of the most conservative that it
will be passed in that body in response to
the general uprising and agitation against
railroad DoolS
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NEW PARTY.
The Farmers Alliance and Labor Or.
ganizations Join Hands.

The Farmers Alliance and Labor Or
CARNATIONS Join Hands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Farmers
Alliance and labor organizations dele
gates in conference here to-day adopted
and agreed upon resolutions as basis of
action under the proposed confederation.
The resolutions call for the abolition of
national banks as banks of issue, and de-
mand the issuance of legal tender Treas
ury notes sufficient in volume to meet
the needs of the business of the country
without especial advantage to any class or
calling; favor Governments loan to the
people at per cent. interest upon nom
perishable products, and also upon real
estate; demand the free coinage of silver,
the prohibition of alien ownership of
land, a graduated income tax, the
national control and supervision, and
if this will not remove the existing
abuses, then governmental ownership of
the telegraph and railroads; the election
OF Senators by direct vote of the people;
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HARBOR LINES.

Cases Involving a Vast Amount of
Money Decided at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Jan. 23.-The celebrated Seat
tie harbor line eases, involving over $751;
100000 worth of property, were decided
in the Superior Court here to-day.
The State Constitution provides for a
Harbor Commission, to be appointed by
the Governor, to locate and establish har-
Dor lines in the cities fronting on tho
navigable waters of the State. The lines
located included numerous wharves,
mills, factories, railways and other prop
erty built on trestle and piles along the
shores of Elliott Bay, in the city limits of
Seattle.
A number of writs of prohibition We're
sworn out in the Superior Court to pre-
vent the commission from establishing
the harbor lines located.
AttorneyG General Jones, in behalf of
the State, moved. to quash the writs of
prohibition in order to enable the Com
missioners to complete their work.
The Court to-day denied the motion to
quash the writS, and the case now goes to
the Supreme Court.
Among the plaintiffs in these cases is
Henry Yesler, one of the pioneers who
homesteaded the land on which the bust
ness center of Seattle now stands. The
Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Rail
ways are also plaintiffs in these cases.
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SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
San Diego's Ex-County Clerk Placed
Under Arrest

San Diego's Ex-County Clerk Placed
Under Arrest.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23.-According to in
structions from the Board of Supervisors
few days ago, the District Attorney this
afternoon began proceedings in Justice
Sloane's Court against M. d. Hamilton,
ex-County Clerk of San Diego, whose ac-
counts were nearly 5000 short when he
turned over the Office to his successor on
the 1st instant. The matter had been
kept quiet for two weeks to allow Mr..
Hamilton to refund the money and avoid
scandal, but he has been unable to raise
it, and warrant was to-day issued for
his arrest.
Immediately after the service of the
warrant Mr.. Hamilton appeared in court
and asked that he be allowed to go upon
his own recognizance. This was refused,
and Judge Sloane fixed his bonds at
$1,000.
The defendant declined to make any
effort to secure bondsmen, and was inn
prisoned in the city jail to await trial.
His official bondsmen are perfectly re-
ponsible, and the county will lose
nothing.
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COAST CHRONICLES.
A Stage Coach Struck by a Train
at Marysville.
AN EX-COUNTY CLERK ARRESTED
AT SAN DIEGO.
Participants of an Oregon Church Riot
Held to Answer Before tho Grand
Jury-The Cruiser San Francisco to
Make Her Final Trial Trip the Com
ing Week.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
MARYsvILLE, Jan. 23.-An accident
took place this morning in which several
persons barely escaped death. AS the
north-bound freight left the depot, about
O'Clock, it struck the Downieville stage,
containing five passengers. The stage
was demolished and the occupants thrown
thirty feet.
Mrs. p. p. Carter was badly bruised
about the head and limbs, but her three
months-old baby was uninjured. Z. J.
Meyer of Downieville received long
cash on the forehead and other injuries,
which may prove serious. The other
passengers were considerably bruised.
1t was so dark that the engineer claims
he could not see the stage. The passen-
gers say the bell was not ringing, and
charge the engineer with the responsible
ity of the accident. Dave Quadlin, the
driver, did not see the train till the horses
were across the track. He got another
wagon and went on to Downieville.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Bill to Open Certain Portions of the
Cherokee Outlet.

Bill to Open Certain Portions of the
Cherokee Outlet.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Representative
Perkins, from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, to-day reported the bill to open
to settlement certain portions of the
Cherokee outlet.
The bill as amended provides that a
fair settlement be made with the Cherokee
tribe, the lands to become part of Okla
homa.
A delegation of Grand Army people,
headed by Commander Veazey, was be-
fore the House Invalid Pensions Com
mittee to-day, in behalf Of the bill pro-
viding for service pension for the bene-
tit OF q large class of soldiers, aygregating q
possibly 100000, whose eases have not
been reached by the Act of June last.
The President has appointed the Conn
missioners to test the coinage mints for
the calendar year, 1891. Among them are
Congressman Thomas III. Carter, Frank
A. Leach OF Oakland, CAL, G. r. Melten
of Helena, Mont, and G. w. Moore OF
Boise CITY Mont
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SAD STORY.
Count Szirmoy's Daughter Leading a
Life OF Shame.

Count Szfrmoy's Daughter Leading a
Life OF Shame.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Count Szirmoy's
search for his missing daughter, briefly
mentioned in yesterdays dispatches, re-
suited in the disclosure of sad story.
The girl was, brought to New York by
a cast-of mistress of the Count, and soon
entered upon a life of degradation, in
which she descended to the lowest depths.
1t is now learned that the Count is dis
heartened over the story of his daughters
shame.
Deputy United States Marshal Bern
hard, who made search for the girl at
the solicitation of the Austro- Hungarian
Legation, says some time ago she was
legally married to Joseph Mouderer, a
journeyman barber of Jersey City, but
soon left him for her old life. She has
been found again, however, and Bern
hard has hopes yet of reconciling the
father to taking her back.
Count Szirmoy is Privy Chamberlain
of Emperor Franz josef, and his family
is one of the most eminent of the Hunga-
rian nobility
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SCOTLAND RAILWAY STRIKE.
The Board OF Trade Cannot Interfere
in the Matter.

The Board OF Trade Cannot Interfere
in the Matter.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, President of the Board OF Trade,
stated that the board could not interfere
with the railway strike in Scotland, al
though the troubles resulted in partial
suspension of traffic.
Charming, Advanced Liberal, made a
motion that the excessive hours of labor
OF railway servants was grave injustice
to the men and constant source of dam
ger to the public, and the Board of Trade
should be empowered to direct limita-
ton of the working hours.
The Attorney-General replied to How
orth's inquiry as to parliamentary can
didate promising to employ unionists
when he had been employing non
unionists. The Attorney-General said
that if such a promise was made in order
to influence voters, it was certainly a
breach of the Corrupt Practices Act.
Hicks-Beach advised Charming to with.
draw his motion.
Harcourt said the Government practi-
cally admitted that the men employed on
the railways were overworked.
Channing's motion was rejected-141 to
124
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LABOR TROUBLES.
The Strike on the Chicago and Fri
Still Continues.

The Strike on the Chicago and Erie
Still Continues.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Up to a late hour
tonight General Manager Tucker, of the
Chicago and Erie, was still anxiously
awaiting developments regarding the ac-
ton Of the committee of the Order of
Railway Conductors, which waited upon
him this morning. He said their confer
ence was satisfactory. They agreed to
waive the demand for the reinstatement
OF Scout. The men had gathered an idea
that all members of labor unions were to
be discharged, but Tucker assured them
that such was not the case, and they went
back to Huntington 10 hold conference,
which is still in session.
A dispatch from Huntington late to-
night says that the employees of nearly
every department of the system sympa-
thiZe with the strikers, and have formed
a federation to uphold them
The result OF the conference will prob
ably not be known until tomorrow.
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Guilty of MansIaughter.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 23.--The trial of Jose
Baros, for the murder Of Joaquin Yttiri-
aga, at New Almaden, ended this evening
with verdict of manslaughter.
The crime was committed last October.
Yturiaga went to saloon where Baros
was drinking and asked for the return of
a dollar loaned him several days before
A quarrel ensued and Yturiaga walked
out, closely followed by Baros. When
the latter reached the door he fired three
shots, all of which took effect, and re-
suited in the death of Yturiaga.
The defense was that Baros was in
deadly fear of his life.
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CHURCH RIOT.
Six Participants Held to Await Action
by the Grand Jury.

Six Participants Held to Await Action
by the Grand Jury.
ALBANY Orr, Jan. 23.-The six men
arrested for participating in the recent
Evangelical Church riot at Sweet Home,
were to-day bound over to await the ac-
ton of the Grand Jury on charge of
riot. The defendants are Rev. III. l. Bit
ner, Presiding Elder of the Bowman fac
ton of the church; Rev. G. A. McElroy,
George Slaven, Rudolph Spring, Samuel
Nothinger, ST., and Samuel Nothinger,
Jr. All gave bail.
1t was shown that the church door was
barred and guarded by the trustees of the
church. Rev. Bittner and his followers
procured q stout pole and broke in the
door. Threats of bloodshed were made
The riot grew out of rupture in the
Evangelical Church over the possession
of the church property
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day. The Board of Inspectors, consisting
of Commodore Irwin, Captain Kempf,
Chief Constructor Feister and other Off
final success of the trial there is no doubt,
the contractors and naval officers having
full confidence in the power of the en-.
gines to satisfy the full requirements of
the Navy Department.
The cruiser will be absent at least three
days, and upon her return to port she will
proceed to Mare Island to complete her
fittings.
1t is fully expected by the officers that
the San Francisco will be ordered with
out delay to the coast of Chile to protect
American interests.
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BRIEF NOTES.

Alfred Spooner, of Michigan Bar, killed
large .'bob-tair' wild cat few days ago
in a tree. Its weight was eighteen pounds.
The case of Silas Chance, charged with
having assaulted A. Nevis, with intent to
commit murder, was continued by Su-
perior Judge Van Fleet yesterday until
Monday.
In the Bee "boycottn case yesterday
the demurrer of the defendants to the
original complaint was submitted with
out argument, and. by agreement, over
ruled bv Judge Catlin.
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Prohibition Against American Pork.

BERLIN, Jan. pa motion for the re-
peal of 1.-THE prohibition of the i'm
portation of American pork was de-
feated in the Reichstag to-day by l33 to
103, after an extended debate, during
which Minister Won Boettiochen said the
recent case of trichinosis at Cologne was
attributed to American pork smuggled in
from Holland. The Americans, he said,
had a system of meat inspection in their
towns only, although they themselves
tie importation. Herren Marquadson
National LiberaD and Bebel (SociaIist)
both favored the repeal of the prohibition.
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Justifiable Homicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-On the Goth
inst. George w. Cushing, aged 20, shot
and instantly killed Dennis Driscoll, his
friend, in the residence of Gushing. The
evidence showed that Driscoll had in
yaded the house in drunken condition,
and after using very foul language in the
presence of Mrs. Gushing, assaulted
Gushing, who then shot him. Last even
ing the jury found that the shooting was
justifiable, as Gushing fired in defense of
his mother and his home,
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floods In New York.

TRIBES HILL On. Y }. Jan. 23.-As a re-
suit Of the ice gorge the Mohawk River
st Fort Hunter oyerflowed its banks this
afternoon, and those residing along its
banks were driven from their homes.
The water is still rising and there is
much excitement. At Mill Point the
water is up to the second story of some
dwellings,
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smaT-Pox at Eureka.

EUREKA, Jan. 23.-Nelson Morrison
and his young son arrived here ten days
ago from Chicago. Two days afterward
the child was taken sick, but no doctor
was summoned, and it was not until to-
day that the Board OF Health discovered
that it was case of smallpox. Many
people have been exposed, and consider
able alarm prevails.
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Field Trials Ended.

BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 2Ss.-The field trials
ended to-day and everybody is satis-
fed. The proprietor of the Southern
Hotel gave the visitors a banquet to-
night. A few left to-day. The greater
part, however, will remain until Sunday
10 hunt.
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Two Firemen KilIed.

BUFFALO, Jan. 23.-Warner Brothers
building, on Terrace and Pearl streets,
occupied by Warner Bros, Darling d
Scholes, Zingstein d Harris, and Marcus
q Sons, was destroyed by fire tonight;
the losses aggregate 100000 For a time
the whole block was threatened. After
the fire was gotten under control, one of
the walls fell out, killing firemen Adam
FISHER and Robert Snider, and painfully
lnJuring several others.
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His Request Fulfilled.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.-Dr. Charles F.
Heuser, prominent physician, died ON
Wednesday. In accordance with the
s6pulaions ofhis will, his heartl was cut
out yesterday, then restored to its place
and the body crenlated.
Two years ago, after his wife died,
Heuser, with his own hand, ran knife
into her heart and opened the veins to
years, for a like reason, all his relatives
have been treated in the same manner
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CHILE REVOLUTION.
The Insurgents Masters of the Situa-
ton.


ton.
LONDON, Jan. PA dispatch from
Buenos Ayres states that information has
been received from Chile to the effect that
Valparaiso, Iquiqui, Coquimbo and Plea
continue in state of blockade. The in
surgents are the masters of the situation.
They have seized Tarapaca and sacked
all the stores containing, or supposed to
contain, arms and ammunition in Val
paraiSo.
The general opinion throughout Chile
seems to be that unless President Balma-
ceda promptly resigns the whole OF the
military of Chile viii revolt.
Foreigners residing in Chile are safe
from molestation, except the Italian resi-
dents, who are accused by the Balmaceda
party of having encouraged the revolu-
tionists.
PRESIDENT BALMACEDA THREATENS TO
RESIGN.
City OF MEXICO. Jan. 23.-It is under
stood from special dispatches from Chile
that President Balmaceda threatened to
resign, but his adherents advised him not
to do so.
THE REPORTS RIDICULED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Buenos
AyreS advices reporting continued sue
cesses on the part of the Chilean naval
insurgents, is ridiculed by all the Chilean
Legation here.
The startling dispatch. it is said at the
legation, originated with merchants who
hope by sending out such reports to in
crease the price of nitre, the great Chilean
product. All the Chilean telegraph wires
are under strict Government surveillance,
and no teiegraIas are allowed to go out of
the country without close Government
scrutiny.
The following official report has been
received by the Chilean Minister:
VALPARAISO, Jan. 21.
The revolted ships havebeen expelled from
the Chilean ports. The people ana army sup
port the Government. The Government has
taken severe measures against the insurgents
All the country condemns the revolted ships.
and ask that the authors of the revolt should
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