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The record-union., 1892-03-02
COTTON BAGGING. ETC.
The Minority Report of the House Ways
and Means Committee.

The Minority Report of the House Ways
and Means Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The report of
the Republican minority ofthe Ways and
Means Committee against the bill
placing cotton bagging, cotton ties and
machinery for manufacturing the same
on the free list was prepared by Dalzeli.
OF cotton bagging, the report says: This
manufacture was created by the protect
i've tariff policy and is dependent upon
the same policy for its preservation be-
cause OF the difference between rates,
wages paid here and abroad, and for other
reasons. There are now invested in this
industry in this country over IS, 000, 900.
There are III, 0O0,0 900 in the United States
conducting business independently of
each other and in full competition. There
is no combination to fix prices or for any
other purposes between them. To drive
our own manufactures from the field is
to give the domination Of our markets to
foreign manufacturers, who will dictate
prices at will"
In regard to cotton ties the report SAYS:
1.-The measure recommended by the ma
jority proposes to admit cotton ties free,
but to preserve the duty on barrel hoops
ofiron or of STEEL No reason is given
for such distinction, and it is difficult to
imagine any, as well as to imagine why
either should be put ON the free list
Why the crude article of iron or steel
should be subject to duty and the more
finished product, of which the crude arti-
Gle is the raw material, should come in
free is one of things difficult to be under
stood. Not even the necessity OF making
laws for the campaigning purposes of the
Democratic party, irrespective of the
needs of the country, can Justify such
action. Nor will the proposed measure
result in the admission free Of cotton ties
only. Under the language Of the pro-
posed law hoop or band IRON or steel of
any and all sizes, up to the dimensions of
wagon tires and even to the kind of iron
or steel that might be made into blooms,
will come in without the payment OF
duty"
The minority also combats the PROPOSE
ton to place machinery for manufact-
uring cotton ties and cotton bagging on
the free list.
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TROOPS GUARDING THE PALACE
AND TROUBLE FEARED.
Germany Providing Work for the I'm
employed in the Ship Yards-Over
Fiv ,usand Destltu In he City
- Terrible sr,f ling in
Il -Feroc .ous -,iltinG for
Bread
Special to the REcoRp-ux1oN.


ATHENS, March 1.-The Greek Cabinet
has resigned, and the King has sum-
moned Tricoupis to form a new Min
istry.
1t was thought that this would bring to
an end the proceedings taken by the DEFY
annis Ministry to impeach Tricoupis,
formerly the Prime Minister. The great
est excitement has been caused by the
resignation of the Ministry. No definite
information is at present obtainable as to
the causes which led to the crisis, but it
is known the King has requested the
Cabinet to resign. The Ministers declined
to voluntarily accede to the Kings re-
quest, as they have majority in the
Chamber Of Deputies.
Tricoupis declined to form Ministry,
but Constantipoulo consented.
In spite of the selection of CONSTANT
poulo, the supporters of Delyannis this
afternoon resumed session in the Cham
Der, where Delyannis said he was sum-
moned by the King to resign, but de-
cllned to do so, whereupon the King dis
missed the Cabinet. Delyannis asked tor
a vote Of confidence, which was carried
unanimously. After the adjournment of
VIC SlldlllDeE DolyaH1llS dUuF6SSeQ SrodI
crowd at his residence, saying that the
people had twice honored him with their
confidence and he would never abandon
his post.
A counter demonstration was held in
front of the residence of Tricoupis.
The situation is critical. The royal pal
ace is guarded by troops. The Kings mo-
tive In Diminishing the Ministry is now
said to have been fear of an aggravation
of the financial crisis.
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woMES,s PRISON BURNED.
No Lives Lost and No Prisoners At
tempt to Escape.

No Lives Lost and No Prisoners At
tempt to Escape.
INDIANAPOLIS, March, 1.-The State
Women's Prison and Reform School for
Girls was burned here tonight. The
building was entirely destroyed. The
IRE was discovered a few minutes after
supperin the laundry of the reform de-
partment. The night Waterman, engi-
neer and day Waterman, with the appa-
ratus at hand, succeeded, as they sup
posed, in quenehing the fire, when the
hose broke. Before it could be mended
the flames broke out again and rapidly
spread.
The institution is in the center of five
acre held on the eastern edge of the city.
II was model prison and one of the most
noted in the country.
W hen the fire was discovered Miss
Kelly, the superintendent, ordered the
l5i inmates of the reform department
INTO the yard, where they were guarded
py hall dozen attendants.
From those confined in the prison de-
parunent Inc most trouble was antici-
pated by the officers. Miss Kelly went
into the hallway and told the prisoners
that the building was on fire. Il am
going to unlock these cells, but ] want
you 10 promise me you will stand by me
AHA uos ple u 70 escape she said. The
women promised, and the doors We're
opened.
Fifty-three prisoners hastily followed
Miss Kelly through the Railways and TO
the grounds. where they were placed in
charge of the attendants. So far as known.
none made any attempt to escape. though
some reform girls We're discovered dur
ing the evening roaming about the streets
and were sent to the police station.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
Three girls, lmogene Thompson. Mary
stevens and Lydia Kinzley, it is stated
by other inmates. formed a conspiracy to
free themselves in this way if possible.
Sus other State institutions. The loss
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PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Latest Statement Issued by the Treas
ury Department,

Latest Statement Issued by the Treas
ury Department.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The public
debt statement is as follows: Interest
bearing debt, S5S5, OBS, $50; increase, 500.
Debt on which interest ceased, 50. 725, 4l0:
decrease, $3.50. Debt bearing no interest,
S3s3, 529, 400; decrease, s., 463,3 1913. Aggre-
gate interest and non-interest-b bearing
debt, S972, 2S2, $50; decrease, 81, 703, 4O3. Ag-
gregate debt, including certificates and
treasury notes, 81, 593, 531 1864. Cash in
the Treasury: Cold coin and bars, $3.50,
IL, 800; silver dollars, subsidiary coins,
etc, 1929, los, 500; paper $50, 379, 10; bonds
minor coins, disbursing officers bal
ances, deposits in national banks, etc.
SlS,934, 903: aggregate cash in Treasury.
S190, 547 ,5l2; demand liabilities, gold, sill
yer and currency certificates, treas
ury notes, S62l PAS, 974; disbursing
officers balance fund for redemption Of
uncurrent bank notes, etc., S37, I36. 337:
gold reserve, 800, goo; net cash bal
ance, So, l62, 204; aggregate, $3.50, 547, 5l5.
Cash balance in the Treasury January 81.
1892, $l3l 1868, 459; cash balance February
%, 1897, Sl32, To-, 204. Increase during the
month, S793, 745
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MRS. BLAINE, .JR.'s, REPLY.
She Asks the Secretary of State to Pull
1ish Her Letters in Full.

She Asks the Secretary of state to Pub
lish Her Letters in Full.
Sioux FALLS Is. d., March Mrs.
James G. Blaine, Jr., has furnished the
Associated Press with an open letter in
reply to the personal statement made
by James 6. Blaine, Sr. It is as follows:
'1Iy Dear Sir: You have furnished the
public with a remarkable production. I'M
der the caption of Personal Statement. ,
l consider it my duty at this time to adj
dress you with that degree of dignity
which your position as a public man en-
titles you. / acknowledge your we'll
rendered, richly-deseryed fame as a dip
lomat and appreciate fully the weight
which your utterances possess, as fully as
do | appreciate my own weak mess and
my total inability to cope with you in a
personal encounter; but | shall expect
from you that considerable and honorable
treatment which / am sure your keen
sense of equity and fairness will dictate
A powerful man of a great nation win
surely accord to weak and defenseIess
woman her full need of justice. Y1u
surely can i'll afford TO withhold it.
Il wish it distinctly understood by you
that [ am not asking sympathy. re-
spectfully demand justice.
lit is in your power to grant this sim
pie request. 1t remains to be seen if you
Will 10 1t. l. VIII dlu you Dy suggestion.
Have the kindness to publish in connec-
ton with your statement the full text of
the letters you have quoted from. Do
not, like a shrewd and unprincipled per-
son, select only such pages as NAV be
needed to make out a case, but give the
entire contents to the public that I NAV
be judged righteously. You have the
documents, surely, else. you could not
quote from them. | will give you suf-
to my reasonable demand-say ten
days. If at the end of that time You fail
to respond | shall deem it my duty to
give in substance their contents and cor
roborate my statements by publishing
letters from your son, both prior and
subsequent TO our marriage. ! on know
full well that your charges against me re-
garding the marriage are unfounded. I
gave you ample opportunity 10 retract
You have two ultimatums-the one sug-
gested, or silence. Your consideration of
your grandson will surely induce you
to decide in favor OF the first.
This is not a proposed diplomatic en-
gagement ON my part. for your success in
dealing with powerful nations is too we'll
known for me to meet You on any other
ground than as the mother of your grand
son. l take it that your sentiment was
prompted chiefly by the remarks of
Judge Thomas in rendering his decision
which gave me my freedom. / have no
defense to offer in his behalf. / simply
declare, now, that you have arraigned me
by the use of fragmentary quotations
from my love-letters to your SON. that
you will be fair enough to publish the
originals in full. / will prove to the
world that your son was far from weak
ling, and that you, his proud father, well
knew it long before he married me.
Truly yours,
MARY NEvISs BLAINE.n
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RAGING ELEMENTS S.
Disaster All Along the Atlantic ST
hnal.d-NesselS HN1.enlSed

Disaster All Along the Atlantic Sea-
board-Vessels Wrecked.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The present ep-
idemic of aerial disturbances is due to the
meeting of two storms, one of which
came up the coast from North Carolina.
and the other having its birth in Central
Ohio, and going east. Each increased in
violence until they met about midnight
last night.
Vessels coming into port through Hell
Gate report terrible weather on the sound,
all being delayed, and all the passengers
on board were very seasick.
Atlantic Highlands, n. J., reports the
highest tide ever known.
Considerable wreckage was cast ashore
a large vessel is reported wrecked off
Sandy Hook.
Several hundred feet of the new rail-
way was washed away near Milton Park
ana large pile-driver was sunk in deep
water.
This morning at Staten Island the tide
was the highest ever known, and had it
risen another inch all the heating appar-
atus on Ellis Island would have been rem
dered useless. The furnace rooms of the
big immigration building were Hooded
this morning and it was only by the
greatest efforts that the fires were kept
going.
The upper bay was filled with wreck
age to-day. One of the Staten Island
ferries passed the wreck of a canal boat
drifting near Oyster Island fiat. A large
number of smaller craft are reported
as seriously damaged, and there was
much difficulty experienced by ferry
passengers in boarding and departing
from the boats, many piers being sub
merged by the high tide. In the city
many telephone and telegraph wires are
blown down, and the poles broken and
wrecked, and there is much delay in
transmitting messages.
The storm is still raging furiously to-
night. The surf at Long branch has torn
away twenty feet of the bluff in front of
the old Leland House, and great damage
IS Threatened by the high tide tonight.
From Elberon to Seabright the strong
surf is tearing out the beach badly, and
partially completed bullxheads are all de-
nolished. Several cottages near the coast
are in danger.
The storm is tearing out all wires along
the coast, and has carried away the pipes
Of the Long Branch Water Works, cut
ting off the water supply of cottages at
Monmouth Beach and Seabright
AT Atlantic City q building in course of
construction, intended TO be one of the
finest business structures in the city, was
blown down, and several smaller build
5ngs demolished.
The storm is also raging through Penn
SylEania.
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Seven Men MangIed Through a
Switchman's Carelessness.
TERRIBLE WEATHER EXPERIENCED
ON THE ATLANTIC EEABOARD
Several Vessels Reported Lost, and the
Harbors Full of Highest
Tide Ever Known at Staten Island,
and Much Damage Done by tt
Water Works Wrecked.
Special to the REcoRD-U4rov.

Special to the RECoRD-U2TIoN.
MILWAUKEE, March 1.-The Water
town local train, due at Milwaukee at
O'Clock this afternoon, ran into and de-
molished the rear end of train loaded
with employees west of the Milwaukee
shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad, killing seven men and in
juring several others.
The trains were moving in the same
direction, the workmen's train having
just left the main track on a short switch
and strung itself out on the track parallel
with the main line.
Switchman Emil Bartel forgot to turn
the switch after the workmen's train,
and the local a moment after passed on
to the short switch and in a minute had
telescoped the rear car.
The seven men killed were terribly
mangled.
Bartel has disappeared and the officers
are after him.
The men killed were mechanics living
I'm this city. None of the locals passen-
gers were injured.
The occupants of the coach. which was
packed with workingmen, had no warn
ing Of the impending danger, and in an
instant they were being ground between
the sides of the overturned coach and the
cinder-covered roadbed.
Strange to say, beside the seven unfor-
tunate victims, only one man was in
jured, and he but slightly.
Bartel was found this evening and
locked up.
Three of the dead men are not yet iden-
tilted. The others are Stanislaus Katan-
ski, John Grunowski, Paul Wagner and
Robert Weise.
LATER-ro-night the remaining bodies
were identified as those of Frank PRESS,
Joseph Duerringer and John +. Duesing.
-Four of the dead men leave families.
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1T REQUIRED PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
TO UNDO THE JOKE.
John McComb, Jr., Insane at Oakland
Numerous Robberfes in the vi
cinity of visalia-A Hunter Acct
dentally Shot at Tracy Earthquake
Shock at Santa Ana-Fire at Lathrop.
Special 10 the RrcoRp-uSroN.

TACOMA (Wash.), March 1.-Divorc
proceedings came to light to-day which
show that Seymour L. Rau, prominent
society man of Tacoma, was married last
June to Mrs. Louise e. Dearborn, now in
San Francisco.
BY sworn affidavits Mrs. Dearborn and
Rau allege that the ceremony was only a
joke, entered into by them unsuspect-
lngly under assumed names, and that
they had no idea it would bind them.
On these allegations Judge Beverly
signed the decree on December I'd last
annulling the marriage and authorizing
Mrs. Rau to assume her former name of
Louise b. Dearborn. The facts had been
kept from the newspapers until now.
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TWO {" sUNs.o
San Diego VIII Be Given Treat
Peculiar Fight.


SAN DIEGO, March 1.-The San Diego
Daily EUeafng Ne10S, which was attached
on Saturday by the receiver of the Cali
fornia Bank, will be issued on Wednes-
day from two offices, and lively develop
ments are expected. Walter G. Smith,
formerly editor and proprietor, was APP
pointed keeper on Saturday. A fight be-
gan for permanent receiver and the paper
was issued on Monday and Tuesday by
Warren Wilson, but in the evening Il
United States Marshal authorized MIR.
Smith to assume general control and he
did so.
Mr.. Wilson thereupon began making
arrangements for issuing another San
elsew here.
He discharged all the employees from
the old Sun and Immediately hired them
for the new one. All are engaged to-
night in another building setting adver-
tisements and legal notices, and on
Wednesday there will be two San Diego
sSttlsS.
In the meantime Receiver Smith has
notified the United States District Attor-
ney at Los Angeles, and just about the
time Sun No 2 is ready to be printed to-
morrow an attachment will probably be
served. Mr.. Wilson is said to be deter
mined to publish the Sun and Receiver
The record-union., 1892-03-02
The Anti-Silyer Men Confident of
Defeating BANDS Bill.
AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO PRE-
VENT ITS CONSIDERATION
Footing Up the Claims of the Balti-
more's Sailors Against chile-The
Story That China Would Retallate
if the Exclusion Bills Were Passed
Was Only Fake-The Gun Factory.
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

~ wv ANN-SOESD-ONlON.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Now
England and New York anti-silver DEM
ocrats and some more pronounced oppo-
nents Of free silver from other States
were in frequent conference to-day. can
vassing che situation and endeavoring to
concert measures by which additional
strength might be secured for their side
IN the coming fight in the House over the
silver question
As result, it is asserted by several
antl-sllyer Democrats that they had suf-
hclent Democratic votes to defeat the re-
port OF the Rules Committee giving time
Tor the consideration of the Bland bill.
provided the Republicans stood by them.
inquiry made of number of Republic
can members shows that thus far there
have been no conferences among them.
nor any agreement for concerted action
on the question Of the consideration of
the silver bill.
Fierce, Bland and other silver men ex-
press undlminished confidence in their
ability to defeat on a vote any PROPOSE
tion looking to the shelving or defeat of
the free silver bill.
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Another "yvorId,, Fake.

WASHINGTON, March /. = The New
York World to-day had a sensational
story from here to the effect that there
had been consultation among the Chi
nese diplomats, and it was agreed be-
tween the Minister and his home Gov
eminent that if the Geary or Stump Chi
nese exclusion bills passed Congress the
Chinese Government would adopt a re-
taliatory policy, and would expel all of
the American merchants and mission
aries now in China.
1t was further stated in this dispatch
that the Chinese Legation had caused this
to be made known to our State Depart
ment. 1t turns out that this is another
one of the Worlds rank fakes. There is
absolutely no truth in this story what
ever.
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Quite n Scheme.

New YoRK, March 1.-The Olcott COM
mittee discussed the final details of the
Richmond Terminal reorganization
scheme. All the terms of the plan. it was
said, were agreed upon, and the only re-
manning question to be settled was tho
formation of syndicates to carry out the
financial part of the plan. The scheme
agreed uaon requires that S35, COS, 900 shall
be raised for the purpose of paving Off
floating debts and placing the new cor
poration which is to succeed the Rich
mond Terminal Company on a solid
financial basis.
The record-union., 1892-03-02
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Trouble With the Street Cars 6
indianapolis Unsettled.

indianapolis Unsettled.
ISDIANAPoLIs, March Judge Tay-
lol of the Superior Court appointed
Thomas Steele, the Assistant Superin-
tendent recently discharged by President
Frenzel, receiver of the Citizens Street
Railway Company. The petition for a
receiver was filed by w. P. Fishback.
and sets forth that the company per-
formed it's duty as a common carrier
until FrenZel was elected President: that
he is wholly unfit for the position; that
continuance of the strike will result in
bloodshed and the destruction of prop
erty, and that the directors supporting
Frenzel are unfit to operate the company.
Steele was unable to start the cars this
morning, as he has secured possession of
but one barn. the other having been
locked up by the company. President
F'renzel went into court this morning
and asked for an Injunction against
Steele, as the company was per-
fectly solvent. The appointment of a
receiver caused considerable surprise
This is construed as a partial victory for
the strikers and il was celebrated this
morning in street parade of GOO men.
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hI1t 81 nln
Irrespective Sensation.

BosToN. March LA story published
this morning says that more sur
prises are in store for the people most
interested in the whisky trust cases.
Before another twenty-four hours has
elapsed it is not improbable that arrests
will be made which will create a pro-
found sensation. The Indictment re-
suited from the prosecution of the whisky
trust officials and the charge contained is
tampering with members of the Grand
jury. The matter has been kept ex-
ceedlngly quiet. District Attorney
Allen says he can give no information
vet
The record-union., 1892-03-02
Sailors Claims Against Chile.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The State De-
partment to-day received a list of the
verified claims of all but six of the sail
ors of the Baltimore, against the Chilean
Government for injuries alleged to have
been received during the riots at VAL
include the cases of Riggin and Turnbull,
who lost their lives, and whose heirs
have already submitted claims for dam
ages. The claims received to-day are
thirty-four in number, and range from
Sl50,C0) down to $4,000. The total amount
asked is s., 065 900.
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WORK FOR THE STARVING.
Germany Gives Them Employment i
the Ship-Building Yards.

Germany Gives Them Employment in
the Building Yards.
BERLIN, March LIN the Relchstag
yesterday Chancellor Won Caprivi de-
manded that there be inserted in the
navy estimates the clause providing for
the construction of cruisers and corvettes
that had been eliminated by the commit
tee which considered the measure.
The Vulcan Ship-building Company OF
Stettin, the Chancellor said, had been
promised an order to build the corvettes
| provided for in the eliminated section. If
the company did not receive the contract
| it would be compelled to discharge a
| large number of workmen.
Already there were 5000 destitute work
men in that city.
The Prussian Government was arrang-
ing to commence work i'll the ship build
ing yards earlier than usual simply to
give employment TO workingmen at pres
ent unemployed.
Distribution IN HUNGARY.
BUDA-PEsTH, March 1.-The inhabit-
ants of Arva, Hungary. are suffering
from typhus and other deadly diseases,
in addition to the famine prevailing
there. People are reduced to such straits
for food they are compelled to eat the
barks of trees and pine cones.
FAMINE AND CRIME IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, March IAN English CORE
spondent who is travelling in the famine
district of Russia, writes from Saratov
that crimes of violence in the valley of
the Volga are of frequent occurrence
Clergymen's houses have been robbed.
and the bodies of murdered men are
found on the high roads. The CORE
spondent has been warned of the dangers
of travelling about the country, and he
seldom drove out at night. Caravans of
merchandise are escorted by an armed
force.
FIGHTING FOR BREAD.
VIENNA, March 1.-The distribution
Of free bread to the poor at the office
of the socialist paper ToIkSpresSe was
attend with great disorder to-day. Eight
thousar d loaves were provided, but Il, 900
men and women assembled. When it
became known that the supplies were ex-
hausted. many who had received nothing
assailed the others, and fought with
maniacal fury for the food. The possess
sors fiercely defended their rights, and in
| the crush ten women were injured. A
strong force of police finally checked the
riOting.
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Smith is equally determined that but one
shall be issued.
yisalia Notes.

VIsALIA. March Late last night a
Chinese vegetable peddler's team was
stopped and two men robbed the driver
of S25. Robberies are becoming numer-
Gus. a few nights since man stopped
woman on Main street. She hit him in
the stomach with a jug she was carrying,
knocking him out
The Chinese shooting scrape of Satur-
day caused meeting OF the two factions
last night to settle the difficulties. All is
serene now.
District Attorney Power left for Di-
nuba this morning to prosecute James
Caesar for brutal assault on his niece
one year ago the same man was accused
by Fresno paper of killing his wife and
throwing the body in the we'll.