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CONGRESS.
HE SENATE.

Action on Bills and Resolutions-Inform rma-
tion Desired on Treasury Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Agricul-
tural meat inspection deficiency apprOpria-
tion bill! passed the Senate this morning.
The bill changing the name of the customs
collection department of Wilmington, CAL,
to that Of Los Angeles was reported from
the committee and placed on the calendar.
The resolution instructing the Committee
on Privileges and Elections to inquire into
and report upon the manner of electing
United States Senators. heretofore offered
by Morgan, was agreed to.
The resolution was also agreed to calling
on the President for the CORES spondence re-
gardlDg the Venezuela award since June,
1890
The resolution by Teller was also agreed
TO calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
Tor information as to the amount of Treas
ury notes issued under the provisions of the
act OF July, 1890; the amount Of silver dol
lars coined under that act; the amount of
silver bullion now in the Treasury pur-
chased under the act. and for various other
information, notably whether silver dollars
or certificates have been redeemed or eX-
changed for gold, and. if so, to what amount.
The bill making Laredo, Tex, a Sub-p0st
of entry was passed.
The bill providing for the erection of
public buildings in towns and cities where
the Postoffice receipts exceed $1,000 an
nually was taken up. but before action was
taken the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and on the conclusion of which it ad-
journed.
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FOXHALL kEENE
A Stock Farm to Be Established in West
Virginia or Kentucky,

NEW YORK, March 10.-Foxhall Keene
arrived from England to-day. He looks a
bit shaky. but was not so badly done up as
some sensational reports made him out to
be. He intends TO visit SheepShead Bay as
soon as possible. and when he looks over
his horses he will certainly forget his
"croppcr " IN the hunting fields in Ireland
Albert Cooper has his stable in splendid
shape. Not horse is ailing. All of them
have been receiving regular outdoor exer-
else since the 1st OF February. Keene in-
tends to give his personal attention to his
stable this year.
Keene says: 81 have not been ON horse
since my fall and do not expect TO be for
month at least. Ii takes some time for one
to recover from such a fall and regain the
strength lost by couple of months mac
tion. Ny head aches badly at times and l
get winded running upstairs. Oh. l shall
be all right shortly now. 1t is merely a
matter of a few weeks time"
keene expects TO start stock farm in
West Virginia or Kentucky He purchased
twcnty-three mares in England and left
them there to be bred TO sires in the United
Kingdom. All these mares will probably
be brought over in the early autumn.
Keene expressed the opinion that the
American surf possessed comparatively few
racing stations Of high merit. He will go
back to England for the hunting season.
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GERMANY'S UNEMPLOYED POOR.
Aass-HeetingS Of Starving Workman Assem-
bic at Leipsie, Cologne and Dortmund.

BERLIN, March 10.-Meetings were held
In Leipsic to-day at which 1900 men out af
work were presept. A number of plans for
bettering the condition of the workiDgmen
were debated, and it was finally decided
that delegates should be sent to the muniet-
pal authorities asking that public works for
the relief of the distress of the people DO
Immediately started. At Cologne the utl-
employed workmen formed themselves ints
procession and marched in a body to ths
town hall. Here the Burgomaster appeared
and made modifying address, saying that
the authorities were doing all In their
power to alleviate the great distress, and
hoped the means would soon be reached to
accomplish this end.
lie promised TO try and fud work for
every one. and in the meantime work would
be given to those men who were married
and had families to support. When the
Burgomaster had finished the crowd cheered
him heartily, then quietly dispersed
at Dortmund, town of Prussia in West
pballa. much suffering also exists among
the laboring classes. Over 1000 men en-
ployed In the iron works have been thrown
out OF work within week, and others hays
received notice that their services may have
to be dispensed with within short time, as
there are indications of a trade paralysis.
and all the works may be shut down en-
tirely.
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READY FOR TROUBLE.
The United States Vessels Available
Imm mcdiafc SnrNice In the Rerine- 6,

The United States Vessels Available for
Immediate Service in the BerinC Sea.
WAsHISGToY, March I0.-General Foster
of the State Department. who is assisting
the President in the Bering Sea negotia-
tions. had long conference at the Navy
Department this afternoon with Secretary
Tracy and Commodore Ramsey, Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation. Tine conference. it
is thought, related to a consideration of the
course to be pursued by the navy in enforc-
ing the contention of this Government that
pelagic sealing in the Bering Sea must be
wholly suspended pending The settlement
Of the controversy by arbitration.
Ii Great Britain declines the proposition
for renewal OF the modus vivendi, this
Government Will no doubt send all the avail
able vessels To the Bering Sea soon enough,
II possible, to control its approaches and
prevent the entrance of all sealing vessels,
American as we'll as others.
The vessels available for this service are
the Charleston, Il iltim0re and Ranger at
San Francieco; MobicaD, now on her way
To Port Orchard, Wash, with the Nipsic in
tow, and the Yorktown and Boston, now EN-
route to San Francisco from Callae The
revenue cutters Bear, Rush and Corwin.
now fitting out at San Francisco for their
annual cruises to the sea islands, will also
assist.
The President will take no further action
in regard to the BerIng Sea matter until he
receives reply from Salisbury to Whar-
tons note insisting on the renewal of the
modus yiyendl OF last year.
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States. He says there was alse evidence to
prove that several telegrams had been sent
to the American Legation at Santiago. ad-
dressed to Reamer upon the formation Of
the new Cabinet. the Chilean Minister OF
Foreign Affairs will be urged to bring the
matter to the notice of the United States
Government.
In conversation Senior Isador Errazuriz
SAID that the Chilean Government would
Ike to return Consul MeCreery's exequatur,
except for fear of giving offense to the
United States, and it would be greatly an
preciated if the United States, of Its own
accord, would send new Consul to Valpa-
raico who would not lend himself to trans
actions in exchange. based on the dipio-
matte data obtained through his official
position
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Tor this city at the exceptionally low rate Of
81 ton, this exception being due to little
opposition which the company al met in
the transportation business from that port.
When the steamer came up the coast to
Ocos / had another shipment in waiting
there, which was taken on at a special IA to
OF S5, although the port was nearer 10 San
Francisco than was Champerico. This was
surprising sort of thing In itself, but the
worst is yet to come. The steamer reached
San Benito and there took on another ship
ment of coffee for our firm. San Banito is
is still nearer to San Francisco. but the
rate was still higher, IL being fixed by the
company at SIS ton. This. you see, was
three times the rate from Ocos, which was
farther away from San Franci SEQ, and was
nearly four times as much as we had 20 pay
for the same kind of freightage from Cham
perico, which was the farthest away of any
of the three points. AT this rate, had we
had any cofte to ship from Manzanillo.
which is 700 miles nearer than ChampericO,
we would have had to have paid over $500 q
ton to get our coffee to San Francisco.
This Is au example OF Pacific Mail
methods of doing business. /, for one,
don't like ii, and | want to sea the Govern
ment take away that subsidy OF theirs.
While they are doing business in this way
they are certainly not deserving OF the
slightest consideration from the Govern
ment or from the people.
There are parts of the route along the
coast where the Mail Company charge
passengers S25 a night On the regular
runs between Manzanillo and Panama the
rate charged is about SO a day. which is
simply ex;Ortionate. considering the poor
food set cut and the class Of aecommoda-
ti0ns furnished.
THAT every other part Of the world is
faring better than San Francisco in the
question of coffee freightS may be easily
shown. 1t costs only 3-5 Of cent to ship
coffee from Central American pGrts to
Europe by the steamers that run through
the Straits If Magellan, although the dis
tance is about 12000 miles. Now, although
the distance to San Francisco averages less
than 5000 miles we have TO pay regular
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CHILE STILL DISSATISFIED.
A New Cabinet Formed Opinion Of Harlow
and AcCreery.

NEW YORK, March 10.-The Herald's
Valparaiso correspondent cables: under
stood that at the meeting of the Liberal
darty last night Eduardo Matte was seIectde
to form new Cabinet. and the following is
said TO be the composition of the Cabinet:
Minister Of the Interior. Eduardo Matte;
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senior Costei-
Ion; Minister Of Justice, Gaspar Toro; !;
Minister of Finance. Augustin Edwards;
Minister of War and Marine. Louis Barros
Borgono; Minister of Public Works, Vicente
Davila Larrain. With the exception Of
Senor Borgono, all of these men held Cabi-
net positions during the first year Of Balma.
ceda'S Presidency.
Judge OF Crimes Noguera continued the
investigation of the case of Lieutenant Har-
low, Worlds Fair Commissioner to Chile,
and handed the evidence to the temporary
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Judge Noguera's 8
examination shows that Lieutenant Harlow
under the name of Reamer, sent dis
patches to several New York newspapers.
and that Consul McCreery also wrote dis
/ patches to the same papers. The Judges
opinion was that the dispatches sent by
Lieutenant Harlow and Consul McCreery
contained many untruthful statements.
which were calculated to operate against the
amicable relations Of Chile with the United
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I'LL TREATMENT OF IRISuNEN
Brutality ola Magistrate to County
Mayo Fishermen.
SUMMONED FOR RESISTING EVICTION.
Compelled to Walk Thirteen Miles During Ter.
rible Gale at Hight to Appear
for Trial.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

LONDON, March 10.-The inhabitants of
Clair Island, off County Mayo, Ireland,
mostly fishermen and miserably poor, re-
sisted the bailiffs sent to seize their property
by order Of their creditors. The magistrate
at the nearest town on the mainland, Lewis
burg, summoned them to appear for resist
ing an officer. After hearing the testi-
mony he ordered the case to be
heard the next day in Westport, thirteen
miles away. Having no money to pay for
conveyances the islanders were forced to
walk the entire distance that night, and. be-
ING poorly clad, suffered severely from the
prevailing gale. Many would have perished
had ii not been tor kind hearted village rs,
and even then some of the women were un-
able to reach Westport.
The magistrates. when the case was
called. learning the latter fact. were In
censed at what they termed "the disrespect
of the law" After long lecture 10
which the great goodness of the crown
and how it tempered Justice with
mercy was declared had been de-
livered by the magistrate, islanders who
pleaded guilty were ordered to be liberated
If they gave bail for their good behavior.
As they had no friends in Westport and
nothing of value of their owG bonds were
not furnished. There is much indignation
throughout the country at the action OF the
magistrates,
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ric-a-brac. by Alcazar. to August Ulhlein
OF Milwaukee for $500; bay colt. by STAN
boul. to l.. L. Brown OF Delavap, Ill,
for $500: bay fly, by AlcaZar,
TO Ulhlein of Milwaukee for $3.50; bay
filly, by Stamboul, to Clairview stock farm ;
Reaves, by Monroe Chief, to d. Highland
of Chicago for $500; bay filly, by Redondo,
to Clairview stock farm. Clairview. Mich,
for $3.50; bay filly, by Stamboul (2ID, to
Andrew Hiliebrant, Oconomowcc. Wis, for
$3.50; bay colt, by Stamboul, to j. p. NAL
lette of EngiewOod. H.. for $3.50; brown
filly, by Alameda. to &C. & f. Ridgeley of
Springfield, Ill, for $3.50: bay fily. by Stam-
boul, TO NJ. Munson of Hartford, Conn. for
$3.50; bay colt. by Alcazar. to James Thomas
by BIN Cossack' 70 J. r. Steiner of Chicago
for $3.50; Corrector by Director. to NJ. c.
Keith OF North Platte. Nebr
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HARRISON DELEG ATEs.
Resolutions Adopted by the Indiana Rspub.
lican State Convention.

ctdIS GOuNeHLlOE.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 10.-The Repub-
lcan State Convention met here to-day, with
Warren q. Sayer as permanent Chairman.
Sayers illusions 10 President Harrison
evoked much enthusiasm.
After the report Of the Committee on Gre
dentials. the report of the Committee on
Resolutions was made. 1t reaffirms the de-
yoton to the principles OF the party set
forth in the national platform OF 1855, in
dorses the brilliant administration OF Ben
lamln Harrison and insTucts the delegates
10 give their earnest and answering sup
port, by working and voting, for his renomi-
nation so long as his name is before the
convention.
After the resolutions were read ex-Con-
gresham White of the Twelfth Distric t
took exception to the resolutions indorsing
Harrison. Amid Kisses he asked, What
has President Harrison done?" Every
thing, shouted the convention. In spite
OF the Kissing Captain White said he had no
personal differences with President Har-
rison, but he did not think Indiana dele
gates should 60 to Minneapolis with their
hands tied
Delegates at large to the National Con-
ventlon were then elected.
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Will Of General Cul,um.

NEW YORK. March l0.-The will of Gen.
eral George w. Cullum bequeaths $780, 600
for memorial hall at West Point. His
property in California is not to be sold un-
less the other property is found not TO be
suihclent to carry out tile provisions OF the
the following: To his sister, Malyine Has
sail, 5000 and TO each Of her sons,
George, William and Frederick, 5000; to
Harriet +. Sayer CT California. Henry B.
Cullum OF Texas, Catherine Williams of
California, Abby Patriarch OF California,
Mary Meacham of California and Alfred
Cullum, children of his dead brother,
Horace Cullum, each $1,000.
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FEARFUL CATAsTROPHEs.
Prediction of Dire Disaster to the Cities .

Prediction Of Dire Disaster to the Cities of
Boston and Chicago.
BosTON, March 10.-Rev. Andrew Johns
OF Allegheny City, Pa. has been conduct
ing revival services at st. Paul's Church,
and has succeeded in working the negroes
up to high state of excitement. He claims
to be able TO prophesy and foretell fearful
catastrophes. He says that Boston is soon
to be overthrown by great earthquake
and that there will be terrible loss of life.
Many Of the negroes who have been con-
verted are preparing TO leave the city to
escape the disaster. Chicago, he tells them,
will soon be scourged in an awful way, and
New York will not escape. He is going to
the latter city in a few days to warn the
people That Gods wrath is near upon
them"
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HEART FAILURE.
Sudden and Serious Illness Of Mrs. Marie
Nevins Blaine.

oGuuen ana serious illness CT Mrs. Marie
Nevins Blaine.
NEW YORK. March 10-For seven hours
yesterday Mrs. Marie Nevins Blaine Law
between life and death, with three doe
tors working over her. She was uncon-
scious and delirious, and when the crisis
occurred at Il: 40 o'clock yesterday morn
ing even her medical attendants feared that
their efforts were unavailing. The excite
ment in the New Y ork Hotel all the morn
ing was intense. She had an attack OF heart
failure some time during the early morning
hours. That it did not prove fatal is due to
the mefest accident, clever young physi-
clan being in the house in attendance upon
another patient, and being instantly pressed
into service. Since her arrival from Dakota
Mrs. Blaine has been laboring under much
excitement. Many persons had called upon
her and newspaper men had laid siege to
her. All day before yesterday she was
hard at work with her pen, arranging her
statement to be made public in answer 10
Secretary Blalne's statement. her condi-
tion was slightly improved tonight, but
she is still very sick.
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SENATOR QUAY.
Complimentary Letter From the Chairman Of
the Republican National Committee.

the Republican National Committee.
PHILADELPHIA, March 10.-Chairman
Clarks0n Of the Republican National Com
mtiee has written a letter to Frank W.
Leach Of this city regarding the services
that Senator Quay has rendered the Repub-
liean party, in which ne says. reducing to
writing the remarks delivered at meeting
of the committee in November last: "rhe
services rendered by Senator Quay to the
Republican party have never been fully
appreciated. The party will never know
and never could repay such SERVICE" Va
rious instances Of Quay's superiority as
political leader are referred to in the letter,
which is very lengthy and closes as follows.
"The Republican party and the Republican
press might well initiate the Democratic
party and press in this srespect-wherever a
Republican leader goes in the fire and de-
feats the enemy he is not afterward to be
aban doned through the malice of the enemy
he has defeated"
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Austria's Need of Gold.

VIENNA, March 10..-At meeting of the
Currency Commission to-day Hahn, Di-
rector of the Lander Bank, declared that
5000, 000, 900 of gold will be required for the
proposed reforms. and one of the Rothschild
firm said $500, 600, coo would be required
Hitherto it has been supposed that
$780, O00. 600 would be enough.
BUDA PESTH, March 10.-The Currency
Commission to-day agreed that it would not
be an insurmountable difficulty TO create
and maintain the necessary supply of gold.
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PROPOSED ARID Land GRANTS
Two Reports Submitted to the House
Of Representatives.
THE MAJORITY FAVOR THE SCHEME.
Great Extent Of the Coaeessiens-Ar Of the
hInerity against the Bill-0pportunity
for the LandGrabber.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON, March 1O-The Lanham
irrigation and arid lands bill was favorably
reported by the committee to the House
py an exhaustive majority report LIN pre-
senting his bill Mr.. Lanham sad ''In view
OF 'he far-reaching Importance of the bill
just reported and to the end that full op-
portunity may be afforded for an examina-
tion OF Its provisions, / ask unanimous con-
sent that the report of the committee and
tlIo views of the minority may be printel in
the Congressional Record" There being no
objection it was ordered accordingly. This
bill Is regarded by members of Congress as
one OF the most important measures before
Congress.
The majority report refers to the other
biils. resolutions and petitions relating to
the subject Of irrigation and the proper dis
position OF the vacant arid lands of the
country.
Vacant Public Lands.
The vacant public domain of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, the Cherokee
Strip (uot yet opened to settlemenO and GER
tain other lands not claimed by Indians, is
estimated by the report OF the Commits
sioner of the General Land Offce, at 579,-
66i,6o4 acres, surveyed and unsuryeyed. in
approximately equal proportions. The
principal amount of this land is situated
within what Is known as the arid region,
embracing q greater portion Of territory
west OF The ninety-seventh meridian of
longitude and contained chiefly within the
boundaries of the States and Territories
named in the bill, to which, respectively. 1t
Is. proposed that a cession shall be made by
the United States. and embraces 1,340, 900
square miles, of which one fourth lies east
OF the Rocky Mountains and is largely ara
bic land. The balance, lying principally IN
the mountains and deserts, is believed sus-
ceptible OF cultivation with the exception of
a small portion whieh Is rocky, mnuutain-
Gus or nOn-arable land. The land susceptl-
bic OF being redeemed by irrig alton is placed
by Major Powell Of the Geological Survey
at 100000 acres.
The Cedrd Domain.
The lands which will be ceded If the bill
becomes law aud its provisions are ac-
c.pted by all States and Territories therein
named VIII amount to 55S, 141 ,37i acres, less
whatever number of acres may have been
taken up since the estimate of the report of
the Commissioner, dated September %, 1891,
ana deductmg also the mineral lands, VIII icb,
Tor reasons before stated, cannot be differ
entiated nor their extent determined, aud
are distributed as follows: Arizona,
5aool. Cos acres; California, 81, 299, 499; Colo
rado, y, l67,O5O; Idaho. 33. 7s1, SOL; Kansas,
7s9O1S; Montana, "A, 372 1863; Nebraska,
III, 100, $50, New Mexico. "a, S93. .679; Nevada,
55,6S9.5 52i; North Dakota, IL l35, 440; Okla
homa, ,502, ie6; Oregon, 1902, 251; South
Dakota. 1,4S5, ,394: Utah, 81, At, ,9S7; Wash
ington. 2,0i0 69l; Wyoming. 30, s42, 434.
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PACIFIC NAIL METHODS.
Two Schedules of Rates for
Its Patrons.
4 HIGH TARIFF FOR THE PUBLIC.
Favored Ones Get in on The Ground
Floor.
CURIOUS INST iKCES OF DISCRIMINATION.
Why San Francisco Does Not Control the
Central American Trade-A
Letter to FELTON,.
4 HIGH TARIFF FOR THE PUBLIC.
CURIOUS INSTANCES OF DISCRIMINATION.

Startling facts are being unearthed by the
investigators into the Pacific Mail subsidy
affair. The Traffic Association is now in
possession Of enough material to make out
very strong case against the steamship CON-
pany if it should come to a question Of law,
which it may do iu the course of time.
1--WE have had the opinions of some Of the
best legal minds On this Coast" said men,
ber Of the association yesterday, "and we
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Sulliyan's Money Pnstad

NEW YORK, March 10.-James WakeIey
this afternoon deposited with the World
$500 on behalf of Sullivan, to fight any
man in the world (colored men barred for
the championship, for the largest purse
offeied by any club except the California,
and an outside bet of $4,000 side. Who
ever first covers the money will be given the
preference. Corbett has $1,000 mp now and
Tuesday
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New French Budget.

PARIS. March 10.-Rouvier. Minister Of
Finance. has drafted budget, which has
been approved by the Ministry. 1t provides
for reform in the excise duties, the insti-
tuition of permanent fund to be applied to
the reduction of the debt, aud measures to
insure the payment of the sexennial bonds
due in 1898; reduces the tax on beer, aud
increases the tax on spirits from IL to 10 per
cent per hectOliter.
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Admiralty Es.imates

LONDON. March 10.-Lord Hamilton, First
Lord of the Admiralty, made his annual
statement in the Commons last evening.
The statement shows an increase of 9125, 900
over the estimated expenditures. Hamilton
granted under the naval defense act on the
distinct pledge that it would only be for
seven years will become permanent
charge
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Standard Oil Trust.

NEW YORK. March l0.-It is reported that
special meeting of the Standard Oil Com
pany has been called for March 2Ist. The
meeting Is called to vote upon resolution
passed to-day by the Board of Directors to
terminate the trust. The step is suppose ed
70 De taken on account OF the recent Ohio
Supreme Court decision decl airing trusts
illegal.
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An Insurrect on in Brazil.

NEW YORK. March 10.-The captain Of
the steamship Amazonense. lately arrived
from Para and Pernambu O, reports that
at Ceara, on February 10, an insurrection
broke out. The Governor is very unpopu-
lar. and a number of cadets and soldiers de-
stroyed his palace. The police deserted the
Governor, and after a days hard fighting
lie was obliged to surrender. Many build
lngs and much property was destroyed.
Several persons were killed and number
were wounded