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The herald., 1893-02-08
zANTE EARTHQUAKES.
The King and Queen of Greece Visit tho
Scene of Desolation.


Scene of Desolation.
ATHENS, Feb. 7.-The king and queen
of Greece have arrived at Zante. When
the royal couple landed there was some
cheering, followed by almost complete
quiet. After the exchange of greetings
between the king and the civil and
military authorities, ths king and queen
drove through the ruined streets to
ascertain the extent of the damage done
by the earthquakes. Thousands of the
inhabitants followed the royal carriage
in silence. Most of. the churches for
which the city is celebrated are wholly
or partially wrecked. Hardly a fine
building on the main streets is left un-
injured. Many must be reconstructed
from the foundation before they can be
reoccupied. No effort has been
made yet to repair the damage, as me-
chanics fear TO work in the city, and the
owners are apprehensive that each day
may bring another violent shock. The
city is shaken daily by slight shocks and
the inhabitants who have fled the city
fear to return for more'than an hour or
two at time.
The royal party will remain on the
island three days.
Despite the large amount of supplies
already sent to Zsnte and the prepara-
tions to send more, the island is threat
ened with a general famine. Three
more heavy shocks were felt yesterday.
In one village S5 houses were destroyed
and many lives were lost.
The herald., 1893-02-08
PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS,
The Fall Of the French Cabinet Agai,
Threatened,

The Fall of the French Cabinet Again
Threatened.
PARIS, Feb. THE fact that the
chamber of deputies decided that there
is no cause for the prosecution of sena.
tors and deputies against whom M.
Franqueyille, the examining magistrate,
found true bills caused the greatest dis
content in the political world. The fall
of the cabinet seems inevitable.
The chamber decided that no case was
made against Deputy Rouvier and Sena-
tors Deves, Grevy and Renault, against
whom Magistrate Franqueville reported
true bills.
Late this afternoon it was announced
that ex.Deputy Gobron had been COM
mitted for trial.
After hearing the charge against him
was dismissed by the chamber, Senator
Grevy sent to NJ. Monchicourt, the Judi
cial liquidator of the Panama Canal
company, check for 10000 francs, the
amount credited to Grevy on the
Thieree counterfoils as having been de-
livered to him in 1886.
In the chamber today Deputy Ange-
lies spoke at length in favor of the gov
ernment obtaining from Colombia q
prolongation OF the canal concession and
asked the ministry whether any steps
to this end had been taken.
Rlbot replied gusrdedly that the gov
ernment must decline to interfere di-
rectly in the matter. Tho government
would aid the judicial liquidator, how
ever, to q certain extent in his efforts to
get an extension.
Deputy Gauthier insisted that the
government must accept the responsible
ity which Ribot declined. II the stock
holders lost the hundreds of millions
already expended through the hesitancy
of the government to interfere, the gov
ernment would have to answer for the
consequences.
Ribot replied that the object of Gau-
thier and his colleaguec apparently was
rather to make political capital than to
assure the future of the canal.
Before q vote was taken on the order
of the day, Tirard, minister of finance,
evoked loud applause by declaring that
as long as he should hold Office no issti-
tuition connected with the government
should bo in any way tied to the Panama
canal enterprise.
The order of the day was voted, 374 to
81.
The executive committee appointed at
meeting of the Panama canal stock
holders on January 10th has issued a
statement that the minister of finance
and official receiver have approved
plan for continuing work on the canal
without applying for an extension of
the concession from Colombia. The
committee takes the ground that De
Lesseps' original six-year concession is
sufficient.
Henry Cotter, director of the Pam
anna canal and defendant in the PAN
anna trial, was liberated this evening.
The recall of the Duke of Orleans
from Africa is said to be the prelude of
the abdication of the Count Of Paris in
his SONS favor.
The herald., 1893-02-08
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Russian Extradition Treaty
Ratified.
Senator Turpie Opposes One Of
Its Provisions.
A Political Twist Given tho Debate
on the Car-C0upler Bill.
Retrenchment in Appropriations Argued
in the House During Considera-
tion of tho Legislative BILL
Washington Notcs.
By the Associated press.l

By the Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate COM
mittee on foreign relations today ro-
ported the Russian extradition treaty,
with an amendment to the effect that
attempts to murder the car or any
member Of the royal family shall be con-
aidered non-political offenses, regardless
of what the motive of the criminal might
be-, and that being non-political should
be extraditable. This clause was pro-
ductive OF great deal of debate, Turpio
being the champion of the right Of
asylum, but the committee was finally
sustained. Turpie was not satisfied
with this action and introduced reso-
luton intended as an Offset to the terms
of the treaty, The resolution declares
it to be the sense OF the senate that
what is known as political ofenseH ought
not to be extraditable and no treaty
should be approved which proposes to
take from the courts of the United States
the right to determine whether or not
any offense is political under the law Of
nations. The resolution was ordered
printed.
The senate then took up the automatic
car-coupler bill. Chandler managed TO
give political twist to the debate. He
brought up the resolution in the 4a-
tional Democratic platform which de-
nounced the Republican party and the
Republican senate for not having pro-
vided legislation for protecting railroad
employees, and insisted that the posi-
tion of many Democratic senators
against the bill was inconsistent with
party fealty. He twitted them with
the fact that only seven of them voted
Yesterday to take up the bill for the re-
peal of the Sherman act, know
ing the declaration. of the
national Democratic convention on
the subject of silver and knowing the
entreaties of the president-elect to have
the Sherman act repealed before the
4th Of March.
After considerable debate the bill
went over wftn5nt action.
The senate bill for the relief of the a1-
signs or legal Representatives OF John
Roach, deceased, to pay the balance due
on the United States ship Dolphin,
$8165, was taken from the calendar and
passed. The senate then adjourned.
The herald., 1893-02-08
FLASHES FROM ABROAD.
MadstOne's Irish Home Rule
Bill Disappears.
The Document Found After a
Long Search.
A Labor Amendment to the Queens
Address Lost.
The Cloture Soon to Be Applied to the
The Cloture Soon to Be Applied to the
Debate on the Speech = Panama
Canal AffaIrs-General For
eign Intelligence.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. I'm the commons this
evening Gladstone said he voiced the
feeling of all parties in rising to propose
that debate on the queens address
should have a precedence until con-
cluded. Then followed spirited de-
bate, during which Healy accused BAL
four of obstruction to government
measures, and Gladstone stated he
would be forced to apply the cloture If
the debate on the address was protracted.
The suggestion of the cloture met with
the disapproval of the Irish members.
Gladstone's motion to give precedence
was finally approved and the debate was
resumed.
Some excitement was caused in the
course of the day by the disappearance
of the Irish home rule bill. Gladstone
missed in the morning the portfolio con-
tanning the bill as we'll as drafts of other
search it was found in Gladstone's
private room. There is still mystery
how the portfolio got there.
Keir Hardie, labor member, moved
an amendment expressing regret that
the address had not mentioned the
widespread mieery among the working
men of Great Britain. The government
should take steps to alleviate the imme-
diste distress by ordering that tloough-
out workshops the minimum wages be
sixpence per hour for week of 4S hours,
and that all government contracts be
given out in England. The time was
ripe also for the regulation by law OF
the hours OF railway employees. The
government, moreover, should establish
home colonies on unused land where the
unemployed could find an opportunity
to earn bread.
Howard Vincent, Conservative and
fair trader, supported the amendment.
John Gorst, financial secretary of the
treasury in the last Salisbury cabinet,
spoke strongly for Hardie's amendment
Mundella, president of the board o
trade, taunted the opposition with thu
workingman. Mundella announcet
that the ministers would regard the vot.
on the amendment as vote of conf
dence. The amendment was lost, 276 to
l09. The house then adjourned.
The result Of the debate in the house
this evening is that the ministers have
decided to apply the cloture on Friday
in case the address be still under dis
cussion at that time. Their purpose il
to clear the way for introducing the
home rule bill next Monday.
The herald., 1893-02-08
\ MIGHTY INUNDATION,
UNEQUALLED FLOODS IN QUEENS.
LAND, AUSTRALIA.
The City of Brisbane Almost Swept Out
of Observation-Disclosures go Feet
High submerged-Great Loss
of Life and Property.

BRISBANE, Feb. THE water is 40
feet deep in the principal street of the
city tonight, and in the suburbs it Gov
ers buildings 60 feet high. Five hun
dred houses have been demolished.
Hundreds of families have lost their
homes and left the city in boats to seek
shelter on higher ground. ALI the gas
and water pipes are destroyed and the
city is in darkness. The governor came
to the city in boat. He says all the
towns between Brisbane and Ipswich
are submerged. This is the greatest
disaster in the history of the calony.
The city continues to be completely
isolated by The floods In the region
about Wide bay hundreds of houses
have been demolished by the rushing
waters. Thousands OF destitute people
have taken refuge in the hills. Business
is completely suspended.
f. The lower districts Of ttfc city ere
comnletely submerged. Shops and their
I contents are almost total loss, as the
flood came on so rapidly that only q
small part of the stocks were removed.
ALI the inhabitants are crowding to the
higher paIts of the city.
railway and telegraphio communication
only scanty information about the dis
aster in other parts Of Queensland is
obtainable. At Mary borough. in March
county, so persons were drowned. Most
of the town is under water. The town
is deserted by fully two-thirds
of its inhabitants. Tiaro, another town
on the Mary, is also under water.
The LIST 0f the daad orowa h rIv
many bodies being found in houses
which were supposed to have been de-
serted.
At Ipswich, Queensland, 20 miles
from Brisbane, % persons are known to
have perished in the food and it is
feared the loss of life is much greater as
the swollen river is covered with wreck
age from which horrible stencil arises,
doubtless caused by the bodies of human
beings and animals entangled in the
m0BH.
The herald., 1893-02-08
CANADIAN WHEREASES.
A MANITOBA SENATOR RISES TO AN
EMERGENCY.
He Will Make an Attack on the Cana
dian Pacific Road-Some Kicking
About the New American
Cattle Quarantine.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 7.-Senator Boul-
ton of Manitoba will shortly make an
attack on the Canadian Pacific road, in
the senate. He has.giyen notice of the
following resolution:
Whereas, The competition of the Ca
madam Pacific railway is a source of
irritation to the government OF the
United States, and threatens to inter-
fere with the international courtesies
that have been reciprocal in the bond
ing privileges, and has called forth from
the president of the United States
recommendations to restrict the bond.
ing privileges between the countries in
the transport OF Canadian trade through
United States territory and
Whereas, The construction of that
branch of the Canadian Pacific intended
to diverge from the main line at or near
RsgA e The SufpJs KfRtsdU stetss tsSnS ssSannSaaEy w
main line with the Sault Ste. Marie
system of the Canadian Pacific, and will
have the effect of diverting the trade
and traffic of Canada with and west
of Regina through the United States
for over 1000 miles, instead of through
Canadian territory, and competing with
the railways of the states through that
1000 miles Of country; and
Whereas, Such divergement is not in
the interest of the people of Western
Canada or in accord with the spirit of
their national policy, and renders them
no competition while weakening the
earning power of the main line of the
Canadian Pacific between Regina and
North Bay, and enhancing rates ON their
produce seeking western markets;
Resolved, That, in the opinion of
this house, the charter for this branch
line should be cancelled.
THE CATTLE QUARANTINE.
The announcement from Washin gton
that Canadian cattle are to be sched-
uled by the United States, caused no
little excitement among the govern
ment's followers who begin to realize
that President Harrison means business
in the matter of retaliation against
Canada. 1t is generally agreed among
politicians that it will be only second to
the Mckinley bill in its effect
on Canada, for the Washington gov
ernment has by this step absolutely
placed the Canadian farmer in position
OF most serious disadvantage. Hemmed
in by the tariff and now deprived OF any
possibility of sending his cattle to the
nearest market, for no farmer could af-
ford to bear the expense of 80 days
quarantine, the Canadian agriculturist
is indeed in miserable plight. The
dispatch said it was decided to quaran-
tine Canadian cattle at Buffalo 80 days
because of pleuro-pneumonia.
WILL NOT HURT CANADIAN TRADE.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 7.-Cattle dealers
here say the scheduling of Canadian
cattle by the United States government
will not seriously affect Canadian trade.
An occasional cargo goes to England via
Portland or Philadelphia, and the stop
page OF this would not be felt. In 1891
cattle to the value of only $21, 1000 were
shipped to the United States. out of
total to all countries of 81, ,745, 900.
The herald., 1893-02-08
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Spirited Debate ON tho Legislntive Ap
prOpriatiOn Bill.

Spirited Debate on tho Legislative Ap-
preparation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.--In the house
today the senate amendment to the
Harter bill of lsding bill were concurred
in. The house then proceeded in COM
mittee of the whole to the considera-
tion of the legislative appropriation bill.
Dingley said the appropriations made
by this congress would reach 81 ,038,-
100000, against $90S. 600, 900 made by
the Fifty-irst congress, an increase of
S50, 100000. IT there should be no tariff
legisla alton to disturb it, the revenue for
the fiscal year of 1894 would un-
the expenditures should not ex-
ceed $500, 100000, and would not
if the river and harbor expenditures
should not exceed SIS, ,00O, 900, which is
$2,000,000 more than ever before ex-
pended in one year. If they should 90
up to $33, 900, as contemplated BY
the action of the house, there would in
evitably be difficulty next year. The
tariff legislation foreshadowed would un-
doubtedly diminish the revanue, unless
the duties should be made low enough
to enormously swell importations. The
wools and woolens bills passed by the
house at the last session would sur
render $500, 900 revenue on wool and
$l9 500 900 on manufactured wool, on
the basis OF importations the last caleh-
dar year, and it would require an enor-
nous increase in importations OF
wooden goods to make good the loss.
Dockery estimated probable def
cheney to June 80, 1894, of SIG, 1896, 500.
Taking the statement of the secretary of
the treasury, he said, the conclusion is
irresistible that the public expenditures
must be materially reduced, taxation in
creased or new issue of bonds made to
meet the impending liabilities.
TIE bill was then read for amendment
and amendments offered, respectively,
by Wheeler to reduce the compensation
of members Of congress to $4,000, and
by Miller to reduce the compensation OF
the president to $25,000. were rejected.
De Almond (Democrat) of Missouri
offered an amendment providing that
until places in the classified service
shall be distributed among the adher-
ents of the several political parties in
proportion to their respective members,
as shown by the vote cast at the last
presidential election, no applicant, un-
less be be the adherent of political
party which has not had its fair proper
tion of employees in such service. shall
be eligible to examination or appoint
ment under the civil service law.
Lodge made point OF order against
the amendment, which was defended by
DE Almond. The chair, however, ruled
the amendment out of order.
Pickler made avigorous attack against
the provision of the bill providing for
commission to inquire into the working
of the executive departments, and with
out disposing of the paragraph the COM
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
The herald., 1893-02-08
STANFORD STARTS EAST.
Despite His IIl-HeaIth the Senator Re
turns to Washington.

Despite His IIl-HeaIth the Senator Re-
turns to Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-Senator Le-
land Stanford left this evening on q
special car fer Washington, D. @. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Stanford and
his secretary. 1t is the intention of the
senator to remain in Washington until
the end of the session of the senate.
Very lately his physician feared he
would not be able to be present
at this session for Senator Stanford has
not been as well as he had hoped. De-
fective circulation in his lower limbs
crippled him and kept him close to his
residence st Menlo Park. Last week he
improved sufficiently to be able to walk
with an attendant partly supporting
him. and the change was so hopeful and
promising that he at once decided to
leave for the capital city. Excepting
the weakness of his limbs Senator Stan
ford was in good health when he left
the city this evening.
The herald., 1893-02-08
.DO|NGS AT SACRAMENTO,
Assemblyman Johnson's Trial
Begun Last Night.
The Committee Room Packed
With Spectators.
They Expected Sensations and We're
Not Disappointed.
Personalities Exchanged by Attorney
CIunie and Railroad Commits
sioner Rea-A Fight Mar
rowly Averteds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-THE investigat-
ing committee met this evening to try
the case Of Assemblyman johnson of
Santa Clara, whom Railroad Commits
sioner Rea OF San Jose charges with Of
fering to sell his vote for 500. s. M.
Shortridge represented Rea and A. j..
Clunie and FL. @. McPike championed
Johnson's cause. The committee room
was packed to the doors with members
of both houses, expecting a sensation.
Rea testified that johnson had come
to his Office in company with Major
Darlington, editor of San Jose paper,
who introduced him, stating that john
son wished to borrow 500, offering a
promissory note indorsed by Barring
ton. Rea told of a conversation in
which the understanding was arrived at
that $100 would be given johnson for
his vote. He said Johnson told him he
wanted to get in right not only on the
railroad commission, but on other issues.
johnson produced card and marked
the names of other assemblymen who,
he said, would champion any cause If
sufficiently compensated. Rea said this
card was now in the possession OF the
cashier of the Bank OF San Jose.
Attorney Clunie croHs-examined Rea
on the letter received by Speaker Gould
from Rea charging johnson with offer
ing to receive q brihe. Rea testified
that the letter was dictated by him with
suggestions offered by his attorney.
Personalities were INDUCED in and
Clunie accused Rea of being disburs-
ing agent OF the Southern Pacific and
the instigator of dirty work for that cor
poration. Rea used the word 'sliar" in
connection with Clunie, and said if the
committee would not protect him he
would protect himself. The COMMITTEES
threatened to dispense with the pres
ence of counsel in the case.
Rea was excused temporarily. and
Cashier 7. j: McGeoshen OF the sar
posted with him in January by Re,
were produced. Among than,- Yves ths
card purported to have been marked BY
Johnson.
grand rush made by sssemblymen
present to see if their names were among
those on it caused laughJer. The names
marked were those of Assemblymen
Hurley, Johnson, Schoebel. Schlesinger.
johnson was sworn and testified that
he had never made mark on the card
never knew any of the gentlemen whose
names were on the card, except Schoe
bel, whom he had not seen for long
time.
The committee adjourned until to
morrow evening.
The members of the assembly are con
siderably excited over the affair.
The herald., 1893-02-08
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Doings of the State Lawmakers at Yes
terday's Session.

Doings of the State Lawmakers at Yes
terday's Session.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. I'm the assem-.
bly, today, Talbot presented petition
from Santa Barbara favoring the crea-
tion of Santa Ynez county.
Barnes resolution favoring free coin
age of silver was defeated.
The bill to create the county of Ma
dero from part of Fresno county, was
read for the first time.
The bill to create another superior
Judge in Alameda county was recon-
mended and passed.
The committee on elections reported
in favor of seating MCGOWAN, Republi-
can. His seat was contested by Decour-
tieux, Democrat.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Curtis. providing for joint primary
elections of all political parties.
Androus offered concurrent resolu-
tion relative to liens in Los Angeles
county.
The constitutional amendment abol-
ishing poll taxes was defeated.
The speaker appointed a committee
on the part of the assembly to draft reso-
lutions in memory of Hon. r. B. Price.
The proposition to allow a bonus to a
new railroad to terminate in San Fran
cisco, which was reported favorably by
the committee on corporations, was dis
cussed for an hour and made special
order for Friday.
After some time was taken up by the
second reading of bills the house ad
journed.
In the senate today number of bills
were introduced, among them one by
Everett, providing that all retail liquor
licenses shall exceed $50 per quarter.
A bill was passed to abolish the COM
missions or fees charged by the state for
the collection of ad valorem taxes.
The third reading of the Riverside
county bill was made a special order for
Wednesday.
The herald., 1893-02-08
THE aovERNoR OUT AGAIN.

He Appears Once More at the Capitol--A
Batch of Appointments.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7.-Governor Mark
ham made his first appearance at the
capitol this morning after three weeks
indisposition. The governor has made
the following appointments, which were
referred to the senate this afternoon:
Daniel T. Cole of Sierra, harbor com,
missioner, vice G. o. Alexander.
]. B. Brown, Humboldt, brigadier-
general, Sixth brigade, vice J. w. Freese,
deceased.
Chas. P. Ellis, San Francisco, trustee
California home for feeble minded chill
dren, vice Mrs. Lathrop, resigned.
Chas. w. Lock, San Francisco, regent
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state university, vice Horatio Stebbins,
whose term expired March, 1894.
Mark Ivory, Contra Costa, state pris-
on director. vice Charles Sontag.
Chester Rowell, Fresno, regent state
university, to succeed himself.
Arthur Thornton, San Joaquin, di-
rector of the insane asylum at Stockton,
to succeed himself.
]. D. MacDonough, San joaquin, di-
rector Stockton asylum, vice Dorrence.
H. o. Southworth, San joaquin, di-
rector Stockton asylum, vice R. S.
johnson.
The following are appointed to consti-
tute the new state board of health: @.
w. NuttiDg, P. O. Remondino, w. G.
Cochrane. J. Lsine, W. r. Cluess, G. A.
Ruggles, w. F. Wizard.
The herald., 1893-02-08
A San Diego Embszzier.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 7.--An en-
bezzlement charge for 500 was
brought by Manager Plimpton OF
the Rues Lumber and Mill COM
pany against R. A. Bird, superintendent
of the company's planning mill. The
preliminary examination was held be-
fore Judge Dudley this morning and
Bird was given "a hours to get bonds
men for an increase of bond from 5000
to $4,000. The hearing was continued
one week