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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21
WHAT NO MAN KNOWS
The Typographical Surveys Have
Been Made Politically,
And What Will Be the Limit of Cost
Cannot Even Be Appropriated
by Experts.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator German,
in some remarks which he made in the
Senate to-day in opposition to an appro-
priation for public buildings. spoke of the
serious and alarming condition which con-
fronted the country. He expressed the be-
lief that only the borders of the troubles
had been touched, and that extraordinary
action,would have to be taken by the Treasury
Department, or else Congress would have
to reasonable before next July to meet the
condition. His warning did not prevent the
Senate from agreeing toah the amendments
offered making appropriations for increas-
Ing the limit OF the cost of public buildings.
The only aye and no vote taken showed all
the Republican Senators except Sherman in
the affirmative and all the Democratic Sem
ators except Vest in the negative.
The sundry civil appropriation bill occu.
pied the attention of the Senate throughout
the day.
The House bill to provide for the publ
cation of the eleventh census was passed.
The House bill TO limit the jurisdiction of
District and Circuit courts of the United
States was reported back adversely.
Hansbrough presented a concurrent reso-
luton of the Legislature Of North Dakota
for constitutional amendment to have
United States Senators elected by the
people.
During the consideration of the sundry
civil bill, among other things. Wolcott
moved to reduce the amendment for topo-
graphic surveys from 100000 to 100000,
and advocated the adoption of the amend
ment giving what he called the peculiar
history of the geological survey" If any
one examined the Typographical map Of the
United States, said the Senator, he would
fluid the typographical surveys distributed
politically, and not geographically. The
survey mad already expended over $1,000
600, and at the rate The work was carried on
it would take thirty-eight years to complete
the topography alone; and as to the geo.
logical part of the work, no man could
figure out its completion within century,
nor its cost within anything like 100000
600. After long discussion Wolcott's
amendment was rejected.
Quay moved amendments, which were
agreed to, fixing the limit of the cost of the
public building at San Francisco at
S3.OOO.OOO. and at Portland, Or. at
$1,000, 600.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Filibustering against the New York and
New Jersey bridge bill proved Intellectual
in the House to-day. After the disposition
of two private bills the naval and agricul-
tural appropriation bills were called up
under a suspension of the rules and passed
and the House adjourned.
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HE GIVES 1T UP.
Paul Neumann Has Lost
the Fight.
AWAITING THE LAST STROKE
He Knows His Queen Has Lost Her
Crown, but Wants to Be Off
cialIy Recognized.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-The fact that the
Senate has not yet found time to consider
the Hawaiian treaty must not be taken to
indicate a decline of interest or confidence
on the part of its advocates in that body.
The treaty in now on the executive caen-
dar. and ii can be called up for considera-
ton during any secret session. Its support
ers are satisfied that they can secure its
ratification whenever vote is ordered; but
they are not disposed to insist on consider
ing the treaty Immediately, to the neglect
of the great volume of even more urgent
business now pressing upon the Senate.
Only nine full days are left of the present
session. and it is necessary to get through in
this brief time the bulk of the annual APP
preparation bills. which have seldom been
In so backward condition as they are this
year.
1t must be remembered that all pending
legislation left unfinished at noon on March
dies with this Congress. 1t is not so with
executive business like the Hawaiian
treaty. which comes before the Senate in
its function as a single and permanent legis-
latiye body and remains On the calendar
continuously until disposed Of Under
these circumstances, it will not be at all
strange il TIC NOlo Uu LILO ldkiuCdliOu VI luO
Hawaiian treaty is forced over into the
special session of March and April next.
The opponents of the treaty, if they really
desire such result, can easily bring 1t
about, for they have only to continue the
debate of the convention through several
afternoons to force the Committee on For
eign Relations to abandon its efforts to get
vote on it before March 4.
1t is clear that several Of the Democratic
Senators who oppose immediate ratification
have no other ground for such action than
a desire TO hear from the new administra-
tion as to the policy Of acceding to Hawaii's
request for annexation. The opposition to
the treaty is insignificant in numbers. In
fuence and representative character. 1t
cannot hope TO defeat the treaty either by
argument or by force OF numbers, but it can
readily delay its ratification by dilatory
tactics until after Mr.. Cleyeland's admins
tratiOn comes in.
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INSIDE HISTORY.
1t Was All an Effort to Keep Down
Competition,

BosToN. Feb. 20.-An interesting story is
given out by the Boston News Bureau as
the true history OF the Reading affair. Ii
seems that after Charles o. Parsons de-
veloped the New York roads in Northern
New York into the Rome. Watertown and
Ogdensburg system J. Perpont Morgan
went before the directors meeting OF the
New York Central and asked them if they
were aware at how little cost the new
system could parallel the New York Gen.
trail and connect with the Fitchburg at
Albany. They were startled, and bought
the Parsons system to keep 1t from pos
sible connection with New England.
A few months later Parsons appeared I'd
New York and New England. Morgan
then went TO the New York, New Haven
and Hartford people and told them to pinch
Parsons all they could and not allow him 10
build up against them as he did against the
New York Central.
The 'pineh!ng" policy was inaugurated
forthwith, but suddenly Mcleod of the
Reading appeared on the field and an
nounced that he had purchased the control
of the New York and New England in tho
interest OF his company. Parsons and
almost every ono else refused to believe this.
but Morgan was convinced. and asked Nc
Leod to turn the control over to him. Nc
Leod refused, and preparations for war
were Immediately begun on both sides.
Morgan got all his companies into shape so
they would not be disturbed by comm otions
in the money market. Mcleod locked up
the control of the New York and New Eng
land and his friends Immediately began SELL
ing their Reading stock, and some of the
Reading people have scored handsome
profit by being short OF Reading in the mar
ket. The result IS that the Mcleod party
is in position to-day 10 buy back all the
Reading they have sold and more. The
stock is worth intrinslcally $40 per share
more than ever before. as its property and
holdings are among the best in the country.
The conspiracy against the Readings
finances will be checkmated by receiver
in the interests OF the company. OF course
1t is the Pennsylvania Vanderbilt Wagner
Drexel- Morgan interest against the Reading
Pullman-New England interest. and the
Reading people to-day are stronger than
most people imagine.
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HE WAS WANTED AWAY
How Mr.. Gladstone Sought to
Remove a FOeman.
But the Foeman Was Cunning and
Wanted to Be on Hand to
Fight Home Rule.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

LONDON. Feb. 20.-The Queen has settled
to go from Florence to Venice for few
days on her return journey to England. 1t
is probable that her residence in Venice
will be the well-known PalaZZo R-Zzonicon,
on the Grand canal, which belongs to Bar
rett Browning The palace is an immense
renaissance building. which has recently
been altered and improved. The sanitary
arrangements have been thoroughly over
hauled and the interior has been beauti-
fully redecorated and newly furnished.
The palace is the only private house in.
Venice which possesses recommendation:
to the Queen. In this palace Robert
Browning died. The Queen left Osborne.
on Friday morning. after a stay of nine.
weeks, and she viii not revisit the Isle of
Wight until the beginning Of July. The
Queen has been in excellent health during
her residence at Osborne and has driven out
every day for several hours, besides always
taking her morning saunter out On the ter
race and about the grounds in donkey
carriage.
Lady Buffers famous picture. "The Roll
call" which the Queen is going to send to
the Chicago exhibition, was purchased by
her for 1000 guineas and has hung for many
years in the main corridor at Osborne.
The death of Colonel Grover Of the Royal
Engineers, who was in charge of the Brit
ish section at the Worlds Fair In Chicago,
was great loss to the British exhibitors
and to the Royal Commissioners, whose en-
tire confidence he enjoyed. Sir Henry
Trueman Wood sails for Chicago Wednes-
day and will himself take charge of the
British section
Gladstone was anxious that Courtney
should be reappointed chairman of the
committee, but the member for Fiskeard
informed the Prime Minister that he would
not accept the post. Courtney wishes to
take a leading part in the home-rule de-
bate. and will be one of the most severe and
acute critics of the Government measure in
the committee. where the real battle is to be-
fought.
The berothal of Prince Ferdinand OF
Bulgaria is the first real reapproachmsnt
between the elder branch of the royal
house Of France and the younger or Or
leans branch. The match heals breach,
historical, transcontinental and sentiment
tai, and one that is in its centenary year,
too. The Princess Marie Louise of Parma
has tragic family history. Her grand
father, the Duke OF Parma. was assas-
snated. Her great grandfather. Duke
Berri, was assassinated. and his father,
Charles. was dethroned and exled.
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RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Tom Platt Is Trying to Wreck tn
Reading,

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-The board OF
directors of the Reading Railroad met this
morning. 1t is expected a statement, pend
ing the difficulty, will be made public dur
ing the day.
The excitement at the opening of the
Stock Exchange was intense and almost a
panic prevailed. The first sale of Reading
was at 3d. loss Of 81 from Saturday, aud
the stock quickly declined to "a Stocks of
roads allied to the Reading were also ham,
mered.
II was announced unofficialy this morn
ing at the general offices of the Reading
Railroad that application would be made to
the United States District Court for the ap-
pointment of receiver for the company
Later 1t was said that the appointment had
been made. Subsequently 1t was learned
that the application had not been made as
early In the day as stated, but later john
son and Harle, counsel for the company,
appeared in court and held private consul
tation with the Judge. After consulting
forty minutes, johnson left hurriedly from
the building without waiting to answer
questions. at 8 o'clock Harle came out of
the Judges room and went straight TO the
Office Of the clerk of the court
After he had gone 1t was learned that the
application for receiver was made, ex-
Senator Thomas c. Plat OF New York as
holder OF Reading bonds. The petition was
granted, and A. A. Mcleod, president of
the company, K. r. Wilder of the Lehgh
Valley division and Chief Justice Paxson
of the State Supreme Court were appointed
receivers in bonds of 100000. Justice Pax
son has forwarded his resignation as Chief
Justice to the Governor.
The security of each receiver was fixed a.
$500. 900. and IL is said that similar bill
will be filed at Trenton, n. j.
The bill in equity says that complainant
brings his bill on behalf of himself and of
all the holders of bonas of like character.
The bill, which is extremely lengthy,
Invested OF legal verbiagc sets forth the
Issuing by the Reading company in Janu-
airy, 1888, of third preference income mort
gage bonds, the amount which is now In
excess OF S25, 00O. 900, to be payable in Janu-
airy, 1858, and with interest payable out Of
the net earnings of the railroad company,
of Q per cent per annnm, payable on the 1st
OF February OF each year, the bonds being
secured by certain mortgage, executed by
the Reading road and thu Reading Coal and
Land Company to the Pennsylvania
Finance Company for the assurances on
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-21
CHANGED HIS VOTE.
North Dakota at Last Has Elected a
Senator.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Feb. 2O-In the seventy
second and seventy-third ballot rs votes
were cast. There was no change in the Re-
publican or Populist votes. Hutchinson
3D. of Lincoln changed from Griggs to
j. j. Brown Of Spokane. In casting his
vote he said it was threatened that if he
pursued this course he would be 0stracised
by the rest Of the Democrats and his char
acter and intention would be impugned.
II accept the challenge" he said, with
all that the word implies" The vote stood:
Allen SO, Turner IT, Griggs IS, Young Z,
Brown l.
HELENA. Mont, Feb. &c. The Senatorial
ballot resulted: Mantle &c. Clark 10. Dixon
IL. Others scattering.
BISMARCK. n. d., Feb. 20.-W. N. Roach
CD was elected United States Senator to-
day. Roach wGs elected by combination
OF Democrats and Independents, aided by
some Republicans. Roach has been resi-
dent of Dakota for tine past twelve years,
coming from the District OF Columbia. He
has stood for his party as candidate for
Governor on two different occasions. He
is large wheat-grower and was naturally
expected To draw the farmers vote from the
Independent ranks
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NO OTHER RECOURSE.
President Mcleod Tells How the Read
ing Was Attacked.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-President Nc
Leod of the Reading, In an Interview to-
night. said that be was sorry they had been
driven to the necessity for recevership.
but it was the only thing to do. Their
credit was attacked In a way that made it
impossible for them to meet their obliga-
tions, and they had a receiversbip estab-
lished before the property was further in-
jured. They were doing an enormous busi-
ness on a small capital. and when the at
tack was made it hurt their credit so that
they could not borrow money.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. - Ex-senator Plat.
speaking Of his application for receiver for
the Reading, said tonight that he found
the company unable to meet its debts and
had made affidavit to that effect as basis
for the application. His only desire was to
see il the company could not be reorganized
and put on a proper basis once more.
Russell Sage said: Mcleod Is a smart
man. and l believe he has the support of the
people who hold Reading stock"
The total amount lost by the stockholders
in Reading since February is estimated at
$34.063 liz.
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lives and the granting OF annuitles. This
mortgage conveyed, subject to certain prior
membranes, all the properties leased and
controlled by the Reading company and
those it might thereafter acquire, and also
the properties of the coal and iron CON-
pany Plat sets forth that he is the holder
of a large amount of these bonds, the inter-
est upon which became payable on the first
day of February last. The demand made
by complainant that the railroad company
pay him the said amount was refused, and
the company has failed. up to the presens
time, to pay him any portion of the amount
which became due and payable on the 1st
of February, and the interest upon other
bonds of said issue, held by other owners.
remains unpaid. The Pennsylvania COM
paDy has refused, the bill AYERS. to proceed
in equity to foreclose the mortgage. The
bill sets forth that d great income can be
derived from the operation of the Reading
Railroad and the coal and iron company.
and that it would be disastrous should the
business of either be temporarily suspended
A large amount Of income is now In the
possession or under the control Of these
companies and is justly applicable to the
payment of interest, but the companies
have refused to appropriate this income to
such payment and threaten to apply the
same to the payment of unsecured indebted
ness. The bill asserts that the companies.
though possessed of ample funds If the same
be judiciously administered to pay all the
ndebtedness, are insolvent in the sense
that they are without funds in the shape OF
cash or assets convertible into cash suffi-
cent to pay their Indebtedness actually ma
tured or to mature in short time. The bill
sets forth the vast extent and value OF the
properties, aud says the railroad company
owns all the stock of the coal and iron CON-
pany. and that the operations Of the two de-
pend largely upon each other There lis
Imminent danger, the bill asserts. OF the
property being levied upon, attached and
disintegrated to the irreparable injury or
the creditors unless the court takes action.
The present condition of the company is
stated to be largely the result Of the de-
mands for loans for which ample security
is pledged with the lenders. but which
loans the holders thereof are at present
unwilling to renew.
The complainant prays that the right OF
the holders of the third preference bonds
be defined; that the Pennsylvania COM
pany be required to institute proceedings
and that receivers be appointed.
President Mcleod said this evening that
he would prepare a statement, but he did
not say when.
President Earle OF the Finance Company
of Pennsylvania and the commercial agent
for the Reading road said this evening that
the Finance Company has from SS,00o.0O0
to S10,000.000 worth of Reading coal on
hand upon which no advances have been
made. This amount, he declared. was
enough TO pay the Reading floating debt
twice over. The recent difficulty. he said,
was due to everybody demanding his money
at once, which was unnece ssary. for the
company was able TO pay its debts.
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KNOCKED CLEAN OUT.
Charley Mitchell Ran Up Against the
Wrong Man.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-MitchelI, the Eng
lish pugflist. visited the saloon of Jim
Wakely. one Of Sullivan's former hackers,
early this morning, and tried 10 use his
methods on tho barkeeperS there which he
so successfully employed on old man Saw
axe in London. Mitchell and his friends
drank freely; and finally the liquor began
to tell, and Mitchell rebuked the barkeep-
ers for their slowness. The latter resented
the insults, and told Mitchell to keep quiet.
lie replied with profanity, and the bar
keepers seized empty bottles and made for
him. They struck him over the head and
drew blood from his nose, but friends inter.
fered and got hin out of the saloon. They
placed Gentleman" Charley in a cab and
carried him to the hotel. Knocked out in
one round in the first fight Of his present
visit 10 this country.
1t is impossible to get at the exact par
ticulars of the alleged assault on Charley
Mitchell. The best reports say that the bar
keeper known as Rod" struck him with
saltwater bottle, cutting his head and rem
dering him unconscious. 1t is said that
Mitchell was badly intoxicated and called
Rod" an opprobrious name when the bar
keeper was attempting to pacify him. At
the saloon it is asserted that Mitchell re-
ceived his injuries from fall, and Rod"
denied the assault. At the Gedney House
reporters and sporting men who called were
not admi ted to Mitchel's room. 1t is sure
he has been injured. but not seriously.
Rod" is a great friend Of prominent
American pugilists, and. it is said. was al
ways able to quiet Sullivan when in his fits
of violence. He is known enemy of
Mitchell.
Ii there really was an assault the whole
matter has been hushed up effectually.
Mitchell and party went to Lakewood
this afternoon. where they will be the
guests of Hall.
There is every reason to believe that
Mitchell and Corbett will be matched ir
Canada next Saturday. David II. Blan-
chard has been agreed upon as temporary
eta K eh0lder
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AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
Governor Mckinley Owes Already
Eighty Thousand Dollars.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 20.-Governor McKin-
ley still remains in Cleveland, awaiting de-
velopments in the Walker faiure.at Youngs-
town. The liabilities of the Governor now
amount to more than $4,000.
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WITHOUT HOPE.
The Queen Will Never Again Put On
Her Crown.

Her Crown.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The annexation
commissioners from Hawaii and Paul Neu-
mapn. the envoy of Queen Liliuokalan.
spent a part of the day al the CaD!tol.
Neumann was in conference with several
Senators to whom he bears letters Of intro
duction from business men on the islands.
Marsden, one of the annexation commits
sioners, left tonight for New York. whence
he will go via Niagara aud Chicago to San
Francisco.
Secretary of State Foster. who had an ap-
pointment TO meet Neumann Immediately
on his (Foster's) return to the city this even
ing, waited an hour for the commissioner.
but Neumann failed to turn up. It is ex-
pected that the annexation treaty. which
was favorably reported by the Senate CON-
mittee on Foreign Relations, receiving a
unanimous vote in the committee with the
exception of Gray. will be considered in
executive session tomorrow.
1t is reported that Neumann has salts
fed himself by inquiries at the Capitol
since his arrival in Washington last week
that the restoration of the lately deposed
Queen is out of the question; but it is said
he desired to be advised of this officially IN
order to satisfy his principal upon his re-
turn to Hawaii. and hence his continued
presence in Washington.
NEW YORK. Feb 20. - The Herald's
Washington special says: Anticipating the
ratification OF the Hawaiian annexation
treaty by both the United States Senate
and the Provisional Government Of Hawaii,
the military and naval authorities are dis
eussing what should be done for the preser-
walton of the peace on the islands pending
the establishment Of a permanent govern
ment 1t is realized from the heterogeDe-
Gus character Of the population of the islands
and the general tendency of the native ele-
ment to revolution, that to peacefully main
tain American sovereignty over the Islands
there must be a proper display OF military
force from the time annexation becomes
an established fact.
In this connection the ACCESSIBILITY of send
ing troops of the regular army to the Islands
Is being informally and seriously discussed
by many army officers. Navy people, as a
rule, believe that sailors and marines should
be utilized for this purpose. But they are
forced to admit that. by reason Of the lin
lied number of naval vessels at hand, 1t
might be advisable TO send several batteries
of artillery from California 10 remain at
Honolulu until some of the new vessels can
be sent from this coast. Under the perma-
nent form of government to be established
by legislation it is suggested there should be
standing army organized from the inhab-
tants of the islands.
Anumber of American officers, IL has been
further suggested, should be detailed to per-
feet the organization, and when the United
States has established the proposed cOaling
station in Pearl Harbor there should be an
American garrison TO defend the entrance
10 the haTbor.