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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-07-21
MANKA7'O MARKETS

Grain and Stocl Markets corrected daily.
other markets corrected on date of weekly Is.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
The Typographical Surveys Have
Been Made Politically,
And What Will Be the Limit of Cost
Cannot Even Be Approximated
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-
priatlon 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 reassemble before next July to meet the
condition. His warning did pot prevent the
Senate from agreeing TO all the amendments
offered making appropriations for increas-
ING the limit OF the cost Of public buildings.
The only aye and no vote taken showed ali
the Republican, Senators except sherman in
the affirmative and all the Democratic Sen
ators except Vest In the negative
The sundFy civil appropriation bin occu-
pied the attention of tie senate throughout
the day.
The House bill 10 provide FOX the publi-
cation Of the eleventh census WAS passed.
4 he House blil 10 Limit the iurisdicuoR Of
District and Circuit courts Of the United
States was reported back adversely.
UaIsD.O4sA presented = concurrent reso-
luton of the Legislature Of North Dakota
for a constitutional amendment 10 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
The morning call., 1893-02-21
KNEW NO WRONG.
Colonel Thompson as a
Witness.
CAUTION WAS NECESSARY.
But He Really Does Not Remember
Now What There Was to Be
Cautious About.
CAUTION WAS NECESSARY
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Feb. 20.-The Pan
anna Congressional Investigating Commit
tee arrived this morning and began taking
the evidence OF ex-SecretaTy Of the Navy
Thompson in private.
The ex-Secretary first detailed the clrcum-
stances of his resignation, saying it was
publicly done, ard. further. that he met no
opposition from President Hayes when he
approached him regarding the matter. The
first offer Of the American charmanship
was made to him by Jesse w. Seligman in
1880, and was not accepted until after full
conference with friend and the President,
and the determination on his part that there
was othing in IL inimlcal to the interests OF
the United States. He denied that the
Hayes administration was opposed to the
canal, but it did want ii under American
control. He had an idea that when he ac-
cepted the ehairmansh ship be tried to Amer
icanize the affair and TO get an American
construction company to build the canal.
The entire administration, as far as he
knew of the affairs OF the American conf
mitIee, was on the strictest business prin-
ciples.
He did not know what we're the duties OF
the three banking houses, whose representa-
tives were members with him of the Amer
icau committee, and he was as much sur
prised as the committee when he learned
within the week that the three had been
getting each $4,000 year. or twice his own
salary, for their services in this country.
Colonel Thompson denied that the
Panama Canal Company had lobby in
Washington, either 10 procure favorable
legislation for the Panama canal or to
fight the Nicaragua people, and he said
that he kept clear of lobbyists and that
there was no improper expenditure OF
money. so far as he was aware.
Colonel Thompson said that when the
Nicaragua treaty was before tie Senate all
he did was to write q pamphlet against IL,
which he placed in the hands of all the
Senators. Senator VOORHEES, only knew he
wrote it. He did not sign his name to it,
because he did not want the Panama canal
antagonized, so lie had it appear anony
mously. The Senate defeated The treaty.
The committee brought with it a letter.
press copy of all the correspondence be-
tween Thompson and De Lesseps, and wit
ness was asked to explain a number OF the
letters. One of them, from Thompson to
De Lesseps, written in February. 1885, said:
1T is difficult to convey to you full under
standing of how We have conducted this
contest, and we must be very cautious"
Congressman Storer OF Ohio read from
letter ia which the Colonel told De Lesseps
that he believed large expenditure OF
money for materials in this country would
help 10 popuarze the canal, which belief he
emphasized to-day.
In another letter he referred TO "overc0m-
ing difficulties" This. he said, meant such
difficulties as the Nicaragua people were
responsible for. but be insisted stIenuOu'ly
that nothing but legitimate means were
used in doing SO. He Genied that any
money had been spent, with bis knowledge,
20 influence the newspapers.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
COAST GOSSIP.
Senator FELTON, Has Got the Limit
Raised.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator FELTON,
succeeded In Incorporating in the sundry
civil service bill paragraph fixing the
limit of cost for the San Francisco public
building at 100000. This action of Con-
gress will render available the S21.0 re-
naming from the purchase of the building
site. The Senate bill also raises the limit
of cost of the Portland (Or) public building
from $500. 900 to S1.000.OO0.
Irving NJ. Scott, who Is still in Washing
ton, believes that the Senate may amend
the naval appropriation bill as 1t passed the
House to-day by providing for another
great naval vessel
Pen sions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Hugh A. Gorley.
Frederick Hoffman. Michael A. Metchay,
William II. Meader, Abraham Ford, Will
liam Kehoe, Edward Murphy. Miles V.
Elder Original widows-Anna PeIr. Eliza
beth Shelia, David Prescott father), John
B. Steward (father), Martha V. Simmons,
Annie Mathes (minors of James VincenD.
Mexican widow-Carolina Alexander.
Oregon: Original - Patrick b. Hayes,
John V. Smith, Obadiah p. Mullen. Orig
inal widows - Frances Ka Cloukperek.
Sarah Paynes. Survivor Indian wars
jeremiah Tungate.
Washington: Orginal-BeDjamin F. Gal
lagher, William Hutchinson. Benjamin C.
Bonnell, j. A. Wilcox. John Mscarty.
Original widows-Hannah Price. Ann Ran
cipher (mother).
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: Colonel Z. S. Otis,
Twentieth Infantry, to be Drigadier-gen-
era; L. b. Woodward of California, Com
missioner for Alaska.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
AWAITING THE LAST STROKE
He Knows His Queen Has Lost Her
Crown, but Wants to Be Off
ciaIIy Recognized.
Special to THE MoRSINs CALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a.-The fact that the
Senate has not yet found time to consider
the Hawaiian treaty must not be taken to
indicate decline of interest or confidence
on the part of its advocates in that body.
The treaty in now on the executive calen-
dar. and il can be called up for considera-
tion during any secret session. It's 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 ap-
preparation bills. which have seldom been
in so backward a condition as they are this
year.
Il tmust 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-
lative BODY and remains on the calendar
continuously until disposed Of. Under
these circumstances, it will not be at all
strange if the vote on the ratification of the
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, Tor they have only to continue the
debate Of the convention through several
afternoons to force the Committee on For
eign Relations 70 abandon its efforts to get a
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
desire 10 hear from the new administra-
tion as to the policy of acceding TO Hawairs
request for annexation. The opposition TO
the treaty is insignificant in numbers. In
huence and representative character. II
cannot hope TO defeat the treaty either by
argument OF by force Of numbers, but it can
readily delay its ratification by dllatory
tactics until after Mr.. CleYelRnd's admins
tratiOn comes in
The morning call., 1893-02-21
INSIDE HISTORY.
II 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 aud
O-lensburg system J. L erpont Morgan
went before the directors meeting oi TIE
New York Central and asked them II they
were aware az how little cost the new
system could psrsllel the New York Gem
trail and connect with the Fitehtur- a.
Albany. They wefe startled. ana bought
the Parsons system % keep &c from pos
sihle connection with New EugIaad.
A feN months later Parsons appeared m
New York ani New England Morgan
then went 20 the New Nsfk. New Haven
anu Hartford people aud told them 20 pinch
Parsons all they could and not allow him TO
build up against them as he did against the
Nov y rk Central
The 'pinch!ng" policy was inaugura,ed
forthwith, but suddenly Mcleod Of the
Reading appeared . n the field and ar
nounced that he had purchased the contra
Of the New York and New England in the
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
we're Immediately begun on both sides.
Morgan got all his companies into shape so
they would not he disturbed by commotions
The morning call., 1893-02-21
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 a 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 Ia this palace Robert
Browning died. The Queen left Osborne
on Friday morning, after a stay Of nine
weeks, and she win 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 a 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 III tue MAIN COIIlupE AT OSUOIHts
The death Of Colonel Grover of the Royal
Engineers, who was in charge Of the Brit
ish section al 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 reapp0inted chairman Of the
committee. but the member for Flskeard
informed the Prime Minister that he would
not accept the post. Courtney wishes 10
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 ba
fought
The betrothal of Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria is the first real reapproachment
between the elder branch OF the royal
house OF France and the younger or Or
leans branch. The match heals breach,
historical, transcOntinental and sentimen-
tai, and one that is In its centenary year.
too The Prineass Naria I .nnisa nf Parma
The morning call., 1893-02-21
WITHOUT HOPE.
The Queen Will Never Again Put On
Her Crown.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The annexation
commissioners from Hawaii and Paul Neu-
mann. the envoy OF Queen Liliuokalani,
spent a part Of the day al the Capitol.
Neumann was in conference with several
Senators to whom he bears letters Of intro
ducti0n from business men on the Islands
Marsdea. one OF the annexation commits
sioners, left :o-night for New York. whence
ne will 20 via Niagara aud Chicago 10 San
Francisco.
Secretary Of State Foster. who had N aD-
pointmeni 10 meet Neumsnn immediately
on bis (FosteT's) return to the city this even
inC, waited an hour for the commissioner.
but Neumann failed 10 turn up. Il is ex-
pectsd that the annexation treaty. which
was favorably reported by the Senate COM
mittee on Foreign Relations, receiving a
unanimous vote In the committee with the
exception Of Gray. will be considered In
eVecntive session tomorrow.
II is reported that Neumann mas saus-
fed himself py Inquiries at the Capitol
since his arrival in ~ ashlng.on last week
that tie restoration Of the lately dep0sed
Queen Is cut 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 10 Hawaii. and hence his continued
presence in Washington.
NEW YORK. Feb. %. - The Herald's
Washington special SAYS: Anticipating the
ratification Of The Hawaiian annexation
treaty by both the United States Senate
ard the Provisional Government OF Hawaii.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
The Man Who Opened Fire on
Fort Sumter.
He Served His Country Well, and
Then He Served Against Her With
Even Greater Daring.
Special to THE MoRS1Ne CALL

New ORLEANS, Feb. 2O.-General P. G.
t. Beauregard, one OF the last Of the gen.
erals of the Confederate military service,
died tonight. The first symptoms of the
fatal illness manifested itself two weeks
ago, when be was attacked by complica-
ton of diseases, which threatened to result
In heart failure. lie manifested some i'm
provement under his physicians care, par
ticularly in the last three or four days, when
be was able to leave his apartments and
take short periods of exercise in the grounds
of his residence. he dined with his family
this evening and remained in his library
until $50. He went to sleep easily and
seemed resting well. One of the nurses
went to his bedside few minutes after 10
o'clock and was hOrrfed 10 ind him In his
death struggle. The members Of the family
were summoned al once. but before they
reached the chamber the end had come.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday
Despite his advanced age. - years. Gem
eral Beauregard has until recently led a
life Of considerable activity.
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was
born near New Orleans. Ia. on May 2o
1878. and was graduated second 90 class
RANK from west AEtus lH 49, AAf MAr
ssiEned first 90 the artillery aud then O.
the engineers. and in 1855. 50 vas assistant ia
the construction q Feri Adams. % Nes-
port. lie was ilen on eng neerIug duiF a.
various places 10 tie South until lsf5. and
al tie ouibreak Of the Mexican war was
engaged IN the construction Of deienses at
Tampico. lie served through with General
Scott in the oueIaii1ns from Vera Cruz g.
the capture Of the City Of Mexico, where he
was twice wounded. and shortly afterward he
vae h-avef'rf rnn'0r atfoirir = his fnii iirank
Of captain Of engineers On March g. 1858.
for fourteen wears 0f continuous service as
a lieutenant. After the war be was again
ass gned to the duty OF experimenting the
construction Of Notifications in tie South,
being engaged on the defensive works at
New Orleans and in Mobile Bay, and as
constructing engineer Of the custom-house
at New Orleans. His work was such as 10
famiiarlze him thoroughly with tile Gulf
Coast from the Florida Keys to the mouth
Of the Rio Grande. On the 23d Of January,
1861, he was superior lieutenant OF The miii-
tre-s poi-.s I,,,t hsl.i
The morning call., 1893-02-21
CHANGED HIS VOTE.
North Dakota at Last Has Elected a


OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 2O.-In the seventy
second and seventy-third ballot 76 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 ostracised
by the rest of the Democrats and his char
acter and intention would be impugned.
81 accept the challenge" he said. with
all that the word implies" The vote stood:
Allen SO. Turner II. Griggs Is. Young Z.
Brown l.
HELENA. Mont, Feb 90. The Senatorial
ballot resulted: Mantle &c. Clark 19, Dixon
II. Others scattering.
BISMARCK. y. d., Feb. 20.-W n. Roach
O.) was elected United States Senator to-
day. Roach wGs elected by a combination
of Democrats and Independents, aided by
some Republicans. Roach has been a resi-
dent Of Dakota for the past twelve years,
coming from the District of Columbia. He
has stood for his party as a candidate for
Governor on two different occasions. He
is large wheat-grower and was naturally
expected 10 draw the farmers vote from the
Independent ranks.
The morning call., 1893-02-21

lives ana the granting of annuties. This
mortgage conveyed, subject to certain prior
membranes, all the properties leased ana
controlled by the Reading company and
those it might thereafter acquire, and also
the properties of the coal and iron COM
pany. Platt sets forth that he is the holder
Of a large amount of these bonds, the inter-
est upon which became payable on the hrst
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
pany has refused. the bill AYERS. 10 proceed
in equity to foreclOse the mortgage. Ihe
bill sets forth that d great income can De
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
inde btedness, are insOlvent IN the sense
that they are without funds in the shape OF
cash or assets convertible into cash sufii-
clent to pay their Indebtedness actually ma
tured or to mature in short time. The Dill
sets forth the vast extent and value OF Inc
properties, aud says the railroad company
owns all the stock of the coal and iron COM
pany. and that the operations OF the two de-
pend largely upon each other. There lis
imminent danger, the bill asserts. OF the
pro operty being levied upon, attached ana
disintegrated to the irreparable injury OF
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,o0o,0O0
to 100000 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 unneee ssary. for the
company was able 10 pay its debts.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
HUNTINGTON SURE.
He Believes the Pacific Mail VIII Get
the lSt1muS,

New YORK. Feb Representatives of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and of
the TranscontineEtal Association held a
meeting to-day and discussed the situation
on the isthmus. President ntington said
concerning the relations Of the Pacific Mall
and the Panama Railroad: There is no
contract closed at this time. but the interests
Of the two companies are so involved that
am satisfied a final arrangement will be made
in the near future"
The morning call., 1893-02-21

covered recently that fictitious assets had
been written in the books by Treasurer
Warren. and he now confesses that he did
it in the hope of keeping his place by show
Ing enough assets TO overcome the increas-
ing liabilities consequent on losses by
manufacture Several stockholders scored
the officials severely and 1t was finally de-
termined TO offer the property for sale to the
highest bidder.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
SPAIN WANTS TO KNOW.
There May Yet Come Serious Trouble
in the West Indies.

MADRID. Feb. 2O.-The Minister for the
Colonies has received a dispatch from Cuba
stating that there is greatexcitement in San
Domingo in consequence of the concession
of customs, with the accompanying grant of
land, to an American syndicate. President
Herreaux of San Domingo Is said in the
Spanish advices to have been fereely de-
nounced by the people. and all signs point
TO revolution. A Spanish war vessel has
gone there from Cuba. and the telegram
hints at interference by the United States
10 the affairs of San Domingo. Spain is
now seeking information on this point
before sending protest to Washington.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
EXTENDS THE CONCESSION.
The Colombian Government Disposed

10 Be More Compliant.
PARIS. Feb. 20.-The Government Of CO.
lombla has granted a temporary extension
of the Panama canal concession. The ex-
tension is until March g. Monchicourt. the
liquidator, expects that the negotiation in
progress with the Colombian Government
will result in definite prolonging Of the
oopoaeeiOn
The morning call., 1893-02-21

OF grain is as follows: Wheat 30.216, coo
bushels. decrease OF 773.000; corn. Il, 703,-
600 bushels. an increase of 5000; oats,
5,6S7, 600 bushels. decrease of 135, 600; rye,
$4,000 bushels, decrease of 1000; barley,
1,90300 bushels, decrease of 172, ,OOO
The morning call., 1893-02-21

were within the wall the citizens closed the
gates and attempted to aDnihilate the at
tacking forces. The streets were the scenes
of horrible carnage for hours. and hundreds
were killed.
The morning call., 1893-02-21
HAS ISSUED NO BONDS.
Secretary Foster Shows Just a Bit OF
Indignation.

New YORK. Feb pa Sun Washington
special says: The attention Of Secretary
Of the Treasury Foster was called to the re-
DOrt that arrangements had been made