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The morning call., 1893-04-20
ALL IN HIS MIND.
Diplomat Mahany and His Little
Treaty..

WASHINGTON, April 19-There is unfor-
tunately little reason to doubt the sup
posed treaty between Ecuador and the
United States by which our Government
was to acquire one Of the Galapagos Is
lands, midway between Hawaii and Peru,
Tor coaling station, has no existence ex-
cept in the imagination of our Minister at
Quito. Mahany of Buffalo, n. Y. The
hard, cold logic of facts seems to point in
that direction. Almost as soon as he
reached his post after appointment came
nebulous rumors of social difficulties. and
returning to the United States he gave
lurid description Of society in Quito, about
equally made up of beautiful black eyes,
flashing daggers, earthquakes and revolu-
tions. 4 semi-di plomatic disavowal had TO
be made of that highly drawn picture.
Mahany. still retaining his title and sal
Rry as Minister, next figured as an unsuc-
ces>ful candidate for Congress in his home
district in the United States. He was or
dered back to his post of duty, but, upon
one excuse or another, permitted three or
four bi-monthly steamers for Ecuador to
sail without him, even after he received
peremptoTy orders to return. Eventually,
and quite recently, he found his way back
aud addressed 10 this city letters, going
III W dS " II lIHdlA Which uS
was negotiating for the acquisition Of one
of the Galapagos Islands for a cOaing sta
tion. He described the means he brought
to bear, and at last. it is said, cabled that
the treaty had been mailed. From this
source arose the statement that such
treaty had been concluded and sent in to
the Senate for ratification.
Strange 10 say. one or two Senators, be-
ing discreetly questioned on the subject,
aud one of them a member of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, appeared to rest
under the belief until to-day that sucn &
treaty had been sent in. One Of them ex-
planned to-day there was something or
other sent in. and he thought it might have
been this treaty.
Getting down TO hard facts, it is ascer-
tanned the only instrument received from
Ecuador is an unmp0rtant convention re-
latiag to the claims between the citizens of
the two countries. The Galapagos treaty,
with all its alluring advantages, there is
too much reason to believe. is merely the
dream Of Rowland B. Mahany.
High officials of the State Department
confirm the statement that no treaty for the
acquisition Of territory for coaling station
has been negotiated with Ecuador, and add
that Mahany's correspondence with the
State Department. though volumic Gus. does
not even mention that he is engaged in an
attempt TO negotiate such treaty.
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COMMISSIONERS CONVENTION.
A Body From Which Very Little Is
to Be Hoped.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-The fifth annual
convention of the State Railway Commits
sioners met to-day at the rooms of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. A permanent
organization was effected and after an ad-
dress oy Chairman Woodruff the committee
appointed to arrange the order of business
submitted its report. Peter Adey of Iowa
presented the report of the committee on
reasonable rates. which was adopted, and
similar action was taken on the report sub
mitted by James c. Hill OF Virginia on
Congressional action In regard to safety
appliances. The committee suggested that
the objects for which it had been appointed
having been accomplished. it should be
discharged, which was ordered.
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WILL SAVE THEM.
A Provision of Law Fortunate for
Savings Banks.


LANSING, April Blowing to uneasiness
created by the financial difficulties of the
Lansing Lumber Company and the Lansing
Engine Works run was preeipiiated on
the lngham County Savings Bank this
morning, and the doors of the bank have
been besieged all morning. Finally the
managers decided to avail themselves of
the legal provision allowing them to require
ninety days notice on savings deposits.
The State Bank Examiner is satisfied the
Crown Bank is perfectly sound and
nobody will lose anything. o. NJ. Barnes,
10 whom the lumber and engine companies
gave mortgages yesterday, announces he
can take care Of the paper lie iudorsed, and
that other creditors will lose nothing
The Central Michigan Savings Bank
closed yesterday. 1t will, It is said. have
ample funds to meet oil demands. The de-
posits aggregate S5O0.O00.
All the savings banks have decided TO
take advantage of the ninety days clause
In order to tide over the panic.
Late this afternoon it was believed that
the crisis had passed and that nc further
bad effects would be felt from the failures
announced yesterday. All the excitement
has quieted down. The Bank Commissioner
expects to conclude his examination of the
Central Michigan tomorrow, and not until
then will its assets and liabilities be known.
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HAS A GRIEVANCE.
Merely to Injure the
Canal.
KNIGHT IS AFTER MILLER.
He Was Discharged by the Company
and Now He Is Seeking His
Revenge.
KNIGHT IS AFTER MILLER.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

New YORK. April 19.-The stockholders
of the Nicaragua Canal Company will meet
tomorrow at noon. 1t is stated that War
ner Miller will resign as president. and that
Smith NJ. Weed of Plattsburg, Y. Y, will
succeed him. A morning paper will say
that there is opposition to Miller from the
English investors, as the English investors
are particularly interested in discovering
ClevelaDds views on The subject of the COM
pletiun of the canal. It is imperative that
there should be a change of control, and the
substitution Tor Miller of represent ntative
who can treat with the present administra-
tiOn. 1t is stated that these English inves-
tors are desirous of completing the canal
through the aid of joint subsidy from the
British and American Governments. They
estimate that it will require S65, 100000,
and say that England is willing to guarantee
her share. The plan is to insure dividend
Of per cent for seven years, and guarantee
the payment of the subsidy in ten years.
This story created some surprise in bust
ness and political circles, as may be sup
posed. The call for the meeting was issued
by George c. knight. who was said TO rep
resent the English stockholders.
Warner Miller said this evening: Three
years ago this man Knight. who now figures
WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION as the representative
OF the English stockholders and the English
Government. was recommended to me as
competent accountant No sooner did he
reach Nicaragua than MS head began to
swell He quarreled with our manager,
began to discharge clerks and en-
ployes, and behaved so wildly that our
chief engineer, MenOcal, telegraphed
Inc shortly that he must be recalled or he
would ruin the company. l relieved him
then, but not before he had inflicted a vast
amount of loss upon US. Knight began his
work Of revenge two years ago By sending
a circular 10 all our stockholders attacking
the management. just before the annual
election. The result was that the
ticket for directors which my friends
supported was unanimously elected.
his present attack will eud. I think,
In much the same way. Smith NJ. Weed
informed me to-day that he would go to the
meeting tomorrow and give the proper his
tary of this man and his attacks on me.
John c. Calhoun. who is mentioned as ebet.
ling the scheme. was here TO see me this
evening, and ne will be at the meeting too.
OF course there are few disgruntIed stock
holders who are aiding Knight, but when
they are in possession of the facts they will
be sorry theylhadsanythiug TO do with him."
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APPEALED TO THE LORDS.
There Is the Stronghold of the Foes
of Home Rule.

LONDON. april I9.-The annual gather
ing of the Conservative organization known
as the Primrose League was held to-day in
COven! Garden Theater. Lord Salisbury
delivered an address in which he dealt with
the Irish home-rule bill. He said that the
financial proposals Of the bill would almost
bankrupt Ireland and would heavily burden
Great Britain.
But" he continued, "the atroclous fea-
ture of the scheme was that the Irish mem
bers would sell their freedom for the ad-
vantage of Ireland by forcing the Govern
ment to give them what they wanted. The
bill now before the House OF Commons
would not get rid of the Irish question,
since England would be compelled to COM
ply with Irish demands. The house Of
Lords" exclaimed Lord Salisbury, "must
not be turned away from its duty by any
discussions concerning its constitution, but
must rescue the empire from its assail.
ment."
The debate on the second reading Of the
home-rule bill will be concluded Friday
morning. On that day Gladstone will de-
liver a speech. followed by Balfour. the
Conservative leader. Balfour will be the
last speaker prior to taking the vote.
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CONVENIENTLY ILL.
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland
Will Not Go TO jail.


LONDON. April ia story was given
out yesterday that the Dowager Duchess of
Sutherland. who was sentenced TO six
weeks Imprisonment in Holloway Jail for
contempt of court. had been driven to
prison aud locked up and universally
printed and believed. 1t turEs out today
however, that the report was erroneous.
After the imposition of the sentence the
dowager obtained from Justice Jeune an
order permitting her to 60 to her villa, near
Windsor, with the understanding that she
could surrender herself to the authorities
to-day. 1t is now announced that the
dowageF was taken suddenly i'll at o'clock
this morning and physician was in con-
slant attendance upon her until o'clock
when her condition was such that he sum-
moned another doctor to consult upon the
case.
Later the doctors sent certificates to the
authorities to the effect that the Duchess
was too i'll to surrender herself to undergo
the sentence Of Imprisonment imposed by
Justice Jeune.
A section Of the press Is trying to estab-
lish the argument that in sentencing the
dOwager Duchess Justice Jeune exceeded
his authority, and these papers point out in
support Of their contention that peeress is
exempt from arrest in a civil case.
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DIRECT FROM SCHAEBERLE.
His Theory OF the Corona Borne Out
Most Fully,

VALPARAISO, April 19.-ProfessOr Schae-
berle has sent the following account OF his
observations of the total solar eclipse at
Nina Aris: Sunday was splendid
day for viewing the eclipse. The corona
was very brilliant and much extended in all
directions. l have eight photographs.
10x20 in size. obtained with the heliograph,
and ten photographs secured with the six
foot telescope.
81 have also obtained six photographs
with the one foot telescope and seventeen
camera photographs with the forty-foot
glass. These photographs demonstrate
enormous prominences and also show solar
clouds nearly 100, 600 miles in height floating
through space. The polar rays and others
were long, conspicuous and trumpet-shaped
in outline and the outer corona was promi-
nent. The preliminary results are strong
confirmation of my mechanical theory of
the corona l received valuable help from
various persons"
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ENDED THE TROUBLE.
The Baimacedists Leave the Legation
of Their Own Accord.


VALPARAISO, April I9.-There are no
Chilean refugees In the United States leGa-
tion. By their own act the BaImacedists
whom Minister Egan sheltered and whose
surrender was demanded by the Chilean
Government have terminated the difficulty
so far as the two Governments were con-
cernPd, for they determined to escape.
D'Lendlot Holley was more successful
than ex-Colonel Fuentes.
He got away. but Fuentes was captured
by the Chilean guards who were stationed
near the legation house. He is now in
prison, but Holley cannot be found. No
particulars of the plan for escape or of the
reason for leaving Minister Egan's house
have been received.
The Cabinet crisis has ended. AS Off
cially announced. the Cabinet stands this
way: Interior, Isidore Errazuriz; Foreign,
Joaquin Roderiguez Roderiz; Justice and
Public Instruction. Pedro Mont; Hacienda,
Alexandra Vial; War and Marine, Ventura
BlancO Viel; Industry and Public Works,
Vicente Davila Carrain.
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WIRE TOWER BURNED.
The Flames Spread and Did Grea.
Damage.

WORCESTER, Mass, April 19.-Fire broke
out in the first story OF the great tower of
the Clinton Wire Cloth Company's works,
at Clinton, apposite the railroad station, at
about 8 o'clock this morning. The tower
is in reality building with considerable
floor area and lS5 feet high. 1t contained
nine stories and is used for pain ting wire.
The sparks were blown by high westerly
wind toward the business portion of the
town. Help was summoned and came from
adjacent towns.
The flames spread to the eastern wing.
four stories in height. occupied by stock
rooms. Thence the blaze extended into the
west building containing the machine-shops,
also four stories high, The structures we're
OF brick. They were all gutted. The loss
is $3.50, 900, fully insured
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ZANTE SHAKEN.
All Who Can Get Away Are Leaving
the Island.

ATHENS. April 19.-Zante was shaken by
severe earthquake at midnight last night,
and slight disturbances were felt almost
hourly until noon to-day. when another vio-
lent shock caused a repetition of the recent
panics. The historic houses Of the poets
Foscolo and Salomos tumbled to ruins. The
harbor was thrown into violent comm o.
tioD and enormous waves broke over the
water front.
The British warship Inflexible of the
Mediterranean squadron has arrived with
food and tents.
Earthquakes shook the island of Zante re-
peatedly during the afternoon and many
families are leaving for this city Wooden
barracks have been built outside the city of
Zante 10 shelter those who have abandoned
their homes.
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AN EXTRA SESSION.
1t Will Be Called as Soon as New
Tariff Bill Is Ready.

WASHINGTON, April ia gentleman
who talked with the President on the subject
of an extra session of Congress declined to
give the purport of the conversation that
passed between them to-day, but he said: !:
II can give you my opinion as to what will
be done. believe that just as soon as
tariff bill Is completed an extra session will
be called. IL may bo early as July, or it
may be in August or n month or two later"
Secretary Carlisle Is already at work on
tariff bill, as he Will take no notice Of L.
Ellery Anderson's bill.
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dress" uniform. The Admiral and Mrs.
Irwin gave most pleasant greeting 70 all,
as in turn they were presented by the re-
eeption committee. During the evening an
elegant repast was served. Music for dane
ing was furnished by the band from the re-
ceiviug ship Independence.
The admiral will sever his connection
with the yard in a few weeks and sail
for China to assume the duties Of CON-
mander-in-chef OF the Asiatic squadron.
Each one of the guests united in wishing
him "bon voyage" 1t was after o'clock
before the last Of the party left the dancing
loft.
The reception committee tconslsied Of
Captain II. L. HowisOn. u. S. N, Captain
Louis KemDtf, U. S. N, Captain C. S.
Cotton, U. S. n, Commander William Fl.
Whiting. U. S. N, Commander Z. L. Tan
ner, U. S. n, and Chief Engineer j. w.
Moore. U. S. N, with various sub-eommit-
tees, that carried out all the details to suck
a state of nicely that nothing was wanting
to make the reception a perfect success. ..
a great many invitations were issued %
the army people at Black Point, Fort
Mason, Ben;cia. Angel Island and SAN
Francisco and to residents of San Francisco,
San Rafael, Oakland, this city aud other
points. Almost universally these were
responded to in person, not only for the
pleasure they were sure of having. but as
testimonial of the high regard in which
they held Admiral and Mrs. Irwin.
Following is the form of invitations is
sued:
The officers Of the nayy-yard aud OF the ships
at Mare Island request the pleasure OF your
company at 4 farewell reception 10 be given TO
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Irwin, iu the sail loft,
Wednesday, April 10, 1898. at 8 o'clock. Dau-
cling
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wOMEN's EQUITY LEAGUE.
Remarkable Doings of the San Diego
Organization.

SAN DIEGO, April l9.-Tbe evening paper
reports that the Women's Equity League is
exploiting political methods and following
It's studies Of parliamentary law. Yesterday
afternoon Ii held nOn- partisan nominating
convention on strict political lines and
selected full city ticket of women only.
On May 2 will follow an election by the
Australian ballot system. The league has
begun on the study Of State laws concern
ing women.
mass-meeting to formulate plans for
dress reform costume, model OF which Is
to be displayed at the Worlds Fair, was
held by the progressive women of the city
last night, and among the speakers it was
agreed that the corset must go and that
some suitably short style Of dress for street
wear must be planned. Many signed the
roll Of membership.
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HOW THEY GOT AWAY.
Officers flowed From the Stat O
Given Them by the Sheriff.

GOSHEN. April 2O-Late this even ing
Sheriff Kay got the tip that Evans and
Sontag were at Mrs. Evans house.
Kay quietly went TO work and got posse
together and placed the men in good loca-
tions. Kay and Gillian were in the vicinity
OF the barn, and when Evans and Sontag
came out of the barn they gave the signal
for the balance of the posse.
The posse were divided on two different
roads, but the men on the lane going toward
Goshen had moved from where Kay placed
them and when the outlaws passed in a cart
the officers were out of reach with their shot
guns. The robbers have evidently fed to
the mountains. The discovery leaked out
through the school children.
The morning call., 1893-04-20
EXTREMELY TECHNICAL.
Mr.. Carter Goes Into the Matter of
Property.

PARIS, April I9.-In resuming his argu-
ment before the Tribunal of Arbitration
to-day, Carter claimed that seals were not
fer2 nature but private property when
nourished aud tended by man. Carter
quoted cases in support OF this contention,
notably the case of Morgan vs. the Earl of
AbergaYenny, which resulted in decision
that deer we're private property, similarly
The morning call., 1893-04-20
Racing at Memnhis.

MEMPHIS, April 19.-The track was fas..
Six furlongs, Francis Pope won. Bill
Howard second. Bobby Beach third. Time,
1:17h.
Half mile, Calumet won, Miss Mamie
second, Rosa third. Time, :52H.
SThe Peabody handicap. one and an eighth
miles. Buck McCan won, Prince Kinney
second. McCan third. Time. 1853
Seven furlongs. PekiE won, Royal Flush
second, Eli Bell third. Time, L 81.
One mile, Tenny Jr. won, Wedgefeld sec
Ond, Excelsior third. Time, 1:46h.
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tends to reorganze the system of examining
national banks. He desires to prevent
such dishonesty as was shown in the affairs
of the banks which recently failed In Bos-
ton. Philadelphia and Nashville; and for
that purpose. after redistrictng the banks
so as TO equalize the examiners work, he
Will ask Congress to enact law giving the
examiners more power in looking out for
the perpetrators of frauds.
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the system. The Brood claim. which ex-
pired on January of this year, was the
only hitch the Bell company had on the
Pan-electric people. and as the Pan com pany
has its own transmitter and receiver. 1t
cannot be stopped from transmitting sound
by electricity. The company INTENDS put
ting up private wires to commence with and
then introducing the exchange system.
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DISMISSED THE SERVICE.
Result of the Investigation in II
Landing of Chinese.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-The report of
Special Agent Noyes on the alleged Illegal
landing of 200 Cinnamon from the steamer
Haytian Republic at Portland, Or, has
been received at the Treasury Department
In connection with the investigation and as
result OF 1t several minor officials at
Portland, Or. and at Port Townsend,
Wash, have been dismissed from the Gov
erDment service. The department declined
to make public the details Of Agent Noyes'
report further than TO state that it con-
tains no reflection upon the integrity of the
Collector of Customs at Port Townsend in
connection with the matter.
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A LITTLE LATE.
France Had No Need to Protest
A2ainSt ROrun.

WASHINGTON. April 19.-The protest of
the French newspapers against the selec-
tion of Captain Henry ID. Borup to assist in
the reception of the French military dele
CATION to the Worlds Fair, reported in the
Paris dispatches, comes little late. Cap
tain Borup was relieved from duty in con-
nection with the Worlds Fair In March
last and ordered to ordinance duty in Balti-
mnra
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ON THE SANTA EE.
The Company Is Prepared to Keep All
Its Contracts.

TOPEKA, April 19.-Santa Fe officials
emphatically deny there is any intention OF
abrogating any contracts with any organiza-
ton representing Its employees. General
Manager Frev said this morning 10 the
Associated Press representative that the
company had agreed to the wages asked by
the men representing the striking employees,
and the ouly differences between the COM
pany aud its employees was in connection
with signing a contract which the company
believed unjust and unfair. Just then a
dispatch from the brotherhood at La Junta
arrived. stating that the lodge had adopted
resolutions to the effect that the contract
would prove pernicious to the men and urg.
ING all the strikers on the system to return
To work.
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They OnIy Want a purse

KANSAS CITY, April 19.-Colonel Thomas
II. Monastery, the veteran fencing master of
Chicago. has accepted the sweeping chal-
lenge of Captain Thomas Phelan Of this
city TO meet any broadswordsman in the
world in fight to a finish with no protec-
ton except the helmet. for $500 a side. All
that remains to complete the arrangements
for the contest is for some athletic club to
offer purse
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FAREWELL TO IRWIN.
Gay Gathering at Mare IsIand
Navy-Yard.
The Retiring Commandant Feted by
the Officers at the Station.
OF to China.
Special TO THE MoRNINe CALI.

VALLEJO. April 19.-The farewell receD-
tion rendered to Rear-Admirai aud Mrs.
Irwin at the nayy-yard, Mare Island. this
evening was one OF the most brilliant
affairs that has ever been held at the
station.
The sail loft was handsomely decorated,
and with myriads Of incsndescent lights
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B0GGS CARRIGER ON TRIAL.
The Prosecutions Evidence Before-tI1e
IurV

SANTA Rosa, April 19.-Thsi trial OF
BoRgs Carriger for the murder OF his brother
William at the latter's home near Sonoma
IS IN progress here before Judge Dougherty.
Or. Vance. George w. Sparks. E. & Grif-
mn, Matthias Reibbi, Solomon Carriger. A.
D. Blaney and w. Lennox were examined
To-day Tor the prosecution, which closed its
side Of The case this afternoon. The prose-
eution showed that the defendant had an
ugly disposition; that he had made threats
against and one time had a fight with his
orother William and was whipped by the
latter. The general trend OF tho testimony
agreed with that gwen at the first trial.
The defense claim that the shooting was
accidental They say that BOges got his
revolver to shoot polecats, which had been
CARRYING off chickens from the Carriger
place. and when William attempted TO take
1t away from him II was discharged, with
fatal results for William.
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No Work for Them

WASHINGTON. April 10. = Secretary Nor
ton to-day ordered the dismissal OF forty
one assistant mieroscopists, one clerk and
bookkeeper attached to the Bureau af AMI
NAL Industry and assigned to duty at
chicago. The reason of the dismissal Is
the reduced condition Of work.
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.Inmned the Track.

ST. LOUIS, April ia bad wreck oc-
Cured on the Iron Mountain Railroad near
Victoria station last night when the Mem
phis express was ditched and all the coaches
jumped the track. Seven PERSONS were .iu-
jured, but one fatally. The injured pro-
ceeded to their destinations.
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Pasco in Luck.

TALLAHAssEE. Fla, April 19.-Samuel
Pasco was to-day elected United States
Senator to succeed himself. receiving 50
out of 100 votes in joint session OF the
Legislature. There were three absentees
and two third party men didn't vote.