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The morning call., 1893-09-20
REPUBLICANS CAUCUS.
There Is a Disposition TO Play the
Game of Politics.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-The Repub-
licans of the Senate and House held
joint caucus tonight TO select Congress
siOnal committee for the ensuing two
years. Representative Cannon of Illinois
was made chairman of the caucus, and
Representative Settle OF North Carolina
secretary. After the committee had been
selected the legislative situation at both
ends of tue Capitol was discussed for an
hour and half. Ex-Speaker Reed and
many others spoke. and a disposition to
take advantage of the situation and play
the game Of politics was manifested. 1t
was not deemed wise, however, for the
joint caucus to take any action. Among
the members of the new Congressional
committee are: California, Senator Per
kins; Idaho. Willis Sweet; Montana. Sen
atOr Power; Washington. j. L. Wilson
Wyoming. Senator Carey. The States un-
represented will name members later.
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WITHOUT GEARY'S AID
Everett's Bill Will Be Passed by
the House.
Caiifornians Must Look to the Sem
ate for Relief From the
Chinese Curse.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-The Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs will not report the
Everett bill for an extension of The time
limit allowed Chinese to register until
next Thursday. Some members of the
committee who favor the Everett bill as
modified by the subcommittee declare
that Geary, in fighting the measure, is actu-
ated principally by fear that if the bill
is passed the matter will again be carried
into the Supreme Court and the former
decision sustaining the cOnsttutionality
oil the Geary law reversed. They say that
if a majority of the Supreme Court is now
against the constiIutiOnalty of the Geary
law that fact can be readily determined
without testing it in proceedings to deter
mine the cOnstituti0nality of the act sup
Dementing the Geary act. They say any
Chinese whom the United States courts
decide under the Geary act is subject to
deportation can appeal to the Supreme
Court on a writ of habeas corpus, and if
any new question of law is involved in the
appeal can force the court TO render
another decision.
Mr.. Geary has some hope of modifying
the bill so as not to leave the description
of Chinese in the eeF.i fcafssto the dssc-e4
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is
probable. however, that the bill will be re-
ported from the full committee as 1t was
agreed upon by the sub committee and
that 1t will pass the House in that shape.
Representative Loud will tomorrow in
troduce bill in the House to appropriate
$4,000 to carry out the Chinese exclusion
and deportation laws.
Representative Geary to-day introduced
bill 70 suspend the imm grafton of all
alien laborers for period of five years.
Los ANGELES, Sept. ia Burbank
special to the Express says: Last night
about forty citizens assent bled and re-
quested a gang of eight Chinese section
hands to leave town. The request was
promptly complied with, the Chinese de-
parting. bag and baggage. for Los Angeles.
This rids Burbank of all Chinese.
OTTAWA. Ont, Sept 19.-The Ch inese
restriction act passed in 1856 is about to be
tested in the Supreme Court. High officers
in the Government have admitted that the
law is unconstitutional.
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COAST GOSSIP.
SpreckeIs Proposes to Have a Talk
With the President.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Claus Spreckels
has an appointment with President Cleve-
land and Secretary Gresham tomorrow to
urge a protectorate for Hawaii instead of
annexation.
James Anderson has been appointed
assistant keeper of the light station at
East Brothers Island, Cal, vice Martin
Haare. resigned.
John Royce has been commissioned post
master at Black Diamond, CAL. and Rich
ard Gibson at Bolinas, Cal.
Hospital Steward John S. Sweeney, now
at Fort Bidwell, CAL, will upon the aban-
donment of that post proceed to Fort Sid
ney, Nebr.. reporting to the commanding
officer for duty.
w. A. Rhan of Los Angeles, John S.
French of San Francisco and Miss Addie
Kern of Rio Vista are in the city.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original widows-Eliza Run
yon of Los Angeles, Lizzie B. Fellers of
San Francisco.
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THEIR OWN MEDICINE
What the Governor of West Vir-
ginia Said to Mr.. Tarsney.
Some Gentlemen of the South Find
Tariff Reduction Not ALI 1t
Purported to Be.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The beet-sugar
manufacturers were well represented be-
fore the Committee on Ways and Means
to-day. The chief speaker was Oxnard of
Nebraska, president of the American
Beet-sugar Association. He said that
Congress had no moral right tc repeal the
sugar-bounty clause of the Mckinley law.
T. r. Cutler of Utah, E. P. Fowler and H.
c. Beet. of California, also spoke against
the repeal of the bounty provision, and
John Dymond Of Louisiana strongly pro-
tested against the repeal of the sugar
bounty law. J. Il. Hubbard spoke for
Louisiana rice-planters and urged the
committee not TO reduce the tariff duties
on rice.
At the afternoon session large number
of gentlemen from Virginia, Maryland
and Pennsylvania appeared to protest
against any reduction Of the duty on oal.
Governor McCorkle of West Virginia said
he was not mine-owner, bu: the Cover
nor of a State which mad 1900 square
miles of coal mines. and he wanted protec-
ton for the greatest industry in his State,
pleading eloquently for the retention of
the duties on coal.
When the Governor had finished Mr.
Tarsney asked: "The platform upon
which you were elected was for the reduc-
tion of duties, was it not?"
Yes, SIR
Then why are you advocating protec-
tion ?"
81 do not believe in tariff which gives
four or five times as high protection to one
industry as to another" replied the Gov
ernor.
Reed said he had in vain attempted to
explain to the Democratic members the
fallacy Of their position. and with the as
Sistance Of a Democratic Governor, elected
on Democratic platform, ne might fin ally
accomplish his purpose. The committee
then adjourned.
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STILL THE EXODUS.
Thousands Are Coming Out of the
Cherokee Strip.

ARKANSAS CITY. Kans.. Sept 19.-The
railroads are carrying thousands of disap-
pointed people from the Cherokee Strip
and hundreds are passing through in
wagons. en- horseback and on foot. Light
rains fell this afternoon, but the water
sank into the parched ground so quickly
that they had little beneficial effect Sup
plies OF food have been received at the
new town sites and settlers can now live at
moderate expense. Great inconvenience
still exists, however. because of the insult
fcient supply of water. Frame buildings
are going up in all the townsites, but the
majority still live and do business in
tents. The Rock Island still refuses to
stop its trains at the Government site of
Pond Greek, and is giving all advantages
possible TO the independent rival town.
sites. At Perry the Santa Fe is pursuing
a similar course and fostering the rival
towns of Wharton and Kildare.
A mass-meeting was held last night and
resolutions adopted demanding an inyes-
tigation of the killing Of John r. Hill of
New Jersey by soldiers. and asking the
punishment of the officers responsible
therefor.
GUTHRIE. o. T.. Sept. 19.-Five more
dead bodies were found on the strip to-
day, all having perished from prairie fires,
and two more are reported to have killed
each other over claim near Cross.
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OPERA-HoUsE BURNED.
The Fire Started From the ExpIO-
sion of Fireworks in a PLAY.

PEORIA, H., Sept. 19.-The Canton
opera-house was burned this evening.
The fire started at about $3.50, and WAS
caused by the explosion of fireworks dur
ing the play of Michael Strogoff."
TWENTY-FIVE persons were burned. some
seriously and one fatally. The stocks of
Schadzki & Skarek, clothiers. and Woods
& Wonderly. dry goods. were destroyed.
The total loss is 100000.
Sparks from the fireworks in the third
act ignited some scenery and in less than
two minutes the players were compelled
to leave the stage. The audience would
have made a wild plunge for the doors
had not men in different parts of the house
called loudly "Sit down" The fire spread
rapidly. and those who had not already
fled out began a wild scramble. Those
on the first floor got out but those in the
gallery were less fortunate. as the stair
way quickly became jammed. Then a
woman fell and in an instant the crowd
became frenZied mob. Men and women
screaming at the tops of their voices
pushed their way down the hallway, pull
ing at those in front and even attempting
to climb npon and over those who OBJ
structed the way. The flames made rapid
progress, and but for the arrival OF assist
ance many would have perished in the
building. Over score of fainting women
and children and men who had been
trampied upon were carried out. As far
as IS known everybody escaped from the
building, hut at least three were so seri-
onsiy injured that their recovery is impos
sible
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UKUNk FUK FIVE WEEKS.
Mr.. Kramer Should Have Taken
Some of His Own Remedy.

CHICAGO. Sept. 19.-Charles c. Kramer
of Los Angeles, Cal, attempted suicide by
poison at the Dearborn Hotel in this city
this afternoon. He will not die. In his
room at the hotel to-day was found scrap
of paper on which was written:
Il have only one brother. He is w. r.
Kramer of Ouray, Utah"
When Kramer recovered sufficiently to
talk he said that he had another bro other,
W. G. Kramer. manager of the Denver and
Rio Grande Express Company of Denver,
but he did not regard him as a brother, be-
cause he and Kramer's wife had kept the
would-be suicide out of the possession of
S150,000 during the past three years. Kra-
mer said that his wife, who is in Kansas
City now. left him three months ago, and
he had been drunk for five weeks. He has
been manager for a drink-curs company
in Los Angeles and had charge OF their in :
stitute for inebriates.
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KILLED IN COLD BLOOD.
Brutal Work of Tramps Supposed to
Have Been After Money.

WASHINGTON. Ind., Sept. ia family
of six was butchered with hatchet last
night in Harrison, nine miles from this
city. The family consisted of benson
Wrattan. his mother. wife and three chill
dren. The eldest of the children, girl of
II. is still living, but is unconscious. Den
son Wrattan was a farmer. 50 years old.
in moderate circumstances. His aged
mother, who lived with him, drew PEN
sion. She did not bank the money and
was supposed to keep several hundred dol
lars about her. To get this money doubt
less was the motive for the murder. There
was evidence OF fierce struggle. Wrattan
was sick with typhoid fever and Incapable
Of resistance, but his mother was found
upon the floor cut terribly about the head
and with both hands cut off at the wrists.
All the others were found dead upon the
floor excert the baby. 3 years old. which
was killed in bed. The murder was dis
covered at o'clock this morning by neigh
bors. Thirty-two dollars in money was
found sewed in the wife's dress and 81 in a
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set, was one of the most interesting points
to yachtsmen concerning the sighting of
the British racer. 1t came in the nature
of a surprise and gave the members Of the
New York Yacht Club something in the
nature of a waking up, as such a run
marks her as faster boat than was sup
posed, and th at too with her bottom
fouled from twenty-five days at sea and in
nothing approaching racing trim. By
some yachtsmen it is considered unfortun-
ate that the Spain sighted the Valkyrie at
time when she was making such an ex-
cellent showing, and that the full report
was made public, as many Americans who
would have given BrItishers who wished
TO back the Vaikyrie some odds will be
more chary how they put up their dollars
at anything under even money.
Captain GrffithS of tie Spain figures
that the Valkyrie ought to arrive here
either this evening or tomorrow morning
He believes she has had hard time work
ing TO windward and has not been able to
hold her course toward Sandy Hook.
''She is all right" said he, "and the
Americans will see grand boat"
At the meeting of the cup committee to-
day letter from Lord Dunraven embodv-
ing a request that as the VaIkyrie had not
yet arrived the race be postponed TO Octo-
Der was read and the date mentioned
was agreed upon.
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WHIPPED THEM IN.
Democrats Forced to a
Caucus.
BURROWS A GOOD LEADER.
Success of Republican Filibus-
tering in the House.
MR.. CRISP'S MEN IN DESPAIR.
And Even Yet They May Not
Succeed in Putting Through
the Tucker Bill.
MR.. CRIsP'S MEN IN DESPAIR.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The quorum OF
Dem mocratic mem bers upon which the lead
ers counted to-day failed TO put in an ap-
pearance, and for three hours. by skillful
maneuvering, the Republicans were able
to deadlock the House. The failure to
secure quorum so chagrined the House
leaders that they threw up the sponge, ad-
journed and went into caucus.
In the caucus a general unanimity of SEN
timent for immediate action was expressed.
and resolutions were unanimously adopted
declaring il the sense of the caucus that it
was the duty Of the Democratic members
of Congress to attend the sessions and
vote in order that public business may be
considered and disposed of, and that when
the House meets tomorrow it remain in
session continuously until quorum shall
be obtained. Further, the House should
proceed at the earliest practicable day to
the consideration of the bill or bills repeal
ing the laws authorizing the presence Of
Deputy Marshals and Supervisors of Eec-
tion at the polls.
At the opening of the House session this
morning Flynn, delegate from Oklahoma,
created sensation by asking Tor the i'm
mediate consideration of resolution bear
ing on the outrages said to have been COM
mitted by United States troops at the
opening of the Cherokee strip last Satur-
day. Colonel Oates of Alabama objected
to the present consideration of the resolu-
ton. and theTeupOn the struggle TO report
the Tucker bill. repeating the Federal cleo
tion laws. was resumed. For three hours
filibusteriDg under the leadership of Bur-
rows cont nued. Rollcall followed roll
call until it became apparent that the
Democrats could not muster quorum of
their own, being six short when they made
the best showing.
When the Democrats announced the
necessity of a caucus to whip the recall
citrant members into line the Republicans
signalized their victory by cheering wildly.
The House then adjourned and the caucus
followed.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
held an important meeting to-day. Colonel
Oates of Alabama from the subcommittee
presented favorable report on the Tor
reg bankruptcy bill, and next Thursday
was set fo- its consideration by the full
committee. The committee also ordered a
favorable report on Colonel Oates substi-
tute for the Tucker bill repeating the Fed
eral election laws
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WHAT CAUSED THE WRECK.
The Stories of the Trainmen Do
Not Quite Agree.
BUT THE FLAGMAN DID HIS DUTY.
No Attention Paid to the Danger Sig
nal, Although 1t Was Reg
uiarly Given.

CHICAGO. Sept. 19.-Last night, owing
to the heavy Worlds Fair travel. the
south-bound Big Four Express left here in
two sections. At Mantino, sixty miles
south, the first section stopped for water
just beyond the curve. The second sec
tiOn, following close behind. crashed into
the standing train at a high rate of speed
before the tlagman could get back far
enough to give warning.
Fortunately the last car on the first sec
tion was empty, else no one IN it would
have been left alive, as it was crushed into
kindling wood. The next two cars were
sleepers, and the force OF the impact drove
them into two day coaches in front, which,
owing to lighter construction, were crushed
and riven.
These cars were filled with passengers,
and in a moment many of them were
crushed and bleeding. while from the
sleepers rose wild screams from the
wounded and the dying.
The passenger in the second section
and the citizens of Mantino lent all the
assistance possible toward rescuing the
wounded and removing the dead. The
worst hurt were taken to neighboring
houses; the others were brought to this
city and taken to St. Luke's Hospital.
Following is the corrected list of the
dead:
Miss Minnie Deegan of New Albany.
Ind.
j. ". Powell of New Vienna, Ohio.
Christ Kimmel of Dayton, Ohio.
j. G. Sweet of 81 Reed street, Louis
vile, Ky.
David jackson of Gym nthiana. Ky.
Jacob Sniffler of Columbus, Ohio.
Charles Dlnkendutcher of Columbus,
Ohio.
An unknown lady. supposed to have
boarded with Mrs. o. Edwards of ~ Forty
third street, Chicago.
There were twenty injured, of whom the
following will likely die:
Blanche BeIeeson of Sinking Springs,
Ohio.
William Evans of Powelton. W. Va.
A. j. Scholter of Ripley, Ohio
The testimony taken at the Coroner's
inquest this afternoon was somewhat con-
Trajectory, but it seemed to show that the
engineer OF the second section, Thomas
Ames. was very negligent in the run
ming of his train. He said, in his tesli-
moDy. that when he saw the danger signal
he was only about fifteen rods from the
rear end of the first section. and had only
time to jump to save himself, but the flag
man sent back TO stop the second section,
who 1t was thought had disappeared, but
who was on hand to give his evidence,
swore that he was back the regulation
distance froh. his train. and that the sec
ond section dashed by him without ever an
effort to slow up.
Many friends of those injured and miss
ing have been in this city to-day, and all
the dead but one woman have been iden-
tiled. Most of those killed or injured were
returning home from the fair and the en-
tire party was extremely happy aud neigh
bOrly,
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FISHING AS HIGH ART
Expert Anglers to Be Brought
Together at the White City.
There Will Be a Tournament Open
to All Anglers of the
World.

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-It seemed this morn
ing as if there never were so many people
on the Fair grounds so early, and the
crush at all the gates was astonishing.
The fshermen's celebration began to-
day with procession of all sorts of fishing
craft. from the arctic whaers down to the
doTy. The celebration will continue three
days, with an exhibition of skill in all de-
partments. from harpOoning to scientific
angling. The scientific angling tourna-
ment. open to all. will commence on
Thursday and continue for several DAYS
In the parliament Of religions to-day a
letter was read from Lady Henry SOM
erset expressing hearty sympathy with
the gathering. Papers from Professor
Bruce Of Glasgow University. Sir William
Dawson of Montreal and Professor Max
Muller of Oxford were read.
The triennial couclave of Thirty-ttird
Degree Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons began here to-day. This
is a meeting of the northern Jurisdiction,
but there are in attendance a score or
more of members from the south. five from
Canada, two from Cuba, one from Peru.
two from France, one from Switzerland
and one from Guatemala.
The National Order of Train Dispatch
ers began their animal convention to-day
and Will thoroughly consider improve
ments in the service and better protection
for the travelling public. They will proba-
bly, adopt resolutions requiring railroads
to have certificates of qualification for dis
patchers, to be given only after candidates
have passed satisfactory examinations.
The attendance to-day was POI, 6S3, of
which 172 50S paid
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we are the last hope and bulwark OF the
people in this last struggle"

we are the last hope and bulwark OF the
people in this last struggle"
Voorhees, said that to establish cloture
rule in the Senate at this time would oc-
cupy not merely the balance of this session,
but an entire session. it was futile to
speak of that, but he gave notice beginning
tomorrow morning he would ask that the
session be extended.
Teller gave notice that when the daily
sessions were extended into the night the
advocates of the bill as we'll as its Op2o-
nents would have to be present.
Hill asked whether Teller was not salts
fed that there was majority in the Senate
favorable to repeal, and Teller replied that
when the sense OF the Senate on the Ques-
ton was last taken a majority of almost
two-thirds was against the measure. and
he would not insult the intelligence of the
body by presuming that it had changed so
completely in so short time.
At 10 minutes of O'clock Mills took the
floor. He discussed at length the neces-
slty of maintaining a stable standard, re-
viewing the history of the country in It's
efforts to attain that end. and declared that
continued fuetuaJiOn had more depress-
ing effect upon farmers and other laborers
than upon capitalists and merchants. In
conclusion Mills said be would vote for the
repeal of the Sherman law and against
every amendment which the ingenuity of
the human mind could conceive. No
amendment could be offered to the bill
except one, which impeached the good
faith of the President, and that he did not
intend to do.
After a brief executive session the Sem
ate adjourned
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SEVERAL MEN RELEASED.
Getting at the Facts of the Mineral
Range Robbery

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 19.-Winters,
Shoup, Clemerson and the Shea brothers,
who were arrested on suspicion of being
implicated in the Mineral Range train rob
berry. were released to-day. The Pinker-
ton men took Hogan and Laliberty to
Houghton on special train, and William
Pinkerton at once ordered detectives to
Degauner to look up clews. The stolen
treasure has not been found. The iail at
HoughtOn is strongly guarded, Butler be-
ing known as clever jai-breaker. The
examination OF the prisoners is set for
Friday morning al Houghton.
HANCOCK, Mich, Sept. 19.-The fire.
man. Laliberty. has given up $4,000 of
the money taken by tie robbers from the
Mineral Range train. lie says he had the
other $4,000 but some of his confederaUes
made away with it. 1t is doubtful IL the
rest will be recovered. Eight more arrests
have been made.
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STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
Rev. Samuel B. Halliday of Brooklyn
Has a Stroke.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Rev. Samuel B.
Halliday, the venerable pastor of Beecher
Memorial Church in Brooklyn, and for
many years the assistant of Henry Ward
Beecher, was stricken with apoplexy this
afternoon in the parlors of Plymouth
Church while conversing with Mrs.
Beecher. For time Mr.. Halliday was
deprived of his voice and the use of his
limbs, but he afterward recovered suffi-
ciently to be removed to his home. To-
night he was reported as being somewhat
improved. His condition, however, was
considered serious. Mr.. Halliday is 81
years old.
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POLK'S BODY.
Removed With Solemn Ceremony to
the Tennessee Capitol Grounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 10. - With
solemn ceremonies the remains of James
X. Polk, the tenth President of the United
States. and those of his wife were removed
from the tomb at Polk Place, the old fam
lily residence in this city. this morning to
the State capitol grounds and reinterred.
The services at Polk Place aud Capitol
Hill were very impressive and the Occa-
sion was honored with due respect by the
State, city, church and people by the toll
ing of bells. the closing of places of busi-
ness and large attendance on the cere-
monies.
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IN LIGHT FORM.
Still There Is No Doubt That 1t Is
Yellow Fever.

SAVANNAH. Ca, Sept. 19.-The Morn
ing News correspondent at Brunswick
says: Only one case was reported to-day
and one death, Charles johnson, a tailor
of Tifion, Ga. Nineteen cases are now
under treatment. only one of which is seri-
Gus. The poor get out of the city as fast
as they can. Two banks have moved to
St. Simons Island. The Infection is spread
ing slowly. There is great need of assist
ance. as all business is stopped. The NOR
tality is exceedingly light and the cases
mild.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-Advices from
Brunswick. Ga. are to the effect that the
yellow fever pervades every part of the
city and an epidemic seems inevitable.