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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
TRACY KNEW
And Permitted the Use of Defect
i've ArmOr.
yAs TROUBLE WITH CHILE.
More Important to Finish the Mon
terey Than to Watch for
BloWholeS.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-In the armor-
plate investigation to-day Captain Samp-
son, in explaining the manner OF taking
samples. said au employe of the Carnegie
works took the samples and subjected
them to machine tests. The Carnegie en-
ployes called off the results and the Gov
ernment inspector took the figures as
called off.
"In other words" said Chairman Cum
mings, "the Government tests were made
by Carnegie employees, with q Carnegie
machine. and were accepted as conclusive
by the Government"
Captain Sampson said this was custom
ary the world over. ''In the Intern edi-
ate processes some reliance had TO be
placed on the company's employees. The
testing machine had dial upon which
the Government inspector might see that
the checking off was correct"
The 13-iuch plates of the Monterey had
numerous blowholes with the knowledge
of the departments. The plates were
hurriedly made iD 1892 and would not be
accepted now. The Monterey plates were
the first made. The Chilean trouble was
pending and the department was desirous
of hurTying forward the work.
Chairman Cummings asked for specific
details as to why steel aTmor should cost
more than steel rails.
Captain Sampson said the Bethlehem
works had spent S4,000,OoO on their first
plaut. 1t was largely in an investment on
experiment. The making of a steel rail
was a simple process. The making of an
armor plate was an intricate process, COW
ering six months.
Chairman Cummings asked as to the
statement Of Representative CoOmbs OF
New York, that the first Government con-
tract had paid the Carnegie Company for
the cost of the plant, and yet new con-
tracts were being made at the old rate,
thus paying the Carnegies several times
for their plant.
Captain Sampson said lie thought il was
to some extent true that the more recent
contracts were based on the earlier con-
tracts with the cost of the plant considered
IN making the price for armor.
did you unearth any testimony locating
any of these irregularities on Superintend-
ent Schwab?" asked Chairman Cummings.
'Not directly" said Captain Sampson.
But from the circums tances of the case
it was impossible he should not have
known of the irregularities"
HAS he been removed" ?" asked Cum.
mings.
"HiS position has been changed" re-
piled the witness.
But be keeps position with the CON-
pany" asked Representative Money.
II understand he will be removed" said
the witness.
Captain Sampson negstived the charges
that bolts and screws OF defective sizes
and shapes had been used in securing the
armor plate. The department had the affi-
davitS of Mr.. Brown as to serious defects
in bolts and screws. The charges had
been investigated and Mr.. Browns evil
deDce taken. 1t was found there was noth-
ing in the charges. This closed Captain
SIMPSONS testimony.
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DOCTORS WHO AGREE.
Getting Ready for Their Great
Triennial Congress.
1t Will Be One of the Most Noted
Gatherings of the
Decade.

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-The present
week will witness nOtabl gathering of
medical men in this city. drawn here for
the purpose Of attending the Triennial
Congress of American Physicians and
Surgeons. The sessions of the congress
will be held in Metzeroth Hall on May 20,
80, 81, and June /. I he formal programme
of the meetings of the congress. together
with those Of the fourteen Individual COM
ponent associations and societies which
meet here at the same time, has been is
sued. These individual bodies will meet
in the forenoon, while the congress- proper
will assemble in the afternoon of the days
mentioned.
On Tuesday the congress will be opened
by the chairman of the executive commit
tee, DR.. Lander c. Gray of New York
The session of the afternoon will be under
the direction of the American Association
of Anatomists. the subject for discussion
being "Morphology as a Factor in the
Study of Diseases"
On Wednesday the subject for discussion
will be Sewer Cas-" under the direc-
ton of the American Climatologcal Asso-
citation, and THE Distribution and Con-
troll of Leprosy in North America" under
the direction Of the American Dermato-
logical Association. The Society of Cen
itourinary Surgeons and the American
Gynecological Society will be discussed.
In addition to the regular meetings of
the congress and OF its component asso-
Citations the evening of Thursday, May 81,
will be devoted partially at least to social
reunion. On that evening the president
of the congress. DR.. Alfred l.. Loomis of
New York, will deliver an address on 1.-The
Influence of Animal Experimentation on
Medical Science" This will be followed
by recep ption to the members and their
ladies by President and Mrs. Cleveland
ing dinner will be given to the guests of
the congress at the Arlington.
Among the prominent medical men ex-
pected to participate in the deliberations
of the conferences proper are the follow
ing: DR.. Harrison Allen of the Univer-
sty of Pennsylvania. DR.. Thomas Dwight
! of Harvard College, DR.. +. A. Gerr ish OF
Bowdoin, DR.. Burt G. Wilder of Cornell,
| Dr. Abraham jacob of New York. Dr.
| Beverly Robinson of the Bellevue Hospi.
! tai Medical Association. DR.. j. Nevins Hyde
| of Rush Medical College. DR.. P. A. Nor,
row of New York, DR.. James White Of
Harvard, DR.. James l.. Graham of Tor.
onto. Or. a. Van Hartingen OF the Phila
delphia Polytechnic. DR.. Wyman, surgeon
general Marine Hospital Service, DR.
Edward Keys of New York, DR.. Georg,
NJ. Sternburg of United States army
DR.. G. A. Chismore of San Francisco, DR.
L. B. Bangs of New York, DR.. William
NJ. Pope of New York, DR.. +. 81. Bos
worth of Bellevue College. DR.. j. n
Mackenzie of Johns Hopkins University
DR.. John o. Roe of Rochester. Dr. Jame
j. Putnam of Harvard. DR.. E. c. Zuign o
New York, DR.. +. Zuign of New York ant
DIR. Drum Of Philadelphia.
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terian church to-day the committee report
on bills and overtures on the question sent
from the Augusta Presby terry as to the
standing of DR.. Woodrow was adopted TO
the effect tnat the minister was member
of and had all the rights and privileges OF
the presbytery from which he was dis
missed until received by the presbytery to
which he decided to go. and that the formal
return of the latter was not necessary.
The General Assembly decided to remain
in the pan-Presbyter alliance. The
question of electing delegates to the next
alliance meeting was referred to the next
General Assembly.
The recommendation In the report of the
committee on home missions was adopted.
1t names the following as members of the
executive committee for the next year:
Drs. G. B. Strickler, E. 81. Barnett, f. Fl.
Gaines and T. B. Cleveland; Elders NJ. A.
Chandler l.. A. Beatty. W. A. Powell, j.
c. Kirkpatrick and A. r. Hclderly.
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LOADED THE MINES.
What Would Have Followed Driving
Out the Strikers.

DENVER, Colo, May Ex-Governor
Waite's decision not to send troops to
Cripple Greek in the absence of a request
from the Sheriff was reached at midn ght.
A conference Of lawyers having reached
the conclusion that with the first shot
fred al a deputy by O miiitiaman civil war
would have been instituted. and the Gov
ernor not having declared martial law,
would have been in rebellion. The Gov
ernor says if fighting begins he will send
troops. He says the mine-owners should
20 to the courts for redress if the miners
are preventing the opening Of their mines.
He favors arbitration.
Information has been received from
Cripple Creek that even had the strikers
been driven from the camp the men who
took their places would have been in i'm
minent peril. Every mine in the camp
over which there has been trouble is
"loaded." Large quantities of dynamite
have been stored IN the shafts back Of the
timberings by the strikers and hidden
wires attached to these charges in such a
manner that they could be exploded and
every person in the mine instantly killed,
while the men who start the battery re-
main out of sight.
Governor Waite has telegraphed to
Oregon that he will be unable to stump
that State In the interest of the Populist
cause as has been arranged. The miners
trouble at Cripple Creek and Rouse will
prevent him leaving home.
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STATES RIGHTS AGAIN.
Democracy Working Around Slowly
TO the Old Doctrine.

WASHINGTON. May 28.-Something OF a
controversy over the State sovereignty
question has been stirred up in the Rouse
Judiciary Committee over bill introduced
by Representative Dearmond of Missouri
to define the duties of Federal courts re-
garding contempts, which provides that
State, county and city officers shall not be
punished for refusal to collect taxes or
assessments under the judgments rendered
by Federal courts against States, counties
or cities where the levying of such taxes
or assessments shall be contrary to the
laws of the State as construed by the high
est courts.
The bill has been favorably reported
from the committee by the Democrats and
Representative WOlVerton of Pennsylva-
MIA. In the report giving the views of the
majority 1t is explained that it is intended
TO prevent the Federal court from overrid-
ing the laws by compelling a State officer
20 violate them. In many of the States, il
is asserted, there is a limit to the indebted
ness which may be contracted or collected
without the consent of the people. there
fore judgments beyond a certain amount
could not be secured through State courts
and the Federal courts are sometimes re-
sorted to.
The minority report is drawn by Repre-
sentative Ray of New York and signed by
Messrs. Ray, Powers, Stone, Updegraff
and Childs. The report characterizes the
measure as Objectionable and unpatriotic,
one that strikes a blow at good government
and would deprive the judiciary of the
Government of power to enforce its de-
crees and nullify the purpose for which it
was established. 1t Is characterized as an
effort to revive the exploded doctrine of
State sOvereignty.
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CLOSE OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Presbyterian Divines Can Now
Go Home.
THEY HAD A STIRRING SESSION
Results Will Begin to Appear Wher
They Try to Control the
SeminarieS.

SARATOGA, May 2S.-At the opening of
General Assembly to-day it was announced
that the session might be completed to-
day if the business was crowded. 1t was
resolved, according TO the Presbyterian
law, that the various presbyteries have the
right to prohibit the attendance of stu
dents under their care upon theological
seminaries disapproved by the General
Assembly.
The proposal was made to abolish the
Office of pastor-at-large in the weaker
presbyIeries, and also that of synOdical
missionary. but it was lost by large vote
The committee appointed to confer with
Professor Smith reported that they had
full and fraterDal conference with him,
but he was not prepared to tell anything
that would justify further action by the
assembly.
4 committee to confer with the theo-
logical seminaries upon the subject of
closer relations and completer control was
appointed.
The committee on church politics re-
ported against any change in that portion
of the constitution which provides for
committee prosecution in heresy cases.
The report was adopted.
The committee on temperance reported
recommending that the assembly indorse
the view that no party which maintains or
favors license and fails to place its speci-
fed disapproval of the saloon upon It's
platform should receive the sutfrages of
Christian men. After much confusion
and fire of motions and amendments and
points of order the recommendation was
adopted.
The committee on proof texts at last got
a hearing and its resolutions were adopted,
making the best editions OF the Bible
printed by the American Bible Society the
standard for the citation OF texts In the
onfesslon of faith.
The report of the committee on finance
showed balance in the treasury of the as
sembly amounting to S35, 800
The last of the Briggs case was heard in
the dismissal of the complaint Of John j
McCook and others against the synod ol
New York for entertaining the appeal oi
1444 mem bers Of the presbytery of New
York against certain actions taken in the
case of DR.. Briggs.
In regard to appropriations for sectarian
schools it was resolved that 'the General
Assembly enters an earnest protest
against the bestowal of appropriations
from the treasury Of the United States for
the uses of religious denominations OIL
whatever name. or under whatever pre-
text they may be sought"
Invitations were received from the
First Presby terian Church of Seattle and
the Third Church of Pittsburg for the as.
sembly to meet with them next year. On
account of the expense that would be in.
volved by trip to Seattle the former In
vitatinn was declined and the latter &C.
cepted.
After some further routine business the
assembly was declared adjourned sine die.
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SpRECKELS ON HAWAII.
The Islands Must Work Out Their
Own Salvation.

NEwi YORK, May 2S.-Claus Spreckels
has pronounced his view on the Hawaiian
situation, where his sugar plantations lie
"The present Provisional Government" I"
he said to an Associated Press reporter.
sis bound to 90 TO smash. There has not
been a revolution on the islands, but
there will be one before long, and no mis-
take. [ was there at the time of the
Queens overthrow and witnessed every
detail. When the armed Americans were
Withdrawn the Provisional Government
organized 800 laborers who had been en-
ployed on plantations at SIS month.
81 suggested the advisability OF forming
a republic in the beginning. but they were
about ready to kill me for advancing
such an idea. 1t was annexation
to the United States or moth
ing. Since then they have written
me. asking me to help them organize a
Republican Government. 1 told them |
was through with the whole business, and
they could work out their own salvation.
A revolution In Hawaii is unavoidable. 1"
Mr.. Spreckels and family will sail on the
Paris for Europe to be gone a number OF
weeks.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-A report from
Admiral Walker at Honolulu was received
at the Navy Department to-day. 1t says
the election of delegates to the constitu-
tional convention had passed off quietly,
and that the supporters of the present
Government had secured a fair working
majority.
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ONCE MORE HARMONY.
The Union Pacific Gives Up Its
Emigrant Contracts.

Emigrant Contracts.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-The Western pas
senger lines to-day reached an agreement
on the question of eastbound emigrant
business, which has for so long a time
been troubling them. The Union Pacific,
at the opening Of the meeting, submitted a
resolution that neither it nor any other
lines Day any commission to any emigrant
agent in New York. This means that the
Union Pacific is willing to give up the
contracts which it has held with Peter
ODonnell on eastbOund business and puts
it on the same basis with reference to emf
grant business with the Western Passen-
ger Association lines and the Atchison.
The agree ment made to-day exempts the
business to North Pacific Coast points.
where the Union Pacific is likely to meet
the competition of the Canadian Pacific.
but as this in no way affects any other
line it was agreed to without debate.
The agreement says nothing about pay
ing commissions through any other agents
than those located In the First ward of
New York City, and there is a general
feeling that this omission means the early
death Of the agreement. Traffic Manager
White of the Atchison has informed the
meeting that if anything was done toward
interfering with the traffic on his line by
paying agents in San Francisco or other
places. the AtcbisOn would lose DO time
in making the fight from the Missouri
River, and in this position it will have the
support of the Rock Island.
After the settlement Of the emgrant ques-
ton the matter of excursion rates was taken
up and as everybody declared they had
made no rates conflicting with those of the
association, 1t is likely that these rates will
hold. 1t was decided that for the four
large meetings which are TO be held in
Denver during the summer, the fare should
be for the round trip, to Colorado common
points, one fare. plus S15, and for the
meeting of the National Educational So
ciety at Asbury Park, the rates from all
points in the territory of the Western Pas
senger Association should be one fare, plus
50. for the round trip. Similar action was
taken on other large meetings for the year.
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MAGUIRE NAMES HIM.
Which Puts McCoppin Out of the
Fight.
1t Is Thought That San Francisco
Will Soon Have a New
Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-Tbe appoint
ment Of Postmaster at San Francisco is
looked for within few days, as General
Backus' term expired on May 20. It has
been generally believed that Frank Nc
Coppin would be appoin ted, as President
Cleveland is known to be very well dis
posed toward him, but Judge Mcguire is
opposing McCoppin so earnestly that his
nomination is hardly possible.
The President told Mcguire and others
that he considered McCoppin a very good
man, and even intimated that he would
like to appoint him Postmaster but would
not do so if Mcguire was so strongly
opposed TO him. Representative Maguire's
friends say that he certainly ought to be
allowed to dictate the appointment for his
own city, and there is no reason why
Judge Leggett should not be chosen.
Those opposed TO the latter have repre-
sented to President Cleveland that he ts
the law partner Of Mcguire. but the latter
denies this and says they are only asso-
ciated together in fe% cases.
There are also lively fights for the post
Offices at Oakland and San Jose. and Rep
resentative English is anxiously waiting to
hear of J. j. Whites appointment to the
Oakland office. Some time ago il was
generally believed that Senator White bad
recommended Candidate Kelly for San
Jose, but it is said now that Phelps may
win. The duty devolVes upon White of
recommending postmasters for all towns
within districts represented by Loud and
Bowers, the Republican members. and also
Jointly with Cannon, F0pulist-Democrat,
in the Los Angeles district. He is said to
be IN a quandary over the San Jose offic
but is being strongly urged TO settle the
matter by appointing Phelps, who is rec
commended by the Santa Clara County
ComOliffaa
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ARMED FOR WAR.
Strikers Rule Cripple
Creek.
SEIZED GUNS AND FOOD.
Nobody but Themselves Can
Garry Weapons.
DEPUTIES GATHER IN FORCE.
They Will Be Met by a Force Very
Much Stronger Than Their
Own.
DEPUTIES GATHER IN FORCE.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, May %. - If
trouble breaks out again, and it is impOs-
sible 10 see how it can be avoided, the
results bid fair to be far more terrible
than those already Witnessed. The
armistice declared yesterday was made
use of by the Sheriff to increase his
forces. Nearly 400 men have been re-
cruited in Denver and only await the
slightest outbreak to be torwarde ed to
Cripple Greek and sworn in as deputies.
The strikers seem to have taken
courage from the action of Governor
Waite and affect to believe that the
militia would tend to aid them in carrying
out their purpose BE this as it may, ths
entire district is terrorized and the
strikers, being encouraged by the tenn
porary withdrawal of the deputies, are
becoming bolder and more imperative
and belligerent. There is no danger Of a
non-partisan being fired upon without
first being warned, but when ordered to
stop it means that he must stop just
where his feet are resting. 1t is but one
step from this attitude to one OF most
reckless bearing, and people living in the
camp fear the outcome.
All day strikers have been searching for
arms and ammunition in the mining
camps, and wherever arms, ammunition
or provisions were found they were con-
:fiscated and receipts given for them. No
one about the camps except strikers is per-
mitted to carry arms, and the strikers, who
reign supreme, have issued an order that
every ablebOdied man found in camp when
the real contest comes will be forced to
carry arms in their ranks. The result is
that many people are moving away from
the camps TO the cities Of Cripple Greek
and elsewhere. Town and county officials
are utterly unable to do anything in the
face Of such an overwhelming number of
desperate men.
Parties of men who are in sympathy
with the mine-owners have gone TO Mid
land, where they will meet the deputies
and conduct them through the best routes
to the strongest points about the scene of
trouble. a large party of strikers have
also gone toward Midland to meet the
deputies and retard their progress as much
as possible. The country about Bull Hill.
the strikers stronghold, eight miles
square. is held and patrolled by strikers
Three new forts have sprung up On Bull
Hill. The four forts are said to be occu-
pied by 1000 men. They are amply pro-
visioned and prepared for siege ia every
way. except they have not a large supply
of water. A troop of cavalry has been
organized. Thirty horsemen are constant
" scouting.
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AnSwer-That will depend on certain
things that must be settled before the con-
ference.
Mr.. Hagerman-Would whatever is
done have TO be submitted to the union Tor
confirmation?
Answer-Yes.
Mr.. Hagerman-What are your princt-
pal conditions?
Answer-The first condition is that all
union men must be first employed.
Mr., Hagerman-Must all the men en-
ployed be union men?
Answer-Yes; if there are enough to 20
around.
Answer-That practically means that
no non-uniOn should be employedP
Answer-The men that are employed
must agree to join the union within one
month after they commence work.
Mr.. Bagerman-If we must agree in ad-
vance to accept your proposition, what is
the use OF having a conference?
Answer-These are the conditions that
we insist upon.
Mr.. HageTmaD-We will never consent
to any arrangement which deprves an
American citizen of the right of earning G
his living without joining the union.
Answer-There is no use talking; these
are our conditions. and it is that or notn-
ing.
Eben Smith and Percy Hagerman were
present and heard one side of the conver-
satiOn. and the other side as repeated at
the time by Mr.. Hagerman.