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The morning call., 1894-04-10
ENTIRE CHANGE OF POLICY
Only the Vessels Building Will
Be Completed.
WORK ON THE OLD HARTFORD.
She Will Yet Be Made Into {
Rather Servicable Modern
Cruiser.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The annual
naval appropriation bill, which is now
ready to be reported to the House, carries
for the only time in a number of years no
provisions for ships except to authorize
the construction of five torpedo-boats from
the money appropriated some years ago
for the prototypes If the Vesuvius, should
tina. vessel be accepted as an efficient
dynamite-boat. The Secretary of the
Navy in his annual report urged that this
money, together with sum of S250.000 for
the building of submarine-boat. be used
for torpedo craft, In view of the fact that
there is great doubt as 10 the feasibility OF
yet building a successful boat to sail under
water. and the greater necessity for small
torpedo-boats for the navy.
When tine reorganization and rebuilding
of the navy was begun some years ago
policy was laid down by which a number
of ships were TO be added each year. or at
least authorized. This policy was adhered
to pretty well until last year, when Con-
gress saw fit to provide only three small
ships, intended for service in Chinese
waters and the small rivers of South
America. This years appropriation bill
brings the programme to an end for the
present. and unless the next Congress is
more generous in money for The increasing
of the establishment there must be ces-
sation in naval construction at the end of
two years. by which time all the vessels
now under way will be completed and in
commission.
The 500, 900 provided to rehabiitate the
old Hartford will be just sufficient to push
work on the vessel for at least a year,
when Congress Will probably make an
other appropriation to finish it. The bill
also carries 100000 for the construction
of ordnance to displace the old guns now
around her sides. The Washington shops
will begin on the guns as soon as the
money becomes available, and it is ex-
pected her entire armament will be ready
when the vessel goes into commission.
The plans for the Hartford's battery con-
template the installation of thirteen 5-inch
guns arranged in broadsides. with one
forward of the forecaste. Her secondary
battery will consist of two 6-pounders,
four l0-pounders, ield guns and mum Der
of machine guns. This battery will give
the vessel most efficient armament. and
when completed she will probably be
most serviceabe cruiser for number of
years.
Chief Engineer Melville secures in the
bill an appropriation of 100000 for new
machinery and boilers for the Chicago,
which will give that craft speed of fully
IS knots and place her in the class of the
Newark and Philadelphia. Her hull is
said to be- as sound as when completed in
1853 and the new machinery will make her
one Of the most useful cruisers in the
navy. The Chicago Is now cruising in the
waters around Italy and Turkey and will
probably remain Admiral Erben's flag
ship until his retirement this summer.
when she will return home. be placed out
of commission and work begun on her en-
gines.
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that is l decline TO state at present, but
you may learn something of the details
within a few days if you will go and see
my friend, General Martini. about the end
of the week.
"As to the seizure Of guns and ammuni-
ton reported l cannot speak. l may say.
however, that no rifles and ammunition
have reached the island with or without
my knowledge. How much has fallen In
to the hands of the patriots. it would be
impossible for me to say.
"My presence here is to further the So
ciety of the Cuban Revolution party.
have come 10 New York because think
the action of the Cuban Revolutionist
party. as it is called, is worth great deal
of attention. ! came here because | was
asked to come. The idea that / fed to es-
cane arrest is ridiculous. / am going away
in day or two"
MADRID. April 9-The Governor-Gen-
eral of Cuba has sent to Senior Berlerra.
Minister of the Colonies, details OF the
Illustration by the Government Of Cuba OF
a revolutionary conspiracy. The leader
of the movement. General Gomez. had COL
lected 1000 rifles. intended for the use Oh
insurgents in Cuba. Gomez was directing
the movements of the conspirators from
San Domingo, and was closely Watcneu ny
the Spanish consul there.
On April Gomez sailed for New fCrK.
and all the known facts we're communl-
Gated TO the Governor-General. The MIL
itary authorities were advised OF the plot,
and watch was kept to prevent the land
ing of arms or ammunition. 1t was
learned that quantity OF arms and other
contraband munitions of war had been
shipped from New York on the steamer
Alert by General Martha, the well-known
insurgent leader.
By the familiar methods these arms
were passed through the custom-house at
Neuvitas, and were being taken into the
interior. The military followed the train
bearing the smuggled arms and came upon
them at Porto Principe. thirty-six miles
north of Neuvitas. A raid was made on
the train and 200 Remington rifles aud 49,
600 cartridges were seized.
The customs employees suspected Of hav-
ing been bribed to permit the landing OF
the contraband munitions of war have
been suspended. and a strict investigation
will be made. The Minister of the Col
onies has sent dispatc h to the Governor
General praising him for his action and
ordering that he deal in the strictest man
ner with the customs and railway officials
implicated.
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ANOTHER THEORY.
Chris Evans Said to Know Who
Killed MCWhirter.

FRESNO, April 9-The Republican will
publish in the morning n strange story
connected with the Heath case. When
Chris Evans, after breaking jail, went to
the mountains he spent day at John Al
bins mine al Sam pson Flats. Gilmore Al
bin. Rufus Van Anan, Al Austin and
Thomas Sauvain were working at the
mine for Albin, and to these Evans said
that it was NOT Heath, although he was
there. who fired the fatal shot at McWhir-
ter, but another party in his presence.
Evans said he knew this and could
prove it.
He minated, moreover, that M. Dill
wood, leader OF the infamous Dilwood-
James gang which has committed many
depredations in the county during the past
year, might give some damaging informa.
tion concerning the McWhirter murder
il he is hard pressed and his friends
do not help i'm out. Evans and Dilwood
were cellmates of Heath, and the impress
sion is from what Evans said that Heath
himself was Evans informant.
This incident has been known to the
McWhirter family for some time, but 1t
has just leaked out. George McWhirter.
a brother of the murdered man. asked
Evans about his statement, but it appears
that Evans had become reticent with re-
capture, and all he would say was that
Heath did not do the shooting, and he
Evans could not betray mans conf
dence.
The jury in the Heath case is still out.
nothing having been heard from it since it
retired this afternoon.
The testimony of Tojnari and Drager
was read for the benefit of juror Gilroy.
When the jury was summoned this morn
ing in court by Judge Shaw and asked
whether it had agreed Foreman Bratton
answered it had not, and in answer to
question said they stood ten to Two.
They were sent back to the room to
further deliberate, the Judge calling at
tention to the Importance of the case and
pointing out that they should make every
effort to agree. The fact that when the
jury came in later they stated that
Gilroy wanted to have certain testimony
read led people to conclude that he was
the only one holding out.
The general impression is that they
stand eleven for conviction.
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STRIKERS KEEP QUIET.
They Want All Plants to Pay the
Prick Scale.

UNIoNTowN. Pa, April 9.-AIl is quiet
in the coke regions to-day, although there
have been a few outbreaks. The renewal
# hostilities has not yet begun in earnest,
but the situation is becoming more critical
every hour.
Raids were made on the Youngstown,
Frlck Company and Mcclure Company
Here 400 strikers assem- bed and prevented
the hands from starting. No property was
destroyed and no one was injured.
1t Is stated tonight on good authority
that move will be made in the conven-
ton tomorrow TO declare the strike off go
far as the II. c. Frick Company is con-
cerned and at all the plants paying the
Frick scale. Should this carry all the
workers will unite to compel the firms
who are not paying Tricks scale to paw il
or lose their contracts.
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REBELS REJOICE.
MeIlo Is Concentrating His Troops In
the South.

MoNTEvIDEo. April 9.-In accordance
with orders sent by General Saraiva to
the Western and Central districts of Rio
Grande, the entire Fedefalist army In that
State is now making forced marches to
Ciudad Rio Grande and Porto Allegro to
operate with Admiral Mello's feet The
troops of General Saraiva under command
OF General Salgado and General Lauren
tiko are already besieging Porto Allegro.
Castilha telegraphed President Peixoto
to-day that 1t was not probable that he
could make a success of the resistance to
the insurgents. He has only one gun-boat.
the Cananea. and that Is useless, the
Tiradentes and Santos having left week
ago for Rio Janeiro. via Artigas. Fort
Bon, at Rio Grande, did not respond to the
cannonade Of the Republica and AQuida-
ban.
The torpedoes which Castilha had
placed In the channel were located and re-
moved by Admiral Mello's torpedo boat,
the Moreclar. before the fleet entered the
harbor.
There is great enthusiasm among the
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AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
The Whaleback Vessel Won't AM
SWer the PurnOSe.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The naval
board appointed to investigate the feast
biIity of converting the whaleback type of
ship into auxiliary war cruisers has re-
ported that these vessels do not present
the features which will render them useful
as c0mmerce-destroyers or fighting ships,
on account of the impossibility of mount.
ing heavy ordnance or any part of the
ships. owing to their light construction
and little deck space. Only the highest
rapid-fire and machine guns could be used
at all, aud for this reason the whalebacks
could not be counted upon for auxiliary
cruisers in time of war.
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STRUCK A LOG.
Frightfui Accident to a Michigan
Logging Train.

NEW ERA, Mich. April 9.--On the floor
of Staples 81 Covell's Logglng-mill. three
miles east of here, lies seven charred and
scaIded bodies. the result of the most ter
ribe railroad accident that ever happened
in this section.
The logging crew on Staples e. Covell's
road was returning from White River to
camp, shortly before noon, and when
within sight Of the camp the engine struck
a fallen tree and was knocked over a
sixteen-foot embankment, carrying the
men down with 1t.
Seven men are dead. several seriously
Injured and the others slightly. The dead
are:
Engineer Adolph Shelander. Fireman
G. Anderson. Foreman Frank Ship
by, Gordon Lynch, Charles Wolfe.
LOREN Critchstt. Allen Critchett. The
first four named have families. Injured
Fred Chowker. will die; Henry s earn.
slightly scalded.
The dead men are horribly burned and
scalded.
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EMBEZZLED A MILLION.
Banker HaugEey Confesses to Rob-
bling His Friends.

bling His Friends.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 9.--To the great
surprise Of all except his attorneys Tneo-
dore T. Haughey. ex-president OF the In
dianapols National Bank. which failed
July 81. 1893. appeared before Judge Baker
In the United States District Court this
evening and pleaded guilty to systemati-
cally wreckine tue bank. having embezzled
funds to the amount of nearly S1.000,OO0.
The trial of the bank-wrecker begins to-
morrow in the Federal court.
The older Haughey is the first on list
Of seven. The others are his sons, Schny-
Ter c. Haughey, Percival and Frank
Coffin of the indianapolis Cabinet Com
pany, Cashier Rexford. Albert s. Reed
and R. B. F. Pierce. These men will be
tried as indicted for aiding and abetfing.
The indictment OF T. P. Haughey contains
167 counts, he pleading guilty to five of tie
counts, which contain the substance of the
whole indictments.
The counts refer specifically to misap-
propriating the banks money to the use OF
the Indianapolis Cabinet Company. trans
ferring funds to himself, making false
entries and issuing false statement of
the banks condition few days before the
banks doors were closed.
Mr.. Haughey appeared in court bowed
and broken with the weight of &c years
and the consciousness of having will
fully robbed his lifelong friends, neighbors
and associates in the fraternity of Odd
Fellowship of hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
He has been for forty years most
trusted citizen, and the curtain is now
closing The Judge announced that he
would sentence the prisoner after the
trials OF the accessories. which will begin
tomorrow. The penalty is from five to
ten years imprisonment, and the only
escape is by death or pardon by the Presi-
dent of the United States
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Brazilian insurgents in this city because
of the rebel successes. One OF Meiios
agents predicts that General Saralya VIII
return to Sac Paulo at the head OF 2oou
men by the end of April.
The Brazilian Minister TO Uruguay al
mts that the odds are in favor OF the
capture of Rio Grande by Admiral Mello,
but he thinks President Peixoto has taken
advantage Of Mello's absence to recapture
Paranaga and DeSterro.
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Charged with Misappropriatiou.

DENVER. April 9.-The United Coal
Company. capital S1.oOo,ooo. was placed
in the hands of Henry c. Brooks on ap-
plication of the German National Bank,
a creditor for SSS,0O0 The bank charges
General Manager James Cannon Jr. with
mismanagement of the company's affairs
and.with the misrepresentation of S34S8.
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One Year In Prison.

FRESNO, April 9.-Judge Holmes to-day de.
MED the motion for new trial in the case of s.
X. Hart and sentenced him TO State Prison for
one year. Hart was recently convicted Of EN-.
bezzllng and using clients funds. Since he
was convicted the money has been repaid. but
il did not secure Hart new trial. The case
Will be appealed.
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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
The Alton Anxious for Row With
the Atchison.

CHICAGO, April 9-The Alton has raised
loud objections to the Atchison making a
one-fare rate from Chicago TO Dallas, Tex,
for the meeting of the Southern Baptist
Convention next month. The Alton claims
that the Atchison is meeting rates outside
its territory by cutting rates. and this it
declares it will not stand.
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Will Retain Uganda.

LONDON. April Sit is announced that
Lord Rosebery has decided that Great
Britain shall retain Uganda and that the
African Kingdom shall have British
local administration.
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LISTENING TO HILL.
The House Went Over to the Senate
End of the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The House was
depopulated to-day. Three-fourths of the
members were at the Senate listening 10
Senator HIPS speech on the tariff. while
those who remained were occupied with
District of Columbia affairs. and but little
actual business was transacted. At $40
the House adjourned.
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Appointed a RECEIVER.

LOUISVILLE, April 9.-In the Circuit
Court to-day Judge Barr appointed re-
ceiver for the Louisville, st. Louis and
Texas Railway on application of the Gen.
trail Trust Company of New York.
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ON TRIAL FOR LIBEL.
All the Leading Populists of Kansas
to Testify.

KANSAS CITY, April 9.-The trial of
Joseph A. Smith. the Kansas lawyer and
Populist, for criminal libel, began in Kan
sas City to-day. Ali the leading Populists
Of Kansas have been subpenaed as wit
nesses, including Governor Lewellng and
Mrs. Lease. The day was consumed in
getting Jury.
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IN INDIAN LANDS.
The Senate Committee Has Hard
Task Ahead of Ii.

MUsKoGEE. |. T., April 9.-The special
Senate committee. composed of Messrs.
Teller of Colorado, Platt of Connecticut
aud Roach Of North Dakota. has arrived
in Muskogee and devoted to-day to inquiry
into the needs of the people and how to
settle the vexed Indian Territory problem.
The committee has not yet mapped out its
course of proceedings.
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LArloNT COMING WEST.
The Secretary of War Has Reached
the rIiSSOuri River.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kans., April 9.-Secre-
tary of War Daniel S. Lamont and party
arrived at Fort Leavenworth to-day from
Fort Riley. Kans. A stop of an hour was
made at the soldiers home. where Gov
ernor Smith and 1000 veterans turned out
to honor the Secretary. A salute of II
guns was fired. The party left tonight
for Omaha
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Transferred His Propertv.

PORTLAND. April 9.-Harvey A. Hogue, the
well. known lumber-dealer. has flied trust
deed conveying all his property to Thomas
Cornell. H0gue's properly Is estimated 20 be
worth about 100000.
His indie btedness amounts to $4,000.
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SAY girls. II you want TO fool that best fellow,
Just ask him to give you his package Of Whites
yucatsn cum. when he asks you TO be excused for
0 moment between acts. See?
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! CUBAN REvOLUTIONIsTs.
General Gomez Talks Upon His Mis-
sion to New York.

NEW YORK. April 9.-An Associated
Press reporter had an Interview with Gen.
eral Gomez at his hotel to-day. When
asked the purpose of his visit to New
York he said:
THAT is not for me to say. 1t 10 no In
tention Of mine to say things in public that
will stir matters up.
II came here to do certain work. What
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claimed that the percentage Will be ma
terialIy changed If this bill becomes a law
For my own part, as a Democrat. prefer
direct taxation and tariff reform above direct
taxes aud tariff extinction. [ prefer taxing
foreign products rather than taxing home
products. follow Jefferson In regard to even
the species OF indirect taxation on home prod
ucts by internal revenue taxes as not good to
be extended and the first TO be rid of when their
need is past.
Ii McKinleyism is socialism for the benefit
of The rien and the income tax is socialism for
the benefit Of the poor, no true American Demo-
crat Will look 10 the hair OF the dog 10 cure his
bite. American Democrats will reject social
ism of both kinds. IL my cOunselS were needed
would surprise and satisfy the country by the
conservatism in our progress in revenue re-
form. The Mckinley bill lost the country 10
our opponents by its extreme features In one
direction, and we should avoid the opposite ex-
IRENE.
From deficiency there arose an immoderate
surplus. One extreme has been succeeded by
another. The committee look sugar. iron. coal
and other articles from the free list and made
Them dutiable, and provided for a tax upon
sugar estimated by official experts TO realize
S4l S22. 623 81, and placed an additional tax
on spirits from which S1o,000,o00 is antci-
pated. Yet Notwithstanding these large addi'
lions of revenue sources TO the bill. the COM
mlttee still retained the income tax.
/ stand ready TO support any reasonable
measure for tariff reform framed within the
lines and based upon the principles which
have here partially indicated and which were
fully set forth 10 my speech in the opening
of the political campaign In Brooklyn on
September 10, 1892. / will cneefiniiy vote
for the Mills bill and join you 10 MAKING
any material reductions Of duties 'nefein.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-29
London Prejudlees.

One by'ouo some London prejudices
are disappearing, BY the casting vote
the lord mayor In the common council,
decided ON opening the loan exhibition
OF pictures Ia Guidhall ON Sunday aft.
ernoon. The disgraceful theological
fend still rages in the London school
board, bat public opinion may hnd means
Of supprcssing even that In the course Of
time Another absurdity of the statute
book just now is the obieCt of popular
revolt. An old law forhids the sale Of
any kind OF food after 10 o'clock in tho
evening except by licensed yiotualers.
The result is that all the victims OF hum
ger must pauonize the saloons on higher
class restaurants. The R0sgbory gov
eTnment may address itself 10 this re-
form. London Cor. New York Sun.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-29
Oh JONAH

A local correspondent sends the fol
lowing as the latest addition to the
Democratic prayer book:
Oh, Jonah, thou far-seelug prophet,
Who had the catOusse with tho whale,
Look down with approval upon us,
And grant that our prayers may prevail
Give us wisdom lire unto the hoot owl;
Make us sharp like the foxes OF yore;
Swell us with grace like the tree toad,
TIL the Populsts quake ut our roar.
Grant us the strength of Che mu kox;
Sagaciiy, too, like deer,
With the velvety tread of the panther,
And the courage and pluck Of the steer
And. oh Jonah, thou knowest our weakness,
How we shout in the spring, but alas
Al the time when the ballots are counted,
We usually land on the grass.
30 Implant IN the breast OF the faithful,
At least faint giimmer Of hope.
For thou knowest past Rnticipatlons
Have vanished like bubbles of soap.
Aud this great windy administration,
That promised reform by the ton,
WIN thou help US 10 hoodwink the people,
And show them why nothlngs been DONE
Make them trust us without asking ques ions
And vote at our beck and our nod.
Give 'em faith in our loud protestations
And make 'em think Growers Goa.
And now mighty Jonah take pity
On the foolhardy foibles OF men
Who have met to condole in their anguish
Yours truly, amen, and amen.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-29
He swere In English.

Private Secretary ThurDer was telling
of an experience he had during a recent
trip to Europe. Il was in Germany,
he said, 'and had been travelling for a
long time without meeting man or wo-
man who could speak English. got out
of my compartment at one station after
listening to a party Of Germans talk for
a couple Of hours.in lingo did not un-
derstand and entered another in hopes
of finding some one who spoke my moth
er tongue. But the only man there was
a stolid looking German. l sighed and
sank back to make the best of it. After
a bit my companion, whom knew by
his looks could not speak English felt
the need Of fresh air and raised the win
dow. He did not raise it far enough,
and missing the catch it fell with a slam
and caught his finger at the bottom.