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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-20
PERKINS CONGRATULATED.
An Able Speech on the Nicaragua
Canal Bill,

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Per-
kins' speech in the Senate to-day in advo-
cacy of the Nicaragua canal bill attracted
universal attention on both sides of the
chamber. He has evidently given this
subject much attention and brought out
some strong points. Senator Morgan. in
charge of the bill, was very anxious that
Perkins should be allowed to finish his
speech, but Senator Turpie of Indiana,
who is almost venomous in his vitupera-
tive attacks on the measure, declined to
yield the California Senator more than
thirty minutes. Senator Morgan charac-
terized this as very ungracious treatment
Later in the day, however, Mr.. Perkins
secured the floor and continued his speech,
which was listened to with marked atten-
ton. Senator Perkins was the recipient
of many congratulations at the close of his
remarks.
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DID HIS DUTY.
Walkers Report Upon
Hawaii.
THINGS AS THEY ARE.
Told Regardless of the
Administration.
1T DID NOT SUIT GROVER,
Not Being in Line With His
Policy.
1T DID NOT SUIT GROVER
LITTLE CARED THE ADMIRAL
He Had Wholesome Distrust OF
John Bull, and Freely AS
serted 1t.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-In answer to a
resolution, Secretary Herbert to-day sent
to the Senate the correspondence between
the Navy Department and Admiral
Walker relative to his mission to Hawaii
last summer. The correspondence makes
volume of considerable size, covering
about sixty typewritten pages, and. while
much of it is purely formal. some chapters
are of great interest. 1t begins on March
% last with the formal order of the Sec
retary detailing the admiral from duty as
president OF the Inspection Board. and
ordering him to Honolulu to relieve .Ad-
miral Irwin as commander-in. chief of the
Pacific station, and closes with notice
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CHINESE AW AKENINd.
Officials to Be Punished for Giving
False Information.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 19.-Local papers state
that an imperial decree was issued Decem
ber IL for the arrest and handing over to
the Board of Punishment of Taotai Kung.
Generals Wei WI Chang, Tung Sellin.
Chang Kurte and Ching Yunh for losing
Port Arthur; Tsai Hue Ye, commander
al Talien Wan, for cowardce; VIE Ju
Kwie comm ander of ship. for incapacity
to control his men and permitting them TO
pillage Ko Yeh; Chin Cbay. commander
in-chiei in Chihli, for sending false re.
ports Of victories. whereas he retreated
from Yashan and lost Ping Yang and
Anchow, and Admiral Ting, for failure to
protect Port Arthur and for cowardice.
1t is reported the authorities have refused
passports to detachments of Rusaian
marines sent TO guard the legation of
Russia.
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HOLIDAY RECESS.
1t Will Depend Upon the Action of
the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. - The time of
adjournment of Congress for the holidays
will apparently depend entirely upon the
House. A majority of the members of the
Senate would prefer to have the recess
begin after the close Of the Webstei-S -Starke
ceremonies tomorrow, but the word re-
ceived from the House is that such pro-
ceeding will antagonize them and that the
House will probably not consent to an
adjournment until Saturday. In this
event. it is probable that the Senate will
adjourn from tomorrow till Saturday, and
that the few Senators who are left will ad-
lourn over until after the holidays in ac-
eordance with any agreement that may be
effected with the House.
Vice-President Stevenson left tonight
for Ashevile, N. c., and will probably
not return until after the holidays.
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tween two small hills. On either side of.the
road were rife pits filled with Chinese in
fantry. On the hill to the right of the
road was a battery of three field guns
manned by the only good gunners on the
Chinese side. Every time the Japanese
attempted to move out of the cover of the
camp the Chinese rflemen swept the
parade around with continuous volleys.
Away to the right could be heard the
sound of Noghi's flying column trying to
force its way across the the neck of the
little peninsula, where a small force of
Chinese had made a stand and were de-
Tending the way to the three forts.
Stretched in line parallel with the
coast in front of the harbor were eight or
nine Japanese warships, and The peninsula
forts were shelling them cumsiy and
without effect.
Torpedo-boats were going through the
waves and sinking iunks loaded with men,
women and children endeavoring to es-
cape. The water was filled with drowning
people. The massacre had begun as the
last of the troops moved from behind the
walls OF the camp and under shelter of the
eastern wall of the drilling grounds. Theu
they opened fire on the Chinese pits guard
ing the entrance to Port Arthur, sendi g
volley upon volley across the stream
against the rifle pits.
For fifteen minutes the three sklrmish
lines kept up fire. and the plucky Chi
nese were driven from the position. Fl
nally small column covered bys the
skirmisherS advanced across the bridge
and marched along the road leading to the
town. At the same time Marshal Oyama
ordered the reserve center to move down
the valley, and thousands of them came
pouring along the road behind the troops
already on their way to town.
Not shot was fred in reply. The bat
tie was over as far as Port Arthur
was concerned. Even Ugunsan was silent
and deserted. The soldiers had made
their escape. and the frightened inhabi-
tants were covering in the streets.
As the troops moved on they saw the
heads of their slain comrades hanging by
cords, with the noses and ears gone.
There was rude arch in the main street
decorated with bloody Japanese heads.
A slaughter followed. The infuriated
soldiers killed every one they saw. No
attempt to take prisoners was made.
Women and children were hunted and
shot as they fed to the hills with their
protectors.
The town was sacked from end to end,
and the inhabitants were butchered in
their homes. The van of the Second
Regiment reached Fort Ogunsan and found
It deserted. Then they discovered a junk
in the harbor crowded with fugitives.
A platoon was stretched across the end
of the wharf and fired into the boat until
every woman. man and child were killed.
The t0rpedo-bOats outside had already
sunk ten juuks filled with terror-stricken
people.
l am satisfied not more than 100 China
men were killed in fair battle at Port
Arthur and that at least 1000 unarmed men
were put to death.
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ON INTO CHINA.
Slow Progress of the Armies OF
Japan.

Japan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Japanese
legation here has received a dispatch
from Hiroshima. sent through the Minis
ter at st. Petersburg, detailing the move
ments Of the Japanese troops in China.
Following is the message:
HIROSHIMA, Dec. 10.
The third division OF the third army took
Hsi Mo Chang on December IL, and occupie
Hal Chong on December 13. Both places are
on the route to and near Nal Chang and Lao
Yang. NIEssE.
AT the legation it is said that the third
army is evidently on its way to join Field
Marshal Count 0yama at Naichang. This
is an exceedingly valuable strategic point.
The message gives the first authentic n-
formation as to the movements OF the
third army and shows that it is not pre-
pairing to menace Shanghai. as has been
rumored.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 19.-The first japan
ese army, under command of Field Mar
shal Nodsu Field Marshal Yamagata
having been invalided home), is operating
from Chen Len Cheng. with detachments
thrown out toward New Chwang and
Moukden. Little headway is beiag made.
The country is difficult to traverse and
the enemy is making resistance. 1t ap-
pears that the first army is not anxious 10
get to New Chwang or Shanghai Kwang
before the other forces are ready to strike
Tientsin.
A searching official inquiry is being
made into the Port Arthur atrocities.
LONDON, Dee. ia dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says: In view of
China's refusal to permit foreign guards
to enter Peking the various diplomats in
that city are combining for local defense
should occasion arise.
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FAVOR THE TREATY.
The Convention With Japan Reported
TO the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, = The Senate
Committee of Foreign Relations devoted
The entire time of its meeting to the con-
sderation of the commercial treaty with
Japan. 1t was unanimously decided to re-
port the treaty to the Senate with the
recommendation that 1t De con frmed.
Senator Morgan. chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee, reported the
Japanese treaty to the Senate at the exec
utlve session held later in the day. No
action was taken by the Senate.
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doubtless occupy the time of the court for
the remainder of the week. The property
involve d is said to be valued at $40, 600 600.
The case is brought originally in the
Supreme Court and has not been heard in
a lower court.
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SPANISH SPIRIT.
No Particular Anxiety About Presi-
dent CIeyeIand'S Threat.

MADRID, Dec. 19-The feeling in politi-
cal circles here now is that President
Cleveland does not intend to raise the
duty on sugar imported from Cuba into
the United States or to make other re-
prisals In consequence of the Cuban duties
on American flour.
On Saturday Signor Castres will intro
duce in the Chamber of Deputies motion
opposing the payment to the United States
of the Mora claim
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-20
Fire in a CoIliery.

HALIFAX, N. S.. Dec. 19.-Fire at the
Spring Hill collieres to-day throws out of
work 400 men and involves properly loss
Of about $100, 200.
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Mrs. Rabbit Dead.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-Mrs. B. T. Bab-
bitt. widow of 3. T. Babbitt. died to-day.
aged 70 years.
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15

Haas promptly responded. entering the
inspectors private office. where the
suspect had been confined.
BE seated. gentlemen Seely said
affably. and, somewhat dazed at his
nonchalance, they sat down: ''Now.
gentlemen." he continued. II wish to
thank you for your courtesy and kind
ness since our meeting last night.
have told you repeatedly that my name
is Dale. but have become tired of the
deception. l had no sleep last night
am weary. My name is Seely-Samuel
c. Seely. late bookkecper OF the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather Bank of New
York. That is what l wished to say 10
you"
"Do you care to say anything about
your caseT' asked the Inspector
mot a thing l am ready and will
ling to go back to New York. l will
not make any trouble about extradi,
ton. So soon as the proper New York
officials arrive l will go with them"
The officers attempted TO secure some
sort OF a statement from Seely in re
gard to his connection with the great
steal. but he carefully avoided making
either admissions or denials. Feeling
his efforts in that line unavailInc. In
spector Shea ordered the man taken TO
the Harrison street station. where he
was locked up in n cell to await the
arrival OF the New York officers
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15
SHE SCATTERED MONEY.
Sensational Career OF Ni.s Mary wou-
m ak In California

San Francisco. Dec 1o-MIss Mary
Woumack. whose strange e-scapade in
scattering coin on the streets OF New
York. resulted In her arrest. Is well
known In San Francisco. Her career
here was brief but brilliant. She rep
resented herself as widow and rent
ed handsome fiat where she enter
tained In good style. She had many
friends among club men. and there
was much scandal In connection with
her name. despite the presence OF her
maid. matronly appearing female.
over 40. Miss Woumack gave up her
fiat to take apartments In the Pleas
anton, family hotel of the best stand
ing. She spent money lavishly and
told stories about her life at the Ger
man court. Finally the proprietor OF
the Plcasantom Informed Miss Wou-
mack that her rooms had been rented.
The dashing widow then went to
Los Angeles and soon afterwards to
San Francisco. She was the object OF
much admiration during the season at
Coronado Beach and heft California to
attend the Worlds fair. She did not
return. but was seen by San Francis
coans at Newport and New York.
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15

Mr.. Carlisle said be did not b..,i.-
In the authority OF the federal ,,,T'.'
mcnt to assert such AUTHORITY -
state institutions. HIS idea wa ~.
the federal authority did ma, -o ~
yond Imposing n tax as a mean !,
completing the state institution "a ~
-erve certain conditions.
state bank NOTES would s,~ta.nIv
far different from Units-i STATE, ~.
In appearance. They would havs :,
name of the state bank ln A dln.-s-l
color
My position would Lead to ,b.. -
cal conclusion that all tax on -,
banks should be repealed" xsa u
SECRETARY. That may not D, p-,r.,-
al present. but there should 4. 81
least exercise OF authority pu.sslhk. M
do no; Insist that they shall DO = !,
80. but we say IN you do 10, q, /,
viii tax you. The tax will D. u,r,Al
annually. The bank VIII natar,Iir !,
ply foe an exemption from the IN NJ
treasury will say you must fully ati.s
us on your business that It is aos<,tl,1
to the government conditiaa- a
must decline TO exempt you mos 4,
tax
Mr.. Carlisle said there was no a,.-,
ol the iod wild cat condltioa retr-
Ing.
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VOORHEES, IS roR FREE sun
D~ei.r>s That H~ w.s Away b NJ
of the 10 to 1 Rattle

Washington. Dec. To- s~natur u
he--. chairman Of the snmmlitss
finance. furnished an int-rview -
which In some de<r,'r cSsnirlast u
port which has b-e,-n ctirrerf aeI
capitol since tn. beginning q u \
ent session that he would sess r|
cure legislation favorable 10 sliTs
fore the final adjournment of IL
third congrtzss. He said:
Il have no change OF Tiszs ,
pn-s. Silver Is the Money
constitution. and should BE- cuanss
the same terms that gold :. ~
Discrimination against either, al
cut charge for minfsre.
against the famous sherman adt
laipoFsd to SECURE Its refs-aL y
cause | was the enemy OF sures
aEe. The free coinage of snif
the free coinage Of silver. % ~
The plain working people hsss
benefited in the last hundnd
more by silver than with eoid "a
whining OF the sordid avariee
We hear now that gold Is 'sssina
and silver Is not. has the profeu..
tempt of every man familiar ~.
development OF his country. Is
parity OF the two metals Wbea
even the small children q
know the purchasing power o.
lar Is no; fixed by the quality "
tity OF the material which c'iaF
hut by the law which makf- II
tender In the payment ot den'ss
silver is coined. thereforc, ~ y
OF 10 to In gold. OF at any o'A9
and clothed with the nuthoFlu
IL has never failed to b. on 9 -
gold In its purchasing and ID ~
paying power.
THE coinage act OF ISL pr9'5s
n wise and safe measure alu
lleve its r,.enactment nov W.
an excellent thing / c'trr ~
for the attitude Of foreign
the subject. We are not ~
their dictatiou. and for men
provai we may compensate -
with the approval OF our ""
Pile"
senator voorhees, als"
himself In favor OF the aInenu
the rules OF the senate - a
vide for cloture and aealhs.
effort at tariff legislation ~
cnt time.
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Convention at Minncapoil. Brought to
Close.

Minneapolis. Dec. 1o-The National
Municipal League convention closed its
business sessions here to-day. when an
adjournment was taken and a tour Of
inspection of st. Paul made. The main
feature OF the morning session was a
paper on THE Elements OF Model
Charter for American Cities" by Pro
fessor Edmund James, of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania He held that
European ideas would not apply In this
country.
In the discussion of this paper n
prominent part was taken by William
G. Low OF Brooklyn. Other partici.
pants in the morning We're c. r. Wood
run. Philadelphia; DIR. W. W. Folwell.
Minneapolis: David Mould Sioux City:
Godfrey Haas, Galesburg, Ill: and
Marvin A. Farr. Chicago.
The delegates return to Minneapolis
for banquet tonight at the West no
tel. An invitation for the next con
vention to be held at Cleveland was
not acted on. adversely or otherwise.
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!, wa. Not nnimaa-

Topeka. Kan. Dee I0--w. W. NJ
OILS Of jefferson county. who kneN nd
mon Intimately and acsumfanisd d
party 10 Ari-nna has retarnsd 4
said tp a r'forter. Nv. got 10 Arm I
last Thursday. The man sAs "a 4
At Tombstone. We w-nt Into ihs n
ms oificr when the man supposed D
Hiilmon was brought In and 1A
soon rs l saw him. This Is * 4
man
The man captured b<ars sozt l
scrnhlanc, to Hlllmou- lie has
same crooked nose. Il scar eE bis At
jus, as HiIlmon had and his .ratza
were very much the same. but y
good teeth. and Hillmou bad nct n
he was not move than T. yea,
and iiiimou would now b. q.
wore his beard jus, A. fiiIlnaos
to-
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15
After kno,.liie o.mbl,r.

Knoxville. Tenn. Dec. 10.-Rev. ]. s.
Jones Of the Luttrell Methodist church
Knoxville. is n second Parkhurst. Last
Sunday night he preached sermon
on gambling, exposing the new Schu-
bert hotel, Sam Lanes and other
places which he had failed to mention
last Sunday. He said the city had be-
come tired OF Its drunken mayor. He
also charged that the last criminal
judge. who is now circuit judge, owned
a building in which gambling was
being done. He said that not long ago
a raid had been spoiled by policeman
telephoning the room in advance. He
said that Big Dick" Wilkinson had
won 100000 which he dropped al
Nashville. and gave other names ol
gamblers who had won thousands
The Lamar register., 1894-12-15
DEFAuLTER sEELY ARRESTED.
The Man Who Robbed tho shoe and
Leather Bank Caught In Chicago.

The Man Who Robbed the shoe and
Leather Bank Caught In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE New York
suspect under arrest here admitted.
shortly after noon to-day. that he Is
Samuel C. Seely. the absconding book
keeper Of the National Shoe and Leath-
er Bank He declined to talk. but said
he was ready TO go back to New York
and would make no trouble.
Seely's remarkable coolness and per-
sistency in denying his identity had
completely baffied the detectives. and
they had determined 10 await the New
York officers before making further ef-
forts, when about noon the prisoner
told his guard that he wished to see
the men in charge of the detective
force Inspector Shea and Lieutenant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-30
COUNTY OFFICIALS CONVICTED.
Paid $4,000 for n Book That Was Never
Published.

PATERSON, n. j., May 3O-In the Pas
sale circuit court Freeholders John II.
Morrow, Cornelius Quackenbush, Henry
Wardle, Thomas W. Risk and Thomas
Homan, comprising the finance committee
of the board of freeholders for is9l-92,
were found guilty of unlawfully spending
money for a book known as "The Centen-
nial History of Paterson" edited by Will
lam Nelson, who was at the time of the
payment of the bill clerk of the board,
and Charles a Shriner, newspaper re-
porter. The bill for the work was a., 900
Freeholders George V. DeMott, John C.
Roe, Thomas lIomnn, Cornelius Quacken-
bush and John II. Morrow, members OF
the finance committee Of the board that
signed the bill for the payment of money
on the book, were also found guilty of this
act. Judge Dixon charges the jury in the
cases that the money had been illegally
spent
One very peculiar fact about the book
forwhich this money has been appropri-
ated is that it has not yet been published,
and Judge Dixon, in his charge to the
jury, took occasion to say there was noth
ing to indicate that the book would ever
be ready, and If il never was the county
could not bring suit against the two pub
fishers for breach of contract
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-30

Avery rich man had suddenly and com
pletely disappeared under circumstances
so suspicious as to warrant the most
shocking speculations. And the newspa-
pers did not spare their readers feel
ings The reason was simply that the
newspapers had learned from long expe-
rience that their readers did not desire
to be spared-in fact, would be rather
inclined to resent any such forethought
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-30
EMPLOYERS coNcILIAToRY.


HARRISBURG, May 30.-J, L. Mitchell of
Tyrone, Edward J. Berwind Of New York
aud j. G. Scott of Philadelphia, repre-
senting the coal operators of the middle
Penns ylvania bitumlnous coal fields, had
n conference with Governor Pattison at
the executive mansion last night, which
lasted until midnight. At its close the
governor informed the correspondent of
the Associated Press that he had written
to James White, the leader of the striking
miners at lloutzdale as follows:
after a conference with the operators
of Central Pennsylvania | find that they
are willing, and offer to pay the highest
wages paid in competitive districts in the
United States, and TO conduct their bust
ness with the miners of Pennsylvania on
that basis"
The governor added that he deems this
a concession, because it is all the oprr-
atorS can pay and Mt the same time COM
pete with those in the same business and
shipping to the same points. lie says the
operators are anxious to have settle
mcnt, and believes the miners will agree
to their proposition and call off the strike.
The operators decline to give the result of
TIE conference, saying that the governor
has made public all that is necessary
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-30
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS
Senators Turn "Contumaoious" Newspaper
Men Over to she District Attorney.

Men Over to the District Attorney.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The newspaper
men who refused to testify before the sem
ate bribery committee were officially re-
ported as 'contumacious" to the senate
yesterday, and by the senate through the
vice president, they were turned over to
the tender mercies of the district attor-
ney. The debate over the report of the
committee constituted the feature Of the
days proceedings. Senator Hill, of New
York, championed the cause of the news
paper men, contending first that the
statute under which this action was to be
taken was unconstitutional, and second,
that the most direct way for the commit
tee to ascertain the truth in regard to the
charges it was investigating was to ex-
anime senators and others directly in
volyed, instead of newspaper men, whose
information was second handed.
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Allen had quite
spirited dispute over the moral question
involved in senatorial speculation. No
action by the senate itself was necessary
upon the report, as, according to the
statute, when witnesses were reported
contumacious the vice president must GER
THY the facts to the district attorney.
Two set speeches on the tariff, one by Mr..
Proctor (Vt.) and the other by Pettigrew
Is. Do, and n continuation of the debate
on the question of free lumber occupied
the remainder of the day. Mr.. Hale's
amendment to transfer lumber to the
dutiable list at existing rates was voted
down. The senate adjourned over Decor
ation Day.
There was very small attendance of
members in the house Several bills were
passed in the morning hour, and then the
Brawley bill to repeal the 10 per cent. tax
on the issues of state banks was taken up
and discussed by Mr.. Cox (Tenn.), Mr..
johnson Qnd.) and Mr. Black CGa.). IL
was decided to observe Decoration Day by
taking Il holiday.