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The advocate., 1896-05-20

for the water and rendering 1t easy for
the wheels to leave or enter the track.
The advantages claimed for the
metal roads are: First, great durabil.
ity; second, horse can draw on a steel
track twenty times as much as on q
dirt road and FIVE times as much as on
the best mscsdsm. Implement Trade
Journal.
The advocate., 1896-05-20
WHAT ABOUT THE VOTESg
VIII People Continue to Bllndly Vote
Against Their Own Interests?

letter in a recent issue of the CleVe-
land Recorder. 1t is worth reading:
"EDITOR RECORDER:-The develop.
ment of the financial and industrial
legislation of this country has been
under the control of the Republican
party since the war. For more than
twenty years the condition of the
masses has grown from bad to worse.
Every bond that has been issued by
CleVelsnd's administration was under
Republican laws, and his power to do
30 would have been taken from him
by law but for Republican votes.
'EVery trust and combine having
for its object the forcing up of prices
and the forcing down of labor has
been done under Republican laws.
Every railway turned over to English
holders, and every raise in freight and
reduction of labor has been done under
Republican law.
"EVery lsborer that has been confined
In jail without trial under the order of
an irresponsible United States Judge
was done under q Republican law
passed ostensibly for his protection.
Only a few days ago we were informed
by a morning paper in this city that
the WOrkingmen in droves were pass
ing from one manufacturer to another
begging for labor, to earn food for their
families. You have shown the fearful
condition of labor In this city in the
sweat shops.
"Only last Sunday night the Rev.
DIR. Hayden, from the pulpit in this
city, thundered into the ears of his con-
gregstion that 'the labor unions are
right in organizing. Combinations
must be met by combination or their
serVitude Is hopeless. Business is
selfish, and it tends to this dedication
Of self and that means lswlessness.
Combination means a possibility for evil
ss well as good. We who have seen
both no more want evil on the side of
labor than of capital, with far more
excuse for labor. The unions are or
ganiZed in self.defense, and for the
betterment Of their condition and the
condition of their families. Indeed
they are. They will get their rights
only by self assertion. DO they need
to better their conditionP God knows
they do
"It was these conditions which
caused the masses to defeat Blaine and
elect Cleveland. 1t was the latter's
utterance derOgstory Of the patriotism
and sacrifices Of the soldiers that de-
feated him and elected Harrison on q
platform pledged to reform in our
finances and reduction Of the tariff.
It was the betrayal of that trust and
the passage of the Mckinley law
whereby the manufacturer was en-.
riched and labor hampered that caused
them to defeat Harrison and try Cleve-
land once more. And when It is re.
membered that the Wilson tariff law
is the work Of the Republicans and
Democrats alike, with John Sherman
and Cal Brice leading the joint Repub.
hcsn and Democrat forces, and the re-
peal Of the silver law by the same In
terest, are the only changes that have
been made In national legislation, it
Wnnld aaAm as if lt WArA ahnnk time
The record-union., 1896-03-20
ORIENTAL ADVICES.
Anarchy Prevailing on the Corean
Peninsula.
Eleven Peaceful Japanese Subjects,
Including One Woman, Foully
Murdered by Rioters.

TOXIC (Japan), March 3.-(Corre-
spondence of the United Press, per
steamer Peru)-Eleven peaceful Japan
ese subjects, including one woman,
have been foully murdered by Corean
rioters since the coup d'etat of Febru-
ary 18th. The Toxic Government is
showing resolute patience in the pres
ence of the outrages. 1t appreciates
the powerlessness of the Corean Execu-
| tive to deal with the anarchy now pre-
vailing in the peninsula, and refrains
| from preferring demands that must
| tend only to precipitate a more acute
crisis.
| The political crisis nearly precipi-
| tated in Japan on receipt of intelligence
about the recent coup has been averted.
The balance of power in the Diet is
| held by a party numbering thirty mem
bers and calling themselves the Ma
tionaI- Unionists. These men had
/ hitherto sided with the Government, but
Russia's suddenly overshadowing ap-
pearance on the Corean stage perturbed
them so much that they introduced a
motion of want of confidence in the
| Cabinet. Seeing that time alone was
needed to calm the excitement, the Gov
ernment suspended the Diet for ten days
before the motion could be discussed. l..
and when the House re-assembled on
the 25th of February the National
Unionists asked leave to withdraw the
motion That was not permitted, how
ever After a brief debate a closed bal
lot was taken, and the motion was
thrown out by a majority of GA in a
house of 265 members.
An instance Of the strange. fearless
ness of the Japanese was furnished DUR
ing the disturbances in Seoul on the
18th of February. While an infuriated
mob was savagely mutilating the naked
corpses of the two Cabinet Ministers
assassinated by the police, solitary
Japanese interfered and endeavored to
save the bodies from further indignity.
He was Immediately stoned and dubbed
to death.
A strong attempt has been made to in
duce the Emperor of China to forego
/ the building of the Tientsin- -Pekin
railway, or more correctly speaking,
of the Tientsin-Lukou railway, for the
/ line is not to be carried nearer to the
Capital than the Lukou bridge, which
is sixteen miles distant from Pekin.
Two Viceroys and several hundred
leading gentlemen of Chihli have me-
morialized the throne urging that the
construction of the line will jeopardize
/ the safety of the Capital. But the
Emperor remains firm. He has not only
issued orders for the building of the
line, but has also instructed his Minis
ters to adopt every possible means of
popularizing foreign sciences. His ma
jesty in the text of these instructions
several times acknowledged Japan's SUI
periority in eclectic wisdom.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Call for a Conference to be Held at
Washington
With the View to the Establishment
of Permanent System of Settling
Disputes With Great Britain.

| WASHINGTON, March 19.-The fol-
lowing letter has been mailed to over
1000 representative men throughout
the United States.
| WASHINGTON, March II, 1896.
Dear Sir: A widespread desire has
been manifested by many in the United
States and Great Britain for the estab-
lishment between these two countries
of permanejnt system Of arbitration
With a view to the accomplishment Of
| that end, we hereby invite you to attend
a National conference to be held in the
city of Washington on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 22d and 23d of April next,
to express the general conviction that
such a system of arbitration should be
speedily provided for by the proper au-
thorities, and with the most comprehen-
sive application practicable.
1T is earnestly desired that all parts
of the country should be represented at
this conference, and in order that this
may be assured, a similar invitation
has been sent to representative men,
irrespective of party or creed, in every
State and Territory in the United
States, the combined membership of the
two houses of Congress being taken as a
general basis Of numbers and appor-
tionment.
Assuming that you share our belief
as to the Importance of the end pro-
posed, we deem it unnecessary in this
communication to enter into an ex-
tended statement on the subject. By
repeated Acts, as we'll as by repeated
declarations, our Government has ap-
peared before the world in advocacy of
| international arbitration as a measure
conformable to our interests and the
general interests of our institutions, as
well as to the cause of general Justice
and civilization. To this effect patriot
ism, philanthropy, craftsmanship and
religion have spoken as with one voice.
I'm combining the present movement
to the promotion of arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain. we
are not unconcerned for the wide appli-
cation of the principle involved. But.
taking into consideration the import
ance and the value of practical results.
| it has seemed wise to concentrate our
immediate efforts upon the attainments
or a permanent system between the two
great English-speaking peoples.
Earnestly trusting that we may re-
ceive at an early date your acceptance
of the invitation hereby extended, we
remain yours faithfully"
The letter is signed by Chief Justice
Melville w Fuller. Major General Mel
son A. Miles, u. S. A.; Admiral John G..
Walker, U. S. N; Hon. John W. Foster.
LID. Of Washington: Hon. Abraham S.
| Hewitt, Hon. Charles P. Daily, William
T. Dodge, President Seth Low of New
York, Hon. George B. Swift, Marshall
Field, Marvin Huggitt. Potter Palmer,
Cyrus III. Mccormick of Chicago. Presi-
dent William Preston Johnson, Rev B.
NJ. Palmer, ID. of New Orleans; Hon.
Charles F. Warwick, Mayor; Most Rev
F. j. Ryan, Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, DID,,
LID; President Charles w Elliott.
LID; Hon. William E. Russell, ex-
Governor; Right Rev. William Law
renee, ID. of Boston; Horace Davis, I.
w. Hellman, William II. Beatty of San
! francisco, James Cardinal Gibbons
The record-union., 1896-03-20
FILIBUSTERING EXPEDITIONS
Orders to Customs Collectors Relating
to Their Seizure.


WASHINGTON, March 19.-Secre-
tary Carlisle had a long conference with
the President this morning on the sub
ject of enforcing the neutrality laws
as against filibustering expeditions
leaving the United States to aid Cuban
insurgents. On his return to the treas
ury the following telegram was dictated
and sent broadcast:
Collectors of Customs: Somers Point
N. j., reports that a filibustering expe-
dition for Cuba was transferred from
steamer, probably the Bermuda, off
Great Egg Harbor Inlet yesterday
morning at s o'clock, said to be COM
posed of General Garcia and several
followers If the vessel is carrying an
expedition consisting of arms and men
in violation of Title 81, Revised Stat
utes of the United States, seize her If
she arrives within your Jurisdiction
The fact that a vessel carries a cargo
OF arms is not sufficient of itself to au-
thorize seizure. If necessary, commu-
nicate with any revenue cutter and with
the United States Attorney. (Signed).
SCOTT WIKE, Acting Secretary
Copies of this telegram were sent to
the Navy Department. to Captain Shoe
maker, Chief of the revenue cutter serv-
ice, Treasury Department, to the Span
ish Minister here, to the Attorney Gen
eral, the Secretary of State, and to an
Collectors of Customs along the Allan
tic Coast from New York to New Or
cans.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
COSTLY BLAZE AT PROVIDENCE
The Handsome Building of the Masoni,
Fraternity in Ruins.

AAO OF Gn6 Masonic
Fraternity in Ruins.
PROVIDENCE, March 19.-The
handsome building of the Masonic fra
ternity in this city is in ruins The loss
is estimated at half a million dollars.
Fire was discovered in the building
about 4 o'clock this morning. Tt had
evidently been burning for some time.
and had gained Considerable headway.
for after the alarm was turned in it
spread rapidly, and when the firemen
arrived was so far advanced that there
was little hope of saving the building.
In half an hour from the time the
fire was discovered all the central and
rear parts of the building were in
flames. The high walls of the building
contained the halls and various lodge
rooms.
The firemen operating the water
tower had narrow escape. The tower
was set at work in Dorrance street and
had been doing good service. The wall.
however, became unsafe and the tower
was removed. 1t had just been taken
from the place when the wall fell out
ward into the street, burying the spot
the tower had occupied deep under hot
bricks.
The fire was not brought under con-
troll until $50 o'clock, at which time the
Masonic building was a total loss and
the buildings in the rear were badly
damaged
The record-union., 1896-03-20
! opportunity for response was a

an opportunity for response was a
coward
The tenor of Gibson- assertion hav-
Ing been conveyed to Sulzer by those
about him, he said he had been in
formed that the letter was being cir
culated under the Congressmans frank.
II 1t We're not so he would withdraw
that statement
i want to know who your informant
is? said Gibson.
Again Sulzer declined to yield, where
upon Gibson cried angrily: 'It is false
statement, and your informant is the
author of a vile slander, and if you re-
fuse to give his name you are as bad
as he is.''
In minute or two SulZer said if he
had said anything which had offended
Gibson he felt that in an honorable,
manly way he should withdraw it and
apologize for it, and he did So
The resolutions were then discussed
for few minutes by Sulzer, and, recur-
ring to Gibson, said that when he got
back to Tennessee and the people asked
him what the Republicans had done he
could answer: I'VE censured Bayard" !"
With this the incident ended, and the
House, on motion by Hit (Rep) of IL
linois, at 5:15 adjourned until to-mor-
row
The record-union., 1896-03-20
EXPEDITION UP THE NILE.
The Matter Discussed in the House of
Commons.

AG 4fIdblCE DlSCuSSCO LII GAAO AAOh0O NJ
Commons.
LONDON, March 19.-In the House
of Commons to-day Mr.. Labouchere re-
ferred to the British expedition to Don
COLA, and asked the Government if any
alliance existed between Great Britain
and Italy
Mr.. Curzon, Under Foreign Secre-
tary, said there existed no alliance or
agreement of any kind between the two
countries but the circumstances in
which they were placed. He pointed to
the expediency of a friendly co-opera
tion of the two Governments.
Mr.. Curzon also announced that NJ
Berthelot, French Minister of Foreign
Affairs, had informed Lord Dufferin
the British ambassador to France, that
he repudiated ali responsibility for the
statement made in reporting the pur-
port of the interview between the Min
lister and the ambassador on Tuesday,
in which the former is represented as
having demanded to know the reasons
for the British expedition up the Nile,
and as having pointed out the gravity
of the consequences of the movement.
Such statements, M. Berthelot had said,
must have been published by misin-
formed persons.
The Italian Government, Mr. Curzon
continued, had informed England that
Italy would not evacuate KassaIa un-
less the military authorities there
should find it impossible to hold the
place.
Mr.. Balfour, First Lord of the Treas
ury, and Government leader in the
House, said that the British Embassa-
doris to Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Rome and
st. Petersburg had been instructed to
communicate to the respective Govern
ments to which they were accredited
the grounds on which the British ad-
vance up the Nile had been made, and
that it may be necessary to use a larger
sum than was at the disposal of the
Egyptian treasury, and the Government
hoped the Commission of the Egyptian
debt would assent to the expenditure
of a portion of that fund. AS the opera
tions were in the interest of Egypt, Mr..
Balfour said the costs should naturally
be betrayed from the reserve fund. 1t
was not possible, he said, to form an
exact estimate of the expense at pres
ent.
In the House of Lords. Lord Sails
bury, in reply to a question, said the
Italian Government had not learned of
the fall of Kassala, which is regarded as
extremely improbable
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to call to account the Government OF
the United States for that expression
of the opinion of its people.
Gray argued that there was no rea-
son why the Senate should accept the
House resolutions, after its own res
olutions had been contemptuously
swept aside. He thought that there
was grave objection to the language
of the House resolution. 1t did not put
the attitude of Congress where it ought
to be put as correctly as the Senate
resolution did
spirited colloquy occurred between
Platt, Gray, Hale and Sherman over
the failure of the Committee on For
eign Relations to furnish the Senate
with information.
Hale asserted that Spain had not
violated the promises made after the
war of 1873, as stated by Sherman.
Hale inquired whether anybody de-
MED that Cuba had representation in
the Spanish Cortes.
Sherman-She has one delegate.
Hale-I have a list here showing that
Cuba and Porto Rico have in the Span
ish Cortes forty-five members in the
House of Deputies and fourteen or fif-
teen members in the Senate.
Gray-How many of them are ap-
pointed by the Governor-General OF
Cuba?
Hale-Not one. Every essential thing
in that promise has been given by Spain.
After some further remarks on that
point, Hale exclaimed: Il speak with
some feeling, because I am laboring
under a great sense of Indignation on
account of the suppression of the real
facts in this case. The committee has
kept the facts from the Senate"
Gray sarcastically apologized for
breaking so often into Hale's speech,
and referred to him as if by slip of
the tongue as "The Senator from
Spain" Gaughter.)
In conclusion Gray said: "All rea-
sonable men will agree that Congress
can do no less than it has done in CIV
ing utterance to the sympathies of the
American people for the people of Cuba
in this crisis of their experience, and
in expressing the desire that Spain,
without rupture of friendly relations,
shall sit down with us at the council
board of nations and consider whether
there may not be some other issue to
this controversy than the extermina-
tion of a whole people fighting for their
liberties"
Chiffon (Dem.) of Texas spoke against
the Cuban resolutions in their present
form.
Caffrey (Dem.) of Louisiana opposed
the bestowal of belligerent rights upon
the Cubans. The resolutions, he said,
were passed on the statements of ire
sponsible newspaper correspondents,
whose accounts of the affairs in Cuba
rivaIed the stories of the Arabian
Nights. There was not a scintilla of
evidence in support of the statements
made by the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations in support of their resolutions
except accounts of atrocities perpe-
trated twenty-five years ago, and ex-
tracts from a history of Cuba whose
statements had been fatty contradicted.
He contended that the right to accord
belligerent rights resided exclusively
with the executive branch of the Gov
ernment.
Without finishing his speech Caffery
yielded to a motion to adjourn and
the Senate, at p M, adjourned until
tomorrow.
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possible, from its impending industrial
and financial ills.
Charles Heber Clark invited the Sen
ators to a meeting to be held at the
Manufacturers Club, Philadelphia, at
an early date.
Many strong letters in harmony with
the purpose of the meeting were re-
ceived from manufacturers throughout
the country who were unable TO be
present at this particular meeting. The
incidental mention of the name of j.
Donald Campion for nomination for the
Presidency met with cordial support.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
Released From the jail sentence

LINCOLN (Neb.), March 19.-The Su-
preme Court to-day handed down a de-
cision which released Editor E. Rose
water of Omaha from the Jail sentence
imposed by District Judge Scott. who
held Rosewater in contempt of court for
publishing in his paper an article re-
flecting on the district bench The SEN
tence passed by Judge Scott is over
ruled.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
France Does Not Approve It.

PARIS, March 19-The Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, NJ. Berthelot. in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day comment
ed unfavorably upon the proposed Brit
ish expedition to Dongcla, and inti-
mated that France was not inclined to
consent to the use of the Egyptian sur
plus to defray the expenses of the ex-
pedition
The record-union., 1896-03-20
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
Discussion Resumed in the Senate on
the BelIiseTenCy Resolutions,
Stewart Arguing in Favor and Hale
and Gray in Opposition,

The Former Saying 1t Was Reproach
to the American People That They
messed the Vain Attempt of Spain to
Govern Cuba-He Hoped to Have
Speedy Action, and If it Did Not
Bring Results, Pass a Joint Reso-
luton.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
PACIFIC RAILWAY DEBTS.
Hearing Before the House Commfttt
YeSterday

Hearing Before the House Committee
Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, March 19-John c..
Coombs of Boston, representing the
Credits Communication Company, located
IN Sioux City, to-day appeared before
the House Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads for the purpose of seeing where
he could attach the interests he repre-
sented to the plans suggested by the
other parties. No proposition was pro-
vided in any of the plans of settlement
for aiding in the construction of the
Sioux City branch. To accomplish this
he wanted the Secretary of the Treas
ury to be given authority to invest not
over 81, 4,500.000 of the fund accrued un-
der the Thurman Act in securities of
the Sioux City Road. He wanted this
plan Incorporated in any general plan.
Representative Shafroth spoke in sup
port Of his bill looking to the settlement
of Pacific road matters by foreclosure.
After he had finished committee
consisting of Chairman Powers, Messrs.
Wright, Ferris, Kyle and Sulzer was ap-
pointed to consider the various meas
ures proposed for the settlement of the
Indebtedness. They are to consult with
the Senate Pacific Railway Committee
and recommend to the full committee as
early as possible a bill to settle all the
matters pertaining to the roads.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
snowstorm I'm Ohio.

WAPAKONETTA CO.), March 49,
The snow is over eleven inches deep and
still falling. All trains are delayed and
telegraph wires crippled
The record-union., 1896-03-20
Senator Perkins, Custom Bill

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
Senate Committee on Commerce this
afternoon ordered a favorable report on
Senator Perkins bill to establish the
customs collection district of Santa
Barbara, CAL, and to make that city a
port of entry and delivery.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
BAYARD'S UTTERANCES.
Debate on the Resolutions COndemniHg
Them Continued In the House.
A Vote to be Taken on the Committees s
Report To-day.

The Closing Scenes of the House
Marked by an Expression of Per-
sonalitfes Between SuIzer Dem.) of
New York and Gibson CRep.) of
Tennessee, Brought About by a
Charge That the Latter Was Abus-
ing the Franking Privilege.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
SILVER And PROTECTION.
Conference Of Free Coinage Senators and
Representatives Of Manufacturers,
With View to Linking Together BIZ
metallism and Tariff.

The House Committee on Railroads
Appoints subcommittee to Con-
fer With a Like Committee From
the Senate to Investigate the Varf-
the Indebtedness of the Pacific
Roads, and Report Bill to Settle
All Matters.
The record-union., 1896-03-20
Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The
treasury gold reserve at the close of
business to-day stood at $127, ,65S, ,759
The withdrawals for the day were
S115. 100
The record-union., 1896-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 19-The fol-
lowing letter has been mailed to over
1000 representative men throughout
the United States.
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