Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-27


tion from Mrs. Waller, wife of the ex-U
s. consul to Madagascar, reciting her
husbands arrest, trial by drum-head
court.martial, and transportation in
chains to French prison.
Mrs. Waller's petition recites: "By
these acts France has held my husband
an American citizen, as an imprisoned
felon during the past ten months, and
believe and am sure that, had my hus-
band been bject of Great Britain, he
would long since have been released"
| Mrs Waller asks the American congress
| to take suitable action.
RATE DETERMINATIONS.
Mr.. PETER, Populst, of Kansas, offered
resolution calling upon the inter state
commerce commission for information
as to determinations on passenger and
freight rates to and from Missouri river
points. The resolution went over.
CANNON WON TIE LONG TERM.
The Utah senators then drew lots. Mr..
Cannon won the long. term, expiring
March 8, 1899, Mr.. Browns term running
until March 3, 1897.
STATESMEN AND SEEDS.
At o'clock Mr.. HaDsbrough, Repub-
lican, of North Dakota, addressed the
senate on the resolution instructing the
secretary Of agriculture to execute the
law concerning the distribution of seeds,
etc.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE TODAY.
In the house to-day bill was passed,
on motion of Mr.. Towne, of Minnesota, to
amend the act of 1885, for the relief and
civilization of the Chippewa Indians, SO
as to permit the secretary of the interior,
in his discretion, to sell the pine lands on
the reservations in blocks of 100000
acres or less. Some 100000 acres are to
be sold under the act of 1889.
ARMENIAN RESOLUTION.
When the passage of the senate Ar
menian resolution was announced, Mr..
Quigg, of New York, member of the for
eign affairs committee, moved that the
senate resolution be substituted for that
of the house. He explained that the diff
ference between the resolutions was SO
slight that it was not advisable, in view
of the passage of the senate resolution,
to press the one prepared by the house
committee. He made brief statement
of the facts, which called upon congress
to express its indignation at the situa-
tion. Our interest was purely humane.
Although newspaper accounts occasion
ally reported atrocities on American citi-
zens, there were assurances from the
state department. that no American citi-
zens had suffered in their persons.
HEpBuRN's REMARKABLE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa, has
given notice of an amendment to the Ar
menian resolution instructiRg the presi-
deut to give the Turkish minister his
passports and end all diplomatic relations
with Turkey.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign af-
fairs committee, rebuked Mr.. Hepburn
for his extraordinary proposal to sever
diplomatic relations with friendly power.
"We want no relations with that mur-
derer," replied Mr.. Hepburn.
Mr.. Hepburn's amendment was defeat
ed.
SPANISH MINISTER ANXIOUS.
The Spanish minister has informed the
state department that last Friday night,
the steamer j. w. Hawkins left New York
WlVu III o. pcuAUlOu VI AOO men, dTulo anu
ammunition in command of Calixto Gar
cia; that the arms and ammunition con-
fiscated at Cedar Keys, Fla, are ready to
be embarked on schooner to join the
Garcia expedition at sea, and that the
steamer Commodore at Wilmington, N.
G., is in the conspiracy. The secretary
telegraphed this statement to all the col
lectors along the south Atlantic coast
with instructions to consult the United
States attorney and take Whatever action
may be found necessary to prevent any
violation of international law.
AMERICANS IN TRANsvAAL.
Secretary Olney has received by cable
the appeal from the American residents
at Johannesburg that a diplomatic rep
resentative Of the United States be sent
into Transvaal to look after their inter-
eats.