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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
GOING INTO THE BIG BASIN
All the Arrangements Complete for Dock
ing the Watship Indiana at
RenUforf

BEAUFORT, S. c., March 13. The
docking of the great warship Indiana at
the adjacent Port Royal Basin has been
anxiously looked for here and by the
people of the entire South Atlantic Coast
The railways worked up large excursions,
and there was quite an invasion of visitors
to see the docking of the noted vessel
The Indiana had quite rough time of it
down from Hampton Roads, encounter
ing a gale and heavy southwest winds The
matches leaked bit from the firing of the
heavy guns fore and aft for the board of
inspectors.
Cantain Evans is delighted with the
trip thus far The Indiana is drawing
24:3 feet, and had she been drawing %
feet she could have come IN as well. If
nothing unfavorable occurs and the west
erly winds are not too high the docking
will occur in the morning In the high tide
at 9 O'Clock. The authorities of the naval
station and the dock officers are confident
there will not be the slightest trouble in
docking the vessel and giving her bottom
the first cleaning it has received since she
has left the Cramps shipyards.
The Government Coast Survey boat,
Blake, is now in Port Royal Bay to see
whether there have been any changes in
the course of the channels since the last
survey. If the Indiana goes IN the dock
On time in the morning the expectation is
the two large pumps will have the basin
empty by noon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
MANY VETERANS EXPECTED
There Is a Promise of a Large
Attendance at the Grand
Army Encampment.
Railroads Have Been Compelled to
Make Concessions in the
Rates.

CHICAGO, I'LL, March 13.-There is
now no doubt of the success of the Ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army in
ST. Paul the first week of September from
the standpoint of attendance. The rail-
roads which run to the Twin Cities have
surrendered to the survivors of the Union
army on the question OF the return limit
OF thirty days on the tickets, which was
the only bone of contention between the
railroads, the citizens committee of ST.
Paul and the Grand Army executive.
This change came about at the meeting
of the Western Passenger Association in
st. Louis this week. The passenger Off
Gals did not formally grant the concession
which the Great Western and Wisconsin
Central roads had previously given, deem
ing the establishment of such precedent
detrimental to their future interests, but
half a dozen of the lines in the Eastern
committee of the association applied to
Chairman Caldwell for relief from the ad-
verse action of the association in Chicago.
With this wholesale desertion from the
stubborn stand taken by the Western
trunk lines, the chairman was compelled
not only TO put the roads applying for re-
lief on the same footing as the three who
had taken Independent action but he gave
all the members of the association permis-
sion to take independent action, which
means submission TO the terms dictated by
the G. A. r. and citizens of St. Paul.
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But the Subject Will Be Debated
on the Question of AL
l0wanceS.
ERRORS IN THE BLUE BOOK.
Some Small Mistakes Which the At.
torney.General Explains Were
Due to Haste.

LONDON, ENG, March 13. = In the
House of Commons to-day Mr.. Reginald
McKenna, Liberal member for North
Monmouthshire, inquired whether. the
Government of the United States of Co.
lombia, in notifying Great Britain that
Colombia would not recognize G. F. B.
Jenner, British Minister at Bogota, in fu-
ture, had stated that the action of the
Colombian Government was due to defects
in Mr.. Jenner's diplomatic temper.
George n. Curzon, Under Secretary of
the Foreign Office, replied that Mr.. Jenner
himself had stated that the Government
of Colombo would not recognize him, but
that Colon bia had not notified the British
Government of the fact or of the cause of
its action.
In the course of the discussion of the
army estimates Mr.. Labouchere, Radical
memb ber for Northampton, offered motion
demanding the immediate evacuation of
Egypt by Great Britain.
MIR. Labouchere, speaking to his mo-
ton, proceeded to criticize the policy of the
occupation of Egypt, but the Speaker
stopped him. saying that the chair would
only permit the discussion of matters i'm
mediately relating to the army.
Mr.. Labouchere replied that it would be
impossible to discuss the question upon
that basis, and that he therefore would
not move the resolution.
Sir William Harcourt contended that
the mere accident of the forms of the
House ought not to prevent the discussion
of the situation in Egypt. He suggested
! o4 FL Hoho 70 ho
should take place on the coming up of the
vote for men, which he thought the Gov
eminent should allow to be consid-
cred at the earliest possible time.
Mr.. Balfour, the Government leader,
agreed that the vote for men should be
taken on Monday, when Mr.. Labouchere
should open the debate.
Sir E. T. Gurley, Liberal member fol
Sunderland. asked the Government tc
explain how it was that certain quotations
in the Venezuelan blue book marked with
inverted commas as having been taken
from documents EN- mbodied in the appen-
dix did not correspond with the words in
the documents. He also desired to know
why in more than one case the sense OF
the original passages had been departed
from.
Sir Richard Webster, Attorney General,
replied that the quotations were material
parts of the case and were correct. The
slight verbal discrepancies were due to a
hurriedly revised translation of some OF
the documents, and there had been no
time to make corresponding alterations in
the quotations. The errors in one case
consisted in putting summary within
quotation marks.
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Anglo EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION.
1t May Lead Up to Another Great Sou
dan Var.


LONDON, Enc, March 13.-The Anglo
EGYPTIAN expedition that is to make a
administration toward Berber and Wady
Halfa. in favor of the Italians at Kassala,
is much discussed in the lobbies of the
House of Commons.
In an interview, Sir Charles Dixie, NJ. p,
who is an acknowledged authority on tor-
eign affairs, denounced the decision of the
Government to join the expedition. He
said that if the affair should result in de-
feat. Great Britain would be compelled to
Immediately intervene on large scale,
and it would possibly lead to another Sou
dan war.
The Times tomorrow will publish dis
patch from Cairo saying that the ultimate
object of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition
to the Soudan is undoubtedly for the relief
of Kassala, which, if it should be captured
by the Dervishes, would become serious
menace to Suakim and Tokar. Possession
OF the fertile province of Dongoia is es-
sential to the protection of Egypt from
Dervish raids, inasmuch as besides being
a convenient base for hostile operations, it
furnishes large food supplies to the Soudan
countries ruled by the Khalifa. The
writer of the dispatch hints at final ad-
vance to Omdurman and a re-conouest of
the Soudan.
PARIS. FRANCE, March 13.-The Temps
makes vigorous attack upon the Anglo
Egyptian expedition. 1t declares that it
is a mere pretext to enable Great Britain
TO prolong her occupation of Egypt.
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EXPL AINED BIZ MINK.
A linton Pacific Receirer Before the SEN
ate Committee.

A linton Pacific Receirer Before the Sem
ate Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-Oli-
yer w. Mink, one of the receivers of the
Union Pacific Railroad, was before the
Senate Committee on Pacific Roads this
morning. He had been connected with
the road, ne said, principally with the ac-
counts and finances department., for
twenty-seven years
Questioned by Senator Wolcott, Mr..
Mink gave in detail the earnings and ex-
penses OF the Union Pacific road and it's
various collateral branches since going
into the hands of receivers in October,
1898, up 10 January 1, 1896.
In that period the gross earnings were
$50. .s32, ,602, and expenses $21 III, ,233. SEN
ator Wolcott then turned the inquiry into
the diversion of mainline earnings to the
payment of collateral trust obligations,
and Mr.. Mink said the interest on these
bonds was paid for the purpose of holding
the system together, to preserve intact the
road from Kansas City to Denver. so it
would not end with the Union Pacific
proper, in the middle of the great plains.
When the receivers were appointed it
was not thought the financial depression
would last over year. While the depres-
sion still continued the earnings of the
road were increasing. The main line, he
said, would always earn the interest on its
first mortgage bonds if the system were
kept intact; the only danger was that a
The overdue interest on the mainline
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
ONE VOTE GAINED
BY REPUBLICANS,
Aldrich Is Given the Seat
Occupied by Robbins Of
Alabama.
DONE ON PARTY LINES.
Populists of the House Joined in
the Vote to Gust a
Democrat.
IMPORTANT BILLS ARE PASSED.
One Provides That Engineers and As.
sistants Sailing Under American
Register Must Be Citizens.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-The
Republican strength in the House OF Rep
resentatives was increased by one this
afternoon when, by vote OF 173 to SO,
CASTOR A. Robbins (D.) was declared to be
not entitled to the seat occupied by him
as Representative from the Fourth Dis
trict of Alabama, ana William f. Aldrich,
his Republican opponent, was placed
therein. This result followed two days
debate of the report of the Committee on
Elections No. /, to-day's session being oc-
cupled by Dinsmore (D.) of Arkansas, in
a three hours speech in behalf of Robbins,
and Daniels (R.) of New York, closing in
an argument OF an hour or more for Aid
rich. The Republicans now number 247
members, the Democrats 101, Populists
and silverites /.
There is vacancy from the Eleventh
Texas district, caused by the recent death
of Representative Grain. Aldrich ap-
peared at the bar and was sworn in by
Speaker Reed, amid Republican applause.
The vote was along party lines, the Pop
ulists uniting with the Republicans in vot-
ing Robbins out. White of Illinois was
the only Republican who voted for Rob-
bins, while Cobb Dockery and De Almond
CD of Missouri voted with the Republi-
cans for Aldrich.
Before the election case was taken up
two bills were passed. One was to require
that engineers and assistant engineers on
steamers sailing under American register
shall be American citizens; the other was
the tonnage-tax bill repeating the recipro-
cal provisions of the law of 1884, of which
only Germany and the Netherlands took
advantage, and reducing the tax on the
coastwise trade between the Americas, be-
tween the United States and the West
Indies and between the United States and
Hawaii from to cents ton.
At the evening session not single item
of business was considered. Upon the
usual motion, made as soon as the House
reassembled at 8 o'clock, to go into COM
mittee of the whole, Erdman CD of
New Jersey made the point of no quorum,
The roll was called and 145 members re-
sponded to their,names.
On motion by Picker (R.) of South Da-
kota, a resolution was adopted directing the
sergeant-at-arms to arrest members absent
without leave, but it was within few
minutes of 10 o'clock before the warrant
was prepared and signed by acting Speaker
Payne (R.) of New York. At that hour a
vote by ayes and noes was obtained upon
motion to recall the roll, and that ex-
hausted the period intervening until the
hour when the session expired under the
rules-10:30 o'clock The House then ad-
journed until Monday next.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
TA|LORS JOIN THE STRIKE.
Ten Thousand Garment.W
Involved in the Trouble
at Chicago.
Non. Union Men Will Assist Other EN-.
ployes in the Fight Against
Reduced Wages.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 13.-Seven thou
sand men and women, members of the
fourteen local unions Of tailors, went out
on strike this morning in sympathy with
the clothing cutters and trimmers.
While the strike was practically brought
about by the clothing cutters and trim
mers' trouble the tailors also have griev-
ances of their own. They say that before
they will return to work they must have
an increase of wages of 25 per cent. The
strike not only affects the wholesale houses,
but ten friendly firms who are having no
trouble with their employees.
Since the cutters and trimmers' trouble
with their employers began the tailoring
trade has been very dull. and leaders of
the new strike say that many workmen
have been idle for weeks for lack of ma
terial to work on. These people are not
included in the estimate given at head
quarters that 10000 garment-workers are
involved in the strike which began to-day.
The leaders declare that 5000 tailors who
were not members of the union have
joined hands with them, believing the en-
pIovers intended to reduce their wages
after the defeat Of the cutters and trim
mers.
Secretary Abel of the Clothing cutters
Association said $4,000 tailors had re-
sponded to the call to strike. kilograms
were sent to-day to Meyer Schoenfeld of
New York, the noted Hebrew organizer,
and Charles F. Reichers, president of the
United Garment. workers Union of Amer
lea, requesting their presence in Chicago.
They are expected to arrive before Monday.
/. The strikers are confident of winning,
because spring orders are coming in and
must be filled, while the strike of the cut
ters and trlmmers has depleted the stock
of unfinished garments. The manufacture
ers declare they are not affected by the
strike They are still ordering non-union
cutters from New York.
At meeting of the Cutters and Trim
mers' Association tonight it was decided
to call out all their members. This will
tie up the entire clothing manufacturing
industry in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
NO FRESH CONDITIONS.
Articles for tho COrbett Fifzstnansons
Fight Stand as Sent.

Articles for tho COrbett Fifzstnansons
Fight Stand as Sent.
NEW YORK, N. Y, March Is. The
alleged cable dispatch sent out to-day by
the Chicago Associated Press stating that
the National Sporting Club of London
"has not yet offered purse for match
between Robert Fitzsimmons and James ].
Corbett, and that no articles have been
sent by the club to the United States for
their signature" is pronounced by George
w. Atkinson, editor of the Sporting Life
of London and the National Clubs repre-
sentative, to be 'sbosh." The articles Of
agreement arrived in this city from Lon
don a week ago ana were forwarded to
Corbett, who signed them last Wednesday
in Pittsburg. They are now in the posses
sion of Sam Austin of the Police Gazette,
VINO exhibited them this afternoon to a
representative of the United Press. When
Mr.. Austin read the spurious dispatch OF
the Chicago concern to-day he at once
cabled Mr.. Atkinson to learn If there was
any foundation for the statements and that
gentleman replied as follows:
eff articles are signed as sent they will
be accepted by the National Club, but they
will not allow any fresh conditions. As
Sociated cable bOSh."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14

with King Menelik are mainly for the
purpose of gaining time. The negotiations
are based on a modification of the treaty or
Uccialli excluding an Italian protectorate
from Abyssinia, the restitution of Tigre to
Ras Mangascia and an exchange OF pris-
oners. The correspondent adds that the
postponing of the departure of Italian re-
endorsements for Abyssinia is not con-
nected with the negotiations.
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Cairo saying that Colonel
Gallalino, who was reported to have been
killed at the battle of Amba Alagi. is not
dead. He was severely wounded and Is
now prisoner in the hands of the Abys-
sinianS
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
ASSA|LED BY HERR BEBEL
Vigorous Denunciation of the
Acts of Germans in
Africa.
This Causes Great Uproar in the
Reichstag, and Socialists Make
the Most of It.

BERLIN, GERMANY, March 13.-During
the discussion of the colonial budget in
the Reichstag to-day the chamber was the
scene of a tremendous uproar and con-
fusion. Herr Bebel, one of the Socialist
leaders, made violent attack upon the
systems pursued in Africa by DR.. Carl
Peters, the explorer, Herr Leist, formerly
Governor of the Cameroons, and Herr
Wehlau, who was Leists substitute, de-
claring them guilty of every species of bar
barity, including murder. He denounced
the discipline pursued by the courts in
these cases, which had proceeded from the
palace at Potsdam, and declared that the
mild sentences imposed upon Leist and
Wehlau was an act of blacklist shame
the world had ever seen. He demanded
that DR.. Peters be tried for murder.
The remarks of Herr Bebel created
great excitement, and the chamber soon
drifted into state of tumult, the Social
lists shouting violent denunciations of the
Government course and the President
vainly ringing his bell for order.
DR.. Kayer, director of the Colonial De-
partment, finally obtained hearing, and
declared that Peters had only executed
blacks in cases where the safety of the
lives and property of the Germans in
duced such course. He was assured, he
said, that the lives of the blacks in the
German colony were as safe as those of
the whites. "a
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
FarorabIe Report on the Mineral Lands
CLassifcatiOn BfIL.

Favorable Report on the Mineral Lands
-. Classi1ication Btlt.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-Rep-
resentative Loud was to-day informed by
the Treasury Department that all bids re-
ceived by it for building fence around
the new Postoffice building at San Jose
had been rejected.
The appointment of ]. Gilchrist to a
vacancy in the Internal Revenue Depart
ment at San Francisco was to-day con-
firmed by the Civil Service Commission.
The House Committee on Pensions to-
day favorably reported the bill increasing
the pension of T. v. Purdy of San Jose to
$50 a month.
Representative Barham introduced a
bill removing the charge of desertion now
standing against the military record of
Louis, w. Mayer of California.
Senator Perkins presented petition
of citizens of California protesting against
appropriations for sectarian purposes.
Pensions were 81 anted as follows: Cali
fornia-Original: Gotlieb Maier, Ukiah.
Original, twenty years service-James
Gardiner, Vallejo. Original, widows. etc.
Anna M. A. Hurst, Nevada City; Mary
II. Neal, San Diego.
Oregon: origina Julius B: 9 Gardner
McMinnville; William Brown, Tilla NOOK
Increase-Patrick Grogan, Baker City.
Washington: Original-John G. Caro-
ther, Ellensburg.
The report of the Senate Committee on
Public Lands on Johnson's mineral lands
classification bill is unanimous, and COM
pletely ignores the recommendations made
by the Commissioner of the General Land
Office. The bill will undoubtedly pass the
Senate in a few days, and if the House ac-
cepts the amendments it will soon become
a law
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
RESCUED BIZ FIREMES.
People Carried Out of burning Build
in0s Just In Time.

People Carried Out of burning Build
inOs just In Time.
LINCOLN, NEBR.. March 14.-Fire broke
out in the wholesale and retail millinery
establishment of M. Alderman q Co. at
1890 this morning and is raging tiercely.
The entire department has been called out.
The Ackerman building is in the heart Of
the business district and adjoining build
ings are threatened. Four men rooming
in the third story were carried down by
policemen nearly suffocated.
The fire was practically under control
shortly before O'Clock. 1t originated in
the basement worked through to the first
floor and totally ruined the stock on that
landing. 1t was confined TO the Ackerman
block, and the loss is probably not over
100000 insurance about two-thlrds. Dis
trict Judge Cornish and State Representa-
tive Spencer were among those rescued by
the police. One fireman was injured.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 13.-Fire to-
night caused $1O0, 900 loss in the dry-goods
store of e. B. Nugent on Fourth avenue;
insurance, $50, 900. Several men and women
who had apart ments on upper floors were
rescued by tiremen,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Land Grants Approred.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 12.-Sec-
retary Hoke Smith to-day approved the
following grants of land to railroads:
Four supplemental clear lists to the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company, successor
to the California and Oregon Railway Com
pany, embracing 20.326 acres in Redding
(Cal.) land district. Another grant of "A, 1888
acres in the same district; 1743 acres in
Marysville (Cal.) land district; 1919, 772 acres
the Oregon California Company in the
Roseburg (Or.) land district.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Harrv Elks, Performances.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 13.-At
the Villa Maynard meet last Wednesday
of the Jacksonville Wheelmen Harry Eiks
of Saratoga, N. Y, rode ten miles in COM
petition in 24:58 Chairman Gideon of the
L. A. w. Racing Board telegraphs that
the best time for ten miles prior to Elks'
performance was 1882. Elks therefore
holds the worlds amateur championship
for ten miles in competition. Elks' per-
formance was the more notable because
the racers were not paced for nearly two
miles of the distance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Annesfu to Rioter.

ROME, ITALY, March 13.-The Ministers
have decided to recommend to King
Humbert that he grant amnesty to those
civilians who were convicted by military
tribunals for connection with the late
riots in Southern Italy and Sicily, includ-
ing Giuseppe de Felice- -Giuffrida, Dr. Nicolo
Barbarto and Garibaldi Bosco, all of whom
were elected members e the Chamber of
Deputies while in prison.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Fo,saht for che Girl.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. March 13.-
Angry at each other because both were
fond of the same girl, Fred Tucker and
George Jacobs, two boys about II years of
age. met in barn in this city "Wednesday
night and settled their quarrel in fight.
Each boy had something of local reputa-
ton as a boxer When they met the
fighting was fierce till the fifth round,
vicious blow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
mortgage would soon be paid-thatd darS uue
on January probably within ninety days.
PR1YArE Posrzl-c CARDS.
Important Changes in the Postal La'''
to BE Recommended.

I,nDortant Changes in the Postal Laws
to BE Recommended.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-Ine
House Committee on Postoffices and Post,
roads to-day ordered two bills, introduced
by Loud (R.) of California, favorably re-
ported. The first provides that no 1ndem,
n1ty shall be paid for loss OF registered
matter in excess of $40. For small loss
the actual value of the package is to be all
lowed. The second bin amends the law
regarding postal.cards so as to provide
that beginning July l, 1895, it shall be
lawful to transmit by mail at the postage
rate of cent apiece, payable by stamps to
be affixed by the sender, written messages
on private mailing-cards, such cards. to be
sent openly in the mails, to be no larger
than the size fixed by the convention OF
the Universal Postal Union, and to be ap,
proximatelv of the same form, quality and
weight as the stamped postal-card now In
general use in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Promotions f,, ths Arnnu

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 13.-The
President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations: Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Ii. A. Theaker to be colonel, Major
G. B. Russell to be Eeutenant-colonel. Cap
tain Charles Porter to be major, First
Lieutenant R. F. Ames to be captain, Sec
ond Lieutenant H. F. Sargent to be first
lieutenant.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
W0n bu the AiIsa.

CANNES. FRANCE, March 13.-To-day
was the first day of the Cannes regatta.
The principal event was the race for the
Prix d'Honneur. The Ailsa crossed the
line winner, the Britannia was second
and the Satanita very bad third, she be-
ing long distance astern at the finish.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
Sma,lpor on a Steamer.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 13.-The Nor
wegian steamship Gurley arrived from
Port Antonio yesterday with case OF
malignant smallpox aboard. The vessel
reached her dock, but was ordered back to
quarantine with all on board. Four pas
sengers landed before the smallpox case