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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
Reduction of the Caminetti Acts
Penalty Clause Is Alone
Opposed.
USE OF RESTRAINING DAMS.
He Declares That the System Has
Proved Success-An Agree.
ment Reached.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ia meet
ing OF the California Congressional delega-
ton with the visiting delegates from Cali
fornia was held this afternoon. Senator
White presided. The principal object was
to bring about more amicable under
standing between the representatives of
the mining and of the agricultural dis.
tricts.
TREY l.. Ford, on behalf of the miners
convention, denied the charge that the re-
strainlng dams erected under the Cami-
netti act had proved failure. He admit
ted that an unusually severe winter had
caused ten of those dams to break, but he
said hydraulic mining was being carried
on behind 1O4 dams, only four of which
had not withstood the unusual foods. He
thought that this was good showing for
the beginning of a great and difficult sYs-
tenn OF impounding the debris, and that
little more care on the part of the Debris
Commission in issuing permits would
make the system perfectly safe.
Ford stated that he was willing to go as
far as he possibly could to meet the views
OF the valley people, but there were two
points upon which he was compelled to
insist. First, the appropriation which he
sought must not be less than $3.50. 900, and
second, it must be made in such a manner
as to unlock the appropriation made by
the California Legislature. With these
two conditions reserved, he was willing to
join forces with the valley delegates and
work in harmony with them. He said,
further, that he was perfectly willing to
support a bill creating Sacramento River
| commission, and would cheerfully do al
| he could for it,
Ford explained the provisions of the bill
! introduced by Johnson in the House and
| Perkins in the Senate, revising the Federal
| mining laws. He stated that Senator
| Stewart had also introduced bill in the
Senate for the revision of the Federal
mining laws, but that it differed materi-
| ally from the Perkins and Johnson bill.
The point upon which miners most
strongly insist" said Mr.. Ford, sis the
provision for the transfer of contests (as
to the mineral or agricultural character of
land), from the land offices to the local
courts in the respective counties where the
land is situated"
He said Senator Stewart had agreed to
permit this provision to be added to his
bill, and that further conference was to
be had with Senator Stewart with the view
to harmoniZing other differences in the
bill.
Ford took occasion to correct an erro-
| neous impression upon the part of some
of the delegation that hydraulic mining
was or ever had been an unlawful bust.
ness. He quoted from the California Su-
preme Court to the effect that the business
was not itself unlawful, and that iniunc-
tions were issued only where the busi-
ness was SO conducted as to injure other
property.
The delegation agreed to support the
bills reported by Ford, except the bill re-
ducing the penalty under the Caminetti
act, which it decided not to approve. The
river delegates agreed not to oppose
Ford's measures, though they did not
agree to suppotr them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
CAVE OF THE Winds VIsITED.
E.rtensiUe Exploration Made Possible 6y
the Lotcmess of the Nin1ara.

Ertensire Exploration Made Possible by
the Lotcmess of the niagara.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, f ID. 19.-The
dry condition of The falls yesterday was
such that. under the guidance of John
Barlow. the Cave of the Winds guide. a
party of thirty men made an exploration
of the Cave of the Winds in a way never
made before. The cave could be reached
only ON the remarkable ice formation, the
bridges of stairways heretofore in use hav-
ing been crushed to pieces.
The cave presented remarkable appear
ance. In some places the ice formed on
the rocks lowered sixty to eighty feet
above the heads of the spectators. Instead
of the immense volume of water ordinarily
coming over there was scarcely more than
mist.
From this spot, which is within the cir
Gle of the Horseshoe Falls, the party
walked on the ice bridge directly before
the American Falls ana within full sweep
of it. and followed almost the line of the
course taken by tho Maid of the Mist
steamer IN the navigation season. This is
the first time that the bridge has been
known to extend so far east, and no one
has been known to have travelled over the
route taken yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
DEATH WAS IN THE AIR,
A Lawyers Illustration of an
Assassin's Act Almost
Ends in a Tragedy.
He Yields a Butchers Cleaver, and
the Blade Is Hurled Into the
Crowd of Spectators.

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 19.-At 8 O'Clock
to-day jury found Mic Marzen guilty OF
the murder of Fritz Holzhuetter in this
city on January 80, 1895, and condemned
him to death. The murder was for money
which Holzhuetter was known to have for
the purpose of buying cattle.
The closing scene of the trial was in
tense, dramatic and almost tragic. While
making the closing address, Prosecuting
Attorney Pearson picked up the butchers
cleaver, with which he claimed Marzen
killed Holzhuetter, and. by way of illus
tratlon TO the jury as to the manner of the
murderous blow, raised the cleaver over
his head with a quick motion, intending
to bring it down heavily. But the glisten-
ing blade flew from the handle, went over
the heads of dozen persons and struck a
pillar in the courtroom, entering the hard
wood to the depth of a half inch. Two
men, one of them Charles Pagie, wit
ness, sat near the pillar and the keen
edged steel passed between their heads
with scarcely an inch of space on either
side.
This excitement was followed by the
collapse of the prisoner, while Judge
Smith was reading his instructions. He
tried to rise, his arms fell on the table in
front of him and he fell forward on his
face. Wild excitement was caused in the
crowded courtroom, Mrs. Marzen's shrieks
piercing the air. The Judge was COM
PEELED to adjourn court.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
WILL NOT BE ADVOCATED.
Traffic Contract Between the Pacific Mail
and the Panama Railroad Still in
Effect

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 19.-It is
stated authoritatively that there is no
danger of an abrogation of the traffic con-
tract between the Panama Railroad and
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The
facts as to the failure of the Pacific Mail
Company to deliver business to the
Panama road are that the Central Ameri-
can and west coast traffic was so heavy
that there was not room enough on the
Pacific Mail boats for freight via the
Isthmus of Panama, and it was sent by
the Southern Pacific Railroad. Two Pacific
Mail boats, which formerly ran on the
Atlantic, are on the way from New York
to go into service on the Pacific, and thev
will be able to handle the business in
tended for the Panama Railroad.
The contract between the two provides
explicitly that the Pacific Mail shall fur
nish adequate facilities for delivering bust
ness to the Panama road. Accordingly
the Pacific Mail Company will have to pay
an indemnity to the Panama Railroad for
its recent failure to do so. Arbitrators
will determine the amount as stipulated
in the contract.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
NATIVES BECOME TRAITORS.
A6yssinians Under General Barateris
Command WH Surrender Important
Positions

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. ia special
cable dispatch to the Herale from Rome
says: Dispatches from the seat of war in
Abvssinia announce that a number Of ma
tive troops forming General Baratieri's ad-
vance guard have revoted against the
Italians and intend to hand over impor-
tant positions to the enemy.
This has rendered the situation much
more serious and proves the Italian COM
mander-in- chief to be absolutely wanting
in foresight. 1t is feared that this revolt
will have bad effect on other naive
allies.
The news has produced very bad i'm
preston here. The Fanfulla expresses a
fear that there will be further defections
among the black troops, and that other
unpleasant surprises may be in store.
King Menelik is operating On quad
rilateral formed by Asmara. Keren, Mas
sowah and his present camp. The offen-
sive operations of the Abyssinians are be-
coming more accentuated. A number OF
outpost affairs have taken place, in which
the Italians have been successful.
1t is evident that the Negus counts on
further defections among the native levies
on the Italian side. General Baratieri has
taken precautionary measures to prevent
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20

81 year, the remainder at the rate OF fifty
cents in clubs of 100. The editorial offices
are In Washington, but the mechanical
work is done in Alexandria, for the pur-
pose OF avoiding the typographical union,
the pressmen's union and other labor
organizations. In Alexandria there is no
typographical union and the Senator may
not only employ non-union men, but may
regulate his own wages. This will furnish
an interesting topic for the next Populist
convention to discuss
But there is little doubt that the Silver
Knight has large and growing CT cula-
ton, for Editor Stewart has been COM
pelled to buy couple of new and i'm
proved presses. which are now being set
up in his Alexandria esta Adjustment.
Stewart is grand sachem of the Silver
Knights OF America and is listing recruits
rapidly. There are temples in every State,
from Maine to Washington, but they are
most numerous and have the largest mem
bership in the West and South. A Repre-
sentative in Congress from Ohio says
there are not 500 voters in his county, Re-
publican or Democratic, who do not be-
long to the order while in Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado and other States further
west there are temples in every village.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
FRENCH MINISTERS
TO FORCE AN ISSUE,
Determined to Push the Struggle
With the Senate to a
Conclusion.
STRONG RESISTANCE Is MET.
Moderates in the Chamber Will En-.
deayor to Pull Down the Gov.
ernment's Prop.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. ia special
cable dispatch to the Sun from Paris says
The past forty-eight hours have sharpened
the lines of the impending political con.
hict between the Cabinet and the Senate
1t is now generally believed that the Min.
listers have deliberately raised the issue
and intend to force it to conclusion. II
is even more certain that the Senate will
resist to its last resort the attempt to sub
ordinate its will and authority to those oi
the lower house.
The situation is in one sense similar to
that which often exists between the Senate
and House at Washington, or between the
Lords and Commons in England, but it is
unprecedented in France and has very
different significance under the French
constitution, which makes the Cabinet
responsible to both Houses of the Legis
Iature.
The Bourgeois Cabinet, after making q
statement which virtually gives to vote
of confidence in the Chamber the signifi.
canoe it does not legitimately possess, oi
censure upon the Senate, has decided to
do nothing further until the Senate shall
take the initiative at its session on Friday
The Moderates 10 the Chamber, however
are so alarmed by the situation that they
will probably make some effort at to-
morrow's session either to outvote the
Government or otherwise deprive them OF
the backing of the lower House in the
fight against the Senate.
The deadlock, at all events, will not la st
long, for now, that the radicals have shown
their teeth, they will be fought desperately
both in and out of Parliament. Perhaps
it will be the best thing in the end if the
plans of the plotters be allowed to develop
little further in order to expose the
dangers clearly and allow public senti-
ment to meet them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
delegation to the National

sound-money delegation to the National
Convention.
The Joint assembly had trouble at the
start to-day over a supposed pair between
Senators Bowling (R.) and Walker CD,
as misunderstanding arose over it, and
when Senator Bowling answered to his
name dozen Democrats arose and chal-
lenged his right to respond. Considerable
excitement prevailed for the time, but in
the meantime Mr.. Walker came into the
hall and Strengthened matters out.
The twenty-sixth ballot resulted: Hun
ter, 90; Black burn, 60; scattering, 8. Nee
essary to a choice. &C.
In an interview to-day DR.. Godfrey
Hunter, Republican nominee for United
States Senator, announced for the first
time that he was for Sound" money. Mr..
Hunter said:
"In the State convention, which. de-
clared uncondihonally for gold stand
ard, was member of the platform COM
mittee and fought for that platform. l
am a sound money advocate and always
have been. | refer to my course in Con-
gress and to my public utterances. / have
not yet seen any cause to change the views
have heretofore held"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
Los ANGELES PROTEST.
Workin0nten Demand Justice IN, Dealing
With Huntington.

Vorkin0nen Demand Justice IN, Dealing
Hith Huntington.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 19.-The Los
Angeles County Council of Labor, repre-
senting 5000 voters and twenty-seven diff
ferent trades unions. at regular meeting to-
night, adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, We, as citizens of the common
wealth, are unalterably opposed to the con-
tinuance of a monopoly which has for years
past systematically plundered the people,
bribed Legislatures and corrupted our judi
clary; and whereas, the time is rapidly ap-
preaching, when in the absence of q special
law passed in its interest, the mo-
nopoly represented by C. P. Huntington
must cease; and whereas, the paid lobby
lists OF this source of notorious corruption
are at present thronging the halls of Congress,
endeavoring, by bribery and misrepresenta-
ton, to induce the peoples representatives to
enact special law in the interest of the said
Huntington that he may continue to rob the
people OF this State for another fifty years;
therefore, be it
ReSotUed, That we are unalterably opposed
10 the funding of the Pacific Railroad debt;
and furthermore, we demand that Mr.. Hunt
lngton be treated precisely as any other cred
ltor OF the Government would be in the abb
sence OF settlement of his indebtedness dollar
for dollar.
Resotued, That copy of these resolutions be
furnished the San Francisco CALL
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
ENGLAND RESOLVES
TO ARBTRATE.
Lord Salisbury Will Deal With
the United States
Direct.
SETTLEMENT NEAR AT HAND,
The Method to Be Adopted Is ALI
That Remains to Be De.
cided Upon.

LONDON, Eng, Feb. 19-The Daily
Chronicle will tomorrow announce the
actual situation between Great Britain and
the United States regarding the Venezue-
Ian boundary dispute thus:
"Great Britain is resolved to arbitrate the
Venezuelan boundary dispute directly
with the United States. The method to
be adopted and details of the settlement
are alone under consideration. The Gov
ernments are being urged by persons of
influence to conclude the settlement as
speedily as possible"
The Westminster Gazette publishes an
article urging Lord Salisbury not to further
delay the reply of Great Britain to the
proposal to appoint a joint British and
American Venezuelan commission. For
England, the Gazette says, there is great
advantage in settling the question with
the United States instead of Venezuela.
II America claims the dispute as her own,
she must assume the attendant liability of
becoming surety for Venezuela. England,
at least, has nothing to complain of.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that the Right
Hon. George j. Goschen, First Lord of the
Admiralty, will announce the naval pro-
gramme of the Government Monday. Be-
sides the sum of f9, 500 900, which will be
asked for the construction of four, battle
ships, four first-class cruisers, four third
class cruisers and sixty torpedo-destroyers
the Government will ask for a large vote
for guns and men.
The Times will tomorrow print dis
patch from Caracas denying that the
authorities are in possession of official
knowledge of direct settlement with
England of the Venezuelan British Guiana
boundary d,spote
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
SENATOR 4TLEN,S BILL.
Regulates the Disposal of Land Granted
to Bomd-Aided Railroads

10 BoNQ-A1dcd hG1frOGdS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Ex-senator
Allen of Nebraska to-day introduced a
resolution directing the Secretary of the
Interior to promptly issue to all purchas-
ers of land granted by the United States
in aid of the construction of bond-aided
railroads or their assigns, patents for such
lands as have been earned and sold to
third parties when the said purchasers
have paid the United States the principal
and interest that may be due upon
their respective contracts. and money
arising therefrom shall be held by the
United States as trust fund" until such
time as the amounts due the United States
from said railroads shall be determined
and adjusted by Congress or other legal
authority. The receipts shall be deemed
as conclusive evidence of payment in all
Federal and State courts, as though they
had been made to the railroad company in
the first instance.
Hereafter no road in arrears to the Gov
ernment shall sell or otherwise dispose of
or cucumber granted lands until the prin-
cipal and interest is paid.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
VIII NOT INTERFERE.
Sc cretdry Cdrlisle's Reply to the appeal
From kentucky Democrats.

/
From kentucky Democrats.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19-The
text of Secretary Carlisle's letter to the
Kentucky Democracy, reference to which
| has been made in Kentucky dispatches to
| THE CALL, is as follows:
Gentlemen: Your telegram, in which YOU an
peal TO me 10 request and urge that five Demo
cratic members of the general assembly who
are not supporting the nominee, to join with
US (you) in voting for him was duly received
and has been given the careful consideration
which its object and the number and character
OF its signers demanded.
Inasmuch as the five gentlemen referred to
are acting in a representative capacity and are
familiar with the whole situation and all the
circumstances connected with it, I am bound
to assume that they are more competent than
l am TO determine their duty to their party
and their constituents and how that duty shall
be discharged, and an attempt by me to infiu-
ence their action might very properly be
regarded by them as a presumptuous interfer-
ence in a matter of the gravest importance
which has been committed solely to their own
judgments.
But even ii this were not so, I have no right
TO assume that the honest convictions of the
five gentlemen alluded to in your communica-
non could be changed by my interference, or
| that they could be induced contrary to such
convictions by advice which they have not
solicited. Having eretofore rendered no ad-
vice or made any suggestion, directly or indi-
rectly, to any member of the General Assembly
on either side OF the unfortunate controversy
now existing, must respectfully decline TO do
so now or hereafter.
1t may not be considered inappropriate in
| this brief response to your appeal to assure
you that L viii at all times cheerfully CO.
operate IN any proper manner with you and
| all others in any effort that may be made TO
unite all our friends in supporting the Demo-
cratic organization in Kentucky and main
tanning sound Democratic principles and poll
cies as declared by the constituted authorities
of the party, State and National, and to repeat
! what has been said to all who have cared to
ascertain my views upon the subject, that
sincerely desire to the present General
Assembly send to the Senate of the United
States Democrat who is in full sympathy
with these objects. Very respectfully,
J. G. CARLISLE.
To c. j. Bronston, Hon. H. L. Martin, Hon.
Fenton Simms and others, Frankfort, KY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
WRECKED BY DYNAMITE,
Hundreds of Houses in a Suburb
Of johannesburg Are
Razed.
Many People Believed to Have Been
Buried Under the Ruins of
Their Homes.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. Feb.
ia large quantity of dynamite exploded
at Viedendorph, suburb Of this city, this
evening, wrecking hundreds of houses in
the vicinity. All the window-panes in
Johannesburg were broken by the con-
cussion. 1t is feared that great loss of life
was caused by the explosion, and the
police and inhabitants are engaged in the
work of searching the ruins of the de-
molished buildings for bodies of victims
of the disaster
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
WILLIAM TO BE sNUBBED.
Socialists In tho Reichstog WiU Not 1t
tend the Annicersdry Banquet.

Socialists In tho keichstag VIII Not At
tend the Annicersdry Banquet.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Feb. 19.-The So.
cialist members of the Reichstag have re.
solved not to attend the banquet to be
given on March q, TO celebrate the
Twenty yffth anniversary of the creation OF
that body, because it has been announced
that Baron Won Bulot- Berenberg, presi-
dent of the Reichstag, will propose toast
10 the Emperor.
In the course of the discussion of the
military estimates in the Reichstag to-day
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader, and Herr
Lenzmann of the Freissinnige party, at.
tackled the right of the Emperor to abso-
lutte enforcement of discipline and authori.
ty in the army, emitting his Majesty even
to order a man to be shot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
HIRES N0N-UN|0N men,
One Complaint Against Senator
Stewards Paper, the Sill
yer Knight.
Carl Browne Supplies the Cartoons
While the Nevadan Writes
Heavy Editorials.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1e.-The
latest literary combination has been ar.
ranged between Senator Stewart of Ne.
yada and Carl Browne of California, the
picturesque young artist who played
Sancho Panza to Coxey's Don Quixote,dur.
ing the march of the Commonweal army
upon Washington two years ago, and who
afterward married Coxey's daughter.
Senator Stewart writes the editorials fol-
the Silver Knight and Browne makes car
toons to illustrate then.- The Senator
claims that his paper, which has been
running only year or so, now has cir.
culation of $1,000 copies. all paid for in
advance, the larger portion at the rate ot
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
DICKSON rs SKEPTIC1L.
Does Not Believe That Ndnsen Reached
the North Pole.

Does Not Beliere That Ndnsen Reached
the North Pole.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 19.-Baron Oscar
A. Dickson, patron of Arctic explora-
ton, has expressed himself rs being en-
tirely skeptical regarding the alleged dis
covery of the north pole by the DIR. Nansen
expedition. The Fran, DR.. Nansen's ship,
Baron Dickson says, was probably seen
drifting in the pack ice. and that fact, he
thinks, gave rise to the conjecture that the
explorer had discovered the pole and was
returning.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Feb. 49,
The Russian explorer, Baron Toll, who es-
tablished the Nansen provision depots on
the new Siberian islands, said to-day that
he was convinced that DR.. Nansen was re-
turning by the way of the provision de-
pots, and thought it probable that he was
lingering on the way in order to recuper-
ate,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
Bear For whom did you set that trap?"
this. A number of other generals are un-
der orders to leave for the front.
FIRE CAUSES a PAKic.
Merrymnkers at q MASKED Ball Burned
or 7rampied to Death = Forty
Bodies Recovered

LISBON, PORTUGAL, Feb. 19.-During
the progress of masked ball given by the
Artists Club of Santarem, a town fifty
miles from Lisbon, last night, at the close
of the carnival here, asrS broke out il, the
building and the flames spread with
frightful rapidity.
A terrible panic ensued and many of the
dancers and several outsiders who went to
their rescue were either burned to death
or fatally crushed or trampIed in the rush
to escape from the burning building.
Forty bodies have been recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
MAG UJRE DEFENDS DUcKWoBTB.
Betteues an Injustice Has Been Done to
the Chirf Clerk

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 19.-Judge
Mcguire believes an injustice is being
done to C. c. Duckworth, chief clerk Of
the Assembly of the last Legislature of
California. He said:
Immediately after the passage of the
Belshaw resolution l received copy of it
by telegraph signed James H. Budd.
Governor and presented it to the House
OF Representatives. | also examined a
copy OF the resolution yesterday on the
files OF the committee and find its purport
to have been teiegrap he'd by the Gov
ernor"