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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
STEWART AND THE TYPOS
Washington Printers Looking
Into the Status of "The
Silver Knight
The Populist Senator From the Silver
State Accused of Employing
Non.Union Men.

NEW YORK, March 25.-A Sun. special
from, Washington says: The Typographi-
cal Union of the District of Columbia has
ordered an investigation of the relations
that exist between Senator Stewart and his
employees in the office of the Silver Knight,
the weekly newspaper which he started a
year or SO ago, and which has now reached
circulation of over 60, 900. This large cir
culation is due largely to. the fact that
every person who joins the Populist or
ganization known as the Silver knights
becomes a subscriber and contributes so
cents year toward the support of the
Senator from Nevada, who is not only the
editor and proprietor of the paper, but the
supreme executive of the organization.
The paper bears a Washington date line
and the editorial and business offices are
here, but all the work is done in Alexan-
dria and it is charged that the removal 20
the antiquated city was tol void the::rules
of the Typographical Union and allow the
leaders of the Peoples party and friend of
the workingman to employ ''scab' labor
at wages of S. to $6 a week, when he
would be required to pay from $1S to $25
week for the same work in this city under
the union rules.
Senator Stewart admits that he removed
his plant to Alexandria for economical
reasons and because the men can live there
more cheaply. where rents are only about
one-fourth as much as they are in Wasn-
ington; but he does not see why the Typo
graphical Union should object. He saws,
moreover, that he employs none but union
printers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
A. p. A. SECRET SESSIONS.
The Organization Reported Flourshing and
Preparing for Active Work in the
conino cdmDaicB.

Coming Campaign.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-The
executive committee of the advisory board
of the A. P A., which has been in session
at the National Hotel here, adjourned to-
night to meet fin New York next week.
The meetings were secret, but under
authority from the com mittee, Secretary
Dunn of New York said, after the adjourn
ment, that the reports received and con-
sldered showed a great increase In MEM
bers and that councils of the order existed
IN every State and Territory of the Union,
including Alaska.
Plans were made to-day for sending to
these councils the secret action taken by
the executive committee. This secret
action embodles instructions as to the
part the councils shall take and the work
they shall perform in the coming National
campaign.
AT the sessions of the order the merits
and dement's of every probable and possi-
BILE candidate for nomination before the
Democratic and Republican National con-
ventions were discussed. Mr.. Dunn said
that nothing derogatory to these candidates
was mentioned, and that no action was
taken Win reference to any of them. He also
said that reports showing the status of the
representation of the order politically
proved that there will be A. P. A. repre-
sentatives in both the Democratic and Re-
publican National conventions. Copies
of the proceedings of the meetings will be-
sent 10 the A. P. A. councils secretly.
They will not even be intrusted 10 the
mails. but will be transacted through
secret channels of the order.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

the naval officers detailed at the naval OBJ
servatory from the imputation OF Cannon's 8
remarks that they were not qualified by
scientific attainments for the positions
they held at the observatory. The work
of the observatory was done in large part
by naval officers and wholly supervised by
them.
Cannon, responding, referred to Robin
sons statement that the nautical almanac
was compiled by naval officers, and quoted
from the legislative. executive and judi
cial appropriation bill the paragraph ap-
propriating for the salaries of computers
in the Office of the nautical almanac. "Are
these naval officers 2" he asked.
Cannon, recurring to the item OF appro-
priation under discussion ($25OO to COM
plete the quarters for observers, author
lied by law of March 2, 1880, said his in
tention had been only to call attention to
what he believed to be matter OF misad-
ministration, but now that the question
had gone so far he would give it as his
Judgment that the Naval Committee,
under the substance of the rules of the
House, had no jurisdiction OF the appro-
priation, and that it should not be IN the
bill.
Boutelle vigorously responded that the
gentleman had set up his judgment
against the whole House on matter that
had, ever since he had been in the House,
been committed TO the Committee on
Naval Affairs. He did not suppose the
committee was particularly jealous OF the
right to appropriate a few hundred dollars
for building these quarters. but as chair
man of the committee he emphatically re-
pudiated the right of the COMMITTEES to re-
port back to the House matter spe-
cifcally reported to it by the vote of the
House itself. 1t was a monstrous PROPOSE
ton, and almost trifing with the time OF
the House to discuss the matter.
Boutelle then followed Robinson in
eulogizing the scientific ability and
achievements of naval officers. He said
they included some of the ablest and
brightest scientific men in the civilized
world.
Cannon retorted with some heat that
when he, undertook to exercise his un-
doubted right as representative on the
floor, and to ask question regarding an
appropriation which he might deem un-
wise or inexpedient, he did not propose to
be lectured for it by the gentleman from
Maine. He objected to being put in the
position of seeming to criticize or antagon-
ize the naval force. The officers were a
magnificent lot of men, whom he honored (;
they were men fully educated in naviga-
tion and the command of ships, "and
want 'em to stick to their business" he
said. "Their business is not upon the hill
yonder.'
The subject was passed with no action.
Having disposed of the bill, with the ex-
ception of the paragraph providing for
new ships, the committee rose, and at 80
o'clock, on motion by Boutelle, the House
adjourned until tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
THE COMMISSION 1T work.

Deroting Its Time to the Study of Doc
esnentary Evidence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-All
the corrections referred to in the Parlia-
mentary paper issued to-day refer exclu-
sively to the argument usually credited to
Sir Frederick Pollock, which covers the
first forty-two pages of the British Blue
Book and do not affect the remaining 401
pages, to which the Venezuelan Commits
sion attaches much Importance.
AS already stated in the United Press
dispatches, Lord Salisbury thinks the cor
rections materially strengthen the British
side of the question. Professor Pollock's
argument, while considered to be an able
advocacy of the British contention as sup
ported by the evidence in the Blue Book,
has not the same conclusiveness attached
to it in Washington as in London, and the
Venezuelan Commission awaits with more
interest the promised additions to the evil
dence which is to be furnished in supple
mentary paper. The commission is devot-
ing all its time to the study of documen-
tary evidence, and does not dwell upon
opinions, from whatever source they may
come.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
CHANGES IN WARSH|PS,
Suggestions to Secretary Herbert
by the Naval Board of
Construction.
The Massachusetts, and Oregon to Be
Improved and the Chicago to Be
Reconstructed.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 25.-An
important meeting of the Naval Board of
Construction was held to-day, and as re-
suit several recommendations for changes
in warships will be sent to Secretary Her.
bert.
A request from the Cramp Company of
Philadelphia that they be allowed eigh teen
months and twelve months extension
of time for the completion OF the battle
shir Iowa and the armored cruiser Brook
lyn was laid before the board. The Cramps
made the claim that they were entitled to
the extension on the ground that the orig
lnai drawings for gun supports and the
roller paths for turrets were changed by
the Navy Department more than year
after the contract was awarded. This rea-
son the board considered good and decided
to recommend to the Secretary that the re-
quest be granted.
The board also decided to recommend
that the forward compartment of the
battleshlps Massachusetts and Oregon
lnow practically ready for transfer to the
Government) should be divided into an
upper and lower section, SO that in the
event the lower becomes filed with water
the upper compartment will be secure.
The plans for the reconstruction Of the
cruiser Chicago were laid before the
board. They propose to increase the deck
protection over the bows and clear to the
stern, thus giving the vessel a protective
deck and to change her spar plan so as to
take away all her heavy top hamper.
These plans were approved, and it was
also decided to replace the present arma-
ment with fourteen fve-inch rapid-fire
guns.
A recommendation was also agreed on
that the horsepower of the vessel shall be
increased from 5000 to 5000, thus giving
an increase of speed from fifteen to eigh-
cen knots an hour, and also providing
space for 300 tons of coal additional.
If these desires of the board of construc-
ton are carried out it will take about two
years to turn the Chicago into a new
vessel. The appropriation for that pur-
pose contained in the naval bill reported
yesterday will be adequate for the work.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
CUT RATES FROM FRESNO
Mules and Wagons Compete
With the Southern Pacific
Of Kentucky.
Miners Supplies Hauled Across Coun.
try Cheaper Than by Hunting
toms Route.

FRESNO, CAL, March 25.-Opposition
to the freight department of the "all-the-
trafiic-will- railroad has been re-:
vived in the San Joaquin Valley. During
the Midwinter Fair great freight team
of mules and two wagons were equipped
here to haul grain and merchandise be-
tween this city and San Francisco. This
team entered the metropolis via San Jose
and the peninsula and successfully com.
peted with its Kentucky corporation oppo-
sition. The great wagon train remained
on exhibition at the fair for some days
after its arrival.
The same big wagons left here tonight,
headed for Stockton, with twelve tons of
provisions for about 100 men. who expect
To start by rail for San Francisco and
thence to the goldfelds of Alaska in q
few days. The load was made up in and
about Fowler, Selma and Kingsburg. The
enterprise is In the hands of Frank Dusy,
who has chartered q steamer from San
Francisco on which will be shipped this
cargo and its owners. The load will be
shipped from Stockton to San Francisco
by river steamers. and, Notwithstanding
extra handling, Dusy guarantees to place
these supplies in San Francisco at 81 per
ton less than the Southern Pacific would
charge. The drive will require six days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Salisbury Thinks the Corrections
Materially Strengthen the
British Side.
UNCLE SAM FAILS TO SEE IT.
The Commission at w ashington Awaits
With Interest New Additions to
the Evidence.

LONDON, ENG, March 25.-A Parlia-
mentary paper was issued this afternoon.
entitled "Errata in the Venezuelan Blue
Book" The first emendation of the text of
the Blue Book is of the extract. from the
secret reports on the dominions of the
King of Spain In America, addressed to
the Spanish Government (page 81, which
reads:
"It appears that the Dutch settlements
in Guiana extend from close to the river
Amazones to the Orinoco.' This passage
is amended to read: at appears that the
Dutch settlements in Guiana already ex-
tended from close to the river Amazones
at least as far as the Pomeroon."
The "errata" withdraws the version of
the Centurion's report in ITO (page IA of
the Blue Book ana substitutes another,
affirming that the report sent home by the
Centurion inclosed declarations by the
prefect and three members of the Spanish
missions to the effect that the Spaniards
had not then and never had any fort on
the Cuyuni. What the Dutch believed
were two forts in that neighborhood were
villages belonging to the missions On the
northern bank OF the Yurur:. The paper
quotes parts of these declarations from the
Adencia de Caracas. together with letters
and reports written in the year 1778.
A note appended to ''errata" says: s.Ex-
tracts from documents cited in the prelim-
mary statement, of which marginal refer
ences are therein given, but which are not
printed in the appendix, together with
other extracts from Spanish and Dutch
documents bearing on the question, will be
published in supplementary paper"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
IN TIE HOUSE.
The NacGt appropriation Blu Causes
Lirely Discus sion.

The NGcGt appropriation Blu Causes a
Lirely Discussion.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-At
12:30 o'clock the House, in committee of
the whole. proceeded to consider the naval
appropriation bill, and the opening speech
was made by Boutelle, chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs. Boutelle
explained the provisions of the bill as set
forth in his report accompanying it,
and gave the history of the construction
of the new navy and of the plants for
building the ships. He said the flag of
the country had been restored to the sea; /;
that Columbia was indeed the gem of the
ocean, and that, ship for ship. the navy of
the United States was the best that foated.
[Applause.]
Cummings CD of New York said that
the bill was as economical as any that had
ever been brought before the House.
In response to question by Dingley
(R.) OF Maine Boutelle stated that the to-
tai cost of the new work authorized in the
bill would probably be $22, ,S63. 600.
Low (R.) of New York made an argu-
ment in favor of the extension of the navy
and then general debate on the bill was
closed.
A little breeze was evoked by Cannon
(R.) Of Illinois, who asked Boutele if he
could tell the House when the work of
building palatial quarters would be COM
pleted for the officers detailed from the
navy to take charge of the miscalIed naval
observatory, when they don't know any
more about astronomy than the average
member of Congress.
Cummings D.) of New York said that
in two different Congresses since he had
been member of the House the question
of transferring the observatory from the
control OF the Secretary of the Navy had
been raised by outside scientific influence.
The Naval Affairs Committee, after earnest
consideration, had in both cases unani-
mously voted against the change.
Robinson (R.) OF Pennsylvania defended
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
The Reed Boom Is Given a Boost
by the Republicans of
Texas.
MINNESOTA FAvORS MORTON.
Six Delegates Bolt in Georgia Con.
vention and Declare for
Reed.

HURON, S. OAK, March 25.-McKinley
swept the Republican State Convention
amid great enthusiasm. There was not a
dissenting vote. South Dakota's eight
delegates are instructed for the Ohio man
and for sound money" The big fight OF
the convention was between the silver and
'sound money" men.
Senator Pettigrew made a powerful fight
to prevent any expression on the silver
question, and presented long argument
before the resolutions committee. The
latter unanimously reported, and the con-
vention unanimously adopted as the
money plank the National platform
of 1892. The resolutions also required
all aspirants for positions of delegates
to rise and declare their attitude toward
silver and pledge themselves to not only
vote but to work for ''sound money at
st. Louis. Every one did this, including
Pettigrew, the latter stating that he bowed
to the will of the majority.
Several speakers severely arraigned the
silver men as un-Republican. The anti
Pettigrew men had threatened that in case
the silver men raised the question they
would leave Pettigrew at home. The
other seven delegates held a meeting and
pledged themselves to not allow Pettigrew
to be chairman or to be on the creden-
tials or platform committee at st. Louis,
or TO vote for National committeeman.
The convention stood three to one
against silver and it was proposed for a
time to leave Pettigrew off the delegation,
but the Senator had threatened in q speech
in Stony Falls that his defeat meant a
Populistic victory. The leaders decided
that the interests of the party were op-
posed to further humiliating him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
FROM MINNESOTA.
Large Meeting of the League of Reps
IicG7 Clubs.

Large Meeting of the League of Repub-
lican Clubs.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 25.-The Min
nesota League of Republican Clubs met
here to-day with an attendance of over
500 representatives of the clubs
of the State. The body ado pied
resolutions pledging its fealty and
loyal support to the principles of the Re-
publican party and pledged its united
efforts to secure the election of the candi-
dates nominated by the Republican Ma
tional Convention. Eli S. Warner of st.
Paul was elected president of the league
over Daniel S. Bruckart of st. Cloud by a
vote of 545 to 200. G. L. Smith of Mime.
apolis was unanimously elected secretary.
An evening meeting was held. which
was addressed by Frank F. Davis of Mime
apolis. and the president of the National
League, General Edwin A. McAlpin of
New York.
In an interview General McAipin spoke
in favor of Levi P. Morton for President
and said he saw nothing in the returns SO
far to indicate that Mckinley would GER
tainly be nominated at st. Louis. =
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFoTE.
improbable Story That He Is about to
Leave for London.

improbable Story That He Is about to
Leave for London.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 25.-Mo-
mentary credence was given in England a
day or two ago to statement in the
Birmingham Post that Sir Julian Paunce-
fote was going to London to disc1ss
Venezuelan matters with Lord Salisbury,
because that journal is the home paper
of Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, and Is usu-
ally supposed to have an inspiration on
colonial matters from the Colonial Secre-
tary of the Salisbury Government.
If there is any truth in the report, how
eyer, the British ambassador here is to-
tally unaware of it, and those near him de-
clare it to be absurd in view of the fact
that just at this moment numerous i'm
portant negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States are pro-
crossing in way that makes compulsory
the presence of Sir Julian Pauncefote in
Washington. Among these questions is
Bering Sea claims commission, which
has been before the Senate for ratification
for over month. In this connection an
embarrassment has occurred, from the
fact that the Senate in executive session
6utnOr1ZeO cnaugeS III tne convention as
agreed upon by Secretary Olney and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, which it is contended
embody an inaccurate version of quoted
passages from the treaty of arbitration.
Secretary Olney recently appeared be-
fore the Committee on Foreign Relations
and, it is understood. asked that the
original wording should be restored.
Then there is the boundary convention,
for making convenient points on the one
hundred and forty-first meridian in
Alaska, for which Congress appropriated
SIS, 600 in joint resolution approved Feb
ruary 20. 1896. the understanding being
that this work ought to be accomplished
at the earliest possible moment.
In addition to these matters there is the
general arbitration treaty of which so
much is heard and so little definitely
known, and the Venezuelan limited arbi-
tration, which occupies the serious atten-
ton of both Governments. From none of
these matters would 1t be possible for Lord
Salisbury to withdraw Sir Julian, even
temporarily. without injury to all the
great interests affected, as not one of them
is understood to have reached stage
where 1t may be left in charge of,un-
familiar hands. p
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
TEXAS REP UBLICANS.
More Than Half of the National Dele
gates Are for Reed.

gates Are for Reed.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 25.-Owing to the
delay of Chairman Quincy in selecting
committees the Republican convention
did not meet to-day until i O'Clock, at
which time committees were announced,
and adjournment was had until Z P. NJ. At
that hour the convention was called to
order, and the committee on credentials
not being ready to report, the convention
adjourned until to-marrow at 10 o'clock.
The committee on resolutions tonight
agreed to report to the convention to-
morrow resolutions in favor of "sound
money" and a tariff, notwithstanding the
idea all along, has been not to touch such
matters. The resolutions will undoubt-
edly be adopted.
Knowing ones place the thirty delegates
Texas will send to the National Convention
as follows: Reed 16, Mckinley 8, Allison s..
The credentials committee tomorrow
will recommend ratifying the Mckinley
delegation, and whatever they report will
be adopted.
Cuney, in selecting the committees, has
wholly ignored the Mckinley men, and
has placed w. M. Mcdonald, State man.
ager for Reed, at the head of the commit
tee on credentials. His action has given
the Reed element, which had been lost in
the shuttle. new life, and this after
noon the Cuney combination made up the
following slate to elect as delegates to the
National Convention tomorrow: d. B.
Ferguson, Wright Cuney, w. M. Makeme-
son and A. T. Terrell. The two latter are
white and both originally Reed men; the
two first are colored and are for Allison.
Up to this afternoon the Cuney combine
had been willing to accede to the election
of Chairman Grant of the State Executive
Committee, Mckinley man, but a caucus
to-day of Mckinley men, called, it
is said, to discuss the advisability of
cutting loose from the Black and Tan
wing and holding an exclusive "white con-
Fention, they determined the fate of Grant
and he was dropped from the list of dele
gates, and the McKinleyites, who Tuesday
morning believed they would carry. the
convention with whoop, are entirely left
ont
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

tration within limits meeting the approval
of the nation. The Government, he as
serted, would be glad if permanent
court of arbitration were estab-
ished, by which difficulties arising
between the United States and British
governments might be settled without the
possibility of conflict between the two
nations. Mr.. Ritchie said there were now
before the United States Government pro-
posals proceeding from Lord Salisbury
which he hoped would result in such a
solution of the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
GOOD FOE MARE ISLAND.
The Fard Is Not Overlooked In the NGua
Appropriati0rs Bill.

The Fard Is Not Overlooked In the NGuGt
appropriation BiH.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-The
naval appropriation bill carries the fol-
lowing items of especial interest to Mare
Island yard: Hull of Hartford, 100000;
machinery of Hartford, $4,000; coal,
$4,000; extension of seawall, $50, 900; grand
chain drydock, $14, 500; grading and paw
ing; $4,000; removing board sidewalks
and extending roads, SIS, ,685; shipftters'
shed, 10000; storage shed, $10139.
The emergency appropriation imme-
diately available to be used in repairs of
vessels is $115.000; for ordinary construc-
ton and repairs of vessels 81, 250, 600, of
which Mare Island will get it's share;
marine barracks repairs, Mare Island,
$4,000.
The Naval Construction Board has
recommended to the Secretary of the Navy
that change be made in the plans of the
battle-ship Oregon to afford additional
bow protection by providing for division
on horizontal plane of the forward water
tight compartment by a bulkhead, thus
reducing the chances of flooding the entire
com partment.