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The herald., 1896-03-28
IN THE HOUSE
The Sundrv Civil Bill Gives Place to Private
Matters

The Sundrv Civil Bill Gives Place to Private
Matters
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The appropri-
atoms committee attempted to take I'D the
sundry civil appropriation bill today. but
the members who were interested in bills
on tho private calendar defeated them by
a vote of 142 to n. The members of the
appropriations committee do not view
their defeat as the result of opposition to
the appropriation bill. Members from the
north who are interested in pension legisla-
tion and those from the south who are
interested in war claims have been chatting
for some time over their inability to pro-
ceed with the work on the privste caien-
dar. Today, by sort of combination the
appropriations committee was defeated.
The victory, however, was completely bar
rem, SO far as the southern men were con-
cerned, and after the house went into COM
mittee, the Republic ms forced motion to
pass over all claims on the calendar. The
southern men retaliated by filibustering
against the pension bills, so that the net
result today was less than half dozen
bills passed. 1t developed during
the Han,d day ~ nnaan,,.,sa that lively na fight
when the sundry civil bill is called up, on
account of the fact that the bill carries ap-
propriations for continued contracts on
river and harbor work and public buildings
for only eight months of next fiscal year
that would carry the appropriations up to
March l, 1897. The appropriations COM
mittee suffered another reverse just before
the house took a recess. 1t was Mr.. Cam
mons intention to force the house to 1it to-
morrow and proceed with the sundry civil
bill, but the members were overwhelmingly
in favor of taking holiday. and by a big
majority voted to adjourn until Monday.
Quite number of private pension bills
were favorably acted upon at the night
session. At 1880 the house adjourned
antil Monday.
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, decided today, after consulta-
ton with Speaker Reed, not to call up the
conference report on the Cuban resolu
tions until the sundry civil appropriation
bill, which Mr.. Cannon gave notice he
would call up today, has been passed. If
the sundry civil bill is passed this week the
report will probably be called up on Mon
day.
Tho house committee on public lands to-
day voted to accept the senate bill to give
to the state of California five per cent of
the proceeds of public land sales of the
state for school purposes, as q substitute
for the house bill having the same object.
The herald., 1896-03-28
A SECRET TREATY
Offensive snd Defensive League Between
Russia and China

Offensive snd Defensive League Between
Russia and China
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-The North
China Daily News prints what is said to be
a translation OF secret treaty between
Russia and China. The treaty allows
Russia to use any of the harbors along the
coast of China, to mobilize fleets therein,
buy coal and supplies, recruit forces in
Chinese territory, buy territory, buy horses,
hire coolies, etc. Russia is to have the use
of Port Arthur as q winter harbor, but if
complications with other powers should
arise may use any other port on the coasts
of Kiangsu and Che Kiang. In return
Russia is to help China in case of wer with
other powers- Russia will be permitted to
build branch of the Siberian rail-
way through Manchuria. the line to be con.
trolled jointly for fifteen years by China
and Russia. At the end of that time China
is to be allowed to purchase Russia's share
Of the branch road. In order to protect this
road Russia will he allowed to hold one of
the islands near Talien Wan. Russia will
also be allowed 10 fortify points in Chinese
territory opposite Vladivostock. If Russia
and Japan should come to blows, Russia
is given permission to attack the western
frontiers of Corea by way of the Yalu
river. China will open her markets to the
sale of Russian goods and Russia will lend
several hundred officers to drill about
100000 Chinese troops.
This treaty Is taken seriously by the
Japanese papers and is believed to be au-
thentic.
The herald., 1896-03-28
REED DELEGATES
The Old Bay State Enthusiastically Endorses
Gar Reed


Czar Reed
BOSTON, March PA larger and more
enthusiastic body of prominent Republi-
cans has seldom met at a state convention
here than was gathered at Music hall today
to elect four delegates at large and their
elternates to attend the national conven-
ton at st. Louis. OF POOP delegates enti-
tied to a seat IN the convention 1881 were
present, full of enthusiasm for Hon. Thos.
B. Reed as candidate for president Every
delegate had in his buttonhole a Reed but
ton bearing the picture of the man, with a
background of national colors, and every
time the name of Maine's statesman was
uttered cheers burst from the throats of
the vast crowd that filled the convention.
Nor were the delegates much more enthu-
siastic than the scores of ladies' who occu-
pied seats in the first gallery. While the
men applauded and cheered the women
waved their scarfs and handkerchiefs.
The hall was almost completely lined
with bunting, punctured by groups of flags.
Baldwin's full band bore its part in keep
ing up the enthusiasm by playing national
and patriotic melodies. The proceedings
of the convention were harmonious in
marked degree and the program mapped,
out by the state committee was adopted
with a single exception, that of the election
man, to be an alternate. He was nom-
mated from the floor by Morris A. Altar, a
coiored delegate from Boston. The
speeches were listened to with marked at
tention, and every point seemed to receive
its merited amount. of applause or laugh
ter. This was particularly the case when
Congressman Mccall and Senator Lodge
were delivering their addresses.
The platform calls for protection; suffl-
cient revenues to maintain a surplus. in
crease the navy and pay off the public
debt restoration of the reciprocity policy
Of James G. Blaine; American ships should
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Governor Budd Indignant,

SACRAMENTO, March 27.-Governor Budd
is very indignant over assertions made in
Fresno recently by Rev. i. L. Johnson that
two.thirds of the girls Of that city were
ruined before they reached the age of
fourteen years. The Governor believes
that there should be law to severely
punish man who will make such state
ments. In the course of his interview,
Governor Budd said:
"There is grave omission in our laws
when fellows like this preacher can go un-
punished, and | have laid the matter
before the code commissioners with a
recommendation that they draw up law
to fit the case, which shall be presented to
the next legislature. The law should make
it a felony for any preacher or public
speaker to attack the character of any
person from the pulpit or platform, either
directly or by imrutation, and the penalty
attached should be extremely severe.''
The herald., 1896-03-28
Bay District Race Entries

The following is the list of entries and
weights of the races to be run at Bay Dis
trict track today, which are posted at the
Los Angeles Turf club, 212 south Spring
street. Commissions received on these
races and full description of the events:
First race, selling. three-quarters OF a mile
Conchita 95, Tuberose 90, Veva "a, Sycamore
81, Harry Lewis Ito, Ginger l0S, Prince De-
vine 1O7. Cardwell 1Ol, Esperance ITO, Wild
Rose 10. Rosalle 1OS, Monterey Ito, Ida
H. 94.
second race, purse. half mile. 2-year-olds-
Dolore 103. Howard s. 1O6, Hohenzollern lO4,
Caspar 112, Rey del TERRA lie, Lumina lO3,
st Dunstan 81.
Third race, selling, three. quarters OF a mile
Senator Hoffman 90, All smoke 105. Nellie g.
lOs Irish Chief Ito Palomscita "a, Kapido
l03 Roeder 49, Hanford 1O7, Raphael ITO,
Daylight 100, Virgie A. 80, Arno 1O7, sera-
phin lO5.
Fourth race. Burns handicap, value $500.
mile and a quarter Crescendo l07, Wheel of
Fortune 1O6. imp. Miss Brummel 49, Silver
State SO. Vinctor 12, lnstallator Ill, Lovdal
1OS, Pepper no. Service lis, Thornhill 1Ol.
Couple Vinctor and Installator as Elmwood
stock farm entry.
Fifth race, handicsp steeplechase, about one
mile and an eighth-Sir Reel 1873, Swiftsure
l2O, Hello lao, Lochinvar i20, Three Forks
l53, w. L. Munson l2U.
Sixth race, selling, three quarters Of mile
Yankee Doodle 90, Realization lO4, Kamsin
90. Libertine 123, Magnet 120, Sir Play lO6.
Ricardo 81.
Seventh race, purse, one mile--Goodwin I'd
1OS, Srmitar LOG, Imp Santa Bella 81, logan
l09 Rey del Bandidos 1O6.
The herald., 1896-03-28
White Hats Troubles

MopEslo, March PA new phase of
"White Hat" Mccarthy and Canty starv-
ing horses, was developed today by the
arrest of j. M. Canty, the owner of the
pasture in which the stock was kent. As
reported last Monday. Assessor Campbell
assessed McCarthy's animals for $4,000
and levied upon them for taxes. The
stock was placed in charge of Joseph Nc
Donald, brother-in-law of J. M. Canty, as
receiver, and the sale was advertised to
take place at the Canty ranch next Mon
day, and under Can,y's instructions the
stock was driven across the San Joaquin
river from the Canty ranch and put in a
corral at Grayson. Today Assessor Camp
bell and District Attorney Fulkerth went
to the scene and later the officers caused
the arrest of Canty and Mcdonald for in
terfering with the process of the law. Nc
Donald was allowed to go on his own
recognizance, but Canty was placed under
bonds for trial. The district attorney is
very emphatic in denouncing the criminal
act of Canty, and the case will be pushed
against him.
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places had been driven into the brain.
The teeth were all sound and all present.
The hair on the head was medium long.
straight and dark. There was no beard
or mustache. The internal organs were
all in a healthy condition. Around the
body was truss, made as If in use for
rupture. The only cause tor death found
were the skull fractures.
The police are now endeavorug to find
the expressman who called at 1865 South
box addressed to G. w. Nor gan.
CHICAGO, March 27.-Henry De We're
and Bas Macel appeared at the Armory
police station tonight and said they be-
lieved the body in the Wakem e. McLaugh-
lin box is that Of Joanes Prosper ChesaIe,
who disappeared from Salt Lake City on
February 18. 1898. They have seen the
of Chazeal, who lived with woman named
Miss Rolande on Franklin avenue,
Salt Lake City up to Febru.
ary, 1898, at what number the
Frenchmen do not remember. Chazeal
lived with Miss Rolande as his wife, and
the men who called at the police station
today said she is now in Paris, France,
whore she went hoping to find some way
to clear up the disappearance of Chazeal.
Deverc and Macel both believe the man
was murdered and the motive was robbery,
as the latter was quite we'll off and carried
jewelry.
1t is said that as much as two or three
thousand dollars worth was in his possess
sion just before he disappeared. The mon
said also that the police of Paris have
been notified of the disappearance of
Chazeal and have for come time been
working on the case at the instigation of
Miss Rolande.
SALT LAKE, March characterization
here today has developed further facts re-
lating to the box containing the corpse
which was sold as unclaimed freight at the
auction sale in Chicago yesterday. The
box in question was delivered to the Union
Pacific freight Office here on February Sth
at 8. m. The man who paid the freight
charges, $l7.55. signed his name as G. M.
Morgan, and the package was consigned to
G. M. Morgan, No. 166 Jefferson street,
Chicago. G. M. Morgan took the train for
Chicago on the same date. He was man
of medium height, dark hair, mustache
and beard and wore a soft felt hat. The
railway officials here remember that the
man was excited and acted nervous while
transacting business at the depot.
The herald., 1896-03-28
NOTES FROM OVER THE SEAS

The imperial court at Leipsic yesterday
quashed the conviction of Robert +.
Kneebes, the American horseman. who
was recently on trial on a charge of trottinQ
his mare Bethel under the name of Nellie
Kneebes.
Japan Mail writes that the plague has
broken out again in Canton and cases have
also appeared in Hongkong. Energetic
steps are being taken to check it's growth.
The port has not yet been declared in
fected.
All hope of saving sixty miners who wero
entombed in a mine at Brunnerton, New
Zealand, yesterday by an explosion of fire
dam, which killed five men outright, has
been abandoned. The bodies of fifteen of
the miners have been recovered from the
pit, around which are the usual scenes Of
distress.
Two messengers have left Yakutsk, one
on February 20 and one on March 10, to
inquire into the reports regarding DR.. Nam
sens return by way of New Siberian
islands. Orders were given to these mes
sengers to inspect and replenish the vari.
GUS provision stores which had been
placed for DR.. Nansen's use.
President Kruger has issued an official
denial of the reports which have found
currency in England and which have been
cabled back here which indicate that
strained relations exist between him and
the English colonial secretary. President
Kruger says he has not declined to visit
England. The Brrghers, he says, are
leaving things entirely in the hands of the
executive instead of offering objections to
the visit.
Curzon, the under secretary of sta te for
foreign affairs, was asked in the British
house of commons yesterday if there was
any truth in the report that Great Britain
has purchased Delagoa bay and contiguous
territory. Mr.. Curzon declined to reply,
saying that the government must insist
upon proper notice being given of such .
question. It was semi-off1cially denied
this evening that the government has pur.
chased Delagoa bay and an adjacent strip
of territory.
Advices received from Buluwayo yester-
day say that there was great alarm ON
Wednesday and Thursday, caused by a re-
port which turned out to be false, brought
into town at midnight, that the natives
were within half mile of the place. The
women and children were ordered to the
court house; the men were all armed for
the defense of the town and scouting par
ties we're sent in all directions. The miners
who were hurrrying into Buluwayo report
numerous native atrocities.
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not be any haste in disposing of the pend
inc amendment.

not be any haste in disposng OF the pend
ing amendment.
said Mr.. German, "that a purely political
question has been brought into the discus
sion of an appropriation bill. There should
be full opportunity for debate, and there
must be-"
Mr.. Cullom opposed adjourning over Sat
urtlay, and demanded a roll call on which
the motion to adjourn over Saturday pre-
vailed, 33 to IL.
Mr.. Cullom moved to lay on the table the
motion of Mr.. Hill to strike out the New
Mexico provision.
Mr.. German appealed to Mr.. Cullom not
to seek to cut off debate on such q meas
ure.
I'VE are entitled to full discussion and
we will have it," said Mr.. German.
Mr.. Cullom said his only purpose was to
secure test vote and as such Mr.. German
said he was ready for it.
Mr.. Cullom's motion to table the Hill
motion was defeated. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas-Republicans: Aldrich, Allison,
Baker, Brown, Burrows, Cannon, Carter,
Cullom, Davis, Elkins, Gear, Hale. Nc
Bride, Mcmillan, Mantle, Mitchell of
Oregon. Nelson, Perkins, Plat, Shoup and
Nays-Democrats: Bate. Berry, Blanch-
ard. Brice, Gallery, Call, Chiffon, Cockrell.
Daniel, Faulkner, George, Gibson, Cor
man, Hill, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay
Mitchell of Wisconsin. Pascoe, Pugh,
Turpie, Vest, Vilss, Walthall, White.
Republicans: Dubois, Frye, Wolcott.
Populists: Allen Peffer-29.
On the announcement of the vote Nc
Cullom stated that he would not further
resist Mr.. Hills motion to strike out the
New Mexico provision.
Thereupon the Hill motion prevailed
upon viva voce vote without discussion.
The legislative appropriation bill as thus
amended and including the change of COM
pensating district attorneys and marshals,
was passed.
The senate at as went into executive
session and later adjourned until Monday.
The herald., 1896-03-28
Oxford.CambrIdoe 0ames

LoNLoN, March 27.-The Oxford-C Cam.
bridge games took place at the Queens
club today.
Jordan won the 1OO.yard dash in IL
seconds.
In the quartermile run Fitzherbert beat
Jordan in 40 3-5 seconds.
The long Jump was won by Bachelor of
Cambridge. with % feet z inches.
Cambridge won five events and Oxford
four.
The 12O-yard hurdle race was won by
GARNER of Oriel.
The mile run was captured by Howard
Trinity.
Putting the weight was won by Bullock
of Trinity.
4 Kirlea of Christ church won the high
jump.
The three-mile run went to Fremantle of
Hartford.
johnson of Pembroke won the hammer
throw.
The herald., 1896-03-28
A MURDER MYSTERY
ch,cago's Boxed Up Tan Was FoulIy Dealt
With

CHICAGO, March 27.-The man whose
body was found packed in q box was MUIR
dered. This was settled definitely this
afternoon when the coroner's physicians
held post mortem examination of the
body at the county morgue. Two holes had
been made in the skull and either would
have killed the man.
The post mortem proved that the body
weighing about l45 pounds. Judging
from the bones the body was that of q
young man 80 or 35 years of age. There
were two scalp wounds on the back
and left side of the head. Under
these scalp wounds were two skull frac-
lures. 80 Inc one on on the back ss was AZ. round.
. quarter of an inch. The bones in these
The herald., 1896-03-28
MINING MATTERS
Action Desired on Bills Now Pending Before
Congress

Action Desired on Bills Now Pending Before
Congress
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-President
Jacob H. Neff of the California Miners
association, is expected here from Auburn
tomorrow. He has been advised by many
OF the prominent miners to call a meeting
of the executive committee of the associa-
ton to take some action on the present
hostility of Senator Stewart OF Nevada aud
Senator Mitchell of Oregon toward the min
eral land bill on behalf OF California now
pending in Congress. This bal has passed
the house and has been favorably reported
to the senate by its committee on public
lands, of which Senator Dubois of Idaho
is chairman The object of the bill is to
prevent the Huntington railroad syndicate
from patenting as agricultural land the
mineral lands within the limits of its con-
gressional land grants in California. The
miners here blame Congressman Grove L.
Johnson of Sacramento for this condition
of affairs and are strongly of the opinion
that he is acting in harmony with Mr..
Huntington by delaying it's passage, in
stead of openly opposing it.
Some of the most prominent mining
men here believe that Huntington will do
al! he can to prevent the passage of the
bill in question.
They figure that within the limits of Mr..
Huntington's land grant in California
there are three million acres of land that
oll d ldlE Inspection WOClu Do IOunQ TO De
more mineral than agricultural in charac.
ter. They believe that he has made up
his mind to patent all this
land under the plea that it is agricultural,
if he can possibly do SO. Once that he has
all this land in his possession they assert
that he will not sell any of the mineral
land for less than 500 an acre. In
other words, they go SO fas as to
say that if Mr.. Huntington can patent
all of the mineral lands within his pres
ent railroad land grant, that it will
be ultimately worth to him $3OO.OOO,OOO
or thereabouts: The miners admit that if
there is very little hope of preventing Mr..
Huntington from patenting every aero of
land within his railroad land grant.
The intention is to have meeting of the
associatiou's executive committee early
next week,whe memorial containing the
facts in the case will be prepared and sent
to every member of coppresa
The herald., 1896-03-28
hrs. kitson's Case.

LONDON, March 27.-In the libel suit
brought by Mrs. Arthur Kitson against DR..
William Playfair, verdict was rendered
to-day in favor of the plaintiff, awarding
her 100000 damages. The verdict was
greeted with loud cheering. The plaintiff
tainted. The case involved the right of an
attending physician to disclose any secret
revealed in professional confidence to him.
The doctor, it appears, made a statement
to his wife about Mrs. Kitson, and she
communicated to Sir James Kitson, the
brother of Arthur Kitson, with the result
that Sir James, who is a millionaire, with
drew an allowance of $25 900 which he
was making to Mrs. Kitson after her sepa-
ration from his brother. Mrs. Playfair is
a sister of Sir James and Arthur Ktson.
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carry American trade and freight be paid
by Americans; opposition to free coinage
of silver; no change in existing gold stand
ard except by International agreement: !:
supports national bank system; restriction
of immigration; separation Of church and
state; appropriation of public money for
sectarian schools should be prohibited; |;
Monroe doctrine must always be upheld !;
sympathy for Cubans in their struggle for
Independence. The platform declares for
Thomas B. Reed for president.
The following delegates to the national
convention were chosen bv acciamation:
Henry G. Cabot Lodge, w. T. Murray,
Crane Eben Draper, Charles Gould, jr.
The herald., 1896-03-28
WIRE WAITS

Nine. Helena Modjeska departed from
Chicago on Santa Fe train last evening,
bound for her beautiful ranch in Southern
California.
The worst wind storm experienced in
Denver in two years prevailed yesterday,
the wind reaching velocity of sixty two
miles an hour in the afternoon. The tele-
graph lines on all the railroads in the SOUTH
ern part of .he state are demoralized. At
Cripple Creek the shaft house on the Little
Daisy mine blew down, killing John Hay
aad severely injuring John Harmon.
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Distinguished Passengers

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Coptic, which
arrived tonight from Yokohama and Hong
kong, was Field Marshal Marquis Yama-
gaia, who commanded the Japanese forces
during the war with China. General Yama-
gaia is on his way to Moscow to attend the
coronation of the czar as the representa-
tive of Japan. Louis Stevenson, son of
Vice President Stevenson, was also pass
enger on the Coptic.
The herald., 1896-03-28
Italian Emigration

NEW YORK, March 27.-At least 400 OF
the 200O Italian immigrants who were
landed on Ellis island on Sunday and Mon
day will be deported, as they have not the
means to subsist upon for thirty days.
The law requires an immigrant to have at
least $50 or to have some relative in Amer
ica before he is admitted. Commissioners
Senner attributes the large emigration of
Italians to the Italian invasion of Abyssin-
mia, to which most Italian peasants are
averse. They do not wish to be drafted
into the army, and SO, to avoid becoming
conscripts, they emigrate. In many in
stances they have sold their household
effects in order to raise their passage
money. OF the vast number of Italian inn
migrants now on Ellis island but a very
small proportion are ticketed through to
other towns.
The herald., 1896-03-28
A Cattle Quarantine

Ell PAso, March 27.-The live stock SAN
itary board of New Mexico has quaran-
tined against Mexican cattle, leaving 200
head Of Mexican cattle on the line at
Palomis, opposite Deming. These cattle
the quarantine shut them out. 1t is
claimed the Mexican cattle have Texas
fever, ana importers have been burning
such as died with the fever to prevent de-
lection of the presence of the disease.
The herald., 1896-03-28
A dottenfot Ilnrisinr.

LONDON, March PA Cape Town dis
patch to the Times says: There are the
widest rumors at Johannesburg that the
Beers have fomented the Matabele upris-
ing.
Possibly one cause of the disturbance is
the regulations recently enforced in Rho
desia to stamp out the rinderpest, the
Kaffirs being greatly attached to their
cattle. 1t is stated that the disturbers are
not true Matabeles, but are Amatelia and
Mashonas. from whom DR.. Jameson has
predicted trouble.
The herald., 1896-03-28
RtIev Very nj

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 27.-James
Whitcomb Riley was prostrated today by
an acute attack OF brain fever. For sew
eral hours it was feared his illness would
result fatally, but reports from the sick
mans chamber late tonight show the crisis
has passed and that there ID . reasonably
fair chance Of recovery.