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The herald., 1896-03-18
FRENCH JEALOUSY
The Proposed Soudan Campaign Looked Upon
With Grave Distrust

The Proposed Soudan Campaign Looked Upon
With Grave Distrust
PARIS, March 1.-THE French govern.
ment, up to this time, has not defined it's
position towards the proposal to dispatch
an Egyptian expedition up the Nile. There
is reason to believe the proposal came as
surprise to the French government. Next
TO the sovereignty of Germany over Alsace-
Lorraine, probably the greatest source of
irritation known to French diplomacy is
the British occupation of Egypt. The
present movement on Great Britain's part
is doubly irritating, coming as check to
hopes which French statesmen had allowed
themselves to entertain.
The first intimation came today of the
probable course which France will take in
view OF the new conditions in Egypt. A
sensation has been caused by the an
nouncement made by M. Berthelot, minis
ter of foreign affairs, in the cabinet meet
ing today that he had asked the British
ambassador, the marquis of Dufferin, for
information regarding the proposed ad-
vance of Btitish-Egyptian troops up the
Nile, and had pointed out to him the seri-
Gus consequences of such an advance. This
warning note may be preliminary to q
more decided step.
The action of the czar in comforting upon
Negus Menelik the military order of st.
George is considered as peremptory notice
that Russia has no sympathy with Great
Britain's plans for aiding and relieving the
Italians in Africa.
The apprchensions aroused in France by
British campaign up the Nile extend
beyond Egypt, beyond Dongola and Khar-
toum, and into Central Africa and the
sources of the Nile. where French colonial
expansion has been as active or more act
i've than it has been in Tonking and
up the Mekong. The French expansion
threatens to absorb the valley of the Nile
itself and to push on to the borders of the
Italian possessions in Ethiopia, thus form
ing an obstruction between British Uganda
and Egypt. Great Britain has viewed these
encroachments with impatience, and
French observers do not fail to note that
even Liberal members of the British parla-
ment express the belief that Lord Sails
bury is looking to reoccupying the Soudau
and opening way to the British posses
siOns in South Africa.
The herald., 1896-03-18
FLASHES FROM THE WIRES

The bill as amended by the committee
excludes all males between the ages OF l q
and 90 who are not able to read and write
English or some other language.
The house committee on public lands to-
day ordered favorable report on the bill
to give California per cent of the pro-
ceeds of public lands for school purposes.
Edwin f. Uhl, the United States ambas-
sador to Germany, sailed from New York
on the steamer Saale for Bremen yester-
day. He was accompanied by Mrs. Uh1
and the children.
The feature of the Derby betting has
been the appearance in the lists of hackers
of Mr.. Richard Croker's Montauk yester-
day. He was backed to win $4,000 with
odds of fifty to one.
The Third Kansas congressional district
Republican convention today renominated
Congressman kirkpatrick and elected
delegates to the St. Louis convention. The
delegates were instructed for Mckinley.
The house committee on Immigration
yesterday made favorable report on Rep
resentative Stones immigration bill. The
report provides that no alien shall be ad-
mitted to the United States without a GER
tificate of the United States consul TO the
country from which he halls, that he 10
eligible.
The senate committee on finance yester-
day authorized favorable report on the
! revised statutes so as to extend the ex-
emption in the matter of tax on brandy to
the manufacturers of brandy made from
| pears, pineapples, oranges, apricots and
| berries. 1t now applies only to brandy
made from apples, peaches and grapes.
Officers of the steamer Horsa, recently
convicted of carrying an armed expedition
of Cuban insurgents, were yesterday sem
| fenced by Judge Butler of the United
States district court as follows: Captain
j. S. Wiborg. year and four months in
the penitentiary, and to pay fine of $500
and costs; Mate Jens P. Peterson and
Hans Johansen, eight months in the county
prison and to pay a fine of 500 and costs
| each.
| The shortage of Treasurer Orr, who was
recently dropped from the employ OF the
, insane asylum at Stockton, has not been
paid and the directors are trying to bring
the matter to head. The matter is $1O,r
900. Attorney Louttit, representing the
directors, wrote the Encouragement foef
authority to proceed in the matter agains1
the bondsmen. The attorney-general hae
not had official notice. He will get 1t =
! once.
The herald., 1896-03-18
MANAGUA CELEBRATES
The Leonist Rebels Meet Bloody Defeats In
Several Battles


Several Battles
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 1.-THE
city of Managua is in q frenzy of excite
ment and rejoicing over the news received
of three great victories scored by the gov
eminent forces today over their opponents,
the Leonist rebels.
The city of Matapa was taken today by
storm after two days hard fighting. The
capture was attended with terrible slaugh-
ter, news from the scene placing the num-
ber of killed ard wounded as high as 1000
men. Metapa was considered the strong
hold of the rebels and was relied upon by
the insurgents to fall back upon as last
resort.
The town of Mora also succumbed today
to Zelaya's arms, with heavy rebel losses.
The troops supplied by the president of
Honduras to assist President Zelaya are
doing active service and are in full con-
troll down the western coast of the occi-
dental department. They have already
occupied Viogo city north of Leon, and are
proceeding southwark. They are expected
to take ChinadeRa tomorrow, which is next
to Leon the largest rebel city in the re-
The herald., 1896-03-18
Watching the Timers

SACRAMENTO, March 1.-THE executive
committee of the State Anti-Debris associ-
alton met today in this city. Manager
Phipps stated that considerable hydraulic
mining was reported to be going on on the
North Fork of the American river. Samples
of water were submitted showing the con-
dition of the streams visited as to debris.
William Johnston reported the result of
his trip to Washington, d. c., in behalf of
river improvement. He thought chances
were small for any appropriation this ses-
sion, but he thought that congress would
provide board of engineers to examine
into the rivers with view to their perma-
nent Improvement.
The herald., 1896-03-18
SOME STATE NOTES

A special from Chinese camp in Tuo-
lumne county says the 3-year.osd daughter
of Alex Keith, at Jacksonville, on the
Tuolumne river, was drowned yesterday.
A telegram from Coulterville. a mining
town of Mariposa county, says that $50
miners have been laid off by the closing
down of work on the properties of the Mer-
ced Gold Mining company.
Governor Budd today issued warrant
for the arrest of M. E. McCown on a
requisition from the governor of Oregon.
McCown, who is at present in the Jail at
San Jose, is wanted in Oregon for seduc-
ton.
Reports from Mare Island navy yard as
to the performance of the monitor Monad-
mock on her trial trip are most gratifying
to the naval officials. With green 1remen
and defective CRATE bars the engines de-
veloped 221O horse power and the boat ran
IL knots.
At Rocklin, CAL. while attempting to
beat their way on the west bound over
land yesterday two unknown men were in
stantly killed by light engine backing up
on an adjoining track. A key check found
on one of the bodies bore the name of G,
Jones, Denver.
Frank Fl. Dixon of San Diego has re-
ceived his commission from Governor
Budd, appointing him state harbor COM
missioner of San Diego bay, vice j. Fl.
Barbour term expired. MIR. Dixon is in
terested in the new Southern California &
Salt Lake railroad of which he is secretary
and treasurer.
When j. w. Mitchell, worth $l,6OO.OOO,
died at Turlock in 1894. lie bequeathed
in trust $4,000 each to Turlock and At
water public halls and the same amount to
the cities of Modesto and Merced for
library purposes. Mitchell also set apart
five acres for his burial plot upon which
When the contract was let for the mauso-
leum ;the attorney for the state found that
the above bequests were made less than
thirty days previous to the death of
Mitchell, which, under the law, made
charitable bequests null and void. The
attorney for the state claims that it is a
question about the cemetery plot being
also charitable beqnest and If 90 it is
null. Pending the settlement of the mat
ter, the erection of the mausoleum has
been stopped. The remains Of the dead
millionaire are now in q vault at San
Francisco.
The herald., 1896-03-18
PALE AS DEAD MEN
Jackson and WaIiing Safely Landed In Ken.
tuckv Jail

CINCINNATI, March l7.-Jackson and
Walling, indicted for the murder of Pearl
Bryan, are in the Newport, KY. Jail to-
night. John Bitzner, the jailer, has in
creased the number of his guards and the
police of Newport have been instructed to
exercise great vigilance. The prisoners
were first put in a sensitive cell, absolutely
dark, in which were twenty telephone
transmitters. On a floor above were stem
ographers and other witnesses. So far as
hearing any communication between the
prisoners is concerned, it was failure.
They evidently discovered that it was a
trap and maintained perfect silence.
Judge Helm announced that on next
Thursday the case would be called without
the presence of the prisoners, to enable at
torneys to arrange for the regular hearing.
The general belief is that the trial will
begin next week, as the criminal court is
now in SESSION.
In the trip to Kentucky the prisoners
were handcuffed to misunderstanding to
Grim, and jackson to McDermott. These
detectives say that both of them trembled
like aspen leaves as they entered Newport.
All who saw them landed at the Jail tes-
tify that their faces we're pale as those of
dead men.
The herald., 1896-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC MELANGE

The Republicans of the Second Wiscon.
sin Congressional district yesterday elected
delegates to the national convention. A
resolution favoring Mckinley was adopted.
Missouri division and Pend d'Oreille di-
vision bonds will not be disturbed in the
Northern Pacific reorganization. The cou-
pons on those bonds have been paid regu-
larly.
A large Italian caravan has reached Kas-
sala, showing that communication with
that place is open, and that the sensational
stories circulated in regard to the danger
of the garrison are unfounded.
The new United States steamship Mas
sachusetts steamed down the Delaware
river yesterday bound for the Atlantic
ocean. where she will be given her build
ers' trial off Cape May within the next two
or three days.
The herald., 1896-03-18
NEW BATTLESHIPS
The Largest Naval Appropriation Made Since
the War

the War
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE naval APP
preparation bill for the next fiscal year will
contain the most liberal allowance for the
increase of the navy carried by any bill
since the war. Four battleships and fifteen
torpedo beats was the discussion of the
committee on the question of new vessels.
The Democrats fought hard today to Sc
cure six battleships, but the Republicans
stood we'll together and carried their point.
The four battleships will be of IL 900
tons each and the cost is not to exceed
$3,750,000 each, exclusive of armament.
Five of the torpedo boats are to have a
speed of twenty-six knots and to cost with
in $3.50, 900 each; the other ten are to have
speed of twenty knots and their cost limit
is 100000 each.
Mr.. Hilborn of California feels certain
that the Pacific coast will get it's share of
the honors in the distribution, while Mr..
Meyer of Louisiana will try and have a
part of the torpedo fleet built on the Miss
issippi. The new craft will be built by con-
tract, and the navy department is left free
to expend as much of the appropriations
as it needs in the next fiscal year. The
next largest provision for new navy was
made in the fifty-first congress, when the
appropriation bill carried three battle
ships.
The herald., 1896-03-18
X Ray Discoveries

NEW YORK, March 17.-SeveraI impor-
tant discoveries have been made in connec-
ton with the X rays by Stephen H. EN-
mems of this city, who claims to have sue
ceeded in obtaining the rays from the
ordinary sunbeam, and has taken excel
lent pictures herewith. He has also, he
believes, succeeded in rejecting the X
ray, which heretofore has been considered
impossible of reflection. This opens up
remarkable field, for it means that the
rays can be concentrated and with proper
apparatus be used to produce photographs
instead of mere shadoWgraphs.
The herald., 1896-03-18
SENATORIAL VOTE
Senator nitcheII Preparing His Proposed
constitutional Amendment

Senator nitcteII Preparing His Proposed
Constitutional Amendment
WASHINGTON, March II. - Senator
Mitchell of Oregon, is preparing his report
in favor of an amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie. At its last meeting the committee on
privileges and elections, by vote of to
4, ordered a joint resolution looking to a
change in this particular to be reported to
the senate. 1t is Mr.. MitchelFs intention
to press the resolution for consideration.
1.-The house has once passed similar
resolution" said Senator Mitchell, land
l believe is ready to pass another. There
is very strong feeling in the senate in favor
of a change and Senator Palmer of Illi-
nois and others are anxious to have the
matter brought up. am satisfied we have
in the senate the majority in it's favor,
but whether or not We have the required
two.thirds is in doubt. We may
have enough votes to pass it and if we
have, believe the proposed amendment
will be ratified by three-fourths of the
: states in the manner required by the con-
stitutiOn.
The herald., 1896-03-18
PeriIs of the Sea

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE true
story of the tortures and privations en-
dured by the crew of the sealing schooner
Matte T. Dyer, which was wrecked
on the French Frigate coral reef on
February %, was not known until the
castaways arrived here from Honolulu on
the cruiser Bennington. No lives we're
lost in the disaster, but the seal hunters
say it was only a merciful dispensation of
Providence that prevented every one of
them from dying on the sea under broil-
ing sun of starvation and thirst. Six men,
bers of the crew spent eight days and nights
in an open boat without a drop of water
and but six small cans of preserved fruit.
The herald., 1896-03-18
IN THE HOUSE
The Administrative Tariff Act Of 1890
Amended


Amended
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house de-
voted the day to the bill to amend the adj
ministrative tariff act of 1890 and passed
it without substantial amendment.
The purpose of the bill is to strengthen
the act of 1890. some weak spots having
been developed during the six years it has
been in operation. The bill was drawn
after extensive hearings and upon the adj
vice and with the assistance of the treas
ury department., the board of general ap-
praisers, importers and others with prac.
tical experience on the subject. One of
the most important changes makes in-
creased duties and penalties for underval-
uation of commodities at the point of un-
LIBERALIZATION, and not at 10 per cent above
the under-valuation, as provided by the
present law.
During the debate Mr.. Johnson CRepub-
lican of California; asked Mr.. Payne why
the ways and means committee had not
reported a bill reforming the tariff sched-
ules.
"lf we we're simply playing to the gailer-
ies," replied Mr.. Payne, 1--WE might bring
in such a bill, knowing it could not become
law. hope to join with the gentleman
from California in the Fifty-fourth con-
Rress in the enactment of law that will
furnish ample protection to American in
dustries." (Republican applause).
The herald., 1896-03-18
nanderson's Candidacy

WAsHIN GToN. March 17.-Ex-Senator
henderson of Nebraska, referring to the
proposition of Mr. Thurston relative to the
Nebraska delegation to st. Louis, says that
it simply places the cart before the horse.
"If l do not go into the convention with
my state behind me-" he continued, II will
have no status and will not be entered in
the race. As have said before, when my
state delegation sees an opportunity to
make nomination by supporting another
candidate it will be welcome to do so.''
The herald., 1896-03-18
San Pedro HarbOr

WASHINGTON, March 17.-lt Is expected
that the river and harbor bill will be re-
ported to the house within few days. 1t
is now understood that the bill will not, of
itself, appropriate more than 81 O, ,OO0. 900,
but will put a large number of projects un-
der the continuing contract system.
Among those which will no doubt be in
cluded in the measure, are contracts for
the improvement of the harbor at or near
Los Angeles, by authorizing both San
Pedro harbor and Wilmington harbor to
be deepened, improvement of the Yaquina
bay in Oregon and Grays Harb or, WASH
inUtfu.
The herald., 1896-03-18
ess to recognize that condition

duty of congress to recognize that condition
of war as existing.
Mr.. Morgan said he believed the presi
dent should approve the course of con-
gress, but if he did not congress would
have discharged its duty to the people and
the responsibility would be left with the
president.
Mr.. Morgan did not wish to give Spain
any cause of complaint and therefore
favored the mild, firm resolutions now
pending.
"And yet." adding the senator in clos
ing, ~ have not doubted that any action
would cause this fanatical nation to take
up the gage of war;
Mr.. Mills of Texas gave notice that he
would follow on the Cuban question to-
morrow.
At 5 40 p. m. the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.
The herald., 1896-03-18
Tire New Canal companv

New Y,RK, March 17.-Mr. William
Nelson Cromwell, the American counsel of
the New Panama Canal company of Paris,
referring to recent statements to the effect
that a consolidation of the Nicaragua and
Panama companies had been agreed upon
or was under negotiations. made the fol-
lowing statement: 81 have just filed with
Secretary of State Olney a formal declara-
tion that there does not exist nor is there
in contemplation any agreement, arrange
ment or plan for the consolidation or ac-
QUESTION of the Panama company with the
Nicaragua company"
The herald., 1896-03-18
Italv VIII Flight

ROME, March 1S.-Premier Rudini an
nounced today that Italy would continue
the war in Africa and asked the deputies
for credit of 14,OOO,OOO lire for ex-
penses. The credit asked for by the mar
Quis was voted unanimously. Marquis di
Rudini's statement regarding the new gov.
ernment's policy in Africa has not pro-
duced good impression and is considered
pointless and indicative of an uncertain
policy. The comment of the press is mostly
unfayOrable.
The herald., 1896-03-18
AMONG THE PUGS
George Dixon Takes q Decision Over nar-
shall Of Australia

shall OF Australia
Boston, March 17.-George Dixon of
Boston defeated Jerry Marshall of Aus
tralia in seven rounds at Music hall to-
night. Marshall hurt his leg in the fifth
round, and felt unable to continue the
bout. The match was under the auspices
of the Prescott Athletic club and was the
star event of the season. More than 1000
people were present.
Dixon and his manager, Tom O'Rourke,
stepped into the ring at $50, Immediately
followed by Marshall. Dixon weighed in
at 1867 pounds and Marshall 1856.
Round one opened with a rush and q
mix-up followed, after which Dixon started
in by playing for his opponents wind,
which tactics he continued throughout the
several rounds.
In the second round Marshall got in a
left OH the stomach; Dixon missed a swing
but quickly followed with a right-hand rib
roaster and sent Marshall down near the
ropes with left swing. Marshall scored
the right on the heart, and in the mixup
Dixon landed on body and face and got in
O savage uppercut
In the fifth round Dixon rushed and
scored the left on the face; Marshall
reached the face hard with the right, Both
men went at rapid pace in give and
one of the ligaments in his leg and returned
to his corner lame.
In the seventh Dixon opened with left
on the stomach. Marshall ducked cleverly
from left swing, but appeared to have
lost his steam; brisk in-tighting followed.
Marshall slipped and Dixon rushed, when
Marshall again slipped and when the gong
sounded he announced his inability to con-
tInue. Marshall stood great deal of pun
ishrnent, but it was evident from the first
round that Dixon was much the better
man.
CINCINNATI, O.. March 17.-Paddy
Smith, brother of Denver Ed Smith and
victor over young Corbett,'' was defeated
by Australian Billy Murphy here tonight
before the Olympic club. In the tenth
round Smith was so groggy that the round
was cut short by minute and Murphy
was given the fight. Murphy had both
hands broken.
The herald., 1896-03-18
SatoIii'S Successor

New YORK, March 1S.-The Advertiser
says: Cardinal Satolli will say farewell to
America forever and sail for Rome early
in May. The man who in all probability
will succeed the cardinal is already here.
He is Archbishop Averardi, titular of the
ancient see of Tarsus, in Asia Minor, and
is one of the ablest of the younger digni-
taries who have the ear of the pope.
The herald., 1896-03-18
Canadian Agitation

WINDSOR, Ont, March 1.-THE agita.
ton set agoing by the Independence of
Canada party is increasing. The most for
midable move thus far is the publication
over the signature of Alexander Le Forge,
in La Progress, the only French paper in
Western Ontario, of statement which
concludes as follows: "Let all true Cana
dians who love their country join hands to
overthrow the corrupt oligarchy that has
betrayed them and change Cur government
for colonial dependency to a free, pros
porous and independent Canadian re-
public,
The herald., 1896-03-18
The painters, Strike

San Francisco, March 1.-THE boss
painters have decided not to accede to the
demand of their striking employees and II
bitter fight is now on. The strikers
threaten that if an attempt is made to
employ non-union men in their places a
general strike of oil the building trades
will result.
The herald., 1896-03-18
Tho ConventIon BUILDING

ST. LOUIS, March 17.-Ground has been
broken for the convention auditorium at
the south end of the new city hall on Clark
avenue. A big force of men and twenty
teams were put to work today. All of the
subcontracts have been let.
The herald., 1896-03-18
Fire at San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, March l7.-Fire broke
out tonight in the top story of the big brick
building occupied by Ames & Harris, deal
ers in twines and bags. The fire depart
ment soon had the blaze under control and
it is thought the loss will not exceed over
$4,000.
The herald., 1896-03-18

public. The old and new towns together
have population of about $4,000 inhab-
itants.
Managua has put on gala attire to cele-
brate the news and bright colors are every
where displayed to the sound of much
cheering and drinking of healths.