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TO MAINTAIN THE PRICES,
Second Secret Conference of the
Bessemer Steel Manufac.
turers in New York.
It Is Proposed to Shut Out Middlem en-
and Spectators Who Have
Caused Mischief.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 3.-The con-
ference of Bessemer-steel Manufacturers
which was opened at the Hotel Waldorf
yesterday ended to-day. The proceedings
were, as on yesterday, secret. George I.
Oliver of Pittsburg told reporter that the
manufacturers had accomplished the OBJ
ject for which they had met,
1.-The manufacturers decided to maintain
the price OF steel for the present at $40 per
ton,' said Oliver. "There have been no
restriction made as to the amount of steel
which shall be manufactured by any par.
ticuIar firms, but it will be understood that
all will exercise good Judgment in seeing
to it that the market is not too greatly
overstocked. Business is to be conducted
in accordance with the demand and sup
ply.
Especial care will be taken to do away
with the manipulation of the market by
middIemen and spectators, who have
heretofore caused much mischief by the
manipulation .of prices. The manufact-
urers will so conduct their business as to
effectually put stop to the losses which
they have sustained Of late. Honest
competition will be encouraged, but
the influence of middlemen will
be restricted so that the interests of both
manufacturers and consumers will be ade-
quately protected. All negotiations shall
be conducted by and for the producer as
the contracting party on one hand and the
consuming purchaser on the other hand.
The advance III the price of pigiron is to
be met by corresponding advance in the
price of steel"
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After Being Invited to Visit the
Valley, It Is Not the Thing
to Cinch Them.
TRAVEL SHOULD BE MATE FREE
California Senators and Representa-.
tives Enlisted in the Pro.
posed Remedy.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-Dr.
John I. Mclean of Alameda, who is here,
mas addressed a memorial to Congress in
favor OF the bill authorizing the purchase
by the United States and making free the
toll roads passing over the Yosemite
National Park. He says that Secretary of
the Interior Smith, in his annual report for
1888, favors the Government purchasing the
roads and making travel over them free and
That these various matters are detailed at
length In memorial to the Secretary
which IS signed by Senators White and
Perkins, Representatives Hilborn, Ma
gulre, Loud, Johnson, and by letters
from Representatives Barham and Nc
Lachlan, all these gentlemen uniting In
the recommendation for the purchase of
these roads and pledging their hearty CO.
operation in securing an appropriation.
Henry X. Field. G. G. Clinch and J. n.
O'Brien, as we'll as Governor Budd, presi-
dent ex-officio of the Board of Commits
sioners to manage the Yosemite Valley
ana Mar'posa big tree grove, approve of
and recommend the purchase of these
roads by the National Government.
DR.. Mclean says: 'Surely it is not in
accordance with the fitness of things that
the great American nation which owns
this park should invite its own citizens, as
well as strangers from another land, to
visit and enjoy its wonderful scenery, and
then when they have passed within its
majestic gates allow him to be stopped bv
the toll-gatherer and charged toll for tho
privilege OF passing over it. Certainly this
reproach, for which our National
Government is responsible, should cease
by the purchase of these toll roads and
making them free. Happily, we have the
assurance of the Secretary of the Interior
that he will not only put no obstacle in
the way of aboIishing this National re-
proach of allowing toll roads in this park,
but he will approve any action of Congress
in making an appropriation to purchase
them.
"The Secretary has intimated this in his
reply to a letter of the chairman of the
House Committee on Public Lands, who
inclosed to him copy of this bill now be-
fore you and asked for such suggestions
from the Interior Department as would en-
able said committee to properly consider
the same.''
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So the Senate Committee Will
Report Unanimously for
Refunding.
GROVE JOHNSON VERY ANGRY.
Will Rise to Question of Privilege
and Protest Against Being
Caricatured.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 3.-The
Pacific Roads Committee OF the Senate
met to-day, but as several members were
absent no business was transacted and 1t
adjourned until Monday.
1t is believed that the committee Will be
practically unanimous in favor of fund
ing bill and that no minority report will
be presented. 1t has been expected that
SuIzer of New York would vote against
refunding. but if he ever contemplated do
ing so he has changed his mind, for he
said to-day that while personally he would
be glad to help the Californians in their
fight against refunding, politically he
could not afford to do so. He said that
Huntington's Influence in New York
among Tammany leaders was very poten-
tial and that he (Sulzer) could not afford
to antagonize it.
A member of Congress, in explaining
the influence of Huntington with Tam
many, said that he had contributed liber-
ally to its campaign fund in times past.
Judge Mcguire does not share the gen.
eral opinion that the Pacific roads bill will
be taken up this session, but he is hopeful
that if it is considered it will be defeated.
Grove l.. Johnson was angry to-day
when he discovered that copies of San
Francisco papers containing caricatures of
himself were being distributed among
Congressman. It seems that by request Of
the Examiner Mcguire has had the House
postotfice EN- mployes place one copy in each
Representative box. Johnson heard of
it to-day, was greatly incensed a. 4 going
into the postoffice, demanded to snow by
what authority they disseminated the
literature" The cartoon distributed to-
day was particularly offensive to Johnson.
Johnson declared vehemently that he
would rise to personal privilege" in the
House, and find out who was responsible
for the distribution of these papers.
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NO TRACE OF THE LEAK,
Theft Of the Gold From Sack
in the Safe Yet Remains
a Mystery.
Manager Burch of the Ebbitt House
Joins Davies and Hamilton in
the Search.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-The
leak in the bag of gold in the safe at the
Ebbitt House still remains mystery. De-
tectives Carter and Gallaher as yet have
found no target at which to aim the shaft
OF suspicion. William w. Davies, the Los
Angeles man who owns the bag of gold, still
insists that large portion of it has dis
appeared. and is determined to learn if
possible what caused the decrease. His
friend, Samuel Hamilton, of the same
city, has been devoting his time to aid in
the recovery of the lost money. They
have had long talk with the detectives.
Manager Burch of the Ebbitt is also
deeply interested in clearing up the
mystery. One of the first acts of the de-
tectives. quite naturally, was to learn who
the California men are SO as to know to
what extent to credit their stories.
Samuel Hamilton says he comes from
the Hamilton family of Revolutionary
fame. In 1868 he left the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis. after four
years course, and year later went
to the Pacific Coast. He says
he was born at Rockville, but
few miles from Washington, and lived
in Maryland until 1869. At the present
time he is a lawyer at Los Angeles and is
here as the attorney for his friend, Mr..
Davies. Mr.. Hamilton referred the detec-
tives to the Congressman from California,
and each one seen by the officers said that
Hamilton is prominent criminal lawyer
living at Los Angeles. Davies is vouched
for by Hamilton, who says they are here
on business Of a private nature, of which
they will say nothing
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The Speaker Overrules All the
Objections and Receives
Applause.
PENSION BILLS PASS QUICKLY.
Appropriations Made in the River and
Harbor Bill as Reported to
the House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-The
House to-day passed thirty-eigbt private
pension bills which had been favorably
acted upon at previous Friday night ses-
sions. In the course of this part of the
proceedings Speaker Reed reversed his
famous ruling in the Fifty first Congress,
which has been the subject of much con-
troversy, and declared that majority Of
the actual membership of the House con-
stituted quorum. In the Fifty-frst Con-
gress he held that it required a majority of
all the members of the House to make
quorum, irrespective of vacancies. Hooker
(R.) of New York reported the river and
harbor bill for the year ending June 1,
1897, which will be called up on Monday.
A bill authorizing the erection of
bridge over the Mississippi River at st.
Louis was passed, and Mr.. Picker (R.) of
South Dakota demanded the regular order,
which was, this being Friday, the consd-
Grafton of bills reported from the COM
mittee of the whole at Friday night ses-
sions.
The first bill was read and Pickler
moved the previous question. Erdman
CD OF Pennsylvania made the point of no
quorum on the vote-127 TO 6. A quorum
was counted and the previous question
ordered, and on the passage of the bill
Erdman demanded vote of ayes and
noes, but only twenty-five members joined
him in the request, an insufficient num-
ber. The bill was passed.
On the next bill Erdman again made the
point of no quorum, but the Speaker said
"The chair overrules the objection, stating
to the House that evidently a quorum is
present"
The announcement was received with
applause and the passage of the remaining
bills on the calendar proceeded without
serious delay or interruption. Upon an
other vote Erdman again made the point
OF no quorum, and the Speaker, after
counting, said, There are I78 present-a
quorum"
This was reversal of his famous deci-
sion in the Fifty-hrst Congress, about
which there has been much controversy
and which was followed in later Con-
crosses. The entire number of Represen-
tatives would be 357. of which 179 would
be majority, but there are two vacan-
cies, leaving the actual mem bership 355, of
which 178 is majority.
hicnarusoH W. OF tennessee QueSt1oned
the Speaker, saying that his decision was
in conflict with ruling made by him in
the Fifty-first Congress, and asking if it
was the intention to reverse that. Speaker
Reed responded that it was his intention
to make the ruling as announced.
The thirty-eight bills were then passed
in an hour.
At the night session there was quorum
of members present, who in committee of
the whole recommended favorable action
upon ten private. pension bills and that
three Others lie on the table. Before ad-
journing until tomorrow at 10 80 o'clock
two of the bills were passed in the House.
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STRIFE At A CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Pastor Hall Declines to Out, and an Elder
Is Assaulted at Liyey
MeeGno

DECATUR, ILL.,, April 3.-Rev. Mr..
Hall, pastor of the Christian church, has
been in trouble with the church board for
some time. They gave him notice to
leave the church on April 2. He appealed
from that decision and the majority OF
his congregation sustained him. Tonight
a meeting of the'members of the church
was called to ask for the resignation of the
board. Elder E. McNabb, who opposed
Mr.. Hall, was speaking when w. W. Day,
another aged man, supporter of the min
lister, assaulted him. Friends of both
parties tried TO get TO them to assist the
gentlemen, and riot seemed imminent.
The police were called in by the pastor
and restored order. The old board was
expelled and new members elected. The
pastor remains at the church.
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DRAGGED M70 A FILTHY DEK
Terrible Experience of Young Woman in
the Negro Quarter of
HoyerhiW

HAVERHILL, MASS. April 3.-The
story Of great crime has just come to
light. Ethel Mains. beautiful young
woman OF good family, has just been found
after mysterious disappearance of four
days. She is Frustrated at her home as a
result of her terrible experience. She
was drugged, assaulted and cruelty treated
by negroes, and after being imprisoned in
q foul and loathsome opium den was cast
into the street half-naked and her mind
wrecked.
Thursday night John Daanty, railroad
brakeman, discovered the poor girl wan
dering aimlessly about the freight yards.
She had nothing on but torn and tat.
tered skirt and a threadbare corset cover.
Hatless, with her hair flying wildly and her
features distorted, she was only the shadow
OF the former handsome daughter of one
of the city's best families. She could
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comstock said. should be condemned by

Comstock said, should be condemned by
the committee on the grounds OF public
morals. and on that proposition he based
his plea. He could furnish long list OF
defalcations, embezzlements, lives blighted
and homes ruined by horse-racing.
Attorney Joseph S. Auerbach of New
York spoke in favor of the bill. Through
pernicious practices horse-racing in New
York had properly fallen into disrepute.
With prohibitory clause in the State
constitution New York now had law in
force after which the one introduced here
was modelled. 1t was consequently in
tended to forbid legitimate racing.
Among those present, besides the per-
sons already named, were: Robert Pinker-
ton, the detective, Of New York; Rev. w.
II. Chapman of the Y M. c. A.; Mrs.
Walcott and Mrs. Smith, of the w. G. T.
o., and Mrs. Mcdowell of Newark.
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to St. Paul, Mimi, additional contracts,
$5.027, ,0OO
Mississippi River, head of passes to Ohio
River, additional contracts. So, 275, 900.
Missouri River, additional contracts, not
exceeding $3.50, 900 per annum.
Willamette and Yamhill rivers, Oregon,
$2OO, 900.
For preliminary examinations and sur
veys $4,000 is appropriated.
The total appropriation is SO, 767, 430.
The estimates of the chief of engineers
were, in round numbers, $12, 900, 900. The
last Congress appropriated $H, 17S, ,4s0 for
rivers and harbors. or about 81, zoe, 900 more
than carried in the present bill. In addi-
ton to the cash appropriation which will
be available at the close of this fiscal year,
contracts are authorized in the bill for an
amount in addition, aggregating $51,
600 900.
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hardly speak, and in her incoherent mum

hardly speak, and in her incoherent num-
blings could tell little of herself.
The brakeman took her home, where,
after careful treatment by the family ply
slams, she was able to tell the awful story.
While passing through the negro quarter
on her way home on Saturday night she
was suddenly seized from behind by two
negroes, who threw bag over her head
and carried her bodily upstairs into
a dirty opium joint where she was drugged
ana forced to drink liquor. There was two
white men there. too. Then she was
brutally assaulted. Her clothes were taken
away from her and when she was dis
carded she had barely enough to cover her
bruised body.
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TIE BAr1lE-sHIp INDIANA.
Preparations Completed for tho Final
Government Trial.

Preparations Completed for the Final
Government Trial.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-The
battle-ship Indiana will probably be ready
to leave the Port Royal drydock on Tues
day next, according to advices received at
the Navy Department. A board Of Of
fcers to conduct the final trial of the yes
sci will be appointed without delay, and
will go on board the Indiana at Port
Royal.
Although the Indiana has been accepted
by the Government and has been in COM
mission several months, the contract re.
quires that final payment of the full
amount of the agreed price shall not be
made to the builders, the Cramp Com
pany of Philadelphia, until four months
after her acceptance, and the trial referred
to Will be to determine whether any neces-
sary repairs shall be made by the con-
tractors or by the Government.
About 100000 has been withheld from
the contractors to cover any expense for
which the contractors may be responsible.
The trial will take place at sea for eight
hours, probably on the trip from Port
Royal to Hampton Roads.
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FOR RIVERS and HARBoRs.
Allowances Made in the Bill Rep orted to
the House.

the House.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3.-The
river and harbor appropriation bill for the
coming fiscal year was to-day reported to
the House by Hooker. chairman of the
River and Harbor Committee. Among the
allowances for harbors are the following in
California: Oakland, 100000; San Diego,
$1,000; San Luis Obispo. $4,000; Whining
ton, $4,000.
The Secretary of War is authorized and
directed to appoint board of three engi-
neers of the United States army for the
purpose of making surveys and examina.
tions of the Sacramento and Feather riv-
ers, in California, and to submit the most
feasible plan for their improvement and
the maintenance of navigation. The board
may, under the direction of the Secretary
of War, expend any balance now remain
ing to the credit of said rivers in the i'm
provement account, deductlng the expenses
of surveys and examinations.
For the construction of restraining bar
riers for the protection of the Sacramento
and Feather rivers in California, $3.50, 900 is
appropriated; for the San Joaquin River,
$4,000; Napa River, $4,000.
In Oregon-The appropriation for the
Upper Columbia River. including the
Snake River, is $4,000; for the lower Will
lamette River, in front of and below
Portland, and the Columbia River below
the Willamette, in Oregon and Washing
ton, $4,000; for the Coquilie River $50
600; Siuslaw River, $27, 900.
For gauging the waters of the Columbia
River and measuring tidal and river
volumes, $1,000; for the upper Coquille
River, between Coquille City and Myrtle
Point, $4,000; for the Umpqua River,
$4,000; Coos River. $4,000; Nestucca River
$4,000; Willamette and Yamhill rivers. $40.
600; Columbia River below Tongue Point
by way of south channel in front of AS
toria. $4,000.
In Oregon-Entrance to the harbor Of
Coos Bay, $4,000; Yaquina Bay, s25 900;
Coos Bay, to complete dredging. $14, 800;
Port Oxford harbor, Graveyard Point, the
cost not to exceed $203, 1856; Tillamook
Bay and bar, $4,000.
In Idaho-Clearwater River, $25, 900; Koo.
tenai River, between Bonners Ferry and
the international boundary line, $4,000.
In Washington-Grays Harbor and
bar entrance. $4,000; Olympia, $32. 900
Everett harbor, $4,000; Cowlitz River
$4,000; Puget Sound and its tributaries
$25, 600; Swinomish Slough, $4,000; Colum.
bia River, between the mouth OF the Will.
lamette River and the city of Vancouver.
$4,000.
Illinois and Mississippi canal, ST, ,71O, ,596.
Mississippi River, mouth of Ohio River
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OF INTEREST ro THE COAST.
Dectin A9rired too Late to Prevent River
appropriations.

Dectin Asrtred too Late to Prevent River
Appropriations.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-Robert
T. Devlin of Sacramento, attorney of the
Anti-Debris Association of California, ar
rived at the Ebbitt House tonight. 1t is
understood that he came on to oppose the
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for the construc-
tion of restraining works at Deguerre
Point, on the Yuba River, but he is one
day too late, for the bill was reported to-
day and is now before the House.
Mr.. Devlin was very much disappointed
when he found the bill had been CON-
pleted. He is discouraged over the out
look, for he finds that the entire California
delegation is heartily in favor of the ap-
preparation. He was informed that both
Senators and all the Representatives from
California had united in letter to the
committee favoring the measure.
Mr.. Devlln was further informed that
the River and Harbor Committee had
acted on the question after reading all of
the letters, mem orials, petitions and other
arguments presented by the Anti-Debris
Association, and furthermore that the de-
clsion of Judge Sawyer in the North
Bloomfield case had been made known to
the committee. Mr.. DeyIin was very
much disappointed to learn that the COM
oughly informed by both sides. There
seems to be no doubt but that the report
of the committee will pass the House and
be concurred in by the Senate.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Charles Barry, Veter-
ans Home. Napa; Robert e. Smith, Los
Angeles. Original acknowledgements Hub
bard, San Francisco. Mexican War
acknowledgements A. Decatur, San Diego.
Oregon: Mexican War survivor increase
Edmond Stephens, Olex.
Representative Johnson to-day intro
duced a bill for the relief of Christopher
Green and the legal representatives of
Hugh G. Trainor.
The special postoffice service between
Lakeview, Riverside County, from Perris !;
Lebec, Kern County, from German sta
ton, and Samoa, Humboldt County, from
Eureka, will be discontinued after April
30
Maggie Egan was appointed postmistress
at Copperopolis, Calaveras County, vice E..
Sieginger, resigned.
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WILL STUDY THE POOR.
Booth Tucker Talks of the Fork Before
Him Here.

oU-Iuc6er Talks OF the WOrE BEFORE
Him Here.
NEW YORK, n. Y. April 3.-The first
thing that Commissioners h-Tucker
did when he reached the office at Salvation
Army headquarters yesterday morning
was to send for the army's attorney to find
out what he would have to do, where he
would have to go and when he could go to
take the first step toward becoming an
American citizen. The commissioner got
the information, and by tomorrow night
at the latest he will have taken out his
first papers.
After that matter was arranged, the
commissioner was introduced to all the
members of the headquarters staff whom
he had not met, and then, with the assist
ance Of two or three staff officers, mapped
out tour Of the United States which he
and Mrs. Booth-Tucker will make soon
after the Carnegie Hall reception, next
Thursday night. The first place visited
will be Chicago. When this tour is COM
pleted, Commissioner Booth-Tucker will
set himself to work on what he calls a
social scheme for America.
81 take it for granted" he said yester-
terday, ''that there is poverty in this coun-
try, Notwithstanding its great wealth. 1t
is to the problem of the ameiioration of
the condition of the American poor that
shall give most careful and prayerful
study. In the first place l shall make it
my particular business to obtain per.
sonal knowledge of the condition of the
poor in the great cities. shall go among,
and. if necessary, live among them.
1 shall try to obtain q correct
notion of the best way to give
them practical help aid make their
lives brighter and better I shall, at the
same time, make careful study of all the
Government statistics bearing on the sub
lect, and | shall read all the literature ON
the condition OF the poor in this country
that l can find.
when l have obtained knowledge OF
the poorer classes and their needs, will
formulate scheme which 1 hope will be
OF much practical benefit to the poor OF
America. 1t should be understood that
any scheme that may be formulated Is not
intended to make any converts to the Sal.
vation Army. II it does so all The better.
But 1t is our purpose first to alleviate
misery. Then if we can reach the souls
of these people we will be doubly grateful" !"
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Butt in the United Stafes.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3.-During
the last quarter the total number of yes
sells built and documented in the United
States was 124 of 2S.170 tons, as compared
with 190 vessels of 1886 tons for the pre-
vlous quarter. OF the vessels built during
the last quarter IS were sail and SO steam.
The steel steamships built were nine OF
Il, 346 tons, of which two of 740O tons were
built on the Great Lakes. Forty-eight
wooden sailing vessels of 9OS9 tons were
built on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and
twenty-six wooden steam vessels of 3312
tons were built on Western rivers.
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Marks Washinoton,. Birtnp.aoe.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April ga tele-
gram received by Colonel John NJ. Wilson,
corps of engineers, United States Army,
reports that the shaft of the monument to
mark the birthplace of George Washing
ton was placed in position yesterday at
Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Va.
Colonel Wilson will visit Wakefield in a
day or two and inspect the monument be-
fore accepting it for the Government from
dedication of the monument have been
made