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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
ROLLCALL TO-DAY
ON FUNDING BILL
Vote Close, but Il Is Thought
the Bill Will Be
Defeated.
Senator Mills Booked fer a Hot
Speech on Independent
Cuba.
The Nicar aqua Canal Bill Believed
to Be Dead During This
Congress.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 10.-Voting
upon The Pacific railroad funding bill and
amendments will occur in the House to-
morrow. The vote is likely to be close,
but it is believed the bill wiki be defeated.
For the remainder OF the week appro-
prlation bills will proba bly, have the right
of way. The managers of the House are
determined that no measures imposing
additional charges either upon the credit
or the revenues of the Government shall
receive consideration at this session If
they can prevent il. The Nicaragua canal
bill and several other propositions in
volving financial responsibilities may
therefore, be considered dead, so far as
this Congress is concerned.
On Saturday afternoon the House will
constructively listen to eulogies upon the
late ex-Speaker Crisp of Georgia.
In the Senate tomorrow Mills OF Texas
is booked for speech on Cuba. His text
will be the resolution he introduced few
days ago recognizing the independence of
the republic OF Cuba, declaring it to be
the duty of the executive to act in har-
mony with Congress IN recognizing new
State, and appropriating sum sufficient
to pay diplomatic representative to the
republic when the President shall have
appointed one. The extreme position
taken by Mr.. Mills leads to the belief that
his speech may be, to some extent, sensa-
tional 9 nd that his criticism of the atti-
tude of Mr.. Olney may be severe.
Senators are awaiting the return to the
city of Mr.. Cameron, who is in charge of
the Cuban question. There does not ap-
pear to be any desire just now to push the
recognition resolutions.
Proctor of Vermont has given notice
that tomorrow he will address the Senate
on his resolution for a constitutional
amendment making the Presidential Office
a six-year term and the occupant ineligi-
BILE for two terms in succession; also
making the terms of mem bers of Congress
three instead of two years.
Early in the week the attempt will be
made to secure a vote on the Oklahoma
free homestead bill, and when that is out
of the way the Senate's Pacific railroad
funding bill may be taken up, unless
the House shows such hostility to Pacific
railroad legislation as to make the at
tempt hopeless
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SENATOR WHITE TALKS.
Says the Cuban Res olMttOt Has a Poor
Chance for Resurrection.

Says the Cuban resolution Has Poor
Chance for Res urrecttom.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10.-"The
chances for resurrection of the Cuban reso-
luton are about as good as for the passage
of the Pacific funding bill" said Senator
White to-day; that is to say, the chances
are very poor"
The California Senator is at present
deeply intereste in both Oft csc PROPOSE
tons. 1t is understood that Senators White
and Teller had conference yesterday to
try anG devise ways and means to bring
up the Cuban resolution.
They are about convinced OF the hope
Iessness of it, however, for obstr u3tionists
in the Senate will not permit 1t to be
brought forward. Ii is the opinion of SEN
ators White and Teller that at least part OF
the opposition comes from friends of the
incoming administration. One of the
Senators said that in his opinion Presi-
dent Mckinley would adopt the policy
regarding Cuba now pursued by the
Cleveland administration.
Senator White believes this to be true
and he has talked to ME m bers of Congress
AMI others who have recently returned
from Canton. 1t is said upon excellent
authority that Major Mckinley does not
desire the passage of the Cuban resolu-
ton
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Popular Impotence With
the Government Daily
Intensifies.
= THOUSANDS of Young Men Sent
to Cuba Are Mourned by
Their Families.
Conservative and Liberal Leaders Are
DiStrusied aud the Outlook Is
Dec dedly Chaotic.

MADRID, SPAIN, Jan. 10.-The popular
Impotence wiki the Government because
of The failure to suppress the rebellion IN
Cuba and the Philippine Islands is daily
increasing. Thousands of the young men
of Spain have been sent to Cuba, where
they have met death from disease or the
hardships of the campaign. Their fami-
lies believe that they would be alive if it
We're not for the procrastinating policy OF
Captain General Weyler, who despite his
promises to put down the insurrection,
has apparently accomplished little, while
ms unacclimated troops have been dying
by thousands. The leaders OF both the
Conservative and Liberal parteis are dis
trusted, ana the present outlook is cha
otto. Rumors of q change in the ministry
are frequently put in circulation and as
frequently denied, but in the present tenn
per of the people the accession OF the Lib
erals to power would not Danish the impa-
thence which Is felt everywhere. The fu-
ture is looked forward to with much
anxiety.
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to the bar early yesterday morning and
carried Captain Glover, commander OF the
Dolphin, out to his vessel. The Dolphin
has not yet entered the st. johns River
and she will not come in until the tides
begin to run little higher.
The cruiser Newark is still anchored oil
the bar. She has been there for nine days
and in that time no attempt has been
made by any vessel to carry out an expedi-
ton of aAy kind. In fact there is no boat In
this port that is available fo- this work,
as the Three Friends is in the hands OF
the marshal, and the Dauntless is in the
custody of an officer OF the Boutwell,.
The investigation by the Cubans under
the direction of General Nunez and Hora-
ito Rubens of the sinking of the Commo-
dore has not yet been concluded and moth
ing has been done toward making the re-
suit of the investigation public.
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S0H0MA CHURCH DEDICATION.
Impressive Ceremonies Conducted BY
Archbishop Riordan, Assisted BY the
Pastor and Visiting DiUnes.

SONOMA, CAL, Jan. 10.-The new
Church of st. Francis Solano. which has
just been completed on the site of the old
building, which was accidentally de-
stroyed by fire some months ago, was
dedicated this morning by Archbishop
Riordan, assisted by Rev. Father Quill,
rector OF the parish, and visiting clergy
men from San Francisco and Petaluma.
The ceremony was very impressive and
the music appropriate to the occasion
Miss Caroline Hersey sang the Christmas
canticle, "Noel."
The parish of st. Francis ranks among
the oldest IN Northern California. As
early as 1928 it is said, Franciscan priests
were here as missionaries among the In
dams.
Shortly afterward the late General
Vallejo appeared on the scene, and due
largely to his efforts the old Mission
Church was constructed. This church,
with its long adobe convent, is still
standing, but it has long since
passed out of the hands of the priests,
and since its abandonment twelve years
ago, when new church was built in a
more populous part of the city, it has
been employed as storeroom for hay
and grain.
The new church is a handsome struc-
ture, OF pure Gothic architecture, and is
in every way suited to the needs of q
large and growing congregation.
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RACING STABLES BURNED.
The Noted Tddisywinks and Thirteen
Other Horses Bgrned-Heroic Fidelity
nf TnnY Brown q JockeK

NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 1o.-The extensive
racing stables of the Norfolk Driving Club
and Fair Association were burned to-day.
Thirteen of the racing horses, including
John Mariners $4,000 Tiddleywinks. were
cremated.
The fidelity of Tony Brown, hostler. to
this horse will probably cost him his life.
In attempting to lead the horse from the
burning building he was frightfully
burned about the face and back and his
recovery is considered extremely doubtful.
The loss will be about $50, 900, on which
there is barely $4,000 insurance.
William Burnett, colored Waterman,
was at first supposed TO have been burned
alive. but he was later seen in the city and
was arrested, charged with having fired
the building. A northeast gale which
prevailed at the time saved the large
grandstand from destruction.
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before he would recover the use of his
EXPLORER PEARY LECTURES.
His adventures in Greenland Told to a
Large Audience in the Brooklyn
Acodemy of Music.

NEW YORK N. Y, Jan. 10.-Lieutenant
Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer. for
nearly two hours last night entertained a
large audience at the Academy of Music
in Brooklyn with his new lecture, EN-
bodying his observations in his trip to
Greenland last summer. None of his pre-
vious lectures have been more replete with
instructive and picturesque description of
the home of the Arctic Highlanders'' and
the habits and manner of life.
From the beginning to the close Lieu
tenant Peary illustrated the scenes. Incl
dents and people of the North with re-
markably fine lantern slide pictures, many
oil them beautifully colored and all of
them, as he assured his audience, true to
lie with regard to the origin of the Green
land Eskimos.
Lieutenant Peary is inclined to adopt
the theory of President Markham, OF the
Royal Geographical Society of Great Brit
ain-that they are the remnant of an an
cient Siberian tribe, the OnkiIon, which
was driven to the Arctic Ocean by the
waves OF the Tartar invasion, passed to
the New Siberian islands and thence to
the northern grant and archipelago.
He described the Arctic Highlanders as
resem bling children in disposition and
temperament-simpl pie. kindly, cheerful
and hospitable. In their ability to make
use TO the fullest extent OF the few 20 ST.
bilities OF their country they were, in his
opinion ahead of any other aboriginal
race. He could find no trace of any reii-
gion among the people, although holding
the superstitions customary among saw
age races.
At the close of the lecture the stage cur
tain was raised and an Esouimau village
revealed with its twelve inhabitants with
their dogs and sleighs moving about in
their native costumes and engaged in
their usual occupations. The Esquimau
huts and kayaks and the other Arctic sur
roundings made pretty scene.
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GovEsAo DkAKEIN CONTEMPT
Conflict Bsftceen Iotca's Executive and
judicial DeDartments.


judicial Departments
DIES MONIES, Iowa. Jan. 10.-Governor
Drake must commission John R. Prime as
brigadier in command of the First Brigade
of the Iowa National Guard or answer for
contempt of court. In case he is brought
up for contempt, the Governors attorney
has stated he will pardon himself, and the
interesting spectacle viii! be presented of
the executive and judicial departments in
direct nflict with each other.
Nearly year ago Prime was elected by
the First Brigade as its commander
Acknowledgement Wright had befriended
James A. Guest his opponent. and de-
clned to admit Primes election. He
ordered new election and again Prime
won. Then the vote was so canvassed as
10 throw out large number OF Prime
votes. Guest was declared elected and
was commissioned. Prime sued for a
mandamus 10 compel the Governor to
commission him. The case has been
pending several months, and yesterday
Judge Spurrier decided it. He holds that
Prime was elected, that only personal
spite actuated the adjutant and Governor
in refusing him the commission. and
holds that the Governor must commission
him at once.
Attorney General Remley represented
the Governor at the trial. he declared
the Governors authority as commander
in chief of the guard paramount TO
courts, and said he would not obey its
orders; if committed for contempt, he
would pardon himself.
The defense Will appeal at once, and an
early hearing is expected. Prime will
commence proceeding to Dust Guest as
commander OF the brigade, and some SEN
sational features are expected, as the Gov
ernor is expected to refuse to obey the
courts orders
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INDIAN UPRISING
At CAPE NUDGE
Suppression of a " Potlach"
May Lead to Dire
Results.
M n
The Son of a Defiant Chief Is
Carried Off by White
O ficials.
Whisky.CraZed Tribesmen Vow Ven-
geance, and Settlers Fear
Massacre.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan. 10.-Edward
Wilson of Cape Nudge, on the northern
coast of this province, arrived in the city
last night to seek help of the Indian De-
partment to avoid threatened uprising
of the natives. The trouble IS caused by
the determination of the Government to
put down the disgusting practice of spot
laches" These potIach gatherings of the
Indians are held in winter after their re-
turn from sealing and fishing and are rel
les OF old barbarian rites that the authori-
ties had not interfered with until strongly
urged to do so by the missionaries.
At these feasts the young braves torture
themselves in various ways, and one fea-
ture is the tearing up of live dog with
their teeth and devouring the reeking
flesh.
The Cape Nudge Indians refused to de-
sist and Chief Moon recently issued in
vitations for a big potlach.
Constable Manson of Cortez Island last
Tuesday arrested Chief Moon and his son,
and the tribesmen, wildly excited. focked
down to the landing-place as the prison.
ers were being taken away and rescued
the chief, the constable, with the assist
ance of some de termined white men, man
aging to hustle the son on to a boat and
carry him away.
The Indians, furious at this interference
with their orgies, called gathering of the
tribe and med icine men. and, though
some older heads counseled peace, the
younger boods have spread the news
abroad among the coast tribes and they
are hocking to Cape Nudge armed, deter
mined to hold potlach in spite of every.
thing.
White settlers on the coast near that
part are few. and grave fears are enter
tanned that, once maddened with whisky,
which is struggled in to them in spite of
the efforts to stamp out the traffic, the
Indians will break loose from all control
and a massacre of the whites result.
All warships are at present away from
| Victoria, but there is company of regu-
lars at the fort and enough militia here
and in Vancouver TO send to the scene if
the situation keeps as threatening as at
present The flagship Imperieuse is to-
ward the north of Vancouver Island now
and can be summoned in short order.
However, the PROVINCIAL police force un-
der Superintendent Hussey is very eff
Gent and it is likely that a number of
them well armed will be dispatched to
Cape Nudge as a first precaution before
! the soldiers are called out.
1t is not many years since strong force
had to be sent to Skeena to ouell native
uprising there and since then the Indians
| have been overawed and no trouble has
occurred until the present.
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4 sRook1AG collision.
Railroad Train Crashed Into a Street
CIR Uith Probabiu EataL Resmlfa

Railroad Train Crashsd Into a Street
Car With Probably Fatal Results
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 10.-A
Great Western passenger train ran into a
suburban street car last night, injuring a
number of passen gers, one of whom may
die. The injured are:
Miss Helen Austin, student at the uni
versity, cut about scalp and badly
shocked.
Miss Erickson, injured about head and
body.
E. S. Oakley, student at the university,
cut about the face and head.
Daniel Johnson, conductor, seriously
cnt about the head and badly shaken up.
w. w. Riddle. professor of mathematics,
State University, sustained serious iniu-
ries about the head and probable frac-
ture of the skull; may die.
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1T is a GIGANTIC PRoJECr.
Eastern Mechanics to BuiId n Big Iron
Plant at Part angeles.

Eastern Mechanics to BttfId q Big Iron
Plant at Part angeles.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Jan. TO- "A joint stock
company of Western Pennsylvania mill
workers has undertaken gigantic project
in the building OF great iron and steel
plant at Port Angeles, on Puget Sound,
thirty miles from Seattle. Wash. The
works will cover thirty acres and the cost
will exceed 81. 500, 900. Work, it is said
will begin in the spring. Over half the
stock has already been taken by skilled
workmen employed in mills located at
Braddock. Duquesne, Homestead, Nc
Keesport, Turtle Greek, Wilmerding, Pitts
burg and Allegheny.
The stock rates are 500 per share, some
of The subscribers taking some 20 to
100 shares. Many OF the Carnegie and
westinghouse employees are interested.
The Board of Trade and Cham Der of Com
MERGE of Port Angeles offered tempting
bonus, which was accepted. The officers
of the company are: George M. Nimmer,
president; Thomas j. Murphy, vice
president and M. E. George, secretary.
The plant will employ 1000 men. The
company has also secured 600 acres of iroa
ore and 10000 acres of coal land.
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ON An ExHaND OF mERcY.
Captain Myer.' Report of the Last Tri,
Of tte DdUntLess

Captain Myei-s' Report of the Last TRIP
Of HE DdUmtLess.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. r0-The
official report of Captain John w. Myers
of the steamer Dauntless regarding the
last trip of the vessel was completed yes
terday and forwarded by the Collector of
Customs 20 the Secretary of the Treasury.
In this report Captain Myers gives de-
tailed account of the trip. He tells all
about finding the men lett at No Name
Key by the steamer Three Friends and of
taking the men off the key and transfer
ring them TO another steamer. AS the
report shows that the Dauntless was on
an errand of mercy rather than filibus-
tering expedition, it is very probable that
the vessel will not be libeled for any vio-
lation of the neutrality or navigation
laws.
w. A. Bisbee, the owner of the vessel,
is anxious TO secure clearance for the YES
sci to Neuvitas, Cuba. as he has contract
TO deliver cargo of arms and ammuni-
ton at that point. Nothing further has
been heard OF orders for the United States
dispatch boat Dolphin to accompany the
Dauntless whenever that vessel may be
granted clearance and leaves this porI.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, went down
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DETEc1IVk KILLS HIMSELF.
T. ConkLin of PInHerton's knnsa,
City agency Dead ia His Chair.

T. g ConkLin of PInkerton's Kansas
City Agency Dead ia His Chair.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1O.-Thomas
G. ConkIIn, resident superintendent of
Pinkerton's Detective Agency, committed
suicide in his office this afternoon by
blowing out his brains with q 45-caliber
Colts revolver. He was found at $50
o. clock by his cashier, Dennison, seated
in his chair dead. By his side lay the re-
volver with one chamOer exploded.
No motive is known for the suicide. An
inquest will be held tomorrow. He wa S
10 years old and had wife and three chill
dren. Mr.. ConkIin came here from Phila-
delphia about four years ago, and was
acknowledged as one of the best superin-
tendents connected with the Pinkerton
service.
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VALLEJO MINISTER'S MISSION.
win Interview Roe, the Condemned MUF-
derer, and EndedVor to Obtain
Mnteri1L for q Sermon

VALLEJO, CAL, Jan. 10.-Rev. w. L.
CASTOR, pastor of the Cornell Baptist
Church, will visit the Jail at Napa to-mor-
row for the purpose of having converse
ton with the condemned murderer Rowe,
who is to hang Friday next.
The pastor desires TO obtain data for a
sermon to be delivered in his church at
this place next Sunday night.
Among the questions to be propounded
to the condemned man are: To what does
ne attribute his downfall; what drink had
to do with it; and whether he desires to
make any statement or leave any mes
sages behindP
Sheriff Mckenzie, who has given per-
mission to the pastor to interview the
man, has warned him not to disclose his
profession prior to the queries being pro-
pounded, otherwise, like all others who
have endeavored to hold religious con-
verse with him, he will meet with a cold
rebuff, as Rowe does not seem to care for
the com panv of any spiritual advisers.
1t is now claimed that Rowe is one of
the two inhuman monsters that carried
young girl into the brush near Winters a
few years ago, and after a brutal assault
left her bound hand and foot to die.
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RUNAwAr NEaR MODESTO.
1t Resulted Fatally for BIakeIey Tdiiis
Young KGncEer.


Young RGncher
MODESTO, CAL, Jan. 10.-A runaway
accident yesterday resulted in the death
of the son of one of this coInty's we'll
known residents.
Blakeley Wallis, II years of age, son of
T. X. Wallis, was engaged in running a
scraper about IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing on his fathers ranch. fourteen miles
south OF this place. The spring to the brake
broke throwing the young man forward.
He fell in front of the scraper. The
team began to run, and at every Jump
made by the horses the blade of the
scraper struck the unfortunate farmer on
the side of the head. The horses became
freed from the implement.
The noise attracted the mother and two
sisters OF young Wallis They found him
under the scraper, with its blade resting
upon him.
No men bein~ present. they had to lift
the machine off his body. He retained
consciousness and died about $3.50 clock
last night.
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To Iioht Santa Cruz Streets.

SANTA CRUZ, Call, Jan. 1o.-Pacific
avenue is to be lighted from end to end
with arc lights. The city now mainta
six lights, and to this number seventeen
will be added by plan agreed upon
by the Board of Trade. Property
on Pacific avenue are to contribute 8
cents per month per running foot of their
respective holdings. The Santa Cruz
Electric Light Company agrees for
The amount thus realized to sup
ply lights and care for them. The
distance to be lighted in this manner is
$3.50 feet ana the price per lamp will be
about So per month.
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The HoLinnd Dnn,es.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan. 10.-The GER
titcate of incorporation of the Holland
Danes of tho New Netherlands was filed
yesterday with the County Clerk. The
purpose is to found society of women of
honorable Dutch descent to perpetuate
the memory of early settlers, to collect
and preserve all records relating to the
Dutch in America and erect some monu-
ment to their memory. The directors are:
Lavinia H. Dempsey. Jessie L. Boggs,
Martha II. Rhinelander, Mary ]. Holland
and Anetta J. Van Olden.
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sNoHrLOW FOR hoUMAN11.
Large Rotary to Be shipped From Ne
Jersey LOGON otire Works.

Large rotary 10 ne Shtppe0 from NesO
Jersey LOGON otire Works.
NEW YORK. N. Y. Jan. 10.-A large
rotary snowplow will be shipped from the
Cooke Locomotive Works at Paterson,
n. j., to-day for Roumania, where it will
do service on the Government railroads.
1t is the largest and most perfect of its
kind ever made, weighing $4,000 pounds
and being fitted with special fange de-
vice on the trunk on the wheels which
will effectually remove. the ice that usually
ciings TO the rail and has to be removed
by hand.
\ The wheel of the plow measures ten feet,
with hollow, cone-shaped scoops and auto
matte reversible knives of the best steel.
There is no dead surface, and the monster
will, by the aid of its great hinged wings
and clearance-plates, he able to cut its way
throu h drifts twenty feet in height and
leave clean path behind it,
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A Fire In Minneanolts.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jan. 10.-Fire
at o'clock this morning totally destroyed
the packing house of the Anchor -four
mill. owned by the Pillsbury- Wash burn
Milling Company. Loss 5000, COO, fully in
sured. The flames originated in the third
story OF the building from an unknown
cause, and for time threatened to destroy
the entire mill The firewall, however,
prevented further damage