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The herald., 1897-01-16
But Admits Acceptance of the
State Portfolio
TEE CABINET CANDIDATES
Flocking to Canton Ia Person or by
Proxy
Favored Statesmen Are Not Named,
But Gov. Long of Massachusetts
Is Short Cabinet Position.
Ayociated Press Special Wire

AStoclateu TreSS special wire
CANTON, o., Jan. 15.-"I have ac-
cepted the state PORTFOLIO" said John
Sherman to the Associa ted Preas at the
Fort Wayne depot few minutes before
the senator left for Washington this af-
ternoon The senator had but few mo-
ments before he left the presence of the
president-elect. Concerning other mat
ters connected with the incoming ad-
ministration the senator was very ret
icent.
Asked as to whether Mr.. Hanna would
be appointed senator the senator replied
that he did not know.
Senator Sherman was in the city a
little more than three hours and all the
While was at the Mckinley home where
he took lunch today with other promi-
nent callers.
Senator Burrows, who came with Sem
ator Sherman. left with him. At the sta
ton the Michigan statesman said: You
with Major'McKinley"
Has Gen. Alger been decided upon for
the war portfolio?" was asked.
Il cannot say
You are here in the interest of Gen.
Alger, are you not. senator?"
Yes; Major Mckinley and myself
talked over the situation, but as to the
result am not in position to say. Ma
jor Mckinley has a high regard for
Gen. Alger, and will give careful consid-
Grafton to anything said in his favor"
Ex-Governor John D. Long of Massa
chusetts. whose name has been con-
nected with the Mckinley cabinet as the
New England representative, held
conference with the incoming president
today. He left for Cleveland on the 4:3O
train.
Hon. John Milholland said his busi
ness west was to attend to some commit
tee matters with Chairman Hanna, and
his visit with Major Mckinley was So
cial one, made just before starting for
Europe.
Gov. Long of Massachusetts has not
been rendered cabinet position. He is
still a probability. and if he is invited 1t
will be for either the war or navy de-
partment. Gov. Long left for home this
evening and as he was leaving the city
said enough to warrant the above con-
ciusions He came, he said(. at the in
vitation of Major Mckinley, and they
talked over the cabinet question. He
was offered nothing and declined to say
in positive terms that he would or would
not accept if given an opportunity. If
he was offered anything. he said, it
would be one of the portfolios named.
He said New England was almost sure
to have member of the cabinet.
The herald., 1897-01-16
IN COMMITTEE.
A Contest Case Observation-Disclosures oi
Importance Considered.

The election contest in the Ihiro
Touisiana district was decided by the
bouse elections committee today IN Ia
yor Of Price, Democrat, the Wai'liis :
member. The committee coiciuoeu
unanimously that Beattie was not en-
titled to the seat on the showing MADE
The house committee on publc pullu-
ings today authorized a IaVoraore
mort on public building bills as loIpMs'
Aberdeen. S. D., $1O0, ,ooo; TACOMA acc "a7''''
$4OO, 900; Salem, Ore, sloo'eoo; o,
rha senate committee on Paciflc ran
roads TODAY by unanimous vote author-
;zeS a favorable report on Senator GeaI 5
hill providing for commission Oh Gapi
NET officials to settle the lndepteoiiesS
of the Pacific railroads 10 the govern
ment. The amendment suggested pE
Senator Morgan was adopssd. II Is Us
follows:
THAT said commissioners, in makll!s
the settlement under this act, shali re-
serve to congress the right TO regulate
or nrescribe rates. tolls or ci.arGes Tor
TRANSFORMATION of freights or passengers
to be charged on any or all OF sSd lali-
roads, and all other rights ana powers
in respect to said railroads ana ralIroau
companies as they now exist
Nonean gave his full assent to the
bill as amended by him He said he CON
sldered his own bill providing the means
of settlement preferable. but ne hau 10
objections to the commission.
Senator Gear will report the Dill on
Monday, but will make no effort to
secure Consideration until the house
acts on a similar bill, which it has under
consideration. The senator is. however,
very hopeful that the present Dill VIII
receive the approval of both houses.
The herald., 1897-01-16
WINE PRICES.
Rival Corporations Settle Their Troubles
and Restore Rates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.-The
trouble between the Wine Makers cor
poration and the Wine association is at
an end. The minimum price for wine
has been cut back to the old figure and
as a result all is peace.
Hereafter the grade of California
claret, upon which is has been custo-
mary to fix a basic rate" will be
sold at 26 cents gallon at New Orleans,
and the proposition of the Wine asso-
citation to cut this figure to 90 cents has
been abandoned.
The threatened disruption. therefore.
of the relations between the association
and the corporation will not take place,
and the wine producers of the state may
therefore go cheerfully on with their
work. secure in the knowledge that for
another year remunerative prices are
assured them.
Today, however, all parties interested
agreed to restore the old rate of &c
cents.
The settlement" remarked veteran
wine grower. lis worth half a million
dollars at this moment in the encour-
agement it will give those interested in
the business"
The herald., 1897-01-16
MRS. DlMOND'S ELOPEMENT
Is Strenu0nsly Denied by Both the Parties
Interested
The Lady Came to San Francisco to
Secure Evidence of Her Husbands
Naughtiness, and Found 1t.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.-Mrs. w.
who eloped from Honolulu on New
Years day, have been staying at a fam
lily hotel here for the past week. Mrs.
Dimond first secured a room, and as
there was not satisfactory acccmmo-
dation for Wilson, he did not appear at
the boarding house until three days ago.
A Honolulu man. recognizing the cou-
pie, revealed their identity to the land
lord, who requested the pair to leave
the house. Wilson at first demurred,
asking the reason for their eviction, but
when shown the morning papers he and
Mrs. Dimond quietly left. A dispatch
from Major NJ. A. Higley of Cedar Rap
ids. Mrs. Dimond's father, states that
his daughter will return to Honolulu
tomorrow on the ste,Aner Coptic to fight
her husbands divorce case Ito the bit
ter end Inquiry at the Pacific Mai!
office developed information that Mrs.
Dimond has taken no steps to secure ac-
commodations on the Coptic. Mrs. Di-
mond had registered at the hotel as
Miss Dimond' At first both Mrs. Di-
mond and Wilson refused to be inter-
viewed, but finally this afternoon Will
son maQe a DrleI OeHlaI tHdt lie ldu
eloped. or that Mrs Dimond had paid
his debts at Honolulu to allow him to
sail with her. Wilson stated that he had
signed contract with a theatrical COM
pany. and that he would leave for the
north tomorrow TO join his troupe. Mrs.
Dimond vigorously denied the alleged
elopement, stating that her visit to San
Francisco was for the sole purpose OF
obtaining evidence of her husbands in
fidelity. She says her husband, know
ing her mission, tried to- prejudice her
case by circulating reports about herself
and Wilson. She says that the pres
ence of Wilson on the same steamer
with her from Honolulu was mere
coincidence. Mrs. Dimond stated that
she came to this country by the advice
of her attorneys, and that she has Sc
cured evidence against her husband
that she desired. She admitted this af-
ternoon that she had signed theatrical
contract for two years, and that her en-
gagement would begin as soon as she has
attended to her divorce suit. She re-
iterated the statement that she would
sail for Honolulu.
The herald., 1897-01-16
MRS. GREENWOOD'S MURDER
Is Expiated by the Death OF Her
Slayer
William Roe Hanged BY the Neck Until
He Was Dead-The Story
of His Crime.

NAPA, Cal, Jan. 15.-Murderer Will
liam NJ. Roe was hanged today for the
murder of Mrs. Greenwood. Roe was
led to the scaffod at the time appointed.
He made a few rambling remarks to
those invited to witness the execution.
The drop fell at 1882. and the body was
cut down twenty-four minutes later.
Death was instantaneous. Roe did not
falter on the scaffold
ROE'S CRIMES.
The crime for which Roe today paid
the death penalty was the murder of
Mrs John L. Greenwood on February 9,
1891. His companion in crime, Carl
Schmidt, is undergoing life sentence
at San Quentin. Roe and Schmidt went
to the Greenwood. situated five miles
south of Napa, on the evening of the 9th
of February They found Mr.. Green
wood at home alone. They assaulted
him. bound ard gagged him and carried
him into the house. While they We're
doing so Mrs. Greenwood drove into the
yard. She walked onto the porch and
was about to open the door when one of
them stepped out. Mrs Greenwood
stepped back quickly and fell from the
porch, Roe following. She was dragged
onto the porch and into the kitchen and
her hands and feet tied Both she and
her husband We're compelled to drink
several times from a bottle which Roe
carried. and which afterwards, from an
examination of Mrs. Greenwood S stom-
ach. proved to be poison. About II
o'clock Captain Greenwood recovered
consciousness, so much of the drug hay
ing been given him as to nauseate him.
He managed to get to his feet, though
his hands were still tied behind his back.
His first thought was of his wife, and
he entered the bedroom to find her ly-
ing dead on the bed. He then went
into the hall and was again confronted
by the fiends, who had in the meanwhile
been to town and returned. They i'm
mediately knocked him down. and while
he was down Roe shot him twice in the
head. Captain Greenwood, though not
entirely unconscious. feigned death.
Again taking the precaution to bind and
gag him, the men made their escape.
taking Mrs. Greenwoods horse and
buggy. Mr.. Greenwood lay bound and
gagged until about o'clock in the morn
ing. when he again managed to get his
feet free and crawled to- the front gate.
where neighbor saw him and gave the
alarm.
Schmidt, one of the men, was arrested
in Denver couple of years ago. He
claims he was forced to assist in the
crime, and subsequent testimony bears
him out. He is in the insane ward at
San Quentin.
The herald., 1897-01-16
SESSION NOTES.
Speaker Reed Has Killed the Free
Et Homestead Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The sup
porters of the free homestead bill fear
that the measure has been killed so
far as this congress is concerned by the
action of Speaker Reed in referring it to
the house committee on public lands
for the consideration Of the senate
amendments. The house committee IS
not strongly in favor of the plan. That
committee voted, to report the bill to
the house by a majority of only one
when it provided Only for free homes
for the Oklahoma settlers. The senate
amendments greatly widen the scope
of the bill. extending its provisions to
ali public land staJes, and it is doubt
full whether the house committee will
sanction the change The bills sup
porters fear that if the committee does
not make an adverse report it Will keep
the bill and take no action upon it be-
fore adjournment, which Of course would
effectually dispose of it,
The Bannock and Shoshone Indian
delegation from Idaho had an interview
with the commissioner of Indian affairs
today. They were sent on by their tribe
to inquire about the proposition of the
government looking to a disposition of
their surplus lands a committee ap-
pointed for the purpose is negotiating
with them. but the Indians, uncertain
of the authority of the commission.
wanted to see the Washington officials
before takirSg any further steps. They
tried to interpose plea for the removal
of their agent, charging cruelty, based
on his jailing several of them year
ago. This was quickly disposed of by
a refusal to consider that question now.
The Indians were advised that it was
to their interests TO sell such lands as
they do not need to the government,
and that the commission negotiating
with them was acting for the Great Fa-
ther and for the Indians best interests.
The delegates refrained from commit
tins themselves by definite response.
and said they would advise their people
what to do The delegation called upon
Secretary Francis this afternoon and ex-
pect to see the president tomorrow.
The senate committee on approplia-
tions completed the consideration of the
Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, increasing the appro-
pration over that made by the house
to the extent of $50, 4S5, making a total
of S21, 1854. The principal changes
made in the bill are in the provisions
which relate to the control of the
congressional library A register of
copyrights at a salary of $1,000 is pro-
Vided for, who is also to be required to
give bond and make weekly settle
ments with the secretary of the treas
ury. The bill makes an appropriation
of $4,000 to carry into effect the law pro-
viding for the location of an assay Of
flee at DeadWood, South Dakota.
The house committee ON commerce
today voted to report favorably bill.
authorizing the Sierra Madre Construc-
tion company to construct or acquire
a bridge across the Rio Grande at F,l
PaSo.
The herald., 1897-01-16
STEEL PLATE INSPECTION
is Improved ia Method aud Now Pre-.
ceeds Rapidly
Work on the Kearsarge and Kentucky
Ordered to Proceed at Once-Ar-
NOR Is Generally Good.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The newly
organized steel board has acted prompt
ly and effectively upon the two matters
awaiting its decision, and as result
work upon the battleships Kearsarge
and Kentucky will proceed at once, to
the relief of workmen at Newport News,
whose employment has been suspended
while hundreds of steel plates on hand
were being slowly inspected. The board
held its first meeting yesterday even-
ing ard received the detailed report cf
Constructor Dashiel, who has been del
egated to visit the steel works ard the
shipyards and inspect the steel plates
on hand. The first result of this work
was to render unnecessary the creation
of a special board to examine the steel
at the Union Iron works in San Fran
cisco, intended for the battleship Wis
oonsin.
The constructors visit to the Bethle-
hem works, whence these plates are
supplied, showed that the steel was up
to the specifications in all respects, so
the orders to the California board were
held up. So far as the steel al New
port News is concerned, the board de-
Clueu TO 90 away WITH lne tllne-cONS unl-
ing and unnecessary process of testing
and spelling almost every plate. This
was effected by ordering the plate to
be assorted by members into heats"
If irl working a plate breaks down one
or two plates of The same heat will
be tested and upon this test will depend
the acceptance or rejection of the whole
group. Lastly. the board made some al
terations in the general specifica tions
under which tbp lo
The tensile strength requirement is
made more elastic varying with the
percentage of carbon contained within
reasonable limits. 50 as to make it easier
to secure steel of the desired degree of
ductility.
The herald., 1897-01-16
the bill as agreed upon by the Repub,

the bill as agreed upon by the Repub'
licans: -
Whenever after March 4, 1897. the
president of the United States shall de-
termine that the United States shall DC
represented at any International CONFER
ence called by the United States or any
other country, with view of securing
by international agreement a fixity of
value between gold and silver as money
by means of a common ratio. he Is here
by authorized to appoint five or more
commissioners to such international
conference. and for compensation of
said commissioners and for all reasona-
BILE expenses connected Herewith, to be
approved by the secretary of state, in
Guiding the proportion to be paid by the
United States of the joint expenses of
any such conference. the sum of $780,
900 or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary, is hereby appropriated.
The herald., 1897-01-16
NAUGHTY LETTERS
Princess de Chimay Is Not Russian
Spy, but

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Brussels says
the Princess de Chimay has had an un-
pleasant experience in Buda Pesth. The
police, it appears, were informed that
the princess was spy of Russia and
consequently raided her apartments and
seized package of documents. The prin-
cess attempted to wrest the papers from
the officers hands, threatening him with
a revolver. On opening the package it
was found instead of compromising
Russian correspondence, to contain a
series of letters from crowned head,
which the police propose to hand to the
Buda Pesth consul of the sovereign con-
cerned. The princess, it is further stated.
threatens to take legal proceedings in
order to recover the documents.
The herald., 1897-01-16
BONDS REQUIRED
The Tennessee Legislature Has Spasm
of Rigid Economy

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 15.-The
senate today passed a bill requiring con-
testants of gubernatorial elections be-
fore the legislature to give bonds for the
costs of the contest to be paid by the
contestant if he loses the contest should
the joint assembly trying the case de-
termine the contest was not based on
reasonable grounds, was malicious OF
frivolous. Governor Turney has signed
the bill and it is now law. What G. N.
Tillman, who had given notice of con-
test of r. L. Taylor's election, will do is
not known. Some Republicans say he
will give bonds and make the contest
Next Monday is the day fixed for can
yassing the vote for governor.
The herald., 1897-01-16
THE CHAUTAUQUANS.
The Association Prospering Financially
and Ootherwise-Officer Elected.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 15.-The an
nual meeting of the trustees of the
Chautauqua assembly was held today.
The report of Secretary Duncan showed
that the total receipts for the year
amounted to Sill, 900. He reported many
improvements during the past season
and the erection of a large number of
cottages. The treasurer's report chowed
considerable balance to the credit of
the assembly for 1897. Chancellor Vim
cent reported that the classes for the
present year We're larger than ever be-
fore, and that the outlcSk for the coming
year was encouraging.
The officers elected were: President,
Lewis Miller, Canton, o.; chancellor
Bishop II. Vincent; first president
Clem Stud.abacher South Bend. Ind;
The herald., 1897-01-16
NO SMOKING ON STREET CARS.
Philadelphia Women Win in Their Fight
Against Filth.

The smoking cars are to be withdrawn
from the street railroads in Philadel-
phiG. This is, in some respects. a vic
tory for the women, whose criticism
through The newspapers and in private
letters to the railroad management5 has
been incessant. The complaints of the
women We're that the reservation of cars
for men was a discrimination against
them, which often caused them vexa-
tious delays, and that When they unwit-
tinely entered one of the smoking Ears
their clothing was ruined by the filth,
their comfort was impaired by the viii
ated air, and their Womanly sense was
offended by the unres trained smoking in
their presence. Some of the men, whose
sense of smell revolted at the kind of
tobacco used in the cars, joined in the
crusade but the final blow was struck
when the board Of health informed the
railroad managers that it was in earn
est in the matter Of the enforcement of
the regulations against eXpectorating in
the street cars. Hereafter Philadel-
phians who must smoke While in transit
must ride on the front platform with the
motornan.
The herald., 1897-01-16
CALIFORNIA; CANDIDATE

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 15-It is stated
tonight on good authority that Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley has refused to con-
slider the name of Horace Davis of Cal
ifornia for the secretaryship of the in
terror. The friends of the Californian
who called upon Major Mckinley are
said to have received no encouragement
and it is said that they decided tonight
the task was a hopeless one. 1t is not
known who will heceive the portfolio in
question and it has not been decided
whether another California man will be
urged in place of Horace Davis.
The herald., 1897-01-16
AFFAIRS AT LEADVILLE.

LEADVILLE, Col, Jan. 15.-The coal
company which furnishes the boilers of
the great pumps of the Maid of Erin
mine, which drain most of the heavy
producers of the camp was today noti-
fed that no more coal would be required.
This is owing to the failure of the own
crs of wet mines to agree to continue
paying for the pumping, and the pulling
of the pumps means the early closing
down of nearly every large silver, lead
ard iron mine in Leadville.
The herald., 1897-01-16
DIVORCE GRANTED.

LONON. Jan. 15.-The trial of the ac-
ton for divorce brought by Douglas j.
Neame against his wife, Leila Olyve
Neame, naming Frank Ellison of New
York as correspondent. was concluded
today. Mrs. Neame obtained a divorce
from her husband iE New York over
three years ago on the ground of adul-
terry, but her husband refused to rec
ognize the decree of the American court
and sued fro a separa ton here. A de-
cree in his favor was rendered.
The herald., 1897-01-16
FOLLY OF THE FRUIT GROWERS.

The fruit growers of California have
decided to spend $4,000 in maintaining
a lobby at Washington during the tariff
agitation in the hope of thereby secur-
ing higher tariff taxes on imported
fruits. If they would spend that money
in pruning their trees and plants the
increase in the yield would remove the
necessity of tariff taxation on fruit al
together but the yearning for govern
ment bounty would not be satisfied. and
there's the rub.-Kansas City Star
The herald., 1897-01-16
FOOLS AND THEIR FOLLY.

The idiot who 'd!d not know it was
loaded" the woman who locks her chill
dren in the house while she goes to visit
a neighbor, and the man who thaWs
out sticks of dynamite in the kitchen
oven are doing their parts almost daily
toward removing the surplus popula-
tion. 1t will not do to say that these
persons should have read the newspa-
pcrs Most of them do. Solomon had
something to say of the impossibility
of removing his folly from a fool, even
If he be brazed in mortar.-New York
Advertiser.
The herald., 1897-01-16
STATE SUPERVISORS.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 15.-The executive
committee of the state convention of
supervisors held here last May met here
today. Several resolutions made at the
May meeting were considered. All were
relative to good county government.
Nothing definite was done, but the COM
mittee adjourned to meet in Sacramento
February s. Then the committee will
confer with the legislature in regard to
the bills affecting counties.
The herald., 1897-01-16
LILLT'S REAPPEARANCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE first
temperance N opera of Lilli Lehman
was made with the Damrosch Opera
company as Brunhilde ir Waikeure this
evening at the Lafayette Square Opera
house. The occasion was notable in
that the audience was the most repre-
sentative of the season Among those
The herald., 1897-01-16
THE REGULAR THING.

LONDON. Jan. 15.-A dispatch from
Bonny, on the Guinea coast, reports that
an Englishman believed to be Mr.. Powis,
one Of the civilians with the British ex-
pedition to Benin has been captured
and taken to Benin. Hisfate Is unknown
The Chronicle says 1t is authorized to
The herald., 1897-01-16
HACKETTS HEALTH.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 15-Charles w
Hackett of Utica, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, lies at the
Kennar hotel, in this city, in critical
Kennar hotel in this city, in critical
he was dying, but towards noon he fell
into a quiet sleep. and his physicians
have hopes of his recovery.
The herald., 1897-01-16
MGIFFIN'S CONDITION

NEW YORK. Jan 15.-Capt. Philo Nc
Giffin, the hero of the battle of the Yalu
river is reported today to be much i'm
proved His mind, the attending ply
sician says. is unclouded and in all re-
spects his condition is favorable as could
be eXpected.
The herald., 1897-01-16

present were President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, Secretary and Mrs. Olney and
others almost equally we'll known, be-
sides many members of the doplimatic
corps Nine. Lehmann's rendition of
Brunhilde was enthusiastically received.