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An independent reform paper and
the Oldest Scandinavian newspaper
west of the twin cities.
A. SoLEM, Publisher.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

are perfectly willing TO go without COM
mittee assignments until their steering
committee is able to force from the Demo-
Gratis what they believe to be just ar
rangement.
Onno other committee does such condi-
tion exist. The commerce committee
loses but one member, Repub icap, in
the person of Senator squire of Washing
ton; finance loses Repub lean in Senator
Sherman and aDem mocrat in Senator Voor-
hees. The failure to fill the vacancies will
have no effect so far as the tariff Dill is
concerned, for it is known that Senator
Jones, Silver Republican Of Nevada, will
work in harmony with his Republican
colleagues on this question and will vote
to report the bill upon which they agree.
The Committee on Immigration loses
l Republican, Populist and Demo
Gratis. The Judiciary also loses l Repub-
lican and Democrats. The Naval
Affairs has lost 1 bolting Republican,
Silver Republican and Democrats. Post.
offices and Postroads loses 1 Republican
and Democrats, thus sweeping oGt the
entire Democratic representation and
leaving Senator Butler (Populist) as the
Elections loses it's Republican chairman,
2 Democrats. Public Buildings and
Grounds loses Republican and Demo-
Gratis. and Territories 1 Republican and 2
Democrats. In each OF these commit, ees
the Republicans have the best of it as far
as the vacancies are concerned, and they
can very well afford to let all the commit
tees drift along as they are until the
Democrats are willing to come to their
terms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
.S7EERERS AT L0CGERHEADS.
Unable to Reach an Vnders t0nding as fG
the Filling Of Senate Committee
Vacancies.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 21.-The
Republican and Democratic steering COM
mite esof the Senate are having a hard
ing the vacancies on the committees. Mr..
Gordon. acting for the Democrats in all
the conferences he has had with Chairman
Allison Of the Republican committee. has
taken the position that the Democrats
should be allowed to name Democrat for
every Democrat who has retired, regard
less of the proportion such appoiniees
would bear toward the whole committee.
The Republicans contend that in some
cases at least this would work an injus-
tice, and have refused to yield.
The one noteworthy exception is found
in the committee ON appropriations. As
constructed by the Republicans, when
they reorganizet this committee 1t con-
sisted of seven Republicans and six DEM
ocrats, but two OF the men placed thereon
as Republicans-Senator Teller of Colo
RADIO and Pettigrew of South Dakota
boited the St. Louis convention ard no
longer count themselves as Republicans.
OF the six Democratic members Senator'S
Blackburn Of Kentucky, Brice of Ohio and
Gail of Florida have been retired. Call
will probably be returned when the Legis-
lature OF his State meets next month.
The Democrats insist upon naming Dem.
ocrat for every one who has been retired.
If this were done the six Democrats and
two boiling Republicans would form a
majority of three, leaving the Republicans
: total Of but five votes on one of the most
important ommittees, while at the same
time the party is charged with the re-
sponsibility of the conduct of the affairs
of the committee. To this the Repub-
licans will not agree, and until some con-
clusion is reached that will give the
''straieht out" Republicans the majority
vote on this committee there will be no
filling OF vacancies unless the Democrats,
populists and boiling Republicans can
agree upon consolidation ticket. This
seems improbable.
Meanwhile the new Republican Senators
have been consulted. and having Deen
made aware Of the condition of affairs,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
BLOCKADE OF
Gre TE IS BEGUN
Continued from First Puoe.

They were almost identical, and con-
sisted of merely formal announcement
of blockade of Cretan ports against
ships under the Greek flag, commencing
at 9 O'Clock this morning. Merchant yes
sells of neutral powers including those of
the United States and of the treaty pow
ers while subject to overhauling by the
bIockading warships of the concerting
fleets, are not to be disturbed In their or
dinary commercial occupations, if they
carry no merchandise intended for the
use of the Greeks or insurgents on the
island. 1t is question whether this Gov.
ernment will give its consent 10 this form
of blockade, which involves q grave de-
parture from International law and will
establish precedent aboiishing rights
that the United States does not desire to
surrender.
There is little /. any likelihood OF an
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS-.
Senofors viii Discuss the Arbitration
Treaty This Week - Tariff Debate
WiH Occupy the House.


WASHINGTON. D. c., March 21.-
There will probably be marked contrast
between the proceedings of the two houses
of Congress during the next week. The
'deliberative" Senat will probably pass
most of its time bshind closed doors. dis
cussing the arbitration treaty, while the
Hous will enter upon four days go-as.
you-please tariff debate, which is to close
at II p. NJ. on Thursday.
Bailey d. Of Texas has prepared a
strong report on behalf of the minority of
the Ways and Means Committee which he
will lay before the House tomorrow, and
Dingley (R. of Maine has q speech to off
set the iree-tariff arguments which he
shrewdly guesses Bailey's report will adj
vance.
After the debate closes in the House on
the tariff on Thursday night FIVE minute
talks will be allowed until the 31st of
March, and full scope will be given to all
the pent-up eloquence. The session will
begin each day at 10 A. NJ. instead of noon
as heretofore. I silence of the Senate's s
legislative chamber will not prevail IN the
committee-roon>.
Four great appropriation bills. passed
by the last Congress and not approx, by
the President, have been bodily DUN ped
upon the Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions, OF which ALI on Is chairman. They
are the sundry civil, general deficiency.
agricultural and Indian appropriation
bills. Each of these bills, with one excep-
tion. goes back to the Senate in the form
In which it passed that body after confer
ence. The exception is the ''gilsonite' or
asphaitum item In the Indian bill. which
is matter involving vast pecuniary inter-
ests.
The item was inserted by the Senate
and was adopted in conference after hard
struggle in the last Conrress, but the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

over the sensational DEVELOPMENTS in the
coyote sea p scandal. There could not be
more coyote talk if the town had been
suddenly visited by all that $4,000
howlers.
Banker Blodgett, on whom much atten-
ton is centered. is out of town, and there
fore could not be seen to-day to throw any
light on the sensational affair. OF late ne
has been devoting much attention to his
oil wells several miles IN the country. AT
his residence Ia.e this evening it was
stated that he was out looking after this
enterprise. Others who are interested in
the scalp business were seen, and they
claimed to possess no knowledge of the
affair save the press reports.
Charles Conen, who is interested to the
tune of $1,000. declared that he knew moth
ing whatever of lobby" except what he
had read in the papers, but he added:
"If those kilograms be true some ex-
oeedingly coarse work has been done. /,
for one, was opposed to any lobbying. l
wanted the bill to go through on its mer-
its. L think it would have, too had it
been let alone.
A weIl-known citizen just in from Sac
ramento says there were some hot teIe-
grams passed between Bakersfield and
Sacramento on Friday and Saturday. OF
course. he did not know their contents,
only he was sure they were hot ones. 1t
is generally expressed by all good Cit
izens that if the recent disclosures are
true the guilty parties should be punished
TO the fullest extent, as this would rub Off
some of the stain attached to Kern
County.
In all interview in local paper before
the disc os Tres of Saturday Banker
Blodgett denied in toto sending any tele-
grams whatever 10 Packard. His lam
guage was very positive.
One prominent business man, who is
Interested $1,000 worth in the scalps, de-
clared that he had rather lose all than to
have had such scandal come out.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

American vessel attempting to run the
Cretan blockade, for the stars and stripes
on merchant vessels in the Mediterranean
are practically unknown. An indication
OF this is given in the records OF the Suez
Canal, the American flag having passed
that highway only three times in 1885, on
two private yachts and one man-of-war,
while In 1896 not a single vessel showed
our tiag in the canal. This year the pas
sage OF the cruiser Detroit, early next
month. will probably be the only occa-
sion for showing the American coiors in
the Red Sea. Around Crete an American
ship is rarer an at Suez. Nevertheless
If the United States should evenly tacitly
consent to being kept out of Crete where
there is no proclaimed condition OF war
any more than there is in Cuba at the
present time, such action, it is anticipated
by those familiar with International pre-
cedents. may establish an untoward pre-.
cedent in relation to countries where
American Commerce is immeasurably i'm
portant and where American merchant
flags are more numerous.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
TWo DISASTROUS FIRES.
One at OttumtUa, IotCu, the other at
ft0rfu, III.

One at OHumtCa, I0tC0, the other at
Etorfa, III.
OTTUMWA, Iowa, March 21.-A fire
which started at 5: 80 this afternoon in
Cullen's dry-goods store has destroyed
oyer S250,0C0 worth of property, and at
O'Clock is still having its own way. A
gale Is blowing, ana there seems to be but
little hope of saving any of the big brick
business block in which Cullen's store is
located. The fire started in the basement.
its origin being unknown, and it baffied
the department from the start The nre-
men could find no fire, and were driven
back continually by dense clouds of
smoke, which tiied the entire block, up
stcirs and down, and allowed the flames
to eat their way up and out from the In
terror of the building, leaving the firemen
helpless 10 stop the destruction.
Culien's. s.dry-goois store, $50. COO, went
first; then came Prugh d Co., wholesale
Queensware and china house, SIS. 200;
while the dry-goods stock OF j. G. Meek,
$15, 900. and w. J. Donlan & Co., $50, 600
will be ruined by smoke Ii they escape the
flames, which seems improbable. the
block was worth $50. 200. and Office tenants
IN the second story lost heavily. The in
surance Is light. The Cullen Company
Ddu JUST TeCclfcu IT'S prluR StOCh
The fire was got under control at 80.
1t was confined to the Richards block.
Cullen had $22, 900 insurance and $150, GOO
loss. All the othery were we'll insured
TIE total loss is estimated tonight at
$4,000.
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 21.-Fire to-day
destroyed the Conigisky building. in the
heart of the business center, entaiiing an
aggregate loss of 100000. upon which
there was an insurance of about sos, 600.
TIE third floor was occupied as iod ging-
house and 1T was with the greatest diff
Guilty that The dodgers were rescued.
Many of them descended to the street by
means OF the tire-escapes. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin. The
ground floor of the bullding was occupied
by M. Gum biner & Co., dry-goods, whose
stock, valued at $4,000, is total loss.
The building was owned by Silas Conf
gisky ana is valued at $50, 600. 1t was in
sured for $50 000
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

pam Hellenist. projected this matrimo-
nial alliance, but King George had no
liking for it. King Alexander returned to
Belgrade, where new Ministry was form
ing aiming at the Se.via-Bulgarian en-
tente now concluded. Princess Marie OF
Greece has been betrothed to a Grand
Duke Of Russia and the King of Servia has
become willing instrument in settling
the arrangement with Bulgaria. No en-
couragement to Hellenism is a main point t
In the Balkans avonic alliance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
TURKEYS 1WsLvE VESSELS.
One of Them CoItidss With Bridge
NhiIe Passing Out.

One of Them Couidss With a Bridge
UhiIe Passing Out.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, March
21-While the battle-ship Osman Iyeh
was passing out Of the Golden Horn yes
terday in company with number of
other Turkish warships she coilided with
the old bridge leading from the Unkapani
quarter OF Constantinople to Gslata.
There was large crowd assembled on the
bridge to see the departure of the war;
ships, and when the Osman Iyeh struck
the structure there was panic, the crowd
thinking that the bridge would be knocked
down. In the rush for the solid ground
many persons were injured. What dam
age was sustained by the warships. if any,
is unknown.
The vessels which sailed yesterday COM
plete' the squadron. which is awaiting
orders off Gailipoli, at the entrance OF
the sea OF Marmora. The squadron, in
cluding torpedo boats and torpedo-boa
destroyers, numbers twelve vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

House having now second chance at il
has stricken it out.
There is small probability of the very
com plicatsd question of seating the ap-
and Florida coming up fer action this
week. In each case the credentials have
been referred TO the Committee on Privi-
ieges and Elections. Their regular meet
ing day is Thursday-very close to the
end OF the week-and no special session
has been called to advance the decision of
these matters. In point OF fact the ques-
tions involved are so complicated by
previous decisions of the Senate that no
rapid decision Is likely to be arrived at.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
Fetal Boiler Esptosion.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 21.-The engine
of the New York and Boston special on
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad blew up in the Englewood yards
to-day and Engineer Alexander Frank
and Fireman e. B. Smith were instantly
killed. The engine was completely de-
molished and the baggage-car immedi-
ately behind it was partially wrecked.
Passengers were thrown from their seats
and some sustained slight bruises.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
Injured bv a Rmna,cav Team.

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, March 21.-Lieu-
tenant Governor A. w. Jones with his
guest, John Hall of Akron, was out driv-
ing spirited pair of young horses this
afternoon, when the team ran away near
his residence, throwing both out on the
paved street. Mr.. Hall escaped injury.
Mr.. Jones was removed to his residence
suffering severely from bruises received.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
General Feeder on. Body Not Found.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. March 21.-The
most extraordinary efforts were made'to-
day to find the body OF General ]. S. Full
Ierton of ST. Louis. who was killed in the
railroad accident near Oakland yesterday,
but met with no success. The in jured per-
sons are reported as being well and out OF
danger.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
JACksoN,s BoDY CREMArED.
Mother of the Murderer HtH Keep HI
ashes at HOme.

Mother of the Murderer HNH Aeep HIS
ashes at H0me.
CINCINNATI, OHIO. March .2l.-The
remains of Scott Jackson, the murderer of
Pearl Bryan. were secretly cremated last
night. The ashes were taken from the
crematory this morning, placed in an
urn and hermetically sealed. His mother
and sister, Mrs. Rost, took charge OF the
urn. None of the family were present at
the cremation. At noon to-day the heart
broken women departed for their home in
Green Castle, Ind, with the urn, which
with It's contents weighed about five
pounds. Mrs. Jackson said she would
keep it al her home. The body of the
9th victim OF the gallows yesterday,
Alonzo Waliing, is still in the vault at
Hamilton, Ohio, but it is believed will be
removed to Mount Carmel and inferred
in the family vault in the cemetery there.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
scott released From Cuban Prison

HAVANA, CUBA, March 21.-CharIes
Scott. the American who was arrested on
February 8, on the charge of having Gu
ban postage Stamps in lis possession, was
released to-day, the court having dis.
missed the charge against him. He will
leave for the United States on the steamer
sailing "Wednesday
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take la axative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
eisls refund the money Ii il tails TO cure 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
WHERE is BLODGETT?

The Bakersfield Banker Has Not
Yet Explained His Transac-
tions With Packard.
BAKERSFIELD, CAL, March 21.-
There Is considerable excitement mere
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
Spring
Medicine

pure condition of the blood after winters
hearty foods and breathing vitiated air in
home, office, sohoolroom or shop. When
weak, thin or impure the blood cannot
nourish the body as it should. The de-
mand for cleansing and invigorating is
grandIy met by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which gives the blood just the quality
and vitality needed to maintain health,
properly digest food. build up and steady
the nerves and overcome that tired feel
ing. 1t Is the ideal Spring Medicine.
Get only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

thoughts or different composers need not be
looked upon as plagiarism-partcularly when
the composers have proved by their works that
thank God. they do not need to plume them
serves with stolen feathers. 1t may be a coinci-
dence like that of a physical resemblance be-
tween two individuals who not related The
public likes to point out such musical re-
semblances in order to attest its musical under
standing. Cheap amusement!'
Dr John >. Billings director of the New-York
Public Library, recently made a statement
touching the consolidation of the Aston Lenox
and Iflden branches which music students
should bear in mind. He said
AGAIN. there is the great field of music
"hich covers an immense area when all its parts
are taken into consideration The Lenox was
already strong in this it's basis being the very
valuable Drexel collection: we concluded to
concentrate the musical branch up there We
are sending to it all our volumes bearing on the
'echhiQue OF music, including the scores and all
reconcile musical works in the different lam
guaSes. keeping here for reference only the we'll
known and standard works. such as cyclopndias
OF music and the histories and biographies of
the eminent composers Of the world. In this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
TIPEWRITING IN CHINESE.
From The Chicago Record.

I'M he chicago record.
i ne rev Mr.. Sheffield. a Prcsby terrain mission
airy at Tung Chow. has invented a Chinese tvna
writer which is said to be a very remarka hla
machine and is exciting a great deal OF com
,iieht over there. He made the model himself
cut sent the parts to a factory at Hartford
Where they were made in metal and nut topetb her
~ turIis out To be n great success, and will re-
Iieve both the foreigners and the native Chinese
from the necessity OF using a paint brush and a
po. on INK in conducting their correspondence
AS near as can be understood from the do
scription published in the Chinese papers tho
characters about four thousand in number ara
on the edges or wheels about one foot in diam
eter. IL requires twenty thirty wheels To
carry all the letters. and the operator must strike
Two Keys to make an impression. The first kew
turns the wheel and the second stops IL at tho
letter wanted. which is brought down upon the
paper by an ingenious device Although The
machine is complicated il shows a remark hio
degree OF ingenuity and skill and DIR SheaicIS
hopes to make many improvements in the wav Of
simplicity. " ~ ""S VI
The difficulty OF his task and the wonder ne
MS invention may be recognized when n ia
known that there are Is, 600 characters in the
Chinese language. each one of them representing
q distinct word. There are between q OOC and
'OoO in common use. which he has selected and
placed upon his typewriter. The newspaper
vocabulary OF China involves fully that numbe,r
OF character6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
her sons. Perhaps a start vii. be made in Lon
don with Mr. Seidl

Apropos of Mr.. Niksch we can do nothing hot
ter than TO tell the story OF his last two concerts
In Paris on May - and 16. as telegraphed to n
Berlin newspaper. In connection with the Widor
incident ii should be known that Mr. Ni,<iscb
had planned concert of French r,usjc excl,,
sively. but finding that the idea WAS not favor
ably received by the French, he decided +, dis
tribute the French compositions through all his
programmes At the concert before the las, ,
composition by Widor was played No sooner
was IL ended than a voice came from the gallery.
Ihats not the kind of music to play along
side of Beethovens.'
Another voice followed:
Do you call that French music? That's :
o CLOCK music. fit for the Folies Bergeres"
The audience responded with a storm of an
pause Tor the orchestra Mr.. Nksch pointed
out NJ Widor. who sat in the first row Of the
parQuet. and policeman threatened the dis
turber Of the peace with arrest
An audience OF four thousand heard the last
concert including the flower of the Partisan
aristocracy. The applause which followed Bee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

matter of music are also aiming to co-operate
with Columbia University, which has now
'eSuiir professor OF music, who proposes to go
extensively into this branch We want tn holm
them in any way we can: so anart fro, -
ing our collection at point we shall confer
WITH Columbia in the matter Of ordering a LOT
OF periodical literature music so as to avoid
uupiicates. This will practically make the
iehox Library the headquarters for musical
S'uoehts during the next three years and at the
same t'iHe make it possible for both Columbia
college ard the Lenox to save Unnecessary ex-
pense in current purchases"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
TO BE CONGRATULATED ANYWAY.

From The Boston Budget.
My dear fellow" exclaimed Jones, rushing
up to his friend Robinson. ''let me congratulate
YOU
Hum. returned Robinson. what fOr?'
Your engagement. Smith told about It.
you knOw''-
He did: did he? Well. I'm not engaged"
"No?"
And no likelihood OF being"
MY dear fellow" exclaimed Smith later IN
the day, rushing up to Robinson, let me con-
graduate you"
Now here. Smith," returned Robinson
theTe's nothing to congratulate me about"
On. yes there Is, went Smith, shaking
MIN warmly by the hand, Jones has told me
all about 1T"
And what has he told your
That you're not engaged. after all, and therws
no Likelihood Of your being -"