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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02

The act OF Congress granting to the Muskogee
Oklahoma and Western Railroad Company the
right to construct and operate a railway through
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory has become a
law without the Presidents signature. the statu-
tory ten DAYS having expired without action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02

The bnttle-shp oregon left Acapulco Mex. yes
terday. for San Francisco on her return 2,oo0-me
run. undertaken to show the cruising radius OF the
vessel The training-shp Alliance reached New
port News this morning. after escaping from her
position ashore near Cape Henry on
her return from slx-mOnths cruise with appren-
tices. No report Of her mishap has reached the
i,lrp1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-02
BY THE PREsiDEN1

The venerable Senator Harris, Of Tennessee. who
has beer i'll for weeks, is said to he consid-
erably improved In health this evening. In fact,
az one OF his attendants said h. was sitting up
and expressing his opinion Of public and private
affairs with all his characteristic vigor OF Ian
guage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
Stockton's Hearty Greeting
to the Grand Lodge
Delegates.
Reception in New Pioneer Hall
Followed by a High
Jinks.
Elaborate Banquet to Delight the
Palates of the City's Many
Guests.

STOCKTON, CAL, Jan. 24.-Srockton Is
entertaining the delegates who have as
sembled to attend the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of B'nai Birth. Great
preparations have been made by the local
representatives to receive the delegates,
and there has seldom been a meeting of
the Grand Lodge where the visiting rep
resentatives have been accorded such a
hearty reception. The mem bers of Hope
Lodge OF this city are among the most
wealthy citizens of Stockton. They never
do things by halves, as was evidenced to-
day and tonight by their treatment of
the visitors. Especial interest on the part
of Stocktonians was taken in the gathering,
as NJ. P. Stein, one of the leading grain
merchants of this city and one of Stock
tons most progressive citizens, was to
be elected grand president of the organiza-
ton.
The morning boats brought hundreds of
representatives from all parts of the Pa
cific States. New Pioneer Hall had been
selected as the meeting place for the Grand
Lodge and here to-day's deliberations
were held.
The order was tablished ffty.three
years ago in New York City. It now has
nine grand lodges, nearly 800 subord mate
lodges and more than $4,000 members
scattered through the most civilized
portions of the world. The order expends
millions of dollars in deeds of charity.
To-day's meeting of the grand lodge of
the Pacific slope was one of the most sue
cessful ever held. Officers will not be
elected until Tuesday, but in the mean
time the routine business of the order is
being attended to and the delegates are
enjoying round Of pleasure. Tonight
reception was rendered to them in New
Pioneer hall. The programme was of
exceptional interest, including the follow
ing numbers:
Address oi Geicoaa on Behalf 81 Hope Lodge
address Of welcome on behalf the citizens Of
Stockton. .Congressmsn-elect Marion De Vries
Mandolin quartet-"Morella" neutrality-suspicious..
Mrs. Max Levy, Misses Rose Marks, Sadie
Kerski, ANNA Marks, Miss Rae Kaiser ac-
Address. -. Grand President Edward I. Wolfe
~ Miss Mary Gibbons
Grafton. .......... Grand Orator Edmund Tauszky
Poem-"A Tribute to Israel" 49,. Miss Rose Marks
solo-"For All Eternity" madnolin obligato.;.
Address Rev. DR.. jacob voorsanger
Celio SOLO '.'.-.r-.' a. faLterSon
Recitation on.....................Mi Miss Hattie Nathan
Address. Hon. Julius Kahn
After the reception the delegates held a
highjinks at the imperial Hotel and the
leading lights of the organization were
brought forward to do their parts in the
programme of jolIity that had been ar
ranged. The big dining-room of the hotel
had been decorated and the menu that
was served was one of the most elaborate
ever prepared by Stockton caterer. To-
morrow evening there will be grand ball
in Masonic Music Hall.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
SPLIT AMONG THE STRIKERS.
Some of the Union Miners at LeadvTis
Conclude to Cut Loose From
Their Leaders.

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 24.-The report
was spread about the State tonight that
the Leadville strike had been settled. No
report has ever caused such good feeling
and general rejoicing among the people of
the whole State. At the tbeaters, when
the curtains fell on the first acts, it was
announced from the stages that the strike
was settled. Audiences rose in their seats
and cheered most wildly. In the largest
and most fashionable theater in Denver,
which held about 1000 people, the cheering
continued until the curtain rose on the
second act.
1t was not until midnight that the ex-
act situation could be learned. It ap-
pears that there has been a bolt of a part
of the union mem bers and these have re-
solved to cut loose from the dictation of
the leaders and seek work in the mines.
While this has not settled the strike it is
hoped that it may soon reach that end.
The most extravagant claims of the bolt
ers still leave a good majority in the
union.
Eugene V. Debs has urged the men to
accept proposition from the mine-owners
which guarantees the unemployment of
the strikers.
1t is believed that if the miners would
get away from the influence of their of.
ficers and men from outside the camp they
would soon declare the strike off.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
Tries to Enter a Rancher's
House and Is Badly
Wounded.
Ignores a Warning to Depart
and Dashes Against a
Shotgun.
The Mar auder Probably Crippled for
Life as a Reward for His
Indiscretion

FRESNO, CAL, Jan. 24.-Fred Borpan
was shot in the legs tonight by William
Hill while trying to enter the latter's
house. mile southeast of town. The
wouId-be burglar, who is hard.looking
character, is now lying in the County Jail
suffering from two badly shattered shins
and with the prospect of losing the use OF
his right knee.
Hill says he first heard Borman walking
on the front porch of his house. The
rancher arose from bed and called to the
fellow to "get out" Looking through
window Hill saw Borman walking around
to the rear of the house. The rancher
then took his shotgun, loaded it and went
out to the rear porch. The burglar came
directly toward the steps and Hill stepped
out with his gun leveled and asked the
intruder what be wanted. Borman, see
ing the gun, sprang forward to grappIe
with the rancher, crying out: ''You will
shoot me, will you? I'll fix your
But Hill was too quick, and fired, aim
ing at the mans legs. The burglar
bounded into the air, gave an awful howl
and then fell in a heap on the ground.
His wailing and cries of pain were pitiful.
With the assistance of a neighbor, Hill
brought the rascal to jail. Borman says
that he has been working at the Helm
ranch, but refuses to talk concerning
to-night's esca pade.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
RIVER AND RARB0R JURKET.
Fourteen Members of the House Commit
tee Start Out 10 Inspect Work on
Southern WaterWnHs.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. M-Four-
teen of the sixteen members of Congress
composing the Senate Committee on Riv-
ers and Harbors, many of them accompa-
MED by their wives and other members of
their families, left Washington this morn
ing at lib o'clock over the Southern
Railway for New Orleans and Mobile and
other places to inspect Government inn
provements on waterways.
The party travelled in special car in
charge of Captain J. w. Bryant, repre-
senting the commercial and shipping in
terests of New Orleans. They will reach
Mobile tomorrow, spend two or three
hours examining the harbors of that city,
reach New Orleans Tuesday evening, and
on Wednesday 60 down to the mouth of
the Mississippi to see the crevasse in
Pass Aloutre and the jetties and south
west crevasse. They will return to New
Orleans Thursday and leave that night for
Sabine Pass to see the Government works
there, thence to Houston to inspect the
Improvements on Buffalo Bayou. After a
visit to Galveston the party will return to
Washington, stopping en- route at New
Orleans and Chattanooga, Tenn. At th g
latter place they will examine the Gov
ernment works on the Tennessee River.
The trip will consume ten days. Among
those com posing the party are Hon, B.
Hermann of Oregon, wife, daughter and
son.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
AN INSPECTION At FOLSOM.
Legislators and Others Vtsit One of the
State Prisons.

Legislators and Others Vistt One Of the
State Prisons.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 24.-Four
coaches filled with legislators, State OIL
cals, prominent Sacramentans and news
paper men, left the depot at 9:30 O'Clock
this morning on visit OF inspection
to the State prison at Folsom,
the granite quarries, the State rock
crusher and the big power-house, all on
the American River. The visitors found
the prison as clean as new pin and look
ing as if it had always been so. Warden
Auli and Deputy Warden Baker escorted
he guests through the 6 reat stone build
ings and to the prison dining-room and
kitchen-models of neatness.
In the diningroom the prison band
gave concert, which was highly appre-
ciated by the visitors. The prison power
house, in which a wheel moved by the
water from the canal, turns the machinery
for producing electric lights for the prison
and the grounds and ice for the Kitchen
and hospital, were viewed with great in
terest by the visitors. Warden Aull re-
ceived the congratulations of the members
of the Legislature and other visitors on
the excellent and ship-shape manner in
which he has conducted the institution.
In the officers quarters the guests were
treated to collation. by invitation of the
Board of Prison Directors. The party re-
turned at $50 o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
LOS ANGELES CHURCH WAR.
coiored Brethren Fight in a House Of
Worship, and One Gets
Into Court.

Los ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 24.-The
brethren (colored) of the Second Baptist
Church of this city have been involved in
strife for several months, with good pros
poets OF disrupting the organization. Sew
eral fistic encounters among the deacons
and other leading members of the congre-
CATION have taken place during the past
few months. In one of these Bible was
made to do yeoman service in the hands
of an enraged brother, who 1oored his an
tagonist with the good book. Great care
has been taken to keep these things from
the general public, but in the trial of Sam
uel Sims on a charge of disturbing the
peace before Jus tice Morrison yesterday
afternoon all of the unpleasant facts came
to the surface.
1t appeared from the testimony that the
disturbance endeavoriug to further the
candidacy of Brother Bowman for the
place of deacon.
Brother Joseph Whitlock, an elderly
man, was the leader of the opposition,
and in the course of the meeting arose to
read passage from the book of Timothy
relative to the qualifications of deacons.
Before he had got well started, Brother
Sims appealed to the moderator to de-
clare Wnltlock out OF oroer unless ne
would read the entire chapter instead of
such passages as he might choose to boil
ster his side up.
A personal encounter ensued and
Brother Whitlock was badly worsted.
The church members took sides, some
with Whitlock and some with Sims. One
witness said that Brother Sims, on the
night in question, acted very 'gentlefied," ="
and she considered his arrest entirely due
to prejudice. Whether Justice Morrison
will take this view remains to be seen.
He took the case under advisement until
tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
.coURSWG AT SACRAMENTO.
Little Delight and Defender the Final
Winners in Exciting Con-

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. A.-De-
spite the inclemency of the weather large
crowd was in attendance at the coursing
park to-day, and although the ground was
in places muddy and slippery the major
ity of the events were fast and exciting.
First run-Kennedy's Little Delight beat De-
vine & Powers Straight Tip.
]. Corcoran's Pride of Arizona beat Rumble's
Pennie.
schulze & Roughts Handspring beat Duf-
sheehan & o'Brien's Grady beat Nethercott
Bros Forest Queen.
Mangan's Pansy beat Schulze & Roughts
Williams Airship beat Hestings' Isonomy.
Galliher's Duke Orlando beat Walsh's Pade-
rewski
Sheehan Bros' Governor Markham beat
Nethercott Bros Moonlight
Barrett's Eclipse beat Wickwire's Geraldine
First ties-Little Delight beat Pride of
Arizona; Handspring beat Grady; Airship
beat PansY Governor Markham beat Duke Or
lando; Eclipse ran bye.
Second ties-Little Delight beat Handspring;
Eclipse beat Airship; Governor Markham ran
a bye.
Third ties-Governor Markham beat Eclipse;
Little Delight ran bye.
Final-Little Delight beat Governor Mark
ham and took first money.
Open all-aged stake, draws-Alkali Boy be at
Slower and Slower, Cloverleaf beat Isonomy.
Straight Tip beat Yellow jacket Ben Brush us
Girl, Eva beat Grady, Moonlight beat Com
binatiOn, Tommy Hall beat Geraldine; De-
fender beat Angeline.
First ties-Alkan Boy beat Cloverleat, Ben
Brush beat Straight Tip, Duke Orlando beat
Eva S. Tommy Hall beat Moonlight, Defender
ran bye.
Second ties-Alkali Boy beat Ben Brush, De-
fender beat Duke Orlando, Tommy Hall ran a
bye.
Third ties-Defender beat Tommy Hall, Al
kali Boy ran bye
Final-Defender beat Alkali Boy.
Ed Canavan oficiated as judge, W. NJ. O'Neil
slipper, T. Kennedy steward.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
BLOOD POISON.

1t is certainly not known to the laity,
though 1t is true, that blood poison in its
first, secondary and tertiary state, if not
properly cured, viii be carried down from
t1ons blood poison ends in scrofula, malig-
nant cancers, etc. You have a body to
protect, young man, and you owe it to
yourself and to your children to be per-
manently and skillfully cured of blood
poison. If you are suffering from blood
poison, if you notice falling hair, glandu-
lar Jumps on the tongue, Jumps on the
back of the neck, sores, sore throat, loosen
ing teeth, copper-colored spots on the
body, consult the great doctors of the
Hudson Medical Institute about their 30
day cure. The 30-day cure is certain-the
30-day cure is positive. II you are nor
cured in the time the doctors specify. Won
will be treated with the 3O-day cure free
from that time onward until cured, Wrifs
for 30-day cure circulars.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
Bnthhom.s fnr Sn,inna.

SALINAS, CAL, Jan. 24.-Among the
proposed enterprises in Salinas besides the
Spreckels beet-sugar factory now being
erected is the building of a commodious
bathhouse, which will rival that at Del
Monte in many respects. The building
will be erected on the Metcalf place. There
will be three tanks, and they will be built
after the model of the Del Monte. The
largest tank will be 14x60 feet in dimen-
sions, with a depth of ID feet, and there
will be two smaller ones for women and
children. 1t is proposed to heat the water
by means of the exhaust steam from the
Sperry fourmill near by. The baths Will
be fitted with the very latest paraphernalia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
STOLE TEN THOUSAND.

Forged Contracts Cashed by the Con-
T5dentSdl Clerk of the Contractor.
P1TTSBURG, Pa, Jan. 24.-Forged
acknowledged contracts of city Work Oh
which $1S,5oo was raised, have been dis
covered. The paper was held by the
Columbia National Bank and the Mercan-
tile Trust Company, but neither institu-
ton will lose anything for the reason that
the amount involved has been made good
by the contractor, W. J. Dunn.
Mr.. Dunn places the blame on con-
tdential clerk, who, he says, is now in the
West, but would not give his name. The
man has wealthy relatives who will
probably make good the money taken by
him. The forged assignments were placed
in the banks as collateral, and were dis
covered when they were presented to the
County Comptroller for payment. The
actual amount of money appropriated by
the clerk was $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
INTENSELY COLD
AFTER THE STORM
Toontfn,Isd from First Pags.l

venience was caused to pedestrians. From
all over the city tonight came police re-
ports of persons who had fallen on slip
perry sidewalks and been injured more or
less severely.
PITTSB URG, PA, Jan. 24.-The bliz-
zard reached this city last night and with
it came the heaviest fall of snow of the
winter, more than six inches covering the
ground to-day. The thermometer was 6
degrees above zero at o'clock and fall
ing.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Jan. 24.-No-nights
reports from every part of the Northwest
indicate that last night was the coldest in
two winters. st. Paul, about the warmest
point in this whole section, registered
25 below. The range was from that figure
to 80 below at st. Cloud, 36 below at Aitkin
and 40 below at st. Hilaire. There are no
reports in yet of people freezing to death,
though suffering in the country must have
been very great. The St. Paul Relief
Society has been busy all day furnishing
coal and other supplies to the needy.
Indications point to further drop in
the temperature of at least ten degrees to-
night.
Railway traffic is everywhere greatly
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
J,,nen,. Omosr. .Bnfled.

PORT TOWNSEND, VASE, Jan. 24.E-
The steamer City of Topeka, from Aissks,
arrived to-day and reports that much ex-
element continues in Juneau over the re-
cent daring Jail delivery. Four unknown
MASKED men entered the United States
prison, overpowered the guard and re-
leased "Slim" Birch, under sentence to
San Quentin for robbery. An hour later
thorough search was begun, but no trR ce
of the fugitives could be found. Marshal
Williams offered a reward of $500 for the
prisoners recapture
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25

retarded, either by drifts or inability to
keep up steam. Around Aberdeen,
Huron, Milbank and Wilmot, s. OAK, no
effort has been made for two days past to
clear the tracks, owing to the very high
winds, and the cuts are now fall to the
brim.
A Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
passenger train is stuck in drift near
Bonilla, S. Oak. Fuel has been carried to
the train to keep the passengers comfort
able. Another train containing $3.50,
of the money of South Dakota is stuck in
a drift near Highmore, S. Oak. Reports
from points along the Missouri River in
dicate that there will be heavy mortality
among cattle and sheep in that section.
1t is clear in Central and Eastern Mime
sofa and the wind has subsided.
OMAHA, NEBR., Jan. 24.-This has been
the coldest day Nebraska has experienced
in two years. At many points the mer-
curry registered u degrees below Zero and
the warmest reported was degrees below.
A strong wind from the north made the
cold seem more intense. The Missouri
River is frozen over, and icemen, who had
given up hope OF crop, will begin cutting
tomorrow. Little snow has fallen in this
section, and railway traffic is not inter
fered with.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. "a. The cold
wave struck this section at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and in less than an hour
the thermometer fell 80 degrees from so
to 20 above zero. Ten above is the mark
registered at o'clock tonight, with pros
poets of zero weather before morning.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. 24.-The
thermometer at 8 P. NJ. registered 4
above zero, and before midnight the mer-
curry had dropped to as many degrees be-
low, with a continual downward tendency.
The reports show that before morning it
Will reach 10 or Is below. The streets
are deserted tonight; the churches are
empty, and numerous entertainments an
nounced in various halls and theaters had
to be abandoned. The suffering among
the poor is appalling.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Jan. 24.-The
mercury tonight is 5 below zero, and is
still falling.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
BLIZZARD IN ENGLAND.
Sheep and Cattle Die on Land and Fish
ern1e7 Perish a. Sea.

Sheep and Cattle Die on Land and Fish
eTnse7t Perish a. Sea.
LONDON, ENG, Jan. 24.-The snow
storm which began on Friday con tinues,
and is causing any amount of Interrupt
ton of travel and inconveniences. Many
sheep and other animals have perished,
and the losses sustained by farmers and
others will be quite heavy. The snow is
so deep between Hastings and Brighton
that a number of trains have been blocked,
an occurrence which is seldom heard of in
that part of the country.
The severe wind which accompanied the
storm has done considerable damage along
the coast. Some of the fishing boats W hich
have arrived at Lowestoft report the loss
by drowning of several of their crews. A
number of the boats we're quite badly
damaged in the buffeting they received
while trying to make port.
Quantities of wreckage are being washed
ashore on the Norfolk coast, indicating
the loss of some vessels at sea.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
SANTA CRUZ REFORMS.
Tramp Nuisance Eradioated at but a
Slight EDpense.


Slight Erpense.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 24.-The re-
cent effort of District Attorney Carl Lind
say to reduce the tramp nuisance by be-
ing present in pers n or by deputy at all
trials for vagrancy has created great
deal of discussion as to the amount OF fees
made by constables by arresting vagrants.
According to the reply made by County
Clerk Ed Martin to the Committee on
County and Township Government of the
State Legislature, which asked for the in
formation, the total amount paid to con-
stables during the year 1896 was only $222S,
and the sum paid Justices OF the Peace
only $1949.
These amounts are divided between ten
constables and ten justices, so that the
vagrancy expense is less than was sup
posed, considering the other duties per-
formed by the justices and constables.
The fact is made more apparent by these
figures that Santa Cruz County has a
minimum vagrant element, which is
steadily being reduced through the efforts
of the District Attorney and the Salvation
Army, the latter supplying work for the
unemployed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
GENERAL AFFORDS SUIT.
Claims That DR.. Edn1undson AEiendted
HIS W1fe's Afecttons.

DALLAS. Tex, Jan. PA suit has
been filed by George NJ. Alvord against
his son-in-Iaw, DR.. NJ. NJ. Edmundson, for
$4,000 damages. General Alvord alleges
that Edmundson alienated the affections
OF his (Alvord's) wife, and charges that
DR.. Edmunson slandered him to Mrs.
AlYord, destroying her confidence in him,
causing a separation. General Alvord
also caused DR.. Edmundson to be arrested
on a charge of criminal libel. General
and Mrs. AIvord are very old and the
family has been prominent in social and
business circles of Texas for many years.
DR.. Edmundson is a native of Chicago.
His wife was a leader of Dallas society at
the time of her marriage. A son of Gen
eral Alvord is editor of the Lewiston
Qdaho) Tribune and Speaker of the Idaho
Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25

salmon fishing here to-day. Fish Com
missioner d. F. Emeric and party, con-
sisting of Rudolph Herroid Jr., A. T.
Vogelsang and wife, H. F. Fortman of San
Francisco and f. w. Henshaw OF Oak
land, arrived last night. They went out
on the bay in two boats and returned with
ten big salmon. f. B.. P1xley OF the
Pacific Ocean House took out party on
Captain Taylor's launch, consisting OF
Messrs. Swinnerton and Hanley of 81. s.
Crocker & Co.'s, San Francisco and local
sportsm en-, who made catch of six sal
mon. Other parties made good catches,
and altogether nearly 200 salmon were
taken in the mornings fishing.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25
SENATOR GEORGE nERY H.
Relatives Summoned and the Doctors
7hSnk He Cannot Recover.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 24.-sena-
tor ]. q. George of Mississippi is lying i'll
tonight at the Garfield Hospital in this
city. AT IL o'clock tonight he is reported
as resting slightly easier than he had been
during the day. His wife and family, who
are at their home at CAIRO llton, Miss.
have been summoned to his bedside and
are expected to arrive tomorrow.
Senator George came to this city from
Mississippi on January last, and imme-
niately entered the Garfield Hospital. He
was then suffering from complication OF
diseases, bronchial catarrh causing him
much annoyance. During the last week
his heart has become involved in the gen.
eral mplications and it is from this
source that the greatest fears are now en-
tertained. a consultation between doc
tors was held yesterday and the gravest
fears of his recovery were expressed. SEN
ator George has been unwell for nearly a