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The herald., 1897-03-15
COYOTES AND THE DREDGER
Threaten to Absorb All the States
Resources
Tue Lest Week ss the stsss Lssis'ss'vs sss-
sion FINDS an Bnerneus Amount
Of Work Undone

Special to The Herald.
SACRAMENTO, March 1.-THE last
week of the session opens with some OF
the most important bills proposed still
on the calendar. In the senate there
are the general appropriation bill. the
county government bill and the lunacy
commission bill, besides a number OF
minor measures to be considered. In the
assembly there are the special appro-
priation bills, amendments to the irri-
cation law, which are very numerous
and important, and changes In the gen.
eral appropriation bill made by the SEN
ate. The senate will consider the woman
suffrage amendment on Tuesday, and II
It passes, the assembly will have another
battle on that subject. The coyote
bounty bin will also attract much at
tention when 1t comes up In the senate,
both because of the amount of appro-
priation and the charges Of bribery In
connection with it's passage by the as
sembly.
If the governor vetoes the dredger bill
a desperate effort will be made, regard
less of party lines, to pass it over his
veto. Should the effort be successful,
appropriations will have to be enorm-
ously vetoed in other directions.
AS there are nearly 1900 bills on the
calendar of the two houses yet, it Is evi-
dent that majority of the measures in
troduced this session will die on the
files.
The governor will send in the names
of his appointments to the state board
of health and harbor commissioner at
San Francisco on Tuesday
FRASIER.
The herald., 1897-03-15

event that the arbitration treaty be-
tween this country and Great Britain is
considered.
Senator Davis, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, said he would
force the question of ratification to a
speedy determination as it would be pos
sble to do. The treaty will be consider
ed in executive session. There will be
considerable opposition to it, even in It's
amended form, but the friends Of the
treaty assert that there will not be ex-
ceeding twenty opposing votes when the
final result Is announced.
Some nominations are expected on
Monday, and there may be brief exec
utive session to permit their reference
to committees. A number of bills. a ma
jority of which will be those which fail
ed in the last congress, will beb intro
duced during the week, but as none of
them can be taken up until they receive
committee action there will be little or
no legislat tive work. The presidents
message is expected Monday.
Considerable time during this week
will be spent by the committees of the
various parties In the senate In an effort
to reach a harmonious adjustment Of
the senate committees. There is now
talk oB an agreement to fiil all the va-
'cancies except thote existing iuthe COM
mistees on finance and appropriations.
Both committees are fortunately quite
equally adjusted. and It Is feared that
an effort to supply the vancacies might
result in bad feeling and an entangle-
ment which the Republicans desire to
avoid in the tariff fight.
There was orly occasional reference
to changes in the elective Offices in the
senate g and there is MO prospect of a con-
troversy over this point at the present
time
1t is expected that the credentials Of
Messrs. Henderson and Corbett. ap-
pointed to fill the senatorial vacancies
from Florida and Oregon respectively
will be presented Monday. They will
be referred to the committee on privi-
legss and elections.
Contrary to expectations. there will
be no nomdna tions semitic the senate for
important places in the treasury depart
mert for some time. Secretary Gage, 1t
is believed. has made up his mind as to
two of the assistant secretaryships, but
he had announced 1lat NO nominations
will be sent to the senate for a. week or
so. Assistant Secretary Ham.ip, inform
ed Mr. Gage some days ago that he was
ready to serd in his resignation at any
time. Mr. Gage requested him to re-
main for two or three weeks and this
offer was accepted. The two most
prominent candidates for the office of
assistant secretary are Mr.. w. B. How
ELL, for several years past assistant to
the secretary, having charge of customs
matters and Mr.. Spauldirg, who served
as assistant secretary during the Har-
rigon administration For the chief
clerkship there are two candidates who
seem to be in the lead of the others, Mr..
Wallace Hills, an old employe and at
present the assistant chief clerk, and
Major Bracket who served as chief
during the Harrison administration.
The herald., 1897-03-15
BUTLER BREAKS DOWN
Concludes to % rsck to Australia for
Tflsi

| SAN FRANCISCO. March 14.-Frank
Butler, alias Ashe, the accused murderer
of Captain Lee. Weller, Arthur Preston
and Charles Burgess. has decided to
give up hts fight against the efforts Of
the Australian police to secure his ex-
tradition from this country He gives
as his reason for this action that he has
10 hope that the supreme court of the
United States Will reverEe District Judge
Morrow. and that he cannot stand the
cost of carrying the matter to the cour:
of last resort
Butler said today that he had consid-
cred the matter and had come to the
conclusion that he felt convinced the
supreme court would decide against him,
and that an appeal would gain him
nothing but postponement Of the day
upon which he would have to return to
Australia to answer for the crimes with
which he stands charged. In this view
OF the matter he considered It best for
him not longer to oppose the matter Of
hip extradition. ~; z
uifimately. be rid. hSwsuld have to
50 on nial Tor hin 1ifsI ana tho sooner
The herald., 1897-03-15
THE GOVERNMENT GAUGES
Need LengtheuIug to Record the Mlssls-
slppi Flood
Railroad Traffic Suspended In Arkansas and
Tremendous Damage Il Done to
Stock. and Buildings is'--'
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 14.-At Sans
Souci, small town Immediately below
Osceola. the Anchor line steamer Bluff
City this afternoon attempted to land
her passengers and freight. The citi-
ems and levee patrol ordered the captain
to keep his boat moving, saying the
waves from the steamers wheels would
break over the 1evee. The captain.
however. attempted to had, when the
boat was met by wholesale fusillade of
bullets from the shore, but RIO one was
hurt.
The Mississippi river continues to rise.
and the situation in the lowlands of
serious. 81
Tonight the river stands at 463, rise
of seven-tenthsio of foot since last night.
This is the highest record since the es-
tablishment of the weather office here.
in 1872.
The government gauge today record
ed 1862 feet above low water mark, but
owing to a change in the gauge since
the previous high waters, this would
read in the old gauge 37.2
The high water mark in the old gauge
was 36.6, made in the flood of 1890. The
rise during the day was slightly more
than half foot and the indicat tions are
that the high stream will continue to
rise slowly during the next "a hours.
On all of the islands near the city and
in the lowlands of Arkansas there is
great suffering among the people, and
there Is great Loss of stock and property.
People continue leaving the lowlands
for this side of the river.
Today the Little Rock and Memphis
railroad managed to get it's morning
train into the city. but made no attempt
to move the freight trains. The Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis brought
trains into the c.5y until midnight Sat-
urday when It commenced using the
tracks of the Iron Mountain. The latter
road Is still few inches above the
water. At Maron, where break in the
dyke occurred Friday night a scene o:
desolation exists. The little town is four
or five feet under water, many houses
and cabins having been washed away
and the inhabitants sought heller else
where. Hundreds of horses and cattle
have been destroyed by the resistless
waters.
At Osceola grave apprehensions art
felt and today every man and boy III
the neighborhood went to work with
will building an additional levee to pro.
tect the town.
At Helena the water Is seven feet
above the danger line and at Vicksburg
II Is within foot of 1t. While the Ohio
river is falling at Wheeling and Louis
Vile there was rise during the last
twenty-four hours of ur-tenths of an
inch at Cairo while the rainfall in the
watershed tributary to Chattanooga in
the Tennessee basin has been two inches.
DAMAGE BY WIND.
sTEUBENvILLE. O., March IA
whirlwind visited Mingo Junction last
night. The wind blew of the iron roof
of the cast house Of the Junction Iron
and Steel company and the tall brick
walls fell in. Frank Hobson and Larry
Fahey were caught under the falling
walls ana Fahey was taken out dead.
Frank Hobson wasso seriously crushed
that he died three hours later. John
Weilas, z Hungarian, was badly Ecrush-
The herald., 1897-03-15
I. SAN PEDRO HARDOR
CONTRACT 70 Be LET.
And That Without Much
Further Delay
REFUSAL 70 ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
Wouldn't Look Pretty in the
Secretary's Record
THE CALIFORNIA SENATORS
Interview Engineer Mackenzie and Re.
port Coed Prospects
Mergap's Minority Report VIII Cut Very
Little Figure
THE Repert Already Piled 10 Final. and
Nothing but Repeal Of the fiarbor
Act Can Hurt San
Pedro
THE CALIFORNIA SENATORS
Interview Engineer Mackenzie and Re-
port Coed Prospects
Msrgsp's Minority Report VIII cut Very
Little Figure
Tho Rspert Already Piled 10 Final, and
Nothing but Repeal Of the harbor
Act Can Hurt San
Pedro
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WARRINGTON, d. c., March IA
Senators White and Perkins have inter
viewed Assistant Chief of Engineers
Colonel Mackinzie regarding the letting
of the contract for the construction of
the harbor at San Pedro. The interview
was very encouraging, and there seems
to be little doubt that the secretary of
war will proceed with the business of
letting the contract.
There is nothing new regarding Nor
gan's alleged minority report. The Sec
retary, 1t is believed, is fully alive to the
would do much harm to the Republican
party in California. and would place in
his record a page that would injure his
future, and we may look for action by
the secretary within a short time. The
engineer corps takes great interest in
the matter and will render all possible
aid.
It IL understood that in his alleged
minority report Morgan will assert that
It will take $4,000. 900 to build harbor Of
refuge, whereas he claims that that
amount would build harbor of COM
merce at Santa Monica.
Hood states that Morgan's report is
nearly finished, and that many objec-
tions are to be made to the majority re-
port, which proves that Hood and 9TH
srs are aiding Morenn in getting up his
report. There is no intimation as to
whether the secretary Will accept the
minority report or not.
The majority report is final, and hence
there is no fear Of Morgan's stand be-
ing detrimental to San Pedro. Nothing
but the repeal of the present act can pre-
vent the harbor from being placed at San
Pedro unless the secretary of war re-
fuses to let the contract. Everybody
here believes that the secretary will act
anlrmatively soon.
Huntington will arrive at Washing
ton this afternoon and will leave for
San Francisco in two or three days. He
may go to San Diego, but inquiry fails
to elicit information on this subject.
The herald., 1897-03-15
His Last Drink

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 14.-"Either
give me whisky or I'll drink this" ex-
claimed young Frank Lewis, 26 years old,
thi afternoon, holding small phial in
his hand and addressing the bar keeper,
who had asked him to pay for round
of drinks. The bar keeper did rot see
fit to forgive the account, and young
Lewis poured the contents. three ounces
of carbolic acid, down his throat. Lewis
was carried to. the police station, where
he died In a few minutes in horrible
agony. His father is one of the wealth
lest business men Of King county Mo.
No reason is assigned for the act.
The herald., 1897-03-15
A WIN sustolne1

NAPA, March 14.-During the past
week suit has been on trial before the
superior court contesting the will Of the
late Julia Marvin Souther, instituted in
behalf of c. M. Garwood and wife, who
are relatives. Of the deceased, but who
failed of recognition. H. NJ. Barstow
was the defendant The jury especially
impaneled for the trial, after four
hours deliberation. returned verdict
sustaining the will. The fight was hot
and, bitter in the extreme.
The herald., 1897-03-15
BADLY BURNED
An Aged Salinas Lady nay Die Prom hs
Injuries

An Aged Salinas Lady nay Die Prom Hsf
injuries
SALINAS, March 14.-Mrs. Ira Tucker
wife of the oldest voter on the Great
Register Of Monterey county, was dan
gerously burned at her home here last
night. The old lady, who on her next
birthday will be 80 years of age. was sit
ting near an open CRATE when her skirt
caught fire and soon her clothing was a
mass of flames The lady was sitting
alone in the room and had 1t not been fol
the timely interference of members OF
the family. the unfortunate woman
would have been cremated. AS 1t wac
she was so badly burned that It may yet
cause her death. Her face and arms
are badly burned and the victim Is now
suffering greatly from nervous prostra-
tion and from the effects of the burns.
The herald., 1897-03-15
Silver ITEMS Conference

DENVER, Colo. March lex
United States Judge o. w. Powers of
Salt Lake arrived here today to be pres
ent at the conference of Chairman Jones,
Chairman Campau, Senator Teller, Con-
gressman Shafroth and other silver
leaders The participants in the meet
ing deny that 1t has any special signifi-
canoe, claiming that it is simply an in
cident Of the western trip of Messrs.
Jones and Campau. The last name j
gentleman will continue westward from
here arriving in Salt Lake Wednesday
naYf
The herald., 1897-03-15
Il win Hiect Hunter

FRANKFORT KY, March 1.-THE
sudden death Of State Senator J. p.
salyers at his mountain home. was
announced by kilograms today. and 1t
created profound sensation among the
Legislators. Salvers was a Democrat
and prominent in the senatorial fight
or last winter. His death removes
nearly the last doubt that Hunter, the
present Republican nominee for United
states senator. will be elected whenever
the joint ballot = held, -.---..-.-..--.
The herald., 1897-03-15
Ella Rrsien Arrives

NEW YORK. March 14.--Ella Russell,
the American prima donna. arrived by
the steamer Etruria last night. She will
sing next Saturday at the New York
Symphony society concert and on the
27th Of this month in the oratorio Eli
jah" with the Oratorio society. MISS
Russell will also be heard in the Metro
pobitan opera house with the Damrosch
Opera company, and later with the Grau
farces
The herald., 1897-03-15
MISSING MONITORS
Rouse No Special Apprehension At the Navy
Department

Department
WASHINGTON, March 14.-No news
of the U. S. S. Columbia and Puritan
was received by the navy department
today, but Notwithstanding alarming
rumors as to the safety of the big moni-
tor Puritan, the officials of the navy de-
partment are under no apprehension as
to the safety of either the monitor or
OF her convoy 1t Is said that the orders
given to Captain Sands of the Columbia
when he left Hampton roads to go to
the assistance of the disabled Puritan
we're elias tic, and he may exercise his
discretion in shaping his course. The
Puritan is almost as big as the Columbia
and the latter could not tow her very
fast Under the most favorable cir
cumstances at sea, five or six knots
would be as much speed as could be ex-
pected even provided that all went we'll
and there were no broken hawsers,
such as might be expected to result
from such an unwieldy tow, the vessels
could not have reached Hampton roads
before yesterday afternoon. Not hear
ing of them. however. the department
officials concluded that Captain Sands
had gone on directly to New York, which
was to be the ultimate destination of
the Puritan, as she is under orders to
try the new dry docks there at the earl
lest opportunity.
If this is the case, the vessels could
scarcely reach New York before tomor-
row afternoon. even in fair weather.
Meanwhile it is said that it is not a
matter of surprise that the vessel have
not been spoken by some ships coming
in at Hampton roads, for it is the prac-
tice of naval commanders to keep out at
sea further than merchant ships coming
up the South Atlantic coast, and so
they would not be sighted.
The herald., 1897-03-15
JACKSON WILL HANG
Wishing Has Still Slender Chance I
Escape


FRANKFORT. KY. March 14-Many
false reports have been sent out about
the governors action in the Walling and
Jackson cases. Late Friday evening he
finally passed upon Jacksons case, re-
fusing to interfere, which was bulle-
tined by the Associated Press a minute
after the of1icial act. He then an
nounced and continues to announce that
he will not pass ON Walling's case until
tomorrow or later. Walling's friends
are greatly in hope that he will respite
Walling for few days, or until Jack
son Is hanged and all hope Of any con-
fessi0n from him is dispelled or full
Allied. It Is possible. though not prob
able. that he will do so. The governor
has been flooded with kilograms today
from all parts of the country and all
kinds Of people. begging him to spare the
lives Of these men.
The herald., 1897-03-15
oRe0oN's SENATOR
Republican Legislators Insist on Having
Mitchell or Nobody


Mitchell or Nobody
PORTLAND, Ore. March 4.-The
Oregonian says: The assertion that
comes from Washington that Senator
Nitchell's friends offered to compromise
the senatorial contest by the election of
George H. Williams, Sol Hirch, Binger
Hermann, ]. C. Fullerton, M. c. George,
Stephen A. Lowell, James A. Fee, Rob-
ert Lakin or any other Republican of
good standing, Is without foundation.
The Mitchell party insisted on Mr.. Mitch
oil and no one else. Those opposed to
him offered his supporters to name the
candidate, only stipulating that he be a
sound Republican and gold standard
man. Twenty Republican senators
signed an agreement to this effect and
submitted the same to conference Of
1itchell's supporters, but it was reject
Cd, they insisting on getting Mr.. Mitch.
oil or no senator.
The herald., 1897-03-15

rious features of the bill changed before
it is given to the house.
Chairman Dingley said tonight that 1t
had not been decided how much time
would be allowed the tariff debate In the
house. Every week Of talk, he remark
ed, would cost the country hundreds of
millions in revenue through importa-
tions which would be rushed into the
country under the existing tariff.
The herald., 1897-03-15
AnIntiux of pigeons

SALINAS, March H.-Thousands OF
wild pigeons are visiting this neighbor-
hood 1t is the first time there has been
such an influx of these birds. Scores OF
eportsmen bring in hundreds of the birds
daily.
The herald., 1897-03-15
IN rne SENATE

Warm Work Promised ID the Dlscusslon os
n. Arbitration
WASHINGTON March 1l.-vice-
President Hobart wifi rap the senate o
order ct noon tomorrow for the beeia-
ming sof the work 81 tie tafty -nfth con
sress. &. Z. 1. q y ''It) '1.l !!
The weik does not now proGniss to b i
The herald., 1897-03-15

it was over the better. He Will go back
and face his accusers and depend upon
the loopholes Of the Australian criminal
laws for his escape from the gallows.
The herald., 1897-03-15
GRANTS MONUMENT

me Parade to Be : rlost Imposlns At
fair
NEW YORK. March 1l.-Arrange-
ments for the Grant monument In
augural parlde On April are proersss-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-02

The showing which Savannah makes
in the matter If naval store" Is exceeding
~ gratifying. The trade year closed on
the last day IF March. and the gratifying
fact was announced that the number Of
packages received during the year was
considerably greater than in any previous
year All Of our naval stores merchants
remember that it was predicted a half
a dozen years ago that the top notch of
naval stores receipts had oeen reached,
and that a decline in the receipts might
reasonably be expected III each succeed
ing year. Those who made that predic-
ton did not know the extent of the re-
sources of the naval stores territory trib-
utary to Savannah, nor did they properly
estimate the business ability of the men
who handle Savannah's naval stores trade
With such capable merchants and a very
large area of country to draw upon for
naval stores products, it is probable that
Savannah's naval stores business will con-
tinue TO be as great as it is now for fully
ten years. After that period it may show
a decline. owing to the steady destruc-
ton of the pine forests.
1t is in the power of the railroads lead
ing to this city to assist materially our
merchants in controlling the bulk of the
naval stores output. They must see to It
that there are no determinations against
this port in the matter of rates. Although
naval stores merchants are not making
any complaint of the rates, they feel there
are certain inequalities in the rates which
are hurtful to this city No effort should
be spared by the railroads to prevent dis
ordinations. Let our naval stores mer-
chants have a fair chance and they will
undertake 70 see to it that this port re-
tains the greater part Of the naval stores
business.
If cotton had not been diverted from this
port in the early part of the season Sa-
vannah's cotton receipts this year would
reach pretty nearly, if not quite, 100000
bales. Her cotton merchants did the best
they could under the circumstances, and
they failed to get all the cotton which
naturally belongs to Savannah only be-
cause they could not control the railroad
situation.
We are not, of course, satisfied with the
extent of Savannah's commerce. We
would not be satisfied, however great it
might be, but we think no one will con-
tradct the statement that Savannah is
holding her trade with a degree of sue
cess that justihes the most sanguine ex-
pectations as to her growth in commercial
| greatness.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-02
FER ONAL.

Ham N'Ghi, ex-king Of Anam, now 30
years old. whom the French are keeping
as state prisoner at Algiers, has devel-
oped some skill as a painter, and intends
to send few of his pictures to the Salon.
He is an amateur photographer, rides BIZ
cycle and studies mathematics and PM
losophy in French textbooks.
Count Erwin Won Neipperg, who died
recentlysin Vienna at the age of 3d. was the
last surviving son by his first marriage Of
Count Adam Won Neipperg, the Chamber
lain and subsequently, the husband of Ma
po4eons Empress Marie Louise. His half-
brother, the Prince Montenuovo. Neip-
perg's son by Marie Louise, born three
months after Napoleon's death at st. He
lena, died two years ago.
The Boston Transcript says: THE
bringing of the famous Bradford manu-
scripts deposited in the library of Fu.ham
palace, containing the records of the early
history of the Pilgrim Fathers and their
voyage to America in the MayioWer, back
to Massachusetts is due to Senator George
F. Hoar. When he was in England last
summer he called on DR.. Temple, then
bishop of London, now archbishop of Can
terbury, who showed him the precious d.
airy. Mr.. Hoar suggested that the true
place for it was in Massachusetts, and the
tNiAN'
that he would do all he could to bring
about such an agreement. 1t was neces-
sary also to get the consent of the arch
bishop, as the library belongs to the bish-
opric and is thus the property of the
church. The archbishop died recently,
and DR.. Temple succeeded him"
The Swami vivekananda has returned
to India after lecturing in this country for
couple of years The native papers have
praised him highly for his work in the
| United States, but he finds that he can no
| longer eat with his fellow-countrymen, as
he has lost caste by partaking of food
with meat-eating Americans. Speaking
of a dinner that it was proposed to give in
his honor native paper says THE din
ner is likely to faI through, because few
have the courage to say they will dine
| with him. This is amusing in one sense,
but in its true sense it is intolerab.e child
| ishness, of which the educated Hindoos
| ought to be thoroughly ashamed. Poor
| Vivekananda! The curtain falls on sad
| scene. The great Swami is now an out
cast, with whom, if one of the lowest
castles in India should eat, he would be de-
filed. The Swami has crossed the ocean
| and eaten with Americans!