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The herald., 1897-02-09
TIE QUEENS MISSION
May Be Political and hight AstonIsh Man,
peapia

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Each day
the opinion become more general that
Liliuokalani, the dethroned queen Of
Hawaii. is in Washington for political
purposes. She has denied herself TO ali
interVieWers, and the cloak of secrecy
is thrown about her every movement.
Secretary Palmer said last night: Now
L do not want you to understand that l
am Noicing the sentiments of her ma
jesty when l say that this is what
would like TO see done by the present
or incoming administration. In order
that the people of the United States may
know something as to the form of gov
ernmcnt existing in Hawaii, | think it
would be Wise for the president to ap-
point three commissioners, one from
cach of the two big political parties and
one independent non partisan, TO in
Vestigate into affairs in Hawaii and re-
port On the advisability Of continuing
diplomatic relations with that govern
ment as il now exists 1t is my judg-
ment that some startling facts might
be brought TO light-sOmethng that
might astonish the people of this coun-
try"
rs it the appointing Of tribunal or
commission that the eX-queen seeks ?'
was asked.
Il am giving my own veiWs, not those
of the queen" he said.
The herald., 1897-02-09
IN The HOUSE
Six ninor Bis Fassed-Presidentiai Vote
Counters Appointed

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--The house
devoted the whole day to the District
of Columbia business, and eight bills OF
more or less local Importance were
passed.
The certificates of election for presi-
Dental electors forwarded to the house
by the secretary OF state were submit.
ted and ordered to lie' on the table III
anticipation of the counting Of the elec-
toral vote on Wednesday. The confer
ence report on the immigration bill was
presented, and notice given that it would
be called up tomorrow. Mr.. Barthold
of Missouri, Republican, who fought the
first report, has signed the present re
port, and it Will be adopted, it is be-
lieved, with practically no opposition.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Gros-
venor of Ohio and Richardson of Ten
nessee as tellers on the part of the house
to count the electoral vote on Wednes-
day.
A resolution was adopted requestin =
the secretary of the interior to furnish
the house what action lad beel.taken IL
enforce the terms of the treaty of 1865
with the Navajo Indians, by which these
Indians are required to remain within
the limits of their reservation.
At $40 the house adjourned.
The herald., 1897-02-09
Result, of Races Run on the Course at Oak
fand

The following is the list of en-
tries ard weights for the races at
Oakland. which are posted at the
Los Angeles Turf club, 2l2 South Spring
street Commissions received on these
races, and full descriptions of the events
given. Races begin at p. M; first quo
tations received at 1850 p. II. Telephone
Main 1881.
First race. three-fourths of a mile, sell
;ng-Heartease l0i. Agitato 1O9 Roadrun-
ner 112, Let Me See ia, Monterey III, Moni-
tor 1o6. Sooiadin 100, Greenback, jr lo9,
Joe Hill 100. Examiner 1e9.
Second race. three and half furlongs,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1C1 Fallen Princess
~, silva 11o, Count Of Flanders 100. Duke Of
York, second 10 Desdemona (b.f. Frank E
Rhodes-Cootyp 1G.. Don Luis 100, lrritator
110. On Qua Nita 1G1. Juanta lO1.
Third race five and half furohSs, sell
ing--BraXey 80, Chappie lei. May r. l12.
Infiammator III. Miss Maggie NJ. 1C9. De-
fender 104. Alazan ia. Roliaire ia. Wood
ington i'll, Senator Morgan H. Roselie
ILL.,
Fourth race. one mile. selling-Jack Mar
ten "a. Pollock 81. Little Cripple %, Maho-
gan 80, Alma a. Ransome 1G2 Monte
Fonse l0G Lobengula 1oS Dulio so, Ca
drilo 1G3 Siverado 96.
Fifth race, FIVE and half furlonEs. sell
ing-The Sinner lii. Good Times H. Soni-
ro III, Sweet William ia, Mercutio 104, Lost
Girl l09. Scotch Rose 1903, Fig Leaf lO9, Eta
II. 100 Lou Lou r. 1C9.
Sixth race, three-fourths of q mile. sell
ing--Jack Richelieu l12 Rejected 1c5, Fran
| co los, Fullerton Lass l07. Hazel D. 10i.
Virgie A. 1G4. Pecksniff 112. Zoolein 1l2,
Miss Ruth 107.
The herald., 1897-02-09
THE VALLEY ROAD
Ready for Bids for Grading on the Southern
Extension

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. SIT was
announced at the office Of the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley railroad
today that the directors of the company
at their weekly meeting tomorrow
would invite bids from contractors for
the grading of the proposed extension
of the company's line south of Fresno
The first contract that viii probably
be awarded will be that for grading
the line between Fresno ard Hanford.
It is expected that work Will be COM
menced on this lire by the 18TH instant
The few remaining rights of way trou-
bies, according TO present expectations
Will be settled by that date. The COM
pany is pressing the right of way suits
in court, but It is understood that a
compromise Will be effected in each case
before the suits are decided.
T.. A. Mcfarland, division engineer
who superintended the construction Of
the line between Stockton and Fresno
will be removed from Stockton to Fres-
10 on the 18th instant to take charge
Of the work on the line to Hanford His
successor at Stockton will probably be
aDpOinted tomorrow
The herald., 1897-02-09
Investigation Ended

OLYMPIA Wash, Feb. S.--The brib-
cry investigation in connection with the
election of United States senator came to
an end today when the committee made
its report to the house and was dis
charged. The report While making no
recommendations, submitted its find
ings on the evidence. tt reported that
Representative Warner had approach
ed Senator Squire with a list OF MEM
bers who had formed a combination to
prevent deadlock and a proposition to
get control Of the combination in
Squires interest was discussed; that
Squire entertained the proposal, but de-
INJURED; that the men on the 1st had
come together to prevent the deadlock
ard that nothing dishonorable was liz
tended at any time by such combina-
ton. No action was taken and Repre-
sentative Warner will retain his seat.
The herald., 1897-02-09
ON TIE TURF
Good Day and Good Sport at the Oakland Re-
on.ninC


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-The wea-
tier was fine at Oakland today and a
large crowd attended the races. at
tracted by the magnificent opening day
card presented by the California Jockey
club. The San Leandro stakes, an all
age race. was the principal event. and It
proved an easy thing for Pat Dunn's
Emperor of Norfolk colt, Estaca, who
assumed the lead a the start and fairly
romped away from his field, winning by
three open lengths. under a pull. Es-
taca was two to one favorite. The feat
ure of the day was Thorpe : desperate
finish on Salisbury II. in the mile ard
a sixteenth handicap, the clever jockey
clearly outrid;ng Doggett, who had the
mount of David. an oGus en- faVorite
Salisbury was 10 to l in the betting.
Track heavy.
One mile--Ba squl won, Draught sec
ond Don ClareDcio third time. 1;50}9.
Five and half longs-Palmerston
won, Two Cheers second, Sugar Foot
third; time, :l2
Mile and a sixteen th-Salisbury IL
won, David second. Torsina third; time,
1;52la.
Seven and a half furlongs. the san Lee
andre selling stakes for all ages-Els-
taca won. Rosebud second, California
third; time, 1:40i4.
Five and half furlongs-Casper won,
Tea Rose second, Yemen third; time
I'LL
Six furlongs-Moylan won. Imp. Ivy
sec. Candor third time, 1:19Si.
ST. LOUIS. Fab. S-A killing was
made in the pool rooms today or the
first two races at Oakland and would
have been repeated on the third race
had rot the scared bookmakers wiped
everything off the fSards and refused to
make ary bets. Just at the last mo-
ment before the first race at Oakland
crowd went in heavily on Basquil They
won. Just before the operator yelled.
They're Off in the second race the
same crowd plunged heavily on Palmer
ston, who was s TO ]. and when the horse
came in a winner there was Corsterua-
ton among the bookmalIers. Hayde &
SchrieVer's place was caught for several
thousand dollars and held up the wiz
nirss until confirmation of the result
could be had. Then information was
received that other pool rooms had been
stuck" on the race and the house pos
itively refused 10 pay out any more mon
ey At the height of the excitement the
same crowd began putting up their
money on Salisbury 1 for the third race.
The odds We're quickly wiped our. but
Salisbury won. 1t is not believed any
wires were tapped, but that the winning
was made by beating the telegraph serv-
ice of the pool rooms. 1t IS SAID the re-
suits from San Francisco are FIRST wired
to New York and from there distributed
to the pool rooms IN the middle stat&es.
The men who turned the trick today are
believed to have got the results direct
from the Oakland track. thus beating
the regular service a few minutes. The
bookmaliers refuse TO state the amount
of their losses
The herald., 1897-02-09
IN COMMITTEE
Acrimonious Discussion Over Railroads Ac.
eompiistes Ms Result

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Stuyvesant
Fish, president of the Illinois Central
railroad, today gave his views to the
house committee on Pacific railroads,
in the problem of reorganization. Rep
resenting one of the roads, which, he
said should have part of the business
with the Union Pacific at Sioux City (the
Sioux City and Pacific) he suggest ted
that the government should manage to
foreclose on the Union Pacific and Cen
tral Pacific at the same time and make
them public highways over which all
connecting roads, should have equal
rights. The Sioux City and Pacific rail
road, branch of the Illinois Central.
had been built on the Pacific railroad
act. so that it would be branch of the
Union Pacific, but was cut off from the
business with that road. He opposed
government ownership of the roads on
the ground that all government works
were conducted extravagantly, but said
! the government should take some steps
to guarantee roads connecting with the
Union Pacific the rights under the orig
inal act authorizing the building of the
road
The committee after an acrimonious
session. In which Hubbard of Missouri
was criticised severely, decided Ia re
port favorably to the house the bin in
troduced by Representative Harrison
of Alabama for q commission to settla
the Indebtedness of the Pacific railro9 de
70 the government. The commission ls
to consist OF the secretaries of the treas
ury ard interior and the attorney sen-
eral. The amendment suggested bv Al
torney General Harmon that the com
mission should not interfere with perd-
ing negotiations, was adopted There
was no opposition TO the plan. The crit
icism of Hubbard grew out of the fact
that no railway men appeared TO ofrer
The herald., 1897-02-09
THE ROYAL GE0GRAPHERS
Decorate Nanseu With q Nice Large
Gold Medal
rhe Prince OF Wales Presents the Emblem
and Great Audience Cheers
Lustiiy

LONDON, Feb. S.-There was an i'm
pressive scene at the Royal Albert hail
this evening when, amid the cheers of
an audience of about 1000 persons, the
prince of Wales presented DR.. Nansen,
hte Norwegian explorer. with the special
medal of the Royal Geographical So
ciety.
Earlier in the evening DR.. Nansen was
dned at the Imperial institute, the prince
Of Wales, the duke of York and other
notabilities of the Royal Geographical
society being present. The party then
repaired to the Royal Albert hall, where
an immense audience awaited them. 1t
included all the most distinguished peo-
pie in London. The boxes We're crowded
with women in beautiful toilsttes.
DIR. Nansen. who was accorded most
enthusiastic reception delivered his lee
ture in a modest manner and illustrated
the subject by photographs, which had
been obtained by himself
At the conclusion of the lecture the
prince of Wales presented him with a
large gold medal. 1t is the second time
only that this medal has been given to
any explorer. Henry Nj. Stanley was the
first to be thus honored. The medal is
large and handsome and has in high re-
lief the head of DR.. Nansen, amid a
running circle of bay leaves outside the
bay leaves is the inscription: Pre-
sented by the Royal Geographical So
ciety for Arctic explorations, 1893 1896. .
DR.. Nansens name is at the back of
the head and on the reverse is shown
the Fran in the ice. Beneath the ice
is kyac ard an oar crossed, with bay
leaves. A silver replica was presented
IN iai1.nDant ScOtf-Napsan and q reDii-
ca in bronze was sent to each of the
GREW
The herald., 1897-02-09
Ri01ING DOCKERS
Disappointed Hamburg Strikers Peit the Po
lie ,-NOho1Y Z lied

HAMBURG, Feb. 9--The riots result
ing from the disappointment due to the
recent collapse of the lockers strike
We're renewed last night The police
finally charged with drawn swords on
the crowds i'll the vicinity of Schaar
market and several persons were i'll
jured. y number of arrests We're made
Rioting was again resumed at mid
night, a mob overturning the gas lamps
OH Grosser Backergang and other
streets and alleys in the vicinity of the
Schaar market. The occupants of the
houses on the Grosser Backergang thor
oughfare poured boiling water from the
upper windows of the buildings upon the
heads of the authorities and pelted the
police with hot ashes, bottles and
stones, compelling the officers to retreat
and secure reinfOrcements. The lamps
were finally relighted and the streets
cleared of the crowds. Three policemen
and several citizens We're severely in
jureG in this early morning conflict.
The herald., 1897-02-09

to the Commercial Tribune from Tampa.
Fla. says: News was received here
today of the Wholesale killing of paciii-
cos at Jubaco, Matanzas province, last
week, by one of Weyler's captains named
Marios. He raided small village ex-
pecting TO find an insurgent hospital
there. Being disappointed, he arrested
twenty of the men and. putting them
in line. he ordered every odd numbered
man shot, promising to spare the oth-
ers. No sooner had these been des-
patched than he had the others put to
the machete. There have been severe
rains in MatanZas and Havana. and the
MatanzaS and Remba railroads have
been wrecked in the past week and sew
eral soldiers killed
The herald., 1897-02-09
Train Wrecksrs in Court

ROSEBERG. Ore. Feb S-John Case
ard James Poole. charged with holding
up Southern Pacific train in Cow
Creek canyon in July, 1895, were ar
raigned ia the state circuit court today.
Ihey pleaded not guilty and We're re-
leased on 500 h2il each Case and Pooie
Nele tried IL the United States ciruci1
'qu' at Portland d year so on d charge
q tobbing the United States mail when
tte train was held up and We're found
Eol!tN' nut The men were released or
t.!elE own rccoSniZarce raw trial be-
ing granted.
The herald., 1897-02-09
A MYSTERY SOLVED
Edward stump Rode the Bay Horse at Santa
Rosa

SANTA ROSA, Feb. s.--The mystery
of the horse found near the bridge here
end Sebastopol. where the Laguna de
Santa Rosa crossed the road. was clear
ed up this afternoon by the discovery
OF the body of Edward Stump. just be-
low the bridge. All DAY Sunday big
crowd of citizens dragged the laguna
with graphing hooks, but could find no
trace of the missing rider. Up to that
time it was rot known to whom the
hcrse belonged, Relatives of Stump,
however. heard that a horse had been
found and sent word that he left home
Saturday and had not returned. When
they saw the horse they identified it,
Stump was 20 years OF age and a son
of Conrad Stump. On Saturday when
the horse was found the water was
twenty eight feet deep at the bridge.
On Sunday afternoon it had receded six
feet and is row falling rapidly. 1t is
believed Stump missed the bridge by mis-
take. or while crossing his horse STUN
hled, throwing his off into the stream.
The herald., 1897-02-09
TIE BIG FIGHT
Carson Gets the Plum and Reno Is Very
JeaIoGs

CARSON, New, Feb. S.-Dan Stuart
Will not be here until tomorrow, but it
can be stated that the Corbett- -Fitzsim-
mons fight will take place in this city.
information having been given the As
ISOLATED Press by a man who has au-
thority to speak, Already kilograms
engaging hotel and boarding house
rooms have been received. Accommo-
dations will be provided for 5000 persons
expected from east of the Rocky noun
tains, as well as a larger number looked
for from the Pacific coast states. Rail-
roads ana tsle graph companies have be-
gun operations to bring In the crowds
and handle the press dispatches Work
on the pavilion, where the fight IL to take
place, is to be commenced as soon as
Stuart arrives and Gesignates the loca-
tion. "A dispatch was received from
Chicago this morning engaging a block
of 1000 seats for the Siler-Hogan special
which will bring not OILY the Chicago
crowd but good part of the eas tern
contingent.
RENO is JEALOUS.
RENO, New. Feb. S-Railroad men
say that it will be impossible for the
Virginia and Truckee railroad to handle
many Pullman cars and Southern Pa
c!fc engines, and that if one of them
should get off the track. which is quite
likely, 1t would seriously interfere with
The herald., 1897-02-09
A White tiatchet Man

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. S.-while
George Alderman, an old man, was nall
ing a sign outside his house tonight sew
eral small boys began to torment him.
Losing his temper Ackerman turned
upon the youngsters and hurled the
hatchet he had been using after them
as they fled. The weapon struck
Thomas Kane, a thirteen-year-old boy,
on the head, fracturing his skull. Kane
is not expected to live. Alderman was
arrested and charged with an assault to
murder
The herald., 1897-02-09
The Cre.aa Troubles

LONDON. Feb. S-The parliamentary
secretary Of the foreign Office, George
N. CurZon. in the house Of commons to-
day, confirmed the dispatches of thl
Associated Press on the Cretan situation
and said, so far as he could Judge the
maltreatment was about evenly dis
tributed between the two parties and
the British government was as anxious
to protect the Mussulmans as the Chris
tians. A British troop-ship has been
dispatched from Malta with fort
nights food for 1900 Cretan refugees.
The herald., 1897-02-09

Dan Stuart and the mill. Then again,
1t is claimed that the hotel accommoda-
ton at Carson Is wholly inadequate to
handle any considerable number of peo-
pie. Side tracks are quite ar import
ant figure, too, ard 1t Is claimed that II
the number of cars come that the man
agement ia counting upon the yards at
Carson will not accommodate them.
Then again, lumber for the amphithea-
ter is worth S11 per thousand in Carson.
While in Reno it is but Sl1. Labor at
Carsor is 81 per day, while at Reno
plenty of men can be had at 81, All
these things considered. Reno presents
many advantages not accessible at Car
son. Another drawback for Carson is
the telegraph facility. There Is but one
wire between Reno and Carson, and it
is claimed, the Western Union cannot
handle the news from that point without
stretching q number of new wires be-
tween the two towns, while Reno is
repeating office ard can handle all press
matter without trouble.
TITz GETS no WORK.
NEW YORK. Feb.S.-Today will mark
Bob FitZsimmons' start on real hard
work. In aGdition to HE twelve mile
run, wriut machine and dumbbell work
in the morning, he will box eight fast
rounds with Dan Hickey. after which a
fifteen minute hoEt of pulling. hauling
and maulir,g with Ernest Roeber, the
champion wrestler. will follow. Then
FitZsnGrons will punch the bag with
Gumbbells in each hard until he wearies
a bit, after which a bath and rub down
will complete his 6ay'g work, This
schedule will not only he kept up until
the Gay of the fighters departure for
Nevada, but will be continued daily
while en- route to the training quarters,
as Martin Julian has secured n baggage
car that will be converted into a GYM
sit,r,
The herald., 1897-02-09
TIE Civil Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The thir-
teenth annual report of the civil
service commission. covering the past
fiscal year, has been submitted TO the
president. 1t reviews the growth of the
government civil service and efforts of
the committee to eradicate partisanship
in federal office and importaNt civ'. ser
vice reforms and extensions contcm-
plated. The whole number of persons
examined for the five branches of the
classified service during the year ended
June &c. 1885, was 1920, of whom 20093
passed and 10.S76 failed to pass. The
EOQd
The herald., 1897-02-09

to each charge and his trial was set for
March 9TH. lie did not act like crazy
man while in court. He claimed, how
ever when brought here. that he had
set fire to the Petaluma warehouses in
order to make work for mechanics.
The herald., 1897-02-09
The New Justices

WASHINGTON, Feb. S-Judge Chas
C. Mott of New York, who for thirty
years has been one of the associate
justices of the United States court of
claims, was sworn in today as chief jus
tice. and Judge Charles b. Howey Of
Mississippi at the same time took the
oath of office as associate justice.
The herald., 1897-02-09
IsrOuVltt nl.eDer

VICTORIA, Is. c., Feb S.-The North
ern Pacific steamer Pelican arrived to-
day, twentyone days from Yokohama
with a case of leprosy on board. The
leper will be detained in quarantine un-
til the return trip of the Pelican, on
which he will be deported to China.
The herald., 1897-02-09
Raii-nnI Ghnns Rurn-d

EVANSVILLE. Ird., Feb. S.-The ma
chiaery department of the Louisville,
Evansville and ST. Louis railroad shops
1T Princeton, Ind.,Was burned this morn
ing. Loss, $500 600. Two hundred men
Will be thrown out of employment.
The herald., 1897-02-09
The Eli Goyernor Dead

MELBOURNE, Feb. S.-Sir j. Bates
Thurston Is. c. NJ. G., governor and
commander-in chiey of the Fiji islands,
and high commissioner for the Western
Pacific, is dead.
The herald., 1897-02-09
SESSION NOTES
The Colored Congres WI! Not tRalse
Runpus

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Representa-
tive George Washington Murray, col
ored, of South Carolina, who it was re-
ported several days ago would object
Wednesday during the course of the
counting of the electoral vote to the re-
cordinG of South Carolina vote, on the
ground that the election laws Of that
state were unconstitutional, today an
nounced that he abandoned all idea of
interruptng the proceedings Wednes-
day He has decided nothing could be eff
fected. therefore he simply filed memo
rials from the Republicans of his state
in the usual way, and says before the
session closes he hopes to have an OPP
portunity to discuss the question they
inv
The herald., 1897-02-09
MINOR MATTERS.

Secretary Herbert called the chief con-
structor and upon a number of the Off
cials of the navy department in consulta-
ton today respecting the battleship In
diana, and as result orders were sent
to Captain Taylor to sail with his ship
at the earliest possible moment to re-
join the squadron.
The subcommittee of the committee
on Indian affairs appointed at the last
meeting of the committee to report on
the bill for the reorganization of the
Indian territory agreed today to report
the bill as an amendment to the Indian
approximation bill
The herald., 1897-02-09
No Court Balls

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. S.--There
win be no court balls this winter, owing
to the health of the cZarina which, al
though not causing anxiety, is such that
SIZE rcuuireS reSt
The herald., 1897-02-09
Eirebur ArYoieosd

SANTA ROSA. Feb. S.-Tardeni Beno-
delta, the Petaluma frebug. appeared
in court today to answer to two charges
Of incendiariSm. He pleaded not guilty