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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
The presiding officer lHilI of New YorLA

The presiding officer Chill of New York;
remarked with mock gravity: THE Sens-
Tor from South Dakota declines TO state
where he was born" [Great laughter.
Petiigrew Indignantly remark of
the chair is of course voluntary on his
part and is little out of he order. Bun
as the Senator from New York will not bq
long with us, we can endure almost any
thing from him. Laughter
The presiding otficer-The Senate will
have to endure he Senator from South
Dakota. laughter.
Pet!igrew's speech was replied to by
Hoar, who spoke of it with a great show
OF indignation as ''mousing into the
ancient history of New England and
suggested that the "person who had iu,t
spoken" had studied more history for is
speech than he had done in ali his life
before. Laughter.
The treatment oi the Indians by Miles
Standish, Hoar said, had occurred $50
years ago. and yet that was the only argu.
ment that the Senator from South Dakota
had been able to make to oppose the at.
tack upon the amendment.
al can only" Hoar added (facing Petit
grew and speaking with all the scorn he
could lend to his language), "pity the man
who can find in history nothing but the
material for beiouling the very nest in
which he was born"
After this stormy session no attempt
was made to get vote on the amend.
ment.
A conference report on the bill to amend
the act repeating the tim Der culture laws
was presented and reed to.
A disagreement of the conference on the
army appropriation bill was reported,
and new conference was ordered.
The postotfice appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
Morrill, (R.) of Vermont withdrew the
notice which he had given of his purpose
to address the Senate tomorrow on the
Cameron Cuban resolution, giving as his
reason his unwillingness to interfere with
the appropriation bills and expressing a
whether they could all get through.
Following is tie status OF the great ap-
propriation bills passed and signed by the
President: The pension appropriation
bill, the urgent deficiency bill, the military \
academy bill and heexecutive appropriao Il
ton bull. In the hands of the P-esid ent-F
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill. In conference.-the army ap-
preparation and the agricultural appro-
priation bill conference report pending
IN the Rouse). Under consideration in
the Senate-The Indian bill. On the Sem
ate calendar-The postotfice appropriation
bill. Before the Senate Committee on
Appropria tions-The fortiicauons bill, the
District OF Colum bia appropriation bill,
the sundry civil appropriation bill and the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
The Senate at $3.50 P. NJ adjourned until
tomorrow.
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WANTS HA VANA BOMBARDED.
Plain 10Hs ut banquet of Aanerica
Pnpet- Mnkera

Plain 10lE ut banquet of A9nerican
Paper Mdkers.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. 24.-The
American Paper-makers' Association held
its annual banquet in the Hotel Waldorf
tonight and $50 members and guests were
present. An address was made by Charles
A. Dana on Paper and Press" and Mayor
Strong spoke on New York.
DIR. Minot Savage aroused the greatest
enthusiasm when he said that while APP
preciating the honors of war and the adj
vantages of peace, still if 1t was true that
an American had been murdered in Cuba
he hoped the Americans would send
gunboat to lombard Havana if satisfac-
ton was not given in twentv-four hours.
I'VE cannot afford to have it said, " he
added, THAT there is port in the world
where an American citizen is not safe.'.
Addresses were also made by Colonel
H. A. Thomas Of Boston and Theodore G.
Search of Philadelphia.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
cISsERo's DsArH REPoRrgD.

Il Runs0r That Is Not Beueped nm
C"bnms in HapGna
NEW YORK, N. Y. Feb. 25.-A dis
patcn to the Sun from Havana says:
La Lucha says that Salvador Cisneros v
Betancourt, President O; the republic of
Cuba, is dead. The correspondent of that
newspaper at Puerto Principe adds that
President Cisneros died of illness con-
tracted after he had passed the Moron
Jucaro trocha from the west in the last
days of January.
The report is not believed here by the
Cubans, and up to this time the Spaniards
have not announced it officially.
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BUDD WILL NOT YIELD
Refuses to Recomnsend $3.50 Sr
propriGtiOn for ths Office.

~'ef veto ~ HtC0stUteH0 ~ PfOtVUO n D.
proprintiOn for ths Office.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb 24-Gov-
ernor Budd and Attorney-General Fitzger-
aid arrived from San Francisco this even
ing and met at o'clock with Secretary of
State Brown as the State Board of Exam
liners.
Messrs- Brown and Fitzgerald asked that
the State Printer nigh. be allowed SIS, 900
to do the legislative printing for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year, and to pay the
claims already due, amounting next Sat-
urday evening to about $45. .000.
Governor Budd said that he would re-
fuse to sign any bill calling for more than
$4,000 for legislative printing. The mat
ter of appropriating $4,000 addition al
would be taken Up afterward. he said,
The constitution would not permit the
creation of deficiency unless by unani-
nous vote of the Board of Examiners.
The Legislature had power to provide for
lis own lie islative printing. The Governor
thereupon introduced q resolution recon-
mendng that the Legislature make pres
ent appropriation OF o00 for legislative
printing.
The Attorney-General suggested that
the appropria ton should be for $40. 900.
sufficient to pay off the indebtedness OF
the Office and run IL until the end OF the
term, but the Governor thought that S4O.-
700 was ample for legislative printing.
Secretary Of State Brown. who was the
first to vote on the rolcalI, voted Aye
on the resolution. The Attorney General
voted mo" and before the Governors vote
ave could be recorded Brown remarked
that he thought that the vote was to be
unanimous, but if Judge Fitzgerald was
going 10 vote no" he did not care about
voting at all.
Suppose We make it $65. 5.000," he sug-
gested.
Il think $4,000 is enough" said the
Governor
MI. Brown was considerably worked up
and made remark to the effect that the
state OF California should not repudiate
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Horse. Burned at oaryfn,er,...

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Feb. "a The
fine stable belonging to Joel Fithian at
Carpinteria, nine miles from this city. was
destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. Ten valuable horses perished in the
flames. 1t Is supposed the fire was the
sent deputy to investigate. The prop
erty destroyed included building, horses,
harness and vehicles valued at $4,000. 1t
was insured for $500.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
1ernns Indor.e L.s,. .1ofinn.

AUSTIN. TEX, Feb. PA resolution
was introduced in the House to-day and
referred to the Committee on Federal Re-
lations, indorslng the action of Consul
General Lee in protecting American citi-
zens in Cuba, and demanding that the
United States Government shall give pro-
lection 10 Americans in Cuba
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25

clined to discuss it, further than to say
that if such a course had been taken there
would be certain indi cations around the
department which would suggest IT'S pos
sibility, but not the slightest movement
tending to show any change OF policy on
the part of the ad ministration in Cuban
matters had been manifested.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
South Dakota FamfIk AaphyYiated.

LAKE PRESTON, S. OAK, Feb. "a
August Hansen, his wife and five chill
dren, living six miles from Oldham, were
found last night unconscious, probably
from fax straw gas and smoke from their
stove. The wife and four children have
since died and Hansen is in critical
condition. One boy is recovering.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Mckinley 1namk. Governor Bushnell.

COLUMBUS, ONO, Feb. Ex-Governor
Bushnell Said tonight that he had re-
ceived a letter from President-elect Nc
Kinley, thanking him for the appointment
of Chairman Hanna to succeed Senator
Sherman, which he had promised to
make. Major Mckinley says in the letter
that he regards the appointment in part
a special favor te him. as he Joined with
Senator Sherman in asking that Chair
man Hanna be appointe to the vacancy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
7hurston,s .anneaation Mi.,ton

ST. JOSEPH. MICH, Feb. "a. -Ex.
Minister L. A. Thurston of Honolulu.
Hawaiian Islands, arrived here this m orn,
ing with his wife, who will visit her
parents for several weeks. Mr.. Thurston
left at noon for Washington and says that
he is on private business. but that he will
islands
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
GENERAL LEES RcsIGSAr1oN.
Washingion O6ic,0Ls Ara absolutely
Ostsab on fhe Safbisct

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 24.-Ab-
eolutely nothing that was not embodied
in these dispatches yesterday could be
obtained to-day at either the White House
or the State or Navy departments in re-
gard to the threatened resignation of
Consu-General Lee at Havana. A rumor
that Aomiral Bunce, or some of the ves-
sells of his squadron, had been ordered
to Havana was brought to the attention
OF prominent naval officers. They de-
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Heir Born to m, Mccor,ntct,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Feb. PA
son was born tonight TO the family
of Harold F. Mccormick, who was married
on Novem Der 26. 1895. to Miss Edith Rookie
feller, second daughter of Jonn D. Rookie
teller of New York
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Big Etre an 81. Eonis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. pa fire this
morning destroyed the top floor of
the Merchants Exchange building. which
was occupied by the St. Louis Clearing
house. Loss, 500, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Csgar-Makers Sfrthe In Chfcn,o

CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. 24.-Four hun
dred of the $50 cigar makers employed by
Eugene Vailens & Co. struck today for
higher wages. The men demand the
union scale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Moves r. Handu,s Son Deod

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 24-Moses P.
Handy Jr., son of Moses P. Handy, the
well-known newspaper man, died to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Baja California
Damiana Bitters

Is A POWERFUL APHkODISTAc Avn
specinc tonic for the sexual and urinarv or,,an1
OF ootn sexes, and great remedy for diseases OF
the kloneys and bladder great Restorative
no tong-winded testimonials neces sary
NABER, Airs u BRUNE, Agents,
S2S Market St., 5. F.-[Send tor Clrcuiarl
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-25
Joins the Great Chorus.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 24.-Charley Cal
lendar, the famous old-time minstrel, died
in lodging-house here tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
DYNAMITE IN JAMAICA.
Attempt to Blow Up n Railway
Train.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, February O.
The president of the American corpora
ton controlling the Jamaica railway, ar
rived here on Thursday evening from
New York. Whether this had anything
to do with what happened on Saturday
is not known. 1t IS. however, a fact that
on Friday afternoon, several local news
papers received an announcement, writ
ten in red ink and apparently with
some blunt instrument, like whitfield
stick. that il was the writer's intention
to destroy the railway. This was re-
garded as a joke. and was passed un-
noticed. But on Saturday morning such
an attempt was actually made.
As the passenger train from Kingston
arrived at a point a couple of miles from
the station, it came to a sudden halt,
and a slight jar was felt. On inquiry
being made. the driver declared that
some one had fired off a gum under the
ea..ne MS it passed. But no person or
gun could be found. and so the train
proceeded. although the engne-crew con-
CURED that there had been some sort Of
explosion under the engine. and every
one on the train felt the jar. Later
on a lineman discovered some odd-look-
ing things along the track in the same
place. and reported the matter to the
station. An inspector OF police and a
railway engineer went out to investigate,
and found what they in part expected
that they would fnd-the remnants of an
Internal machine. But they also found
something else-a similar machine intact
The appearances indicated that two
explosive bombs, diabolically conceived
but very poorly contriysd, had been
placed on the track for the morning pas
senger train. one had exploded, put
with little or no result. whilst the other
had been hurled off the track by the force
OF the explosion and its fuse eX-
tinguished. They were not contrived 10
20 off on contact, but had been lighted
and placed on the track as the train was
approachng. one acted up to time ana
the other. possibly ,gnited NONE NJ
after it's mate, was blown away. Nhat
was found of the exploded bomb con-
sisted of three burst and rent milk-tlns'
hearing the traces Of gunpowder. Ine
one intact was a package containlng 3
similar tins filled with giantepowder ana
iron filings. to which was attached
connecting fuse a couple OF feet long
the end of which had been ignited. Ine
whole was well packed in box OF eartn'
the size OF a large cigar-boH'
The police are investigating the mat
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
THE INAUGURAL BIBLE.
To Re Presented to Mckinley by the
African Methodists.

PITTSBURG, Pa, February s.-Bishop
Arnett. Of the African Methodist Episco-
pal Church, was in Pittsburg Sunday eve
ming en- route for Washington to arrange
for the entertainment of the members
of the committee appointed TO present 10
Major Mckinley Bible for use in the
inaugural ceremonies.
"The Bible upon which Major william
Mckinley will take his oath of office on
the ith Of March as the President OF the
United States will be very me anu
elegant volume" said Bishop Arnett.
''The book will be donated TO Major NC
Kinley for this purpose as the gift OF the
African Methodist Episcopal Church. IL
is now being printed in Cincinnati by tne
Methodist Book Publishing House. IL VIII
be handsomely bound and lined front ana
back with silk with a suitable dedlcatory
Inscription upon the inside. On the out
side there will be a beautiful gold plate
In the form Of a shield on which the name
of the President; the GATE and the name
OF the donors will be handsomely en-
graved. The Bible will be enclosed IN a
handsome box made Of native Ohio WOOD
and gold mounted
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
PLUG-TOBACCO TRUST.
IL VIII BE In Operation Within sixty
Days.

CHICAGO. ILL, February "a Detroit
special to the Tribune says: 1t has Just
come to light here that a plug-tobacco
trust which contemplates the absolute
control Of the plug-tobacco output, is in
active process of formation. and may be
expected to be in full operation before the
expiration Of two months from this time
The decisive steps to this end were
taken at the meeting Of representatives
Of State wholesale grocers' associations
held in Chicago. January 18th and 18TH
1t IS known that the trust is to have
headquarters in the States Of Illinois,
Michigan Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa, In
diana. Wisconsin. and Minnesota.
The trust is to go into effect after
sixty-days' notice from January 18th. and
the consent Of one manufacturer will
render the combination valid.
1t is announced that p. Lorrlllard &
Co. have signed the agreement, and that
Wilson & McCally, John Finer &
Brothers. Liggett & Myers. the j. r.
Drummond Tobacco Company, and the
Wissinger Tobacco Company will sign
within a few days.
THE ABOVE DISCREDITED.
ST. LOUIS, MO, February 9.-Local
plug-tobacco manufacturers dscredit the
story sent from Detroit to the effect that
wholesale grocers in the Middle-Western
States were forming a combination in
opposition to the American Tobacco Com
pany, and regard the report as a
stock -jobbing manipulation. Messrs. Lig-
gett & Myers and J. r. Drummond
whose names are mentioned in the dis
patch, deny that they are. or will here
after be. connected with any such COM
bination, and state that their factories
will be conducted as independent con-
Germs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10

KANSAS CITY, MO, February 9.-Taps
may sound for Major-General Joseph o..
Shelby at any hour, and the light of a
brave and romantic life go out. He is
lying critically III at his farm near Adrian.
and all Missouri awaits news from the
sick chamber in fear and sorrow. General
Shelby-"Jo," he writes his first name,
and as 10 he Is best known-and his di-
Price. Brilliant dashing, and successful
in war, he was the idol of Confederates
and the terror OF Unionists. A Ken
tuckian by birth, he believed in slavery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
TO SUCCEED MIR. LEONARD.
Mcssrs. Fred. Cudilp and W. w. Tai
lev the Principal Candidates.

General-Manager Stevens, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, has under consideration
the appointment of a successor to Mr..
NJ. b. Leonard. the deceased superintend-
ent Of telegraph, but he has not as
yet made any selection.
Those most prominently spoken or Tor
the office. which pays S0o0 year, are
Mr.. Fred Cudlip. electrician OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and
Mr.. w. w. Talley. who was Mr.. Leon
ards right-hand man. Mr.. Cudlip, who
has been with the Western Union Com
pany for number OF years, is tho
rough electrician. and skilful operator
and he is being urged for the office by
many friends. among them attaches OF the
telegraph company and the Chesapeake
and Ohio. Mr.. Talley is the man Mr.
Leonard wished to succeed him. Before
his death Mr.. Leonard sent for MIR. Talley
and told him that he wanted him TO
have the appointment.
1t is understood that there are other
candidates in the field for the office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
NOTES FROM CUBA.
CASPER BETANCOURT FINALLY
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
REOUEST OF GENERAL LEES DENIED.
Correspondcnt scoveFs Case VIII
Not he Transferred to Hnbana-
Spotber American Citizen Arrest
ed-Discussion of the Reforms.

HABANA, February 9.-Gasper Betan-
court. a naturalized American citi-
zen. who was acquitted few days ago
of the charge Of aiding and abettlng the
rebels. was finally released from custody
to-day.
Ana Sotolongo. a woman who escaped
on January 22d from the House OF
Refuge, where she had been placed as a
political suspect, was recaptured yester-
day. and was recommitted to the House
Of Refuge.
Nine political suspects will be deported
to Ceuta tomorrow.
Jose Aczuy. who was the principal
witness I'm the case Of Julio Sanguilly,
now under sentence of Imprisonment for
llfe was tried by court-martial Satur-
day. The decision in his case is not
known.
The government has denied the re-
quest Of Consul General Lee that Syl-
vester Scovel, the American newspaper
correspondent who was arrested last
week. be transferred to Habana for
trial. The government holds that as
Scovel will be tried by a civil court,
the proceedings should be held in Santa
Clara, in which province he was arrested.
FL Paz, the organ of the Autonomist
party, pays a high tribute to Prime
Minister Canovas del Castillo in con-
nection with the scheme Of Cuban re-
forms 1t applauds the measure, and
promises its adherence to the govern
ment in the enforcement Of the reforms.
II declares that II expects that the
scheme win be a powerful means in OBJ
tanning peace.
El Comercio, the ultra Conservative
organ. maintains a significant reticence
on the subject of the reforms.
Charles Scott, an American citizen, has
been arrested at Regla, across the bay
from Habana. The reason of his arrest
is unknown.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
RACING FOR CHARITY.
Some $1,000 Realized for Drought
Sufferers I'm Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS. LA, February o.
To-day was devoted to charity at the
track, and the entire receipts, some $l,8o,
went to the drought sufferers in North
Louisiana. The weather was cloudy and
raw, and the track heavy. Five favo-
rites won, and the public beat the
bookies.
First race-seven furlongs-Annie Teu-
ton (9S, T. Burns. 8 TO 81 won. The Pluto
crat second, Seelbach third. Time
1885 H.
Second, race-half mile-Nemo GO,
Morse. even won. Miss Hattie second,
Octave third Time, :d.
Third race-mlle and twenty yards
IAnnette dOS c. Reiff. TO 81 won, jam
boree second, Hano Belle third. Time,
1:52.
Fourth race-mile and furlong-St.
Leo d25 Scott. 7 to y won. Brakeman Sc
cond. DIR. Dunlap third. Time 2OS IA.
Fifth mle-John Conroy C9,
Songer. 8 to 81 won. Connie Lee second,
Sir John third. Time, lAS IL.
Sixth race-seven furlongs-Martin QO7,
C. Reiff. 9 TO 1O won. Renaud second,
yVinslow third. Time, 1'A IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10
INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
Train Wrecked AT 0mRhn-Fireman
KIIled-EDgineer Fatally scalded'

OMAHA, NEB., February 9.-The east
bound fast mail on the Union Pacifc
railway, due here at AS p. NJ, ran into
an open switch in the yards, jumped the
track, and the engine turned completely
over. Fireman Thomas Krause, OF
Council Bluffs, was scalded to death; W.
IL. Vannery, the engineer. Of Omaha, was
fatally scalded. and cannot live. j..
Hughes. Pullman porter, Of Oakland. Cal,
received serious internal injuries. Several
passengers were badly shaken uD, and
three ladies tainted.
A switchman In the yards opened the
switch in anticipation of the approach OF
a Rock Island freight which usually pre-
cedes the fast mail
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-10

something might happen TO change II,
though not likely. / replied that l un-
derstood by this that he desired the mat
ter to remain at a standstill and that
should continue 10 say 20 the press that
it was still under his consideration.
"Snce then no word has passed be-
tween us. He knows that / am at his
service: but | expressly told him when
at canton that II any complications
ehould arise by which he might change
his mind might regard Il as entirely
eatisfac. me- For that reason
there n. vet come TO me any in
formal tender Of the place.