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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
THE TARIFF BILL.
Dingley of the Ways and Means Com
mittee flakes a Statement.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE first
statement which Chairman Dingley of
the Ways and Means Committee, whose
name is borne by the new tariff BILL
has consented to make regarding the
bill since it was amended by the SEN
ate Finance Committee was made by
him to-day to the Associated Press.
Mr.. Dingley was requested to give
some statement as to the probable ad-
ditional revenue that would be yielded
the first year by the Senate tariff BILL
as we'll as by the House bill, and he
spoke as follows:
1t must be borne in mind that there
is no Senate bill as yet. What is i'm
properly spoken of as the Senate bill
is the House bill reported to the SEN
ate by the Finance Committee, with
certain amendments recommended.
What the Senate will do when that
body shall have made it no one can as
yet say.
While the amendments of the House
bill recommended by the Senate FL
nance Committee (about 700 appear to
be multitudinous, yet about 200 of
them are mainly verbal, such as
amending the spelling of asbestos by
substituting % for no. leaving about
800 which change rates. This is about
the same number of amendments to the
Mckinley bill adopted by the Senate
of 1890, and of these 500 a large pro-
portion involve nothing of conse-
quence. There are, however, many
amendments which are important not
only on revenue, but other grounds
To L of
proposed amendments, except as they
affect revenues.
THE effect of these amendments as
whole, outside of the amendment i'm
posing duty on tea for two years and
half, and the amendment increasing
the internal revenue on beer A cents
per barrel for the same period, and the
increase proposed on tobacco and ci-
garettes, will produce less revenue than
would be raised by the House bill.
Some criticism has been made on the
estimates of the Ways and Means Com
mittoe as to the revenue that would be
produced by the tariff bill as it passed
the House. These criticisms overlook
the fact that the Ways and Means
Committee estimates of the revenue
that might be expected the first year
were based on the assumption that the
bill should become a law on or before
May LIST. The committee in it's report
expressly said that while there could
be no question the bill would in any
event yield sufficient revenue to carry
on the Government, and leave a surplus
the second year of its operation, which
nobody even now contradicts, and prob
ably sufficient for the first year. if it
should be promptly put in force, yet if
there should be a delay in it's enact
ment beyond May LIST anticipatory i'm
portatiOns would enevitably cause Sc
rious inroad in the prospective reve-
nue. for the first year.
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might be anchored in Lakes Union and
Washington when the project was COM
pleted
The House voted to non-concur.
The most interesting debate was on
the appropriation of $4,000 to improve
Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands,
which was rejected by vote of SO to
53.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, past and pros
pective Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, earnestly urged the
Importance of taking steps to confirm
the title of this Government to the har-
Dor, in view of the Senate proposal to
abrogate the Hawaiian treaty.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Hits mo-
ton to concur in the Senate amend
ment, which failed by a vote of o3 to
50. Comparatively few Republicans
We're present, and the vote was nearly
a party one. Half a dozen Democrats
and Populists, including Messrs. Cum
mings of New York, Tate of Georgia,
King of Utah, and Populists Simpson
and Ridgeley of Kansas, voted to con-
cur and about a dozen Republicans,
among them Messrs. Cannon, Hilborn,
Parker, Moody of Massachusetts, Brod-
erick of Kansas, Bromwell of Ohio, Lin
ney of North Carolina, voted to nom
concur.
The amendment for four additional
Commissioners for Alaska and the same
number of Deputy Marshals was &C
cepted.
The House ratified the action of the
Committee of the Whole on the varl-
Gus amendments, except that for con-
tinuing the investigation of the seal
fisheries, on which the House at the
suggestion of Mr.. Savers reversed the
action and accepted the amendment.
Messrs. Cannon, Sayers and W. A.
Stone Of Pennsylvania were appointed
cOnferrees, and then at $50 the House
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
FATR-CRAVEN SUIT.
Has Not Passed the Printing Office
Epoch.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-THE trial
of the suit of the Fair heirs and ad-
ministrators against Mrs Nettie r.
Craven has not yet passed the printing
office epoch, the attention of the court
and jury being still occupied with evil
dence concerning the preparation of the
notarial blanks, one of which was at
tached to the alleged deeds, conveying
some of Fairs real estate to Mrs. Cra
ven, who claims to be his contract wild
ow
Tedious details of printing office rou-
tine were brought out in the examina
ton, the object of which is to show
that the deeds cannot be genuine. The
record book of the H. S. Croker Print
ing Company was introduced in evil
dence, and the many erasures and in
terlineatiOnS threw counsel and wit
nesses into great confusion.
The days proceedings developed
nothing Sensa tional.
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Over Two Thousand Delegates Answer
the Roll Call,
And Half as Many More Expected to
Reach the Southern California City
To-Day-Nearly Every State and
Territory Represented, Besides a
Large Number From Canada.

LOS ANGELES, May 11.-More than
1000 delegates to the twenty sixth ses-
sion of the Order of Railway Conductors
have arrived and before sunrise on the
morrow an additional thousand will
have arrived to swell the throng now
surging through the corridors of the no.
tells. A large number of the delegates
are accompanied by their wives, and
many have brought their daughters, and
the streets are gay with f1uttering
badges. Nearly every State and Terri
tory has sent delegates, and Canada
has added a long list of sturdy, intelli-
gent men, who are deeply interested in
the business of the convention.
The ST. Louis special arrived this
morning, and the Chicago special ar
rived this afternoon in two sections. The
Pennsylvania division, which was to ar
rive tomorrow over the Southern route,
is delayed by a WaShout near Ell Paso,
Texas. 1t is in two sections, and it Will
probably be a day or two before it can
reach Los Angeles. The train bearing
the New York delegation is expected
Friday morning.
Promptly at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
was commenced at Music Hall, Grand
Chief Conductor Clark occupying the
chair The roll call showed a majority
of the delegates present.
The report of the Grand Chief Con-
ductor was then read. 1t reviewed the
work of the order during the past two
years, and showed the advantages
which the members of the order have
over those who are not members. He
also made a few recommendations for
the future government of the order,
which will be taken under consideration.
The next order of business was the
report Of the Grand Secretary and
Treasurer, Martin Clancy. His report
was full of interesting statistics. 1t
showed that in 1895, 1897 GOO was paid
out of the insurance fund on 161 policies.
Most of this went to the widows and
children of conductors. Several thou
sand dollars of it, however, has been
paid on accident policies.
The membership of the order now
numbers u 900 members. The finances
are in good condition, and the order has
cause for congratulation for the man
ner in which it has been conducted.
William Durbin, Chairman of the In
surance Committee also made a report.
He discussed the present laws of the
order governing the insurance depart
ment, and recommended some changes.
No radical change is desired, but the
committee regard certain changes ne
cessary TO comport with the growth of
the organization.
The local Ladies' Auxiliary held their
meeting this afternoon in Turn Verein
Hall. 1t was a meeting of welcome to
Grand Officers, delegates and visiting
members of the auxiliary, followed by
the first session of the Grand Division Of
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors.
This evening a public reception to all
the delegates of the order was held at
Hazards pa viliOO
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
BATTLESHIP OREGON.
The Inquiry Into the Recent Acct
dent Begun at Port Orchard.

SEATTLE, May 1.-THE Government
Board of Inquiry appointed to investi-
gate the nature of and responsibility
for the obstruction on which the battle
ship Oregon settled while lying at the
entrance of the Puget Sound Naval Sta
ton began its session at Port Orchard
to-day. The hearing is behind closed
doors. Rear Admiral w. A Kirkland
is acting as Judge, and Lieutenant j.
II. Hetherington as Judge Advocate.
Captain Barker and Lieutenant Com
mander Drake of the Oregon testified
to-day. The inquiry has nothing to do
with the dock itself. 1t is simply to
fix the blame for the accident to the
Oregon caused by the obstruction out
side the dock
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than the second grade, costing only 2
cents pound to- manufacture. He
claims that he can fire a bullet seven
miles with this first-grade powder. Mr..
Williams has also invented a repeating
rifle, in which cartridges are done away
with. The powder and the bullets are
placed automatically in the barrel of
the rifle by working a lever, and owing
to the small amount of the explosive
necessary and the saving of space by
doing away with cartridges, he can
carry 250 rounds in a ten-inch maya
zine rifle of 45-caliber.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
CROP PROSPECT.
The Yield This Year Not Likely to be
Over 20 Per Cent. of the Average.

STOCKTON, May 1.-THE Mail"
this evening publishes the following re-
garding the crop prospect:
The prevalent opinion is that the
grain crop this year will be poor, and
some think that it will not amount
to 40 per cent. above an average yield.
The season has advanced SO far that
rains would do only a limited amount
of good now. They would benefit late
sown grain, but injure the early sown
crops by causing them to lodge. Some
dealers, however, think that there will
be a very fair crop Notwithstanding
the drouth. and that there will be a
heavy output from this State during
the coming season.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
A Jail Escape Captured.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.-Edward
Campbell, who was implicated with
Sidney Bell in the Jacobsen murder,
that startled this city a few years ago,
was arrested this afternoon and
charged with having escaped from the
County Jail. Campbell was serving
sentence for vagrancy at the House of
Correction, and escaped a year and a
half ago, nothing being heard of him
until yesterday Campbell fought des-
perately when placed under arrest, but
was finally subdued. He had raised a
bushy beard, but was easily recognized.
He admitted his identity
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
HIDDEN TREASURE.
Search Being Made for Money Buried
by an Old Timer.

STOCKTON, May II. - William
White, an old miner, died yesterday,
and search is now being made for mon
ey amounting to $1,000, which he
buried before his death. He lived on
the lower Sacramento road, five miles
from town. Three years ago he took
the money out of the bank and buried
it on his place. NJ. Rhodes, who lived
there, found it about a year ago.
White then hid it in an old ash barrel,
and Rhodes again found it. A few days
ago Rhodes went to White, who was
dying, and asked him where he had
hidden his money the last time. White
said: Never mind my money When
l die I don't care who gets it, 1t is
buried on this place"
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profit
less
days

these ue are putting in here at our tenn
porary quarters Sales no longer repre-
sent a return for the amount invested in
the article When ue get in the neigh
borhood Of the original cost nom me are
me1l pleased But you'll all come and see
US later on and tuillingly pay US d legiti
mate margin on regular goods.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
HERMANN SONS.
Next rleeting of the Grand Lodge
Will be Held at San Francisco.

WOODLAND. May 1.-THE next
Grand Lodge of the Order of Hermann
Sons will be held in San Francisco on
the second Monday in May, 1898.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: N. Lueddeke. Grand President;
William Grugge, Vice-President; N. G..
Lampe, Secretary; o. Tranter, Treas
urer; T. Reavis, L. w Fabry, O. F.
Kamrlan and A. Bierdenback, Trustees;
David Voght, Marshal, J. r. Siebert
Inside Guard; n. Kirsch, Outside
Guard.
]. Wernmer Of Oakland was elected
delegate and L. Scharenberg alternate
to the National Grand Lodge, which
meets in New Ulm, Mimi, in Septem-
Der 1891
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
Woman's Congress at Stockton.

STOCKTON, May 1.-THE ladies who
are arranging for a session of the Wo-
mans Congress to be held in this city
next Thursday have extended an invi-
tation to Mrs. Ray Frank, the eloquent
lecturer of the Jewish faith, to open
the congress with prayer. Miss Frank
had the distinction of officiating in a
Like capacity at the Religious Congress
at the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
NEW POWDER COMPANY.
Articles of Incorporation Filed at
Stockton.

STOCKTON, May 1.-THE Williams
High Pressure Arms and Powder Com
pany has filed articles of incorporation
The capital stock is $1,000 and the
directors for the first year are George
c. Williams, William E. Morrow, G. w.
Cook, T. B. Morrow and G.. w. Shop
herd.
The object is to obtain patents on
several cartridges and a new explosive
powder invented by George c. Williams,
young man of Lathrop. He has two
grades of this powder and the best
that is, the strongest--is far cheaper
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
COntraband Chinese.

LOS ANGELES, May 11.-Seven
Chinese arrested at San Juan Capistra-
no last week for being in the country
Illegally. were arrigned before United
States Commissioner V an Dyke to-day
and held for examination. The men
were arrested by Deputy Marshal M. A.
Foster Immediately after landing. The
schooner from which they landed put to
sea at once and has not since been seen.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Report of General Lee to the State
DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, May 11.-During the
debate in the Senate on the Morgan
Cuban resolution to-day a strong plea
was made for its reference to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, on the
ground that the State Department is in
possession of recent official Informal
ton on the Cuban question which, it
is considered should be consulted be-
fore action is taken by the Senate.
This information consists in the main
Of report by Consul General Lee,
dated the latter part of April, in which
ne deals with the general situation and
presents all the facts at his command,
without making any recommendations
as to the policy to be pursued by this
Government. General Lee states that
the insurgents are decreasing in num-
bers, but that according to the most
trustworthy information at hand there
are more of them now than when he
went to the island. He explains the
apparent want of organization by the
statement that it is against the Cuban
policy to conduct the war after the
accepted modern idea on this point.
General Lee also dWells upon the con-
dition of affairs in the island. The doc
ument is of private nature, but while
it could not be presented to the SEN
ate it is believed that it would be ac
cessible to the committee
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
A Bicycle Thief Suicides.

FLORENCE. (Col.), May 11-W. W.
Standifer, living at Beaver Creek, near
here, was arrested last night by
Florence officer for stealing a bicycle
He Immediately drew a knife and cut
his throat, dying in a few minutes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
To Study Conditions in California.

SANTA CRUZ, May ia. Mars,
who has been commissioned by the An
thropological Societies of Paris and
Moscow to study the financial and social
conditions of California, arrived here to-
day. He will spend two years in the
State.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
rlurderer Pouch Still at LARGE

MILWAUKEE, May 11.-Pouch, the
murderer of the Harris family near
Wauesha, has not been captured A
man arrested to-day at Franksville
proved to be well-known farmer.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
A Tourist Resort Burned.

VIENNA, May 1.-THE town of
in the Tyrol we'll
known resort, has been destroyed by
fire. A woman was burned to death
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-12
Shoe Bargains.

ShOeSI Genuine bargains and
cL, some for all. Our reg
OiIoeS! ular and extra help as
busy as Brownies
again yesterday, fitting and sell
ing, and still the supply holds
out. Merit always wins, and it
does not take long for the dis
eliminating buyer to find where
merit dwellS. Visit the new shoe
store and become posted on
values and prices Of merit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-09
SEhSELEsS IN THE MARSH
Lawyer Edward Underwood, Jr.,
Feund on AnalaStan Island.
HAD LAIN THERE ALL NIGHT
Unable To Give a Clear Account of
How He Got There-EVent Cunning
cred His shoes and Socks Were
Missing, But NaIuabIes All Safe.

While r. w. Henderson, an employe at
Passeno's bcathouse, at the foot of Thir-
ty-Second street northwest, was moving
about the float at an early hoar this morn
ing, he was startled by hearing a muffled
shout, as OF some one in distress, coming
over the water from Analostsn Island
Henderson promptly crossed the stream in
q boat, and discovered the unconscious form
OF white man lying on the edge Of the
marsh which skirts the island. The man
was afterward identified as Edward j.
Underwood, patent attorney.
Mr. CnGcr wood had evidently been ex-
posed 70 the full force OF the pouring rain
which fell last night, as his clothing was
completely soaked Henderson at first
thought that Underwood was dead, but
upon closer investigation he peTceiyed
signs oflife He rowed back with his still
unconscious chaggetOJhebo whence
a call was sent for the Seventh preelnctam
bulance, which took the patient to the
Emergency Hospital
After an hours patient work by the
house Staff Underwood was finally restored
To CONSEQUENCES, tut he could give no
clear account as TO how he came TO he in
80 dangerous a condition. All he could
remember was that he had gone snipe
shooting in the marsh at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning.
1t is thought that while hunting Tn
derwOOd was seized with an epilepuc lit,
probably followed by temporary aberra-
tion of mind, and that he remained in the
marsh from an early hour yesterday morn
Ing When found he was without shoes or
stockings.
But there was no evidence that he had
teen robbed, as his watch and money
were found intact in his pockets Al
though he will probably have a long siege
of illness as d result of the exposure,
It is believed by the physicians that he
will recover.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-09
PEACE OPINION PREVAILS.
British Note More Pacific Ten
dency in the Cretan Question.

British Note n More Pacific Ten
denCy in the CretaD Question.
London, April 9.-The prevailing opin-
ion here is that there is a more pacific
tendency in the East, which augurs very
favorably toward the speedy settlement of
the Cretan question.
1t is understood here that tie porte has
presented note TO the powers, complaining
that the continued crisis is working injury
to the Ottoman exchequer, and requesting
the interested governments to hasten mat
tiers To the end of terminating the presen t
state of things,
A dispatch from ConstantinopIe says Of
fetal ana public opinion is gaining ground
there that the powers are losing their
hold upon events in the East, which fact
is traceable to Frances proposals favora bic
to Greece and the likelihood of their
acceptance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-09
ASpHyXIATED By GAS.
CoIored Country Girl Found Dead IN
Bed at Her Employers House.

An unknown colored woman was found
asphv vXiated iu her bed at Beck's Hotel,
No. 636 ID street northwest, this morning.
The girl, who was light mulatto, about
twenty years of age, was engaged by Mrs.
Beck as a domestic yesterday morning
She SAID that her name was Carrie, and
that she lived with her aunt ON Third
street northwest, but did not give her
address.
she retired about O'Clock last night,
but when she had not appeared a t o clock
this morning, Mrs. Beck went upstairs
to wake her. Finding the door locked and
the odor of gas escaping from the room,
Mrs. Beck called assistance and had the
door broken open.
The girl was found dead in her bed, with
the gas turned on full at the burner. From
the girls appearance it was judged that
she is recently from the country, and it
is supposed that she blew out the gas
The body was removed to the morgue at
the Sixth precinct station, and Coroner
Hammett notified.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-09
STOCKS STRONG AND ACTIVE.

New York, April 9.-The opening deal
ings In the stock market this morning were
well attended with considerable animation
and in most eases with decided strength
Very heavy transactions in Sugar Re
filming and Chicago Gas were noted and
both stocks showed noteworthy gains from
the closing prices OF yesterday.
As was the case then, there was no news
whatever to account for the movement
in those stocks which appeared to he largely
the result OF manipulations. Other notable
advances took place in Jersey Central on
further buyinG for short account The
general railway list was only moderately
active and fairly firm. Western Union ard
United States Leather preferred were
rather unsteady. General advances were
noted in the London market, but a small
amount OF stock was sold here for foreign
account.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-09
SEWELL WANTS A PLACE.
New Jersey Senator Anxious for the
Committee on Finance,

New Jersey Senator Anxious for the
Committee on Finance.
A new candidate for a place on the FL
nance Committee has appeared in the per-
son of Senator W J. SeweIl of New jersey.
His claims are pressed on the ground that
he represents the section most vitaIIy in
terested in tariff legislation, and state
which has been lately redeemed to the
RepublicaD party. Senator Sewell occupies
place of vantage, in that he is a member
of the committee on committees of the Re-
publican caucus, and Is in position to argue
his own case at first hand. 1t is stated
tributing committee SO called. the New
Jersey Senator put in strong bid for the
place on the committee, and insisted
vigorously that his State was entitled to
this recognition
Vice President Hobart has been doing
some quiet work in the matter, and eli
deavoring to help Mr.. Sewen to get
the place. But the Vice President cuts
little figure in influencing Senate eau
cuses. One result of Sewell's activity
is likely TO be the sidetracking of PIatt
OF Kew York, who has been and is very
anxious for this recognition. or course,
the Iatter's claims as to location, etc, are
practically identical with those OF Sewen,
and a division of territory viii not help
either of the Eastern claimants.
The Western field is stin divided be-
tween Chairman Hanna and Senator Bur-
rows. with chances favoring the latter at
present.