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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-12
Spooner Fairbanks and Hanna

Spooner, Fairbanks and Hanna.
The conference with the new Senators
was for the purpose of advising them
of the difficulties in the way of filling
committee assignments. At present none
of the new Senators will have commit
tee places and if there is no reorganiza-
ton they will be without places. The
situation was explained by members of
the committee as being one of consid-
cradle Importance.
The Democrats insist that in making
up the committee all the Silver Repub-
hcans and Populists should be Included
in the majority assignments and all the
minority places conceded to the Demo-
Gratis.
The Republicans" said one of the
committee to the Senators, must give
places to Silver Republicans and Popu-
lists who would not act with them, but
on the other hand would be likely to
vote with the Democrats in committee
and in the Senate on many of the
questions to come before that body. Nor
was there the slightest understanding
that Silver Republicans and Populists
would support the party ostenslbly IN
control of a single proposition. There
was entire agreement and harmony on
the part of all who participated in the
conference to-day, the new Senators
recognizing the difficulty that exists in
the situation. While no definite conclu-
sion was reached it was probable that
for the present nothing will be done and
the committees will remain untitled.
Meanwhile the Republican committee
will have a further conference with the
Democratic committee"
AS a result of the several conferences
which have been held not only by Re
publicans or by the Democrats, it may
be definitely said that the men VINO
have been appointed by the Governors
in States where legislators have had an
opportunity to elect will not be ad-
mitted The Republican managers say
that it will be fruitleSS waste or time
to bring the cases before the Senate. as
even after a debate, of which no one
could predict the ending, it is not at all
likely that a favorable vote could be
expected. The men who have come to
Washington with appointments from the
Governors will be advised that time
cannot be given to discussion of their
cases, and the Legislatures which have
failed to elect must be responsible for
the vacancies in the States representa-
fiOp
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ARBITRATION TREATY.
Great Excitement at rIeeting at
New York to IndOrSe 1t.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE citizens
mass meeting called for the purpose of
indorsing the ratification of the arbitra-
ton treaty between this county and
Great Britain at Cooper Union through
the speech of Civil Justice Waughope
Lynn, was returned from a meeting of
peace into one of turmoil For a time
it appeared as if the police would have
to interfere to restore order Although
the excitement was great, the meeting
concluded without any serious disturb
ance.
The trouble started when Judge Lynn
captured the meeting by offering an
amendment denouncing the resolution
favoring arbitration. President Seth
Low refused to put Judge Lynn's
amendment, and on a vote taken on the
resolutions, although declared carried,
they were really voted down.
Up to the time that Judge Lynn came
forward the audience mildly approved
of the sentiments expressed by Bishop
Potter, Mayor Strong, President Low
and ex-Secretary Charles F. Fairchild.
But in a few minutes after the Civil JUS
tice had secured the floor, three fourths
position to the ratification of the treaty.
Judge Lynn offered an amendment to
the resolution requiring the Senate to
reject the treaty.
At the conclusion of Judge Lynn's
speech the audience was in a state of
great excitement Applause and Kisses
were intermingled with arguments be-
tween those in favor of arbitration and
it's opponents who sat side by side. 1t
was tumultuouS threat such as I'll
punch you" could be heard, and a man
occupying a front seat stood UP and
shook his fist at the Justice as he sat
in his chair on the platform.
The police Captain in the hall waved
his hands in the hope of quieting the
most noisy and excited men, and the
force of policemen under him made
those who were standing up sit down.
When order had been partially re-
stored, President Low arose and took
Judge Lynn's party to task for making
such a speech at a meeting of the
friends of arbitration. MIR. Low was
Kissed.
The Chairman then called on Con-
gresham Warner, who spoke for few
minutes, and was then unable to proceed
on account of the confusion which de-
veloped into almost pandemonium.
Then the original resolutions were Of
fered to the meeting. About one-third
of the assemblage voted aye on them,
and the remaining two-thirds voted no.
Still President Low declared them car
ried.
AS the band struck up America"
some of the audience joined in the ma
tional anthem, while others Kissed,
howled and hooted.
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Questions the Validity Of Bonds Issued by
an Irrigation District.
An Injunction Asked to Prevent a
Transfer of Deeds.
Allen L. Afford, Son of General AL
ford of Texas, Convicted of Forgery
and Sentenced to Serve a Two
Years Term in San Quentin
Prison.

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-This af-
ternoon papers were filed in San Ber-
nardino in another important suit
where the bonds of an irrigation dis
trict formed under the Wright Act are
claimed to have been fraudulently is
sued and are void, and an injunction is
asked from the courts to prevent the
sale of lands declared delinquent on as
sessments and forbidding the issuance
of deeds on such sale.
The plaintiffs in the suit are ex-Vice-
President Adlai E. Stevenson and his
wife, and George B. Pickett and Anna
NJ. Bulls. The defendants are How
ard T. Hayes, Collector of the East
Riverside Irrigation District and the ir-
rigation district itself.
The plaintiffs state that they are the
lawful owners of certain pieces of land
in East Riverside, which is included
within the boundaries of said irrigation
district, although but a very small frac-
ton of such land is under the water
supply, or can be reached by such sup
ply Of the district out of several hun
dred acres there being but seventy
five acres that by any possibility can
be reached by the water supply of the
district. They claim that in 1880 an
assessment was made amounting to
So so on every 800 of assessed value
of their land in the district, for the pur-
pose of paying the interest on certain
outstanding bonds of the district.
The plaintiffs claim that the minutes
of the board and the bond register had
been fraudulently kept, and that it is
impossible for the plaintiffs to tell
what, if any, bonds were legally sold.
The property of the plaintiffs was as
sessed illegally, they assert, taxed in
excess of the amount authorized by
law, and each parcel was sold by the
Collector, Howard 7. Hays, as delin-
quent to the defendant, the East Riv-
erside Irrigation District and the de-
PENDANT Hays.
They ask an injunction to prevent the
transfer of said deeds, and that the
plaintiffs have sole title to the lands
claimed by them.
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NEW LADIES' MAiI TolS TfdE OPENING OFF
MILLINERY. nD'rTE. Fiji FIT EP' 81, K egessss

United States ambassador Bayard and
retiring French ambassador Baron De
Courcel, with the usual ceremonies. The
recipients of the honors were attired in
scarlet robes. Bayard was applauded
about five minutes
The American flag was waved by I'M
dergraduates. The public orator de-
livered q laudatory Grafton in Latin,
full of compliments to the ambassador.
AS usual the orator was interrupted
by undergraduates with jocular yells,
Take your hat off, Take no notice
Of him, Mr. Bayard," etc.
The Vice Chancellor presented the de-
grees amid applause and cries of
speech" speech" The ceremony end
ed with three cheers for the United
States ambassador, singing For He's
a Jolly Good Fellow" whistling Yam
kee Doodle" and La Marseillaise.
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STORM IN MINNESOTA.
May Cause General Blockade of the
Railroads.

ST. CLOUD (Minn.), March 1.-THE
greatest snowstorm of the season is
raging all over this section. The
weather is cold, the snow is drifting
and general blockade will be the re-
suit. All trains from the west are
late. All trains on the Little Falls and
Dakota line have been abandoned, and
the cuts between here and Morris are
full of snow. Business is suspended
ST. PAUL (Minn.), March lit has
| showed furiously all day in this city,
several inches being added to the ire
mendous pile already on the ground.
The cars of the street railway compan-
les are moved with great difficulty and
the steam railway lines are in a state
of Generalization. AT several points
north and west of ST. Paul trains are
wholly abandoned, and little effort is
being made to move rolling stock on
branch lines. So certain it is that there
will be big flood when the snow dis
appears that the residents in lowlands
are beginning to prepare for it.
The present storm, extending over
the entire Mississippi Valley in the
shape of either rain or snow, will surely
handicap railway travel. The railroads
that had not yet succeeded in getting
all their branches open for traffic are
again set back in the work Before
the present storm came floods were
predicted in the Red River Valley. and
towns We're reported suffering from
want of coal and provisions on account
or the lack of railway communication
The storm has prevailed all day
IrSa ybO.,
Montana and Wyoming, and MANY
places reported a full fedged blizzard
and all telling of heavy SHOWS. the
highest fall being three or four inches.
In this immediate vicinity there has
been snowfall of five feet during the
winter, while the Red River Valley has
mad over six feet Much of this is still
on the ground, and it is feared that if
Will go off with heavy flood.
Farmers are also anticipating ground
too wet for seeding
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QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR.
Has Been Exiled to the Island of Re-
union, a French Possession.

TAMATAVE CMadagascar), March 4,
via Port Louis Island (Mauritius).
March 11.-Ranavolana III, Queen of
Madagascar, who has not held the
position since the island was made a
French colony on June 20, 1896, has
been exiled to the Island of Reunion, a
French possession, near Mauritius. The
exiled Queen starts for her new home
tomorrow. The Queen succeeded to
the throne on the death of her mother
on July Is, 1883. In May, 1895, a
French expedition was dispatched to
Madagascar to enforce certain claims
of France. On October LIST, the cap
ital being occupied by the French, a
treaty was signed whereby the Queen
recognized and accepted the protector
ate of France
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Trial Trip of Gunboats.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-At the
request of the Newport News Ship
Company the single screw gunboats
Wilmington and Helena will be given
their single trips March Dist and 23d,
respectively, over a course in Long
Island Sound. The contracts call for q
speed of thirteen knots for each of
these gunboats, to be maintained for
four hours. The Nashville, Of which
speed of fourteen knots is required. will
not be given her trial until later.
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CLAY EVANS.
Has Been rendered the Office of Com
missioner of Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Clay Ev-
ans of Tennessee has been rendered the
office of Commissioner of Pensions and
probably will accept. Evans represented
the Chattanooga district in Congress
for several years, and under Harrison
was First Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral. Later he ran for Governor of
Tennessee on the Republican ticket
The result was in doubt for many
weeks, but it was finally announced
officially that Turney Dem.) had been
reelected Evans is a manufactures.
having large railway establishments at
Chattanooga.
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Arizona Prison Removal Bill.

PHOENIX (Arizona), March IL
For a second time bill for the re-
moval of the Territorial prison from
Yuma to Prescott came up again to-
day in the Council, where it was killed
several weeks ago after its passage in
the lower house. Two members of the
Council have since changed their atti-
tude, and the proba bilities now are that
the bill will pass the Council to-mor-
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Steel Rails for japan.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-The
first cargo of steel rails from this
country for Japan is now being loaded
on the British steamer Fortuna at the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway coal
wharves, together with large consign-
ment of locomotives built in the city
and intended for Japan. Three other
steamers have been chartered to carry
engines and rails from this port to
japan
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MONNIER DESERTS HIS WIFE.
Yielded to Parental Opposition to the
Marriage.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 11.-Yield-
ing to parental opposition, George H.
Monnier has left the girl whom he has
spent three years in winning, and
whom he married only a week ago. He
has gone. 1t is believed, to Los Angeles,
whence he will be sent to relatives in
France.
His young wife said tonight that
Monnier, ST., had called on her and
made a number of propositions, by as
sent to which he hoped to bring about
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CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
New York Police Place a Man and
Woman Under Arrest.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE police
to-day arrested William Carroll Wood
ward alias Musgrove, alias Hawley,
and a woman who gave her name as
Jennie Sankey. They were wanted in
Philadelphia on a charge of robbing a
jewelry store of $4,000 worth of jewel
ry.
The police say that Woodward is a
professional swindler, a gold brick
schemer a bunco man and worker of
confidence games of every known varie-
ty: a man who goes in for big money
and is so clever that he has never been
convicted. They assert that he has
been engaged in robbery in Ceylon. In
dia swindling in South Africa, assault
and swindling in England, and that he
is known as a criminal in all the big
cities of the Eastern and Western hem
ispheres.
After series of crimes in this coun-
try, with the assistance of the notori-
Gus burglar, Frank Torbox, Woodward
according to the police, went to Eu-
rope. Tarbox accompanied him. and
the pair went to the fashionable West
End Of London, where they lived in
style in Stanhope Gardens, South Ken
sington, Woodward passing as the Hon.
William Musgrove, rich American
Senator. He gained admittance to
fashionable societies and good clubs
robbing every one whom he met. In
the clubs he made large sums of money
by swindling at cards.
Woodward was once denounced in the
West End clubs, after his reputation
had become llnSayOry Then he and
Tarbox inveigled Arthur Cockburn and
Alfred Seville, the men who had de-
nounced them in the club, to their
rooms. locked the doors and then set
upon them with broadswords. the two
criminals succeeding in escaping from
England. leaving their victims for dead.
Woodward went to Ceylon, where he
swindled a native ruby merchant out
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IngleSide Race-Track Troubles.

SAN FRANCISCO, March ia de-
termined effort was made to-day to in
duce PRESIDENT Adolph B. Spreckels and
Secretary w. s. Leake to withdraw
their designations from the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club, but the result will
not be known until Tomorrow morn
in. Contrary to expectations, there
was no meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors to-day, but one will probably be
held Tomorrow
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Blizzard in South Dakota,

ABERDEEN Is. d., March ia
blizzard of remarkably light and fine
snow started about midnight and has
prevailed over the entire section to-
day. The Milwaukee road had just
opened it's south lines, and now has
several freight trains buried in drifts
between this city and Mitchell. One
train was deserted near Warener Sta
ton, the two locomotive crews running
through to this city. There is a proba-
bility that the storm and accompany
ing blockade will tie up the roads for
another week.
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The Democrats Draw Long Terms.

SALT LAKE, March 1.-THE eight
cen members of the State Senate drew
for terms to-day, half of the members
holding over for two years and the
ether half for four years. The follow
ing members drew the long term: Can
non, Chambers, w. G.. Nebaker, Ride
out, Robinson, Shurtleff, Whitaker,
Wright and Aquila Nebaker. They are
all Democrats, and will participate in
the election of the successor to Hon.
Frank j. Cannon in the United States
Senate
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A Romantic Ending.

SANTA CRUZ, March 11.-Mrs.
Shade, who yesterday refused to marry
Jack Davis after he had procured a
marriage license, changed her mind
this afternoon, and the couple were
married. This was a romantic ending
of case where she had Davis arrested
for selling her a sewing machine and
pocketing the proceeds, and during the
testimony she expressed her willing
ness to become his wife.
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IntruderS Arrested.

SALT LAKE, March IA special
to the Tribune" from Price, Utah,
says: Information has been received at
Fort Duchesne that Captain Day has
arrested about a dozen intruderS on the
Indian reservation, and will bring them
to the fort. No resistance was Of
fered The agency officials destroyed
all monuments and locations.
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BattIeship Wisconsin.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
first rivet was driven to-day in the
keel of the battleship Wisconsin at the
Union Iron Works. This vessel is one
of the three big fighters for which the
Government contracted some time ago.
She will be one of the finest battleships
afloat, having a capacity of 1000 tons,
but with a draught of only twenty
three feet.
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Sherman's Confidential Clerk.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Secre-
tary of State Sherman to-day appoint
ed William B. Gaitre of Marietta, O., as
his confidential clerk. The position
pays 81 200. 1t was filled heretofore
by the detail of a civil service clerk.
Mr.. Gaitre was also associated with
Mckinley while he was Governor of
Ohio.
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an annulment of the marriage. He
asked her to sign document, the con-
tents of which she does not know, and
she refused He informed her, she
said, that George had been sent away,
and that the marriage would never
hold. She accuses her father-in-law
of having destroyed the certificate, and
has placed her case in the hands of an
attorney to take such steps as he sees
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REPUBLICAN SENATORS CONFER
In Relation to the Making of Com
mittee Assignments.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Re-
publican committee on the situation in
the Senate held meeting this after
noon. Besides the full membership of
the committee, there We're present the
new Republican Senators-Foraker,
Penrose, Wellington, Plat, Mason,
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REMAINS OF MRS. BEEcHER.
Buried Beside Her Late Husbands
Body in Greenwood Cemetery.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE funeral
services over the remains of Mrs Hen
ry Ward Beecher were held at Ply
mouth Church in Brooklyn this after
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N. p. Chapman Appointed.

SAN FRANCISCO, March lin. P.
Chapman, of Red Bluff, was this after
noon appointed Supreme Court Com
missioner for the unexpired term of
Judge Van Clief
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BubOnic Plague.

BOMBAY, March 1.-THE total num-
Der of cases of bubonic plague in this
city up to date is 1902, of which 1916
proved fatal. In the whole presidency
to date there have been II, $50 cases OF
the plague and Il, 204 deaths reported.
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Miners Strike In Colorado.

DENVER. March 11.-Several hun
dred miners employed in the Citizens
Coal and Coke Company's mines at
Baldwin. Gunnison county, have struck
for higher wages.
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Eighteen People Killed.

TANGIER, March u.-By the falling
of a section of an old wall in the old
town Of Fee eighteen workn,en, were
killed.
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noon. They were conducted by Rev.
Lyman Abbott, who was assisted by
several other clergymen of Brooklyn.
The church was decorated with palms
and other plants, and cut flowers. None
of the relatives wore mourning out of
respect for the expressed wishes of the
dead woman. At the conclusion of
the funeral services, the body was
buried beside that of Mr. Beecher in
Csrpanwno5
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THOMAS F. BAYARD.
The Retiring ambassador Honored by
Cambridge University.

CAMBRIDGE England, March IL
Honorary degrees were conferred to-
by the Cambridge University upon
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The make tallies so close with
tailor-made garments that you can't
tell the difference, only IN the price.
Many other different NOVEL
ideas in BOYS ATTIRE are here
and must be seen to be appreciated.
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This suit is made double
breasted. Large lapels, deep sailor
collar, fancy trimmed with braid
and Soutache.
This is our newest idea In a
Refer Suit.
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Fresh Figs Tor Northern Markets.

Fresh figs are not known or appreci-
ated in northern markets, and conse-
quently the demand is too limited to
encourage shipments. 1t seems doubt
full if the distant shipment of fresh figs
will eve become a profitable business.
The fruit Is more perishable than any
other that Is generally marketed. Itcan
be. handled only by the most careful
and experienced persons, and even then
it is not in q condition to show its best
quality. sRipening in midsummer, when
the northern markets are crowded with
many well known fruits and not being
especially attractive to the eye, fresh
figs would at best gain favor slowly.
The fact that many people do not care
for them at the first would be another
obstacle in the way Of their popularity.
Moreover, the fig is a tedious crop to
handle when in proper condition for the
market. Ii is necessary to pick the trees
over carefully every day during the sea
son or much fruit will be overripe.
With large trees this involves much la
bar. The acrid juice of the immature
fig eats into the fingers Of the pickers
and packers, while rainy weather oc-
casions heavy loss by the cracking Of
the fruit, which renders it unfit for
market. Southern States,
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saved pnnlic property aud lost tnelr

saved pnpnc property aud lost their
own.
Fortunately the service is not ham
pcred b. asy question Of politics, and
this fact. coupled with the excellent
discipline maintained, accounts for the
fine class Of men now in the service
men who take an honest pride in their
work, and whose interest makes the ef-
tic,ency CT the service what It is. It Il;
unfortunate that the navy has no retir-
ing laws for its seanaen which would
allow men after 90, % or 80 years sery-
ice, depending Gu the physical ccntli-
ton Of the man, to be retired ana
placed in the lighthouse service for the
1esa u their lives. a valuable cl3ss q.
men would thus be added, and the ma
ton would be paying a debt which nov
goes cnP:id.-PaiIaaeIDhia Ledger.