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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
Treaty Will Be Aban- dOned After a Few More
 Weeks Debate.
Fate of The Morgan Bill Also Declared Very Uncer-
 tain.
Speaker Reed in a Position to Easily Defeat the Schemes of the
 JObbers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Feb. 10.
 The Hawaiian treaty is dead. The straw vote alleged to have been taken yesterday was a fake. The anneXa- tionists lack six votes. and probably seven. The treaty will probably be abandoned after few more weeks of debate. This is the opinion of both White and Perkins
 The fate of the Morgan bill for an- nexation is uncertain. If it comes to a vote it may pass, but the chances for it's consideration in the House are re- mote. Speaker Reed is emphatic in his denunciation of the annexation scheme. In conversation with a Cali fornia member of Congress Reed did not mince his words, but denounced the proposed annexation as job of mer- cenary schemers.
 The attitude of the administration does not influence MT. Reed in the least. He is man or positive convic- tions, and as Speaker of the House of Representatives, with a big Republi- can majority at his back, can easily defeat the annexation jobbers. He will not only have the support of his own party in the House, but nearly all the Democrats, For these reasons the an- nexationists are discouraged, and the talk is now that after the vote on the treaty, a few weeks hence the annexa- tion project will be postponed until next December. This is the opinion of Senator White,
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
ALLEN ASSAILS SPEAKER REED Says One Man Guards the Cavern Where Leqis-
 lation Is Dumped. Conduct That Is Ca Disurace to Congress and the Ameri-
 can People," The Nebraska Statesman Is Called Down, but the Senate Is Then
 Without Quorum.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Office, Riggs House. Washington, Feb. 10. 1 general William Booth of London founder of the Salvation Army, acted as chaplain at the opening of the Sen. ate to-day
 senator Frye secured the passage of bill amending the navigation laws in important particulars affecting the | coastlng trade of this country. The bill IS or general application, but it is in- tended especially to prevent Canadian vessels from securing an undue share or the carrying business between Alas Kan and other American ports. It will prevent Canadians gaining part of our coasting trade
 Considerable discussion arose over an amendment to the Indian appropriation Dill proposed by the committee provid- ing that hereafter no Indian or tribe or Indians shall lease for mining pur- poses ianos that are not patented to said Indians"
 In the course of the discussion of an amendment offered by Thurston. against which a point of order was made by Allison, Allen made a sharp attack upon the Speaker of the House or representatives He declared that It was impossible to secure the passage through the House of many meritorious measures, because one man stood at the entrance or the cavern into which pro- Poseu eglsiation was dumped, and would permit nothing to be done about that of which he did not approve. He sald: In the other end of the Capi- .ol tnls one man stands for BPS, and his Dolo, unWarranted and undignifed ac- tlon IS a disgrace to the Congress and to the American people"
 Frye of Maine said the Senator CAL len) was himself out of order while speaking to point of order
 Allen said he had no desire to violate the rules, and did not think he had vio- lated them, as he had not referred to any man by name, nor any particular end of the Capitol. This was received with sarcastic laughter by other Sena- tors, and even Allen smiled
 Further along in his remarks Allen reverted to the power exercised by the Speaker of the House, declaring that in view of the impossibility of securing consideration of meritorious legislation the truth ought to be known to all the people in the country. If the truth hurt or it broke any rules, he was not responsible
 T want it understood" said Allen, that I hold myself responsible at any time and in any place for the state ments may make or have made on this subject"
 Allison's point of order was sustained by the Vice-P President
 Allen took an appeal to the Senate from the VicePresident's ruling. Hoar moved to lay the appeal on the table
 Allen made the point of no quorum, and a roll call disclosed the presence of but thirty-nine Senators-not a quo- rum.
 The Senate. on motion of Allison, at 5:15 D. m. adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
GEORGE CLARK TO
 PLEAD INSANITY
Futile Effort to Set Aside the Information Against the
 Fratricide.

Special Dispatch to The Call
 NAPA, Feb. 10.-The Superior Court to. day overruled a motion of counsel for defense to set aside the information filed against George Clark, charged with the murder of his brother William, on the ground that he had been brought before the court upon an illegal process An exception to the ruling was taken.
 Attorneys for the defense then asked leave to file a demurrer to the informa- tion upon statutory grounds. The court granted the request and the demurrer was argued. The court overruled the same and another exception was noted.
 Attorney Beerstecher then addressed the court. He stated that he wished to have d commission for the purpose of taking dispositions in the State of Illinois to be used upon the trial of the case.
 MT. Beerstechers remarks gave the keynote as to what the defense will be. Insanity will be the plea which will be tirelessly urged with the hope of saving the fratriclde from the gallows. Mir. Beerstecher stated that in Illinois, where George w Clark was born and where his parents reside, there. were insane asy- lun1s in which some of George Clark's rel- atives had been cared for.
 District Attorney Bell was anxious to have the case proceed to trial as soon as possible. The defendants counsel re- quested delay in order that they might have opportunity to prepare for trial The court set March $. 1898, at 10 o'clock a. m., as the time for the trial.
 Throughout the entire proceedings in court this morning Murderer Clark sat When he left the court room he talked with the Sheriff in a cheerful manner. He walked into his cell with a light step. and did not appear to have any fear as to the outcome of the great legal fight that is about to be made for him. He stated to The Call reporter that he did not wish to discuss his case.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
ROLLCALLS THE ORDER. Much Filibustering in the House Over Two Bills of Minor
 Importance

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The House was in a very bad temper to-day, and the whole session was consumed in fili- clustering against two bills of minor importance, one to issue a duplicate check, and the other to make Rockland, Maine, sub-port of entry. Neither got further than the engrossment and third reading. The trouble arose over the enforcement of the rule against the discussion of irrelevant subjects, when Handy, a Democrat of Delaware, at tempted to reply on the floor during the consideration of those bills. to a letter recently written by Thomas F. Bayard, in denunciation of the free sil- yer Democracy. Roll call followed roll call all day long, and partisanship reached high pitch. Finally, when it became evident that no progress could be made with the bills presented, an adjournment was taken until Monday
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
THINKS HE MAY EVADE
 THE MOOSE Frank Belew'S More Hopeful View of
 His Case. PerSuadeS Himself That He Cannot Be Held
 Responsible. Says Something Beyond His Control Drove Him to the
 Awful Crime.
A MOTIVE IS SUGGESTED.
Love for His Wife May Have Been the Cause-PrelininaryE Exam
 ination.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SU1SUN, Feb. 10.--Frank Belew, the Dixon poisoner, was in a more cheerful mood to-day, and believes, notwith- standing his confession, that he alone IS responsible for the death of his sis ter and brother, that he will escape with Imprisonment for life. He slept quite peacefully last night, and his ap- petite was greatly improved to-day.
 T cannot understand" said he to- day, why I committed the terrible crime. Something beyond my control drove me to it"
 It is the general belief of those best acquainted with Belew that he poi soned his brother and sister in the hope of benefiting from their estates.
 If Belew would only give the motive for the poisoning" said one of his ac- quaintances last night, T am certain that it would be seen that his love for his wife is at the bottom of the sad af- fair. Mrs. Belew is fond of dress, and Frank was not able to satisfy her tastes in that matter. When she left him he worried over her absence, and my the ory is that he then concluded that il he had money she would return to him. To his narrow mind came the idea that the necessary money would be forth coming after the death of his brother and sister, and he deliberately planned to poison them."
 Belew will be brought before Justice Maynard tomorrow morning for a pre- liminary hearing. It is probable that he will not enter any defense, and will allow the case to rest on the testimony for the prosecution. He still has hope that Reese Clark will defend him, but if Clark has been retained no one here knows it.
 Belew is anxious to make a good ap- pearance in court, and yesterday sent for barber to shave him. He says that he has no intention of attempting suicide, but notwithstanding his asser- tion Sheriff Rush is keeping a close watch over him. The prisoner is at times subject to Respondent spells, and if not guarded might in one of them try to strangle himself.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
D0UBLY INDICTED FOR
 HIGHWAY ROBBERY

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 1.-Two indict- ments were filed this morning by the Grand Jury against James Taylor, both TOT robbery committed at Watsonville on the night of November IS. Taylor's vic- tims were Chris Wellendorf and James P. Hansen, who were held up at the point of pistol and relieved of the money, watches and other valuables in their possession.
 Taylor, who Is a bad citizen. was before Judge Smith this afternoon for arraign- ment. He declined to have an attorney He claimed that his name was not Tay- Tor, but declined to tell what it was. He said he had an important witness in the East. and requested that his trial should <pot be held for six weeks. The date of IDS trial was set for Monday, Febru-
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
SEEK TO CONTROL
 THE COFFEE OUTPUT
Foreigners, Probably British, Are Striving to Form a Big Monop-
 oly in Brazil.
Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett.

Copyrighted 1898 by James Gordon Bennett
 BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 10.-I am in- formed by the Heralds correspondent in Rio Janeiro Brazil, that rumors are cur rent in that city to the effect that for eigners, probably British. have occupied a small part of the State of Amazonas, near British Guiana. There has been so far no official advices received as to the matter. Statements apparently reliable are made that group of capitalists are about to monopoliZe the coffee output of Brazil by getting control of estates in the coffee-producing States of Rio Janeiro Bahia, Minas Geraes, Sac Paulo and Spiritu Santos
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
Santa Clara Defeats Stanford.

SANTA CLARA, Feb. 10.--The first game of the Stanford-santa Clara College baseball series was won to-day by Santa Clara by score of 10 to 8. Batteries: Stanford-Beckett and Swindles; Santa Clara-Kelly and Graham. Base hits Stanford ', Santa Clara 6. Errors-Stan- ford 6, Santa Clara g. Stanford was un- fortunate in not being able to hit when made were costly. Beckett was steady He gave only three bases on balls and struck out five. Kelly allowed three bases and struck out two.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
Sunk by a Collision.

Copyright, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 10-In a collis- ion in this harbor between the British cruiser Retribution and the Swedish bark Sam Lamer the latter was sunk. The crew was saved.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
Windbreak for the King Ranch.

SALINAS. Feb. 10-A windbreak of eucalyptus and cypress trees will be planted diagonally across the lower end or the King ranch, lately bought by the Spreckels Sugar Company, to ward of the strong winds and divert them across the mountain range in that vicinity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29

John Burns, the labor leader, who wore his
usual Derby hat and short coat
,, -Four heralds, escorting half dozen privy
More heralds, ushering officers of the
House of Commons.
The lord chancellors in their robes, with
Two hundred members of the House of
Lords, attired like the members of the
House of Commons, with the exception of
the bishops, who were robed.
ci linen came "a group of members of Mr..
reSentatfves of various royal families and
the foreign ambassadors. including Col.
John Hay, the United States ambassador.
a After them came the Duke of Cambridge
and the Duke of Connaught, escorted by
equerries, and the Earl of Pembroke, rep
resenting the Queen.
Then came the funeral car, plainly draped
with black and drawn by two horses, pre-
ceded by the earl marshal of the kingdom,
the Duke of Norfolk, the supporters of the
walked Stephen Gladstone. the chief
mourner. and the near relatives and
friends
The only sound that broke the silence
while the cortege passed was broken voice
which shouted, God give We rest, old man."
In the meanwhile the tolling of the abbey
bell had notified the waiting assemblage
within the edifce that the procession was
approaching. The weird, dismal strains
of quartet of trombones playing Bee
thoven's hymn in a recess high above the
heads of the congregation swept through tie
Lecesses of the abbey. When these finally
berts march, booming generously, and then
changed to Beethoven's funeral march, with
clash of cymbalS in the orchestral accom-
paniment. A choir of one hundred male
singers, which had awaited the coffin at the
entrance to the abbey, preceded it along
the nave, chanting Il am the resurrection
and the life
When the coffin was laid on the bier Pur
cells funeral chant. Lord, Thou hast Been
our Refuge, was sung and the dean and
the whole aSsemblage sang Rock of Ages,
and then, while the coffin was being borne
stones favorite hymn, Praise to the Ho-
lest in the Height
Mrs. Gladstone, supported on the arms of
her sons, Herbert and Stephen and other
members of the family were grouped about
the grave. The dean read the appointed
and the archbishop of Canterbury. pro-
nounced the benediction. Mrs. Gladstone
stood bravely, with great composure,
throughout the service. Her face was lifted
upward and her lips were moving as though
repeating the lines of the service. She also
kept standing during the only official fea-
ture of the service, 1.-The proclamation by
the gartery of the style of the deceased"
as the official programme had it. The gar
ter enumerated the various offices which
Mr.. Gladstone had held in his lifetime, be-
ginning with some time privy councillor"
and ending with envoy extraordinary to
the Ionian islands," The organ then played
the Dead March in Saul"
Finally the Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York and other pallbearerS shook hands
with Mrs. Gladstone, the mourners filed
past the grave taking a last view of the
coffin, and when they had been escorted
down the nave to the entrance the people
slowly departed.
Memorial services in honor of Mr.. Glad
stone were held to-day all over England
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
DEPEW TALKS.
He Is Strongly in Favor of an Anglo
American Alliance.

LONDON, May 2S.-Chauncey M. Depew
goes to Paris tomorrow in order to be
present at the marriage of Miss Edith
Stuyvesant Dresser to George w. Wander
bilt on Thursday next. He will sail for
America on June o. In an interview to-day
DR.. Depew dwelt at length upon the Anglo
American relations and the problem con-
fronting America. He said: 1.-THE revulsion
of feeling in America from distrust and
hostility to cordial friendship is the most re-
markable change of popular sentiment of
the century. few years ago any mild
treaty of arbitration would have been re-
jected. To-day a much stronger agreement
would meet with universal approval, even
in the Senate"
Continuing, Mr.. Depew repeated his argu-
ments against colonial expansion for a
country which is still undeveloped and
which could support three hundred millions
ton of the population would leave the COM
forts and opportunities of America to ex-
patriate themselves for the barbarous con-
ditions of the Philippine islands or the hard
ships of colonial settlement anywhere. With
Spain driven out of the western hemisphere
we are too far off to fear the interference
of any European power. Our only power
full neighbor is Great Britain, and the
events of the last few months have paved
the way for such a treaty of arbitration
and general understanding as will remove
from the domain of possibility the danger
of any hoStiiitieS ever occurring between
US. With Cuba freed, the purpose of and
Spain and her mediaevalism removed from
our sphere of influence, the pathway of the
United States for marvellous development
and unprecedented prosperity is clear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
SEEN AT LAST.
Strange Vessels MRneuvering on the
Newfoundland Coast.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May &-The tele-
graph operator at Trepassey. shortly after
o'clock tonight, wired as follows:
Three strange vessels apparently war
ships, have been maneuvering off here since
o'clock Two of them are large steamers,
apparently cruisers, and the third is a
smaller steamer, much faster than the
others, probably a torpedo boat destroyer
The latter is within a couple of miles of
shore, apparently keeping in neutral British
waters The others are two miles further
off, lodging smaller craft. Crowds of peo-
pie witnessed the spectacle until the fog
closed down, but the whistles of the three
steamers are still heard in the ofting.'
The local magistrate at Trepassey tele-
graphed later that three steamers were
plainly visible off there to-day. The iden-
tity of the vessels can only be conjectured,
as the weather this afternoon was unfavor-
able for accurate observation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
to Congregs calling for the prohibition OF

to Congress calling for the prohibition of
the liquor traffic in government buildings
and reservations resulted in affirmative ac-
ton. The discharge of the committees, roll
call and votes of thanks followed.
Stated Clerk Roberts read a neurological
report containing the names of 122 ministers
who died during the year Special resolu-
tions were reported thanking the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company for its courtesy,
and were unanimously adopted.
In closing the session DR.. Radcliffe re-
ferred to the satisfactory results attained
and, pointed with hope to the future. He said
that the prospects were pleasing, and the
assembly was to be congratulated upon the
condition of affairs. He hoped the time
would soon come when all the forces in the
church would be arranged in harmony and
all distrust removed. the treasures of the
boards would be full and the proper work
of the church would move forward.
The assembly then adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
DEAD BODIES FROM ALASKA.
Four Victims of the ChilkOOt Ava
- Ianche Brought to Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash. May 2S-Six dead
bodies have been brought from Alaska by
the steamer Rosalie which arrived at mid
night. They were those of E. A. Ireland,
ex-United States marshal of Utah; w. E.
McDade. of Vermont; w. P. Condor, S. D.
Pike ard Cummings and Laughlin. The
first two died of pneumonia and the re-
mainder were victims of the Chilkoot ava
lanche.
Company HI, Eighteenth Infantry was
brought from Dyea TO Fort Wrangel. Cap
tain Kiefer and Captain Staub, of the med
ical department of the regular army came
to Seattle under orders. They will leave in
the morning for San Francisco. From there
they expect to be ordered to the Philip
pines. II is reported that the work of dig
ging for bodies on the Chilkoot pass is be-
ing carried on vigorously and that many
more bodies will be found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
REV. AND MRS. MGREw KILLED.
Two More American Missionaries
Slain in Africa.

Slain in Africa.
LONDON, May 2S.-The governor of
Sierra Leone cables to the Colonial Office
here that the Rev. and Mrs. McGrew, the
American missionaries, were massacred
about May at Taiama, near the scene of
the old massacres. The governors informa-
ton comes from Colonel Woodgate, the
commander of a British West African force,
which has just captured Taiama, with the
loss of three men killed and five wounded.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The State De-
partment received a dispatch tonight con-
firming the Associated Press dispatch that
Rev. and Mrs. McGrew, the American mis-
sionaries in Sierra Leone. had been massa-
cred at Taiama, May 8. The McGrews had
been reported as escaping. the massacre re-
ported some days ago. Ambassador Hay at
London wired the State. Department. to
night of the report of the Governor of Sierra
Leone and Assistant Secretary Adee
promptly telegraphed the fact to relatives
of the McGrews at Dayton, 0. This makes
nine or ten American missionaries and
teachers there, as well as some natives who
have been slain. A copy of the telegram
was transmitted to the President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
The Italian Cabinet Resigns.

ROME, May 2S.-The Italian Cabinet has
resigned. King Humbert has instructed the
Marquis di Rudini to reorganize the Cab
inet. The Marquis acknowledgements, the
minister for foreign affairs, was the first to
hand in his resignation. According to an
official statement on the subject he resigned
on account of a difference at to-day'S meet
ing over the parliamentary programme and
the other ministers followed his example
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
A GODDESS COUPLE.
Atheists Who Prefer Deportation to
Matrimonial Bonds.

NEW YORK, May &.-Detained at the
barge Office are Frederick Recke. twenty
i've years of age. German painter. and
Amalie Wiross, twenty-five years old, a
dressmaker. She is a Russian, tall, slender
black haired and black eyed. They arrived
ON the Chester from southampton on
Wednesday, The couple came over as man
and wife. They said they had not been mar
ried and they did not intend TO be married
as they do not believe in the marriage cere-
mony. They lived two years together in
London and are atheists. When told they
would have TO be married or be deported
they said they preferred to be sent back
to London where they could live without
being married. Some of the fellow passen-
gers of the couple said that from conversa-
ton they overheard they believed the man
and woman to be Nihllists The case has
been referred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
Flanagan sentenced to Death.

ATLANTA. Ga, May 2S.-The Jury in the
case OF Edward c. Flanagan to-day re-
turned verdict of guilty, and the murderer
was sentenced to be hanged June "a. Elan
agan. who Is over forty, was in love with
the eleven-year-old daughter of f. G. Allen.
1t appears that the family opposed him, and
he opened fire on them while they were at
supper on Dec /, 1885, killing old Mrs. Allen,
the grandmother, and Miss Ruth Slack q
visitor Two other members of the family
were wounded. This was the third trial OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-29
Blocks Monday Selling
Will be for half day only, but we're look
ing for the business of whole day in that
time. We are prepared for it, as the
chronicling below attests:
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