THE OMAHA DAILY J5EEJ SATURDAY , JANUARY 18. 1890. PACIFIC ROADS' ' PROSPECTS Reorganization Committee of the Ovcilanil Will Foreclose Soon , WHERE HUNTINGTON'S ' INTERESTS ARE Tint Anxlntift ( o Sec Ilia KvcliiNlvo Ar- rnniretiient on tlic 1'nelllc Connt .In t nt ( lie 1'rcNunt Time. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-SpzcUl ( Tele- Brain. ) The reorganization committee of the Union Pacific , having n majority of the holders ot tlio nrat mortgage bands' ' favorable to foreclosure , will , It li understood , foreclose the fir lit mortgage- when tlo : time presents , whether congress acts on the proposition now before that bvdy or not , Callls 1' . llitntlngton haa nerved notice on the house committed of Pacific railroads that bo desires to bo heard against any funding echumo which may bo contemplated which points to a long protracted fight In com mittee and on the floor ot the houre. Huntington - ington , through My Iienchmen , It la learned , will antagonize any legislation which con templates n Union and Central Pacific rail road , because It will deprive tils road , the Southern IVic flc , of both freight and pas- oengcr traffic : . As n matter ot fact , however , thijro li not a tlnglo congressman or sen ator who Is not receiving letters dally from the e moil vitally Interested urging action nt this rcislon nf congre ? * against Hunting- ton's scheme , and calling upon them to pai > tlclpato In any legislation which will rcllcvu the country fr m periodical ngltntlon. HuntIngton - Ington li opposed to IcKlslatlon at this session , nnd ho IB fighting any report of a bill which might rontmnplala a settlement between the Rovernmant nnd bondholders , with what suc cess remains to be seen. ADVOCATING PENSION LEGISLATION. A rommlttoe nf the Grand Army ot the Re public appeared at u upeclul meeting ot the house committee en Invalid pensions today to advdcato the passage of the general pen sion bill Introduced by Representative I'lcklcr tome time ago. The committee waj com posed of General Walker , commander-ln- chlof : General Heath , chairman of the leg islative committee ; General W. , W. Dudley and General Ketchum. The committee sug gested Revcrnl amendments to the provisions of the- bill , among them being one Increasing widows' pensions from $ S to $12 per month ; that any widow In receipt of an Income of loss than $ .100 per annum shall bo entitled tea a pension , and the adoption of one providing for the payment of a pension to nil honorably discharged soldiers and sailors who served ninety days or longer. The committee was of the opinion that such a law. If not passed at this session , would bo In the near tuturo. Another meeting of the committee on In valid pensions will bo held next Monday night to further consider the bill. , Representative I'lcklcr has secured the ap pointment of Frances M. Coshun as seam stress at the Yankton agency school at Springfield , S. D. GAMBLE'S MAIDEN EFFORT. Representative Gamble of South Dakota made his maiden speech today In congress upon the bill to utilize American Island In the Missouri river opposite Chamberlain , S. D. , for educational purposes. It was a busi ness speech from a business man and the bill was passed , representatives showing a dis position to assist Mr. Gamble In securing leg islation which might help a locality to better Its conditions. Congressman Gamble appeared today before fore- the committee on public lands In favor of reducing theprice of land on the Wahpeton , Slsseton , Sioux and Yankton reservations to allow entries and relieve payments. The. . commltteo agreed to report the bill favorably. > Representative J. D. Strode has been - appointed pointed on the subcommittee having In charge . -claims of Indian wars and all war claims except civil war originating In Nebraska , Oregon. Washington and Idaho. Dr Grant Culllmore or Omaha was In the city today. A board of officers composed of Brigadier General Elwell S. Otis , Captain L. Flsk and Captain P. Miller , Is appointed to meet at Seattle , Wash. , to make examination of the stto to bo donated for a military post and de fense. ARMY TRANSFERS. The following transfers "in the TwoflJy- thlrd Infantry are made : Captain E. D. Pratt , from company D to company K ; Cap tain Calvin D. Cowles , from company K to company U. First Lieutenant Wallls 0. Clark , Twelfth Infantry , Is ordered to report to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel S. Simmer , Sixth cavalry , at Fort Loavenworth , for ex amination as to promotion. L. J. McFann was appointed postmaster at Conroy , Iowa county , la. , vice H. S. Ran som , dead. NEBRASKA RANKS' CONDITION. An abstract ot reports of 103 national banks ot Nebraska , exclusive of Omaha and Lincoln , showing their condition December 13 last , gives total resources ot $20,171,875 , the principal Items being loans and dis counts , $12,904.597 ; value of stocks , secur ities , etc. , $2,2G(5,020 ( ; reserve on hand and deposited with reserve agents , $2,437,887 , ot which $505,879 was In gold. The principal liabilities ! were : Capital stock. ? G.490,0.00 ; surplus fund and undivided profits , $1,870- 1CO , and deposits , $8,072,355. The averags reserve held was 28.50 per cent. Patents have been liwuedlfas follows : Ne braska Charles C. A. Dauercaraper , Gothen burg , sash fastener. .Iowa Henry Bendlxen , Davenport , mechan ism for operating washing machines ; Qeorgo J , Herman , jr. , Colosburg , automatic wagon Jirako ; Michael P. Kenna , Duuun.uo , coloring nttuphmmit for nrlntlnc presses ; Lars G. Nelson , Sioux City , electric arc lamp ; ueorge "IV. Pclton , Muscatlne , propeller wheel ; Clydo L. Pitman , Cantrll , apparatus for UE-O In poultry houses ; Emll L. Tied , Belmond , rlb- bon clasp. Will Soon Appoint n New lllNhuti. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The announco- , mcnt of Dr. O'Gormon's appointment as bishop of Sioux Falls , Is expected to bo followed - lowed at nil early day by the appointment of a bishop for Sacramento , Cal. This will t , complete the appolntmcnta to vacant bishop- [ . " rlca In the United States. Promotion In tin1'oxlnl .Service. WASHINGTON , Jsn. 17. DUIno W. Tay lor of West Virginia has been appointed chief clerk ot the Pcotofllco department. Ho has hold the office of superintendent of the division of postclllco supplies ! since the be- Binning of tub administration. FINAL DISPOSITION NECESSARY. "It Is necessary , In making such an ad justment , that all questions of certifying clalma , cither betwoau settlers and the roads or between two road" ) , thn grants for which ' conflict or overlap , ba finally disposed of , so 'that a proper disposition of the land can be shown In the adjustment. While adjust ments have proceeded with the utmost rapid ity consistent with a duo regard for the righto of the Bottler ? , of the United States and ot the railroad companies , and while to thlM end the force cf ndjiiploro have boon largely augmented In the general land office , many of the grants yet remain unadjusted. "In scmo of the grants , notably the cor poration grants , the lack of surveys up to the present time made the completion of the work Impossible. Decisions rendered by the Interior department In numerous * conflicts have been carried Into the courts. The con struction of the Interior department has gen erally been sustained when final determination has been reached , but many of the cases are still pending , not yet having been decided. Some of these oises , while Involving Immedi ately the title to only ono particular tract , will , when decided , furnish a rule of con struction to control the disposition of the title to thousand ? of acres of ether lands In the Mine situation. Until the courts pass upon these questions final adjustment can not be made. "By section S , of the act ot March 3 , 1891 , It Is expressly enacted that suits by the United States to vacate and annul any pat ents theretofore Issued shall only be brought within flvo years from the passage ot this act. This period of flvo years will expire on March 3 , 1896. Of course suits by the United States to secure the cancellation of a patent In this class of cases after that date would bo effective. Indeed. It Is now too late to Initiate proceedings lookingto any such suit. Inasmuch as demand has to bo filed on the company , and thereafter ninety days allowed for compliance- refusal In accordance - cordance with the act of March 3 , 1887. Before - fore the expiration of this period the statute would bar the right of recovery by the gov-i eminent and the benefits of anticipated fa vorable decisions of the courts would bo lost so far as they might determine the charac ter and deposition of grants similar to those "Legislation establishing limitations against the right of the government to sue is an In novation not entirely consistent with the general history of the rights of the govern ment , for It has uniformly been held that tlmo did not bar the sovereign power In as serting a right. The early adjudications of the department construed the grants with a degree ot liberality toward the grantees , which later decisions of the court and of the department have not sustained. It seems clear that the further progress of adjust ments will develop facts and transactions In connection with thoss land grants whlsh ought to bo the subjects of legal examina tion and scrutiny before they are allowed to become final and conclusive. The govern ment should not bo prevented from going Into the courts to right wrongs perpetrated by Its agents or any ether parties , and by which much of the public domain may bo diverted from the people. In these circumstances It seems to mo that the act of 1891 should ha so amended as not to apply to suits brought to recover title ot lands certified or patented on account of railroad or other grants. And I especially urge upon congress speedy action to the end suggested , so that adjustment of these- grants may proceed without the Interposition ot a bar through lack of tlmo against the right of recovery by the government In proper cases. "GROVER CLEVELAND. " Have AwreiMl on n. Secretary. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Owing to Mr. Justice Brewer's engagements on the supreme premo bench , the Venezuelan boundary com mission has not been able to nuke much progress since Its adjournment last Saturday. Arrangements have been made , however , for a meeting In temporary quarters in the Sun building. The meeting probably will beheld hold tomorrow. Ono ot the matters expected to bo settled at this meeting la the election of a secretary. Mr. Severs Mallet , provost ot New York'will probably bo selected. Ho stands well at the Now York bar and haa an International practice , Ho U a flno lin guist , and ID especially familiar with the Spanish language. Recently he gained the favor of Secretary Olney and Qtheru by his successful prosecution ot the celebrated case of Peralta-Rcavls , Involving the title to 13,000,000 acres of land In New Mexico. P I ! PEN PICTURES PLEASANTLY PUT. ACKNOWLUIlGKn Means superiority. Thorough Integrity of construction and untiring enterprise In Im provement hive made the "Burton" guitar the standard of comparison. We have them lu largo variety of styles and prices. Wo are twlo agents. A. Hospe , jr , Music aud 4rr. 1513 Douglas St. TIMI3 IS ' AilJiiMment of Lnml rirnnln HUM Itecn L'miviililntttr llelnyeil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The present today cent the following to congress : "WASHINGTON , D. C. , Jan. 17 , 1896. To Congress : I desire to Invite attention to the ncceiplty for prompt legislation In order to remove the limitation within which suits may ba brought by the government to annul unlawful or unauthorized grants ot public lands. By the act of March 3 , 1837 , the secretary of the Interior Is directed to ad just each of the nillroad land grants which may bo unadjusted ; and It Is provided If It shall appear , upon the completion ot such nd- juctmcnt , or sooner , that the lands have been from any cause orrroneously certified or pat ented by the United States to or for the use of n company claim ing under any ot said grants , It shall bo the duty ot the secretary of the In terior to demand a reconveyance of the title to all lands to erroneously certified or pat ented ; and on failure of the company to make such reconveyance within ninety days , the attorney general Is required to Institute and prosecute , In the proper courts , necessary pro ceedings to restore title to eald lands to the United States. The demands made under this act have been numerous , and In some cases have resulted In the reinvestment of title to the lands In the United States upon demand ; but In mort cases the demand has been , re fused and suits have been necessary. "Tho work of adjustment has been un avoidably slow. The said act makes pro vision for the reinstatement cf entries er roneously canceled on account of railroad withdrawals , and , upon certain conditions , provides for the confirmation ot titles derived by purchase from thn companies ot lands shown to be cxccptcd from the grants. It contemplates a disposition of every tract de scribed by the granting act and Inspection of each tract certified or patented to the company , within tmch limit , to determine whether ruch certification or patenting wao proper ; the listing cf these tracts shown to bo erroneously certified and the determina tion for which tracts lost to the grant In- clnmnltv Is to hn nllnwml. directly involved In pending cases. It will be readily seen that If this act of limitation li to remain on the statute books the per tion ot the adjustment act referred to would b& rendered null. Indeed , there would be but little use In continuing the adjustment of many of the land grants , Inasmuch as ascertained rights of the United States or of settlers could be enforced by law. IS NOT CONSISTENT. THKY'VB AIUIIVRn- We wish to notify those who have been waiting for the arrival of that genuine calf shoe needle too or needle square toe at $3.00 It'll the best In America for the money. We are now stocked with a full line ot sizes call and get 'em while they last , Wo believe we've got the best wet weather shoe that's made for women , men or children , Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Faruaitt MONROE DOCTRINE DEFINED Senate Foreign Affairs Gotnmittco Ready to Make Its Report , ENLARGED ON THE DAVIS RESOLUTION No Allcnntlon of I.ninl In Tlilx Coun try Under Any Pretext to n ForclRti t'oivcr Will He Tolerntcil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The resolution drawn by Senator Davis and adopted by the senate committee on foreign relations today will prove to bo a clear and strong enuncia tion of the Monroe doctrine when Its text Is made public. It Is a more forceful declara tion than any that has been Introduced In congress on this subject and Its terms are so explicit that they cannot bo misunder stood. The maintenance ot the Monroe doc trine , as set forth In the resolution , Is held to be vital to the welfare ot this country and the countries of the American continent. The doctrineIt Is asserted , Is now In force and has been In force ever since It was es tablished by President Monroe. The resolu tion declares It to mean that the acquisition by purchase , aggression or otherwise of any territory on the American continent by a foreign power Is an unfriendly act and such acquisition will not bo permitted by the Unite ! States. The most Important feature Is that which touches upon a new phase ot the Venezuelan question the report that England and Venezuela may reach an agree ment and that English money will settle the boundary dispute. The resolution asscrtu that when disputes on the American con tinent between foreign governments and American governments are decided by arbi tration , acreement. mirchaao or In anv man ner whatever the United States shall be the solo judge as to whether the Mouroo doctrine has been violated In such arbitration or agreement. In fact. It means that arbitration or agreement between foreign governments and governments of the American continent as to boundary disputes cannot become bind ing or effective unless sanctioned by the United States , and that this government must bo satisfied that no part of the Ameri can continent has been ceded to a foreign power by tmch arbitration or agreement. This 'portion ' ot the resolution caused mis apprehension among some members of the committee , as It Is claimed that It may lead to many entanglements. On the other hand , the supporters ot the resolution state that It leaves everything In the hands of the United States , where tuo final decision should be , and that the United States will Interfere only when the Monroe doctrine has been violated. The resolution Is drawn with a view of covering every possible con tingency that may arise In boundary dls- putea or the acquisition or the sale of terri tory by ono foreign government to another on the American continent or of Islands that are considered a part or tno western uemis- pherc. The commltteo adjourned at 12:40 : o'clock , after voting to report the Davis resolution with a few verbal modifications , suggested by the committee. It It understood that the resolution will bo presented to the senate on Monday. After disposing of the Monroe doctrine the committee entered upon a brief discus sion ot the Cuban question , but took no action upon this beyond Instructing the subcom mittee to moet next MondaV for a detailed Inquiry Into the question. _ , While the members of the committee pos itively refused either to admit or deny that such Is the case. It Is the prevailing Im pression about the senate that the Davis resolution will Include a declaration against the alienation ot lands on the western hem isphere by purchase as well as through force of arms. LONDON , Jan. 18. The Now York corre spondent of the Times says : "The attempt to stereotype some new-fangled Monroe doc trine Into a statute or to define It by a reso lution of congress Is not going to succeed without opposition. It begins to look as 1f It might fall altogether. " The correspondent says a strong minority In the senate will bo sufficient to ensure Its defeat. CAI'TUREO THE INSUHGK.VT FLAG. Ilclicln AlHO Almiuloiicil Their ArniH mid I ? < iuli > mcitt. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The Spanish minister cf foreign affairs today telegraphed Senor Dupuy do Lome : "MADRID , Jan. 17 , 1890. The commandcr- In-chlef tolegrapho that General Luquo over come In Angosa Turas , province of PInar del Rio , fractions of the bands of Antonio MJ3COO , commanded by Nunez , Bermudez and others , capturing their flag and encamp ment , 100 horses , saddles , ammunition and provisions , taking some prisoners and dls- porolng them. Captain Sancnez , with 240 men , had en engagement with a large com mand under Licret In Charca , province of Mantanzas , capturing their encampment. General Pratt reached the vanguard ot Maximo Gomez , at Encrucljada , province of Habana , putting It to flight. "There Is news of ether small engage ments of lew Importance. The enemy does not resist , and If It does It Is beaten. The division of the enemy In small bands causes great fatigue and Inconvenience to the troops , but they Imrauj him closely and continually. "L. TETUAN. " LOOKING INTO Mil. JIOWLEH. HIM IlefiiMiil to Pay the ClnlniH for SiiRar lloiintlcH. WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Some talk con cerning the resolution Introduced by Mr. Boatncr ot Louisiana for an Investigation of Comptroller Bowler's course In the sugar bounty appropriation occurred In the house committee on Judiciary today. The resolu tion Is still In the hands ot a sub-committee of which ! Mr. Ray of Now York Is chairman , and Mr. Boatner desired to have It taken up by the full committee at once. It was concluded to let It He over until t'jo next meeting , when the sub-committee will prob ably report a substitute providing for an In quiry Into the law under which the comp troller claims to act , with a recommendation as to whether further legislation Is needed to define and restrict the comptroller's duties. The preamble to Mr. Boatnor's resolution reciting the effects of Mr. Bowler's course will not bo adopted , as the commlttoe thinks It Ino no official knowledge of the state ments made. NISNT IX A SPECIAL MESSAGE } . I'renlileiit AVaiitu Moro Time to Annul WASIHNOTON , Jan. 17. The president today sent a special message to the hotisa urging the necessity for Immediate legisla tion to extend the limit of time within which suits can bo brought by the govern ment to annul grants of public lands. He called attention to the numerous complica tions that had arisen between railroads as to grants that overlapped , and the necessity for adjustment. The time In which suits can be brought expires March 3 , 1896 , and if the time limit were allowed to expire then a portion of the adjustment act would be ren dered nugatory. The government , the presi dent says In conclusion , should not be pre vented from going Into the courts and right ing wrongs perpetrated by Its agents. I2xttMi < ll > iK Hi" Homemriiil I.uW. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The house com- mlttee oil public lands today decided to re port to the house the free homo bill , pro posed by Chairman Lacey ot Iowa , which Is practically a revival of the old homestead laws. Under this bill all settlers on Indian lands 'that are opened to settlement may ac quire a title to the l nds without paying for them by a residence of flvo years. If they desire to secure their titles before the expira tion ot live years they will bt > able to do w > by paying the rate * fixed by the government. Diet S > ii ] > i > orlM the Uovvmuiont , WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A'telegram has boon received at Iho Japanese legation stating that on tbo 9th Inst. a vote was taken In the Diet upon a motion to present a memorial to the emperor attacking the foreign policy of the government , especially as regards the rellnqulsbment of the Llao Tung peninsula. The motion was defeated by a vote ot 170 to 103. This remilt la re garded BO a decisive vote of confidence in support ol the present government. I roil coW.Vrixu A Qiioutm. in n. Cnnitreiinj } VII1 Ailnpt Stitnc ' I'rnetleni 'Metltnil. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The rule for compelling the attendance of a quorum cf members of the ihcKitJo , which was first brought forward bjn.J/ Randolph Tucker of Virginia In the CVrty-elxth congress and which the commltte-.on rules proposed to add to the Reed quorum counting rule far the use of this congressjhas not yet been adopted by the house and will probably bo amended before If Is passed. When the rule was brought baforc the house 1-ist week so much objection , ltvijs | original form was found that It was withdrawn for further con- oldcratlon at the Rands ot the committee. Under the rule when .tho point of no quorum Is raised and found to bo correct , the ser- geanl-at-arms Is to bring In absent members to answer to roll call , and when those voting and those present and declining to vote moke A quorum the Question la to bo decided by the majority of th6po voting. The point was raised that this rule would allow a bill to bo passed by less than n ma jority of a quorum and this Mr. Catching' and Mr. Bailey showed the supreme court had declared to bo unconstitutional. Ac cordingly , the rule was withdrawn temporarily arily nnd will probably bo changed by the committee before It la again brought for ward. The need of some system for com pelling the attendance of members Is con ceded by both parties and this congreos. of which the republicans have eo largo a majority that there U little probability that the rule will need to bo used , Is considered a good tlmo to adopt one. If the attempt should bo made In a congress where the two parties are nearly evenly divided It would give rise to a hard fight. POPE LEO HAS MADE NO OKKEU. \o < IiltiK Kiienvit oC Hln Intervention In the Venoiiuuliiii DlNpiiie. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. Cardinal Satolll has not tendered the services of Pope Leo as arbitrator In the Venezuelan controversy , nor has the cardinal received , up to this time , any Intimation that ho will bo called upon to offer .the services of the pope In that capacity. This Is the answer given at the residence of the cardinal In response to In quiries as to the report In the London Chron icle that the pope had taken this step through the American delegate. There has been no communication , official or other wise , It Is stated , between Rome nnd the delegation on thin subject. It Is pointed out that Cardinal Satolll's functions are ot a clerical and not an official character. About a year ago the pope tendered his services as arbitrator , a special delegate be ing sent to London for that purpose. At that tlmo Lord Rosebory , then premier , refused tn accept arbitration. This was accepted as final by his holiness and In a communication from Rome to President CrosVo regret was expressed that there was no prospect that the papal mediation would bo accepted. No further steps have been 'taken ' so far as known here. In other official quarters , no Information can bo obtained respecting the reported In tervention of the pope in order to bring about a neaceful settlement nf thn imiiniim-v dispute , but It Is { earned on excellent au thority that matters are proceeding on the Ili > es that It Is believed will result In an amicable adjustment , though , as stated In yesterday's Associated press dispatches from Washington , no Intelligence as to the chan nel or precise mode by which this Is to bo brought about , Can1 DO secured. ItlVALHY FOR THE FRANCHISE. Tire Cubic Com'piiiili-H AVluli to Oper ate to. Hnn-iill. WASHINGTON , , Jap. , 17. Mr. Edward L. Bayllss of Now Yyrkl pne of the projectors of the Pacific Cable company ' , which recently was given a hearlng'by the senate commlt tee en foreign relation's , today appeared be fore the house committee on Interstate and foreign commerce to explain the plans ot his company , which lie did , at length. The Pa cific Cable company was opposed by Mr. L. L. Spaldlng of the' Hawaiian Islands , who Is Interested In a rival company , and .which , as porj&cted , Is to. connect the United States and the Hawaiian Islands. There Is a well developed rivalry between the' two house committees of foreign affairs and Interstate and foreign commerce for the honor of bringing the Hawaiian cable scheme before congress. Only yesterday Chairman Hltt of the foreign affairs committee appointed a subcommittee to consider the cable question , but- the commerce committee has stolen a march on him by getting to work. The bill of the New Jersey Cable company , with which Mr. Spaldlng Is Identified , and which has. secured concessions from the state cf Now Jersey , haa been referred to the foreign affairs commltteo , and It Is possible that each of the two committees will report a bill to the bouse. TAI.MAGE GIVEN HIS OWN AVAY. Rev. Allen AxUeil to RenlRii anil tlie Former AVI11 I'rencli MornliiKr.i. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The disagree ment between the co-pastors of the First Presbyterian _ church. Rev. Dr. T. DoWItt Talmago and Rev. Adolos Allen , has been settled by the church session calling for Mr. Allen's resignation. The church will honor the recent contract for Mr. Allen's services up to October 1 next , but In order to avoid future complications he has been asked to tender his resignation as early as prac ticable. Thocommltteo _ appolntcd by the wawiington presuytery lat/t Monday to aujust the difficulty has been called to receive for mal notification of the action , and doubt less will receive Mr. . Allen's assurance that the arrangement Is satisfactory to him. Tbo trouble STOW cut of a plan to have Dr. Tal- inage preach Sunday mornings as well as evenings , to which his colleague objected. Dr. Talmago now will hold forth twice on Sunday. 1'ronlilent SIITT Henry Irvlnwr. WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The president and Mrs. Cleveland , accompanied by Miss Woodward of New York , occupied a box at Allen's grand opera house tonight as specta tors of Henry Irvlng's production of King Arthur. Kill torn on nil Oiitlntr , WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. A special train via the Atlantic coast line left hero this afternoon with the delegation of northern and eastern editors enrouto to their con vention at St. Augustine , Fla. ARRESTED AN ELOPING COUPLE. HiiHliniiil 1'rcfern ChnrireH of Alitluu- tlon AKiiliiit the Sinn In the Cnne , SAN FRANCISCO , ( , Jan. 17. A writ of habeas corpus , returnable before Judge Bahrs tomorrow , was served ' 'upon Chief of Police Crowley today in tbe > edso of Mrs. E. I , Chart- ton and C. A. Rich , Una eloping couple from Lawrence , Kan , Theri couple arrived from San Diego on thoschooner Excelulor and were arrested on 4.telegram from a Kansas sheriff , Mrs. Charlton's two children are with her In the city 'prison. Her husband , who Is said to bo superintendent of a Kansas Insane asylum , Is expested to arrive In the city tonight with requisition papers upon whlsh ho expects to take Rich back to Law rence to bo tried ftfr nbiluctlon. The police thlntf 'tlldt the facts do not warrant the belief that the evidence will make out the crime * Of tibductkm. The police say Rich Is prcparetl'jo ' prove that when Mrs. Charlton left her htruband he ( Rich ) was In New Orleans , and ( hUt ! Iris meeting with Mrs , Charlton at San DlegU was not prearranged. Mrs. Charlton says that under no circum stances will she return with her husband , or consent to live wltli him again. She says her husband treated her with extreme cruelty and that she has left him for good. It la underitood that Mri. Charlton came to San Francisco Intending to obtain a residence and thereafter bring suit for a divorce. Neiv Way * to Alii Arr.lenlan . BOSTON. Jan. 17. The committee ot Boston - ton merchant ! organized for the relief of destitute Armenians met today , when Hon. Jonathan A. Lane , the chairman , announced changes In the plans of the Rod'Crow so ciety , due to the sultan's edict. A telegram from Mtsa Barton saying : "Suspend final action for a day or two until wo have tlmo to consider the situation and decide , " An executive committee was chosen to decide ' upon further uteps'lo be taken to aid the fund. t APPLAUDED I THE CHAPLAIN Offered a Fervent Prayer in the House for Straggling Cuba. RESUMED WORIC ON THE PENSION BILL Point of Order Maile Aniilimt Several Section * of the Hill Hint They EvIxtliiK l.a v Ilnrt- Ictt Led the WASHINGTON , Jan. 17. The house today parsed the pension appropriation bill , to the consideration of which It has devoted the entire week , and then , adjourned until Men- day. Mr. Bartlett , democrat , raised points1 of order against all now legislation proposed In the way of amendments , such as that lookIng - Ing to make a pension a "vested right , " etc. , nnd Mr. Dlnglcy , who was In the chair , sus tained them. In this way the clause In the bill , changing existing laws so as to allow wldown to obtain pensions under the act of 1S90 , whose net Income did not exceed $500 per annum , was stricken out. Mr. Bartlett , however , did not rain the point ogatnst the provisions making pensions under the act of 1SOO , rejected , suspended , or dis missed and afterward allowed , to date from their first application. It was announced In the debate today that the bill covering the amendments' ruled out today would bo re ported from the Invalid pensions committee. The pension bill , as passed , carries $141- 325,820 , about $50,000 less than the estimate. The bill was passed fifty days ahead of any previous pension appropriation bill. SPECIAL MESSAGK REFERRED. There was a most unusual demon stration at the opening cf the ses- tilon of tha housa today. The blind chaplain , whoso ardent Americanism has fre quently occasioned remark , prayed fervently todsy for "struggling Cuba , " and "the suc cess of her battle for Indepandcnce , " and when ho concluded the sentiments he had expressed wcro given a hearty round of ap plause. On nvctlon of Mr. Gamble , republican of South Dakota , a bill was pasrcd granting to thn city of Chnn boi-laln. S. D. , the right to uoa American Island , In the Sioux Indian icservatlon. The president's special message , urging the necessity for Immediate legislation to cxtond the limit of time allowed the government In which to bring suits to annul grants of pub lic lands was laid before the lioupe and re ferred to the committee on public lands. The house then wont Into commltteo of the whole for the consideration of the pension appropriation bill. The general debate on the bill closed yesterday and ths bill was today open to amendment under the five-minute rule. rule.Mr. Mr. Steele , republican ot Indiana , offered an amendment In the shape of a proviso re quiring the commissioner of pensions to make public all rules and regulations regarding the proaacutlon of cases In matters of evidence to conform to the rules of the courts and to give claimants and attorneys .prosecuting . cases access to all documents and papers re- fating to the cases with which they were connected. Mr. Bartlctt , democrat of New York , raised the Dolnt of order that the amendment changed existing Saw. The chair sustained the point of order. Mr. Herman , republican of Oregon , offered an amendment which was practically a per diem pension bill that also wont down under a point of order. Mr. Mahon , republican of Pennsyvanla , offered an amendment declaring a pension to bo a vested right not to be suspended on charges of fraud until such charges have been proven In a court of law. A point of order was reserved against this amendment , which was temporarily passed over to allow Mr. Dartlett to raise his point of order against the provision In the bill requiring a widow to prove that her "not In- como" does not exceed $500 before she can irccelve a pension under the act of 1890. The present law requires that a widow under the act of 1S90 shall prove that she Is de pendent on her dally labor for her support. This waa the clausa In the bill against which Mr. Bartlctt had been directing his assaults throughout the week. His point of order wao that It changed existing law. The point wao sharply contested by several re publicans. publicans.AMENDMENT AMENDMENT RULED OUT. They contended that the provision In the bill simply construed the act of 1S90 , and did not change It. It Interpreted the words in the law , "without which means of. support. " to mean not to exceed ai net Income of $500 $ a year. Mr. Dockery , democrat of Missouri , took the position , as a friend of the provision , that the chair should not be embarrassed by being forced to rule on a very questionable point , but that the appeal of members should be directed to Mr. Bartlett to Induce htm tn withdraw his point. But Mr. Bartlett de clined. Mr. Cannon , republican of Illinois , while In favor of the provision on Its merits , thought it was In spirit new legislation , and was nmcinable to the rule. Mr. Dlngley , who was In the chair , In an elaborate ruling , In the course of which he oxpresssd his ( sympathy with the supporters of the previsions , sustained the point of order and the provision was stricken from the bill. Mr. Stone then offered the provision In a modified form , but It was also ruled out. In view ot Mr. DIngley's rulings In these two cai'fls ' , Mr. Mahon withdrew his amendment. Mr. Wood , republican of Illinois , offered an amendment providing that pensions should bo paid quarterly to those on the rolls at the rates now allowed by existing law , or at such Increased rates as hereafter may be allowed. Mr. Bartlett made the point of order that the amendment changed existing laws. No pensioner could bo dropped from the rolls under It for fraud or any reason. The chair sustained the point of order , On motion of Mr. Connolly , republican of Illinois , the words "because of any defect ot informality in the application" were stricken out In the clause allowing pensions rejected , suspended or dismissed to date from their first application. At the conclusion of the consideration of the bills , Mr. Graff , republican of Illlno's , eald , that In Justice to himself and those like him , who believed that a pension was a "veeted r'ght , " ho desired to state thit his amendment had not been offered because of the manifest disposition of the chairman of the commltteo to rule out , but ho confidently predicted that the committee on ilnvalld pen sions would shortly report a bill for that purpose. The committee then rose , and the bill , as amended , was parsed. Then , at 4:50 : p. in. , the house adjourned until Monday , LOCATION TMIS STU.MIIM.VO IILOCIC. OiuimlliiiiM mill AinerleniiM Ilotli AVant tinCiinul on Tlielr Slile. DETROIT , Jan. 17. The United States branch of the deep waterways commission has been steadily at work all the week examin ing charts , routes , etc. Eight members uf the Lake Carriers' association were called before the committee and gave Information , chiefly regarding difficulties to be en countered In connection with gigantic enter prises. Their testimony was taken by a stenographer. It Is evident that the United States branch of the commission will not recommend other than an outlet In this country to the sea board oa against the St. Lawrence and Que bec route. This U likely to result In two eastern terminals. Two ot the three Cana dian members of the commission , T. W. Howland of Toronto and Thomas C. Keofer of Ottawa , have arrived and attended today's session. Commissioner Coolcy eald today that the matter of route , was Important to the Mat , but that the northwest cares little how the seaboard U reached , except that it preferred a United States outlet. The prevent session will uot last beyond this week. Anthracite Deiilcm Confer. NEW YORK. Jan. 17 , A call for a meetIng - Ing of the presidents of the anthracite coal companies for next Thursday has been signed by President Sloan of the Delaware , Lacka- wanna & Western railway , J. R. Maxwell of the New Jersey Central and K. V , Wilbur of ( he Lehlgh Valley. Toe call states that the object of the meeting will be a general dli- cusslon of tbo anthracite trade. FfRE GHIEf fl , H , RUNGE , His Restored Eiealili Was Due to Paine's ' Celery Compound. The position of chief of fire dr-pailment In a big city like Minneapolis , with Its acres of valuable building property , crossed by num erous railroad lines and dotted with fac tories where the fires are never "banked , " Is ono nf the utmost responsibility and can bo entrusted only lo a man of unquestioned character aud ability. August H. Runge , who has filled , this re sponsible position for several years with so much credit lo himself and to the city , WRB born In New York In 1S52 , where he received a common school education. What such a man as this has lo sJy can scarcely fall to carry weight with It : "With the hope that what I say may In some way bo brought to the attention of others who , like myself , have suffered witn- out any apparent cause , I feel constrained lo recite a brief tale regarding an cxperlcnco which I trust may never be repeated In my case. "A few months ago , owing doubtless to the exacting nature of my duties as head of the tire department , I began to feel a sort of languor and llstlessncss to disguise which I was cot.ipclled to bring into play all the strength ot will I could command. The feeling grew upon me , however , nnd In a short tlmo It took such possession of me that it affected my appetite and caused tn- OTIIEIL LANDS THAN OU11S. The fate of the Transvaal Is Indicated by the history of the Orange Free State , which adjoins It on the south. The latter , having an area of 70,000 and a white population of about 70.000 , was settled by the Dutch In 1835. It was once under direct British rule , but In 1S54 It was permitted , to form itself into a free republic , and It Is more free In theory than the Transvaal. Its foreign as well as Its Internal relations are under Us own control. But thcro Is no such hostility on the part of the government to British or alien Influences as exists In the Trans vaal. This arls2s from the fact that citizen ship io obtained In the Orange Free State by a year's residence In addition to the possession of propsrty worth $750 , or by three years' residence , without property. The effect of this liberal naturalization law Is that the English , Scotch nnd others who have coma Into the country In recent years now have votes , and they direct or In fluence politico In such a way us to main tain harmony with the British colonies to the Dcnith and east. The Boers , being very hostile to the alien , have legislated to pre vent his being naturalized at all In effect , and have thus , though a small minority , preserved control of the .government . and continued their policy of hostility to all things English. Doubtless tno ucsiiny 01 the Transvaal Is to bo the same as that of th * Orange Free State. . The product of the Wltwatersrand gold flelda frc-m 1SS7 to the close ot 1S94 was , ac- ccrdlng to the ofllclal figures , C,19S,707 ounces , the yield In 1887 being 28,761 , and In 1S94 1,837,773 ounces , having thus In the comparatively short Interval multiplied seventyfold , with no prospect of diminution In Us rate of Increase. The estimated yield of the year Juot closed , not yet ofllclally cer tified , but approximately known , Is In ex cess of $50,000,000 , and this amount , in the opinion of competent judges , Is certain of a gradual Incroasa up to $100,000,000 a year , The highest mining authorities dechro that the gold-bearing conglomerate In the Johan nesburg , gold fields already surveyed and tested contains from three to five thousand millions of the precious metal. Sucha dnnoslt makeu the Boor territory and the Boers themselves objects of much more in terest than they would be without It , and will , no doubt , have as commanding a force In shaping the history and destiny of the region as California experienced from her own gold dlscovcrlea nearly half a century ago. The Boer system and polity will not be found equal to the crisis any more than the Boors themselves wcro equal to tlit discovery and development of the wealth beneath their feet , which might have lain there unregarded for .ages It It had not been for the ultlanders , from whom they would now like to withhold every civil right. * When a new czar la crowned from 500,000 to 600,000 of Ills subjects irom all party of tlio empire assemble at Moscow , deputations being sent from all the provinces , and repre sentatives frcm every tribe within his Im mense domain ; from Siberia and central Asia and from Uio Pacific to the Arctic sea. Among them are Poles , Flnlanden , Lapland ers , Cossjcks , Circassians , Georgians , Bash- kins , Turks , Tcherkoases , Abas. laii9 , Kal mucks , Tartars , Karapapaks , Daghlstanls , Armenians , Kurds and a multitude ot wander ing peoples In the heart of Asia , forming a concouruo of moro than fifty nations which recognize the rule of the great white czar thr-noil beside the Neva , and which bring him on his coronation lokens of their al legiance. Mora than fifty language * and twice that number of dialects are upokon In Russia , and the newly crowned ruler receives congratulations In all of them , the repre sentatives , according to usage , addressing him In their respective tribal tongues. The pa geant Is made at ) gorgeous and spectacular as possible' , In order to Imprew upon the rep resentatives of their distant and scattered peoples a touse of the grandeur and power of their ruler , and It Is without doubt the most magnificent performance of the kind now to ba seen In the world. It costs on the average four or flvo millions of public money , besides the private outl-iy , which may represent an equal amount , The new czar lu ooou to ba crowned , the ceremony taking place In the Cathedral of the As sumption In the Kremlin , according to cus tom , and promises to bo ai ccntly and splen did aa any which that venerable temple hua u * A * . tomnla. I approached my meals with I feeling amounting almost to nausea , and. mj bed with hoirjr at the ret'tlcss night which I was almost certain wai before me. Mat ters became sn wilous with me that I could no longer keep client about myself , and speaking of It to one of my filoads ono duy , ho ttiggestetl that 1 try Palne's celery com pound. I purchased a. buttle , and before I had taken a do .en ilos > c3 I knew that the suggestion \\as n good ono. I felt an Im provement. I continued t USD It and felt restored. My appetite Is good and I t'lecp welt , null Instead of an Irksome grind , my business Is again a pleasure to me. I at tribute this happy state of affairs to Palnc'i celery compound. " AJ In thn case of Fire Chief Runge , the beginning of poor health Is very apt to rob ono of the will power to start Immediately about getting out of danger. It Is thli Inertia of poor health that makes an ordi nary "run down" bodily condition so dan gerous and so likely to go on to something worse. Every day It Is clearly shown that It won't do to live tired out and on the verge of breaking down. . The languor _ nnd lack of strength are sure to Increase. Now Is the time to throw eft disease. Aa the new year begins thcro are fewest hin drances to getting back strength and sturdy health. The bracing weather arouses a longing for health. Paine's celery com pound , taken now , does Us best service to ward driving out disease and cstabllhslng firm health. over witnessed. It will be a great day for Holy Russia , and in Its opinion well worth the outlay. * * Budapest Is to have a tower 1,625 feet high for her exhibition next year , which will thus bo C50 feet higher than Eiffel's climbing con struction at Paris , the loftiest up to that time which man had anywhere' constructed. As nature has a provision that trees shall not grow into the sky , BO art will no doubt Eomewhero call a halt tn those aspiring edifications and Insist that their altitude shall bo regulated by a certain limitation. Ono great fair succeeds another and will ap parently do BO for an Indefinite period , but If each ono tries to build a higher tower and a bigger Fprrls wheel than Its predecessor , their efforts will lose the grace and decorum of true art , and run Into the exaggeration of mere bigness nnd toploftlnoss , which Is by no means what they ought to aim at. The proposed Budapest tower will bo three times as high as the highest Egyptian pyramid , or the loftiest minster spire In Christendom , and , as a matter of common scnio and architectural propriety , ought to mark the maximum alti tude of such constructions' . But It lo not built yet , and may not go quite so high aa It Is expected to. t * The Abysslnlans are driving the Italians out of the disputed territory and Into the fortified towns within their own colony of Erythrea. Since Major Tcsselll was defeated a month ago , the Italians have retreated out of the Ttgre country * , abandoning all but Makallo of the towns al < ) ng the route , and have concentrated their small forces' in Adrlgat , which Is but a short distance from Massowah , the seaport , of thc-lr colony on tha Red nea. Heru General Baratlerl expects to bo able to stand until the reinforcements now en the way from homo can reach him , and when they come ho may bo strong enough to turn back Moncllk anil his hundred thou sand followers. Baratlcrl will have only about 20,000 troops all tcld when the rein forcements reach him , and the task before him Is no light one , for Menellk's generals have proved themselves nblu loaders , and their force Is ovurwheliiilng In numbers. These are facts which Indicate the serious predicament of Baratlerl and the Italian col onists. The two great camps Into which Kurops Is divided may bo said to possess equal strength , and HO the policy which England [ an adopted has practically given her the balance of power. That fact Is understood by continental nations , and It Is natural that they should feel Irritated , especially when they are compelled to carry a heavy burden to ina'ntaln Integrity , while England , with out such a burden , Is widening her sphere of Industry and yearly acquiring- fresh ter ritory , U would Indeed bo a strange spectacle to see France throwing aside all thoughts of revenge , forgetting Mctz aud Sedan , anil standing Mhoulder to shoulder with her hated conqueror ? . There would have to be huge diplomatic dlfilcultlcs overcome before con tinental Europe rose In arms and ranged Itself on one side , and although the present outlook may be omlnouH , the differences be tween nations , OH well as the tremendous utalces Involved , will , In all likelihood , avert battle. KX-CONUUKHSMAN liAWMCJl IJKAD. Well ICniMvn Driuoernt .SueeiiinliM to Ilenrt Failure , CHICAGO , Jan. 17. Frank Lawler , ox- congressman and present alderman from tha Nineteenth w.ird , died at his home this ofter- roon of heart failure , The alderman had a > unique personality , Ills laat appearance In public was at the "Frank Lawler Charity Ball" last night. The ball was a success , tha proceeds going to tha poor of the Nineteenth ward. Kree Illutrlliutlun uf 1'ntrlullo CHICAGO , Jan. 17. In order to bring nbout a more t'onoral observance of Wash ington's birthday the Union Lcagun club announces today that In co-oporat'on with the express companies It will furnish the words and muilo of "America , " "Hall Co- lumbla. " "Red , White and Blue , " and "Star Spangled Banner , " free to any organized cele bration of the day anywhere In the United States. A free d'strlbutlon of tha aongn for celebratloni In Chicago has been con ducted for a number of years by the. club , and It Is proponed to make till * general.