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TJIID OMATTA DAILY IVEEr , FRIDAY , JFJBUKUATIY It , 1898.
BOOTH PRAYS FOR SENATORS
Loader of the Salvation Army is Oi/on i
Reception at the Capitol.
LLEN MAKES AN ATTACK ON THE SPEAKEF
finyn It In Iitipoitdhle lo Secure
Iiitlon In HIP Itoiinc AVIilcli ( lie
< Mnn from Mil I nc 1)1-
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 10. During the en-
llro session of the senate today the Indian
appropriation bill was under consideration.
The reading of the bill was completed and
all the commltteo amendments wsro adopted.
Subsequently several amendments of a
liilnor character were attached to the meas
ure.
ure.Mr. . Allen enlivened the proceedings a few
minutes before adjournment by making an
attack upon Speaker Heed for preventing the
enactment , as the Nebraska senator de
clared , of meritorious legislation sent to the
house of representatives by the senate. Ho
denounced the speaker's actltti In this regard
" " and to the
gard aa a "disgrace" to congress
American people. When a point of order
\vas \ made against him for the use of Im
proper language concerning the other branch
of congress , Mr. Allen said that ho wan
stating only the truth , and that ho was re-
sptxislblo here or elsewhere , at any time ,
for his statements.
It was expected to conclude the considera
tion of the pending bill today , but when an
appeal was taken by Mr. Allen from the
ruling of the vice president that an amend
ment offered by Mr. Thurnton was not In
order , the point of order was made by Mr.
Allen that a quorum was nut present. A
roll call disclosing the absence ot a quorum ,
the senate adjourned.
GENERAL IJOOTII PUAYS.
General William Ilooth of London ,
founder of the Salvatlcu Army , of
ficiated na chaplain at the opening
today of the senate's session. He Invoked
the dlvlno blessing upon the senate and Its
members , and bctiought the Great Huler
of All to continue his favor to these here
gathered for the ruling and regulation of this
great and mighty nation , and that all that
might hero bo done be to the honor and glory
of God. He prayed that his country might
move forward In the march of Christianity
BO that It might be an example to all other
nations of the earth.
Mr. and Mra. Hooth-Tuckor , the son-in-law
mid daughter of General Uootli , were In the
gallery during the prayer. 1'rcvlous to the
meeting of the senate the entire party hold
a brief reception In the vice president's
room.
Mr. Kryo ( Mo. ) ropcctcd favorably from the
committee on commerce a bill to amend the
Icw s relating to navigation. Ho said that
PS tfio proposed bill related only to Alaskan
waters It was necessary that prompt action
should be taken. The bill was passed with
out division.
Mr. Chandler ( N. II. ) gave notice that he.
would tomorrow call up the Cocbett case Im
mediately after the morning business.
The Indian appropriation bill was then con
sidered.
Considerable discussion arose over an
amendment iiroposud 'by ' the committee pro
viding "that hereafter no Indian or tribe
of Indians shall lease for mining purposes
1 nds that are not patented to said In
dians. "
CORPORATION'S HAVE A GRAFT.
Mr. Rawllns supported the amendment
nnil referred to efforts that are constantly
being maJo by private Individuals and cor
porations to secure- Indian lands , part'cularly
mineral lands by lease from the Indians
with the npproval of the secretary of the
Irturlor. .Ho , said that when ho came here
in 1S93. nu application -was .pending before
the secretary of the Interior for approval
of a lease of 386,000 acres of land In the
"Ur.compahgre reservation , containing valu
able depos.ts of gllsonlte. The le-iso toad
ibepn d.talned ( by an Individual through , the
connivance of the Indian agent , and at once
turnoJ ever to the American Asphalt com
pany. The agents and attorneys of this cor-
1 iioratlou. iMr. Rawllns said , had came to
Washington , and representing that they con
trolled senators and representatives , and had
griMt Influence In high political circles , were
trying to force the approval ot thtxr lease.
.Ultimately , he said , a lease covering about
GOO acres was approved.
Xci.v , ho declared , these same persons were
"endeavoring to defeat the committee amend
ment to prevent the Indians from leasing
' Thdr lands. Ho believed In opening the niln-
Vral lands by the government , Ihn leasing ot
them to Individuals or companies , and the
application of the proceeds for the benefit
of the Indians.
With , thlfl argument Mr. Allen took lssui > .
He maintained that the Indiana had a higher
and better right to the land than the more
permission to roam ovcc It. hunting and fish
ing and feedliig their ponies. Ho held that
the Indians had a right to mine for the
mineral suppc-scd or known to be In the bnd
or cut the timber growing thereon , and If
the Individual Indians or the Indian tribe
Old not desice to , mine the land , they had the
.right to lease privileges to such poraom as
they pleased under reasonable restriction.
THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.
Mr. Allen raid he did not dcwiro to 1m-
'pugn ' anybody's motives , but ho could
readily conceive that these who resided near
these valuable gUsanltc lands , being thor
oughly familial wltti the location of the
.mineral deposits , might-bo anxious to open
these lands to location by white people , as
wuch opening would afford them Eti Immense
Advantage over the people from other parts ,
who were unfamiliar with the matter.
The committee amendment was agrees ! to.
At the conclusion of the reading ot the
.bill It was thrown open to amendment.
Mr. Kyle proposed an , amendment that all
or any part of the sum of $108.335 now In
the treasury to the credit of ttio Sioux Iti-
iillans of the Orcw Creek Indian reservation
in South Dakota may bo used for the pur-
oliaso of such cattle and agricultural linple-
'mcnts as will promote their welfare. The
'nmemlmc'iit was agreed to.
Mr. Wilson ( Wash. ) presented and secured
the adoption of at * amendment appropriating
? 30OQO for school buildings atwl repairs co
the Puyallup reservation In Washington.
.In vlow of this amendment Mr. Allison
prcrented and had adopted a commltteo
umcndment reducing the sum appropriated
liy the bill for the construction , purchase ,
le-asu and repair ot school ibulldlnga from
J200.000 to $170,000.
Mr. Wilson aUo secured an amendment
opening the south half of the Convlllo Indian
loacrvatlon In Washington to mineral opera
tion.
tion.Mr , Allen presented nn amendment re
storing the annuities of the Santee Sioux
Indiana ,
Mr. Allison made a point of order ngalnot
the amendment. Ho said It would Involve
the payment of at least $3,000.000 , and. per-
liana double that amount.
Mr. Allen raid ho < lld not want so Impor
tant an amendment as that "whistled down
the wind" 'by a point ot order. Ho Bald ho
did not want to bo "picked up and emitted
out like a candle , " ibut desired an oppor
tunity to discuss It.
Mr. Allison said ho was convinced that ,
there wad not the shadow of right In thtA
proposed amendment. Ho Insisted on this
point of order , but Mr. Allen withdrew the
amendment.
An amoudmont was adopted appropriating
$23,000 for the construction and equipment
of an Indian Industrial achool on the Port
Krc-sh military reservation In Montana on a
Bl'n lint exceeding 1,000 acres ,
Vi. Jones ( Ark. ) offered an amendment to
the bill of the agreements between the
United States commissioners to negotiate
with the five civilized tribes , -and the com-
m'sslonorg on the part of the Scmlnole na
tion , and It was agreed to ,
ALLEN CRITICIZES REED.
In the course of the discussion ot an
amendment offered < by Mr , Thurston , against
which a point of order was nude by Mr.
Allison , Mr , Allen made a sharp attack upon
the speaker of the houio of representatives.
Ho declared tliat It was Imposalblo to secure
the passage through the house of many
incrltorlous measures , because 0110 man
stood at the entrance ot tbo caverns Into
which proposed legislation was dumped ana
would permit nothing to bo done Ot which
ho did not approve. Ho nald that "In th
other cml of the capital this one man stand
for .123 , and hU bold , unwarranted , undlg
Mined action was a disgrace to the congrcs
and to the American people. "
Mr. Fryo said thd senator ( Allen ) was him
self out of order , -while speaking to a poln
of order.
Mr. Allen eald he had no desire to vlolat
the rules and did not think he had violate- -
them , as he hail not referreJ to any man b ;
name , nor any particular end of the cap
lt.il.
lt.il.This
This was received with sarcastic laughte
by other senators , and even < Mr , Allci
smiled.
Further along In his remarks Mr. Allei
reverted to the power exercised by thi
speaker ot the house , declaring that in vlcv
of the Impossibility of necurlng consldera
tlon of meritorious legislation the trutl
ought to bo known to all the people In thi
country. If the truth hurt or It It brok (
any rules ho was not responsible. "I wani
It understood , " said Mr. Allen , "that I hole
myself responsible at any time and In nnj
place for such statements aa I may make
01 * liav'e made on this subject. "
Mr , Allison's point ot order was sustained
by the vice president.
Mr , Allen took an appeal to the senate
from the vlco president's ruling. Mr. Hoai
moved to lay the appeal on the table. Mr ,
Allen made the point of no quorum and
roll call disclosed tlio presence ot but thirty-
n Inn senators not a quorum.
The senate , on motion ot Mr. Allison , at
C:15 : p. in. adjourned ,
IIOUSH SHOWS SOME HAT1 TIMIMSIt
DritiocrnlN 'llenort in KIllliiiolerliiK t
Ohtnln Their Point.
WASHINGTON , Vcb. 10. The house was
In n very bad temper today end the whole
setulon was consumed In filibustering against
two bills ot mlnors Importance , one to Issue
a duplicate check end the other to make
Hocklatul , Me. , a subport of entry. Neither
got further than the engrossment and third
reading. The trouble arose over the en
forcement of the rule aialnst the discussion
of Irrelevant subjects when Mr. Handy
( dem. , Del. ) attempted to reply on the flooi
during the consideration of these bills to a
letter recently written by Thomas V. Bay
ard In denunciation of the free silver de
mocracy. Roll call followed roll call all
day kcig , and partisan spirit reached a hlgli
pitch. Klnally , when It bccamo evident that
no progress could bo made with the bills
presented , an adjournment was taken until
Monday.
Mr. Walker ( rep. , Va. ) , In the house , to
day presented the report of the committee
on elections No. 3 on the contested election
case of Thorp against Epea from the Fourth
district of Virginia. The majority report
was signed by all the republican members
of the committee and was In favor of ceat-
kig the contestant , Mr , Thorp.
Mr. Holley , the democratic lender , got time
from Mr. Perkins ( rep. , la. ) during the con
sideration of a bill to authorize a duplicate
of the check Isoued by Charles E. Medics-
ncy , an Indian agent , In favor ot C. J. Hoi-
man & Brother for $2,819 , and yielded thirty
minutes of It to Mr. Handy ( dem. . Del. )
Some question was raised as to the right
of Mr. Dalley to yield time , and considerable
friction developed. Mr. Tawney ( rep. , Minn. )
Intimated In an Undertone that Mr. Bailey
had secured tlmo under falce pretenses.
"Of course the gentleman does not mean
that , " paid Mr. Bailey , "but It he does I de
nounce It as Infamously false. "
The situation immediately became strained
and when Mr. Handy launched his remarks ,
which proved to bo a criticism ot Hon.
Thomas P. Bayard's recent utterances on
the money question , objection waa made that
his remarks were irrelevant. Party feeling
became strained by the incident , and the
democrats retaliated 'by ' contesting the passage -
sago of the bill.
The 'previous question was ordered , 1 > ut
another roll call was forced on an Inslg1-
nlflcant Incident. On this vote most of the
democrats , under lead of Mr. Bailey , de
clined to ypte , but the speaker noted enough
members present to make up a quorum and
the amendment was adopted.
On the next vote on the engrossment and
third reading of the 1)111 the speaker could
only count /140 / present and a call of the
house was ordered.
A quorum appeared and 'the bill was or
dered to be engrossed.
Mr. Bailey then formally demanded the
reading of the engrbsscd iblll. As this could
not. of course , be done , the 1)111 was laid
aside.
The speaker then .began a call for the
committees for the presentation of 'bills. '
This was the first tlmo this order of busl-
no33 has been entered upon at this session.
On the first bill presented Mr. Bailey
again got the floor and again yielded to Mr.
Handy. Ho had only uttered a few sen
tences , stating that ho Intended to reply to
Mr. Bayard , when Mr. Dalzell called him to
order.
Mr. Bailey protested vehemently that there
wns no way of determining whether Jlr.
Handy was In order or not.
Mr. Dalzell replied that the statement was
a. mere evasion.
Mr. Williams ( dem. , Miss. ) and several
others were drawn Into the controversy.
Suddenly the speaker straightened up In
his chair and addressing Mr. Bailey , said :
"That tlio gentleman from Delaware Is out
ot order can certainly not be disputed by
gentlemen who are looking each other In the
face. "
Continuing the speaker said that while It
had been the custom to allow the widest
latitude In debate In the committee of the
whole that had not been the practice In the
house. There the debate was confined to
the subject under consideration and he
thought members on both sides must admit
that It would not bo suitable to fasten upon
them a system by which all manner of ques
tions could bo discussed nt any time. It
was wise , ho said , to conform to the princi
ples that governed every parliamentary body.
Mr. Bailey. In reply , maintained that cus
tom was an binding as the rule , and ho con
tended that It had always been the practice
to give gentlemen latltiftle. Ho fcad never
knowci , be said , a case where a gentleman
was called to order , unless ho was attacking
some ono or Indulging in personalities. Ho
called attention that last week for two hours
during the consideration of a pension bill In
the house n debate on Pacific railroads had
fitmo on. "Yet today , " lie said , "the rule
was Invoked on this side. When a gentle
man on this side desires to reply to an at
tack on. him. and all those associated with
him. ho Is silenced. I appeal to gentleman
on the older side to reflect how far the prac
tice they contend for can no. "
The speaker said ho had no desire to enforce -
force the rules rigorously , except when they
wore Invoked. If tbo rule had not been en
forced co other occasions , It was the mis
fortune of those other occasions. There was
no _ longer any pretence that Mr. Handy In
tended to discuss the pending bill.
It becoming evident that the democrats
Intended to continue the filibuster , and as
the house had no regular business to pro
ceed with , Mr , Dlnglcy nt this Juncture
moved an adjournment until Monday.
'Mr. Richardson ( dem , , Tcnn. ) , who , with
his fellow democrats , desired to have a ses
sion tomorrow for the consideration of pri
vate bills , contested this motion with a plain
motion to adjourn.
The speaker ruled that Mr , Dlngloy's mo
tion took precedence.
The motion was carried , 128 to 110.
Mr. Henderson ( rep. , la. ) , chairman of the
Judiciary committee , asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration of the bankruptcy
bill on Wednesday , Thursday and Saturday
ot next week , with provision for a vote at
4 o'clock on the following Monday. There
was no objection , and the order being en
tered at 4:25 : p. m , the house adjourned
until Monday.
ASSASSI.V I'UOMITI.V SHOT DOWX
Olllchil Ciinnriiiiitluu of Killing of
I'rfnlileiit lliirrliiN ,
WASH.INGTON , Fob. 10. Ttie official con
firmation of the assassination of President
Barrios came today to the State department
in the following telegram from Minister
Hunter at Guatemala City , dated yesterday :
President Ilarrlos was shot and Instantly
killed last nlRht nt 8 o'cloeK while walking
with two military bltlccrs near the palace ,
Tlio aesnSHln while attempting' to escape
wan Immediately killed by tliu president's
staff.
Manuel Kstrada , Cabrera , temporarily the
ronslltmloiuil successor , has been peaceably
Installed , All quleK
Kavor Survuy of SotitlMVOM l'u .
'
WASHINGTON. F # > . 10. The senate com
mittee on commerce today authorized a fa
vorable report on the house resolution pro
viding for a survey of tbo southwest paaj
> Z tbo Mississippi river.
CANADIANS CHANGE FRONI
New Denl Announced Concerning Alaska ]
Belief Expedition.
SURPRISES WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICER !
of Kacnrt of Troop * Ilm
llocii AMXCIIO < I To ! > > ' Cnnnillnu ,
OIUelnlN nnd llrltlMli
Jlliiiftter.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. In view of thi
apparentdisposition , ot the Canadian author
Itles to prevent the United States troop :
from accompanying the relief expcditloi
Into the gold country , a brief review of thi
correspondence that has so far taken placi
between the two governments may bo It
order.
The negotiations proper started Deccmbei
30 last between Acting Secretary Mclklcjoht
ot the War department and Mr. Sltton , tula
Ister of the Interior for Canada , then It
Washington. The official reports show thai
a complcto agreement , as it was understood
at the tlmo , was reached as to the course
to bo followed by the expedition , and iti
escort. Soon after Mr. Slfton's return tc
Ottawa a question arose os to the free ad
mission ot supplies to bo taken In by the
government expedition In case they were i'
bo sold nt cost , which was disposed of by c
prompt telegram from Mr. Slfton In answoi
to Mr. Melklcjohn , saying that It was In
tended to charge no duty upon provision !
to bo sent In. Mr. Slfton also reminded Mr
Melklejohn of the stipulation between then
that no unofficial or unauthorized porsonf
should accompany the expedition. To facili
tate free entry ho asked for a certified list
of the persons and an Inventory ot the out
fit of the expedition. In confirmation of this
came a note from Sir Julian Pauncefote , the
British ambassador , confirming the state
ment as to free entry of goods and having
this Important paragraph as bearing on the
present controveisy : "Also that conyovt
may be accompanied by such reasonable es
corts as the United States government may
deslro to provide for them and each cottvoy
shall bo likewise accompanied by a Canad
ian officer , the expense of such Canadian
officer being borne by the Dominion govern-
mcnt. "
COMDS AS A SURPRISE.
Supposing that this understanding was
perfect , It came as a surprise to the Wai
department when Mr. Sltton , on January 27
wrote that he took It for granted that the
Ifty-flvo enlisted men who were to accom-
lany the expedition were not Intended to ga
Beyond the boundary line , which , ho says ,
'Is provisionally at the summit of the moun-
: alns about the middle of the pass. " Mr.
Slfton added that the arrangement Into
which he had entered was that he shouli ]
furnish escort for the American expedition
and ho had accordingly sent forward the
men for the purpose. In reply , under date
of January 31 , Mr. Melklejohn said that his
understanding was that the entire escort
designated by our government should ac
company the expedition to Its destination
as necessary to render assistance In over
coming anticipated difficulties , subject to
Canadian law and to be accompanied by a
Canadian officer. Enlisted men Instead of
civilians wcro selected as more available
md amenable to discipline and costing less.
The escort Is not regarded as a military ex
pedition , but on Omadlan soil Its service
vlll be lot a civil nature. < Mr. Jlclklejohn
hereupon reminded Mr. lalfton ot the agree
ment with Sir Julian as to the "reasonable
escort" 'to be permitted. Ho points to the
condition that would confront the expedition
t it arrives upon the Canadian "border " with
supplies and , had to go beyond to meet
miigry and. desperate people without a single
arm for the protection of the expedition , its
supplies or equipments. So far no further
communication haa been , Md with th'n
Canadian government on this subject The
outo to be , followed iby -expedition Is
herefore uncertain.
YOtr.VG WIDOWS TOGKT PENSIONS.
IOIIHC Committee VOOM Afrnliist Dili
Cutting Them Oil.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The contest
vhlch has been waged in ttie house commlt-
eo on invalid pensions ever since the assem
bling of congress over the question of barring
rom the pension rolls the widows and chll-
Iren of soldiers who marry hereafter came to
an end today in the defeat ot the preposition.
A measure with this end In view was Intro
duced by Representative Samuel Smith of
Michigan , nnd It had the endorsement of
Jommlssloncr of Pensions Evans. The qucs-
lon has been agitating the committee at all
f its meetings and today after a very spirited
ilscusslon Reprosentativn Norton ( dem. , 0. )
irougfat It to a sudden close by demanding a
ote on the question ot favorably reporting it
o the house.
The vote disclosed five members of the
lommlttee in favor of it and seven against
t , the division not being fxn party llnea. The
llvlslon was as follows : Yeas , Ray ( N. Y. ) ,
Warner (111. ( ) , Henry ( Conn. ) , Smith ( Mich. ) ,
e-publlcans. and Driggs ( dem. , N. Y. ) ; nays ,
Sulloway ( N. H. ) , Kerr ( O. ) , Gibson ( Tenn. ) ,
Sturtovant ( Pa. ) , republicans ; Nortcn ( dem , ,
O..and ) Botkin ( Kan. ) and Castle ( Cal. ) , pop
ulists.
Thla probably cnda the effort to secure the
enactment of a general measure along these
taeo nt this session. Chairman Ray , who
vns Instructed at the last meeting to ap-
> olnt a subcommittee to draft A service pcn-
ilon bill , notified the committee today that
10 would appoint the committee in a few
days.
TU'UXTV-SIX IIO.tlillKHS POISOM3D.
loclnrM Hnve Xnt Located the Cnuxc
of tinTrouble. .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The boarders and
ervants at 210 East Capitol street , a largo
joardlng house several 'blocks ' from the cap-
to ) , were badly scared last night as the rc-
ult of poisoning following dinner. Twcnty-
ilx of the boarders and servants wcro made
11 , but whllo some of them arc still suffering
qulto severely from the attack , It Is believed
ho recovery of all of them Is assured. Rop-
csentatlvcs Bodlno and Lloyd of Missouri
vero among these attacked , but Were able to
bo out today. Mrs. Bodlno and Mrs. Lloyd
and the lattcr's two children were not so
ortunato and wcro compelled to remain abed
oday. A. M , Shelton and T. S , O'Ferrall ,
irlvato secretaries to the two congressmen ,
nd Captain Williams , a doorkeeper at the
IOUSQ of representatives , wcro also badly
iffected. The physicians summoned have
ecu unable as yet to tell the causes of the
olsonlng.
IOIISKS AUIJ AOT VIST IC.VCI.linKD.
letiorlN of Action of 1'riiHxIuii Mill-
inter ICxmnrernteil.
WASHINGTON , Feb , 10. The following
tatement was made today to the secretary
f state by the German ambassador :
Certain declarations of the royal Prussian
minister of agriculture have evidently been
Istorted. The minister answered to an In-
ulry made to him In the Prussian Diet that
ve had to wait if any evidence might bo
urnlshed of veterinary dangers from the
mportatlon of American horse. ? . Only when
n case such dangers should have been
iroved would there be reason to take cnor-
rtUlc measures or Impose a quarantine as
ar aa mo are entitled to < lo BO.
This explanation was called forth by tbo
abled statement that the Prussian minister
t agriculture had said that American
torses Infected with Influenza were being
in ported , and It might become necessary to
orbld the further Importation of horses.
IleenllH tinI.tuulliiK I'urly ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Captain Leutzo ,
ommandlng the United States ) ehlp Alert at
an Jose , Nicaragua , has cabled the Navy
epartmcnt that be has recalled to the ship
ho force of marines and sailors landed two
ays ago at that place to protect the Amerl-
an consulate during the conflict between
ho government forces and the Insurgents.
tatters are reported to bo still In an un-
ettled condition at San Jcae.
KM > CO | 'I.OHtr ' Ilrulen < o Consent ,
WASHINGTON , Feb , 10. Inspector Mc-
Laugbllu ot the Indian bureau will leave
n a few days for tbo Lower Brutereserva -
lon in South Dakota , to obtain the consent
t three-fourth ot the Indians to the agree
ment reached by delegations of that tribe
j5T a
nnd the newltuds , whereby -150 of iho
former ore taUoewto on the. Rosebud reser
vation , ThlS'M 'l necessary boeatno about
120.000 'hcres totM e LoTVot Drule nnrt will
have to bo sold iw order that they may pay
for a slmllnroimmint of the Rosebud land ,
No opiKisltlonfitonthla step on the part of
the Indians otdUfd Lower Brulo reservation
Is looked for. > !
J/.V.XA.'IJIAN" / VUSSKLS ,
.t ! -
I'roteol Aiiif lourv Stilp Orrncr
Count.
. 10. Senator Frye to
day secured thct passage by the eennto ot a
bill amendlng"t1lb navigation laws In Im
portant parHijijfafa affecting the coaatlng
trad-o of this country. The bill is of general
application , DM lit Is Intended especially to
prevent Canadian vessels from necurlng an
undue share of the carrying business be
tween Alaskan 'and bthor American ports.
It wilt prevent Canadians gaining part of
our coAstlng trade.
Complaint has been made that Canadian
vesselswcro attempting to participate Iti
the trade by darting from tholr own ports
and then stopping successively at more
than ono American port and taking on pas
sengers and freight from one American
point to another on the theory that all were
embraced on ono yoyagc ,
The bill parsed by the senate today pro
vides for the .forfeiture ot ony merchandise
Bhlppsd from onb American port to an
other , directly or via a foreign port , on 'any
other than an American vessel. A like pro
vision Is also made In regard to the trans
portation. of passengers by a foreign vessel
from one "American port to another , except
th t the penalty In thU case Is placed a
? 100 each. The penalty under the exlstln
law is $2.
The bill authorizes the secretary of th
treasury to prescribe regulations for th
transshipment ot freight and mcrchandls
Into the United States by sea for Immcdlnt
Importation to a foreign port by sea or b
a river , and also amends the present law
found in section 3109 of the Revised Stat
utcs BO as to read as follons :
The master of .any foreign -vessel , laden
or in ballast , arriving1 , whether by sea o
otherwise , In the waters of the Unltei
States from any foreign territory adjacen
to the northern. northciiBlprn nr nortliwfesl
ern frontiers of the United States slmll re
port at the ofllto of any collector or deput :
collector of the customs which shall u >
nearest the point nt which such vessel ma ;
enter such waters ; and such vessel shal
not transfer Its cargo or passengers to an
other vessel , or proceed farther Inland
either to unload or take on cargo , wlthou
n special permit from such collector o
deputy collector , issued under and in nc
cordunce with Bitch general or special regu
latlons as the secretary ot the treasury
may. In his discretion , from time to tlmi
prescribe. This action shall also apply ti
trade With or through Alaska. For nn ;
violation of this section such vessel shal
ba seized and forfeited.
The bill Is made to take effect ) ono montl
after Its passage.
RVLAHGES YEM.OWViTOXE 1'A'UIC '
A'o\v Iloiiiidiirlen for n. Xniurnl Ilnrrlci
to il'niieliern.
vVAl-IHIN-GTON , Feb. 10. Senator Hans-
forough , at the Instance of the secretary o
'tho ' 'Interior , today Introduced a iblll for thi
enlargement of the Yellowstone Natlon-i
park from 3,321 square miles to C.COC square
miles. lAddlttons are anado on the cast am ;
south and the.northwest ot 'the ipark. Tin
eastern addlljoji [ s a part of the Yellowstone
forest reserve , and the southern addition ol
the Yellowstone and Teton reserves. The
northsestern"addFtlon Is in ( Montana , and In
cludes the -upper basin ot iMadison river ,
extending to /headwaters / ot the Gallatln
river.
The landau-included in the varlcois addi
tions are all .mountainous , and most of them
are heavily wooded. The southernmost addi
tion Includes ' 'Jackson's 'Hole , ' which Super
intendent Young-'saya , In recommending the
addition. lsr at . .vialuablowinter resort for
game. Hie efjUniafcs , that 10,000 ellc usually
winter there. . The proppsed northwest reser-
vaUon , Is tne. rSsort of the most daring
poache'ra Qn''tie&lkand | buffalo Iti the park.
'Cc ' oiieFJYfJunfe says the cxtenslon'bt the
park's iTmlts'iby t'nflje ' additions' would supply
such natural''bourldarles that with only
eighteen mllea of fencing the park game
could bo effectually enclosed and protected
from pochors.
AMEXIJ TJIHi IMtOIIIlllTlVn ,
Germany in Iex Severe liir Enforcing ;
ilhe Fruit Order.
WASHINGTON , "Feb. 10. The State de
partment today sent to the senate the corre
spondence with Germany regarding the ex
clusion of American fruit. It shows that
Ambassador White and the State department
both took vigorous and prompt steps on
learning of Germany's action , amd that Ger
many disavowed any Intention to avert com
petition , saying It merely Intended to pre
vent Introduction of apples.
Secretary Sherman euros It up by saylns :
"From the foregoing report it will be seen
that the action of this government , and of
Its diplomatic representative at Berlin , for
the protection of all legitimate commercial
nnd exporting Interests -injuriously affected
by the German prohibition was prompt and
effective , amd that as- the matter now ntands
the admission ot American "fresh fruit into
Germany has been secured la all cases eave
where the actual existence of the San Jose
scale Insect upon tbo fruit , or In the pack-
Ings thereof , Is ascertained. "
'limU ' CallM oil the I'rcMcleiit.
'WASHINGTON , Ft'b. ' 10 , General William
Booth , commander la chief of the ' .Salvation
Army , and his son-in-law , Commander
Booth-Tucker of the American army , called
on President SIcKlnloy today nt the White
House. The president received his callers
very cordially , and In the course of the Inter
view , which -lasted , aibout fifteen minutes , hoe
o > lpresse d to General Booth his great ad
miration for 'him ' and for the great work of
: he Salvation Army , especially In the United
States.
UN ItceHplM Are liiereiiMlnK ,
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The Treasury
department today Issued a statement to the
effect tint the average dally receipts from
all sources for the first ten days in February
wcro $1,057,890 , or at the rate cf $380,130,580
per annum , which is $36,000,000 in excess of
; ho average annual expenditures for the last
nine years.
Noiulnntlont liy Inr J'ronldcii ( .
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The president
today sent the following nominations to the
senate :
Justice George M. Christian , to bo mar
shal for the southern district of Iowa.
Treasury. John T , Rich , collector of cus-
tomu , district of Detroit , Mich.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The house com-
nlttea on irjllltary affairs has reported favor
ably the -liul to restore Major W. W. Wham
to his ranlcandpay -In the pay corps ot the
army. The ? report fully exonerates Major
Wham of the charge on which ho was court-
mnrtlalcd. '
_
'Alprei * flix'-x to FnrlrcHM .Monroe.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Arrangements
tavo been made to convey Secretary Algcr
to 'Fortress ' .Monroe on Saturday , Ho will
go in a sppplal car , accompanied by Mrs.
ind Miss .Alger , his physician and an at-
.endant ami o nurse ,
Daily Treasury Sliif cincnt.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. Today's state
ment or the condition of the treasury shows ;
Available cash balance , $21G,787,2o8 ; gold rc-
cervo , , $1M,3C9,712.
H.V.VVA TAMCS TO 'SUOTCII-IItlSII.
[ H the ( > iie t of Honor ut ( heAiinunl
linn ( liiet.
FHILADBLPHIA. Feb. 10. Senator Mark
lannawas ono of the guests Of honor to
night at the ninth annual banquet of the
'ennsylvanla Scotch-Irish society. Senator
lanna's speech was entirely humorous and
devoid of any mention of politics.
After the binnuet when spoken to In re
lation to the Do Lome episode , Senator
Ilanna said the feeling against the Spanish
minister In congressional circles was ex
tremely bitter , 'but that the -majority ot the
more conservative members were with the
president In the decision not to split lialra
over the manner ot Do Lome's retiring. 20
long as he departed from the covntiy , and
that quickly.
POTTER WINS TWO TO ONE
Ec-Electod President of the Loagno of
American Wheelmen.
FIGH1 ON NEW YORKER FALLS FIAT
Three * llmulrcit nmt TTventy-fotir
Vole * Cunt , r Which He
Tire Hundred
nml Twelve *
ST. LOUIS , Fob. 10. Tlio national as
sembly ot the League of American Wheelmen
got down to business today. Hut little tlmo
Wns laken up with Itio reports ot the ofllccrs
and standing committees , which had been
printed and circulated before the meeting
began. These were promptly adopted , and
the assembly rc-oceedod to the election of
officers , who wore all chcsen before the re
cess for lunch was taken. The Potter ticket
was elected without much opposition. Presi
dent Isaac Potter , who sought re-election ,
received 212 votes , to 107 votes cast for
George D. Gideon , ex-chairman of the racing
board , and the election was made unanimous.
The following officers were elected : Presi
dent , Isaac Potter of Now York ; Ant vice
president , TCiomas J. Kcenan of Pennsyl
vania ; second vlco president , E. N. Hlncs ;
treasurer , James C. Tattercall of Now Jersey.
The afternoon session wns given up to the
consideration and disposal of miscellaneous
business , and the final discussion of amend
ments to the constitution and by-laws. The
delegates dostded they did not want profes
sionals admitted to the league , aiid defeated
that amendment.
Another was adopted giving the board of
ofllcers of any state division power to estab
lish a junior membership of the League ot
American Wheelmen.
THRONG THE HOTELS.
The corridors of the Southern hole !
where the national assembly of thi
League ot American Wheelmen Is hold
Ing Us session , present the aspests o
a national political convention. The nu
nierous state delegations have been holding
meetings and caucusing for their respective
candidates ever since their arrival. While
Isaac Potter , the national president ot the
League of American Wheelmen , Is In UK
load for re-election to his present position
friends of his only opponent , George D
GldoDn of Pennsylvania , ex-chairman of the
racing "board " , say their favorite may sur
prise him with his strength when the tlnu
for balloting begins. President Potter's sup
porters assert ho will go Into the convention
with moro than enough votes to elect him.
The action of the Pennsylvania delegation
last night precludes the possibility of sup
port trom that division for Gideon. It Is
asverted that lie will have ot least. 100 votea
to 'begin with. Thcso votes will probably
como from the Now England states , Massa
chusetts especially , Ohio and from some
southern and western divisions.
Just before the assembly convened the
.Illinois delegation , which , as one of the del
egates expressed It , was between the devil
and tbo deep sea , held a caucus to decide
which candidate to support. The Illinois
delegation unanimously decided to cast Its
fourteen votes for Gideon and stand by him
throughout.
The business session of the national as-
remblyas called to order at 10:43 : a. m. by
President Potter and the calling ot tbo roll
wns Immediately proceeded with. It showed
307 delegates were present In person or rep
resented by proxies. The proxies numbered
145.
145.The
The reports of President Potter and the
other officers ot the Hague , which had pre
viously been prepared and printed , as wall
as the reports of the various standing com
mittee. ! , were passed upon without reading.
PRESIDENT POTTER'S KEPORT.
The report of President Isaac B. Potterr
primarily dwelt at length upon the progress
it the good roads movement in the league.
Ho then called attention to the fact that ten
states ; .have passed laws requiring bicycles
to 'Te carried as baggftigc without exra eharge ,
and bills are now pending In the legislatures
of Kentucky. Vlrlglnla and Maryland for the
same purpose. This policy on the Long
Island railroad alone Increased the traffic
from 40,000 cycling passengers In 1890 to
100,500 In 1SD7. ifo recommended that the
publishing of an executive bulletin of news
and notes relating to the general work of
: heleagxio and C'ts separate divisions bo con
tinued. Ho also recommended the continu
ance of the loan fund which served on ex
cellent purpose within the last year.
During the past year 54,793 new menibers
lave joined the league and. 48,017 of the old
members have renewed. But , as In former
years , the percentage of renewals Is toy no
: ndans satisfactory. In closing his report ,
President Potter dwelt briefly on the dis
satisfaction that nvas expressed In southern
California owing to the fa'lluro ' of the passage -
sago of an amendment at the last assembly
: o sanction Sunday racing. Ho maintained
that the deliberate judgment of the national
assembly must at nil times prevail.
SECRETARY BAt-ISETT'S RiBPORT.
Secretary Abbot B > issett , In his report
said the year 1897 had seen the membership
grow from 72,000 to 102,000 , and the finances
iai shown a very healthy condition. The
membership roll shows a gain of 42 per cent.
The largest "percentage " shown In the past
was 87 per cent. In 1S70. Tbo grgjs tlncomo
'or 1S97 > was $165,012 , an Increase ot $41-
54C over 1S9C. Among the several divisions
during 1897 was distributed $91.504 , Sub
scriptions to the Bulletin amounted tn $25-
247 , and to Its publishers was paid $39,239 , ,
naklng the 'Bulletin ' cost the Uaguo $13,992.
The number of T > aid subscriptions received
was 100,990. League club fees amounted to
:50S. : As Instructed at the last assembly , the
vork of re-nurribertng tlio membership cards
ias 'been ' begun , 'but It Is expected at least
two'years will be consumed In perfecting the
alphabetical Index.
The report of the auditing committee , com-
> osed ot J. Fred Adams , John J. Van Hort
and George L. McCacthy , showed that the
oaguo had In its treasury over $15,000. The
irlnclpal heavy receipts for the past year
were : Applications , $95.887 ; renewals , $36-
012 ; subscriptions , $25,247. The heavy ex
penditures were : Distributions among dl-
Islons , $91,504 ; Bulletin account , $39,239.
The report of Albert Mott , chairman of tbo
racing board , showed that during the year
the receipts by the racing board amounted
o $9,42C , the expenditures $7,691 , leaving n
manco ! on hand of $1S32. During the year
! ,012 race meets were hold , where 17.31G raced
lad been given , participated in by 9,000 racing
men , who have won and received racing and
pacemaklng prizes to the value of $1,654,020.
Ono new feature that has Improved bi
cycle racingtn the past season Is the en-
runco Into It ot capitalists and business
men. They are In It for an Investment
and to get proper returns , consequently
heir meets are conducted In a business-
Iko manner and with system. The racing
anctlon privilege is not only necessary , but
t is n wise measure in fostering this class
of recreation and entertainment for the
public. The control by the League of
American Wheelmen , without direct pe
cuniary profit , invites public confidence to
in extent that could not be accomplished
n any other munnci.
Mr. Mott called attention to tbo manner of
ietcrmlnlng the professional national Cham-
) lon and asserted It Is at fault. "For
bvlous reasons , " ho continued , "the national
amateur championships should bo deter
mined entirely at tbo national meet and there
Mould bo but ono champion , "
In the report of Otto Dorner , chairman ot
he committee on Improvement of the high-
vays , ho stated a vast amount of personal
ffort had been expended upon the good roads
vork ! a moat of the states , and many ac-
Ivo minds had devoted themselves entbu-
lastlcally and persistently to the cause.
Apart from the continuous general agitation
going on all over the country , the good
oads movement has made considerable
peclfic progress In a number of states.
The report of the committee on tranapor-
atlra stated that with the exception of
onnsylvanla- Maryland , Delaware , Vlr-
Inla , West Virginia , Indiana , southern
Illnols and Florida , tbo railroads carry
vhccls by force of law , while these otatca
re Included by voluntary concession. The
ey to the eastern situation Is now In the
into of Indlmm. If Its legislature should
dsu a bicycle baggage- law the- scheme ot
ranbportation between Chicago and St.
.ouls and New England would be flntehed.
lllnoki U the key to the western cltuatlon ,
nd recognizing thla , < the greater part of
ho commltteo work bail beeu concentrated
there. In > th * nouth the railroads arc unde
cided. Florida's rnllroaJn voluntarily
granted free transportation , commencing
January 1 of this year.
The report ot the metriborshlp commltteo
submitted by Chairman George L. Cook
showed that out of 100,000 applicants and
members , Just forty-oinc had complaints or
objectlccis ontcrrd against them tor cnusca
other than tnrllglblllty , and In twenty ot
thMo Instances , the objections wcro over
ruled as trivial or unfounded ,
The report ot the commltteo on rights
and privileges , submitted by Chairman
Walter S. Jenkins , comprised the citation ot
numerous Instances where that committed
had been applied to from all over the * coun
try for opinions concerning the rights and
privileges of riders , from complaints re
lating to collisions to constitutional quw
tlcxis. In all caara answers wcro given that
would tenil to produce harmony where seem
ing discord threatened.
The next business before the anscmbly was
the election of officers nnd nominations for
president wore declared In order. Vlco Pres
ident MorrUon took the chair nt thla point
In ttio proceedings and Mr. Van Valkmburg ot
Wisconsin , at the request or the Empire
state , placed In nomination Isaac I ) . Potter
of Now York , the present Incumbent. Ho
eulogized Prosllcnt Potter KB the father ot
good roads. . .
After the enthusiasm over the nomination
ot Mr. Potter hud subsided Wallace Sher
wood of Indiana , Chief Consul E. F. Kcrrlkor
or Now Jersey and Chief Consul Jenkins of
Now York seconded the nomination.
TBLUERS ARE ( APPOINTED.
The chairman appointed Messrs. Fxillertcm
otNew York , iltayos ot Massachusetts and
'MlHer ' of Iowa , as tellers. Uetoro the result
ot the 'ballot was known , and during Its
counting , the other officers to ba elected
were nominated and chosen.
"W. 'R. ' Tucker of Pennsylvania nominated
Thomas J. Keenan of Plttsburg for the olficc
of first vlco president.
Sterling 13111011 moved that the secretary
bo Instructed to cast the unanimous ballot
ot the assembly for Mr. Kcenan. This was
done and ho > was declared elected.
E , N. Hines , chief consul of the Michigan
division , was nominated for second vfco
president and J. Tattcrsall of New Jersey
nvas placed In nomination for treasurer. The
unanimous vote of the nssmvuly was cast for
each by tno secretary , and they -were - ais
declared elected , amid much enthusiasm.
This completed the list of ofllccrs , ns Secre
Mry Bassett's olllco Is a perpetual one , wit
the exception ot president.
While waiting to receive the report of th
tellers , Invitations wcro received on ibelml
of Philadelphia and Providence. R. I. , fo
the national assom'bly to hold Its next con
voat'jon In 1S99 In ono or tile other of thos
cities. Providence was chosen Toy a lorg
majority.
Itwas almost an .hour after the ballot ha' '
'been ' taken before the tellers were ready t1
report , with this result : Total number o
'ballots cast , 325 , ot which 212 were for Totter
tor , 107 Tor Gideon and the remainder scat
tcrlng. Only 154 votes were necessary for i
choice.
The enthusiasm that wns sliown over tin
re-election of Sir. Potter lasted for sovera
minutes , at the conclusion of nvblcli 'Mr
Gideon moved that his opponent's election hi
mn'lo unanimous. The motion was carrle (
with a rusli , and Mr. iPotter made a shor :
speech , thanking the delegates for the honor
LARGE ) ( NUMBER OP PROXIES.
( Previous to the balloting the committee
on credentials reported that 307 delegate :
were present or represented 1) > - proxies
There were actually In the convention 1C ;
delegates , who hold proxies for the rc >
raalndcr.
The convention here took a recess foi
luncheon.
President Potter presided at the aftcrnoor
session , which was Jield Jn Masonic hall.
An auditing committee for the ensuing
year , consisting of George E. Blackmail ol
New York , J. Fred Adams of ( Massachusetts
and George 12. Greenburg ct Chicago , , was
elected.
A motion by Chief Consul Samuel of Mary
land that Chairman Mott ol the national
racing board retain the balance ot funds 111
the treasury of the board , scmo $1,400 , ae
compensation for bis work during the last
year , was unanimously adopted.
It was a'.so voted to ipajr to Secretary Baq-
sett $200 for his services' , and to authorize
the loaning of $250 to the International
Championship association to defray the , ex
penses ot sending amateur cad professional
teams to the world's championship ccntesta
to bo held at Vienna.
Through Chairman Mott the racing board
reported a long list of riders who had beoc
transferred to the professional class for the
Infraction of rules other than that of com
peting for money. It was recommended that
they bo restored to their former standing In
the amateur class. Thla recommendation
wao adopted , with the single exception of J.
B. Corser of Alleatown , Pa. This list of
riders , with the exception ot sixty-seven on
the Pacific coast , added today , wns made
public last night. The additional relnatate-
mcnts follow :
MORE REINSTATEMENTS.
Tlio additional reinstatements follow : F.
C. Uoochman , W. J. Black , P. II.
Hoscnhelm , George Thome. M. J. Francis ,
John Davidson. C. J. BIrdsall. J. W. McGll-
vary. A. J. Strel , n. A. Coulter , E. II.
Ward , J. E. WallHce , M. Klelbcrp. A. Sieg
fried. F. Heur , A. Doll , T. II. White , Bobert
Ulack. O. O. Hoffman , J. Ilaptlste. n. F.
Human , R. F. Galindo , Ita Chompmnn , W.
Rusher , L. A. 13urke , George W. Ferris ,
A. E. Cumber , W. Hamilton , F. G. Coxs-
hcnd , G. H. Depuy , F.TW. Phillips , W. II.
Smith. 31. F. Hose , E. T. Morvey. W. H.
Uray , C. II. Staples , F. C. Behrmun , N , M ,
Oilman , F. Maunder , L. Dcsot , F. Thomas ,
J. O. Falbe , F. It. Haley , A. Perry , T.
Ilrouerlck. H. Knhn , J. II. Nash , I. It.
LInd. W. J. MIllH. George Pecllt. A. Ueldy.
Johann Wlnn , Km 11 Schoemvnlrt. C. W.
Nunan , II. W. Squires , L. H. Smith , H.
Anderson , George M. Uedbury. all of San
Francisco ; K , Al. Whnlc-y , M. J. Curtis and
W. W. Thompson of Oakland ; T. J. Hngan ,
C. M. Smith and Tony Dolman of San Jose ;
GunardVineard and W. P. Breeze of Tu-
coma , Wash.
Another list of professionals , made public
last night , who desired reinstatement to the
amateur class , was passed up to the as
sembly without the recommendation ot the
lacing board and was promptly laid on the
table by a unanimous vote.
The consideration ot amendments to the
constitution and by-laws of the Icaguo was
then begum. The first was an amendment to
article 111 of ( section 1 , of the constitution.
.Mr. Cook of Rhode Island and Mr. Lawson -
son of Kentucky moved to strike out the
word "amateur. "
Tuls would have the effect ot admitting
to membership In the league member. } In the
professional classes , which had hitherto been
entirely excluded.
EVERYBODY TALKS.
There ensued a moat Interesting drbate. In
which It seemed every delegate present par
ticipated , and advanced his views for and
against the matter. At times the debate
became acrimonious. Every opportunity was
given the delegates to bo heard , before the
previous question was presented.
As the result of the ballot the amendment
failed of adoption , ifi2 to 143. An 325 votes
In all wore cast , 217 waa the number re
quired to carry It , An aiw'.ysla of tdo vote
showed that most of the opposition ( o the
admission of "pros" to membership came
from the cast , Now York and New Jersey
voting solidly against the adoption or the
amendment , thus Insuring Its defeat. It was
notable that Massachusetts and Rhode Island
voted solidly for the amendment. Asldo
from these two states and nineteen votes
from Pennsylvania , the main support of the
amendment came from the divisions south
and west of the Allegheny mountains.
Tbo second amendment proposed to article
III , section 1 , of the constitution , failed to be
oven considered , for It was discovered that
it had not been published as required. A mo-
tlon to cast It asldo was adopted.
The next amendment was adopted , after
some debito , nd n few changes had been
made In the wording. In brief It provided
that the board of officers of any state di
vision shall have the power to establish a
Junior membership of the League of Ameri
can Wheelrren , to bo subject to the control
and management ot the board of officers of
ItiB state division In which the junior mem
ber resides , Such junior membership shall
consists or persons between the ages of 12
and IS years , who must be a member of the
family or a ward of a regular member of
the Lcugue of American Wheelmen In good
standing at the time of the presentation ot
the application for membership aa a junior
member ot the league.
The remainder of this amendment pertained
to the detalb of tbo now departure.
Adjourned until 9 a. ro. tomorrow.
, Ulirui "VVIII Mniiixue CJilcuil" .
CHICAaO , Feb. 10. President Hart of the
Chicago base ball team returned yesterday
from the south , announcing thnt lie npleetpd
\\4iyrro i. On. , ns tlio training ground for
the Chicago ttsini , A formal application for
the position of manager was received from
Thomna Hurnsi nnd It WAS announced that
lltirna will bci KVI ! the place.
WOHIC JIKIXMIH UMIlTllACl.VH 1IU.VKU ,
Iniiuirlnnl Action Tnkcn
Illntikot Snitotloti * .
ST. 1X3UIS , Fob. 10. The national raclnff
board of the I .on cue of American wheelman *
which held a late gesalon last night , con
vcnod early today nnd resumed Ita work.
The new rules stiiwrostfxl by Chairman Mott
took tip the 1 1 mo of the board today.
Chief Consul R c. lloa-prs of Vermont
has been ruled oft nil track * for subsidizing
amateurs while engaged lit the cycle- trade ,
Ho wna not transferred to the professional
class , nnd the notion taken ngnlnsl him will
not nffeot hi ! standing ns chief con ul ,
I ) . A. Kramer formerly of UM Molnes ,
bill now of Chicago , who wns pcrmanentlv
suspended by thci racing board of ! $ ! > for
racing under assumed names , and for rnclns
on European trucks -while under temporary
suspension , asked tbo board to remove the
misponilon , The board RIIVO his en.in con
siderable attention , nnd finally decided to
terminate his sentence on July 1 of thli
year , provided thnt ho iloea not race In the
meantime.
In order to solve the troublesome question
of whether or not blanket sanctions shall b
Kr.inlPd upon request It has been decided
that a forfeit of $1W for each men meet to
bo bold be * required of every applicant for
.sanction ! * for Mo or moro separate dates.
Uy the provisions or this regulation , when
a track manngt-mcnt nppMe.9 for moro than
ono sanction. It mum forward with Its appli
cation n certified check for $100 for each ot
the desired permits. Thn raclngi board will
hold these forfeits until HIP track : mnnitre >
monl 1ms fulfilled Its obligations to the board
by running every meet for which It securea
a sanction , nnd to the racing1 men by dnllv-
crlng every prize/ offered , when they will im
returned to the sondnr. Thla rule will pre
vent speculators from purchasing tunctloin
In order to prevent rivals from running n.
race meet on certnln'date * . well us belnw
the means of causing ambitious promoters
to fulfill their promises.
There seems to have been some misap
prehension ns to the action of the racing
board In the cases of the sixty-live Cali
fornia wheelmen who wcro Inst night re
ported restored to their former status. Thla
was a mistake , na the board took no nuclv
notion. A member of the board said today
to a icpresentatlvc of the Associated Press
that the slxty-llvo men who had broken the
leauuo rules by racing1 In a. road contest
with n professional were recommended to
the assembly for reinstatement to the armi-
teur class. Action In their cases will be
taken tomorrow or the next day.
HVHVIAS 0V "I'll 15 I1UIXXI.VO T1H.VCICS.
13 VH nnt n n ItrfiiKPM I lie Flr t Jump In
( lie 11 ii rill iItnut * .
NEW OIIL13ANS , Feb. 10. After a long
and varied career on the flat ICvunntus WUH
tried at the hurdles today and refused the
first jump. The track was fast and the
weather fair. Aunt llng-glu nnd Tnkamisseo
were the only winning favorites. Results :
First race , selling , tlilrtecn-slxteentlis of a
miles Aunt Moggie won , Tom Klngsloy
second , Saratoga third. Tlmo : l:23Vi.
Second rare , six furlongs : Takannssco
won , Brighton second , Alkyrls third. Tlmo :
1:15. :
Third race , handicap , one mile and an
eighth , over four hurdles : Arrczzo won , Rc-
pcntcr second , Dr.ikcman third. Tlmo : 2OCVa. :
Fourth rnce , handicap , seven furlongs :
David won , SimV second , Colonel Gay
third. Tlmo : 1:29. :
Fifth race , selling- , one mile : Percy F
won , Possum second , R. U. Sack third.
Time ; 1:43 : .
Sixth race , Boiling , seven furlongs : Tro-
mona won , Maggie S second , Shuttlecock
third. Time : 1:30. :
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 10. Weather
clear , track good at Oakland today. Uo-
milts :
First race , solllnp , five furlangs : La Jlas-
cotta won. Clarlnda second , Erolca third.
Time : 1:30. :
Sqcoml race , purse , three-eighths of a.
mile : Saintly won. Gold Scratch second.
Anchored third. Time : 0:37. :
Third race , selllnc. mile nnd an
eighth : Coda won , Heidelberg second , Wal
ter J third. Time : 1-57.
Fourth race , free-for-all , handicap , ono
mile and a sixteenth : Mniplot won , Atorel-
llto second , Lincoln II third. Tlmo : 1:18. :
Fifth race , selling- , one mile and an eighth :
Our Climate won , Wawona second , Jliimlo
Scott third. Time : 1:5C. :
Sixth race , purse , six furlongs : Llbertino
won , Hay W second , Tea Rose II third.
Time : 1HV4-
Score * at tlio lltllluril Tournament.
The Phoenix billiard parlors wcro crowded
last night with these Interested in a food
exhibition of billiard playing. Tno match
wns between Homer Klrlc and Fred Peyton ,
the latter playing under the handicap of
150 points to 115. Several excellent shots
wopo made , a "cushion first" by Peyton bo-
Ing-particularly noticeable. A strong run ot
twenty-ono to wind the finish decided the
game In Mr. Peyton's favor , with a score of
DO to SC. The game In tlio afternoon was
between W. A. Travis and Homer Kirk , the
former winning by the score of 115 to 91.
This evening there will be a match between
Johnnie Murphy nnd F. K. Barber , the
former playing under a handicap of 150 to
115.
lli-urlnjr tin- Von < lor A InCUNC. .
PITTSBURG. Feb. 10. The Von der Aho
abduction case came up In the United States
court again this morning. Several witnesses
were examined , including W. A. Nlmlck ,
the bondsman , and Detective Hcndol , after
which Judge Uufllnfjton continued the case
until tomoirow.
1)111 to I > OKiillzc I'rl.iKl
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Feb. 10 , A bill on
prize fighting and glove contests , an exact
copy of the Nevada law , has been Intro
duced In the state senate.
AiiMtriilliuiH O'o ' tn ICloiulilcu ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 10. Among the
passengers on the steamship Marlposa ,
which arrived today from Australian ports ,
were fifty stalwart miners who are on their
way to the Alaskan gold fields. They said
at least 5.C09 people would leave Australia
for the gold fields , during the next few
months.
Best to take after dinner ;
prevent distress , aid diges
tion , euro constipation.
1'urely vegetable i do not grlfio
or causa pain. Sold liy all drtiggliti. 23 rents.
1'rcpared only \ > j U. I. llood & Co. , Lowell , linn.
AJIUSKJIUNTS.
Tel. mi ) .
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1)1 reel Ion Km it r < A del in ami.
lNtod Ity Jliuu. Muculcrcrlnjf and
MlNH Helen Wyimiii.
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jtJ J. JLJ \5 MaJiBKcra , Tel. 1919.
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THE MILLARD
l3tJi nnd Douglas Stb. ; Omaha , ' *
CENTKALLY LOCATED.
_ AMKUIO.W AND Eimoi'KAN I'l.A.N ,
J , E. HAIUCKL iV SON , I'roni.
HOTEL BARKER
COIl. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA.
UATICS 91.no ANI > 92.00 IMS It DAY ,
Electrlo can direct to exposition ground * .
FRANK. DAllKlilt , C liler
, . . . , .8AU UAUMAK , Chief Clerk.