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AUSTIN WEEEXF STATESMAN
AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY FEBRUARY .11 1897.
PRICB FIVE CENTS.
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II HID CAUSE II II
TALK OF OBJECTING TO COUNT-
; IXO OP SOUTH CAROLINA'S
? ELECTORAL VOTE.
i For the Next Four Years by Delaying
X the Count Beyond March 4 How-
ever It is Believed Mr. Murray
' Will Reconsider.
' as
f Washington Feb. C Senator Hoar
.chairman of the senate committee on ju-
diciary was asked today concerning n
J possible objection to counting the electo-
ral vote of Sonth Carolina such as is
'threatened by Representative Murray of
(South Carolina who has charge of a pe-
: tition alleging fraud iu South Carolina
presidential election in the joint assem
bly of the two houses of congress next
'educsday. He said:
"The act of February 3 18S7 pre-
scribes very clearly the method of pro-
ceeding in case objection is made to a
Counting of a vote of any particular state.
'The law provides for objections but it re-
quires that all objections shall be in writ-
ing clearly setting forth their object and
With argument and that they shall be
signed by at least one senator as well as
at least one representative. It is further
. provided that no return shall be rejected
from any state unless there is more than
( one return and when there is more than
que it is directed that those only shall be
Counted which bave been regularly given
by the electors who shall have been chos-
(n according to law. Each state pro-
tides its own tribunal for declaring the
result of its election for presidential elec-
tors and when this tribunal has made its
return the government is required to cer-
tify the result of this election. The vice
president lays all the papers before the
joint assembly.
"In case auy objection is made it is
Necessary for the houses to separate und
liass upon the matter. We can not go
Into the returns of each state and deter-
mine the legality of any election in them.
. All that we can do is set forth iu the stat-
utes." ;' The senator expressed the opinion that
' if put to a test the law would be found in-
adequate and "that all would work out
right." He declined to express in more
definite terms the object of making such
P Av!wtct'onH as an sa'd t0 Dl contemplated.
;'v 'iL-t is said that Mr. Murray's purpose to
contest the electoral vote of South Car
olina was a complete surprise to even
the republicans. It is hinted by the
.leading members of the house that any
protest made by Mr. Murray even if sun-
. ported by a senator and representative
must essentially prove abortive and be
nothing more than a stage performance
its there are no contesting returns. There
: are not two sets of electors as there were
. in Florida Louisiana and South Carolina
cases.
Representative Strait of South Caro-
lina said: "I had expected that the re-
publicans of South Carolina might try to
: Tiring their contest which the state board
of canvassers rejected before congress.
Kit can do nothing towards the election of
Mr. McKinley. It might delay the count
beyond the 4th of March and make Mr.
Oluey president for four years if made
a partisan question. The whole thing
seems ridiculous to me."
Senator Tillman of South Carolina said
that if McKinley is to be inaugurated on
'- March 4 the vote of South Carolina will
have to be counted next week. He ns-
serted that the opposition to counting the
vote had developed from a scheme to re-
dace South Carolina's inuuence and de-
elared that if the republicans intended to
constitution it must lie done in some oth-
er manner than endeavoring to prevent
the counting of her vote for Bryan.
Representative Murray of South Caro-
lina has been appealed to by his associ-
ates not to persist in his program to ques-
tion South Carolina's electoral vote and
it is likely he will abide by their wishes.
The program of the South Carolinians is
stated tonight as not unknown to the
democratic members here.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
The Texas is Xot the Only Battleship to
Have Troubles.
Washington Feb. 0. The navy depart-
Taylor of the battleship Indiana explain-
ing the return of his shin to Hampton
Roads. The officers of the ship as ap
Another Great Year for the Grand Old MUTUAL
STATEMENT D 0. Slst. 1895.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO of New York
RICHARD A. M'CUBDY PRESIDENT.
Assets
Liabilities
Surplus
Total Income
Total Paid Policy-holders in
Insurance and Annuities in force
Net gain In 1895
STATEMENT OF THE TEXAS BUSIXESS.
INSURANCE IN FORCE.
Dec. 31 1894. Dec. 31 1895.
$24581452 $28546932 GAIN
26768971 24555317 LOSS .
22787877 20535948 Loss ...
Mutual Life
N. Y. Life . .
Equitable . .
NEW BUSINESS.
' - 1894. 1895.
Mutual Life $3433196 $8074960
N y. Life 9330889 6877593
Equitable 2274813 1856820
Paid to Policy-holders in Texas in 1895 .
Paid to the State for Taxes
Remember that THE MUTUAL is the greatest company and the one that does
the most good.
As a POLICY-HOLDER you want to be in the Company that is the largest
aid the safest
As an AGENT you want to be with th e Company that joti the bniinets.
Edwin Chamberlain & Co.
THAD C. BELL General Agents for Texas
District Agent "4.N ANTONIO.
A.k.i AUSTIN TBX.
pears from the report owing to former
trouble with the locking device of turrets
by which the ship was subjected to heavy
rolling were exceedingly cautious as to
the action of the improved devices put on
at Xew York. So fur as the report states
the new device did not give way in ony
part nor develop any permanent deformity
but when the ship rolled rather heavily
there was a slight play in the device be-
cause of which the Indiana was directed
to return to the Roads. Constructor
Stalil of the Norfolk yard has beeu or-
dered to inspect her.
CAXADIAXS TALK WAR.
Washington V'eb. C Messrs. Cart-
wright and Field the two Canadian min-
isters who are iu Washington for the pur-
pose of bringing about closer commercial
relations between the United States and
Canntla had half nn hour's talk with
Speaker Reed which ended with the re-
mark by Cartwright that it seemed to be
the idea of the people of the United States
that if they would shut but others from
their domains they would enrich them-
selves at the expense of other countries.
Speaking for the new cabinet of Canada
he suid they were of the opinion that a
reciprocal treaty would benefit both coun-
tries. CHANGE OF PROGRAM.
Republican Steenng Committee Decide to
Promote the Bankruptcy Bill.
Washington Feb. 6. The republican
decided to alter their program previously
tlectdea on. i ms means mni uie ouuk-
ruptcy bill will be taken up as soon as
possible after the Xicaraguan bill is drop
per ns it will be on .Monday and ir its
consideration is concluded in time it win
be followed by the Hawaiian cable bill
and that iu turn by the Pacific roads com-
mlticmn hill N'nno rvt these tells however.
will be allowed to antagonist the appro
priation bills ine committee decided
against making any opposition to the mo-
tion to take up the Anglo-American treaty
in executive treaty of which Senator
Sherman had given notice he will make on
Monday. It was definitely stated in com-
mittee that the Xicaraguan canal bill will
lie abandoned for tlio present session on
Monday.' but it was not thought possible
that the bankruptcy bill could be got up on
that date on account of other business
which will press for consideration.
Members of the steering committee ex-
press the opinion that very little legisla-
tion will be accomplished before final ad-
journment. DIPLOMATIC BILL REPORTED.
Washington Feb. . The consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill was reported
to the senate by the committee today. The
committee restore! the consulates at Hor-
gay Switzerland. and Alexandretta
Asiatic Turkey. It also extends diplo-
matic privileges -o the bureau of Ameri-
can republics.
DR. HAMBLETON DEAD.
Washington Feb. 0. Dr. James B. P.
Hambleton who was well known to pub-
lic men in "reconstruction days" died
hero yesterday. He was born in Missou-
ri served in the Confederate army with
Stonewall Jackson and at one time was
a contestant for a seat in congress.
DIED IX WASHIXGTOX.
Washington Feb. C Mr. George
Shauklin of Indiana died here this morn-
ing nt the residence of his brother-in-law
Justice Harlan of the supreme court. He
wns associated for years with his broth
er Mr. Gilbert Shanklin in the manage
ment of the Evansville Ind. Courier.
IX FAVOR OF BKACK.
Washington Feb. C It has become
certain today that the house committee
on elections which has charge of the con-
tested election case brought by Thomas
V atson of Georgia recently populist con-
didate for vice president against Kenre-
seututive Black has decided to confirm
Judge Black's title to the seat. The ver
dict it is understood is unanimous.
Representative Bartlett n democratic
member of the committee will make the
report in favor of Mr. Black and it is
expected the ease .will be presented to
the house on Monday.
THE LOUD POSTAL 151 LU
Washington Feb. (. The senate com-
mittee on postoilices and post roads failed
today to complete its consideration of the
Ixiud bill for the reforms of mail matters
as it was hoped it would do. Several sen-
ators had expressed a desire to be heard
on the bill before it was reported. Sena-
tor Stewart was fiveu an opportunity to-
day to further express his olrjeetions to
the bill. He said if it was presented to
the senate he would talk two days against
it rather than allow it to pass.
The committee agreed to report favora-
bly on the nomination of George Yanatta
holding up of which has been the subject
ns postmaster at Clay Center. Kan. the
of discussion iu the senate of late.
1895
.$221213721 38
. . 194.847.137 5H
48.597.430 51
. . $23126728 45
. .$899074453 78
$61647645 31
$3965480
. 2.213654
. 2251929
GAIN $4641764
LOSS 2453296
Loss 417984
.$206203 80
$12011 20
A LETTER BY POPULIST CHAIR-
MAX WASHBURN OF MASSA-
CHUSETTS. POSITION ON THE MONET QUESTION
He Favors Making Greenbacks the Main
issue anu onver a auDorainuie issue.
Wants to Branch Off From the
Democrats.
Boston Feb. 7. George F. Washburn
chairman of the executive committee of
the people's party of Massachusetts whp
recently issued a manifesto calling for the
people's party to separate the people's
party from the democrats and suggest
ing a national convention which anneal
was responded to by Hon. J. A. Edger-
ton secretary of the national committee
of the people's party has made the fol
lowing reply to' Mr. Edgerton's recent
letter:
"Boston Feb. 7. Hon. J. A. Edger-
ton Secretary People's Party National
Committee Lincoln Neb.: My Dear
Sir I congratulate you upon your very
able letter. It is plausible and would do
credit to an adroit lawyer with a weak
case but you have not made plain why
two parties should force an issue nor
have you reasoned away the actual dan-
gers that threaten the life of our party
and the reform press. I do not favor the
abandonment of silver or any chunge in
the platform and my appeal must not be
construed to mean that you do not dis-
criminate between planks. We made a
subordinate plank the issue trusting to
win by aid of alliance. In the order of
the platform scientific money comes first.
We forced the democrats to champion sil-
ver but we stand ready to defend it
when necessary.
"1 have reivived hundreds of letters
coming from nearly .every state in the
Union representing every faction of the
party and including nearly every leader
and the unanimous assent sustains my
appeal. - v; 'i":
"Your letter 'beat's the distinction 't of
being the only one onnosed.' with..' the
Rocky Mountain : News th? only- neAys-j
puper so iar us reviewea. y line i uwpoi
ascribe to you the -intent. nevertheless
your plea of having an identical. dssut
with the democrats Would' result' hi
union of 'the iioiinlist lamb and the. Tattf-
many tiger but with -the; former inside
the latter.- While it was. possible to
unite during a -lighting campaign is-; it
wise to continue the union during ; a-u
education campaign f lour plan would
force us to follow the democrats under
their banner while we should lead them
uudcr ours. Your plan would humiliate
our brave people while mine would in-
spire and invigorate them. You favor re-
taining a subordinate plank as an issue; I
favor the one that is the real issue. You
favor a plan that would factionize the
party and divide the west and soutn; 1
favor a plan that would unite all factions
and lead to victory. You favor a plan
that would suppress our main planks: I
favor a plan that would open them to
discussion when the ocople want to talk
about thein. You favor a plnnk that
would add thoimnJs of adherents to an
other party; 1 favor one that would add
thousands of adherents to our own. Fu-
sion for a campaign may be policy but
permanent fusion on identical issues
means absorption and disintegration for
our party. Disintegration from the same
cause killed the .Teeuback party. Why
should we invite a similar fate?
"You favor an issue hat may be a ban-
don by the democrats through some
form of compromise; I favor u plan that
would not be affected by these changes.
You favor a plan that wo'uld enable the
democrats to absorb the people's party
and pave the way for a union of the two
wings of democra'-v. leaving the future of
reform a forlorn hope; 1 favor advancing
our position rather than to recede from
it. You favor a plan that would wreck
and ruin all the leform papers . of the
land; 1 favor a plan that would preserve
and prosper th 'in. . If your questions ab-
sorb the attention of the people or should
any international agreement be made by
the republicans it would leave the silver
forces stranded without an issue and give
them an excuse lor backsliding. The is-
sue I favor would occupy the attention
of the people for the next four years.
What is the use of keeping to one issue
when people will discuss others? Our
defense of the greenback will add thous-
ands of voters to our ranks. The radi-
cals of today are the. conservatives of to-
morrow. "If we educate t.ie people between elec-
tions on scientific money metallic money
will become the conservative measure of
the future and the invisible dollar shall
finally take its turn and be the money of
nil nations. The next break may be
towards scientific money. There will be
u conference in Memphis Tenn.. on Feb-
ruary 22. It will be attended by leaders
of the party from every section of the
country. I believe 1'ne resolutions adopt-
ed at that time will be emphatically in
favor of such independent action as to
lead to the endorsement by the national
convention. By this calling of a separate
conference you hive unwisely aided in
the confusion. Yours fraternally.
"GEORGE F. WASHBURN."
SUNDAY AT CANTON.
Canton O. Feb. 7. The usual Sunday
quiet prevailed nt the McKinley home
today. The major went to church. ac-
companied by several friends.
Mr. Pruden had a talk with the major
before starting for Washington concern-
ing matters connected with the White
House.
National Committeeman West return-
ed to Chicngo this afternoon going by
way of Cleveland to have a talk with
Mr. Hanna.
Mr. S. A. Perkins assistant secretary
of the national committee who has
charge of the Washington headquarters
reached here this evening and will see
Maj. McKinley tomorrow morning.
LONG I XTERVI E WED.
Xew York. Feb. 7. A special dispatch
to the World from Boston gives an inter-
view with ex-Governor John D. Long of
Massachusetts who has been mentioned
as a possible member of the cabinet of
President-elect McKiuley upon the issues
of the day. Governor Long says among
other things:
"Whether the free silver movement is
dead or not depends upon many consid-
erations. I regard it as a manifestation
of certain conditious which micht be ex-
pressed in another manner. An era of
prosperity and an international agree-'
ment would settle ir. If tue good times
that L confidently expect come we fhall
hear nothing of silver in the next cam-
paign. I'roper laws in regard to trusts
or any other forms of consolidation of
capital and labor should be drawn. . It
dejends whether they are so composed
as to command public sentiment and have
its backing. It is merely a question of
proper regulation of elements forces and
interests existing at any particular time."
THE NATCHEZ DISABLED. .
A Mississippi River Steamer Bumps Up
. ! T-...- rn I..
Aguiusi luc liuun mm lriTiuu r m it.
Vicksburg Miss. Feb. 7. The steamer
Natchez met with a serious accident at
5:30 this morning twenty miles below
this city. Capt. Leathers nnd First
Clerk Morris arrived this afternoon in a
buggy from the scene of the accident.
Capt. Leathers reports that while mak-
ing a landing the boat struct the bank
with great force. Both the chimneys flag
stall's and rigging all went down with a
crush. The landing stuge went over-
board and is under the boat. One of the
chimneys fell directly across the captain's
room m which he and his wife were
sleeping but fortunately did not crush in
the root as the bulkheads were double
thickness. The other chimney struck
one corner of the pilot house the shock
opened many of the forward butts but
broke no timber as far as can be seen
but caused the hull to take considerable
water.
Th tug Joe Seay went down this ev-
ening with a barge and will bring up
the freight. The Xatchez will return to
Xew Orleans and be docked for repairs.
TO BREAK A WILL.
Relatives of the Late Millionaire Hop-
kins Have Filed Suit.
Kansas City Mo. Feb. 7. Twenty-
nine relatives of the late millionaire
Charles G. Hopkins have filed suit iu
the circuit court here to break his will.
He died last fall and his will bequeathed
his estate to his secretary and house-
keeper leaving but small bequests to
his relatives. They include Charles G.
Hopkins a nephew St. Louis; Mrs.
Blanche Bither of Saginaw and Mrs.
Xnrcisa Nelson Of Indianapolis. Hop-
kins was 75 years old- and unmarried
and his will expressly stated he had no
wife or issue. To his secretary Thomas
M. Barr. he gave outright $325000 and
to. Miss Elizabeth Calvert his housekeep-
er property valued at $100000 or "more.
The petitions set forth that Hopkins be-
ing iu bis dotage was unduly influenced
by Barr and Miss Calvert. The case will
probablynot come up until the next term
of court;; . :-. -. . ; . ;- .' -
gM; Shelby growing worse.
Louis' Feb; A -special to the re
iroin aotmu m.0- gives tne.-fol
Kwinfc Physician's bulletin as to the con-
dirtnn;f'Gon 3 9.: Shelby: - .'-.-.;.
vGen. Shelby -it lu -a.' rn. today. vwns
gradually .'growing . worse.-' His ": menial
facilities were almost lost . Ho scarcely
recognizes'. any ne aiid fans to respond
toany questions. ITis tenmerature:. niiW
and respiration gradual! rising for the
last tweniy-rour hours. 'At this time tem-
perature 102 1-5; pulse J08. Small and
compivsseu respiriation 50 per miuute.
ICE-GORGED RIVERS.
Pittsburg Feb. 7. Both the Allegheny
ana .uononganeia rivers are full of float
ing ice nno are rwing rapidly out a
dangerous flood is not apprehended. A
good boating stage of water is assured.
however and between 7.000000 and 10-
uuu.twu ousneis coal will be shipped to
Nuuiuern pons uuring ;vionuay and Tues-
day. Several tows were made tin todav nnd
started but had o come back on account
of the ice. The Monongnheln. above
Browne!! and' the Allegheny above Kit-
tens are full of ice and the weather is
growing colder- and it will probably not
break up at this time.
LOST HIS LEGS.
Floresville Tex. Feb. 0. (Special.)
Harnny Dickey a 13-yenr-old colored boy
was run over by a freight train yester-
day evening and died this morning hav-
ing both his legs cut off.
AIMED AT GEN. MILES.
Washington. Feb. G. The Washington
Post says: The resolution passed by the
sonute todny on motion of Senator Allen
relative to army officers is directed at
Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Senator Allen is
said to have copies of a letter circulated
by an officer for the purpose of raising
fund for a residence for Gen. Miles iu
Washington. The letter states that among
tonspicuous services of Gen. Miles his in-
fluence operated in favor of sending the
regular army to subdue the riots in Chi-
cago. The cost of the residence is placed
nt $50000.
L. AND N. PROMOTION.
Louisville Ky. Feb. 6. Judge Dignan
for several years assistant to the lnte
W. X. Gulp general agent of the Louis-
ville and Nashville was today promoted
to the place left vacant by Mr. Gulp's
death.
SMITH BROKE FOR LIBERTY.
The Barber Arrested in Austin Jumped
Into the. Bayou at Houston.
Houston Tex. Feb. '8. (Special.) To-
night Ben L. Smith alias Wm. Dice who
was arrested in Austin yesterday by nn
officer from Alabama escaped from his
guard here. He was being taken back
to Alabama to complete serving a life-
time sentence in the penitentiary for mur-
der. He made his escape from the Tlatt
mines there some time ngo and had been
traced to Austin nnd arrested.
Soon after the officer and prisoner got
off the train here the latter broke away
ran a couple of blocks and leaped into
the bayou since which time he has not
been seen though the police have made
diligent search for him. He wns hand-
cuffed and the officer in pursuit fired sev-
eral shots at him but without effect so
fur as learned.
The man is believed to have been
drowned. The search will be continued
tomorrow.
-
NEW TAX CASES.
Papers in thirty-fiVe state tax cases
were filed in the district court Snturday
and they are now on the docket and will
come up at the next term of Judge
Brooks' court which meets the first of
next month. There are now on the
docket seventy-eight of these cases.
AGENG
ORDER SIGNED BY THE PRESI
DENT REDUCING THE NUM-
BER ONE-HALF.
SMI Of 150000 PEN 1NKI
To the Government Beginning Septem
ber 1 Pensioners Will Be Paid in
Checks Remitted by Mail to
the Pensioner's Home.
Washington Feb. 7. The president
has signed on recommendation of Secre
tary of the Interior Francis an order re-
ducing the number of pension agencies in
the United States from 18 to 9. The ob-
ject of the order is to effect a very lurge
saving to the government without incon
venience to the pensioners. The circu-
lar demonstrates that by the reduction of
pension agencies the cost of disbursing
pensious can be reduced by at least
$150000 per annum. The change was
made in accordance" with an amendment
to the luw governing pension disburse-
ments which amendment was adopted
March 23. 1896. It recinires that all
pensioners should after that date be
paid by checks remitted by mail. Re-
ports from the pension agencies in reply
to inquiries as to the ODeration of the
law are to the effect thut under it pen-
siouers are paid much more promptly
mat ine possibility ot error is mini-
mized and that under the whole it is
much more satisfactory to the pensioners
than the old law. The agents also ad-
vise that the pensioners receive their
pensions when remitted by mail at
their homes where surrounded by
family influence the pensioner is much
more likely to make a judicious expendi-
ture of hia pension money. Under the
old style many pensioners collecting their
quarterly poymentH in person and under
the influence of bad associates were often
induced to expend these payments un-
wisely and deprive their families of the
benefits thereof.
The executive order will go into effect
September 1 next its operation having
been postponed until that dato in order
that tio pensioners shall suffer incon-
veniences on account of delay- in re-
ceiving his pension and to give ample
.time for the removal of the rolls from the
agencies discontinued -
The consolidation was made by uniting
existing agencies and the entire Jurisdic
tion thereof in order that no- expense
should be incurred by the making of the
new rolls.. The agencies nt Concord
Nv; IL.-nnd Augusta Maine are vdis-
contmuea nna payment hitherto trade
there are ordered made froav the.nonslon
iigency--: IIS-t Boston.-.---The v ;penlonen
heretofore paid at Buffale.. N Yw are. to
be paid hereafter- from' Vv York City
Those t the philttdeJphia-'BgWncy those
of KnoxvUle and Louisville" from Wash-
ington: those at Detroit. front Induinapo
lis; those at Milwaukee from Chicago;
those at Des MolneS and Tooeka from
St. Louis where a new agency is to be
established. A new agency is estab-
lished at St. Louis because of the better
mail facilities there than at Des Moines
or Topeka nnd for the further reasons
that there is a government building at
St. Louis that can be occupied without
cost to the government and there is
also a sub-treasury there. The pension
agency was moved from St. Louis to
Topeka in 1882. There are more pen-
sioners now in Missouri than in Kansas
or in any state formerly paid by the
Topeka or the Des Moines agencies.
There are in Missouri 53832 pensioners
iu Kansas 42313 in Iowa 37815.
The following is the preamble of the
executive-order:
"Whereas By an act of congress ap-
proved March 23 1896 the law govern-
ing the payment of pensions was amended
so as to require all pensioners to be paid
in checks remitted by mail instead of
permitting to collect personally who
elected to do so; and
"Whereas The method of paying by
checks has greafly lessened the labor of
the pension agencies through which pen-
sion payments are disbursed and facili-
tated the payments of pensions as evi-
denced from agency reports; und
"Whereas The arrangement has
proven eminently satisfactory to pen-
sioners who by this method receive
The absolutely pure
BAKING
ROYAL the most celebrated of
the baking powders in the world
ebrated for its great
leavening strength and
purity. It makes your
cakes biscuit ' bread
etc. healthful it assures
you against alum and all
forms of adulteration
that go with tht cheap
brands.
Mm uaiat nwhi . ntm vosa.
their quarterly allowances more prompt-
ly with unvarying regularity and with
less likelihood of error; and
"Whereas The successful operation of
the amended law has now been thor-
oughly demonstrated; and
"Whereas Under its provisions and
in consequence thereof the number of
pension agencies can be materially re-
duced withont any inconvenience what-
ever to the pensioners and a great saving
to the government be effected thereby:
therefore on and after the first day of
Septembr 1897 it is ordered" etc. - '
This is followed by the body of the
order which defines the jurisdiction of
each agency. The secretary of the in-
terior is charged with the execution of
the order and directed to choose the
agencies to be grouped in the manner pro-
vided by the act of March 3 1891.
which requires that each pensioner shall
be paid quarterly and distributed th
payments at the different agencies in
such a manner as to be most convenient
to the treasury department at Washing-
ton and sub-treasuries.
The following are the nine agencies and
the number of pensioners paid thereat
under the new order:
Boston 04337; New York 98833;
Philadelphia. 100735; Washington 140-
205; Columbus 104192; Indianapolis
110006; Chicago 125123; St. Iouis
161709; San Francisco 23988. Total
070678.
All pensioners of the United States re-
siding in foreign countries now number-
ing 3783 will continue to be paid from
the Washington agency and the navy
pensioners will be paid as ' heretofore '
from Boston Chicngo New York Phila-
delphia and San Francisco.
The estimated saving to the govern-
ment is as follows: Clerk hire $105-
675; salaries- of nine agents" at $4000
per annum $36000; rent for agencieti
discontinued $9551. Total $151226.
The chief savings are by the discontinu-
anco ot the two big agencies at i.opeaa
and Columbus. After the date men-
tioned the cost of clerk hire will amount
to $339371 while that item for the fiscal
year ended June 30 1896 amounted to
$445412. The following discontinued
agencies pay the rents given below: Buf-
falo $2400; Detroit $2400; Milwaukee
$2500; Topeka $2250. Total $0550.
Secretary e rancts does not tninK insi:
ony valid objection can be offered to- thi
chnnee and believes that the saving wilt
be even greater than estimated. - -'
Under the new law the agents are pay-
ing about twice as much in pensions a
under the present arrangement. The
saving can be effected without incon-
venience to the pensioners and will re-
duce the annual expenses to the govern-
ment to that extent and may tend to
allay lu some degree the opposition that
has been manifested heretofore to the
general pension disbursements of the gov-
ernment. The total cost of pensions and disburse-
ments thereof for the fiscal year ending;
June 30 1896 was $142026550 made
up as follows: Payments to pensioners
$138215176; fees to examining sur-
geons . $672587; maintaining pension
bureau at Washington $2753760; cost
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
The House Coinage Committee Discuss-
(-f. Jf.fJ ''' ed" the Question.. . .
' Washington. Feb. B.-'ne question or
atWtimivln thin ovwnrnmpnt-a pnter flh '
international bimetallic conference wa
the subject of a conference by tie houtte.
Intions. Including the one adopted 1jy tie
senate are before the committee anj
Senator Chandler and Representative
Newlands of Nevada made aneeches. Sen-
ator Chandler spoke briefly in behalf of
the matter. Mr. Newlande discouraged
the plan for a conference. He said the
four international conferences already
held had been merely debating societies
and another conference would have no
greater result. The delegates to such a
conference seldom were empowered to
commit their governments to any action
and there was never any results. In
the pnst the United States had consulted
only England France and Germany
whose interests were to maintain the gold
standard whereas the debtor nations
Russia Austria Brazil Chili and others
were interested in bimetallism although
thev had been drawn to the gold standard
nder the influence of the creditor na-
tions (England France and Germany).
These creditor nations had a monopoly in
gold and had no interest in equalizing the
price of gold and silver. The committee
came to no conclusion on the bill and
several members of the committee on
hanking who are interested iu the mat-
ter gave notice that they wanted to speak
at the next meeting.
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