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Austin Statesman.
BY THE STflTESMAK . PUDUSKIHG COMMT.
Entered at the postoffiee at Austin
Texan at econd-clusi mail matter.
PEYTON BROWN.
President and Gen. Mgr.
R.
J. mix.
Vice Pres.
ROBERT M. IIAMBT. Sec
GEO.
u iiirriftvvv.I.I
Auvenimim
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TRAVELING AGENTS.
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The above gentlemen are mi r on y nti-
liorized traveling agents. The public In
Xiutioned not to pay money to any one
Kho may represent hiin or themselves
In traveliiiR agents for tins paper an nil
luthority heretofore issued to any other
rson la hereby revoked.
Mr. McKinlcy i she president of the
'iiltcd StiitcM. lint (lie (pirslioii now is.
docs Murk I Ii a drive the l.iuid
wagon? We suppose Mr. Green or Dr.
Grunt run solve Hint problem for us when
they return from Washington to Texas.
..Viler lias again returned to
II;i-
viina after a very tuecessfiil campaign
L'll.
fill
Vi.vlir N'l'iinIh a I'll lima it'll success
when he fails to find any rebels it ml a
campaign in whic h Hie rebels d I find
him Is especially successful and glorious
to the Spanish arms.
Sixty milium more dollars have been
appropriated by the Fifty-fourth congress
than wii appropriated by the Fifty-third
congress.'lf congress goes on at Ibis ratio
of about $W expended to .fl that ought
to be expended and leaps up sixty mil-
lions with every new congress it will
not take long to get us in the soup.
We are very "much .if raid Mr. McKinlcy
will be taken in just n little like the boy
mild of his father when he showed him
the new baby. After taking a long look
at the new-comer tile boy said: 'Father
you have been took in; he's got no hair"
and watching it a little closer he added:
"Ue'n gut no teeth lather; now I know
you've been took in; lie's an old one."
Mr. Cleveland did not seem to think
It Incumbent on him !o provide every old
political hack with a life ollice before his
term expired lie i'.M not regard govern-
ment olliecs as an hitirnmry for broken
down politicians. .A II honor to the presi-
dent that holds an i.Hicial position too
sacred to lie polluted by Using it for the
payment of party debts.
The probability is Unit the report that
Mr. Ohicy iiiarre!ed with Mr. I'levelaud
at the Inst moments of the administra-
tion is altogether a fiction. If Mr. Olncy
agreed witli Mr. Cleveland up to the last
days of the term it is not at nil likely
that he iuurrclcd wth him at last just
as the administration was going out and
iibselited himself from Mr. McKiuley's in-
auguration on that account.
('hickory is used exclusively by the
poor but the latest Hick of the tariff
tinkers of the ways and means committee
of the house of representatives of con-
gress has been taking chicory off of the
free list ami putting a duty of half a
cent a pound on it. which would yield a
revenue of only $111771 when if the same
duty was put upon line coffee which the
wealthy drink it would yield a revenue of
$3UU.0S.
And now as the staple spring poetry is
about to come ill the Chicago Tiuies-llcr-ald
is making an attempt to depreciate Its
market value. No'ing the fact that Kip-
ling geta $12 a line for his poetry the
Herald says the average price of poetry
nowadays is a cent and n half u pound.
Poetry may nell in Chicago as onions do
in California by the pound but down in
Texas where poetry is poetry and liegins
with "Hail gentle spring" we pay by
the line. We pay to cents a thousands
lilies or at that proportion for less but it
i more salable by the wholesale.
The secret of the original revolt in
Crete Las leaked out. It was the rapaci-
ty ami jieciilation of Turkish officials on
that island that started the cnitx-rs of
revolution into a flame. The gendurmery
were not paid and they became clamor-
ous for their pay and tiimlly mutinous.
It now turns out that the Turkish ctli-
cials at Canea had plenty of money to
pay the Kcndarmery and money intended
for that purpose but they knew a trick
or two that paid them better than that
they kept the money in their pockets
for their own purposes and although this
seems a small matter it is perhaps tbe
original cause of the uprising iu Crete.
It will be remembered that about a year
ago a deficit of $500000 was discovered
in the Cretan budget and the sultan re-
fused to reimburse Crete for the thefts
of the officials seat there by him. It
finally culminated in revolution the re-
sult of which will probably make the
sultan deeply regret that be did n it send
honest officials to Crete.
THE CRISIS FORCED BY GREECE.
Little Greece has put iU foot down
po securely and positively on the island
of Crete that it embarrasses all the rw-
erH of Europe and the continent to in-
duce King George even to pause for con-
sultation. It now uppers that Hie pow-
ers will not enforce the edict against
Greece and that some kind of a com-
promise will be effected insuring auton-
omy to Crete.
The difficulty 111 the whole mutter is
that of the sick man vf the Orient. Any
(itiestioii that touches Turkey raises a
tempest in a teapot and time und ngiiin
the whole ocean has been stirred up to
drown a fly and still the lly buzzes about
the eats of the European potentates. It
iH not because any of these powers love
Turkey in any other way than one man
loves another man's wife but that they
can not agree upon the division of the
Turkish empire among themselves. If
the spoils were not to them an important
part of Turkish dismemberment that
country would soon be dismembered but
Turkey is saved just as the dog in the
manger saves the provender in the bin.
It is only il ipiestioii of boundaries. If
that could be adjusted ami satisfactorily
Turkey would find that a cyclone had
struck' it and the siillan and grand
viziers would be n thing of the past.
( Ireece was about to precipitate the
dismemberment by landing its troops on
Crete' but the powers called u halt but
Grecian troops are sometimes too raw
to obev orders and in this instance lin-
eal! of a halt was like the Wehlinian
who said he could call spirits from the
vasty deep Prince Hal replied so could
he. but they would not come. The pow-
ers called a halt but King George would
not halt and now diplomacy is engaged
in straightening out the wrinkle before
l -.lule hostilities lire declared against
(Ireece. Ill fact public seliti lit ill
England France and Italy is so opposed
t i a combination of the powers to sup-
i-.sk Gr e that it is not entirely
l.i.iillhv for the representatives of these
powers to inaugurate hostilities against
the plucky little hero of the Eageaii
seas.
Tremendous I tings have been held
notably in London on Minniiy or moie
than JIM II 10 people In iraiaigur wpime
protesting against a war on Grei In
ranee mid in Italy the same syui y
r Greece has I urn infested: and it
oks like Lord Salisbury King Iluin-
. i.e.. ..r
icrt and the premier in me iep.in.i. .u
ranee will be compelled to obey the
. . . . ! f 11... ....I. tin it
overwhelming voice u " i
looks like the pie of these respective
governments are tired of the dilly dally-
ing of dipl its over the Turkish ques-
tion and that they inleiid to force a set-
l.iciit of the question by inllueiicing
. i . i
their respective governments 10
(heir hands off mid let Greece work out
the redemption of Crete from the Otto-
man rule. It would be a good thing all
iiromid if Greece forced the fighting all
along the line. Of course it would re-
sult in a general European war but war
U sometimes necessary and the suppres
sion of Ottoman cruellies and the
Turk-
li micKtioii will never be
nettled without
thai kind of a war.
Plunder and lightning are often neees-
:tl : .1 nl ill iM-
sarv lor me pin an iiuon ....
here and war is often a necessity made
so in this instance by Knropo'"' jealousies
in the suppression of the lurk winch
an not be done without the abolition of
the Ottoman empire ami nun menus
a
lioslineiit of the boundaries
over
which every nation is Hound 10 ngui mm
such interest extends Iroiil inc ii
of the Ilosphorus to the passes in the
inoiiiilaius of the Balkans. II is imunu
cine sooner or later. It is mevitalile
ami the sooner il is over Willi l lie neiiei.
That was a singular confession of Sec-
rilary lliurner n n was ""
that he made to the newspaper repre-
sentatives just about the time he was
stepping down and out of Ins ollice.
11m said to these gentlemen ol the press.
1 am something of a liar mysell.
Now
ssionV
I... .. motion inises. was it a coin
if he had only said "I am something of a
liar." and stopped there n wonni nine
been a confession but he did not stop
there; he said. ''I am something of a liar
mvself." with the emphasis on the "ni.v-
se'lf."' which meant. 'Gentlemen you are
not very far ahead of inc m the art or
lying." lie may have also meant to con-
fine his confession to the acknowledge-
ment that he often suppressed the truth.
which is something or some part ol a
lie or he may have meant it as a purling
salute to the press that framed into more
candid language would have been "gen
tlemen you think you me artists at ly-
ing but 1 have played off on you often
very successfully in that art myself."
It is now csliiniiiisl that the extra ses
sion of the Fifty-lift h congress may not
be convened before the first Monday in
April as the Dingley bill will not be sulli-
cicntly complete to offer to congress be-
fore that time. This however is a con-
jecture and made perhaps by those who
do not take into consideration the fact
that the house of representatives has to
Ik organized and sometime it take
months to elect a speaker although nt
present it appear that Mr. Reed will re-
wive the nomination of the republican
Minen without an otiiKilient. ami the dem
ocrat are not strong enough to make a
contest for the speakership although l hey
will honor some member with a compli
mentary vote. The probability now
seems to be that Mr. Bailey of Texns will
be the recipient of that compliment and
receive the democratic nomination for
speaker.
It is just as absurd to object to horse
racing because money is bet upon it as
it is to object to a presidential election
because money is bet uism it. A thing
of itself is not wroug because men take
occasion to use It for illegitimate pur-
poses norse racing is as necessary to
improve the breed of horses as the exhibi-
tion of cattle at fairs is necessary for high
grade breeding and because men will
bet op horse racing ia no reason why it
AUSTIN" WEEKLY STATESMAN
should be abolished by law. The su-
preme court of New York has recently
decided "that the offering of premiums
or prizes to be awarded to the successful
horses in a race is not in any such sense
a contract or undertaking in the nature
of a bet or wager as to constitute gamb-
ling." This is a very wise decision.
Horse racing is a manly sport elevating
both the conscientious horse racer and
the horse.
Railroad companies are annoyed by vex-
atious suits brought by farmers for cat-
tle killed on the track. All just claims
the companies are generally ready to ad-
just out of court but a habit has sprung
up of exposing- cattle of little value to
damage by passing trains and then suing
the roads knowing the gt nil prejudice
against corporations and hopinir thereby
to receive more than real value for un-
salable cattle. Of course this is con-
lined to ('ishoiiest owners of cattle. In
a case of this kind at Jacksonville Fla.
last week it was proven that a fanner
had fastened an ox on the track for the
purpose of having it killed and of ob-
taining damages more than its worth.
Juries ought to remember that railroad
companies are legitimate corpora I ions
and of great value to the country ami the
people along the line should give them the
same fair showing in the courts that are
given to other litigants.
The republican party are wont to blus-
ter a good deal about the "vigor" of their
foreign policy and Mr. Sherman has taken
up the cry. The democracy on the other
blind has always been modest and quiet
about a foreign policy and yet all the
valuable acquisitions except Alaska have
been acquired by il democratic policy un-
der a democratic administration and the
value of the Alaskan acquisition is still
tentative. Louisiana ami allthevast north
west were acquired by Jefferson ami Cal
ifornia and all the adjacent territory s
rich with mi -nl wealth was acquire.
i.v .tiiincs IC. Polk a democratic presi
dent.
The New York World has made a cal
( illation taking in the consequential dam-
ages from the loss of time etc. of gov-
eminent employes and the money actual
ly expended iu the inauguration of Mr
McKinlcv. and figures it lit) to $S."illllll
or $!I0(MK. That is not very extrava-
gant for so complete a revolution as the
imiiiL'iii'iitioii of a mesident means to
this country.
A MYSTERIOFS DEATH.
Deuisoii Tex. .March SI. S ia!
Andv MeDoiigal a character well known
here is deail. and an inquest was held
to determine the cause of his taking off
Karly Sunday morning the police ollicer.-
took' McDougnl off the street ami carried
him to his room where he lay uncon
scious until his death. I'rank t asey was
arrested on the charge of assault on .lc-
lloiigal. and is placed under $.00 bond
Drs. Markham ami Both made a post
mortem examination nl the lioily tins at-
ternoon. ami found a fresh bruise ovei
the riirht kidney extending internally.
No other marks of violence sullicient to
produce death were evident.
The doctors are not yet prepared to give
out any statement in regard to the exam-
inations. The inquest will be concluded
tomorrow.
A HARD-HEADED NEGRO.
Bullet Fiom a Revolver Gets the
Fiom a
Worst
of It.
Wnxaluichie. Tex. March !). (Special.)
Last night between IS ami (I o clock.
I'M Williams a colored burlier ot tins
city was shot in the lieml ny tin un
known party. I he ball entered the scalp
just above the right ear and was mashed.
I lie force o tie I in 1 1 KnocKcil Williams
down and brought from his lips the fol-
lowing words: "Don't shoot any move;
vou done got me." The Pall was ninny
lisligiirecl. Williams laughs about the
shouting and seems to flunk nothing
about the great feat of stopping a Hying
pistol ball.
CRIMINAL ASSAILT CHARGED.
Galveston Tex. March !). (Special.)
Santa Maria Michclctti an Italian store
kei'per. 71 years of age. was nrrestcu
ami jaileil toiugnt on a cuarge 01 crnn-
inally assaulting a '.l-year-old colored girl
who came to his store on an errand.
To Gain Flesh to Sleep Well to ivnow
What Appetite and Good Digestion
Mean. Make n Test of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets.
Interesting Experience of an Indianapo-
lis Gentleman.
No trouble is more common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having it think that their nerves
are to blame and are surprised that they
in t cured by nerve medicine anil
snrinu' remedies: the real seat of tin.
mis-
chief is lost sight of; the
stoni.ich is the
organ to lie looked unci.
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
nii'v pain whatever in the stomach. .101;
perhaps anv of the usual symptoms of
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows itself not in the stomach so much
a in nearlv every other organ: in some
cases the lieart palpitates and is irregu-
lar; in others the kidneys are o fleeted:
in other the bowels are constipated
with headaches: still others are troubled
with loss of flesh and appetite with .iccii-
mulation of gas and sour risings or
heartburn.
Mr. A. W. Sharper of No. U Prospect
street. lnilianaolis Intl. writes as fol-
lows: "A motive of pure gratitude
prompts me to write these few lines re-
garding the new ami valuable medicine
Stuart's DyM'psia Tablets. I have been
a sufferer from nervous dysepsia for the
last four year: have used various imtent
medicines and other remedies without
any favorable result. They sometimes
gave temtorary relief until the effects of
the medicine wore off. I attribute this
to my sedentary habit. loing n book-
keeper with little physical exercise but
I nm glad to state that the tablets have
overcome all these obstacle for I have
gained in flesh sleep bettor and am let-
ter in every way. The above is written
not for notoriety but is based on actual
fact. Respectfully yours.
"A. W. SHARPER.
"Ill Prospect St. Indianapolis. I ml."
It i safe to say that Stuart's Dyspep
sia lanlets cure any siomacn weakness
or disease except cancer of the stomach.
They enre sour stomach gas. loss of
flesh and appetite sleeplessness palpita-
tion heartburn constipation and head-
athe. Send for valuable little book on stom-
ach diseases by addressing Stuart Co.
Marshall. Mich.
All druggists sell full size packages at
SO cents. .i..jt-nuJ-UK-t.fcufci la
TlirifSDAY. MAIUH .
' mmr- . i. .1.1 f newer. I 1" 61
APPROPRIATION
IIS
PREPARED BY MESSRS. mimw
AND CANNON MINORITY AND
MAJORITY LEADERS.
Makes
It Well
Means
Nigh Impossible to De
of Raising Sufficient
Revenue Says Mr. Saycrs All
Previous Records Broken.
Washington March 8. Representative
Cannon of Illinois chairman ot ine ap-
propriations committee of the house and
Mr. Saycrs of Texas who is fiend ot tnc
minority of that committee have pre-
pared their reviews of the nppropria-
tionsfor the congress just ended ami
they will be printed in the Congressional
Record tomorrow morning.
Mr. Cannon's statement is of more
than usual significance on account of the
recommendations and suggestions he
makes for methods of keeping down ap-
propriations in the future. Mr. Can i
makes the total appropriations submitted
to the president for his approval at he
last sessi including the general defi-
ciency bill which failed in conference
f.lN.KIIi.-loN or Wr.o3l'70 less than the
estimates submitted to congress by the
executive. The npprolHiiltions for the
lirst session were ..")l.SKl."i.V.l4. making a
total for the congress of !L04.-l.4o7.01S.
which he says is 4!)7!l7811' more than
the appropriations for the preceding con-
gress. The increase he points out. in-
cludes the fortifications $Ri..-H;S.4ii7; for
liver .'ind harbor work including con
tracts therefor Hn.47ii.i(i(i; for public
buildings none of which were authorized
by the Fifty-fourth congress. !W.:i4:!..'i!l'.l;
for the postal service .11.4."i4.HOo; tor
the naval establishment S.'.I47..)J.-I. and
on account of permanent appropriations
mainly to meet interest and sinking fund
charges for the bonds issued by the
Cleveland administration. !J4.!IS:.744.
"The appropriations therefore; says
Mr. Cannon 'are iu my judgment iu
excess of the legitimate demands of the
public service. But this fact while great-
ly to be deplored is not. in my opinion
properly chargeable to the action of ci-
ther of the great parties of the country.
It is rather the result of conditions grow-
ing out of the rules of the house and out
nf the rules practices ami the so-called
courtesy of the senate together with the
irresponsible maimer with which the ex-
eculive submits to congress estimates to
n t expenditures for the conduct of
the government. If the appropriations
made by congress have been extravagant
hey Mho revenues of the government
lio'w much more so have been the esti-
ninlcs of the executive? The record
shows that in no instances during many
acts passed have the appropriations made
by congress measured up to the full
amounts recommended and asked for by
the administration.
"It is said that ours is the only gov-
ernment in the civilized world wherein
the administrative branch apparently ns-
siunini: no degree of responsibility to the
taxpayers tor it ileniamls tne expendi-
ture of public money ami that ours is
(lie only government wherein the legis-
lative branch alone exercises the func-
tion or duty of putting a check upon pub-
lic expenditures without any considera-
ble degree of co-operation on the part
of the executive. It is Imped and 1 be
lieve that the incoming president witn
iiis long experience as a distinguished
member of the legislative branch of this
government will exact of his cabinet
counsellors some degree of wholesome
counselors some degree of wholesome
lie expenditures to the end that congress
may not have to strive unaided and
aloiie toward bringing our public expendi-
ture within the sum u uiir public reve-
nues." He criticises Ihe action of the senate
in nlwnys "loading up" the general de-
ficiency bill and making it a "vehicle"
for all sorts of claims.
in discussing I lie remedies for keeping
down appropriations. Mr. Cannon makes
the foilowing pointed statement:
"The remedy for this evil is for the
great committees of the bouse and sen-
ate on judiciary claims and war claims
to formulate an intelligent measure that
will provide a tribunal of final jurisdic-
tion whither these claims may be sent
for full and intelligent consideration. By
such a measure those who have honest
ami legitimate claims against the gov-
ernment can be paid ami that some of
the claims above referred to are just and
should be paid there is no doubt. But
claims that are based on fraud can be
stigmatized as fraudulent by such a tri
bunal und congress for all time can lit
relieved of the annual importunity tor
their consideration. There are too many
appropriation bills. Instead of fourteen
there ought not to be more than ten. The
agricultural bill ought to be made as
it was prior to 1SS1. a part of the legis-
lative executive ami judiciary appropri
ation bill which provides tor the ollicia
staffs and expenses of the the severa
executive departments except the agri
cultural department. The army forti-
tications. military academy and naval ap
propriation bills ought to be consolidated
into one. By such a consolidation much
time :iow wasted in general debate and
formal proceedings would be saved to
the house."
Mr. Saycrs. in his statement makes
the total appropriations of this congress
Jf.i4.lS i. in excess of the I-ifty-tlurd
congress. S lli..'!.TJ.47ll over the Fifty-sec
ond congress ami !f7.7."i7SHiJ iu excess of
the Fil'ty-tirst congress.
He says:
"The present congress organized in
both branches by the republicans has
made or sent to the president for ap-
proval including the general deficiency
hill as agreed upon appropriations in ex-
cess of those made by the Fifty-third con-
gress which was controlled by the dem-
ocrats to the extent of .So4.lSl7.S12. The
principal elements of this increase are
on account of fortifications river and
harbor works the postal service and the
naval establishments. In addition to the
enormous increases in direct appropria-
tions this congress at its first session
authorized contract liabilities for river
and harlmr works fortifications navy
ami other public works amounting to
$7."i.Slii.-0. At least two-thirds or one-
half of these large sums remains to lie
provided for by future congresses to the
extent of the constitution a fixed charge
against the revenues of the country
which by reason of extravagant appro-
priations now falls short So.OnO.OnO a
month of meeting the expenditures of
the government."
After discussing in detail the increases
he concludes:
"The appropriations for the support of
the federal government have grown to
such startling proportions within the last
dozen years as to render it well nigh
impossible to devise means of raising rev
enue woerewitn to meet the expend!
. ucw uowuusuauon just
carric
out it
iiletlgi
by givm
it will utterly
nintry a pr-'iei .. . ........j.. ex-
tan".
fnil to pr
lice me ii" ""- -.- -- :
: i; -.. if
they are to
be maiiitaiuco
unless pcrad-'
" I' present high plane
tariff message
nrotective
Veil! HI e. "" -
by a tarnt on
i. ...i.i 1 1" simiuciiiciii. .
.i tii.n- Tiixrs
Mffee
if an
ami iea m- "" .
equal onerous mitmc.
NEW CABINET OFFICIALS.
They But in
Busy Day uecemf
Callers.
i. finvli S. Secretary
Gage
isiiiui"... - j receiving
had
an excecn aw '"' .'. .....i ...h..
senator
M'll.l I. II ' .. . .
high government officials.
f his office was thrniged
Ilicio". . 1M . ....1
..o. .11 lilt- ii.Mi.-i
nearly all day.
1 I. .. ....HIT Til
The
lieW secreniij
see all
"Il" called. .ii
inTb.aiyji.st before .mon to pay their
'"r';;;:? Conditions existed in the .Mmrt-
" ". were candidates
cauei-s. in. in.- i...
.. .. it: .... i.i iiw. biiL'er sliaie
desired
lei' OUICC. I'm wv
. ..i.. . I.- their respects and oftel
their
congratulations. .-. .-en
n .... Cur. eor the nttoiiiej ri n
-111 .!.!.. . .
era I expect
im it is likely a number
i n i c mi.. .1""
of
: dtSi'tsivillUe d'ecid;! upon within
a few days.
vsisi!iiit Secretary Hamlin
will re-
:.. ..nil. t'nr two or
three weeks
.." : i -. inl ilini-L'e ot ctis
lie lias leccncii .. ...... rr i.r tin
toms matters and it is probable that ti
I. u- seiietarv will ask .Mr.
Hamlin to
'." ... ... . i.: If ..-ill
stay until he i
111 t.imiliaiize imiis. ii " ....
;i it iiiMiiors .low peuonii;.
J. Ma left for his home m
x-'.... v. '..i.'... a '..'.ii..i: this afternoon ex
.XCW ll'IA .1. . . . .-.v .. . . -
ii.. t leiiiin ;.v I-iiday morning ft
'. Z.n t!...f t!io .election of his two
...L.':.. mlirlit he determined UU'illl
'n t tlmt tlie unssihility of his
miirh't have some relation to the appoint
V" " Ttliss stated however that tilt
i.i.'ieet f his trio was merely to arrange
...... i.; i.ni.iivil to Washington wlienei
In. ennui less than a week ago for a brief
visit without any idea of remaining J
i-.... v....- 11. .mill he had decided on
no appointments and his trip had no con
iiei-tion with oilier
The callers at the interior department
in 1 le-l.lv StleMlll 'I I hlV. N'lliltOl'
('nriei' viiis closeted w it Ii him for a short
time hist before his departure. A mini
her 'of aiiplications lor ollice were pro
sent nl Hoe for assistant attorney gen
.. I to s-ii 1 .Indue I.ioliherger W
lireselitci 1 thioi'L'h Konrcseiitative Taylor
of Ohio but Secretary I'liss iutimatei
l..it In. wniie I to loake his own selec
tions and that it might he har.l to mm
a lawyer to come for ."(MI0 a year and
to whom he wanted in trust his legal af-
fairs. Ceii. Cvrus Russev ami Attorney Ham
mond of Altoona. I'a.. the former assist-
ant secretary under the Harrison admin-
istration were avowed candidates for as-
sistant secretary. .
Maj. William Warner of Missouri is
also 'prominently tallied of for first as-
sistant. All day long Postmaster Ceneral Cary
has been receiving cullers. They were
mostly senators and lepreseiitatiyes who
came'to pay their respects including Sen-
ators Lodge. Chandler. Hate l'ritchard
ami Penrose and the civil service com-
mission the latter making the round of
the departments. There were also other
prominent callers. Henry Clay Kvnns of
Tennessee called during the afternoon
and had u short chat with his old per-
KOllll 1 friend. Notirmir was said during
the interview as to the cilices and the
cull was merely one of courtesy. Many
ciilleis hint mimes to nresent tor ottice
and their implication were nleil. .Mr.
Cnrv has not made .in his mind as to tin
nolii'v of enntiniuiiir the present four
viuii's tenure of illice of fourth-class
postmasters as well as presidential post
master
SKJXKD BY SI1EUMAN.
Washington. March 8. Secretary Slier
man today signed the extradition papers
anthoriziiiL' the delivery to the Austra
lia n ofticers now in San Francisco of
I.ee Weller. alias Frank Butler who is
wanted in Australia on the charge of
murder.
IXSritCKNTS C.UXIXC.
Washington. March S. Senor Quesa
rbi. secretary ot the Cuban legation m
an interview today says the revolution-
ists are gaining and the Spaniards tin
retrogressing. The latter he says are
becoming discouraged and adds that the
minor currency policy adopted by (Jen.
Wevler is causing classes which for self
ish interests pretend to sympathize with
Spain to he discontented. He stated that
Spain's finances were in a deplorable
condition.
STEWARD OF THE WHITE IIOI'SI
Washington March 8. The president
has reappointed William Sinclair as stew-
ard of the White House which place hi
held under the preceding administration.
A NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
apt. Hart
Heavy
Must Io Time and Pay
Fine for Filibustering.
Philadelphia. March 8. Capt. John D
Hart who was recently convicted of fili-
bustering against the Spanish govern
ment in connection with the steamer
Laurada. of which he is owner was to-
day refused a new trial by Judge Butler
in the Tinted States district court and
sentenced to two years' imprisonment a
tine of i?."(HI and to pay the costs of the
prosecution. He is to stand committed
until the costs and fine are paid. The
costs of the prosecution will amount to
nearly if not quite. $.i(M)().
' apt. iiart was tnuen to prison ninne-
oiately after the sentence was pronounc-
ed. Capt. Hart's wife and two other
female relatives and many business men
of Delaware avenue with whom Mr.
Hart has been associated for a number
of years were in court when the sen-
tence was announced. The women broke
down and were led from the court room
weeping. His business associates crowd-
ed about the prisoner as he was led into
the deputy marshal's office and offered
their sympathy. Capt Hart is about 4(1
years of age. and has been in the fruit
importing business for nearlv twenty
years.
Shortly after the Cuban and Snanish
war broke out he leased two of his
steamers the Laurada and Bermuda to
."- iiimii Illinois ior tne transporta
.i. oi i.i no. ninnuiniiion and men to
w";!.. ..J'lition:
...... .....M in. c una were
on -.nose vessels ami their de-
r.L:iif n ffrpnt measure to
the skillful manipulation of the steamers
Cn!- "art- f.il.v com
...... ... .. - miugnrers. Laura
named . th Larada
Counsel for Capt. Hart have not vet
deeded whether they will appeal to the
I mted States supremo conr or prese t
Ixffw10" fr 8 Iard011 t0 President 7lc
Kinley.
Late this afternoon Hart's counsel nn-
penred m the Fnited States court of Em
vhi' lA"'1 pi0i for " of or
DOFBLE TRAOEDY.
tive of the deed.
. . - phvocu iii I if ina nist-
..i....t ii rs me i in ..:.: t ii. rm. m. f
1 I IS A
Is the time when you should take a
vnii'ifr vour blood.
Spring jucuimuu i . . '
dve vou good appetite sound sleep
steady nerves uuu .f
That scrofulous taint that skin trou-
Die lliub live uu
. t 1.
mm ficuity.tnaiDuiouB
fllC tendency that
V O
all cured by Hood's SarsapaVula. Give
this medicine a fair trial and you will
realize its positive merit. It is not
what we say but what the people who -'
S cured say which proves that
Sarsapariiia
Is tho Best
Spring Medl-
cine.
C. I. Hood & vJO'i "c"'
. r T nil 11.. 111
n-u ciu-b Liver Ills; easy to
HOOd S PlIIS bike easy to operate. i50
When you
plant seeds plant
Always the best.
For sale everywhere.
0. M. FERRY & CO.
Detroit Mich.
IJ 1 1IC Vflll Bore THroat Pimples Copperf
(MIL IUU Colored Spots Acbea Via norm
Ulcers to Month Halrfalllngl Write COOK
RV.HKDY CO.. HT MIOHU 'lempn
Chlcairo. 111. for proofs of cures. Cupi-f
Ital. BSOO.OOO. Worst cases eared In of
;o 86 days mo-pftgw pw irge.
NEW IVlUllWm . HOSES.
With seed of thcau new K.isi's nlimts may ho had In
bloom in SO dnvs from time of ruwIiik. Plant at any
time. Thy kiw milcHy ami flowcro appear 111 largo
clusters and In Rilcli fiiuntity that a .Ianl looka like a
bouquet. Perfectly h.inly in the canlen. where they
bloom all summer. Ia pots tin y M.inui both summer
anil winter. From n packet of necil one will get Roses
of various colors wiiito liink crimson etc. no two
alike and mostly perfectly diinlii" and very sweet.
Greatest novelty this year. I-rcail ccd 5c. per
pkt. or f.ir 4fJc. wo will frd
1 pkt. Now lliiUillnrn. Roses. All colors.
1 " IIoms Vrrlienn. KxiinWte novelty.
1 " Jnpiincio Clii'j n:un licni. ini. All colors.
1 " Weepilltt I'lllei. Hiclilv ornamental.
2 " l'nusy 1 New Ninrlet 1 New Uiant Mixed.
1 Itesnrreelion I'tnr.t. A en a( curiosity.
1 bulb Snotted Cnlln. Ex. "c.llnu'ly lovely.
1 " itlonliii'etin. Intensely brilliant. '
2 " 1 llniu F.ily.l Vr.ricpntrri Tirhorone.
6 ' Fnticy CaliiiliofiiM. All ililferunt colors.
10 " Oxillis. -Mixed c.ilo-.-o. Also.
Tur njri'nt l-ll-parre ffitttlofnic. ami tli
MAYFLOH'Elt Monthly JrinRuzlnc for n year
(fi4 pat;os and colored lilulo etn-h n-.cr.tli devoted to
Flowera and Oanteuile.-l. Wurtli $1.50 but fur trial
All the above for 40 ctt.postimttl.
Or send us 10c nnil the names of 5 or 10 peoplo who
cultivate flowers and purchase seeds or plants and wt
will mail yon pkt. Roso Socd and Catalogue.
OUR CATALOGUE iM.Xl'ja
Hare New Fruit is the fincKt over issued : profusely
illustrated. Several colored platep 144 paa?s. Sent
PRKR to any who order or who expect to lutor.
dUHM LEWIS GUILDS HOM mi a. I.
AX A It. MY OF THEM.
Fort Worth Tex. March 7. (Special.)
Fort Worth is tonight taxed to ticcoin-
iiiixliite the nriny of cattlemen brought
in here by the trains arriving this nf ter-
noon and tonight. The Denver brought
down "U7; the Texns nnd Pacific from
the west 242; the Itio Grande nearly
100 and the Rock Island.- Cotton Belt
etc. nre yet to report. The Santa Fe
is to get 142 nt Temple who have come
in over the Lnmpasas branch and will
run its special in three sections. The
Katy is rushed with business and can
not carry away tonight all the passeii-
f'lirs wllii t-iuli in trn l.v tliia linn ll'llllV
lolM) will go from the northern part ot
the state and this indicates- an
atteud-
mice uf 30ti0 or more.
-
A TEMPESTUOUS PASSAGE.
New York March 7 When the Amer-
ican line steamship St. Louis arrived this
a f ternoon from Southampton she report-
ed that the passage was the most tem-
pestuous she had ever had. Fierce giil?
blew from tlio snntliwpat ilnrir.rr the DVSt
two days out when she logged respect-
ively 275 and 377 knots. The wind in-
creased to n heavv irnlo from the west to
the west-southwest nnd blew without ces-
sation for sixty hours. During this time
there were terrific squalls nnd cxtrenwj
high seas. After the Newfoumlliiiw
hanks were renched moderate weatner
nnd fogs were met with. .
Among the passengers was the Stepien
W. Dorsey.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Birmingham Ala. Mnrch 7. On tli
crossing of the Mineral nnd Soiitueri
rnilways nt North Birminghnm this
ternoon two heavy freight trains colli"?"
at right angles. Both locomotives tw
wrecked nnd several cars smashed.
trainmen jumped but Engineer nan
Uvnn of tho. Minoifil trnin was CntlR1"
the debris nnd fatally injured. Eng'B (
was otherwise seriously injured na
unknown trump wns fatally scalded. (
jitrnuv iiiiii nil niiu .' -
HECTOR D. IANbInVaCO-
ltT rr. x u r SnPCUW
Messrs. Hector D. Lnne and E. S. Yf
the national nnd state president.
sneetivplv. nf tho Amnrienn Cotton l" .
ers' Protective association are he1 'in-
tend the state convention of cotton
ers. which will meet tomorrow ' ;
city hall. :
n
MP'S
k!7.-.-l23es
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