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Austin Statesman.
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ynutioned not to pay money to any one
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traveling agents for thin paper an all
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Tion ia hereby revoked.
A IIoiiHton limn nays lie liven on n lark
a dny but It ix not the kind of n "lurk"
tliat o niuny men live on the year round.
Friendship is like a vase of rare and
tlelirate texture. The least scratch or
rrnck impairs iln beauty n ml destroys
in usefulness.
The average age of Mr. McKinlcy's
cabinet 1h 02 yearn the average age of
Mr. Clevelnnd'a cabinet wan " yearn.
Of the preKi'iit rablnet Mr. Sherman in
71 Mr. Gary !" Mr. Bliss til Mr. Wil-
son 02 Mr. (iage mid Gen. Alger 01. and
Mr McKcnnu the baby of the cabinet
W.
It will lie remembered that several
yearn ago Tom rainier of Chicago started
to rainc1 n relief fund for the Duke of
Vnragua and could get only l?l.(l." suli-He-rilx-d
upon which the Chicago Tinios-
Ileralcl remarks that un it han ii-vcr 1 n
paid over it can not be suid that Spain
in bunted an lung an it can draw on that
fund.
Rev. A. J. WcIIh of San Francisco teiyn:
"There will lie no relief from growing
K)verty and distress until millions now
chut away get back to the noil and be-
come producers." The Increase of pov-
erty and distress in caused largely by
congestion of Hpn Int ion in cities small
and large. That suggestion of Mr. Wells
in a wine one. (let back to the noil. It
field abundantly to effort and energy.
It in a mistake that .lapan is about to
adopt the gold standard an we liiidci stand
it ill tliis country. The ministry have intro-
duced into the Japanese house of repre-
sentatives a bill which has not yet passed
providing for a ratio of 152 to 1 hut the
gold yen will be halved and the silver
yen remain in circulation an it in. This
would be us if we cut our gold pieces into
two pieces and kept the silver dollar in
circulation.
A Washington special to a Chicago pa-
per says: "Mr. (Jreen of Texas the son
of the richest woman in the world is here
with 3000 applications for ollice from
the republicans of that .state." And we
suppose Dr. Grant of Texas in there with
quite as large a budget of applications
from oomiK'titors of Mr. (ircen for ollice.
Vho baa the longest pole and will knock
the persimmons is a matter of much anx-
iety iu Texas just at present.
It is said that when Mr. (Suite took pos-
session of the treasury he said: "They
say people die iu this ollice;" but he udiled
that he Intended to employ competent as-
sistants and while he gave general su-
perintendence and directed the policy of
the ollice that he would hold them re-
sponsible and he finally coucludcd by
Miyiug: "If anybody has got to die in
this olliee we will kill off the assistant
secretaries of the treasury tirst."
A police judge iu Ohio got gloriously
druuk the night previous and the next
morning opened court und lined himself
Jo and costs for drunkenness alone. The
question in with a swelled bead as he
had aud arraigned with the other dis-
reputable bums whether or not he should
not have added another $. for contempt
ef court lie must have entertained a
most supreme contempt for the judge
being himself. Judge Thurman used to
tell of a magistrate who wus often per-
sonally interested iu cases coming up be-
fore his court. On one occasion Judge
Thurman was the attorney for a party to
a suit iu which the justice uf the peace
waa himself Interested. No other testi-
mony being offered on the side that it was
the magistrate's Interest to favor the
magistrate offered and was sworu and
testified aud of course made out a case
on that aide. Judge Thurman after con-
sulting with a few neighbors present be-
gan examining all present as to the cred-
ibility of the justice of the peace. Every
one of them swore they would not believe
him on oath aud the justice suid as the
only testimony on one side had been so
successfully impeached that no court on
earth would believe him. he must give a
judgment for the other aide which Judge
Thurman represented. It must have been
rather embarrassing to the court to have
bad iu own testimony so impeached.
jurcrV office standing Uy I late as laat" wnwar-Wtti
ANSWER TO JUDtJE KITTRELL'S
REPLY.
Judge' KittreH's reply to the criticism
of The Statesman on his allusion to Cu-
lm and our national policy in that regard
wan not seen by the author of the crit
icism until it npis'iired in The Statesman
yesterday. It seems that Judge Kit-
trcll's disregard for international law
and treaties that we attributed to the
fervor of hin oratory in a settled and
lixed principle of that eminent jurist.
While Judge Kittrell asserts that he un
clerstands the principles of international
law referred to by us and says "assum-
ing this to Is- correct" he regards the
rule an applicable to Cuba as "soulless
and brutal" and he declares these laws
were promulgated "in an age when ex
isting conditions were wholly different
from those now prevailing" us "the spirit
of human progress hits learned to keep
step to the music of enlightenment and
liberty." Does the learned judge pre
tend to say that (Jeorge Washington
hud not learned to keep step with that
enlightenment und liberty 100 years ago?
And is it only recently that such an idea
has superseded international luw and the
courtesy of nations one to another? The
"misty maxim fetid with the odor of bar-
baric ages" animated onr forefathers to
warn un of entangling ulliances.
Rut that is not all. Judge Kittrell
is permitting his Cuban sympathy to
override all law even the laws that bind
us iu a social confederacy that obligates
us to maintain national authority. He
says 'Trom these soulless und servile
minions of the money power" (inclining
what and who? why of course the na
tional administration and its foreign pol-
icy) "I appeal to the lmpurchasalile mil-
lions of the friends of freedom iu Amer-
ica." If this upis'iil had been made dur-
ing li presidential canvass it would have
been relieved of its socialistic and revo
lutionary features. Judge Kittrell more
nigiiiticantly says "and Ihey who mock
at the popular will ami wish will learn
as did Iouis XIV that the people are
like the air they are never heard until
they speak iu thunder. The people will
speak ere long." How? Like the
French people spoke to Louis XIV?
We fear Judge Kittrell has thrown
away his legal acumen to some extent iu
his enthusiastic devotion tu the Cuban
cause. e know of no way by which
the voice of the people of this country
can be (Hitential iu the next four years
except by revolution which Judge Kit
treH's language warrants us to think he
advocates. He says "it may be the
language of a jingo." It. is worse than
that; it is the language of a revolutionist
and surprises us more ami more us we
read it. Judge Kittrell certainly does
not mean what he says for hin whole
life han illustrated his devotion to law
and the maintenance of constituted au-
thority. Had Judge Kittrell been u
mere political jingo we would Dot have
noticed that part of his speech in a crit
ical spirit but he is a man of the kind
to whom the whole of Texas looks to
formulaic public opinion and restrain
public excesses. We will not notice that
part of his reply which might inferential-
ly class us as "the jnbbercock" whatever
that inny be that "believes that tin-
wishes of the sugar trust the interest
of trade and the demands of the stock
exchange should be consulted and the
I'uited States should withhold her hand
though her flag lie insulted and women
and children be butchered to make u
Spanish holiday" for we believe that
the inn ti who insults the flag should be
shot down on the spot and we condemn
and abhor Spanish cruelties.
There is another thing however that
we will call attention to notable by its
absence in Judge KittreH's reply. Al-
though the judge advocates throwing all
law to the winds he does not say one
word about our treaty with Spain. Is
that so antiquated that its terms are
"fetid with barbarism" or are we still
lmiind by treaties as long us they exist?
We repeat that if Judge Kittrell had
lie-on an ordinary windjammer we would
not have thought it necessary to animad-
vert Uhiii his utterances but he is a
worthy leader of public opinion. Here-
tofore he has always been con-
servative and the people of Texas
are wont to look to him for ad-
vice for leadership on all great
questions and it U'coiucn the duty of
conservative and law and treaty-sustaining
journals to remonstrate when suc h
a mail an he exploits such revolutionary
opinions. He refer to the applause that
his expressions elicited on the occasion of
their deliverance. He may have mistak-
en the applause quite an much un he
has mistaken his attitude. When he got
on that subject our neighUir whispered
to us "Now he is giving Cleveland Hell"
and applauded vigorously and vocifer-
ously. We believe Judge Kittrell has gone too
far in this matter and iu the spirit of
courtesy that his high character demands
we have said so not with any idea of
weakening or impairing sympathy for
Cuba but to impress the importance of a
strict olM-dience to law an it exists and
not us this one or that one thinks it ought
to exist. If international law is so anti-
quated that it should lie obsolete let it
lie corrected. If our treaty with Spain
encourages barbaric usages let us for
heaven's sake give notice to Spain and
ablegate it; but in the meantime let us
maintain our national honor iu t tie olie-
dience of law aud treaty stipulations and
especially let un frowu down any refer-
ence to the revolutions of France animat-
ing us to rebel at and throw aside con-
stituted authorities. When such violent
revolutionary principles are promulgated
by the "jabliercoeks"' of uolitics we can
ufford to let them pass as such men have
uo intlueuce. lint the danger becomes most
imminent when our most conservative
politicians und profound jurists become
the vehicle of their promulgation to the
public.
It is stated we do not know with how
much truth that Mr. Carlisle has been
employed iu a legal controversy in the
supreme court of North Carolina by J.
-v
..oaisiniin.
'AUSTIN WEEKLY htatbswix '
Pierpont Morgan in a case he has in
thut court and the hypercritical critics
are abashed at Mr. Carlisle's bad form in
accepting a fee from Morgan. It is '.only
an evidence to our mind that Morgan
knows Carlisle to be the best lawyer in
the United States and we see nothing
wrong in Mr. Carlisle's taking a case
fur him. If he hud ever been in collusion
with Morgan against the interests of the
government he would have had the sa-
gacity to steer clear of Morgan but us
he is above suspicion he takes the first
fee offered him in the legitimate practice
of his profession as he is a poor man
and dependent now uikiii his practice for
the daily support of his family.
Senator Hoar has given notice that he-
will introduce a resolution which wilL ma-
terially change the custom of lM-rmitting
any one senator to retard legislation uisin
the false idea of senatorial courtesy and
that will enable the senate to net on leg-
islation when it desires after reasonable
debate. The necessity of such an innova-
tion is very obvious. The senate has
drifted into customs that render it entire-
ly ineflicient an a legislative body and
it is high time such evils should be cor-
rected. We want an active positive body
of men in the senate to do something and
not to resort to every device to do noth-
ing. It in rather surprising although no one
has thought to remark upon it the United
States senator from Kentucky is a major
Muj. Wood. Perhaps that is the reason
Mr. Hoar permitted his credentials to go
to a committee. Are the colonels in Ken-
tucky goiug out of politics or are they
all on the democratic side and Governor
Bradley had to appoint a major because
there were no republican colonels in Ken-
tucky? The Washington Star announces Mr.
McKinley's policy on the subject of in-
ternational bimetallism. The Star says:
It is understood that the president will
not appoint members of nn international
conference commission or take any steps
toward calling a conference until after
the expiration of the special session of
congress. The president has in mind a
comprehensive plan for dealing with the
whole monetary question. It is under-
stood that he will at tirst confine negotia-
tions with foreign governments to the
usual diplomatic agencies. All the uin-
liassadors and ministers to foreign gov-
ernments appointed by Mr. McKinley will
be given special instructions to devote
particular attention to hiinging about a
friendly understanding on the monetary
question. They are expected to assume
an attitude friendly to bimetallism anil to
exert what influence they can toward
inducing the countries to which they are
accredited to give the matter serious con-
sideration. There- is no use to hurry a policy that
is of such doubtful popularity in Euro-
pean countries. If international bimetal-
lism is ever adopted it will be after a
thorough educational international mon-
etary process in gone through with in
about the way that Mr. McKinley sug-
gests. BARN BURNED.
Tyler Tex. March 10. (Special.)
The barn of B. S. Tucker four miles west
of town burned Saturday night to-
gether with contents. Insurance !f."jOO.
H. & O. EARNINGS.
Baltimore. March 111. The earnings of
the Baltimore ami Ohio for the month of
February. 1.K!7 were $1.71.i2.'S.'. an in-
crease of .$1.N7.2oO over the month of
February lH'.Hi. The increase for the
eight months of the fiscal year was !f1-
KM 1417.
SMITIIVILLE ITEMS.
Smithville Tex. March 10. (.Special.)
Hon. S. L. Staples the popular repre-
sentative from Bastrop is at home on a
visit.
J. D. Montgomery mayor of Smithville
is in Yoakum this week on legal busi-
ness. Smithville is ever on the improve. Not
being satisfied for the present with elec-
tric lights the couiiciliiien let a contract
to gravel the streets which is being car-
ried on nt a rapid rate ami iu a short
while Smithville will be setting a pace
for the older towns of the state.
Professor Whitehead of Austin is con
ducting a dancing school here and the
lovers of the art are patronizing him
very freely.
GOOD RAIN AT BERTRAM.
Bertram Tex. March 10. i Special.)
We have had a tine rain today ami nros-
peets are for more tonight. The average
today was a little over two inches and
will be of great benefit to this country.
Stock water was becoming very scarce
iu some sections. The corn crops are
nearly nil up and some are ready for
being worked over. The grass is very
tine throughout this section for this time
of the year. Stock nil iu gcod condition.
Farmers all expect to increase their cot
ton acreage and reap n heavy yield.
KYLE CUI.LINGS.
Kyle Tex. .March l.'t. We have a cool
north wind blowing accompanied by
some rain. J lie rain is needed as corn
is up and the ground was rather dry for
cotton planting.
Since my last report of cattle shioinent
B. Hutchison lias shipped six curs. A.
W. Hilliar six cars E. Nance four cars
W. W. Haunt two cars und Tom Ander-
son two cars.
Rev. Kyger of uco is conducting a
protracted meeting at the Baptist church.
He is working up an interest in religion.
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEPSIA
TABLETS.
I'liey Cure Stomach Troubles and Indi-
gestion Anyway. Whether You Have
Faith in Them or Not.
Mere faith vj!l not digest your food for
you will not give you an appetite will
not increase your flesh and strengthen
your nerves and he-art. but Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will do tln-se things be-
cause they are composed of the elements
of digestion they contain the juice's acids
and peptones necessary to the digestion
ami assimihitiou of all whole-some food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will eligest
food if placed in a jar or bottle in water
heated to OS degree and they do it much
more effe-ctivcly when taken into the
stomach after ineais whether you have
faith that they will or not.
They invigorate the stomach make pure
blood and strong nerves in the only way
that nature can do it. and that is from
plenty of wholesome food well dige-sted.
It is not what we' eat hut what we di-
gest that does un geiod. i
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold1y
nearly all druggists at M cents forfull
sited package or by mail from the Stuart
Co. Marshall. Mich. - " - it
VmiKSDAY. MARCH IS. ISO?.
HI WAR BOUND 10 GOME
THAT IS THE GENERAL BELIEF
IN THE CITY OF ATHENS
AT r RESENT.
The Macedonian Frontier Is Now the
Center of Interest and (ire-eve Is
Rushing Troops The re Dis-
appointed at Russia.
Athens March If;. It is the general be-
lie-f here thut nothing now can prevent
war and the government has its plan of
campaign fully prepared. The cabinet
had a long session today as to the atti-
tude to bo taken in face of the coercive
program of Euroe and it is re-ported
thut a dex-isio'n was reached to take ac-
tive measures an being the only solution
possible for Greece.
The center of interest now is trans
ferred from Crete to the Macedonian
frontier. It is evident from the haste
which the government has displayed in
getting all available troops off by sea be
fore the commencement of the blockade
that there is a strong conviction that they
will lie needed at once. With the sea
route closed the transportation of troops
must be overland and this will Is- en
exceedingly slow und difficult proc-ss
owing to the absence of horses and t lit
incomplete railroad system in southern
Greece. Many war corresiMinelents have
already arrived at Yolo Ijarissa ond other
frontier points. The Greek officers on
the frontier find the utmost difficulty in
restraining their men but the departure
of Crown Prince Constantino for the
frontier has been deferred on the ndvie-e
of the generals in command who fear
that his presence would have a danger-
ously exciting iiiHuene-e on the troops.
It is reported thut the Turkish force-s
on the Macedonian frontier are raisin
a double line of fortifications and are be
ing constantly reinforced from Salonica.
Since the publication in the semi-official
press of Count Muruvioff's Cretan policy.
which appears at the moment when it is
most calculated to influence1 the French
government the feeling of the public
press of Greece has been one of the fierc-
est resentment toward Russia. The
Greek royal family is also seriously dis-
appointed by the attitude of Russia and
France' who appears to have sacrificed
her Cretan sympathies on the altar of the
ltusso-Franco entente.
RUSSIA IS UNYIELDING.
New York Marcli 10. A dispatch to
the Herald from St. Petersburg says:
Bulgaria and Servia have in view of
the condition of affairs on the Greek and
Turkish frontier formally coniiiniiiic-ate-il
their intention of remaining quiet.
It may however be noted by those who
doubt the wisdom of the action of the
powers that nothing could have stopped
these two countries from breaking out
into war had Cre'-te been given to Greece
and further that the- present good be-
havior of both will be. it is thoroughly
understood conside-red litter in their fav-
or when the map of Europe nitty need a
change.
The report that Italy is going to take
the responsibility of restoring ordeT iu
Crete is not exact but in view of sim-
plifying the action of the plans under
consideration the fewest powers possible
say two or three will undertake the oc-
cupation of Crete of which one will be
Italian.
At the moment of telegraphing the
results of the discussion in the French
chamber has not reach here but even
were it unfavorable to the coercive nro-
ject it would in no wise aeffct the situa'
tinn as Russia seems to have made up
her mind.
Nothing can alter the decision as I
have constantly telegraphed during the-
past ten (lays because she thus far has
been above elap-trup and the sentiments
of biiconie societies revolutionary agitat-
ors radical orators boisterous students
and Athenian demagogues. She se-es
clearly that the great humanitarian ques-
tion of peace would be involved anil be-
fore that there can he no tritlinj. or hesi-
tation. All the papers reproduce the
semi-official Journal de St. Petersburg
article on the governmental declaration
of its policy.
The Novoe Vreytua commenting on it.
says:
"It will demonstrate that nt Athens
how vain are the hopes of discord among
Russia's attitude should be known also
the powers. In the new phase all the
kingdoms have recognized Russia's pre-
dominant role. From today it is no mys-
Heet but also her troops if a hloikmigc
tery that Greece must recall not only her
begins tomorrow.
"It is painful to resort to force openly
but the responsibility must fall with its
entire weight on Greece whom the pow-
ers have done nil to save. Then- re-
mains nothing but a forced evacuation of
Crete by the Greeks. The powers will
not hesitate to do that in the interests of
Greece herself."
The Novesti which has been a warm
supporter of Greece says that the collec-
tive note was so warm that Greece did
not realize it as an ultimatum. Russia's
policy in clear. She cannot concede- any-
thing even if there be a division among
the powers. Russia will carrv out her
wishes but hope France w ill help Eu-
rope to maintain peace.
NOT BLOCKADED AT NOON.
Canea Island of Crete March Hi.
(Noon) At this hour the admirals of the
foreign fh-ets have not yet proclaimed tin-
blockade of the island of Crete us decided
upon by the powers.
The Greek squadron with I he excep-
tion of two vesse-ls. has left Cretan wa-
ters and the two vessels referred to ure
preparing to leave.
ORDERED TO CRETE.
London. March 10. It is announced
that a detachment of I UK I nien from the
Seaforth highlanders has Is-en ordered to
the Island of Crete immediately from
Malta. The vessels belonging to tin-
British Me-dite-rranenn squadron now at
Malta has lieeu ordered to sail for the
tcliiml uf fViitn tu ii!tif.ifi iln. Iti.t.tul.
squadron now in these waters.
THE BLOCKADE ORDERED.
Tha Marquis ef Salisbury's Statement iu
the Hemse of Lords.
London March 16. In the house of
lords today the Marquis of Salisbury re-
plying to the Earl of Kimberly lesder of
the liberals said that itutxuctioas bad
... ... .i. admirals ill command
TLl f-vs in Cretan waters ...
iL.m. bl-Hkadc of the .-.. of
.rvtc with-ut any further dcl-i.
T o premier added 1-a. an admin.
J. - Ml" P-ili-y.-n ie-pow.-is h.
m . Kren.h cliimher
til veM.rd.v by M. Hani.oux ami
M Mdi..;.. the minister for foreign a -.'if
and premier respectively. ... M
lie- heartily nmurred.
TO PROCLAIM AUTONOMY.
Cnc . M irch lA-Th Russian consul
Wm " " ' n'ld- still re-ma in' wX.t them.
dangerously increase.
srWlVKPS AMBUSHED.
New York. March W.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Manilla sn"s; '
a iie-ked theVniards -nJ'1
thcni. The Spaniard re re .t.-d in ton
fusion after almost a hand to Iw..1.!'
The- extent of the Spanish lossc is un
known.
DENIED BY THE AUTONOMISTS.
Havana. March Hi.-The Paw. official
organ of the autonomist party dcnoiiuces
the statement of U Lttcha. regarding al-h-tt.-d
amalcamatioii of the autonomist am
re-sorvist parties. In spite el ;he eleinai
that a union of the parties i contem-
plated the corre-spondeu: of the Asso-
ciated Press understands that both the
autonomist and reservist parties will dis-
appear and be stieive-ded by the liberal
partv. whieh will alternate m ('thee the
conservative party on lines s.nmar to
those followed in Spain thus avoiding
the deplorable political ixcitem-ut of the-
past. BLEW UP A TRAIN.
Insurgents Capture :ii" Spanish Prison-
. ers Electrical Apparatus I sed.
New York. March ld.-A Havana spe-
cial to the world says:
Through Cubans here it is leariu-d that
a train carrying Spanish troops was
blown up by dynamite while passiug over
a deep gorge south of Candolaria. Pinar
del Rio province and that marly 2."0
soldiers were killed or injured. The lo-
comotive and six cars were demolished.
The- tragedy occurred about the Vn inst.
The Spanish general had learned of a
projected insurgent attack sitppeisedly on
San Cristobal and he sent off ."hni troops
in armored cars to re-eu force the garrison
there. About te-n miles from San Cristo-
bal the road crosses a deep gorge on a
very high bridge about " feet long.
The insurgents learning of the departure
lined the bridge at the l-emls and the
center with the heavy charges of dyna-
mite connecting the explosive by wires
with a battery in the woods some distance-
Tiff. Three hundred insurgents lay
in ambush nearby. The Minse brothers
were iu command aud ("apt. John Lynn
the young Anieri.an electrical engineer
who litis made himself famous iu Cuba
for his work on the dynamite gun con-
trived the affair.
The train approached the bridge about
; o'cloc k in the morning. When fairly
on it all three charge- were expUxk-d by
the wires. The engine and cars went
into the air like so many chips aud fell
into the deep gorge below crushing the
dead anil injured alike. Theu the wreck-
age caught tire. As soon us the explo-
sion occurred the insurgent- dashed from
their ambuscade with wild cries and be-
gan a massacre. But for the timely
hoisting of the while hag by Col. Mores
who was in command "of the Spanish
forces every man would have Ih-cii iiiu-
chettod. As it was the Cubans secured
Slot I prisoners including ten officers
GOMEZ REPORTED INJURED.
Havana. March li;. It is r-porti-d that
Gen. Maximo Gomez the great insurgent
leader was seriously wounded in a fight
which occurred recently at Arrovo Blan-
co province of Santa Clara between the
Spanish under (Jen. B-mal and an in-
surgent force under Gomez.
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE.
One Woman Lost Her Life Several
Were Injured.
Chicago. March 10. -One voung wo-
man was burned to death and another
probably fatally injured last night in a
hi'.; which destroyed the residence f Wm.
Nine No. Y.'A:; Vernon avenue. Mr
Spire- who is an invalid was rescued bv
neighbors and his wife and three cliii-
dren barely escaped from the building be-
fore the roof fell.
The dead are:
Barbara Newman need IS. niece of
Mr. Spires; body burned to a crin li..
mams recovered bv firemen
injured:
Rose Mayfield. aged IU; niece 0f Mr
Smre: miiineil fim.. i... i u' '.
d..w: burned about hands and face .
tCIIMI r lliiurf..) - i IJ
i.i. Spue ag.d 40 an invalid; over-come-
by smoke. 1
Mrs. William Spire aged :js burned
about the hands and face "
The Spire home is in a fashionable dis-
trict and the fire created intense ex-.
ment in the vicinity. Th. ui)..s '
on a visit to the Spire family. Mr St ire
terribly veiled over the fir.- n
su'it;ally11 U " f"ar" U " '
on rrsT.AsTTEGs.
( hicago. March K'.-The Tribune says'
1 he .hieago-St. Paul passenger .'
nittee is on its last legs. Jt was or J
ized two years l-o for el.n ..;..."." '"?''-
iri..g n equitable divisi f '
i ' o"r hT'?;SH t"Uv'"" f:i'i'go nd' st
. f t . '.mI Mntii-aiKdis. but n visio n
;f ImsmesK has I... milde since ten
Jin- have carried the hulk of t S
represents .....' i : 0 ni1't'K Of
I he stromr IWn.u
lo turn business!" '7
were short but the Chicago ( r a II J'
ern emu on i-nlU ...f i V1 West-
" veral f the weak lines will "ryi
of Withdrnu-nl f? ".i WlllK V(? IlOtice
days. " nH '"J01 "i a few
TWO MEN KILLED
Snnrm n.. i .. '"'
Boh Ihartwainho iVkXl"'
a McxH-an ntnw i." i.""' kl ""d and
difficulty eighteen mile f" ft in
night. At the faneril "f iTkht?
hie arose between white J i u rou"
and another MexTcau
WO Mill! NAMED
JOHN HAY TO ENGLAND AND
HORACE PORTER TO FRANCE
NOMINATED.
E.
Tin-re Were 438 Introduced Yesterday.
Mr. Morgan Re-Introdnccd the Nica-
laguan Canal Bill-One Pension
Uill Was rassed.
Washington. March lfl.-In the senate
today 4.W bill 11111 8 ioint rc80'utions
were introduced. They embraced nearly
every phase of public business. Mr. Al-
len's batch of bills numbered about fifty-
six. They included bills directing the-
foreclosure of the government lien on the-
Union Pacific Railway; to prevent pro-
fessional lobbying defining the powers of
the judiciary for service pensions etc.
Bill introduced by Mr. Hale related to
a cable between the United States
Hawaii and Japan and to the twelfth
census. There was a general laugh nt
one of the pension bills offered by Mr.
White of California "for the relief of Mr.
William J. Bryan.
Mr. Lodge's hill included those to amend
the immigration laws and for a
Hawaian cable. Bankruptcy bills were
presented by Mr. Nelson of Minnesota
and Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky.
Mr Morgan re-Introduced the Nicara-
gua canal bill from the last congress
and also u joint resolution to abrogate
the Chivton-Biilwer treaty. Numerous
bills relating to the Pacific railways were
presented including that of Mr. Mor-
gan's to create a board of trustees for
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific.
Mr. Thurston's bills provided for the .in-
crease of all pensions.
A resolution by Mr. Irye of Maine calls
for information as to the operation of
civil service rules to river and harbor
works and was agreed to after some
criticism of civil service operations.
Mr. Cockrell asked if the resolution was
a step towards abolishing the' civil ser-
vice rules.
Mr. Frye said it was n step towards
abolishing those rules so far as they re-late-d
to labor und engineering work of
the government. The president had ex-
tended the civil service rules to all classes
of labor so that an engineer officer who
was up on the Columbia river who want-
ed a laborer for river and harbor work
had to apply to the civil service commis-
sion. "It is interfering with all the public
work." declared Mr. Frye "and it is ab-
solutely absurd and stupid."
The chaplain's prayer referred to the
devastating Mississippi flood and he
sought divine intervention und public as-
sistance to the sufferers. .
The president's message which had
been laid on the table after being read
yesterday wan referred to the committee
on finance on motion of Mr. Morrill.
All the bills and resolutions introduced
we-re referred to the several committees
with one exception the bill pensioning;
the widow of Brig. (Sen. Stevenson nt
SoO iter month which was passed being
the first bill passed at the extra session.
Several hours were spent early iu the
day on the question of admitting Mr.
Henderson appointed by the governor of
Florida to till the vacancy from that
state. The debate was largely of a legal
and technical character concerning the
precedents of admitting senators. The
case was finally referred to the commit-
tee on privileges and elections whore the-
cases of Messrs. Corhc-tt of Oregon und
Wood of Kentucky are pending.
The senate adjourned over to Thurs-
day so that neither branch of congress
will be in session tomorrow.
At o:2(( the senate went into executive
session and at 3:1'7 p. m. adjourned until
J hnrsduy.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO SENATE.
John Hay for Ambassador to England.
Horace Porter Ambassador to France.
Washington. March Ki.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
State To he ambassadors extraordi-
nary and ministers plenipotentiary of the
I .nited States:
John Hay of the District f Columbia.
to i treat Britain.
Horace Porter of New York to
r ranee.
Henry White of Rhode Island to be
secretary of the embassy of the United
States at Great Britain.
J reusury To he assistant surgeons in
the marine hospital:
Hill Hastings of Kentucky Claude II.
Lavender of irginiu Taliferro Clark of
the- District of Columbia.
rJ. r7M".j' IL. ' L"woody. signal
'o.ps t . lieutenant colonel: First
tain! 1 illfilltr5'i t0 be enp-
Se'cond Lieutenants to Be First Lieit-..mtnts-H.
M. Powell Second infamy;
- .. . .. .... roone-pnin intnntrv; H.
M. l.andheath Second infantry; II T
ij "ni"111- 'ourteenth infantry; M. W.
Rowcll Tenth cavalry.
P iw!H tRp.Sroml I-i-utenants-r.'l
.' r. ' 1ft l llfi111'1'.v; W. D. Con-
h fnntr c'U v"lryj U Oohh. Fifth
n. I S1. ' Ktw Fifh infantry.
!h SSrvJh0WH FrankUn' Kight-
Graded V h' manin. Jnnior
lCm7l K Witll.
J'ommuuder C. V. Gri.lley to bo cap-
A CABINET MEETING
Was Held In ilio White House-It Was
a Business Session.
Washington. Mur7h"lC.ThP crowd of
o'elo 1 . ' ny ler after 11
Htiimuting";!;
I Mil I'll I . -
oYl nek w . 1 Promptly at 11
fore KtaffW . Be-
Is fore the-ni tiio ... ' .i lne mwiness.-
hat it vns the fi-jJ i'" ?1PW of tle fact
ireVw.r i i; " "R consumed Inrgeir in
thrdrt.lK"Ti and.-not tcP0tt
reiauag to the state depirtrot:
I...
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