PENSIONS AND CUBA.
THE HOUSE GIVES ITS ATTEN
TION THERETO.
A Large Number of Spectators In Attend
ec Chairman Hitt of the House
foreign Committee Opened With a
Stroi.g Appeal for rastage of the Con
ference Kf port on the Cuban Resolu
tions Miscellaneous Matters.
Washington, April 4. The galleries
of the House were well filled to-day
in anticipation of a renewal of the
Cuban debate in connection with the
presentation of the conference report
on the Cuban resolution, but the at
tendance on the floor was smaller
than usual.
Mr. Murphy of Illinois secured
unanimous consent for the considera
tion of a bill to authorize the con
struction of a third bridge across the
Mississippi River at St. Louis. Mr.
Barthold of Missouri offered an amend
ment, which was defeated, to compel
the construction of the bridge at least
one and a half and not more than two
and a half miles below the Eads
bridge. Mr. Murphy and Mr. Joy
urged the bassage of the bill because
of the excessive tolls charged by the
present bridge company. It was
passed.
Mr. Pickler, chairman of the Pen
sions committee, demanded the regu
lar order. This being private bill
day, he wanted to proceed with the
consideration of private pension bills
reported from the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Hitt, chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, thought that he
ought to antagonize those bills, if
they would entail debate in the inter
est of the conference report on the
Cuban resolutions.
"Cuba can wait," replied Mr. Pick
ler. "while we pass these pension
bills."
Mr. Hitt finally agreed to withhold
his motion if Mr. Pickler would de
mand the previous question on each
bill as it was called up.
The Democrats insisted that there
ought to be debate and Mr. Erdman
of Pennsylvania made the point of no
quorum on the first bill, with the re
sult that there were some dilatory
tactics oa these private bills, and the
Speaker was compelled to count a
quorum ou them.
At '2:25 o'clock Mr. nitt moved the
adoption of the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions and sboke in
advocacy of it. He reviewed the leg
islation so far and declared that both
House aod Senate resolutions first
recognized Cuban belligerency. The
tecond Senate resolution, he said, pro
posed friendly offices looking to Cuban
independence. This course might be
resented in time of peace, but in cases
almost precise y parallel where Spain
was at war with her dependencies on
this continent in the early part of this
century, the very step pro rosed was
taken as was also done under Presi
dent Grant. The unmistakable voice
of the people of the Unised States was
in favor of recognition of belligerency
of the Cubans. The speaker dwelt
upon the vast benefits to the
rebels from recognition and held that
they had shown that they were
powerful enough to resist all of
Spain's power for a year and had
gained in strength steadily. He be
lieved that the Cubans, if independent,
would not be like the people af other
Spanish-American nations, constantly
at war. On the contrary, Cuba would
be like Chili, an honor to the new
world, la closing he said: "When
this vote has been given as it will be,
overwhelruingly by this House, con-
eurring with the senate in expressing
the will of the people of the United
States, we cannot doubt that the ex
ecutive will act and obey the voice of
the nation, and that we will speedily
hear that the President has recog
nized the belligerency of the struggling
Cubans The waning cause of Spain
has been apparent from week to week
for two months past. It will not be
long until we shall have an end of all
the bombastic pretentions and abom
inations of Weyler's savage operations
nn the Cubans, having vindicated
their rights with their arms, will en
ioy the liberty they have earned."
MR. CARLISLE'S BOOM.
Washington, Apra -. It is autlior
tatively announced that Secretary
Carlisle will soon announce his candi
iaey for the Presidency. During the
pa.it few weeks he has received num-trou-.
letters asking for a positive de
claration and it is probable that the
announcement may come in the form
f a reply to one of these letters.
Again, it has been suggested that the
announcement be made through the
nedium of an interview with Senator
Lindsay, who is the Secretary's warm
personal friend and supporter, But
in one form or the other it is said to
be certain that the announcement is
toon to be made.
Mr. Carlisle's supporters among the
Kentucky Democrats talk in the most
onCdent strain respecting the action
to be taken by the Kentucky state
convention, which will meet to send
ielegatcs to Chicago. They assert
without qualification that the sound
monev men will control it, and not
onlv instruct for Mr. Carlisle for
President, but indorse the adminis
tration out and out. They declare
themselves to be absolutely assured of
this, and some of them go to the ex
tent of predicting that Mr. Blackburn
will not appear ou the scene.
Senators Bronston and Gobel, who
figured so prominently in the legis
lative lu?ht as Mr. Blackburn's man
gers have recently declared for Mr.
Carlisle for President, and Senator
Bronston wishes to go as a delegate at
large to Chicago to work in the Secre
tary's behalf.
A Mulct Law Victory.
Pes Moines, Iowa, April 4. The
mulct law won a decisive victory yes.
terday in the Seuate, the liquor man
ufacturing bill being defeated by a
vole of 12 yeas to 27 nays, with one
absentee. Following, as this does.
the defeat of the question of resub
mission a few weeks ago. the vote
practically sett ies the prohibition fight
In this State, ine oiaie win, mere
fore, still have the curious anomaly
of a law which permits liquor to be
sold, but forbids its manufacture.
The bill lacked four of a constitutional
majority.
the sectarian issue. ;
The Question ' rough t Over A rain la
the House-
Washington, April 4 The question
of appropriation of public money for
private or sectarian institutions,
which was debated for several days
during the consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill,
in connection with some appropria
tions for charitable institutions in
Washington, was fought over for four
hours in the House yesterday. On the
former occasion, the contest was man
aged by Mr. Linton, a Michigan Re
publican, who is one of the pronounced
A. P. A. members in Congress. That
contest was successful, and, by a vote
of 143 to 135, the bill was recommit
ted. Yesterday the bone of conten
tion was the Howard university, a
colored institution of Washington, for
which an appropriation of $32,oOO
was inserted in the sundry civil bill
Wednesday on motion of Mr. Evans,
Republican, of Kentucky. There was
no opposition and no debate on the
item. Yesterday, Mr. nainer, Repub
lican, of Nebraska, in whose tempor
ary absence the amendment was.
adopted, rallied his forces against the
appropriation on the ground that it
was both a private and a sectarian in-
stitution, a school of theology being
maintained by the university.
Politics, of course, was injected lib
erally into the debate. Mr,
JSayers
( ti v... : 1 1 I
auu iii. iicpuuiu uric especially
prominent. Each insisted that his
party was more particularly the friend
of the black man.
The House voted, 129 to 105, to re
tain the appropriation, thus, in a
measure, reversing its action when the
District bill was up. An analysis of
the vote shows that 107 Republicans,
19 Democrats and 3 Populists voted
for the amendment, and 55 Repub
licans, 47 Democrats and three Popu
lists against it. The sundry civil bill,
as amended, was passed.
THE SENATE SOLUTION
Appropriations Increased la Order to
Purchase Sectarian Indian Schools.
Washington, April 4. The Senate
committee on appropriations has com
pleted the consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. The House in
serted an explicit provision that none
of the money appropriated for schools
should be used in the support of sec
tarian schools, but provided for ap
propriations for the schools at Hamp
ton Roads, Va., and for Lincoln insti
tute at Philadelphia. The Senate
committee did not amend the House
provisions declariug against sectarian
schools, but struck out the. appropria
tions for the Philadelphia and Hamp
ton Roads schools. The former
amounted to $33,000 and the latter to
520.000.
The Senate committee also increased
the appropriation for the purchase or
lease of school property to the extent
of SIOO.000, making the total appropri
ation for this purpose $140,000. The
purpose of this increase is to supply
means with which to purchase the
property of sectarian institutions de
voted to the education of Indians.
The appropriation for the support of
day and industrial schools was also
increased to the extent of 100,000,
making the total for this purpose
5 1,2 .-., 000.
The bill as reported carries an ap
propriation of S7.413.850, a net reduc
tion of $1,006,633 from the amount
carried by the bill as it passed the
House. The total reduction, a part of
which is offset by increases, is 81,744,-
540. The principal item of increase is
that of Sl,4c0,000 which the House ap
propriated for the second payment on
the Cherokee outlet purchase, which
the Senate committee strikes out.
'.rizon.i and New Mexico Statehood Bills
Not Vet at a Voting; Stage.
Washington, April 4. Yesterday's
meeting of the House committee on
territories was devoted to a discussion
of Arizona and New Mexico Statehood
bills and the committee failed to ar
rive at a voting stage. Delegates
Murphy and Catron asserted that the
opponents of Statehood ' in the com
mittee were doing tne talking merely
as a filibustering move and conse
quently the meeting was a rather
warm one.
Mr. Taft of Ohio, during the dis
cussion, declared that Congress could
not blind its eyes to the fact that the
admission of the two Territories
would add four votes for free silver to
the Senate. He argued that it was
not fair that the existing status of the
Union should be enanireu in the midst
,
of a irreat controversy like the hnan
cial question; that the question should
be settled by the Union as it now
stands; and that sound money men
should not be handicapped by new
silver states. He also charged that
tweut3-five per cent of the inhabit
ants of Arizona and thirty-three per
cent of New Mexico are illiterate.
Mr. Owens of Kentucky said that
Territories whose areas was Greater
than that of New England and popu
lation less than that required for a
Congressional district were unfit for
Statehood. He also attacked the sys
tem of representation proposed for the
constitutional convention of Arizona
as a partisan one devised to further
Republican interests. Mr. Avery held
that the only questions to be considered
were the qualification'' of the Terri
tories for Statehood and Mr. Harris
argued that the silver question should
not be broutrht in--- tlie controversy.
Waller Comlni; Home.
Denver. Colo., April 4. Colonel E.
C. Woodford has received a cablegram
from ex-Consul Waller of Madagascar,
saying that he will leave London for
America to-morrow, and will be in
Denver in two weeks. Woodford was
at Taraatave when the ex-consul was
arrested by the French government
about eighteen months ago.
To Gather Gold From Glaciers.
Seattle, Wash., Apil 4. Alaskan
advices say that Sitkans intend to
drain a lake back of the capital and
gather wagonloads of gold brought
down by glaziers for ages past. The
gold fever is unabated and there are
l,C0O new arrivals.
Prince Bismarck Prostrated.
Berlin, April As a result of his
obstinate resistance of Dr. Sch Wen
ninger's entreaties to abstain from re
ceiving deputations. Prince Bismarck
suffers from a nervous prostration,
ad is undergoing much pain from
rfc a tic spasms.
WANTS SOUND MONEY.
AND SAYS REPUBLICANS MUST
SO DECLARE.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia on the
Political Situation The Strength of
McKinley's Following: There Is No
Telling: "That the Convention Outcome
Will ue.
Washington, April 8. Senator
Elkins of West Virginia, said yester
day that to win in the Presidential
election the Republicans must stand
for sound money. He acknowledged
that McKinley's strength was grow
ing steadily, but declared that no man
could count on being nominated until
the ballot should be officially declared.
He said that Mr. Harrison was perma
nently out of the race.
Mr. Elkins said that for the first
time the Republicans would take a
predominating personality and con
tinued: "McKinley to-day has a fol
lowing almost as numerous as was
Blaine's, but McKinley's is not per
sonal. It comes to him because he is
supposed to represent or typify the
conspicuous feature of the Republican
politics protection. Whether cor
rectly or not, the Republican masses
turn to McKinley when they talk of
protection, and 1 regard his strength
more as a demonstration of the hold
that that principle has upon the peo
ple than as a personal feeling for Mc
Kinley, although the Ohio man has
made himself popular by his cam
paigning speeches and his habit
of seeing so many people. It is
no disparagement o McKinley to say
that Blaine fired the popular heart
as no other Republican ever did.
Blaine had only to see a man once,
shake him by the hand, say a few
words to him, and the foundation was
laid for a life long friendship. It was
his personality that attracted such
men as Phelps and Holbart of New
Jt rsey, Sam Fessendcnof Connecticut,
Chaffee of Colorado, Sargent and
Kstee of California, Cyrus Lei and of
Kmsas, Foraker of Ohio, Whitelaw
lleid, Emory Storrs, J. S. Clarkson,
Joj Manley, Cuney of Texas, Buck of
Georgia, Shipbuilder John Roach and
P. C. Kerens of Missouri, Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas, Cushman Davis of
M nnesota and scores of other con
vention workers whom I could
name. What a hustling crowd they
did make, too, in the old days.
Some of them have passed away,
others ore 'out of politics and
others still have drifted to new
idols. Through at least four national
conventions these men stuck to
gether with unflinching loyalty to the
one man. We have no great individ
uality in our politics to-day and, as
vou sav, none will be felt in the St.
j Louis convention. I look for the
j House rather than the Senate to de
velop a leader. The House is the
J place to strike the popular chord,
j There is more friction there than in
i the Senate, and hence greater oppor
tunity. The House gave us McKinley
and Reed, the two leaders in the Pres
idential race. There is some good
leadership material there to-day.
Taking the names as they occur, I
6hould say Cousins of Iowa, Doliver of
Iowa, Towne of Nebraska. Barrett of
Massachusetts . and Smith of Michi
gan can be regaroed as men capable
of leadership in the future."
NO INThRtViN.1 vK vANTED.
Spain
Wants Cnele m to
Mind Ilia
Own Business.
Madrid, April 3. The press now
unanimously tells the Spanish people
that they must be prepared for a vote
in the American Congress in favor of
the recognition of Cuban belligerency,
and must consider it an expression of
sympathy of the American public as
well as of Congress with the Cubans in
their fight for independence.
El Liberal, El Imparcial and other
independent journals, call on the
Spanish government to accept the ac
tion of the United States Congress
with becoming dignity and never to
tolerate any pressure or imposition on
the part of President Cleveland, even
if interference appears in the form of
friendly and diplomatic acts.
The papers clearly indicate that it
would be dangerous for this govern
ment to stoop to any compromise that,
the nation would certainly repel. The
Republican papers naturally try to
make capital out of the embarrass
ment of the monarchy.
The ministerial papers alone affect
to believe the Senate resolution will
meet with any opposition in the House.
They say that much time must
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before President Cleveland decides to
approach the Madrid government
through diplomatic action. The
Spaniards seem to expect that Presi-
!
; dent Cleveland would take no decisive
! steps until he shall sound the Spanish
! government in regaid to what sort of
j autonomy and reform Spain is dis
posed to grant to Cuba and Porto Kico.
The Spanish Transatlantic Steam-
chip company has two of the six ships
it is fitting out as cruisers nearly
ready to put to sea. Each is armed
with six twelve inch breech loading
guns, and several rapid firing guns
will also be added to the armament.
The speed of each is from nineteen to
twenty knots per hour. A careful
study of all her resources shows that
in the event of a war with the United
States Spain could muster every avail
able merchant steamer she controls.
Turned into warships they could fur
nish about thirty formidable cruisers.
Mozley Not mentioned.
Kennett, Mo., April 3 Dunklin
County Republicans, in mass conven
tion here yesterday, instructed for
John A. Snyder of Cape Girardeau
county as first choice for Congressman,
and for Joseph Davison of Butler as
second choice. The name ot Congress
man Mozley was not mentioned in the
convention.
Heavy Damages Sought.
La whence, Kan., April 3. Dr. A.
Q. Abdelal this morning brought suit
for $50,000 against the general , coun
cil of the Fraternal Aid Association,
alleging that he was wrongfully
charged with trying to poison Frank
Off man, who became very sick soon
after being initiated into Athens coun
cil No. 3, Fraternal Aid Association.
Gevornor Hughes Gives In.
Phoenix, Ariz., April 3 Governor
Hughes has turned over to Secretary
Bruce the executive office of the terri
tory, reserving, however, any rights
he may have in the premises.
SUICIDE OF MAXEY COBB.
A Nebraska County Treasurer, Being;
Short In Ills Accounts, Uses Morphine
to Escape From Ills Load of Business
Troubles.
Lincoln, April 3. The dead body of
County Treasurer Maxey Cobb was
found at 3 o'clock yesterday in a ditch
three-quarters of a mile west of the
penitentiary. The body was taken to
the penitentiary, but no one there rec
ognized the identity of the corpse.
Judge Amasa Cobb, father of Maxey
Cobb, was serving as a delegate in the
republican convention and word was
brought to him by Mayor Graham that
an unknown body had been found. A
hack was called and Judge Cobb drove
immediately to the penitentiary and
identified the remains as those of his
son.
At 6:30 the body was brought in
from the penitentiary and deposited in
Roberts' undertaking rooms. It was
met by a large concourse of people, who
had gathered when the startling news
was telephoned in from the prison. It
was decided that Cobb had suicided by
taking morphine. There were no
marks or wounds on the body. When
found, he was lying on his back, with
his hat over his face. He was dressed
in a black suit, derby hat, necktie and
handsome pin and was smooth shaven.
It is now certain that none of Cobb s
friends have seen him since Monday
afternoon, when, it is supposed, he com
mitted the deed. At 2 o'clock p. m.
that day he went to his office and got
S3 from the cashier and went out again.
So far as Sheriff Trompin is able to
learn that is the last seen of him alive
by any of his acquaintances. It is said
by some of his friends that he had of
late talked queerly about the circum
stances of his shortage as county treas
urer, and in a vein conveying the idea
that he thought some people believed
he had deliberately taken the money.
By the fault of the German National
and Lincoln Savinsrs banks Treasurer
Cobb lost some 530,000. These institu
tions were not state depositories and
himself and bondsmen were resposible.
In addition to this amount, he had
trusted individual taxpayers, taking
their due bills, for about 56,000 more.
His bondsmen are good for many times
the amount. A short time since the
deceased took out a life insurance pol
icy for S15.000. The papers were found
on his body today by his father.
Maxey Cobb was 40 years of age, and
leaves a wife, mother, sister and father,
lie was serving his second term as
county treasurer, having been re
elected in 1805 by a largely increased
republican majority.
FORTS AND STATE RIGHTS.
The Question of License Jurisdiction
Likely to Go Before the Courts.
Washington, April 3. The case of
the post exchange at Fort Robinson,
Neb., involving the lefusal of the mil
itary authorities there to permit the
sheriff to enter the fort and ar
rest the soldiers in charge of the -canteen"
for disposing of beer without a
license has been brought to the atten
tion of the War department, but it is
probable if the State authorities are
in earnest they will have to resort to
the courts for support.
According to the army regulations,
all posts must take out United States
licenses to conduct their canteens, but
although no beer may be sold there in
prohibition states, the right of a state
to compel the taking out of a state
license has not been admitted in cases
where the military reservation is en
tirely within the jurisdiction of the
general government.
The Fort Robinson reservation was
ceded to the United States by the
state, with the reservation that the
state might serve civil processes and
also criminal processes growing out of
crimes committed outside of the reser
vation. It was accepted by the
national government in 1S77. Two
years later the state enacted a statute
asserting its jurisdiction over the
reservation for purposes of li
censes, but the War department
has refused to accept this as binding,
for to do so would amount to recog
nizing the right of a State to change
the conditions of gift, under the
terms of which the national govern
ment had expended a large sum of
money in improvements, without the
consent of the party to the gift.
It is likely that the Supreme court
will eventually be called upon to set
tle this question of jurisdiction, for it
is now expected to be made an issue
in New York State as an outcome of
the enactment of the Raines liquor
law. General Ruger has taken steps
to secure a judicial definition
of the effect of this new law on the
army posts in the state in view of the
fact that the large license fee provided
for would practically amount to a
prohibition of the canteen in the state
if it should be held to lie properly in
the case of United States military
reservations.
Agreed Regarding: Egrypt.
London, April 3. A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Paris says
there is reason to believe that an
agreement has been reached between
France and Great Britain relative to
the Dongolan interests, and that both
countries are now safeguarded by mu
tual concessions, the terms of which
will be announced in the Chamber of
Deputies to-day.
Statement of the Ponlle Debt.
Washington, April 3. The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
the debt, less cash in the treasury on
March 31, to have been 8942,342,253,
an increase over last month of $5,274,
780, which is accounted for by an in
crease of S14,209,523 in the amount of
bonds delivered during the month,
payment for which had been made
previously.
Prohibition Presidential Timber.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 3. Interest in
the national Prohibitionists conven
tion, by reason of the factional contest
expected, continues to increase.
Joshua Levering of Maryland and ex
Lieutenant Governor Metcalf of Rhode
Island will be the leading candi
dates for president, representing the
"narrowguage" wing of the party.
C. E. Bentley of Nebraska and R. S.
Thompson of Ohio will be the candi
dates of the "broadguage'' platform.
Colonel George VV. Bain of Kentucky J
is being urged as an independent man,
and the contest hi expected to be a 'j
lively one.
DIPLOMATISTS CONFER.
Representatives of American Govern
menu Consider the Bureau's Needs.
Washington, April 2. In accord
ance with a call issued by Secretary
Olney, representatives of the countries
party to the Pan-American conference
(fathered in the diplomatic room at
the State department to-day to con
sider the needs of the bureau of
American republics. Mr. Olney pre
sided, and there were present Senor
Romero, the Mexican minister; Senor
Mendonca, the Brazilian minister:
Senor Andrae, the Venezuelan
minister; Senor Cana, the Chilian
minister; Senor Rengifo, the Colombian
minister; Senor Carbo, the Ecuadorean
minister; Senor Arrigo, the Guatema
lan minister; Consul General Strauss
of Nicaragua; Senor Calvo, the Costa
Rican minister; Senor Peraza of Salva
dor; Consul General P. D. Murguindo
of Uruguay; Director Furbish of the
bureau of American republics and
Dr. Rodriguez of the same bureau.
Director Furbish showed that the
bureau ht.d nearly exhausted all of
the work outlined for it according to
the original plan and represented the
necessity for further direction.
After some consideration Secretary
Olney was authorized to appoint a
committee of five to take the subject
under advisement and present a plan
of work for the bureau at the next
meeting, April 18.
Dygert Alive, But In Prison.
Washington, April 2. Official ad
vices received by the State department
from the representatives of the United
States in Cuba, show that Walter
Grant Dygert, the citizen of Illinois
arrested by the Spanish authorities, is
alive, but in jaiL
The report of the torturing of five
Cubans in Havana yesterday has
aroused intense indignation among
the Cuban leaders here. All declare
that such performances are only too
common in Cuba under Spanish rule,
but that such news is usually sup
pressed. Minister De Lome declares
that the victims were negro brutes,
and that the torturing was not inten
tional. Kissed and Made I' pi
Perrt, Okla., April 2. Rev. G. M.
West of Chicago dismissed his divorce
6uit here against his wife, Fanny G.
West. West filed a suit here last Sep
tember, alleging that his wife refused
to room with him and attend him
while sick. In his petition he stated
he was married in Chicago in 18J4.
Mrs. West was notified of her hus
band's suit and filed an answer deny
ing his charges. Later Rev. Mr. West
came to the conclusion that it was
sinful to get a divorce and he left for
Chicago. Word now comes that he is
again living with his wife and will
dismiss his suit in court, which is very
sensational
McGraw Confesses-
Savannah, Mo., April 2. PhiL
Magner, the alleged bank robber,
after a consultation with an attorney,
wilted and acknowledged to Sheriff
Kelley that he is Paddy McGraw, the
escaped convict from the Western
Pennsylvania penitentiary and is wil
ling to return. Governor Stone hon
ored the requisition and Deputy
Warden nopkins of the Pennsylvania
penitentiary will leave with the pris
oner for Pennsylvania.
House Proceedings.
Washington, April i. The House
spent the day considering the sundry
civil bill, and fair progress was made.
No amendments of importance were
adopted. A determined effort was
made by some of the Southern Repre
sentatives to strike from the bill the
appropriation of $50,000 for the pay of
internal revenue informers, which is
particularly obnoxious to people in
the moonshine' districts, but it was
unsuccessful.
I.IVK STOCK AM) PRODUCE MARKETS
Quotations Prom New York, Chicago, St.
Louis Omaha and LUewhere.
OMAHA.
Butter Creamery separator..
Hutter Fair to good country.
Eggs Fresh
Poultry Live hens, per H
Turkeys Per tt
Lemons Choice Messlnas
Oranges Pt-r box
Honey Fancy white, per lb...
Apples Fer bbl
Sweet potatoes Hood, per bbl
Potatoes Per bu
Beans Navy, hand-plcUed.bu
Cranberries Jerseys, pr.bbl...
Hay Upland, per ton
Onions Per bu
Broom Corn Green, per tt
llo:s-Mixed packing
Hogs Heavy Veichts
Beeves s? tuckers and feeders.
Beef Steers
Bulls
Milkers and springers
Staffs
Calves.
Oxen
Cows
Heifers
Westerns
Sheep Lambs
CHICAGO.
Wheat No. 2, spring
Corn Per bu
Oats Per bu
Pork
Lard
Cattle Feeding Steers
Hogs Averages
Sheep Lambs
Sheep Westerns
NEW YORK.
Wheat No. 2, red winter
orn No. 2,
Oats No. 2,
Pork
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Escaped From a Mob.
Rogers, Ark., April 2. A sensation
was created hereby William Langford
attempting to assassinate his wife
from whom he had separated. He ap
proached her in the yard and endeav
ored to kidnap their boy, when she
fled with the child. Langford shot
five times at his wife before she
reached the house. Langford averted
mob violence by fleeing into the tim
ber. Officer Barnett is in pursuit. A
fusilade took place near town, in
which eight shots were exchanged, the
officer narrowly escaping. It is
thought Langford is shot, though he
Is yet at large.
THE LOUD BILL.
Full Text of the BUI to Amend Second
Class Mall Matter Law.
There Is now before congress a bill
to amend the postal laws which is meet
ing with some disfavor among publish
ers of country newspapers. The full
text of the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United State
of America in congress assembled
That mailable matter of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals, and as fre
quently as four times a year, and are
within the conditions named in sec
tions thre and four of this act: Pro
vided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second class rate publications purport
ing to be Issued periodically and to
subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints of books, whether
they be issued complete or in parts,
whether they be bound or unbound,
whether they be sold by subscription
or otherwise, or whether they purport
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or period
icals. Sec. 2. That publications of the sec
ond class, except as provided in sec
tion twenty-five of the act of March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy
nine, when sent b ythe publisher there
of, and from the office of publication,
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency to actual sub
scribers thereto, or to other news
agents, shall be entitled to transmis
sion through the mails at one cent a
pound or fraction thereof, such post
age to be prepaid, as now provided by
law: Provided, nevertheless. That
news agents shall not be allowed to re
turn to news agents or publishers at
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
lications, but shal pay postage on the
same at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical publica
tions regularly issued from a known
place of publication at stated inter
vals as frequently as four times a year,
by or under the auspices of benevolent
or fraternal societies, trades unions, or
orders organized under the lodge sys
tem, and having a bona fide member
ship of not less than one thousand per
sons, shall be entitled to the privilege
of second class mail matter: Provided,
That such matter shall be originated
and published to further the objects
and purposes of such society or order.
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admitted
to the second class are as follows:
First. It must regularly be Issued
at stated intervals as frequently as tour
times a year, bear a date of Issue, and
be numbered consecutively.
Second It must be issued from a
known oQce of publication, which shall
be shown by the pubication itself.
Third. It must be formed of printed
paper sheets without board, cloth,
leather or other substantial binding,
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publica-
i tions.
Fourth. It must be originated and
published for the dissemination of in
formation of a public character, or de
voted to literature, the sciences, arts,
or some special industry, and must have
a legitimate list of subscribers who vol
untarily order and pay for the same:
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to
the second class rate regular publica
tions, or any particular issue of any
reguar publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nom
inal rates: And provided, That all ex
tra numbers of second class publica
tions sent by the publisher thereof,
acting as the agent of an advertiser or
purchaser, to addresses furnised by the
latter, shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof; And pro
vided further, That it shall not be per
missible to mail any given article or
articles, or any part o any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical,
segregated from the rest of the publi
cation, except at the third rate
cation, except at the third class rate of
postage.
Sec. 5. That publishers and others,
whose publications shall be admitted
as mail matter of the second class un
der the provisions of this act, shall be
required, before depositing such mail
matter in the postoffice, to separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
bundles by States, cities, towns and
counties, as the postmaster-general
may direct.
Sec. 6. That the act of congress in
regard to second class ail matter ap
proved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-four, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 7. That thi3 act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July
first, eighteen hundred and ninetysix.
Divorce.
If the relations of man and wife were
such as they ought to be, divorce would
be unknown. To prevent separation
and divorce true love must be given a
ow nnH nractical formula when the
UV u Mr
novelty subsides. Instead of ice cream
and caramels, let it taice tne iorm oi
bread, butter and meat. Rev. W. W,
j Morton.
THEIR FAVORITES.
Emile Zola likes best "Pot-Bouille."
Stanley Weyman says he considers
the "Gentleman of France " his strong
est work.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorites
were two parts of David Balfour's ad
ventures. Margaret Deland prefers "Philip and
His Wife" to her "John Ward,
Preacher."
Marion Crawford's preference Is a
surprise. He rates "Zoroaster" above
all his later works.