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v/ vf f BY THE DUCHESS. i * CHAPTER II. The ovcntful Friday at length ar rived , and with It the unwelcomi Younges. They came by the late train which enabled them to reach King' ! Abbott just one hour before the dlnne : bell rang , and so gave them sufllcien time to dress. Sir George met then warmly , feeling some old , half-forgot ten sensations cropping up within hi ! heart as he grasped between his owr hands the hard , brown one of his ci dovaut school friend. The old mar he now met , however , was widely dif fercnt from the fair-haired boy ant light active youth he could just barel ] remember both at Eton and Oxford Indeed , Mr. Younge , oddly enough , die strangely resemble the fanciful picture drawn of him by Miss Trevanion , be ing fat , "pursy , " jolly , and altogethei decidedly after the style of the farm ing gentry. But , however right about him , Mis ; Trevanlon's prognostications with re gard to the others were entirely wrong Mrs. Younge , far from being fat , rec and cookish , was remarkably slight fragile , and very lady-like in appear ance. Her daughter , Miss Rachel , re sembled her mother strongly , though lacking her gentle expression and the quiet air of self-possession that sat sc pleasantly on her. But in her description of Dcnzil Miss Trevanion had been very much al fault indeed. Any one more unlike a "boor" could not be well imagined , Denzil Younge was a very handsome young man. Tall , fair and distin guished looking , with just the faintest resemblance to his mother , he might have taken his place with honor in any society in Christendom. He wore neither beard nor whiskers , simply a heavy , golden mustache , which cov ered , but scarcely concealed , the almost feminine sweetness of his mouth. Miss Trevanion , having made up her mind that there would be plenty oi time just before dinner to get through the introductions , stayed in her own room until exactly five minutes to seven o'clock , the usual hour for din ing at King's Abbott , when she swept downstairs and into the drawing room in her beautiful , graceful fashion , clad in pure while from head to foot , with the exception of a single scarlet rose , fresh from the conservatory , in the middle of her golden hair. And cer tainly Mildred looked as exquisite a creature that evening , as she walked up the long drawing room to where her father was standing , as any one could wish to see. "This is my eldest daughter unmar ried , " said Sir George , evidently with great pride , taking the girl's hand and presenting her to his guest , who had been gazing at her with open , honest admiration ever since her entrance. "Is it indeed ? " the old man an swered ; and then he met her with both hands extended , and , looking kindly at her , declared out loud , for the bene fit of the assembled company , "She is the bonniest lass I have seen for many a day. " At this Mabel laughed out loud , mer rily , without even an attempt at the concealment of her amusement , to Lady Caroline's intense horror and old Younge's intense delight. He turned to Mabel instantly. "You like to hear your sister ad mired ? " he said. And Mabel answered : "Yes , always , when the admiration is sincere as in your case because I , too , think she is the bonniest lass in all the world. " "Right , right ! " cried old Younge , approvingly ; and these two became friends on the spot , the girl chatter ing to him pleasantly the greater part of the evening afterward , although the old man's eyes followed Mildred's rath er haughty movements with more earnest attention than he bestowed upon those of her more light-hearted sister. Miss Trevanion , when Mr. Younge had called her a "bonny lass , " merely flushed a little and flashed a quick glance toward her mother which said plainly , "There , did I not tell you so Yorkshire farmer , pure and simple , and all that ? " and moved on to be introduced to the other members ol the unwelcome family. She could not forget , even for a moment , how in trusive their visit was , and how un pleasant in every sense of the word , She was only three or four years Ma bel's senior , but in mind and feeling she might , so to speak , have been her mother. When she remembered ho\v Eddie always required money , and how difficult they found it to send Charles regularly his allowance and still to keep up the old respectable ap pearance in the county , she almost hated the newcomers for the expenses their coming would entail. Miss Trevanion raised her head hall an inch higher , and went through hei inclinations to the others with a mix ture of grace and extreme hauteur thai made her appear even more than com monly lovely , and caused Denzi ! Younge to lose his place in the lan guid conversation he had been holdinj with Eddie Trevanion. She had noise so much as deigned to raise her eyes when bowing to him , so he had beer fully at liberty to make free use of hi : own , and he decided , without hesita tion , that nothing in the wide eartr could be more exquisite than this gir who he could not fail to see treatec them all with open coolness. He took her in to dinner presently but not until soup had been removei did Miss Trevanion think it worth he while to look up and discover wha style of man sat beside her. Glancin then suddenly and superciliously a him , she found that he was the ver handsomest fellow she had over see : well-bred looking , too , and , in ap pearance at least , just such a one a she had been accustomed to go down t dinner with even in the very bes houses. He was staring across the table note \ to where Mabel sat , laughing and con versing merrily with old Younge , am seemed slightly amused with the girl' gaycty. Was he going to fall in lov with Mab ? Very likely , she thought It would be just the very thing for ai aspiring cotton man to do to go am lose his heart ambitiously to thei beautiful "queen. " Then Denzil turned to her and said "You were not in town this season Miss Trevanion ? " "No ; mamma , did not care to go,1 she answered , reddening a little at th Dions fib. "I do not think you missed much. ' Denzil went on , pleasantly ; "it was th slowest thing imaginable ; and the op eras were very poor. You are fond o music , of course ? I need hardly as ! you that" "I like good music , when I hear it,1 Miss Trevanion said ; "but I woul < rather be deaf to all sweet sounds thai to have to listen to the usual run o so-called singers private singers , mean. " "One does now and then hear a gooi private singer , though , " Denzil re turned. "There were several in towj last year. " "Lady Constance Dingwall wai greatly spoken of , " Mildred said ; " . have heard her sing several times. " "So have , and admire her voice im mensely ; her pet song this season wai Sullivan's 'Looking Back , ' and it suitei her wonderfully. Lots of fellowi raved about her , and old Douglas o the Blues was said to have propose ( to her on the strength of it She re fused him , however. Odd man , Doug las ; you know him , of course ever ] ' body does. He is slightly crazy , ' . fancy. By the bye , you have not toll me what you think of Lady Constance' ; singing. " "I would quite as soon listen to : barrel-organ , I think , " Miss Trevan- ion answered , ungraciously ; "there i : just as much expression in one as ir the other. She has good notes , I gran you , but she does not know in thi very least how to use them. " "Poor Lady Constance , " he said ; "well , I am not a judge of music , : confess , but for my part I would g ( any distance to hear her sing. Hei brother has managed about that ap pointment I suppose you know ? " "Has he ? I am glad of that. No I have not heard. But what a disa greeable man he is ! What a comfor ; it must be to his friends or relatives rather to get him out of the coun try ! " "Is not that a little severe ? " askee Denzil. "Poor James has an unfortu nate way of not getting on with pee pie , but I put that down more to tin wretchedness of his early training thai to his natural disposition , which I be lieve to be good , though warped anc injured by his peculiar position when j boy. It was lucky for Lady Constanci that the countess adopted her. May : give you some of these ? " "No , thank you , " Mildred answered and then fell to wondering by wha right this cotton merchant's son callec Lord James Dingwall by his Chrlstiai name "James. " She again recollect ed that "this sort of person" generally boasted outrageously about any intim acy with the aristocracy. Miss Tre vanion's "hearings" upon this subjeci had been numerous and profound. "I think Lord James a very unpleas ant man , " she said , feeling curious t ( learn how much more Denzil Young < had to say about him. "Most ladies do , " her companion an swered , coolly ; "but then I do not con sider ladies always the best judges They form their ideas from the out ward man generally , which in man ] cases prevents fairness. Unless thi person on trial be a lover or a relative they seldom do him the justice to lool within. You think Dingwall very ob noxious .because he has red hair anc rough manners , and yet I have knowr him to do acts of kindness which mos men would have shrunk from perform ing. In the same way you would con sider a fellow down near us the great est boor you ever met in your life , ' . dare say , because he has nothing t ( recommend him 'but ' his innate good ness of heart. " "I dare say , " responded Miss Tre vanion. "But would you not be civil to : man whom you knew to be beyom expression estimable , if only for th < sake of his goodness , no matter hov rough a diamond he might be' ? " asket Denzil Younge , feeling somewhat cage ; in his argument and turning slightly so as more to face his adversary "Surely you would ; any woman mos women would , I fancy. One could no fail to appreciate the man I speak of. ' "I might appreciate him at a dis tance , " Miss Trevanion returned , ob stinately , "but I would not be civil t < him ; and I should think him a boo just the same , whether he were ; Dlack sheep or a white. " "Oh ! " exclaimed Denzil , and starei curiously at her beautiful , now ratha bored face , Was she really as worthless as sli declared herself to bo ? Could thos handsome , cold blue eyes and faultles features never softan into tcndcrnes and womanly feeling ? He quite forgot how earnestly he wa gazing until Miss Trevanion raised he eyes , and meeting his. steady stare blushed warmly angrily. He recol lected himself then , and the admiratioi his look must have conveyed , and col ored almost as deeply as she had. "I beg your pardon , " he said , quiet ly ; "do not think me rude , but I sn strangely forgetful at times , and wa just then wondering whether you real ly meant all you ? aid. " "Do not wonder any longer then , ' she retorted , still resenting the expres sion of his eyes , "as I did perfectl ; mean what I said. I detest with al my heart boors and ill-bred people and parvenus , and want of 'birth ' gen erally. " . And then Lady Caroline made th usual mysterious sign , and they a ] rose to leave the room , and Miss Tre vanion became conscious that she hai made a cruelly rude speech. She felt rather guilty and disincllnei for conversation when she had reachei the drawing room ; so she sat dowi and tried to find excuses for her con duct in the remembrance of that las unwarrantable glance he had be stowed upon her. A man should b taught manners if he did not posses them ; and the idea of his turning de liberately to stare at her Mildrei Trevanion publicly , was more thai any woman could endure. So she ar gued , endeavoring to persuade her con science but unsuccessfully that he uncourteous remark had been justl ; provoked , and then Mabel came eve and sat down beside her. "I liked your man at dinner ver ; much , " she said ; "at least what . ' could see of him. " "He seemed to like you very much at all events , " Mildred returned ; "hi watched your retreating figure Jus now as though he had never befon seen a pretty girl or a white-workei grenadine. " "He is awfully handsome , " went oi Mabel , who always indulged in thi strongest terms of speech. "He is good-looking. " "More than that ; he is as rich a : Croesus , I am told. " "What a good thing for the youn ; woman who gets him , " Miss Trevanioi remarked , and smiled down a yawi very happily indeed. "Look here , Mildred ; you may jus as well begin -by being civil to him , ' counseled Mabel , wisely , "because , ai he is going to inhabit the same housi as yourself for the next six weeks ese so , it will be better for you to pu up with him quietly. You were look ing all through dinner as though yoi were bored to death and , after all what good can that do ? " "I rather think you will have tin doing of the civility , " observed Mis ; Trevanion , "as he is evidently greatl : struck by your numerous charms. " "I shouldn't mind it in the least , i he can talk plenty of nonsense , am look as he looked at dinner , " Mabe returned. "There is always somethinj so interesting about a superlatively rich man , don't you think ? " "Not when the rich man owns t < cotton. " "Why not ? Cotton Is a nice clear thing , I should fancy ; and money ii money , however procured. I am a thor oughly unbiased person , thank heaven and a warm admirer of honest indus try. " "You had better marry Mr. Younge then , and you will be able to admin the fruits of it from this day unti your death , " Mildred said. "Not at all a bad idea , " returnee "the queen ; " "thanks for the sugges tion. I shall certainly think about it If I like him sufficiently well on i nearer acquaintance , and if he is gooe enough to ask me , I will positively g < and help him to squander that cotter money. " ( To he continued. ) Picturesque Olil Castle. Tourists who wish to see the castli which Victor Cherbuliez , the famou ! French academician , has pictured irene one of the most popular novels , "Pauli Mere , " ought to visit Fossard. An elec trie train runs from Geneva to Chene Thence it is only a few minutes' wall through a shady lane to the Chateai des Terreaux , situated on the border o the little river which separates Switzer lan d from France. The old building ii highly picturesque. Nothing has beei changed since the celebrated authoi wrote the description. At sunset th < mountain is a mass of changing color and visitors are subject to a spel which will prevent them from ever for getting the little hamlet of Fossard am its castle. Philip Jamin in Chicagi Record. Easter In the Xow Century. In the century just begun there wil be 5,217 Sundays. In that which w < have hardly yet learned to speak o as last Easter Sunday has occurrec once on its earliest possible date- March 22 , 1818 but this will not re cur till the twenty-third century. Thi earliest Easter in the new century wil be March 23 , 1913. Easter Sunday wil fall once on its latest day April 25 in 1943. This also occurred once ii May , but on three occasions in the pas century it occurred in June , and ii the new century this will happen fou times. How Sfiagara Is Receding ; . The falls of Niagara eat back thi cliff at the rate of bout one foot ; year. In this way a deep cleft ha been cut right back from Queenstowi for a distance of seven miles to th place where the falls now are. At thi rate it has taken more than 35,00 years for the seven-mile channel ti be made. Russia's Oourse in Manchuria 'Eonse United States and England , BOTH DECIDE TO ACT AT ONCI Ambuaandora Are Instructed tu Aacortali the Sentiment of Other * 1'ropoiio ti btartle ( the Czar with a United uui Menacing J'roiit. LONDON , March 9. A crisis ha : arisen in far eastern affairs , which ii the opinion of the British governmen is graver almost than the trouble ! which originally turned the eyes of UK world to the Orient. In this crisis , secret cret negotiations are going on betweei the United States and Great Britaii with a view to thwarting what botl governments appear to consider a dc termined attempt on the part of Russii to plant herself permanently in one o the richest tracts of the Chinese em pi re. The conference held Wednesday be tween United States Ambassado Choato and Lord Lansdowne , the for eign secretary , had nothing to do will the Nicaraguan canal affair. To quoti from a British official , "the Nicarag uan controversy is a minor inattci compared with the present situation. ' What Mr. Choate did was to receivi from Lord Lansdown an importan message declaring that Great Britair was not satisfied with Russia's declar ation regarding Manchuria as deliveree to Sir Charles Stewart Scott , Britisl ambassador at St. Petersburg , by Conn Lamsdorf , and asking the United State ; if they were prepared to take joint ac tion of such a decisive nature tha Russia would have no alternative bu to recede from her position. Almost simultaneously , the Unitee States government instructed the va rious ambassadors to take simila ; steps. The answer of Secretary Hay has ap parently not yet been received in Loir don , although the fact that almost con current instructions were issued fron Washington is taken here to be a suf ficient guaranty that Russia's actioi in Manchuria will not be tolerated b : the United States. Japan is relied upon to act in lin < with Great Britain and the Unite < States. Germany , despite the compact is regarded as rather doubtful , owinj to Emperor William's friendship fo ; the czar. France , of course , will sidi with her ally. The significance of the present phast can only be appreciated by those cog nizant of the lethargic attitude of tin British government hitherto regardiii ! Russian action in China. Within thi last few days all this has changed What , a week or two ago , was pro nounced only in line with Russia' : usual policy is now termed a "gravi and serious state of affairs. " Lord Lansdowne is using every effor to bring the powers into line in orde : to present Russia such a menacing front that without any ambiguity re garding temporary or other occupa tion , she may give up all designs upoi Manchuria. What prompts the British Foreigi office to take such an alarmist view o circumstances usually looked upon a : fatalistic sequences is the apprehensioi that Russia , having held her own ii spite of the protest of the minister ; of the powers to the Chinese govern ment , and having put herself on recon in the reply to Sir Charles Scott a ; determined on at least a temporary occupation of Manchuria , will refusi to back down. That she must do so Lord Lansdowne considers vital , botl for the future of China and for th < continued existence of the concer powers. Count Lamsdorf's reply to Si ; Charles Scott is considered quite un satisfactory. "If such excuses are accepted by th < " official las powers , said a British evening to a representative of the As sociated Press , "there will be riothinj to prevent the immediate partition o China , for with almost exactly thi European powe : same verbiage any could justify the accupatiou of othe : provinces. " Trill I'.uilil thf X WASHINGTON , March 9. Mr Payson. representing the Moran Bros of Seattle , Wash. , today signed at tlv navy department the contract for thi construction by that firm of the bat tleship Nebraska. HARRISON A VERY SICK MAN. Closest Friends Much Alarmed on Ac count of TUs Advanced As : * " . INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . March 9.- Ev-President Benjamin Harrison is : very sick man and his closest friend : are alarmed. His condition is mor serious than is generally believed. However , Dr. Henry Jameson , th family physician , said tonight 1h2 there was no immediate danger , and in fact , he was not at all alarmed , h said , as to the outcome. Asked if th ago of General Harrison would no weigh very much against his recovery the doctor said such would naturall ; be the case to a certain extent , bu he declined to discuss the matter fur ther than to say that he was not at al alarmed over the condition of the pa tient. General Harrison is troub'ed with : complication of grip and intercosta neuralgia , and there is some fear tha this will develop into pneumonia. Confirmations by the Senate. WASHINGTON , March 9. The sen ate confirmed the following nomine tions : Thomas Wcrthington , attorne for the southern district of Illinois J. Otis Humphrey , district judge fo the southern district of Illinois ; Jame L. Mclntosh , jr. . receiver of publi moneys at Sidney , Neb. The senat al o confirmed all of the nomination sent to it by the president today , e : cept the members of the board of vi : itors to the naval observatory. CUBAN CRISIS IS PASSED Nothing In the Nnturo of au UprUInf : 1 1'eurrd Any I > ati er. HAVANA , March 8. The Cubai constitutional convention met In secrc session this afternoon for a formal dh cussion of the Platt amendment. Th conservative element scored a vlctorj It 'was decided to continue the ses slons of the convention and to refe the amendment to the special commil tee on relations , with Instructions t bring in a report. Twenty-nine delegates were present Senor Llorete and General Rivera belli ] the only absentees. General Sangulll ; favored dissolving the conve-ntion am returning the amendment without dlf cussion. The other delegates wer unanimously in favor of eontinuini the sessions and of send Ing some an swer to the executive department. The argument turned on the ques tion whether the convention had powe to adopt a scheme of relations tha would be binding upon the future re public. Last week a majority of th delegates opposed this view. Toda ; Senor Nunez , representing the conservatives vatives , arguo-1 that the delegates wer empowered to call for the convcntioi to establish permanent relations witl the 'United States , and ought not ti attempt to shirk this duty. Genera Sanguilly contended that the intentloi of the original call was annulled b ; Governor General Wood's instruction : at the opening of the convention , whei delegates were asked to give only ai opinion. The radical element did no flock to General Sanguilly , as hai been expected , and the convention' : action in refrring the question to thi special committee on relations show : a willingness to recede from the for mer attitude. It is evident that many of the del egates still hope the amendment wil be changed , but there is no bittte ! feeling now apparent. It is doubtfu whether the convention will ever agre < to accept the amendment , but the con servatives maintain that the willing ness of the radicals to discuss and , i necessary , to send a committee ti Washington , gives a more hopeful as pect to conditions which weie growinj strained. BENJAMIN HARRISON IS ILL - Physician Declines to Sny "Whether Gri ] in the Only Trouble. CHICAGO , March S. A special te the Times-Herald from Indianapolis Ind. , , says : General Benjamin Harri son is very sick at his residence oi North Delaware street. His physiciai refuses to discuss his case without per mission from the family and this was refused by Mrs. Harrison this evening She said the ceneral is suffering fron the grip , but his condition was no considered alarming. When asked i the patient was suffering from anj complication of his disease , and par ticularly-as to bronchial affection , Dr Henry Jameson , who was with Genera Harrison for more than an hour thi : evening , refused to answer. JudRO Tedford "Will Not Ilesisrn. CRESTON , March 9. Judge W. II Tedford in a letter to the Advertise ] asks the editor to deny the report cir dilated by a Des Moines paper tha he intended to resign. Judge Tedfore says he has had no thought of resign ing and that the state of his healtl is not so critcal that he considers hi ; retirement necessary. In.Union coun ty Judge Telford is very popular ant the news that he will not resign i : received with satisfaction. Kockhill Ordered to ISny. WASHINGTON , March 7. The en actment of the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill has placed a ; the disposal of the State departmeni a sum of money for the acquisition bj purchase of legation premises for the United States legation at Pekin Therefore , Secretary Hay has instruct ed Special Commissioner Rockhill thai he is permitted to proceed immediate ly to consummate the purchase of i suitable tract of land. "Wins Against Mrs Nation. TOPEKA , Kan. , March 7. Severa months ago Mrs. Carrie Nation , in i street speech at Medicine Lodge , stat ed that Samuel Griffin , county attor ney of Barber county , was granting the saloon keepers of Kiowa immunity from prosecution for money consider ation. "They are giving $15 a month , " sh < is quoted as saying , "and I have wit nesses to prove it. " OueHtion Allen's Presence. WASHINGTON , March 7. Senate : Allen's name is still carried on thi rolls as a senator from Nebraska ane it is understood that it wi'l be unti the Nebraska legislature elects or ad journs. There is some contention tha his apointment expired on March 4 but the authorities hold otherwise. Death for Kidnaping. JEFFERSON CITY , Mo. , March 7.- The house tonight passed the senati bill punishing kidnaping for ranson at death or not less than five years ir the penitentiary. The bill was amend ed In the house and goes back to thi senate for concurrence before goinj to the governor to become a law. The Population of Alaska. WASHINGTON , March 7. The to tal population of Alaska in 1900 , a : shown by the returns of the twelftl census , is 63,592 , as against 32,052 foi 1890. This is an increase in ten year : of 31,540 , or 98.4 per cent. There are two cities in th territory which have a population of over 2,000 namely , Nome City , 12,480 and Skag way City , 3,117. Iowa Man Dropped S3.OOO. ONAWA , March 9. Advices fron California state that Dr. W. W. Ord way , who now spends the winters ir California , but who has lived in Mo nona county for over forty years , ane is the largest land owner in the coun ty. his wealth being estimated at fron 5300,000 to § 500,000 , has just droppee $3,000 to a cuuple of confidence mei in Los Angeles. Declares that the Enforcement of the Treaty Would Precipitate War. ROOSEVELT ENDS DEMONSTRATION j 3 Warn * Hpoctutors Who Applaud that I There Muni Ho Order In the < lallorle I * Other "Mutters In the Senate and at the , * Capital. WASHINGTON , March 7. Again today Vice President Roosevelt was the central figure on the opening of the senate. When ho appeared at his desk to call the senate to order a wave of applause swept over the thronged galleries. Ho evidently was impatient at the demonstration and sharply tapping his desk with the gavel , warned the spectators that repetition of the ap plause would result In au order to clear the galleries. After a brief debate the amendment to the rules of the senate placing u. limit on the duration of debate , of fered yesterday by Mr. Platt of Co/i necticut was referred by the commit tee 0:1 rules. The debate brought forth the fact that no Intention exists with the proponent of the amendment to urge its discussion at the present extraordinary session. The chaplain in his invocation re ferred with deep pathos to the sorrow which has fallen upon the junior sen ator from Alabama ( Mr. Pettus ) and his wife in the death of their only son. son.Mr. . Platt of Connecticut then called up the amendment to the rules of which he gave notice yesttrday , re lating to the limitation of the debate. After the journal was read Mr. Tel ler of Colorado inquired of Mr. Platt whether ho expected to secure action upon the amendment at the present extraordinary session. Mr. Platt re plied that he did not desire to discuss the proposed annulment at the present time. He wished to have the amend ment referred to the committee on rules , but he doubted very much whether the committee on rules could consider it so fully as to enable the senate to take action upon it at this session. He had felt , he .said , that the -senate ought to change its rules and he had thought that the proper time to Introduce his proposition was at the beginning of a new session of congress. He added that he would be glad to have action upon the amendment at this session , but he did not suppose it could be had. He desired that Urn amendment be referred to the com mittee on rules , in order that the com mittee might have opportunity to consider it during the recess. "I hope , " said ho in conclusion , "that some fair amendment to th ' rules may be devised by which there can be a reasonable ( not an unreason able ) limit placed on debate1. " Mr. Teller said lie had no wish to r-nter objection to the referenc of tlm amendment to the committee on rulos. That was the proper place for it. Ho inquired , however , whether there was any expectation on the part of the majority to do anything more during the present session than expcutivn business. Pending an answer to that question , Vice resident Roosevelt an nounced in a low but distinct tone that the proposed amendment would be referred in the absence of objection to the committee on rules. Mr. Morgan , who yesterday offered a resolution declaring the abrogration treaty betwer-n of the Clayton-Bulwer the United States and Great Britain , addressed the senate for nearly two hours in opposition. He declared that if Great Britain should endeavor to enforce the terms of the treaty the erfort would result .in a war in which the great empire , which had controlled for scores of years the commerce of the world , would be swept from power and her king would be left with only sovereignty over his own island. Without concluding his speech , Mr. Morgan yielded the floor and at 2-45 , on motion of Mr. Warren of Wyoming , the senate went into executive session , adjourning at 3 o'clock. EXPENSE Of THE flFTY-SIXm Cunnou and I.ivin Htoii Keport Total of Appropriations. WASHINGTON , March 7. sentative Cannon , chairman of house committee on appropriations , and Representative Livingston , the senior democratic member of the com mittee , have prepared statements of the appropriations of the Fitfy-sixtu congress which will be printed in the Record tomorrow. Both place the total appropriations for the congress at $1- 440,062,545 , placing those for the first session at $710.150,862 , and for the second at $729,911,083. Mr. Cannon publishes a table showing the expendi tures of the previous congress at $1.- 568,212,637 , and Mr. Livingston makes a comparison with the Fifty-fourth congress , which appropriated $1,044- 580,273. Hay Baa to Indorse liimgelf. WASHINGTON , Mach 7. Secretary Hay has been forced to testify to his own ability and fidelity. Today he signed his own commission , as he is required to sign all the commi .sionc ? cf cabinet officers , and he thereby de clared that he imposed implicit confi dence in himself and in his own fidel ity and ability. Land Transfer * Are l > ri < lc. , OMAHA , March 7. The land move ment in the west gos on wi'h unpre - edented vigor and the sales that being made are enormous. day's mail at the offices of thp I'n'on Pacific Land company brought in ap plications for G.oCO acres , IivKel 11 fourteen applications. Most of thps ranged from SO to G40 tracts an'I \ \ < " * farming lands in central IvanFaO * application , however , was for - acres in Arapahoe county. Co'orad- the applicant being A. N. Crav.-fori efFort Fort Morgan , Colo.