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NEW FINANCIAL LAW. THE HOUSE BANKINC COMMIT TEE SO DECIDE. A Program for Speedy Consideration of the Measure Secretary Carlisle to lie Heard at Length on the Matter The Kill Certain to lie Presented Before the Holiday Keress Some Warm Words Orer Lumber Thieving-. The Financial Plan. Washington, Dec. S. A program for the speedy consideration of the financial plan proposed by the presi- f1ftit. ut( Spcrptnrv f"n -1 ?ilf tvns nr. ranged by the house committee on banking and currency to-day. Three resolutions were passed. The first specifies that the financial plan out lined by the secretary and president shall be taken up next Monday and Secretary Carlisle and Comptroller Eckles be invited before the committee at 10 o'clock and that the hearings close Saturday, December 15. There was little divi sion of sentiment as to the hearings and no votes of significance were taken. The sentiment among the Democrats was for proceeding as fast as possible and reporting a bill before the holidaj' recess. A second resolution authorized Chairm:,n Springer to invite per sons before the committee next week to give their views. This ex cited some comment, Mr. Walker moving indefinite postponement of the proposition on the ground that there had been "too much talk" in the committee. The resolution was carried, however, although Messrs. Walker and Johnson, Republicans, opposed it. The third resolution authorized a call of the committee at any time, making five a quorum. This is to prevent delays in the speedy presen tation of a bill. The meeting disclosed that there woulJ be no factious opposition from Republicans toward getting a bill be fore the house. DE LESSEPS NO MORE. Tli,. lttiilcl.T of the Sue. Canal Gathered Home. Paris Dec S. Ferdinand de Les seps, the world renowned engineer, died to-day after a long illness. He had been in failing health for months and his death was not unexpected. At the time of the Panama canal ex posure his health was so precarious that all facts concerning that great scandal were carefully kept from him. BIOGRAPHICAL Visconnt Ferdinand de Lesscps, G. C S. I., was born in Versailles, France, Nov. 19, 1303. At the age of 24 he entered the French diplomatic service as an attache at Lisbon and subsequently held diplomatic appoint ments at Barcelona, Tunis and Alex andria. He was consul at Barcelona in 1S42, when that city was bom barded. De Lessep's great scheme to sever the isthmus of Suez and connect the Mediterranean and Red seas is said to have occurred to him in 1S41 while tying at quarantine at Port Said. In 1S."4 he first outlined his scheme, with a view of securing government aid. The Due de Morny. an intimate friend, had the ear of Louis Napoleon, and before the French monarch de Lcssepsf explained in detail iiis plan. As a result France became father tt tire project and Egypt and Turke3 fell into line. At the outset the scheme was mer cilessly ridiculed by many of the most eminent engineers in the world, es pecially by the British. However, as work progressed satisfactorily vari ous governments became interested and subscribed liberally. A canal of sufficient depth to permit the passage of small steam vessels was opened August 15, 1SG3, and by degrees the channel was widened and deepened so that by March, 1S07, small ships and schooners were enabled to pass through. November IS, ISGi', the canal was formally opened with a magnificent celebra tion at Suez. It was a great day for De Lesseps. Every European nation of importance had a representative present to do honor to the originator of the greatest engineering feat of the age. The Suez canal is eighty-seven miles long, was ten years in building and coft SS7, 115,000. Its annual rev enue is about S14, 000.000, one-half of which is profit. Over 5,000 vessels pass through it each year and the number is increasing. Realizing the monetary value of the canal as an in vestment and its important relation to Egypt and India. England man aged u secure a controlling interest in the stock in 1675. This interest it will probably retain. The completion of the canal brought Dr. Lesscps a surfeit of honors. He received decorations from nearly every country in Europe. A TRAIN HELD UP. Three rtlakeil Mm Loot a Train on the Texas Pari lie. Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. S. The cast bound Texas and Pacific pas senger train was held up at a trestle seven miles west of here at 5:20 yes terday afternoon. The train was stopped just as the engine and ex press car had crossed, the passenger coaches coming to a standstill on the trestle, where the passengers had no opportunitv of getting out if they were so inclined, wich they were not, but busied themselves in conceal ing their valuables. Several shots were fired from the .front end of the train and the passen gers were warned to keep their heads in the windows. The train was de tained ten or fifteen minutes, during which time those who caught a glimpse of the proceedings on the other side of the trestle saw three masked men with guns levelled, inarching the engineer and trainmen in End out of the baggage car. When they finished their work, the robbers cnade the engineer back the train over the trestle, and while it was crossing disappeared in the thick for est. The passengers kept so close while the train was being robbed that they did not know much about what was going on, and the railroad men and express officials will not make any statements. The robbers had pos session of the express car until they accomplished their object- One valu able package is known to have been obtained. The iron safe of the messenger was carried off. It is learned from good authority that upward of $100,000 was secured. The passengers say the whole thing was done so quickly that there was little of a story to telL A train was held up and robbed at this spot several years ago by a gang under the leadership of tho notorious Joe Eunt. HOT TALK BY A MEMBER. Mr. Wells of Wisconsin Denounces the Forest Bill as a Secret Steal. Washington, D;c. 8. At the open ing session of the house to-day on motion of Mr. Martin of Indiana, the order for a night session to consider private pension bills was vacated. The committee on banking and cur rency was given leave to sit during the sessions of the house. In the morning hour Mr. McRao from the committee on public lands, called up the bill to protect forest reservations. Mr. Wells of Wis consin, opposed it in every way. lie declared hat it smelled he would say savored if he did not have such high respect for the chairman of the public lands committee of boodle. It was said that the for estry association was behind this bill. There was an asssociation be hind it, which had its organization in Maine fifty years ago, and had now extended to the Pacific slope. It was an association of timber thieves and land sharks. If these timber thieves were allowed to go into tho public forests they would bribe the agents of the interior department and de stroy them. The pine land thieves of Michigan and Wisconsin, he declared, excitedly, had grown rich on their plunder and had then bought seats both in this house and the other. He would not permit the people of this country to be plundered of millions of dollars worth of timber. He ap pealed to members of the house not to permit these thieves to go into the forests with the disguised purpose of cutting only dead and matured tim ber. He challenged any advocate of the bill to show a line in it designed to protect or preserve the public forests. When Mr. Wells took his seat Mr. Meliae indignantly denied that there was any land ring or association be hind the bill. "I said before." replied Mr. Wells, hotly, "that I believe in your honesty, but the gentleman is green in the lumber business and I believe the gentleman is being deceived and is being made a tool of." After some further debate by Mr. Wilson of Washington, Pickler of North Dakota and Colleen of Wyo ming, the morning hour expired and, in accordance with the terms of tho special order the house proceeded with the discussion of the railroad pooling bill under and agreement to take up the bill uuder the five minute rule to-morrow. NO CHANGE OF RULES. ienate Democrats In Caucus Agree L'pou an Order of Itusiness. Washington, Dee. S. Yesterday's Democratic caucus directed the steer ing committee to prepare an order for business which should present for the consideration of the senate the following subjects of legislation: A bankruptcy bill, a bill for the con struction of the Nicaragua canal, a currency bill, bills for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico, a bill involving the interest of the Indian territory, for the consideration of the joint resolution of the house of rep resentatives on the election of United States senators by the people, and such other measures, including the appropriation bill, as the steering committee may deem important. That in their report to caucus the steering committee shall provide the order in which the above subjects of legislation shall be considered. The caucus was in session from 2 o'clock until 4:30 p. ra.,and almost the entire time was devoted to the dis cussion of the first proposition of Sen ator Daniels, instructing tho commit tee on rules bring in an amend ment for a cloture, and the speeches were at times very spirited. Senators Vest, Vilas, Berrj' and George made speeches favoring the proposition, while Senators Gorman, Morgan, Palmer, Harris, Pugh and others op posed it vith vigor and warmth. The protest made against the pro posed change was so ireneral that when a vote was taken no one consid ered it necessary to ask for the ayes and naj-s. When the cloture provision was defeated the friends of the tariff bill gave up the fight, con sidering it unnecessary to revive their consideration in view of the opposi sion of a majority of the Republicans and because of the fact any deter mined opposition under the rules would insure their defeat. Hence it is that those bills do not appear in official list of bills to be presented for the consideration of the senate. The order for a preparation of the currency bill by the t'nance commit tee carries with it instructions to take the recommendation of the president and secretary of the treasury into consideration. The order is also broad enough to include any other suggestion of a financial character which may be presented and the sen ators favorable to silver, who were present at the caucus say it is also understood a feasible proposition for the utilization of silver is to be in eluded in any currency scheme pre sented to or by the committee. THE GOLD RESERVE. A Loss or Over a ."Million and a Half In One Hay. Washington', Dee. S. The cash bal ance in the treasury yesterday was S154.727.0S5. of which $109, 500.123 was net gold. This is a loss in gold since Wednesday's report of $1,5S1,S17. The treasury officials offer no ex planation of this increase, but the in formation comes from New York that during the last three days the sub tr.'asury has several times been obliged to meet demands for gold in exchange for legal tenders, but so far as known here none of the gold withdrawn has been exported. The present high rate of sterling exchange ($4.SS) makes it probable, however, that before the close of the present week considerable amounts will be withdrawn for export to France, where the demand just now is greater thau in England. The treasury offi cials decline to discuss the probabili ty of extensive withdrawals, but it is believed that they feel apprehensive of still further losses. FARMERS' ALLIANCE OFFICERS. J. F. WllliU Heads the KnniM Order The Aid Degree Doing Well. TorEKA, Kan., Dec. S. The Kansas Farmers' Alliance last night elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President. J. F. Willits of Mc Louth; vice president, Mrs. Emma Troudman of Osage county; secretary and treasurer, J. B. French of Topeka; chaplain, Mrs. D. L Furbck of Topeka; doorkeeper. J. S. Elwood of Harvey countv; assistant doorkeeper, Mrs. E. W. Crum of Osage county; steward, W. B. Gasche of Hartford. J. F. Willitts and Mrs. A. Wardall were elected delegates to the annual meeting of the national Alliance at Raleigh, N. C, in February. The Alliance Aid degree, or the life insurance department of the National Alliance, has a membership of 5,575 an increase of 2,312 since last year. Last year it paid losses of $10,500. of which $1,250 was on deaths of Kansas members. RAILWAY EARNINGS. Interesting Figures Given Out by the Inter State Commerce Commission. Washington, Dec 11. The inter state commerce commission has just issued a preliminary report on the in come and expenditures of railwaj's in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1S94, prepared by its statistician. The report contains the returns from 570 operating companies, whose reports were filed on or before No vember 23, 1894, and covers the oper ation of 139,509.21 miies of line, or about 85 per cent of the total oper ated mileage in the United States. The gross earnings from th opera tion of the 399.559.21 miles of line represented were $349,039,075, of which $300,137,142 w-'re from passen gerservice, $017,953,403 was from the freight service, and S22. 420,293 were for earnings from operation, covering receipts from telegraph, use of cars, switching charges, etc. The operating expenses were $343, 42S.331, leaving net carnino-s of $30(5, 210,744. Reduced to a mileage basis, the earnings from passenger service were $2,0(17 per mile of line: from freight service, $1,132; total gross earnings, $0,350; operating expenses. $4,302, and net earnings. $2,013. A comparison of these items with similar results from the complete re port of the previous year shows a de crease per mile of line earnings from passenger service of $53; in earnings from freight service of $774; in total gross earnings of S40; in operating expenses of $574, and in net earnings of $200. The net earnings available for the payment of fixed charges and divi dends were $300,210,744. as against $350.70G,007 for the same roads for the previous year, a decrease of $44,555, S02. It is probable that the increase in net earnings of all the railroads will exceed $50,000,000. The dividends paid were $02,404,901, as compared with $00,4G4,130 for 1S93. AN ENLIGHTENED NATION. Japan So llecognizad in New Treaty With ThU Country. Washington, Dec. 11. The full text of the new treaty between the United States and Japan has been the main subject cf comment in diplomatic and official circles to-day. The treaty shows how fully the United States has accorded Japan the recognition she has now as an enlightened, modern nation. All previous treaties have been based on the theory that the relics of Eastern barbarism still re main in Japan. Accordingly, she was not allowed to conduct her own courts or to make her own tariff laws, but special treaty regulations were made to protect American litigants and American commerce in Japan, on the presumption that the native laws would not afford adequate protection. Running throughout the new treaty are the concessions recognizing her courts and laws as ample for Ameri cans as well as natives. This is the chief feature of the treaty. The right of Japan to make her own tariff laws is also recognized. Heretofore the United States has been free to make such tariff laws as she saw fit affecting Japan but the latter was forbidden by treaty from fixing dutie above 5 per cent ad valorem. On the other hand, the United States secures many substantial ad vantages. The missionaries who make up such a very large class in Japan are guaranteed frejdom of worship and protection in that wor ship. The main concession, however, is that of article II, by whiftu. Japan is opened up to American commerce. THE TAYLORS AT LINNEUS. Hundreds Meet the Noted Prisoners Strong Guards About Them. Linneus, Mo., Dec. 11. The Taylor brothers, the alleged slayers of the Meeks family near Brown ing, in Linn county, on the night of May ten last, were brought to this city to-day, accom panied by a heavy guard from St. Joseph, where they have been in jail since their capture by Jerry South in Arkansas. Hundreds of people gathered at the depot to see the famous brothers, and Browning and Milan turned out en masse to see them. Sheriff Barton and four deputies of this cit- left j-esterdav afternoon and accompanied the Tavlors here to-day, and they were met at the depot by thirty five deputies, who escorted them to the Linneus jail, where they re mained for about an hour until Judge Rucker called court, when they were taken to answer to the charge of mur der, arson and forgery. Their at torneys at once applied for a change of venue, and the case may be sent to Carrollton. Mo. THE CLAYTON ASSASSINATION It Is Recalled by tho Suicide of J. A.. Cloblentz at Walla Walla, Wash. Little Rock. Ark., Dec. 11. An other person whose name comes into prominence in connection with the famous political murder case in which Hon. John M. Clayton was the assas sin's victim, a crime that startled the entire country, and has to this day remained shrouded in mj'stery, has come to a violent end. Word was re ceived here yesterday detailing the suicide at Walla Walla, Wash., of J. Cloblentz. Cloblentz was sheriff of Conway county. Ark., at the time of the famous Breckinridge-Clayton con gressional contest and it was he who approached Clayton on the day pre vious to the assassination with the admonition not to remain at Plum merville. Cloblentz was warden of the Wash incrton penitentiary and committed suicide in his office Saturday night. He was a defaulter to the state. Seamen Hlamed for a Disaster. Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 11. The court of inquiry has found that the steamship Wairararpa, bound from Sydney, Australia, to this port, which was wrecked the night of Oc tober 23. with the loss of over eighty lives, was lost through the fault of Captain Mcintosh, who was among the drowned. scaiaea to ucatn oy steam. Wichita, Kan., Dec 11 Charles Cunliff, night watchman at the Whit aker packing plant, was letting off steam in the lard house last night when an explosion occurred. In at tempting to escape through a narrow passage he ran against an obstruction and fell, and was literally cooked to death. No More Fights in Denver. Denver, Col., Dec. 1 1. Chief of Po lice Armstrong has decided to allow no more prize fights in Denver. The pugilists who have been giving many so-called boxing exhibitions here this winter will be jailed as vagrants if thev do not leave town. CHOICE OF SENATORS. THEIR ELECTION BY DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. The Subject Thoroughly Discussed by Senator Turpe In a Carefully Prepared Speech The Scandal Attending the Choosing of Senators Under the Pres ent Method Knough of Itself to Make a Change Necessary Changes in House Committees Announced. IJy Direct Vote of the People. Washington, Dec. 7. Upon the opening of the senate to-day, Mr. Gorman of Maryland offered a resolu tion providing that when the senate adjourn to-day it meet next on Mon- I day. It was adopted. I The president's message.in response i to a senate resolution submitting in formation as to the arrest of an Ameri can citizen in Peru was received. Mr. Turpie of Indiana then took the floor for a carefully prepared speech on the resoltnion for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. He said: "When we recall the harsh criminations, the gross charges of pecuniary corruption and of fraudulent combination or intrigue, disgraceful and dis honorable to the whole body, with which a prolonged senatori al contest is accompanied wheth er in party conference or in the open assembly, the removal of such procreant evil should be deemed a prime political necessity. It has therefore been said that the Grand Central railway has chosen a senator in a certain state; that the Grand Cen tral bank has chosen another else where, and that the Central Associa tion of Mining and Manufactur ers have donated or elected a third. Nothing is intended to be assumed here concerning the truth or falsity of these assertions or ac cusations. But these malfeasant charges have an existence. .The way of this riddance is plain. If the choice of the constituent members of this body were left to the mass of voters in the state, these perilous criminations would be infinitely les sened. They would altogether dis appear. No reasonable grounds could be given for their support." At 1:15 o'clock the senate went into executive session; at 1:55 p. m. ad journed until Monday. Immediately after the adjournment the Democrats went into caucus. The senate was in executive session to-day only long enough to permit the reference of the new Japanese commercial treaty to the com mittee on foreign relations, which was done without reading". INDIAN TERRITORY. STOCK MEN PROTEST. They Maine the Tariff on Sugar for Ger many's Action. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 7. The dele gates to the meeting of the national live stock exchange to-day prepared for a session of hard work. The main purpose of this meeting is to take action upon the embargo against American cattle by foreign countries, especially Germany. Chicago leads in the number present and every one of her delegates is aggressive upon the matter. The question of the war upon Amer ican cattle by foreign countries came early to the front by the introduction of a memoria ongress with rela tion to tUb el.vlMtatc'blf J atfai Its reading was met with manifest approval by the entire gathering. ' The presenting of the paper was pre ceded by an explanation of its pur pose the obtaining of relief through congress from the unfortunate em bargo placed upon a few American products, notably live stock, dressed beef and hog products, on account of the duty imposed by the recent tariff act upon raw and refined sugars from Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and Austria. o The paper declares: "From 1390 to a very recent date, we have enjoyed a very large business with those countries, particularly Germany and France. This was undoubtedly be cause up to the enactment of the new tariff, no duty was imposed by the United States upon raw sugar. Under those conditions those countries could well afford to devote their farm lands .and their efforts to the raising of beets for sugar produc tion and depend almost entirely upon us for their animal food supply. Heretofore we have been enabled to send our products to them while they in return sent raw and refined sugar to us. The recent placing of a tariff on raw sugar has destroyed this com merce for it is an unquestionable fact that the late action of these countries is wholly and entirely due to the at titude of our tariff measures in rela tion to the exportation of sugars, and it must be conceded that our live stock and dressed beef interests will continue to suffer so long as our pres ent tariff law remains in force. The excuse which is given by these for eign countries for their action in ex cluding our animal products is on account of the Texrs fever, but this is understood to be a mere subterfuge. From 1S90, when this exchange of commerce went into ef fect, up to a recent date, those coun tries had not discovered an unhealtli3' animal among all the cargoes which we have exported, nor a diseased piece of meat. Indeed, the rigid in spection in this country which is giv en to all such products before ship ment abroad is sufficient guarantee of quality, and the healthy condition of all our animals and products, espe cially when coupled with the fact that only the best grades of cattle and dressed beef are exported. As a matter of fact, we do not export Tex as cattle. "The motive of this claim of the foreign countries mentioned is found in the fact of our placing this obnox ions tariff on their raw and refined sugars, and should this be removed or modified at once, we know that there would be no further fault found with our cattle and hogs. We urge ' immediate action on the part of con gress toward the repealing the duty on raw sugar and the modifying of that on refined, thus restoring our pleasant commercial relations with these countries, else the farm ing industries of this country will be very greatly crippled, and our live stock interests very badlj- injured, as our home con sumption is not sufficient to absorb more than a small percentage an nually of what we raise. Millions of dollars worth of cattle and hogs and other products have been exported annually from this country to Ger many and other countries, and unless thisembargo is raised promptly from our live cattle, dressed beef and hog products, the loss of this outlet means great and irreparable injury to us." The paper, as well as numerous others, was referred to the proper committee. The Measure to Provide a Temporary Government. Washington, Dec. 7. The bill in troduced in the senate yesterday by Senator Berry, to provide a tempor ary government for the portion of the Indian territory occupied by the five civilized tribes, provides that a terri tory shall be formed to be known as the territory of Indianola. Among the first provisions made is one to the effect that any time in the future the boundaries may be changed or any portion attached to any other state or territory by the action of congress without securing the consent of the inhabitants of the new territory. The bill provides for a governor and a secretary for the ter ritory, a delegate to congress and a legislative assembly, the latter to be composed of a council and house of representatives, the council to consist of twenty-one members and the house of forty-two, the sessions to be held biennially and to continue for sixty days. The territory is to be divided into twentj--one counties. All male citizens of the Uuited States who" are actual residents and over 21 years of age are to have the rijrht to vote, as are also male Indians who are citizens of any tribe in the terri tory. It is provided that no law shall be passed by the legislature interfer ing with the primary disposal of the soil or with the titles of the Indians of the various tribes or their manner of holding the same. Indian home steads are made inalienable and are exempted from taxation. The bill provides for a complete ju dicial system, and adopts a large nuraberof the laws of the state of Arkansas. All provisions of treaties heretofore made by the United States with the civilized tribes, except so far as the treaties relate to land titles, are abrogated and repealed, and all governments established by the tribes abolished. The lands now held in common by the several tribes are to be divided in severalty among the members of the tribes, each - have a homestead of 100 acres, and after this division the residue is to be sold and the proceeds to be divided among the Indians. The twenty-one counties provided in the bill are to be numbered until the first general election, when the people shall vote on the names. The county-seats as at present fixed are: South McAlester, Atoka, Oak Lodge, Talihus, Wheelock. Antlers, Tish omingo, Stonewall, Ardmore, Wynne wood, Duncan, Chickasha, Nowata, Claremont, Tahlequah, Muldrow, Muskogee, Sapulpa, Wewoka and Checota. The town of South McAlester is made the capital of the now territory. The United States attorney and United States marshal shall each re ceive S5.000 per year, the clerk of the supreme court S3.000 per year, and the clerks of the district courts, 81, 800; the governor, $4,000; the chief justices and associate justices, 83,000 each and the secretarj', $2,500; the members of the legislature to receive $G per day; $2,500 to be appropriated to defray the contingent expenses of the governor. Five years' imprisonment and $500 fine is provided for anyone introduc ing intoxicants into the territory. MANY COMMITTEE CHANGES. New Places for Houho Members Two Appropriation 15111 Reported. Washington. Dec. 7. At the open ing of the session, of the house to-day the speaker announced that the following members had been relieved from service on the designated committees at their own request: Mr. Hicks of Pennsylvania, from the comm.ttee on levees and improvements of the Mississippi river; Mr. Tate of Georgia, from the com mittee on military affairs; Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania, from the committee on expenditures in the navy depart ment; Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, from the committee on military affairs. He also announced the following com mittee appointments: Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, ways and means; Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania, appropria tions; Mr. Harrison of Alabama, judiciary; Mr. Tate of Georgia, naval affairs; Mr. Little of Arkansas, Indian affairs; Mr. Hicks of Pennsylvania, public buildings; Mr. Tracey of New York, merchant marine and fisheries; Mr. Bromwell of Ohio, railwaj's and canals; Mr. Harter of Ohio, private land claims; Mr. Robert son of Louisiana, library; Mr. Sorg of Ohio, military affairs; Mr. Bromwell of Ohio, expenditures in state department; Mr. Griffin of Wis consin, militia; Mr. Ogden of Louis iana, levees and improvements of the Mississppi river; Mr. Moore of Kansas, militia; Mr. Beckner of Kentucky, ex penditures in the treasury depart ment; Mr. Cotlin of Maryland, mile age: Mr. Henry of Maryland, expendi tures in the postollice department and pensions; Mr. Ogden of Iowa, expenditures in th-j postollice depart ment; Mr. Collin of Maryland, private land claims; Mr. Grillin of Wisconsin, arid lands; Mr. Moore of Kansas, ex penditures on public buildings. Mr. Livingston of Georgia, from the committee on appropriations, reported the fortifications appropriations bill and gave notice that he would call it up as soon as the pooling bill was dis posed of and Mr. O'Neill of Massachu setts reported the pension appropria tion bill. In the morning hour Mr. McRae of Arkansas called up the bill to protect forest reservations which was under discussion several days during the last session, but, by agreement, it went over until to-morrow, and the consideration of the railroad pooling bill was resumed under the special order adopted yesterday." Mr. Gresham of Texas sup ported the pooling bill in a long argument, dwelling upon that feature which makes compe tent witness on railway employes as to violations of the interstate com merce law. Mr. Bland interrupted several times with statements of ob jections. Mr. Morse of Massachusetts read an address for ten minutes favoring the passage of the bill, but contributing neither valu able argument nor effective influence. He was received with ironical ap plause on the Demucratic side. tots of Whoat Being Fed. Washington, Dec 7. The returns from the correspondents of the statis tical division of the department of agriculture relative to the amounts of wheat fed to stock, estimate the quantity already fed, that is to say, up to October 30, 46,030,000 bushels, and the estimated amount to be fed. 29,273,000 busKels, making a total of 75,303,000 bushels. Schaefer Not In It With Ives. Chicago, Dec. 7. Schaefer met de feat for the third time last night, and is now so far behind that it seems im possible for him to win out He could only succeed in making 424 whila Ives ran his COO and the latter has the balls, after making a run of 231, which enabled him to finish the game. Ives' total is 1,000, against 1,043 for Schaefer. GERMANY'S SUGAR PROTEST, Secretary Gresham Sets Forth the Facts In the Matter at Length. Washington. Dec. 7. The president has sentjto congress the statement of the German contention in refcrenco to the discrimination against the im Dortation in the United States of German sugar, to which reference was made in his message. The state ment is in tho form of a letter from Secretary Gresham to the president. In sub stance this is a recital of theGerman protest made August 25 against the additional duty of one-tenth of a cent per pound, imposed by the Wilson act, on sugars imported from bounty paying countries. The secretary re fers at some length to the negotia tions between this couutry and Great Britain about 1341, relative to rice im portation in which the United States then assumed a position, finally con ceded bv Great Britain to be correct, very similar to that now taken by Germany in the case of sugar, and in fact the discriraination in the present instance is even more pointedly at variance with the treat- stipulations. The secretary holds that payment of a bounty on exported products cannot be considered in the light of a discrimination certainly not more so than the imposing of "a protective tariff or practically prohibitive duty on the importation of an article. The two measures are the sairie in princi ple; the question as to which shall be adopted is a matter of domestic pol icy. Each is intended to create a national advantage in production or manufacture and between the two the bounty is more favorable to the inhabitantsof foreign countries, sinco it tends to enable them to get cheaper articles at the expense of the bounty paying government. in conclusion the secretary says the additional duty levied on bounty pay insr sugar by the act of 1S94 is a dis crimination and an attempt to offset a domestic favor or encouragement to a certain industry by the very means forbidden by the treaty. He assumes, however, the German government does not claim that the treaty made with Prussia in 1S33 affords any just ground for protest against a Iditional duties on sugar not shown to be the uroduct or manufacture of Prussia. NEW BANKING BILL. Conference of the Home Committee Re garding Carlisle's Plans. Washington, Dec. 7. An important conference of most of the Democrats of the house committee on banking and currency was held after the ad journment of the house yesterday as a result of which early action look ing to the reporting of a banking bill in line with the scheme presented by Secretary Carlisle in his message was taken. Chairman Springer said that Secretary Carlisle has intimated a de sire to appear before the committee himself and has suggested the names of several persons whom it may be well for the committee to call for the purpose of learning their views. Among the names in the list furnished by Mr. Carlisle were those of ex-Secretary Fairchild, Horace White of the New York Even ing Post; Mr. St. John of New York and Geo. A. Butler of New Haven. Conn. The members present decided to hold a meeting of the full commit tee on next Friday when a resolution will be offered providing an invita tion be extended to Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Eckles to appear on Monday and Tuesda-, respectively, and the other gentlemen to appear on the remain ing days of the week. SIOUX NOT ADVANCING. Captain Penny Makes a Pessimistic Re port Concerning Pino Ridge Red. Washington, Dec 7. According to Captain C G. Penny's annual report the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota is fit only for stock raising. This condition cannot be remedied by irrigation and the Indians are begin ning to adopt stock raising as a business pursuit. "The besetting sin of the Indians," says the agent, "is idleness. They are incapable of sus tained efforts and are shiftless, lazy and irresponsible. It is a mistake to send children away from the reserva tion for purposes of education. They get a smattering of learning and re turn out of touch with their people, speedily losing the accomplishments they have acquired. Education of the sexes among the Indians is not advisible." The feeling of ninety per cent of those on the reservation is outspoken against taking lands in severalty and the agent says the allotment of their lands. a. proposed, would result in the degradation of the people and their speedy extinction. The Indians at the Rosebud agency in South Dakota are strongly com mended by Agent J. G. Wright whose report indicates a material advance ment in civilization during tho year. OPENED WITH A STORM. INGS AS MARKS OF CHARACTER. ociili4tt Frovoko 1-xcitenieiit at the 1 irst litlng in tho Koiolut:! Hall. Bki:i.i.v, Dec. 7V The first sitting of the Reichstag in the new building was held to-daj. After President Von Levetzow had made a reminiscent speech, he called for cheers for the emperor. The cheers were given heartily by all except the Socialists, who remained seated in spite of the excited angry protests of the other members. A great uproar followed. President Yon Levetzow. on assum ing the presidency, after re-election, amid the warm applause of the house, censured the action of the Socialists in remaining seated when he called for cheers for the emperor. Such conduct, he said, was not in conson ance with the traditions of Germans or the usages of the house. Herr Singer attempted to justify the attitude of the Socialists and made a bitter personal attack upon the emperor, which provoked a storm of indignant protests from other parts of the house, and Herr Von Levetzow called him to order. The house then opened the debate on the motion to abandon the pend ing prosecutions of some of the So cialist members, during which Freiherr Von Manteuffel inveighed strongly against the conduct of the Socialists. The reichstag finally ad journed until Tuesday, when the budget will be introduced. To Shut Out Our Oil. Washington, Dec. 7. Germany has taken the initiative step towards cur tailing the importation of another American product, in the proposition now before the bundesrath to enor mously increase tho duty on cotton seed oil. The proposition is to in crease the present duty, which is $1, to S2.50, equivalent to a duty of 250 per cent, and as the proposition is supported by the agrarian and pro tectionist industrial parties, there can be little doubt that it will suc ceed. The subject is treated at length in a report to the stat? department by United States Consul Merrit it Bremen. Vo the Skilled Eye a Woman la Re vealed by Her RIbk Tray. Almost everything a woman does or says or wears is magnified by some one into an indication of character. She wears a certuin style of shoe or wears It In a certain way, and some one dis covers that she Is vain and a spend thrift. She wears her glove out in the thumb and some one else discovers that she is cruel or something else. She has a fondness for laces and is dubbed old-fashioned; she indulges In studs and is called masculine. The poor thing can wear nothing without having some one consider her doing so por tentous. Her rings are no exception to the rule. The professional finder of character in tritles can give almost a Sherlock Holmes resume of a woman's disposition and history from the sight of her jewel tray. Is she very fond of solitaires? She is newly rich ami anxious to display her wealth, proclaims the character reader. Is she fond of the ordinary, fashionable stones in the ordinary, fash iouable settings; She is commonplace. A woman who. with money enough to buy a marquise ring of sapphires and diamonds, has not enough originality to buy something else, is distinctly com monplace according to the interpreter of rings. Does she wear tall settings ou a pud gy little finger, making it look pudgier than ever? She is inartistic. Does she wear white pearls and crystal clear diamonds on a hand that Is not as white as milk? She Is worse thau in artistic Does she wear oblong bands of stones instead of tall vertical one"? She begins to show gleams of original ity and good taste. Does she have her stones sunk into quaint silver set tings or old-fashioned chased gold ones? There is hope for her in an artistic sense. Does she wear opals? She is venturesome. Who but a daring woman would defy superstition? Is she particularly attached to deep red stones-rubies, carbuncles, garnets? She is of a forceful nature, says the char acter reader. Red Is the color beloved of people of passionate dispositions. Is she fond of sapphires? She is earn est, truthful, constant, iutclh'ctual. Does she wear but one ring, eschew ing all others? She is sentimental. Does she wear a great mauy? She is vulgar, or at best frivolous. Does s.ie wear none at all? She is poor! So whatever she may do, the poor thing is harshly interpreted. She might as well, therefore, keep on doing what she pleases. Atv kivnrd. During the progress of the search ex pedition in the Slnatic desert for Prof. E. H. Palmer, who, with his two Eng lish companions, was basely murdered by native tribes, a strict watch was kept about the camp at night to. avoid a surprise from the treacherous Arabs. The search party consisted of three En glishmen and their escort, composed mainly of Bedouins. The author of "Man-Hunting In the Desert" relates an incident connected with the night guard. On of our number, being little in clined to sleep, strayed somewhat away from the camp into the . moonlight, when he was suddenly approached by one of the Bedouin sentries, who, bring ing his Remington rifle to his shoulder, presented the muzzle at our friend, and shouted some challenge In Arabic. The victim of this display of vigilance grasped the situation, and at once real ized his d:uiger. Not a word of Arabic could he recall and the fellow was liable to shoot the next instant. "Here, you fellow I Don't be a fool! Don't shoot!" the Englishman shouted. The Bedouin understood not a word of this, but remained motionless, finger to trigger, the" moon plainly revealing the precision of his aim. The situation was awkward; our friend felt anything but comfortable as he stood facing that ugly-looking muzzle, not daring to retreat or ad vance. Racking his brain for an Ara bic word, he at last succeeded iu pro ducing the sentence: "Ana Ingllze" iu pigeon Arabic. "Me Englishman." To his infinite relief, the guard low ered his rifle with the ejaculation, "Wa had Kawadja," which our friend con strued as a permit to pass on. Iloand to Snvp Him. Exceptions prove the rule, and he wrong conclusion which a dog may reach from wrong premises may be the best proof that he possesses reason ing power. The following story shows plainly that the dog in the case lacked information, but not the faculty of reasoning. When the Gloucester lifeboat was launched in 1SU7. it was deemed neces sary for two men to throw themselves into the deep sea in order to show the great utility of cork jackets in keeping the upper part of their bodies above water. Amongst the thousand of spectators who were watching the men tloating about was a Newfoundland dog, who became much excited at what he, no doubt, considered to be the perilous condition of the men. The dog ran hither and thither, bark ing furiously, and in his best ami most emphatic canine language trying his very best to prevail upon some one in that large multitude of human beings to go to the men's asiistanc". Finding no one to go, splash into the water went the dog, and swam directly to the men, one of whom he caught by the sleeve, with the inten tion of helping him out of the danger. A struggle ensued; the man tried to shske the dog off, but it was of no avail. The dog would not give up his hold, and finally two men in a small boat were obliged to go to the rescue. A Cramberry Do The men. women, and children ot Cape Cod earn considerable money ev ery autumn by picking cranberries In the bogs. A large portion of the cape Is bog land, which was practically worthless a few years ago. Thousands of acres hare been reclaimed, and ex tensive cranberry bogs have been con structed at a cost of from $250 to $300 an acre. There Is now ac ranberry belt extend ing along the north shore of Buzzard Bay and the southern part of Cape Cod. This region has become one of the greatest cranberry-growing districts of the world. The cranberry-growers make great preparations for the small army of peo ple which must be housed and fed dur ing the picking season. The accomoda tions are rather rude and primitive. Some of the pickers live In board cab ins, but most of them dwell In tents. It is a curious and novel sight to see several hundred pickers In camp about the swamp. The cranberry-pickers are out In the bogs soon after day-break and they re main as lopg as they can see a berry. In large cranberry bogs, .where several hundred people are at work, the pick ers are dlvd into companies, each company consisting of V2Q persons. They aro in caarge of a "boss." who keeps account of the amount each pick- er gathers during the day.
