SENATE ACTIVE* rHE HOUSE NOT ACCOM" PUSHING MUCH. r n„u» Mahlo* Good Prograa* ol Absolutely XocMwry I The Home. Howooor, to Ho* ,,g os if the 1)»T o* Adjournment j Neorot Hood—Some Measure* L,e Become lowi Other* that 11love Attention. CONGBESSIOXAlo l, senate on the 20th the sundry L.ropriation bill occupied atten I Wbcn it came up Mr. Morrill | an amendment, making an ap lion for a public building in |, t. The amendment was agreed Wolcott moved to reduce the , nt for the topographic surveys I no ooo to $100,000, and advocated I'tion of the amendment giving , called “the peculiar history of M^ical survey.” If any one ex he geological map of the United ‘c would see that the “largest „ of surveys was in districts Congressional representatives , most fuss.” In other words, ■ nographieul surveys had distributed politically and ally. Wolcott's amendment ■. ,T,,i. Mr. Quay moved amepd [' vh irh were agreed to, fixing the t ‘fist of the public buildings at , nov. Pa., at $.">35,000, of the pub i’ding at San Francisco, Cal., at II no "and of the public building at 'ml, Ore., at $1,000,000. Mr. Alli ", rod an amendment, which was ;■>, appropriating $35,000 for the \on of the public building at j ;n XJ. XXX MWWUV, ““ - i.p against the New York and 1,'rsey bridge bill proved ineflee :t was led by Messrs. W. Stone ; /i 11, both of Pennsylvania, But vtd never able to muster more ., veii men to their support and ;■ was passed practically without p,,n. After the disposition of the rivate bills, the naval and agricul t :1s were called up under suspen i: • he rules and passed, and the i.iljourned. in- senate on the 21st the creden ;i: William V. Allen as senator ti.i. state of Nebraska, from the [ March next, in place of Mr. Pad were presented and placed on Tie consideration of tne sundry i PI ropriation bill was proceeded t i e piending amendments being in li to the site fora new government inp building. The amendments vi ted down, thus killing for the at. at least, all chance of the pur - if a site for a new building. A n r of other amendments were of rntd most of them agreed to. The y/.- then reported to the senate and it- amendments (unreserved) were ni to. Senate resolution to allow vt1 iuilora of San Salvador to re instructions at the military acad at West Point was reported and ■ Sena tor Manderson of Kebras « h<> holds the same office. There 1 ‘ , *-lmP wasted in finishing up sundry civil appropriation, after 111 the conference report on the appropriation bill was agreed to ™"™lar anfl diplomatic appro “J*1 was brought- before the Hie senate took up and agreed ‘,‘e amendments considered in ,t“K*°'lhe whole las* night. The tin h!ha“!,eact of 1891. repealing .. culture law, shall not affect . ” • oua.li UUV nuevb •- m pending pri; — '•v.uwc.ntj iicuuiuu ur* tlp?"*?u 0t that act was struck out fiy a vote of 28 to 18. The i J OI ~s to is. The ita "^♦apr°i?riati,1*r *«>0.000 *or a * t)OKT. n fr U/.ln—« a r ... i n thn at Helena, Mont.’, and fix pad to tL wiS**4 at *250.0°0 waa was then passed. ’PHation nwMirep0rt on the army aP* «-d Vi ,bl l T88 called up and In the house the members pip .vorn ° memoers id ti,e L,. at fro™ la*t night’s session, L-Uv*r?hPassed tomely. The dead i kovfai*4u w»mcity, Ane aeaa i ',m..„o,,t 'nar ?°«Pler bill continued " nt the night with the usua’ — “*s‘u wun tne usua: humorous and ill-humored, o1 ail-nivbt ““u ”‘-numorea, ot house at !' iog be<1?. accomplished ‘ •3(ia madi°«rned. Abou x-ninp uf th“‘.bers were present at th< -n .A,r V. A"5* at noon. On mo m bill w. '!Cl th.®. Indian appropriu it.- »a il??derei General de t\ IVpI of A }ted *° three hours, anc ^nmittee chairman of th< d. .K^-n explanation of th. (Ipvotml ?art of Mr‘ Heel's speed i v„f ,h' a“ argument in advo u' <1 to ot theterritor . i V. me irrnw Passat Indians and in favor '■ agreement0# tbe 1,111 40 rail '“mkee strhi “r,.tl!e opening of tl 'an able b> o-»V wll,ch bill he has n h'ler the a Vot?-‘ on, and cannt '■iation bill ’ PUt lt on to the appt '•*iu^.g“th*5ad *rood P made In disposing of the i a«•* York Assemblymen Refuse te In* dome Cabinet Appointments. Auajtt, Feb. 34. — Assemblyman Kempner to-day offered a long“where as” and "resolved” document, which congratulated President-Elect Cleve land on making such good Cabinet se lections, and felicitating him on having two United States Senators from New York who would act in harmony with him. He got the resolutions as far as the desk, when Mr. O’Connor objected, and the document went back. When the resolution was first introduced many* of the machine assemblymen who are supposed to be on the fence left the hall to keep from voting. WILL NOT ANNEX IT. HAWAII LIKELY TO BE LEFT OUT. Tin Smli Will Not Ratify tha Treaty at Thla Seailon and Oaring to tha Oppo altlon of Leading Dcmonrata It I> Doubtful ff It W1U Ua at tha Next. Washington, Feb. 34.—The belief Is growing and rapidly crystallizing into a certainty that the Hawaiian an nexation treaty will not be ratified dur ing the present administration. The condition of business in the Senate ut present is such that it is almost impossible to expect that a vote can be reached on an important matter of this . kind, the wisdom of which is so strongly doubted by many Senators. Only nine working days re main to the present session. No one of the important appropriation bills has passed the Senate as well as the House and they are all in the hands of Conference Committees. Six appro priation bills are still in the hands of the Senate Committee on Appropri ations, and only two of these have been considered even there. Under these circumstances the time of the Senate is very fully taken up for the balance of the Llld Congress. With these important measures pend ing it will be impossible for the Ha waiian treaty to receive the full con sideration which will be"demanded by its opponents without incurring the danger of forcing an extra session by reason of the failure of one of the ap propriation bills to become a law. There is very good reason for be lieving that the Democratic Senators are largely responsible for the condi tion of affairs in the Senate. Only five of them, Senators Voorhees, Mor gan, Gibson, Gorman and Call are will ing to extend the powers of the United States over the Sandwich Islands. At least one or two of these doubt the advisability of going to the length of annexation. The Democrats believe that since the legislation which will be necessary to carry into effect the treaty will have to be recommended by President Cleveland and enacted under the Democratic Administration, it is only fair to the coming President to give him a voice with regard, to the treaty itself. They therefore are not unwilling to see the chances for the ratification of the treaty grow smaller day by day. What will be the ultimate fate of the treaty after Mr. Cleveland’s inaugura tion can hardly be foretold. Senator Vilas, who is regarded as the represen tative of the President-elect on the floor of the Senate, has persistently re fused to announce his position on this question or to indicate what are Mr. Cleveland’s views on this matter. From the almost unanimous opposition of the | Democratic Senators, however, it would seem that the treaty in its present form is hardly acceptable to Mr. Cleveland. There appears to be a growing doubt as to the wisdom of an nexing Hawaii, although there is un questionably a strong sentiment that the United States should remain the dominant power in Hawaiian affairs and against the intervention of any European power. The tendency seems to be in Congress rather in favor of ex tending a protectorate over the Sand wich Islands than in carrying out the idea of annexation. Will Invade the Cherokee Strip. Arkansas City, Kan., Feb. 24.—A large number of home-seekers assem bled in conference on. the line of the Cherokee strip at noon yesterday. Some were there with teams, plows ahd camp equipage, with the view of invading the long coveted land, others were there for the purpose of prevent ing a raid until Congress has > «n given the extreme limit of time to pass the pending bill providing for the open ing of the land to settlement. After a heated discussion, in which the dis putants came near resorting to blows, resolutions were adopted favoring the invasion of the Cherokee strip March • at noon, providing, of course, that Con gress adjourns without taking actio* in the matter. Wo Eortliqaiki At YoxIowmma St. Pavi., Minn., Feb. 28.—'The ter rible earthquake reported as having done so much damage in Yellowstone Park seems to have been confined to the brain of a “fake fiend,” -for the whole story is denied by the men in charge of the buildings In the park. A boiling spring at the Nor-la basin over flowed the road and deputed some mud, but no permanent or serious dam age resulted. Heavy snows in the win ter, such as have fallen this year, have always meant fine geyser displays dur ing the following summer, so that visi tors to the World's Fair who go ea to the American National Park will get m rood idea of that wonderland MACKAY STILL LIVES. THE BONANZA KINO SHOT ,, THROUGH THE BACK. rin Woald-b* Murderer dnppltanti the Crime by Turning tha natol on Utm aalf—Macksy Hot Badly Hart—The Ac tion of Gov. ui Mn. McKinley In QItIii Up Thalr Meana—Hoatlllty to Aanoaatton Danloplai In Washington —Payment of Indian Claim. Millionaire Mae hay Shot. San Francisco, Cal., Feb 38.—John VV. Mackay, the tuMni bonttu mill ing man and financier, was shot through the back shortly after noon yesterday, by a man giving the name of VV. C. Rippi, and narrowly escaped death. Rippi, after firing one shotatMackay, shot himself through the left breast and will die. Owing to the great excitement it was some time after the shooting occurred thatthe shooter's name was ascertained. It was VV. C. Rippi, Instead of Ratcllffe, or Dunn, as was at first reported. So far Mftckay’s wound is not serious and there is no danger of a fatal termina tion. I he shooting1 occurred in the court pack of the Lick house, which runs from Sutter to Post streets, between Montgomery und Kearney streets. A white-haired man was noticed walking around Sutter street acting very nerv ously during the early portion of the morniug, throwing his hand back to his hip pocket. It is the custom of John W. Mackuy to come about noon time every day to the jewelry, store at the corner of Sutter street and Lick alley to compare the time of day, and he is always very prompt. As Maekay had reached the end of the alley and a few feet from where the old man was stand ing. the latter pulled out his revolver and lired one shot. The bullet struck Maekay in the middle of the back. After tiring the shot the would-be murderer supplemented Ills crime by turning the pistol on himself and tiring a shot into his own body. The self-in flicted wound was serious, but as long as he could walk he followed Mookuy up, trying to flre at him again, but he was so weak that he could not pull the trigger, lie then threw up his hands, exclaiming: “My God, I am satisfied!” - Mackey put his hand behind his back and some one raised hiB coat. As he drew his hand out it was covered with blood, and he exclaimed to one of his friends that the shot had taken effect in the middle of his bock. Maekay was placed in a buggy and taken to the Palace hotel, where medi cal attendance was rendered him. Mackey’s assailant was taken to the city receiving hospital. NaKlibr No Beggar. Watkrbi-hv, Conn., Feb. 35.—'Thomas Kelly of the tVest Side Savings bank, who telegraphed an offer of financial aid to Governor McKinley,, has received a reply from Treasurer Herrick of the Society of Savings of Cleveland, saying: “I desire to thank you for the governor for your most generous proposition, but it would not be best to take public sub scription^, as the governor says he is •nobeggar.’” Herrick adds that Mc Kinley’s friends may do something, but it will have to be done without his knowledge. Cr.RVBLAND, 0., Feb, 25.—Governor and Mrs. McKinley returned to Colum bus last evening. During his stay in Cleveland the governor received a great many telegrams of condolence and praise from people in all parts of the country, republicans and democrats alike. In surrendering her private in heritance to meet the demands made upon her husband’s signature, Mrs. Mc Kinley withstood the remonstrances of almost all near friends and relatives. Both the governor and Mrs. McKinley felt a great deal better and distinctly relieved after they had done everything in their power to meet the obligations incurred by the governor on Walker's paper. . Hostility to Annexation. Washington, D. C., Feb. 25.—A very strong feeling of hostility to the Ha waiian treaty is entertained by some of the leading members of the house, and probably the closing hours of congress will witness a lively debate over the rights of the house in the matter. The movement started with the dem ocratic members, but some republicans are inclined to take the same view of the matter and to join in voting for a resolution of the character proposed at tlie meeting of the subcommittee of the committee of ways and means, in charge of the Springer Hawaiian treaty resolu tion this afternoon. The discussion was lively and full of interest, but con ducted .in secret session. Indications, it is said, point to the adoption by a majority of the subcommittee of the ways and means committee of a substi tute for the Springer resolution, declar ing that the house has the right to be consulted before new territory is ac quired. Paying Old Claim*. Rosebud Agency, 8. D., Feb. 35.— For several days tjie Rosebud Indians have been drawing’ large amounts of money in payment for ponies taken in 1876 from friendly Indians. Most of those receiving money are the Two Ket tles, who came from Cheyenne river about ten years ago. They received about 835 a head for all ponies taken trom them. They understood that they were to receive 840 a head, but the ap propriation was not large enough to pay the full amount. KUllonatre Jacob 6. Rogers Retires. Paterson, N. J., Feb. 3.—Jacob 8. Rogers, the millionaire owner and ' President of the Rogers Locomotive Works, this city, has retired from active management of the business. The business will be carried on under the name of the Rogers Locomotive Com pany, with a capital stock of 83,000,000. Robert S. Hughes, formerly Secretary, will be president of the new company. He holds the bulk of the stock. Balclde of a Bleb St. Urals Mbs. St. Loins, Mo., Feb. 35—Jephtha H. Simpson, a wealthy insurance man, committed suicide this morning by catting his throat with a raaor. __ ' .~ " r,r ir ^nwi ■ A WAR AGAINST SMOKE. M. • . With. .the ..flmeke ^ Xaliun—A l**w Bridge A«roM It 'V * Ua MImIssIobI. ‘ 1 /** > « 8t. Louis, Feb. 34.— In »po«p of business men smoking cigars after din* * ner at tha Mercantile club the other afternoon, the statement was made by a manufacturer that the city would spend fully a quarter of a million dol* lars in testing smolce-preventing de vices this year. He meant, of course, tha manufacturers of the city who have joined the olub which intends to dear the air of the smoke. This club got up the.blits organising the city crusade against the am owe nuisance, which the Mayor has just signed. The laws es tablish a bureau with inspectors, whose duty it is to prosecute those who will not use smoke preventing devices on their furnaces. A peculiarity of the law that distinguishes it from those proposed in other cities is that any in* ventor can have his device tested and Its merit decided upon by a board of experts paid by the city. The club hopes to rid the city of half of its smoke doud by t^e beginning of summer. Ever since the Merchants’ bridge was completed it lias been seen that St'. Louis would have to have another one to cross the Mississippi for the special use of foot passengers and vehicles. The Eads bridge built up East St. Louis, and the Merchants’ bridge made Madison and Venice grow into flourishing tows. The people of these two towns cannot get to St. . ; Louis on foot or by vehicles. They must use the regular trains of the Mer chants’ Terminal Company, or wait for dow ferry-boats. They want a bridge . , over which eleotrlo cars can run, and people can walk. The bill now before Congress provides for this kind of a bridge, which is to be built by St. Louis men at a cost of about 1300,000. .-/• Mayor Noonan has just signed* a bill that will give St. Louis another eleo* trie street railway before the crowds begin to All the city for tha Fall Festivities. The road will run along Grand Avenue, one of the widest and most important rest* dence throughfares of the city. It will enable one to ride from the cemeteries, to the Grand Avenue viaduct, and J across that to Tower Grove Park. The road will cost half a million dollars, ■ and will be built entirely by St. Louis V The St. Louie Turner societies ere noted ell over the Unlted States for ther j gymnasts. There are six turn halls in ft the city, and the membership of the societies is over HO,000. About fire hundred of the best of these gymnast* are being drilled for exhibitions at the World's Fair. The corps will include all the young athletes who participate in the events on the Turner nights at the St. Louis exposition, and there will be besides, a specially drilled body of a hundred men or so who are known among the* Turners everywhere as prize-winners in the national competitions. The corps will go to the World's Fair prepared to issue and re ceive challenges for all sorts of feats of strength and skill, and t)u>y hope to engage in competition with Turners | from Germany. Cataract. 'J Cateractisan opacity of the lens of the eye. It is due to lack of the proper nutrition which has been interfered with, either as the result of an seal- : dent or from old age or from various other causes. The symptoms are, 1st: Gradual loss of vision; 2d, absence of pain; Sd, a. ; grayish or whitish appearance of the pupil. The last symptom does not make its appearance until late in the disease. The affectation can be discov- ' ) area •* it* Yery beg l li ning bjr mtini of tho o p h thalm* CATARACT. MOODS,' with which the oculist can see the In side of the eye through the pupil. When thus discovered early it can generally be cured with simple remedies without any operation. If allowed to go on to maturity it can be removed without pain, and with very little danger. I have just completed my sixth series of operations for cataract, having had forty the past year without the loss of a single eye. In seven years I have only lost two. This shows how very safe the operation has become when modern methods are employed. Many children 1 have cataract, whose parents imagine them to be simply near-sighted. 1 cured one little girl the past year who could not count her fingers at arm’s length, but who howgoes to school and reads with ease. This is the work which brings joy to the heart of physician and patient alike.—K. T. Allen", M, D., Medical and Surgical Journal. A Hard Brntaw Scott Leighton was sketching » land scape near Poland Springs, Me., one : day, when he found a dilapidated-look- . ing man gazing over at the canvass. “Humph!” ejaculated the visitor, \ more in scorn than in interest, as he gazed at the embryo work of art, “what do you paint them for—the mar ket?” “Yes,” said Mr. Leighton. “Well, you must paint a lot of them to get a living. I guess you haves harder way of getting a' living than I _ have.” Bravely endeavoring to hide a smile, i the artist asked: ‘“What is your busi | ness?” “Oh, I peddle pond lilies,” answered the old man, as he walked away. Electricity la a Restaurant. Electricity is employed in a Berlin 1 cafe to boil coffee. A platinum wire | passes in spiral form through several i glass jars, the electrical current quick 1 ly raising the water contained to boil : ing point, and the coffee is thus pre- /“* pared in the view of any one in the | room. A small electric railway con I veys the coffee to the several tables so 1 that the guests may help themselves to their liking. i i The man who most deserves a monument -V" seldom needs it. Tramp flannel is the latest fabric; it S shrinks from washing.