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    ate legislature.
irFEDINCS IN THE Nebras
ka senate and house.
Joint Resolution ClUtal Upon
I to roroolow o» tho Union Fo
Tb. World-, rnlr B1U In tho Sen
f, w«uur« Unwed Providing for
of Stnto OUclele Tho
If Bote Bill A«nln To-.por.Hl,
„poo«d m th. So no to BUooUnooou.
tt.« ta Both Hoaw».
»bnwk» Kftotatat*
siT(:_in the senate on the 80th,
tor Thompson was called away by
leuth of his mother, who has been
luring the 8Teater Part of this ses‘
;Jlcjliad paired with Everett on
stwberry bill and several other
Dale was also absent, but
ud” paired with Babcock. After
’dim-of the journal the senate
“ tais on third reading and
„i the entire afternoon in that man
I Ih following is a list of meas
•at were passed: Stewarts bill,
jecniiring county treasurers to
if abstracts of title as to due and
i-'i; in.'"s; the incidental appropria
till. appropriating $55,000 to de
incidental expenses of the.pres
ti-vsion: McDonald’s bill. No. 103,
ir to guardians of minor children
powers exercised by adminis
... c{ estates; senate file No. 97,'
tin nr the code of civil procedure;
ltt tile No. 101, by Eggleston, to
,,L. oruelty to animals; senate file
providing for the payment of
Handing road warrants; senate file
■i. for the relief of the supreme
^ tmate file No. 15, requiring treas
, in cities of 25,000 population to
funds in state or national banks.
(,;>s — In the house on the 20th the
p ug bills passed: To amend sub
u 4 chapter lxxix, compiled stat
I,; i860, by a* vote of 68 to 1; No.
ti amend sections 1, 3 and 5 of ar
(: i f chapter ii, by a vote of 66 to 0;
to amend section 3,069, by a
i,! (ip to 3; No. 200, to protect the
Ith of employes in factories and
li'hops. to prevent the practice of
sting the employes and the manu
re of clothing and garments in
f:ng and tenement houses, by a
! i f to 0; No. 123, to regulate the
ios of persons in charge of steam en
>s. propelled on the highways of
state ;v holly or in part by steam
ter, and to provide a penalty for the
itl. n of the same, by a vote of 51 to
io 5, to prescribe the mode of pay
it of obligations to be paid in money,
i rote of 55 to 4. The speaker named
g of Douglas, Smith of Holt, and
do- as the special committee to in
lisrate the charges of boodle and so
ling bribes in connection with the
nance hills. The entire afternoon
i devoted to routine work in the way
lie reports of standing committees
the advancement of bills to third
ling without discussion in commit
el the whole.
in'/te—In the senate on the 21st
fe was a lively contest on house roll
the railroad bill. Senator Gray
led to go into committee of the
(!e for the consideration of house
3,. Senator Pope raised the point
irdtr that committee of the whole
ing senate file 72 under considera
l nad reported progress and asked
it "gain, and that the latter hill was
special order. Senator Sale eon
fied that the senate had a right to
p up a special order at any time,
president held that house roll No.
i1.1"-11 m considered if the senate de
*'■ Senator North moved to go into
(unttee of the whole for the consid
er. of senate file No. 17, another
dare. The motion was defeated.
I senate went into committee of the
pie with house roll No. 33 under con
Iration. After reading twenty pages
Joe .'It there was fillibustering
Past it. Senator Pope moved that
'■•'’remittee arise. Mullen amended
auuing, “report progress and ask
'■ to sit again. ” Both amendment
motion were lost. It was finally
pec between the friends and oppo
,s < f the hill that the report of the
roittee should be amended so it
II ‘!ea(* “report progress and ask
'? t‘ sit again.-’ Then the bill was
' t e, called up until Thursday and
1 t to lose its place as having
"' once over other bills. Senator
l',i “ ■ - on the independents to
' 1' aE>i agree to the proposition.
. “: ‘stood up, Then the opponents
.1.' ' 'tood up. Senator Dale then
cl, susP°n‘l proceedings under the
-fte committee report wasadopted
•t''J,v‘ce the agreement. The
;-e adoption of the report of
• ™‘>cP,e the "hole would be to
' , ,e tsil lose its advanced place on
erclar. Its place then would
^ f bottom °i the general
i, V , . ahead of it, and the bill
“live and practically as
,l' -t hud never been introduced.
7In. tbe house on the 31st
' h°. 301, (Baffin's bill, was
rV TP fW'. Passed. It is a measure
"'^,for investigation of state ofll
y ,;f,r ,J‘lls passed were: House
a bill for an act legalizing
■'f-fcracVro so..4. “ .. •
icrv, ...j0 Provide for an act for
ri is cast-s ,S?lent utul collection of
«i ilf-TPHi wllerc an injunction has
-'si asrainst *1... i__
bills. Senator Dale moved that the sett*
ate go into committee of the whole to
consider the World's fair bill with the
express agreement that house roll No.
33 was not to lose its place. The com
mittee of the whole restored the
World’s fair bill to the position it hud
before the house, tacked on the amend
ments setting apart stated sums for
special exhibits, such as the cattle,
horse and swine industries of the state.
The bill was then recommended to pass.
As it now stands the bill appropriates
935,000 for the exhibit instead of 825,
000, the amount fixed by the house,
changes the official title of the director
general to commissioner general and
reduces his salary to 82,000 per annum.
An executive session was then held.
The appointments of 1). A. Scoville to
be commandant of the soldiers' and
sailors' home at Orand Island and Will
iam Ebright of Beatrice to be superin
tenclent of the institute for the blind at
Nebraska City, were received from the
governor. The appointments were re
ferred to the standing committee. The
senate then ■confirmed the appointment
of Messrs. May, lilair and Burlingame
as members of the state fish commission.
House.—In the house on the 22d,
Newberry's joint resolution calling upon
congress to foreclose on the -Union Pa
cific to satisfy outstanding bonds, was
passed by a vote of 71 to 0. The fol
lowing bills were passed: House roll
No. 305, for the relief of Mary J. Cars
callen: by a vote of 70 to 0: house roll
No. 170, to amend section 1,703, chapter
xv, of the consolidated statutes of Ne
braska of 1891. entitled "Elections,” and
tp repeal said section: defeated by a
vote of 40 to 42; house roll No.' 443,
chapter xliii. of statutes of Nebraska of
1891, and to regulate the duties of the
chaplain of the state penitentiary; re
committed for correction; house roll
No. 83, to amend an act to amend sec
tion 65 of article i of chapter xiv of the
compiled statutes of Nebraska and to
repeal said section; by a vote of 87 to 0;
house roll No. 180, by Elder, making it
unlawful for any raiiroad company to
pass or carry free any person in the
state of Nebraska, and making it un
lawful for any person to accept or use a
free pass on the railroads of Nebraska
and fixing penalties for the violation of
this act was next taken up. It passed
by a majority of one. Felton, in ex
plaining his vote, said that he pledged
himself before being elected not to ac
cept a pass or he would have probably
done so. Inasmuch as railroad man
agers had testified that between one
fifth and one-tenth of their passenger
business was deadhead, he thought the
bill was all right, and he voted for it.
Newberry offered in explanation of his
vote that it was due to the railroads to
pass the bill, to offset the maximum
rate bill by cutting off the lot of dead
heads whom the roads were carrying
free. Soderman likewise insisted that
it was doing the roads a kindness to
pass the bill. House roll No. 169, by
Goldsmith, to amend sections 5882 and
256 of section 34, entitled “Part II,
Criminal Procedure,” relating to limita
tions of criminal prosecutions, was put
on its passage and carried by a vote of
71 to 11.
Seeate.—In the senate on the 23d
the forenoon was devoted' to routine
work. The freight rate bill was set for
the afternoon, when some were looking
for the exciting scenes of Tuesday to
be re-enacted. They were, however,
doomed to 'disappointment. An infant
child of Lieutenant Governor Majors
has been seriously ill for several days
and during the forenoon he received
telegrams from his wife and from his
family physician stating that the little
one was very low. In spite of the dis
tressing character of the news, the lieu
tenant governor remained in the chair
until noon. A few moments before 2
o'clock he received another telegram
announcing the death of the child. He
called the senate to order, but immedi
ately gave way to President Pro Tem
pore Correll, who before taking the
chair offered the following: Whereas,
we learn with deep sorrow that death
has removed from the family of Lieu
tenant Governor Majors a beloved child,
and Whereas, A number of the mem
bers of this body desire to attend the
funeral tomorrow, therefore, 1 move
that as an evidence of our sympathy
and respect for the president of the
senate in his deep affliction the senate
do now adjourn until Saturday, March
25, at 10 o’clock a. m. The ayes and
nays were demanded and the vote on
the adoption of the motion stood 17 to
16 in its favor. Pending the announce
ment of the result Senator Campbell
stated that the motion had evidently
carried, and he therefore asked unani
mous consent thut the adjournment
continue over until Monday. This could
not be done, however, without a con
current resolution and the senate there
fore adjourned until Saturday morning.
House.—In the house on the 2.3d the
following resolution was introduced and
adopted: Resolved that there shall be
a committee of three appointed to em
ploy John C. Cowin and .1 udge Wakeley,
to investigate the evidence taken by the
various committees of the house, and
render an opinion thereon in writing.as
to whether or not the members of the
board of public lands and buildings are
responsible for tire .misappropriation of
the state funds to such an extent that
they are justly liable to impeachment
under the laws and constitution of the
state; and if said commissioners decide
the matter affirmatively, then and in
that case said committee is hereby au
thorized to engage Messrs. Cowin and
Wakely to begin proceedings at once by
preparing articled of impeachment to
be presented to the legislature for its
consideration. After protracted dis.
cussion the resolution was adopted. Af
ter the announcement of the vote.show
ing the resolution hud been adopted,
Keckley moved that the committee he
instructed to employ Judge Wakeley.
Judge Lake and ex-Attorney General
Leese. The amendment was carried by
a vote of 55 to 4*1, and a recess of an
hour was ordered, during which the
members of eaeh party were to assem
ble in caucus to make its selection. Re
publicans met in the supreme court room
and a majority of them voted for Judge
8. B. Pound. The independents met in
the railroad committee room and se
lected W. L. Green. The democrats
caucused in the ways and means com
mittee room and were a unit for J udge
Wakeley. Those votingto proceed with
the impeachment matter were: Ames,
Barry, Beal. Casper, Davies, Dickerson,
Dimmick, Dobson, Eiehkoff, Farns
worth, Felton, Ford. Fulton, Gerdes,
Goes of Wayne, Grammer, Haller, Har
man, Ilenry, Higgins, Horst, Irwin,
Johnson of Hall, Johnson of York,
Johnston, Keckley, Krick, Ledigh, Lin
renfelter, Loohner, l.uikart, Lynch,
McCutcheon, MoVey, Kelson, Newberry,
Olson, Porter, Rhodes, Riley. Rubles,
Bchelp, Schlotfeidt, Scott. Sinclair, 43ls
son, Smith of Holt, Smith of Richard*
son, Soderman, Stevens, Sutter, Van
llousen, Wilson, Woods, Mr. Speaker
—55. Those voting ip the negative
were: Brockman. Brown, Burns, fain,
Colton, Cooley, Cornish, Cross, Dew,
Elder, Ellis, Gifford, Goldsmith, Goss of
Douglas, Griffith, Hinds, James, Jen
kins, Jensen, lvaup, Kessler, Keyes,
Kloke, Kruse, Kyner, McKesson, Mer
rick,. Nason, Oakley, Rhea, Rickets,
Robinson, Scliappel, Sheridan, Smith of
Johnson, Spencer, Sutton, Van Duyn,
Wardlaw, Watson, Wlthnell—41.
Uousk.—In the house on the S4th
house roll'311, the incidental legislative
appropriation bill, came back from the
senate with uu amendment allowing
the members to pay for newspapers and
postage. The house refused to concur
in the amendment. The body then re
solved itself into committee of the whole
to consider the miscellaneous indebted
ness appropriation bill. Discussion of
it was not completed when the time for
the noon recess came. All the items for
fuel and light for the state house were
stricken out of thfc bill, as it was held
by the minority of the members that
the appropriations of two years ago.for
those purposes were amply sufficient
had not the money been paid out un
necessarily. The bill was then recom
mended for passage as amended. House
roll No. 443, providing for an increase
in the salary of the warden of the pen
itentiary, was ordered engrossed for
third reading in accordance with the
amendments ordered when the bill was
recommitted. Chairman Barry of the
impeachment committee reported that
Judge. Wakeley had declined to serve
on the advisorj- commission because of
connection with matters now pending,
and Casper reported that the democrats
had caucused again and agreed upon
Judge Doane as their representative,
and that he would accept. The choice
was ratified by the house. Senate tile
No. 84, providing for the appoint
ment of police matrons in cities of
first class was recommended for pas
sage. The report of the committee on
claims was submitted, from which the
following is taken: “We further find
that in 1891 there was appropriated the
sum of $7,000 for fuel and lights for the
capittol building, and that of that sum
there was used for paying employes
$3,038. We find in the houseroil No.
545 certain items of alleged indebted
ness of the state in favor of certain
firms for coal furnished for the capitol
building amounting to $1,080. This
amount, if deducted from the aforesaid
amount paid, would leave a balance of
$357.58 unexpended of the $7,000 appro
priation for fuel and lights. Jt is the
opinion of your committee that the
board of public lands and buildings, in
drawing upon the appropriation fou
fuel and lights for the payment of em
ployes, acted without warrant of law.
We also find that there was appropri
ated in 1891 for employes wages for
capitol • building the sum of $10,000,
which your committee believes to have
been ample for the payment of all nec
essary employes.” .
Lynching tn Iowa*
Des Moines, la., March 34.—The first
lynching1 in Iowa for ten years avenged
a brutal murder at Hiteman yesterday.'
Lewis Frazier was a miner living at
Carbondale. He abused his wife and
she left him, going to live with her sis
ter, Mrs. George Smith, at Hiteman, a
mining town on the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy railroad near Albia.
Yesterday morning Frazier went to
Hiteman for the purpose of inducing
his v/ife to lire with him. She refused
and he stabbed her repeatedly and then
stabbed Mrs. Smith and her baby in
arms. Mrs. Smith died immediately
and the others are not expected to live.
Frazier fled. An excited mob soon
gathered and followed him. He was
arrested at Cummings, a mining town
some miles away, by Deputy Sheriff
Ford. The mob found Ford and took
his prisoner from him. Then they took
Frazier to the scene of his crime at
Hiteman and hung him to a tree near
the scene of Mb awful crime.
The body was left hanging to the
tree. A terrible crime had been terri
bly avenged, and the infuriated mob
became calm, dispersing one by one to
their homes. Deputy Sheriff Lewis
took charge of the remains and the cor
| oner was sent for. It was one of the1
j most monstrous cold-blooded murders
j ever committed in Iowa and the anger
of the people of Hiteman knew no
bounds. Business was entirely sus
pended and work was stopped for the
day. __
Revoked the Appointment.
Washington, March SO.—'The secre
tary of state hus revoked the appoint
ment of Mr. Dean K. Curry of Albion,
N. Y., as commercial agent at Yar
mouth, X. S. The reasons for this ac
tion are said to be political, but this is
i denied at the state department.
The appointment was the result of a
misunderstanding. Mr. Curry had ap
plied for the office and went to see Pri
vate Secretary Tliurber about it. The
letter told him to go and see Assistant
Secretary Quincy. He gave him a short
note of introduction. When his simple
and insignificant message was delivered
to Mr. Quincy it had assumed the formal
proportions of an order from the presi
dent and the appointment was made
out accordingly. The mistake was not
discovered until the president read of
the appointment in the papers, and on
making inquiry was surprised to learn
it was based on a mythical order sup
posed to have been made by him. The
appointment was then revoked.
Win Confer A coin.
Washington', March 26.—Senator Tel
ler has had an interview with Secretary
Carlisle in regard to the international
monetary conference and was told by
the secretary that it had been definitely
settled that the United States would
send delegates to the conference which
will meet May 30. All of the old dele
gates have sent their resignations to
the president. It is likely that one or
more of them will be requested to con
tinue to serve. Senator Allison, how
ever, has said that it will be impossible
for him to return, and Representative
McCreary of Kentucky has said that he
could not continue on the commission.
The silver men here are especially anx
ious to have Senator Jones returned,
and will strongly urge upon the presi
dent the expediency of naming him aaa
member of the commission.
PROF. itfDGE IS OUT.
PR BE PROM A \.ONO AND BX
ACTING 8Bt?v,CE
•acrotary Bfortoa A4wK> «M Kjllfaa*
tton with Bait WldwtaMij City
Clmlai Up for tha tMm—<nl(U‘
tlon of Dalagataa to tho totnawtlooal
Coafaroooo—Rumorad fnimw of I.
H. B. Clark ai ProiMoal of tho Col—
Pacific—Dlico.ory of Mora Plooata.
Mortoa AtMfta the Statisticians IMpr
tloa.
Washington, March 94.—Prof. Dodge
■ays that statements hare been made
relative to his official retirement as sta
tistician of the department of agricul
ture, unjust alike to himself and Secre
tary Morton. He says it has been well
known to his friends for a Ion; time
that he intended to retire as oarly as
practicable. Under date of March 90
this intention was communicated as
follows: “In accordance with a cher
ished desire to termluate my Ion; and
exacting1 service as statistician and
carry out my plans for more agreeable
work in agricultural literature, I hereby
tender my resignation, to take effect on
the appointment of iny successor. Wish
ing you great success in the conduut of
a deportment which lias a constituency
and interests second to those of no oth
er in the government.”
To this Secretary Morton replied as
follows: “I am in receipt of your com
munication tendering your resignation
of the position of chief statistician in
the Department of Agriculture, and
note with satisfaction your intention as
expressed therein of entering upon more
agreeable work in agricultural litera
ture. As the feature of agriculture em
braces all the relations of capital to
labor and touches every economic Ques
tion, you have wide fields of explora
tion before you. and after your long
service in a position so intimately con
nected with the farming interests of
this country, you must be peculiarly
well equipped for that line of labor.
Certainly no man in the Union States
will be better able to demonstrate the
economic truth. The relations of sup
ply to demand is the sole regulator of
value, whether the commodity be soap,
salt or silver.'
“With the highest regard for your
personal character and best wishes for
your success in the promulgation of
orthodox agricultural and economic
tenets, I accept your resignation.
Getting Ready for Cholera. <
Kansas Cut, Mo., March 94.—For
some weeks past, in anticipation of
cholera visiting Kansas City, the city
officials have been making active prep
arations for the guest in laying down
certain rules to be followed by the cit
zens to make our city clean and in
cleansing streets, alleys, etc. Many
have failed to do their part in the good
work and Chief of Police, Speers has de
clared open war upon them. He had
given warning that he would cause the
arrest of all persons who failed to com
ply with the order to abate nuisances
and yesterday, in accordance with this
order, thirty-seven persons were ar
rested. Today about fifteen new war
rants were issued. Several of the cases
were disposed of in police court this
morning, and in every case where a
nuisance existed and no effort was made
to abate it a fine was inflicted. Arrests
will continue unless the order is com
plied .vith and unless the desired effect
is thus produced stronger measures will
be enforced.
Monetary Conference.
Washington, March 94.—All the del
egates to the recent international mon
etary conference have resigned. Among
members of congress it is believed that
the president will send a commission to
Brussellsto represent this country when
the conference reassembles. It was the
United States, they say, which first sug
gested the conference, and as long as
any nation signifies its intention to par
ticipate in its second session it will be
necessary for this country to have rep
resentation. For this reason, alone,
it is thought by them that a new com
mission will shortly be appointed by
Mr. Cleveland.
The secretary of state is now endeav
oring to ascertain how many countries
will be represented at the reassembling
of the conference. The adjournment
took place on December 19 of last year
until May 30 of the present year, sub
ject to the approval of the respective
governments, so that it is essential that
the president find out how many gov
ernments have approved. Some offi
cials hold to the opinion that President
Cleveland will not send another delega
tion to Brussells, but will designate our
minister to Belgium to attend the con- -
ference as the representative of the
United States.
To Succeed 8. B. H. Clark.
Chicago, March 94.—Second Vice
President and General Manager A. A.
Robinson of the Santa Fe road has .re
signed, it is believed, for the purpose of
succeeding S. H. H. Clark as president
of the Union Pacific.
Mr. Komnson nas been connected
with the Atchison road ever since it
has been in existence. He iirst joined it
in 1871, at which time he was employed
in the construction department. In
1875 he was made general engineer of
the road and in 1884 was promoted to
be general manager of the system. In
addition to the position of general man
ager liehas for the last three years held
the position of second vice president.
At the time of the election of Mr. Rein
hart to the presidency of the Atchison
road it was announced that Mr. Robin
son would not, in all probability, re
main with the road under the manage
ment of Mr. Reinhart, but he asserted
that he had no iutention of resigning
to accept any other position.
Mr. Robinson is down east and noth
ing definite could be learned in regard
to his probable appointment as presi
dent of the Union Pacific road.
J. J. Frey, the successor of Mr. Rob
inson, was born in 1848 ^nd began his
service as a messenger boy on the Ohio
& Mississippi in 1805. Three years later
he went to the Missouri Pacific as train
master. and soon after that accepted
the position of superintendent of tele
graph of the Missouri, Kansas Jb Texas.
In 1876 hn became general superintend
ent of the Iron Mountain road. He in
now general euperlntendent of the Mia
aotu-i, Kanaas Jt Texas.
More Planets Discovered.
Kiel Observatory, March 84 —Prof
Chariots from the Nice observatory, re
ports two more planets discovered anc
Prot, IVolf of Heidelberg reports th<
| discovery qt another planet on Marot
31, all three discovered by means ol
i photography.
DailfH for Pablle Building*
Washinhto.v, Match 23.—Secretary
Carlisle accorded an audience to a del
egation representing the American In
stitution of Architects. They came tc
consult with him and urge that he ex
ercise the discretion given him by the
bill to secure designs for United States
buildings- This bill provides that the
secretary of the treasury may invite, in
his discretion, competition for designs
for United States government buildings
from architects outside the government
service. Heretofore all this work has
been done by the regular force in the
architect’s office. Secretary Carlisle
discussed the matter in detail and indi
cated ills purpose to try the experiment
of outside competition for the designs
for some important buildings to be
erected in the near future.
HEARTS MADE OLAIX
Cleveland Bend* Another Ketch of nomi
nations lo the Senate.
Washington, March 24.—The Presi
dent lias sent the following nom
inations to the Senate:
.lohn-S. Seymour of Connecticut to
be Commissioner of Patents.
Silas W. Lamorenx of Wisconsin to
be Commissioner of the General Land
Office.
William H. Sims of Mississippi to be
First Assissant Secretary of the In
terior.
Edward A. Bowers of Washington to
be Assistant Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office.
.Henry C. Bell to be Second Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions.
Justice Horace H. Lurton of Ten
nessee to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Frank E. White of Nebraska to be
Marshal of the United States for the
district of Nebraska.
' Max Jndd of Missouri to be Consul
General of the United States at Vi
enna.
John J. Carter of Louisiana to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
District of Columbia. -
Postmaster—Philip Zoercher at Tell
City. Ind.__
OFF 00 THEIR HEADS.
MANY OFFICEHOLDERS WILL BE
OUT OF A JOB. »
*be New Administration will Itodoee the
Fey Koll by Cutting Down Its Torsos
Whorovor It Is Possible-—Whsro tbs
Work will Bogin.
Washington, March 23.—The new ad
ministration has made progress enough
to he able to And time to taka an ac
count of stock. In the Agricultural De
partment $135,000 lias already been
eaved by lopping off employes,and this
is only a beginning, according to Sec
retary Morton. In the Treasury De
partmen Mr. Carlisle finds a rich field
for exploration, lie has had submitted
to him lists of customs, Immigration
and Internal revenue employes cover
ing every part of the United States. At
this period of the year there is a dull
ness in all these branchee of the ser
vice,* which makes it possible to cut
to the bone without impairing the
public service. The advantage pos
sessed, by the Democrats is that they
are free from all obligations in mak
ing changes or dismissals. If the Re
publican administration had continued
the influence need to seenre appoint
ments would have been sufficient to
keep the incumbents in office. It is
easier to keep 100 people out of office
then'it is to remove one, and the ad
ministration continuing for any length
of time will find this condition grow
ing upon it until the rolls are' literally
choked with names, every one of which
means a salary.
Owing to the falling off of immigra
tion in consequence of the cholera senre
there tea painful superfluity of immi
grant inspectors to-day drawing pay
from the government. These gentle
men have now nothing to do. There
are no immigrants com tog to thiscoun
try to amount to anytuing, although it
is expected that the springtime will
bring a fresh invoice subject to the new
regulations. To reduco the force of
immigrant inspectors is, therefore, an
imperative obligation on the part of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr.
Carlisle will commence operations at a
very early day. In the port of New
York there is a small army of employes
connected with the immigration service
who will be relieved at once, and the
reduction of Ellis Island will be sweep
ing.
In the internal revenue service an
army of gaugers and storekeepers
were actually needed to take care of
the Immense quantity of whisky re
cently manufactured in anticipation of
the increased tax on spirits. Here,
again, the ax can be swung with a
ehow of economy. In the Interior De
partment Secretary Smith has already
reduced the working force materially.
In the land office and Indian bureau
there are likely to be further decreases,
and in the census office, which is a
. branch of the Interior Department. In
the pension office there is no doubt
that vigorous reform will be instituted.
LUNCHED BY SOROSIS.
Mihm Kaiulani ■ Quit mt OMkia’l
lutltutloa iNtartef,
New You, March 22,—P rinse as
Kaiulani of Honolulu waa aguottof
Sorosia at luncheon at the Hotel
Savoy. Mrs. Davies and Miss Davlaa,
wife and daughter of Guardian Davies
went with her. The Princess and her
friends will leave on the Majestic fas
Europe on Wednesday mornIny. Prin
cess Kaiulani announced this morning
that she would five out a farewell ad
dress to the public before she sailed.
“All she wants is fair play,’* said
Mr. Davies, “and Uncle Sam will five
her that.'*_
Harrison’s Brother Wants a Job.
Kansas City, Mo.. March 25—The
candidacy, of J. Scott Harrison,brother
of ex-President Harrison, for surveyor
of the port of Kansas has been an
nounced. Mr. Harrisen is in New
York at present, it is said, to push hla
candidacy. He has always been a
Democrat. e
A POLITICAL
KINDIROARTBN
•ImMm Mm to Be Tm|U ■•» (•
Count Votes aa Bnlllag Ballou.
St. Lovii, Mo., March 38.—A firm ■ '
Bora that manufacture! achool sup
plica was aitonlshed the other day
whan thera came In the mail an ordar
for 600 blackboards from the osm- -ii
palfu committee of one of the political
parties. The other campaign commit*
tees are plaiting the same kind of orders ■.*
with their favorite manufacturers, and
the result will be that after the elec
tion thera will bs »,ooo or 3,000 black*
boards for sale cheap to schools la
smaller towns or In the country. The
blackboards are to be used to teach
Stars how to scratch the Australian
Hot, ahd to trail the judges
and clerks of election how to connt
the ballets after they are cast, ri
Fire per cent of the city’s vote was $
thrown out at the last election on ac
count of the errors made by the voters,
and the ballot will be still more pus
sling at the approachiug election, on
account of the many tickets in the
field, regular and independent. The
ballot will be nearly a yard wide and
about a foot long. The Recorder of
Voters has to keep an extra supply at
the polls, for an emergency that may
arise through theft or by loss, and he '
has ordered 270,000 ballots from the
printers. Each vote cast will coot the ; '£
the State a cent
Aa soon aa the regular amusement ,
season cloaca next month, the summer
opera gardens will open-. There are
several of these, in different parts of
the city, 'and although they have to get
along without the patronage of the
thousands who go to the aeashoire and
the mountains, their managers are welt .■??
enough supported to justify them in
bringing to their theaters the very beet
companies that slug comic opera sum*
mer after summer. One or two of -
these resorts are of the. free-and-easy
kind, where beer is Bold decorously, to :
be sure, but still witli the result of
keeping many away who are prejudiced '
against the fashion of listening to
music while sitting at tables, but the ^
most of the places are conducted under
the strict rules of a winter theater.
The summer gardens will hardly be if
closed long enough for the people to
miss them when the fall carnival will
begin, and for a month then it will be
a very melancholy individual indeed
who can prevent himself from being
entertained, unless he shuts himself up : -
in his room, and away from the sights :
of th^streeis. - |
At the Presa Club banquet to Wilson
Barrett a few nights ago, the newf'’.
Hamlet said that he had found, gener- »
ally, that the people of the West ap
preciated the legitimate drama much
more than those of the Bast. That
the actor was not Indulging in mere fvf
complimentary phrases was shown by
his playing here for two weeks, ^
his usual term of engagement being
only one. He drew crowded honaea
every night, playing in one of the
largest theaters of the city, and rain- <
ing his prices. Nor was hia success .W
due to any apeclal fondnesa of the : ‘f
people of the city for him. Theordi
nary theater reserved seat price here in
•1. When actors of extraordinary merit
come, they invariably put that up to
•1.50 or 82 a seat. The theater wbero
they play will be filled every night,
and the other houses where the usual •*-'
attractions are do not feel any loan.
At presrnt,even this late in the season,
when theater-goers canuot be blamed
for feeling a trifle jaded, and with po
litical meetings being held every night,
all of the eight high-class places of =,
amusemement are making money. • j',
NEVER TOO OLD TO LOVB.
Owen Moran, Aged Stxtv-flve, BipeUad '
frees an Iahrmary. . :' v
Cixcunrixi, March 28.—Neither ago
nor the poor-house was sufficient to
extinguish the fires of love in the
bosom of 63-year-old Owen Moran, an
inmate of the City Infirmary. He wan ■
caught making love to two inmstea of .'M
the same Institution, one nearly, hia |
own age, the other a woman of 38. Ha
was arranging to elope with the elder
woman when one of his letters was in*
tercepted and Owen was dismissed
from the institution
Opening ef the Strip.
Washixotos, March 23.—When tha
senate ratified the treaty for the ses
sion to the United States of the Chero- >
kee strip it inserted therein a clausa
which paovides that the compensation J
tor the land is to be made in time pay
ments, in place of the requirement that
the government pay cash, as was. con
templated in the agreement originally
drawn up with the Indians. This mod
ification of tiie treaty has not been ac
cepted by the Indians, but will be con
sidered by their legislative body—the
Cherokee council—at a meeting to be
held at the capital of the nation next
Monday.
The early opening of the strip will be
entirely dependent upon the action of f
the council, for should It reject the
modification of the treaty made by the
senate then it will be necessary for the.
matter to be again brought before con- r
gress, which would, of coarse, indefi- . i
nitely delay the opening of the lands to
settlement. If, on the other hand, the
council accepts the change the settlers
who are now hoping to secure a home -
in the new country will have an oppor
tunity to gratify their desire. While
the officials of the interior department
are making active preparations to open
the strip, yet they say that if any unu
sual demy occurs in the opening of the
lands to settlement the responsibility
will not rest with the department.
Srmlpod MSB la Nektuks'i Exhibit.
Omaha, Neb., March 33.—A queer
feature was added to Nebraska’s
World's Fair exhibit yesterday in tha
person of A. W. Efdwards, an Elk
Creek farmer, who is said to be the
only man completely scalped who has
liyed to tell of it. He was the only
survivor of a large wagon train mass
acred near Fort Laramie in 1M3 by
Indians. He was shot full of arrows
and scalped. In this condition he was
found by the soldiers and will tell the
story of his experience at the fair.
Troubled by Hls Coeecleace.
Lebanon, Ind., March 35.—A
stranger arrived in this city last even
ing and sought out Prosecutor Dutch,
to whom he said that while passing
through this county in 18M he had >, \
broken into a store at Jamestown and f
stolen some clothing. He desired to
atone for the crime by pleading guilty
and paying a fine. He was informed
that the statute of limitations hatred
proaeoution and that he could go free.