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    P4TE LEGISLATURE.
uoOEEDlNGS IN THE NEBRAS
KA SENATE AND HOUSE.
,nd Hour FUed for Adjouro
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„nW perfected for P«r
^(llng,-Th. Moxlmum Frol*ht BUI
0ther Meoenro* lb»t Got Bmpl*
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()H( _iu the senate on the 3d the
'owing bills passed: A bill for an act
, 'v.ing the allowance and payment
to county treasurers In counties
... township organizations. A bill
,r. net to provide for the security
. vincnt of rebate vouchers, or cer
issued by incorporated com
v trusts, associations, firms and
Juals, and to provide a penalty
l',Y,0 violation of this act. A bill for
| ,Vt entitled an act to appropriate
V , n monies known us the “Morrell
,i " received by tiie state treasurer
'Je. an act of congress of the United
1approved August 30, 1890. A
c f, - ai! act for the relief of Seotts
.iff countv and to appropriate 37,
■for said county. A billforan act
9 . ml section 5003, title 14, consoli
, , statutes of Nebraska of 1891, en
■ Bxeditions. *’ The following
_ jvero read and put upon their pas
All were passed: House roll No.
v Mr. Harry—A bill for an act to
.. for the payment of the officers
Nebraska Columbian exposition,
nioye - and necessary expenses to
!.rr«d. A bill for an act to en
v. and define the duties of certain
’ ■ ers of the faculty of thestate uni
. ■ ,i The senate is once more dead
l i over the freight rate bill. Both
tv submitted propositions, but no
. iKHitv. us reached. Opponents of
.. i. ;i presented the following: “We,
, embers of the Nebraska state sen
. ,o are opposed to the passage of
v mil 3.!. agree that if the fur
pvoceedings under call of
senate be dispensed with,
0 ,vc wii! agree to take a recess un
tv o'clock tomorrow morning, and
as soon as the joint session is over
nurrowwe will with common con
i' agree to proceed with the reading
iinv.se roil 33. or. if desired by the
vivates of the bill, we agree to pro
si w ith the reading of the same im
■ii istely after the joursal is read in
■ morning. and before we go into
n! session with the house of repre
i:a* I ves. ’ The proposition of the
pm.'i.ntR was declined by the friends
the bill. Pillows and blankets were
mgr.t it and the senators settled
un-elves for au all night'sstay. The
nt session convenes at,, 10:30 in the
iT.'.ng. Unless the call of the senate
■iby that hour, it is probable
v fin joint session will have to be
evened. Tlie proposition of the
imui of the bill was as follows: “Sen
1 1 haubkk. April 3, 1893.—It ishere
arrewl by and between the under
to raise tlie present call of the
on tlie following conditions, viz:
in immediately on the adjournment
recess of the joint convention that
1V( lies on April 4, 1893, that the sen
I shall immediately, without recess
adjournment, proceed to the third
uiir.g of house roll 33, and further
cr that there shall he no diliatory
''-ens or parliamentary interference
In said reading, nor no motion made
recommit said Will, but that the said
i snail be read through and placed
'n .Pi passage and go to vote forth
II " dh all possible speed and no un
'pssiiry delay.” The opponents of
' ™1 declined to accept this proposi
ti unless • they should he given the
VlH'c of making a motion to recom
t anil delate such motion. This the
lies of the measure declined to con
i'. to.
•f.xsTe.—In the senate on the 4th
ai'T was done, the deadlock on
'■f r°U 33 still being on. At 10
•>i i. hergeant-at-Arms Alley entere
■impanied by Senaator Tefft of Ca
IR,-V- Tbe senator was presented ;
l,ar of the house and the lieutenai
rf-or asked: “What excuse hast]
a'vr to offer concerning his a
Senator Tefft's face was pa
lf,replied: “When I went home
1 le condition of my wife to 1
jJU'anr' 1 took her to Omaha to eo
jeogeons. They insisted that t
t,u.'°P Kbe performed imm
a;' n it, vvas excused. Senab
cud o. lhurston county was no
■T absentee. Three sergeants-s
e”: ffnt out to search for hit
‘ port being that he was in tl
-rrihiZ , ,,w<™ a senator
••te . ^ b-v acting
.vstn-tchedouton a convenient
. - '■wwil WHE, JULlUt llj
agreement, whereby
S^">W be suspended until 1:30
lmt senators to go to dinner,
unsuccessful. At 12:15
teant-at-anus entered the room
,i( Vy Senator McDonald.
•;.s hi!', ?ala sUted that it was
. s,.na. jUr jum to }fet there sooner.
1, t"ok a recess until 2 o'clock.
ai ' a'opposing forces selected a
S> Fuartv1’1’ ’? "stand S«ard,” and
*nit out their videttes,
■ aiarm whenever there
-mvi (J‘,us,,al movement in the
Shu. U,P: Wlien a senator con
coin*
***** to,Slnk into a slumber,
b mof-‘ ““ Ul? other side would
cproc^Ti ’“dispense with the fur
"Id brS TfJnd5r thC Cal1' ThU
"ith'ts. , sleePyoues to theii
fbi0,.»: mechanical exclamation,
i>m all r.,i» .senate remained in
votteres 'i' < ots "ere brought ir
the s^uate chain
V out- suit. il.A_ . ...
'Sted r-* r'1*’ the opponents of The
* u‘ weary frames. On the
;euiyirames. On th
- dowr «- S° ul ei^htcen laid them
ccwl to rest. Not all of them
Mvtr f<i> i, ’ " °u ui fcnem,
of sen- ♦le a,ad there were little
the situation1*,llscnssin? and cuss
* «itu
' Mr.
,.B.,he house on the 4th th«
Z « S " ere Passed- Senate fll*
tl» 5’052 of ch“P
1 s s!at'btute°f ^Tbraska, and t
'< 0„“stli, , Se"ate «le No. r,5, 1
'blit Htni li|i>»raryiand the Nebra
o„li !”ral ^ooiety to aui
o lections; senate file N
amend < .V,- 8; ““at® nie No
°fUK couvilh? A905* of chapte
‘dated statutes of Ne
-ta. wasV. u?ated 1
P'e of«(, t0 considered and passed 1
L- 0 14 “uate hie No. 35,
of chapter xviii.
the consolidated statutes of Nebraska;
house roll 2;;:!, to amend section 21# of
chapter ix. of the consolidated statutes
of 1891, entitled "Insurant; Companies,”
t»as defeated, receiving’ only 4(1 votes;
house roll No. 439, to amend chapter ii.
of title viii. of the code of civil proce
dure, by a vote of (17 to 0; house roll No.
312, to amend section 315 of chapter viL
of the consolidated statutes of 1891 en
titled “Chattel Mortgages,” by a vote
of 59 to 0. The conference committee
appointed to try to agree upon a settle
ment of existing differences between
the two housesregarcling the allowance
of postage and newspapers for senators
reported its inability to agree upon a
settlement, as the senate refused to re
cede. The matter was discussed for
half an'hour, during which a motion to
concur in the senate’s position was de
feated. Several members declared vig
orously against it, and the committee
i was then given further time to talk over
I the situation with the senate commit
tee.
Senate.—In the senate on the 5tli at
4 o’clock house roll No. 33, the freight
rate bill, passed by :t vote of 18 yeas and
14 nays, and the deadlock which began
at 3 o’clock .Monday afternoon was
broken. At 3 o’clock p. m. the weary
senators gathered at the clerk's desk
and began singing the “Sweet Bye and
llye” in tones that gave evidence of a
long dry spell. At 2:30 p. in. the ser
geant-at-arms walked into the senate
chamber with Senator llulin in custody.
The senator stepped briskly to the bar
of the house and was promptly excused.
Then, on motion of Senator Pope, the
call was raised and the doors were
opened. The reading of the bill was
I concluded at 3:20. Immediately Sena
tor Mattes moved to recommit the bill.
Senators Dale and Stewart attempted
to obtain the floor to move the pre
! vious question, but Senator Pope, how
ever, was more fortunate and he
j took the floor to argue the proposition
to recommit the bill. Senator Pope said
he would not take up any time. He
| merely desired to call attention to three
serious errors in the bill. Senator Dale
j moved the previous question. The vote
| recurred on the motion to recommit the
j bill. The vote stood yeas 14, nays 18.
i As soon as the vote was announced the
roll call on the passage of the bill was
ordered. The vote stood yeas 18, nays
14. The bill passed. The announce
ment by the lieutenant governor that
house roll 33 had passed was greeted
with great applause. The chief clerk
of the house appeared and announced
that the honsc had already held a joint
convention of its qwn, aided and abet
ted by Senators Thomsen and Clarke,
and had taken a' recess until 4 o'clock
today. Senator Gray moved to join the
house immediately, but Senator Pope
raised the point of order that there had
been no joint convention yesterday. On
motion of Senator Johnson the senate
agreed to meet the house at 5 o'clock.
House.—In the house on the 5th at 5
o'clock the senate of Nebraska was an
nounced, and that body entered, with
! the lieutenant governor at the head, to
attend the joint convention. After the
joint convention the senate amend
ments to house roll 33 were concurred
iu. The report of the committee ap
pointed to investigate state otflcials was
made as follows:
To the House of Representatives of the
State of Nebraska:
Your committee on impeachment of
certain state and ex-state officers would
make the following report:
Owing to the shortness of time your
committee has had in which to exam
ine witnesses the ground covered has
necessarily been limited. • Sufficient
evidence has been taken, however, to
indicate,
First—That ex-Auditor T. H. Benton
knew that there were frauds und irreg
ularities in vouchers from the insane
asylum at liincoln in regard to the pur
chase of coal and cattle for that institu
tion, yet with this knowledge he con
tinued to audit the same and draw war
rants therefor.
Second—That he in some instances
exacted from persons holding claims
against the state a promise to pay him
a certain part of the proceeds before he
would audit them and draw his war
rants on the treasurer, and that when
the claims had been allowed by the
legislature.
Third—That he also compelled at
least one of the employes in his office
to divide money earned by said em
ploye at work other than that done in
the auditor's office and attempted to do
the same thing in another instance.
There are other transactions that are
peculiar, as in the admission of insur
ance companies to do business in this
state and in refusing permission tooth
ers. In the case of the above official
your committee would recommend that
impeachment proceedings lie instituted
against him. The. report is accom
panied by the evidence.
1’. II. Harry. Chairman.
,1. K. Van Uolskn.
Auui sna I.ocknkk.
A resolution of impeachment against
T. il. Kenton, ex-auditor. was also pre
sented at the same time by the com
raitte, and with the report was unan
imously adopted. The secretary of the
senate was announced and reported
that the senate had passed house roll
No. 33, with amendments. The an
nouncement was received with clapping
of hands and applause. When the con
fusion had subsided Newberry moved to
adopt the amendments. Porter called
attention to certain clerical errors in
the bill and moved to amend so as to
correct these. The motion of Porter
was: “That the house concur in the
senate amendments relative to sched
ule rates on pages 7 and 9. front line
149 to line 165 inclusive, of the house
amendment to house roll No. 33, except
that we strike out the words -wheat,
flour, corn, lumber, salt.’ at tlielieud of
the column.’’ The motion prevailed.
Sexatk.—In the senate on the 6th
the lieutenant governor announced that
he would sign the articles of impeach
ment in the presence of the senate.
The clerk of the house announced that
the house had passed senate file No.
210, the street railway bill, with the
emergency clause stricken out. In the
presence of the senate the lieutenant
governor signed house roll 33. the rail
road bill. It required two hours to
read the record. The two houses met
in joint convention to consider articles
of impeachment. The reading of the
journal was dispensed with and the
reading of the impeachment articles
against (ieorge II. Hastings was com
pleted. The articles of impeachment
were adopted. Then the roll was called
on the articles of impeachment against
A. R. Humphrey. The vote stood, yeas
94, nays 5. The articles were adopted.
The roll was then called on the adop
| tiou of till' articles ygiin.it John Q
j Allen. The articlesivereadopted, Thu
! articles of impeachment against J. E.
I Hill were adopted on a t*ull call. As
i soon as all the urtlclcs of impeachment
; were adopted Sheridan of Red Willow
, offered the following resolution: Re
solved. That there be a committee of
live appointed by this joint convention,
to consist of two members of the senate
and three members of the house, said
comraitteee to be authorized by this
joint convention to send for persons and
papers and require their attendance far
the purpose of examination regarding
matters pertaining to the impeachment
trial or the trial to have refunded to the
state moneys illegally expended, and to
sit in session at such times as in their
discretion they may think the best in
terests of the state may be subserved.
The joint convention took a recess for
half an hour In order that euch party
might select its members of the im
peachment committee. The represent
atives and senators of the respective
parties went into caucus. When the
joint convention reassembled a senator
for the independents presented the
name of P.. It Barry of tireeley us a
member of the impeachment commit
tee. Senator Nortli presented 0. Ik
Casper for the democrats. Church
Howe, for the republicans, presented
Cl. 11. Colton of Butler. The selections
. were ratified by the joint convention.
The committee was empowered to send
for persons and papers and to employ
attorneys. Then the joint convention
adjourned.
House.—Id the house on the 6th
Chairman Bhodes of the committee on
engrossed and enrolled bills reported
that house roll 33 had been correctly
enrolled. The bill was then signed by
the speaker. Irwin’s resolution relat
ing to contest fees was taken up. The
amount aggregated nearly 95,000, a re
duction of a bout $5,000 from the amount
originally suggested. Those interested
in the Douglas county contest were al
lowed $100 and those in Hamilton, Clay,
Platte and Knox Counties 9'.’r>0. Van
Housen raised the point of order that
no fees should be allowed, as the cases
were not heard before the house. It
was overruled. The majority and mi
nority reports on the senatorial bribery
investigation were submitted, llowe
moved that both reports be received
and spread upou the records. This was
subsequently amended so as to have all
the evidence in the investigation also
printed and the motion carried without
dissent. No sooner was tiiat matter
out of the way than Chairman Goss of
the insurance bribery investigation an
nounced that he was ready to submit his
report. The same action was taken as
in the other case and both the comit
tees were discharged. A motion was
made to take up senate files on third
reading, but it was defeated and ad
journment took place.
Senate.—In the senate on the 7th
the following house rolls were passed:
llouse roll No. 246, a bill for an act to
compel the use of safety valves on all
cylinders, drums, or other vessels, ap
pliances or receptacles for holding, con
taining or confining carbonic acid, gas,
vitriol, oxide gas and like aeriform sub
stances; house roll No. 396. a bill for an
act legalizing the N ebruska state poul
try association; house roll No. 109. to
amend section 5, of the act to provide
for the leasing of saline lauds; house
roll No. 140, relating to issue of school
district bonds; house roll No. 452, au
thorizing parole to prisoners; house roll
No. 420, to define the boundaries of
Keya Paha county; house roil No. 450,
amendments to Lincoln city charter;
house roll No. 20, to provide for assist
ants to the county clerks in counties
having over 25,000 inhabitants; house
roll No. 30, prohibiting lumber andcoal
dealers from pooling or combining to
raise prices. Senator North moved to
take up house roll No. 371, Felton’s hill
to appropriate 910,000 to prosecute
frauds committed against the state.
The bill passed. House roll No. 252
was placed on its passage. It isis known
j as the Beatrice charter. The bill passed
with an emergency clause. Senator
[ Mattes moved the adoption of the reso
| lution that the .legislature adjourn at
j 12 o'clock tomorrow noon The resolu
tion was adopted.
House.—In the house on the 7th,
on motion of Casper of Butler, both the
majority and minority reports from the
committee appointed to investigate the
matter of the failure of ex-St ate Treas
urer Hill to invest the uninvested per
manent school fund in state Warrants,
were adopted without further action by
the house. Senate file No. 14, a bill for
j an act to amend section three (3) crira
I inal code, known as section five thous
! and live hundred and seventy-nine
| (.7.770) .consolidated sta tutes. was passed.
] Senate file 121, to provide for the pay
ment of outstanding road district war
rants, and to liquidate all indebtedness
against road districts, was passed. Mc
| Kesson introduced the following: “He
; solved, That the speaker lte requested
to report to this house a list of the
| members who received and accepted
| their pro rata of the Kosewater legislj
| tive fund raised by contribution for
; their maintenance since their per diem
! ceased and the amount receipted for by
! each of said members." The resolution
1 was adopted. The committee uppointed
! to confer with a like eoiumitte from the
j senate on House roll 207, reported. The
l report stated that the senate commit
tees had agreed to recommend to the
senate that all the house amend
ments be concurred in except tlie.
amount of appropriations of #2.7.000 for
the impeachment expenses, which are
reduced to #1.7,001). The report wan re
ceived and the committee instructed to
take further time. Uhodes offerer! a
resolution which recited that whereas
the house had voted that the employes
of the enrollment room beallowed dou
ble pay for their work qn the night of
April 5‘ and whereas the auditor had
refused to pass the claims of some of
these employes, that the auditor be re
quired to come liefjre the l»ar of the
house and give his reasons for such re
fusal. Rhodes in supporting this reso
lution made the statement that lie
believed the auditor refused for the
j purpose of “holding up" the employes,
j and stated further that one of the
claimants, after the refusal of the au
I ditor to pay, .had had overtures to pur
chase his claims from an employe of the
auditorVoftice. This brought Church
Howe and several other republicans up
with denials bf the charge and defense
of Auditor Moort*. The controversy w»j
warm and excited, but Rhodes stood
his statements as originally made. Be
fore any action was taken on the reso
lution the bouse took a recess until
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
A HTTEE SENSATION.
YIELDED UP BY THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
No Information to bo GWen Out Kefaril
l«* Appointment of Fourth ClnM I*o»t
mnatoro—Tost of the Ituiatan Treaty
Not Ukolp to bo Giron to the Public—
Mow Kansaa Women Got to the Front In
tbe Late Election*—Bow About Ad
journment of tho Senate—A Brace of
Mall Robbers Bussed.
Yielded t Senutloa.
Washinoton, April 0.—The postofflee
depurtment yielded a genuine sensation
today. It was all due to the order is
sued by the postmaster general to the
chief of the appointment division of the
fourth assistant's office, directing him
to give out no Information in regard to
the appointment of postmasters of the
fourth class. Heretofore complete lists
of the changes made daily have been
furnished to the public, and the sudden
change in what has been the custom
for years, naturally excited remark.
It is learned on inquiry that the order
had been issued because of misstate
ments and exaggerations that it was
alleged had been made in the newspa
pers relative to the changes. In fact, it
was said that the president was begin
ning to dislike seeing so much in the
public prints relative to ‘-cutting off
heads,” “the guillotine,” and other
terms more or less sportive, that have
been used to characterize the work of
Mr. Maxwell, the fourth assistant,
hater in the day, however, Mr. Bissell
decided not to apply the order to the
list of appointments made today, and
so these were given out 'Maxwell to
day appointed hit fourth-class postmas*
ters.
Treaty With HuhIh.
Washington’, April 6.—The session of
the senate yesterday behind closed
doors was devoted entirely to routine
matters. The Russian treaty was not
mentioned, and it is now considered
doubtful whether the senate will re
lease the text of that treaty so as to
permit the public to know its exact pur
port. Democrats oppose the removal of
the injunction of secrecy, because they
are willing that the treaty, as finally
agreed upon, should go out accompanied
by the original draft of the convention
and republicans insist that it shall not
go out iu any other way. The republi
can contention is that the uniform prac
tice has been to make publiu the orig
inal convention and the amendments
made to it before that convention
passes into the shape of a treaty.
Neither side seems able to agree upon
a mutual ground of concession on these
diverging points of opinion. In this
condition of things it becomes doubtful
whether the text of the treaty will ever
be made public until it is proclaimed in
the usual course by the two govern
| ments. Some doubts are now begin
ning to be expressed as to whether a
proclamation will be made.
There seems to be no explanation of
the strange delay in our minister at St.
Petersburg notifying the state depart
ment of the exchange of ratifications
unless it be true that he has received
instructions to delay that exchange.
This, however, has been officially de
nied.
Kanini Women Tote.
Topkka, Kas., April G.—Dispatches
from the varions towns in Kansas where
municipal elections were held show that
the women carried everything before
them. Although the exact and total
vote cannot ho given, the returns show
that it was double that cast at any oth
er election since the passage of the mu
nicipal equal suffrage act in 1887.
Where party lines were drawn the re
publicans appear to have reaped the
advantage. This is particularly true in
Topeka and Wichita. A united effort
was made by the women throughout
the state to make a good showing at
the polls, and the result hat been that
universal suffrage has received an im
petus which will in all probability re
sult iu the adoption of a constitutional
amendment extending equal suffrage
to all elective offices in the state at the
next general election by an overwhelm
ing majority.
Ho far as the standing of the various
political parties is concerned, the elec
tions indicate but little, as the populists
have never polled a large vote in the
towns. Feminine jealousy seemed to
have played an important part in the
election, too. Throughout the state the
one thing necessary to defeat the ticket
was the appearance thereon of a
woman’s name; her sisters slaughtered
her mercilessly.
Hall Bobbers Bagged.
Cuktenne, AVyo., April 6.—United
States Marshal Rankin Beached Raw
lins yesterday, having- in charge John
C. Gatlin and wife, charged with rob
bing the mails. Gatlin was postmaster
at Myersville, a distributing postoffice
on the route to Lander and Miner’s De
light. A number of articles taken from
the mails were found in Gatlin's house.
A missing registered letter has been
traced to him. Gatlin and wife will be
taken to Laramie for a hearing.
Phillips Brooks’ Successor.
Boston, Mass., April 6.—More than
1,000 of the clerfy and laity of the
Massachusetts Episcopal diocese met in
the Trinity church yesterday and prac
tically declared in favor of Dr. Greer of
New York as successor to Phillips
Brooks for bishop of Massachusetts.
Burglars at Cslssbnrg.
Gausmjm, 111., April 5.—While tha
family was attending Easter services
last night the residence of W. A. Stick
ney was entered and robbed of $600
worth of diainhnds and silverware.
Numerous robberies of a similar kind
hav£ occurred lately.
Mr. Michael Hilgert of St. Joe, Mo,,
importer and breeder of Bough Coat St
Bernard dogs and owner of the Ash
land Kennels at that place, has recent
ly purchased the stud dog “Salford.”
Those not fumiliar with this breed of
dogs consider the price paid a fancy
one. but while Mr. llilgert has parted
with 91,500 in this deal, he considers he
lias a great bargain, as since the death
of Lord Melrose, of the Melrose, Mass.,
Kennels, “Salford'’ is the finest speci
men of the St Bernard race in this
country and will be the drawing card
of the Ashland Kennels Hereafter.
| M tllk* fowl Saute* *f lb* Mat*
Dnwloi Mur.
WAsmserox, April 10.—Th* senate
haa practically completed its work end
U now waiting for the president to
bring' the session to * close. All idee
of passing upon the question involved
in the appointment of the three sen
ators from the northwest has been aban
doned and that matter will be left for
disposition at the next session. The
grounds for this course are, first tjhsi
many senators era still undecided how
to vote upon the propositions involved.
Second, many others are desirous ofttd
dressing a full senate, and third, the
final and conclusive reason is that there
is not a voting quorum in the city at
present
It is said that about Tuesday the sen
ate will appoint a committee to wait
upon the president and ask him if he
has further business to lay before the
body. It is assumed by the senators
generally that the only real important
fiiatter that remains to be communi
cated is the nomination to the court of
appeals of the Distrlat of Columbia, for
unless this is filled before adjournment
there is likely to he a deadlock in tha
business. Although the impression
prevails that nearly all the foreign
missions have been' filled the records
disclosed the fact that no nominationa
have yet been mude to tvvonty of tha
important plaoes. The list is, Argen
tine Republic, Bolivia, Brazil*China,
Colombia, Ecuador, Uayti, Hawaii,
Italy, Russia, Corea, Liberia, Paraguay
and Uruguay, Persia, Portugal, Ban
Domingo. Shun, Sweden and Norway,
Turkey and Venezuela.
Kiost important of these is, perhape,
Russia, and it is surmised in some quar
ters that the deluy in making a change
there arises from a desire to await tha
possible action of the Russian govern
ment raising the grade of its Washing
ton mission to an embassy, which will
admit of the nomination of another am
bassador by the president in that case.
But in the majority of these eases there
is good reason why the places cannot ba
filled by appointment, subjeot to con
firmation when the senate meets again
next session, and therefore the impres
sion prevails ut the capitol that the
present session will adjourn some time
next week.
Morton nt Hampton. '
Fortress Monrok, V»., April 10—An
other charming' Sunday morning
dawned upon the fleet which lay qui
etly at anchor in Hdmpton Roads. A
cool breeze came in from the sea, but
not strong enough to make the passage
of small boats to and from the ships un
fortuble. At 10 o’clock the steam
launches came ashore, carrying a large
number of visitors, who had been
aboard the different vessels, to attend
vivine services. In the afternoon quite
a number of sailors came ashore from
the fleet and spent a couple of hours
looking over the fort. • lion. J. Sterling
Morton, secretary of the agriculture,
arrived from Washington this morning,
lie paid a visit to Admiral Gherardt
in the afternoon and apent some time
Inspecting the Philadelphia. On leav
ing the vessel's side he was honored
with a salute of seventeen guns. A
number of officers from the Russian
cruiser, General Admiral, came ashore
this eveniug to attend the concert at
tile Hygia. They speak French, but
very little English. The program for
the week at the rendezvous will consist
largely of official visits and salutes,
with^a number of boat races between
American and foreign crews, but the
dates for these events cannot be stated
at present.
New Park's Patronage.
New York. April 10.—Lieuenant Gov
ernor Sheehan returned from Washing
ton today after visiting President Cleve
land in the interest of certain New
York appointments.
“I went to see the president in re
gard to offices vacant or soon to be va
cant in Buffalo and the western part of
New York,” said Mr. Shoelian. “I am
not a member of the state committee i
nor have I any particular interest
in New York City offices, but
in Buffalo there is a collector
of the port, an internal revenue
collector, a postmaster and several oth
er offices in which lam interested. I
called on the president in company with
Senator Murphy. Mr. Cleveland told
us that he had arranged to go to Dela
ware, but would be pleased to see Mr.
Monday on some other day. I will re
t turn to Washington later in the week,
probably Friday.”
Daniel S. Lamont, secretary of war.
was also in the city. “I am in town to
see Mrs. Lamont and the children: that
is all, he said. “I have no appoint
ments with politicians nor do I know
anyting definite concerning New York
City or state patronage.”
the Mexican Road.
j SAJf AktoniA, Tex., April 10.—W, H.
Baker, eliief engineer of the pan-Amer
ican railroad, aided by a corps of as
sistants* is making a survey of the pro
posed line through Texas. The rood
will start at Victoria, Tex., where con
nection will be mode with the Southern
Pacific railroad, and will follow the
gnlf coast to Brownsville and thence
along the coast to a point below Tux
pan, Mex., where a detour will be made
and the line completed to the City of
Mexico. The work of constructing this
road was begun at Corpus Christ! two
years ago, but owing to financial em
barrassment of the company but little
grading was done. It is now claimed
that the company is on a solid financial
basis, and that the road will be pushed
to an early completion.
Very Ualeae Comparison.
Wasuixgtox, April 10.—The follow
ing comparative statpments, made at
the postofBce department, has been
made public:
Total number of fourth class post
masters appointed from March 4, 1893,
to April 3, 1803, inclusive, 878, of which
208 were to fill vacancies caused by re
signation and deaths and 370 removals.
Of the removals ninety served four years
and over. Total number of fourth
class postmasters appointed from March
4, 1880, to A pail 3, 1880. inclusive, 1,328,
of which 303 were to fill vacancies caused
by resignation* and deaths, and 823 re
movals. At tliat time no book record
was kept or the term of service in re*
mo vs! cases.
MEWS SiOJKS.
The Grand hotel at Point Areno, Col.,
with other valuable buildings, burned.
Two lives were lost
TRAVELERS' ORE . D
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lag Association Activity. '
St. Louis. Mo., April 10.—'Thors Ur
great activity at the headquarters of §
the 'I revelers' Protective Association, ,'jt;
aa a result of the Netting aside of June
10 as T. I*. A. day at the World’s Pair.
Mr. George 8, M't+rew, one of the heal ^
known ex-traveling men of St. Jjouls,
has been President for nearly four • •
years, but owing to pressure of bnal* «
ness engagomrnts, has Innounoed hie , >
intention to decline renomination this a
year, even if the election he mndo• • •.
unanimous as on previous occasions. |
The National Board are co-operating
with him to make theooncludingevenl,; a
of his administration one of the grand- |
eat in the history of the association.
The annual convention will moot at
Peoria, 111., June 0, 7, and S, and tha
3,000 traveling men will proceed hy
special train on the Oth to Chicago. On
the loth they will parade to Jackson '
Park in twenty State divisions, each
headed by a first-class band. In the
grounds there will be speeches by the ,vs
Governors of ton States und a program
oi unique proportions. .
The school revenues of St. Louis ' s
have just been Increased by $100,000 * =|S
year through a merchants’ tax bill ' "
signed by the Governor. The money
will enable the school board to put
into effect a plan that will place the
schools of the city far in advance of .
those of the other large cities in the '4.
matter of practical education foe
youths fitting themselves for their life
work. There is already a famous w
manual training school here, hut it is i
not free, and it has been long desired ••
by the friends of the public school to. u.
carry out the idea of manual training 7
in them far enough to give any boy 4
who wants it a practical knowledge of
the mechanical trades. With this
money that can be done. A system of .
free manual training, with special
buildings, will bo established early in .if;!
the next session of the schools.
The street parades in St. Louis, dnr
ing the fall festivities, and in Chicago
at the opening of the World's Fair will
be made mnch more attractive by the / :
f resence of a body of cavalry which the- 44
tallans of this city have organised. 4:«
The troop is composed of about 1,000 of -
the wealthiest yonng men among the
Italian oitixens of St Louis, and they '
are uniformed more picturesquely than f:
a hussar, every hit of their equipment 4
being warlike, however. They carry
light weapons of several kinds. The
trappings of their horses are aplendid : ’
and costly, some of the richer rldera
having them made of solid silver. All
the men are fine looking fellows, eon* ’f
slderably above the middle-height, and f,
they make a striking spectacle on pa*
rade. It is the only body of this sort
in this country and they are worth see-' v
ing. . 4#
More than three thousand families -
in St. Louis are now having home* 1
built for them by the building assoeia*
tions, of which there are four hundred
in the city. Their secretaries report ? /
that they have on hand applications f
for that many houses of su average >
value of $1,500 apiece. The building -
season has just opened here, with the .4;
first clear and sunny days of spring
and the. assoc is tions are all letting 4
■their contracts. The total value of '
'these homes will be over four million -■
dollars, and if they are finished by the v:
end of the year, as the will probably ■«
be, the whole amount of money spent 4
in building in the city will nearly ’
double the figures of last year, whies >
were shout three millions. ^
Haldom at ■•ms.''
Stranger (on train)—A man in your - :J
business can’t get home very often, 1 >|
presume. .
Drummer—Home? I should say not.
Why, sir, I get home so seldom thnt I .
can’t remember half the time where
live. Have to telegraph to tha firm to' • *
send me my address.
Stranger—You don’t say. :; §
Drummer—That’s straight. Why,
one time I was away so long that I for- 4
got I’d ever been married, and I took %
such a fancy to a pretty woman I met 4
in a strange town that I eloped with ,
her.
Stranger—My! My!
Drummer—Yes, it would have been a
terrible thing, but when I called on the J
firm during ftiy wedding tour, mad in
troduced her, the old man told me she .
was my wife before. .
Profession! Bis.
Boggs—Lend me a quarter to buy ■
a cocktail, will you?
: Fogg—Cocktails ara only fifteen
cents. I believe.
; Boggs—That is the usual price; but
they are a quarter at Delmouico’a
Fogg—But why do you go to Del- 4
monieo's? ,< 4
Boggs—Because I want to be seen
there as much as possible. Yon know . '
I am struggling to gain a foothold as 0 4
painter.—Puck._ • 4
Some people speak st least twice before l
they think.
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