P4TE LEGISLATURE. uoOEEDlNGS IN THE NEBRAS KA SENATE AND HOUSE. ,nd Hour FUed for Adjouro of .*■« *— *•—*-*"«»«. „nW perfected for P«r ^(llng,-Th. Moxlmum Frol*ht BUI 0ther Meoenro* lb»t Got Bmpl* clo’ln* °*f“ ot ‘h* ^Mlerelloneou. MoUer. I> th, Ko i.rs.feo A«»embly. N*br»»k» U|W»»“* ()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, ’ " °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 -s* o r »* t. r. a. rnptriif ut » w< Mr Irail «f MagBltad*—Build* , .sf| 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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